alumna, i am a penn state alumnus.ur family goes back many, many decades. so we have some abeginance with joe paterno and many people fondly remember him the guy with the thick coke bottle lenses and khaki pants, with athletic shoes. that's how they would see him on the field gettingage dated from time to time with officials. he was much more complex than all that. a few things. first, if there is a theme about joe paterno's life, he was about setting clear standards. as one of his children told me. his five wonderful children. wonderful devoted wife, sue. he often said joe said things like this. take care of the little things and the big things take care of themselves. you either get better or you get worse. you never stay the same. and most importantly, he said, make an impact. that was the wisdom his father passed on to him and joe passed on to his children. make an impact. so when you think about it, joe paterno's life was about making an impact. and football was just a means to that greater end for him. he and his

." >>> we have exclusive new information on the penn state sexual abuse scandal. the investigation is now widening. the feds are now involved. michael isikoff covers this for is as our national investigative correspondent. he is in washington for us tonight. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. there is a federal investigation into whether top penn state officials and board members may have covered up alleged child sex abuse by former defensive coordinator jerry sandusky, including possible payments of hush money. a grand jury subpoena demands the school turn over records of sandusky dating back to 1998, as well as the computer hard drives of penn state's former president and two other former senior officials. nbc news has learned federal prosecutors also requested files about sandusky from a family of the late coach joe paterno. sandusky is facing more than 50 counts of child sex abuse brought by penn state prosecutors. this new federal inquiry goes beyond that to determine whether there was obstruction of justice or fraud. penn state is fully cooperat

. >>> ex crimes on penn state -- the sex crimes that allegedly happened on penn state campus may change the laws in maryland. >> reporter: this morning there are new details emerging in the penn state sex abuse scandal. penn state prosecutors are asking that jerry sanduskyp kept indoors as part of his -- be kept indoors as part of his bail condition. some said he is watching school children in a schoolyard from his back porch. and his lawyer said that safety concerns are totally unfounded this brings to life that maryland's sexual reporting laws has no teeth. and folks are gathering in annapolis today to bring about change with senate bill 140. it would make is a criminal penalty to not report child abuse. the news conference starts at noon today at lawyers' mall in annapolis. supporters of the bill will speak at that conference, including a prosecutor and mother that talks about people doing nothing, even if they know about sexual abuse about a child. there's a hearing immediately on the bill after that news conference. >>> and another bill that is coming from a high-profile case that

. >>> and the penn state sex abuse scandal shocked the nation. and find out what lawmakers are doing today to toughen child abuse reporting laws. >>> getting through airport security could be a lot ease yermt a bill that will be -- easier. a bilk introduced today to help you get -- a bill bill being incident dutied today to help you -- being introduced today to help you get to your flight faster. >>> we'll have an update on your delays coming up next. >>> this is your abc 2 news to go. the weather will be the big story today. so let's get over to lynette charles. >>> we have the school bus forecast for you. temperatures in the 30s and cloudy and chilly setting up for the storm that is moving this afternoon. the winds out of the east at five to ten miles an hour. and the satellite and radar picking up on the clouds out there right now and we can start to see some of the storm push nothing ohio and also into west virginia getting some of the rain there and that's what we'll start out with as we go into the afternoon. and it will mix over to snow by

a tiny town a few short miles from the penn state campus. it was here in the courthouse behind me that the accusation that coach jerry sandusky sexually abused a child first came to the attention of the local district attorney. that was more than a decade ago, long before it became front page news. a few years later, that local d.a. mysteriously disappeared. a strange turn of events left people asking is it possible there's a connection? the clues are tantalizing, a sporty red car, a spec of cigarette ash. a battered hard drive. >> it is a mystery, absolutely is a mystery. >> what do the clues say about the sudden disappearance of the district attorney that left them behind? >> it is baffling, confusing, and perplexing. all of those things. >> his name is ray gricar. when he vanished in 2005, it was a big story. >> prosecutor in pennsylvania that vanished friday is still missing. >> now, ray's story is linked to an even bigger one. >> stunning allegations of sexual child abuse. >> one of the biggest names in sports is enveloped in scandal. >

people may have thought there was nothing that they could do but then came penn state and the system tick failure, she said illustrates the need to toughen the law. it was called a crime too heinous to comprehend. a 7-year-old was beaten to death with wounds all over his body, this despite 24 child abuse filed by his teacher and others at the school. when he was moved to another school teachers did nothing and it haunts, her to this point. >> and that no one, not one person questioned their injuries, turned in a report about the injuries. where is our accountability to those children. >> reporter: nothing happened to the adults who did not report that abuse. 14 years later debra baldwin is dealing with a coach who did not report a referee. >> who's watching them? at any point in time something could happen and nobody's reporting. >> reporter: the penn state case is what some say is a system at tick -- systematic failure. it compels people to speak new chases of child abuse. senate bill 140 or the so-called penn state law would impose criminal penalties and fines and up to a year in j

