on monday, penn state said it will pay its share.t $60 million to 26 young men who claim sandusky sexually abused them. >> this is the first public acknowledgement by penn state officially that they have resolved these 26 claims. >> reporter: the number of cases is more than double what was disclosed during sandusky's trial, and six more claims are still pending. in a statement, penn state's president said we hope this is another step forward in the healing process for those hurt by mr. sandusky and another step forward for penn state. matt casey's law firm represents seven of the young men involved in the settlement, including sandusky's adopted son matt. casey said for them proceeding to trial would have meant retelling their stories in court and reliving their nightmares. >> in addition to dealing with actually happened to them, this litigation, potential litigation, was an ordeal unto itself for them. >> reporter: sandusky is serving a 30 to 60-year sentence. he maintains his innocence and is seeking a new trial. teresa garcia, c

former penn state football coach. how much they are receiving the. >>> and breaking news, singer chris brown just appears in a chris brown just appears in a d.c. courtroom. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> did is 6:31. 57 degrees. partly cloudy in central maryland. good evening. thanks for staying with wjz. here are some of the things people are talking about. the international outrage over the nsa's spying is not letting up. all is coming from one-time resident edward snowden. spain is the latest nation, demanding answers from the u.s. danielle nottingham reports for wjz from washington. >> reporter: a delegation from european diplomats hope to limit u.s. spying on their leaders. >> i think i have to make a clear distinction between fighting together terrorism but not spying on friends. >> reporter: former national security agency contractor edward snowden released documents that revealed that the u.s. had tapped german canc lor angela merkel's cell phone. president obama steered clear of the controversy, as he helped swear in his n

penn state is planning to -- is agreeing to pay out millions. wjz and mike schuh are live with the details. if you remember back it looked like it might have been isolated incidents but now over two dozen men have stories credible enough that they are agreeing to a $60 million settlement. penn state university agrees to a multimillion dollar settlement with more than two dozen men who say they were victims of jerry sandusky. in june the former football coach was accused of sexually abusing 10 victims on school property. in the an interview with 60 minutes sports, prosecutors admit that there are many more. >> there are dozens more. dozens. >> dozens more. >> yeah. >> reporter: attorney matt casey represents seven of the alleged victims that settled with the school. >> they are pleased to now put it behind them but it's a remarkable achievement by courageous young men. >> reporter: the scandal cost joe paterno his job and three former university officials have been indicted for their roles for covering up the abuse. >> a lose, lose, lose move for

penn state is rather well-heeled. many of the church claimants are not represented by attorneys, individually, in the penn state case every claimant had an attorney. and finally, you know, penn state is very adamant about trying to sort of reclaim it's good name in this process. and make this, do what they can to sort of help these victims emerge from this on the other side with, you know, a feeling like penn state has tried to do right by them. >> you say that penn state is rather well-heeled. where is this money going to come from? >> penn state hopes that eventually the money will come from insurance coverages that it has bought and paid for over the years. but as a practical matter, some of the insurers are pushing back against that notion. they want nothing to do with covering for jerry sandusky's actions. so immediately penn state's paying the settlements out of pocket. and they are drawing that money from money that the university gets in repayment of loans that it has made over time to, you know, the athletic

>> penn state payout. the university agrees to $60 million in damages for the victims that former football coach jerry sandusky. >> tonight the number of victims doubles as sandusky maintains he's innocent. >> hello, everybody. >> penn state will pay tens of millions of dollars to two dozen young men who say they were molested as boys by assistant football coach jerry sandusky. wjz is live. meghan mccorkell has more and what's next for the university. meghan? >> reporter: dennis, penn state will pay $57.7 million to 26 men who claim they were abused as children by jerry sandusky. penn state university agrees to a multimillion dollar settlement with more than two dozen men who say they were victims of jerry sandusky. in june, the former assistant football coach was convicted of sexually abusing ten victims on school property. in an interview with 60 minute sports, prosecutors admit there are many more. >> there are dozens more. >> yeah. >> dozens. >> dozens more. >> yep. >> reporter: attorney mike casey rep

