and began working on the subsequent united states capitol. when you have a really good building that's accumulating important history and has important people and events associated with it, you don't give up on the building. for over 100 years we used it capitol as first built and it was a rectangular roman style building but by 1904 we realized the building was getting a little old in the tooth and needed renovation, plus it was too small for 20th century purposes and rather than give up on the building, what we did was gave it a new roof, monumental front steps leading up to the south portico and added two balanced style wings. the east wing and the west wing. we're presently located in the 1906 era entrance hall and before the 21st century, the general public could come up the exterior front steps, enter through some double doors in front of me and walk down this entrance hall and be greeted by none other than george washington himself standing life size, meticulous marble master piece that was placed here in 1796. it's it only full length

they had just beaten napoleon in europe and set fire to the united states capitol. that did not stop a man named general andrew jackson of tennessee. did you ever hear of andrew jackson of tennessee? [applause] pres. trump: he was a great general and a great president, and his ragtag militia of patriots who were ready to fight to defend american independence. in december of 1814, jackson and his tennessee volunteers had made their way to new orleans to defend that crucial port from the british. through grueling winter weeks, horrible weather, icy rain, hunger, and sleepless nights, a few thousand american patriots fought to hold back a british force nearly twice as large and that everybody thought was totally unstoppable. finally, on this day 203 years ago, the british launched their full-scale attack, and it was brutal. it was brutal. they expected to secure a swift victory and seize control of the mississippi river. and that would have been catastrophic for what we were doing. it was not the first time the british had underestimated the american spirit. do you not

last night republican lawmakers were in the united states capitol watching the state of the union.had boarded a charter train down to a green briar west virginia resort. they were going to hold political conference over the next few days, but that train never made it to the resort. instead it made it here. this is the scene of town called crozet virginia outside of charlotte, have a vast you can see the trash truck here was ripped off of its wheels when it tried to cross over the tracks and was hit by this amtrak train. now, the white house confirmed earlier today one fatality, one serious fatality. we are also told there were some minor injuries on board that train. now, here at this crossing there are warning signs warning truck drivers about a possible bottoming out situation if they're not careful trying to go over those tracks. the investigation is centering now on whether or not that truck became stuck on those tracks as that amtrak was coming down the line. now, several republican lawmakers who were with the us capitol police today on this train were tweeting out at the time

day he will be preparing presumably for much of the day today before he heads over to the united states capitolddress is in the 9:00 p.m. hour east coast time tonight what can we expect from the president tonight? the white house has given us a list of topics that will be included in the address. no specifics just yet. but we know he will talk about jobs and the economy he will talk about infrastructure unclear whether we will get details of that long-awaited infrastructure plan. immigration will be a hot topic. the president has been talking about a possible deal on daca, whether or not they can get to that after this speech remains to be seen trade as well. we also expect the president in this format, which is an address to a joint session of congress, it is his first state of the union officially, but last year after just having been sworn in, he did that address to a joint session. which is sort of one level down from a state of the union. there was an emotional moment where he called out karen owens, the widow of navy s.e.a.l. william ryan owens who was killed in action this standing ovati

they had just beaten napoleon in europe and set fire to the united states capitol. but that did not stop a man named general andrew jackson of tennessee. you ever hear of andrew jackson from tennessee? a great general. a great president. his rag tag malitia of patriots ready to fight to defend american independence, in december of 1814, jackson and his tennessee volunteers had made their way to new orleans to defend that crucial port from the british. through grueling winter weeks, horrible weather, icy rain, hunger and sleepless nights, a few thousand american patriots fought to hold back a british force nearly twice as large and that everybody thought was totally unstoppable. finally on this day, 203 years ago, the british launched their full scale attack. it was brutal. it was brutal. they expected to secure a swift victory and seize control of the mississippi river. and that would have been catastrophic for what we were doing. it wasn't the first time the british had underestimated the american spirit. you notice how so many people underestimate the americans? t

they had just beaten napoleon in europe and set fire to the united states capitol. that did not stop a man named general andrew jackson of tennessee. did you ever hear of andrew jackson of tennessee? [applause] he was a great general and a great president, and his ragtag militia of patriots who were ready to fight to defend american independence. in december of 1814 jackson and his tennessee volunteers had made their way to new orleans to defend that crucial port from the british. through grueling winter weeks, horrible weather, icy rain, hunger, and sleepless nights, a few thousand american patriots fought to hold back a british force nearly twice as large and that everybody thought was totally unstoppable. finally on this day 203 years ago the british launched their full-scale attack and it was brutal. it was brutal. they expected to secure a swift victory and seize control of the mississippi river and that would have been catastrophic for what we were doing. it was not the first time the british had underestimated the american spirit. do you notice how some peopl

