the "boston herald" and several other news outlets are reporting that penn state has hired a new head football coach, new england patriots offensive coordinator bill o'brien reportedly has agreed to coach penn state. he spent the day interviewing for the job there. o'brien will replace joe paterno who coached that program for decades but was fired after the sex scandal involving his former defensive coordinator jerry sandusky. an state official announcement is expected this weekend. >> the battle lines are drawn tonight with the primaries just five days away in new hampshire. mitt romney only made a brief appearance in the granite state this morning before heading down to south carolina to campaign with senator john mccain there. polls show romney with a comfortable lead in new hampshire and romney's gop rivals are taking the opportunity to attack the absent front-runner. >> i don't believe a massachusetts moderate is in a very good position to debate barack obama. and i think it would be very hard for him to win the general election. >> meanwhile rick santorum is riding his second pl

the new penn state head coach is introduced. all about the second half. >> i will say. ie lucas of penn state. lucas with the career high. 33 points. and that little layup. down the stretch. it was michigan state. >> huge unbelievable comeback by penn state. they fall just short. 75-65. the final. sint at number -- cincinnati sen rutgers. no trouble for the charleston. -- for the scarlet knights. the putback. >> rutgers is all about defense. 15 points for oliver. rutgers win. typical stuff where they play the d. >> 58-47. and ohio state at michigan. leading the 11th ranked team 45-33. green bay at milwaukee. >> i love that and she also contributed with 27 big points for the win. >> blew them out 88-53. the final there. this will just about do it for tonight. here's a look at what you will see tonight. on cbs: the "road to the final 4" continues tomorrow with men's action. at 1:30 eastern the big 10 battle between wisconsin and number 13 michigan. followed by nfl playoff action. the steelers take on the denver. for alls of us have a good evening.

the new penn state head coach is introduced. all about the second half. >> i will say. ie lucas of penn state. lucas with the career high. 33 points. and that little layup. down the stretch. it was michigan state. >> huge unbelievable comeback by penn state. they fall just short. 75-65. the final. sint at number -- cincinnati sen rutgers. no trouble for the charleston. -- for the scarlet knights. the putback. >> rutgers is all about defense. 15 points for oliver. rutgers win. typical stuff where they play the d. >> 58-47. and ohio state at michigan. leading the 11th ranked team 45-33. green bay at milwaukee. >> i love that and she also contributed with 27 big points for the win. >> blew them out 88-53. the final there. this will just about do it for tonight. here's a look at what you will see tonight. on cbs: the "road to the final 4" continues tomorrow with men's action. at 1:30 eastern the big 10 battle between wisconsin and number 13 michigan. followed by nfl playoff action. the steelers take on the denver. for alls of us have a good evening.

college football news, penn state has found a replacement for joe paterno. w england patriots assistant coach bill obrien has agreed to take the job after he interviewed today. he was an assistant at maryland in 2004. he's never been a head coach. fans of all ages enjoyed the greyhounds. a conference match up with manhattan. watch this fast break. etherly delivers the pass off a spin, gets it to williams, up and in and he's fouled. 61-60 hounds. a big announcement for the baltimore high school football star. cyrus jones made it official, going to alabama. he made the announcement after he scored a touchdown in the under armor game tonight. he brought back the interception for a touchdown. jones says he hopes to play running back or receiver in college. another great baltimore high school product making it big. >> aren't we [ male announcer ] at green giant we know nature gives us the most nutritious of gifts. but only when they are ready to be given. that's why green giant picks vegetables at their peak. ...and freezes them fast, locking in nutrients ...for y

need to know, the new england patriots offensive coordinator bill o'brien has agreed to become the new pennotball coach. this is according to multiple reports reports yesterday, speaking on the condition of anonymity. he will be introduced as the 15th football coach at penn state. an announcement is expected on saturday. >>> the one-year anniversary of the tucson shooting. gabriella giffords will attend a memorial at a mall. january of 2011 six people were killed outside a rampage >>> the gulf coast claims facility stopped payments a week ago while clarifying a court order ordering 6% of the payout to be withheld to cover attorneys' fees involved in the bp litigation. >>> and martin luther king iii, a noted civil rights will serve as keynote speaker honoring his father, martin luther king, jr. the theme is peace, love and dignity. king's ultimate challenge. the address will be today at noon -- 1:30, rather, at the turner auditorium at johns hopkins medical campus. >>> baltimore county will soon be turning things purple. this is city hall in baltimore city, now the courthouse, the dome there

