were very clear, the president not shaking house speaker nancy pelosi s hand before he began the speech and at the conclusion pelosi ripping up her copy of the president s speech in front of cameras. right there. the president s speech touted economic strength and the state of the country right now including heart-warming moments. jobs are booming, incomes are soaring, poverty is plummeting, crime is falling, i am thrilled to report to you tonight that the economy is the best it has ever been, our military is completely rebuilt with its power being unmatched anywhere in the world and it s not even close. stronger than ever before. i can proudly announce tonight that an opportunity scholarship has become available and is going to you and you will soon be heading to the school of your choice. [cheers and applause] rush limbaugh, thank you for your decade of devotions to our country. [cheers and applause] i m proud that you will be receiving our country s highest civilia
Lawmakers, both republicans and democrats. The agenda and you the American People chief White House Correspondent john roberts on the north one of the white house what we can expect to hear tonight. The president about to give what he hopes will be 4 more state of the union to come as he seeks reelection. The overarching theme is return to american greatness. The president said he rejected the downsizing of americas destiny. The president will go over the record of his administration. Myriad trade deals and the china and japan and south korea. 3. 5 million more working age people have joined the work sforce. 12,000 new american factors. The United States is the number one producer of oil and gas in the world. New tonight will be some new measures on education, the president willom say, on the screen he the next step forward is making sure every Young American gets great education and to achieve the american dream. No parent should be forced to send their child to a failing american sch
Screen there, white hat. Hes promising the United States will stand with the people of venezuela, his words, every step of the way. My conversation with the senator on the colombia venezuela border in a moment. First, though, to cnns nick valencia. You were aboard one of those u. S. Military flights this weekend. Whats in those aid shipments, and how long before the people in venezuela will see them . Reporter basic goods and commodities that could be found in an every day grocery store. Things like rice, beans, lentils. Right now, not in venezuela. There are hygiene kits and nutritional biscuits to help children suffering from mall nourishment. How and when this gets into venezuela is up to the military. If you talk to representatives within the juan guido government, they say theyre very optimistic the military will do the right thing and let this aid in. It isnt just a mission to deliver basic goods. Its a mission to deliver hope. Over the weekend, three planes carrying 66 metric to
News in venezuela. They are calling for the ouster of venezuelas socialist president Nicholas Maduro. Vice president pence tweeting his support. A New York Times reporter has extensively covered the crisis in venezuela. She joins me on the phone. Kerry sanders is monitoring all of this from miami. Hes been to venezuela to cover this tension as well. Kerry, ill come to you in a moment. Vanessa, what can you tell us about whats happening on the ground right now . Reporter well, more and more people are gathering in the streets of caracas as we speak responding to the call that juan guaido made earlier. He called people to take to the streets again to force Nicholas Maduro out of power. This is something people have been waiting for since january when juan guaido declared himself president in front of hundreds of thousands who supported him. Just when we thought guaido was losing his momentum, this happens. This happens in the context where he at least hes showing he has military support
This began about 1 1 2 hours ago when President Trump wrote a letter to the democratic leader explaining he does plan to deliver the annual speech in front of congress as scheduled. That letter reads in party it would be so very sad for our country if the state of the union were not delivered on time, on schedule and very importantly on location. Moments ago, the speaker answered that letter with one of her own saying she wont consider a resolution that authorizes his address in the House Chamber until the government is reopened. So now what . John roberts reporting live from the white house. Where they go something. I dont know. Yet to be seen. Clearly i mean, this is all parliamentary language in this letter that nancy pelosi sent the president just a short time ago after the president sent nancy pelosi this one. Forgive the highlighter. Its the way i keep my notes. But the president is not welcome in the house. Again, its in parliamentary language, but shes basically saying youre di