been a whole lot worse. do you think so. it could have been. remember this is the only the first phase of the ncaa investigation. one thing they wanted to get out of the way quickly was the players, active players currently on the roster at the university of miami. this does not address the seven coaches who shapiro alleged to have been involved with formerly coaching at university of miami. it does not involve the multitude of former players who shapiro was also allegedly involved with at miami. nor the institutional aspects of what ncaa is investigating. people have to understand this is the only first initial phase of the investigation for the ncaa. gregg: charles, this is just days before the hurricanes open their season. how much does this really hurt the team? you re talking about, eight players that were suspended, multiple starters. particularly defensively you re going to see, miami in a weakened state against maryland when they open the season. your starting quarterback.
sports who broke this story. talk to us about the benefits conferred here and how pervasive this was. the benefits for eight student athletes were suspended we re talking about meals, entrance into gentleman s clubs, really a wide array of different things. some impermissible lodging. a handful of different benefits there is a 9th player for university university of miami who appears to have been suspended for remainder or entire 2011 season essentially for failing to cooperate with ncaa investigators in a truthful manner. then and additional four who received some type of benefit from nevin shapiro but because the benefits were less than $100 were allowed to pay money to a charity to retain their eligibility. gregg: eight miami players have to sate out various games, four games, six games. jenna told me it could have
paterson, new jersey. the rising wars of passaic river prompting flooding waters in many communities. governor chris christie said his tour quote, revealed despair. he will mean with the homeland security. gregg: he is busy man. not getting much sleep. neither are the people that are inundated. irene blamed for 7 deaths in new jersey. the latest victim sucked into a drain pipe while clearing debris in a drainage basin. david lee miller has more. how bad is it there? reporter: it is pretty bad. a picture is worth a thousand words this picture is worth a million. the pa say quick river done to the bridge in patterson new jersey, completely impasseable. the water moving at very swift pace this morning. we re told that the river crested 13 feet above flood stage. further down river you can see what is the left of this