disheartening. >> the purpose of this meeting today was to share with you how this community has received levi pettit's apology. the purpose is to focus on being helpful, and the healing of both community. the purpose of this meeting is to demonstrate how a village can raise a child. >> reporter: pettit was expelled from the university of oklahoma two days after the video's posting. a second student seen leading the video is gone as well. sigma alpha epsilon is closed, its fraternity banned for as long as the chancellor has the post. >> i hope they reflect on what they've done. i hope they reflect about what they've said and the pain they have caused. >> pettit's apology came after silence marches and protests for racial solidarity. and again pettit has been expelled from the university of oklahoma and today he said he would be dedicating the rest of his life to fighting racism. but when pressed on details he had none to offer. of course though, the university david is still looking at this as a very positive step forward. >> the national organization of sigma alpha eps lon looking epsilon looking at t

although i don't deserve it, i want to ask for your forgiveness. >> reporter: 20-year-old levi pettitd he will stand up against racism after the video that surfaced earlier this month. it shows him taking part in a chant with members of the university of oklahoma's sigma alpha epsilon fraternity. >> what you saw on that video is not who i really am. it's not who i was raised to be. >> reporter: was it that you just didn't understand how bad those words were or simply chose to ignore that? >> i knew they were wrong. but i-- i never knew how or why they were wrong. >> reporter: pettit has been expelled, and the university's s.a.e. chapter was shut down. before the apology, he spent the afternoon at an oklahoma city church speaking with clergy and community leaders, a meeting arranged by oklahoma state senator anesthesia pitman. >> we know the state of oklahoma has some issues that we need to talk about, and we've done that. and this is just the beginning of a great conversation. >> reporter: another student who was expelled for leading the racist chant has issued a written apology but h

levi pettit along with his frat brother parker rice has been expelled.pha epsilon banned from campus. the letters on the house ceremoniously removed. >> i will spend the rest of my life trying to be the person who heals and be the person who brings all races together. >> reporter: he would not say for example who taught him the racist chant. many community leaders who met with him at this church say they are willing to forgive. clayton sandell, abc news, oklahoma city. >> this is a hard one. obviously this is atrocious, the chant. it was harmful and hurt a lot of people. but at what point, they are freshman, there are young and there are a lot of things i did in my freshman year that i'm grateful is not out there. you do a lot of things when you are young. >> a lot of people are saying this is far beyond the typical college hijinx because he is on camera reciting the chant with a grin on his face. many are saying it is an act of pr rather than attrition because he has an interest in telling the world i'm sorry for what i did. nevertheless, we will have t

levi pettit also on the bus, his parents issuing a statement asking for forgiveness as well. all of this as the investigation continues. i'm told we can expect more punishment by students here. i'm jay gray nbc bay area news. >> thank you. back in the bay area cutting out the fat. facebook makes changes to a controversy emoji. today the company responded to public outcry by changing status of chubby cheek smiley face from feeling fat to feeling stuffed. this after body image activists started on-line petition to get face book to drop the emoji. the group said it leads to people thinking it is tock body shame. facebook said it will continue to listen to users' feedback. >> we need an emoji for gloomy. that's what it is today. >> as you can see, from the north bay to south bay, at times, mist around the north bay, around the marin headlines. right now, dublin 61 degrees. we managed mid 70s. you don't see that too often. we have warm ircoming up from the south with weather system help doing that. 61 in san jose. in san francisco, low clouds again spilling across the bay. 59 degr

levi pettit and another student, who already apatrolologizeapologized, were expelled from ou. 'm sorry, deeply sorry. i'm so sorry for all the pain i've caused. i want you all to know that directly from me. >> this is just the beginning. we're not going to leafve levi. >> anastasha pitman is the woman you just saw in that video. state senator, great to have you with me. i watched yesterday, riveted by that apology. and with your introduction of levi pettit explain why you wanted to make that happen. >> thank you, tom, for having me. one of the reasons why we wanted to make that happen is so we could get some results in our own community, resolutions in our own community. one of the things -- our goal is to help oklahoma begin to heal from such hatred that is underlined all over our state and hopefully we can get america to lean forward and let us begin to have some race relation conversations so that we can educate students about different cultures and diversity and help us to be inclusive and acceptance of our differences. >> do you think that in the two weeks plus since this

