football fan to know this man. his respect was legendary, no coach had won more games, fewer coaches will ever garnish his reputation. and in a few moments, by a unanimous vote tonight, all of that changed. legendary head football coach joe paterno has been fired by penn state university. as a broadcaster, it s almost hard to say. joe paterno will not coach another football game at penn state amid allegations he did not do enough to stop the alearned sexual abuse of boys by a former assistant football coach. here is part of the news conference held by the penn state board of trustees just an hour ago. our view was a larger view of what was necessary to move the university in the right direction. the specific aspects of these terrible activities that occurred and the terrible damage that was done really remains to be established by whatever law enforcement investigations are yet underway. as well as the investigation by our own board of trustees. top penn state universit
his respect was legendary, no coach had won more games, fewer coaches will ever garnish his reputation. and in a few moments, by a unanimous vote tonight, all of that changed. legendary head football coach joe paterno has been fired by penn state university. as a broadcaster, it s almost hard to say. joe paterno will not coach another football game at penn state amid allegations he did not do enough to stop the alearned sexual abuse of boys by a former assistant football coach. here is part of the news conference held by the penn state board of trustees just an hour ago. our view was a larger view of what was necessary to move the university in the right direction. the specific aspects of these terrible activities that occurred and the terrible damage that was done really remains to be established by whatever law enforcement investigations are yet underway. as well as the investigation by our own board of trustees. top penn state university officials are accused of fail
massive cuts by the financially strapped government. we will take you there. we begin in the nation s heartland. even the calm assurance is a bit unsettling but don t worry, nebraska residents are told it s into the like the flood that triggered japan s nuclear crisis. that much appears true but concerns are rising there with the water line. the ft. calhoun nuclear power plant north of omaha is surrounded by two feet of water. to the south the overflowing missouri river has crept within several feet of the cooper nuclear power station. both facilities are designed to handle several more feed of flooding. in japan, it was floodwaters, not the earthquake, that led to the march meltdown as a nuclear plant. brian todd is at ft. calhoun with the latest. what are you seei ining morning? reporter: a 24/7 battle to keep floodwaters away from the key figures of this building. we were inside to get a visual. it is dramatic. flood water all around. it is lapping up against some of t
the body found in a landfill. 66-year-old john wheeler not only worked under three republican presidents, he was a driving force behind the vietnam veterans memorial. actress lindsay lohan, the famous train wreck, facing legal troubles yet again. police in california say she violated probation tusling with a staff member at the betty ford clinic. countdown on capitol hill. that s where we begin because tomorrow republicans take control of the house and launch their mission to repeal health care. they re planning a rousing debate. heated rhetoric and critical vote by next week. the repeal has just about zero chance of succeeding. congressional correspondent brianna keilar following the movers, shall we say. a lost cause for republicans then why waste so much time and effort, bring an yeah? reporter: they promised to do this and they say they ll make good on the campaign promise to have a vote to repeal health care. so here s what we re going to see. friday, a procedural