>> you gonna make the traditional nightly newscast obsolete? >> if she's right, i have to set myself on fire now. is that how this works? no. will we make them obsolete? i don't know the answer to that question, and i don't mean this to sound the way i'm going to say it, but i almost don't care. that's my job. my bosses might not like this, but i hope not. i hope--i like the choices. i like that people have a variety of choices, and there are very good programs there. in this world where we can dvr everything or go online and find it after the fact, if you can't watch my program at 7:00 or my program on sunday morning, i hope you find it when you can. that's the changing paradigm of our business. you now decide when you get your news, and in that, i'm a firm believer in choice, and you--again, you will know--you know, john king does it this way, rachel maddow does it that way, somebody on fox--maybe it's hannity--does it that way, and you might say--i hope over time if you watch you would say, "left, right, middle." that's my mission. if i fail

we'll be able to bring you better pictures hopefully by the end of this newscast. boy, that's sure a big fire there. three alarms. that means dozens of firefighters are on the scene or heading to the scene trying to get these flames under control. certainly, if there's anyone stuck in the building, they will try to get them out. hopefully they have already gotten out. >>> the city of oakland wants your help to -- actually, we're gonna stay here on this fire. i can tell you that -- that it is an area where -- evan borders, one of our photographers/producers, he was driving through and said the smoke was pretty pronounced in that area, there's a lot of smoke there. you have to be careful as you are driving by. also we said earlier, it was on octavia but it's pierce. there's four floors of that building. it might only be about a four- story building, are on fire. and certainly the cries aunt over san francisco are heading there. maybe even some mutual aid going on because it's clearly been burning for a while and -- obviously, as you look at that picture, it's still c

you heard from the mayor earlier in the newscast.he was begging the protesters not to take this action, taking about the economic fall out this could have. we have been following this protest all day long and live pictures right now of the activity taking place at the port of oakland. this gives you a new perspective of how large of a crowd it is. hundreds of people, many of them carrying signs, all of them wanting to send a message to those doing business at the port, many argue they are suffering because what is happening, we will be following this, go back to this protest as soon as we learn more about exactly what is transpiring here. mean time, occupying the fifth largest port is causing delays. ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar joins us live now with the dollars and cents of today's slow down. >> a case of serious consequences. >> reporter: the port of oakland was quit, way too quit. with three of the seven terminals closed, few trucks waited. not the usual 4,000 rigs. those the occupiers were gone the damage was already done. >

chris paul and the clippers right here wgn america after this newscast the game starts and a few minuteseep the dial right here on wgn it should be a good game chicago bulls taken on the los angeles clippers. >> thank you so much that is the news for tonight shorter newscast we have the chicago bulls game on next sports at updates wgntv.com for all of us here have a good night and a terrific 2012.

we'll have more details on the post office changes on our evening newscast, beginning at 5:00 p.m. >>> well the free ride is over on maryland's inner county connector. because, beginning today, drivers on the new road connecting montgomery and prince georges county will have to pay. you need an ez pass, in order to pay the electronic toll. the maximum toll is $4 one way. >>> sunday's loss dropped the redskins to 4-8. and it done get any easier. the new england patriots will be up next. the redskins were actually ahead in the fourth quarter, but rex grossman fumbled the ball and the jets recovered the ball at the 9-yard line. >>> sean green then scored the second of his two touchdowns, and he would tack on another one later in the game, and the redskins were in a hole that they just couldn't get out. the redskins lose 34-1. >> we didn't get the ball in the end zone, disappointed the way we started out in the third quarter. we had a chance to at least get ahead by 10. >> breaking down those last few drives. we can't do that with professionals. >>> well the season is going to be over for

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newscast, but join us for our 5:00 and 11:00 newscasts. get your local news, weather and sports. carolyn? >> thanks. >>> coming up next, a christmas wish answered. a five-year-old cancer patient has a good reason to smile tonight. and the one thing you should not be eating this season before it goes in the oven. and then late other "nightline" -- >> i'm terry moran. carolyn, julia roberts made her famous and now erin brokovich is sounding the alarm saying that the water in towns across the country is contaminated. and healing and kung fu. in ok, you guys wanted a space for entertaining your friends, so, open your eyes and check out your new living room! [ gasps ] honey, the tv's over there! yep, we got you the new at&t u-verse wireless receiver so you can put your tv pretty much anywhere you want. and that stand... anywhere? like, we can put it over there? and that coffee... or we could t it on the patio for watching the game with the guys. or in the kitchen? but, these curtains are... i can't believe you moved the tv. it's like a whole new living room. it actually is a whole new

