the police is searching for answers after a woman's body is found on the side of the road, the result of a hit and run driver. >> reporter: anne arundel police were back on the scene of a hit and run accident in pasadena. police were alerted to a body. when they arrived, they found a woman dead, apparently hit by a car. police have not identified the woman yet but they have an idea of what the car looked like. they're asking people to be on the lookout for a 1982 mercedes, possibly a 300, 400 or 500 series with damage to the hood. >> very dangerous. no sidewalks or anything. when you're walking out here, you're taking a chance. >> reporter: he own's bryce's

barbershop in pasadena. >> the people who are pedestrians, by foot, as well as the people driving have to be much more vigilant. >> reporter: last night's fatality wasn't the only one in recent memory. in april a woman was killed. skylar was killed five miles away from last night's tragedy. there's still a reward to find the person who hit sky larp and left. in pasadena, don harrison, website whroib news. >> early this morning a woman was struck by a collar while crossing outside a cross work in gambrills. she is in critical but stable condition. the driver did stay right there

at the shean. baltimore county police say they know who shot and killed melinda schaefer in june. she was found dead in the office where she worked. investigators said rashaan williams stabbed her to death. the 27-year-old worked as a maintenance man at the community and lived in one of the homes where the murder happened. if not for a gun jamming, yesterday's tragic shooting of a pigtown couple could have been more unbearable. the family of william monroe talked about how melville mason shot a couple but that mason was intent on doing much more damage. >> the baby was there. the baby was crying.

the baby came out of the bedroom. he tried to shoot the baby and the gun wouldn't shoot. >> that's all from williams' mother rhonda who remains in the hospital with a gunshot wound in the shoulder. mason was threatening the family since last friday. baltimore city police have a man in custody for a man in a shooting in re and park. it happened north of 40th. a man was helping a friend in a car when two men approached and shot him. a baltimore city police detective was found guilty today of lying about shooting himself in the leg. anthony fata said another man shot him and he repeated the lie during a worker's compensation

hearing. the verdict means he will be fired from the baltimore city fire department. neither the defense north prosecution can claim victory have the bradley manning's sentence. he was given 35 years in prison. last night he was found guilty of passing along classified documents. his attorney said he will even ask for a presidential pardon. >> i will represent him for future clemency issues. >> the option of parole has the founder of wikileaks calling the sentence a tactical victory. some in car rl county may have to drive farther for milk and bread. the store is closed because of

an electrical panel. the store will be closed while the crews remare the damage. tonight the democrat from maryland's 8th district is taking on the irs. he is suing the agency over the criteria organizations must meet to qualify as a tax exempt social welfare group to see if they can be called a 501c4. >> we tack about housing numbers. here, foreclosures are down and fewer homes are under water but the reality track ranks baltimore 100 out of the 100 cities it analyzed. the exact reason is hard to

analyze. the former president of the baltimore-based catholic relief services has been nominated to be the ambassador of the vatican. he led them through challenging times responding to devastating disasters. as your kids head back to school, the classroom is not the only place you need to prepare them for. >> and from the bus to the crosswalk, we have advice on tacking to your kids about safety. and we have a bizarre story coming up.

one of the great times of our lives. should be death ice cream after a great day on the susquehanna. wyatt will have more in four minutes. we have an update to a story we told you about earlier this month. a rash of doll fin deaths is causing corpses to washup on the beach. >> it's coming out of the scientific community involving the bottle nosed dolphin. they're washing up along the shore lien. scientists are baffled why more than 200 dead or dying dolphins

have washed up along our beaches and sand bars sense july. >> as we went by, it appearedo be belly up. >> reporter: in virginia there were 48 with 75 cases this month. that's compared to the average dolphin strappings expected and this past weekend aon 25 new cases along the virginia coast lien. >> 5 dolphins is something we can't handle. >> reporter: officials from various states and agencies are working to find similarities on doll ten deaths. >> we're seeing animals having joint problems, feeding problems. >> reporter: the last time a mass casualty occurred was in the late '80s when 700 washed

ashore from florida to new jersey and that was blamed on veers of the -- virus of the measles. there are theories suggesting a bacterial infor example or environmental stresses. this is a developing story. we'll continue to monitor this in the months to come. new jersey had over 60 reports in a couple of weeks. we'll talk more about this and there's more information if you go to abc2 on my weather blog. when the bell rings, students head in all different directions and each one presents its own risk. the groupen crnlgs parties to talk about afterschool safety right now. as kids are heading from the classroom to the athletic field,

the discussion should involve staying safe. >> a longld take them ot of their favorite sport, not only during their career but perhaps a lifetime of enjoyment. >> things to stress warmups, water breaks and stopping if something doesn't feel right. drivers still adjusting to seeing the buses and more kids in crosswalks. students should stay on sidewalks and avoid distractions like cell phones and music. >> the donations are coming. we stopped by some locations to peck up -- pick up the collections. >> we believe strongly in

