it is saturday, ju 23rd. good morning, everyone. i'm randi kaye. we are glad you are with us. we begin with the late night decision of jerry sandusky. the jury came back after 21 hours of deliberations. the former penn state coach was immediately handcuffed and led away as you can see here. here is some of the reaction starting with the attorney for two of the victims in the case. >> the very first calls i made this evening were to clients that i represent that did testify in the trial. they were greatly relieved. almost in disbelief, i think. one of them said thank god he's in jail. the other ones expressed sentiments that it was a long time coming. both of them feel very, very good tonight. >> jerry sandusky never considered it. he maintained his innocence. that's important for everyone to understand. for better, for worse, none of us were there when these things happened. he maintained he was innocent. >> they were on the courthouse steps retrying the case. the case was largely this was a conspiracy among the prosecutors, the police, the trial lawyers and the media. all of them conspired to get this man. that's not the case at all. the fact of the matter is, this man was guilty. the record, from what i see, is clean. i would expect he now spends the rest of his life in jail. >> joining me now is cnn national correspondent, susan candiotti. good morning to you. what was the reaction in court as the verdict was read? >> reporter: one big thing changed. they are alleged victims no more. they are victims in this case as the verdict was read, jerry sandusky, the defendant in this case stared straight ahead. he said nothing to his lawyer. his lawyer said he looked distressed. his wife kept blinking. as far as the jurors go, one of them, at least one of them was seen crying. alleged victim number six, he looked relieved. his attorneys saying they feel vindicated. the mother of victim six told us this. she said i thought i would be happy. but there's no joy. we all lost. outside the courthouse, filled with people out here on this very lawn, there was a brief cheer that went up and triumph and resignation. triumph on the part of the attorney general who prosecuted the case and resignation from the defense attorney. first, pennsylvania's attorney general. >> the league part of this is easy to grasp. more importantly, there's a moral and ethical imperative to do so. concealing or attempting to minimize this type of crime is unacceptable as well as unconscionable. >> we thought it would come from a center county jury. we still believe that. the jury believed the commonwealth evidence and witnesses. that's clear from their verdict. i have been asked is that a surprise? no, it was the expected outcome because of the overwhelming amount of evidence over jerry sandusky. >> one of the recurrent themes of the testimony that came from the voices of the victim's themselves in this case is who would believe a kid? the answer to that question is, we here in pennsylvania would believe a kid. >> reporter: a lot of emotion all around and relief, quite frankly, in this community, in which penn state is such a big part. back to you. >> the judge ordered him locked up immediately. when will he actually be sentenced? >> reporter: probably september. there's a lot of work to be done in the meantime. his defense attorney is going to already start working on an appeal. here is one thing we want to show you, jerry sandusky, the first mug shot taken of him now that he is a convicted man and will likely be spending the rest of his life in jail. we saw him coming to the courthouse with a smile on his face. in this mug shot, the smile is gone. >> certainly will likely spend the rest of his life in jail at 68 years old. he was acquitted on three counts. what does that tell us about how the jury might have reviewed the case? >> reporter: so far, we haven't heard from the jurors. the one felony count they dropped involved the case involving mike mcqueary, the assistant grad student at the time. that was the incident where he said he saw a boy being assaulted in the shower. the jury believed an assault took place. they acquitted him on the most serious charge. it shows, along with misdemeanors, they looked at this charge and these counts, each one very carefully before they made their final decision. it only took them 21 hours over the course of two days. >> they were going to deliberate this weekend. certainly pretty quick. thank you very much. we'll have much more on the verdict throughout the morning here. coming up in a few minutes, we'll look at the jurors themselves. first, other stories we are keeping an eye on for you. a tense stand off in egypt. thousands of protesters packed tahrir square demanding the military rulers give up power as promised and they want the results of the presidential election released. back here in the west, the weather system is churning. it's not a named storm, yet. people along the coast are getting ready, in case. it's likely to get a lot stronger over the next 48 hours. we'll keep an eye on that and keep you updated as well. in colorado they could use rain. a massive wildfire is causing 1,000 more homes to be evacuated. the fire burned more than 190 homes. embers jumped to nearby rivers that burned 400 acres. this fire is the most destructive in colorado history and is less than 50% contained. now, to duluth, minnesota where floodwaters are finally receding this morning. they are getting a look at the true scope of the damage. the worst flooding in the history has cost $100 million. sidewalks buckled and roads washed out. you can see the sandbagging done there. no one was killed in the flooding. here is a rundown. health care in focus. within days president obama's signature piece of legislation could be struck down. what that could mean for you, next. operation fast and furious meant to catch the most dangerous criminals. what the is attorney general in hot water over it. beauty is in the eye of the beholder. yes, we go to the world's ugliest dog ton test where ugly is the new pretty. as we said, it took jurors two days to convict jerry sandusky. just ahead, a closer look at the men and woman who made up the jury. fore! no matter what small business you are in, managing expenses seems to... get in the way. not anymore. ink, the small business card from chase introduces jot an on-the-go expense app made exclusively for ink customers. custom categorize your expenses anywhere. save time and get back to what you love. the latest innovation. only for ink customers. learn more at chase.com/ink mine hurt more! mine stopped hurting faster... 