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so-called urban terrorists out to get police officers in california setting up booby traps, explosive devices. thankfully, no one's hurt but cops definitely on edge. who could be after the very people set out to protect us? plus this, a sick science experiment at a high school in new hampire, students say their teacher lure ad boy with a mountain dew in exchange for getting an electrical shock.
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about 125 volts ran through this kid's body, his heart stopped and he could have been killed. the teacher won't be charged, just suspended. that's it. this kid was in the hospital six days and the teacher is getting off the hook? as always, we love hearing from you, call in, you know the number, 1-877-tell-hln. you can e-mail us cnn.com/primenews join us on facebook or text us at hln tv, start your message with the word "prime." it's your chance to be heard. welcome. this is "prime news" i'm mike galanos. an urgent alert for you, so-called urban terrorist on the streets of california targeting our police officers. the folks set out to protection us. since december, someone's been setting up booby traps in one case even a bomb in riverside county, fortunately, no one's been hurt. but authorities are bound and determined to stop the suspect or suspects before someone does get hurt. >> a person or people out there, a bunch of idiots that are
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trying to do damage to us. we mean to catch them. yesterday, we turned the lights on and watched a bunch of k cockroaches run for the woods. i'm hoping someone will know one of them, call us and let us get something done. >> a $200,000 reward is out there, that's a lot. you can call the hemat police department with any dips. joining me to talk about this jose arbayya, jr. from -- and hln analyst mike brooks. jose, starting with you, first inciden incident, when, december 31st, what happened? >> yes. good afternoon. >> hey. >> what happened, somebody at the gang task force building redirected a natural gas line and the gas poured inside the building, two officers arrived in the morning for their regular shift, smelled the gas and
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backed off. they called the fire department thinking it was a regular gas leak and what eed up happening while they were investigating they noticed that the pipe had been redirected into the building. and if anything had sparked the gas, there would have been quite an sploegs. >> -- explosion. they boop bee trby trapped a fence. march 6th, thankfully the police officer was vigilant. and mar har 20th a threat to blow up cop cars in 48 hours. jose who do we believe is responsible for this? >> right now the investigators are being very tight lipped but obviously, there were some discussion of the motorcycle gang the day before a press conference the other day, the police did a sweep and dozens of
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members were arrested and they won't say flat out but clearly in their discussion, they've identified -- not identified, but they've suggested that the vagos group might be involved. >> that was before the first incidents in december, do i have my timing right? >> what happened too, there was speculation they were upset with the task force for what they believed doing surveillance during a funeral for one of their members but at this point there is no connection made by y of the investigators whether it's the local police department or any of the district attorney's investigators. >> we talked before the show. you are not putting it past them, right. >> absolutely not. they are associated with the mongr mongrels and banditos, two large motorcycle gangs. the vagos have about 24 chapters in the united states and northern mexico about 600 patch members, not counting for the prospects. if you see one of the outlaw
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motorcycle games they call them one percenters righting down the road they will usually have a rocker, lower rocker with the state where they are from and you will see them usually riding behind the pack. they believe this could be retaliation for 31 arrests of vagos members by the police gang task force, riverside and the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives. they had 737 locations, mike, in utah, nevada, arizona and california. >> how do you catch them? that's a lot of -- that's a formidable foe for police officers, right? >> it is. on these 31 arrests, don't know that much about it, it was a long, drn-out investigation but law enferorcement has infiltrated their gang and i don't put it over them to try to infiltrate law enforcement, one thing these gangs have done in the past. >> hopefully they catch them
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soon. we know police are on edge setting up barricades and fez to create safety measures. thanks. coming up michael jackson's doctor accused of trying to cover things up in the last moment of the singer's life that conrad murray stopped cpr, delayed a call to 911 to hide drug via, cover his butt? call in on that one, 1-877-tell-hln.
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a port that micha jackson's doctor stopped cpr and delayed calling 911 while he frantically stash the drug vials, according to a witness,
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michael jackson's logistics director. he died june 25th last year. dr. conrad mur vee charged with inluntary manslaughter in his death. let's take you back and listen to the 911 call from that day. >> okay. i'm helping with cpr right now, okay. >> did anybody see him. >>es, we have a personal doctor here, sir. >> you have a doctor ther >> he's not responding to anything, he's not responding to cpr or anything. >> oh, okay. we are on our way there. if your doctor is instructed in cpr, he has a higher authority thanm they say a report is written to show guilt not as an unbiased account. we want toknow, was this a cover-up? and would michael jackson be alive today if dr. murray allegedly is not halting cpr and
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a 911 call? we'll take your calls on it, 1-877-tell-hln. back with us to talk about it criminal defense attorney drew findley. that's the question. we see this, drew, thinking, all ght, is michael jackson alive if dr. murray isn't playing around withdrug vials, is that what we should glean fr this. >> i think the important thing we are getting from this is the issue of obstruction. i think that's the real seriousness of these documents. first and foremost, the defense has taken a position they were leaked invading the issue of discovery, how defense gets documents. but, more important than that is the issue of what the doctor trying to obstruct the pursuit of justice and that is a crime. i will tell you it is cious the have been no charges filed fo obstruction that. may let us know the prosecution doesn't believe that his actions taking the vials and putngith them away befo law enforcement got to th scene. >> all right. it is damning, though, you hear this and are you thinng, again, he interrupted cpr, he's delaying a 911all, mea--
