Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Madam speaker mr. Speaker. The president. The president. The president. Of the United States. By special invitation of the speaker of the house. Tonight, President Biden delivers the state of the Union Address. We are just getting started. A divided audience in the room. And the nation. The president makes his case for an american comeback. Lets finish the job this time. The economic success story. And its partisan combat over the southern border. U. S. Support for wars abroad, an assault on the fundamental rights of women, and the preservation of democracy itself. Democracy must not be a partisan issue. Tonight, Rachel Maddow, rachel wallace, it jen psaki all here for msnbcs special coverage of the state of the Union Address. Good evening. And thank you for joining us. For the State Of The Union. For democracy, this is the School Band Recital and the Scout Jamboree and the black friday sale and the Christmas Pageant and the new years eve ball drop and my girl
The announcement of the £325 million package was made by defence secretary grant shapps during a visit to kyiv. The formula one team, red bull, has suspended a woman who accused the Team Principal of inappropriate and controlling behaviour. Christian horner denies the allegations, and red bulls board dismissed the complaint after an internal investigation. Welcome to the programme. A live shot of the Capitol Building in washington Wherejoe Biden will walk out, for what promises to be one of the most important speeches of his career. Tens of millions will be tuned into this state of the Union Address, paying close attention not just to what he says but how he delivers it. 73 of registered voters thinkjoe biden is too old to serve a second term. His average Approval Rating is 38 , the lowest mark in his presidency. This, then, a golden opportunity for biden to turn these numbers around. A chance to make the case for his policies, and who knows, maybe even a moment to make some president
is being made when they aren t feeling or seeing it? one thing that could help, the billions set to be spent on fixing our nation s infrastructure. transportation secretary pete buttigieg will join me live later in the hour to explain when people might actually see those changes in their own communities. and the latest on the staggering scope of destruction after the earthquakes that flattened parts of turkey and syria. moments ago, the death toll was raised to 6,376. with temperatures dropping and search and rescue efforts stretched to the limit, i ll talk to one expert who thinks the death toll could grow significantly. but we start with arguably the biggest speech of joe biden s political life now just a few hours away. a huge opportunity to frame his vision and the agenda for the next two years even beyond in front of what is likely to be the biggest tv audience he ll see all year. the task is a big one, persuade a divided congress and country to embrace unity, and conv
morning. we have major announcements, joe biden will hold a phone call with the president of china. the state department offers a deal to russia to get brittney griner and paul whelan release from jail in moscow. at what price? we have the host of way too early and the bureau chief of politico, and the author of the big lie. we have u.s. special correspondent for bbc news, and the former chairman of the republican national committee. good morning to you all. let s dive in after a year and a half of on and off negotiations. joe manchin has reached a deal with party leaders to pass a number of democratic agenda items through the reconciliation process. in a statement, he wrote in part, this bill will cut the inflation taxes that americans are paying. it will lower prescription drugs and health insurance. it will ensure that we invest in energy security and climate change innovations. he went on, it is time to put away the partisan swords and advance legislation that is in the b
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