to start shooting the kids. he had already shot around up in the office with me. and had been outside, shooting at the police. so, i knew if he got outside, he was unstable enough to start shooting at everybody. >> now, tuff said she began sharing her own story with the young man, how she just lost her husband of 33 years and she felt no one loved her. that's when he began to open up and reveal he had not taken his medication. >> what an amazing woman. stay with abc news, for the latest on the school shooting. we'll have live team coverage coming up on "good morning america." now, to the wildfires burns out of control in the west. 50 fires in 9 western straits are straining national firefighting resources. the wind fire on the outside of yosemite national park has grown to 50-square miles. it's already destroyed two homes and five out buildings. meanwhile, the beaver creek wildfire in idaho has grown to

160-square miles, forced the evacuation of 1,200 homes and cost $112 million so far. it's forced fire officials to raise the national wildfire preparedness to level five for the first time in five years. police in missouri have a suspect in custody for the disappearance of a 12-year-old girl. search efforts have been stepped up. she was seen as a local park. one witness told police they saw horton get into a pickup truck. >> it's not like it was when we grew up. we've got new people coming in here all the time. you don't even know who they are, where they're from. and what upsets me the most is, she knew this fella. she played with this guy's kids. >> borne is reportedly a former neighbor of the missing girl's family. at one point, worked with her father. we're learning new details about the kidnapping of southern california teenager, hannah anderson. police say the kidnapper used a

timer to set fire to his san diego area home where the girl's mother and brother were found dead. they say james dimaggio and anderson were spotted on surveillance camera 20 hours before that house went up in flames. overseas, now. a developing story from egypt. authorities have arrested two more islamist figures. one was a hard-line cleric. the other was a spokesman for the muslim brotherhood leaving for italy. martha raddatz spoke to the prime minister about the government crackdown. >> no country will allow to have a people taking to the streets. >> reporter: but they were killed for doing that. >> we didn't provoke it. we asked them to go freely. we started by throwing only teargas. and they answered back by firing. >> the white house is considering whether to temporary cut military aid to egypt, following the government crackdown. emotional testimony at the sentencing hearing of army sergeant robert bales who has

pled guilty to killing afghan civilians. a farmer cursed bales before breaking down and pleading with the prosecutor not to ask him any more questions. another man testified that his young son who was shot wakes up with nightmares. a jury is diding whether bales should have a chance at parole. a former army private is finding out later this morning how much time he will spend in prison for leaking classified information. bradley manning, handing over reams of information to wikileaks, including video of a deadly helicopter attack in baghdad. he was convicted of 20 counts, including 6 espionage act of violations and computer fraud. formal charges are on the books against three teenagers in oklahoma for the murder of a college baseball player. 15-year-old james edwards jr. and chancy luna are charged with first-degree murder. they will be tried as adults for the shooting death of 22-year-old christopher lane. a 17-year-old is being charged as an accessory to murder.

and police say they shot and killed lane, quote, for the fun of it. boston red sox pitcher who beaned alex rodriguez of the yankees over the weekend, he's been suspended by major league baseball. ryan dempster hit alex rodriguez. he was suspended five games and fined 2,500 bucks. girardi fined 5,000 bucks. checking the weather. there will be more rain, just what they don't need across the southeast and parts of the ohio valley. some severe storms in the midwest and northern plains. thunder rolls across the rockies and the southwest. and there will be showers in the northwest. >> 81 degrees in seattle. and 90 in portland. 83 in atlanta. 88 in new york. triple digits in dallas and phoenix. the safest ride ever. what new car is so sturdy it broke the test machine? and wrong place at the wrong time. a woman gets injured in a serious accident. thankfully for her, a celebrity doctor was not far away. also, call it the kate

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>> i don't know. mysterious questions. no answers yet. now, for a look at the road conditions. you can expect more wet pavement across the southeast and along the gulf coast. storms particularly later in the day will cause a little bit of trouble for the midwest. >> after hearing th, you won't be surprised to see that airport delays are possible in atlanta, charlotte, chicago and minneapolis. here in new york, a tourist from london barely escaped with her life from a grisly traffic accident. this happened near rockefeller center. and a celebrity doctor is credited with helping to save her life. >> the young woman was standing with a group of pedestrians when an out-of-control cab jumped the curb. >> it pinned her, severed one of her legs. bystanders rushed to her help, including dr. oz. witnesses say they put the severed leg on ice to keep it there for the hospital. >> we put the bottom part of the one leg that was completely off -- we put that in an ice

bucket from one of the food vendors. >> the 23-year-old underwent emergency surgery to save that leg. no criminal charges were filed. the cab driver was issued summonses for traffic violations. a mother and daughter are getting to know each other. hannah grace was born last saturday. she was ten days early. and her mom was just ten minutes from the nearest hospital. so, she had to give birth in the parking lot of a gas station. hannah's dad tells us the strangest part of the story. >> it's unbelievable that we got -- on my birthday, she was born. in a parking lot, just like her old man. >> you heard it right. frank was also born in a parking lot at a nearby mall. they have the newspaper articles to prove it. mom, dad, hannah and her two big brothers are all doing just fine. >> one cute baby. >> yes, she is. late game home run helps the dodgers get another win. >> they keep on winning.

