so at this point, no comment coming out of syracuse university. d out to the chancellor ourselves just today. >> and you're there still in syracuse, new york. any reaction from the general populous there? >> no, but we anticipate there probably will be. a lot of people are very fond of bernie fine. he's been in this community for decades. he's been an important figure here. these are grave charges and he has many people that still defend and he has not been charged with anything by the police. that's very important to note. >> all right, espn's mark schwartz, an earlier conversation with him. espn says it had this audiotape in its possession for some eight years. was there a legal responsibility to turn it over to authoritys? i'll ask attorney b.j. bernstein that very question after the break. also straight ahead, our own deborah feyerick catches up with another alleged victim. you'd do that for me? really? yeah, i'd like that. who are you talking to? uh, it's jake from state farm. sounds like a really good deal. jake from state farm at three in th

so at this point no comment coming out of syracuse university. reached out to the chancellor ourselves just today. >> and you're there still in syracuse, new york. any reaction from the general populous there? >> no, but we anticipate there probably will be. a lot of people are very fond of bernie fine. he has been in this community for decades. he has been an important figure here. these are grave charges and he has many people that still defend and he has not been charged with anything by the police. that's very important to know. >> mark schwartz, thanks so much for being with us of espn. appreciate that. of course, we will have more of this story later in the 5:00 eastern hour as well. >>> meantime, a lot of you are wrapping up the holiday weekend. a lot of folks getting ready to head to the roads or skies. how will the weather cooperate? we'll look after this. >>> let's check with karen maginnis with the travel forecast. >> we have word from hartsfield-jackson international airport, they have a ground delay. it just updated. they were lookin

assistant basketball coach the syracuse university, a prestigious university in their sports program,ted by telling you new information has come out in the case that has three he abusers accused-- abused young men who have come out, a third accuser now coming and saying that he was abused when he was just 13 years old by bernie fine and in the midst of these allegations, the university, according to the the associated press, has fired bernie fine. an espn today coming out with its video that his-- or recording, rather, from his wife where she had talked with one of the accusers back in 2002. and we learned from those audio recordings that she at least knew some of what was going on. we'll have some more of that as we continue to report this breaking news story tonight, our news room is all over this, as we try to confirm it independently that bernie fine has been let go by the university of syracuse. plus, this santa armed with the holiday spirit literally. a gun club trying to spread some christmas cheer, but they promise to be safe for the whole family. let's go to vegas. alright, l

in a statement released last night, syracuse university said in light of the new allegations and a syracuse city police investigation, they asked dr. daryl grose to place associate head coach bernie fine on administrative leave and jim boeheim released a statement saying bernie has my full support. fine has been part ever the syracuse basketball program for some 35 year. it's the longest streak of consecutive seasons in convince 1 men's basketball and fine was inducted into the greater syracuse hall of fame just last month. a lot of people may be asking, is it just a coincidence that the older stepbrother is now coming forward to corroborate the story? mike lang's second alleged victim says that, no, he saw what was happening to jerry sandusky at penn state and decided now was finally the time to come out. meanwhile, the head coach of syracuse says, it's a bunch of 1,000 lies that he has told. you don't think it's a little funny that his cousin is coming forward? he says that he believes these victims are now coming forward again because they want money. either way, obviously, explosive all

this time it's syracuse university. the accused, an associate basketball coach who has been with the program for decades his accusers served as ball boys for the team in the '80s and '90s. alina cho is in new york for with more on this. just like the penn state investigation, these allegations actually surfaced years earlier. >> that's absolutely right. in fact, two people have come forward. one some years back. the other one just now. and most notably, this second victim, alleged victim says that he came forward because of what was going on at penn state. and, finally had the courage to speak out. now, syracuse university is associate men's basketball coach bernie fine has been placed on administrative leave. and police in that city now say they have reopened an investigation into disturbing allegations of sexual abuse. now, fine who was seen here allegedly molested two former ball boys, including bobby davis who is now 39 years old. davis told espn "outside the lines" that the abuse started back in the 1980s. >> proba

