the locker room. it had been brought to his attention. it had not been spelled out, and only moments ago and this is very significant the attorney general for pennsylvania said that paterno did what he was required to do under the law, he notified other administrators at the school. curly and schultz, the two men who are going to be arraigned here in just a short period of time. and that raises the next question very quickly, could there be other people charged in connection with this case? the attorney general would not comment, so that is still at least a possibility. and lastly, she underscored that this is an ongoing investigation, and she asked for witnesses and other victims to, please, come forward. if convicted, sandusky could get life behind bars, the other two high-ranking administrators for prnlg could each face seven years in prison. megyn? megyn: david lee miller, thank you. the attorney general saying that coach paterno did everything he was legally required to do.
time. it became clear that coach mcqueary could not function in this role under these circumstances. in another development a short time ago, coach joe paterno and his wife emerged from their home to greet students e we re now getting confirmation from the family that coach paterno after rumors have circulated has now in fact hired an attorney. harris? it s been an exclusive week of news on the story. we saw a lot of reaction among students. near riot conditions when the legendary head coach joe paterno you showed us outside his home was let go this week. what is if mood now at the school? the best way to describe it, a great deal of unease here on the campus. days now after the rioting took place, they are beefing up security. in preparation for the last home game of the season against nebraska. the school president had this
you can go to our blog and make a comment at ed.msnbc.com. we ll bring you the results later on in the show. lots of opinions and lots of hard feelings surrounding all of this and a tremendous amount of sadness. joining me on the phone is nfl hall of famer franco harris and former player for joe paterno. he is now the chairman of the pittsburgh promise, an education charity. mr. harris, good to have you with us tonight. i appreciate your time. and i certainly understand your loyalty to coach paterno. nice to be on nice to be on your show. i m a big fan. thank you, sir. do you think that joe paterno should still be the head football coach of penn state? and tell us why you think that. not a question. i think the firing was overreaction by the board. i m very disappointed in the board. and when joe paterno needed to have someone support him and have his back, they let him
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 attorney in d.c. what do we know about that? reporter: he s reached out. although he s not been facing any charges, he s not described as a target, just a cooperating witness, there s going ongoing legal proceedings for which he ll need legal representation and beyond the criminal case
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