sandusky. good afternoon, i'm barbara haysen in for pat. and today the testimony was dough tailed and graphic. the first victim told jurors of a five-year-long sexual relationship that began when he was just 13. brian moore reports. >> reporter: in opening statements of the sex abuse trial, two divergent profiles -- the former penn state assistant football coach was described by the prosecution as a serial predator, and by his defense as a father figure who's being victimized. prosecutor joe mcgeddagon showed victi eed picture of the victims and painted a vivid picture of the young men and the abuse they allegedly suffered. >> the prosecution put up a series of pictures at the time the alleged abuse began, so in the jury's mind, they will always now through the course of

this trial associate those victims victimses with those victims. >> reporter: the first victim described a relationship that began with showers and escalated into physical acts. publicly the witness said sandusky would act like his father, but when they were alone, quote, basically like i was his girl friend. the prosecutor warned the jury that these victims were very young at the time of the abuse and that i reactions were that of young children and their recollection of the events might not be perfect. joe amendola admits to showering with young boys, but said that was simply part of the football culture, not a crime. he pointed out at least six of the accusers have their own civil attorneys and a financial interest in the outcome of this day defense attorney joe amendola says sandusky loves

kids so much, he does things that most of us would never dream of doing. commerce secretary john bryson was charged with felony hit-and-return after two accidents that may have been caused by a seizure he suffered in california. he caused the accident saturday evening, was found unconscious and hospitalized overnight for observation. police say drugs or alcohol were not factors in either accident. bryson is back in washington now. he is 68 years old. lawmakers say holder has not produced all the documents they subpoenaed in their investigation. into the fast and furious investigation. however, many of the guns were never traced and some were found at the scene of violent crimes. in december of 2010, arizona

border agent brian terry was shot and killed with a gun linked to the "fast & furious program." holder says the department has fully cooperated. there's new campaign commercials that take opposing stands on public servants such as police officers. it's not the work they do that's the issue, it's their pay. steve handelsman has our story. >> reporter: in the war for the white house, the new battle is over public employees, firefighters, police, teachers, to put more of them back to work. president obama is demanding congress fund his plan, to help states, cities and towns with payrolls. the new obama ad shows mitt romney opposed. >> he says we need more firemen, more policemen, more teachers, did he not get the message of wisconsin? the american people did. it's time for us to cut back on government and help the american people. >> reporter: team obama says

governor romney tried to cut public employees. but in wisconsin last week, unionized public employees lost. many voters upset those workers get good benefits at taxpayers' expense. >> you can talk about firefighters and people being great people and public servants, but there's pension problems associated and that takes explanation. >> reporter: explain that the white house is still trying after the president said friday the private sector is, quote, fine. >> because of massive layoffs, a reduction in the public sector, that was the context in which he was speaking. >> but a new romney ad features -- >> the private sector is doing fine. >> reporter: in fact some parts of the private sector are relatively fine, some still stuck in recession, like the public sector. >> public employee unions are already in this fight, one the

seiu, the service xwloifees international is up with a series of anti-romney adding. i'm steve handelsman, news4. wildfires continue to burn out of control. firefighters say the fire near ft. collins is 0% contained. over the weekend 2,000 people were ordered to evacuate. 400 firefighters are battling the fire both on on the ground and up in the air. a sticky situation here, not only did we have heat today, we also have some humidity, but a change is on the way. >> meteorologist veronica johnson joins us live with more on that. hey, veronica. >> hey there, guys. a dry weekend for us, too, with that high heat, temperatures up around 90 degrees both saturday and sunday. so we're going to exchange the heat for a bit of rain. take a look at the

satellite/radar. the white are the clouds. the rain the green, and there's again a snapshot at 10:00 a.m. where we had some sunshine around the area, but clouds have been on the increase. we're partly cloudy to mostly cloudy, as you head from d.c. back toward the test. temperatures out there right now are in the upper 80s. here comes a bit of rain right now, south of winchester, down around warrenton and leesburg, that's advancing toward the north-northeast, and some isolated showers making their way northward. 87 degrees currently at reagan international airport. a little more heat there in eastern maryland, 90 helps those isolated showers pop. 86 in montgomery village, so we are going to be cooling off, but it will be turns we had. more cloud cover for your evening and overnight, showers develop, most of those showers will be after midnight, as we drop to 76 by midnight. we're talking about cooler conditions, but also stormy

