And although i will no longer be a candidate, i will not stop using my voice for the things i believe in. In all likelihood donald trump will be the republican nominee when our Party Convention meet in july. I congratulate him and wish him well. I wish anyone well who would be americas president. Our country is too precious to let our differences divide us. That was part of nikki haleys speech yesterday announcing the end of her president ial campaign. It means we are now 242 days away from a rematch between President Biden and former President Trump. But today the focus shifts to washington and President Bidens state of the Union Address. Well go through what hes expected to say tonight to congress and the american people. And meanwhile, on capitol hill lawmakers appear to have another deal in place to avoid a partial Government Shutdown. But speaker johnson again needed support from democrats to overcome dissent from within his own party. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on
Breaking news overnight, president obama announces that the u. S. Is lifting the longheld arms embargo with vietnam. The news that came during a press conference just hours ago. The president arrived in vietnam overnight for his first day in a threeday visit before he heads to japan for his historic trip to hiroshima. Nbcs tracie potts is in washington. Good morning to you, tracie. How big of a deal is the u. S. Lifting this arms embargo with vietnam . Reporter its a really big deal. It erases one of the last elements of the cold war, even though the two countries are not on the same page, including human rights. Despite lingering concerns about human rights, this morning president obama announced the u. S. Is lifting its near decades long arms embargo against vietnam. This change will ensure that vietnam has access to the equipment it needs to defend itself. Reporter against china, claiming disputed islands in the south china sea, and it eases vietnams reliance on russia. The presiden
Poorest countries in the world. Reporter why do you come back to congo . I love the people, i love the potential of this place. And i think we have a bright future. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff political and ethnic tensions in turkey were at the boiling point today after deadly bombings in ankara over the weekend. Jonathan rugman of independent Television News reports on the days developments. Reporter it was the biggest bomb attack turkey has witnessed, the single biggest blow to its stability in decades. And even the death toll is disputed
Reporter why do you come back to congo . I love the people, i love the potential of this place. And i think we have a bright future. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff political and ethnic tensions in turkey were at the boiling point today after deadly bombings in ankara over the weekend. Jonathan rugman of independent Television News reports on the days developments. Reporter it was the biggest bomb attack turkey has witnessed, the single biggest blow to its stability in decades. And even the death toll is disputed, like so much else. The prokurd
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