peter lanza says as things got worse with his son, adam's mother, lanza's ex-wife, nancy, cared for himrimarily. in his words, she wanted everyone to think everything was okay. he adds, she didn't fear her son. she slept with her bedroom door unlocked, and she kept guns in the house which she would not have done if she were frightened. these photos released late last year by the connecticut state police show an open gun locker, several firearms, and lots of ammunition inside the home. peter lanza says he is haunted by his son, dreaming about him nightly, detailing one nightmare, being hunted like one of his son's victims. >> thank you to susan candiotti. joining me live is dr. wendy walsh, psychologist and author. and wendy, i'm glad you're with me at this moment. there is so much tortured revelation this father reveals in this really terrific interview, i have to say, hats off to the author. i wanted to ask you about something he alluded to that was so disturbing, and it was a warning to other parents across the country. he said, asperger's makes people unusual, but it doesn't make peo

. >>> the baur of sandy hook elementary shooter -- the father of sandy hook elementary shooter, adam lanza, is breaking his silence. peter lanza spoke to the media about his son for the first time in an interview with "the new yorker" magazine. >> reporter: peter han za, the father -- lanza, the father of adam lanza, has broken his silence saying with hindsight i know that adam would have killed me in a heartbeat if he had the chance. in his first interview since the shooting, nearly 15 months ago, lanza tells the magazine, he has met with two families of his son's victims says a victim's family member said he forgave adam after we spent three hours talking. i didn't even know how to respond. >>> 20 little children, six adults. >> unimaginable horror grips the nation. >> reporter: han za says when he -- lanza says when he realized what happened he called his wife at work saying over and over, i think it's adam. it's adam. lanza said he knew his son had problems but he was difficult to treat. in his words, he did not want to talk about problems and didn't even admit he had asperger's. lanza

provide some information that could be used to prevent another tragedy like this. >> reporter: adam lanza was diagnosed with aspergers syndrome, a developmental disorder related to autism, but peter lanza say the condition may have masked mental illness. "it was crystal clear something was wrong," lanza told him, "but those mental health professionals who saw him did not see anything that would have predicted his future behavior." lanza no longer looks at family photos. "you can't mourn for the little boy he once was," he explained. "you can't fool yourself." adam lived with his mother, nancy, after his parents divorced. as the young man grew more troubled and isolated, lanza said his ex-wife was almost a prisoner in his own home. "the reason he shot nancy four times was one for each of us-- one for nancy, one for him, one for his brother brian, one for me." does he blame himself in any way? >> he doesn't blame himself, but he has enormous regrets. >> reporter: lanza said of his son, "you can't get any more evil." and added, "how much i do beat up on myself about the fact that he's my son

lanza says his sonned a asperger's syndrome and was growing more host still with his mother. in hindsight, he says, adamld have killed me if he had the chance. peter lanza also admitted that he started p wishing his son had never been important never knew adam was -- born. he never knew adam was capable of such unspeakable violence. >>> much tighter security is planned for the boston marathon after last year's attack. 35 plain clothes and uniformed officers will be part of the route. bomb-sniffing dogs will be part of the security as well. and, there will be a crack down on anything that could hide a b. three people were killed and more than 200 injured last year. >>> more than a dozen aftershocks have rock california after last night's 6.9 earthquake. it the largest aftershock was 4.6. no damages, no injuries reported. large quakes not uncommon in that area. homes were damaged in the last. power lines snapped in that one. at kpix.com you can find a real time map showing the latest clusters or aftershocks and a map showing who felt that shaking. just search for quake on our home page. >>> well, brian, w

adam lanza committed suicide. peter lanza says he won't reveal where his son was buried. >>> a transgender woman is suing crossfit for not allowing her to compete in the 2014 games. the person had sex reassignment surgery in 2006 and legally identifies as a woman. johnson says crossfit told her she can compete in the male division because competing as a woman gives her an unfair advantage. >> i'm a woman. i have been a woman for many, many years. uhm, the state of california recognizes me as such. i just -- i don't see why i'm being told i can't compete. >> their position is that they believe that she has an advantage over other women which is certainly not true. >> johnson is 5'4" and weighs 151 pounds. crossfit says it's not discriminating against johnson, just that it's unfair for her to compete against other women. >>> perfect segue into weather, don't you think? >> absolutely. right to weather. [ laughter ] >> we are going to see some great weather around the bay area. this is just the beginning of some nice w

