swarbrick had no tears for these people.swarbrick ordered no internal investigations for these people. that's one of the other things that makes this a compelling story and a story worth talking about because it is about the culture that takes place in the context of big-time college football. >> john: lizzie seabrook reported her sexual assault and after ten days, they hadn't investigated the assailant. there were no tears shed for her today. i want to have you back. you're right lance who? dave zirin host of edge of sports radio author of "game over," please come back and help us through this. >> my privilege. >> john: our panel featuring noted nonexperts, doan obeidallah creator of the dean's report.com. tina dupuy a syndicated columnist and editor in chief of the contributor and lee camp. thank you all so much for joining me. so do you guys think manti te'o's story is a hoax and if so, why would he do it? >> i think it is a hoax and i think that the story should not be about manti te'o. the story should be about "sports

another big question that swarbrick addressed last night, is what's the possible motivation for thisoax? >> we had no idea as to motive. and that was really significant to us. was there somebody trying to create an nca violation at the core of this? was there somebody trying to impact the outcome of football games? by manipulating the emotions of a key player? was there an extortion request coming? >> reporter: and chuck, as you know, in politics when you've got a potentially embarrassing story like this, it's important to control the story. and it appears that te'o thought he did have control of this story, that he was going to talk on espn next week. but now with the deadspin story yesterday, he's lost that control. and will try to come back tonight on espn to give his side of the story. chuck? >> and one -- and john, one other -- he didn't really seem to answer very well, swarbrick, which is why not go to authorities to see if it some crime was being committed? that question has never fully been answered. i understand that maybe there wasn't a crime here. but, boy, you would wonde

notre dame's athletic director jack swarbrick said te'o's reported relationship with kakua took place online and that the linebacker learned of her fake death in a late december phone call. in his statement, te'o said he and kekua maintained what he thought to be an authentic relationship by communicating frequently online and on the phone. and that he grew to care deeply about her. swarbrick said an investigation by a firm hired by notre dame convinced him that te'o was duped into the relationship and the fake death. >> nothing about what i have learned has shaken my faith in manti te'o one iota. >> reporter: plenty of questions remain as the sports world waits for te'o's side of the story. kurt gregory, nbc news. >>> well, now, for a look at the weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins. that's a strange story raising a lot of questions. >> tomorrow will be a whole new development, i'm sure of it. if he comes out of the press conference and spills the beans on everything, hopefully we get some clarification. but the hedge factor. >>> well, the weather in the west remains very qu

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athletic director jack swarbrick acknowledged the school did not encourage te'o to set the record straight before the game preferring that he stay focused on the contest. >> this was a very elaborate very sophisticated hoax, perpetrated for reasons we can't fully understand, but had a certain cruelty at its core. >> reporter: on wednesday night, te'o released a statement calling the episode incredibly embarrassing, a painful and humiliating sick joke. but on at least two occasions, after he says he learned of the hoax, manti te'o spoke with reporters about his girlfriend and said she had died from leukemia. scott, it's all still very confusing. >> pelley: dean reynolds in south bend, indiana. dean, thanks very much. tonight, all of boeing's new 787 dreamliners are grounded. airlines and governments all over the world made the call following the lead of the united states. batteries on the 787s have caught fire twice in two weeks. the planes won't fly again until boeing can prove that they're safe. the housing recovery is gaining altitude. who is shelling out big bucks for houses, next. w>c

. >> reporter: swarbrick said te'o's relationship with kekua was online and over the phone.y never met. te'o has been tragically impacted by these events. >> the thing i am most sad of, sad about, is -- sorry. the single-most trusting human being i've ever met will never be able to trust in the same way again in his life. >> reporter: manti te'o is expected to talk about the hoax in the next few days. michael barr, abc news, new york. >> so sad. >>> and law enforcement officials are offering a $100,000 reward for tips leading to the arrest of a bank robber dubbed the ak-47 bandit. the suspect is wanted for holding up five banks last year in california, idaho and washington. in one heist he shot and wounded a police officer. and the fbi believes that he will strike again. >>> and firefighters in portland, oregon, used heavy cutting equipment to free a woman who was trapped in the tight space between two buildings. she was in there for four hours before being freed. the woman had been smoking on the roof of one of the buildings when she fell into that void which was only eight

