. today at noon we're keeping an eye on the skies because more hot weather along with high humidity could trigger some strong storms. our 9news now weather team has

designated today a severe weather alert day. of course, howard has been watching the maps. when do you expect the storms to arrive? >> in jc, in spots they're start to arrive but -- starting to arrive but we'll be seeing them arrive by 3:00, 4:00. some of these, the concern is from the storm prediction center and also right here, we've got a risk of severe storms. the main threat today and you can see it really from southeastern virginia going all the way up toward around springfield, massachusetts, the concern is going to be for damaging wind gusts and heavy downpours. we can use the rain. we're running about a 6 to 7- inch deficit so it's really dry. the damaging wind gusts we don't need. first let's talk about what's out there right now. had a couple of light showers earlier. one light back here, that's a cold front. that's really going to make for a nice weekend. some showers along the virginia- west virginia border. to the south of town where we're seeing more sunshine, more heat, we're watching a thunderstorm that has popped here not far from colonial

beach and a shower up toward baltimore at the moment. but it's the one down south. here's colonial beach across 17th, south of port royal. this guy is moving to the east, northeast at about 15, 20 miles an hour. it will cross the river, get into st. mary's county in about 30 minutes, 40 minutes or so. temperatures are running in the low 90s. so there's a lot of heat and humidity. we're up to 91. where the clouds have been thicker, it's in the 80s with a heat index value 96 degrees. we will expect with the heat and humidity around and you see the hazy sunshine out there temperatures to top out kind of where they are in the low 90s with scattered, strong thunderstorms here and there for really the rest of the afternoon picking up over the next couple of hours through the early evening at least. more on this coming up and of course the weekend. got good news on that jc, back to you. >> thank you very much, huward. today -- howard. today marks the three-year anniversary of the deadly metro redline crash that killed nine people. two trains collided near the

forttonnen station -- fort totten station. right now they're unveiling a plaque to honor those victims andle the people who tried to rescue them. our bruce less hahn is live in northeast washington for the ceremonial. bruce, what can you tell us? i know there's a lot of emotion there. >> reporter: a lot of emotion, a lot of tears, sad, a very salem day. they literally unveiled the plaque just about two minutes ago. you can look up there right there where there were all those bouquets and notes and all that sadness overlooking the crash site here whereas you say, nine people died. 80 people were injured. one good thing that a lot of people are talking about growing out of this is a new influx of money into metro and a new kind of safety culture and the effort, the intense serious effort to try and mike sure that -- make slur that this does not happen again. a lot of families were here. they club the family of general

david wurley and ann wurley who were both on that train, both coming back from helping soldiers, veterans in iraq and afghanistan. claire wurley is the sister of general david wurley. what was this like for you to see this plaque unveiled? >> this is a day and has been a day filled with so many emotions. first of all we're mostly very grateful to mayor gray, the administration for continuing to reach out to our family. we have had very difficult time trying to contact the other families. this is our first opportunity at getting to meet them and know them and hopefully we'll be in contact in the future. >> reporter: i know that the general and his wife loved this city, and they dedicated a lot of time and effort to this city. now there's talk about a memorial park in honor, not just the plaque but a femoral -- memorial park in honor of

your brother and all the other victims. is that something you'll be encouraging? >> absolutely. they will be -- they would be very proud and pleased. their hearts were in this city. they should dedicate -- they dedicated their lives to the very organization and they represented the military. so it's been a wonderful day. >> reporter: claire, the sister of david wurley and sister-in- law of ann wurley. thank so you much for your time. i appreciate it. there's the flag. you can see the folks gathering around and taking pictures. this will be here forever unlike the flowers and other temporary tributes. a lot of people saying never forget today. jc, back to you. >> bruce leshan, thank you very much. the jurors in the jerry sandusky trial are deliberating for a second day. and more accusers are coming forward. manuel gallegus has the latest now from the courthouse in bellefonte, pennsylvania. >> reporter: jerry sandusky