we are not talking about a child in adam lanza.are talking about an adult who was being monitored. a young adult but an adult who is going monitored by his mother. there is only so much you can do forcing yourself upon a child, let alone a grown child. >> he was in total denial. he didn't want to admit he may have had some sort of autism and that he might have schizophrenia. it made the treatment much more complicated because he couldn't stay on medication. >> mental illness is so much more tricky when you have diabetes or cancer. you can see the symptoms and know how to treat it. >> he wants everyone to know, it can happen to him. >> it is the pain that jumps off the page here. i will leave you with one last thing. >> he says, he will never tell anyone whether he gave his son, adam lanza, a funeral. great discussion. >> ahead at this hour, is television ruining your life, no the because it is bad, no, no, no. because it is so good. john berman, is there too much good tv out there these days? >> in addition to our show, we're talki

horror grips the nation. >> the shooter was identified as adam lanza. d his son as a cheerful child. but adam changed in middle school. increasingly isolated, adam was diagnosed with as burgers syndrome. otherand adam from separated in 2001 and adam kept going downhill. mother was not afraid, her ex-husband says, keeping her bedroom door unlocked and keeping guns in the house, pretending things were ok. adam killed nancy lanza before driving to the school. .you can't get any more evil how much do i beat up on myself about the fact that he is my son? a lot. with hindsight, i know adam would've killed me in a heartbreak -- a heartbeat if he had a chance. i don't doubt that for a minute." peter lanza also said he had met families of two of the victims and one of them said that they had forgiven adam. peter said it was gut wrenching and he did not know how to respond. abc 7 news. >> ok, greta. thank you. traffic lanes slowly moving again after an early-morning morning crash in montgomery county. police say that one passenger didejected from a jeep but not pr

adam lanza killed his mom and much harder to find an answer to what haunts all of us. why?etting new insight into the shooter's deteriorating mental health and the warning signs that led up to that day. we are getting this information from his father, peter lanza. he breaks his silence in this week's "new yorker." joining me now is andrew solomon. thank you for joining us. we knew very little about this family firsthand up until now. what made peter lanza finally decide to speak out and why to you? >> what made him finally speak out is having been hounded for his story, to help tell it may help those who lost their children at sandy hook. he also thought that perhaps telling it would cause the fbi to have a better sense of how to avoid events like this in the future. he hoped the story would be helpful. in my last book, i interviewed the family of dylan and he felt that i would give him a fair and just feeling and he said everyone wants my story. i'm finally ready to tell it and i'm ready to tell it to you. >> peter lanza does not deny knowing that his son was unstable. he

"today" show. >> nancy lanza was always trying to give adam a good day. ut giving him a good life. >> peter lanza says he is haunted by his son, dreaming about him nightly. detailing one nightmare being hunted like one of his son's victims. >> lanza also says he wishes his son, adam, was never born. lanza chose to tell this story with writer, andrew solomon, who has written extensively about mental illness. lanza's spokesman tells me peter lanza does not intend to say another word publicly about his son. >> it is just really sad, something that's a bit confusing. mr. lanza, he knew his son was dangerous but mrs. lanza, his ex-wife, wasn't frightened and kept guns in the house. didn't she realize that adam lanza could hurt someone? >> you know, according to peter, he did not think that his wife could have foreseen what happened. he believes she did her very best as he puts it and certainly even peter himself did not think that his son was dangerous. carol? >> susan candiotti, reporting live, thanks so much. >> he can't set foot in the united states for fear

it's adam. lanzat and did not want to talk about problems and didn't even admit he had aspergers. he describes changes he saw in hos son. it was crystal clear something was wrong. aspergers makes people unusual, but it doesn't make people like this. they found that adam had holed up in his room, windows covered by black garbage bags seen in these photos. as things got worse with his son, in his words, she wanted everyone to think everyone was okay. he adds, she didn't fear her son. she slept with her bedroom door unlocked and she kept guns in the house, which she would not have done if she were frightened. these photos show an open gun locker and lots of ammunition inside the home. peter lanza says he is haunted by his son, dreaming about him nightly, detailing one nightmare, being hunted like one of his son's victims. >> that was our susan candiotti. jake spoke with the author of that article "the new yorker." jake, what is he saying about that pretty incredible interview. >> andrew solomon has cover

we get our report from national correspondent kate snow. >> reporter: adam lanza killed 26 children, six staff, himself and his mother. how does peter lanza live with that? >> it is incredibly difficult. he is full of sadness, he only wishes he could go back in time and fix it or change it. peter lanza sought out arthur solomon after reading his book. peter lanza sought out him after the crimes. does he feel like he is to blame? >> he doesn't feel like he is to blame. he feels like even with all the information put out there he doesn't see how he could have possibly seen it coming. solomon interviewed him for 26 hour, the father painting a picture of the son, calling him just a normal, weird kid. at 13, he was diagnosed with asperger's since syndrome, his family tried to get him help. peter now believes that the asperger masked or conditions. >> i think his parents failed to realize and perhaps his doctors failed to realize the darkness that was brewing because they were distracted by the autism. >> reporter: his ex-wife, nancy lanza, wanted everyone to think everything was okay. he d

