manuel gallegus are a more. >> reporter: -- manuel gallegus has more. >> reporter: a startling revelation from one of his own sons. through his attorney matt sandusky said he met with prosecutors this week to say for the first time he was molested by his own father. matt is now 33 and was adopted by jerry and his wife dottie as an adult after living with them as a foster child. he was reportedly prepared to testify but it's unclear why he was never called as a witness. the news was not presented in court so the jurors don't know anything about t. they're sequestered in a local hotel with no tv or phone. earlier the jurors heard the defense and prosecution sum up their cases. defense attorney joe amendola passionately portrayed sandusky as the victim of overzealous accusers. but the prosecutor called the 68-year-old a serial predatory pedophile. he finished his arguments standing directly behind sandusky saying he molested, abused and hurt these children horribly. you know he did it. find him gills of everything. manuel gallegus, cbs news, bellefonte, pennsylvania. >> jurors are sorting th

manuel gallegus, wjz, eyewitness news. >> sandusky is expected to take the stand in his own defense. a lawmaker is convicted of stealing from her office. a short time ago a jury convicted tiffany alston of taking money to pay an employee. it could cost her her general assembly seat. she is also charged in a separate case accused of using office funds to pay for her wedding. >>> navy investigators are on the iron shore trying to figure out what caused an aircraft to crash. the 44-foot unmanned drone went down yesterday on an island near toddville in dorchester county. you can see the burns debris. navy officials say it was on a routine training flight when it plummeted. no one was injured on the ground. >>> today must be pat back for the great days we have had recently. take a live look outside. it's a cloudy, humid, rainy day. as marty points out it doesn't need to be shoveled off the sidewalk. good afternoon, marty. >> good afternoon, don. hi, everybody. i prefer the rain. it is a set up to what will be a spectacular weeks end and weekend. a celebration for the bicentennial of the w

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

manuel gallegus, cbs news, bellefonte, pennsylvania. >>> the alleged shooter in the ft. hood massacre, major nidal hasan, will be barred from today's scheduled pretrial hearing unless he shaves his beard. hasan appeared in court earlier this month with a beard. that violates military regulations. hasan is charged with shooting to death 13 people and wounding more than 30 others in 2009. >>> another bond hearing for the man accused of killing florida teen trayvon martin is scheduled for next week. george zimmerman's bail was revoked after the judge decided zimmerman and his wife lied about their finances. and phone conversations look to further the claim. >> reporter: prosecutors say jailhouse phone calls between george zimmerman and his wife show the couple talking about the money, more than $100,000 raised for his defense. they used code to describe the amounts. >> in my account, do i have at least $100? how close am i? >> $108. >> total, everything, how much are we looking at? >> um, like $155. >> okay, good. >> reporter: the calls also detail how zimmerman instructed

manuel gallegus has the latest from pennsylvania. >> reporter: jerry sandusky and his lawyer arrived at the courthouse for day one of jury selection. lawyers started the process of picking a jury from a pool of more than 200 potential jurors from center county, the home of penn state. inside a packed courtroom, judge cleland stressed the seriousness of the case. >> he said i need you to all have an open mind. this defendant is charged with the sexual abuse of children, and at that point jerry sandusky looked down. >> reporter: the former penn state assistant coach is charged with 52 criminal counts and is accused of sexually abusing ten boys during a 15- year period. the abuse allegedly happened on campus and at the 68-year-old's home. this case is getting a lot of media attention. reporters and crews are lined up outside the courthouse. and the judge acknowledges that many jurors are probably pretty familiar with the case. >> we all have found him guilty already. >> reporter: if in woman feels a lot like -- feels the same way like a lot of people, she feel it is will be hard for san

