. >> 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

head basketball coach jim boeheim got a standing ovation as he walked on to the court for a last night's game against eastern michigan. earlier a top official at the school came out in support of boeheim. >>> for the first time since august, american businessman gary giordano wakes up a free man on 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. jay coor from our washington station, wjla, reports. >> reporter: the gates of an aruban jail slowly slid open tuesday night, 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 robin gardner of maryland. for investigators this is not an image of justice denied but justice delayed. they simply don't believe giordano's st

>> 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

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 god it's not true. i hope so much it's not true, but i hope with the rumors that the investigation is taken seriously. >> there has been no word from fine, who has been a coach at syracuse for 35 years. >>> now to the occupy wall street protests. the movement was two months old yesterday and marked the occasion by hitting the streets in cities across the country. there we

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 just hope it's not true. >> i hope to god it's not true. i hope so much it's not true, but i hope with the rumors that the investigation is taken seriously. >> there has been no word from fine who has been a coach at syracuse for 35 years. >>> now to the occupy wall street protests. the movement was two months old yesterday and marked the occasion by hitting the streets in cities across the country. ther

head basketball coach jim boeheim called the new allegations disturbing and deeply troubling. in marked contrast to previous statements supporting fine. the brothers claim they were sexually abused by fine more than 20 years ago. >> he started trying to touch me and things like that. you know. and i -- honestly, i don't even remember if i thought that was supposed to happen. i know i didn't want it to happen. >> reporter: also sunday, two days after the fbi searched fine's home for more than six hours, espn aired a 2002 phone call reportedly recorded by the victim in which fine's wife laurie seems to acknowledge the abuse. >> i know everything that went on, you know. i know everything that went on with him. bernie has issues. maybe that he's not aware of, but he has issues. and you trusted somebody you shouldn't have trusted. >> reporter: davis claims he recorded the call over fears his allegations against fine would not be believed. now a third alleged victim. 23-year-old zach thomaselli claims he was molested by fine in pittsburgh in 2002. >> i have a feeling that, you know,

boeheim initially defended bernie fine. the two have been friends about 48 years. now with more allegations out there he says the investigation will have to determine what happened, quote, on his watch. >>> 30 years ago, he shot the president. yeah. a lot of people will remember this scene. but now, today, john hinckley jr., the shooter, is in court seeking his freedom from a mental hospital. hinckley's motive for the attack on reagan, strange as it may sound, was to impress actress jodie foster. he was eventually found not guilty by reason of insanity. senior political analyst david gergen was on reagan's white house staff and remembers that day. >> that was a turning point, yeah, a turning point for ronald reagan. because, he -- what the country saw was a man who continually cracked jokes whenever he was near death. told the doctors, i hope you're all republicans. a nurse grabbed his hand and said, i hope nanny knows about this. and people saw that and what they saw was what hemingway called courage. that is grace under pressure. grace under pressure. and it made

syracuse head coach jim boeheim backed off the earlier defense of fine saying the university took appropriate steps in firing him last night. corinne redman, abc2 news. >>> another possible jerry sandusky abuse -- victim got in line e says he may have beenpossibly assault by the exdefensive coordinator. grand jury report issued when sandusky was charged this month list 8 possible victims. >>> city police are look for witnesss in a double shooting. the victims were found in a burgandy suv at charles and 23rd. authorities believe the shooting happened on east 22nd street and a 36-year-old woman and 38-year-old man were taken to the hospital. both are expected to be okay. >>> new video and information this morning on a fire that took the life of a 6-year-old boy. it happened early yesterday morning at a prince jarnlg's county town -- george's county town. one relative escaped. >> tragically, a 6-year-old male succumbed to his injuries a short time after arriving at the hospital. however the two adult females one in the 30s and one in the 60s, were resus tatted enough to be transported -- resusci

. >>> elsewhere, jim boeheim and syracuse taking on virginia tech. madison square garden. erick green, long three over the dome. hokies, stretching the lead to seven. end of the first half, in transition. the alley-oop. orange closing the gap. c.j. fair, the uncontested dunk. and the raiders for three. syracuse is going to take this 69-58. >>> for all of your highlights, join us on "the highlight express," on espn news. >>> thanksgiving only comes once a year. but in one southern town, every day is turkey day. davis, north carolina's local celebrity. she wandered into town six months ago and decided to make herself at home. she survived busy highways, dog attacks and hurricane irene. residents make sure tom sina is well-fed. but they have no plans to make her part of today's feast. >> that's the next-luckiest bird roaming around. >> i love her. >>> up next, a special thanksgiving "pulse"pulse." . we're talking why people might be hungover today. >>> and the age-old debate that is moving over to facebook. canned or fresh cranberry sauce. what side are you on? olt? yeah. it'