this morning, the penn state family remembers head coach joe paterno. fox 5 morning news continues right now. now. >>> dreary, foggy start to your monday morning. it is january 23rd, 2012. taking a live look at the beltway this morning. a little bit tricky this morning. >> got a busy morning this morning. >> absolutely. the ache some of icy road conditions this morning has led to numerous delays. -- the anticipation of some of the icy road condition this is morning has led to new ew -- numerous delays. >>> the following virginia schools are delayed two hours, alexandria city, clark county, frederick county, virginia. prince william county, stafford county, warren county and winchester city schools inform west virginia, berkeley, jefferson, and mothering on county schools also have two- hour delays. make sure you watch the bottom of your screen and check out the latest updates to myfoxdc.com as well. >>> if you don't have it already, now is a great time to download the new fox 5 weather app. find it on apple's app store or the android market on your smart phone. search d.c

. >>> and big news overnight from penn state. a new era for the football team is about to begin. >>> also, an incredible survival story this morning. two, young boys adrift at sea. clinging to just a cooler. >>> welcome back, everybody. the government issues the december unemployment report this morning. but there are already signs it's going to be a good one. based on private reports, economists think it will say that employers added about 150,000 jobs. much of that growth was actually in the private sector. the unemployment rate last month fell to 8.6%. >>> overseas markets are mostly down this morning on worries about the health of europe's banks. tokyo's nikkei average fell 98 points today. hong kong's hang seng dropped 220 points. in london, the ftse opened lower. on wall street, the dow slipped three points yesterday. the nasdaq index rose 21.5. >>> after those jobs numbers come out, the president plans to visit the new consumer protection bureau. just two days ago, he defied senate republicans by appointing richard cordray.

we go inside the ravens locker room and it's a big day in sports, sad news the penn state community mourninghe loss of joe paterno. we'll talk about it next. >>> and now 9 sports with dave on i wins, the best sports in town. >> -- dave owens, the best sports in town. >> well, it's the game before the game and every year without fail the conference championship games are two of the best. a dream for most on the precipice of reality for four teams. let's take a look. foxboro, john harbaugh bringing his football team to new england to try to get a win. it was a running game early for new england, not the passing game. joe flacco outstanding, took a lot of heat this week here dancing out of the pocket and finds dennis pitta to take it at 10. torrey smith says sorry, guys i got to go. had a good game three catches 84 yards. 4th quarter tom brady didn't throw a touchdown, he ran one. flacco to lee evans, makes the catch, no, does not complete the process. that's a drop and then billy cundiff shanked it from 32 yards. look at the faces. ed reed can't believe it. neither can joe flacco. patriots win

news. former penn state football coach has died. he had been suffering from lung cancer. his family says he died this morning. he was 85 years old and the winningest coach in college his ry. he was of course fired in november in the aftermath of that penn state child abuse sex scandal. >>> newt gingrich scrambled the race for president. >> he won south carolina primary with 41% of the vote. that is way ahead of mitt romney who came in second with 27%. >> now, the battle shifts to florida. susan mcguinness joining us with the latest on the campaign. exciting day there yesterday susan. >> reporter: it certainly was. good morning. it was quite a day here in south carolina. yesterday newt gingrich whose candidacy was all but obliterated a month ago, he made this come backs. now he takes south carolina and is hoping to bring that momentum to florida. >> ♪ >> reporter: newt gingrich is looking ahead to florida's primary next week after his come from behind win in south carolina yesterday. >> we proved here in south carolina that people power with the right ideas beats big money

