it's happened again, another child sex scandal at a major university, a college basketball coach accused of abusing a ball boy for more than a decade. a major show of force by occupy wall street protesters in new york and across the country as demonstrators mark the two-month anniversary of their cause. and twitter war, nato and the taliban exchanging angry tweets? this is your "a.m. wake-up call."

good morning to you. this is your "a.m. wake-up call" for friday. happy friday. it's november 18th, from the time warner center in new york, i'm carol costello. here are the morning's top stories. another child sex scandal at a major university. syracuse university has confirmed that basketball assistant coach bernie fein has been put on administrative leave. one of his accusers talking about more than a decade of abuse that started in sixth grade. he thought president obama was the antichrist. the man accused of taking shots at the white house, now accused of trying to assassinate the president. and cleaning up and recovering after deadly storms tear through the south. the storms started in texas and tore a path to the carolinas. at least six people were killed. let's head to atlanta and check in with meteorologist reynolds wolf. hopefully the rough weather has ended. >> in part of the we begin to see things ramp up. you have the cleanup in its wake

that's remaining. as we take a look at the maps, you look at the delays. the delays tell the weather story. in miami, new york and boston, you have issues with showers and wind. in the midwest, both chicago and st. louis, delays about an hour. back out to the west, san francisco showers, major delays expected, over an hour. if you look farther north from say san francisco up to into the coastal range to the foot hills of mt. shasta and the see area nevada and back into parts of washington state and the willamette valley, we're talking heavy snow. same situation in parts of the central northern rockies. great news for skiers. if you're trying to drive along parts of i-70 or i-80, it could be difficult for you. that snow is only part of the story. when you couple that with wind gusts, it will be difficult. the drive along parts of 90 will be tough, too. in those mountain passes you could see the wind accelerate,

perhaps approaching 60 miles an hour. could be a rough day. we will talk more about what you can expect nationwide in a few moments, plus the highs and lows of the day. >> thank you, reynolds. >> you bet. a new child sex scandal rocking another major university this morning. syracuse has confirmed that basketball assistant coach bernie fein has been placed on administrative leave. espn is reporting that two former syracuse ball boys, both stepbrothers say fein molested them starting in the layte '70s and continuing into the '90s. >> sixth grade, 11, 10 years old and he started trying to touch me and things like that. honestly, i don't remember if i thought that is what was supposed to hope. i know i cringed up and didn't want it to happen. i was like, what's going on?

i remember bean disgusted in a sense, when he started trying to touch me, my private. >> syracuse university says it investigated the allegations back in 2005 and found no evidence to support the claim saying the coach would have been fired otherwise. but syracuse police have now re-opened the investigation. syracuse's long-time head coach jim boeheim came out in support of fein, he says, quote, i'm known bernie fein for more than 40 years. i have never seen or witnessed anything to suggest that he would be involved in any of the actions alleged. bernie has my full support, end quote. new developments in the penn state sex abuse scandal. a new accuser coming out. an attorney tells cnn there could be up to ten more victims. jason carroll as the latest from state college. >> reporter: i spoke to an attorney who says he has received more than ten calls

from people who say they were victimized ed by jerry sandusk. he's representing one man who says jerry sandusky started sexually assaulting him in the early 1990s. i want you to listen to the conversation i had with them about those allegations. >> i can tell you, there's a pattern that has emerged not only in the folks that have engaged this but the cause of received, in every instance sandusky used his position of trust and power and his caring ways as a coach and mentor to groom the families and the children. and after he did would in some way, act out on them, either at the schools, at the events, on trips, at a variety of locations. and in some instances he raped

or assaulted them on one occasion. in some instances it's multiple. as it pertains to penn state, as soon as the revelations came forth that there had been what looked like a cover-up or several victims, several victims started to make calls. realizing they weren't alone. and we took those calls and were giving them support and then as soon as sandusky gave the interview in which he denied the sexual abuse, the numbers of contacts that have been made with us at our office have really ratcheted up dramatically. >> i also want to point out did i have a conversation with jerry sandusky's attorney earlier this week and one of his concerns was that anyone who was associated with sandusky early on might now want to come out and try to take advantage of what's happening by claiming to be a victim. by having said that, jeff

