>> well, jake, it's certainly unfortunate timing for the white house. that's precisely the argument the president is trying to make here today. he was apologizing for steps that president trump took at the time he was in office when it came to withdrawing the u.s. from the paris climate accords and he was trying to make the argument the sus back at the table. they are going to lead when it comes to climate change. now they've gotten this statement from senator manchin saying, he's not ready yet to fully support president biden's agenda here. and the white house responded pretty quickly with jen psaki putting out a statement saying that senator manchin says he's prepared to support a plan that combats inflation, is fiscally responsible and will create jobs. 17 nobel prize-winning economists say this plan will reduce inflation and, jake, they say as a result we remain confident the plan will gain senator manchin's support. of course, the key phrase there is will gain. that means the white house realizes senator manchin has not yet expressed his support be

phil, one of the arguments that you just heard from paula reid, the white house, the biden white house argument is an argument based on planet earth where this january 6th insurrection was an extraordinary, horrific thing. but as we know, there are a number of republicans in the house of representatives who do not currently reside on planet earth. they live on this trump world where the insurrection was on election day and there was all this election fraud. all these things that are not true. so the biden people can say, well, this is just extraordinary circumstances and future congresses, future majorities in congress will respect that. i don't know what world they think those people live on, though. >> yeah, well, obviously it's a world in which the full weight of the government, you know, levying criminal charges against someone is seen as preferable to donald trump as we're seeing in the case of steve bannon. trump's gig all along has been deny, deny d, deny, don't compl. that was from day one, that was the approach he took here. and that's what he's clearly demanding of people who

steve bannon did not work in the white house. yet he is claiming privilege. these people will certainly try and claim that which is why they are sort of waiting on what merrick garland decides to do at doj. . >> in that clip we saw kayleigh mcenany lying to the american people. it's not a crime to lie to the american people. if it were she would have been charged on the first day as press secretary. what do you think the committee is looking for here. what do they want to know? it's not just did the president tell you to go out there and lie to the american people because, of course he did. >> well, they are looking to see what steps were taken within government that led to the january 6th insurrection. of course over 500 of the insurrectionists have been paying the price one way or the other. the criminal justice system, but no one has been charged with who funded it. how well organized was it and who was in on it. these could lead to charges of conspiracy, rico charges, obstruction of congress and also questions on whether donald trump incited an insurrecti

then white house physician dr. ronnie jackson over trump's results. so what are you looking for in president biden's physical results? >> well, he is 79 years old tomorrow. we know -- we have some idea of his past medical history, and we're going to look for specifics about, you know, his overall health but also addressing some of these things in his history overall. i can show you some of those things quickly. he has a history of atrial fibri fibrillation, an irregular heartrate. he takes a pill for high cholesterol. he had brain surgery for cerebral aneurysms. he's been monitored for that. shouldn't expect anything new there. but want to hear if there's any updates. obviously he had his colonoscopy today. i want to see if there's any results from that, any concerns based on that. so those are the big things. but they hopefully will provide a briefing, tell us about all the lab results and imaging tests they've gotten, and we'll see what they all show. >> all right, dr. sanjay gupta, thanks so much. >> thank you.

but over 99% of the bill was built, house, senate, white house. so if there are a couple of things at the end that are different, we'll deal with those. but this is, again, transformative, historic and, again, this is a giant -- two giant steps forward today. >> but some are saying the government -- the democrats oar. >> no, no. watch the vote when it comes up. >> but some voters think -- >> thank you. thank you. >> that was house speaker nancy pelosi and democratic leaders jim clyburn and steny hoyer updating reporters amid a contentious and seemingly endless negotiation over the president's legislative agenda. pelosi has said that a vote will indeed happen on the infrastructure bill as well as the start of a procedural step on the build back better act. that is not what progressives wanted. this is what moderates requested. let's bring in jessica dean on capitol hill. so the day started. let's bring everybody up to speed. we thought there was going to be a vote both on the bipartisan infrastructure package, which the moderates want -- >> uh-huh.

