dr. mcbride watched the hour long speech and was surprised how noncontroversial it was. stuck to the script which she said was vague. >> going to be a lot of questions about how to pay for what he promised. >> reporter: among many concerns that democrats had. many remaining seated in silent protest but afterwards some couldn't hold back frustration. >> felt like listening to donald trump read 100 of his tweets. armchair rhetoric but not many details behind it. >> still living up to his campaign promises to divide people and to make sure that people are fearful. >> reporter: reverend jesse jackson watched in san francisco. he also hoped the speech would have specifics. >> plan to reduce the cost of public education, build affordable housing and lift up the poor. >> reporter: congressional republicans called it a home run. abc7 news. >> we've posted entire speech with fact check on abc7news.com. >>> for the first time heard from man who lost his sister in plane crash. crashed into riverside neighborhood. live at the airport where the plane was supposed to land. >> reporter

dr. mcbride watched the hour long speech and was surprised how noncontroversial it was. stuck to the script which she said was vague. >> going to be a lot of questions about how to pay for what he promised. >> reporter: among many concerns that democrats had. many remaining seated in silent protest but afterwards some couldn't hold back frustration. >> felt like listening to donald trump read 100 of his tweets. armchair rhetoric but not many details behind it. >> still living up to his campaign promises to divide people and to make sure that people are fearful. >> reporter: reverend jesse jackson watched in san francisco. he also hoped the speech would have specifics. >> plan to reduce the cost of public education, build affordable housing and lift up the poor. >> reporter: congressional republicans called it a home run. abc7 news. >> we've posted entire speech with fact check on abc7news.com. >>> for the first time heard from man who lost his sister in plane crash. crashed into riverside neighborhood. live at the airport where the plane was supposed to land. >> reporter

dr. mcbride watched president trump's hour-long speech and was surprised by how noncontroversial it was. she says he stuck to his script, which she says was vague. >> they're going to be a lot of questions about how he's going to pay for everything he's promised. >> reporter: that's just one of many concerns local democrats have on capitol hill. many remain seated in silent protest during much of the president's speech. but afterwards, some representatives simply couldn't hold back their frustration. >> it felt like i was sitting in the house chamber listening to donald trump read 100 of his tweets. there were just a lot of armchair rhetoric but not many details behind it. >> he's still living up to his campaign promises to divide people and to make sure that people are fearful. >> reporter: the reverend jesse jackson watched the speech at the hamilton family services in san francisco. he also hoped the speech would have specifics. >> it's been reduced -- the plan to reduce the cost of public education, build affordable housing and lift up the poor. >> reporter: congressional republicans