. >>> elsewhere, jim boeheim and syracuse taking on virginia tech. madison square garden. erick green, long three over the dome. hokies, stretching the lead to seven. end of the first half, in transition. the alley-oop. orange closing the gap. c.j. fair, the uncontested dunk. and the raiders for three. syracuse is going to take this 69-58. >>> for all of your highlights, join us on "the highlight express," on espn news. >>> thanksgiving only comes once a year. but in one southern town, every day is turkey day. davis, north carolina's local celebrity. she wandered into town six months ago and decided to make herself at home. she survived busy highways, dog make sure tom sina is rene. well-fed. but they have no plans to make her part of today's feast. >> that's the next-luckiest bird roaming around. >> i love her. >>> up next, a special thanksgiving "pulse"pulse." . we're talking why people might be hungover today. >>> and the age-old debate that is moving over to facebook. canned or fresh cranberry sauce. what side are you on? olt? yeah. it's electric. i don't think so. it'

head coach jim boeheim said fine has his full support. says he cameall boy says he came forward after hearing about the sex abuse case at penn state and we learned today that fired head football coach joe paterno has lung cancer. e.s son says it's treatable. th there were other developments at penn state today and armen keteyian is in state college. >> reporter: dr. david joyner, ex-penn state football player under joe paterno, star wrestler and board of trustee member since 2000 was officially since 2000 oftroduced today as the school's acting athletic director. >> i'm here to help and i'm here do the right thing. >> reporter: as a wounded university tries to move forward from a sex abuse scandal that has devastated the community. you are an insider at penn state. nhat assurances can you give that what critics have called a culture of denial here at penn state cannot continue? notno matter what they say about y aboutg an insider, as you watch what i do and how this university behaves you will know and appreciate that i'm about doing the

syracuse head coach jim boeheim said the university took the appropriate steps in firing him. corinne redman, abc2 news. >>> algage of sexual abuse erupted police say they received a letter from a person who says he may have been "possibly assaulted" by jerry sandusky. a paper says the letters from a man who is in an oklahoma jail it was sent to the state attorney general's office. grand jury listed 8 victims when he was charged back on november 5th. >>> news closer to home, the funeral arrangements for the two teens killed in car crash in howard county. 19-year-old jeffrey giles and 18-year-old johnny deckman were on the passenger side of the vehicle when it crossed the center line and hit a tree. they died at the scene. the driver 18-year-old dale was taken to shock trauma in critical condition. two others injured. speed was a factor and that giles and deckman were not wearing seat belts. they will be remembered as loving young men. >> thanksgiving morning i made breakfast and he turned to me and he said mom, i am so thankful for you and that was john. he was always thinking

. >> reporter: the public will demand to know if jim boeheim knew anything. boeheim called the accuser a liar after bobby davis suggested the coach knew about his long time assistant and young boys. on the tape the woman identified as the coach's wife even predicts that one day it would become public. >> i said to him, bobby and i talked and i know some things about you that are going to be let out. >> he doesn't think he can be touched. >> he thinks that i think he things he is above the law. >> reporter: he is fired after 36 seasons as a syracuse basketball coach. currently the target of an fbi and syracuse police investigation. rob, sunny. >> she knows her husband mope lested this kid. she has an affair with him too. on the phone with the kid, talk as but it matter of factually. cavalier. >> just bizarre. doesn't make sense. are they married? were they married at the time president? beginning of the investigation. i'm sure this story will develop. we will hear more about it. all and all, just so sad, sordid and bizarre. >> back in the mid 90s when the guy

late last night syracuse head basketball coach jim boeheim released a statement saying, "bernie has my full support." he has been part of this basketball program for 35 years. the longest streak for consecutive seasons for an assistant coach. the 65-year-old was also inducted into the greater syracuse sports hall of fame just last month. in and around syracuse, fred, he's known as the king of syracuse. now, having said that, i've just been handed a lengthy e-mail that was sent to alumni by nancy cantor. let me just read part of it for you and i'm just reading this for the second time. bear with me. let me be clear. many questions whether or not a university in today's world can shine a harsh light on its athletic programs, we are aware that many wonder if university and administration are willing to turn a blind eye to wro wrongdoing. i can assure you, i am not and my fellow administrators are not. she went on to say, fred, we do not tolerate abuse. >> all right, very disturbing report and investigation. thanks so much. alina cho. we're not done with this topic. the view from campus. w

