us. we ll see you right back here next week. welcome to the program everyone. i m christiane amanpour in normandy, france. this week we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the d-day landings, a turning point in history and a triumph of democracy over tyranny. i m sitting at the american cemetery at colleville-sur-mer, which overlooks the normandy beaches which the allies invaded on june 6, 6, 1944. this lead to the liberation of western europe from nazi control. it s a reminder of the ultimate sacrifice that millions of people made to uphold democracy and to fight barbaric or authoritarianism today, with war raging again in europe, threatening democracy again. the legacy of d-day is more important than ever in his speech from the cliffs overlooking the normandy beaches, president biden touted the dangers of isolationism and the need to stand up to dictators every marine who stormed the beaches decided a feared dictator who had conquered a continent had finally met his mat
the skis, cnn, breaking news hello, everyone. thank you so much for joining me this saturday. i m proud rica whitfield, and we re tracking two major breaking news stories this afternoon, next hour, president biden is set to attend a state dinner in france. i will bring that to you live as it happens, you the is there in paris with the first aid dr. jill biden, plus the french president and first lady. and dramatic new developments in the middle east for israeli hostages rescued from gaza the israeli military launching that daring rescue mission in broad daylight, the government media office in gaza says the operation left more than 200 people dead in central gaza with hundreds more injured. the mission ultimately freeing four hostages from the clutches of hamas, all of them were abducted from the nova music festival on october 7, all right, now, back in israel for the first time in eight months making emotional reunions with family members who never gave up hope. president