hi, dana. dana: i do think the president and republicans have been on this campaign to try to keep the focus on the tack cuts as long as they can. they passed in december. we re now into april. they re not going to have any big legislative accomplishments to talk about between now and the midterms. so talking about tax cuts makes a lot of sense. but at the same time, you do have people across america, especially in middle america, very much worried about the potential for a trade war. in particular on things like soybeans. right. i think what you are seeing the president do today, this is a dream event for republicans who are up in 2018. they want the president to be talking about the tack cuts. they think it was a successful policy achieve phpbtd for the president. republicans are eager to talk about it. the woman who was interviewed before that you played in the previous clip, is just wrong about the facts. there are estimates that 80%, 90% of americans are going to see some fo
the california prison made famous by the cash song folsom prison blues. day to make your voice heard in washington. there are a variety of rallies. the action centers around the national mall on the 47th anniversary of martin luther king s junior famous i have a dream speech. glenn beck is hosting restoring honor rally on the steps of the lincoln memorial and across town, the reverend al sharpton is hosting reclaim the dream event. rallers are gathering at the dunbar high school there and later today they ll march to site of the proposed martin luther king junior memorial near the lincoln memorial. we have live coverage of all of the events going on right now in the nation capitol. we begin with molly henneberg at the restoring honor event. what is going on there, molly? reporter: hi, shannon. glenn beck says the purpose of this rally is to honor the military and also to honor everyday americans who demonstrate the values, values of faith, hope and charity. right now on the sta
democrats. busy day in the capitol today. reverend al sharpton and others are holding reclaim the dream event. right now, glenn beck holding a restoring honor rally at the lincoln memorial where tens of thousands of people are in attendance. the las vegas police arrested paris hilton on cocaine possession charges. that arrest was made after the car hilton was riding in, stopped last night. the car was pulled over after the officers noticed what they suspected was marijuana smoke coming from the vehicle. as we mention, restoring honor rally taking place right here and right now in washington, d.c. the event hosted by glenn beck has been going on since 10:00 this morning. congressman chavis is at the rally. and joins us live. great to see you. hey, shannon. shannon: you were essential to help organize. you re a friend of glenn beck. why was the event important to get involved in? the charity is dear to
profit group in southern california. good for him. back to you in d.c.. we like to hear the positive there. thank you very much. yes, we do. shannon: well, after nearly nine years, ground zero showing signs of life. check this out. 16 swamp white oaks arrive today, first of nearly 400 trees that will be planted at the memorial site. joe daniels, president of the memorial foundation said the arrival of the trees was, a big milestone. you will remember daniels appeared on the program last week to tell us about the latest development at the memorial. we checked in with congressman jason chavitz at restoring honor rally. we ll check in with guests at the reclaim the dream event in moments. the media was there at the initial devastation from hurricane katrina unfolded. so how are they covering the story five years later? we will examine the coverage next.