a darker image of karl pierson is emerging from one of his classmates who said he thought he knew him pretty well. they spoke last monday about pierson possibly coming back to the debate team. he said he scrunched down in the hallway when the shots rang in the hallway before breaking down when he found out the shooter was his friend, karl pierson. >> my first instinct is to want to defend him but i know that's wrong. it is indefensible, what he did. it is horrible. it is hard to process those emotions. >> i'm karl pierson at arapahoe high school. >> reporter: co-captains on the debate team weren't close friends but he felt close enough to help him. >> speech and debate was his life and the fact he was not there crushed him a little bit. it made him tense and angry. >> reporter: it had been a stressful fall term for pierson. he had grown angry from losing his coveted spot on the team months ago which made the coach, the librarian a wanted man in pierson's eyes. >> karl and murphy did not get along. whatever it was escalated to a death threat. >> his intent was evil and his evil intent

they tell us that karl pierson legally bought this pump-action shotgun just a week ago yesterday and that this shooting took place very, very quickly. they say the time from when he walked into the building, the north entrance to this school, and the time he killed himself, police say took all of 80 seconds. officials say karl pierson's target was the debate teacher who students say kicked him off the team earlier this week. a school librarian was seen with police late last night. even though it appears pierson acted alone, law enforcement worked overnight at what they called four crime scenes. the school, the suspect's car, his house, and his father's home. tonight, authorities are getting a clearer picture of events leading up to friday's shooting but are still trying to determine why the 18-year-old arapahoe high school senior resorted to violence, armed with a shotgun, multiple rounds of ammunition a machete, and three molotov cocktails. >> it is our strong belief he came to this school with that weapon and with multiple rounds and his intention was to utilize those multiple roun

they tell us that karl pierson legally bought this pump-action shotgun just a week ago yesterday and that this shooting took place very, very quickly. they say the time from when he walked into the building, the north entrance to this school, and the time he killed himself, police say took all of 80 seconds. officials say karl pierson's target was the debate teacher who students say kicked him off the team earlier this week. a school librarian was seen with police late last night. even though it appears pierson acted alone, law enforcement worked overnight at what they called four crime scenes. the school, the suspect's car, his house, and his father's home. tonight, authorities are getting a clearer picture of events leading up to friday's shooting but are still trying to determine why the 18-year-old senior resorted to violence, armed with a shotgun, multiple rounds of ammunition, a machete, and three molotov cocktails. >> it is our strong belief he came to this school with that weapon and with multiple rounds and his intention was to utilize those multiple rounds to cause harm to

the sheriff said karl pierson meant to kill as many as he could. paul beban has the latest outside centennial. >> another press conference from the sheriff. he said it will be the last. giving a tremendous amount of new detail and insight into what happened in the events leading up to the shooting, and how things will proceed going forward. a few of the highlights. the shooter purchased the shotgun, a pump shotgun legally a week ago at a retail outlet. it's legal for 18-year-olds to buy shotguns and he purchased the ammunition, yesterday morning, the day of the shooting. he was wearing a bandolier, with shotgun shells, and a back pack, with three molotov cocktails, one of which he detonated. he came in through a door, close to the library, where he believed the target may be, the librarian, the debate coach. he encountered clair ester davis, a young woman at the wrong place at the wrong time. she was shot at point blank range, the shot to the head. hearing the sheriff's approach he took his own life with a shot to the head. a tremendous amount of d

he's -- he's karl pierson, he's one of the best people i know. ♪ ♪ >>> know that they did not get alongthis trip to nationals. karl had threatened to kill mr. murphy kind of jokingly and mr. murphy brought that to the attention of them and karl got suspended for that and felt that ruined his chances for college. he would get angry and say, i just want to shoot everyone up. >> friend of shooter karl pierson, the head of the debate team. and a junior and defensive tackle on the football team. welcome. obviously what we just heard is chilling in the context of what happened. tell me about karl pierson. did you have any feeling things weren't quite right with him? >> you know, i couldn't really say he was not right or anything. i thought he was a pretty normal student. >> was he particularly bright? was he good at class? how would you describe his academic record? >> oh, absolutely. he was honestly one of the most intelligent people i knew my freshman year. i had a class with him. we would have class discussions and he was very good at speaking and proving his points to the class. >> what w

clair davis was shot in the head by her classmate karl pierson. karl pierson was armed and intended to harm more people. >> the president of central african republic seeks an end to the violence. michel djotobia is ready to hold talks. hundreds died after a week of sectarian fighting. residents of bangui faces humanitarian crisis as food aid is cancelled. >> a man that inspired millions in his final resting place. after 10 days of mourning south africa buries its first black president. we have more. >> a day after nelson mandela was released from prison he came to this stadium and addressed a crowd of thousands. they gathered to watch the funeral on big screens. ma'am, what does nelson mandela mean to you? >> he means a lot to me. i learnt a lot from him. the two things i took from him was forgive and dine with the enemy. that's what i took from him. >> your mother was an antiapartheid activist. the country changed so much. she went on the streets in soweto. what do you want south africa to achieve in the next 20 years? >> they must achieve what t

