i just admire mrs. owens for coming tonight and i admire the president for inviting her and saying we appreciate the sacrifice and we know you're out there tonight and this administration is going to be with you. we're going to give you what you need and my generals will follow up on it. i heard it completely differently. that's the divide in the country. people hear things differently. when they said they lost ryan, i think that was a recognition that a band of brave warriors, the best that we've got, lost one of their own and it's not something civilians can say we lost. we don't put it on the line the way they do. >> we all hear you about the speech tonight but so far his comment about the raid is this wasn't me, this wasn't on me. and that -- you can't get around from that by rounding up the emotional value of what you heard him say, not if we have quotations. >> we disagree. >> reasonable people can disagree. and that brings us to cory booker, democratic senator from the state of new jersey who has been

>> well, first, i can tell you there wasn't a dry eye in the house when mrs. owens was looking up speaking words that only she could hear. my wife was up there near her. and i'll tell you the tribute that the president paid to her husband ryan, to their family, and through them to the families of all of those who serve in uniform was like nothing i had ever seen and afterwards, i was with the president when he was greeting her and her parents and reminding them that the congress represents the whole country. and i know it was a blessing to them, but i know the president hopes it was also a blessing to all the men and women who wear the uniform to know that whatever our differences in this country, we all stand behind and are grateful from our hearts from all of those who serve. steve: mr. vice president before you go, your reaction to some of the democrats who you said stand behind, some of them didn't stand up for the president, some of them didn't clap, some were hissing, some were giving the thumbs down. >> well, it's disappointing to see that. i'm someone who be

. >> i'm not attacking mrs. owens.u are because you are suggesting she is a victim and being exploited as a political prop. >> do you think the which dove a navy chief will tell the president i can't make it. jesse: at first she said she didn't want to go, then she decided to go. no one made her go. >> sure, whatever. she is not literally coerced into going. i have no problem with the president honoring mrs. owens. what i have a problem with is hours before he completely passed the buck saying they had gotten her husband killed, they lost him. jesse: this isn't about the raid. president obama threw generals under the bus so does that mean he can't honor any victims from san bernardino? of course it doesn't. he can honor whoever he wants it's not about the raid. it's about this widow and her husband and the long service that he has given this country. >> there is nothing with honoring that. there is something wrong with honoring it when you give contradictory answers about what happened here. mistakes happen, war is war

. >> i'm not attacking mrs. owens in any way.se: you actually are because urine's insinuating she is a victim and being exploited as a political prop. >> are we really supposed to think that the widow of a needy senior chief is going to tell the white house know i can't make it to this event? get real. jesse: first she said she didn't want to go and then she decided she did want to go. she's going under her own free will. no one made her go. >> sure, whatever. of course he wasn't really coerced into going, but come on. i have no problem with the president honoring mrs. owens. why have a problem with is hours before he completely passed the buck and said they had gotten her husband killed. they lost him is what he literally said. what does that mean. jesse: this is an about the raid. we can play the game all you want because president obama through generals under the bus for missing. [inaudible] so does that mean he can't honor any victims from san bernardino? of course it doesn't pretty can honor honor whoever he wants. it's not

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and white house press secretary sean spicer posted this picture of the president greeting mrs. owens in the hall. abc's maggie rulli has more. >> reporter: this was a critical moment in donald trump's presidency. with just over a month in office this was his chance to speak to the american people and to congress. president trump's first address to congress beginning with a call for unity. >> why not join forces and finally get the job done. >> reporter: a stark contrast to a chaotic and often divisive first month in office. >> a new tone for a new phase and softer tones on the harder edges of donald trump. >> reporter: abc news political analyst rick klein says president trump's new phase is also a way to repackage his old campaign themes to the people like calling to repeal and replace the affordable care act, to increase military spending, and build that wall. >> a great, great wall along our southern border. >> reporter: but also a shift in tone towards compromise over how to accomplish immigration reform. >> i believe republicans and democrats can work together to achieve an outc