now levi pettit is apologizing for what he did at the university of oklahoma and is promising to work with civil rights leader. >> i've had a mix of so you we are, shame and fear over the consequences of my actions. i never thought of myself as a racist never even considered it a possibility. but the words said in that chant were mean hateful and racist. >> pettit would not say who taught him that chant but in any case university reached a deal to ensure that no more students involved would be expelled. >>> new tonight, powdered alcohol will not be for sale in the state of maryland. they have agreed to a voluntary ban. the powder form of alcohol can be dissolved in a beverage but some fear it could be snorted or abused by minors. virginia has also banned that powder. >>> an airman from maryland is back home tonight after months on a special mission to afghanistan. he thought his return would be simple but his friends and family had bigger plans. shomari stone has a homecoming surprise. >> hello! >> a surprise look is on jet coverdale's face at his hometown church he thought he was goi

parents of a second student, levi pettit also aapologized, he made a horrible mistake, will live withe also know of the depth of our son's character, he's a good boy, but what we saw in the video was disgusting. also calling this video posted on social media unacceptables, shows the long time house mother using that same slur in 2013. she says she's heartbroken by any racist portrayal and was only singing along to a rap song. as the scandal widens hundreds of students marched across campus. a diverse crowd, stopping at the sae house, now shut down. >> it is blatant racism. that's what it is. >> i would say that we haven't fallen apart, but some parts of us have started to crumble away but we are putting it back together. >> reporter: fraternity members had until midnight to move out of that house. today, the university is stressing it has zero tolerance for what happened on that bus. >> gabe gutierrez in norman thank you. the student body press at the university of oklahoma thanks for being with me. in that piece there, gabe read portions of the apology from parker rice and from the f

levi pettit, a former fraternity member, has publicly apologized. >> a lot of people were hurt not justy those awful words but how they were said. there was laughter on that bus. what were you thinking? >> i'm not here to talk about what about what happened on the bus. i'm here to apologize for what i did because this is something that i've learned is disgusting and should never happen again in any form. >> reporter: today in a written statement sae confirmed the chant was shared at a past leadership conference but said, "our investigation to date shows no evidence the song was widely shared across the broader organization." >> i would just strongly challenge their nationals and say where are your answers. >> reporter: now the university's president has sent a letter to sae asking for those answers. gabe gutierrez, nbc news, norman, oklahoma. >>> two people are still unaccounted for after an explosion in new york city's east village created an inferno causing three buildings to collapse. at least 25 people were injured including four firefighters and one ems worker. new gas service was

the parents of a second fraternity member in the video, levi pettit also apologized, he made a horribleistake and will live with the consequences forever. >> it's an old fraternity tradition of singing these types of songs. >> reporter: andrew who in college was in sae and now is an outspoken critic of greek life. >> racism is alive and well in american campus especially fraternities. >> reporter: active member of the university of cincinnati black student association and proud sae member. >> we do not act like that. that bad behavior is not something that we represent. >> reporter: in 2013 the sae chapter at washington university in st. louis was suspended following allegations that pledges sang racial slurs to african-american students. last year, clemson university's chapter was suspended for holding a racially themed party. now at ou the growing scandal has sparked a rallying cry. and today the normally silent statues spoke volumes. all the members have moved out of the sae house here on campus. and now the national organization is looking to kick them out permanently. lester? >> al

. >> levi pettit says he's now going to speak out against racism kicked out of the university of oklahomar the video sparked so much outrage. yesterday he met with community leaders in oklahoma city. >> there are no excuses for my behavior. i never thought of myself as a racist. i never considered it a possibility. but the bottom line is that the words that were said in that chant were mean hateful and racist. >> the lawmaker who organized yesterday's meeting says she believe's pettit's apology is genuine and that she forgives hip. >>> police in northern california say a woman and the boyfriend who reported she was kidnapped are both under investigation. vallejo police say there is no evidence that denise huskins was kidnapped and although she initially agreed to cooperate police have not heard from her or her family since yesterday morning. they also say her boyfriend, aaron quinn, he's not cooperating and that both of them have plundered valuable resources from the community. >> if you can imagine devoting all of our reorganizations on what i would consider as a wild goose chase, we've

