>>> erin was like my heart. all these years i was searching for her. all of a sudden i realized, what's going on? why are they late? something definitely was wrong. he said, your family was in an accident. and my whole world just dropped out from underneath me. >> the scene told the story. >> what did you find? >> something i don't want to see again. >> a deadly crash on a dark road. two gone, one barely alive. a tragic accident. but look closer. in all of the broke be glass and twisted metal, was there a clue to a crime? >> the last thing i wanted was to have to take a double fatality and not treat it as a homicide. >> murder -- an accusation no one saw coming. >> i couldn't deal with it. >> two families in torment. >> we were both just, agh. >> a small-town trial with big emotions. >> you took him. you did it. >> and a verdict -- >> we the jury -- >> -- that would shake them all. keith morrison with "crossing the line." good evening and welcome to "dateline." i'm lester holt. big sky country, a small town and a famously dangerous highway. that was th

for erin it's both. that's why her parents and erin are at wit's end and decide to take drastic measures. >> hello. >> reporter: by enrolling her at duke kufrts in an intensive five-day program run by dr. nancy skzucker. >> we are not talking about i won't eat my peas. >> reporter: she runs the center for eating disorders at duke where they study food neophobia. >> every kid goes through phases, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches day after day and that's just normal. a picky eater is one whom that variability doesn't work. >> reporter: midway through her week in rehab things are intensifying. a girl that never mixes foods is asked to try different combinations and try pizza sauce. her big wish is eat pizza at sleepover. >> the salty part of your tongue. >> reporter: not yet her first breakthrough is turkey bacon. >> okay, here's the hard part. here's a big piece. and break a little piece off and chew it. just a little piece. oh, look at that. she's chewing bacon. >> reporter: what seems like nothing to m

erin?artered flight from india, this is not a joke, were forced to pay 200 additional dollars after they got on the plane to complete their trip. it's the second time this week this has happened. max foster's in london tonight. max, what happened? will they get their money back? >> under british rules, the passengers will go their money back if they booked a package holiday. for those who booked flights only, the airlines main shareholders says all passengers should be repaid but not by him. he says it's down to the travel agents who took the money to pay it back. it's a very murky situation, pretty much unheard of. but that doesn't help the passengers who were left temporarily stranded and out of pocket. erin. >> and the money, by the way, apparently because the plane needed fuel. >>> now to san diego, where investigators have seized tons of marijuana worth up to $30 million. now, this is amazing. they discovered a drug smuggling tunnel that connected mexico to the united states. rafael ro

erin. >> erin: oklahoma marched in for the score there, i had my eye on robert griffin iii.and kendall wright as well on the sideline. no emotion. they looked at the jumbotron, saw oklahoma score and they looked back out on the field. these guys have ice through their veins. absolutely no expression. >> could it be number five? erin andrews, you are right on the money. kendall wright is the guy. since that big tip and touchdown, we have not heard from him. it's time for him to show up. here's griffin. he keeps it himself and surges ahead for ten yards. kendall wright, 196 yards receiving, that big touchdown we showed you. baylor looking for a signature win which would cause even more mayhem and confusion in these bcs rankings.ç >> brent: play action, griffin, going to tuck it and run it. remember he has that world-class speed. he has another first down. >> one of the dangers of having the running skills, defensively you can take everything away. once you set that separation from the line and your backers get good depth, he takes advantage of it. >> oklahoma fans looked up a

erin?at's what they are going to give in those numbers tomorrow? that's your expectation? we'll get all of that? >> there's a list coming out from the alabama state department of education. it's very different from what the doj is asking the school districts to comply. i want to make this clear. the letter from the doj was sent specifically to the school districts, not to the department of education, which is very peculiar. we were on the phone earlier today with the spokesman for the state department of education, michael sibley. he's saying tomorrow the numbers that will come out do comply with what doj is asking for. without really being asked. what they are saying is they'll release numbers. average daily membership numbers. these lists may not really give a good look at what the doj is asking for because the state department of education mentions that students of immigrant parents often don't officially withdraw from schools, erin. they're often just -- they leave without going through