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. >>> former penn state, jerry sandusky -- former penn state coach, jerry sandusky wants to see his grand kids. >> what they're trying to prevent him from doing. >>> heated debate between the obama administration and the catholics. we have more details on that when we come back. >>> five things you need to know, the teacher charged in a sex abuse sandal is free on bail this morning. >>> police say imagines of sex were discovered on a computer of the man who killed his two sons near seattle. josh powell was recommended under go a evaluation. >>> today president omaba will sign a bill that gabrielle giffords sponsored. this is a measure that will crack down on the use of ultra life aircraft. >>> donna brazil will honor dr. martin luther king junior. >>> today an honor for correct me if congresswoman with -- for congresswoman comings. >>> the time now 4:45. tensions are escalating in the penn state sex abuse case. a reporter found out. >> police have gotten several complaints. >> don't even hit the breaks. his wife nearly hit the recorder. this was yesterday -- reporter. this was yesterday.

the former penn state defensive coordinator faces more than 50 counts of child sex abuse.is next court hearing is on february 10. >> violent clashes in egypt over a deadly soccer game, protesters threw rocks at riot police in cairo, prompting officers to fire tear gas in the crowd. the people blame police for failing to control the riot after a soccer game that killed 74 people. protests have broken out across the country. the city had two protesters shot and killed by police. >> italian authorities say they will try to minimize the impact of salvage on the cruise ship. people who live on the island fear tourists will stay away while the "costa concordia" is being removed. the salvage operation could take a year. the plan is to remove the ship in one piece. crews have to off-load 2300 tons of diesel fuel. >> 4:45. unemployment numbers will be released in under an hour from now. experts predicting some good news. for that and the rest of the news before the bell, let's turn to jackie deangelis. good morning. >> good morning. the futures are higher this morning ahead of the

prosecutors will ask the judge just the restrictions.the former penn state assistant football coach is out on baii, accused of sexually busing children. children. former penn state assistant footballlcoachhjerry sandusky conditions of his bail.he's been onnhouse arrest since december on charges he &psexually assaulted young boys. sandusky's attorney filed a mmtionn sking that sannuuky be allowed to see his grandchildren.prosecutors then &pfiled theirroon motion -- asking a judge to keep him indoors unless he needs medical care.neighbors have complaineddthat sandusky hass p schoollbehind his house. "i've seen jerry sandusky on his back pooch on several occasion while children -- my own children -- ther chiidren of tte lemont elementary school have been outside. yes, severaa occasions." sandusky's attooney says his wrong."he's within the confines of what the bail home detentionnproggam. he's permitted to be ut on his taking great pains to avoid being out when there are other people around." sandusky is expected to appeaa aa today's court hearing.along with peermssion to see his graadchil

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. >> still to come, new developments in the child sex abuse scandal at penn state. what jerry sandusky is requesting for a judge him why they are asking for the opposite. >> another check of traffic and weather every 10 minutes. things are moving smoothly. [ female announcer ] with swiffer wetjet, cleaning better doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm gonna... drink this... on the porch! ♪ give me just a little more time ♪ [ female announcer ] mops can be a hassle but swiffer wetjet's spray cleaner and absorbent pads can clean better in half the time so you don't miss a thing. hi mary! morning! gladys. gladys! [ female announcer ] swiffer. better clean in half the time. or your money back. >> friday morning. we are here in the you furniture weather center. we have a winter a mix. it no big deal. nothing to worry about. we are not expecting any accumulation around the majority of our region. you can see of to an inch of light snow by early tomorrow morning. that seems to be in it. no big deal. 36 and the district. cooler in winchester. cumberland at freezing poin

