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Lots to get to this morning as we hit 5 00 here in washington, d. C. Just a few hours ago really president obama who was Challenging Congress to act, it was his state of the Union Address that was a response to from senator marco rubio, response very interesting, but its what he did during the response that has a lot of people talking this morning. Lots to get to, as well. First there is another major developing story going on right now. Dramatic developments overnight in the manhunt for Christopher Dorner, police now saying they have found charred remains in that burned out cabin after a shootout in that cabin near big bear lake, california. Dorner allegedly shot two more officers, killing one of them before barricading himself in the woods. His ten day reign of terrorizing people apparently ending when a s. W. A. T. Team detonated a smoke device inside that cabin and set it on fire. We still do not have positive confirmation of dorners death even though they are now saying they have found charred remains. Cops spent nearly a week franticly searching big bear. How they finally cornered the suspect. Reporter a hail of bullets, police radio captured the moment. A cabin burning to the ground. Fugitive excop Christopher Dorner believed inside. After six days, the first dorner report came midday. The l. A. Times reports two maids cleaning a home were tied up. Their car stolen. First Law Enforcement to spot the suspect in the stolen car were two fish and wildlife officers. First was a purple nissan which he ultimately appeared to have been driving too fast, lost control of the vehicle, crashed it. Car jacked the second white pickup. And then was fleeing the scene which is when our warden noticed him. They were so close that he recognized his face. Reporter suspected cop killer Christopher Dorner. Suspect opened fire, 15 shots, hitting the patrol car, narrowly missing the officers. They chased the truck to this cabin. As they began their approach, the man inside opened fire. The gun fight captured by a local News Reporters cell phone. Radio calls from the officers. Then the heart sinking call. Officer down, officer down. We have an officer down. Another officer down. One of our deputies was injured. Hes being treated here at loma linda. And unfortunately, within of our deputies passed away as a result of his injuries. All Law Enforcement agencies is a broatherhood, so this is a very difficult day for Law Enforcement pmt. Reporter Law Enforcement closed down all r0oads in and out. Then this. Barricaded himself inside the cabin and engaged in gunfire with our deputies and other Law Enforcement officers. Is still inside there. Reporter the cabin burned to the ground. The suspect believed still inside. San bernardino Sheriffs Department confident enough to drop the road blocks even as they wait for dna identification. The largest manhunt has come to an end. Lots of new details to get to this morning just about how the officers were able to finally track down dorner. Lets get right to paul. Cops were combing the area we know for a week, but it did seem like they were removing some of their resources, lots of rumors that maybe the suspect had fled to mexico. Give me a sense of how this came to be the last hours of this man hunt. Reporter big break comes when he ties up two maids and steals their car. Then fish and wildlife officers see him doing something audacious, hes tailing two school buses literally on the bumper almost of one of the buses, and hes using the buses for cover. So then its fish and wildlife who get involved. They radio ahead, get other officers aware of where dorner is going. He steals another car, the pickup truck, and eventually winds up at that cabin where the shootout occurred. Lets hear more about the cabin. A big factor up here because many cabins were unoccupied, but they always feared he had been hold up in one of them. Lets take a listen. Exactly more than one cab bip. Its actually got five smaller cabins. And my mother rents them out. No ammunition or firearms that i know of. It also has a basement, though. How big a basement . Probably about 800 square foot. Reporter and its that cabin where the fugitive met his end. Weve baun running clips of will this gunfire that comes from one of our former colleagues who was literally almost caught in the cross fire when the suspect started shooting at the officers who had approached him. Tell us about that. Reporter well, somewhere in all the chaos crisscrossing the hill tonight, i did run into carter evans and i asked him how he was and he just short of shook his head in disbelief and said thank goodness it wasnt worth. As some point he got under his crew car and the shots were whizzing by his head. He also said that he thinks if he had been about ten feet up the road, he or the car would have been hit, presumably shot. Paul, thanks for the update as we get this latest breaking news from the story that weve been watching now for ten days. Now to the state of the union. Get on board or get out of the way. President obama issuing a second term challenge to congress for bipartisan cooperation. I guess bipartisan cooperation on his terms. This was in his speech last night, the president hit on major agenda issues, the economy, Immigration Reform and gun which is provided the emotional explanation point to the speech. Were joined this morning by Brianna Keilar live in the washington bureau. Were actually live in your home bureau this morning. Heart. Nice thats right, he in he urged mef Congress Working together. He proposed economic proposals that already republicans are banning. We can say with renewed confidence that the state of our union is strong. Reporter in the first state of the Union Address of his second term, president obama unveiled a slate of new proposals aimed at improving the lives of the middle class, taking on everything from universal preschool education to repairing the nations aging infrastructure to addressing the let threat of climate change. He urged congress to put partisan differences aside on the issue of immigration and to stay focused on a plan to jumpstart the nations lethargic economy. The American People have worked too hard for too long rebuilding from one crisis to see their elected officials cause another. Reporter renewing an unfulfilled promise from his first president ial campaign, obama asked congress to increase the federal minimum wage to 9 an hour. Lets declare that in the wealthiest nation on