>> edward lawrence in baltimore. thank you, edward. >>> this began two weeks ago when freddie gray ran from police. they caught up with him. >>> during the baltimore police's first press conference on the death of f commissioner anthony betts made a promise. >> we're being as transparent as we possibly can. we'll be open, answer questions and be as present as possible to the public. >> i know that when mr. gray was place inside that van, he was able to talk he was upset, and when mr. gray was taken out of that van he could not talk and he could not breathe. >> reporter: the implication was that the spinal injury occurred in the van but four days later commissioner deputy davis turns the focus back to the arrest. >> that's where the apprehension of freddie gray occurred and, quite frankly, that's exactly where freddie gray should have received medical attention arngd he did not. >> reporter: another source of confusion involves an additional prisoner the van. >> what the prisoner has told us is that the second prisoner

>> edward lawrence in baltimore. thank you, edward. >>> this began more than two weeks ago when freddie gray ran away from two officers on patrol. they caught up with him and allegedly found an illegal switchblade. chip reid shows us how a minor event turned into a major incident. >>> during the baltimore police's first press conference on the death of freddie gray commissioner anthony betts made a promise. >> we're being as transparent as we possibly can. we'll be open, answer questions and bring this information to the public. >> i know that when mr. gray was placed inside that van, he was able to talk, he was upset, and when mr. gray was taken out of that van, he could not talk and he could not breathe. >> reporter: the implication was that the spinal injury occurred in the van, but four days later deputy commissioner davis turns the foe cause back to the scene of the arrest. >> and that's where the apprehension of freddie gray occurred and quite frankly that's exactly where freddie gray should have received medica

edward lawrence is in washington. good morning, edward. >> reporter: good morning, yeah the republican primary field is set to get very big and very crowded. six after today. with governor bush and scott walker yet to announce. after an unsuccessful bid in 2008 former arkansas governor mike huckabee is throwing his hat in the ring. last time he won iowa and six other states and eventually ran out of cash. this time support could give huckabee an edge. >> now he's coming out this year and running again with that foundation that i think he feels he can use to build upon and run again and be successful this year. >> huckabee joins an already crowded field of potential candidates that grew monday to include ben carson and former hewlett packard ceo the only woman, fiorina is already pitting herself against front runner hillary clinton. clinton will make a stop among criticism. in the new book clinton cash peter sweitzer alleges the clinton foundation received speaking fees from foreign donors. >> it raises a lot of questio

edward lawrence is in washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. role direction from overseas played in the garland attack. the fbi and homeland security are helping local police. it's unclear whether simpson or soofi were -- the terror group claimed responsibility for the attack. they remain skeptical. >> i think it's a sign of weakness on is momentum slowed a bit. >> reporter: they are examining the gunmen's contacts and online activity. in a twitter posting, simpson pledged allegiance to isis. before that affiliate wcco says he began communicating with a jihadist fighting withal shahbaab shabaab? somalia. 12 people were killed. the paper's editor is rejecting compare sonisons between the two. >> they are organizing anti-islamic contest. it's an obsession. we don't have this obsession. >> reporter: on tuesday, the magazine was honored with a freedom of expression courage in new york. several writers boycotted the event. the ceremony actually drew 800 people considerably more than last year. >> edward lawrence in washington, thank you edward. >>>

the background allowing protestors to peacefully demonstrate as they are doing right now. >> edward lawrencehe very latest. edward, thank you. >>> right now, a sea of protestors is waving signs and flags as they march to frank ogawa plaza in oakland on may day. kpix 5 reporter anne makovec is there and tells us this year, their message is about more than just workers rights. >> reporter: and it is a very peaceful protest so far. that scene behind me here in frank ogawa plaza looks more like a party or festival right now. but it is a multifaceted protesting for immigrant and workers rights and police brutality. they started marching at the port of oakland and by the time they reached oakland city hall the group of protestors was about 1,000 strong. >> this is what it takes to have power. >> reporter: the message is mixed. part immigrant and labor rights. part demonstration against recent killings by police. >> working people's' lives have been destroyed by a system that does not care about average working person. >> reporter: the port of oakland is shut down this may day. members of the longs

