espn in effect has a business relationship with syracuse university through your nearly $2 billion contractg east. i don't know if that was a factor or not. looking back, has it kept you up at night at all that for eight years, bernie fine allegedly, these charge have not been proven, allegedly was able to continue with the con dhaukt espn was tip -- conduct that espn was tipped off to eight years ago? >> well, as noted, we obviously are sympathetic to potential victims there. and certainly that gave us pause over the years. i wish that had not been the case. however, given what our charge is, giving the journalistic standards that we exist by and that influenced our decisions, i believe we did the right thing here. i would do it again. >> all right. vince doria, thank you very much for joining us from bristol, connecticut. >> thanks, howard. >>> we'll talk more about this story after the break. and also, jerry sandusky, the former penn state coach accused of sexual abuse, gives an unusual news 4 interview to "th york times." >>> we'll yet get back to the skois scand syracuse scandal in a m

for syracuse university tonight in the sexual abuse case against bernie fine. two of fine's accusers are suing the school and the head coach, jim bahime for defamation. >> it is now long overdue for the university to be held accountable for its actions. we plan to do everything possible, to be supportive of bobby and mike and vindicating their rights in a new york court of law. >> bobby davis says fine touched him inappropriately starting back in 1984 and his stepbrother says the former coach abused him. they were both ball boys. fine says he is innocent. >>> we also have breaking news from capitol hill in the last few minutes, the house of representatives just passed the republican bill that would extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits. that will likely never see the president's desk. the house bill dead on arrival because it fast tracks approval of an oil pipeline project and asks too little of the wealthy. >> i'm catering to the tea party folks when they should be working with us on a bipartisan package. >> this bill is about jobs, jobs, jobs. c

he's got to affirm those things and resign from his position at syracuse university.dge that we're going to continue to investigate him. and the lawyer and i, you know, went back and forth and we were fairly close to a resolution with those stipulations. >> we've asked bernie fine's attorneys the reaction to what the district attorney just said and we have not yet received a response. anderson? >> he said they were close to those stipulations. do we know why they didn't take the next step and actually make that deal? >> because the next day, after this conversation, the tape became public and the university made the immediate decision to fire bernie fine. >> hmm, interesting. gary, appreciate it. great reporting, as always. there's a lot more we're following tonight. asiah is back with the "360 news and business bulletin." asiah? >> anderson, there's been an arrest of that 7-year-old girl in georgia. the suspect is ryan brunn, a maintenance worker at the apartment complex where jorelys rivera lived and was apparently killed. her body was found monday in a dumpster at

. >>> interesting turn of events at syracuse university. one of the men who says he was a victim of the abuse now finds himself in court for similar charges. that story straight ahead. >>> plus. >> reporter: herman cain talks about the alleged affair and whether he will stay in the presidential race. the full story ahead. i'm chef michael, and my dog bailey and i love to hang out in the kitchen. you love the aroma of beef tenderloin, don't you? you inspired a very special dog food. [ female announcer ] chef michael's canine creations. chef inspired. dog desired. [ beep ] [ male announcer ] find an italian masterpiece in your grocer's freezer. buitoni shrimp and lobster ravioli with garlic butter sauce. simple ingredients, artfully prepared. create an italian masterpiece. buitoni. in the freezer section. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> there's been a lot of mixed signals from herman cain whether he will stay in the race or drop out. and he's drawn criticism for a number weeks amid allegations of affairs and sexual harassment. corinne re

so -- >> gloria, let me just -- >> have the power and the prestige of syracuse university making these statements at the dome after a basketball game is held brings in the university because under the legal concept of respondy a superior -- >> i got that. let me read to you what he said on december the 2nd, i shouldn't question what the accusers expressed or their motives. i'm really sorry i did that. i regret any harm that i caused. does that apology make any difference to you? >> too little too late, piers. and the damage has been done. because what he said has been carried by nationwide media. and it not only has an impact on mike and on bobby, but what about other persons who are child victims of sexual abuse? doesn't it send them a message that if they dare to step up and tell the authorities, the police, their coach or the university or their school, that they have been the victims of child molestation, that they're going to be having their worst fears realized. that they're going to be attacked by adults publicly and called liar. we simply cannot allow this. the university needs