. >>> penn state university has agreed to pay out nearly $60 million to 26 different victims in that child sexual abuse scandal involving the former assistant football coach jerry sandusky who is, by the way, spending the rest of his life in prison. the settlement is on top of tens of millions already spent by the university on fines, legal bills and other costs in the scandal that badly tarnished the reputation of penn state football and the late and legendary coach joe paterno. >>> the website for the president's new health care law is back up tonight after yet another technical problem over the weekend that prevented people from signing up for health insurance yet again. for many middle class americans who buy their own health insurance, there could be another frustration and that is sticker shock after some learned they must buy new policies that cover more, but cost more as well. nbc's peter alexander at the white house for us tonight. peter, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening. after weeks of questions about whether the obama care website could be fixed and when many

would strip the agency of some of its powers i've settlement deal for jerry sandusky's victims, penn state agrees to pay out nearly $60 million to the 26 mena beused by the former assistant football coach. and one year later, remembering hurricane sandy. the super storm was one of the most damaging and one of the most expensive storms no ever hit the u.s. >>> welcome to al jazerra america, i am steff stephanie sa federal judge has ruled a restrictive abortion law set to go in to effect on tuesday in effect is uncons strungal. the ruling allows dozens of abortion clinch i cans to remain open in the state. >> reporter: even as antiabortion protesters rally outside of a texas abortion clinic in support of the state's efforts to restrict abortions. >> i am out here to express our conviction that human life is sacred in all its forms. >> reporter: inside those clinics, abortion providers are celebrating a legal victory that insures all of the state's 36 licensed facilities are in operation tuesday. >> it was great to be able to tell -- women were calling us saying, do i have my appointment tomo

. >> pelley: tonight, the penn state scandal is much worse than we knew. the number of children sexually abused has more than doubled. armen keteyian reports the university reached an agreement with 26 victims today. texas passed one of the strictest abortion laws in the nation. today a federal judge had his say. anna werner reports. one year after hurricane sandy some residents are only now facing the loss of their homes. jim axelrod on the unintended consequences of a new law. and the boy with the bionic hand. new technology lets most anyone create the most amazing things. >> making your kids happy is like the most rewarding thing you can have as a dad. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, in one of the biggest scandals ever in college sports penn state university said it will pay nearly $60 million to 26 men who say they were sexually abused as children by assistant football coach jerry sandusky. other claims are still pending. sandusky was convicted at trial of abusing ten boys, so the a

. >> i want to ask you about the penn state scandal. that was a decision the governor made to sue and have the state sue the ncaa on behalf of penn state that was levelled with the university. did you agree? >> there is a lot to talk about and a lot of criticism of the governor and the way he handled it in particular. the attorney general is looking into that. we will see how that tushes out. the fact is that many pennsylvanians and those who love state and care about penn state really are very upset with the way the governor handled it. i do think the dollars are being paid and could come back to pennsylvania and penn state. for penn state, they want to move on. it's a great university and they want to move on. >> sounded like you agreed with the decision to sue. you may not have agreed with the wayy that handled the situation, but considering the money costing penn state. >> this is a decision that penn state and the boards made to accept this. and to move on. i think that is something i want to respect. would i like to see more of tha

sandusky and another step forward for penn state. we cannot undo what has been done but we can and must do everything possible to learn from this and ensure it never happens again at penn state. >>> two oklahoma inmates are back in jail after a pretty unlikely escape over the weekend. yesterday we told you about four inmates snuck out of a county detention center by escaping over a duct over a shower room. they crawled along the stretch of pipes and broke through a cement wall before making to it freedom. only temporarily for two of them. two convicts captured on monday afternoon about 40 miles down the road. the other two remain at large this morning. >>> less than a week after five people were hurt on a ride at the north carolina state fair another accident involving the same type of ride at the same fair. a state fair worker is in critical condition this morning after the festival's second vortex ride fell on him. the man became trapped yesterday morning when the seating section collapsed as he was dismantling it. three of the fiv

