. >> the assistant coach mike mccreary would be coaching saturday and was not sure if he would be on the sideline or in the coach's box n.2002, mccreary was the graduate assistant who went to paterno and reported seeing sandusky assaulting a young boy in the penn state showers. fox 5 paul wagner is in state college with reaction from students and, paul, i guess it's safe to say there is leave -- overwhelming support of joe paterno? >> reporter: there is. right now it's calm in state college. late last night, this avenue here, college avenue, was filled with students who were very, very upset over the firing of joe paterno. we got here earlier today and i jumped out and started talking to students here on the street. we talked to a dozen of them. overwhelmingly, they're furious that joe paterno is taking the fall. at 1:30 this afternoon, employees with the department of public works in state college were hard at work, replacing some of the street let's torn down during last night's riot. independents of people, most of them -- thousands of people, most penn state students, poured on t

an apparent change of story from assistant coach mike mccreary. he sailed he witnessed sexual abuse by jerry sandusky. what he's now saying three minutes away. he's been climbing in the polls for weeks. now newt gingrich looking very presidential. our panel will look at how he stacks up against president obama. could newt beat president obama? we'll talk about that 20 minutes away. occupy wall street, getting the boot from zuccotti park in lower manhattan. now new york city may have a legal battle on its hand. >> no right is absolute, and with every right comes responsibility. the first amendment gives every new yorker the right to speak out, but it does not give anyone the right to sleep in a park or otherwise take it over to the exclusion of others, nor does it permit anyone in our society to live outside the law. wanna know the difference between a trader and an elite trader? it's this... the etrade pro platform. finds top performing stocks -- in three clicks. quickly scans the market for new trading ideas. got it? get it. good. introducing new

moments ago, we learn thadz assistant coach mike mccreary will not attend saturday's football game, due to fears for his safety. the university just announced that. multiple threats have been made against mccreary, so the university decided it would be best for him not to attend the game against nebraska. mccreary said he witnessed former coach jerry sandusky sexually abusing a 10-year-old boy in the shower in 2002. sandusky is facing dozens of felony charges. we will have more later in the news program. tonight, governor rick perry admits he, quote, stepped in it. >> it's three agencies of government when i get there that are gone, commerce, education and the -- what's the third one there? let's see... oh, five. >> commerce, education and... the... >> epa? >> epa, there you go. no. >> seriously! >> is epa the one you are talking about? >> no, sir. no, sir. we were talking about the agencies of government -- epa needs to be rebuilt. >> but you can't name the third one? >> the third agency of government i would do away with, the education... commerce... and let's see... i can't. the thir

. >>> the reining american idol, scott mccreary. >> well, a thanksgiving love for american idol.de a pretty good lip synching goof. the track starts but mccreary does not start mouthing the words. >> things were not smoother for season 10 runner up lauren elaina when she was singing the nationals anthem during the lions-packers game. ♪ what so proudly we hailed through the twi -- twilight's last gleaming. whose -- >> at least, here, she was actually singing but it seemed like she had a brain freeze around the twilight's last gleaming. imagine doing that in front of a huge crowd. i would be nervous, shaking. >> we have seen it happen before. it's like, you know, they are supposed to be professionals, you know. but the other thing, you know, that we want to talk about is the macy's thanksgiving day parade. people tonight realize because performers are supposed to be liplip sinking. >> you know. >> it's hard. >> still, it's not great. i give him a pass on that it's tough. you know, might have been trouble with their ear piece, could not hear themselves. could be a number of issues t

people saying, kel, if paterno had to go, why not mccreary? terms of security, university officials thought it best that he not be at this weekend's game. and that just gives you a sense of the high emotion that's running here at the university. on one side anger. on the flip side we should point out there are a number of students, faculty, people in the community who say it's time to focus more on the victims and not so much on football. that's why tonight there's going to be a candlelight vigil taking place at 9:30 in honor of the victims. alina? >> jason carroll live for us in state college, pennsylvania. jason, as always, thank you. >>> last night on "ac 360" state representative kevin boyle says the law may have failed the victims, watch. >> we need to toughen this up, the legislation -- the current legislation on the books, because the current law allows for conspiracies. it allows for cover-ups, and i feel as though if we had stronger legislation on the books, paterno, who i'm sure was lawyered up from the get-go, would have reported th

