thousand of students, percentage, representation on the street tonight is not -- doesn't represent the whole. what we saw tonight were the angry students. doesn't represent the kids in their dorm room feeling like the right decision was made. >> briefly before we let you go do you get a sense things are beginning to die down or will it progress throughout the night? >> definitely dying down. an hour ago, it was -- truly dangerous. and very, very tense. now, the police have moved in in riot gear. they have basically subdued the main artery through the town where most of the, i would call it near-rioting was going on. and, so i think the trend line is in the right direction. t dan harris reporting live from state college. see your reports later today also on "good morning america." stay safe, dan. thank you for the report. we also turn now to our other, excuse me, big story thursday

morning. an embarrassing debate performance by texas governor rick perry. some are predicting the cringe worthy moment was so bad it could really derail the perry campaign. >> before perry's comment, the candidates presented a united front on most issues. abc's karen travers has the latest. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob, sunny. a good night for mitt romney and herman cain. the sexual harassment allegations against cain did come up at the debate, but the republican audience made it clear they felt it had no place when the focus was on the economy. it wasn't the first question asked at the cnbc presidential debate but was the most contentious. you have been the ceo? >> yes. >> why should the american people hire a president if they feel there are character issues? >> the american people deserve better than someone being tried in the court of public opinion

based on unfounded accusations. that's what -- romney is neck in neck with cain at the top of the polls? >> would you keep him on if you bought his company? >> romney didn't take the bait. >> herman cain is the person to respond to these questions. he just did. the people in this room and across the country can make their own assessment. >> reporter: there was very little engagement between the candidates. a good thing for the front-runners. rick perry has struggled in the debates and he may have had his worst moment yet. >> the third agency of government i would, i would do away with education, the -- commerce. commerce. and let's see -- i can't. the third one i can't. sorry. oops. >> later perry said it was the energy department that he was trying to think of. but it might have been into late to save his debate performance.

and his flailing campaign. rob, sunny. >> and you would think at this point it would be getting better. he has been prepped. and so i think this is a real problem for him. because we know, if let's say he is, nominated. he would have to debate, president obama who we all know is just a terrific debater. >> it is very interesting to hear how what would happen. cumulative effect of bad performances by perry. we will keep an eye on that. let's take a look at your weather. wet day along the east coast the sthou showers. rain, detroit to cleveland. cold blast in the northwest. and the upper peninsula of michigan. >> 42 in chicago. 46 in omaha. 62 in new york. 57 in atlanta. warm 80 in miami. mostly 50s in the pacific northwest. phoenix gets up to 75.

sacramento, 63. >> i like that song. this is in no way to stereotype our friend down south. i love the south. but it is fair to say that two popular parts of life in those parts are the church and country music. >> well you know, interestingly enough they put them together at a bar in knoxville, tennessee. had a crowd of 600 people. mind you only soda being served during the service. >> that's no fun. an organizer called it a way to reach out to those who may have fallen away from the church. this was so successful they are planning the next service at cotton-eyed joes for first monday in december. >> it's working for them. >> it works. get the crowd. not bad for a show. congratulations to them. we will be back with more "world news now" right after this. ♪ ♪ let me tell you about a very important phone call i made.

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today on the front page. >> they really want to know how to bolster, improve their sexual and emotional life. >> reporter: even 66-year-old ema with kids and grandkids nearby, job, it just wasn't enough. >> i would come home at night, pull in the driveway, sit in the car. i didn't want to go in the house. i mean it's -- there was nobody there. >> reporter: she turned to the new terrain that her crowd now dominates. online dating for those 55 and older has jumped 39%. e emma was barely on perfectmatch.com. when someone caught her eye. >> i thought he looked like a nice person. >> i had been married, and the only woman i ever knew. i can use all the help i can get. >> reporter: terry estimates he read through 1,500 profiles until emma.

>> i said you are the one. >> he did. >> first date. >> terry and emma are now engaged. >> i know how he feels the he has good days and bad days. >> yeah. >> claire shipman, abc news, new jersey. >> oh. >> i love that. >> so good to see that. >> i love that. >> the woman in the piece, her daughter said i told her to call me when she got home. she didn't do. she didn't follow any rules or guidelines and she is still alive. i did write his license plate down. talking about the first time. >> my mother dates online. she met some one. i said the same thing. don't go to a public place. don't give personal information out. she is very happy. i love this. i think this is, this is what should be done. people are meant to be together. people get lonely. >> that's right. you have to ground your mom, that's it. be home on time. >> coming up next, celebrating country music's best.

