sandusky. she'll take us inside the basement where some of her accusers say the abuse took place. >>> coming up on "trending," the president falls into the gap. his shopping spree here in new york. >> very good morning to you. 7:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. crews are trying to put out the massive fire in san francisco's china basin. six-story come plekts caught fire. crews are dousing it with water. they expect to be on the scene most of the day. one firefighter suffered a minor injury, but other than that no one hurt. nearby apartment complexes were evacuated but overnight people were allowed to return home. more at 11:00. update to the breaking news we brought you at the end of "today in the bay." police have caught a man who led them on a high-speed chase in longmont, colorado, near denver. to the north of denver, in fact. wanted for kidnapping a 4-year-old girl from a gas station in the car that he took. the suspect carjacked two separate vehicles during the chase. 15 minutes ago, officers

matt lauer sat down with dottie sandusky at home she once shared with her husband. in 2012, found guilty on dozens of molestation charges and sentenced to up 60 years in prison. dottie told matt lauer her husband is innocent. >> after the charges why levelled did you sit him in a room and say look at me, look in my eyes, is any of this true? >> yes, i did. i talked to him, and he told me, no it wasn't. no, he said, nothing. crimes he was convicted of were not true. >> see the full interview coming up later this morning on the "today" show. >>> india and japan have joined the search for the missing malaysian airliner plane mere the strait. the airline investigating reports the first officer of the missing flight allow two female passengers to sit in the cockpit during take-off and landing in 2011. a woman told a news agency the man invited her and her friend in the cockpit, talked to him throughout the flight. most international airlines do not allow poem to sit in the cockpit in the air but it isn't illegal. >>> a man says oscar pistorius was not wearing his prosthe

espn is reporting that mcqueary himself once told penn state players he could relate to sandusky's vics because he was abused as a child, as well. he didn't say who had abused him or when. >> to politics where george p. bush has taken a step towards continuing the dynasty. he won the nomination for the post of texas land commissioner. he is the son of former florida governor jeb bush. >>> in the high-profile texas governor's race wendy davis will face texas attorney general greg abbott. davis gained national attention for her hours long speech on the floor of the texas legislature last summer there vying to replace rick perry not seeking re-election after 14 years in office. >>> president obama travels to connecticut today to push for an increase in the minimum wage. that's after the president sent congress a $3.9 trillion budget that includes new spending for pre-k program, job training and about $300 billion to repair the nation's aging infrastructure. republicans say there is no chance it will pass. >>> abc news poll out this morning shows record support for gay marriage. the shift i

matt lauer sat down with dottie sandusky. in 2012 he was sentenced to 60 years in prison. she said her husband was innocent. >> when the charges were levelled, did you sit him in a room and say look in my eyes, is any of this true? and he said no, he said nothing. the crimes that he was convicted of were not true. >> you can see matt lauer's full interview on our website nbcbayarea.com. >>> for decades, crews called it the cancer fire station. more than 16 firefighters diagnosed with different kinds of cancer after assignments at fire station number five. they question why the city of san jose didn't investigate concerns. they believe connecting cancer to one station is difficult, but san jose's acting fire chief responded to testimonials. he is pushing for changes in his department. >> i committed to making sure that in our department, we start moving forward to make sure that we're tracking and understanding what the causes of cancer are. >> tonight at 11:00, we continue to look at the issue of cancer in firefighters. you'll see the steps that san jose's acting fire chie

with the wife of former penn state assistant football coach and convicted child sex abuser jerry sanduskyson. being in that kind of surrounding for the time he's been there. what changes have you seen in him? >> a friend had written to him and asked him what he missed, what did he take most for granted and he said -- i'm sorry. family meals, the fun time with the grand kids playing ball, doing special things with friends. >> watch the rest of matt lauer's exclusive interview with dottie sandusky this morning on today. now to the latest in sports, the player at the heart of the miami dolphins bullying scandal is get a fresh start. he was traded to the san francisco 49ers. martin sweeted he feels blessed and also reunited him with his old coach jim harbaugh. >> four more teams are guaranteed a spot in the ncaa tournament. st. mary's made it with an 88-71 victory. north dakota state kept their season going with a win. and they win 75-64 for the 17th consecutive tournament birth. and milwaukee secured their bid with a 69-63 win over rice state. >>> up next to the nba where tempers flared betw

