against him. a pa raid of character witnesses were called in quick success. so far, they said he was known for helping kids. diane perez has more on how the remaining days of testimony may play out. >> reporter: the defense's case in the jerry sandusky child sex abuse trial has been moving with lightning speed. on day two, the defense attorneys for the former penn state coach continued to call a parade of character witnesses. >> wonderful, wonderful man. and when you've known somebody for 40 years, you know them, and you don't believe what other people say. >> reporter: by the afternoon, sandusky's wife dotty had taken the stand. his attorneys made head way when they suggested that two troopers who interviewed alleged victims tainted the case by sharing details of the sex assault claims made by other accusers. still a victim advocate says that's not out of the ordinary.

>> it's the normal thing for people, it's reasonable -- >> a psychologist refer to the creepy love letters and said it's proof he suffers from histrionic personality disorder, where he acts for attendance. the team attempted to dismantle the accuser's stories, megan rash, loss dead brother was best friends with alleged victim 4 said he was dishonest and known to embellish stories. a former neighbor of alleged victim one testified hearing him and his mother talking about getting rich from the trial. >> i think they're out for money. >> reporter: the jury is expected to have this case in their hands by this friday. once that happens, the judge says they will deliberate through the weekend. abc news, new york. he's already a register sex offender, but now a maryland man is in bigger trouble for looking up child porn at a public library. the man was spotted by a

sheriff's deputy at some suspicious material in the county library just two weeks ago. the 50-year-old is a sex offender who has to register after sexually awe abusing a minor. the sheriff's office found 7 photos and a video. take a good look at this picture, this woman is wanted connection with shoplifts at a tj max school. it happened on june 11 at the story in the 2300 block of forest drive in's list. the stolen items were covered, but she got away. if she look familiar, call crimestoppers. depends depends -- did you get downtown to celebrates? thousands did as the big commemoration of the war of 1812 was held in fine fashion. tall ships, historical displace, and full of things displays, and

lots of things to do. we look how the city did. >> reporter: you talk about five days where you have thousands of people up and down the promenade, over at fort mchenry industry, all the different venues, trying to see all the sites, just a fantastic five-day weekend here in baltimore, and the guy that was behind it was bill. you still -- we had lots of people here? >> we had lots of people, hundreds of thousands of people. it was clear, anybody that saw it, anybody that participated record-setting days, most to the baltimore visit center. the highest attendance at the fort mchenry. >> and the lot of businesses did well. i talked to a guy, we'll hear

from him at 6:00, but it was a great. >> we heard restaurateurs from canton, little -- locust point, where there was a concern about what the traffic with the influx of visitors would do. it was all over town. lots of spending, and that's what part of this was about. >> reporter: the ships left from today, but we still had on tuesday morning, to bring a lot of people down, but this is the first part. there's a lot more to this thing. >> it's just the beginning, despite the name, war of 1812, it was a 32 month war, didn't end until 1815, so maryland and baltimore will be having activities statewide throughout the period. there will be launching in spring of 2013, the chesapeake campaign, a roving statewide festival to saint michaels to solomon, then in september of 2014, which is literally the

200th anniversary of the battle of baltimore, writing of the star spangled banner, if you think this was big, just wait, come back, be proud, in september 2014. >> and there is a coin being sold to raise money to keep this party basically going for the next 32 months? >> absolutely, there is a commemorative coin, silver and gold, celebrating commemorating the star spangled banner, bicentennial, and proceeds from the coin come to the maryland war of 1812 commission and we are re in investing it all over maryland to keep the legacy alive. >> reporter: thanks for such a wonderful events. coming up at 6:00, we'll have more on this. we'll hear from folks had to say, and nothing but good things about the star spangled celebration. >> thanks. great job. and the weather held up so well for the entire weekend, in

downtown baltimore, mid-june, we thought we might be sweltering for this event. didn't happen, and the heat shoots up literally after the ships pull out after the cloud cover burns off. 93 now what it feels like in the inner harbor, 99 in frederick. heat advisories are up for tomorrow. beginning at noon. we're going to be hotter tomorrow. you think this afternoon was warm? nothing, we've seen nothing. temperatures up over 100. you can see the skies continuing to cheer off nicely. the rest of the he evening, mostly clear, 70s in spots, and eventually falling out of the 80s. we'll talk how much hotter it will get by thursday. if you're looking for ways to survive the heat, check out the website, abc2.com, we have tips on how to lower your electric bills, finds the cooling centers near you, and finds the section right there in our featured stories section. check this out.