conditions. i'll detail when we're going to get hit with those storms in just a little bit. thanks, veronica. a big construction got under way along the about usee u street corridor. it will bring more parking and sidewalks. the good news is most of the work will be done during the day so it doesn't interfere with the busy bar scene at night. the bad news, at times it will be one lane in either direction. those who live and work in the area say they are bracing for all the growing pains. >> it's going to be a mess. i mean, that's you know how u street is, already a busy street, up and going. whenever there's something going on on this street, it just stops everything. >> work began near 9th street and will make its way west. it's expected to take about a year to complete. when news 4 at 4:00 continues, a member of the "jersey shore" cast gets arrested. tom cruise at the premiere of his big movies. >> and the sad and final days of

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arrested for wild behavior sunday afternoon. the reality store star is in new jersey where it's filming the new season. police said she appeared, quote, a little intoxicated. she was standing in the middle of the street slapping cars as they drove by. she's charged with disorderly conduct. neither cortese or mtv has commented. >> no comment from snooki. the show goes on for lady gaga, tom cruise a rock star, and paris jackson opens up to oprah. >> billy bush has access hollywood. hey, i like that haircut. you look great. >> good afternoon. yes. a little shorter. lady gaga, we're looking at a picture right now, she's recovering after a mishap. >> i'm still thinking about -- >> okay. go. >> i'm still thinking about how drunk dina cortesi is. when you're out in the street

high-fives cars, that's a big bus. >> but jim says she's had some experience with this kind of behavior before. let's move on to lady gaga. >> you mentioned snooki. weeble wobble, they all fall down. we love her. lady gaga, how about this? she's been taking it from all sides. madonna was in rehears always not too long ago, made a little barb at the fact that she believes gaga ripped off her song "express yourself" so she handles them on that front and she's also taken shots physically and literally. she's on stage in new s.e.a.l.ant. one of hurl back updancers bonks her on the head. she is a little weeble wobble, she makes it off stage, fixes the noggin and says, hey, listen, i will finish tonight. she did 16 more songs after that. so how about that professionalism? not bad. >> what a trooper. billy plays a self-absorbed

'80s rocker in "rock of ages" but we hear he was the extreme opposite at his hollywood premiere. >> yeah, what was he wearing? >> i tried to get tom to confess to partying in the '80s. i said were you hitting it hard? did the tomster go deep? he said never. tom has always been the strict professional, but she howed up to the premiere on friday, the movie started at 7:30. he was there at 5:00. i heard a report that tom will be here at 5:00, so we need you here at 5:00. normally i wouldn't get there until 6:15. i say, okay, fine. there's tom, he greeted every single fan in order, and i mean, the guy is just incredible. he's a committed when it comes to the premiere, when it comes to a movie. in this movie, which i have seen, you will see two things from tom you have never seen before, his left butt cheek, and his right butt cheek. he is in rearless chaps, folks.

>> and that was no double. >> wow, can't wait to see that. >> the director, adam shankman told me, i went to tom and said we have these very '80s chaps we'll wear over jeans, and he said a little snug when i'm wearing them, maybe we'll lose the jeans. adam said, you know, that will leave you rearless, and he said rearless we go. he said we'll have a shot that swings around the back of you, he said, okay, let's do it. after they did it, he said how did they look and shankman said, fabulous, 13 out of 10. so he went big. >> he must have felt pretty good about those cheeks. >> good cheeks. michael jackson's daughter paris sat down with oprah -- >> a little liberating. let's talk about paris. >> last night, they were talking bullying paris goes to a school and confesses to oprah she

experiences bullying at school, sometimes the kids don't like me, sometimes it's cyberbullying, things like that, and she said what's the problem? she said, girls. girls are so much tougher than boys when it comes to this kind of thing. paris kind of day by day goes through it. you would think she would be the most popular kid. i would think she's the most popular, but that kids would be sucking up to her, trying to be her best friend so they can hang out, but that's not the case. so she was very candid and honest about that. >> that's really sad, i'm sorry to hear that. >> maybe some jealousy there. >> she's an absolutely gorgeous child. >> she is. >> billy we'll be looking for you at "access hollywood." thanks so much. >> ready for it. meanwhile, dramatic moments and unexpected twists at theater's biggest night. it was an exciting one. >> the 66th annual tone awards were held in new york city last night. there were a few nods to

