In the cnn newsroom. Im wolf blitzer in washington. Tonight, President Biden will deliver his state of the Union Address, making his case for a second term. It could be the most consequential speech of his presidency. The president is expected to draw a stark contrast between his vision for the country and Donald Trumps message of revenge and retribution. But the speech comes as President Biden trails as gop rival in nearly every recent poll with many pointed to concerns over his age and Mental Fitness. And that as Top Democrats speculating that the American People might be less concerned with what he said does that how we says it . And theyre urging President Biden does show the nation the fiery president. They say, they see Behind Closed Doors. Cnns White House Correspondent Arlette Saenz is joining us right now. Shes out there on the north lawn of the white house. Arlette, how does the president plan to get his message across to voters and tens of millions of people will be watching
katie: i m katy pavlich along with tyrone, joey jones, kennedy. katie: and he s out of office. well, not yet. president biden using the kid stairs and stepping foot down in warm st. croix for the long holiday weekend. joe was hoping for a little rest and relaxation nearly 2,000 miles away from all the problems he is facing in washington which now includes an impeachment inquiry. his son hunter s two indictments and the doom spiral at the border. the big guy is already on island time, skipping a year end news conference. not surprising why he is avoiding the press. who would want to answer the question why you have the worst year end rating of any modern president seeking re-election? biden probably also wants to get away from democrats bickering over whether he has a shot at a seconds term. some are more candid about their concerns inch think trump could win. he could win in pennsylvania. i think the thing that biden has to do. he has got to enlarge the youth vote and min
the united states is not going anywhere. it s come mmitted to that regio the president spoke in the plus three summit, saudi arabia, kuwait,egypt, i iraq, jordan, the plus three there. near the top of the agenda for biden, the issue of energy production, also security in the region, the war in yemen countering iran and overall of this, also the murder of a washington post journalist. reporter: jamal khashoggi clearly very much high on the agenda for the president of the united states. he s trying, though, to turn the page on u.s. relations with saudi arabia right now, which are so important. he wants to strengthen ties with saudi arabia and other countries in the middle east. listen to how he summed up the u.s. role in the region just a little while ago going forward. listen to this. let me state clearly that the united states is going to remain an active engaged partner in the middle east. as the world grows more competitive and the challenges we face more complex,
From new england all the way up to canada, Hurricane Lee On Track to bring heavy rain, wind and coastal flooding today and through weekend. As House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy stries to avoid a government shutdown, he has a message for the republicans threatening to revoke his leadership. Kareem abduljabbar asked the question, is biden too old to be president . The nba Hall Of Famer joins us live in studio just ahead. This hour of cnn this morning starts now. Working the uaw, we put four great offers on the table and we get little pieces of paper about one aspect or the other. We have never gotten a serious counteroffer in two weeks. These Companies Got to come to the pump for their workers. He want to call them family when its easy. But the proofs in the pudding. They havent taken care of their workers. We went backwards the last 16 years. Backwards. And breaking moments ago. Its white house says President Biden will speak today about that historic strike against all three automakers. Thi
thanks for spending part of the day with us. the beat with ari melber starts now. hello. we have breaking news. jack smith s prosecution of donald trump has scored another procedural victory tonight. it goes to questions of accountability, and whether trump will be allowed to use and abuse the following and the power his has to undercut this important method of holding him accountable. the news ruling limits what trump can say in the case. for example, publicly attacking potential witnesses, court staff, and many of the other staff involved. he s tried these antics in other cases. this is the big case currently on schedule to begin in march, and could result in his conviction or imprisonment. one difference, though, is the court did revise the order. the ruling say that some aspects of trump s public statements pose a significant and imminent threat to the fair and orderly adjudication of the ongoing criminal proceedings against defendant trump. now, in the official argum