trump's speech tonight. norah, you were making an interesting point as we were watching. >> usually they give this spot to a rising star in the democratic party. instead they gave it to ritireee-- >> in a diner. >> which may say something about the state of the democratic party. or usually this forum is one that has been difficult for anybody, democrat or republican, to do well in. >> pelley: what we saw, john dickerson, is the setup story fe great battle that is about to happen, repealing the ferlazzo care act. >> and that's probably where the next rising star in the democratic party is found. what's interesting to me about president trump is this was an evolution from certainly the inaugural address in terms of all the same themes at the heart of it, but a kinder package, less confrontational, but is

this a temporary moment or does he start to govern in this fashion? and, also, if you're a member of congress what, did you get out of this speech that you can now use in your town halls or in trawking to your constituents? that's the real benefit of a speech like this. president has done what he can with executive orders. now he's got to be the leader of the republicans, and we've got to look for something in the speech that they can use. i'm not sure there's actually something in there for them to use. good for him. but he needs, also, for it to be good for republicans. >> well, you're hearing people say it's been 40 days and 40 nights since he's been in the white house, and dare we say, for the first time i'm hearing people say he looked and sounded presidential. i thought even his delivery was very different. the first time we saw a little bit of a chirchg in the armor tonight was when he said i'm going to repeal and replace obamacare. we saw the democratic women dressed in white give the thumbs down. but for the most part he seemed to have support, at least from his base, in that room this evening. >> pelley: our chief congressional correspondent nancy cordes is on capitol hill as always.

nancy, the democrats are united in saying they don't want to repeal obamacare. they will work with republicans to change it, but they must not repeal it. where is that headed? >> reporter: well, what that means is that republicans, scott, have a very narrow margin of error when it comes to passing a replacement package. they have to assume they're not going to get any democratic support. so they can't afford to lose more than 22 republicans in the house and two republicans in the senate. and already, you've got a lot of conservatives who say they don't like this idea of tax credits. they view that as obamacare light. they say if you're just replacing obamacare's subsidies with tax credits, well, that's just another entitlement program in a different package. and so republican leaders are trying to fast track this. they're trying to get the bill done in concert with the white house as quickly as possible, so that they can start pushing this through before republicans in

the house and senate can start defecting. >> and, nancy, those republicans were very happy today that trump specifically endorsed that plan of those tax credits for insurance plans, right? >> reporter: correct. because what they want him to say to these conservative members is, look, this is the only train leaving the station. if you want to replace obamacare, this is the plan that's going to do it. and if you don't vote for it, you're essentially saying you're a supporter of the status quo. >> all right, nancy cordes on capitol hill. thank you. frank luntz is with his focus group in lo l.a. >> yes, i am, and we're actually in the middle of a conversation. the american people, they're now watching you. i want to know, now that you've seen the democrats and donald trump, what's your reaction overall? has this changed anything for you? >> absolutely not. >> why not? >> because, i mean, we needed a fact checker. he was spouting a lot of different information. the facts weren't adding up, yet again. >> i just think in general, the

national debt is out of control. and both parties have all these great ideas of what should be done, and there's very little facts about how it's going to get paid for. and i think it's just kicking the can down the road economically. >> it's not the donald trump that i've seen for the past 30 days. where is that guy? where is-- where is-- where is that guy that says what he wants to say, that is loud, that-- that-- that says everything is-- where is that guy? i'm going to look for him-- i'm going to look for him on twitter tomorrow and see what he really thinks. great job to the speechwriter, but i will see donald trump at 12 a.m. >> and we're going to see more of them momentarily. back to you guys in washington. >> pelley: frank, thank you very much. there will be more about the president's address on your late local news on this cbs station, and right after that, a special live edition of "the late show with stephen colbert." and we will have more as well first thing tomorrow on "cbs this morning." >> pelley: with thanks to the

jones day law firm for this view of the capitol, i'm scott pelley, with norah adonnell, john dickerson, and gayle king. our coverage will continue in a moment on our streaming news service, cbsn. we'll see you there. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

