ohio state wins, 85-63. >>> elsewhere, jim boeheim, trying to deal with the scandal at syracuse. eastern michigan. lampley with a nice lay-in. first half, syracuse up 23-21. james sutherland gets the pass. syracuse up four. a minute to go in the half. scoop jardine with the alley-oop for the dunk. second half now, syracuse continues to lead. their building, trandon trish, for the one-handed slam and foul. nice move. syracuse wins, 84-48. >>> that's your espn news update. i'm lindsay czarniak. >> a carolina alum, loves to see duke lose in big fashion. >> i know you do. >> love it. >>> the family of an 80-year-old man in illinois is refusing charitable donations after a stunning mistake. >> the man had donated a suit and other items to goodwill. in the pocket of that suit, his life savings, $13,000. after checking out his story, the search for the money began and it continues. >> charitable offers have come in from coast-to-coast. but the man only wants his original money back. >> costly mistake there. >> hopefully someone will do the right thing. >> there are good samaritans out t

in the beginning boeheim said in was no story, no truth. he went on to tell espn, it is a bunch ever 1,000 lies and i believe they are looking for money, the alleged victim. i believe they saw what happened at penn state and they are using espn to get money. that is what i believe. now, last night he said he deeply regretted saying anything that might have been insensitive. so the big question is, is jim boeheim going to become joe paterno or can he salvage his job? >> the critical difference is today no knowledge jim boeheim knew anything or was involved in a cover-up. we immediate to make that distinction. we've seen him already retreating from remarks. support your longtime friend and employee. we get that. then go on the offendefensive s this they're lying -- >> he really took it one step further. didn't he? >> if you read the end of the statement last night, he says i regret that anything i said may have had an affect on anything -- that's where he needs to apologize but i think his job is going to be okay. >> you've covered penn state

jim boeheim was coming out of his house when we were on the street. we wanted to talk to him, but he got in his car and drove off very quickly. >> what do local police have to say about the investigation, gary? >> we went to the syracuse city police office today hoping to get them on camera. they did not want to talk on camera. they say they had never conducted an investigation into the allegations by bobby davis. they say in 2002 that alleged victim came forward and asked what the statute of limitations was. the meese told him five years and that was the extent of their investigation. they say they've never heard this audio tape until the other day. the same thing with syracuse university. it did conduct a four-month investigation in 2005. it's not clear why their investigation was in 2005, but they say they didn't hear the audio tape until our viewers heard the tame. >> the alleged victim who supplied the tape to the newspaper or espn, he didn't give it to the university or to police? >> no, he did not give to it the university. he didn't give it to

department released a statement saying jim boeheim will have nothing further to add on this issue. that came today. so at this point no comment coming out of syracuse university. we 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

head basketball coach jim boeheim came out in strong support of fine. what's he saying now? >> reporter: we also want to be very clear about this. we've made repeated attempts to speak with bernie fine's wife about these tapes, repeated phone calls. we have knot knocked on her doo. we've gotten nowhere. the head coach of the syracuse basketball team, fascinating because early on when the story first broke, boeheim was very adamant for had his support for his assistant coach, also came out and said that these two principal accusers at the time were lying, very strong words. boeheim backtracking dramatically in a statement saying he's shocked and devastated by these new allegations. there's now a third accuser who has come forward and he's actually apologizing if his comments were in any way disruptive and not allowing other people to come forward and tell their stories to authorities. quite a dramatic change for the syracuse basketball coach. >> just to underscore your point, we'll continue to follow up and make those phone calls to mrs. fine. ed, thank you. >>> next on repor

