chris s injury all over again. how are you doing, luis? i m eddie. that s my son, chris. it s all gone in an instant. someone s gone from being so independent and at the prime of his life, now becoming very dependent on some of the basic things, the simplest things that we all take for granted. they can be mad at the world. but i ll go in there to help them just to let them know that they re not alone through this process. never give up that faith, man. this is something that we have to do. we know that this is our purpose. and so we do it. who else you got here? i like to collect sports history. so for me, like, i got some of the older guys like terry bradshaw. got the steel curtains. you know i m not a big fan of the steelers. you know that, right? in all the time i ve been with them, they don t talk at all about themselves and their struggles. they talk about how can they help someone else? how can they support another family? and to me that s what a hero is
stopped. there s also a third account by a family friend, reported in the patriot-news by cnn contributor sara ganim, suggesting mcqueary didn t even directly see the molestation. so, today, at this preliminary hearing for two of his bosses, mcqueary finally gave his account, in open court, on the record, under oath, and it was a powerful one. he said he saw sexual activity between jerry sandusky and the boy and he told superiors what he saw. there s no question in my opinion mind that i conveyed to university officials that i saw jerry with a boy in the shower and that it was severe sexual acts going on and that it was wrong and over the line. he went into detail, and our apologies, it is graphic detail, telling the court he heard rhythmic slapping sounds, like skin on skin. then he says, i looked in the mirror and shockingly and surprisingly saw jerry with a boy in the shower. he said sandusky was behind the boy, the boy was against the wall. he told the court he beli
how he overcame childhood tragedy. i was at a piano recital. it was in the intermission my aunt jesse came and said your mother just died and brought me home. it was then i kind of realized for the first time she s not there anymore. and a traumatic brush with his idol. i said i have to ask you mr. sinatra you hit this high a flat. how did you do it? i just opened my mouth and it was there. this is piers morgan tonight. i ll take you just the way you are harry connick jr., welcome. thank you. you are a man of so many hats, it s ridiculous. a singer, pianist, big band conductor, a composer, and actor. three grammys, 25 million albums sold worldwide. you starred in a broadway musical on a clear day you can see forever. and you have your first children s book. not content with dominating every other genre of entertainment, you re into the kids market. well, i guess what makes me want to do this stuff is that i guess what drives me is real interest in all
love. vladimir putin is suggesting john mccain is nuts. mccain responds on twitter saying, dear vlad, was is something that i said? on this american morning. captions by vitac www.vitac.com and good morning to you. it is friday, december 16th. nine days left before christmas. can you believe it? have you finished your shopping? i have two gifts bought. and that means no. good morning, everybody. i am alina cho. welcome to american morning. the last critical debate before the iowa caucus, the front-runner, newt gingrich playing defense on his conservative values and electability. mitt romney stood by his business background playing it safe and texas governor rick perry realizing it may be the fourth down threw this hail mary pass. there are a lot of folk whose said tim tebow wasn t going to be a good nfl quarterback. that looked print good. am i ready for the next level? let me tell you i hope i am the tim tebow of the iowa caucuses. best line of the night.
these items. the payroll tax cut before the holidays. party leaders in the senate now say they re trying to come up with terms come to terms with something and that may be more likely now that democrats have given up trying to pass a new tax on millionaires. but wait, there is more. in less than 36 hours, much of the federal government will run out of money. the latest as seven budgetary stop gaps runs ot out at midnight tomorrow night. while lawmakers scramble to come up with a plan, nobody s voted on anything. we ll certainly keep you posted. in baghdad today, the end became real. u.s. forces lowered the flag of command, closing the book on a controversial war that claimed almost 4,500 american lives and cost more than $800 billion. defense secretary leon panetta was there. to all of the men and women in uniform today, your nation is deeply indebted to you. you have done everything your nation asked you to do and more. your dedication, your commitment to this missio