>>reporter: the gunman named at 18-year-old karl pierson shot 3 people and turned the gun on himself. >> i heard two shots by my classroom. i heard the screaming. >>reporter: police say pierson was seeking verbal revenge -- revenge from a former teacher. >> i saw him. he was running toward the building. i letter -- alerted everyone in the building then i heard two big bangs. >>reporter: police say pierson asked others about the teacher were ables -- whereabouts. >> in addition to the shotgun they found two molotov coke cocktails inside the school. >> they had a large amount of smoke in the area. that was ignited during the shots being fired. authorityings will -- authorities will be looking at school video also the shooters car and home. >>reporter:er rick harris and dillon skilled people at columbine. >> my husband was a freshman in columbine and this is bringing back memories. >>> another school shooting was at sandy hook when the shooter forced his way into the school. a mother had this message for gun control. >> i believe the sandy hook shooting could have been avoided if proper

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the investigation so far has focused on two places -- arapahoe high school and karl pierson's home.on is the 18-year-old athlete who got good grades and who witnesses say took a shotgun to that school looking for his debate coach. police have talked to his parents and to students who saw what happened yesterday and knew karl pierson as well. so far no solid answers, only shock and sadness. >>> now, while we wait for this police news conference to begin, let's get cnn's casey wian in here. he's outside the high school, which is an active crime scene right now. and also with me holly hughes criminal defense attorney, and jeff gardere, a clinical psychologist here with me in new york. and, casey, let's start with you. what are we expecting to hear from police? we're expecting to hear from them soon. >> reporter: we are expecting to hear from them, rosa, in just the next few minutes. we are expecting more details, perhaps some results of their preliminary investigation which has been going on since the shooting yesterday afternoon. as you mentioned, arapahoe high school remains a crime

tell me about karl pierson. did you have any feeling things weren't quite right with him?, i couldn't really say he was not right or anything. i thought he was a pretty normal student. >> was he particularly bright? was he good at class? how would you describe his academic record? >> oh, absolutely. he was honestly one of the most intelligent people i knew my freshman year. i had a class with him. we would have class discussions and he was very good at speaking and proving his points to the clas class. >> what were his views about politics, about america? did he ever say stuff in an aggressive way which could explain perhaps some kind of agenda that he may have? >> i couldn't really say. i didn't really notice anything out of the ordinary. >> this guy, he's gone from being apparently perfectly normal, pretty bright guy at school, to point-blank shooting one of your female classmates right in the head. how on earth has this happened, do you think? >> you know, i wasn't in h his -- in his shoes at the time. maybe there were some struggles in his life. i've heard a lot of thi

down and they found shotgun shells. >> reporter: police say the gunman identified as 18-year-old karl pierson shot one student before turning the gun on himself, taking his own life. >> it was pretty scary. there were two shots by my classroom. so we heard the screaming. >> reporter: pierson appears to have been seeking revenge against a specific faculty member because of what police call a confrontation or disagreement. witnesses saw pierson enter arapahoe high school carrying a shotgun. he made no attempt to hide it. >> i saw him. he was kind of running military toward the building. i alerted everybody in the building. and that's when i heard two big bangs, boom, pop. >> reporter: police say pierson asked other students the whereabouts of that faculty member, reportedly the school librarian and head of the debate team. >> when the teacher heard this individual was asking for him, the teacher exited the school immediately. my opinion was the most important tactical decision that could have been made. >> reporter: in addition to the shotgun, authorities found two molotov cocktails in the scho

and they have found shotgun shells. >> reporter: police say the gunman identified as 18-year-old karl piersony. there were two shots by my classroom. we heard this screaming. >> reporter: police say pierson appears to have been seeking revenge against a faculty member because of what police call a confrontation or disagreement. witnesses saw pierson enter arapahoe high school carrying a shotgun and making no attempt to hide it. >> i saw him. he was kind of running military toward the building. i alerted everybody in the building. that's when i heard two big bangs. >> reporter: police say pierson asked other students about the whereabouts of a faculty member. >> a teacher heard this individual was asking for him, the teacher exited the school immediately. in my opinion, it was the most important tactical decision that could have been made. >> reporter: in addictin disadd to the shotgun, there were two molotov cocktails found. >> that was ignited either immediately prior to or during the shots being fired. >> reporter: as part of the investigation, authorities will be looking at school surveill

