more than 24 hours after a police trainee is shot, we haven't been told why live ammunition was used or an abandoned mental hospital was used. we know a complete audit of the training practices has been ordered. >> teachers in a local hospital are remembering the university of maryland student killed by

his roommate. stephen stephen rane was the standout in english and within the on to major in it. he was a senior. his former teachers were convinced he would become an english teacher after he finished school. >> police believe the manhunt for christopher dorner is over. the body found is believed to be his. detectives are waiting for forensics to confirm the identity. dornauthorities have yet to release the name of the officer killed yesterday. >> weather wise, wintry showers coming down statewide with more significant into frederick county. that's where we're seeing a change over. temperatures have been at or above the freezing mark all day long. still not going to see a tremendous amount of icing on

paved surfaces. however, we will see slick areas. we will continue to see a more significant changeover as temperatures keep dropping. by the time we get below freezing, we think most of the precipitation will be out of here. places like cecil county may get most. for more, we'll head out to meteorologist mike masco. >> it's cold and whole lot of rain. we're at times seeing a mixture of sleet or gropple. we're getting reports of sleet, flurries near reisterstown. it is snowing but snowing about 1,000 feet above us. it's the snow well above us. but as it falls, it falls in the form of rain. during the course of tonight we will start to see the storm intensify. when this does so it will bring that cold air aloft. it's sitting well above the

city. the freezing line drops to ground level. that's when we'll see the changeover to snow. i don't think it's going to be an issue for the evening rush but as that colder air works in around 8:00, i think everybody will see a burst of snow. that's when we'll thinking you'll get a minor accumulation with the snow wrapping up after midnight. we'll show you a quick accumulation map. it's not a big system. if anything, we're calling it a nuisance storm. we'll send it back to you. >> you can always have an upto date forecast in the palm of your hand. download our interactive app. new tonight a baltimore man is recovering after being stabbed in phelps point. baltimore police said the man was stabbed multiple times in the chest. it happened in the 200 block of

south baltimore at 2 a.m. the man is recovering at johns hopkins. he is listed in critical but stable condition. we'll stay at the point. an hour later police made a water rescue in phelps point. it happened just before 3 in the morning. the person was taken to mercy. their condition has not been released. now to an update on a developing story we first brought to you last night at 11:00. >> a shooting is underevaluation. a 27-year-old man was shot while walking in the 3300 block of st. lukes lane. he was taken to the hospital and is in serious condition. he is expected to survive. pope benedict xvi shocked everyone with the sudden announcement of his retirement and today is the last ash wednesday mass he will celebrate. it's the last major celebration

before he steps down at the end of the month. for the people it was a special moment. >> it was emotional to be there. it was something special. >> new before mass pope benedict made his first public appearance since announcing his rest sig flaismghts cruds cleared for him. his successor will be chosen at a conclave last month. >> while the pope is celebrating the last ash wednesday, the archbishop is celebrating his first as the archbishop of baltimore. he led a midday mass and is currently celebrating mass at the cathedral of mayor our queen -- mary our queen. president obama is on the roadworking to reenforce his plan. >> the bulk of his message focused on the economy.

the president wants to stimulate the economy. republicans are sceptical. >> to reignite true engine of american economic growth, a thriving middle class. >> last night the president offered up more of the same -- higher taxes and more stimulus spending. >> after today's stop in north carolina president obama will make stops in hat, chicago, and that will happen tom and friday. comcast will buy out ge's shares of universal a little ahead of schedule. what this could mean for 30 rockefeller plaza. >> find out when you'll be able no scarf down a taco with cool doritos ranch. >> showers are changing over to

just about all snow. we'll have much more on who gets what in terms of wet snow overnight.

the dow jones down and the

s&p 500 up just one. >> in tonight's consumer alert, comcast is taking advantage of low interest rates and buying ge's share. ge still hold as 49% of comcast universal. the cable company has agreed to pay dpe. another $1.4 billion for other assets. taco bell and doritos are teaming up again. they're rolling out a second doritos loco taco. it will have a cool ranch flavored shell. it was such a success selling more than 350 million in less then a year. they will be available early next month. a third one could come out later this year, so stay tuned.

a familiar face is making the cover of people magazine. robin roberts will be on the cover. >> she looks great. >> energy level way up. all right. got another photo scandal for the royal family. what the royal family is doing. >> and the westminster dog show but how much cash does it take to be best in show.

seeing that changeover line especially to the west. westminster and carroll county stemming out to frederick but realize that the radar does estimates, facttorring in what it's scanning. that's how we calculate or how the system cal cow lates it. we're seeing wintry showers, somewhat snow coming down and some sleet toward the state capital. you could see wintry type showers mixing in with the rain and basically from baltimore county you'll see more wet snow and some ice as opposed to anything else. all right. temperature wise, we continue to fall. 34 in hagerstown, two degrees above freezing. 40 in baltimore. low 40s along the eastern shore. for most of the state just about everything falling. we'll have zero success.

