in a political year. good afternoon, everybody, i'm jim handly. >> i'm wendy rieger sitting in for pat lawson muse. president obama putting the final touches on his third state of the union address tonight. as steve handlesman reports with this, an election year, the president will also likely argue he is the one who can fix it. >> running for re-election, president obama is polishing a speech aimed at middle class voters, outraged over the growing income gap between them and the wealthy. >> we want an economy that's based on everyone doing their fair share, everybody playing by the same set of rules. >> the president wants a new rule for millionaires, a higher tax rate over 35%. would be obama opponent mitt romney paid about 15%, the lowest rate. he fired a shot from tampa. >> the president will do what he does best, he'll give a nice speech, a lot of

is. >> reporter: i'm steve handlesman, news 4, capitol hill. the state of the union could mess up your travel plans if you're trying to navigate around downtown d.c. tonight, be prepared for some major street closures, and it's not just the cars that will be having a tough time getting around tonight. starting at 6:00 this evening, the u.s. capitol square will be closed to all pedestrians except those with special credentials. then starting at 7:00 tonight, capitol police will begin to block off all roads. it will include every street within a two or three block radius of the capital. on the north side, that includes constitution avenue, pennsylvania avenue, east capitol street and first street. on the south side, independence avenue, south capitol street along with delaware and new jersey avenues will all be closed. of course, all of these restrictions will last until shortly after the state of the union ends tonight.

you can watch the state of the union address tonight at 9:00 right here on nbc 4. while you watch, visit our website and join in a live chat to discuss the issues. if you're not near a tv, don't worry, you can watch it online as well. mitt romney released his tax information. he released his 2010 tax return and estimates for what he expects to be paying for 2011. the documents show he earned more than $42 million over the course of the two years and he paid as steve handlesman just told us, an effective tax rate of around 15%. >> i pay all the taxes that are legally required and not a dollar more. i don't think you want someone as the candidate for president who pays more taxes than he owes. >> romney and his wife have also donated money to charities.

the former house speaker has been accused of lobbying for the agency. he maintains he was only a historian for freddie mac's top lobbyist. they say they can no longer find those contracts. drivers were treated to another morning of thick fog. but unlike yesterday, didn't stick around for too long today. that's because we had plenty of sunshine. let's take a live look outside right now, most of that snow and ice. we got out for a nano second. we didn't want to come back in. >> we were saying, earlier, it was like we went from winter to spring? >> that's right to march. just like that, and who doesn't like, right? in the 50s today, we are running way above where we were yesterday at this time, some 16 to as much as 19 -- 22 degrees

above where we were yesterday. we have the south-southeast wind at 3 miles per hour. 14 of the last 24 days now have been above average. look at some of the numbers across the area, tinley town and cleveland park low 50s. and look at the 60s in culpepper and fredericksburg. that's absolutely insane for the mid part of january. for mostly sujny to partly sunny, those areas just to the north, up around gaithersburg, frederick, baltimore and hagerstown, i am expecting a clear night. that may be good for us with the possibility of seeing the auroras tonight. we'll talk about that a little later, 52 degrees at 7:00 p.m. 9:00 temperature 48 degrees, by 11:00, 44. a terrific evening here, right? after that cold weekend?

nice evening tomorrow, gets a b minus, we're headed into the weekend. of course in a couple days, we'll talk about how chilly it's going to be and what kind of weather we could get in a couple minutes. >> thank you. the washington wizards have the worst record in the nba. and today the team fired flip saunders. the wizards had only won two games this season, last night they were behind by 30 points and eventually lost to the 76ers, the wizardses are 2-15. he will be replaced by assistant coach randy whittman. dan helle will have more on the firing coming up tonight. today, former players and fans were among the thousands lining um to pay their respects to joe paterno. a public viewing held today on campus, and despite the controversy that clouded the end of his life and career, he remained a popular figure beyond state college. michelle franzen has the report.