karl pierson was looking for his debate coach when he walked into the school with a shotgun. he could not find him. he then shot claire davis, a student he apparently did not know. then he fatally shot himself. a friend said he had hurt karl pierson -- had heard karl talking about killing people. >> he talked about it jokingly and mr. murphy brought it to the administration's chances, he was suspended. >> claire davis is in a coma after a word to the head. colorado's governor is asking the nation to pray for her. had a machete and molotov cocktails. three tsa present application d.c. ared easy -- in now open and approved passengers will be able to get through faster. u.s. citizens and lawful permanent residents can go through a process online at tsa.gov. is $85.lication fee prince george's county is making sure people have enough to beat this holiday season. they held their 29th annual event.as food basket county leaders packed up hundreds of baskets and loaded them onto trucks. the meals were delivered to seniors at the emerson house apartment in bladensburg. >> it is a fun

the gunman karl pierson had an arsenal that included a shotgun, even a machete. fatally wounded himself. >>> a final farewell to nelson mandela when he was buried in his hometown of qunu. thousands of mourners made the trip to pay their final respects. >>> and a major tire recall to tell you about from michelin. too tiremaker said that the tread on those tires could come apart. so far, no reports of injuries as a result of those tires going badly. >>> finally, history in the making. vice admiral michelle howard has been nominated by the president to rank four-star admiral. if confirmed she'll be the first woman to hold a rank that high in the military. >>> over to lee goldberg. >> we have pictures from albany, one of the higher tolls around the northeast. the snow piles up in a hurry. that snow is now leaving the albany area prp ending in rain. a slush fest from new york city to boston. we'll talk about additional amounts in northern new england. then that storm leaves the scene. cloudy skies and six inches of snow ending as some rainfall. we talked about the cold

the gunman karl pierson, a senior at the school, had an arsenal that included a shotgun, molotov cocktailsear-old girl before fatally wounded himself. >>> a final farewell to nelson mandela as he was buried in his childhood home of qunu. thousands of mourners made the trip to pay their final respects. this, following a ten-day period of mourning. >>> and a major tire recall to tell you about from michelin. is recalling 1 mnt 2 million tires that are on several ford truck trucks. the tiremaker said that the tread on those tires could come apart. so far no reports of injuries as a result of those tires going badly. >>> finally, history in the making. vice admiral michelle howard has been nominated by the president to rank four-star admiral. if confirmed, she'll be the first woman to ever hold a rank that high in the navy. >>> over to lee goldberg. >> so, we have pictures from albany, i mean, one of the higher tolls around the northeast. it was snowing at 10 degrees. the snow piles up in a hurry. that storm is now leaving the albany area. in boston, it's ending in rain, a slush fest from new

he's -- he's karl pierson, one of the best people i knew. >> pierson took his own life as school security closed in. colorado's governor said the investigation into the incident is just now getting under way. the high school where the incident happened will be closed today. >>> secretary of state john kerry on the defensive this morning about an american hostage who vanished while in iran seven years ago. >> in an exclusive interview, kerry denied that the united states has abandoned robert levinson. his family insists he was working for the cia when he went missing. tahman bradley with the details. >> reporter: this morning, there are questions. for years, the u.s. publicly described the retired fbi agent as a private citizen traveling on private business. levinson's family now admits that's not true. that he was, in fact, working for the cia. senator john mccain is looking for answers. >> they apparently did not tell the truth to the congress. the cia did not tell the truth. >> reporter: the cia first told congress that when levinson disappeared in 2007, he was not working for the agenc

the sheriff says karl pierson meant to till as many as he could. paul beban has the latest from centennial, colorado. >> here outside arapahoe high school another press conference from sheriff grayson robertson saying it will be his last, press releases from here on out, but giving tremendous detail and insight into what happened in the events leading up to the shooting and how things will proceed going forward. a few of the highlights - the shooter purchased the shotgun, a pump shotgun legally a week ago at a retail outlet not far from here. it's legal for 18-year-olds to buy shotguns or rifles. he purchased the ammunition yesterday, the day of the shooting. he was wearing a bandalier with shells, three molotovs and a backpack. one he detonated. he came in close to the library, his target was the librarian, the debate coach. he encountered clair esther davis, a young woman in the wrong place at the wrong time. she was shot at point blank range with the shotgun. the shot taken in the head. upon the sheriff says hearing the deputy's approach he took

blast tore through arapahoe high friday before breaking down when he found out the shooter was karl pierson. >> my first instincts were to defend him. but i know that's wrong because it's indefensible to do what he did. it's horrible what he did. it's hard to process emotions like that. >> reporter: pierson and redmond co-captains on the speech debate team weren't best friends but he felt close enough to help him. >> speech and debate was his life. and the fact that he wasn't there crushed him a little bit and made him really tense and angry about that. >> reporter: it had been a stressful term for him. he had grown angry from losing his coveted spot on the team months ago which made the coach, librarian tracy murphy, a wanted man in tracy's eyes. >> karl and murphy did not along. whatever it was escalated to a death threat. >> his intent was evil and his evil intent was to harm innocent individuals. >> reporter: police stay pierson stormed into the storm heavily armed, prepared to hurt more than just one person. as he moved toward the library looking for murphy, officials say, he shot 17-y