of the people that witnessed the sex abuse at penn state university and now assistant coach mike mccreary has spoken to cbs news. ron has more on this. >> reporter: hi, don, he is defending himself against claims he didn't do enough to stop jerry sandusky. in a recent e-mail to a friend he says he did intervene when he saw sandusky sexually assaulting a boy in the shower. he went on to say he notified police and the person in charge of university police following the incident. while he says he is not able to talk at length he spoke to cbs news about his emotions. >> this process has to play out. i just don't have anything else to say at all. >> okay. and then just ones last thing. just describe your emotions right now. >> all over the place, just kind of -- shaken. >> crazy. >> crazy. >> he says he has received several death threats and is currently on administrative leave. don, back to you. >> thank you very much, ron. >>> sandusky is charged with abusing eight boys, he denies any wrongdoing. >> the family of a murdered law student from maryland is one step closer to getting justice, the

. >> what else mike mccreary is saying tonight. >> and occupy shut down tonight on wall street. what that means for protestors here. and the wild weather of 2011. will it mean a snowy winter? bob's big prediction. >>> live and in hd, this is abc 7 news at 11:00. on your side. >>> up first a local teacher is arrested for being drunk on the job. but tonight abc 7 gives him a chance to tell his side of the story. we have the teacher that resigned his position, but he is facing a host of problems. he instructed at the lunsford middle school in chantilly. jay korff is live tonight with the questions and answers that you will want to see. >> police arrested this loudoun county schoolteacher yesterday on the allegation he was drunk at school. today he resigned. i spoke with them. he defended himself. >> he was quick to defend himself tuesday night. you're not drinking on the job? what was your blood alcohol content? he declined to answer that question they suspected their colleague, a physics teacher was drunk on the job. >> the staff members detected the odor of alcohol, went to the a

and mccreary is now on paid administrative leave and in a secluded location. >>> president obama tonighthe sex abuse scandal heartbreaking. he said it's a good time for the entire country to do some soul searching not just penn state. the president said, although sports is important, protecting children should be our number one concern. >>> it's stanford going up against oregon and on the line the possibility of playing for the national championship. now ktvu's lloyd lacuesta went to ucla so he's remaining neutral as he give us all the previews. >> reporter: no red or green on me but the stage is set for the cardinals versus the number six team in the nation oregon ducks. on the line is stanford's 17 game win streak, the longest in the nation. the last team to beat them, oregon. walking off the practice field tonight is number 12, andrew luck. considered the best college quarterback in the country. he didn't want to talk but his father did. a former nfl quarterback. >> your son does he appear any different before this game or is he the same as every other game. >> same old same old. he's

an embarrassing moment for idol winner scott mccreary. i'm not sure i saw it.ar-old missed his cue while lip synching his hit song. he caught up but the mi take was obvious to many. i don't know if i'm missing it. they say all the singers apparently lip synch but he is the one to miss a beat. >> the thing, the national anthem. if you're going to perform the national anthem, should you not know the lyrics? this guy lip zincing -- >> so many people have gotten into trouble. you still feel the pain. national audience. >> yeah. >> and the guy lip synching, i done want to say what this is all about. >> everybody has a day. >> but a great day all around weatherwise. >> yeah, fantastic weather day weather wise. plenty of sign out there. we are talking mostly clear conditions out there. not pat at all. mother nature, as far as the holiday goes. taking a look at the headline, where do we stand? we have another sunny day outside i'm happy to till. temperature on the up and down scale and some unsettled weather is going to be heading our way as well. we'll have to watch t

. >> reporter: mike mccreary the graduate assistant who told on him has been in seclusion, accused of not doing enough to stop the abuse he witnessed, tuesday he made his first public comments. >> their this process has to play out and i just don't have anything else to say at all. >> okay, then just one last thing, just describe your emotions right now. >> all over the place, just kind of shaken. >> crazy. >> crazy. >> and you said, what like a -- >> snow blower. >> in a recent e-mail he said he made sure the assault was stopped when he left the locker room. he says i am getting hammered for handling this the right way or what i thought was right. i had to make tough impacting quick decisions. kai jackson, wjz eyewitness news. >> here is more of that e-mail. he also wrote i did not stop it, not physically bud made but made sure it was stopped when i left that locker room. no one knows my thoughts or wants to be in my shoes for those 30 or 45 seconds trust me. >>> the main prosecutor at the casey anthony trial is taking aim at her in his new book. he writes jurors should not have acqu