. >> i am manuel gallegus in pennsylvania. an emotional day on the witness stand as another accuser talks about being molested by a jury sandusky. we'll have that story coming up. >> and an escape attempt caught on-camera, how suspect tried to make a break for it in the middle of a court room. >>,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> >> top u.s. officials say a recent delivery of russian attack helicopters to syria will escalate the conflict in that country. that revelation comes as the united nations reports syrian soldiers are placing children on top of tanks now to act as human shields. the secretary of state hillary clinton called on russian leaders to help the united states push forward on a political transition plan for syria. >> a potentially damaging morning for the defense in the jury sandusky trial. manuel gallegus reports that an 18 year-old man testified about years of sexual abuse that he says that he suffered at the hands of the former penn state assistant coach. >> jury sandusky arrived in court from what was direct, graphic, and

manuel gallegus reports that new details coming out could prove very damaging for the former assistant football coach. >> reporter: jerry sandusky arrived for a second day of jury selection. the process is moving quickly. nine jurors were chosen during the first day of questioning. four of them have ties to penn state where sandusky was an assistant football coach. they include a long time football season ticket holder, a former protessor who taught 37 years at university, a current penn state student, and a penn state graduate who earned both a bachelor's and master's degree. sandusky's defense says it wants jurors from the local community and not from out of town. sandusky is charged with 52 criminal counts of sexually abusing boys. he claims he's innocent. once the trial starts, as many as eight accusers could take the witness stand. there are reports that love letters allegedly written by sandusky to one of his accusers could be entered into testimony. the letters were reportedly written to victim number four. >> the judge will have to decide if they are to be allowed in. do they h

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, 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 has the latest now from pennsylvania. >> reporter: jerry sandusky could come face to face with his accusers as early as today. a jury of seven women and five men listened as the prosecution began to lay out its case against the former penn state assistant football coach showing pictures of eight boys describing how sandusky befriended them and later sexually abused them. >> there really is no physical evidence. it's entirely a question of he said versus he said but there are a lot of hes in this case. >> reporter: the credibility of the accuse es will make or break the -- accusers will make or break the case against the 60-year-old. they will try to prove discrepancies and some are telling stories for financial game. game. they did set up a tent outside the courthouse so the accusers could come and go as privately as possible. prosecutors are expected to show how sandusky gave the boys expensive gifts as part of his pattern of abuse for more than 15 years. sandusky met many of the accusers at second mile, the charity he founded. a key witness for prosecutors will also

manuel gallegus reports. >> how are you feeling this morning? >> reporter: jerry sandusky spent the day in court listening to a 28-year-old man testify how the former coach sexually abused him as a teen, often in the showers on the penn state campus. in a matter-of-fact tone, the witness told jurors sandusky befriended him through his charity, the second mile, back in 1997 when he was about 13. soon, the showers they took together after exercise led to inappropriate touching and oral sex. "did you ever say don't do that to me," lead prosecutor joe mcmidigan asks. "it was never talked about ever," answered the accuser. "basically what happened there, it never happened." the man also described out-of-town trips, one to a texas bowl game, where he says sandusky tried to force him in to oral sex in the bathroom of their hotel room, but sandusky was startled when his wife, dottie, called out from the other room. the witness said he never told anyone about the abuse because he was scared and because he didn't want to lose out on the gifts and football

manuel gallegus has the report. >> prosecutors tried for a one-two punch in the prosecution trial of jerry sandusky. on the witness stand, one of the men at the center of the penn state scandal, former grad student mike mcqueary. in a deliberate tone, mcqueary testified he entered a campus locker room to find sandusky sexually assaulting a 10 or 12-year-old boy in the shower. mcqueary heard a skin on skin smacking sound and saw sandusky against a boy propped up against the wall. he had no doubt he was witnessing an extremely sexual act. earlier an 18-year-old accuser sobbed openly as he described being sexually assaulted by sandusky repeatedly from the time he was 12. the teen testified in the hushed courtroom that oral sex would happen at bedtime during frequent sleepovers at sandusky's home while the coach's wife was upstairs. prosecutors asked why he never told or tried to stop it. i didn't know what to do with all the thoughts running through my head the boy testified. i blacked out and didn't want it to happen. i froze. under cross-examination, sandusky's defense tried to find i

manuel gallegus has the latest now from pennsylvania. >> reporter: jerry sandusky arrived back in court for what was direct graphic and heartbreaking testimony from an 18-year-old who says sandusky repeatedly molested him starting when he was 13. openly sobbing through his words, the young man known as victim number one testified he met sandusky through his charity for at risk kids. within two months of sleepovers at the sandusky house, usually in the basement, he testified sandusky began getting more physical with him. he would kiss him and passage him before bedtime. quote, with his hands down the back of my shorts and the blowing on my stomach, the witness then paused and describes sandusky performing oral sex. the man at this point fighting back tears in the courtroom said, i didn't know what to do, thoughts running through my head. i just kind of blacked out. i didn't want it to happen. i kind of -- kind of froze. did you tell your mom, the prosecutor ask? no. did you tell anyone? no. did you tell him to stop? no. i was embarrassed, confused and i didn't know what to do. sang dusky

