like newtown. my dad -- for my daddy was open out.hey did not grow up in a culture where people said you have a ton of healing to do and we will be there for you. it is not matter if you have money because the society is based on taking care of the poor and those in need. they said stifle it. you want to be a man, be a man. be a man about it. so we were raised by people who had this tremendous amount of rage and terror internalized and that is what people like the kkk or the tea party which i think very similar do because they externalize it. it is awful to have that terror and self-loathing, that you find some gay guys, you find some black people, you find some girls, whatever it is and you put it on them. they're going to carry it in their backpack for you. i'm not going to change the way people think about me. i can say i am not going to carry that in my backpack. i am getting help. tavis: i'm trying to understand how, and your book is about meaning and hope. how is it that people find your way to hope in a world where hopelessness

. >>> plus a newtown cop says the massacre still haunts him, why his bosses want him fired. >>> and the nfl player at the center of a bullying controversy defends his actions. >> the week before this went down, jonathan martin texted me on my phone. i will murder your whole f-ing family. >> let's go "outfront."

after the state puts out its final report on shooter adam lanza and the newtown massacre, elaine quijano talks to the parents of sandy hook. how responsible do you hold nancy lanza for what happened that day? >> oh, my god! >> and ben tracy with the whales who came to dinner and won't leave. >> this is phenomenal.

nearly a year after the tragedy in newtown tonight, what authorities have uncovered about what happened inside that school. the police response, and the 20-year-old gunman. >>> what's the deal? the administration says it is a history-making agreement with iran. the other side labels it an historic mistake, and the stakes are high. >>> and the salute from the son of a fallen president on his third birthday. it was 50 years ago today. tonight, what we have learned all these years later about that iconic moment. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. well, as if on cue and just in time to disrupt the travel plans of millions of americans going home for thanksgiving, a sizable storm is gathering strength and moving through the north and east through the busiest airports and population centers in this country. that's why the east coast storm is bound to affect the rest of the country. this one comes after a long warning period. forecasters knew a week ago it was a possibility. now already it's a reality across a big area. we start with two reports tonight beginning with tom costello at

no laws have been signed since newtown. >> let's be very clear. votes in favor of background checks and mental health initiative and other common sense gun violence prevention measures. keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous people. we can all agree, infringes on nobody's rights, neither second amendment -- >> how can i get the information senator blumenthal's initiatives if i don't have the right to give the mental health information over to these people, because the rights of the individual, it's a privacy issue, that prevails over gun rights. >> this issue has come up a lot, senator. how do we solve that? >> i think we need to continue to work and fight for these common sense measures to keep faith with those 20 beautiful children and six great educators and this report that was issued brings back all of the pain and grief of that terrible harrowing day but it also should reenergize and reinvigorate the movement for these common sense measures. people have second amendment rights, first amendment rights, there is no need to infringe on them

after the state puts out its final report on shooter adam lanza and the newtown massacre, elaine quijano talks to the parents of sandy hook. how responsible do you hold nancy lanza for what happened that day? >> oh, my god! >> and ben tracy with the whales who came to dinner and won't leave. >> this is phenomenal. leave. >> this i captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. this is th >> brennan: good evening, scott is off tonight, i'm margaret brennan. thanksgiving is all about tradition. one is travel. more americans are on the move this holiday eve than any other day of the year. the storm that's caused so much trouble all over the country is finally moving out to sea but travelers are still feeling the impact 260 more flights were canceled today and some roadways are still slippery. this now is a life picture from chicago. that's the eisenhower expressway and this is a look at the ohio turnpike near cleveland. here if in new york they have started inflating the balloons for the parade and it looks like the winds-- which had threatened to ground them-

.">> pelley: tonight, into the mind of the newtown killer. late today, the final report on the elementary school shootings filled in what we didn't know about the gunman's mental health, his obsessions, and his plan. elaine quijano has the story. severe weather is hitting roads and airports. anna werner on where it's worst and we'll look at where it's headed. a notorious high school rape case results in charges today against the suspect of schools and two coaches. dean reynolds reports. and who left a green beret at the burial of j.f.k.? on the 50th anniversary of the funeral david martin on a bond that reaches beyond the grave. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. nearly a year after adam lanza murdered 20 first graders and six adults at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut, we know more tonight about what happened that day but not the one thing everyone wants to know-- why he did it. the final prosecutor's report out late today says lanza had significant menta

