making news on this veterans day, a family's pain. >> several new developments in the scandal at penn state. for the first time an alleged victim's mother shares her son's story. it's an abc exclusive. day after his debate, debacle, rick perry's blitz takes him to late night where he makes himself the punch line. and gabby speaks. new video of the congresswoman and her husband, and for the first time we're hearing the sound of her voice. good morning. i'm sunny hostin. >> and i'm dan kloeffler. lotz of new developments in the penn state sex scandal this friday morning. >> security hass stepped up ahed of tomorrow's game. >> officials say there have been

multiple threats against an assistant coach who says he witnessed the abuse. >> and for your the first time we're hearing from one of the victi victims. >> reporter: we're hearing from the mom of one of the alleged child victims set to aerollater this morning. the mother of one of the boys allegedly victimized by former penn state football coach jerry sandusky speaks out for the first time. the mother's voice has been altered to protect her privacy. >> i had said, you know, maybe we should have said something earlier, you should have told me. he was like, well, i didn't know what to do. i didn't know what to do, and you just can't tell him now. >> he felt stuck, he was just a little kid. >> yeah. >> reporter: this woman's son is one of eight little children sandusky has been charged with molesting over a 15-year period. the scandal has rocked penn

state. joe paterno was removed by the school's board of truss stees. penn state's school body trustees have asked students to remain calm. >> we must support each other, believe in each other, and stand united during this trying time. >> the governor of pennsylvania says penn state did the right thing by removing paterno and the university's president. >> when it comes to the safety of children, there can be no margin for error, no hesitation to act. >> assistant coach mike mcqueary who witnessed sandusky abusing a 10-year-old will not be on the sidelines. after receiving multiple threats the university decided he should not coach. >> there were already signs that this stained coach paterno's legacy, right? >> that's right. pennsylvania's two senators, one a democrat and one a republican decided to withdraw their

nomination for paterno to receive the presidential medal of freedom. >> thank you. stay with us for "good morning america" for our exclusive interview with the mother of one of the boys in the penn state sex scandal. switching gears now, rick perry still in damage control mode this morning. he poked a little fun at himself last night on the david letterman show after the cringeworthy debate performance. he read the top ten rick perry excuses for being unable to remember the three federal agencies he's eliminate. >> i i had a 5-hour energy drink before the debate. i wanted to help take the heat off my buddy herman cain. >> that was, of course, some of the things rick perry said tonight. despite the major gaffe, rick

perry said he is not dropping out of the race. and that is gop candidate michele bachmann keeping her cool as anti-wall street protesters interrupted her speech on a warship in south carolina. police had to escort bachmann from the stage. when she returned to the podium she said, don't you just love the first amendment. and a developing story now from hawaii. five bodies have been recovered after a fiery chopper crash. the pilot and four tourists were killed when the sight-seeing helicopter slammed into a mountain side on the rural i lad omol island of molokai. the aircraft involved in the crash was less than a year old. the passengers including two newlyweds were from the u.s. and canada. today marking the first birthday of little lisa irwin

who was last seen at her family's house in kansas city back on october 4th. police there now are admitting that they've run out of places to look for her, but they say the investigation into her disappearance continues behind the scenes. lisa's two brothers spoke to the investigators about the case for the first time yesterday. well, imagine getting a text from your child saying i think our bus driver is drunk. that's what happened earlier this week in suburban philadelphia when 25 students called and texted their parents. police arrested the driver at another school trying to pick up more students. they say her blood alcohol level was five times the legal limit for operating a commercial vehicle. and this morning we're seeing the first images of the moment wednesday's earthquake struck in eastern turkey. cameras capture the shaking followed by big plumes of dust from several buildings collapsing. the death toll from the magnitude 5.7 quake is up to at least 13. one of the victims was a relief

worker from japan who came to assist after last month's more powerful quake. president obama's marking this veterans day with a trip across the potomac from washington to arlington national cemetery. that's where he'll lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. he'll make remarks and then it's off to san diego and that's where mr. obama will speak before the carrier classic. it's the first-ever college basketball game played on the flight deck and in this case it's the "uss carl vinson." you can see that tonight on espn at 7:00 eastern time. well, that big game should be over before rain moves into the san diego area this evening. as for the rest of the weather around the nation, showers also hit los angeles in the evening and san francisco early in the day. light rain around seattle, spokane, and portland. showering in western new york, cool from the great lakes to the gulf coast with morning frost and freeze advisories from

mississippi to florida. and speaking of florida, 75 in miami, 50s from atlanta to boston and just shy of 70 in dallas. 57 in omaha, 47 in chicago. phoenix getting up to 73, and it is 50 in salt lake city. and get this, coming up, big changes at starbucks. imagine a store where you can't buy coffee. >> seems a little unusual. and then new developments in the kidnapping of a major baseball player. and later in the poll, a story we can't believe. a family who left their pet

the two european countries at the center of the debt crisis are both turning to financial experts to be their new leaders and both are american-educated. greece gets a new prime minister today, lucas papademos, former vice president of the central european bank. and the economist is the favored to head the government. and now time for a check of market activity starting overseas. tokyo's nikkei average picked up 14 points today. hong kong's hang seng added 173. in london the ftse opened lower and on wall street the dow opened and the nasdaq gained 3.5. many companies have special services and deals for veterans. none better than this. the justice department has

reached a deal with bank of america over illegal forecloses. the bank will pay $23 million to 160 service members whose homes were seized. that works out to $116,000 for each of the military members. and your thanksgiving dinner will cost more. the increase is 13%. the biggest gobbler of your money, the turkey itself up 22%. but everything is up still this year. the american federal farm bureau federation says you can feed ten people for less than $5 each. starbucks is moving beyond coffee into juice. it's purchased evolution fresh juice company and plans to open the juice bars next year. there's no word whether they'll carry the starbucks name. eventually starbucks hopes to move into other health food. >> and get ready for ooh a sweeter version of bud light.

