. >> frontline and reporters from the hartford courant set out to investigate two important stories. first, haunting questions. who was adam lanza? >> adam had episodes where he would completely withdraw. >> and what clues are there in his relationship with his mother? >> he was never violent. she never feared him. >> nancy lanza is the person adam was closest to in the world. if we can begin to understand adam's relationship with nancy, we probably can begin to understand adam. >> and in our second story, a town divided over guns. >> when they pass a law that violates the constitution, i will not comply. >> and how the shootings have moved grieving newtown residents to join the debate. >> you have a tremendous power. and the fact that you're from newtown is even more important. >> we cannot be defined as a culture that accepts this. >> things must change. this is the time. >> these two stories in this special edition frontline. >> frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major support for f

. >> narrator: the hartford courant has made repeated attempts to reach peter lanza. >> it's probably tough to talk to the media, but we were hoping to get in touch with you because we feel you can help us to correct what has been reported out there in terms of this story. we have reached out to multiple family members. there wasn't anybody that wanted to go on the record and speak with us but we developed along the line was a family member who was willing to give us an e-mail that gave us some really good information about adam that had not been out there before. we learned through this e-mail that while peter and nancy did get divorced in 2009, peter actually had been out of the house in 2001. >> peter lanza continued to support his family financially. >> narrator: the e-mail also said that adam as a young boy had been diagnosed with sensory integration disorder-- a not widely accepted diagnosis involving difficulties processing and reacting to stimuli. later, in middle school, the family member said adam would receive another diagnosis: asperger's, a form of autism that interferes

>> that's adam, age 4 1/2, walking toward the camera. >> with the hartford courant, they're with us nowactually been reporting since then by a couple of colleagues at the courant that have to do with the norwegian mass murder, anders brevik. he may have been collecting articles about this mass murderer? can you tell us what you found? >> hartford courant is investigating that articles were found in the lanza home details that massacre in norway. >> they are a long way from determining a motive, that this may have motivated him and any talk of this is pure speculation, but could he possibly have been trying to emulate this mass murderer or other murderers? >> yes. he destroyed his hard drive. they're trying to put it back together and they're trying to get information, did he have a secret life, secret identity? what was he angling toward? and then if you find articles about the worst mass murder in history in the guy's game room you're going to start to wonder. >> another piece of this has to do with adam lanza and video games. investigators are looking into the time he spent playing, p

the "hartford courant" has uncovered new information about his mental state. joining me are josh co-ver none and alaine griffin. welcome to you both. >> thank you. >> what are the main discoveries that you made about adam lanza, do you think? >> his progression into darkness from a skinny kid, bushy haired, computer geek. he had problems. he had asperger's. he had a sensory issue where he couldn't process pain. but there were no overt acts of violence until he was 20, christmastime, 2012, and there was this descent. and that's probably the most compelling part of this. >> and alaine griffin, are these warning signs that should have been picked up by any authorities, do you think, or is he one of those that we've seen so many cases of, who slipped below the current radar? >> well, i think if you look at adam's life, you know, he started off in school. there was sort of this -- he was in and out of schools. he was in public school, parochial school for a little while, he was taken out of public school. he went to high school for two years, then he left high scho

the hartford courant spoke to family members about the motives. listen. >> what we found was that he went from being a troubled boy, a boy who was shy and isolated, to being an even more distant and remote young man. a person who continued to retreat into the shadows and was never able to find a place in the world. what we're trying to understand, as you just reported, is how do those issues that we understand from talking to people who knew his mother tie in with these other things we're learning about violent video games and the norwegian killings, to lead to sandy hook on that day? >> so the "hartford courant" says they found an article about breivik in lanza's room. >> if there's an indication he was trying to copycat in terms of the death toll, that's his motivation. there's nothing -- no similarities in terms of the motivation to breivik, that's for sure. his was purely a political act. he was, whether you think he's insane or not, he went after what he saw as a pro-government gathering on that ilan of -- island of victoria, the youth of the

>> that's adam, age 4 1/2, walking toward the camera. >> with the hartford courant, they're with us nowtually been reporting since then by a couple of colleagues at the courant that have to do with the norwegian mass murder, anders brevik. he may have been collecting articles about this mass murderer? can you tell us what you found? >> hartford courant is investigating that articles were found in the lanza home details that massacre in norway. >> they are a long way from determining a motive, that this may have motivated him and any talk of this is pure speculation, but could he possibly have been trying to emulate this mass murderer or other murderers? >> yes. he destroyed his hard drive. they're trying to put it back together and they're trying to get information, did he have a secret life, secret identity? what was he angling toward? and then if you find articles about the worst mass murder in history in the guy's game room you're going to start to wonder. >> another piece of this has to do with adam lanza and video games. investigators are looking into the time he spent playing, pre

