why use rosewood in the first place? he said when you think about it there are very few isolated places where police can do such training. >>> now to an update to the breaking news we followed all morning. 60 crashes in two hours. they happened between 6:00 and 8:00 and icy conditions contributed to some of them. one of the crashes killed one person. an 18-year-old woman was thrown from her car when she lost control running into a cement truck. >>> all right. let's go outside. it's dry right now but more rain and snow showers could be hiding our way. >> let's check in with meteorologist wyatt everhart. it can't be as bad as today i hope. >> it was slick this morning. why want to dash anyone's valentine's day plans. it's tomorrow night into saturday night. this could bring another wintry variety. we're clear. we're dry. temperatures comfortable, in the low 40s. you don't have to bundle up too terribly much. we're watching the tennessee valley for an area of low pressure to develop. it's going to converge on the state as w

there's confusion on the details concerning the former rosewood center and police training. this is where that trainee was shot in the head earlier this week. now investigators offered public comment on tuesday night in a briefing outside of shock trauma. sources say roughly 50 trainees from several police agencies were involved in that training. a baltimore city police instructor fired a live round hitting a trainee from the university of maryland baltimore police department in the head. a state police representative said police training has been going on at rosewood quote for years. and if that's the case, a woman who lives next door to the grounds of rosewood said it's news to her. now there's still been no answer on the question of how a live round could have been fired during training. >> there's no acceptable explanation for why live rounds were at a training exercise. >> safety point. yes we should have been aware that some training of that sort was going to take place. >> reporter: the state's department of mental help and hygiene owns the hospital -- health and hygi

every weapon -- why use rosewood in the first place? there are a finite places where police can do such training. roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >>> funeral arrangements are set for the university of maryland student who was shot earlier this week by his roommate in college park. stephen stephen rane will be remembered sat i.d. yesterday we spoke to his former english teacher who said stephen rane was passionate about writing. he will be buried in frazier. >>> all right. you're looking live right now at the beltway 83 where traffic is looking a million times better than this morning. >> the rush hour was more like a packed parking lot. >> that's where meteorologist wyatt everhart comes in. let's head over to the storm center for the latest on what we can expect and could it be a repeat tomorrow? >> i don't think a repeat tomorrow morning. it was tough. we said the slushy coating could freeze up. that was the concern. now dry conditions. high temps have been in the mid to upper 40s today, so we melted off just about everything that fell.

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

this morning there's some dispute over the details at the former rosewood center. the only public comments we received from investigators came tuesday night in a briefing outside of shock trauma. sources say roughly 50 trainees from several police agencies were involved in the training on tuesday. a baltimore city police instructor fired a live round hitting a trainee from the university of maryland police department in the head. there have still been no answers on how a live round could have been fired during training. a state police representative said police training has been going on at rosewood quote for years. if that's the case, a woman who lives right next door to the grounds of rosewood center it's news to her. >> that facility has been used for training purposes for many years. >> i was surprised when it was used for that. when i heard it on the news that's the first time i heard anything about it. >> reporter: the state department of mental health and hygiene owns the hospital grounds. a spokesperson says they didn't know if the department was aware poli

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

this morning there's some dispute at the former rosewood center. the only public comments came tuesday night in a briefing. at that time, a state police representative said police training was going -- was going on at the rosewood quote for years. that's the case a woman who lives next to the grounds of rosewood says this is all news to her. >> that facility has been using for training purposes for years. >> i was surprised that it was used for that. that's the first time i heard anything about that. >> sources say roughly 50 trainees were involved in tuesday's exercise and a police instructor fired a live round striking a trainee in the head. now we're still waiting to find out how a live round could have ended up being used during a training exercise. >>> this morning we're learning more about the victims involved in the off-campus murder/suicide at the university of maryland. the sole survivor of the shooting has been identified as 22-year-old neil oa. his stepfather says he was shot in the leg by his roommate dayvon green as he was running away