many have received checks from penn state over the past couple of days. we did know the university set aside $60 million to pay claims. >> a company of warren buffett -- scripps broke the story of lawsuits alleging berk sure companies slow paid claims to boost their own profits. the correspondent jones us right now live from washington tonight. great work. >> reporter: dove geef -- good evening to you. most settlements remain confidence but the company wanted to send a message with this one and refused to settle the case until they were prepared to announce large amount. the ford motor company sued berk sure national indemnity company over $20 million in unpaid claims, just the latest scrips uncovered nationally where many companies claim bad faith delayed or denied by berk sure businesses. berk -- berkshire offered $2 million over what the automaker asked for. >> the entire operation was driven by the target numbers. >> reporter: the settlement comes soon have the scripps obtained this testimony of bob burns. in august he described how senior executives

coming up next here, a major announcement from penn state university today.as agreed to sett settlements with vict26 victims the former assistant football coach, jerry sandusky. how much the school will be paying. >> plus, dangerous pirates, crews on secret tankers, and britney spears? you heard me right. you will not believe how all three are indeed connected. so you can feel free to add it to anything. and feel better about doing it. better it with benefiber. he was a matted messiley in a small cage. ng day. so that was our first task, was getting him to wellness. without angie's list, i don't know if we could have found all the services we needed for our riley. from contractors and doctors to dog sitters and landscapers, you can find it all on angie's list. we found riley at the shelter, and found everything he needed at angie's list. join today at angieslist.com explaining my moderate to severe so there i was again, chronic plaque psoriasis to another new stylist. it was a total embarrassment. and not the kind of attention i wanted. so i had a serious tal

and then claims of a massive cover up by penn state.y continues to insist that he's innocent. he remains in prison while he he appeals. while his victims and the university try to move on. jonathan betz al jazeera, new york. >> joining me to explain the details is attorney dominick romano. good to see you. i wonder, did you expect the settlement to be larger? >> some people did. >> yeah. >> there were rumors it could be as much as half a billion. but if you look at the other resent settlements of abuse skapblsdz earlier this year the archdiocese of los angeles with the priest abuse scanned think. they were all 10,000,004 people. got about two and a half this. one comes out about to about $2.3 million per person of the 26 that settled. 23 fully executing and three pending execution. >> can you explain how universities and attorneys come to the figures that they come to in terms of trying to reach a settlement in cases like this? >> one is press defense. the duration of the abuse, severity of torment these people had to endure. >> that's

penn state won that game.ohio state leads the series since penn state joined the big ten. a big game here at the horseshoe. ohio state ranked fourth in the nation looking for a national championships. let's shift gears and go to baseball. game three of the world series tonight in st. louis. we have major shift in attitude because even though we're tied at one, the cardinals might have the advantage because we're going to a national league park that means no designated hitter and that means david ortiz will be in the field playing first base tonight for the boston red sox. of course that is a big advantage for the cardinals because he's not used to playing out there in the field and basically when you talk to jake peavy, who is boston's starting pitcher, he says the risk is worth the reward to have big pappy in the lineup tonight. >> david is a game changer. as clutch as anybody that i can remember playing with or against. it just seems like he has a flare for dramatic when the situation is the biggest he's at

of the six outstanding claims, penn state believes some don't have merit. and other may produce settlements, as well. >>> across the pond, folks in northern europe are cleaning up after a monster storm. >> that storm named for st. jude, left a trail of devastation, from britain to germany, killing more than a dozen people and leaving hundreds of thousands in the dark. winds reached 120 miles per hour, uprooted hundreds of trees. and even closed germany's famed autobonn. >>> here at home, clear and dry for much of the eastern u.s. there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms blanketing much of the nation's midsection with snow. that could accumulate across a broad section of the west. >> highs, today, in the northeast, only in the 40s and 50s. warming in the 80s for the deep south. it will be cold in the midwest. temperatures in the west will be 10 to 25 degrees below normal. >>> a quick check on last night's world series game, now. boston and st. louis, were tied 1-1, last night when david ross hit a ground rule double to left. that scored the go-ahead

