in my fraternity that wants to be president. they'd say we'll swap out. we have a guy that wants to be president of the college of education, because it looks on his resume, he doesn't want to be in politics. it will book good on his resume. it was a straining ground. >> reporter: you call it a trimming ground, a farming -- training ground, a farming substantiate. others on the outside would say it's secret, shadowy, the old boys' network. anyone that is not part of this be dammed. >> well, at that time it probably was true. >> reporter: was the machine racist. flower says not when he was there, and he doesn't think it is today. >> we didn't have racial things when i was in school. there was no animosity towards african-american people in my fraternity, it was a foregone conclusion we were all white. the school was white. >> reporter: he thinks spiller's election shows the machine didn't have the mojo it once did. kelly disagrees. for a lot outside of alabama it sounds like a john grisham model. an all-white group of students as

sixty men and women have died in fraternity-related incidents since 2005. >> should the fraternity be they said they have a long-standing tradition of forcing these kids -- >> it was their idea. >> not only their idea. they perished it on these kids. >> no evidence it was pushed on these kids. this was a run -- now fraternities are liable if they get their members together for a run. i mean there is no alcohol involved here. toxicology results came back negative. this was an early morning run. to extend liability -- >> from what i understand here, this young man was asked over and over to furnish breakfast or everybody. >> he didn't apparently. he was supposed to bring 30 egg mcmuffins. i don't know where the number 30 came in. he didn't come with the right amount. he was teased. >> but the thing is your stat speaks -- it makes my case. all these young people have been killed in what's hazing. they're really pushed into it. they want to join the fraternity. >> the county sheriff has come out and said there is no indication that hazing played a role in this man's death. >> that doesn't

how serious is the legal threat from the fraternity? >> it could be a legal nightmare for "rolling stone." the fraternity president at uva says this today, quote, the report by columbia university school of journalist demonstrates the reckless nature in which "rolling stone" researched and failed to verify facts in its article that erroneously accused the fraternity of crimes its members did not commit. he went on to say, clearly our members and fraternity have been defamed. the fraternity is going to be pursue quote, all available legal action against "rolling stone." no word yet on an actual lawsuit being filed. but we're standing by. >> so there was a lot in this columbia report. what else did they uncover? >> it was scathing. leveling blame at "rolling stone" top to bottom saying the failure encompassed not only the reporting but also editing. editorial supervision and fact-checking. and it was said that when this story started to fall apart, "rolling stone," quote, took shelter under the defense that the magazine has simply just be

the whole fraternity, national fraternity was damaged, was, maligned, et cetera, et cetera. happens was the fraternity goes to their expert we're going to the columbia school of journalism. that is our expert. who that who we want to investigate this. they come back in saying there were failures, in reporting editing supervision. they sliced and diced the whole story. so if you're a plaintiffs attorney on behalf of fraternity system you're taking that report prepared by the defendant "rolling stone," and you're making it legal. you're filing it, look their own expert says they were totally negligent in putting story out there. therefore these were damages that were done to our fraternity. the individuals who, their names never surfaced as far as i know. but, i believe they knew who they were. they could come back and say listen we suffered extreme emotional disturbance. we missed classes. we failed a class. these are our damages. and the same ramifications regarding the president of the school. what but you just have to, what are the damages caused by the president to frater

. >> as for the fraternity? >> intends to sue. >> the defense is arguing that tamerlan tsarnaev is the one who masterminded all this. >> he want the to terrorize his country and punish america. >> the emotionally-charged case was handed off to the jury. >> jeb bush is hispanic. >> he checked hispanic on the 2009 voter form. >> i think it's a freudian slip. >> i think that's trying too hard to appeal to the latino community. >> he is a white guy. >> promoted his big presidential announcement tomorrow with a two and a half minute video. >> it's time for a new president. >> almost felt like the hunger games. >> forever. >> he is a different kind of republican candidate. whether or not that difference is what enables him to win remains to be seen. >>> president obama said he welcomes a robust debate about the historic framework his administration has reached with iran. when the president sat down for a 45-minute interview, he said this about congressional involvement. >> we are committed to finding a mechanism for a

and not to mention the fraternity took a huge pr hit. >> absolutely. i hope they do file the lawsuit, i hope they get a courageous judge or courageous appellate court that says the facts here are so outrageous, this was such a reckless disregard for the difference between truth and falsity, we want a jury to evaluate everything that happened here because the people who did this need to be shamed. and if they have financial assets need to be punished. now, as a practical matter, if this happens the "rolling stone" -- the magazine is insured and the insurance carrier -- >> that's right. uva cannot sue anybody because it's a state-run institution and therefore the law is very clear. >> correct. >> but the fraternity can potentially sue. and -- >> attorney -- >> that's what how about the teresa sullivan, the president of the university as "the washington post" blogger said today she essentially found the fraternity guilty based on a story in a music tabloid she hastily imposed a group punishment on the entire greek system and pretty much stood by while ang