>> reporter: the line stretched around the block at penn state's spiritual center, as hundreds waited to pay their respects to ledgen terry coach joe paterno. >> he is penn state. he's the face of penn state to me. >> reporter: the public, faculty able former football players like mark pataglia returned to say farewell. a man who was more than just a coach. >> he was everything to me. to me, my kids he's still a rock star. >> reporter: rock star, mentor and father figure to so many, including interim head coach tom bradley, who took over when paterno was fired. >> i was lucky enough to play for him, work with him, and be able to call him friend. and he had a great impact on my life in so many ways. i've been quoted as saying, next to my father, he was the guy. >> reporter: paterno's son jay also spoke publicly today. he said despite his father's battle with lung cancer and the

controversial firing in the wake of the sandusky sex abuse scandal, his dad stayed upbeat until the end. >> it was never a situation where he sat around and felt bad for himself. he was very positive with us about the direction he wanted the rest of his life to go, and how he wanted to continue to build penn state and also to make sure that justice was done for the victims involved. >> reporter: former assistant coach mike mcqueary who went to paterno in 2002 with allegations also came to the viewing. he was greeted with handshakes and hugs by former players and colleagues, all who had one purpose today, to remember and honor paterno's life and legacy. the public viewing also continues tomorrow, and will be followed by a private family funeral. on thursday, thousands are expected to gather here on campus for a public memorial. in university park pennsylvania michelle franzen, news 4. final preparations are underway today for the

smithsonian to welcome the shut el discovery to its collection of national artifacts. smithsonian officials say the shuttle will be flown to dulles airport on the back of a boeing 747 in april. details are still being worked out, there may be a flyover above the nation's capitol as discovery makes its way to its final home in northern virginia. a final welcome ceremony is planned for april 19th in chantilly. international concerns ended a five-day rally on wall street today. talks to resolve greece's debt crisis hit another snag. the dow fell 38 points. the nasdaq was mainly flat gaining 1.5 points. and the s&p 500 dropped a point. the state's same sex marriage bill is more protective of religious freedom than other states with similar laws. governor o'malley made his statement today during a meeting

with gay marriage supporters. there will be a distinction between civil and religious marriages. leaders won't be punished for performing same sex marriages. when news 4 at 4:00 continues, sean k0e78z ready to launch a music and cable tv network. >> the boss is coming to town, cane has all the hot talk next. you guys out there, the smell of flowers can soften a woman's heart. what makes the sleep number store different?

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actor jason segel has a hasting award under his belt. those awards come from harvard university's hastings pudding theatricals, the oldest drama troop. the group named him man of the year. he's had great success on tv's "how i met your mother." claire danes was named woman of the year. and sean "diddy" combs is planning to launch a cable channel called revolt by the end of the year. sources close to the project say they want to attract more african-american viewers.

comcast which is a parent company of nbc is expected to carry this channel as part of its ongoing effort to launch minority owned networks. the re-election campaign -- ♪ i'm so in love with you >> they wanted him to go on. we can hear more now, the president's erelegislation campaign has turned his singing into a cell phone ring tone now. president obama singing a few lines from an al green classic at a new york fund-raiser last week. now his campaign is capitalizing on the publicity. the ring tone is now available for download from president obama's website for free we should say. a violinist forced to hit a sour note. >> and we can't let this pass, the boss is coming to town, and now we know when we'll be here and when you can buy tickets.

those are some of the topics for discussion today with, cane hot 99.5. cane, bruce springsteen tickets are out. who is your friend? >> i'll explain my friend in just a moment. trust when i say there's a reason i have him here. >> are your lips moving? >> oh -- we have a lot to talk about before we get to the reason why pup 99s are taking over television. >> back to the boss. >> verizon center, everyone is super excited about it. what is the first of april. >> april fool's. >> it's not a joke, it's legitimate. 100% real, it was announced today, it's trending on twitter and facebook, everyone's talking about that. >> when was the last time he toured? >> dear god -- it's been a long -- >> i'm thinking it's been a while. >> it's been very, very long.

