Committee centers to create wifi enabled so students from low income families can get the tools they need to be ready for anything. Comcast support cspan as a Public Service along with these otheā giving you a front row seat to democracy. We are live on cspan2 tonight President Biden state of the unit address. It is likely his last speech in front o session of congress this years president ial election. President is expected to discuss a range of topics including prescription d prices, immigration and Border Security, ukraine and the israel and hamas war. Members of Congress Getting settled inside the house a chamber as we wait on the arrival of the president s cabinet and Supreme Court justices followed by the president himself but we just saw him leave the white house. He should be there momentarily. Live coverage of tonights state of the Union Address here on cspan2. [background noises] noises] [background noise [background noises]so [backgroun noi [background noises] [background
For the future should voters elect them to a second term. Geoff joining us in the studio art amy walter, editor and chief of the cook political board or, david brooks, a columnist for the new york times, and jenna capehart, associate editor of the washington post. Amna our White House Correspondent is a capitol just outside the chamber and at least that is inside the House Chamber and joins us for congressional rules by audio only. Geoff lets start with the lower end as we keep our eye trained on the floor. How was the white house aiming to use this piece tonight for President Biden to convey his vision for the future but also reconnect with key parts of his coalition . President biden has three main dreams when giving his third state of the Union Address. One of those is the defending of democracy at home and abroad. He will revisit the events of january sixth as well as talk about comparisons to ukraine and what is happening abroad there. He also plans on defending individual freedom
Bret alive look at the u. S. Capitol a beautiful evening in washington as we are Just Moments Away from President Biden and tonights state of the Union Address, good evening from washington i am bret baier. Martha i am Martha Maccallum in moments we will be on the house floor from the familiar call of the sergeant at arms will make his way down the aisle greeted by lawmakers along the way. Bret you can see mitt romney talking to joe mansion it seems like they are pretty engaged in some conversation that can happen on the sidelines as you have a lot of lawmakers waiting a long time in the chamber, a lot of folks expressing themselves, different ways, republican some of them wearing buttons about the border, others dressed in white on the democratic side in solidarity, we set the stage now with White House Correspondent with a preview of the president s speech good evening. Good evening officials at the white house think that most people who will watch it tonight have not been very polit
Divided congress outlining the challenges facing americans at home and abroad the war in ukraine now at a critical crossroads while fears remain of a wider war spreading in the middle east. Here at home despite an improving economy, americans under pressure with the cost of living and still stubbornly high. Plus, growing tensions over some key issues including immigration and abortion rights. With eight months until the general election and his Approval Rating under water, can the president make the case that the state of the union is strong . Announcer from nbc news, President Bidens state of the union, live from washington here are lester holt and Savannah Guthrie good evening and welcome, everyone, to our nbc News Coverage of President Bidens state of the Union Address. Tonight is a pivotal night for the president as he prepares to deliver what could be the most important speech of his presidency. We are still eight months out from the general election, but with that rematch now set
Im Shannon Bream and washington. President biden making his way through the capital to the House Chamber. This is the final state of the Union Address of his first term and it comes as he is facing tough challenges in his effort to get reelected by the American People to a second term. In the latest fox poll shows that the Job Performance approval numbers from voters are at 42 overall. Now tonight he has a chance to move that needle using the power of the presidency to reach a broad audience across multimedia platforms. He has a lot of work it to do. He is supposed to focus on key issues voters think he is managing poorly. Only 37 of voters approve of his Job Performance on the economy, which is one of their top issues. Only 31 approve of how he is handling the israel hamas war. And a whopping 66 disapprove of his handling of immigration. And its that last topic, the last number highlighted by republicans most including the trump campaign. Just today, the g. O. P. Led house passed the