wjz learns the shooter had a history of mental illness. wjz is live. monique griego has more on the issue of mental health and gun control. monique? >> kai, as you said, the shooter was being treated for mental illness, he was still able to legally purchase firearms. and that has some people questioning state policy. >> reporter: early tuesday morning in college park, police say 23-year-old university of maryland student dayvon green shot his two roommates, killing one before turning the gun on himself. his motive, still not clear. but detectives say green suffered from mental illness. >> it keeps coming back. and people that do these acts are seriously disturbed. >> reporter: psychologist dr. jim dassinger says while green may have been treated for mental issues, health professionals don't always know when someone is going to snap. >> we can only predict behavior if there is a history of violent behavior. we're evenly going by the track record. >> reporter: despite his condition, green was able to legally purchase guns. governor martin o'malley is try

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 a smell of fire. when they went out together to put out the flames, green opened fire. >> saw the gun coming out of the kid's pocket and just had a sense that something wasn't right. and he turned to run. that's when he got hit. he felt his leg, something was there. and just decided, i just gotta go, just gotta run. >> reporter: family members say although nal is at -- nal is at home,

on capitol hill, tara mergener, wjz eyewitness news. >> and we don't want you to miss wjz and cbs's news coverage of the state of the union address and the republican response, beginning tonight at 9:00 p.m., right here. >>> and still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. changes in the catholic church. the latest fallout from the pope's sudden resignation. and rumors about his health. >>> when wjz returns, i'll explain how a new statewide proposal could increase safety at schools and save lives. >>> he went to the super bowl, but came back with someone else's memories. i'm mary bubala. how facebook reunited ravens fans. >>> will the drive tomorrow be a tricky one? stick around for the updated first warning weather forecast. >>> it is clear and 48 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. an anne arundel county couple's mission to keep children safe in the water heads to annapolis. >>> it's called conner's law. and it would require that defibrillators are at all possible schools -- public schools in maryland. >> a simple defibril

reporting live, christie ileto, wjz eyewitness news. >> wjz is always on. for weather watches and warnings, and your updated first warning forecast. log onto cbsbaltimore.com. any time. >>> wjz following breaking news from northwest baltimore. investigators are on the scene of a deadly house fire. it happened in the 5700 block of highgate road. firefighters say it started about 2:30 this afternoon. smoke was coming from the first floor of the home. a woman was found unconscious inside. and we are now told that she has died. there is no word on a cause. if there were any smoke detectors inside that house. we'll continue to follow that story. >>> well, the 15-year-old accused of shooting a classmate at perry hall high school last year will be tried as an adult. wjz is live at circuit court in towson. investigator mike hellgren has new details in this case. >> that includes chilling confessions he made at the scene. being tried as an adult is a huge loss for his defense. >> 15-year-old robert gladden will be charged as an adult. on the first day of school last

wjz is live. >> well, it is hard to forget the image of the helpless 90- year-old man, gripping the rails of his bed, as he took hit after hit from his caretaker. now, the woman behind those painful punches will spend six years in prison. >> reporter: this gruesome and gut-wrenching video is what will help send her to prison. today, the family of john taylor walks out elated. >> i'm satisfied. i'm very happy. i'm at peace with it all. >> she pled guilty to elderly abuse. >> i think it sends a strong message that we will not tolerate people abusing our most vulnerable adults. >> reporter: the video shows the caretaker punching the victim as he lay in bed, unraible -- unable to call for help or fight back. >> with god all things are possible. >> reporter: getting to this point hasn't been easy for the taylor family. after being arrested and posting bail, olush posted bail and fled to her home country of kenya. it took five year toss get her back to baltimore to face justice. >> it was a long time, t

wjz has complete coverage. monique griego talks to a local teen who will be sitting with the first lady. but first, tara mergener has more on the focus of the president's speech. >> reporter: president obama wasn't offering a preview of his speech to reporters this afternoon. >> mr. president, how is the speech? >> we'll find out tonight. >> reporter: white house officials say improving the economy and creating jobs will be front and center. >> as he outlays his plans tonight, everyone will see that if we work together, that we really will have a robust future. we can build that middle class. >> reporter: republicans want to hear president obama's plan for tackling the ballooning national debt. rising healthcare costs and the growth of government. >> a second term offers a second chance. and if the president wants to regain the credibility he's lost over the last four years on each of these issues, he'll start tonight. >> it's up to florida senator marco rubio to deliver the official republican response. he'll