. >> reporter: it's the first time 20-year-old levi pettit has spoken out since the video went viralew weeks ago. pettit along with his frat brother parker rice, has been expelled. their fraternity sigma alpha epsilon, now banned from campus the letters on sae's house, unceremoniously removed. >> i will spend the rest of my life trying to be the person who heals and brings people of all races together. >> reporter: pettit wasn't entirely forthcoming. he would not, for example, say who taught him that racist chant. but many of the community leaders who met with him at this church here today say they are willing to forgive. david? >> clayton sandell, thank you. >>> and we turn now to the new warning tonight for parents of teenage drivers. the new report and new videos of distracted teens worse than previously thought. abc's linzie janis takes us through the alarming videos. >> reporter: watch this teen driver, looking down. apparently at her phone for roughly six seconds before losing control. and this teenager chatting to her passenger while plowing into the car in front of her. these

levi pettit publicly apologized this week for his role but refused to discuss details. >> i'm not here to talk about where i learned the chant or how it was taught. i'm here to apologize for what i did. >> reporter: the national s.a.e. office states there's no evidence that the chant is widespread across its 237 chapters, but it admits members likely learned the chant on the leadership cruise. in an e-mail today, a spokesperson writes, "there is a seminar that teaches our songs to brothers who attend it, but that chant has never been part of any of our songs." in an effort to address issues related to racism, the national s.a.e. organization has made online sensitivity training mandatory, and jim, it plans to hire a director of diversity and inclusion. >> axelrod: jericka, thank you. a gender discrimination case sheds light on challenges for women in silicon valley. and only an ocean stands between a world traveler and the finish line when the cbs evening news continues. across america, people are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes... ...with non-insulin victoza. for a while, i too

the second student, levi pettit, says he made a horrible mistake and will live with the consequences forever. >>> on the fourth anniversary of the japanese earthquake and tsunami disaster there's a dire warning today about a potential future calamity here at home. scientists say that within 30 years there is a 99% chance that california will be rocked by a 6.7 jolt similar to the 1994 northridge disaster, but the chances of an even more massive magnitude 8 earthquake are only about 7%. >>> with higher than normal temperatures in massachusetts, you'd think maybe the weather problems are all behind. not the case, though. heavy blocks of ice are now falling off buildings throughout the state injuring people, also damaging cars. you're seeing a lot of that damage here. the epic 100-plus inches of snow has melted down to only a dirty foot or two around boston, but now there are fears of flooding from all that runoff. >>> meanwhile, huge chunks of ice to tell you about washing ashore in cape cod on the beaches there. it's only happened three or four times in the past 20 years and only in t

levi pettite stood by african-american civic leaders. while he refused to say how and where he learned that chant, he did offer an apology. >> there are no excuses for my behavior. i never thought of myself as a racist. i never considered it a possibility. but the bottom line is that the words that were said in that chant were mean, hateful and racist. i will be deeply sorry and deeply ashamed of what i've done for the rest of my life. >> the investigation into this incident continues. and the university says more students could be disciplined. >>> millions keeping a close eye on the skies tonight. severe storms firing up on the radar across parts of the midwest and the south. large hail likely and tornadoes possible. oklahoma city tulsa and fayetteville just some of the large population centers bracing for a dangerous night ahead. >>> we turn now to a story you won't see anywhere else tonight. a look inside the thrilling dangerous world of bull riding where eight seconds can feel like a lifetime. and many of the riders are awfully young

the second student, levi pettit says he made a horrible mistake and will live with the consequences forever>>> a bit of a development in the investigation into last week's plane crash in santa monica that injured harrison ford. national transportation safety board has issued a summary of that crash but at this point it doesn't point to what caused it exactly, caused the engine to fail. this was ford's vintage world war ii plane. after that crash. the report does say the plane sustained substantial damage as you can see. >>> on the fourth anniversary of the japanese earthquake and tsunami disaster a dire warping about a potential future calamity at home. within 30 years there is a 99% chance that california will be rocked by a 6.7 jolt similar to the 1994 north ridge disaster but the chances of an even more massive magnitude 8 earthquake are only about 7%. >>> with higher than normal temperatures in massachusetts you'd think maybe the weather problems are all behind. not the case, though. heavy blocks of ice are now falling off buildings throughout the state injuring people also damaging car

