onjune 6th, 191m along sword, juno, gold, omaha and utah beaches tens of thousands of troops took part in the largest ever seaborne invasion. it helped drive nazi forces from france ahead of germany s eventual defeat the following year. today president macron hosted a centrepiece event close to omaha beach; us president, joe biden, warned that democracy in europe was once again under threat, in the wake of russia s invasion of ukraine. earlier, at the new british national memorial at gold beach a service of commemoration. the king laid a wreath for the fallen. and alongside the solemn ceremonies, it s also been a chance for attendees to meet and speak with the guests of honour the veterans themselves each of whom played such an important part in one of the defining days in european history. bagpipes. memories fade. the living testimonies dwindle. but at dawn today, on the beaches of normandy, they remembered. making their own 80th anniversary normandy landing, a
panicked when she searched his car and found a gun at the centre of his firearms trial. hallie biden said she discovered the revolver in the console of his vehicle along with ammunition, crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia. he s pleaded not guilty to three charges related to possession of a firearm. exit polls from the european parliament elections in the netherlands suggest an alliance of the greens and the labour party will emerge as the largest group. the far right pvv which was expected to be the biggest winner is running second, one seat behind the alliance. somalia has become a member of the un security council for the first time in more than half a century. somalia willjoin14 other countries five of which are permanent members with veto powers. diplomats hope that country s past will allow it to make a positive contribution. let s head to the us now donald trump has been speaking at a campaign appearance in the swing state of arizona.
and the labour party will emerge as the largest group. the far right pvv which was expected to be the biggest winner is running second, one seat behind the alliance. somalia has become a member of the un security council for the first time in more than half a century. somalia willjoin 14 other countries five of which are permanent members with veto powers. diplomats hope that country s past will allow it to make a positive contribution. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.
he has filed the paperwork, and is expected to publicly launch his campaign on wednesday. he joins a field dominated by his former boss, donald trump, with florida governor ron desantis running second. live now to gary o donoghue in washington. joining the growing list of contenders, not least the former boss donald trump. i is this going to play out? to play out? that s the question. it s ve to play out? that s the question. it s very early to play out? that s the question. it s very early days to play out? that s the question. it s very early days but to play out? that s the question. it s very early days but all - to play out? that s the question. it s very early days but all sorts l it s very early days but all sorts of things can happen in a lot of things getting into this race. hedging my bets on this obvious, the main contenders, he s running in the early polling and difficulties a distant third and is on the single digits of the moment and republican supporters, ron desa
he did today, versus how he did in the early vote. a couple things could explain that, but one of them is that it was in the middle of the early voting period on the april 15th of donald trump threw his support behind j. d. vance. so, it could be one of the reasons vance is doing so much about a today. then he did in the early vote. also worth noting, josh mandel here, who is running second, also rain very hard and trying to get donald trump endorsement. one very hard after trump voters. he s actually doing quite well as well when you look at the day vote. not as well as vance, but he s doing quite well. it really does, i think, it s hard to put an exact number on it. but it s impossible to deny that donald trump s endorsement of j. d. vance, in the middle of april, changed this race in a way that probably has but j. d. vance over the top here. you can absolutely have seen mandel winning this primary without j. d. vance doing as well as he s doing with the same table today.