. >> i'm karl pierson a freshman at arapahoe high school. >> reporter: classes have been canceled this week in the wake of friday's tragedy. school district officials say they may allow kids back into the school building toward the end of the week to get their stuff. in the meantime, a darker picture of the shooter, 18-year-old karl pierson, is forming, from one of his friends who thought he knew him pretty well. in fact, he said he spoke to him last monday about possibly rejoining the debate team. by this time, he had already bought the shotgun. >> the karl i knew was a good person. obviously the karl that came into school on friday was not. >> reporter: the rampage only lasted 80 seconds before taking his own life. police say pierson shot 17-year-old claire davis in the head point-blank. >> she's an innocent victim, and i believe she was in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> reporter: over the weekend, a number of vigils were held for her. she remains in critical but stable condition in a coma, according to her family, who thanked the community for its support. also in a statement

he's -- he's karl pierson, one of the best people i know. >> reporter: tonight, davis clings to life.ior with lots of friends, who loves to ride horses. her friend chris davis is raising money for her. >> it's just weird to think that someone at our school, like a friend, a fellow student, just, that they're hurting and that it happened to them. >> reporter: and tonight, claire davis is still in critical condition. david? >> all right, clayton sandell in colorado. clayton, thank you. >>> from arizona now, we are hearing for the first time those last moments of the granite mountain hot shots, those 19 first responders who died fighting a fierce wildfire in arizona. their last radio transmissions captured by a helmet cam, just now being released. and here tonight, abc's aditi roy. >> reporter: you can hear the panic in their voices when they come face to face with the inferno. >> breaking in on arizona 16, granite mountain hot shots, we are in front of the flaming front. >> reporter: that fire in the distance, recorded on the helmet cam of a nearby firefighting team. this is the last ti

he's identified as karl pierson, 18 years old, a boy scout and school athlete. looking for a faculty member when he was walking the halls and also shooting. we are outside the school right now, and police are going to update us in about an hour. what are we expecting to learn at that time? >> reporter: right now, rosa, there are still many unanswered questions. the motive, we hope to learn new details about exactly why this student came into the school yesterday with a shotgun. we also hope to learn more about him specifically and also where he got that gun, what hands did it have to pass through to end up in his. you can see there is still plenty of investigation to be done here at this school, with the school completely cordoned off by crime scene tape. the sheriff telling us that the teams of investigators will be combing meticulously through this school, at least through tomorrow. school is closed on monday to give them a little extra time to process the scene. there are two other scenes they're also continuing to do searches today. the house where the suspe

student down, and they have found shotgun shells. >> reporter: police say the gunman, identified as karl pierson shot one student before turning the gun on himself and taking his own life. >> it was pretty scary. there were two shots by my classroom. and then we heard the screaming. >> reporter: police say pierson appears to have been seeking revenge against the specific faculty member, because of what police call a confrontation or disagreement. witnesses saw pierson enter arapahoe high school carrying a shotgun and making no attempt to hide it. >> i saw him. he was kind of running military towards the building. i i alerted everybody in the building, and that's when i heard two big bangs, just boom, pop. >> reporter: police say pierson asked other students the whereabouts of a faculty member, and reportedly the school's librarian and head of the speech and debate team. >> when the teacher heard that this individual was asking for him, the teacher exited the school immediately. in my opinion, it was the most important tactical decision that could have been made. >> reporter: in addition to the s

there's some anger toward karl pierson for what he did to her.he was not the intended target here from all aspects, say the police. so it's just a real sad tragedy here. thomas. >> ron, on a larger scale, you had a opportunity to speak with the governor there, john hickenlooper. this comes as some lawmakers there say they lost their jobs in a recall election for supporting stricter gun laws. so what did the governor have to say about why this keeps happening in colorado and why there is resistance to gun control laws despite these tragedies? >> yeah, i asked him point blank. i said what is going on here? and he says god only knows. there's no rational explanation why this is happening here. he said coloradans are sick of this violence. he said listen, this is the west. there's a very strong second amendment spirit here but there's also a lot of strong opinions about making communities like centennial safer. everybody wants that. he says the hard work will be coming together to find the right balance to bring all those opinions together. that's go

