jury selection, former penn state coach jerry sandusky goes

on trial in a sexual abuse case that shocked the nation. >> good afternoon. here is what people are talking about today. after months of acquisitions and drama the sex abuse trial of jersey sandusky is now underway. he is charged with abusing several young boys over a period of more than a decade. >> jerry sandusky and his lawyer arrived a t the court -- at the courthouse for day one of the jury selection. they picked from a pool of more than 200 potential jurors from center county, the home of penn state. inside a packed courtroom the judge stressed the seriousness of the case. >> he said i need you to all have an open mind. this department is charged -- defendant is charged with the sexual abuse of children. at that point jerry looked down. >> he is charged with 52 criminal counts and is accused

of sexually abusing 10 boys during a 15 year period. the abuse allegedly happened on campus and at his home. >> this case is getting a lot of media attention. reporters and crews are lined up outside the courthouse. the judge acknowledges that many jurors are are pretty particular with the case. >> nancy fulton feels the way a lot of people do in this community. she thinks it will be hard for him to get a fair trial. >> it was in the paper, on the news, on tv. >> sandusky is under house arrest and denies all the charges against him. if lawyers can find a jury in the next few days opening statements will begin monday. >> eight of sandusky's accusers will be testifying. four men are behind bars in howard county after police find a meth lab. last night someone

called police to report suspicious activity in a hotel room at the holiday inn. officers came to investigate, detected a oh do, found -- odor, found semicals. the sister of the woman for hire learns her fate. >> a judge has sentenced susanne data to life in prison. she provided the gun to murder her brother-in-law. she was shot in a contract killing. the convicted murder, wallet ter -- walter bishop is serving two life sentences. his wife will be on trial next month. >> two other people who took part in the plot have already been convicted. ed a a former -- a

former all professional raven is in court today. jamal lewis is in bankruptcy court. the 32-year-old refired in 20 oh -- retired in 2009. the case's trustee said she -- he has not filed financial statements. to some brighter news, look outside right now, it's a cool and comfortable afternoon. we have our first complete warning forecast. marty bass got the longer straw today is in the out back. bern debt -- bernadette woods is in the first warning center. >> take some time and get outside. it is a beautiful day. first warn ing doppler radar, there's nothing going on right now. we're still in this

unsettled weather pattern where it's the chance for a shower or thunderstorm. as far as temperatures go, down in the 50s right last. 65 right now in baltimore. still 50s to our north and west. still hanging onto 51 in westminster. we're going to get to about the low 70s. for what happens tomorrow, we'll send it out to marty. >> reporter: good afternoon. we're relevant ally at a simple -- we're really at a simple weather pattern. a big home of high pressure over the hudson bay. we're under its influence. there's some mild air moving our way which will become harm and humid air. there's going to be some instability around the area tomorrow. it's not going to be a ton of rain but squattered showers and maybe -- scattered showers and maybe a couple of thunderstorms. it's a beautiful spring day curtesy of that no,

northern -- northern high. it's going to start to feel like summer. how much so? bernadette woods will have those details coming up shortly. >> thank you very much. final preparations are underway for wesley brown, the first african american graduate of the united states naval academy. he died at the age of 85. he was born in baltimore and graduated from the academy in 19 #49d. the -- 1949. the service will be held tomorrow and will be open to the public. next week the harbor will be packed for the an verse ash -- -- anniversary of the war of 1812. monique griego is live. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. during accept operations boats from all over the world will be coming here to the inner harbor. today we got a glimpse of all the excitement that's to come.

>> today excitement ignited at inner harbor for the warrer of 1812 celebration. >> we're looking forward to the positive buzz it's bringing to the city. >> today the mayor and governor drummed up anticipation for one of the biggest events, the star spangled celebration. >> this history will have a great celebration, this entire harbor will be filled with tall ships, navel vessels. >> it will bring a parade of more than 40 tall ships and warships for tours. >> it's going to be the biggest thing in the last 30 years. tall ships, it will be like another invasion but a friendly one. >> many believe it will bring tourists and a lot of positive attention to baltimore's ever growing inner harbor.