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. >> reporter: two former ball boys who accused a former syracuse university are credible. he says bernie fine would be under arrest, if not for the statute of limitations already expiring. >> the district attorney is angry that a tape robby davis made in 2002 was never turned over to police. >> i know everything that went on with them. he has issues. >> reporter: in a phone call, fine's wife acknowledges that he had issues. >> anyone who listens to that tape, which will be authenticated by federal authorities, cannot fail to understand that bobby is being truthful. >> reporter: syracuse university investigated fine in 2009 but did not find any abuse. >> they notified the student base right away. they fired them. >> i think they did a pretty good job. i'm just -- i mean, it was kind of blown out of proportion. >> fine denies all of the charges. he was fired last month after the tape surfaced. now, some are calling for fine's friend, head basketball coach, jim bayheim to step down. >> in syracuse, ines ferre, wjz eyewitness news. >> prosecutors say they will look into whethe

in both the scandal at penn state and syracuse university, officials are accused of ignoring warning signs and allegations of child sex abuse. >>> new from overnight, a family escaped a fire in southwest d.c. it started around 3:30 this morning on second street. firefighters were able to quickly put out the flames and get everyone out of the apartment safely. an investigation is now under way to determine how the fire started. >>> right now police are still on the scene of a wild shooting spree in northeast d.c. the suspect is now dead. it all ended when police shot him. it was near the prince george's county line on east capitol street and clay terrace. tracee wilkins is live on the scene. >> reporter: clay terrace is still considered a crime scene. they have crime scene tape going up and down the block. they're kind of horseshoes, and these apartment complexes are part of that. these streets here are all part of the scene. police want to maintain this area so they can investigate further when they get some light. police say this man was going down the street randomly shooting homes

. >> coming up -- the latest on the child sex abuse scandal involving former syracuse university coach bernie fine. why a district attorney says he will not be taking the cases of two accusers to trial. >> and another big name throwing his support behind republican presidential candidate mitt romney. who is it? >> after wild weather overnight, we have a couple of school delays to share with you. charles county, maryland, and shenandoah county, virginia, schools are opening two hours late today. natasha? >> cynne checking our top stories this morning -- yesterday's rain storms left behind pockets of standing water all across our area. high water forced police to close part of route 1 in beltsville last night. that stretch of route 1 is still closed. there's no word on when it will reopen right now. crews had to rescue a stranded driver but that driver's ok. and police made an arrest in the stabbing outside a silver spring high school. 17-year-old briana funes is charged with attempted homicide in the stabbing of another 17-year-old girl outside northwood high school on tuesday. that gir

they are now suing syracuse university for defamation. they say school officials initially suggested the accusations were not true. head basketball coach, jim bayheim is also named in the lawsuit. fine was fired, but right now faces no criminal charms. we are-- charge little. >>> we are following some breaking news on interstate 95. captain mike perry, what can you tell us? >> reporter: hello, mary. it's not a horrible crash. but a three-vehicle accident. northbound i-95. between washington boulevard and 395. or 295. in the northbound right lane. three vehicles involved. as you can see, it is clearly causing delays along northbound 95. the backup extends almost all the way to the beltway at this point. up 95, expect delays as maryland transportation authority police are on the scene, conducting the investigation. all the accident is over to the right shoulder. back to you on tv hill. >> captain mike, thank you. >>> dna evidence helps anne arundel county police make an arrest in an unsolved crime. police say keith dooly is now linked to a

now to the child sex abuse scandal at syracuse university. two men who say they were molested two years ago by the assistant basketball coach are suing syracuse head basketball coach, jim for defamation. they will being represented by gloria allred. >> it's long overdue for the university to be held accountable for its actions and inactions in this matter. we plan to do everything possible to be supportive of bobby and mike and look forward to vindicating their rights in a new york court of law. >> former syracuse ball boys, bobby davis and mike lang say they were molested by assistant coach, bernie fine. fine denies any wrong doing. prosecutors are investigating and the allegations have cost fine his job. >>> anita, the size of your paycheck could very well depend on the latest showdown here in washington. house republicans and senate democrats are squaring off without extending the payroll tax cut, which expires in just 2 1/2 weeks. >>> the nation's capital has all the appearances of the good will of the holiday season, but politics have not

