the evening. so we look at the satellite and radar and we can see we are dry right now. the clouds will increase as we go throughout the day. we are waiting for this system to the south to work its way in here and it will do so on the backside of the system. that's where we are talking about some snow. and we do have winter weather advisory foresees i will county. so -- for cecil county. this is from 7 to 3 in the morning. with this area 1 to 3 inches of snow. but the biggest concern is the fact temperatures will be up to about 45, 43 for today. this is the lunchtime temperature coming in at 43. and the high temperature 45 so anything that does fall in the form of snow not going to stick that much on the pavement. let's check the timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: good morning. that's good news. hopefully the snow doesn't stick to the pavement only the grass. now this morning, in parkton 83 is nice and clear. nothing to get in your way fromyork road to 695. and is is a live look at 95-- and this is a live live at 59.

-- live look at 95. it will take 15 prints from the beltway to downtown baltimore. -- minutes from the beltway to downtown baltimore. 695 is in great shape. looking at an 11 minutes ride on a outer loop from 95 to 83. and on the west side it's going to take you 11 minutes as well to travel the outer loop from 795 down to 95. that's a look at your morning commute. now over to you. news time 5:31. he was training to become a better police officer and things went terribly wrong. that trainee was shot in the head. linda so is live this morning at shock trauma. how is that officer doing this morning? >> reporter: the officer is in grave condition and underwent surgery last night at shock trauma after being shot in the forehead. still a lot of unanswered questions this morning. the baltimore city police commission suspend training operations until he gets more answers. the trainee was shot by a baltimore city police

instructor during the exercise. during a press conference last night, the commissioner would not say why live rounds were being used during the session. the injured officer works for the university of maryland as a campus police officer. he is in his 40s and this was his first police job which he started back in july. the chief surgeon at shock trauma says the office are remains in very grave -- officer remains in very grave condition. >> he is stable but any thoughts or predicts about long- term neurologic outcome are way, way too early. >> reporter: the family is asked his name not be released. maryland state police will handle the investigation. live at shock trauma, linda so, abc2 news. two university of maryland college park students are dead and another is in the hospital. the suspect dayvon green shot both of his house mates before turning the gun on himself. sherrie johnson has the latest

on the story. >> reporter: according to his family he suffered from mental illness. we visited the rosedale neighborhood where his family lives. no word on green's exact illness or what medication he was taking. 23-year-old green got his undergraduate degree from morgan state university and was getting his graduate degree in engineering from maryland. police in prince george's county says he killed one of his roommates and injured another before killing himself outside the college park home. the two victims were undergraduate student at the university of maryland. the 9 millimeter handgun used in the killing was bought legally in boughtmore county. atf is looking at the stash the weapons including a machete and fully automatic weapon. he did leave a note describing his thoughts before killing a roommate injuring another andkilling himself. >> the family let our detectives know that he had a condition for at least a year

and that in the past, he has been prescribed medication for this mental illness. >> reporter: the atf is trying to determine how the shooter bought his gun. maryland law states in some cases a person with mental illness cannot poe seas firearm. a state -- a firearm. a state task force is studying the he issue -- issue and will make recommendations to changes. police say amanda miller gamma relationship with a victim at north harford high school in december. deputies arrested miller on monday. she is on administrative leave penning the outcome of the investigation into the charges against her. new this morning fire damages a home in northwest baltimore. look at this video. it happened in the 2200 block of madison avenue after 7 last night. no word right now on the cause. check abc2news.com or follow us on twitter for the latest. today is ash wednesday and the pope is peeking -- spending

from the -- speaking from the vatican. we will look live and this is the situation as you can see. large crowds heading to the ash wednesday mass at st. peters basilica. they had to move things around a little bit to accommodate the hundreds of thousands of people. the pope was supposed to leave a traditional service in that small church in rome but the venue changed after the retirement announcement because this might likely be his last mass. new venue allows more worshipers to bid farewell to the outgoing pope. we are being told that he is speaking to them right now and did address the fact he is stepping down saying it's what is best for the church. if you want to take part in ash wednesday and receiving the ashes but don't have time too -- time to go to church, you can get the ashes on the go. 7 episcopal churches are offering that service today. they will be at a number of locations including starbucks on roland avenue in north baltimore and if a few light rail stops. we will post a list of the