earth, no one who works fulltime should have to live in poverty. Lets tie the minimum wage to the cost of living so it finally becomes a wage you can live on. Reporter in the moment of the night, the president called on congress to vote for tougher gun legislation, stepped up background checks, and an assault weapons ban. Gabby giffords deserves a vote. The families of newtown deserve a vote. The families of aurora deserve a vote. Reporter on national security, the president warned of the threats posed by enemy hackers, announcing new measures to increase information sharing and adding long south details on the case of the drawdown in afghanistan, he announced plans to bring home nearly half the troops serving there by this time next year. Another 34,000 american troops will come home from afghanistan, this drawdown will continue. And by the end of next year, our war in afghanistan will be over. Reporter how will all of this be paid for . The president vowed nothing im proposing tonight should increase our deficit by a single dime. But maybe not surprisingly he did not layout a price tag. The white house says that will be flushed out when he unveils his budget next month. And of course now its about selling the plan. He heads off on a bit of a tour, hell be in asheville, North Carolina today. Hell be in atlanta, hell be in chicago at the end of the week. Selling his economic proposals and also of course chicago will be certainly about his gun violence proposals. The budgeting is interesting. No details for now. Well have to take their word on it. Republicans wont be you can be sure of that. I was about to say that same thing. Thank, brianna. Marco rubio gave the gop response. Among Republican Voters who took the dial test, rubio scored his highest marks when talking about big government. And the idea that more taxes and more Government Spending is the the best way to help hard working middle class taxpayers, thats an old idea thats failed every time its been tried. More government isnt going to help you get ahead. It will hold you back. More government isnt going to create more opportunities. Its going to limit them. And more government isnt going to inspire new ideas, new businesses and new private sector jobs. Its going to create uncertainty. Republican senator rand paul gave the tea Party Response. He chastised both parties for spending too much. It is often said theres not enough bipartisanship up here. Thats not true. Theres plenty of bipartisanship. Both parties have been guilty of spending too much, of protecting their sacred cows, of back room deals in which everyone up here wins but every taxpayer loses. People tweeting up a storm during the state of the Union Address. A total of 1. 1 million tweets sent out using sotu for state of the union. From the moment the president entered the house chamber, far more than the 645,000 tweets that happened the same time last year, the most tweeted moment was 9 52 p. M. Eastern time when the president talked about middle class opportunity and raising the minimum wage. It generated 24,000 tweets per minute. His call for gun control was a close second with 23,700 tweets per minute. Ahead this morning in our next hour, well have more on the state of the Union Address and analysis from republican congressman Tim Huelskamp. And then at 6 30, well be joined by don baer. P. Other news going on right now, Pope Benedict making his first appearance today since announcing his resignation, all eyes and ears on the pontiff as he gives his weekly address. Well have details in a live report from rome. All stations come over to mission a for a final go. 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He delivered about a 20 minute message and began by talking about the fact that he was going to be leaving the church. He thanked the audience, the people that had gathered for this regular papal audience. In fact the pilgrims that had gathered for their support and their love as he put it. He was certain the church would continue and he would like the pilgrims to pray for him and his successor. And then he went into the lenten message, the temptation of christ, 40 days in the wilderness and that the basis of the christian celebration of lent. He received tumultuous applause every time he mentioned it and also sustained applause at the end of his remarks this morning. So i would say he appeared buoyed up by the support he was getting. Were learning who are about his health. He recently underwent surgery. What are the details of that and do we know if that influenced his decision to step down . Reporter well, there was a lot of that written in the press here that he went through the surgery which the spokesman for the vatican said really was just a replacement of the battery in his maker. And that of course was a surprise to some people who didnt know he had a pacemaker but vatican insiders knew he had one implanted about ten years ago and it was a fairly routine operation. All right. Jim bittermann, nice to have you out there. Thank you very much. It is 18 past the hour. Some dwchlt op senators threatening a filibuster after chuck hagel cleared a major hurdle towards becoming the next defense secretary. The Senate Armed Services committee narrowly approved his controversial nomination yesterday. No republicans on the panel backed the former nebraska gop senator. Hagels nomination now moves to the full senate for a vote which is expected to happen this week. It could happen as early as tonight. Passengers on board the cruise ship triumph are at the mercy of the sea and the wind conditions. Two tugboats are moving that ship crippled by an engine fire in the gulf of mexico to a port in alabama. If sea winds do not cooperate, it could mean another day stuck with deplorable conditions. Including sewage and dwindling food supply. But if all goes well, the ship could arrive this mobile by this afternoon. And all Public Schools in hamden, connecticut will be closed today. That town was literally buried under 40 inches of snow from fr last weeks blizzard. The town is still in a state of emergency as 30 crews are moving snow 24 hours a day until the town is entirely passable. Can you imagine how difficult that might be for the folks out there . Literally stuck at home. Crazy. What happens when you get three plus feet of snow somewhere, though. Thanks. Back here in washington, president obama saying last night that he wants to make america a magnet for manufacturing. 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