>> big winners and memorable moments at last night's cma awards. that's next. ♪ be stronger

>> that's really -- excellent. >> get a little country. all right, nashville was rocking wednesday for country music's biggest night. all the stars there for the 45th annual cma awards. >> and "world news now" music/media consultant, bruno joins us from miami with the good morning, bruno. >> good morning, sunny, rob. >> who were the big winners? >> taylor swift. won the biggest award of the night. entertainer of the year.

husband and wife, blake and miranda lambert, best male and female voe lvoele ca vocals, a t antebellum. >> when taylor was accepting the award. everybody thought kanye west could have bum rushed her. >> country music is popular. people don't understand how popular it is, is that right? >> we think country music is a red state phenomenon. it is the number one format in the country. over 1,300 stations play country music. biggest country market is not nashville, it's new york city. top selling c.d.s last year two country artists, lady antebellum and taylor swift won tonight.

generates hundreds of millions a year. >> big business. a few acts that made you do a double take, right? >> absolutely. watching kenny loggins perform footloose, blake shelton. country version of "footloose" takes a country twangy feel. lionel ritchie and darous rutger, hootie and the blowfish, having a tremendous career as country music. do a lionel ritchie song "stuck on you" was interesting. but these guys, kenny loggins and darous rutger and lionel ritchie are songwriters. pop music all about the beats. reaching an age they need to discover their songwriting roots and going to nashville and cutting country. >> lionel ritchie on the cmas. >> how did the host do, brad

paisley and cary underwood. >> fourth year in a row. they're really hit thating thei stride. brad was taking digs at eddie murphy bailing. he said he was available for oscar night. genuinely funny. carri ech carrie did a tremendous job, talked about justin bieber, car dashian -- kardashians, and get an a-plus. >> did end on a serious note, emotional moment towards the end of the show? >> yeah. >> most touching moment was a tribute to glen campbell. he announced he has alzheimers, released his final album. tremendous collection of new songs. on his farewell tour. very sad to see how glen is deteriorating in front of our eyes. talented singer/songwriter, 60s, 70s, nashville. tonight vince gill and brad

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system. >> reporter: the government planned to send out a test alert to every radio and television station and cable system in the country. then, the big moment. at 2:00 eastern time, instead of a coordinated national warning, this on hbo, the movie "night and day" went uninterrupted. some folks saw a warning picture but heard nothing. perhaps most bizarre all off any one watching directv saw the emergency alert displayed on the screen instead of the voice of the government official they heard this. lady gaga singing her hit paparazzi. the signal was to go to replay points in every state and cascade to radio and television stationsment although many stations did transmit the alert as planned clearly something, some where went badly awry. >> i'll take the criticism. i know people weren't happy. we need to test things to find out what works or doesn't work or we will never know the answers to fix the system and make sure it is ready when we

need it. >> reporter: unlike civil defense warnings from the 1960s this alert is intended for the very rare national emergency. many people we spoke to said they would not have seen or heard it any way, because they weren't watching television or listening to radio. the government plans to expand the alert system so people can sign up to get the warnings as text messages but that will now have to wait till they get this first step right. one person who heard lady gaga playing over the emergency alert said what should we do get up and dance in case of an emergen emergency. the fema and fcc were not amu amused. they said it served its purpose by pointing out the gaps in the alert system. ron claiborne, abc news, new york. >> a few gaps. >> is that hard? isn't it a beep? >> who knows goes into all that. a test. in the right direction. >> see, you see. how do you mess up the beep? we can do it here.

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this morning on "world news now" -- breaking news. penn state students angry about the dismissal of joe paterno now fill the streets in protest. >> the university's decision and the growing sex abuse scandal and cover-up lead to an emotional scene on campus. it's thursday, november 10th. good morning. i'm rob nelson. >> i'm sunny hostin. joe paterno announced his retirement earlier in the day, not good enough for administrators who fired him last night. paterno and a top administrator were let go accused of not doing enough to expose sexual abuse cases involving an assistant coach. >> the head coach and university president both out of a job this morning.