sunday, at 8:00, only on wjz.ut our grammy section on cbsbaltimore.com. >> didn't quite make it again this year? i'm sorry to hear. >> me. no they give me an award for staying out of the music business entirely. >>> still to come on wjz eyewitness news. changes after a championship. mark has the latest on how the ravens will handle some high- salary demands, next in sports. i got it when we could download an hd movie in like two minutes. [ male announcer ] once you've got verizon fios internet, you get it the difference 100% fiber optics makes. but don't take our word for it, ask a real fios customer. ask me about the upload speeds. they're sick! [ male announcer ] so go online today and send a tweet to a real fios customer, and they'll tell you themselves just how amazing fios really is. [ female announcer ] so get it now and see for yourself. supercharge your internet speeds. switch to fios internet, tv and phone online for just $94.99 a month and we'll triple your speed for free with an upgrade to fios quantum

according to wjz sources. as part of our investigation, wjz has also learned the training officer, william scott kern, who baltimore city police confirmed pulled the trigger, was frustrated. the trainee kept raising his head, when he should have remained hidden. 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 th

>>> this is wjz tv, baltimore. >> good morning maryland. now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team. your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> it is the top of the hour. it is a cloudy and cold start, sharon's watching the roads including 95 right there. marty is over at first warning weather. >> wet and mild later. that's the key to the forecast, first warning doppler shows a lot of rain to the south coming right our way. noon through midnight about an inch of rain is going to be moving across the 95 corridor. 28 now and that's cold ever than this time yesterday. by lunch we'll be at 44 going to maybe the mid-upper 40s, and remains there through the rain event itself. don take it away. >>> thank you. your rush right now from sharon gibala. >>> good morning everyone. no real events to get in your way if you're headed out, at least in the baltimore area. everything running smoothly on the beltway and your mayor roadways. average speeds 55 at

wjz eyewitness news. >> now, compared to other nations, american students ranked 25th in math subjects. and 17t in science and technology courses. >>> time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in tomorrow morning's edition of the baltimore sun. a columbia mom is using facebook to gather support for her son, who is a victim of cyber bullying. >>> the oscar made a stop at the inner harbor. and a local woman got an unexpected gift of tickets to the academy awards. >>> johns hopkins' season opener against sienna. for these stories and more, read the baltimore sun. remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. >>> still to come on wjz eyewitness news. accused kangibbal -- cannibal caught. the latest this case that has made headlines. >>> tragedy in africa. a horrific accident leaves dozens dead. >>> sun and wind return tomorrow. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. >>> and wjz 13 is always on. here are the top stories on cbsbaltimore.com

wjz is live. rochelle ritchie talks to those who knew the gunman and lawmakers about the issues of mental illness and gun control. >> reporter: the surviving roommate is out of the hospital tonight and recovering with family. the gunman did not leech a suicide note. only a trail of questions. >> reporter: investigators are still trying to figure out why dayvon green opened fire on his 22-year-old roommate, steven rane, killing him and shooting their third rooment mate, neil owa, before killing himself. >> my thoughts are had is a great tragedy for the community. >> oa survived the gunshot wounds and is now out of the hospital. green's family says he suffered from mental silness and was on medication for the past -- illness and has been on medication for the past year. >> they are working to determine when and show the shooter's gun was purchased. >> reporter: this brings the issue of mental illness and gun control under the attention of owners. >> university of college park. the gunman is said to

wjz will update ow the votes of that. also tonight, they are voting to tighter gun control measures. >>> justice tonight for the family of an elderly man, brutally beaten by his caretaker. that woman is now facing prison time. and wjz is live. rochelle ritchie has the upsetting video that launched the case. rochelle? >> reporter: well, hi, denise. it is certainly difficult to forget the images of the 90- year-old man, gripping the raims of -- rails of his bed, as he took hit after hit of his caretaker. now, the woman behind the punches will spend six years in prison. >> reporter: this gruesome and gut-wrenching video is what helped send anastasia lush to prison. today, the family of john taylor walked out of the court elated. >> i'm satisfied. i'm very happy. i'm at peace with it all. >> reporter: olush pled guilty to three counts of vulnerable elderly abuse. >> we think it sends an extremely strong message that we will not tolerate people abuse or most -- obusing our most vulnerable adults. >> reporter: the video shows t

wjz is live in court in towson. rochelle ritchie has more on robert gladden's plea deal and reaction to it. >> reporter: good evening, vic. gladden now faces at least 40 years in prison, after entering a plea of guilty to attempted first-degree murder. >> reporter: robert gladden, jr., is just 15 and could be in prison until he is nearly 60 years old. >> i certainly hope that it's brought some closure, a little bit of closure to what happened. >> reporter: gladden is responsible for the shooting at perry hall high school, that severely injured 17-year-old daniel borowy. >> the road is definitely not done. he's got a ways to go. >> reporter: gladden's trial was set to begin today in baltimore county. instead, with emotional family members in the courtroom, he pled guilty to the adult charge of first-degree, attempted murder. >> i think it was clear the strength of the evidence. there could not have been, honestly, a stronger case than what we had here. >> reporter: investigators say gladden took one of his father's s

