Trump's State of the Union address

Lawmakers inside the US Capitol for Trump's State of the Union erupted into song to wish a Holocaust survivor who also escaped Pittsburgh synagogue shooting a happy birthday.

As President Trump introduced Judah Samet, he mentioned it was his 81st birthday today.

"Tonight, we are also joined by Pittsburgh survivor Judah Samet. He arrived at the synagogue as the massacre began, but not only did Judah narrowly escape death last fall, more than seven decades ago, he narrowly survived the Nazi concentration camps. Today is Judah's 81st birthday," Trump said.

The room the started singing "Happy Birthday."

"They wouldn't do that for me, Judah," Trump joked.

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Timothy Matson is a survivor of the anti-Semitic Tree of Life Synagogue massacre in Pittsburgh that left 11 dead last October.

Matson, a member of the Pittsburgh police department’s SWAT team, was a first responder that day.

“He suffered multiple gunshot wounds and saved countless lives in that heinous, anti-Semitic attack,” according to the White House.

Trump thanked Matson during his speech:

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President Trump talked up his efforts to accelerate the end of the US's troop presence in Syria and Afghanistan.

Trump also touted the peace talks in Afghanistan to end the US's longest-running war, saying he has "accelerated" negotiations to reach a political settlement.

"Our troops have fought with unmatched valor -- and thanks to their bravery, we are now able to pursue a political solution to this long and bloody conflict," Trump said.

Pointing to the conflict spanning nearly two decades, Trump said the US must at least try to reach a peace settlement.

"It's time," he said.

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President Trump just officially announced his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. It's scheduled for Feb. 27 and 28.

"If I had not been elected president of the United States, we would right now, in my opinion, be in a major war with North Korea," Trump said. "Much work remains to be done, but my relationship with Kim Jong Un is a good one. Chairman Kim and I will meet again on February 27th and 28th in Vietnam."

What we know about the summit: A source familiar with the summit’s planning said which city it will be held in is still under discussion, but it could end up being Hanoi or Da Nang.

State Department Special Representative to North Korea, Steve Biegun, is heading to Pyongyang tomorrow to solidify some details of the summit, including the city. He will also press for the North Korean counterpart to attend a series of working level meetings between now and the summit. 

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In his State of the Union address tonight, President Trump claimed that, “Year after year, countless Americans are murdered by criminal illegal aliens.”

Trump has repeatedly cited crimes committed by undocumented immigrants—both during his presidential campaign and during his tenure in office. This is the second time he’s invited family members of victims to the State of the Union. 

Fact check: The Bureau of Justice does not include citizenship in its breakdown of national arrest statistics, so there is no reliable federal data to quantify the number of crimes committed by undocumented immigrants.

Here’s what the statistics do show on immigration and crime:

President Trump made a point to address a controversial piece of legislation in Virginia, which would loosen restrictions on late-term abortions -- a measure that embattled Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam supported.

Trump said he would ask Congress to pass legislation banning this type of procedure:

Last week, Northam's office responded to backlash he had received for his comments voicing support for the legislation.

"No woman seeks a third trimester abortion except in the case of tragic or difficult circumstances, such as a nonviable pregnancy or in the event of severe fetal abnormalities, and the governor's comments were limited to the actions physicians would take in the event that a woman in those circumstances went into labor," Ofirah Yheskel, Northam's spokesperson, wrote in a statement, CNN reported at the time.

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President Trump just introduced his youngest guest: 10-year-old Grace Eline.

About Grace: At 9 years old, Eline was diagnosed with germinoma, a type of brain cancer.

"Grace recently finished chemotherapy and today shows no evidence of the disease. She is determined to help other children who are fighting cancer," said the White House.

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President Trump made two key bipartisan policy pitches in his address, urging a divided Congress to work with him to pass legislation improving US infrastructure and addressing the high cost of prescription drugs.

On passing infrastructure legislation, the President said: "This is not an option. This is a necessity."

And when he turned to health care — "the next major priority for me" — he prompted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to quickly rise to her feet with calls for protecting "patients with pre-existing conditions."

The President said he wants to work with Congress on legislation to lower healthcare costs and prescription drug pricing.

"We must do more. It’s unacceptable that Americans pay vastly more than people in other countries for the exact same drugs, often made in the exact same place," Trump said. "This is wrong, this is unfair and together we will stop it and we'll stop it fast."

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President Trump, during his State of the Union address tonight, made his argument against illegal immigration, claiming that "1 in 3 women is sexually assaulted on the long journey north."

Fact check: Indeed, the trek to the US-Mexico border has been reported to be violent. According to data from Doctors Without Borders, 68.3% of migrants and refugees "entering Mexico reported being victims of violence during their transit toward the United States," and nearly one-third of women said they'd been sexually abused. 

But this needs some perspective. This very violence is why women choose to travel in caravans, to achieve safety in numbers. Trump has offered no specifics about how his policies would address the scourge of sexual violence faced by migrants.

The administration has argued in the past that by building the wall, migrants will be deterred from making the journey.