the main wood is rosewood.nd even though you use it for, you know, your suppers and things like that, it's really a breakfast table. oh, really? that's interesting. this would have been in the breakfast room of quite a grand house. around the edge, i like this, um, like beadwork, and then it's repeated again on the central shaft. now this is a good quality table because the central shaft is actually solid rosewood. this is rosewood veneer, and then when we get down onto the base, that's again veneered. then you've got these highly decorative brass feet. very, very pretty. very, very pretty. this table was made around 1825. it's regency. it's a tilt top. and so when the table wasn't being used in the regency times, it'd been tilted up and then pushed to the side of the room and so you can use the room for dancing or something like that. if you were going to buy this in a retail shop all fully restored, you wouldn't get much change after £15,000. how much? this is a very nice table. so i'd love to have seen those

owings mills, off of rosewood. the trainee was medivacced to shock trauma. at this point, his or her condition is unknown. still not being released where exactly that trainee was shot. doing research, we found that last year, the police trainee program had come under fire after some said they were injured during training exercises. we'll be sure to investigate that as well. now, again, what we do know, a trainee, allegedly shot during a training exercise out at the rosewood center in owings mills. we know that they were medivacced here to shock trauma and are being worked on at this point. we'll bring you the latest details as soon as they become available to us. for now, back to you on tv hill. >> wjz, as jessica said, will continue to update you on this developing story throughout the newscast. >> pope benedict xvi will celebrate ash wednesday mass at the vatican tomorrow. it will be his last public appearance before the pontiff steps down at the end of the month. danielle nottingham reports for wjz have the vatican. >> reporter: the crowds in st. peter's

the victim who was shot at rosewood was flown immediately to thok trauma and is being worked on as we speak. we see police officers coming in and out in about four hours. now commissioner batts is here at shock trauma. he arrived just after 3:00 as did plaque black. both of them as --s did well as -- mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. they have not given a firm time. they want to know what was happening at this facility which was not known as a training facility. christian schaefer is out here and will be monitoring it and bring you the latest coming up at 11. for now, we're live in baltimore. >> we continue to follow the breaking news. a student shot his roommate before killing himself. >> we go live outside the home. >> reporter: an awful day in college park. this house on 36th street, police say a student who many say was bril yent killed himself. before he did that he wounded one roommate and killed another. here's what happened. it all started just after 1:00 in this house on 36th street. 23-year-old dayvon maurice green set a small fire in the back of the house. when his roommates

police department admits it knowingly did not have permission and who took the training class to rosewood. >> hundreds of patients have called into the hotline reporting dr. nikita levy. his body was found inside his towson home earlier this week after he reportedly committed suicide. >

it happened at the former rosewood center in ownings mills. baltimore city police say a candidate in training was shot in the front of his head by a baltimore police training instructor in what's being called a training accident. >> he is currently in the operating room with our chief of neuro trauma. he's stable but any thoughts or predictions about long term neurological outcome at this point are way too early. >> it happened about 2:30 tuesday afternoon. the chain of events that led to the shooting is unclear. it's also unclear why a live round was in a weapon during exercise. the male only described as someone in his 40s was taken shock trauma. >> our thoughts and prayers are with the trainee and his family at this tough time. >> anthony bass said until a thorough investigation is complete all city police training operations are shut down. >> i immediately suspended all police academy operations and training through out the entire organization until we do an assessment and evaluation for safety. >> reporter: in addition, the police say tha

a state police representative said police training has been going on in rosewood quote for years.hat's the case a woman who lives next door says it's news to her. >> that facility has been used for training purposes for many years. >> i was surprised that it was surprised if -- used for that. when i heard it on the news that's the first time i heard anything about it. >> reporter: now the state's department of mental health and hygiene owns the hospital grounds. a spokesperson says they didn't know if the department was aware police were using their facility. state police are conducting a criminal investigation of the baltimore city police department and the commissioner has suspended all training indefinitely until he can determine what went wrong. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> nine minutes away from 7:00 right now and happening today, senate democratic leaders are voting on former senator chuck hagel's confirmation as secretary of defense. hagel is expected to have enough votes to get past the senate filibuster and be confirmed as the top pentagon official. his nomination was

here is what we know -- the exercise was at the old rosewood psychiatric hospital in owings mills at about 2:30. police used is for active shooter type training. we are told live rounds are not used during the trading, so it is unclear how a trainee was shot during a training exercise. they usually what are called soft rounds, which do not hurt. we do not know which treat the this -- which precinct this treaty was from. we will be getting to the press conference and a few minutes to the police sort out what happened here. but a police trainee was shot in the head during a police training exercise. for now, we're live at shock trauma. >> more breaking news right now, this time for a baltimore county. let's go to capt. roy taylor over the scene of a house fire. >> this is the 8400 block of dogwood road. this fire came out as a call for a chimney fire. when they got here, they tried to extinguish it, but it had spread into the house and it is considered to be a working fire. you will see a lot of sparks from the electrical fire parking. it's a very hazardous condition and we have -- the

