maryland state police say it happened around 1:40 this morning.of the tractor-trailer that was attempting to slow down. >> and even complicating et more this happened near a work zone on the highway. surae chinn joins us live from the scene now with more on how this is possibly going to affect your morning commute. good morning. >> reporter: it will unless they wrap up in the next half hour. we're not going to see that potentially. we'll see. where we are is on the outer loop at georgia avenue looking across from the accident. what we can see is the tractor- trailer, the flashing lights, state police telling us that the tractor-trailer slowed down for some reason and the car rammed into the back of that truck. that semi at full speed. so what we're seeing is that a lot of flashing lights right now, the medical examiner on the scene. but compounding the situation was that there was work and construction going on around 1:30 this morning. we also hear from state police that there was a fender-bender just before the accident.

assaulting eight boys over a span of 15 years. >> if there are more victims, we encourage them, the state police, the attorney general's office, and i, encourage them to come forward. let us know. and we're going to work to do everything we possibly can. >> governor corbitt says lawmakers in the state are looking to toughen the laws when it comes to reporting child sex abuse cases. >>> lawmakers in maryland also talking about changes in the wake of the penn state scandal. maryland already has a mandatory reporting requirement for cases involving child sex abuse, but breaking that law would result in just a fine. some lawmakers are considering bills that would add criminal penalties, especially for people who work with kids. >>> and now to decision 2012, where the front-runner in the gop field has shifted. a new nbc poll shows mitt romney once again on top. but some republicans still appear to be unsold. meanwhile, herman cain is holding on and rick perry continuing to stumble. brian mooar has the latest now from capitol hill. >> reporter: at this weekend's gop presidential debate on cbs, rick pe

possible targets range from sandusky himself to the state police, to the officials of the charity that he started to help at risk kids. >> i absolutely think that jerry sandusky started this foundation with the intent of having children readily available for his needs. >> they also have a problem with pennsylvania state law which is not required to report sexual abuse to the police. lawmakers will be attempting to change that this week. >> thank you, scott. new at noon, for returning military service them -- service members, metro headquarters in northwest is hosting an employment open house. metro is looking to hire bus operators, mechanics, and engineers as well as construction workers. the event ends at 3:00 this afternoon. now, turning to a controversy over cameras in the classroom. in the cafeterias of fairfax county, parents want the added surveillance to keep students safe but not everyone supports the move. >> principles would like to be able to keep a closer eye on students with new surveillance cameras placed inside of high schools. a proposal that the county school board wil

state police eventually cornered the animal on the median and returned it to its owner. no word on what caused the accident. still to come, not only are they environmentally friendly, but officials have another reason why you should buy a hybrid. those who provide for the needy are forced to take security precautions. >> the storm is just about done with us, but we still have clouds and chilly temperatures. insta-weather-plus forecast coming up. temperatures have been fairly steady this morning. >> in this afternoon's "consumer other," here is another reason you may want to consider a hybrid vehicle. they could be safer in an accident. hybrids are heavier. but they are more dangerous to pedestrians. they are so quiet that a pedestrian can easily stray into its path. in florida, those who provide for the needy found themselves forced to take security precautions for the holidays. >> the crimes -- in broad daylight. acrux steals from the salvation army. -- a croo steelk from the salvation army. it is times like these that have charities taking action before the holidays. >

state college. you talked with that police chief.he distinction is did mcqueary claim that he went to the police of the city, the local police, or if he was referring to so-called campus police? >> reporter: that's exactly right. that's what we've been trying to determine all day. after this e-mail came out, i started placing calls to the university police, to the state police, and to the state college police which is the local police force here in town trying to get anything we can from those different authorities on whether or not what mike mcqueary claims in his e-mail is true. the state police got back to me earlier today and they told me, of course, this is an ongoing investigation for them so they won't talk about anything that might mcqueary has told them and when he started to talk to them. i also spoke, as you said, with the chief here from state college. tom king. he told me when i asked, did mike mcqueary ever come to your department and make any allegations against sandusky? he said absolutely not. we don't have any recor

