Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, February 5, 2020

Episode Date: February 5, 2020

The President delivers his State of the Union Address, the latest Gallup poll shows Donald Trump more popular than any time in his presidency, some results finally emerge from the Democrats’ Iowa Caucus debacle, Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson urges his own fans to boycott the band. Plus, Bill's Message of the Day, a breakdown of President Trump's State of the Union address. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill O'Reilly here Wednesday, February 5th, 2020. You are listening to the O'Reilly Update. Here's what's happening today in America. The president delivers his state of the union address and Nancy Pelosi rips her copy up. The latest Gallup poll shows Donald Trump more popular now than at any time in his presidency. Some results finally emerged from the Iowa caucus debacle. Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson urging fans to boycott his own band. Also, was President Trump's speech a good thing for America? That's the message of the day. The president did deliver his annual State of the Union address before both houses of

Congress last night, touting America's economic success since his inauguration. Mr. Trump, surprising those in attendance awarding Rush Limbaugh, the Medal of Freedom. and honoring six other Americans, including a 100-year-old African-American general and his great-grandson. Nancy Pelosi, not a fan of the address, tearing up her copy of the remarks on live television after it was over. Not a good look for the speaker. The latest poll from Gallup showing Donald Trump now more popular than at any time since his inauguration in January 2017. The survey has a president's approval rating at 49% with 50% disapproving. That's three points higher than President Obama's numbers in early 2012 when he was getting ready to run for

re-election. The impeachment exercise winding down in the Senate, moderate Republican Susan Collins telling reported she plans to acquit Donald Trump. claiming Democrats did not even attempt to prove the chief executive committed a crime. House Democrats vowed to continue investigations into Mr. Trump after the impeachment trial is over, which will be today. Confusion surrounding the Iowa caucus, the Democratic Party finally releasing some results a day after the polls closed. The tally shows a two-way tie between Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders, followed by Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden. Each boy's fan of Brian Wilson, urging his fans to boycott the band over their performance at a Las Vegas hunting convention featuring Donald Trump Jr.

Wilson, who split from the group years ago, says no to trophy hunting. In a moment, President Trump's speech, was it a plus for America? Right back. Computer systems and cars are now common. There are electronically controlled transmissions. screen displays, dozens of sensors. All this advanced tech is expensive to fix if it breaks. That's why I have CarShield. CarShield has affordable protection plans that can save you thousands for repairs, including computers, GPS, electronics, and more. With CarShield,

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in foreign policy, while at the same time marginalizing his opposition. There was no mention of impeachment, which was smart. Mr. Trump wanted to contrast his policies and brand the Democratic Party socialist. So he brought in the opposition leader in Venezuela, criticizing that country for its socialist government. And then the president and his script writers created six moments, six television moments, which were very effective. The first one was 13-year-old Ian Launfei. He, an African-American, wants to go into the Space Force, be an astronaut. And Ian was there, good-looking. boy, very happy. But it was his 100-year-old great-grandfather, General Charles McGee, who stole a show.

Completely unexpected. General McGee, just promoted by President Trump, is one of the last Tuskegee Airmen from World War II, a hero. Next up was Junaya Davis and her mother, Stephanie, who's a single mom. They live in Philadelphia, and that state has banned Janaya from attending a private school. So President Trump awarded her and her mom a scholarship. Very touching moment. Then there was the brother of a murdered man, Jody Jones. His brother was killed in California by a violent, illegal alien. Mr. Jones broke down in tears. The whole point of that was that California is a sanctuary state, and President Trump adeptly opposes sanctuary movements. Then, a military family was reunited. Sergeant Tony Rankins, unbeknownst to his wife and two young children,

was brought in from Afghanistan, and the family was reunited on camera. It was an amazing moment. So all in all, the speech was very effective for Donald Trump, and if you are a Trump supporter or a Republican voter for your party. Now, the Democrats hated the whole exercise, and that's partisan politics. we've always had it in this country. But, but at the end of the speech, Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi sitting directly behind President Trump, who would not shake her hand at the beginning of the speech, tore up her copy of the president's remarks. And the television cameras caught

that. Very bad. That will resonate a long time and not help Nancy Pelosi or the Democratic Party. All in all, pretty compelling television last night. I'm Bill O'Reilly and I approve that message by writing it. For more news analysis, please visit Bill O'Reilly.com. In a moment, something you might not know. We've all gotten an expert appraisal for things that are valuable, a realtor for our homes, an auto dealer, for our cars, a jeweler for heirlooms. But you may have something even more valuable than any of those things,

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two dozen countries with more than 20,000 confirmed cases. The Chinese government, where it started, has issued a mandatory quarantine for 50 million people, the largest in human history. Separating the sick from the healthy is not anything new, of course. The first recorded quarantine dates all the way back to ancient Egypt. Here's a quick look at a few diseases that send populations into a panic. Starting in 1350, with the bubonic plague, better known as the Black Death, the illness spread by flea-infested rats, killing 40% of all Europeans in less than 10 years. Next up, Philadelphia is 1793.

Yellow fever kills a tenth of the population in that city in less than two years. It was so dangerous, the federal government skipped town. You'll remember the Congress sat in Philadelphia because Washington wasn't built yet. Falling temperatures in the winter finally stopped the spread, killing the the mosquitoes that carried yellow fever. Moving on in New York City, 1907, a typhoid fever outbreak traced back to a single cook. The press called her typhoid Mary. She was quarantined for three years, eventually released after promising never to cook again, but she broke that promise, working for a wealthy family under a new identity. Authorities caught up with her, this time

putting Mary in prison for life. Going global, the 1918 flu pandemic, or Spanish flu, 500 million infected 50 million dead, including 650,000 Americans. Schools closed, public events banned between the flu and World War I. Average life expectancy in the USA dropped by 12 years. Skipping ahead, SARS. In 2003, there were 8,000 confirmed cases, 800,000. debt. Canada took extreme measures. More than 30,000 people quarantined there. And here's something you might not know. The word quarantine has its roots in the Latin language. It translates to 40. That was a number of days. Passengers on ships were forced to wait before coming ashore during the Black Plague. Back after this. There are thousands of abandoned animals in the USA that need our help.

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