. >> ron allen stay with us, reporting outside the courthouse in bellefonte, pennsylvania. if you're just joining us at the top of the hour, it's two minutes and 45 seconds past the hour. 10:00 eastern time here in new york. we are waiting for the verdict to be read. in the jerry sandusky sex abuse trial. 48 counts, ten victims testified. there will be civil cases and criminal cases to follow all of this. nine of the jurors who are are on the jury have ties to penn state university. and jerry sandusky and his entire family are in the courtroom at this hour. catherine crier is with us, ron allen on the ground outside the courthou courthouse. and we're joined now by telephone kendall coffey, msnbc and nbc analyst. the associated press reports that the jerry sandusky's lawyer said today that he would be shocked and die of a heart attack if the ex-penn state assistant football coach were acquitted on all counts. kendall, is that pretty normal for a defense attorney to say something like that? thank you for joining us tonight. >> no, that's kind of shocking i think that you're s

these are live pictures from the courthouse in bellefonte, pennsylvania. you can see people from the community gathered to hear the verdict. the jury will read the verdict count by count inside the closed courtroom before it is announced to the public. so this is all going to go down inside the courtroom. we're not going to hear any of this until every single count has been gone over by the jury for the judge. once all of that has taken place, the jury is dismissed, then reporters are allowed to come outside and report the verdict. there are severe sanctions, according to the judge, if a media outlet violates this agreement. so we are sitting here, watching, along with you, until the media comes out. media representatives will come out of the courtroom and explain to us what the verdict is. as you know, jerry sandusky, 68 years old, is facing 48 counts from eight different young boys on child sex molestation charges. we're waiting to see this and as soon as it happens, we'll bring it to you live. >>> but first, we're tracking a line of severe storms to hit

nbc's briechb moore reports from bellefonte, pennsylvania. >> reporter: day two of the jerry sandusky sex abuse trial wrapped up with bombshell testimony from one-time graduate student mike mick mcqueacqueary. he told the judge and jury he caught sandusky with a boy. he said he heard a skin on skin slapping sund caught sandusky and a preteen boy for only a second or two. instead of going to authorities he told his father and later penn state coach joe paterno. >> he's very convincing. very clear, very sharp, very confident. >> reporter: mcqueary was bard from telling the jury what paterno said because he died and his statements are now legal hearsay. the day began with a distraught 18-year-old known as vick item number one describing what he said was his first sexual encounter with sandusky. i froze, he said. mind was telling me to move, but i couldn't do it. i couldn't move. he wasn't yet 13 and testified that sandusky's seemingly ino sent touching escalated into sexual contact. >> when you add it together you start to get a whole package and each victim reinforces the other. >> repo

abc's jim avila has been following this story from the very beginning and comes to us from bellefonte, pennsylvania. >> reporter: bill, the emotions have been building in the penn state community for nearly a year. tonight they erupted on the courtroom steps. a huge crowd cheering the prosecution and cat calls and boos at jerry sandusky as his defense team. inside the courtroom i was five rows behind jerry sandusky, his shoulders were slumped, his hands in his possibility. his shoulders going deeper into his body and the head juror recited the guilty verdict hah 45 times. jerry sandusky, hands cuffed in front of him, on the way to jail tonight and possibly to prison for the rest of his life. while in the front of the courthouse, cheers erupt as the verdict is read. jerry sandusky, guilty on 45 counts of child molestation. the verdict closes the final chapter to a story that has no heroes. leaving the reputation of penn state football, one of america's most loved programs tatters. joe paterno, fired before he died. >> almost more horrifying the abuse itself, the revelation that officials at penn sta

manuel gallegus has the latest from the courthouse in bellefonte, pennsylvania. >> reporter: the defense called witnesses this morning in an attempt to discredit mike mcqueary, the former penn state assistant coach who testified he saw sandusky molesting a boy in a campus shower. the first, a family friend of mcqueary, testified the assistant coach was visibly shaken when he told him he had heard sexual sounds and had seen jerry sandusky with a boy, but he says mcqueary never actually saw sex and no one called 911. another witness testified mcqueary might have participated in a second mile golf tournament two years after he witnessed the alleged assault, even though he swore last week that he wanted nothing ever to do with sandusky again. sandusky's wife dottie took the stand yesterday. she testified that she never saw anything suspicious when her husband spent time with young boys in their home. an 18-yard accuser test -- 18- year-old accuser testified last week he screamed for help when sandusky raped him in his basement but when the defense attorney joe amendola asked dottie if she ev

