like a kid with a stutter from modest beginnings in scranton, pennsylvania, and claymont, delaware, sittingind this desk in the oval office as president of the united states. that is the magic of america. it's all around us. upstairs in the residence of the white house, walk by a painting of a statue of a liberty i don't how many times. in the painting, there are several workers climbing on the outstretched arm of the statue that holds the torch. it reminds me everyday i pass it of the story and soul of our nation and the power of the american people. there is a story of a veteran -- a veteran, a son of an immigrant, whose job was to climb that torch and polish the amber pains so rays of light could reach out as far as possible. he was known as the keeper of the flame. he wants said of the statue of liberty, "speaks a silent, universal language, one of hope, that anyone who seeks and speaks freedom can understand." yes, we sway back and forth to withstand the fury of the storm, to stand the test of time, a constant struggle, constant struggle, with short distance between peril and possibili

anyway, when i got elected, he said -- he was from scranton. "i knew you were going to make it.'re the only guy in all our neighborhood ever climbed up the flagpole in maloney field and sat on the ball on top." that joe biden story is the most joe biden joe biden has ever joe bidened. [applause] a rambling yarn boasting about a physical feat that could only have been accomplished by one of the little rascals. today, president biden was back in washington, where he gave a moving eulogy where he gave a moving eulogy at jimmy carter's funeral. the ceremony was a beautiful remembrance of a great american. and it was also a rare gathering of everyone in the marvel presidential universe. you got captain saxophone, madam popular vote, the invisible w.m.d., mr. netflix, when we harley, we quinn, stare-devil, dr. dumbass, and doug. it was a solemn occasion, which is why george w. bush greeted his presidential successor like this. and... belly bonk! "hey, what's up? what's up? what's up, 44? you're lucky this is a funeral, or that woulda been a sack tap." ting, right there. down in texas,

like a kid with a stutter from modest beginnings in scranton, pennsylvania, sitting behind this desk in the oval office as president of the united states. that's the magic of america. it all around us. upstairs in the residence of the white house, i have walked by a painting of the statue of liberty i don't know how many times. in the painting, there are several workers climbing on the outstretched arm of the statue that holds the torch. reminds me every day i pass it of the story and soul of our nation and the power of the american people. there's a story of a veteran -- a veteran, a son of an immigrant, whose job was to climb that torch and polish the amber panes to rays of light could reach out as far as possible. he was known as the keeper of the flame. he once said of the statue of liberty, quote, speaks a silent, universal language, one of hope, that anyone who seeks and speaks freedom can understand. yes, we sway back and forth to stand the test of time. a constant struggle, a short distance between peril and possibility. what i believe is the america of our dreams is always c

from a modest beginnings in scranton, pennsylvania and claymont, delaware, sitting behind this desk inhe oval office as president of the united states. that's the magic of america. it's all around us. upstairs in the residence of the white house. i've walked by a painting of the statue of liberty. i don't know how many times in the painting. there are several workers climbing on the outstretched arm of the statue that holds the torch. it reminds me every day i pass it of the story and soul of our nation and the power of the american people. there's a story of a veteran. this is a veteran, a son of an immigrant whose job was to climb that torch and polish the amber paints so rays of light could reach out as far as possible. he was known as the keeper of the flame. he once said of the statue of liberty quote, speaks a silent, universal language, one of hope that anyone who seeks and speaks freedom can understand. yes, we sway back and forth to withstand the fury of the storm, to stand the test of time. a constant struggle, constant struggle, a short distance between peril and possibility

. >> 20s why do you think he's doing this in the oval office and not in delaware or scranton? >> he loves being president, and this is his farewell as president. i'm told that he won't just talk about the past four years. he will talk about the past 50 of his of his public life, but that he does feel like to your point, he needs to communicate. and this is a chance to do it. >> 54 years. but who's counting? here we go. >> my fellow americans, i'm speaking to you tonight from the oval office. but before i begin, let me speak to important news that from earlier today. after eight months of nonstop negotiation, my administration by my administration, a ceasefire and a hostage deal has been reached by israel and hamas. the elements of which i laid out in great detail in may of this year. this plan was developed and negotiated by my team, and it will be largely implemented by the incoming administration. that's why i told my team to keep the incoming administration fully informed, because that's how it should be working together as americans. this will be my final address to you fr

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>> i don't yet know but i hope i have a chance to continue to contribute to my community in scranton and the larger community across pennsylvania. i hope i can continue to fight on behalf of children and seniors and people with disabilities and our workers. but i'll have a new chapter in my life, but i've been blessed and grateful to be people of our state for giving me an opportunity to serve 18 years in the

deeper the, there's a lot in the style just for the president in this, given the fact that he is from scranton, pennsylvania ad us still is rooted in that state. also you have to remember that he's a big union guy and this is a big union for us, a stage. it is also, this is the industry is made up of union workers. and so, and this is something that she really felt close to add a part of. and you also have to remember that in the midst of all this, this is about jo bivens legacy. and perhaps even a little bit of sticking it to donald trump, who said she was going to block the deal when he came into office. so when you wrap all of that together, there's not a big surprise here. in fact, joe, by them said he was going to do this in september, but he was asked to put this off until after the election. so this is why he's decided to do it now. can be how get to any of that from washington dc. many thanks, company shops of shots in the central indian town of pitt, temple, and solidarity with people protesting against the disposal of toxic waste from an industrial disaster. 40 years ago, i purchased

