that is the 17th drop in credit in the past 18 months. stocks were up today. the dow gained 46-1/3. the s&p 500 added 7. the nasdaq ended the day 20 ahead. when it comes to debt and spending, the president s call for more stimulus spending today. appear to be somewhat at odds with what his secretary of state was saying here in washington. correspondent james rosen has that story. reporter: aides to secretary of state clinton had billed her appearance in washington counsel on foreign relations as a major speech, one in which she would herald the united states leadership and hailed the obama era as a new american moment. the united states can, must and will lead in this new century. minutes later in a q&a session where she was asked about spending levels, clinton was lamenting america s inability to control its own fate and the projections of weakness. our rising debt levels poses a national security threat. it undermines our capacity to
real news came in the q&a. the whole point of secretary clinton s 40 minute address was to herald america s strength and leadership across the globe in the obama era. so let me say it clearly, united states can, must and will lead in this new century. indeed, the complexities and connections of today s world have yielded a new american moment. yet, 37 minutes later in response to a question about national security spending, secretary clinton was lamenting as you just saw how our national debt projects our weakness abroad and speaking of america in terms that suggest we re increasingly not the masters of our own fate. i mean, it is very troubling to me that we are losing the ability not only to chart our own destiny but to, you know, have the leverage that comes from this enormously effective
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came, from and he lunged at police officers with that knife, and so that s why one of the officers shot him. that officer, by the way, is a one three-year veteran of the l.a.p.d., he s also of hispanic descent and apparently, according to police, they did tell him in both english and spanish to put down that weapon. jon: bob decstro, live for us in los angeles, thanks. jenna: right now hillary clinton coming off her biggest speech yet as u.s. secretary of state. clinton telling the council on foreign relations just this morning that the obama administration s foreign policy is now making major inroads to some of the biggest international challenges, she also says all of these accomplishes really help american interests. james rosen is live in washington with this story. james. reporter: well jenna, secretary clinton s aides have been viewing this as a major speech on american leadership across the globe in the 21st century, she even hailed this as a new american moment. then came the
it is wednesday, january 31. we begin with president trump last night at the state of the union. taking center stage on capitol hill, delivering his first state of the union address. the white house billed it as one that would be unifying and bipartisan. the president left behind his usual fiery rhetoric trading it in for a more subdued tone to highlight his 34riaccomplishmen. he called on lawmakers to come together for what he called a new american moment. i call upon all of us to set aside our differences, to seek out common ground and to summon the unity we need to deliver for the people. this is really the key. these are the people we were elected to serve. this in fact is our new american