. >>> it appears we'll never know the motive behind the newtown massac massacre. investigators say they could not find any conclusive motive. there was no indication why shooter adam lanza chose that school other than it was close to his home. but the report did conclude he had significant mental health issues. >>> a silicon valley startup has been given a stop sign. the food and drug administration told them they must halt sales of its $99 test kits. they have not proven the test kits are safe or supported by science. it's not met the fda's expectations and it will address the agency's concerns. >>> a south bay charity may not have enough birds to go around for families in need. we are live from sacred heart community center with how much help the charity needs tonight. >> folks are just picking up the last of the boxes that were promised for today. folks will be lined up again tonight. they promised 4,000 families with a little help for their holiday meals. they need about 2,000 turkeys to make good on that promise. all day long volunteers filled boxes with abou

what moves us in the country, as i said newtown moved us as it should. columbine moved us.f the things happening on the streets of urban america is kids killing kids. that's not moving us the way it should. >> nice to see you. >> good to see you, too. >> a pleasure. reverend sharpton. >> hi. how you doing? >> hi. how are you? >> nice to see you again. >> everybody will say we need somebody to help rebuild the city and bring us together. that's when you were elected and you started with your commitment in terms of this gun violence and the culture of violence. >> i wanted you to meet lester just driving by and i was telling him that we just caught the 31-year-old man that shot a 14-year-old boy on sunday night and then tell me what you said before. >> my little cousin was the one that was shot. >> the 14-year-old was your cousin. >> exactly. >> we talk about guns, which is important, but there is a culture that's developed about where life is useless and everybody has taken everybody's life over nothing. even though the overall murder rate has gone down in the country from 2

what moves us in the country, as i said newtown moved us as it should. columbine moved us. of the things happening on the streets of urban america is kids killing kids. that's not moving us the way it should. >> nice to see you. >> good to see you, too. >> a pleasure. reverend sharpton. >> hi. how you doing? >> hi. how are you? >> nice to see you again. >> everybody will say we need somebody to help rebuild the city and bring us together. that's when you were elected and you started with your commitment in terms of this gun violence and the culture of violence. >> i wanted you to meet lester just driving by and i was telling him that we just caught the 31-year-old man that shot a 14-year-old boy on sunday night and then tell me what you said before. >> my little cousin was the one that was shot. >> the 14-year-old was your cousin. >> exactly. >> we talk about guns, which is important, but there is a culture that's developed about where life is useless and everybody has taken everybody's life over nothing. even though the overall murder rate has gone down in the country from

stockton, columbine and most recently, newtown. >> so i think that piece could be argued for ages.dsay, you have more information often us. >> the national report card on protecting children in disaster recently issued a statement that in 28 states public schools have failed to meet the minimum government standards for protecting children in the event of a disaster and for basic school safety. you know that's kind of a compelling statistic and frightening a way. in some ways it is an added layer of security but it does beg the question: is it more like a security blanket? >> it sound likes with new information from your report card, groundwork need to be done first. first they need to have the minimal required security at schools in the first place before we put a bandage on with some kind of new technology. >> after every tragedy there's always these initiatives and efforts to try to make our schools safer whether it be panic buttons in classrooms or sophisticated screening methods at the front door. i guess it's a question of how secure can we possibly make our schools? >> and th

what has been released is the summary report from newtown, which still doesn't give us a clear motived adam lanza committed one of the most horrific mass shootings in the history of our country. but it does give us a clearer picture of who this killer was and how he lived. according to the report, adam lanza had significant mental health issues that affected his ability to live a normal life, and to interact with others. he had a familiarity with and access to firearms and ammunition, and an obsession with mass murders. in particular, the april 1999 shootings at columbine high school in colorado. and he would only communicate with his mother through e-mail, even though they lived in the same house. we also learned from the report that lanza was, as suggested early on, a fan of violent video games, including a computer game called school shooting, where the player controls a character who enters a school and shoots at students. but lanza also liked the dancing game called "dance dance revolution," which he would spend hours playing at home and at a nearby movie theater. we have confirm

