>> we know dottie has categorically denied that.ery upset that accusations like that have been made. accusations have been made that assaults happened in her home and she may not have done something about them. she's denied all of that. in a statement through jerry's attorney she says these children were part of our family. they ate meals with our family. they went on trips with our family. woe took care of them like they were our own children. this neighbor said it was very clear growing up that jerry was busy with recruiting, with football season, with coaching and he was in the spotlight and had a busy life and dottie was content being behind the scenes and being at home. however, in addition to what he told me about that conversation that she had with her husband, she said she was the kind of person that even though she was content behind the scenes she wasn't afraid to say if she saw something that she believed was wrong. she was very strict with her kids and it doesn't fit into the personality that he knows of dottie for her t

>> we know dottie has categorically denied that. she's very upset that accusations like that have been made. accusations have been made that assaults happened in her home and she may not have done something about them. she's denied all of that. in a statement through jerry's attorney she says these children were part of our family. they ate meals with our family. they went on trips with our family. we took care of them like they were our own children. this man who i talked to, this neighbor said it was very clear growing up that jerry was busy with recruiting, with football season, with coaching and he was in the spotlight and had a busy life, and dottie was content being behind the scenes and being at home. however, in addition to what he told me about that conversation that she had with her husband, he said she was the kind of person that even though she was content behind the scenes she wasn't afraid to say if she saw something that she believed was wrong. she was very strict with her kids and he said it doesn't fit into the pers

. >> and for the first time sandusky's wife, dottie, is coming to his defense. we get the details from abc's jim avila. >> reporter: dottie sandusky left her home to bail out her husband of 45 years. handing over a $50,000 certified check and her house for the remaining $200,000 in bond. after spending one night in jail, the former football coach is now under house arrest. for many, including his accusers, it is not enough. >> i certainly hope that he's not a danger to anybody. but i also know a little bit about the nature of the disease. and it is like an addiction. >> reporter: dottie sandusky made her first comments on the charges against jerry and implicate her. a new accuser says she was in the house when he screamed for help from the basement. dottie sandusky says, i'm so sad anyone would make such a terrible accusation, which is absolutely untrue. no child who ever visited our home was ever forced to stay in our basement and fed there. not so, says alleged victim number one. >> he endured many nights in the basement and was abused there. it reached a poin

. >> dottie sandusky. >> she is saying none of this happened.ious headlines we take a lighter look at the heavy christmas sweaters, really ugly ones like the ones in the photo and why these things have become so popular. awe you know you have one. >> i do not. people throw ugly sweater parties. great idea for a holiday party. >> haven't heard of that. >> we need light news today. >> first, virginia tech's campus plunged into panic when the gunman reopened the wounds from the april 2007 massacre. >> looking for answers about what triggered this shooting. mark kelly joins us live from the campus in blacksburg with the very latest on this incident. good morning to you, mark. >> reporter: good morning, rob. we found out here the slain police officer has been identified. derek crousse, a u.s. army veteran and second victim the shooter the police believe he turned the gun on himself. it was chillingly familiar. the virginia tech campus on lockdown as police hunted for a gunman. shortly after noon, a campus police officer pulled over a vehicle in the c

one said he screamedded for help hoping dotty would help. that has some wondering for she could be in trouble. >> i think the attorney general's office would be hard pressed trying to pursue criminal action against dotty in the absence of direct proof that assuming which we deny, but assuming the allegations are true, that she úwc.Ñknew anything about the allegations. >> sandusky will be in court next week for a hearing but legal experts believe whatever happens at the criminal trial the couple will likely face civil lawsuits that could bankrupt them. >>> while his name has been ab cents from headlines this week, the results of a poll are out. half of those asked support the firing of former penn state football coach joe paterno. 75% agreed with the firing the president, spannier. they were let go after reports of allegations of sexual abuse broke about their former colleague. >>> boy, was it a fabulous friday. lots of sunshine out. there temperatures in the 50s. have you which he could out maryland's most powerful radar? we are not going to

killed himself after gunning down a police officer and a wife of jerry sandusky is standing by her man dottie sandusky be facing legal problems of her own related to this abuse case and the air force makes an admission about the number of trip remains that were sent to landfills ... [ male announcer ] tom's discovering that living healthy can be fun. see? he's taking his vitamins. new one a day vitacraves plus omega-3 dha is a complete multivitamin for adults. plus an excellent source of omega-3 dha in a great tasting gummy. one a day gummies for grown-ups. know who shot and killed a university police officer then took his own life. >>the man shot officer derek crowds escrows carry out a traffic stop in a parking lot at the university the gunman was later found dead and another parking lot. the man was not a student at virginia tech and are authorities there say the was no connection between him and the university police officer the virginia tech community is mourning the fallen officer >>derrick was a father a son of a good police officer we ask that you keep his family in your prayers and y