we get our report from national correspondent kate snow. >> reporter: adam lanza killed 20 young children, 6 staff, himself and his mother. how does peter lanza live with that? >> it is incredibly difficult. he is full of sadness. he only wishes he could go back in time and change it or fix it. >> reporter: peter lanza sought out andrew solomon after reading his book "far from the tree" in which solomon wrote a chapter about the parents of children who commit unthinkable crimes. does he feel like he is to blame? >> he doesn't feel like he is to blame. he says even with all the information that has been put together since then, he doesn't see how he could have possibly seen it coming. >> reporter: solomon interviewed lanza over 25 hours, the father painting a picture of a little boy who loved hiking, calling him just a normal little weird kid. at 13 he was diagnosed with asperger's syndrome, a form of autism. his divorced parents worked for years to get him help. peter lanza now thinks the asperger diagnosis masked deeper issues. lots of people have asperger's or autism and don't commit a

it's adam. lanzason had problems but he was difficult to treat and in his words, he did not want to talk about problems and didn't even admit he had asperger's. lanza describes changes he saw in his son. it was crystal clear something was wrong. asperger's makes people unusual but it doesn't make people like this. authorities later found that adam had holed up in his room, windows covered by black garbage bags seen in these photos. peter lanza said as things got worse with his son adam's mother, cared for him primarily. in his words, she wanted everyone to think everything was okay. he adds she didn't fear her son, she slept with her bedroom door unlocked and she kept guns in the house which she would not have done if she were frightened. these photos released late last year by the connecticut state police show an open gun locker several firearms and lots of ammunition inside the home. peter lanza says he is haunted by his son, dreaming about him nightly, detailing one nightmare being hunted like one

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. >>> breaking overnight, the father of adam lanza speaking publicly for the first time since his son massacred 26 first graders and staff at the sandy hook elementary school back in december 2012. peter lanza telling "the new yorker," "with hindsight, i know adam would have killed me in a heartbeat if he had the chance." he says he believes when adam shot his mother four times, each bullet was meant for a member of their family, including himself. pete were lanza also says he wishes his son had never been born. >>> just days after rejecting a bill that would have stripped military commanders of authority in prosecuting sex assault cases, the senate is poised to pass another measure dealing with how top brass handles alleged sex crimes. the bill, sponsored by michigan senator claire mccaskill, would get rid of the so-called good soldier defense that takes the service record of the accused into account. in cases of dual jurisdiction, when a crime's committed off base, the victim would have a say on whether it's handled by a civilian or military court. >>> happening today in massachuset

adam lanza.'tthe 20-year-old killed 20 first graders and 6 teachers at a colorado grade school. >> catherine:the father of shooter adam tragedy of sandy hook. saying "with hindsight, i know adam would have killed me in an heartbeat, if he had the chance." in his first interview since the shooting in newtown, connecticut nearly 15 months ago.he tells the new yorker magazine that he has met with two families of his son's victims, saying mily member told me that they forgave adam after we spent three hours talking we day walk out. i did not even know how to respond. >> catherine:lanza says when he realized what happened, he called his wife at work, telling her over and over -- "i think it's adam. it's adam." >> catherine:he says he hadn't seen his son in two years when theand tells stories of a boy since early childhood. he says he knew there were problems but adam was difficult to treat. will ed >> catherine: wide onesaying "he did not want to talk about problems and didn't even admit he had asperb

for the first time we're hearing from the father of sandy hook elementary school shooter adam lanza. am shot and killed himself after killing six staffers and 20 young children at the school in newtown, connecticut back in december 2012. he also shot and killed his mother nancy. in an interview with "the new yorker" magazine, peter lanza says, quote, with hindsight i know adam would have killed me in a heartbeat if he had the chance. peter lanza says his son talked with many mental health professionals but none saw violent tendencies in his personalities. he says he thinks about his son and the massacre every hour. he says, quote, you can't get any more evil. how much do i beat up myself about the fact he's my son. a lot. peter lanza says he was able to read cards and letters sent on the one year anniversary of the shooting. he has offered to meet with victims of the shooting and two families have taken him up on that saying it's gut wrenching. a family member told me they forgave adam. i didn't know how to respond, a person that lost their son, their only son. >> well, it's 6:41. com

this will not take you over 40 minutes. >> the father of sandy hook elementary school shooter adam lanzapoke about his son for the first time and an interview to appear in the new yorker magazine. he says, " i know adam would have killed me in a heartbeat, is he had the chance. " in his first interview since the horrific shooting in newtown, conn. nearly 15 months ago, he tells the new yorker magazine that he has met with two families of his sons victims. he says that he knew his son had a problem but he was difficult to treat. he stated that adam did not want to talk about his problems and did not even admit that he had asperger's. >> we will be right [♪] female narrator: for over 60,000 california female narrator: for over 60,000 california foster children a pair of shoes is a small but important gift. my shoes have a hole in them. i can barely fit in these anymore. i hope no one would notice. they hurt my feet. i never had new shoes before. to help, sleep train is collecting new shoes of all sizes. bring your gift to any sleep train, and they'll be given to a local foster child in nee