behind us if we are guided by the well being of american citizens, then i believe republicans and democrats can work together. the time for trivial fights is behind us. >> president trump delivering a message of unity in his first prime time speech to congress and he signals he is open to compromise on immigration

reform. and good evening i'm ken bastida. >> i'm veronica de la cruz. the president devoted the speech for laying down his agenda. the president talked about restarting the engine of the american economy. he called for an overhaul of the tax system and said the time may be right for bipartisan immigration reform. tonight we're asking in our snap chat poll with the president saying he is open to compromise on immigration, do you think republicans and democrats can come together to pass a reform bill. yes or no. head to cbssf.com votenow to weigh in. let's get over to kpix5 political reporter melissa cain for more. >> let's just right in. president trump earned the vote of many working class

americans. tonight he talked about the relief for the middle class. >> i will not allow the mistakes of recent decades past to define the course of our future. for too long we've watched our middle class shrimp as we've exported our jobs and wealth to foreign countries. >> now president trump says he will create a new tax reform that will reduce tax rates on companies and provide tax relief for the middle class. another big topic repealing and replacing obama care and that brought a sharp response from democrats. >> i'm calling on congress to repeal and replace obama care. mandating every american to buy government approved health insurance was never the right solution for our country.

>> the way to make health insurance available to everyone is to lower the cost of health insurance and that is what we're going to do. >> several congressional democrats were seen doing a thumbs down sign in response to mr. trump's plan to replace obama care. now to the most emotional moment of the night. the president acknowledged karen owens she's the widow of ryan owens who died in yemen. >> ryan's legacy is etched into eternity, thank you. >> she wiped away tears and was given a round of applause that lasted several minutes. by far the most emotional part of tonight's speech. former kentucky governor steve bashire was elected to give the democratic response. he said the president's early moves don't match his campaign promises. >> people may disagree with him from time to time, but that doesn't make them his enemies.

when the president attacks the loyalty and credibility of our intelligence agencies, the court system, the military, the free press, individual americans, simply because he doesn't like what they say, he's eroding our democracy. >> reporter: now it wasn't all partisanship. there was at least one point where democrats and republicans stood and cheered. that's when president trump called for paid family leave and affordable health care. the áf he also called for the fact that in nine years we're going to have the 250th anniversary of independence -- he also called for the fact that in nine kwraoáers we're going to have the 250th anniversary of independence -- nine years we're going to have

the 250th anniversary of independence and what are we going to have to show. those who use less electricity could end up paying more. >> reporter: pg & e bills have been surging since the summer. >> bills have started surging. >> out of control. >> and it could get worse. utilities are restructuring the way they're charging for electricity. >> you're going to understand your bills better and in addition we're going to align costs to the actual services provided. pg & e calls it bill balancing. customers who use more electricity may be paying less and -- >> customers who have lower bills because maybe they don't need to use more energy may see slightly higher bills. >> it's an awful idea. >> reporter: it's not fair. >> we think it is outrageous to

punish people who are conserving energy and reward people who are energy hogs. >> reporter: this new two tier structure takes effect march 1st that's tomorrow. this comes on top of two rate increases over the summer, one for gas, the other for electricity. last july the average pg & e customer paid about $145 a month for gas and electricity. beginning march 1st, that bill will go up nearly $20 to about $165. >> oh and one more thing, people who use power above their tier level will face a 10% surcharge. i'm just the messenger. there's still one other pg & e charge on top of all of that. starting tomorrow, all residential customers will see a 2% increase in electric transmission rates. a traffic alert tonight. a big chunk of 680 has eroded

away in freemont right down to the rebar. crews all worked to repair the lanes. but the third lane is still closed. crews estimate it will reopen within the hour. >> we've learned small plane that crashed over southern california had problems before take off. according to an eyed witness. when it left river side. shows the plain plunging. five people on board three of them were killed. including a teenager, two people survived.