>> reporter: as part of celebration there will be a military air show starring the blue angles. there's also going to be food and activity for kids. >> it runs from june 13th to the 19th and all events are free. queen elizabeth the second's jubilee is coming to a close. thousands packed the streets of london to watch the final events marking the queens 60 years on the throne. >> it is a celebration fit for a queen. the four day diamond jew -- jubilee wraps up today. the royal family will attend a service at saint paul's before taking a trip through the city. one member of the family will be missing the queen's husband, prince phillip. he was

hospitalized yesterday with a bladder infection. he will remain under observation. >> hundreds of thousands have turned out to celebrate. after 60 years the queen is more popular ever than with approval ratings of over 80%. >> i watched her all my life and through everything. i think she's amazing. >> last night the queen attended only part of a star studded concert featuring stevie wonder, elton john and paul mccartny. she was there to enjoy the cheers of a crowd initiated by her son, prince charles. >> three cheers for our majesty, the queen. hip, hip. >> h orray. >> hip, hip. >> h orray. >> the night endeded with a kiss on the hand and a smile and a massive fire works display.

it light up the sky above bucking ham palace. >> the queen will close the celebration with a rare address to her nation to thank everyone for honoring her. still to come on wjz eyewitness's news at noon, the race for the white house and why both parties will be keeping an eye on wisconsin today. >> some amazing video as a man losing control of a school bus. >> take another live look outside. a beautiful day here today. nice day to be out on the water. pirates or not. remember, your complete first warning weather forecast is still coming up. lap ing -- coming up. ,, @@

it's partly cloudy and 65 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete forecast is still coming up. the president is back at the white house after a day of fund raising. he teamed up with former president bill clinton for three fund raising events in new york city. those events raised more than $3.5 million. mitt romney will hold an event in fort worth, texas. it is primary day in five states issue

including wisconsin. -- five states, including wisconsin. >> wisconsin is -- has kind of been a lab test. they contest the vote effort in a way they they haven't been able to in any other state. what did they learn? were they able to target voters? were they able to use these new techniques? were they ben if i believe in this race -- beneficial in this race? >> the analysts say this race is too close to call. another reason why you should always buckle up when you're behind the wheel. video from inside a school bus in indiana. the school laws driver hits a bump -- school bus driver hits a bump and is knocked out of his seat. the bus crashes into a house.

there were no children on the bus and the driver was in the injured. he has -- not injured. he's been sited for not wearing his seat belt. whoever said internships don't pay well has never worked for facebook. soft wear engineer interns are getting paid nearly $75,000 a year. it say it may be paying them more to attract young engineers to its company. still ahead, days don't get much nicer than this. a beautiful and comfortable afternoon. your complete forecast now just 2 and a half minutes away. >> first, let's take a look at today's midday stocks followed by last night's multimuch numbers. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

welcome become. couple of showers -- welcome back. a couple of showers that popped up yesterday have died down over night. we have that north eastern wind keeping it cool. temperatures not going up all that much. 65 right now in baltimore. all of these 60s down to our south and east. look at these 50s in haggers town and oakland. we managed to get into the 60s, we will

probably top out in the low 70s. we're still under the influence from this same low pressure system. it's still spinning off to our north. while it's still around, still the chance again today for a pop up showers thunderstorm. again tomorrow and even into thursday before we start to see this weather pattern changing. when it does change warmer air is moving our way. we have one front coming down and one coming up. while that's happening temperatures are going to remain low. only topping out around 72 today, tonight into the 50s. tomorrow up to about 75 for our high. remember, our averages are climbing up to about 80 right now. this week has been below average and will continue to run that way until we hit friday and the weekend.

warmer air is moving our way. we will have that forecast with marty. >> it's been nice having summer, spring and then summer again. >> all within a week? >> or two. still to come, a placebo effect. what doctors are saying about the health benefits of taking soy. >> remember witness 13 is always on for you. here are some stories we're following on our website. for con -- constant updates of news and weather go to wjz.com. ,,,,

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eyewitness news today at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. dozens of security screeners are in trouble at one of the nation's newest airports. join us today at 4:00 right after dr. phil. stay with us, our five day forecast that takes us through the weekend is coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

welcome back. a beautiful start to the day. we could see a shower or thunderstorm this afternoon. we're going to take you through the five day forecast and a nice warm up with marty. >> reporter: not only are we going to have a nice warm up moving our way, we can't forget tonight we have the transit of venus going across the sun. instead of seeing venus as a bright spot in the sky it will be sill wetted by the sun. between 4:00 and 7:00 we're going to have any satellite television shots up and covering that e -- event. it's this afternoon. 75 tomorrow , 79 thursday. some instability possible 35, 40% each day. 84, 85 and 89 for your weekend. now back inside. thank you . don't miss the cbs prime time line up. at 10 o'clock a 48 hours mystery. stay tuned for eyewitness news

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