jeremy mayer george mason university "i expect this state of the union to look back at where president has taken the nation and to look forward with urgency so that there's just a few things the man can do between now and november." president obama is expected talk more broadly - not spending much time on specific legislation. "it's about what are the last few things you can do in your presidency that will make a difference, and how can you burnish your legacy so that historians will remember well?" the president will likely review this year's victory for same-sex marriage, an increase in jobs, and possibly the deal made with iran. speech professor bob guarantee what the president talks about will turn into real policy.prof. bob lehrman "there are scholars that have researched and they'll say 'oh he gets about 40 percent of what he asked for but remember he's not going to ask exclusively for things he can't get through because then everybody thinks he's a loser." one of the seats next to first lady michelle obama will be left open - in honor of victims for gun violence. in washington,

jeremy mayer george mason university "i expect this state of the union to look back at where president has taken the nation and to look forward with urgency so that there's just a few things the man can do between now and november." president obama is expected talk more broadly - not spending much time on specific legislation. "it's about what are the last few things you can do in your presidency that will make a difference, and how can you burnish your legacy so that historians will remember well?" the president will likely review this year's victory for same-sex marriage, an increase in jobs, and possibly the deal made with iran. speech professor bob lehrman says there's no guarantee what the president talks about will turn into real policy. prof. bob lehrman american university "there are scholars that they'll say 'oh he gets about 40 percent of what he asked for but remember he's not going to ask exclusively for things he can't get through because then everybody thinks he's a loser." (alex) one of the seats next to first lady michelle obama will be left open - in honor of victims f

policy professor jeremy mayer thinks he will defend his executive action on guns and new steps to fight isis. >> i expect this state of the union to look back and to look forward with urgency so they're is just a few things the man can do between now and november. >> reporter: president obama is expected to talk more broadly and not. >> -- not spending time on specific legislation. >> what are the last few things you can do in your presidency that will make a difference? joke the president will review the victory for same-sex marriage, and increase for jobs in the deal made with around. professor lehrman says there is no guarantee that it will turn into real policy. >> scholars have researched what he asks for. he is not going to ask exclusively for thinks he can't get because then he would everyone thinks he's a loser. >> first lady michelle obama will be left -- that seat next to michelle obama will be left empty. >> we want to know, how do you feel about the state of our union? we put up a poll. it is on wspa.com. do you think the union is stronger than it was last year? weaker than

executive action 10:06:15-10:06:21 "he's doing an executive order, he doesn't need a to get this done" jeremy mayer is a political science professor for george mason university. he says while townhalls are common in politics - it may do little to nothing to shift the debate in the there's almost no more pro-gun democrats, and there's really no pro-gun control republicans left" which is why the white house is hoping by execuitive authority they'll be able to fullscreen enforce background checks for online and gun show sales, adding more federal agents, and adding millions for mental health. 13:39:26-13:39:31 "i don't think it do one single good thing to keep the guns out of bad guys hands" mark tag tonight's townhall is set to last one hour and will be broadcast on c-n-n-. the event won't be without controversy however - already some groups are promising to protest in the area surrounding the president and george mason university. the townhall is not open to the public. reporting in meredith. tonight: mostly cloudy. mild. lows: mid-40s. winds: n 10-15 mph. friday: more clouds than sun. isolated show