. >>> penn state agrees to pay $60 million to victims from convictions of coach jerry sandusky, and super storm sandy, a year later. >> one by one world leaders and u.s. allies are learning the nsa has been spying on them. and the latest is staunch u.s. ally and the german chancellor angela merkel. her reaction she has dispatched her top spy chiefs to washington. this comes as an european delegation visits the u.s. >> reporter: the white house said it was unwilling to talk abou--to--contra-ducts reports n german newspapers that not only did president obama know about the surveillance, he fast tracked any information gleaned from angela merkel's surveillance to the white house. >> the president, i think in all he has said about this issue, not just sense the disclosures, but even before them reflects his commitment to insuring that we do everything we have to do within the law to keep america safe, to keep americans safe, and keep our allies safe, and that we do so in a way that reflects the need to find a balance, and to recognize the sincere security--rather privacy concerns that america

>> yup. >> reporter: today those words held true when penn state announced it had settled or agreed in principle on the nearly $60 million settlement. added university president rodney erikson: 6- in a june, 2012 tryall, the then 68-year-old sandusky was convicted of 45 counts of criminal sexual abuse and other charges. he was sentenced to no less than 30 years in prison. to this day he maintains his innocence. matt casey is an attorney for seven of the victims included in this settlement, among them one of sandusky's adopted sons matt. >> they are pleased to now put it behind them but it's a remarkable achievement by courageous young men. >> reporter: university officials said the settlement funds will come from the school's liability insurance, but penn state's problems are far from over. three top university officials, including former president graham spanier, are likely to stand trial next year on charges they covered up years of sandusky's abuse. >> pelley: armen, as you said, sandusky was convicted of abusing ten boys. were any of those ten part of today's settlement? >> reporte

. >>> we have another big development in the penn state sex abuse scandal. the university will pay $60 million to the victims of jerry sandusky, the school's former assistant football coach. it will be paid to 26 of his victims. the abuse happened over the course of several years. he is appealing this conviction. several former penn state officials are still awaiting trial for allegedly covering up complaints about the abuse. >>> freedom for michael jackson's former doctor. conrad murray was released from jail today. he walked out of jail just after midnight. he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2011 after giving a lethal dose of propofol to michael jackson to let him sleep. >> probably to avoid this. probably to avoid all of you. >> murray says he plans to appeal his conviction to clear his name and get his medical licenses back. >>> new video tonight of what could be google's secret project right after treasure island. this four-story structure is an offshore floating data center that's powered and cooled by ocean water. four years ago, google w

. >>> penn state is paying $59.7 million to 27 abused. university president rodney erickson called the agreements another step forward in the healing process for those hurt by mr. sandusky and another step forward for penn state. >> the doctor convicted of causing michael jackson's death has been released from jail. he left just after midnight. he had been sentenced to serve four years behind bars but a change in california law reduced it to two years. michael jackson's fans and protestors held a vigil outside the jail. the attorney spoke after his release. >> my client got the maximum term possible. he had no prior record. he had 20 years of exempt there ry service as a physician. he served every possible. they didn't let him out a minute early. >> because of his conviction, dr. murray's medical licenses are suspended in three states. >> spain's government is upset over reports the united states has been spying in that country. they called in the u.s. ambassador to complain. they indicate that the national security agency collected data

. >> pelley: tonight, the penn state scandal is much worse than we knew. number of children sexually abused has more than doubled. armen keteyian reports the university reached an agreement with 26 victims today. texas passed one of the strictest abortion laws in the nation. today a federal judge had his say. anna werner reports. one year after hurricane sandy some. >> rodriguezresidents are only w facing the loss of their homes. jim axelrod on the unintended consequences of a new law. and the boy with the bionic hand. new technology lets most anyone create the most amaze magazines. >> making your kids happy is like the most rewarding thing you can have as a dad. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, in one of the biggest scandals ever in college sports penn state

the number of victims in the penn state jerry sandusky sex scandal jumped dramatically.re abused by the former assistant coach. a local legal scholar says the settlement was the wisest course for the school. the money doesn't come from the state or schools but covered by the school's insurance. >>> a local man is facing charges for selling drugs on the black market web site known as the silk road. jacob george the 4th is charged with selling heroin and other drugs on the site. the feds brought it down earlier this month as we reported. >>> police make arrests following the fatal shooting of a hotel worker in oxon hill. surveillance video captures the moment the man held up a pregnant hotel clerk last week. the hotel manager was confronted while confronting the thief afterwards. three are facing charges. >>> a local driver is facing charges of injuring a state trooper on the side of the beltway. christopher hallways inside his car investigating an accident near the 702 exit. his vehicle was struck. a 63-year-old driver is charged with violating the state's move over law.