i don't want to walk away from this thing bitter. >> penn state's new president rod erickson said they will pay paterno's legal fees and continue to pay his contract even though he's been fired. penn state wants to honor him for his past service but not, a spokesman says, for his conduct in this matter. michael isakof, washington. >>> a major push tonight by social conservatives against mitt romney. 150 evangelical leaders are rivalling behind one of romney's rivals in an effort to stop him from running away with the nomination. we're in south carolina with the details. >> reporter: as most of the republican field gathered in charleston today, hoping to sway this state's large social conservative voting block at a forum hosted by mike huckabee, rick santorum got a big boost from 150 evangelical christian leaders in texas who today decided to endorse the senate. >> we're obviously going to be in touch with all the people who were there and encourage them to be as supportive as possible within their area of influence. >> reporter: santorum's strong second place finish in iowa was largely

penn state. in state college, pennsylvania, manuel gallegus, wjz eyewitness news. >> paterno coached at penn stateor 46 years before being fired for not telling authorities about alleged child sexual abuse by one of his coaches. >>> a scandal involving mismatched graves. another major problem at our nation's military cemeteries. >> the problem is military investigators say they're now reviewing all military cemeteries to make sure their headstones are over the right plots. 115 headstones were found miss aligned. that meant they sat above the wrong grave. the problem was uncovered after dozens of workers in san antonio found dozens of graves one marker over from where they are supposed to be. family members are often buried in the same plot. but since the markers were off, some were placed with strangers. >> last summer, arlington national cemetery came under fire after they found mismatched graves and missing records. >>> the german man who once went by the name clark rockefeller will go on trial. he is accused of killing a california man in 2005. he kidnapped his daughter in boston. he was later

the nbc news is confirming that joe paterno, the legendary coach of penn state has passed away. the family made announcement and nbc news was able to confirm that. he died after battling lung cancer, and, of course, he was most recently fired from his longtime service at penn state because of the child sexual abuse scandal in which he did not respond to a coach who was accused of sexual molestation. we'll have more on that coming up for new just a moment. >>> also coming up, a sweet 16 party ends in violence. more on the overnight shooting in antioch. >>> 49ers playoffpreview. a preview of the game and the local band headlining the entertainment. thousands. so that one has to suffer the agony of a loss. the agony of my loss. we're going to erase breast cancer once and for all. (woman) walking 60 miles. (woman) in three days. join us. (man) register today for the... and receive $25 off your registration fee. because everyone deserves a lifetime. because everyone deserves a lifetime. okay, people, let's get started. pete, did you forget yours? me pete, me use pen! (laughter) sorry

. >>> live from america's news headquarters, penn state naming a new head football coach.'brien stepping in for paterno. he was fired in to move in the aftermath of sex abuse charges on jerry sandusky. >>> new mixed reaction from tehran over the u.s. navy rescue over 13 iranian fishermen. a u.s. piracy team freeing them from somali pie rather. iran foreign ministry calling it a humanitarian gesture. news agency describes it as hollywood dramatization. now back to "the five." eighed i >>> i don't knee if he waited. i don't know where the question comes from. but there is something out there that is pushing mitt romney forward i think. there is an invisible force that keeps i am afloat. i grew up on lakes and ponldz. it's called a bobbing whether you fish. with mitt romney he stays up. >> we thank you for that. >>. >> it's not that anyone in the media, they really don't talk about their political views, they might hold some and decide how they are going to vote but we know from surveys they tend to lean left, but it was not like, do you like mitt romney. if you had to choose

i don't want to walk away from this thing bitter. >> reporter: penn state's new president rodney erickson said that the school will pay the legal fees in the probe and continue to pay out his contract even though he has been fired. penn state also wants to find a way to honor paterno for his past service. but not a spokesman says for his conduct in this matter. >>> to presidential politics now and a major push by social conservatives against mitt romney. 150 evangelical leaders are uniting behind one of his rivals in an effort to stop him from running away with the nomination. nbc's peter alexander is in charleston, south carolina, with the details. >> reporter: as most of the republican field gathered in charleston today, hoping to sway the large socially conservative block, rick santorum got a big boost from 150 evangelical leaders in texas who decided to endorse the pennsylvania senator. >> we're of course going to be in touch with all the people who were there and encourage them to be as supportive as possible with -- within their group -- their area of influence. >> reporter: santoru

