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memorial day. i m julie banderas. glad to be with you today. griff? i m griff jenkins. great to be with you. such a special honor to anchor on this day, memorial day, the day that we say never forget the sacrifice and valor of the brave men and women who laid down their lives in the name of freedom standing in the breach between tyranny and the cherished freedoms we have at home. arlington national cemetery a live look in the more than 400,000 tombstones in that hallowed ground of the sacrifice those heroes made. an important day as we reflect, honor and remember today, julie. but we also have more news to get to. that is go ahead. julie: i was just going to add it is a day we want to remind everybody not only a day to remember the fallen heroes, but also a day to give thanks for those veterans that were lucky enough to survive in place in war. those veterans today remembering and giving thanks for being alive but also remembering for those who did not be so lucky ....
A live look from normandy, france. president obama speaking at a ceremony commemorating the 70th day of d-day. it would have deafened the world. captains tap the deck, pilots tap their gauges, commanders poured over maps only aware that for all of the months of meticulous planning everything could go wrong. the winds, the tied, the element of surprise, and above all the audacious bets that what waited on the other side would compel men not to shrink away but to charge ahead. ....
Transcended everything and it was the most unscripted day of his presidency. it really formed a bond with the american people that enabled him to recalibrate and redefine his presidency. he had the lowest approval rating of any president of the 60th day in office. this was the 70th day of his first term. ever after, especially when a month later he was addressing a joint session of congress, and capturing the imagination of the american people as well as the rest of the world. jerry, you did everything right. there is no question, you saved the president s life. but you had a chance to look back at the way he wasn t protected by the people who were able to the passersby, john hinckley, being able to walk up that day. we as reporters used to love the opportunity to shout a question. that didn t happen again. it did not happen again and we learned some things from it. what did you learn? we learned that you can t have that crowd that close. and so we started backing the crowd u ....
Values he was given as he grew up and you can appear in a movie with president reagan during his hollywood days. george, we often talk about you, you would like for our two boys to grow up and be just like you someday. are you better off than you were four years ago? you go into his campaign for the 1980 election, and this exhibit is all about his first 70 days as president. all the major actions he took as president during the timeframe, and, why would you stop in the 70th day and, normally is the first 100 days and the reason is the 71st day. this occurred. the suit the president was wearing on that day, a brand new blue pin striped suit, he had never worn before and there s the bullet hole and you can see remnants of blood and, the centerpiece, you can learn the history of the reagan presidency and this is a fun feature we ....
Aggressive saying to her, answer the question. and i don t think the folks who were watching got an answer to that last night. that was interesting. to see how that exchange went and, again, just so people know, we have reached out to her campaign to see if she would join us. they declined that saying she would be too busy but we ll talk to delaware s candidate for democrats chris coons. gloria, great to get your perspective. she did get under his skin a little bit. thanks, gloria. john? they re the south american idols, chile and many places are celebrating the miracle rescue of 33 miners this morning. the final pulled to freedom last night, 54-year-old luis azura. many could go back home today. gary tuchman live for us in copiapo, chile, this morning where they re probably still celebrating. good morning, gary. reporter: john, good morning to you. on this 70th day, the miners ....