he would scream for help to no avail. >> jill mason says he was upset to the firing of joe paterno. >> what he was doing was wrong. he should have came out from the beginning. >> he claims to is giving cash and gifts before the abuse began. the encounters only ended after he refused to perform a sex act in a car. >> his mother had just passed away. he was vulnerable. his father was ill. >> last week, the assistant football coach says he did nothing illegal. >> i did not do those things. >> abc 7 news. >>> a former head football coach joe paterno is making progress after being diagnosed with lung cancer. this is according to a person close to the paternal family. he revealed his father has a treatable form of lung cancer. he was fired in the aftermath of the child sex abuse scandal. >>> republican candidates were in washington trying to get the support of jewish activists. they criticized the obama administration and how it handled iran. they said the white house does not done enough to support israel. newt gingrich says he will appoint john bolton to be secretary of state. new jersey

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i wanted to ask you about joe paterno. one of the headlines out of this is him saying that joe paterno, who had known him for years, didn't say anything to him about these allegations that we know paterno knew something about. how damage is that for paterno, not only reputational but if there's a civil lawsuit filed? >> well, the whole point of this -- the civil lawsuit, is that paterno, penn state and everybody that was involved had knowledge and should have done something to stop this. should have kept this guy off the school ground. should have kept this guy away from the team. so, it does become damaging, i think. >> roger cossack, we very much appreciate you coming in at short notice. thank you very much. >> my pleasure. >> bianna, over to you. >>> we're going to turn to politics. the race for the white house. your voice, your vote. herman cain is home this morning, seeing his wife face-to-face for the first time since allegations of a 13-year-long affair surfaced earlier this week. he's set to make a major announceme

and frankly, the statement that he made about joe paterno? you can distill that down into a couple of sentences and that could have been the statement. hey, all this was was a grand jury presentment where you've thrown away and destroyed somebody as beloved as joe paterno. hold off and wait until we get into a courtroom and hear some evidence. >> also, these high-profile cases, defense attorneys say, oh, there's this tremendous rush to judgment. there are a lot of high-profile acquittals, whether it's o.j. simpson or william kennedy smith. i mean, people -- michael jackson -- people beat these cases, and it's not because their lawyers go on tv, it's because they prepare for trial, and that's what i think these folks should be doing instead. >> jeff toobin, mark geragos, good to have you on. >>> still ahead, the war in iraq officially ended today. we'll be right back with a look at the ceremony and a closing note of a difficult conflict. ♪ ♪ mom? dad? guys? [ engine turns over ] [ engine revs ] ♪ he'll be fine. [ male announcer ] more pe

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more problems for joe paterno. to come up, why the penn state football coach is hospitalized tonight. a new person in the penn state scandal has that ford saying -- has stepped ford giving a different account of the sex abuse. and and i would debate wrap up -- what analysts say about the [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up re wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to invate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. >>> a key witness in the sexual assault case against jerry sandusky may have changed his story. a grand jury was reportedly told he witnessed eight young boys actually assaulted in 2002 but a different version of the events was told a family member shortly after the alleged incident, saying he did not personally witn

. >> joe paterno is no longer the head football coach effective immediately. >> after more than four decades on the sidelines for the penn state, joe paterno was fired despite announcing he would retire attend of the season. weeks later paterno's family announced the winningest football coach is battling lung cancer. >> very unfortunate and certainly not needed at the end of what we've been dealing with the last couple of weeks. >> but penn state is not the only school reeling amid allegations against a coach. stepbrother mike lange and bobby davis say fine touched them inappropriately at least a dozen times when they were boys. >> so where though? >> in my leg and my tennis. >> did you see something to him >> yes, i said please stop. >> a third man is also accusing fine of molestation. head coach denies any knowledge of the alleged abuse. >> when the investigation is done, we will find out what happened on my watch. >> he says he's focused on leading the sir cause team through the season and leighing the legal drama off the court. he maintains his innocence. he has not been charged

joe paterno is one of the most beloved people in the history of pennsylvania, and he was fired on the bald allegation written by the attorney general's office, the presentment. so you can see the rush to judgment here. and, so, when -- when joe decided to put him on the media, i think, and mark geragos, i believe, says that that was the kind of strategy you might want to use in a case like this, i think the desire was to put him out there. the question is, how much more do you do that? i think joe and jerry are going to decide that. i'm really more of the technician than the ultimate decider here. >> i was really interested -- and i have to go quickly. karl, i was really interested to see over the course of time, what mcqueary has said seems to have shifted or there's multiple versions of it now, at this point. i think a lot of people don't understand, we haven't even seen the grand jury -- the actual grand jury testimony. we've only seen a summary of it. are you gaining confidence as time goes on and as mcqueary's story, or at least there appear to be multiple versions of it, are you

