inappropriate sexual contact with any of these underaged boys? >> yes, i am. >> reporter: during the nine-minute long interview, sandusky repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, but did at times seemed to struggle to answer details about his contact with young boys. >> are you sexually attracted to young boys, to underaged boys? >> am i sexually attracted to underaged boys? >> yes. >> sexually attracted, no. i enjoy young people. i love to be around a them. i -- i -- but no, i'm not sexually attracted to young boys. >> reporter: sandusky's attorney appeared on "today." >> we have a bunch of people who have ready allegations, realize that there is a large university involved and there may be a lot of money involved in lawsuits that are certainly going to come. >> reporter: legal expert says the blame does not wend sandusky. >> to not ask questions, what did you see, what exactly took place, it's just astounding. and if they didn't want to ask the hard questions, certainly they should have turned it over to the police. >> reporter: but they didn't. and now a football program, university, and community are facing the high costs of silence. mark barger, nbc news. >> sandusky remains free on bail. neighbors have asked a judge to place him in protective custody out of fear that their community is not safe with him living in it. so far there has been no indication about whether the court will consider their requests. a loudoun county middle school teacher has resigned after he was charged with being drunk at the school. police arrested 46-year-old radhakrishnan sivaramapillai. at lunsford middle school yesterday. investigators say a school staff member noticed he was under the influence. sivaramapillai was a physics teacher at the school. he is charged with being drunk in public. according to his bio on the school's website, he has been teaching in fairfax and loudoun counties for more than seven years. loudoun county deputies have charged a teenager with driving under the influence after a serious crash this morning. it happened about 7:00 a.m. on route 7 near the loudoun county parkway. that's in ashburn. deputies arrested 18-year-old jacob mazaras of leesburg. they tell us he was coming off route 7 eastbound, but instead of following the ramp, he allegedly kept going straight. his hyundai went airborne and landed on loudoun county parkway. a 47-year-old woman driving a toyota was hit. both drivers were taken by helicopter to the hospital. they're expected to be okay. tonight montgomery county residents will be weighing in at a public hearing on a bill that would make it illegal to loiter or prowl on county property. the loitering bill targets anyone regardless of age who behaves suspiciously outdoors. it was created as an alternative to a proposed teen curfew. that curfew would require teenagers 17 and under to be off the streets by midnight on weekend, and 11:00 on week nights. a council panel is scheduled to vote on the teen curfew bill december 1st. after a cloudy day, we are seeing some pockets of rain in spots. >> and guess what? there is more on the way. meteorologist veronica johnson is in the weather center with details. hey, veronica. >> hey there, guys there is more rain on the way. just look at that die skye. it's gray. the clouds will start lowering before long. you may have noticed the showers today. they have been scattered showers, they have been light showers. not too bad for today. 62 degrees the temperature. take a look at the bottom of your screen. you're going to need your umbrella for the evening rush. and you're especially going toe need it by tomorrow morning. humidity is at 67%. so that's the other thing. you know, for mid-november here, it's been quite mild, with temperatures in the 60s throughout the area and it's 62 degrees right now. take a look at college park at 64. huntingdon to the south and east at 64 degrees. laytonville and damascus, you are at 62 degrees this afternoon. cloud cover throughout the area there are those scattered showers as indicated by the blobs of green. so we do not have much over us right now. a little wet in the areas around leesburg and west of hagerstown and right there between rappahannock and culpeper county. so more showers on the way for our evening. it is going to be wet. temperatures, though, only dropping to 58 degrees by 11:00 p.m. we're talking about more rain for tomorrow. i'll tell you how much we're going to get, and which areas throughout this area will see the highest totals. pat? >> all right, thanks, veronica. a new survey shows there is now a four-way tie in iowa, where the nation's first republican primary will take place. this tie is bad news for herman cain. steve handelsman explains in our report. >> reporter: herman cain was in iowa today. he knows how important the january 3rd caucuses could be. >> the state of iowa is going to set the tone. >> reporter: cain has lost most of his lead in iowa polls. the new bloomberg survey puts him in a virtual four-way tie. polls show many republicans worried about the sexual harassment charges. and even though cain acknowledged today -- >> national security. that is the president's