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reporting live in washington, edward lawrence. now back to you. >> thank you. >>> the news4 i-team is looking into one of the key factors, one of the automatic systems that could have automatically slowed it down. it slows down in areas where the speed limit is restricted and the ntsb says it may have saved lives if it existed where this derailment happened. >> positive train control is designed to prevent derailments due to speeding. this is the type of accident that it should prevent. it's designed to do that. >> congress mandated positive train control after a crash between a freight train and commuter train in california in 2008. it is used on part of amtrak's northeast corridor but again not in that section of the derailment in philly. >>> new this morning it was a close call for five firefighters after being pulled from a house fire in montgomery county. this is megan mcgrath with more on what we know about this. good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning aaron. pretty tense moments as five firefighters called out a mayda

in washington edward lawrence, nbc news. >>> protesters took to the streets of trenton over the weekend to speak out about what they called excessive force by police this group is called nj to baltimore. they held a march, rally and die in outside the statehouse. the die in symbolized the murder of black victims by police nationwide. the group also criticized governor chris christie's decision to send 150 state troopers to baltimore to help with that city's protest saying the governor should focus on their own deaths. >>> republican leaders say senator patrick browne is in stable condition. he was on a motorcycle heading west on 78 when he lost control on an allentown off ramp on saturday. we found out that browne's license was suspended after a drunken driving crash in 1995 and 1999. this is being investigated as a suspected dui. >>> whew i'm still exhausted. >> you didn't run. >> no, but i ate a lot of carbs. >>> philadelphia's main thoroughfare is back to normal. >> crazy. tens of thousands of runners took part in the blue cross broad street run. >> runners set -- >> to be specific 4

nbc's edward lawrence joins us live now from capitol hill with the look at what's next. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. yeah the president described those talks with the representatives as candid. he says that they focused on anti-terrorism measures as well as a nuclear deal with iran. now, he outlined that nuclear deal with iran against iran that would give -- lift the sanctions against iran in exchange for iran's pledge not to seek a nuclear bomb. and the president is up against the june 30th deadline to get that deal done. now, as he tried to calm the fears of the u.s. allies in the region president obama reaffirmed that a nuclear deal with iran is in everyone's best interests. he did pledge to defend the middle east allies from external threats. the president is also fighting a political battle at home over iran. the house overwhelmingly passed a bill mandating that any nuclear deal with iran be approved by congress. that bill now goes on to the president to sign or veto. reporting live on capitol hill edward lawrence. now back to you. >> thank you. >

reporting live in washington, edward lawrence. back to you. >>> 4:46 now. a man in columbia heights woke up to the sound of a knife being pulled from his knife set and found two burglars in his apartment. he asked them to leave and they did. >> i said i know you're here, get out, take whatever you want. just leave. >> and just when he thought he was safe, the burglars returned. they had forgotten a bag filled with items. >> i opened the door, threw it out and they left. >> an off duty officer at nearby giant noticed something suspicious and called it in. at least some of stolen items are back with their owners. >>> well it's back to the drawing board for montgomery county schools as it tries to find a new superintendent. just days ago, the board of education announced its quote preferred candidate was dr. andrew houlihan from texas. a statement was released saying he no longer wants to be considered for the job. >>> a college campus now an endangered historic site. there's a slave cemetery at sweet briar college and it's closing in august and alumni are fig

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edward lawrence has a look ahead. >> reporter: good morning.facing a deadline with the talks and the president says that his talk with representatives was candid. he describes it as talking about anti-terrorism measures as well as a nuclear deal with iran. he outlined the framework for that nuclear deal with iran. saying that it would lift sanctions against iran in exchange for iran's pledge not to seek a nuclear bomb. the president is up against that deadline on june 30th to get the deal done. as he tried to calm fears of the u.s. allies in the region. president obama reaffirmed that the nuclear deal with iran is in everyone's best interest. he did pledge to defend our middle east allies from external threats. but stopped short of agreeing to a mutual defense pact. the president is fighting a political battle at home over iran. the house overwhelmingly passed a bill mandating any deal with iran be approved by congress. that bill now goes on to the president to sign or veto. reporting live on capitol hill, edward lawrence, back to you. >> thank