thank you. >>> checking the news feed this morning, in a stunning new interview, the father of adam lanza says he wishes his son had never been born. peter lanza says, he's always thinking about what he could have done differently as a parent. adam did have a form of autism and beyond being a bit peculiar, he said he and his ex-wife never thought adam could be violent. adam sullivan met six times for interviews lasting as long as seven hours. >> he's haunted. he wishes that he could go back in time and fix what went wrong. he's a kind, decent man, and he's horrified that his own child could have caused this destruction. >> peter lanza said he went public with the interview so people could be afraid this could happen to them and possibly prevent another sandy hook. adam killed his mother and 26 other people before taking his own life. >>> public safety officials will give us details about new security measures. three people kill, 260 injured in the marathon bombing last year. police expect about 36,000 runners and a million spectators for the marathon on april 21st. >>> live pictures right

of course, adam lanza killed himself, his mother and the 26 students, the 20 students, 6 teachers at anza asked how much do i beat up on myself about the fact that he is my son? a lot. he says adam was just different as a young boy, but still a normal, weird little kid. they knew he had problems when he was growing up, they became more visible as he became older. and the last time he said he saw adam was two years before the shooting. his ex-wife, apparently had told him not to visit. >> and he started thinking had i started visiting. >> and speaking out because it's been 15 months and many people have wondered and tried to reach out to him. and he said it was because the families of the children who were killed and the teachers wanted that answer to help connect the dots. and i'm happy that he at least gave them that. that's a continuous part of their grief, as well and knowing what was this child's life like that made him do this? >> can you imagine his parents having to come to terms with the idea that your child had never been born? can you imagine having to accept that? >> it's a

first time his father has broken his silence on the tragedy. >> catherine: the father of shooter adam lanzatalking about the tragedy of sandy hook. saying "with hindsight, i know adam would have killed me in an heartbeat, if he had the chance." in his first interview since the shooting in newtown, connecticut nearly 15 months ago.he tells the new yorker magazine that he has met with two families of his son's victims, saying >>"a victim's family member told me that they forgave adam after we spent three hours talking. i didn't even know how to respond." >> catherine: lanza says when he realized what happened, he called his wife at work, telling her >> catherine: over and over -- "i think it's adam. it's adam." he says he hadn't seen his son in two years when the shooting happened. and tells stories of a boy who had behaved strangely since early childhood. he says he knew there were problems but adam was difficult to treat. >> catherine: saying "he did not want to talk about problems and didn't even admit he had asperbger's." authorities later found that adam had holed up in his room.the wind

he said he tried to reconnect with adam but adam lanza ignored those requests. >>> in boston's marathon three people were killed and many injured when two bombs exploded at the end of the race. >>> coming up on al jazeera america, he is the son-in-law of osama bin laden. >>> and people look back at family loved ones lost in the earthquake and tsunami in japan. >> start with one issue ad guests on all sides of the debate. and a host willing to ask the tough questions and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5pm et / 2pm pt only on al jazeera america >> hundreds of detainees at its detention center in washington state are in a hunger strike, 130 caller for better conditions. they've been on a hunger strike since friday. they're demanding better food, better treatment and better pay for the jobs they perform there. that prison holds some 1300 immigrants who are in the process of being deported. >>> major testimony is underway in the new york trial of osama bin laden's son-in-law. the trial is in its second week. prosecutors claim that he acted as a al-qa

. >> the father of newtown gunman adam lanza is breaking his silence. he talked with "new yorker" magazine. he says he wishes adam had never been born and he'd trade places with the parents of his son's victims. >> a power 6.9 earthquake struck 60 miles off the coast. no reports of damage and no threat of a tsunami. >> in florida, a skydiver was hit by a plane as he descended. both survived with minor injuries. >> incredibly, a photographer was there to capture it. >> i never in a million years thought i'd see this myself. just a bad time, right place. >> investigators in southern california are trying to figure out what caused a frightening stage collapse this weekend. >> u.s. weapons companies sparked outrage after running an ad where michelangelo's david is holding a rifle. >> all that? >> the real-life moment just like "rambo." a saudi man chases down a truck speeding past a police checkpoint. >> check this out. this court side proposal. >> will you marry me? >> and all that matters. >> they're moving into a different understanding of putin as a guy

