penn state from 1968 until 1972. he says the scandal is a sad day for penn state football. >> news hit home for a lot of penn state fans and alumni. >> i think like most people and probably the penn state family, you felt a sickness in the stomach where we always felt we did the right things and did it with class. it is devastating to all of us. >> he played a football at penn state before going onto the nfl. he worked with sandusky and kept in touch over the years. he was shocked as anyone to learn of the allegations. >> i don't know what to think. obviously, we never suspected anything like that. >> mitchell was coached by a younger joe paterno. he says he was a great person. reports have surfaced that he knew about the scandal years ago but only passed it up to higher ups at the school. >> against what it comes down to, why did you not go further? why did you not move forward with this and talk to some other people? >> paterno released a statement earlier announcing his retirement at the end of the season. it will be the end of an era for penn state football. >> let's not penalize the program and the players who are

involving a former assistant coach.and as grrg black follows --police used pepper &pspray on some penn state fan wwo took to the streets of state college after learningg pegendary coach joe paterno has been fired.the pplice response happened after the crowd tore down lamp posts and tippeddover a news vvn. earlier, the fans expresssd their support for ppterno."we pant joe! we want joe!""we are penn state! we areepenn state!" "they're going after the wrong ggy...nothing's been provee wrong. joe if anyone, joe is legally cleared. so if anyone did right it's joe."just absolute stunned. i don't understand how thee can do this to penn state in general. joepa's een here so long..e's retiring this season -- let that simple. everyone here ii for that.at a late night news conference, pennnstate's board of trustees announced it was firiig aterno and university preeident graham spanier. "these decisions were made pfter careful deliberations &pand in thh best interests of former assistant coach jerry sannusky is accused of sexually abusing eight boys from 19-94 to 2009.some say the college leadership should

difficult and important for penn state, an effort that most here now realize will also take a very long time bu. jay gray, wbal tv 11 news. >>> we caught up with penn state fans in baltimore, who watched the game at restaurants and bars downtown. those who gathered had a lot to say about this week at state college. >> joe pa was a great guy. it was a shame for him to go out like this. >> we will have highlights from today's game later in sports. >>> the home of former penn state coach jerry said as he has been vandalized. somebody threw cinderblocks three bedroom window. there was also a security company crew working on the outside of the home. the police say they did not know who caused the damage. we're told nobody was hurt. >>> walking out for social justice. >> we walk together to stand for the issue of justice and jobs so they can have a great impact. >> why this group decked out in red join together for the march of solidarity. and the end of an errora. >>> applies a cummings was among hundreds who participated in the pilgrimage for jobs and justice -- the logic cummings. they hope that jobs generated by the profit will go to the city's unemployed. marc

university...yoor responsibility as a person, not a football coach, is to prooect a child.so what do penn state fans say?one says he doesn't see paterno leaving. you know whee everybody thinks about the athletic program paterno. and he's not involved in it, nottimplicated or anything..i think it is going to be a big non-event..just one bad apple.sandusky's attornny says the allegations have been tough on his client -- who saas he's innocent. jerry is very, very depressed...the knowledge that eventually proves his guilt or greg black reporting. i'm - 3& paterno says if the allegations are true... then everyone was fooled by sandusky -- ann he grieves for the victims nddtheir families. coming up oo the early edition... kids ... don't ry this at homem... how these átrainedá martial arts fighters took down a robber... as he held up a the surveillance footage of e the daaing tackle. tackle. 3 so hoowlong will this high last for ravens fans? enough to get through the week? joel d. smith is live at panera in joel d. smith is week? through the enough to get for ravees fans?will this high last so how long wi

this is camelot. >> reporter: penn state football has long celebrated success with honor. but now this campus is in mourning as one fanescribed it it's like losing your favorite uncle. this community that pro claims "we are penn state" today trying to recapture its proud identity. peter alexander, nbc news, state college, pennsylvania. >> and that's nbc nightly news for this saturday. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. i'll see you tomorrow morning on "today" then right back here tomorrow evening. "today" then right back here tomorrow evening. good night. captions paid for by nbc-universal television

