as he watched lawmakers file into the house chamber at live here on c-span2 we await president biden s arrival in about 15 minutes as he gets ready to give tonight state of the union address. this marks a second state of the union speech but the first to a joint session of congress as republicans won back control of the house. he is expected to talk about the economy, the war in ukraine and the pandemic. several guests at the invitation of the white house will be attending including ukrainian ambassador to the u.s. for the second consecutive year last year she received a standing ovation. and that lead singer of the band and activist motto is also in the audience that is will the parents of nichols the 25 year old who died last month after he was beaten by memphis police during a traffic stop and brandon who disarmed the man accused of killing 11 people moderate park mass shooting in california. following the president speaks arkansas governor sarah huckabee sanders will gi