know how much liberals low the military and within minutes they were condemning the president and mrs. owens a former hillary clinton volunteer said she was lauding like an idiot. sweet mercy. msnbc gave time to michael moore, bill, the widow allowed herself to be used as a presidential prop. carryn owens is no prop and if liberals can't muster the decency to respect that, well, maybe they ought to take a cue from tyler perry's madea and put a shot to the up. >> thank you. >> not with madea. heather: that moment is bigger than trump. >> amazing, we want you to weigh in on this. e-mail us at "fox & friends first" at fox news.com, find us on facebook or join the twitter conversation. heather: i should have said president trump. record high on wall street, stocks soaring a they apt mystic address to congress. jackie: dow surpassing the 20,000 mark. charles pain with a look on what's driving the surge. charles: record-breaking day at wall street with dow jones pushing past 21,000 ever on wednesday, the gain since november. >> and there is it is, folks, make it rain, dow 21,000. make that 21,113.

black dress and i know that deep breath and i know looking up to the ceiling, and i don't know mrs. owenss a woman who can make her own decisions and she's a woman who's grappling with, god willing, the worst that life will throw at her and she made the decision to be there. and i didn't like the idea that she is only fit to be a prop, only fit to be exploited. we live in a political town. i'm a political creature. but there are some moments that do go beyond that, even when they are in a political venue. and i think this was one of those moments, and i think we should give it to ourselves as a nation and give it to her because i would imagine having been in a similar situation where i was publicly grieving and had two young children, one that was unborn when my husband passed away, that she went there thinking there's going be a nationally televised tribute to the man i love who is a hero who has children who need to know about hem, and they're going to see this nation give him a standing ovation and they're going to see the president of the united states honor him and that that was apar

. >> and martha, clearly the emotional high point in the speech there, when mrs. owens stood up and absorbed that standing ovation. but there was an edge to the president as well, the father of ryan owens said he considers it a failure, and the president wanted to drive the point home that the general told him it was a success. >> and he said he could not -- he didn't like what donald trump had said about the gold star father last summer. and he refused to meet with him big deal about this, but spoke to the miami herald about that, and questioned the raid, whether donanew what was going on. you talk to people about that raid, and they say everything go wrong. so, donald trump is certainly defensive about what was captured in the raid, and that it was valid intelligence, and quoted general mattis to back that up. >> and the president working his way out of the hall pretty quickly. for a president who has broken the mold in so many ways, he only gave himself a "c"-plus for communication in the first 40 days of his presidency. quite a traditional structure in the state of

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but then, today, you heard some people saying that mrs. owens was being used as a political pawn.oes that make you angry? you seem like a calm guy. that made me angry. does that make you angry? >> vice president pence: it is a great disservice to a great american family. you know, i was in the oval office the day that the president called carryn owens and expressed his condolences with her. he traveled over to air force base and was there to comfort the family when ryan's remains came home and the president felt very strongly that they should be given the opportunity to be there. but also, what was really special, i thought, was that in that moment, the same applause, the likes of which i have never saw when i was in congress for 12 years, watch that family saw, and all of our servicemen and women saw, while we have divisions on policy, we may argue an awful lot on the issues, that when it comes to standing with the men and women who serve and their families, we are united as a nation and i have to tell you, bill, it was deeply moving to me to see that fitting tribute. and that fa

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she didn't say anything about mrs. owens. in fact, she has a right to be outraged.sue is difficult. >> it is very difficult. >> bill: if you're famous. >> there -- it has been filed yet, she's thinking about it, she is also bringing attention to the issue, which is good. it is hard when you are a public figure. >> bill: you have to show damages. whoopi goldberg would show, i would assume, emotional distress on her and her family. that is damages. then, you have to prove malice. two fold. you have to prove malice. you have to get into this guy's whole psyche and say, why did you want to hurt me. you can do it but it is very complicated. >> a couple of days after this original report, there was a disclaimer put on the web site saying, that he does fake news and peddling what he said is the theories.culous conspiracies he had this halfhearted apology to her, he said, i was just showing how fakeness can proliferate. >> bill: he wasn't. >> he lied. the thing is, he's making money from it. this is what is so insidious. clicks on the web site means he gets a little bit of