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it has been almost a year since the shooting at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut, 20 children and six adults were killed, tomorrow the state zero attorney releases a new report on what happened. here is don dahler. >> reporter: in the 11th months since the newtown tragedy, connecticut state attorney interviewed dozens of people and investigated every second of what happened that day. one area of focus is police response, whether procedures were followed and if they were effective. >> 6-7 at school, caller indicates they think there is someone shooting in the building. >> reporter: the first 911 call came in just before 9:36 the first officer arrived a minute and a half later, the officers were inside the school at 9:44. through interviews with officers and examining tape recordings of the body microphones many were wearing the report is expected to give a clear timeline of events but not necessarily make recommendations. connecticut senator richard bloominghall. what do you expect this report to reveal that isn't already known? >> this report will be a very factual

since the newtown shootings nearly half the number of americans killed during the vietnam war just since last december this is a horrific national tragedy at twenty nine thousand three hundred seventy six number includes people like shines sean. we just last week killed himself with a gun he found in his colorado home he was three years old thanks to the committed people behind the at gun deaths twitter group and the editors of the gun fail blog over the daily koz we now have a rough idea of the toll gun violence is taking on american society but we could have an even better picture and a better national conversation about guns if the n.r.a. hadn't spent the past thirty some odd years stripping the federal government of any real power to measure and report on firearms deaths the roots of american gun violence are complicated when it comes down to it it's all about all of the n.r.a. aides fault that we can't go one month without some crazy person shooting up a school an office building or an airport that's because the n.r.a. has made it impossible to pass any meaningful gun control laws l

gun used by newtown killer adam lanza c.n.c. is shot and killed a t.s.a. agent before he was taken down by airport police another day another mass shooting this is apparently how we live in this country right now according to estimates based on media reports more than ten thousand americans have been killed by guns since last december sandy hook massacre that's more than the total number of americans who died in the entire iraq war remember that ten thousand statistic is only based on deaths reported on by the media actual number of gun deaths since newtown is likely a lot higher is the recent data on firearm deaths provided by the centers for disease control and prevention slate estimates it is likely that as of today remember a fourth roughly twenty nine thousand three hundred seventy six people have died from guns in the u.s. since the newtown shootings nearly half the number of americans killed during the vietnam war just since last december this is a horrific national tragedy at twenty nine thousand three hundred seventy six number includes people lik

don dahler reports. >> reporter: in the 11 months since the newtown tragedy, connecticut state attorney has interviewed dozens of people and investigated everything from that day. one area of focus is police response, whether procedures were followed and if they were effective. >> 6-7 sandy hook school, caller is indicating she thinks someone is shooting in the building. >> reporter: this shows the the first 911 call came in before 9:36. the first officer arrived a minute and a half later. the tapes indicate officers were inside the school by 9:44. through interviews with officers and by examining tape recordings of the body microphones many were wearing, the report is expected to give a clear timeline of events. but not necessarily make recommendations. connecticut senator richard blumenthal. what do you expect this report to reveal that isn't already known? >> this report will be a very factual, straightforward recitation of facts that reveal the immensity and monstrosity of this tragedy again. and i hope create some additional momentum for gun violence prevention. >> reporter: in the

