our talk back question today, what do you want to hear in obama's state of the union? facebook.com/charl carolcnn. >> state of the unions are always -- what is the state of the union, it's strong. you don't hear presidents saying not so good. what is the real deal here when you look at the economy, look at home foreclosures, all those things. a lot of people, despite what the president has been trying to do, are still suffering. >> that's right. and the speech is supposed to be about the state of the union. not a political campaign speech. so that's what mitt romney was talking about in his speech that you heard down there in florida. we'll see what it turns out to be tonight. >> all right. carol, thank you. >>> here's a run down of the stories we're covering. the first one pretty amazing, a man survives being swept away by an avalanche. and it's all on tape. >> i couldn't move. i mean i just was suffocating in the snow. >> can you breathe? we got you, buddy. we got you. >> that is a lucky guy. unbelievable pictures after a powerful tornado wipes an entire alabama neigh

obama. >> the slash and burn campaign in florida continues with romney and gingrich hammering each other on a daily basis. dick morris will predict what is going to happen in the sunshine state. >> grade president obama. >> cd minus. >> 0 point 2. >> jesse watters tries to get the folks to give the president a report card. >> did you vote for obama last time. >> did i vote for obama. >> do your parents know that? also tonight dennis miller on the super bowl. caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone, the factor begins right now. captions by closed captioning services >> hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. president obama's state of the union address that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. nothing the president said last night surprised me. is he convinced the federal government can unleash economic justice that will bring prosperity to the u.s.a.

now tonight we can speak the change you are about the obama's state of the union address last night there were a lot of big promises a lot of fingers pointed at congress and he reminded us quite a few times that he's the one that got bin laden but does the president still have the power to inspire or the people tired of unfulfilled goals then business and political leaders are gathered at the world economic forum in davos taking on the eurozone debt crisis income inequality believe it or not and there's even an occupy davos encampment so artie's lauren lyster host of the capital account is there and she's going to give us all the details and then last night the president didn't specifically address the occupy movement although we definitely heard some of the rhetoric of fighting inequality and corruption in his speech so let's get an occupy response to obama or have all that morphy tonight including a dose of happy hour but first take a look at the mainstream media has decided to miss. all right so tonight we have a bit of a special edition of main stream is for you to see this morning r.

states. >> president obama deliveredties state of the union address to congress and the nation. the press made a buildup but did the speech meet media expectations? >> we're going to recess this hearing for ten minutes. >> are you calling the coke brothers? >> the keystone pipeline. is the coverage too one-sided? wikileaks founder julian assange gets a gig on television. >> interesting images from the state of the union address. >> on the panel, a columnist for the daily beast, kirstin powers, jim pinker toton and cal thomas, and bureau chief of talk radio news service, ellen ratner. i'mon john scott, fox news watch is on right now. >> let me just make my prediction instead by it isn't going to happen. >> why are you so sure? >> there's something i know. the republicans, if they choose to nominate him, that's their prerogative. i don't think that's going to happen. >> i think if she knows something, she ought to say it. if she doesn't, she ought to quit saying it but this is bologna. i don't think any republican is threatened by nancy pelosi and frankly i would rather have her t

president obama said the state of our union is getting stronger unfortunately for our neighbors across the pond the same can't be said about the united kingdom and half a dozen or so other european countries as well it's been more than a year and a half since david cameron and his conservative party rose to power in the u.k. on a platform of bringing austerity spending cuts in government layoffs to a nation fighting a recession and mounting debt. you know that same kind of us austerity that republicans here are trying to bring to the united states of massive budget cuts after a year and a half the results are in austerity flat out doesn't work let's just look at the numbers in the final four to two thousand and ten when cameron's austerity agenda went into effect the british economy shrank by a half percent then rebounded slightly in the first three quarters of two thousand and eleven but not exactly the type of growth that could turn around an economy and now today we've learned that in the last quarter of two thousand and eleven the british economy is once again going backwards contr

gave their input on president obama's state of the union speech last night but we want to know what the ninety nine percenters think of the president's plans for this year after the break we're going to speak with jesse lee greco to get his take on all of this. technology innovation all the developments around russia we've got the future of coverage. last night after obama's state of the union address we heard the republican response delivered by governor mitch daniels we haven't heard a tea party response there by herman cain but how do members of the occupy movement feel after all the president definitely use some of the rhetoric of battling inequality and corruption but he never mentioned the protests or actions specifically so joining me from our studio in new york to discuss it is jesse greco activist and writer jesse thanks for coming back on the show tonight i want to start off by playing a clip where i feel like obama really picked up on. some of the things the occupy wall street has been preaching for us take a listen. we don't begrudge financial success in this country we admi

