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won't be able to pay their fair share or taxes. i see if you to fully say the plan from the crime of crisis in our country from gun violence. oh, i see. i see a country for all americans is now always be president for all americans. because i believe in america, i believe in you, the american people, you're the reason we've never been more optimistic about our future than i am now. so much a bill in the future together, let's remember who we are. we are not to stay. 2 together much. oh

okay . and now just post $330.00 g m t. that's now past 1030 at nights in washington, dc, the russ capital you've been listening to present, survive and delivering his face of the union address at a joint session of congress on capital health. well, he's obviously covered a lot of ground advocating 5th on support for ukraine. he's also emphasized the printer, the protection of reproductive rights. now in this election year, he spent a huge portion of his speech housing, his administration's economic achievement, promising to help decrease the cost of housing and to raise taxes on the rich wall, protecting social security and the affordable care act. he's also bound to increase

the resources to secure the board of that. so it's a huge campaign issue, or if there's a taco gun one is noticeably, he also announced us emergency plan to build a temporary p, a in the mediterranean to deliver more a to civilians in gauze. but he's also freezer raises that he's a lifelong supporter of israel. well, how white house correspondent can we talk? it has also been listening and let's bring her in. now kimberly, we saw a very jessica king joe biden to like even more energetic pops. and when he really wants to learn reelection campaign, this was perhaps one of the most critical moments of that campaign. yeah, and he seemed to be focused primarily on his presumptive nominee. a presidential nominee and opponent in the november election by my county without naming donald trump mentioned to him throughout the speech, at least 10 times. referring to him as my predecessor,

it really was more of a campaign speech than it was a state of the union speech. and i've been watching these for about 3 decades. it was a little unusual to see a president, so obsessed with his uh, with his opponent. sorry. there was a little bit of a disturbance in stature hall, but i think everything is okay. and it wasn't unusual in the fact that at not only did he mention him was, but he continued to mention him throughout the speech. it was each sort of subsequent topic that was mentioned. for example, when he was talking about the pandemic and the economic come back, he would say my predecessor didn't care. and he would even have told by that where somebody said lies. we also heard when he was talking about accusing the trump supporters of blocking

a to you frame. he was making the case for his senate bill. busy which would have money for you pray, which would have money for israel's war on dollars which would have money for taiwan. but again, referencing his predecessor, we had the president accusing me, his predecessor of burying the truth on january 6th of not standing up to china. of overture earning a woman's rights and shoes. it was of a love throw out his speech as he was making the case that he should have another term. he continually referenced his predecessor, so it was very unusual in that regard. one other point that we should make again is that joe marvin has the challenge that he is the oldest president, historically speaking, but again, he was, he made the case that he was fit for office. he had to talk about his predecessor.

and so once again, it was, it was a usual by those standards. you did mention so that there was the major announcements about the b here that was being constructed with regard to the humanitarian aid and the need for that in gaza. this is significant, given the fact that there will be this construction of appear off the gaza coast. the problem for joe biden, and all of this is that he has said the us military will construct this. and he has said and repeated this in his speech. no boots on the ground, but the fact that the u. s. military is billing. this is almost gas lady because it is impossible for the us military to build this and not have boots on the ground. and that is for to open up the president to an awful lot of criticism. kimberly, this is obviously the issue of, of the war on guns that has been a huge the device have gone to for a lot of democrats, as we say this was more of

a campaign speech than a regular stage of the union. we did so see lots of standing innovations now despite the concerns, the very vocal concerns about biden's age tonight, it also feels like we saw an energized united democratic party behind him. there's no question then there was a lot. * of energy in the room is specially around the president, and this is significant it because there were a large number of democrats that were wearing cease fire pits. and so there was this expectation that there may be a significant portion of the president's own parties that may not embrace him when he was in that chambers. but that was not the case. we saw repeated standing ovations for the president cheering as he was talking about his policies. one thing we should know, so as we talked about this, concerned about the president's policies with regard to supporting israel,

