5 Things to Know This Morning

5 Things to Know This Morning

ByABC News
August 18, 2015, 4:53 AM
Army Rangers students carry a zodiac boat into the Yellow River, Aug. 4, 2015, at Camp James E. Rudder on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
Army Rangers students carry a zodiac boat into the Yellow River, Aug. 4, 2015, at Camp James E. Rudder on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
Nick Tomecek/Northwest Florida Daily News/AP Photo

— -- Your look at the five biggest and most buzz-worthy stories of the morning.

1. First Women Set to Graduate from Army's Grueling Ranger Training School

Two female soldiers are set to graduate Friday from the prestigious Army Ranger training camp -- the first in history to make it through the grueling course, officials said.

"Ranger School is the Army’s premier combat leadership course, teaching Ranger students how to overcome fatigue, hunger, and stress to lead Soldiers during small unit combat operations," read a statement from the military announcing the women’s successful completion of the course.

The 62-day course "pushes Ranger students to their mental and physical limits by forcing them to operate on minimal food and sleep," the statement says.

2. Lenny Robinson, 'Route 29 Batman,' Killed In Maryland Highway Crash After 'Batmobile' Breaks Down

The famed "Route 29 Batman," who drove his "Batmobile" in full costume to visit sick children, was struck and killed by a car on a western Maryland highway, authorities said.

Lenny B. Robinson, 51 -- known as the "Route 29 Batman" for the road where he was pulled over for driving his car with Batman symbol license plates -- was hit Sunday night after experiencing engine trouble, according to Maryland State Police.

Robinson was standing in the fast lane of I-70 to check his engine when he and his custom Lamborghini were struck by a Toyota Camry, police said.

3. Synthetic Identity Fraud: A New Kind of Costly ID Theft You’ve Never Heard Of

Identity theft has been an ever-growing problem, but authorities say there is a new twist on an old problem for us to worry about: Synthetic identity fraud.

“Synthetic identity fraud is when the fraudster uses one true piece of your identity… and then combines it with fake information, so perhaps a different name, a different date of birth,” said Eva Velasquez, the CEO of Identity Theft Resource Center.

4. Passengers' Bodies Recovered in Indonesian Plane Crash

The bodies of all 54 people aboard an Indonesian passenger plane that crashed during a flight over the country’s province of Papua have been recovered, authorities said.

The plane’s black box recording device was also found, according to the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation.

Recovery efforts were slowed by fierce weather and rugged terrain.

5. Dashcam Video Shows Seattle Cops Pull Over Speeding Driver Only to Find His Wife In Labor

Oh baby.

Seattle police pulled over a speeding motorist, only to find that he had a pretty good reason for blowing through lights -- his wife was in labor.

The incident, captured on dashcam video, shows the exchange between the motorist and officers early on Aug. 16 after the driver was spotted running red lights and speeding down Martin Luther King Jr. Way S, according to the Seattle Police Department.

"She's in labor man," the man can be heard shouting after he is pulled over.

"Let me go man, I can make it."