a.m. eastern. right now president biden and the first lady are visiting omaha beach in france. today s gathering especially poignant as it could be the last major milestone for the last remaining veterans who stormed the beaches back. he invoked the ballotslines of eastern ukraine and linked it to the ultimate sacrifices 80 years ago. their hour of trial, the allied forces of d-day did their duty. now, the questions for us, in our hour of trial, will we do ours? we re living in a time where democracy is more at risk across the world that at any point since the end of world world ii, since these beaching were stormed in 1944. will we tapped against tyranny, against evil, against brew taught of the iron fist? when we stand for freedom, when we defend democracy. my answer is yes, and only can be yes. joining us now from normandy france is peter alexander, also with us is commander peter, just kind of take us take us there today. you re in one of the most sacred, extraordin
especially in an election year tomorrow the been will go to ponte du hoc. is this an intentional comparison? reporter:, of course, is where robert reagan immortalized the boys of if you re not familiar, they army rangers helped scale that cliff, appear they were able to overtake and attack the german bunkers there, one of the first steps in an effort to re-claim this continent. it s that backdrop, that the u.s. will be your, where he delivers his remarks, the accomplice cal backdrop, of course, is this is a president seeking reelection just five months from now. that helped propel ronald reagan to his reelection in 1984.