let's bring in former fbi profiler mary ellen o'toole.len, welcome to the program on a very, very difficult day for newtown, connecticut, for the united states, for every parent out there. what do we know for the little that we know about the suspect? what can you deduce? >> well, from what i've heard so far, and it seems like it's changing every couple of minutes, is that the mother of this shooter was working or was an employee at the school. it's still a little confusing to me. i understand that she is also deceased. and what i'm hearing is that she was found at the school. so if that fact pattern is correct, that her son is the shooter, then what makes sense is that this really did start off as a familial problem, a dispute likely between the mother and the son, and it certainly escalated to unbelievable proportions. what they've been looking at right now is if that, in fact, is the case they would be looking for evidence of that search warrant and in the background that they are developing on both the mother and the shooter. >> mary

but don't vet that warning behavior on your own. >> mary ellen o'toole, thank you so much. next cbs news state department correspondent margaret brennan returns to newtown. her personal story of growing up nearby and how the tragedy has impacted her family and friends. you're watching "cbs this morning saturday." [ game announcer ] touchdown! and here comes the dunk. [ male announcer ] everyone loves to dunk. ♪ ♪ [ game announcer ] will he dunk it? yes, he will. [ male announcer ] mcdonald's tender, juicy chicken mcnuggets in creamy ranch and spicy buffalo sauce. just $4.99 for 20 of your favorite chicken mcnuggets. ♪ ♪ [ game announcer ] will he dunk it? yes, he will. [ male announcer ] more ways to love mcnuggets. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] this is bob a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years, bob took warfarin and made a monthly trip to th

. >> reporter: veteran fbi profiler mary ellen o'toole says the triggers for such random violence are not black and white. >> these shooters -- yes, can they have mental health issues? absolutely. but is the reason they're carrying out these crimes because they are mentally ill? i would say no. it's important to make that distinction because most people who are seriously mentally ill are far less violent than the general population. >> reporter: and you had never known him to want to hurt anyone? >> never. never. he never would hurt anybody. i mean, the only way that he would ever get him to be physically physical with you is if you're tickling him. >> reporter: today, the woman who raised roberts released this picture of the once happy little boy, who police say somewhere along the way turned from happy go lucky to dangerous and unpredictable. a family friend read a statement. >> she has no understanding or explanation for her son's behavior. she's very sad and wants everyone to know she is so sorry what jake did and it's so out of his character. >> reporter: tonight police are runni

no school for students at mary ellen henderson today on thursday. buses will run normal routes to pick up any emergency daycare students. so those kids can still go their normal route. they're beginning to go to the falls church community center instead. no school for mary ellen henderson today. >>> breaking news on the beltway where the situation is improving. an overturned tractor-trailer is back on its wheels, but still causing problems. news4's tony tull is on the scene with more. >> still causing big problems and big traffic delays here on the outer loop by the 270 split. you still see crews unloading that tractor-trailer which was carryingingi pineapples. they just brought in another tractor-trailer, as danella mentioned, they had to shut down the outer loop here for a couple minutes as they maneuvered that other tractor-trailer in here to unload those pineapples on to another truck. take a live look behind us. you see the traffic moving very slowly here, so if you are headed out this morning and this is your route, you will want to leave a li

mary ellen, will a lot of unconnected dots be put together here? >> on the gacy case, i would say at least some. i hope all of them but that is unrealistic. so at least some. and i think this whole strategy will hopefully be used in other cereal murder cases because we know when you're talking to these people, you're doing the investigation, they don't tell us everything. they simply don't. they take it to their grave. gregg: mary ellen o'toole, dr. michael baden, thank you very much. >> thank you, gregg. jenna: he is about to spend a whole year in space. what one american hopes to achieve and what it could mean for travel beyond earth. >>> plus they really fascinate us and most little kids like them but real cool news on a new dinosaur find. it could be the oldest dinosaur yet. gregg: right there. there he is. [ male announcer ] red lobster's hitting the streets to tell real people about our new 15 under $15 menu. oh my goodness! oh my gosh, this looks amazing! [ male announcer ] our new maine stays! 15entrees under $15, seafood, chicken and more!

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joining us on the phone former senior fbi profiler, mary ellen o'toole.th of you thank you for helping on a difficult subject. what do you make of this story that the mother was going to send him to psychiatric institute and he got angry and that was one motive for his shooting her? >> well, that certainly could be one of the motives but what you mentioned earlier about the snapping would not in my opinion be correct. that this was not an impulsive crime. there was planning involved and the thoughts of suicide and homicide could have gone back many years in fact. but the planning is what is important. there was a period of time he was putting together a plan to carry out what he did on friday regardless of the stressor that may have occurred several days before. >> and don clark, among other things, the guy tried to destroy his computer, i guess he did destroy his hard drive. others are saying because the mother was friendly with the school principal and counselors there and that she loved the kids at the school more than thshe loved him. does that work f

