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Time for small thinking is over. The time for trivial fights is behind us. I am asking all members of congress to join me in dreaming big and bold and daring things for our country. Many of the people who watched it last night liked it. In our cnn orc poll 57 said they had a very positive reaction to the president s address. 69 said they thought the president s policies would indeed move this country in the right direction. It was a republicanleaning audience, but still, those are still pretty s...

Brianna, and this is one of those rare moments at the white house that is absent of politics. It is really just aimed at honoring the here onheroic actions. Retired Army Captain Gary Michael Rose performed an act of bravery that stands the test of time and this happened in laos during the vietnam war in september 1907 and it was such a secret mission, brianna, from when we understand and he didnt talk about this until the 90s. So this mission was kept under wraps for nearly two decades and from ...

Good monday morning, everybody. Youre watching Fox Friends First here to begin your week, im todd in for schmitt. Good way to start this monday morning. Im gillian mele, thank you for starting your day with us. Fox news alert, israel blamed for a series of airstrikes against syria. Todd hours after one of the worst Chemical Attacks in history left dozens of innocent people dead. Jillian doug luzader is live in washington d. C. Reporter good morning. Still some mystery this morning as to who laun...

Hour gets underway on a thursday night. Well, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. This is the third day of the new year, the 19. That makes it day 714 of the trump administration. And tonight for the second time in u. S. History, a woman is second in line to the president. For the second time in u. S. History, a woman is speaker of the house. Turns out it was the same woman both times. Nancy pelosi, a baltimore native, longtime democratic member of congress f...

There. Hi, doug. We have some new numbers for you. These are tabulated by chad pergram, who is a better counter than i am. Chad has the total for pelosi at 219. The next for Kevin Mccarthy at 192. 18 ballots were cast for other candidates. So nancy pelosi has it. Now, the fact that she has secured the speakership, we enter a new phase of the government shut down. Some say theres a bit more hope here now that nancy pelosi has secured her left flank. Fended off the left flank of the far left wing ...

The diversity in that donald trump press conference. You wonder, is it planned or wow. Who knows. It is friday, january 4th. Its quite a day. With us we have msnbc contributor mike barnacle. He could have been in that picture if he had shaved off the hair on the side. Thanks. Not sure why Donnie Deutsch is here, but hes here. Whoa, whoa. Mika, were way past that right now. That has not haepd in a long time. Are you sure were past it . We brought in the mediator and we worked through it. Associat...

History, now 55 members. Tonight its worth noting that while donald trump ran on banning muslims and issued a travel ban limiting immigrants from several muslim majority countries, voters responded by electing the first Muslim American ever to the United States congress. And while trump continues to bait Elizabeth Warren over native american issues, voters also elected the first native American Woman to ever serve in the u. S. Congress. You look at this, and you look at whats happening, you look...

A sharp shift in brazils Foreign Policy the far right leader said that russias support of president Nicolas Maduro in neighboring venezuela had significantly increased tensions in the region. The protests continue in india after two women defied an ancient ban and entered a hindu temple in the Southern State of kerala in september Indias Supreme Court ordered the lifting of the ban on women of menstruating age entering the suburban mala hill temple that has drawn criticism from conservative hind...

Get im protected like proud to be his woman speaker of the house of this congress which marks the one hundredth year of winning having the right to vote and guide to play for all the years in the crash. With over one hundred women members of congress the largest number in his god bless you all and god bless the United States of america. Also coming up tonight in chinas history making landing on the far side of the moon for now beijing says this is a Mission Driven by science. So meaningful it ha...

Officials now say one person is dead, another in Critical Condition there. The shooter also reported dead. More details from that horrific shooting in just a moment. But we start first tonight with cnns alison kosik in honest ci monsey, new york where the rabbis home was violently attacked. What more can you tell us . Reporter and we are learning just how the suspect 38yearold Grafton Thomas got inside the rabbis house behind me. He walked through the unlocked front door. Wasnt unusual for the r...