so the white house says they want to try to use this time wisely. the time they believe the travel restrictions for instance that they put in place are buying them. and we should also note just in, wolf, there are new developments in the u.s. about what's going on in the fight against covid-19 overall. not just related to the omicron variant. advisers to the fda have voted 13-10 to get an emergency authorization of that new anti-covid pill that's being made by merck. of course, this is something that still has to go to the fda and if they make a decision based on this recommendation from these advisers. this is something not just concerning to the scientists working on this but also look at stocks today. you saw them tumbling. the dow was down several points -- several hundred points because there are concerns about what this variant means for the united states in addition to those comments from the fed chair earlier today saying they can no longer really call inflation transitory. >> the dow down another 650 points just today. thank you very much.

that's something you hear from white house officials. why they are going to focus on this so much in the days and weeks ahead. this has tangible benefits that people will be able to feel and they want to make sure people know those benefits are on their way. >> phil, you're right. there was not even that subtle. the message that he was trying to send. again, not just to republicans but to democrats saying too often in washington we focus on getting everything we want with this law. we focus on getting things done. but, phil, you mentioned all of the details of what is in this new law. i want to bring in diane on that particular issue. there are hundreds of billions of dollars for roads, bridges, infrastructure projects, public transit, passenger and freight rail. broadband infrastructure, airports, electric vehicle chargers, it goes on and on and on. so diane, my question for you is, if i'm sitting at home watching this, i'm wondering, when is this actually going to get going, and will it really affect me and help my life in the short te

so what is the white house -- do you think they're messaging this well? some of these things are out of their control. not much he can do to lower gas prices but how are they handling their aspect of the messaging? >> i think the administration is playing catch up here because they were slow to recognize the severity and the long-lastingness of this inflation and its potential political risks. as you may recall just a couple of months ago, are the line was this is going to ease very rapidly. this is going to be transitory. and it hasn't so far. at least whatever this transition is taking an awfully long time. one other thing to get out of this move is, if gas prices do come down, they get to take credit for it. even though what they are doing most economists will tell you is a little bit like spitting in the wind. >> the fact that the four people at this table, foive people at this table all agree with you there's probably some core essence of truth here. like it's not going to change gas prices in time for thanksgiving. everyone thinks it probably will a

so the white house wants more schools to host vaccine clinics. in a letter to school superintendents, the biden administration notes there's ample funding and resources to help from the american rescue plan that passed earlier this year. the white house also notes information and encouragement directly from schools could help raise vaccination rates. but do you worry that many schools might just not want the headache? >> well, first of all, it's a great idea. so those schools that are willing to do it would certainly be a major contribution. it does remind one of the polio days. you're trying to mass vaccinate children. sometimes the easiest way is through schools. but, obviously, i think the fallback is going to be when pediatricians offices. >> since vaccines for children 5 to 11 became available last week we've seen an overwhelming response in some parts of the country with parents lining up with their kids to get shots but then one father in the d.c. area told us that he waited three-plus hours to get his kids vaccinated. think about that for

the white house has said that we will have information that matches, that the bill will be fully paid for. and ultimately, you know, the cbo has indicated that irs enforcement may be scored differently. but i think all democrats understand that actually the effects of enforcing the law and making the wealthiest pay their fair share are very, very clear, and we will get all of that revenue in. so i don't believe that we think there's going to be a problem between what the white house has said in terms of what the bill is going to cost and how it's paid for. i think that's all going to be consistent. and i do think we'll pass it through this week. >> have you talked to any of the moderates and received firm assurances from them that they will vote for the bill this week, regardless of what cbo comes out with? >> we have our agreement. and in that agreement it was very clear that regardless of if cbo has not provided the information, we will still hold a vote this week. and i've been continuing to talk to them. they've now had a week and a half to look at the bill to make sure they know

you had the head of the european commission visiting the white house and saying now the white house is planning new sanctions against belarus, tougher sanctions against alexander lukashenko and that is exactly what the european union is saying as well. they want to expand sanctions and to try to put pressure on him. the other big thing the european union wants to do is threatening the airlines flying and not be able to fly into the european union if you continue to fly people to belarus who are then being brought to the border to be sent over into the european union. so they're trying to show more of a unified response and of course, one of the things you've mentioned is absolutely correct. it doesn't seem as if alexander is budging. he praised putin for flying those bombers over belarus territory then today threatened to cut off gas supplies. we can see that the european union has decided it's going to remain tough and it certainly says it's not going to budge. the polls say they could send a lot more troops to the border. >> thank you so much. also in our world lead, a history making