penn state's multimillion dollar payout to victims of jerry sandusky. antonio mora brings you smart conversation that challenges the status quo with unexpected opinions and a fresh outlook. including yours. >> what do you think? >> consider this. unconventional wisdom. (vo) al jazeera america we understand that every news story begins and ends with people. >> the efforts are focused on rescuing stranded residents. (vo) we pursue that story beyond the headline, past the spokesperson, to the streets. >> thousands of riot police deployed across the capitol. (vo) we put all of our global resources behind every story. >> it is a scene of utter devastation. (vo) and follow it no matter where it leads, all the way to you. al jazeera america. take a new look at news. >> penn state university ask trying to move past the jerry san dufng scandal that marred the reputation of its school program. paying $26 million to victims of sandusky. comes a year after sandusky was sentenced to life for child abuse. jonathan betz has the story. >> nearly $60 million to be split

penn state said the day sandusky was convicted last year of 45 criminal counts, it was determined topensate his victims. sandusky maintains his innocence and is seeking a new trial while he serves 30 to 60 years in state prison. >>> back here in the bay area, celebrity chef guy fieri is expected to take the stand today. he's expected to testify against max wade. he's accused of stealing fieri's yellow lamborghini in march of 2011. wade is also on trial for a separate incident from 2012 when prosecutors say he shot into an occupied vehicle. >>> investigators in san francisco are trying to figure out what started a fight that ended with police shooting a gunman. police were called to the marina district to break up a fight between two men yesterday afternoon. witnesses told police they saw one man pistol whipping the other man with a silver handgun. then they say the suspect shot at the victim several times. it's unclear if he was injured. the suspect ran away, but when police caught up with him in a high-end neighborhood, they say he pointed the gun at them. >> and then i heard gunsho

today, we found out that the penn state scandal is much worse than we knew.number of children sexually abuse has more than double. we will tell you about an agreement that the university has reached with 26 victims. >>> plus, texas passed one of the strictest abortion laws in the nation. today, a federal judge had his say. we'll have those stories tonight on the cbs evening news at 5:30 right after kpix 5 news. ,,,,,,,,,,,, ♪ at kaiser permanente we've reduced serious heart attacks by 62%, which makes days with grandpa jack 100% more possible. join us at kp.org and thrive. an update on a story we fir brough >>> i'm ken bastida in the kpix 5 newsroom. you do not want to miss what we have coming up at 6:00. a story we first brought you friday night. google's top secret barge in the bay. tonight, second barge has surfaced. why the tech giant thinks water could be so crucial to its success. >>> also, the device developed right here in a bay area garage helping smokers kick the habit. those stories and much more coming up tonight at 66:00. guys. >> all right. we w

. >>> penn state faces six claims in connection with the jerry sandusky sexual abuse case and that isnounced settlements with 26 young men. it will be paid $60 million. the former penn state assistant football coach is pursuing appeals of the convictns that landed him in prison for life. of the six outstanding claims, penn state believes some don't have merit and some may produce settlements, as well. >> hurricane survivors up and down the east coast marking a somber anniversary. one year ago superstorm sandy slammed ashore. hundreds of people in new york and new jersey homeless still. insurance payments have been averaging $55,000 a family. that $60 billion relief package passed in january cannot come soon enough. >>> millions of people across europe are trying to come to grips with widespread damage left by one of the worst storms in years. deadly winds and rain left hundreds of thousands of people in the dark. >> reporter: the storm named saint jude has left a devastating mark with more than a dozen killed. the heart of london a crane buckling under the wind, collapsing. think the

penn state university is participation the price for the jerry sandusky 70. standsal more than $50 million counting. that includes a $12 million fine paid to the ncaa and more than $11 million in legal fees, penn state set aside an additional $60 million set for civil used brought die 32 men saying they were abused by sandusky. >>> in south korea. new rules for citizens marrying foreigners, they must make a certain income and speak basic korean before they can get married. >> reporter: anita came to south korea from the philippines with a korean husband she had met just twice. 14 years later, there's is one of 270,000 multicultural families a figure expected today trip bile 2020. these marriages often run in to trouble over language, money, gaps in age and culture. >> for me it's very hard. it's very difficult because of the traditional. because korean traditional and philippine traditional is different. koreans, they say man is heaven and then woman is land. >> reporter: after early difficulties anita says her marriage has floor i should. now she's a transla