-- in newtown, connecticut. san francisco, san jose, and los angeles will also participate. >>> some 200 protestors marched through san francisco's mission district to condemn what they call excessive force and police brutality. >> stop police brutality. >> last nights march follows friday's violent confrontation outside the housing complex that was captured on cell phone video. it shows plain clothed officers trying to detain a guy on a bicycle. >> something has to be done about this. my face looks like this. my mouth is beat up on the inside. it was just unnecessary. >> police say the men taken into custody had resisted arrest and they say the officers had to use reasonable force to detain them to restore order in a very chaotic situation. >>> time is 4:38. startling details were revealed in court about a brutal attack of am homeless woman on a san francisco sidewalk. timothy chase is accused of stomping and kicking the woman while she was sleeping earlier this month. his arrest came after ktvu aired video of

he's the gunman who murdered 20 first graders and six adults in newtown, connecticut, last december.me of the families of the victims. >> reporter: the report painted a chilling picture of killer adam lanza. he blacked out his bedroom windows with garbage bags, kept sbred sheaths of mass murderers, kept arms and ammunition and communicated with his mother nancy only by e-mail. how responsible do you hold nancy lanza for what happen thad day? >> there was obviously a breakdown in terms of the parenting and the structure in that house. >> there was not responsible gun ownership either because there was access to weapons and firearms. >> and you hold nancy lanza responsible in that way when it comes to the guns that were available. >> yes, i do. >> this was a young man who didn't seem to have many connections. it takes a team to raise a child. it takes a community. where were the rest of the people in his life? >> reporter: the report also said six minutes passed from the time the first officer arrived to when police entered the school. how do you view that response? >> i think it is ve

it was reported some walmart sold out of the ar-15 rifle in the days following the newtown massacre. the very type of firearm involve ared in the shooting. i ask the u.s. walmart's ceo if he has second thoughts about el issing these types of firearms in the same stores that would ban a cd for controversial lyrics? >> we are very responsible in our sales are firearms. something we're focused on. the debate in the country, whether it's legal or illegal is something we don't participate in dine to day basis. that's something congress deals with. if they're sold in the u.s., we want them sold through formal channels rather than through gun shows. >> no matter how a gun is purchased or obtained, the gun debate has changed since last december. here's what chief correspondent christiane amanpour told me a year ago. >> this was a red line by anybody's account. these were babies. this was a biblical slaughter of the innocents. >> but talk of reform, big talk of reform, was sidelined for more pressing problems in washington. i sat down with christiane correspondent candy crowley and asked why.

. >>> in a town that welcomes good news, newtown, connecticut, has some welcome good news.school nighthawks have gone 12-0 after a season dedicate odd the victims in the same grammar school so many of them once attended. they finished undefeated. if they make the states, the championship game may fall on the one-year anniversary of the tragedy there. >>> a few days back we brought you a report from richard engel in afghanistan, the story of a young boy badly injured in a bombing. he lost his legs. making things harder his home is far from school and his family have no way to get him to school in his wheelchair. thanks to the generosity of a "nightly news" viewer who wishes to remain anonymous, that young man can now continue his physical therapy while attending the international school of kabul, a year's tuition has been paid for. richard engel plans to be with american troops for thanksgiving dinner tomorrow in afghanistan. the pentagon is supplying 45,000 meals, trying to ensure everyone who is deployed gets a hot meal, even at remote fire base where is the food has to be

disparar a los agentes >> la última vez que se discutió el control de armas fue tras la matanza de newtowne repite. estudiante de 21 años resultó herido en incidente con arma de fuego. policía de glensboro dijo que se produjo cuando una o más personas abrieron fuego >> the new york times dijo que venezuela integraba en 2007 una lista de objetivos prioritarios para el espionaje. los otros países eran china, corea del norte, irán, iraq y rusia. según memorando publicado por edward snowden >> alcalde de toronto en centro del escándalo por presunto consumo de drogas, pero dijo que continuará en su puesto. se dijo que hay copia de video donde aparece con una pipa fumando crack >> la muerte de joven a manos de policía generó revuelta que terminó con incendio de instalaciones en población de méxico >> compañeros de escuela de cristian perez, 14 años, lloran en el lugar donde murió de un disparo >> era muy especial para nosotros, muy amable >> el joven intentó defender a su tío en una pelea, las autoridades dispararon y terminaron con su vida >> era mi mejor amigo >> indignados, los pobladores dec