garrett haake at the united states capitol, where everyone else has gone home. let's go to the white house with jeff b geoff bennett. he's not at mar-a-lago, where he desperately wanted to be for a very, very high-dollar party, celebrating his first year as president. >> reporter: that's right. the white house says if there is no deal, as long as there's no deal, the president will stay here at the white house, working the phones and doing what he can to bring both sides together, ali. i want to go back to something you played at the top of the show. the remarkable moment in which you had chuck schumer recounting that meeting he had here yesterday at the white house with president trump. you don't normally see a lawmaker of chuck schumer's caliber, a party leader, one, you know, publicly speaking about a private conversation he had with the president or, two, suggesting that the president is in some way an unreliable negotiator. it underscores all that is at stake here. but to the point, schumer says he left the white house on friday with the understanding that

state capitol building doesn't look like a lot i've seen. >> this is the original. one of the oldest operating capitols we have. >> now who designed this? thomas jefferson? >> the third president of the united states of america. >> designed the capitol that's still in use today. >> that's exactly right. abraham lincoln came here -- right at the end of the civil war when richmond fell and basically he freed some slaves right over here and we have a number of statues on the capitol square grounds as well. harry bird over here. civil rights, oliver hill and barbara johns. >> we're talking about kind of these statues and monuments. there's a lot of statues and monuments in your city, right? >> there are. you want to go to monument avenue? speaking of that. even when i came here in 2004, richmond was steadily on that upward trajectory but it was much still to be desired. and in the '90s a lot of this was basically abandoned and when people come back now -- i think what we're experiencing is there are people who began their lives here, had jobs in other cities like new york and san francisco and washington. and they come back because richmond's cool again. >> what turned that tide? what made it c

but they do say in a statement provided to cnn that congressional officials, including the united states capitol police, are on the scene and are working closely with partner law enforcement agencies in response to the incident. we are, of course, as you've been noting, hearing stories and seeing those pictures tweeted out by members and of course right now you see the live picture of the scene of just how devastating that was. it certainly should be noted that this is an annual retreat that members of congress go to. many cases, they bring their spouses, they bring their children. so certainly this amtrak train that was chartered to go from washington, d.c., this morning over to sulfur springs, west virginia, was carrying many members' families on there as well. one republican aide really confirming what we've been reporting for a while, that there were minor injuries and bruises among those people on the train but not serious injuries. of course, a lot of focus being on the status of those two people in that garbage truck that hit that train. >> sunlen, thank you so much for that reporting. ap

for those involved in today's incident and a security briefing from the sergeant of arms and united states capitololice. let's go now to the texas congressman michael burgess. he is one of the doctors who administered aid. we have been getting this very important one person account of what happened. i will call you doctor for this period at least. great to have you on board here tell us what you experienced today. >> harris, first off thank you for having me on: there was a jolt or bump and made you wonder what the heck was going on. seeing out the side of the window as the train came to a rapid stop was the wreckage from the vehicle that was impacted. there were three individuals in the vehicle. one appeared to be deceased. one was transported with very serious injuries. one apparently was able to walk to the ambulance on his own. so that was the injury report in the immediate aftermath. it appears that crossing arms were down. they appeared to be functional. there were -- the lights on the crossing arms seemed to be working. obviously i don't know if they were down before the vehicle entered the

quite a night there inside the united states capitol. good evening, everyone. i'm norah o'donnell with my "cbs this morning" colleagues gayle king and john dickerson. "cbs evening news" anchor jeff glor is reporting in washington, so we'll check in with jeff in just a moment. >> and we're waiting for the house sergeant at arms to announce the president's entrance into the chamber. that's an important symbol in this symbolic night. this is one of the most traditional roles of the presidency, and yet it meets a tradition-breaking president. white house aides have promised president trump's speech will seek to unify, but what does that mean? will the president extend an olive branch to democrats or ask them to unify by simply agreeing with him, and will democrats hoping to run against the president in this election year be in any mood to listen to him? the answers to those questions will set the tone for negotiations on presidential priorities like immigration and infrastructure. >> right now as everyone is entering the chamber, they seem to be in a great mood. lo