penn state student is from maryland. >> joe paterno has always been my hero. i've been a penn state fan since was 3 years old. you have to look at the victims here. if he did cover it up, i don't think i could look at him the same way again. >> reporter: penn state students will be holding a candlelight vigil tomorrow night for the victims of child abuse. as you can hear behind me, there's a drum line and a pep rally of sorts going on tonight here at the stadium. that's the latest from state college. back to you in washington. >> for the first time today the white house commented on the allegations of sex abuse. the statement read that allegations if prove i don't know true, what has happened is outrageous. it also goes on to say the president's thoughts and prayers are with the alleged victims of abuse and their families. chris will be reporting from university park tomorrow night at 11:00 as well as the student there is hold a candlelight vigil for alleged victims. >> a twitter feed from venezuelan police has reported kidnapped washington nationals catcher wilson ramos is alive. it the first positive news si

i've been a penn state fan since i was 3 years old. this is a horrible case. you've got to look at the victims here. if he did cover it up, i don't think i can look at him the same way again. >> today the penn state board of trustees and pennsylvania governor tom corbett will meet to appoint a committee to investigate the child sex abuse case, who knew about it, and how to make sure it never happens again. tonight students and alumni will hold a candlelight vigil for the victims. >>> nbc husband has learned that joe paterno has reached out to a prominent criminal defense lawyer here in the district. he once represented george herbert walker bush in the iran-contra affair. he has not met with paterno. >>> venezuela's government is vowing to use all

the allegations have stunned penn state fans. >> when he was a coach, and he was doing so many good things with the second mile, and you are kind of like proud of him. >> reporter: sandusky denies the charges. drew levenson, cbs news, harrisburg. >>> sandusky is free on $100,000 bond. two school administrators who are accused of covering up his actions are expected to turn themselves in this afternoon. >>> a pretrial hearing is underway for george hugely in charlotte lotsville, virginia. the former uva lacrosse player is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend, 22-year-old yardly love. lawyers want jurors to fill out individual questionnaires and they want the jury to be sequestered when the trial begins. hugely faces first degree murder charge. we'll have more on that hearing beginning at 5:00 p.m. >>> things are returning back to normal this afternoon, along massachusetts avenue northwest. but that was not the case just a few hours ago. a dump truck hit a gas meter at 2121 massachusetts avenue northwest. the fire department came, and several streets were blocked. nearly 60 people were evacu

tonight penn state graduates to the together with the details of the scandal. these days penn state fans have little to cheer about. >> alumni everywhere are just really saddened and shocked to hear about the allegation. >> reporter: the mood at tuesday night's event was one laced with confusion and disbelief. after allegations that jerry sandusky sexually abused young boys for years. allegations that were report ed low known to officials who did -- reportedly known to officials who did nothing about it. as for the head coach joe paterno arrived at his home late tuesday to a large crowd of supporters. although he hasn't been charged or implicated in the abuse, reports say he did have knowledge of the allegations and did little about it. he shared a brief comment with the scores who gathered at his house. >> let god bless every single one of you. >> reporter: those familiar with the allegations are speaking out. troy craig who participated in football camps. >> he put his hand on my thigh and he would just keep it there. sometimes there would be a squeeze. >> reporter: craig says he wasn'

people very angry about this situation and a lot of penn state fans, longtime penn state fans are viewingall history. >> mark, i guess the game must go on. this big game with nebraska, is that still happening? i understand the players have been banned from speaking with the media? >> no, actually, they lifted the ban today. after joe paterno talked to the team. yeah, it was a tearful meeting from what we understand. the players talked about it. we were able to talk to the players coming out of the lasch football building where they had their team meeting. the players said joe paterno was crying, many of the players were having trouble, they were so emotional. you could tell they had been crying. this is a guy who is an icon to them, a father figure to them and is obviously very difficult. i don't know how they're going to zero in on this game at beaver stadium against nebraska. they claim they're going to be able to do it. it's going to be difficult. >> i want to go to mike here. this is obviously a huge story in sports. some are questioning whether this whole culture of big college sport