and a lot of people will want to know, did this accuser go to authorities at syracuse university with these allegations years ago? >> reporter: david, he did call in 2002 and spoke for about five minutes with the syracuse police detective who heard his story, davis says that detective doug fox told him the statute of limb taxs had come and gone with him. three years later in 2005, syracuse university did its own investigation of bernie fine. they did that with their own lawyers. bobby davis was asked to produce witnesses. one of the witnesses items me was laurie fine, bernie's wife. and at the time, she told the panel that he's a liar, she knows nothing and it's a joke. >> so, there would seem to be a history here. we do know the femds and the syracuse d.a. are investigating. are we expected to hear any more from coach boeheim? >> reporter: earlier today, there was a release from the university saying that coach boeheim would have nothing more to say about the matter. there is chatter he may be releasing a statement later in the evening. >> all right, mark schwartz, thank you so much.

new details on the growing sex abuse scandal at syracuse university. a long-time coach is now out of a job evidence mounts in the case. >> a disturbing new recording made by one of the alleged victims. here's tahman bradley. >> reporter: the latest revelations were too much for syracuse university. they fired bernie fine last night. three men accused him of molesting them when they were boys. just like the penn state child sex scandal, there with questions about what the head coach of syracuse knew and when. one of the accusers, 39-year-old bobby davis, recorded a phone call with fine's wife back in 2002. on the tape, she appears to allege knowing about the abuse which davis says started in the seventh grade. >> i know everything that went on with him. bernie has issues. he has issues. >> reporter: davis said he told syracuse police about the abuse in 2002 but got nowhere. he made the record something his accusations would be taken seriously. >> do you think i'm the only one that he might have done that to? >> no. >> reporter: she seems to have admitte

that's live next here to syracuse university. >>> syracuse university's athletic department is reelinguse. bernie fine is now on administrative leave. two of the team's former ball boys have accused him now of molestation. ed lavandera is now on campus in syracuse. ed, what do you know so far? can you specify what the allegations -- what are they? >> well, these allegations are coming, as you mentioned, from two former ball boys. both of them spoke with espn. that report broadcast last night on the sports network. one of the men's names is bobby davis, 39 years old now. he said that this abuse happened back in the 1980s and 1990s, during a 16-year period and that these incidents happened hundreds of times. listen to what he told the network. >> probably went on sixth grade, 11, years old, he started to try to touch me and things like that. and honestly i don't even remember if i thought that was supposed to happen. i know i cringed up and didn't want it to happen. i just remember being disgusted in a sense and that's when he started to try to touch me in my private. >> reporter: this i

that plus this audiotape were enough for syracuse university to fire this coach. >> it was the proverbial with syracuse. he was fired, and now the law enforcement procedure has to take its court. but it's damaging evidence against fine. megyn: obviously when you have multiple people coming out making these allegations you have to may more attention. it's not one lone accuser. it's three guys now saying think guy did this to them. it's not an allegation most men want to make or even admit. but now are there credibility problems with the first two victims? i thought it was interesting having gone to syracuse university that fine was so quick to say it's a shakedown. now he's dialing that way back. >> he dialed it back and he put out a press release saying he was sorry for his comments. he came out in support of bernie fine. he was the assistant coach and friend for 30 years. now boenheim has dialed that back. megyn: the guy we hear on there talking about why was i targeted? why was i so interesting to him? the wife was saying there was something about huh. this us the same woman who had an

here's what's all new this morning, new allegations of sex abuse at another university. syracuse placed its associate men's basketball coach, bernie fein on administrative leave. espn reports he's accused of sexually assaulting two boys on the campus grounds starting in the 1970s. the university says it investigated in 2005 and found no evidence backing the claims. >>> a florida school bus driver breaking the golden rule of the road, caught texting while driving with a bus packed full of middle schoolers. this surveillance tape shows cindy fumbling around with her phone. school officials suspended her for only one day. >>> in many news, president obama witnessing a record deal for aircraft giant boeing. lion air ordered $22 billion worth of jets today. some of the planes will be ready to fly in 2017. >>> in sports, a new look for major league baseball. the houston astros switch from the national league to the american league by 2013. that move will equal out the leagues. also the mlb will add a second wild card spot in the playoffs. >>> let's get a check of today's weather. meteo