this newscast we showed youe railing collapse at at&t pa. >>> at the top of the newscast, we showed you the rail collapsing at at, and t park. a rivalry that goes back to 1983. everybody rooting them on. the first time they met for the division one title. si tied it the game on this keeper. he gets his helmet ripped off. he's fired up because it's a new game. the shotgun to snap a tie. he can't handle it. danny o'malley took it the other way. 21-14. sacred heart looking to tie the ball game. he let it fly, but albert waters is there to pick it off and seal the deal. beats their rival 21-14. >>> giants gm, brian cab january sabian. taking on menlow. second half, eric redwoods up the middle through the pile and he cruises. it is the first title in 21 years. final score, 42-21. all right, everyone figured that lsu was going to play regardless of the outcome of today's sec championship. but matthew with the tigers, spotted georgia, ten points early on, and they call him honey badger and look at this. he does what he wants. his electric punt return, lsu scores 42 unanswered to win. they are

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we will continue to update you on the search for the gunman throughout this evening's newscast. >>> out on bail. former penn state coach jerry sandusky posts $250,000 bond. he is released with $100,000 in -- $200,000 real estate holdings and $50,000 certified check from his wife. in all, sandusky faces more than 50 charges charges and is accused of molesting 10 boys. >>> sued for sex abuse. an accuser discredited by the prosecutor is filing a lawsuit against former syracuse basketball coach bernie fine. 23-year-old zachary thomaselli claims fine molested him on a trip to pittsburgh in 2002 when he was a boy. he said he is filing a lawsuit to rebut claims by fine's attorney, and a prosecutor, who claims the man's claims are not fineable. fine has not been charged with any crime. >>> a teenager is behind bars, charged with having sex with his students. >> reporter: the man in question has been an english teacher here at glen burnie high school since 2002. he was also an assistant coach for the boy's junior varsity basketball team. but now, he's an accused child abuser who stands to lose h

next newscast begins tomorrow morning at 5. good tonight for next newscast begins tomorrow morning at 5. good tonight for now keystone to the payroll tax cut i will reject. >> reporter: three plans, two defeated just yesterday. now only 22 days to get a deal. congress' back is officially up against the holiday wall. >> i do not expect congress to go home unless the payroll tax cut is extended. >> reporter: that goes for president obama as well. he will either postpone or cancel his hawaiian holiday vacation until a deal is settled in congress. rob, sunny. >> nothing more than they should do. 200 million americans in the cross hairs with this debate, stay there. there on christmas day. stay there and get it done. don't think anyone is crying over the president's vacation or congress's either. >> thank you for the report. >>> there's a tense standoff this morning at an occupy boston camp. the mayor ordered protestors out by midnight. the deadline came and went with no action by police. about 150 protestors have been living in ten

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brad will have reports in our later newscasts and on wjla.com. >>> a man is dead after a police involved shooting in northeast washington. police went to the 5300 block of clay terrace to check of reports of a man high on pcp firing a gun. he was shot by police and died at the hospital when he refused to put down his weapon. >>> police investigating a deadly shooting outside an apartment building as children were playing in the neighborhood. he was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead. police artist getting reports that three suspects targeted the victim. >>> a maryland lawmaker wants to prevent young adults ho stealing items from convenience stores, flash mobs. ben eisler is explaining from silver spring. good morning. >> the plan would hold whoever gets caught responsible for everything stolen. crimes like this one have launched a crackdown on flash mobs desk. an army of young adults plus a 711 store making off with hundreds of dollars of materials. >> they need to do something. if they could. >> this clark keerk does not support harsh penalties. >> they are young. >> 1one po

newscast, but join us for our 5:00 and 11:00 newscasts. get your local news, weather and sports. carolyn? >> thanks. >>> coming up next, a christmas wish answered. a five-year-old cancer patient has a good reason to smile tonight. and the one thing you should not be eating this season before it goes in the oven. and then late other "nightline" -- >> i'm terry moran. carolyn, julia roberts made her famous and now erin brokovich is sounding the alarm saying that the water in towns across the country is contaminated. and healing and kung fu. in the moneynessssssssssssssssss >>> this is the time of year when children write letters to santa. but some dreams came true early this season for a five-year-old boy. karina rusk has the story. >> five-year-old thomas didn't know quite what to expect this morning. but it was a day of high five's, hugs and two heart felt words. >> thank you. >> two weeks before his second birthday thomas was diagnosed with acute limb foe blass stick leukemia. chemo was part of his life for three years. >> we try to make it a routine, a new normal. >> but there

