this is "nightline." tonight freeway fury. a heart pounding view from inside a road raged nightmare. traffic battles like this one spiking across the country and now the hunt for this man suspected of shooting and killing a teenage girl on a highway. their car seen jockeying for position. >> she was a good girl. looking forward to going to college. >> how these car clashes can turn deadly in a snap. plus mermania. we're diving into the annual mer maid convention. >> being a mermaid means being the privilege of professional and reality. >> where professional and amateur merfolk live out their

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. good evening. thanks for joining us. tonight a road rage battle turned deadly. a widespread manhunt for a suspect thought to have shot a teenage girl in the head after

the two allegedly fought for position on a highway. as the travel heavy fourth of july weekend gets under way. we look at the alarming surge in fatal road rage incidents and how a heated moment escalates so quickly. a tragic scene two days ago, one that's become shockingly familiar. >> an 18-year-old girl shot and killed behind the wheel in pennsylvania. >> tonight a manhunt under way for this suspect who authorities say is armed and dangerous. >> this is going to come down, ladies and gentlemen, to assistance by the public. okay? it is crucial. the family deserves this. this homicide was completely senseless, brutal and tragic. >> a recent high school grad who was headed to college murdered after driving home from the mall after she and this red pickup truck tried to merge into the same lane seen here in this surveillance image. >> the man in the red pickup truck pulled out a gun and shot

her in the head killing her. this is now a murder case. >> she was a good girl. honor roll student. looking forward to going to college. >> bianca's murder, just the latest example of road rage turned deadly. across the country from this california freeway -- >> call 911, chris. to this florida intersection. enraged drivers. >> two men caught on camera in a road rage incident involving a bat. they go at it, struggling in the middle of traffic over the weapon. >> between 20006 and 2015, there's been a 500% increase in fatalities. you don't know when it's going to escalate. it doesn't take much from going to cursing to the coroner's office. >> it's murder. it's somebody who dies. >> sitting in the vista

detention facility, there's someone who's learned that the hard way. >> if i would have known that it ended the way it ended, i would have never ever followed him. >> earlier this year dar la jackson a 27-year-old mother with no prior arrests was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to the voluntary manslaughter of navy officer zack yube. >> i'll commit you to the middle term of six years. >> the encounter between the two escalated when yube drove up alongside of her on his motorcycle and kicked the side of her car leaving a dent and shoe print. >> she couldn't believe he had done it. decided to follow him to get the license plate. >> another motorist captured a few seconds of the high speed chase and shortly after this clip cut off, disaster. >> what happens is he slows down. the driver doesn't react fast enough to that to gauge how much he's slowing down. so her nose of her car literally

rolls up on to the back wheel of the motorcycle. >> now ensnarled, both the car and the motorcycle siding together for 315 feet before they became dislodged. yube hit the ground and dar la jackson ran over him. >> i won't see my daughter for a very long time. i deeply regret what happened. >> the country's roads and highways are increasingly snarled with traffic leaving many drivers at their breaking point. >> stress levels are at an all-time high and when our stress is high, we tend to personalize what other tend to do. we view it as an insult they're cutting you off. >> too often emotion takes over the wheel. >> you're not seeing that person head on. because you can't see them, we tend to have more of a reaction of being more aggressive. >> any angry encounter on the road can be terrifying.

>> i almost want to stop and pullover at an exit. >> no. because then she'll get out of the car. >> dude, i don't know what to [ bleep ] do. >> vanessa and her friend were headed to reno, nevada for a girl's weekend when their road trip turned into a nightmare. they described what went wrong. >> she's in the slow lane next to me and she starts coming into my lane and pushing me into the shoulder to the point where i have nowhere else to go and i have to come to a complete stop in the middle of the highway. they say things got scarier when she flipped the bird. >> when you add a little one finger salute, that creates crazy in a heartbeat. >> just keep driving as well as you can. >> even capturing her call to 911. >> we have a really bad emergency on highway 80. we have a vehicle that has been following us telling us that she's a cop and telling us to pullover and she's swerving us off the road. she keeps trying to hit us off

the road. >> i'm freaking out. dude, she's [ bleep ]. >> she just hit our car. she just hit our car. she's pushing us off the road. she's coming for us. put it in reverse. put it in reverse, vanessa. >> suddenly this woman jumps out of the truck and runs to her window. >> she's in an explorer. it's a ford explorer. she's knocking on our wind saying that she's a cop. go ahead and go. >> the hardest thing was looking straightforward talking to the 911 operator. she's pounding on my window and i don't know what to do. we both said later what if she had a gun. >> fortunately she didn't. she also wasn't a cop. that badge, from her job at a senior living facility. >> she is so [ bleep ]. >> she hit us. >> it says next right, fuel.

