serena marshall joining us live from capitol hill with the latest there. serena? >> reporter: jessica, good morning. >> the president did touch on immigration, threats to national security. one topic he steered clear of, the ongoing russia investigation. walking into a joint session of congress, president trump seeking to unify a divided country. >> we all share the same home, the same heart, the same destiny and the same great american flag. >> in his first state of the union, clocking in at nearly an hour and a half. he focused in on the economy, his signature legislative victory, tax reform. >> this, in fact, is our new american moment. >> his plans were fixing america's infrastructure. >> america is a nation of builders. >> and an offer of bipartisanship. >> i am extending an open hand to work with members of both parties. >> something he will need to pass his 2018 priorities, like immigration reform. most democrats in the chamber not open to the president's message. at times remaining stoic. >> i don't think anything they said the democrats would have stood u

serena marshall has more. serena, good morning. >> reporter: kendis, diane, good morning.xpect the president to talk bipartisanship and offer a unifying tone. at his first state of the junior address. whether it will be enough to push the two parties together as the russia investigation looms. president trump back in washington. >> i think it was a very, very successful trip. >> reporter: confronting new reports confirmed by abc news that in june he tried to fire special counsel robert mueller. now "the washington post" reports mr. trump recently considered firing his deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. the man who appointed the special counsel. lawmakers are divided on whether more protections are needed. for the investigation. >> it probably wouldn't hurt for us to pass one of those bills. >> i don't think there is a need for the legislation to protect mr. mueller. >> nerve the white house knows it would be the end of president trump's presidency if he fired mr. mueller. >> reporter: the president avoided the topic. former "celebrity apprentice" winner and british jo

serena marshall has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. that memo release and news that andrew mccabe often was the recipient of the president's ire announcing he will leave his post six weeks early this as the president was preparing for his first state of the union. andrew mccabe stepping down early from his role as fbi deputy director after learning he was going to get slammed in an upcoming inspector general report on the actions of senior fbi officials during the 2016 presidential campaign. >> have you been told mccabe is resigning? mr. president have you been told that mccabe is resigning? >> reporter: he was often the target of the president's ire. the president had at one point called his wife a loser and he revealed just last week shortly after becoming acting director the president asked him who he voted for. >> i don't think so. no, i don't think i did. >> you did not? >> i don't know what's the big deal with that. >> reporter: thrust into the spotlight after the firing of james comey, the fbi's number two defended his former bo

serena marshall has the details from capitol hill. >> the president of the united states. >> reportering into a joint session of congress, president trump seeking to unify a divided country. >> we all share the same home, the same heart, the same destiny and the same great american flag. >> reporter: in his first state of the union, clocking in at nearly an hour and a half the president focused on the economy his signature legislative victory tax reform. >> this in fact is our new american moment. >> reporter: his plans for fixing america's infrastructure. >> america is a nation of builders. >> reporter: and an offer of bipartisanship. >> i am extending an open hand to work with members of both parties. >> reporter: something he will need to pass his 2018 priority like immigration reform, most democrats in the chamber not open to the president's message. at times, remaining stoic. >> the democrats stood up for. >> reporter: several democrats boycott the speech. democratic women in black solidarity with the me too movement. >> i don't think the democrats came away thinking that he real

serena marshall, abc news, capitol hill. >>> serena, thank you.the full transcript of the president's address, head to our website, abc7news.com. we also have a fact check and more. >>> we're going to talk temperatures and then take you out and look one more time at the super blue blood moon. the lunar eclipse of 2018. temperatures have been running in the 40s in most neighborhoods. like down in the south bay. low to mid-40s there. it's warmer around milpitamilpi. 50 in san francisco. 39 right now in livermore, danville at 38. bp 41 in half moon bay. here's a look from sky 7. doing a great job. notice the sales force tower and the moon lining up from this picture. who is going to be the one that captures the lunar eclipse sitting on top of the sales force tower? i can't wait to see if someone gets that and posts it on social media. here's a look at our roads. dense fog across the north bay. commute planner, dry all day mass transit and around the bay, light breezes. another beautiful picture from sky 7. tree pollen is moderate. that could get wors

serena marshall, abc news, capitol hill. >> serenserena, thank you. the full transcript of the president's address, head to our website, abc7news.com. we also have a fact check and much more. >>> it's almost 5:38. head outside and check out the climax of the lunar eclipse this morning. look at the temperatures you need to dress for. also in dublin and livermore. 39 in pleasanton. low to mid-40s for the rest of us. mt. diablo in the low to mid-50s. 50 in san francisco, 51 in pacifica. easily the warm spot until you look at los gatos, 59 degrees. there is warmth lurking. it's just up in the hills right now. got to wait for the sun to come up and warm the air. that will slide into our neighborhoods. 42 in oakland, hayward, 47. bay bridge toll plaza, stacked and packed. that's not why i'm showing it to you. i'm using it as a backdrop to talk about the roads. dense fog in the north bay and along the coast. dry all day if you're taking mass transit. light breezes if you're on a ferry today. >> here's my 12-hour planner. by 7:00, still pretty much in the low

serena marshall, abc news, capitol hill. >>> and abc news has learned tonight president trump will announce his intention to keep guantanamo bay prison open. he can do that on his own through executive order. much of the rest of the agenda faces an uphill climb. abc 7 spoking with karen travers about what to expect. >> talk to me about the year ahead. this is his agenda-setting item, but he needs congress' cooperation and there are midterm elections coming up. >> which usually means in washington not a lot gets done. it's very rare lawmakers want to take up anything controversial. they're most likely not going to return to health care with the chance it could fail, like last year. one of the big things to look for from tonight for the president is what he asks for on infrastructure. we know the white house would like to get about $1 trillion in money to put to repairing roads and bridges across the country. it's a big ask. >> abc news will have live coverage of the state of the union and the democratic response with congressman joe kennedy. it all starts tonight at 6:00 p.m. right here on a

serena marshall has the reaction from capitol hill. serena, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the economy was the president's number one priority. he also talked about infrastructure and threats to national security. one thing he stood clear of, however, the russia investigation. >> the president of the united states. >> reporter: walking into a joint session of congress, president trump seeking to unify a divided country. >> we all share the same home. and the same great american flag. >> reporter: in his first state of the union clocking in at nearly an hour and a half he focused on the economy, his legislative victory, tax reform. >> this, in fact, is our new american moment. >> reporter: his plans for fixing the infrastructure -- >> america is a nation of builders. >> reporter: and offer of bipartisan shinkansen. >> i'm extending an open hand to work with members of both parties. >> reporter: something he will need to pass his priorities like immigration reform. most not open to the mess's pressage at times remaining stoic. >