in bellefonte, pennsylvania, t.j. winick. john and paula, back to you. >>> the tension mounting at the supreme court over health care reform overhaul expected next week. john boehner sent a memo to party members telling them not to gloat if they throw it out. >>> president obama called on congress to keep interest rates on college loans from doubling next week. the two parties remain deadlocked on how to pay to keep them low. interest rates are set to rise from 3.4% to 6.8% on july 1st. >>> torrential downpours that battered the upper midwest have turned deadly. three people were killed in central wisconsin yesterday when heavy rain washed away a 50-foot stretch of highway. the victims were in two cars that crashed into the gorge created by the missing roadway. >>> in the northeast, it is still sweltering. but just a notch cooler. ambulances had to rush to outdoor graduation ceremonies yesterday, as dozens of grads and family members passed out from heat exhaustion. the energy company in philadelphia handed out hundreds of fr

manuel gallegus, cbs news, bellefonte, pennsylvania. >>> 68-- >> 68-year-old sandusky could take the stand in his own defense next week. >>> we're turning our attention to campaign 2012. former virginia governor george allen received a key endorsement in his run for his old u.s. senate seat. allen was joined by florida senator marco rubio at company flowers. that's the family-owned small business in arlington. >> that's what our campaign is about. it is to motivate and inspire people towards our blueprint for america's comeback, to reinvigorate the entrepreneurial spirit of our country. >> reporter: you have someone to elect someone like george allen to the senate. >> he's not going to have to take the orientation course. >> thank you, guys. >> well, allen now faces former governor tim kaine in november. and senator rubio has quickly become a leader in the republican party and he's on the short list for mitt romney's possible vice presidential pick. >>> phil mendelson is the number two man in the district now. he is interim chairman of the d.c. city council. the council selected the

manuel gallegus is at the courthouse in bellefonte, pennsylvania where sandusky's lawyer compared the high profile trial to a soap opera. >> reporter: jerry sandusky ignored reporter questions as he entered court this morning. >> good morning, jerry. you going to take the stand today? >> reporter: his lawyers that been hinting i might take the stand. >> it's like a soap. you have to wait and see. >> reporter: at first he called it general hospital. then he went to say? >> all my children. >> reporter: a series of character witnesses took the stand on sandusky's behalf smrks who spent the night at the sandusky home as children. the men and women, many of them still friends with the former penn state assistant coach and his wife testified sandusky was a caring man with a great reputation. the defense is also reinforcing a theme for jurors asking witnesses if they knew sandusky to be truthful, honest, peaceful, law abiding and nonviolent. they all said yes. sandusky is charged with sexually abusing ten boys during 15 years. eight of his accusers took the stand last week graphically descr

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 inv

brian mooar, nbc news, bellefonte, pennsylvania. >>> well, the survivor of the arizona shooting rampage that wounded former arizona congresswoman gabrielle la giffords has won a special election to fill her seat in congress. democrat ron barber, a gifford staffer who was wounded in the tucson shooting that killed six people in 2010, had been expected to win yesterday's special vote. during the run-up to yesterday's vote, giffords campaigned for her former district director. >>> well, now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. this is just some shocking dash cam video. it's from a texas police cruiser and shows the amazing survival of an 18-month-old little girl who was ejected from an suv. and miraculously the toddler rises to her feet, then chases after the vehicle, whose parents were both in the suv. the high-speed chase began after one of the occupants robbed a woman at gunpoint. police arrested four teens. >>> cameras inside a kentucky courtroom were rolling when a scuffle between a bailiff and an inmate burst through the door. an attorney and additi