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>> well, it's -- >> take it from there. we see this as laymen and go, come on, that has to be damning against him noimpls doubt against him. >> no doubt it is damning against him. i think the firestorm you'll see the issue of trial preparation we see this all the time in these big cases. you know i've said it over the last couple of weeks when we've talked about it, it is so ironic the same issues came about when michael jackson was accused of a crime himself and now they're helping again when he is a victim of a crime that, is the dissemination of law enforcement reports before a case actually goes to court. i think it's going to be a battle ground in the courtroom, there will be very upset defense attorneys and prosecutors in the back of their heels right now trying to defend how these documents made themselves into the public. >> we have a straatement fromis attorney, part of it. the defense would caution puing too much emphasis on the
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statements leaked and goes on dr. murray's next court day is scheduled in ten days. we expect more leaks but will not be trying this case in the press. didn't the doctor admit he delayed calling 911? >> there was, the issue is also the moments leading up to when he finds michael jackson stricken, essentially. what was he doing during that point? i know pple are focusing on the administration of cpr. and that's obviously going to become an issue at some point. t, let's remember, one of the reasons he's being proseted for involuntary manslaughter is the treatment, the administration of the drugs that night and then and then how much of those does were given to him. so, is onof those things where i know these -- it's kind of comg out piecemeal but the larger picture still remains about what the prosecution and
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lice, how they are pursuing their case. >> drew, let's lo at. this we've talked about what this witness had to say about delaying cpr and the 911 call. the timeline, it seems to me is where the prosecution has better amnition, right? beginning at 1:30 in the morning he's administered valium then sedative, finally propofol at 10:30 in the morning. isn't that negligent and could ve caused his dea and where you are going as a prosecor. >> that's the issue, the issue is that of criminal -- whether the administration of that rose to the level of being criminally negligent. was it so heinous it rose to that level? that's the tesng point. thesurrounding scircumstances such as delay and timelime and somewhat hesitating law enforcement or 911 which i equate with law enforcement is a
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fact to be used against him. i thinwhere the defense is going to come out swinging is why isn't this a civil lawsuit like it would be if michael jackson were not michael jackson? if he was just john smith and this was taking place it would be just another garden vaety medical mall pras ti medical malpractice it. >> thank you. a 17-year-old with a form of autism was bullied so much he took his own li. i'm ing to be talking to his parents. they are suing the school district and princip on these grounds that their son didn't even -- he didn't have the right to go to a safe environment. the school didn't provide a safe environment for him and now he's dead.
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we have a heart for kids on "prime news" especially tormented and can't defend
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themselves. a couple in georgia says their 17-year-old was bullied to the point he tk his own life. we've done stories on bullying and you would think and hope kids in schools would get the message but seems to be getting worse. the case here is cruel infuriating. tyler long had a form of autism, as berger's disorder and his parents say kids relentless, picked on him puncd him and said they couldn't wait until he was six feet under. they are suing the district and principal saying they didn't provide a safe sirenvironment f their son to go to school. with me, the parents. first off our condolences. i know that wound is so fresh. does it help you to fight this fight for your son and other kids who might be bullied in other schools anywhere across this nation of ours? >> that's our main purpose is to bring awareness to the situation. and continue to fight and be an
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advocate for the kids that receive the same treatment or is going through the same thing tyler did. >> tine na, how bad was it and how long did it last your son was picked on? >> it started approximately when he was in the sixth grade. we went to the school. we went to the principals, the assistant principals, we went to everyone that we could think of and told them and begged them for help and basically, he was ignored. >> so, through those years, from sixth grade to, what, he's 17, was that junior year, senior year? >>unior year. >> all those years, you never really got any help? >> no. um, there were a few teachers here and there that tried, but in my opinion they ren't supported by administration. >> well, let me read the school's statement, from the an, murray county schools, told the "atlanta journal
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constitution" we're getting the same statement. -- the process of judicially supervised fact finding has now begun and the school district is fully confident once the facts are established those facts will show no fault on the part of the district or any of its emoyees. david, do you blame the school here? what did they do wrong? >> i wholeheartedly blame the school. the school didn't protect our son. for years, we fought for his protection, and it fell on deaf ears. so, that is why we're here, to let tyler's voice be heard. and the day i found tyler, i made a vow to him that i will go to my grave until change is made. and that's our intent, is to bring awareness to this situation, bullying is an issue in schools. >> we have done way too many of ose stories and are sounding the alarm to parents, students,
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kids. tina, do you know wat the last days were like. was it especially brutal on tyler. >> every day was brutal on tyler. he had many, many brutal days. it was typically worse the last couple of days, but you have to understand this is something he dealt with for many, many years. when you ask for help and don't get it, you're in that situation as a child and people don't help you, there's only so much you can handle. >> did he come to you daily, mom, dad, this is what ppened or did he hide what was going on. >> defor a long time. he did for a long time. we would call the school and get their answers which is no one did anything, you are overreacting. those are the excuses we would get, it was a constant excuse. that's what we would explain to him. we were trying to help him just get through, get by until he was out of school. >> well, we're going to take a
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quick break. we'll get more on what move you may have, did the school ever acknowledge that your son was, indeed, being bullied and we'll ta your calls, 1-877-tell-hln. )a
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welcome back to "prime news" on hln. changing things up a little for you, amazing new video out of england watch as this tanker pushes a car down an interstate going about 60 miles an hour. amazing. the trucker reportedly didn't realize the car was trapped sideways on the front bumper. a stunned passenger in another car videotaped the incident and posted it online. look at that. still remains unclear how the car got lodged in the first