i would also especially like to thank the united states capitol police tpwhorse work each datone sure that then -- force who work each day to ensure that we remain secure. our new york state police, the new york park police, county, city and village police officers and of course corrections officers throughout the great state of new york, thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentlelady from florida seek recognition? . without objection, you're recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the lives of lieutenant deborah clayton of the orlando police department and deputy norm lewis. lieutenant clayton was an outstanding officer, a loving wife, mother and friend. mrs. demings: one year ago today she was shot and killed while attempting to apprehend a murder suspect. deputy lewis was killed the same day. deputy lewis was a man described as a gentle giant who played for the u.c.f. knights and went on to be a true public servant. mr. speaker, it's been said that w

capitols we have. >> now, who designed this? tom mation jefferson. >> the third president of the united states of america. >> designed the capitol that's still in used to. >> that's right. >> tell me about what we're seeing here. >> abraham lincoln came here during -- came here during -- right at the end of the civil war when richmond fell and basically he freed some slaves right over here. and we have a number had statues that are on -- on the capital square grounds as well. there's harry marquise byrd over he here. barbara johns. >> we're talking about kind of the statues and these monuments. there's a lot of statues and moumts in your city, right? >> there are. you want to go to monument avenue, speak of that? >> yeah. >> even when i came here back in 2004, richmond was steadily like on that upward pro pra ject tori but it was much still to be designed. and in the '90s, a lot of of this was basically abandoned. >> okay. >> and then when people come back now, i think what we're experiencing is that there are folks who began their lives here who went off to college and other places, had jobs in other cities-like like new york,

those involved in today's incident in a security briefing for the sergeant at arms and the united states capitol police company better than 200 republicans that were supposed to gather in west virginia will still gather albeit at different times under different means of transportation, but still gather for the vice president to talk to them tomorrow. days ahead, democrats doing something similar in maryland on wednesday. this is what parties do. this is their version of rallying for the cause whatever the party. more after this. hi, i'm the internet! you know what's difficult? armless bowling. ahhhhhhhh! you know what's easy? building your website with godaddy. get your domain today and get a free trial of gocentral. build a better website in under an hour. you may be at increased risk for pneumococcal pneumonia, that can take you out of the game for weeks, even if you're healthy. pneumococcal pneumonia is a potentially serious bacterial lung disease that in severe cases can lead to hospitalization. it may hit quickly, without warning, causing you to miss out on the things you enjoy most. prevna

the house ryan need to do together is go to the white house and bring the president of the united states to capitol hill so everyone full understand what any hell the president will support. we are getting conflicting information from senator mcconnell and senator schumer, and speaker of the house ryan. in the minority leader in the house, nancy pelosi. what the president will support? someone from congress, both of them, senator mcconnell and speaker of the house ryan, since they are the majority leaders in each house, need to go to the oval office now and bring the president of united states to congress so we know what any hell the president requires. thank you. host: you are a federal employee. are you supposed to be in tomorrow morning? caller: it depends. u.s. public health service. to fillo the best i can my responsibilities and do what i can that i'm supposed to do. host: melissa from pascagoula, mississippi. yes, there is a factor of the shutdown i don't see being reported anywhere. it is being glossed over. the fact that, yes, essential employees, military, police, fire, they will eventual

moran: we had a very special day in the united states capitol this afternoon. i'm grateful that we as a nation were able to honor senator robert dole by presenting him with the congressional gold medal. it's the highest civilian horn that the united states can bestow. he joins -- he, senator dole, joins a list of very esteemed americans, going back to 1776 with president george washington as the first recipient of this award. the gold medal shows our highest expression of national appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions, and senator dole was such a deserving recipient of this award. it was a real honor and pleasure for me to be there to see this take place. senator dole is known augustly as a former member of the united states senate, a majority leader of the senate and a presidential candidate. i would put the attributes that i most respect senator dole's service in the military. senator dole joined the army shortly after the attack on pearl harbor. he was 21 years old and left russell, kansas, and ended up on a battlefield in the hills an

