. >>> here's what scott paterno, son of joe paterno, is saying now on his father's behalf. this statement late yet. it said, "like everyone who has watched this story unfold my father is experiencing a range of powerful emotions. he is absolutely distraught over what happened to the children and their families. he want to speak publicly at this stage, however, he has no choice but to be patient, and defer to the legal process." scott paterno continued his father will cooperate to the grand jury investigation and has an attorney. the psychologist who is treating one alleged victim spoke about his client's state of mind. listen to this. >> obviously, the individual that sustained this kinds of abuse, they typically suffer from anxiety, depression. there are a lot of concerns. it's very humiliating to have to not only experience this but then to, you know, have to discuss it with law enforcement. it's difficult, then, to be fearful or live in fear that others may determine who you are. and they may or may not approach you about it. again, very awkward, very embarrassing, for t

his son, scott paterno, tweeted something a few hours ago basically saying those reports were premature, according to his tweet. we live in the world of twitter now. no discussions about his retirement. that is what we're being told now at this point in terms of whether or not joe paterno for his role in all this, whether he will step down. as you know, he was scheduled to give a press conference earlier today, this afternoon, right, brooke? and basically what happened was we were all set to go to this press conference and then all of a sudden it was called off. joe paterno said that he wanted to speak out but that he was overruled by highers up here at penn state. brooke? >> let's work on getting whatever you just read off the plaq plackard. >> jason carroll, my thanks to you on that one. next, let's go to barbara starr. we are hearing accusations about the handling of military replains replain mains. >> this is not a story thaw want to report but it's important for people to know the air force coming up in public saying that a year-long investigation is concluded into allegations into

his son, scott paterno, saying that the report that was out there, saying that joe paterno was going to have to step down, even before this weekend's game was false. you heard joe paterno speaking in front of his home last night. he was not the only one. listen to what scott paterno had to say about that report that his father was going to have to resign. >> any discussion of strategy has not taken place with anyone that is advising joe or joe himself. that's all i can tell you. >> no discussion between the university at all? >> as far as he's concerned he's coaching saturday and for the foreseeable future? >> yeah, nothing's changed. >> so, even though you have seen a lot of supporters out there in front of paterno's home and actually right here on the campus here at penn state. a lot of critics, as well, kyra, saying that even though joe paterno legally did what he was supposed to do in terms of reporting that allegation of sexual assault that allegedly occurred here on the campus, morally, he just didn't do enough. kyra? >> now, jason, i understand you're getting new information a

meanwhile, scott paterno said his dead dad is planning to coach this weekend against nebraska. as we speak, hundreds of students who camped in front of paterno's house chanting their support for the 84-year-old coach. >>> and remember when albert hapesworth was happy to be in new england? the feeling was not mutual. the patriots released the big fellow. registered only three tackles and no sacks. he was on the field sparingly, participating in 132 of 560 defensive snaps. sunday, reportedly got into an exchange with the assistant coach johnson and did not play the rest of the game. apparently the patriots have had enough of albert. by the way, receive $32 million for just the two years in d.c. >>> the redskins released receiver stallworth. the numbers this year, five catchers for 46 yards. the team added anderson and kyle shanna chap served as the coordinator with the texans in tate tate and 2009. and shanahan suffered 15 losses. the third most for any redskins coach behind turner and nixon. does shanahan believe he's in a rebuilding mode. >> you sea you build young players and t

scott paterno says his dad's cancer treatable. the diagnosis was made during a follow-up visit last weekend for a bronchial illness. >>> also today, the ncaa told penn state it will be investigating the school in the wake of the child sex abuse scandal. ncaa president mark emmert sent a letter to penn state's interim president that they will examine "penn state's exercise of institutional control over its intercollegiate academic program." at the same time, an independent investigation is being called for how the school handled the child sexual abuse allegations. they want the committee to have no connection or affiliation with penn state. >>> as the ravens get ready for a big battle at the top of the afc north division with cincinnati on sunday, they are getting ready to play possibly without ray lewis. the future hall of famer has not practiced at all because of a toe injury. the ravens littled lewis as questionable but there are several reports that he will not only miss the game. last time lewis missed a game was december in 2

