storm force strength. you can see just to the exterior of the storm we had 17-mile-per-hour winds and the wind speed now being clocked at 60. we re likely to get this as a tropical storm very soon. we re waiting on the advisories. once we have that we will be able to get a much better picture. this is the current spaghetti model plot. we call it that because the lines look like spaghetti. they actually indicate quite a divergence and where some models are taking the storm, westward to texas or to the eastward into florida. it s really interesting. you don t even see anymore that are going straight to the north. they re going one way or the other depending on whether the storm will get picked up by a trough to the north and steered in that direction. all indications are that s likely what will happen because you can see a lot of strong winds right now are to the north and east of where the storm is located. we re already getting stronger winds in the new orleans area. heavy ra
ahead of next week s pivotal ruling. the ruthless taunting she faced touched the nation. now the dough is rolling in for this school bus monitor. i traveled to her hometown for how it all went down. good morning, everyone. eye randi kaye. we start with jerry sandusky and the guilty verdict. they found him guilty on 45 of 48 counts all related to instances of sexual abuse of ten young boyce. sandusky was immediately taken into custody handcuffed and taken away. joining me is one of his defense attorneys. thank you, carl, for joining us this morning. first of all, what is the latest on his condition this morning? is he indeed on suicide watch? uh, he is in what they call one on one administrative custody, which i think most would call suicide watch. it was done with the purpose in placing him in that kind of restrictive environment, as a prophylactic or safety measure by the court and the warden. i think it s important there s no reason to believe he needs to be on suicid
continuances. i believe to a certain extent this judge has been a little bit heavy handed with a defendant who is not represented by anyone. maybe a little heavy handed. but that said, a successful appeal remains a very big long shot. shep? trace gallagher in los angeles. thanks. police say they are trying to break down masked intruder, chained a fake bomb to her neck. happened yesterday in sydney, australia. the video here shows paramedics wheeling that child into the hospital after that ordeal. for hours and hours. no one knew whether the bomb is real. we re told the 18-year-old was afraid to move at all that whole time and her parents say she held up beautifully. i can tell you we as parents are extraordinarily proud of maddy, she is woken up this morning in pretty good spirits. tired, sore from holding this damn device in place for hours.