disappearance of wife number four is still an open case. we begin with a death penalty for penn state football, well, not so much, but this is definitely going to hurt. just this morning, the university got slapped with a massive penalty that will last for years to come. among the most brutal, a $60 million fine. a four-year post-season ban and a forfeit of all football wins since 1998. you know what that means? joe paterno loses his title as winningest coach in major college football history. all of this in the wake of that child sex abuse scandal involving former assistant football coach jerry sandusky. rumors of the massive fine trickled out on sunday, the same time paterno's iconic statue on campus was wrapped in plastic, covered with a blanket and hauled away. the ncaa just made the announcement in indian apailous. mark mckay was there for it. mark, this is a huge blow to this school. >> a huge blow certainly to penn state university, kyra. but mark emerate said his organization needed to act and needed to act quickly. he also added that no one feels good about this. you touched on the sanctions handed down just a couple of hours ago here in indianapolis. you mentioned the $16 million fine. that will be paid in $12 million installments by penn state university over the next five years and cannot come at the expense of other sports programs. that money will be paid into an endowment. penn state also vacating all wins by the football program from the years 1998 to 2011. the ncaa saying that 1998 is the year that the university's failures began. a four-year ban on post-season play. no bowl games over the next four years for penn state and scholarship reductions from 25 to $14 million. the president of the ncaa believes they have done the right thing in this case. all the while, remembering the victims. >> this is just an unprecedented, painful chapter in the history of intercollegiate athletics. >> ncaa also saying today, kyra, that everyone needs to be reminded, especially the universities themselves that the presidents and the chancellors are the ones in charge. >> final thought, mark, explain how these penalties are even worse than a death penalty? >> well, you think about the death penalty which the ncaa president mark emmert said was on the table, it was being considered. the death penalty, of course, being the football program being banished. disappearing for a while. he said, though, the sanctions here needed to reflect a change of the culture. he said, in addition to that, they do not want to bring harm to those that had nothing to do with the jerry sandusky case. so, it's a sense of moving on. but, yes, this university has been hit hard over these past three months. they hit even harder today, kyra. >> mark mckay, thanks so much. not only the penalties mean that joe paterno has lost his title as winningest coach, but some players lost their own bragging rights. >> evan roysler tweeted out, oh, crap, so i lost every college football game i ever played in? 12 dead, 58 wounded and at least 17 people still hospitalized as the community of aurora, colorado, and the nation still grappling with friday's movie theater massacre. in less than 20 30 minutes, tha gunman believed to be behind the carnage will make his first appearance in court today. james holmes will likely face first degree murder charges. police say holmes spent months planning out his alleged rampage. gathering his arsenal, executing his plan and pulling the trigger with "calculation and deliberation." his court appearance will come just a few hours before his family is expected to break their silence, as well. let's get straight to don lemon who is just outside the courthouse where holmes will face a judge in half an hour. don, the first look at holmes since his arrest. >> it certainly will be. you know, it's even covering this story for days now, kyra. just hard to believe as you were reading about the suspect and what happened, yeah, the first time we'll get to see him. he has that red hair, as police say that he had when he was arrested. this is where he is now. they believe that is the arapahoe county detention center. he's going to be moved from this arapahoe detention center there is an underground tunnel and be brought right over here to the right to the arapahoe county courthouse. there are family members inside that courtroom now. some are in a courtroom and some in a room set aside for them. they're going to get to view this hearing via closed circuit television. members of the media will get to find out exactly what happens to him. and what his frame of mind was, possibly. so, the first time we'll get to see him and hear from the people who are defending him. >> we're taking hits on your live shots. we're going to try to figure out what the technical problems are. so, stay with us, because we're going to be talking to you a lot throughout this hour. i apologize, don, we just don't want to take a risk of breaking away from you, again. we'll go back to don lemon from just outside the courthouse as we await suspect james holmes and his arrival there. meanwhile, president obama is waking up in san francisco this morning. he changed his original campaign plan so he could visit the mourning of aurora, colorado, alas alaskatually on sunday. the president briefly addressed the media after visiting with the families. >> i come to them, not so much as president as i do as a father and as a husband. >> and mitt romney called the colorado visit the right thing for the president to do. romney also addressed the tragedy sunday evening saying, "our hearts are with the many people who have lost loved ones in colorado and other places, but particularly, we are thinking of the people in aurora, colorado." >> of all the times i have been live in iraq, what went through your mind? 