and mccreary is now on paid administrative leave and in a secluded location. >>> president obama tonightbreaking. he said it's a good time for the entire country to do some soul searching not just penn state. the president said, although sports is important, protecting children should be our number one concern. >>> it's stanford going up against oregon and on the line the possibility of playing for the national championship. now ktvu's lloyd lacuesta went to ucla so he's remaining neutral as he give us all the previews. >> reporter: no red or green on me but the stage is set for the cardinals versus the number six team in the nation oregon ducks. on the line is stanford's 17 game win streak, the longest in the nation. the last team to beat them, oregon. walking off the practice field tonight is number 12, andrew luck. considered the best college quarterback in the country. he didn't want to talk but his father did. a former nfl quarterback. >> your son does he appear any different before this game or is he the same as every other game. >> same old same old. he's pretty even keel. >> repo

according to the grand jury graduate assistant mike mccreary still on the coaching staff told paterno he saw former assistant coach jerry sandusky allegedly sexually assaulting a young boy in a campus shower in 2002. paterno testified he told his supervisor, the athletic director, but the university did nothing, prosecutors say. two university officials were charged with perjury and failing to report the crime against a child. paterno was not charged with a crime, but in the end it was an amazing fall from grace for the legendary coach. >> thanks. pray a little bit. >> coach! coach! >> we love you, joe! >> reporter: jerry sandusky and the two university officials charged in this case deny any wrongdoing. meantime, federal officials confirmed they are investigating to see if any u.s. laws were broken by the failure to report. ann? >> all right. ron, thanks. >>> mike is a columnist for the new york daily news. good morning and thanks for being here. let's make sure we're all on the same page on how big a fall from grace this is for joe paterno. what was his reputation? >> ann, this is o

an e-mail has surfaced from assistant coach mike mccreary. he said he sent an e-mail to a friend, saying he had to make decisions in an instant and thinks he did the right thing. he said he did not physically stopped the assault but made sure it had ended by the time he left the locker room. jerry sandusky is alleged to have abused over eight boys. >>> slow down. drivers need to watch their speed in school zones in howard county. as monique griego explains, the grace period is now over. and starting today, speed cameras will catch you and you will get a ticket. >> reporter: up until now, these mobile speed cameras had been giving warnsings. but today, it will cost you. >> reporter: drivers, beware. howard county has a few set of eyes on speeders. >> they zoom by. all day long, they zoom by. >> reporter: kristen weaver was happy to learn this van was equipped to capture and now cite drivers for speeding in a nearby school zone. >> i think that's fantastic. >> reporter: for the past 30 days, they had been issuing warnings to drivers caught goin

state's documents, including the police report from a 2002 incident where we are told at least by mike mccrearyrmer member of the tale, a graduate assistant, that he filed a report. that he went to police if that information was out there. the media and frankly the entire community is hoping to see exactly what was said at that time and what anybody knew. >> nbc's peter alexander. thank you so much. you've done fabulous work on this story that i'm afraid probably has not even neared its end. thank you very much. >> reporter: happy holiday. >>> now to egypt where protests have moved into their fifth day tension mounting on the streets egyptian troops have taken the place of armed riot police in hoping -- in hopes of cooling some of the violence. reports are saying that more than 30 protesters have been killed. thousands more potentially injured in the violence. for the latest we're now joined by nbc's iman muldene in cairo. what's the scene like on the ground at this hour? replacing police with troops seemed to calm things down a little bit. how have the people responded? >> reporter: well, euge

lauren alaina and scotty mccreary.mommy. what gisele wants everybody to know. we have some good-looking people on the show today. can i just say that? whoo! >> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. -- the penn state community is shocked by the allegations of jerry sandusky. perjury charges today. our sister station, newschannel it will happen in that report in a few minutes. elections will be held tomorrow in maryland. for information on the polling locations, log onto wjla.com. time for a check on your traffic. a lot of volume in virginia. have any accidents to report across the american legion bridge. this is live at the 14th street bridge. in maryland, it is improving on avenue southbound. there was an accident that is gone. >>> we still have some thick fog hanging on. , head -- frederick county in particular. falls, virginia. you can hardly see anything. temperatures are for the most in the 30's. total sunshine today and warmer tomorrow. total sunshine today and warmer tomorrow. have another at bank of amer