wjz is live in college park. investigator mike hellgren has more on the shooter and the weapons police found. >> reporter: neighbors describe this as a nightmare scenario. the shooter has strong ties to baltimore. he was well-armed and it appears his victims had little warning. >> reporter: police say 23-year- old devon maurice, an accomplice, was suffering mental illness when he shot two of his roommates, killing one of them, before shooting and killing himself with a 9- millimeter handgun purchased in baltimore county. it happened at their home in college park. >> i hear like about 6 or 7 shots. >> nothing like it. i've never heard nothing like this. >> they also discovered a bag of weapons to include a baseball bat, a machete, a fully-loaded, semi automatic handgun and ammunition. >> reporter: green was an undergraduate at morgan state university in baltimore before continuing his education in college park. he was, by many accounts, a student with a brilliant mind. authorities say he lit several fires at the h

wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. meteorologist bernadette woods and bob turk are updating the temperatures. >> or at least for the first time today. we've seen clearing skies. clouds and flurries in some spots this afternoon. right now, still in the mid- 30s. but 20 in oakland. 40 in d.c. 38 in ocean city. but still have that breeze, anywhere from 12 to almost 20, 25-mile-an-hour breeze in hagerstown. and that brings your wind chills down into the single digits in oakland. and 18 in hagerstown. we're around 23. if you're dressing out tonight, make sure you dress for temperatures in the upper teens to low to mid-20s. what do the next few days bring us? bernadette woods has a look at that. >> this chilly air is going to continue. the winds are going to back off a little bit. but still a breezy day. still chilly. highs only in the 30s tomorrow afternoon. as we head toward friday, what's happening is the new storm system is going to move into this chilly air. as it does, though, once again, we could get a mix, late frida

wjz is always on. for weather watches and warnings, and your updated first warning forecast, log onto cbsbaltimore.com at any time. >>> wjz is following breaking news in washington, d.c. chuck hagel has been confirmed. he will be the next defense secretary of the united states. a few minutes ago, the senate backed the president's nominee in a vote, 58-41, with four republicans joining democrats. and the vote ended a contentious fight over the president's second choice for his second term national security team. >>> today, the u.s. supreme court hears awrmtsds -- arguments from maryland officials who want approval for police to take dna samples from people arrested for a crime. 28 states in the federal government already collect dna from people arrested for various crimes. privacy advocates and others say, though, it is unconstitutional. the justices will make a final decision in the case later this year. >>> the maryland senate debates new gun regulations. and the arguments are already getting heated.

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wjz is live in northwest baltimore.rochelle ritchie spoke with family and friends who called the death senseless. rochelle? >> reporter: good evening, denise. we are in front of the home, where jennifer conniers was found murdered. tonight, her family and friends are full of heartbreak and say there is no justification for such a gruesome killing. >> reporter: broken hearts pour out of sharp street memorial united methodist church, as family and friends say goodbye to jennifer conniers, a baltimore health employee found murdered in her home. >> just such a tragedy what has happened. it's just terrible. >> reporter: baltimore county police have her alleged killer behind bars. monte carter is charged with third degree murder and false imprisonment. >> i don't know what to call other than an animal behind bars. >> it's just a tragedy, her death. she was loving and kind. >> reporter: according to charging documents, baltimore city firefighters responded to a house fire. they found conniers' lifeless body facedown in the bas

wjz is live there now. rochelle ritchie is out of the courtroom with more on the plea from robert gladden. good afternoon. >> reporter: the guilty plea coming down before 11:00 this morning. robert gladden junior entering the plea in towson. you remember that gladden is responsible for the perry hall high school shooting on the first day of school that seriously injured 17-year-old daniel borowy and sent him through many, many surgeries. gladden was in the courtroom as well as members of his family who were very emotional. the prosecutor in this case, john cox tells us that he will ask for a life sentence in the sentencing that comes february 25th, next monday. don, back to you. >> wjz will have much more on the plea bargain today on wjz's eyewitness news at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. >>> the president is calling on congress to take action and avoid a doomsday scenario budget cutting spree. the president wrapped up a news conference a little while ago calling on both parties to reach a budget deal soon. the cuts

