let's turn to delaware attorney general, beau biden. mr. biden, appreciate your time tonight. thanks so much. >> happy to be on, ed. >> are we dealing with a broken system here? we have a system here that allows jerry sandusky to be free on unsecured bail. is this a broken system? what's wrong? >> well, look, there's a lot of times where judges make decisions i don't agree with. i think you'll see the attorney general continue to focus on that and maybe revisiting that. i don't know. what i do know, ed, part of the system is broken. that is, the reporting requirements that exist around the country from state to state. in delaware and 17 other states, there's a mandatory reporting requirement. from my perspective, there are should be a mandatory reporting requirement, too, and too, this is essential, to law enforcement. that should be the requirement for anybody who reasonably suspects a child is being abuse the in any way, shape or form. that's the way in delaware and from my perspective should be in the other states. if we had that in place in pennsylvania, you know, we might

delaware attorney general beau biden joins me. he's also the son of vice president joe biden.ice to have you here this morning. i want to get your immediate thoughts on the fresh air fund. they are only reporting that they have shown that children may have traveled through the sandusky home. none of those children have come forward with any allegations. >> yeah, look, these are -- there are going to be facts developing in this case on a day-to-day basis. i'll leave it at that in dealing with the case in the capable hands of the attorney general up there and the entire law enforcement community up in pennsylvania just north of my state here in delaware. the focus should be what you led in with, thomas. i compliment you for it. that is the survivors, the survivors being the children and the parents of this tragedy, as is alleged by the grand jury indictment, as well as the millions -- literally millions of survivors that are listening out there today. as you know, thomas, 1 in 4 girls are sexually abused before they're 18. 1 in 6 boys are sexually abused before they're 18. only

we need to get these cases and people out there need to report. >> delaware attorney general beau bidente it. >> thank you. >>> just past 7 minutes past the hour. betty nguyen is over at the news desk with another look at the headlines. good morning to you. >> good morning. >>> italy's next prime minister is in meetings this morning trying to put together a new government. mario monti plans to create a government of people not linked to any political party to help italy out of its massive debt crisis. he replaces silvio berlusconi who resigned this weekend. >>> president obama is in hawaii this morning and scheduled to attend a fund-raiser later today. now, yesterday, he wrapped an economic summit with leaders of the asia pacific nations. cbs news senior white house correspondent bill plante is traveling with the president. good morning, bill. >> reporter: good morning, betty. this summit meeting was about opening up freer trade among the asia pacific nations and some success on that score, but the president had less success persuading the leaders of russ sha and china to increases sanc

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coming up at 11:00, delaware attorney general beau biden who aggressively and successfully prosecuted pediatrician convicted of sexual conduct with dozens of children will weigh in on the situation at penn state. >>> the next not mitt romney to surge in the polls is newt gingrich. he's right on mitt romney's heels. he's important in early state iowa but is being dogged by a report that he earned $1.6 million consulting for mortgage giant freddie mac. but does newt have too much baggage to win in the end? let's bring in our company, david korn and josh kroshir. david, i want to play you the sound that came in a few minutes ago on newt gingrich. listen to this. >> first of all, it wasn't paid to me. gingrich group was a consulting firm that had lots of people doing things. and we offered strategic advice. >> is the $1.6 million figure correct? >> i don't know. we're going back to check.ç >> the issue of whether he lobbied or consulted and if he made $300,000 or $1.6 million. is this going to hurt him either way? >> yes. we now know where we got the money from tiffany's at least. the bi

. >> and first up, delaware attorney, general beau biden, whose state has some of the toughest mandatory reporting standards when it comes to suspected child abuse. beau, i presume the reason you have mandatory reporting is because this is a very uncomfortable thing, it's a very shameful thing, it's a thing that comes with a lot of guilt and a lot of incentive to not talk about it. how important are laws like the mandatory reporting in your state to making sure that these crimes get addressed? >> they're critical. they're critical. look, you know the statistics, dylan. one out of four girls is sexually assaulted before they're 18. one out of six boys. only one in ten ever report it, because nine out of the ten perpetrators know the victim or say they love the victim they victimize. we need to find ways to embolden and empower victims to speak up and speak out. these aren't just statistics, these are my friends, people i within t went to high school with. they're people you know, i bet. we have to find ways to require and mandate by law that when you come across this, whether it's the thi

