an assistant to boeheim for seven years. as you can see there during the introductions, he received a thunderous ovation. to ed lavandera who was at the game last night. an easy win for the basketball team. maybe a tougher time for their coach in the post-game news conference last night. >> yeah, there wasn't a lot of talk about the xs and os there on the basketball court or any of the offensive plays or defensive plays or anything like that, it was mostly focused on this investigation and who knew what and when they knew it. that's really where a lot of this is boiling down to. we talked a lot about the 2002 calls to the police that bobby davis has made. he is the accuser in this story and that really went no where. there is also a 2005 university investigation. the university says they didn't turn over any of its findings to the police department. so, there are a lot of questions swirling around how all of this has been handled over the last eight to nine years. but jim boeheim says that under his watch that we will see wh

. >> jim boeheim is wrestling with the bernie fine sex scandal. what happened on his watch overshadowing the game -- on this "american morning." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> and good morning, everyone. it is wednesday, november 30th. ali velshi is off i'm christine romans along with carol costello. good morning. >> good morning. the dismantling the occupy l.a. camp is under way right now. hundreds of riot police moving in. more police officers than protesters by some accounts. police issued several ten-minutes warnings throughout the night, that were pretty much ignored. how much arrests so far, sandra endo? >> reporter: still no exact number, carol. the scene is very active. you can see cops in riot gear. also the fire department is on-scene. the bomb squad. look at this. the massive movement of hazmat suits methodically going through the park trying to get rid of all the tents and debris and everything that people have brought into the encampment. this is how it all went down. just a little after midnight these protesters heard the

we'll let you know what coach boeheim had to say. and rick perry's records have not been updated since 1971. when the voting age was lowered from 21 to 18. a clip can you not miss. a check on weather when "way too early" comes right back. >>> a big night tonight. 5:45 in the morning. that is the not yet lit christmas tree. but this time tomorrow will be lit. tonight is the big tree lighting on nbc. i'm told bieber will be there. i'm most excited about savannah guthrie is hosting with mr. al roker. let's get a check on your weather with todd santos. good morning. >> it looks like they're preparing for a ravenous crowd with the amount of barricades set up. keep that in mind. temperatures around for the lighting closer to mid 40s. gusty winds may make it feel like the upper 30s. meanwhile, new york city on the dry side of things. that's the good news part of it. boston, most of the rain channeling toward the north. portland, you're in the showers. back towards cleveland, you see light rain in the area. maybe the lakes are getting involv

here as well, jim boeheim and the university basketball team playing michigan. when the team came out, boeheim got a strong ovation from the crowd that was already in the stadium. so we couldn't hear any booing or anything like that. what will be interesting will be what happens after the game. i was here for when the story first broke. and boeheim had to be prodded a little bit. he did talk about the fine situation at the time. they had left a seat open on the bench. he had been put on administrative leave. that seat is not being left empty in his hop so the tone of what boeheim has said has changed quite dramatically over the next few weeks. we'll see how his demeanor changes in the press conference coming up. >> good to see you and we'll be talking to ed as he keep covering the story at syracuse. >>> still outfront, conrad murray got the max today for envoy manslaughter of michael jackson. how much time is he really going to serve? i couldn't conceive this as a heart attack. the doctor leaned over and said to me, "you just beat the widow-maker." i was put on

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

are we expected to hear any more from coach boeheim? >> reporter: earlier today, there was a release from the university saying that coach boeheim would have nothing more to say about the matter. there is chatter he may be releasing a statement later in the evening. >> all right, mark schwartz, thank you so much. >>> we turn to the economy now, and to record numbers coming in from the holiday weekend. shoppers spending $52.4 billion in stores and online since thanksgiving day. that's up more than 16 % from the $45 billion a year ago. so, what kind of deals drove the buying and is it an indicator of things to come? here's abc's bazi kanani tonight. >> reporter: this season of giving is starting off with record spending. >> it felt like we had a little bit more room to buy more gifts this season. >> what i call frugal fatigue. >> reporter: shoppers clamored for black friday bargains. they took advantage of early sales, spending nearly $11.4 billion on friday alone. 226 million people shopped in stores and online over the weekend, up from