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 street. the search continues to find a suspect. >>> grammy nominated d rapper 2, chinz. they charged him with position of marijuana following a traffic stop late night night. he tweeted this photo with two state troopers saying, quote they locked me up, they wanted pictures shaking my head. police are reviewing the circumstances surrounding that photo. he was released on citation. >>> ray rice responds to an impersonator setting up a fake facebook profile using his name. his publicist said they were sending messages to women and girls and asking for face-to-face meeting. the fab page has been taken down. rice said he hopes it will make parents talk to their kids about online safety. >>> high honors, the president recognizes those killed in the newtown shooting. details are coming up. >> angelenia joli

thanks for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. >>> another major storm tears through the nation's heartland. it's blamed on at least 10 deaths. and tens of thousands of people are without power. first warning weather coverage begins with randall pinkston with more. >>> snow plows and sand trucks are clearing roads in the midwest. as drivers cope with the second big storm in a week. nearly a foot of snow has fallen in kansas and missouri. northern arkansas is getting flurries. and the storm has moved into illinois. >> it's getting pretty nasty out here. through all of this slush and everything. i'm just hoping it doesn't get up to six inches of slush. >> forecasters say this snow is the dense kind. so heavy and dangerous, it reportedly sent at least eight snow plows in missouri into highway ditches. high winds and gusts of over 60 miles per hour, are piling up snow drifts. this dash cam caught some thunder and lightning in kansas city. officials blamed the storm for thr

wjz is live at city police headquarters. rochelle ritchie with more on the shooting that has rocked a quiet baltimore community. rochelle? >> baltimore city police say this is a domestic violence situation that sadly turns deadly after the man shot at the woman in her stomach. >> reporter: what happened behind the doors of this home on frisbee street last night remains under investigation. and a shock to neighbors. >> for me to live right across the street, i think it's sad. >> reporter: baltimore city police say just before 7:00 last night, violence erupted inside the home between a man and a woman. >> there is a history of domestic-related incidents. >> reporter: the violence ultimately turned deadly. >> investigators believe this is an incident of murder- suicide, where the male in question shot the female and then turned the weapon upon himself. >> reporter: the gunshot could be heard blocks away. >> i thought i heard some gunshots. you know, i wasn't sure. all right? but then when i seen the police. i figured it was gun

wjz is live. meteorologist tim williams and bob turk are updating the forecast for us. >> all depends on temperatures, elevation. higher up you are. you're going to see snowflakes. even seeing some here on tv hill. south and east, it's primarily light rain. and snow, northwest of d.c. that's going to move into montgomery county. frederick, carol and baltimore county shortly. if you're going out this evening, you will encounter some frozen precip. although the ground is warm. in fact, temperatures are still well above freezing. we have an advisory for winter weather conditions up in cecil county until about 3:00 in the morning. and far western maryland as well where they're going to get higher amounts of that frozen stuff. and it has dropped. 34, hagerstown. 34 in oakland. still 42 in elkton. we're down to 38. it's going to take a while for anything to accumulate. because it's just going to melt. tim has a look at what we generally expect across the region, if it continues and it continues to get c

in our masn on wjz spring training report.tus of brian roberts has really been a three-year saga of injury and frustration. now, he's played sparingly the last 33 seasons-- three seasons. especially tough for roberts to deal with, as he has the longest tenure of any oriole on the team. he's ready to put the pain and mental and physical anguish behind. firing on a lucrative contract. >> everything is great. it's the first time in a couple of years that i've been able to come in and be part of the normal go around with everyone. that's so much of the battle. feeling like part of the team. you know, feeling like one of the guys. >> i definitely feel like i still have a lot to give on the field. i feel like i still have a lot of capabilities that can help this team. and you know, my goal is to certainly get back to that player, if not better, just from all of the experiences and knowing the -- you know, the downs that i have been through. i'm looking forward to being able to hag the season. and really looking forward to something

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sharon gibala has our wjz traffic control. we have first warning weather and more coming up next. >>> good morning. our 4th round pick in the draft, better learn that name. he's going to be in front of flacco. that's a tough position. you have to be brilliant to play center. center calls the play. think about it. >>> we have moisture sitting out to the west moving our way. light moisture gets in here by about 10:00 10:30 or so and it could come in as a light event of mixed precip. the european computer model is only printing out one hundredth of an inch of moisture by 1:00 this afternoon. it's not like we're looking at a huge slug of winter weather. we're looking at a big slug of rain coming our way and getting offshore but not until tomorrow night. the barometer is at 30.39. 21 oakland 27 cumberland 25 hagerstown, 23 elkton 33 dc 30 down at the ocean, 28 bel air 25 westminster, the low 30s columbia rock hall, essentially annapolis and kent island, dc at 33 degrees. the net result is going to be a warm up for us. the low forms

