And so, i enjoy the present very much because i sincerely believe that i dont know whats going to happen tomorrow. People often live in the future, think of the future. I think of today. Today is the most important day of my life. [ theme ] bill good morning my fellow americans and welcome to the full court press here on current tv this Tuesday Morning february 12. Oh boy. Lot going on today. And we are going to tell you whats happening all around the country, here in our Nations Capital, around the globe as well and take your calls at 186655press. Good have you with us today and it is a big day because president obama is poised to give his state of the Union Address tonight. He will say hes expected to put forth an aggressive, Progressive Agenda. He will tell us the state of the union is strong. Which it is. Meanwhile, catholics still cant believe that Pope Benedict xvi is actually resigning after all that hasnt happened in 600 years. Joe biden says yeah, im thinking about it. Well se
Good evening, im michael shure. Tonight, its with equal parts pride and humility that i take over for governor Jennifer Granholm as host of the war room. She bros a position to politics and it is there where we are cut from the same clots. Its enraging, fascinating and really fun. I hope to continue to bring out all those emotions on this show. With that, welcome inside the war room. [ theme ] it shocked the world. I dont think im exaggerating when i say that Pope Benedict shocked the world announcing his resign that is. The last was pope gregory the 12th before the cubs won their last world series. He said he no longer that the mental and physical strength to carry out his responsibilities approximately many believe there is more to the story. This pope has been incredibly difficult vicive, many say complicit in covering up the churchs sexual abuse scandal. He opposed homosexuality doesnt believe women should ever become priests and is against modern medicine, including stem cell rese
[ theme ] stephanie oh im sorry. Are we on . Glug glug, glug. Stephanie good morning Jacki Schechner. Is she there . Hold on. I just had to sip some water. Stephanie were you also drinking . Totally parched. Stephanie wow. Dry as a desert in here. [ laughter ] sean hannity said that was the best response to a state of the union hes ever seen. Stephanie awkward he was going along fairly well. Compared to jindal and some of the others in the past. He looked like he was running for a fraternity president. Stephanie he didnt get the Chris Matthews oh, god until that point. Always look so young too dont they . I dont know if it is the background or the setting. Stephanie nervous much . I think im pretty sure boehner was drinking bourbon. Well talk about that in a bit. In the meantime, Jacki Schechner in the current news center. Good morning, everybody. President obama heads to asheville, North Carolina, today, where he takes his state of the Union Proposals directly to the people hes going
[ theme ] stephanie oh, pardon me. Ive just doodling a picture of george w. Bush naked in the shower. Gak stephanie good morning Jacki Schechner. I love those pictures. Laura, hand me the fleshcolored crayon, would you . Stephanie at least youre not on a Carnival Cruise. I missed that story. [ laughter ] stephanie Carnival Cruise ship is on fire. Ship is currently on fire. And toilets were just up d running thisorning. Oh, that sounds so unpleasant. Stephanie Food Poisoning no toilets and the ships on fire. Other than that. Aint we got fun stephanie all right. Here she is in the current news center our news director, Jacki Schechner. The pope is stepping down. Pope benedict xvi announced this morning he will resign on february 28th. In a statement to the cardinals he cites advancing age and deteriorating health. While the move is not unprecedented, it is not common. The last pope to resign was pope gregory 12 in 1415. Pope benedict xvi has served less than eight years but is 85 years o
Dozen or plus, rescues around the state of folks still featured out into the storm and needed help from Emergency Service folks. Right now its still in place and we may hear Something Different from the governor as he steps up to the podium in a half hour. As for the plans for the massachusetts roads, the t, the Transit System remains shut down and is expected to stay shut down throughout the day. And Boston Logan Airport may possibly open up later on this afternoon and however, the roads are still closed, so you need to check with your airline, if thats even going to happen, as well as wait and see what the governor will be announcing here in the upcoming hour or so. And theres still a lot of people without power across the state, but for much of the state, this is about digging out in the outlying areas, like the communities in the suburbs around massachusetts, youll see a lot of digging today and that can be dangerous for folks, we hear reports of Carbon Monoxide poisoning, heart at