long. welcome everybody. welcome to early start. i m ashleigh banfield. good morning. i m alina cho bringing the news from a to c. so weird. we have the alphabet all mixed up. anger, sadness and overwhelming shame at penn state. a scathing report conducted by a former director of the fbi, leaving the school and its legendary coaches shattered. saying joe paterno and top university officials not only hid but empowered a child predator in jerry sandusky. the outrage is spreading so quickly there are calls to tear down a statue of paterno that stands youds of beaver stadium. will more criminal charges be coming? susan candiotti is live in philadelphia this morning. susan, good morning to you. reporter: good morning. yes, you re right. former fbi director lewis freeh laid the blame at the feet of four top penn state officials leaving jerry sandusky free rein to abuse children over the course of almost 15 years. our most saddening and sobering finding is the total disreg
at an event wednesday. biden was confronted by a human events reporter and forced to defend his statements. take a listen. do you regret using a rape reference to describe republican opposition to the president s bill? no, no, no what i said. let s get it straight, guys. don t screw around with me. you didn t use a rape reference? no, listen to me. i said rape was up three times in flint. there are the numbers, go look at the numbers. and murder, rape is up, and burglary s up. that s exactly what i said. and if republicans don t pass this bill, rape will continue to rise. murder will continue to rise, rape will continue to rise, all crimes will continue to rise. anyone have a problem with that? no, none. it s true. i wish i ve seen more of that, actually. that s demagoguery, and you know it. it s true. come on. pass our bill or your wife s going to get raped? walk a big city street. that s not what he said, joe.
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