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whether he knew it or not, jamey rodemeyer left friends and fans behind. this weekend, the performer he called mother monster, lady gaga, paid tribute to him. >> so tonight, jamey, i know you're up there looking at us. and you're not a victim. you're a lesson to all of us. so tonight, i know it's a bit of a downer, but sometimes the right thing is more important than the music, isn't it? [ cheers and applause ] let's do this one for jamey. >> jamey was just a high school freshman. he'd only been in high school for nine days. his sister, alyssa, is a high school junior. earlier tonight, i talked to her about what she witnessed and what she heard at a homecoming dance the same day of jamie's wake, a slice of what jamey was going through. what would people over the year, what were people calling him? >> they were making fun of him for having so many girl friends. and they were calling him a girl and just calling him names and saying harsh things about him and just ridiculous things. >> the -- you actually found him? >> yeah. >> i mean, i can't imagine what tha

"jamey rodemeyer, 14 years old, took his life because of bullying must become illegal. it is a hate crime." gaga vowed to take up the cause with president obama. and jamey's mother said he will be laid to rest wearing a shirt emblazoned with a three-word call to action. "born this way." the anguish of those parents is so heartbreaking. in such cases, experts say it's best for parents to focus on open and trusting relationships with their kids, rather than spying on their social media accounts. and as ever, diane, encourage their at-risk kids to share their stories. let them be heard. >> crushing, crushing what is happening to some of these teens. thank you so much, josh elliott. >>> and coming up, what jaycee dugard did today, for other children across the country. nevw when a moment might turn into something more. and when it does men with erectile dysfunction can be more confident in their ability to be ready with cialis for daily use. cialis for daily use is a clinically proven low-dose tablet you take every day, so you can be ready anytime the moment's right. ♪ [ man

some of you may remember 14-year-old jamey rodemeyer, took his life a week ago, apparently the victime on line, he looked up to. so this just the other day, lady gaga was performing in the i heart radio music festival in las vegas and dedicated her song "hair" to jamey rodemeyer. >> jamey, i know you're up there looking on us, and you are not a victim, you are a lesson to all of us. ♪ that this is my prayer ♪ >> the police department is investigating whether charges can be brought against the three unnamed teens who have been known to be bullying rodemeyer. a big fan of lady gaga. one of his postings. lady gaga makes me so happy. she lets me know i was born this way. >> in light of this case, young folks being bullied because they are gay. this head become one of her issues now. she says she wants to meet with the president. wants to fight to make bullying a crime, make it illegal. she is waging war against this whole thing, she's serious. >> kat von d and jesse james, america's favorite couple. they are split up again. they called off their engagement. she told "people" magazine, it

jamey went on to say he has so much support from people online. people were so nice and caring. people who didn't ever want him to die. earlier i spoke with the rodemeyerand parents. >> first of all, tracy, how are you holding up? >> pretty good considering. i think considering all the attention that we are getting for my son's message, it's really keeping us occupied. and it's making it a little bit easier to handle this situation. >> what was your son like? what was jamey like? >> for a 14-year-old, he had the biggest heart in that little body. he was well loved by everybody, which included friends, teachers, and, of course, family. >> you say he was well loved, but you are also say bullying was a problem for him, yes? >> right. i mean, it just seems like it was either end of the spectrum. it was either he was loved so sincerely or he was bullied. there wasn't much in between. >> tim, were you aware of the bullying? >> yes, we were. it started in middle school, which is fifth grade. in fifth, sixth, and seventh grade, it always got -- it got progressively worse through those grades. and we went to the school and we got some help from them. he was see

jamey went on to say he has so much support from people online. people were so nice and caring. people who didn't ever want him to die. earlier i spoke with the rodemeyer's sister alyssa, and his parents tim and tracy. first of all, tracy, how are you holding up? >> pretty good considering. i think considering all the attention that we are getting for my son's message, it's really keeping us occupied. and it's making it a little bit easier to handle this situation. >> what was your son like? what was jamey like? >> for a 14-year-old, he had the biggest heart in that little body. he was well loved by everybody, which included friends, teachers, and, of course, family. >> you say he was well loved, but you are also say bullying was a problem for him, yes? >> right. i mean, it just seems like it was either end of the spectrum. he was either loved so sincerely or he was bullied. there wasn't much in between. >> tim, were you aware of the bullying? >> yes, we were. it started in middle school, which is fifth grade. in fifth, sixth, and seventh grade, it always got -- it got progressively worse through those grades. and we went to the school and we got some

whether he knew it or not, jamey rodemeyer left friends and fans behind. this weekend, the performer he called mother monster, lady gaga, paid tribute to him. >> so tonight, jamey, i know you're up there looking at us. and you're not a victim. you're a lesson to all of us. so tonight, i know it's a bit of a downer, but sometimes the right thing is more important than the music, isn't it? [ cheers and applause ] let's do this one for jamey. >> jamey was just a high school freshman. he'd only been in high school for nine days. his sister, alyssa, is a high school junior. earlier tonight, i talked to her about what she witnessed and what she heard at a homecoming dance the same day of jamie's wake, a slice of what jamey was going through. what would people over the year, what were people calling him? >> they were making fun of him for having so many girl friends. and they were calling him a girl and just calling him names and saying harsh things about him and just ridiculous things. >> the -- you actually found him? >> yeah. >> i mean, i can't imagine what tha

