i am lisa robinson. >> i am stan stovall. thank you for joining us this morning. >> we will get through today just fine. 48 degrees. that is good for the end of january. 36 at the airport. you'll see more sunshine this morning that this afternoon. we expect a high temperature in the upper 40's. we'll come back and discuss the possibility of rain moving into more and friday. >> we start on the west side. 9 miles per hour. those delays stretch back to liberty. the accident is in the outer loop at frederick road. watch for those delays. eastbound 175, we still have an

accident at washington boulevard. nothing significant on 295. 95 running smoothly down towards the fort mchenry. harbor tunnel traffic looks good at this hour. 90 minutes on the west side. -- the west side. this is southbound traffic on 295 and building heading down towards 32. we're seeing heavy delays back to liberty also down to frederick will have a left lane closures with an accident. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. lisa, over to you. >> a silver spring man is sentenced to five years in prison for a shooting. christopher gail entered an alford plea for the march 29

shooting of ricky johnson jr. police say johnson was shot during a drug deal of the mall. >> president obama says the state of the union is getting stronger. >> kate amara has that story. >> good morning. today the president hits the road, a swing through $5 grant states to sell his ideas to voters. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states. >> facing a divided congress and a divided electorate, president obama's third state of the union address began with a moment of unity -- a hug for congresswoman gabrielle giffords, who's resigning this week. then the president got down to business, making it clear the economy is his top priority. >> it is time to apply the same

rules from top to bottom. no bailouts, no handouts, and no cop-outs. >> the president laid out his economic blueprint, which includes higher taxes for millionaires, funding for education and job-training, and tax breaks for companies that create jobs. >> we have a huge opportunity at this moment to bring manufacturing back, but we have to seize it. >> the president challenged republicans to work with him or get out of the way. after the speech, the gop fired back. indiana governor mitch daniels gave the official response. >> the president did not cause the economic and fiscal crises that continue in america tonight, but he was elected on a promise to fix them, and he cannot claim that the last three years have made things anything but worse. >> the president will be highlighting his manufacturing ideas today. after touring a manufacturing facility in cedar rapids, iowa, he will travel to an intel plant in arizona. kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news.

>> what to lawmakers from maryland have to say about the president's speech? kim dacey is live with their reaction. >> before the speech last night, 11 news talked to some lawmakers about what they expected from the state of the union. because it's an election year, those expectations were high. they told us they wanted president obama to be specific, strong, positive, and bipartisan. after the state of the union, we caught up with those lawmakers to see how the speech stacked up to those expectations and no big surprise -- we got a divided response. >> i want this president to be specific, to talk about solutions and bring our country together, and i thought that he did that. he came up with ideas that both democrats and republicans can agree to to help our country. >> i did not hear anything new today. the president obviously can't run on his record, so he blamed a few people and he dragged out some of the same old policies that he's had in the past. he talked about another stimulus bill. he talked about solyndra-type programs.

he even mentioned obamacare. in the end, there was just nothing new here. >> today the big question is, how will the speech translate on the campaign trail? we have continuing coverage of the state of the union and the reaction on our website, wbaltv.com. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what did you think of the president's state of the union address? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> new statistics from the department of labor bureau of statistics show maryland's unemployment rate at its lowest in nearly three years, 6.7%. job growth has come in a handful

of industries including health care and education as well as leisure and hospitality. nearly 200 employees are out of a job this morning. aai supplies the military with drone aircraft. the defense department deals with budget cutbacks. that is more than 10% of their work force. in the program aims to get veterans back to work. veterans who passed entry-level tests will receive priority screening in hiring for potential vacancies. >> when we send troops to combat, we sign off on the readiness and insure the units

are ready to deploy appeared when they come home, we signed off that those individual members of those units are ready to be reintegrated back into their communities and back at work and back on college campuses. >> the initiative has a website for all available services for returning vets. you can find a link on our website, wbaltv.com. >> a burglary suspect is dead after fleeing a crime scene in monkton. police say they spotted a vehicle matching the getaway car and they try to pull over. the driver took off. >> at this point, we pulled back our patrol car because we do not want the suspect to fully. lee. we do follow the suspect vehicle

from the air in one of our police helicopters. >> the suspect was control of his vehicle and slammed onto a truck. the suspect was pronounced dead at shock trauma. four people in the other vehicles were not injured. there are a series of home break-ins in the moncton area. four homes were burglarized last friday. they would open the garage door and ransacked homes. the suspects are believed to be two african american males. anyone with information is asked to call 911. >> 32 degrees on tv hill. your kids' school lunches will

soon get an overhaul. >> changes in store for your home page on facebook. >> it wisconsin principle has been removed from his duties. >> ava marie live in south baltimore talking about a company that gives a second chance to people and building materials. >> not pretty on the west side. heavy delays stretch back to 795. 795.

