>> nbc's john yang in pennsylvania for us, thank you. joining me from boston with more perspective attorney and former prosecutor legal analyst wendy murphy. it's nice to have with you us this morning. as we were just discussing with john, there is word that the prosecution is planning to play the interview that jerry sandusky did for nbc's "rock center." it was really a bizarre interview, that was the takeaway for a lot of people but here's a small portion. take a look. >> are you a pedophile? >> no. >> are you sexually attracted to young boys, to underaged boys? >> am i sexually attracted to underaged boys? >> yes. >> sexually attracted, you know, i enjoy young people. i love to be around them. i -- but no, i'm not sexually attracted to young boys. >> so that's just part of that interview, bob costas did with sandusky there. if the defense is truly serious, as john yang was reporting there, about really putting

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john yang begins our coverage in bellfont, pennsylvania. good evening, john. >> reporter: good evening lester. for many of those victims it was an emotional moment. they had come to the courthouse to tell in public, their stories of embarrassment and shame. for sandusky it meant the label of convicted child molester. >> anything to say, sir? >> reporter: he looked stunned and confused as he was led away in handcuffs. to the county jail where he segregated from the general population. >> rot in hell ex! moments before he had listened as the jury foreman declared him guilty in 45 of 48 child sex abuse charges. sandusky kept his eyes on the jury. his wife dorothy looked straight ahead. kara, one of their six adopted children dropped her head and cried. prosecution evoked a position to revoke bail. >> it was tense and quiet. >> reporter: another spectator was victim six who testified how sandusky gave him a naked bear hug in the shower. after the verdict was read, he leaned forward sobbing. >> when you say i believe you, it is common that peopl

>> john yang at the courthouse in pennsylvania tonight. john, thanks. >>> still ahead along the way for us tonight the shocking news over the weekend that rodney king has died. tonight what he told us in one of his last television interviews. >>> and later, america's newest celebrity chef right about now finishing the eighth grade. >>> it was sad news this weekend when we learned of the death of a man who started life with no intention of becoming a national figure. rodney king was beaten to within an inch of his life by the lapd back in 1991. it was really one of the first impactful viral videos in public life. in the aftermath entire city blocks of los angeles burned for days. in life he was troubled, confused. he sometimes was able to push back against his own demons. but sometimes they won. before the end of his life he said he had no bitterness over what had happened to him. we have a look back tonight from nbc's miguel almaguer. >> reporter: rodney king once said he could never outrun his troubled past. on sunday he was found dead in

brian. >> john yang covering at the courthouse in pennsylvania. thanks. savannah guthrie, our chief legal correspondent is here with us in the studio. savannah, watching this, it looks relentless, the evidence against this man. as a lawyer, though, you were cautioning us earlier today. what should we think about this? >> a couple of things, none of is watching tonight, sitting at home has actually witnessed the actual testimony in this case. this case will rise and fall on whether or not those accusers were credible in court. only the jurors can really size that up and make that decision. i think the fundamental difficulty for the defense here is the sheer volume of witnesses in the prosecution case. you could explain away any one alleged victim. you could say there are factual inconsistencies or maybe there's a money motive. but how do you explain ten alleged victims. that's why so many people look at this case and think it's almost insurmountable for the defense. >> we will watch as it develops, as it goes to the jury with the defense resting today. sav

>> john yang outside court in pennsylvania tonight. again, john, thanks. >>> the weather is making news tonight. summer starts officially tomorrow, but especially in the midwest, it is hot and it is early. just today 94 in chicago, along with not nearly enough rain. and that's causing problems. and the whole mess of it is headed east. our report from nbc's anne thompson. >> reporter: chicago is on a hot streak, and we're not talking about the cubs. >> we'll get this boat going, get a little breeze. we're good. >> reporter: today, for the 12th day this year, the temperature rose above 90 degrees, making the city's famed architectural boat tour even more popular. >> we had a summer a couple years ago where it was 75 into july and i was out here in a coat and pants. that was terrible. >> reporter: it's a different story for farmers in southern iowa. barry's corn is already rolling up from lack of moisture and hot dry winds. >> we've had some hot and dry years, nothing quite like this. >> reporter: he says he needs at least an inch of rain

