CBS News to Air Primetime Coverage of President's Address to Joint Session of Congress, 2/28
By: Caryn Robbins Feb. 09, 2017
CBS News will broadcast live, primetime coverage of President Donald Trump's 2017 address to the joint session of Congress and the Democratic response on Tuesday, Feb. 28 (9:00 PM-10:30 PM, ET) on the CBS Television Network, CBSN, and all CBS News platforms. CBS EVENING NEWS anchor and managing editor Scott Pelley; FACE THE NATION anchor and CBS News political director John Dickerson; CBS THIS MORNING co-hosts Gayle King and Norah O'Donnell; and CBS THIS MORNING: SATURDAY co-host and CBS News senior national correspondent Anthony Mason will anchor the coverage. CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett; CBS News congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes; and CBS News foreign affairs and White House correspondent Margaret Brennan will provide on-the-ground reporting with CBS News contributor Frank Luntz conducting a focus group during the coverage.
CBSN, CBS News' 24/7 digital streaming news network, will deliver extensive coverage throughout the day across all digital platforms. CBS THIS MORNING: SATURDAY co-host Alex Wagner will report live from Capitol Hill ahead of a special edition of CBSN's nightly politics show "Red and Blue" hosted by CBS News correspondent Elaine Quijano at 8:00 PM, ET. CBSN will stream the Network's coverage beginning at 9:00 PM, ET, with the CBS News team continuing their coverage on CBSN following the president's speech and Democratic response. Quijano will wrap up the night's coverage with a special edition of "Red and Blue" at 11:00 PM, ET. CBS Radio News will offer live, anchored coverage of the address to the joint session of Congress and the Democratic response on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 9:00 PM, ET. CBS Radio News' coverage will be available to the Network's 600 plus affiliates, as well as on a web stream and the CBS Radio News apps for iPhone and Android devices.Videos