double barreled shotgun. >> the suspect brought a broken down shotgun in pieces that could be reassembled. he also brought 21 rounds of 16 gauge 7.5 shot, a bottle of vodka to school with hem. we know at this time he was able to consume several sips of alcohol oar loor police say gladden went to his first two dlases and headed to have to lunch, tucking the gun inside a bathroom adjacent to the calf tear ya. after someone -- threw something at his table, something set him off. >> he went and got the weapon and placed it inside his garment, the shirt and trousers. the weapon was approximatelily

34 inches in length. gladdened pulled the shotgun from his clothing. it was at this moment our brave school our counselor, saw this activity as he was pulling it out of his clothing and immediately began to rush him. >> reporter: police say gladden was able to fire a single shot before being taken down, striking 17-year-old daniel borowy at low point range. >> our thoughts and prayers are with danny borowy. danny is under the fine care of doctors and nurses at one of the superior shock trauma centers in the world. >> reporter: police say gladden took the shotgun from his father's home here in hawthorne. at this point no charges have been filed regarding his access to that weapon. in baltimore county,ever hager, abc2 news. >> gladden is undergoing mental evaluation at a local hospital and is being charged as an adult

with first-degree murder and assault. his stepfather is andrew piper. piper's home in the 4800 lock of bradshaw was searched and police said both illegal weapons and drugs were found. piper was arrested. the gun used did not come from piper's home. the family of the teen who was shot, daniel. they chose not to speak but they did release a statement. for that we go to kelly swoope. >> we received it through the media relations team. 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 county police and the maryland state police who quickly transported daniel to the r adams cowl 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 here at abc2 will continue do that, update daniel as condition as we get more information from the family or the hospital. in addition to hearing from the victim's family, the county executive and the police we heard from perry hall's principal. he said they're trying to get back to a normal start but they are aware that some students and parents may have a hard time dealing with what happened on the first day of school. >> we'll have -- we have 10 to

12 professional crisis interventionists. we also caught up with some students after dismissal. many were wearing homemade shirts supporting daniel and some bearing the name of the counselor to stepped. she says there was an opportunity to talk, for students who were having a tough time today. >> we had a lot of different counselors today. if you were feeling drove, you -- grief, you were allowed to talk to them. >> some former perry hall high school students are showing their support for the current students by planning a rally, friday at 8:30. we'll continue to follow the perry high community as they

continue to heal. for more information, just head to abc2news.com. right now we have plenty of pictures on our home page. while police say bullying isn't really the focus of the investigation, you hear from those inside who said it did play a role. roosevelt leftwich, maybe they can use this as a platform to speak out about bullying. >> reporter: when bullying happens, kids feel isolated. although police said they're still investigating to see if bullying played a part in the shooting at perry hall, they said it should start a family discussion about bullying. victims may withdraw, leaving them feeling isolated and afraid. katherine bradshaw said staying active in your child's life, including social media can help parties start the conversation

with your child. >> parents should have access to those sites knowing when and wear the -- where the children are spending their time. we do know that the internet has a significant influence over relationships. if parents are cut off or denied access to that, then it could signal some concerns. >> practiced shaw said -- bradshaw said the school system has things in place. when this doubt open up a dialogue with your own child. roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. all right. getting new information in on hurricane isaac as it continues to churn in southeastern louisiana. winds of 80 our mur will be --

miles an hour. the flooding rain, some spots in southern louisiana could get 0 -- 20 inches of rain. much of this is at sea level. that, plus a four foot storm surge and you have trouble from mobile to lake charles. back here in maryland, it is clear weath on tap, dropping into the 60s, sunshine on tap for tomorrow. great weather, but will it hold into your labor day? more on isaac straight ahead. >> we will be crossing this bridge we we come to it but you're worried about your bay bridge. this morning most of us never thought a tuesday on the bay bridge would cause a gridlock like this. you're looking live. everything is open. all the lanes are moving smoothly from east to west. a few hours ago this entire

bridge was in grid lock. some thought t bridge moved up and down. the inspections were still underway all the way through morning rush hour. >> one way in and one way out unless you want to go all the way around delaware and that doesn't make a lot of sense. none of us are getting anywhere. >> san day is -- sandy is stuck. in the end it was tarps blowing around enough that it caused the bridge to move. there was no sus steaned damage because of the tarps in the wind. people wonder is it save. they looked at mdta records and found according to standards, it is save but considered functionally obsolete. it's safe but if it were built

today it wouldn't meet current standards. >> quite frankly, except for rush our period the existing bridge seems to provide the capacity that we have for the highway demand. >> according to the mdta the bay bridge had its last hands on inspection june of 2011. a visual inspection in march turned up no problem. more on the boat accident involving don dwyer. a good samaritan rushed to the scene. take a listen. >> the other was going and i'm 100 feet away from the boat that was lowing people. he face all plod di.

>> dwyer admitted to drinking. however, charges haveot been filed against the lawmaker. exactly seven years to the day that hurricane katrina tore up the gulf coast. we are prepared for a repeat. wyatt keeping a close eye on isaac. now is the time for you to roll up your sleeve and look away. you need to update your shots.

