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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, March 1.

00:05Here are the top stories at this hour.

00:08President Donald Trump told Congress he was open to immigration reform, shifting from

00:12his harsh rhetoric on illegal migrants.

00:15Trump in a prime-time address set aside disputes with Democrats and the news media to deliver

00:20his most presidential performance to date.

00:22His speech was long on promises but short on specifics on how to achieve a challenging

00:26legislative agenda that could add dramatically to budget deficits.

00:31He wants a healthcare overhaul, broad tax cuts, and a $1 trillion public-private initiative

00:36to rebuild degraded roads and bridges.

00:39Passenger traffic at Dubai International Airport in January this year reached an all-time high

00:44of 8 million people, marking a nearly 10% increase over January 2016.

00:49Dubai Airport said the rise was supported by the holiday season as well as the annual

00:54Dubai Shopping Festival.

00:55Routes to the Indian subcontinent topped the list of destinations with nearly 1.9 million

01:00passengers flying there.

01:02World No. 1 Andy Murray eased into the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championships on

01:07his return five weeks after suffering a shock Australian Open exit.

01:11The top seed beat Malik Jaziri 6-4-6-1, avoiding the fate of second seed Stan Wawrinka.

01:17Title holder Wawrinka was earlier beaten 7-6-7-4 6-3 in the first round by Damir Zumhur.

01:23And finally, the weather.

01:24Today's high across the UAE will be 27 degrees Celsius, dropping to 18 degrees at night.

01:30That's all for now.

01:31Thanks for watching.

01:32And as always, you can get the latest news on gulfnews.com

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