[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> this is wbal-tv 11 news at noon. >> good afternoon. the big story at noon, president obama will deliver the state of the union address tomorrow. bureau reporter kate amara is in washington with a preview. >> in this election year state of the union, president obama is going to make an argument of our economics for the middle class. before a joint session of congress tonight, president barack obama will deliver his

third state of the union address, a speech expected to focus on the economy. >> in a lot of ways, it will be a book and to what i said in kansas last month. >> i believe this country believes when everyone gets a fair shot, when everyone does their fair share, when everyone plays by the same rules. >> this is in the middle of an election year and the president is promoting this on his campaign youtube channel. >> i want to share with you some of what i'm planning to talk about. >> republicans are already pouncing saying his previous addresses have offered lots of promises but the results. >> the state of the union is a time for truth telling. the sad truth is the president's policies are making the economy worse. >> they will leyl, and room for bipartisan action and stressed the need to invest in american manufacturing, energy, workers

come and values. >> they are big ideas because we need to meet this moment, and this speech will be about how we do it. >> the president is expected to promote his ideas in iowa, michigan, and three other battleground states key to his reelection bid. in washington, i'm kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> gov. martin o'malley unveiled his to do list for this congressional session. on top come a bill to legalize same-sex marriage. this provides more religious exemptions than last year's measure. the measure narrowly passed the senate last year and died in the house. governor o'malley has vowed to put the force of his office dobehind the bill. >> they have all been elected independently and come to the general assembly trying to do the right thing and vote with principal and also voting as the

office rep with the opinions of the people they are elected to serve. >> this also includes the bay restoration fund and fee increases to make improvements to the waste water treatment system. aai has announced more than 100 layoffs. spokesperson for the business in hunt valley says 184 employees will be notified today they no longer have a job effective immediately. aai is an aerospace development and manufacturing firm. >> it may have been a bit of a dreary day with the dog, but it is faith -- shaping up quite nicely. already 55 degrees, went out of the west at 9 miles per hour and starting to clear out tonight

dropping into the 40's by 9:00 p.m. the details later in the seven- day. >> investigating an early morning shooting in eastern baltimore at 5:00 a.m. police officers say they found an adult male shot at the location and no word on his condition or a motive. a trial date has been set for one of the two doctors charged with performing late term abortions in cecil county. dr. steven chase brigham will be heard in june. he was indicted with dr. nicola riley under a law that allows murder charges to be brought in the death of a viable fetus. torres is accused of leading excessive force in the death of

a man. an expert testified he was actively resisting when he was delivered a shot with a stun gun, but they said his resistance was passive. the victim's parents are seeking nearly $100 million in the case. another body have been found inside the costa concordia bringing the official death toll to 16. workers are beginning the process of removing hundreds of gallons of fuel from the bustle. >> you see something unusual in the water, there, a table, furniture, all pulled out by the divers. they have been going in through the holes they have blasted. other areas are completely submerged. there is debris scattered everywhere. divers say at times they cannot even see five bands in front

of them. >> it always up to watch out for objects falling on you. we have the same situation in the kitchen area where there are lots of appliances. >> it's a problem knowing exactly how many are missing and only half of those found have been identified. they say at least one was a stowaway. it will be virtually impossib le anyone to get on board without registering, they say. their families are always waiting. it's time to prevent another disaster from an oil spill, another daunting task pumping out 500,000 gallons from enormous tanks. that job finally begin today. it will take a month and half. on saturday from they will be able to drill into the tank and start pumping in sea water so that the ship, which for now seem to be stable, will stay that way. back to you.

>> still ahead on 11 news at noon, remembering a coaching legend. if the deals on today's public viewing for an state football coach joe paterno. a scene almost a horrible to watch, how this turned into a bumper car or arena. also, your plants and gardening questions. you can email us

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>> a painful sight in utah as winter weather got the best of utah drivers. at first, drivers were barely able to manage, but then the accident began with cars spinning out crashing into trees, snowplows, and each other. even all-wheel drive vehicles had no chance. the search is on for a 6-year- old girl who fell into an icy river in oregon this weekend. she was playing in the snow when she fell off a snow bank into the river. her father tried to get hurt, but the current was too strong. k-9 units and drivers -- divers have joined in the search. family, friends, and fans are on the penn state campus today to pay their respects to legendary penn state the ball coach joe paterno.

