jerry sandusky s child rape accusations. one from the university s president says dealing with the sex abuse within the school was, quote, humane. it s a cnn exclusive. plus return to power. the political party that ruled mexico for 70 years is back. you re looking at mexico s projected new president, pena nieto. on his agenda reduce the violence from drug cartels that seem to rule the country, but can he do it? a rematch is on or is it? this photo finish was too close to call so these two runners are duking it out tonight fighting for that olympic dream but now reports suggest one of them might not run. newsroom begins right now. and good morning to you. i m carol costello. thank you so much for joining us on this hot monday. we do begin this hour with the brutal heat smothering millions of americans. for many of you, it is downright dangerous. a massive weekend storm toppled power lines from indiana to maryland. this morning nearly 2 million people still have no way
florida. debby is blamed for one death. scared half to death. pretty traumatic. we got the latest forecast track. more on cranberries. michelle obama want kids to lay off sugary drinks but she didn t expect cranberry farm towers be mad at her. plus this. are you sexually attracted to young boys to underage boys? am i sexually attracted to underage boys? yes. your sexually attracted to young boys, to underage boys? this exchange between jerry sandusky and bob costas was so damaging it was used as evidence in court but what you just heard might actually end up helping the convicted child rapist. it has to do with a bad video edit. i ll talk with a legal expert. too close to call, this photo finish was no help to judges. take a close look. what do you think? there can only be one winner so who decides. newsroom begins right now. good morning. happy monday to you i m carol costello. thank you so much for joining us. right now we re keeping a close eye on the u.s. su
of opening statements that will be live when things get going. well, another high-profile trial is winding down. attorneys for amanda knox will make their final arguments. they are hoping to overturn her murder conviction. knox is expected to speak as well. prosecutors claim that knox slit her roommate s throat during wild sex. libyan fighters say that they have seized the port of sirte today. moammar gadhafi controls most of the city. this is one of the areas not under the control of libya s new leadership. washington dodges a government shutdown. lawmakers have a deal in hand to pay the federal government s bills through mid-november. a final vote expected next week when the house returns from break. the spending bill is upheld because they could not agree on funding for fema. president obama is pitching his new jobs bill in denver at a hollywood fund-raiser last night he refinded republicans that they were in charge in the run-up to the economy s big meltdown. we