it is still threatening more than 300 structures. new details surfaces in the south carolina shooting. police say a teenager first killed his father before going to the elementary school and opening fire. >> we are learning there were warning signs about that boy years ago. abc's steve osansomi with more. >> move that patient towards the helicopter. >> reporter: cell phones in the pockets of frightened parents across this small town started burning up at 1:45 p.m. just before the end of classes in townville elementary >> we did have report of a third patient. >> reporter: police say a local teenager armed with a handgun appeared at a playground behind the school and started shooting at teachers and children. >> i think there were some students out in the recess area, and the shooting may have occurred there and the teacher got the students in the classroom. >> reporter: a young boy was shot in the leg, another boy in the foot. a teacher trying to keep the kids safe was shot in the shoulder. one of the children had to be flown to a hospital in greenville, south carolina. police got here fast.

the teen in custody. snipers went to the roof to clear the building while this all too familiar scene of moving children by school bus to a nearby church played out. >> everybody stay in your lines, please. >> reporter: parents couldn't get to their children fast enough. >> worst phone call you're going to get. my mind started running and i got her as fast as i could. >> reporter: two miles from the school, another crime scene. police say it's the father of the shooter, 46-year-old jeffrey osborne. he's been shot dead. the son was home schooled, and th the elementary school. school is cancelled for the rest of the week. in a statement of her own, the teen's mother says she's shocked and saddened by the senseless actions of her son. abc news, townville, south carolina. a mother and child reunion, some 60 years in the making at the age of 17, she was forced to give her child up for adoption,

maureen says she begged the social worker to find her baby a good home. >> 60 years later, a cousin asked janet dilacombre if she wanted to locate her birth mother. they found maureen, who said her prayers were answered. they had their first reunion over the summer. if you love animals, what better job than a veterinarian? >> hold on. we'll tell you about it. we'll be right back. "world news now" continues after this from our abc

being a vet seems like a dream job for animal lovers. >> a reality series shines a spotlight on what we don't know on how to get there. here is abc's lynnzy davis. >> you can't put out this fire, no matter what you throw at me. >> reporter: animal planet's new reality series follows students months away from graduation. >> is it alive? >> it's breathing. >> reporter: ae this is try to prove they have what it takes. >> guess what? saved a life today. >> like getting into fort knox. >> reporter: rebecca bernstein is one of those students. a die hard dog loafer, her passion for pets led her to her career. >> very relaxed, sleeps most of the day. >> hi, buddy. look at those eyes. >> reporter: and even helped her dating life. he actually introduced you to your fiancee? >> i had 60 pounds of dog food i struggled to carry and the management lady said, that kid

single and he really wants to help you carry your dog food. we dated ever since. >> reporter: becoming a vet takes more than a love of animals, but time and labor intensive. >> do you think for the most part people have no idea of all that it takes to become a veterinarian? >> i really think most people have absolutely no idea. we have the exact same things for animals that they do for humans. we have dermatologists. we have cardiologists. >> oncologists. >> oncologists. you name it, we have it. we do everything that, if you go to the done. >> reporter: and there's a lot more variety when it comes to animals. over the new bolton center, they professors teach their students how to take on the challenges that come with treating larger animals. >> we are a large animal hospital. i do a lot with horses, and we treat goats, sheep, cow, pig, llama, alpaca, you name it, we've seen it. >> reporter: had some of their past patients, elite athletes like barbaro. >> it can be intimidating as a student.

like a zebra with arthritis. >> that one looks pretty close. >> better. >> yeah. >> that looks good. >> as i drop this, he's like, ow, my foot hurts. >> reporter: today, helping a horse who pulled up lame who managed to stay calm. she was one of her students. >> her temperature's 102.7. you learn about every single species. it really is allit whatever learning experiences there are and applying them to how it's best going to help you. >> reporter: for the new vets, getting here was worth all the toil and sacrifice. do you love what you do? >> 100%. i can truly say there's not been a day that goes by that i'm not so happy with my choice. >> for "nightline," i'm lindsay davis in philadelphia. >> this starts on animal planet tomorrow night. >> that's cool.

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time now for ins time now for insomniacs theater. previewing two movies opening this weekend. >> starting with the true to life thriller, "deepwater horizon." mark wahlberg is an oil rig engineer battling visiting bp executives, incoming one played by john malkovich, insists a drilling operation go forward despite safety risks. >> i would love to. what piece of mission critical equipment is down? >> where do i start? process station 18, telephone system, pipe bracket system, gps antenna, direct tv system, wireless internet with, riern rough neck, top rack back system, draw control, saltwater larms, as far as alarms, smoke

hard? the compressor here is down too. >> yeah. >> of course, we know how it plays out, and so did the critics who are giving "deep water horizon" a solid 38% on rotten tomatoes saying it is a grueling disaster movie and reminder of one company's catastrophic oversights. it stands as a worthy tribute to the brave men involved. peter debruge writes, for a movie in which you can't follow what's going on for 75% of the time, it proves remarkably thrilling. >> huh. next to a new offering by my favorite, tim burton based on the novel by ransom rigs, miss peregrine's home for peculiar children. a boy investigate's his grandfather's past, but as he meets his new friends with their special powers, he discovered that his only peculiarity can save them all. >> i knew you were one of us when you were born. it's time for you to learn what you can do.

>> no, you're not. you were born to protect us. >> promise me one thing. look after them, jake. >> i promise. >> the movie scoring only 60% on rotten tomatoes. the critics are giving "miss perigrine's home for peculiar children" mixed reviews. writing the film adheres to the story telling template of the worst young adult format, the mythology, the tired romance, the boring, self-actualzation part. but mark kennedy said, it has all the makings of a super franchise, the call of destiny, the making of heros and kinship plus, of course, coming to terms with your inner freak. >> sounds like the perfect tim burton movie. that's the news for this half hour, everyone.

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