leading to an emotional scene on campus of penn state. we'll get to that. also in this half-hour, an abc news exclusive, one of the jurors in the conrad murray case reveals inside information. hear why the jury decided to convict michael jackson's doctor. >> later this half-hour, taking justice into your own hands. a colorado woman angry after her bicycle was stolen did her own police work thanks to help from craigslist. >> interesting, funny story there. but first, we get details on that breaking news out of penn state. crowd of angry students voiced their support for joe paterno and their apparent anger at the news media. >> a pennsylvania tv station van was flipped over after penn state trustees fired paterno and the university president. abc's t.j. winick has the latest from the campus. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, for decades penn state known as gold standard for how an ethical college athletic department should be run. with the shocking scandal surrounding this university it

has already forced out an iconic coach and the school's president. upon hearing the news, thousands of students crowded the streets of downtown state college, some in tears, but most upbeat, showing their support for paterno. paterno a giant in the game of college football, said he would retire from his position as penn state's head coach after the season. but the board of trustees decided paterno should step down immediately. >> joe paterno is no longer the head football coach effective immediately. >> reporter: upon hearing the news, paterno said. >> i am out of it. but we'll go from here, okay. >> reporter: with scandals swirling around the university, president graham spanier was fired. >> effective immediately. dr. spanier is no longer president of the university. >> reporter: both men accused of not doing enough back in 2002 after a graduate assistant told

paterno he saw sandusky allegedly abusing a boy in the team's showers. paterno told two members of the administration who failed to notify police. >> the terrible activities that occurred and the terrible damage that was done really remains to be established. >> reporter: in their defense, graham spanier and joe paterno maintain they were never fully made aware of the seriousness of allegedly what happened in the locker room in 2002. rob, sunny? >> the defense they didn't know the nitty-gritty details. of what happened. that's why they didn't go to police. >> we'll see if that is true or not. but i think the bottom line is, everyone can agree that perhaps they just didn't do enough. perhaps under the law, yeah, they did enough. but they didn't do enough morally. i think that this is the right decision by the university. >> a lot of support out there. a lot of protest. students now from campus. overnight. the scene beginning to die down. twitter reports they're going to march to the football field. don't know where the thing will shake out.

as we get closer today -- to day light. joe did release a statement. i am grateful to coaches, players, staff, a part of this program and to our fans and supporters. my family and i will be forever in your debt. >> long career there. >> very long career to end. not the way you want to see a legendary career come to a close. but he is paying the price for such a heinous crime. >> right. >> we will keep an eye on that throughout the morning. the latest on "good morning america" with live reports from state college. we move to washington state where contradictions are surfacing in the case of a missing toddler, 2-year-old sky metalwala disappeared. his mother julia claims the car ran out of gas and she left the youngster in the car while she walked to get some help. she said the boy was gone when she came back. police say there was plenty of gas in that car. and they say the boy's mother has refused to take a lie detector test. >> tennessee teacher facing statutory rape charges after police say she had sex with at

least 11 teenage boys. police launched an investigation when parents complained that 41-year-old cindy clifton, invited students to booze filled parties at her home. clifton, married mom, was released on bail and suspended without pay. she is denying the charges. now to politics, and the gop presidential candidate debate last night focused heavily on the economy. wasn't much of a debate. candidates mostly united in their opinions about the nation's fiscal future. herman cain went virtually unchallenged about sexual harassment claims he has been dealing with. for the past week or so. in fact the audience in michigan actually booed when that issue was brought up. >> the american people deserve better than someone being tried in the court of public opinion, based on unfounded accusations. >> some are saying rick perry's campaign could be over. an embarrassing gaffe during the debate. led to that speculation. he said he would eliminate three

federal departments. when he tried to list them he couldn't remember the third agency. he wanted to mention the energy department, a fact that he brought out after the debate. >> the market mayhem that started on wall street is rolling around the world. all the major asian markets are sharply lower this morning. some losing over 4% of their value. all the blame being heaped on the unsettled political and financial situations in italy and greece and could make for a rough day on wall street where the dow lost nearly 400 points yesterday. >> the search is on once again this morning in eastern turkey following another strong earthquake there. the magnitude 5.7 quake is being blamed for at least seven deaths with dozens of people now reported missing. 25 buildings in one city were toppled. but only three buildings were occupied. the others were empty following the last month's major earthquake. >> western alaska recovering from one of the strongest storms in nearly four decades. the monster blizzard slammed the coastline with blinding snow, and the intensity of a

