james ramsey today. he seems to be behind coach pitino. we'll see. unless something else comes out, which is entirely possible at this point, i mean, it's been crazy for the last four months. so as long as we have all the facts right now, it sounds like nothing else will happen to coach pitino, that he will not be suspended, window take a leave of absence, and will be back on the bench next season. >> real quick, ken, the president of the school, james ramsey, knew about this, but some details surprised him. what are those details that surprised him? as this fully came to light. >> he has not said specifically -- we can assume, i guess, the abortion thing was probably something that maybe he hadn't heard. we can only assume that maybe that. that's the only thing that kind of was shocking -- had a shock factor around here and all over the country yesterday. maybe that was it. but he hasn't really said much on the matter. >> got you. stephen a. joining us again. is this just about money and wins? we did a little research. forbes.com laying it out there

james ramsey today, he seems to be behind coach pitino. unless something else comes out, which is entirely possible at this point, it's been crazy at this point, as long as we have the facts right now, it sounds like nothing else will happen to coach pitino that he won't be suspended, take a leave of absence, will be on the bench next season. >> ramsey knew of this, but some details surprised him. what are those details that surprised him? as this fully came to light. >> he has not said specifically. we can assume, i guess, the abortion thing i think was probably something that maybe he

james ramsey, president of the university, and he's behind coach pitino. unless something else comes out which is entirely possible at this point, it's been crazy for the last frour months, so as long as we have all the facts right now it sounds like nothing else will happen to coach pitino that he will not be suspended. won't take a leave abscents and will be back on the bench next season. >> real quick. the president of the school, james ramsey, knew of this but some details surprised him. what are the details that surprised him as this fally came to light? >> he has not said specifically. we can assume i guess the abortion thing i think was probably something that maybe he hadn't heard. >> okay. >> that's the only thing that kind of was shocking, had a shock factor around here and all over the country yesterday. maybe that was it, but he hasn't said much on the matter. >> gotcha. steven ainchlgts, joining us again. if this is about money and wins, when you -- we did a little research. forbes.com laying it out there, louisville basketball the most profit

university president james ramsey released a statement saying he had knowabout the alleged extortion attempt for some time. i've now been informed there may be other details which, if true i found surprise. my thoughts were coach pitino and his family while his contract contains a more always clause, so far there have been no official calls for the coach to step down. diana alvear, abc news, chicago. >>> the national enquirer is reporting the dna test prove john edwards father aid child with his one-time girlfriend. the tabloid says rielle hunter demand the test so she could ensure a sound financial future for her daughter. edwards ad midded the affair but denied having a child. the enquirer was first to break the story of this their affair. >> if former vice president dick chin an's memoir apirnly shaping up to be atell-all. "the washington post" says cheney believes president bush gradually turned away from his advice during his second term in osts and report ld bush turned out to be more like an ordinary politician. the book is due in 2011 and cover cheney's kreer starting with hi

university president james ramsey says pitino publicly apologized for having an affair with a woman six years ago and it's time to move on. the woman is now charged in federal court for trying to extort money from pitino. pitino says he plans to remain at louisville for as long as the university wants him. >>> well, if you had a ticket, i'm sorry to tell you aerosmith has canceled the rest of its summer tour. lead singer steven tyler fell off the stage at a show in south dakota last week. he broke his shoulder and had to get 20 stitches in his head, so his doctors have advised him to stay home and recuperate. guitarist joe perry says words cannot express the sadness he feels for having to cancel the tour at this point. he says he does hope to be back on the road as soon as possible though and the band says it will refund tickets for all those canceled shows. i don't know if you have one, but you're probably disappointed, too. >>> a man walks in a convenience store pointing a gun. he has no idea what he's gotten himself into. how the store owners fought back against an armed robber. >>>

james ramsey, the president of the university said, "he is clearly made errors in judgment that have come under intense public scrutiny. we can't ignore the errors in judgment and they saddened and disappointed me." does that sound like the university is willing to keep him on as coach? >> it certainly does to me. i think this is primarily now a private matter for coach pitino, his family, god, and the university. i wouldn't expect that it would have a huge impact on recruiting. but if it zshgs certainly a young man and his pafrnts can decide i don't want to send my son to the university of louisville. as a result, i think that's okay. >> apparently the coach had warned some of his potential recruits that this might be coming. talked to their parents as well. and they still wanted to go to the university of louisville. so christine, the coach's reputation sort of supersede all of this? >> it certainly does on the basketball court, john. and rick pitino is one of the greatest coaches in the game, in the history of the game. and so i think that's a big part of it. the fact that louisvi

university president james ramsey released a statement saying he'd known about the alleged extortion attempt for some time. i've now been informed there may be other details, which if true i find surprising. my thoughts are with coach pitino and his family. while rick pitino's contract contains a moral clause, so far there have been no official calls for the coach tost ep down. >> so fothnir orng m's u estion of the day we ask do inrik yock pitino should step down as head coach after admitting his adultery? go to our facebook fan page and let us know what you think. >> a fatal highway accident in new york is shining a spotlight problem -- women and alcohol. a woman allegedly drove drunk, crashed her car into another vehicle killing eight people, including four children. statistics show 39% of young women now engage in binge drinking and that sup 30% since 197. here's sharyn alfonsi. >> it's friday night outside of boston. state police are looking for drunk drivers. law enforcement officers here and across the country are noticing a disturbing new trend. more and more those arrested f

james ramsey today, he seems to be behind coach pitino. unless something else comes out, which is entirely possible at this point, it's been crazy at this point, as long as we have the facts right now, it sounds like nothing else will happen to coach pitino that he won't be suspended, take a leave of absence, will be on the bench next season. >> ramsey knew of this, but some details surprised him. what are those details that surprised him? as this fully came to light. >> he has not said specifically. we can assume, i guess, the abortion thing i think was probably something that maybe he hadn't heard. we can only assume maybe -- that's the only thing that was shocking, had a shock factor around here and around the country yesterday. but he hasn't really said much on the matter. >> gotcha. stephen a., joining us again. is this just about money and wins? we did a little research, forbes.com laying it out there, louisville basketball, the most profitable in the country. the value of the basketball program. $24.4 million when pitino showed up.

. >> you're president of a local university, james ramsey said pitino is our guy, sticking by him forys a possibility that something else could come out and i think that's what people are watching for. but from what we know now, i don't see the university taking any action. i think the real question is what pitino himself may decide to do in the coming days or weeks. >> there has to be a sense of embarrassment here. we know how influential boosters and other supporters of universities are. this is a huge embarrassment on the university now. is that your sense? >> absolutely. from a lot of fans, and from a lot of, as you said, boosters. but it is -- i talked to a fan yesterday who said he started to put his louisville shirt on and thought twice of it. when guys at home are thinking that, it is not a good thing. it has been a strong and not an insignificant percentage of the fans who had a negative response. >> lisa, let me bring you in now and talk about the legality. language in the contract extension says the 56-year-old basketball coach can be dismissed for acts of moral depravity o