>>> this was the day a whole lot of people in a traumatized community have been waiting for, and it came to a sudden and screeching halt today, it was all over in two minutes, a disappointment for several young men who had gotten up very early on a frigid day to come to court and face jerry sandusky , the former assistant coach at penn state that they now accuse of molesting them. michael isikoff was in court for what was supposed to be sandusky 's preliminary hearing .
>> reporter: jerry sandusky arrived at the courthouse with wife dotty escorted by sheriff's deputies.
>> are you looking forward to facing your accusers?
>> reporter: defense lawyer joe amandola asked the judge for a sidebar, and judge robert scott announced sandusky was waiving his right to a preliminary hearing .
>> there would be no testimony today.
>> we're going to put together the best possible defense we can. to stay the course, to fight --
>> reporter: prosecutors were prepared to call 11 witnesses, many of them alleged victims in what promised to be explosive testimony laying out the state's case in detail for the first time. one potential witness, penn state assistant coach, mike mcqueary who's claimed he reported seeing sandusky sexually abusing a boy in 2002 has been disputed. last night, a.mandola decided to waive the preliminary hearing .
>> this is a fight to the death. this is the fight of jerry sandusky 's life. this is the game of his life.
>> reporter: nbc news chief legal analyst savannah guthrie .
>> it's a tradeoff on the one hand. the defense loses the opportunity to assess the witness's demeanor.
>> reporter: the postponement was most painful for sandusky 's alleged victims.
>> he's a coward for not showing up and facing them today. once they were prepared and gone through the wrenching gut check of going through this, depriving them of telling their story to his face.
>> reporter: they'll get another chance if there's no plea deal and this case goes to trial.
>>> up here next tonight, there's
Source: http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nightly-news/45661390/
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