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it is day three in the trial of jerry sandusky. one alleged victim told jurors how sandusky pinned him down, paved sex act on him and threatened to keep him from his family if he told. he is among 10 boys accusing sandusky of molestation over a period of 15 years. 20,000 students in baltimore county were suspended last school year. now school administrators are working to reduce it this coming school year. they're working on the zero
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tolerance policy. officials said bringing drugs or weapons will not be tolerated. police in anne arundel county are warning people about the bottle bombs. two teens through one at a girl. police said if you see anying this suspicious, do not touch it but notify police. "good morning america" host, robin roberts is fighting another serious illness. she has a blood disorder that was caused by the chemotherapy she received fived years ago. >> kelly, robin roberts found
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out about this because she was village lants about visiting -- vigilant about visiting the doctor. that's the key, making shower you keep tabs on your health. >> sometimes treatment for cans are can lead to other -- cancer can lead to other serious medical issues. >> reporter: hearing that you have cancer is devastating. hearing that you're ill for a second time as you wondering -- has you wondering why me. in robin's case her bone marrow was weakened as a result of her raise breast treatment five years -- breast cancer treatment five years ago. >> when we dust chemotherapy with our patients we tell them
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about the risk. an average of a few hundred people develop mds. it's the worst that can occur but there are others. >> things you wouldn't think about such as effects on the thyroid gland, effects on the kidneys, effects on the brain where we see many times patients maybe don't think as well. >> the fear of recurrence, the fear of the side effects, the treatment. it's always there. >> reporter: laurie found she had breast cancer at the age of 35. after treatment it came back. it was treated again and she is cured. after watching robin roberts, she said she is reminded of her condition. >> there are people who still
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need chemotherapy. this is one of those crappy side effects of the treatment. without the treatment you run a higher risk of the breast cancer coming back. it's one of those things it's a gamble but would you ever want to take that gamble. no, not me. >> reporter: rb bin began her -- robin began her treatment this week. her sister is a perfect match but she still has a long way to go. >> roberts announced that on monday that she developed that blood disorder. now robin need as bone marrow transplant. she's fortunate to have her sister as a match but she has called on others to become donors. more than 3600 people have registered at the be the match registry. we'll keepler in our thoughts
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and prayers. take a look at the weather setup. it doesn't get much nicer. winds from the north have been gusty, steady around 15 to 20, gusting to 22 at bwi. still breezy but a refreshing north breeze. 70s. we'll talk about how things shape up into your weekend and beyond in a few minutes. >> now to a developing story tonight. the florida judge presiding over the trayvon martin case is showing little pay shans between george zimmerman and his wife shelly. zimmerman was ordered back to jail and now his wife is in trouble. >> reporter: his wife was released on bond and both charged with lying about money. this is the first time we've sen a picture of shelly zimmerman, the wife of george zimmerman. she turned herself in, accused
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of lying about how much money her family had during the april bond hearing. >> she is worried that she is now out in the public eye and there are safety concerns. >> reporter: she posted bond. her husband is still behind bars for having his revoked for the same accusations of lying to the court. george zimmerman has pleaded not guilty. >> they can always say we won't prosecute your wife if you decide to plead to a charge. >> reporter: the couple is accused of committing perjury in this bond hearing when shelly testified the couple couldn't afford the hefty bail. prosecutors learned they lied, allegedly speaking in code during a screal house conversation. after george zimmerman ames pond was -- george zimmerman's bond was revoked, his attorney said it was a misunderstanding.
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>> it wasn't like they were trying to hide it. >> reporter: george zimmerman will try to win his release. >> thanks a lot, jamie. some agos are flewing jetblue over a flight in march when a pilot had to be physically restrained after screaming about religion and terrorism. they claimed the airline was grossly negligent. it also contends that the airline should have known that osbon was unfit to fly. jet plu has at this point not offered -- jetblue has at this point not offered a comment. a toddler is thrown from a car and how the child is doing. the college prank that some say are too close to comfort. the reactions you've got to see
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an 18-month-old girl was thrown from an suv in lubbock texas and it was caught on tape.
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the father was trying to get away from a high speed crash. the toddler was able to get up and walk after being e jectd. someone jumps out of the vehicle and scoops her up. her father is facing a number of charges tonight. more than 43,000 acres have been destroyed by a wildfire in northern colorado. this is the time lapse. many residents have been forced to evacuate the area. the fire has destroyed more than 100 structures and killed one person so far. what would you do if someone walking next to you decided to roach over and hold your hand. not everyone is welcoming this idea. andrew tried to try it out on campus at utah valley state. there's one where he opens the door for people who are far
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away. okay. i think people will feel he's a little bit strange. coming up, hundreds of folks gathered in clifton park to take in all the sights and sounds. we'll tell you why navy sales were in the -- seals were in the air. plus, is your personal relationship affecting your job? what new research says about the effect your spouse could be having on your career.
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downtown, the baltimore sailabration is in full swing. thousands of people lined the waterway to see the show, including a 21 gun salute.
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there were a slew of tall ships. they're visiting as part of the star spanninged celebration. it includes the writing of the star spaingled ban -- spangled banner. many of the ships will be open for tours. hex was remade in clifton park as pos ton's celebration -- baltimore's celebration began. >> reporter: the historic clifton mansion was the backdrop of years gone by. >> it helps to see how people lived back then and see how long it took to shoot them and to see the uniforms and the horses. it helps bring history alive.