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>> we showed up wearing a penn state archery t-shirt and he was kept among the jurors. juror number 11, a middle-aged woman who worked as a media specialist had a 6-year-old son. you can only imagine what she was thinking. she had conversations with her husband about the case. >> there's so much reaction. this came out late last night. what is the university saying this morning? >> they released a statement this morning. they were clear how they felt about the case. they said the board of trustees and current administration maintain a steadfast commitment to pursuing the truth about mr. sandusky's actions. we can and do take responsibility to take action on the social issue of child sexual abuse. >> i guess they are going to work with the victims to get them compensation. what are the victims saying? are they releasing a statement? >> we have not heard from the victims. we heard from attorneys representing them. they said we believe the case represents a turning point on the issue of childhood sexual abuse in the nation. it resinated far beyond this county. the public now knows much more about the horrors of child sexual abuse and the challenges survivors face and holding offenders and all of those who protect them accountable. >> it is a strong statement. one of the attorneys said nobody wins here. he's in prison the rest of his life. very likely, the victim's didn't win. his charity is closing their doors. it's a sad story. thank you very much for that. health care reform in focus. the supreme court is expected to rule in the next few days? 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not only are you in trouble, but the rest of us are. if you don't have insurance and get hit by a car, the rest of us are paying for it. it comes out of tax money and insurance premiums. we all end uptaking care of the uninsured. the health care plan was passed two years ago. it's implemented in a series of stages. some things happen quickly. other parts don't happen for a couple years. health care reform has made it illegal for insurance companies to say no to a child with a pre-existing condition. before, insurance companies told them, no, sorry, we don't want to insure you. it's expensive to. insurance companies have been told no more lifetime limits on benefits. what used to happen is that insurance companies would say that you have $5 million of benefits. that's it. when you hit that $5 million cap, you can't have more care. health care reform said you can't do that anymore. most people never meet this cap. if you have a serious illness, you can meet the cap relatively easy. health care reform allows children to stay on their parent's insurance until they are 26. one of the things that will happen in the future because of health care reform is insurance companies will have to accept adults with pre-existing conditions. they can't say no to you because you have asthma, cancer or heart disease. >> no restrictions for pre-existing conditions. young patients on their parent's policy until 26, fines for lack of insurance. all important parts of the law. what do you think? we talked to people in atlanta to get their take on the law, good or bad? >> i feel like people should be able to have health care and, you know, there's an argument like should people be forced to get it. i don't really know too much about the whole thing. i mean, i know about it but, i would say people shouldn't be forced to get it, but there should be more ways to obtain it. >> the main issue for me is i don't believe it's constitutional for the government to step in. >> there are some savings planned. once again, the more people who are insured, the less our total health care program costs. we have so many uninsured people being paid for by the insured or the tax systems that support public hospitals. >> going to cost taxpayers more money. it's just another mandated government oversight. i think that, you know, the government is here to serve and protect. this doesn't fit in either category. one of the things we heard a lot was about the individual mandate. many weren't sure how it works or what the penalties were for lack of insurance. coming up at 8:00, we look at the myths and facts of the affordable care act. a seattle woman thought her fight was over. find out why she's taking on seattle's man for women swimming topples in public pools. so at&t showed corporate caterers how to better collaborate by using a mobile solution, in a whole new way. using real-time photo sharing abilities, they can create and maintain high standards, from kitchen to table. this technology allows us to collaborate with our drivers to make a better experience for our customers. 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>> they had one wonderful thing going for it. that was the amount of witnesses, survivors who were going to take the stand and say that happened to me. the defense couldn't turn it around and paint it as this was one or two people looking to make a buck. civilly, they can sue him. we saw those accusations and other high profile cases, michael jackson, for instance. what the prosecution had, even though it was a late outcry, we are talking ten to 15 years ago, no physical evidence or forensics, none of those things the american public spoiled because of shows like "csi." they had ten young men who came forward and told similar stories about a monster who did these horrible things to them. that was the strength of the case. it all comes down to when you clear away physical evidence, what did the jury have to consider? one thing and one thing only. that was the credibility of the survivors. all they had to say was do you believe victim number one. they were called victim at the time of trial. they are now called survivors. they triumphs. >> how do you appeal on 45 counts? >> you appeal errors of law. people think you appeal because you don't like the verdict. you have to find something specific the judge did wrong. admitted improper evidence. when it comes down to an appeal, you have to have something to hang your hat on. there isn't physical evidence or scientific evidence. they cannot raise that saying you admitted improper evidence. it's about witness credibility. an appeals court will not disturb the ruling of a jury in those instances. i don't see an appellate issue here. >> sandusky was going to take the stand, but changed his mind. his wife, did she help or hurt him? how could she not have known what was going on in the house? >> precisely. my opinion, we don't know facttually. my opinion is she knew. of course she knew. she spent how