brad bell is live at penn state with more on the service for joe paterno. >> joe paterno's biehl and burial were held yesterday in private. this was anything but private. there was a lot of talk about his so-called grand experiment his effort to build an atmosphere of success with honor. the final speaker was his son. he had the current and former players stand and told them joe paterno will always be with them. >> your lives are his legacy. your families, the people you reach or his legacy. the grand experiment, success with honor, was a ripple that has grown to a tsunami of washing across the world. >> this was an opportunity for joe paterno's many believers family and friends to remember the lives he touched and to give credit for the institution he helped build. >> i cannot imagine anyone impacting more lives positively. we always have so many it memories of him. >> what i know now is that joe was not trying to build perfection. that does not exist. and he knew it. he was, bit by bit and building a habit of excellence. >> there was little talk of the sandusky scandal. hugh -- mos

families gather at joe paterno's bedside and newt gingrich pulls off a primary upset. hello, i'm bruce johnson. thanks for joining us this saturday. we'll have the latest on penn state coach joe paterno in a second, but first, newt gingrich a big winner in north carolina. what does this mean for the other gop hopefuls, especially mitt romney who had this thing won a few days ago. danielle nottingham. >> reporter: when mitt romney took the stage tonight, he was full of energy and optimism and says he's now looking ahead to the next primary. cbs news projects newt gingrich as the winner of the south carolina primary. the former house speaker staged a comeback to beat mitt romney who came in second. >> let me first of all say thankyou to everyone in south carolina who decided to be with us in changing things. >> reporter: romney promised his supporters a victory in florida which has its primary in three days. >> we're now three contests into a long primary season. this is a hard fight because there's so much worth fighting for. >> reporter: gingrich won big with last-minu

joe paterno was 85 years old. he and his family have been a part of the fabric of this close knit community for 61 years. so generations grew up with joe paterno. went to school here. their children are going to school here. over my shoulder, i'm outside beaver stadium. that's where the penn state football team played. there's a vigil going on right now. they are dropped off flowers. they are lighting candles and expressing their thoughts. it was around 9:30 this morning when it was announced that joe paterno passed away. they made that announcement. people rushed up here just to pay tribute to the leader. here's what some of them had to say. >> i don't know. it doesn't make it any easier. you know it was going to happen some time. but it doesn't make it any easier. nothing can prepare you for it. >> a man's life and legacy was tarnished unfairly. and unjustly. had everybody stepped back and let the facts played out, we all would have been better off. >> we're getting this statement from the board of trustees at p

>>> tonight at 11:00, remembering joe paterno. penn state honors the legacy of the former football coach two months after a child sex abuse scandal led to his firing. >>> and congresswoman gabrielle giffords announces that she is stepping down but that her time in public service is not over. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm aaron gilchrist. we begin, though, with the weather and some dangerous roads out there. vdot is telling people to delay their trip to work tomorrow, advising telework until 10:00 a.m. the federal government has also decided on an 11:00 a.m. dlied arrival with unscheduled leave and telework for federal employees. alexandria schools, jefferson county schools, and morgan county schools will all open two hours late tomorrow. prince william county schools also two hours late. the d.c. government and d.c. public schools will open on time. let's head to meteorologist chuck bell. >> we have a very cold air mass in place and warm air riding up over the top, which is trying to rain down into the cold air. as a result, we

plus developments in the health of college football coach joe paterno. and who got hit the hardest with the weather? abc 7 news is right now. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> it was a decisive victory tonight for newt gingrich in south carolina. as soon as the polls were closed, he was declared the winner. here are the numbers -- south carolina has historic plea chosen the eventual republican nominee for president. will history repeat itself? kris van cleave it is in columbia, south carolina, with more. >> newt gingrich is a big student of history. santorum and mitt romney would disagree. what is clear, the scope of the big victory double digits, was unexpectedly large, and it is clear this gop primary season will continue on for awhile. >> thank you to everyone in south carolina who decided to be with us in changing washington. >> it was newt gingrich surging to a big victory in the palmetto state. a week ago he was running second. not anymore. >> with your help, we are moving to florida and beyond. >> for his support

