fatal overdoses. hi there, good to have you with us on al jazeera america. i m thomas drayton. president obama is preparing for his fifth state of union speech. he ll do so with the knowledge that it s thought the country is not getting better under his watch the the president s approval rating is 46%, up from a low of 42% in november, after the government shutdown. it s his lowest approval rating ever, going into a state of union address. most americans are sour on the beleaguered economy, the direction of the economy and the state of politics. during tuesday s address they ll try to turn the public s tapes to key initiatives, including early chide hood, increasing the minimum wage and the affordable care act. we ll have coverage of the state of union before and after the speech starting the 6:00 pm eastern, and the president s speech live here at 9 eastern. hillary clinton is speaking out about her time as secretary of state and what she could have done differently. mrs
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