he passed away sundeck from lung cancer. he was let go after 46 years as head coach in the wake of a sex scandal involving a former assistant coach, gerry sandusky. considering going out today for lunch? a look at who leads more, men or women? the nominations are announced for this year's academy awards. >> taking a look at the temperatures. they keep on warming up across the mid-atlantic helping to melt all the snow. at the maryland zoo, the polar bear camera, no snow in side. the current temperatures in the 50's right now. 57 at the inner harbor. >> carried from valley view farm's is here to answer your plants and gardening questions. plants and gardening questions.

surveryearning media found additional technology is needed in classrooms. having access to computers in the classroom, 62% had the right level of technology. they blame budget concerns for the lack of additional technology. but deserve it educators on the is a technology since 2002. in news survey shows how different men and women are meant it comes to lunchtime supending. men brought more cash when it comes to buying lunch and coffee. men spend $20 more prer week on

lunch. younger workers spend more on launched than older ones. youtube is reporting that on average, some four billion videos are down loaded on their website. a 25% increase from eight months ago. 60 hours of video is up loaded every minute. the reason for the increase? parent company google has been expanding the service beyond the pc. it's compatible smartphones and even television. ocean city is considering allowing horseback riding on its beaches. the proposed ordinance would bring permanent riding in exchange for a $50 per permit horse. the council appears split especially on cleaning up after the horses. >> your 11 insta-weather +

forecast with meteorologist ava marie. >> shaping up to be a spectacular winter day. but now we are seeing more sunshine and temperatures keep warming. the atmosphere has been finally able to mix. yesterday, the cold air was stuck in place. and now the front is offshore and we're starting to see a little bit of warming. and will be replaced by a new system that is on the tail end of the same front wheels are yesterday and it may develop a new storm back in texas, bringing more rain by the end of the week. we have already passed the high temperatures forecast for today already at 54 cooler indianapolis. the 52 in easton.

baltimore metro one of the warmest spots. then you'd have to go down the eastern shore to see temperatures in the mid 50's as well. we will have a little bit more sunshine later on and continue to clear out dropping down into the 40's by 9:00 p.m. will not have as many clouds in place, and for tomorrow morning, expected to be around 30 degrees to start the day. below freezing, you will feel the chill with a light went out of the northwest. the next storm system, we will focus on the hd doppler to help us timeout but futurecast. we may get showers earlier on thursday, but the bulk of the rain with the next storm will come in late thursday and friday morning. there could be some heavier rain, but notice how this snow will stay all the way back to the west because with this storm, warmer temperatures rather than cold up whether to

get the snow. update the's today, 40's tomorrow with increasing clouds. -- 50's today. a better chance third indicted friday morning for rain. 40's and 30's this weekend. right now, only chance of about 30% for some precipitation this weekend. >> carry from valley view farm's is here to answer your plants and gardening questions today. you brought a pineapple. thanks for bringing in the summer. >> you can grow your own pineapple. you can grow them as a house plant. they are pretty cool. each plant really makes a one nice sized pineapple. >> and you can replant another one right after it? >> you can cut the top off of this, replant in the soil, then it is a matter to wait for it to root in.

take an appole, and the gases will help form a new one. >> let's get some questions. we have always enjoyed having plants indoors during the winter months. we have never had problems with their care, but this time we haven't yellowing leaves and s ick looking plants. please help. >> sometimes maybe the ball was not good. no big deal. it may be too deep, or too wet befor you got it. they like cooler temperatures under 60 degrees. >> because of the warmer winter, some of my daffodils have become begun to grow. >> my snow drops are already up,

i won't do a darn thing about it. >> some friends have fig trees that produce. is it goo ctoo cold? how can i weatherize it? >> there aer several ones that are hardy enough. i would not plant until mid- april for over wintering. have it in a protective area, or wrap in burlap. >> great to see you. email or send pictures in to plantquestions@wbaltv.com or click on "family." you can also mail them in to --

the chase for the oscars officially on. the academy award nominations were announced this morning. a director, known for more adult films grabbed the spotlight. >> director martin scorsese's family adventure "hugo" came out on top with 11, including best picture and best director. "the artist" one of eight to going up against it. the silent film grabbed 10 nominations including best actor for jean dujardin and berenice bejo. moneyball also in the run. the 9/11 tale, "extremely loud and incredibly close" is also in the run including "the help,"

and "war horse." meryl streep earn her record 17th nomination for "the iron lady." she will go up against viola davis, glenn close, rooney mara, and michelle williams for "my ilyn."ith maryla demian bachir for "a better life" nominated for besest actor. >> you can see the entire list of nominees and share the comments by your favorite movies on wbaltv.com. coming up next, your maryland lottery pick 3 and pick 4. first, a look at how wall street

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