trumper republicans, as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. good evening, once again, i am stephanie ruhle, live from 30 rock center and we are now 152 days away from the election. and it has been 80 years since the largest see to land invasion in history, d-day. president joe biden joined world leaders in normandy to mark the historic moment. at the american cemetery, he addressed the crowd that included surviving veterans that took part in the assault that helped liberate europe. peter alexander was there. reporter: 80 years later, where useful bravery landed, today, these last surviving heroes returned. just above the source for 150,000 allied troops, waited in the surf, and were met by an endless barrage of kris mayes six bullets. from the president, a solemn tribute. it is my honor to be able to salute you here in normandy. all of you. reporter: fewer than 200 of american sons who stormed these beaches on d-day to help reclaim the continent from k
they fight to let justice arise, and tolerance and good will among all thy people. they yearn but for the end of battle, for their return to the haven of home. today, some of those americans went back to france to remember that day, and the thousands who gave their lives. joining me to discuss, journalist and best-selling historian garrett rath. he is the author of the new book, when the sea came alive. an oral history of d-day. i am so grateful you are here, because you have heard so many of the stories of those americans who were involved in that historic day. what did they tell you? so what makes this week s, i