police say the fraternities on sanctions social events led to a boy's death. >> felony hazing chargesinst five frat leaders a misdemeanor charges filed against 17 members this fraternity house is quiet tonight in fact the and i you campus is quiet as the students are on winter break announced in this case today after the corners office received toxicology results into the november death of 19 year-old david his blood alcohol level was about five times the legal limit and his cause of death was alcohol intoxication as a significant contributing factor you can see a small memorial for him, he was a freshman pledging to the fraternity that hosted an unsanctioned party at his house at 1020 west hillcrest near campus pledges were signed greek dads who were upperclassmen in the fraternity and greek moms from related sororities in a 2 hour. 19 pledges located between several rooms in the front house they were asked questions or given cups of alcohol to drink, when it was over several pledges ended up passing out and david never woke up, his parents live in florida now and the attorney says t

chris and i have been friends since we pledged the fraternity at uc berkeley in 1978.to first thank chris's family for allowing me the honor of speaking today as we celebrate chris's amazing life. i look at this crowd. i try to figure out how much he achieved so much while making personal and professional connections and lifelong friends all over the world. this beautiful light-filled rotunda is the perfect seting to celebrate chris's life. he was a true renaissance man and offered a lesson in modern day enlightenment to all he met. some say don't sweat the small stuff. chris was successful because he did pay attention to little details and common courtesis that showed the world that he cared. i think the roots of chris's enlightening character were evident when we were undergrads at cal. i would like to share examples. first of all we will start superficially on the topic of fashion. chris like many of our pledge class was from piedmont. i recall thinking what is up with piedmont. the khakis, penny loafers and button-down shirts? chris lived in the room across from mi

it is called fraternity. it is not one theology professor who went to save a group of men but there were highly motivated, accomplished, giv en an opportunity they would not have had earlier. there were african-american students but only one or 21 would come into the athletic scholarship and another to come in through the catholic network. clarence thomas transferred after dropping out of the cemetery. the first time they had critical numbers. father brecht's and the college never appeared on the academic standards. they all had to work as hard or harder. clarence thomas would close down the library every night but he did make concessions socially and understood how difficult it would be. the college paid for the station wagon to get off campus as often as they could. he allowed them to live together that was very controversial. one of the editors of the crusader at the time in reading the articles that students were very upset of the resegregation. but he made concessions and at the very highest level they a

arrest warrants have been issued for 22 members of the fraternity. five of the warrants are for hazing. the other 17th fraternity brothers are facing charges for misdemeanor charges. the 19-year-old was found unresponsive at the frat house in november. the corners of his blood alcohol level was more than four times the legal limit which contributed to a cardiac arrhythmia. firefighters in new jersey had their hands full with a commercial building fire this morning. it was a seven-alarm fire at a building and the city of elizabeth. it houses an auto repair business. no word on what sparked the flames and there are no reports of injuries. still to come -- a new device could be the key to treating macular degeneration and we will have details coming up. >> just a few sprinkles are showing up on the radar right now but nothing major to worry about. the winds are picking up and the temperatures are as well. we will have details we come back. this is a live look outdoors. 61 degrees downtown. [ knocking ] oh, no, i got to go. oh, can you make that to go? t

the fraternity members to write letters of hurricane sandy. effort is part of campaign called loves. which stands for letters offering victims extended support. the letters of support just part of it. the frat brothers also collecting donations for storm victims. >> we're a national fraternity vanda great majority of our chapters gun in the east coast and are established in the east coast that have been effected. so we're offering these letterer if their families as well as anyone else needling words of encouragemen. >>> the brothers center the letters the donation their east coast chapter. >>> this past week the san jose state and the city honored one of the most famous african- american authors in the world. she has sold wok at martin louisthth luther king there her awards and books were displayed there. and it turns out she has special direction to san jose state. >> she does for us or what she does for the school she offers scholarships to the student and that's where q we're here to -- why we're here to somehow our support. >> she has wri

