officer kern fired the shot that hit the trainee. the police commissioner is temporarily shutting down the academy. >> we're determined to make sure we get to the bottom of it to ensure nothing like this happening again. >> consequences for officer kern will likely be within the department. >> their career is in big big trouble, maybe even determination. my guess would be it's probably not going to be criminal. >> a state police investigation is expected to take weeks. >> reporter: six officers including kern and the director have been suspended. i'm mike schuh reporting live. >> the city police union president telling the baltimore sun officer kern loved being a city policeman and feels remorse. >>> the teen stabbed to death following the reporter: good afternoons victory celebration will be laid to rest. 15-year-old deonte smith was stabbed to death on february 5th during a fight involving a large group of teens. two other teens were injured this day. the search continues the find the teen who murdered him. >>> a university of mary

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incident has been identified as william scott kern. he's an 18 year veteran of the baltimore city police department. >> a baltimore city police could face criminal charges after a training exercise goes terribly wrong. state police now investigating what happened inside the old rosewood hospital site. >> we will sit back and wait for the investigation to be completed and once that is done we will review it and determine what, if any charges need to be brought. >> a wjz investigation has uncovered more than a dozen trainees were at the facility with two training officers. after a lunch break william scott kern resumed raining without his fellow instructor, a violation of policy as both instructors are supposed to check for service weapons. officer kern fired the shot that hit the trainee. the police commissioner is temporarily shutting down the academy. >> we're determined to make sure we get to the bottom of it to ensure nothing like this

impression as we discovered at the kern valley state prison in california. >> i don't remember being shot. i don't even know if i got shot. >> we often talk to the corrections officers about the nonlethal weapons they use, but it is not often that we end up actually seeing what those weapons do, and such was the case with george johns. this was something that happened just the night before. we were lucky to talk to him. >> during our shoot at kern valley, inmate george johns serving eight years for being involved in a high speed chase while on parole, started a fight in the cafeteria and was hit in the head by a wooden block. we met him the following morning. >> tell me the story. tell me what happened. >> well, i had a personal problem and i ran over to handle it, but i didn't make it. i was in the chow hall eating and i got irritated and decided i didn't like this guy and fight

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crn is an 18 -- kern is an 18-year veteran. he was assigned to the training session. kern was working with about 50 trainees that day but used his real firearm, pulled a trigger and but the a trainee right in the head, commissioner anthony batts also called for an audit of all training practices. that audit started in earnest this morning at police headquarters. >> this happened at the rosewood center. >> we turn to abc2's roosevelt leftwich with more. >> reporter: if you look at the old rosewood center, you might see little use in the oldie lap dated buildings. this is probably one of the perfect places. when the site was closed in july of 2009, more than 40 abandoned buildings were left on the site. now this is the perfect place are in police to use as they figure out different training scenarios. many different departments have used the old site including the baltimore county police. county police spokeswoman said county officers have done training at the site but most of the time they use the aberdeen proving ground, but they do not use any live fire training outs

officer kern mistook his service gun for a training weapon, according to those sources and fired the shot that hit the trainee. a criminal investigation is under way. the results will be forwarded to the state's toesh. -- attorney. >> because the shooting occurred in any jurisdiction, we will sit back and wait for the investigation to be completed and once that is done we will review it and determine what, if any charges, need to be brought. >> the police commissioner shut down training and suspended six people. >> i was surprised that as i understand it six people were susquehanna penlded that quickly. now, under maryland law they would have to be suspended with pay because they have not been charged with a felony. >> state police say the investigation will take several weeks to complete. mike hellgren wjz eyewitness news. >> stay with wjz and cbsbaltimore.com for the latest on this constantly developing investigation. >>> the teen fatally stabbed is -- after the ravens parade is laid to rest today. two other teens were also injured. smith's funeral is being held on saint paul stree

we know now that did not happen as kern issued his firearm, striking a trainee in the forehead. this is under criminal investigation. maryland state police is the lead agency but it's also being looked into by the professional and accountability bureau. anthony batts requested a full investigation by the training commission. we're told that process started this morning with members of the commission on site early this morning. brian kuebler, abc2 news. >>> training by the police department is exriewtion in keeping officers sharp. every year officers trained to upgrade to maintain their skills. >> one of the places is rosewood, but why there? rosie? >> reporter: why proswood, indeed. the question should not be why use this place but actually it's perfect to hone the skills of officers. you'll only find private security cruising around the site which was closed in july of 2009. we're talking about classrooms, offices, apartments and the homes. this is perfect for the police to use as they figure out different training scenarios. many have used it including baltimore county police.