edward lawrence is in washington. good morning, edward. >> allison, a three-judge panel ruled unanimously and blasted it in a 97-page report. the judges called it an unprecedent contraction of the privacy of americans. the feature of the nsa's spy birmingham now hangs in the balance. on thursday a federal 'peels court ruled the practice illegal. hours later senate majority leader mitch mcconnell took the floor to defending it calling it vital to security. >> not only have the tools kept us safe, there's not been a single incident not one, of abuse of it. >> the scope of the program was not known until edward snowden leaked documents two years ago. since 9/11 the agency has see correct lid collected and storrsed u.s. private programs under the patrioting at but that, the court ruled, was never authorized by the statute. >> you can do it both by security and constitutional rights. >> reporter: with it set to expire in three weeks, lawmakers are exploring new legislation that would essentially do away with the nsa program

reporting live in washington, edward lawrence. back to you. >>> these chargeing homicide -- >> if these are true it's outrageous and unacceptable. >> house speaker john boehner appearing on "meet the press" weighing in on the situation in baltimore. he says we're in the middle of a national crisis when it comes to black people and the police. the speaker said that reforming the education system is one step toward long-term problem solving. >>> middle school students in sterling say gang members tried to recruit them. the loudoun times reports that five students from park view high school tried to recruit sterling middle school students earlier this year. one student said he was punched in the chest. the sheriff's office issued a search warrant and deputies reviewed surveillance video verifying the stories. >>> today president obama will announce my brother's keeper initiative is becoming a nonprofit classification. it allows him to continue helping men of color after he leaves office. he will make the announcement today at layman

reporting live in washington edward lawrence.to you. >>> the world health organization wants to be more prepared for public health emergency. it says it failed to respond quickly to the ebola epidemic last year. it will set up a $100,million contingency fund to help it respond more quickly. >>> from the fbi to retired pilots a lot of people are talking about a man's claim that he hacked into an airplane's computer system and took control of the engines. the maker of the planes boeing says the two systems are totally separated. the alleged hacking occurred on an airlines flight. >> it is definitely possible to manipulate the electronics through the inflight system and satellite system to get to the a vee onics of an airplane. >> any cockpit linked to the outside world does have a chance of being hacked and the security threat should be taken seriously. >>> ex-elon and pepco are getting to work on a merger. the list including giving $100 credit to customers. >>> some of you may get some money back after a supreme court ruling the j

. >> nbc's edward lawrence is live in washington this morning. edward, is this an attempt to ease tensions between police and local communities. >> reporter: it is, especially minorities in the community. the president says he's concerned about the militarizing of police. certain military equipment will be banned for utes from police departments. other equipment will not be given to police departments. >> president obama is concerned saying that it sends the wrong message. >> we see how sometimes it can give people a feeling like there's an occupying force. >> vehicles will no longer be begin out against other ideas and the police chief says that he is okay with military gear staying with the mill zpar not police. president obama is challenging the police department to rethink the fact ticks. >> the president adds that reducing tension will keep officers safe and on the streets. >>> now to north carolina and a remarkable car fire rescue. take a look at this. cell phone video captured it. a fire erupting after an suv and car collide. inside the bur

. >> edward lawrence in walk.thank you. >> a lawyer says she is really to testify investigating the ben ghazi-libya attacks. they say she would answer law maker's questions as requested by republicans. they also want to ask clinton about her use of private e-mails. the 2012 attack killed four americans, including ambassador chris stevens. >>> and the country is getting a top military officer. today president obama is expected to name marine general joseph duncan jr. to be rather the next chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. he is now commandant of the plarn core. he would precede martin dempsey. >>> jurors in the penalty phase of the boston marathon bombing trial have seen a few trial of dzhokhar tsarnaev the convicted bomber wiped away tears monday. he cried as his sobbing aunt took the stand in the death penalty trial. she was one of five relatives called by the defense. it was the first time dropped his blank expression in court. the jury has heard from the accused gunman. prosecutors played a video of james

reporting live in washington, edward lawrence.>> thank you. >>> happening today, the family of dzhokhar tsarnaev expected to take the stand and convince at least one juror that tsarnaev should not be put to death. last month the jury found tsarnaev gelity on all counts for the bombings of the boston marathon finish line in 2013. in order to receive the death penalty the, ur must be unanimous in its decision. if not tsarnaev will spend the rest of his life behind bars. >>> time to check that microclimate forecast and look at our week. live look outside. a little bit of cloud cover out there this morning. want to check the temperatures as meteorologist christina loren. good morning. >> good morning. laura, sam, everybody at home, brand new week. possibility are endless. the weather is going to be sp spectacul spectacular. starting out in the 50s everywhere. close to 50 in santa rosa. 54 for livermore. the same for us here in the silicon valley. waking up at 50 degrees even in half-moon bay. cloudy start will make way to spectacular