is the fact that what was significant is for the 1st time we heard the president acknowledge the significance desk told that has taken place as a result of him supporting israel's foreign gauze and never before have we heard the president acknowledge the excess of 13000 palestinians killed as a result of israel's war on gaza. he also went on further to talk about the fact that there has been a millions more that has been displaced. and that this he said in his own words is heartbreaking. this is significant, but again it could come back to her, the president and then election year have moved the present. acknowledge this could now be the substance of campaign as used against him can be how could that a white house correspondent who has been watching the state of the union for us on capitol hill? thank you very much. kimberly. well, let's dig into some of what we've just begun discussing without a very senior political analyst. i'm all in the shower. you've also been listening

in that from london moment. i've got to ask you about this this pierre. well, this port, when you the full, the speech that he was planning to announce that officials are saying it could take one to 2 months to implement. possibly thousands of us troops involved, particularly in the construction. but presumably they still need to do it with israel's approval. and we know how us attempts to get more weight and over the line of order. i've gone a new job and that's why if i were, you are one focus too much on this. i think this was meant for us to discuss. so we can forget about all the things that are taking place now as we speak on the next several weeks as we list to model the same desk and just stop shooting guys, that is are and continues to wage against uh, the people and guys, uh, as the general side continues the site on tv stars. we are meant to be

signed by, you know, uh, looking on towards some american progress. so something that america is much step in to have about why it is providing is with bombs. driving a step up like the set to the new address is more theatrical and more public relations. and more, there's a reason i think, i should say, then it goes, it says see like that. i'm bringing an enter. the softening doesn't it's interesting though, and because one of the things that many of that is felt that he had to do tonight was to demonstrate empathy for the suffering being enjoyed by people in gaza. at the moment. did he do that? did he do enough to convince uncommitted vote is especially those who identify themselves as democrats, but have a have a deep moral objection to his administration's thoughts on garza

know, be on the use of a freezers of i think what across to be important. why don't belong to this, you know, whose emphasis on the to says solution that this is important in all the rest of it . but you just want to be saying that for a while now, the i'm a bit that i thought was interesting and nothing, but it was important and that would be picking up in the next. you know, this is the idea that are these really government has not been taking the human into every other day. um, uh, should not be using the humanitarian aid us on marketing shit. i think nothing more just because what it, what that is basically is stay there on the part of this, right? basically starving, the people die. so in order to bargain along with the house about the future going, how much, how much is position and so on. so forth, so i think that bit,

that was important. but in terms of the domestic politics and how much they, what the response to a bite is, uh, you know, the spartans position guys, i don't think that wouldn't go far as forward. from the other hand, if you don't have dismissed out you of this this, he did emphasize all the issues so far. important for sort of liberals of progressives and young women, african americans. i think he kind of, you know, he was like, combat is quite argumentative. and quite a direct on, on the line and all these issues, somebody important because a lot of the people will be picking up the issues guys are with him. so i think now the voters wouldn't be putting things on the scale of unclear. maybe i might have strong, weak on them some of those times on some of the issues regarding some of the,

in for $280.00 dispensable mac goes to progressives and roles, and alexis and young can be part of women on so. so for the, i think the, that kind of sort of wars and that kind of a, you know, even just cleaning what it probably originates and i think you're going to see tomorrow. i said the rebounds by a strong assorted by biden's popularity in the goals. and you will see already that the republicans will go saw him, him, you know, angry and going crazy and all that i think because he has been quite coming back to his i'm the same time just to add that dorsey. and he just, you know, his one age as aware that making it more advantages to his presidency in terms of the experience and make sure you guys are aware of when i want to dig

into some of what you've just mentioned today and just a moment. but, and i also wanted to ask you about something that i noticed during the, because a portion of his speech. so we, so obviously the people standing behind him, little sitting behind them coming to harris, the vice president. she stood up to a pillow during that portion of the speech, especially that, that part about the 2 state solution, the day off that, but noticeably the republican speaker of the house, mike johnson, did not. my understanding is that there was bipartisan support for a 2 state solution. is that changing? oh yeah, i mean look, johnson has a question, size forgot say it was not for bassett, but he's a christian science. he's definitely looks a methodist such as the way nothing. yeah. looks at it, i'm worse. there are the questions on this, the number of different parties involved in us to, to solution. i do agree with bright, understand it's and you know,