. >>> with all that hang over him like a black cloud, former head coach joe paterno faces a health scare over the weekend. >>> and man's cell phone with shocking >>> welcome back, everybody. there are questions this morning about whether the euro euphoria will continue. markets were up on friday. many problems still remain. analysts say it may be just matter of time before investors realize that. >>> we're starting to see some of that on the overseas market this morning. tokyo's nikkei average rose 117 points today. hong kong's hang seng fell 11 points. in london, the ftse opened higher but then turned lower. on wall street, the dow gained 165 points. the nasdaq picked up 20 points. >>> today is known as green monday because there's always a lot of spending online. it's not just because of the deals. this is the last week to use the free shipping offers and still get christmas delivery. internet sales are up 15% thi year. $25 billion so far. >>> and the artificial christmas tree industry says a plastic, prelit tree is cheaper over a decade than a live tree each year. you can save 70%. bu

joe paterno is suffering from health problems and he is not here in court. we are not certain whether he was asked to come here, but they read a statement from the grand jury report and this was an interview done in january of 2011. this is where that took place. joe patermo being asked if he was contacted by then assistant mike mcqueary about what he witnessed in the shower in 2002. mcqueary said he 4 gone to paterno saying he had seen jerry sandusky with a boy in the shower. in paterno's words, he said in the deposition he was told that there was a older mature man in the shower and mcqueary mentioned that he thought sandusky was fondling that boy. when asked about what actions paterno took he said that he referred this information to his athletic director at the time. that was tim curley. curley of course is facing perjury charges here for possibly lying to the grand jury about what mcqueary told him. paterno in this statement saying he informed curren dee well what mcqueary told him, but he didn't go to police either. we are hearing in detail about what

joe paterno was reportedly involved with several big money projects. those investments include a luxury retirement community and a golf course. >>> 4:37, standard importers are facing several countries face a credit downgrade. the countries are germany france and austria and that could make it impossible for the well,the-year-old nations to -- wealth thyer nations to bailout their neighbors. all right, it is 4:38 we want to go back to sal to check out the traffic this morning. any major problems? >> no major problems but we always worry about black ice and just be careful he is spendly -- especially in sonoma county because it is freezing up there. mcarthur maze, that traffic is moving along relatively well with no major problems, also the commute looks good at the bay bridge toll plaza and there are no mail problems here and this is northbound 280 as you drive up to highway 17. it is a very nice drive and there are no mail problems throughout the south bay. here is -- let's go back to the desk. >> we have a ridge of high pressure in place with the cle

joe paterno did. we know he was told about it in 2002 at the latest. >> we are recording the stump or early december in case something happens. -- this in early december in case something happens. >> the two most important men at in college athletics in the past 50 years are joe paterno and dean smith. dean smith did far more than win games. he helped desegregate restaurants in the 1950's. he was a truly great man. i felt pretty much the same way about the turnout. when i heard this comment i was stunned. it is most heartbreaking for the boys involved and their families. the like that penn state will never be the same. there was always a feeling that we have the codes that can win games the right way. we graduate our players. we do the right thing. not that part has changed. that feeling is gone though. there will never be an old normal at penn state. their only be a new normal some day. >> halt much of this is caused by the money? -- how much of this is caused by the money and lack of leadership on t

joe paterno did. we know he was told about it in 2002 at the latest. >> we are recording this in early december in case something happens. >> the two most important men at in college athletics in the past 50 years are joe paterno and dean smith. dean smith did far more than win games. he helped desegregate restaurants in the 1950's. he was a truly great man. i felt pretty much the same way about the turnout. when i heard this comment i was stunned. it is most heartbreaking for the boys involved and their families. the like that penn state will never be the same. there was always a feeling that we have the coaches that can win games the right way. we graduate our players. we do the right thing. not that part has changed. that feeling is gone though. there will never be an old normal at penn state. there will only be a new normal some day. >> how much of this is caused by the money and lack of leadership on the part of the president? should be football players be treated in the same ways? >> yes. they a

