they are calling for back-up and christopher dorner is still armed, unclear if he is barricaded, unclearg up this entire shootout. as we get more information and as kttv gets closer, we'll get a better idea what is happening. right now they are just at the edge of mountains. they are not quite to big bear. they are crawling over, they are five minutes we're told from the chopper pilot. crawling over the mountains as you go into the local san bernardino mountains and you get toward big bear lake and we'll have a much better picture of police activity and what is going on. right now, the report and scanner traffic telling us this shootout is under way. that it does involve the man they have been looking now for nine days, christopher dorner, who shot and killed a young couple, shot and wounded two police officers, shot and killed another police officer. this shootout is on. >> neil: we're also getting word that all schools, hospitals and public buildings in and around the area. from five to seven miles are in lockdown. this immediate area that dorner is supposedly holed up in is a collecti

it's unclear how the fire started, shep. but this clearly is about to come to an end one way or the other in the mountains of big bear because, as you see, the spot shadow there, this cabin, we're being told, is now fully engulfed and they are not going to put this thing out. they are waiting to see if there is movement coming out of this thing at all. and we're just kind of getting brand new information. the san bernardino sheriff is up there right now. is he talking. can we get this kim on the san bernardino sheriff talking right now? can we bring this in? >> exchange of gunfire occurred between the deputy sheriffs and the suspect. one of our deputies was injured. he is being treated here at loma linda. unfortunately, one of our deputies passed away as a result of his injuries. i will take a couple of quick questions. >> you can tell us about the other deputy. >> they are both san bernardino county sheriff deputies. >> his condition. >> he is in surgery but he should be fine. >> sheriff, i was told by a source that [inaudi

and we are stuck with a very unclear interpretation. but i ask you to look at the intent of why there is a conditional use permit if you don't have active windows allowing and encouraging the public? as to some of the statements made by mr. williams, first of all, vocal point offers services to the general public and so it can't be administrative services as he alleges in his brief because administratives services by definition offers services to other business and not to members of the public. there is no change of use here. such that section 312, the code required notification. not every change of use requires 312 notification to the public. only changes of uses to certain uses and this particular use is not one that triggers section 312. contrary to what mr. williams implied, there is no notice of violation on this property from the building department. the building inspector who came out and upon a complaint made and we don't know by whom, we think that it was a neighborhood, we think that it is anonymous resulted in no notice of vi

it is very unclear how things will develop. there is no question that at some stage, a conclave will need to be held to elect the future head of the catholic church. so, things are likely to develop very quickly. now that the announcement has been made by pope benedict. >> according to reuters news agency, they are saying the pope is due to resign due to his advanced age. that is according to reuters. he is the oldest man to become pope in more than a century. >> that is absolutely right. now the pope has been in power since 2005. he is a pope who has been in power for now seven years. it really comes as a huge surprise he should resign. we don't know of any other pope who has taken this decision for hundreds of years. the way it has always been put to the world is that popes are there for life and they do not step down. this is really something that was totally unexpected. reuters, as you said, is reporting that it is because of his advanced age. pope benedict may have decided it feels it is best for someone to replace him and

so what they are finding out is that it is unclear, it's unclear at this point in time right now exactlythe reports of somebody possibly other than christopher dorner being inside that cabin there. may have been confusion about that he, pulled off a home invasion at some point in the past 24 hours. tied up a couple. then when he left he untied them and took their car. came in contact with fish and game. that is when the shoot-out happened. the confusing part is did he go back in and seek renew jersey the same cabin that the couple was inside? at this point in time, that is very, very unclear. what is clear is that we know that a number of police officers and sheriff deputies have surrounded this cabin. and they do believe that christopher dorner is holed up inside. he has indeed fired shots up and injured at least two officers or deputies and one of them was airlifted out to a local hospital. that is where we stand now. we believe he has weapons and smoke grenade that he threw to get the officers off his trail. they surrounded the cabin and they are waiting for his next move. the police