. >> workers met with fraternity and sorority leaders yesterday.o more parties. >> encourages bad behavior. shut down the parties. ♪ >> oh, ship. teesix you are chasing a story, a fight video coming out of school. this one goes a little far and involves a security guard it looks like he's being attacked by the kids. >> another disturbing video of a high school fight. already attracting nearly 100,000 views. the outburst reportedly happening at irvington high school and new jersey in the school cafeteria. when the security when the security guard came to break it up they turned on him. punching and kicking the security guard. >> i would go to a safer school in another district. >> no fax/facts are confirmed at this time, but we get a statement from the superintendent. the school is making every effort to secure statements from every party involved. we 1st get the video from a committee advocate for that the video from teachers who are fearful that they sent this video. >> they want to be involved. they are reaching out. we need to reverse that. send

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obviously not every single member it's not every single member of the fraternity but the fraternity hasen suspended. >> they have no privileges at the university. pending the outcome of this investigation. i will tell you that this is coming on top of a probation that they have been serving since december for a hazing incident because they are already suspension the penalties could be more extreme than if this had just happened in and of itself. >> the irony is that these veterans probably would go out and do what they could to protect these people anyway because that's what our military does despite the gross disrespect. >> that's right. the v nts for student affairs is himself a retired general. he was personally disgusted by this behavior. i met a retired colonel who signature in a lawn chair outside of the fraternity house. he is -- his name is terry clawson. and he said he is not there to protest the fraternity. is he there to educate and inform and what he thinks the fraternity should do is, you know he, really claim ownership for the actions of some of its members. even the membe

at a fraternity party.parked outrage of sexual assault on college campuses across the country, but after the "washington post" and other news outlets started reporting, the facts of jackie's story did not hold up. after a months-long investigation, police announced last month they had no evidence to support the claims made in the "rolling stone" article. the magazine commissioned an investigation by columbia journalism school which was released this weekend. it found three major failures in "rolling stone's" reporting involving, "basic even routine journalistic practice." "rolling stone" issued an apology to the readers and all those damaged by the story and ensuing fallout including phi kappa si attorney. president of uva teresa sullivan slammed the magazine in a statement, "irresponsible journalism unjustly damaged the reputations of many innocent individuals and yustuniversity of virginia." late today the fraternity announced they would sue "rolling stone" over the discredited story. could anyone else fa

sophomore caitlin died last september, after attending a party at the delta cap an epsilon fraternityr death was ruled alcohol related then last month reports every under age drinking led to a fraternity shutdown. >> definitely they can get out of hand. but there are the large percentage of frats on campus that don't let it get out every hand. >> the university says they're taking this step out of caution and concern. though some think this ban will do more harm than good. >> that doesn't mean parties will stop happening t means they will stop happening in the heard houses. but every fraternity has satellite house somewhere in new brunswick less safe place, and they'll have their there instead. >> no word yet how rutgers will enforce the party ban. as of now formals can continue as long as planned as long as third party vendors serve the alcohol. justin finch cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> right now 5:13, what a different day from yesterday katie. rain today? >> absolutely, yes. really the beginning of pattern that will stay pretty damp and dreary for our area. we are going to see one th

this is the specific fraternity, not the university.ed counsel a long time ago said they were considering suing. i'm been told by a source with direct knowledge of this, they're about to come out in a few minutes and say they're going to saw. >> do we know just "rolling stone" or does it get broader than that? >> it's not indicating about the writer in particular or the magazine. >> if you were counseling them would you throw that stroke very, very broad. you know how suits go. >> if you're a plaintiff you name as many people as you can because you're figure out the liability going forward. >> later. >> but you also have to consider what we call deep pockets. does the individual writer, author were reporter have the assets that rolling stone the company cousin? absolutely not. there's always a more palatable defendant and that is usually a corporate one. >> if you look at the report done by columbia, there's your liability. it goes to the issue of negligence. what were the breakdown in property to protocols. that serves as you blueprint