after the game, which syracuse won to remain undefeated, boeheim talked about the scandal that broke earlier this month. boeheim said he doesn't regret initially backing fine, support he says was based on what he knew about the case at the time. but he says that at the end of the day, he's responsible for what happens on his watch. >> ultimately, the head coach is responsible for everything. i think you knew that, didn't you? everything that i can control. i hold myself responsible for. >> in another new development, one of fine's accusers is speaking out for the first time. here's national correspondent gary tuchman. >> the second accuser in this case is bobby davis' stepbrother mike lang. mike lang is 45 years old. he says he was a ball boy for syracuse university for about 15 years beginning when he was in junior high school. he said he did not talk about these accusations because he felt helpless and embarrassed. but he's speaking out now. and he talked to us earlier. he'd invite you to his house and you'd go. you would hang out there. >> right. i'd go over there every day. >> an

on boeheim and kantur, we love both of them here. so, i really hope that they were not guilty at all. >> reporter: the university fired fine after three men came forward, and accused him of molesting them. zach tomicelli who is 23 says fine abused him when he was 13 in a pittsburgh hotel room. >> after watching the pornography, he asked me to pull my shorts down. tomacelli is facing his own charges of sex abuse in another case involving a 14-year-old boy. at the team's practice facility, plaques, hang honoring fine's contributions to the program over the last 36 years. now many wait to see how this will play out on and off the court. bernie fine denies the accusations against him. coach boeheim says he supports what the university has decided to do. at first he supported his long-time friend, but now says, he regrets any comments he may have made that may have been incense tich to victims off bous. syracuse, university campus, carolina lead, abc news, new york. >>> i'm not sure about having this coach step down. in the sense that it

. >> reporter: syracuse head basketball coach jim boeheim says he is not worried about his job. last night he complimented on allegations of sexual molestation leveled against his long time assistant bernie fine. >> i do my job. what happened on my watch, we will see. when the investigation is done, we will find out what happened on my watch. we don't know what's happened on my watch right now. there is an investigation under way. >> three men have accused fine of abusing them as children. yesterday, syracuse's chancellor gave coach boeheim a vote of confidence saying bay home is our coach. >>> hillary clinton is giving a visit to burma today. she is the first secretary of state to visit that area since 1962. while there, she will meet with human rights leader, winner of the nobel peace prize. >>> iranian security guards stood by yesterday. hundreds of protesters stormed the em bassey. they set fires, broke windows and ransacked offices. david cameron called it outrageous and indefensible. president obama and u.s. security council condemn iran's government for permitting it to h

jim boeheim gave his first news conference since bernie fine was fires sunday. he's not worried about his job status. police investigating child molestation accusations against his former assistant. when asked whether they regretted speaking out in support of fine when allegations surfaced here what happens boeheim said -- >> i supported a friend, that's what i thought i did. i'm proud that i did. i think if you've known somebody and worked with somebody for -- worked with them for 36 years, known them for 48 years, you went to school with them, i think you owe a debt of allegiance and gratitude for what he did for the program and that's what my reaction was and so be it. >> gary gee dan know held in connection with the disappearance of a maryland woman in aruba is now a free man. he's never been charged in the case, and the judge rule head can no longer be kept in custody. as for the missing woman robyn gardner. she was last seen in august when she went snorkeling with giordano. >>> joran van der sloot, the man long suspected of murdering natalee holloway in ar

it or not, right across the street from where the fines live is another house and that's where jim boeheim lives. they live across the street from each other. they each have basketball hoops on their driveways. jim came out of his house while we were on the street, we wanted to talk to him and see what he had to say about the situation. but he got in his car and drove off very quickly. >> what do local police have to say about the investigation, gary? >> we went to the syracuse city police office today hoping to get them on camera. they did not want to talk on camera. they say they had never conducted an investigation into the allegations by bobby davis. they say in 2002 that alleged victim came forward and asked what the statute of limitations was. the syracuse police told him five years, that was the extent of their investigation. they say they've never heard this audio tape until the other day. the same thing with syracuse university. it did conduct a four-month investigation in 2005. it's not clear why their investigation was in 2005, but they say they didn't hear the audio tape until