the white house says vaccine requirements are working. helping bring the number of those unvaccinated who are eligible in the u.s. down to about 60 million. following covid's spread and giving the economy a boost. >> vaccinated workers are going back to work. vaccinated shoppers are going back to stores. >> and they believe they are on firm legal footing. >> we're pretty confident. the administration clearly has the authority to protect workers and actions announced by the president are designed to save lives. and stop spread of covid. >> when it comes to enforcing this rule for a large private business, an official telling cnn the agency making sure businesses comply will have planned inspections of some workplaces and will also rely on complaints from workers to enforce the rule. >> athena jones, thank you. >>> coming up next, the cnn exclusive. why was there so much confusion among capitol police on january 6th. what cnn is learning happened to the intelligence unit just before the insurrection. stay with us. new patients, get started

he's been out of the white house for years. but mark meadows was white house chief of staff at the time. so many of these other individuals worked in the white house at the time. joe biden, the president who actually it's up to, in terms of waiving or asserting executive privilege, has said no for meadows, for example. but might courts see it differently? >> yeah, i think the different people have different levels of argument they can make. among the whole crew and it worked out this way for a reason, steve bannon has the least. he wasn't in the employ of the executive branch at the time. he was an outside person. he also was completely blanket refusing to come testify. you'll see that jeffrey clark, a former doj official, basically did what steve bannon did but in a more subtle way. showed up. showed respect to the committee. invoked privilege at various junctures. answered some mundane questions but that's a way of showing respect for the committee and reasonableness in the minds of that person. so someone like mark meadows h

are they from the white house? were they working elsewhere? >> we've had people from the trump administration come in voluntarily. some of the information they've provided has led us to seek information from others. so there are people who have personal knowledge about what happened, not only what the president did but what others did leading up to the riot. by the way, mr. meadows, i sure hope he does come in because the questions that we have to ask him are important. i think he has an obligation to tell the truth to the public and to the congress. and even if he thinks he has a claim to executive privilege in some way, we don't think so, but clearly there are questions that have nothing to do with executive privilege. for example, did he use his private email and private cell phone for government business? what happened to that cell phone, if he did? that's not covered by executive privilege. >> as you know, your chairman bennie thompson said there's no decision from your meeting this morning on whether to hold meadows in contempt. is that

first white house correspondent kaitlan collins joins me from edinburgh, scotland. this is a pivotal moment for joe biden on the world stage. it doesn't escape the notice of his counterparts that whatever biden is saying, he has still not been able to get democrats on board to actually pass legislation to accomplish his climate goals. >> yeah, jake, and the president seemed to get at that bluntly today in his remarks to the world leaders on the first day of this summit, acknowledging where the united states' standing on this issue has been over the last several years. a cleese reference to the policies of his predecessor. now on day one when he's trying to convince these other world leaders the united states is headed in the right direction we're seeing this key moderate senator, and senator joe manchin who has been at the center of these negotiations, potentially talk about delaying a timeline, of course, for advancing what the president says is a critical part of his agenda. president biden issuing an urgent call for action. >> we meet with the eyes of history upo

phil mattingly over at the white house, thank you very much. former president trump by the way still hasn't made an announcement on his potential 2024 presidential run but his grip on the republican party clearly remains stronger than ever. listen to trump's former white house chief of staff mark meadows. >> i would love to see the gavel go from nancy pelosi to donald trump. you talking about melting down, people would go crazy. as you know you don't have to be an elected member of congress to be the speaker. wouldn't you see, she would go from tearing up a speech to having to give the gavel to donald trump? oh, she would go crazy. >> let's discuss with our chief political analyst gloria borger and cnn's senior political commentator the former republican governor of ohio john kasich. governor, what goes through your mind hearing meadows suggest a that former president trump should be the speaker if the republicans become the majority after the midterm elections in the house? you were once a member of the house. >> i think he hit the nail on the

phil mattingly at the white house, thanks so much. biden's headache is a downright migraine for millions of americans especially in the heartland where heating bills could double this year. cnn's in des moines, iowa. what are iowans telling you about how the rising prices have impacted their daily lives? >> reporter: the number one issue we are hearing from iowans is this rising energy crisis they are facing to heat their homes. one gentleman told us instead of turning the furnace on these last couple nights as it has been chillier here he's actually decided to just light the fireplace, put more blankets on and more clothes during the day. and rising food costs. we ran into a gentleman at the supermarket who said he was there to just simply peruse the aisles but when he realized the cost of bacon was up 20% in the last year he grabbed it in bulk and is putting it in the freezer to save it couple and save a couple cents on the dollar. here is how he described the rising costs across the board. >> we're all hard working, middle class fo