afterwards head coach jim boeheim cautioned against a rush to judgment as the investigation continues. >> 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. >> still the case is raising a lot of questionses about how authorities in the media handle this story as syracuse years ago. a writer for "sports illustrated" joins me on set. pablo, we'll start with jim boeheim in syracuse but with breaking details from penn state, i wanted to start with you on that because this child or he's a man now, grown man, but coming forth with the new lawsuit saying he was abused over 100 times, having met jerry sandusky through the second mile charity. this person is not in the original eight victim count that leveled 40 charges against sandusky of alleged abuse. when might we get a better depiction of what the investigation has been able to cull since this story broke and more names, more people have come forward? >> right. this is part of the drum

are we expected to hear any more from coach boeheim? >> reporter: well, earlier today, there was a release from the university saying that coach boeheim would have nothing more to say about the matter. there is chatter he may be releasing a statement later in the evening. >> all right, mark schwartz, thank you so much. >>> we turn to the economy now, and to record numbers coming in from the holiday weekend. shoppers spending $52.4 billion in stores and online since thanksgiving day. that's up more than 16% from the $45 billion a year ago. so, what kind of deals drove the buying and is it an indicator of things to come? here's abc's bazi kanani tonight. >> reporter: this season of giving is starting off with record spending. >> it felt like we had a little bit more room to buy more gifts this season. >> it's what i call frugal fatig fatigue. >> reporter: shoppers clamored for black friday bargains. they took advantage of early sales, spending nearly $11.4 billion on friday alone. 226 million people shopped in stores and online over the w

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

syracuse head coach jim boeheim, what is he saying about the allegations? >> reporter: you know, anderson, this is the real interesting part here. as one student put it to us today, jim boeheim is to syracuse what joe paterno is to penn state down in pennsylvania. this is a man who has coached in this community for more than three decades. he is highly respected. his voice and his opinion carries a lot of weight around here. and jim boeheim has come out in strong defense of his assistant coach, saying he has the full support of his assistant coach, believes these charges are false and, in fact, in that espn interview, basically said that these two accusers were lying. interestingly enough, syracuse basketball team was practicing here tonight. we didn't hear anything from the coach. but they are playing a game tomorrow afternoon. and in the media gathering after the game, we expect to hear from boeheim at that time. >> ed, i appreciate the reporting. thank you. whether or not any or all or none of the allegations between mr. fine and jerry sandusky are true,

is boeheim at all worried about his job? >> reporter: well, the chancellor here gave him a vote of confidence and said she was happy with boeheim. he also said he doesn't worry about his job. he says, i don't worry about anything. and then continued to be pressed about who knew what and when and when they knew it. and boeheim wants to see how this plays out to see if these terrible allegations happened under his watch. if it did, perhaps that would change things in the future. he got a great deal of support. 19,000 people and when he emerged, he got a loud ovation from that crowd that attended the game last night. >> ed lauvandera, thank you. >>> next, chad myers, intense wind in southern california? >> tomorrow morning, it could be 80 miles per hour. that's a fire danger, power line danger, that's a dust storm danger. especially if you're driving high profile. and may reduce visibility. one spark with a wind that's 60 or 70 miles per hour -- >> that's a hurricane-force wind. >> exactly. it's a cold santa ana and it won't be

with jim boeheim, you don't know what he knew. you go back a week and a half ago, and jim boeheim came out in support of bernie fine, saying bobby davis was a liar. fine was a guy he trusted. obviously, that statement was in poor choice by jim boeheim. but does he deserve to lose his job? no. >> what do you make of this ten-year-old tape? as we were discussing a second ago, between bobby davis and fine's wife? now fine's wife is saying this was doctored. >> it's sorted. they have had the phone conversation. i think bobby davis was in a relationship with the fine family. he said he had a sexual relationship with bernie fine's wife. it's very sorted as far as the details are concerned. but she made reference, and i didn't listen to the whole phone conversation, all i heard was what everybody heard when espn released that on sunday morning. but the fact is, she made reference to bernie fine and their relationship. this and that with regards to what we heard. there seems to be a lot of truth to it. >> thank you for your time. >>> pres

