and good morning, everyone. we hope you had great weekend. i have to tell you, it was -- it was a moment this weekend at the penn state-nebraska football game. when both teams, before kickoff, got out there together. and it lasted a good four or five minutes. they were praying together. thinking of the victims. and i have never seen anything like that at a football game. >> you could see how much they were moved. so many people still reeling, stunned, after a week that saw coach that perspaterno and the y president fired. a new front opened up in the legal battle just las night. jim avila has more. good morning, jim. >> reporter: good morning, george. abc news has learned of what appears to be the hiring of the first civil attorney in this case. that attorney appears to have been retained by one of the eight victims mentioned in the indictment against coaching legend jerry sandusky. a prominent pennsylvania attorney has told es he's ben retained for a civil lawsuit against jerry sandusky or anyone not reporting the attacks. >> to work for a foundation that is nothing but a front for child abuse? no. they should -- they should be held accountable. >> reporter: second mile denies it knew the seriousness of the charges. even though the president of the froup was reportedly told that sandusky was banned from a local high school because of inappropriate behavior toward children. >> i do think that jerry sandusky started this foundation with the intent of having children readily available for his needs. >> reporter: sandusky, whose house has been vandalized is free to roam state college, and is still collecting a penn state pension. there are now six investigations, including one by the attorney general. >> hello, if you have information you would like to report on the jerry sandusky investigation, please leave a message. >> if i'm to speculate, i wouldn't be surprised to see more victims come forward. >> reporter: a scandal important enough to warrant a comment from the president. >> for folks not to immediately say nothing else matters except making sure those kids are prote protected? that's a problem. >> reporter: so one of the big questions remaining here is why did this investigation take so long. perhaps an answer from a local paper this morning which reports that the state police investigating this initially only assigned one state trooper to the case. george? >> thanks, jim. we're now joined by the new president of penn state university, mr. rodney ericson. one of the victims has hired a lawyer. is penn state prepared to accept responsibility for what happened to those boys? >> we certainly are. we understand there will be lawsuits field. we're prepared to do the right thing for all of the victims. >> what does that mean? >> we'll do everything we can to determine what is appropriate and do the right thing. >> you served as provost before becoming president last week. when did you first hear about the allegations? what did you think when you heard them? >> i was shocked when i heard them a week ago thursday. i read the presentment. i was deeply, deeply disturbed. >> that was the first time, last week? >> that was when i first understood the complete ramifications of this situation. i was vaguely aware that there was some issue in clinton county, to the north of us. i was not involved in any of this situation. >> it seems like, the more we hear about this, a lot of people were vaguely aware of what was going on, yet no one seemed to take the appropriate action at the appropriate time. yet, we saw the huge protests last week at penn state after coach paterno was fired. a lot of people in the penn state community seem to think he's been scape-goated. you explain to all of them why exactly coach paterno was fired? >> the board of trustees looked at all of the information that was available, they felt they had to make a change at the university. and so they took very decisive and courageous action. >> do they believe, and do you believe that coach paterno fail his moral only fwags here? >> that's a question that coach paterno will have to answer. >> you're not willing to make a judgment? >> i think we should wait for all of the facts and those who are involved to have their opportunity to respond. >> yesterday, governor corbett said assistant coach mike mcqueary failed when he didn't respond to what happened in the locker room. can you explain with why so many failed to take action? >> i have on friday afternoon, issued five points in my promise to penn state. that is that i will do everything that i can to make sure that everyone at penn state understands not only their legal responsibility but their moral responsibility as well to do the right thing the first time. >> it fair to assume that coach mcqueary will not be returns to penn state? >> he's on leave. we have issues we have to consider. >> have any ore victims come forward or contacted the university? >> i'm in the aware of any other victims coming forward at this point. the university will make every effort to do the right thing. >> what is the most important thing you want the victims and their families to know this morning? >> i want them to know we're very concerned, we're deeply concerned about them. we care about them. we're going to do everything we can to make things right. we're going to learn from this experience. this is monday morning. we have 96,000 students back with us today. we're going to go forward from here on and make this an even better university. >> thanks for your time this morning. >> thank you, george. all right, george, now to herman cain and the sexual harassment claims affecting his candidacy. his wife says the charges do not sound like the man she knows. >> reporter: this is a