we just got a statement from syracuse university basketball coach, bernie fine, now on administrativeersity. ed lav vandera is on the campus. >> tell our viewers not familiar of the sexual abuse allegations on the campus of syracuse university what's going on? >> these are allegations that surfaced last night coming from two former ball boys, that worked for the syracuse university basketball team during the '80s and '90s. one now 85 years old said bernie fine in his words molested him during a 16 year period in the 1980s, fine a well-known basketball coach at syracuse university, released a statement saying, sadly, we live in an allegation based society and internet age where in a matter of minutes, one's life and long reputation can be severely damaged. i am confident a re-view of these allegations will be discredited and restore my reputation. i hope the late rest view of these allegations will be conducted expeditiously. the coach jo bayhine is to syracuse what joe paterno is to penn state. the allegations were made by this former ball boy that with worked with the syracuse basket

scandal erupted, police are investigating allegations against an assistant basketball coach at syracuse university in new york. the school has placed bernie fine on administrative leave. espn reports two former ball boys have come forward accusing fine of molesting them for years. the university says it conducted its own investigation back in 2005, but concluded the allegations were unfounded. in a statement, fine's boss, syracuse head coach jim boeheim, has fine has his full support. quote, i have known bernie fine for more than 40 years, it says. i have never seen or witnessed anything to suggest that he would have been involved any of the alleged activities. had i seen or suspected anything, i would have taken action. on the syracuse campus last night, students reacted to the allegations against bernie fine. >> my first reaction like did anybody know about this? like how long has this been going on? >> the whole thing with joe paterno just happened, it's so close to home, too, just being a part of the university, you never think something like that can happen. i hope it's not true. >> i hope to

syracuse home. in 2005, his accusations were investigated by the university but they were later dropped because of lackidence. earlier today those same accounts were reported to the syracuse city police department who reopened the investigation. the accuser claims the abuse continued for more than a dozen years. he told espn it happened at fine's home. at syracuse basketball facilities and at team road trips. i'm ken molestina, 9news now. >> fine is in his 35th year as coach at syracuse. >>> penn state's board of trustees has hired a large pittsburgh based law firm to represent them in the child sex abuse scandal. >> it's going to work on the issues connected to the arrest of jerry sandusky as well as the administrators tim cur lee and jerry schultz. a california congressman is now calling for a capitol hill hearing on the scandal and whether or not changes need to take place in federal laws protecting them better. >>> cities across the country are trying to return to normal this morning follow agday of wall street protests. yesterday activists jammed streeted and tied up traffic to mark two months sin

the syracuse child sex abuse. the university fired bernie fine. fired him after a new phone conversation surfaced between allegedly the accuser and fine's wife. that conversation revealing that mrs. fine was worried about the sex abuse allegations and also that she had a sexual relationship with the accuser, as well. >>> keeping our eye on occupy wall street, protesters in los angeles facing a deadline to clear out of camp. just two hours ago but many refusing to budge. >>> wreck the malls. black friday was a blockbuster. early numbers are in. this holiday shopping season could be a huge boost for the retailers. according to the national retail federation, total spending hit a record $52 billion. that's up 16% from last year. besides the door busters, wow, online sales exploded too. where are people getting all this money? today's weather and jacqui jeras is in atlanta. >> good morning, rainy days and mondays, the themes across parts of the east, particularly the southeast where we're focusing in on some of the rain getting heavy and flash flood w

some of the abuse allegedly happened in syracuse facilities too much the university said it became aware of the accusations in 2005 when one of the alleged victim came forward telling school officials he had gone to syracuse city police with the claims. victim said police did not pursue the case statute of limitations had expired. su says it launched its own investigation at the time but found no evidence to support the claims. bernie fine has been with syracuse university for 35 years. >>> more fallout from the penn state child sex abuse case. a pennsylvania lawyer says his client will testify that former coach jerry sandusky sexually assaulted him. he says other accusers are coming forward. the statement comes two days after sandusky's tv interview claiming he was innocent of all the charges. sandusky's lawyers said he expects some of the victims to come forward and deny some of the allegations. >>> hundreds of people were arrested around country on the two-month anniversary of the occupy wall street movement but a protest here in the district was peaceful. with tease police out in for

