These are the headlines you Need 2 Know. * **The State of the Union:** President Trump will deliver the annual State of the Union address tonight at 9 p.m. ET. The president will give the address before a joint session of Congress a week after it was originally scheduled. Read more [here](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/02/04/how-to-watch-state-of-the-union-2019/2765869002/). * **Northam:** Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam met with his cabinet to ask for time to clear his name in the wake of racist photos that surfaced. Read more [here](https://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/general-assembly/northam-digs-in-as-virginia-s-political-turmoil-deepens/article_8d8388ac-0128-529b-a582-09069b6f3820.html). * **Fairfax:** Meanwhile, Justin Fairfax, the state’s lieutenant governor who would take over if Northam were to resign, denied a years-old sexual assault allegation and accused allies of the governor of trying to smear him. Read more [here](https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/va-gov-northam-meets-with-cabinet-and-senior-staff-weighs-resignation/2019/02/04/3ec1f13c-2896-11e9-984d-9b8fba003e81_story.html?utm_term=.9a970984167f). * **Paris Fire:** Ten people died and more than 50 were rescued after a fire in a Paris apartment building. It’s believed a woman with a history of psychiatric problems may have deliberately set the fire, which is the deadliest in Paris in over a decade. Read more [here](https://www.apnews.com/b9469d95b0584dd1878f4a19036380af). * **Obesity & Cancer:** Millennials are increasingly getting cancers associated with obesity, and typically found in older people, according to a new analysis by the American Cancer Society. Millennials are shaping up to be one of the heaviest generations on record. Read more [here](https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/04/health/obesity-cancer-increase-millennials-study/index.html). * **GM Cuts:** General Motors is beginning to lay off 4,000 workers as part of its restructuring plan announced late last year. The company plans to cut its headcount in North America by 15 percent. Read more [here](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-gm-layoffs/gm-cutting-4000-workers-in-latest-round-of-restructuring-idUSKCN1PT21Z). * **Super Bowl Ratings:** The lowest-scoring Super Bowl in history also had the lowest ratings in 10 years. About 100 million people watched the game across CBS’ platforms, making it the least-watched Super Bowl since the Steelers beat the Cardinals in 2009. Read more [here](https://deadline.com/2019/02/super-bowl-ratings-patriots-rams-marron-5-worlds-best-cbs-1202548893/). * **Soap Star Death:** Young & the Restless star Kristoff St. John, who has played Neil Winters on the soap since 1991, died at age 52. Foul play is not suspected. Read more [here](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/young-restless-star-kristoff-st-john-dead-52-150709637.html). * **Liam Neeson:** Liam Neeson is facing backlash over controversial comments he made to the Independent. Neeson said that after a family member was raped by a black man decades ago, he hoped a “black bastard” would come out of a pub and “have a go” at him so that he could “kill him.” In the interview, the actor expressed remorse for having had those thoughts. Read the interview [here](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/liam-neeson-interview-rape-race-black-man-revenge-taken-cold-pursuit-a8760896.html). * **Spotted:** Patriots QB Tom Brady and Super Bowl MVP Julian Edelman in Disney World following their Super Bowl win. Read more [here](https://www.tmz.com/2019/02/04/tom-brady-julian-edelman-disney-world-super-bowl-mvp/?adid=sidebar-sports-top-story1). * **Cig Ban:** A new bill introduced in Hawaii seeks to ultimately ban the sale of cigarettes to anyone under 100. The bill, if passed, would incrementally raise the age of those legally allowed to buy cigarettes: next year, you’d have to be 30, the following year, 40, and by 2024, you’d have to be 100. Read more [here](https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/04/health/hawaii-cigarette-ban-bill-trnd/index.html). Cheddar's Hena Doba and Jill Wagner get into the latest. Subscribe to the Need 2 Know newsletter [here](https://theneed2know.com).