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now, boeheim continued saying he regrets his early strong support of fine, at one point even calling the accusers liars. now he's calling for a full investigation here and urging anyone with any information to come forward in this case. matt? >> jay gray, jay, thank you very much. >>> mike lupka is a long time journalist and columnist. what did bernie fine do, how many people might be victims? was this a well-kept secret? had you heard whispers of this for years? >> no, what's amazing with this tape with lori fine, bernie's wife, it's been around for years. >> since 2002. >> i worked for those who did a story for "syracuse post standard" who urged bobby to get some backup. the reason the paper didn't go with the story nine years ago is because of no credible second source. >> you have the wife of the accused saying she knows everything going on. >> i talked to a lawyer saying as damning as this is in public opinion she never talks about him being a child molester so i don't think that would be admissible in a real courtroom because of spousal privilege. >> this is shades of penn stat

. >> reporter: at sir a coach, coach jim boeheim first called one of the accuser last liar. now he said he supports the school firing fine. so far bernie fine has chosen to stay silent. jamie costello, abc2 news. >> the baltimore child abuse center will hold a meeting to discuss what can be done and ways to prevent child sexual abuse. it begins at the jewish community center on glen brooke avenue in owings mills. >>> now the latest on two suspects arrested in connection with the craigslist murders. people want to know how many answered an ad after three bodies were found in shallow graves. they are accusing of luring people, offering a craigslist ad for work at a cattle ranch. one person was shot to death. the family said two weeks ago he answered an online ad for a farm hand and has been missing ever since. >> i think of my dad. i think of the time i spent with him. >> at least two other men received callbacks. another man narrowly escaped after he was confronted by two armed men. >>> now from the latest to aruba war the gaithersburg man accused of killing his companion cou

until now, men's basketball coach jim boeheim fiercely defended his longtime aide. since the firing, boeheim released a statement saying, "i deeply regret any statements i made that might have inhibited that from occurring or been insensitive to victims of abuse." meanwhile, the father of the third accuser says that his own son's claims are lies and that his son, tomacelli, has never even met bernie fine. >>> penn state police say they have received a letter from a person who says he may have been possibly assaulted by jerry sandusky. the center daily times reports the letter is from a man in prison in oklahoma. police got it friday and sent it to the state attorney general's office. the former defensive coordinator is charged with sexually abusing eight boys over a 15-year period. >>> and now we're following breaking news out of iraq. a suicide bomber drove a car packed with explosives into a prison gate, killing at least 11 people and injuring another 21. this happened in the town of taji just north of baghdad. this is the third suicide bombing in little more than

syracuse head coach jim boeheim issued a statement saying, i've known bernie for many years. had i seen or suspected anything, i would have taken action. bernie has my full support. >>> meanwhile, more potential victims of penn state football coach jerry sandusky may be

boeheim initially said the avenged victims were just looking for money. he later apologized and said it's important to have a thorough investigation. one of the victims went to police in 2002 but officers told him the prosecution for statute of limitations this -- the statute of limitations for prosecution expired. >>> four years in prison, the sentence for dr. conrad murray, the maximum punishment. he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death. fox's adam housley with the latest from l.a. >> the court determined that the appropriate term is the high term of four years imprisonment. reporter: dr. conrad murray getting the maximum sentence from los angeles superior court judge michael pastor. murray was convicted earlier this month of one count of involuntary manslaughter, a jury finding him responsible for the death of michael jackson who died of an overdose of propofol, a powerful anesthetic murray was giving the singer to help him sleep. >> dr. murray created a set of circumstances and became involved in a cycle of horrible medicine

in a statement released minutes ago, jim boeheim said, "there is absolutely no way that i believe any of this could possibly have happened, that is the bottom line." the police stress they are in the early stages of the investigation. this is less than two weeks after the penn state sex abuse scandal, where former football coach jerry sandusky faces numerous charges in the alleged abuse of eight victims. >>> we are also following breaking developments for one gop candidate. a short time ago herman cain requested and received the protection of the secret service. this is after herman cain received at least one death threat. john gonzalez is at the white house with what else we have learned. >> it appears the u.s. secret service has a new security detail, and it started tonight. federal officials say that threats against herman cain are credible and he will now have security, much like the president. at the white house this is a common scene at all hours u.s. secret service patrolling the grounds on foot, bike, and behind the wheel. now herman cain is the first republican presidential c