the 40-year-old was training with city police at the closed rosewood center.ctor accidentally shot him in the forhead. the chief surgeon stabilized him but offered no predictions concerning his neurological future. no know ones why live ammo was being used. all training is on hold pending the investigation. it's common for smaller departments to train at the academy. >>> a murder suicide near college park continues to shock that community. yesterday morning 23-year-old devon green a college park grad student shot and killed his house mate, 22-year-old steven grain and injured another person. deck traffic information any time log -- detectives say green was offering from a mental illness >>> a school system employee is accused of having sex with a student. 35 year old amanda miller is charged with abusing a 15-year-old. they they had sex in his driveway. a number of nude pictures were passed between the two as well. >>> good news for bwi. another record setting year is in the books. more than 22 million people passed through the parpt. -- through the airport. >

the commissioner confirmed today his own police driver was at the rosewood center when the shooting happened, but he was unaware the center was being used. the city's police commissioner described the trainee who was shot last week as a one-time high school linebacker whose toughness is paying off. >> the doctors have said to me he is progressing better than what they expected, however this is going to be a long road. when you have the type of injuries he has sustained, you can never be too sure. >> according to sources, a police instructor was trying to scare off trainees from peeking through a window at the old rosewood state hospital during training last tuesday. he mistakenly used his service weapon and said of his training weapon and fired live round through the window, hitting the trainee in the forehead. that incident is causing an entire review of the use of guns and tasters of the department. >> we have had a breakdown of our systems that we are moving quickly to correct those to ensure our employees are safe. >> major joe smith will take over for the previous director who was remov

of the many questions surrounding the shooting of an officer during training at the state-owned rosewood hospital 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 service weapons 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, whose work for baltimore city police for 18 years. state police will complete a criminal investigation and forward that to the state's attorney. >> we will sit back and wait for the investigation to be completed. and once

. >> police identified the baltimore city training officer involved in an incident at the old rosewood hospital site and severe ri injured another officer as william scott kern. more than a dozen trainees were at the facility at the time with two baltimore city training officers. those sources say after a lunch break officer kern resumed training without his fellow instructor, which could be a violation of police policy. both instructors are supposed to check for service weaponing during training. 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 th

. >> the shooting happened at the rosewood state hospital in owings mills. that facility is now used for various trading activities. authorities would not discuss what specific training was taking place during the shooting or why why ammunition was used during the exercise. >> i understand it, i get it, you want answers to those questions. i probably have more questions than you have, and it will take time to get answers to those questions. for me, it is unacceptable. we will take time to find out more and make this better so that we don't have this happen again. >> jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> an investigation is underway to find the person responsible for tuesday evening shooting in west baltimore. a man was found with multiple gunshot wounds at madison avenue, just a few blocks away from the memorial and the church. the victim was taken to the hospital for treatment. now an update on that murder- suicide in. college. 23-year-old set fir -- 23-year- old dayvon green set fire to his health. when stephen alex rane and another zero roommate walked

as we reported yesterday, baltimore county does have an agreement with the state to use the rosewoods site for training. it prohibits live weapons and requires the state to give a day's notice the site will be used. are dead after a murder-suicide in northeast baltimore that happened at 615 last evening. authorities say the female victim, candace baird was shot and killed by an ninth -- and unidentified man who shot and killed himself. >> the city law firm makes it clear it is mounting a case against johns hopkins hospital for damages in the case of a gynecologist to videotape and photographed his patience. >> city police and federal law enforcement officials continued to investigate this case. we are learning more exactly how dr. levy took these pictures apparently by using various spy devices to take those pictures and now with hundreds of victims contacting the baltimore city police department, we've also heard that a law firm is mounting a very large lawsuit. >> i will tell you now that the damages suffered by these people i've met are serious. >> an attorney tells us his baltimor

