so rick pitino, as he was talking about seven months ago, let it out there. and she was charged with extortion. stephen a. smith's with us. so is attorney ivan gold. ivan, your comments on coach pitino's statement just a few moments ago. >> he did okay. he did three main things. he apologized for his indiscretion. he said wanted to coach. and he admitted the affair. that's basically what he did. and he said, again, if you tell the truth it's part of the past. if you lie it's part of the future. it's something he says to all of his players. again, he's using this as a learning tool. he wants to continue coaching. he wants to do better next year and get to the finals or win the ncaa championship. this is a man who basically said i had to come forward, it was difficult. so he's basically saying, look, this was hard on me, hard on my family, and i made the difficult decision, i did something that i preach to my players. he's saying, look, i had an indiscretion. he admits that. he apologizes. he wants to coach. that's all he could do. he absolutely cannot -- >> i m

what do you think the university of louisville should do about the whole rick pitino sex scandal? marquee basketball coach, admitted to boozing it up, having sex with a woman at a restaurant. she gets preg navrnt. coach pitino gave her three grand. she ends up having an abortion. the coach apologized. yesterday we had it live for you. to just about everybody. >> if you tell the truth, your problem becomes part of your past. if you lie, it becomes part of your future. and i made a very difficult decision to tell the truth to the federal authorities, the local authorities, to university officia officials, and most important, the people that love me the most, my family and friends. >> all right. let's lay out everything for you here. this happened six years ago. came to light when karen sypher was charged with trying to extort up to $10 million from pitino. after those charges she claimed she was raped. now, authorities are not pursuing rape charges. coach? they're sticking by him. head of the athletic department says, here's his quote, "a million percent behind rick pitino." all righ

what do you do with rick pitino if you're the university of lieu sflil your marquee basketball coach admitted to boozing it up and having sex with a woman on a table at a restaurant. she gets pregnant. pitino gives her 3 grand and she has an abortion. the coach apologized to everyone earlier this week. >> you tell the truth, your problem becomes part of your past. if you lie, it becomes part of your future, and i made a very difficult decision to tell the truth to the federal authorities, the local authorities, to university officials and most important to people that love me the most, my family and friends. >> this happened six years ago and came to light when karen f-fer was charged with trying to extoward the up to $10 million from pitino. after the charges, she then claimed she was raped. now authorities are not pursuing the rape charges. they said her story was too inconsistent. that brings us back to today. should the school punish the coach? well, they are sticking by him. and the head of the athletic department says here's the quote they are 1 million percent behind pitino. wh

what should louisville do about the coach rick pitino. we had a phone call from shannon saying, if every person who committed an affair was booted we'd have a lot of people on the unemployment line. teach basketball players how to be men, teach integrity, failure, he failed in that and i say he should go. let's see what rosemarie says in mississippi. rosemarie? >> caller: i'm sorry, hi, i'm so glad to hear from you. i really agree with everything you said because he is a role model and he has five children. he goes on national television and tells everybody he did commit adultery, he's not hurting himself. he's hurting his wife, his kids and all the other kids around the world. especially when they look up to him. >> okay, rosemarie thanks for the call. he said i'm sorry. let's not -- that's what you do, big deal. he said he's sorry. stephen a., go ahead. >> caller: let be real and stop with this nonsense. we're living in the age of reality television. the sleazier you are, more money you get paid. that was his intent. he made mistakes, w

what do you think the university of louisville should do about coach rick pitino and his sex scandal? yesterday we had it here live for you, apologized for boozing it up, having sex with a woman on a table in a restaurant. she got pregnant. coach pitino gave her three grand. she ends up having an abortion. the school, they're sticking by him. no punishment. what message does that send to a player? i think most players would get kicked off a team for having a scandal like this. and the coach, who's supposed to be held to a higher standard, he's staying, huh? call up. 1-877-tell-hln is the number. a story we continue to follow for you. we have two huge developments in the murders of a wealthy couple in their upscale florida home. byrd, melanie billings, a home they shared with 13 adopted special needs children. "prime news" correspondent richelle carey's with us. you got the update? go ahead. >> a lot happened, mike. just hours ago six men and a teenager appeared in court formally charged in the killings of byrd and melanie billings. their charges now upgraded from second to first-degre