>> john yang, thanks, with jerry sandusky behind bars this case is tstill far from other. several investigations are still on going. and michael isacoff joins us with the details what can we expect as we move forward. >> reporter: lester there are pending charges against two penn state officials. both are charged with purgery relating to that 2001 shower incident involving sandusky and a young boy. beyond nthat there are on going investigations into what others at penn state may have known. including sources have told nbc news showing that spanga agreed that it would be important not to report that to officials. thirdly federal and state prosecutors are investigating sandus sandusky's second mile charity and what officials may have known there. and the victims in this case are most certain to be filing civil suits against penn state. >> this verdict does not bring with it closure. emotions still running high in the community around penn state. the folks there call happy valley shattered by scandal left trying to pick up the pieces. nbc's ron allen reports from pennsylvania

brian. >> john yang at the courthouse in pennsylvania. john, thanks. >>> in north carolina tonight john edwards is now officially clear. federal prosecutors dropped all remaining campaign finance corruption charges against him. late last month after nine days of deliberations, you'll recall a jury found him not guilty on one count. a mistrial was declared on five others. tonight in a statement edwards' lawyer said, quote, we are very glad after living under this cloud for over three years, john and his family can have their lives back and enjoy the peace they deserve. >>> lance armstrong is in the news again tonight. once again it's over the issue of these doping allegations that have dogged him for years. this time, despite all his claims of innocence, it's the u.s. anti-doping agency bringing formal charges against him. nbc's anne thompson is here with us on this still developing story tonight. anne. >> reporter: brian, these charges do not carry criminal penalties but they could cost lance armstrong his seven tour de france titles. "th

>> john yang in bellefonte, pennsylvania. john, thanks. >>> and an update on the trayvon martin case tonight, shelly zimmerman, the wife of martin's killer, george zimmerman, was charged with one count of perjury today. prosecutors say she lied to a judge about the couple's finances during a bond hearing in april. >>> in washington today, attorney general eric holder took heavy fire from republican critics in a senate hearing. and calls for his resignation are growing louder. the democrats contend it's all about politics in an election season. our report tonight from nbc's kelly o'donnell. >> reporter: today a dramatic turn in the long, simmering conflict between republicans and attorney general eric holder. >> you leave me no alternative but to join those that call upon you to resign your office. >> i don't have any intention of resigning. >> reporter: republicans leveled a series of accusations, the latest over national security leaks that republicans allege could involve senior obama administration officials. >> there are

our report from nbc's john yang. >> reporter: mike mcqueary was a graduate assistant at penn state in february 2001 when he headed to a small staff locker room one friday night. as he entered, he testified he heard smacking sounds, rounding the corner, he said he saw jerry sandusky and a boy he guessed was about 10 or 12 in the shower, engaged in behavior mcqueary called sexual, wrong, perverse. sandusky faces 52 related charges and has pled not guilty to all of them. mcqueary said he reported the incident to head coach joe paterno, but he was blocked from saying what paterno told him because it would be hearsay. paterno died in january. mcqueary said he never told police, because he had discussed the matter with university vice president gary shultz who was responsible for the campus police. earlier the jury heard a halting and hesitant 18-year-old known in court documents as victim one. he told of meeting sandusky through his second mile charity, and described how sandusky went from kissing him on the forehead to oral sex when he was 12 years old. i didn't know what to do, he said,