karl pierson's attack lasted 80 seconds before he took his own life.he davis family issued a statement saying: >> typhoon francis delivered his last sunday blessing before christmas. we'll bring you the message behind the pope's sermon this holiday season. >> protests in germany turned violent. $300 billion - what americans are shelling out, aside from holiday shopping. tÑ >> now to today's big number. $300 billion. that's how much analysts estimate will be donated this year to charities. 30% of that is expected to be donated in december alone. a sure sign that the winter holiday seen is the season of giving and more surprising 10% of the annual donations are $30 billion are expected to hit the coffers in the last 48 hours of 2013. >> welcome back everybody, you are watching al jazeera america. five of the biggest stories of the year, and the people caught up in making the headlines. first a look at what temperatures we'll see across the nation with meteorologist eboni deon. >> it will be a warm one across the east and south-east. we do have falling te

tell you about tonight regarding yesterday's school shooting in centennial, colorado. 18-year-old karl pierson was armed with a shotgun and ammunition, plus a machete and three molotov cocktails, according to the sheriff. officials believe pierson was targeting a faculty member, possibly a debate coach who had disciplined him. >> he believed based on the fact that he was armed with multiple rounds, armed with a machete, armed with three incendiary devices, his intent was evil and his evil intent was to harm multiple individuals. >> one student now identified as 17-year-old claire davis was shot and critically wounded before pierson took his own life. authorities say there's no reason to believe that she was a target. the sheriff said pierson bought the shotgun legally one week before the shooting. >>> well, today marks one year since the mass shooting at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut. town officials asked reporters to stay away and allow people there to grieve in private. there were no formal events held in the town today. the town asked people to honor those who lost th

the shooter died of a self-inflicted gun wound is 18-year-old karl pierson. he was targeted a specific teacher. one student is in the hospital after undergoing surgery for the gunshot wound. sit 20 miles south of aurora, where the mass shooting took place in the movie theater and eight miles from columbine high school, the keep of a mass shooting in 1999. ron mott is covering all of this. >> good morning, alex. later today the media will meet with the police again. in the meantime, as you can imagine, a lot of questions of why. why this young man would do this yesterday. police suspect he was out for revenge. >> a repeated scene at an american school. hands on their heads after gunfire erupts inside. >> we heard people coming in, police talking on their radios screaming and surrounding. i didn't hear any of the shots. but it was scary. >> police say 18-year-old karl pierson, a student at arapahoe high school, was looking for a specific teacher. it stepped from an earlier disagreement between the two. >> when the teacher heard this individual was asking for hi

. >> reporter: abandoned on friday when karl abandoned on friday when karl pierson walks in a north entrance, opening fire with a .12-gauge shotgun. his second shot aimed pointblank at a 17-year-old claire davis. >> she was an innocent victim of an evil act of violence. >> reporter: he moves down a hallway into a library, firing again. the campus deputy sheriff and an unarmed security officer race toward the sound of gunfire as pierson lights a molotov cocktail he carries in a backpack. >> the shooter knew the deputy was in the immediate area and while the deputy was containing the shooter, the shooter took his own life. >> reporter: the attack lasts just 80 seconds. investigators are still trying to sort out why pierson, an outspoken member of the debate team, threatened and came to kill the coach. librarian tracy murphy. this was her prom date junior year. she says she talked to him thursday for the last time. >> he said, "you're one of the cool ones, callahan." >> reporter: she saw no sign of what was to come. >> he's not a monster. he's -- he's one of the best people that i knew. he's no

karl pierson had gone to the school looking for a teacher. he randomly shot davis. today the hospital where davis was treated issued a statement saying in part: >> jim joins us if by phone auds arapahoe high school near denver. this is not the news that a lot of people were praying for. >> certainly. everyone was hoping that clair would pull through. it was quite obvious with the severity of her injuries that it would be difficult for that to happen. she was in a coma for the past week. the word here was waiting for other family members to get into town where they could make a decision on life support. obviously that happened now. i'm here in front of arapahoe high school as we speak. there's a lot of people showing up, parents and students bringing candles, flowers, and there's a big sign in front of the school, "pray for clair", that is what everyone is doing. they are coming in front of the school, standing here in silence, saying their prayers, wishing the best for this beautiful young woman who passed away an hour and a half ago. >> meanwhile in the investigati

the alleged shooter, karl pierson, was apparently acting on a grudge against a teacher.hinking student alerted the teacher who was the target and the teacher made it out unharmed. the 15-year-old victim of that shooting is in critical condition. hundreds of students had to be evacuated from the campus. >>> there was no megawinner in last night's megamillions drawing. the jackpot for the next drawing, which will be tuesday night, climbs to 550 million bucks. and if the game keeps rolling over without a winner, the drawing before christmas could hit the $1 billion mark. >>> and a record sale at christie's auction house. a case of rum from circa 1780 went for almost $128,000. that's more than six-times what it estimated it would fetch. that makes it the oldest and most expensive rum sold in auction history. the history of the universe. it was. covered with grime in a cellular in england, untouched for generations. it's believed to have been distilled by slaves on the caribbean island, barbados. >>> and a nice story from the world of basketball. zach randolph noticed a young