. >> governor, you're a penn state fan, as well as a penn fan, you went to penn. but i think i know a little bit about that feeling in happy valley up there, that almost religious sense of the important of paterno and that football program. what's your sense of this as this thing's really come open now? >> well, i think the university has to do what patrick says. they have to really wipe the slate clean and start anew. and they've got to emphasize that penn state is more than just a football program. under graham spanier's leadership, it's become one of the great public universities in the country, one of the best academically, and it's more than just football. and that's a point that ought to be made. but they need to put all of this behind them. they need to understand the reality here is if in 2002, whether it's coach paterno, athletic director curley, mr. mcqueary, if someone had reported it to the police, there are at least five young men who wouldn't have had their lives alterably changed in what happened in 2003, '4, '5, '6, '7, and '8. that's an incredible

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. >> coming up, >>> why it police had to use pepper spray to call down penn state fans last night. hundreds of students took to the streets of state college just moments after the school fired football coach joe paterno. >> a shocking enend to his legendary career. it revolves around not doing enough after sex abuse allegedly by an assistant coach. are things improving theire? >> the streets are pretty quiet this morning, but it was much different last night. students took to the streets after the news came out. the province kept swelling. they knocked over a news van. things on campus or a little rowdy last night. -- were a little rowdy. >> were there any injuries from the crowd in all that happened? >> in terms of injuries, that is not known. we are waiting to hear from officials on that. students seem to be moving with the crowd, keeping the things going, so there was not necessarily anything visible that we could see on the scene. other than property damage. >> what was the feeling out there? the live truck was turned over. it is still dangerous as a media person covering this?

now penn state fans we want penn state -- the cards are dealt. this will taint them for a while.t swiftly. >> bob: wait, sandusky will be sent to jail and he should. >> kimberly: he shouldn't be out right now on bail. >> bob: the president of the university came out and defended two people that knew about this going on. two weeks ago sandusky was working out in the gym. the two coaches that knew about this had a right, moral obligation to go to the police. president of the university had no responsibility to stand up to the guys. last thing i say i think paterno is culpable and shouldn't coach another game at penn state. >> eric: penn state will likely go to a bowl game. this is a big money program. this is $72 million in football alone. $120 million or so in the athletics department for penn state university. big money here. they are probably letting him stay on so they don't tarnish it or risk a bowl appearance. >> bob: dew this not ring to you like catholic church and what they did to cover up with the priests? really, seriously. you had people in roles who covered for the guy

hi, david lee. >> 107,903 fans today packed the stadium for today's game. it was the final home season game for penn stateka. to put that statistic in perspective, that 107,000 number of fans in the stadium, that's double the population, more than double of this college town. now, during today's game or before the game, there was a moment of silence and members of both teams, nebraska and penn state, knelt down in mid field. joe paterno was not in the stadium, but when his likeness appeared on a giant big screen television, the stadium did erupt into applause. some were very angry that he was not here for the game, and some were angry about all the media attention caused by the scandal, many fans say they came here today hoping to rebuild the penn state community. >> our hearts go out to the victims of the tragedy that happened here at penn state. but second of all, we love our team. we support our team entirely and we're here to cheer on our team. >> let's take a look now at a live picture of downtown state college. in the wake of the rioting and a bomb threat at the stadium friday night, things now are

people want to move on. >> and here in chicago local penn state fans cheer on their team and share theiradness about the scandal. >> it was a more solemn saturday that most today at flounders the chicago chapter of the penn state alumni call home became to cheer on their team but come for is what proved more important especially for a solemn. the penn state grad in state college native was one of the participants of jury sandusky's second mile program the retired assistant football coach has been charged with 40 counts of sexual abuse against children and its alleged that his program served as a vehicle for meeting victims. cassius' says he is crushed and he said his days the second mile were the happiest of his life. >> it was absolutely wonderful it really devastates me. >> a man says he feels the same but it didn't stop him from watching the team along with his daughters, he brought the girls to the bar today after having grown up discussion about what went wrong. >> i said if you are ever in that situation scream as loud as you can. and there are many at penn state college to didn't

