when? weeks and still has not ruled. nbc news justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian. where do things stand after today s arguments? reporter: judge aileen cannon said she would rule promptly on these two motions to dismiss and seemed skeptical this afternoon of the argument about the presidential records act. remember, what donald trump is saying under the presidential records act he could deem any record in the white house whether classified document about nuclear secrets or identity of the cia officer, foreign asset, he could deem that a personal record, take it home and store it in his bathroom. special counsel jack smith says than an absurd argument and eastern the judge said i don t see how that gets dismissal of the indictment. that one. another argument, motion to dismiss on the grounds the espionage act is unconstitutionally vague. argued that this morning. a long shot. a law used hundreds of times to prosecute people who have taken home or leaked clas
will not. [ applause ] but ukraine ukraine can stop putin. ukraine can stop putin if we stand with ukraine and provide the weapons it needs to defend itself. my predecessor and some of you here seek to pery the truth about january 6th. i will not do that. this is a moment to speak the truth than bury the lies. it s a simple choice. we can fight about fixing the border or we can fix it. i m ready to fix it. send me the border bill now. here in the chamber tonight are families whose loved ones are still being held by hamas. i pledge to all the families i will not rest until we bring every one of your loved ones home. that s just a small sample of president joe biden s wide ranging and at times down right fiery state of the union address. we re going to have complete coverage of his speech and the reaction straight ahead. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, march 8th. it s friday. it s been a long week. we re so glad you spent it with us. i m jona
a.m. pacific. i m jose diaz-balart. all eyes on washington as president biden delivers a state of the union address before congress. the president expected to highlight his efforts to strengthen the economy for the middle class and protect democracy and freedom. the address comes at a critical moment in the race for the white house as biden makes his case to voters that he is up for serving another four years. his chief of staff telling politico, quote, there is no one better at handling high-stakes than president biden. the speech coming one day after biden s predecessor solidified his position as the nominee. trump already shifting his focus to the general election, challenging biden to a debate any time, any where, any place. joining us now from washington, ally rafah and yuli circuit. what should we expect from the president s address tonight? yeah, jose. good morning. the white house says president biden is putting finishing touches on this speech that could end up b
good evening. i m norah o donnell, and thank you for being with us. tonight, the countdown is on. just hours from now, the president delivering a critical address to the nation before what may be the largest tv audience he ll get this election season. it is a chance for the commander in chief to reframe the political debate about not only the state of this country, but also his stewardship of it. earlier today, i went to the white house for a conversation with the president about what he ll talk about. he is eager to engage politically with republicans. cbs s ed o keefe is at the white house, and ed, the president tonight will use the phrase america s comeback. reporter: that s right, norah, and as he engages with republicans he plans to call out how they have lost election since the repeal of roe vs. wade and promises to sign a federal law to protect abortion services if it is ever passed. the president is also planning to take at least a few jabs at his likely republica
sexy manatee and music back. really big deal. thanks, dana. good evening, welcome to washington. i m bret baier. breaking tonight, president biden is three hours away from what critics and supporters are calling one of the most important speeches of his political career. the incumbent president trying to fend off his predecessor and potential successor must prove to the american people he is not too old, too infirm or too out of touch on policies important to americans to justify a second term. he must also lay out a vision for a second term that his campaign hopes can prompt a reversal of his recent dismal poll numbers. the state of the union address can be seen right here live at 9:00 p.m. eastern time. we re just now getting a sneak peek at a few elements of the president s speech. white house correspondent peter doocy starts us off with that live from the north lawn. good evening, peter. peter: bret, this is going to be president biden s balancing act tonight. pitch a u