welcome to the whole story. i m anderson cooper on june 6 and 44, american canadian, british, and other allied forces launched the largest amphibious invasion in history. nearly 160,000 troops landed along five beaches in normandy, france. on what became known as d-day. it was a turning point in the war in europe, world war ii was fought against fascist regimes and germany and italy and imperial japan and the victory of democratic principles was hard. one, but 80 years have passed since d-day. and we thought it a good time to take a look at the state of our democracy today. over the next hour, cnn s jake tapper looks back at d-day sacrifices. so many young men made on those beaches in normandy that day. and what it means to us now what were we fighting for? we were locked in a battle with fascism. we re fighting for our freedom, for the freedom to think as we wish talked with they gave their life to preserve and protect that institutional. they died for our democracy. tha
good morning. welcome to cnn this morning, it is saturday, june 15th. i m victor blackwell. and go where? midway through june already i m amara walker. thank you so much for being with us. and here s what we re watching for you this morning i want to show you live pictures out of london working charles s birthday celebration is underway right now, but the star of the show, catherine, the princess of wales, who we saw just a few moments ago for the first time since she announced she is being treated for cancer, nearly six months ago. resume biden is on his way to the west coast this morning after back-to-back overseas trips, more on the star-studded fundraiser on his schedule today and how he s prepping for his first debate with donald trump of this cycle and a major dome of extreme heat is sending temperatures soaring two near triple digits. the city please that could see record highs and wellness when we will start to cool down bonus, the faa says is looking into how
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