jerry sandusky on trial. >> the former penn state coach will come face to face with some of those accusing him of sexual

assault. good afternoon, i'm don scott. >> i'm jessica carkartaliga. >> the opening statements in the jerry sandusky sex abuse case. the trial begins for the former penn state assistant football coach charged with molesting 10 boys over a 15 year period. >> jerry sandusky could come face to face with his accusers as early as today. a jury of 7 women and 5 men listened as the prosecution began to lay out its case. they showed pictures of eight boys, describing how sandusky befriended them and sexual abused them. >> there's no physical evidence. it's he said verses he said. there were a lot of hes in this case. >> legal experts say the credibility of the accusers will make our -- or break the case. the defense will try to find discrepancy. >> the men ages 18 to 28 will

be named publicly in court for the first time. they sat up a tent outside the courthouse so the accusers could come and go as privately as possible. >> prosecutors expect to show how he gave the boys gifts. he met many of the accusers at second mile, the charity he founded. a key witness for prosecutors will likely be penn state assistant coach mike mcquery. he's expected to testify he saw him sexual assault a boy in a campus shower. that boy has yet to come forward. >> 8 of the 12 jurors have ties to penn state university. we're learning more about two hit and run understand didn'ts involving the -- incidents involving the nation's commerce secretary. ron matz is in the news room. >> reporter: good afternoon. a government spokesperson saz john

bryson suffered a seizure. the first accident happened at a train crossing over the weekend. he reportedly drove off and hit another car minutes later. police do not believe he was driving under the influence. >> no alcohol or drugs were a factor in either accident at this time. the investigation is ongoing. >> reporter: bryson was treated for non-life threatening injuries and sited for a felony hit and run but hasn't been formally changed. >> president obama has yet to comment on the investigation. bryson is a key member of the president's economic team working to create jobs. a woman is behind bars charged with kidnapping a baby. police say she snatched the 10 month old from his house in pikesville on saturday. police say she is a friend of the baby's mother and they believe she took the baby out some sort of custody dispute. they were found an hour after the incident

and the baby is back at home. the debate over a tax on bottle benches -- beverages is heating up. mike hellgren has more on where that money would go. >> reporter: it would go to fix crumbling schools and build new runs. some council members are trying a take i can to get to a full vote. >> a proposal to more than double the tax on bottle beverages in baltimore city may go to a full voit of the city council, getting -- vote of the city council, getting around the committee where it's been stalled. >> i will not ignore it anymore and try to help our schools. >> the mayor wants the tax to pay for improvements to city schools. it faces strong opposition from retailers. >> i struggle with the idea that you're putting more burden on top of people trying to support the city.

>> the tax would go from 2 cents to 5 cents fchl it -- cents. if it's pass ed by the council the mayor could sign it by the end of the month. >> reporter: retailers opposed to this are working on a count proposal to raise money and are lobbies city council members right now. >> thank you. the city council meeting starts tonight at 5:00. we will stay on top of any vote. the mayor has appointed a special committee to search for the next top cop. it will interview potential candidates to replace fred bufeld. he will be leaving the department in august after a lifetime on the baltimore city police force. it's time to break out the shorts and sunscreen as temperatures move into the 9 tos -- 90s today. that's a good way to stay cool.

a beautiful, i'll be it, very hot day as we take a live look outside. is this the start of summer weather? marty is monitoring the temperatures. good afternoon. >> i thought it started january the 11th for the hot weather. i would call this the second official heat waive of the season. good afternoon. let's take a look at numbers. any time you find shade you're going to drop the numbers down by almost 10 degrees, the difference between light and shade. 89 here on tv hill this noon hour. it's a degree cooler than this time yesterday. we're still going to be heading into the inging low 9 -- into the low 90s. there's a cold front out to the west that's going to come into is this humid air. already out over the ohio valley there's a good complex of showers around thunderstorms along the leading edge of what's going to be upper

70 degree weather coming our way by the end of the week. how much rain are we going to get? i will have that answer in our first warning weather segment shortly. back to you. a big snake has been found in baltimore county. animal control abouts agent -- agents are trying to figure out how it got there. there was a 7 foot python on taylor avenue. we found out that it is actually a 5 feet long rat snake. the oriels and wjz are marking another successful year for the food drive. we collected food and money for the food bank at the o's game this weekend. i got a nice farmer can out that. you can see a lot of people stopping to donate money or canned good. if you didn't get a chance to see us,

you can help by going to wjz.com and clicking on news. i don't know about you, but i have a newfound respect for all of those players wearing those jerseys. >> they hold in the heat. >> it was hot. we had to take our off after a while. >> i'm prim impressed you were working yesterday. i was horse saturday morning from working friday night. still to come. the massive manhunt in alabama after a fatal shooting near auburn university campus. the latest on the search for the gunman. >> the geek politician coming out of hiding. why he said he slapped a woman on live television. >> a hot start to the work week. marty will be back with the summer like temperatures. your complete first weather forecast is still coming up.

