we'll see. >> susan candiotti, thanks so much from west hartford. appreciate that.s here in the "weather center". it was about a week ago we had that surprise storm and how miserable that some people were shivering. >> i know. temperatures have warmed up a lot. i want helps a little bit. realistically, look at this temperature map. 40s, 50 degrees in hartford right now. at 50 degrees without heat, i mean, right? what do you think your temperature in your house? >> no. i would be a wimp. >> 68, right? energy-efficient. >> 68. pump it up to the 70s. >> you don't like the cold. most people are wanting to have heat with temperatures. overnight tonight it will drop down to 32 in hartford and they will gradually warm up throughout twek. temperatures will get better but it's uncomfortable. it's brutal. you have to prioritize. if your whole street or neighborhood is out you'll get power back first unless it's just one block. at least no big weather systems affecting them, at least not before that midnight dead lylid. two big stms. moving across the rockies into the plains.

susan candiotti is live for us in state college, pennsylvania. d morning, carol. one lawyer, in particular, tells cnn that he is representing one new alleged possible victim. and says that he has spoken to at least ten other people who alleged that they, too, were raped or molested by jerry sandusky. many of these people telling the lawyer they are coming forward after hearing sandusky's denial on nbc earlier this week. the lawyer spoke with cnn's jason carroll. >> there is a pattern that has emerged, not only in the folks that are engaged us, but the cause that we received is that in every instance sandusky used his position of trust and power and his caring ways as a coach and mentor to groom the families and the children. as soon as sandusky gave the interview in which he denied the sexual abuse, the numbers of contacts that have been made with us at our office have really ratcheted up dramatically. when you hear sandusky, you really get a glimpse into the mind of the molester. >> now, penn state continues to to refuse to release documents abou

cnn's susan candiotti is in state college, pennsylvania. so what more do you know about this ncaa inquiry? >> reporter: hi, fred. of course we all found out about it on friday, yesterday. and what we do know is that the ncaa has ordered penn state to answer a series of very involved questions. and they must respond by the middle of december. and then they'll see what happens next. but many of these questions involve penn state explaining to the ncaa various aspects of their policies and oversight. did they know exactly how their football program was being run? were the right people answering the right questions? did the -- was the board of trustees as involved as they could have been? were the students aware of what was going on when there were allegations of sexual abuse? was the campus kept informed about all of this? and, again, once they answer those very involved questions to the satisfaction of the ncaa, there could be more questions to answer. that's just one of many investigations going on here. you also have the ongoing grand jury

cnn's susan candiotti standing by live for us on the campus. susan, where is jerry sandusky? he was recently spotted in public. >> reporter: yeah, he's rarely been seen in public, don, since those accusations. but there was a sighting of him on friday night as he was pulling out of his house in a car going down the driveway. he briefly rolled down the window and handed out a typed piece of paper in which he said, i have nothing more to say, contact my lawyer. cnn has tried to contact his lawyer today. but we didn't get any calls back. one of the many questions we have for him is, what does jerry sandusky think about the now troubled charity that he founded, the second mile, which now could fold? we heard from its new executive director who's taken over the shop right now. and he announced that because of this terrible scandal, a lot of the donors are running away and they might not be able to survive. so one of the things they're taking a look at is whether it can survive and whether they might have to try to find other charities to take over this wonderful program for so man

susan candiotti live for us in new york. coming up you will hear the espn report in its entirety and hear what bobby fine said he made a phone call with his wife laurie. you will hear her in her own words saying she knew everything and from the espn reporter that broke the story up and cnn investigative reporter jon wertheim is joining us to talk about the investigation and whether espn should have done something with this audio recording before. that is coming up in our 7 p.m. eastern hour. >>> alternate secretary general says a deadly attack on pakistan troop was a tragic unintended accident but those words have done it will toll calm the anger in pakistan. more protesters were seen across the country today. 24 pakistani troops were killed. the army chief visited wounded soldiers and they branded the attack unacceptable. cnn explains it is set back for the u.s. relationship with a vital ail. >> i pakistani officials condemn the fact but they are going beyond rhetoric. they have shut down two alternate supply routes that go

today we sent susan candiotti to the school to search for answers. susan, twhast the latest? >> you know, anderson, you've been talking about the wall of secrecy surrounding penn state university. by comparison, the high school at the very least where alleged victim number one went, came forward and reportd this to police. so you would think that the school would want to talk about that. we also have questions about the concerns you heard from the mother of alleged victim number one. we thought we would get answers. we were wrong. >> i'm susan candiotti from cnn. yes, you may. thank you very much. i'm here today because you were singled out for praise, actually, by -- i don't need to tell you, by the pennsylvania attorney general and as well as by the grand jury for the school's quick action responding to allegations of abuse. we would very much like to talk to you about that, but also to the principal, of course, also talk about other questions which i'm not sure if you're aware have come to light. thank you. this is from your lawyer. is that him right there? >> no, ma'am. t