"today in the bay's" edward lawrence is joining us drive from washington, d.c.nvestigators any closer to pinpointing a cause? >> they're slowly getting that direction, but right now there are 20 people still in the hospital. some with very serious injuries. they're all expected to survive this as the train started rolling between philadelphia and new york. now, this is the most lucrative part of the amtrak system, that corridor from philadelphia to new york. the train started about 6:00 a.m. this morning. the damaged trains sit in a delaware rail yard. investigators are focusing on a chain of events that could have caused this accident that killed eight people. they are weather human error or computer malfunction. also looking into something else that may have hit the train from the outside. the ntsb says that something did hit the train from the outside but it was not a bullet. they say it was about the size of a grapefruit so this investigation is getting closer. they're looking at both inside elements and outside elements as the rail lines have been fixed and

edward lawrence has more from capitol hill. >> >> reporter: members of congress voted to cut amtrak's budget. when the final budget passes it would be amtrak gets less than half of what president obama earmarked for the system. >> there are upgrades that could be made that would benefit the traveling public. >>. >> reporter: the national safety counsel public says it uses satellite to remotely stop any train. parts of the system have it but not the section with the derailment. >> this is the type of incident that this is designed to prevent. we have seen this before and we will continue to see it again until ptc is installed. >> reporter: amtrak's funding debate falls down party lines. >> we failed to invest in their safety. we failed to make their safety a priority. >> more money that is a solution is not always the case. >> reporter: republicans say you cannot tie the derailment to the budget. >> and somewhere wrapped up in all of this, a wakeup call. would you know what to do in a train disaster in jeff rosen as the life saving tips. >> reporter: the images are frightening. despera

edward lawrence is in washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. investigators are looking to see what role direction from overseas played in the garland attack. the fbi and homeland security are helping police. it's unclear weather elton simpson and nadir soofi were ordered by isis to open fire in texas. on tuesday, the terror group claped responsibility for the attack, but u.s. officials remain skeptical. >> i think it's a sign of weakness on isis' part. >> reporter: they are examining the gunmen's content and online activity. before the attack simpson pledged allegiance to isis. before that cbs affiliate, wcco said simpson began communicating with miski, a jihadist fighting with the terror group, al shabab in syria. they triggered the attack at "charlie hebdo" earlier this year. 12 people were killed. the paper's editor is rejecting it. >> they are organizing antiislamism. it's an obsession. we don't have this obsession. >> reporter: on tuesday, the magazine was honored with a freedom of expression in new york. several boycotted the event. >>edw

edward lawrence is live in washington this morning for us. is there a sense that peace could hold in baltimore? >> that's the hope. there's been no violence in more than a week there. after five days the governor says the curfew is no longer needed. the police help has now been scaled back from outside. >> reporter: the healing process took a giant step toward in baltimore when the mayor lifted the curfew. the governor says national guard troops will start leaving. >> it's going to take a while but we've started. >> we want to heal our city. we know there's work to be done. >> reporter: that work with start with the focus on the baltimore police. the mayor says there will be police reforms to prevent deaths like freddie gray's. six officers face serious charges in fray's life. elijah cummings says the wheels of justice are turning for gray but systemic issues need to be addressed. >> you cannot address our economy without addressing the disparity among the races. you can't. and so want to look at that. >> reporter: he wants to help make chang

edward lawrence says it may appeal to some key groups on the right. >> reporter: after an unsuccessful bid for the white house in 2008, former arkansas governor mike huckabee is throwing his hat in the ring again. last time around huckabee won iowa and six other states but eventually ran out of cash. this time experts say support from conservative and evangelicals could give him an edge. >> now he is coming out this year, and running again, with that foundation that i think he feels he can use to build upon and run again and be successful this year. >> reporter: huckabee joins a crowded field of republican presidential candidates that monday included ben carson and former hewlett-packard ceo carly fiorina going against hillary clinton. in the new become clinton cash a conservative author says the clinton foundation received improper donations and speaking fees from foreign donors. >> it raises questions about, you know, who is paying for bill clinton's speeches and what the connections are between hillary clinton as secretary of state and what these donors may have gotten out of it. >>

