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Penn state, and the fact that eight of the 12 jurors and two of the four alternates have ties to penn state, its not just jerry sandusky but the possibility that the accusers are going to bring civil actions against penn state later, s. jenna: a lot of the details of this case have already been out there. they are just allegations at this time. sandusky is innocent until proven guilty. we are learning the names and more information about some of the victims. we will not share the names, by the w...

Where there are so many alleged victims, and the jury is meeting them first as young boys, and then now as adults? >> well, the defense is going to have to attack the credibility. in sexual accusation cases the credibility of the accusor is the paramount of everything that goes on in a case like this. the problem for the defense is there is not just one accusor, there are multiple accusers that are now adults, and most of the time children have a very difficult time bringing these matters up. it...

Because a witness is one of a class of victims of a particular form of crime. while i will make every effort to be sensitive to the nature of the alleged testimony once the trial begins the veil must be lifted. jason, what do you think of that ruling. >> i think its the correct ruling. its a very difficult area, he no question about it. the judge has to weigh some factors. i think he came down on the right side. trials are public proceedings. our system of justice we air in public and have our g...

some 400 firefighters battling a huge blaze in colorado. this blaze doubled in size overnight. thousands of people were forced from their homes. i cannot imagine that my house is there as close as the fire was, and now i wont have a home. i have no place to go. >> so far the fires have gone through nearly 37,000 acres, a massive blaze. now the commerce secretary cited in two car accidents over the weekend suffered a seizure. that is the word today from a spokeswoman from the commerce...

14,000 acres have burned in the northern part of the state, forcing more evacuations. so far, more than a dozen structures have been lost or damaged. and people are looking for higher ground on the gulf coast. heavy rainfall is causing massive flooding in escambia county. a state of emergency has been declared and people living in low-lying areas are being urged to evacuate. i spoke earlier with the emergency manager don bosh about it. >> were urging all residents that are low-lying or...

im talking about kruklo dollar. he preaches in his massive church just outside atlanta. no, he says he did not punch her. no, he says, he did not choke her. those are the accusations that got dollar thrown in jail on thursday. earlier today, these words from the pastor to his congregation. >> the truth is, she was not choked, she was not punched. there were not any scratches on her neck. but the only thing on her neck was a prior skin abrasion from eczema. anything else is an exaggerat...

randi kaye we start with a story about eric holder who says that his investigators will get to the bottom of the leak scandal. barack obama says that the white house has zero tolerance for leaks. to syria and new clashes now in the capital of damascus. the city has long been thought to be a government stronghold, but were seeing gunfights in the streets between rebel forces and government troops. there is also fighting elsewhere in the country, opposition forces say the military has ...

themselves and others. recently outrage over the school exploded when the public for the first time saw video of a student being repeatedly shocked. his name is andre mccollins. the video showed him being shocked 31 times over the course of seven hours. it is difficult to watch. this was in 2002. mccollins was 18. hes no longer at this center. the video is part of a trial. those disturbing images also caught the attention of the u.n. central raptor juan mendez. he told a paper, the use...

the school is in massachusetts called the judge rotenberg center. they claim that electric shocks and other forms of what they call aversive therapies are the only way to control some students who are a danger to themselves and others. recently outrage over the school exploded when the public for the first time saw video of a student being repeatedly shocked. his name is andre mccollins. the video showed him being shocked 31 times over an hour. i want to warn you, it is difficult to wa...

they claim that electric shocks and other forms of what they call aversive therapies are the only way to control some students who are a danger to themselves and others. recently outrage over the school exploded when the public for the first time saw video of a student being repeatedly shocked. his name is andre mccollins. the video showed him being shocked 31 times over an hour. it is difficult to watch. mccollins was 18. hes no longer at this center. his mom pulled him out. his famil...