while dottie was in the house.picture of the sandusky household. >>> a critical eu summit in brussels has ended with a deal which leaders could keep europe out of an economic crisis. it's far from a sure thing. one nation remains the key to making all this work. ron insana is cnbc's senior analyst. ron, we have 26 of 27 eu member countries. they have agreed to this new deal. so what is it and explain why britain is being the holdout on this. >> britain is being the holdout because as it long has been the case, they have not wanted to give up their sor rinty. it's why they're not part of the currency union itself and it's also why they don't want to go too far in because europe wants to put a financial transaction tax on. they want budget discipline that's enforced by the entire group. britain is not willing to give on those issues. however, the members of the euro zone who are, in fact, using the euro as a currency have agreed they will tighten their belts and be governed by the entire body. they're trying to make

. >> reporter: dottie sandusky on her way out this morning to bail out her husband of 45 years, handing over a $50,000 certified check and her house for the remaining 200 grand in bond. after spending one night in jail, the former football coach is now under house arrest. for many, including his accusers, it is not enough. >> i certainly hope that he's not a danger to anybody, but i also know a little bit about the nature of the disease and it is like an addiction. >> reporter: this afternoon, dottie sandusky made her first comments on the charges against jerry and now implicate her. a new accuser saying she was in the house as he screamed for help from her basement. dottie sandusky says, "i'm so sad anyone would make such a terrible accusation, which is absolutely untrue. no child who ever visited our home was ever forced to stay in our basement and fed there." not so, says alleged victim number one. >> he endured many basement and was abused there. it reached a point where victim one would hide from sandusky when he would come down the steps to the basement. >> reporter: if it is true

it raised questions about what sandusky's wife dottie knew about the alleged molestations. victim nine said he was 10 to 12 years old during the attacks and said he saw sandusky's wife dottie at the house but never came downstairs and on one occasion screamed for help knowing his wife was upstairs but no one came to help. >> i believe that at the preliminary hearing we will likely hear more information, specifically from victim number four as to mrs. sandusky and what information mrs. sandusky may have known about the actions of her husband, including sexual assault. >> reporter: prosecutors asked for a million dollar bail but the judge set it at $50 -- 250,000 cash. he will have to wear a monitoring device and stay away from the accusers and their families. he secured it from real estate and a certified check. in all, sandusky is accused of molesting 10 young boys. >>> another story, the attorney for one of the men who claims syracuse assistant coach barry fines molested him is filing a civil suit on his client's behalf. the county -- district attorney said he would notñr

dottie denies she ever heard any screams.torney general's office will be hard pressed trying to pursue some sort of criminal action against dottie in the absence of any direct proof that even assuming, which we deny -- but even assuming the allegations are true that she knew anything about those allegations. >> we know jerry sandusky will be in court on tuesday for a preliminary hearing and our cnn affiliate, they shot video of the courtroom inside. what do we think is going to happen there? how is this going t play out? >> well, i think that we're going to hear from several of the victims outlined in those two grand jury presentments. that's for sure. his attorney says this morning that anyone who's looking for a surprise or some kind of shocking testimony really is -- that's probably not going to happen, that it is going to be an outline of the case but not necessarily any bombshells coming on tuesday, although everyone's going to be listening very intently to what those -- at least eight of those victims have to say. >> al

victim number nine told the grand jury, he saw dottie at the house, she never came downstairs. at one time, he screamed for help knowing she was up there and no one came to help. ben andreozzi represents victim number four. >> we'll hear more information regarding mrs. sandusky and what she may have known. >> reporter: in a statement, she broke her silence thursday saying she's shocked and displayed by the allegations. she denied hearing anything like the calls for help from victim number nine. i'm so sad anyone would make such a terrible accusation which is absolutely untrue. >> i think the attorney general's office would be hard pressed to pursue criminal action against dottie. >> reporter: she's not protected by spousal privilege. under pennsylvania state law. for now, she's standing by her man. >> she could be so manipulated by him and so encircled by this trust of him that she can't bring herself to believe it. >> reporter: expecting several civil suits, penn state has hired former white house legal counsel lanny davis to provide legal advice to the university. we also lue

>> you're right, we have not much heard from dotty sandusky up to this point. that is the significance of the statement she issued tonight. even though we haven't heard from her, she's been the subject of a lot of conversation, especially today, one day after new charges were filed against her husband and the grand jury present. that came along with the new charges talked about her a lot. dotty sandusky was mentioned in the first presentment, almost kind of in passing. some direct evidence about her role that she might have played in this but really this latest grand jury presentment specifically says that one of the victims said he cried out for help from the basement while he was being assaulted hoping dotty would come and help him but no help came. her statement today seems to be a response to that and really a response to a lot of people talking today about what role she might have played in this. >> a little bit more from her statement where we move on. i'm sad anyone would make a terrible accusation which is absolutely untrue. sara, you're on the phone be

