making news in america this morning, president obama laying out his vision for his last two years in the state of the union. his plans to help the middle class and the zinger that has everyone talking. >> i know because i won both of them. >> so what prompted that remark? full coverage from washington. new this morning, a major development overnight in the so-called deflate-gate. did the patriots have an edge from underinflated balls? the nfl is back with new results. demolition man. a wife makes a shocking discovery when arriving home. the house reduced to rubble. the husband now under arrest. plus memorable moments, the lighter side of the state of the union including the buzz surrounding michelle obama's suit and who wore the camouflage high heels?

and we say good wednesday morning. i'm kendis gibson in for t.j. holmes. >> i'm reena ninan. we begin with the overnight reaction to the state of the union address in which president obama steamed to turn his famous slogan yes we can into a new one. >> it went off script. >> susan saulny with details. >> reporter: good morning. in this speech we saw an optimistic president trying hard to secure his legacy. >> the shadow of crisis has passed and the state of the union is strong. >> reporter: president obama unveiled an ambitious state of the union agenda for his final two years in office emboldened by rising job approval ratings and improving economy. >> since 2010 america has put more people back to work than

europe japan, and all advanced economies combined. >> reporter: the president took credit claiming a vindication of his democratic policies. >> middle class economics works. expanding opportunity works. and these policies will continue to work as long as politics don't get in the way. >> reporter: the president's priorities included middle class tax cut, paid sick leave, free community college education and child care help for the middle class. all paid for with tax increases on the wealthiest americans. he also called for a resolution from congress to authorize the use of force against isis. freshman senator joni ernst delivered a republican response that was grim in contrast to the president's upbeat view. >> americans have been hurting. but when we demanded solutions too often washington responded with the same steal mind-set that led to failed policies like obamacare. >> reporter: perhaps the

feistiest moment an unscripted comment toward the end of the speech. >> i have no more campaigns to run. my only agenda -- [ applause ] i know because i won both of them. >> reporter: and now president obama is taking the traditional post-state of the union road trip bringing his message to idaho and kansas this which. kendis reena. >> all right, very republican area. susan saulny live in washington. thank you. the president also renewed promises to close the prison at guantanamo bay. >> and he spoke about the new u.s. relationship with cuba telling congress it's time to take the next step in normalizing relations and said congress should begin the process of ending the embargo against cuba. >> our shift in cuba policy has the potential to end a legacy of mistrust in our hemisphere and removes a phony excuse for

restrictions in cuba stands up for democratic values and extends the hand of friendship to the cuban people. >> reporter: talks began in havana between the two about re-opening embassies in each. millions were watching and tweeting as the president praised the economic rebound and vowed to defeat isis. >> but what about those other moments, the speech just under an hour his second shortest ever interrupted 81 times by applause or standing ovations. >> those so-called date nights of the past when democrats and republicans sat together no more. and for the first time in any state of the union speech these words lesbian bisexual transgender. >> we'll have much more on the state of the union later in the show including the moment that lit up twitter coming up in "the pulse." breaking news overnight overseas a terror attack in israel. a palestinian man stabbed nine people wounding some of them seriously on a bus in central tel aviv before he was chased down shot and arrested.

hamas praised the attack. the assault was the latest in a series of attacks in which palestinians have used knives acid and vehicles as weapons in recent months. also breaking now, french prosecutors have issued the first charges stemming from the paris terror attacks. four men have been charged with supporting amedy coulibaly the gunman who killed four hostages. authorities are still searching for other accomplices linked to the shootings which started at the "charlie hebdo" newspaper. the clock is ticking for two japanese hostages. featured in a terrifying new video released by isis. the masked militant dubbed jihadi john vows to behead the men if japan does not pay a $200 million ransom by tomorrow the same amount of money that japan just pledged to help countries affected by isis. but the japanese prime minister says no ransom will be paid. >> new details about the final moments of that many doed

airasia flight. indonesiaen investigators say it climbed too fast. commercial planes ascend 1,000 or 2,000 feet per minute. but radar data shows the airbus was climbing at about 6,000 feet a minute. but it's not clear why. the black boxes are still being analyzed. back here at home crews in maryland are expected to begin searching the remains of a 16,000-square-foot house where six family mells are still missing after a fire. relatives believe the family four grandchildren and their grandparents were inside at the time of the fire. the fire department says that water in the basement plus unstable steel beams and walls have made the house too dangerous to enter. those search efforts may be economy catted by more snow expected to fall over parts of arnold. >> justin povick joins us now for a look at the nation's weather. good morning, justin. >> reena and kendis thanks the south plains also looking quite wintry on this wednesday. colder air meets up with some

precipitation. we're concerned about ice and also some snow arriving in western texas, more snow over the intermountain northwest and over western and southern texas it's just plain cold rain but interstate 25 and i-40 will have slippery spots. s that he at case later on wednesday and also into wednesday night. reena and kendis back to you. >> a potential major development in the so-called deflate-gate matter. >> this is a big one. our colleagues at espn reporting the patriots had 11 of their 12 game balls underinflated during the afc title game against the colts. league sources says each ball was underinflated by two pounds of air. espn's chris mortensen says more controversy is not what the league needs now. >> sources i spoke with described the league as being variations of emotions from disappointed angry, distraught and spent considerable time on

these initial findings the investigation is not complete and in the meantime, we'll await what troy vincent the senior executive vice president of football operations said the investigation should be up in about two or three days. >> and no word yet on potential punishment that might be dolled out by the league reducing the air pressure in those balls could have made them easier to grip in the cold wet conditions. coming up the secret you'll want to hear about. those mcdonald's fries and unveiling what makes their favorite men ewe item taste so good. >> a surgeon shot while at work. a tragic turn overnight in the hospital shooting as we learn more about the suspect. talk about a domestic dispute, a woman comes home to find her husband took a bull bulldozer to it.