>> good morning. we're back with a live view from the skycam. it is a chilly start to the day but it looks like we will see sunshine. i am live at second chance. this is located south of the city. they have relocated to a new location. i'm here with the president and ceo. i love the concept of your business. >> thank you for coming this morning. this is a sample of the kind of materials we have. we're standing on a basketball

court that has been reclaimed from four belfour. we have some doors from york, pennsylvania. we reclaimed this system. limestone steps. we have some windows from philadelphia. you can see the diversity of the products we're involved with. people are out in the field and learning new skills and how to extract them so other people can reuse them. >> you are helping to provide skills to people and that makes them more employable. people could have them in their home. say, "this used to be a basketball court."

maybe you have materials to donate. a storm down in the south is bringing rain to taxes but it will be heading our way. i love this bass will court in your house. -- i love this basketball court in your home. >> i would shoot free throws. i don't know what life would think about that. thank you. what a wonderful company. they are doing good things. 36 at the airport. it is in a little chilly this morning. we're seeing some cloud cover on the satellite imagery. those clouds will thicken up as we go through the day. a storm system is dropping heavy

rain across the state of texas. that is good news for them. they have been in a severe drought. that will help fill the reservoirs. we have a chance for rain tomorrow and into friday morning. a mixture of sun and clouds. not as warm as yesterday. high temperature in the upper 40's. the average high temperature is 42 today. this is a pivotal day for us. the average high temperature begins to go up. we're past the coldest part of winter. mostly cloudy tonight. we don't expect any rain. temperatures drop back to around 40. that storm will move in here probably during the middle of the morning. it will stick around for a while.

we keep a chance for rain in the forecast all the way through friday morning. rain in the morning on friday and mostly cloudy in the afternoon. dry weather on saturday. an arctic front will move through saturday night. we have a chance for some light snow on sunday. 6:16. >> we have some heavy west side delays because of an accident on frederick road. the left lane is still blocked. that stretches down to frederick. we will keep you posted. no delays out of 95 out of the northeast's. harbor tunnel traffic looking good. the j.f.x. is running smoothly into town.

starting to build in volume as you make your way down towards 50 and the bay bridge. looking good on 295. the accident is clear that we are tracking earlier. delays have not stretch back to reisterstown road yet. it is have the near frederick road approaching that accident scene. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the man who claimed to be clark rockefeller will stand trial for murdering a california couple 26 years ago. bail has been set in connection with the 1985 deaths of john and linda. was running a guest house -- he was renting a guesthouse at the time of the murder. a public viewing continues for

joe paterno. there will be a private funeral for the return of family in state college. there will be a public memorial service tomorrow. a great school principal and two others are accused of running a drug ring in a small wisconsin town. the three were accused of buying and selling marijuana out of their homes. several area teachers were among their customers. they have been suspended from school at will back for a hearing next month. >> if you been trying to avoid facebook's new time to get to one of your answers to our watercooler question of the day. format, your time is up. facebook will roll out the new design to all new users.

you will have seven days to preview your home page. if you do nothing, facebook will automatically published it after seven days. mcdonald turns to chicken to offset higher beef prices. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. an upgrade on the waves for school cafeterias. fresh tomatoes and salads. a plant to makeover meal standards -- a plan. this will not come cheap. because as much as $7 billion. mcdonald's is the biggest beef user. the cost of cattle is

increasing. mcdonald's says chicken costs are much more manageable. look for chicken mcbites. apple says they sold more than a 37 million iphones, topping its previous record. a great and $13 billion. stocks had another mixed close. europe is slipping into a recession. the bloomberg maryland index was higher on gains for jos. a. bank. >> 6:20. 32 degrees on tv hill. an accident on the west side of the beltway. >> a well deserved honor for terrapins coach. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water

cooler question of the day. what did you think of the president's state of the union address? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. a busy morning rush for

motorists on the west side. down to 8 miles per hour. we have an accident still taking up the left lane. they have yet to clear it. we have a vehicle fire on north avenue. the j.f.x. looks pretty good. so far so good at the harbor tunnel and the fort mchenry. 56 on a 32. the elkridge accident is clear. 295 checking out just fine. this is 140. no delays yet here. this is a frederick, where it is filling up approaching the accident scene. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. so far so good today. it is a little chilly.