. >>> the penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky is asking for access to his grandchildren. harged with 52 counts of sexual abuse with minors. more now from state college, pennsylvania. >> our home has been open for 27 years to all kinds of people. >> reporter: jerry sandusky seeking a change in his bail status while awaiting trial on child sex abuse charges. at a hearing the former penn state assistant football coach who has been under house arrest requested access to his grandchildren. >> i had a wife who came home after visiting with grandchildren or who is sitting there when grandchildren call on my birthday and they asked to talk to me and she has to tell them that they can't. i'm sensitive to that. >> reporter: but prosecutors say sandusky's home is not a safe place for children. they also say one daughter-in- law objects to contact between her children and sandusky. >> you have numerous charges over a long period of time coming from multiple, multiple victims. >> reporter: sandusky faces more than 50 criminal counts for alleged sexual misconduct involving 10 young boys

when it comes to the penn state situation, there are more developments. the school says it is cooperating with a federal subpoena in the jerry sandusky investigation. a spokesperson says a federal prosecutor is requesting certain information about jerry sandusky. his children's charity and three administrators. sandusky continues to deny charges. back to that whether that is getting much of the east. people in flight counted toward are cleaning up after the -- people in floyd county, georgia are cleaning up after a tornado. parts of georgia are still under a tornado watch for much of this afternoon. the word is, it will be windy here. >> the wind is going to ramp up. he will fill the acceleration. -- you will feel the acceleration. let us get to the time lapse. i have to click -- squeezed in. a beautiful time lapse. you know i love these. we got hit with a sprinkle in the metro area. by midmorning, it moved out and we are clearing out into some sunshine. even in the metro, we have had the son west of town. take a look at the numbers. we are on the cool si

. >> the child sex abuse scandal at penn state is prompting one lawmaker to introduce a bill here. ron has this story. >> reporter: nancy jacobs wants to make not reporting suspected child abus a crime. she introduced the bill after the penn state child sex abuse scandal involving jerry sandusky, a grand jury report found that members of the staff failed to report alleged incidents of child abuse. if the bill is passed here penalties for not reporting child abuse would include a thousand dollar fine and one year in jail. back to you. >> thank you. maryland is one of only three states that doesn't currently have a criminal penalty to failing for report cases of suspected child abuse or negotiate. >> going through security at 28 airport is is about to get easier, that is including bwi thoroughgood marshall. the tsa says passengers who volunteer more personal information will be vetted before they arrive pat the airport and go through a dedicated checkpoint. the program is expected to go into effect by the end of this year. >> our ongoing mild winter could mean more money in our pocke

. >>> the sex abuse scandal at penn state has lawmakers around the country looking to strengthen theiraws. here in maryland, the changes include possible jail time for those who found the report that physical or sexual abuse from children. mike schuh reports from annapolis. >> reporter: let me tell you how 7-year-old shamir hudson and penn state are related. shamir's husband reported the cuts and bruises. 24 times, his adoptive mom was investigated and cleared. >> we knew at that point in time, something horrible was going to happen. i knew one of them was going to die. >> saying she was harassed, the mom put her son in private school. >> instead, mrs. hudson beat shamir to death. >> maryland law didn't force that headmaster to report the abuse. >> because no report was made, these children were sent home, where one one of them was beaten to death. >> reporter: at penn state, alleged abuse was reported but never made it to ladies and legislators. they looked at what happened there and looked at our own abuse reporting laws. >> what we need in maryland is some teeth to that. >> reporter

the judge denied the request that jurors be brought in from outside the penn state area. the judge did allow him to step outside. >>> hugh hefner's son was arrested for hitting his girlfriend, a play mait. >>> swaug now the seventh state to legalize same-sex marriage. the governor there sighed the bill into law yesterday. the measure is supposed to take effect in june. >>> also, a cincinnati high school is now taking a drastic step to boost their graduation rate. offering students money just to come to school. seniors get a visa gift card for $25 a week. everyone else gets $10. another 5 bucks goes into a savings account. the school's current graduation rate, just 14%. >>> time now for sports. we get the latest lie lights from espn news. >>> good morning, i'm don bell. a huge matchup in the top 25. louisville looking to upset number two syracuse. later on, for three. eyeing it up right there. finished with eight points. louisville up by seven. syracuse down by one. melo in transition throwing it down. second half. waiters finding fair. 18 of syracuse's 21 field goals came