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. >>> penn state faces six claims in connection with the jerry sandusky sexual abuse case and that isnounced settlements with 26 young men. it will be paid $60 million. the former penn state assistant football coach is pursuing appeals of the sex abuse convictions that basically landed him in prison for life. of the six outstanding claims, penn state believes some don't have merit and some may produce settlements, as well. >> hurricane survivors up and down the east coast marking a somber anniversary. one year ago superstorm sandy slammed ashore. hundreds of people in new york and new jersey homeless still. insurance payments have been averaging $55,000 a family. that $60 billion relief package passed in january cannot come soon enough. >>> millions of people across europe are trying to come to grips with widespread damage left by one of the worst storms in years. deadly winds and waves hammering one country after another left hundreds of thousands of people in the dark. >> reporter: the storm named st. jude, the patron saint of lost causes, has left a devastating mark with more than

. >>> a headline tonight about another convict, former penn state football coach, jerry sandusky behind bars as we learn that penn state has reached a settlement with 26 young men who say sandusky allegedly abused them. the university will pay nearly $60 million to his alleged victims. >>> a headline out of texas this evening, you remember wendy davis, the single mom who took a stand in those pink sneakers to block new restrictions on abortion in texas. she lost that battle. the new restrictions were to go into effect tomorrow. late today word of a triumph for her. a federal judge now ruling that some of those restrictions were unconstitutional, meaning they will not go into effect tomorrow. the battle does go on. >>> to these images out of massachusetts, nearly 1,000 people turned out today to pay their respects to colleen ritzer, the beloved 24-year-old teacher allegedly killed by one of her students. that church overflowing. meanwhile the mother of the 14-year-old boy charged with the teacher's murder saying her heart is broken for the ritzer family. >>> new questions surrounding the

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he's the former penn state assistant football coach. we have more. >> a university once famous for its football team now synonymous with scandal will pay $60 million to 26 young men sexually abused by its former assistant football coach. jerry sandusky is serving time in connection with 10 abuse cases. in a statement, the university president said: >> this isn't the end of the ordeal. six more alleged victims are negotiating with the school. sandusky is appealing his conviction. former head coach joe paterno died months after the scandal broke. his winning legacy tarnished among allegations he failed to report an eyewitness account of the abuse. three former school administrators await trial on charges they covered up wrongdoing to protect the school's football program, causing many to question the university's devotion to a game that brought in more than $70 million in revenue, but may have cost it its reputation. aljazeera. >> with us this morning to discuss the impact of the settlement is dominic romano, an attorney specializing in b

just into cnn, we're getting this from penn state university.will pay theairery sandusky victims $59.7 million. penn state university officials have announced they've reached a settlement with 26 of sandusky's victims for nearly $60 million. of the 26 settlements, 23 are fully signed, three are agreed in principle with final documentation according to the statement expected within the next few weeks. that's a dramatic development. the figure will be reflected by the way in the university's audited financial statements for the year that ends june 30th -- that ended june 30th, 2013. nearly $60 million goes to 26 of jerry sandusky's victims. let's get back to the controversy over the nsa spy targets. "the wall street journal" as you know has been reporting that president obama wasn't briefed on specific efforts to listen in on world leaders. that includes the german chancellor angela merkel among others, key ally of the united states whose cell phone was reportedly tap. after a review earlier this year, those leaders were taken off the watch list a

. >> penn state university is paying $60 million to 26 young men abused by a lecturure. it comes a little more than a year after jerry sandusky was put in gaol for 45 counts of the child abuse. "consider this" is up next. you gone go to aljazeera.com for the latest news. balance. given the threat america continues to face, shouldn't these programs go forward with some oversight? >> these programs, we don't even begin to know the depth of them. we are scratching the surface right now. and i can tell you that from representing whistleblowers for years. these violate numerous national laws as well as international laws. so i don't know if it's a matter of modifying them. i think you may not have heard the level of outrage from spain that you did because you didn't hear about the head of the state employing monitored. initially, germany had a rather soft reaction to the idea its citizens were being monitored but then when angela merkel found out she was being monitored, she was furious. i am not sure why we are monitoring. historically, i agree that intelligence agencies and