john yang has the story. >> reporter: dottie sandusky, jerry sandusky's wife of 45 years spoke out for the first time since her husband's arrest appearing as a defense witness. under questioning from defense attorney joseph amendola she said she never saw her husband behave inappropriately with any of the eight men who have accused him of sexually assaulting them when they were young boys. sounding nervous and often pausing before answering, she said she never heard a boy cry out for help. a reference to the man known in court documents as victim 9 who told the jury he called out while being assaulted in the sandusky's basement. sandusky pleaded not guilty to more than 50 related charges. in cross-examination by prosecutor joseph mcgettigan she gave her memories of the boys now her husband's accusers. victim 4, he had his problems. he was very demanding. victim 1, very clinging to jerry. victim 9, he was a charmer, he knew what to say, when to say it. mcgettigan asked if she knew any reason any of them plus former coach mike mcqueary who testified he saw sandusky in a shower room with

nbc's john yang is in bellefonte, pennsylvania. fair warning to our viewers, this trial got off to a start. john, good evening. >>> good evening, brian, seven months after this scandal brought down a university president and a legendary college head football coach, jerry sandusky who maintains his innocence in the face of 52 charges of sexual abuse finally today faced his accusers in court. the first witness, identified in court documents as victim 4 said he was a 90-pound teenager when the abuse began. he described how showers with sandusky and the penn state coaches locker room went from horsing around to hugging and caressing to oral sex. now, 28, he testified that the abuse went on for about five years. he became emotional when he was questioned by the defense. >> he said under cross-examination he regretted not coming forward earlier because he felt girlty that maybe he was responsible for these other victims have been molested. >> reporter: throughout the testimony, sandusky and the jury of seven women and five men seemed to

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>> john yang, thank you. now let me bring in veteran prosecutor kathleen kane, a candidate for attorney general in the state of pennsylvania where this trial is taking place. thank you for joining us again. as john yang just reported, another young man telling a story very similar and if true, as heartbreaking as the others that we heard yesterday. they are piling on. how does the defense fight back against this? >> the defense is going to have to try and pull each witness's testimony one by one back off of their conspiracy theory that everyone got together and they're going to have to do the best job that they can just to pick out inconsistencies. it sounds like that the prosecution is having blockbuster days, that the witnesses are strong and the witnesses are coming across to the jury as very credible. >> you point out that they will have to find inconsistencies in these stories here. but one of the boys, for example, today says the incidents happened in 1990 and 1999. the stories tell a similar pattern. o

. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this friday, june 8, 2012. we'll look outside at 5:00 a.m. 59 degrees. chilly. had short sleeves on, i should have put a sweater on, but i know later on it will get hot. what do you do? >> dress for two seasons. off to a cool start. summer-like by mid-afternoon. right now looking back over the last 12 hours, we had those afternoon and evening thundershowers. they've dissipated quickly. we've got high pressure moving in around the region. and we've got a clear sky with the bright moon in the western sky. chilly. the areas in dark green in the 50s. the lighter green, low 60s. virginia tidewater, lower eastern shore, near the bay waters. low 60s. elsewhere, in the 50s. the areas in the blue, 40s. that includes much of western maryland. the highlands in west virginia. closer to washington in fairfax, arlington, prince george's, montgomery counties, generally in the mid 50s. reagan national at 61. around the chesapeake bay. lower eastern shore, near 60. right at the beaches, only in the upper 50s now. here's your da

lui yang and two other are headed to china's first space station call eed tiangong 1. they'll test the station's ability to support life for extended periods. >>> parking is one of the biggest headaches in d.c., but now finding a space is just a bit easier. a d.c. man is turning the issue into a business opportunity and property owners are reaping some of the benefits. here' liz crenshaw. >> dealing with the traffic but then when you get to the location and you can't find a place to park, that's a whole other can of worms. >> reporter: that's why scott wexler decided to try panda parking. it is an online service with a cute name that hooks up your car with an empty space. >> there's a guaranteed spot there at the other end waiting for me. i know where it is. >> reporter: d.c. homeowners are reaping part of the profits. >> why not rent out our space. >> reporter: michael owns a home with a driveway. his parking space is less than two block from the national zoo where visitors can pay up to $22 to park. goldsteen charges $15 for the day. >> we have rented it. they have l

