snuck the weapon into school. >> reporter: 24 hours after the shooting police have released new details. 15-year-old robert gladden, jr. known by many as bobby g transported a weapon i a book bag. he brought 21, 16 gauge shells and a bottle of vodka which he took several sips from leading up to the incident but want considered intoxicated. he stashed the gun in a bathroom next to the cafeteria on the way to lunch. someone threw something near gladden's table. that's when he set his plan into motion. >> we know he went to the bathroom, assembled that weapon and placed it inside his garment, his shirt and trousers,

and the weapon was approximately 34 inches in length. gladden entered the cafeteria, pulled the shotgun from his clothing. it was at this moment that our brave school educator, our counselor, so this activity as he was pulling it out of his clothing and immediately began to rush him. >> reporter: police said gladden took the weapon from his father's home. meanwhile, classes resumed as students joined hands and held a prayer vigil. that victim, daniel borowy was shot at point blank range and is still listed in critical condition at the shock trauma center. >> today we also heard from the principal of perry hall high school. principal george roberts recalled hearing the shots and he said he tried everything he

could do to help. >> i heard the first sound, started making my way up. heard a second. kids at that point were being directed outside of the cafeteria. i entered, and at that point started lbd lending -- lending a hand. >> roberts said the school is trying to return to normalcy but knows it will be a tough time. >> through facebook pages, posters, all of this, everyone is praying for daniel. jamie? >> reporter: the statement is from the family but we received it from the media relations team at shock trauma. it reads, on monday, august 27, 2012, our son, daniel was critically injured on his first day at school. we would like to personally thank school personnel who quickly responded, getting daniel to safety. we would also like to thank baltimore county ems, baltimore

coun police and the maryland state police who quickly transported daniel to the r adams cowley shock trauma center in baltimore where he remains in critical condition. we would like to ask the public, our family and friends to respect our privacy at this time and keep daniel in your thoughts and prayers we'll continue to update daniel's condition as we get it. jamie costello, abc2 news. >> stay with abc2 news for the latest developments. we have a special section on our home page. that's where the information will come in even when we're not on the air. the westbound stand of the bay bridge is back open after being closed for several hours this morning. workers noticed the bridge working in an unusual way so they called in inspectors to take a look. but should you be worried? joce sterman dug into some record to shed some light. she is live at the news desk

with more on that story. a lot of people concerned, big holiday weekend. >> reporter: absolutely. they are thinking about that travel across the bridge. it was shut down for routine maintenance when the problem was discovered. we want to show you live pictures. as you can see, all lanes are open but that wasn't the case for about 12 hours. you got to ask is the bridge safe? abc2 news don harrison said workers triggered that shutdown. >> reporter: if you live on the eastern shore and ned to get to the western shore for work, there was one thing on your mind. >> it weighs really important that i get to work. >> reporter: that commute was interrupted. last night workers felt the bridge moved up and down much great are than it usually s that led to workers abandoning their job so inspector cost look at the bridge at first light.

unfortunately, that came at the point of rush our traffic. it was not so much the velocity of the wind, but more the direction of where that wind came from and it hit that containment system at such an angle that it created more vertical movement than we exoacted to -- expected to see. whatever level of vertical movement the bridge had, there was no sustained damage. that tells toc was in the design parameters of the bridge. >> reporter: sticialtion emergency cruise stuck with the backup didn't have many options. >> i was contemplating a

two-hour drive. >> reporter: the bridge was opened up after an inspection showed no damage. so for now, this problem seems to be resolved, but it is the bay bridge. labor day weekend is coming up, stay tuned. at the bay bridge, don harrison, abc2 news. >> with 27 million of you crossing the bridge, we want to know if the bridge is safe. the maryland transforation authority said yes. that bridge is considered sound but functionally obsolete. we looked at reports from the bay bridge reconstruction advisory group which said being functionally obsolete doesn't men that it wasn't safe. traffic is one of the biggest issues which says the bridge often as more cars than it's designed to hold. meme beers have questioned why there hasn't been a replacement or a third span built or plans