shocking admission from a man accusing a former syracuse university basketball coach of sexually abusingyear-old zach tomaselli says he abuse aid boy working as a cocf1 asele t charges against bernie fine. a plea-bargain in his own case is in works would involve serving three years and registering as a sex offender. >>> in other news this morning, student leaders at florida a&m university are now urging their classmates to end hazing after of course the death of a drum major at that'll school. they rallied last night asking fellow students to sign an anti-hazing agreement, and also recite a pledge. they're hoping that it is the first step in stopping violent initiations. police believe robert champion died last month after getting pummeled by fellow marching band members after a football game. >>> a father says his preschool daughter is victim of sex discrimination. if -- it all started when officials refused to let the little girl enter a wrestling tournament. ebony monet reports from suburban indianapolis. >> reporter: at this wrestling tournament in westfield, kids get a chance to sho

the 65-year-old was an assistant basketball coach at syracuse university since 1976. he adamantly denies any wrongdoing. 14 years in prison, about is this sentence for disgraced illinois governor rod blagojevich. he apologized for his crimes and asked the judge for mercy. the ousted governor was convicted of 18 corruption counts, including an attempt to sell president obama's old senate seat. he is the second illinois governor sentence for corruption. >> there was a moving ceremony on this 70th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. >> uss arizona -- >> and 5000 people commemorated the japanese attack on the hawaiian island and propelled the u.s. into world war ii 70 years ago today. in attendance, more than 100 survivors of the attack. >> the day of infamy united our country as never before. the country rallied around the slogan -- remember pearl harbor. >> the day concluded with a memorial parade. nearly 2500 american soldiers and sailors were killed during the surprise attack. >> a surprise blow to proponents of the morning after pill. by the controversial cont

authorities say former syracuse university assistant men's basketball coach, bernie fine, cannot be prosecuted for sexual child abuse charges, this because of the statute of limitations which are run out. while a new york district attorney found two former ball boys to be credible, legally their accusations of molestation date back too far, to the mid-1980s and '90s. >>> elsewhere, a federal judge showed little mercy yesterday for impeached florida -- or former illinois governor rod blagojevich sentencing him to serve 14 years in jail for corruption. pleading for leniency in a chicago courtroom yesterday, blagojevich offered his first public apology since he was convicted on 17 counts of bribery and attempted extortion. the soon-to-be 55-year-old former governor admitted to making, quote, terrible mistakes, including most notoriously trying to cash in as governor and by selling off the appointment to president obama's old senate seat. his sentence is set to begin february 16th. >>> now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. a couple of indiana thieves rammed th

. >>> there's a chance that a former syracuse university basketball coach accused of child molestation will never stand trial. 55-year-old bernie fine is suspected of sexual abusing three boys in the 1980s. a new york prosecutor announced this morning while he believes the allegations are credible, he can't file charges because the statute of the limitations passed. however, a federal investigation continues. fine denies the allegations but the school fired him last month. >>> right now sheriff's investigators are looking into a wild stunt staged by a tv show that nearly turned into tragedy. a crew from the discovery channel show myth busters misfire add cannon yesterday at the alameda county bomb range. it flew hundreds of yards, hit a home where a family was sleeping and ricocheted and went through a wall, then hit the roof of another home and finally ended up in a minivan. fortunately no one was hurt. >> very scary thing, went through two homes, could have killed somebody on its way. >> the sheriff's office spoke with the show's producers. they have used the bomb range for experimen

syracuse university assistant basketball coach bernie fine is fired after men say he molested them as boys. fine said he's innocent and jerry sandusky, the former penn state football coach, charged with sexually abusing a number of boys he said he was mentoring. the head coach joe paterno and other top officials force out for failing to alert police after an assistant said that he told them he believed he saw sandusky molesting a child. stay with fox for the latest on penn state and all of the scandals in 2012. in new york, i'm rick fulbaum, fox news. >> and the news is not over yet. >> it is not. a few more days. >> for the scandals to come in. >> that's right. >> and hopefully the next few days are pleasant into 2012. >> and not tomorrow but cloudier. >> okay. >> and i think we'll have some 50s before we close out 2011. >> yeah. that is right and as we nto thi second. into all of this, we will talk about the fact that it's breezy out there. dress for it and most of the evening will be, too. the wins are staned at national, northwest at 49 miles an hour and we're getting gusts out th