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. >> what rick pitino is saying about the other woman. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> we began with the latest on a 12-year-old boy fighting for his life after a serious crash in montgomery county just before the evening rush hour in germantown. john gonzales is live there on the scene. >> the witness was very upset. the county's three construction unit was out here for several hours trying to piece together the pieces from this terrible accident. a 20-year-old driver was dropping her friends off, three siblings, a 12-year-old is in critical condition tonight. it was a violent crash involving these cars. she was driving in the opposite direction which narrowly avoided the crash. >> the truck was stuck on the car. i swerve my car to the side. >> the people were taken to a local hospital. the 12-year-old was the medevac ed in critical condition. >> i saw a little boy and his nose was pressed against the sea. >> newschopper 7 was over the scene moments after the accident. the 20-year-old driver was stop

>>> plus, should rick pitino keep his job? the louisville basketball coach caught in a sex scandal. >> i made a very difficult decision to tell the truth to the federal authorities, the local authorities, to university officials and most important the people that love me the most, my family and friends. >> but is a mentor to students to be held to a higher standard? >>> and an all-star tribute to a guitar god, steve miller and richy sambora remember les paul, the father of the electric guitar. >>> plus, the video you got to see, an incredible rescue caught on tape. how a boat load of rowers tried to break a world record ended up saving a man's life. >>> hi, everybody. campbell brown is off tonight. those are our big questions. but we start, as always with, the mashup. our look at the stories making an impact right now in the moments that you might have missed we're watching it all so you don't have to. >>> breaking news into cnn on saturday's mid air collision over the hudson river, nine people killed when a small plane and a

doesn't matter whether it's rick p p pitino or michael vick. in a lot of state bar associations, a lot of state teaching associations, michael vick could never -- because he is convicted of a felony -- could never teach again. if anybody thinks roger goodell is piling it on, no. >> before the eagles signed vick, jesse jackson was out there telling the new york times that nfl owners may be colluding to keep him out of the league. that was not true should that have been reported as straight news story or should we in the press have said there goes jesse playing the race cardigan? >> again, i'm not a second chance kind of guy. when it involves the spoiled pampered athletes who have had their fans, family and followers excusing their contemptible behavior since they became an athletic prodigy at 13. this is another example of this. i would like reverend jackson and these others who have been preach being second chances, i would like to see them hold that standard to the next 29-year-old black man released from federal jail after serving two years w

rick pitino has been quiet on this until today. >> that's correct.his is only a second time he has addressed this matter personally. he said that one day the truth would come out. a large portion came up with the police report. the centers around an encounter that he had with his accuser back in 2003. she did not get a police report until earlier this summer and they investigated and they found that her claim lacked evidence. rick pitino held a news conference and he apologized to his family and friends for his indiscretion. one thing he did not mention was the pending court matter. the accuser is facing charges of extortion and lying to the fbi. he could potentially be called as a witness. shepard: is he facing any disciplinary action? >> that was a little bit vague although they have cleared this up. there is a morals clause in his contract that says that if he was to be involved in some kind of scandal that would bring either harm to himself or the university, he could be terminated. the university president dollars to that question earlier today

that's gut zi. >>> a famous coach lashed out. >> rick pitino blames the media says the scandal has beenpure health on his family in a press conference which was called after video surfaced of the woman pitino slept with being intervieweded by cops. now karen sigh fur who is not his wife threatened her. >> he looked me in the eyes and said you do not have a choice in the matter. -- and your family and you. >> everything that's been printed, everything that's been reported, everything that you're showing and breaking into the news on the day that ted kennedy died is a 100% a lie. a lie. all of this has been a lie. >> meanwhile syphor has been charged by the grand jury with indictment. >> do you feel sorry for rick pitino or do you say, no way, he isn't a victim. text your response. e-mail or post a comment on our facebook page as well. >>> a federal 'a peels court ruled that it was wrong to seize the drug list from 104 major leaguers. they were supposed to be anonymous. federal investigators only had washlts for ten of the results so the court ruled that they used unlawful search and seiz