he's been identified as karl pierson. police say he walked into the school with a shotgun yesterday afternoon. now, today, investigators are still searching this school. they're also expected to search his home, his car, and another home -- he apparently had access to it -- trying to figure out what motivated his attack. we have learned pierson was on the debate team. witnesses tell me he was looking for the debate coach yesterday afternoon. the sheriff says they believe there was a disagreement between pierson and the debate coach, and that that might have been the motive for this shooting, that it was an act of revenge. but again, they're still working to confirm those details. the debate coach was notified, we're told, quickly rushed out of the school, hoping to draw the shooter out with him. but instead, the gunman opened fire, hitting a 15-year-old girl. witnesses tell our affiliates that she screamed for help. she said there was a shooter. we just checked in with the hospital this morning, and they can only say she

karl pierson bought the shotguns legally last year at a local gun store.ing was retaliation against a faculty member. pierson critically wounded claire davis before apparently killing himself. >> she is an innocent young lady, and she was an innocent victim of an evil act of violence. >> friends describe pierson as outgoing but say he had extreme political views. he had recently been kicked off the school's debate team. >> portions of the midwest and northeast are bracing for what could be a miserable 24 hours, heavy snow, as much as 12 inches, could fall in parts of the country. new york city, chicago, philadelphia, expected to see several inches of snow. a thousand flights have been cancelled. officials are warning residents to prepare for power outages and dangerous driving conditions. >> back here in the bay area, record eight consecutive "spare the air" day has been called for tomorrow. here's leigh glaser with the first look at her forecast. leigh? >> turning our attention to live doppler 7 hd, it's been a really pleasant day today with most of the l

they want safe havens for kids to learn and have a bright future that everybody thought karl pierson had until friday. they have got to find a way to come together. everybody has to put aside harsh rhetoric and come together for everyone's best interest. easier said than done. he wants to work on it in colorado where it is a tough issue around the country politically, andrea. >> apparently the gun was purchased, ammo purchased legally and he's 18 years old. the first responders did what they had to do quick enough to prevent further injury or death. >> right. exactly. the governor said that was key to keeping this from being another columbine where you had a dozen, thirteen people killed. there's a school resource officer, deputy at the school when the alarms went offer. he had to run from the lunch room to the library. took a while to get there. this was all over in about 80 seconds. you think about it, a minute ant twenty seconds. a lot of terrible things went on at school. they were able to get an officer to engage karl pierson before he was able to get a lot of students in a corn

a friend of karl pierson said he heard the 18 year old talking about wanting to shoot and kill people. >> karl threaten todd kill mr. murphy half jokingly. mr. murphy brought it to the administration and karl got suspended for that. >> police say he was looking for murphy when he walked in with the shotgun but couldn't find them so he shot claire davis, a 17 year old girl he didn't know and then shot himself. she is in critical condition. >>> john kerry is looking for evidence that an american who vanished in iran is still alive. the arraign yanira government -- iranian government denies involvement. a report reveals he was working for the cia. this week kerry weighed in on the levinson family's suggestion that the government is not doing enough to get him back. >> to suggest that we have abandoned him or anybody has abandoned him is incorrect. we are working on several processes that i am not free to talk about. >> some members of congress including senator john mccain say they're convinced iran knows where levinson is. >>> today could be the busiest day of the year for postal servic

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. >> 18-year-old karl pierson entered the school bent on revenge. >> everyone said that he was armedh a shotgun. the individual also had multiple shotgun ammunition strapped across his body and he was also armed with a machete. >> reporter: his target was his debate coach. >> hi, i'm karl pierson. >> reporter: he was suspended from the team in september. >> he was looking for one person specifically. >> reporter: he shot 17-year-old claire davis, shooting her apparently at random, point blank in the head. >> she was an innocent victim of an evil act of violence. >> reporter: now she remains in critical condition at a local hospital. >> this in no way defines us. >> reporter: students held a vigil singing their fight song. ♪ >> reporter: and prayed for their friend. >> i know how much she loved all of you guys and i know how much this would mean to her. >> reporter: the sheriff praising the school's quick deployment of the shooter protocol and fast action of an on-campus deputy who was closing in on him when pierson fatly shot himself. hailing coach murphy as a hero attempting to lure

the sheriff has identified him as 18-year-old karl pierson. it appears that he was seeking revenge against a faculty member. >> were having fun and laughing and then all of a sudden we heard a really loud bang. my teacher asked what it was and then we heard two more. we got up and screamed and ran into a room. >> it was other teacher -- a student that alerted the teachers being -- teacher being targeted. >> the teacher exited the school immediately. it was the most important tactical decision that could have been made. >> living in an area that is experienced to many mass shootings, these students were trained and ready in case of gunfire inside the classroom. nothing could prepare them for the fear they felt. >> he was not his over there because she said it was so loud. it was right outside of her classroom. >> relief aaron say they're grateful to be with their children but still unsettled it happened to them. >> it is a terrifying experience as a parent. it is the last thing you want to go through. >> the sheriff says that one student was in