today, a syracuse district attorney sharply criticized police and syracuse university for how they handledions, saying that the two alleged victims are credible. >>> we're taking another look at our current temperatures. . temperatures are going to be cooler than initially forecast. 35 in fairfield, 37 in livermore. 39 in los gatos. we are going to be seeing fog overnight. temperatures warmer near the cost line, like san francisco, but away from the coastline looks like we're in for another night of 30s. fog at the cost line for most of tomorrow. temperatures mainly in the upper 50s for tomorrow afternoon. let's take a look at the temperatures tomorrow morning. these may not even be low enough. we may see a couple diagnose cooler. but i think 34 is good in livermore. 35 in concord, 37 in oakland, 38 in san jose. the fog is on the way to half moon bay. once it arrives, it should halt the cooling process. 50s and 60s for the north bay, 54 in san francisco, and 56 in vallejo. not a whole lot of change over the next several days. chilly mornings, child afternoons. fog arrives late tomorrow mor

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. >>> will the will be no criminal charges against former syracuse university basketball coach bernie fine. two when who accused him are credible but the statute of limitations has run out. allegations from a third man fall within federal statutes of limitations and are under investigation. fine denies any wrong doing. >>> rod blagojevich will be going to prison in the new year. a judge sentenced him to 14 years behind bars after being found guilty of corruption. he was caught by federal investigators trying to sell the u.s. senate seat that once was held by now president obama. >> and this is also a time for patty and me to get home to explain to our kids, our babies amy and annie what this means and where we go from here. we will fight on through this adversity and see you soon. >> blagojevich will likely have to serve 12 years of the sentence. he is the fourth illinois governor to be convicted of criminal charges. >>> an animal shelter euthanizes a beloved pet. >>> we are staying on top of the storm out there. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more w

. >>> we're falling breaking news and the child sex abuse investigation at syracuse university. a new york prosecutor says he cannot file charges against former assistant basketball coach bernie fine, even though he finds two accusers credible. two former ball boreas accused bernie fine of sexually abusing them. the district attorney says the accusations happened to long ago to be prosecuted. a federal investigation is still under way. >>> investigators are still trying to determine what sparked a fire that raced through a montgomery county home. take a look. flames broke out just before 2:00 a.m. this morning at a home in takoma park. the residue was taken to the hospital. details on his condition not available. the fire cost about $400,000 in damage. >>> a teenage will hospitalized in silver spring after being stabbed at following a violent fight at a local high school. it happened after bass boat -- basketball game at northwood high school. the violence left students shaken. >> a 70-year-old mike barry kunduz did it is recovering today after being stabbed multiple times outsi

. >> reporter: former syracuse university assistant coach bernie fine will not face state child molestation charges. >> bobby davis and mike lange would be charged to be credible but for the obvious problem of the statute of limitations, their allegations would have resulted in the arrest of bernie fine at least for the misdemeanor charge of sexual abuse in the third degree. >> reporter: three men accuse fine of sexually molesting them in the 1980s when they were teenagers. two were former ball boys. sthird 23-year-old zack tom celli. they're still looking into tom celli's allegations since they fall within the statute of limitations. fine denies all of the charges but on an audiotape that recently became public, his wife acknowledged her husband's alleged sexual abuse when speaking to one of his accusers. >> i know everything that went on with them. >> the university fired the 65- year-old last month after the 2002 tape surfaced. >> anyone listening to that tape which will be authenticated by federal authorities cannot fail to understand that bobby davis is being truthful. >> reporter: ski

at syracuse university, charges have dropped against bernie fine. thomas kelly recently publicly accused fine of touching him inappropriately entered its third hotel room when he was 13. authorities are investigating the allegations. he is the third man to come forward, two additional voice came forward. >>darya: jerry sandusky is behind bars for a second time facing new charges in the sex abuse allegations after two more alleged victims have come forward including one who says he screamed in vain for help while sandusky attacked him in a basement bedroom. these are now the ninth and 10th man who were just little boys when they say they were molested by sandusky. they say that it was a part of his second mile charity for troubled youths that exposed them to sandusky. his attorney says he is still optimistic. >> gary--jerry is asking what is next. it can get worse, but you have to be qr. and we will be. >>darya: sandusky claims he is not a pedophile. a preliminary hearing is set for next week. sandusky is sitting in a jail cell, unable to pay its $25