on tuesday officer kern was the instructor working with 50 trainees at the rosewood site. the head of the union that represents baltimore city police officers said officer kern always came to work ready to get the job done. his integrity is beyond reproach and committed to the mission of the baltimore police department. he loved working at the academy, having been assigned for over 12 years teaching the recruits and preparing them for a career in law enforcement. this is a tragedy for everyone involved. now state police say their criminal investigation could take several weeks and did not plan to comment on it again until it's finished. all operations of the academy remain shut down tonight. christian schaefer. >>> there's talk in annapolis it could be up to us to decide on the death penalty. this is coming from senator mike miller who believes there's enough votes to repeal the state penalty. he thinks they'll petition the bill for voters to decide. he supports the death penalty and would like capitol cases to stay on the books. >>> tomorrow the teen stabbed after the rav

remember, time, distance, and cover are our friends. - you know jeannie kerns?she don't work for nobody. - you seen her tonight? - i see her every night. - look, here's my card. - look, we're not gonna jam you up. - we just wanna ask you a few questions. - nobody called the rape police. - okay, do you know her? - jeannie's in trouble? - you know where she is? - no. i know she got in a car and took off. - what time? - maybe two hours ago. - with this man? - could be, i mean-- she said a regular called her tonight. what'd he do? - we just need to find jeannie. - she can take care of herself. she'll be all right. there she is. jeannie! jeannie! - hey, hey. get back. stay back. - we got him. southwest corner of faile. suspect is driving a blue minivan. [sirens blaring] - what the hell? - step away from the vehicle. - let me see your hands. - get 'em up! get your hands up! - get out of the car. hands up. - i didn't do anything. - now! - on the ground! - okay, that's not rasmussen. - hands behind your back. - baby seats. - jeannie kerns? - yeah. what-- he was just giv

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is that catholic identity crisis in the united states of kern to the vatican? >> it should be of concern to everyone, although i would underscore that catholics who are regularly practicing catholics, mass once a week catholics voted overwhelmingly for governor romney the last time. so the catholic vote such as it is, skews long a line between regularly practicing to nonpracticing. the church in the united states, i think is in the best shape it's been in in the past 20 years. this easter, about 250,000

officials say william kern is on medical suspension. four people are recovering from injuries they sustained at a traffic stop. the maryland state police super -- trooper tried to stop a vehicle at gaucher avenue, when a driver took off and ran a red light before slamming into individual cars. police are not saying what prompted him to flee or why he was pulled over. howard county man is arrested arrested for exposing himself to young girls. steven lerer exposed himself to a group of young girls according to officers inside of columbia mall wednesday night. an investigation is now under way to figure out if steven lerer flashed a pair of girls in the parking lot of a movie theater earlier this year. * ravens running back ray rice says somebody used his name and photos on facebook to meet up with young girls. 11 news learned somebody created an imposter account under his name. he says he did not know about it until fans started sending messages to his real this book page. >> we had one girl that responded to this person, saying she was g

kern has been placed on medical suspension. 6:31. >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. we start with tony. i apologize for giving you grief about the forecast. >> things are pretty quiet to start the day. 33 at the airport. we will make it up to 50 this afternoon. we expect rain and snow tonight. off and on snow tomorrow. 46 and windy and cold on sunday. wind chills running in the teens and 20's with leftover flurries. 50 today. >> good morning. we have a problem spot in the city. orthern.a crash at numbe 11 minutes over towards the 83's. no problems just yet. 95 near white marsh is looking good. topside of the beltway at perring parkway, inner and outer loops are increasing in volume but you are moving within that ingestion. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. --moving within that congestion. >> today was supposed to be leon panetta's last day as secretary of defense. >> he is staying on the job longer. tara mergener has more. >> good morning. the vote to advance chuck hagel's nomination fell short yesterday. it could be another 10 days before a new secretary of de