and the idea is dr. taking some control from the river to the sea as it were, but strong was also a gates to assist. solution is solve the essentially the same thing, but at too excessive usage. but again, just on the line that these issues are also going to support, right? one of the things that i saw, sony just shared with me was on the previous kind of a number of the house, was not the right sports, as you would expect in that would be by there was a included whatever you said on guys open house signs and mostly in johnson, was shaking his head on most issues and wire comment. i was jumping in and clapping and cheering. and why it didn't? the johnson was fidgety. you see, i knew she could see that throughout the whole convers weatherbug because i'm

fidgeting they are, you know, all the, something about it. i should not be satisfied. i live across the city right behind by you will see close on that question of gosh, i see the question of past time. you see that very much on that much of the free was kind of cries, i'm not sure how all the viewers around the world will see it, but no surprise at all to the queen. be sure to come back to the show aggressive one. the question of how to test fail, go back questions on the side to okay, that's it. where and why, why did not for the assessment cream assess for democracy as well? we'll talk and see i'm so so, so again, even on the portion of the seat that you would expect to bump because reagan and bush, republicans concerned about the come on be chatted for the language. but i think i'm good portion of the republicans. you know, we're sitting in the seats, are the questions, all right, now by that has,

by my understanding the west approval racing of any modern day president at this stage in the election cycle. you mentioned a number of issues that he's trying to appeal to younger progressives. on there obviously hasn't been a huge number of contentious issues, but for some time the border also being one of them. we saw that tonight. did he change minds on any particular issue that stood out to you? you know, i mean, you know, when you go down to the list and that was kind of credit to zillow speech and the way he punched the lines on a number of things including saying, you know, the medical care uh, the farm on that kinda thing on the prescription drugs uh about sales taxes. why? cuz you know, so not paying just for a share by the credit cards, about mortgages, all these things up into the 170 they americans,

especially the proxy. right. and so as the search, what's the status of that advice would be the middle of the road? once upon a time few years ago, they said we would have a photo positive with the bus will tell you that this was a speech that say, we have a domestic policy for the middle class. we went to ship by the economy for the price. that is, uh, you know, moving on manufacturing another motor supporting american labor. and his lines about this is a, you know, a country and they finally, for the middle class, i mean the advice that made you somebody that you would use that made the middle class and discussions about the line. the same thing is, would it be a way it was received by the progress is going down the line $15.00 to start another. that is, you know, quite effective and why it, every days americans about this in which we do want to know more about the bad,

none about say, you know, what happens in foreigner, we country or fire, we culture that. and i think he was pretty solids. now on the shara the out, is there a senior political analyst keeping an eye on that speech for us from london? thank you, my one. well, that's not bringing us mohammed. she is the lead. organize that full vote unconditioned. minnesota. she joins us now from minneapolis as well. let me start by asking you about that. last question. i asked, what did you make of the speech? did it change your mind? absolutely not. i think that myself and other organizers were disappointed. so here the president had to say about godsa. we heard a lot of flowery language around his empathy, his lack of empathy for palestinians. this might be the 1st time that he was even mentioned, the massacre palestinians,

and the starvation of millions in the displacement of millions. but he started with october 7th as if this was where it started and that's not the case. so i think that he further alienated voters who already were feeling like the front of it hasn't been listening us. but can i ask you a little bit about your, your, your own personal story? why are you uncommitted? was there a moment or a particular point in time that that pushed you over the edge? i'm committed because i care of a palestinian life. i october 7th, wasn't the start of when i started hearing about palestine. but i have friends in garza that i will never hear from again. i have a friend in government who has been displaced or off off. and now he's heading back to guns because he can no longer afford to live in rafa. he has lost dozens of pounds since i last saw him. and

