wind to pick up. some early clouds and fog and we'll get some sunshine today. it will be mild with a high temperature in the low 50's. first we say good morning to sarah. >> good morning. notice the fog this morning. you may have some problems. southbound 95, another trouble spot in the southwest side. past the fort mchenry toll plaza, a disabled vehicle is off to the shoulder. we have another accident to report. one more at mary avenue on the northeast side of the city. so far so good on the rest of the major roadways. fog could be an issue. this is 95 in howard county. north and southbound traffic is

running smoothly. this is 895. there's a disabled vehicle on 95 just south of the fort mchenry. it is off to the right shoulder. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> president obama is scheduled to deliver his last state of the union address before the 2012 election. >> kate amara has a preview. good morning. >> this is an election year state of the union. that means the president is expected to make an argument for economic fairness for the middle-class. before a joint session of congress, president obama will deliver his third state of the union address. the speech is expected to focus

on the economy. >> this will be able again to what i said in kansas last month. i believe this country succeeds when everybody gets a fair shot, when everybody does their fair share, when everybody plays by the same rules. >> the address comes in the middle of an election year. >> i wanted to share with you some of what i wanted to talk about tuesday night. >> republicans say the previous addresses have offered lots of promises. >> the state of the union is a time for truth telling. >> the white house says the president will lay out common ground for bipartisan action. >> they are big ideas because we have to meet this moment and

this speech will be about how we do it. >> after the speech the president will be promoting his ideas in three bel air ground states that are key to his election bid. >> there is a new poll that sheds some light on what the american public is hoping to hear tonight. >> it is a new survey which found 81% of the public wants the president to focus on domestic issues instead of foreign affairs. five years ago the opinion was evenly divided. >> kate amara, thank you. last night's debate got a bit personal. the change in approach comes two days after it newt gingrich

trounced mitt romney. he said the former massachusetts governor cannot tell the truth. police must get a search warrant to attractibeing allowed someone with gps. jones was a nightclub owner convicted of a drug conspiracy. police did not have a warrant before installing the gps device on his car. police are disappointed. they say it will make it harder to catch criminals. >> i think it will be a shock to law enforcement. criminals don't give up information freely to law

enforcement. this has put us two steps behind. >> the police are going to have to be more respectful of people's property rights. >> this will not be the final word on advanced high-tech surveillance of americans. these issues will only get more complicated. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you feel that authorities should be required to get a search warrant before tracking criminals with gps? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage is at the top of color martin o'malley's legislative session.

kim dacey is live with the details. good morning. >> the bill were filed last night. the exact language would not be available for a few days. his agenda includes the bay restoration fund. that would make a systematic improvements. the agenda includes his civil marriage protection act legalize same-sex marriage. more religious exemptions than last year's measure. vowed to put one quarter of this mission behind that. >> trying to do the right thing in every vote, voting with principal and as the honest representatives of the opinions

that they are elected to serve. >> more details are available on a website, wbaltv.com. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a warning from the chief analyst from the maryland general assembly. lawmakers need to prepare for that is comingain from budget cuts. a mix of spending reductions and budget cuts. tax increases and a shift for some future pension costs to the county. our coverage continues on our wbaltv.com website. click on 2012. 42 degrees on tv hill. a young girl missing after findifalling into icy waters.

>> joran van der sloot back in court. of 100. is 95 north th a bit of congestion.

>> welcome back. 46 degrees downtown. no ice to talk about. you can see the fog. the fog will clear up in two or three hours.

44 at the airport. above freezing in taneytown. 36 in parkton. we'll start with low clouds and fog and the skies will gradually clear with a high near 52. we will come back and check the seven-day forecast going into the weekend. >> the attorney of joran van der sloot plans to appeal the sentence. he claimed the judge did not take into account his client never denied killing a woman in may of 2010. that was also the anniversary of the missing of natalee holloway. >> the search is on for a girl who was swept down an icy river. she fell off a snowbank and into the river.

her father tried to get hurt but the correct was too strong. 50 people have joined the search for the girl. a chance to pay final respects to joe paterno. there will be a public viewing today at state college. there has been an outpouring of support since his death. 5:12. 42 degrees on tv hill. while many cell services are receiving the door spins -- endorsements. >> sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. fog

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we are tracking some problems on this tuesday morning. southbound on 95, on the southwest side, there is an accident. police are on the scene. 100 looks pretty good. southbound 95, another problem, a disabled vehicle is off to the right shoulder. hilton street, watch for a crash. another one at mary avenue. no significant delays this morning. up to speed on the major roadways. it is foggy.

problem free at the moment despite the fog. we have fog warnings from the beltway always up to the delaware state line. this is 895. that is the disabled vehicle on the right shoulder southbound just past the toll plaza. it is not impacting traffic. the lion is starting to pick up at the fort mchenry. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. pridget volume is starting to pick up. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to vanetta brooks of the mta system. >> we still have a couple of diversions on the bus lines. 36 is not stopping at washington and monroe. light rail and metro running problem free. no delays. i am vanetta brooks. now back to tony pann. >> we don't have to worry about any ice this morning but we have

some low clouds and fog to start the day. high pressure is going to move in and push this stuff off. it will take a couple of hours. no concern about and the precipitation. a couple of sprinkles around salisbury. it will take that precipitation along with it. it will be difficult to scour up this cloud deck but i think this will happen by the middle of the morning. visibility is down around half a mile in some neighborhoods. some patches of thick fog. that's to be going into the middle of the morning. 44 at the airport. 34 in taneytown. the temperatures will stay above that freezing point. it will be a mild afternoon.

