This is the story. Today were live in our nations capitol ahead of tonights consequential state of the Union Address. Youre going to see a very energized president says his chief of staff. Still some democrats said to be nervous about the stakes for this evening. The Washington Post put it this way. The goal is not to give up old man vibes. It could be the last time that he in front of such a big tv audience until at least the convention. Voters will no doubt be weighing whether or not hes held up to this promise from the beginning of its presidency. Watch this. Im a man of my word. America is back. I speak to you today as president of the United States at the very start of my administration and im sending a clear message to the world. America is back. Martha a lot has happened since then. The chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan. Attacks on our troops in the middle east, the explosion of the border crisis, which is a huge issue to name a few. We kick things off with bret baier in d. C.
The state of the Union Address is tonight. All eyes are on the president of the United States under enormous pressure to address an enormous number of items that weve been getting in to all day on this fine network what is at stake for him from maybe the most influential player, leon panetta. If you think about it, his Advisory Role in so many capacities to bill clinton, it was a certain speech that he gave in the middle of the hole Monica Lewinsky scandal that changed his fortuning maybe forever. What a democrat can learn from another popular democrat that looked like he was in deep trouble and turned it around with one big speech. That was then. Well get into it. First, peter doocy at the white house. What were in store for, peter . What we think is in store is a president that is going to step up to the Microphone Tonight and basically say that republicans are a party that are jeopardizing reproductive rights. The radical extreme bills that were seeing on abortion, on ivf, youll hea
nearly 200 oversight requests already submitted. the white house counsel telling republicans they need to resend all of those requests once they take over next week. the white house plans to work in good faith with the opposing party. those on the right skeptical to say the least. a few of the tweets. does leaking a story and sending a letter at 4:30 a.m. show good faith? the white house and media are already playing games. get ready, the oversight chair also digging in. joe biden promised the americans that he would be the most transparent president in history and i could make a strong case he is the least transparent president in history. we re supposed to provide oversight and root out waste, fraud, abuse and mismanagement in the federal government. joe biden has blocked us at every turn and surely everyone has seen by now over the past years the democrats haven t provided any oversight. we re trying to do our jobs. molly: first we go to jacque heinrich traveling with
you re paying attention to the price at the x, if you give the good economic news of an ugly christmas sweater? possibly, that s interesting. i did not think you are going there. i did not know where that sentence was going to end. i have never seen chris hayes with and over the shoulder monitor that says, this is the season. and i am telling you, the holiday cheer, people want to see you in the santa hat. mark it, i will be in an ugly christmas sweater, doing this thorough before the holiday season is. out whatever it takes to get people to pay attention to the good news, and it may take you in a santa hat and a large white beard, america, you are owed that. let s do it. thank you, my friend. for doing the humans work at this economy. thank you to you at home for joining us this hour. we are beginning with breaking news this evening. the israeli government as voted to accept a deal that would free 50 hostages currently being out by the terrace group hamas. th
night. do you think more people would pay attention to the price of the eggs if you gave the good economic news in an ugly christmas sweater? possibly. i just i was remarking i don t know where that sentence was going to end. i have never seen hris hayes with an over the shoulder monitor that says tiz the season. and the holiday cheer people want to see you in the santa hat. i m going to be in an ugly christmas sweater doing this throw before the holiday season is out. whatever it takes to get people to pay attention to good news. america, you are owed that. thank you, my friend. thank you to you at home for joining us this hour. we are beginning with some breaking news this evening. the israeli government has voted to accept a deal that would free 50 hostages currently being held by the terrorist group, hamas. that is according to the office of the prime minister benjamin netanyahu. what we do know is that the 50 hostageerize all women and children, and they