joe paterno was 85. we will take you live to the penn state campus in just a few minutes. >>> while voters in south carolina were choosing their favorites, some votes have already been cast in the florida primary. more than 197,000 of them. republicans who voted there. most of them were absentee ballots but the rest coming from early voting in five florida counties. as of yesterday, all 67 counties are now open for early voting. florida's early voting ends in most counties, next saturday, january 28th and the regular primary voting in florida is on tuesday, january 31st. >>> the candidates are all moving on to florida after south carolina. mitt romney told fox news sunday that he's ready to fight for votes in every state starting with florida. >> i'm looking forward to a long campaign. this is a tough process. you know that. that's the way it ought to be. we're selecting the president of the united states. someone who is going to face ups and downs and real challenge. i hope through this process, i can d

joe paterno, dead at the age of 85. paterno's death has sparked an outpouring of sorrow among penn state fans and alumni, many of whom are still reeling from the events of the last three months. susan candiotti on the penn state campus where students have been gathering all day at the paterno statue. and, susan, what are people telling you now in. >> reporter: hi, don. you know, both students and nonstudents and despite bitterly cold temperatures, there has been a steady stream of people stopping here at this site to exchange stories, share memories, and leave behind mementos of coach joe paterno. in fact, a lot of people stop by even to touch the hand of the statue. that's something that's traditionally done here, but today it takes on special meaning. all of this as you indicated amid a scandal, a child sex abuse scandal, that's touched penn state university that involved paterno's assistant cove, jerry sandusky. he is criminally charged, but all of this prompted the firing of joe paterno as head coach of the football

let's not forget how large a figure joe paterno is when it comes to football. he became the head coach in 1966. he had been an assistant from 1950 through 1965. he's the only division one coach to win 51 victories. he was fired amid the sexual abuse scandal november 9th. last week, paterno sat down with the washington post and was very candid about his actions in the wake of discovering what his former assistant allegedly did. sally jenkins did a great story with that interview. >> thanks a lot for that. >>> grads spent the day raising money for an organization that helps victims of sexual assault. she heard about paterno's declining health and shared their thoughts with our lindsey mastis. >> on and off the field he's been a true leader for penn state university. >> reporter: this group of grads ended up at rumors downtown to celebrate, but then long time penn state coach joe paterno was taken off life support. >> as soon as this group found out about the news, the mood changed and some are so upset and so sad. they said they couldn't speak on camera. >> my fr

it wasn't joe's fault. we're still going to love joe paterno forever and ever. period. because we are penn state. >> we don't know about funeral plans as yet. and the university is also going to be scheduling a memorial for him at some point for the man who was considered to be the heart and soul of penn state. fred? >> susan candiotti, thanks so much. so paterno's history with penn state dates back more than 60 years. he was named assistant coach in 1950. he became head coach in 1966 over the course of his career, he logged 409 wins, more than any other division one coach in college football history. under his leadership, the team won two national championships, 1982 and '86. paterno was fired last year amid child sex abuse allegations against his assistant coach jerry sandusky. >>> so given all that history, it is no surprise the world of college football and the wider sports world are mourning cnn's sports mark mckay is here to talk about paterno's impact. we're talking about half a century in football, college ball. >> known as joepa by so many, you saw the emotion

joe paterno's legacy here at least is more resilient. people remembering many wins, the many smiles, and the cheers that he brought to generations of penn state football fans. eun, back to you. >> he was a legend. brian mooar live at state college, pennsylvania. thank you very much. >>> and jerry sandusky and his wife released a statement saying, "dottie and i would like to convey our deepest sympathy to sue and her family. nobody did more for the academic reputation of penn state than joe paterno. joe preached toughness, hard work, and clean competition. microsoft importa -- most importantly, he had the strength to practice what he preached." we'll have more on how people at the university are remembering the long-time football coach later today and throughout the week. >>> super bowl xlvi is set thanks to field goal kickers. the giants are heading to indianapolis because of their kicker, lawrence tynes. defeated the field goal to defeat the 49ers. the game-winning kick was set up by a crucial mistake by the kick returner, kyle williams

