new developments overnight in the case involving secretary of commerce john bryson. and his two car crashes. he went back to work yesterday but not today. find out why, coming up in this hour of cnn. welcome to "early start," i'm zoraida sambolin. >> i'm ashleigh banfield. we're bringing you the news from "a" to "z." it is 5:00 on the dot in the east. let's start with this, shall we? victim number one ready to take the stand today in jerry sandusky child abuse sex trial. today's witness was just 11 or 12 years old when he first met the penn state assistant football coach. it was his accusations that triggered this criminal investigation leading to jerry sandusky's arrest. susan candiotti is live in bellefonte, pennsylvania this morning, she's been covering this case. incredible stories coming out in court. i don't know if it can get any worse. his story is set to come out in court today. what is the story of victim number one following yesterday's story of victim number four? >> reporter: well, this is going to be quite a day two for the jurors, isn't it, after hearing so much graphic detail. here's what we know about alleged victim number one, according to what he has told a grand jury. he said he was sexually assaulted, including being raped and molested by jerry sandusky at least 20 times. and that many of these assaults took place, both at jerry sandusky's home and at his own high school. we also know that he said that he was forced to transfer from his high school after the allegations became known, because he was getting fallout and flack not only from students but also from some parents who are supporters of jerry sandusky. and this young man, now only 18 years old, just graduated from high school last week, from a new high school, and he is already receiving track scholarship offers from a few colleges, ashleigh. >> susan, in opening statements, the defense attorney has his work cut out for him in this. sometimes there is strength in numbers. there are a lot of numbers, ten victims, eight expected to testify. eight smiling faces of young boys put up as photographs in the front of that courtroom. that is powerful stuff. what exactly is the defense saying is going to be their strongest argument in trying to combat story after story after story of filth? >> well, it's really going to be a tough road ahead. they acknowledged in court yesterday that there is a tidal wave of accusations in front of this grand jury. what they have been trying to do is raise the specter, possibility that all of these accusers are liars. they are also trying to point out that jerry sandusky and hinting that you might even hear from him in his own words say i didn't do it, that he's always proclaimed his innocence. and perhaps they could be referring to by hearing him in his own words some of those -- a couple of interviews he did in "the new york times," possibly on nbc news, in which he says i was attracted to boys but not sexually. ashleigh? >> those are the kinds of words that do come back to haunt you in a court case, regardless of if you take the stand or not. thank you. the trial kicks off at 9:00 eastern. we'll bring you live updates throughout the day right here on cnn. happening now in colorado, hundreds of firefighters are battling a deadly wildfire that's burning out of control. the high park fire near ft. collins is growing exponentially, in just a few days wiping out 41,000 acres. it's blame for at least one death. more than 100 structures have been destroyed as well. and thousands have been forced to leave their homes. officials say the hope for containment right now is tenuous. alexandra steele is in for rob marciano. what can you tell us about this? >> the hope for containment is zero right now. let's talk about how the weather will help or exacerbate in this. lightning struck and ignited this fire early on saturday morning. as zoraida said it claimed over 41,000 acres. also yesterday, a wind shift and with this rugged terrain there are a lot of shifts in the wind. a wind shift pushed this fire in unto itself which was good, as opposed for allowing more ground yesterday. it's moving quite rapidly. 20 to 40 feet per minute, which is fast for a growing fire. containment weather, what we need, what we need are cooler temperatures, calmer winds and higher humidity. are we going to get that? unfortunately we're not going to get that. yesterday the temperatures were the lowest they're going to be, in the upper 60s. a cold front pass, dropped the temperatures. now we'll watch the temperatures warm up. in terms of the wind we'll see constant winds between 5 and 15 miles per hour. gusts could be higher than that. today's highs will be in the low 80s. unfortunately, low relative humidity. the problem, guys, will be as we head toward tomorrow. temperatures rebound to 91 degrees. the average high is 83. warmer than average tomorrow and the winds still once again will be a factor. >> all right, alexandra steele, thanks very much for that. and this just in, we have just learned that the police who were in montgomery, alabama, surrounding that house where they believed desmonte leonard was holed up have decided to leave that location. it's not clear why they would have pulled out from that standoff, it seemed. leonard is the suspect in a deadly shooting spree near auburn university. he's accused of killing three people, two of them former auburn football players at an offcampus party over the weekend. leonard has been the target of an all-out manhunt. two other men were arrested for hindering that investigation. new this morning, the obama administration announcing secretary of commerce john bryson will take a medical leave of absence as he undergoes tests and evaluations. bryson is under investigation for possible felony hit and run. he was found unconscious by police in san gabriel, california, on saturday. officers say he hit two cars. the white house says bryson was alone. he had a seizure but it's not clear when. the battle for gabrielle giffords house seat is to be decided today in a special election in arizona. giffords former aide ron barber is facing a tough challenge from republican jessie kelly. he's backed by the tea party. barber was wound in the 2011 shooting rampage that critically injured giffords and killed six other people. this just in. gas prices rising for the first time in 26 days. the national average is now 3.54. for a gallon of unleaded, that's up 0.2 cent. coming up next, they are hockey royalty, through and through, not just in name. the l.a. kings, oh, yeah, savoring their first ever stanley cup victory. finishing off new jersey devils in wicked bloody style. we are going to take you live to los angeles. to the morning after celebration. ♪ we are the champions clear, huh? 