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while her husband, sergeant first class townsend williams, is on his fourth deployment in the middle east. amy's kids have not seen their father's face in many months. amy, your family sacrifice makes it possible for all of our families to live in safety and in peace, and we want to thank you. thank you, amy. [applause] but amy, there's one more thing. tonight, we have a very special surprise. i am thrilled to inform you that your husband is back from deployment. he is here with us tonight. [cheers] [applause] [applause] [crowd chanting "usa"] pres. trump: welcome home, sergeant williams. thank you very much. as the world bears witness tonight, america is a land of heroes. it is a place where greatness is born, where destinies are forged, and where legends come to life. this is the home of thomas edison and teddy roosevelt, of many great generals, including patton,on, pershing, and macarthur. this is the home of abraham lincoln, frederick douglass, amelia earhart, harriet tubman, the wright brothers, neil armstrong, and so many more. this is the country where like anniearn names oakley. this is

husband sergeant first class townsend williams is in afghanistan on fourth deployment in the middle east. amy'shaven't seen their father's face in many months. amy, your family's sacrifice makes it possible for all of our families to live in safety and in peace and we want to thank you. thank you, amy. [cheers and applause] but, amy, there is one more thing. tonight we have a very special surprise. i am thrilled to inform you that your husband is back from deployment. he is here with us tonight and we couldn't keep him waiting any longer. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] [chanting u.s.a.] [chanting u.s.a.] [cheers and applause] >> welcome home sergeant williams. thank you very much. as the world bears witness toand grea legends come to life. this is the home of thomas edison and teddy roosevelt of many great generals including washington, pershing, patent and mcarthur. home of frederick douglass, ail hart. wright brothers, neil armstrong and so many more. this is the country

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her husband, sergeant first class williams is in afghanistan in his fourth deployment in the middle east. amy'sids haven't seen their father's face in many months, your family's sacrifice makes it possible for all our families to live in safety and peace and we want to thank you. [applause] >> but amy, there is one more thing tonight, we have a special surprise, i'm thrilled to inform you your husband is back from deployment, he is here with us tonight and we could not keep him waiting any longer. [applause] [applause] [applause] [chanting] >> usa! usa! usa! usa! usa! [applause] >> welcome home, thank you very much. as the world bears witness tonight, america is a land of heroes, a place where greatness is born, destinies are forged and legends come to life. this is the home of thomas edison and teddy roosevelt, many great generals including washington, pershing, patton and macarthur. this is the home of abraham lincoln, frederick douglass, amelia ehrhardt, harriet tubman, the wright brothers, neil armstrong and so many more. this is a country where children learn names like wyatt earp, davy cr

husband, sergeant first class townsend williams is in afghanistan on his fourth deployment in the middle east. amy's kids haven't seen their father's face in many months. amy, your family's sacrifice makes it possible for all of our families to live in safety and in peace, and we want to thank you. thank you, amy. [ applause ] but amy, there is one more thing. tonight we have a very special surprise. i am thrilled to inform you that your husband is back from deployment. he is here with us tonight, and we couldn't keep him waiting any longer. [ cheers and applause ] [ chanting "usa" ] welcome home, sergeant williams. thank you very much. as the world bears witness tonight, america is a land of heroes. this is a place where greatness is born, where destinies are forged and where legends come to life. this is the home of thomas edison and teddy roosevelt, of many great generals, including washington, pershing, patent, and macarthur. this is the home of abraham lincoln, frederick douglass, emelia ehrhardt, harriet tubman, the wright brothers, neil armstrong, and so many more. this is the country where c

, sergeant first class townsend williams, is in afghanistan on his fourth deployment to the middle east. amy's kids have not seen their father's face in many months. amy, your family's sacrifice makes it possible for all of our families to live in safety and peace-- we thank you. ( applause ) as the world bears witness does he is here with us tonight, and we couldn't keep him waiting any longer. ( applause ) ( cheers and applause ) >> u.s.a!as the world bears >> u.s.a! u.s.a! u.s.a.! u.s.a.! ( cheers and applause ) >> as the world bears witness tonight, america is a land of heroes. this is the place where greatness is born, where destinies are forged, and where legends come to life. this is the home of thomas edison and teddy roosevelt, of many great generals, including washington, pershing, patton, and macarthur. this is the home of abraham lincoln, frederick douglass, amelia earhart, harriet tubman, the wright brothers, neil armstrong, and so many more. this is the country where children learn names like wyatt earp, davy crockett, and annie oakley. this is the place where the pilgrims landed