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place but detectives say they have reopened their investigation. thanks to that footage there. more unbelievable video to show you from outside of atlanta. you can see a woman here crossing the road when an suv makes a left turn in the intersection. it is brutal to watch. yes, she was injured but okay considering what you just saw there. the driver stopped at first, apologized, then as cops arrived, she took off. here's our affiliate: >> i need some crutches or a walker. >> reporter: at 60 she's a fighter, bruised and swollen but she's alive. >> just by the grace of god that god spared me i'm going to find a way and i'm going to be okay. >> reporter: friday morning, she was crossing a road to catch the bus to work. >> i had the light and then when i seen it, you've got to have eyes in the front, the side, and the back. >> a police dashcam captured the
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video of her being hit by a jeep grand cherokee. can you believe that's you? >> no. it's like a dream. >> reporter: the driver stopped. >> oh, my god. i'm sorry. >> reporter: then the driver left. >> i'm really angry. you know, she have no respect for human life. >> the woman behind the wheel of the suv has yet to be caught. >> she has friends. she has family. maybe her co-workers, they know that car and they know her description. so, if they don't turn her in, in my eyesight, they just as guilty as she is. >> reporter: carol did not break any bones. with all the swelling she will be out of work for several weeks and does not have medical insurance. right now, though, she has bigger fears. >> the main obstacle is getting back across the street again, because when you see you in the right-of-way, i mean, it terrifies me, you know. i'm just afraid. >> reporter: she's afraid the woman who hit her is still
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driving. >> amazing. again, no broken bones. incredible story. joining me to talk about this we welcome back mike brooks. we have good footage and even hear her voice. she says she's sauer and taorry off. >> as i say, it's not a matter of if but when. you had the officer who was there and got a good look at the truck. she stopped because, hey, you can also hear her say, oh, i'm so sau so sorry but jumps in the car and takes off. they have a very good description. my question is why haven't they gotten a composite photo and put it out over the air especially in the atlanta area to find out who this is woman is. i think, as a former investigat investigator, a good composite, if the officer who was there, saw her, would really help. because they've got -- she's a
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white female between 5'4, 5'6, driving a jeep grand cherokee, black with chrome accents. >> a very good description there, right? >> absolutely, sure. >> so first and foremost, why didn't the police officer go after the driver, he was tending to the woman. >> yeah, that's exactly right. >> what charges does she face, hit-and-run, right. >> oh, yeah. >> if she would have just stayed at the scene, what charges would she have faced then. >> basically failure yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian in the css walk but you know, when the police run from the police, what is it, usually wanted, maybe she had a revoked license, maybe something else had to be going on for her to get back in that jeep cherokee and drive away. >> okay. again, carol floyd, one tough lady, no broken bones. we wish her a speedy recovery. as always thanks for your expertise. coming up a sick science
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experiment. what students say, their teacher lured a boy with a soda, here's a mountain dew. in exchange, get an electrical shock, about 120 volts ran through there kid's body. his heart stopped and he almost died.
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welcome back it "prime news" on hln, unbelievable a high school teacher in new hamp hamp accused of convincing a student to shock himself with an electrical cord this in exchange for a mountain dew. guess what, the 18-year-old went through with it, up to 125 volts ran through his body. his heart stopped. the kid almost died. he spent six days in the hospital. police are not filing any charges against the teacher. here's why. let's take a listen. >> we concluded that we don't think anybody in the room, the teacher, kyle himself or any of the other students that helped
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with this contraption that he became shocked with knew -- thought or knew he would be hurt. >> okay. again this is part of a science experiment that they were rigging up. the teacher is on paid leave and he's denying the claims that he encouraged this sick stunt. the school is investigating. what do you think? we're taking your calls, 1-877-tell-hln. joining us to talk about this family law attorney janell weinseen it and also drew findling. starting with you why do you think the case is closed on criminal charges? if the kid would have died, he didn't, thankfully, would there have been charges? the kid came close. do you think maybe you investigate a little more here. >> well, i think we have to credit law enforcement for their interviews and the information that they received. this is one of those times, mike, question talk about it but wael a really are not privy to the exact statements the result of probably extensive law enforcement investigation. clrly the information they
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received did not meet the elements of any crime whether it's criminal negligence or something aggravated assault charge. they just didn't meet the elements. now, if they want to take an administrative action from scholastic standpoint, that's one thing. but law enforcement and prosecutors have to see whether there is enough evidence beyon a reasonable doubt a crime has been perpetrated and you have to credit them for realized we just don't have that here. let the school take care of whatever they need to do. >> what are you seeing, this teacher, certified teacher, master electrician, if anybody should have known how dangerous this could be. are you seeing negligence here, the missing people in a criminal charge? >> well, that's exactly right, are there going to be civil suits by this child? you have to remember some of the facts coming out on this case is that he actually, the child, put the kwlaclamp on himself, as we there. are questions if he was to pursue a civil negligence case whether or not there would be
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some assumption of his own risk. it is somewhat outrageous going on in a cralassroom. >> if anybody should keep anybody safe even rigging up a science experiment it should be the teacher. the school is investigating. let's listen to the school superintendent about where they stands right now. >> my job now is to sort out what actually happened. we have conflicting statements. you have a number of students who have said certain things transpired in the classroom. you have a teacher who, in statements that were made are disputing some of the claims. >> okay. the school there investigating. drew, what responsibility does the teacher bear, if my kid's in that class, i want everybody safe? we're dealing with an electrical experiment here. >> well, look, the teacher has a responsibility for making sure that not only people learn but people are safe within the confines of his classroom but the's three topics that we're talking about, mike.