for the 46 years he was head football coach, penn state was joe paterno. a native of brooklyn, new york and a graduate of brown university he followed to penn state as an assistant. disappointed by his father who thought he'd use his ivy league education to study law. he took over as head coach and built the university into a power house on on the gridiron. they had five undefeated seasons. paterno earned more bowl wins than any other coach in history. he was a five time national coach of the year. in 2007 was inducted into the college football hall of fame. more than 350 players signed nfl contracts. many of them loyal to their college coach. all the success on the field was never at the expense of education. graduation rates for penn state football players ranked among the highiest of any college football program. in 2011 the man known as joepa became the winningest coach in division one history. that 409th win would be his last. decades of excellence would be shadowed that paterno knew of allegations that his defensive coach was sexual abusing young boys but didn't do enough to

state family and got a new guy, bill o'brien. right now, pennthe report that the school is hiring patriots offensive player, bill o'brien. the hiring was reported by chris mo mohr mortonson. tom brady and bill o'brien getting into a shouting match. o'brien had to be restrained. they sorted out their differences and moved on. helping new england lead in offense. he's headed to penn state. current players and former players are not happy about the decision. >> the way they did things, the way they handled what took place, it basically sent a clear message. this is why i got p.o.d. i took except to the way things were handled. it comes across to me, the decision they made is conceding the fact that everything about penn state's tradition is guilty. don't make it about the football program. make it about the decision making body. you guys step down. >> strong statement there. here is how another former player feels. redskins running back tweeting it could be a good fit. we could use help on offense. he has clearly had success. can he do it without t

. >>> new details in penn state child sex boss scandal. a memo sent out two weeks after sand usy was charged. they were apparently trying to repair his image and bracing for potential donor backlash. the memo were sent by rodney eriksson after he was named president after the firing the president. he describe how the abuse scandal is trending high on the internet and discusses how fund- raisers were told to handle donors including a policy of no refunds. two say they will address breaches in the privacy discussions. >>> four men face charges of armed robbery in hartford after allegedly beating a pair of victims and forcing them to strip to their boxers. one is reportedly a marine that is waiting deployment. . >> reporter: we have often heard of the dangers of drugs. it has a new meaning for all of the young men in this armed robbery after a drug deal gone bad. policece say a group of young men including a college student and a marine had their revenge after one claimed he was ripped off trying to buy marijuana. >> a individual in the north

penn state moves on. the nittany lions have a new head coach. the question is who is the guy who took on the challenge of rebuilding that school's reputation? it's "way too early" for this. >>> good morning. i'm willie geist, this is "way too early," the show going back to texas to reassess its campaign. glad you are up watching on msnbc or listening live on sirius/xm radio. send me an e-mail or tweet me at williegeist1 and let me know what you're doing up this early on a friday. we'll read the best responses at the end of the show. a lot going on again today, including another terribly violent day in iraq, less than a month after u.s. combat troops left for good. we will update you there. >>> plus steven colbert gives rick santorum a second look after his big showing in iowa, yes, it involves a drinking game. that clip later in the show. first the news live at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. with only four days to go until the voting in new hampshire, the republican presidential field is gearing up for two debates this weekend. the focus

is there a new head football at penn state. e offensive coordinator of the new england patriots bill o'brien has agreed to replace joe paterno. o'brien will continue with the patriots until the nfl season is over. paterno was fired in november, as you recall in the wake of an alleged xiled abuse sex scandal involving assistant coach jerry sandusky. >> reporter: in the nba an injured kobe bryant led the lakers. gerald wallace who ended up with 31 points sparked a third quarter run for portland and the blazers beat the lakers 107-96. >>> and in atlanta, a triple o.t. thriller. miami's chris bosh hit a tying three-pointer to send the game into overtime. bosh ended up with 33 points. the heat shut out the hawks in the third period and miami beat atlanta 116-109. >>> in hockey, the red hot rangers got by the florida panthers. former president bill clinton was on hand at madison square garden last night and scored a souvenir but marian gaborik scored the goal winning goal for the rangers to beat florida 3-2. >>> when we return, anothe