. >> he sits this morning in a state police jail in pennsylvania. he is from idaho and his parents have reported him missing since october 31. police are trying to figure out why he was in washington. according to the washington post, he had a hatred for washington and the president. the five-day manhunt for oscar ortega hernandez ended when police busted him at his hotel about one hour outside of pittsburgh. it was the hotel clerk who recognized him and called police >> he did not make any comments other than he wanted to know why he was being taken into custody. >> the arrest happen one day after secret service discovered two bullets had struck the white house. one bullet crack the window on the level of the president's living quarters. president obama and his family were not home at the time of the shooting. >> the most important person in the united states, and his family, are exposed to that type of violence. >> many are hoping this latest incident does not bring more security to a heavily guarded area. >> i am glad they caught this guy. i do no

maryland state police say that around 2:00 a.m. this morning, an suv slammed into the back of this tractor trailer. it happened on the inner loop of the beltway in silver spring between georgia avenue and connecticut avenue. the crash happened with enough force to dismantle the rear bumper. that's the bar that is supposed to stop vehicles from sliding under tractor trailers. >> when i saw his speed, i didn't know what to do. i couldn't do anything, really. he was coming up on me so fast. >> reporter: the driver of the tractor trailer did not want his face shown on camera. the accident was so severe, he couldn't tell if the driver was still inside the mangled suv. >> i didn't know the person was still in their car. when i got out and looked at it, i couldn't see the person. they had the flashlights on them. i knew they were in it. i was like oh. i saw they had passed. >> reporter: a section of the beltway was shut down as police investigated the crash. maryland state police say the man who died in the crash was a 20-year-old and fro

the harrisburg patriot newspaper reports state police assigned only one investigator to the case. not until this year did authorities commit the resources that ultimately led to charges. >> we understand there will be lawsuits that will be filed. we're certainly prepared to do the right thing. >> reporter: abc2 news news has learned that one victim has already retained an attorney. possible targets range from sandusky himself to state police to officials at the second mile, the charity that sandusky started for at risk kids. >> i do think that jerry sandusky started this foundation with the intent of having children readily available for his needs. >> reporter: and people are pointing out another flaw. that is the problem with the state law. this does not require people to report sexual abuse to police. >>> a 15-year-old girl says she was walking to school this morning in severna park when a man pulled up and grabbed her through the window at 9:30 at white oak drive. the teen said she was able to get away, throne school and told -- ran to school and told the school's resource offi

. >> a person contacted the state police and reported that mr. hernandez ortega -- ortega hernandez was in their lobby. state police personnel responded to the hampton inn and took mr. hernandez into custody without incident. >> the manhunt began after shots were closed the white house last friday night. nearby, the police recovered an assault rifle, empty shell casings, and an abandoned car, which was then lent to the suspect. president obama was not at home at the time. that day he had traveled to the west coast where it at -- where he attended a basketball game on board an aircraft carrier. the president himself was never in danger, but it brings up an uncomfortable question for the secret service. the bullet that hit -- the bullets that hit the white house -- if the bullets were fired on friday night, why did it take until tuesday to find them? the president of fifa says as far as he is concerned, the game does not involve racism. he made the comment on the same bed english football association charged liverpool with racist remarks and the in

maryland state police are continuing their investigation. it's unknown whether any charges will be filed in this crash. >>> d.c. police denying that a police chase led to several cars being smashed in columbia heats. an suv did big-time damage when it ran into several parked cars on euclid street early friday morning. >>> a faulty refrigerator motor caused a car that put 30 people out of their homes in springfield around 5:00 a.m. in an apartment complex on commerce street. several families had to be rescued from their balconies there. one man actually had to break through his own window to get out. fairfax police broke into a nearby fast eddie's billiards to give people a warm place to stay. a shelter has been shet up at lee's community center. police say smoke detectors in several apartments were not working. >>> smoke detectors probably saved several lives. a child playing with matches set fire to a townhouse. all were able to get out in time. >>> today is bank transfer day across the country. there were protests urging people to ditch the

the maryland state police were out here on the scene investigating this fatal crash. right now they towed away part of that semi to take a closer look at it. but so far no charges have been filed and police say the investigation continues. >> and there was another crash on maryland highways last night but this one started as a police chase. police started tailing a vehicle near dorsey road and route 1. it ended when the suspects car was involved in another crash with at least another vehicle on i-95, near the future entrance to the i.c.c. in laurel. there's no word on exactly why police were chasing that car. new at noon, a man could spend 25 years behind bars after pleading guilty to you areson and aggravated assault. police arrested maurice dews in july on charges of setting fire to a vacant home. dew's later admitted to starting nine fires in d.c. and maryland. he was sentenced to 25 years for the d.c. crimes and 15 years for the maryland fires. the sentences will be served concurrently. you know perhaps they should move an m.m.a. style hexagon into the metro ride.

