graced form -- disgraced former football coach, jerry sandusky is taking action. vic is in the newsroom with the latest. >> reporter: jerry sandusky wants pennsylvania's highest court to take up its appeal. in a petition just released today, sandusky said the trial judge should have instructed jurors. it also claims that sandusky's lawyers lack sufficient time to prepare for the trial. the former coach abused a number of boys over several decades. sandusky was convicted last year and is serving a 30- to 60- year state prison sentence. >>> early ther week, penn state reached a settlement with 26 victims, agreeing to pay them nearly $60 million. >>> first, a kidnapping. then an attempted carjacking, after his mother is involved in two frightening encounters. baseball hall-of-famer, cal ripken, jr., speaks about the incident. jessica kartalija joins us with the latest. >> reporter: tonight, cal ripken is calling the whole thing very bizarre. but he said he's leaving the investigating up to police. >> reporter: just last month, an attempted carjacking in broad dayligh