a report from cnn's national correspondent susan candiotti. >> reporter: for the second week in a rowgame day giving penn state fans something to cheer about. but a lung cancer diagnosis for their already embattled coach is one more cross to bear. >> it's very unfortunate. and certainly not needed at the end of what we've been dealing with. >> reporter: outside joe paterno's home, a quiet day, visitors and strangers stopping by. someone leaves an inspirational by by billy graham, one woman drops off comfort food, sharing a smile and a hug. this couple takes snapshots after driving 100 miles from home to pay their respects. >> for all he did for the university, you know, i really looked up to him. still think a heck of a lot of him. i think he did good. he just made a mistake. >> reporter: this woman is a cancer survivor. >> it's so sad because all he had brought to the university. and as far as his health, i just wish that, you know, he could go into it with a positive mind. >> reporter: there isn't much positive news these days. jerry sandusky's accusations may have dealt a fatal blo

>> susan candiotti, thank you. >>> florida a&m's long time band director is fighting to keep his jober a band member's death was linked to hazing. police say robert champion, a drum major in the marching band died after a performance last saturday. he reportedly vomited and complained of not being able to breathe. later he was pronounced dead at an orlando hospital. band director julian white has been put on administrative leave till december 22nd when he will be officially dismissed. the school's president accuses white of failing to address hazing allegations. but white's attorney says his client has demonstrated "exemplary anti-hazing leadership and should not be fired." earlier i talked with defense attorney holly hughes who says evidence may exist to support that claim. >> we've actually heard some of the other students' parents coming out, mothers of other band members saying i went to him, meaning the director, mr. white and complained. and he addressed the issue. he did try to stop the hazing of my child. he sat other students down and said don't do this. there seems to be so

cnn's susan candiotti wanted to know how this group is holding it all together.nd an interesting money trail. >> reporter: since occupy wall street, ows, began its rallying cry against corporate greed more than 50 days ago, the movement has grown and so has its needs, including feeding hundreds camping out, providing sleeping bags for those who need them, distributing tarps and waterproof floorboards and medical supplies. >> very grateful to all the donations that have come in. >> reporter: what isn't donated has to be bought. ows released its first month spreadsheet to cnn. the group took in nearly $455,000. and spent nearly 55 grand, quite a balance sheet, about $400,000 in the black. helping to keep track is money man pete dutrill who says his job is -- >> like having an office job in a mosh pit. it requires a lot of leg room to keep on top of receipts, and, you know, staying accurate and, like, making sure each account, when it is opened, gets closed. >> reporter: some donations are made on the spot. people walking through the park. >> seems to come in waves,

susan candiotti, cnn, new york. >>> a look at our top stories.py portland protesters are facing off over a deadline. these pictures show portland police storming the demonstrators just after midnight. that was the deadline. the city set for occupy portland to clear out of the parks but protesters stood firm. one officer was injured in the confrontation and one protester arrested. >>> president barack obama is meeting leaders from asia and the pacific rim today in hawaii. it's the first time the united states has hosted the annual a peck summit since the clinton administration. the white house is kicking off a new foreign policy era that focuses heavily on asia and the pacific region. >>> and for the the first time since the tsunami last march we can take you inside japan's fukushima daiichi nuclear plant. a team of journalists were actually allowed inside within the last 24 hours. there's still levels of radiation around the plant but the reading is within safe levels, they say. the tsunami came after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, 15,000 people los

our susan candiotti digging into this long list of charges. susan? >> hi, fred. you know, what sets apart the sex assault charges against yet another coach is this -- who the coach is, jerry sandusky, who he worked for, penn state, who made a key allegation, an eyewitness who said he saw an attack happen, and questions about a possible cover-up. penn state's former long-time assistant coach jerry sandusky, a figure in that school's program, 67 years old, accused of sexually assaulting at least eight boys some as young as 11 at several locations, including penn state locker rooms. pennsylvania's attorney general said the boys were all part of sandusky's own charity. a mentoring program called second mile that he founded. the case covers 1994 through 2009. also charged timothy curley the penn state athletics director and gary schultz, senior vp for finance accused of failing to report the alleged sex assault of a young boy to police and then lying about it to a grand jury. a key allegation against the retired coach, comes from a grad assistant who testified he saw