. >>> and more than a dozen fraternity members surrendered to police to face hazing charges, following the drinking-related death of a

police issued arrest warrants for 22 members of the pi kappa alpha fraternity.s found dead back in november. the teu dent died from severe alcohol intoxication with a blood alcohol level five times the legal limit. the university says the fraternity has been temporarily removed as a recognized student organization. >>> a search for a gunman after a body was found in a popular d.c. park behind an elementary school. a woman was walking her dog yesterday morning and found the man's body by a park pen much. it appears the man was shot. the park is located behind marshall elementary school. a letter sent home to parents said no students saw the body and all school activities will remain indoors until the investigation is over. >>> 4:48 right now. a guatemalan man will likely be deported after trying to smuggle cocaine through jars of stew in dulles airport. the customs became suspicious because the jars felt too heavy. they found two pounds of cocaine hidden in the lining. the man was detained but not charged. >>> despite a drop in murders, overall crime is up in the

it happened in northern illinois university at the fraternity. one night last month, the 19-year-old freshmen went from room to room answering questions, and in exchange for right answers he got vodka and other liquor. the next morning he was dead. the blood alcohol level content was five times the legal limit for driving. a lawyer for the family says that the student did not have a choice. >> he wanted to be liked. he wanted to be accepted. the terms of the great certainty were he had to go through this. >> the family are not out for revenge, but that such dangerous rituals have to stop. the fraternity's international vice president says it has suspended the chapter at northern illinois university and is working with police to go after anyone who broke the law. this is but the latest death in the result of a hazing incident. police in florida say a drum major died on a school bus last year after classmates purged and kicked him during a ritual. the list is long. we could go on the whole hour. we have former prosecutor and criminal defense attorn

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the knuckleball fraternity is so tight and the bond is to so strong because when you're trying to dog as throw a knuckleball there's only a few people that have walked the earth that have done what you're trying to do. so i was so fortunate to be expose pod-to-what i call the j.d. di council of knuckleballers. (laughter) i have tim wakefield and charlie huff and phil niekro. >> jon: can curve guys get in there or when they come are people like "yeah, that's great, sonny?" is that not considered the pure pitch. >> it's a different pitch all together. it's not even the same category, really. i'm trying to take spin completely off the ball. with the knuckle curve you're still trying to manipulate the spin to get the break that you want. but the knuckleball you're taking it off in hopes that the chaos of the movement of the pitch is going to be enough to upset their timing and rhythm of the hitter. >> jon: and you throw it ten to 15 miles an hour harder than anybody else has thrown it. you're throwing in the 80s, yes? there are major league pitchers throwing their regular stuff in the 80

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this is beyond the stereotypical fraternity life experience, because i was lucky enough to live with chris and another famous piedmonter austin tichner. talk about enlightening. he dubbed our large room the triple occupancy club. little did i know this came with the added bonus of an extracurricular education in the arts. chris arrived with his stack of lps, many courtesy of his step dad, bob. the chronicle music critic at the time. austin contributed his eclectic theater and comedy recordings and, well, himself. those of you that know austin know that nothing more need be said. balancing that urbane cultural scene chris invited me to visit his grandfather, where we got to do gold panning from the virgin load of dirt. it was lesson in history from the stevens family. i will never forget what a great experience it was to live with those two guys. moving on to his study habits, everyone knew how brilliant he was, an enlightened manner. he was truly the smartest man in the room but never comported himself that way. he was confident and outgoing. never arrogant. always self-effacing, qui

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the terms that the fraternity placed was that he had to go through this. >> shepard: the internationalesident says he has suspended the niu chapter and is investigating. >>> as friday's unthinkable horror unfolded in newtown, a local man found students who just escaped the school waiting in front of his house. next, what he says he learned once he took those children inside his home and what he says they told him about what they had been through and what he now calls one of the most joyful moments of his life meet the 5-passenger ford c-max hybrid. when you're carrying a lot of weight, c-max has a nice little trait, you see, c-max helps you load your freight, with its foot-activated lift gate. but that's not all you'll see, cause c-max also beats prius v, with better mpg. say hi to the all-new 47 combined mpg c-max hybrid. can i still ship a gift in time r christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery. s >>> on the day of gun shots blasted through sandy ho

a freshman was found in the pi kappa alpha fraternity home back in november. the local coroner said the student died from severe alcohol intoxication with a blood alcohol level five times the legal limit. the university says the fraternity has been temporarily removed as a recognized student organization. >>> parents in northeast washington -- parents in d.c. on edge after a body was found in a popular park behind an elementary school. a woman was walking her dog in fort lincoln park yesterday when she found april man's body by a park bench. investigators say it appears the man was shot. that park is behind marshall elementary school. a letter went home to parents that said no students saw the body and all school activities will remain indoors until the investigation is over. >>> custom officers at dulles international airport made an unusual discovery while searching jars of stew. they found two pounds of cocaine hidden in the lining of the jars. agents became suspicious because the jars felt too heavy. they detained a guatemalan man but did not charge him. a