36 at the airport. 30 in taneytown. a mixture of sun and clouds. not as warm as yesterday. high temperature in the upper 40's. we have some rain in the seven- day forecast. here is keith mills, the man. >> thank you. we begin with college basketball. tonight, that means maryland and duke. first-time new coach mark turgeon takes on the blue devils. the basketball court will be court. cary williagary williams 461 wins. sean mosley says the burning desire to beat duke. >> it is duke vs. maryland.

this opens my eyes up around the college park, the fans and the players. we know we need to get this win. we try not to put any pressure on ourselves. we get this win, this will help us down the stretch. >> spring training for the orioles begins in about a month. the orioles have reached a deal with a switch hitter. prince fielder is heading to the detroit tigers. he signed a nine-year contract. he joins cabrera to give detroit a wicked one-two punch.

chuck pagano was in indianapolis about the head coaching job. he'll gethink you'll get thi this one. >> success breeds more success. 6:27. >> maryland lawmakers are reacting to the state of the union address. i have details coming up. >> baltimore city schools asking for a sizable increase in funding. >> if you're looking to remodel, there's a what you could do it while helping the community and the environment.on

>> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i am stan stovall. >> i am lisa robinson. thank you for joining us this morning. >> the weather will turn active

going into the weekend. we expect some rain tomorrow and maybe some snow over the weekend. the temperatures are in the 30's. we will wind up in the upper 40's this afternoon. cooler than yesterday. the clouds will thicken up late in the day and into tonight. stay tuned. >> all eyes were on capitol hill as the president delivered the state of the union address. >> he talked about strengthening the economy by creating jobs. kim dacey is live in the studio with some reaction from maryland lawmakers to the speech. >> before the speech last night, 11 news talked to some lawmakers about what they expected from the state of the union. because it's an election year, those expectations were high. they told us they wanted president obama to be specific, strong, positive, and bipartisan.

after the state of the union, we caught up with those lawmakers to see how the speech stacked up to those expectations and no big surprise -- we got a divided response. >> i want this president to be specific, to talk about solutions and bring our country together, and i thought that he did that. he came up with ideas that both democrats and republicans can agree to to help our country. >> i did not hear anything new today. the president obviously can't run on his record, so he blamed a few people and he dragged out some of the same old policies that he's had in the past. he talked about another stimulus bill. he talked about solyndra-type programs. he even mentioned obamacare. in the end, there was just nothing new here. >> today the big question is, how will the speech translate on the campaign trail? we have continuing coverage of the state of the union and the reaction on our website, wbaltv.com. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> former governor bob ehrlich

pay $168,000 in legal fees for last year's robocall trials. the use campaign funds to pay a campaign fund and the law the state expenditures have to be campaign-related. a jury convicted schurick to suppress the african-american votes with robocalls. >> a jury resumes deliberation in the civil trial against a former sheriff's deputy who shot a suspect to death with a stun gun. both sides agree that jarrell gray was lying down and unresponsive after being shocked once. gray was pronounced dead shortly

thereafter. they must believe his actions violated the u.s. constitution. >> police are investigating a shooting in northwest baltimore that happened 8:00 p.m. on tuesday night. the victim was found shot in the face. no word as to a suspect or a possible motive. >> schools ceo of doctors and as alonso is taking his campaign to increase funding to annapolis. right now the city gets about $32 million from the state. he asked for six times that amount, $1.2 billion. >> the most important thing is flexibility. we also need predictability. no bank is going to allow us to

borrow unless they know that we're getting right now will get in the future. >> baltimore city says it would take at least $3 billion to build and renovate old city's schools. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we will update you on the west side. speeds around 7 miles per hour approaching 795 in the outer loop. the left lane is still closed with an accident. north avenue in the city, we have a vehicle fire. not tracking any delays on the j.f.x. looking good on the tunnel's 49s. moving well down towards 32. we'll update you from white marsh. you can see those delays starting to fall into place.

this is frederick and we're still seeing heavy delays all the way down the west side. the delays start to filter out because the normal volume is falling into place. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we check in live with ava marie from south baltimore in a second chance. >> i'm alive in the warehouse which opens up tomorrow, 1700 ridgley street. they are taking old materials and making it sellable. they are training people to learn construction techniques. there are some great items available. you can see this and teak bench and his old desk which reminds you of being in school. we have the chandelier behind us. a beautiful cabinet and a desk and a lamp.

all these items are ready to be sold. they have a building materials that you can reproduce yourself. -- you can repurpose yourself. these were quickly replaced by computers when i was in school. a very neat item to put in your home. this is a great place to go if you're remodeling your home. let's check the seven-day forecast. temperatures may be in the 40's with sunshine today. a better chance for rain tomorrow night into friday morning. maybe a chance for snow this weekend. >> that was something like the duodecimal system -- dewey

decimal system. do you remember that? >> briefly, from my history books. >> she was trying to make me feel old. >> you should take a home and make that a spice cabinet for yourself. >> she is speechless. >> 6:37. 32 degrees on tv hill. demi morespond to the mo ore's home. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. what did you think of the president's state of the union address? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or s

