mr. sandusky. and mr. sandusky was playing a polish gangster in a skit and they engaged in a conversation about it. sandusky looked at my client almost enduringly. i didn't see any of the same to wards his family. i thaulgt the elephant was dorothy sandusky and how there wasn't an inch of testimony, a millimeter of testimony, about any affection or normal relations that he had with her or he had with his six children who were also absent as witnesses. >> in terms of whapsz now, the defense is saying they're going to look at the issues for what appeals are and he feels good. do you buy any of that? do you worry about that at all? >> i don't worry about it for a bit. i was here from the beginning to the end. i've been followinger legal r e ruling and everything here. he was on the courthouse steps retrying his case. his case was largely that this was a conspiracy among the prosecuto prosecutors, the police, the friel lawyers and the media. all of whom conspired to get this man. that's not the case at all. the

mr. sandusky. he's a young man, mr. as playing a polish gangster in a ask it and they engaged in a conversation about it. sandusky looked at my client almost adoringly. i thought it was awkward, odd, telling. i didn't see any of the same, any of the same towards his family. i thought the elephant in this room which could not escape this jury's attention was dottie sandusky and how there wasn't an inch of testimony, a millimeter of testimony about any affection or normal relations that he had with her or that he had with his six children who were also absent as witnesses. >> in terms of what happens now, the defense, i talked to joe amendola who was saying they're going to look at what the issues for appeal are and he feels about about things they can raise up on appeal. do you buy any of that? do you worry about that at all? >> i don't worry about it a bit. i was here from the beginning to the end. i've been following every legal ruling and everything here. joe amendola was on the courthouse steps retrying his case. his

mr. sandusky. he's a young man, mr. ky was playing a polish gangster in a ask it and they engaged in a conversation about it. sandusky looked at my client almost adoringly. i thought it was awkward, odd, telling. i didn't see any of the same, any of the same towards his family. i thought the elephant in this room which could not escape this jury's attention was dottie sandusky and how there wasn't an inch of testimony, a millimeter of testimony about any affection or normal relations that he had with her or that he had with his six children who were also absent as witnesses. >> in terms of what happens now, the defense, i talked to joe amendola who was saying they're going to look at what the issues for appeal are and he feels about about things they can raise up on appeal. do you buy any of that? do you worry about that at all? >> i don't worry about it a bit. i was here from the beginning to the end. i've been following every legal ruling and everything here. joe amendola was on the courthouse steps retrying his case.

mr. sandusky to the dpw. to report him to authorities. instead, there was this conscious decision made that they were just going to go at it simply by having mr. curley talk to sandusky. my word, that just is not right. the fact of the matter is, they had a plan in place, as susan candiotti reports, to do a number of things which didn't carry the ball all the way, to use their term. but the fact of the matter is, they were going to report it to dpw. they made a decision to retrench and retreat on that very policy. and the fact of the matter is, that while mr. paterno doesn't use e-mail, so he says, the fact of the matter is, curley changed the plan. according to the content of these e-mails. right after he spoke with joe paterno. that of course is a critical piece of information and something that none of us knew till the content of these e-mails was revealed tonight. >> so what do you think should be the legal liability of these men? especially maybe the president? >> penn state is responsible for their conduct. we're assessing their cond

mr. sandusky. you have to keep in mind mr. sandusky didn't win one verdict from mr. sandusky.arate claims and they went 45-48 and the claims, 10-10. a 94% batting average. and i'm sure while i have no first hand knowledge, i've seen them first hand. i was at every lick of the trial and i'm quite sure that's how they are sifting through this, very carefully. >> tom klein, attorney for victim number five. thank you for your time. >> my pleasure to be here. >>> right now, number five on our list of trending stories this hour. lolo jones came in third in the 100 meter hurdles yesterday in oregon. not her first trip to the olympics. she entered beijing as one of the favorites before tripping over the second to last hurdle and finishing seventh. [ donovan ] i hit a wall. and i thought "i can't do this, it's just too hard." then there was a moment. when i decided to find a way to keep going. go for olympic gold and go to college too. [ male announcer ] every day we help students earn their bachelor's or master's degree for tomorrow's careers. this is your moment. let nothing stand in

mr. sandusky, joe amendola, woe a fairly intricate tale of what he calls -- wove a fairly intricate tale of what he called improper information by police and victims out for financial gain all of that wrapped into a statement that he repeated over and over before the jury that, it just doesn't make sense. the lead prosecutor in the case came back and countered or tried to counter a lot of what mr. amendola said and tried to draw the jury back to mr. sandusky and what he had allegedly done to the children. >> well, it will be interesting to see what happens here. i understand our time is pretty much up and whether that information about the character of jerry sandusky is going to be enough to overtime the prosecution, kevin johnson, thank you. >>> coming up on 9 news now a big change at the marine barracks at eighth and i street. we'll introduce you to the brand-new commander at the oldest active post in the u.s. marine corps. >> and it was the sight of the deadliest u.s. coal mine disaster in four decades. now the owners of the upper big branch mine take action to make sure no one else i

