military families for the past 7 months she has done it all while her husband sergeant 1st class townsend williams is in afghanistan on his 4th deployment in the middle east amy's 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 in peace and we want to thank you thank you amy thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you you was putting me. 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's here with us tonight and we could be pivotal in the longer it were to o.t. get want to get want. to get with. would she. would say was was was was was. was was it was would say welcome home sergeant williams thank you very much. as the world bears witness tonight america is a land of heroes fiza 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

and he engineered a reunion between a service member, townsend williams, and his family.nd he had the first lady award the medal of freedom on the spot, to rush limbaugh, who announced earlier, he is battling lung cancer. i'm not the first to say it, but almost a game show quality to the event. >> you get a prize. >> and you get this. you get this. now, over here -- a very president trump kind of night. >> an entertainer, no doubt. not one mention of the "i" word during the state of the union address. but impeachment was not off-limits in the democratic response. >> as we witness the impeachment process in washington, there were some things each of us, no matter our party, should demand. the truth matters. >> that's gretchen wittamer, the democratic senator, offering up a challenge to the president's take on the economy. >> the president says, the economy is strong. my question is, strong for whom? strong for the wealthy? >> it's important to note how the democrats chose to elevate michigan in that rebuttal. a critical state won by the president in 2016. >>> president tru

acrificed so great and people like sergeant first class townsend williams who amy and two wife beautiful children in the gallery last night. in many people's eyes of the emotion that they time.t that unfortunately, speaker pelosi was unmoved and chose to tear up copy of that speech. she had no right to destroy this one filled pecially with such impactful stories of american patriots. presented before the people's house and it belongs to the american people. i am here today. official i have an copy of the president's state of union address signed by the president given to me at the white house today. it will be delivered to the clerk to be archived and preserved for prosperity. or not, he likes it these great american stories will be remembered by history, erased by the speaker. we are better because of them, and we should learn from them and we should be proud that they our future and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to speak out for one minute. the speaker pro tempor

he also engineered a reunion between service member townsend williams and his family and had first lady melania trump right there on the spot award the medal of freedom to conservative icon rush limbaugh who announced earlier this week he is battling lung cancer. >>> not one mention of the "i" word during the state of the union address. the impeachment was certainly not off limits in the democratic response. >> as we witness the impeachment process in washington, there are some things each of us no matter our party should demand -- the truth matters. >> that's gretchen whitmer, the democratic governor of michigan, focusing on health care and american workers. she offered up a challenge to the president's take on the economy. >> the president says the economy is strong. my question is, strong for whom? strong for the wealthy who are reaping rewards from tax cuts they don't need? >> it's noteworthy how democrats chose to elevate michigan in that rebuttal. a critical state won by the president in 2016. >>> in that speech, the president re-branbranding an al 11-year-old expansion in the eco

for the past seven month she's done it all while her husband sergeant first class townsend williams ist. 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. >> oh, you can't help but get emotional and watching those reunifications when they happen. that was beautiful no matter what side of the aisle you stand on, that's for sure. >> let's switch gears with meteorologist bill karins. >> never get enough of those feel good moments, right. >> let's get to the forecast, a lot of people have to deal with slippery travel. we could even possibly have dangerous heat and tonight, tornadoes and the flash flood threat. from pensacola, back to areas of tennessee we don't have any flash flood warnings yet but we will eventually get into those. the areas of concern as far as flash flooding goes. it's a slight risk, including all of the deep south and tennessee valley and portions of the appalachians, that's for today. today looks especially dangerous from asheville to

townsend williams who surprised his wife amy and their two beautiful dplirn children in the gallery. speaker pelosi tore up the copy of this speech. she had no right to tear up that document. in my hand i have an official copy of the president's state of the union address signed by the president given to me at the white house today. it will be delivered to the house clerk to be archived and preserved for prosperity. whether she likes it or not, these great american stories will be remembered by history, not erased by the speaker. lou: the speaker i am sure will be pleads to know that exoneration is forever. president trump says he plans to make comments about his historic victory tomorrow at the white house. the effort that was begun in part by the deep state when they spied on his 2016 campaign. tonight we are hearing more from the secretive fisa court that permitted the surveillance in a letter to congressman jim jordan and mark meadows. the court's presiding judge addresses concerns about pane obama era official overseeing the court. it will surely and purely serve in an advisory