. ♪ >> penn state will pay $59.7 million to 26 sexual abuse victims of former assistant football coach all claims against penn state and other parties, are subject to confidentiality >> major league baseball all-time home run leader has asked a federal appeals court to reconsider its refusal to overturn his felony conviction. barry bonds legal team filed a request with the ninth u.s. circuit court of appeals in san francisco. a three judge panel of the ninth circuit upheld bonds conviction in september. a jury found him guilty in april 2011. barry bonds argues that he was wrongfully convicted of of obstruction of justice for giving a rambling but truthful answer during a 2003 grand jury appearance. >> let's go to solano county were the driving is backed up on 680 southbound. this is a leading down to the albany shut bridge. benicia bridge. >> this is jim up traffic even in both directions. our accident and some goal is still jammed up. this has backed up all the way to the dublin interchange. there is a multi car crash that was blocking the two left lanes. it is completely in jammed up

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penn state football program is coming back nittanya lions trailed michigan by 7.t, inbounds and replay shows tea back down at the 1-yard line and they score and force overtime. penn state's belton crews in for cruises in for the game-winning touchdown. >>> a's fans know about detroit pitching. in game 1, boston got a quick reminder. r's beat tiger's pitcher in the alcs, but tonight in boston he became the first pitcher in 105 years to strike out four batters in a single postseason game. tigers didn't have much offense either. but in the top of the 6th, red sox lefty jon lester gives hem the fielders choice and jhonny peralta makes it 1-0. the tigers bullpen kept it in a way. redwood city's daniel nava singles. fenway park fans finally with something to cheer about, but not for long. tigers win game 169 alcs 1-0, game it 2 is tomorrow on ktvu. kershaw in it the nlcs game 2 cardinals managed to squeak out a single reason against ck and it made it stand up. two beloved cardinals throw out the first pitch. tony la russa and red schoendienst. and this sacrifice fly to

. >>> penn state paying up. we now know how many engineer sandusky crimes have cost the school.you when we come back. today's challenging environment. unless you have the right perspective. bny mellon wealth management has the vision and experience to look beyond the obvious. we'll uncover opportunities, find hidden risk, and make success a reality. bny mellon wealth management. avo: sales event is "sback.hen drive" which means it's never been easier to get a new passat, awarded j.d. power's most appealing midsize car, two years in a row. and right now you can drive one home for practically just your signature. get zero due at signing, zero down, zero deposit, and zero first month's payment on any new 2014 volkswagen. hurry, this offer ends october 31st. for details, visit vwdealer.com today. >>> welcome back. a murder in massachusetts high school teacher was inspired and being there for anybody who needed her. bus loads of students turning out for the funeral of colleen ritzer. many of them wearing her favorite color which was pink. all of them trying to find something good in

penn state taking on ohio state.nnouncer ] when your favorite food starts a fight, fight back fast with tums. heartburn relief that neutralizes acid on contact and goes to work in seconds. ♪ tum, tum tum tum tums! >>> the rivalry express bus is in columbia, ohio, between the penn state and the ohio state university. carlos diaz. i love the ohio state university. that's my old stomping ground. >> that's why you say it correctly, carol. it's the ohio state university. it's not the biggest rivalry, that would be michigan. but it's a big game between penn state and ohio state. and one of the things they're doing, they're going to be pinking out the ohio state. they go pink why? >> for breast cancer awareness month. >> reporter: 105,000 fans. hopefully all of them wearing pink. and there are other big stories in sports, including the world series, where the cardinals tie-up the world series at a game apiece. as you can see, it was another night for rookie pitcher for st. louis. he's undefeated. his only mistake last night

