. >> virginia tech. the loner is here. the one who stopped listening. the one with the hidden fuse. with the fist. with the hole in his heart. with the cool guns, the one who blasts away. who kills just because. who kills as well because there's nothing left but the dead. kills himself. suicide on top of all these kills and now you know, what a mar gin in old baghdad in the wrong place at the wrong time why you're mourning is going in one ear of the deaf tomorrow. and out the deafening utter. air cane. one, the sorrow these many months isn't because celebrities put eyes all over my body as i was in the u.s. again. not the other america. it comes from the footprint of a kick stab in my back. got riding a bus to a reading with some really destitute brothers and sisters in a 16, 3 office space. i am sitting in the rear of the bus reading a translation of the book of the concealed mystery. my eyes are risen from a black woman standing and talking on her cell phone. i voice decibeled, latino black and white workers. when i arrive, i accidentally grace her sleeve with an excuse me. she pu

and in the wake of the virginia tech shooting, i felt that that need to write about what happened. and i had a sabbatical in the fall semester 2007 cop and i sat down and began to write up my research finding, and write up the discussion which are very enlightening with my students. who sort of pulled me into this new place, pulled into new ways of wrestling with these questions of violence in our society. it seemed to be something that we couldn't get away from. and so i do that. i sat down to write, and i was working on the project for about a year. i was actually wrapping it up in the fall of 2008, when my phone rang at florida atlantic university. it was my father, and he was calling to let me know that i shouldn't be alarmed about what was on cnn at the time, but i did know what he was talking about. he told me that there'd been a bombing at his place of work, and a small town in georgia where i grew up. and the details of what had happened materialized over the next few hours, very chaotic of course. i wound up flying from florida to georgia, but a disgruntled client had pack

criticizing the campus notification system which was installed following the 2007 shooting rampage at virginia tech. >> i'm not part of the alert system but nobody got an alert about what happened. >> keep in mind the alert system in order to send out instructions especially shelter in place. if we don't have an immediate need for that instruction, we're going to turn our attention to other priorities. it was life saving measures for the three involved. >>> of course those lives could not be saved. the shooter died at valley medical center. the other two were pronounced dead at the scene. counseling is available for students starting at 9:00 this morning until 4:00 this afternoon. live at san jose campus, terry mcsweeney. >> solano is investigating a double homicide in vallejo. they found a body inside a car that was shot to death. not far away they found the body of a second man in a driveway of a home. a third man was hiding in garage. they arrested him for drugs but he does not appear to be related to the shootings. >>> hundreds of the kids are standing in protest instead of sitting in class tod

criticizing the campus notification system which was installed following the 2007 shooting rampage at virginia tech. >> i'm not part of the alert system but nobody got an alert about what happened. >> keep in mind the alert system in order to send out instructions especially shelter in place. if we don't have an immediate need for that instruction, we're going to turn our attention to other priorities. it was life saving measures for the three involved. >>> of course those lives could not be saved. the shooter died at valley medical center. the other two were pronounced dead at the scene. counseling is available for students starting at 9:00 this morning until 4:00 this afternoon. live at san jose campus, terry mcsweeney. >> solano is investigating a double homicide in vallejo. they found a body inside a car that was shot to death. not far away they found the body of a second man in a driveway of a home. a third man was hiding in garage. they arrested him for drugs but he does not appear to be related to the shootings. >>> hundreds of the kids are standing in protest instead of sitting in class tod

virginia tech university study on the safety of football helmets found one that received a five star rating. the helmet measured the acceleration of speed and contact . dropped them from different i heights that shows impact 200 times the force of gravity. only one has inflatable padding like a motorcycle helmet. the football team in oakland uses that same brand of helmet. the the coach is in favor of more reseacher. >> you want to make sure your players have the best equipment available. researchers plan to expand the testing next year to include baseball helmets and catcher's mask. >> and president obama called for overhauling the immigration policy. the president went to texas to offer a path of citizenship to the illegal immigrants that work in the u.s.. an idea that many capitol republicans oppose. they would rather see more steps to deport illegal immigrant. >> the most significant step we can take to secure the borders is to fix the system as a whole. fewer people have the incentive of searching for work in the first place. >> the president believes that authorities should foc

virginia tech researchers gave this helmet, rodell's revolution speed its highest rating. it has good solid protection against concussions, however 40% of nfl players wear this helmet. the vsr4. it is rated second to the bottom. >> i remember one time i got kicked in the face -- >> former raider tackle ron della. >> the sideline was moving and i remember staying out just for a series or two and going back in the game. >> reporter: vela says new helmet ratings could extend careers and save brains. >> it's something that's long overdue. >> we want to make sure our athletes are safe and we can push the district hopefully to come up with some funds to be able to buy some of these helmets. >> reporter: the differences between model were high. john fowler ktvu channel 2 news. >>> health officials are issuing a warning tonight about a resurgence in measles. this year there have been 12 cases. measles can cause inflammation of the brain,seizures even death in some cases. they are encouraging parents to vaccinate their children. >>> going bald for a good cause. that's what 30 men,

