but as we go throughout the day, you know what? we're not going to be seeing any type of rain. we're going to be seeing plenty of sunshine. go ahead with your outdoor activities because we do have all five sweeps on as of now. let's start you out with the rain that we are talking about. nottingham, almost an inch of rain, over an inch in mount airy and also sikesville, that's exactly what we like to see. at the airport only .30 inch of rain. so, again, the storms down south really didn't help that moisture to come together. but like i said, we didn't need the flooding. all we needed was the rain. temperatures this morning coming in the upper 60s in nottingham, 63 degrees right now in mount airy and 65 in sikesville. the winds right now pretty much on the calm side, but they will be picking up more as we go into the afternoon at about 15 miles an hour. but this is what we look like hour by hour for today. we start you out at 8:00, that temperature coming in right around 73 degrees. lunchtime 78 and 82, that's exactly where we should be now for this time of the year, so get out there and enjoy. let's get a check now of the abc 2 time saver traffic with lauren cook.

good morning and how are the roads? any accidents? >>reporter: good morning, lynette. no accidents just yet. if you are out in howard county, fortunately no delays on interstate 70. it will be nice and clear from colombia pike all the way over to 695. as far as the south side of 95 is concerned, that's going to be in great shape as well. no delays if you're heading southbound towards 495 or north up towards the tunnel. as we check in and take a live look at the harrisburg expressway, in northern baltimore county, no delays here in hunt valley. it will be a smooth ride from shan road all the way down towards the beltway and it will remain clear once you do get onto the jfx. here's a live look at 895 at o'donnell street. now, major construction will begin at the harvard tunnel just one week from today. you will expect heavy delays all summer. you want to stick with the fort mchenry tunnel or the key bridge and the construction, unfortunately, won't be finished all the way through fall. that is a look at your abc 2 news time saver traffic. megan and charley, over to you. the second victim in the jerry sandusky trial took the stand. he's now called victim number

one. victim number one sobbed on the witness stand talking about the sexual abuse he said he endured as a boy. abc 2 news' sharree johnson is here with what happens today. >>reporter: well, megan, testimony in the jerry sandusky child molestation trial enters its third day as the prosecutors continue building their case against the former penn state assistant coach. on tuesday the court heard from victim number one. the 18-year-old described the abuse in graphic detail, sobbing as he told jurors that the first time sandusky allegedly performed oral sex on him he was just 11 years old. victim number one told jerry sandusky was a sexual predator, a pedophile who hand picked boys from his second mile charity. he said the incidents happened on the nights he slept at sandusky's home. jurors teared up, put their heads in their hands as the victim continued. alleged victim number one told his mother and a guidance counselor in 2008 which then led to the investigation. mike mcqueary, a former penn state assistant coach testified that in 2001 he saw sandusky

standing behind a young boy who was propped up against a wall in a school shower. now, he told the jury that he slammed a door to make noise, but didn't do anything to physically stop the alleged encounter. >> when someone salely -- sexually violates you, it alters your dna, it literally changes the person you were to the person you now have to be which is the person who has to live with this horrific atrocity. >>reporter: victim number one also testified that when he initially reported the alleged abuse to his school, he was urged to not go to the authorities. sharee johnson, abc 2 news. news time right now 5:33. a warning this morning from anne arundel county police and fire after a 6-year-old was targeted in a bottle bomb attack. there was an explosion monday evening at a playground on sunset elementary school where police say two boys threw the bottle at the young girl. fortunately the girl was not injured. the 13 and 15-year-old boys were arrested. police say that the fire officials this morning are pretty concernd about this because this marks the sixth

time there's been a bottle incident this year so far. happening today some of baltimore's recreation centers are scheduled to close to build newer facilities. rallies have been held to protest those closures. in a statement abc 2 mayor stephanie rawlings blake says keeping rundown buildings and depleted staff is simply not an option. she says "in the end it's the right thing to do baltimore's future." news around the nation on this wednesday, frightening video out of lubbock, texas of a toddler who fell out of an suv involved in a police chase, all of this in the past weekend. this is video of that car chase from that night. police are saying the people in the suv stole a purse from someone. a purse. during that chase, the driver lost control and flipped, sending the toddler out of the window and onto the street. amazingly the child was able to stand up and walk away. police later arrested four teenagers in the chase, all this over a stolen purse. the man suspected of killing three people and wounding two others near the auburn university campus could

actually be in court as early as today. the auburn police chief says demonti leonard surrendered on tuesday night. the shootings took place saturday evening at an off- campus apartment complex in auburn. two of those killed were former auburn football players, a current football player was among those wounded. a white california high school student has returned a $1,000 scholarship after he learned that the scholarship committee assumed that he was african-american. you see, 17-year-old jeffrey warren was awarded the money at the school awards last month at the martin luther king high school in riverside. now, the scholarship is given out by the mlk senior citizens club and club members didn't know that warren was white until they called his name after realizing the mixup warren decided he would hand the cash back. >> i know that they were trying to do a good deed for the african-american community and i had no trouble giving it back. >> warren says the scholarship

