men like jeremy blanchard. >> i have never been a drug abuser or a drunk. i knew what i done when i done it. i knew the heinous nature of what i done. i can still to this day remember nearly every blood spot that was in that house. i can remember the wallpaper, the way the bodies were laid. i can remember nearly everything that happened that night. >> blanchard has served a little more than one year of a 195-year sentence. but his facial tattoos will forever commemorate both his crime, the triple murder and the moniker the media gave him, the kokomo slayer. >> that's who i am and what i'm about. yes. >> blanchard tracked down his former girlfriend, her mother, and her mother's boyfriend when they traveled to kokomo, indiana to attend a funeral. blanchard broke into their home, hid inside and stabbed all three to death with a butcher's knife. >> a friend of jessica's told me that she had an abortion and that's what probed my anger and my hatred. i mean that's my child that was killed. i'm not even a political person. i've never thought about abortions this t

blanchard parked his car, got out and beat the man. officers arrested blanchard at his home. he's now held without bond. >>> it is a preventible tragedy, one in 10 highway deaths blamed on distracted driving. earlier today transportation secretary ray lahood announced new plans to control what i calls a national epidemic -- what he calls a national epidemic. he wants states to step up enforcement efforts and educate drivers. >> americans have gotten into very dangerous behavior with their cell phones and texting devices to think they can use them behind the wheel of a car and drive safely and you can't do it. >> lahood says the new strategy will include tougher laws, better enforcement and education. a pilot program will be tested in california and delaware and rolled out to other parts of the country. >>> there is new evidence to suggest distracted driving is still a major problem among young adults. a recent report reveals about 58% of college students texted or e-mailed behind the wheel last year. researchers estimate the average young person sends about 100 text messages

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nasia blanchard took this video while the football team was celebrating. >> and it was kind of like there were images and thunder and lightning. no rain or anything. >> storm experts say, not to do with thunderstorm with dangerous clouds and lightning on the view. none of the graduates or their guests were hurt. >>> baltimore gas and electric are preparing to take you action, with the tips to keep your family and property safe. we know what will happen this summer, when preparing for extended summer outages. you have to have your flashlights, battery operated clock radio. recorded telephone, fully charged cell phone and a few nonperishable food items and blankets. they remind everyone to stay clear of downed power lines and assume they are all lies. >>> new jersey storm was a cloud forming. it was not a tornado. it had the look. the lightening and the number one weather cleaner, to stay indoors on the first sign of it. passing cloud cover, that's it. no severe weather, no weather around here. look at the humidity, down to 20%. this is dry, this is comfortable. this is the way we like to s

his name is matthew blanchard and he is joining us via skype from new jersey. welcome to the show, matthew. >> hi, guys. >> how were you feeling as you were watching this graduation ceremony and you're seeing these clouds begin to spin? >> was it started to reach the ground, people started freaking out so it got a little bit hectic. >> what did the storm sound like before the screaming started? >> there wasn't much wind until the storm picked up, but it was a lot of thunder and sort of a mix of screaming of joy and like scaredness. >> where did you take cover with everyone else? >> woe actually went up against one of the walls in the concession stand and picked up a large mat from the ground. >> was your step-sister disappointed? >> she didn't seem to mind, no. she said she wouldn't change it for anything basically. >> we have matthew's step-sister, hailey cartwright and her best friend, megan hudson, on skype. they were both graduates on the field. so what was the perspective like down below the funnel cloud? >> it wasn't so bad until we were finally done and

the victim was saving an empty space and blanchard went order to him.he investigators say he then parked his car and beat the man. he was later arrested at his home and is being held without bond. >>> texting and crying, lots of people do -- texting and driving, lots of people do it and the federal government wants to take more steps to crackdown on the distracted driving. ray lahood said it's national epidemic and wants states to stip their enforcement efforts and educate drivers. >> americans have gotten into dangerous behavior with their cell phones and texting devices to think that they can use them drive safely. you can't do it. >> hood unveiled a blueprint to cut down on distracted driving, similar to what is used to cut down on drunk driving and seatbelt enforcement and includes stiffer laws and better enforcement. the pilot program will be tested in california and delaware. >>> and that push comes as another survey finds more young adults admit to texting while driving. the anonymous national report reveals 58% of college students particularred

it's a contest for a good cause >> logan blanchard is a star, last year's winner of baltimore's most photo generallic baby contest. the 2012 edition begins thursday at marly station >> we council to baltimore every year. this is our 20th year in baltimore searching for good morning's most photo generallic baby >> reporter: took special meaning for logan and his mom >> meant a lot for us seeing as to how many of low began's fissions are with hopkins. a good way to teach him a lesson about kids helping kids >> reporter: categories include most precious, most comical, beautiful and fashionable. hey, that's me when i was a kid. your child may just win >> all parents that enter their children get a professional modeling shoot with a fashion photographer. 's for infants through age five >> reporter: this is more than a contest. each year this event raises $10,000 for the jobs children's center. their children's center center is amazing, state of the art. caring individuals. they were very hands-on with all of the brothers. i couldn't have asked for more >> a picture-perfect way to help oth

well, i'm glad you're safe and thank you so much for joining us, matthew blanchard. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. there is new fallout from the recent leaks of classified information in washington. both the house and senate intelligence committees are vowing full blown investigations into the national secrets that are being funneled to the media supposedly. the fbi is looking into whether the white house is to blame. lawmakers from both parties say someone needs to go to jail. >> the leaks are very serious. it affects our national security. and they're wrong. we're going to follow the facts wherever they go. in a bipartisan way the senate and house will come together. we need administration to work with us in a partnership to find out where leaks are and how we'll stop these leaks and wherever the facts take us, that's where we should go and if someone whoever did commit these leaks, they should be held accountable. >> someone has committed a crime that is having serious consequences to our national security. so what we're arguing in a bipartisan way is we need to follow the leads

the actor wendell pierce and musician terrence blanchard were my neighbors. my dad was a mailman and he used to take me on his route to visit folks in the cbd. sometimes in the french quarter, who were his customers. i started school here seven years after ruby bridge's his tore wachovia. of a i graduated from st. mary's dominican high school -- [applause] i crossed claiborne avenue and headed down broadway to tulane. . . no real world, no follow your dreams, no do not be afraid to fail, no never give up. but the real reason is because those words don't measure up to what you accomplish, or do justice to what you already know sitting here. president cowan asked me to talk about me. yeah, that will thrill you. [laughter] though the temptation is very strong, i don't want to bore you with stories of the to land i knew, 1983, almost 30 years ago. very, very, very different times. indeed. although he pulled me aside afterwards, i want to you about the original tylers beer garden. [applause] >> you'll see. one day you'll be back it with your kids and you will bore