some sunshine this afternoon. high temperatures in the low 50's. about 10 degrees above average. the average height is only 41. the record for today is 74. mostly clear tonight. temperatures drop back into the upper 20's in most areas. the weather will turn active again. a nice day tomorrow, 48. another storm system moves in on thursday and friday. it gets colder over the weekend. high temperatures in the 30's. a slight chance for some rain or snow on both saturday and sunday. it is up in the air. we will keep you posted. >> a boy remains calm.

his grandfather as home was broken into. we get introduced to the young teenager. >> i was scared that they were going to shoot. >> it is ok. >> yeah. ." >> he said he had no idea two man's war inside his grandfather's home. >> i came downstairs and there was a gun in my face. >> he did scream for is grandfather who came downstairs and was told to get on the floor. they were told to get into a closet. >> i was mad, angry. they areno reason -- going to get caught and regret it. >> he says he is live here for

more than 40 years. last night, a side door was left unlocked. he credited his grandson for being so calm. >> "just sit there and let them take but they wanted." >> they got away without being seen. >> i was trying to control myself. i did not want to get shot or to die. >> derek calm young man -- a very calm young man. there's only a vague description of the robbers. >> this may come as no surprise but talbot sales are up. -- tablet sales are up.

the statistics are the same for e-readers. they have never seen such growth since the center started looking at the use of digital technology. some small providers are getting ringing endorsements. there was a survey of 66,000 subscribers. customers are billed monthly. track phone topsail was for one category. macy's slapped martha stewart's company with a lawsuit. jane king has the bloomberg business report. good morning. >> president obama has his state of the union address tonight.

the economy is front and center. special emphasis on the manufacturing industry. a poll says 56% of voters believed the government is hurting the economy. 44% are doubtful the next generation will be able to achieve the the so-called american dream. futures are quite this morning. stocks closed little changed -- futures are quite this morning. court documents show macy's has filed a complaint about stopping martha stewart limit about filing -- job cuts. workers hired during the

holidays are being eliminated. sagging sales. jcpenney is with kickoff a two- day event. i'm jane king for wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. 5:23. 42 degrees on tv hill. do you remember this? so in love with you ♪ >> he sounded good. you cannot hear the president's rendition of that tune every day -- you can now.

>> choosing a ring tone? how about president obama. at sang "let's stay together" the fund-raiser last week. people can download his rendition of the song as a ring tone. >> that is pretty cool. backpacking across america. that is what one couple decided to do. they began last may in san francisco. they are raising awareness for hunger and happiness. a woman braves frigid water to become the first person to swim

across these land masses. she was accompanied by her trainer. they wore a diving gear in case of an emergency. she was sure she would do would. it. 5:27. closing arguments expected in a federal stun gun trial. >> martin o'malley has a plan to get the same-sex marriage bill passed this year. >> we have some low clouds and fog to start to the day. >> that fog could impact your early morning commute.

>> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning. it is war that was -- it is warmer than it was. >> we will make it into the 50's. we have some low clouds and some fog. 44 at the airport right now. i think we will sneak into the low 50's. that is about 10 degrees above average. we will have some sunshine this afternoon. the seven-day forecast is coming up. >> the fog can impact your ride this morning. we have fog up until the delaware state line.

southbound 95, we have an accident. a disabled vehicle is now gone. still tracking an accident at hilton street and another one at mary avenue. no sign of significant delays. of's give you a live view some of that fog on 83 at york road. no sign of delays down to the beltway. this is traffic of 895 at the harbor tunnel. problem free at the fort mchenry as well. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a trial date is set for a doctor charged with murder involving several late term abortions. the doctor's will be heard from june 6 to 15.

two doctors face murder charges under a maryland law that allows charges to be brought in the death of it a viable fetus. a man died after being shot twice with an electric stun gun in 2007. that gun belonged to rudy torres. prosecutors claim he used excessive force against jarrel gray. he was lying face down and unresponsive. another trial is expected to begin today. four teams are charged in a murder. one teenager is accused in the robbery and murder of a 7- eleven employee three months

earlier. >> 32-year-old dominic hope was shot in the head just before 7:00 p.m. last friday evening. two masked men walked in and opened fire. the gunmen are still on the run. police believe that hope was targeted. family and friends gathered to remember a baltimore educator who died it was thought to be death by fire. this was a memorial service for mary hines. she was known as miss mary. >> she was a person that gave and gave and gave. it is a loss. >> she lost her life on january 5 in what investigators first

