Ladies and gentlemen, the Vice President of the United States accompanied by the secretary of transportation. [applause] vice pres. Pence secretary, leader mccarthy, chairman bill shuster, senator cruz, distinguished members of congress, honored guests, on behalf of the first family, welcome to the white house. [applause] and thanks to the leadership of president donald trump, welcome to the beginning of a new era for american infrastructure. [applause] since the first day of this administration, President Trump has been working tirelessly to keep the promises that he made to the American People. Our president s been putting jobs and this economy first, rolling back excessive regulations, unleashing american energy, ending unfair trade practices, and hes been working with congress to repeal and replace obamacare. And thanks to president donald trump, america is back. [applause] american businesses are growing and investing in america again. More than 600,000 private sector jobs have be
Ladies and gentlemen, former secretary of transportation. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, the Vice President of the United States accompanied by the secretary of transportation. [applause] secretary, leader, chairman, senator cruz, distinguished members of congress, honored guests, on behalf of the first family, welcome to the white house. [applause] and thanks to the leadership of president donald trump, welcome to the beginning of a new era for american infrastructure. [applause] since the first day of this administration, President Trump has been working tirelessly to keep the promises that he made to the American People. Our president s been putting jobs and this economy first, rolling back excessive regulations, unleashing american energy, ending unfair trade practices, and hes been working with congress to repeal and re place obamacare. And thanks to president donald trump, america is back. [applause] american businesses are growing and investing in america again. More than 600,
Final four. Events are planned around the country to remember Martin Luther king junior. Many will take part in a day of service. Those are some of the top stories on this monday, january 16th. From abc news, this is world news now. One thing thats not clear at this hour is how the president elect will mark mlk day. In the meantime, donald trump has been on a warpath firing back against criticism on two months. Fronts. Thats right. Trump is under fire for slamming john lewis after the civil rights giant challenged the legitimacy of his presidency. And he is also squaring off with the cia director suggesting john brennan may have leaked the report about donald trump being compromised by russia. David wright as the details. Reporter the president elect is facing sharp criticism from the outgoing cia director. What i do find outrageous is equating an Intelligence Community with nazi germany. I take umbrage at that. Reporter trump took umbrage at that calling on the intelligence chiefs to
Mall to honor an africanamerican and the fourth to honor a nonpresident. Good afternoon im rahel solom solomon. Jim has the day off. Many people are using their time off from work on school on mlk Holiday Giving back in the spirit of the civil rights leader. David spunt is is live at Girard College in north philadelphia. David, thousands are volunteering on this day of service. Good afternoon. Rahel good afternoon it may not look busy behind me it is packed in the building behind me Beautiful Day for this day of service. It is the oldest and largest day of service in the country. People were out litter literally at the crack of dawn to help set up for this special day. 5,000 people crowded the armory at Girard College to remember Martin Luther king, jr. , and give back in his name. Be humble, be kind, be in service, god love you all, god bless you. Annual tradition kick off this morning at nine al family, friends even strangers met to build bridges in the name of service. Great day for
Conditions for the worlds poorest are improving every year. First incoming u. S. President donald trump has ruffled feathers in europe once again. Angela merkels immigration policy a catastrophe and says it is a good thing. Interviews to two european newspapers this weekend, and the german chancellor was one of the first to respond. She says europeans can look after themselves. Reporter we should stick together. Fromhas been the message eu leaders. A comes after donald trump called britains smart for choosing to leave the eu and said others will follow. He added that brexit was in part a reaction to Angela Merkels open door policy. Which he called a catastrophic. Istake speaking in berlin, the german chancellor said once trump is in office, which he isnt yet, she looks forward to working with his administration. She says the eus focus should be on unity. Europeans have our fate in our own hand. I will maintain the 27 Member States must work intensively together for our future. Reporter