manuel gallegus, cbs news, bellefonte, pennsylvania. >> this morning the judge threw out three of the counts against sandusky saying that two did not have enough supporting evidence and a third duplicated another count. sandusky faces 48 criminal counts. >>> authorities have released an audiotape from george zimmerman's first interrogation. on it he describes the encounter with 17-year-old trayvon martin that led to the teenager's death. zimmerman claims that the struggle started when martin jumped from a patch of bushes. we should warn that you zimmerman's account of what happened may be disturbing for some to hear. >> he still kept trying to hit my head against the pavement. i don't know if there was a sign or what it was. so i just -- when i slid, my jacket and my shirt came up and when he said you're going to die tonight, i felt his hand go down on my side and i thought he was going for my firearm. so i grabbed it immediately and as he banged my head again, i just pulled out my firearm and shot him. >> zimmerman pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder. martin's family and civil

that's the absolute latest in bellefonte, pennsylvania. again, the jury has gone home for the day. we could see closing arguments thursday morning. that's the story from bell fonlt, pennsylvania. back to you. >>> firefighters near san diego battling a growing firefighter east of that city. the brush fire starting yesterday afternoon has already burned over 800 acres there, more than 200 homes still threatened by those flames. as of this morning, it was about 30% contained. firefighters say high winds are maybing this very, very difficult for full containment. >>> and fire departments right here in the bay area getting ready for what's expected to be a very difficult wildfire season. emergency responders from across santa clara county training this morning about the firefighting techniques and strategies. crews started a few hours ago by setting up model fire zones and maps of the area. the training not just for firefighters. police and medical volunteers also involved in large-scale drills. >> none of us think that we can handle a large-scale emergency by ourselves. there's differen

. >>> now we move on to another story and take you to bellefonte, pennsylvania, where it may be jerryance to speak on his own behalf. however, will his defense team take that chance? within the hour, lawyers for the former penn state assistant football coach expected to wrap up their side of the criminal trial. and an emotionally charged case in which eight young men gave testimony of abuse they allegedly suffered of sandusky's hand. the most compelling was his wife dottie breaking six months of of silence on tuesday to tell jurors that the man she married could have never done the thing that is his accusers claim. michael isikoff is live in bellefonte with the latest. michael, the recess for court, it just broke, right, to bring everybody back at 11:00 a.m.? do we know details of jerry sandusky and the other witnesses? >> a lot of tension inside that courtroom right now. we were supposed to go back in session at 11:00. if jerry sandusky's going to testify, it's going to be right now. at about 11:10, the recess went long. sandusky was in the courtroom. his lawyers motioned him to a co

live pictures there in bellef n bellefonte pennsylvania. among those still in the courtroom that was dottie sandusky you are seeing there. from the reporting of our correspondent inside the courtroom this as of four minutes ago, victim number six who we will not name is still in the courtroom. says he cannot talk. is too emotional. and is being hugged by his family to suggest that this is over for those victims is not for us to do. judge napolitano there are other accusations out there. one from a man who has come forward to nbc news. another from his own son. adopted son but his own son that said he, too, is a victim of abuse. i suppose you could bring the counts forward. is the possibility for appeal such that you might do that? >> i think it is unlikely that the government will prosecute him for anything that wasn't encompassed in the case because the judgment of the jury was so overwhelming and the punishment will effectively be for the rest of his life. could he be charged in federal court? yes, he could. could he be charged in texas?

brian moore has details from bellefonte, pennsylvania. >> reporter: the defense rested today without the former football coach taking the witness stand. though he did not testify, his interviews and letters presented during the trial made him a potent witness. >> am i sexually attracted to underage boys? >> yes. >> reporter: for the prosecution, still his attorney looked upbeat as he left the courthouse. >> reporter: are you hopeful? >> always hopeful. >> reporter: the defense struggled to blunt a prosecution case build an eight young accuser and mike mcqueacqueary. the defense tried to cast downed on mr. mcqueary saw or assumed he saw a crime. a family friend said he 45erd what hi described as sexual sounds. >> those two words "sexual sounds" is what the jury will take back with them, and dranoff at the end of the day with us thely a great witness. >> reporter: the defense also suggested that sandusky's accusers made up their stories. david hilton, a friend of sandusky's told the court he was intimidated by police investigators. i felt like they wanted some el to say something that