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 that the command staff there at the academy has been told to stand down. this officer is in critical condition here at shock trauma with an injury to his forhead. i'm mike schuh reporting live. back to you on tv hill. >> thank you. maryland state police are leading that investigation because that shooting happened on state property. >>> more on the story we brought you as breaking news this time yesterday. a murder suicide near the university of maryland cam

it is unclear which benefits will be extended.is limited because of the 1996 defense of marriage act. it would be the final imprint of secretary of defense leon panetta under his tenure don't ask, don't tell was rescinded and decision to allow women to serve in combat. military is expected to announce the changes sometime later this week. >>> he survive ad frightening ordeal but things are slowly returning to normal for the 5-year-old boy rescued yesterday from an underground bunker in alabama. she back home this afternoon and right now is expected to return to school soon. meanwhile, plenty of questions remain about how authorities freed him from his kidnapper. as chris clackum reports, though, a few dee tails, few details, have emerged. >> reporter: from the principal at midland city elementary school in alabama, everybody is waiteding the return of 5 old kidnapped victim ethan. >> everybody knows ethan. he is a good kid. a friendly kid. our teachers are ready to wrap their arms around whim he comes back. >> reporter: ethan spen

. >> the family declined to answer questions, so it's unclear when the couple will return home. our reports that the 2 were in a remote area in the amazon and that may be why they were not in touch with family and friends. >>> the military has called off its search for a navy seal who vanished last week. he's an avid runner from wood land. the military said he was swimming off kan appoint on the western tip of oahu and became separated. the coast guard and marine searched an area of 24,000 miles and found no trace of him. >>> santa rosa police are looking for a man. on montgomery drive, the victim was walking on the side of the road when he was struck. police say witnesses heard the impact and reported seeing a light colored mercedes benz in the area. >>> now to oakland, firefighters are investigating a fire. it was in a 2-story home right here at interstate 580 across from mills college. a good samaritan spotted the smoke and helped rescue a 70-year-old from the home. the fire was quickly put out but the house is a loss, we're being told with damage being estimated at $200,000.

. >> 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 this is what we know tonight. maryland state police, internal affairs of the baltimore city police department will conduct an investigation intoa this shoot handgun. all we know about the instructor at this time is he will stand down. according to the commissioner we should point out that no other information is being given out about this trainee who was shot. his family is here but becaus

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but it's unclear if they hit anyone. the meteor came without warning, stunning a canadian hockey player, now living in russia. >> i hear this loud bang! i live in a 24-story building on the 23rd floor and i looked up and the lights are shaking. i hear car alarms going off. it was just incredible. >> reporter: a zinc factory was badly damaged with a roof and wall collapse. meteor strikes with such a large impact are rare. edward lawrence for cbs news, los angeles. >> some scientists say the meteor over russia had nothing to do with the massive asteroid that came close to earth about a half hour ago. kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran is in our newsroom and cate, i guess some don't agree. right? >> reporter: that's right, frank. the asteroid though as you said passed by earth a little over half hour ago and nasa says it's the closest one of its kind to approach our planet. we did a little digging to get more information on it. it's known as 2012-d.a. 14. the asteroid is 150 feet and destined for earth's backyard. experts say th

their prime target for nuclear tests and long-range missile launch but for now it's unclear how much of a threat north korea poses. experts say they don't believe the nation's has developed warheads somewhat are small enough to fit on the rockets. reports of the new tests would match up with what u.s. scientists say is a light to moderate earthquake. it shook the ground at roughly 5.0 near a known testing site. now, of course, the backlash as leaders including president obama condemn the move. this video shows north koreans applauding in the streets. in a nation where millions are starving, according to south korean estimates, north korea has spent more than three billion dollars on its nuclear program. enough to feed the country for three years. we'll have more from the state departmental but first to jonathan hunt live at the united nations in manhattan. a rare show of unity of the united nations. >> members gathered that it became apparent that the nuclear test had, indeed, taken place. u.s. ambassador susan rice described it as a threat to regional and international peace and sta

. >> reporter: it remains unclear at this point how the gunman jimmy lee dykes died.technicians are looking at his property. the 65-year-old allegedly shot and killed a school bus driver before kidnapping the child last tuesday. it was a day before dykes was scheduled to appear in court. some neighbors say the vietnam era neighbor patrolled his house at night with a gun. the bus driver has been hailed as a hero to protect about 20 other children on the bus. >> reporter: it is say that the suspect had a story to tell, it is unclear if that story will ever be revealed. >>> friends of a girl who's podty was found dead returned to school today. grief counselors were on hand. police have not released her name but say they have made progress. >> what happened had nothing to do with the school. any school property or any school related activities. >> a memorial at the crime scene continues to grow. and a cousin of the victim says a candlelight vigil will be held at the scene on friday. >>> oracle's cup contender is back on the water. team usa unveiled the catamoran. the wing