hurricane. as abc's cecilia vega tells us, it is the latest in a string of extreme weather to hit the country. >> reporter: they're used to storms in alaska but not like this. >> i couldn't get out of the building. wind was blowing so hard. so pretty wild and crazy. >> reporter: the epic storm is twice the size of texas. winds reaching nearly 90 miles an hour, as powerful as a hurricane tearing off roofs and blowing the snow sideways. >> we have an airplane. so my husband, you know he has got it quadruple tied down. >> reporter: meteorologists have their own word for the snow hurricane, a snowicane. but alaska is only the latest in ape series of freak weather events. recently once in a generation they are now coming every month. a freak october snowstorm cripped the -- crippled the northeast, even canceling in halloween some parts. raging fires in september.

in august, hurricane irene flooded new england. the country's second hottest summer on record. the driest ever in texas. even worse than the dust bowl years. and in april, a super outbreak of tornados in the southeast left 300 dead. there was not only the deadliest day for tornados in recent history but also the costliest with more than $10 billion in damages. >> what's with all this severe devastating, punishing, early weather that we are seeing this winter? what we saw last summer? all right. some scientists attribute it to global warming or climate change. >> reporter: in alaska they're bracing for potential storm surge up to 9 feet. made even more dangerous because of the sea ice that usually formed along the coast by november isn't there yet this year. >> last winter really gave us a wild ride as you well remember. so this definitely might be a preview of coming attractions. >> cecilia vega, abc news, los angeles.

>> the whole global warming debate rages on. >> it's unbelievable. the weather has been unbelievable across the country. >> 2011. it's been nuts out there. so we will see what is in store for this winter. fingers crossed it will not be as brutal as last time. >> thing it could be. >> your thursday forecast, everybody showers from the carolinas up to the coast of portland, maine. also some rain, detroit into the ohio valley. lingering snow showers in upper michigan. cooler in the midwest. also along the gulf coast. >> 64 in new orleans. 55 in baltimore. 61 in boston. 40s from kansas city to indianapolis. just 37 in fargo. 51 in albuquerque. 61 in colorado springs. well, now check out a video that is becoming a youtube sensation this morning. not surprising it does feature a couple animals. >> well, there is vring the dog and a rooster called stalin.

despite the size difference, stalin is the more aggressive of the two. >> by the way, stalin does have a brother, lenin. the owner gave them the names. they really are a couple of dictators. clearly they are. >> isn't that something? >> the video yesterday, with the police horse and the litle dog. >> moving around. >> all good stuff caught on tape. more "world news now" coming right up after the break.

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♪ do you remember the time we >> welcome back, everybody. well michael jackson's doctor, conrad murray is again opening up this morning, after the verdict in his manslaughter trial. >> we are getting an inside look at exactly what happened inside that jury room. jim avila has an abc news exclusive. >> i think we really did our job. >> reporter: she is juror five, debbie franklin, the 4-year-old mother of two, a paralegal put in charge of ringing the buzzer that alerted the judge and world a verdict had been reached. >> our hearts were pounding to go out there. >> reporter: franklin the first and only juror to reveal what went on inside the jury room. in our exclusive interview she says while nearly all the jurors had decided on guilt during the first day of deliberations, not everyone was convinced that dr. murray was solely responsible for michael jackson's death. >> towards the end of the day we finally took a vote. it was not unanimous. and we talked a little more about it.

let's think about it over the weekend. it was stressful. we did yelling. then we had to keep saying, nobody talk while this person is talking. raise your hand if you have something to say. >> reporter: it was not until monday morning that the majority was able to convince everyone that not only was conrad murray negligent, his mistakes led directly to the killing of michael jackson. >> reporter: do you believe michael jackson would be alive today if it were not for dr. conrad murray? >> yes. absolutely. i believe he had issues. i believe he had addictions or dependence, he asked other doctors they said no. he was looking for some body to say yes. and nur -- conrad murray said yes. juror five says conrad murray is guilty for killing jackson for three reasons, not calling 911, not having medical backup equipment in the room and leaving his patient alone. >> when he came back, conrad murray said he was alive. he wasn't breathing but he had a pulse, he had the monitor on his finger. so at that point he was alive. according to conrad murray.

