What Time is State of the Union Address and Where to Watch Near Urbandale?

President Obama will deliver his fourth State of the Union address tonight.

The address begins at 8 p.m. central, and will be on most major networks.

You can tune in at home, or watch with fellow political junkies. There's several watch parties in the Urbandale area, according to Barack Obama's Organizing for Action website. The gatherings include Tally's Restaurant in Des Moines, and homes in Johnston and Clive.

President Obama is expected to focus on jobs and the economy, according to a PBS report.

White House press secretary Jay Carney made the case Monday that jobs and the economy, which public opinion polls show are the top concerns of most Americans, remain issues of primary importance to the Obama administration.

"It is simply a fact that while the inaugural address contained within it very powerful lines from the president about issues like comprehensive immigration reform or the need to address climate change or gun violence, all of those issues combined got less space, if you will, in the inaugural address than the economy and jobs. And that reflects the overall approach that the president takes," Carney told reporters at the White House.

There's also some local connections to the address. Waterloo Congressman Bruce Braley is bringing a special guest to the State of the Union speech, according to WHO.

Braley is attending President Obama’s State of the Union Address Tuesday night, but he’s giving his guest ticket to former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords.

She was shot in the head during a campaign event outside a supermarket in 2011. Six people died in the mass shooting.