Paddy oconnell and henry zeffman. Newscast. Newscast from the bbc. Hello, its laura in the studio. Its paddy in the studio. And its henry in the studio. Hooray its so nice to have you here with us. Now, you tantalised us on the saturday episode that there was a scoop in the making. The scoop in the making ended up being a defection. Yes, defection, and defections are important because they are rare and defections are important because they really spook political parties. And in this case, a Conservative Mp until yesterday was dan poulter, a part time nhs doctor, who has decided that it is time for him to go from the Conservative Party. And he didntjust sort of say, because i think ive had enough and theyve gone in the wrong direction. He accused them of not caring about public services, about not caring about the nhs and of losing their compassion. So, defections are big news stories, even if, newscasters, i will say, the person in question is not someone who necessarily is a massive p
Episode of newscast, newscast. Newscast from the bbc. Hello, its laura in the studio. Its paddy in the studio. And its henry in the studio. Hooray its so nice to have you here with us. You tantalised us on the saturday episode that there was a scoop in the making. The scoop in the making ended up being a defection. Yes, defection and defections are important because they are rare and defections are important because they really spooked Political Parties and in this case, a Conservative Mp until yesterday, was dan poulter, a part time nhs doctor. He has decided that it is time for him to go from the Conservative Party and he didntjust sort of say, because i think ive had enough and theyve gone in the wrong direction. He accused them of not caring about public services, about not caring about the nhs and of losing their compassion. So, defections are big news stories, even if newscasters, i will say the person in question is not necessarily a massive politicalfigure. A bolt out of nowher
morning. the washington post s eugene robinson, thank you, my friend. and thanks to all of you for getting up with us on this thursday morning. morning joe starts right now. 225 came here. after two days of fighting, only 90 could still bear arms. behind me is a memorial that symbolizes the ranger daggers that were thrust into the top of these cliffs. before me are the men who put them there. these are the boys. these are the men who took the cliffs. these are the champions who helped free a continent. these are the heros who helped end a war. that was ronald reagan in 1984, iconic d-day speech, about the brave young men who climbed the cliffs of pointe du hoc, to reach a suspected german gun in placement 100 feet up. that is where we begin this morning. normandy, france, for the 80th anniversary of the d-day landings, the invasion that propelled the end to world war ii. right now, president biden is meeting with global leaders and the veterans who sacrificed their li
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.
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