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a beautiful day out there. sunny, 89 in central maryland. your complete forecast is coming up. students shot and killed near auburn university, now an intense hunted is under way --

hunt is underway for the gunman. desmonte leonard opened fire killing 3 people and wounding several others. among the dead two former auburn football players. witnesses and neighbors say the shooting stemmed over a fight over a woman. >> i can't explain in words what happened. i just feel bad knowing that it happened in my neighborhood and i see these people every day. >> us chilling with all these females to a miss -- to a massacre for no reason. >> police say he will face three counts of capitol murder. clemons is on trial for lying to congress when he denied using steroids. closinging arguments are -- closing arguments are expected to start tomorrow. a geek politician is coming out of hiding today.

it's his first public appearance since he assaulted a woman on live television. he was arguing with opponents on a talk show when he threw water on one woman and slapped another woman three times before taking off. he claims the attack was provoked and he's planning to sue the other panelists. it's the ended of the road for one -- end of the road for one of the ravens pass catchers. later today derek mason will retire as a raven after 15 seasons with the nfl. he has been receptions and receiving yards than any other raven in history. he will hold a press conference today. we will have complete coverage at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. >> he's going out as a raven. still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at noon, some summer like heat outside has people trying to stay cool. >> first here's a look at today's midday stocks. ,,,,,,,,,,

so it's 89. it's a degree cooler than at this time yesterday. there's no question, we're going to be getting into the low 90s. now, we're still calling for a high of 88, but that is at bwi marshall. we can get hung up in numbers and stats and location, location, location. the fact of the matter is, maybe everywhere but

that official temperature it's going to be over 90. we're not looking for any showers. look at the radar. this humid unstable air mass about to be invaded by slow moving cold front. tonight rain by bedtime is likely. can't even rule out a thunderstorm. right now we're not in any risk box. right now as that energy movers -- moves our way we're going to be seeing thunderstorms and showers. the more sun you see tomorrow the more we're going to warm up. there's nothing along the coast that's going to hold this front up. it's going to get through the area. skies are going to clear out wednesday as we start the bicentennial of the war of 1812. by the time we get to the week's end and weekend when don is out

there mcing on saturday it's going to be a spectacular period of weather with temperatures dropping back into the mid 70s. today 89. over night tonight it's going to be hanging in the low to mid 70s. tomorrow we're going to be hanging at about 80 but that's with shower activity. we will talk about the five day forecast coming up shortly. still to come. a new study sheds light on why people who skip sleep weigh more. >> for more news and the updated weather forecast, log onto wjz.com. [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare?

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reports of a shocking mugging case in oregon and it's all so a couple can see each other. people said they noticed something strange with a tenant. he was coming in and out pair kay riing a pink -- carrying a pink suitcase. it turns out his girlfriend was inside. she said it was so she could secretly visit him in his apartment. >> it's not what you think though. you put your head under a pillow or under a blanket. it's just like that.

>> she said she wasn't allowed into the building because she got into some trouble there a year august. she -- year ago. she was arrested for trespassing. shock trauma bringing together those who have lost loved ones over the past year. this is the second time the hospital has held a memorial program. it gives friends and family a chance to pray, share stories and honor the lives of those lost. they also put together a photo collage of all the people. taking aspirin before heart surgery can help post-operate. taking aspirin reduces the risk of acute kidney failure. those taking aspirin for 50% less likely to suffer kidney failure. researchers are exploring how a lack of sleep can be

linked to obesity. sleep dep per invitation impairs bryan activity. sleep loss may prevent the brain from making appropriate food choices. it found that it can also lead to higher anxiety levels. they took brain scans first after a good night's sleep and after a night of not sleeping good. they found that after with being deprived of sleep anxiety jumped by as much as 60%. check back in with wjz eyewitness news today at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. we are closely monitoring the opening statements in the jerry sandusky trial. a run away wild fire. why firefighter s are having trouble bringing a wild fire in colorado under control. join us for these stories and all today's breaking news at 4:00

after dr. phil. >> please stay with us, your five day forecast is coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

it's a very warm humid news. once you get by the water, annapolis, rock hall, the low 80s. i assume somebody in bel

air left their door open and it cooled the air. watch for showers around thunderstorms over night which will linger through tomorrow. there's those beautiful seasons for thursday, friday and saturday, 77, 78 and 80. >> looking good. don'ted don't -- don't miss the cbs prime time line up. at 10:00 it's hawaii five-0 then wjz neez at 11:00. you -- witness news at 11:00. check out topanga. her family says they became suspicious after left overs went missing. they society up -- they set up these cameras and caught her in the act. >> don and i still think this is staged. the house is too well kept for a random plate of food. >> there's three separate angles on this. it looks like a tv show, not surveillance. >> look at that surveillance.

>> i don't know . >> i know, my counters aren't that spotless at night. >> no. >> don't tell anybody. >> you didn't have to admit that. >> they never look that good. >> they won't be for the next 17 years. >> this is true. >> thank you >> thank you