duties as mayor. as of this morning, nothing s been filed with the city. nevertheless, he ll probably get outside counsel, because he and the city attorney do not get along. jenna: so we ve heard, he says he s a hugger of both men and william [laughter] men and women. reporter: right. jenna: these abuse allegations are sort of trickling out. do people expect more to come? reporter: well, he was in congress for 20 years, and that s part of the problem. the guy s very powerful. women are less inclined to come forward publicly against him for fear of retribution, they a may be a city employee or an employee in government or a lobbyist, constituent, and they have something to lose. now, number one, in terms of these girls credibility because they haven t come forward yet, number one, they didn t come forward in unison. one went to a former congresswoman. also it s early. their lawyers have sworn affidavits from these victims, and they did their own
with budget shortfalls in these tough times, but one city in the east is getting a boost from relics of the old west. rick leventhal live from our newsroom with that. reporter: harrisburg, pennsylvania, elected a mayor back in 1980 who envisioned a city of museums. he spent more than $8 million on thousands of relics, antique weapons and artifacts from old horse-drawn wagons to wanted posters to sheriff s badges, but only one museum got built leaving these 10,000 or so items collecting dust in a massive warehouse. if there was ever a sort of every person s auction, this has got to be it because there are things that ll be quite expensive, i suspect, and things that will go for very affordable prices. and that makes it open to everyone. reporter: this ongoing auction raised nearly a million dollars yesterday alone on antique weapons, roughly two million total so far including $115,000 for teddy roosevelt s gun, ten times what was
expected. this money will help pay down outstanding loans and bonds, but the city is hundreds of millions of dollars in debt because of an incinerator built more than 40 years ago that was designed to collect and burn trash from across the state as a way to make a profit. but it never really worked properly, and the city grew deep in debt trying to keep up with payments on the money borrowed to build this thing. in the meantime, the mayor was indulging his passion, dropping cash the city couldn t afford to spend on items like a letter from george washington to lbj s hat. this auction signifies kind of a turning point from the past into the postrecovery future for the city of harrisburg. so it s an exciting event. reporter: if you re interested, you can bid in person or online at gun says.com. jon? jon: i m a westerner, i love that stuff. thank you. reporter: sure. jenna: a touchdown that touched everyone s heart and now another honor and update on jack hoffman. the 7-year-old tak
sexually harassing women in his office. now we re learning there were warnings about the mayor years ago, perhaps even before he was mayor. william la jeunesse knows the story, what s the latest here? reporter: well, jenna, he denied the allegations then and again, now, fillner is digging in his heels, daring these alleged victims to come forward, identify themselves and file claims. the city, it is not waiting. the mayor has been told he cannot be alone with women. the city attorney who s already directed his staff to avoid one-on-ones with him is actually drafting a similar policy for other women working with the mayor in part to mitigate future legal claims. in this situation, if it s shown that these allegations are true and that the city was put on notice that this was happening, that definitely increases the city s liability. reporter: so the city is obligated to defend fillner against this alleged harassment because it occurred during his