A show of unity events back home in germany could but with events in germany this weekend that could mark the beginning of the end for the long. Term militias in syria with tanks and troops ready to roll the countrys defense minister says the shelling is part of a planned invasion. Plus will he stay or will he go dormant striker yeah im rick im balmy im hospital laughed out of tonights game and it fueled speculation that he may be on his way to aso in the english premier league. Im phil gayle welcome to the program. Saturday marks the First Anniversary of Donald Trumps inauguration as the forty fifth president of the United States some said he wouldnt last until christmas but with the economy booming and his Health Reportedly good as and trump is Holding Steady hes unpredictable nature however has had his supporters cheering and his opponents cringing heres a look back at an eventful year. It was an audacious first week in office. Migration had been a central tenet of candidate Trumps
Changes that have happened to us and our policy the last year and also kind of scope out what we think this year is going to look like and thats kind of the point. State of the net in january. My name is tim lorden and im part of organization sponsored by jerry who founded this organization, youll hear from at lunch and founded the concept much the state of the net and i want to thank jerry. [applause] jerry is a giant in the space and were happy to have him back. Hell be introducing the congressman later in the program and youll hear from him. Normally it snows before state of the net and were expecting snow tomorrow and ill thrilled about that and the people that can organize the state of the union can deal with that, but today, we have good weather and were thrilled to have a great lineup of speakers. Just really quickly, i want to thank our sponsors. You can see some of them on the screens around you. They include comcast nbc universal, we also have facebook, we have verizon and th
Workers and also the american consumer. Were going to benefit our consumers, and were going to create a lot of jobs. Our action today helps to create jobs in america for americans. It will provide a strong incentive for lg and and samsung to follow through on their recent promises to build a major manufacturing plant for watching machine can washing machines right here in the United States. When we do this, a lot of manufacturers will be coming to the United States to build washing machines and also solar. For both solar and washing machines, these executive actions uphold the principle of fair trade and demonstrate to the world that the United States will not be taken advantage of anymore. Our companies will not be taken advantage of anymore. And our workers are going to have lots of really great jobs with products that are going to be made in the good old usa. And thats what this is all about. So im going to start signing. Well go here first. This is to facilitate positive adjustment
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Leland but thousands are still in shelters as dozens of towns and much of houston remain underwater. In some places the water is still rising. The president now asking for billions of dollars more in federal aid. Were going to get an update on femas efforts and hear from some ordinary americans doing extraordinary things. Boy, if theres been anything to take away from this week, it is how americans, specifically texans, rise to the occasion. Its been incredible. Welcome to americas news headquarters from washington, im leland vittert. Elizabeth im elizabeth prann. Thanks for joining us on a busy saturday. Leland we are awaiting President Trump and first lady melania trumps arrival in houston. Theyre a little behind schedule. We hear air force one might make it up in the air live to Ellington Field as it happens in southeast houston. They should arrive sometime in this hour. And peter doocy with the astrodome behind him. You covered the first visit by President Trump to Corpus Christi a