also on that tape, his frat brother, levi pettit, identified by his parents, who posted an apology online. "it may be difficult for those who only know levi from the video to understand," they write. "we know his heart and he is not a racist. we raised him to be loving and inclusive." so, how did these two freshmen end up at the center of a racial storm? both grew up in ritzy dallas neighborhoods, went to elite schools. doormate matt lopez says rice went out of his way to help people. >> unfortunately, he compromised his morality for the tradition and for the pursuit of the favor of his fellow fraternity members. >> reporter: parker rice alluded to that tradition in his statement, saying, "yes, the song was taught to us, but that too doesn't work as an explanation." late tonight, we finally got our first statement from the local chapter of sae here on campus. they say rather cryptically, three to four years ago their fralt was invaded by a horrible cancer that was never stopped. david? >> ryan owens in oklahoma for us again tonight. >>> now, to the investigation this evening into that bla

prompted protests at the university of oklahoma and we had only heard up until this point from levi pettit'shat had left the university through written statements. so this is the first time we'll hear in person from levy petit. >> a lot of people waiting anxiously to what this man has to say. gabe, thank you. >>> and high drama in the highest court in italy as it delayed the decision on ordering the extradition of amanda knox. so the court hearing evidence today on whether to uphold a hearing murder conviction on her and her one-time boyfriend for the 2007 murder of meredith kircher. she is not in court today and she is not in italy and she had return to the states. and if they uphold conviction they could attempt to extradite and return her to italy. >>> coming up next jon hamm's recent stay in rehab and revealing his struggle with addiction. >>> and his portrayal of a mad man, and j.k.'s chip lash and his growing hope in detroit. >> were you rushing or were you dragging? i don't know. >> if you deliberately sabotage my band i will gut you like a pig. in new york state, we're reinventing ho

you can see levi pettit leading frat members, a conference with the state's black caucus this afternooneting privately afterward. >>> teens and distracted driving might be a bigger problem than once thought and the not just text weg needwe need to worry about with our kids. alarming reports showing a what teens are doing behind the wheel. take a look at this. >> aaa used the crash video for research and they determined distraction was factor in 60% of teen accidents. that's four times as many as official estimates base and police reports. the common distractions causing crashes, 15% happen while teen interacting with others inside the car. that's followed by cell phone use at 12%. singing at 8% and grooming in the car accounts for 6% of teen crashes. >>> we asked earlier, do you think tougher law, needsed to prevent distracted driving especially for teens? the majority responded, yes. we still want to you shoot a text tell you what you think. one for yes, two for no and we'll talk about this later. >>> storm team 4 radar, rain moving into northern parts of the chesapeake bay. done with

you can see levi pettit in the video here. afterwards pethe will meet privately with the black caucus. >>> a major deal announced between two food giants. let's go to landon dowdy with the details. >> that's right. the deal is fresh on the table. kraft food has struck a deal to be bought by 3g capital which also owns heinz and burger king creating the fifth largest food and drink company. kraft which makes cheese jello was spun from the old philip morris in 2007. it body cadbury in 2010 and split off its snack food business in 012. landon dowdy, news 4. >>> protests are already happening about a proposed tuition increase at uva expected to be approved today. the increase will start next year. tuition is going up by nearly 4% for students both in and out of the state. the school says the full price to go there including room and board fees and a step increase for in-state students will go up by just under $2,000 a semester. at the same time, uva is reduce how much students who need tuition help have to pay which the school says

you can seek seecan see levi pettit in the video here. the news conference will be with leaders from the state senate's black caucus who he will meet with privately afterwards. >>> you'll have to spend more to send your child to uva next year. you tuition is going up by 11:00, which means one semester will cost more than $14,000. school leaders approved the change yesterday, that according to the "washington post". the post says current students will have to pay a smaller increase at first. >>> police need your help locating a missing woman from rockville. 25-year-old jen made cna cohn was last seen leaving her home last night in rockville. she was last seen wearing a blue sweat shirt, pants and brown sandals. if you've seen her, please call the montgomery county police department with any information you may have. >>> a young woman with a very bright future killed. and police have charged her friend with second-degree murder in her death. nancy tinoza died early sunday morning on eastern haef in northeast d.c.. court documents show momod