lauren alaina and scotty mccreary.mommy. what gisele wants everybody to know. we have some good-looking people on the show today. can i just say that? whoo! . >>> we take a look at temperatures pushing through the 40s. nice recovery, the sun is higher in the sky at this time of the day for us. seems warmer for the morning hours. virtually clear skies. sunshine, carrying through. two degree guaranteed high, up to 63. sun down at 5:00. quick drop off with light winds, down to 34, more frost and probably more morning fog in the same spots that had it this morning. tomorrow 66. increasing clouds wednesday. thursday showers with a passage of a cold front and highs in the 50s friday and saturday. >>> beltway is slow from green spring to the jfx. slow traffic on the outer loop as well. beltway, northwest, 695 near 795. stop and go traffic stopping at park heights. 895 south, white marsh boulevard. completely stopped traffic southbound earlier, due to an accident southbound at the beltway, clearing out of the way, seeing a lit

lauren alaina and scotty mccreary.body to know. we have some good-looking people on the show today. can i just say that? whoo! >>> pg&e says the rupture of a pipeline was what the utility was looking for. a pipeline was pressurized with water. when it failed the break sent a huge flow of water and mud on to 280 in woodside. there's evidence the line may have been damaged by an outside contractor. workers will remove the pipe for further stud. 280 looking fine. but we have other problems. -- >> awful out of the central valley interest tracy to the altamont. new stalled big rig at north flynn. over an hour to get to the dublin pleasanton interchange 80 and 880. toll plaza ing along backed up before west ground. >> -- >> sun out >>> beautiful picture from sutro tower this morning fog starts to lift thanks to that hour earlier sunshine. still have mid 30s north bay valleys, 40s and 50s for the rest of us. upper 50s to low 60s by the afternoon with mostly sunny sky. three to four days of calm before the ♪ >>> go katy, go ka

martha: i want to bring up this email from mike mccreary. case is going to hinge on witnesses. as you pointed out, tamara before, dna and things like that will not be applicable at this stage of the game because it's so many years ago. this is a young man who worked for penn state as a football coach as an assistant. this is what he says about walking into the showers and witnessing, according to the early reports, the rape of a young boy. in his own defense he says this, i did the right thing, you guys know me. the truth is not out there fully. i didn't just turn and run, i made sure it stopped. i had to make quick, tough decisions. imagine in your mind, treni, the scene of finding this man, if indeed this is what happened, with this young boy and this assistant coach walking in and seeing it and turning around and saying he had to make a quick decision. what do you make of all that treni. >> i appreciate the fact that he says that he stopped the behavior, whatever he says he saw, right, but that even begs the question of why then didn't he

. >> what did happen in the shower the night mike mccreary happened upon you and the young boy. >> okayering and horsing around. an actually turned the showers on and was actually sliding across the floor, and as we were as i recall possibly snapping a towel and horseplay. jenna: ellis. >> again, this is what i meant earlier. against he had something absolute to say in terms of where he was and why, you can't go on and offer something that basically helps build the case against you. and that's what he did. by offering a different shade of gray you leave it this much now to a jury to accept, as opposed to all of this. and that really -- look, we understand that there has to always be set the legal caveat. all of us were reminded of it last night. when you see and hear what you saw last night to some respects it place into the fait accompli. from the president of the united states all the way down we seemingly have embraced the fact that this occurred and to a certain extent this plays into it. jenna: dr. ablow go ahead. >> reporter: keep in this mind, and i just posted a blowing about th

the american idol winner scott mccreary. hey, rick. >> hey.u were coming. >> i don't know, man. i think they're just excited about the parade. i know i am. >> trust me, that's not it. they've been screaming your name all morning long. you're the current "american idol" winner. what's that feel like to suddenly go from small town north carolina to this? >> it's crazy, man. we went from zero to 100 in two seconds. we're enjoying it and get to go do things like this. it's been a blessing, i'm telling you. >> you've had about a year where your life has completely changed. is there any one moment in all of that where you've had to go, oh, my god, i cannot believe this is happening? >> oh, yeah. i was just at the cma awards and i get the chance to sing. it's been really cool to see the response and to see people really supporting me. i'm humbled by that and trying to keep on singing. >> you're saying that you've spent every thanksgiving at your grandma's watching this parade. one year changes and you're in the parade. >> i'm telling you. you never k