that's the story live in bellefonte, pennsylvania.to you. >> chris, thanks. >> the story here is the cooldown. you're going to feel as you walk out the door. >> some people are going to be caught off guard. make sure you let your husband know, wives, lit him know it's cooler. grab that jacket. you might need to dust off your umbrella the next few days. 5:47. we've got to thick marine layer. it hasn't pushed in yet so we've got mostly clear conditions from san jose to livermore. as you can see it's starting to move closer and closer. the sun will break through by about noon in the east bay and extreme south bay. you're not going to get out of the clouds just about all day in san francisco and san mateo. low clouds are back, that's the reason for the cooldown. an area of low pressure to the north that ushered in a strong onshore flow for this morning where we've been under off shore flow, that was the reason for the warm-up. so foggy breeze tonight throughout the next couple of days. we're not going to see a lot of change in terms of th

national correspondent susan candiotti is live in bellefonte, pennsylvania. good morning to you, susan. let's talk about the reaction there. have you had a chance to speak to people? give us an idea of what it was like there, the scene last night as the verdict was read. >> reporter: randi, good morning. the scene was electric. the very courthouse lawn where i'm standing, filled with spectators, some bringing their children, because they said they wanted to see part of history. i have not found anyone who has told me they were surprised by this verdict. here is the front page of the local paper here, jerry sandusky being led away in han cuffs with the headline "guilty." you heard his defense lawyer say even he was not surprised given all the evidence. inside the courtroom, randi, a lot of emotion. jurors were crying, jerry sandusky's eyes were tearing up and there was victim number 6, the young man, the first one to come forward through his mother. his story led investigators to find nine other victims whose cases were eventually prosecuted, and they spread o

the latest for wjz from bellefonte pennsylvania. >> reporter: lawyers for jerry sandusky are trying to show juror as different side of the man, witness for the defense penn state assistant coach ander son he said he and other coaches were some times around when sandusky brought young boys into the shore. a lawyer for an accuse -- shower. a lawyer for an accuser said it doesn't sound like a strong defense for him. >> trying to persuade someone that it was right doesn't take you very far. >> reporter: sandusky is charged with 61 counts of sexually abusing 10 boys on penn state's campus and his home he met most of his accusers through his charity for at risk children. the judge told jurors looks like defense and prosecution will have everything wrapped up for wednesday with closing argumentjury deliberation, thursday. defense may call his wife and members of joe paterno's family and one of the last to testify could be sandusky himself. >> his lawyer has to see where things stand as things progress. >> reporter: the prosecution wrapped up its case with one final witness the mother of a boy

in bellefonte, pennsylvania. >> jerry sandusky will be sentenced in 90 days. he faces 60 to 400 years in prison. he's 68 meaning whatever the sentence, sandusky will likely die in custody about. >>> as you saw in the story, jerry sandusky's lawyer, joe amendola faced a crowd gathersds outside the courthouse. he answered questions about sandusky's adopted son, matt. thursday it was rerealed the 33-year-old went to prosecutors and said they would testify against his own father, claiming he was also abused. amendola said the sandusky was shocked and saddened by the accusation. >>> prosecutors said a priest would lie on the stand and a bay area man accused of beating him may go free. defense attorneys filed a motion for a mistrial yesterday, lynch is accused of beating the priest in retaliation for sexual abuse when he was 7. the defense claims misconduct occurred when the deputy d.a. told the jury in opening statements that linder would probably lie under oath about having molested lynch and his brother. he denied the abuse on the stand, despite significant evide

from bellefonte, pennsylvania, i'm manuel, lesli, back to you. >>> another tough day. mcquery told jurors that after he left the locker room, he called his dad who told him to leave immediately and come to the house. >> we have breaking news from florida. george zimmerman's 25-year-old wife, shelly, was arrested 90 minutes ago. she's charged with emergency. the state says she lied about her husband's bond hearing. george zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of trayvon martin. >>> all right, rainy, kind of ugly out there today. topper is in the weather center with the latest on our yellow alert so far, no big storms. >> the frontal system is to our west. let's look at live doppler 9,000 and zoom in on a couple areas. the heaviest areas of rain are east of i-95 and north up 95 toward baltimore. in the past hour or so, a little heavier rain developed in through portions of prince georges county, also into northern calvert county and southern anne arundel county. and this is pretty heavy rain. the red indicated 3/4 of rain per hour. don't se