there is the united states capitol on this night as the government shutdown continues at this hour.ring back in garrett hake. i'm not sure we necessarily have -- oh, actually, forgive me. the producers just got in my ear to say that mcconnell is speaking tonight on the senate floor at 9:00. that is some news here just in as we are nearing the end of our 8:00 hour. mitch mcconnell, the majority leader, set to speak at 9:00 p.m. on the senate floor. what we could hear from this, it could go either way. we have been planning a vote tonight at 1:00 in the morning. for those of you watching who are senate junkies like me, you will know the word cloture. many of you, that probably doesn't matter too much. but that was the time at which that was to expire and the vote was to be forced. the question of course, if he's going to go to the floor and announce they will have a vote earlier than planned and maybe democrats will go along with it. or are we going to see day three of the shutdown? >> reporter: as i was walking over here, i walked with john kor anyo cornyn. he has been a pessimist ab

united states congress. anyway, that is just something that had been bugging me. you're looking at donald trump, not an alien. donald trump the president of the united states on capitol hill right now to honor bob dole. we'll keep an eye on this and when he speaks, we'll go to that. garrett haake, thank you you. you at home, thank you for indulging me in that moment. meanwhile, there was a mass exodus from the national parks advisory board. most of them quit in protest. why? one of them former alaska governor joins me next. but first the white house isle a r. addressing rumors that the president suffers from heart disease. here is what sarah huckabee sanders told reporters last hour. >> i think a doctor that has spent the amount of time with the president as dr. jackson has is not only the most qualified, but the only credible source when it comes to diagnosing any health concerns and we support what he said yesterday 100% that the president is in excellent health. i accept i don't conquer the mountain like i used to. i even accept i have a higher risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. but whatever trail i take,

. >>> united front today state capitol. focused on reforming the state's policies for handling claims of sexual harassment. until now, the two chambers have worked spately. >> the senators understand that we need to have one process. we can't have two different policies, two different methods of training. >> the committee's meetings comes as the committee grapples with claims of harassment. >>> banning the sale of all fur clothing in the city. positive the city will approve the legislation despite delaying a planned vote today. the bill sponsor says this is part of the cruelty free movement. >> 50 million animals around the world that are farmed just so people could look fashionable wearing fur. i don't think it is fashionable killing animals. >> the committee is expected to vote on the ban next month. >>> hope springs eternal for owners of pets lost. one cat owner describes it as a miracle, the man responsible says it is the right thing to do. here is abc7 reporter wane freedman. >> he is under the bed hiding. >> reporter:

full participation in american life and affairs was taken by the american negroe in the capitol of the united statesaugust 28th, 1963. ♪ ♪ we are not afraid we are not afraid ♪ >> the step was taken solemnly and in union with many of their white countrymen. ♪ deep in my heart i do believe we have overcome some day ♪ ♪ we have overcome ♪ we have overcome we have overcome ♪ ♪ we have overcome some day oh deep in my heart i do believe ♪ ♪ that we have overcome some day ♪ >> the footstep of the march in washington was firm with a quiet purpose and a mannerly rhythm. it aroused even in the centers, a larger awareness of the right of negroes as americans who shared equally not only the sun and air so clear and free on the day of their march but opportunity to share opportunity and privilege as well. america had known this intellectually for a long time. for 100 years by history's calendar. on august 28th, america learned this emotionally with clarity more penetrating than intellect, every kind and class, every generation of america participated, if not in the city of washington, across the land by televis

looking down from the national world war ii memorial toward the washington monument in the united states capitolthree of the federal shutdown. we are getting your thoughts this morning on the washington journal. mall onhe scene on the the shot of the front page of the financial times this morning. it is a sign outside the library of congress. we will show you scenes from around the capital and on the national mall this morning as we get your thoughts. in pennsylvania, a republican is up first. caller: thank you for taking my call. i just want to say to those for c-span. i think you guys are being fair and impartial. of thel with all sides issue so thank you for that. two quick comments and then i have a question. c-span like to see if whatever consider having someone from nis on the show so we can get actual facts on daca and see what they say. that would be interesting. the second thing is about trump and his tweets. i think he is entertaining and a little crazy sometimes but it's basically his only way to fight back and respond to a lot of things out there every day. my two those are comments.