for the past seven months, she has done it all 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

awarded the medal of freedom to rush limbaugh diagnosed with cancer, and the return of sergeant townsend williams from deployment in afghanistan. moves that democrats announced as partisan reality show politics. >> it really depressed me. it was the most partisan state of the union i have seen or witnessed. i have hope that somehow, you know, maybe i'm dreaming. i can't stop dreaming. he'd come in and pull us together. >> the president's republican colleagues considered it was nancy pelosi who was the partisan. >> the last four or 5 minutes in the house, she symbolically tore up the house rules, symbolically tore through due process, tore the constitution in how we have now lowered the standard of impeachment in the house to a sd >> he'll have plenty to say about it when he makes remarks to the nation tomorrow at 12:00 noon. >> bret: will cover it live. john, thanks but let's bring in our panel early for jonathan swan, political reporter for "axios," mollie hemingway, editor at "the federalist," and jonah goldberg here in the white house i'm sure he feels happy that this chapter is over. not so h

. >> amy williams, her two children and her husband sergeant first class townsend williams are from fort bragg, north carolina. both parties reacting to president trump's speech. ray bogan joining us live from washington with much more on that. good morning, ray. . >> dave, good morning to you. president trump says the state of our union is strong thanks to what he calls a pro-growth, pro-worker, and pro-american agenda. >> our country is thriving and highly respected again. >> right off the bat, the president painted an optimistic picture of america. it's a country he says is no longer being taken advantage of and stronger than ever. >> our economy is the best it has ever been. >> a big theme of the night, the economy. in his three years in office, the president says he's helped create 7 million new jobs leading to record low unemployment. >> the average unemployment rate under my administration is lower than any administration in the history of our country. >> while republicans spent the night on their feet constantly applauding, house speaker nancy pelosi rarely clapped and sat stoic

trump surprised one of his guests, army spouse amy williams, with news this sergeant first class townsend williams, her husband, was home from afghanistan. here's the moment where he was reunited with his wife and two children. >> your husband is back from deployment. he's here with us tonight and we couldn't keep him waiting any longer. today on "home front," our digital and television column where we try to bridge this military divide and bring you stories of military families, we're focused on where those military reunions don't often play out the way you see there. with us now is a military spousspous spouse. she also writes for military.com. amy, thank you for joining us, and you describe those videos that go viral. you call them -- get this -- reunion porn. tell us what you mine. >> what i mean by that is they offer the viewers a lot of good feelings and then no commitment. so, you know, when we talk about military homecoming -- >> sorry, can you hear us, amy? go on. >> i can hear you. >> go on. we can hear you fine. >> i'm so sorry about that. >> no worries. >> what i mean by military reuni

. >> amy williams, her two children, and her husband sergeant first class townsend williams. meanwhile both parties are reacting to the president's speech. ray bogan joining us with more be about the state of the union address. good morning, ray. >> dave, good morning to you. president trump says the state of our union is strong thanks to what he calls a pro-growth, pro-worker, and pro-american agenda. >> our country is thriving and highly respected again. >> right off the bat, the president painted an optimistic picture of america. it's a country he says is no longer being taken advantage of and stronger than ever. >> our economy is the best it has ever been. >> a big theme of the night, the economy. in his three years in office, the president says he's helped create 7 million new jobs leading to record low unemployment. >> the average unemployment lower than any administration in the history of our country. >> while republicans spent the night on their feet constantly applauding, house speaker nancy pelosi rarely clapped and sat stoic behind the smander in chief. pelosi rip

also reunited, on live tv, a military wife and family with their father, sergeantirst class townsend williamme home after his fourth deployment to afghantan. but president trump's speech was also filled with false or misleading statements. >> we will always prect your pre-existing conditions. miche: he again claimed that republicans are protecting health care coverage foris pre-ng conditions. but his administration is currently urging federal courts to dismantle the affordable care act, and protections for pre-existing conditions alon with it. o >> the yeaeconomic decay are over. yamiche: the president also claimed he pulled the u.s. out of a economic tailspin. but the u.s. economy has been expanding for a decade, and monthly job creation was higher undepresident obama's last three years in office than three years. ent trump's first one word the president didn't meion last night? impeachment.an with his party loudly behind him, the president made clear he's ready for his 2020 re-election fight. judy: and yamiche and lisa are back. let's talk about last night. lisa, you told me this morning w

