kurt gregory has more. >> reporter: just after lunchtime, a terrifying scene. reports of gunfire at ronald mcnair discovery learning academy near atlanta. the children were escorted to the back of the school grounds for safety as dozens of law enforcement agents scoured the campus. >> i never thought something like that would happen in my neighborhood, period. >> reporter: police say a 20-year-old michael brandon hill carrying an ak-47 and other weapons slipped past a buzzer security system and into the school by following someone who was authorized to be there. >> he didn't get any further than the front office. he barricaded himself with a couple office employees. >> reporter: as police arrived, the gunman left the office firing at least half a dozen rounds at responding officers. >> the officers were able to return fire. when they saw him in -- alone. >> reporter: when police fired back, the suspect dropped to the ground and surrendered. >> my husband called and said, hey, the baby is -- there's a gunman at his school. and i'm like, what? >> reporter: hundre

kurt gregory, wbal-tv 11 news. e? do cats miss peopl 5:51. 76 degrees at the airport. ravens showed up take last night. keith mills has highlights coming up in sports. time for traffic and weather together on the 1's. >> the trains are moving well. that is good news. no delays on marc train or metro. route 26, we have an accident along liberty road. you may find some delays here westbound on 100 just prior to oakwood road. we have an accident taking up a lane. 65 miles per hour coming out of the white marsh area. 295 checking out fine just prior to 100. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. a chance for some light rain showers or sprinkles. there could be some heavier thunderstorms this afternoon. it will be muggy and uncomfortable. a high near 87 with some scattered thunderstorms late in the day. not the best beach weekend. off and on showers. maybe at thunderstorms today, tomorrow, and sunday. high temperatures in the low to mid 80's. here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. stay with us. >> good morning. the ravens off and

kurt gregory, nbc news. >>> vice president joe biden's son remains at an anderson cancer center after undergoing medical tests on tuesday. bo biden set off a string of doctors visits. it's not clear what he's being tested for. this is not his first health scare. in 2010 he intent a week in the hospital after a mild stroke. touched by all your well wishes. will share update when we have it. vice president biden and other family members remain by his side in texas. >>> three hours from now army private bradley manning will learn his fate. the man behind the largest leak of classified documents in u.s. history could spend the rest of his life in prison. good morning to you and what can we expect at this morning's hearing? >> reporter: we know the hearing starts just three hours from now, 10:00 eastern time. we know bradley manning will find out how much of his life he'll spend in a military prison. what we're expecting is for the judge to come out and make a determination what she believes is the most fair. of course, the maximum is 90 years in prison is what he could get. he was convict