big, big deal. we have not heard from gloria cain. she hasn't been on the trail at all since herman cain announced. she's making a high-impact debut, swearing that herman cain respects women. after hearing the barrage of claims against her husband, gloria cain is breaking her silence. >> he totally respects women. >> in an interview airing tonight on fox news, she says she can't see her husband doing the things described, sometimes in graphic detail. >> he suddenly reached over, put his hand on my leg, under my skirt. >> to hear such graphic allegations and know that that would have been something that was totally disrespectful of her as a woman. and i know that's not the person he is. >> reporter: herman cain met gloria when they were in college. let's face it, i was first attracted by her looks, he wrote. when he decided to run for president, she was nervous for what it would mean for her family. cain campaigned alone while gloria stayed at home. she suffers from a serious heart condition. the family remains strong, joking about cain's different approach. >> your mother says your father quacks too much. >> all right. >> we're immune to it. that's what it is. >> reporter: one example of this talking, in an interview with "gq" magazine, he was asked about what his opponent's favorite ice cream flavors would be. michele bachmann, he said, tutti fruitti. he knew he would get in trouble for that. now we turn to arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords and her husband, mark kelly. the couple tells their story in a new book, called "gabby: a story of courage and hope." and our dear friend diane will give us a sneak speak. peek. >> he throws a rope, he's pulling her out. she's willing her way through this. if you could see the tape, to go from this, which was her after the injury, when no one knew she could talk, to the moment we sit down with her and take a look at the way she has changed. >> my goodness. >> this is such a story. she wants to fix my hair with the interview. i think she's having a problem, but it's my hair. >> you weren't sure if she would be able to speak with you. >> no. if you look at the brain scans, the schattered skull. no doctor could say for sure. she has an indomitable will. optimism. he video taped this. her husband video taped it. he said, she's going to recover and ask me what happened. i know she will recover. failure is not an option. here, when they didn't think she could speak. ♪ i love you >> watch me, gabby. gabby. watch me. >> watch me. >> that's right, watch me. >> make no mistake. it's so exhausting. >> oh, sure. >> she knows something is p profoundly wrong. there are tears. at one point, she says, i'm beaten. i'm beaten. he says to her, beat up, but no, you're not beaten. she's able to move the leg that won't move. when we see her walk today, and music playing a key role the whole time. she sings. we learn about how music can rebuild pathways in the brain. wait until you see her singing "girls want to have fun." >> we have been amazed with her recovery. there's a lesson here. and how she's been able to do this. >> there's a lesson in never giving up. there's a lesson in what her husband says, in the space program, we say the sky is not the limit. the sky is not the limit. it's a love story. and he sent her a message when he flew the valedictory mission. he, showing the right stuff in the skies, and she on earth. this was his message. ♪ it's a beautiful day ♪ >> what's on your mind? >> i'm looking forward to coming home. tell my wife i love her very much. she knows. >> what's the first word you think of? >> brave. brave. >> thank you. >> brave. brave. >> that's what i think of when i think of you, too. >> thank you. >> brave and tough. >> and she looks at me and says, tough at nails. >> she is, too. both of them are. what's next for her? >> she's going talk to us about what she thinks she has to do to return to congress. the therapists say her recovery can go on for years and years. the therapist sent word saying, wait until you see what she's done in the two weeks you were with her. >> that fast. >> she, according to everybody around her, can make her own decision about returning. >> after seeing this, there's though doubt she'll be able to do this and so much more. thank you, diane. see all of it tonight. a special edition of "20/20." at 10:00, 9:00 central here on abc. you can tistick around if you want. now, josh elliott has the other top news. good morning. >> good morning. we're going to begin with some breaking news out of oakland. tensions rising as occupy oakland protesters are gearing up for what could be a showdown. police have told proetesters to clear their camp outside city hall. the proetesters say they're not going any where. meanwhile in portland, oregon, protesters threw something on fire at police as they refused to evacuate their camp, which city managers said was attracting thieves and dug users. in hawaii, the president has gotten support from canada and mexico for a free dade detrade . the president said he'll work with russia and china to put more pressure on iran to stop its nuclear program. and a world-renowned american skier has been killed by an avalanche. jamie pierre, perhaps best known for this video, he was snow boarding sunday on snow bird mountain, which is not officially open yet. and an alarming prediction this morning. 