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we're talking about administratively what is the school to do, civil lly is he subject to a lawsuit and can he be charged with a crime? a concept also called contributory negligence when he participated, the student, decontribute to his own injury? normally that's used in a civil case really t part of a criminal defense but they look at it. law enforcement and prosecutors look at it. if he contributed, that's going to really keep them shying around from criminally charging him. subject to a lawsuit, possibly. sanctioned by the administration, i think that is probably coming his way from an educational standpoint. >> right now on paid administrative leave. sheba, your thoughts here? >> caller: hi, mike. i am a retired four-year rn. i know how the heart works on electrical impulses. now, you can plug into just a 110 wall socket and knock you out and you are over, it's over. now, this idiot and i'm calling
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him an "idiot" who is -- has something to do with electricity in his pst other job hooks -- helps this kid hook himself up or however he wants to do it, dear god in heaven, could he -- dethink he could have caused brain damage from lack of oxygen? what's his problem here? this guy needs out of the school system. whatever the hell happened to frog legs to see about them? >> thanks for your thoughts, your expertise as a former nurse. again, with this kid, his heart stopped, teacher had to perform cpr, he was in critical condition. doctors were not sure he would make it. sounds like this is going to come down to, as far as any kind of punishment from the school, students giving somewhat of a different account than the teacher, deny williing he tried lure him to do with a mountain dew. guys, thanks so much.
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coming up big day in washington, an historic day. but the battle may not be over. some states -- attorneys general are planning to file a lawsuit, it's unconstitutional. how do you feel about the bill? we'll take your calls on it, answer your questions, you know the number, 1-877-tell-hln. >> i'm ali velshi helping navigate a tough economy. labarron in llama writes: simple answer, yes, if your credit score was 650, went down by 100 when you bought a car, what that says, your credit companies feel you've got too much debt. if you start to pay off a number of those, you will see the credit score increase. it does take months sometimes for that to happen and it may not make up for the drop of 100 that you took by buying a car. but, yes, if you pay off a lot of little balances, it will help
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all right. you are either thrilled, angry, confused today now that president obama has signed the huge health care reform bill. it's big news, the most substantiasocial legislation for our country in four decades and a huge victory for the president. >> today, after almost a century of trying, today, after over a year of debate, today, after all the votes have been tallied, health insurance reform becomes law in the united states of america. >> all right. you hear the cheers there, some of you are cheering. some of you have called in, you are furious about this, mad you'll have to pay a fine if you don't get insurance, worried about competition, trying to get in to see your primary care doctor. again, some of you are killed32 million additional americans are going to get health care insurance and companies won't go after kids for pre-existing
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conditions. a lot to deal with here. so much passion about this issue, you've even -- you have critics out there that have thrown bricks through the windows of some members of congress which brings me to our leaders, they are just as split as the country. >> we know the consequences of this bill will be frightening and horrible. freedom dies a little bit today, unfortunately some are celebrating. >> this bills a fiscal fran k kenstein, a government takeover, not democratic. >> the republicans oppose socially, they opposed medicare, they were on the wrong side of history then. they are on the wrong side of history today. >> they were able to legislate and compromise and work through to a solution. i'm thrilled. it's a great thing for america. >> this battle far from over. attorney generals general from 13 states filed suit to block the health care package moments after the president sign it. florida is one of them. >> the law is unconstitutional
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because it requires an individual to buy health insurance policy d, if they don't do it, they will get penalized with a finetax. and the fine or the tax on somebody for doing nothing but living, just -- there's no commerce, there's nobody buying a car. this is not a tax like unemployment. not like medicare or soc or. this is a tax penalty on living and that's unconstitutional. >> okay our facebook page loaded with your opinionancy also take your calls you know the number, 1-877-tell-hln. joining us for some guidance on this, jonathan allen, congressional reporter for politico. jonathan, a lot to tackle here. first off, let's hit on the attorneys general, this suit that they're filing. do you think that will go anywhere? >> i think it's a very hard thing do to sue the federal government in a law this big and so much import. obviously i'm not a constitutional lawyer but i think you know the odds here are probably against states filing suit actually being able to do
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it but we'll have to see. >> okay, a point you were making in the break and i know it's an important one for viewers that some these provisions in this health care bill they're not going to take effect right away. >> most of them don't take effect. most of the things that you've heard about, particularly the new health insurance exchanges, they take effect in 2014. the cadillac tax on high-cost insurance plans, that's delayed until about 2018. long after president obama will be out of office. even if he were to win a second term. and so what you're going to see this is going to phase in over a long time. a couple of things that will happen immediately, for instance rebate for senior citizens who fall into what is called the doughnut hole in medicare prescription drug coverage. that will happen immediately and tax credits but most of this phases in overtime. >> how about the people with pre-existing conditions? will that kick in immediately. >> if you don't have insurance because of a pre-existing condition pretty soon here they'll be performing high-ris
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pools so folks can get some relief from that mediately in the interim while they're phasing into these -- these sort bigger programs that are going on. >> initial thoughts, call in i want to hear from you. 1-877-tell-hln. ddddddddd
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just about 1,000 pages of evidence released today in the murder case against casey anthony and here's what our team of producers found. transcripts saying that george anthony asked his daughter, casey, to point to a place on the map. tell volunteers where they should search for little caylee. but mom, cindy apparently intervened, stopped that from happening, so did the family know and stop the search for
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this cute little girl? you're always part of the show, i always love hearing from you you know the number 1-877-tell-hln. e-mail us cnn.com/primenews, join us on facebook or text us at hlntv, just start your message with the word "prime." it's your chance to be heard. controversy, opinion, your point of view, this is "prime news." welcome, this is hour number two of "prime news." i'm mike galanos. all right, thisust into us, again about a thousand pages of new documents in the case against casey anthony and how about this allegation, casey was reportedly about to put an "x" on a map where little caylee's body could be found. equusearch leader tim miller was in the anthony home along with a search volunteer brett churchill, but mom cindy anthony put a stop to it, something, what do we get here? something doesn't add up. miller says the anthony family acted strange. in fact he says casey never even mentioned his missing daughter. hln is putting calls to casey anthony's attorney, not returned by airtime here. we'll take your calls