you can down the load our weather app, too. tonight, the 7-year-old boy who played a mini darth vader in the super bowl commercial is out of the hospital. we told you about max page, that he had to have heart surgery. he says he is feeling great, although he has a little discomfort. he had a number of attempts to save the valve of his heart, and doctors just replaced it last week. they're keeping a eye on him. the search is on for maryland's most beautiful baby. this year's contest runs from thursday through sunday at the mall. costs $85 to enter, and that gets you a professional photo shoot, and 8 by 10. coming up, incredible story

of survival, after a three foot spear goes through a florida teen's skull. find out how the accident happened and how the teen is doing tonight. >> are you planning that summer vacation? we are working for you, so get some ideas to find the best air far. keep it right here -- airfare. keep it right here.

checking the headlines around the nation, an armed robbery in texas was caught on surveillance. he hangs through the window and threatens employee with a gun. the worker hands over about $200, and the suspect takes off. police are looking for him tonight. an incredible story tonight out of florida. teenager was spear fishing when suddenly, the gun misfired, and 3-foot spear went right through miss skull. the accident happened earlier this month. >> about one inch above his right eye. >> doctors say the spear missed every major blood vessel and did not hit the part of the brain that controls his speech. a team of surgeons found a way to remove the spear. the teen will have some trouble using the left side of his body, but otherwise, expected to make a full recovery. one lucky teenager. we'll be right back. [ female announcer ] with xfinity,

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school is out, but that means children have no place to go during the day for some. this week, saints vincent de paul opened the summer camp, giving homeless children to have fun and keep learning during the summer. >> reporter: summer camp starts at saint vincent's, which has been giving back to the community for more than 100 years. but this camp is special. it's designed for homeless and transitional children. >> helping them to deal with the fact they're living in the shelters, i think, being able to, able to cope, being ability to come to an environment where they know hey, i have people that care about me, i have people that are like me, and people that know how to deal

with issues i'm going through. >> reporter: the children experiencing a host of issues due to circumstances. that's why the camp was so important. hoping children gain self-esteem, and volunteers come from 12 area high schools. >> their definition of hope is overexcitement, smiling, always being cheerful. >> this is 17-year-old sydney's third year volunteering. she's on her way to college in philadelphia to study. >> i enjoy seeing their faces and how happy they are. it's just really, it warms my heart to know we can make a difference in their life. >> reporter: danielle is one of the 130 kids that come to this camp daily to participate in activities that strengthen the mind, like math and reading, and also the traditional activities that children love to enjoy. danielle says the volunteers are great when it comes to learning

new math. >> it's important, because i'm going for the higher grade, and like i need to learn things. >> reporter: the camp program runs from june 17th to august 10th. monday through friday around provided a free breakfast and lunch. camp is making a difference for the children, when they need it the most. in east baltimore, manny locke. now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecaster find most accurate by weather rate. >> at the harbor for the celebration and i heard the saying, the best boat, the one your friend owns, and how would you like if your friends owned one of these guys? >> wow. >> you and 500 of your best friends could get out any weekend. 87 degrees, not a bad life until you have to fill the tank up, and 55% on the humidity. i think that's why they say your friend's boat is the one to have. let them pay for the gas, you

bring the drinks, maybe. all clear, that should hold up for tonight and probably most of tomorrow. the chance for a storm will be there, especially on thursday afternoon and the we'll talk about the heat. the exodus from the celebration, and you will see several tall ships going by on their way out of the harbor passing the rusty -- and harbor east, and heading to the chesapeake bay. eventually, the atlantic ocean, probably going down to virginia peach or through the c and d canal, and out the delaware bay. seasonal shift coming tomorrow. we kick off summer. 2012, everybody was saying to me, man, it was so hot in march, surely we'll be off to a hot start this summer. that hasn't been the case, but it will be for the first day of summer. heat advisories already up, they will go into effect at noon tomorrow, so beginning lunchtime, excessive heat a possibility, stay hydrated, do what you can to stay in the