. >> rick pitino slashing on ut at the media at a news conference. why you don't want to miss what he had to say. >> all of this has been a lie, okay. a total fabrication of the truth, except what i told you.

rick pitino told police that the sex was consensual.so reportedly paid for an abortion after she claimed to the she was pregnant. that has now been disputed. on top of that, the accuser is a charge with trying to extort $10 million from rick pitino. it is public now. he told reporters he does not plan on going anywhere. his contract states he can be fired for willful conduct that could objectively be determined to bring the employee into public disrepute or scandal. that is a morals clause. with us now a sports attorney ryan smith. >> the morals clauses are also very broad like this. it can be a lot of things. they may give broad as of the university can go back and say, does this rice to the level of need to fire him or keep him on? in this case, they want to keep him on. shepard: are stage manager in just a that is not here. she said yesterday that the moral to this is to not have sex with your equipment manager's wife. this woman was apparently trying to extort $10 million from him. >> that is nasty. she was not married to him when t

diana avellar explains. >> reporter: celebrated college basketball coach rick pitino is fighting foris reputation. >> when you have a problem, if you tell the truth, your problem becomes part of your past. if you lie, it becomes part of your future. >> reporter: police records reveal he admitted to having sex with karen cipher in 2003. he also told them saifer told them two weeks later to tell him she was pregnant and she wanted an abortion. pitino told police he gave her $3,000. sieffer's account confirms the fact and she claims it was rape, and that he raped her a second time. prosecutors have declined to charge him because of inconsistencies in her story. >> this isn't about me anymore. that's why i will fight to the bitter end, and the truth will come out. >> reporter: seiffer came forward with her accusations only after she was arrested on federal charges of lying to the fbi and extortion. so far university officials have come out in support of pitino. university president james rampy released a statement saying he had known about the alleged exstock, attempt for some time. i've

good morning. >> louisville men's basketball coach rick pitino said he did have sex with a woman who tried to export money from him and later paid for an abortion. now, in the report pitino, who is married, said the two met and had sex in a restaurant in 2003 when she later told him he was pregnant, he said he paid 3 grand for her to get the abortion, she later filed rape charges against pitino after she was charged with extortion charges and pa tee no will not be charged. >> what a mess. >> you talk about a mess? you talk about a massive brawl in a droil game. >>> a pharmacy in las vegas may have tieses to the michael a jackson case. police and federal drug agents searched a pharmacy yesterday. a source familiar with the investigation said jackson's doctor bought a powerful drug from the pharmacy and they say the doctor gave him that a anesthetic in the 24 hours before he died. >> if i were the attorney for dr. murray i'd be holding my breath. they make it very clear that they're looking solely at dr. murray with regard to this. with respect to the manslaughter investigation, i think

standard text rates apply. >>> usually when coach rick pitino steps in front of a microphone, it's to talk about basketball, but yesterday he talked to the media about the scandal surrounding an extramarital affair he had six years ago. in a news conference, pitino admitted he had sex with a woman in a closed louisville restaurant. he also said he felt it was better to admit what happened than lie. >> if you tell the truth, your problem becomes part of your past. if you lie, it becomes part of your future. and i made a very difficult decision to tell the truth to the federal authorities, the local authorities, to university officials, and most important to people that love me the most, my family and friends. i love the game, love my players, love this university as well as this community. i want to coach nowhere else and i don't believe in anything as much as i believe in in university and this state. so as long as they'll have me, i'm going to coach here. >> karen sypher, the woman pitino said he had sex with, has been charged with trying to extort $10 million from pitino. so what sh