. >> a final farewell to legendary coach joe paterno. one middle school has banned students from wearing the trendy ugg boots. >> you may have seen this going up or down the street, construction is complete at the new patient care facility at john hopkins. the new building sits on 5 acres and houses 560 all private patient rooms. a 33 new operating rooms, and a full array of state of the art imaging equipment. it beats the ever-changing needs of its patience and their families -- it meets the ever- changing needs of the patience and their families. >> you're scared to leave your child. with these new amenities, you have a bathroom in your child's room. you have the ability to order food and have a brought to you. >> the grand opening for the $1.1 billion facility is set for april 29. thousands gathered on the campus of penn state university to pay their final respects to joe paterno who died on sunday. others whose lives he helped shape gave touching tribute to. >> at penn state, thousands joined in a farewell to joe paterno. >> we are h

. >>> joe paterno has died. next, we'll go live to the campus of penn state where fans are paying their respects. and later this hour, dan rather joins us live. he's talking politics. don't go anywhere. for a limited time, passages malibu will be giving away free copies of the alcoholism & addiction cure. to get yours, go to ssagesmalibubook.com. >>> fans are mourning the death of joe paterno. he died this morning of complications from lung cancer. his story career is one of the greatest in football, but it came to a crashing end a few months ago when a former assistant coach was accused of assaulting young boys. the scandal would cost paterno his job. joe paterno dead at the age of 85. joe paterno's death has sparked an outpouring of sadness among penn state fans. many of whom are still reeling from the events of the last three months. susan candiotti has reaction from campus now. susan? >> reporter: in the shadow of joe paterno's statue, students sang their alma mater mourning the loss of a coach who meant so

football coach joe paterno has died. the gridiron legend lost his battle with lung cancer earlier this morning. he was ve correspondent michael isikoff joining from us washington bureau. another good morning to you, michael. good day rather. >> good morning. good afternoon. >> so tell me, you spent so much time there on that campus investigating everything, the investigation following all the allegations of child sex abuse from members of his football staff. talk to me about the joe paterno you uncovered and the reaction of students and people on that campus. >> well, first of all, one of the really striking things having been there throughout the whole jerry sandusky scandal is just how much support and irreverence there was fordown and among the students and faculty. many of whom were so stunned by the clis closures in the scandal because it didn't match with the joe paterno they knew, somebody that had high academic standards and cared about the institution of penn state as well as winning football games. in fact, he

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i figured i would stay. >> joe paterno was 85. a matchup of the nhl. what a game earlier today between the capitals and the pink ones. -- penguins. alex ovechkin sheets and scores. -- shoots and scores. evgeni malkin gets the puck to neal. he finds the back of the nets. the capitals lose 4-3. home at the horizon center against the celtics. first quarter late in the game, the wizards are down by five. the wizards are down by three. the celtics are just a better team. they are a veteran team. garnett had 17. the celtics went 100-94. the lady terps lost a heartbreaker today. the final 80-72. >> is it too soon to say maybe next year? >> you can go there. >> thank you very much, we will be right back. >> this picture is a rainbow over the potomac. take a look at it. our forecast for tomorrow, 45 to 54 a day time high. we have a freezing rain advisory for tonight for most of the area. no snow at site. >> a roller-coaster winter. >> thank you so much for joining