application stated that african- americans were encouraged to apply. the club says it will change the language on next year's application. it is now 5:35. verizon is rolling out a new service at the end of the month, trying to make your life a little easier. >> stay with us this morning, the new program will be especially useful if used with smart phones, tablets and other gadgets. we'll explain how it's all going to work. a new report now predicting on what's going to happen if countries around the world don't consider raising the age of retirement. and we have a light breeze this morning. i'll tell you how windy it's going to get and when that happens coming up. >>reporter: everything is up to speed here on 695 at bel aire road. i'll show you what 95 and the jfx look like coming up in my abc 2 news time saver traffic report. g

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everything plan june 28th and doing away with the tiered voice and texting plans. the cheapest smart phone plan will increase from $70 to $90. here's one way to fly cheap. you can take advantage of southwest and airtran's fall sale and get some pretty great deals if you plan on traveling between august 13th but all the way through november 14th. so something to keep in mind. for example, they're offering a one-way ticket for a flight of 500 miles or less for $49. bump that up to $99 each way for those trips up to 1300 miles. so not a bad deal. $139 for trips longer than 1300 miles. that offer, by the way, ends tomorrow, so you have to hurry up. is 70 the new 65? a new report suggests that countries should actually raise the retirement age if people continue to live longer. the study also says the government -- other governments as well as ours will run out of money if something does not change. it's already happening here in the united states where social security has started paying out

more in benefits than it takes. in fact, the congressional budget office already talking about gradually boosting the retirement age to the age of 70. when you think of a manly city, what's the first place that comes to mind? >> according to a new list, it is not charm city. where we rank on this list and what is now being dubbed the most testosterone-friendly place in our country. >>reporter: and the inner harbor is about to undergo a major transformation today. i'm linda stow. why things here are going to look a lot different by the end of the day and how it's all going to benefit you. well, if you are headed out on 95, no delays to talk about from white marsh boulevard all the way into the city and no problems to report on the beltway. it will be nice and clear as you travel from hartford road all the way up towards 83. and if you are headed out on 83, here's exactly what it looks like at shan road. no problems to report here in hunt valley. it will be a nice, calm ride as you make the push down towards the beltway and it will remain

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it's 5:44. thanks for joining us this morning. get ready to set sail right into baltimore. the star spangled celebration kicks off today. abc 2 new's linda stow is live at the inner harbor this morning to tell us about this huge celebration. linda, good morning. >>reporter: good morning, megan. the ships are on their way. they're about to get here in three hours. the first ships set to arrive at 8:30, 9:00-ish. joining me this morning is matthew bonner, you are the commander with the u.s.s. constitution base inside boston. >> yes. >>reporter: but you'll be here this weekend doing all kinds of fun things, starting today? >> we have replica gun shop drills out at patterson park this afternoon and we'll be here through the week, both working with the community, also doing educational outreach. >>reporter: this is going to be a huge event and a little something for everyone, for adults and for kid, right? >> it's going to be great. there's going to be about 4,000 sailors in baltimore today. they'll be open to the public tours where the blue angels fly over fort mchenry over the weekend. i think it's going to be a

great opportunity for the public to come out and see what the navy does for them. >>reporter: the things you'll be doing, i'm sure it'll be a lot of fun for the kids, right? >> i think it's going to have something for everybody, the kids and the adults from the games here in the park to the educational outreach and, again, a chance to see both the modern war ships. >>reporter: we're talking a little bit about your uniform. you'll -- you were telling me it's all wool. thankfully the weather will be nice. you go around the country and educate people about this? >> it's to preserve, promote the constitution as the first ship in the navy. greatest claim to fame was the war in 1812. we do a lot of educational outreach throughout the country. >>reporter: since you brought your hat, can you put that on? it's so beautiful. there we go. look at him.

handsome. >> thank you very much. >>reporter: matthew will be joining us in the next hour as well. so stay tuned. again, the first tall ship set to arrive here at the inner harbor at around 8:30, 9:00 this morning. we're live at the inner harbor, abc 2 news. are you going to see the ships or maybe see the blue angels perform at the celebration this week? we want to see your pictures. upload them to the facebook fan page. we might get those on the air for you. we've also given a list of where to park during the event. all of this can be found at abc2news.com. if you can't see the ships today, you may want to head over to clifton park for an air show. the bicentennial celebration at the park starts at 10:00 this morning with the reenactors on horses and tours of the clifton park mansion, discussions about the war of 1812, it all caps off with that parachute performance. news time right now 5:47. today first lady katie o'malley and young friend also have a campout. this is all happening at the governor house.