now meanwhile, scott paterno is telling reporters that his father had no talks with penn state officials or trustees about stepping down. he told reporters outside his father's home today that joe paterno plans to not only coach in this weekend's game, but is in it for the long haul. meanwhile, another potential victim has contacted authorities after seeing sandusky arrested recently. the board of trustees will have to detail the exact timing. talks how to manage the departure are apparently already underway. their next meeting is friday. derek. >> moving very, very quickly. tonight at 7:00 on 9news now, a local county school system changes its policy. now students can fail a class and still suit up. why the change? we'll tell you what the board of education had to say. >> a lot of parents want to know about that. still to come, we're going to the polls to look at some of the big races in virginia and maryland in today's election. >>> i guess we had a nice of day in november. but i can't remember one. what a gorgeous day. 68 and 41 go in the books. average is 61 and 43. a record low 27.

and joe paterno has a treatable form of lung cancer according to his son scott. paternoand his doctors feel optimistic he will make a full recovery. >>> usa with a little help from tiger woods rolling at the president's cup. now, woods' first two days, hi, greg norman, how do you like it? first two days, tiger nothing. his teams lost both but coming back today, 15th hole to earn the point and we'll see phil mickelson do his thing. the usa leads 11-6, international team is just about out of gas so pam enjoy the weekend and rest knowing that we will probably win the president's cup. >> we're all glad to hear that. >> there's some sports that we rally around but something about a group of millionaires in $500 pants is pretty tough to say go get 'em, phil. >> the other sports are pretty much a bunch of millionaires. >> but there's something -- >> yachting? >> baseball? >> a little grimy and dirty about it, because we've all played tackle with your buddies in the backyard or played catch with your dad. why's that funny? >> who hasn't gone mini golfing? >> well, anyway as i wa

now, at that point he says he's dispensed his obligations his spokesman-- his own son-- scott paterno, said he's dispensed his obligations and, in fact, no one is saying they're contemplating charges against joe paterno. what happens next? >> well, when you hear of that, it is remindful of what happens in the roman catholic church hierarchy. it's really just obedience to silence and a culture of protection. reporting up the line or down the line and telling others in that culture of silence and self-protection doesn't protect kids. the only thing that protects the kids is action that is reporting to law enforcement and then training those that are required to report an act, in this case they didn't and so as a result we know of eight, we know there are dozens more yet suffering in silence ready to come forward and we know this institution is a real opportunity for a teaching moment for them to learn the lesson of their failures and rigorously employ practices that will prevent other kids from being harmed across all cultural lines and institutional boundaries. >> this this case you're

that is the word from the famed football coach's son scott paterno, but the bothered of trustees is launching a separate investigation into the growing sex scandal. some are calling on paterno to quit his job or to step down for not doing more when he first learned about the allegations of abuse. he did report it to university officials but not to police. a ninth man has come forward claiming he was also abused by former assistant coach jerry sandusky years ago. man reportedly contacted police police surf advisory eking media accounts of sandusky's arrest. he who him from the second mile charity founded by the former coach. as the scandal grows, paterno addressed a crowd of supporter and reporters outside his home. >> please let them get to the car. >> i know you guys have a lot of questions. we'll try to answer your questions soon, as soon as we k not today. >> reporter: they canceled the news conference yesterday. some believe his failure to go to the police after hearing the abuse allegations will bring a certain end to his long and illustrious coaching career. >> thank you. >>> the sexual

listen to what scott paterno said last night. >> any discussion about any strategy has not taken place. >> nothing between the university? >> no discussion between the university or joe paterno. >> he's coaching saturday and the foreseeable future? >> yes. >> reporter: you heard that, ali. he'll be coaching this weekend and for the foreseeable future. we'll have to see about that. ali. >> that was fascinating where he said there's been no discussion between the university and coach paterno and nothing has changed. that statement alone strikes me as a little bit shocking. what do you know about another victim having come forward? >> reporter: that's interesting. yesterday i spoke to a source close to this investigation. and that source confirmed for me that a man walked into a police station just about an hour from here, ali. spoke to a lieutenant there. told that lieutenant that he too had been victimized by sandusky. if that proves to be true through an investigation, then that would make nine victims. and you remember what the attorney general said, the attorney general said that the