. >> we hear from the father of sandy hook elementary school shooter, adam lanza saying he believes his son would have killed him, too, if given the chance. authorities say the 20-year old gunman shot his mother, nancy, four times, before he went on the deadly rampage at the connecticut school. peter lanza said his son smoke with many mental health professionals but no one saw violent tendencies in the personality. >> investigators today are returning to the scene of a stage collapse that injured 25 students at anaheim high school. this video shows what happened. it looks terrifying, the wooden stage gave way in the middle of the show on saturday. 250 students were on the stage at the time. investigators are trying to figure if the performance competed the weight restrictions. a prayer service was held in support of the injured students. >> a woman is waiting to learn if a finger will have to be amputated after nearly being bitten off during a fight over a...mall parking spot. she was in a confrontation with another woman who stole her spot in front of the nordstrom in new jersey. the f

. >>> it was nearly 15 months ago when adam lanza shot and killed 20 students and six staff members. he also killed his mother and took his own life as the police moved in. peter lanza hadn't seen his son in two years prior to the massacre. in an interview with "new yorker" magazine, he says he doesn't think the shooting could have been predicted and discusses his son's long history of mental illness. he said, i know adam would have killed me in a heartbeat if he had a chance and the reason he shot nancy, his mother, four times was one for each of us, referring to his ewife and another son. lanza said how much do i beat myself up about the fact that he's my son? a lot. >>> well, coming up on the morning new, stage collapse. a part of a stage at a high school buckles during a performance, injuring dozens of students. this is the "cbs morning news." injuring dozens of students. this is the "cbs morning news." [ female announcer ] gogurt is specially made to freeze, slip into a lunch box, and be ready to eat by lunch. so lunchtime is better for everyone. gogurt, it is so good to freeze,

say splenda™ >>> this morning on "today," peter lanza speaks out, the father of newtown shooter adam lanzace for the first time in a new magazine article. hear from the writer who interview ed him coming up on "today." >>> now let's get the latest in sports. undefeated after blowing out indiana state 83-69 in the missouri valley championships, wichita state is now 34-0. they'll be the first team to enter the ncaa tournament undefeated since unlv in 1991. >>> looks like someone missed the memo. the shirts given to the players had a major misprint on the back. reading that indiana state won. no matter. wichita state is waiting for the number one seed. >>> big ten basketball, ohio state and number 22 michigan state, the buckeyes down by two when the spartens turn it over. lensle smith sends it to shannon scott. he ties it up, 65-65, ohio state hangs on to win, 69-67. >>> on to acc rivals, maryland and number five virginia. 1.7 seconds left. anthony gill nails a clean jumper, overtime. maryland's dez wells hits two to keep the terps ahead and stay ahead. in the terps final game in the acc, mar

lanza repeatedly asked adam to meet with him.a weird kid growing up and at 13 diagnosed with as percentager's syndrome. he said it was crystal clear something was wrong with the social awkwardness, uncomfortable anxiety, unable to sleep, stress, you could see those changes occurring. >> it is the second year for the sandy hook bike ride, cyclists are making their way to washington, d.c. in memory of the sandy hook tragedy. residents sending them off on the 26 day, 400-mile trek. most of the riders wear base lets with the names of the victims. they are riding in the effort to change the nation's gun laws. >> conservative republicans wrapping up their annual meeting of the minds. the communications director for tha.r.c. laying out future directions. >> communities and even families, how some find themselves now caught in the middle. >>, to aljazeera america. tuesday marking the third anniversary of that either quake and tsunami. the radiation will be at low levels, extremely low, not enough to cause harm. the institute is calling o

adam lanza did kill his mother as well as 20 children and 6 adults at the school.anza said his son had the personalities disordered asperger syndrome but said it makes people unusual, but it doesn't make people like this. peter lanza said he wishes adam was never born. >>> edward snowden appeared in a google video today. governments monitoring are themes at the event. >> he is somewhere in russia where he has been granted temporary asylum. >> lawyers moderated the discussion. people sent question ins via twitter. edward snowden was asked whether he had regrets and he said he would do it all over again. >> reporter: apple released an update to its later operating system with bug fixes and new features. one of the most interesting is car play that connects an iphone to the car display. you can't use it yet because it isn't available till later this year. and a crash resistant os. a walkie-talkie like siri and a touch i.d. that is faster. >>> thousands of people offered a settlement over birth control. >> the best opportunity and a good deal. >> not everyone is buying

speaking for the first time to "the new yorker" magazine, adam lanza's father, peter, says he wishes his son was never born. you can't get anymore evil. adam's dad describing him as a little weird kid who didn't speak until he was 3. so sensitive to touch, the tags in his shirt had to be removed. diagnosed with the asperger form of autism at 13. but peter lanza says autism was not responsible for the shooting the most comprehensive study of mass murderers found only one other killer suffered from autism. he worsened at a teen. social awkwardness, the uncomfortable anxiety, unable to sleep, stress, unable to concentrate, having a hard time learning. the awkward walk, reduced eye contact. today, the father finally warning other parents, this could happen to them. jim avila, abc news, washington. >>> and next, here, tonight, a powerful group of people, rock stars, actors, executives, moms and dads, are uniting against the negative force of a word. it is a word that can take hold in grade school and crack confidence and dreams for a girl. that word is bossy. and "nightline" anchor, cynthi

for the first time, the father of adam lanza talks about the sandy hook shootings and his son's mental health. >> reporter: does he blame himself in any