. >> reporter: so what do penn state fans say? one says he doesn't see paterno leaving? >> he is not involved in it. not implicated or anything. i think it wbtw a big nonevent. >> reporter: sandusky's attorney says the allegations have been tough on his client. >> jerry is very, very at the pressed. the knowledge of whether he eventually proves his innocence, people are going to think he did this stuff. >> reporter: i'm greg black for 9news now. >>> sandusky is free on $100,000 bond. the dc area is home to one of the largest penn state alumni populations outside of pennsylvania. >>> there is a new report out that says metro's radio system is plagued with dead zones. the washington examiner quotes a police union official who says the most recent failure? halloween night. the problem led to confusion as a pepper spray was released in the foggy bottom station. the agency hopes to seek contracts this month, but it will still take years to upgrade all that have radio equipment. >>> the hearing is scheduled today for the so-called big box stores. there is a new bill that would

penn state playsity first road game since the scandal broke. it will take on neighbor ohio state. the ohio state student government is asking fans to be respectful to visiting penn state fans and the players. they released a message which reads in part... they are a proud community and they love their school as much as we love ours. >>> howard is here with the forecast. it is still a hard story to -- hard to make the transition to weather. just go ahead. >> there's no good way to do it. >> weatherwise, not a good day out there. unless you like it cold. i said it was nice and warm the other day. got an e-mail from a viewer who lives in an apartment where the air-conditioning was turned off. >> when we got into the 70s, they were not happy at all. sunny as the name would go on this cold, wet day ahead. >> the heat will work. the windows are closed. much better in the apartment today. this morning, we've got showers out there. temps in the 40s to around 50 south and east. sunrise not until 6:52. on the day planner, features a threat for showers probably through early and mid afternoon. by 4:00, we're mostly cloudy. could be a linge

. >> alan: a somber game for penn state fans. the first without coach joe paterno. >> the lighter side of martha stewart. she shares some of her favorite things and the one thing she will not do. >> leigh: some clear sky out there. a few clouds overhead, and reports of very dense fog in the north bay. we'll look at the sunday forecast coming up. >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >> a pair of gunmen suspected in two robberies may have struck again in pleasant hill at 7:30. armed with semi-awms the two empty head the cash -- cashier's drawer and then rob two customers at gun point. the description match men that robbed two scores last quebec. >> republican presidential happies debated in south carolina tonight. it wasn't all serious. a question about the energy department to rick perry got a good laugh. >> you remembered it. >> i had some time to think about it. >> me, too. [laughter] >> alan: reference was to perry's brain freeze during the last debate. tonight they talk about afghanistan, iran, and t

. >> straight ahead, and emotional weekend for penn state fans on and off the field. the very latest in the investigation and the pennsylvania governor's strong words. good morning to you 6:30 and thank you for waking up to us. it is monday, november 14. >> we begin with your traffic and weather every 10 minutes. here is adam caskey. >>> it is a warm start today and you will notice the warm southwesterly winds. it is transporting warm air into our region. take a look of this camera, look at that nice color of the sky this morning. we have more clouds and sunshine its chips -- to start the day. partly sunny conditions throughout the day and cannot rule that a few showers northwest of the metro. 55 degrees in the district right now and dulles airport is 54. we are not far from mark afternoon high temperature. into tomorrow, you will notice at cloud cover but temperatures are still warm. wednesday is our best chance of rain. we could have two inches by wednesday afternoon and evening. >>> around the beltway, there was a minor crash near 236 and braddock road. a normal pa