places at our website. there are conflicting reports about the condition of a cruise ship stranded off the gulf of mexico. carnival cruise line says they are making passengers as comfortable as possible with some working rest rooms and running water. they are down playing the possibility of disease outbreaks because of the bad conditions. it contradicts a number of reports from passengers on board saying that things on the cruise line are not good at all. >> it's the worst thing ever. we are sleeping on the mattresses. >> two tugboats are pulling the ship to mobile, alabama but it's not expected to arrive until today or more likely wednesday. -- thursday rather. for those hoping for a super bowl saturday, you may be in luck. >> a lot of people will like this. there are reports the nfl is putting together a contingency plan for the game next year if there's bad weather. the game is being held in

metlife stadium. sorry i just read it. i he don't make it. >> just -- i don't make it. >> just read it. >> they are reportedly moving the game to saturday and includes delaying the game until later in the week. >> that's a no go. i can't have super bowl wednesday. >> everything depends on the weather. >> super bowl saturday is the way to a gi. for an indoor -- go. for a indoor sporting event the westminster dog show. >> can you imagine the dogs outside? the paws would be cold. we will introduce you to the unusual pooch with an unusual name that is the big winner. >> tomorrow is valentine's day but today is an unofficial holiday and it's not one you want anyone close to you to participate in. we will let you know about it.

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his owner. you are a dog lover and -- you are a dog lover and they love to watch the show to see who's winning. >> i like him. he is cute and i like the name. let's talk about what's going on right now. temperatures 33 degrees in baltimore. easton 33. look at york at 22 degrees right now. 26 in frederick and hagerstown at 28 and north and west a little bit of patchy fog as well. take it easy on the roadways as kids head off a to school if they are going in this direction. it will be 35 when the kid head to school. kelly temperatures. temperatures could be colder he. we are well above average -- colder. we are well above average this morning. we will be seasonable this morning with rain showers in the forecast. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: good morning. traveling downtown we have construction that shuts down south green street between lombard and pratt street. stick with pen or packa

streets. jfx is clear and no delays through the fort mchenry tunnel or the harbor tunnel. as we check in and look live at 695, here at baltimore national pike, traffic is moving along. no delays and this is the case all the way around the beltway. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you. number of -- a number of guests at the state of the union had one thing in common. >> they were all affected by gun violence. what the president said about his proposals to toughen gun laws. >> and senator rubio's remarks trended high in social media. we will show you when good morning maryland continues. this valentine's day

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thanks for joining us. some of the most prom inept guest at the state of the -- prominent guest of the state of the union were victims of gun violence. sitting next to the first lady was the parents of hadiya pendleton who was shot weeks after performing at the inauguration. president obama spoke out about the shootings in newtown connecticut and talked about his proposals for tougher gun laws. >> these proposals deserve a vote. because in the two months since newtown, more than a thousand

birthdays, graduations, anniversaries, have been stolen from our lives by a bullet from a gun. >> the group mayors against gun violence organized the effort to get gun violence survivors at the state of the union address. in an emergency situation response time is critical and the city aurora colorado is planning to look into ambulance response time following last summer's deadly theater shooting. the city council approved a study on monday. now according to the denver post, it took medical crews more than 24 minutes to get to the theater. the shooting left 12 people dead and dozens more injured. we have a chance this weekend to have your opinions heard on gun violence. it's a bit of a hike from the air but andy harris is holding a town hall meeting in ocean city to discuss the second amendment rights and gun safety issues to focus on comprehensive gun control measures democrats in annapolis are trying to push through. today a bill that some say

would help make lower electric bill will be debated. the state senate finance committing is holding a hearing on offshore wind farms. the maryland offshore wind colation organized a rally in support of the measure. if it passes utility customers would have to pay an extra $1.50 a month to pay for the wind farms. the state needs money to fix transportation issues. the problem is how do we get the projects funded. governor o'malley is working with the leadges i -- legislature to come with up revenue sources. one idea is raise the state sales tax. now ohaly has been in favor -- o'malley has been in favor of increasing the gas tax but that hasn't gone over well with lawmakers. he tried to push the gas tax raise through last year but that stalled. five things to know on this wednesday. president obama will be in asheville north carolina today. he is traveling there to discuss proposals at a corporation unveiling the idea at the state of the union was a focus and one of the things he talked about to strengthen the

