good morning. 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific. i m jose diaz-balart. just moments ago, you saw it here on msnbc, president biden delivering an address defending democracy and freedom at the pointe du hoc ranger monument in normandy, france. 80 years ago there at pointe du hoc, u.s. army rangers scaled the 100 foot cliffs overlooking omaha and utah beaches on d-day. it is about seven miles west of the normandy american cemetery, also where in 1984 then president ronald reagan delivered one of his moment memorable speeches. before the speech today, president biden met with ukrainian president zelenskyy, announcing a new $225 million military assistance package for ukraine. joining us now, richard haass, president emeritus of the council on foreign relations and elise labbott. wondering your thoughts on this speech the day it was delivered, what it means for the history of the world, what we witnessed there 80 years ago. well, jose, what happened 80 years ago, in no sm
capable i m ready to show the world how good i am. i trained all over the globe. and that s what you re going to see an awl whole different beast c w wednesday night dynamite he d on tbs hello, i m wolf blitzer in washington in for jim acosta. we re following breaking news. any moment now, president biden would deliver a major speech on the power of democracy. there ll be speaking from the site of a turning point for allied forces during world war ii. and former president donald while trump is back out there on the campaign trail and once again, leaving the door open to prosecuting his political opponents. if he s elected to a second term also happening right now, the prosecution is wrapping up its case in hunter biden s gun trial we are live reporting live from outside the courthouse in wilmington, delaware. stay with us urine, the cnn newsroom at any moment, president biden was stand on hallowed ground and plant the flag for democracy. president biden is at 0.2 in franc
potential interest rate cut to help lower costs for consumers. a very good day to all of you. i m alex witt in new york in for andrea mitchell who is on assignment. in his second speech in as many days marking the 80th anniversary of the d-day invasion. president biden drew parallels between the threats faced by democracies during world war ii to those being faced by american interests and ideals today. believe in something bigger than ourselves. that s what every soldier and marine decided. they stood against hitler s aggression. does anyone doubt that they would want america to stand up against putin s aggression here in europe today? the president s speech echoed reagan s iconic address at the same location 40 years ago when he famously honored the boys, the american solders who gave it all for democracy, in one of the most d-day operations, 225 u.s. army rangers scaled normandy s 100-foot perpendicular cliffs under heavy fire to destroy nazi guns threatening ship
will not be going back to serve any of it because of the four-year she already served thanks for joining us. the news continues now, right here on cnn it s thursday, june 6, right now on cnn this morning, president biden in france to commemorate today s 80th anniversary of d-day, and to send a message to america s allies. plus multiple tornadoes sweeping across marilyn homes damaged people, injured, and trapped. and donald trump s election interference trial in georgia delayed indefinitely don t appeals court decides whether de a fani willis can stay on the case all right. 5:00 a.m. here in washington, this is a live look at the normandy american cemetery in france. as world 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 op
securing peace amid two major current international conflicts were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here. cnn news central right now, the jury and hunter biden s federal gun trial continues to hear testimony from a key witness. prosecutors just called the police officer who it s responded to a report that hunter biden s gun had been thrown away in a grocery store dumpster in 2018 before that, hallie biden, who was bo biden s widow, who then dated hunter biden after beau s death testified for hours describing how she found and got rid of the gun. she also went into detail about her own drug use while she was dating hunter biden, cnn s paula reid is outside of the federal courthouse in delaware paul catches up what s the latest here it s been quite a day here in wilmington. hallie biden just got off the witness stand and she has been by far the most significant witness for the prosecution because she was able to share her observat