. >> reporter: like a lot of 14-year-old boys, jamey rodemeyer was quiet and insecure one moment, joking around the next. his online videos were part diary, part empowerment. >> you should give respect for everyone no matter gay, straight, bi -- >> reporter: the most haunting in hindsight from may of this year. >> i'm just here to tell you that it does get better. >> reporter: jamie talked of feeling supported by friends after he came out, but he clearly struggled with comments people made about him. >> people will be like faggot and they taunt me in the hallways. i felt like i could never escape it. >> reporter: dan savage created the "it gets better project," messages to gay teens submitted by celebrities and ordinary people like jamey. >> even in his pain, and he must have been in terrible pain, he was reaching out and trying to help others. >> reporter: on september 8, jamey wrote on his daily blog, i always say how bullied i am, but no one listens. just over a week later he was found dead outside his buffalo home, an apparent suicide. his mother said she wants to carry on jamey's wo

. >> reporter: 14-year-old jamey rodemeyer had been bullied relentlessly since fifth grade. parents, tim and tracy, found his body on sunday. >> it really just started with all the boys-- because all the girls just loved him, and they always defended him. but all the boys would say, "geez, you're such a girl. why are you hanging out with all those girls? what are you a girl? oh, you must be gay." the bullies now are still walking around. they get to wake up tomorrow and go to school and see all their friends, but my son will not be given a second chance no matter how much i have prayed. i cannot turn back the clock. i would have given my own life to turn back the minute we seen him. >> reporter: he was harassed by online insults. he saw counselors to try to deal with the pain. >> hi, this is jamey from buffalo, new york, and i'm just here to tell you that it does get better. >> reporter: in may, jamey posted this message as part of an online support group for gay teens. >> hold your head up and you'll go far because that's all you have to do-- just love yourself. >> reporter

. >> reporter: 14-year-old jamey rodemeyer had been bullied relentlessly since fifth grade.nts tim and tracy found his body on sunday. >> it really just started with all of the boys, because all of the girls just loved him and they always defended him, but all of the boys would say, geez, you're such a girl, why are you hanging out with all of those girls? what are you? a girl? oh, you must be gay. the bullies now are still walking around. they get to wake up tomorrow and see all of their friends, but my son will not be given a second chance, no matter how much i have prayed. i cannot turn back the clock. i would have given my life to turn back the minute we seen him. >> reporter: he was harassed by online insults. he saw counselors to try to deal with the pain. >> hi. this is jamey from buffalo, new york, and i'm just here to tell you that it does get better. >> reporter: in may, jamey posted this message as part of an online support group for gay teens. >> put you head up and yield on fire because that is all you have to do, is just love yourself and you're set. >> reporte

jamey rodemeyer, just 14 years old, committed suicide after years of being tormented for being gay.id in his own videos that lady gaga was a hero to him because of her message, born this way. last night, she paid tribute to him at a convert in las vegas. >> jamey, you have a lesson to all of us. >> she later went on to say that bullying is for losers, and the crowd went wild. >>> when we come back on the broadcast tonight, marilyn monroe. the photographs we had never seen and what she told those photographers the first day of seen and what she told those photographers the first day of the shoot. men with eresfunctin can be more confident in their ability to be ready with cialis for daily use. cialis for daily use is a clinically proven low-dose tablet you take every day, so you can be ready anytime the moment's right even if it's not every day. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity. don't take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. [ man ]

last week, we told you about 14-year-old jamey rodemeyer who killed himself after years of being bullyingar paid tribute to jamey. >> we lost a little boy this week. >> reporter: in front of a sold-out crowd in las vegas this weekend, lady gaga paid tribute to one of her biggest fans, 14-year-old jamey rodemeyer who took his own life after enduring years of bullying. >> jamey, i know you're up there looking on us and you're not a victim. you're a lesson to all of us. >> reporter: hours earlier in suburban buffalo, family and friends gathered to celebrate the teen's brief life. he was laid to rest in a lady gaga t-shirt "born this way." >> she lets me know that i was born this way. >> it was dream and his life to meet her and tell her how she influenced him. ♪ >> reporter: lady gaga, who preaches a message of acceptance and tolerance to her millions of fans, is taking the teen's death to heart. tweeting, bullying must become illegal. it is a hate crime. i am meeting with our president. i will not stop fighting. a sentiment his family shares as well. >> it's up to us to make a change becaus