woman accused of trying to extort millions from him. >> that's right, louisville basketball coach rick pitinoe forward and said, yes, he did have an indiscretion six years ago with this woman, that woman accused of trying to extort 6 million from pitino. the two met at a restaurant and slept together at a restaurant table after the place closed down, and pitino simply said he's sorry. >> i do want to apologize once again to my loving family, my wife and university officials as well as the extended family, all my players. >> now, the school is also standing by pitino. the athletic director says he backs him, quote, 1 million percent. but do you back him? we're taking your thoughts and we'll have that in a few minutes. >> did you say at the table? >> at the table. >> wow. >>> a michigan prison could be used to house terror suspects from guantanamo bay. the prison is slated to close down soon, putting hundreds of people out of work. they're under pressure to save the jobs. some locals said they wanted to stay open but they're not comfortable having terror suspects there. no final decisions have

e, it becomes part of your future. >> reporter: university of louisville head basketball coach rick pitinoke his silence wednesday on allegations that he sexually assaulted former model karen sypher in 2003. pitino said they had consensual sex at this restaurant. the married fare of five apologized to his family. >> i let them down with my indiscretion six years ago. and i'm sorry for that. i told them that every single day. >> reporter: on tuesday, police documents reveal that about three weeks after they had sex, sypher claimed she was pregnant and was contemplating have an abortion. initial news reports claimed pitino gave her $3,000 for an abortion but pitino told an investigator he thought it was for health insurance. sypher had an abortion and later her demands grew. >> ms. sypher went to coffee and said if he did not pay her millions she would do what she's doing now. >> reporter: over time in tord keep her silence, sypher's mands reportedly grew up to $10 million and in may, she was indicted on charges of extortion and lying to the fbi. sypher maintains she is the victim. >> every

louisville men's basketball coach rick pitino is who we're talking about. he told police, yes, he did have sex with the woman accused of trying to extort money from him. according to the louisville courier journal, pitino, who is married, says he and the woman met and had sex in a restaurant back in 2003. when she told him two weeks later she was pregnant, he says he paid her $3,000 to get an abortion. the woman filed rape charges against pitino last month avs she was charged with extortion. she's pleaded not guilty to those extortion charges but police say her story has been too inconsistent to formally charge pitino. >>> fbi and homicide detectives in oakland, california are searching for a five-year-old boy with cerebral palsy who disappeared monday. take a moment, if you will, and look at your screen. this is hasani campbell. his foster father said he left him alone outside a shoe store where his fiance, the boy's aunt, worked. when he went outside the child was gone. officers say certainly he couldn't have gotten far on his own because he was wearing le

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. >>> university of louisville men's basketball coach rick pitino wakes up amid scannedality stemming from an fair he had six years ago and the legal fallout that's been coming to light. >> reporter: celebrated college basketball coach rick pitino is fighting for his reputation. >> when you have a problem, if you tell the truth, your problem becomes part of your past. if you lie, it becomes part of your future. >> reporter: police records reveal he admitted having sex with karen sypher in 2003 at porcini's a louisville restaurant and told them sypher called him two weeks later to tell him she was pregnant and she wanted an abortion. pitino told police he gave her $3,000. sypher's account confirms of sex but she claims it was rape. and the pitino raped her a second time at the home of an acquaintance. prosecutors declined to charge pitino because of inconsist enis? sypher's story. >> this isn't about me anymore, that's why i will fight to the bitter end and the truth will come out. >> reporter: sigh dper came forward with her accusations after she was arrested on federal charges of lyi

this is a scandal for famed basketball coach rick pitino that the whole country seems to be talking about this morning. we've got comments on the blog as well as on twitter. good morning, everybody, i'm rick sanchez, i'm going to be sitting in for heidi collins, thursday, august 13th, and you are in the "cnn newsroom." >>> all right, we call it make or break month for health care. more lawmakers are meeting with voters during this hour, and will this resistance continue? look at this map we've put together for you. candy crowley, she's in iowa, key republican negotiators getting an earful there from hundreds of constituents. dr. sanjay gupta's going to be looking at the lightning rods of reform. how in the world have we gotten to the point where there's even talk of quote death panels? death panels, think about that. and then ali velshi taking it to the people who are angry and why are they angry? this is the news unfiltered, folks. we're going to be taking your comments here on twitter.com/ricksanchez. can't wait to hear what you have to say about rick pitino. >>> we're going to start wi

