scott gordon has the story. >> i'm lauren -- >> five weeks after lauren scruggs was seriously injured walking into a moving propeller. the pilot claims he saw her walkinged wrong way and tried to warn her. the pilot had just taking her on a 20 minute flight to look at christmas flights. he parked the plane with the engine still running. according to the ntsb report, he opened the door on the right side of the airplane expecting a friend to come out and assist the passenger in deplaining. he leaned out of his seat and placed his arm and hand in front of her to divert her from walking to the front of the plane and said she should walk to the back of the airplane. scruggs lost her left hand and left eye, and is still recuperating from her injuries. >> she really 14u7b9 be alived. we feel blessed in that. >> speaking after the accident, her parents said they don't blame the pilot. >> the bottom line,he should have shut the engine down. >> her injuries are ultimately his responsibility. >> he made a mistake. when you pull up to the gate like that, and you have people around the airplane. i

but it was great. >> that was scott gordon reporting. that's it for news 4 at 5:00.ht now. >>> a baby dumped on someone's door step and left to die in the cold. tonight we'll hear from the men who desperately tried to save the little girl as d.c. police step up their search for the person responsible. >> and then there were five. another republican presidential candidate drops out of the race to shore up support for front-runner mitt romney. >> remembering the dream. from coast to coast the nation pays tribute to legendary civil rights leader dr. martin luther king. >>> good evening everyone. i'm aaron gilchrest. >> i'm wendy rieger. jim and doreen have the night off. we'll begin with the deadly cruise ship disaster in italy. six people killed when the ship ran aground friday night and the search continues for 16 others still missing. among those an american couple from minnesota. >>> the ship's captain remains in jail on

gordon peterson is live inside the capitol rotunda tonight. scott? >> it was an interesting speech tonight, a bit of a stump speech, and then wrapping that into a state of the union, he is forceful language and. he was referring to a larger debate going on right now going on about what exactly is fair. the overwhelming thing was one of optimism, that america is on its way back and cannot stop now. >> the state of our union is getting stronger, and we have come too far to turn back now. as long as i am president i will work with anyone in this chamber to build on this momentum. >> president obama made use of the bully pulpit tonight,, pushing jobs here at home. >> if you make more than a million dollars a year, he should not pay less than 36% in taxes. you can call this class warfare but asking a billionaire to pay at least as much as a secretary in texas, most americans would call that common sense. >> the billionaire friend warren buffet's secretary sitting with a first lady. the president pushed for more clean energy. also, tax breaks for companies

gordon. cracks in four hours, president obama will deliver the state of the union address. expect a number of issues to be touched on but none as big as the u.s. economy. scott thuman is live on capitol hill with what we can expect. >> get ready for a real showdown on capitol hill, perhaps more than we have seen in years past, because this is the first time the president will give this while campaigning for office. do expect added scrutiny. we understand the president will focus on, as you might guess the economy and jobs. some of the proposals being batted around, tax breaks for companies that create jobs, clean energy incentives, and the warren buffett rule, making sure the wealthiest americans pay more of their fair share of taxes. an interesting sidebar, the washington released a behind- the-scenes video of the speech being crafted. they are really trying to get out in front of this speech. but also includes critics. the gop has already released an attack ad. most is a thickly romney and gingrich really lashing out today while on the campaign trail. we will have that for you tonight. and reporters got to get decanted update on the president's speech. we