instead of better. president obama did not mention any gop presidential candidates by name . but warned against rhetoric over islam. (obama ) when politicians insult muslims. that doesn t make us safer. that s not telling us like it is. it s just wrong. it diminishes us in the eyes of the world. south carolina governor nikki haley gave the republican response. echoing the president s calls to calm the anti muslim rhetoric. (gov nikki haley/ r-sc) no one who is willing to work hard, abide by our laws and love our traditions should ever feel unwelcome. the republican governor did give a critical view of president obama s record on the economy: (haley) we re feeling a crushing national debt, a health care plan that has made insurance less affordable. (standup: weijia jiang cbs news washington, d.c.) reaction to the state of the union from the campaign trail was swift, with trump taking to twitter calling the president s address here in washington boring, slow texas senator
than 14 million new jobs; the strongest two years of job growth since the 90s; an unemployment rate cut in half. he expressed frustration with the growing political divide and himself, (president barack obama) i have no doubt a president with the gifts of lincoln or roosevelt might have better bridged the divide. though he couldn t resist a few not-so-veiled swipes at republican frontrunner donald trump, (president barack obama) all the talk of america s economic decline is hot air. overall, the president used the state of the union as a call to action. (president barack obama) i believe in change, because i believe in you the american people and that s why i stand here as confident as i ve ever been, that the state of our union is strong. ((brian loftus)) > south gave the republican response. she disagreed with the president when it came to his record on the economy. ((nikki haley: we re feeling a crushing national debt, a health care plan that has made insurance less
happens at 7:59pm tonight. reporting live.mauricio marin. 8 news now.//// ((paula francis)) mauricio we thought the jackpot would have hit by now? if there is no winenr tonight do we know how large the jackpot will grow for saturday s drawing? ((mauricio to win big. but in case there isn t a winner tonight -lotto officials are projecting the next powerball drawing to be at 2-billion dollars saturday. back to you./// ((paul joncich)) today.. we could be closer to a decision on the rooftop solar debate. the public utilities comissions is expected to make a decision on holding off or reversing course on the new net metering rates. a meeting took place today. and at that meeting, more than a thousand supporters of the solar industry including dozens of laid off workers. and actor mark ruffalo. the new rates are about 40 percent higher than the current rates for solar customers. solar companies laid off employees..mos tly installers . after the decision. at last check, today s puc
After a career in journalism, Hafner became a spokesman for his alma mater, UC Berkeley, before buying 100 acres in his 60s and committing to the life of a farmer, a role he embraced to his dying day.