realize that there's nothing you can do about it. >> what's critical is that we make today barack obama's last state of the union address, no more from barack obama. >> rick santorum appeared to be pleased over the bickering between mitt romney and newt gingrich. he said today that the other candidate severe flaws. ron paul claims he is still the top vote better among people 30 and younger. >>> as promised, gop presidential candidate mitt romney released his federal income tax return for 2010. mitt romney reported income of $21.7 million in 2010, most of it from investments. he paid $3 million in federal income tax. he also gave nearly $3 million to charitable causes and the mormon church. that reduced his tax rate to 13.9% which is lower than what most middle class americans pay. >>> president barack obama is about to deliver his last state of the union address before he's up for re-election. members of the gop are gearing up for a response. the house speaker is already offering an opinion. >> president barack obama takes the spotlight tonight when he delivers the state of the union address. it's a

president obama has delivered the state of the union address to congress. >> danielle nottingham has the speech and what republicans had to say. >> president obama laid out his plan to bolster america's middle class before bitterly divided congress. >> i intend to fight obstruction with action and i will oppose any effort to return to the very same policies that brought on this economic crisis in the first place. >> reporter: the president focus ond creating jobs in what he calls economic fairness. >> we can either set fool country where a shrinking number of people do really well while a growing number of americans barely get by. or we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot and everyone does their fair share and everyone plays by the same set of rules. >> reporter: the key to long- term success he said is manufacturing here at home. >> it is time to stop rewarding businesses that ship jobs overseas and start rewarding companies that create jobs right here in america. >> reporter: the president's speech comes at the height of a bitter republican battle to replace it bu

promote peace and understanding with other people unfortunately president obama seems to have an opinion that the united states should be much more active in terms of interfering in the affairs of other countries than most libertarians would find congenial now regarding influence in other countries and that a foreign policy obama did say that world opinion of america is the highest in years and old alliances or even stronger but also that america will retain the finest military in the world if everybody is so happy with america then why does it be the finest military. well i think that the i think most americans in fact most citizens of the world would would agree that if government has any purpose at all it's to provide protection of the rights of its citizens and i support a very strong military for the purpose of protecting the lives and property of americans in america however the united states is not the world's policeman and should not serve as the world's policeman we neither have the moral charge nor the technical competence to serve in such a role and people of libertarian disposition i have the honor

obama fires back. with an audience that could hit 50 million, the state of the union will be his best chance to make his case for a second term. he'll do it with a theme of income inequality, and it comes just as mitt romney releases his tax returns, almost $22 million in 2010, nearly $21 million last year. not a penny of it, by the way, from wages. meantime, new controversy over the wages newt gingrich took from freddie mac. a contract that paid him $25,000 a month even though it's not clear exactly what he was paid to do. the democrats see a big opening. >> we want an economy that's based on everyone doing their fair share, everyone getting a fair shake, and everybody playing by the same set of rules. >> a lot to get to this morning. let's start with "washington post" columnist danny millbank. good morning. >> good morning. >> obviously the president isn't going to talk about mitt romney or newt gingrich and all their money, but is that the subtext? it plays into his message of fairness. >> well, it's true, chris, in a way. the president hasn't had his chance to speak to the nation while the republica

are tied you will find the latest from the campaign trail and experiments from president barack obama's state of the union speech on 4:45. >>> they will consider the latest round of budget cuts. they will offset the loss of state development funds. many will lose their jobs and jobs will be affected as well. >>> a growing drug problem on campus has the pleasant -- pleasanton schools to appoint where they will bring in drug sniffing dogs. >>> they are adding more whole grain foods and reducing sodium levels. tom bill sack and celebrity chefs will join the first lady at today's event. >>> airlines will have to disclose all taxes and fees into their airfares. they will have to promptly photo few them. new rules will also allow you to cancel it want penalty after that booking is made. let's check in with sal for an early look at the commute how is it looking pack hills. now i want to tell you about the lane, they are clear in fact let me pack up been my computer let me back up and again my computer has been acting up. we are off to a got start. let's look at the westbound toll plaza, it is light,

in the state of the union president obama pledges to fix the economy and create millions of new jobs in a speech widely seen as the start of a reelection campaign critics of his address say his agenda leaves the white house open to accusations of double standards and his upbeat tone doesn't reflect reality . and julian the songs are the known for spilling the world secrets online is going on the air his exclusive interview program set to premiere here on our feet. those are the headlines this hour now let's head back to washington for part two of the ultimate show don't go away.