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we knew justin timberlake was going to be receiving the michael jackson vanguard award at this sunday's video music awards. >> sources inside mtv, that he will be joined by his 'n sync buddies. for a performance. >> still, it's not known if they will do extended work together. >> that's okay. simon cowell is breaking his silence about impending fatherhood. the grumpy "x factor" judge is telling the bbc, quote, things are changing in my life right now, adding, i'm proud to be a dad. >> this is could's first confirmation that he is having a baby with socialite lauren silverman. while he hasn't thought of fatherhood before, now that he knows, he feels good about it. >> all right. >> absolutely. fun video here that anyone with a pet, particularly a dog, that resists to being cleaned

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checking our top stories. a 20-year-old man is in custody after exchanging fire with police in an atlanta area school. no students were hurt, due in large part of heroic actions of the school clerk. 50 fires burning out of control in 9 western states. the rim fire has grown to 15-square miles and is threatening 2,500 structures. police in missouri have a person in custody in connection with a disappearance of a 12-year-old girl. the suspect is reportedly a former neighbor. showers in the northwest. thunderstorms across the rockies. storms also in the northern plains and midwest. a lot of heavy rain for most of the southeast. and lord knows they have gotten

enough rain in the southeast. they're going to get more today. your office may seem like a ghost town these last few days of august because so many people are taking a last-minute summer vacation. >> no holiday for pick pockets this year because they have so many distracted vacationers to target. abc's gio benitez has more. >> reporter: watch. a woman at this train station is about to become a victim. sitting on a bench, completely ignoring the guy sitting next to her. he signals a sidekick who distracts her. and that other guy, off with her purse. and the latest target, airports. here, a former pick pocket demonstrates how easy it is to steal at a luggage carousel. >> the good thief waits until the perfect timing is for the extraction. >> reporter: and look at this guy in a hotel. as he looks through his luggage, a thief grabs his other bag. within seconds, the man panics. it can happen anywhere. here in times square, keeping an eye on the crooks, a special task force.

>> i look for somebody, who is different. >> reporter: enter simon level, a former pickpocket artist, now a security consultant. this getup, part of his strategy. the hat shielding his face from the surveillance cameras. you'll remember his dress. so, he'll take it off. >> i throw the hat away, who is going to catch me? >> reporter: tip number one, for a smart traveler. >> when you have your wallet, put a couple rubber bands around it. now, shove that in your pocket again. now, try to take it out as easily as you did before. you see how it catches. >> reporter: and it sort of got stuck right there. tip number two, never hang that purse on a chair. he demonstrates on an abc staffer. >> i think you just dropped it. >> reporter: a pickpocket's dream grab, your smartphone. tip number three, put your phone inside a clip and inside a bag. but most importantly, be

vigilant. gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> i'm going to be more careful. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay tuned for "good morning america." and have a great wednesday, everyone. . you're watching the station that works for you. now good morning maryland. >> police are investigating a deadly possible hit and run. a woman was found dead in anne arundel county and police are looking for answers. >> first it was bui now don dwyer is in hot water again, this time over dui. a great day to you maryland, i'm charley crowson and i'm megan pringle. if you haven't looked out your window look what you're missing. it looks like a full moon.

maybe that will explain odd waiver in your house or in your animals. >> a beautiful full moon out there right now. a good time to go see it. look at the temperatures. we can see what's going on at clarks signal clarksville at 69 degrees. we have patchy fog in spots. we don't have that dense fog advisory like we did yesterday, but we are going to be dealing with a few more clouds than what we saw yesterday. the radar is nice and dry as of now. this is not going to be the trend throughout the day. we have the possibility of rain showers and a thunderstorm as we go more towards the afternoon time. make sure you have that umbrella handy. this is what you can expect today, waking up around 6:00 we could be seeing patchy fog in areas, 77 degrees, partly cloudy by around 9:00 and 84 degrees with a shower by lunchtime. let's get a check of that traffic. lynette we are off to a

foggy start. might need to use those low beams. 55 miles per hour on the jfx around the southbound lanes at the beltway. from here 11 minutes, typical ride to fayette street. the tunnels are in great shape. if you are traveling on 695 here's a live look at parkville at hartford road. the outer loop 11 minutes from 95 to 83. on the west side of the beltway here at liberty road everything will remain calm. you're looking at an 11 minute trip to travel the outer loop from 795 to 95. that is your time saver traffic. now to a story we brought you as breaking news. anne arundel county police are trying to figure out what led to a woman's death. her body was found in a wooded area in pasadena. their investigation is still in the early stages. the woman was found by a passer- by in the area of bell haven

avenue. it was found 10 minutes away from where skyler marion was hit and killed. the 15-year-old was walking along the road when someone hit him. that driver is still out there. anyone with information about either crime is asked to call crime stoppers this morning. first by sea, now by land. don dwyer is facing legal troubles once again, this time for allegedly driving under the influence. roosevelt leftwich is live, how do his colleagues and constituents feel about the latest accusations? >> reporter: charley with this second accusation against dwyer what's been happening is that the calls for him to resign and step down from his seat are coming loudly from his constituents and some of his peers. he was arrested early yesterday morning by anne arundel county police. officers say he was driving and swervi