neither was the virginia tech shooter seung-hui cho. and after the shooting of congresswoman gabrielle giffords, by a suspect thought to be delusional but never diagnosed, the loopholes in the database system were supposed to be closed. it hasn't happened. >> people that are dangerously mentally ill are buying guns in this country and i guarantee you some of them are using those guns. >> reporter: a cbs news survey shows nine states still report no mental health judgments into the system at all. at least 17 other state restrict the reporting of the mentally ill. in fact, reporting is so low nationwide, gun control advocates estimate only 10% of the mentally ill are barred from buying weapons. the problem with reporting comes from differences in state law. in some states, privacy laws prohibit it. other states see the database itself as unfair. the argument is not everyone judged to be mentally ill is also violent. >> i think it's too broad. >> reporter: in alabama, state senator gerald dial believes nonviolent mentally ill patients shou

virginia tech has developed a star rating system to help determine which helmet might best protect againstoncussi s concussions. the system is based on eight years of data that simulated 120 impacts on each helmet. newer helmet technologies were significantly better at reducing concussions compared to older models, but the riddellvsr 4 model ranked near the bottom. although it's no longer sold in stores, it's still being used by 75,000 high school and college players, and 40% of nfl players. >>> we all have little complaints about our looks but if your neck is the problem area and you're not interested in a face-lift, liposuction or botox there's a new option. it's called neck freezing. dr. bruce hensel talks to two women who chilled their way to a younger look. >> how does it feel? >> fine. >> reporter: she's getting the fat in her neck frozen. she chose this unique way to make her neck look younger but she says other things did not work. >> i was working out, working out, working out, doing all this stuff, and i was getting no results on my neck. >> reporter: she heard about the procedur

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sensational events that captured national attention and drive their attention, let columbine, virginia tech, fort hood, and tucson. the media waste no time in turning their ranged monsters into celebrities, even though that is the last thing the media should do. creates a mad man hero for every potential crazy copycat out there. it is sick, wrong, and the media in this country ought to be ashamed of themselves for doing it. [applause] >> what the media will not admit is that in each of those tragedies the mass killer, they all have the same decisive advantage -- government, gone- free loss, and anti self-defense laws that protect the safety of nobody except the killers, and condemned the victims to death without so much as a prayer. that is right. our own policies gave more protection to the killers than to the innocent. government gone free zones have become the hunting ground of evil, deranged monsters, but nbc and "the new york times" will not admit the truth. the media and the political elites want us to believe that if we pass another law or two we will all be safer, but it is a lie. i

virginia tech tyrod taylor. 24 touchdowns for the hoakies last year.ff the chart. 6' 1," 240 pounds. they get anthony allen from georgia tech. hopefully we can talk about real football real soon. >> the orioles got a win to end the month of april in chicago. job done 6-2. we'll talk about that coming up later. see you then. >> time now for "sunday brunch." joining us now john handley from morton's steakhouse. >> we're trying to talk up mother's day and bring everyone down to the restaurant. we thought a perfect thing to do this morning would bring crabcakes. we have colossal crabmeat. we'll do preparation with seasonned bread crumbs. keep it light. a little parsley. >> crabcakes. >> you notice i didn't say "old bay." not that there is anything wrong with that, we're just a company that doesn't do that because we're trying to appeal to everybody across the united states. so you can't be so baltimore-centric, shall we say. >> you have colossal crab meat and bread crumbs. >> very little. just enough to hold everything together. >> what about a cracker? >>

and former virginia tech qb t tyrod taylor was taken in the second round. >>> hewitt was fired by theellow jackets last month after spending 11 years at the school. hewitt led georgia tech to five ncaa appearances, including a run to the 2004 national championship game. however, hewitt's record in the acc was 72-104. hewitt is receiving a $7.2 million buyout over five years from georgia tech. that works out to be $130,000 a month. according to "the washington post" hewitt agreed to a five-year deal at george mason. he'll be introduced at a news conference on monday. >>> talking baseball. nationals third baseman ryan zimmerman will have surgery on tuesday to repair a torn abdominal muscle. zimmerman is expected to be out for six weeks. on the field yesterday, nationals hosting the giants. bottom two is where we pick it up, no score. rick ankiel up with the bases loaded. doesn't get all of it. little flare to short off the glove of mike fontenot. ian desmond, come on down. nationals take a 1-0 lead. nice break for the nats. top seven, 1-1 game. john landon pitching to aubrey huff. walks