mr. owen how did that moment strike you? obviously it was incredibly intense emotionally.he is obviously in the throes of tremendous grief. it's really been just a few weeks. what did you think about that moment? >> well, i think we should always honor our fallen. the chief was a tremendous hero. he had served on many missions before then, i think it was a moment of genuine emotion on her part and the part of the members in that room who were applauding her and his service and were honoring his service but at the end of the day i think the president needs to act like the commander in chief that he is and let's figure out what's happened, why it did not accomplish its mission and figure out what we can do better next time so there is no loss of life and equipment and that we can achieve the mission. >> previously the white house suggested those who ask the questions about the raid and what it accomplished were doing disservice to the memory of ryan owen. what do you say to that? >> that shows how it will it will white house knows and understands our military. everyone who w

and the reaction to what the president said and to mrs. owens' response? caller: well, i tell you that, my heart definitely goes out for those who are not with us and the sacrifice of the families who lost loved ones and everything. definitely depressing when you see somebody's that's supposed to be representing the people that doesn't even stand up for that. i kind of hate to see that -- those kind of situations get pull into the political realm to be honest with you. i think it's almost -- i don't know. disgraceful to some extent, i think. steve: disgraceful in whose part? caller: for politicians that try to play that card. i don't know. it's kind of difficult for me to watch and see because it's something i know people myself -- i've lost a lot of friends and i know a lot of families out there that have had to sacrifice. i just don't like to see it get pull into the political realm. steve: thanks for weighing in. thanks for your service as well. we appreciate it. caller: thank you. steve: let's go to cindy joining us from leads, maine. good evening. you

. >> i don't know mrs. owens was bothered by the suggestion that she was only a political prop. i know she and her family know the price of freedom more than i ever will. i have two young children. she was there. she made a decision and she very well may have been there because she knew she would stand up and her husband, a hero, would get a hero's standing ovation that the entire nation would know his name, that the president would be honoring him and the entire congress and years from now she can show that to her children as it should be, and so i don't want to take that away from her when we discuss this. yes, it's a washington event, but let ourselves have that moment, let yourself have that moment because it was really human, whether or not there were politicians involved. it was beautiful. >> amen, amen. >> i'm pretty mad you make me follow that but let's change gears entirely and talk about the bait and switch that the president pulled when it camed to immigration yesterday. he had this meeting with the pa

we are blessed to be joined tonight by mrs. owens, the widow of special operations officer.e died as he lives, a warrior and a hero. battling against terrorism and securing our nation. [applause] >> president trump: i just spoke to our great general james mattis just now, who reconfirmed that and i quote, "ryan was a part of a highly successful raid. vital intelligence that will lead to many more victories in the future against our enemies. ryan's legacy is etched into eternity." thank you. [applause] [applause] >> president trump: and ryan is looking down, right now. you know that? he is very happy because i think he just broke a record. [laughter] >> president trump: the bible teaches us there is no greater act of love than to lay down one's life for one's friend. ryan laid down his life for his friends, for his country. and for our freedom. we will never forget ryan. [applause] >> president trump: to those allies who wonder what kind of a friend america will be, look no further than the heroes who wear our uniform. our foreign policy calls for a direct, robust and meaning

. >> and then that moment with mrs. owens. you could just see the pain and anguish.hen she was talking to her husband and telling him that she loved him i just -- your heart just went out to her and her entire family. >> shannon: the entire country was with her in that moment, certainly. all right, karl, thank you so much. good to see you. >> bill: 20 minutes past the hour. great comments there, karl. thank you. the white house still fine-tuning that temporary travel ban but there appears to be big changes in store. we'll tell you what we're learning about that just this morning in a moment. >> shannon: speeding up the fight against isis. how did the president's battle plan go over with those in the chamber last night? >> president trump: we'll work with our allies including our friends and allies in the muslim world to extinguish this vile enemy from our planet. firmness and comfort you want. so every couple can get the best sleep ever. does your bed do that? only at a sleep number store, where queen mattresses start at just $899. and right now save $400 on our most