according to sources, kern mistakenly grabbed the wrong weapon. he was supposed to be using a training weapon, instead he fired his service weapon and shot a trainee from the university of maryland police in the forehead. the trainee is in stable but critical condition at shock trauma. state police training officials today began an onsite audit of the city's training headquarters located in northwest baltimore. today was the first time the city used the rosewood facility. no live weapons should have been present. kern is a veteran police instructor, but we are told that a short time before the accident of shooting on tuesday, he mistakenly pulled his service weapon as well. jayne miller, wbal-tv 11 news. >> firefighters say smoke alarms were not working inside an apartment this morning when a mother and two children were injured in a fire. skyteam 11 was over that home in aberdeen where officials say a fire started in a bedroom. we are told that the 2-year-old and 4-year-old boys are being treated for first and second- degree burns. two other peop

kern, an 18-year veteran of the police department. much more on this. mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> mike, thank you. and stay with wjz and cbsbaltimore.com for the latest on this developing investigation. >>> when a university of maryland student went on a shooting spree, he killed one roommate and wounded another. tonight, that survivor is out of the hospital. he's home. and his family members are talking about this bizarre ordeal. wjz is live. derek valcourt has more from the family of neil o. derek? >> reporter: kai. he took a bullet to the leg. tonight, his family says he is limping but lucky. >> reporter: police say 23-year- old graduate student dayvon martin had been diagnosed with a mental illness for more than a year before tuesday morning's bizarre rampage, at an off- campus house. he took his own life, after killing one of his roommates, stephen rane, and shooting another roommate, neil oh in the leg. >> we're just thankful he's alive. we don't know how he survived it. >> reporter: chris says his stepson and rane were both awakened by

and kern put his weapon up to a glass window and fired. he thought he was using a fake weapon, with simulator bullets. instead, it was his real service weapon, with live ammo. lieutenant gene ryan worked with officer -- officer kern. >> he was one of the instructors out there. his work ethic is impeccable. as a street cop, it was no different. this one time, just to take that one second back, it's got to be devastating. >> reporter: sources tell wjz, there were only two training officers present when there should have been four. >> when they redeployed other places to where, you know, should there have been more instructors at that site? where the exercise was being carried on. >> training has remained suspended. the mayor said she was so angry over this, she was speechless. >> reporter: the mayor was outraged, stressing the importance of finding out what happened. >> it would seem to me that someone didn't follow the rules. because obviously a lack of procedure and action in this particular case. >> all that has to be looked at, from a to

he was mistakenly shot in the forehead during a training exercise by william kern.ern remains on medical leave. police all looking for a break in the weekend murder of a student. police say somebody stabbed edmond st. clair on campus on saturday. the weekend incident has campus safety officials across the state taking a closer look at their emergency plan. >> the campus community wants to be safe and everybody has to be a part of that. we ask people to let us know what is going on so we can be proactive. >> police all looking for three male suspects and their late teens or early 20's. anyone with information should call maryland police. >> a proposal from mike miller about hiking the gas tax in maryland. miller applies a 3 cent sales tax on gas. the state could collect the difference if that is not imposed. the legislation contains another hike on property taxes. we'll have more throughout the day on 11 news and wbaltv.com. >> 32 degrees at the airport at 5:36. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. do you think a fire de

william scott kern has been suspended along with five others.ated like why kern continued without the other training officer present. all training has been suspended. i'm mike schuh reporting live. >> thank you . >>> this morning the teen fatally stabbed following the ravens victory celebration last week will be laid to rest. 15-year-old deonte smith was stabbed to death during a large fight with a group of teens. two other teens were injured that day. smith's funeral will be today. police are still searching for the teen who killed him. >>> a message from ray rice this morning after an impersonator sets up a fake facebook profile page trying to attract women and girls. they were sending private messages with inappropriate content and asking for face to face meetings with the women. rice says he opens it will presuede parents to talk to their kids about online safety. >>> the hollywood a -- casino plans to open table games in the spring. >>> stay with wjz 13, maryland's news station. up next, who gets the reward money after the death of ex-lapd