i'm sherrie johnson, more coming up. >>> a firing of joe paterno, dozensive students facing charges. -- dozens of students facing charges. i'm charley crowson. good morning maryland. it's tuesday december 13th. let's get to meteorologist, justin berks with a check of the forecast. >> you said it, the 13th of december. normally down to 29 degrees. yesterday, we actually on target with the high and normal high of 46, widespread at this time of the year. 1962, we found a low of 7, find real heat this time of the year? back to 1889 yesterday, heat back then, 69 is what they called it in the record books. we will start the day like yesterday as we check out our satellite radar composite. we have clouds trying to encrotch prom the west, system off the coast. that could be fog in the lower eastern shore. 25 baltimore. 32 in ocean city. most of you waking up with the 20s to 30s. more of the frost is a standard issue in december. with the sun will be yesterday's high temperature by lunchtime, two degree guaranteed high of 52. snow possible in the forecast. we will talk about it next. >>> on t

i wanted to ask you about joe paterno. one of the headlines out of this is that joe paterno, who had known him for years, didn't say anything to him that we know paterno knew something about. how damage is that for paterno, not only reputational but if there's a civil lawsuit filed? >> well, the whole point of this -- the civil lawsuit, is that paterno, penn state and everybody involved had knowledge and should have done something to stop this. should have kept this guy off the school ground. should have kept this guy away from the team. it does become damaging, i think. >> roger cossack, we very much appreciate you coming in at short notice. thank you very much. >> my pleasure. >>> we're going to turn to politics. the race for the white house. your voice, your vote. herman cain is home this morning, seeing his wife face-to-face for the first time since allegations of a 13-year-long affair surfaced this week. he's set to make a major announcement today. and the big question of the morning, will he drop out of the race? abc

details he says that he reported to school athletic officials and coach joe paterno. the lurid testimony came from assistant coach mike mcqueary at a hearing in a packed pennsylvania courtroom. our investigative correspondent armen keteyian has the story. >> reporter: in a clear, commanding voice, mcqueary said he entered a small football facility locker room on a friday night in march, 2002, to hear rhythmic slapping sounds coming from a nearby shower. glancing in a bathroom mirror near his locker he told a packed court he saw jerry standing behind a boy he believed to be ten to 12 years old. turning to get a better look, mcqueary testified seeing jerry molesting the boy, having some kind of intercourse with him. at that point mcqueary said he slammed his locker shut to announce his presence and stepped within six feet of the shower. he continued that the two were four to five feet apart. they turned so their bodies were totally looking at me. they looked directly at my eyes. mcqueary said he left without a word, believing he had stopped the incident. the next mornin

joe paterno is one of the most beloved people in the history of pennsylvania and he was fired on the bald allegation written by the attorney general's office, the presentment. you can see the rush to judgment here so when joe decided to put him on the media, i think, and mark gra goes i believe said that w mark geragos i believe said you'd want in a case like this. the question is how much more do you do that? i think joe and jerry will decide that. i'm more of the technician than the ult national decider. >> i got to go quickly but karl i was really interested to see that over the course of time, what mcqueary has said seems to have shifted or there's multiple versions of it now at this point. i think a lot of people don't understand, we haven't even seen the grand jury, the actual grand jury testimony. we've only seen a summary of it. are you gaining confidence as time goes on and as mcqueary's story or there appear to be multiple versions of it, are you gaining confidence in your client? >> joe amagdoula waived the hearing in part because mcqueary's credibility has fallen so low s

. >>> and joe paterno resting at home this morning. we have an update on his health after what has proven to be a rough several weeks. you watching "good morning maryland" what's new now and next and everything to get your tuesday started off right. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> and welcome back on this tuesday morning. this could be some dreaded news come the holiday season. drivers in five states are being forced to clear the roads after a heavy storm pumpels the area with snow. who will -- pummeled the area with snow. companies are too risky across nevada and new mexico and highways are not an option. winds and snow put brutal factor for the storm and blizzard warning in effect overnight for those along northeastern new mexico and northwestern texas in the panhandle. also, in the oklahoma panhandle as well but forecasters knew the storm was come. >>> and drivers taking to the air are wishing for something different for the holidays a new study shows two out of every five air passengers wish for another form of transportation

instead, he met with joe paterno and testified he conveyed to return to what he saw. in a written statement read in court, joe paterno says mccurry told him an older person fondling a young person and identify the man as sandusky. paterno told mcqueary he would pass his concerns on to the right people. also testifying today mcqueary's father and campus officials. other suits testimony may conflict with mcqueary's were not called to the stand. >> in 1977, sandusky founded the second mile foundation. 20 years later, the first allegations. he retired from penn state two years before allegations reached a head coach joe paterno. you can see the entire detailed timeline on our website at wbaltv.com. the military case against bradley manning is on hold. he is the army private accused of leaking sensitive documents to wikileaks. the hearing began to date but ended when his attorney asked the investigating officer to recused himself. he referenced ties the officer has to the justice department investigating the wikileaks founder and. manning faces 22 charges of violating mili