. >>> and since adam lanza opened fire on a classroom, his father is opening up about adams' childhood and the regrets that he believes that his son was evil. peter lanza gave hours of interviews to "new yorker" magazine. and he describes young adam as peculiar child who loved to be a student at sandy hook elementary, and lanza turned on the tv when he heard of the shootings, and knew na his younger son was involved. pat lawson muse is here with more of what he had to say. >> and peter lanza said that his son could not get more eel, a -- evil, and he beets himself up about the son, and he talks about his son's troubled childhood and the family's failure to recognize how troubled. >> reporter: peter lanza says he is haunted by the memory of sandy hook, and he wishes that his son adam had not been born. >> he said that he struggled coming to that, but what happened is so horrific, he could only wish it away. >> reporter: and reporter andrew solomon on the "today" show said that peter lanza described the young son as different, but still a normal weird little kid. as adam grew older, he s

and new details are emerging about sandy hook shooter adam lanza, peter lanza telling "the new yorker" at the time of the shooting he had not seen his son in two years. he asked to meet with adam time and time again but adam refused. saying he had been diagnosed with asperger's but did not accept the diagnosis. is the law lagging behind technological development. tweet for a bill on how to deal with sexual assault in the military. why is the c d.c. reporting that antibiotic are making people sick. if you think your sibling rival is bad, you have nothing on snowy owls. mother nature's dark side. i'm antonio mora. here is more on what is ahead. >> senate shot down a bill that would have changed the way sexualities are prosecuted. >> a shocking ruling date day. >>..in favour of a man that took upskirt photos. >> a new report finds american hospitals and doctors have been over-prescribing antibiotics. >> they are often used as shotgun treatments. >> new voe cab words and a scaled back map section. >> what you do on s.a.t. is not what you do in high school. >> can you take pictures up a wo

in an interview with the new yorker magazine, peter lanza called his son adam quote evil. he says his son talked with many mental health leaders. on december 14th, 2012 adam lanza killed his mother and went to the school and killed 20 children and six staff members before turning the gun on himself. >>> edward snowden is scheduled to speak today by video link at an arts and technology conference in texas. he is still in russia under temporary asylum. now organizers say he -- at the south, by southwest festival yesterday they experimented with a drone equipped with a stun gun. it is called cupid and can zap a person with 80,000-volts. cupid not in production at this point but its creator says after a ruling last week to allow commercial drones. this could become a new crime fighting tool. >>> sp1262 was introduced late last month. it would oversee farmers anomer channels as well as the doctors that prescribe medical pod. >>> meantime a colorado couple has opened what may be the nation's first legal marijuana club. they will have to bring their own marijuana and only food an

. >> plus, the father of the sandy hook elementary school shooter adam lanza is breaking his silence.ughs] [boy] mom! [mom] yes? [boy] whoa,whoa,whoa... [mom and dad] [laughing] [boy] whoa,whoa,whoa... [mom] you've got two left feet,boo. >> new this morning. a 28 year-old police officer remains in the hospital. there are speculations if the suspect or his partner did the shooting. >> please are all lookout for a man who chased it woman down the street and try to carjacker. >> we are following the latest in the search efforts for the missing jets. >> thank you for joining us. we will not get upset with the bay area traffic. >> we are looking at a couple of hot spots. first ride on the east shore freeway, interstate 80 and university ave. there are two lines block which appeared to be a minor accident. it is managing to- that's the drive time should be about 22 minutes. it is about 34 minutes. the major delays for the 580 ride that is jammed of all the way through the alta mount pass and coming up from north lynn. 32 minutes is your drive time, there is a truck fire but the crews are st

adam lanza killed his mother then shot and killed 20 children and six educators in newtown, connecticuter of 2012. boston officials are planning new security measures for next month's marathon. at least 3500 police officers will be guarding the route. bags and coolers will not be banned but will be subject to search. last year three people who were killed, more than 260 injured after two bombs exploded near that finish line. >>> more people in this country are now riding on mass transit. americans took nearly 11 billion trips on mass transit last year alone. that's the highest level since 1956. the association attributes mass transit used to more urban living, higher gas prices and an improving economy. >>> and the cities with the biggest increases in ridership were salt lake city, austin, miami, and new orleans. >>> on to being eight, a series examining important issues through the eyes of an eight year old. there are challenges being a member of a migrant worker family, but for one family there is also hope. >> reporter: before dawn, these two are already awake. they won't rest until

