i do not believe he hated tyler clementi. he had no reason to.ut i do believe he acted out of colossal incensitivity. >> reporter: still the judge order hadr ordered a sentence that is less severe for the crimes involved, something the clementi's believe sent the wrong message. >> the truth is, the moment a computer randomly selected tyler and dar un to live together, my brother's fate was sealed. >> perhaps the harshest punishment he was facing was deportation. the judge said he does not believe ravi should be deported. not his call, but it was interesting to hear. >> what does this is a to other parents about their own kids? >> people will debate whether this sentence was harsh enough or whether there should have been a case ought all. no matter what you think, the message is clear, bullying will not be tolerated. if you have your kids at home, it's time to teach them that bullying is wrong as anything that they can do at school or anywhere else. >> the judge's words were searing. >>> and from that courtroom drama to news tonight from a terror

i want you to listen to what we heard starting first with jane clementi, tyler clementi's mother. >> and i had no idea of the despair and torment tyler must have been feeling, and i thought i knew him. tyler and i had been very connected, so much so that i felt like a piece of me died in september of 2010. that connection became very real to me again during the trial as most of the time i was listening and watching as if through tyler's ears, eyes, and mind. >> dharun's dreams are shattered, and he has been living in hell for the past 20 months. it is hard for me to say, but my son is sitting here physically alive in front of everyone's eyes whi eyes. i made sure he knows i love him. >> reporter: and at that moment sabitha ravi got up and hugged her son. it was the first time throughout this entire trial that we've seen dharun ravi show some emotion as well. obviously very emotional and sad day for him. but, again, neither side satisfied with the judge's decision. both sides say they will appeal. the prosecution wanted to see dharun ravi spend more time in prison. obviously, the defe

i do not believe he hated tyler clementi. he had no reason to. but i do believe he acted out of colossal incensensitivinsensiti. >> reporter: this sentence was very much controversial. the prosecutors are appealing, which almost never happens in cases like this. but whether you like this sentence or not, the message is clear. bullying is no longer tolerated in this society and parents need to teach their kids not to bully as adamantly as they teach them about any negative behavior. chris cuomo, abc news, new york. >> this is our facebook question of the day. what is your opinion on this sentence? let us know at wnnfans.com. a lot of people think he got off a little too lightly. and the issue has always been he didn't show a lot of remorse. and people just don't take kindly to that. >> just say sorry. >> repent a little bit. >> he never did. >>> now we turn to two dramatic rescues at two waterfalls. a man stunned tourists in niagara falls when he climbed over a retaining wall and deliberately jumped in. the ark parent suicide attempt sent him on a

when tyler clementi said it was wildly inappropriate. >> reporter: judge berman could have sentenced to ten years in prison. instead he decided on the 30-day jail term because he didn't believe ravi understood the possible consequences of his actions. but berman reprimanded ravi for his behavior. >> and i haven't heard you apologize once. >> reporter: clementi's parents left the courthouse without comment. last year, they told us they hoped the trial could raise awareness about bias and bullying. >> we don't want parents to have to have the same kind of experience that we've had. >> reporter: ravi will begin serving his sentence at the end of the month. prosecutors say they may appeal. michelle miller, cbs news, new brunswick, new jersey. >> pelley: a number of roman catholic diocese and colleges sued the obama administration today over the new health care reform law. they object to the provision that requires church affiliated institutions to provide employees with free birth control as part of health insurance. they say that this is a violation of their religious teachings. there's

and broken into pieces. >> reporter: while clementi's suicide sparked a national dialogue about bullyingravi was not charged in his death -- a fact reflected in the sentence. >>> the judge seems to be saying let's remember what's charged here and what isn't charged here. a ten-year sentence, the judge obviously felt would be too harsh for the crimes here, but he wanted to send a message that he did take it seriously. >> reporter: after the sentencing each family consoled one another in a case the judge called a tragedy for everyone involved. mara schiavocampo, nbc news, new york. >>> up next, why saturday may never be the same. remembering a pop icon and reliving perhaps the wildest moment of this past weekend. . [ alarm beeping, motor revving ] [ motors revving ] ♪ [ motor turns over ] [ liquid pouring ] [ chain saw buzzing ] [ male announcer ] what if everything ran on gas? then again, what if everything didn't? the 100% electric, zero-gas nissan leaf. innovation for the planet. innovation for all. ♪ ♪ i started a joke ♪ which started the whole world crying ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >>

his father express condolences to tyler clementi?t skin, i may speak differently than most, but i'm a parent, who has parenting instincts just like every other parents out there. rest in peace, tyler, you will always be in our thoughts and prayers until our last breath. >> i'm brook baldwin at the cnn headquarters in atlanta, now to wolf blitzer, in a special location in chicago, the president and hamid karzai. >> president obama's controversial exit strategy for afghanistan. on the world stage here in chicago. only moments from now, the president expected to hold a major news conference, when it happens we'll bring it to you live right here in situation room. >>> and the afghan