many years married to this man. that can only hurt him because the jury is sitting there, watching his reaction to the boys and watching interviews. their mind is playing the interviews he gave earlier where he talks about young boys and children, he talks about them adoringly and oh, i love children. isn't that sweet? then his wife takes the stand and there's no affection. there's no smiling at him and no eye contact. the strain of that relationship and the lack of intimacy, which he demonstrates when talking about children, young little boys isn't there when the wife is on the stand. i think it hurts him terribly. i also think the jury is sitting there going, yeah, the whole family is a little sick. you had to know what was going on in your own home. you had to. >> it is a terribly disturbing story. on a lighter note, we know it's your birthday. we appreciate you waking up with us. we are going to have you back later this morning. >> wonderful. i was born at 6:25. you timed it well. thank you. >> nice to see you. >> you, too. attorney general, eric holder in the hot seat as republicans in congress get ready to drop the hammer over fast and furious. where the controversy goes from here. look at this face. we cannot resist the world's ugliest doggies. which one got the ugliest mug of all and won the prize for it? 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>> there are two kinds of contempt. one, criminal contempt, which is what the house is considering imposing. it's a punishment. if you or i went up to a congressional hearing and tried to disrupt the hearing or refused to show up when properly subpoenaed we would be punished, put in jail, penalized for 30 days just like a criminal case. that's criminal contempt. the other is civil contempt in which, in essence, the person held in contempt has the keys to get out of contempt. that's usually used when the question is whether the documents should be properly turned over or not. in this case, if the house really wanted to get the documents, they would do what the house did with the bush debate about the u.s. attorney's firings. they would go to court and ask the federal judge to order eric holder to turn over the documents. we would have a neutral federal judge decide if he was evoking executive privilege or not. >> what could happen to him in this case? >> the principle problem for the house if they vote him in criminal contempt is how are they going to enforce it. the statutes give it to the united states district attorney. since the u.s. attorney works for eric holder, it's unlikely he's going to bring a charge against his boss. for that matter, nobody else has the legal authority to do it. congress cannot appoint prosecutors and go to court. so, criminal contempt looks to me, like a show, unless they send the sergeant of arms at the house out to arrest attorney general holder. >> the president supported him in this claiming the documents fall under executive privilege and shouldn't be turned over. how does that work exactly? >> only the president of the united states can claim executive privilege. his claim is not limited to documents which he and closest executives have seen. it's to protect the entire executive branch, including the attorney general. because of with holding from congress, the law requires that the president himself say the documents should be with held. that doesn't mean every document being with held is being properly with held. there's a tendency to over with hold. the question is how to get the proper allocation of with holding before a neutral person. it could go to a federal judge or, for that matter, congress and the attorney general could agree upon a, for example, prior attorney general seen as a neutral person or a retired federal judge who comes in and agrees to mediate the dispute. there are a lot of documents there. at one point, the house went around the number of 80,000 documents that went to the attorney general. it's probably an overstatement, but there's enough to take time to go through. there are different reasons for with holding the documents. some may be grand jury and others immune for reasons protected by statute, national security. i think there's a fair debate about the documents and whether they were claimed as privileged. >> appreciate you making sense of that for us. thank you very much. >> you are quite welcome. hbos newest drama is ability working in cable tv news. remember, he was behind west wing and the news room is bringing back fond memories. ♪ why not try someplace different every morning? 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[ male announcer ] solutionism. the new optimism. ♪ well, if you are thinking of heading to the gym this morning, the next story might be the incentive that we all need. a study says the global population is 17 million tons overweight. the worst offenders, yes, you guessed it, americans. let's check with nadia bilchik. this is the weight of the world study. >> yes. >> what did they find? >> the london school of hygiene came up with the entire mass of the world, if they weighed all the people in the world would come to 633 billion pounds. that is about 360 million tons. they say 16.5 tons of that is due to overweight. >> we pointed out americans because we said we know obesity is a growing problem in the country. the u.s. is responsible for nearly one-third of the world's excess weight. >> isn't that extraordinary? north america is 6% of the world's population, but 35% of the world's weight. an average person is around 137 pounds, supposedly. in america, the average is 178 pounds. >> wow. it's a lot more. >> it is quite a bit more. the ramifications, they are saying people that are overweight use more energy. it's not only the effect they have on their own organs and body, the study is the effect it has on the environment and the earth. >> how so? literally using more energy. >> not only in terms of nutrition, but resting weight. people who are overweight use more resources. around 2050, they say there's going to be 2.3 billion people in the world. they say we shouldn't only look at population growth, but look at body mass growth. interesting study. the weight of the world. >> wow, that is interesting. certainly an eye opener. if that doesn't give you incenti incentive, take a walk today. >> use less energy. never mind going green in your homes -- >> go green in your body. >> i like that. you do it so well. >> i try. gives me energy to do this show. thank you very much. thank you so much for starting your morning with us. we have much more ahead on "cnn saturday morning," which starts right now.