. >> reporter: these allegations involves syracuse university and let me tell outked hotch jim boeheim is defending -- you the head coach jim boeheim is deaning the assistant coach saying he never seen or witnessed anything that fine would have been involved in the activities alleged. one of the victims says he decided to come forward after seeing what happened at penn statech the two former ball boys say fine molested them when they were young boys. one of the alleged victims who is now 39 years old says the sexual abuse started in 1984 when he was about to start 7th grade and continued until he was 27. on thursday, bobby davis told espn it took place at fine's home at the university's basketball facilities and on road trips including the 1987 final four. the second victim mike lang who was 45 years old and is davis' stepbrother says fine started molesting him when he was in 5th or 6th grade. he too was a ball boy for the basketball team. syracuse university says it conducted its own investigation in 2005 when it received reports of alleged abuse. but the school couldn't find any witn

when the allegation initially surfaced, boeheim very hemmently denied them. >>> st. vincent depaul will spend more than $5 million to expand the beans and bread center. >>> a dramatic crash in california and how some good samaritans jumped into action. >>> plus, frosty the snowman is feeling some heat. why a man dressed as frosty was re rested. ñó4b is that thing getting closer? look how high that thing's going. look out there, look at the debris. all right, give me the camera. no, just drive. i've got it. zoom in! zoom in! i can't believe this is happening. look at the size of that thing. it's everywhere. are you getting this? yeah, i've got it. what was that? it's the national guard. how'd they get here so fast? i don't know. pull over! pull over! do you have what it takes to head into the heart of the storm? check out nationalguard.com. >>> some good samaritan jumped into action in california. three people were pinned underneath a car after it rolled on the interstate. you can see one woman being pulled out to safety. no word on what caused the crash. >>> well,

syracuse head coach jim boeheim, what is he saying about the allegations? >> this is a real interesting part. remember as one student put it to us today, jim boeheim is to syracuse what joe paterno is to penn state down in pennsylvania. this is a man who has coached in this community for more than three decades. he is highly respected. his voice and his opinion carries a lot of weight around here. and jim boeheim has come out in strong defense of his assistant coach, saying he has the full support of his assistant coach, believes these charges are false and in an espn italian view basically said these two accusers were lying. interestingly enough, syracuse basketball team was pral practicing here tonight. we didn't hear anything from the coach. but we are playing a game tomorrow afternoon. in the media gathering after the game we expect to hear from boeheim at that time. >> ed, i appreciate the reporting. thank you. whether or not any or all or none of the allegations twens mr. fine and jerry sandusky are true, people everywhere talking about child sex abus

but davis says that boeheim can't possibly know what he is talking about. >> boeheim wasn't there with me and bernie. i don't know how he could say that. he one there. i mean how does he know what happened in bernie's house at night? maybe the thinks he knows bernie like a lot of other people do but they don't. how can he tell people he didn't do that to me. i don't know how you can say that when you weren't there. >> davis first accused fine in 2003, but police say they wouldn't pursue the case because the statute of limitations had expired. an internal investigation by the police cleared fine in 2005. he released a statement calling davis' claims patently false in every aspect. the syracuse allegations only add to the painful time in college athlete ecks. the penn state news gets worse and worse. the alleged cover-up, fired administrators accused of looking the other way and joe paterno has been diagnosed with cancer. i want to bring in jon wertheim. a senior investigator for "sports illustrated." he's a regular on the show. his colleagues, david epistein had the cover of this week's