now there is a report in the "hartford courant" today that says the reason that they're speculating about this is possible motive is they found materials as one might think, you know, how else did he get this idea? he found materials about breivik in the lanza home. that's why they're drawing that as a possibility as to what drove lanza to this. and so it's one of the things they're working on. and they're not solidifying it as yet. the connecticut state police are saying that this is a speculation at this time and they have not settled on any one motive. >> materials by that, i guess we can presume it means articles, information, things of that nature. >> you would think. you would think that's what it what at minimum. >> we're hearing more ties to possible video game. >> that's right. we reported all along that they did find video games in the lanza home. and that he had a fondness for them. i ind viewterviewed friends of o say he liked to play video games when he was in high school. the idea he was practicing on the video games possibly to hone his skills to carry out the mass murder t

cbs news and the "hartford courant" report that they wanted to top the 77 people murdered in norway in 2011 by anders breivik. this theory is based on articles based on breivik found in lanza's bedroom. lanza was likely acting out a video game fantasy and picked sandy hook because it was the easiest target. police call it speculation and say there's no clear mow i have for the attack. >>> 16 after the hour. vice president joe biden will have a candid discussion on how to reduce gun violence. vice president biden leading the administration's effort to reduce gun violence since the shooting at sandy hook elementary school. the event will be streamed live on the magazine's facebook page and the white house website. >> the former illinois police sergeant convicted of killing his third wife will be in court today. drew peterson's attorneys say he deserves a new trial because the initial trial in 2012 was botched by peterson's former attorney joel brodsky. if the motion fails, peterson could be sentenced immediately to 60 years in prison. peterson is also a suspect in the 2007 disappearance

cbs news and the "hartford courant" are reporting that adam lanza wanted to top anders breivik. this is based on articles that lanza had in his bedroom. he was likely acting out a video game. there's still no clear motive for the attack. >>> congress and white house have ten days to reach a deal on a spending bill or spending cuts take effect. lawmakers won't even address the issue this week. they aren't in session right now and won't return to washington until next week. this morning, we're learning our area is among the regions that could be hurt the most by the cuts, known as a sequester. that's by a report by wells fargo securities. the government spending makes up about 20% of our local economy. defense spending alone makes up almost 10% of our economy. virginia governor bob mcdonnell is making a personal appeal to president obama to avert the potentially devastating cuts. he wrote a letter to the president asking him to make good on the campaign pledge to avoid the sequestration. >>> supreme court justices return to capitol hill today to hear arguments and release decision

the hartford courant spoke to family members about the motives. listen. >> what we found was that he went from being a troubled boy, a boy who was shy and isolated, to being an even more distant and remote young man. a person who continued to retreat into the shadows and

later in the evening, the "hartford courant" newspaper added to that, reporting that investigators found clippings in lanza's home about the earlier killing. it was in december that lanza killed his mother, 20 first graders, and six members of the school staff before killing himself. bob orr is back tonight with more details on the motive. >> reporter: evidence recovered from adam lanza's home reveals he had collected information about another notorious killer. sources say material about norwegian mass murderer anders breivik was found in one of lanza's rooms. breivik killed 77 people in 2011 in a bombing and shooting attack in norway. now, police are pursuing a theory that lanza viewed himself as being in direct competition with breivik. sources say lanza attacked nearby sandy hook elementary school because it was an easy target with a large number of people. investigators believe a rapid police response forced lanza to take his own life and end the massacre earlier than intended. hundreds of rounds of unspent ammunition were found with lanza. connecticut state police strongly deny they

>> so the "hartford courant" says they found an article about breivik in lanza's room. >> if there's an indication he was trying to copycat in terms of the death toll, that's his motivation. there's nothing -- no similarities in terms of the motivation to breivik, that's for sure. his was purely a political act. he was, whether you think he's insane or not, he went after what he saw as a pro-government gathering on that ilan of -- island of victoria, the youth of the country getting together. he hated the government. pe thought the government was too pro-immigration. that's what he was about. lanza trying to get on the coat tails of that just seems sick. >> what do we know about breivik? lanza was troubled, socially isolated. there were guns in the house. there's a question about why that was the case? but did he have social problems, developmental problems. do we know anything about the other shooter? >> breivik had some social problems as well. he was a bit of a loner in many ways, spent a lot of time in chat rooms, dealing with like-minded people. but he wasn't crazy. he did not w

the hartford courant say that connecticut police went to washington to share their theories with theauthorities. the fbi is still trying to retrieve information from the hard drive in his computer. he smashed it before launching his massacre. will we ever truly know what went on in lanza's mind? the connecticut police say wait for their final report in a few months. wolf? >> it might come out by june. let's see. susan, what are the state police saying right now about the new information that appears to be emerging? >> well, wolf, last night police called the reports pure speculation and added that they are looking at everything. today, media reports, including ours, are not quoting sources by name and so police say, therefore, all of these stories they call unsubstantiated. i did talk to a representative for lanza's father and brother but they have no comment. >> susan candiotti, thanks very much. >>> a five-year high on wall treat today. we're going to have the closing numbers for you and a big reason for today's gains when we come back. as in the 37 billion transit fares we help co

