victoria harbor there. wow, what a show. finally, taipei, taiwan, neon lights going. there s fireworks. here it is, it s 1:17 eastern time, that means we are about 40 we are actually 15 minutes away from the next new year s which is in india and sri lanka and about 40 minutes away from new year s in pakistan. whatever resolutions you want to make, then it s new year s in pakistan to keep them. thank you for keeping tabs on that. here to help in any way i can. churches across the country bringing in the new year with a traditional watch night service. for some congregations, 2017 will come with heightened security. we step into 2017, we re not scared, we re not afraid, we re not tricking back, we are moving forward. we have security, the mpd is aware, we re mobilizing all the men of the church so we have crowd control. the mighty men will be here and
president trump. what message other than this agenda do you want to communicate to a president trump? well, first of all, you remember jonathan, that in that first watch night service, actually black and white abolitionists and they were having the services because they knew at 12:01 they would join the fight nor freedom. they were still in the midst of slavery. we visited more than 22 states. every moral leader, every generation, needs moral leaders that will say to people, here s the politics of god. here s the agenda of god, here s the agenda of justice. mr. trump has surrounded himself with so-called white evangeli l evangelica evangelicals, it does not deal with the 2,000 issues around poverty and justice and mercy the scriptures bring up. we are offerings to meet with him. this is an attempt to say, listen, here is a real moral agenda that should be pursued. but other than that, he can listen.
tonight, a century-old new year s tradition in the black church will come to the nation s capital. they held watch night services in 1862 as they awaited president lincoln s signing of the emancipation proclamation. tonight they gather in washington for a revival poor people s campaign, watch night service. two of those leaders are joining me now. reverend dr. liz theo harris, co director of the center for rights, religious and social justice. thank you both for being here. reverend theo harris, i start with you. what message i m sorry, what does a policy agenda that centers motrality and justice look like for you? we have a five-point agenda