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

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

manuel gallegus reports from greensboro, north carolina. >> reporter: john edwards left the greensboro, north carolina, courthouse, saying he broke his marriage vow but not the law. >> while i do not believe i did anything illegal or ever thought i was doing anything illegal, i did an awful, awful lot that ws wrong. and there is no one else responsible for my sin. >> reporter: edwards was acquitted of one count of campaign finance fraud but the jury deadlocked on the other five. prosecutors said edwards accepted almost a million dollars from two wealthy supporters as campaign contribution well above legal limits. edwards' defense argued the 2008 presidential candidate considered the donations gifts. the prosecution relied heavily on the testimony of former aide andrew young. young testified he accepted the money to pay living expenses for rielle hunter, edwards' pregnant mistress. >> the witnesses who did testify, andrew young and his wife, obviously this jury said wasn't credible enough to -- upon which they were going to find a guilty verdict. >> reporter: edwards did not testify in

manuel gallegus, cbs news, state college, pennsylvania. >> listen up metro riders. customers traveling on the orange, blue and red lines should expect weekend delays because of track work. metro says buses will replace orange line trains between east falls church and west falls church. cosmeses using the buses should allow about 20 minutes extra travel time. you can go to the website, wusa9.com, for the latest information on delays this weekend. >>> still ahead on 9news now tonight, massive flooding still causing problems for residents in minnesota this weekend. we'll have the latest. >> i hope they're fair. i hope they have learned a lesson. and i hope they can go on with their life. as a nicer person. >> this is a big story. a huge rally this saturday for that bus monitor who was taunted by bullies. we'll have that story when >>> a roof collapsed at a busy ontario, canada shopping mall. take a look at this video captured on a shopper's cell phone. rescue workers were called to the mall this afternoon when part of the roof collapsed over a parking area for customer

i'm manuel gallegus, cbs news, new york. >>> good morning. thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. is it madillo or the strippers? >> i actually have plans to go see the strippers on friday. >> there it is. i'm andrea roane. >> my wife is going out with the girlfriends. they already have a date. >>> these guys have some moves on them. >> magic mike. >> i'm jessica doyle. mike is on assignment. we were just talking about that. yes, he does have the magic. >> monika has traffic in a moment. >> save us, howard. >> i'm sure he has some moves. weather wise -- i don't know if i'm saving us. nice out there this morning. we have a very pleasant atmosphere in place. unfortunately the heat willing rolling in here over the next couple of days. we're down to 69 degrees in washington with noontime temp at 82 but not humid again today. it is going to be warmer. yesterday we only got to 82. today we'll get to about 88

manuel gallegus reports. began deliberating the jerry sandusky case comes a startling revelation from one of his own sons. through his attorney, matt sandusky said he met with prosecutors this week to say for the first time he was molested by his own father. matt is now 33 and was adopted by jerry and his wife dottie as an adult after living with them as a foster child. he was reportedly prepared to testify, but it's unclear why he was never called as a prosecution witness. the news about sandusky's son was not presented in court, so the jurors don't know anything about it. they're sequestered in a local hotel with no tv or phone. earlier, the jurors heard the defense and prosecution sum up their cases. defense attorney joe amendola passionately portrayed sandusky as the victim of overzealous investigators, greedy accusers and a legal system that convicted him before his arrest. but prosecutor joe mcgettigan called the 68-year-old a serial predatory pedophile. he finished his argument standing directly behind