joe paterno has died. the family of the legendary former penn state university coach who was fired back in november, said he was suffering from complications from lung cancer and a broken pelvis in recent days. he was 85 years of age. his family just announced that it is with great sadness that we announce that joe paterno passed away earlier today. his loss filless us with a void that will never be filled. i had died as he lived. he fought hard to the end. devastatingly sad news from state -- the state of pennsylvania. state college, pennsylvania. joe paterno dead according to his family at the age of 85. joe paterno, the winningest coach in the history of college football. dan harris loss a look back at him. >> reporter: born in brocklin, joe paterno coached the knit li lions, leading the team to a record 409 wins and two national titles. joe pa, as he was known, would have left the lions for the nfl but he stayed with the team he loved. >> i stayed because this is where i would be happier and where i co

you can imagine, people here love joe paterno. he's known as joe pa, a fatherly figure here. known as the heart and soul of penn state. and that is why dozens and dozens of people were here throughout the night setting up more or less a candle light vigil around the iconic statue of joe paterno. you can see it. he has his hand outstretched with a number one sign. it's a tradition for people to come by and take hold of this hand as a show of support for him. they were doing that again last night. also leaving behind flowers and candles, pulling for him to come through. these conditions that are described as serious by the family. certainly the family is buoyed by the support and things like this that people here are say i ing. you know, when you think joe paterno, what comes to mind. >> just greatness and honor. >> people think of him more than just a coach. they think of him as a leader and they think of him as someone who devoted his life to the community. >> everything that joe stands for academically and everything off the football field and all the good things that he and

paterno memorial and the campus is trying to come to terms with the two joe paternos, trying to reconcile the legend with the man. at a vigil held last night and attended by penn state quarterback matt mcgoin and listening to the joe paterno that he remembers. >> as we sat there with coach joe and mrs. paterno, i think it's at that point that i realized, you know, this, this guy was so much more than a football coach and he was, he was a father, a husband, and i considered him a friend. >> reporter: and mcgloin said that coach paterno made him not only a better football player, but a better person as well. >> shepard: beyond the funeral, david lee, what else are they doing there to honor joe pa? >> one day after the funeral, shepard, a memorial service is scheduled here to be held on the campus and it's going to take place at an arena that can accommodate 16,000 and already we are being told that demand for tickets to the memorial service and yes, you will need a ticket, is very high. not clear at this point is how many members of the school's board of trustees are going to attend. many a

this is where the joe paterno statue is. it is cold, wet and miserable and still the faithful and the curious are coming. take a look behind me. you can see the statue of joe paterno here outside beaver stadium. it has now become a shrine where grief has been focused most openly in the wake of the coach's death. last night, thousands also gathered on campus spontaneously to memorialize paterno. that's where many players past and present shared memories of the legendary coach. also, last night, the stadium lit all night long with an image of paterno on the jumbotrons projected to hundreds of thousands of empty seats. joe's son, jay, tweeted about seeing the glow of the stadium on the horizon saying i will never lose joe's light in my life. also on campus today, lots of students are wearing white in honor of joe paterno, a penn state tradition called white- out. the governor here in pennsylvania has ordered flags at half staff. quite a display for a man who only two months ago was vilified for not doing enough to stop the sex

moore saw joe paterno a week before he died. >> well, you know joe shrugged his shoulders, you know and says, i am dealing with it, he says it's some problems, he said, but we'll see. >> reporter: there are lasting memories and one includes how many they cherish for moore's 2005 book. moore will a ten the viewing for former baltimore coach mitchell, back to you. >>> there is talk that penn state's football stadium joe paterno and family members believe it's something the football coach would not have wanted. >>> and sky chopper flying over the scene of rogers, they are trying to determine a cause for the gas leak and there are no injuries. >>> beverly moore was crossing when a car hit her and sped off. police think the driver is in a light sedan like this one but could have damage to the front bumper and righthood. >>> they were forced to jump out a second story window and a toddler to save their lives, here is more on recalling those terrifying moments. >> reporter: just this morning a by stander shot this video, trapped upstairs, a grandmother, a daughter and baby girl. >> i was going

