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The area around chernobyl. the place her family once called home. this summer, maria decided she'd return for the first time in 11 years. her first stop, a local hospital, where sharapova talked to doctors about the effects of chernobyl's radiation. more than two decades after the disaster, there's been a 1,400% increase in children diagnosed with thyroid cancer. next up, a cultural center. and a tennis clinic. >> you hit the first ball. here, i'll feed it to you. >> reporter: before her visit, sharapova donated about $300,000 to charity programs here.

To charity programs here. during her stay she estimates an additional $250,000 would be added to create sports and recreational facilities. before leaving, sharapova also stopped at an apartment building she'd often visited as a child. the building her parents had lived in during the chernobyl catastrophe. >> the people remember her when she was 2 years old. and the way they remember her, he grabbed her hair and pulled her hair out. >> it's crazy to think about the what ifs. what if i was never a tennis player. it does cross my mind sometimes. i really don't know what that feels like. i really...

Allegations of sandusky in the shower with the young boy. and the charity takes no actions, sandusky continues to participate in the charity programs and one of the stunning revelations in that grand jury report is that all of sandusky's alleged victims, he met through charity programs. that's how he met his victims, that's how he lured them and so the question here is did charity executives fail to act, fail to stop what could have been further abuse? >> mike, really quickly we got to get out of here but i want to ask you really fast. i understand coach paterno has contacted a high-profile at...

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