conference friday to unveil audrie's law, a legislative proposal aimed at deterring the bullying, cyberbullying and sexual assault that played roles in the suicide of audrie pott, a 15-year-old saratoga high student. santa clara county district attorney jeff rosen and audrie's mother, sheila pott, will join sen. beall. the bill was drafted by the district attorney's office after consulting with audrie's family. the news conference is scheduled for: friday, march 7; 9:30 a.m.to 10:30 a.m.; saratoga library; 13650 saratoga avenue, saratoga. the bill, scheduled to be introduced this week, is the direct result of audrie's tragic death. audrie took her life on sept. 12, 2012, after she was sexually assaulted while unconscious and rumors of the event and photos of her were disseminated. on her facebook page, audrie wrote: "my life is ruined.i am in hell.the whole school knows.my life is over." perpetrators of many sexual assault cases in juvenile court end up serving short sentences, punishments that many believe are too lenient given the severity of their crimes. despite the devastation they have ca

legacy, through this proposed law, will protect victims' rights by making the consequences of cyberbullying more severe. it also throws open previously closed court doors so that the public may hold everyone accountable in the wake of these tragic cases. we commend the pott family and senator beall for their determined efforts to bring justice to crime victims." police say, a caller tells residents. they're wanted on an arrest warrant. then. the caller demands money. he has been using the names brent jones or tommy jones. these men of service fell into loving arms yesterday at the airport. they were away from home for more than nine months this man's daughter was only one month old. i knew my wife could take care of everything she needed to. on my end it was wakeup do the job and go home. she is just happy to have her family back together again. i was having to raise two kids on my own so it's a lot. the biggest thing is to show support to get these troops back to their families and show our respect for them is the number- one thing. i'm just grateful so very grateful. the soldiers from the

. >>> new details this morning on a proposed cyberbullying law hoping to crack down on cyberbullies.roposal named after 15-year-old audrey potter of saratoga. she's the high school student who committed suicide after she was sexually assaulted by three classmates. pictures of that assault were shared. senator jim bell introduced the new bill. the proposal would make it easier for prosecutors to bring felony adult charges against juvenile suspects and could include prison time. very different from what the family experienced. the three boys in the assault served 30 to 45 days in juvenile hall for their crimes. >>> coming up this morning on "today in the bay" we've got the latest on the missing malaysian airlines flight that went missing. >>> and new accusations coming from the disabled community. >>> and those stories and the rest of the day's news in 30 minutes. >>> we are back on this saturday morning, march 8th, 2014. some of our friends out there on the plaza. looking forward to meeting them in a bit. if you are just waking up this morning, just joining us, we do want to get you c

they are now educating parents about cyberbullying and internet safety. bob redell is with us to atalk about how teenagers can better protect ourselves. >> we had rotary phones and flip-flo flip-flops. we're talking about 11 and 13-year-old kids that most likely already have these devices and the social apps that go along with them. they don't necessarily have the smarts to stay safe and responsible. that's why the tech giant started these online safety road shows. giving students a heads up on how to protect themselves in cyberspace when so many of them are online. i have a 14-year-old daughter and i feel like i can't get her eyeballs off of her iphone. and that there are bad people trying to take advantage of our sons and daughters. >> sometimes she tells me that someone text her something from facebook saying they know her, and it is usually men. and then she tells me what should i do, and i say don't respond to those e-mails. >> do you feel vulnerable out there or like you have your wits about you? >> i think i kind of know. >> would you want your gra

it starts out with cyberbullying, and harassment and gender issues, and harassment and physical bullying, so i'm not talking about bringing weapons to school. i'm talking about that there are students out there in the country that have been victimized, with what you call bullying or schoolyard hostility or fighting, that type of behavior falls within the parameters of zero tolerance. if it's an example of throwing a piece of popcorn at someone, these teachers have to use discretion. it's a serious threat. >> i think that what everyone agrees on is the level of discernment and defining the areas in areas that are lacking. so can it hinder their chances of success? first, another way that you can interact with our show. [ chanting ] [ unintelligible ]. >> they suspend them from school, and they don't get the work that they need and it puts them behind in their classes. >> we're talking about zero tolerance policies and whether they could being doing more harm than good. and dan, students are being treated like riels for harmless incidents. and what are the long-term consequences? are there

silicon valley lawmaker is introducing new legislation that would make sentences more severe in cyberbullying cases after the death of a saratoga high school student. audrie pott took her own life in september 2012. three boys admitted to sexually sau assaulting her then, taking explicit pictures and sharing it with others. this morning, her mother joined jim bell and the santa clara county d.a. to reveal audrey's law. the bill already introduced in the state senate is aimed at making it easier for prosecutors to bring adult charges in juvenile cases. >> teens need to be made aware that sexual assault and photographing of these assaults creates an environment where the victim is bullied, and revictimized. >> the boys involved in the case received short sentences, between 30 and 45 days in juvenile detention. if they were tried as adults, they would have spent ten years in prison. >>> traffic came to a dead halt on the eastbound approach it the bay bridge this morning after a man walked up the fifth street on ramp and on to the freeway. highway patrol officers say they were forced to close the

