Im katty kay in washington and Christian Fraser is in london. Donald trumps calming words of unity in his first state of the Union Address have already bumped against the harsh reality of a deeply divided american government. Lawmakers on both sides today said realistically the chances of democrats and republicans working together on big issues is minimal. There was little sign of unity either in Congress Last night with one side of the aisle sitting stony faced and the other rising for multiple ovations. But the public seems to want compromise. For a president with record low Approval Ratings last night was a high point with snap polls after the speech suggesting American Voters liked mr trumps more conciliatory tone. This in fact is our new american moment. There has never been a better time to start living the american dream. So to every citizen watching at home tonight no matter where youve been, or where you come from, this is your time. Well, we can talk now to congressman Brenda
See beginning of the even, big cloud deck lurking just off to the west and as those cloud come in we will be seeing some big, changes, those cloud signifying a cold front that will move through tonight and then park itself here, and stick around a while in the weekend. In the meantime look at temperatures, right new we are still in the 70. Seventytwo in philadelphia. Seventyfive in allentown. 72 degrees in wilmington. Record were smashed all across the area today especially in spots like reading and allentown which got in the 80 s to day old record were in the 60s and lower 70s. Our new record was 77. Atlantic city new record 76. Reading 82. Allentown 81. The old record was just 67. But, storm scan three is showing us changes. Look at that rain across portions of arkansas and lou san, that will be lift nothing by the end of the week. In the meantime were tracking thunderstorm, over portions of berks, lancaster counties right now and headed this way shortly. Get ready, here comes the ra
To learn about its history. Learn more about omaha and other stops on our to her at cspan. Org. You are watching American History tv, all weekend, every weekend, on cspan3. American history tv you cheering cspans original series first ladies influence and image. Cspan produced the series in cooperation with the White House Historical association. Through conversations with experts, video tours of historic sites, and questions from cspan audience we help tell the story of americas 45 first ladies. Next, lucy hayes, on first ladies influence an image. This is about an hour and a half. It is so unfair to her. Its such a dismissive, almost condescending title, because it suggests that shes sort of his bluestocking whose sole function in life was to not serve alcohol. Lucy hayes is so much more, as is her husband, frankly. And, remember, everything she accomplished in the white house, we should consider, came in spite of the fact that her husbands legitimacy to be president was questioned r
Mother. She doesnt neglect her children but she also embraces the life. Lucy wrote womens minds are as strong as mans, equal in all things and superior in some. Born lucy wrote womens minds are as strong as mans, equal in all things and superior in some. Born in 1831 in ohio she was the first, first lady to earn a College Degree, and her life tells us much about the times in which she lived. Experiencing the civil war reconstruction and the guilded age and social forces usher in an era of enormous change. Welcome. Tonight we learn about the 19th president s. She is the author of the first ladies of the United States of america, a collection of biographies published by the White House Historical association. Welcome. And 1876, this country is joy usly celebrating what the 100th centennial and its an election year. The election is greatly contested with no clear victor. Tell us about the atmosphere with which they arrive at the white house. Its pretty schizophrenic, to tell you the truth
By police in the next little while. Inafew by police in the next little while. In a few moments, we are expecting various Police Representatives to appear at those microphones to give the latest information which has to do with the shooting that happened ina do with the shooting that happened in a Baptist Church in texas about three hours ago where at least 20 people are said to have died. There we re people are said to have died. There were suggestions the death toll might be as high as 27 but we will be back at a News Conference in stockdale, texas when it begins. Before that, its the papers. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are ruth lea, Arbuthnot Banking Group Economic adviser and ben chu, economics editor at the independent. The ft leads on Anti Corruption arrests in saudi arabia, in which 11 princes and dozens of senior figures are among those who have been held. The express reports on icy weather conditions set to h