a piece from susan candiotti, what is going on weather wise with the power outages in the northeast.pening in connecticut. what's happening in connecticut, if you're a fan of boxing, think of ali and sunny. think of it as ali's jaw and sunny breaking it. you had two things in cincinnati that happened. a lot of tree damage by hurricane irene. remember irene. connecticut is a beautiful heavily wooded state. with the strong winds that came through, toppled all kinds of trees. s.e.c., win storm came through recently. yes, the roaring october storm. widespread power outages. at this point we still have roughly 212,000 customers without power at this time. you see the video there. let's show you the maps quickly to give you an idea of exactly what is taking place there. many places seem unreachable by connecticut power and light. a lot of customers angry. they paid good money to have great service. unfortunately for many of them, there's really been no relief whatsoever for people. they have been living with generators new york city power whether or not sofer. it been tough times to say th

cnn national correspondent susan candiotti is live now in west hartford where all those downed tree limbs tell the story of why so much power is out. >> reporter: they sure do. hi, fred. more utility crews than ever before are working feverishly to get people back online. for example, in west hartford, connecticut, twice as many crews working here as we've seen in many days. this is what they're up against. this old tree next to a house, snapped off right at the top, the branches came down on top of these power lines. you can see that it is leaning right over the road. and this is what takes the extra time to repair. people are really pretty much fed up and are more than anxious to get back online. at nearly every turn, fallen trees, twisted limbs and tangled lines. leaving hundreds of thousands of connecticut residents in the dark more than a week after a freak storm. >> at night, we come home and do the best we can, with little -- with no heat and cold water. >> no generator. >> no. we don't have one. >> reporter: you just have to handle up? >> we have to handle up. we haven't bundled u

susan candiotti has been digging around in the case and she is joining us from new york. what are people saying how penn state handled the sex abuse allegations. >> people who work with sex abuse victims are among those questioning how penn state dealt with this. for one thing, penn state officials, according to the grand jury report said they thought the alleged sex assault by a coach in a locker room was "horsing around" and that's why the university told the jury it didn't try to identify the boy. some question at why penn state the didn't at the least ask police to look to why a former coach and a boy were in a locker room n a shower room, after hours. >> we see many institutions, whether they are large or small, deciding to take action to protect their reputation and their best interest first before the safety of a child. >> so far the university's president is saying very little. only issuing a statement. it says the two penn state officials charged have his unconditional support, don. >> susan, of course we have to talk about joe paterno. is he saying anything toni

susan candiotti is looking into this very complex investigation, susan. >> reporter: hi, fred. you know, it is complex. and troubling. but just -- not just because the allegations against the lege legendary assistant coach are graphic, but the grand jury alleges two university officials could have done more to stop him before he came in contact with several other alleged victims. 67-year-old jerry sandusky is accused of sexually assaulting at least eight boys over a 15-year period. some as young as 11 years old, at several locations including penn state locker rooms. pennsylvania's attorney general says the boys were all part of a meantering program for boys called second mile, that sandusky himself founded. also charged timothy curly, the athletics director, and gary schultz, the university's senior vp for finance. they're accused of failing to report the alleged sex assault of a young boy to police and then lying about it to a grand jury. what happened according to the grand jury report is that a grad assistant with the football team testified he saw sandusky having sex with

let's bring in susan candiotti who has been working that part of the story for us. what did zach tomaselli tell you. i know you talked to him on the phone. >> i did. zach is now 23 years old but when he was 13, he says, bernie fine molested him. tomaselli says he told police all about this just a few days ago and tonight tomaselli tells me that after meeting fine at an autograph signing in 2002, his dad told him he could go by himself to see a game in pittsburgh. he says his dad put him on a bus with syracuse fans and when he got to a hotel, fine says that -- he says that fine took him to his hotel room and molested him several times during the night. this is what he told our affiliate wchs. >> i was in the hotel room and he was -- he would put his hand down my shorts whenever i was sitting there watching tv. and he would basically fondle me four to maybe even five times. and it would go in spurts between 10 and 15 minutes. and it would stop for a couple hours. and then he would start that all over again. >> and this is what he also told me 37 tomaselli says almost

susan candiotti standing by on the penn state campus. erry sandusky has mostly stayed out of sight since he was accused of sexual abusing boys but he was spotted somewhere. >> reporter: he was. he was coming out a driveway, rolled down the window, handed a note to a reporter saying i had nothing to say, if you have questions, contact my lawyer. we tried to contact his laufrmt he did not respond. we wanted to know what he thinks about the charity he founded and news that they might have to close its doors because donations are drying up. >> so the ncaa says it is opening up a case. how many investigations does that make? three or four? >> reporter: you know, don, by our count, four investigations, plus one involving the second mile charity as well as another one in texas over another possible victim there. >> let's talk about ex-head coach joe paterno. his family announced he has a treatable form of lung cancer, susan. what's been the response there in and around the campus? >> reporter: well, it's yet another blow to this town that's all

