Gov. Malloy has VIP spot for Obama key speech

President Obama is planning to honor victims of gun violence by leaving one seat empty in the First Lady’s guest box at Tuesday’s State of the Union address.

Despite the White House honors, an October Quinnipiac University Poll showed 32 percent of CT voters approve of the job Malloy is doing.

It’s a historical custom to ask a visitor to sit down during every State-Of the Union Target using the First Woman.

Edith Childs, of Greenwood, South Carolina, was serving on the Greenwood County Council when she and then-Illinois Sen. A Vietnam veteran, Smith met President Barack Obama in 2007 during the Democratic presidential debates at the University of Texas at Austin. Obama carried the patch with him for the rest of the campaign.

In the preview, President Obama said he will take a big-picture approach in this final address.

I want to thank the President and the First Lady for this once-in-a-lifetime invitation.

Obama is expected to talk about progress under his leadership, as well as an agenda for his remaining year in office.

The issue has drawn renewed attention from Obama following recent deadly mass shootings in the U.S. He recently announced a series of steps to tighten gun policies.

You can see the President’s State of the Union followed by the Republican response Tuesday night on News 8, starting at 9 p.m.

Senior administration officials have said that the president will deliver a “non-traditional” speech this year.