scott paterno says his father has a treatable form of lung cancer. paterno -- >> we'll have more coming up at 5:00. joe paterno was forced out of his job at penn state. >>> new developments about the blockbuster drug avastin. >> today, it is no longer approved for women with advanced breast cancer. today, the food and drug administration revoked the approval as a treatment for breast cancer. fda officials say there's no proof it extends life and the risk of dangerous side effects outweighs the benefits. it will be on the market because it's approved for other cancers. however, the fda ruling is likely to affect insurance coverage. >>> look around at any trendy women's shoe store and you see five inch heels everywhere. this may look fabulous on your feet, but high heels come at a high cost and pain. >> wedges and stilettos. boots with high heels. you name it, i have them. >> this 37-year-old says the higher the heel on her shoe, the better she feels. >> they make me walk straighter and more confident, i think. >> reporter: after a bad spin on the danc

scott paterno says his father is undergoing treatment and doctors are confident he'll make a full recovery. diagnose was made last week for a bronchial illness. paterno was fired as head coach of penn state after not filing a formal report about sexual abuse to police. he only told his boss about the allegations. paterno says he regrets not doing more. >>> and two people have come forward, claiming they were molested by an assistant basketball coach at syracuse university. >> reporter: they have placed assistant basketball coach bernie fine on administrative leave. two former ball boys accuse them of molesting teens at syracuse university. 39-year-old bobby davis was the first to come forward. he said the sexual contact started in 1984, when he was only 12 years old and lasted until he was 27. davis is now publicly telling his story. >> first thing he'd start rubbing my leg. and he'd sit next to me and rub my leg. and just gradually put his hand down my pants. >> davis's stepbrother and claiming he was sexually abused by fine. and the investigation is in its recall stages. >> syracuse univ

that is the word from the famed football coach's son scott paterno but the board of trustees is launching separate investigation into this growing sex scandal. some say paterno should be forced out for not doing more when he learned about the allegations of abuse. he did report it to a university official but not to police. meantime, a ninth man has come forward claiming he was also abused by former assistant coach jerry sandusky years ago. man reportedly contacted police after seeing media accounts of sandusky's arrest. at cording to the participate russ rott news of harrisburg, the man now in his 20s knew sandusky from the second mile charity founded by the former coach. paterno addressed a crowd gathered outside his home. >> i know you guys have a lot of questions. i was hoping i would be able to answer them today. we'll try to do it soon, as soon as we can. can't do it today. >> at this point in time, there has been no discussions with the coach with b. retiring notch discussions about stepping down and as far as he is concerned, he will be coaching the team on saturday. he is looking

now, at that point he says he's dispensed his obligations his spokesman-- his own son-- scott paterno, said he's dispensed his obligations and, in fact, no one is saying they're contemplating charges against joe paterno. what happens next? >> well, when you hear of that, it is remindful of what happens in the roman catholic church hierarchy. it's really just obedience to silence and a culture of protection. reporting up the line or down the line and telling others in that culture of silence and self-protection doesn't protect kids. the only thing that protects the kids is action that is reporting to law enforcement and then training those that are required to report an act, in this case they didn't and so as a result we know of eight, we know there are dozens more yet suffering in silence ready to come forward and we know this institution is a real opportunity for a teaching moment for them to learn the lesson of their failures and rigorously employ practices that will prevent other kids from being harmed across all cultural lines and institutional boundaries. >> this this case you're

in a statement, scott paterno says his father is distraught over what happened and wants the truth to be uncovered. but is being advised to keep silent during the investigation. now, assistant coach mike mcqueary, who says he witnessed sandusky abusing a boy in a university shower, is on paid administrative leave. >> it became clear that coach mcqueary could not function in this role, under this -- under these circumstances. >> reporter: he will not participate in saturday's game, telling players by phone, he's in a secluded location since receiving numerous threats. security will be tight and penn state's board of trustees are urging sportsmanship and civility. manuel gallegos, cbs news, state college, pennsylvania. >>> and students stay instead of the usual white attire for home games, they will be wearing all blue. that is the color associated with child abuse awareness. >>> the white house playing hard ball in the solyndra investigation. a house panel investigating the solyndra collapse, obama administration, four internal e-mails. the white house released a portion of the e-mails