townson williams, who is serving his fourth deployment in the middle east and his wife amy who works for the army and helps military families, whereas immediately following the address, while still presiding over the works for joint session, speake pelosi ripped up an official copy of the president's remarks which contained the names and stories of these patriots who sacrificed so much for our country. and whereas the conduct of speaker pelosi was a breach of decorum and degraded the proceedings of the joint session to the discredit of the house, now therefore, be it resolved that the house of representatives disapproves of behavior of speaker pelosi of the state of the union held in front of the joint session of congress held on february 4, 2020. the speaker pro tempore: the resolution offered by a member on the floor as a question of the privileges of the house has immediate precedent at a time designated by the chair within two legislative days after the resolution is properly noticed. the form of the resolution noted by the gentlewoman from texas will appear in the record. the ch

, sergeant first class towns send williams is in afghanistan on his fourth deployment in the middle east. amyur family's sacrifice makes it possible for all of our families to live in safety and in peace and we want to thank you. but, amy, there is one more thing. tonight we have a very special surprise. i am thrilled to inform you that your husband is back from deployment. he is here with us tonight. and we couldn't keep him waiting any longer. [cheers and applause] brian: then you see his son and daughter there trying to figure out what the cheering was about. and then that's her dad right there and she is sitting right next to the first lady. this is unbelievable. >> there were truly a lot of emotional moments. i had the honor sitting on the floor as a former member i can still sit on the floor right below that i can to tell you everybody's eyes were welling up. brian: did the democrats cheer for that? i didn't see. >> there were a lot of times they didn't. it was disgusting. even when the president talked about planting trees, the democrat couldn't stand up. let alone patriotic americans

sergeant williams who is currently serving his fourth deployment in the middle east his wife amy who works full time for the army and devotes hours helping army families. while still providing over the session, speaker pelosi ripped up an official copy of the president's remarks which the names and stories of these patriots who sacrificed our country. and whereas the conduct of speaker pelosi was a breach of degraded the proceedings of the joint session to the discredit of the house, now, therefore, be it resolved that the house of of esentatives disapproves the behavior speaker pelosi joined the joint session of congress held on february 4, 2020. the speaker pro tempore: the resolution qualifies. for what purpose does the maryland seek recognition? mr. hoyer: madam speaker, i have a motion at the desk. the peaker pro tempore: clerk will report the motion. the clerk: mr. hoyer of maryland moves that the resolution be on the table. the speaker pro tempore: the question is to lay the motion on the table. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes h

townson williams, who is serving his fourth deployment in the middle east and his wife amy who works for the army and helps military families, whereas immediately following the address, while still presiding over the works for joint session, speake pelosi ripped up an official copy of the president's remarks which contained the names and stories of these patriots who sacrificed so much for our country. and whereas the conduct of speaker pelosi was a breach of decorum and degraded the proceedings of the joint session to the discredit of the house, now therefore, be it resolved that the house of representatives disapproves of behavior of speaker pelosi of the state of the union held in front of the joint session of congress held on february 4, 2020. the speaker pro tempore: the resolution offered by a member on the floor as a question of the privileges of the house has immediate precedent at a time designated by the chair within two legislative days after the resolution is properly noticed. the form of the resolution noted by the gentlewoman from texas will appear in the record. the ch

amy. the palestinian president rejected the u.s. president's proposed middle east plan at the u.n. security council mahmoud abbas says trump's proposal will bring neither peace nor stability to the region. turkey's president is promising a swift for avenge against syrian government forces in italy by after they killed 5 took you soldiers on monday there are reports the syrian army has not captured the entire m 5 highway that links damascus with aleppo. ok let's get more on the top story the new hampshire primary bill schneider is a political analyst and a public policy professor at george mason university he's joining us now from washington d.c. as always thanks very much for joining us on al-jazeera. we were talking to our correspondent patty call hain earlier on she was saying that the impression that they're getting in new hampshire is that the democrats are primarily focused on simply finding somebody who is did it will be able to get donald trump out of office but do you think that the democrats are going to be able to unite ahead of the election in order to be able to achieve