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. >> our national correspondent susan candiotti joins us now live from west hartford. susan, were they able to make much progress -- any progress today? >> reporter: they have been making progress today. and i'll tell you why, don, because today we have seen more crews than we have ever seen before going through various parts of connecticut trying to get people's power turned back on. this is the kind of thing they're up against. for example, on this street, this is what takes extra time. you see that power pole lying in the middle of the street with a transformer? it's blocking the street right now, as are the power lines coming down here. that was after the heavy snow weighted down that tree, snapped it off, fell on top of the power lines. that's what's taking the extra time to get everything fixed. now, connecticut power and light says it has been doing the best it can because it never anticipated this much damage from a freak storm that happened a week ago. but if you're a resident without power and it is getting cold again tonight, it's not very pleasant. the state

susan candiotti has the story. >> reporter: for the second week in a row, game day giving penn statething to cheer about. but a lung cancer diagnosis for their already embattled coach is one more cross to bear. >> it's very unfortunate. and certainly not needed at the end of what we've been dealing with for the last couple of weeks. >> reporter: outside joe paterno's home, a quiet day. visitors and strangers stopping by. someone leaves an inspirational book by reverend billy graham. one woman drops off comfort food. sharing a smile and a hug. >> reporter: couple takes snapshots after driving 100 miles from home to pay their respects. >> for all he did for the university, you know ireally looked up to him and still think a heck of a lot of him. i think he did good. he just made a mistake. >> reporter: this woman is a cancer survivor. >> it's so sad because of what all he had brought to, you know, the university. and as far as his health, i just wish that, you know, he could go into it with a positive mind. >> reporter: there isn't much positive news these days. jerry sandusky's accusa

the new york police department tells cnn's susan candiotti that its own investigators are required to document any and all interview with alleged victims. even if the statue of limitations is expired. one reason sex abuser rarely stop at one victim. if the allegations against bernie fine are true -- and right now that is a very big if -- he hasn't been charged with anything yet, but if the allegations are true, he was also abusing daiquiri tomaselli. allegedly in a pittsburgh hotel room in january of that year. again, that's only annual allegation. we should point out coach fine denies all of the allegations again him. the police say they could have done better. they're saying that now. the university on the other hand is defending its role in the case. >> let me tell you that we've been very straightforward and candid about this whole process. we've gone through our due diligence. new things came up and we felt that it was important both for bernie fine and for the university to move forward. >> that's university chancellor nancy cantor this afternoon. back in 2005, the school conduc

cnn's susan candiotti is working the story for us. >> reporter: ted, four men, all strangers, separatelyured to rural ohio because they shared a common goal in these tough times. they needed a job. timothy kern is the most recently identified victim. the medical examiner says he was shot multiple times in the head. the divorced father of three was found in a shallow grave in a wooded area behind a vacant akron shopping mall. his son says kern was enticed by an ad on craigslist, as were three other victims. fired from his previous job as a street cleaner, kern accepted a $300-a-week offer to manage cattle on a 600-acre farm, including a place to live and a truck to drive. before disappearing he wrote this, now eerie in hindsight, on his facebook page. "just got one of the strangest job offers. a good offer, but strange. life can be such a -- sometimes." when kern's son learned of his father's murder he wrote on his blog, "the years ahead of me will be so hard. i love you, dad. rest in peace." the possible craigslist connection surfaced three weeks ago when a man told police he was driven

susan candiotti has been digging into this case. and we're hearing now that coach paterno for the first time is speaking out. what is he saying? >> that's right, don. paterno made a statement to the "patriot news" in pennsylvania. he says, quote, if true, the nature and amount of charges made are very shocking to me and all penn staters. while i did what i was supposed to with the one charge brought to my attention, like anyone else involved, i can't help but be deeply saddened about these matters that are alleged to have occurred. and don, again, the first time we're hearing from coach paterno. >> how did these allegations come to light after 15 years? this has been an ongoing investigation, though, hasn't it? >> it has. you know, the investigation by the pennsylvania attorney general's office started in 2009, but in 2008, it all began when the mother of a boy complained to his high school, alleging that retired coach sandusky had sexually assaulted her son. the school did what it was legally supposed to do and called the d.a.'s of