legendary coach joe paterno died in january, his reputation tarnished. tonight, however, one of the central figures at penn state is speaking out, for the first time, about what he knew, his regrets and the report that implicated him in the coverup. penn state: an insider speaks. >> we didn't know. ill certainly didn't know. >> reporter: it was a drum beat, over and over again, a steadfast refusal by former penn state president graham spanier to concede that he failed in any way to protect the children who were victims of abuse by long-time assistant football coach jerry sandusky. an iconic figure on campus, who was able to repeatedly molest young boys in the locker rooms of one of the nation's most respected sports programs. and in his home, where he claimed to be mentors kids who saw him as a hero. the tragedy that unfolded would transfix the nation, bring bun of the country's leading universities to the brink. and leave even the school's most ardent supporters wondering, did an institution dedicated to education really care more about its storied foot

we went through a lot together. >> reporter: joe paterno, a man larger than life in some resperkts. do you miss him? >> to have a guy like that in your life and to be the kind of man he was, i'm happy i was here with him for four years. he'll be greatly missed. >> as crazy as everything is that happened, we are with coach o'brien right now. it's the guy helping us get through all this. >> september 1st is becoming so much more about football. you know, we are playing, obviously for ourselves and our coaches and now for the alumni, for the fans. we are playing for the past, present and future of the penn state football program. starting september 1st, we have the opportunity to make history. >> reporter: you remember what happened when the ncaa issued sanctions against penn state. since then, nine players decided to transfer to other schools. i asked the players how it affected them and the team. they say it hurt. the focus is on the players who are here. they say their team now is stronger and closer, actually, in the wake of the scandal. randi? >> jason carroll reporting. while the

. >> you had access to joe paterno and the family. you were in the home when some of the headlines were being revealed. what was the dynamic like inside that home? >> there was absolutely a lot of panic. nobody understood what was going on. it was such a whirlwind. it was difficult. it was such an odd place to be as a writer. i knew as i was writing this book, i knew that what i wanted to do was put the reader there. >> when you say no one really knew what was going on, but you do write that his family members, in particular his children, tried to convince joe paterno that this scandal was enormous and might consume him. you make it sound like paterno himself was in denial. >> i think that's true. certain members of the family understood this thing was going to be huge quite a bit before when it broke. even those people that did not understand how bad. >> was he in denial about what happened with sandusky or was he in denial about how it might impact him. >> i think more the former. i think he was in denial somewhat about what the sto

. >> also a new book about joe paterno hitting bookshelves, the latest to reveal. >> the car that she was driving has plunged how she managed to survive. >> while the break down on the traffic report coming up on the other side of the break. >>> news around the nation reporting another person has died in dallas from west nile virus. authorities say the latest victim was an elder will i woman she was in her 80s diagnosed with a disease that was something that affected her brain. the aerial sprain did seem to work. the city -- spraying on the ground to kill the moe ski toes that are carrying that disease. >> they're protesting the living conditions at that complex and the group says immigrants had been told, they can't seek work outside that complex or wait for their employers in the nearby parking lot. >> authorized biography as the late joe paterno now in stores. he hardly got along with former assistant coach jerry sandusky sexually abusing boys. it talked about how he died uncontrollable. >> florida family has much to be thankful for after their daughter drove their car into a pond.

the book describes how joe paterno sobbed uncontrollably when he was fired. but also says he came to grips with that before he died. >> is now 6:17. let us get a look at the weather. we have adam caskey joining us now is. >> a few isolated pockets of storms this afternoon and evening. we are talking three or four. nothing to widespread or severe. i have more on tropical storm isaac coming up. first, a look at the nation's capital. looking at the federal city from our rooftop camera. the sun rose just a minute before 6:30 a.m. -- just a minute from now. a lot of sunshine this morning. just a few clouds often the distance. not as far the as yesterday. 61 hagerstown. cumberland, 55. that is where we have the cooler temperatures, northwest of town toward 70, quantico. patchy clouds will develop around lunchtime. 86 is the high. with a few showers popping up as i mentioned. here is the latest with tropical storm isaac. winds at 45 miles per hour. this should develop into a category one hurricane in the next 48 hours possibly of the dominican republic and then over

or the ghost of joe paterno. now, you know joe paterno wasn't the guy with the little boys, right? >> hey, the "p" stands for people that can take a joke. >> jimmy: people did get upset with the joke. >> there's a lot of joe pa fans out there. but i believe comedians have a responsibility to shine a light on the dark side of the society. and i was going for it. >> jimmy: plus, it's funny. it's a roast. >> exactly. i thought roseanne represents unapologetic comedy. i let her boyfriend go soft on her. i'm not going soft on her. >> jimmy: some people like ellen barkin. you killed her. it was terrible. >> i think barken was the first thing she said when she was born. >> jimmy: it was bad. and then when she's sitting there, it makes it bad and then also worse. >> she wanted to have sex with me after the show. >> jimmy: she did? and you didn't? >> i didn't. >> jimmy: why not? >> i don't know -- maybe i did. >> jimmy: you have to look back over your files. >> and carrie fisher was hilarious. >> jimmy: it seemed like she didn't know what she was getting into. >> she was very wasted. >> jim