scheduled for today over alleged paperwork issues, veterans affairs doug collins rescheduled to scrantonburgum moved to this thursday chuck schumer reporting to turn into a circus, axios writes, hegseth appearing first shot to carry out demands by schumer skewer trump nominees maga brand chuck schumer yesterday. on the floor. >> over the next four days, over a dozen of the president-elect nominees will testify in committee. and make their case to the country. these hearings in a very real way, are the opening salvo for holding the trump administration accountable to the public. >> joining me west virginia senator chairwoman of the senate republican policy committee environment public works committee member senate -- appropriations transportation rules committee senator great to see you. thank you so much for being here. good morning. >> what 14 we think chuck schumer wants it into a circus? what should we expect. i think we and nominees, we the republicans and president trump welcome the hearings going to see this week because does give, the nominees the chance to talk about how improvin

nowhere else on earth could a kid with a stutter from modest beginning from scranton, pennsylvania andelaware sit behind the oval office desk as president of the united states. that desk is where president biden is going to leave a letter for president trump on monday morning if he sticks to tradition. that desk is also where president biden has been very busy trying to exercise every last ounce of presidential power while he has still got it. look at just the last month and a half or. so he pardoned hunter. he commuted some death row sentences. he gave medals of freedom to hillary clinton and george soros. he banned new offshore drilling. he transferred prisoners out of guantanamo bay. gave ukraine 500 million more taxpayer dollars. and added -- and rather took cuba off the list of state sponsors of terror. and last night president biden was designating some monuments in california and he was talking about how he thinks he has executed over the last four years the most ambitious climate agenda in the history of the world. and maybe some day historians will agree with him on that. but

amtrak joe, scranton joe, union joe, just plain joe biden got his start seeking four times.w it say a word that seems contra constitutional from him goodbye. this evening is a hell of a time to start. cnn has this poll out, even worse approval, francesca at 36% disapprove 64% as he leaves tonight. >> saying goodbye a couple times. not just disappearing without saying goodbye. but tonight we expect him, the white house says to have a positive forward-looking vision, i guess or a look-back, rather, positive look-back at what his administration has been like. i would imagine also take another victory lap with respect to this deal when it comes to israel and hamas. >> bret: guy? >> my understanding irish goodbye involves not saying goodbye disappearing. so he will not be doing that he will be giving this address. i'm not sure it will move the needle one bit. the american people understand that this is a failed presidency, a failed president. i guess he wants to put his final spin on things and that's his prerogative, of course. but the clock is ticking to january 20th and for ma

so the boy from scranton, this guy who's been the scrapper his whole political career and never has really felt accepted by the political establishment, is going to lay out what he did to alter the political establishment. but what does that legacy look like? is it tainted by what could have been the elements that have plagued joe biden throughout his career? that will be an important theme, not just tonight, but really moving forward. as we reflect back on joe biden and his 50 year, amazing political career that he's had. >> yeah, and in the final days of biden's presidency, here we have this incredible announcement about a cease fire deal in the middle east. here. how much do you expect we're going to hear president biden tonight kind of leaning into that breakthrough and the role that he and his administration played in, in accomplishing this. >> yeah. here's one thing, alex, where he can play an important role, because, look, this announcement today timed with this speech also is about using and cooperating with the trump administration for what comes next, because the implementation o

"when i was growing up in scranton, they weren't even called drones. [ laughter ] we called them kitesyou ahd to run real fast." [ laughter ] i'm pretty sure the only times we're going to see biden from now until inauguration day is while he quietly makes his case about how good the last four years were while just getting drowned out by a sea of drones. [ laughter ] [ increasing drone sound ] [ laughter ] here we go. i don't even -- neither wally or i know where we are. [ laughter ] still, the most likely answer is that there probably are some commercially available drones in the sky, along with airplanes and stars that are, you know, always there. or if you ask new jersey congressman jeff van drew, we're under attack. >> from very high sources, very qualified sources, very responsible sources, i'm going to tell you the real deal. iran launched a mothership probly about a month ago that contains these drones. that mothership is off -- i'm going to tell you the deal. it's off the east coast of the united states of america. >> seth: first of all, i find it hard to believe the very high a

>> i don't yet know but i hope i have a chance to continue to contribute to my community in scranton and the larger community across pennsylvania. i hope i can continue to fight on behalf of children and seniors and people with disabilities and our workers. but i'll have a new chapter in my life, but i've been blessed and grateful to be people of our state for giving me an opportunity to serve 18 years in the >> i can stay the course and be true for the people i work for, which is the people of west virginia. i was always on the americans' side. they were nothing but my friends. i found out it was quite challenging. that was not the case. when i looked at them -- this comes -- by public service is just beginning. i know how the system works. maybe i can help people understand why i got so frustrated. there are things you have to do and put on plays to give people a purpose of what they are here for. >> how did you decide it was time to leave? >> i am 77 years old, so i have been at this 42 years. i thought, you know what? i have been around long enough to where they could not enjoy w