sandusky showering with a boy in the team locker room. paterno s family is already on the defensive, with a statement that says joe paterno did not act in any way to prevent a proper investigation of jerry sandusky. the school is also bracing to see how the report helps or hurts the slew of lawsuits expected from sandusky s victims. chris clacken, nbc news. illinois congressman, jesse jackson junior is being treated for what his doctor describes a as a mood disorder. a statement from jackson s office says he s getting intensive medical care at a residential treatment facility. the statement says he s expected to make a full recovery and denied that jackson is being treated for alcoholism. a family friend told nbc news is actually severe clinical depression and an alcohol problem. jackson has been on a leave of absence from congress since june 10th.
dropping out of sight. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with today s damming new report on penn state s university s cover-up of coach jerry sandusky s sexual attacks on young boys. it says the top people at the university including the legendary football coach, joe paterno, hid what they knew and had no regard for the young victims. just now university officials are promising it will never, never happen again. you should know that our hearts remain heavy. and we are deeply ashamed. we re in no way lessening our focus on our own failings. we also are committed to helping to build greater awareness of the societal issue of child abuse. cnn s susan candiotti is joining us now. louis freeh led this study. it was very, very bitter and damming. reporter: it was, wolf. right out of the gate, louis freeh made it clear that children were victimized because four top penn state officials did nothing to stop jerry sandusky. and named names including a
to pass an extension. now, if it gets extended, the average american will save about $1,000 in taxes next year, senate r.s and ds have been meeting right now. and john thune of south dakota stepped out a moment ago. we re hoping for some good news. what can you tell us? right, it s a two-month extension, erin. it has unemployment insurance, it has the payroll tax cut extension, and what we call the doc fix, which deals with physician reimbursements under medicare. and then it also has the keystone pipeline language that was in the house, also in this particular senate bill. so i feel really good about where we are considering the fact that the senate democrats i don t think were comfortable with the pay-fors that were being proposed. and we would like to have gotten a full year like what was passed through the house of representatives. but this is where we are. we get a two-month extension of the three things i mentioned, plus we get the pipeline. okay. two months, though
outfront tonight, breaking news on what matters to all americans watching tonight. the payroll tax. democrats and republicans have been fighting for weeks over how to pass an extension. now, if it gets extended, the average american will save about $1,000 in taxes next year, senate rs and ds have been meeting right now. and john thune of south dakota stepped out a moment ago. we re hoping for some good news. what can you tell us? right, it s a two-month extension, erin. it has unemployment insurance, it has the payroll tax cut extension, and what we call the doc fix, which deals with physician reimbursements under medicare. and then it also has the keystone pipeline language that was in the house, also in this particular senate bill. so i feel really good about where we are considering the fact that the senate democrats i don t think were comfortable with the pay-fors that were being proposed. and we would like to have gotten a full year like what was passed through the h
i m erin burnett. breaking news on what matters to all americans watching tonight. the payroll tax. democrats and republicans have been fighting for weeks over how to pass an extension. now, if it gets extended, the average american will save about $1,000 in taxes next year, senators have been meeting right now, and john thune of south dakota stepped out a moment ago. we re hoping some good news. what can you tell us? right, it s a two-month extension, erin. it has unemployment insurance, the payroll tax cut extension, and what we call the doc fix, the deals with physician reimbursements under medicare and it also has the keystone pipeline language that was in the house also in this particular senate bill. so i feel really good about where we are considering the fact that the senate democrats i don t think were comfortable with the pay fors that were being proposed. and we would like to have gotten a full year like what was passed through the house of representatives. but t