speaking for the first time since the sandy hook massacre in connecticut, the father of gunman adam lanza says he wishes his son had never been born. he told new yorker magazine, quote, it's not a natural thing when you are thinking about your kid but god there is no question there can only be one conclusion when you finally get there, that's fairly recent too but that's totally where i am." peter lanza said you can't get any more evil, how much do i beat upon the fact that he is my son? a lot. the fact that he had not seen his son for two years when adam killed 20 schoolchildren and six educators in 2012. >>> pat garafalo tweeted that, nba garafalo says the comment referred to high profile arrests of nba players and was misinterpreted. >>> in charles, north carolina a big merger in the banana business, chicita brands, the two companies will replace dole as the largest supplier ever bananas. >>> in kansas city, missouri the two kids who exhausted the county spelling bees list faced off again. sharma and hoffman won another 29 rounds yesterday. hoffman miss spelled stifling. he will compet

> and for the first time today, we are hearing from the father of the sandy hook school shooter adam lanza. and in a chilling magazine article, he says that his son could not get anymore evil. he spoke to the "new yorker" magazine talking about the year that he has dealing with what has happened, and he shot six educators and 26 children. he said that he would have killed him himself if he could have found him. and these are first public remark remarks after the attacks, and now he says that he second-guesses every decision he made about his son. any variation i did and on my relationship had to be was good, because no outcome could have been worse. you can't be any more evil and how much do i beat up on myself that he is my son? a lot. and the article author spoke on the "today" show tho morning. >> he wished that adam had never been born, and he said that he struggled with that, and he said that what happened was so horrific, he only wished it away. >> and he never suspected that his son was dangerous. coming up at 5:00, find out why peter lanza thought that now is the time to speak out.

lanza was divorced from adam's mother and revealed he had not seen his son for more than two years at shooting. he also says he believes his son's autism may have been masking schizophrenia. authorities in the u.s. will have to wait 26 years to prosecute joran van der sloot. peru has agreed to extradite him, but not only 2038, when he finishes a sentence there. he's currently serving jail time there for the murder of a 21-year-old young lady, a student. he faces charges here of extortion and defrauding the mother of natalee holloway, who vanished in aruba in 2005. >>> new details about a horrifying midair collision near tampa, florida. the parachuter is speaking out and both sides are blaming each other over what happened. nbc's gabe gutierrez has the story. >> reporter: this morning against all odds, the two men at the center of these incredible images are alive and now blaming each other. a sky diver about to land when just feet from the ground, a small plane tears right through his parachute. at the south lakeland airport near tampa. >> i definitely thought i wasn't going to make i

he was interviewed by the new yorker magazine carried 20 year-old adam lanza shot and killed his mother before killing 26 students. he then shot and killed himself. the father says he had not seen his son for two years before the shooting and no one saw violent tendencies in his personality. >> runner" oscar pistorius is back in session in pretoria, south africa. pistorius is charged with murdering his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp last year. he says he mistook her for a home invader. defense attorneys are cross- examining the first security guard to arrive at the athlete's home. pieter baba testitied friday that pistorius called neighborhood security and said "everything is fine." but baba said he arrived to find pistorius carrying his girlfriend's body down the stairs. peru has agreed to extradite joran van der sloot to the united states when he finishes serving a 28-year murder sentence. that's according to a report by the peruvian news agency. van der sloot is a suspect in the 2005 disappearance of alabama teen natalee holloway. she went missing on a trip to aruba. u-s officials want

. >> if you had the kind of weapon that adam lanza used -- >> martha, please.d this repeatedly since new town. and because you said his name i refuse to say his name. i refuse to say that individual's name, because i don't think it should ever be mentioned. just call him the perpetrator. >> i understand. i mean, it was a heinous, despicable day that it's hard for all of us to remember or speak about. but the fact of the matter is, that event changed the way that people thought in your state as you just said. so people who had legally registered guns that were similar to the one that was used that day, suddenly found themselves owning what was now considered to be an assault rifle and something they had to register in a new way or face felony charges. scott, we watched you at a town hearing before we went to the break, stand up and basically tell everybody, you know what, i'm not doing it. >> well, first and foremost, our organization is involved right now in a hefty case, involving litigation against the state of connecticut, with several other plaintiffs and s