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1-877-tell-hln's the number. joining me to talk about this welcome back jean casarez correspondent for our sister network trutv. what do you make of these claims? brett churchill is telling this story about how casey is ready to put an "x" on a map to show where little caylee is. >> reporter: what i did, over a thousand pages today, so you can imagine the immensity of the material. what i did, mike i went straight to tim miller's deposition. this was a sworn deposition, tim miller of equusearch. he's a nationally renowned searcher, has done many and within that deposition i find what you are talking about. and he says that cindy anthony is the one who called him and asked him to come to florida, so he came to florida, and he went to the family's home, and before he got there, he purchased a map because he doesn't know a lot about orlando. and he said to the family, once he got there and got settled in that we all hope that caylee is alive, but we need to start searching in case she's not -- he said there was a demeanor change in cindy right away,
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which i think that we can understand. you want to believe caylee is alive. so he opens up the map, and george anthony -- they're all there -- and as george anthony that said "casey, where would you put the "x" on the map and casey began to do did and cindy stopped it and asked them all to leave so that's what timothy miller says. i think this is important. it's relevant. it's a sworn interview under penalty of perjury by timothy miller. i think if we look at the other side for a second, and there are always two sides this was her daughter that was missing so maybe george anthony, out of respect, said,casey, where should we look for caylee? >> so, jean, let's be clear about this, what is george anthony's role? do we get the feeling that george is telling her -- because that's key -- did george know, and he's trying to tell his daughter, please put an "x" on the map, can we go that far with it? >> i think that's where the
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prosecution will go, definitely. i think in any respect, whatever side you're ohe was someone who stood up as the head of household to try to solve this and was asking his doctor -- daughter to help him. >> jean, and let's be clear to the viewers as well from what i'm gathering from you and you've covered this very closely, you think this is very significant here, that this interplay between tim miller, george anthony, casey anthony and also cindy anthony. >> i think it is something that could be significant. i think that there may be some hearsay with all of this, but all of these people will most likely take the stand in the trial. they will testify to what they personally saw and were a part of, and then of course there will be krokz bcrossexamination the love relevance here. >> a couple of facebook comments. and then floyd write "no way do the anthonys stall. those grandparents are heartbroke ever over this." these are potential jurors, right, jean?
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>> yes. >> how important will it be, the read from jurors on george and cindy? >> critically important and that may be one part of the motion to change venue to take this out of orlando. but let's all remember that they wanted caylee to be alive and they didn't want to face the fact, early on or even later that she might be deceased. >> yeah, let's bring it back to a human level here. these aregrandparents of a cute little girl, little caylee, who is dead. and your daughter is accused here and from the fact that we see could be very well responsible. guests a call in, sharon's with us from north dakota. sharon, your comment or question here? >> caller: yes. i was born/raised in ohio. resort in north dakota now. i've been following this case since day one and when the duct tape issue came up, i looked at picture on the tv and i said the hinkel corporation in avon ohio, well that's not very far from where the anthonys used to live when he was a homicide detective up in ohio. >> wow so the duct tape is really sticking with, sharon
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there. jean, that's a big one. and another big one, obviously, we talk about a lot is no one reported this little girl missing for 30 days, right? >> that's right and it is cindy anthony who made that 911 call. >> okay. jean, as always, thanks so much. >> thank you, mike. >> been covering this since day one. jean, talk to you soon. coming up, michael jackson's doctor conrad murray accused of trying to cover things up.
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welcome back to "prime news" on hln. there's a report that michael jackson's doctor stopped cpr and delayed calling 911 while he frantically stasd drug vials. now that's according to a witness. alberto alvarez, michael jackson's logistic's director.
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we know that michael jackson died of acute propofol intoxication june 25th of last year. dr. conrad murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter in his death. let's take you back. let's listen to the 911 call from that death. >> okay. i'm helping with cpr right now, okay. did anybody see him? >> yes, we have a personal doctor with him here, sir. >> you have a doctor there? >> he's not responding to anything, he's not responding to cpr or anything, sir. >> oh, okay. we are on our way there. if you guys are doing cpr, if your doctor is instructed in cpr, he has a higher authority than me. >> defense team say that prosecutors leaked the police report to a reporter to force them to reveal their defense strategy. they say the report is written to show guilt, not as an unbied account. now, we want to know this, was this a cover-up? and would michael jackson be alive today if dr. murray, allegedly, is not halting cpr and not halting a 911 call?
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take your calls on it, 1-877-tell-hln. back with us to talk about it, criminal defense attorney, drew finley, well that's the question, and we see this, drew, and we're thinking, allright, is michael jackson alive if dr. murray isn't playing around with drug vials is that what we should glean from this. >> the important thing that we're really getting from this is the issue of obstruction. i think that's the real seriousness of these documents. first and foremost, defense's taken a position that they were leaked which inades have the issue discovery, how defense gets documents but more important that is the issue of, was the doctor trying to obstruct the pursuit of justice? and that is a crime. i will tell you, it is curious that there have been no charges filed for obstruction, that let's us know that the prosecution doesn't believe that his actions were enough to him with taking the vials and putting them away before law enforcement got to the scene. >> all right, it's damning though, i mean you hear this and you're thinking, what, again, he interrupted cpr, he's delaying a
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911 call. i mean -- >> well -- >> take it from there, because we see this as layman, and go, come ork that's got to be damning against him. >> yeah, there's no doubt it's damning against him i think what you will see, the firestorm that you're going to see is the issue of trial preparation. we see this all of the time in these big cases, and you know, mike, i've said it over the last couple of weeks when you and i have talked about it it is so ironic that these same issues came about when michael jackson was accused of a crime himself and now they're help again when he's a involve the crime, and that is the dissemination of law enforcement reports before a case actually goes to court. i think it's going to be a battleground in the courtroom. there's going to be some very upset defense attorneys and se prosecutors in the back of their heels right now trying to defend howhese documents made themselves into the public. >> all right we have a statement from dr. conrad murray, his attorney, part of it, from ed chernoff saying that defense would caution against putting too much emphasis on the statements leaked. goes on to say this, that dr.