mary ellen o'toole, author of a book called "dangerous instincts." >> jamie: next briefing will be tomorrowning. any nay developments we'll get on fox news channel. i'm jamie colby. >> rick: i'm rick folbaum. thanks for joining us everybody. ♪ constipated? yeah. mm. some laxatives like dulcolax can cause cramps. but phillips' caplets don't. they have magnesium. for effective relief of occasional constipation. thanks. [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. [ male announcer ] the way it moves. the way it cleans. everything about the oral-b power brush is simply revolutionary. oral-b power brushes oscillate, rotate and even pulsate to gently loosen and break up that sticky plaque with more brush movements than manual brushes and even up to 50% more than leading sonic technology brushes for a superior clean. oral-b power brushes. go to oralb.com for the latest offers.

mary ellen o'toole, a former fbi profiler and joins us from washington. good morning.or being here. >> good morning. thank you. >> i think that so many people are just trying to get a grip on who this kid was and why he did what he did. as a profiler, what have you come up with? >> well, looking at the available information about this case and really we look at the profilers the behavior at the crime scene, this crime really started days, weeks, or months before the event, and it appears from what i can see right now that it was thought out in a very strategic way, in a very logical way, and it was very cold blooded. there is just an enormous amount of callousness to this crime, and what that tells me is that if there were precipitating triggers in his life that made him decide that he is going to act out this way, i think the important point is that he knew what he was doing. he appeared to be in touch with reality and understood the consequences of his behavior. his intent was for maximum lethality which is a very cold word to comprehend. he wanted to kill as many pe

. >> bill: joining us from washington, mary ellen o'tool, former senior profile with the f.b.i. and lieutenant colonel dave grossman, retired army. the author of the book "stop teaching our kids to kill, call to action against tv, game movie violence." colonel, i love the war games when i was a kid. i had guns, i ran around. i watched the westerns. as i grew to an adult, i didn't have much interest in guns or violence or any of that. so are you sure there is a correlation between what children see on tv and movies and all of that and how they behave? >> bill, when i was a kid, we never buckled our seatbelts. every kid i know never buckled their seatbelts and we were all just fine. but buckling the kids in a seat is a darn smart idea and it saved lives. what we're talking about here is a causal factor in the equation. i'm our nation's number one law enforcement trainer. more contact hours, more contact days than anybody in america. i got a best selling video series for citizens, mental prepared for the battle. and we are doing what these video games, these simulators, these murde

i am mary ellen hawkins reporting. >> will follow the latest in syrria will let you know if and when things escalate. will take a quick break we have a live look outside from one of creek. we are looking at the ride on 680. erica is reminding us that we do have showers in store for later today and tomorrow. keep that in mind as you are making plans. we'll be right back. welcome back the time is 4: 40. on your tuesday morning and warning from the center of disease control that is coming flu season to be a particularly bad one. kron 4 stand firm and has more. >> if you have not gotten a flu shot you want to consider it. doctors say the flu season is arriving earlier than usual. >> is unusual that peaks in december. usually january is the main piece of the season. this year it looks like on the eastern part of the united states is building up steam. >> dr. randy burton kaiser and walnut creek says the strain of the flu is more and potent. that is why everyone over the age of six months--under the age of six mount should receive a flu shot. >> children has a higher risk people with chron

mary ellen rena. >> good morning. >> gretchen: hard to believe that we are talking about resolutionsle can make them and stick to them. spectacularly talking about kids. how do we make eat healthier? >> it is a difficult task and what i tell other parents, if you get kids to eat fruits and vegetables and go through four steps. you put broccoli in front of a child they will sit down and eat it and they will give you resistance and first step is to anticipate. in the busy world what parents need to do is be stuck five minutes before dinner time. let me run to mcdonalds and anticipate and prepare and think about what you are going to make the kid and make sure they are health yewell balanced and second one. eliminate. eliminate the jurching food. you can't have junk food in the house to teach them . educate the kids and tell them why it is important to eat well . teach them about good eating and what is good about the veg tannels and be smarter and have more energy. >> i find myself doing it with the milk. you are talking about the calcium and the teeth . i participate and thrameeps par

mary ellen o'toole, fbi profiler, thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> alisyn: sandy hook elementaryew security measures in place, but the shooter smashed his way through the window. is there any way to make sure that our schools are safer? that's next. ♪ [ male announcer ] it started long ago. the joy of giving something everything you've got. it takes passion. and it's not letting up anytime soon. at unitedhealthcare insurance company, we understand that commitment. and always have. so does aarp, an organization serving the needs of americans 50 and over for generations. so it's no surprise millions have chosen an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they help cover some of the expenses medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands in out-of-pocket costs. to find out more, request your free decision guide. call or go online today. after all, when you're going the distance, it's nice to have the experience and commitment to go along with you. keep dreaming. keep doing. go long. >