states! [cheers and applause] >> tuesday night, president obama delivers his state of the union address. live coverage begins at 8 p.m. eastern including the president's speech, republican response by indiana governor membership daniels, and your phone calls live on c-span and c-span radio. on c-span2, watch the president's speech along with tweets from members of congress, and after the address more reaction from house members and senators. throughout the night go online for live video and to add your comments using facebook and twitter at c-span.org. >> and welcome to las vegas and the consumer electronics show 2012. every year about 140,000 people and 3,000 companies large and small attend this show to look at the latest and newest in electronics. for the next several weeks on "the communicators," we're going to show you some of the interviews that we did. we talked with policymakers, and we also looked at some of the new, developing technology that's out there. first up, we're going to start off with week with our interview with gary shapiro, prime minister and ceo of the consumer el

fight just ahead on the show you know their input on president obama's state of the union for a class night but they want to know what the ninety nine percenters think of the president's plans for this year after the break we're going to speak again to get respect.

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

. >>> and president barack obama delivers the state of american and what republicans are saying this morning, ktvu channel 2 news continues. >>> complete bay area news coverage continues. this is ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well, good morning to you welcome to a brand-new day, wednesday january 25th. thank you for joining us, let's check in with steve for the weather, it will be dry for a while? >> yes, we have clouds and mostly sunny and warmer everywhere else, here is sal. >>> traffic is looking along nicely as you head to the mcarthur maze although it is getting business year on west 80 and traffic is slowing down. there it is, an overturned van blocking a couple of vans. if they clear two could limit traffic and let's go pack to the desk. >>> coming up exclusive information about a growing scandal. ktvu channel 2 news has learned a third woman may be coming forward with allegations of abuse from ross mirkarimi. tara moriarty has more. tara? >> reporter: yet another woman may be coming forward with allegations of physical abuse during his relationship. we don't know when these allege

destinations worldwide. >> the president of the united states. >> president obama delivers his annualtate of the union address on january 24. he'll use it to outline his policies for the american economy and to per swace anxious voters ahead of the election. we'll have live coverage on bbc world news live from washington. >> this is "news day" on bbc. >> the headlines for you this hour. the international monetary fund says the world's economy is deeply in the danger zone with euro zone crisis requiring urgent action. >> syria has agreed to extend the arab league monitoring team to syria by another month. >> the nigerian military has arrested 158 suspected members of the islamist group. last week a wave of bombings in karno killed more than 180 people. our african correspondent andrew harding traveled there and sent this report. nigeria is in trouble. soldiers on the streets and communities torn apart by violence. these are christians who just fled their homes in the muslim dominated north of the country, a militant islamic group boko haram gave them three days to leave or else. >> sho

states. >> all right. applause from both sides of the aisle before president obama kicked off his state of the union speech. now, today the president he's off on a three-day campaign swing to the critical battleground states. last night he laid out his priorities. he challenged the country. he said preserving the american dream is the defining issue of our time. and he stood by his position on taxing the rich. >> we need to change our tax code so that people like me and an awful lot of members of congress pay our fair share of taxes. tax reform should follow the buffett rule. if you make more than a million dollars a year, you should not pay less than 30% in taxes. >>> all right. republicans not wasting any time tearing into the president's state of the union message in the special gop response, they accused the president of dividing the country into class warfare. just moments ago mitt romney compared the president's -- the presidency to the "titanic." >> what he didn't say last night is that we're spending too much and borrowing too much and that america is on a collision course with debt and that if we

more thoughts about obama's state of the union address there's talk now than jeremy corbin is a labor of the member to stop the war coalition mr corben very good evening good to see you in london there a barber said earlier on that america remains the one indispensable nation in world affairs but we know washington faces opposition on very many major issues thinking syria thinking a rant from countries like russia and china are america's ambitions justified. well i find the speech really rather strange for a country that's just gone up to sixteen trillion pounds of debts it seems to be very strange to then be presenting yourself as a military power with the more ambitions for greater military power around the world intense obama's speech last month of expanding u.s. military operations all over the pacific region and then his statement iran would never possess nuclear weapons we're going to be wrong i don't want to run anybody else possess nuclear weapons. through the straits of hormuz last week was a provocation. and i just hear the drums of war building up again a promise in me is v

