Sailing ship hermione. It was a replica of the military frigate that carried general marquis de lafayette in 1780 with a message from king louis xvi. Promising thousands of french soldiers and a large naval force to help in the revolutionary war. The original hermione participated in the siege of yorktown in 1781. The journey was the beginning of a trip up the east coast of the u. S. With stops in major cities along the way. Over the next hour, we will see remarks from american and french government representatives interviews with crew members and we will observe scenes and music from the arrival ceremony. When we arrived on june 5, hermione was just emerging from the fog. [cannon fire] [cannon fire] [cannon fire] [cannon fire] [cheering] [cannon fire] [la marseillaise playing] [cheering] [starspangled banner playing] [applause] platoon, forward. Left, left, left, right. Left, left, left, right. Forward. Left. Left, left, right. Left, left, leftright. Left, left, leftright. Tom i am to
And family. [cheers and applause] congratulations. The gentleman from colonial heights, mr. Cox. Mr. President , i have the honor to present the Lieutenant Governorelect, the honorable ralph northam. [cheers and applause] the gentleman from colonial heights, mr. Cox. Mr. President , on behalf of the inaugural committee, i have the honor to present the governorelect, the honorable terence r. Mcauliffe and family. [cheers and applause] the joint assembly will come to order. God bless america will now be performed by the Virginia State university gospel chorale under the direction of mr. James holden, jr. And under the choreographry of mr. Perry a. Evans ii. While the storm clouds gather far across the sea while the storm clouds gather far across the sea let us swear allegiance to a land thats free let us all be grateful for a land so fair as we raise our voices in a solemn prayer God Bless America, land that i love stand beside her and guide her through the night with a light from above
Congress is back in session today. The house gavels in at noon eastern for general speeches. 2 00 eastern for legislative work. The senate is also back at 2 00 p. M. Here is a preview of the week ahead on the hill. We want to take a step back and talk more broadly about congress. It is going to be a busy week. Is on therowicz phone. He is a reporter with the hill. Thanks for joining us. Budget us about the first. Weve been waiting for the larger omnibus spending bill to be unveiled. Is that happened has that happened yet . And has not as of last night. That is the big mission of the week for congress. They will have to do it in two stages. They will have to pass a short term bill through saturday and that will give them time to wrestle through the giant, a little bit more than 1 trillion spending bill, for the rest of the year. It seems like theres is a lot of agreement just to do it that way. And then that will fund it and give them three or four days to figure out the spending bill.
Are you prepared to take the oath . Yes, sir, i am. Would you raise your right hand, placed your a 10 on the bible, help held by your wifes hand, acquired by the Virginia Military economy, and repeat after me i, ralph s northam, do solemnly swear that i will uphold the constitution of the United States of america and the constitution of the commonwealth of virginia and that i will faithfully and impartially discharge all of the duties incumbent upon me as Lieutenant Governor of the commonwealth of virginia according to the best of my ability, so help me god. Congratulations. [applause] the oath of office will now be administered to the governor elect, the honorable Terence R Mcauliffe. [applause] by the honorable cynthia kinzer, chief justice of the Supreme Court of virginia. [applause] are you ready to take the oath of office . I am. Raise your right hand and place your left hand on the bible and repeat after me. I, Terence R Mcauliffe, do solemnly swear that i will support the consti