>> during our shoot at kern valley, inmate george johns, serving eight years for being involved in a high-speed chase while on parole, started a fight in the cafeteria and was hit in the head by a wooden block. we met him the following morning. >> tell me the story. tell me what happened. >> well, i had a personal problem, and i ran over to handle it, but i didn't make it. i was in the chow hall eating, and i got irritated and decided i didn't like this guy, so i'd fight him. that's it. >> next thing you remember? >> they were dragging me out, telling me i got hit in the head with a block. >> can we see your head? >> the shooting left johns with seven staples in his head and a wound still caked with dry blood. he says the scar running toward the back of his head was the result of getting run over when he was younger. >> so you knew the other guy that you got into the fight with? >> yeah, kind of, sort of. apparently i didn't like him. >> i was eating my dinner, baked potato and gravy at the table right at the corner of the chow hall, and the guy was running, and didn't see him, and h

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sources close to wjz tell us that instructor william scott kern mistook his service weapon for a similar weapon and fired, hitting that trainee right in the forehead. he was only one of two instructors at the time. and schwartz says there should have been at least four officers supervising that training. >>> meanwhile, state police are conducting what they are calling a criminal investigation. they say it will take several weeks to complete. kai, back to you. >> gigi, thank you. >>> new at 5:00 and 6:00, wjz investigator, mike hellgren, speaks to city councilmembers about their concerns and a lieutenant who worked with officer kern, shea shares his insights. >>> prosecutors charge olympian oscar pistorious with murder. the man who once inspired the world could soon spend the rest of his life in prison. >> reporter: oscar pistorious held his head in his hands and sobbed, as prosecutors accused him of the premeditated murder of his girlfriend. the 26-year-old pair olympic superstar is charged with killing model reeva steencamp. prosecutors say he shot his girlfriend in the early morning ho

police have identified him as william scott kern. he's been with the department for about two decades. and the fraternal order of police has praised his work over the years. >> reporter: wjz is getting answers answers to many of the questions surrounding the training site in baltimore county. sources tell wjz, at the time, more than 1 dozen officers were undergoing training there by two baltimore city police instructors. those sources revealed, after lunch, one instructor decided to resume training before the other returned. wjz has learned, that violates police policy. instructors are supposed to check for s rv before training. as we first reported, sources say it was after the lunch break when someone present confused his service weapon with the training weapon. they reportedly look similar, except training weapons do not have live ammunition. the bullet hit the officer who works for the university of maryland baltimore in the head. police identified the instructor who fired the weapon as william scott kern, who has worked for balt

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so kern put his weapon up into a glass window and fired.e thought he was using a fake weapon with simulator bullets. instead, it was his real service weapon. >> the key is there are mistakes. we all agree with that. it was a cloud over city hall. and in the police department. >> reporter: the commissioner explained the shakeup in training leadership, saying, as we investigate the facts of this horrific tragedy, it's imperative that we put our best leaders in front to ensure that nothing like this ever happens again. >> reporter: and maryland state police are leading the investigation into the shooting. live in northwest baltimore, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> mike, thank you. at last check, the injured trainee is in critical condition. >>> well, tonight, the white house is doing some damage control after a version of its immigration reform bill became public. the proposal was posted online by usa today over the weekend. the president says it's just a backup, in case a bipartisan group of searntszs fails to divide a -- devise a pla