yang said it was cozy and warm.ig deal for china according to cbs news space analyst bill harwood. >> the chinese are making very definite good progress toward their goal of building their own space station. >> china is going it alone in space in part because they were excluded from the international space station due to u.s. concerns that china could acquire advanced technology. china now hopes to have its own space station up and running by 2020. about the same time the international space station goes out of service. with the retirement of the space shuttle program, the u.s. now has no manned space flight program, lyle the chinese are moving full speed ahead. >> the fact is, we could well be in a situation at the early part of the next decade, the u.s. will be out and china will have the only operational space station. >> china insists it's oebl interested for scientific and peaceful purposes. it's also about status. manned space flight is something only three nations, the united states, russia and china have eve

good evening, i'm eun yang. and i'm jim vance. >>> june lin was her name, opening up shop about 6:00 this morning. somebody shot and killed her. lim was murdered just one year before she planned to retire. pat collins is in northeast with more. >> reporter: jim, he took her money, but did she have to take her life, too? a vicious crime has people here on eighth street shaking their heads. in the last five years, tremendous signs of development on eighth street northeast. new restaurants, new buildings, the promise of a new way around. and then -- then something like this happens, and it's a painful flashback to an ugly, more violent time. for family andy friends of june lim, this day brought a great sense of sorrow. >> the victim died from a gunshot wound to the neck. >> reporter: killed this morning as she was opening her deli here at 7th and h. she was three weeks shy of her 65th birthday. >> she works really hard. she deserved better. >> reporter: that's peter li miismt, the victim's son. he says his mother h

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i'm eun yang. >> good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. thank for waking up with us this morning. it is thursday, june 7. the sun is shining over metro d.c. still a pretty cool start for a lot of people. >> and tom is here to tell us about when the warm-up is coming. >> if you have hdtv you need sunglasses. you have a brilliant sun rise and a clear view. this was send in but our viewer larry mitchell. thanks so much, larry. great shot from arlington, virginia. post your photos to our facebook page or weathe weather @nbcwashington.com and we will share them. thanks a lot. as we look around the region, it's chilly. we've got from cool to chilly. 50 degrees for much of maryland and near the bay waters and farther to our west it's dipped into the upper 40s. western maryland, shenandoah valley. here's your day planner for this thursday. yes, you'll need a sweat ore jacket but by mid to late morning we'll be in the upper 50s and a southwesterly breeze shifting into the northwest as clouds build and temperatures climb to around 80. by mid afternoon. a delightful day, except we may be dod

. >> and i'm eun yang on this thursday, june 7, 2012. we take look at our nation's capitol. 61 degrees. >> tom kierein is here to brarkt down for us. >> to get us back down to reality, the average temperature this time of year is 64 and right now many areas are ten degrees colder than that. right now we have our temperature at reagan national aurpt at 59 degrees and the dew point is comfortably dry, 54. there is dew forming around the region. all these areas in green are in the 50s. look at that. it covers a hurj age area. these areas in blue are in the 40s. that includes parts of shenandoah valley and western virginia and maryland. closer to washington, montgomery, fairfax, just a few clouds coming through and low to mid-50s. we'll have a delightful day coming up. by 9:00, the temperatures should be in the upper 60s to near 70. so we're going to have a rapid warm-up. by noontime for your lunch hour, we'll have your clouds building and still try. we'll have a north west breeze around 5 to 15. we should be in the mid-70s by noontime. then

i'm eun yang. >>> police found a man with a gunshot wound to his leg around 2:30 this morning. right now police have no information on a possible suspect or motive to the shooting. >>> also following some breaking news. four coordinated bomb attack as in iraq killed 56 people. the attacks happened in baghdad and the city of haila. >> officials say the bombings targeted during an annual pilgrimage. >>> republicans are counting on jornl allen to reclaim the senate seat. he won 65% of the vote, easily defeating a field of candidates that included bob marshal and former tea party leader jimmy ratzki. he is turning to the general election where he will face democrat tim kaine. >> do not governor the government takeover of health care a great achievement, as tim kaine calls it. we want obama care repealed.

