>> for all we know about this case, parents might find themselves frustrated by this question. a very big question. what made the suspect a lesley do it? 15-year-old robert gladden went to school armed with a plan, a weapon, and ammunition. >> the suspect brought a shotgun -- a broken-down shack than in pieces that could be reassembled. he also brought 21 rounds of 16- gauge, 7.5 shot. >> a 17-year-old student by the name of danny was shot. the question remains why. >> we are aware of many reports that the suspect was a victim of bullying. we cannot confirm the reports. robert gladden's conversations

with investigators have not indicated bullying was the issue. in this case. >> the first part of his day yesterday appeared normal. he rode the bus to school. he attended first and second period class. he went to lunch for the third eriod. he went to a bathroom where police say he had hidden the gun in the book bag. >> he took the shotgun from his clothing. it was at this moment that our brave school educator, or counselor saw this activity and was pulling it out of his clothing. he immediately began to rush him. >> the first hit 17-year-old daniel borowy in the lower back. there is no connection between the victim and suspect. the double barreled shot that came from the home of his father. robert gladden is undergoing

mental health evaluation and they found what he took to school yesterday was a bottle of vodka. he drank a little bit of it but he did not seem to be in tared -- impaired. for more on the background, we go to david collins. >> we spoke to family members by phone and they are just as surprised and puzzled as anyone. we have reached his grandmother. she describes him as a good boy, not a delinquent and she is curious where police cannot confirm bullying when she claims the school has a record of it. unemotional, that is how a source close to the investigation describes the demeanor of 15-year-old robert gladden since he has been in police custody. his grandmother says he is a good boy who holds a motion in. he was in counseling because of the divorce of his parents can spend the summer being harassed and -- by peers and social

media. he says he has dyslexia and classics -- classmates make fun o f him. his classmatesbserved a quiet loner type who openly expressed his apparent pain. >> he was kind of like one of those quiet kids. he always got picked on but it is because he would do weird stuff like stipple himself in the arm, cut himself and i do not know, he just acted weird. >> cutting is a cry for help. at third sight, photograph your photo hidden from view. they saw no indication he would become violent. >> we're reviewing multiple social media sites. we're trying to reconstruct what was said, moorad -- who knew what and what did what?

we will get a social media sites to address that issue. >> perhaps a clue can be found in his whole life. this was what greets visitors at his house. a wooden crawled cut -- wooden that said we9again do not call 911. his stepson was arrested for illegally possessing weapons and drugs were found in the home. according to the suspect's grandmother, the gun belonged to his grandmother. it was being kept at bobby's house. his ticket from his dad's home without his knowledge. according to family members, parents are not allowed to visit him in jail. there is a bale review scheduled for tomorrow. how has the school been dealing with the situation? >> this was not going -- if not

have been an easy day. with staff and the help of police and the faith community, they made it through their first day of classes. students showed up with memories of the first day of school. one cut short by the cafeteria shooting. >> i am not really scared because i know the threat is gone. i think today will be more getting back in the gist of going back to school. >> i am a little scared. there will be more security here than -- and everything. it gives you -- that is what administrators were counting on. under the watchful eye of police. close to a dozen counselors from the crisis team were on hand. to help students cope with the tragedy. some parents still had their doubts. >> schweid to come back and i did not want her to come back because i am scared. i said i feel that she wi be

safe today. i think they should be safe. >> almost 92% of the student body showed up for the first day of classes. >> looking around, the classes are crowded in terms of full loads. some students begin their day outside under the school. flagpole -- school flagpole. daniel was described as loving and as having a heart of gold. >> that this happened to him is amazing for something like that to happen. it is just sad. >> the tragedy appears to have drawn the community, the school, and the student body closer but they agree that this takes some time to heal. >> there is a lot of nervousness and anxiety about going in to school today. we explain to them that god's perfect love with dr. oz out of

fear and as a group, we can be brave and bold and walk through the hallways and make a difference. >> plans are for a community meeting to allow students and parents to talk about what happened. >> we do have continuing coverage of the perry hall high school including images and updates at wbaltv.com. >> dr. anthony w. batts is the new top cop. he is the former chief of oakland police. the california police ban the long beach police -- and the long beach police. >> anthony w. batts says he is ready to take on the job and has been a witness to a crime. to policere's next

commissioner, dr. anthony w. batts. the mayor introduced dr. anthony w. batts. >> this was a rigorous selection process that included excellent local and national applicants. >> he says he has already witnessed a crime in northeast baltimore. >> i went to two citizens and they started exchanging things i a little red balloons. it reminded me when i was doing narcotics. when ordering that in broad daylight that is something that we're going to have to address as the city. prexy served as police chief in long beach and oakland, california. anthony barksdale remains until anthony w. batts takes over next

month. >> he brings with him experience, running two police departments, overseeing a significant reductions in violent crime. he also has a fresh set of lies. >> the mayor wants batts to continue the strategy. >> i am into finding out about crime trader want to know the names of the people, and want to know the families and the history, who the contact. who is bringing in the heroin and who is doing pharmaceutical drugs and who was dealing rwanda. i want to know all those things. >> gun violence must remain a priority. >> that call toward gun violence needs to stop. >> councilman brandon scott wants the commissioner to focus on violence andther crimes that impact their roads. >> the property crime, the

berbers. that is what is causing them to leave the city and not people for not moving. >> anthony w. batts begins as the police commissioner september 27. >> thank you. hurricane isaac is bearing down on the gulf coast. the storm is expected to make landfall late tonight into early wednesday morning. have shut the huge flood gates and the largest pumping station in the world stands at the ready. this will be the major test of that floodgate system. one primary concern is the massive amount of rain that isaac could bring to the city. >> there could be as much as between 10 and 16 inches of rain in some of these areas. >> president obama has warned residents along the gulf coast to heed the warnings of local authorities. >> what are the drivers expected

to do? overcoming more races than -- obstacles than just the race. >> a driver who is paralyzed from the waist down. >> adding drama to an emotion- charged wrap up. -- match up. the