. >>> and the penn state child sex abuse scandal shocked the nation. >>> plus, how a former pro baseball player is helping young people reach for their dreams in tonight's making a deference seg -- difference segment. >>> and how long this weather will stick around -- when we come back. >>> right before he killed himself and his two children, josh powell locked out the social worker who dropped them off. t.j. winick has the very latest tonight. >> reporter: in the long before josh powell blew up his home sunday in washington state killing himself and his two young children, a child services worker pleaded with 911. >> i need help right away. this is the craziest thing. he closed the door. are you there? i smell gasoline and he won't let me in. >> reporter: she was told officers can't immediately respond. >> i have to respond to emergency life-threatening situations first. >> this could be life-threatening. >> reporter: we now know a mentally disturbed father is butchering his father. >> he blew up the house and the kids. he just opened the door. the kids were one step ahead of me. they'r

year budget focused on job growth and tax hikes on the wealthy and a judge rules that a former penn state assistant football coach charged with sexually abusing boys will get to see his grandchildren aims to cut four trillion dollars from the deficit over the next 10 years. he discussed the budget this morning with students at a community college in virginia. he said the spending blueprint increases taxes on the wealthy while proposing stimulus spending over $800 billion for job creation and infrastructure investment. >>i'm proposing conditional cuts that i would not normally make if there were not absolutely necessary ... but they are the truth is we have to make tough choices in order to put this country back on a more sustainable fiscal path. >>the budget takes effect october 1st and protecprojects a deficit of more than 1.3 trillion dollars for the year republicans say they will not pass the budget they say that the new budget is just a rehash of failed proposals >>they are cleaning up in athens greece today after hours of violent riots tens of thousands of protesters took to the stre

. >>> the penn state sex abuse scandal may change the way sex crime are reported here in maryland. let's turn that over to sherrie johnson. >> reporter: in annapolis, lawmakers will join to discuss bill 140. it's a bill to that will make it a penalty to not report sexual abuse. this tbroingz the light that the fact that maryland's child abuse reporting laws have no teeth. there's no criminal penalty in the law for not report ago abuse. there is a hearing on the bill after that news conference. pennsylvania prosecutors are asking that jerry sandusky be kept indoors as part of his bail condition. prosecutors say that several people have seen the former penn state assistant football coach watching children in a schoolyard from the back porch of his home. he is charged with molest is young boys. he is under house arrest. his lawyer said that safety concerns are unfounded. sherrie johnson, "abc 2 news." >>> maryland general assembly will consider a bill that will require parents or guardians to report to the police about dead or missing children. it's called -- caylee anthony law. missi

it will be made of people that live near penn state university. he is facing 52 criminal counts for what prosecutors say is sexual abuse of 15 boys. >> the administrator charged with lying to the grand jury investigating sandusky is now asking the judge to throw out his case. tim curley filed motions argue the death of jo paterno means -- joe paterno, means the prosecutors have no second witness to load up the perjury case again him. >>> $26 billion to relieve struggling homeowners, what the settlement means for people in maryland, and how you can find out if you'll get some of that money. >>> she was one of the greatest voices of our generation. the latest in the investigation into whitney houston's death. >>> and a compromise was offered and not accepted. the latest in the obama administration's battle to bridge the gap between healthcare and religious freedom. the car on the left was filled up with low detergent gasoline. while the car on the right was filled up with bp gasoline with invigorate. which helps clean and protect its engine so it ca

. >>> new information on the proposed penn state bill. it was proposed yesterday. e senator nancy jacobs said it would impose criminal penalties and fines and up to a year in jail for people that don't report abuse. maryland has a law on the books requiring anyone who suspects abuse to basically report it. this comes on the heels of a penn state sex abuse scandal. jacobs wants to toughen the laws. she gathered with people who reported allegations and the system let them down. >> who is watching them? who is protecting them? at any point in time anything could happen. nobody's taking care of them. nobody's reporting it when they find something that is going on. >> we'll keep you up to date on what happens and the status of that bill. >>> a new policy from president obama requiring that religious employers in schools as well as hospitals provide access to birth control and other preventive health services to a woman. the now republican speaker john boehner is saying congress will overturn the policy. catholics in dc are responding to the policy today. students will di

. >>> penn state says it has received a federal subpoena related to the jerry sandusky sex abuse scandal. federal prosecutors are seeking information regarding sandusky and his charity organization for children. the former penn state assistant coach is accused of molesting at least ten boys and he denies those charges. >>> world opposition is growing to the deadly regime of syrian president bashar al-assad. secretary of state hillary clinton is meeting with officials from 70 countries in tunisia to discuss ways to end that violence. tina krause has the latest developments now from london. >> reporter: hundreds of protestors loyal to syrian president bashar al-assad tried to storm an international conference in tunisia. foreign ministers from more than 50 countries are meeting to demand an end to the violence in syria. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton is among those at the friends of syria gathering. she's calling for a cease fire to allow humanitarian aid into the country. and pressing for new sanctions and travel bans. gunfire gunfire [ sound of gunfire ] , rebels are locked in a

