All that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. Carnegie corporation of new york. Supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security. At carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff wall street mounted a comeback today one day after its worst losses since september. A rebound in crude oil prices sent Energy Shares higher, and the Broader Market followed suit. The Dow Jones Industrial average gained 227 points to close near 16,380. The nasdaq rose almost 89 points. And the s p 500 added 31. Woodruff Goldman Sachs agreed to settle lo
Gasoline prices that have fueled optimism but which are unrelated to any white house policy. Mr. Obama is also tonight going big on tax hikes. Proposing more than 300 billion dollars in new taxes. Hes still pushing taxpayerpaid Community College for all and looking for fast track trade promotion and negotiating authority from congress. And the president has already threatened to veto seven prospective bills in the Republicanled Congress. The Republican Leadership dismissed tonights speech as another campaign event, a speech loaded with proposals they declare to be nonstarters. I think any president in this situation has a choice he can sort of act like hes still running for office or he can focus on the things that we have a chance to reach an agreement on. Obviously, thats what i hope well hear tonight is a speech that brings us together and doesnt push us apart. Lou also here tonight u. S. Diplomats in a motorcade on their way to the u. S. Embassy were shot at in yemen, despite the t
The president is on a collision course with gop leaders, only weeks after the new congress was sworn in. | we were taking our oath of office with the veto threat. Come on. This is cnns coverage of the state of the Union Address and the republican response from a new rising star in the party. We are going to make a squeal. The legacy agenda and future are on the line right now. It is you. Our citizens who make the state of our union strong. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. An exciting night in the nations capitol. The president in the white house right now soon to leave for the capitol to deliver his second to last state of the Union Address. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im Anderson Cooper in washington with a special edition of ac360. We are less than an hour away from the president s big entrance. Hes prepared to tell the nation that the economy is the strongest it has been since he took office. Its been road testing his themes using the line a