>> one of the drivers racing this week knows all about overcoming obstacles. >> he was raising his motorcycle when he was 12. michael johnson crashed and was paralyzed. that has not stopped him from raising. he will race saturday and sunday in the usf 2000 series. he said after the accident he was determined to race again. >> it went through a lot. >> i did. more than most kids at the age of 12. i went through it and my dad was there to support me and i moved on. >> did you think at the time you were never going to race again? >> not all. racing is my life. i always do something with racing. >> he hopes to one day of race and maybe win the indy 500. >> donyell your 11 insta- weatherplus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> the day started with some

clouds and showers and finishing out nice. high pressure in the region with clearing skies and comfortable temperatures for a couple of days. that line of showers off the coast and out of here. a line of storms in southern virginia heading for north carona. that is the leading edge of the front. we're on the more comfortable side of it. the humidity levels will drop in the next couple days and it should be nice. we have a healthy surplus for the month because of the weekend downpours. we're still 5 inches below normal total precipitation. almost to the 90-degree mark. five degrees warmer than normal. the second day in a row that we had triple digits. 48 was the record low. it will be more comfortable. look to the northwest where the air is coming from.

highs in a low and mid-70's. 79 in pittsburgh. it should be spectacular for a couple of days. 58 in the northwest suburbs overnight. the sky is clear. winds out of the north and northwest at 5 to 10 miles an hour. high pressure not only delivers snipes -- nice weather but it will protect us from isaac which will come on shore this evening and make its way up the mississippi river valley. that high pressure blocks isaac from moving in but it will take the long route. it might stick around and come away for the labor day weekend. something will have to monitor. temperature is normal or couple of degrees below normal. less humid tomorrow. set up at 6:33 a.m. and setting at 7:41 p.m. occasionally gusting over 50 knots but most of the day and nice, gentle no. breeze. a 1 to 2 foot shop, a water

tubers lo 80's. the next high tide at fort mchenry. this is a category one storm. it should not get stronger because it is about on short now. 30 miles from the mouth of the mississippi river. 100 miles from downtown new orleans. the peak wind gusts at land- based stations, gusts of up to 71 -- 71 miles per hour. you can see some 60 plus mile an hour wind gusts. it is starting to get nasty on the shore. we have had airport a seven-foot storm surge in the eastern part of louisiana said this impact is being felt. it turns into a good news story getting up into arkansas, missouri, and illinois. they have terrible drought conditions and the storm will deliver a good soaking rain. notice the curve into the east.

it is pointing in our direction saturday and sunday. the deeper into the labor day weekend we go, the better the chance for rain developing from the remnants of isaac. for the next three days, beautiful, sunny. mostly sunny friday. temperatures warm friday but not too humid. saturday night and sunday and monday, the rain chances increase. temperatures in the low 80's. >> this is 11 sports. >> football fans may not look forward to the preseason game but players who do not have a roster spot locked up, they feel tremendous anxiety heading into the preseason finale. the ravens will head to say louis. you will not see much from the regulars, they have done their preseason game work. the rockies and the backup will have a night's worth of playing time. for some, their play will

confirm the coach's opinion of whether they do or do not deserve to make the team but for others it is the last chance to change the coach's mine. -- mind. kindle has yet to develop into that impact player. the roster will be cut from 75 down to 53. did not tell anyone at the camp that this game does not count. he signed with the washington redskins. the release kicker, replacing steven hauschka. life as a kicker is not always one that comes with the job security.

this could set up a great showdown especially if that game were to go down to a game- deciding field goal. the orioles have the numbers started to go their way. they're headed to the art on a three-game win streak. now standing on top spot in the wild card race and they continue to do with a lot of players. sixth inning last night, walking this player. ending the tying run 2-2. after the lost the lead, macleod regained. he found magic in an orioles uniform. they have won 15 of the last 21 games but face a significant challenge. bring a 15-4 record in tonight's game. the team appears close to

signing when the wolf -- randy wolff. move's will have to quickly. any player signed after august 31 does not qualify to play. tom tasselmyer always qualifies to give the seven-day forecast to give the seven-day forecast and he will have that

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>> we will have continuing coverage of the high school shooting aftermath, the latest on the alleged shooter, and how students try to move on. and the next top cop gets a chance to me residents. the unique challenges he will face in his new post. the latest on hurricane isaac af

>> estimate at the forecast. >> -- a sneak peek at the forecast. >> a four on thursday. 90 on friday but not too bad as far as humidity goes and muggy weather comes in with the remnants of isaac. a better chance on saturday and labor day monday. we will have to wait and see. >> thanks for joining us. >> nbc nightly news is next. see you back here at 11:00 p.m. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group

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