the pennsylvania state police. penn state university. san antonio police, who are investigating reports that sandusky molested a boy he took to the allaamo bowl in 1999. and the u.s. department of education, trying to determine whether penn state officials broke a federal law by failing to properly report suspected sex crimes on campus. >> the fact that this was all allowed to go on for so long is mind boggling to me. >> reporter: and there's also the threat of civil lawsuits that could result in millions of dollars in damages. one local lawyer is even advertising for victims on his website. >> i think there is no doubt about it, they are going to get whacked. it's likely we'll see dozens of victims potentially filing suit. the civil liability exposure for penn state is huge. >> reporter: there is now growing concern over what this could do to the future of university. a credit rating agency says it's reviewing whether to downgrade penn state's bond rating, citing the risk of big lawsuits to victims and the damage to the school's reputati

of pennsylvania, whether itç be state police, local police, campus police, and tells thatld boy in the shower, it is inconceivable that that police officer would not then initiate an investigation, and the grand jury report says that he was never questioned by university police, and then says -- so that just means university police. leaves every other police department as a possibility. but then says, no other entity -- that would be local police, state police, anything, no other entity conducted an investigation until he testified in the grand jury in 2010. >> right. the one catch in this is gary schultz btalk to and was in cha the penn state police at the time. perhaps when mcqueary was e-mailing his friends in this e-mail released when he said he spoke to police, perhaps he meant he was talking to schultz who was essentially a police representative. like i said, i'm not exactly sure this is one of the questions that hopefully we'll find the answers to here in the days and months that come forward. >> i can see how that would happen. you have to consider the e-mail is no

think the problem is -- >> go ahead. >> you cited in your report, you cannot get the pennsylvania state policeeport on the 1998 incident. by the way, it took five years of constant fois to get joe paterno's football salary. five years until the state supreme court ruled -- because penn state fought it, that it was public record. this is what you're dealing with. you are dealing with an institution that, when it comes to football, is arrogant, imperious and a closed shop. i said in my daily beast piece, it's the code of emerita at its worst. they weren't going to turn in one of their own. christine makes a great point. in his going to joe paterno's house, that is like visiting god. i'm convinced that paterno knew in 1998 and everyone clammed it up because it's football and they closed ranks. that's what they do. not just the penn state, every major college program. >> christine, you agree that paterno probably knew in 1998? because it's hard to imagine so many groups investigating this guy so close to him without somebody informing him? >> he either knew and covered it up or didn't know and he

again, they are asking for calm there at the college campus tonight. >>> and tonight state police are cruising state college in force. the town is calm and our reporter scott broom tells us student leaders are organizing. >> reporter: state college tonight heeding the governor's call for calm. state police cruising the streets just to be sure. >> i appreciate the governor's comments and i really kind of echo his sediments? >> reporter: now they ask the stadium to be colored in blue. >> change the whiteout which is something penn state students love more than anything to a blue out to raise awareness to sexual abuse. >> reporter: it's the latest of a day of reactions to denouns rioting in the wake of the firing of coach joe paterno. >> go out and be better to everybody. >> we do want to support one another and we want to consider the victims. >> reporter: at a pregame student encampment , fans tried to settle with the school's motto often quoted by the coach. >> i mean, in our alma mater acts bring no shame. and looking downtown and seeing people flipping over vans, that's not how we a

state college police chief says they did not receive a report from penn state graduate assistant mike mcqueary about allegations of catching sandusky raping a boy in the team shower in 2002. a grand jury report says mcqueary denied reports to police but last week in an e- mail he told a friend he did. penn state police also say they had no report about incidents. >>> baltimore county police need your help this morning trying to track down four suspects who they say kidnapped and sexually assaulted a teenage girl. the incident happened two weeks ago in woodlawn. abc2 news is live. >> reporter: police tell us they've exhausted nearly every lead in this case and they now need the public's help. you'll see two photos that police released, composite photos of the two suspects from the description given by the victim. they want you to take a good look at them in order to help track down those suspects. police have also released the description of the car saying it's a late model teel sedan. it happened on november 1 just as students were leaving woodlawn high school. four men drove up in a