as it taxied to the runway, it nose dived at 120 miles per hour into a fire ball in a river side neighborhood. >> the surveillance video i've seen. both are in critical condition, at union school, the superintendent has sent out grief counselors. >> it is absolutely upsetting to the community. we are told the preliminary report will be released within the next five to 10 days. imagine finding out after

60 years you have a surprise sibling. a bay area woman reunites with a sister she never knew existed. the simple test that uncovered a family secret. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

the first time - after a lifetime apart. bound by blood but separated by fate. today two sisters met for the very first time. after a lifetime apart. >> kpix5's len ramirez was there. >> reporter: two sisters, they never knew each other. but each had an emptiness in their heart they say that only the other could fill. >> since i was 10, i've known that i've had a sibling. but i also knew that i would never ever see her. >> reporter: that was then but no more thanks to a dna test that changed their lives. >> the moment i heard her voice on the phone it's like something clicked inside of me. and i started crying. >> reporter: they share the

same father, ray edgar reynolds. she was married to morgan's mother but had an affair. jenny sarah's son bought a my heritage. >> he said mom, i think i may have found your sister. >> reporter: it matched up with morgan who had signed up on the registry as a possible aunt. >> i found a sister when i least expected to. >> he sang. >> and i sing and i always wondered where that connection was. >> reporter: their father and mothers have passed away but

now the sisters are looking to the future together. and for the first time this year, they can't wait to celebrate each other's birthday. in redwood city, len ramirez. >> pretty frightening video of a robbery spree in the south bay. terror, these guys cause in just one hour. you can still vote in our snap chat poll. do you think republicans and democrats can come together to pass an immigration reform bill. head to cbssf.com/vote now to weigh in. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

convenience store surveillance new video of a dramatic san jose stick up. cameras capture the whole thing. you can see the armed robber in plaque -- black there. he points his rifle. city council today formally declaring a local emergency.

it's in response to last week's historic flooding along the coyote creek. and it's first step toward requesting state and federal assistance. the initial damage estimate $50 million for private property damage. 23million to public property. major sam licardo will hold public hearings on the damage. >> beautiful evening, we're looking at temperatures that made it into the mid-60s today. the highs today napa and concord both at 61. san jose and freemont your high 58. we will stay dry on kpix5 high def doppler for the forseable future at least the next 72 hours. that said clean night. last night in february. first morning in march. freemont 48. san francisco the warm spot quote unquote 44 degrees. big strong ridge of high pressure hanging out to our west giving us a dry and mild northwest flow. a north flow is much cooler because it's coming mainly from

land. translation, a little milder for you tomorrow. we stay dry through friday. but then some changes we now have scattered showers not only on sunday we have scattered showers saturday as well. certainly no wash outs we're expecting zero flooding but it whether not be dry this weekend. scattered showers both saturday and sunday. get out and enjoy three more dies of dry, mild. san jose 63. fairfield 63 and sunshine for the tri valley 63 degrees and beautiful livermore. milder thursday. low 60s near the bay. friday we get a little cloudier but today pleasant. saturday, scattered showers that's it but i know it's little league season. baseball, softball maybe a little bit of rain out there. scattered showers continue sunday. in the north bay we may see a few showers coming up on monday. three more dry days before the pattern begins to change. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

could soon be a requirement in new construction..

mayor ed lee is backing the new ordinace.. that would require new requirement in all new construction. mayor ed lee backing the new ordnance that will require new buildings have 10% of parking be for electric vehicles. for electric vehicles. as for existing buildings, there are no plans right now to retrofit them but some innovative companies have already taken initiative to install them. >> all right let's get to the results of, president trump signals that he's open for a compromise to immigration. do you think republicans and democrats can come together to pass an immigration reform bill. >> only 31% of you said yes, that's possible. 69% say, no. they're not going to do it. any way. thanks for weighing in. thanks for watching. join veronica night beat. we'll see you back here at 11:00. >> we'll have a special report on public school administrators.

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