live in bellefonte, pennsylvania.e going to speak about this extraordinarily emotional day in court, what happened on the stand and really just where this case stands so early on, just two days. beth karas, a correspondent for "in session" knows a thing or two about court. she's going to join us with her take on where this case stands. >>> happening now in colorado, a huge shift in the so-called high park wildfire burning 60 miles south of denver. new ee advantavacuations are in thick smoke grounding the air attack and they expect to have as many as 800 firefighters on the ground. that's expected later this week. the fire has burned about 70 square miles and is just 10% contained at this point. it is being blamed for the death of a 62-year-old woman. >>> the manhunt for the auburn triple murder suspect is officially over. 22-year-old desmonte leonard is now behind bars after surrendering last night. the authorities in montgomery alabama, he had spent three days on the run. he could make his first court appearance late

in bellefonte, pennsylvania, manuel gallegos, wjz eyewitness news. >> sandusky is accused of molesting 10 boys during 15 years. he denies any wrongdoing. >>> a plea deal for the man who plotted to blow up the u.s. capitol. the suspect agrees to plead guilty. the morocco native wanted to launch a suicide attack on washington, dc and kill at least 30 people. he was busted by undercover agents. in exchange for his plea, he'll serve 25 years in prison. he could have faced life behind bars if convicted at trial. >>> the death of a baltimore county teen is raising questions about when baltimore county police officers are authorized to use force while off duty. wjz is live in randallstown for the viewing. >> reporter: baltimore county police told us they require training on the use of force for all officers, at least one time every year. now, no charges have been filed against the officer in this case, more than a week after the death. as loved ones prepare to bury 17-year-old christopher brown, they have yet to get answers about the altercation with off-duty baltimore county police officer j

a jury in bellefonte, pennsylvania deliberated over two days before convicting sandusky of 45 of 48 chargessexual abuse. we go to bellefonte for more. >> reporter: good morning. the verdict came after about 18 hours of deliberatation. they delivered a resounding confirmation of the prosecution's case. time and time again the jury foreman a middle aged man with silver gray hair recited the same word, guilty ringing out like a gunshot in a dead quiet court, 45 times. jerry sandusky standing, left hand in his pants pocket, standing at the jury box. outside the courthouse a huge cheer arose from a large crowd when the news broke. pennsylvania attorney general linda kelly taking the podium declaring justice for 10 young men has been served. >> this defendant a serial child predator who committed horrific acts upon his victims causing life long and life changing consequences for all of them has been held accountable for his crimes. >> the guilty counts included ago of the most serious charges, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse. carrying 20 years in prison. nine with unlawful contact with min

manuel gallegus reports from the courthouse in bellefonte, pennsylvania. >> reporter: the prosecutionummed up its case against jerry sandusky telling jurors the former penn state assistant coach is a, quote, serial predatory pedophile. the lead prosecutor reminded jurors about the graphic testimony of the eight men who claim sandusky sexually assaulted them as boys. he defended the accusers' years of silence saying they did not immediately come forward because they, quote, tried to bury what happened to them. he ended his summation by standing directly behind sandusky telling the jury, he can't give back their souls or the pieces of their souls that he took. give them justice, find him guilty. sandusky turned around and glanced up at the prosecutor as he stood behind him. some of sandusky's accusers were in the courtroom. so was his wife dot teen. defense attorney joe amendola hammered away at the credibility of star witness mike mcqueary, the only eyewitness to testify he saw sandusky abusing a boy in a campus shower. amendola said mcqueary assumed he saw something and reminded juror

