democracy even today. our moment with the president and first lady at the normandy american cemetery. and the president tonight on the other news. ukraine, the u.s. authorizing the use of american weapons to strike inside russia. the president reacting tonight to vladimir putin s new warning. back home, immigration, closing the u.s./mexico border. the president s executive action. i ask the president why he didn t do this sooner. the president on donald trump s guilty verdict. and we ask about his own son, hunter biden, and his trial. we ask, would the president pardon his son? also here in normandy tonight, the american veterans returning. we told them we would meet them at utah beach. we witnessed today the crowd of strangers growing, then the applause for the american heroes. the gratitude here for their sacrifice. and the remarkable moment here between president zelenskyy and an american veteran. what that veteran said to president zelenskyy, and what ukraine s leader
martha raddatz with late reporting. tonight here in france, authorities investigating a possible terror plot. the suspect, authorities say, a former member of the russian military detonating a homemade bomb at a hotel near charles de gaulle airport in paris. president biden arriving in france to honor world war ii veterans here in normandy. the president will speak about defending democracy around the world. he will meet with president zelenskyy. and tomorrow, he ll sit down for an exclusive interview with us. tonight, back in the u.s., the major cities on the east coast bracing for potential flash flooding. storm concerns from washington, d.c. to philadelphia to new york city. the race for president tonight. the breaking headline involving donald trump. his gun permit revoked because he s now a convicted felon. and the news coming in on the georgia case, put on hold indefinitely. also tonight, hunter biden s gun trial. his ex-wife and ex-girlfriend taking the stand
their child or husband. david: the president and the first lady say they are determined to remember the sacrifice. the president and the first lady right here with us today. as you know, we have been documenting world war ii veterans for more than five years across the u.s. and we told them that we would meet them right on utah beach, on the 80th anniversary of d-day. and what we witnessed when we got there. it was remarkable. it was 80 years ago this morning. thousands of brave young men from america would storm the beaches of normandy. the largest amphibious invasion in military history. 50 miles of normandy coastline, the beaches with code names. utah, omaha, gold, juno, and sword. for more than five years, we have been following world war ii veterans across the country. jake ruser, a combat medic, who
now visits schools. david, nice to meet you. david: nice to meet you, too. tim, who has been showing up for work at the same towing garage since 1964. tim, how are you? honor and pleasure this is for me. david: this is an honor for me. that s my helmet during the war. david: irving locker ready to go back, too. jake looking out his window and looking forward to this trip, 80 years later. tonight, the remarkable journey. i m ready. david: these world war ii veterans, many of whom have never met, arrive at the airport. the pilot with his own message. we ve got veterans here on their way to mark the 80th anniversary of the invasion at normandy. we thank them very much for their service. david: the applause from the people in that terminal who knew they were among heroes. the honor guard saluting them as they boarded. thank you. thank you very much.
david: irving locker was determined to come back, too. irving, why was it so important for you to get back here? it was so important for me to let people know that freedom is not free. i thank god every single day that i m alive and well, and people have to know that. people have to know that. david: because many did not survive. they did not survive. david: tim says he still thinks about the brothers he lost here every day. every day of my life, i think about it. david: not a day goes by? it means a great deal to me to be here today. to honor these the ones that lost their lives, in particular. david: jake ruser tells us he s been moved by the strangers who have approached him, to thank him for his sacrifice. you believe that if people remember the sacrifices that were made here, that it might actually bring our country together back home? i think they will.