one of the frat brothers levi pettit whom you see in this video who led the chant held a news conference yesterday to apologize. he med with civil rights activists, pastors and laegtsed eded eded elected officials and said he was deeply sorry and embarrassed that he failed to stop the chant p. however he would not say who taught him the chant or where he leaved it. >>> we're following a developing story out of vietnam you now. search and rescue crews combing through this pile of rubble looking for survivors. the scaffolding here at a construction site collapsed yesterday. at least 14 people confirmed dead. 28 others hurt. >>> a california couple accused of faking a kidnap to go extort ransom money. the northern california couple says that they were home on monday when a man broke in and kidnapped denise at gunpoint. the abductor allegedly asked for $8500 this ran systemsom money. police searched for two days. she reappeared yesterday at the her mother's house. police are now investigating whether the couple can be charged with a crime. >>> in news for your health storing your makeup impr

levi pettit one of the expelled members, publicly apologized earlier this week. >> the words said inant were mean hateful, and racist. >> reporter: and now boren says it's time for the students involved, the university and the nation to respond. >> we can stop it if all of us in the institutions and organizations we belong to and all of us as individuals say we have zero tolerance for racism in america. >> reporter: a change he insists will be led by the university of oklahoma. boren also announced today they're hiring a new vice president who will respond directly to him to deal with sensitivity and diversity and that every student starting on campus this fall will have mandatory diversity training. jay gray, news4. >>> winter is about to make a comeback. i don't want to know about winter. when will spring come back? >> just a couple days. right now tracking a handful of showers and the cold for the weekend. here are those showers around george island down in st. mary's calvert county montrose and leonardtown. it's moving out but we cannot rule out an isolated shower during the over

one of the frat brothers levi pettit who led the chant on that video held a news conference yesterday to apologize. he met with civil rights activists, pastors and elected if i recalls in s in officials. he said he was geeply sorry for his role and, quote upset and embarrassed that he failed to stop the chant. he had not say who taught that to him, though or where he learned it. >>> in the day ahead, a uva student at the center of a bloody arrest is expected to plead not guilt i in a charlottesville courtroom. martese johnson faces two misdemeanor, obstruction of justice and public intoxication and swearing. cell phone video show johnson with a bloody face as a.b.c. officers pinned him to the ground outside a bar in charlottesville. johnson needed ten stitches as a result. because of this incident virginia governor mcauliffe is ordering all a.b.c. officers to be retrained immediately. he signed an executive order requiring agents to be retrained in the use of force, cultural diversity, policing an interacting with teens. mcauliffe ordered police to investigate johnson's arrest. >>> to

levi pettit one of the expelled sae members, publicly apologized earlier this week. >> the words that were said in that chant were mean hateful, and racist. >> reporter: and now boren says it's time for the students involved the university and the nation to respond. >> we can stop it if all of us and the institutions and organizations we belong to and all of us as individuals say we have zero tolerance for racism in america. >> reporter: a change he insists will be led by the university of oklahoma. jay gray nbc news norman oklahoma. >>> jesse jackson jr. is out of prison and the former illinois congressman is about to spend his first weekend outside those walls since 2013. >> how you doing, congressman? >> jackson had to wouk through a crush of reporters in baltimore overnight as he went to a halfway house. he spent 17 months in an alabama prison for spending $750,000 in campaign money on personal items. his father is civil rights leader jesse jackson sr., who says his son will spend the next six months at that halfway house. jackson jr. expressed optimism about his future but no spe

parker rice the other student as well as the parents of levi pettit withdrew put out written statementsll be the first time we hear from levi pettit publicly and here on campus the university president will hold what is being called a "family meeting" with fraternity leaders to discuss what they've learned in the past few weeks since that video became public. attendance to that meeting is mandatory. jose? >> thank you very much. >>> up next a tragic story out of washington state. an unarmed latino man shot to death 17 times by police. prompting some to rally around the call latino lives matter. why isn't it getting traction? >>> plus an unbelievable moment in brazil. a tour bus -- look at that -- crashes into a crater. wait until you see where the bus turns up. next what happened here. we'll talk about it when we come back. ♪ [piano background music begins] ♪ we are one, we are essentially the same regardless of where we come from. um, there are definitely things that are different about us culturally and everything else but at the end of the day we are the same and we really need to st