the state of the union address from the president of the united states, his first, live from capitol hill tonight. i'm shepard smith from washington with a.b. stoddard. if you were looking for a sort of boilerplate republican conservative speech, well-delivered, as you said earlier, often poetic. >> a.b.: everything was there that every republican wanted to hear, with with the exception of addressing a surging debt and our entitlement programs, which is boilerplate republican. other than that, it was as conservative as it gets. he never mentioned draining the swamp. i wonder what steve bannon is thinking tonight. he hit hard on immigration talking about crime by immigrants before talking about a compromise, may be to let his supporters know he's going to stick to his promises on a wall and other matters for immigration hawks. every message -- his line on trade that makes republicans nervous, but didn't promise any new tariffs or anything that sounded like a trade war or anything with which he disagrees with the mainstream of his part party. >> shepard: off in the press dome a questio

the state of the union address from the president of the united states, his first, live from capitol hill tonight. i'm shepard smith from washington with a.b. stoddard. if you were looking for a sort of boilerplate republican conservative speech, well-delivered, as you said earlier, often poetic. >> a.b.: everything was there that every republican wanted to hear, with with the exception of addressing a surging debt and our entitlement programs, which is boilerplate republican. other than that, it was as conservative as it gets. he never mentioned draining the swamp. i wonder what steve bannon is thinking tonight. he hit hard on immigration talking about crime by immigrants before talking about a compromise, may be to let his supporters know he's going to stick to his promises on a wall and other matters for immigration hawks. every message -- his line on trade that makes republicans nervous, but didn't promise any new tariffs or anything that sounded like a trade war or anything with which he disagrees with the mainstream of his part party. >> shepard: off in the press dome a questio

saluting a patriot, focusing on the ceremony yesterday in the united states capitol for former senate ma jord leader bob dole honored with the congressional gold medal. mr. dole, 94, accepted congress' highest civilian honor, the congressional gold medal for his world war ii service and his decades of work in the house and senate. if you missed any of that ceremony, you can watch it in its entirety at c-span.org. but here's a little bit from senator schumer at that ceremony yesterday honoring former senator dole. >> of course, to recognize senator bob dole, a son of the heartland, born to an era of depression and war. who unblinkingly answered his call to arms, bravely fought in the second world war, and at the age of 21 sustained grave injuries for which he bronze hearts and the purple star. upon working home, he did not pass the mental of service, but continue to carry the torch in a different way, elected by the people of kansas to serve them in congress for more than 35 years. what an astounding record of service. i never had the pleasure of serving in the senate with senator dole

. >>> united front today at the state capitol. today's hearing focused on reforming the state's policies for handling claims of sexual harassment. until now, the two chambers have worked spately. >> the senators understand that we need to have one process. we can't have two different policies, two different methods of training. >> the committee's meetings comes as the committee grapples with claims of sexual harassment. >>> banning the sale of all fur clothing in the city. positive the city will approve the legislation despite delaying a planned vote today. the bill sponsor says this is part of the cruelty free movement. >> 50 million animals around the world that are farmed just so people could look fashionable wearing fur. i don't think it is fashionable killing animals. >> the committee is expected to vote on the ban next month. >>> hope springs eternal for owners of pets lost. one cat owner describes it as a miracle, the man responsible says simply, it is the right thing to do. here is abc7 reporter wane freedman. >> he is und

we'll honor him today for his life of service to the united states, both in the capitol nd here on hill. it is sure to be a moving ceremony in honor of a real american hero. mr. speaker, service to one's country is among the most otable and selfless acts throughout history. our military men and women have shown all compromising honor, and genuine duty, love of country. evening, members of congress will have an opportunity to meet the 23rd secretary of the congress will have an opportunity to meet the 23rd secretary of the army, the honorable mark t. esper. he's a 1986 graduate of the u.s. military cadmi at west point. he served on active duty for more than 10 years before transitioning into the reserve, achieving the rank of lieutenant colonel. the secretary's service included deployment with the airborne during operation desert storm. was awarded the bronze star medal. proudly the secretary was award medal. proudly the secretary a pennsylvania native. he graduated from laurel highlands high school in uniontown, pennsylvania. 1982. the secretary later earned a master's degree in public