it's going to be difficult for that fraternity to do. be pointing a finger with three pointing back at you. what about jackie, the rape victim in this case? was she telling the truth? i'm more concerned about the chilling effect this may have on legitimate rape victims coming forward. that's what i'm worried about, having tried many many many rape cases. >> yeah and that's something we heard from alex pinkleton, a friend of jackie's a sex assault survivor herself. she said the same thing. she felt the university was shown to not have a response for similar situations and she says it does. i asked her about this fraternity whether it should sue rolling stone. i was surprised about what she said. let's listen. >> i think they deserve everything that they get to be honest because i think this was definitely unfair portrayal of them. it should not have been published, the article itself. this is not something, as a sexual assault advocate we are never advocating for accused to be vilified in the media. >> what if the fraternity has folks lik

i think fraternities are public institutes. i'm not sure what the basis is for a lawsuit. >> i don't know that a fraternity into all the parties, the fights, the drugs, drinking that went on at the frat house. >> that's a cost benefit analysis. it's not whether or not they have legal recourse. >> if you are advising you say let's move on. >> you have skeletons in your closet. >> to your point by the way, what happened at penn state? they have pictures. things do happen. >> and that's a good point. "rolling stone" not firing anybody. i don't think even the reports suggest that they should. were they being soft? it is a leftist magazine. more job security than the federal government is working at "rolling stone." you can get fired at "rolling stone." we found out someone wrote a bad album review of a hooty and the blow fish album. they got fired. she also didn't apologize to the fraternity. i don't think she is actually sorry. i actually think if she had the opportunity she would do it again. she is still on the payroll at "rolli

rush the university and the fraternity and two members are all named in the stat suit. the parents of tucker tibs. says he fell into the water after a party. they say their son was not involved in the tragic accidents. >>> the new controversial anti-muslim ads begin rolling out on septa buses today. septa lost a fight to ban the ads last month. they are encouraging septa riders and anyone offended by the ads not to responsible violently to the ads. they depict a photo from the

i think it will have to come from the fraternity but at least the fraternity ought to sue. >> fast forwardnow fraternity accused in the retracted rolling stone piece now vows to pursue every legal avenue possible against magd which magazine which it calls reckless the frat frat peace, piece, afraid to being accuse. >>> the dort of public opinion. >> don't eavesdrop on people'sk people'sks. did you hear about that josh strange guy, he raped a girl. >> next week on "america tonight", a three part series on voyages against young athletes sex crimes in sports next week on "america tonight". is >> part of al jazeera america's >> special month long evironmental focus fragile planet >> we've seen what happens tothe reputation he of schools and survivors after allegations of sex crimes on the campus. but what about the accused, most often young men, even if they're not guilty with more schools taking a harsher line, as they try protects women on campus many of the accused are fighting back. "america tonight's" christof putzel on a young man falsely accused. >> for allison strange it began with a p

pride in all the positive things the fraternity does. >> on the fraternity's facebook page it says,e condemn the in the strongest possible terms both the act of vandalism itself and more importantly the message that it displayed. swarthmore college also put out this statement we are deeply disappointed by the behavior vandalism of any kind is completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated. >>> and from south jersey, now, police are looking for the man who hid inside a church and stole money. he went into the church on willow road a few weeks ago and talked to members of the congregation. he hid inside until everyone left and then stole $900 in cash and gift cards. >>> and investigators blame a weak password for a hack attack into a gloucester county school district's computer system bringing it to a halt. it happened last week in the swedesboro school district. the tech company hired to restore the system figured out the weak password allowed hackers to break in and hold the network hostage for more than $100,000. the district did not pay the money. the school officials say no pe

i think it will have to come from the fraternity but at least the fraternity ought to sue. >> fast forwardnow fraternity accused in the retracted rolling stone piece now vows to pursue every legal avenue possible against magd which magazine which it calls reckless the frat frat peace piece afraid to being accuse. >>> the dort of public opinion. >> don't eavesdrop on people'sk people'sks. did you hear about that josh strange guy he raped a girl. >> next week on "america tonight", a three part series on voyages against young athletes, sex crimes in sports next week on "america tonight". is is >> unpredictable... uncontrollable... and under eighteen >> you have kids here who've killed someone. >> award winning journalist soledad o'brien takes us inside the violent world of kids behind bars... will a new experimental program be their last chance? >> i have to do my 100% best so i don't end up in a place like this again.. >> al jazeera america presents... kids behind bars: a soledad o'brien special report only on al jazeera america >> we've seen what happens tothe reputation he of schools and s