it was enough for syracuse to terminate fine and boeheim to back off earlier support for his friend. boeheim said i deeply regret statements i made that might have been insensitive to victims of abuse. fine denies allegations and not charged with any crimes. >> allegations come on the heels of a scandal at penn state university. where former assistant football coach sandusky is charged with multiple counts of child sex abuse. >>> deadlines come and go for occupy protesters to leave encampments. ron matz is live. >> no violence overnight, police make several arrests in los angeles after the midnight deadline passed. hundreds of protesters held an early morning protest on a downtown street in los angeles. the vigil was mostly peaceful but four protesters were arrested after tossing bamboo sticks and water bottles at police. no injuries were reported. the street was re-opened before the morning rush hour. the protesters are declaring victory saying they were able to remain past the deadline issued by the city. people demonstrating in baltimore are not among those told to leave. stephani

let's talk about syracuse head coach jim boeheim. he came out supporting fine. will that come back to haunt him now? this taken obviously speaks for itself. >> yeah, he made a very forceful support of fine and also said i'm not joe paterno, which was sort of immediately distancing himself from penn state, yes inevitably led us to sort of link the two. i thought that was a very forceful statement and in retrospect that may come back to haunt him as we find out more. again, this is one of these things that we'll see how it plays out, but it was unclear to me why given the situation especially coming off of penn state and sort of given how little we know why you would make a statement quite that forcefully. on the other hand, this is someone he's obviously loyal to. a strange set of circumstances. a lot of questions still needing to be asked. >> you mentioned it earlier. would we have ever heard about these allegations against fine if penn state didn't break first? >> i think that's an interesting question. obviously there are other similarities. a long time assist

until now, head men's basketball coach jim boeheim fiercely defended his longtime aid. he now says he supports the school's decision to fire fine. the syracuse chancellor told faculty and staff in an e-mail this weekend, "we do not tolerate abuse. if anything good come out of this tragedy, it will be that this basic prige is reinforced." >>> right now wall street protesters in los angeles will apparently be staying put, at least a few more hours. the group faced a 12:01 a.m. deadline to leave. nearly 1,000 people have been camping there the last two months. mayor antonio villaraigosa's press secretary issued a statement saying there would not be a police raid overnight. officers could still move in if there are any disturbances. it's unclear whether the promised eviction of those in the occupy l.a. camp would take place later this morning. >>> some members of the occupy philly group staged a peaceful protest downtown as the deadline that ordered them to leave their camp site passed. demonstrators had until 5:00 p.m. yesterday to remove their belongings from their city h

jim boeheim blasted the allegations. tonight boeheim apologized for that and said the university was right. she said to the victim, you trusted the wrong man. in annapolis, navy hosting mount st. mary's. navy wins 64-56. j.v. aavila led scorer. the grounds had four players in double figures. at 4-1, the best start for them in six years. just e-mailed by ballot this week, the april top 25. nu number one, kentucky at the top spot. duke has moved up to two. the blue devils did have a great week in maui. ohio state, syracuse and former number one north carolina round out the top five. for my entire ballot go to our sports page at wbaltv.com and click on gilbert's arena. i think it needs another name. >> i like it. stay with us. john is back with a look at the seven-day forecast. >> after tomorrow temperatures tumble. 66 tomorrow. then 57, then 54 and then the 40's to around 50. rain chances will be highest on tuesday. kind of blustery wednesday. >> good day to finish yard work tomorrow. >> you bet. >> we will see you tomorro

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remember, sdwrim boeheim is to syracuse as what skroe joe pate in pennsylvania. this man coached here in three decades, his voice and opinion carolina carries a lot of weight here. he has the full sport of his assistant coach. he believes the charges are false. in that espn interview, they basically said that these two accusers were lying. interestingly enough, syracuse basketball team was practicing here tonight. we didn't hear from the coach but they are playing a game tomorrow afternoon. and in the media gathering after the game, we expect to hear from boeheim at that time. >> all right. ed appreciate the report. whether any of the allegation rs true, people are talking once again about child sex abuse. we saw this during the height of the pre-sex abuse scandal, people wanting to know about how abusers operate, how powerful institutions try to protect themselves. i talked about it earlier tonight. we spoke to the host of dr. drew and the man who covers college sports. >> pete, you graduated from syracuse and reported for the local newspaper. did you ever hear