pennsylvania state police say that the desk clerk at the hampton inn in the small town of indiana, pa, actually stalled ortega while workers alerted the authorities and they say it took troopers just minutes to arrive and sweep him up. the secret service and the fbi had been distributing this picture of ortega to hotels around indiana, pennsylvania, where ortega had stayed weeks ago with a friend. when state police picked him up in the lobby of the hampton inn, he was cold and wet and wearing exactly the same clothes as in the picture. >> he was patiently waiting in the lobby when we arrived. he did not make any comments other than he wanted know why he was being taken into custody. >> investigators at the white house carefully checking a window in the yellow oval room just outside the president's bedroom. the secret service says around cracked one window, but the bullet was stopped by the ballistic glass. they found another round outside. they suspect ortega fired both. he has a fixation on the white house and a history of mental illness and assault. matthew did business with him in

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republican state senator nancy jacobs says she might support a bill that would bring harsher charges against adults who don't report sexual abuse. right now teachers and police officers have to report sexual abuse or face a fine, but state senators want violators to face criminal charges as well. >>> the wife of republican presidential candidate herman cain is defending her husband from sexual harassment allegations. gloria cain tells fox news her husband would need to have a split personality to do the things that he's accused of. mrs. cain says her husband totally respects women. four women have accused him of sexually harassing women when he led the national restaurant association in the 1990s. new poll numbers show herman cain losing steam, and he's not the only one. governor rick perry has seen his support cut by half since his brain freeze last week. after perry's mistake, pollsters went back to the same voters surveyed in the week and asked the same question. according to the new nbc news/"the wall street journal" poll, mitt romney is at the top. newt gingrich saw a 5% jump and it in third place. rick perry saw the biggest drop. his support is cut by

state budget cuts. protesters shattered a door, sending one police officer to the hospital. ition hike is the ninth increase for cal state students in less than ten years. not just students getting in on the act today, hundreds of faculty members planning to strike at two campuses to protest the university's decision not to pay negotiated pay raises. the school system says it just doesn't have the money after it lost more than $650 million in state support this year. this will be the first faculty walk-out in the history of the 23-campus system. >>> overseas, the arab league is giving syria three days to stop the violence there, or risk a new round of economic sanctions. the group also wants international observers let into the country. fighting continues between the assad regime and opposition forces. government tanks are leading the assault. even as more soldiers turn on the regime, to join the revolution. just today, forces loyal to president assad struck the central city of amah, rounding up dozens of opponents. more than 3500 people have been killed in syria's eight-mont

the group distributed a state police dash cam video as evidence of the incident.ginia state police have not commented on the alleged abuse. >>> a broken lock nearly caused a crisis on an airplane on a flight heading from north carolina to new york wednesday night. the pilot had to use the rest room. he got stuck inside the tiny bathroom because of a faulty lock. a passenger tried to help the pilot, but when he went to the cockpit door to alert the copilot, the copilot became suspicious. >> the captain has disappeared in the back, and i have someone with a thick foreign accent trying to access the cockpit, and i've got to deal with the situation. what i'm being told is he's stuck in the lav, and someone with a thick foreign accent is giving me a password to access the cockpit, and i'm not about to let him in. >> air traffic controllers didn't take any chances, putting the fighter jets on stand by. finally, the flight attendant who was in the cockpit, as a security procedure when the pilot is out, left the cockpit and freed the pilot. >>> security chief mike leggett

we're told by maryland state police that an suv hit the back of a tractor trailer. killing the driver in the suv. the driver of the tractor trailer is just fine. police are, of course, cleaning up this accident. they're also beginning their investigation. with more information on how you can get around this, we'll go back to the station. good morning. >> good morning, tracee. it is going to be a tough commute. if you're taking the inner loop and you want to continue towards silver spring, you could take east west highway and connect to georgia avenue. you can then connect and get back on the beltway or continue in the silver spring area. another issue is the off-ramp to the inner loop to 50 is shut down due to construction. it is going to be a tough commute. i'll be watching these for you. hopefully this ramp will be open by 5:00 a.m. and now let's check in with tom with a look at our weather. tom? >>> we've had some overnight sprinkles over the last 12 hours, we've seen them coming through since after midnight last night. that area of moving green, those are the zo