it's he who sees something despicable taking place in a zhaoer in 2001 involving jerry sandusky but we all know he did not call police. i often wondered how did law enforcement find out about mike mcqueary and the shower. the story is unbelievable. don reports that nine years after the shower incident, mcqueary's older brother is involved in an online chat pertaining to penn state football and some random penn state fan says, do you ever think jerry sandusky will get a head coaching job? mcqueary brother responds by saying, heck, no. my brother walked in on him with a young boy in the shower. here's the kicker. that individual, and let me give him a shout-out, because he's a hero. christopher hauser. he did immediately, what mike mcqueary never did. he saw that report in the e-mail chat and he sent a report to the d.a. in center county, pennsylvania. the center county d.a. acted on that tip, reached out for mcqueary and got his story. in other words, the person participating in the online chat did what mcqueary should have done nine years prior. that's a heck of a story. norah, give me

we've heard enough about sandusky and penn state.hink there are too many gay victims that need protection. so, please talk about homosexual crime. and also san francisco general, as usual, is in the headlines for obviously the wrong reasons. thank you. >> next speaker. >>> [speaker not understood]. is it on? can you hear me? yes. okay. john [speaker not understood] from san francisco. [speaker not understood] ten suggestions. number one, beauty. i can't always describe it, but i know it when i see it. number two, strive for better, but learn contentment. number three, adjust to reality with a higher goal in mind. number four, have mutual respect for yourself and others. number five, don't make a mockery out of the spectacular and talented. equality does not make you just as talented. number six, don't sacrifice advancement for comfort and conformity. number seven, [speaker not understood] for survival that fits the times. number eight, try to make time -- some try to make time stand still by making everything equal and alike. and num

jerry sandusky andsan -- san mateo, and gilroy, everything you can imagine is planned for saturday andt looks like rain should be a break. >> all right, steve, tech analysis, they are ready to launch the last of three versions of its phone during the last month in september and they have spoken with apple suppliers indicating there will be two new phones. one will have 4.7-inch screen and one will be 5.5. there was a second problem with the faulty ignition switches which launched a recall. they created another hazard and claims that the switches were placed where drivers could accidentally bump them switching from on to off position. they are looking to make a shield to keep it from being bumped. >>> and they have 55,000 channels on you tube and 88 million subscribers and it gives disney a strong online presence. they have agreed to pay $450 million more. they have achieved aggressive growth targets and they will not be part of that game division which has struggled recently. >>> we are talking about rain, steve is telling us it's on the way but is this the bucket after a bone dry weat

now espn is reporting that he himself could relate to sandusky's victims because he was abused as a child it happened. >>> the president pushes for increase in minimum wage at an appearance in connecticut. with more, here's abc's karen travers. >> reporter: president obama sent congress a $3.9 trillion budget but he made his sales pitch at an unusual spot. an elementary school here in washington. >> these kids may not be the most excited people in town on budget day, but my budget is designed with their generation and future generations in mind. >> reporter: this election year budget lays out a fiscal road map for the president's populist agen agenda, expanding opportunity and shrinking the gap between rich and poor. it increases spending for pre-kindergarten education, extending the tax credit for low income workers with no kids and about $300 billion for infrastructure projects. >> it's a road map for creating jobs. >> reporter: it's a steep price tag, paid for with spending cuts and tax increases. the president wants to raise about $650 billion in revenue by limiting tax deductions for

were in the midwest, where a 50- vehicle pile-up killed three people yesterday on a turnpike near sandusky, ohio. officials said it will take days to clean up the wreckage. the international search for a malaysian jetliner has expanded again-- toward india. a u.s. navdestroyer "the kidd" moved today to join the effort. the word came as u.s. investigators told "the wall street journal" the plane may have flown for hours after its last known contact based on engine readings. malaysian officials, meanwhile, dismissed chinese reports of possible debris sightings. we get more on that angle, from rageh omaar of independent television news. >> knees grainy satellite images released by the chinese authorities were set to show debreaux from the malaysian airlines plane. some measuring 60 feet in size. hopes were raised only to be crushed hours later. another day, another false lead in this extraordinary and mysterious search for flight 370. >> we have contacted the chinese embassy who notified us this afternoon that the images were released by mistake. and did not show any debris from flight 370. >