they plan to launch it next year. it should be on the shelves next january. anheuser-busch is targeting, quote, upscale light beer drinkers. i don't know. sweet beer, that doesn't sound too appealing to me. we'll have to wait and see. coming up on this friday morning, diane sawyer talks to gabrielle giffords ads we hear her voice for the first time since she was shot. then one very bad day for an oregon police officer. keurig has a wide variety of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. keurig is the way to brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew. so with keurig, every cup tastes like it's brewed just for you. because it is.

police near portland, oregon, have released this dash cam video showing a terrifying crash. a squad car racing to a call slams into another car before careening into a house. luckily no one was seriously injured.

the police department says the driver is to blame for not yielding to the officer. while staying on the road y roadways, a look at the road conditions. rain making way for slick drives in oregon, and washington state. on i-80 into sacramento, a little damp as well. and if you erie flying weather-related airport delays are possible in a couple of cities, san francisco and los angeles. friday morning right there. >> yes. we are hearing gabrielle giffords speaking with a clear voice for the first time since she was shot ten months ago. >> it's part of a remarkable interview giffords and her husband did with abc's diane sawyer. >> to be able to stand up and just say it like it is. >> there she is, vibrant and spirited. someone called congresswoman gabrielle giffords the most positive person in congress.

seconds after these pictures were taken january 8th a man pointed a glock at her head and three feet away pulled the trigger. >> we are following the developing story of a shooting at a grocery store. >> reporter: through all these months we knew her husband astronaut mark kellies with there holding her happened in the hospital. what we didn't know is that there would be hours of videotape of an astounding determined journey. gabby giffords, fighting her way one breath, one word, one hard-fought step at a time. there would be music for incredible breakthroughs ♪ gee it's great to see her looking ♪ >> reporter: and moments of despair. on monday night, the woman who went from this to this. so much distance traveled, unafraid of the distance to

come. how do you feel? >> pretty good. >> is it painful? is is hard? >> gabrielle giffords, mark kelly, a chance to ask our question questions. does she think she'll run for congress again and what does she think of that day, the bullet, the shot. and so many others who were wounded and died. ten months later, a first conversation and something we believe might change the way you think about your life. >> wow. you can hear more from congresswoman gabrielle giffords. join our special one-hour event on monday night, 10:00 eastern, 9:00 central. there's growing concern about the fate of washington nationals' catcher wilson. he hasn't been heard from since and those responsible have yet to make any ransom demands. police have found the kidnappers' abandoned vehicle

and they say their top investigators are on the case. the nba players' union is considering an offer from the league and it's one owners hope ends the lockout. that offer presented here in new york after 11 hours of bargaining between the sides. the first reaction of the proposal from union leaders, not all that positive. week ten of the nfl investigate off to an early start. we've got the highlights now from espn news. >> i'm lindsay czarniak, this is your espn news update. it was the raiders and the chargers. philip rivers trying to make something happen. second quarter of the play action. carson palmer steps up and look at this. moore over the middle for a 33-yard touchdown, so oakland went up, 17-3. third quarter, same score. rivers threw it to the end zone. he said, buddy, i can done better. take another look at this. brown outjumping two raiders

defenders to make that catch and the raiders trail, 17-10. carson palmer connecting with moore again. another scoring strike, and the raiders lead, 24-10. fourth quarter, chargers down, 24-17. rivers going deep for vincent jackson. this is what's happened so often to philip rivers, picked off in the end zone. rivers, furious, oakland takes over. the chargers regain possession. 14 seconds to go. rivers tackled. the referees huddle. they rule it a sack. after the ruling was caught, begins to run and with that clock winding down, rivers gets the guys together, gets the snap off with one second left, but he is sacked again. this time by tommy kelly. the raiders get the win, 24-17. that's your espn news update.

i'm lindsay czarniak. and britain's royal newlyweds will have to learn to live apart, if only for a few weeks. prince william is being sent to the falk land islands next year with the air force. kate will stay in britain. coming up next, the pulse. why lots of people are planning to get married today, this day specifically. and a buffalo? riding shotgun? one family's extreme pet. [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus presents: the cold truth.

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i'm guessing you've heard that song once before. >> and i love it. >> isn't it a great song? great wakeup song as well. it could be said that presidential candidate rick perry has had better weeks than this. >> but his brain freeze has been turned into comedy gold. take a look. it was a very, very odd

moment, and in case you missed it, here it was. >> it's three ageies of vernment when i get there that are gone. commerce, education, and -- what's the third one. let me see. commerce, education, and the -- the third agency of government i would do away with education, the -- let's see. i can't. i can't. >> oops! oops! oops! oops! thank you, jesus. oops! that is not the four-letter word i would have gone with. oops! like it's a juice box. oops. oh, my god. my chance to be president of the united states, oops. >> now, perry should have just covered the way you do when you

forget someone's name at a party. the three departments i want to do away with is commerce, education, and, gee, the big guy over here. >> it's nice that the guy running for president is groping for words, you know what i mean. >> it's something that makes rick perry look human. it's something that mitt romney would die for. i'm sorry. power down. you try concentrating with mitt romney smiling at you, that is one handsome dude. and the number one rick perry excuse. >> i just learned justin bieber is my father. >> oh, my gosh. >> that was good. >> you've got to laugh with him. >> that's what's making news in