brian: all right. here we go. it s #:00 a.m. on the east coast. it is thursday, june 6th. this is fox & friends. today marks the 80th anniversary of d-day when american troops, joined by others, stormed the beaches of germany to defeat germany ultimately setting the stage for victory in world war ii. for a 19-year-old, which i was then was extremely important. i wasn t afraid. people a hell of a lot tougher than you guys. brian: president biden is in normandy right now so is martha mccallum covering the moments and events of the day. she will join us. steve: meanwhile back here at home president trump s short list getting shorter. vetting is ramping up those are the folks on the list so far. ainsley: all right. they got some information. the destruction, the destructive tornadoes hitting maryland downing a lot of trees and trapping some of the residents. janice dean is trackenning all of that. lawrence: fox & friends starts right now and, remember, morning
his name robert perchetti. he was one of those guys who loved to tell the story of what happened during world war ii? martha: i heard he was doing well before the trip. i would only say this. there is also a flight that brought four hospice patients who are world war ii veterans. they came n the morning and went back out last evening because they wanted so much to be on the ground here where they left behind so many of their brothers, i don t know the gentleman his family might end up saying he was doing what he really wanted to do in making this trip. brian: they land in june, paris is liberated by august. august 25th, 1944. the fighting and the sacrifice was overwhelming. ainsley: martha has a special the final juniory the 80th anniversary of d-day. available later this month on fox nation. thank you, martha. excellent job. brian: we will check back.