scott paterno saying last weekend my father was diagnosed with treatable lung cancer. deeply personal matter for my parents and we simply ask that his privacy be respected as he proceeds with with the treatment. so, again, last weekend, first time he hasn't been head coach since 1966 and finds out he has lung cancer. but they're saying it's a treatable form. he's 84. he had an intestinal issue within the past year. but they say he's a strong man. >> well, mike, thank you very much. we appreciate your reporting. and, of course, this has been a story that all of us now have been living and breathing. it's been just under two weeks since the scandal rocked penn state and the nation. our legal contributor has been following these outfront tonight. paul, let me start with this. the ncaa bylaws, they say that coaches and athletic staffers must do more than avoid improper conducts. their own moral values must be so certain and positive. so what do you -- what do you -- what do you make of that? does that mean that they could lose the program? the football program? >> well, th

scott paterno saying, "last weekend my father was diagnosed with a treatable form of lung cancer duringess. he is currently undergoing treatment and his doctors are optimistic that he will make a full recovery. as everyone can appreciate, this is a deeply personal matter for miss parents and we simply ask that his privacy be respected as he proceeds with the treatment." so last week, the first time he hasn't been the coach for penn state since 1966, and he finds out he has lung cancer. but they're saying it's a treatable form of lung cancer. he's 84. he had an intestinal issue within the last year, but they say he's a strong man and the prognosis for recovery is good. >> mike, thank you very much. we appreciate your reporting. and of course, this has been a story that all of us now have been living and breathing. it's been just under two week since the scandal rocked penn state and the nation. our legal contributor, paul callan, has been following this, and he's "outfront" tonight. paul, the ncaa bylaws, as mike was talking about, they say that coaches and athletic staffers must do more

it could well fire paterno, scott, as well as president spanier. >> pelley: armen, thank you very much. sandusky is not the only one facing charges. athletic director tim curley and vice president gary schultz were arrested this week, charged with lying to a grand jury and failing to report the 2002 incident to authority. and there is late word tonight that the u.s. department of education plans to investigate penn state's handling of the sex abuse case. hermain cain is participating in a republican presidential debate tonight, the first since bielek went public with accusation that's cain made unwanted advances toward her. political correspondent jan crawford reports another of his accusers is about to step before the cameras. >> reporter: karen kraashaur who filed a complaint that cain sexually harassed her in the 1990s has decided to speak out. lawyer joel bennett told us she was prepared to hold a press conference to talk about several instances of alleged harassment by cain that lead to a settlement with the national restaurant association. >> she feels that with all these denials

good morning, scott. >> reporter: good morning, joe paterno's son, scott, is pushing back against reportser's days are numbered. he called an article premature. that no one asked his father to step down after a paper ran the story saying the coach will be gone within days or weeks. the scandal that is shattering the reputation of penn state football and casting a shadow over the entire university, appears to have taken out an icon. "the new york times" reports two sources close to top university officials say joe paterno's time as head coach will soon be over. it is clear the paper says, the it is clear, the paper says, the man who has more victories than any other coach in college football's top level and who made penn state a prestigious national brand will not survive to coach another season. penn state's president abruptly canceled paterno's weekly news conference, where the coach had been anticipating questions about assistant jerry sandusky. >> i know you have a lot of questions. i was hoping to be able to answer them. we'll try to do it soon, as soon as we can. can't do it today. >

we just got a statement from his son, scott paterno.er was diagnosed with a treatable form of lung cancer during a follow-up from bronchial illness. he is currently undergoing treatment and his doctors are optimistic and that he will make a full recovery. as everyone can appreciate, this is a deeply personal matter for my parents and we simply ask that his privacy be respected as he proceeds with treatment. joe paterno has been diagnosed with a treatable form of lung cancer. ♪ [ male announcer ] we're not employers or employees. not white collar or blue collar or no collars. we are business in america. and every day we awake to the same challenges. but at prudential we're helping companies everywhere find new solutions to manage risk, capital and employee benefits, so american business can get on with business. ♪ >>> lisa is monitoring some of the other stories going on. >> the mayor says the city of detroit is cutting 1,000 jobs with layoff notice coming just around the holidays. the motor city is face inging a million cash shortfall a

