Where the eyes of Tens Of Millions of americans will be trained, in just a few hours� time, for the annual State Of The Union address. It could be one of the most important Speechesjoe Biden delivers this year. The concerns about the president s age have intensified in recent months. His average Approval Rating is 38 the lowest mark in his presidency. He is facing a host of International Crises and domestic challenges. So its notjust what he says tonight it is how he delivers it. The white house recognises the significance. They have been rehearsing for days because they know that, right now, the election is a coin flip, and this is a valuable opportunity for President Biden to stake his case to four more years. We are told that in this speech tonight, President Biden will announce to congress that he has ordered the us military to build a Temporary Port in gaza to help with the transfer of humanitarian aid from cyprus. The pontoon on gazas mediterranean coast, which you would think would be close to the existing port in gaza city, will be used to bring in food, water, medicine. The shortages particularly accute of course in the northern section of the strip. And we know that us allies, will be involved, at least on the cyprus end of the operation, where of course the uk has a big presence. Live now to our state Department Correspondent tom bateman in washington. Certainly welcome but some might say it comes to late and pretty scant on detail. ,. , it comes to late and pretty scant on detail. ,. ,. , detail. Very late and very scant on detail. Very late and very scant on detail. In terms detail. Very late and very scant on detail. In terms of detail. Very late and very scant on detail. In terms of the detail. Very late and very scant on detail. In terms of the timing detail. In terms of the timing issuesit detail. In terms of the timing issues it could take up to two months alone just to build and that is before you get to all of the very challenging logistical and Security Issues involved in all of this. Why issues involved in all of this. Why is it happening now . It has been nearly a Weekjoe Biden has made it clear publicly that his patience has run out with israel when it comes to theissue run out with israel when it comes to the issue of delivering humanitarian aid inside the gaza strip. Remember, the absolutely desperate and chaotic situation on the ground. We saw last week more than 100 palestinians killed around an aid convoy, desperate and hungry people. The palestinians say they were shot by the israelis, most of them. Israelis say most were killed in a stampede. The reality is you have a un warning more than a quarter of the population is on the brink of famine. Joe biden has been under this growing pressure, given that the us is israels key ally, the key superpower that Arms The Israeli S and that his increased the Pressure Onjoe and that his increased the pressure on joe biden and that his increased the Pressure Onjoe biden to come up with some solution to the humanitarian crisis. They say they believe there are no excuses from the israelis about why more aid cannot get in. Israel says it is getting through the land crossing but not distributed, blaming the us, the un blames israel for those failures. This is a bit of seaport that would be built by the us navy off the shore and then floated towards the coastline of gaza. At that point the detail gets very sketchy and tends to really run out when questions are being asked about crucially who will build a temporary that connects the seaport to coast itself. Then what happens on the beach. 0nce to coast itself. Then what happens on the beach. Once the aid gets delivered you state the same scenario we have seen in the north of gaza, where there is no security left. Who will secure the packages of age, we dont have answers from the administration at all yet, likely to be looking for some sort of longer term plan with golf allies around security but thats one of the big unanswered questions. Gulf allies. The big unanswered questions. Gulf allies gulf allies. Politics plays a part in this, they gulf allies. Politics plays a part in this, they will gulf allies. Politics plays a part in this, they will be gulf allies. Politics plays a part in this, they will be people gulf allies. Politics plays a part i in this, they will be people within his own caucus who want that ceasefire. Dont think he is putting enough pressure on the israelis and has to show them he has a grip of it. ,. ,. ,. ,. , it. There is politics involved at every step it. There is politics involved at every step we it. There is politics involved at every step. We wait it. There is politics involved at every step. We wait out it. There is politics involved at every step. We wait out the i every step. We wait out the administration has seen for months now is a ceasefire for hostage release deal. We know that has got pretty close, but at the moment it is falling apart temporarily in cairo put on the table by the israelis. Hamas said they will be back at the table next week but you are basically getting into the start of ramadan, the islamic holy month, that makes things harder in the sense of the Security Situation on the ground throughout the region, particularly the dangers it brings injerusalem. That particularly the dangers it brings in jerusalem. That will focus particularly the dangers it brings injerusalem. That will focus minds but we are no further forward and as you say, it only increases the Pressure Onjoe biden because without this way out, a ceasefire for him politically, the closer we get to an election that is putting huge pressure on him and it will make things much more difficult. Quick one, there will be relatives of those taken hostage, some release, some who died in captivity, some who are still there who will be in the gallery this evening listening to this speech. What can joe biden say to them given hamas has walked away from discussions in cairo . , has walked away from discussions in cairo . ,. , has walked away from discussions in cairo . ,. ,. , cairo . That is another way it is absolutely cairo . That is another way it is absolutely focused cairo . That is another way it is absolutely focused his cairo . That is another way it is absolutely