i had a -- [inaudible] who went to harvard or, carl murphy -- [inaudible] and he always wanted me to be a journalist. so i followed in his steps when i finished college. i joined the astros in baltimore, started my career. >> host: what year was that? >> guest: oh, boy, that was '42. i finished college and joined the astros. i stayed there a few years and then went on. then i won a nieman fellowship. that was in -- i can't get the years right. that was a nieman scholarship. i took a reak from -- break from the newspaper and decided that i would join "the washington post." >> host: so, mr. booker, your new book, "shocking the conscious," what are you covering in this book? >> guest: my life. i start off -- [inaudible] i started getting headlines when i covered the murder of emmett till, and it was my coverage on the -- [inaudible] and they covered it and made it worldwide. >> host: where did you come up with the title, "shocking the conscious"? >> guest: well, i really didn't come up with it. my wife decide -- [inaudible] she felt -- went over all the notes, and we developed the book.

. >> carl and murphy did not get along. >> his intent was evil and his evil intent was to harm multiple individuals. >> he stormed into the school, heavily armed, intent to hurt more than just one person. as he moved towards the library, he shot 17-year-old claire davis in the head point blank eventually turning the weapon on hils. >> the carl that i knew was a really good person. but obviously the carl that came to school on friday was not. >> violence only added to the disbelief and pain hard hit. in 1999, columbine, 13 dead. in aurora movie theatre last year, another 12. >> what in the world is going on in the denver metro? >> god only knows. there's just no rational explanation for what is happening here. >> he's hoped to make sure no one internalizes the day's trauma when help is available. >> i did true to help him and other people tried to help him. there were so many people in my school that were supportive of him but no one was able to get to him. >> again, that was ron mott reporting. the victim is in a coma in critical condition tonight. tomorrow, federal investigators are ex

murphy. i know they did not get along on the trip. carl threatened to kill mr. murphy, half-heartedly. was never the same after that suspension. >> when carl came back, he was pretty angry. he felt like the suspension ruined his chances for getting into college and his future. >> reporter: classmates say carl was punished and could be combative. >> he would say, oh, i could shoot everyone up. >> obviously he wasn't kidding. >> no one thought he was capable of this. >> carl was a good guy. he made my days beter. that's what hurts the most, he wasn't a villain. >> reporter: today's disbelief, tomorrow's determination. >> i want to see arapahoe get through this. >> they add race last year and even visited the memorial. >>> still ahead, he won the heisman then took the nfl by storm. today robert griffin was on the bench. so what went wrong? well talk about it, next. ♪ ♪ nothing says, "you're my #1 copilot," like a milk-bone biscuit. ♪ say it with milk-bone. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ tires screech ] chewley's finds itself in a sticky situation today after recalling its new gum. [ male announcer ] stick it to

murphy. i know they did not get along on the trip to nationals. carl threatened to kill mr. murphy half jokingly and mr. murphy brought that to the administration and carl got suspended for that. >> reporter: he said his friend was never the same. >> he was pretty angry. he felt like the suspension ruined his chances of getting into college and ruined his future. >> reporter: looking back he said there were signs of trouble. pearson was punished in the past for using strong language and could be verbally combative. >> when he would get angry he would be like, i want to shoot everyone up. >> reporter: redmond and others assumed he was joking. >> obviously he wasn't kidding. >> reporter: never did he think his friend was capable of this. >> carl was a good guy. he made my davis days better. that's what hurts the most, is he wasn't a villain. >> reporter: today's disbelief, tomorrow's determination. >> the community now holding vigil for the most critically injured vifnght, 17-year-old clair davis. the gunman shot davis before turning the gun on himself. davis is in a coma after

murphy and they do not get along on this trip to nashville. carl threatened to kill mr. murphy half jokedly, and mr. murphy brought it to the administration and got suspended for him. >> reporter: he says his friend was never the same after that suspicion. >> when carl came back, he was pretty angry. felt it ruined his future and getting into college. >> reporter: looking back, there were signs of trouble. punished in the past for using strong language and could be verbally combative. >> whenever he was angry, i just want to shoot everyone up. >> reporter: redman and others assumed he was joking. >> obviously, he wasn't kidding. >> reporter: never did he think his friend was capable of this. >> carl was a good guy and he made my days better and that's what make hurts most. he wasn't a villain. >> reporter: today's disbelief. tomorrow's determination. >> i want to see arapahoe recover from this. >> thanks to will ripley with our affiliate for that report. 17-year-old claire davis was shot, in critical condition at the hospital. >>> actor peter o'toole from the film lawrenc