if he would, we felt if he would have had the medical equipment there, if it was the airway that was blocked, he didn't have anything there. >> always fascinating to me what goes on in the jury room those discussions are like. as a lawyer, you have to wonder too. >> i have served on a jury before i want to law school. i sort of know the inner workings. it is a fascinating experience. i remember as a prosecutor waiting for the jury to come back. it is a terrible feeling. >> nerve-racking. it's got to be. and where the judge remanded conrad murray, put him in cuffs, to walk hip out of courtroom and the juror in the exclusive said she had no regrets about seeing the doctor cuffed, she was that convinced of the role he played in michael's death. >> what i like is that they really got evidence. that gives me comfort in our jury system. they really, really got it. when you listen to that interview. >> why eddie murphy is refusing to host the oscars. >> why critics say dakota fanning's perfume ad stinks. next in "the skinny." critics say dakota

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♪ skinny ♪ so skinny >> we got lots of dirt to spill today. >> some really good dirt "the skinny." >> eddie murphy is out hosting the oscars. what is so upsetting about that he was one of the reasons why i wanted to watch the oscars. a big comeback. >> we were all looking forward to it. tight. >> we know burt ratner resigned. >> kind of forced out. >> he made terrible remarks. >> gay slur. >> murphy says i understand and support each party's decision with a change in producers. i was looking forward to being part of the show. i am sure the new production team and host will do an equally great job. now they put someone new in to produce. >> yes, actually the new person is brian grazer well known. received best picture nomination in 1995, for "apollo 13" and "frost-nixon" and the latest, "j. edgar.

>> high profile, big producer guy. replaced the young, irreverent guy that would work with eddie. eddie backed out. he was the producer he wanted to work on it. >> just worked together. >> eddie, i respect the decision, i'm not feeling this anymore. i'm out. >> who should host? >> jimmy kimmel. >> you take a different jimmy? >> jimmy falon. >> jimmy falon. have you seen the history of rap with justin timberlake? >> they're very good. let's move on. another baby daddy scandal. maybe. "star" magazine, reporting that this reality star -- laura belizzi, in "secrets in aspen" in 2010. she is saying, their friends, told "star" magazine she is pregnant and the baby's daddy is mel gibson. both the woman and mel are denying this. these are friend talking to "star" magazine. see how it plays out.

rumors it is his baby. she is 4 months along. he doesn't want the news to go public. >> this would be his ninth child. women have to say away from mel gibson. >> a hateful but fertile man. how about this? >> marc jacobs, dakota fanning, ad banned for being sexually provocative. >> little dakota in trouble. >> 17 years old. the ad, fanning, short skirt, holding the bottle of marc jacobs, you see it right there, marc jacobs perfume, the ad regulator deemed it sexually provocative. >> image of the flower. >> a little much. people would say it is artistic. >> okay. all right, anything to sell the ad, right. also, serious news, zsa zsa gabor apparently back in the hospital this morning, actually had a real bad couple months. has a feeding tube in her stomach, bleeding heavily. back in the hospital. certainly keep our eye on that.

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our favorite story of the day. a story of love lost, then found, then stolen back. >> yes, in an odd series of events, a boulder, colorado, woman had her bike stolen. then she find it on craigslist, so she steals it back. kmgh's marshal zellinger has more. >> reporter: here on pearl street, katherine lucas parked her bike at this rack. >> i locked it up. >> reporter: and then went inside the lazy dog to watch the game friday. >> came back out to get my bike to go home. and my bike wasn't there. >> reporter: she reported it stolen. then became her own detective. >> denver, bikes. >> reporter: katherine showed me how she searched craigslist hoping to find her thief selling her bike. >> then the red tape. only one water bottle holder. yeah, definitely my bike. >> reporter: she echt-mailed the seller, 18-year-old denzel crawford.

denzel lives in this apartment building. according to the police report he told katherine to meet him by the pool. when she got here she asked to take the bike for a test ride then stole it back. >> i started riding it. i rode it to my car. threw it in my car and drove away. >> reporter: was that your plan the whole time? >> no. >> reporter: she called police. crawford was arrested. >> they told me for future reference that i probably would not want to do that by myself. >> i admire her charisma on that one. >> same here. >> stole your bike back! >> i don't like my thieves. my bike was stolen when i was 8 years old. is that my bike? is that my bike? >> just me in central park. just feeding the birds. playing some chess. good afternoon, ladies. >> i like the gear, the whole look. >> little hat. >> nice, sharp. looks like my bike. >> sorry about that. it's my fall look. that's the news for this half-hour. we'll have much more from abc coming right up. stay with us.

