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Jenna: new fallout this monday morning on the penn state sex abuse scandal. the ceo of the second mile charity, thats the charity founded by former coach jerry sandusky, that ceo is stepping down after 28 years in that position. were also learning the judge that released sandusky from jail was a volunteer for that very same charity. sandusky is a charged abusing that boy while working for second mile. david lee? >> reporter: start with the latest developments here. the president and ceo of the s...

And shes candidates have their staffs call these people and say, listen, im coming to town. will you set up a fund-raiser for me. and once you get that going, these are literally the first people that they call when they announce their candidacy. once you get that going, then it kind of builds on itself. if its a successful fund-raiser, then it leads to more, more people are interested, more people agree to be bumblers for the campaign. >> ted johnson looking at hollywood and politics. thank you...

And as for the judge who set it at $100,000, its due only if he doesnt show in court. it turns out the judge, who set the bail, was a volunteer at sanduskys charity. one that some say was a front for sanduskys alleged recruitment of young boys. by the way, the head of that charity, the second mile, resigned today. and according to a harrisburg patriot news special report, only one state trooper was assigned to this case for the duration of the first 15 months of the investigation going back to 2...

Thought that was strange. >> surprised. everybody was surprised but it seemed natural that he would want to go spend more time with the kids because he had this great -- he wanted to expand it, raise more money. >> one of the biggest things would be the trust that would be developed. what were trying to be is what we think to be is a true friend. >> reporter: but now with the charges that he sexually abused eight young boys, all of whom he met through the second mile charity, there is outrage ov...

It to the police attention sooner. >> indeed. the president was fired last week. the judge who granted sanduskys bail it emerged and also volunteered for his charity. i have to ask you, does that strike you as a conflict of interest? it does me. >> being a question that has been raised, the judge that set the bail to $100,000, many thought it would be maybe a half million. it was unsecured which means he did not have to offer collateral and he was free to go. he also was not required to wear an ...

Into sandusky said on "meet the press" sunday that mcqueary shouldve done more. >> he met the minimum obligation of reporting it up, but did not, in my opinion, meet a moral obligation that all of us would have. >> reporter: prosecutors wanted sanduskys bail to be set at $500,000 and hed be required to wear a leg monitor. but the district court judge ordered he be free on $100,000 and pay nothing unless he failed to show up for a court hearing. shes now under scrutiny because her online profile ...

race. but just minutes from now, cnns elizabeth cohen will join me now live right here with the high cost of not ensuring everybody. the pennsylvania charity founded by the former penn state assistant football coach accused of child rape needs a new ceo. the long-time head of the second mile has resigned in hopes he says of restoring faith in the organizations volunteers and staff. the group put a top to jerry sanduskys involvement with children in 2008 when he told them of one alleg...

inching towards a civil lawsuit against penn state. what can you tell us about that? >> a pennsylvania attorney has been making the rounds on the morning talk shows saying an alleged victim of former coach jerry sandusky has hired him to explore a civil lawsuit and that would reportedly include a potential lawsuit, not only against the former coach, but anyone who may not have reported any attacks or aware of them. that is still developing. a lot of anticipation that there would be civ...

good morning. this is your a.m. wakeup call for monday, november 14th, from the time warner center in new york. im christine romans. carol has the morning off. here are your top stories this morning. unoccupy. cities around the country telling protesters your time is up. police in riot gear facing off protesters in portland after cops dismantled their camps. protesters in denver and other cities being told to go home. >> i will continue to fight for the american jobs act so that we can...

you can look at all of my music monday interviews. tell me who youre listening to, what artists you think we should profile each and every music monday. now hour two. watch this. welcome back. im brooke baldwin. here are a couple of stories were looking at. the supreme court decides it will weigh in on president obamas health care law. a charity chief resigns among the penn state sex abuse scan l scandal. and an american is on a russian rocket heading to the international space stati...