mr. sandusky's books. and it's interesting that the police actually found him.n the police found him and asked if they could speak with him, he was so overcome with emotion, the officer who found him actually testified in court that he was in the feetal position on the couch of his house when he first spoke with authorities. >> this is something that began for your client when he was 11 or 12 years old. did he express fear of jerry sandusky to you during that time when they had contact when he was being abused? >> well, i think -- it's interesting the dynamic that he had with jerry. and he testified, in public he felt like jerry held him out as his son. in private, he felt that jerry treated him as a girlfriend. during those times when they were in private, you know and jerry treated him as my client testified, as his girlfriend, that was the difficult time for him. as a young boy, 11, 12, 13 years old, you don't know how to process that when a man is taking advantage of you in that manner. >> and he was a father figure in many ways too, correct because your cli

sandusky trial. the jury will be back tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. joining me now is tom klein. mr. n, i suppose the most dramatic development today was matt sandusky, jerry sandusky's adopted son, came forward, saying he too was a victim of abuse at the hands of jerry sandusky. what was your reaction and your client's reaction to that bombshell as it turned out to be? >> piers, i was just going to use the same term you used. it was a bombshell. apparently mr. sandusky's son, adopted son, matt, was actually talking to the prosecutors. that was the reason. so it's believed sandusky didn't take the stand in his own defense. so it was a dramatic development both in the courtroom and outside of the courtroom today. >> how do you feel the trial has gone in term also of your client's interest and those of the other young people who came forward who claimed they've been abused as children? >> well, i've been in the courtroom every day, from the opening statements, until the end of the closing arguments and the jury charge. i saw every witness testify. there was a mountain of evidence that w

mr. sandusky had clearly been willing to testify to the natioo. iling to testify to ttese 12 jurors. this man gave a national intervieww but didn't speak to them. 3 sandusky's... accused f ...sexually abusing... ten boys... over..,. 15--years..../ life in prison... if convicted... on all counts.á police... re seerching ...for woman... who attacked.. a... stranger.... it... happened... on a bus... in philadelphia... caught n camera..../you.. can see ...the woman in piik... as she boards the buss.. sits down .... then... rushes to the back.... and begins... áwailingá... on... another passenger.../. punching... the an... while other passengers.. watch..../ the... vvctim... is a journalist... who... aaparently... never met the womann... but... ásheá... actee like she knewwhim. make surr you dont do anything like this to me and my family no more.")) more.")) slabber.,.. sayy... he was help him..../ the... womann ...meanwhile, got away. catholics across the country... &p are... taking stand against a new federrl healthcare mandate. tonight... begins "for

mr. sandusky. he chose not to do it. >> some character witnesses did take the stand wednesday. the final witness, now 21, said sandusky was a father figure to him. he testified nothing sexual ever happened during more than 50 overnight stays. he felt pressured by investigators to say something that was not true. >> stay with abc 7 news and wjla.com for full coverage of the trial. we will be like from the trout today. look for the reports in our later newscast. like the police chief in the trayvon marching case has been fired. they released him from duty because of "escalating divisiveness." george zimmerman was not charged because there's nothing to disperse his account of what happened -- disprove his account of what happened. >> a share is in custody accused of sexually assaulting a female inmates. it happened tuesday while she was in a holding cell. police say the deputy sheriff admitted his involvement. yes doubt been charged with second-degree rape and suspended without pay -- he has now been charged with second-degree rape and suspended without pay. >> a jpmorgan violating

mr. sandusky had literally been willing to testify to the nation but wasn't willing to testify to these 12 jurors. >> reporter: jurors deliberated late into the evening on thursday. they will reconvene friday morning. and they are being sequestered while they go over all of this evidence. also legal experts saying that matt sandusky's accusation could lead to additional charge, including incest. >>> after just one day of testimony, the assault trial of william lynch might be headed for a mistrial. the 44 year-old lynch is charged with the beating of a father at this church self years ago. he said he was molested. lynch a lawyer ask the the judge to warn the priest he was committing perjury. this morning, are the judge sent the jury home giving no explanation. possible reasons, the priest may be planning take the fifth, which could trigger a mistrial. prosecutors may have offered lynch a deal, or more alleged victims may have come forward. one of them did so literally today. >> reporter: signalling just how high emotions are running in the william lynch priest abuse trial, deborah lucas, th