edward lawrence is live in washington with us this morning. edward, good morning. house republicans want to reduce amtrak spending while some democrats are now demand ing aing an inreece. >> reporter: this is going to be a tough fight. it seems amtrak has to deal with deep cuts in its budget. the house panel for a appropriations voted to cut amtrak's budget. they allocated about half of what president obama has earmarked in his budget. the vote came down along party lines. republicans say that the infrastructure only needs to get the money available, and you cannot tie the derailment to the budget. democrats are saying infrastructure is important, and it needs to get the money it needs in order to survive. this vote lasted, you know a cup of minutes. however, the debate is going on on this. if this passes if this passes congress as is that means amtrak will have to deal with a budget of $1 billion for the entire system. dara? >> thank you so much. >>> and somewhere wrapped up in all of this a wake-up call. would you know what to do in a train disaster? jeff rossen

nbc's edward lawrence is live on capitol hill with how lifting this curfew is just the first step tourning normalcy to baltimore. edward, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. there's no curfew this morning. people are moving around the city freely at all hours. the mall that was destroyed even has reopened now. all of it is a symbol that life is returning to normal. national guard will pull out in a few days. the focus now turns to dealing with this systemic problems that erupted in violence last week. the mayor of baltimore promises police reform and local elected leaders promise to fix the economic despair in the area. a representative elijah cummings, a democrat from maryland says he'll bring bipartisan delegation from congress to baltimore and he wants to start federal initiatives that could bring jobs back to baltimore and bring jobs back to the specific areas that were damaged during the violence of the riots. back to you. >> edward, thank you. >>> today president obama will announce that his my brothers keeper initiative is becoming a nonprofit organization. the new

that's edward lawrence in washington. investigators into the amtrak train derailment in philadelphia are concentrating on the speed of the train and the man at the controls. jay grey has more from philadelphia on this story. >> today federal agents released key information uncovered as they continue to investigate the deadly crash of amtrak 188. there were no problems with the track or signals the night of the crash and data reveals 65 seconds before the accident when the train should have been slowing down to enter a turn eight accelerated going from 70 to more than 100 miles per hour. >> just before entering the curve is when the engineer implied the engineer induced breaking. >> he was released from the hospital after the crash. the national transportation safety board subpoenaed his cell phone records and next he'll talk face to face with investigators. >> we look forward to the opportunity to interview him. we appreciate that opportunity. we feel that interview will provide us a lot of information. >> we now know the

edward lawrence for cbs news, washington. >> clinton's campaign says the new website provides facts about clinton's position and record. clinton has also agreed to testify on capitol hill later this month about the attacks in benghazi. >>> hundreds of law enforcement officers from around the country are expected in town today for the annual blue mass. the mass honors officers and first responders. it will take place at st. patrick's catholic church at 10th and g northwest. some streets in the area will be closed from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. drivers can expect delays. >>> we have a school closing to tell but this morning. connolly school of the holy child in potomac, maryland will be closed today. a small fire broke out in the conference and utility room in the upper school. there were no injuries but there's about $50,000 worth of damage. ap calculus testing is still going on. it will be held at the school at 7:45 this morning. >>> later this morning, testimony will resume in the colorado movie theater shooting trial. >> and a number of people are still trying to get to their cars days aft

reporting live in washington, edward lawrence, back to you. >>> 5:44. the woman another the center of a recent security breach at san jose could enter a plea in court today. she is accused of scaling the fence and walking to the far side of the airport before someone spotted her. that breach in march was the fifth in the past year. the airport is considering adding motion sensors, infrared technology and a taller fence. >>> here's some of the stories we're working on for 6:00. it had all the markings for the trouble for the chp. suspected car thief goes the wrong way down a major bay area freeway. why he might have called 911 while trying to get away from officers. >>> south bay police say a young girl's quick thinking may have saved her from being abducted. the new sketch investigators hope leads to her attacker. >>> and south bay firefighters slow down a fast moving fire that threatened homes. what they did right in less than ideal conditions. >>> all right. 5:44 right now on your monday. getting your workweek started out the right way. a little bit o