syracuse's long-time head coach, jim boeheim came out in support of fein. he says, quote, i have known bernie fein for more than 40 years. i've never seen or witnessed anything to suggest that he would be involved in any of the activities alleged. had i seen or suspected anything, i would have taken action. bernie has my full support. end quote. >>> this morning, new york city regrouping from occupy's show of force. thousands of protesters marched through lower manhattan and across the brooklyn bridge last night. dozens were arrested for blocking cars. >> i'm not happy with the state of things right now. and i like that everybody's here for different reasons but we're all united together to express, you know, dissent. >> they're playing a rigged game. the rule's got to change. >> there were a few bursts of violence, scuffles with police, some clashes got a little bloody. protesters lifting barricades, blocking traffic, clogging subways. the nypd says one officer was cut by a flying object in zuccotti park. in the end, around 24 aprotesters were arrested. >>

. >>> syracuse men's basketball coach jim boeheim says he is not worried about losing his job in his first post game news conference since his long time assistant coach bernie fine was fired amid a child molestation against him sunday. three men, including two former syracuse ball boys acues fine of molesting them. boeheim says he supports the investigation but can only control what his staff does on the basketball court. >>> michael jackson's doctor received the maximum punishment for his role in the pop star's death. conrad murray was sentenced to four years in prison, although he's expected to serve less than half of that due to overcrowding. >>> the children of a florida woman who has been missing for nearly two weeks had been asking for their mother and now they may be asking for their dad. nbc's janet shamlian reports from orlando. >> is that a train? >> reporter: michelle parker's 3-year-old twins are no longer with their father, dale smith, her ex-fiance and the man place say is the only suspect in michelle's disappearance. the little boy and girl were taken away from smith b

afterwards, head coach jim boeheim said he never knew anything about the allegations. >> my assistants work for me, and i have absolute say on everything that they do in the basketball program. what people do outside the program, i have very little, if any, control over the adults. >> fine was fired sunday when an accuser came forward and an audiotape surfaced. one of the accusers reportedly recorded a phone call by fine's wave saying she knew about the abuse. >>> they'll officially open the brand new escalator at the foggy bottom station. these are the first new escalators in over a decade. last year four people were taken to the hospital after the l'enfant plaza escalator sped up and threw people off. in february the foggy bottom escalator buckled, causing a woman to fall backwards. these new escalators are part of metro's $150 million effort to make its more than 500 escalators more reliable. >>> new concerns this morning about what's in the juice your children are drinking. the disturbing discovery the disturbing discovery consumer reports made when it and even though you do what y

as one student put it to us today, jim boeheim is to syracuse what joe paterno is to penn state. he is vehemently defending his assistant coach. this coming in the wake of the allegations that two former ball boys for the syracuse basketball team told espn, you could hear from one of them, one of the men who is now 39 years old, bobby davis, described to espn the interactions that he had with the assistant coach saying that he was molested by the assistant coach hundreds of times during a period covering 16 years, between the 1980s and 1990s. >> first he would start rubbing my leg. he would sit next to me and rub my leg and gradually put his hand down my pants and try to grab my penis. and if i resisted, which i did, he would get more aggressive. >> reporter: bernie fine, the assistant coach s a highly respected, much cared for basketball coach who's been around here at syracuse for many, many decades. he also went on to say in the statement he released this afternoon saying, sadly we live in an allegation-based society and an internet age where in a matter of minutes, one's life

