expected to meet an attendance the official us led commemoration ceremony is expected to kick off in just a few oman s, but there s special resonance for another reason today. and that is who will be participating vladimir putin of russia will not be here at the request of france but volodymyr zelenskyy, the president of ukraine, will be here with world leaders attempting to signal a show of force from the west continue helping ukraine defend itself. in this modern war on europe s front lines that is going to be a major theme in the speeches that we hear from leaders today. and in the coming days. you can expect president biden to touch on that as well. casey alright. kayla tausche for us live from normandy. kayla thank you very much. much for your reporting. will be back with her throughout the morning here. when president biden does speak this morning from normandy, he ll be focused on the history but looming over him as an uncertain future as war again rages and eastern
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leaders gathered to commemorate the 80th anniversary of d-day. good morning, everyone. i m kasie hunt. it s wonderful to have you with us president biden and first lady jill biden enormity at this hour to meet with the precious few remaining veterans who took part in the largest amphibious military operation in history. the president is going to speak later on next hour. that s coming up very soon. june 6, 1944 was perhaps the most consequential de, of the second world war, beginning around midnight, the d-day invasion code named operation overlord, saw more than 150,000 troops when the us, the uk, canada, and other allied countries arrive on five stretches of the coastline of normandy, france d-day and the months that followed helped the allies secure stronghold on the french coast and eventually lead to the end of hitler s reign over europe. but it did come at a very high cost. us forces
generation passed before our eyes are senior white house correspondent, kayla tausche joins us live now. from normandy where she is covering the president. kayla good morning to you. very emotional scenes as these remembrances play out it s an incredibly emotional scene. casey, here at the american cemetery where some 10,000 american troops are memorialized. it is sunny day here in norman de, nothing like the low-slung cloud cover of 80 years ago that allowed the allied forces to conduct the invasion. that became the day that we are commemorating today. you saw biden is meeting with those veterans, honoring their heroics in that battle as well as in world war ii, more generally, you mentioned that this is likely the last major milestone for many world war ii veterans. that s one of the reasons why organizers here have gotten on all out for today s celebration thousands
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