he got the loudest ovation of the afternoon when it they said that joe paterno should share no blame for the sandusky scandal. >> whatever the details are this much is clear -- there is a felon and this tragedy -- there is a villain in this tragedy and joke attorney was not responsible. -- and joe paterno was not responsible. >> his son said he did not die of a broken heart. he said his father was at peace. he told current and former players that his lesson of success with honor will live on forever. >> your lives are his legacy. your families, the people he reached, our his legacy. -- are his legacy. >> the simple sentiment repeated all around town, thank you joe pa we love you. that was a sentiment expressed by just about everybody that we encountered on campus today. brad bell, abc 7 news. >> coming up, the price for itunes may be going up. why that could happen to only about 40% of the washington, d.c. region. >> a big admission by pat sajak and vanna white. plus the fireworks fly as the gop candidates square off in a final debate before flor >> a showdown in jacksonville tonight

joe paterno and his wife raised five children here. they donated millions of dollars to the school and to the community. a library on campus is named in paterno's honor. a statue outside beaver stadium preserves his image. it is an image several of his fans came to adore. >>> to politics now, harry reid held not back caucus goers. reid told the audience that, quote, one of the candidates believed in free love. reid was referring to gingrich's second wife asked her for an open marriage so he could continue an affair with his current wife, cal si ta. -- calista and gingrich denied the claim. he said this, quote, his claim to fame is he swells sweater vests on the internet. >>> president obama delivers his state of the union address on tuesday night. it is his chance to not only layout proposals for the year ahead, but to outline a vision for re-election. he will face a divided congress that will start a new session by resuming odd battles. like the payroll tax extension. joining us to talk about all of those things, congressman stuntsman

joe paterno's fans are quick to come to his defense. >> i think it is horrible. >> reporter: joe paw as he was affectionately called was focused on keeping his players on academics. >> he said you will get a great education and i will push you to get your degree. >> reporter: in a statement the board of trustees called joe paterno's commitment to education unmatched in college ball. students community members all had a chance to say goodbye and there will be a public memorial as well as a private one, where they will remember joe paterno. >>> italian officials could start pumping fuel out of the crippled costa concordia as the search goes on for missing passengers. the overturned cruise ship is still shifting in the waters off the italian coast and that's raising fears the ship could have a massive spill. rescue crews recovered another body and the death toll is now at 15. >>> police say 42-year-old tree lay was the man who forced an 11-year-old girl from her home at gunpoint after firing several shots. police later tracked him down to an apartment where they say he was holding the g

earl co-night, it was reported that joe paterno had passed away. however, paterno's son scott denied reports saying his father is alive but in serious condition. jonchtown hosting rutgers. georgetown was 3 for 23 from the floor in the first half. so we're going to start in the second half. starks to henry simms. he dishes for the big two-handed dunk. georgetown within one. rutgers up 47-45. scarlet knights lead by five. but the hoyass come back. gets the steal, chucks it ahead to otto porter. it's a two-point game. ensuing georgetown possession. the hoyas go to porter. the freshman delivers. hits the jumper. georgetown up by two. eight seconds to go. here's the radio cause from the voice of the hoyas. >> trying to drive, down the lane, puts it up, no! hoyas win! hoyas win! hoyas win! hoyas win! hoyas win! hoyas win! hoyas win! >> they were down five and came back to beat rutgers 52-50! >> i love that, the energy. otto porter scored the hoyas' final six points. georgetown improves to 6-2 in the big east. upset alert. notre dame knocks off number one

people who love joe paterno. so it's a very quiet and respectful time over on campus right now, as people hope that someone they consider to be the heart and soul of penn state can pull through. >> susan, thank you very much. >>> well, meteorologist reynolds wolf is in the weather center right now. reynolds, what's coming up? >> we have two big things we're following. one is the potential of a severe weather outbreak for parts of the midwest and into the deep south. that could really occur later on this afternoon, evening, and into tomorrow. then the other big story is that it is game on for ski country in central colorado where they could be seeing anywhere up to, say, a foot or maybe even more snowfall for the central rockies. that comes with winds of 30 to 40 miles per hour. get this, some gusts approaching 70 miles per hour. almost hurricane force. we'll have more on that coming up in a few moments, gary. >> 70 miles per hour in ski country? >> yes, tough day for snowboarders. >> you are a snowboarder. i'm a

