(cheers and applause) like manymerican hometowns, fall river has faced its share of storms, but the people here are tough. they fight forach other. they pull for theirity. it is a fitting place to gather, as our nation reflects on the state of our union. this is a difficult task. many have spent the last year anxious, angry, afraid we all feel the fractured fault lines across our country. we hear the voices oanf americ who are forgotten and feel forsaken. we see an economy that makes stock soar, investorortfolios bulge and corporate profits climb, but fails to give workers thir share of the reward, a government that struggles to keep itself open, russia knee-deep in our democracy, an all-out war on environmental protection, a justice department rowing back civil rights by the day, hatred and supremy proudly marching in our sreets, bullets tearing through our classrooms, concerts and urcongregations, targeting safest sacred places, and this nagging, sinking feeling, no matter your political beliefs, that this is not right. this is not who we are. (applause) folks, it would be easy to dismis