i do feel bad for this fraternity. i think the fraternities are being villified. they are not painted in a good light. while they have philanthropies and they do a lot of good, but when you mix parties the sex and alcohol and there are instances like this. we should be focusing on that culture and making sure -- rutgers banned parties for the rest of the spring semester. i think that is a wise move. what can we do? >> most guys do join fraternities for the philanthropy. >> i should say that. >> do you think i should go to law school -- they will need an army of lawyers to start defending sororities going toward. there is an archaic institution in these left wing universities that just drink and play beer popping. beer pong. that's what the narrative is and you are seeing it more and more. >> wouldn't this drive it underground even more? >> it is going to be done somewhere. >> this is how badly "rolling stone" screwed up. people are feeling sorry for a fraternity. >> they should. no one has apologized to them. the author of the piece and i understand you say it cou

we've had dialogue with all of the fraternity members on campus, of all of the fraternities, i've talkedith them in a group setting. we've had personal apologies between the past officers of the fraternity and african-american leaders in my office, no cameras, no one there. they exchanged apologies and talked about why they were hurt, hugged each other. these kind of healing things are going on but it all starts, i think, with every single american. just like we said, this is not the university of oklahoma, we all have to say, this isn't american. not our america. >> i think everybody in the country liked the way you handled that. it was swift and clear. you made clear where you stood and where your university stood and where we all should stand. i'm proud of you. president boren, thank you. >> thank you, chris. >>> up next, sewing the deal. president obama said it could prevent iran from getting a nuclear weapon but can he convince a skeptical congress and country? can he say it will work? you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. is there such a thing as a sure thing in busin

i think it will have to come from the fraternity but at least the fraternity ought to sue. >> fast forwardnow fraternity accused in the retracted rolling stone piece now vows to pursue every legal avenue possible against magd which magazine which it calls reckless the frat frat peace, piece, afraid to being accuse. >>> the dort of public opinion. >> don't eavesdrop on people'sk people'sks. did you hear about that josh strange guy, he raped a girl. >> next week on "america tonight", a three part series on voyages against young athletes sex crimes in sports next week on "america tonight". is >> monday - a climate emergency. >> those species could not be here in 10 years. >> nasa steps in to help protect the future of the planet. >> the tropics regulate our climate. >> techknow heads to costa rica to see how one rainforest is fighting back. >> wow! some of these are amazing. >> techknow's team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> this is my selfie, what can you tell me about my future? >> can affect and surprise us. >> don't try this at home. >> "techknow" - where technology

they're no longer a fraternity. now they call themselves a sports shooting club.theists and muslims can join -- religion is no longer important -- but that's not the case with the national association. >> i'll be perfectly honest with you -- these people have a screw loose. that's all there is to it. anyone who says things like that are really strange. reporter: the debate about traditional and modern clubs has got the people in buschhoven all wound up. they don't want any club in their village to exclude muslims. >> there are plenty of people who think that's bad and say, "we don't want to have anything to do with them." reporter: and at the fraternity in hackenbroich in the rhineland, they're also coming round to the idea that muslim neighbors should be able to join the club, too. >> he plays cards and dice with us. why shouldn't he be able to join the club and wear the uniform? >> we're talking about people and not religions or personal attitudes. reporter: now the national association wants to reconsider its position as well. damien: a venerable tradition or o

the fraternity was damaged by it. members of the fraternity because people obviously know who they are were damaged by it. and for anybody to defend this in any way is amazing. defending this makes no sense. it is indefensible. to say it serves some larger cause is nonsense. are people really going to be more willing and sympathetic to believe the next claimed rape victim who comes along? i think not. the problem i have with this, meg megyn, that all of the journalists have feelings about what we cover. and we walk a fine line between reporting the news because we want to get it right and because we think it's interesting, and reporting the news because we think we're going to accomplish some sort of social change. and when the second motivation bleeds over into our work, that's when we're in trouble. that's what it seems to me was very much at work here and very much at work in the reactions you just described. >> we're not here to push a conclusion. or agenda. we're here to report the facts. that's what you told me