. >> reporter: syracuse coach jim boeheim backed away from earlier comments downplaying allegations. on sunday, 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. >>> to the latest now on occupy wall street. actually, occupy los angeles, where many protesters ignored the city's order to evacuate at midnight. >> it take a few hours, but police confronted the protesters making at least four arrests. and bill whitaker is on the scene. >>> the lapd had set a deadline for just after midnight for closing down the occupy l.a. encampment around l.a. city hall. but the time came and went with no action. then a standoff ensued between protesters and police, facing each other in the streets here around city hall. now all morning, the police made abundantly clear that they intended to have these streets cleared by the time rush hour came around. when a few hundred protesters refused to budge, the lapd did act. they called this an unlawful assembly, first giving them a 10-minute warning, then

boeheim released a statement last night caughting this the appropriate step. the -- causing this to be the prone upstep. >>> he was determined -- it was determined that lori fine, who he said had a window into this abuse, in fact, literally one time saw -- saw the abuse going on in the home through a basement window with her husband and bobby davis and she alleges that did happen on the tape. >>> the nba should start on christmas day. the announcement was made early saturday morning. the nba is expected to release team schedules this week. now, we know there will be a 66- game regular season and the teams will have to pay at least one set of three straight games bought a day off. that agreement, by the way, still has to be ratified. >>> 7:47. it's a grudge that dates back 54 years. a former cal quarterback got into a fight with an old football rival at a luncheon for the canadian football league. at first the audience was laughing but then they realized it was seriously joe kapp followed angela in moscow the starred -- the trouble started when one manried to g

head coach jim boeheim said fine has his full support. the second ball boy says he came forward after hearing about the sex abuse case at penn state and we learned today that fired head football coach joe paterno has lung cancer. his son says it's treatable. there were other developments at penn state today and armen keteyian is in state college. >> reporter: dr. david joyner, ex-penn state football player under joe paterno, star wrestler and board of trustee member since 2000 was officially introduced today as the school's acting athletic director. >> i'm here to help and i'm near do the right thing. >> reporter: as a wounded university tries to move forward from a sex abuse scandal that has devastated the community. you are an insider at penn state. what assurance cans you give that what critics have called a culture of denial here at penn state cannot continue? >> no matter what they say about me being an insider, as you watch what i do and how this university behaves you will know and appreciate that i'm about doing the right thing. >

. >>> elsewhere, jim boeheim and syracuse taking on virginia tech. madison square garden. erick green, long three dome. hokies, stretching the lead to seven. end of the first half, in . the alley-oop. orange closing the gap. c.j. fair, the uncontested dunk. and the raiders for three. syracuse is going to take this 69-58. >>> for all of your highlights, join us on "the highlight express," on espn news. >>> thanksgiving only comes once a year. but in one southern town, every day is turkey day. davis, north carolina's local celebrity. she wandered into town six months ago and decided to make herself at home. she survived busy highways, dog attacks and hurricane irene. residents make sure tom sina is well-fed. but they have no plans to make her part of today's feast. >> that's the next-luckiest bird roaming around. >> i love her. >>> up next, a special thanksgiving "pulse"pulse." . we're talking why people might be hungover today. >>> and the age-old debate that is moving over to book.facebook. canned or fresh cranberry sauce. what side are you on? olt? yeah. it's electric. i

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 conversation he had with fine's wife, laurie. on the tape lauri fine says she knew about the alleged abuse. >> i know everything that went on. you know, i know everything that went on with him. bernie has issues, maybe that he is not aware of, but he has issues. >> do you think i'm the only one he's ever done that to? >> no. i think there might have been others but was geared to -- there was something about you. >> reporter: these latest allegations of sexual abuse claim the job of yet another college coach after similar charges at penn state and recent allegations of coaches sexually abusing olympic swimmers and gymnasts. it's fair to ask just how prevalent sexual abuse has become in this nation's locker rooms? >> this is a watershed moment. penn state, syracuse, the other stories that are out there for us to look at th

