gabe guttierez joins us now live with what these candidates are saying. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. certainly controversy that is sweeping the nation and is already could be having an impact on the 2016 presidential race. hillary clinton weighing in ahead of the arkansas governor refusing to sign that bill tweeting out encouraging him to veto. so far senator ted cruz the only official candidate to announce he put out a statement saying that the backlash against this is part of a concerted attack on the first amendment. other potential candidates for example jeb bush he's standing by indiana governor mike pence, but he and other potential candidates like marco rubio are weighing in carefully trying to strike a general message of inclusion. this issueing to the social conservatives as well as business leaders who here in indiana certainly wants the controversy to go away. this is all kind ever the bigger picture, 2016 presidential race as lawmakers here in indianapolis are rushing to clarify the language of that controversial state law. the sam

gabe guttierez has more on the report and what the school is doing. >> reporter: "rolling stone" magazine apologizing for its readers this morning and anyone else who was damaged by the piece, but despite the criticism, everyone involved will keep their job. now, this report was conducted by columbia university's graduate school of journalism and it found that the article was a, quote, journalistic failure. you'll recall this article was publish this haded inle rolling "stone" included allegations by jackie saying she was sesksly as sexually assaulted by seven men. and the report found she did not reach out to jackie's friends and did not allow the fraternity to view the allegations in die tail before it went to print and "rolling stone" did not do enough to track down the mapn. but coming up on "today" show we will sit down with two of the people at the center of this controversy, two of jackie's friends, to find out what they have to say about it. later today, columbia university is holding a news conference in new york to discuss it in detail. >> gabe guttierez thank you. >>> and rolli

back to you. >> gabe guttierez live in north charleston.nk you. >>> look for more of gabe's report on the "today" show. >>> i'm molette green at the live desk. just got new information we now know the police officer shot in anne arundel county suffered serious condition and was taken to shock trauma in baltimore. right now there is a municipality under way to find the man hunt under way to find the suspect. traffic is following the impact of the police investigation. that's the latest there the live desk. >>> an ebola patient admitted to the national institutes of health is in the clear today. the patient was released from the hospital yesterday. the american health care worker was admitted to nih on march 13 with the ebola virus. nih has not released the name, but we are learning the man was the 11th ebola patient to be treated in the u.s.. >> tom is back with us this morning. got to get ready for what could be a pretty nasty day. >> this is our first round of severe weather this spring season. we're entering the spring storm season. here

. >> that was gabe guttierez reporting. doctors recommend dog owners avoid dog parks for now.out getting your canine vaccinated. >>> pennsylvania spca adoption center reopens this weekend after that same canine illness caused it to shut down more than a month ago. there will be a celebratione inging discounted fees. >>> new jersey has spent more than 2.6 mmd to$2.6 million to monitor passengers for possible ebola virus. more than 1400 people arrived at newark liberty airport since october. 641 were considered to be at risk. and were monitored for three weeks. none of cases turned out to be ebola. >>> and now news involving and i remember saveairplane safety.same internet access you use could make it possible for hackers to bring down a plane. they say terrorists could sit among the passengers and take control of the plane using wi-fi. meanwhile government advisory committee a looking whether shrinking leg room can make about it difficult to evacuate this case of emergency. there is also the risk of blood clots in the legs which can be a problem if you're unable on get to the a

let's bring in gabe guttierez live from what's the latest on that investigation?ng for an independent investigation of the reserve deputy program as the. this morning questions are swirling about bob bates' training. >> i shot him, i'm sorry. >> reporter: before the 73-year-old said he accidentally shot and killed the suspect in an undercover sting brace. on april 2, bates was acting as backup as a body camera captured sheriff's deputies chasing eric harris. bates said he thought he was pulling out his taser but instead fired his gun. that explanation has outraged some. >> if he had as much training as he supposedly had, he would definitely know a .357 from a taser. >> reporter: a summary of state records shows bates had almost 300 showers of training since 2008. >> is he wellhe with well this excess of what you would anticipate someone would have meeting minimum requirements. >> reporter: but the sheriff acknowledged his office had not been able to find all of bates' gun certification records since the instructor no longer worked there. >> we can't find the recor