owens was killed in a counter-terrorism raid in yemen 30 days ago. that mission did not go as planned. mr. trump gave the order, but he has not accepted the responsibility. here's david martin. >> reporter: rarely has someone struggled so hard and so publicly to keep it together as carryn owens, widow of navy seal ryan owens. for one minute and 38 seconds, one of the longest standing ovations in memory, she fought back tears and looked heavenward, apparently speaking to her late husband. >> ryan is looking down right now, you know that, and he's very happy, because i think he just broke a record. >> reporter: upset that her father-in-law had publicly questioned the need for the operation in which her husband was killed, carryn owens put a heartbroken face on the controversial commando raid against th in yemen. president trump approved the operation after barely a week in office. but he subsequently tried to distance himself from it. the commander-in-chief putting the onus on his military advisers and describing it as a piece of unfinished business leftover from the obama administration. >

owens was killed in a counter- terrorism raid in yemen 30 days ago. that mission did not go as planned. mr. trump gave the order, but he has not accepted the responsibility. here's david martin. >> reporter: rarely has someone struggled so hard and so publicly to keep it together as carryn owens, widow of navy s.e.a.l. ryan owens. for one minute and 38 seconds, one of the longest standing ovations in memory, she fought back tears and looked heavenward, apparently speaking to her late husband. >> ryan is looking down right now, you know that, and he's very happy, because i think he just broke a record. >> reporter: upset that her father-in-law had publicly questioned the need for the operation in which her husband was killed, carryn owens put a heartbroken face on the controversial commando raid against the al qaeda stronghold in yemen. president trump approved the operation after barely a week in office. but he subsequently tried to distance himself from it. the commander-in-chief putting the onus on his military seadvirs and describing it as a piece of unfinished business leftover from th

owens. his father refused to meet with mr. trump. despite questions around the raid, the president called the mission successful. >> ryan laid down his life for his friends, our country. and for our freedom. we will never forget ryan. >> former kentucky governor gave the democratic response slamming the president on everything from repealing obamacare to cabinet appointments and dealings with foreign leaders. >> real leaders don't spread division. real leaders strengthen. they unify. they partner and they offer real solutions instead of ultimatums. i may be old fashioned, but i still believe that dignity, compassion, honesty, and accountability are basic american values. >> reporter: congress will get a first look at president's budget next month. coming up at five. taking a look the key agenda items that were talked about last night. live in the digital operation center, matt delucia. >>> opened the speech to congress by denouncing recent threats to jewish cemeteries across the country. >> recent threats targeting jewish community c

owens killed in that raid. his father refusing to meet with mr. trump. >> this was a mission that was started before i got here. this was something that was, you know, just -- they wanted to do. and they came to see me. they explained what they wanted to do, the generals, who are very respected. my generals are the most respected that we've had in many decades, i believe. and they lost ryan. >> reporter: those comments raising eyebrows. first, the president not taking full responsibility for the mission he approved. bringing up his generals, defense secretary mattis and joint chiefs chairman dunford. but the obama officials say they did not approve the raid. it was never green-lighted by the obama administration. >> with responsibility comes accountability. the president authorized that mission and it did not go well. i think that's fairly clear at this point. >> reporter: and second this claim. >> it was a very successful mission. they got a lot of information. a lot of different things that they really wanted to get. >> reporter: but nbc news ha

owens. killed during a raid in yemen. his father refused to meet with mr. trump and despite questions surrounding the raid called the mission successful. >> ryan laid down his life for his friends, fortu his country d for our freedom. we will never forget ryan. >> congress gets first look at new budget in the coming weeks. >>> receipt thrent threats targ jewish community centers and vandalism of jewish cemeteries as well as last week's shooting in kansas city remind us while we may be a nation divided on policies, we are a country that stands united in condemning hate and evil in all of its very ugly forms. >> president trump denounced the recent threats against jewish cemeteries and community centers across the country. includes the local cemetery vandalized over the weekend. nbc 10 pamela osborne joins us live now from the philadelphia police academy in northeast philadelphia. officers heading to the museum today. tell us more about that. >> you're right. the buses actually left here about 20 minutes ago. we can show you some video now of those recruits a