at this hour, still unclear how that woman died. but police think she may have fallen from one of the higher floors of that complex. they say it appear to be simply a tragic accident. one neighbor says he woke up and heard the commotion. >> i checked my phone. i heard screaming and yelling, and so i piqeeked out the windo and i didn't see anything. i'm looking at this parking lot here. usually on thursday night it's party night. i usually hear some stragglers, drunk stragglers yelling, getting in their characters whatever. i thought it was one of those nights. >> he said his father called him when he saw the story on the news and told him what happened. it's still unclear whether or not that woman lived in that building. the coroner now in charge of this investigation. >>> a school in fairfield has been ransacked by robbers. two armed men tied up a janitor and stole 40 ipads from sem yeto continuation high school monday night. they told the custodian to take them specifically to where the ipads were stored. the robbers both describe

unclear here in the u.s. blackberry has lost a huge share to ty phone in recent years. >>> next up here on the index tonight. groundhog day and pennsylvania's punxsutawney phil didn't see his shadow which means an early spring. they have been doing this for 126 years. they have only predicted an early spring 16 times. >>> on the eve of the super bowl, the famous brothers, john harbaugh leading the ravens. jim harbaugh with the 49ers. last night here, we told you for the first time ever, two nfl coaches giving a joint press conference before the super bowl and the brothers were asked, have they thought about that bear hug or handshake? >> i have given no consideration to the postgame handshake or bear hug or anything else. i haven't thought about that for one second, jerry. have you, jim? >> i have not. >>> if something catches your eye, tweet me at david muir on twitter. or find me on facebook. >>> when we come back on the broadcast tonight -- is there one thing left to do to help your super bowl pick? tyou w

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think it's very clear in israel at this stage that assad is very dependent on iraq but it's very unclear who the rebels really are who is in control who will be in control if if the rebels win what is slightly component in this is the reason. if i think it would be clear to is well there we are better off with the rebels than we with our son maybe we would wish for the rebels to take over but so far it's not clear here you know joshua again it looks like the syrian people are completely forgotten in this discussion because it's all the other players involve we just heard around. well i think you're right and this is why the leader of the opposition. statement this past week that he would he would talk to the assad regime i think cave a ray of hope to many syrians who feel like they're being they're being they're just pawns underfoot as these two giants clash and that they have been forgotten about they feel like they're in this struggle which can't end until one side completely destroys the other so when he stepped forward and said let's have dialogue let's try to find a way out of this

think it's very clear in israel at this stage that assad is very dependent on iran but it's very unclear who the rebels really are who is in control who will be in control if if the rebels win what is a slimy component in the this is the reason. if i think it would be clear to this world that we are better off with the rebels than with with our son maybe we would wish for the rebels to take over but so far it's not clear here you know joshua can it looks like the syrian people are completely forgotten in this discussion because it's all the other players involved disorder ran. well i think you're right and this is why the leader of the opposition. teves statement this past week that he would he would talk to the assad regime i think a ray of hope to many syrians who feel like they're being they're being they're just pawns underfoot as these two giants clash and that they have been forgotten about they they feel like they're in this struggle which can't end until one side completely destroys the other so one could step forward and said let's have dialogue let's try to find a way out of th

. >> reporter: it remains unclear at this point how the gunman jimmy lee dykes died. bomb technicians are looking at his property. the 65-year-old allegedly shot and killed a school bus driver before kidnapping the child last tuesday. it was a day before dykes was scheduled to appear in court. some neighbors say the vietnam era neighbor patrolled his house at night with a gun. the bus driver has been hailed as a hero to protect about 20 other children on the bus. >> reporter: it is say that the suspect had a story to tell, it is unclear if that story will ever be revealed. >>> friends of a girl who's podty was found dead returned to school today. grief counselors were on hand. police have not released her name but say they have made progress. >> what happened had nothing to do with the school. any school property or any school related activities. >> a memorial at the crime scene continues to grow. and a cousin of the victim says a candlelight vigil will be held at the scene on friday. >>> oracle's cup contender is back on the water. team usa unveiled the catamoran. th