. >> south bay lawmakers introduced new legislation that would bring justice to victims of cyberbullying make current law more relevant to today connected society. it's called audrey law and named after saratoga teenager audrey pot. 15-year-old took her own life in september of 2012 after she was sexually assaulted while uncon shuchlts 3 boys admitted to sexually assaulting her taking explicit photo and sharing them with others. they received short sentences between 30 and 45 days. in juvenile key tension. >> crimes were in secrecy. there was no public conviction. no element of acknowledgement or deterrent to re0if he said and certainly no remorse or apology. and because of that secrecy our community is more dangerous for our kid. >>reporter: law would also make it a crime of rape if the victim is incapacitated or intoxicated. during the assault. and make it easier for prosecutors to bring adult charges in juvenile cases. >>> group of marin county koydz graduate from swim school today and they finished like olympic champion. about a dozen kids from the marin city boy and girls club took

. >>> and we have more details this morning on a proposed cyberbullying law named after saratoga teenager audrey pott. the 15-year-old high school student committed suicide after she was sexually assaulted by three classmates who took photos of the assault which they later shared with other people. the new bill authored by jim bell would make it easier for prosecutors to bring felony adult charges against juvenile suspects which could include prison time and also make the charges public. >> we were forced to sit through the juvenile process and witness the great protections provided to the perpetrators in this case. basically their crimes were veiled in secrecy. there was no public conviction. >> the three boys in the assault served 30 to 45 days in juvenile hall for their crimes. >>> to the east bay where a school went on lockdown yesterday afternoon after a student reported a sexual assau assault. it happened at the world academy school near the corner of 28th avenue and foothill boulevard in oakland. a 7-year-old girl told teachers that a stranger came up to her and molested her. the s

> yeah, and body image and sex, all the things that didn't exist when i was a teen -- sexting, cyberbullying, all those things -- it's hard for kids. >> charlie: you have also talked about aging. if somebody came along and said you could be 20 again, would you want to be 20 again? >> not -- i can't think of any amount of money that could make me want to go back. >> charlie: is that right? yeah. no -- >> charlie: even if you had some insight from the life you lived. >> oh, if i could go back knowing what i know now? >> charlie: oh, yeah. yeah, i'd love to be able to do it over again, but never to go back the way i was. >> charlie: you had to struggle to get to where you are. >> yeah, i've done a lot of work. >> charlie: because you have faced up at every time -- you seem to have two qualities. number one is authenticity. you are who you think you ought to be and do what you think you should do and you're true to yourself. >> i've learned lately to be authentic, yeah, but i think it takes work to become who you're supposed to be. >> charlie: yeah. the t.s. elliott quote, you spend your life --

it will recognize cyberbullying of all kinds as serious means of harassment. finally, the tyler clemente act authorizes competitive grants for schools to initiate or expand programs to prevent these kinds of things from happening to provide counseling for victims of the accused and train everyone on campus about how to prevent this in the future. mr. president, when i was back home last week in spokane, i told chris' story, just like i did today, and about the desperate need for these kinds of protections, and i'm sure like many of those listening, most of my constituents were pretty surprised to learn that these policies aren't already in place at all of our institutions of higher learning, and i couldn't agree more. why aren't colleges and universities across our country all being proactive in establishing these programs and points of contact for students like tyler or chris who have experienced or could experience such a life-changing event. now, many schools currently have successful prevention and counseling programs in place, but students shouldn't have

when they pressed many of us to say where do i take this issue, i have an issue, i don't know, in cyberbullying, i want to discuss best practices for that issue, where do i take them? we did not have a mechanism to lead hem to that is -- them to that is truly multistakeholder to address this issue. now we can no longer simply say we don't know. it's been over a year, and people need some answers. so that's what we're hoping to achieve and e preserve. disms and, unfortunately, we are out of time. fadi chehade is president and ceo of icann, the internet corporation for assigned names and numbers, and erin merchon is a technology reporter with politico. thank you. >> guest: thank you. >> thank you. >> c-span, created by america's cable companies 35 years ago and brought to you today as a public service by your television provider. >> coming up next, a couple of panels from this past weekend's conservative political action conference. we'll hear first from author and political commentator ann coulter and mickey kaus of the daily caller on immigration, health care and the midterm elections. that's f