tyler clementi.clementi's roommate is about to be sentenced for hate crimes in the suicide death of tyler clementi. i want you to hear what his father, tyler clementi's father, josef, had to say. >> mr. dharun ravi never met or knew my son before arriving at rutgers university. he had no call to do what de. tyler never did anything to mr. ravi to make him dislike him or to cause him to retaliate for some wrongdoing. mr. ravi did these criminal acts because he saw my son as not deserving basic human decency and respect and because my son was different than him. below him. and because he was gay. >> dharun ravi could face ten years in prison. we should know later today what that sentence will be. he could be deported to india. >> in his daily dose, teenage obesity. just released study published

. >> clementi jumped from the george washington bridge in 2010. he used a camera to spy on an intimate encounter with clementi and another man. he says that he was not trying to intimidate him but the jury thought differently. >> we believe that a miscarriage of justice occurred here. >> this morning at sentencing, the defense argued the burden should be thrown out because the judge failed to give the jury proper instructions. >> a defendant in a criminal case is not entitled to a perfect trial he is entitled to a fair one. i'm convinced, without question, he got a fair one. >> today tyler's parents addressed the court. >> we were so connected then i felt like a piece of me died in december 2010. >> he saw my son as a not deserving human deserving decency and respect. >> the man seen kissing clementi also wrote an impact statement which was read aloud. >> it is unfortunate that they are making an example of me. >> because ravi is an indian national he is expected to be deported after serving his sentence. >> president obama hence to missouri today

and james clementi wrote a piece talking about his pain.o hear ravi's mother and tyler's mother. the entirety of the circumstance is there's so much pain and tragedy. i think the point i was making is that a jail sentence per se, a long jail sentence wouldn't serve the purposes of retribution. wouldn't educate society as to homophobia. so in all of this, the raw emotio emotions, the pain, such that no one feels good. perhaps no one ought to feel good about what happened. i think what the judge tried to do who i know to be a very decent, thoughtful man, is to say you need to spend some time in jail. you need to have community service and the stay through probation we'll watch for you for a three year period. and i think ironically the prosecution in this case, ravi obviously went through this maelstrom of raw anger. and in a tragic way, the system worked in in so far as we have brought through the judicial process to the light of homophobia and the problems of bullying. in addition to that, ravi has been held accountable for his actions. and

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before the judge's ruling clementi's heart-broken mother made an emotional plea for justice. >> i thoughtnew him. tyler and i had been very connected. so much so that i felt like a piece of me died in september 2010. >> reporter: ravi's mother also appealed to the judge while the defendant openly wept. >> the media was ripping him apart. he was absolutely devastated. and broken into pieces. >> reporter: while clementi's suicide sparked a national discussion about bullying. >> the judge seems to be saying let's remember what's charged here and what isn't charged here. a ten-year sentence, the judge obviously felt would be too harsh for the crimes here, but he wanted to send a message that he tide did take it seriously. >> reporter: after the sentencing each family consoled one another in a case the judge called a tragedy for everyone involved. mara schiavocampo, nbc news, new york. >>> up next, why saturday may never be the same. remembering a pop icon and reliving perhaps the wildest moment of this past weekend. han. when the doctor told me that i could smoke for the first week... i'm lik

clementi later threw himself off the george washington bridge.o ten years in prison and possible deportation to his native india. >>> jurors in north carolina this morning resume deliberations in the john edwards trial. the former senator denied having an affair and fathering a child before then confessing. and his former aide at first claimed he was the father before becoming the prosecution's star witness. edwards is accused of using campaign contributions to cover up that affair. >>> family members here in the u.s. say they hope the death of the lockerbie bomber will not end the search for justice. abdel baset al megrahi died of cancer in libya. he maintained until the end he was not responsible for that deadly bombing. with more on this, here's abc's jerry preston. >> reporter: before 9/11, there was lockerbie. pan am flight 103 bound for new york city was blasted from the skies over scotland on december 21st, 1988, by a bomb in a suitcase. 270 people died, 189 of them americans. mostly students homeward bound for christmas. after a long inve

who was the boyfriend, acknowledged boyfriend of tyler clementi.said ravi didn't even bother to stand up at his sentencing. he said that this was a crime that had inflicted this horrible penalty on the clementi family. so everybody was holding their breath waiting for a serious sentence, and 30 days came down along with probation and a fine. now you have to understand under new jersey law, this crime, a second degree crime five to ten years normally. it's robbery, kidnapping, sexual assault. those are the kinds of crimes that this attaches to. this was a shoplifting sentence. a disorderly conduct sentence in -- for a crime that is punishable by a much greater sentence. >> we just heard from the mothers. do you think that their statements had an impact or the judge already made the decision. >> i don't know. i think it had to have had an impact. this courtroom was awash in tears of these mothers. i mean both of them. it was tyler clementi's mother and the father an brother. they all spoke. then ravi's mother spoke and they were all in tears. i mean