she was sitting in a hallway when karl pierson walked in and fired. pierson had been seeking revenge on the school's debate coach who verbally disciplined him. >>> we also have developing news right now. the threat of another b.a.r.t. strike is gone. the unions and transit agency agreed on a final contract's sticking point. sergio kin na is live with -- quintana is live. reporter: one of the issues that came up during the negotiations was a lack of break room for workers at three different b.a.r.t. stations, including this station here in daly city. that issue is resolved in the agreement, and the big sticking point, extended pay family leave was also resolved. the union held a news conference earlier today. >> we have language in the contract to deal with the family leave, where it follows the law that indicates the members are able to take sick, vacation, or unpaid leave, as family leave. so it will not be paid by the district. members have to use leave. >> if this agreement is ratified be the union it helpeds end -- ends more than half of a year of

claire davis was sitting in a hallway and was shot point black in the head by karl pierson who wanted revenge on a debate coach. claire had been on life support since the incident. pierson turned the gun on himself. >> authorities in nevada are looking at a possible motive for the shooting ramp yank at medical center. the gunman's neighbors say he was angry with urologist after problems from a surgery in 2010. authorities say he left a suicide note behind outlining his attack. >> former san francisco 49ers line mornings harris, has been sentenced to five days in jail and three years probation for assaulting a boyfriend last year. a san mat -- mateo judge handed down the sentencing and harris is will undergo 100 hours of domestic violence counseling, harris assaulted his one-time partner at a peninsula restaurant in august of 2012. the jury convicted harris last month on misdemeanor domestic violence charges. >> two words if you're going to the niners game on monday night, leave early. the stadium will open three hours before the 5:30 kickoff of the final game to be played at candlesti

authorities believe she was taught at random by karl pierson.ierson was looking to set al grudge with a teacher. he later took his open life. >>> property crimes like out to the thefts and break-ins jumped in the bay area last year. santa clara county and san francisco saw the highest increases in the first nine months of 2012, alameda county and contra costa county saw big jumps, police say re-alignment, moving low level offenders may be factors. >> at least 30 residents of a san francisco north beach apartment building need a place to live after a fire burned through their unit, on powell street. the flames caused significant damage to 12 units. >> going to be a significant hardship for these people. it's the holidays. most people have stated they have someplace to go. we do have red cross comping, and we'll definitely assist them to the best of our ability. >> fire officials say the fire began in the rear of the building on the top floor. it will take some time to determine the cause. >>> the independent federal agency tasked with investigati

karl pierson entered the school looking for a debate coach. he shot at staff and students and shot himself as officers arrived >> the davis family issued a statement saying: >> a tornado hit in places around arkansas, louisiana and we are getting tornado warnings along the large tornado watch. there's a swath of not just heavy rain, but snow and ice working into the u.s., into the midwest, shifting to the south south-east, and we are seeing the risk of thunder storms moving into central tennessee and kentucky. we'll expect power of wind gusts, bringing in damage from the wint. we'll watch for that in this particular area that has a moderate risk of storms. with the dusty winds we'll get heavy rain fall. to the north, that is where we are getting the ice. it was stretching up overnight to parts of illinois and will continue with accumulation into the north-east. the rainful totals is impressive, confirm from three to five inches of rain. we had flash flood warnings and watches out and the big concern is we'll get these with flood warnings indic

police, in fact, say karl pierson showed up here ready to hurt a lot of people on friday and the terrifyingcene that unfolded didn't take much time at all, just 80 seconds from start to finish. a community gripped in shock and sadness gathered to pray for 17-year-old senior claire davis, the lone shooting victim from friday's violence at arapahoe high school shot in the head at point-blank range, randomly police suspect by karl pierson. officials say he stormed into the school shortly after 12:30, making no effort to hide the pump action shotgun he legally bought the week before, looking for the school's debate coach. students say pearson who voiced strong political views had recently been kicked off the team. >> his intent was evil. >> reporter: the sheriff who refused to mention pearson by name said the student was also named with a machete, multiple rounds of ammo and three molotov cocktails. >> he is someone who victimized an innocent young lady by an act of evil. in my opinion he deserves no notoriety and no celebrity. >> reporter: police say pier son fired five shots. some of the chao