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murray's next court hearing is scheduled in ten days. we expect more leaks, however, we will not be trying this case in the press. andrew blankstein's with us reporter for "the los angeles times." as we look at fact of this, didn't dr. murray admit he delayed calling 911. well, there was. although, the issue's also going to be all of those moments leading up to when he finds michael jackson stricken, essentially. is what what was he doing at that point? and i know that people are focused on the administration of cpr. and that's, obviously, going to be an issue at some point. but let's remember one of the reasons he's being prosecuted for involuntary manslaughter is the treatment, the administration of the drugs that night, and then -- and then how much of those doses were given to him? so, it is one of those things where i know it's kind of coming out piecemeal, but the larger picture still remains about what the prosecution, police, how they're pursuing their case.
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>> okay, drew, let's look at this. okay, we've talked about what this witness had to say, but delaying cpr, delaying 911 call. the time line is, it seems to me, is where the prosecution has better ammunition, right? >> i mean, look beginning at 1:30 in the morning, he's administered valium and after that antianxiety drug. propofol at 10:40 in the morning. isn't that the negligent of care that you are going as a prosecutor. >> that's the issue here, the issue criminal negligence. and i've emphasized this before the possession and administration of this drug is really not illegal. the question is whether the administration of it rose to the level of being criminally negligent. was it so heinous the way in which it was administered that it rose to that level, and that's going to be the testing point. the surrounding circumstances, such as delay and the time line and somewhat hesitating in contacting law enforcement or 911 with -- i do equate with law enforcement -- is a fact to be
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used against him. i think where the defense is going to come out swinging is, why isn't this a civil lawsuit like it wld be if michael jackson were not michael jackson? if he was just john smith and this was taking place, it would be just another garden variety medical malpractice suit. >> so that's where the defense is going. guys, thanks again. andrew, always good having you aboard, and drew you as well. 17-year-old geora teen with a form of autism was bullied so much that he took his own life. i'm going to be talking to his parents. they are suing the school district and the principal on these grounds that their son didn't even -- he didn't have the right to go to a safe environment, the school didn't provide a safe environment for him and now he's dead.
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we have a heart for kids on "prime news" especially when they are tormented, can't defend themselves. a couple in georgia says their
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17-year-old boy was a victim. bullied to the point that he took his own life. we've done stories on bullying and you would think and hope kids in schools would get the message but seems to be getting worse. the case here it is cruel, it is infuriating. tyler long had a form of autism, asberger's disorder and his parents say kids were relentless, picked on him punched him and said they couldn't wait until he was six feet under. they are suing the district and prcipal because basically saying they did not provide a safe environment for their son to go to the school. with me, the parents. first off our condolences. i know that wound is so fresh. does it help you to fight this fight for your son and other kids who might be bullied in other schools anywhere across this nation of ours? >> that's our main purpose is to bring awareness to this situation. and continue to fight and be an advocate for the kids that
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receive the same treatment or is going through the same thing that tyler did. >> tina, how bad was it and how long did it last that your son was picked on? >> it started approximately when he was in the sixth grade. we went the school. we went to the principals, the assistant principals, we went to everyone that we can think of and told theand begged them for help and basically, he was ignored. >> so, through those years, from sixth grade to, what, he's 17, was that junior year, senior year? >> junior year. >> all those years, you never really got anyelp? >> no. um, therwere a few teachers here and there that tried, but in my opinion they weren't supported by administration. >> well, let me read the school's statement, from the dean donahue murray county schools.
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told the atlanta-journal constitution we're getting the same statement. -- the process of judicially supervised fact finding has now begun and the school district is fully confident once the facts are established those facts will show no fault on the part of the district or any of its employees. david, do you blame the school here? what did they do wrong? >> i wholeheartedly blame the school. the school didn't protect our son. for years, we fought for his protection, and it fell on deaf ears. so, that is why we're here, to let tyler's voice be heard. and the day i found tyler, i made a vow to him that i will go to my grave until change is made. and that's our intent, is to bring awareness to this situation, bullying is an issue in schools. >> yeah, we have done too many of those stories and we're
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sounding the alarm to parents, students, kids. tina, do you know what the last days were like. was it especially brutal on tyler? >> every day was brutal on tyler. he had many, many brutal days. it was typically worse the last couple of days, but you have to understand this is something he dealt with for many, many years. when you ask for help and you don't t it, you're in that situation as a child and people don't help you, there's only so much you can handle. >> did he come to you daily, mom, dad, this is what happened or did he hide what was going on? >> he did for a long time. he did for a long time. we would call the school and get the school's answers, which were, no one did any, you're overreacting. those are the excuses that we would get. it was a constant excuse. that's what we would explain to him. we were trying to help him just get through, just get by until he wasut of school. >> well, we're going to take a quick break.