what a perfect state of the party's attitude, the past three years. obamasiring to unify the parties in common effort. on the stimulus bill, health care bill led by the senate leader mitch mcconnell they straigh straight-armed him from the state. they wanted signs they could work together for country's good on matters like jobs and health care. the republican leader wanted very much to insure that didn't happen. so here we are in the fourth year of a presidency looking for a sign that the two parties can work together. the big question toward the end of the year is whether the voter will reward the strat the at the gee of of not working together or reward instead the stick to it tiveness of the president who never stopped working across the aisle. he impressed many of us with his comm commitment. he will remind us that remains the main purpose of his presidency, he will use a second term to reach his goal of working with republican grown-ups to make that dream of american opportunity once again a living, breathing reality. that is "hardball" for now,

economic proposals during his state of the union address and what all this means for the broader economy take a listen. well it's a bad decision and you know it shows that president obama when he gave his state of the union address he said that we can't go back to the same policies that created the housing bubble the finance. crisis well we never we never discontinued those policies we had a financial crisis in part because the federal reserve kept interest rates too low and they're making the same state now interest rates are much too low and now the fed is saying they're going to stay low through pretty much the end of two thousand and fourteen this is massive inflation that the fed is going to create or to try to artificially prop up the housing market prop up government spending a phony economy all of this is going to come back to bite us it's going to lead to a bigger disaster than the two thousand and eight financial crisis are well i want to talk about that because when people talk about inflation there's obviously the consumers recognize inflation when they go to buy everyday goods but there's also the inflation of the broader monetary aggregates and we actuall

state law. >>> we are now less than an hour away from president obama giving his state of the union address which we will carry live. our washington, d.c. reporter carol han tells us what the president plans to cover tonight and what some lawmakers are hoping to hear, good evening carol. >> reporter: good evening frank. i spent a good part of the day on capitol hill. and lawmakers shared with me what they would like to hear from the president tonight. here's something we don't see often. a look the white house just before the president's state of the union address. republicans are already tearing the speech apart. >> he's been on total campaign mode since labor day. since the campaign wrote the speech i expect to hear a campaign speech. >> reporter: the white house entered a preview saying if president will talk about boosting domestic training. >> we need to make it in america, rebuild the american manufacturing base, we can do that by spending our tax money on american made goods. >> reporter: in addition to jobs, local lawmakers want to hear how the president plans to help california college s

really appreciate it. >> thank you. >> you bet. >>> one year ago tomorrow that president obama delivered his last stateaddress. within that speech, a pledge to streamline government. did he keep that sfloms tom foreman takes a look. >> president obama came to office promising to change the way washington does business, and in his last state of the union, he got specific. >> in the coming months my administration will develop a proposal to merge, consolidate and reorganize the federal government in a way that best serves the goal of a more competitive america. >> he did it in the sense that after almost an entire year, he finally unveiled what he had in mind, combining six departments and agencies all related to business investments or trade. it is a reorganization, sure, but not nearly as broad as many of his critics expected or arguably as big as he hinted was coming. this is a judgment call, but because of the timing and scope of what he finally came up with, we will say it seems to be a work in progress. >> and watch tonight, cnn's special coverage of president obama's state of the union address. 8:

we will see now. >> you can catch president obama's state of the union address tonight at 9:00 p.m. right here on wbal tv 11. we will also be streaming it live at our website wbaltv.com. you will find a link on the homepage. >> federal prosecutors are asking a judge to reward a whistle blower with a substantial pay off. the crime occurred in the middle of the ocean. >> this case will be in federal court in baltimore tomorrow. it is about illegal dumping at sea. it involves secretive notes authorities with pictures taken to back up his claims. >> the allegations came to light almost a year ago at baltimore's port. a crew member on a foreign carter said that had just arrived got the attention of coastguard essential -- coast guard inspectors and handed them a note. it said, "i have something to tell you, but secret." his spelling was a bit shaky. a crewmember went on to -- the crew member went on to tell inspectors that he dumped oil and other garbage at sea under the direct orders of superiors. he used what is called a "magic pipe" to improperly dispose of the waste. ships are suppos

