highs around the 90 degree mark. no storms for your saturday to worry about. driving down to the beaches, a little shower at the coastline today. there's your sunday planner as well. a really nice day in and around the metropolitan area. only chance for showers tomorrow come up in the mountains of west virginia. the highs up in the 80s once again. that's the latest on the forecast. let's go back to the news. >> communities across the region are cleaning up from those severe storms this morning. one of the hardest hit is a series of apartment complexes in bladensburg. >> roofs were ripped from buildings, cars crushed and residents left without a home. derrick ward is live on the scene with more on the damage. >> good morning. we are here at the intersection of 55th avenue and newton street in bladensburg. we'll step out of the way here. you're looking south down newton. if you make out that white mass behind where those people are walking, that wasn't there last night because that was actually the roof of theb building that' adjacent at the roof of the hill. that roof is resting on power lines that used to go completely across the street. that's sort of the tale of what's going on in bladensburg. we had crews out here when the roof of that building blew off. and just above the crescent hill farther down newton, there's another roof that's completely off the street. the red close is here. 43 families have been did i played by the damage. 10,358 prince george's county residents are in that same boat. the emergency management department for the "here as well as police and the red cross. i want to bring it back in the other direction down newton street. if you go down newton almost every other tree has been damaged or completely taken down. in any case they've come down on power lines. both sides of the street are dark. people are awakening to an awesome sight. if they are coming out, to be careful because a lot of these power lines are down toward the ground. we don't know if they're energized or not. pepco crews have their work cut out for them. we're live in bladensburg. a scary scene in d.c., too. a tree fell on a home trapping a man inside. that happened last night on south dakota avenue. emergency crews got that victim out. he wasn't hurt. one neighbor described the chaos she heard and saw outside. >> it just started blowing, the rain started coming down. and it looked like a tornado. yes. and i was in my family room, and i heard this thing snap and it felt like, yeah, it was awful. it was awful. it just -- you went to the basement at that point. >> the tree was three feet in diameter and there's severe structural damage to the house. be careful driving today as the storm might have knocked out traffic lights in your area. this was the scene last night, traffic blocked for several blocks as police directed cars through four-way stops. caused a backup there. luckily we haven't seen any reports of accidents because of the power outages on the road. jerry sandusky's lawyer says he expects to appeal his client's guilty verdict on 45 of 48 charges against him. the verdict all but guarantees sandusky will spend the rest of his life in prison. sandusky was immediately taken to the centre county correctional facility where he'll spend his time behind bars. it only took the jurors two days to come back with the verdict. one of the jurors appeared on the "today" show earlier today. he says sandusky's reaction to the guilty verdict was further proof that he committed those acts. >> just confirmation again, you know, i looked at him during the reading of the verdict and just the look on his face, no real emotion, just kind of accepting, you know, because he knew it was true. >> sandusky will learn his sentence in about three months. meanwhile, the paterno family has released a statement about the guilty verdict. although we understand the task of healing is just beginning, the verdict is an important milestone. the community owes a measure of gratitude to the jurors for their diligent service. our thoughts and prayers continue to be with the victims and their families. sandusky's lawyers say they needed more time to build a case against the damaging testimony. >> we're getting more insight on what the defense might have been up against. reeny sadler is a maryland attorney. were you surprised how fast things moved along, the verdict came quickly and the trial was pretty quick and we got to trial fast. >> absolutely. first of all, we have constitutional proo tekzs to have speedy trials in this country, plus judges must balance in their discretion, this was a discretionary call by the junl in pennsylvania to have that trial move forward quickly. but for a defense attorney and a defense team very difficult to put together a case that quickly. >> how does this conviction impact other civil suits and also the school because we know there is the high profile case of the two officials accused of lie to a grand jury and trying to cover up this scandal. >> sure. we'll see that unfold. there was an invitation from penn state to have these individuals participate in a mediation, if you will, with the hope that globally this can be resolved for them in a way that would put this behind them. >> there was no physical evidence that came about, but so much testimony and so many victims. when the defense is faced with so many people all with stories, how hard to make their case. >> very difficult. laws over the years have changed to shift to allow for the difficulties where there's no physical evidence and essentially we're dealing with memories many, many years ago. so very hard for the defense. then particularly where you have multiple victims, a pattern has emerged in this case and i think we see the result. >> giving us valuable insight