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. >> reporter: wjz investigations have revealed the training officer, william scott kern, mistook hiservice weapon for a training weapon and shot the trainee try -- through a window. kern has been suspended, along with five other officers in the chain of command. >> we're going to do a comprehensive look to look at how we use guns, how we use tasers, how we use expandable batons. and not just in training. how we use these weapons in every facet in policing this city as a whole. >> reporter: our investigation also found a lack of staffing and sprfs supervision, that leadership doesn't -- didn't even know this old hospital was being united states --ed for training -- was being used for training. >> reporter: police also changed staff. >> arrest control techniques, tactics, firearms. that will be postponed until i look at pols policy. >> reporter: commissioner batts said he has been to the injured trainee's bedside. >> the doctor said that this will -- be a long road. i was glad to be able to be by his bedside. >> reporter: state police are looking into the incident. they say it will tak

kern has been suspended, along with five other officers in the chain of command. >> in my 30 years, i have seen it too many times, way too many times and we should have learned from those lessons. we have protocols here that we're not following. >> reporter: there was lack of supervision. that leadership didn't even know that the old rosewood hospital was being used for training. >> we will peel back with the goal of never, ever having that happen here again. >> reporter: police brought in major joseph smith to run the academy. >> arrest control techniques. tactics, firearms. >> reporter: commissioner batts revealed he's been to the injured trainee's hospital bed several times. >> the doctors have said to me that he is progressing better than whatta they expected. -- what they expected. however, they say this is going to be a long road. i was glad to be by his bedside. >> reporter: police have still provided no official count of what happened one week later. state police are now leading the investigation. reporting live at the training facility in northwest baltimore, mike hellgren, w

so kern put his weapon up to a glass window and fired.thought he was using ray fake weapon, with simulator bullets. instead, it was his real service weapon. >> the key is to learn from your mistakes. there was a breakdown in communication big-time. we all agree with that. it was a cloud over city hall and in the police department. >> reporter: the commissioner explained the shakeup in training leadership, saying, as we investigate the facts of this horrific tragedy, it's imperative that we put our best leaders in front to ensure that nothing like this ever happens again. >> reporter: and state police are leading the investigation into the shooting. reporting live in northwest baltimore, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right. thank you very much, mike. the trainee is still in the hospital right now. he has undergone several surgeries and was in critical condition at last check. >>> president obama is facing criticism after a draft of his immigration plan is leaked. republicans are accusing the president of playing politics for q

we also know the officer who fired the live round, william kern broke protocol by having the firearm on his hip. investigator sources tell us it's near complete and the findings will be take ton a baltimore county grand jury. again, that trainee has been released from shock trauma today. as batt -- as police commissioner anthony batts said, he faces a long road. >> you can follow brian on twitter. >>> two days, two fatal crashes on the inner loop of the beltway. early this morning a car hit a tractor-trailer near pikesville. the driver was thrown from the vehicle, hit by another car and killed. the driver of the tractor-trailer suffered minor injuries. police and rescued crews shut down the inner loop. >>> a car fire leads to a shocking discovery. just after 5 fire crews were called to the 2100 block of north monroe street a couple blocks from cop pin state. after putting the fire out they discovered two bodies inside. the medical examiner is conducting an autopsy. >>> all brand-new at 35bg, a maryland man faces more than 20 animal cruelty charges after police discovered a makeshift

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consumer kerns have led to strong sales of cleaning products and disinfectant wipes. the company has seen raising sales now for more than a year. >>> if you're tired of rowdy kids during your flying time, there may be relief. an overseas airline is starting a program to keep kids aware -- away from you. there will be quiet zones. it serves china, japan, sark -- south korea and a competing airline offers it on some of its flights. >>> if you're still trying to cook up something for dinner tonight, put down that pot and try breakfast. it's national pancake day. we'll tell you where you can score free pancakes. if you're trying to convince a loved one to quit smoking, maybe facebook can help. how one teen is getting her father to quit thanks to the social media site. irene, drop the itch. we dropped the itch, you can too. maximum strength scalpicin® is not a shampoo, so you can stop intense itch fast, wherever you are. i dropped the itch. drop the itch with scalpicin®. >>> yes, some light snow on the map, a little bit of flurry action through cecil county between elkton