manuel gallegus, cbs news. >> jerry sandusky could spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted. >>> a shooting by a metro transit police detective is under investigation. it all started about noon yesterday on lori lane in lanham, maryland. the detective went to a house to question a man they called a person of interest in an attempted abduction. police say the man came charging out with a gun. the detective fired back and killed the man, 44-year-old chepser joseph -- chester joseph creswell. >>> karen toles was found guilty of reckless driving. she was doing at least 105 miles an hour on the beltway and 80 on branch avenue before they were finally able to pull her over last february. the judge fined toles about $400 but allowed her to keep her license. >>> will a casino be coming to frederick, maryland soon? legislators will be talking about that at a county board meeting today. if a resolution is approved there convincing state leaders would be the next step. this whole thing comes a day after the possibility of a casino at national harbor was put off till next year. there was

as manuel gallegus reports from north carolina, edwards issued an apology a short time after the courtporter: john edwards left the greensboro, north carolina courthouse saying he broke his marriage vow but not the law. >> while i do not believe i did anything illegal or ever thought i was doing anything illegal, i did an awful, awful lot that was wrong. and there is no one else responsible for my sins. >> reporter: edwards was acquitted of one count of campaign finance fraud. but the jury deadlocked on the other five. prosecutors had said edwards accepted almost $1 million from two wealthy supporters as campaign contributions. well above legal limits. edwards' defense argued the 2008 presidential candidate considered the donations gifts. the prosecution relied heavily on the testimony of former edwards' aide andrew young. he testified he accepted the money to paoliing ex-- pay living expensions for rinse the -- expenses for rielle hunter. >> upon which they were going to find a guilty verdict. >> reporter: after the judge declared is mistrial, he thanked his family and said he might n

manuel gallegus, wjz eyewitness news. >> after the opening statements, sandusky's lawyers are expected to argue that he suffers from a psychiatric disorder. >>> last night police fired tear gas and sent a tactical team inside a home in montgomery where a man was believed to be hiding. all the law enforcement agents left the scene. >>> a notorious case in australia is solved, 32 years after the fact. a coroner found it was a dingo or wild dog that take a nine week old from a camp site in the australian outback. the girl's mother was convicted and later cleared of murdering her daughter. >>> back home, new details emerge in the case of a former morgan student charged with killing and can ball lizing his housemate. alexander kinyua was investigated for having a machete in his dorm room but police never found the weapon. he confessed to killing up his housemate's body and eating part of his brain and heart. >>> a local waitress comes down with a highly contagious disease. this morning she is recovering and is talking about what she has gone through. >> reporter: good morning. the former ho

manuel gallegus. >> sandusky faces 51 counts of sexual abuse involving 10 boys. he could spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted. >>> new details in the case of a former student accused of killing his house mates and eating his body parts. >> reporter: well, a judge ordered him to be transferred to a maryland state mental hospital. the decision comes after he was formally indicted on murder charges. the 21-year-old is accused in the death of his house mate. the state's attorney office says he was transferred to the hospital for a evaluation and what is what the attorneys requested. he is being held without bond. >> thank you. >> he had been living with the family when he was killed. >>> we are learning more about a murder investigation in delaware. the resort's first murder in over 30 years. police say they have arrest warrants for a 26-year-old seen here in this video. he is wanted in connection with the death. she was found dead in a ground room at the atlantic ocean side motel on coastal highway. a cleaning lady discovered the body yesterday morning.

in belafonte pennsylvania manuel gallegus. >>> he told jurors after he left the locker ram he told hisad. >>> another hey profile trial is winding down right now just down the roads in washington d. c. baseball legends roger clemens is accused of lying to congress. >> reporter: it's closing arguments for the prosecution and defense, then the jury will get to work. >> clemens one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history is accused of lying to congress about steroids use. clemens former trainer testified the pitcher frequently used performance enhancing drugs and he kept evidence of it. the defense spent much of the four week trial tearing apart his credibility. it will be up to the jury to decide who is telling the truth. >>> clemens did not take the stands in his own defense. >>> murder mystery tonight baltimore family is grieving after the discovery of the body of a mother of three in some baltimore county woods. derek valcourt spoke with the victims heartbroken relatives and has more. >> reporter: police asking for help as they desperately try to crack this case as three young bo