capitol hill. the united states government will shut down in less than an hour. drew smith -- >> he is in our breaking news center. he is following the vote that failed in the senate. >> we are watching the senate floor. they haven't closed this vote, even though it's clear they don't have the votes to pass. i want to show you a live picture of the senate floor. you can see a number of senators there. they are still actually debating this. they haven't taken the final tally on this. again, the votes are just not there to keep the government open. this was not a total party line vote. there were some democrats who voted to keep the government open and some republicans who broke with party leadership to vote no on this. the deadline, we're racing towards it. it's midnight. otherwise, the funding for the government will run out. in a shutdown, hundreds of thousands of federal workers will stay home. that includes people at the centers for disease control. they are dealing with a bad flu season. plus the irs trying to implement a new tax law. the park rangers who wor

united states. it's many members on capitol hill.ordan wrote in the washington examiner yesterday because he allows leaks, he is not in control. it's because of what he cannot do because of the recusal that they say he is failing at his job. it's an unbelievable allegation. he did what he thought was the right thing to void any appearance of impropriety. >> it's something to see the turn here. sessions was the first senator or lawmakers to endorse donald trump and stood up for him in the darkest of hours after the access hollywood tape came out. i interviewed him that night. now this has all turned. >> right. the biggest problem jeff sessions has had in this long years that he picked a career number 2 deputy attorney general. that's an issue when he recused himself, he recused the investigation over to somebody who was awfully damn cautious about each question not only how you manage the fbi. but all of these other questions and investigations. now we find out a year later they are taking some sure footed steps on the investigation i

state of the union address. he spoke to members of congress in new york city, the capitol of the united states at the time.t his administration's plans and hinted at creating a stand-by army. or standing army. historians say that was a controversial idea way back in the day. he talked about the need for other things like we still use a federal post office and school system. in a commander-in-chief's first update on progress 228 years ago today. should news break out, we'll break in. breaking news changes everything on fox news channel. "your world" with neil cavuto coming up. a mostly update. you know, up on the other indexes. it's all going up. we can see that. it's all going up. here's cavuto. >> neil: yeah, all going up until just today when everything went down a little bit. first down day of the trading year. we're waiting to hear from the president that will be delivering a major speech to farmers in nashville. he's the first such president talking to this group in 25 years. george bush sr. was the last. critics are ramping up their attacks on him but the economy and the market seems to be proving th

address on capitol hill in his speech he praised the accomplishments of his first year as president of the united states to get. a say. and. to be. thank you. thank you. in the u.s. capitol you are watching all of the state of the union any notable highlights from the speech. well trump started off with everything that's changed since last year and all of the policies he fall through on and then went on to say that his administration's been making america great for all americans and surprisingly this statement turned out to be quite to face of. reactions ranged from standing ovations to some booing from the audience let's take a quick look. we have gone forward with a clear vision and a righteous mission. to make america great again for all americans. hate thank you. but moving on to policy it was quite a lengthy speech but he managed to go into both domestic and foreign policy but mostly domestic policy bragging about his the trickle down economic policies celebrating police and veterans exporting and clean energy to the world and focusing quite heavily on immigration arguably one of his most important

four million for a new big league refrigerator on air force one from city hall to capitol hill here in the united states of america our leaders love to waste our tax dollars especially when it comes to lawsuits coverups and settlements is the citizens of the great state of new jersey have discovered after their investigative journalist over at the asbury park press revealed that quote governments across the state from the smallest towns to some of the largest cities have spent more than forty two million this decade to cover up deaths physical abuses and sexual misconduct at the hands of bad cops. forty two million and that's just across the state of new jersey imagine what it's like in all the other states reporters also found that more than sixty eight new jersey police officers are facing facing discipline were instead paid about seven hundred thousand in tax dollars to quietly ride off into the sunset and yet. they still ask and wonder why we are and always will be watching the hawks. to. the bank like. it's like. the bottom. like you know that i got. this. week so i. rolled over on the watch of the

capitol hill. >> the president of the united states. >> reporter: walking into a joint session of congress, president seeking to unify a divided country. >> we all share the same home, the same heart, the same destiny and the same great american flag. >> reporter: in his first state of the union, clocking in at nearly an hour and a half the president focused on the economy his signature legislative victory tax reform. >> this in fact is our new american moment. >> reporter: his plans for fixing america's infrastructure. >> america is a nation of builders. >> reporter: and an offer of bipartisanship. >> i am extending an open hand to work with members of both parties. >> reporter: something he will need to pass his 2018 priority like immigration reform, most democrats in the chamber not open to the president's message. at times, remaining stoic. >> the democrats stood up for. >> reporter: several democrats boycott the speech. democratic women in black solidarity with the me too movement. >> i don't think the democrats came away thinking that he really put out any kind of olive branch to them. >> repor