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report, there's something else on her mind, as well. >> world champion gymnast jordyn wieber went it her own prom. keep it normal, keep her grounded and keep her at home. >> i think it's really important. i always tried to keep a good balance throughout my life with training and elite gymnastics and also just being a normal 16-year-old just hanging out with my friends. >> we were lucky because our gym was 20 minutes away and we were lucky that our school district was willing to be flexible. she has ant gone to school in the mornings regularly since fifth grade. so, now, she only goes to school for one class in the afternoons, but, nonetheless, she's still there and she still gets to go, you know, to lunch with her friends and she still goes to some of the football games and she went to prom. and i just figure those were the kind of things that you can't really go back and redo. >> dave and rita wieber knew they had an athlete in the family when she was very young. >> jordyn got involved in gymnastics because my husband and i thought she looked like a gymnast. then when she was 4, 4 1/2 she still looked really muscular, but it was more. then i put her in a traditional gymnastic class and she's never, she's never been away from it since then. >> reporter: now the mosque ius toddler turned teenager heads to london. >> it brought me a lot of confidence, just kind of gives me a little extra motivation to do well this summer and i think, but at the same time, i have to work just as hard as everyone else. i don't really get to take a break because i did well at world championships. >> reporter: wieber's dream is to become, and carly paterson at the 2004 games in athens. if it happens, family will have played a prominent role. >> i wouldn't be where i am today without my family behind me supporting me and always making so many sacrifices so i can go to practice and i can travel to my competitions and everything. i'm really grateful that they do that. >> reporter: for wieber winning gold would be a great way to say thanks. randi kaye, cnn, atlanta. the murder trial of former illinois police officer drew peterson is getting under way today. the disgraced cop is accused of killing his third wife, kathleen savio in 2004. she was found dead in a bathtub. peterson is also the leading suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife, stacy peterson. ted is live outside the courthouse in chicago. the trial is expected to receive plenty of attention. what are you hearing about jury selection right now. >> well, they just started, kyra. there was a bit of a delay. a little less than an hour into this process. it is going to be a difficult process because this jury pool was the same jury pool that they selected two years ago. so, these people have been told for the last two years, don't read any newspapers, don't watch any television concerning this. but two years has elapsed. they're now going to have to go through each one of these jurors and see how well they have adhered to the judge's admonishments and then try to pick a panel of folks that don't know about this case, but specifically don't know about drew peterson's missing wife, stacy. that cannot come into this trial. it's not supposed to be part of this trial. it's going to be a difficult task to find 12 people who don't know who have a fourth wife that is missing and on trial for the death of his third wife. >> how are they going to set a fair trial? this has been all over the news, as you know. >> yeah. well, one thing that they may end up doing and probably this will be the case, people that say, yes, i have heard about that, then they'll be questioned by the judge, can you put that aside? can you during this process just put that on the other side of your brain, listen to the facts of this case and ignore the fact that you may know that he has another missing wife out there somewhere. a tough task, but that will likely be the route that this judge will have to go to to panel a jury. >> ted, before i let you go. you remember covering the story all of us for months and months and months and he had no problem rolling up to the cameras talking and making statements and saying things. how do you think that's all going to play out and weave into what he's facing now? >> well, the judge, the first thing is, how is he going to act in court because right now during the pretile hearings when the jury's not there, he's all smiles and looking around the room. when the jury is in the room, will he be focused and looking down and not scanning the room looking like he's enjoying himself? that will be the first thing. how does that play into it. second thing, how much of what he has done will have been seen by this jury? the bottom line is and outside the courtroom this morning his defense attorneys were asked, people think he's a jer how will this play into it? if people were convicted for being jerks, our prison system would be full. they're anticipate aing this jury will keep all of that to the side. the judge, however, did not allow them to play media clips, the prosecution wanted to do that because he thought that would work against peterson and saying that would be prejudic l prejudicial. which drew peterson would they see what is expected to be a four-week trial. >> opening statements are scheduled to begin next week. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. we are keeping a close eye on the courthouse in aurora, colorado. james holmes has. been formally charged, but the suspect is scheduled to make his first court appearance any minute now. the 24-year-old former dock toral student is likely to face first degree murder charges. stay with us right here on cnn. we're going to bring you live coverage, as soon as the process begins. meanwhile, while we're waiting for that, joining me live from new york, legal analyst paul cowan. let's talk a little bit about what to expect today. this is james holmes' initial appearance called an advisement. explain what that is exactly. >> well, it's a lite different than what our viewers are really hearing. usually we hear about a criminal arraignment in most states. this is a proceeding that is before the arraignment, basically, prosecutors will appear in front of the judge. they have the right to lodge a charge against him, they could just lodge one charge, something sufficient to hold him. he could then be held for another 72 hours without bail and then, at that point, they can hand down more specific charges and a regular criminal arraignment will be set up, which will be a much more elaborate procedure with somebody entering a guilty or not guilty plea. this is going to be kind of a fast, in and out sort of procedure. i don't anticipate that you'll see a lot happening at this first appearance. >> so, okay, so, we're not going to -- so, you don't think we'll actually hear the charges? >> no. i don't, i don't even think that -- i don't think you're going to hear entry of a guilty or not guilty plea. you're certainly not going to hear all of the charges. it's possible prosecutors could lodge an individual charge and you may hear about an individual charge. >> like first degree murder. >> yeah. they're just looking to present him to a judge so that they have the grounds to continue to hold him as the investigation continues for at least another 72 hours without bail and then when that's wrapped up, you'll see a whole host of charges asserted at a subsequent proceeding. >> does it take, what, about a month for a preliminary hearing and that's when we'll start to hear from witnesses? >> that's right. after the criminal arraignment on whatever charges are eventually lodged against him, after 30 days, then we have a preliminary hearing in colorado. once again, in a lot of states, you don't ha this kind of hearing because the case has been presented to a grand jury. but in colorado, it's likely that we will have a preliminary hearing at which time the prosecutor has to prove that he's got probably cause and a basis to hold these cases over for trial. so, that's when we'd get our first detailed look at the case, unless, of course, it's waived by the defense. >> paul callan stay with us, we're keeping a close eye on the courthouse in aurora, colorado. james holmes hasn't been formally charged but is expected to make his first court appearance today. we're following that live. we'll also talk about new details that we are finding out about the suspect and his past. stay with us. we're keeping our close eye still on that courthouse in aurora, colorado. we also want to welcome our viewers around the world. joining us right now, we're talking about james holmes. not formally being charged yet in the colorado mass shooting spree, but he is scheduled to make his first court appearance any minute now. the 24-year-old form eer doctor student will face first murder charges. the victims mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, even very young children. >> john blunk, a.j.boik -- >> we will remember. >> jesse childress. >> we will remember. >> those are just some of the names of the 12 victims who died from the shooting rampage in aurora. the community held this prayer vigil yesterday and the president spoke just before the vigil after visiting with survivors and the victims' families. >> words are always inadequate in these kind of situations. i come to them, not so much as president, as i do as a faurg a and a husband. >> poppy harlow was at last night's vigil and has been learning a lot more about the victims. poppy, obviously, a lot of grief right now. you have spoken to a number of the family members and friends. not an easy thing to do as a reporter, that is for sure. >> you know, kyra, i think it's sort of unimaginable, still, for them. the sense that i get from the family and friends of those injured and those that have been killed is shock, disbelief. but what we saw last night at that vigil that you just played part of is the beginning of a healing process here. that was one of the most touching parts of the whole vigil, i think. when governor john hickenlooper read off the names. the mayor of aurora said the pain is still raw, but we will reclaim our city in the name of goodness, kindness and compassion and that really stood and stuck with me. so, i talked to a lot of people at this vigil from here in aurora about forgiveness. and if they believe they can even start thinking about forgiveness right now. take a listen. >> forgiveness isn't always for the person that you're forgiving that committed the crime, it's also for yourself and it's part of that healing. if you can't forgive someone you hold it in your heart, then you're going to stay angry. >> a 6-year-old little girl was killed. my daughter is 1 years old and i have a 3-year-old daughter myself. i don't think he can be forgiven. >> part of the prayers this morning not only for victims and their families and for first responders and everybody that's helping, but for the shooter and his family because, for me, personally, and for our belief system, it's not our place to judge and not forgiving only puts us in a place where we can't move forward. >> pretty incredible to hear people who have gone through so much saying that, for the most part, they believe that they can start to forgive, kyra. but i should note, we still have 17 victims in the hospital, eight a in critical condition at this hour. this is still far from over. but last night this community, thousands of people came together. it was incredibly moving. >> well, we've been learning extraordinary details about the victims, poppy. we'll talk more about that in just a few minutes. so stay with us. according to a number of reports, the movie, the victims were there to watch when holmes allege