. >> reporter: the recruit was shot by his training officer william scott kern who mistook his service weapon for a training weapon during an exercise inside the old rosewood center. less than two weeks later sources tell wjz that trainee is taking a little and able to recognize people. police commissioner, has visited the bedside. >> doctors said he is progressing better than they expected but this will be a long road. when you have those type of injuries he has sustained you can never be too sure we are out of the woods. >> reporter: the commissioner shut down the police academy for a week, six officers in the chain of command suspended. a wjz revealed a lack of staffing and supervision and that leadership didn't know the old hospital site was being used for training. maryland state police now conducting an investigation into what went wrong. >>> now two of those six officers suspended after the shooting have been reinstated four are still off the job tonight. >>> massive automatic spending cuts take effect in just over a week unless congress reaches a compromise. everyone from food

officer william kern who fired that real round remains suspend as well as the old command staff. the recruit who has been shot has been upgraded to serious condition and is doing better than doctors originally expected. >>> an update on a high profile case. the attorney for michael johnson, the man accused of murdering phylicia barnes -- >>> the murder trial for the man who carried out one of the most violent crime waves in our history is being delayed. opening statements were supported to start has prosecutors proved jason scott murdered a mother and daughter in 2009. but a witness tried to kill herself. >>> a man that annapolis calls its most wanted is planning to turn himself in tomorrow. clairnt eugene johnson the third will show up at headquarters tomorrow. he is charged in connection with the double shooting that left one person dead. he released a statement through his attorney saying he wanted to clear his name. >>> the word is out. now comes the task of identifying the patients of a johns hopkins doctor accused of videotaping his patients. there's a new hotline for the p

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i have other planning staff members here, chris kern, liz waddy and diane osh mafrom port staff if you have questions as well as jessie [inaudible] and ellen warner from the golden state warriors if you have questions afterwards. i will start with jenn from the office of work force development. >> good afternoon commissioners, president fong and the rest of the commissioners. thank you very much. i am very pleased to be here. i want the project manager for the piers 30-32 and sea wall lot 330 working with staff in order to develop this project and move it forward. we have been working closely with the planning department from the inception when this project was first announced in may and all fall we have been working collaboratively as you will hear on describe and transportation issues. today's presentation is a presentation that has been evolving, receiving feedback from various stakeholders, community groups, the advisory port group and staid lands. we wanted to give you an opportunity now to understand some of the foundational ideas that have been presented for this multi-use arena

for some reason that didn't happen and leading to officer william scott kern shooting a trainee in the head. that trainee remains at shock trauma in critical condition. and maryland state police continue their work in the criminal investigation. in a release today they said they will take their results to the baltimore county state's attorney who will determine whether or not to file criminal charges in this case. brian kuebler abc 2 news. >>> there will not be a new trial for former anne arundel county executive john leopold, his attorneys filed a motion a week aft judge found leopold guilty of misconduct in office. the judge reviewed the motion and ruled it was without merit. leopold resigned from the county executive's office. and is scheduled to be sentenced on march 14th. >>> the man who took over for leopold says he wants to finish out the rest of the term. john hammond made that announcement today but says he is not going to seek another term when this expires in 2014. he says one of his first tasks is dealing with county employees who had to work through the investigation and t

the i-team learned william kern fired his service weapon during the exercise shooting the trainee in the head. he remains in critical condition this morning. there was a home invasion and robbery in north baltimore. a woman was heading to her apartment when a man came up behind their with a gun. police say the man took the woman's purse inside the apartment. >> i am scared about that. we thought this was pretty safe but it is not. >> it is not the first time this has happened in the committee. >> police say no one was hurt. >> a $2,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a death of a student. police say edmond st. clair died on saturday night. he was stabbed after there was a fight on campus. anyone with information can call state police at the number on your screen. >> 5:07. oscar pistorius return to wait south african court room. >> lawmakers are considering a ban on smoking in your car when kids are inside. >> client is starting to build pretty early -- volume is starting to build early. >> a prosecutor charges oscar pistorius with murdering his girlfriend. the prosecu

william kern is currently on suspension. >> 31 degrees at the airport. oscar pistorius returns to a south african court. >> there is a holdup in a changeover in president obama's cabinet. >> this is the beltway at york road. >> south african olympian oscar pistorius is charged with murder. he appeared in a court this morning. prosecutors tried to pursue a premeditated murder gecharge against him. reeva steenkamp was shot on thursday morning at his house. officials identified the remains found in a cabin in california as those of christopher dorner. the identification was made through dental identification. he was expected of killing four people. >> the nomination of chuck hagel was blocked. there were only 58 votes. the gop is holding up the confirmation. we'll have more on how this affects the president's cabinet in a live report in 50 minutes. -- 15minutes. >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. >> good morning. kim dacey checking on your morning commute. we are looking good southbound on the harrisburg expressway approaching padonia road. 60