. >>> new tears in penn state. joe paterno dead now just two months after being fired as head coach. >>> and bowled down. millions of teams celebrating their next stop. super bowl xlvi. >>> good monday morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm paula faris. gabby giffords is ending her political career to concentrate on her recovery. she made her decision public on an emotional tape posted on her website. >> they will make it official to the governor of arizona. abc's tahman bradley is joins us from washington, d.c. on his big decision. hi tahman. >> hi, one of gabby giffords' last official act as a member of congress will be attending tuesday's state of the union but today she has some unfinished business back home. before arizona congresswoman gabby giffords leaves office, she's determined to finish what she started. later today, giffords will complete the meet and greet that turned deadly a little more than a year ago. some of the injured, as well as some of the heroes will be on hand, but this time, the off

he's been with the new england patriots since 2007. he's not a penn state alum. he graduated from brown. >> the nfl playoffs begin tomorrow afternoon. 4:30, the pwepgals and the texans. at 8:00, the lions visit andrea's new orleans saints. >> woo-hoo! >> two more games on sunday. at 1:00, the dirty bird falcons. and then at 4:30 here on channel 9, steelers visit tim tebow and the brancos. >> wizard help to get their first win. they host the new york knicks. wiz are a disappointing 0-6, the worst start in franchise history. >>> last night in norfolk, george mason taking on old dominion. peer sann had 16 points and 14 boards for the patriots. they top the monday, a. mason is now 11-4 this season. >> just ahead, why apartments are getting more expensive and why tablet computers are getting cheaper. >> the newest fan of the 11th street bridge will be open this time monday morning but learn why the project will cause a mess for drivers this weekend. >> quick check of the commute now. monika? >> just slow traffic to report in virginia. here's what it looks like live on

. >>> new this morning, penn state's legendary football coach joe paterno has given $100,000 to the university. this is after he was fired after they claim he was involved in the jerry sandusky trial. the penn state university president today will face a crowd of alumni. the town hall meeting will be the first of three scheduled for the week. many alumni are unhappy about the school's handling about the jerry sandusky sexual abuse scandal. faculty, staff and students and penn state supporters are unsure about the meetings. >>> a federal appeals court lifted the ban on the texas sonogram law. texas doctors now required to describe a grainy sono grab women to a woman seeking an abortion. and be told to listen to the baby's heart beet. others are trying to stop the law. >>> paintings were done yesterday and 500 new stencils were added overnight. >>> devout ravens fan in texas is looking for someone to established sunday's game with him -- attend sunday's game with him. father stan debeau still holds season tickets. he's offering one ticket, lodging and ground transportation to the highest bidder.

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we have sad news to pass along. former penncoach, joe paterno has died at the age of 85. he racked up more wins than anyone else in major college football. however, he was fired from the university recently amid a child sex abuse scandal. his family released a statement to announce his death and reads in part: his loss leaves a void in our lives that will never be filled. again, joe paterno losing his fight with lung cancer this morning. he was 85. wake up! that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. for half the calories plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. i want to fix up old houses. ♪ [ woman ] when i grow up, i want to take him on his first flight. i want to run a marathon. i'm going to own my own restaurant. when i grow up, i'm going to start a band. [ female announcer ] at aarp we believe you're never done growing. thanks, mom. i just want to get my car back. [ female announcer ] discover what's next in your life. get this free travel bag when you join at aarp.org/jointoday. and then treats day after day... well that's

. >> carolyn: sad news, former penn state coach joe pater no has died. the family announced his passing. he had been in the hospital for recent days what his family called minor complications from his lung cancer treatment. college students gathered at the statue after internet reports prematurely announced his death. he stepped down and leaves a legacy tarnished by the sex abuse scandal involving his former defensive coordinator. >> back here in the bay area, six people are recovering after being shot at a sweet 16 party in antioch. police say about 80 people were at the party on wilmot lane when it suddenly turned violent around 10:30 last night. a fight broke out in the garage between two groups quickly escalate go into a shootout. one victim was taken to a hospital and had surgery for a leg injury. the other five had less serious gunshot wounds. victims range in age from 13 to 21. >>> in the oakland hills, crews are trying to stabilize a slide before more stormy weather moves in. the power is back on this morning but sergio reports that utility crews