this morning. rini, thank you for stopping by. now a traffic alert that will affect a lot of driver this weekend. construction is going on right now near the wilson bridge. crews closed the through lanes on the outer loop. this might have to extend to next weekend because the company that supplies the asphalt lost power. so crews got a late start today. to avoid this mess you can take 39 5 to the southeast/southwest freeway or the loop at the mixing bowl. but we'll keep tabs on the progress. why d.c. businesses may soon be getting help from china, of all places. how the summer break could ush are in changes at the top of prince george's county public schools. a new mission for a horse racing stud. the journey ahead for i'll have the journey ahead for i'll have another. i'm drinking dunkin'. medium iced, cream and sugar. dunkin' iced all day long. dunkin' keeps me going. it gives me the boost i need. dunkin' iced keeps me moving and grooving. i run on dunkin'. america runs on dunkin' coffee. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ she was in paris, but we talked for hours... everyone else buzzed 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while i have not sought out other opportunities, i have been approached on numerous occasions and have turned them down. however, my wife and i believe this is an opportunity that we must explore. virginia governor bob mcdonnell issued a stern warning to the university of virginia board of visitors. he said if they don't make a decision on ousted president theresa sullivan by next week he'll ask all of them to resign. the board force heard to resign two weeks ago without consulting faculty. in a letter to the board, mcdonnell wrote, let me be absolutely clear, i want final action by the board on tuesday. if you fail to do so i'll ask for the resignation of the entire board on wednesday. i expect you to make a clear, detailed and unified statement on the future leadership of the university. a relationship between the anglican and catholic church. father mark lewis and father rick kramer will be ordained by cardinal donald a wuerl this morning. they're some of the first anglican priests in the country to make the transition to catholicism. the process of unifying the churches became a reality in 2009 when pope benedict invited them to join the catholic die o seize while still retaining some of their own traditions. planning a summer vacation? >> who isn't? why you may want to think twice about getting travel insurance. >> we're tracking a tropical system that could brew into trouble by the weekend. our cloud is not soft and fluffy. our cloud is made of bedrock. concrete. and steel. our cloud is the smartest brains combating the latest security threats. it spans oceans, stretches continents. and is scalable as far as the mind can see. our cloud is the cloud other clouds look up to. welcome to the uppernet. welcome back. it's prime time. you take a summer getaway. and while you never plan on getting sick or hurt while on vacation, we all know it does happen. but do you know if you are covered, that's is the question. bob hansen reports it might be time to ask your insurance company some serious questions. >> reporter: every time a plane takes off from the airport, there's a question passengers should be asking themselves. when i land at my destination, will i have medical coverage? >> you definitely need to look into this if you're going to travel, you have to. >> reporter: while the answer is yes for most insurance plans if you're flying within the u.s., the question is not so cut and dried if you're landing in a foreign country. >> but once you go overseas, very rarely your medical insurance will have some coverage. if you think medicare is going to cover you, forget it. >> reporter: dr. andress smith says people often take their insurance coverage for granted when they leave the country. >> he was sitting in a chair and his arm was kind of hanging down. he tried to get up and he couldn't get up. >> reporter: that's when joan williamson knew there was something wrong with her husband john. they were in mexico, nearly 200 miles from the us border. >> i do sort of remember being in the garden, sitting in the chair, but i don't remember trying to get out of it. >> reporter: john had had a stroke. joan and her friends wrapped him in a blanket and drove him to a small clinic. >> we went way out this dirt road, then we came to this tiny little hospital, and we took him into the emergency room. and there was one doctor there who spoke a little bit of english. >> reporter: it was clear john needed more care than the clinic could offer. but would his insurance fly him back to the u.s.? >> i had no idea if we were covered or not. >> reporter: fortunately for the williamssons, their insurance did cover the medical care and a flight back home to san diego, a flight that would have cost them thousands of dollars. medical insurance plans are not all the same. that's why before you take a trip outside the country, you need to do some research. >> cue contact your local medical insurance that you have and ask them what -- if i travel international, what's covered? and you might learn that there is no coverage. >> reporter: if you're not covered, there are private insurance companies that offer medical and transport insurance, something to consider before you pack your bags. >> my cardiologist said i'm one lucky guy to be alive. >> and that was bob hanson reporting. really something to think about. if you are going to be traveling today, there are some spots you might want to steer clear of. >> no doubt. a lot of folks, this is the weekend they're going to get away and head on down to the florida coast and the gulf of mexico coastline. this could get a little tricky around