amy: thousands of protesters took to the streets of the occupied palestinian territories to condemn the so-called middle east peace plan. israeli soldiers shot rubber bullets and tear gas against demonstrators. the palestinian authority is cutting all times with the united states and israel and protest with the proposal, which gives israel even more sovereignty over occupupied territories. the arab league said saturday it also rejects the u.s. plan. in iraq, protesters took to the streets following the appointment of a new prime minister. in november, massive antigovernment demonstrations november, massive antigovernment demonstrations ousted former iraqi prime minister, bubut protesters said the former communications minister is part of the same corrupt political establishment they have been protesting against. the united states it dropped more bombs and afghanistan in 2019 than any other year since the pentagon began keeeeng a recocord in 2006. data from u.s. central command shows u.u.s. warplanes dropped nearly 7,500 bombs and other munitions on afghanistan last yearar, nearly eight timimes moe than in 20

amy: president mahmoud abbas's u.n. speech comes as israeli troops violently cracked down on palestinian protests against the -- against trump's middle east plan, under which israel would gain sovereignty over large areas of the occupied west bank, jerusalem would be under total israeli control, and all jewish settlers in the occupied territory would be allowed to remain in their homes. israeli troops killed four palestinians last week in the crackdown against the protest. in afghanistan, president trump has conditionally approved a peace still with the taliban potentially marking the beginning of the end of thee longest t war in u.s. histstory. under the deal, the united dadae would gradually begin to if thew u.s. troops taliban reduces violence during the so-called test period later this month. the deal would also trigger negotiations between the taliban and afghan officials. the potential peace deal comes as the first of its kind report from the special inspector general for afghanistan reconstruction reveals thousands of people have been killed d or wounded d during the reconstruction process. the majoririty of thee victims e afghan c

amy: in the israeli-occupied west bank, israeli troops shot dead a 17-year-old palestinian teenager wednesday during a protest in the city of hebron against president trump's middle east plan. mohammed al-hadad is the first palestinian killed in demonstrations that erupted after trump unveiled his plan last week standing next to the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. under the plan drafted by trump's son-in-law jared kushner without any input from palestinians, israel would gain sovereignty over large areas of the occupied west bank, jerusalem would be under total israeli control, and all jewish settlers in the occupied territory would be allowed to remain in their homes. in britain, climate activists forced oil and gas giant bp to temporarily shut down its headquarters in london wednesday . more than 100 activists with the environmental group greenpeace attempted to install some 500 solar panels in front of the bp building and chained themselves to oil barrels they installed to block the building's entrances. at least nine people were arrested in the demonstration protesting bp's role in fueling ththe climate crisis. the city of tulsa, oklahoma, is slated to

amy: rashida tlaib, we want to ask you about this major moment this past week when the palestinian president mahmoud securitye to the u.n. council, responding to president trump's so-called middle east peace plan. you're the first palestinian-american congresswoman. i want to thank you, bernadette chicago, professor of college of law and institute of technology and research professor at the american bar foundation. member of the coalition for property tax justice. we will be back with congressmember rashida tlaib in already seconds. and then we will talk about this, v-day, this day against violence against women and girls. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: performed by taina asili and she is coming up on democracy now! just a moment. we want to stay with congressmember rashida tlaib one more minute. juan: we continue our conversation with rashida tlaib the first palestinian american elected to congress. i want to ask about president trump's so-called middle east peace plan. earlier this week palestinian , president mahmoud abbas forcefully rejected the plan during a speech to the u.n. security council tuesday. >> this plan will not bring peace or stability to the region. and theref

middle east. her kids haven't seen their father's face in many months. amy, your family sacrifice makes it possible for all of our families to live in safety and peace and we want to thank you. thank you, amy. but amy, there's one more thing. tonight we have a very special surprise. your husband is back from deployment. he is here with us tonight. and we couldn't keep him waiting any longer. [ applause ] [ applause ] >> usa! usa! usa! >> welcome home, sergeant williams. thank you. as the world bears witness tonight, america is a land of heros. this is place where greatness is born. where destinies are forged and legends come to life. this is the home of thomas ed son and teddy roosevelt. of many great generals including washington and mcarthur. the home of lincoln. frederick douglas, har yet tubman. the wright brothers. neil arm strong and so many more. the country will children learn names like dave vi crock et and anny oakly. the where the pilgrims landed and where texas patriots made their land stand at the alamo. the beautiful, beautiful ala mechani carv

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