number one responsibility. >> reporter: cain struggled for a full minute to remember the obama libya policy. >> got all this stuff twirling around in my head. >> reporter: earlier were gaffes about china, muslims, the mexican border. >> reinforce the idea that you don't have a thorough understanding of foreign policy? >> 9-9-9. >> reporter: mitt romney has reported reluctant to contest iowa, where the tea party dominates. but at a factory in south carolina today, he took on president obama, who said saturday americans have grown lazy. >> i just don't think that president obama understands america, because the people of america are just as imaginative and ambitious and just as hardworking as ever. >> reporter: but romney, paul, gingrich, cain, even rick perry and the rest can still have hope in iowa. 60% of republicans there say they still might switch and back somebody else at the caucuses that are seven weeks from today. i'm steve handelsman, news4. we're following a developing story right now out of new york city. city officials and occupy wall street protesters are waiting for a ruling from a judge right now. today protesters asked the court to declare the city acted illegally in evicting hundreds of demonstrators from the park. new york city police in riot gear cleared out the park overnight. mayor michael bloomberg said the site had become a public safety hazard. many went peacefully, but about 200 protesters resisted and were arrested. once cleared, city crews moved in to clean the park that has been occupied since mid-september by protesters. bloomberg says protesters could return, but not with tents or sleeping bags. a detroit man today accused of having his 9-year-old daughter drive him around after he had been drinking is going to stand trial. today a judge made that ruling. sean weimar will stand trial for second-degree child abuse charges. weimar's daughter testified today. she said her dad drank half a bottle of whiskey, and she agreed to drive but she was scared. police arrested weimar after pulling over the van and finding the little girl behind the wheel. conjoined twins, sisters who were separated two weeks ago are about to return home to the philippines. angelica and angelina are currently recovering at lucille packer children's hospital. they were born joined at the chest. yesterday hospital officials said the 2-year-old girls were doing just fine and could be released within a couple of days. the twins' mother became very emotional when her daughters walked up to her for the first time since being separated. >> they're learning how to walk. we're so excited now to go home. see them -- see them sleeping in their own car seats. >> the girls' high-stakes surgery lasted nearly ten hours. a team of 20 doctors and nurses made their separation possible. we're just getting started here on news4 for this afternoon. coming up, snakes in a classroom. how a rattlesnake got loose in an elementary school, causing a lot of panic among kids and teachers too. >> there will be ups and there will be downs. and there will be all arounds, you know what i'm saying? >> after a 15-year hiatus, whitney houston makes her return to the big screen. and she is talking about her return to another popular role. and hot 99.5's cain is in the house with all the hot talk today. we're talking about the one thing you don't want to forget see retirement in his future. you're watching news4 at 4:00. >> enjoy him while you can. actor brad pitt says he sees his acting days are numbered. pitt is 47 now. he told an interviewer earlier this month that he wants to retire at the age of 50. pitt is in south korea promoting his new movie "moneyball." he says he is not putting an exact date on retirement, but he says he sees it coming because he has other interests. what can an unknown comedian do to attract attention to his christmas special? how about getting pamela anderson to play the virgen in a tongue-in-cheek recreation of the nativity. that's what russell ters. the russell peters christmas special is set to air on the comedy network, and ctv in canada. he has also recruited singer michael buble and actor ted lange from "the love boat." whitney houston is back at work, acting in the movie "sparkle." it's been 15 years now since whitney has appeared on the big screen. and she doesn't plan to stop there is a possibility of her returning to another beloved whitney role. she says author terry mcmillan keeps calling her about "waiting to exhale part 2." whitney houston starred as savannah in the movie. and houston told access hollywood's shawn robinson that the movie is close to having a sequel. >> i guess it's inevitable if my three other friends, my three ladies, loretta and angela bassett and leila, i think they're all in. i just have to -- i am just settling down, getting this under my belt. and once i finish with this, i'm not going to say no. >> houston says it will be some time before we'll know if the movie comeback will happen or not. well, one lucky "the wizard of oz" fan will soon be able to slip her feet into movie history. a pair of ruby red slippers from the 1939 classic film are heading to the auction block next month in new