> the most intensely emotional moment of last night's speech was president trump's honoring of corrine owensthe widow of navy seal ryan owens, killed during the raid in yemen the president authorized in january. not in the audience last night was owen's father who refused to meet with the president when ryan owens' body was returned to the united states in a flag-draped casket. bill owens questions the president's decision to authorize the mission telling the miami "herald" "why at this time did there have to be this stupid mission when it wasn't even barely a week into the administration? why? for two years prior there were no boots on the ground in yemen, everything was missiles and drones because there was not a target worth one american life. now all of a sudden we had to make this grand display?" tonight, contrary to the president's remarks to congress last night, 10 -- 10 -- senior officials tell nbc news that no actionable or vital intelligence has so far been gleaned from the yemen raid. trump's comments about owens overshadowed his remarks earlier in the day when he was asked about

until that moment, corrine owens stayed out of the spot-like light unlike her father-in-law said he refusedd wants an gefgs in which his son was killed. >> reporter: navy s.e.a.l. ryan williams and fiancee corrine wye began married in 2004 near her hometown of fair fax, virginia, she was doing intelligence work and he was serving as a navy s.e.a.l. both based in san diego. four years prior corrine was captain of the soccer teem as uva where she earned a degree in education. the couple would go on to have three children and eventually move to illinois near where he grew up and graduated high school. owens had wanted to become a navy s.e.a.l. since his freshman year in high school. in 2003, he got his wish. but on january 29th, 14 years later, he would go on his last mission. deployed to yemen in the first military operation under president trump, he was killed in a mission targeting an al-qaeda compound. the next day trump called his widow. >> the president also had a very somber and lengthy conversation with the family of chief petty officer william, ryan owens. the president offered i had

corrine owens was an unannounced guest. as we reported, her husband, william ryan owens, was killed in a raid last month. the president said the mission was highly successful and that owens did not die in vein. >> ryan laid down his life for his friends, for his country, and for our freedom, and we will never forget ryan. >> owens' father has demounounc him. cbs news john dickerson said the president's speech was also aimed at republican lawmakers. >> this was an evolution from certainly an inaugural address. all the same themes are at the heart of it, but a kinder package, less confrontational, but is this a temporary moment, or does he start to govern in this fashion? also, if you are a member of congress, what did you get out of this speech that you can now use in your town hall oorz in talking to your constituents? that's the benefit of a speech like this. the president hand done what he can with executive orders. now he has to be a leader of republicans, and we have to look for something in his speech that they can use.

>> we are blessed to be joined tonight by corrine owens. >> the president pausing to recognize the widowf u.s. navy special ops william ryan owens. >> ryan died as a warrior and a hero. >> democratic women lawmakers wearing white in support of women's rights, as the president attempted to reach across the aisle. >> our citizens deserve and so much more, so why not join forces and finally get the job done and get it done right? >> president prufrp promised to repeal and replace obama care, leading to division in the room. >> we athe way to make health insurance available to everyone is lower the cost of health care, and that is what we're going to do. >> mr. trump once again vowed to build a border wall and introduce an -- >> help the unemployed, save billions and billions of dollars and make our communities safer for everyone. >> the president revealed a trillion dollar investment, guided by two principles. buy american and hire american. >> what we are witnessing today is the renewal of the american spirit. our allies will find that america is once again ready to lead. >> lawmakers on b

. >> we are blessed to be joined tonight by corrine owens, the widow of u.s. naval special operator senior chief william ryan owens. ryan died as he lived, a warrior and a hero, battling against terrorism and securing our nation. [ applause ] >> very powerful moment there. we'll get back to it in a moment. with us to share the reporting and their its sign maggie haberman of the "new york times", new yorker's ryan, mary katherine of the federalist and -- a lot to assess. we should mention the president at this hour having lunch with republican congressional leaders. we might get a glimpse of that meeting. we'll bring it to you. we have the morning after reaction. let's begin with two examples from last night of how the scripted and unscripted president trump can be very different men, and what are we to make of that on this morning after? first, at a pre-speech lunch with news anchors yesterday, the president signalled a dramatic shift. he told the reporters he was prepared now to sign legislation granting legal status to millions of undocumented workers. that'

. >> we're blessed to be joined tonight by corrine owens, the widow of chief operator william ryan owensryan died as he lived, a warrior and a hero, ryan's legacy is etched into eternity. thank you. [applaus [applause] >> it was brilliant political theater and the market clearly loves it. the trump rally, as i said, has come roaring back. it took a brief pause, but it's back this time. we wilbe close to $21,000 on the dow a few minutes from now. ash, liz, there's no doubt in my mind, it's the speech that's created this rally. ashley: absolutely. liz: the market feel, about unity and optimism. he didn't go after the fake media and there wasn't a polarizing campaign rhetoric. dow 21 fir,000. it crossed 19,000 in november. stuart: 20,000 a couple of weeks later and march the 1st you could hit 21,000. ashley: it wouldn't be on the front page of the new york times. it wasn't negative last night, it was a very positive, pro growth speech. a little short on details, you wouldn't expect details, but it was, dare i say, presidential. stuart: look at this, 26 minutes to the opening bell. let's tur

corrine owens being applauded by the entire room and her husband's legacy and it was very emotional.urprising that he went there in so much detail simply because he actually quoted general mattis, his secretary of defense saying that the raid was such a success when there has been reporting to the contrary. and we're not sure actually that general mattis has publicly called it a success. he defended the raid in order to honor ryan owens and the room was really swept up by it. it was really the most powerful of the night in what was a spectacular speech for donald trump. very off mystic. very unifying. >> shepard: everything they promised it would be. >> he didn't find an enemy. he didn't find a foil. he didn't complain he really showed the kind of leadership that republicans, particularly in that r have really been waiting for. you could really see the relief across their faces that it was so positive that he got democrat to their feet on veterans fair, fighting isis, civil rights, language about hate crimes, on and on. many things to unite the room. the murder rate in inner cities b

. >> we are blessed to be joined tonight by corrine owens, the widow of u.s. navy s.e.a.l. ial operator, senior chief william ryan owens. ryan died as he lived, a warrior and a hero, battling against terrorism and securing our nation. >> reporter: the widow of chief petty officer ryan owens who was killed in combat almost a month ago to the day sitting right next to first daughter ivanka trump, owens was brought to tears during a nearly two-minute-long standing ovation. >> and ryan is looking down right now, you know that, and he's very happy because i think he just broke a record. closing with a call to work across party lines. >> the time for small thinkingi. the time for trivial fights is behind us. >> reporter: so, about timing, the president was supposed to issue that executive order travel ban, the new one today. we are now being told that is being delayed. as for democrats, you know, they spd the president's ic faces to speech an undocumented immigrant, a d.r.e.a.m.er and former kentucky governor. >> we are joined by chuck schumer. se naschumer, thank you for joining

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