. >>> a judge in pennsylvania is allowing former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky to see most his grandchildren as he awaits trial on child sex abuse allegations. sandusky is currently on house arrest. the judge also ruled that the trial will not be moved and will take place in the same county as penn state. sandusky is accused of molesting at least ten boys through a charity he founded. some of the attacks happened on the university campus. he has denied all charges. sandusky's trial is expected to start in mid may. >>> what was once a dream for gay couples is now reality. the state of washington becomes the seventh state to allow same-sex marriage. today washington's governor put her signature on the law that legalizes gay marriage. the law officially takes effect on june 7th but opponents plan to file an appeal that could put it on hold. >>> a young boy helps save his sister's life. marianne favro joins us now with a story you'll see only on nbc bay area news. >> his parents had umbilical cord blood saved and stored. a life saving decision because it was that blood that sav

. >>> the man at the center of the child abuse allegations at penn state went to court today and spoke out afterwards. you will hear his own words when we come back. >>> a few sprinkles falling outside. rosemary will be up soon to tell you if it will be wet for the weekend. >> flames leaping 30 to 40 feet in the air from an early morning fire yet firefighters were able to knock it down quickly. i will explain what helped them coming up. >>> hundreds of people protesting new austerity measures in athens, leaders have spent the last days haggling over reforms to secure a euro bailout but they say they are not enough. two more commissioners quit the government, that makes four in the past two days. >>> the former penn state football coach accused of being a serial child molester went to court today hoping to get permission to visit his grandchildren. at the same time prosecutors want jerry sandusky ordered not to be on the deck of his home because it overlooks an elementary school. >> i have associated with thousands of young people over the years, and now all of a sudden, okay, because o

sandusky is accused of molesting several boys in some cases on the campus of penn state and now it's a federal case. we'll have more on the breaking developments at 4:30. >>> tonight state lawmakers have given the thumbs up in a bill approving same sex marriage. >> after last year's failed attempt it puts us on the track for the eighth state to legalize it. >> 25 votes to affirm, 22 in the negative. >> it's a great day in the state of maryland. >> it was a day of back and forth and hours of debate. >> we have two men getting married. you have certain qualifications in here saying a husband will get this right, a wife will get this right. which spouse will apply to which category here? >> i believe marriage is between a husband and a wife. >> with strong feelings on both sides of the isle, this is familiar territory. last year the measure failed to come to a vote in the house. last week the same sex marriage proposal narrowly passed the house. there were amendments on the table to make the proposal more likable but all shot down. now those who voted against house bill 483 can only hope

former penn state football coach joe paterno dying at 85 after losing his battle with lung cancer. that rocked the university and his reputation. students and alumni gathering on campus to remember joepa with a candlelight vigil. makeshift memorials growing near paterno's statue on campus. millions across china and around the world celebrating the chinese new year, welcoming in the year of the dragon. the festivities mark the start of the lunar new year, also known as the spring festival. the dragon is considered to be an extremely auspicious sign. people hoping for good luck in the new year, visiting temples, setting off fireworks, and seeing family. for "teen kids news," i'm laura ingle, "fox news channel in the classroom." >> say you're driving at 55 miles an hour. if you take your eyes off the road for five seconds, you'll travel the length of a football field. thatwhy distracted driving is so dangerous. but what exactly distracted driving? >> distracted driving is... >> when you're doing something else while you're driving. >> anytime that our mind is, like, diverted from the

he is facing 50 charms stemming from accusations he abused boys on the penn state prosecute.nd at his home, the very home about which he was speaking with dog and biscuit, and elsewhere. sandusky denies the allegations. david lee miller has been covering this and is like outside the courthouse in pennsylvania. david lee what else did sandusky have to say? it was stun telling see him stand up there and say anything. >>reporter: a last us were taken by surprise and the lawyer told him you cannot discuss the facts but you can speak about some of the issues you wanted to address and he told us that he had limited financial resources and he took the opportunity to say he was grateful to his parters and he arrived at the courthouse at 10:00 this morning before the hearing with a birthday smile on his face despite he could be put arm for life at times during the row seeding he was chuckling and talked about the pain of not having contact with his 11 grandchild. listen. >> i had a wife who came home after visiting with grandchild or sitting there when grandchild call on my birthday,