erin? >> thanks so much to becky

america work, erin it really does.g changes that made money and want to give back because we remember what it was like when we were homeless or we had nothing. america works. >> thank you very much for the optimism, john paul, see you soon. >> peace, love and happiness. >> all right. >>> let's check in with anderson with a look at what's coming up on a.c. 360. little peace, love and happiness. >> got to love it. a new accuser stepping forward alleging that penn state assistant coach sandusky raped him in the 1990s. we're going to speak with his attorney who also says he's been contacted by more than ten other alleged victims not mentioned in the grand jury report. you'll hear the lawyer in his own words. what he says is a pattern of abuse stretching for decades leaving a trail of young victims all suffering in secrecy and silence and shame till now. also ahead tonight, we're covering the occupy wall street demonstrations. clashes between protesters and police. these videos from here in new york. happening all across th

erin?those numbers tomorrow? that's your expectation? we'll get all of that? >> there's a list coming out from the alabama state department of education. it's very different from what the doj is asking the school districts to comply. i want to make this clear. the letter from the doj was sent specifically to the school districts, not to the department of education, which is very peculiar. we were on the phone earlier today with the spokesman for the state department of education, michael sibley. he's saying tomorrow the numbers that will come out do comply with what doj is asking for. without really being asked. what they are saying is they'll release numbers. average daily membership numbers. these lists may not really give a good look at what the doj is asking for because the state department of education mentions that students of immigrant parents often don't officially withdraw from schools, erin. they're often just -- they leave without going through that official process. what michael

erin? jim. something that's going to affect america, too. >>> we've just learned some breaking news. closing arguments have just concluded in the trial of michael jackson's doctor conrad murray. the judge is going to give it to the jury to start deliberating sometime tomorrow morning. ted rowlands was in the courtroom. here now with us out front. any idea how long it will last? >> that's impossible to tell. the fact is there was six weeks of testimony. if they go through it on any level, it should take them some time. however, we've seen it all. sometimes they go in and out and sometimes they could take days and days and days. >> what were the main points made today? did you hear any kind of a humdinger or zinger at the end? >> well, the prosecution basically said this isn't a doctor/patient scenario. this is a guy who said, yeah, for 150 grand a month i'll give this guy propofol. the defense on the other hand said, listen, this is all about michael jackson. he's the one that caused it. in

i can tell you that i love them. >> erin: you come in here, you beat stanford. what does this mean for the bcs? >> we got no idea about that. we know we got a really big game next week against usc. we got to pick our head up sometime in december and see what this thing is but if we start thinking about that stuff right now, that's not going to -- we're going to get ready for a big game next week. >> erin: thanks, coach. >> brent: so herbie, you know, the rose bowl would be a pretty good landing place for these oregon ducks now that we think about it. and if they host the winner of the south, they're going to be a big favorite up in eugene. >> kirk: tonight, 63 plays. 53 points. i know the turnovers helped them. but 63 plays, 53 points. and we wanted to know, does speed versus size, who would win out? and, again, you see it a lot in college football, the speed just too much for stanford. >> brent: slippery field. why these ducks practice in the rain all the time. no problem, man, no problem. let's just turn it loose. and the james gang did it here tonight. big wi

erin? from india, this is not a joke, were forced to pay 200 additional dollars after they got on the plane to complete their trip. it's the second time this week this has happened. max foster's in london tonight. max, what happened? will they get their money back? >> under british rules, the passengers will get their money back if they booked a package holiday. for those who booked flights only, there are no rules unfortunately. the airline's main shareholders says all passengers should be repaid but not by him. he says it's down to the travel agents who took the money to pay it back. it's a very murky situation, pretty much unheard of. but that doesn't help the passengers who were left temporarily stranded and out of pocket. erin. >> and the money, by the way, apparently because the plane needed fuel. >>> now to san diego where investigators have seized tons of marijuana worth up to $30 million. now, this is amazing. they discovered a drug smuggling tunnel that connected mexico to the uni