edward lawrence reports for wjz. argo wins best picture and it's the first picture to win without its director being nominated in 34 years. >> academy award winners partied into the morning across hollywood. >> how are you feeling? >> daniel day-lewis celebrated becoming the first person ever to win three best actor heavy award. >> don't get so carried away with your reputation. >> argo won best picture even though its director ben affleck wasn't nominated. with affleck out of the race many thought steven still berg would nab the prize for lincoln. the motion picture academy gave many of the big movies reason to celebrate. the award for best picture director and acting awards went to different films. 22-year-old jennifer lawrence, who tripped over her dress was still flustered backstage describing how she got ready. >> i got my hair and make up done and came to the oscars. i'm sorry. i did a shot before i came up here. >> ann hathaway won best supporting accelerate stress for her role in les miserables. >> i had a dr

wjz is live at circuit court. downtown, rochelle ritchie with more on a class action lawsuit that was just filed. rochelle? >> reporter: that's right, mary. we have now learn said that that class-action lawsuit has been filed against johns hopkins hospital. following the investigation of a dr. nikita levy, who was allegedly recording his patients during examinations. and we also know this is not the only lawsuit expected to come. >> reporter: hundreds if not thousands of women are still waiting to see if they were secretly videotaped by dr. niceelta lev -- nikita levy, as they were examined by the johns hopkins gynecologist. >> like how would i even know? it's just totally shocking. >> reporter: it's a case that rocked maryland. attention, patients of dr. nikita levy at johns hopkins. >> reporter: now, attorneys are jumping. >> there's been a lack of communication from johns hopkins. >> reporter: because of the enormity of the case, the firm has rented a conference room in downtown baltimore, to let victims know w

here is sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >> good morning. we have pick picked up our first two problems of the morning. both of them are in the city or one of them is to the west of the city on hilton at ridge and west 28th. that's a look at 95 in and out of the tunnel. still problem free. same goes for 895. now wjz has the stories that people are talking about this morning. here's don. >> thank you. >>> on the eastern shore a college student is murdered, killed right in front of his friends and his brother. wjz and mike schuh are live with more on what happened over the weekend. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. things are different now on the campus of the university of maryland eastern shore as one of their students is murdered on campus on homecoming weekend. >> rhonda boateng grieves over the death of her boyfriend 21-year-old edmond aaron st. clair. >> that's all i care about his baby that he created. do you know what it feels like to tell a baby their father is gone because of careless behavior. >> it happened around 9:30 satur

wjz is at the courthouse. rochelle ritchie with more on robert gladden's decision. >> reporter: gladden is now facing at least 40 years in prison, after entering a plea of guilty and an attempted first-degree murder charge. >> reporter: robert gladden, jr., is just 15 and could be in prison until he is nearly 60 years old. >> i certainly hope that it has brought some closure, a little bit of closure to what happened. >> reporter: gladden is responsible for the shooting at perry hall high school that severely injured 17-year-old daniel borowy. >> the road is definitely not done. he's got a ways to go. >> reporter: gladden's trial was set to begin today in baltimore county. instead, with emotional family members in the courtroom, he pled guilty to the adult charge of first-degree attempted murder. >> i think it was clear, it was the strength of the evidence. there could not have been, honestly, a stronger case than what we had here. >> reporter: investigators say gladden took cov his father -- one of his father'

we have a report for wjz eyewitness news. the man who inspired the world could spend the rest of his life behind bars. >> reporter: oscar pistorius held his heads in his hands and sobbed as prosecutors accused him of the murder of his girlfriend. the 26-year-old is charged with killing reeva steenkamp in his home. prosecutors are saying pistorius shot his girlfriend in the early morning hours of valentine's day in a possible domestic dispute. family members issued a statement, insisting that the spinser not guilty of murder. police are saying pistorius shot the supermodel four times in the head and upper body. local media reported gunshots blasted through a bathroom door. the shooting is making headlines around the world. the sprinter was nicknamed blade runner for his running blades. one of his hobbies was target shooting. a wright the "new york times" magazine got a surprised invitation last year. >> we went to the firing range. we shot his 9-millimeter semi automatic pistol. >> reporter: police are saying they recovered a

randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> wjz is always on. for weather watches and warnings and your updated forecast, log onto cbsbaltimore.com any time. >>> a teenager charged with shooting and killing three classmates at an ohio high school makes a deal with prosecutors. denise is in the newsroom with more on tj lane's plea deal. denise? >> well, mary, in court today, lane pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated murder. the deal takes the death penalty off the table for murder. a year ago, laying open inside shardon high school, 10 students were hit. three died from their injuries. in court today, lane appeared calm and answered "yes" or "yes, your honor" about the plea agreement. lane was found mentally competent, despite evidence that he suffers from hallucinations, psychosis and fantasies employs he isis-- he faces life in prison. >> lane admits he shot the student but says he doesn't know why. >>> today, maryland officials want approval for police to take dna samples from people arrested for crime. 28 states. but privacy advocates