returns to court to await the jury of seven women and five men dlaib rating inside the -- deliberating inside thehouse. they have also asked to review testimony from mike mcqueary as well as a mcqueary family friend that testified for the defense. mcqueary testified i saw sandusky sexually abusing a boy in the shower but a friend gave a conflicting account. he testified mcqueary told him he heard sexual sounds but never actually saw the alleged abuse. the sequestered jury is now deliberating without hearing a startling revelation. one of the adopted sons of jerry and dottie sandusky now says his father abused him. through his lawyer 33-year-old matt sandusky says he told prosecutors just this week that he was abused. he was reportedly prepared to testify as a rebuttal witness if his father took the stand. there were no details about where and when the alleged abuse took place and no indication why he did not come

forward sooner. jurors must sort through 48 criminal counts involving ten boys. the eight accusers who testified all met sandusky through his charity for at risk youth. manuel gallegus, cbs news, bellefonte, pennsylvania. >> another man is also accusing sandusky of sexual abuse. he has filed a lawsuit against the former coach. he says that sandusky abused him more than 100 times during a four-year period beginning in 1992. another day and another twist in the ousting of the university of virginia president teresa sullivan. now interim president carl zetimahl will delay his plans to take over. he will wait till the board of visitors decides. sullivan's fourth resignation

led to protests on the campus by students and faculty. the interim president says trust in the school will not be restored till sullivan's status is resolved. eight teens are in trouble with the law just one day after graduating from high school. youngsters were caught by security on the roof of wakefield high school in arlington around 5:00 this morning. according to police, the teens were trying to break into their alma mater. officers and canine units were called to the scene. the virginia man charged with plotting a suicide bombing inside the u.s. capitol is expected to plead guilty this afternoon. f.b.i. acts arrested him in february after a year long sting operation. he was provided with a fake bomb and fake gun. he has been charged with attempting to use a weapon of

mass destruction. coming up on 9news now, support is pouring in for the new york school bus monitor who was bullied and insulted by a group of middle school students. >> and a local organization tries to build confidence and self-esteem in girls who are fighting illnesses. we're going to talk to the community bridge foundation about the answer coming up next. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more and more for cable -- and enjoying it less? upgrade to verizon fios internet, tv and phone for just $99.99 a month, guaranteed for a year with no annual contract. or choose a two-year contract

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thank you so much for being here. >> thank you. >> you have to come back. >> ly. >> i'm on the board so this is one of my pet projects. >> thank you for your never ending support. >> and my love to denise who thought of this. coming up next, work on a major construction project could create a traffic nightmare this weekend in northern virginia. so you for toad find out the information -- so you have to find out the information. already 94 in crofton. 91 college park. the cooler spots in the mid- 80s. we'll talk about the severe threat and weekend forecast when 9news now returns. [ male announcer ] are you paying more

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that's 1.866.685.3467. fios. a network ahead. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. we have information now for beltway drivers in northern virginia. you might want to avoid the outer loop of the beltway near the wilson bridge this weekend. there will be construction on the wilson bridge project. the threw lanes will be -- through lanes will be closed tonight between van dorn street and telegraph road. that means all traffic will have to use only one lane. so expect big delays. the thru lanes will not reopen till 5:00 a.m. on monday. new york police say some of the boys caught on video

bullying a bus monitor have now received death threats. they're calling on people not to take justice into their own hands. mean bhiem, support -- meanwhile, support keeps pouring in for this bus monitor karen klein. the video of the four seventh grade boys bullying her went viral on youtube. some who saw it start add vacation and retirement -- started a vacation and retirement fund for klein. it has grown to almost half a million dollars. >> they say i'm such a great person and love me but they don't really know me. >> karen klein says she does not want criminal charges brought against the students and she says she doesn't want them expelled. she would like an apology from the boys, but some of them aren't ready to talk. she actually received an apology from two. they say kind of a lukewarm apology but we'll see.