according to sources the recruit were shot tuesday at the side of the four rosewoods a hospital. when the police instructor grabbed the wrong gun, his service weapon and fired a 40 caliber bullet through window, striking the recruit in the forehead. there were learning how to enter building using shields like leaves. the instructor was playing the role of the bad guy. drills are not supposed to involve live ammunition. why was this service weapon even in the building? >> it should not have happened. >> the mayor promised the trace family to get to the truth. >> there is no acceptable explanation for why rounds were at a training exercise. and i was so angry i was almost speechless to think of something like this. -- something like this could happen. >> the incident raises clearing questions about protocols for trading. it is not clear procedures were in place for the city to use the facility. it is owned by the state and normally used by baltimore county for training. tuesday was the first time the city used it. the come -- police commissioner has suspended activities. he promise

. >> reporter: brazilian rosewood is in danger.ause of that the company looks for it in old furniture, building material or anywhere they chan find it. >> old wood guitars that we make, we make a donation to the reforestation project. >> reporter: the project hopes to replace more than 2500 acres of forest that has been cut down. >> it's really creating that environment for the animals. >> reporter: in the 15 years jeff has been a technician here, he has used up a lot of brazilian rose wood. he's part of the effort to regrow it. >> a great idea to give back what we take from the earth to be able to put it back. >> you know. it's the old hippie company. you want to be responsible and give back. this seems to fit the bill perfectly. >> reporter: in stevensville, don harrison, abc2 news. >> now the standard prs guitar costs about $3,000 or $4,000. custom guitars can go up to $100 grand. >>> young athletes will soon hit the field for the spring sports season. >> ed reed wants to make sure students are healthy enough to play. they teame

more on a report that shows police did not have permission to use the abandoned rosewood center for an exercise during which a trainee was shot. >>> meeting a howard county woman who started a chain of fitness boot camps in the area. >>> and reports from the nfl combine in indianapolis. for all of these stories and more, look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. >>> still to come on wjz eyewitness news. motive for murder. why did a 20-year-old commit a carjacking and killing spree in california? >>> i'm bob turk. first warning weather center. we may see some mixed precip by week's end. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. >>> wjz 13 is always on. here are the top stories on cbsbaltimore.com at this hour. for all the updated news and forecast, log onto cbsbaltimore.com. >>> police in southern california are still searching for a motive for a shooting spree that left four people dead, including the accused gunman. police say 20-year-old ali said shot and kill a woman before he turned the gun on himself. police will not release the name of th

he was shot when an unauthorized training drill was held at the now shuttered rosewood center. the officer who fired the shot broke protocol by having a live weapon. they are looking into the details of exactly how this happened. >>> an update in the case of the former johns hopkins doctor accused of secretly videotaping his patients. an attorney plans to file the first lawsuit on behalf of a patient of dr. nikita levy. the client is reportedly a hopkins employee. this news comes on the same day that a crime victims group is writing a letter asking if their images were distributed by levy. cheryl conner is working this story. >>> the latest on the breaking news we told you about on good morning maryland. police identified a driver kile killed in a -- killed in a crash. he was on from the vehicle and hit by another car. it happened around 1 this morning. the driver of the tractor-trailer had minor injuries. >> lawmakers are considering a bill to legalize marijuana. anderson introduced it to the house of delegates yesterday. it would create a system to regulate and tax it like al

maryland state police continue to investigate the incident on the grounds of the old rosewood state hospital. >>> it's the weather making head lines. a huge storm system is working its way towards the northeast this noon after blanketing much of the middle of the country with snow and ice. in chicago snow is still coming down. plows are busy clearing streets. the storm dumped 14 inches of snow in northern oklahoma 10 inches near kansas city an area of the nation that also had thunder and lightening where the snow was falling. all that of course poses the question, is all or any of that headed this way? a live look outside right now shows it's a mix of sun clouds and cold temperatures. what happens next and what form will it take? wjz is live with complete first warning weather coverage with marty bass in the out back and tim williams in the weather center. good afternoon. >> good afternoon . we'll set the stage for you. we have had this system moving across. it has blocked a lot of its punch as it started to move into dry air. even though you see on our radar some of it makes its way across

