new developments in the jerry sandusky case. the new revelation the jury won't hear before deciding on the case. we have this story on air and online. 15 big banks credit rating dropped. we'll explain why the downgrade and what it means for the stock market. a seattle woman wants to bear part of her body in a

public pool, so what does management think about that proposal? we'll fill you in on this friday, june the 22nd. good morning, maryland. thank you so much for joining us on this friday morning. it was a roaster yesterday. so everybody wants to know what's happening this weekend. >> well, i think it's going to be a cooldown. still 90, but we lose the humidity and it feels great. it's hard to believe it's 90 degrees but yesterday it hit that new record. 1923, guys, we tied it. so there you go. we put a record in the books. dundalk is showing the clouds out there this morning, but still again a steam bath. 81 degrees right now. but it's the humidity at 67% making it feel very uncomfortable across the area. 86 degrees right now in the inner harbor. annapolis at 82. down towards d.c. land, you're at 83. so a very sticky morning out there. you can see the clouds on our satellite picture rolling in. so it's not going to be the full-on sunshine that we saw yesterday afternoon. we are going to see the clouds out there, at times a peek or two of sunshine that will help destabilize the atmosphere and

that destablization will allow for scattered showers and gusty thunderstorms. it looks like 2:00 to 3:00 in the afternoon from 95 on points west and you take a line from 95 on east, gusty showers and storms come in between 4:00 to 8:00. we'll talk more about your forecast coming up in just a little bit. let's talk traffic with lauren cook. >>reporter: good morning, mike. if you are using 95 in the white marsh area, no problems to report whatsoever. you are looking at a 15-minute trip southbound from the beltway all the way to downtown baltimore. once you do get into the city, watch out for all the ongoing construction on 895. it's going to cause a pretty significant backup later this morning at the harvard tum. right now nice and clear. but as the day does progress, you might want to stick with the fort mchenry tunnel or the key bridge as your alternate route. as we head out to howard county, this is exactly what it looks like at interstate 70 at colombia pike, everything up to speed make forg a nice easy road over towards 695. this is a look at the southwest corner of the beltway at route 295. everything up to speed. no problems to report all the way up to 83. that is a look at your abc 2

news time saver traffic. jurors in the jerry sandusky trial continue deliberating today. they were sequestered so they don't know that one of sandusky's adopted sons has come forward saying that he was abused. abc 2 news sherree johnson joins us with more this morning. >>reporter: jerry sandusky's fate now rests in the hands of 12 jurors as they return to court today to weigh the prosecution's arguments of child sex abuse. we've learned that matt sandusky, one of sandusky's six adopted children says that jerry sandusky sexually abused him. he was also prepared to testify for the prosecution but never got the chance. yesterday the jury discussed the case for more than eight hours before coming to a close at niep:30 p.m. the jury asked to rehear testimony of mike mcqueary. he was the one-time graduate assistant who reported seeing sandusky assault a boy in a shower. they also want today rehear testimony from a doctor who testified that mcqueary gave him a different account of what he saw. many wonder why matt sandusky was not called as a witness.

sources close to the case say matt was waiting in the wings in case sandusky decided to testify and then matt could be used as a rebuttal witness. >> you put a witness like that up on the witness stand, they are open to strong cross examination because of prior inconsistent statements. first you said you weren't, now you say you are, which one is the truth? >>reporter: jerry sandusky has pleaded not guilty to 48 charges. if convicted he could spend the rest of his life in prison. sheree johnson, abc 2 news. news time 5:34. consumer news today, asian stock markets they fell today as 15 banks received a ratings down dr. parikh grade, all of this happening yesterday. bank of america, goldman sachs and jp morgan chase among others saw their ratings cut by the agency moody's. this comes amid concerns that the global economy. moody's says the banks' significant exposure and risk instigated the actions. here's how it could affect you, a ratings cut makes it more expensive for banks to borrow

money to meet their short-term cash need and that cost could be passed on to you and me. the sanford police department has released video of george zimmerman showing police what happened the night trayvon martin was fatally shot. here's an excerpt from that tape. i kept yelling help, help, help. he put his hand on my nose and his other hand on my mouth. [ bleep ] all i could think about he was hitting my head and i thought my head was going to explode. i didn't think i hit him. >> zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder in martin's death. he told police that he shot the teen in self-defense. a seattle woman want today swim topless in a public pool. >> the city thought it would be offensive. however, her condition changed people's minds. jodie jakes had a lump. after beating cancer she

decided to have a double mastectomy out of fears it would return. wearing a full bathing suit would be extremely painful for her. since she no longer had breasts, she said she had nothing to hide. >> if i called myself a man and walked into that pool, they would have no problem with my body, but if i am a woman who's had breast cancer with the exact same body and i go in there, then it was offensive or inappropriate. >> here's what they did, jakes is allowed to swim topless, but only during adult swimming sessions. she says she plans to fight for all women with mastectomy stars to get them to swim topless this. is a topic on our facebook fan page. we would love to know what you think. head to our website, abc2news.com/facebook and let us know what you think. they are partying it up right now down in south beach following miami's winning of the nba title. much different story in oklahoma city. >> thunder fans are in mourning today. they were so close. and there's one fan in particular who is taking the team's loss extremely hard.