parker rice and levi pettit issued separate statements saying they're sorry for participating in theideotaped during a bus trip. they called it a horrible mistake. the apologies come as students, faculty and community members staged a rally on campus. each dipped their fingers in paint to symbolize the colors of the rainbow and the diversity on campus. >> i'm here to stand in support of all of those true sooners at the university of oklahoma. standing in support of what we believe in which is unity and solidarity. >> the university issued a statement it doesn't teach the chant to members but the president at the university of texas is looking into reports that the sae chapter there has recited it as well. >>> a shooting report today at lil wayne's house turned out to be another incident of swatting. they did not find any gun or victims at lil wayne's home this afternoon. someone called into a nonemergency police line saying four people had been shot. selects including justin timberlake, tom cruise and miley cyrus have all been targeted by this. >>> san francisco's newest residents ar

the parents of a second fraternity member in the video levi pettit also apologized.made a horrible mistake and will live with the consequences forever. >> it's an old fraternity tradition of singing these types of songs. >> reporter: andrew was in college in sae is now an outspoken critic in greek life. >> racism is alive and well on american college campuses. >> reporter: ev is an active member in black student association and the proud sae member. >> we do not act like that. that bad behavior is not something that we represent. >> reporter: in 2013 the sae chapter at washington university in st. louis was suspended following allegations that pledges sang racial slurs to african-american students. last year clemson university's chapter was suspended for holding a racially themed party. now at ou the growing scandal has sparked a rallying cry. the normally silent statues spoke volumes. all the fraternities members have moved out of the sae house here on campus. now the national organization is looking to kick them out permanently. joe? >> thank you so much gabe. you

. >> i should note that these two students levi pettit and parker rice issued apologies and say they wrong to do it. although levi said, yes, the song was taught to us but that doesn't work as an explanation then who -- that's the other thing. that song and i've seen this all over twitter pop up. people from across the country, oh, i heard that song 30 years ago, i heard that at sigma alpha epsilon. yes, i heard someone say i heard it in texas. that wasn't, you know, i mean that song hanging from a tree, that song has -- there's some back story there. >> right, right, but i think part of this -- this is like i think the hard thing versus america. if you're going to have a policy like you have in ferguson and there's a great story in "the new york times" on sunday basically pointed out that it wasn't just ferguson, ferguson wasn't even just -- rally has been doing great reporting and if you have policies like that those sorts of songs are what's going to happen. there's a necessary relationship. if you're going to say it's okay that we're going to stop some x number disproportionate nu

and the parents of 20-year-old levi pettit said, in their own statement: "he made a horrible mistakel live with the consequences forever." the university of oklahoma has indicated more people could face punishment after officials finish their investigation. >> woodruff: and i'm joined now by david boren, the president of the university of oklahoma. governor boren, is there any new information about the origin of that song the fraternity members were singing or about who else was involved? >> well we're really trying to track that down. it appears, at least on our campus, it was this one chapter of the s.a.e. fraternity. i think there are questions about whether or not this is embedded in other chapters across the country, and whether or not they've learned it in national meetings and other places. so it's symptomatic of what is happening across our country. clearly, you heard our students-- i'm so proud of them-- speak out with a single voice, "not at owl university," because real sooner respect each other and care about each other and they're not racist. they really come forward in

levi pettit is one of the two students of the ou chapter of sae who was expelled from the university who pettit said helped him understand the meaning behind what he said, he spoke at a news conference where he began with this. >> let me start by saying that i'm sorry. deeply sorry. i'm so sorry for all the pain that i've caused and i want you all to know that directly from me. although i don't deserve it i want to ask for your forgiveness. there are no excuses for my behavior. i never thought of myself as a racist, i never considered it a possibility. but the bottom line is that the words that were said in that chant were mean hateful and racist. >> pettit's words were enough to satisfy the oklahoma leaders who stood with him during his statement. >> we accept the apology of levi, this young man, and we forgive him for the mistake which he has made. >> it wasn't the only time this week that this community began healing the racial rift with apologies offered and acceptances given. a meeting in the office of ou president, david boren, brought together the former sae members and africa