making news in america this morning, game over. >> in a late-night decision, penn state fires joe paterno, ending a half-century-long career for his handling of sexual abuse allegations. the response of students was quick. flooding the streets in protest. also, a disastrous night for rick perry. his latest campaign performance could end his campaign. and some of the biggest stars in music took the cma stage. but who took home the night's top prize? good morning, everyone. i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm sunny hostin. we begin with breaking news

we've been tracking throughout the night from pennsylvania. >> huge story. 2,000 penn state students flooded streets near campus, after that announcement that joe paterno was no longer the head football coach there. one of the acts of violence in all this, the overturning of a tv station news truck. students also threw rocks at reporters and police. >> it's calm now. but police remain on the scene. abc's aaron katersky phones in this report from downtown state college. >> reporter: thousands of penn state students poured into the street here in downtown state college, pennsylvania, reacting angrily, many of them, at the decision to oust long-time football coach, joe paterno. >> i think it's really saying, joe paterno's a figure. and that overshadows the issues going on involving sandusky. >> sandusky is the man who did all this. it's not the full-on blame on joepa. >> reporter: paterno earlier said he wanted to retire, on his

own terms, at the end of the season. but university trustees made clear that was not going to happen. >> joe paterno is no longer the head football coach, effective immediately. >> reporter: as soon as university trustees made that decision, that's when the students came pouring into the streets here downtown, in protest. many carrying signs saying, we love joepa. he was a beloved figure here on this campus for more than six decades. and many students said it was unfair that he simply received a phone call telling him that career was coming to an end. in a statement, joe paterno said he's disappointed with the board of trustees' decision. but he will comply with it. for the first time, when the nittany lions play nebraska, he will not be on the sideline. >> that game saturday, will be the last home game of the season. you can imagine the scene that will be this weekend. a small crowd of students did gather out of paterno's house. they chanted his name.

>> and the coach, along with hi wife, eventually emerged and spoke briefly to reporters. >> get a good night's sleep. study, all right? we still got things to do. all right. that phone call put me ahead of it. but we'll go from there. okay? good luck, everybody. >> thank you. >> one thing, thanks. and pray for those victims. >> defensive coordinator, tom bradley, will serve as interim coach when penn state hosts nebraska in its final home game of the season on saturday. obviously, there's a lot of reaction to the end of paterno's six-decade career. we'll get into that later on "good morning america." and the other big story this morning, a disastrous debate performance for rick perry. some say the cringe-inducing moment was so bad, it could actually derail the perry campaign.

>> it started when perry forcefully said he would eliminate three federal agencies. and then, he tried to list those agencies. >> it's three agencies of government when i get there that are gone. commerce, education, and the -- >> epa? >> epa. there you go. >> seriously? the epa one you were talking about? you can't name the third one? >> i would do away with education, the -- i can't. the third one, i can't. sorry. oops. >> later, perry said it was the energy department he was trying to think of. after the debate, the governor admitted he was embarrassed by that apparent brain freeze. he will be on "good morning america" later this morning for a little damage control. meanwhile, front-runner, herman cain, got a mostly free pass during the debate. a crowd of gop activist booed when a reporter asked about the sexual allegations against him.

cain repeat head had done nothing wrong. and his closest rival, mitt romney, did not press the issue. president obama may have a partial victory in the senate today. the measure would help veterans find employment. if approved, it would be the first piece of the jobs bill passed in congress. and would not be financed by taxing the wealthy. and there's a new revelation about the mishandling of dead soldiers' remains at dover air force base. we now know that cremated portions of remains were buried in a landfill. it's a practice that was halted three years ago. even so, it could make some difficult questions today when the air force's chief appears before the senate arms services committee. the federal government is sending off criticism after a test that was supposed to make history didn't exactly go off without a hitch. it was a nationwide test of the broadcast system to warn americans in an emergency. some are calling it a total failure. abc's ron claiborne explains.

