and first of two days of commemerations in europe to mark the 80 years anniversary of the normandy landings. good evening, a day is a long time in politics. this morning the front pages brough some brief respite to the conservatives. snap polls suggesting that it was rishi sunak who had come out on top in the first leadership debate of the campaign. the prime minister had referred several times in that debate to a so called independent assessment of labour s spending plans, which the tories suggest will mean every working family paying £2000 more in taxes. the prime minister said that was a figure that had been signed off by civil servants at the treasury. the only problem is it hadn t. the bbc has obtained a letter from the most senior civil servant in the treasury, the permanent secretary, james bowler who wrote to labour making clear the civil service had not been as involved as the conservativesclaimed. as you would expect, labour is furious. here s our political editor
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as frank gardner reports. war planes from another time. memories from 80 years ago. today, a chance to honor those men and women who took part in d day, the operation that helped end the second world war. service chiefs, prime ministers past and present, the royalfamily and of course, the veterans. roy haywood was 19 on that day, a trooper in the sherwood rangers. i landed in on the evening of d day, and three weeks later i was so badly damaged that they had to amputate both my legs below the knee. i returned home eventually, and i have to say that i always considered myself one of the lucky ones that survived because so many of us didn t. this was the largest ever amphibious invasion in human history, over150,000 british, us, canadian and french troops landing on normandy s beaches under withering fire from german defenses. let us once again commit ourselves always to remember, cherish and honor those who served that day and to live up to the freedom they died for. honoring
across the suspect s vest. martha raddatz with late reporting. don t here in france, authorities investigating a possible terror plot. the suspect, authorities say, a former member of the russian military. detonating a homemade bomb at a hotel near charles de gaulle airport in paris. president biden arriving in france to honor world war ii veterans here in normandy. the president will speak about defending democracy around the world. he will meet with president zelenskyy, and tomorrow, he ll sit down for an exclusive interview with us. tonight, back in the u.s., the major cities on the east coast bracing for potential flash flooding. storm concerns from washington, d.c. to philadelphia to new york ci city. the race for president tonight. the breaking headline involving donald trump. his gun permit revoked because he s now a convicted felon. and the news coming in on the georgia case, put on hold indefinitely. also tonight, hunter biden s gun trial. his ex-wife and e
Nba star Gordon Haywards first interview since that gruesome ankle injury in the seasons first game. Have you seen the video . This morning, the emotional impact its had on him, and what itll take to get back on the court. All that plus the chilling moment a kidnapped woman escapes from the trunk of a car. Amanda knox opening up on the tenth anniversary of her roommates murder. And the Houston Astros are world champions. The astros hammer the dodgers to win their first ever world series title. Giving houston, after a long, hard year, reason to celebrate today, thursday, november 2nd, 2017. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Morning, everybody. Welcome to today. Nice to have you with us on this thursday morning. If there is a city that deserves to win a championship after the year theyve had, its the city of houston. Congratulations to the astros. Well have much more on the game and the celebration comin