at first syracuse head coach jim boeheim fiercely defended his longtime colleague. >> i've been here for years 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 conversation he had with fine's wife, laurie. on the tape laurie fine says she knew about the alleged abuse. >> i know everything that went on. you know, i know everything that went on with him. bernie has issues, maybe that he is not aware of, but he has issues. >> do you think i'm the only one he's ever done that to? >> no. i think there might have been others but it was geared to -- there was something about you. >> reporter: these latest allegations of sexual abuse claim the job of yet another college coach after similar charges at penn state and recent allegations of coaches sexually abusing olympic swimmers and gymnasts. it's fair to ask just how prevalent sexual abuse has become in this nation's locker rooms. >> this is a watershed moment. penn state, syracuse, the other stories that are out there

jim boeheim says he supports the university's decision and he has apologized for his previous statements describing the alleged victims as moneygrubbers. about 1000 demonstrators are defying the mayor's orders to break the campsite. or urbanize say they intend to stay until that grievances are addressed. concerns of violence in egypt in the first elections since the ouster of hosni mubarak. hundreds of people have been seen lining up to vote. past week has been marred by clashes from police and demonstrators. >> forget about bikes and barbies. iholiday.n the ipad touch and ipod come in at numbertwo. the nintendo 3do lead the pack. americans are spending more time staring at the screen. 60% of americans spend anywhere from one to six hours a day looking at the tv, a computer screen, or a smart phone. only 2% of those surveyed said they spend no time in front of a screen. more on-line shopping being done in the work place. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. the cost of turtle dolls on the rise. the price index of the cost of buying every items in "the 12 days to

. >> now questions swirl around how much legendary head coach jim boeheim knew about this in a statement, he wrote "the allegations that have comfort today are disturbing and deeply troubling. i am personally very shocked because i've never witnessed any of the activities that have been alleged. i believe the university took the appropriate steps." >> thank you ben. and now to the scandal at penn state and a new accuser against former football coach jerry sandusky has come forward. police received a letter from an inmate who he claims sandusky assaulted him. that's the word from the center daily times. it says that the letter was sthonet state attorney's office. sandusky is accused of sexually abusing eight boys over a 15-year period. it's 55 degrees. 5:35 on this monday morning. >> still ahead on "good morning washington," new details surrounding the man convicted of assassinating senator robert kennedy. why his lawyers say he should be freed or get a new trial. >> and the deadline to occupy l.a. protestors to leave their encampments has now come and gone. how some of the protestors are

coach boeheim called the them lies and said his assistant has his full support. support is something many are looking for on two college athletic programs. jay gray, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a detainee is back behind bars this morning. he has been captured in western pennsylvania and was taken into custody di by the u.s. marshall service. he has been on the run since november 9. police say they solved a three-county armed robbery spree. michael malpass has been accused of robbing an exxon gas station on i-95 near aberdeen wednesday afternoon and hit a shell gas station in aberdeen. he robbed a 7/11 on bel air road. crime stoppers helped police track him down. a man was arrested who has been impersonating a police officer. 18 combroled walter oliver -- 18-year-old walter oliver first drew suspicion on november 2 working as a private security gaurd at the pine heights treatment center when he was caught on surveillance video pulling a gun out of a holster. >> they have video evidence of is suspect identifying himself as a police cadet and he was working as a private sec

. >> head basketball coach jim boeheim said in a statement he has never seen or witnessed these allegations and fine, who has coached with him for the past 35 years has his full support. college basketball season is just getting under way and syracuse has a home game tomorrow afternoon. in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >> now to the pen state sex abuse scandal. the mother of one of jerry sandusky's adoptive sons says she is not surprised by the allegations. she told abc news she had suspicions when he began mentoring her son matt but felt powerless to do anything about it. matt sandusky says he was not abused and that he supports his adoptive father. >> well president obama's secretary of state hillary clinton will travel overseas. clinton will be the first person in her position to visit the repressed nation more than 50 years. president obama also met with leaders of india and malaysia. >> the man accused of shooting at the white house will return to face attempted assassination charges. he made his first court appearance yesterday in pittsburgh one day after the secret service arrested him i