bars as penn state has reached a settlement. the university will pay nearly $60 million to his alleged victims. >>> a headline out of texas this evening, you remember wendy davis who took a stand in those pink sneakers to block restrictions on abortion in texas. she lost that battle. late today word of a triumph for her. a federal judge now ruling that some of those restrictions were unconstitutional meaning they will not go into effect tomorrow. the battle does go on. >>> to these images out of massachusetts, nearly 1,000 people turned out today to pay their respects to colleen ritzer, the 24 teacher allegedly killed by one of her students. that church overflowing. meanwhile the mother of the 14-year-old boy charged with the teach's murder saying her heart is broken for the ritzer family. >>> new questions surrounding the thrill ride of the north carolina fate stair. prosecutors say he tampered with the ride causing it to throw passengers to the ground. but why? abc's gio benitez tonight. >> reporter: this new video obtained ex

just minutes ago a pennsylvania court denies the appeal for former penn state code jerry sandusky.hree judge panel ruled jerry sandusky doesn't deserve a new trial. sandusky said his lawyers didn't have enough time to prepare for trial, the judge mishandled jury instructions. he's serving a 30 to 60-year prison sentence. >>> one person is arrested after a frightening evacuation at florida's jacksonville international airport. the airport is up and running today after two suspicious packages, one described as destructive, forced an evacuation for nearly 5 hours. the suspect said he had a bomb. he's now being held without bond on charges of making a false report about an explosive. no flights were allowed to take off during the evacuation. >>> a violent crash. takoma public schools are investigating a bus driver after she's involved in a frightening chain reaction accident. >> [screaming] >> video from inside the two buses shows just how scary it was. the bus driver hit a pick up and another bus before coming to a stop. the female driver was ticketed for negligent driving. >>> northe

sandusky's attorneys appealed the former penn state assistant coach's conviction, citing inadequate time to prepare for a trial, and prosecutorial misconduct. but a three judge panel denied that appeal, so his 30 to 60 year prison sentence stands. the fighting in syria rages on as weapons inspectors begin their mission in the country and the united nations puts more pressure on the bashar assad regime. as... conor powell... tells us.../ this... as... the u-s... is still committed... to providing aid... to... syrian refugees... / and... the opposition.../ despite the turmoil... in washington, weapons inspectors are in syria. the international team from the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons is responsible for getting rid of the country's arsenal. following the deadly late august attack in which u-n experts say sarin gas was used... the team will have nine months to find and destroy the bashar assad regime's stockpile - thought to be some one- thousand tons. syria's government says they are willing to cooperate. al-zoubi says: "there is no justification for us to not impl

then penn state at undefeated ohio state and all of the highlights on after the game. abc7 sports brought to you by riverwalk casino. >> thanks, larry. >>> the packers fan going all out for the former cal quarterback, aaron rogers. >> why this young man is refusing to take off his beloved hose who've been denied ewelcome to covered california. now, you can no longer be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. enroll today at coveredca.com. weather for your early weekend plans. it will be cool out there as you expect around this time of year. a few high clouds and patchy fog. the temperatures 40s and 50s. lisa argen is here starting at 5:00 a.m. with any updates on your weekend weather. and the possibility of some showers on monday. it is a slight chance. carolyn, dan? >> all right, sandhya, thanks. >>> finally, now to a young man who is trying to break a record by making a daily fashion statement about his favorite team. >> look at this. 6th grader david pell has worn the same green bay packers jersey every day for nearly three years. >> that's 1,034 days o

. >> penn state will pay nearly $60 million to 26 victims who say they were sexually abused by sandusky there are several other claims not included in the settlement. penn state says this money is coming from insurance policies, not student tuition, public grants or private donations. sandusky is serving a 30-to-60 year prison sentence. >> the camry receives a poor safety rating on a new crash test. "consumer reports" says it can't recommend buying that car. ford also stung by the magazine's ranking, came in 26th out of 28 brands based on reliability. >> and a link sent from president obama's official twitter account was hacked. the syrian electron beiic army that. the links were hacked and instead led to syrian propaganda. so the twitter account itself was not hacked, it was that third party url shortener that was and that's how the hackers were able to change the links, larry. >> many thanks, jackie deangelis. appreciate it. >> there are very few people in this country and elsewhere who have the expertise and our economy and economic policies like alan greenspan. the former fed chairm