. >> the father of sandy hook gunman adam lanza is breaking his silence. uld have killed him in a heartbeat if he had a chance. he thinks about his son and the massacre and wishes adam was never born. he was never typical, a family of mental health professionals never saw the potential for violence. he killed himself after he shot his mom, 20 children and six staffers at the school in 2012. >>> when joran van der sloot finishes his sentence in peru, he will be extradited to the united states. he's accused of extorting money from natalee holloway's mother. >>> george zimmerman who was acquitted of killing trayvon martin signed autographs at an orlando gun show over the weekend. the event was moved to a larger place after they got complaints about george zimmerman's appearance. >>> tonight we honor those who are missing on the flight that disappeared three days ago. we're working deals all day. you get 10 gigabytes of data to share. what about expansion potential? add a line, anytime, for $15 a month. low dues, great terms. let's close! new at&t mobile share

. >> the father of sandy hook gunman adam lanza is breaking his silence. his son would have killed him in a heart beat if he had had a chance. he thinks about his son and the massacre and wishes adam was never born. he said that adam was never typical and the family and mentalal health professionals never saw the potential for violence. he killed himself after he shot his mom, 20 children and six staffers at the school in 2012. >>> when joran van der sloot finishes his sentence in peru, he will be extradited to the united states. he's accused of extorting money from natalee holloway's mother. by offering bogus information about natalie's disappearance in aruba nine years ago. >>> george zimmerman who was acquitted of killing trayvon martin signed autographs at an orlando gun show over the weekend. the event was moved to a gun store when the larger venue cancelled after they got complaints about george zimmerman's appearance. >>> tonight we honor those who are missing on the flight that disappeared three days ago. marge: you know, there's a more enjoyable w

>>> we're hearing from adam lanza's father for the first time. says he wishes his son was never born. >>> and the ballots are in from th

peter lanza tells "new yorker" magazine that adam would have killed him in a heartbeat.so says he wishes his son had never been born. he fatally shot 20 children, 6 staff members and himself back in december 2012. >>> olympic blade runner oscar pistorius broke down and threw up in court today during graphic testimony about his girlfriend's testimony after he shot her dead. the pathologist told the court that any of model reeva steenkamp's three injuries could have been fatal. pistorius admits to shooting her on valentine's day 2013 but said he mistook her as an an truder coming into his home. >>> edward snowden directly addressed americans for the first time since fleeing the country with thousands of secret documents. speaking at the south by southwest festival, he usualed the audience to fix the government's surveillance system. he also said he had no regrets about leaking nsa documents. he was granted temporary asylum in russia last year. >>> a look at the possible terror connection to that missing airliner. we're learning new details from u.s. intelligence officials

adam refused to accept. peter and nancy separated in 2001. lanza now says he wishes adam had never been born, saying you can't get any more evil. later continuing -- with hindsight, i know adam would have killed me in a heartbeat if he had had the chance. i don't question that for a minute. now, 15 months after the massacre, peter has finally started going through the thousands of letters of support he has received. he has even met with two of the victims' families. and said it was gut-wrenching. a victim's family member told me that they forgave adam. i didn't even know how to respond. he constantly thinks about what he might have done differently in his relationship with adam, saying no outcome could have been worse. >> and this article is online. it's chilling. >> chilling, fascinating. you should read it. >> all right, thank you, john. >>> there's no easy way to shift to a different story. >>> we do want to share a happier update for you all this morning. it's a story we have been covering. that long-running spelling bee pitting a fifth grader

peter lanza called his son, adam, evil. son talked with many mental health professionals for before the shooting and none of them reported violent tendencies. lanza says he carries a lot of guilt knowing that the shooter was his son. on december 14th, 2012, adam lanza killed his mother and then went to the school and killed 20 children and six staff members before turning the gun on himself. >>> the man who leaked sensitive information about the nsa, edward snowden, is scheduled to speak by video link in texas. he's still in russia. he will address the an owl south by southwest international festival in austin. he will questions from people interested in privacy in the digital age. now a company demonstrated an experimental drone at that same festival yesterday called cupid. it can zap a person with 80,000 volts. now, cupid is not in production. creators say after a ruling last week to allow commercial drones, this kind of drone could become a new crime- fighting tool. >>> the winner's intense cold has led to a report amount

adam lanza killed his mother and left 20 children and 6 adults dead.quote you can not get any more evil. how much do i beat up on myself for the fact he is my son? a lot. end quote. >> a potential breakthrough in the fight against alzheimer's. doctors at georgetown have developed a test that will show the likelihood of developing the test before symptoms exist. >> alzheimer's is cell death. it is when cells in the brain die and it effects memory, decision making and problem solving and overtime, your personal starts to dissolve. you cannot recognize people or things and the big thing is just this: what an emotional and financial cost for people taking care of alzheimer's patients. they may not be suffering, you are suffering >> that is very true and a good point. you have done work this morning and been in touch with the doctor at georgetown, do you think this test is credible? >> i think this is an incredible and exciting study because it looks at lipoids found in the blood and it is very specific to alzheimer's and dementia. we are talking 5 million