washington's theater scene. the night's biggest oncer was "once." it won eight awards, including top musical and best lead actor. the best lead actor in a play went to james corden, "one man, two governors. ". and nods here in washington 9 shakespeare theater received a regional award. the kennedy center "followies" won for best costume. and woolly mammoth had a mention of clyburn park over the years. the broadway version took this years's tony award for best play. much more ahead, a major oops for the prime minister of great britain, involving one of his kids. and a summer excursion to try to end a decades-old mystery. for all your news, be sure to stay with news4 online, and we're on twitter, too.

all right, return of humidity out there, veronica. >> more like august this weekend. >> exactly. still hot like this weekend was.

upper '80s today. a good way to cool off was being on the water yesterday. this is the south river. the south river, that ten-mile tributary that's right around the bay, a lot of folks were out with their sailboats, their motor boats, just a nice ways to cool off. this past weekend we were right up around 90 degrees, some locations even higher. temperature today at 87 degrees, that's reagan international. we have a south wind. as jim said, it's plenty sticky, the dew point at 61 degrees. temperatures throughout the area, we're 86 in fred ricks, 70 in culpepper, 79 in winchester, the cooling off coming from showers and storms moving through. we'll take a look at this. two areas of very, very heavy rain, tropical moisture down through the southeast, and then we've got more moisture, powerful line of storm just south of chicago, paducah,

kentucky, that continuous line where they have several warnings out for severe thunderstorms. meanwhile, around here, just showers for us, winchester, warrenton, and around lock u.s. dale, this area is creeping to the north and northeastward, so you folks in lees burg, you'll be getting a few showers, scattered showers for the evening, more coming in after midnight, a lot more for tomorrow. that's this tropical moisture down south, where there was upwards of 13 inches of rain through areas of the deep south. here's what's going to happen. we've had an area of low pressure and the cold front. both of these, tropical moisture will be making their way northward, so we're due to see quite a bit of rain, anywhere between maybe an inch of rain, some locations north and east a little bit more over the next 24 hours. showers and thunderstorms will be playing out tomorrow, especially during the afternoon, and right through the evening hours. here's 4:00 p.m. wednesday.

a few clouds will hug the coast, so evening forecast, just scattered showers, you could probably get by for the evening. 712 to 80 degrees, so still very warm. tomorrow morning starting out between 69 and 76, with showers possible even tomorrow morning, but again a chance for storms with rain likely tomorrow afternoon. so some of those storms could bring some very heavy rain. we cool it off to 78 to 81 degrees, and then on wednesday we're breezy with a high of 82. a few showers and storms due on wednesday. so say bye to the 90s and hello at least to some rain for tomorrow and thursday of this week. >> all right. thanks a lot. >> thanks, veronica. still to come on "news4 at 4," a new report details the final days of mary kennedy. and a story of survival involving two american college students trapped in the wilderness during a heavy snowstorm. nonstop foodies is all night.

welcome back, everybody at 4:30, i'm jim handly. >> i'm barbara harrison. opening statements, then

graphic testimony today in the jerry sandusky trial. one of the alleged victims testified about soap battles in the shower that escalated into sexual abuse. he also testified the former assistant coach sent him creepy love letters. he's charged with abusing ten children. secretary bryson back in d.c. the crashes happened saturday in l.a., and may have been caused by a seizure. secretary bryson was hospitalized overnight. police say drugs and alcohol were not factors. a big construction project got under way. the project will bring wider sidewalks and more parking to the neighborhood. it's happening between 9th and 14th streets. the project is expected about to last a year. stocks off big losses amid ongoing fears about a global economic slowdown. the dow fell 143 points, the