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>> welcome back to 11 news today. governor martin o'malley has unveiled details on this plan to extend it same-sex marriage. those were added after last year's bill fell short in the senate by five votes. a senate hearing on the issue is set for next man. there was a shooting. christopher gill entered an alford plea to attempted second- degree murder for the shooting of ricky johnson jr. police say there was a drug

deal in the parking lot of the mall. employees sought a masked man carrying what appeared to be a shotgun approaching a cecil bank in northeast. the employees hit the alarm and ducked for cover, preventing the suspect from entering. he ran into the woods. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. kind of busy. on 795, word of a southbound accident. it is off to the side. it may start to create some additional delays. delays on the west side are in place. there isn't outer loop accident at frederick road. it is taking up the left lane -- this is in the outer loop. a vehicle fire in the city.

so far so good on the harrisburg expressway traveling southbound. the j.f.x. is moving well into town. this is the white marsh area. southbound traffic is tapping the brakes. this is frederick. this is outer loop traffic. it is still pretty heavy at the outer loop at frederick. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we check in live with ava marie who is joining us from the south side of the city at second chance. >> good morning. we're live at second chance. their newest facility opens up tomorrow. we're talking about some great items you can get for your home. this company provides hands on experience and makes people more employable and gives them great skills. i'm talking to one of the workers. he is 21 years old.

you have moved up into a management position. you are a crew leader. >> it has been a unique experience. i've not been in this field for long. it has been a life changing. i started out as a trainee and i was so young and i have done well. this is tell me to succeed in life -- this has helped me to succeed in life. >> we have a crew behind us. there is some wood that has been recovered. >> this takes work, dedication, and time. once you learn everything, it comes like clockwork. >> you are doing this while in school.

you hope to go into the medical field. >> i hope to transition to a four-year college. i hope this pays off. >> it is so good to speak with you. let's check the forecasts. reiter is showing the storm moving in from the south. tearing apart a house is so much fun. >> they get to knock things down with a sledgehammer. we're so proud to of a company like that in baltimore. we don't often put good news stories on the air but this is one of them. thank you, ava. not a lot to talk about this morning.

it is nice and quiet. 32 in parkton. it is chilly. you can see the high, thin cloud cover. the clouds will thicken up later this afternoon. a pretty big storm system dropping heavy rain in texas right now. that is good news for them. they have been in a drought situation. we have a chance for rain tomorrow morning and into friday morning. cooler than yesterday. high temperature into the upper 40's. the average high temperature is 42. this is the first day that the average high temperature goes up. 75 is the record high.

cloudy skies tonight but should be dry tonight as temperatures drop back into the upper 30's. a good chance for rain tomorrow starting most likely in the middle of the morning. rain will last into friday morning. chilly on saturday. an arctic front will move through on saturday night. we have a chance for some light snow in the forecast with a high temperature near 37. >> maryland lawmakers reacted to president obama's state of the union address last night. kim dacey has more. >> before the speech last night, 11 news talked to some lawmakers about what they expected from the state of the union. because it's an election year, those expectations were high. they told us they wanted president obama to be specific,

strong, positive, and bipartisan. after the state of the union, we caught up with those lawmakers to see how the speech stacked up to those expectations and no big surprise -- we got a divided response. republicans say they did not hear any new ideas in the speech. the big question is how the speech will translate on the campaign trail. we have continuing coverage on our website, wbaltv.com. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- what did you think of the president's state of the union address?

>> we will post more of your answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> here is matt lauer with a look at what is coming up next on the "today" show. >> good morning. we are following breaking news -- u.s. navy seals pull off a daring raid. we're live at the pentagon with the details. president obama pushing key re- election themes in his state of

the union address. we'll get reaction from vice president joe biden and newt gingrich. demi moore in the hospital after an emergency call was placed from her home. those stories and glenn close stops but when we get started on a wednesday morning. >> 32 degrees on tv hill. >> coming up, we'll take a last look at weather and traffic before you head out to start your day.

>> what was, a nice day

yesterday. very nice day for late january. >> we made it up to 59 degrees. it will be cooler today but still very nice. or do we talk to ava? 45 tomorrow with a chance for rain on thursday. rain ending on friday morning. it will get colder this weekend and a possibility for some light snow on sunday. >> it has been busy on the west side. delays back to 795. still taking up the left lane. average speed around 12 miles per hour. a vehicle fire at north avenue. in new crashed on loch raven boulevard. watch for an accident on maryland route 4. you can see out of the white

marsh area. delays falling into place. this is frederick. a slow go all the way down the west side because of the accident in frederick. >> mindy is sleeping in. it is her birthday. >> that was our gift to her. if you're looking for more weather and traffic together, be sure to join us this morning for 11 news at 7:00 a.m. on wbal plus. >> there you'll find more local news as well as up-to-date traffic and weather information. you can find it on comcast channel 208, verizon fios 460, and 11-2. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> have a good one. >> follow breaking news and weather any time at wbaltv.com, and stay connected with us on facebook and twitter.