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we'll get more on what proof you have? did the school ever acknowledge that your son was, indeed, being bullied and we'll take your calls, 1-877-tell-hln. d
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place but detectives sayhey have reopened their investigation. thanks to that footage the. ande have som more unbelievable video to show you, this just outside of aanta you can sea woman here crossing the rd when asuv mas a left turn in the intersection. it'srutatoatch. yes, she was injured but okay considering what you just sa there. the er stopped at first, apologized, en as co ved, she took off. here's from "prime news" affiliate wgcl. >> i need some crutches a >>eporr: a years old carol floy a fight. she is bruised andwollen but she is alive. >> just by the gce of god that god spared me i'm gointo find a way and i'm going toe ok. >> reporter: friy morning cal was crossg jones borough road to catch the bus to work. >> iad the light and then when i seen it, you've got to have eyes in the front, the side, and the ck. anit's just really scary.
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>> reporter: a police dash cam captured a video of hear being hit b a jeep grand cherokee. can you lieve that's even you? >> nope. it's just like a -- it's like a dream. >> reporter: t driver stops. >> can i put my truck over there? oh my god i' so sorry. >> and then the iver really left. >> i'm really angry. you know, she have no spect for human life. >> reporter: the woman bind the wheel of the suv has yet to be caught. >> she has friends. she has family maybe her co-workers, they know that car andhey know her description. so, if they don't turn h in, in my eyesight, ey just as guilty as she is. >> reporter: carol did not break any bones. with all thewelling she will be out of work for several weeks and does not have medical insurance. right now, though, she has bigger fears. >> the main obstle is getting back across the street again, because when you see you in the right-of-way, i mean, it terrifies me, you know. i'm st afraid. >> reporter: she's afraid the woman who hit her is still driving.
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>> amazing. again, no broken bones. an incredible story there. joining me to talk about this we welcome back law enforcement analyst mike brooks. we have good footage and even hear her voice. e says she sorry and takes of what are the odds that this lady's gng to beaught, the driver? >> i don't think it's a matter of if,mike. as i say all the time it's not a matter of if, it's when? you had the officer who was there and got a good look at the trk. she stped cause, hey, you can also hear her say, oh, i so sorry, but then she jps into the car and takes off. they've got a very goo description of h. my question is, why haven't they tten a composite photo and pu it out over the air especially here in the atlanta area to find out o this woman is, mike? i tried to contact the forrest park police department today but theyould not return my call but i think as a former investigator, a good composite, if the officer who was there,
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saw her, would really help it. because they've got -- she's a white female between 5'4", 5'6", weighebetween 150, 160 pounds. driving a jeep grand chekee, black with chrome accents. >> a very good description there, rht? >> absolutely, sure. >> so again, first and foremost, let's make clear wh didt the police officer go after the driver, he was tending to the woman. >> yeah, that's exactly right. >> what charges does she face, hit-and-run, right. >> oh, yeah. >> if she would have just stayed at the scene, what charges wld she have faced then? >> basically failure to yield the rit-of-way to a pedestrian in the crosswalk, but you know, mike, when people from the police, what is it, usually wanted, maybe she had a revoked license, maybe -- something else had to be going on for her to get back in thateep cherokee and drive away. okay. again, carol floyd, one tough lady, no broken bones in that. we wish r a speedy recovery. as always thanks for your expertise. all right, now an update to
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the story that we brought you hln, it's dramatic video, there it is. out of brooklyn heights, ohi a police officer says lucky to be alive. lieutenant john lambert helping a motorist othe side of the highway when the driver slammed into him. arly a month after the accident -- you can see. he's talki about the crash for the first time. he says it is a miracle he's stil alive. but he has some gaps in his memory from that day. >> the last thing that i were is standing next to the vehicle discussing the traffic crash with the driver. i'm very thankful that m training and instincts took over when they did but the next thing remember is waking upn the ambulance. i want to stress that although this specifi incident w captured on my vehicle's dash cam, i was just doing my job. all right lambert suffered sever fractures to his pelvis and face. so again, as he said it, he is
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lucky, lucky to be alive. we'll keep you posted on his recovery. also this, sarah palin reports in that she has a reality show, a brand-new deal on the table. and get this, it could be worth $1 million bucks an episode what do you think of that? , call in 1-877-tellln.
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welcome back to "prime news" on hln. how about this, sarah palin getting her own reality show? it appears that's the waye're going here. reports coming in that the former alaskan governor just signed a deal with discovery for a travel series reportedly called "sarah palin's alaska." filmed in her home state. what do you think? good move for the former governor? tv show? realy show? chime in, always love hearing from you you know the number, 1-877-tell-hln. back with us brooke andson co-host hln's "owbiz tonight" coming your way at 11:00
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eastern. so is this a done deal, brooke? where do we stand on this? >> we're hearing that it is nearly a done deal, mike, that a formal aouncement could come very soon and discovery communications who reportedly is very close to seang a deal with her, told us they have no comment. but, mike, if it happens, sarah palin is just using her name, using her popularity, capitalizing on her celebrity to gain know ifly and to kind of put the focus on her beloved home state of alaska. so she's striking while the iron is hot. >> okay from what we gather here -- again no comment from discovery yet, but reportedly it's $1 million per episode, brooke? i mean is that the going rate? >> that's what we're hearing that she is reportedly asking for a million dollars per episode. some report say $1.2 million per episode. >> wow. >> and this is not typical. it would make it one of the most expensive nature shows ever
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produced. "planet earth" comes to mind as being very, very costly but it would be extremely lucrative and she would become an extremely rich reality star. >> okay, again i want to hear from you. your thoughts on this, 1-877-tell-hln's the number. so, okay that leads us the next questions. what is this show all about? is her husband, todd, will he be involved? will the kids be involved? what's this going to be all about? >> it's said to be a traveling on. it's said to be about alaska and that sarah palin will be somewhat of a tour guide. it's going to be about the people who livend workn alaska. the attractions of alas character the tourist attractions. the traditions of alaska. andou know, sarah palin loves her home state. so i'm sure that she's very knowledgeable and so this will probably be a good fit for her. now talking about her husband todd, the kids, if they appear on the show, i'm thinking it probably will be infrequently because the show, it's not really about sarah palin. it's not really about her family. though, she has been very oen about her home life and her family. it is about alaska.