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>> reporter: the mansion is being celebrated for its role in the war of 1812. >> was originally the home of cam ton henry thompson. he organized a troop of elite militiamen. they were the business then of the city. many had horses and they were messengers, bringing messages back to our gems, north -- generals, north point and fort mchenry. >> it was really cool. >> reporter: the reenactors on horseback were a big draw for the crowds. >> the horses were big. they road up and did tricks with the men. it was cool to see them. you don't see that in regular daylight. >> reporter: the u.s. navy's elite team parachuted to honor
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those defending baltimore during the war of 1812. >> it's a huge honor. it's a honor to go anywhere, but for the 1812 ceremony, it's huge for us as a july theme to come out. >> reporter: at clifton park reporting for abc2 news. all right. we love the navy. we love the coast guard, too. there she is, mighty coast guard cutter eagle. manned by coast guard cadets there from the coast guard academy up in connecticut. had a chance to spend team there. great weather to bring in the eagle. we actually captured it here with our view downtown. take a look. watch as we bring her in. there's the eagle, a great looking day to be out, taking in
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the views and the dramatic ships, parachuters. at the naval academy today, our other military area, great weather. continues to scan clear. that could be the case the next couple of days. low 70s now. winds are from the north. that's a refreshing and dry, dry breeze. humidity is low. 32% downtown. that is comfortable. 50% in cambridge. a little bit more humid. the storm system that came through yesterday as pushed off store. now it has stalled out. this will have cloud cover. tomorrow maybe not an entirely blue sky kind of a day. we may get clouds from the east
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from that offshore disturbance. but mild dry air will still be the theme as it continues to push into the state. humid air staying offshore. that's going to mean good weather around here. here is the trend. you can see things sit there and spins. as we go forward in time, as we go into 6:00, this thing begins to push south. that will mean clearer conditions as we work into the friday time frame. tropical satellite. you have to go to the eastern pacific. we have two major tropical disturbances. one is a tropical storm, a named storm in the next day or two. we'll see it tracking those systems. overnight 60 with a few clouds. tomorrow your two-degree darn tee, sun and clouds. tomorrow night we fall to 59, partly cloudy and staying dry. temperatures will trend fairly comfortable, low 80s.
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we push toward sunday, 84. remember, the blue angels flying over the inner harbor. it will be outstanding. looks like we'll have no aviation concerns. back to you. now to democracy 2012 news, mitt romney is hoping to gain the political edge on president obama when it comes to who can actually handle the economy in a better vation. tory dunnan joins us. somehow romney planning to go about this. >> reporter: he was talking with business leaders and ceo's about the economy. he was hitting the president hard, continuing to blame him for the issues. >> the reason it has taken so long for this recovery to gain traction and to put people back to work is in large measure because of the policy choices the president made. >> reporter: and, kelly, romney also pointed to the stimulus, the president's healthcare plan,
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the reason he thinks the economy is struggling right now. >> republicans clearly see an opening here given the economy has been slow. any of the polls supporting that? >> reporter: first, let has talk about 2008. one of the main reasons why president obama won the race is voters really trusted him, more with the economy than they did john mccain. right up before the election he had a 20% lead over mccain. this time around, it doesn't look like that will be the case. there's a poll. only 43% of voters have favorable opinions of the president's economic agenda. that's still slightly ahead of mitt romney who's at 40%. you can sew that 2008 advantage will not happen this go around. the president will be traveling tomorrow to ohio to give a speech on the economy. he is set to paint this sharp contrast between himself and mitt romney and try to convince voters why they should give him
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four more years to fix things. >> all right. troy, neck and neck. well, the first lady is getting in on the pinterest trade. mrs. obama captioned some of the photos herself, including skippingstons, mini golf and including a wedding day picture. show far she has more than 1600 followers and ann romney joined pinterest in february. i'm jamie costello. coming up, popular but very dangerous. there's a growing concern over the number of bottle bomb incidents. we'll have the latest incidents and the charges. plus, runners are lacing up their shoes getting ready for
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the baltimore 10-milers. you'll hear about girls on the run. those stories and more coming up at 6.
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just can't get ahead of work? your spouse could be the blame. we take a lack at some of the biggest distractions you might have on the job. >> reporter: if you find yourself unable to focus at work, chances are your significant other is to -- to blame. one in five cite personal
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distractions. it consumes so much time and attention that work often take as back seat. distractions can be lurking in the office. the next one is a coworker who constantly wants to chat, followed boy work relationship challenge -- by work relationship challenges and financial concerns. child care can also affect it. things like your cell phones and social media sites are the least distractive. reporting from new york. well it is a sight to seerkts the tall ships -- see. the tall ships converge on the inner harbor. it is all stuff you have at home, but if you put them
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together, it can lead to trouble. >> also, getting sent to the office is going to mean something again. why baltimore county is pushing punishment back to the principals. >> one swab. that's all it takes to help someone. >> according to the great group stix, come sail away as the ships made its way into the inner harbor from around the globe. here they come. as far as the weather is concerned, on a scale of 1 to 10, this was a 14, all part of the star spangled sailabration, marking the war of 1812. take a look at harbor cam. you can see some of the ships right now. it's a beautiful evening in baltimore. how long will this last? forever. >>

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