is there some confusion on capitol hill about who is president of the united states? it's interesting to watch this back and forth at this early stage of what sure looks like an amateurish game on capitol hill. we'll have obviously a lot more tonight on that very issue. be sure to vote in our poll tonight on the intelligence issue. do you believe the dems are blasting the intel memo they haven't read because they know the allegations of corruption conclusion are straightforwardly true to begin with? cast your vote on twitter, we would love to hear from you. on wall street a record-breaking day for stocks again. the dow jones industrial surging 224 points. the s & p up 34. the nasdaq up 95. all three indexes closing at new record highs. volume on the big board 3.4 billion shares. we should point out that dow jones industrials just set its 99th record since president trump was elected. and the economy isn't doing badly. it continues to gain momentum. the gdp growth rate slowed because of a widening trade deficit. well, orders for durable goods posting the biggest increas

from city hall to capitol hill here in the united states of america our leaders love to waste our tax dollars especially when it comes to lawsuits coverups and settlements as the citizens of the great state of new jersey have discovered after their investigative journalist over at the asbury park press revealed that quote governments across the state from the smallest towns to some of the largest cities have spent more than forty two million this decade to cover a baths physical abuses and sexual misconduct at the hands of bad cops forty two million and that's just across the state of new jersey imagine what it's like in all the other states reporters also found that more than sixty eight new jersey police officers are facing facing discipline more instead paid bout seven hundred thousand in tax dollars to quietly ride off into the sunset. and yet. they still ask and wonder why we are and always will be watching the hawks. when you get the. real thing it's like. the bottom. like you that i got. to. leave the. world over the watch of the harks i go to a robot and i'm tap and while ther

donald trump house delivered his first state of the union address on capitol hill and his speech he praised the accomplishments . as president of the united states together we are building a safe strong and proud america we want every citizen to be proud and our nation. well for ever be safe and strong and proud and mighty and free thank you and god bless america goodnight. trump started off with everything that's changed since last year and all of the policies he followed through on and then went on to say that his administration's been making america great for all americans this statement turned out to be quite divisive reactions range from standing ovations to some booing from the audience we have gone forward with a clear vision and a righteous mission. to make america great again for all americans. through moving on to policy it was quite a lengthy speech but he managed to go into both domestic and foreign policy but mostly domestic policy of course bragging about his trickle down economic policies celebrating police and veterans and exporting on clean energy to the world we have and did the war on a beautiful clean coal he also brou

president of the united states see the primary function as trying to keep the president of the united states from doing terrible things. >> we made the point earlier. the impact on capitolhad this happened would have been quick and severe. >> right. the president is hearing don mcgahn would quit. this was a public public of conversation at the time. in our crack research team here came up with a bunch of statements. the president made last summer of 2017. august 10 the president was asked in when he was in bed minister. would you consider firing bob mueller. in august he said i quote i haven't given it any thought. i have been reading about it from you people. you say i'm going to dismiss him. i'm not dismissing anybody. i have haven't given it any thought. we learn from maggie indeed he had. >> i want to thank the panelists. that's it for us. obviously this is a major story tonight. time to hand it over to chris cuomo. for "prime time." >> i appreciate it. we're going to be able to get beyond this headline. the president trying to fire the special counsel. is no long r a hypothetical. the "new york times" is reporting it almost happened. last summer. we now though more

united states. in april, president trump got the first big win on capitol hill. senate confirmed justice neil gorsuch to replace the late anton nin scalia on the supreme court. in may, james comey, that lead to robert mueller to reason the investigation into russia's election met ling and possible collusion members of team trump. the investigation lead to the indictment of fommer trump campaign chairman paul man na for and the former campaign ad rick gates and the former national security advisor general michael flynn plead guilty lie though fbi but the contacts with the russian ambassador answered is now cooperating with the special council. also, in may, deadly terror take onary and ga gran day concert in england. 22 people killed. dozens more hurt. just one of several attacks against western countries through the the year. in june, a shooting at republican congressional baseball practice outside of d.c. the majority whip steve scalise the most seriously wound t. three months later, he gat standing ovation as he returned to congress. >> you have no idea how gre