around 4-o-clock this morning... 51-year-old ricky bailey was found in his cell at north branch correctional institution... with head and neck injuries. he was pronounced dead on the scene. prison officials say bailey was serving life without parole. charges are now pending against another inmate at the facility. to washington now ... where in just two days, president obama will be delivering his state of the union address. it's the speech he'll use to lay the groundwork for his next four years in office... but this time, the president is also setting the stage for a spending showdown that will play out over the next few weeks. brian mooar has the story from washington. take his message on the road... visiting asheville, north carolina,.. atlanta and chicago. mister obama's address will be followed by two responses from tea party republicans -- senators marco rubio and rand paul. [a33]tease 1-houston vo still ahead on 11 news... the music world marks a sad anniversary... on its biggest night of the year. how superstar whitney houston was honored in her hometown. plus... a former u-s attorney

ricky bailey was body was found saturday afternoon. he was convicted for a 1991 rape. >>> there's a $1 million reward for the capture and conviction of a renegade expolice officer. this morning police are guarding a home in irvine, california to protect a man they believe has been targeted by that officer. officer christopher dorner is wanted in the deaths of three people and police say he put together a manifesto in which he allegedly names police officers and their families of those that he blames for these firing that happened several years ago. >> we will not tolerate anyone undermining the security, the tranquility of our neighborhoods, and our communities. we will not tolerate this reign of terror that has robbed us of the peace of mind that residents of southern california deserve. >> dorner, the former officer claims that the lapd's racism cost him his job after he accused a training officer of kicking an elderly man during an arrest back in 2007. >>> chicago detectives are questioning two men described as persons of interest i

ricky bailey was found in his cell and was pronounced dead on the scene. he was serving life without parole. charges are pending against an unidentified inmate at the facility. police ricky horton shot two men and women back on women13. horton is charged with homicide. >> a woman will go on trial today. you might recall this scene when she tried to elude police after she was stopped during a drug deal back in january. faces various traffic violations. a judge decided a student will be tried as an adult. robert gladden could face life in prison after his request to be tried in juvenile court was denied. he faces attempted first-degree murder. >> the raven could be forcing the oriole to make room in the nest as the official state bird. there is a bill that would allow the raven to share the title. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think the raven should join the oriole as maryland's second state bird? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> we're falling s