in chattanooga, tennessee, sunday morning, two people were shot and killed and at least 14 others wounded near a downtown night club. i m tired of standing in front of you talking about guns and bodies as if there are families whose lives have been shattered forever because once again we had people deciding to resolve their issues with firearms. another shooting overnight at a bar, this one in mess a, arizona. that left two people dead and two more injured. saturday night, at least three people were killed and 11 others injured in a shooting in philadelphia. police say several gun men fired into a crowd there. we re absolutely devastated, devastated by this incident. and we mourn the lives lost and the dozens and dozens of lives affected by this tragedy. that s not all. a drive-by shooting at a graduation party in south carolina left one woman dead and eight people injured, including a child. police say they have recovered about 60 shell casings from the scene so fa
will not be going back to serve any of it because of the four-year she already served thanks for joining us. the news continues now, right here on cnn it s thursday, june 6, right now on cnn this morning, president biden in france to commemorate today s 80th anniversary of d-day, and to send a message to america s allies. plus multiple tornadoes sweeping across marilyn homes damaged people, injured, and trapped. and donald trump s election interference trial in georgia delayed indefinitely don t appeals court decides whether de a fani willis can stay on the case all right. 5:00 a.m. here in washington, this is a live look at the normandy american cemetery in france. as world leaders gathered to commemorate the 80th anniversary of d-day. good morning, everyone. i m kasie hunt. it s wonderful to have you with us president biden and first lady jill biden enormity at this hour to meet with the precious few remaining veterans who took part in the largest amphibious military op
omaha beach on d-day invasion at began the liberation of france. and the ultimate freeing of europe from nazi tyranny. we are marking this significant eight see fifth anniversary with the final few of the veterans who remain with us today joining us now is jeff duncan. he is a cnn political commentator, former lieutenant governor of the state of georgia, and someone who has done quite a bit of warning us, frankly, about some of the implications of the decision that americans face in the election in november. and of course, jeff, i m very grateful to have you this morning. the president, of course, representing all americans, i ve said that already. this morning in his capacity as president of the united states, as we remember, we remember these great heroes. this is not, of course how his opponent
pulled out as a backer. they backed away from the movie amid the rising tension between the u.s. and china. fans in taiwan are supportive. the movie has been released in hong kong, people are loving the movie, but it has not been released in mainland china. it does not have a set opening date. christine? interesting. all right, kristie lu stout, thank you so much. a lot of hullabaloo over a little patch. people notice these things. all right, now to this more than 75 years after the end of world war ii, a group of u.s. army rangers is about to finally receive the congressional gold medal. when allied soldiers reached omaha beach on d-day back in 1944, 78 years ago today, the scene was chaotic and deadly.
before you present reporter: at arlington national cemetery this memorial day the commander in chief saluting the fallen we re free because they were brave, the heroes of the greatest experiment the world has ever known reporter: 96-year-old cliff alvira served as grand marshal in royal oak, michigan the child of mexican immigrants, he landed at omaha beach on d-day. just 18 years old. a navy seaman. like the 4th of july fireworks all over the place. only this time it was for real reporter: the words he was so grateful to hear today thank you they said thank you? thank you for serving our country. reporter: so many reminders about those who have sacrificed for our freedom. like this from vietnam veteran robert parra at a commemoration in california respect the people that have served honor them whenever you can. just be thankful that we were out there for you. thank you tonight