>> at least suspend their bus privileges for years i would think. >> forever. make them walk to school like we used to do. >> uphill both ways in the snow. nice to have a little snow today. it's been a toasty, steamy day. the heat and humidity with a cold front coming, we're looking at the potential for strong to severe thunderstorms, some of which could be here for the afternoon and evening rush hour. and the real damage today or the real concern today is damaging wind gusts. your day planner for the rest of the afternoon is going to include the threat for scattered showers and storms. i think those will be increasing over the next couple of hours. we're just starting to see things pop now off to our south as temperatures will make it another degree or two. we're throw dloa where we're going to -- we're pretty close to where we're going to be. i know the nationals and the orioles have that game at camden yards, i think it's going to get in but i wouldn't be surprised if there's a delay or two i just want to show you here we've got showers and thunderstorms. showers this morning.

thunderstorms starting to fire off to the south. look how much sunshine we have. this is really helping to heat up the atmosphere. that's adding more fuel and more energy for the potential for storms this afternoon, one of which has already popped near colonial beach back south of fort royal. this is all moving toward the east, northeast. maybe toward leonardtown, south of mcicsville. this is -- mechanicsville. this is starting to cross the river in st. mary's county. we'll see more of this as the afternoon wears on. easton 93. georgetown, delaware up to 95 degrees right now. fredricksburg is 92. however, out to the west low to mid-80s in the shenandoah valley. a little more comfortable there. heat index not much of a factor till you go south and east of town where it feels like 103 at the tappahannock airport. our heat index right now 96. lots of hazy sunshine out there. 91 at national. wind north at 6 miles an hour, but the humidity is still kind

of sticky, almost tropical out there with the dew point near the 70-degree mark. we're seeing cooler temperatures, though. this is the key for the weekend. up tort detroit and minute -- up toward detroit and minneapolis. the heat along the east coast will be pushed out of here as a front's coming. the other thing we're watching, the gulf of mexico, we may have debby formed the next couple of days. right now we're watching this band of showers heed of the front that -- ahead of the front that will be coming tonight. could be not just one but maybe two lines we're looking at setting up for the afternoon and evening hours. as we look at the future cast, we're -- we'll show you the showers that will pop this afternoon. the forecast? severe weather alert today. stay up on it. 93, 90, somewhere in that range. strong to severe storms, maybe damaging wind gusts. low 70s tonight in town with 60s north and west. drier tomorrow and sunday.

upper 80s to near 90. could be a storm returning late sunday. better chance pond and cooler temperature -- monday and cooler temperatures by tuesday. we'll be in the low #s on. we're going -- low 80s. we're going into the kitchen when 9news now at noon returns.

i am one on one with chef kenny. he comes all the way from new york to prepare scallops for me. he says diver scallops -- by the way, he was a soak list and

turned -- vocalist and turned chef. sing me a vote or two. ♪ don't be afraid >> this is with lemon grass. you have a beautiful voice. really, a beautiful voice. >> i appreciate that. summer food needs to be no fuss, nutritious and taste good. today we have some scallops with lemon grass, really big, my favorite. i'm going to turn these over really quick. >> i knows about nutrition because chef kenny lost over 70 pounds. >> 75 pounds. >> 75. >> so food is important. i'm going to tell you how i get -- how i did the weight loss. this is the mango protein shake. >> a protein shake. >> yes. you need half a cup of mangos. some almond milk. you can do soy milk as well. we're going to do two teaspoons

of cinnamon. two teaspoons of ginger and some fresh mint. the most important thing is the protein. this is the way to get in protein and nutrition really fast. >> why are they important to you, these shakes. >> when you have protein in your system, it curbs your appetite, especially if you're doing weight training, especially for those who are out there in the summertime looking for something to get started. that's all you need. and it's convenient because you can take this put them in your they are pos and carry it around with -- in your they thermos and carry it around with you. i used to be a binge eater. >> i won't tell you how i went to the supermarket last week and i was hungry. >> we have the salad right here.

you have a little fresh corn. >> that looks good. >> and you have some tomatoes. all these are helpful items, everybody. and they're ready and at your farmers market. >> i threw a little salt and pepper on here. >> yeah, it's all good. >> that's the finished product. >> and some basil. >> thank you for being with us. come back and join us.