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jerry sandusky arrived at the court house in bellefonte, pennsylvania about 25 minutes ago.s attorneys are expected to meet with the judge to take care of some housekeeping before the trial gets under way. sandusky is charged with sex abuse. prosecutors are expected to call eight alleged victims to the stand to testify against him. the first one expected to go up today after opening statements is being called victim number 4, he's expected to testify today that he was molested by jerry sandusky more than 50 times, of course sandusky is charged with molesting ten young men over a period of about 15 years. the defense's strategy looks like it's going to be to discredit the witnesses claiming that they are looking to file civil lawsuits against sandusky to get money from him but right now it looks like there are at least eight witnees lined up to testify against him. >> there is strength in numbers. these other eight who are going to say the same thing over and over, the same pattern of grooming and what they claim happened to them, will tend to corroborate all of the others. >

brian mooar, nbc news, bellefonte, pennsylvania. >>> well, defense lawyers for george zimmerman accused of murdering trayvon martin have released new evidence, including video of a re-enactment which gives his most detailed acount yet which he claims led to the shooting of the unarmed teenager. nbc's jay gray has more. >> reporter: less than 24 hours after firing the shot that killed trayvon martin, george zimmerman was back at the scene and telling detectives his side of the story. it's the first time we've heard zimmerman describe the fatal night in his own words. >> my jacket moved up and he saw -- i feel like he saw -- he looked at it and said, you're going to die tonight, mother [ bleep ]. >> reporter: this is part of discovery evidence released overnight by zimmerman's defense team sniet is what it is. now it's out there for the public to review but more importantly it's evidence that's going to get out to the jury. >> reporter: during a stress test zimmerman described the unarmed teenager as the aggressor. >> he took my head and slammed it into the concrete several times. >> repo

manuel has the latest from bellefonte, pennsylvania. >> reporter: more alleged molestation victims on the witness stand today in the trial of jerry sandusky. prosecutors are trying to show a pattern to sandusky's alleged predatory conduct. >> three more accusers describe jerry sandusky's sexual abuse. through tears, a 23-year-old known as victim number five, testified sandusky exposed himself, touched his genitals, and made him fondle sandusky before the 12-year-old got away and got dressed. the boy testified he never told anyone saying, he was embarrassed and wanted to forget. >> mr. sandusky took him from the weight room to the sauna to the shower. a familiar story. >> earlier, a 25-year-old known as victim number ten told jurors sandusky pinned him down in his basement and performed oral sex on him and made him resiplyricat. he said sandusky apologized and said he loved him. all of today's accusers met sandusky through the charity he founded for at risk youth. one of the witnesses admitted he went for prison for drugs and robbery, but says his life is on track now with a girlfriend

the 28-year- old from center county near bellefonte pennsylvania, he went into very graphic at the tail how the former asis -- detail about how the former assistant coach, groomed the boy, lavished him with gifts, snow boards, tickets to ball games, jerseys other memorbilia and then went on to sexually abuse the boy over a number of years. sandusky is accused of 52 counts of sexual abuse of 10 boys over 15 years, the prosecutors called sandusky a serial predator. now the victim, the prosecution -- one of their star witnesses was that 28-year-old he met sandusky through his second mile foundation for troubled youth. this victim says on a number of occasions this horse play, this wrestling around, some times many times in locker room showers, eventually led to sexual penetration over dozens of times, although this victim kept quiet about it for many many years, only revealing to prosecutors last year. defense now will try to paint jerry sandusky as a loving, caring mentor, who cared for these boys, the very reason why he opened up this foundation. they also say the reason why he is physic

brian mooar, nbc news, bellefonte, pennsylvania. >>> and now here's a look at some other stories makings early today in america. in florida an airport camera captured a woman groping a tsa adviser after she tried to explain what hatched to her when another tsa ajechblt searched her. they claim their agent did nothing wrong. even more strange she's hers a former tsa worker who hugged another tsa worker. >>> police say a man attacked a store clerk, evoking and then biting the victim's face. the employee said he thought he was going to die. the robber escaped with cash and is still on the loose. >>> and finally in california a woman was critically injured after the car she was riding in slammed upside down into a pool north of san diego. police think the driver was speeding when he lost control on a street out in front that sits on a hill known as roller-coaster road. he plowed through a fence before it finally came to rest in the water. >>> and now for a look at your national and regional weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast which some will be fe

