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
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
your time. alex witt picks up with more news right now. right now on andrea mitchell reports, speaking on hallowed ground, president biden defends democracy in a speech to a global audience after a face-to-face meeting with president zelenskyy as the war in ukraine reaches a critical moment. as we gather here today, it s not just to honor those who showed such remarkable bravery on that day, june 6, 1944. it s to listen to the echo, they are asking us to do our job, protect freedom in our time, to defend democracy, to stand up at aggression abroad and abroad. the defense is presenting their case in the hunter biden gun case. new jobs numbers supporting the strength of the u.s. job market. casting more skepticism over a
new york city, on hallowed ground in the years after 9/11, workers from dozens of different unions built one world trade center. so the point there being, when our nation needs something to be built right, and those things that, by the way, are recognized throughout the world as the epitome of carpentry, of building, of what we do in terms of the skills that those workers apply, we receive world-wide recognition, so when the united states needs something to be built right we turn to union workers. and the reason for that is also clear. union workers are committed
by any of us. with that, it is a privilege to be among so many distinguished leaders dedicated activists, friends and american heroes. and to be with so many members of congress, of our cabinet who are all representing our nation and representing our administration. it is a particular honor to be join by the families of congressman john lewis and reverend dr. martin luther king jr. [cheers and applause] so today we gather here on hallowed ground. it was a chilly sun morning 57 years ago when 600 brave individuals set out from selma.