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 inspectors to fbi agents will lose their jobs. republicans are accusing

i'm mike hellgren, at rosewood, where an officer was shot in the head during training earlier this weekhave new information on what went on that led to this tragedy. >>> coming up next on eyewitness news at 5:00. a trainee is shot. could the instructor face charges? >>> victims of college park shooting speak out about his ordeal. that story coming up on eyewitness news. >>> almost home. passengers aboard the broken down cruise ship, creep closer to shore. why their nightmare is far from over. >> check in for more on these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. >>> possible criminal prosecution. an officer is shot during police training. >> wjz investigates what happens and what is next. >> hi. i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary but bawilla -- but -- mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. police are calling this a criminal investigation. and wjz has been on top of every development since this unfolded as breaking news. tonight, new information on the moments leading up to the tragedy, including the name of the instructor.

it happened during a training exercise at the rosewood center in owings mills. the instructor jokingly pointed a gun at the trainees who were looking into a window from the other room. the instructor is suspended w

. >> the shooting happened at the former site of the rosewood hospital in owings mills, used for police training activities. authorities would not discuss which tinning was taking place or why live ammunition was being used during an exercise. >> i get it. you want answers to those questions. that probably have more questions than you have. it will take time to get those answers to those questions. for me, it is unacceptable but we will take the time to find out to make this better so this does not happen again. >> the trainee's family has requested his identity not be released. police has suspended all police training programs to undergo a safety evaluation. a second trainee was injured in this incident. he suffer lacerations from shattered glass. we were not given details as to how that happened. >> we are also continuing to follow breaking news of 07 california. involving the massive manhunt for the fugitive ex-los angeles cop and cop killer, christopher dorner, who is now dead. his charred body was found inside the remains of a cabin where he eric davis himself after exchanging gunf

. >> that commissioners own driver, a part-time training instructor was that rosewood the day of the shooting. the commissioner is ordering a full review of how all weapons are used in training and on the street. >> we are falling about the tragedy that occurred last week. >> standing in front of a flag that reads welcome to one of america's finest police academies, the commissioner moved to do something about the shooting of a treaty last week. >> we have a procedural breakdown and our systems and we are moving to correct those and insure our employees are safe. >> he introduced a new training director that takes over and a limited police trading resumed today. >> academics only. any skills training will be postponed until we have had an adequate time to review all policies. >> please it -- the police instructor was trying to discourage trainees from peeking through a window when he mistakenly used his service weapon instead of his training weapon to make this point and fired a live round through the window, hitting the trainee in the forehead. he declined to answer key questions li

last week a trainee was shot at the former rosewood center. that trainee is still at shock trauma. limited training is set to resume this week but firearm drills were moved to the end of the curriculum. meanwhile, the listing continue their -- police will continue their investigation. >> you can get all the latest updates by following brian on twimenter. you can find him at bien from abc2 -- brian from abc2. >>> a $2,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for the murder of a student, edmond st. clair. call this number 3 you have information. the umes will talk about this murder in detail. >>> new video tonight out of lancaster, pennsylvania where the bodies of a woman and a 6-year-old girl why found after a fire this morning. authorities said four people were in the home when the fire started at 4:30. two were able to get out alive. three firefighters were hurt, one flown to a burn center right near philadelphia. >>> researchers are looking at preschoolers and television and releasing the results of a new study. >> here's what th

what remains unclear is if the city was clear to use the rosewood facility. this week the top commanders didn't know training exercises were being held there. we're live at ply police headquarters, linda so. >>> we have developing news out of russia. as we watch closely for an asteroid to skirt the atmosphere, those in the mountains were hit by fragments of an exploding meteor causing damage and hurting more than 400 people. take a look. (explosion). >> unbelievable. this is amateur video. the area there where the buildings were hit and a number of windows hit. video has been popping up overnight. showing the meteor entering the atmosphere it is saying that it eye cured and injuries and due to broken class. what we're learn something a zinc factory was hit by one of 5, possibly six fragments. they have concluded in and russia is not connected to the asteroid. it will pass the atmosphere later today. that was the side of a swimming pool and pass earth by 17,000 miles. and that seems like a good distance until the satellites that we rely on they are in. >> and