. >> you are bringing to my mind, at least, the jerry sandusky case. >> very much present in that caseas other high profile cases. >> mary ellen, don't you think by now, and i recognize we are all, including you, despite your credentials on outside looking in. don't you think by now, if something came up with the pilots or crew or passengers, word would have gotten out? there has been total silence. not a regard with any of those three groups. >> let me address it this way. the public and media will not have access 100% to the investigation. what the investigation is uncovering. number two, what i'm hearing in the media is that people are looking at what i call normal trappings of normalcy. someone is married with children and good family life. that happens in all investigations. we are looking at the wrong things. when i say, we, i'm talking about the general public. the investigators, on the other hand, they are really drilling down into the personalities, not just of the pilots, but the flight crew and passengers and they are looking for nuances in the personality. changes that occu

>>> "today" exclusive, jerry sandusky's wife, dottie, speaks out for the first time about her husband's ic

speaker, during women's history month i rise to recognize and pay tribute to the life of joyce wise of sandusky, sparkling, rkable witty, swent, generous, and kind woman who loved her family, her community, and her country. he was a political activist. her indefatigable efforts improved our state, improved our community, and broadened representation for women and men across our country. joyce would have been the first person to speak up here on behalf of the two million american job seekers who have lost their unemployment benefits. the 72,000 americans who lose their benefits every single week. one every eight seconds. she would have been the first to point out it is the republicans' failure to extend unemployment insurance that is actually sent millions and millions of our families out -- put them out to sea. if the republicans want to limit unemployment benefits, they should start by creating more jobs. i'm waiting for the first good jobs bill to come to this floor. you know, joyce wise understood that every citizen matters and those who work hard for a living should be respected. may her fa

tomorrow on "today," an exclusive interview with dottie sandusky, wife of coach jerry sandusky, he is maximum security prison, convicted of sexually abusing boys. prison has to change a person, being in that kind of surrounding for the time he's been there. what changes have you seen in him? >> a friend had written to him and asked him what he missed, what did he take most for granted. and he said -- sorry. family meals. the fun time with the grandkids, playing ball, doing special things with friends. >> that is dottie sandusky. you can see our exclusive conversation with her, tomorrow, only on "today." >>> let's begin this half hour, though, with more drama at the oscar pistorius murder trial. nbc's jeff rossen is in pretoria once again for us. jeff, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, matt, good morning to you. already afternoon here in pretoria, south africa. we're well into a new day of twists and turns in this trial. last we saw oscar pistorius, he was inconsolable. you have seen the photos. but this morning, he is much more composed, listening intently as forensics take cente

find out who really blew the whistle in the jerry sandusky penn state scandal.new show right here on cnn at 9:00 a.m. joe, pamela? >> a tease. >> for sure. be sure to catch michael's new show "smerconish" this morning at 9:00 a.m. about 15 minutes from now. >> i'm going it find out what that secret is. >> looking forward to it. >>> doctors say a baby born with hiv now has no evidence of the disease after being treated with certain drugs. >> and if the clinical trials succeed it could be a game-changer in the fight against aids. senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen has more. elizabeth? >> reporter: joe, what happened to this little baby in southern california may have ramifications for how babies are treated all around the world if they're born to moms who are hiv positive. usually whats is that when a mom is hiv positive, they give her drugs during pregnancy that dramatically reduce the chance that she's going to transmit that virus to her baby. but in this case in california, the mother didn't get any prenatal care, so she didn't get those drugs. so wha