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. >> with the nonstop scandals, jamie mcintyre, newscaster at mpr and senior pentagon correspondent. lauren ashburn, former managing editor of "usa today" and a contributor to the "huffington post." and fred frances, former nbc correspondent who now consults with clients dealing with the media in times of crisis. lauren ashburn, we had dominic strauss-kahn accused of groping a maid, anthony weiner aar, acc of sending pictures of his private parts. why is this so much in the media? >> it was like a train wreck. we were here listening to the tape shaking our heads saying, how can these people just go out and deny and deny and deny? you know, it's the entertainment value of it. i've always said it's the peoplization of the media. we all love to see people fail. >> not to say these aren't serious allegations that should be covered. >> no, no, not at all. i'm not saying that. i'm telling you why the media covers what's going to get ratings. what's going to have interest, and these kind of stories have a lot of interest. >> there's also a loss of privacy that's been experienced with the ex

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the highlights of tonight's game, we'll have full details on that coming up on sports later in the newscastporting live at at&t park. abc-7 news. >> alan: there was another scare as a pop warner football game in american canyon. a 13-year-old player from san ramon valley had to be airlifted to children's hospital hem suffered a head injury but was conscious. >> the parents of a national guard soldier sean walsh laid their son to left. the 29th member of the california national guard to die in iraq or afghanistan since 9/11. the 21-year-old last month of a -- an attack in his base in afghanistan. walsh's mom tells us the hardest day of her life. >> you touched so many people and i have heard so many wonderful things about you. i'm truly blessed to have been your mother and am grateful for all the time we had together. >> his mom started a fund to raise money to buy another dog for santa clara k9 units. >> tens of thousands of homes in southern california are without power for a third night. utility crews are doing their best to repair the damage from weapon's wind storms but having a tough t

we'll continue to check in throughout the evening newscast. >> and laura anthony is at the port this, morn's protest cleared out within hours, how are they preparing for round two, now? >> it's been quiet here, we're at route 55 and 56 this, is the port shipping company here, you can see this is just a couple sheriff deputy cars out front here, it's been quiet here no, trucks going in and out. it's in stark contrast to what officials are saying about the port laigs praigs qgz just fine today. as promised hundreds marched on the port of oakland. disrupting much of the operations. >> this is great and exexcited about it. >> at different points, protesters marched and chanted this circles in front of the gates. and truckers were forced to line up and wait. >> for me, it means this is just a day november pay. and i'm not -- i'm just sitting here wondering what is going to happen. >> their union confirms 150 were sent home because of safety concerns. >> the company asked for about 200 workers to come down today. about three quarters of them found demonstrators and police and did not feel i

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. >> a with abc 7 for the latest case.s look for more of those reports our later newscasts on wjla. >>> d.c. police investigating a involving some of their own. it happened around 7:00 last in the 5300 block of northeast. police or called to investigate pcprts of a man high on gun.g a drop thered him to weapon. when he refused, they opened in the 5300 block of clay terrace. >>> the interior department has the national academy of at thes panel to look of the perils bill disaster plan and ways to help of the bp oile disaster and ways to prevent it from happening again. urgehe iraqi leader will community andess .o invest in iraq he and president obama placed a at arlington national cemetery at the tomb of the soldier and yesterday. scheduled tops are of iraq by december 31. >>> 295 northbound, pothole from 9:30ll be done through 3:00 p.m.. signs will be posted alerting motorsports. motorists. >>> round-the-clock sales at macy's. >> man could netflix be sold? -- and could netflix be sold? >> we spoke with an investment banker. is serious about acquiring the online movie provider. verizon