in march, a jury found him guilty of using a webcam to record his rutgers roommate tyler clementi in a sexual encounter with another man, then posting about it on twitter. days later, in september of 2010, clementi killed himself by jumping off new york's george washington bridge. today, clementi's mother addressed the court, before sentencing. >> my question is why didn't his roommate just request a roommate change? why was he so arrogant and so mean spirited and so evil that he would humiliate and embarrass tyler him in front of new dorm mates, the very people tyler was trying to become friends with. >> brown: ravi was not charged in clementi's death, and before the trial, he turned down a plea bargain that would have given him no jail time. his mother appealed today for leniency. >> as a mother i feel that dharun has really suffered enough. for the past two years the media's influence on this case is devastating. my 20-year-old son already has too much burden on his shoulder to face for the rest of his life. >> brown: in addition to the jail time, ravi was ordered to pay $10,000 t

while clementi's parents sat stone-faced. as part of the sentence, the judge recommended that ravi not be deported to his native india. the prosecution released a statement calling the sentence, quote, insufficient, and saying that they plan to appeal. matt? >> mara schiavocampo, thank you very much. >> lots of other stories making news this morning. natalie is on assignment. savannah guthrie is at the news desk. >> good morning to you. in the news today the chief of the u.n. nuclear agency says he's reached a deal with iran this morning to resume that stalled investigation into whether the country has been secretly developing nuclear weapons. this comes just one day before world leaders are set to meet for talks in baghdad in a bid to find a diplomatic solution, and avoid military action. >>> a daring rescue over niagara falls after a man plunged 180 feet over the cascade, in what police say was an apparent suicide attempt. the man survived and is one of only three people known to have lived after plunging from the falls wit

his roommate, tyler clementi, committed suicide days after ravi spied on him kissing another man. ravi faces ten years in prison and could be deported back to india where he was born. >>> the music world is mourning the loss of robin gibb, a member of the bee gees. a group that helped define the disco era. he died after a long battle of cancer. he was 62. theresa garcia has more on this legendary pop star. ♪ you may look the other way >> reporter: it was the sound of the disco era. ♪ staying alive staying alive >> reporter: robin gibb,

the judge said he didn't believe ravi hated tyler clementi. ravi case is an example of how civil rights laws are being stretched to go after teenagers who acted meanly but not violently. still, if ravi's actions don't constitute a hate crime, then what does? if they don't, why convict him of hate crime? so the talk back question for you today, are 30 days in prison enough for a height criate crim. facebook.com/carolcnn. i'll read your comments later this hour. >>> colin powell, a republican, who took a lot of heat for endorsing barack obama for president in 2008 is not ready to do it again. back in the day, the former secretary of state called mr. obama a transformational figure and was upset at republican attacks on obama's character. this time around powell says he's not ready to endorse obama. listen to what he said on the "today" show. >> i always keep my powder dry as we say in the military. i feel as a private citizen i ought to listen to what the president says and what the president has been doing but i have to listen to what the other

he was convicted on pull the pel charges -- multiple charges for using a web exam to spy on tyler clementi. the young man took his life days later. >> reporter: dharun ravi was expressionless as his sentence was red in a courtroom. >> will report to the middlesex county adult correctional center to of -- serve a 30-day jail term. >> reporter: in march he spoke to abc news after being qect -- convicted. >> i was 18, stupid, a dumb kid. >> reporter: clementi jumped from the george washington bridge in 2010 soon after ravi used the web cam to spy on him. he said he -- >> a miscarriage of justice occurred. >> reporter: this morning at sentencing, ravi's sentence argued this should be thrown out. >> a defendant in a criminal case is not entitled to a perfect trial. he's entitled to a fair one but i'm convinced without any question he got a fair one. >> reporter: today tyler's parents addressed the court. >> tyler and i were very connected. so much so that i feel like a piece of me died in 2010. >> he saw my son has not deserving basic human deep sen sip and -- decency and respect. >> reporter:

just days later that roommate tyler clementi committed suicide.id reports. >> reporter: dharun ravi could pay a hefty price for what he told abc anchor chris cuomo was a childish mistake. >> looking back, i was very self-absorbed. it was never, what if tyler finds out, how is he going to feel about it? >> reporter: the now 20-year-old could spend up to ten years behind bars and deportation to india. keep in mind prosecutors say the maximum penalty is not necessary. jurors heard four weeks of testimony about ravi spying on his college roommate tyler clementi with a webcam and tweeting about seeing him in an intimate encounter with another man. clementi killed himself when he found out. >> guilty. >> reporter: a jury convicted ravi in march on 15 criminal charges including invasion of privacy and tampering with evidence. there has been an outpouring of support for clementi after his death, some felt this was a wake-up call about how young gay men and women are treated. there have also been mounting calls for leniency on ravi. his defenders say givin

it started with tyler clementi, after his roommate, dharun ravi spied on him with a web cam. yesterday, ravi was sentenced to just 30 days in jail, which set off another round of recriminations. abc's chris cuomo has covered this case from the start. >> reporter: good morning, george. ever since this story started two years ago, the situation has angered and frustrated us. and this trial and case has done the same thing to the legal community and beyond. none of that changed yesterday. the sentence for dharun ravi leaves many divided, starting with the two families sitting in the courtroom. for the family of 20-year-old ravi, a small measure of relief. >> dharun has really suffered enough. >> reporter: but for the family of his former roommate, tyler clementi, disappointment. >> how difficult and tortuous it was for me to sit there. listening to the lies and the deceptions of the defense. >> reporter: on monday, two mothers found themselves pleading for two different kinds of justice. tyler clementi's mother saying a piece of her died in september 2010 when her 18-year-old so

tyler clementi later committed suicide.ents ago his dad stood up before the court and addressed everybody. >> mr. ravi never met or knew my son before arriving at rutgers university. he had no call to do what de. tyler did anything to mr. ravi to make him dislike him or retaliate for doing some wrongdoing. mr. ravi did these criminal act because he saw my son not deserving basic human decency and respect and because my son was different than him, below him and because he was gay. >> dharun ravi was found guilty on all 15 counts against him, the most serious bias intimidation and invasion of privacy. he's facing up to ten years and possible deportation to his native india. our senior legal analyst joins me now on the telephone. jeffrey i want to ask you about some of the unusual aspects of this case, the prosecutors did not ask for the maximum. and at the same time before sentencing has even come down defense was asking that this be a noncustodial sentence, meaning no jail. is that unusual before you actually get the sentenc

his roommate tyler clementi killed himself in september 2010, soon after ravi used a webcam to capture clementi and another man kissing in their dorm room. >> tyler and i have been very connected, so much so i felt like a piece of me died in september of 2010. >> mr. ravi did these criminal acts because he saw my son as not deserving basic human decency and respect. >> ravi insists he wasn't trying to intimidate his gay roommate and he didn't record the encounter and didn't out him. a jury disagreed, convicting him of all charges. he could face deportation to india. today the judge announced he will not recommend that. >>> president obama and fellow nato leaders solidified plans today tone the war in afghanistan. leaders met for a second day today in chicago where they affirmed commitment to ending the war in 2014. the agreement calls for afghan forces to take control of all combat next summer with nato in a support role. >> this will be another step toward afghans taking full lead towards their security as agreed to by 2014 when the combat mission will end. >> the president's optimism

his roommate tyler clementi killed himself in september 2010, soon after ravi used a webcam to capture clementi and another man kissing in their dorm room. >> tyler and i have been very connected, so much so i felt like a piece of me died in september of 2010. >> mr. ravi did these criminal acts because he saw my son as not deserving basic human decency and respect. >> ravi insists he wasn't trying to intimidate his gay roommate and he didn't record the encounter and didn't out him. a jury disagreed, convicting him of all charges. he could face deportation to india. today the judge announced he will not recommend that. >>> president obama and fellow nato leaders solidified plans today tone the war in afghanistan. leaders met for a second day today in chicago where they affirmed commitment to ending the war in 2014. the agreement calls for afghan forces to take control of all combat next summer with nato in a support role. >> this will be another step toward afghans taking full lead towards their security as agreed to by 2014 when the combat mission will end. >> the president's optimism

out in 2004 argue that the issues at hand were larger than to run rally homophobia was replete in clementi's government church and culture not just from the stupidity. but not everyone agrees. he is not a victim he is not a scapegoat. did waves steven goldstein says robbie should serve at least some jail time if only to set an example that bias crimes were no longer tolerated. >>> my hope is that america take this case as an example for what could happen if any student bullies another. >>> not left out the nba franchises now joining the bay area sports team shuffle what it would take to make the rumors come true for the golden state warriors. tyrolese and taking shape in the south bay another step in the 49ers' road to santa clara. and even if they had $80 million it would just be a band- aid to a much larger problem still they're going to try plans for a floating city of the silicon valley. >>> today was 75 degrees was seven degrees cooler than on sunday ec all the clouds? the effect those clouds will have on your tuesdays eyewitness news continues. where did all of these books friends go?