nasdaq 49, the s&p 500 wound up the day about 17 points lower. new details may be revealed in the last days of mary kennedy. the report gives a raw and candid look inside the kennedy home, as it appears mary kennedy was spiraling down, drinking heavily, depressed and out of control. jeff rossen reports that she was only allowed to see her children if she was supervised. >> reporter: on the grounds of their sprawling new york estate, mary kennedy hanged herself, a painful end last month to a painful life. she was in the midst of a bitter divorce from bobby kennedy, her final months laid out in excruciating detail in this "newsweek" article. mary's violin andfold abuse

continued before -- he said she sell she intended to kill herselves. he went over to mary's house after separating. i opened the door and she leapt out of the bed and hit me with a roundhouse punch. bobby says mary screamed at him saying in front of their son, everything he does is evil and a fraud. he is a flanderer, an adulterer, a sex addict. lawrence lamer, a respected kennedy boy grapher, wrote the article, speaking exclusively with nbc news. >> she drank heavily. because of her drinking, the children were taken away from her. what was left? she had nothing. her identity as a kennedy was finished. the man she both thought of as an idol, a god, and as a monster, was finished with her. what was left? >> soon "newsweek" says a judge would grant bobby kennedy full but temporary custody of the four children as mary reportedly turned to alcohol, bobby's life seemed to be going well, at least publicly seen off with

actress cheryl hines. >> it was pure horror in the house, he was afraid she would be beaten up. he needed a little bit of peace. he found it with cheryl, who was very, very good to him. >> reporter: according to the article, bo beeny believed mary had bpd, borderline personality disorder. mary herself denounced the accusations at the time, and now her family calls it false and an insult to those who do struggle with this serious mental illness, telling nbc news that bobby's affidavit is nothing more than a brutal psychological weapon in the divorce case, full of vindictive lives. this latest piling on is proof perfect of the unbelievable emotional and psychological abuse that mary endured during the last year of her life and now in death. >> mary richards kennedy didn't know who she was. that was the tragedy of her life. and nbc news did reach out to the kennedy family, but they

had no comment. two college students from mesh are safe after being trapped in nine days in a snowstorm in the new s.e.a.l.ant wilderness. there was a massive search for the students studying abroad. the couple said they planned to camp for a few days, but had to hunker down and wait out the storm. they kept warm by staying near hot springs. today the students are being criticized for venturing out with so few supplies. >> just like not the time of thing you want to be wearing and have when you're stuck in a mountain storm. >> there's a lot of work that went on into the operation, the use of the helicopter, and obviously the search volunteers that were used. >> they made their way out on sunday. other than being hungry, they're in pretty good shape. a team 6 researcher is working on what happened to amelia earhart.

the apparent plane crashed 75 years ago. scientists will use sonar to search the ocean floor to look for debris. several items from the 1930s were recently found, including a jar of face cream and the heel of a woman's shoe. social media allows us to share things with our friends and family, with just a few clicks of a mouse. now a new survey finds that most americans think people share too much personal information. chris clacken reports. >> reporter: faster than you can say facebook, chances are you'll find a friend's post that you think falls into the tmi category. a survey i have digital sharing by intel found out that -- >> the overshare is definitely coming through. 88% of people wish that others thought more about how people would perceive them when they

were sharing information online. >> the great-great granddaughter of emily post has compiled a list. >> if you wouldn't get together all of your contacts, say, on facebook, for example, bring them together in an auditorium and feel comfortable saying this to any one of them, it's probably not the right thing to be sharing online. >> people are especially bothered, she says, by the sharing of inappropriate or explicit photos, ridge i had political views, or sharing of other people's personal information. >> definitely don't share personal information about somebody else. that's their choice and theirs alone. >> her advice is the digital equivalent of counting to ten. >> waiting before you post something is the smart way to go. time to give yourself a bit of pause when you've got that mobile device and snap a photo at a party. maybe wait an hour before you post. give yourself a chance.