>> reporter: all across america, the countdown was on. >> the first-ever nationwide test of the emergency alert system. >> reporter: the government planned to send out a test alert to every radio and television station and cable system in the country. then, the big moment. at 2:00 eastern time, instead of a coordinated national warning -- this. on hbo, the movie, "knight and day" went uninterrupted. >> there a problem, eduardo? >> reporter: some folks saw a warning picture but heard nothing. and perhaps most bizarre of all, anyone watching directv saw the emergency alert slate on the screen. but instead of the voice of the government official, they heard this -- ♪ lady gaga singing her hit "paparazzi." the signal was supposed to go to relay points in every state and then cascade to radio and television stations. although many stations did transmit the alert as planned, clearly something, somewhere, went badly awry. >> i'll take the criticisms. i know people weren't happy. but we need to test things to find out what works and what doesn't work, or we're never

going to know the answers to fix the system and make sure it's ready when we need it. >> reporter: unlike the civil defense warnings from the 1960s, this alert is intended for the very rare national emergency. but many people we spoke to said they would not have seen or heard it anyway because they weren't watching television or listening to radio. the government plans to expand the alert system so that people can sign up to get the warnings as text messages. but that will now have to wait until they get this first step right. ron claiborne, abc news, new york. >> not exactly crisis. just a little gaga in the middle of the afternoon. now, to this morning's weather from around the country. a wet day along the east coast, with showers from the carolinas, all the way up to northern new england. also some rain from detroit to cleveland. a cold blast in the midwest, with lingering snowshowers in the upper peninsula of michigan. and up to ten degrees cooler than normal along the gulf coast. >> 60ed in new orleans and dallas. just 57 in atlanta. 55 in baltimore. and 62 here in new york. 40s from indianapolis to kansas

city. minneapolis only gets up to 49. phoenix hits 75. sacramento, 63. and seattle, 54. and coming up after the break this morning, we'll check overseas markets after the dow's nearly 400-point plunge yesterday. and more from the breaking news overnight. our reporter in the middle of those protests at penn state.

there have been some massive sell-offs overnight on the asian markets. thanks to fears about italy.

tokyo's nikkei average plunged 255 points today. hong kong's hang seng lost more than 1,000. in london, meanwhile, the ftse opened lower. and on wall street, the dow dropped 389 points yesterday. the nasdaq index fell more than 6. yesterday, the average 401(k) account lost $400,000. hard to hear that news. with the escalating debt crisis in italy, the world's seventh-biggest economy, investors are likely to put their money in safe, u.s. banks. that would drive interest rates lower but make it harder to get a loan. markets will be on a rollercoaster pretty much, with big swings, depending on every development in italy. and foreclosures are up, hitting a seven-month high last month. reality track says fault notices were up 10%. overall, activity rose 7%. the number of homeowners two months or more behind on their

mortgages is increasing, as well. an internet sales tax is more likely. a group of senators have introduced the bill with federal rules. amazon supports the bill. ebay and others do not. retailers with less than $500,000 in sales, like many of the vendors on ebay. would be exempt. and a federal tax on christmas trees has godden the ax. the christmas tree industry says the 15% fee on fresh-cut trees would be paid by growers, not consumers. but that fee was blasted by conservative media and is now on hold, probably forever. next on this thursday, we'll update our top story. overnight riots at penn state. plus, a strange story we're tracking as well, this morning. a pro baseball player kidnapped. details on that and more when we come back. ♪ [ female announcer ] have you ever seen a glacier while sunbathing? why not?

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now, for a look at your morning road conditions on this thursday. wet on i-95 from maine down to the carolinas. also, slick on i-80, from new york city over to cleveland. and on i-94, in the detroit area. look for some icy roads around the northern great lakes, especially in michigan's upper peninsula. >> and if you're flying, airport delays are possible in boston, washington, d.c., new york and charlotte. we return, now, to the morning's top story. that is the usaer of legendary football coach, joe paterno. the headline in this morning's "philadelphia daily news" says this, "end of the lion." also, looking at another pennsylvania paper this morning, "the patriot-news" has this one, fired by phone. it has a picture of paterno at yesterday's practice, which, as it ended up, was his last as head coach. >> and the university president was fired from his job, one he held for 16 years. both men under heavy criticism

for not telling police about the child sex abuse allegations on campus. >> word of paterno's firing sent thousands of angry students into the streets around the university last night. they blame the news media, in part, for the firing. a news station's transmission truck was overturned in that melee. abc's dan harris was there, right there, in the middle of the crowd. >> reporter: they're spraying tear gas towards the crowd. they're very liberal use of tear gas. >> dan is okay. the protests appeared to be dying down as the morning wore on. we'll have the latest from penn state coming up on "good morning america." news of paterno's firing exploded on twitter. but one of the most prolific tweeters is regretting the decision. without knowing about the alleged child rape, ashton kutcher tweeted this, how do you