made if the bridge is obsolete. they said it would take decades to build and billions of dollars. >> clearly there's a huge financial consideration and a question of where would that bridge, in fact, be located. i'm sure you're familiar with the term -- not in my backyard, so it has a huge impact on whether one would be built. >> reporter: the cost of piecemeal repairs does add up. in the advisory group's report we found that rewrapping bridge cables cost more than $50 million. we asked about the bay bridge and when they had the last inspection. the last hands on inspection was

june 11 and the visual inspection in march turned up nothing. people are bracing for hurricane isaac. isaac is expected to make landfall somewhere between new orleans and the florida panhandle. the biggest concern for gulf states is the heavy rainfall and storm surge. the hurricane could dump as much as 20 inches of rain causing severe flooding in loy lying areas. i know this is no katrina but seven years to the anniversary. >> it will come after midnight. that will mean the same date as katrina seven years later, not even 20% of the storm but an unwelcome hurricane. there will be flooding and storm surge. you can see the dedefined eye

ramping up. right now we have winds of 100 miles an hour, a solid category one hurricane moving into new orleans and southern mississippi as well. back here in maryland, just the opposite. dry air has funneled in. that's making for a pleasant evening. the chance of rain from isaac toward the second half of your labor day, we'll have those details coming up. we'll hear from baltimore -- all the baltimore city's new police commissioner. we'll introduce you to him late are on today. prien kuebler will have a profile. >> terrifying 911 calls months -- moments after the crash

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we are not going to slow down. we will continue making this city a safer city. those are the words from baltimore city's new police commissioner. dr. anthony batts. >> reporter: baltimore has made some significant gains, progress, the mayor says, will continue during the changing of the guard. >> together we're going to show the world that baltimore is not a tv cream drama. it's a thriving city maid of people, maid of neighborhoods. >> reporter: and to protect those neighborhoods, the mayor introduced this man, dr. anthony batts, the former police chief

of oakland, california and he will be the next leader of the city's police department. he said he was born in d.c., has family in the area and is ready to, quote, return home. batts has his ideas for bpd but said for the first three months will listen and learn baltimore. >> got to make surety culture works here, the cull which are of the organization, of the city -- really what i want is to cultivate my command style. those people who are already here, i want an organization that's bold, creative, innovative and fast moving. >> reporter: baltimore will be the longest organization he's run in his career. come september it will be his to run. there is already a blueprint ready. batts said the mayor was insistent on keeping it. >> she said she wanted to continue to focus on violent crimes -- no ands, ifs or buts

about it. repeat offenders, working closely with the community and as a professional and constitutional police department. those are things i whole heartedly agree with. >> reporter: cooping thing the same is why some wanted the current commissioner or someone inside. not and, he was glad to hear the mayor's pick did echo the commitment to this city's current crime fighting plan. >> most definitely. it does make mow feel better. it has to stay in place. if something's not broke, why fix it. >> reporter: but many eyes will be watching as this new baltimore commissioner tweaks and tinkers. in downtown baltimore, brian kuebler, abc2 news. >> batts will have it go through the confirmation process with the city council.

if all goes well, his first day on the job will be september 27th. officials said new orleans is better prepared to withstand a00 but residents are still getting anxious as isaac prepares to come ashore. we have more. >> reporter: isaac is now a category one hurricane. the hurricane is projected to make landfall tonight somewhere between tonight and the florida panhandle. this image captures isaac's size as he bears down on the duffel. today a stern warning from the white house. >> now is not the time to tempt face or to dismiss official warnings. you need it take it seriously. >> reporter: punishing rainfalls and storm surge. >> the greatest danger may be an accumulation of strong hurricane

and tropical storm force winds as well as heavier than usual rainfall. >> reporter: the hurricane could dump as many as 20 inches of rain. >> isaac is not just going to be a ceftal event, inland flooding. >> reporter: evacuations are underway in areas along isaac's path. a spheefer of hurricane -- survivor of hurricane katrina boarded up, loaded up. >> clothes, deeds, insurance papers and headed out. >> reporter: near in new orleans there's anxiety about the levees. sense katrina, $14 billion has been spent on flood protection. this is designed to push water back into lake pontchartrain. over the next 24 hours it will face a beg test. there are worries isaac will spawn dangerous tornadoes and

