If prayer were made of sound, the skies over england that night would have deafened the wor world. Captains paced their decks, pilots tapped their gauges. Commanders pored over maps fully aware that for all the months of meticulous planning, everything could go wrong. The winds, the tides, the element of surprise. And above all, the audacious bet that what waited an the other side of the channel would compel men not to shrink away but to charge ahead. Fresh faced gis rubbed trinkets, kissed pictures of sweethearts, checked and rechecked their equipment. God, asked one, give me guts. And in the predawn hours, planes rumbled down runways. Gliders and paratroopers slipped through the sky. Giant screws began to turn on an armada that looked more like ships than sea. And more than 150,000 souls set off toward this tiny sliver of sand upon which hung more than the fate of a war. But rather, the course of human history. President hollande, distinguished guests, i am honored to return here tod
Bloombergsfrom European Headquarters and we are right here in london. I am guy johnson. And i am Olivia Sterns. Straight to our top story. Bnp paribas under pressure. A u. S. Regulator is pressing them to release top executives over sanction violations. Hans nichols joins us with more. It looks like heads are actually going to roll. The top regulator of banks for the state of new york, that is what he wants to see happen. That is according to people familiar with the matter. 12 executives he wants out, including the chief operating officer. This is in addition to the 10 million in potential 10 billion in potential fines. There is a report from reuters that it is up to 16 billion dollars. French officials are glancing at that amount and wondering what it will do to not only help the bank, but the overall systemic healthiness for the european banking system. This is an argument that Francois Hollande made to president obama last night. Obama said going into the meeting that he was going
They were quiet about their service, moved on. Some, carrying shrapnel and harder. Ound it was much many, like my grandfather, who served in pattons army, lived a quiet life, trading one uniform and set of responsibilities for another. A teacher or a salesman or a doctor or an engineer a dad a grandpa. Our country made sure millions of them earned a college education, opening up opportunity on an unprecedented scale. The bottom homes and raise families and build businesses, lifting up the greatest the class the world has ever known. Middle class the world has ever known. Through it all, they were inspired, i suspect, by memories , memoriesbrothers that drove them to live their lives each day as best as they possibly could. Whatever the world makes you cynical, stop and think of these men. , stop andou lose hope think of these men. , who of Wilson Caldwell was told he could not pilot a plane without a High School Degree so he decided to jump out of a plane instead and he did here on dda
[applause] ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States of america, barack obama. [applause] president hollande, people of france, friends, family, our veterans. If prayer were made of sound, the skies over england that and night would have deafened the world. Pilots tapped their gauges. Commanders pored over maps. Fully aware that for all of the months of meticulous planning, everything could go wrong. The winds, the tides, the element of surprise, and above all the audacious bet that will waited on the other side of the channel would compel men not to shrink away, but to charge ahead. Freshfaced gis rubbed trinkets, kissed pictures of sweethearts, checked and rechecked their equipment. God, asked one, give me guts. In the predawn hours, planes rumbled down runways, gliders and paratroopers slipped through the sky, giant screws began to turn on an armada that looked more like ships than sea. More than 150,000 souls set off toward the site this tiny sliver of sandwich helpe
Behind us is the American Cemetery, where more than 9,000 are buried. Its just as far as your eye can see these white, shining crosses. And in front of each of them today, a french flag and an american flag. Further behind us is where president obama is sitting with president hollande of france. They are flanked by veterans from both countries. And i think thats been the most remarkable thing. I mean, first you get a sense of the quietness of the arrivals of these people with their family, the solemnity of the day, the memories that must be in their heads. And were watching president obama. Right now their heads are bowed in remembrance, but we can see him shaking hands with some of the men sitting around him, having a few words with them. And just watching the veterans arrive, many of them in wheelchairs, some of them walking with canes, advanced age for sure, but keep in mind, some of them were only 16 years old on dday. So, theyre just in their mid80s or upper 80s today. And to see