here for the next couple of days. be ready for what could be tropical storm debby down in the gulf of mexico. outside on your saturday morning, it's a beautiful way to get your weekend under way. hopefully you have a little bit of time to clean up from some of the storms last night. a lot of folks still without power this morning. about 20,000 people still looking for the light switch at their housing around washington and northern parts of prince george's county. that's where the hardest locations are hit. 80 now down at national airport. dew points still in the mid-60s. earlier this week, dew points reach 75 degrees. back to the mid-60s starting to feel a little less human than i has felt. this number will continue to drop. later on this afternoon, though tithe will be a warm to almost hot day, it won't be quite as bad as it has been. 70 now in beautiful rockville, fort belvoir down to bell city and dumb frees. here is your forecast for today. temperatures up around the 90 degree mark for much of the afternoon, then starting to trend back down to the mid-80s. no storms for us to worry about today. if you're going out to the ocean, ocean city a little bit of rain there first thing this morning about w twith the cloud. highs at the coast line today, low to mid-80s. surf water temperature tested by yours truly, about 75 degrees. that is nice. if you're sticking around town, the battle of the beltways is up in camden yard. first pitch at 7:35 this evening. 84 degrees, perfect evening for baseball. there's the radar. one or two lonely sprinkles down to the south of ocean city. they'll be gone here in the next little while. more showers and storms, flights to chicago and st. louis today might have difficulties. a broad area of low pressure in the gulf of mexico, trouble is brewing down here. it is in all likelihood going to be tropical storm debby here in the gulf of mexico here within the next 24 to 48 hours. the entire gulf of mexico is in place for where this system may or may not end up. for us, high pressure has pushed a cool front through here. could wring out showers at the coastline today. might bubble up with a few showers into the shenandoah valley. next chance for rain showers with another real break from the heat comes in on monday. so today sunny, cooler, a little less humid than it's been. but a plenty warm day to be outside. up near 90 today. great beach weather for tomorrow and tomorrow. a little chance of a shower today, but that's no biggie. a slight chance of a shower tomorrow. behind that next weather front, look at those tuesdays and wednesdays. lows 50s and 60s. a little break from the real intense heat just in time for the last week of june. >> can't believe the word "cool" was actually on there. >> i love cool in the summer, almost as nice as warm in the winter. they could have a tough time getting around. london bus drivers are pushing for bonuses because of all the extra driving they'll do during the games, but so far they're not getting it. that led to a 24-hour strike just this morning and another one could be in the works if drivers don't get that raise. they're asking for another $780 for working the two-week-long games. train operator have skufred their bonuses. lance armstrong is speaking out against the latest doping allegations against him. the seven-time tour de france champion accuses the agency of breaking federal law during its investigation of his training methods. the agency notified armstrong they're moving ahead with charges that he used performance enhancing drugs and are working to strip him of his titles. he said the allegations are offensive and he still hasn't seen the evidence against him. round two of the battle of the beltways. dan hellie has all that in this morning's "sports minute." >> good morning, everybody. your sports in a minute starts with the nationals. visiting baltimore for a weekend series are the nats. mark reynolds takes jordan zimmerman to left field and that is gonzo. a quick 1-0 lead for the birds. nats on the board here in the fifth. roger bernadina grounds to third. o's take the lead for good. hardy strokes it to left field. nick johnson scores. 2-0 orioles. it stayed that way thanks to jason hamill allowed just five hits while striking out ten. the o's beat the nats 2-1. to hockey, the caps trade cody eakin to dallas for mike ribeiro. he'll be a nice fit as the caps second line center. golf. frederick jacobsen in cromwell, connecticut, he shot a 65 thursday, a 66 on friday. he leads the tournament by a stroke. in germany, the bmw international open. this is andrew marshall on the par 3 17th from 215 yards out. he just had two birdies in a row. what's better than a birdie on a par 3? how about a hole in one? made even better by the fact that he won a car. a $76,000 six series bmw. marshall five stroke off the lead in cologne germany but he'll be driving this weekend in style. that's your sports in a minute. i'm dan hellie. everybody have a great weekend. >> thanks, dan. the one-time triple crown hopeful i'll have another is about to head halfway around the world to start his new job. the kentucky derby and preakness winner has been sold to a horse farm in japan to become a stud. he's set to leave in august, and i'll have another was looking to become the first triple crown winner in more than three decades when he was scratched from the belmont stakes earlier this month. he had suffered a tendon injury which forced him into early retirement. no details on how much the horse sold for. >> sounds like he might be enjoying hisry re tirmt. >> i used to visit japan. a nice place. >> hopefully he'll like it, too. a close call. a car came right at children playing in a pool that almost cost their live. 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