. >>> and former syracuse university assistant basketball coach accused of sexual abuse will not face charges. prosecutors say the accusations are credible but too much time has passed. two former ball boys for syracuse say bernie fine molested them back in the 1980s. >>> 14 years behind bars, that's the sentence a judge handed down to former illinois governor rod blagojevich today. blagojevich was found guilty of trying to sell the senate seat vacated by president obama. he is the second illinois governor to be sentenced for corruption. >>> bail is half a million dollars for a san jose cheerleading coach accused of child molestation. 23-year-old anthony loza was arrested at his home. he coached at andrew hill high school and at energy athletics. police say he recently abused a minor associated with one of the groups. they have no evidence though of any other victims in the case. >>> a $263 million budget deficit is being viewed as good news here in san francisco. that's the latest projection from mayor lee's office for the next fiscal year. the deficit was originally estimated at $35

. >>> two men who say they were sexually abused by assistant basketball coach at syracuse university are suing the school and the head coach boeheim for defamation. they say they were molested by bernie fine. he denies the accusations. fine has since been fired from syracuse. >>> things are looking up for southwest airlines. the company placed an order for more fuel-efficient boeing planes. it's boeing's biggest order ever. the hope is to address southwest's biggest challenge, high fuel prices. the planes are expected to be arriving in 2017. >>> shoppers, start your engines. macy's announced it's going to keep more on that a dozen of its stores open for three consecutive days in the days leading up to christmas. most of the stores are along the east coast and midwest. the fun starts december 21st, if you want to call it fun, 7:00 in the morning, ends at 6:00 on christmas eve night. plenty of time for procrastinators to get the last-minute gifts. closest to us, macy's in tysons corner. >>> employees can rat out managers for bad behavior if the conditions to do so are right. the survey

. >>> in this the syracuse university sexual abuse case, former assistant basketball coach bernie fine will not be prosecuted. three men have accused fine of molesting them at children. the district attorney says the alleged victims' stories are credible, but the stooted auto of limitations prevents them from testifying. >>> the fast moving system could leave up to a foot of snow in higher elevations of massachusetts and new hampshire. much of the northeast got soaking rains overnight as the storm moved through. it's the same that delivered a rare early snowfall to memphis and parts of arkansas early yesterday. then it headed through pennsylvania where early december snow isn't so much of a surprise. >> we know it's wintertime now. so that's why, you know, we will just put up with it. >> the storm system is expected to move out to sea later today. >>> recovery efforts will resume this morning in nevada where a sightseeing hospital cashed into a mountainside. the pilot and four passengers were killed. the helicopter flown over the las vegas strip and a dam yesterday when it slammed near

. >>> in upstate new york tonight, law enforcement officials said former syracuse university assistant men's basketball coach bernie fine cannot be prosecuted on child abuse accusations because the statute of limitations to bring those charges out ran out long ago. fine was accused by two former ball boys of molestation that allegedly took place back in the 1990s. >>> this was sentencing day today for former illinois governor rod blagojevich. he will be joining a long line of former illinois governors who have gone behind bars. his sentence, 14 years. his demeanor, much different from the time of his initial arrest on corruption charges almost three years ago now. our report tonight from nbc's ron allen in chicago. >> reporter: rod blagojevich left federal court a disgraced man, headed for 14 years in federal prison, convicted of 17 counts of bribery and attempted extortion, including most notoriously trying to cash in as governor by attempting to sell an appointment to president obama's old senate seat. >> i've got this thing and it's [ bleep ] golden. i'm just not giving it up for [

. >>> more trouble for syracuse university tonight in the sexual abuse case against former basketballistant coach bernie fine. two accusers are suing the school and jim may hiem for defamation. >> it's now time for the university to be held. we plan to do everything to be supportive of bobby and mike. >> bobby davis says fine touched him inappropriately starting back in 1984. his stepbrother says the former coach abused him on school property but fine maintains he is innocent. >>> in tonight's health alert, kids can outgrow a lot of childhood health problems. their food allergies, asthma. but for grown-ups, there is a condition that has to do with your ability to focus. it goes undiagnosed and can reek havoc with a person's life. >> the second most common psychiatric disorder along with depression. >> adhd is a neurological condition. most people think of it only affecting kids. but millions of adults never outgrow the condition. >> trouble paying attention, easy distraction, trouble sitting still or feeling restless. >> we all know how frustrating these symptoms can be in children, b

