CBS News to Air Primetime Coverage of President's Address to Joint Session of Congress, 2/28

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.

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