thought was a fire -- it was a fire but an autopsy revealed she had been stabbed to death. police have made no arrests in the case. martin o'malley announces his legislative agenda. >> at the top of this list is a bill that would legalize same- sex marriage. kim dacey has a look at the list. >> the bills included were filed last night but in most cases the exact language will not be available for a few days. protections for groups that do not want to recognize same-sex marriage. as expected, the legislative agenda includes his civil marriage protection act. the version provides more religious exemptions than last year's measure that died in the

house. governor o'malley has vowed to officee force of thihis behind the bill. >> these are men and women who all have been elected independently who come to the maryland general assembly, trying to do the right thing in every vote, voting with principal and also voting as the honest representatives of the opinions of the people that they are elected to serve. >> the agenda also includes the maryland offshore wind act which establishes a renewable energy credit. also at the flush tax increase or bay restoration fund. it aims to reduce pollution by providing grants to owners of wastewater treatment plants for system improvements. money will be generated by a fee increase. the governor planned to triple the tax, his new plan is to double it.

the agenda includes infrastructure investments and the sustainable growth and preservation act. you can visit our website for more details, wbaltv.com. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a guilty plea from a man. paul brown pleaded guilty to sex and abusing two girls over several months. more than 600 images and videos of child pornography were found. he faces up to 30 years in prison. an obscenity was found on a car. she's the deputy mayor for economic development. a similar incident happened six years ago. >> two armed robberies at fast-

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>> welcome back. 5:40. 46 degrees downtown. the big weather story is the fog. low clouds and fog will be hanging around for the next couple of hours. it is above freezing. 47 degrees in annapolis. we will get some sunshine to

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>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. it is a foggy start on this tuesday morning. we have an accident southbound 95 just pass 895. another one in the city at hilton street. another at mary street. volume is going to be building shortly. 12 minutes on the west side

outer loop. let's check some of our cameras and show you the fog. this is the harrisburg expressway going south. no delays but the potential for them with fog in that area. this is the west side. outer loop traffic is getting close to delays at liberty. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to vanetta brooks of the mta system. good morning. >> good morning. the number 16 blind is diverting at frederick because of an accident. a diversion at lawrence. a bus not stopping at washington and monroe because of construction. enn lines ared pan li running without delays. now back to tony pann.

>> good morning. we're starting out kind of murky this morning and even some drizzle and some neighborhoods. things will improve. we have a cold front going off the coast. that will take all this stuff with it but it will take a few hours for that to happen. some sprinkles along the boundary and in the lower eastern shore counties. the clouds are holding tough behind the front. we have some fog on the satellite. visibility is down to half of a mile in some areas. take your time. you can see some clearing back out in west virginia. that cloud deck will break up and it will turn out to be a nice day. temperatures are above freezing. 34 in taneytown. 44 at the airport.

we'll start with low clouds and fog and maybe some drizzle. high temperature in the low 50's this afternoon. the average high is only 41. this is the coldest part of the winter typically. record high is 74. we will not break any records but it will be nice. mostly clear tonight. temperatures drop back into the 20's. the seven-day forecast looks like this. another nice day tomorrow. high temperature around 48. increasing clouds on thursday, 45. rain in the morning on friday. the temperatures will turned colder this weekend. we could see some snow late saturday or sunday morning. >> thank you. 42 degrees on tv hill.

coming up, we'll look at one of your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

>> good morning. defensive coordinator chuck pagano. he will interview today for the indianapolis colts head coaching job. this is no surprise that the colts would be interested in chuck pagano. the ravens force time ready to have as worst game of the season. he was the ravens secondary coach for three years. alex ovechkin will be lighter in the wallet. he has been suspended for three games for launching himself.

he will be eligible to return on february 4. that is a look at sports. have a great tuesday. >> police must get a search warrant before using gps technology to search perspective criminals. a nightclub owner was convicted of drug conspiracy. police did not have a warrant before installing the devices in his vehicle. police are disappointed and say the ruling is going to make criminals even harder to catch. [no audio]

>> high-tech methods of surveillance. we're having a meltdown. >> you're looking at me. >> coming up, are you ready to take the plunge for a good cause? ava marie will preview the polar bear plunge. >> we could both use a plunge right now. a difficult subject. ways to treat urinary incontinence. >> aretha franklin calls off her wedding. >> we will check the seven-day forecast. >> volume is picking up. we will update you on what to

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got the everyday value slam, classic burger, build your own chicken wrap, cheese quesadilla, chicken parmesan, all you can eat pancakes, cordon bleu melt, the new cookie skillet a la mode. whew. so many choices, so little airtime. the 2-4-6-8 value menu. only at denny's. >> legalizing same-sex marriage is that the top of the agenda for governor o'malley. >> the state of the union. the speech is tonight. i have a preview. >> wow. do you see anything in that shot? that is because the fog is so thick this morning. the forecast as to what you

might be able to see as we continue right now. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. i did not encounter any of that on my way to work this morning. >> it is a little thicker in those shots. >> when i take my helicopter -- >> visibility may be down to half a mile or a quarter of a mile. it will turn out to be a nice day. temperatures will push into the 50's this afternoon. a nice turnaround. 43 at the airport. the wind is starting to pick up. that is a sign the fog will that is a sign the fog will clear