Inside the complex. Leslie, how is it looking out there . Reporter you know, theres a lot of activity out here, bruce and deb. If you listen closely you can hear the music. Im standing in the observatory. Theres a lot of activity as People Get Ready for this party for vips at 8 00. If you go downstairs and take picture what s and ornaments reflect your picture in it. This cost 1. 4 billion to build. It has restaurants, a theater and the casino. We had an opportunity to kind of drive around the entire casino on the way here. It is massive. 1. 7 million square feet. Sky 9 has a view right now of what youre going to see when you come out perspective on just how big this complex is. Also weve been talking about traffic. It took us about an hour and 20 minutes in northwest washington to get here. The struggle is real. We will tell you what you can expect inside and the traffic expect ed to go scott broom is checking in with people in the resort. Reporter lots of last minute preparations. Th
Of her retirement . Eastern,ay at 8 p. M. We remember some of the political figures that passed away in 2016, including nancy reagan and antonin scalia. Friday night at 8 00, hour in Memoriam Program continues with shimon peres, mohammed ali, john glenn. This week in prime time on cspan. Join us on tuesday, january 3, for live coverage of the opening day of the new congress. Watch the official swearingin of the new and reelected members of the house and senate and the election of the speaker of the house. I were all they live coverage of the days begins at 7 00 a. M. Eastern on cspan and cspan. Org, or you can listen to it on the free cspan radio app. Astrophysicist who is also the chief science officer for Discovery Communications talks about science and innovation. He addressed a student audience recently at Westminster College in fulton, missouri. This is one hour. I will begin. I will introduce myself. I am chris, a professor at Westminster College. It is in fact my great pleasure
Will walk picket lines with my brothers and sisters in labor. I am out there with you. Postal workers. We are there. Ive been arrested for standing up for immigration reform. So we are fighting for our new americans and that is so true. I have traveled to 30 states in the last two years alone to fight for candidates at all levels. That is just a short portion of tonights Program Featuring some of the candidates to be the dnc next chairman. See the entire event starring at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. This week, washington journal will devote the entire program each day to the key issues facing the new Trump Administration in congress. On tuesday morning, trade and trumpsues with the administration changing current trade laws in an effort to create or save laws. On wednesday morning, the issue is energy and environmental policy. We will discuss how it might be impacted by the new congress and the incoming Trump Administration. Thursday, immigration and how trump and the new congress may
Delivers his first address to a joint session of congress on tuesday, february 28. Up next on cspan, you look at the first speeches to congress by the last five president s. Ronald reagan, george h. W. Bush, bill clinton, george w. Bush and barack obama. The speeches, which are not considered state of the Union Addresses focus on policy priorities of the new administration. We begin with Ronald Reagan speaking before the congress on february 18, 1981. [cheers and applause] members of the congress, i had the high privilege and the distinct honor of presenting to you the president of the United States. [cheers and applause] thank you. [applause] thank you very much. [applause] [cheers and applause] thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you all very much. Mr. Speaker, mr. President , distinguished members of congress, honored guests and fellow citizens, only a month ago i was your guest in this Historic Building and i pledge to you my cooperation and doing what is right for this nation th
Session of congress on generate 28 generate 28. February 28. 8 we look back at the first speeches of president clinton, obama and both president bushes. Members of the congress, i have the highest privilege and the distinct honor of presenting to you the president of the United States. [applause] president reagan thank you very much. [applause] president reagan thank you. [applause] president reagan thank you very much. Mr. Speaker, distinguished members of congress, honored guests and fellow citizens, only a month ago, i was you are guest in this Historic Building and i pledged to you my cooperation in doing what is right for this nation that we all love so much im here tonight to reaffirm that pledge and to ask that we share in restoring the promise that is offered to every citizen by this with the last best hope of man honor. All of us are aware of the punishing inflation which has held a doubledigit figure for two years in a row. All across this land, one can see newly built homes