brian mooar, nbc news, bellefonte, pennsylvania. >>> and now here's a look at some other stories makings early today in america. faulty brakes on garbage truck created one giant mess. he lost control when he was unable to stop a truck from rolling down a hilly street. it sent one car careening into a home. no one inside the vehicle or the home suffered any injuries. >>> a four-alarm fire forced houston residents in a five-mile raid yum to stay indoors. flames ripped through a warehouse contained chemicals to clean up oil spills. more than 50 screws battled for hours before putting it out. >>> a moving job caused quite a commotion. drivers thought they were watching an alien invasion when they spotted what seemed to be a ufo being towed. they found it was an unmanned vehicle. >>> the u.s. army thought of a sweet way to celebrate its 230th birthday at the pentagon. made up of a wooden frame and 5,000 cupcakes. the army's top brass were impressed but one joked tanks and cupcakes don't belong in the same sentence in the army. probably true. >>> and now for a look at your national and region

and the answer to that question is, we here in bellefonte pennsylvania, would believe a kid. >> thisning more reaction to the guilty verdict in the jerry sandusky case. late last night the former assistant coach was convicted of 45 of the 48 charges against him. he is behind bars this morning, sentencing is expected in about three months. joining me now, ben an dree ozzie, attorney for victim number four. good morning. i'm sure it was an emotional night for you and your client. tell me how your client responded when he heard jerry sandusky was convicted on 45 charges. >> it was an extremely emotional night for my client. he was driving home from a friend's house, listening to the radio, and right before the verdict was announced over the radio, he was actually driving through a patch where he didn't get reception. so he had to call his girlfriend to find out what the verdict was. but his reaction was he really felt vindicated, that the jurors had listened to his story and validated him. >> talk about the damage inflicted on your client as a result of the actions. he over the years wa

describes live in bellefonte, pennsylvania with the latest for us.rter: good morning, laura. we have been informed by the court here that the trial has indeed begun. jerry sandusky, the former assistant coach at penn state is charged with 52 counts of child molestation. prosecutors are expected to bring eight alleged victims to the stand to testify, perhaps as early as today. that will begin. sandusky is accused of molesting ten children over the period of 15 years. prosecutors expect to go with some of their strongest evidence in one victim called victim number 4, he is expected to testify perhaps as early as today that sandusky molested him more than 50 times and tried to buy his silence with gifts. the defense for its part has been saying since december that they are looking into the backgrounds of these former children who are going to testify against sandusky looking into a possible motive of obtaining money from civil suits. they are going to try to paint these alleged victims as conspirat conspirators. it's the latest here. the juniors are not

brian mooar, nbc news, bellefonte, pennsylvania. >>> what many are calling the most exciting stanley cup playoffs in recent memories came to a conclusion last night right here on nbc with the most hallowed trophy going to a first-time winner. here's nbc's mario solis. >> good morning from the stanley cup final from los angeles where the kings have been crowned. the kings dominating from start to finish, scoring three power-play goals in the first period and never looking back. they beat the devils 6-1. they win their first ever stanley cup final. we'll have a lot more from los angeles plus postgame reaction coming up in sports. for now, let's go back to you. >> thanks very much. >>> and now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. a florida woman is fight for her life after she was set on fire by the father of her child. she attempted to flee after being doused with gasoline. the suspect dragged the woman from the store before ig night her clothes. the woman was able to pat out the fire but suffered severe burns. her attacker was later arrested by polic

manuel gallegos, cbs news, bellefont, pennsylvania. >> the jurors are being sequestered at a local hotel so they won't have any televisions or phones or means of communication with the outside world. they are only allowed to deliberate the case when they're together at the courthouse. >>> a new videotape is out showing george zimmerman reenacting the night that he shot and killed trayvon martin. zimmerman's defense team are the ones who post that video out. the neighborhood watch volunteer brought police to the scene in sanford, florida, one day after the shooting. zimmerman insists it was the unarmed 17-year-old who attacked him. >> he said you're going to die tonight mother [ bleep ] and he reached for it, but he reached like i felt his arm going down to my side and i grabbed it and i just grabbed my firearm and i shot him one time. >> now zimmerman pleaded not guilty to second degree murder charges. the sanford police chief who handled the investigation has been fired. >>> word late today the culpeper police officer accused of shoot and killing a woman has also been fired. daniel harm