leadership role has not been released, the campus newspaper "the oklahoma daily" identified him as levi pettit. his family apologizing on line for their son's behavior in the s.a.e. video. o.u. president david boran citing a zero tolerance policy for such threatedening racist behavior. >> i hope they think long and hard about what they've done. >> the sigma alpha epsilon frat house shuttered and the greek letters gone from its facade. the founding member says this is not what s.a.e. represents. >> i'm, you know fighting back tears right now. it really is horrifying. >> and as the scandal widens, a new controversial video from 2013 surfacing of house mom boton gilbo mama b. she says she's heart broken she would be portrayed as a racist and she was innocently singing along to a trinidad james rap song. the firestorm over the video extending far beyond the university of oklahoma to a dallas community where this sign was placed in front of the student parker rice's home. >> that was nick valencia reporting. the sign of the scandal widening. president of the university of texas says that he's looki

oklahoma officials will announce findings from their investigation we could hear that i reaction to levi pettitrmer frat members who led the chant, and who has now apologized. >> let me start by saying i'm sorry, deeply sorry. i'm so sorry for all the pain i've caughted. i want you to know that directly from me. although i don't deserve it i want to ask for your forgiveness. there are no excuses for my behavior. >> he apologized for his role in the chant, and he went further, saying he should have stopped others from chanting, too. >> i'm also upset and embarrassed that i failed to stand up as a leader and stop this chant. i now have a clear understanding of what lives behind the words. from this point forward, i will be the leader that i should have been on that bus and stand up against racismeism in any form. >> it's a good start, but only a start. this video exposed a deeper issue about race in america, and sparked questions about fraternities on campus and how colleges govern them. again tomorrow the university of oklahoma will announce the results of its investigation, but let's see what t

parker rice and levi pettit.rning, they've both been expelled and either they or their parents have written public apologies. it's sparked pro tests and let to the entire fraternity being kicked off campus. >> how could this be my house? >> reporter: meet one of only two black sae members in the history of oklahoma. >> i don't think they were every deserving of the letters. because those letters mean something. >> reporter: the local chapter doesn't think it deserves to be evicted either. they hired stephen jones who knows a thing or two about taking on unpopular clients. he defended oklahoma city bomber timothy mcveigh. >> every 19-year-old male is entitled to five minutes of foolishness. i think there was a premature rush to judgment. >> reporter: it's not just about sae and raisism. 60 deaths linked to frats over the last decade. allegations of sexual assault. and the hazing horror stories dating almost two centuries. earlier this year dartmouth tried to crack down by band banning hard chol and putting an edge

"the oklahoma daily" student newspaper has identified the second expelled student as levi pettit.aying, quote, he made a horrible mistake and will live with the consequences forever. we were as shocked and saddened by this news as anyone. of course, we are sad for our son, but more importantly, we apologize to the community he has hurt. the last african-american member of the university of oklahoma's sae chapter is speaking out. i spoke to william bruce james ii yesterday. he was a pledge at sae 14 years ago. he says the fraternity that appears in the video is all but unrecognizable from his years there. >> the guys in that video are not my brothers. my first reaction was complete disgust and shock. i was deeply offended as a black man, in general, but i was devastated also having been in that house for four years and put my own blood, sweat and tears in cultivating a culture that would never do that. >> shocking new video has emerged from the now shuttered chapter of sae. "the oklahoma daily" says the video seems to show the fraternity's house mother beauton gilbow laughing and s

second student expelled we've not been able to independently confirm, it's this man, the paper says levi pettitieved to be a ringleader of the chant. his parents issued a statement of apology as well. my panel joining me, writer and lecturer and also a 30-year member of alabamaalpha phi alpha, and a former member of sigma alpha epsilon who quit the fraternity. and wrote "confessions of a frat boy." were you a member. one of the boys expelled says he was taught this chant. you have heard it before? >> i haven't heard this particular chant but at the sae chapter there were songs of a similar or racist nature albeit not as egregious base and the same tune. we need to talk about the collective psychology and how they pass down disgusting songs and passwords from generation to the next. >> sounds like you're not surprised to hear of this incident. what other racist statements have been made, songs have been made what are some specific examples if you can give us? >> well i can't really, you know, repeat some of them on the air and wouldn't want to but what we've seen in the last couple of years nati