also this morning a sneak peek of a story coming up tonight about a local war veteran and a business owner who are changing each other's lives. a story you do not want to miss. good morning, i'm meteorologist mike massco. we are tracking some showers and storms later today and this is a great tool you can get from us. this is our abc 2 weather app. you can see the interactive radar showing those showers and storms. we're going to talk more about those storms and your weekend forecast coming up in just a little bit. hey, lauren. >>reporter: hello, mike. traffic is starting to pick up here on 695 at bel aire road. i'll show you what 683 looks like coming up in my abc 2 news time saver traffic report. stay tuned. there's much more to come. you're watching "good morning maryland." kids, do you know what it is that makes this country great?

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5:40 right now. this could be a rough morning for a little guy who's a big oklahoma city thunder fan. listen to his reaction to the loss. why are you crying? >> i hate miami. >> poor guy. this is christian and his mom says that the first grader plays panhandle everyday. his favorite team is thunder star kevin durrant, but durrant and his team weren't good

enough to beat lebron james and the heat. as you probably know by now, the heat won the championship in game five, final score 121- 106. poor kid. poor kid. news time 5:41. an iraq war veteran changed forever by ied bombing now working to put his life back together. an annapolis business owner now lending a hand to one of maryland's hero, giving him the space he needs to help his ever- growing family. >> i know what living is now. i mean, not that i didn't know what it was before, i lived for the rush, that's what i lived for. coming up later tonight you're going to meet sergeant louis rosa, also ted levity. we'll show you how these two men were brought together and how their lives may never be the same again. that's tonight. it's safe to say that singer smokee roabdz knows a -- robinson knows a lot. >> now he wants you to come together to make the world a better place. we'll tell you how he plans to

do this. >>reporter: and people around the country pull together to help an elderly bus monitor bullied on a school bus. hear how they are teaming up to help her. this story on air and online. >>reporter: no problems to tell you about on the jfx if you are using that to get into the city. but we are still dealing with all of the construction on 895. not causing a backup yet, but it will later in the morning, so definitely stick with the fort mchenry tunnel or the key bridge as your alternate route. additional construction on the pedestrianington avenue draw bridge will reduce traffic to just two lanes beginning at 9:00 a.m. if you are headed out at green spring avenue. stay with us. there's much more to come. you're watching "good morning maryland."

5:45. thanks for joining us this morning. there's no doubt about it, it is painful to watch, cell phone video of middle schoolers tormenting a bus monitor. it's gone viral and it is disgusting. but the 68-year-old grandmother on this video says she does not want those boys to face criminal charges. and sherree johnson is here with more. >>reporter: well, megan, yes, it certainly is tough to watch. this cell phone video of middle school students taunting a bus monitor in upstate new york has gone viral. the 10-minute video begins with bus monitor karen cline in her

seat -- in the back seat of the bus surrounded by a small group of seventh graders. the boys tell cline, their 68- year-old bus monitor for the green central school district in upstate new york, she's so fat she'll probably die of diabetes. there were also physical attacks as well. cline sit there is in silence, hardly engaging the kids. the most hurtful comment came when they said she didn't have a family because he killed himself. cline's son committed suicide about 10 years ago. the it was recorded by another student on that bus. >> they won't do it to anyone else. they thought they were so smart, so smug. wipe the smile off their face. i cannot see pressing criminal charges. >>reporter: now, the kindness of strangers is actually pour -- pouring in. a canadaian man has started a drive online to give karen a vacation. he's hoping to raise $5,000 and so far he's raised more than

$1400 and you can head to our website at abc2news.com for the full story. we actually have a link in here that if you click on, it's called indigo.com and you can click on that if you would like to donate and help karen. reporting live in our active news center, sherree johnson, abc 2 news. >> you've been sounding off about this on facebook as we ask what do you think should be done for these actions wharks do you think should be done to the student? teresa says community service and maybe some public speaking about what not to do, go into schools and show their video, make an example out of them. bullying will not be tolerated. join in the conversation on abc2news.com/facebook. you may your responses a little bit later here on the air on "good morning maryland." it appears the recession has taken its toll on young adults. a new report from the census bureau says more kids are moving back in with their families to save money. the agency says the number of people living with their parents increased by 1.2

million between 2007 and 2010. that brings the total number of adult children living at home to about 16 million. smokey robinson wants to improve the world and he wants to do it through social media. the singer started a new initiative. it's called smoke alarm. here's how it works, we'll give you an example, if a country has a food crisis, robinson will tweet it and his celebrity friends have agreed to then retweet it, so they'll all post this on facebook and james franco, eva longoria, elton john, for example, they've already signed on. robinson says the smoke alarm will be used no more than three times a year. the department of public works has one exee singing the national anthem at the orioles game against the nationals tonight. stephanie walker was the big winner. she's a recycling program associate who's worked with the department for 13 years. she's been singing since she was a child and has sung in both the church and school choirs. first pitch tonight 7:05.

