was comfortable commanding a battalion of fourth and fifth graders and using a gentle touch to help children achieve. a big guy with big heart. when it came to the little guys and girls at carney elementary school, robert, marchanti was mission positive. to help the first through fifth graders learn to read. >> he would come to anybody's classroom, do they need any help, will work on phone nicks -- phonics, history, whatever it was and he loved it. you could tell. >> reporter: major marchanti came to teaching late in life. there are not a lot of men teaching on the elementary school lex and this tough soldier was a kind teacher who helped guide many children. >> when he first came, he told the students i have two

passions. one is being a soldier and one is working with kids. >> reporter: he did both with gust toe. he was someone motivated to do whatever he good. the mark of a good teacher, the mark of a good leader, the mark of a good friend. >> a pat on the soldier or the reassuring of whatever is going on in their day, we can hand tell. he was an allout team player. he wanted those kids to know he was there for them and would do anything he could to make them help them learn some things help them accomplish some goals. >> he was a larger than life person. of course he had that physical stature. he was the type of man as soon as you met him, you gravitated to him. the kids just loved him.

>> reporter: teach say if you want to know how dedicated he was, there was a student who had a tough time reading and marchanti worked with him every week until he was able to catch up and he gave him one of his own fatigue hats. >> and the guy responsible for major marchanti's loose is still on the loose. he was considered an ally of the victims. tensions are high a suicide bomber attacked jalalabad. the taliban has already claimed responsibility. >> anyone who believes they can weaken our resolve is severely mistaken. >> the united states and several other countries have pulled advisers from the ministry, but

the pentagon will continue its partnership with afghan troops. now to the latest on violence hitting close to home. the baltimore police have released the name of a man charged with shooting a man during a burglary. bradford holup faces a series of charges after shooting a homeowner who came home and survive -- surprised him. holup fired a warning shot into a claire before ordering the man around his home at gun point. after directing the senior to go to the basement, he shot him from the back of the neck before running from the hus on -- house on allegheny avenue. we saw -- the officer witnessed

the suspect run out and jump into an automobile. the officer conducted a traffic stop, found appeals of property from the victim on the suspect's person and he made the arrest. >> the unidentified person has been treated and released from sinais hospital. meanwh is being held with no bail. >> early this morning officer got a report of two suspicious vehicles driving around in odenton. the caller said people were putting things in the back of the mini vafnlt officers saw two people in the area. they tried to stop both cars. after a brief stop a woman driving a honda accord sped up and two officers had to jump out of the way. officers followed the honda which eventually crashed. the woman was arrested along with two passengers. carlton johnson was arrested at the scene of the crash, but the

other passenger ran off. officer searched the area and found jasper brinkly hiding nearby. the man from the original traffic stop was searched and police found a motorcycle inside. it turned out to be stolen. you have a chance to report minor crimes. there's a new online crime reporting tool today. it allows people to report certain crimes without calling 911. >> the two were citizens who report minor crimes such as lost property, abandoned cars, destruction of property or theft. it will take you through a series of simple questions to see if they can find it online or if they need to do it in a more traditional way. >> once you follow a report,

they will use it and you will receive an email containing a case number. you can find it on the web site under the police tab. a few clouds today. a nice way to start the week with a lot of sunshine. we ended up in the 60s, well above average but 63 at the airport. the eastern shore upper 50s from salisbury to easton. a gusty wind. we see a few clouds and the breezes begin to lessen. we'll talk more about a new weather makeer for wednesday and how things shape up. it's coming up. in tonight's consumer alert, nissan is recalling more than 79,000 vehicles because of a possible gas leefnlgt the recalls are for the juke,

infiniti, and model years 2011 and 2012. the fuel pressures on the cars might not be tight enough and may leak, causing a fire. so far no fires have been reported. now if you have any questions about the recall, there's a number at the bottom of your screen. give them a call is for any questions. there's no relief for drivers for gas prices. one important side effect is gasoline theft. police across the country have noticed a sudden uptick. across the country, reports of siphoning gays are pouring in -- gas are pouring in. gunfire at a high school in

ohio. one is dead and four are injured. we'll take you to chardon. they hit the books hard but some teens are hoping other challenges will help them pay for college. and mer chants aren't happy but baltimore city schools are. how the debate over the proposed bottle tax hike is heating up.