. >> rick pitino is not the public person to be in the headlines at the result of a sexual liason, ande know he won't be the last. it is seldom big news for so long. when it involves politicians and athletes it's more tantalizing. the pitino case is very interesting because he's not just another coach, but a top of the the line basketball coach in a basketball state. we hear there's a moral clause in his contract. but his fate will be decided on the basis of basketball. average rival kentucky is poised for a comeback, which is a matter of great concern for louisville so the question for the cardinals is whether or not rick pitino can still be an effective coach. and specifically, a killer recruiter. do parents want him in his living rooms? a tough call for the school because nobody coaches them up better than rick pitino and louisville knows it. >> bronson arroyo of the reds recently became a whistle blower when he blew the whistle on himself. he said he was probably on the 2003 list of ball players who were part of positive tests. they did it all to get better and stronger. he says it

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and talk -- i want to go from philly to louisville, specifically the university of louisville and rick pitino listen to rick and i'll talk to you. >> i lot of game, i love my players, i love this university as well as this community. i want to coach nowhere else. i don't believe in anything as much as i believe in this university and this state. as long as they'll have me as long as they'll have me, i'm going to coach here. >> the fiphillies standing by michael vick. the university there standing by rick pitino it looks like. what does this mean for the university? at what cost to them as i asked you about the eeg snlz. >> eagles? >> he had an issue of a cover-up, a woman he paid for the insurance surrounding an abortion and not the abortion itself. that will all blow over. and they do have him until 2013. he makes $2 million a year now. he has a loyalty clause in his contract. he also does major endorsements around the louisville area. he wrote a book "success is a choice" 10 years ago. he is a highly sought after motivational speaker. he should get through this now and focus on coaching bas

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while rick pitino's contract contains a moral clause, so far there have been no official calls for the coach tost ep down. >> so fothnir orng m's u estion of the day we ask do inrik yock pitino should step down as head coach after admitting his adultery? go to our facebook fan page and let us know what you think. >> a fatal highway accident in new york is shining a spotlight problem -- women and alcohol. a woman allegedly drove drunk, crashed her car into another vehicle killing eight people, including four children. statistics show 39% of young women now engage in binge drinking and that sup 30% since 197. here's sharyn alfonsi. >> it's friday night outside of boston. state police are looking for drunk drivers. law enforcement officers here and across the country are noticing a disturbing new trend. more and more those arrested for drunk driving are women. >> you have the right to remain silent. >> reporter: men still drink more than women and are responsible for more drunk driving cases but the gap is narrowing. the number of money arrested for dui is going down but the number some a

university of louisville head coach rick pitino is one of the top coaches in college basketball. he's also a devout catholic in a hevesi catholic town. those allegations threaten his job and reputation. last month, karen cipher told police pitino raped her in 2003 at this louisville restaurant. one month later, she reportedly told pitino she was pregnant and wanted an abortion. pitino gave her $3,000 he says to pay for health insurance. cipher says it was to pay for her abortion. the rape charge was eventually dismissed, but pitino is charging cipher with trying to extort $10 million from him. wednesday, he admitted having consensual sex with cipher, and for that, he apologized to his family. >> i let them down with my indiscretion six years ago. and i'm sorry for that. and i tell them that every single day. >> reporter: according to published reports, pitino met with cipher and her son again in february. cipher's son said pitino apologized. he offered to buy them a house and a car. in in march, pitino reportedly went to the fbi. afterwards, cipher was charged with extortion and l