in belmont, pennsylvania, manuel gallegus. >> sandusky admits no wrongdoing and could take the standweek in his own defense. >>> cyclist lance armstrong is once again being accused of using performance-enhancing drugs. the u.s. anti-doping agency accuses armstrong used prohibited substances and masking agents. they also claim he doped up in 2007 and the results were covered up. the psyche -- cyclist denies this and says he has never failed a drug test. >>> mgm is the latest group to express interest in a casino at the national harbor. >>> a boys grab to benefit wounded soldiers in the area. >>> and marking the bicentennial of the war of 1812. for these stories and more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. >>> and still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news, river rescue, caught on camera. how a man reading a book ended up nearly drowning. >>> wicked wildfires, growing flames force more evacuations in colorado. the latest from the scene. >>> bob turk. first warning weather center. beautiful weather all week

as manuel gallegus reports from the court in bel font, pennsylvania, one of his accused victims takes the stand. >> reporter: accused child predator jerry sandusky took the stand. the man, now 28 years old, described how sandusky befriended him through his second-mile charity. he testified he started showering with sandusky on the penn state campus when he was 13 or 14. those showers they took after exercising, soon became more physical. he said, quote, eventually the horsing around would lead him to to splashing me, bear hugging me, caring me, and taking my hand to his body. the man testified sandusky would try to rape him and masturbate. and he testified sandusky's wife, dottie entered the hotel room as sandusky was trying to get him to perform oral sex. she said, what are you doing in there? and sandusky abruptly stopped. the prosecutor asked why he didn't tell anyone about the abuse. did you say anything? no. did you tell anybody? no. i was too scared too. >> reporter: and he testified that he didn't want to lose the other great gifts sandusky offered him, like being part of the p

manuel gallegus reports from the courthouse infonte, pennsylvania. >> reporter: the prosecution told the jury the former coach is a 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 is their soul that he took. give them justice. find him guilty. sandusky turned around and ghansed up at the prosecutor. some of the accusers were in the courtroom, so was his wife dottie. defense attorney joe amendola hammered away at the cred bill tee of mike mcquery. he said mcquery assumed he saw something and reminded jurors that not mcquery, and no one he told, not even school officials, ever called police. amendola portrayed sandusky as the victims of greedy accusers and a legal system that convict him before his arrest. j

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

manuel gallegus, wjz eyewitness news. >> and san dunky's lawyer told jurors that it was not odd that his client showered with children because that was part of sandusky's culture and how his generation grew up. >>> backing former syracuse university bernie fine's claims that he's innocent of sexually abusing a ball boy. a 2005 internal investigation ordered by the university finds no witnesses who believe the accuser's story. fine was fire back in november after the allegations became public. fine is not facing any criminal charges. >>> well, the president's commerce secretary is facing felony hit-and-run charges today. john bryson was behind the wheel of a car, involved in two traffic accidents. bigad shaban reports for wjz. the white house says bryson had a seizure. >> reporter: a government spokesperson says commerce secretary john bryson suffered a seizure at the wheel of his car, when he allegedly caused two separate crashes near los angeles saturday. brieseson spent a night near the hospital for observation and returned to washington. white house spokesman jay carney said the p

manuel gallegus. >> sandusky's lawyers are expected to argue that he suffering from a psychiatric disorder. >>> our media partners at the baltimore sun reports alex kinua was investigated for having a machete in his dorm room but police never found if weapon in his dorm room. >>> well to this day one of the most grizzly carjackings in maryland history haunts all who remember it. a young mother dragged to her death trying to rescue her daughter. and now 20 years later a victim's mother is finally talking about that day. adam may has the heart wrenching interview. >> reporter: september 8, 1992 began as a joyous morning. serena's first day of grade school. >> serena was very excited and pam was talking to her. >> reporter: when pam left their home in savage howard county was attacked by two men who wanted her bmw. her daughter was in the backseat of her car, she reached inside trying to save her but her arm got stuck in the vehicle. she was dragged down the road for more than 2 miles to her death. and meanwhile after about a half a mile, the carjackers through that 22 -month-old into the woo

