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
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will you accept the jury s outcome, their verdict, no matter what it is? yes. david: and have you ruled out a pardon for your son? yes. david: you have? let me ask you. as we sit here today, you re preparing to speak to the world about the fight for democracy both abroad and at home. we are three weeks from this debate. what do you think you need to accomplish on that debate stage? say what i think. let him say what he thinks. the things he s said are off the wall. he said, i want to be a dictator on day one. i want to move in a direction where and he talks about, you know, suspending the constitution. all i have to do is hear what he says, remind people what he says, and what i believe, what he believes. he s about him. i m about the country. david: are you ready for this debate? yes. david: but on this day, the president and the first lady are honoring the bravery here in normandy.
lady jill biden. what we noticed on one of the crosses. and the remarkable exchange here between president zelenskyy today and a world war ii veteran, who told zelenskyy, you are a savior of the people. zelenskyy said, no, you saved europe. but we begin tonight with our exclusive interview with president biden. ukraine, russia. the president closing the u.s./mexico border. i asked him, why not sooner? the president on donald trump s guilty verdict. and on his own son hunter biden s trial. i asked, would he pardon his son? but we started with the significance of this day, our interview with omaha beach right behind us. it s not lost on us where we are today, what these brave young american sons did 80 years ago. and we know what we re witnessing in the world right now, the wars, the deep divisions at home. what do you think these american heroes can teach us right now about meeting this moment? stand up. tell the truth. serve your country. you know, imagine what they had
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.