. >> what i discovered was that the leading handwriting expert for the state told the police investigators at the outset you have the wrong person, the handwriting doesn't match. then the police tell them look we're sure we have the right person. we have all this evidence, like smoke in my mirrors that accomplishes. moments later the officials call back and say, we made a mistake. >> reporter: police found a missing floorboard. a board used to build the ladder in the kitchen. >> they searched the attic 29 officers many times searched the attic over many days. and they said nothing is missing, no floorboards missing, nothing is missing. >> dan says bryan a new jersey state police detective named lewis bortman represented the house. he came out a couple of days later and said, wood missing from the attic. half of the piece of the wood ár wood is missing. >> reporter: most damming police found $18,000 of the marked ransom fun in a box in his garage. >> he told them, after they had long interrogation that the money had been given to him, left to him for safekeeping, a box. he denies to be what

the pennsylvania state police, penn state university, san antonio police who are investigating reports that sandusky molested a boy he took to the alamo bowl in 1999. and the u.s. department of education, trying to determine whether penn state officials broke a federal law by failing to properly report suspected sex crimes on campus. >> the fact that this was allowed to go on for so long is mind boggling to me. >> reporter: and there's also the threat of civil lawsuits that could result in millions of dollars in damages. >> i think there's no doubt about it. we're going to get whacked. it's likely we'll see dozens of victims potentially filing suit. >> reporter: tonight there are growing concerns about what those potential lawsuits could cost penn state university, which is already covering the legal costs of two former top officials charged in the case. a credit rating agency is reviewing penn state's bond rating because of the risk of civil liabilities and the damage to its reputation. michael isakoff, nbc news, state college, pennsylvania. >> and a program note. tomorrow morning on

trash they are letting us know we are filth and i've been to third world countries where there are police state but the police are at least polite this is a open attempt to dominate and intimidate the american people alethea figure not trying to scare people and getting pretty fair listening for you it's pretty scary stuff what do you say to those that might say maybe you're a little paranoid maybe you board a line forget the credit what do you what would you say to your critics out there that but think that this is being hyped up a little too much. well i believe in people's courage i believe it is better henry said i want to the whole truth and make preparations for whatever it may be and so i believe that when people are faced with the truth that they will wake up and take action against it i understand some cowards will rationalize and make excuses but they're openly announcing world corporate government run the private banks that bankrupt the planet with evidence the vatican's calling for world government this stuff is all out in the open i mean i've got stacks of news here were google adm

sergeant ed price can sense this situation would be better handled downtown at the state police station we'll talk to everybody down at the police station. >> have you to tell us why we're under arrest. >> you're under arrest for pandering. >> what is pandering. >> pimping, prostitution, escort. we're not going to sit here and have a conversation. everyone is under arrest, period. we'll talk later. there's nothing to talk about. >> that is not fair. >> victoria protests her innocence to police, our camera crew and everyone else on the third floor. >> i'm on my period. who have you seen up in here with us. >> victoria will seemingly change her tune down at the police station when detectives reveal one of her working girls is under age. >> she's 16. >> i didn't want to abandon her. i'd race down that hill without a helmet. i took some steep risks in my teens. i'd never ride without one now. and since my doctor prescribed lipitor, i won't go without it for my high cholesterol and my risk of heart attack. why kid myself? diet and exercise weren't lowering my cholesterol enough. now i'm eati

maryland state police say a passenger in a van died after the driver suffered a sneezing attack, lost control and hit a tree. the driver suffered six broken ribs and remains hospitalized. police have charged him with reckless and negligent driving. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is mourning the loss of her mother. dorothy howl rodham die -- howell rodham died last night. clinton canceled plans and stayed with her mother last night, and was with her when she died. her mother was 92 years old. >>> doctors say millions of children with hyperactivity do not raise their risk of heart problems. >> reporter: this latest study comes on the heels of concerns that adhd medications increase the risk of serious cardiovascular events in children. but in this study, researchers looked at health records of more than 1 million children and found that heart attacks, strokes and death, were no more common on those on adhd medicine than nonusers. this was the largest safety review ever done on adhd drugs. >> more than 2.7 million children are prescribed adhd drugs in the u.s. every year. >>> a b

police." today, university and state college police told cbs news they have no record that mcqueary reported an alleged sexual assault by sandusky. according to the grand jury report, mcqueary spoke to then-head coach joe paterno and two top university officials, athletic director jim curley and vice president gary schultz, about the alleged attack in 2002. both curley and schultz have been charged with lying to the federal grand jury and have been removed from their jobs. >> pelley: armen, thank you very much. in washington today, congress was judging the hefty paychecks of the executives who run two government mortgage companies known by their nicknames, fannie mae and freddie mac. fanny and freddie own half of all mortgages. taxpayers had to bail out both companies and wyatt andrews tell us that's why executives were feeling the heat on capitol hill. >> reporter: if anything could draw bipartisan anger in congress, this was it. huge paychecks and bonuses for top executives at fannie mae and freddie mac when those two agencies combined have cost taxpayers $169 billion with the losses still mo