joe paterno was 85 years old. he would have lost the championship games yesterday, each going down to the wire. we begin in san francisco. a battle between the niners and giants. alex smith airs it out for vernon davis, a perfects to, vernon's seconds to gives the 49ers the second lead. the giants would answer in the forth after a fumbled recovery. eli manning throws a dart to manuel manningham. three minutes in, the giants get the break they needed. kyle williams fumbles the ball, and new york recovers. moments later lawrence time cents the giants too the super bowl with a 31-yard field goal. new york win as thriller in overtime. hard to top that but the pats and ravens came pretty close. third quarter, joe flacco hitting tori smith and he does the rest. baltimore takes the lead with a 24-yard touchdown. brady leaping over the pile. new england up 23-20. like the afc, this championship coming down to a field goal. a 31-yarder to force overtime and he shanks it. patriots survive, 23-20. they will play the giants i

remembering penn state's joe paterno. we begin tonight with a major decision from arizona congresswoman gabby giffords. a little more than year ago, pa gunman shot her and killed six others in tucson. giffords says she will leave congress. >> i don't remember much from that horrible day, but i will never forget the trust you placed in me, to be your voi voice. thank you for your prayers and for giving me time to recover. i have more work to do on my recovery. so, to do what is best for arizona, i will step down this week. >> harris: giffords making that announcement in a heart rending video posted on her congressional website. in that message she thanks everyone for their support and encouragement and also promises she will return. [applaus [applause] >> you may remember last august, giffords returned to a house floor eruptening tears and applause, a standing ovation from her peers and colleagues, and she returned to cast a vote and her appearance saying a lot about the case of her earlier recovery and earlier this month

joe paterno was fired in november. critics say he should have done more to stop the alleged abuse. >> joe is like our grandfather. he's done so much for this university despite all the negative comments lately. he has helped thousands of young men and young ladies. >> there is also a growing memorial at a statue of joe paterno outside penn state's football stadium. school officials say they're working on plans to commemorate joe paterno's life and career. >>> arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords this morning resumed the meet and greet she was holding with constituents last year when a gunman opened fire killing six people and wounding 13 including gabrielle giffords. gabrielle giffords arrived at her office this morning showing visible signs of the brain injury she suffered from the gunshot wound. she has been undergoing extensive rehabilitation therapy. her office released photos of the meeting with other survivors of the attack. gabrielle giffords issued a statement yesterday saying she will resign from congress

joe paterno or joe pa or jo-pa died this morning at 9:25 a.m. after a 2-month battle with lung cancer. he died where he was undergoing treatment and remained connected to a ventilator until his family communicated to the hospital his wishes not to be kept alive through extreme artificial means. his family released a statement earlier today and it reads "he died as he lived. he fought hard until the end, stayed positive, fought -- thought only of others and constantly remined everyone about how blessed his life had been. his ambitions were far reaching, but never believed he had to leave this happy family to achieve them. he was a mandy voted to his family, his university, his players and his community." paterno leaves behind a sports legacy that will be nearly impossible to match. the most successful college football coach in history with 409 wins and two national championships while helming the lions. his success, of course, scared by a child sex scandal involving his defensive coordinator, jerry sandusky, in which paterno was accused of not do