white house chief of staff ron klain will join us. first, right to kaitlan collins who is live in baltimore with president biden. as much as the president is trying to sell his infrastructure bill, he's also urging congress to pass his social safety net bill, the build back better act. how is he threading this needle amid news that americans are seeing the worst inflation in 30 years? >> a big question facing the white house is whether or not these new inflation numbers that came out today are going to complicate the president's path to getting that larger bill passed. key democratic senator joe manchin of west virginia talking about this saying this is a problem and d.c. needs to focus on for the american people. and president biden came out and one of the first things he talked about were those high numbers that came out. showing that over the last 12 months, consumer prices have jumped by 6%. in the last month alone, 0.9%. of course, that's affecting things for americans from everything to buying gas to buying eggs and bacon at the

so it's not just ron klain saying this or the white house saying this. but some of the world's leading economists who agree that this plan will help bring down long-term inflationary pressures. >> former treasury secretary larry summers has been sounding the alarm about inflation since february. and he has been one of these individuals saying that this big agenda, ambitious agenda from president biden, was creating the risk of an inflation spike. secretary yellen told me three weeks ago that, quote, monthly rates of inflation have already fallen substantially from the high rates we saw in the spring and early summer. that was three weeks ago. the c pi, consumer price index is back up to 0.9%, matching its high in june 2021. is it possible that today's inflation news proves that larry summers was correct and janet yellen incorrect? >> i want to quote a leading source which said today that the government spending of this year, to say that the government spending of this year caused an increase in gas and food prices is fault. that was the cnn fact check th

taylor budawig, the spokesperson for donald trump in his life outside of the white house. he is being asked for information related to a social media and radio advertising campaign that he was involved in in the days leading up to january 6th that was encouraging people to take part in these rallies. and then two other key figures who are by no means household names but individuals who the committee has very keen interest in. dustin stockton and his fiance jennifer lawrence. they, too, were both very involved in the organization and planning of the stop the steal rallies. also people with in-depth knowledge between the relationship between the trump campaign, the white house and how these different groups may have been interconnected in the planning of these rallies. of course, jim, one of the big things the committee is trying to learn is how the organization of these rallies led to the violence and chaos here on january 6th. the organizers of the rallies have tried to push it off and saying these were just peaceful protests. nothing to do with people storming the capitol

do you agree, what kind of villain do you think that the white house needs? >> i'm not sure that that was the thesis of the piece. i wasn't inventing villains. but in virginia, where i live, i know some democrats in real time evaluated all the youngkin ads that were the most effective. and the one that was most by quite a bit was he is going to cut the grocery tax in virginia. i have lived in virginia for a long time. there is a sales tax that i guess applies to groceries. all the other stuff, critical race theory, all the other stuff, it was cutting the grocery tax because people are so sensitive to inflation. so just brings home the point that you can have low unemployment numbers and get no credit and inflation takes off, and people are worried about inflation because if it keeps going and the fed has to tighten, then you can get in the worst of both worlds. you can get unemployment going up, interest rates start to go up and you still have some inflation and that is the nightmare for the biden white house. as for a villain, i don't know. >> this idea that

look, white house press secretary jen psaki said everything this white house does with the first female vice president is historic. the hour and 25 minutes, president biden was receiving a colonoscopy was the first time a woman has held those powers, even on a temporary basis. the president went through that colonoscopy as part of his annual physical exam. he called at 11:35, both the vice president and his chief of staff ron klain and made clear he was out okay and feeling well about things. we also, wolf, just got a copy of the summary of the president's physical. which we're still going through, but the bottom line right now in the first read through from kevin o'connor, the physician to the president is president biden remains a healthy, vigorous 78-year-old male fit to successfully execute the office of the presidency to include those at head of state, chief executive and commander in chief. president biden earlier today told reporters he thought it was good and nothing had really changed from his last examine in 2019. the president is 78 right now. he turns 79 tomorrow. >> happy b