what remains unclear and whether the city was even clear to use the rosewood facility. >> and the topmanders didn't know the training exercises were being held there. >> we're live at police headquarters. >> news room 648. a man who shot and wild a man in mt. vernon will be in court. he is charged with the killing of one and injury of another. it happened near the belvedere hotel. >>> family and friends preparing to say goodbye to a 15-year-old killed after the ravens super bowl rally. deante smith will be laid to rest today. he was stabbed after getting into an altercation with a group of young men. and the kill ser on the loose. police released some images of the crime scene. they hope someone sees the photos and will come forward with information to reid to an arrest. >>> six educators will receive honors today. the president will award them the citizens medals. family members will be at the white house. they were killed on the 14th of december along with # 0 students. >>> and an issue that came from the state of the union was gun control. he is taking the speech to chicago today w

news investigators uncovered new detail unless the case of that police trainee who was shot at the rosewood hospital last week. the state department of health and mental hygiene owns the site and said the city was not given permission to use the site last tuesday. that's when a police officer shot a trainee in the head. the department of health and human hygiene said that if asked to use it it with have been approved. >>> $1345,000 of electronics stolen from the boys and girls club. the boys and girls club director said he will seek help from the community to find out who did this and why. >> it's no longer a problem community here. it's a community with problems and we're going to address this particular problem in the most fundamental way. >> annapolis police said there were no obvious signs of a break-in. it may have been an inside job. >>> fire breaks out in a northeast baltimore home twice overnight. it started before midnight in the basement of a whom on greencrest home. no one was home at the time and no one was hurt. >>> today's winds will turn into a very cold night. >> meteorologi

released this surveillance video showing a man walking away from the front doorstep of a home on rosewood way yesterday. a homeowner security camera recorded the alleged package thief in the act. police say they have not seen an increase in thefts but they are asking for the public's help. >> golden gate bridge officials are launching a new campaign to make sure commuters are aware that toll takers are eliminated next month. they are happening out pamphlets to drivers using cash. this alerts commuters of other ways to pay when the bridge district switches to all electronic toll taking. here are a few options, sign up for fast track account and get a dollar discount off each crossing or register your license plate with a credit card and pay-as-you-go and make a one time payment online. for more on ways to pay, go to abcnews.com and click on "see it on tv." >> president obama's popularity among those in california is climbing above 60 percent for the first time since 2009. a poll released shows 62 percent of registered voters approve of president obama's job performance and that is up from

it happened at the former rosewood center in owings mills baltimore county. a candidate in training with the university of maryland police was shot in the front of the head by a baltimore police trainee instructor in what's being called a training accident. >> he is currently in the operating room with our chief of neuro trauma. he's stable but any thoughts or predictions about long-term neurologic outcome are way to early. >> reporter: the events with unclear. also unclear is whether it was protocol for a live run to be chamberered in a weapon during exercises. the victim was medevacked to shock trama downtown. >> currently our prayers and support are with the trainee and the family at this tough time. >> reporter: a somber police commissioner made a stunning announcement following the shooting. until a thorough investigation is complete, all trainee operations have been shut down. >> i immediately shut down all police academy operations in training throughout the entire organization until we do an assessment and an evaluation for safety. >> reporter: and th

reporter: the city police department did not have permission to conduct training exercises at the rosewood hospital. the health department tells our media partner, the baltimore sun, city police did not meet the condition to use the shutdown facility for training. the training supervisor who fired that round is now on leave. six officers remain on suspension. and a new training academy director is now in charge. mary? >> all right, denise. thank you. police commissioner anthony batts said the department was not aware vans filled with police recruits were being taken to the facility. state police are now conducting a criminal investigation. >>> the hunt to find the person who murdered a university of maryland eastern shore student continues. tonight, state police have a new tool to help them catch the killer. derek valcourt reports. >> reporter: the video does not show the murder itself. but it does show people walking and driving by. and those are people that police say they need to find. >> reporter: the murder happened just out of camera range of this surveillance video. it was snowing a

state police now investigating what happened inside the old rosewood hospital sight. >> we will sit back and wait for the investigation to be completed. once that is done, we'll review it and determine what if any charges need to be brought. >> reporter: uncovered more than a dozen trainees were at the facility with two baltimore city training officers. after a lunch break, officer william scott kearns resumed training without his fellow instructor. both instructors are supposed to check for service weapons. officer kearns mistook his service weapon for a training weapon and shot the trainee. members were out here today interviewing staff. they have temporarily shut down the academy. >> we want to make sure we get to the bottom of it. >> reporter: legal expert says consequences for officer kearns will likely be within the department. >> their career is in big, big trouble. maybe even termination. my guess would be it's probably not going to be criminal. >> reporter: a state police investigation is expected to take weeks. and six police officers have now been suspended including officer k