i do feel bad for this fraternity. i do think fraternities are being vilified, definitely, in this narrative. they're not painted in a very good light, while a lot of these chapters do a lot of good when you miss parties, the sexes and alcohol, there are instances like this. and i think we should be focusing on that culture. rockers just banned all fraternity and sorority, equal opportunity there, parties for the rest of the semester. i think that's a wise move. >> most guys do join fraternities for the philanthropy. >> i didn't say that. >> they should go to law school. they're going to need an army of lawyers to start defending frats and sororities. enevident inevitably it going to learn to the horrible subjugation of women. >> wouldn't it drive it underground more? >> it's going to happen somewhere. >> this is how bad "rolling stone" screwed up. people are actually feeling bad for a fraternity. >> i think they should. nobody has apologized to them. i understand you're saying it could have a negative effect on someon

a fraternity is accepting a lawtd after the now-retracted "rolling stone" article. poisoned in paradise. the feds are probing a pesticide case that has left two american boys in critical condition. the country has a new earthquake capital. and it's down to one game with two teams led by players with very different personalities. ♪ that's wha captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> glor: good evening, everyone. scott's off tonight. i'm jeff glor. the government says he's a terrorist and proud of it. the defense says he's a pawn. a federal jury will decide the fate of dzhokhar tsarnaev starting tomorrow morning. closing arguments wrapped up today, and don dahler is covering the trial in boston. >> reporter: prosecutor aloke chakravarty told jurors dzhokhar tsarnaev led two lives -- one the mild-mannered pot-smoking college kid, the other a committed jihadi bent on teaming up with his brother to reek revenge. he wanted to terrorize this country, chakravarty said. he wanted to punish america. [explosion] the jury was reminded of

. >>> now the details rutgers university has banned house parties at fraternities and sororities for the rest of the semester after several alcohol related problems this year including the death of a student. nora muchanic is live now at rutgers with more on the story. >> reporter: hi there we are getting really mixed reactions today from students in and out of greek life, but one thing everyone seems to agree on that just because parties are banned from fraternityies and sororities the parties will not stop. >> there are 16 greek organizations here on rutgers, there were several incidents this year including the death of kaitlyn kovachs of monmouth junction who died of alcohol poison. >> i don't think it's a bad idea, people are dying. >> there are a lot of rough things going on not my fraternity in particular, but it's good to take a break for now and get things back to normal next semester. >> think it's a horrible idea, greek life is important and that is a part of college experience, going to fraternity parties. >> rutgers takes seriously the commitment to maintaining a healthy

a fraternity member. >>> today was sentencing day for erica ginnetti. the high school teach here pled guilty to having sexual relations with a 17-year-old student. a judge ordered her to serve 30 days behind bars followed by two months of house arrest and then five years of parole and probation. she must also register as a sex offender. ginnetti was a math teach at lower moreland high school before her arrest two years ago. >>> here is the latest on a story we exclusively is reported on "action news" at 11:00 last night. allegations of hazing involving the women's softball team at saint joseph's university. school officials have confirmed there is an independent investigation under way. "action news" reporter chad pradelli has more. >> reporter: the saint joe's women's softball team played a game at george mason university today with a cloud of controversy surrounding it. sources tell "action news" that the freshmen players were given written instructions in a note from upperclassmen essentially telling them this is deliverance week, that the time has c

pride in the positive things the fraternity does. on the fraternity's facebook page there's a statement that reads, "we condemn in the strongest possible terms both the act of vandalism itself and more importantly the message that it displayed." and swarthmore college put out this statement, "we are deeply disappointed by this flavor and vand limb of any kind is completelyrm g a few days to clear up language on the new laws. they blasted the measure saying it could lead to discrimination against the lgpt community. the indiana governor mike pence said the controversy was based on what he called a great misunderstanding. >>> 5:47 a.m. we have new information this morning on wines that a california lawsuit claims could be hazardous to your health. pennsylvania liquor control officials say they will not pull wine from the shelves said to have high arsenic levels. the lawsuit in california claims that's true of lower popular priced wine. a pennsylvania spokeswoman says the board is monitoring the situation but has not seen any reason for

things the fraternity does.n the facebook page a statement reads, we condemn the strongest possible terms both the act of vandalism itself and more importantly the message that it displayed. swarthmore college put out this statement, "we are deeply disappointed by this behavior. vandalism of any kind is completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated. the matter is current lip under investigation." >>> when you go to the beach this summer in one shore town leave your personal toilet at home. the city council banned portable toilet oss on the beach. beach goers are using these as many are finding unpleasant items in trash cans at the beach from last summer. they already provide porta-potties on some locations and are working on the exact wording on the ban. >>> now we'll go to new york for what is coming up on the "today" show. >> we have savannah guthrie and carson carson carson carsondaly. >> good morning, guys. damaging tornadoes in the south and overnight al says the set is stage for more severe weather tod