. >> the man at the center of the penn state sex abuse scandal talks about the case against him. what else he is saying. >>> the stress of living with toxic chemicals in your drinking water from spilled gasoline. a problem in jacksonville, compounded by a judge's ruling, slashing millions from the damages that exxon owes. i'm mike schuh, the story next. >>> i'm alex demetrick. economic up, leading the future one crab at a time. that story as eyewitness news continues. >>> get ready for another brief taste of winter. stick around for the updated first warning forecast coming up ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a maryland appeals court deals a blow to the people in baltimore county. mike schuh reports, the state's second highest court knocked about $70 million off exxon's bill. >> reporter: a baltimore count i jury -- county jury told exxon, the cost of this station, polluting the drinking water to homes is $2 french million. -- $247 million. money if to make up the lost value in those homes and the distress. this court of special appeals sides with exxon and throws out much of the monitoring

. >>> the penn state scandal sparking scares in virginia. >> up first tonight, brian, adults need vaccines, too. they are not just for kiddings. not enough adults are getting the vaccine -- kids. not enough adults are getting the vaccines they need. there's simply not information available about what vaccines adults should be getting. no. 4, have room in your heart for one of these guys? 21 poodles and young pups dropped off at an animal shelter in cumberland maryland. last night the virginia rescue group picked up the dogs. they are at a shelter in chantilly virginia. >>> no. 3, important history is making a comeback in the district. the magna carta has been on display at the national archives now for a few months to undergo conservation treatment and to get a new case. it will be back in the museum in two weeks. this is the only company permanently housed in the u.s. no. 2, virginia state lawmakers are trying to prevent a child sex abuse scandal at penn state from happening in virginia. a house panel is now backing a child abuse reporting bill which would require suspected child abuse to

he is accused of molesting boys in some cases on the penn state campus. the subpoena named a charity found by san desky and the university and three administrators. >>> a juror is speaking out about the recommended sentence handed down after helping to convict george huguely in the death of yeardley love. he spoke yesterday about the trial and it end on wednesday evening. jury gave huguely a recommended sentence of 26 years in prison. virginia has no parole but it has what's called truth in sentencing that law that automatically cuts sentences down to 85% of the original total. this means the actual sentence would mean about 22 years minus two years he served. right now he is 24 years old and he could be out of prison by the time he is 45. >> i feel for him. he bears responsibility for what happened. and i wish we weren't put in that situation to make that judgment. >> huguely will officially be sentenced on april 16th. and tune into good morning maryland at 5 and 6 this morning to hear more from that juror who is speaking out about the trial. >>> private

on the heels of the penn state abuse scandal she wants to toughen that law. she >> who is watching them, who is protecting them. at any point in time something can happen and nobody does anything and reports it when they find something going on. >> the senate bill or the penn state law would impose criminal charges and fines and up to a year if jail for people who don't report that abuse. >>> and also in annapolis, the marylanda ssembly will try to beef up the response to missing children's cases. it's called caylee's law. it was 31 days before she was reported missing. if the legislation passes, a missing child 13 or younger would have to be reported with in 24 hours. 48 hours for children older. a death would have to be reported with in two hours. >> we have the update on the breaking news from last night. why she didn't call for help we don't know. she left her baby's body in a dumpster. police say a woman led them to where a woman put the still born baby after giving birth. two bags of remains were found in the dumpster just outside of downtown belaire. d

. >>> penn state received a federal subpoena related to former assistant football coach jerry sandusky. he is accused of molesting ten boys, charges the former coach denies. prosecutors are looking for certain information about sandusky. his charity, the university, and thre administrators. a spokeswoman for penn state said the school is cooperating with the request. >>> in campaign 2012 when you are the front runner you get the most scrutiny and it's rick santorum's turn now. mitt romney attacking santorum for his stance on no child left behind. nancy courts has more. >> reporter: rick santorum and his fiscally conservative creditables came under -- yes deppables came under -- credentials came under heavy scrutiny. >> you were fighting to save the bridge to nowhere. >> reporter: to his vote in favor of bush's no child left behind education law. >> you voted for it but now running on the et to get rid of it. >> reporter: santorum's response was candid but didn't bolster the tough outsider image. >> i have to admit i voted for that. it was against the principles i believed in but you kn