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. >>> and joe paterno hospitalized this weekend. we will give you details that sent him to the er when "good morning maryland" continues. as we go to break that's nowhere local. that's a live look at amsterdam. you are watching good morning maryland. and we are back here stateside in a bit. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> in the world of sports, becoming news the amateur athletic union or aau facing fierce allegations. bobby dodd say cuesed of molesting two former players in the 1980s. >> i was dead asleep, and i don't remember anything but waking up and he has this -- he is trying to put his hand in my boxer shorts. >> we are urging anyone in the aau community with information about any instans of- appropriate behavior or abuse to contact law enforcement and the aau. >> the allegation rocked the aau all american reputation. and it's one the oldest and mostpowerful sports organizations in the world. from the scandal former penn state coach joe paterno is in the hospital. word from his family says he fractured his pelvis followi

. >>> former penn state football coach joe paterno is hospitalized with a broken pelvis. he fell at his home on saturday and reinjuring the broken pelvis he suffered in august when he was hit by one of his players during practice. paterno was fired by penn state following allegations of sexual abuse involving one of his former assistant coaches jerry sandusky. a key prosecution witness in the case is expected to testify tomorrow. anna werner reports. >> reporter: former penn state assistant coach mike mcqueary is among those expected to testify tuesday. mcqueary told a grand jury that in 2002, he saw jerry sandusky in a locker room shower on the penn state campus sexually assaulting a young boy. >> mr. sandusky, any comments. >> reporter: according to the grand jury report, he saw a boy he estimated to be 10 years old with his hands up against the wall being raped by a naked sandusky. but a local newspaper report raised new questions about whether mcqueary may have told a different story back then. the hair russburg patriot news quoting a source says after the incident, m

. >>> and still ahead here tonight, joe paterno is in the hospital. we'll have the latest health scare for the former penn state coach. >>> and chuck's back to tell us when we can expect rain in the forecast. [ male announcer ] you haven't seen anything like pizza hut's new big dinner box. it's an epic-sized box filled with all your favorites. you get two medium one-topping pizzas, eight intense wings, and five freshly baked breadsticks. why settle for just one of your favorites? get them all in one epic box. order the big dinner box today and call dinner done! only $19.99. and only at your pizza hut. >>> former penn state coach joe paterno is in the hospital tonight after a fall at his home. he reportedly re-fractured his pelvis. no surgery required, but paterno will stay in the hospital to continue treatment for lung cancer until he retires in the fall. paterno hurt his pelvis when a player blindsided him before the season started. the coach was fired for not doing more after learning of sex abuse charges against his assistant, jerry sandusky. >>> e

the penn state board of trustees fired the school's president as well as joe paterno. a move that lead to rioting in the streets. paul wagner, fox 5 news. >>> fox 5 will provide live coverage from pennsylvania tomorrow as jerry sandusky appears in court. paul wagner's live reports start here on the 5 tomorrow you can follow him on twitter for live updates as they happen. >> another set back for former penn state coach, joe paterno, weeks after the university fired him following the child sex scandal he fractured his pelvis again falling at home. a source close to the family said he will not need surgery he initially hurt his pelvis after he was blind sided on the field during preseason practice he is also under going treatment for lounge cancer. >>> -- lung cancer. >> not much of a chance against the patriots yesterday but not only did the red skins compete they could have won the game. dave feldman is live at red skins park with the state of the skins. >> reporter: if i was 6'9" i could have been a pro basketball player there is a lot of could haves but they did have

paterno. a television news van was tipped over. six men were arrested. investigators found their pictures and traced them down that way. >>> brad be;; will have reports on the web jerry sandusky case during an our newscasts today and on wjla.com. -- brad bell. >>> police say the university of maryland student was walking in his apartment building when two men approached and robbed him. one suspect did have a handgun. the student was not injured. >>> 31 degrees this morning. >> a police officer shot and killed last week on the campus of virginia tech. more from the funeral of officer deriek crouse. >> learning about another case of hazing at florida a&m university, a woman left with seven broken thigh. >> >> ♪ >> daraya major stephen norris of the salvation army, asking you to make a difference this season. give of yourself, volunteer make a difference. good morning, washington. >>> tuesday morning, 39. it is cold outside again. you will have to scrape the windshield when you venture to outsi