anderson, the attorney there who you just heard from told me that he feels as though these new allegations are in fact credible. carol? >> jason carroll, reporting this morning. also this morning, new york city regrouping from occupy's show of force. thousands of protesters marched through lower manhattan across the brooklyn bridge last night to mark the two-month anniversary of the occupy wall street movement. dozens were arrested for blocking cars. >> i'm not happy with the state of things right now and i like that everybody's here for different reasons but we're all united together to express, you know, dissent. >> they're playing a rigged game. the rule's got to change. >> there were a few bursts of violence, scuffles with police, some scuffles got a little bloody. the nypd says one officer was cut by a flying object in zuccotti park.

in the end, around 245 protesters were arrested. protesters were projecting preoccupy messages on the verizon building downtown. the the video shot from the brooklyn bridge posted online with the message, the new york city skyline has just been occupied, suckas. hundreds of protesters moving from a bank of america branch to the downtown financial district in l.a. 50 people arrested there. in portland, a drink flew at an officer outside a wells fargo bank where they staged a sit-in. a line of police officers, some on horse back, tried to break up the crowd. word out of washington that they just can't get it done. the so-called super committee running out of time to find a way to cut at least $1.2 trillion from the nation's deficit. some lawmakers saying a deal may be out of reach. they've had 2 1/2 months and now they're down to five days. they're still fighting over the same things, tax increases and cuts to entitlements.

failure to reach a deal will trigger across the board budget cuts and likely higher interest rates for you. president obama in bali. the president making big news during his visit, announcing he is sending secretary of state hillary clinton to myanmar next month. that's the first visit by a u.s. secretary of state in more than 50 years. dan lothian is traveling with the president. he's in bali this morning. good morning, dan. >> reporter: good morning, carol. the u.s. for decades has been concerned about human rights abuses in myanmar, also known as burma. there have been democratic reformers who have been imprisoned along with some of the ethnic minorities, all under military rulership there. president obama says that over the last several weeks, the u.s. has been able to notice what he described as, quote, flickers of progress. some of these democratic reformers have been released from prison, some of them media restrictions have been lifted.

and so that's what is behind this decision to send secretary clinton to myanmar next month. but while there has been progress, president obama made clear there's still room for growth. >> of course there's far more to be done. we remain concerned about burma's closed political system. its treatment of minorities and holding of political prisoners and its relationship with north korea. but we want to seize what could be a historic opportunity for progress and make it clear if burma continues to travel down the road of democratic reform, it can forge a new relationship with the united states of america. >> reporter: now, this move today fits into the president's playbook of looking towards the east for reforms and also for economic opportunities. that's why the president is here in bali, indonesia, attending two high-level regional summits, also meeting one-on-one with several world leaders, including

the prime minister of india. carle? >> dan lothian reporting live for us this morning. thank you. you thought president obama was the antichrist, the man accused of taking shots at the white house now charged with trying to assassinate the president. 21-year-old ramiro ortega hernandez making his first court appearance yesterday. he's heading back to washington to face charges. authorities say the man was obsessed with president obama. he took two shots at the white house last friday night, one bullet cracking a window of the first family's living quarters. the president and his family were away. gas prices and a job crisis. not going to ruin your holiday. aaa is predicting that 42.5 million americans will travel 50 miles or more over thanksgiving despite the economy. that's 4% more than last year. aaa saying this year people are choosing family and friends over frugality. will it be a smooth ride in the first look at your holiday travel forecast, coming up bit later. still to come this morning,

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it is 15 minutes past the hour. this is your "a.m. wake-up call." here's what's all new this morning, new allegations of sex abuse at another university. syracuse has placed its associate men's basketball coach, bernie fein on administrative leave. espn reports he's accused of sexually assaulting two boys on the campus grounds starting in the 1970s.