this is promote the great american backyard campout and to encourage recreation all summer. the kids will be on the house grounds at 6:00 tonight. the campout is saturday june 23rd. the maryland park service is offering activities such as campfires, animal programs, guided canoeing as well as hiking and crafts. baltimore native and former major league pitcher dave boswell is dead. he's best known for winning 20 games for the minnesota twins back in 1969. he did miss a couple weeks after a fight with then manager billy martin. he played for the twins from 1964 to '70 and then the detroit tigers and the orioles again in 1971. he died at his home in joppa. he was 67 years old. welcome back brian robert, the o's second baseman activated after a year off due to concussion symptoms. lookedded like he'd never went away. he went 3-4 on the night in the win over the pirates. adam joans 4-5 on the night with a two-run home run as baltimore exploded for 15 hits

and the win. chin picked up his sixth win of the season as the o's remain one game behind the yankees for first place in the a.l. east. first pitch tonight set for 7:05. ray lewis and michael phelps call baltimore home. even they can't boost the city's overall perception of manliness. >> according to an annual study by mars chocolate, north america, charm city is the 35th most manly city in the united states. >> out of 50? >> out of 50. it's not really that manly according tho this survey. >> last year they were 28th, but mars went on to say the study compiles manly data such as home improvement stores, steak, high concentration of nail salons and shopping boutiques, they can bump the cities down a notch. >> this is ridiculous because what if you have more women in that city. here are the top 5, oklahoma city, oklahoma, colombia, south carolina, memphis, tennessee,

followed by nashville and birmingham, alabama, they round out the top five. now if you're curious, san diego is the least manliest city on the list. >> oklahoma city topping that list. they're, of course, in the nba finals. on late last night here on abc 2. but you know, lynette charles is rooting for lebron james. don't even get her started. lynette, we don't have to fight again. okay. i'm doing the weather. exactly. >> satellite and radar not picking up on a whole lot in terms of some rainfall. we had our rain yesterday and some good soaking rains in some spots. right now we are looking at some sunshine coming through and also some clouds. manchester is going to show you that right now. again, we do have those skies brightening, we like to see that. that will be the trend as we go throughout the day. also looking at more of the same in bethesda this morning, so you don't have to worry about that rain gear for today. make sure you bring the sun shades because you will need them. this morning you can leave the sweater at home, you don't need it. 66 degrees in hanover. still looking at 70s in

annapolis and also chestertown. upper 60s in edgewood and northeast, good morning to you. as we go throughout the day, the winds will pick up. right now they are out of the north about five to 10 miles an hour, but it will get breezy as we go into the afternoon. moist, when you step out the door this morning, you're, like, hum, i thought a cold front went through. it'll take longer for the dryer air to come through. it'll be cooler tomorrow by a few degrees. there's that area of cold front, sliding off toward the east. high pressure will begin to build in. with the difference between the two, that's when we'll be dealing with breezy conditions. plenty of sunshine for today. here is that hour-by-hour forecast for you, temperature coming in at 82 degrees. that's exactly where we should be for this time of the year. let's get a check of the traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >>reporter: good morning, lynette. the celebration will shut down a portion of ford avenue starting tomorrow. it will be closed between andre street and the entrance to the fort mchenry tunnel. that's between 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. all the way through sunday.

for the best places to park, just go to abc2news.com. if you are using the jfx this morning to get into the city, no delays to talk about. it will be an easy ride. and if you are headed out to 95, here's exactly what it looks like in white marsh at route 43, everything up to speed. traffic starting to pick up, but no delays as you make the drive down toward the beltway. here's a live look at the beltway in parkville at hartford road. just 11 minutes on that outer loop from 95 all the way up towards 83. that is a look at your abc 2 news time saver traffic. megan and charley, over tou. say it ain't so, united airlines raising fees oncey wit to find out how much you're going to have to pay if you want to check more than one piece of luggage next time you fly. if you haven't played powerball yet, you may want to get a ticket today. we'll tell you how much you could win tonight if they draw your lucky number.

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checked on transatlantic flights. be prepare today shell out an extra $100. united's revenues expected to increase by $30 million a year as a result of that charge. expect to see some long lines today at the local lottery dealers ahead of tonight's powerball drawing. the jackpot has increased to $240 million. that drawing is happening at 10:59 this evening. good luck to you. if you've ever been charged with a crime, it is probably best not to add this to the list. >> somebody forget to add this to an inmate in louisville, kentucky. a courtroom brawl caught on tape. we'll shoal you what happened. also the wildfire situation in colorado has gone from bad to worse. the governor now taking action to try to help firefighters. also we'll take a look at the aftermath of a pretty nasty storm sweeping through parts of texas. we'll show you that and how it affects our weather with lynette. >> all right, charley, maryland's most powerful radar is quieting down right now burks not after picking up hefty rainfall totals. i'll show you those coming up. >>reporter: everything is up to speed here on 695 at route

295. but i'll lel let you know how traffic is shaping up on 95 and the jfx coming up in my abc 2 news time saver traffic report. you're watching "good morning maryland."

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