also reunited, on live tv, a military wife and family with their father, sergeant first class townsend williams came home after hish deployment to afghanistan. but president trump's speech was also filled with false or misleading statements. >> we will always protect your pre-existing conditions. >> alcindor: he again claimed a that republica protecting health care coverage for pre- existing conditions.hi buadministration is currently urging federal courts to dismantle the affordable care act, and protections for pre- existing conditions along with it. >> the years of economay are over.>> lcindor: the president also claimed he pulled the u.s. out of a economic tailspin. but the u.s. economy has been expanding for a decade. and monthly job creation was last three years ifice thana's during president trump's first three years. one word the presidentn't mention last night? impeachment. and with his party loudly bend him, the president made clear he's ready for his 2020 re- election fight. >> woodruff: and yamiche alcindor and lisa desjardins are back. let's talk about last night, lisa. you were te

for the past seven months she has done it all while her husband sergeant first class townsend williams afghanistan on 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. [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. wrigh

then there was sergeant townsend, williams and his family reunited. a beautiful moment. a president, laura, who understands images, he knows how to communicate. what are going to the pro-life march or acknowledging -- reuniting servicemen and their families -- >> laura: the children were shocked. >> that's what he did today. it was powerful. i had tears and i could hear it all the way down the hall. >> laura: we were crying and nancy pelosi at least when i looked over at her was not standing at that part varied when the soldier came -- the sergeant came. >> petulant, petty, this will not serve her well as the leader of the democratic party. >> laura: women, if there is a gender gap better because it's been a pleasure seeing that tonight. exclusive reaction to the president's state of the union from eric trump. our retirement plan with voya gives us confidence. they help us with achievable steps along the way... so we can spend a bit today, knowing we're prepared for tomorrow. wow dad, do you think you overdid it maybe? i don't think so... what do you think, peanut? nope!

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for the past seven months, she has done it all while her husband, 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 c

for the past seven months, she has done it all while her 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 br

one of the great tv moments that we saw last night was sergeant first class townsend williams has beenloyed four times to the middle east. his wife was seated right next to the first lady. along with her two children. there she is right there. when the president announced that her husband was home. she had no idea. watch this. >> for the past seven months, she has done it all while her husband, sergeant first class towns send williams is in afghanistan on his fourth deployment in the middle east. 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. 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

in classic reality show style, the president had army sergeant townsend williams emerge from behind a closed door to be reunited with his wife and children. the president went after one of the front-runners for the democratic presidential nomination, socialist candidate senator bernie sanders. the president did not mention senator sanders by name, but since senator sanders is a self-proclaimed socialist in favor of medicare for all, the president went after him this way. >> we will never let socialism destroy american health care. >> by which of course he means medicare for all. medicare is a socialist program, but every single republican senator like mitch mcconnell, who is currently on medicare, cheered for the president's implicit suggestion that no one who is not currently old enough for medicare should ever be able to get medicare, never mind the sanders version of medicare for all. our first guest tonight was the first member of congress to tweet about walking out of the state of the union address. his tweet announcing his walkout came at 7:57 p.m., saying, "i just walked out of

acrificed so great and people like sergeant first class townsend williams who amy and two wife beautiful children in the gallery last night. in many people's eyes of the emotion that they time.t that unfortunately, speaker pelosi was unmoved and chose to tear up copy of that speech. she had no right to destroy this one filled pecially with such impactful stories of american patriots. presented before the people's house and it belongs to the american people. i am here today. official i have an copy of the president's state of union address signed by the president given to me at the white house today. it will be delivered to the clerk to be archived and preserved for prosperity. or not, he likes it these great american stories will be remembered by history, erased by the speaker. we are better because of them, and we should learn from them and we should be proud that they our future and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to speak out for one minute. the speaker pro tempor