artist painted over it. the former assistant football coach is charged with molesting eight boys over 15 years. graham spannier stepped down immediately. the outcry came after coach joe paterno told players he would leave at the end of the year. this is the first time i ve seen him get teary-eyed. paterno said, it is one of the greatest sorrows of my life. with the benefit of hindsight, i wish i had done more. in 2002, a student told paterno he saw sandusky molest a boy in the showers. paterno told his superiors, but he did not call police. the board of trustees could still ask paterno to step down immediately. members are having meetings, and they have promised swift and direct action. reporter: the former attorney general plans to attend a trustee friday. he who preys on a child is the worst type of person in the world, as far as ierm concerned. i m concerned. reporter: in state college, pennsylvania, drew levinson, wjz eyewitness news. reporter: police say
direction. but be aware of this as crews do their work there. northbound route 27 at brink road. let me show you where it is on a map. if you re planning to head through germantown, this is south of clarksburg, another option for you to get over to the damascus area, go ahead and use route 124 to get around it. route 27 north at brink road. let s take a live look at the american legion bridge. no problems to report here. between 270 and tysons corner, everything is doing well on the beltway. we ll go over to a live look right now. if you re head from southern maryland, route four, route five, route 301, everything is fine. live at the wilson bridge through oxon hill across the bridge span and into alexandria, got a bill of volume. no big deals as you head toward 95 and 395. i ll update you on the situation over in germantown at 6:12. andrea, back to you. i ll take it, monika. all eyes are on virginia s 17th district this morning. just 86 votes separate the two state senat
paterno said, it is one of the great sorrows of my life. with the benefit of hindsight, i wish i had done more. this, after allegations of sex abuse with former assistant coach, jerry sandusky. when made aware of them, paterno did report it to his superiors. he is not charged with legal wrongdoing. however, critics argue that he should have done more to stop sandusky. it s sad to retire this way. the whole life of the university is hurt by this. this is an emotional time. people are not seeing all of the good stuff he s done to the community and campus. rallying on campus and outside the paterno s state college home. students pled their report for the iconic coach. it s a shame it has to end this way. now it s get to end in a bad way. reporter: many are calling this the most tragic end in the history of college sports. students, faculty and alumni are sickened by the end of paterno s college career. a legacy these students hope will live on. around campus and do
of the season. the announcement is the latest twist surrounding sex abuse allegations against the former assistant coach. drew levinson has more. reporter: penn state football coach joe paterno is retiring at the end of the season. in a statement, the legendary coach addresses the sex scandal engulfing the university saying this is a tragedy. it is one of the great sorrows of my life. with the benefit of hindsight, i wish i had done more. the news raced across campus. i m sad but i m just glad that he can do it on his own terms and finish out the season. for all of the good he s done for the university, after all of the years, it is a shame he has to end on a note like this. last night, students rallied behind the man who made theit inly lions a powerhouse. but many question why paterno did not go straight to police in 2002 when a student assistant told him he saw former assistant coach jerry sandusky sexually assaulting a boy in a campus shower. paterno passed the
myself. he was crying the whole time he was talking. reporter: in a statement, paterno said, it is one of the greatest sorrows of my life. with the benefit of hindsight, i wish i had done more. this, after allegations of sexual abuse, with former coordinator, jerry sandusky. two school officials are now charged with perjury and failure to report the incident to police. reporter: paterno has not been accused of any legal wrongdoing. however, critics argue he should have done more to stop sandusky. it s sad he has to retire this way. the whole atmosphere of the whole university is just hurt by this. it s really an emotional time. people are not seeing all of the good stuff he s done to the community and the campus. reporter: rallying on campus and outside the paterno state college home, students pledged their support for the iconic coach. it s like a living legend. and now it s got to live in a bad way. reporter: many are calling this the most tragic end in th