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. >> reporter: notre dame athletic director jack swarbrick says in december te'o discovered someone with a fake nape started an online relationship -- name started an online relationship with him and led him to believe she had died in september. >> every single thing about this until that day in the first week of december was real to manti. there was no suspicion that it wasn't. pain was real. the grief was real. the affection was real. >> reporter: in a statement manti te'o wrote, "to realize i was the victim of what was apparently someone's sick joke and constant lies was and is painful and humiliating." notre dame fans are shocked. >> i really hope that it's not true that he would have anything to do with it. >> i was incredibly shocked, but you can also see why it is believable. >> reporter: and in te'o's homestate of hawaii words of support. >> he's a good kid and he'd never do anything like that. >> whatever comes out of this we still love manti. >> reporter: in the end perhaps the only sure thing about this story are the last words manti te'o spoke in his final press conference af

university of notre dame athletic director jack swarbrick fought back tears.s convinced that te'o is an elaborate hoax. >> people from around the world were touched with how in love he seemed to be with lennak kekua, a girl he called his soulmate. >> i never felt that way before. you know, the love of my life. >> reporter: on the day of his girlfriend's supposed funeral, te'o played football. after the game, notre dame's football coach, brian kelly, actually awarded the game ball to the girl we now know does not exist. >> i award this game ball to lennay and i'd like man tie manti to take this ball back to hawaii. >> reporter: notre dame kept the truth under wraps despite the fact that the media was still telling the story. >> from the outset, we established a parameter that this was manti's story to tell. we wanted to know what would be told and at the at the appropriate time when it would be tell but it was his to tell. >> reporter: one of the reporters that broke the hoax story doesn't think te'o's story adds up. >> te'o's story that he's completely innocen

fortunately, for us, our athletic director, jack swarbrick had the news conference. and a lot of our questions were answered and obviously we have more questions, but when manti tells his side of the story i think we'll hear the final answers. >> greta: are the students rallying around him, so to speak, or are the students more scandalized and you know, sort of putting him off to the side. >> right now, a majority of the students are behind manti, believing he's the victim of this cruel hoax. that being said, the students still have a few questions, but they believe when manti comes forward and speaks he'll be able to answer that and we'll be able to keep our full faith in him. >> greta: one thing i thought was peculiar in the story you'd have a boyfriend or girlfriend on the internet you've never met. is that peculiar to you or standard operating procedure now, you can have a boyfriend or girlfriend on the internet and in college and yet never meet the person? >> yeah, i think it will be interesting to hear manti's point of view, but with my generation, a lot more r

athletic director jack swarbrick spoke last night. >> i want to stress as someone who has probably beenaged in this as anyone, in the past couple of weeks, that nothing about what i have learned has shaken my faith in manti te'o. one iota. >> sreenivasan: in his own statement, te'o said he was the victim of a sick joke. notre dame officials said the motive for the scam remains unclear. the international olympic committee stripped lance armstrong today of the bronze cycling medal he won in the 2000 summer games. the announcement came amid reports that armstrong confessed to doping, in an interview with oprah winfrey. the interview airs in two parts, starting tonight, on her t.v. channel. the i.o.c. said the timing of its decision was unrelated to the interview. nearly all the new boeing 787 dreamliners in service have now been grounded worldwide. the jets sat idle on tarmacs today as europe, india and others grounded the 787's in their jurisdictions. two major japanese airlines and the u.s. federal aviation authority did so yesterday. boeing has delivered 50 of the cutting-edge planes so

athletic director jack swarbrick spoke last night. >> i want to stress as someone who has probably beened in this as anyone, in the past couple of weeks, that nothing about what i have learned has shaken my faith in manti te'o. one iota. >> sreenivasan: in his own statement, te'o said he was the victim of a sick joke. notre dame officials said the motive for the scam remains unclear. the international olympic committee stripped lance armstrong today of the bronze cycling medal he won in the 2000 summer games. the announcement came amid reports that armstrong confessed to doping, in an interview with oprah winfrey. the interview airs in two parts, starting tonight, on her t.v. channel. the i.o.c. said the timing of its decision was unrelated to the interview. nearly all the new boeing 787 dreamliners in service have now been grounded worldwide. the jets sat idle on tarmacs today as europe india and others grounded the 787's in their jurisdictions. two major japanese airlines and the u.s. federal aviation authority did so yesterday. boeing has delivered 50 of the cutting-edge planes so fa

