Good evening, everyone, im ayman hohyeldin, welcome to the coverage of the 2024 White House Correspondents it is the night where washington, d. C. Needs hollywood. Youre looking at life pictures from inside the Washington Hilton Hotel where hundreds of journalists, lawmakers, officials and celebrities are eagerly awaiting the introduction of the evenings most important guest, at any moment. Post colin jost, Vice President Kamala Harris and and of course President Joe Biden are all expected to make their way into that ballroom. The annual dinner began all the way back in 1921 as an effort to raise money to support the journalists who cover the white house. Association provides scholarships for future reporters and works to educate the public about the value of free press. Tonights glitz and glamour provides at country contrast against the protests across the country continue to grow over the u. S. Support for israels war in gaza. Demonstrators gathered in front of the hotel there in was
Jill biden, Vice President , kamala harris, second gentleman, emmoff, contentious time for our country hanging over the event as a political clout that we have never seen in this country. Honoring the press and offering scholarships, this evening will focus on reinforcing Freedom Of Speech and the vital role of free press plays in a true democracy. And you can likely guess why that is, donald trump, of course, presumptive gop nominee for president , who said he would be a dictator for a day if reelected. The same donald trump who is currently sitting on trial in new york, the first president to ever do so, the same donald trump who sent lawyers to the Supreme Court this week to argue that he should have absolute immunity and faced no prosecution for the january 6th insurrection, in fact, his eagle team argues that legal l team argues seek accountability for the attack on democracy. Then there is another constitutional right in the spotlight, and that is of course , the freedom to assem
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[indiscernible conversations] [indiscernible conversations] good evening from washington. You have been watching cspans live coverage of the white house Correspondents Dinner here in washington. It is an annual tradition, as you heard from Kelly Odonnell. It is with the exception of former President Donald Trump that every president has attended at least one of these annual dinners, beginning with Calvin Coolidge in 1924. Some 2700 guests walked the red carpet to attend the dinner tonight, including andrew mccarthy, steve ducey of fox news, followed by the Senate Majority later, other journalists, hollywood stars, and politicians attending. [indiscernible conversations] and that is Comedian Colin Jost with Scarlett Johansson. Colin jost is the entertainment tonight. And the speaking portion of the program is expected to begin around 9 30 p. M. Eastern time, with president joe bidens remarks being delivered after 10 00 p. M. , followed by saturday night lives just. Colin jost. If you ha
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