it is 3:00 a.m. in tel aviv. for hours we have been seeing and hearing signs that israel s campaign against hamas in gaza is in a new phase. strikes. people in gaza telling cnn that strikes now the most intense they have seen so far. in addition to this air and artillery bombardment that appears to be growing in tempo, israeli troops today launched what they are calling an expanded operation into gaza. an idf spokesman, rear admiral daniel ha garry says, quote, the military is expanding their ground operations. he dismissed reports of a possible deal to free more hostages and said that gaza s largest hospital, al shifa, was the site of a hamas command and control center. he offered everyday, cell phone intercept reported to be between two gazans discussing the site. admiral hangar ri also had a warning. quote, when medical facilities are used for terror purposes, they re liable to use their protection from attack in accordance with international law. meantime, at another hosp
presidential debate now, just four days away, that is the live countdown clock. the first major showdown between incumbent president joe biden and former the president donald trump, since 2020, and the earliest general election debate in us history. now the two candidates are preparing in very different ways, trump taking a less conventional approach, meeting with potential running mate s and hitting the campaign trail where he s again been mocking the man. he ll be facing off against right now, crooked joe s gone to a log cabin to study, prepare. no, he didn t do his sleeping now because they want to get them good and strong so a little before debate time, he gets a shot. i say he ll come out all jacked up, right. all jacked obviously, no basis for that. but meanwhile, biden is currently at camp david with a close team of advisers poring over possible questions, holding mock debates, and focusing on how to best frame trump as unfit for office. cnn senior white house re
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and here in new york city 80 years later. here we have the president and first lady walking through the american cemetery and laying the wreath and honoring the heroes who made history on d-day. we ll take you through the next couple of hours together on this. welcome to america s newsroom, i m bill hemmer, dana: i m dana perino and this is america s newsroom. a pleasure and honor to spend this time with you, viewers and you these historical moments are important. 80 years since that day. so we have the first lady and the president in normandy. the president and first lady in france. we have a lot of the ceremony to come and you are going to have a chance to hear from macron as well. bill: we have a lot of great guests to get to relive the moments from 80 years ago with you. thank you for being here as we begin our broadcast. dana: we had just witnessed an extraordinary ceremony and a military band playing taps in honor of those who made the ultimate sacrifice. [tap
anniversary of the d-day landings in normandy. we re going to go live to france with the very latest as ceremonies on the sacred day are set to kick off any moment now. plus, we re learning more about the gop s playbook following donald trump s historic felony conviction. what republicans now say they are vowing to do as payback. and also ahead the white house is hitting back at the wall street journal over its piece about president biden s mental fitness during high pressure meetings. we ll dig into the growing backlash straight ahead. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, june 6th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us, and today does indeed mark 80 years since allied forces stormed the beaches of normandy as they pushed to liberate france and then western europe from german forces during world war ii. the sun rose this morning at omaha beach shortly after 6:00 a.m. local time ahead of today s anniversary proceedings nearby.