activities earlier this week after a trainee was shot in the head during a training exercise at the rosewood state hospital. >>> the deadline for people to submit their name to take over as anne arundel executive has come and gone. 16 names have been thrown in the wrong, among them john hammond, first lady kendall ehrlich and they will pick john leopold's replacement next thursday and they will finish out the term to 2014. >>> weather wise, clear for the moment but we have a front marching from from the west, no showers from michigan to western pennsylvania and the ohio valley. this line of precipitation steadily working into central maryland. not here yet but will get in here late this evening and the overnight hours. we anticipate wintry showers. any showers would not be of the frozen variety. maybe a few wet flakes from frederick west. we're in the low 50s in central maryland and down through the eastern shore. we're easily warm enough that most of the precipitation initially will be rain and wintry showers that generate overnight probably not going to stick very well at all. the for the

the city was at the site of a former rosewood center without authorization from the state, which owns it. the police commissioner, called the incident a major procedural breakdown. we now know the victim's name in an apparent murder-suicide in baltimore. a 30-year-old was shot and killed by an unidentified man who then turned the gun on himself. happened of around 6:00 last night. >> >> >> in annapolis, the boys and girls club had a robbery. laptops and computers. 's gunernor o'malley control proposal faces a key witness tomorrow. a longtime gun control advocate met with the governor. the vote will determine whether this measure moves forward. she is urging lawmakers to pass the comprehensive measures. we spoke to ms. brady about the maryland legislature. >> what you like the most about it? >> i think the licensing, the fingerprint checks, and the safety training. >> president, mike miller, has expressed concerns about gun licensing in the state. husband, the former white house press secretary, was shot and left paralyzed in 1981 after an assassination attempt on president ronald reag

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that was in the 1100 block of rosewood way. if you know who this is or have any other information about the theft, you are asked to call the alameda police department. >>> the chinese new year parade is a few days away. this morning, claudine wong got a behind-the-scenes look at preparations for the spectacular floats that will be a big part of it and the race against the clock. >> reporter: it was the calm before the storm inside this warehouse full of unfinished floats. >> i think our floats have gotten fansier. we used -- fancier. we are at about 700 manhours per float. we are 700 manhours from being finished. and boy, did the call for help go out then. >> reporter: david thomas is building 24 of the 25 floats you will see on saturday. getting a behind-the-scenes look means we get in on a couple of secrets. this is going to go up and down, this pump. you might think they are gonna use some financecy -- fancy machinery to make that happen. inside, will be some lucky person who gets to operate that for the entire parade route.

the officer shot at the former rosewood center is still at shock trauma.his condition has been upgraded from grave to serious. >>> this morning, students of the university of maryland will learn more about the murder of one of their classmates. university officials are holding a campus wide meeting this morning to share what they know about the tragedy. authorities are expected to map out ways that the community can move forward. 21 year old emmit st. claire was stabbed saturday night. the individuals responsible for killing him are on the loose. crime solvers is offering reward up to $2000 for information leading to an arrest. if you know anything, call this number, there on the bottom of the screen, 410-548-1776. callers can remain anonymous. >>> former gynecologist found dead of apparent suicide is at the center of a police investigation. nakey talevee took pictures of his patients. he was fired from his job at johns hopkins university this month after allegations surfaced. he was a gynecologist at the hospital for 25 years and police belief several hun

the city was not authorized to train at the former rosewood center. last week a trainee was shot in the head there. the officer mistook his service weapon for a training gun. >>> an extravagant misuse of money. former congressman, jesse jackson junior pleads guilty to spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign cash on luxury items. megan has more on the fall of a promising politician. >> reporter: jesse jackson junior was a congressman for 17 years now he faces years behind bars. amid-a crush of people, he emerges from federal court in dc after pleading guilty to federal conspiracy charges. >> sorry i let everybody down. >> reporter: in tears in front of a judge. with his father in the front row he admitted to spending three quarters of a million dollars in campaign funds to finance his lavish lifestyle. he spent $60,000 at restaurants and night clubs, $43,000 on a rolex watch and $14,000 on dry cleaning. >> it is clear he became convinced his campaign account could be used to satisfy any personal whim he had. >> reporter: his wife sandra a