. >> reporter: we'll have been talking about dottie all day, what she knew, what she may have heard, specially after the release of the second grant jury presentment which say witness of the victims, number nine, alleged that he screamed out for help while being asalted in the basement of the sandusky home hoping dottie would help him but no help came. na prompted the statement dottie released proclaiming shah that she's standing by her husband, hoping people will wait to give him a chance to prove that innocence. but you know, the big question that we've been hearing today is, is she now a part of the investigation? could she be charged? the answer is that, unless you have come kind of direct knowledge of child abuse, no. but it's an ongoing investigation. we haven't heard either way on charges against several people who are kind of peripheral players, the a.g.'s office is only saying it's ongoing. that's something we've been hearing a lot today, john. >> what do we expect from the next round in court, sarah? >> well, you know, tuesday is the preliminary hearing for jerry sandusky.

dottie sandusky issued a statement after one of his accusers testified that mrs. sandusky was home during one of the sexual abuse incidents, that he screamed for help, and no one came. dottie sandusky says we don't know why these young men have made these false accusations but we want everyone to know they are untrue. i continue to believe in jerry's innocence and all the good things he has done. try bayer advanced aspirin. it has microparticles so it enters the bloodstream fast and rushes relief to the site of your tough pain. it's proven to relieve pain twice as fast as before. bayer advanced aspirin. this season's hottest games and...sweatbands. ♪ boom, boom, boom, gotta get-get ♪ ♪ boom, boom, boom, gotta get-get ♪ ♪ boom, boom, boom, gotta get-get ♪ ♪ boom, boom, boom it's like looking into the sun. ♪ boom, boom, boom we're rocking the beat, kids! wow. [ male announcer ] get low prices on this season's hottest games. like the black eyed peas experience for kinect for xbox 360. rated t for teen. backed by our christmas price guarantee. save money. live better.

they say his wife dottie said he was away and she had no idea how to reach him. >> the detective outrgen county, new jersey. >> he is essentially out of touch for 24 hours from the time of the murder, and he's the person that we're looking to talk to, and when you have that type of situation, it starts throwing up red flags. >> the night after the murder, thursday it, ed ates did return the police's calls. he told them he was currently in louisiana at his elderly mother's. obviously the new jersey detectives were eager to interview ates in person, so they flew to louisiana. by the time they arrived, the one-time father-in-law had already hired a lawyer and invoeked his right not to talk. but the detectives did get in a few words with ates' sister brenda that night. she told them that her brother had arrived at their moms in louisiana that tuesday evening, one day before the murder of paul duncsak. >> did you think she was telling the truth? >> i wasn't certain. at that point, it was still very early on in the investigation. >> so the detectives kept looking into the ates' family's po

well now dottie sandusky has released a statement denying that saying, as the mother of six children i have been devastated by these accusations and also angry about these false accusations that such a terrible incident ever occurred in my home. she went on to say, i continue to believe in jerry's innocence and all the good things he has done. >>> a republican congresswoman says heads should roll as attorney general eric holder testifies about the botched fast and furious gun-running program. congressman jim sessen brenner grilling the attorney general again over what he knew about the operation and when he knew it. >> what are you going to do to clean up this mess? >> well, first let me make something very clear, and in response to an assertion that you made or hinted at, nobody in the justice department has lied. >> why was the letter withdrawn? >> the letter was withdrawn because of information in there that was inaccurate. the justice department letter of february -- >> okay. tell me what's the difference between lying and misleading congress? in this context? >> well, if you wan

we will hear more from dottie sandusky's first public statement in the case. >>> mitt romney heads to iowa as a new campaign ad targets newt gingrich's marital failures. we will tell you why romney is cuddly pushing harder to win over iowa republicans. >>> tim tebow, winning quarterback and a praying one but he is not the first and only athlete to bring faith to the field. we will talk about religion and the gridiron "early" this friday morning, december 9th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. i'm erica hill. happy friday. >> happy friday, erica and everybody. i'm jeff glor. chris wragge is off this morning. welcome back from d.c. >> thanks. nice to be back. boy, what a day yesterday. so many people on edge as we were watching the events unfold at virginia tech. we want to begin with the latest this morning from virginia tech which is, of course, an ugly reminder of the deadliest shooting spree in recent u.s. history. this morning police say a man who shot a campus officer to death apparently used the same gun to kill himself. >> thursday's shooting left the campus on lo

and dottie sandusky said that never happened. the kids that came to their home were treated like their own kids. and you may recall, the sanduskies adopted six children and raised them. and all of the children are behind jerry. and none of them have intimated that jerry did anything inappropriate. and they find it incredible that the other kids made the accusations. >> these are ten different accusers coming forward. are you concerned that others may come forward, as well? >> well, of course. let's face it. there's a money issue involved. individuals now realize that penn state is being sued. it already has been sued. the second mile program. it's been routine knowledge that it's been published in the media. >> many of the lawyers for the victims say the statute on the limitations have passed. and they have no interest in any money. >> well, we'll find out. it's interesting that a lot of these accusers have attorneys and criminal cases. the attorney for the alleged victim, the accuser, is the commonwealth attorney. the district a