>> and it's the first time he's touring without clarence. >> that's true. >> keeping with the music theme, a violinist changed his tune when a phone went off during his performance. >> some people are saying this is actually nokia trying to -- [ cell phone ringing ] ♪ >> here's the thing, 60% of people who saw this video say it wasn't planned. the reason it became popular this weekend is because earlier this week there was a story out about the new york philharmonic. >> where the conductor stopped the show because of the ring tone. people went to go look for it,

they found that instead. >> this was before? >> yes. this is actually very cool. >> he was thinking on his feet. or was it planned by nokia. because that is the ring tone. >> we're so cynical these days. he could just be very clever. you're talking about flowers, flowers really help romance bloom? >> here's what scientists did, they put a room full of women together and watched videos of men, and some of the rooms had flowers in them, some didn't. and they found that the rooms that had flowers, the women were more likely to rate the man as attractive. and they realized that this may be part of the seek relate. that there may be something to flowers, they tried other experiments where they had women sitting in a room. they had men walk in and ask for a phone number. men were more likely to get the female's phone number if there were flowers in the room. >> i want to know -- >> it's that easy? >> i want to know what kind of

women were in the room. >> all right, let's get to the puppet. why are they here? >> i have to give you some serious news, cane. talk about journalistic integrity right here. there is a corruption case going on, and the tv station is not allowed to have cameras in the courtroom. so what they're doing every night is something called puppet court, where they've re-enacting everything that happens in the courtroom. you can't handle the truth, queen. where's cowman? >> he's taking the fifth. >> jim actually asked me if it was a camel. come on. >> yeah, i didn't know. >> that's actually what's airing on tv. >> they're using reporter's voices to go over the day's events? >> yeah, they have somebody recording events. >> we have sketch artists when cameras aren't allowed.

this is very clever. what does it do to them. what do your viewers think it did to their integrity is it. >> yeah, i agree with that. for journalistic integrity i'm sure it suffers somewhat. if you're thinking about making an impact -- i'm on the radio, i don't have any journalistic integrity. we have all the -- >> people would probably tune in to see it. >> i'm curious, i'm sure it's on y youtube. is it on youtube? >> you're having way too much fun with that thing. >> she wants to know how she can live like rihanna. >> tomorrow morning at 8:00 we're going to sends you to london, qualify you with $1,000 cash, rihanna has set up your entire itinerary, you're going to eat where she eats, shop where she shops. good thing it's radio. >> that thing is just out of

control. >> it has its own life. >> when do they have to tune in? >> 8:05 on hot 99.5. >> we're going to live like rihanna in england. >> cane, thank you, we'll be tuning in tomorrow morning. >> good to see you guys. love you. coming up on news 4. >> see what you miss every tuesday. >> i'm going to start wandering from the studio. we'll hear from the hollywood stars who received an oscar nomination. oscar nomination. and a solar flair we're gonna erase breast cancer once and for all. once and for all. walking 60 miles... in three days. join us. join us. (woman) we're united. (woman) a family. (man) a movement. (woman) a coming together of thousands. (woman) thousands... (man) with one goal. join us. we're committed. relentless. (woman) we've refused to surrender. (woman) refuse to give up. (woman) we will never give up. (woman) never. never. never. join us.

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if you got lost today despite using your gps, can you blame it on the sun, solar flairs are sending charged particles to earth. they can interfere with satellite communications, radiation from the solar storm hit the earth's atmosphere about 6:00 this morning and is expected to last throughout the day. it's the biggest solar storm in six years, but scientists say it shouldn't cause any other problems. i want to blame a lot on that today. >> that is impressive. >> i want to blame my hair, dry skin -- it's the solar flairs. >> the boss's message you didn't

get. >> right. the same southern flairs could bring the northern lights down to the southern latitudes. it's about a 20 to 30% chance. >> does it have to be clear tonight? >> it's got to be clear, and it's going to be clear. so there's a possibility. if you look up and you see those kind of neon hughs of green, purple, yellow, you may be seeing a little bit of the northern lights. let's take a look and see what's going on around the area right now, temperatures in the 50s and low 60s. what a day this has been. mid-march. the wind is light at 3 miles per hour. the fog we had earlier burned off very quickly. 51 in hagerstown, 61 in culpepper, 61 in fredericksburg, 58 in laplata right now. what a lovely evening this is going to be. upper 40s to mid-40s.