the university says it investigated in 2005 and found no evidence backing the claims. a florida school bus driver breaking the golden rule of the road, caught texting while driving with a bus packed full of middle schoolers. this surveillance tape shows cindy fumbling around with her phone. school officials suspended her for only one day. in many news, president obama witnessing a record deal for aircraft giant boeing. lion air ordered $22 billion worth of jets today. some of the planes will be ready to fly in 2017. in sports, a new look for major league baseball. the houston astros switch from the national league to the american league by 2013. that move will equal out the leagues. also the mlb will add a second wild card spot in the playoffs. let's get a check of today's weather. meteorologist reynolds wolf is

in atlanta. any flight delays to speak of this morning? >> we don't have any as of yet but they're going to come. the heaviest will ab long the west coast. the east coast, things are great. pure bliss, few exceptions. there will be rain in parts of south florida. beautiful along the gulf coast. central plains look fantastic. pacific northwest and the plains, it's all that big snowstorm. here's what we have in term its of the highs of the day, 46 degrees new york, 78 in tampa and miami. 48 in boston, 63 in denver, 61 albuquerque. if you're headed out west, san francisco, high 57. let's send it right back to you. houston, i don't know, kind of strange. it's like the yank advertise playing in the national league. just doesn't fit.

>> i don't think that will ever happen. >> let's hope not. passengers aboard two chartered planes are furious this morning. passengers on the comtel flight say they were told to fork over cash during a delay in vienna. passengers aboard a second flight were also hit up for cash. the charter company and the company that owns the planes are pointing fingers at each other. it was the ad seen round the world. clothing company benetton released a photo shopped image of pope benedict kissing an imam. that ad has now been pulled after the vatican launched a protest and is threatening a lawsuit. >> reporter: u.s. president barack obama locks lips with china's hu jintao, entirely fake but eye catching. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu puckers up with mahmoud abbas. another arresting and entirely

artificial image, the two kree yaz, north and south go at it from the west and east. the most provocatively image of all is pope benedict xvi planting one on an imam. the italian fashion giant is known for trendy merchandise but what was it thinking this time? encouraging what benetton calls unhate. >> we want to create a new energy toward tolerance, respecting others and finding the elements in common rather than the elements that separate you from the others. >> reporter: the vatican wanted to separate itself immediately from the ads and announced what it called the firmest protest for this absolutely unacceptable use of the image of the holy father. it called on missions worldwide to take proper legal measures. in the end, both sides prevailed. there is still a french kiss from president nicolas sarkozy

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a sharp drop in stocks after another shaky session on wall street. all three u.s. markets closed down yesterday, the dow plummeting 134 points. the decline comes as investors are edgy about europe's debt crisis. 23 minutes past the hour. welcome back to "a.m. wake-up call" and other business news this morning. if you're hitting the road this thanksgiving, be prepared to dish out serious cash at the pumps. gas prices are expected to hit record highs this thanksgiving. a gallon of regular will average about $3.37. that's up nearly 50 cents from last thanksgiving. business review's website, yelp has filed for a $100

million ipo. it's the first step to becoming a public company. no word on how many shares it plans to sell or which exchange its stock will trade on. they pulled in about $58 million of revenue in the first nine months of this year. the super committee is quickly running out of time to find a way to cut at least $1.2 trillion from the nation's deficit. some lawmakers are saying a deal may be out of reach. now according to "the washington post," one of the issues is being traced back to the bush administration. bet you can guess what that issue is. christine romans joins us live with today's money headlines. >> let me think, a money issue from the bush administration that might be highly controversial and at the center of trying to solve the nation's budget woes with be those would be the bush tax cuts. you're right, carol. that seems to be a sticking point for the super committee akoshding to numerous reports this morning. those are the 12 hand-selected republicans and democrats that have a few days to come up with