. >> i'm eun yang. new this morning, one man is in the hospital after a police involved shooting. this happened in the 5600 block of fairmont heights. right now prince george's police isn't releasing any information. >>> today the nine people killed in a metro crash three years ago will be honored with a plaque near that crash site. vincent gray lun veil the plaque on new hampshire avenue between first and oglethorpe streets at 11:00 this morning. it was the deadliest in the transit system's history. mall functioning electric circuit caused to it collide killing a train operator and eight passengers. 80 others were injured. >>> the new hampshire avenue charles langley bridge will be closed from 10:00 until 1:00 for this memorial plaque unveiling ceremony. >> that's right. the bridge will stay open to bike and pedestrian traffic though. in a mystery in fairfax county police are trying to identify a body found in a park in annandale. someone found the body near the nature center around 6: 30 last night. police are saying very little about the incident. they have not even determined

i'm eun yang. >> good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. welcome to "news4 today" as we look outside at 6:00 straight up on your tuesday morning. and we see the sun breaking through a pretty significant or at least it seems to me, tom, a significant cloud deck. what do you say? >> it is. and feeling like london here, too. only in the 50s throughout much of the region. a gray sky. a little -- swath of neon orange at the horizon. and as we look at what's been happening the last 12 hours, a big circulation around low pressure over new england. it's continuing to give us a northeast breeze as well low clouds that are rolling over the region. those specks of green are some darekows showing areas of light rain in the northern neck. these are drifting south. sprinkles in pennsylvania might have an isolated sprinkle, maybe a little drizzle the next couple of hours. we're in the 50s all these areas in green, maryland, virginia, the district, eastern shore. the blue areas, 40s. elkins, a chilly 45 on june 5. and it's certainly going to be a cooler th

. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to this thursday, june 21st, 2012. >>> a man is shot in the face during a robbery along g street in northeast washington. police say two armed men approached the victim around 11:30 last night, pulled out a gun and demanded the victim's cell phone. after the victim handed it over, the two men shot him in the face anyway. the victim was taken to the hospital. at last check, he was listed in critical condition. so far, no arrests have been made. >>> d.c. police are also investigating a stabbing along girard street. the man was found lying on the ground around 10:00 p.m. last night and was taken to the hospital. his name and condition are not being released at this time. so far, no arrests have been made and police say the two crimes are not connected. >>> our crews are trying to keep the ac on in this dangerous heat. at one point, more than 4,000 homes in d.c. did not have electricity when temperatures soared well into the 90s. pepco told news4 they believe the heat caused a fee

i'm eun yang. >> good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. we are off to a calm start. but those wild storms on the minds of a lot of people this morning. we know that nearly a dozen tornadoes touched down in maryland and virginia causing millions of dollars in damage. nine of them were in maryland on friday. the national weather service confirms three twisters came down in montgomery county, two touched down in carroll county, one in prince george's county, and one in anne arundel county. so far, the strongest twisters touched down in howard and hartford counties. those were classified an ef1 with winds of at least 86 miles per hour. two tornadoes touched down in virginia. none in our area, though. crews are still investigating reports of funnel clouds from friday's storm, and it could take several days to get a final count on the tornadoes. no really major, major damage. no people got hurt. >>> it was a busy day for sure on friday with all those storms. it led to a very nice weekend, too. yeah. a lot of photos that were posted of funnel clouds on friday. then i was po

eun yang is off this morning. chances are your air conditioning is probably on vacation, too. a cool start to the day. these are the temperatures around the area right now. tom has been calling it junetober, i've been using that as a hash tag on twitter when referring to tom's forecast because that what it feels like. >> a little bit of autumn in june here. we'll take it. >> that sun is now rising in the northeast, the high sun elevation this time of year with the dry weather certainly going to be heating us up quickly. yeah, make sure the ac is working although this morning maybe your furnace is kicking on, especially in parts of the shenandoah valley. in the moun theys in the 40s now. closer to washington, 50s. most of maryland and virginia, and reagan national, the warm waters of the potomac, 68. a bit milder here in the bay, too. here's your day planner for this wednesday, it's going to be rapidly warming up, noontime for the lunch hour, low 80s. a bit of a breeze in the north and west. gusting to around 20 miles an hour or so. not quite as blustery as wednesday. and then