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in her statement, she didn't apologize to the fraternity either. of it is legal wrangling. i'm trying to think of a reason why these apologies didn't come out. maybe to help themselves in the lawsuit that's already come. but for the president of the university, i don't know, maybe she's done it in private that we haven't seen. otherwise, i don't see an explanation. there was no specific apology from the writer to the fraternity. it was a broad one to the uva community. her apology, if you read into it began with her saying how difficult a time this was for her. that was the lead of the apology. it was about her and not about this piece. >> i was stunned by "rolling stone" response. i've been a big fan of the magazine forever. of course, they are right next door we'd have them cover over. they broke a lot of stories here and would love them to come back. but this was some of the worst bungling from beginning to end in in. the apologies. it was not an apology. >> it should be broad. there's nowhere to go. from there. it makes no sense. now they are g

a fraternity house shut down. what the frat boys did that angered some wounded war veterans. 0. >>> still ahead, the block buster bruise jenner interview. what the gold medal is has to say about his transition into a woman. >>> the controversy about the adam sand ler shoot. what set them off. >>> the deadly kwak in nepal killing thousands including a bay area mountain climb era head. quake in nepal killing thousands including a bay area mountain climb era head. . >>> and here's a look at some of our top stories at the bottom of the hour. a bay area google executive is a monk thousands dead from a massive quake in nepal. dad fred even burg was in nepal with three other google employees climbing mount ef raes. the other three are safe. the latest reports show more than 1800 people have died in this earthquake rej strange 7.8. the u.s. is sending a disaster response team and $1 million in aid. >>> just hours after contra costa sheriff's deputies break up a party inside a home in walnut creek that house bursts into fl

the fraternities at a national level?> i think college administrators, first of all have to do it. parents have to do it. parents have to bring up their children properly. but i think, you know we're a very federal place. and universities tend to have their own police forces and tend to bring in local police forces only rarely when they have to. so i think it really is up to administrators to crack down on fraternities and also to encourage women to come forward. >> we'll follow it with interest. thank you, very much, indeed. >>> queen elizabeth's grandson prince harry, as arrived in australia for a months-long military attachment. he was greeted by a crowd of several hundred people at the australian war memorial in canberra. prince will spend time with special commando forces in perth and an indigenous surveillance unit in the northern territory. it will be the final mission of captain harry wales' decade-long military career before he leaves the army in june. >> reporter: it was a somber start to prince harry's trip to

lawyers representing the fraternity members plan litigation. uva's president said tonight that the responsible reporting unfairly targeted -- irresponsible reporting unfairly targeting university officials. in the newsroom, rebecca cooper, abc 7 news. kimberly: pope francis delivered easter mass to tens of thousands at the church today. he paidprayed for the victims of war and called for peace in areas under assault from the extremists of the islamic state. >> we asked that the war of arms be ceased and that peaceful relations may be restored. kimberly: in d.c., beautiful video, the service at the lincoln memorial drew a record crowd of nearly 9000 people coming up to celebrate. that is 3000 more than last year. the monday after easter is traditionally family day at the national zoo, but after a shooting last year and several years of violence, the zoo was setting up security ahead of the event. jay korff explains. jay: there are few places in washington d.c., more synonymous with family and friends than the national zoo. in the last several ye