$1.2 trillion in deficit reduction so that we can get the financial house of this country in order somewhat and get moving forward. they've only got a few days and there have been conflicting and i would say -- i would say conflicting and vague reports every single day about how far along they're doing. it looks like the real issue is the bush tax cuts. the golden ticket for the republicans would be to be able to preserve those bush tax cuts somehow in this process and of course with democrats, they want to raise taxes for the wealthiest people who make more than $250,000 a year. there are other things they have to do, don't forget. there's defense spending and entitlements. i want to really reiterate something, carol. you and i have talked about this a lot. $1.2 trillion in deficit reduck has been political difficult, so torturous. $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction doesn't even stop the growth of the national debt. so this is just a very first step, a very important political

step. we have to tell the rest of the world we know what we're doing and we're going to smartly and aggressively start to whittle down these deficits so we can't have an economy that's not buried under the overhang of debt. seriously, this is really difficult stuff. both of us will talk to a leading democrat and republican on that committee later on "american morning" and we'll see what kind of progress they're making. >> it just seems unbelievable to me. they've had two months to work on this. they're down to five days and the thanksgiving holiday is come up. >> it isn't even two months. they've had years to work on this. they're in there with all of the work of many, many smart, reasonable people who have been studying debt and deficits for years. there are lots of road maps here but the bush tax cuts seem to be a sticking point. >> christine romans, see you in about 35 minutes. thanks so much. coming up in our 5:30 half hour, it's happening again. allegations of child sex abuse happening at another university.

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another child sex scandal at a major university, syracuse rocked by allegations two former ball boys coming forward. this is your "a.m. wake-up call." and good morning to you. this is your "a.m. wake-up call" for friday, happy friday, it's november 18th. from the time warner center in

new york, i'm carol costello. here are this morning's top store prescriptions syracuse university has put an assistant basketball coach on administrative leave after two former ball boys claim they were molested. allegations first surfaced six years ago. there were reports there was nothing to support the claim at that time. idaho man who referred to president obama has the antichrist has been formally charged with trying to assassinate him. oscar ortega hernandez fired a semiautomatic rifle at the white house last friday. herman cain is getting secret service protection. he is the first of the 2012 republican candidates to request and be granted protection by the federal agency. it's not clear why cain is getting the protection. let's get a check of today's weather. meteorologist reynolds wolf is

standsing by in atlanta. good morning. let's take a look at that forecast and show people what they can expect toward the end of the week into the weekend. high temperatures from boston to new york, washington, d.c., mainly in the 40s. rain is moving out, thankfully. we may see residual showers. 63 in denver, 52 in squirek and 50s in san francisco and southward into los angeles. in termses of the delays, you'll see quite a few of those, new york, boston, chicago, st. louis and miami. thankfully all those delays should be under an hour. out west, a bit of a different torre. major delays over an hour due to major showers. much of the eastern seaboard, in fact, two-thirds of the nation, pure bliss, a beautiful day. more mild conditions in parts of texas. we have more of a southerly flow, very, very mild air. you're up to speed with the forecast. let's send it back to you,

carol. >> thank you, reynolds. >> you bet. a new child sex scandal rocking another major university this morning. syracuse has confirmed that basketball assistant coach bernie fein has been placed on administrative leave espn is reporting that two former syracuse ball boys, both stepbrothers say fein molested them starting in the lay 1970s and continuing into the '90s. the network spoke with one of the accusers last night. >> sixth grade, 11, 10 years old and he started trying to touch me and things like that, you know. and honestly, i don't remember if i thought that was what was supposed to happen, you know. i know i cringed up and didn't want it to happen. i was very like, what's going on, is this -- i just remember being disgusted in a sense, you know, but that's when he started trying to touch me, my private. >> syracuse university says it investigated the allegations

back in 2005 and found no evidence to support the claims. saying he would have been fired otherwise. but syracuse police have re-opened the investigation. syracuse's long-time head coach, jim boeheim came out in support of fein. he says, quote, i have known bernie fein for more than 40 years. i've never seen or witnessed anything to suggest that he would be involved in any of the activities alleged. had i seen or suspected anything, i would have taken action. bernie has my full support. end quote. this morning, new york city regrouping from occupy's show of force. thousands of protesters marched through lower manhattan and across the brooklyn bridge last night. dozens were arrested for blocking cars. >> i'm not happy with the state of things right now. and i like that everybody's here for different reasons but we're all united together to express, you know, dissent. >> they're playing a rigged game. the rule's got to change.