mr. sandusky, to youngsters, to have the youngsters feel comfortable and then slowly progress. >> jerry sandusky's defense attorney focused on two points in court -- he said the timing of some of the allegations differs from the grand jury testimony and says sandusky's accusers were troubled children looking to cash in on a scandal. >> we will follow every step of the trial on the air and on line. the latest is available on our web site, wjla.com. >> to developing news we first brought you up 5:00 -- some underground at power lines are on fire in a restaurant neighborhood. -- reston neighborhood. >> firefighters say this is a rare occurrence -- something they see once or twice every 30 years. the power lines are still smoldering. this area burst into flames. residents immediately called 911 and dominion cut the power. as far as what cost it, no definitive word, simply a power surge or too much electricity. one thing they are calling a bizarre coincidence -- the body of a 40-year-old was discovered. officials say there is no correlation. this is simply a bizarre coincidence. as far as when the powe

mr. sandusky. and he chose not to do it. >> sandusky charged with sexually abusing ten years over a 15-year period. >>> the bicyclist accused of hitting and killing an elderly man in the castro pleaded not guilty today. he is charged with a felony. police say that he hit a 71 year-old at market and castro march 29th. he was in a crosswalk when he was hit, and later died in the hospital. prosecutors say that surveillance indicate that he did not try to brake before the collision. >>> the family of a man killed in front of his berkeley home filed a wrongful death claim against the city today. he was killed last january. daniel dewit considered mentally ill is charged with that killing. the victim reported a man was trespassing on his property. officers did not respond. the claim filed against the city today is likely a precursor to a lawsuit. of the city of berkeley has 45 days to respond. >>> it's been hot over the past couple of day, but a big cool-down in store for tomorrow. i'll show you how cool

mr. sandusky gets to court and can get aa fair jury to hear the sides, on both sides of this case. 3 p3 severalcussrs asked a judge judge ruled their names will t - only be witheld during jursy trial..-&3.. ot at the actual voters in wisconssn are deciding right now whether to keep their republican governor or replace him with a ddmocrat. democrrt. the recall plection of governnrrscott &pwalker is in full swing. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to turn out in this critical vote. at issue is governor waaker's attack on organized labor to from expensive collective bargainiig arrangements. this is a reeord setting election, gooernor walker has shelling out at least 70 to 1 millionndollars to try to keep his job. maryland law does not allow for a recall like the one today.that brings us to our puestion of the dayshould maryland voters be allowed too recall eleeted public officiaas? officials?matt writee on facebook...."yes, why should we be stuck with someone if electing them was obviiuslyya " mistake." and trip writes..."yes, if we did o'malley and others might govern differently.. dif

mr. sandusky in 2001. i thought anderson, one of the most interesting things that came out of the back-to-back testimony that we've seen is that mike mcqueary testified that in february of 2001 he saw this incident and looked into the face of jerry sandusky. and here we have a similar incident in the shower some few months later from february to august. and i would say that conduct is down right brazen. >> do you think -- the dpvs has raised this idea that jerry sandusky has some sort of disorder, hysterical disorder. do you buy that? do you think this has any bearing on that? >> i believe that the conduct is classic predatory conduct. as i've said in many interviews today, i've never seen a man who liked to shower with so many young boys. the fact of the matter is the pattern here is classic predatory. he groomed the young men. he bought them gifts, he took them to games. he got them tickets. he took them away. he got them in his car. and then what he did was he put his hand on each one's knee basically a

mr. sandusky. and he chose not to do it. >> a fox news judicial analyst says sandusky's decision was a calculated move. >> that the lawyers for mr. sandusky knew he couldn't risk the dangers of cross- examination. also means they probably had a mock cross-examination session and that he failed it miserably. >> he goes on to say prosecution laid out a strong case against sandusky. >> now the jury is expected to begin deliberating later this afternoon and will be sequestered if found guilty sandusky could spend the rest of his life in prison tony. >> thank you very much. >>> in other news the full house could vote next week on whether to hold attorney general eric holder in contempt of congress but top republicans say they are still open to negotiations. yesterday, a house committee voted along party lines to hold the head of the justice department in contempt the white house used executive privilege to block lawmakers from seeing some documents, related to a federal gun smuggling scheme that went awr

mr. sandusky was a grave risk to children. >> and sandusky will be sentence add few months from now and will like little spend the rest of his life behind bars. >> wild celebrations are taking place in egypt at this hour as the country marks a new chapter in its history. take a look here. this was the scene a short while ago as you can see, there is the new president. election officials announced mohammed morsi won the presidency. this is a look atta hir square. you can see wild celebrations there. morsi called on the country to unify behind him. he says he will try to keep the promises he made during his campaign and said that he will recognize egypt's international agreement. >> and still ahead here on abc 7 news at 6:30, we had our own round of severe weather and now florida is bracing for theirs. debby is still a tropical storm but could soon become a hurricane. check we >> well, tonight debby is still a tropical storm but she has already dumped a lot of rain on florida, giving residents a taste of what to expect. the storm is moving slowly across the gulf over florida's panhandle. the h