syracuse head coach jim boeheim who has known fine for 40 years went even further last night. i know this kid, he said, but i never saw him in any rooms or anything. it is a bunch of a thousand lies that he has told. in light of these new allegations, fine has been placed on administrative leave by the university as the syracuse police conduct their investigation. >> armen, davis says these allegations were brought to syracuse police in 2003. was an investigation started then? >> reporter: there was an investigation, jeff, but it stalled out because, frankly, the statute of limitations had expired as far as the police officers were concerned. >> we should point out as you mentioned off the top, at this point, there does appear to be a significant difference between the syracuse case and the penn state case, no? >> reporter: absolutely. i think there is a great deal of difference. the accusers in this case have gone to the media with their accusations. here at penn state, you're talking about a three-year grand jury investigation into what some have called a culture of denial a

that buys a lot of loyalty from me. >> reporter: overnight, boeheim pack-tracked. he said, i deep le regret any statements i might have made that were insensitive to victims of abuse. fine's lawyers did not comment after he was fired. this statement was released. mr. fine remains hopeful of a credible and expeditious review. >>> meanwhile, the other developing story this hour is in los angeles. occupy wall street protesters have not vacated the area. no reports of arrests have been made. more than 1,000 protesters have vowed to hold their ground today. >>> for the first time since overthrowing hosni mubarak, egyptians are voting. turnout is called massive. some women said they're so excited to vote they couldn't sleep. >>> a remarkable rescue in the california desert. take a look here. that girl right now.. go comfort that girl. >> they swarm the pickup truck after it rolled over. they literally lifted the truck up to pull a woman out pinned underneath. you can barely see her in there. she's wearing a green shirt. they got her out, she was breathing. she survived,

that buys a lot of loyalty from me. >> reporter: overnight, boeheim pack-tracked. he said, i deep le regret any statements i might have made that were insensitive to victims of abuse. fine's lawyers did not comment after he was fired. this statement was released. mr. fine remains hopeful of a credible and expeditious review. >>> meanwhile, the other developing story this hour is in los angeles. occupy wall street protesters have not vacated the area. no reports of arrests have been made. more than 1,000 protesters have vowed to hold their ground today. >>> for the first time since overthrowing hosni mubarak, egyptians are voting. turnout is called massive. some women said they're so excited to vote they couldn't sleep. >>> a remarkable rescue in the california desert. take a look here. >> hey, hey, grab her. go comfort that girl right now. go comfort that girl. >> they swarm the pickup truck after it rolled over. they literally lifted the truck up to pull a woman out pinned underneath. you can barely see her in there. she's wearing a green shirt. they got her out,

. >> reporter: the public will demand to know if jim boeheim knew anything. boeheim called the accuser a liar after bobby davis suggested the coach knew about his long time assistant and young boys. on the tape the woman identified as the coach's wife even predicts that one day it would become public. >> i said to him, bobby and i talked and i know some things about you that are going to be let out. >> he doesn't think he can be touched. >> he thinks that i think he things he is above the law. >> reporter: he is fired after 36 seasons as a syracuse basketball coach. currently the target of an fbi and syracuse police investigation. rob, sunny. >> she knows her husband mope lested this kid. she has an affair with him too. on the phone with the kid, talk as but it matter of factually. cavalier. >> just bizarre. doesn't make sense. are they married? were they married at the time president? beginning of the investigation. i'm sure this story will develop. it. all and all, just so sad, sordid and bizarre. >> back in the mid 90s when the guy was 27 years old he aske

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

last night head coach jim boeheim spoke to reporters. >> i do my job. what happened on my watch we will see. what the investigation has -- when the investigation is done, will find out what happened on my watch. >> bernie fine was fired after a third man accused >>> ofhim of molesting him. >>> of 4 will be held tonight on campus at penn state. student government leaders and administrators will discuss the scandal involving jerry sandusky. the forum will be streamed over the internet. jerry sandusky is accused of sexually abusing boys over a 15- year period. he denies the allegations. >>> a four year sentence for michael jackson's doctor. a judge gave dr. conrad murray the maximum penalty. he is expected to serve less than two years because of jail overcrowding. dr. conrad murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. >>> a new jersey man suspected of killing his daughter has been captured in california. arthur morgan was arrested in san diego. authorities say he killed his daughter by tossing her into a creek while strapped into her car seat. >>> fl