it's unclear if they may be connected with what happened on rose marie drive. >> at this hour, police have not released the name of the man killed or the name of the deputy. a law enforcement source says the deputy could not find his service weapon when he searched the home after the shooting but that's unclear if it was stolen or just missing inside the house for some reason. >> paul, odd there. you would think if there's no gun, no weapon, there had to have been an accomplice but not that easy. >> nope. they are still saesh searching but some evidence they had an accomplice but not giving us more information. >> okay. paul wagner in the news room. thank you. >> still developing tonight, the search for excop turned killer appears to be over. police in southern california believe christopher dorner was holdup in a cabin where officers engaged in a shoot out before that cabin went up in flames. adam has the latest from big bear lake, california california. >> detectives say the charred remains inside the ashes belonged to christopher dorner. the former lapd officer going on a killing s

the plans are unclear about it being existing or not and i need to confirm that with the permit holder. if there was an existing fire escape and required form of egress and seems like it is and they could replace it and that wouldn't be a problem . the other concern was the widening of the graf ranch and they seemed to. >> >> address and it's minor with the number of cars to get that corrected but the environmental review wasn't properly done for the excavation because it was beyond 8 feet so that needs to be addressed, so certainly this could be addressed in another permit and they changed the windows and that wasn't approved by the preservation staff and it's my understanding they're doing it in kind and not change the shape and that is acceptable but we need to check the plans with that. >> hard to check the film now. it's gone. >> that is a problem, yes. so thank you. >> how long would it take your staff to deal with these issues with them? >> the permit work -- we confirm there is no expansion on the building and no variance required we need to see plans and i would rely on the pr

think it's very clear in israel at this stage that assad is very dependent on iran but it's very unclear who the rebels really are who is in control who will be in control if if the rebels win what is the slummy component in this is the reason. if i think it would be clear to israel that we are better off with the rebels than we with our son maybe we would wish for the rebels to take over but so far it's not clear here you know joshua can it looks like the syrian people are completely forgotten in this discussion because it's all the other players involve we discern iran's. well i think you're right and this is why the leader of the opposition. teves statement this past week that he would he would talk to the assad regime i think a ray of hope to many syrians who feel like they're being they're being they're just pawns underfoot as these two giants clash and that they have been forgotten about they feel like they're in this struggle which can't end until one side completely destroys the other so when he stepped forward and said let's have dialogue let's try to find a way out of this i th

but so far, it's still unclear what they found. we're live streaming coverage from los angeles on our website, cbssf.com. and scott pelley will have the latest on the "cbs evening news" next. >> and a quick reminder, the president's state of the union address will be carried live right here on kpix 5 immediately following the "cbs evening news." then that will be followed boy a special edition of kpix 5 news at 7:30. the "cbs evening news with scott pelley" is coming up next. and remember, the latest news and weather are always on cbssf.com. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com deadly gunfire and a house on fire in the mountains of southern california. the police move in on a fired la cop, wanted in a series of revenge killings. carter evans has the breaking news. a major withdrawal of u.s. forces from afghanistan. we will preview the president's an announcement that will come in tonight's state of the union. major garrett is at the white house. charlie d'agata in afghanistan. her parents will be with the firs

though it is still unclear if that was the cause of this fire or if this fire was started from within that cabin. >> how much confidence do they have that dorner is actually in there and did not escape? >> i tell you this. none of the deputies i have spoken with have actually laid eyes on dorner but everyone i spoke with was confident that that was the man that was inside that cabin. there is no way that perceivable way he could have escaped. they had this surrounded from every possible angle. they had at least four planes in the air and two helicopters watching this from the sky. so if anyone is inside that cabin, the likelihood that they could have survived this is extremely slim. i did hear one gunshot, scott moments after this fire started, since then and the reason firefighters have taken so long to move up on it is there has been a lot of ammunition that has been exploding at the center of this fire inside the cabin. >> one gunshot police authorities have speculated that dorner may have taken his own life, but certainly we don't have any confirmation of that fact at this point.

it's so vague and it's so unclear. i urge you to postpone the vote until we have a better [speaker not understood] from the taxi services of what and how they're going to do it. i just can't stand it or i can't -- i can't take it any more to see all this vague and [speaker not understood] and unbelievable explanations or no explanations whatsoever. why they did this or that legislation or they did a certain thing. so, i urge you, unless we'll get a [speaker not understood], unless i can get a clear explanation of everything that taxi services are going to do. please do not vote [inaudible]. >> thank you, sir. >>> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> [speaker not understood], [speaker not understood] mahmoud, peter jacobs. >> good afternoon, sir. >>> [speaker not understood], general manager de soto cab company. i want to stay on point. to me this is about two key issues. this is about running an accessible taxi, it costs a tremendous amount of money. that's been one of the big problems so far with the program. and it

