simply unthinkable! norah: plus, we hear from the greatest generation. what were you fighting for? freedom. norah: the cbs evening news starts now. 80 years later, the world remembers the soldiers, sailors, and airmen of the allied expeditionary force. good evening. i m norah o donnell, and thank you being with us. the sun rose over normandy s cliffs this morning, just as it did on june 6, 1944, as the liberation of western europe began with the largest amphibious invasion in history. president biden joined other world leaders to honor the bravery and sacrifice of the d-day heroes. he drew a straight line from the fight for freedom in world war ii to the fight against russia s aggression now, saying, freedom is worth it. democracy is worth it. the world is worth it. cbs mornings anchor tony dokoupil is at the american cemetery in normandy. good evening, tony. reporter: good evening, norah. you know, with all world war ii veterans now in their upper 90s or
to bow down to dictators is simply unthinkable. norah: plus, we hear from the greatest generation. what were you fighting for? freedom. norah: the cbs evening news starts now. 80 years later, the world remembers of the soldiers, sailors, and airmen of the allied expeditionary force. good evening, i m norah o donnell come and thank you being with us. the sun rose over normandy s cliffs this mornings, just as it did on june 6th, 1944, as the liberation of western europe began with the largest amphibious invasion in history. president biden joined other world leaders to honor the bravery and sacrifice of the d-day heroes. he drew a straight line from the fight for freedom and world war ii to the fight against russia s aggression now, saying freedom is worth it. democracy is worth it. the world is worth it. cbs mornings anchor at tony dokoupil is at the american cemetery in normandy. good evening, tony. reporter: good evening, norah. you know with all world wa
the male out tonight. that awesome story. and more with ryan nemoto and myself coming up tonight at 5. well, thanks so much for joining us for today s conversation about former president donald trump s bay area visit. and the campaign picture moving into november. we d love to hear what you think. i m sure you have an opinion on it. post your thoughts online. using the hashtag. kpx cbs. evening news is next. local news continues in our streaming service, cbs news bay area lcu at 5. norah: tonight, world leaders and world war ii veterans mark 80 years since d-day. speaking just steps from where allied troops stormed the beaches of normandy, president biden warns against threats to democracy.
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