york. they were unveiled today in l.a., and are expected to be sold for upwards of $3 million. that's 1.5 per shoe pad. four pairs of ruby slippers survived production. one is at the smithsonian here. one was stolen from the judy garland museum in '06, and another pair is in private hands, or feet. so how long can you keep a secret? the one thing you don't want to forget about after running in a marathon, and prove that you're never know what you're in for when you buy a used vehicle. >> those are just some of the topics for discussion today with cain of hot 99.5. so we start today with a used minivan that doesn't work. >> yep. >> so why would you buy something like that? >> well, the minivan worked. and what this gentleman in san jose, california did is he went and he bought it. he needed one. he needed practical transportation. so he goes out and buys it and tries to roll the window down. it doesn't quite roll down. that's okay. i've got air conditioning. for two years he drove around the minivan, relying on the air conditioning to keep himself cool. and finally the ac broke. so he had to take it in. when they took it in, they found $500,000 worth of cocaine hidden in the door panels on each side. for two years he drove around with the cocaine inside. >> wow. >> and he had no idea. >> that car was really worth something. >> it was worth something. can you imagine when you're getting the phone call, we'd like you to come down. they all thought it was his cocaine. they didn't realize it wasn't his and was in the car. the owner of the thrifty car rental place that sold it to him has apologized and promised to refund. >> and called him instead of the police. 24 is amazing. >> no, the police were there when he got there. he just didn't get arrested because he was able to explain it away. >> i would hope. can you keep a secret? a new study finds exactly how long the average woman can keep one. >> watch it now. >> no, no, no. which one do you fit in? there are several different groups of people that can't keep secrets. are you in the group that has to tell because you don't want about the the only person that knows? are you one of those that likes to gossip so you help spread office rumors and get other people in trouble, or are you really good at keeping a secret? >> i'm good. >> she is very good at that. >> the average woman, before i get complaint letters, keep a secret for just 32 minutes. >> no! >> yes, before she has to tell. 10% can't keep any secret at all. 13% want the gossip to spread. half of the people don't want to be the only ones to know. >> half the women you mean? >> half the women, correct. guys didn't do the study. they refused to answer the question. >> i think we're a little better at it. these women are always saying don't worry, i won't tell a soul. >> 32 minutes. >> 31 minutes. >> let's commission that study for men. an adopted dog in ohio earned his keep after being in the house for only a few hours. >> this dog was going to be euthanized. we're all dog lovers. we've had dogs. you saw parker on last week. >> he's huge now. >> this dog was 135 pounds. this was a gigantic dog. and these owners in southwest ohio didn't want the dog to be euthanized. so they agreed to take the dog for just a couple of days, just until they could return it to the kennel and see if they can get it adopted out again. so within eight hours, the owner's taking the dog out and the dog starts growling. and the owner realizes someone has snuck into their basement, clipped both the cable and the phone cord, and was going to hold up the house. dog ended up saving the family. >> wow. >> they have decided to keep the dog. originally named rumpelstiltskin. >> good doggy. >> and parker's ego, is that in check? >> no, it's out of control. he can't be on tv anymore. >> and finely, cain, what is the one thing you don't want to forget after you finish running a marathon. >> this happened in new york city, the new york city marathon. the gentleman decided to run it. shores on, a t-shirt. this guy goes out to run the marathon, and he doesn't bring anything but keys and $40 catch. he gets done with the marathon and forgets where he parked his car. >> oh, no. >> two days later he finally realized i think i saw one of the adds in the parking garage. let me call the company for the ad and see which ones they advertised in, which garages the company advertised in, and i'll go from there. the company ended up giving him the address and cross street. he was able to find his car, 48 hours after losing it. >> good for him. >> wow. >> thanks. >> good story. we like your pink scripts there. i know you were begging for blue on the radio. next week we'll do better. >> right. >> tune in tomorrow morning. coming up on news4, apple's service that will let you listen to all your music on the go, even if your tunes are not on yo [ male announcer ] the chicken marinara melt is the featured $5 footlong of november. juicy chicken, marinara sauce, and melty cheese served toasted on freshly baked italian bread. get it pronto, cuz this november only, it joins our everyday $5 footlongs! subway. eat fresh. 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