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. >> >> first, starting out with breaking news, this just into our newsroom. >> former penn state coach joe paterno had passed a away. >> he had been suffering from lung cancer. he died this morning. he was 85 year old and the winningest coach in college history. he was fired in november in the aftermath of the child sex abuse scandal. >> >> a convincing victory by newt gingrich -- he won the south carolina primary with 41% of the vote. way ahead of mitt romny, we came in second with the 27%. >> susan mcginn is joins us from south carolina with the latest on the campaign. good morning, susan >>> >> reporter: good morning, what a day here, newt gingrich, who is candidacy was all but dead back in june comes back with this stunning turnaround, takes south carolina and a holding onto all of that momentum to win in florida. . republican presidential candidate newt gingrich is looking ahead to florida's primary next week after his come from behind win in south carolina, yesterday. >> we proved here in south carolina that people power with the right ideas beats big money. we'll do it again in

new york's penn station sees millions of commuters each day, all with places to go and people to meetand then this foot traffic has to put on the brakes and make a stop. shining shoes for 13 years, this penn station favorite was about to meet its newest employee. hi. what makes a good shoe shiner? i have never polished a shoe. >> it's all about the personality. the personality. and i'm sure you're good with that. i'm pretty sure you're good with that. >> tell me about the skills i might need to work on. with him at my side, this was one feat i was ready to tackle. wow, you could use a shine. all i was missing was customers. anyone need a shoe shine? >> i need a shine. >> yeah, you do. i noticed your shoes. you get your shoes shined here a lot? >> i do. but i've never seen you. >> we have to get the paint off so, you know -- >> i see that. you have nice socks, sir. shoe shining is actually a three-step process. first, the cleaning. >> you're going to do this. >> okay. >> you're going to wrap it really tight. >> next, the polish. i'm not going near the buckle. >> how many shoes have you

. >>> the new developments in the penn state abuse scandal.peaking out telling his side of the story for the first time since he was fired. the football giant now portraying himself as unsure and naive when confronted with charges that santorum sandusky sandusky did. >> he has slight tremors and wears a wig. paterno strained to speak from his kitchen. finally he answered that crucial question, why he went to two members of the administration, not police, when told of alleged inappropriate behavior between jerry sandusky and a young boy in a locker room shower. >> (no audio) >> i said we have a problem. they said you guys look into it. they said i had never had to deal with something like that. >> as to the horrific nature of the alleged crime, he insists assistant coach mike mcqueary didn't want to get specific. >> i never heard of rape in a man. >> he wanted people to know hat he had done the best he could in the situation as he understood it. >> it was the first time he opened up since this moment two months ago. >> joe paterno is no longer

the good things about him and then after that, we just decided that we celebrate the penn staters together. >> the news is grim. the paterno's family says he's hanging on. >> his family and friends are at the hospital saying goodbye to him. it's really sad, but hopefully he gets to say goodbye to all of his friends and family. >> the recent sex abuse scandal involves paterno. despite the controversy, grads say they hope in the end paterno was remembered in a positive light. >> there's no doubt in penn staters minds and our minds that, you know, joe has done amazing things for the university, aside from everything going on and all the facts have yet to come out. we're still like everybody else, following along and waiting to see what happens. but i mean, joe paterno's legacy for us and for the school, period, is that he donated so much of his time and money, and his life, 60 years worth, to penn state. >> reporter: in washington, i'm lindsey mastis, 9 news now. >> we're going to have more on joe paterno's condition coming up later in sports. >>> temperatures dropping below the freezing mark tonight. wil

penn state. i don't want to walk away from this thing bitter. >> reporter: the family has also asked for privacy during this difficult time. meanwhile, onward state, the news serving penn state and the community here first made the mistake of reporting paterno died after initially saying that he had died, they also came back and issued an apology and the managing editor also announced he was stepping down. jenna? >> michelle franzen, thank you. >>> doug flutie 1984 heisman trophy winner, college football analyst for nbc sports and nbc sports network. thanks for being with us. >> my pleasure. >> so, doug, you've covered joe paterno for so many years now, you know him as a man, you know him as a coach. what will his legacy be? >> there's no doubt that his legacy on the field stands as it is with all the winning football teams. his biggest legacy is to that university. he's built that university. all the young people he has nurtured and molded over the years. the young people that he has helped lead successful lives. that is his legacy. >> the question has to be asked, how much of his reputation or this legacy you talk about might be tainted because of the re