helping and we believe this is a great way to do it. >> time for that final big push. we have a list for all the supplies we're collecting and the dropoff sites on our website. check it out at abc2news.com/school supplies. >> five sweeps scanning the skies. you see it here on abc2. thunderstorms dotting the sky. western maryland and northern virginia. so travelers out to the garrett county area, cumberland, maybe you're dearing up for the season. now just north of cecil county we had isolated storm action. it has fizzled out but overcumberland some storms rumbling pass you go past breeze wood. some downpours to deal with. all the storm action will remain

to the west until we get into the day tomorrow. by the way, our abc2 weather winner, want to make sure we mention her, marlene, congratulations to her. we want your name at abc2news.com. enter your name and you'll get in the running for our monthly breeze dwing. steamy conditions. people doing summertime volleyball. they look toward harbor east. 86 degrees. winds are south at 9 miles an hour. want to show you a couple of photos. how about deep creek lake. beautiful on the water the last couple of days. this is mamma ever hart cooling some rocks -- climbing some rocks. sure sign of fall. true fall foliage in garrett

county. there have been cool nights. hot, humid. across maryland it is hot everywhere but deep creek lake. look at the steam just coming off. that will help fuel scattered showers. i think you're okay for the morning but through your midday, like lunch break, a pop of thunder showers could be something you're dealing with. grab your run much -- lunch on the way. a wet evening commute could make traffic worse. after that beautiful clear dry weather. great travel weather for one of the last summer weekends as we see a crystal clear friday evening. that will hold into saturday and sunday. no tropical threat at least through the weekend. as we zoom out a little bit, we're looking at improved

weather headed our way. for the moment, a big return flow, a surge that will continue. it could be showers and storms. beyond that front moving in into early friday morning and the weekend, it will drag in cooler, drier canadian air. the warm surge hangs for another 24 hours. that will make a push south into the weekend. tonight down to 70, partly cloudy and muggy tomorrow, increasing clouds, humid and scattered showers through that mid-day timing. some could linger into the evening. next few days, upper 80s for two more days and cool off for the weekend. the front will have an impact, cool, dry and crisp with sunshine. will you did. go out and do crazy stuff. >> that's good. >> i love it. >> all right. we'll be right back.

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this is "world news." tonight the amazing miracle moment when that school clerk saved hundreds of school children, overwhelming a dangerous gunman with courage and kindness. >> i just want you to know that i love you and i'm proud of you. that's a good thing that you gave up. crossing a line, the images of women, children cover their faces, afraid to breathe. did syria use chemical weapons and how should america respond. paradise at risk, yosemite in the line of a wildfire.

stop the thieves. we show you the time of day when burglars like to strike your home and i knew device to catch them. >> good evening to you. this is one of those nights when an ordinary american teaches all of us lessons about courage and the kind of resolve that can save lives. she's that school clerk who convinced a 20-year-old man who put down his gun at the elementary school in atlanta filled with so many tiny school children. last night right here on "world news" she first told her amazing story, but now abc's steve osunsami has the 911 tapes that prove she was even more amazing than we thought. >> reporter: it's a heart stopping call to police. you can hear the sound of fun fire. >> i'm in the front office. she just went outside and started shooting. he said to tell them to back

off. he doesn't want the kids. she wants the police. so back off and, um, what else, sir? he said he don't care if he die. he don't have nothing to live for. he said he's not mentally able. >> antoinette tough, the clerk the gunman confronted stayed on the phone with police after the bullets started flying. >> it was scary. i knew at that moment he was ready to take my life along with his and if i didn't say the right thing we all would be dead. >> reporter: she followed his orders. then she tried to get inside his head. >> i can help you. do you want me to -- you want me to talk to them and try? okay, but let me talk to them and let's see if we can work it t so you don't have to go with a wa them for a long time. >> reporter: she told him her story. >> you going to be okay. i thought the same thing.

you know, i tried to commit suicide last yr after my husband left me. but look at me now. i'm still working and everything is okay. >> reporter: she promised to risk her own life to help him surrender safely and that's when he got on the ground and put the guns aside. >> it's going to be all right. i want you to know that i love you and i'm proud of you. that's a good thing that you just given up and don't worry about it. we all go through something in life. >> reporter: this is where she buzzes the police in and this is where she breaks down. >> i never been so scared in all my life. >> you did great. >> oh, jesus. >> you did great. >> i god. >> reporter: today police told us the 20-year-old michael brandon hill was carrying an ak-47 that he took from a friend's home. his family say he has a history of psychiatric issues and he