Policies. We are a country that stands united in condemning hate and evil in all of its very ugly forms. [applause] we will soon begin the construction of a great, great wall along our southern border. [applause] were also taking strong measures to protect our nation from radical islamic terrorism. [applause] i will be asking congress to approve legislation that produces a 1 trillion investment in infrastructure of the United States financed through public and private capital creating millions of new jobs. I am also calling on this congress to repeal and replace obamacare. [cheering and applause] the time for small thinking is over. The time for trivial fights is behind us. Our citizens deserve this and so much more. So why not join forces and finally get the job done and get it done right . I am asking everyone watching tonight to seize this moment, believe in yourselves, believe in your future, and believe once more in america. America must put its own citizens first because only then can we truly make America Great again. [cheering and applause] bill that speech timed exactly to one hour last night and then about 30 minutes ago we get the first tweet of the day, the first since that speech and its simple two words, thank you. Shannon short and sweet. John roberts is live at the white house this morning. How are they feeling about last nights speech there at 1600 pennsylvania avenue . The white house couldnt be happier. To say they are thrilled to be an understatement. You never know how these things go until they were delivered and they were very happy with the way it came off last night. It is a muchneeded reboot for an administration under siege for the last 35, 40 days with so many problems besetting it. It moves them from the phase of the early days of thministratio into the opportunity to get through some of the president s big legislative items. Pretty clear last night from the reaction of the democrats that repealing and replacing obamacare is going to be fought every step of the way. Getting his tax reform proposal through also is going to be a heavy lift. The president really surprised everyone yesterday, we found out about noon yesterday when he said he was going to ask congress to tackle the idea of Immigration Reform. Listen to what he said last night. President trump i believe that real and positive Immigration Reform is possible. We are guided by the wellbeing of american citizens that i believe republicans and democrats can Work Together to achieve an outcome that has eluded our country for decades. The president didnt go into any level of detail in his speech last night but were told he is open to a potential path for legal status for all of the people not all of the people but many of the people who are in the country illegally and for the socalled dreamers, the children who were brought here by Illegal Immigrants the president may actually be open, shannon, to citizenship for those folks. Well this is going to be a controversial issue and will require a lot of compromise by both sides. The president says he wants to get it done. Shannon something heated during the gop primaries. The candidates took shots at each other. Well see where they end up on that. In the meantime whats the latest on the immigration or travel order were waiting on . We were told the president was going to sign that new executive order today. They dont really want to step on the afterglow of the speech. They thought it went so well last night they dont want to make the pivot into something thats controversial and draw a lot of fire. They decided theyll delay the signing of that executive order until friday. Dont forget the president also has a big appearance tomorrow afternoon on the uss ford in norfolk, virginia. And one other little change, iraq is not going to be removed from the list of seven countries that are covered by the visa plan but placed into a different category. Iraq has a different relationship with the u. S. Than the other countries do. Shannon thank you. Bill lets get analysis from the guy who knows these speeches. Marc thiessen, a fellow at the American Enterprise institute. Good morning. You were the lead writer on two addresses, state of the union. Score it from last night. How did you hear it . I can speak with some authority on this. This was not just a good speech for donald trump, this was one of the best addresses to congress that any president has given. Not saying it is good for trump. It was a terrific great speech. He was hopeful, positive, optimist i can. He laid out a positive vision for the country. Where he wanted the lead us and what america looks like when america is great again. I love the technique of using the upcoming 250th anniversary of our independence and asking americans what do we want our country to look like when we celebrate that . He disarmed his critics by reaching out across the aisle and asking democrats to join him in a bipartisan effort to tackle these problems like finding healthcare who are under collapsing obamacare. Immigration, infrastructure and helping our inner cities. I think that was disarming. Before last night the democrat strategy, the motto was resist. It looks petty when the president is saying lets Work Together to help poor people struggling in the inner city and find healthcare for all our citizens. They look increasingly small and petty if they dont go along with it. Bill were trying to piece it together how it came together and how they made the decisions they did. What leadership he provided for the team there. Politico has a good writeup. One of the lines they talk about in the politico