american jobs are being outsourced to other countries president obama's state of the union speech sounded motivational full of good intentions but the fact that almost all his major economic initiatives got bogged down in congress like the jobs act that he put forward last year is giving a sense to many that he might be saying all the right words but they may not be necessarily followed by demons on the foreign policy front he ran on promises to end wars but while he pulled troops out of iraq and started winding down the war in afghanistan with a pledge to bring all troops home by two thousand and fourteen america's wars didn't stop president obama bombed levy last year to the tune of bringing about democracy also the u.s. may now be on the verge of an all out confrontation with iran and in the speech he once again said all options are on the table washington is now actively building up its military presence in the persian gulf region new u.s. drone bases are popping up in the arabian peninsula so we see that while president obama went through with the promises to scale back on iraq and a

. >>> back home, the underlying theme of president obama's third state of the union address last night was economic fairness. the president offered a proposal to help homeowners and called for higher taxes on the wealthy. in their response, republicans say the president is looking to divide americans. susan mcginnis has details in washington. good morning, susan. >> good morning, betty. the speech was optimistic, the president spoke to his base. he said anyone who thinks america is on the decline doesn't know what they're talking about. republicans said the president did not cause the economic crisis that we're suffering right now, but that he was elected on a promise to fix them and that things have gotten worse. >> we need to change our tax codes. >> president obama is taking his message of economic quality straight to voters. >> it's time to apply the same rules from top to bottom. no bailouts, no handouts and no copouts. >> off the address, he's kicking off a three-day trip this morning taking him to five key battleground state. he'll visit iowa and arizona today to talk about boos

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anymore the white house for another four years. >> and president obama will kick off a five-stair tour beginning in iowa. >> fresh off his state of the union address, president obama takes his agenda on the road today with stops in battleground states iowa and arizona. last night he delivered a speech that appeared to be a preview of his 2012 campaign message. >> we can settle for an economy where a shrinking number of people do really well where a growing number of americans barely get by or we can restore the economy where everyone gets a fair shot. >> the president warned that economic disparities threaten the middle class and suggested that millionaires pay a tax rate of at least 30%. >> now you can call this class warfare all you want but asking a billionaire to pay at least as much as his secretary in taxes, most americans would call that common sense. >> many say he is out of touch. >> he seems to think america is on the right track and things are going well. the only way out of the dead end to debt is the private economy that begins to grow and create jobs, real jobs. >> people watching the speech reacted to his call f

we will have more for you on president obama's state of the union address. used his grandparents as an example of how the american dream of prosperity and security had been open to everyone. >> they understood they were part of something larger. they were contributing to a story of success that every american had a chance to share. the basic american promise that if you worked hard, you could do well enough to raise a family, own a home, send your kids to college, and put a little away for retirement. the defining issue of our time is how to keep that promise alive. >> that was obama. with me now is phillip thomas. this sounds like defining stuff for the election campaign. you can earn a decent living, says the president, you don't need to earn an obscene one. >> that's right. president obama try to talk about being on the side of the common man, a bit like bill clinton saying i feel your pain when times are hard. he's trying to point to the fact that his likely opponent mitt romney paid only 14% on earnings of $21 million last year. so president obama says

millions watched last night as president obama delivered his third state of the union speech.omething democrats hope will be seen as a compelling appeal for his election to a second term. in it, the president called for national unity and laid out plans for the future. nbc's tracie potts is in washington with more on this. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. americans were listening to hear what the president would say and watching to see what members of congress would do. democrats and republicans, many of them sat together, but listening to this speech, they didn't seem to agree on much. >> osama bin laden is not a threat to this country. >> reporter: mentioning the death of osama bin laden brought bipartisan applause. but he quickly turned off republicans with promises to ensure millionaires pay no less than 30% in taxes. >> now, you can call this class warfare all you want, but asking a billionaire to pay as much as has secretary in taxes, most americans would call that common sense. >> reporter: promising to fight, president obama announced a special gr

reelection he's just a bit his annual state of the union address where he made new promises of change ahead. and has been listening in. this was president obama's last state of the union address before he runs for re-election so his goal was to highlight his achievements and lay out new promises as far as the message policies he speech was full of heartfelt success stories about the economy and jobs creation but there is a lot of skepticism among american social inequality in america is now at a level unseen since the great depression the top one percent of the wealthiest in the country are making a killing while the middle class is shrinking dramatically and that gap is getting wider american jobs are being outsourced to other countries president obama's state of the union speech sounded motivational full of good intentions but the fact that almost all his major economic initiatives got bogged down in congress like the jobs act that he put forward last year is giving a sense to many that he might be saying all the right words but they may not be necessarily followed by it's on the foreign policy front he ran on promises to end wars but while h