an outpouring of support for the late joe paterno. how the penn state community is honoring the legendary coach even with that scandal hanging over him. >>> plus, how an american family's tropical getaway turned into a fit for survival. >>> the freezing rain head stasd away. the fog remains. >>> good morning. time for weather and traffic. mostly cloudy in storm center 4. we have fog around in all these counties in pink, under a freezing rain advisory. we did not get the widespread freezing rain overnight. but there are some areas of some patchy freezing drizzle, though, in areas about 30 miles north and west of washington. maybe parts of frederick county, northern montgomery county into loudoun and fauquier, around the blue ridge and into the shenandoah valley and highlands of west virginia. there may be a little patchy freezing drizzle now. elsewhere, fog may be freezing up on windshields and on untreated surfaces. we have some scattered, lighter showers in the mountains. those will be arriving later today. right now temperatures are

it's going to be a part of the joe paterno discussion forever. in terms of what he knew, what he didn't know, and how he acted. >> and did he die of lung cancer, which he was diagnosed with this in the fall? they said it was treatable at that time. but you have to wonder, did he die of a broken heart? did he kind of lose his will to live? and when you lose your will to live, forget about it when you have cancer. >> lots of discussions to have about his career and his choices. again, this morning big news out of the sports world. penn state football coach joe paterno dead today at the age of 85. >>> and it is the end of gabby giffords' political career, at least for now. on this video posted on her website, the arizona lawmaker revealed that she plans to resign from congress later this week. giffords said she will concentrate instead on of course recovering from those wounds she suffered in that assassination attempt a little more than a year ago in tucson. i don't think anyone was really surprised that she's stepping down per se. but she became s

continue to mourn legendary coach joe paterno. many have been stopping by his statue to pay tribute. an emotional service was held yesterday. thousands of people whose lives were touched attended. joe paterno's son says his winning track record is not what he will be remembered most for. >> your lives are his legacy -- your families, the people you reached are his legacy. >> joe paterno died of lung cancer sunday at the age of 85. four days after u.s. forces rescued a u.s. hostage in somalia another hostage is in danger. captors have moved the american hostage three times in the last three hours. the hostages a journalist working on a book in somalia. friends and families have less the media not to reveal his name. passengers aboard the doomed costa concordia ship will be paid up to $15,000 for each passenger. about 16 people are dead, or at least have been located at this point, and often liner struck rocks and rolled over. driving on thin granita turned into a big mess in minnesota. -- ice turned into a big mess in minnesota. lo

. >>> remembering joe paterno. an outpouring of emotion as the penn state icon passes away. his legacy and the scandal that tarnished it. >>> brand-new race. the south carolina surprise. newt gingrich pulling off a stunning victory. tonight the numbers. just who voted for him? women, evangelical voters. has this changed the race? >>> safe at home, we're with the brave 9-year-old girl who outwitted her kidnapper. what she says her father taught her that helped her escape. >>> and silence is golden for the oscar nominations coming this week. the silent movie making so much noise, and we go back to that moment in film history, that studio that might have started it all. ♪ >>> and good evening on this sunday night. for more than a year now, congresswoman gabrielle giffords has inspired us all with her courage and determination, and tonight that courage is on display again. today in a moving video she broke the news to her constituents that she will be stepping down from congress to focus on her recovery, and so we begin tonight here with gabrielle giffords in her own words in

and remembering the life and times of football legend joe paterno. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry, and here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> at least 178 people were killed in attacks by islamics insurgents in northern nigeria. gunmen and car bombers struck friday in a coordinated series of attacks targeting police stations. >>> after 33 years in power in yemen, departing president ali abdullah saleh has left the country and is headed to the u.s. for medical treatment. he was badly burned during a rocket attack on his compound last summer at the height of the violent protest calling for him to resign. >>> arab league foreign ministers propose that syrian president bashar assad hand over power to a new unity government. the ministers had planned to ask the u.n. security council to endorse the plan, but syria immediately rejected it. >>> a 13th victim has been recovered from the cruise ship that went aground off the coast of italy. at least 19 people are still missing, b