what did you make of, of the announcement around this pair and this intentions are trying to get more humanitarian and into gaza. sorry, i couldn't get you. i'm sorry, i'm no, we're having some audio issues as i was just curious about, about your reaction to present vitamins announcements of this plan to construct, appear in the mediterranean to get more aden. and i think that that can be a star, but there are trucks waiting right now and positive. bided can make a call to night in yahoo to let those trucks. and i'm wondering why that isn't an option. why are those trucks being let? and there have been dozens waiting. why not let the 8 into rough law and why are we allowing israel to carry a ground operation out in rough? i thought would be like sion. i have to ask you, i know that there are lots of people to feel the same way as you know,

i'm trying to get an understanding of if in the election it is nothing changes. how would you vote it? knowing that if you don't advise, advise him, you could end up with a trump white house. how do you choose to, to mock to about? i think right now the ball is in job items court. i'm a lifelong democrat and listening to that speech made me angry because i know that he can do better. and instead of courting the democrats that are his base, we had 45000 voters in minnesota. tell him no more genocide ceasefire now 100000. in michigan, we had 29 percent of voters in hawaii. he didn't listen to us. he decided to coordinate the he'll, he's voters instead. so to him i would ask, why haven't you changed horse? and if he still hasn't changed course by then,

then he is at risk of losing the presidency as a lot of the, the a lead. organize that foot uncommitted minnesota. thank you for joining us on al jazeera. well, let's take to to another live event happening right now. we are hearing from the republicans. it is sen, casey, bridge of alabama. she's delivering the republican response to the president state of the union that system in one. as you know, this is where our family has tough conversations. it's where we make hard decisions . it's where we share the good, the bad and the ugly of our days. it's very last together and it's where we hold to each other's hands and pray for god's guidance and many nights. to be honest. it's where wesley and i worry, i know we're not alone. and so tonight, the american family needs to have a task conversation. because the truth is,

we're all worried about the future of our nation. the country we know and love seems to be slipping away and it feels like the next generation will have fewer opportunities and less freedoms. and we did, i worry my own children may not even get a shot at a living there. american drains. my american dream allow me the daughter of 2 small business owners from rural enterprise, alabama to be elected to the united states senate at the age of 40, growing up sleeping, the floor at my dad's hardware store and cleaning the bathroom. at my mom's stand studio, i never could have imagined what my story would entail to think about what the americans are and can do across to just one send a ration in just one lifetime. it's truly breathtaking. but right now, the american dream has turned into a nightmare. for so many families, the true,

unvarnished state of our union begins and ends with infest. worse families are hurting. our country can do better. and you don't have to look any further than the crisis. our southern border see yet the president of painting inherited the most secure border of all time. but minutes after taking office, he suspended all deportations. he halted construction of the border ball and he announced a plan to give amnesty to no ends. window that president binding didn't just create this border crisis. he invited it with 94 executive actions in his 1st 100 days. when i took office,

i took a different approach. i traveled to the del rios sector of texas. that's where i spoke to women. shared her story with me. she had been sex traffic by the cartels, starting at the age of 12. she told me not just that she was rate every day, but how many times a day she was rate. the cartels put her on a mattress and a shoe box of a were him and they sent in through that door over and over again for hours and hours. and we wouldn't be okay with this happening and a 3rd world country. this is the united states of america,

and it is past time in my opinion, that we start acting like a president by means border policies are a disgrace. this crisis is despicable. and the truth is it is almost entirely preventable from funding all poisonings. terrific murders there are empty chairs tonight at catching tables just like this one. because a precedent biden's sense, less border policies. just think about lake and riley and neighboring state of georgia. this be sure to the full 22 year old nursing student went out on the job one morning. but she never got the opportunity to return home. she was brutally murdered by one of the millions of

a legal border crossers president binding chose to release into our homeland. so as a mom, i can't quit thinking about this. i mean, this could have been my daughter, this kind of been yours. and tonight, president by he finally said her name, but he refused to take responsibility for his own actions. mister president, enough is enough. innocent americans are dying and you only have yourself to blame, fulfill your oath of office, reverse your policies in this crisis and staff. the suffering sadly.