back to you. >>> syracuse university assistant basketball coach is out of a job amid an investigationas fired after a man accused him of molesting him nine years ago and it was recorded a conversation was recorded with fine's wine that led to the allegations. corinne redman is standing by with more. >> reporter: well, bernie fine served as assistant basketball coach for syracuse university for 39 years. this morning the coaching days are over. three men have come forward to accuse him of abusing them when they were boys and a recorded phone call was released which fine's wife admits of the abuse. espn released potentially damaging -- damming conversation on the tape fine's wife laurie and davis one of the accusers who record the call. she acknowledges knowing about the abuse which davis says started when he was in 7th grade and davis says he told police about the alleged abuse back in 2002 but got nowhere and he decided to start making the secret recording. also there's another development in the case. lori -- laurie fine seem as to admit she had a sexual relationship with bobby davis

syracuse university officials conducted their own investigation and did this years ago and could find no witnesses to corroborate the allegation. one of the former ball boys are claiming fine was persistent in his approach. >> i didn't feel right about it, and i told him bernie please don't do that to me and then you know he would do it again and again and just made you feel odd. >> the syracuse head coach says fine has full support. both men say the penn state case pushed him to push out from the accusers saying how powerful they felt before a powerful coaching figure. >>> grandmother in northwest baltimore received startling news when she opened her water bill. it was close to $20,000. and that's when she contacted abc2 news and sherrie johnson is standing by with more on this developing story. sherrie. >> reporter: well, frances webb's water bill was 750 times larger than what she normally is charged. and when she complained to the city, they said she would have to pay it. webw lives on wabash avenue and also own a vacant loss next door which has water meter. she has two water bill

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what two form he ball boys from syracuse university say happened to them. >>> occupy wall street protesters are occupying the highways. why protesters are headed to the nation's capital. >> friday, november 18th. i am charley crowson. the weekend is in sight. hope your day is off to a great start. how is the weather going to be? let's get the answer from justin berk. >> we will check out the highlights and we have got a look at chilly temperatures this morning and down to 34 in baltimore. we were in the 50s this time yesterday. that's before the front pushed through fully and at least we are dry this morning. back with the 20s to the northwest and in fact, we are checking out the satellite radar composit. there's flurries across central pam and a couple clouds and a flake that could pass on the north side. that is about it. we are deep into the cool environment. temperatures 30 to 35, a flurry to the north. highs around 46 but mostly sunny gusty winds through the day. 4:31 let's see what's happening on the roads and say good morning to tanya. >> reporter: starting out pretty well on the cit

syracuse university associate head basketball coach bernie fine has been fired. this after explosive allegations of sexually abusing two former ball boys. after the firing, head coach jim boeheim, who had earlier defended fine, issued this statement. quote, the allegations that have come forth today are disturbing and deeply troubling. i am personally very shocked because i have never witnessed any of these activities that have been alleged. i believe the university took the appropriate step tonight. what is most important is that this fully be investigated and anyone with information be supported to come forward so that the truth can be found. i deeply regret any statements i made that might have inhibited that from occurring or been insensitive to victims of abuse. espn has released a secretly recorded conversation in 2002 between fine's wife, laurie fine, and one of the coach's accusers, bobby davis. on it, potentially damming evidence that suggest fine's wife not only knew about the abuse but allowed it to go on. we to want play some of that for you now. >> i

." >>> allegation of child abuse this time at syracuse university. i am landa so what a-- linda so, what long time assistant basketball coach is accused of doing. >> reporter: and occupy wall street protesters are okay pight highways. hear why protesters are -- high occupy the highways. here why protesters are headed to the capital. >> reporter: look for fun to the holidays, go to the inner harbor for it's water front life. i will tell you about it. >>> it's 6:00 on this friday, november 18th. good morning i am charley crowson. let's check the forecast for your morning commute and maybe a peek at things to come. let's say hello, to justin berk. >> good morning. on this purple friday. yesterday, jack and aaron were talking about can you smell when it's going to snow. and people had that feeling that there was snow in the air. well, there may have been a flake or two around town but i wanted to take you to deep creek lake as the conversation went on with people saying they could smell it out may have been smelling this as the crowd built in. they got h