manuel gallegus, state college, pennsylvania. >>> still ahead on 9 news now this saturday, more than 2000 people forced out of their homes by fires out west. we'll have the latest from utah. >>> also massive flooding still causing problems for residents in minnesota this weekend. we'll have details. >>> in colorado a setback for firefighters battling a massive wildfire. firefighters trying to save homes before retreating for their own safety. that slowed containment of the blaze to just 45%. the wildfire has already destroyed nearly 200 homes. nearly 1,000 evacuation notices were issued last night. in the meantime, a second wildfire in southwestern colorado has burned nearly 800 acres and forced people from their homes. the continued mix of hot, dry, windy weather have raised the dangers of wildfires across colorado and several other western states. >>> in the meantime, in st springs -- sarasota springs, utah, people have been forced out of their homes by fire. in order to save the residences, firefighters are now posted around the homes which are all located some 40 miles south of s

manuel gallegus was among them. >> reporter: defense attorney joe amendola wouldn't comment why he didn't take the stand. last month he hinted he would tell his side of the story but he rested after calling several character witnesses who testified the sandusky they know is a good family man with a stellar reputation. a lawyer from one of sandusky's accusers said the prosecution made a strong case. >> they put on a mountain of evidence. >> reporter: the defense may have had some success trying to discredit the investigators in the case. lawyers tried to show that police may have influenced the accusers by sharing information with them. a man who took part in sandusky's second mile program for at-risk youth testified he thought investigators were trying to coax him into accusing sandusky. i felt like they wanted me to say something that isn't true, & he said. sandusky is charged with sexually abusing ten boys over 15 years. his wife dottie spoke publicly about the case for the first time tuesday telling jurors she never saw or heard anything suspicious when her husband was with any of his

. >> reporter: manuel gallegus, cbs news, greensboro, north carolina. >>> to the crisis in syria. diplomatic efforts to end the blood shed have failed. defense secretary panetta says he cannot envision the united states taking military action without an okay from the u.n. speaking yesterday panetta said it's time for the international community to act more aggressively. >> this is an intolerable situation. we cannot be satisfied with what's going on. and the international community has got to take further steps to make sure that assad steps down. >> he also said the pentagon is planning for any contentious. >>> presidential campaign played out on both coasts thursday with the candidates opening up new lines of attack on the same subject -- the economy. the day ending with mitt romney gaining endorsement of former first lady. susan mcginnis is in washington. happy friday. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. the president was not on the campaign trail yesterday, but one of his main surrogates was right in mitt romney's backyard. meanwhile, romney was more direct, taking aim right at

manuel gallegus. >> the state dropped one of the counts against sandusky this morning. >>> baltimore has a plan to crack down on -- the city will strip dozens of liquor stores of their license. the city wide rezoning effort will force stores to move close or change what they sell. in most cases stores will have to stop selling alcohol within two years. city leaders hope this will help curb violence. >>> at issue hundreds of thousands of the dollars spent on new phones. adam may reports on this unusual dispute between city leaders. >> reporter: for years baltimore has been in a budget crunch that's why comptroller joan pratt is furious over what she calls unauthorized purchase of new phones at city hall. >> i want to talk to the mayor one on one. we were supposed to have a meeting today at 2:00, she cancelled. so i thought i had to let the mayor know. >> she said we spent $700,000 on phones specifically. that did not happen. now she just held a press conference, you should have been asking her quite frankly why what she said didn't jive with the actual facts. >> reporter: the mayor ha

as manuel gallegus reports, the father of the prosecution's star witness took the stand. >> reporter: three more accusers describe jerry sandusky's alleged sexual abuse of him on his penn state campus. through tears, the 23-year-old victim testified sandusky exposed himself, touched his genitals, then made him fondle sandusky in a campus shower 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. >> reporter: earlier, a 25-year- old, known as victim number 10, told jurors, sandusky pinned him down in his basement, and performed oral sex on him, and made him reciprocate. the man testified the former coach threatened him, saying if you tell anyone, you will never see your family again. but he said sandusky later apologized and said he loved him. >> reporter: all of today's accusers met sandusky through the charity he founded for at- risk youth. one of the witnesses admitted he went to prison for drugs and robbery