jamey rodemeyer, 14 years old. took his life because of bullying. a hate crime. gaga vowed to take up the cause with president obama. and jamey's mother says he will be laid to rest, wearing a shirt emblazoned with a shirt that reads "born this way." the heartbreak of those parents is absolutely devastating. in such cases experts suggest to parents that they focus on open and trusting relationship withes with their children rather than spying on their social media accounts. and as ever, encourage their at-risk kids to share their stories. josh elliott, abc news, new york. >> it was one year ago this past thursday that rutgers student tyler clemente jumped to his death after his roommate, he had streamed video of him and his interaction with another male. of course his death set off a flurry of laws and awareness. >> here we go again. heartbreaking. he was part of the "it gets better" campaign, and obviously it ended this way. a major issue. they just wrapped up a bullying summit. hopefully some real action comes out of it. so we don't have to see th

bianna golodryga reports on the growing movement nationwide to make sure that jamey rodemeyer is not l you it does get better. >> reporter: at school, 14-year-old jamey rodemeyer was tormented for being different. >> they would taunt me in the hallways. and i felt like i could never escape it. >> reporter: the bullies also followed him on the internet. you weren't born this way. you shouldn't have ever been born, one person posted. such hateful words eventually overwhelmed him. this weekend, jamey killed himself. >> all of jamey's friends were there for him. they seen what a struggle he had on a daily basis. >> what they did to that boy was so unnecessary and wrong. >> people are complicit in his death. they are accomplices in this crime. and we need to find a way to hold people who engage in that kind of online harassment accountable for the damage that they do. >> reporter: lady gaga is taking up his cause. writing on twitter, the past days i've spent reflecting, crying and yelling. i have so much anger. it is hard to feel love when cruelty takes someone's life. and what many find i

kind of child abuse, teenaged bullying, a story we have been following all week. 14-year-old jamey rodemeyerork, took his own life sunday after online bullying and slurs against his sexuality, his parents say. now, abc news learned that police opened a criminal investigation into jamey's sued sigh to see if three students in particular should be charged with cyberharassment or hate crimes. new york state has an anti-bullying law that took effect last year. we will poll throw issue on 360. >>> jaycee dugard robbed of her childhood. we have details of the u.s. government, details ahead. [ male announcer ] from part a to part d, for medicare made clear, we're here to answer all of your questions. call unitedhealthcare medicare solutions. ♪ [ dog barks ] [ birds chirping ] ♪ [ mechanical breathing ] [ engine turns over ] ♪ [ male announcer ] the all-new volkswagen passat. a new force in the midsize category. ♪ [ cellphone rings ] cut! [ monica ] i have a small part in a big movie. i thought we'd be on location for 3 days, it's been 3 weeks. so, i used my citi simplicity card to pick up a few thi

to keep up the fight against bullying as another gay teenager takes his own life. 14-year-old jamey rodemeyerde outside his home in buffalo, new york. he had repeatedly written online about being bullied. lady gaga tweeted she's meeting with the president and says, bullying must become illegal. the national bullying prevention summit happens to be wrapping up in washington today. >>> two members of the cincinnati bengals are in trouble this morning after a marijuana bust at their home. a package with more than two pounds of pot arrived at the home of jerome simpson and anthony collins yesterday. it was tracked all the way from a major producing area of california. the cops found six more pounds of marijuana in that house, along with everything needed to distribute it. no one was arrested but authorities are figuring out who will handle the prosecution. >>> and the american dream is becoming more difficult to achieve as home values continue to slip. the typical american home is now worth almost a third less than it was five years ago and some homeowners are being told to cut their losses and j

just days after another suicide by a bullied teen. 14-year-old jamey rodemeyer of buffalo, blogged forakers will attend the summit to help develop a national strategy to stop bullying. and so save children's lives. >>> and an international flight landed in san francisco with one passenger that wasn't technically onboard when the plane took off from the philippines. a woman gave birth at 35,000 feet, stunning the crew and passengers. certainly, her rowmates. luckily, there were three nurses onboard to help with the delivery. and mom and baby are on solid footing and doing just fine. >>> now, here's diane sawyer with a preview of tonight's "world news." diane? >> good morning, josh. here's a question for everyone. how far would you go to save someone you love? well, meet the woman who spent 3 years losing 135 pounds in a race to save the brother she loved. why? how? it's all tonight on "world news." >> cannot miss. thanks for that, diane. >> that was a tease. >> quite. something. >>> hey, lara. what's popping? >> what's popping? well, i think you know. "pop news heat index." let's talk a