some of of the abuse allegedly happened in syracuse facilities. the university said it became aware of the ask san diegos in 2005 when one of the alleged victims came forward telling school officials he had gone to syracuse city police with the claims. victim said police did not pursue the case because the statute of limitations had expired. su says it launched its open investigation at that time but found no evidence to support the claims. bernie fine has been with syracuse university for 35 years. >>> more fallout from the penn state child sex abuse case actually pennsylvania lawyer says his client will testify that former coach jerry sandusky sexually assaulted him. the lawyer also says other accusers are coming forward and he expects to say more about that in the coming days. this statement comes two days after sandusky's tv interview claiming he was innocent of all charges. sandusky's lawyer says he expects some of of the alleged victims to come forward and denies some of the allegations. >>> new this morning, the search is on for suspects after an armed ro

. >>> the sexual abuse allegations rocking syracuse university. associate basketball coach bernie fine has been fired after espn reported in a phone conversation his wife laurie fine had with one of his accusers. we'll play you some of the call ahead. the question is, why didn't the school and the police know about it when it was reported nearly a decade ago. keeping them honest. >>> egypt, anger in the streets and voters heading to the polls today. what can be done to fix this mess? we'll talk it over with thomas friedman of "the new york times." >>> first, let's check in with isha sesay. >> is there a culture of a cover-up. the parents of a drum major killed in an apparent hazing incident say yes, and they're suing the university to get answers on how their son died. [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation, so i used my citi thank you card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? we talked about getting a diamond. but with all the thank you points i've been earning... ♪ ...i flew us

until this weekend an assistant basketball coach at syracuse university appeared to be weathering theions against him. but he was fired on sunday after telephone tapes with his own wife changed everything. mark schwarz of our sister network espn, the powerhouse espn, broke this story and he reports for us tonight. >> reporter: after syracuse university fired associate head basketball coach bernie fine, espn contacted his alleged victim, bobby davis, by phone. he told us "i appreciate the university doing the right thing. it means a lot that bernie will not be in position to use his power to hurt little kids like he hurt me." syracuse fired fine after a 36 year coaching stint, accused by davis and his stepbrother mike lange of sexually abusing them while they served as ball boys for the team as far back as 1978. at first, syracuse head coach jim boeheim fiercely defended his longtime colleague. >> i've worked with coach fine and that buys a lot of loyalty from me. >> reporter: espn's "outside the lines" obtained an audiotape which bobby davis recorded legally in 2002 of a phone convers

the sexual abuse allegations rocking syracuse university. associate basketball coach bernie fine has been fired after espn reported in a phone conversation his wife laurie fine had with one of his accusers. we'll play you some of the call ahead. why didn't the school and the police know about it when it was reported nearly a decade ago? keeping them honest. >>> egypt, anger in the streets and voters heading to the polls today. what can be done to fix this mess? we'll talk it over with thomas friedman of "the new york times." >>> anderson, is there a culture of cover-up at florida a&m university? the parents of a drum major killed in an apparent hazing incident say yes, and they're suing the university to get some answers about how their son died. everyone in the nicu, all the nurses wanted to watch him when he was there 118 days. everything that you thought was important to you changes in light of having a child that needs you every moment. i wouldn't trade him for the world. who matters most to you says the most about you. massmutual is own

. >>> syracuse university fired the long time assistant coach accused of child sex abuse. manuel guy -- >> reporter: syracuse university fired bernie fine after a thinker man accused him of sexual abuse. one accusers recorded phone conversations with fine's wife. >> i know everything that went on with him. >> reporter: that's lori speaking to bobby davis about the abuse. davis says fine began molesting him in 19844 and it lasted for more than a decade. the former syracuse ball boy claims he had a sexual relationship with fine's wife when he was 18. a third accuser, told syracuse police fine molested him when he was 13 at a pittsburgh hotel. >> he put his hands down my shorts and began to fondle me. >> reporter: he faces sexual assault charges and his father says he is lying about fine. it was enough for syracuse to terminate fine and boeheim to back off earlier support for his friend. boeheim said i deeply regret statements i made that might have been insensitive to victims of abuse. fine denies allegations and not charged with any crimes. >> allegations come on the heels

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