also come together on immigration. make it a bipartisan mission once again. a major theme in last night s state of the union, president joe biden calling on a divided congress to work together and pass legislation on several key issues. however, some members of the gop decided to make a scene during the speech heckling the president over the budget and the border. and then there was george santos who found himself in a tense exchange with of all people republican senator mitt romney. we ll show you what romney had to say about the freshman congressman who s facing multiple legal investigations. good morning and welcome to wail on this wednesday, february 8th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. president joe biden delivered his annual state of the union address last night before a newly divided congress. speaking for just over an hour, biden touted his administration s accomplishments while repeatedly stressing that the job isn t finished yet. h
it certainly goes further than a lot of republicans would like it to go. but there is no doubt this bill is going to save thousands of lives. ahead not next 15 minutes i ll speak with the democratic senator chris coons of delaware, a voice that worked on the deal and one of president biden s top allies. and relief at the pump, that s president biden s goal this afternoon, asking congress to pass a three month federal gas tax holiday, but it s already facing stiff resistance from democrats and republicans. why is that? we ll break it down coming up. and this hour on the hill, roger goodell is testifying virtually before a house committee. what he is telling lawmakers about the league s handling of work place misconduct allegations in the washington commanders franchise. what we are learning about the next hearing for the january 6th committee and the new revelations from the latest one. ali vitali is on capitol hill. and i want to bring in reporter kyle cheney and cha
more resources reduce violent crime and gun crime. for community intervention programs for housing, education and job training. all this to help prevent violence in the first place. when police officers or police departments violate the public trust, they must be held accountable. so he s talking about reducing violent crime, congressman. and the only thing he has to say about police officers is that they must be held accountable. your thoughts on real trace. and this is , you know, if there was a highlight from last your state of the union, it was the fact that he was willing to reverse course on this whole, defund the police movement. but he s basically undone all of that, not just in the last year, but also in tonight s speech, another remarkable omission throughout all of this speech this evening, some 70 odd minutes, and not once as the commander in chief did he mention our military
cycle ecologists responding to mental health crises and more, in one sense we ask too much of them. i know most cops and their families are good, decent, honorable people, vast majority. but the risk [applause] and they risk their lives, every time they put that shield on. but what happened to ty remembers happens too often. we have to do better. give law enforcement the real training they need. hold them to higher standards. help them succeed in keeping a safe. we also need more first responders and professionals to adjust to the growing mental health and substance abuse challenge. more resources against violent crime and gun crime. more community intervention programs. more investment in education
majority. [applause] that they risk [applause] and they risk their life lives every time they put that shield on. but how what happened to tyre in memphis happens far too often. we have to do better. give law enforcement the real training they need. hold them to higher standards. help them succeed and keep them safe. we also need more first responders and professionals to address the growing mental health and substance abuse challenges. more resources to reduce violent crime and gun crime. more community intervention programs. more investment in housing, education, and jobs. all this can help prevent violence in the first place.