>> think twice, because a survey shows a fourth of us are sharing info online at least one a day. i like that, think before you send. >> yeah, a good idea. count to ten. this work just in from virginia railway express, all trains have been temporarily held at union station, expect at least a 20-minute delay to the 303, and ten-minute delay to the 327. these are from a disabled am track train blocking access from the yards to the station. am track is working to resolve. issue. meanwhile, can umming up on "news4 at 4," a university party takes a violent turn. now authorities are looking for a killer. what to do to make sure you're not one of the

not a good day to pump up. gas prices are still falling in our area. you'll pay about a penny less in

the district, according to aa, the average dropped to 3.60 overnight. virginia's fell about one cent overnight, and in west virginia, drivers are forking over about 3.60, a half-cent drop. anything to getting gas, if you're plan ago road trip this summer, make sure your car is ready to go. aaa predicts they'll come to the rescue of nearly 8 millions drivers. the association says make sure all tires are properly inflated. checking your car battery is also important, along with refilling your windshield washer fluid and replacing your wiper blades if necessary. all important to remember. hear, more to come on news4. the incredible story of a high school senior abandoned by her parents and left homeless. she's not only turned her life around, now she's bound for harvard. something to tweet about. you may have noticed

so we've been talking about the possibility of showers and they're already starting to pop up. >> they are. we'll see more showers by tomorrow morning, and then pretty much into it bhi tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening. take a look. is that a jet ski? i can't still if they're standing or sitting. somebody cruising through the water trying to cool off, on a day where temperatures have been into at least the mid 80s in most neighborhoods. even a few just north of d.c. around bethesda. so we're going to start out by taking a look at storm 4 radar. the bulk of the rain sits to the south and west. areas through i-66, culpepper, that's moving to the north and northeastward, where you can see some showers around white post.

and around receston, bethesda. frederick, you'll be getting wet soon, as i said, for more we had to tomorrow morning, especially wet for tomorrow afternoon. that will come from this moisture down south. the trop coal 340i67, an area of low pressure spinning, so all of that will be converging on our area. we're at 87. transporting that tropical type air our way, so for 9:00, for 11:00 a few showers, for 5:00 and 7:00 a.m. eastern more showers. temperaturewise, we'll dro drop to 76 by 11:00 p.m., and mid 60s to about 70 for a temperature to start out tomorrow morning. here we are at 6:00 am tomorrow morning, scattered showers mainly light. after about ninetime tomorrow.

i'm expecting those thunderstorms, and they could bring some pockets of heavy rain by 2:00, by 3:00, by 4:00 tomorrow. this yellow that you see, that's where there could be some intense rain coming through right now, again about a half to just over an inch of rain in some location. sunshine's back with us on wednesday, maybe some clouds holding near the coast. so 60s to 70 on temperatures for the start tomorrow morning, then a high of just 81 degrees, so cooler for tomorrow, but wet for tomorrow, so take that umbrella, you're going to need it. 82 on wednesday. i think behind the system we'll get a bit of wince, drier air, more comfortable air, less humid. we bring back a bit of rain on thursday, with showers and storms. if you're looking ahead to the weekend, i know a lot of folks are, because school is out, to about 84 degrees, and the weekend is looking, right now is looking beautiful. a north carolina teenager

faced a mountain of obstacles, including being abandoned by her parents. >> despite it all, she's determined to success. as michelle franzen reports, she's about to get an ivy league education. >> reporter: at age 18, dawn loggins is wise beyond her years. >> i do feel like i've had to grow up fast, but i don't feel like it's been a bad thing. >> reporter: heading into her senior year at burns high school in lawndale, she was abandoned by her parents. for the last year she worked as a cuss to doia before and after classes. >> i get here about 6:00, and i work from 6:00 to 7:40. >> reporter: in between she worked even harder to graduate. >> i felt like it would just be easiest if i gave up, but it was

never in me to give up, because i did realize that i was never going to be successful unless i got an education. >> reporter: excelling her teachers say, in academics and in the school of hard knocks. >> if this is the buffet of knowledge, then dawn is a young lady who has come to class and engorged herself. >> reporter: her drive paid off. she not only graduated. this fall she's headed to harvard. >> i'm delighted to report that the admissions committee has med me you'll be admitted to the harvard class of 2016. >> reporter: the stories of success follows year of turmoil, including numerous evictions, moving, even studying by candlelight when the electric bill wasn't paid. >> my whole life i've looked around and see the bad choices my family has made. >> reporter: the final straw came last summer after she returned from a prestigious study program.