north carolina, that is the first state that was won by a democrat since jimmy carter when obama won t there. that weighs heavy. now, the president wants these four states i just described in the win column again come 2012. they hold nearly 30% of the electoral votes to retake the white house. here is more of the president on jobs. >> a few weeks ago the ceo of masterline told me that it now makes business sense for him to bring jobs back home. today for the first time in 15 years, master lock's unionized plant in milwaukee is running at full capacity. >> now, americans see what's at risk, almost 3 million jobs were cut just the last decade. well, almost the same amount were added overseas by multinational companies, some 2.4 million you see right now. that drum beating very heavily in wisconsin. it's the only state with six straight months of job losses. a conquering hero has allen there. governor scott walker led collective bargaining changes. now he faces a recall. will this backlash spill over to the republican congressional wisconsin candidates and nationally for the white house

he has this planet obama somewhere out there and he's -- he said to the brazilians, i want the united states to myself, so the obama economic model is borrow from the chinese to pay the brazilians. you know, i don't want an american president who goes around the world as a foreign purchasing agent. i want an american president who goes around the world as a salesman of american products and american goods and services. to make matters worse, the obama administration just picked a brazilian company to build an airplane that could have been built in wichita, kansas, at a time when we need the jobs. i hope the president tonight will explain the courage, the wisdom, the far-sightedness, that led him to drive cap today into an agreement with the chinese to build a pipeline. this idea of vetoing the keystone pipeline is wrong on every possible grounds. it would have led to 20 to 50,000 construction jobs while it was being built. it would have carried oil to houston, which is the largest petrochemical complex in the world. we would have made money for 30 to 50 years processing canadian oil. then th

states and gingrich can't match that. gwen: hold on. there's a washington bully poll that all these guys are competing for. somebody is stealing the chair and president obama made the most of it this state of the union week by accentuating the positive. >> a shrinking of -- number of americans do well -- really well where a shrinking number barely get by. we're going to have a country where everyone plays by the same set of rules! gwen: the president immediately headed to five battleground states to drive that point home. he was greeted by cheering crowds today at the university of michigan. >> i want this to be a big big, bold, generous country where everybody gets the same shot, everybody gets their fair share, everyone is playing by the same set of rules. gwen: but how much of the president's optimism is about reality, how much is about re-election? >> well, it's 2012 so everything is about re-election. i think the optimism is based on several realities. one is that the economy is getting better. still slow but there's been a string of good data. the national security card, which republicans like to play against democrats, they don't have it. between th

he's writing about president obama's state of the union rallying his troops. thank you both for joining me tonight. >> happy to be here, al. >> now let me start with you. does the president have the momentum to carry him to november? >> well, he's beginning to get that momentum. i think people aren't convinced yet. but they think that the economy is getting better. that's reflected in the numbers. i think in the state of the union message, he not only set out an argument about what we ought to do in terms of a vision for the future, but he also drew some dividing lines and set a basic question for this election. who is going to fight for the middle class? who is going to fight for ordinary hard working americans? i think you're seeing that reflected in these poll numbers. at the same time, romney has taken on a lot of water during this process. his favorable/unfavorables are now upside down. and i think the president is on a -- not on a glide path. it's going to be a bumpy road but he's on the path who what's going to be a real victory in november. >> bill, le

. >>> president barack obama will deliver his state of the union address and without having fulfilled a number of promises. this includes reforming the tax system. >>> president barack obama's state of the union fetched will be carried right here -- union speech will be carried here on ktvu channel 2 news. >>> there have been a number of bird strikes this month and the latest happened after a united airlines plane left for houston. there are typically more bird strikes in january than other months. sacramento is apparently in the heart of the bird migration route to mexico. last year they noted 3400 bird strikes compared to 6 in the following months. >>> winter storms are battering more than just the bay area, the damage left behind in arkansas after several reported tornadoes. and marking the year of the dragon, the special celebration in the year of san francisco. -- in the year of the dragon. . >>> coming up at 5:00 winter storms battering parts of the northwest, this is a live picture from birmingham alabama, at least a half dozen tornadoes came through the area. it brought hail,