>> erin, it's likely unlikely. nine days ago, the arab league did get syria to sign on to an action plan to diffuse the crisis, but little has been done to implement it. today, dozens of people were killed around syria. the action plan seems to have faded into complete irrelevance. it's also important to keep one thing in mind. the arab league is composed of dictatorships, which themselves would be loathe to implement the kind of reforms they're asking of the syrians. if there is any light at the end of the syrian tunnel, it's not going to come from the arab league. erin. >> all right, ben. >>> well, next to italy. prime minister silvio berlusconi will reportedly resign tomorrow once the austerity measure has pass. matthew, what will italy be like without berlusconi? >> it may look a little less colorful place. silvio berlusconi has been a controversial italian prime minister, to say the least. dogged by sex scandals and legal battles. he's been devicive in his police call life. erin. >> all right. thank you. now t

erin burnett "outfront" starts erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com herman cain and newt gingrich are now in his way as perry and the bottom line on the penn state child rape scandal. mcqueary on paid leave. joe paterno out as coach and a super committee set up to investigate. that's our hour. let's go "outfront." >> "outfront" tonight, breaking news, a big day for the markets. the dow up 260 points, just shy of that, all three of the major indices back in positive territory for the year. the trading volume was light. it was veterans day but better than expected data in terms of american consumer sentiment and positive news out of europe was enough to encourage toward to buy. it's a big number. we wanted to highlight it. it has been six days since penn state university was rocked by child rape charges by jerry sandusky. they spoke out saying the university is dealing with the situation. assistant coach mike mcqueary who first reported witnessing the sexual abuse to joe paterno in 2002 has been put on paid administrative leave. a special committee has

with kirk herbstriet and erin andrews, i'm brent musburger.nford's win streak, the longest in the nation at 17 games, is on the line here. short kickoff is fielded on the 11 by deanthony thomas. the freshman. and he is down at the 21 yard line. herbie. >> kirk: lamichael james told his teammates he wanted an opportunity to make plays. he was cooped up in the early part of the game but then got loose and has really been able to make enough plays to get this oregon offense into the end zone, three touchdowns on the night. >> brent: here comes a critical juncture in this game. if stanford is to give back, they're going to have to stop the duck attack. as simple as that. barner gets the first carry. into the middle. and that's a tough first down run. when you get yardage like that on first down, it gets a whole lot easier for the offense. >> kirk: which they've not been doing a lot of. barner comes in with fresh legs. that's his third carry on the night. >> brent: they're up and ready to go again. second back over to the sideline. and brings up th

." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> i'm erin >>> i'm erin burnett, and "outfront" tonight, caingate. not only that, he's pointing the finger. here he is on sean hannity's radio show just a couple of hours ago. >> we knew we were going to be attacked. we just never thought that we were going to be attacked, based upon a planted story coming from another one of the campaigns. never imagined that. >> as for that, rick perry fought back just a couple of moments ago on "john king, usa." >> we found out about this the same time that i suppose the rest of america found out about it, both on the internet or next day in the news, so, you know, i don't know how to tell any other way except knew nothing about it, sir. >> "outfront" tonight, a person who has known herman cain for 27 years. he was recruited to work as his vp. cain is also the godfather to his children. thanks so much for coming out tonight. we with really appreciate it. so much of this comes down to character. there's so many fingers pointing. is he still a friend of yours, herman cain? >> yes, he is, very much so. >> and have y

erin? they get their weapon systems from stealing them from the pentagon, whether it's their airplanes, missiles or aircraft carriers. that's what they do, they steal from us. >> apparently when the helicopter went down the night of osama bin laden died, some say the pakistanis let them look at our technology there. >> it's amazing what we put up with. >> thank you very much. it is something that gives you a food for thought. it makes you wonder if congress is really going to step up to the plate and deal with this problem. let's turn to representative kristi noem, republican congresswoman from south dakota. thank you for being with us. the president speaking now in australia at this very moment. congress warned today about the rise of china's military power which can only get stronger so far as their economy is growing and lending and ours is not growing and borrowing. is the super commit see going to do its job. >> the more debt we continue to accumulate, that's who has been borrowing our