teacher were killed in newtown, connecticut by a disturbed young man who had access to a ton of fire power, after that massacre, president obama and vice president joe biden publicly announced a list of 23 executive actions they were going to take to try to fight gun violence. 23 things that crucially, the administration could do on its own without congress. with this mental health parody order today, this effort to increase people's access to mental health treatment across the country, the obama administration as of today has either completed or taken big steps toward completing every single one of those 23 actions. congress has proven itself, even in the wake of newtown, to be totally incapable of addressing anything even remotely related to gun violence. but because of this bill, snuck through after decades of trying, snuck through in the most unexpected possible way, in the middle of the bailout, because of that bill, because of the work of ted kennedy and those strange bedfellows for all those years, because of that hard fought battle by senators passed and these rules today by

. >>> plus a newtown cop says the massacre still haunts him, why his bosses want him fired. >>> and the nfl player at the center of a bullying controversy defends his actions. >> the week before this went down, jonathan martin texted me on my phone. i will murder your whole f-ing family. >> let's go "outfront." >>> walking against the rising tide, tonights hundreds of thousands fighting for their survival after an historic superstorm. good evening. i'm erin burnett. outfront tonight a plea for help. hundreds of thousands in the philippines desperately fighting to survive. they're searching for food and water, the basics needed to survive. in the aftermath of the massive devastation left by super typhoon haiyan, here's what we know right now. officials say as many as 10,000 are feared dead. that number, though, honestly no one has any clue right now. decomposing bodies are everywhere. people walking down the streets covering their faces because of the smell on the side of the road, in the water, under debris, in the water, bodies. more than 600,000 displaced after swaths of cities and to

again, just one year later, you can't help but feel for these families in newtown, connecticut.y thanks to you. just about ten minutes from now, special guest joining me live in studio, joel osteen, the tell vanjalist, pastor of one of the largest churches in the country. with the news from newtown, what would he say to one of the parents who lost a little one in sandy hook? we'll have a huge conversation with joel osteen coming up in about ten minutes from now. do not miss that. >>> also today, we have new developments to report on a story, i'm sure you remember from the summer, just the pictures from philadelphia. the district attorney there, the office has just announced charges against the contractor involved in that deadly building collapse. 49-year-old griffin campbell has been charged with six counts of third degree murder and six counts of involuntary manslaughter. this happened back in june. there was a vacant building in do downtown philadelphia being torn down when a four-story wall collapsed on that salvation army thrift store next door. a number of people were insid

. >>> plus a newtown cop says the massacre still haunts him, why his bosses want him fired. >>> and the nfl player at the center of a bullying controversy defends his actions. >> the week before this went down, jonathan martin texted me on my phone. i will murder your whole f-ing family. >> let's go "outfront." >>> walking against the rising tide, tonights hundreds of thousands fighting for their survival after an historic superstorm. good evening. i'm erin burnett. outfront tonight a plea for help. hundreds of thousands in the philippines desperately fighting to survive. they're searching for food and water, the basics needed to survive. in the aftermath of the massive devastation left by super typhoon haiyan, here's what we know right now. as many as 10,000 are feared dead. that number, though, honestly no one has any clue right now. decomposing bodies are everywhere. people walking down the streets covering their faces because of the smell on the side of the road, in the fields, under debris, in the water, bodies. more than 600,000 displaced after swaths of cities and towns were utte

in a few weeks we're going to commemorate newtown. do you think president obama has done enough to persuade congress, to push this issue that you've been trying to work on so hard? >> i think the answer is no, he's not done yuf, but yes, he is trying as hard as he can. we have not got this done yet and it's not just up to the president. he has stood up and said we should have reasonable background checks. he's pointed joe biden as his go-to guy. we talk strategy. both of the president and vice president talk about this. and they certainly are as big help as they can possibly be. >> governor chris christie was asked about the shooting in new jersey yesterday. here is what he said. >> we need to get at some of the root problems of this and we need to deal with folks who have mental health issues before they act out -- >> governor christie's point on this is that it's not as sexy an issue, mental health, but that both democrats and republicans can find common ground on it and probably could have a real impact on all of this gun violence