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. >> and to that end, attorney general beau biden from delaware has gone directly at the chain of titleso-called mers system. i want to play, if i could, a sound bite of him on the show, i guess it was last week. >> so what we're trying to do in delaware, and this is a very delaware-specific thing, although i predict to you that other states will follow suit, because they have similar statutes, and trying to hold those responsible accountable. in this man-made disaster, as you have covered better than anyone else, dylan, no man has been held responsible. >> i pulled the part of the sound bite where he told me i did a good job just as a self-esteem boost for the day. but your thoughts on mers and his actions? >> i agree with beau. i applaud what he is doing. i think there are various ags, we're trying to figure out in our state, strategically, where our laws can take us to hold those individuals accountable. some of us are attacking in different areas. that doesn't necessarily mean we won't all get to the same litigation, but our investigations is going to dictate where we go. but i appl

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general. host: we will let beau biden respond. guest: eric holder took an oath which he takes very seriously. is the finest attorney general i've ever worked with. your larger point is valid. the reality is that no one has been held accountable. that is why the frustration i hear in your voice, which is very legitimate, which is the frustration i hear in people in delaware. people talk about exactly the same thing you have talked about, a credible and ballot frustration, that no person or entity has been held accountable for this man-made disaster. it is incredibly important for people out there in the real world, in america, that they understand i am frustrated that some of my colleagues do not want to focus on that. there needs to be accountability. i am less interested in getting a major monetary settlement. i am much more interested in your point, in holding someone or some entity accountable. that is why one of the fundamental problems i have with a settlement as described to me in the press is that there are no emissions, and

legal standpoint, it really makes me think about the conversation yesterday with beau biden, who's the attorney general in delaware, where they have some of the strictest mandatory reporting standards, where if you see something and do not say something, you would now face criminal penalties yourself. and to the extent to which those mandatory disclosures and mandatory penalties don't exist nationally, i would hope to job that this would be the catalyst for this that. i want to turn to the other big story in america this afternoon. developing really here in new york, but also across the country, occupy wall street supporters vowing to re-take zuccotti park after the nypd ousted them in a surprise overnight raid. even members of the media could not get answers from the cops. >> step back. >> it looks like the press line's right here. >> it's here because you're standing here in violation of what i'm telling you. step back. step back. >> into the street? >> step back. step back. >> the nypd reports some 200 arrests so far, including reporters from "the new york times" and npr. right now the occupiers rem

biden, i've traveled with them to baghdad, have a very special relationship with the troops, their son, beau, attorney generalporter: exactly right. this is not just a work issue for joe biden. it's pretty clear he gets pretty choked up. it's an emotional one as well. and i expect -- we'll see what happens on the ground. there are times being set aside for the vice president to mingle with troops. but as we've seen and as you've seen him on the ground here, andrea, he gets very involved. usually that time set aside extends because he gets so involved. and as i spoke to him actually on the c-17 about what happens from here with these troops, he is very passionate about taking up this cause, this idea that we as a country need to step up. not just as government but also as businesses and as individuals to welcome home these troops from all branches of service. not just with gratitude but, rather, with a step up. that's actually not only good for them but also good for our country. there's a correlation that could be made between world war ii and he agreed with this on our c-17 ride. these young men and women wh

general of the state of delaware. i am happy, proud, and honored to be such. host: beau biden, thank you. guest: thank you for having me on. i appreciated it. caller: -- >> tomorrow morning, our series on military issues continues tomorrow morning. there will be a discussion on the role of the coast guard and budget issues facing service. news international executive chairman, james murdoch, testifying tomorrow for a second time about the phone hacking investigation. his company owns the now closed "news of the world." and you can see that hearing tomorrow morning on c-span 2. an investigation from the senate armed services committee shows 18 cases. parts that were used to build helicopters and cargo jets, sent to the u.k. and canada. committee questions represented some of the makers of military equipment for the government, bringing up general patrick o'reilly. this is two hours, 25 minutes. >> we have three panels of witnesses today. i suspect that the hearing may continue into the afternoon. i also suspect that we will break for lunch. this will all be determined by how long these pan