in the meantime, syracuse university head coach jim boeheim says he isn't worried about losing his job over the scandal. >>> and it could be a wild ride on wall street today after standard & poor's downgraded the ratings of several major u.s. banks. the agency saying it's changing the way it looks at financial institutions. >>> let's head to atlanta to get a check of the weather. rob marciano is back. good morning, new dad. >> -- a little different for me nowadays but good to be back with my cnn family. good to see you, carol. we have interesting weather, that's for sure. the past couple of days have been zany. cold air dipping down to the deep south. northeast, your heavy rain. and the cold air will be coming in behind this thing. but record highs yesterday again. and heavier across connecticut and the northeast. that will be coming to an end. the colder air will move in. look at the comma-shaped cloud. you see the cold air blasting down to the south. just how chilly is it across the south? it's cold right now than it is in new york city and atlanta. 38 in atlanta. 33 degrees after so

head basketball coach jim boeheim got a standing ovation as he walked on to the court for last night's game against eastern michigan. earlier a top official at the school came out sane port of boeheim. >>> for the first time since august, american businessman gary giordano wakes up a free man on the island of aruba. released from prison last night. prosecutors don't have enough evidence to hold him in connects with the disappearance of his travel companion. could his freedom be short-lived? our correspondent from our washington station, wjla, reports. >> reporter: the gates of an aruban jail slid open, a small white suv pulled up to a throng of reporters. for a few brief moments we could see gary giordano in the back seat. this time the man in the ball cap was not a prisoner but a free man. the 50-year-old maryland businessman spent 100 days behind bars suspected in being involved in the disappearance and presumed death of his travel companion, robyn gardner, also of maryland. for investigators this is not an image of justice denied but justice delayed. they simply don't believe his st

department released a statement saying that jim boeheim will have nothing further to add on this issue. that came today. so at this point, no comment coming out of syracuse university. we have 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'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? u

jim boeheim backed off the earlier defense of fine saying the university took the appropriate steps in firing him. corinne redman, abc2 news. >>> another alleged allegation from a victim coming forward saying that he too was sexually assaulted by former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky. a man was sent from a man in a prison. grand jury reported issuing when sandusky was charged in november 5th reporting 8 victims none identified by name but two more possible accusers have claims being investigated. attorney general's office didn't comment on the letter from oklahoma. >>> investigators in pg county are working to determine what caused a fire and killed a 6 year old boy. it broke out sunday morning in the lewisdale community on griffen street. firefighters say the home had no working smoke detectors. and one person escaped but firefighters rescued the 6-year- old and two women. the 6-year-old boy later died at an area hospital. >>> news time 5:03. this baby just couldn't wait to see the world. at 2:30 sunday afternoon, a beeny boy was born in the rest room on concord d at bwia w

syracuse coach jim boeheim issued a statement saying, "i have known bernie fine for more than 40 years. i have never seen or witnessed anything to suggest he was involved in the activities alleged. had i seen or suspected anything, i would have taken action. bernie has my full support." >>> today virginia county families will petition fema for help. residents of the mineral trailer park will seek relief. 66 homes were condemned following the flood two months ago. residents of the trailer park say at least 15 families have not received any financial support, and many are still without permanent housing. a volunteer says, if this were an affluent neighborhood, there would have been an immediate response. >>> time is 5:08. getting life back to normal months after the earthquake. help is now arriving for students at one hard hit yeah, i'm married. does it matter? 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 the morning. who is this? it's jake from state farm. what a

the head coach jim boeheim say the matter was brought up in 2005 and at the time the allegations were determined to be unfounded. >>> the florida civil rights association is asking the u.s. department of justice to investigate alleged civil rights abuses by two virginia state troopers. the association accuses the troopers of using excessive force, racial slurs, ethnic jokes and vulgar language against an hispanic woman at the scene of a traffic accident on 395 in july. she was arrested after refusing to sign a traffic summons. >>> despite large numbers of arrests in other cities, police didn't take any occupy d. c. protestors into custody thursday. local protestors decided to act by marching to the key bridge a spot president obama recently visited to promote his plan to create jobs. officers partially blocked the streets as they marched and some were prepared in case things went wrong as they did in other cities. >> we were wondering if the same thing is going to happen here. so i went and i you know cleaned out my tent and packed everything up just in case. >> while police good stan