on the heels of the child sex abuse scandal that have rocked penn state and syracuse university comes more allegations tied to sports. >> this time it centers around one of the men who ran the largest sports groups in the country. he's being accused of molestation. the allegations come from two men who claim they were molested in the 1980s when they were teenagers. >>> also, are police any closer to figuring out what happened to missing florida mom michelle parker? divers have now conducked a search in a canal behind a home primarily owned by the suspect's father. >>> and there are two weeks left in the holiday shopping season. you needed me to nag you, didn't you? >> me, too. if you're still trying to cross off people on your list, we have ideas for you. we're going to tell you where to find the top tech gifts of 2011. >> you say crossing off the list. i'm still compiling the list at this late hour. anyway, we want to begin this morning with the allegations of child sex abuse leveled against the ex president of the amateur athletic union. nbc's jay gray has the latest for us. jay, go

at both the scandal at penn state and syracuse university, officials are accused of ignoring warning signs and allegations. >>> a man shot in northeast washington has died. the shooting happened at 7:00 last night on clay terrace. police got reports of a man with a weapon. when officers arrived on the scene, they found a man firing a gun. >> the gunman continued to fire. officers gave commands for the gunman to drop the gun. he did not. the officers fired their weapon at the suspect, and he went down. they immediately went to where the suspect was and began to administer cpr. >> the suspect was taken to the hospital, where he later died. the suspect's name has not been released. police say the shooting is under investigation. >> all right. time now to get a first look at our forecast. tom, another cold start to our day. >> are you used to it yet? >> no. i have to turn on the heat to get the frost off my windshield. i'm going to get a scraper out soon. >> eventually. we won't be scraping any snow yet. no snow in the foreseeable future. as we get going, we've got a clear sky. i saw a s

." >>> sex abuse allegations at penn state and syracuse university has parents questioning how safe their kids are around coaches. this morning, a huge story about sex abuse, the accusation at the amateur athletic union known as aau. accusers who are coming forward. >>> also he is 14 years old but found himself in the hands of islamic militants. his escape made by a american teen. as we go to break a. live look at 8 95 near 95 near rosedale. things are very busy out there today. we are back in a bit. when i joined the national guard, i never thought i'd be saving lives. it's more than money for college. it's built my character and given me a sense of accomplishment. now i'm on a career path, and i'm the leader of my team. i put on the uniform and i have a whole new outlook on life. country, community, family-- that's what matters most to me. if that matters to you, go to 1-800-go-guard.com. >>> news time 4:43. five things to know. virginia tech will gather for the funeral of campus police officer deriek crouse. ross ashley shot him and turned the gun on himself. >>> obama administration p

. >>> prosecutors cannot bring charges against a former syracuse university basketball coach of sex abuse. two former ball boys say bernie fine sexually molested them when they were teenagers but the crimes happened too long ago for fine to be charged in those cases. the d.a.'s office is also angry that an audiotape, one of the accusers recorded years doesn't with his wife never were brought to the proper authorities. on tape, fine's wife acknowledged her husband's alleged sexual abuse when she was speaking with hundred of his accusers. the university fired fine last month after the 2002 tape surfaced, fine is still denying the allegations. >>> after 30 years of legal battles, the philadelphia district attorney says his office will no longer pursue the death penalty against jamal. the former black panther was convicted of killing a white philadelphia police officer in 1981. he was originally sentenced to death but a federal appeals court ordered a new sentencing hearing after deciding the jury in the trial received incorrect instructions. abu jamal instead will serve a life sentence. >>>

. >>> and in wake of the sex scandals at penn state and syracuse university, a california state assemblyman is proposing a new law that hopes to prevent abuse in athletic situations. it would require them to report it if they suspect abuse is occurring. roger dickinson said the new law is especially needed in california because teachers are mandated to report abuse, however coaches are not. >> it does seem like it should be obvious, doesn't it? and yet that's what makes the statistic that 88% of sexual abuse cases go unreported to the appropriate authorities. so shocking, but the fact is what seems obvious doesn't occur. >> while coaches would be required to report abuse, the proposed law will not include any sort of a penalty for coaches who don't do that. >>> the city of san jose is extending an olive branch to "occupy" protestors. it is offering to drop charges if they agree not to set up tents on city hall plaza for the next two years. the violations include trespassing and illegal use of city property. an attorney representing some of the occupiers said the city's offer is a good deal.