. >> carl had threatened to kill mr. murphy half jokingly. and mr. murphy brought that to the administration and carl got suspended for that. >> carl couldn't find him so he shot fellow student clair davis a 17-year-old girl's apparently didn't know and then killed himself. meanwhile arapahoe high school will remain closed, at least through the week. >>> residents in vallejo are trying to do what they can to stop a surge in violence. five people were murdered there in the past week, that brings the total to 26 killed this year alone. last night people remembered the latest victims at a candlelight vigil. they also talked about solutions to the problem. >> a place where they are not afraid to express their feelings of pain and anger and have one who is going to steer them in the correct direction. they will actually consider the advice they are giving to them. >> reporter: budget cuts have forced them to close a lot of the community centers. they are pushing their cause on social media. there is a conversation on facebook under the title stop the viol

carl pearson. they say he targeted tracy murphy, the school librarian who happened to coach the debate team. they say pearson was angry with murphy because he was kicked off the debate team. pearson shot 17-year-old claire davis. she remains in a coma in critical condition this morning. the rampage ended when pearson turned the gun on himself. >>> in just a few hours now, the senate will be back in session. senators have a big week ahead of them. they will consider a bipartisan budget deal passed by the house. congress could actually approve the final budget by the end of the week and avoid a government shutdown at the beginning of the year. senators are scheduled to vote on the budget compromise tomorrow. the deal would cut $23 billion o off the deficit over ten years. under the budget deal, newly hired federal workers face higher pension costs. federal workers say they are being unfairly targeted at a time when they're suffering from a pay freeze and from unpaid furloughs as well. most federal workers get pensions and can also contribute to a retirement savings plan. only one in nine priva

murphy. i know they did not get along on this trip to nationals. carl threatened to kill him half jokingly. mr.murphy brought it to the administration and pearson was suspended. he believed the suspension ruined his chances of getting into his future college. pearson killed himself as the police moved in. >>> the world lost one of the giants on stage and screen. peter o 'toole died today. we have more on his long and colorful career. >> reporter: known to millions for his star-making turn as lauren of arabia died at 81. his death followed a long illness. he battled and beaten stomach cancer. his career began on the british stage. from this, he embraced hollywood and all of the glamour. known as a hard-drinking hail raiser in the 1960s he starred in a string of films like "how to steal $1 million and live happily ever after," the ruling class." >> it is many years since i had an intimate relationship with hollywood. >> he never took home an oscar until 2003 when the academy gave him an award for his body of work. >> yes. >> very good films, i think. [cheers and applause] >> celebrated son of

she was shot after carl pearson barged into arrapaho high school. >> he went to nationals with mr. murphyt they did not get along on this trip. i know that at the beginning of this year, carl wanted to change some things about the team. i don't know what they were, but he threatened to kill mr. murphy half jokingly. mr. murphy brought it to the administration and carl got suspended. >> the girl is not doing well. her father said doctors are worried about swelling on her brain. >> the hunt is on for two suspected killers in new jersey who shot a man who was with his wife. it happened during an apparent carjacking. the victim and his wife were leave i can the mall when they were confronted by the men. the attackers took the vehicle. police are still searching for it this morning. the victim died shortly after the shooting. >> lake effect snow is paying up in parts of the u.s., adding to the accumulation. let's bring in meteorologist nicole mitchell. >> good morning. >> we talk about this a lot early in the year especially early in the winter season versus later. as you look on the radar, ve

police say 18-year-old carl pearson, a senior, walked into his school for the last time. investigators say pearson had one target, tracy murphy, the school librarian. >> the kid went after him specifically. >> murphy runs the school debate team. abc affiliate reports pearson was recently kicked off the team. >> the shooting was the result of revenge on the part of the shooter because of a confrontation or a disagreement. >> in the chaos of 15-year-old girl was shot in the head. >> i have one down. >> she is now in critical condition. what murphy did next may have saved many more lives, knowing he was the target. >> i believe it was a very wise tackty example decision for him to remove himself from the school. >> about five minutes after it all began, as officers closed in, police say pearson shot himself. >> the suspect has been found inside the school and he has deceased. >> overnight murphy left his home, declining to talk. at the same time, bomb squads and investigators began searching the home where police say pearson lived with his mother. this is just the latest high-profile shooting from colorado, just 15 miles from la

murphy. it's not clear what the past confrontation was, but the sheriff did tell us that they are asking more information from friends and carlpearson would have come to the school today. rljohn. >> thank you, there is no link between newtown, connecticut and tomorrow's memorial for newtown, connecticut. judge john terrett reports. >> the question, how many people have been killed sint newtown is difficult. using twitter they compiled one of the most comprehensive lists of people killed by gunsings this past year. they predict as of today roughly 11,610 people have been killed by gun homicide. bltion the newtown issue pushed for new gun measures? knowledge five times more lobbying money than they did last year before seant looks. but be is 12,000 was chump changes l considering lobbying spending for government peek, feechtion, much of that probablying meteorologic rent to passing laws in a leverage act niche passed at least one gun law since the beings newtown massacre. period of time 1700 state gun bills introduced, 109 were signed into law. 70 of those enacted laws loosened gun restrictions. just 39, tightened restrictions.