cables on its' way down.a resident of the neighboring fraternity house talks about how close of a callwas for his frat brother. actually, one of my best friends cars is right here. it is good that it did not fall on his car. he is probably still sleeping. honestly i am still surprised it did not hit one whorehouses the good main thing is that nobody got hurt. no property cut damaged, either. >> vicki: minimal damage.however when the tree fell it loosened the soil of a neighboring tree.that had to be removed for safety reasons >> if you or any family members are headed in or out of the airport today. good news. the weather has been relatively calm and no other than flights to new york. bad weather there has flights running behind about 45 minutes to an hour. with one flight cancelled. at oaklands airport. the only delays being reported are flights with southwest. by about 20 minutes. and in san jose. airport officials are urging passengers to check with their airlines to see if there are any delays before they head to the airport. right now some flights are see delays between 30 minutes

focus on the fraternity they formed, and use that as sort of a microcosm for what they experienced atoly cross and what was being experienced, you know, across the country at that time, and i think that there were a couple things that i tried to be careful not to do. one was heighten the drama too much with fake love interests and dialogue, but, no, i think the main thing that was important to me that holy cross was both special and unique, but it was a microcosm of what was happening in the country at that time. i'm not american. i grew up in scotland. i am half catholic, but brady is a handy name to have reporting at holy cross. i was always intrigued by this. i was born in the late 60 #s, and i never understood the emotions was time. the book opens after dr. martin luther king has been killed. also, father brooks intrigued me as somebody who was a pioneer who went out there and basically circumvented the admissions process. he was very controversial as you know. those who read the book and those who know him, he's a very strong-willed man, and he went out in a car with jim gallager

the sororities and fraternities are in danger of being shut down. members of the opposite sex are not recognized by national greek organizations. 4,000 opponents signed an on-line petition asking the administration to reconsider. >>> shocking allegations at an elementary school. the mother of a 7-year-old boy says he was forced to wet his pants because he didn't have enough good behavior credits to go to the bathroom. sonya says her son came home crying after the incident. student should be able to visit the bathroom but whenever needed but will not discipline the teacher. >> hurricane sandy victim surprised with the new home. >> there isn't a word in the dictionary to express my appreciation and my happiness. it is very wonderful. >> 95-year-old was living without heat, power or water after the storm left his long island home in ruins. a contractor saw his story and decided to help. volunteers gutted the house and rebuilt it top to bottom. >> he didn't know me from adam. i didn't know him from adam. look. you see what he did? he's wonderful. >> tha

anyway, college fraternities are very strongly associated with violence against women. we know that and there's lots of evidence of that and universities have made all or some fraternities move off campus as a result private institutions are entitled to make such regulations about what could occur on their premises. public universities are entitled to limit the type of activity that will get public money particularly when it involves illegality under -- underage drinking. a total government ban on the fraternity were the mail drinking club or other places working to get drugs like soccer matches, would certainly be a very bizarre restriction association of liberty. one thing we have long known to be associated with violence against women is as i said before alcohol. the amendment to the u.s. constitution manioc always motivated by exactly that concern. was on dubious flooding in terms of liberty. why should law-abiding people suffer for the crimes of users but what was most obvious was the prohibition was a total disaster politically and practically. increased crime did

. >> the additional reward money was raised by the chicago police memorial foundation and the fraternal order of police. >> and a chicago police officer was injured when a man smashed his head against the pavement. the police officer briefly lost consciousness. the man has been charged with aggravated battery to a police officer and resisting a rest. police were investigating the report of shots being fired. they say williams was seen leaving the area at a high rate of speed. they followed him and that is when the confrontation began. >> dozens of people there and tell larry -- voluntarily turn in their guns to police today appeared people real to drop off their weapons with no questions asked. a total of 68 weapons were turned in. in return people receive wal- mart gift cards. for handguns, shotguns and rifles, they received a $50 card. they hope to have more gun buybacks in the new year as well. >> the deadline for avoiding the fiscal cliff is getting closer. president obama says he is optimistic. >> time is running out. congress needs to reach an agreement to prevent the country from

within the fraternity of extreme frequent flyers, it's controversial that any of these secrets are getting out. but rick started a guide called frugal travel guide for the common man and he's holding seminars like these that drew more than 500 people, people who will get on a plane and just fly around over a weekend to maximize their mileage and to raise their elite status with an airline. >> one day, i flew austin to dallas to orange county, california. left the airport. spent five hours with my relatives. then got back on a plane, flew to o'hare, and frankfurt, germany, sat in a lounge, then frankfurt, back to o'hare, back to austin. >> or you could try a hotel bonus. lots of hotels can be converted into free hotel nights. this can also get extreme when people like lynn shaffer hear about the hampton inn offering a bonus. >> i take my son to disney world. we hop from hotel to hotel every night. 13 days, 13 stays. >> so you switched hotels every time. >> next method, the rental carbo us in. typically you get a raise, but when one company raised the bonus to 10,000 for a one day rental, ge