even at 9:00 and 11:00 p.m. sunset today at 9:20. we're going to see a few clouds around the area by 7:00 or 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. not a cold start. not that cold at 7:00 a.m. here's a look at the radar, it's dry, quiet and even tomorrow's going to be dry and quiet across the area. there's a storm system brewing. areas of southeastern texas and louisiana, some of the same areas that just had some severe weather, they're getting hit with rough storms today. look at dallas, areas east of houston texas. and approaching new orleans. some thunderstorms, possibility of severe weather and very rough storms. all part of that system will be tracking to the north-northeast. tomorrow morning, we're dry, throughout the day we're dry. we 230ek us in on this area of low pressure that will be tracking to the north-northeast. we have some clouds coming into the area tomorrow. 3:00 wednesday, turning to partly sunny, and eventually

mostly cloudy, i think our first drops of rain come in thursday, around 6:00 a.m. we're going to get a break and see more rain coming through the area. it definitely is going to be mild thursday. we take a little step back with the mercury tomorrow for highs, and then it's back up for thursday. do enjoy the evening. tomorrow morning we're 27 to 35. a very nice start under mostly clear skies. sunshine early, cooler than today. but still mild for tomorrow. between 45 and 49 degrees. friday we step it down to 52. and then 48 degrees for saturday. we'll take a look at the rest of the weekend coming up in a couple minutes. rain definitely moves in for thursday, and a few rainshowers also still on friday. >> can't last forever. >> no. >> middle of winter. nice red by the way. >> we're doing a red sandwich for handily today. he never looked so good between the two of us. a red sandwich, feeling. a man is buried alive in an

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welcome back to news 4 at 4:00, i'm wendy rieger sitting in for pat lawson muse. >> president obama will deliver his third state of the union address tonight at 9:00 before congress and the public. he's expected to press for economic fairness for the middle class. warren buffett, a cancer survivor, and the husband of congresswoman gabby giffords will sit with the first lady. mitt romney earned more than $42 million over the past two years and paid a tax rate of about 15%. the washington wizards have the worst record in the nba, and today the team fired head coach flip saunders. the wizards record is 2-15. saunders will be replaced by assistant randy whittman. former penn state players and fans among the thousands lining up to pay their respects to joe paterno.

today a public viewing held on campus. despite the recent con controversy, his father did stay upbeat until his death this weekend. rescuers were searching for missing passengers from the shipwrecked cruise line in italy. >> this comes as crews prepared the difficult task of removing the fuel from the ship before it threatens the marine wildlife there. >> reporter: another body was recovered from the wreckage of the costa concordia today bringing the confirmed death tom to 16. the u.s. ambassador to italy travelled to the area where he met with relatives of a missing minnesota couple who are among the 17 still unaccounted for. >> i think it's a tragedy, we feel very badly for all the families, not just the american families. >> reporter: new video has been released showing the hazards the divers face in the search for the missing. floating furniture and debris

block the divers in corridors blanketed in darkness. a barge has now been attached to the ship to begin the removal of the half million gallons of fuel on the vessel before it can leak into the sea. they'll start unloading six tanks. >> at this stage we don't see a big ris income an oil spill. but if it further deteriorates no, one can tell what the vessel will do. the pumping isn't expected to begin until saturday and will go around the clock barring heavy seas or technical problems. a washington state man is sharing his story tonight of being trapped in an avalanche. john swanson and his friends were out for a day of snowmobile riding. watch closely and you'll see the snow on the mountains start to move. the snow quickly swallow s