[ applause ] >> reportt applause for the widow of navy seal ryan owens killed during a raid in yemen. his father refused to meet with mr. trump. tonight the president called the mission successful, and promised to strengthen the military without details on how to pay for it. that will happen when congress gets its first look at the president's budget sometime next month. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> tracy touched on this, we're taking a deeper dive into what president trump promised tonight in regards to your health care. >> we should ensure that americans with pre-existing conditions have access to coverage. >> we should help americans purchase their own coverage through the use of tax credits and expanded health savings accounts. and finally the time has come to give americans the freedom to purchase health insurance across state lines. [ applause ] >> if insurers could base their comp rules, it could lower costs and bring the price down. but it assumes companies in one state can set up a network of providers in another. virginia residents could find buying a colorado plan gives them fewer options for doct

owens. he was killed in an anti-terror mission authorized by mr.yan's legacy is etched into eternity. thank you. >> the applause continued for more than 90 seconds. >>> let's go now to norah with vice president mike pence in washington. norah, good morning again. >> good morning, gayle, and thank you so much. yes, we're here in the ceremonial office of the vice president f the united states. mr. vice president, thank you so much for having us. >> good morning, norah. >> we just show thad incredibly the president honored navy s.e.a.l. william ryan owens and his widow karen owens. how did that tribute come about? >> well, the president reached out to the family after ryan owe owens. it was of high intelligence. i was there when the president spoke with her at length. the president drove to dover air force base to be with her. i think he felt very strongly about acknowledging her courageous husband but just as much acknowledging a family because as you know, norah, those who serve in the military seven as families, are supported by families, and the t

mr. trump's plan to replace obama care. now to the most emotional moment of the night. the president acknowledged karen owens she's the widow of ryan owens who died in yemen. >> ryan's legacy is etched into eternity, thank you. >> she wiped away tears and was given a round of applause that lasted several minutes. by far the most emotional part of tonight's speech. former kentucky governor steve bashire was elected to give the democratic response. he said the president's early moves don't match his campaign promises. >> people may disagree with him from time to time, but that doesn't make them his enemies. when the president attacks the loyalty and credibility of our intelligence agencies, the court system, the military, the free press, individual americans, simply because he doesn't like what they say, he's eroding our democracy. >> reporter: now it wasn't all partisanship. there was at least one point where democrats and republicans stood and cheered. that's when president trump called for paid family leave and affordable health care. the áf he also called for the fact that in nine years we're going to have

ovation for carryn owens, the widow of navy seal ryan owens, who was killed in january during a raid in yemen. a senior white house official says mrote the speech himself. but he had input from almost every member of his presidential team of advisers. our question of the day: how would you rank president trump's joint address to congress? cast your vote at wjla-dot-com slash-vote now. and with more reaction - let;'s go to sam sweeney live at the whiele reston metro. as sam mentioned - the president with calls for unity. he began by talking about civil rights and recent anti-semitism. the president addressed threats made in recent weeks towards the jewish community. and today, a group of local jews are standing up against the hate. suzanne kennedy is live in rockville. a formal petition for d-c statehood is expected to be introduced today. eleanor holmes joined with d-c mayor muriel bowser will hold a press conference today to introduce the washington d-c admission act. the new bill will reflect efforts to make d-c the 51-st state. its' happening this afternoon. last election 86-percent of voters supported a ballot initiative for s

mr. trump had invited her to attend and today she and her three children visited the white house. >>> ryan owen's father, though, wants an investigation into what went wrong with that raid. >>> president trump's election victory has oprah winfrey wondering whether she could be elected to the white house. she told bloomberg media that she used to think presidential candidates have to have political experience. she says the trump presidency proves that's not true. the interview was taped back in december but it aired today. but in january, oprah told stephen colbert she would never make a real run for the white house. >>> the two accountants blamed for that embarrassing oscar flub have been banned from the oscars for life. the academy president puts the blame squarely on these two accountants who were in charge of the envelopes. one was caught tweeting photos of emma stone just minutes before sending warren beatty out with the wrong envelope for best picture. the academy is still said to be reviewing its relationship with the accounting firm pricewaterhousecoopers. >>> it was a scene straight out o