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this is the man that the mayor has selected to run the baltimore city police department, dr. anthony batts. he was the police chief in both

long beach and oakland but was born in d.c. and has plenty of family in the area. he said the mayor charged him with keeping the crime fighting strategy that was working under former police commissioner weal fred bealefeld. >> she said she wanted to continue to focus on violent crimes, that we were addressing the dunns, repeat offenders, doing it through smart technology, working closely with the community and as a professional, a constitutional police department. those are things i whole heartedly agree with. >> now there has been some criticism over the mayor's west coast pick. some thought she would have picked from inside the city's police deptment but batts will have to go through the confirmation process with the city council. if all goes well, he will take the department over on september 27th. the kids are back in school.

even though you've probably taken care of everything, there is one thing you might want to keep on the checklist, that; making sure the kids are up to date with their vaccines. linda so tells us which ones have changed. >> reporter: the vaccines are stocked and ready to g back-to-school time is a good time to make sure your kids are up to date on their shots. she said that's one of the best ways to protect kids. >> children's immune system is occurring. when they're around each other they share bacteria and viruses. that's why everybody's getting a little bit of something. >> reporter: there are new are vaccines that your child may have missed, including one for pneumonia. >> it used to have seven strains, and now it's 13. they were little they have

received it but from age one to five, they may need one booster. >> reporter: your kid may need another one for meningitis. >> those who are 16 or above to get a meningitis boost are. it was at age 11 to 12. now there's a recommendation to have a booster. we are coming into flu season in the next couple of months. whether you're six months or older or 65 and older, you should be receiving a flu vaccine. it's always a good time to stop in and ask your provider are my immunizations up to date. >> reporter: a simple shot could save you and your family from getting sick. >> all right.

the latest health news anytime you want it. go to abc2news.com/health. just go to abc2news.com/facebook and you'll find and like linda so. >> all eyes on the gulf coast. hurricane isaac barreling into southeasterly louisiana, expecting landfall into early, early on wednesday morning, so again, isaac officially a hurricane. it was a tropical storm. it took awhile to ramp up. dry air ramped in and health the -- held the intensity down. still a force to be reckoned with, still a force of nature but nothing like storms of the past, namely katrina. orange beach, southern california. the weather is heading downhill big time. this is part of our weather bug network, bringing you pictures

off the gulf of mexico. -- gulf coast. this is the big easy, bring the rain. we can see spots death rain totals in excess of 20 inches. that will create flooding. back here the opposite, blue skies. current conditions now at bwi. 86 degrees with a northwest wind prinking in re-- bringing in refreshing and drier air. temperatures warm under the sun. the humidity has been noticeably less and will continue to drop tonight and into the day tomorrow, very pleasant but not that much cooler, still low 80s but much drier, much less humid. certainly, the steam actor will be reduced as the dry line and humidity line continues to go further south. the main storm on the map that we all continue to watch very

closely here, of course, hurricane isaac. the exact track fairly well known. it will be in the new orleans area. the city has done tremendous repairs and tremendous strengthening of the levee s even with the rainfall totals over a foot, we think conditions will remain, i guess, survivorrable is the best word from a category one hurricane. tonight 63. nice dry conditions tomorrow. we'll say 84, mostly sunny. comfortable weather will be the story, pleats conditions. this will hold into the travel day friday for your big labor day weekend plans. weather really looking good. that weather will hold up as we go into saturday at least. by sunday into monday we could see some remnants, some spinoff showers from isaac. we think the bulk will head into the upper midwest.

that's what we'll continue to watch for, still hours away from a sphul arrival in new orleans. for more on that you want to head done to new orleans. ashley, you're live on the ground right now. tell us about how conditions have changed in the last few hours there. >> reporter: you're right. the last few hours have really changed. we started off with those open areas with a lot of sunlight, breeze and the burst of wind and rain. you can see around me it's worsening, a lot of rain, a lot of big strong gusts, but we know this will get worse. windows boarded up. people seem to feel prepared for what's to come. >> it is an eerie timing. this is not nearly the strength. i will ask you this, can you give an idea, people in louisiana, are they unbelievably

spooked right now? how would you describe the atmosphere among the people? >> reporter: it's interesting. it's a contrast. people responding. they're heeding the mandatory evacuations. they've gotten their supplies. we've heard from a lot of people who said it's in way -- no way it will be near katrina. when katrina hit, the french quarter where we're standing fared the best. a lot of people have come into the french quarter to evacuate their homes and these hotels are completely booked up. >> in the historic french quarter, thank you for that live report. stay safe. a big change. they used to have hurricane parties every time.

now it's a different flavor, even with a smaller hurricane. >> if you've ever been down there, pontchartrain -- >> they're below sea level. >> whether you want the latest on hurricane isaac, our storm shield app is just a download away at abc2news.com/mow bit. all you have to do is download it right now. you can download both apps or text it to 46988. labor day weekend is coming fast and furious. we'll be right back.

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