anybody come here into florida trying to tell us to change the name, they better go some place else, because we re not changing the name. reporter: it almost happened once, in 2005 the ncaa tried banning the use of the mascot in post-season play until seminole tribe of florida leaders stepped in, signing a proclamation reiterating their support. the ncaa backed off. even on the seminole reservation in hollywood, florida, you see support for the university. so why does it work here? why is it okay? we have total focus on mutual respect and honor. reporter: university s president says the tie between the tribe and the university goes well beyond the football field. tribal members are included in graduation ceremonies, homecoming. the school offers a class in seminole history and there are scholarships for seminole students.
endowment to support programs around the nation that serve the victims of child sexual abuse and seek to prevent such abuse from happening. this amount is equivalent of one year s gross revenue of the football team. second, penn state football will be banned from bowl games and any other post-season play for four years. third, penn state s football team will have the initial scholarships reduced from 25 to 15 per year for a period of four years. in order to minimize the negative impact on student athletes, the ncaa will allow any entering or returning football student athletes to transfer and immediately compete at the transfer university provided he is otherwise eligible. further, any football student athlete to wants to retain remain at penn state may retain his athletic grant and aid as
disappearance of wife number four is still an open case. we begin with a death penalty for penn state football, well, not so much, but this is definitely going to hurt. just this morning, the university got slapped with a massive penalty that will last for years to come. among the most brutal, a $60 million fine. a four-year post-season ban and a forfeit of all football wins since 1998. you know what that means? joe paterno loses his title as winningest coach in major college football history. all of this in the wake of that child sex abuse scandal involving former assistant football coach jerry sandusky. rumors of the massive fine trickled out on sunday, the same time paterno s iconic statue on campus was wrapped in plastic, covered with a blanket and hauled away. the ncaa just made the announcement in indian apailous. mark mckay was there for it. mark, this is a huge blow to this school. a huge blow certainly to penn state university, kyra. but mark emerate said his org
a missing persons report was even filed. inside this really strange and bizarre story, straight ahead. and power right in your wallet. a new iphone charger the size of a credit card saves you when you run out of juice. we ll show it to you in 20 minutes. newsroom begins right now. good morning, i m zoraid zoraida sambolin sitting in for carolyn costello. penn state faces the stunning blow from jerry sandusky. they face the penalties of the school s cover-ups in the scandal. the penalties are described as unprecedented. steve is in pennsylvania where they re holding the news conference. what can you tell us? we re meeting with the executive chairman of the ncaa followed by a question and answer session in indianapolis, and we re expected to hear penalties on penn state university. one source familiar with the case told cnn what we will hear, that penn state will be hit with fines in excess of $30 million. reports are also circulating that penn state university will lose
lives? and my answer is no. basketball s next big thing. he s nicknamed the crime stopper. when i m on the court, everybody s dead. nobody s outside committing any crime. at only 5 7 , he s selling out gyms from philly to d.c. the high school player you ll soon be hearing about. revealing investigations. fascinating characters. stories with impact. this is cnn presents. with tonight s hosts, randi kaye and drew griffin. while march madness has grown into one of the most popular sporting events in the country, we begin tonight with some unpopular statistics off the court and in the classroom. the orangemen of sear syracuse began this year s post-season play without its top rebounder and scorer. fab mellow was suspended for undisclosed reasons. he missed games in the past because of his academic struggles. syracuse is not alone. according to a new study a total of 14 teams who made the tournament this year failed to graduate at least half their players. includ