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[ yawning sound ] 11 minutes past the hour. welcome back to "early start." it was a long time coming but this morning, the kings of los angeles are kings of the national hockey league. they routed the new jersey devils 6-1 to win the nhl stanley cup in six games. it is the kings first stanley cup in their 45-year history. the victory setting off a wild celebration which actually may still be going on. cnn's paul vercammen is live in los angeles for us, not just the first time nhl champions but the first eighth seeded playoff team to win the league title as well. did the people there just absolutely lose their minds. >> yes, they did, zoraida. right now are. the celebration continues. it is closing time here in los angeles. all these kings fans raising their glasses to a team that was indeed a cinderella. the players had grown out those beards that hockey players like to grow during the stanley cup playoffs. you grow the beard, don't shave it until you lose. a lot of kings fans growing out beards. one wife confessed she can't wait until her husband shaves off his hockey beard. we talked to another long-suffering kings fan. he had been working on his hockey stanley cup beard for quite a while. >> i grew this beard for the last two years. and now i get to finally shave it off because we won it, baby. it's the best. it's the best city for hockey, best city for hockey! >> this is what we live for. this is our generation. this is what we live for! >> and these kings fans so euphoric, they're often overshadowed by the lakers and all that purple and gold. the staples center, they share the building with the lakers and clippers. black is the new black here in l.a. a lot of the fans are wearing the kings black zoraida. >> there were no expectations of this team. where did the magic come from and will it continue? >> well, i think part of the magic was just this absolutely calm coach, mr. sutter, who comes from a hockey family. he kept this team on track. they did not lose their focus throughout the playoffs. they're an extremely young team. they're a team that has everybody under contract. it's likely the kings could have some future celebrations in the year to come. >> paul vercammen live in los angeles. thank you so much. we appreciate it. it's now 13 minutes past 5:00 on the east coast. victim number one is set to take the stand this morning in the jerry sandusky trial. according to grand jury reports, it was his accusations that first triggered a criminal investigation into the former penn state football coach. yesterday a 28-year-old man known as victim number four kicked off the testimony in this case and told the court that sandusky began showering him with after-exercise sessions when he was about 13 years old and inappropriate touching, he says, began soon after that. we want to warn you, the next video you're about to see is graphic. surveillance video of a woman doused in gas and set on fire. it happened at a 7-eleven in boiten beach, florida. the suspect poured gasoline on the mother of his 4-year-old son after pulling her out of a convenience store. she tried to run away but he chased her with a knife and then ignited her. the suspect is behind bars this morning, facing attempted first degree murder charges. the woman is expected to survive. >> surveillance video absolutely dramatic this morning. this happened in a kentucky courtroom as an inmate tried to escape custody, rushing a guard. but ended up pushing himself and the deputy into a live courtroom. he only made it about 20 feet before he was tackled. that suspect is now facing attempted escape and assault charges, too. the kkk wants to adopt a highway in georgia. the white supremacist group applying to the state transportation department to clean a one mile stretch of road in the appalachian mountains near the north carolina border. officials are said to be consulting with the state attorney general on this request. a similar request in missouri said off a legal battle that went all the way to the supreme court. the missouri department of transportation eventually kicked the kkk out of the program because members were not picking up the trash as agreed. the justice department is moving ahead with plans to sue the state of florida to stop officials there from purging the voter roles. the governor, rick scott, wants all noneligible residents barred from the voting booths. it can remove the noneligible voters but they're arguing that florida's program is failing to follow the proper legal standards to do so. and florida's governor, rick scott, says up to 100,000 names need to be purged from his state's rolls. we'll ask him about that. he'll join us live in the 8:00 hour of "starting point." bob wood ward and carl bernstein, all coming together last night at an event sponsored by "the washington post." you'll remember five men broke into democratic offices at the watergate hotel and office building and were caught. the scandal brought down president nixon and woodward said to this day he's convinced nixon never understood what the presidency was really about. tough words this many years later, too. 17 minutes now past 5:00 on the east coast. we're getting an early read at the local news making national headlines. this is a weird one. a west virginia man traveling the country to write a book about kindness in america. you know what happens? he gets shot. kindness in america, he gets shot by a random attacker. it's the billings gazette reporting this story. he approached a pickup truck, thinking the driver was offering him a ride. again, the book is about kindness. instead, the driver pulled out a gun, shot him in the arm. this does have somewhat of a happy ending. they found the guy, arrested the suspect. 52-year-old lloyd danielson is his name. they do believe that he was under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. >> wow. 90% of teachers in chicago voting to authorize the first strike in 25 years. if their union cannot reach a deal on a contract this summer. "the chicago tribune" is reporting this. they are pushing for a 30% raise over two years because the district is adding 90 minutes to the school day. the district says it cannot afford a 30% wage increase. it's offering a 2% raise over two years and merit pay in later years. this is an ongoing battle. >> okay. keep it clean or pay the price. that's the word from a town in massachusetts. they're about to vote to fine people who curse in public. >> yeah. >> "boston globe" says swearing will cost you 20 bucks in middleboro, massachusetts. that's a big swear jar. officials approving fines for other thing, too, like littering and shoveling snow into the street. imagine that. first amendment? >> i'd be broke. >> you'd be broke? >> i would. maybe it would stop me from, you know, occasionally cursing. >> i love the people who do say we have a first amendment right to free speech. that keeps you out of jail. that doesn't keep you from consequences of doing nasty things. for an expanded look at all of our top stories, head to cnn.com/earlystart. it's official. you may be the same person you have always been but chances are you may not be worth what you once were. this is a bit of a bummer, talking about the eye opening news about the impact on our recession and you. and every other joe out there calls america home. dude you don't understand, this is my dad's car. look at the car! my dad's gonna kill me dude... 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