. >> reporter: it's unclear what kind of medication, but the boy reportedly has adhd and a form of autism. police don't think that dykes has physically harmed the bo but we know that he has been crying. the bunker has an electric heater. but below the surface, there are near-freezing temperatures. last tuesday, it was just like any other school day. little ethan was sitting in his favorite seat in the front of the bus. >> i looked up. he was threatening to kill us. he said, i'll kill you all. >> reporter: she was on that bus and said that dykes walked in and gave the driver a note. before shooting him dead and then running off with ethan in his arms. one of dykes' neighbors said that his behavior was so bizarre in the weeks before the shooting that they should have told somebody. >> i regret not warning some of the neighbors of some of his tendencies. and telling them that he's the type of guy that you might need to stay away from. that he could be dangerous in the future. >> reporter: meanwhile, ethan is a boy who loves to be hugged. cindy is like family to him and said that he doesn't k

. >> reporter: it remains unclear how the gunman, jimmy lee dykes, died. bomb technicians are working at his property looking for improvised explosive devices. the 65-year-old allegedly shot and killed a school bus drive before kidnapping the child last tuesday -- driver before kidnapping the child last tuesday, the day before he was scheduled to be in court for shooting at his neighbors. some say he once beat a dog to death with a lead pipe and paroled his yard at night with the bus driver has been hailed as a hero protecting 20 other children on the school bus. earlier today the sheriff in dale county told us the suspect had some type of a complicated story that he wanted told. it's unclear now whether the story ever will be told or whether we will find out the motive for this crime and citing an ongoing investigation they declined answering questions a little less than an hour on how the suspect died. this area behind us, they're still searching for bombs thinking there may be some improvised explosive devices. they think they'll be on this land for som

. >> reporter: it's sil unclear what caused -- still unclear what caused the illness. >> we checked for carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulide and others. >> reporter: we're told more than 1,000 johns hopkins hospital and university employees work here at the keswick building. patients are not seen here. it's for emergencies only. >> reporter: officials were hesitant to let people leave for the day, in case they should take something home with them. >> i don't want to go in there until they clear the building. and make sure it's safe. i don't want to get sick. >> reporter: and there is a possibility that food poisoning may be the culprit. they're also urging any employees at the keswick building to please call 911 if they begin feeling ill this evening. we're live in north baltimore. i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> jessica, thank you. two buildings make up the keswick complex. only employees in the south building were evacuated today. >>> wjz is following a developing story from downtown. two employees robbed at gunpoint, inside mercy medical center. police say around 1:00, the

while the blackout in new orleans and who is to blame remains unclear, we know this. it is not beyonce. her halftime show operated on a separate power generator. the blackout and of course, the game will be hard to forget. despite the loss the 49ers had a manning cal season. you see colin kaepernick. today the players were welcomed home. there was a celebration the the airport and then at 49ers headquarters in santa clara. >> we're here to support our 49ers. they did an awesome job. we just here to support them. >> to let my niners know i'm here for life. i'm a die hard faith have and i'll always be here. >> it was an emotional monday for a lot of us. among the fans, one parent said the loss showed how the handle defeat. >>> some of the best skiing in the world is in our own backyard. >>> who will hit it downhill? >> still ahead we investigate the risk for california's first ever ski safety report card. >>> not in my backyard. i'm george kiriyama. more bay area cities have pot clubs. ncht by the grace of god, you know. he is okay. >>> a 5-year-old boy finally free ton

>> that's unclear. that is unclear. >> i think everybody is hoping -- i think overall, particularly lawmakers like hall rogers, probably hopes that -- this is my takeaway, that once it happens, they can't stop it until march 1. i don't see any way -- i don't think they see any way to do it until then. but he hopes that people will see the effects of this, which could be quite wide ranging, to come back to the table and figure out a way to get spending cuts. and i think that's an overall -- i think a lot of the conservatives have driven this discussion about deep spending cuts, but i think the republicans and house have made it very clear that that's where they draw the line. >> and the chairman wants to keep a continuing resolution, the legislation that keeps the government funded and running, he wants to keep that separate from sequestration. >> correct. >> correct. >> explain why and what