. >> an fair is threatening the career of rick pitino. who is married, admits having sex with a woman who is not his wife in 2003. after being told by the woman, karen sypher, that she was pregnant, pitino gave her $3,000. he says the money was to buy health insurance and not to have an abortion. pitino spoke apologetically about the case yesterday. >> i let them down with my indiscretion six years ago and i'm sorry for that. and i told them that every single day. when you have a problem, if you tell the truth, your problem becomes part of your past. if you lie, it becomes part of your future. >> pitino's contract includes clauses stating dishoney and moral depravity as grounds for firing. sypher himself been charged with trying to extort $10 million from pitino for her silence. she's pleaded not guilty. our question of the day is do you think rick pitino should step down as head coach after admitting his adultery? >> of course we love reading what you guys think. please do write usin. >> here's a look at your thursday weather. widely sca

. >>> louisville basketball coach rick pitino told police he had sex in a restaurant six years ago with a woman now accused of trying to extort millions from him. and then pitino goes on to tell police when she told him two weeks later she was pregnant he gave her $3,000 for an abortion. at first police thought they had a rape case but now they said there's not enough evidence. thee head of the school said they stafned behind pitino. >>> for the first time since 2007 the orioles beat the oakland as 3-2. david hernandez was the story of this game. he threw a great ballgame, just what the orioles needed. he did very well. one play to remember, i hope we have this -- melvin mora is at-bat, knocked in a run without leaving the batter's box. we'll try to get this later but the ball hit off the bottom of his bat, he goes the other way, ball goes one way, we score a run, the orioles win. 1:35 at the yard later today. >>> fenway park last night looked more like a wwe match. kevin youkilis, i got him! he hit him in the back of the -- one of these. and the bench is emptied out. a lot of pushing a

ago. >> is involves former mistress karen sypher who is accused of trying to extort millions from rick pitino yesterday we asked this facebook question. so many of you obviously had an opinion about this story, especially given the fact the dough tails. the fact of the matter is pitino introduced the woman to her current husband, who she's now in a divorce battle with. her equipment manager also from the university of louisville and the dollar figure we're hearing is something like $10 million in attempted extortion. >> of course the university is standing by hi they want him to keep his job apparently. >> we wanted to know what you thought, though. most people responding on the facebook think pitino should keep his job. they agree. timothy wrote i don't get it, he didn't do it at work and he didn't spend public money on it. why should he lose his job? >> sheila shared this observation. do you know how many men would be without jobs if they had to step down every time they cheated on their wife? i think sheila has a point there. >> michelle says this is about pitino. he is in a very influenti

. >> rick pitino slashing on ut at the media at a news conference.on't want to miss what he had to say. >> all of this has been a lie, okay. a total fabrication of the truth, except what i told you. >> what's up? helping you stay current with all the latest news, scores and highlights. up next, the coach. the dodgers once led the rockies by 15 and a half games, but are contributing to what could become the greatest comeback in baseball history. >> that is correct. the colorado rockies began this game with l.a. with a chance to even things. when you you think about it dodgers entering play on wednesday, that is josh fog. top first, andre ethier wasting no time. into the mile high sky. that is 4-6. dodgers up 2-0 on, top four. ethier again and again. and he has fogg's number. >> number 27, l.a. up 3-1, later in the fourth. this time with two men on, that would be enough. >> dodgers win 6-1. randy wolf, a four-game winning streak now. he goes 7 and a third. allows only one earned. strikes out five. the dodgers are 11-3. 6-2 at coors field. andre ethier,

the president of the university of louisville says rick pitino will keep his job. s apologized for the affair with a woman six years ago and time to move on. the woman is charged in federal court for trying to extort money from pitino. pitino plans to remain at louisville for as long as the university wants him. >>> olympic gold medalist michael phelps is okay after a car wreck last night. he and two passengers were not hurt. police say the driver of the other vehicle was shaken up and went to a hospital as a precaution. they say she was at fault, but they have not said if she's going to get a citation. phelps' black escalade shown here collided with that vehicle around 9:00 eastern last night. police say alcohol was not a factor. >>> when is the last time you played with with a yo-yo and could you ever do anything like this? ♪ you're looking at contest ants at the 2009 world yo-yo contest in orlando. 150 people from 20 countries showing off their skills. i'm guessing you can't just walk the dog and win this competition. a doctor in las vegas isn't waiting until a h