swanson, burying him alive. >> it's very, like it was in con creed or frozen in ice cubes. they knew where i went in the snow, that was the saving grace. they started digging in that area. >> swonsen is back at home now, he's expected to make a full recovery. the duke and duchess of cambridge are taking a midwinter vacation. prince william and his wife kate on the caribbean island of mystique. they're holding a late 30th birthday celebration for the duchess. the island is privately owned and very popular with the royals and other celebrities that prefer to avoid the limelight. a 7-year-old prodigy recently took carnegie hall by storm. his name is adrian romoff.

what comes out of his fingers is only as remarkable as what comes out of his mouth. matt pearl has the story. ♪ >> it's kind of like mozart. and you know vladimir? you may be ready for beethoven, but he's not ready for you. albert einstein got the nobel peace prize. you don't have to admire them because they got the nobel peace prirksz but you can. >> reporter: the other thing with einstein he wasn't just a great scientist, he was also a great musician. adrian already has that part down. yeah, he dazzles in his living room. last month he performed at carnegie hall. winning first prize in an

international child competition. >> this is my first concert where i was never nervous. all of those easy concerts i was nervous, and this hard concert i wasn't. does that make any sense? >> reporter: no, no it doesn't. nor does it make sense how this 7-year-old is already two years ahead in school and may just be ahead of the curve with that whole science thing. >> and this is the fun part. i want to be the same level, not science high or music lower, just the same level. >> right now, muse sick winning a little bit, then? >> yes. science will catch up. >> reporter: just maybe the great einstein is within reach of the young adrian. for now, just believe what you hear from this prodigy of the piano. >> 7 going on 27. >> he certainly is exuberant. there's more to come on news 4 at 4:00. chanel launches its new fashion

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we topped 60 in spots. and veronica has a bone to pick. for anyone who has christmas decorations still out, this is your day, get them down. >> she's sick of your decorations. >> every day i drive out of the neighborhood and it's almost february here. i'm like, can you take down your christmas decorations? >> make they're winter decorations. >> no, they're mrs. clause and the elves. >> no. it's 60 and it's nice, please, can ya, maybe. have you a couple hours left. >> ask nice first. >> i can hear the phone ringing.

>> 54 degrees, it's going to be a nice evening too. i know you have a tennis game. you could almost play outside. >> almost. but that -- you know, that warm stuff. >> can we dine alfresco tonight. >> if you want to wear a coat outside. >> a heat lamp or two. >> a little chilly for that. 54 the temperature, it will be nice for going some place, strolling down the sidewalk there. 52 in gaithersburg. we have 54 degrees -- brandywine at 55. and right over to fairfax county, also coming in at 55 degrees. nice conditions everywhere right now. we'll be up into the upper 40s -- down to the upper 40s by 9:00. 44 degrees by 11:00, there's your clear sky. 5:00 a.m., 6:00 a.m., may see a few clouds coming your way around 7:00 a.m., pretty starry. maybe the aurora northern lights

by early morning. right inside the beltway, other locations, 29 gaithers berg, that should be 28 degrees, 33 to 32. laplata and down toward fredericksburg. then we're into the upper 40s tomorrow. that still puts us 4 degrees above average. most of the clouds will be off to the west, mostly sunny early in the day, clouds on the increase. for thursday, we're talking about rain. here's a snapshot thursday morning at 6:30, there's your warm front. showers to the north, mainly west chester, frederick. we'll have more rain moving in by lunchtime in any locations where you see that bright yellow, that's where it's going to be heavier. 6:30 by thursday evening. i think we're going to get a break. more rain through friday. here's a look at the forecast. another pretty good day tomorrow. 48 degrees, 50 for thursday, we get the rain. you you will need your umbrella. thursday.