yesterday's syracuse chancellor gave coach boeheim a vote of confidence saying bay home is our coach. >>> since the military seized power in 1962. while there, she will meet with human rights leader, winner of the nobel peace prize. >>> iranian security guards stood by yesterday. they set fires, broke windows and ransacked offices. david cameron called it outrageous and indefensible. president obama and u.s. security council condemn iran's government for permitting it to happen. >>> why the price of the world's most popular prescription drug is going way down. >>> plus, facebook settles up with uncle sam over the social network's privacy policy. that's coming up. this is the "cbs morning news." i'm phil mickelson, pro golfer. if you have painful, swollen joints, i've been in your shoes. one day i'm on top of the world... the next i'm saying... i have this thing called psoriatic arthritis. i had some intense pain. it progressively got worse. my rheumatologist told me about enbrel. i'm surprised how quickly my symptoms have been managed. [ male announcer ] because enbrel suppresses your

. >> reporter: syracuse coach jim boeheim said on facebook, i deeply regret any statements i made that might have been insensitive to victims of abuse. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >> want to get you the latest on the occupy wall street movements. the showdown in l.a. this morning, protesters ignored the city's order to evacuate at midnight local time. >> no sign the largest occupy tent protest is about to be cleared out by force. bill whitaker is at the scene. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jeff and erica. i would say that the scene here right now is calm, but tense. now, the mayor and the police set a deadline for just after midnight to clear out the occupy l.a. encampment around city hall but, so far, they have not done so. now, the police have surrounded city hall and they have cut off the streets leading to city hall but they have not swept through the encampment or made any arrests as they said they would. the protesters said they are not going to leave so, right now, we have a standoff. now, the police have been very insistent that they are going to clear the

>> well, that reaction from boeheim earlier who did call this lies. the university is also defending its is the chancellor gave an email to the campus today saying basically that no one should turn a blind eye to these type of accusations but it should also not be an unfair rush to judgment. the basketball team by the way plays goal gate tomorrow and for the first time in a generation, fine will not be on the bench cheering and helping his team, harris? >> harris: eric shawn thank you very much live at syracuse tonight. >> harris: we are getting a look at a man who tried to kill the president or his staff. iowa state university president recording a video in september for the suspect oscar ortega hernandez. ortega approached him helping him shoot a personal plea to oprah. he apparently wanted the one-time talk show queen to get some important information out. >> you see, oprah, there is still so much more that god needs me to express to the world. it's not just a coincidence that i look like jesus. i am the modern day jesus christ that you all have be

boeheim also said he regrets calling the accusers liars and is now calling for a full vehicles. >>> penn state police say they have received a letter from a person who says he may have been assaulted by jerry sandusky. it was reported the letter is from a man incarcerated in oklahoma. police apparently got it on friday and sent it to the state attorney general's office. the former defensive coordinator is charged with sexually abusing eight boys over a 15-year period. >>> new at 11:00, los angeles police have reopen ad downtown street where hundreds of wall street protesters held an early morning protest. the group faced a 12:01 pacific standard time deadline to leave the camp they have been living in for the past two months. they did not instead gathered in the streets. police say the protest was mainly peaceful but four people were arrested. >>> and some members of occupy philly stage ad peaceful protest downtown as a deadline was ordered and they were supposed to have left the campsite. demonstrators had until 5:00 p.m. yesterday to remove their belongings from their city hall encampm