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. >> instructor william kern was trying to scare off trainees from peeking through a window but used his regular weapon. a review of the use of guns is now under way. >> we have had a major breakdown in our systems and we're looking to correct them to ensure our employees are safe. >> joe smith will be the new director of training for the academy. who wasld the trainee shot is recovering but he still has a long way to go. >> pressuring lawmakers to avoid the budget cuts taking effect in just nine days. the president is echoing a similar warning. >> the fight over spending cuts is raging on even with lawmakers out of town. today is the pentagon's turn to warrant congress. more than 700,000 ciliate employes would take one day off a week without pay. president obama blamed republicans for holding up a deal. the president said emergency responders could lose their jobs. >> these cuts are not fair and it will hurt our economy. >> john boehner said the revenue debate is now closed. >> republicans are not comfortable with these defense cuts. >> lawmakers are feeling the pinch. >> this is a

kelly davies kern broke her silence last your and curl was arrested last october.cofounded a swim club which has cut ties and changed the name. jackie bensen will have much 340r in terms of reaction coming up from montgomery county. >>> local gas places are on the rise again. the average price of a gallon of regular jumped to four bucks in d.c. aaa says this is the fifth time in history that gas prices hit the $4 in the district. in maryland, the price is slightly lower at 3.79 the in virginia the average price for a gallon of regular is 3.69. today marks the 35th consecutive day of rising gas prices. in just the past month, the cost of gas has increased by 42 cents a gallon in the district. >>> today virginia senator tim kaine began making the rounds to see how the looming sequestration cuts could impact defense workers and veterans in our area. there are plenty of concerns, but we're learning how the lively hoods are also on the chopping belong. news4's northern bureau chief julie carey will look at that part of the story in our next hour. >>> so who talks more?

. >> they go through about 50,000 pods of kern county potatoes a day at california chips, but each one is needed because it takes about 100 pounds of potatoes to make just 25 pounf potato chips. that's no smallotatoes. for "california country", i'm tracy sellers. so now thawe've learned about a couple of varieties of potatoes, the next question is what do we do with them? here's the chef with a couple of ideas for you. >> hi. i'm richard sluzarz, chef here at the grand hyatt san francisco. and one of the-- what we're gonna talk about today,r what we're gonna prepare today is mashed potatoes. and why--why we're gonna do mashed potatoes, it's something that is a very simple thing, but i know there's some times some people have some issues with mashed potatoes and, you know,why did mine tu out lumpy?" "why did they turn o--maybe not so, uh creamy?" and so en youake mashed potatoes--and we start re with russet potatoes. so we peel our russet tatoes, d then we dice them, and then we put them in a pot. and we start with cold water. and you always--when you're making mashed potatoes, you shou

perry enew this morl plantings are killed in a single vehicle crashes on a remote kern county highwaysuv they were pinned in smashed into the center divider on highway 58 east of mojave on monday. all four of the teams who died were 99 years old. a fifth person suffered critical injuries in the crash. >> bart riders may soon have to dig deeper into their pockets to pay for their fares. transit officials say that a fare increase is needed to cover operating and maintenance cost. the plan is to raise fares 5.2% next year, so that average fare would jump from $3.44 to $3.62. >> abou202y by 2021, bart's the cash flow will be about $325 million. commuters will be able to voice their opinion about the fear increased at a public hearing is scheduled for tuesday in oakland. >> taking a look at gas prices this morning. the state average right now is a run for dollars and 3¢ for a gallon of gas. and we have passed the state average and san francisco. here is a look at the numbers. and san francisco they're coming in at $4.80, in oakland $3.96, and in san jose and even $4 a gallon. >> san bruno