. >> reporter: jim boeheim previously gave full support but released a statement saying he regrets comments he made that may have been insensitive to victims of abuse. >>> the father of a third accuser calls his son a liar saying he doesn't think he has ever even met coach fine. >>> another allegation against coach jerry sandusky this morning. police say they've received a letter from someone who says he was possibly assaulted by him. sandusky is charged with abusing 8 boys over 15-year period. >>> detectives are investigating the death of man inside the detention center. 26-year-old michael mall pass was arrested after a series of hold ups in several counties. he was found dead in his cell over the weekend. police don't suspect foul play. >>> trial of former top aide to ehrlich should begin today. it stems from the robocalls. wjz and monique griego are live. >> good morning, don and everyone. the issue in this case is whether the defendants tried to keep voters from heading to the poll. when bob ran for governor in 2010, his campaign was led by paul schurick. the state prosecutor's office

. >> a head basketball coach jim boeheim said in a statement that he had never seen or witnessed these allegations and fine who has coached for him for 35 years has his full support. college basketball season is getting under way and syracuse has a home game tomorrow afternoon. abc 7 news. >> thank you so much julie. well now to the pen state sex abuse scandal. more people coming forward claiming they were sexually abused by jerry sandusky. a ninth alleged victim has gone to prosecutors. sandusky is expected to be back in court next month. >> as the presidential race heats up, herman cain is the first republican candidate to receive secret service protection. that protection began last night. sources say herman cain received at least one death threat and officials say they are credible. >> when you run you know you're going to get attacked, especially when you move up in the polls. we moved up in the polls. >> in may of 2007 then senator barack obama was also placed under secret service protection. it was the earliest ever for a presidential candidate back then. >> natasha could be tou

coach jim boeheim says he doesn't regret backing bernie fine when allegations were made public. he says what happened on his watch will be revealed when the investigation is finished. three former ball boys claimed that fine molested him. >>> some of america's largest banks have a lower credit ratings today. bank of america, goldman sachs and several other banks. the ratings firm says the downgrade reflects a new criteria. this comes amid concerns that bank of america does not have enough capital to withstand an economic downturn. >>> rosey forecast for the markets and the auto industry. why a happy meal in the golden nstate will cost parents extra. >> the fcc versus at&t. the communications regulators are allowing at&t and t mobil to withdraw their applications to merg. the document accuses at&t of lying about the benefits to consumers. december is usually the best month for stock markets, but analysts warn this year could be different with europe's debt crisis and washington's political gridlock. other analysts say employment in the auto industry will be back to pre-recession

we've seen coach boeheim coming and going. just before this broke, he was very much supporting his assistant coach. listen to what he told us that day. >> i've been friends for 50 years with coach fine and that buys a lot of royalty for me. >> reporter: and, brooke, we expect him to hold another post game conference. whether or not he will take questions, we'll have to wait and see. coach boeheim, from what i've seen, is not anyone to shy away and that's not his reputation in the sports world. so i imagine he will get peppered with more questions as the intensity of this story has increased since the last time he spoke after a game. broo brooke? >> he had lavandera, thank you. >>> the man accused of slaughtering men and women and children will not go to prison. he will likely spend the rest of his life in a mental hospital. we will take a look at that case as it broke on this show not too long ago. two minutes away. keep it here. your runny nose. [ deep breath] awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is. that's the cold truth! you

. ♪ >> neil: jim boeheim says he is stunned that in all the time he knew the assistant coach, he never knew this and never saw this, but apparently syracuse university has. today, abruptly firing bernie fine after a third man accused the assistant basketball coach of molesting him nine years ago. now reports this was not a surprise. fine's prior alleged behavior a complete shock. reports others were aware of incidents, including fine's own wife. the same kind of talk that for years apparently dogged penn state football defensive coordinator jerry sandusky. get from soon to be fired joe paterno at the time initially shock at those charges. joe didn't see any of this coming, at penn state. nor did jim at syracuse university. in fact, coach boehemim more incredulous putting out equally incredulous statement. "i known bernie fine for more than 40 years, i have never seen or witnessed anything to suggest that he would have been involved in any of the activities alleged." it's true and accepting both coaches' reaction at face value and their words, it wouldn't be the first time that those su

afterwards, head coach jim boeheim addressed the allegations and said he never knew anything. >> my assistants work for me, and i have absolute say on everything they do in the basketball program. what people do outside the program, i have very little, if any, control over adults. >> syracuse fired fine when a third accuser came forward. 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 there. the forum is the first of three meetings designed to give students a chance to voice any concerns they might have. former assistant football coach jerry sandusky is accused of sexually abusing eight boys over a 15-year period. there are several allegations into how the university handled those allegations. >>> today the man who nearly assassinated president ronald reagan will attempt to gain more freedom from the psychiatric hospital he has called home for three decades. a series of hearings are set to

