The situation is dire due to the defeats washington has suffered. His recruitment is almost nonexistent. They need a victory. They need something positive going. Washington, certainly, is well aware and desperate for it. The victory at trenton, when they get it, will be a huge morale boost, confidence builder. The result will be recruitment. It will encourage men to come forward to join the army. This is the site where general washington on christmas night, and the continental army, landed. Boats would have been landed up and down the bank for some distance. The army crossed during the darkness, during the night. Washington had about 2400 men, 18 cannons, 100 horses. Washington was hoping to have everybody across by midnight. It wasnt until about 4 00 the next morning on december 26, the army was across and ready to march to trenton. The prelude to our story is the new York Campaign in the summer and fall of 1776. The british landed an army on Staten Island shortly after the declaratio
What they do and who they are. It is a pleasure and a privilege ar me to introduce to you very special student who is going to introduce professor is a junior, a journalism major, she has done unremarkable things at gw and beyond and is president of the Gw Association of black journalists. Lauryn hill is in her prime of her life, i would love to say here. She is the assistant editor of the multicultural magazine, she entered last summer at the afroamerican newspaper in d. C. , and is destined to go onto a really remarkable career, and she is launching right here, so join me please in welcoming lauryn hill, and have a very good evening. Lauren good evening, and thank you professor say that professor professor sesno. I would first like to thank the school of media and public hostrs for helping tonights event and allowing our organization to be a part of another great series of programming. Our organization believes it is important to discuss the Trump Administration from the perspective
Good morning welcome to squawk alley. I am john ford with holly evans. After a series of wild swings in the market, major indexes are higher but not across the board. Dow up 240 the next guest says the fed is partly behind the mayhem the past couple days as the president tweeted about market volatility in the old days when good news was reported, stock market would go up, today when good news is reported, stock market goes down big mistake and we have great news about the economy Tom Mcclellan joins me start with the fed, you think theyre in the middle of this . Good morning. Yes, the president is right. But the link between that and the economy is not as strong as people think what most dont understand, there are two fundamentals that govern movements of stock market first is how much money is there, the second is how much does the money want to be invested the fed is in charge of mostly the first one. I brought a chart. Whats not reported, the fed is selling assets last week they dro
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With Lieutenant Governor kevin bryant discusses key Public Policy issues in South Carolina. Washington journal is live now. Host good morning. President trump arrived in this, switzerland Early Morning the before he left washington, president made plenty of news during an. Promptu press gaggle the president said that he appeared at bolster the efforts lookingartisan group for a tough stance against ilLegal Immigration. This morning on the washington journal, we want to know what you think. Democrats, 202 7488000, republicans 202 7488001, independents 202 7488003, and a , andendents 202 7488002 for recent immigrants legal or. Therwise 202 7488003 here is the headline in the washington journal, President Trump blocks passway for immigrants. Backs citizens for passway. Here is the president s comments during that impromptu press gaggle. [video clip] we want to do a great job with daca. It is going to happen at some point. Of 10 to 12 years. Whether they have a Little Company on whether th