>> the 911 dispatcher tells the women to exit to a gas station and hopes the police can intercept. >> okay. there's an officer right now with us. thank you. thank you so much, ma'am. >> she ultimately pleaded no contest to charging of assault with a develop. her truck. and making threats to commit a crime resulting in death. >> whatever the most -- >> she was sentenced to 925 days in county jail and five years probation. she declined our offer for an sboouf interview. >> every second you were out tlr there, you were only making this worse for yourself and for this young lady's family. >> a reminder that a moment of road rage can lead to a lifetime of anger and grief. >> i don't think if it's even

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theirs. we take a look at the mermania convention to find out what's the appeal of splashing around with scantly clad people? no shirt? no shoes? no problem. welcome to nc mermania. yep, this is a mermaid convention. diving in for a weekend of fun, flare, and fins. >> being a mermaid means being the bridge between under water and reality. >> here we go back to the big pool. >> these die hards are making waves wowing in tails that can cost up to $5,000 all brought together by a shared albeit unique hobby. it was daryl hannah who first made a flash. >> what are you doing,

sweetheart? >> taking a bath. >> can i come in? >> no. >> then it was aerial's turn as the little mermaid. ♪ under the sea. >> now it's hannah's who says for her it's about pushing fun and fantasy. >> these are one of my favorite part of my room. they are handmade by me, jelly fish lanterns. >> met the 21-year-old art and design student at her college in virginia. >> this is fish netting that i got that actually make tops with. >> although hours away from the ocean, she's found a way to bring the sea to her. >> here is a jar of sand from the outer banks which i collected myself. this room is kind of like, my roommate grotto. >> hannah teaches with instagram

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water. >> here at one of the largest mermaid gatherings in world we meet chris, an actor who turned merman who has been part of this community for the last four years. >> i would call a pressure mermaid a giver of dreams. go get that dream. go be you. >> chris says a big motivator for him is upping the image of him in the mermaid industry. >> create a world for them where they don't have to be afraid. i was picked on in school for my love of the ocean. when i set out to be this character, i wanted to make it a safe haven for other mean and be a role model and be an inspiration for them and breakdown as many doors as i possibly could. it's just what i do. it's my job. it's the job that i wanted to do. i just keep, to quote dory from finding ne "finding nemo" i just keep swimming. it's just an amazing feeling to know that i made an impact on a

lot of people in this business and people looking to join the business. it's wonderful. it's very overwhelming. >> 300 participants from around the globe have traveled to this meet up to socialize. check out the latest gear. >> these are our $3,000 silicone tails. >> and to attend seminars about all things mermaiding. >> know what you're wearing and what you're doing under water. >> husband and wife duo ar coaching the students on how to strike a pose while submerged taking them from classroom to pool to test their moves. hannah, the veteran, stunning in these under water shots. >> i learned a whole lot about breath control, buoyancy and stuff like that. we had some good laughs when we looked at the photos. it's been fun. >> she says her began as a

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finally tonight at this catholic church a priest who practices what he preaches. here's my co-anchor dan harris. >> jorge knows firsthand what it means to be a part whof what ses like two very separate worlds, the lbgt community and the catholic church. at the church of st. paul in new york city he works in lgbt out reach. while this church may be

progressive, that is not the case across the country. but a conversation is gipinbegi. >> i think there a's real need for lgbt catholics to feel welcome in the church and they have not. it's an attempt to bring the church. >> father james martin has written a new book called "building a bridge." >> you want to build a bridge. how do you do that? >> respect, compassion and sensitivity. that goes for both sides. but the onus is really on the institutional church because it's the institutional church that has made the lgbt catholics feel so marginalized. >> a wake up happened with the massacre in orlando florida, the largest mass shooting in america. >> 49 people were killed and yet only a handful of bishops spoke out and fewer still used the words guy or lgbt. it revealed to me a certain lack of participation in that part of our church and society. >> you say this has to be a two

way street and you call on members of the lgbt community to be respectful. >> for some people in this community that is a tough pill to swallow because they've been on the receivingen end of what they feel is zrigdiscrimination. i make it clear the burden is on the church, but lgbt catholics are christians -- >> they do not want to hear anything about welcoming lgbt people. unfortunately a lot of approximate t is motivated by home phobia and fear. >> do you have optimism that this bridge can be built? >> absolutely. there are people who are lgbt catholics who are members of their perish communities and who are welcome. there are places across this country where it's happening already. it's just a question of trying to get people in the institutional church to see that these are their brothers and sisters. >> once we have people on both

sides who are willing to i guess compromise, then i think we'll see it a bit easier for both to co-exist. >> this is dan harris in new york. >> that's indeed why we build bridges. thanks for watching abc news. as always we're online at abc news.com and our facebook page. happy fourth of july and enjoy the weekend. >> hey, everybody. welcome to the game show that's so exciting, at emmy time, they nominate us in the drama category. stay where you are. it's time to play "who wants to be a millionaire." [cheers and applause] hey, everybody, welcome to the show. you guys ready to play "millionaire"? [cheers and applause] our returning contestant has put her career on hold

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