manuel gallegus reports from the courthouse. >> reporter: accused child predator jerry sandusky sat quietly as one of the 10 men he's accused of molesting took the stand. the man described how sandusky friended him through his second mile charity. he testified how he started showering with sandusky on the penn state campus when he was 13 or 14. those showers he they took after exercising soon became more physical. he said, quote, eventually the horsing around would lead to him splashing soap on me, bear hugging me, hugging me, carussing me, take my hand to his body. >> the man testified sandusky tried to rape him in the shower and would masturbate. and one time, sandusky's wife, dottie entered the hotel room as jerry was trying to get him to perform oral sex. she said, what are you dog in -- doing in there? sandusky abruptly stopped. >> investigators asked, why didn't you tell anyone about the abuse? he said he was terrified to. >> and he didn't want to lose all of the other great gifts and opportunities sandusky offered him like being part of the penn state family. >> reporter: they said t

in new york, manuel gallegus, wjz eyewitness news. >> bernie madoff is serving a 150-year prison term. >>> in tonight's wjz healthwatch, if you have a problem with sweating, there's a new medical device promising some relief. it is called mirror dry. and it is fda-approved. the device sucks up sections of the skin and shoots them with microwaves to destroy sweat glands. most patients say the results are immediate. but there are side effects ever soreness and swelling. the procedure can cost up to $3,000. >>> well, a political battle is building after the exroart's decision -- supreme court's decision to uphold healthcare law. as danielle nottingham reports, the justice's reasoning is giving ammunition for republicans who want to make it a big issue for the campaign trail. >> reporter: when supreme court justice john roberts said the federal government does have the power to impose a tax on those without healthcare, he ended the legal fight, but launched a new political battle. >> if americans knew that failure to comply resulted in a tax hike, of course the bill would never have passe

manuel gallegus reports for wjz, from the pennsylvania courthouse. >> reporter: jerry sandusky and hiso court, hoping to find jurors who does nodo -- on who do not alreadysume th

in bel font, massachusetts, manuel gallegus, wjz eyewitness news. >> six jurors have been chosen so far. the judge hopes to begin opening statements monday. >>> new revelations in the scandal, surrounding anne arundel county executive john leopold. >> the aclu says it is proof john leopold illegally gathered information. they showed improper searches on at least three of leopold's rivals. in each case, the alcu says an active or retired police officer, conducted unjustified background searches. one of the men targeted is civil rights leader carl snowden. another gathered information about leopold. including thomas redmond. including his divorce and other civil matters. >> leopold and the county have denied the existence of an enemy's list. >> hotel guests are evacuated as police discover a dangerous meth lab at a room at the elkridge holiday inn. adam may has details on the unusual drug bust. adam? >> reporter: yes. it's very unusual, mary. meth is a huge problem in some parts of the country. but we believe this is the first bust in more than a year. >> reporter: guests saying on the fo

manuel gallegus reports from the courthouse where the prosecution is wrapping up its case. >> reportersoft-spoken accuser, known as victim 6, told the jury jerry sandusky took a shower with him at penn state when he was 11 years old. he said sandusky called him the tickle monster and embraced him chest to chest when they were both showering. he said he remembered seeing his chest hair, thinking it was icky. he said sandusky lifted him from the waist to the water to help rinse off the soap. he said that's the last thing i remember, it's kind of black after that. the witness says he has no memory of sandusky ever touching his private parts. after a complaint from the boy's mother, police looked into the incident. an investigator testified he heard sandusky tell the boy's mother he wished he was dead. but no charges were filed. >> there was an opportunity, a missed opportunity in 1998. an opportunity that wasn't missed just by one person, it was missed pie multiple people -- by multiple people. >> reporter: during cross- examination, the defense questioned why the accuser stayed friends f

manuel gallegus reports for wjz, the prosecution is winding down its case. >> reporter: a soft-spokenccuser, known as victim number 6, told the jury jerry sandusky took a shower with him at penn state, when he was lever years old. he said sandusky called him the tickle monster and embraced him chest to chest while they showered. he said he remembered seeing his chest hair, thinking it was icky. he said sandusky lichtded -- lifted him to help clear the soap. he said that's the last thing i remember, it's kind of black after that. the witness who met sandusky through his charity of at risk kids, said he has no memory of sandusky touching his private parts. after complaints, an investigator said he heard the boy tell his mother, he wished he was dead. but there was no charges filed. >> there was an opportunity, a missed opportunity in 1998, and an opportunity that wasn't just missed by one person, it was missed by multiple people. >> reporter: during cross- examination, the defense questioned why the accuser stayed friends with sandusky and his wife, until last year. >> reporter: victim