suspended training operations indefinitely after a trainee was shot in the head during an exercise at rosewood state hospital. a city police spokesperson tells us limited training will resume next week. firearms practice will not be included in the sessions. tonight the trainee remains at shock trauma in critical condition. meanwhile maryland state police continue their work on this criminal investigation. released yesterday they said they'll take their results to the baltimore state's attorney who will then determine if criminal charges should be filed in this case. >>> former anne arundel executive john leopold will not get a new trial. judge dennis sweeney reviewed the motion and ruled it was without merit. this month leopold resigned from the county executive's office after he was found guilty of misconduct in office. he's expected to be sentenced on march 14th. >>> 16 people are hoping to fill in for the rest of leopold's term including former first lady kendall ehrlich and john hammond. he won't seek another term after this one expires and he says first on the list is dealing with the em

the officer shot during the training at the rosewood center was critically injured and is still in the hospital this morning. >>> new details on a developing story now. what happens when you need to trim your budget? you make sacrifices. what happens when you need to trim 1.2 trillion dollars? there are a lot of things you have to kiss good-bye and that's the situation in washington. abc2 news linda so is live to explain what this means for you. linda. >> reporter: it means come march 1st if congress can't come to a compromise you will see cuts that could affect your child's education and your grocery bill and even how long you wait in line to get to -- through airport security. this is part of the scaled back fiscal cliff year pass at the beginning of the year. they agreed to postpone across the board spending cuts by two months. now the deadline is almost here and it's less than two weeks away and if congress can't reach a deal massive cuts aimed at reduing the deficit by 1.2 trillion dollars over the next 10 years will go into effect. federal agencies would face 85 billion dollars i

the shooting took place during a training exercise at the rosewood center in oegs mills. sources told the baltimore sun newspaper the instructor jokingly pointed a gun at trainees who were looking into another room. the shot hit a trainee in the head after it accidentally went off. he remains in critical condition. the instructor suspended. >>> president obama will honor some of the victims of the sandy hook elementary shooting. ella ward the presidential award to the teachers and others who died that day. >>> a local man and woman will receive the prestigious award today. maria gomez founded mary's center in the district. terry shima, will also receive the honor. he's a former executive director of the japanese american. >>> after spending days at sea, coming up, live in alabama with what passengers are saying about the conditions that they endured aboard a crippled cruise ship. >>> the unusual group of spectators that cause problems for a golf tournament. >>> hope you're enjoying the weatherment big changes are rolling in. your forecast next with weather your forecast n

according to the santa rosa press democrat she was hit on west avenue in rosewood neighborhood at 8:00. after she was hit the first time a second driver hit her. both are cooperating the witnesses say the cars seemed to have been driving normally and did not have enough time to stop. >> in hayward, game over to gamble online for cash with a unanimous vote in favor of an emergency 45-day moratorium on any new cafes in the city that sell internet time and offer access to games with cash prizes. right now the city has two of the cafes and the moratorium blocks any new cafes until officials can consider revising the zoning regulations. hayward issued an order to close the clubs. >> in petaluma a high school student was hospitalized with meningitis. officials say the 17-year-old went into the hospital over the weekend with a highly contagious disease. the petaluma high school student is in serious condition but is improving. according to the press democrat the school sent a warning to parents yesterday and family and friend whose have come in contact with the boy are now taking antibiotics.

released this surveillance video showing a man walking away from the front doorstep of a home on rosewood way yesterday. a homeowner security camera recorded the alleged package thief in the act. police say they have not seen an increase in thefts but they are asking for the public's help. >> golden gate bridge officials are launching a new campaign to make sure commuters are aware that toll takers are eliminated next month. they are happening out pamphlets to drivers using cash. this alerts commuters of other ways to pay when the bridge district switches to all electronic toll taking. here are a few options, sign up for fast track account and get a dollar discount off each crossing or register your license plate with a credit card and pay-as-you-go and make a one time payment online. for more on ways to pay, go to abcnews.com and click on "see it on tv." >> president obama's popularity among those in california is climbing above 60 percent for the first time since 2009. a poll released shows 62 percent of registered voters approve of president obama's job performance and that is up from