. >>> we'll get to the campaign shortly, but the breaking news this hour, joe paterno is dead at 85. the former penn state football coach who has been much in the news lately had been hospitalized for lung cancer. the word came this morning that he has passed. he has been with that program, associated with that school and that program for half a century, associated with college football himself. his name practically sin no, ma'am nuss with the word college football. cnn's susan candiotti is standing by. as this news has broken this morning, tell us about the scene at the school where he was, you know, frankly a beloved figure? >> reporter: it's hit hard here, howard. it's a very difficult day for the men -- for whoever who believed and loved the man that they've known as joe pa. you can see over ni mi shoulder that iconic statue of joe paterno here, posed with his number one finger up in the air saying we're number one. this man, the winningest coach in football. they said you don't understand what joe pa, joe paterno, means to penn state nlsz you are actually part of this community. he made penn st

we'll have a live update from new hampshire in just a few minutes. >>> penn state university is welcoming its new football coach, bill o'brien is replacing former coach joe paterno who was fired amid a scandal over alleged child sex abuse by a former coach. the team says they are looking forward to a new start. >> we're very excited about it. we heard the news late last night. i talked to a couple of my buddies on the team. they're excited as well. it's a fresh start for the penn state program and i'm anxious to get going. >> o'brien is the outgoing new england patriots' offensive coordinator. >>> encouraging job numbers. the december job report is out, and the unemployment rate is down to 8.5%. 200,000 jobs were created in december. 150,000 were expected. president obama says it's the highest number of private sector jobs added since 2005. but he added, that's not nearly enough. >>> more now on that south carolina couple desperately trying to regain custody of their adopted daughter. a judge ordered the child be returned to her biological father, citing a law that makes it illegal to bre

you know sean penn, right? he has a new movie "this must be the place." terday. greg is in love with the show. it turns out that sean penn saying that celebrity is a bad thing and he wants to hide from it. he said in an interview, it's, you know, disease of celebrity, taking over far too much of the life we do live. i think it's a disease. now, eric, you are a celebrity. what do you think about that? >> eric: i'm no celebrity. then he can go away. we would be well off if he -- >> bob: on a serious note. you know how i feel about -- what is her name kardashian. we're a celebrity-driven society. is that a good thing? or a bad thing? does it matter? >> dana: bad if you use it to elect a president. you hear people talk about -- you hear about the republican candidates. he's not entertaining enough. boring. i think that the more we look for entertainer, the worse we'll be. >> greg: there is elitism here. he doesn't like other celebrities. he is different. it's obscene because there are kardashians but he is somehow different. if there wasn't a celebrity he woul

. >>> college football, patriots' offensive coordinator bill o'brien will be the new head coach at penntate. he'll stay with the pats through the nfl playoffs. the school expected to make the announcement tomorrow. >>> stanley cup champs had a field day against the flames. bruins scored three in the first, four in the second, another pair in the third. if you're counting at home, that's nine. bruins douse the flames 9-0. >>> blackhawks rally from three down in the third. patrick cain with the equalizer. flyers took the lead for good. van riemsdyk in front, his second of the game. flyers won it 5-4. >>> finally, president bill clinton on hand to watch rangers and panthers. this went to overtime, gaborik, a cannon for the win. i guess that goalie could never be clinton's secretary of defense. the rangers won 3-2 in o.t. >>> that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. >> announcer: "early today" sports is brought to you by touch of gray. get rid of some gray. never all. >>> the actress with a big new engagement ring and a performer who leaves b