Thread: Obama to announce executive action on immigration Thursday

Tune in tomorrow at 8pm ET on http://WhiteHouse.gov/Immigration-Action‪#‎ImmigrationAction‬

http://www.alipac.us/f19/ferguson-de...friday-314725/

Although Obama’s speech will be seen on cable news siblings Fox News and MSNBC, Fox and NBC are not carrying it live on their broadcast networks; CNN will show it live. A CBS News division spokesperson says the network will also not be showing Obama’s approximately 15-minute address on Thursday night.

(UPDATE, 2:34 PM: An ABC spokesman “ABC is not carrying the president’s address on the television network — it will be carried on all our ABC News digital platforms, including Apple TV, and radio.” Which means it is still Shondaland on ABC on Thursday.)

The broadcast networks were not asked for time by the administration, sources tell me. The time zone difference will see NBC, CBS and ABC adding coverage of Obama’s immigration speech to the West Coast versions of their national nightly news shows.

Fellow Spanish-language network Telemundo will also show the speech live, with reaction and analysis to follow at least until 9 PM.

California's reactions to Obama's immigration action range from joy to outrage

San Jose Mercury News

- ‎42 minutes ago‎

News of President Barack Obama's impending executive action on immigration reform sparked excitement and hope among advocates but outrage among opponents across California...