mr. sandusky. and he chose not to do it. >> the court has recessed for the day. closing arguments set for tomorrow. if convicted, sandusky could spend the rest of his life in prison. >>> federal reserve decided this morning to extend a program aimed at spurring borrowing and spending by driving down long term interest rates the fed announced hiring has weakened and the economy needs more support reinstated plan to keep short term rates at record low levels until late 2014. officials say they will cut rates more if the economy worsens. >>> arson investigators looking into the cause of a predawn fire at an oakland paint store. the fire broke out after 4:00 this morning. damaged the roof of the storage shed. firefighters were able to keep flames from spreading. the fire knocked down in 15 minutes cause under investigation firefighters found evidence that the fire started outside the shed. >>> a heated showdown on capitol hill this morning. lawmakers get set to take a vote holding the nation's top cop in contempt. now president obama is getting involved. >> the woman

mr. sandusky had ccearly been willing to testify to the nation. ing to this man gave a natiinal &pinterview, but didn't speak t 3hem. - sandusky's... accused of ...sexually pbusing... tee boys... over..,. 15--years..../ he... could... spend life in prison... if convicted... on all &pcounts.á some ... of... the aaion's... biggest... pizza chains... team--up... to fight the govern. governmentt as... part....of pizza hains... with... - more than... 20 locations --- will bee.. required... to print the calories... per slice... oo... their menu board..../ maay... mandate's... a waste of money.... / printing... new menu boards ...that most customers.. won't ever ee. liddle says: "most of our customers in pizza stores phone. they don't look at a decision that way. so e're not only doing it in a way thaa's expensive for a small-business person, we're doing it in a way that ould be oo confusing." confusing." 3&meantime..., supporters ssy... the ...move ...couud help fight... besity.../ 3 3 mosley sayss "personally, i don't think mosley says, 3 3 mosley says,

mr. sandusky sexually assaulted him. so essentially it was a good move for the defense from a tactical perspective. it's unfortunate that it wasn't able to be put in context. >> just to clarify, victim number four in his testimony was talking about in graphic detail about what happened and afterwards the state trooper went out for a break and you guys were caught talking. i just want to clarify. >> it was victim number four who went out for the cigarette break. yeah. >> so this is what i want to know. there's supposedly an incident that apparently dottie sandusky interrupted a hotel room in texas at the alamo bowl during an attempted sex act in a bathroom and she said that your client was wrong, and that she only walked in and that jerry was yelling at your client for missing a dinner, which was an expensive ticket for them to get. and she said that your client was troubled that he off took things out of context or exaggerated events. >> well, you know, it's extremely unfortunate. i stand by my client's testimony. i thin

mr. sandusky said he chose not to do it. >> i did not go around seeking out every young person for sexual needs, there were many i have hardly any contact with. >> for nearly one week alleged victims to the stand describing sexual encounters with sandusky. his former colleagues describe the incident he says he witnessed in a locker room that he reported to that head coach joe paterno. the defense called a number of character witnesses. sandusky has pleaded not guilty to 51 charges related to abuse. >> closing arguments will happen thursday morning. jurors will be sequestered as a deliberate. >>catherine: to attacks on women and less than two weeks near santa clara university. the first was a few blocks from campus, the other was one block away from the university dorms. today, the hunt is on for the attackers. >> here is where the most recent attack occurred. a very residential neighborhood. the people who live here say the entire blog is almost entirely populated assistant. as you can see, this is very close. the female of income was walking thoth just before 3:00 a.m. when she was appro

mr. sandusky is conflicted, he does not reflect penn state as i've come to know it and love it.e is an aberration. he doesn't reflect humanity, if he's convicted, doing these awful things if he is convicted. >> do you feel that whatever happens, that every other version of penn state in america that has sporting athletic, great sports teams, athletic coaches and so on and academic institutions, that they will at the very least now be more transparent than they may have been because of what happened there? do you think there's been a seismic shock to the whole system in this country? >> well, without focusing on just higher education, i think a good part of government's problem is an absence of transparency. a good problem of what happens inside congress behind closed doors is an absence of transparency. i worked for a company and did some lobbying to this company and said to a client, wh enwe walk in a member's door, we are on c-span. and that idea of transparency, which i believe is an across-the-board problem is i think a big solution. where in the world of campaigns you have