coach boeheim continues to stand by his assistant coach who was not next to him the coach has called them liars so all of this continues to play out in sire kus. >> now to the penn state sex abuse scandal, lost in that story, all the good the second mile foundation did for young kids. now that program may shut its doors. that's ahead on cnn. >>> but first the republican candidates are taking the stage in iowa but it's the kpaept who isn't there that's making news this hour. ♪ for all the different things our customers planned for. like a college education. or, the perfect wedding. ♪ ♪ i love ya, tomorrow! [ male announcer ] we're making them a better financial future. what can we make with you? transamerica. transform tomorrow. [ male announcer ] spreading joy in a pair of santa swimtrunks? [ buzzer sounds ] scoring a kindle with special offers for only $79 at radioshack. so right. >>> six of the top republican presidential hopefuls are in iowa tonight. it may not seem like it but time is running out for them to really make a difference. the iowa caucuses are coming up on janua

boeheim supports the investigation. >>> britain is pulling some of its embassy staff from tehran after hundreds of iranian hard-line protesters stormed its embassy building tuesday, the attack to britain's tough new economic sanctions against iran. britain says the safety of their workers is their top priority. >>> major financial news this morning as the standard & poor's lowered the credit ratings for most of this country's biggest banks, cnbc's courtney reagan is at theisticist new york stock e with the latest on this. >> this was anticipated to some degree but hearing this news is never welcome, especially when markets are so fragile right now. some of the u.s. banks that have been downgraded include bank of america, citigroup, goldman sachs, wells fargo and morgan stanley. this could be particularly damaging for bank of america, as the market remains concerned about the bank's capital levels. natalie, back to you. >> we'll be watching what happens there today at the new york stock exchange. courtney reagan thank you. >>> it's the most wonderful time of the year here at rockefeller

jim boeheim says they were selected in 2005 but very found to be untrue. espn says a second man has come forward the accuse fine. >>> people living along the intercounty connector in maryland blame if new highway for messing up their cell phone service. the gazette newspaper reports people living near the toll road are complaining of poor reception now. one person living nearby has since complained to the fcc. state highway officials say they do not believe the highway is to blame for poor cell phone service. >>> the entire icc will open tuesday, just in time for thanksgiving travel rush. in five minutes, how one penny can save you plenty of dollars on your holiday drive. >>> it's a chilly one outside the morning, 36 degrees here in northwest. much colder in other place,, it is now 6:09. thanks for watching 9news now, we'll be right back. >>> it is 6:12. a chilly morning out there. 20s and 30s to start. a little bit of a windchill factor this morning as well. winds though will turn southwest 5 to 10 this afternoon. not too bad. and 45 by 3:00 with highs be

boeheim also said he regrets his early strong support of fine, saying that some of the accusers were even liars in this case. now he's calling for a full investigation and wants anyone with any information to come forward. matt? >> jay gray, jay, thank you very much. >>> mike lupka is a longtime journalist and columnist. good to have you here. what did bernie fine do, how many people might be victims? what home run do we know? was this something that was 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 nine years. >> since 2002. >> i talked to one of the reporter who is worked on the original story and they urged bobby davis to get a backup for their story because the reason their paper didn't go with the story eight, nine years ago is they couldn't find a credible second source. >> you have the wife of the accused saying she knows ifrg that's gone on. >> i talked to a lawyer saying as damning as this is in public opinion she never comes out and calls her husband a child molester. sh

and afterwards, the head coach, jim boeheim, addressed the allegations. >> i have absolute say of what they do in the basketball program. what people do outside the program, i have very little, if any, control over adults. >> syracuse fired fine when a third accuser came forward, and an audiotape also surfaced. one of the first accusers reportedly reported a phone call of fine's wife saying she knew about the abuse. >>> this just in to our news room. the first sex abuse lawsuit has been filed against jerry sandusky, and the man says sandusky abused him more than wupd times in school facilities and at the coach's home, from 1992 to 1996 starting when he was 10 years old. the man is not among the eight boys included in the grand jury report. and that comes as there's a town hall meeting planned today. the forum is the first of three meetings planned to gi students a chance to voice their concerns about the scandal. >>> the physician convicted in the death of michael jackson may not spend his entire sentence behind bars. the judge ordered dr. conrad murray to serve four years in prison fo