1 in so adults could have diabetic by the year of 2030. and the woman behind the popular pink ribbon campaign for breast kander campaign has died. evelyn lauder passed away at the age of 75. her pink ribbon campaign earned tens of millions of dollars over the years. >> she made quite a difference. >> let's get the weather from sam. oh, you're right there. >> been here all morning long. let's start with the unusual warmth from the great lakes through new england. look at 60, 66, through new york city. a little bit south to washington, d.c. 80s in new orleans. and tallahassee. there's strong rain along the front. two areas where storms are likely to kick up. one around the great lakes, the other in texas. the action is right around the front. south of that, all kinds of warm temperatures. a dry spell, nice to the west. >> now to that cinderella story for the youtube generation. last summer, a marine went online to invite justin timberlake to the ball. ♪ i'm bringing sexy back >> reporter: in bow tie and tux. ♪ timberlake brought corporal kelsey desantos to her marine corps ball on saturday. >> come to the ball with me. if you can't go, all i have to say is cry me a river. ♪ cry cry me a river cry me a river ♪ >> reporter: no need for tears after kelsey posted this invite on youtube this summer. timberlake was a good sport. he had a good time on saturday. they made me feel so welcomed there, he wrote on his website. we ate and took photos and drank and made jokes. we even danced a little. she's not the only lucky marine to corral a hollywood star. >> hey, mila, sergeant moore. >> reporter: she got the idea after moore asked mila kunis to go. >> this needs to go down. this needs to happen. do it for your country. >> okay. i'll do it -- i'll do it for you. >> reporter: that ball is later this week in north carolina. as for justin, he said he was honored to be invited. i felt so proud to be there. thank you, corporate kelsey desantis. thank you for inviting me and for being my hero. >> she looks beautiful. >> can't wait for the next one this week. coming up, the father of the missing 2-year-old is talking to us. and the latest on kim kardashian. wait until you hear who she's suing. cameron finds out what they think about each other behind the scenes on "dancing with the stars." i'd race down that hill without a helmet. i took some steep risks in my teens. i'd never ride without one now. and since my doctor prescribed lipitor, i won't go without it for my high cholesterol and my risk of heart attack. why kid myself? 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an accident in the cleanup-- we have an accident in the cleanup stages. expect delays there top side. looking live at traffic cameras we have slow traffic on the outer loop beginning at 795. and ending around here at frederick avenue. taking a look at our earlier accident delays on 95 still southbound at mountain road in the left lane. looks like that is opening up. we have residual delays to route 24 still stay to the right. you can use pulaski highway or philadelphia road. now with the latest local news here's charley. >> reporter: police continue to investigate a shooting at arundel mills mall. jeneen dunn and chonsay green with shot and killed late friday in parking lot near dave and busters. early saturday morning witnesses accounts led police to district heights where they tracked down suspect 22-year- old james coleman at his home. police say coleman was shot and killed when he opened fire on police and they returned fire on him. now back to new york for more oid good morning -- "good morning america" we are back in 25 minutes for more weather and traffic. see you then. just a toddler, sky metalwala, disappeared a week ago. that's his dad handing out flyers. his mom is many hiding right now. we're to talk to sky's father, live, just ahead. >> boy, it's got to be so hard for that dad. a little more controversy for kim kardashian. now a member of her inner circle is speaking out about whether her marriage was real or just for show. all of you you know who you are. fans of "the hunger games." we have the sneak peek of the movie so many cannot wait to see. our audience can't wait to see it either. one of the stars will join us live. we do begin with the latest on sky metalwala. the search intensified over the weekend. police don't believe that sky was taken when she left him in the car to find a gas station. first, abc's neal karlinsky joins us from seattle with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. a full week gone by and police are exactly where they started. other than the fact that sky is missing, there is not a single piece of hard evidence of a crime. police lined the road where 22-year-o2 2-year-old sky metalwala disappeared. hoping to find someone who was here at the time and may have seen something. police have been stepping up searches on horseback, through parks, and back at the mother's parent. there is no sign of sky. and a fwroeing invest gative team can't find any independent evidence to back up the mother's story. police say this late night test drive of her car show it works. despite her claim that the car ran out of gas, which is why she left sky alone inside on sunday and walked off for help. defectives have not been shy about the beliefs that the mother knows more than what she's saying. >> contemplating bringing her in on the crime of leaving her child unattended in the car on sunday. >> reporter: while the mother remains tight-lipped and out of sight, the boy's father has been talking almost deally. pleading for help. >> we'll take more flyers. >> reporter: and passing out flyers looking for his son. this weekend, he gathered people together for his own search. >> if it was me, i would want people helping me too. >> reporter: police are frustrated. the mother's story doesn't add up. she won't offer them any more information. searches of her home have turned up nothing. >> it's a meeting we have to have sometime between now and tomorrow. >> reporter: one thing we do know is that the mother has hired a criminal defense attorney.