ground temps are above freezing. the are in the wind wrapping into the storm will continue to help drop temperatures, that, plus the falling precipitation does create a rain snow cooling effect again as that precipitation continues to fall. you'll see the snow rain line dropping more and more to ground level. as that happens we do look for more in the way of light accumulations and especially on grassy areas which tend to fall quicker. here it is wide swath with the cor over west virginia. much of the precipitation shield beginning to come through maryland. this will be out parly quickly by midnight. however one good burst past 6:00, 7:00. then we taper off by midnight. now temperatures near freezing at dawn tomorrow. so some of these slushy spots, slushy coated areas could be

icy. drive with care as the cold frigid air continues to wrap in. we'll wake up to temperatures at or below freezing. that means that light slushy coating could ice up on us. there it is, the broad perspective. that will happen toward 9:00, 1067b8g9 we'll taper -- 10:00. that will taper off. we're in the upper 40s. not bad in the afternoon. then a decent start to your friday, dry but a new clipper system that could bring rain overnight into early saturday morning. behind that a cold blast. temperatures struggling to get out of the 30s. tonight 32, a slushy coating could ice up early in the morning. watch out for that, clearer and clerp and cool tomorrow night. you have to call that a lover's

pear a dies. temperatures into the middle part of next week. we're going to drop as we go beyond sunday into monday but see the setup, a clearing day for your valentines. there's that brief clipper and wore back to nor only 30s for sunday. active outlook. tomorrow looks okay for all the val will be tine's -- valentine's festivities. got to get my everything tie ready. we already live in a lover's paradise. if you're looking for love this valentine's day you're in look. a survey rests the best cities for savvy singles near the top. single life can get expensive. if you're looking to settle down, a new survey of the best city from kip linger's perm

finance has great ideas. it factored income, cost of living, the unemployment rate, the number of singles and the cost of a date night out. in reality, the big city life-style costs big bucks, pushing it down on the list. >> it comes at 10. it has a high population of unmarried people. it didn't rank so high in our list of 10 because it comes with a high cost of living. >> illinois snagged the number one spot. >> best known for the sister city as the illinois state university hometown. you have a younger population because of the college crowd but it exraim in with a high median income. >> the runnerup baltimore, followed by ann arbor, michigan. new haven, connecticut and the

top city l.a. you know ann arbor, right? this story is our hot topic tonight so head to abc2news.com/facebook and weigh. do you think baltimore is the second best city for a date on a dime. if you do have that valentine's day date, you probably have the candles, flowers, wine but what about the wood. experts say it's tough to tell if of a free december ac -- aphrodisiacs exist. >> so if you have the chilis, that will increase circulation, increasing blood flow and by exciting those nerves.

>> other foods, fresh gingerroot and almonds. there's a reason chocolate is a tradition. it can give you a serotonin high. >> getting back to ann arbor, she's married. all right. there's another royal photo scandal. >> a magazine published photos of the pregnant kate in a by kin nip and the royal -- bikini and the royals are horrified. you can see a tiny little baby bump. they were doing a getaway to an island then for its privacy and security. >> everybody is entitled to privacy but it's just different when you're a member of the royal family.

though want to be like everybody else but they're not. >> an australian magazine is also publishing the pictures. >> >> one baltimore city independent school came up with a fun and interesting way to celebrate diversity. they hosted the festival of languages. sherrie johnson shows us how students learn about other cultures. >> reporter: it's in the your average day here. these middle school students are experiencing a culture other than their own. >> very often they think living in the united states that english is the only language. we tell them it's a small world and they with be much better off if they could speak another language, emerge in another culture and been fit from that.

>> langeage teachers -- language teachers say it's important to learn about others. >> reporter: they immerse in french and spanish. today it's all about the food. each student brought in a dlish that represented -- dish that represented french or spanish culture or that are own culture. >> french day you get to dress up in french day and have fun. it's just fun, fun week. >> reporter: students also competed in a post are contest and held a special assembly. >> you get to see what each one produces. my artist does a lot of colorful hart work. >> reporter: this week students also put their french and spanish speaking skills to the

test. no matter what language you say it in, students enjoy celebrating diversity. >> the middle school modern language department has hosted it for about 15 years. many teachers dip into their own pockets to buy school supplies, which can add up. there's a new proposal that could put some cash in the pockets. tired of getting spam on your cell phone? there as an app for that.

there was a first last night at the wesminster kennel club dog show. a new breed took top honors. >> banana joe. don't you love banana joe? there you go. it's an affenpinscher. >> never heard of an affenpinscher. >> a little af, mixed up with a pincher. >> between the primping and trimming, one owner actually bought an rv to shuttle the dog to and from the show. >> are you married or single? >> how your