an operation in which a navy s.e.a.l., william ryan owens was killed. mr. trump this week giving that tribute in congress to his widow carryn saying ryan's legacy is etched in e terpty. he insisted it was a successful raid that generated vital intelligence. the latest raids were in the same area that ryan owens were killed, they are not the direct result of that intelligence. the targets were already known weeks ago. one of them, a local al qaeda leader. now, al qaeda in yemen still poses a direct threat to the u.s. its bombmakers have targeted u.s. planes. these raids suggest president trump and the pentagon are on a new fast track to try to end that threat. matt? savannah? >> bill neely, thank you very much. >>> back to washington. a couple of cabinet picks to tell you about. rick perry was sworn in thursday as energy secretary. the senate confirmed him by a vote of 62-37. and dr. ben carson, sworn in as the secretary of housing and urban development. donald trump has all his cabinet picks confirmed. >>> let's go to tennessee and the urgent manhunt for th

of the night, the president's tribute to the widow of fallen navy seal ryan owens who died in a raid in yemen few are doubting mr. trump's sincerity. >> and ryan is looking down right now, you know that, and he's very happy because i think he just broke a record. >> reporter: but on the president's claim that the raid yielded valuable information -- >> ryan was a part of a highly successful raid that generated large amounts of vital intelligence that will lead to many more victories in the future against our enemy. >> reporter: republican senator lindsey graham is not so sure. >> my advice is let's celebrate this young man as a hero and not oversell, and i don't know if they're over sell, but we'll eventually find out. >> reporter: writing the speech was a trump team effort including the president, vice-president as well as top white house aides, not to mention ivanka trump and husband jared kushner. aides are pushing back it was a rhetorical reset after the darker inaugural address, yet the shift was palpable. >> the time for small thinking is over. the time for trivial fights is behind us. >> reporter: even if

mr. white lashed himself van jones who has repeatedly bashed trump, he praised the president for honoring the widow of ryan owens. >> he became president in that moment. period. there are people who have a lot of reasons to be frustrated with him, to be fearful, mad at him. but that was one of the most extraordinary moments you have ever seen in ameri period. >> sean: here's the bottom line, president trump now has the wind at his back. he has sincere concrete plans to fulfill the promises he made to you, the american people. we will hold him and congress accountable. the g.o.p. needs to come together and get these things done. the american people deserve that. herewith reaction, fox news contributor, laura ingraham. your reaction, chris wallace is tough on both sides. he had the same exact comment as van jones. what you think? it's become this was the speech a lot of us have been waiting for. one criticism could be it would have been nice to have that speech as the inaugural address. look, these guys are just five weeks into this. i think -- they are getting their footing, they have their footing now on messagi

mr. vice president, thank you so much for having us. >> good morning, norah. >> we just showed that incredibly moving moment last night when the president honored navy s.e.a.l. william ryan owensdid that tribute come about? >> the president reached out to the family after ryan owens fell in what was, as the president said again last night, a highly successful operation that obtained significant intelligence information. but i was there in the oval office when the president spoke to her at length. the president traveled to andover air force base to be with the family. i think he felt very strongly about acknowledging her courageous husband. it's just as much acknowledging a family because, as you know, norah, those who serve in the military serve as families, are supported by families. and the tribute last night was the likes of which i have never seen. i was in the congress for 12 years. i really don't remember a sustained and proper tribute and applause. >> both republicans and democrats. >> it was. >> for more than two minutes. she kept looking up, almost to heaven. i know your wife was sitting right next to her. >> she did. and i have to tell you, i don't think there was a

> reporter: the seal's father, william owens, refused to meet with the president when his son's remains were flown home. instead, he told the "miami herald" that mrump should not "hide behind his son's death to prevent an investigation." the president again deflected criticism in an interview aired yesterday on "fox news," saying he followed the military's advice. >> well, this was a mission that was started before i got here. they explained what they wanted to do, the generals-- who are very respected. this was something they were looking at for a long time. >> reporter: today, south carolina republican lindsey graham offered this advice: >> don't oversell results. the only sin i think a commander in chief can make is exaggerating successes and not understanding the challenges. >> reporter: for the pbs newshour, i'm margaret warner. >> woodruff: and joining me now from the white house: sebastian gorka, he is deputy assistant to president donald trump. he advises the administration on national security issues. mr. gork athank you for being with us. picking up on what we heard from senator graham, did the president fully understand the challenges