the o's coming off a three-game loss. that's called a sweep in most circumstances, to the mets up in new york. a fashion trend that's got mommy bloggers all atwitter. >> you're definitely going to want to know what you think about this. it is a three-inch wedge heel for girls. >> what? >> i know. this is what we're talking about. this is what we're talking about. it's by designer michael krour. the shoe will cost $60 to $70, if that's not enough to shock you, for a toddler's shoe, $60 to $70. so what do you think? >> no. >> comments about this on facebook this morning. some think it's okay for girls to wear, but most of you are saying no way jose. now, go to the facebook page, let us know what you think about this. megan, you have a two-fer here, so we're talking $150 a pair. that's outrageous, but so is putting wedges on a baby. >> oh, it's the shoes themselves, not the price.

>> i just believe that babies should look like babies. you know, it's a whole different culture out there. >> i guess so. i'm old school or just old. >> i like the old school fashion. here's what's going on, bel aire, not a bad shot out there this morning. you can see some sunshine peeking through the clouds. we'll get a little sunshine out there. humidity is still in place, but it is a cooler -- at least a cooler daytime high later today. look at the inner harbor, 86 degrees, 82 in annapolis. georgetown checking in at 68. here are the clouds that are coming in, streaming in from west to east and that's going to bring in the chance of some scattered showers, perhaps a gusty thunderstorm during the course of the afternoon. we're into the 90s, on the way from 93 as the daytime high. so hot and humid conditions. there is a chance for some of those gusty thunderstorms. in fact, the storm prediction center say maybe some of those become severe during the course of your afternoon. the storms will continue through tonight, ending about midnight for the eastern shore. we'll go down to 68 degrees. here is your exclusive seven- day forecast, let's get you going for the weekend, it's a

beautiful weekend. we'll hit 90 on saturday but lose the humidity. sunday is really a gem of a day, 88 degrees, mostly sunny skies. there could be a spotty shower on monday, still mild at 86, and then a nice cooling trend, 80 degrees on tuesday, 78 on wednesday. that's not a typo, 78, lauren. man, you don't get a lot of 78s in june. >>reporter: or a lot of 700 degrees. just kidding. little inside joke. there is a lot of construction going on this morning. the pennington avenue draw bridge will be reduced to just two lanes of traffic beginning at 9:00 this morning as construction does take place in the area. and on 895 the construction does continue just south at the harvard tunnel toll plaza. the key bridge or 95 will be your best bet. no concerns heading up toward the fort mchenry tunnel or south all the way to the d.c. area it, will be clear. as we pull up some drive times, if you are using the jfx to get

into the city, 11 minutes from the baiz to downtown. the beltway itself, 695 in great shape, the west side a seven-minute ride. you're also looking an 11- minute stretch from 95 up toward 83. that's a look at your time saver traffic. over to you. >> we made it in an -- an hour and 21 minutes before someone mentioned the 700-degree mark. >> sometimes it does feel like it's 700 degrees outside. >> mike, look at this way, haitis just called and says turn on the ac. coming up in a bit we get some more answers and seven- time tour de france champion lance armstrong is in trouble. >> today he answers to the allegations he took performance- enhancing drugs. do you want to own something that once belonged to george washington? how much you have to shell out to get his copy of the constitution straight ahead.

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today is the deadline for lance armstrong to respond in writing to the latest doping allegations. he's denied any wrongdoing saying he has taken more than

500 doping tests and has never failed. president george washington's personal copy of the constitution is expected to be auctioned off today in new york city. the volume from the 1789 features washington's notes scribbled in the margins. it's expected to sell for as much as $3 million. >> unreal. the world's ugliest dog expected to be crowned today in california. this is a picture of last year's winner yoka. wow! the winning dog gets $1,000 and a year's supply of cookies. once again, if you're in studio, you would see everyone gathered around, checking out the monitors. that dog is not ugly. cool looking. stay with us this morning, a maryland 9th grader accomplishing more in his short time on earth than most people do in a lifetime. >> this man's work is very impressive. it could one day help save lives. it's also gaining attention from some of the world's top scientists. also ahead this morning, what's more stressful than when you travel, losing your wallet

or losing your iphone? how travelers feel when their important personal belongings go missing. what -- what dos this cloud look like to you? there's actually a name for it and it's a pretty rare sight to see. we'll tell you about that coming up in just a few moments. mike, did you say that dog was breathtaking? >> here we go, chesapeake beach, a good looking shot. we got some storms in the mix later today. we're going to talk about that coming up. lauren. >>reporter: construction continues here on 895. i'll let you know how it could affect your commute coming up in my abc 2 time saver traffic report.