and you'll need it for friday. highs around 50 to 52 degrees. for the weekend, not like last weekend where it was just downright cold and icy, this weekend chilly on saturday, a little chilly to cold on sunday. right now we have temperatures for next week, 44 and 46 degrees. >> not bad. >> thanks, veronica. the chase for oscar is officially on. the academy award nominations were announced this morning. mark barger has details. >> the artist. >> the maker of a silent film made plenty of noise this morning. >> we're very happy. >> the artist earned ten academy award nominations including best picture and best director. >> we made this film really by passion. and we never thought it was

going to go so high with an oscar nomination. >> the black and white homage to the silent movie era earned a nomination for the lead actor. hugo grabbed 11, including best director for martin scorcese and a nod for best artist. >> chances are the best picture winner will be one of these two love letters to american cinema. >> reporter: even with the change in voting procedures, seven other films still managed best picture nominations including warhorse and midnight in paris. >> a lot of different films really connected with the academy members, and that's why you saw movies like the tree of life and extremely loud and incredibly close in there like the expected ones. >> reporter: the southern drama brought a best actress nod for viola davis, she's up against rooney mara.

glenn close, michelle williams and meryl streep. it's her record, 17th oscar nomination. >> meryl streep does have two academy awards, it's been almost 30 years since she's won. a lot of people think she's overdue for an oscar. >> reporter: now, george clooney's nomination for the decendents is the 7th for his career. >> i think it's going to be between them, but there's the potential for brad pitt sneaking in and winning for moneyball. >> reporter: and damian bashir for a better life. the oscars will be handed out february 26th. mark barger, nbc news. >> also among the nominees this morning was melissa mccarthy. she's up for best supporting actress against janet mcteer and two co-stars for the help,

jessica chastain and octavia spencer. this is the day when everyone's a winner. p. >> there's an iranian film called a separation that just got it for best screenplay. it is -- it's been called a masterpiece, it's amazing. go see it, separation. coming up on news 4, humiliation for the people who wrote this warning sign outside a school. a drug ring busted. and police say a principal's involved. coming up at 5:00, one of metro's most used escalators comes to a halt. the plan that will take it out of service for months. coming up at 5:00, a new survey reveals the best and worst car brands on the road. find out if your car made either list. tonight at 6:00, a controversial requirement, what

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to new york city from south texas. her dream was to become a dancer. a dream thaended on december 3rd, 2008, the night she visited this trendy manhattan nightclub. unbeknownst to her, a convicted sex offender. >> three years ago, she didn't have much to say. but on monday in a surprise move he confessed in detail to killing laura garza as part of a controversial plea bargain. he told the judge he brought laura home from the nightclub to his upstate apartment. that's when he says she saw a picture of the girl. she was upset by being there. laura started to get loud so he stopped her. he says, i put my hands over hire mouth and partially her nose and shortly after that, she stopped yelling. she stopped moving and i realized that something very bad had happened. melee admitted he panicked and

decided to get rid of the body. her remains would stay hidden for 16 months. her family's long search finally ended in grief when some atv riders came across her bones. garza's family made it clear they were not happy with the bargain. >> he engaged in a risk versus reward analysis. he'll be out in a little under 20 years. >> reporter: that worry's garza's family. he will be in his 40s and still capable of preying on other women just like laura. >> in two or three years more, my daughter is the same age with my sister. and this time, this guy is out on the streets. >> that does it for news 4 at 4:00. news 4 at 5:00 starts right now.

they are winless on the road, have the worst record in the nba, and now the wizards have fired their head coach. >> president obama is set to address congress and the nation tonight. he's hoping to sell his economic policy in an election year state of the union address. washington prepares for a traffic nightmare. the debate over cameras mounted on school buses goes public. supporters say the measure is key to keeping their kids safe. how much should violators pay for passing a bus. good evening to you. welcome to news 4 at 5:00. >> occupying or camping? that's the question at the center of today's congressional hearings on the occupy d.c. movement. protesters have been occupying public land in the district for