piece is he thought his message was mischaracterized. What you did not have, mark, was the line about american carnage that you had in the inauguration speech 40 days ago. A lot of suggestions that the white house wanted to make sure you didnt capture one of those lines so that was the standout attentiongetter. Sure. Bill that did not happen. Im wondering as a speech writer, are you aware of that . What is the intent there . What is the purpose behind all that . I think they responded to the reaction to the inaugural address it was described as dark. I thought it was more optimistic than people gave it credit for. Using words like carnage overshadowed some of the uniting message of that speech. I hope what he learned from last nights experience was he doesnt need the tactics of the campaign anymore. He is the president of the United States. Those things were great for getting elected. Attacking the press and critics. He has a tool thats far more powerful now, the power of the presidency, the power of the bully pulpit. He used the bully pulpit last night to rise above his critics and the media and to unite the country behind an agenda. If he continues on that path and the democrats dont go along and the media continues with the hysterical criticizing of everything he does, then they will look small and petty and irrelevant. So i think he has a more powerful tool. The bully pulpit is more powerful than twitter and i hope he uses it. Bill i chose the following moment. The story about the Harley Davidson exectives at the white house two weeks ago when he said the following. To our viewers at home. Capture the last line in this comment here. Watch. President trump they told me without even complaining because they have been so mistreated for so long that theyve become used to it. That it is very hard to do business with other countries because they tax our goods at such a high rate. They werent even asking for a change but i am. Bill they were not asking for a change, but i am. That captures his moment today, mark. Thats what i think. No doubt. I think youre 100 right. One of many terrific moments in this speech. The moment where he also was talking to the widow of our fallen hero who fought in yemen. The fact is were going to be doing a lot more missions like that under donald trump. Well go after these guys with special Operations Forces on the ground and americans will get ready for a much more aggressive fight against terror. But he was it was bipartisan, he sided with the American People against the elites but did it in a positive, hopeful way. If he continues to take a positive. Hopeful approach. If you were an american out there looking at this. Supporters loved it, they loved the campaign tactics. If youre looking saying can i get behind this guy as president . Im not sure what i think of donald trump. Last night you looked and said i can follow this guy. I can do that. Thats very powerful. Bill mark thiessen. Good analysis. 10 minutes past the hour. Now theyll hit the road. We dont have the schedule. Not sure where theyre going but when john roberts get it from the White House Well fast it to you. Shannon a lot of talk about unity last night. The democrats arent on board with most of these ideas. A very special guest at the address last night. [applause] well take a look at easily the most emotional moment of the evening, a tribute to the widow of Fallen Navy Seal rhino ryan owens. Bill the president promising to build a wall on mexico. How did it go over inside the room. Texas congressman mike mccaul is live on that moments away. 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We must restore integrity and the rule of law at our borders. For that reason well soon begin the construction of a great, great wall along our southern border. Bill half the room applauded that. The other half did. A hard line stance on immigration in that address. Days ahead of his new executive order set to be announced friday and iraq as a country will be dropped from that ban. Texas congressman mike mccaul with me now. Good morning to you. Thank you for your time. Take us inside the chamber. What did you observe last night . A very strong performance. Kind of like a lion in the chamber, commanding presence. The most president ial speech he has ever given. And i think it played not just to the republican party, bill, but he was president to all americans. I think all the issues he brought up last night jobs, manufacturing, infrastructure, but also my issues related to National Security, the military, securing the border, protecting america, and, of course, when the Navy Seal Widow was recognized was one of the most powerful moments of the evening. Bill no question about that. Are democrats in a tough spot here . Marc thiessen was saying how they may look petty if the whole resist movement continues. Do you have a view on that right now . It was very difficult for them not to agree with a lot of the points the president made. In fact, they did stand up and applaud for most of what he was saying although you did see, you know, pelosi and others that would not applaud. But i think it will be very difficult. This speech was received at 76 favorability by the American People. I think that really speaks volumes about where he was going into this speech and where he is coming out of it. Bill what did you not hear . I know your reviews say youre a republican as well, i get it. What did you want to hear that you did not hear perhaps . We did hear a lot. I didnt hear anything about cybersecurity, which i think is one of the most Critical NationalSecurity Issues that we