three of the fife fire companies -- five fire companies that battled the fire yesterday will be disbanded. today some witnesses and nearby

businesses are blaming the fire department saying it took 15 to 20 minutes to get to the fire, but the fire department said the initial engine arrived two minutes after the call came in. >> more disturbing testimony in a pennsylvania courtroom where jerry sandusky is on trial. today victim number one, an 18-year-old who just graduated high school, sobbed as he described the first time that he says sandusky performed a sex act on him. he said he was 11 at the time. former penn assistant coach mike mcqueary also took the stand and said in 2011 he saw sandusky standing up against a young boy in a school shower and heard a skin smacking sound. police in anne arundel county, fire officials are warning people after a bottle

bomb explode at -- at pasadena school. the bomb exploded but luckily the girl wasn't injured. police said this is the latest in a growing trend of bottle bombs that they have investigated. >> kelly, all day long, we've been dealing with this larks lot of rain. it's over harford county. that's going to be a tough, tough commute. how much rain so far? sykesville more than an inch. annapolis half an inch. harford county, you've had some of the strongest radar returns. elkton approaching an inch. more rain due in the rest of the evening. you can see the cloud cover thick. we'll talk about how things will change from the rain tonight into a much dryer scenario the rest of the week is coming up.

well, president obama campaigning in maryland. people paid anywhere from $10,000 to $15,000 for tickets. that included governor martin o'malley, senators cardin, mi cull skip and mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. there were street closures. it let -- led to backed up traffic. traffic was jammed up this afternoon. let's go to roosevelt leftwich to see if things have cleared up. >> reporter: we' getting into the normal rush hour which is heavy but a little heavier than normal because of the presidential visit. you can seat traffic right here. south charles street was closed for awhile along with parts of light street. all the traffic had to be

redirected. heavy trucks had to be redirected off of light street. it was a big mess as far as the trucks having to move all around into different parts of the city. what you have here now is a combination of rush hour along with folks coming down watch the orioles and the pirates. it's very heavy rush hour but things are moving. traffic is getting in and out of town. the best thing for a lot of the motors, the closures are back open. it's a matter of getting through the traffic. you can see it's still heavy. we'll have more at 6:00. roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >> yesterday downtown this was that big black cloud of smoke. that huge fire chased firefighters out of the building when the roof began to collapse. back at the seen cleanup is women underway and businesses

are singing praises and thankful that the fire didn't do anymore damage. tim rutherford has the story. >> reporter: walking past the fresh food store you might not have noticed that the building was engulfed in flames less than 24 hours earlier. out front only the boarded up windows told the story. in the alley out back, however, the damage done was clearly evident. buzz disci brewer live -- buzzy brewer lives here. >> there was the intense heat. the flames and heat. >> reporter: the five-alarm fire proved stubborn for firefighters. >> basically we used massive streams of water to do the west we could dpo. we covered all exposures around the building that was exhausting flames. >> reporter: the cause is still under investigation. city building inspectors are due

here today to determine if the building should be condemned. the one injured firefighter has been released from the hospital send home resting. joseph timmons has worked at the grocery store for five years. >> i'm shocked. i can't believe it. i can't believe it. >> reporter: two doors down at the latin palace, they're ready to reopen and thankful for the massive effort yesterday. >> i was very nervous. i was very excited about the hall of whole thing. -- about the whole thing. >> reporter: now the concern turns to the community affected. >> it's going to take a toll on a lot of people. >> reporter: in fells point, tim rutherford, website woab -- abc2

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taking a look at some of the stories that affect your money. people are living longer, which means your retirement may be further away than you think. we have more on why 67 may be the new 65. >> reporter: when social security crass created, the average american lived to about 60 years old. today life expect -- expect tan si is much longer. by 2050, the average man will live beyond retirement age and the average woman will live longer. the oecd suggests government

raise the retirement age. the social security add help strags is already cash strapped. it's paying out more in benefits than it takes. to combat that, the retirement age has been slowly rising. it's currently at 66 after sitting at 65 for decades. it's scheduled to reach 67 in 2022. raising it to 70 could reduties the administration's cost and extending it could boost the economy because people would stay in the workforce longer but not everyone may want to work that long, especially those in physically demanding jobs. >> did she say 70? oh, my gosh. this program has been around sense tween but very few people have taken advantage of it.

there are new plans to simplify the process and they hope to help 5 million borrowers. a mon out on a like comes across a not so friendly mamma bear. how the hiker managed to escape and call for help even after he got attacked. chrysler expanded its recall on the jeep leb ber ti. we have information you need to know.

a 30-year-old hiker had a close call when he stumbled on to a brown bear cub and its mother. been had only a backpack when the mother bear attacked him. he managed to get to a stree

tree -- tree and clem out of -- climb out of reach temporarily. >> i can hear it huffing in the tree. >> when medics got to him, he had a huge wound. he was taken to a local hospital and is now recovering at home, counting his blessings. an inmate in a kentucky courthouse holding cell made a break for it and the whole this morning was caught on video. officers was trying to get another man out of cell when the man charged the door. now he is facing attempted escape and assault charges. incredible video in florida. nonstop rain. you can barely seat car a teenage driver was behind the wheel when he got disoriented and actually turned into standing water.