contacted state police, and reported that mr. hernandez, ortega hernandez, was in their lobby. state police personnel responded to the hampton inn, and took mr. hernandez into custody without incident. >> warner: in his appearance in federal court in pittsburgh today, hernandez was not asked to enter a plea to the assassination charge. for more, we go to charlie savage, who is covering this story for the "new york times." charlie savage, welcome. explain to us how-- what has been treated as a shooting incident near the white house turned today into this deadly charge of attempting to assassinate the president. >> reporter: i think there are sometimes shooting incidents heard near the white house that turn out to be noct or just random-- you know, this is washington, washington, d.c. what turned this from a report of shooting in the vicinity to an assassination charge was evidence accumulated that bullets had been deliberately fired at the white house, at the residential section of the white house, and they had been fired by someo

spaces robert jordan is live with that report in the loop >>ethically this is a bad idea and state police will be out checking for violators fines and penalties will be substantial >>we're here to remind drivers that parking in disability parking spaces is for those who are truly disabled >>we have all seen them before drivers to illegally parked in these spaces reserved for the disabled with holiday shopping season beginning days from now there is a crackdown on motorists who park in the reserved spots >>the fine is up to $350 if you are using someone's else's disability placard the fine can be $500 for the first offense 750 for the second and you could lose your license for six months and a third offense you have your license suspended for one year and a pair $1,000 fine >>there's no excuse for an able- bodied person to deprive anyone from these spaces >>this spot provides me access and enables me to function in my livelihood when this is taken up by someone who is not eligible it makes our life very difficult >>i will tell you that the plan is working and with these help of the secreta

the 21-year-old man arrested by state police. the a.p. reporting he has an obsession with president barack obama. >> state police personnel responded to the hampton inn and took mr. hernandez into custody without incident. >> ortega-hernandez had been wanted ever since reports of gunfire near the white house friday night. authorities say an assault rifle found in an abandoned vehicle linked him to the shooting. >> mr. ortega-hernandez is currently in the custody of the united states secret service and the federal bureau of investigation, who are both involved in the investigation of the shooting at the white house. >> the arrest came one day after the secret service discovered two bullets had hit the south side of the white house. one of the rounds apparently striking a window on the residential level. it was stopped by bullet-proof glass. as the investigation continued wednesday, agents were seen searching the white house grounds, roof, and exterior. >> there is a number of overt security measures that are in place, but there are some co

but did he call police in the grand jury report says penn state university police never questioned himities or the town of state college itself police. they told nbc news today they have no record of mcqueary speaking to them, and the pennsylvania state police won't comment due to the ongoing investigation so no campus cop discussions, no town cop discussions, and no word on any state police discussions, so for more on this and the key witness who may have a credibility problem, let me bring in nbc's top investigative reporter, that's michael isikoff, who is at penn state itself and bud bisinger who writes for "the daily beast." let's go to mike right now for the reporting. has this guy lost his credibility because of his odd statement here about having gone to the cops and having stopped that, well, in effect it's a rape, if not legally that's the right term, penetration of this kid by this guy? do we have any new reason to question mcqueary now one way or the other? >> well, there's certainly about mcqueary, but it's important to remember there were going to be questions from mcquear

of course state police want to hear from you and the state of pennsylvania., stand by because i want to bring in b.j. shekter with si.com. bflt j., as jason sort of alluded to, how this is sort of rocking big college football, specifically we have to talk about joe he paterno, his legacy. the guy is 84 years of age, he's been a coach for 60-plus years. how does this affect his legacy? >> well, this affects everything about his legacy, and if all of these allegations are true, this is what he's going to be remembered for ultimately. i mean, he's done a lot of great things in his career, but if it is true that he did, in fact, know about the severity of this allegation that was witnessed by one of his assistant coaches, a graduate assistant, and he simply advised his superior and did nothing more, did not call police, as is required by law in pennsylvania, then, you know, it goes way beyond college athletics. it's his civic responsibility, it's a morality issue, you know. we're talking about -- we're not talking about scandal like we've seen in college athletic