>>> rick pitino apologizing for his extramarital affair. frid fredricka whitfield is following other stories. >>> a 72-year-old campbell brinls w bridges was attacked outside a mining camp and killed. in the 1960s, he discovered an extremely rare green gem stone mined in tanzania and kenya. >>> the university of louisville is standing by basketball coach, rick pitino, who has publicly apologized for having extramarital sex six years ago. the woman is charged with trying to blackmail him. she says the sex was not con sensual. prosecutors say they are not charging him because of a lack of evidence. the coach says he will stay with louisville as long as allowed. >>> no matter what kind of modern music you listen to, it likely wouldn't exist as you know it without this man, les paul. he died today in white maiplain new york. he created the legendary guitar that bears his name and other innovations that make possible the kind of music we enjoy ut right now. he was 94 years old. >> indelible mark. >> our deepest condolences to his family. thanks

here is coach rick pitino. >> we'll wait for the trial. that's what this is all about.t going to continue to talk about it anymore. but this is the definition of the person that you keep reporting on. it's someone who lies inconsistently to get their ways. i will make one further statement to all of you about this. because whatever has been written in new york, again, i'm a proud new yorker, and the right is there. always treated me with great respect. by my family and friends had to read this garbage. and the same thing here in louisville where i spent the last now going on 17 years and can't love a state anymore than this. everything that's been printed. everything been reported. everything you're showing and breaking in the news is 100% a lie. a lie. all of this has been a lie. okay. a total fabrication of the truth. except what i told you. the mistake that i have made. tim seuffer has not come forward to tell the truth. he's in a custody battle for his child for 100% custody battle. nobody can really stand up, and i couldn't say anything because my lawyer said don't

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university of louisville head coach rick pitino admitted to having sex and paying for an abortion for a woman now accused of trying to extort millions of dollars from him. pitino says he had consensual sex with sifer in 2003 however sifer is accusing him of rape. >> and the 69-year-old president and nobel peace prize winner fell ill on sunday complaining of a sore throat and temperature. he is now being quarantined at home and he suffers from asthma and is at higher risk than most but is said to be of good enough health to continue working. >> and "the washington post" reports one idea for swine flu would be to use some schools as mass knocklation clinics. schools will remain open, testing for a swine flu vaccine is already underway in eight cities in the u.s. including baltimore, maryland. >> there will be plenty of security in hagerstown, maryland today where another town hall meeting will be held. democrats trying to explain their health care plan are being met with many protests even turning violent. >> one day god is going to stand before you, and he is going to judge you. >> we

>>> then allegations of extorti and extortion as investigators peel back the scandal involving rick pitinong out. >>> plus all you can fly for a flat rate. how to take advantage of the new deal from one popular air carrier. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ enjoy one of life's... little pleasures. ♪ yoplait has a sweetly satisfying taste... and creamy texture... at you can't resist. yoplait. in 25 delicious flavors. it is so good. >>> 13 minutes past the hour as we look at stories making headline this is morning. in maryland a violent crash sent several young people to the hospital. this was ridge road and morning star drive in germantown yesterday. the small car was making a left turn when the truck slammed into the back of it. a 12-year-old was crically hurtment three others, a 20- year-old, 17-year-old and 15- year-old are all also in serious condition. >>> the louisvillmen's basketball coach rick pitino is calling what he calls anin discretion six years. he told police he had sex at a restaurant with a woman who approached him. two weeks later he gave her money after she said she was having an

louisville men's basketball coach rick pitino admitted he had sex with a woman and paid for an abortionays she tried tox tort $10 million from him. she claims pitino raped her back if 2003. a compliant was filed last month but police decide not to prosecute for lack of evidence. she has pleaded not guilty to federal extortion charges. >>> investigators continue to sharpen their focus on jackson's doctor. >>> paula abdul didn't get the cash she want the but will simon cowell get what he is looking for. simon is talking big numbers for his contract with idol. >>> web when back to school shopping meant no books and pens? now laptops are becoming standard equipment in middle and high school. how to look for the best deals coming up. >>> we'll be checking out your morning commute for you and we'll take a look at the weather coming up right after the come on. [ kissing ] come on. good girl. mollie's never looked bette really was amazed toee the change in her coat. people stop us when we're walking, and they'll say, "did you shine up r spots?" [ woman announcing ] just another way purina one..