. >>> jam boeheim -- jim boeheim facing scrutiny for the alleged sex yell misconduct of an assistant coach. >> i've been hearing for 36 years and never worried about anything. i just feel -- i don't worry. i do my job. i do my job. what happened on my watch will -- we will see. but when the investigation is done, we will find out what happened on my watch. >> the assistant coach, bernie fine, has been let go by syracuse, and this story is just starting to write itself. tracking his spending with citibank is as easy as... making breakfast. omelet? sure. scrambled eggs. [ male announcer ] actually, it's easier. citi financial tools. easier banking. standard at citibank. citi financial tools. [ beep ] hi. dave here. [ male announcer ] for dave, using citibank's online bill pay is as easy as setting up voicemail.

bayhome boeheim is wrong there. the program is not necessarily clean, and in the early 1990s, put on two years' probation for recruiting improprieties. the same thing. boeheim, i didn't know what happened. you know what happened. you're the head coach. boeheim doesn't know what happened. he has no idea if the victims are going tore money. this is what people always say to try to discredit victims, which are why these cases are hard to prove. granted, this one is murky, but boeheim should have simply said, this is a tragedy. were you don't know whatted. i support bernie but it must go forward as an investigation, much like the university. instead he sounds like -- a mafia figure. >> geez. you've written an article, your new article in "newsweek" how they can prevent these allegations, what are some tips you have for universities to prevent this sort of stuff from happening? >> well, you know, preventing this kind of child sexual abuse is difficult. you know? are you going to have to put guards in the showers? i mean,

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

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

coach boeheim is saying the allegations are lies. boeheim says in the 40 years he has known fine he never seen or witnessed anything to suggest whoa have been involved in any of the being a tests alleged. coming up at 6, what a former basketball player is saying about the claims. linda so, abc2 news. >>> acting director of athletics will meet with the media this morning one day after the 9th victim was presented to the attorney general's office. this is -- this could be the beginning says the attorney they say sandusky sparked a victim backlash when he appeared on television declaring his innocence and could lead to a hundred new accusers coming forward before the whole thing is said and done. >>> ravens fans you may want to sit down for this. ray lewis not playing for the game sunday and could be out longer according to the carroll county times e has a toe injury and has not practiced this week. he has not missed a game since december 2007. >>> and all new occupy new york protesters are headed to baltimore on the way to dc. it's par

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 a statement, boeheim said the following. >>> there is another alleged victim in the penn state child abuse scandal. university police say they have been contacted by a man who says he may have been assaulted by former assistant football coach jerry sandusky. the letter comes from a man who is currently in prison in oklahoma. sandusky is allegedly charged with abusing eight boys. >>> and in california, students at uc-davis called for a general strike today. they are protesting that incident over ten days ago when campus police pepper sprayed unresisting demonstrators. two policemen and campus police chief placed on administrative leave. there are calls for the university chancellor to resign. >>> in los angeles, occupy wall street protesters stare down a midnight deadline to leave their encampment and, instead, plan to hold what they describe as an eviction block party. sandra hughes is in los angeles with more this morning. sandra, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. and that midnight deadline for occupy wall street protesters here in l.a. to leave has come and gone. as

and new this morning, syracuse basketball coach jim boeheim said that he is no longer standing by his longtime assistant. >> this comes after the school fired bernie fine in a new us into accusation and disturb is phone calls between his wife and one of the alleged victims. >> that's right. not only that but a third accuser now has come forward. >> hello? >> hello? >> in 2002, alleged victim bobby davis now 39 years old recorded this phone call with a woman identified as bernie fine's wife lori. in it she appears quite aware of her husband's deviant behavior. >> i know everything that went on. and i know everything that went on with him. maybe he's not aware of but he has issues. >> davis said the sexual issueses began when he was a ball boy and it happened in the coach's basement. he says he taped the conversation because he couldn't get anywhere with syracuse police and wanted people to take him seriously. in it, he asks whether there are other victims. >> do you think i'm the only one he's ever done that to? >> no. >> now questions also swirl now around how much legendary head coac

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