. >> i'm eun yang. >> we're following a developing story out of southern california this morning where police are investigating two car crashes that they say involved a member of president obama's cabinet. police say commerce secretary john bryson rear ended a car on saturday before fleeing from the scene. they say he was involved in a second accident a short time later. they found him unconscious behind the wheel of his car. he was taken to the hospital but is expected to survive. >>> one of the most anticipated trials of the year begins in central pennsylvania. more than six months after a sex abuse scandal first rocked penn state, opening statements are set for today in the jerry sandusky trial. the former penn state defensive coordinator is charged with 52 counts of child sex abuse. accused of molesting ten boys over 15 years. prosecutors lined up eight of those alleged victims to testify. the defense strategy hammer away at the witnesses credibility by suggesting they conspired with each other in hopes of profiting from civil lawsuits. >> at least one of the accusers that's all th

eun yang is off this morning. >>> i'm aaron gilchrist.elcome back to "news4 today," it is wednesday, june 6. as we take a live look outside this morning, don't be frightened by the spider on the camera lens there. >> oh! >> look -- if beyond that. >> arachnaphobia -- >> it's pretty out there. >> that scare mead fd me right . >> i was ready to wax poetic but not anymore. gorgeous sunrise. starting off with a chill. cale that a tiger lily sunrise. one of our viewers sent that in. send photos in. this from king george, virginia. tiger lilies look beautiful. around the region, we've got a chill in the air. considerable cloudiness. high clouds over washington giving us that spectacular sunrise. south of washington, patches of green, we're getting a few sprinkles in prince william, in western charles county, farther south, scattered across spotsylvania, stafford county into culpeper and southern fauquier. these are heading off to the east. and moving across southern maryland over the next half-hour or so. temperatures right now in the 40s to ne

good morning, i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist, welcome to "news4 today" on this friday, june 1. >>> this morning, five children are in critical condition after being run over in a driveway. that happened last night before 9:00 in the lewis dale section of hyattsville. the children, who ranged from 18 month to 11-years-old, were playing in the front yard. the mother of at least one of the kids backed her suv into them. >> the lady was in the vehicle, backed up, five children were struck. the vehicle continued and lodged into the garage that is in the rear portion of that house. >> all of the children were taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries. the driver was also taken into custody. so far, no charge have been filed. >>> a maryland man is fighting for his life after a hit and run in montgomery county. it happened at edwin and center streets in wheaton. the man was hit by a dark blue or black nissan centra that then took off. we're working to learn the man's conditi condition. >>> police are looking for a man who was dragged by a car on interstate 95. he fell out of

. >> and i'm eun yang. it's thursday, june 7, 2012. >>> this picture was tweeted about 1:00 a.m. police say they turned away thousands throughout the night. the new casino in anne arundel county is the fifth and largest gaming center and thousands turned out to celebrate. it opened last night complete with a red carpet premiere worthy of las vegas. the casino boasts 3,200 slot machines and las vegas-style gaming tables. if gambling isn't your thing, there are plenty of restaurants including one by bobby flay. >> it's an experience everyone can eat in and hopefully people don't feel like they're taking a gamble eating here. >> it created 1,500 jobs to the area and it will bring in $400 million in tax revenue to support local schools. >> which is all wonderful, but the nightmare of it all, but the nightmare was being on bw

