He will be here momentarily. The newly elected democratic member of the senate. From the state of new york. He comes with the confidence of his colleagues and the enthusiastic support of his constituents. You will tell them i said that, right . When he gets here. So tomorrow, 40 days into the new administration. President trump will deliver his first address to a joint session of congress. As we are reminded anytime the president or anyone from his administration speaks to the American People dealing with this administration demands that we stand up for the facts. And the facts are these on january 20, 2009, in the middle of the worst economic catastrophe since the great depression, president obama in his inaugural address called for swift, bold, action now to create jobs and lay a foundation for economic growth. One week and one day later, the Democratic House passed the american recovery and reinvestment act. One week after that, the Senate Passed the bill and on february 17, preside
He will be here momentarily. The newly elected democratic member of the senate. From the state of new york. He comes with the confidence of his colleagues and the enthusiastic support of his constituents. You will tell them i said that, right . When he gets here. So tomorrow, 40 days into the new administration. President trump will deliver his first address to a joint session of congress. As we are reminded anytime the president or anyone from his administration speaks to the American People dealing with this administration demands that we stand up for the facts. And the facts are these on january 20, 2009, in the middle of the worst economic catastrophe since the great depression, president obama in his inaugural address called for swift, bold, action now to create jobs and lay a foundation for economic growth. One week and one day later, the Democratic House passed the american recovery and reinvestment act. One week after that, the Senate Passed the bill and on february 17, preside
Vengeance. Vengeance. Went from what felt like like summer temperatures ands a conditions to just down right fall. I know. At this time of year thoseme cold fronts o mean business anda we had record high temperatures this week, a week, string of days in the 80s and0d as we take a live look outside i still dark at this hour. Ou i know. Really, wow. Its light out at this timets isnt it when we take a livee look. Lo it is but i guess in the gue past week we have been losing ls daylight pretty significantly. Sunrise a that makes a big differencefenc between where we were thisere ts aek and now. The days are getting shorter sht temperatures are getting getting colder and this is where wee stand right now early on an saturday morning. Ng 54 at Reagan National, 53na dulles and 53 at bwi marshall. L so he, this is actually muchyuc closer to where we should beld for october 22nd. We just had that unusual week of warm weathed r. Thatm weatr. Everyone starting out in theg oe low he to mid50s. S.
He wrote the first ten amendments that were introduced into congress and was a beyond that more than just the author of them or the person who wrote them and believed in them. I should say that in part of that of valuable institute here in washington has designated his Birthday National freedom of information day, which is we are celebrating here today along with the publication of his book. I cant help, however, but refer to what i thought was an interesting and useful from madison on this very topic, the First Amendment freedom and freedom of speech. Madison wrote, quote, a popular government without popular information or the means of inquiring it is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy or perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignore reins and people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselveses with the power which knowledge gives, unquote. And we will continue in this as we go down through the history of the United States that knowledge will govern ignorance and
Following us on twitter at booktv or facebook, facebook. Com booktv. Booktv 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors, television for serious readers. Now were going to kick off this weekend with author Jesse Hollins talk about the lives of slaves in the white house. Ill begin by saying that im delighted to welcome Jesse Hollins as he presents his second book invisible young story of africanamericans in the white house. Hollins is a highly Media Authority who has contributed hundreds of articles of aron american history, politics, news, and makes regular appearances on washington journal. Abc news now, using egg exchange and political reporter for Associated Press and one of the Supreme Court correspondents and in his first black black men built the capitol he pointed out structure, monuments including capital statue u of freedom and latest offering he has his focus on extense and historically overlooked role of an africanamerican that played in the history the white house. Of our first