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>> no. well, jerry sanduskys lawyer says the former penn state coach is looking forward to todays court hearing where he will face his accusers. the attorney left open the question of whether he will call sandusky to the stand. the former graduate assistant who claims he witnessed one of at takes is likely to testify. prosecutors may call joe paterno as well. the hearing is to determine whether there is enough evidence for the case to go to trial. a texas middle school student is now clingin...

>> and we couldnt do that today. >> by waiving the hearing, he avoids having to hear from his accusers, having the media report on what the accusers said. the case now proceeds to his arraignment set for january 11th. belgian television reports that police are hunting for two or three people suspected of throwing grenades into a bus shelter killing two people and injuring up to a dozen others. residents in the city of llege are being told to stay in their homes. russian billionaire and owner...

This was a surprise today, david lee miller. >> reporter: there was a great deal of disbelief as well as relief and a little frustration thrown in that the preliminary hearing did not get underway as many had expected. if it had taken place, sandusky would have come face to face with many of his accusers, but minutes after the hearing got underway, the defen attorney told the court that the defendant, jerry sandusky, had agreed to waive the hearing. and that was it, it was over in about five min...

This morning on "world news now" -- courtroom drama. the young men accusing former penn state coach jerry sandusky of sexual abuse are set to meet him today face to face. >> prosecutors are ready to question every one of them in front of a pennsylvania judge. its tuesday, december 13th. good morning, everybody. im rob nelson. >> and im sunny hostin. as many as 10 accusers may testify in the jerry sandusky hearing taking place in a tiny pennsylvania town today. it is unclear if sandusky himself...

Profit from charging jerry sandusky with abusing young boys. what do you say that defense theory? >> that is utterly ludicrous especially with victim number six came forth in 1998 very time this happened. told his mother. the mother told the police. he remained quiet until now until he was contacted by prosecutors. he is certainly not part of any collusion or conspiracy. >> reporter: attorney ken suggs thanks for talking with us. january 11th is the date sandusky will be arraigned but his attorn...

With several of the men accusing him of sexually abusing them when they were just boys. michelle franzen has more on this in bellefonte, pennsylvania. >> reporter: the sex abuse case now moves here to bellefonte, about 15 minutes from penn state. prosecutors will use the grand jury report along with witness and testimony from alleged victims to lay out their case, trying to show a judge that there is enough evidence against sandusky to move forward and go to trial. of course, sanduskys lawyer sa...

Only to waive the hearing. i want to thank all the people who have shown support. nothing has changed. ly stand my ground, testify and speak the truth. it sounds like his courage has not been daunted by the setback of what the expectation was today. obviously for the victims going through this, theyre going to need a lot of stamina to get through a daunting process like this, correct? >> yes, its going to be a dogfight. we know sanduskys attorney has said he wants to check the veracity of the ac...

He just endorsed it. jerry sandusky was supposed to go face-to-face with accusers and stunned the court with the decision to waive the right to a preliminary hearing. this may all lead to a plea deal. how many times investigators say a driver involved in this deadly car crash sent and received text messages in just 11 minutes. they are calling for a ban on all cell phones while you drive. so we switched to the bargain detergent, but i found myself using three times more than youre supposed to an...

Family friend a different variation of that shower story immediately after the incident in 2002. mike isikoff is msnbcs national investigative correspondent and buzz bissinger is a daily beast contributor. let me start with michael. give me an update on what this new conflict and count is all about. >> reporter: well, first, chris, it is potentially very important. but its probably not all that important for whats going to take place tomorrow, which is the preliminary hearing against jerry sandu...

10-year-old boy in a penn state shower reportedly told his father and his family and a family friend a different variation of that shower story immediately after the incident in 2002. mike isikoff is msnbcs national investigative correspondent and buzz bissinger is a daily beast contributor. let me start with michael. give me an update on what this new conflict and count is all about. >> reporter: well, first, chris, it is potentially very important. but its probably not all that important for w...