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>> okay read a couple of facebooks we're getting in, brooke. pam writes "if it's about alaska it will be great. alaska's a great place to live." tara writes "she should focus on raising her children especially the one with the disability, talkg about the little guy that was just born." do you think that people will watch, brooke? i mean, it is sarah palin. i i'm sure they'll give it one look, right? >> you know, she has a lot of people who love her. and to respect her, she has just as many people, though who do hate her and who disrespect her. but i think she does have an audience. and i think if it's a good show, people will watch. and this is a great fit for discovery. you know they also air "the deadliest catch" which is based in alaska. they have a number of nature shows. it is unclear which of discovery communications channels it could possibly air on. you know they've got discovery. they've got tlc, animal planet, the oprah winfrey network that's
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going to be starting in the future, so a number of possibilities. >> she's working with mark brunnet he's like what the reality show king, "the survivor." "the apreptis," right. >> the "the survivor" and "the apprentice." >> one thing that that is baffling how does this affect her political career? because one thing -- and i've been one of them and i know you as well, brooke, we like to give sarah palin the benefit of the doubt. let's hear her out, what is she saying, all that she's about. those who really love her, hate her. but in the midst of all of that. do you want to do the tourist travel thing and still bome a viable candidate can, it work, brooke? >> it depends on how much time, really, she devotes to this show in the future. i think if people see more of a distraction and then it's not going to help herppolitical aspirations forheuture but
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if she can do it and also balance her political life then you know it could be something positive and bring more attention to her and maybe her messages. >> okay. brooke, always great having you aboard. brooke anderson co-host "showbiz tonight" coming your way at 11:00 p.m. eastern. we'll be watching, brooke. this has been a brutal story to cover and so many questions and bigger conversations coming off this. we're getting our first look at how viciously a 15-year-old girl was beaten. this after-school in florida beaten,allily by a 15-year-old. she's in critical condition. and we're finding out more about what happened after the attack.
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welcome back to "pri news" on hln. our heart goes out to the family of josie lou ratley. the 15-year-old who was beaten so bad she's in a coma fighting for her life. police in deer beach florida, a 15-year-old boy never met face to face, brutally attacked her. her family has sent us nophotou. i have to warning you, they're disturbing, graphic. here it is, it is tough to watch but that is the aftermath of this beating. it's been almost a week since the attack and word is, it all started over a text message. here's the broward county sheriff speaking on the nbc's "today" show.
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>> it seems like kids are not communicating like we used to. it's either the internet, it's text messaging, it's just that art of communication isn't there. and i think that -- that callousness -- well, hey, is no innerpersonal relationships anymore and it's very raze when you don't know the person. >> interesting point there. we'll talk about it, by the way a 13-year-old girl is also charged as an accomplice. this is allegedly the 13-year-old pointed out victim in here josie lou ratley. joining me to talk about this, jane velez-mitchell, host of "issues" with jane coming up top the hour. jane, let's talk about what the sheriff is saying here, that our kids have lost the art of communication. you agree with that? >> absolutely. what they are getting inupdated with is actions of violence. i was a very young teenager. i walked out. today that would be quaint.
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these kids are inupdated, movies tv, video games, with horrific violence, glamourized violence and they're not taught peaceful conflict resolution so when they have a problem, a good percentage will imitate the violence that they see everywhere around them and this is a cultural problem. this is a national crisis that we really have to address because even thoug it's coincidence, perhaps, perhaps, that both of these two horror stories, michael brewer the poor boy who was set on fire and this girl, it's all at the same school. it is just the tip of the iceberg. these stories are happening all across the country. and so we have to look at this as a culture and say, what are we doing wrong? what messages are we sending these kids? yes, we can lock up this person. and he's 15. we've got to decide whether to treat him as an adult. but the police, the law enforcement authorities are saying, hey, that's not the solution. and when the cops say that locking somebody up isn't
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alution, then we've really got to look at that, we've got to look at preventing the next we've got to look at preventing the next horrific beating. >> i' got a teenager and a preteen. i watched the images. when you either watch television or go to the movies, you really have to guard their hearts and minds as to what they're seeing. as you said, it's like what it was when you and i were kids. getting back to what the sheriff said, let's hit on that for a moment. i agree with that, when the conversation is not a face to face conversation, and i don't see your expressions and i don't see what i'm saying and how it affects you and if you're hurt, or just that human eathy is lost. that's part of what we're seeing here. you lose that human touch. >> it's alienating. >> it's alienating and isolating.
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there. >> absolutely. there's an alienating culture we're living in. it's a cold culture in a lot of respects. there are plenty of kids who are doing wonderful things and working on peaceful solutions to their problemings s. there are going to be a core group of kids who undoubtedly have personal problems. the suspect's older brother committed suicide about five months ago, and the suspect found his brother hanging from a tree. now, that's obviously got to be a major shock. i want to know what did the parents do to help him cope with that? was he sent to therapy? did he have any kind of support system? and if he didn't, then you have to really wonder, what are the parents in the orbits of these children doing? are they parenting? >> you look at the alleged text
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message after the attack, he said i think i just killed someone, i'm going to prison. that is the way it is. jane, frightening. >> we're going to talk with the aunt. dddddddddddddd
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