joe paterno's son scott called reports prematured there are no discussions about retirement. he did not say if his father would be back for what would be his 47th season. >>> the sexual abuse scandal at penn state university is unnerving lots of parents. parents have attachments to school authorities. what happens when they can't be trusted. what questions should be asked. first, talk to your children about appropriate boundaries and find out the organization's policy on child sexual abuse prevention. how does the program screen staff. it should not just relee on criminal background checks but use written applications and perm interviews to learn about previous experiences someone has working with children and to identify potential warning signs. how do they monitor interactions between adults and children and how do they handle allegations of sexual abuse. what training does staff receive about preventing child sexual abuse. stay tuned for the latest on the penn state sexual abuse scandal. >>> what happened to tie rap trent. the transgender woman was found strangled to death

. >> reporter: late yesterday paterno's son scott revealed the legendary coach's son revealed he's undergoing a treatable form of lung cancer. >> we're all concerned about the young children that were involved in this, they have to get to the bottom of it. >> reporter: a part of that effort could soon include fbi agents and federal prosecutors. nbc news has learned federal investigators could soon open their own investigation. jerry sandusky travelled to ball games across state lines with children he abused. the campus and community continue to search for answers. jay gray, nbc news, state college, pennsylvania. >> one woman is dead and two other people injured after a u-haul full of beer kegs sped through a crowd of tailgaters in connecticut. this happened in new haven. the truck suddenly sped up, hit the tailgaters and crashed into several other vehicles. the driver was taken into custody for questioning. >>> a bipartisan super committee created to solve the nation's debt crisis appears to be on the brink of failure. the committee is trying to come up with a plan to cut the nation's debt by

how penn state has laid it out, including scott paterno, the son of joe paterno, who i spoke with lastssistant who saw this 2002 incident you're referring to didn't describe in exact detail what he had seen. perhaps it was just horseplay was what was conveyed to paterno, which is why he felt comfortable passing it to his superiors, as opposed to reaching out to the authorities, for example. however, a lot of people look at that and say that's sort of flimsy. anything that's involving a 76-year-old man and a 10-year-old boy in a shower, whether it was horseplay or something more severe, as it's alleged to be, probably needed to be brought to the authorities first and foremost, in addition to his superiors. >> i think most parents would agree with you. the other, just bizarre thing about this, is university officials didn't bother to find out who this boy was. >> there are a lot of unanswered questions in this, and i think that's what's been the most startling and stark thing for a lot of people to come to grips with and sort of put their head arou around, as they've read the grand jury

former penn state coach joe paterno has a treatable form of lung cancer. his son scottells the associated press that paterno is undergoing treatment and doctors believe he'll make a full recovery. he was fired from his lifetime coaching spot at penn state amid the sexual abuse scandal. >>> and another university finds itself at the center of a child sexual abuse scandal. this time two men came forward saying bernie fine abused them years ago. >>> stay tuned for abc 2 new as the 5:00 which starts in a few minutes. have a car. >> that is really cool. >> okay. we are finally at our number one video of the day. guys are you ready? get your tissues out. i know how much you love proposal videos this is a wedding proposal coming from charles to his girlfriend valorie. >> november 14 was their seven year anniversary. he wanted her to get dressed and he would have somebody pick her up and take her to dinner. they brought her to the location where she and charles first met, which is the california state university at long beach pyramid and these guys were both collegiate dancers,

paterno. his son scott saying he has a form of lung cancer. the doctors believe it is treatable and the prognosis is good. there is a new investigation on this campus and rumors of one more on the way as they try to fight through the scandal. the last time we saw coach joe paterno, he was leaving a doctors office. scott revealed the legendary coach is battling a treatable form of lung cancer. that news as the ncaa announced they opened a formal investigation into the athletic programs in the wake of the child sex abuse scandal. federal agents and prosecutors are looking into allegations jerry sandusky abused young boys while traveling across state lines and may have used the internet to communicate with and recruit potential victims. a list of victims that several lawyers tell nbc news is growing. >> there's comfort in numbers. i think they now understand we are not alone. >> reporter: ben represents at least two alleged victims including one not among the eight listed on the original grand jury report. my client was sexually assaulted in the