. >> i'm erica in for eun yang this morning. we begin with breaking news in prince george's county. fire officials are still searching for a missing worker involved in a massive warehouse collapse in cheverly. it happened at 10:00 on cabin branch drive. 90% of the roof caved in. we're told one man was inside the building when it collapsed and is still unaccounted for. 25 people were evacuated as a precaution. the cause of the collapse is still under investigation. >>> a growing wildfire in virginia moving dangerously close to some nearby homes. we're talking about the point two fire burning on massanutten mountain. this blazes has bloomed to more than 350 acres in just a few days. it's only 5% contained. it's also moving closer to private land and has moved within a mile of this home and several others. the forest service hoping to bring in another 20 firefighters today to mem the more than 100 already battling this blaze. they also have to to can you on another fire in the shan then doughia national park. that one has burned more than 250 acres. >>> summer is off to a hot start so

. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this monday, june 4, 2012. we begin with breaking news. eight insurgents are dead from a drone strike in pakistan on the border of afghanistan. this is the second drone attack in as many days. pakistan has repeatedly demanded the u.s. stop these attacks, but american official say they're too effective in the war against militants to stop. >>> the man charged in the shooting death of trayvon martin is in jail. george zimmerman surrendered to police in sanford, florida, yesterday afternoon. a judge revoked his bond saying zimmerman and his wife misled the court about their finances. in his initial bond hearing in april, zimmerman said his family was broke. prosecutors later argued that zimmerman had the fact that he raised $135,000 in a defense fund. an attorney for the family says the issue questions zimmerman's credibility. zimmerman's lawyer plans to ask for a new hearing. >> you look at the statute, i think he is still entitled to a bond. however, having put something in front of the judge that the judge reli

. >> good morning, i'm eun yang. >> good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> in our headlines, one persondead other another injured in a fiery crash. that single car accident happened at 1:00 near dickerson road in dickerson, maryland. it appears the car hit a railroad bridge and burst into flames. look at the pictures. montgomery county police say one person died at the scene felt another person was taken to the hospital. the names of the victims have not been released. >>> this morning, jury selection will begin in the jerry sandusky child sex abuse case. yesterday the pennsylvania supreme court denied the request to delay sandusky's trial. a judge also ruled the alleged victims accusing the former penn state football coach will not be allowed to use fake names when they take the stand. they will have to use their real names. sandusky is accused of abusing ten boys over a 15-year period. he's denied all the charges. opening argument are scheduled for june 11. >>> a woman is jailed charged with stabbing a mother to death. the murder was the beginning of a violent and emotional day in sou

. >> i'm eun yang. it is 5:00 a.m., friday, june 1. it is june 1, ladies and gentlemen. 69 degrees. looks good out there. >> it does. what do people need to know today, tom? >>> for now it's okay. later today it looks like we could have strong storms by the time we get into late afternoon and evening. between now and then, maybe a few showers this morning. looking at the radar, we have heavy downpours occurring way out in ohio and kentucky and parts of tennessee. and now moving into west virginia. all of that's going to stay to the west today. at least through the daylight hours. but right now, we have just a few sprinkles of light rain along interstate 95 from springfield all the way to fredericksburg and points west of there. a little bit east, sprinkles in st. mary's and charles counties. in the district, a cloudy sky now. just cloudy over most of maryland. but this zone in yellow, this is the severe risk zone. it does look like the primetime for any really strong storms is not until late afternoon, maybe around 5:00 or 6:00. that may continue through this friday evening. all the

i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. thank you for waking up with us on this monday, june 11th, 2012. we take a live look outside this morning. 73 degrees outside our studios right now. and we're in for a warmup and maybe some water falling from the sky too. >> that's called rain. we haven't had it in so long. >> this time of year it is called rain. >> we did get some last week but we're running a deficit for 2012 so we're going to play catchup here but not until late today and into tomorrow. gorgeous sunrise on this monday morning. and there is the view from space. we can thank these high clouds drifting over the region now for this wonderful sunrise. those areas in green you see there storm 4 radar picking up some showers in ohio down into kentucky and tennessee. those are advancing to the east and northeast. a few other sprinkles showing up in north carolina and southwestern virginia. all of this activity is heading toward the metro area. looks like that may make it in here by late afternoon. between now and then, we'