face right now. Iran, he did get into that to some extent. Bill he mentioned it but did not say well tear the deal apart. Is that significant at all do you think with regard to iran . It was not a bilateral negotiation. It was multilateral and it makes it difficult for him. But you know iran, we know the ambassador of iraq is worried about the shia militias driven by iran going into mosul taking off iraq. When i brief him on the campaign we talked about the idea that iran may take advantage of the situation to move in and take over iraq. And so he is very much cognizant of that fact. I thought it was an incredible speech last night. Bill what do you make of the word from the white house taking iraq away from the travel ban . I met with the president of iraq at the Munich Security Conference and he was very worried about this travel ban, what it meant for his country. I think iraq at the end of the day is an ally. We do have an embassy there. I think that could be a positive step recognizing that isis is still very present in iraq, and syria. And most of these countries are there because theyre state sponsors of terror or failed state without any governance. In terms of reaching out to an ally where we really need to Work Together to defeat isis, that may be a good approach. Bill let me get to one more thing. The new Program Announced where you as an american can call a phone number or report to a website if you are a victim of crime from an illegal immigrant. Its called voice. This is what happened. Then i want you to tell us about the reaction specifically. Lets roll this. President trump the office is called voice, victims of immigration crime engagement. We are providing a voice to those who have been ignored by our media and silenced by special interests. Bill now in the middle of that statement you heard the growns groans from the audience. What did it sound like to you . One of the most vocal moments in opposition to what the president was saying. He is talking about a voice within the department of Homeland Security to give victims of illegal immigration criminal aliens attacking them a voice with the United States government. I think its a great idea. Ill look at my committee at proposing legislation to authorize this office within the department. I think the democrats are probably thinking it will be a voice for the immigrants. He is talking about the voice of victims of illegals in this country. He is trying to do two things. Secure the border and get criminal aliens and drug traffickers and human traffickers out of this country. Bill the reaction was interesting. So thank you for your reaction today. Mike mccaul. Thank you, sir, from the hill. Thank you. Whats next . Shannon President Trump unveiling clues about his plans for education reform. These families should be free to choose the public, private, charter, magnet, religious or homeschool that is right for them. Shannon one of last nights guests once a struggling student is the face for success based on School Choice especially for those who cant afford the option. She is going to join us live. Bill looking forward to that. Repealing and replacing obamacare is part of last night talking about one of his main objectives. Can republicans agree on how to do it . President trump we now know that all of those promises have been totally broken. Obamacare is collapsing and we must act decisively to protect all americans. Asmy family tree,ing i discovered a woman named marianne gaspard. It was her french name. Then she came to louisiana as a slave. I became curious where in africa she was from. So i took the ancestry dna test to find out more about my african roots. The ancestry dna results were really specific. They told me all of these places in west africa. I feel really proud of my lineage, and i feel really proud of my ancestry. Ancestry has many paths to discovering your story, get started for free at ancestry. Com President Trump as a young girl denisha struggled in school and failed third grade twice. But then she was able to enroll in a private center for learning. Great Learning Center with the help of a tax credit and a scholarship program. Today she is the first in her family to graduate not just from high school, but from college. Later this year she will get her masters degree in social work. We want all children to be able to break the cycle of poverty just like denisha. Shannon President Trump inviting Denisha Merriweather to last nights speech highlighting education reform and School Choice. She joins us live after a quick night of sleep last night. Good to see you and congratulations on your forthcoming masters degree in may. What was it like to be there last night in that room as the president spoke and singled you out . Thank you so much. Im so honored to be here. It was such an honor and privilege to be invited to the white house to meet him beforehand. Him and the first lady and i was just honored to represent all of the thousands of students who have benefited from education option to be there and represent them. Shannon i read a little bit about your story. Very inspiring. You talk about the fact that you were struggling in Elementary School like so many kids do. Your family didnt have the option of saying well put you in a fancy private school but through tax credits and scholarships you were able to go somewhere different and talked about it was a totally different atmosphere. People believed in you and expected you to succeed. How did it make all the difference for you . Yeah, most definitely. Going to that small, private school in jacksonville, they felt like a family