check in with wjz for first warning forecast. for details on closings and delays, log onto cbsbaltimore.com. >>> right now, the ground search continues at a popular california resort area for an ex-los angeles police officer, wanted for three murders. police are searching for the man who posted a manifesto, promising revenge against police officers who he believes got him fired. edward lawrence has the latest tonight for wjz. >> reporter: a familiar sight for residents, big bear lake, 90 miles northeast of los angeles. s.w.a.t. team members are going door to door, searching wooded areas blanketed by snow. and even a popular ski area, looking for ex-lapd officer and naval reservist christopher dorner. >> i think he's long gone. >> reporter: they recovered two long-range rifles ai glock handgun and some ammunition. >> my experience with mr. dorner was overwhelmingly positive. i never saw any indications in him that he was violent or particularly aggressive. >> reporter: lapd is on tactical alert and looking forward, planning extra

sharon gibala has our wjz traffic control. we'll do first warning weather and take a look at rain coming your way this day. all that is next. >>> good morning. easy money. that's your nickname isn't it? oh, it's no money. this is a big frontal boundary that's headed our way pulled by a vigorous area of low pressure that's going to get another snowstorm to the great lake states new england. here just shower activity. it's as close as frederick. it's 36 on tv hill, 14 warmer than this time yesterday. 51% humidity. it was 9 degrees this time yesterday morning in oak land, now it's 34. 28 cumberland, 37 hagerstown ocean city and easton p arc x river and dc at 38 30 elkin bel air and westminster both at 34. for us, just rain starts about 7:00 give or take. a winter mix north of the mason dixon line. that low brings another hit of winter weather to the north eastern states. it's going to get chilly. temperatures averaging 5 or 6 below normal. tomorrow it's going to be a bit windy. today a high of 51 degrees with the rain. skies will

wjz is live at shock trauma.ek valcourt is there and has the latest from the police commissioner and the mayor. derek? >> well, that offer, so that trainee is now in critical condition here at shock trauma. what happened to him, police say, appears to have been a tragic accident. it is now the focus of a massive investigation. and it's having a major impact on the city's police academy. >> reporter: sky eye chopper 13 over the scene, as medics rush a university of maryland police trainee in his 40s onto a waiting medivac helicopter. the trainee had been taking part in a city police academy training exercise at the site of the old, now abandoned rosewood psychiatric site in owings mills. it is unclear what happened. so far, investigators will only say the trainee was shot in the head by live ammunition by a city instructor. the news, outraging to the mayor. >> there is no acceptable explanation for why live rounds were at a training exercise. and -- i was so angry, i was almost speechless. >> reporter: the mayor v

wjz is live. alex demetrick attended the ceremony. >> reporter: in the span of just 12 hours, laura newman went from a little-known candidate to taking the oath of office. >> reporter: laura newman greeted friends, well wishers and future employees inside the annapolis courthouse. thursday night, she was chosen to be the new county executive, beating out a large field of candidates, some of whom have far more experience in politics. >> it doesn't hurt that she's got a record of making changes necessary. >> reporter: that's because leopold replace -- jewman replaces john leopold. newman is promising a fresh start. >> first priority is taking a look at what needs to be addressed in the county. i think it's a new day in the county. and i'm looking forward to meeting with the folks here and seeing what we need to do to make anne arundel county a leader in maryland. >> reporter: a retired ceo who turned around a company and made it a multimillion dollar business. up until today, she had been the econom

from annapolis, tim williams wjz eyewitness news. >> a beautiful dog. for more information on the westminster dog show log onto cbsbaltimore.com ask look for this story under local news. would love to do a follow up story if that dog was the big winner. >>> still to come tonight, roof collapse, the heavy snow across the northeast really takes a toll. we'll show you more of the damage coming up. >>> a cruise ship tragedy, a safety drill goes terribly wrong, how five people fell to their deaths. >>> and reward, late breaking details into the money now being offered to help locate that former lapd officer still at the center of a man hunt. >>> complete coverage continues with adam may, and meteorologist bernadette woods, and sports with stan saunders. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> getting a little cloudy out there and 37 degrees in central maryland, bernadette woods' complete first warning forecast is coming up. first that winter storm that swept through the northeast leaves behind lots lots of damage in lodge island, the roof of the bowling alle