>> there were a few bursts of violence, scuffles with police, some clashes got a little bloody. protesters lifting barricades, blocking traffic, clogging subways. the nypd says one officer was cut by a flying object in zuccotti park. in the end, around 24 aprotesters were arrested. protesters were projecting messages on the verizon building downtown. it was posted online with the message the new york city skyline has just been occupied, suckas. l.a., portland, denver, houston, d.c. and miami. occupy l.a. put together its biggest march yet, hundreds of protesters moving from a bank of america branch to the downtown financial district. 50 people were arrested there. in portland, something flew at a police officer. officers trying to break up the

crowd, some on horse back. president obama in bali. he's making big news during the visit announcing he's sending secretary of state hillary clinton to myanmar next month. that would be the first visit by a u.s. secretary of state in more than 50 years. white house correspondent brianna keilar is traveling with the president in bali this morning. good morning, brianna. >> reporter: good morning, carol. this is a significant move of reaching out to what has been one of the most authoritarian regimes in the world. while white house officials are citing some of the moves toward reform they've seen from the government of myanmar, the relaxing of restrictions on political opponents and on the media in the october release of about 200 political prisoners, they're stressing that this is really just a first step and this doesn't mean that sanctions will be lifted against myanmar or that diplomatic relations will be established or are poised to be established anytime soon. i sat down with secretary

clinton a few hours ago here in bali to talk about this. >> there has been some forward movement and in this part of the world, we have examples of countries that did finally get on a democratic path after authoritarian regimes, military dictatorships, all of the problems that have been around for a long time. so we're hoping, most certainly for the people of burma that this is real. if it is, the united states will support and encourage it. >> reporter: president obama called aun san suu kyi aboard air force one as he was flying last night from darwin, australia, here to bali to talk about his plan to have secretary clinton visit. and when the secretary visits next month, carol, she'll be visiting with aun san suu kyi as

well as president. the super committee running out of time to get it done. now they're down to five days. they are still fighting over tax increases and cuts to entitlements. failure to reach a deal will trigger across the board budget cuts and likely higher interest rates for you. with that deadline almost here, let's talk about what's at stake. i'm joined by jimmy barrett out of richmond, virginia. i haven't talked to you in such a long time. welcome back. >> oh, hey, we're ready to john carol costello at cnn. how have you been, carol? >> i've been great. it's so nice to hear your voice, your big booming voice. >> long time, no talk to. >> okay. let's talk about the super committee, because we must.

there are some saying they're not going to reach a deal and there are others who say they just can't find that even possible. >> well, you know, united states senator mark warner who is from virginia, he's one of those people saying they absolutely, positively have to reach a deal. i think they have to reach a deal as well. whether or not they will or even intend to, that's my big question, do they really want to reach a deal? >> you would think they do because we've been hearing from dire effects these defense cuts would be implemented if they don't reach a deal would have on our military. you are thinking, would you, we have to for the same of the security of this country. >> that hurts virginia. we have a huge military presence here in virginia. they start slashing the pentagon button and laying people off due to the budget cuts, that's really going to hurt this state. >> you know, it's just difficult to believe that the same two things are holding them up, you