he and the passenger barely managed to get out of a back window before the car was completely swallowed. firefighters in colorado are still working day and night trying to get control of that deadly wildfire. these pictures were taken off the campus. authorities are still trying to pinpoint the cause of the fire but believe this may have been started by lightning. all right. take a look at radar pictures out there pretty active weather, not the same weather they're having out west, here, very wet. you can see a significant amount of rain. harford county you had some of the highest rain totals. still quite a bit of rain on parts of the eastern shore. closer look, you can see heavy rain surging through. across through perryville and

perriman and elkton, looking at wet conditions there, and also looking at some clearing to the west but, again, more heavy downpours. right now is current conditions showing 72 rat bwi, 100% humidity, reduced visibility right now, about 40% of what we normally see. look at bel air where we had wet weather conditions on tap through most of the day and significant downpours at time. dundalk, wet weather. tough to see the key bridge even. take a look at the bay bridge. downpours. at times we lose visibility as the fog thickens up. tough to see the upper spans of the mighty bay bridge. coastal flood advisory is up for the western shore. that's coastal harford through coastal calvert. we're expecting enhanced high tide of two feet toward 2 a.m.,

so be advised of that, especially in anne arundel. humidity levels are around 100%. 10 miles would be unrestricted. we have that in frederick and d.c. but not so much in the noter northeast -- northeast corner of the state. tomorrow we bounce back. this, of course, is where the blue angels will be flying overhead. by the way, for saturday and sunday, the weather looks good. sunshine, maybe mid-80s, in the bad. we're getting the rain out of the way. the front pushing through. that will usher in dry air. so more rain showers for the evening. we could still see heavy rain for the eastern shore lou 5, 6, 7 a.m. -- through 5, 6, 7 a.m.

then thursday partly cloudy skies. overnight 64. tomorrow your two-degree guarantee will be 2, sun, clouds, maybe a couple of morning showers to the east. tomorrow night temperatures falling off and a cooler night in the 50s. hey, here's the outlook. temperatures running in the low 80s. 82 saturday. 78 sunday. that's very nice weather for the big sail brags -- sailabration downtown. the president spent some time in baltimore but the supreme court is ready to issue its ruling on the healthcare law. it's something that has sent shock waves through the community. tory dunnan has more on what's at stake here. >> reporter: we're told that this ruling could come down as early as monday. whatever the decision is, it's going to have a major impact on the campaign trail.

enacting the healthcare law was the month of obama's presidency so famplet pretty soon we will know whether it's constitutional. >> it is the law of the land. >> reporter: in march they heard orioles arguments on the affordable care act. now the presumptive republican nominee is zeroing in. >> it's bad for business and unafordable. >> reporter: the white house countered by saying a key element was based on mitt romney's own mass mass healthcare law. >> the individual mandate provision, they have striking similarities to massachusetts. >> reporter: romney told republican donors, he hopes the court finds the law unconstitutional and if it doesn't -- >> the right course for us is to make sure that the next president of the united states

repeals obama and replaces obamacare. >> reporter: the court has already voted internally on the healthcare issue. justices can land do change their minds -- and do change their minds. these supreme court rulings are issued each monday. the last monday is june 25th. mitt romney has mentioned at least four times in the past 24 hours healthcare. clearly, that's what we're going to hear a lot about leading up to this ruling. well, coming up now, the next story we're going to move on to -- betty white. she made an appearance at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. she was in town for a speaking engagement at the smithsonian but took time to say hi to the president before he left maryland. budget cuts that forced the

city to close fire companies. plus, the must packed item health officials say you should put in your luggage before you leave for your summer trip. >> if you're out there on the roads, one accident after another. be very careful. this is what's ahead on world news with diane sawyer. >> dangerous radiation. how much are you really exposed to these days? you'll be surprised. tonight the new information that will protect you and your kids. what doctors say you need to know on world news with diane sawyer. [ female announcer ] with xfinity,

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look at this, the dow jones up 162. the nasdaq up 33. the s&p 500 up 15. in tonight's consumer alert, chrysler is expanding the recall that we told you about in march to include two disawtion -- additional model years. originally only the 2004 and 2005 model years were impacted but the car maker is now including the 2006 and 2007 model years. the national highway traffic administration said lower control arms in the rear suspension of the suv can rust and break. after 26 days of declining gas prices, the party is over. aaa said the national average

rose. it's now over $3.54 and premium is up to $3.85. just head to abc2news.com to find the lowest gas prices in your area and where the station are. you'll find it under the track tab. apple's annual developers conference kicked off yesterday. now the company has announced a new app pap. they plan on getting rid of the google map app from the phone. changes are coming if you're on verizon. they want you to connect to its network. the new plans will include unlimited calls and texting for around $90 per month for one smartphone and one gigabyte of data. the president is in town.

even if you're not one of his fund-raisers, are a likely to be impacted by it. a busy afternoon for president obama, where he was and how you were affected buys his campaign -- by his campaign stop. how permanent closures will affect one neighborhood in east baltimore. >> as you pack up the kids and get ready to hit the road, what you should make sure you put in your luggage. we are stuck. this was the scene all over our city, all over our town. a look at 83. the roads are wet. cars are backed up. we have accidents in baltimore county, harford county,