On behalf of the General Assembly, i have the honor to welcome to the United Nations, his excellency donald trump, president of the United States of america and to invite him to address the assembly. Mr. Secretarygeneral, mr. President , World Leaders and distinguished delegates, welcome to new york. It is a profound honor to stand here in my home city as a representative of the American People to address the people of the world. As millions of our citizens continue to suffer the effects of the devastating hurricanes that have struck our country i want to begin by expressing my appreciation to every leader in this room who has offered assistance and aid. The American People are strong and resilient and they will emerge from these hardships more determined than ever before. Fortunately, the United States has done very well since election day last november 8t november 8th. The stock market is at an alltime high, a record. Unemployment is at its lowest level in 16 years and because of our
200 nations or so is a milestone for any president , particularly for this one, though, because President Trump as a candidate ran on this nationalist message, America First was his mantra. Taking more responsibility on an individual country basis. Today hes going to try to turn the page on that and will actually call for unity among Global Leaders call for collective action against what he will highlight at shared threats, specifically and most immediately from north korea and its growing nuclear arsenal. But he will also call out rogue re themes in venezuela and as well in iran. And when he takes this podium hes doing so at a time of intense diplomatic pressure and tension about those two nuclear empowered programs in iran and in north korea. Earlier you had the u. N. Secretarygeneral warning that the world could be sleepwalking into war raising concerns about putting up more borders, putting up walls, shutting down Global Communication and concerns that many World Leaders have as it
Cable satellite corp. 2017] his excellency, president of the United States of America Donald trump will make some remarks. On behalf of the general us only, i have the honor to welcome to the United Nations his excellency mr. Donald trump, president of United States of america, and to invite him to address the assembly. President trump mr. Secretarygeneral, mr. President , world leaders, and distinguished delegates welcome to new york. It is a profound honor to stand here in my home city, as a representative of the American People, to address the people of the world. As millions of our citizens continue to suffer the effects of the devastating hurricanes that have struck our country, i want to begin by expressing my appreciation to every leader in this room who has offered assistance and aid. The American People are strong and resilient, and they will emerge from these hardships more determined than ever before. Fortunately, the United States has done very well since election day last
Shooting death of a student killed by a campus officer. Now major new questions about what really happened. And an abc news exclusive. Apples ceo, tim cook, here live. His first interview since the big announcement. This is iphone x. What hes telling us about the revolutionary new iphone and the new technology helping you reimagine your home and your life. Wait until you see what hes showing us right here on gma. And we do say good morning, america, on this tuesday morning. Were looking forward to sharing that interview with tim cook live here later. Quite a way there from tim cook. All eyes also on Hurricane Maria. It is lashing the caribbean islands right now. Category 5. That is the island of guadeloupe hit overnight, hit hard. A lot more on that coming up. The hurricane leaving disaster in its path making landfall as a category 5 storm in dominica. The Prime Minister there rescued from the debris. He says so many homes around him have been destroyed, michael. Yes, they have, robin,
A vigil for a georgia particular student shot and killed by police turns violent. A Police Car Set on fire. Students urged to stay inside. Well have the latest. Those stories plus bill oreilly joining us live for his First Television interview since his firing. Toysrus files for bankruptcy overnight and snooze you can use. With the cameras rolling, my night of interrupted sleep as we shed light on a problem millions of americans face. Today, tuesday, september 19, 2017. Announcer from nbc news, this is today. With matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Its 7 00 a. M. On the west coast. Were glad to have you with us. The Hurricane Season has been relentless. Were going to talk about a couple of major storms. Theres still nine weeks to go in this Hurricane Season. As you mentioned, not one but two storms were following this morning. Maria now charging into the Eastern Caribbean after tearing across dominica overnight as a dangerous category 5 storm. Th