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of a self-inflicted gunshot room in an examining room. his mother had gotten care at the hospital before she died. new details this morning about the teen couple from kentucky arrested in florida after a two-week crime spree across the south and jailhouse interview dalton hayes said his girlfriend said she was being abused at home and said he thought she was pregnant and they ran away after he found out that she had lied to him about her age. >> she told me she had it tough. she had all that good stuff and she said i'm 18. i'm not lying to you. as denied the abuse allegation. she's been placed in the custody of children's services and hayes is awaiting extradition to kentucky. also looking for answers this morning, a woman in suburban new york city wondering what drove her husband to literally bulldoze their home.

diane shack of middletown new york says she came home to an empty lot where their house used to be. police say her husband james rhein rented an excavator and knocked the house down which was legally hers with all their belongings inside. his wife stunned. >> none of my belongings were taken out. everything was in the house. we weren't fighting or arguing. i don't know what happened. i don't know anything. >> the couple was in the middle of a renovation. rhein allegedly told investigators the house was in such bad shape it couldn't be repaired so he got rid of it. >> okay. well health headline. a new study claims drinking more coffee could fight cancer and looked at more than 400,000 people and found those who drank the most coffee had a 20% lower chance of developing skin cancer than those who drank less of it. much arers say more study is needed but that sounds like a good reason to pour another cup. >> as if we needed one.

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headed to the nba, thunder and heat. oklahoma city trying to get above .500 for the first time this season. kevin durant with the steal. and the big finish came down awkwardly. hurt his elbow, says he's okay. plans to play wednesday against washington but scary for the thunder any time they see one of their players go down. >> yeah. >> they've had issues with injury with durant and westbrook. he played 39 minutes. westbrook 19 points and 10 assists and the thunder get to 21-20, 94-86 over miami. anyone for tennis. we have a pair of russians. australian open marie that sharapova facing for the first time on the professional tour alexandra panova and cruised in the first but in the second panova 6-4. and she was up 4-1 in the third. sharapova said i've got five grand slam championship trophies

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>> ♪♪ >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards t it's wednesday january 21st and we're onbacking news. two philadelphia police officers are among those hurt after violent crash overnight. we're live at the scene here updating their condition. storm tracker 6 double scan radar is tracking some snow head our way. when it hits and what to expect in your neighborhood. developing right now, a new report raises new questions about whether an nfl team cheated during a championship game over the weekend. also, a michigan father meets his son for the first time, all thanks to a letter from his dead wife. "action news" is up next. >> ♪♪ of snow. rain for nearly all of texas. finally this morning, the state of the union that you likely did not see. >> there was a lot more to the president's annual address on capitol hill than you might think. >> dan harris with a look at a

long day all leading up to what happened last night in primetime. >> the president of the united states. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: this is the part of the state of the union we all see, but there is also a whole strange colorful world behind the scenes. check out this time-lapsed video posted by speaker john boehner. you're looking at statutary hall outside the chamber where the president gives his speech. it is here that starting early in the morning the media set up shop. it is also where at 2:30 we found eliot engel from new york taking a break from his 12-hour camp-out for a prime seat. >> there are a number of people who come early, who sit in the seats and kind of look after each other and protect each other. >> reporter: engel is known as an aisle hog. for 26 years he's made sure he's had a seat alongmiddle aisle so he can be seen with the president. there he is with bush i,

clinton, and bush ii. >> sometimes it's just a pleasant tri like welcome to the house. i never think about what i'm saying until time there. >> reporter: at 4:00 senator marco rubio meets the press. you may remember rubio took some ribbing back in 2013 when he delivered the republican response to the state of the union and he stopped for a drink of water. at 8:00 the white house announced anthony fox had been chosen as designated survivor the cabinet secretary who will spend the evening at an un undisclosed location ready to take control in case anything dire should happen during the speech. 9:00 game on. >> you are looking live at the capitol. >> reporter: abc news goes live. shortly thereafter the president arrives and walked down the aisle. dan harris, abc news, new york. >> my other favorite moment the energy secretary's hair. >> that was interesting. kind of looked like evenstein. >> worth googling if you haven't

>> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪♪ >> we are following breaking news on this wednesday january 21st. two philadelphia police officers have been rushed to the hospital. they were involved in a crash this morning. we'll have a live report from that scene. >> developing new details are emerging in the nfl's investigation in regards the deflated footballs during the afc championship game. >> a little bit of snow later on today. let's go to meteorologist, david murphy and karen rogers. >> caught me putting a little makeup on there. >> yes snow on the way. not yet. we have a winter weather advisory calling for some light stuff