tonight, boeheim said -- the allegations are deeply -- meanwhile, a third accuser came forward today claiming fines molested him in 2002 when he was 13. his own father is calling him a liar. >> i don't think that it was anything not normal at the time. i thought that this was something normal adult would do with a child. >> he never met bernie fine. i never talked or met bernie fine. never in an ougautograph sessio never went to the game in pittsburgh. it's all totally fabricated for whatever reasons. >> also today, espn release aid recording that its said to be a phone conversation between fine's wife and another accuser in the tape fine's wife says -- her husband took advantage of the accuser as a child. fine has denied all of the allegations. >>> now to decision 2012. new hampshire's largest newspaper is giving newt gingrich a big boost this weekend. the new hampshire union leader endorsed the former house speaker for the white house. they published a front page editorial that said gingrich was a conservative of courage and independent minded. the paper's editors say they believe

jim boeheim backed off earlier defense of fine saying the university took the appropriate steps in firing him. coren redman -- corinne redman, abc2 news. >>> investigators didn't find smoke alarms in a house war 6- year-old boy died in fire. it happened early yesterday morning. one relative escapeed and two other women were resuscitate and rushed to the hospital. cause remains under investigation. >>> there was nothing jolly about a snowman during the weekend a man dressed up as frostity snowman was arrested during the annual christmas parade in chestertown. 52-year-old kevin walsh is accused of scuffling with police and kicking in a -- at a police dog. it went down because they tried to escort him away from the crowd. walsh says he was wrongfully arrested and says an officer hassled him after remarking about the police dog's presence. >>> a deadline for the wall street protesters to vacate the encampment outside los angeles city passed. they appear to be staying put. we have been showing you throughout the morning sherrie johnson is live here in baltimore with a look at what protesters w

fine has been placed on administrative relief although the head coach jim boeheim is backing him 100%. >>> coming up, it is a blockbuster drug for treating breast cancer. but why the fda has pulled its approval of avastin. >>> days away from their deadline the serious cuts that could happen if the so-called super committee can't reach a deal by wednesday. >>> and the mortgage meltdown far from over. how much longer a new report warns the foreclosure crisis will continue. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, should no longer be used by breast cancer patients. >>> today the fda has declared that the drug avastin should no longer be used by breast cancer patients. the ruling comes after research has shown that the drug is ineffective against fighting the disease and it does have severe side effects. avastin will still be sold to treat colon cancer. but insurance coverage for the drug will likely change. >>> lawmakers on the deficit reduction supercommittee will meet all weekend in washington to come up with an agreement. they are supposed to create a plan to slash more than a trillion dollars from the defic

afterwards, head coach jim boeheim addressed the allegations and those who are calling for him to be fired too. >> there's an investigation under way. there are no charges. there are no indictments. there is no grand jury. there is no action being taken. when that is done, then we will see what has happened on my watch. >> syracuse fired fine when a third accuser came forward sunday and an audiotape surfaced. one of the first accusers reportedly recorded a phone call of fine's wife saying she knew about the abuse. later today, penn state students and administrators will hold a town hall meeting to talk about the sex abuse scandal. the forum is the first of three meetings to give students a chance to voice any concerns. former assistant football coach jerry sandusky is accuseded of sexually abusing eight boys over a period of 15 years. >>> the u.s. embassy in tehran is evacuating its staff one day after iranian protesters stormed the buildings. demonstrators smashed windows and threw rocks at the embassy. the protesters were upset that britain increased its sanctions on iran after the

. >> reporter: during the interview with the espn the alleged victim says the head coach boeheim saw him all the time but in a phone interview coach by a mime said he never walked into fine's room and says the victims are lying. by a mime says in the 40 years he has known fine he has never seen or witnessed anything thathe would have been involved in the activities alleged. >> >>> a case sports making the news headlines if you are ray lewis fan and who isn't, he is not going to be on the field this weekend for the bengals game. you will have to check the sidelines. the carroll county times says he is going to sit the game out because of a toe injury. lewis has not missed a game since december 2007 and on sunday the ravens take on thebengal in big game for supremacy in the afc north. kick off at 1:00. >>> occupy wall street protesters are now taking their message to the nation's capital. protesters are on a tour at 40 mile march from new york city to washington, d.c. and this morning, abc2 news sherrie johnson is here with a newly -- all new information. >> reporter: occupy wall stree