focused his mind i cairo . That is another way it is absolutely focused his mind because that agonising wait that is now five months and for those families, one of the sticking points has been around the demand by israel to release a list of hostages for the First Tranche of release by hamas, thought to be around a0 people because the israelis still dont know which hostages have survived and which have been killed in gaza. Without the ability, mr biden will have hoped he was now in a position to announce or confirm they were going to get this deal, yet they are not here, so it is another very serious problem for him i think. Thank you. The widest points of the speech, reporting as the speech goes out, as i was saying, the detail is important because he is effectively launching his campaign is the start of the general election but it is how he delivers it tonight that will be most closely watched. Yes. How he delivers it tonight that will be most closely watched. Yes, part content and be most closely watched. Yes, part content and part be most closely watched. Yes, part content and part performance. Be most closely watched. Yes, part content and part performance. You | content and part performance. You have content and part performance. You have the content and part performance. You have the Pressure Onjoe biden to layout have the Pressure Onjoe biden to layout and have the Pressure Onjoe biden to layout and agenda for the next four years layout and agenda for the next four years and layout and agenda for the next four years and pollsters say in very uncertain years and pollsters say in very Uncertain Times people really want that, Uncertain Times people really want that, they Uncertain Times people really want that, they want to hear his plan for the next that, they want to hear his plan for the next four years, that he knows what the next four years, that he knows what hes the next four years, that he knows what hes going to be doing. I think as much what hes going to be doing. I think as much as what hes going to be doing. I think as much as anything, as much as anything as much as anything, as much as anything he as much as anything, as much as anything he actually says night it will be anything he actually says night it will be how he says it, how he delivers will be how he says it, how he delivers it. Will be how he says it, how he delivers it, how he engages and its interesting delivers it, how he engages and its interesting the Chief Of Staff has been interesting the Chief Of Staff has been telling reporters the president is very been telling reporters the president is very energised. Thats the language is very energised. Thats the language they are using, he is energetic language they are using, he is energetic and excited to be using this, energetic and excited to be using this, and energetic and excited to be using this, and people concerned about his ae, this, and people concerned about his age. Thats this, and people concerned about his age, thats what you they want to see, age, thats what you they want to see, he age, thats what you they want to see, he is age, thats what you they want to see, he is coherent, in command, energetic. See, he is coherent, in command, energetic, quick on his feet, the state energetic, quick on his feet, the state of energetic, quick on his feet, the State Of The Union last year he had a kind State Of The Union last year he had a kind of State Of The Union last year he had a kind of off Script Exchange with republicans deemed to have done him well. Republicans deemed to have done Him Well Will republicans deemed to have done him well. Will he be able to command that performance again . It is a high stakes State Of The Union. 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One thing i will watch is the republican response thing i will watch is the republican response. Make johnstone the speaker has asked response. Make johnstone the speaker has asked his caucus tone it down a bit. Has asked his caucus tone it down a bit we has asked his caucus tone it down a bit we dont has asked his caucus tone it down a bit. We dont to look like the Rowdy Heckiing bit. We dont to look like the Rowdy Heckling Party that cannot govern. We want heckling party that cannot govern. We want to look like responsible adults we want to look like responsible adults. There was heckling last year people adults. There was heckling last year people like Marjorie Taylor greene but lets people like Marjorie Taylor greene but lets watch how the republicans respond but lets watch how the republicans resond. , ,. ,. , respond. Republicans want more fire and marjorie respond. Republicans want more fire and Marjorie Taylor respond. 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The team they are focused on, they want to push they are focused on, they want to push donald trump into being the worst push donald trump into being the worst possible version of himself, that includes the trump acolytes. They that includes the trump acolytes. They want that includes the trump acolytes. They want magala members of congress, big trump supporters, to do and congress, big trump supporters, to do and see congress, big trump supporters, to do and see and act the way they think do and see and act the way they think suburban voters will not like. This election is going to be how many this election is going to be how many republicans decide not to vote for donald many republicans decide not to vote for donald trump because they dont like his for donald trump because they dont like his character, how Many Democrats dont vote forjoe biden because democrats dont vote forjoe biden because of democrats dont vote forjoe biden because of his age because he is not on the because of his age because he is not on the outside for things like progressive policies. How many people progressive policies. How many people per away from party tendencies. The white testing if they can tendencies. The white testing if they can push donald trump to say things they can push donald trump to say things extreme, say things that people things extreme, say things that people find obnoxious, to be out there people find obnoxious, to be out there in people find obnoxious, to be out there in the way he can be and remind