The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. January 12, 2016 Michelle Obama to Leave Vacant Chair for Gun Victims at State of the Union -------------------------------------------------------------------------- President Obama will deliver his final State of the Union address tonight, a week after he announced he was taking executive action on gun control. Michelle Obama is expected to leave an empty seat in her guest box at tonight's speech to represent people killed by gun violence. .