economy. >> the post office is in financial crisis and they are cutting saturday service. that's not going to be enough. today's senate committee on homeland security and governmental affairs will hold a hearing on solutions to the crisis facing the postal service. the president is beefing up the defense against cyber attacks and signed an executive order that is going to be released today. it reportedly outlines standard companies should follow to protect themselves from cyber attack. burger king announced a update of the coffee platform doubling the number of beginning to week they will replace the brewed coffee with a smoother seattle's best blend. you know that valentine's day is tomorrow but you may not know today is-officially -- is unofficially mistress day. a cheating spouse celebrate with the person who they are having an affair. >> that's no good. one interesting tack away

from marco rubio's response to the state of the union had nothing to do with what was said. it had to do with what happened in the middle of his speech. take a look. >> false choices like the one the president laid out tonight. the choices is not just between big government and business. >> he never missed a beat. this is what's trending on the social media. amid everything the president talked about this one action is what's getting so much response. now as you can see, senator rubio kept his ice on the camera took a drink and got back up and never missed a beat picking up where he left off. the mardi gras revelers may be sleeping it off this morning but the public works crews are up and cleaning up the french quarter. >> they've job ahead of them -- they have a job ahead of them. they had 5500 barricades to pick up and a lot of trash. you can imagine. last year they filled 7 of the 30 yard waste containers all from the mardi gras celebration trash. a big job ahead of them today.

it's 5:49. lynette. >> hi. >> we are talking to people on facebook about whether they are pro snow or no snow. >> what do you have. >> 16 ponces -- responses so far. go to my facebook page and weigh in on that. people want a little bit of snow. >> i told you. they want the snow. >> it's surprising. >> and it's not even a little bit. they want blizzards. people asked for a blizzard. i go back to how they say 2010 they wouldn't mind having that. but we won't have that. we will see recommend ninesent of the -- reminiscent of the clippers that have been coming through. so we are talking about along the i-70 corridor and also possibly around cecil county as well because they are under a winter weather advisory that kins in around 7 this evening. in the mean -- kicks in around 7 this evening. in the meantime, eke show you the batch of hour -- i can he show you the batch of -- i can

show you the batch of showers to the south. this is an area of low pressure moving in here. you can see the counterclockwise spin. it's going to wrap up and on backside of it, that's when we will see snow. the radar close to home, we started off with fair skies. but those clouds will be on the increase as we go through the rest of today. so coming our way is that system. things behind it look drier. high pressure will build in briefly but before that, we will have that rain to contend with this afternoon and then that pushes out of here and the backside we will get snow. and not a lot of accumulation but just the areas toward the north and west and possibly cecil county. behind it, things dry out and we will get a change in the forecast once again. so we are up and down, up and down. abc2 most accurate future trend looks like this. once again, we will have the rain-snow mixing in and sleet also. and then by later today, that temperature coming in at 45 degrees. the rain develops and with that, that's why we are talking about the fact that on the

grassy surfaces accumulation but on the road, not so much. don't forget to follow me on twitter. i will keep you updateed on abc2 weather now lauren cook with traffic. >> reporter: i am following you on twitter. trailing on 9 -- traveling on 95, a live look south of 95, no problems from howard county to downtown baltimore. as we head up to hunt valley, here is 83 at shawan road. everything moving along. you don't experience delays from the maryland pennsylvania state line all the way down to the beltway. and it will remain clear as you get on the jfx and head downtown. checking in and looking at the abc2 timesaver traffic drive times. 695 in great shape. no delays on the east side. an 11-minute ride on outer loop from 95 up to 83. and 11 minutes on the west side traveling the outer loop from 795 to 95. megan and charley over to you. a highflying act interrupts

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glr's watching the station that- - you're watching the station that works for you. now, good morning maryland. >> we are following a developing story. we have a update on a police trainee shot in the head by a instructor. >> two dead and one injured. all students at the university of maryland. we are learning more about the man who pulled the trigger. >> we will hear from the pope for the first time since announcing he is retir