>> when i came home, i had discovered that my parents had moved, and afterwards i discovered they move to tennessee. >> reporter: a story of perseverance, now inspiring her mentors. >> we've got 60 educated adults in this building and she's still an inspiration, because she's able to show us what kids can do when they put their mind to it. >> she's special. she's made burns high school proud. she's made everyone proud. she's going to make harvard proud. >> reporter: by seeing and seizing every opportunity, dawn not only has a place to call home, she is now starting a new journey to find her place in life. michelle franzen, news4. what a moving story. >> i'll say. coming up, the british version of home alone, except with the prime minister at a pub. coming up at 5:00, new

details about the man who doused himself with gasoline and intentionally rammed an suv into a building in downtown d.c. dialing up the perfect parking space, how your cell phone can help take out the headache of finding a spot. at 6:00, apple reveals some big upgrades. why facebook will

well, here's something to tweet about the twitter aired its first commercial yesterday during a nascar race. the 15-second ads featured drivers or their wives, and ended with the hash tack "nascar." it's to entire companies to embrace hashtags. it took him longer than he wanted, but rafael nadal still made history this morning at the french open.

nadal wasted no time upending novak djokovic. he also denied djokovic the chance to be the first player in 43 years to win four straight titles. home alone british style. david cameron left something pretty important behind at a london pub recently, his daughter. 8 years old nancy cameron reportedly spent about 15 minutes before -- the camerons had been eating with their three children and another family. after lunch mr. cameron went home in another car and thought nancy was with his wife and their other children in the other car. well, he was wrong. so home alone. >> yeah, home alone. at least she wasn't drinking a pint. it could have been worse. coming up on "news4 at 4," a university community in mourning today after a weekend party turns violent. for all your news, be sure [ female announcer ] with xfinity,

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we've been enjoying some great weather here in washington, but get ready, veronica johnson says we could see some pop-up showers. in fact, she says some have all right appeared in some of the areas that watch us here on

news4. so stick around for her weather cast coming up in the 5:00 hour. she'll tell you where you can expect those rain showers to appear and when. a manhunt is under way in alabama. investigators are searching for a gunman, shot and killed people and wounded three at a pool party near auburn university. some of the victims are connected to that school's celebrated football team. >> reporter: a college community in mourning after a deadly shooting. >> six young people that have been shot, and as you can tell, the community is shaken by this and grieving today. >> reporter: police say shortly after 10:00 saturday night, a fight broke out during a party at this apartment complex. and then a man opened fire. >> it's right next to where we live, so it's -- you're kind of thinking who does this kind of thing? >> investigators say the suspect killed three men, and wounded three others, one critically,

pronounced dead at the scene was former auburn football player edward christian. the 20-year-old previously suffered a career-ending back injury before the season started. la darius phillips, another former player and demario pitts, another local died at the hospital. among those wounded is current offensive lineman eric mac, who's expected to make a full recovery. >> the only connect that the football team has to this is they are victims of a brutal shooting. >> reporter: police identified 22 years old des monte leonard as the shooter. he's charged with three counts of capital murder. authorities say he fled the scene with two other men in a chevy caprice, which was later found abandoned. local reports suggest the fight may have started over a woman. >> i'm saddened by this. this is very much an unusual event for the city of auburn and auburn european. just two seasons ago the

tigers celebrated a national championship, making the traditional trip to the white house. >> congratulations to the auburn tigers. now gene chilzik offered hi sympathies in a statement, i'm devastated by the passing of three young one, two of whom i knew personally, and my heart goes out to their families. meanwhile, u.s. marshals and the fbi are now a part of that investigation. the suspect is considered armed and dangerous, and now at 5:00, a jail inmate on the lamb. off the top. the suspect did it to send a message to the fbi. >> the prosecution begins its kay in the sex abuse trial insurgence jerry sandusky, laying out some disturbing and graphic details. protesters armed with

musical instruments, take a stand against pep ko. good evening, i'm jim handly. >> and i'm wendy rieger. play sea he rammed his vehicle through the lobby of an office billing. jim 1234. >> reporter: we saidy and jim, there will be bloodshed, prosecutors pointing to the chilling voicemail left on a woman's voice mall charged this evening with assault with intent to kill and arson. just about an hour ago that's just what the judge ordered. no bond. from the get-go, authorities had a pretty good idea this was no accident next to the far agut