wjz is live. adam may has more on the special investigation from townsend. >> we learned that councilman huff, called the chief of police three times now residents are calling for his resignation. todd huff looked nothing like his official picture when he was arrested for drinking while driving. >> public safety, very important here in baltimore county. >> reporter: around 3:00 a.m. saturday, police say huff left the elk's lodge and drove a county owned vehicle down york without a his head lights on. huff pulled into an auto repair business he owns when he was pulled over. huff asked arresting officers don't kwroáu -- you know who i am. and he asked do we really need to be doing this. then huff called the police chief repeatedly. >> the chief received three phone messages in the middle of the night from councilman huff. he did not respond to them. >> reporter: police say huff stumbled, staggered and slurred before plowing -- blowing a 3.0. >> do you think the councilman should keep his job on resi

i missed it. >>> coming up on wjz eyewitness news at 4:00. burned in her hospital bed. how hand sanitizer may have sparked the flame. >>> charge dismissed. see the way a florida state trooper beats a citation in a fatal crash. >>> it is definitely colder than normal outside today. the wind is not helping, nor is really the sun. meteorologist tim williams is updating our first warning weather forecast. >>> wjz 13 is always on. for the top stories on cbsbaltimore.com. instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click cbs baltimore.com. >>> all right. what do you want to say, mary? it's cold. >> we're taking a view from sky eye chopper 13. i hope he has heat up there. >> he is closer to the sun. >> is true, tim. >> there you go. you know, mary, from all of our energy savers, you're supposed to keep the windows, you know, open through the daytime. and the sun warms up. >> that's right. not the windows. the shades, right? >> yeah. >> i didn't listen to the energy savers, mary. hopefully you're right. hopefully folks are using every trick they have to stay warm. b

it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> deadly storms, a massive blizzard claims the lives of several in the u.s. tonight the after math and clean up only beginning in the northeast. >>> just huge piles of snow, good evening everyone and thank for joining us i'm adam may. that storm dumps a record amount of snow and millions of people are digging out from several feet. marley hall has the latest from are hartford connecticut. >> reporter: road crews are working around the clock to clear streets, several states have lifted travel bans and airports are reopening, but it's taking a lot of work. >> everything's crazy since last night. >> reporter: a massive winter storm dumped more than 3 feet of snow in some places. new york's long island was one of the hardest hit. the heavy wet snow was too much for this home. >> i was out shoveling the walk and i looked over and i saw the roof begin to collapse. >> reporter: and firefighters had to rescue dozens of people trapped on local roadways all night! put on the three layers of clothing i brought and put some blankets over me and went to sleep.

wjz is live. are jessica -- jessica kartalija has the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: police did say it stemmed from a domestic dispute are are unclear of a motive. >> delaware police are still trying to figure out what led to an early morning shooting inside a wilmington courthouse. >> a loan gunman walked into the lobby area of the county courthouse and opened fire. >> it happened around 8:00 this morning. >> i heard two shots. that's when i re acted and turned around and he ran out of the building. >> two women were killed, one believed to be the suspect's ex-wife. >> she said there's been a shooting. as i stated before, i couldn't make out what she was saying because she was distraught. i'm not sure exactly sure if it happened in front of her or whatever the case may be. >> two capital police officers were also shot but wearing bullet proof vests and are expected to survive. the suspect was discovered dead at the scene. >> we're investigating whether that was the result of the exchan

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now wjz has the stories that people are talking about this morning. here's don. >> thank you . >>> there's new revelations about a police training accident this week. the recruit who was shot in the forehead is still at shock trauma. wjz continues to investigation the breaches in protocol. mike schuh is live. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the officer in this training 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

wjz is live with first warning weather coverage.marty and bernadette woods are tracking the latest system. let's begin with bernadette. >> we're going to start out and show you on first warning doppler radar already some rain making its way into the state. this is in the form of rain. even a spotty shower across baltimore. out of west look how much more there is. this is all the same storm system that's going to move through this evening when it changes over to snow and get out of here during the early morning hours. there are winter weather advisory in effect for western parts of the state starting at noon until 1:00 a.m. the very borderline event for us. it's 40 degrees right now. across this entire map we are above freezing, that's why this is coming in the form of rain. it's going to take time for accumulation when it snows if it gets started. now out to marty. >> reporter: no problems through the evening commute. however, if you're on the road at 6:00 you will see it mixing with wet snow. the roads are going to get sloppy, not