in ohio police are trying to unravel a shooting at a high school. we go to ohio for the latest. what can you tell us tonight? >> reporter: we just got an update on the students. two are in critical condition,

one stable and one serious condition. the shooting happened blockeds away from where i'm standing at chardon high school. five students were shot. one has died. the gunman turned himself. the gunman is tj lane. the victims were shot at three different locations in the high school building and a handgun was used. this is what officials tell us the chief said. that the teacher chased tj out of the building. that's when he turned himself in to a couple of bystanders. we learned from a student that tv lange threatened to bring a gun to school.

there's grief counselors available for the middle school nearby, several different rare prayer -- prayer vigils, so a close nit community having to do with all of this. police had a fast response. they worked with different agencies. they are not releasing 911 calls yesterday. there are too many to go through. we're trying to piece together the information. unfortunately, one of these students has passed. two at least are in critical condition. so live in chardon, ohio, reporting. >> you can continue toe follow this story -- to follow this story on our website at abc2news.com. we'll add new details as they become available.

sunny start to the week and temperatures rebounding. we start this monday off at 63. mid-60s. southwest winds at 10 hoping to warm things up. the barometer pick pressure is holding -- barometric pressure holding steady. sunshine all day long in baltimore. nothing more than a knew high thin clouds in the state capital. we find brilliant blue skies down on the severn river a good one. how about ocean city looking see. maryland's most powerful radar. we think things will change toward wednesday with a new rain maker moving. until then dry weather the story. mild weather will give way to cooler temperatures. you can already see those winds

shifting out of the west at 20 as opposed to the south. that west breeze marking a fresh cold front. that will certainly begin to change temperatures through the overnight and tomorrow we'll be lucky to get out of the low 50s, so a solid 15 dprg cool off ---degree cooloff. 63 in frederick. neighborhood by neighborhood. 51 in reisterstown. 52 in arbutus, a mix of clouds and sun and it will be breezy. across the region not a lot happening. a few showers toward the tidewater of virginia. we've had classic late february weather across the state and not anything to complain b the cold front is lining up and maybe further than we have this drawn.

we did see the shift. drier cooler air funneling in. it will replace the mild air. around the city, certainly around the eastern shore we'll lack for mild conditions until the front gets in here. it will come through dry, so no precipitation. on tuesday a clear, breezy cooler day but still no weather in the immediate area. watch as we move deeper into the week. this is 8 a.m. wednesday morning still looking for a dry commute, wet weather toward virginia beach. our weather maker moving through ohio. wednesday, we're looking for rain to arrive, could be a wet lunch hour on wednesday and into your evening commute still some rain around. right now things look much more active with one more line of rain to come through perhaps into early thursday, things

getting cooler mid-week. overnight 35. lots of sun but it may be breeze disa disci and cooler -- breezy and cooler with temperatures dropping into the upper 30s. here's the seven-day forecast. temperatures begin to run cooler into the middle part of the week. we'll look for a rebound. so, kelly, that's how things play out that chance of rain holding off until mid-week. so far so good but cooler rainier day. >> you can follow wyatt. it leads the way in mobile offerings. visit abc2news.com slash mobile and check out our growing list of apps. you can access to the most accurate weather forecast, the latest news and live streaming video 24/7 right there in the palm of your hand. some amazing students are

getting ready to compete for scholarships and bragging right unless the third annual teen talent hunt competition. it gives student as chance to showcase some of their talents. education reporter sherrie johnson shows us how it's making a difference for students. >> reporter: it's less than a week before the competition. she's warming up her tow vocals, rehearsing for the competition. she hopes to one day become a professional singer. >> i evidence and my ultimate fear is performing in front of a big crowd but i'm slowly getting used to it. >> reporter: it gives student as chance to showcase their talents and win scholarship money.

it's sponsored by omega psi phi. >> they often times are not presented with enough opportunities and we want to give them another forum to do so. >> reporter: maya is a senior at the baltimore school for the arts. she wants to be a professional dancer. >> i want to leave with confidence and knowing i displayed my best and that i put forth my best so i can keep raising the bar of what my best is. >> reporter: 14 students will compete on saturday, hopefully able to capture an audience and lawn hatch career. sherrie johnson, abc2. >> good luck to them. the talent hunt competition will be held this saturday march 3rd at 9603 vehicle road in tim moan

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the dover airforce base. he was killed last week during a secure zone in kabul. he taught at several schools including carney elementary school. he was on his first one year tour and was set to be back home in september. police have released the name of the man accused of shooting a towson homeowner. bradford holup was arrested. and five students were shot at a high school in ohio. there are grief counselors at the school and classes will be canceled for tomorrow. tonight mayor stephanie rawlings-blake is presenting her plans to build better school unless the city, a