huge ariel bombardment of the coast. last night's fireworks were a reflection. >> many similarities. and it appears that the weather looks ideal today and it's cooperating like it did 70 years ago. let's go live to our jim accosta. he got the american cemetery on omaha beach. on any day, such a solemn place. i had the opportunity to go there several years ago. there's a scattering of tourists and now today it's being inundated. hello to you, jim. >> reporter: hi, natalie, that's right. it is a striking and stirring site. i just had a chance to walk a among some of the grave sites a few moments ago before joining you here. you see that date, june 6th, 1944, etched in so many of the markers behind me. it really is as inspiring site to behold. we do expect president obama to