. >> university of gnatter dame athletic director jack swarbrick fought back tears while discussing manti te'o at a late news conference. is he convinced that te'o is the victim of an elaborate hoax. >> that the single most trusting human being i've ever met will never be able to trust in the same way again in his life. >> reporter: the story of the star linebacker enduring the death of his girlfriend and grandmother on the same day transcended sports. people around the world were touched by how in love he seemed to be lennay contakakua, the gi called his soul mate. >> cried, yelled, never felt that way before. six hours ago, i found out grandma passed away, and you take the love of my life. >> reporter: on the day of his girlfriend's supposed funeral, te'o played football. after the game, notre dame football coach brian kelly awarded the ball to the girl that we now know doesn't exist. >> i want to award this game ball to lennay, and i would like manti to have this ball to take back to hawaii. >> te'o told his coaches about the hoax on december 26th. notre dame kept the truth underwraps,

university director of net ter dame jack swarbrick is convinced that this was a hoax. >> reporter: endurings girlfriend and grandmother on the same day transcended sports. people from around the world were touched by how in love te'o seemed to be with lennay kekua, his soul mate. >> six hours ago i found out my grandmother passed away and you take the love of my life. >> reporter: on the day of his girlfriend's sposed funeral, te'o played football. after the game, brian kelly actually awarded the game ball to the girl we now know doesn't exist. >> we now award this ball to lennay and i'd like manti to have this ball to take away. >> reporter: notre dame kept the truth under wraps despite the fact that the media was still telling the story. >> from the outset, we established a parameter that this was manti's story to tell. we it was his to tell. >> reporter: many people in including one of the reporters who broke the hoax story doesn't think te'o's story doesn't added a up. >> he's completely innocent. >> reporter: what still isn't clear, is why didn't manti te'o ever mention that he never m

. >> reporter: university of notre dame athletic director jack swarbrick fought back tears while discussinge, convinced te'o was the victim of an elaborate hoax. >> that the single, most trusting human being i've ever met will never be able to trust in the same way again in this life. >> reporter: during the football season, the story of the star linebacker enduring the death of his girlfriend and grandmother on the same day transended sports. people from around the world were touched by how in love te'o seemed to be with len anyway kekua. the girl he copper called his soul mate. >> i cried. i yelled. never felt that way before. this is six hours ago, i just found my grandma passed away, and you take the love of my life. >> reporter: on the day of his girlfriend's supposed funeral, te'o played football. after the game, notre dame's football coach, brian kelly, actually awarded the game ball to the girl we now know doesn't exist. >> i want to award this game ball to len anyway. lennay, and i want manti to have this ball to take back to hawaii. >> reporter: te'o told his coaches about the hoa

. >> this is not in any way meant to be an indictment of jack swarbrick, he they don't know anythingme and anyone in security, sports security, the authorities were not contacted and that the ncaa was not contacted for security help, but maybe that help doesn't exist from the ncaa. that kid, or that young man, he's not a kid. that young man should have been shut down at that moment. at that moment, going forward, he still was confused and he's taking calls, and they should have said, a security person would have said, you're done. that's it. no more contact. >> just get a look at the timeline, evidently on december 6th a call in florida getting ready for the awards show, i had to fake my death and puts two and two together and says i think i've been duped. but for some reason the athletic directors and others are not folded into this. >> they're not folded into it and keeps perpetuating the hoax maybe unintentionally, he's not sure, confused and we know when he went to the notre dame officials, his coach, hips defensive coordinator and the head coach and athletic director he's still

their athletic director, jack swarbrick, he did a press conference where he cried and talked about how dame had paid for their own private investigation which showed, beyond a shadow of a doubt, he basically said that manti te'o was the victim of a hoax. we're going to find out in the days ahead, i think, that that's not the case. and this is going to cause serious ripples at notre dame because the notre dame football program in recent years has been no stranger to scandal. there's been a sexual assault, horrible scandals, that have been connected to the football team. there was no private investigation into those assaults. a young woman from st. mary's took her own life after trying to come forward with sexual assault allegations. that was never investigated by the school with private investigators. that never got tears from the athletic director. this is going to cause serious problems for a school that really is one of the icons of the united states. >> yeah. i mean, notre dame is going to take a huge hit on this. huge, huge hit. if he had played at occidental, no one would know abo