senior carl pierceon, entering the school friday heading towards the library armed with a shot gun, machete and molotov cocktail officials say his motive may have been revenge against tracy murphy. >> he looked at him, where is -- he called his name. where is murphy. tracy murphy? >> davis just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. her family is praising work by police and doctors, adding we appreciate your continued good thoughts and prayers. >> she was an innocent victim. of an evil act of violence. >> detectives finished collecting evidence and >> this killer. >> his prom date says he has strong feelings against the american government. but never thought he was capable of doing this. >> he's one of the best people i knew. >> in a memo sent to parents, faculty will return wednesday to retrieve belongings, followed by students thursday and friday. mental health officials will be also there. >>> a string of deadly tacks in iraq killed at least 70 people. officials say the worst attacks took place monday night in southern baghdad bombs killed 23 people, wounding dozens more the attacks are part of a wave of violence shaking iraq since april when dozens of mostly s

and i wouldn't bet against carl icahn or anybody else in biogenetic, bgib, and i know daummy made a great pick. >> how about, mike murphy, internet retail up 41% year to date, and the gains have really rolled into the fourth quarterment you have internet retail up 21%, the names within the space. we know amazon. expedia, netflix, the performance speaks for itself, best performing s&p stock year-to-date, tripadvisor. >> the whole space works, so if you're in amazon, trading near $400, there's nothing out there telling you to sell it, take some off the table. that continues to work. however, if you're looking to get a new position, i would not be advising anyone to go out there and say, hey, i missed amazon, going from 250 to 400, i have to jump in on it now. there are a lot of names where you'll get an opportunity on 5% to 10% pullbacks to jump in. although the entire space will work, i would not run out and be buying these things at their 52-week highs or near their 52-week highs, especially when the volume in this market has really come in quite a bit lately. >> what do we think about auto components? general motors of

carl pierson walked into the school with a shotgun he bought legally a week earlier. he had a machete and three homemade bombs. his main target was tracy murphy who was a librarian. he set off a bomb in the library and fired off five rounds before turning the gun on him. the attack lasted 80 seconds. claire david was shot at point blank range. >> i know that claire davis is a young woman of principle. she's a young woman of purpose. she is an innocent young lady and she was an innocent victim of an evil act of violence. >> overnight students, friends of hers holding a vigil for davis. >> love is the answer. that is the only answer. that is the only thing that will get us through this. >> the 17-year-old remains in critical condition. >>> it is the worst firefighting disaster in arizona's history. now we're getting a listen to the last radio transmissions from 19 hot shot firefighters killed back in june battling the yarnell hill wild fire. >> we're surrounded. clear for deployment. we're burning out around ourselves in the brush. and i'll give you a call when we are under the shelters. >> that was the last time the hot shots were heard that d

to be in the hallway when the shooter, carl pearson, walked into the shooter with a shot gunt and three mol low tove cocktails. they say he asked for tracy murphyad recently kicked pearson off the debate team. but then started shooting randomly when murphy was not around. >>> 8:38. a devastating diagnosis back here in the bay area for a 19- year-old woman in richmond hit by a stray bullet over the weekend. the family of dominique romero says she's paralyzed from the waist down. she was sitting on a couch in her home on waller avenue saturday night when several shots were fired out in the street. one bullet went through the wall of the house and hit dominique. >> my heart is broken. i cannot mag what she's going through -- imagine what she's going through. she's 19. graduated from high school last year. >> the family says despite the diagnosis dominique is still in good spirits. the police say they are still out there searching for the shooter and the possible motive. >>> the nra is suing, they are trying to block the new gun control ordinance in sunnyvale. the ordinance bans having ammunition magazines that hold more than ten rounds. the lawsui

carl peirson stormed the school asking for one teacher by name, the debate team coach tracy murphy. from school in september after threatening murphy. when he came back, peirson was still furious at the teacher. murphy being hailed a hero after he ran out of the school in an attempt to draw peirson away from students. did he manage to shoot a 50-year-old who is now in critical condition before turning the gun on himself. >>> today marks one year since the shooting tragedy in newtown, connecticut. at this hour, several places in newtown will ring bells 26 times, one for each of the 20 children, six administrators gunned down. the white house also observing a moment of silence. we'll bring that to you live at the bottom of this hour. >>> a terror plot foiled in the heartland. 58-year-old terry lohan arrested and charged with planning to blow up the wichita airport. his inspiration osama bin laden. lohan worked as an aviation technician for the airport and planned on using his employee access card to load a car with explosives and leave it at a terminal. >> he planned to die in the exp