reporting live in washington, edward lawrence. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the state of utah has seen its homeless population shrink to nearly nothing. what's the key to their success? they say the answer is kind of simple. provide homes for the homeless. in 2005 utah counted close to 2,000 homeless people. last month that number went down to 178. utah's homeless task force has been trying to place homeless people into housing first as the foundation for turning their lives around. leaders say the cost of housing is far lower than what it costs to provide resources for the homeless. obviously that could be a harder task here in the bay area where housing is scarce, especially affordable housing. >> but it's interesting to look at that program and see how it really is helping a lot of people. >> maybe we could learn something from them. excellent. christina joining us to start off your workweek. great start. you're saying you have a future cast working, rain and forecast. >>ing looking good later on in the week. let's get you th

reporting live in washington, edward lawrence, laura and sam, back to you. >> thank you. >>> a victory meantime for free speech advocates in a legal battle over a censored antimuslim youtube video. they ruled that youtube should not rb have been ordered to take down the film even though it sparked violence in the mideast and death threats against the actors. performers xlamd they didn't know they were taking part in an antimuslim film. in 2012 a three-judge panel agreed order that film to be pulled. yesterday an l11-judge panel overturned the decision. there was wide spread speculation the film sparked e 2011 september 11th attack on the u.s. embassy in benghazi. >>> we now have some idea when thousands of e-mails from hillary clinton's private server will be made public. some of those e-mails are believed to be about the ben gaz s benghazi attack. the department made that prop e proposal in a federal court filing late yesterday. their review of 55,000 e-mails is expected to last through tend of the year. right now they're setting a rough date for january 15th. >>> update now to breaki

nbc news correspondent edward lawrence joins us with the details. a pretty good photo op i thought and normal people don't know if those are the heads of the state necessarily or whether they're surrogates. so to me it looked like a pretty high level meeting. >> it was a very high level meeting. these were foreign ministers from the six arab allies. the president described this conversation as very candid. he said it focused around antiterrorism measures and a nuclear deal with iran. >> president obama emerged from a marathon work session with representatives of six middle east countries assuring them a united states deal with iran is in their best interest. the president outlined the frame work for a deal to lift sanctions against iran in exchange for iran's pledge not to seek a nuclear bomb. >> we welcome an iran that takes concrete practical steps to resolve it's differences with it's neighbors. >> the president reaffirmed a commitment those countries fear a u.s. deal will only strengthen iran creating more problems in the middle east. >> we welc

nbc news correspondent edward lawrence has the latest from washington. >> reporter: in the last 72 hourse u.s.-led coalition has conducted 19 air strikes in the city of ramadi. that city still fell to isis. with that setback, there was a successful weekend operation by the u.s. against the top leadership of isis. ramadi has fallen into the hands of isis and residents are fleeing the city in fear amid attacks from the group. secretary of state john kerry says there weren't enough iraqi security forces in the city. >> there are targets of opportunity like ramadi where daesh has the ability to make impact. >> if you take out the money money, it can dent the organization's capability to do things. >> his wife was captured. u.s. forces say they helped manage hostages kept by isis. >> it is a one-two punch that we should do more of. >> i wish we had more emphasis on capturing and detaining and interrogation, than strikes. strikes are important. i congratulate those who carried it out. >> a dozen or so isis fighters were killed in that raid. there were no u.s. casualties. >>> thank you very muc

edward norton. but this is no hollywood movie and what makes these fight tapes so shocking is that the teens appear to be well cared for kids from anywhere, usa. clark county district attorney chris lawrence was really struck by the -- just the abject disrespect and disregard for human life. we saw people being stomped, people being hit with hammers. >> [ bleep ]. >> people being kicked in the head. it was horrific. and it was terrifying. and it terrified me. >> get this. >> [ bleep ]. >> these are kids who are addicted to violence. >> get him! get him! >> and who are fighting for the sake of the high that it brings watching that fight. >> what gets the d.a.'s attention that summer can a horrifying story about tanner hanson and the night he encounters the 311 boys. >> this is where it all started. >> july 18th, 2003. tanner hanson has just wrapped up his junior year in high school and is enjoying all the graduation parties with his friends. on a warm saturday night, tanner drives to this park where he meets his best friend craig. some girls show up. and one of them suggests going to a party. another friend winces at the idea. but the group decides to go anyway. that's a decision tanner no