even without leadership from the white house. >> and the u.s. alone more than 3 million people now work in clean energy related jobs. that is more than the number of people currently employed by the entire fossil fuel industry. so despite four years of active hostility toward climate science, coming from the very top of our federal government, the american people managed to still meet our original commitment under the paris agreement. >> reporter: world leaders are under pressure to outline specifics on how they will cut greenhouse emissions by 2050. a huge crowd waiting and cheering for obama as he arrived for a roundtable discussion with young leaders who want to see more dramatic action. >> the danger of our activism is that we're typically talking to people who already agree with us. we are not oftentimes talking to big parts of our populations that either don't agree with us or at least have different priorities. >> reporter: including from the largest emitters, china and russia, whose leaders were absent from the conference. obama echoing

biden hosting a group of ceos at the white house to discuss ways to make sure shelves are fully stocked and prices are reasonable as holiday shopping ramps up. earlier today the president addressing the new coronavirus variant now named omicron saying this new strain first detected in south africa is, quote, cause for concern, not a cause for panic. promising new lockdowns are off the table, at least for now. cnn's kaitlan collins reports president biden is planning to address both of these issues again in a few days including laying out a plan for the u.s. to fight the coronavirus pandemic as we head into winter. >> this variant is a cause for concern, not a cause for panic. >> reporter: president biden reassuring the nation after a new coronavirus variant set off global alarms. >> i'm sparing no effort and removing all road blocks to keep the american people safe. >> reporter: biden restricting travel from south africa and seven neighboring nations which he warned will slow the spread of omicron but won't stop it. >> here's what it does. it gives us time. gives us time to take more ac

the biden white house is very proud that schools are open. you can get into the mask debates or critical race theory at another time but the fact that a year ago, a lot of parents, myself included, were frustrated the schools were closed. >> the biden administration has a lot on its table. it's trying to do. and as a result, they can't do everything, they can't accomplish everything and they're having a hard time making the case that they have accomplished something. and look, you can go back to the american rescue plan and all the covid relief money going to states and school districts and now infrastructure. now we're looking at the build back better act. but the message -- because they are understated. they're not traveling as much even as previous presidents, partially because of the pandemic still. but i do think that it's harder to -- it's harder to translate what they are doing because they're doing a lot of legislating on so many different fronts. >> right. >> into something that is easy to grasp for people at home when they are not i

, trump's daily schedule, white house visitor log, and call records. trump's lawyer justin clark arguing the requests are overly broad and failure to block them would open up the door for the partisanship of document requests and blowing a hole in executive privilege that should concern everybody. wh whoil the judge asked clark to dial down the rhetoric a bit she challenged lawyers on the house committee on the breadth of documents requested saying some of these requests seem very narrowly tailored but some are alarmingly broad. and there has to be some limit. the national archives says it intends to hand over the trump documents next friday unless the judge blocks them which she did not appear willing to do. this is such an historic case with implications for future presidents it is likely whatever decision the judge makes will be appealed. we also learned today that the committee has interviewed over 150 people so far in its investigation. >> thank you so much. let's talk to somebody who knows a little bit about executive privilege, john dean, white

if the white house came to you and said, here, mr. chairman, write this speech that you think delivers the best message to help you keep the majority in the house, what would it be? >> well, the reason i said free joe biden is that i think joe biden has the voice of the working and middle class families like the ones so many of us grew up in. he understands what it's like for a family to struggle to live the american dream if your country has the back. i want him to be the messenger and so my plan would be get the president out there. put him with hard hats on the factory floor. i love it when he's behind the wheel of a pickup truck or talking to families out there making ends meet. that's the voice of working middle class people that he's the heart and soul of the democratic agenda. we are accomplishing real things that will create jobs, grow our economy, end this pandemic and move us forward as one country again. and i want the president out there communicating with the american public. >> earlier this month i spoke with congressman

house, and i think it really lies at the white house now because this extends beyond dod to multiple agencies and departments. the white house can simply come down and say, look, if it's classified, let secretary esper know. allow him to review it. i retain my clear arnss. if not, then remove the redactions and allow him to move forward and publish this book as written. >> might you just do what john bolton did and just publish it and let the chips fall where they may knowing government suits like this when they are as weak as you describe this one, ultimately fail? >> well, i could, but, look, i want to do it the right way, set the proper example. i followed the process diligently for six months. i've engaged with them formally and informally and the next step has been the lawsuit step. that said, i would say the white house can come in, step in and say allow it to move forward and go from there. we'll see what happens. we'll take this one day at a time. i think it's important the american people understand their history, our history and what it means because i've wrote this memoir