the fraternal twins were premature. at age 16 both now americanized but have a unique understanding of this new law in their native russia. >> they seem very upset. i don't know where i would be if i wasn't adoesn't. the kids in the orphanages don't have many more chances of a life they can love. >> reporter: or a family to be part of. it's estimated there are 750, 000, orphans in russia, many no may not know a life fulfilled. >> i'm devastated for the families but for the children. they will grow up in an orphanage and will not know the love of family. >> reporter: currently there are 46 russian children already approved to be adopted by american families. debra and other organizations are asking our state department to put pressure or beg russia to let those 46 children come to america but with president putten signing the law this morning, there is not much hope for that or any other future children to be adopted by american families. in clarksville, reporting for abc2 news. >>> there were two shootings today. the fi

authors michael duffy and nancy gibbs draw back the curtain on the world's most exclusive fraternity. roasting firewood ] ♪ many hot dogs are within you. try pepto-bismol to-go, it's the power of pepto, but it fits in your pocket. now tell the world daniel... of pepto-bismol to-go. >>> i am pleased that my portrait brings an interesting similar metry to the white house collection. it now starts and ends with a george w. and i'm also pleased, mr. president, that when you are wandering these halls as you wrestle with tough decisions, you will now be able to gaze at this portrait and ask, "what would george do?" >> welcome back to "morning joe." presidents bush and obama are the two newest members of the world's most exclusive club, the american presidency. joining us now, "time" magazine's managing editor nancy gibbs and executive editor michael duffy, co-authors of "the presidents club: inside the world's most exclusive fraternity." it's selling off the shelves. >> it's insane. they're rich. >> yeah. i just saw some money fly out of nancy. doris kearns goodwin still with us and john me

chris and i have been friends since we pledged the fraternity at uc berkeley in 1978.to first thank chris's family for allowing me the honor of speaking today as we celebrate chris's amazing life. i look at this crowd. i try to figure out how much he achieved

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. ♪ >>> connecticut's number one fm radio morning show usually sounds like fraternity -- like a fraternitybut since the shooting two radio hosts got serious and started taking hundreds of calls from people trying to deal with tragedy. >> chaz, a.j., mornings. >> our normal show we like to call it a town hall meetings held in a frat house. friday was strange. we went from in the morning doing one of the most happy, upbeat, fun shows of the year -- >> next year is going to be even better. >> to in the afternoon doing the saddest show of our careers. >> he was one of the first responders to the scene. how are you? >> i'm doing okay. >> never in your life could you imagine you'd pull up to a scene so horrific. >> absolutely not. there are certain things that people just shouldn't see. >> every moment it was getting worse and worse and you couldn't help but feel, okay, did we reach the bottom. >> my sister is a behavioral therapist at sandy hook element. >> is she okay? >> we don't know. we haven't heard from her. >> how long ago did she start there? >> her second week there. >> she's probably

chris and i have been friends since we pledged the fraternity at uc berkeley in 1978.to first thank chris's family for allowing me the honor of speaking today as we celebrate chris's amazing life. i look at this crowd. i try to figure out how much he achieved so much while making personal and professional connections and lifelong friends all over the world. this beautiful light-filled rotunda is

maybe join a fraternity like i'm a poppa capa. (applause) good bunch of guys. let's face it, living in a gun dorm is not any more life threatening than spending 160,000 dollars on an english degree. so come on, u of c students, live a little. if not very long. we'll be right back. (cheers and applause) "i@zoekxkxú8,xct:9 >> stephen: welcome back, everybody, thanks so much. nation folks, doint know about you but i believe in the ancient mayan prophecy that december 3 1st of 2012 will bring-- bring about the end 69 year, it's also predicted by the ancient mayan sexy fireman calendar. folks, the end of the year is my favorite time of the year. because that's when the media ditches their last remaining vestiges of journalism and just counts things. >> we must be getting close to the end 69 year because top ten lists are now coming out. >> anderson cooper will reveal our top ten heroes of 2012. >> michelle counting down her top political turkeys of the year. >> counting down the top acts for holiday shopping. >> the top fashionista of the 2012. >> special top ten sh