he said he visited joe paterno almost two weeks ago. mitchell says persono didn't go into much detail about the abuse scandal. he said he hopes paterno will be remembered for all the good that he did. >> he was not just a football coach but a great human being. i mean, it's clearly -- you can see it when you go up to penn state. this man put his money where his mouth -- put his money up, when you look at the library. that's a perfect example. that's what he was about. >> we will have much more on the passing of joe paterno coming up later in sports. >> newt gingrich and mitt romney are preparing for a showdown in florida. the two candidates will be squaring off in another republican debate tomorrow with rick santorum and texas congressman ron paul. romney says he will now release his tax returns, resisting the notion he had something to hifmente coming off a stunning win last night in south carolina, gingrich says he is committed to beating president obama. >> and tonight arizona congresswoman gabourey emgiffords says she will be revini

been conflicting reports about the health of former penn state had coach joe paterno. he is gravely ill after complications developed from his treatment for lung cancer. he was taken off of a respirator today and the doctors are calling his condition serious. his diagnosis was revealed on november 18, nine days after he was fired in the aftermath of the sandusky sexual abuse scandal. the school's board of trustees felt that he had a moral obligation to do more. he was the head coach for 46 years. he left as the all-time winningest head coach with 409 victories. >> will head back to providence where baltimore ravens fans are ski -- spending the weekend of north. >> baltimore ravens fans are starting to make their way into providence. it was one heck of a day to make the commute to. now that they are here, there is plenty to do. just one day before the baltimore ravens play in the afc championship game, winter hits providence. the snow felt -- the snow fell giving them their biggest snowfall of the season. >> when the snow comes down, it stays for quite a bit. >> it caus

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a lot of good memories of joe paterno. i met him a couple times and he's a great guy. reporter: paterno died sunday from lung cancer. alumni, students and fans filing through laying flowers and tributes at the foot of paterno's statue outside beaver stadium. >> we all kind of knew that he was in frail health and we knew that this was probably pretty imminent. reporter: on saturday night many holding out hope after learning of paterno's rapid decline, staging a vigil filled with candles, reflections and tears for the 85-year-old. joe paterno's storied 46 years as head football coach ending with his ouster, part of the fallout of the child sex charges against the former defensive coordinator jerry sandusky. >> this is not a case about football or universities. it's a case about children who have had their innocence stolen from them and a culture that did nothing to stop it. reporter: this community immensely tied to paterno's reputation showing their anger with dangerous rampage in november clashing with cops. paterno getting the cancer diagnosis days after being fired.

joe paterno died this morning. the legacy he built before it was mired in scandal. >>> in the cbs 5 weather center, we've seen showers all day long, but the main part of the storm is about to come in. we're talking gusty winds and heavy rain. we'll tell you about it, next. giffords was shot in the face a year ago in a mass shoot . >>> congresswoman gabrielle giffords is leaving congress to focus on her recovery. giffords was shot in the face a year ago in a mass shooting in tucson. six other people were killed. giffords attended a memorial service two weeks ago, marking the first anniversary of that shooting. giffords has undergone intensive rehabilitation ever since the shooting and says that must continue to be her focus. >> i have more work to do on my recovery, so to do what is best for arizona, i will step down this week. >> giffords is expected to attend the president's state of the union address tuesday before she steps down. arizona's governor will set a special election to fill out the rest of giffords' te

they said you don't understand what joe pa, joe paterno, means to penn state nlsz you are actually part of this community. he made penn state. he is penn state. there are candles set up here last night in a vigil. dozens of students and non-students here coming by. they said to pay their respects as soon as they got word that his condition was downgraded following complications of his treatment for lung cancer. the family put out a statement saying that he fought hard until the end and how much they loved him, how much he meant to this community. you know, behind that statue, howard is a saying, and it means in joe paterno's words, they candidate me what i liked written about me when i'm gone. i hope they write i made penn state a better place, not just that i was a good football coach. >> as you know, some of the words that will be written, pretty prominently in the stories tomorrow, are going to be about the sex scandal involving the former assistant coach in which paterno was drawn and did not acquit himself very admirably, and how that, unfortunately, is part of the legacy, but i wo