snow reports on the happenings on campus today. >> reporter: it was a moment not witnessed by penn state fans before. instead of charging the field, players walked out arm in arm. then silence. the moment follows the darkest chapter of penn state's history with the arrest of former defensive coordinator jerry sandusky, accused of sexually abusing eight boyce over a decade and a half. fans joined players in remembering victims. >> it was different. it was very, very touching particularly the beginning of the game. both teams came together embraced like that. it was awesome for the fans and the entire community. >> reporter: the somber tone was in stark contrast to the turmoil earlier in the week when legendary coach joe pa tern foe was fired along with penn state's president. the ouster followed questions about what wasn't done after allegations involving sandusky surfaced in 2002. paterno had been at the helm for 46 years. his son jay is a member of the coaching staff. >> dad, i wish you were here. we love you. >> outside paterno's home, fans gathered but paterno didn't talk. while he isn't c

penn state, about what our priorities are, and making sure that we understand our first priority is protecting our kids. >> reporter: as penn state absorbs the penn state shocking allegation, everyone daunting blue. many penn state fans returned to support joe paterno and also to express their condolences. >> hopefully by bringing awareness to what has happened, we can bring life to make sure this doesn't ever happen again. >> reporter: though the home team fought to come back, they fell short by three points. afterwards, reflection went beyond a lot of game. jay paterno on espn. >> dad, we wish you were here. we love you. >> reporter: while victory escaped penn state on the field, they hope the biggest win is yet to come. the one they are tackling right now off the field. >> again, that was ron mott reporting from penn state. sandusky was indicted on 40 counts of sexual abuse and paterno was fired for the most part for not doing anything about the allegations ten years ago. >>> occupy oakland has been put on notice. leave, or else. protesters are being asked to leave and warning if they don't they face the possibility of being arrested. kimberly perry is in oakland with more on what is happening there tonight. kimbe

penn state. >> police use pepper spray on some penn state fans who took the streets after learning legendary coach joe paterno has been fired. >>> the police responded after the crowd tore down lampposts and tipped over a news van. earlier, the fans expressed their support for paterno. >> we are penn state! >> they're going after the wrong guy. nothing's been proven wrong. joe, if anyone, joe is legally cleared so if anyone did right, it is joe. >> absolute stunned. i don't understand how they could do this to penn state in general. joe has been here so long. let him play his last game. it is that simple. everyone here is for that right now. >> at a late night news conference, penn state's board of trustees announced it was firing paterno and university president graham spanier. >> these decisions were made after careful deliberations. and in the best interests of the university as a whole. >> reporter: former assistant coach jerry sandusky is accused of sexually abusing eight boys from 1994 to 2009. some say the leadership should have done more after paterno learned of an incident in 2002. sandus

i mean, i think that's what penn state fans and especially penn state former players who love joe are trying to do and have been trying to do all week. what's happened to the people that we thought we knew and what's going on right now. it's not only joe, it's also obviously jerry sandusky. there's starting to be some spin coming out of the paterno camp about maybe him addressing the situation either today or tomorrow and give his version of events. and there's starting to be some talk about maybe, just maybe, what mike mcqueary said to him is not what he said to the grand jury. i find that difficult to the believe. i think in the next day or two, there's a strong chance that paterno will address this. i think he wants to address it. he wanted to address it on tuesday. but it's very difficult to imagine or to visualize joe paterno, this icon, getting this information. and other than forwarding it up the chain to tim curley, doing nothing when the police weren't contacted, i agree. >> so what's next? where does the sexual abuse investigation stand now, and what does this mean for penn