fire joepa? within seconds, some of his 8 million followers unleashed on him, causing him to tweet an apology. saying he felt awful and he would stop tweeting. >> it's interesting to hear kuch enaerohis wife, demi moore, have a foundation to fight child sex slavery. you wonder why he would tweet about it. now, a bizarre story. washington nationals catcher, wilson ramos, have been kidnapped by gunmen in his native, venezuela. he was at home with his father and brothers last night, when several armed men took him away. as of now, there's been no contact between the kidnappers and ramos' family. wealthy athletes are sometimes targeted in latin america, in hopes of receiving a hefty ransom. meanwhile, here in new york, the nba players and owners will be back at the bargaining table. they met for 12 hours yesterday, in an effort to hammer out a new labor deal.

and everyone ignored league commissioner david stern's deadline. he said the players needed to approve a proposal or face another one that favors the owners. >> tense situation in the nba. it's a good thing that college basketball has started this year. some of last night's highlights now, from espn news. >> hello there. i'm lindsay czarniak with your espn news update. we start you out with college hoops. shawn miller and arizona hosting the duquesne dukes. jordan may shooting from well behind the arc, to say the least. the game tied at 36-36. arizona up by one. mays hesitates. then, takes the three on net. later in the second, a assist up 54-48. mays in the corner. he was in a zone, to say. 19 points for mays. shot four of seven. duquesne trying to come back. arizona in control. kyle fogg gets it to jesse perry. arizona goes on to win, 67-59.

lehigh and st. john's. final seconds, jordan hamilton, with the three. second half, st. john's cut the lead to three. mo hartcliff in the wing. ensuing lehigh procession, nude he gets the foul and the dunk. later in the second, st. john's down by one. the pointer and the lieup. st. john's takes the lead. time running out for lehigh. breaks the alley-oop. st. john's wins it 78-73. that's it for your espn news update. i'm lindsay czarniak, have a great day. it was a big night for women, as music city handed out top honors at the cma awards.

the band perry took home trophy for new artist and single of the year. >> but artist of the year, went to sister perry if i die young. and taylor swift looked stunned when she was named entertainer of the year for a second time. >> i'm so happy right now. this is thanks to all the fans who filled up those stadiums and arenas all over the world in year. thank you so much. i am -- this is amazing. >> also a big hit, lionel richie, as he took the stage with rascal flatts and others to perform duets from his new country album. and one especially touching moment, a superstar tribute to country icon, glen campbell, who suffers from alzheimer's. >> very cool to see that. coming up next, "the pulse," and photos of gabrielle giffords that we're seeing for the very first time. also, some mystery video, showing what many believe to be a creature like the loch ness

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and now, time for "the pulse," and some images this morning you have to see. >> we start with some rarely-seen photos of congresswoman gabrielle giffords and her husband, mark kelly. the remarkable couple showed the

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>> eddie murphy announced his departure just a day after his producer's exit. now, the academy is scrambling to find a new emcee. more from kabc's rob hayes. >> reporter: you may need a score card for oscar's next telecast. producer bred out. brian grazer in. oscar host, eddie murphy, out. now, the world is left wondering, who will be the next host announced by the academy awards. >> i can tell you for certainty, there are people sitting around a table at the academy right now. there are phone calls being made. and a lot of hollywood reporters waiting to break the news. >> reporter: murphy bowed out after ratner, his friend and director of his latest film, "tower heist," stepped down from his position following controversy about an anti-gay comment he made. the gay and lesbian alliance against defamation, gladd, says

they're moving on to bigger and better things. >> america is tolerant of people who make mistakes and own it. that seems to be what's going on here. >> reporter: as for murphy, the popular comedian issued a brief statement, choosing not to explain his decision to step down. quote, i completely understand and support each party's decision with regard to a change of producers. i'm sure that the new production team and host will do an equally great job. grazer's assertion may quell one star about the academy awards. but it leaves fans and hollywood insiders who will be next named to take the oscar stage. >> it's a huge deal. the audience at home doesn't pay much attention to who produces the oscars. but in this town, the oscars is the ultimate. it's the coronation. >> reporter: from hollywood, rob hayes, nbc 9 news. >> we can take