house to do more about high consumer prices >> i sent the letter to the white house just yesterday to ask the white house to address the rising cost of gasoline across the country. there are things they can do. >> are they not doing enough? >> that is why i sent the letter. >> reporter: the house vote on the build back better agenda for the president has been months in the making but could be just hours away from it based on what democratic leaders have said today that this could happen as soon as tonight. they can really leave nothing to chance here because they have such a small margin to get this passed. we know some moderate members are still waiting on the score from the congressional budget office that house speaker pelosi says could come by 5:00 p.m. >> all right. we'll be watching for it. thanks so much. >>> joining me now to discuss is democratic congressman mark pocan of wisconsin a member of the progressive congressional caucus. we just heard in kaitlan's report she laid it out. it is a slim margin. you can only lose three democrats in the house to pass this bill. an aide t

house -- one to the white house lawn, the south lawn. along with the electric ford 150 and the electric jeep wagoneer. masterpieces of modern manufacturing. built by union workers and proof -- and proof that america has what it takes to win the competition in the 21st century. i want to thank lieutenant governor gilchrist who has become a friend as well as i want to thank representative -- where is representative talib? i want to thank her for the passport into the city and your district. thank you. i appreciate very much. i want to thank my secretary of labor marty walsh for joining me here today as well. let me tell you, the infrastructure law i signed on monday would not be possible without the michigan congressional delegation. that's not hyperbole. debbie stabenow, once again, debbie delivered for michigan auto workers. she was the driving force to make sure this all included a national network of electric vehicle charging stations. gary peters, senator peters, instrumental in secure a mere $65 billion for high-speed internet in thi

just one year after the commonwealth sent joe biden to the white house with a ten-point win. >> so on day one, we're going to work. >> reporter: democrat terry mcauliffe who unsuccessfully made donald trump his main campaign target conceding this morning saying, while last night we came up short, i am proud that we spent this campaign fighting for the values we so deeply believe in. some democrats chocking up the loss to inaction on the president's agenda. >> what went wrong last night? >> failure to deliver. >> our inability to come together and get a result hurt him. >> reporter: voters also putting democrats on notice in new jersey. where biden won by 16 points, but now featuring a governors race that's too close to call. >> we're all sorry that tonight could not yet be the celebration we wanted it to be. >> reporter: the republican drum beat sounding new alarms for president biden who returned from a trip abroad overnight to a new political landscape. in virginia, the majority of voters disapproved of the president's performance. the independent and suburban voters who fueled bide

what are your sources in the white house telling you about all of this? >> the white house said today the president also believes there is no place for violence, but they also made the same comparison that charlie made earlier on. they said that, look, when you compare this to infrastructure and some of the threats that republican lawmakers who voted for infrastructure were getting because of that, that this is way -- this is way different than even that. and so they believe they should be able to come together on what should be a bipartisan measure here. but when you talk about january 6th, the other thing i'm hearing from democrats is that in the context of january 6th and what happened with the riots at the capitol, this is a completely different ball game when talking about threats and violence against members of congress. >> why can't republicans publicly say that they understand the difference, right? that they can understand that this isn't just a cartoon. that this is a video tweeted out by a member of congress that is basically glorifying violenc

in fact, white house deputy press secretary st-pierre said today at the briefing president biden is comfortable with financial compensation as long as it ends up saving taxpayers money and helps people turn the page from the horrors of the trump days. why did president biden talk about garbage saying this report was garbage? well, she said he was referring specifically to the $450,000 amount "the wall street journal" cited. as a fact checker i am skeptical of day after clarifications offered. in this case i think it is plausible if you listen to the exchange he did appear to be referring specifically to the $450,000. he should have been clear. what amount does the president feel comfortable with if not $40,000? what we do know is after the president's remarks on wednesday in public the department of justice communicated to people involved in the negotiations including the american civil liberties union that the amount, the final amount of the settlement had to be lower than 450,000 that that amount was simply too high. >> thank you. appreciate it. also in our politics lead cnn projected last ni

let's go to our chief white house correspondent. after a long, very hard fight, the president just delivered o