. >> virginia tech happened when i was in college. i remember how scary it was. i agree with better background checks. >> closing the loopholes. >> i have no problem with that. i don't want crazy people to have access to guns, no. >> they just said this week, maybe yesterday, that more than 200 people on the terrorism watch list were legally cleared to buy guns last year. it's not like they snuck through. if you are on the terrorism watch list, you can buy a gun. >> i don't think law-abiding citizens should be penalized in the meantime. >> let's start with small things, if you are on the terrorist watch list, you can't buy a gun. can we agree on that? >> yeah. >> i think if we polled everyone here, they would agree with us. >> i would never say that, ever. >> i know. but your perspective on this and most nra members are more rational than the organization. >> i don't think it's necessarily true, but you are arguing very well. my place in this, culturally was not foreign or weird to me growing up. getting older and going different places, it's seen in a negative l

like columbine, virginia tech, fort hood and tucson.ime in turning deranged monsters into celebrities even though that's the last thing the media should do. it creates a madman hero for every potential crazy copycat out there. it's sick, it's wrong, and the media in this country ought to be ashamed of themselves for doing it. [applause] what the media won't anytime is that in each of those tragedies the mass killers, they all had the same decisive advantage. government gun-free zones and anti-self-defense laws that protected the safety of no one except the killers. and condemned the victims to death without so much as a prayer. that's right. our own policies gave more protection to the killers than to the innocent. government gun-free zones have become the hunting ground of evil, deranged monsters. but nbc and "the new york times," they're not going to admit the truth. the media and the political elites want us to believe that if we just pass another law or two, we'll all be safer. but it's a lie. if we could legislate evil out of peopl

virginia tech, georgetown, pretty much every college out there. are 273 host schools including alaska, hawaii, guam, puerto rico. host: what the teacher at george mason? -- what to do you teach at george mason? guest: it is standardized but we have to teach to commission someone as an officer. we teach them a little about the army, how the right structure worked, how we are organized. we teach ethics and army values. as sophomores, we introduced them to public speaking and field training which is how we navigate and. the junior year is a little bit more intensive. can they get a squad of their peers through the woods to an objective? as a senior, that is the last chance to convert them from civilian to a commissioned officer. host: what can student's major in? guest: with the army, they can major in anything they would like. we want a diverse set of people. science, technology, engineering majors. there are very intense operations around the world. we want people to have as many technical degrees as possible, but any major is open for business. ho

i am a liberal arts major from virginia tech, so we have a high-tech system here. have a yellow flashing light that means "cautioned." it is working. at time 48 speaker, it will go read. we will then have two questions on the same economic topic for each and that will be it for the evening. thank you for joining us. we have the first speaker this evening, and that is governor 10 pawlenty -- tim pawlenty from minnesota. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. or as president obama would say, you are welcome. [applause] had had enough of $4 a gallon of gas? have you had enough of unemployment? had you had enough of the federal government that is out of control? have that you had enough of barack obama? yes. it may, too -- me, too. you are role modeling a service of faith, family, and persistence to this state and the cause of freedom. it is a clarion call for new hampshire and all of america and we owe you a debt of gratitude. [applause] senator dement, thank you for your inspiring leadership. you are a clear voice for common sense. there's not much of that in

mason university talks about the farm policy of president reagan and we will visit fort myer, virginia techrn about the oldest active infantry union and its role in presidential areas -- burials. have our schedule e-mailed to you by pressing the schedule alert button. >> c-span possible local content vehicles kickoff the local city tours in st. petersburg this weekend. a look that the book industry with local booksellers. american history of bans on c- span3 from the st. petersburg museum of history. the first scheduled commercial aircraft and the hidden history of angola, indians and former slaves who fought two wars against the united states in the early 1800's. watch it on c-span2 and c-span3. >> "washington journal" continues. host: paul broun is our guest. he represents the 10th district of georgia. let me begin, congressman, telling our viewers what secretary of homeland security janet napolitano said about osama bin laden. >> we must remain vigilant regarding the threat to the united states posed by hawkeye that affiliate's or al qaeda- light a filly as such as -- affiliate's. our se

. >>> in virginia tech we saw something similar, didn't we, kiran, where we were trying to find out if there was any kind of sign that the shooter in that case -- >> right. >> had run afoul of mental health officials or school hierarchy. >> and he was in and out of the mental health system. and he had written poems that scared his classmate who had gone to talk to them. but there's that minority report aspect, even if you think somebody is troubled and they haven't committed a crime -- >> has not allowed them -- >> and the privacy trumps everything. that's something they've claimed as well. >>> the mississippi river cresting a day earlier than expected at over 57 feet. that's 14 feet above flood stage. and an all-time record. hundreds of homes are now under water. highways are impassable. right now thousands of homes are flooded and millions of acres of farmland in mississippi, tennessee, arkansas are submerged. >>> home video of a tornado that touched down. this is in hagerstown, maryland. the national weather service confirms it was on the ground for just over two miles. it tore up r

they have a ton of stuff ready but i don't have farms in virginia, build and virginia tech come out hereat the same product that is going to new york city. atlanta has a lot longer season than we do, so it's a little bit different. i definitely think we push it. if you go to philadelphia i do think the markets are as abundant as here, and the same with a lot of parts of new jersey but i think we have a great thing. it's great to go, like the aids treatment or the white house marker or dupont, i guarantee like whenever i go there, that's a great part. everyone is getting involved with it. i think we have a great, you know, a lot of great sources. spent a question right here. >> it's me again. are you worried about the safety of the food supply with, you know, our oceans being so polluted, high levels of mercury in the big fish? you know, pesticides and an about us in all the meets? i know organic and locally grown substance is super fabulous cuppa but most people can't, a., for that, and b., they are not aware of it. do you do worry about that? >> of course. >> and are you active in other