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about the life of late penn state football coach, joe paterno... is now on sale. sale.theebook talks about his legacy at the school... and also his relationship with jerry sandusky... the former assistant coach, convicted of sexually abusing young boys.it deecribes paterno's hatred for sandusky... and fallout from the scandal. :25 "i don't think the book takes sides as to whether or not he was guilty and known what was going on or not." not."paterno passed away in january at the age of 85. a recent study finds many americans are putting almost half the food they buy... right into the trash. trash.according to the natural resources defense council... the average family of 4 winds up throwing away up to more than 22-hundred dollars a year in food. the study found fruits and vegetables get tossed out the most... followed by seafood, grain products, meat and milk. "barnes and noble" is reporting better-than-expected sales... and it's all thanks to one book in particular.the book store chain says the "50 shades of gray" trilogy helped boost sales by 28-percent... compa

. >> a book about joe paterno. the author spent months at the state college before and after the scandal and discusses his perspective on the scandal. one of the most interesting parts of the book are the damning free report. >> iyonna as the believe that what they -- i honestly believe that what they did, and i have no qualms with the report. >> if that is true, then you have to have qualms with the report. >> he did not talk to joe paterno, as gerry sandusky, mike mcqueary, he did not talk to any of the major players. i understand why he went to those conclusions, and obviously he did, but i believe the report is very incomplete. and i do believe that as things come out, it is going to be merged that some of the people who wrote some of the e-mails and so on are going to say that it has been misspoken. >> if you would like to hear the full interview, it airs wednesday at 9:00 p.m. on the nbc sports network. three months after the nation's biggest banks promised to cough up $3 billion for homeowners in maryland. >

what are your thoughts on joe paterno? >> to have a guy like that in your life and to be, you know, the kind of man that he was and i'm just happy i was around him for the four years. he'll be greatly missed. >> as crazy as everything was that happened and as much respect as we have for him, we have to understand that we are with coach o'brien right now and that's the guy who's helping us get through all of this. >> september 1st is becoming so much more about football. it's, you know, we're playing obviously for ourselves and our coaches, but now we're playing for the alumni, we're playing for the fans, we're playing for the past, present and future of the penn state football program. and we have the opportunity to make history. >> reporter: the players also discussed another important topic to them, and those are the ncaa sanctions issued against penn state in the wake of that last month. nine players have decided that they were going to transfer to other schools. and i talked to the players about how that affected them,

i give you the example, jerry snadusky, guilty, joe paterno, he could not hide it for ever. i want to pose a very un-pc question. in relation to the child sex crimes committed by the catholic church. why is it that the press refuses to call them on the sexual -- homosexual child crimes? thank you. >> thank you. >> good evening. in the case of a share for ross mirkarimi, i agree that what has been going on is an affront to democrac i work for a spanish radio station. we are independent. i have the right to say what i feel. our audience, we have the pulse of our audience. they support mr. ross mirkarimi. they also want to know why an investigation has not been launched into the bomb threat that put us all into danger. we also want to know why there has been such a tremendous amount of money spent on this when the money could be spent for such better things. i am a taxpayer. i am very upset about the money that has been spent so far on what i consider -- in 2011, we voted. they voted for mr. ross mirkarimi. their voices should be respected. we also asked the the board of superv

paterno worked to cover up sandusky's crimes in order to avoid bad publicity. today in philadelphia, spanier's attorneys publicly refuted the findings in a report. >> i knew the difference between a balanced, fair, and judicious assessment of evidence on one hand, and a flat out distortion of facts so infused with bias, and innuendo that it is quite simply, unworthy of the confidence that has been placed in it. >> graham spanier is not facing criminal charges. however, sandusky could spend the rest of his life in prison when he is sentenced later this year. >>> lawyers for george hugely are going to court today. asking for a new trial. he will be sentenced next week in the murder of his former girlfriend, yardly love. hugely was convicted of killing love in february. he is facing up to 26 years in prison when he is sentenced. >>> a washington state man is due in court later today. 31-year-old anton calorey is accused of emailing threats to president obama. federal authorities say he was armed with a otgun when he answered his door yesterday. he claimed that he

i gave the examplelp -- take the penn state matter with joe paterno. one could say he did not violate any law. but he had a moral obligation, a standard of the position he was in, to report what he had found that out, not to just let it go or stay, and do not come back. my belief is that is what the framers were intending, saying that we have some standard. the question has been raised, that is so vague and ambiguous. my answer to that is it may be ambiguous, but if the act that you are claiming violated that section and if any reasonable public official knows that act violates it, vagueness is not a defense. chairperson hur: it is the mayor's position that you're reading is unconstitutional. commissioner renne: i understand that. >> if you are looking at option 1 as the interpretation, which i do have to say that has been my initial take on it, i think that is likely what the framers intended. would we be reading into it, " required of all public officers" to relate to the position in question? perhaps it is not vague as applied. commissioner renne: i