know, tax cuts and entitlement reform. why can't the two sides come to some sort of agreement? why? >> i think republicans, they tried to make a move in that direction. they are proposing about $290 billion worth of additional revenues. i realize we're talking about trillions of dollars in our budget in red ink, that doesn't seem like a lot. but they are looking at increasing taxes on people and taking away privileged deducks, like the mortgage interest deduction. i think that only hurts the top 2% if you will of income people with that mortgage deduction. that's not really the case either. there are a lot of people in which i consider myself one of them, who maybe made the mistake of buying their mcmansion back in 2006 at the peak of the market who if they lose that mortgage deduction that could mean $8,000, $10,000 they're not getting back in an income tax refunned. >> in many cases that's the only tax break you have if you're in that section of the middle

class, the middle class, of course, for some that's the only deduction you v. how much more might that depress the housing market. maybe if there's no tax advantage to me buying a house, i might as well keep right on renting. why buy? >> exactly. there are reports this morning that the big fly in the ointment so to speak is the bush tax cuts and republicans, yes, they are talking about raising revenue but the icing on the cake for them, a way for them to save face would be for the bush tax cuts to remain in place. and democrats are saying, no way. >> i think the other fly in the ointment is i don't see any movement, do you, when it comes to the democrats regarding entitlement programs, medicare, medicaid, social security, changing any rules at any time or any benefits no matter how far down the road. at some point in time, just on the sheer difference of the older population versus the younger population, some changes

are going to have to be made. >> everybody agrees with that, too. you sit back and say, hm-mm. we'll see what happens. we'll talk to a prominent republican, a prominent democrat on "american morning." jimmy barrett, nice to see you again. hope you come back. >> thank you, carol, good to talk to you. >> bye. remember the next republican debate on national security is set for tuesday, november 22nd at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on cnn. candidates will take on homeland security and policy. let's take a look at what's coming up on "american morning." a child sex scandal now spreading from the concerns at penn state to another one, potentially at syracuse. we'll tell you more about that. another protect their own problem? allegations going back decades. is this another case of protecting their own?

it got bloody for protesters and police in new york city. occupy wall street packs the brooklyn bridge. i'll talk to the former deputy commissioner of the nypd about the response to the raid. and the superstumped. we'll be joined by members from both sides. two minutes now until "american morning" -- "a.m. wake-up call" comes right back. ♪ what's that? big piece of potato. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times. never taking a bailout. there when you need them. helping millions of americans over the centuries. the strength of a global financial leader. the heart of a one-to-one relationship.

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46 minutes past the hour. here's what's all new this morning. new allegations of sex abuse at a new university. syracuse has placed its assistant men's basketball coach, bernie fine on administrative leave. espn reporting that he's accused of sexually assaulting two boys on the campus's grounds starting in the 1970s. officials say they investigated in 2005 and found no evidence

backing those claims. california supreme court is allowing the law supporters to defend it in appeals court. it was voter approved in 2008 but a job ruled itten constitutional last year. in money news, indonesia's lion air ordered $22 billion worth of jets in bali today. it is the largest purchase in boeing's 94-year history. some of the planes will be ready to fly in 2017. in sports, a new look for major league baseball. the houston astros will switch from the national league to the american league by 2013. that move will equal out the leagues with 15 teams each. also the mlb will add a second wild card spot in the playoffs. a new battleground in the afghan war. twitter. nato and the taliban are taking to social media to vent their anger.

cnn's nick peyton walsh reports on the cybercross fire. >> reporter: after a decade of lethal combat, nato and the taliban are now fighting over something else. the last word. on twitter, for months now, isaf media, the coalition press office, and apparent taliban spokesman have been slugging it out. >> your offices have admitted to it dumb dumb. nobody takes you seriously. everything you type is wrong. just stop. >> translator: that's why they picked you for this job. fy wasn't here you don't have a job. >> reporter: neither side wants to talk about it on camera or show their face of their tweeter. they both seem compelled by this ongoing war of words. nato admit this is a war of perception and taliban's information front is getting slicker. when tribal elders gathered near