erin?the seven-month-long nato air strike campaign comes at midnight. matthew chance is in tripoli. i guess it means it's just past. matthew, is there talk of a security role from here on? >> reporter: firstly, nato has made it quite clear that its libyan intervention is well and truly over. any further military assistance must be negotiated separately. indeed, there's word the u.s. may continue to control the skies over this country beyond the nato deadline. and libya has huge challenges ahead. potential for conflict, other security challenges. the new libyan authorities may have to work very hard indeed to impose their will. erin. >> all right, thank you very much. >>> and now to london. that's where max foster is weighing in on the health of pope benedict xvi. he started using a rolling platform to get around. max, is there worry that the quote/unquote pope mobile is a sign of something much more serious? >> erin, i think what's worrying people, we haven't seen this platform since it was

erin? >> wow. back in mid-july, 32-year-old rebecca zahau was found bound, nakeding, and hanging in a coronado california mansion. she lived there with her longtime boyfriend, jonah shacknai. just days earlier, his young son died, and that death was the result of an accident which happened while the boy was in rebeckza zahau's care. the sheriff's department eventually ruled the death a suicide, but her family didn't believe it. in fact, a lawyer for the family tells "outfront" there is information the police still need to look at. and the lawyer says existing evidence is consistent with murder. so in late october, the family had zahau's body exhumed and another autopsy performed. the results were released earlier this week on the "dr. phil" show. and i talked with san diego county sheriff bill gore, who investigated her death, and asked him if he'd seen the new autopsy results and if he will re-open the case. >> at this point in time, the case is still closed, but should any new information be brou

erin? >> thank you.rnational chief prosecutor announced libya could prosecute saif gadhafi. that is, of course, moammar qaddafi's son. they reversed course to try him. why did the icc back down on this demand? >> erin, icc chief prosecutor campo says they are not in competition with libyan authorities. their goals, he says, is to see saif gadhafi face justice. it would be good for the libyans who have the rights to take over the case. but first, they have to prove they have a genuine case against him and that their proceedings would meet icc standards, then the court would grant them the right to hold this trial on libyan soil. erin? >>> she was the best liar i've ever seen. >> was it imperfect justice? or was there reasonable doubt? that's what we're left with after casey anthony was found not guilty. of the 2008 murder of her 2 year-old daughter, caylee. former assistant attorney jeff ashton was part of a team that prosecuted anthony this summer. revealing new details about the case in his new book "im

erin? >> thank you.l chief prosecutor announced libya could prosecute saif gadhafi. that is, of course, moammar qaddafi's son. they reversed course to try him. why did the icc back down on this demand? >> erin, icc chief prosecutor campo says they are not in competition with libyan authorities. their goals, he says, is to see saif gadhafi face justice. it would be good for the libyans who have the rights to take over the case. but first, they have to prove they have a genuine case against him and that their proceedings would meet icc standards, then the court would grant them the right to hold this trial on libyan soil. erin? >>> she was the best liar i've ever seen. >> was it imperfect justice? or was there reasonable doubt? that's what we're left with after casey anthony was found not guilty. of the 2008 murder of her 2 #-year-old daughter, caylee. former assistant attorney jeff ashton was part of a team that prosecuted anthony this summer. revealing new details about the case in his new book "imperfec

it's anybody's guess, erin.one has ever even tried to run for re-election with unemployment this high since fdr and he was a special case and it was 70 years ago. it's really an extraordinary time for this president. as lucky as romney is, i think gergen's right, i think obama's feeling fortunate too to have a comparatively weak field in the republican party. >> what would you do right now if the election was today, what's your bet? >> my bet is obama would win the squeaker. i think it's a pretty even field. i think as time goes on the powers of the incumbency, as they both know from their experience, are very, very important in a race like this. and beyond that, the electoral college, it works, in the president's favor. does that mean he can lose it? yes, he can absolutely lose it. mitt romney will be a better campaigner as time goes on. he showed a little humor last night. we hadn't seen that before. if he starts to connect emotionally, he's going to be a much stronger candidate. >> i don't know if we have vid