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always new questions about what sandusky's dottie seen leaving the house this morning, knew about thealleged molestations. victim 9 says he was 10 to 12-years-old during the attacks and told the grand jury he saw her at the house but sh never came downstairs. on one occasion he screamed for help knowing that sandusky's wife was upstairs but no one came to help him. events victim number 4. >> i believe at the preliminary hearing we will hear more information specifically from victim number 4 as to mrs. sandusky and what information mrs. sandusky may have known about the acts of her husband, including sexual salts. >> reporter: prosecutors asked for a million dollars bail the -- judge set it at $250,000 cash. jerry sandusky will have to wear an electronic monitoring device and stay away from his accusers and fair families. t.j. winick, abc news, new york. >>> a new study finds texting while driving is on the rise. it is illegal in california. the national traffic safety administration says the number of people doing it increased 50% last year. behavior was watched around the country the

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he told me he doesn't believe that dottie could have known about this.he told me she's a very religious woman. it was something she always went back to in tough times was back to her religion. that she wasn't someone who was in the forefront. her husband was in the spotlight a lot and she liked to be at home taking care of things, really at home, she was even more than a housewife, he said cht always taking care of the children because jerry was on the road so much with coaching, recru recruiting, games. you know how hectic a football schedule can be, but he also told me this. he said even though she liked to be behind the scenes, she wasn't the kind of person who would be silent if she saw something she believed was wrong. she would speak up. she was strict with her kids. made sure everything was on time and right and so he believes there was no way she could have known about this alleged abuse because he thinks she would have said something, but one thing he did tell me, probably about a decade ago, maybe a little less, he's not really sure when, but d

always new questions about what sandusky's dottie seen leaving the house this morning, knew about the alleged molestations. victim 9 says he was 10 to 12-years-old during the attacks and told the grand jury he saw her at the house but she never came downstairs. on one occasion he screamed for help knowing that sandusky's wife was upstairs but no one came to help him. events victim number 4. >> i believe at the preliminary hearing we will hear more information specifically from victim number 4 as to mrs. sandusky and what information mrs. sandusky may have known about the acts of her husband, including sexual salts. >> reporter: prosecutors asked for a million dollars bail the -- judge set it at $250,000 cash. jerry sandusky will have to wear an electronic monitoring device and stay away from his accusers and fair families. t.j. winick, abc news, new york. >>> a new study finds texting while driving is on the rise. it is illegal in california. the national traffic safety administration says the number of people doing it increased 50% last year. behavior was watched around the country t

and the message from dotty s ty sandusky is one that we haven't heard from anyone but his lawyers. strong defense of the former penn state assistant football coach who now faces at least 50 charges in this child sexual assault case. >> jerry sandusky back at home where he will stay. >> jerry, anything you'd like to stay? >> reporter: ordered by a judge to home confinement after at least a dozen new charges of sexual assault, an electronic monitor strapped to his ankle to make sure he doesn't stray. another condition of his release, a full $250,000 bail. $200,000 was secured by mortgage holdings. the only $50,000 secured with a certified check. while sandusky remains silent, for the first time we're hearing from his wife, dottie who said, quote, i've been shocked and dismayed by the allegations made against jerry. she stridently denies testimony from one of the victims who said he was held against his will in the basement of their home and that dottie ignored their cries for help. she wrote, i am angry about these false accusations that such a terrible incident ever occurred in my h

we'll hear more from dottie sandusky's first public statement in the case. >>> mitt romney has iowa's new campaign ad and why it points out newt's marital failures. >>> tim tebow, winning quarterback and a praying one but he's note the first or only athlete to bring faith to the field. we'll talk about religion and the gridiron early this friday morning, december 9th, 2011. >>> good morning, i'm erica hill. happy friday. >> happy friday, erica. i'm jeff glor. wrist wragge is off. welcome back from d.c. >> boy, what a day yesterday. so many people on edge as we were watching the events unfold at virginia tech. we want to begin with the latest from virginia tech which was an ugly reminder of the deadliest shooting spree in u.s. history. a man who shot a campus officer to death apparently used the same gun to kill himself. >> thursday's shooting left the campus on lockdown for several hours and elaine quijano is at the virginia tech in blacksburg, virginia. elaine, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jeff and erica. virginia state police are heading up the investigation still