last night students respondd with violent protest when the reveered head football coach paterno was abruptly fired. scott is on campus. >> penn state head football coach bradley. doesn't sound quite right. not even to him. >> very mixed emotion. heavy heart that this eyes occurred that i'm going through this. >>reporter: new interim coach met reporters for the first time less than 24 hours after he found out he's replacing joe paterno. icon 61 year run at the university ended in disgrace. >> we want joe. >>reporter: campus erupted after the beard of trustees voted unanimously to fire paterno effective medley. 2000 students poured on to the streets. they said the year-year-old deserved to coach at least one more game. >> joe shouldn't be taking the fall for this. >>reporter: penn state also lost the president. gram was one of the longest serving university president in the nation. support for him and paterno was drowned out by concerns they didn't do enough. they didn't call the police once they heard alleges that is paterno former assistant sandusky was sexually assaulting children. >> in our view things

last night students respondd with violent protest when the reveered head football coach paterno was abruptly fired. scott is on campus. >> penn state head football coach bradley. doesn't sound quite right. not even to him. >> very mixed emotion. heavy heart that this eyes occurred that i'm going through this. >>reporter: new interim coach met reporters for the first time less than 24 hours after he found out he's replacing joe paterno. icon 61 year run at the university ended in disgrace. >> we want joe. >>reporter: campus erupted after the beard of trustees voted unanimously to fire paterno effective medley. 2000 students poured on to the streets. they said the year-year-old deserved to coach at least one more game. >> joe shouldn't be taking the fall for this. >>reporter: penn state also lost the president. gram was one of the longest serving university president in the nation. support for him and paterno was drowned out by concerns they didn't do enough. they didn't call the police once they heard alleges that is paterno former assistant sandusky was sexually assaulting children. >> in our view things

. >> now, joe paterno's son scott says his 84-year-old father is undergoing treatment and that his doctorse optimistic he'll make a full recovery. >>> kai is live in the newsroom with the story. >> vic, herman cain's campaign now say its requested a secret service detail. the presidential candidate is the first to receive this election cycle. it is generally about four months before the general election. right now, it's not clear if the request was made in response to a police threat. police say that cain has been the target of at least one threatening phone call. >>> the future is uncertain for the occupy wall street movement in new york, after the massive day of action is marred by violence between protestors and police. jay dow reports for wjz with the latest from lower manhattan. >> reporter: a ground cleaner now patrols the park that less than 24 hours ago, was overrun by occupy wall street protestors, media crews, and police in riot gear. supporters of the movement say its presence will be missed. >> it was nice to come to work with something interesting to -- you know, going on acro

paterno's son scott issued a statement saying that the cancer is considered to be treatable and added his father is already undergoing treatment and is expected to make a full recovery. paterno was fired last week in the wake of the child sexual abuse allegations against his former defensive coordinator jerry sandusky. >>> meanwhile the ncaa announced that it will launch an investigation into the penn state scandal. it will look to see whether the school had what it calls institutional control of its athletic program. federal agents may launch their own investigation. there are claims that sandusky crossed state lines with some of his alleged victims and used the internet to recruit them. and the charity that sandusky created may be doomed. there are reports it is considering closing down amid all of these revelations. >>> meanwhile, an investigation continues into allegations of sexual abuse at syracuse university. assistant basketball coach bernie fine issued a public denial, calling the claims against him patently false. two former ball boys say fine sexually abused them back in th

paterno's son scott says there's been no contact about anybody stepping down. eun? >> angie goff live in our news room this morning. angie, thanks for the latest. >>> maryland state senator ulysses currie is now speaking out about his corruption trial. a federal jury acquitted him of all charges yesterday. >> it's been a rough four years, almost four years, for my wife, my family, and i and also for my constituents. so this is the greatest moment of my life. >> currie was acquitted of nine charges relating to $245,000 in payments he received from the shoppers food warehouse chain. prosecutors had said that he traded legislative favors for that money. >>> today a new police department headquarters is opening in alexandria. a dedication ceremony will be held at the site of the new location on wheeler avenue this morning at 10:00. the four-story, $81 million building, can house nearly 500 employees. >> they'll be happy to get that. >> new digs for them. all right. >>> time is 5:08. coming up, new developments in the phone hacking scandal rocking britain. why more stars