another twist to the alleged extortion case involving a college hoops legend i'm woman claims that rick pitino back in 2003. police decided not to prosecute because of a lack of he had. pitino is married and his accuser tried to extort $10 million from him. he now admits he did have sex with the woman and paid for an abortion. the woman has pleaded not glilty to federal extortion charged. >>> there is more fall outfrom the ponzi scheme that send bernie mad offto pisr for liferfochme fir ciefrchfomer ie officer pleaded guilty to 10 charges including cpisoncyrame and for death panels. >>> the president planted something in his speech today. he adistribute i had language in the house bill and end of life counseling tie republican. late today, isaacson released a statement saying i oppose the house bill. he says he played no role whatsoever in drafting that language. >>> before we get to weather. want to let you know can you come on out and say hello or howdy or whatever you want to say to some of fox 5's morning news team. this saturday, holly, tony and tucker will be at eastern market from 10:00

university of louisville basketball coach rick pitino apologized for an extramarital dalliance on wednesday sorry for that indiscretion six years ago. >> reporter: he'll almost definitely keep his job despite a morality clause in his contract. these are certainly not the first sinners to seek redemption in the face of a scornful public, and many have been able to regain their former stature. martha stewart and her empire survived her jail sentence for lying to investigators. her fashionable prison poncho didn't hurt and don imus. >> it was not with malice in my heart, and i'm going to explain it to these young women. >> reporter: -- landed back on radio only eight months after being fired for racially insensitive remarks. >> it's very easy for athletes and celebrities to recover if they perform in their field of endeavor, whether it's the movies or out on the basketball court. >> reporter: michael vick is a very good football player who admitted to doing some very bad things. for "good morning america," john berman, abc news, philadelphia. >> let's go back out to bill weir now. he's at the

thank you. >> thanks. >>> a little damage control now from louisville men's basketball coach, rick pitinocoach known for the designer suits, best-selling books on how to succeed on the court and in life. he is apologizing for what he calls an indiscretion six years ago. pitino told police he had sex at a louisville restaurant with a woman who approached him. he later paid for her to have an abortion. the woman has since been charged with trying to extort money from him. >> if you tell the truth, your problem becomes part of your past. if you lie, it becomes part of your future. and i made a very difficult decision to tell the truth to the federal authorities, the local authorities, to university officials, and most important, the people that love me the most, my family and friends. >> family, yeah. pitino is married with five children. >>> ali velshi has rounded up his own town hall gathering at the state fair in missouri. there he is. we're going to find out what's on the minds of folks there in just a minute. we'll see you in a second. so now we've turned her toffee into a business. my

university of louisville coach rick pitino who is married told police he had sex with a woman in a restaurants now asking him for millions of dollars. he is denying the woman's claims that he raped her. >>> a lot of response to my twitter question before the start of the show. what do you think about the rise of militia groups across the united states? here is what betsmeier tweeted me about. here is a tweet from pack cat. we end on this one. keep those tweets coming. you can follow me on twitter. you can find my picture, click it there or go to twitter.msnbc.com. i'll read more of it later on and i have a special where i talk about that later on and you don't want to miss it. check out our broader website. >>> ahead, town halls gone wild. we take a look what is going down in missouri where one republican actually got laughs for joking about lynching democrats. very latest next on msnbc. i race to win. i know when it's the perfect time to change my tires. when it comes to shaving i know when to change my blade. (announcer) gillette fusion's indicator strip fades to white when it may be time t