coming up later in the newscast, warrior maze have found their big man, but there is a catch.e'll explain, stick warned. -- stick around. >>> coming up for the biggest shipping day of the year what makes tomorrow so different and why holiday shipping is bigger than ever. >> and the holiday season has not been a hit for hollywood. why this is shaping up to be the worst weekend in years. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm alan wang. >> i'm ama dates. they are finalizing plans to close down the port of oakland tomorrow. occupy yes, sirs are announcing the -- occupy yes, sirs are announcing it. truckers can't afford to lose a day's pay like they did last month when the port was closed down ?ie. occupy san francisco are back in front of the federal reserve bank. they arrested 55 of the demonstrators this morning after clearing tnt -- th campment -- the encampment. >>> work crews continue to clean up diesel fuel from a spill on the cal campus. some seeped into strawberry creek and san francisco bay. crews are hurrying to finish before finals week begins dismie. a de commissioned navy t

we'll continue to update you throughout the newscast. >>> a glen burnie high schoolteacher is accused of having sex with three students. and police say some of the alleged attacks happened on campus. weijia jiang is at the school, with reaction from parents, students and police. good evening, weijia. >> good evening, kai, and to everybody. the principal here said the teacher was a trusted member of the faculty. but now, after these stunning allegations surfaced, he stands to lose his job, reputation, even his freedom. >> reporter: 29-year-old jeffrey sears, jr., is described as well-known and popular by students at the high school. an image that came crashes down thursday, when he was arrested for having sexual relationships with at least three female students, between the ages of 15 and 17 years old. >> he was nice. >> a mother, grandmother, and someone who has spent my entire adult life in education, these charges make me absolutely sick to my stomach. >> reporter: anne arundel educators say it happened between november 2009 to october of this year. both on and off camp us. sometime

. >> richard engel reports live on baghdad immediately following this newscast. >> in tonight's education alert, maryland is on track to having a new system to evaluate its principals and school teachers, even though it is in the early stages. there appear to be some signs of progress. tim tooten has more. >> maryland is not calling for the changes by choice. to get millions in federal dollars, the state promised to develop a new tool to evaluate principals and teachers. it is based in part on student performance. >> have we answered all of the questions? no, is the model finished? absolutely not. but we are way beyond where we were i a year ago. >> this is the maryland educator effectiveness council, a group made up of educators, state leaders, and lawmakers. -- community leaders, and the lawmakers. it has turned to nine school districts to help lay the foundation. >> it is complex and difficult to explain in order to get by in it with the teachers and principals as well. >> grades and subjects aren't area that we are struggling. wheat -- are an area that we are struggling. >> so far, th

look like police brutality to you are going to leave you with that that's going to do it for this newscast i will see you right back here eight o'clock. well. technology innovation all the developments around russia we've got the future covered. why do you believe the locals were affected by cancer when it's letters. hygiene conditions are terrible actually all the drinking water in eastern ecuador is. we have analysis results that show the water contains excrement residues meaning that it comes from the native steph occasions that is what causes cancer and all other illnesses if you constantly drink water with feces that it since you were a child let's see if that doesn't cause you some serious illness. and all of stomach cancer is definitely. another cause of cancer is the lack of protection. against sexual relations around the age of eleven or twelve but there is no control or hygiene. or. that is why there are so much cancer amongst women. i would like to tell those shameless people from texaco that they are responsible for what my family and all of us who live in amazonia are going th

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you can see more of the interview tonight after this newscast. >>> 70 years ago today, the japanese attacked fleet at pearl harbor. more than 2400 service members died and the attack. the attack brought the united states into world war two. in hawaii and washington, ceremonies were held to mark the anniversary. at the u.s. navy memorial, uss arizona, a wreath serve as a quiet reminder on pearl harbor day. this is downtown washington. more than 2400 sailors who died. local veterans' survivors to part in a panel discussion about the attacks 70 years ago. >>> a distinguished educator and journalist has died. he was a well-known washingtonians with a public relations firm bearing his name specializing in political and minority affairs. he was a founding member of the congressional black caucus and was a wonderful mentor of mine and many other journalists in the washington area. he died this morning in his hometown of detroit after a battle with bone cancer. he was 79 years old. many people are going to miss him. >> he was a good man. >>> it's going to be a busy night. flooding will be a bigger p

live report from the campus on nbc nightly news with brian williams, immediately following this newscast. >> and anne arundel county schoolteacher is behind bars. jeffrey sears jr. was accused of having sexual relations with 3 glen burnie high school students, both on and off campus. lowell melser has been following the student -- following this story. >> there is a lot of shock out here at glen burnie high school and this evening. sears was an english teacher and was coach of the jv boys' basketball coach. he had been teaching for about five years. a fellow coach went to the principal and told her that he thought sears was having some sort of sexual relationship with one of his students. >> i think that number teachers should not be in high schools. . have always thought that' it is appalling. >> parents and guardians of students at glen burnie high school and react to the arrest of 29-year-old jeffrey robert sears, an english teacher and coach of the boys' basketball team there. >> i could not believe it. i have a daughter that is on cheerleading, and i receive e- mail from a lot of he