so there was plenty of fan enthusiasm, hoping that penn state could score a win. we watched a few fans still wearing the old blue and white, still cheering on the team despite everything that's come to life. the alumni that we spoke to, the support is not to ignore the victims but to support those who were not involved at all. >> everyone is did he have state and heart broken by the events that happened but we have a lot of pride in our school. they had to play. they had to keep moving on. that's a total shock what happened and the folks that were involved and got pulled into it. but i really think that they had to move on and it had to happen. >> reporter: and dan nichols who we talked to said that a lot of web pages are ending up. >>> another happy story in the sports world. nats catcher wilson ramos freed after being captured in venezuela. ramos is in the red hat leaving the police station the list found him last night in the mountains in the very same area where he was taken by a group of armed men. ramos was not hurt physically but he says thatpsychologically,

the allegations have stunned penn state fans. >> we followed him when he was a coach and doing so many good things, and you are kind of like proud of him. >> sandusky free on $100,000 bail denies the charges in hair us are burg pennsylvania, -- harrisburg pennsylvania, drew levinson. >>> coach paterno does not face chargemay be called as a prosecution witness. >>> the jury in the michael jackson manslaughter trial reached a verdict, dr. conrad murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter the verdict is expected to be read at any moment wjz will bring it to you live when it happens. >>> jury deliberations continue in the federal corruption trial of curry, he is accused of taking $245,000 from shoppers food warehouse in exchange for voting on projects that benefited the supermarket if convicted he could spend 20 years in prison. we are following the deliberations closely stay tuned at 5 and 6:00 p.m. for any developments. >>> spiraling sexual allegation as fourth woman comes forward with fresh claims against herman cain. danielle nottingham reports on what this means for the republica

the allegations have stunned penn state fans. >> you follow him when he was a coach and he was doingny good things with the second line. and you were kind of proud of him. >> reporter: sanduski denies the charges. drew levinson. >>> paterno does not face any charges and may be called as a prosecution witness. >>> more allegations against republican presidential contender herman cain. but this time the woman gives forward and gives specifics. monique gallegos has the specifics. >> reporter: during a news conference in new york she talked about meeting with cane to discuss employment. during this meeting she says he fondled her and tried to move her face toward his crotch. she wants to support the other accusers who have so far remained anonymous. >> thank you, monique. cain is currently at the top of the polls for the republican nomination. >>> the second person involved in the murder of a john hopkins researchers found out today how long she will be behind bars. andrea fujihi learned what she had to say in court. >> reporter: a 30 year sentence, 15 of which were suspended for her rol

penn state needs to mop it up. but when you bring in $72 million a year and you have a lot of fan, people who are planning weekends,f that. penn state needs to set a national example tonight. the country, the world is watching this. to allow that team to go out there for the sake of money, for the sake of senior day, or whatever the hell else it is, is the wrong thing to do. there needs to be restitution. no football program, no coach, no university is bigger than the alleged raping of 10-year-olds. and repeated allegations year after year after year. this country has got a lot of problems. education has its issues. the economy needs to be turned around. but you mean to tell me we as a country have become so bought by worshipping programs, coaches, that we can't make a solid, concise decision on what the right thing to do is in this case? my opinion, the new president of penn state is off to a real bad start. i think the board of trustees ought to reconvene tomorrow morning and rethink everything we are saying on this broadcast tonight. everything i have said on this broadcast this week. penn state, you got to do m

>> i am -- i have grown up being a penn state fan and loving joe paterno for what he has done for pennetter place. that's his motto, to make it a better place. i have to this day believe he's a good person. right now, i don't think that there were enough facts out for the board of trustees to have made that decision so quick in firing him. but they did fire him. and in doing that is correct i believe that they should have also fired mcqueary, or taken action with everyone else that was involved. don't get me wrong, this is a tragedy. it's a disturbing event that took place. >> brittany, how do you feel? should joe paterno have been fire ?i.d first off, i want to take a second and extend my thoughts and prayers to the victims and their family, on behalf of myself and the penn state family and to answer your question, no, i don't think joe paterno should have been fired. as a student here, we are sad about it. we are angry, but most of all we are confused. we feel like we don't have an intr answer as to why they fired joe paterno. he failed the moral test. i want to know who passed it, a