. >> when the penn state former football coach will appear in court. >> traffic pulse 11 is straight ahead to help you get will need to be on time. >> welcome back. 40 degrees downtown. all is quiet in baltimore this morning. we will see plenty of sunshine. it will be cooler than the last couple days. 33 at the airport. 30 degrees in frederick. mostly sunny skies today. will make it up to around 48 this afternoon. we will come back and check the forecast for the super bowl weekend. >> the ex-marine accused of killing four homeless man in california is linked to a stabbing death of a mother and a son. there was a connection but no word on what the association is. police say there are similar characteristics in the mother and sons murdered and the stabbings of four homeless man. prosecutors will give gerry sandusky -- the alleged victims names will be delivered to the attorney of the former penn state assistant coach. he faces more than 50 counts of child sex abuse. in washington, two committees will hold a hearing on accountability at arlington national cemetery. at least 400,000 indi

penn state says it can't provide more details about the subpoena because of an ongoing investigation into sandusky. he's charged with molesting ten days. sandusky denies any wrongdoing. >>> well, the john edwards sex tape may never go public after all. after a lawsuit -- rather, under a lawsuit settlement between edwards' former mistress, rielle hunter and aide andrew young, copies of the tape must be destroyed within 30 days. hunter lived with young and his wife while she was pregnant with edwards' baby. she sued the youngs over the tape and other personal items. the couple claims she abandoned them in a box of trash. >>> the louisa county high school will receive millions of dollars from the federal government to help rebuild from last summer's earthquake. fema is giving the school $19 million to help rebuild. that's a little less than half of the $43 million needed to complete construction. insurance money as well as local and state funding will help pay the remaining balance. fema recently awarded millions of dollars to help rebuild the elementary school in louisa county and to h

court today. >>> a former penn state assistant coach accused of molesting 10 boys is expected in court today. the judge will hear motions from suspect jerry sandusky and the prosecution. sandusky wants his bail conditions eased so he can see his grandchildren as well as having friends over. prosecutors want to further restrict his movements. they say neighbors complained sandusky has been watching nearby schoolchildren from the back porch. >>> a reporter working on the story had an encounter with the suspect's wife while she was working in front of the sandusky home. >> police have gotten several complaints -- [ car drives in ] >> the reporter had to step away as the wife drove up the driveway. mrs. sandusky had called the police to complain about the reporters in front of their house. >> quick action by a school bus driver in north carolina may have saved a group of young students after she noticed smoke seeping inside wednesday. the drive rushed six elementary school children off her vehicle moments before it burst into flames. >> and the flames were big enough that they were come to

the penn state coach's son scott spoke on behalf of the family at a ceremony in harrisburg. the 85-year-old paterno died last month after a brief battle with lung cancer. penn state fired him in november following child sex abuse charges against his former assistant coach jerry sandusky. >>> howard is up with the forecast and monika is checking the roads. >>> see how a mom in new mexico gives super heroes like wonder woman a run for their money n. is a cool story. you'll want to see this one. we'll be right back. >>> n.f.l. great ernie davis was a force to be reckoned with throughout his college and professional career. davis a three-time all american half back and the first african- american to win the heisman trophy and the first black athlete to be chosen number one in the n.f.l. draft. davis set yardage and scoring records at syracuse. he won the mvp title in both the 1960 cotton bowl and 1961 liberty bowl. davis died of cancer in 1962. he was inducted into the college football hall of fame in 1979. log on to wusa9.com for more moments in black history. people! look at y

who in the world is being more heavily investigated now than penn state university.i would rather my money go to somewhere where i know that women can get the breast care help that they need rather than a university that covered up the years of someone who sexually molested children. is one of the things that komen came out. they refer it out. >> that's right. >> not -- not planned parenthood performing the mammograms they refer their clients out. >> danielle, let me get to what they did in their release was to say that they will consider -- now consider in the next round of grants proposals from planned parenthood and its affiliates. didn't guarantee that they would fund them again. how much of a reversal is this? >> this is so -- i always hate when organizations do this. i would prefer that they be very blunt just said we want to cut our funding to planned patient hood because of the abortion issue, yes, making a political condition. instead of candy coating it instead of creating a different rule that's not what it was. they made political decision here had to dea