spawn storm surges. >> isaac could lead to even higher prices at the gas pump. up to a dozen refineries could close. the region's refineries produce about 20% of the nation's gas supplies and homes to some of the largest refinery centers. isaac upgraded to a category one hurricane. we expect to maintain that strength, probably five to 10 miles an hour. a large hurricane, not particularly powerful on the scale. five is what katrina was at the top and of the scale. this is at the low and. still, an unwelcome visitor, the

southern states. one of the biggest threats will be flooding rain, a foot possible. take a lock at baltimore today. 88 degrees. wepts northwest at nine and that's a dry refreshing bries coming down the pieblg -- peek. good day to be out on the severn. warm enough to be on the beach. humidity ramped up. funnelly some drier air working across the state. temperatures on the map mid to upper 80s for the most part, slotly cooler in the high country toward garrett county. northwesterly breeze. still not a true fall breeze but it will bring in drier air. that first significant cool front probably a week or two away but we still can get a cry -- dry front that will knock the

humidity down if not the temperature. dry air in pennsylvania, west virginia. moss of maryland experiencing that exsent -- except for ocean city. overall visible satellite view, it's only going to get bet are, beautiful weather wednesday and thursday, but, of course, it's in the just about maryland these days. it's about our friends to the south, our neighbors who will be feeling the impact big time from isaac. the timing of landfall likely to come early tomorrow morning, maybe by 6 a.m. official landfall but we will certainly look for that window of time. it's such a slow moving system. if it speeds up, we could see landfall shortly after midnight. we'll bring the storm if on the seven-year anniversary of katrina. well defined eye at least from a

radar perspective. we don't see a trudeau nut -- see a true doughnut hole. there will be flooding rains. we will look for a significant surge right along the water's edge. here on the east coast, perhaps showers from the remnant. this is sunday at 2:00. it's not out of the question. if it take as right turn we could see showers in mad into labor day. looks like most of that moisture will stay over the midwest. tonight down to 63, dry weather, pleasant, 84 tomorrow. that will be comfortable. tomorrow night in the 50s, wow. that pleasant weather holding through friday. out of an abundance of caution, isaac related showers for the second half of labor day

weekend. on the whole, the weekend will be decent, just a chance for things to get cloudier sunday into monday. >> we'll keep a close eye on isaac. >> that's the key time frame. >> times kids would like to be more outgoing. what you can do to help your child overcome their shyness. as you get a little bit older, it's important to keep your brain healthy. simple life-style changes doctors say you can make to make you smarter as you get older.

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of your life may help. people with higher levels of fitness mid-life actually had fewer chronic illnesses decades later. physically fit middle aged people were less likely to develop heart disease, diabetes, and when you're young you want to keep your brain young. doctors say there are simple life-style changes. a moderate amount of commerce is recommended to keep the blood flowing to the brain and reduce the risk of mini strokes. >> it's fairly common we'll see someone with memory problems. several mini streeks have occurred over time. >> healthy eating is another way to protect your help. plants and foods with omega three fatty acid are good for your health.

doctors also recommend meditating to reduce stress. a new school year means new opportunities for kids to make friends, but children who are shy may have a defendant-- difficulty. some shy kids may want to be more outcome -- outgoing. >> if you want to initiate a top being of conversation, what can you work on. the child and parent can practice. get the next door neighbor involved. >> getting your kids involved in extracurricular activities can also help them branch out and find new friends. log on to our website at abc2news.com. check out the headlines. you'll find the headlines from

today as well as other interesting categories. coming up at 5:30, police continue to investigate the boat accident involving state deeing don -- delegate don dwyer. we have the newly released 911 tapes. a woman panicked when her vehicle wouldn't stop on the interstate. opening up about bullying, an important conversation to have with your kids. how experts say you should talk to them about bullying.