"the hartford courant" reports linda lanza struggled to raise her son, adam. who was diagnosed with asperger's syndrome. he also had difficulty coping with loud noises, bright lights, confusion and change. school officials say she suddenly took adam out of high school during his sophomore year and allowed him to attend college. he later dropped out.spending hours alone playing violent video games. that's also when nancy exposed adam to guns. bonding with both of her sons during target shooting. charged with assault for hitting the 19 month old on a flight from indianapolis to land up. . tell the child mother to shut the boycott and used a racial slur twice and then slapped the ball hard enough to make complete. the baby's mother said she knew she had to address the racial difference between her and her son at some point. never imagining it would be before he turned to years old. >> had such a young age they are really having a hard time getting their arms around. >> i cannot believe he would say something like that to a baby. and then to hit him. i felt like i

but somebody that was close with him, confirmed to our partners at the "hartford courant."plit in 2010 and it was adam's initiative. but what it was that brought about the split is, again, a mystery. >> you worked with hartford "courant" reporters, and they talk about sensory intefwrags issues. adam, age six, diagnosed with a condition that made it difficult for him to manage and respond to sights, touch, and smell, eventually struggled in the first grade at his new school, sandy hook elementary. his mother with respond, touching off a ten-year educational shuffles with moves in and out of schools and programs that addressed his sensory integration disorder. how much of his problem was a sensory integration disorder or asperger's, and how much of a problem is what seemed to be his mother trying to figure out the solution, putting him in school, pulling him out and eventually he seemed very isolated. >> that's a very good question and a hard one to answer. and they are intimately related. they had these problems throughout his life and his mother struggled on what to do abou

now comes the report from "the hartford courant," quote, and i quote from "the hartford courant," it said during a search of the lanza home after the deadly school shootings, police found thousands of dollars' worth of graphically violent video games. i continue, and detectives working the scene of the massacre are exploring whether adam lanza might have been emulating the shooting range or violent video game scenario as he moved from room to room at sandy hook spewing bullets, law enforcement forces have told the current. they go on to say, before he killed his mother and set off for sandy hook elementary, adam destroyed the hard drive on his computer, which probably kept some of the records of the games he played and who he played with. he also may have destroyed any chance to see if he he had any manifesto or had written down anything indicating that he planned the shootings or why he chose the elementary school, end of quote. soon after the newtown shooting, i asked the national science foundation, which is funded as a result of the subcommittee of which i chair, to pull together

according to the hartford courant, one of them includes norwegian mass murderer anders breivik, who killedpeople in norway in the summer of 2011. it is also being reported that authorities found a trove of violent video games in lanza's house and that he played them all the time. "outfront" tonight, professor of criminology at northwestern university. you and i talked about this video game correlation before. how much of a correlation in your mind could be drawn between the video games and lanza's actions? >> well, video games, even violent ones, even in a black room as suspected, don't cause you to go out and do rampage shootings but if your mind is already set on a path to violence, if your mind is already disturbed in that direction, will it push you ahead, will it keep you away from more reasonable people who will stop you? absolutely. it can push you in that direction. >> can it make you a better shot? there have been anders breivik, who i will talk about in a moment, who apparently now, people are saying was an inspiration to adam lanza. he said himself that he used a video game to t

law enforcement officials told the "hartford courant" they are investigating lanza's interest in a deadlyattack in norway in 2011, and whether the shootings at sandy hook elementary may have been inspired by that massacre. anders behring breivik was convicted of using guns and explosives to murder 77 people in the summer of 2011. reporters at the "courant" also worked with "frontline" on tonight's program, "raising adam lanza." here's an excerpt featuring the two reporters and an old friend of the family. it includes some new information about lanza's attachment to video games. >> the "courant" has learned that investigators have speculated privately that adam may have carried out the shooting consistent in a man we are video gaming, changing his weapons magazine frequently even though it was not empty. federal agents have told reporters that nancy and adam visited shooting ranges together as recently as several months ago. >> she was doing a lot of work on her house. we talked to a contractor who spoke about nancy taking the boys to the range. she excitedly showed him a rifle she had acq

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we're talking "the los angeles times," "the chicago tribune" and "the hartford courant" and other newspaper we'll keep you posted but we've learned that bankers will be hired this week to be selling those assets. scott? >> thanks so much for the breaking news. murph, finish your thought on the whole tech and nonfinancial participation question? >> what we have right now is the s&p. we're not even down 3% off our highs. we're talking about this major contributi correction, you got this news out of italy that spooked a lot of people and if it just stays at that something that gets ring fenced into italy, our market has enough to continue to go higher i believe. but you had consumer confidence news today, housing news today that was all positive. now you have the s&p as long as it holds its key levels i think we'll move to the upside and financials will lead the way again. >> those who said go to cash the other day, some notable names are wrong. >> no reason to go to cash right now. headlines out of italy not a reason to go to cash. >> next up on the "half" from housing to retails and refiners