. >> we have been developments in penn state scandal tonight.now allowed to have extended visitation rights with his grandchildren. a judge ruled that he can visit his 11 grandchildren under their parents' supervision. prosecutors wanted and out of county jury. penn state athletic director once the charges he is facing dropped. he filed motions asking a judge out charges that he juryto the grand investigating the abuse allegations. leaves prosecutors the second witness they need. thatere is no question crazy. has been temperatures are all over the place. just a few traces of snow. >> what is the reason for all of this wacky winter weather? doug hill is here to explain. >> i do not have an absolute answer. four more days than not this haser, it seems that spranring rung.dy spread december averaged five degrees above normal. that trend continued through january, 4.5 degrees above normal. february temperatures have also trending above average. been a wacky, low-snow of that some people relied and some people do not. >> -- we like and some people do

i would -- i'm tempted to ask your opinion on former penn state coach joe paterno. he didn't want to jeopardize university procedure. jason weinstein, a senior official in the criminal division knew about gun walking as early as 2010. after single meeting with atf about it, he then failed to paterno, a legend in his sport, and yet he was unceremoniously fired. weinstein continues on in his current position even though fast and furious has had -- has held deadly consequences. most importantly to agent brian terry, a proud son of michigan, my state. myue what's the difference between the case of joe paterno at penn state and the justice department under your leadership? >> i'm not going to get into the paterno case. i'll talk about jason weinstein. he knew about wide receiver. he told mr. brewer about it. he met with a fchtf. did he not know about the tactics, the inappropriate tactics, the gun walking tactics involved in fast and furious until later on and didn't connect those tactics with the ones that we used in wide receiver and admitted what he did was a mistake

a court date today for the former penn state football coach accused of committing heinous acts againsted. he talked a lot. hear directly from him next. plus, 50-cent is worth millions. now is he looking to use his money and his fame to do a whole lot of good. details from 50 straight ahead. ♪ more colors. same edge. droid razr by motorola. buy one for $199.99, get another one free. and back for a limited time, get twice the data for the same low price. verizon. >> shepard: the former penn state football coach facing 50 counts of child sex abuse took the stand today and then spoke out. jerry sab dusky arrived at the courthouse just a few miles north and east of the penn state campus for a pre-trial hearing, among other issues. the judge is considering a request to ease sandusky's bail allowing the former coach to see his grandchildren. coach sandusky is currently under house arrest with with an ankle monitor. today investigator revealed that neighbors and nearby school officials have complained about this guy standing on his deck watching kids play in a nearby school yard. but then sand

the former penn state assistant coach is accused of molesting at least ten boys and he's denying all the charges. >>> it is 6:06. time for your money report this morning. jessica doyle is off. >> but alexis christoforous has today's business headlines. >> gas prices are up 10% so far this year. triple a says the national average for a gallon of regular is now $3.61. but in some cities including new york and california, drivers are already paying $4 a gallon or more. prices spiked after iran stopped exporting oil to france and britain in reaction to sanctions from the u.s. and the european union. economists worry soaring gas prices will cut into household budgets and could slow the economic recovery. >>> on wall street the dow rose 46 points and the nasdaq climbed 23. gap continues to struggle. the retailer is reporting a 40% drop in profits because of higher costs and heavy discounting during the holidays. >>> and nba break-out star jeremy lin has filed to trademark the term linsanity. coined to describe his meteoric rise to basketball stardom. the trademark would give the knicks' po

powell attacked the sons with a hatchet before blowing up the house. >>> former penn state assistant football coach sandusky was in court and took the stand. he faces 52 criminal counts for alleged sexual misconduct involving young boys. the prosecutors want to society an out-of-county jury and close ties many people in the area have to penn state. at the free trial hearing, sandusky said he believes that a local jury would be as fair and unbiased as anyone else in pennsylvania. he's asking a judge to allow him to contact his grandchildren. >> and i had a wife who came home after visiting with grandchildren or was sitting there when grandchildren called my birthday and they asked to talk to me and show has to tell them i can't, i'm sensitive to that or when she comes home from visiting with grandchildren and tells me that one of them said that the only thing i want is to be able to see pop. >> sandusky is on house arrest. the judge is still considering a request by the prosecution to force sandusky to stay indoors at all times. after neighbors complained he was on the deck watching c

. >> new developments in the penn state scandal.hy jerry sandusky is getting more freedom as he sits at home awaiting trial on sexual abuse charges. >>> riots in greece. thousands of people taking to the streets set buildings on fire unless the government plans to avoid defaults on its loans. >>> temperatures rebounded today back to near 50 degrees. i am watching a couple storms including this one that will move in overnight. i'll show you what effect it may have on your commute plus what to expect the rest of the week. hey, dan. >> hey, doug. it's a precarious playoff situation for your washington capitals. a fan favorite? officially departs from the university of maryland. plus the road finally not so rocky for the wizards. >>> some of the restrictions on jerry sandusky's house avest have been lifted including one that would allow him to visit his grandchildren. sandusky is the former assistant football coach at penn state. he is accused of sexually abusing young boys over a 15-year span. >> reporter: at a hearing friday jerry san