up on the witness stand they re open to strong cross-examination because of prior inconsistent statements. first you said you weren t. now you say you are. which one s the truth? reporter: matt first met jerry at 10 years old and moved in with the sanduskys at 16. he tried to commit suicide four months later. legal experts say matt may have been a difficult witness on his own because he repeatedly denied in the past any sexual abuse by his father. even when his birth mother, deborah long, told abc news she had her suspicions and believed matt was covering for jerry. my son was afraid of jerry. if jerry said don t talk, matt didn t talk. it s just sickening. i mean, it s the only way i can describe it. how could you do that to a child? reporter: is matt sandusky s reversal a factor in jerry sandusky not taking the witness stand? sources tell us there was no quid pro quo, but was made clear to the sandusky defense that matt sandusky was standing by to rebut anything jerry sandusky
his life is destroyed. what if he didn t? and then mcgettigan got his turn, ending the argument with a flourish. we re calling ten alleged victims, eight testified in the past two weeks. look at the evidence he said standing behind sandusky, you can t give them back their souls. he knows he did it. give them justice and give him the justice he really deserves. find him guilty. late thursday night, jurors asked to review the testimony of mike mcqueary and mcqueary s neighbor who he told about what he thought was jerry sandusky molesting a young boy in the locker room shower. the judge said they would address the issue later this morning. in bellefonte, t.j. winick, john, paula, back to you. thanks. if matt sandusky had taken the stand wow, just the fact that that information is out there and shortly after sandusky s arrest, jerry sandusky, matt sandusky s ex-wife went to court to keep her father-in-law from the three children. she obtained a restraining
fees. news is pushing stocks down in asia. overseas traders are reacting to several reports that show the u.s. economy is slowing. existing home sales fell more than forecasted in may. manufacturing in the northeast contracted sharply last month. jobless claims up more than expected. those pressures will likely weigh on u.s. markets today as well. historic flooding that ravaged duluth, minnesota caused up to $80 million in damage. that any just to the city s infrastructure alone. the destructive flood was the worst ever to hit the city. ripping up dozens of roads, swamping homes, cars, and even the lake superior zoo there. government leaders say no neighborhood was left unscathed. they are hoping to get federal aid to help rebuild, looks like they certainly need it. they need a lot of help. wow, that s dramatic. here is your friday forecast. last day of extreme heat, new york to washington, d.c. before late afternoon thunderstorms cool it all down. storms could produce hail, damagi
had to say on the stand. jim avila, abc news, bellefonte pennsylvania. just reiterating what jim had said, they could not call him to the stand as a rebuttal witness, he wasn t part of the charges. i thought this was interesting. in testimony last week one of the victims said matt sandusky, and this victim they were taking a shower together. jerry sandusky came in the shower with the two boys, started pumping his hand full of soap. matt sandusky, the adopted son, shut off the shower, left, appearing nervous. this was last week before that is a bombshell. huge bombshell. also raises the possibility there could be potentially new criminal charges down the line potentially. hopefully they will get this wrapped up expeditiously. hopefully. controversial plea in the case of the man who massacred 77 people last july. prosecutors closed their case against him, asking a panel to find him criminally insane rather than a terrorist.
now the man behind that idea to raise enough money to send karen on vacation said there is now enough for her to retire. she told us she doesn t want to quit because of all this. when we asked her where she would like to go on vacation, it would be nice to travel across country in an rv to see america. perhaps she will get her chance. she doesn t want to press charges. the school says the teenagers will face disciplinary action. david muir, abc news, new york. wow, all right. our facebook question of the day, should seventh graders who tormented the bus monitor face criminal charges? whole lot of comments. parents are to blame. this is from selena martin. parents are to blame for not teaching their kids. real quick, they re giving her nine tickets to visit disneyland. southwest airlines is giving her nine cross-country tickets as well as nine tickets. makes you feel good about people again. you see something so horrible and you hear this. a good feeling. emotions from rage to m