. >> 17-year-old claire davis is in a coma shot by a gunman karl pierson who took his own life. >> senate leaders plan to persuade republicans on tomorrow's federal budget vote. >> the struggle is on in the united states senate. we'll need eight republicans to come our way. >> secretary of state john kerry denies the united states abandoned robert levinson who vanished. >> could you get him back to america? >> if we can find him. >> could it be possible? >> everything is possible. >> in south africa, this morning a 30 foot statue of mandela was unveiled. >> mandela and many paying tributes to him. >> the driver carjacked and died. the suspects are still on the run. >> the northeast digging out this morning more than a foot of snow falling in new york and new england. hundreds of flights cancelled. >> miami's biggest win in years. >> out in front. nobody is going to catch him. touchdown. >> pittsburgh 30-20. >> all that matters. >> for an adversary in the intelligence game that's a gold mine. >> it's the keys to the kingdom. >> "cbs this morning." >> film legend has died at age 81. >> to e

davis appeared to be a random target, and the shooter, 18-year-old karl pierson killed himself. >>> and then the search continues for suspects in a shooting in the san jose campus. somebody fired shots about 10:00 last night. and this is just around the corner from christmas in the park, and in addition to being close to san jose state, and the shooting drew a heavy police presence which is also near several bars. police found two victims, and one in critical condition, and police are trying to figure out if those shootings were gang related. >>> police in palo alto arrested a massage therapist. he turned himself in on wednesday, and police charged him with misdemeanor sexual battery, and the 35-year-old man attacked a woman last year when he worked at the spa on elcamino reale. police say he didn't work at the salon by the time the last three investigations were underway. >>> the family of a 13-year-old girl on life support could learn more about what led to her condition. she went to children's hospital on december 9th to have her tonsils removed and she suffered complications that re

the governor said it was the quick response of the school deputy that prevented 18-year-old karl piersonrom taking more lives. >> this kid by all accounts didn't exhibit the warning signs of mental illness. it's hard to fathom why he would have done this without being somewhat crazy. >> the governor says the security officer followed newly active established protocols for a shooter. the ordeal lasted more than a minute and a half. pierson died of a gunshot wound after shooting another student who remains in critical condition this morning. >>> an ohio man is charged with murder the in death of a 9-year-old girl whose body was found in a trash bin. 24-year-old metzger was arrested at his home on saturday after the police found the body of the girl near her home in smithville. they say metzger lives in the same mobile home park as the victim. >>> a newlywed who admitted pushing her husband off a cliff after lying to police. jordan graham pleaded guilty last week. she told investigators her husband left town with two friends initially. >> i got a message saying he was going to go for a ride

this is video of the suspect karl pierson when he was a freshman about three years ago at a televised0 seconds to happen. according to investigators, pierson was looking for the school's librarian before the attack and theÑi shooting may he been a rekz ançó to an argument. deputies say he wore multiple carried au machetew3 and a backpackingh three explosive devices.xd sa clairol davis before shooting and killing himself. her familyçó says she is this i critical condition tonight suffezi]g from severe head trauma. some students returned to the campus today to get their cars talked about what h)p'ened. >> it's hard for me to like imagine that will someone that i came back and tried to murder someone. like at our school. it's just hard to comprehend at all. >> classes on monday have been canceled. arapahoe high school is only eight miles from columbine, the site of the school shooting where twoi] teenagers killed 12 classmates. >>> and nowjfi] to the weather. a massive storm on the other side ofÑi this country. the storm spans 1,000 miles and isçó impactinglp more thant( 10 million peop

reporter: clare had been in a coma 8 days, shot point-blank in her hallway, a random victim as karl pierson opened fire. students who fled were allowed back on campus to pick up their belongings. but the focus remained on clare and the hope that somehow she would pull through. on friday night hundreds attend a vigil. >> the best thing we can really do for her is to come together as a community and let her know that we are praying for her. >> reporter: she died hours later. last night clare's family issued a statement. although we have lost our precious daughter, we will always be grateful for the indelible journey she took us on, the grace, laughter and light she brought to this world will not be extinguished by her death. carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. >> jeff: president obama notified congress by letter today he sent 46 u.s. troops yesterday to evacuate americans from the town of boor in south sudan, it appears close to civil war. mr. obama told congress he may take further military action under the wars powers act to protect americans in south sudan. there was an incident in the ai

her attacker karl pierson also killed himself.ents say they are heart broken by the girl's death. >>> desperate plea from a 13-year-old california teen with complications after ton sill surgery. doctors say she has no chance of recovery but her mother says shebles the little girl -- she still believes the little girl is alive. >>> a teeth eyeglasses may have saved her life. alonzo bryant had fallen asleep on the couch with her glasses on when her family's home was suddenly sprayed with bullets. one hit her between the eyes but incredibly her glasses kept the bullet from going all the way into her head. amazing. >> i heard a big bang and then my nose start bleeding so i went to go tell my mom. >> the glasses saved her life. yes, i definitely believe that and i thank god for that. >> i don't know why somebody did this to me, to our family to shoot our house. if i didn't have my glasses on, i wouldn't be here. >> that poor thing. police say someone in the house was involved in gangs and alonzo was not a target to the shootings. >> in