erin?n-month-long nato air strike campaign comes at midnight. matthew chance is in tripoli. i guess it means it's just past. matthew, is there talk of a security role from here on? >> reporter: firstly, nato has made it quite clear that its libyan intervention is well and truly over. any further military assistance must be negotiated separately. indeed, there's word the u.s. may continue to control the skies over this country beyond the nato deadline. and libya has huge challenges ahead. potential for conflict, other security challenges. the new libyan authorities may have to work very hard indeed to impose their will. erin. >> all right, thank you very much. >>> and now to london. that's where max foster is weighing in on the health of pope benedict xvi. he started using a rolling platform to get around. max, is there worry that the quote/unquote pope mobile is a sign of something much more serious? >> erin, i think what's worrying people, we haven't seen this platform since it was last us

thank you very much for having me, erin. >> all right.cairo tonight. >>> the global arms trade has been shrouded in secrecy, there are a lot of back room deals, and that's not the movies. that is real life. and some of it now coming to light. andrew feinstein just wrote a book called "the shadow world: inside the global arms trade." what really goes on. you may not be surprised, there's a lot of hypocrisy and there's americans in there. i spoke to him earlier and asked him how big of a player america is in the global arms trade. >> the u.s. spends almost as much as the rest of the world combined on wes and trades almost as much as the rest of the world combined on weaponry. this is the big player. >> and now i would imagine one of the places you're seeing a whole lot of build-up, aided, abetted by the united states would be the middle east. >> absolutely. the u.s. is about to sell $60 billion worth of weapons to saudi arabia. the saudis having been involved in the biggest ever arms deal where 48 billion british pounds in which 6 billion p

erin? >> arwa, thank you.gation has been launched into the handling of the child sex abuse allegations at penn state. one has been forced to switch schools after being bullying and teased. the man at the center, jerry sandusky who has been charged with sexually abusing eight boys. he's been seen around town acting normal. we have sara there. sara, i want to ask you about that. first of all, what can you tell us about victim number one's decision to switch schools and whether it was link today this case. >> erin, it was link today this case. basically, students at that school weren't getting any education from teachers and from staff and were pockets of immaturity at the school were lashing out against victim one. calling him names, derogatory names related to the case and blaming him and bullying him because of the firing of joe paterno. it got so bad that his mother decided that not even happi halh the year they'd pull him out of a school. where they'd have education on what to do when you encounter a victim

guess what erin? they get their weapon systems from stealing them from the pentagon, whether it's their airplanes, missiles or aircraft carriers. that's what they do, they steal from us. >> apparently when the helicopter went down the night of osama bin laden died, some say the pakistanis let them look at our technology there. >> it's amazing what we put up with. >> thank you very much. it is something that gives you a food for thought. it makes you wonder if congress is really going to step up to the plate and deal with this problem. let's turn to representative kristi noem, republican congresswoman from south dakota. thank you for being with us. the president speaking now in australia at this very moment. congress warned today about the rise of china's military power which can only get stronger so far as their economy is growing and lending and ours is not growing and borrowing. is the super commit see going to do its job. >> the more debt we continue to accumulate, that's who has been borrowing our

. >>> i'm erin burnett, "outfront" tonight. the group of 12 taxed with axing $1.2 trillion from america's deficit. last night, we brought you what was frankly a breakthrough. the architect of the plan told us he would support an increase on tax revenues on some of the wealthiest americans. today the top democrat said toomey's plan didn't go far enough. >>> i'm erin burnett, "outfront" tonight. the group of 12 taxed with axing $1.2 trillion from america's deficit. last night, we brought you what was frankly a breakthrough. the architect of the plan told us he would support an increase on tax revenues on some of the wealthiest americans. today the top democrat said toomey's plan didn't go far enough. >> we came to the table to begin with and every day have said that for us it's extremely important. this -- whatever we end up with at the end of the day is balanced and fair and has real revenue on the table. >> we still haven't seen from the democrats is a plan that deals with our structural debt crisis that actually solves the pro