the intercontinental hotel for talks on wednesday insurgents put this video online, appearing to eulogize the suicide bombers who attacked that same hotel months earlier. direct conversation happens mostly on twitter. on monday, after reports a taliban spokesman was arrested, they snipd over whether he was a civilian. >> why are you capturing civilians? >> you're saying he was not a member of the taliban? is that what you want everyone to believe. >> you know not everyone is paid to sit behind a desk all day to tweet. everyone else has a life to tend to. >> reporter: twitter is seen by few afghans but influential among media and diplomats in kabul, nato have long had reporters and a tv channel to put out their message but don't want to lose ground, getting into exchanges that may not help their message some say. >> i saw some of them this morning. they were so funny to be honest. i was wondering why isaf should

reply. isaf shouldn't do it. it's good for isaf to stay out of it and not to entaje gauge in such communications. it would be counterproductive for isaf. >> reporter: they do, dozens a day, often just to deny false taliban claims of isaf casualties. nope again, no isaf hilo shot down again. nice try. did not happen. abalkhi is truly the gift that keeps on giving. >> they need to fire you and put someone more competent. you're making people laugh at isaf's intelligence. >> reporter: however infectious speez online spats remain, after a decade of war of much more than words. >> that was cnn's nick peyton walsh reporting. we've been hearing about it for weeks. ashton kutcher and demi moore, calling it quits.

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seven minutes till the top of the hour. this is your "a.m. wake-up call." this just in, ashton and demi are done. after months of speculation, the hollywood couple announcing

their six-year marriage is over. rachel wells joins us by phone. so -- well, we've heard they were breaking up a million times before. it's for real this time, right? >> yes. i had, carol. yes, guess it just proves the old saying, where there's smoke i guess there is fire. last night, 49-year-old actress demi moore announced she wants out of her marriage to 33-year-old ashton kutcher. this is one of hollywood's most famous romances, though. there were a lot of people holing out hope for this one. they married in 2005. of course, the headlines more recently back in september, rumors swirled about ashton alleged infidelity as a woman sold her story to a tabloid alleging a huge fling with ashton on their wedding anniversary. that fueled a bunch more rumors.

in the weeks after the story broke we saw them out together a little bit. they had a camping trip together. a lot of folks thought they were working it out. let me read you a little bit of the statement, the most pointed part of it which says as a woman, a mother and a wife, there are certain values and vows that i hold sacred and it is in this spirit i have chosen to move forward with my life. this is a trying time for me and my family. i would ask for the same privacy and compassion and privacy you would give to anyone going through a similar situation. for ashton, he's a prolific twitter. he tweeted a shorter note. i will forever cherish the time i spent with demi. marriage is one of the most difficult things in the world. unfortunately sometimes they fail. love and light, ak. i did happen to notice, the pair is still following each other on twitter. they're still friendly that way.

>> so sad. >> a little disappointing, i think. >> yes. me, too. i really loved demi moore. not sure about ashton kutcher any more but i like demi moore. there's another fascinating thing developing now in the world of entertainment. natalie wood, she drown 30 years ago and police in los angeles have decided to re-open the investigation. so what have they found to justify that? >> yes. this is sort of -- at announcement yesterday by the l.a. county sheriff's department that they are re-opening the investigation is just another mystery on top of the mystery that just surrounds the death of natalie wood. she drown 30 years ago, the date was november 29th of 1981. we're looking at about the 30-year anniversary of it. just late yesterday, the homicide investigators in california released a statement that they've been contacted by individuals with new

information. and that's about all they would say. they're holding a news conference today at 11:00 a.m. l.a. time. so i expect we'll get more information as to why they're re-opening the investigation. late last year, the actress's sister and the captain of the yacht on which natalie wood was sailing when she drowned off the coast of catalina island in 1981, they've asked the investigators to re-open the case. lana wood -- >> we have to go, rachel. we're out of time. we have to go. we're out of time. 11:00 a.m. california time, los angeles police will have this press conference to say what new information they have about natalie wood's death. that's it for us. "american morning" continues after a short break. we're centurylink ... we're committed to improving lives and linking americans

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