Direct conversation and have the direct and put around issues that we care about whether its Climate Change or infrastructure and know that we have within these agencies and leading these agencies folks who are genuinely looking for ways they can improve their partnerships to help us do our jobs locally so to each of you thank you so much and we really appreciate you being here. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] they were suggesting i give all of you my cell phone number and you can pass that along. Please follow up. It is now my great honor to introduce the 51st secretary of the u. S. Department of the interior. As secretary she leads an agency of more than 70,000 employees. The department of the interior serves as the steward of approximately 20 of the nations land including National Parks, National Wildlife refugees and other public lands. The Department Also oversees the responsible development of conventional and Renewable Energy supplies on public lan
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
May indeed come in during the president s speech tonight. I will also tell you that as to the impeachment proceedings, yes, we are expecting the senate trial to reconvene tomorrow and for there to be a vote on the articles of impeachment in terms of conviction or acquittal tomorrow. But just tonight as we were sitting down to begin our coverage in response to freedom of information act request, the department of energy released dozens of new pages of emails and Communications Related to ukraine, again, on court order, on the basis of freedom of information act lawsuit, putting, once again in sharp relief, the fact that the senate decided on a Party Line Vote to not admit witness testimony or any new evidence before taking the vote they are expected to take tomorrow to acquit the president on these articles. I am told, and i hope this will calm americans listening, our acting secretary of Homeland Security is one chad wolf. Umhmm. Do you feel better . Brian, i think theyre trying to avo
Acquit him. The president speaks soon. What do you expect . The big question tonight, the impeachment factor, will it come up in the president s address . The white house Spokesman Says he read the speech and did not see the word, impeachment, but he doesnt necessarily rule out the possibility that mr. Trump will allude to it in some way. Lets go to our chief White House Correspondent jim acosta. Jim, the president may not necessarily talk about impeachment tonight. But we hear he was fuming about it earlier today. Reporter thats right, wolf. All day long aides have been saying President Trump is not expected to talk about his impeachment during tonights address. One official just told me a few moments ago it is, quote, unlikely, but the subject is clearly under the president s skin. An offtherecord lunch with network news anchors earlier today, an event cnn was barred from attending, the president went off on former National Security adviser john bolton and his upcoming book which is
Congress. This may be looking ahead to the election day. Martha we will be followed by the democratic response from a newcomer to the National Political scene. Michigans governor Gretchen Wilmer will deliver that from a high school after the president s finishes tonight. Bret you saw vicepresident pence arriving there. Some of the congressmen on the aisles there in the house chamber. Its a packed house. Our panel here. Chris wallace and dana perino. I think we will get one of the most interesting moments right at the start. Thats when the president enters the room and obviously he is near the end of the Senate Impeachment trial to see the reception he gets from democrats especially with he has to hand a copy of the state of the union speech to nancy pelosi. A few reporters were invited to a prebuttal where they said they didnt like about the president s speech before he delivered it. I have never seen one where 2 Democratic Leaders on the opposition were so passionate in their oppositi