[ ] welcome to fox news chance west Point Holiday show. Im sandra smith coming to you from the grounds of the United States it in academy, west point, new york. Its one of our oldest military posts at one of americas most fabled universities. The West Point Band is one of americas finest american musical organizations. Well hear the musicians on stage as they perform in their annual holiday con certain. But first a look at how west point played a crucial role in our nations independence before it became the press i juice Military Academy we know today. [ ] the academy sits on a plateau overlooking new yorks hudson river. The location chosen in 1778 by George Washington is no accidents. He thought west point was the strategic key to its defense by stopping the british advancements during the revolutionary war. 12 years later the college was established, dedicated to training professional leaders in warfare. In 1817 known as the father of west point. The general boost academic standards.
[ ] welcome to fox news chance west point holiday show. i m sandra smith coming to you from the grounds of the united states it in academy, west point, new york. it s one of our oldest military posts at one of america s most fabled universities. the west point band is one of america s finest american musical organizations. we ll hear the musicians on stage as they perform in their annual holiday con certain. but first a look at how west point played a crucial role in our nation s independence before it became the press i juice military academy we know today. [ ] the academy sits on a plateau overlooking new york s hudson river. the location chosen in 1778 by george washington is no accidents. he thought west point was the strategic key to its defense by stopping the british advancements during the revolutionary war. 12 years later the college was established, dedicated to training professional leaders in warfare. in 1817 known as the father of west point. the general boost
is one of its camera operators was killed by an israeli air strike in southern gaza. italy s prime minister giorgia meloni is hosting a four day right wing festival. british prime minister rishi sunak and elon musk are among those attending. now on bbc news it is time for newscast. chris, the prime minister was at a primary school today. he was. a disappointing lack of embarrassing moments, though. there was, but there was detailed scrutiny from the pupils, wasn t there? rapid fire questions. i was thinking i need to be quicker when i m interviewing the prime minister. you know, they kind of, you know, allow five seconds for an answer and they re in with the next question. let s have a listen. what do you want for christmas? what do i want for christmas? yes. oh, gosh, i haven t really thought about that, actually. i d like to have a day off. what s your favourite ice cream? what s my favourite ice cream? my favourite ice - cream is probably. it s quite boring. it s vanilla
we begin in the united states where president biden hasjust wrapped up his state of the union address seen as his big pitch for a second term in office. the strength of the economy and its resilience in bouncing back from the global pandemic was front and centre in his speech. but the president said there is much to do and promised to tax the wealthy more and squeeze profits from industrys such as big pharma and oil. we are the only country who has emerged from every crisis we enter into stronger than we got into it stop and that is what we are doing again.- into it stop and that is what we are doing again. years ago the economy we are doing again. years ago the economy was we are doing again. years ago the economy was reeling, - we are doing again. years ago the economy was reeling, i i the economy was reeling, i stand here tonight after we created 12 million newjobs, morejobs created 12 million newjobs, more jobs created created 12 million newjobs, morejobs created in c
of wildlife charities. 0n the first stamps featuring king charles iii have been unveiled by the royal mail. more than 9,500 people are now known to have died following two devastating earthquakes which hit turkey and syria. that death toll is likely to rise significantly as rescue workers and civilians continue to search the rubble and survivors trapped beneath it succumb to their injuries and the bitterly cold weather. the earthquakes were the biggest in the region since 1939 and they triggered dozens of aftershocks along the east anatolian fault line, which is one of the world s most active areas for seismic activity. this is the scene live. this is gaziantep in the south east of turkey, the historic city of gaziantep. so many buildings destroyed, as in other cities in turkey and indeed threw into syria. and a delicate operation for the rescue as there, as they try to determine whether anyone still survives under collapsed buildings like this. international rescue teams