This is the story. Today were live in our nations capitol ahead of tonights consequential state of the Union Address. Youre going to see a very energized president says his chief of staff. Still some democrats said to be nervous about the stakes for this evening. The Washington Post put it this way. The goal is not to give up old man vibes. It could be the last time that he in front of such a big tv audience until at least the convention. Voters will no doubt be weighing whether or not hes held up to this promise from the beginning of its presidency. Watch this. Im a man of my word. America is back. I speak to you today as president of the United States at the very start of my administration and im sending a clear message to the world. America is back. Martha a lot has happened since then. The chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan. Attacks on our troops in the middle east, the explosion of the border crisis, which is a huge issue to name a few. We kick things off with bret baier in d. C.