we'll continue to follow this story and provide updates throughout the newscast. >> in long beach, 400 marched in the rain to the nation's second busiest port. they do not try to shut down facility. they target a dock partially owned by giant investment firm and there about 80 blocked a road, four people were arrested tlchl officials say operations were not affected by demonstrations. >> and occupy san jose is holding a skmar rally of its own in solidarity with the shut down. a demonstration underway right now in front of the wells fargo bank this, comes on the same day that the san jose sent out compromise notices for previous occupations to sign. all charges dropped if agreeing not to set up camp for two years. >> and so it's a win-win for everybody. it's a fair result. we want something to keep people from camping out on civic plaza. >> and no word on shauna kelly who climbed a 36 foot wall staying there about a month wail dwree to that deal. >> protesters called on uc berkeley chancellor to drop charges against 39 people arrested in last month's protest on campus. the group demande

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newscast. police say november 25th.e others tried to steal a necklace from a black friday shopper in the wal-mart parking lot there in san leandro. a suspect in custody. police are looking for two others. watson likely will be arraigned monday. >>> in the south bay, 31 people were arrested after an early morning crime sweep. police say the suspects used kids to carry out the crimes. detectives were investigating a criminal street gang in gilroy for seven months. they moved in finally this morning. raiding several homes. gilroy police worked with the dea and state attorney general's office. they say suspects are accused of crimes ranging from drug dealing, witness intimidation, and assault with a deadly weapon. the big concern for the police chief is the suspects are accused of using kids to do their dirty work. >> absolutely. using juveniles to sell guns. to sell drugs. to do the bidding of the, the gangs. and so -- in this case, we are going to be charging them with using juveniles to the do such. again, the da will be

coming up at 7:00 right after our newscast, good morning america.an harris is joining us live now from new york to tell us what they are working on. good morning, dan. >> hey, carolyn, good morning to you. coming up on gma, an explosive night at the abc news political debate last night. political presidential candidates came out swinging with a special focus on the new frontrunner, newt gingrich. our all-star political team was there for the whole thing and george steph is going to lead our coverage this morning. also coming up, look at this, a huge fight on the court during a big college basketball game. it isn't just the latest case of violence rocking the sports world. we are going to and the question, what of happened to sportsman like conduct. they he are calling it green monday. the second day of november. shaping up to be a huge day for on line shoppers and retailers. they expect online sales to exceed a billion dollars tomorrow alone. how will the shipping companies copy on the busiest day of the year in and a silver screen debut from michae

the top of the newscast we said a rare saturday session, u.s. senators voted to extend a payroll tax cut for two months. it's a temporary fix, that avoids a tax increase for mills of workers in the new year. drew levinson reports tonight the deal also requires the white house to decide quickly whether to allow construction of a controversial transcontinental oil pipeline. >> reporter: senators arrived on capitol hill. >> goat it done. >> for a rare saturday session to avoid a government shoutdown. they approved a $1trillion budget bill that funds the government through next year. >> the amendment is agreed to. >> the senate also passed a temporary extension of the payroll tax break. that means at the beginning of the year, 160 million americans won't see their paycheck shrink. >> we stayed in session to present some issues to the american public that were extremely important. >> senators couldn't find the money to pay for the tax cuts for a whole year, so they opted for just a two-month extension. president obama praised the vote but demanded co

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we'll try to get you more information later on in the newscast. for now, i'm alan wong in richmond. >> thank you very much. and los gatos police have arrested a registered sex offender on suspicion of harassing minors. investigators are looking for other possible victims nim in this case and claim williams hired high school boys to fwork him. and they say he required the boys to shower with him and a hot tub in the nude. williams was arrested on several counts and is believed to have worked out of this van, through california and other states over two years or so. he spent time around athletic clubs and motor cross events. anyone with information is urged to please contact police. >> and the city appointed an independent investigator to evaluate the response to protests this year. the mayor announced consultant thomas frasier will lead the effort. he will lead a team looking into the way the department handled democrat straigsz. october 25th and november 2. the police chief welcomes this investigation. >> if they're revealed wrong doings i'm commi

