Now, reporting from our nations capital, diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos. And a good evening to all of you. We welcome you, as we gather with you to watch president obamas state of the Union Address. As he challenges congress and tries to harness Public Opinion behind his plan of action for the first year of his second term. The focus will be on the economy, diane. Creating jobs. Thats been the struggle of his presidency. The president believes he has the public on his side on that issue. Most of the speech will be about that. But he has a new mission for his second term. Ending gun violence and so much emotion around that issue tonight. Emotion in that room and also this convergence with the drama we have seen unfolding today out in california. Just to bring you up to date right now, the gun battle that was under way in big bear lake, california, you can still see the flames at that cabin where Police Officers believe they had trapped Christopher Dorner, the excop who had been
Of the victim and her family. The suit ales gross negligence by the girls substitute teacher and others at bryant elementary for allowing her to be a taken by a straichker never asked for an id. I would like to sit down with the superintendent and decide what is fair and what is reasonable to compensate a little girl who they newt the hands of a monster when she belonged in a sanctuary of a kindergarten room. Now the School District says it will have no comment as long as this matter is in litigation. Regusters will be sentenced in december. She could get a life sentence. Live at the criminal Justice Center david henrey channel 6 action news, monica. Thank you, david, to recap the big story for you former daycare worker Christina Regusters was convicted on all counts today of kidnapping a girl from Bryant Elementary School regusters will be sentenced december 15 and faces up to life in prison. In other news tonight two children are back at home with their family after a terrifying cras
Second term. He will focus jobs and the economy and lay out his agenda Immigration Reform and gun control and Climate Change. He will explain his plan to prevent 85 billion in automatic spending cuts due to kick in march 1st. For more on what the president will say tonight, wendall goller joins us. Tonights speech is all about the middleclass. President will say a rising middleclass is the true engine of Economic Growth. His aides will say inaugural and two acts in the same place. Is republicans didnt see much bipartisan in the first act. John boehner says he doesnt have the guts to stand up to his own party. That is preemptive strike likely the expected criticism of boehner not standing up to the tea party and agreeing to a balance of spending cuts and additional revenue to reduce the deficit. On international matters, half the 70,000 u. S. Troops now in afghanistan will be home by this time next year. We knew that. Hell criticize north Koreas Nuclear test saying that country will not
Opened up, and just raring to go by easter. If we delay this thing out, you are going to lose more people than you are losing with the situation as we know it. Martha there are already indications that that timeline may need to slide, but the president has chosen to push for hopefulness over despair in the way he talks about all of this. The market like that, as we pointed out. A very good day, the biggest one gate percentage game since 1973. America watches all of this playing out. It now matches his alltime high in office. A deeper dive into the gallup numbers show 60 of americans approve of the president s handling of the covid19 crisis. Tonight, the ongoing, fierce battle against this virus and the plan for the future of our country. Were going to talk to senator lindsey graham. We will talk to economist art laffer. Also, famous restaurant to her tom foley chair on the impact of his business. And a new jersey mom who is 25yearold allamerican athlete son is in Critical Condition ton
It could send us an email or tweet. The question we are asking this morning is in a word how would you describe sequestration . 202 is the area code. You can also join us at email, journal cspan. Org. In the but some of the headlines from outside the beltway, beginning with to the boston sunday globe. A focus on afghanistan. In arizona, the arizona republic, the gallup poll has been asking many of you what you think of sequestration and we found this. In a word, how would you describe sequestration and the larger the word the more often it is used. From disappointed and good to scary. The Washington Post focusing on the politics of sequestration, obama sees 2014 as the key to his legacy. Theyre right they write she is a republican from washington state, here is what she had to say from sequestration. These devastating acrossthe board cuts imposed by the president will affect the lives of so many hardworking americans. Yet this week the president traveled 180 miles to virginia instead o