anniversary of d-day and right now president biden is in normandy, france with veterans and world leaders to commemorate the turning point in the war. you are watching fox and friends first, i m carley shimkus. todd: i m todd piro. today the world will pause to honor u.s. and allied forces who stormed the beaches of normandy in 1944, leading to defeat of nazi forces and liberation of western europe. lucas tomlinson will walk us through today s ceremony. lucas: president biden and first lady just arrived on the beaches of normandy, 80 years ago, troops landed to begin to defeat berlin and nazi germany. here is president biden, he will be meeting some of the last surviving members and biden says, today we remember all the americans who laid down their lives on d-day to end tyranny and ensure flame of liberty would burn bright around the world. 73,000 of those who landed in france were young american soldiers, they faced 50,000 germans. the battle began with paratroopers j
nation and many allies have become weak and divided and many politicians you will see there today are just using this for politics and that is a very sad issue when you look at the men that are there, that are left, and what they did to save freedom. that part is disheartening. carley: these service members, young men, 19, 20, 21 years old, whole lives ahead of them, answered the call to near certain death and did it wi willingly. so much went wrong on d-day, especially with the paira troopers. they were asked to wear heavy gear around their legs and some drown when they dropped into the water and others missed their landing spot. this mission we are honoring and celebrating the victory of today
that man you see coming across the stage, be speaking to him and about him and rest of the individuals up there, that is what is needed. carley: the veterans you see in wheelchairs now, yesterday they lined up to lay roses on utah beach and they were interviewed and one said, i did my best on d-day like other people did, i m sorry, i am not famous, i don t want to be. another said, we can never repeat it, all those kids who lost their lives here, i ll bet average age here is 21 years old during the d-day invasion. you know my friends, they were 18, i was 18. another who is a canadian pilot said for a 19-year-old, which i was then, it is important, i wasn t afraid. this is something we had planned for many years and to be
involved in it in a meaningful way. they embraced this challenge. this one soldier said he wasn t afraid. todd: one thing that stands out, when you talk to these men, they remember those that died that day. they remember the fellow 18 and 19 year olds. they remember their names. they have become close with their families. after all these years, to still have that memory and pain in your heart really does say something. carley hit it off the top today, this is last time these individuals are going to be here. they are all 98 years old or older, unless they lied at 16 years old, and some of them did. i am 16, i have mental fortitude that says i want to die for my country. unreal. this will not happen again. everybody watching neateds to
our hotel is insane. couldn t even step off the bus. ultimately, guys, the police were not called and to the hotel. the situation was de-escalated quickly. everyone is okay. todd: as it should be. that can t happen. carley: chanley, thank you so much. a rude awakening when they tried ransacking a nashville outlet store because the group of shoppers decided to take things in their own hands by barricading the criminals inside as they tried to run out with thousands of dollars in merchandise. these robbers are stuck inside the store. they are stuck. here they come. oh, oh. oh. angela campbell took that video and her husband cody campbell was one of the people holding the front door shut. good morning to you both. there is just something so satisfying about this video which is why i m sure it s going viral rather than chase them out of the store, why not lock them in. angela, tell us what happened. so my son was in the store