shade in the afternoon, and if you have an outdoor job where you have to work in the heat and sun, hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. if you're out for a long time. get the electrolytes. current temperatures pushing 90, humidity around 70%. that will mean a high heat index value not just this evening, but really over the next several days, today, a little hot. these numbers maybe not quite accurate, but doesn't feel quite as hot as the numbers indicates, but they will feel that hot or hotter tomorrow afternoon, and especially thursday afternoon. quiet on the radar scope, except for a couple storms over the shenandoah valley. relatively quiet across the east coast. warm front came in this morning, and we are still cloudy on the east shore. you haven't had the sun to heat you up. but baltimore west, the heat has been on and will pump up wrapping around the high pressure cell. this flow pushing a return flow, or hotter air behind the system. for a pop-up shower, slim,

better chance thursday afternoon. by the way, we'll be heating up, and so will the tropics. just a threat -- but this storm south of florida bears watching. tomorrow, it guarantee 96, tomorrow night, down to 74. 7-day forecast, just what kelli likes to see, hot conditions, and near 100, if not at 100 thursday. i think we'll begin to cool off slightly friday, better cooling on the way towards sunday and monday. >> thanks a lot. now to democracy 2012 news, as the issue of immigration continues to dominate the campaign trail, it appears that one of mitt romney's top -- is shoving a plan that romney says he hopes to see it make through congress. rene, what's the latest on this? this has been a hot topic. >> reporter: you're absolutely right. and some people are saying

president obama actually got a one-up on senator marco rubio when it comes to immigration reform. the legislation that the florida republican senator had been working on overlaps the president's deportation policy when it comes to children of illegal immigrants. so now, rubio's office is saying that the president's action has made it harder to garner support in congress for a more permanent bill by november. here's marco rubio on cnbc earlier. >> my biggest concern is by doing this, this way, the president is undermined and set back the hopes of getting a long-term solution done on this issue. but i hope i'm wrong. this is an important issue that needs to be solved for the long firm. >> reporter: during the primaries, romney took a tough stabs on deportation, but now appears to be leaving the door open to rubio's still unspecified plan. i'd like to see legislation that deals with this issue, and i happen to agree with marco

rubio. he said this is an important matter, we have to find a long-term solution. >> reporter: so what do americans think about this issue? the people polled here, 64% seem to agree with the president, and 30%, kelli, say they disagree. back to you. >> all right, thanks for joining us. i don't think we heard the last of this one. >> i think you're right. >> representative ron barber who was injured in the shooting with gabrielle giffords. he won a special election to succeed giffords. he was shot twice in the january 2011 shooting. he will have to run again in november. we have a lot to tell you about at 6:00. first, another major traffic headache getting started. what can you expect tomorrow? right here on 895 and the routes to take to avoid this mess.

>> they can can do damage. how to -- those stories and more coming up. what's ahead on world news at 6:30, here is diane sawyer. >> reporter: coming up on world news, we have some startling numbers about the danger of the high speed police chases, 1000 people injured every year in one state alone, and we will show you the kinds of things happening out there. tonight on world news.

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allison has more on how to fly the summer without breaking the budget. >> reporter: oil prices are plunged over the last month, but summer airfares are pricier. kayak says the average domestic flight will cost almost $450, up almost 5%. so how do you know if you're getting a good deal? if you're flying less than 500 miles, aim for anything understand $150 round trip, deals around $200 are the best for under 5000 -- and over is an hundred miles, anything less than $340 is a good deal, if you can't find fares that low, trying using frequent flyer miles. if your airline is not showing any available flight, check their partners. >> the biggest thing that people get tripped up with airlines is you are gone to see what's available and nothing is available. you assume, you know, i want to

go to hawaii, and there's nothing for the next six months, but most partners don't show online. >> reporter: if you have an united airlines frequent flyer number, look to redeem the miles with u.s. airways or air canada. a few other tips for lowering the travel costs. fare compare says, wednesdays and saturdays are usually the cheapest to fly. sales go on late monday, and other airlines will match the price. and even if a small airport is closer, don't write off the big hub airports. they are often cheaper. >> good tips. every parents things every parent it is