, they are calling this the rape school and at rape fraternity. doesn't this ultimately also hurt women and discourage them from coming forward? the exact women we are trying protect? >> absolutely. one of the most telling things that came out of this report was it said no one even those emploird as fact check -- that no one even those employed as fact fact checkers. they told columbia these decision% made by editors above my pay grade. i think that speaks to the group thing in organizations when they get a narrative that fits with the narrative they are looking to tell. >> she wanted the best rape she could find to fit the narrative she could come up with. that it was a reckless university and rest reckless fraternity than was a gang rape and she found her reporting are adjudicated cases that would have backed up what she was trying to move at the university but she chose to stick with this jackie story bates was more shocking. >> it was up to her editors to check her. here at fox i would say we are reward for having an opposite point of view. yo

they say that the article cast the fraternity as the iconic symbol of a fraternity that was a bad placee drinking. it was a bad part of the episode that the -- the fraternity was trying to fight. now, we'll toss it back to you, sorry. >> we're out of time thanks so much for this breaking news. the fraternity says they are going to plan a lawsuit against rolling stone. that does it for this edition. more on that coming up and tomorrow on the show earnest moniz straight from negotiations in lusanne. my colleague, thomas roberts joins us with what's coming up next. >> hi, andrea we'll take you back to the campus and speak to charles hadlock as we get more on breaking news where rolling stone's retraction over an alleged campus rape story, having this huge ripple effect. we have the student body president and coming out in favor of hormone therapy for trans prisoners, the story that may have been a game changer for the priz son system. from singing to politics why clay aiken wants you to see him differently. stick around. [ girl ] my mom, she makes underwater fans that are powered by the mo

adriana diaz reports from the fraternity in middle town connecticut, that accuses the fraternity of discriminationorter: these may be the last days of brotherhood at wesleyan university. >> i think it's tragic loss for the college campus but also my brothers. >> they're forcing the fraternities to go co-ed after a string of sexual assault charges on campus. in september the wesleyan president michael roth said if they wanted to keep their campus housing they needed to start admitting women. he wrote in a letter women as well as men must be full members and welcomed in the body of the organization. later the university relaxed its requests asking that only fraternity housing be open to females. will will will crogan is the vice president of this fraternity, the only one that prides itself of being progressive. even the bathrooms are open to anyone regardless of gender or expression. >> we are the minority. a lot of us are blue collar guys, you know. we're on sports teams. >> i mean we're not -- we're not advocating for white men to not be able to hang out together. we're just saying that like the s

the fraternity at the center of the rolling stone article is planning to pursue legal action saying it accused them of crimes its members did not commit. >> this report is very much intended as a piece of journalism act a failure of journalism. >> reporter: the columbia university journalism school discussed its scathing review of the article blaming not just is reporter but the top editors. >> this failure was not the subjects or the source's fault as a merit of journalism. in a message from the editor they. >> reporter: everyone involved will keep their jobs. in the piece published last fall a woman identified only as jackie claimed to have been sexually assaulted by seven men at the fraternity house. >> if this reporter had contacted you, could all this have been avoided. >> yeah. >> rolling stone did not fact check the stories with friends including these two mentioned in the article. >> i was wondering why there was a quote attributed to me i'd never given. >> reporter: they also failed to give the fraternity a chance to defend themselves. >> at this time it's clear if anything di

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a fraternity falsely accused promises legal action. >>> poisoned in paradise. an american family of four on an island vacation. the father and son are now fighting for their lives. tonight, the hidden danger they couldn't see or smell, and the criminal investigation now underway. >>> and bracing for impact. the crippling drought, and what many fear comes next, a wicked fire season. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. late this afternoon, with victims of the boston marathon bombing looking on, the emotionally charged case was handed off to the jury. deliberations begin tomorrow morning with accused bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev ultimately fighting for his life. the case against him is powerful. it includes the anguished testimony of survivors and shocking and graphic images from the marathon attack and the violence that followed on that deadly four-day reign of terror. while the defense has focused its case not on who did it but who led the att

while the fraternity members have been defamed, the fraternity goes on to say, they fear the entire epin the shadows, fearful to come forward to confront the attackers. the president of the university issued a statement said the article damaged the sexual assault victims on campus and irresponsible journalism damaged the reputations of individuals and the university of virginia thomas. >> and charles, this is so raw and real and something discussed in journalism classes across the country, for years. >> absolutely. a case study on what went wrong. basically, not following through with attributions and not relying on multiple sources for your story. that is the key to this article that fell apart basing all of their information on one single source the columbia journal saying that was the linchpin. >> thank you. >>> and we shift gears and turn our attention to washington where the white house is in full sales mode trying to sell the nuclear deal reached with iran last week. the president defended it over the weekend. today it was the energy secretary's turn. he spoke about the deals jus

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