let's get back to joe paterno for a moment. now we're told tonight the legendary coach is resting well and expected to make a full recovery after his fall. lester? >> jay, thank you. >>> overseas now to iraq where tonight just a few thousand u.s. troops remain. and they're expected home by the holidays as the u.s. withdraws -- withdrawal nears its end. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel has been covering the war againsince the beginnin. he joins us from baghdad. >> reporter: after nearly nine year, u.s. troops are leaving iraq and the cycle of deployment after deployment to this country is ending. there is a surreal feeling on u.s. bases these days. camp taji, 12 miles north of baghdad, was once a huge american air base. now -- >> not too many people here. >> reporter: very different. you go outside, you look around, like a ghost town. nobody's home. it is very strange. sergeant christopher redick was only 11 years old when this war started. now he's one of just a few hundred troops still in baghdad, packing up. >> i

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he did speak to joe paterno. he did do more. >> but the version that this other person has now -- that's been revealed, this other person testified to the grand jury about is actually much closer and jives with what sandusky has been saying, they were horseplaying -- ridiculous term, horseplay. set aside, is it appropriate at all for a ground adult to be horseplaying with a naked child in a shour? obviously not. sandusky says there was horseplay, this kid was turning all the showers on, running around, that could jive with what this other person is saying mcqueary told him. >> what makes this particularly problematic for the prosecution is that for this incident, as far as i'm aware, the prosecution doesn't know who the boy is. obviously the most important testimony in this case would be the victim, the alleged victim. apparently we don't know who the alleged victim is here. in the other incidents the alleged victims will testify. you don't need mcqueary or another eyewitness. >> tomorrow the alleged victims will

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>> does sandusky say anything about joe paterno? >> well, yes, what you mentioned there, and he certainly also said that he hopes that he hasn't helped bring down penn state university as a whole because of this whole controversy. but, of course, he has a long, legal fight ahead of him. and, frankly, some lawyers are questioning why it is that sandusky would have sat down to do yet another on camera interview that obviously raises a lot of questions every time he does it and certainly the words that he says here could be used against him in any criminal proceeding, fred. >> all right. susan candiotti in new york, thanks so much. >>> u.s. marshals in arkansas found singer mindy mccready and her 5-year-old son. officials say they were hiding in a closet at a lake home. mccready earlier this week defied an order to return the boy to his grandmother. mccready's mother and step father have legal custody of the boy. the singer, who has fought a very public battle against drug addiction, has visitation rights. and there are high wind warni

according to the grand jury report, he first called his dad, then joe paterno, then later talked to tim curley and gary schultz. a few weeks ago, he took issue with that account. in an e-mail obtained by allentown's "morning call" he claimed "i did stop it. not physically, but made sure it was stopped when i left that locker room." now, according to cnn contributor sarah ganim another version of his store is appearing. she quotes what a family friend told the grand jury. this friend sat with and listened to mcqueary as he recounted what he had just seen in the locker room. the friend told grand jurors that mcqueary did not, in fact, witness the rape itself. mcqueary told him he heard sex sounds and the shower running. then according to his account, a young boy stuck his head around the corner of the shower stall and looked right at mcqueary as an adult arm reached around his waist and pulled him back in. seconds later mcqueary saw sandusky wrapped in a towel leaving. joining us now senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin and sunny hostin of "in session" on trutv and criminal defense attorne

and he said that he had a meeting with joe paterno and then about ten days later he had a meeting with penn state officials. of course, tim curley and gary shultz. they are the penn state officials who are facing perjury charges here in miand mcquery's testimony is the center of that hearing today. we're expected to hear from more witness this is afternoon. but certainly mcquery's testimony, andrea, very damaging to day. >> michelle, is in any kind of cross-examination or is this simply the prosecution laying out its argument for probable cause to continue the case? >> reporter: well, prosecutors certainly are trying to lay out their case. but defense attorneys did have a chance to cross-examine. it was very limited to what the prosecution had asked. so they did get a chance to question mcqueer yes. they asked whether or not he took notes or just his recollection of that. but certainly the defense's cross-examination is very limited in that scope because prosecutors are just trying to show a judge that there was enough evidence to move forward. defense attorneys, though, maintain that