. >>> keep in mind, you can watch all of our newscasts on your mobile device or computer. we're streaming live for you at ktvu.com. >>> right now, a public meeting is held to discuss new design proposals at a pedestrian path at a western spot by the bay bridge. going from oakland to the island. the toll authority has been working with cal tran and san francisco to include to extend past the western. >>> it will be for tomorrow and it will be especially for the north bay communities where we will be a little more unhealthy, especially our sensitive group who suffers from asthma. spare the air for tomorrow means unless it is your primary heating source, it is illegal to burn wood. high pressure will be in place for tomorrow. you can see it moving over north baja. it will be dropping thursday morning and looks like for the thursday morning drive, it will be wet weather. we'll wake up tomorrow morning and it will be chilly and some fog. back into the 30s. sitting into the 40s. a lot like yesterday. as we look at thursday morning, we start to see changes. wednesday it will be d

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we will have more in our later newscast. karina rusk, abc7 news. >>> san francisco's mayor is joining the chorus of calls for investigation into the power outages last night during the nationally televised football game between the 49ers and steelers. amy hollyfield joins us with more. >> reporter: a lot of pressure from the 49ers to make sure this never happens again. crews were here at the ballpark until 3:30 this morning trying to figure out what happened. teams of people from pg&e, the park and rec department and candlestick parks people were all out here they still don't know what happened, why the power went out. we have video of something they are probably looking into. look at the lower bottom half of your screen. you will see what appears to be a transformer blowing you see a flash outside the stadium an nfl security chief saw it and some fans saw it. pg&e says it still doesn't know dent know what caused the two outages, 30 minutes -- minutes before the game started and a 20 minute one during the second quarter. the

columbia schools about the debt -- the incident, but they did not return our phone calls before this newscast. >> thank you. more now on the story that we told you about at the top of the hour. house speaker john boehner says he expects to pass a new bill on the payroll tax that by christmas, renewing the tax break for two months. sally kidd is live in the washington bureau with details. >> it is a done deal, house republicans are backing down. they are ready to vote on a two- month extension of the payroll tax cuts. but i think our members which a good fight. -- >> i think our members waged a good fight. we are able to come to an agreement. >> it is a compromise that includes language that makes it easier for small businesses to deal with the short-term extension. >> small businesses and families are struggling. they are making sacrifices and i think this agreement will help our economy. >> house republicans were facing increasing pressure thursday after minority leader mitch mcconnell weighed in and urge them to pass a short-term fix. >> has this place becomes so dysfunctional that even whe

but we'll definitely keep you up-to-date as the newscast progresses. jerry sandusky is preparing to be in the same room with the men accused -- accusing him of sexual abuse. as anna werner reports, a new report discusses the accuracy. the preliminary hearing will be the public's first chance to hear some of the young men who claim sandusky sexually abused them. and his lawyer, joe amadola says ? >> well, he's dreading it. as you can imagine, he's going to have to sit in a courtroom, with a couple hundred people, i understand it's going to be filled to capacity, including members of his family and friends, who are going to listen to some of these young men say horrific things occurred between them and jerry. >> reporter: and cbs news has learned that a key prosecution witness is also scheduled to testify. mike mcqueary. mcqueary is the former penn state assistant coach, who told a grand jury that in 2002, he saw jerry sandusky in a locker room shower on the penn state campus, sexually assaulting a young boy. according to the grand jury report, he says h

as we told you earlier in the newscast the fire chief calls this one of the worse fires san franciscos seen in years. our team coverage continues now in the city, ktvu's david stevenson is live with what firefighters are doing right now. david. >> reporter: maureen, behind me you can see the police car still guarding the fire sight. firefighters have received their presence as it's gotten darker. but make no mistake, this fire brought out a huge turn out of firefighters today and it's still not over. this is what firefighters were up against at about noon today. a five alarm fire that brought out 150 firefighters. half of the cities force. it began at the rear of a three story, three unit victorian. shocked neighbors watched as the flames scorched the buildings and sent smoke billowing into the sky. >> when we got here they told us that there was nothing they could do and that it looked like they were just going to have to sort of sit here and wait for it to burn to the ground. >> my understanding at this time is preliminarily that it started in the rear of the building. whether it wa

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