here is sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >> good morning. this is one of those mornings when you walk out things can be deceiving everything looks okay but there seems to be a lot of ice out there. we are judging that on the amount of accidents that we have. one of them just coming in to us on 97 northbound at 32. a multi-vehicle there blocking lanes. richie highway on route 2. 95 back northbound at 895 we still have an accident. 97 north bound at ben field vehicle. mown dane -- mountain road at philadelphia road. one more on bel air by pass at route 24 to tell you about. if you're headed out on the beltway speeds just slightly below normal. not really because of volume so much but more because of weather. same goes for 95. there's a live look at the topside of the beltway over all looking good with the exception of a few drops on the camera at harford road. now wjz has the stories that people are talking about this morning. >> thank you. >>> a police re cruit remains in grave condition shot by his instructor during a training exercise earli

wjz is closely monitoring the ship.g you updates as soon as we have them. >>> the use of one emergency contraceptive is on the rise among american women. and kai is in the newsroom with more on the increased use of the morning after pill. >> that's right. a new government report shows more women are using the morning after pill than ever before. according to -- to the study, one out of 9 females, ages 15 to 44, say they have used morning after pills such as plan b. that's up from 2002. half the women say they used the pills because they had unprotected sex. others say because their chosen form of birth control method malfunctioned or failed. use was most commono -- common among women, ages 20 to 24. >> a prescription is still required for women under 17, so it is still behind counters. >>> tara mergener reports. little facetime with young people, including preschool. >> reporter: children at this atlanta area preschool greeted their special classroom visitor with hugs. esident obama stopped by to play little "i spy" and

stay with "wjz" and cbs baltimore. com for the latest information on this throughout the day. >> >> now, the story we brought you as breaking news yesterday, the resignation of pope benedict xvi. this morning, catholics around the world and here in baltimore are reacting to the announcement that seemed to up can out of nowhere. mike is live with the latest this morning. good morning, mike. >> reporter: good morning, don, good morning, everybody he has been pope for seven years he did what he said he was going to do, which is if he couldn't carry on job duties any more, he would resign. a revelation that stunned catholics worldwide. pope benedict xvi is resigning. no group appears for surprised than the cardinals the pope first told. >> it's like watching your own dad get old an admit he is not up to the duties of being the head of the family. >> reporter: the pontiff said he will step down at the end of the mon the 85-year-old told cardinals he no longer has the strength to do the job. he is the first pope to resign in

here is sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >> good morning. we had two accidents, one of them on 95, that one is gone. we still have that one on the topside of the beltway at lock raven. average speeds 54 and 52. that is mostly because of weather not because of the volume of cars out there. 95 still running at full speed between white marsh and the tunnel. there's a live look at 95 just south of white marsh where you're seeing rain drops and some of that fog. there's a live look at 83 at shawan road running smoothly. now wjz has the stories that people are talking about this morning. >>> 14 people are dead, more than 200,000 homes remain without power after a winter storm dumps record breaking amounts of snow in the northeast. this morning marly hall has the latest for for wjz. >> nearly half the roads in hamden connecticut are still impassable. thomas ross is clearing more than 3 feet of snow from around his home. >> there's a lot of roads that haven't been touched yet. people can't get out. >> some residents believe the town should have been

. >>> here is sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >> good morning. a whole lot of rain on the traffic cameras and i am absolutely fine with that this morning. speeds looking good this hour. 54 is your average on the top and west side of the beltway. that's not because of volume but because of the rainy conditions out there. 63 and 55 on 95. you can see that it's raining. definitely evident on the topside of the beltway at york road. here's don. >>> the manhunt continues for the killer who stabbed a teenager to death after the ravens victory celebration downtown this week. this morning there are photograph that is -- photographs that should help in that search. here's mike hellgren with the latest from homicide detectives. >> police released images showing the brutal attack on 15-year-old deante smith. they believe they show the teen responsible for stabbing him to death. smith was among the more than 200,000 ravens fans who gathered downtown to celebrate the team on tuesday. wjz was there as family members came to the teenager's home in east baltimor

adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >>> all right, thank you very much adam. councilman huff was released from custody a few hours after his arrest. >>> wjz is live with the east baltimore medical center where a doctor caught using cameras during examinations. >> reporter: from what patients could see of him online he was squeaky clean. we learned today from the director of a nonprofit counseling center. they are getting calls from out of the state and about to start special group sessions for those who were victimized by dr. leavy. wjz has learned there could be more than 1,000 victims of gynecologist nikita leavy. as forensic investigators search through hard drives for images they believe the hopkins doctor secretly captured inside exam rooms. we learned leavy used a camera hidden inside of a pen. you can see from this demonstration video just how clear those images can be. the recordings can be stored in a microsd card and transferred to a computer. stunned former patient tara johnson says she recommended dr. leavy to friends. >> he was a nice man. he was