veterans day. that is the summation of what s wrong. colin powell for the hour. this is piers morgan tonight. for many americans colin powell is still the face of the modern military, retired four-star general, the only african american to serve on the joint chiefs of staff and the secretary of state to george w. bush. he s here to talk about a cause close to his heart, the state of america s military veterans. general colin powell joins me now. thank you for welcoming me to this extraordinary building. thank you. we re in the national war college. you were here 35 years ago. i graduated 35 years ago. that s hard to believe. we had our 35th anniversary. it has a great deal of meaning for all of us. when you were here as a young, fresh-faced colin powell, what was the big thing for you. i was doing well in the army, but i had no idea what the army had in store pe for me. i was here with a group of army officers and state officers as well as air force officers.
rapes of young boys allegedly by a former assistant coach and allegedly covered up or at least ignored by other penn state officials. we get the latest from our mary snow. reporter: two days after ousting its president and former coach joe paterno, penn state s board of trustees announced today that it is forming a committee to investigate the failure surrounding the reporting of sex allegations by jerry sandusky. the board of trustees says no resources will be spared. they will have independent counsel and investigative teams saying there are no restrictions on the scope or activity of this committee, this as a new interim prefz penn state rodney ericsson addressed the board about moving forward here at penn state. i accept this new leadership role under circumstances that i never could have imagined. it has been truly difficult to comprehend the terrible nature of the allegations that were revealed in the attorney general s presentment last week. my heart aches for the
new this morning, the penn state board says it s outraged and planning to investigate the allegations of child sex abuse involving former assistant coach jerry sandusky. meantime, students are showing their support for head coach joe paterno. developing a short time ago, italian prime minister silvio berlusconi says he will not take part in the next election. and it was one of the most watched votes around the country. in the end mississippi voters said no to the personhood initiative. good morning, it is wednesday, november 9th. this is your a.m. wake-up call. i m carol costello joining you live from new york. herman cain and his rivals for the republican nomination lock horns tonight in a debate in michigan. one thing cain probably will count on, more questions about the sexual harassment allegations that have engulfed his campaign since the story first broke more than a week ago. cain held a nationally televised news conference yesterday once again denying all of t
walked away from their jobs and in three hours they walk into a courtroom. athletic director tim kucurrey d gary schultz. sandusky says he met victims through his charity, second mile, which helps troubled boys. second mile released a statement saying immediately they made the decision to separate sandusky from the program activities in 2008. that s when sandusky told the organization that he was under investigation. we ll have more on that. catching wall street well and your money on what s shaping up to be a volatile day on wall street right now. investors are worried about financial and political uncertainty in greece and italy. stocks are in and out of positive territory so far and right now you can see the dow down 47 points trading at 11,900 around there. we ll get a live report from the stock exchange in just a few minutes away here on cnn. political drama in greece moves to its next act today. prime minister george papandreou meets with opposition leader to discuss
is challenging the way we remember dr. martin luther king, jr. s life. and why is the plastic injury out to get him? hunting down sharks. they re the most feared predators in the ocean but we reveal how they have more fear from us. revealing investigations, fascinating characters, stories with impact. this is cnn present ous with your hosts tonight soledad o brien and sanjay gupta. we begin with a special investigation. it s a story that sounds all too familiar. catholic priests accused of abusing children and church leaders who cover it up. hundreds of these priests live unmonitored in unsuspecting communities. in some cases they live next to schools and they live next to parks. predators in plain sight. reporter: here we are on a black where a molester priest lives. do you think these neighbors know about it? i m certain they do not. reporter: ray boucher is a los angeles attorney who works with victims of sexual abuse. unfortunately in california an