Segregated. They had this safe haven where they could stop here and be treated with dignity. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley, reporting tonight from washington. Pelley unity is to be the theme tonight in the president s first address to a joint session of congress. His audience will be republicans and democrats, top military commanders, members of the supreme court, and we, the people, the whole constitution under one dome. President trump is expected to call for sharp increases in spending for defense and infrastructure. But if unity is to be the theme, it would be a fresh start for mr. Trump who has attacked powerful members of his own party, called federal judges dumber than a bad high school student, and declared the news media the enemy of the American People. In our cbs news poll, mr. Trumps Approval Rating after a month is 39 . That is the lowest we have ever recorded for a new president. Our coverage tonight begins with Major Garrett. Its a busy day and i guess t
Where they could stop here and be treated with dignity. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley, reporting tonight from washington. Our coverage tonight begins with Major Garrett. Its a busy day and i guess tonight will be a rather busy night. We look forward to it. Reporter u President Trumps first primetime address to congress will emphasize his domestic agenda, tax reform, infrastructure spending, and the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care act. Were coming out with a Health Care Plan that i think will be terrific. It will be very inclusive, and i think its going to do really what people are wanting it to do. Reporter the president is also open to comprehensive Immigration Reform, including possible legal status for undocumented immigrants with clean criminal records. In a lunch with Television Anchors today, mr. Trump said, the time is right for an immigration bill, as long as there is compromise on both sides. Well include a historic increase in defense spending.