for the timg the newtown high school nighthawks football team capped off an undefeated 2013 season onis year, newtown dedicated its season to the 20 students and six school officials killed in the sandy hook elementary school massacre on december 14th last year. the uniforms for tuesday's game included the number 26 and the color green - the official school color of sandy hook school. should newtown continue its run, the team might find itself in a state title game to be held either on december 13th or december 14th, the one-year anniversary of the shooting. right before thanksgiving. a public battle between hollywood actor ashton kutcher and wal-mart. kutcher recently tweeted at wal- mart.saying.quote:.walmart.i s your profit margin so important you can't pay your employees enough to be above the poverty line? the tweet inclluded a link about an employee food drive at a walmart store in canton, ohio. walmart tweeted back saying. "it's unfortunate that an act of human kindness has been taken so out of context. we're proud of our associates in canton." this twitter battle has struck a

most comprehensive report yet on the tragedy that took the lives of 20 children and six adults in newtown, connecticut. rehema ellis is here with details. rehema, we see -- we're taken inside this family's home. >> we absolutely are and it is chilling what you find out. the report by the connecticut department of criminal justice gives a moment by moment account of the shooting and the detailed look at the troubled life of gunman adam lanza, the only question it doesn't answer is why. >> the report gives the best insight into the 20-year-old man who perpetrated the worst school shooting in american history. it confirms adam lanza acted alone, the entire horrific event overwith in five minutes ending with the gunman's suicide. according to the report, lanza blasted his way into the school with his bush master rifle, a walking arsenal, two pistols and fired 154, more than 300 rounds of ammunition he carried. inside his home, investigators found his first victim, his mother nancy shot in her bed with a rifle. the report states that lanza had significant mental health issues that affected his

when 26 people died in newtown, connecticut, the mayor knew he had to try to do something to curve gun violence. >> innocent children go down. accidental killing goes down by young adults. >> reporter: more than 1,000 people signed a petition agreeing with the mayor. if approved, it will prohibit magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. it require firearms to be locked up when not in use. it will require registration for ammo purchases, which sellers must keep on file for two years. one sunnyvale resident said measure c goes too far. >> i think it's a violation of the second amendment. number two, defensive weapon is no use if it is locked in a safe. >> reporter: in an interview with nbc bay area, he said measure c would strip rights from law-abiding gun owners. >> if laws are to be effective, they need to be statewide. >> reporter: sunnyvale's mayor says he's not afraid of a fight. >> nra just wants to bully and push their weight around. i come from the south bronx. i can push back too. >> reporter: he's not too concerned about the cost of fighting this in the court. several lawyers a

the newtown high school football team finished the season 12-0. the head coach said they were hungry to give the people of sandy hook something to feel happy about following such a tough year. and they did. congratulations, 12-0. >>> expect the lakers kobe bryant to return to the hard court after a few more hard practices. the under .500 lakers could use a bit of help from kobe. wall showing dominance. that was a 360. leaving a lot of people's jobs open. >>> battle of the undefeated at the cancun challenge. it's really cold there. 63-57. they play west virginia tonight for the championship. talking about heat, taking the maui invitational, pummeling the bears 92-81. come on, california. >>> the miami heat take on cleveland cavs thanksgiving day. a feast thanks to the local. lebron james will have the team at his house for thanksgiving. it will be a lot of fun, no doubt. >>> colts owner is not happy after two losses in a row. after -- he took to twitter. he wrote this, the team must get our heads out of our butts. wake up. not happy. end quote. >>>

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on monday, the official report on the december 2012 shooting in newtown will be released.is further solidify the understanding that the power and capacity of the weapon contributed to making an already horrific incident that much worse, do you think? >> yes. if you, for example, take a .50 caliber gun today, you could blow about a block -- a foot of concrete out from a target that's about a half mile away. the power and lethality of the weaponry today is -- is mind-boggling. and what the report on monday is going to show is i think two things. one is that assault weapons and these weapons with incredible lethality can turn tragedies where one or two people may have been killed into tragedies where you can have what happened in newtown, which is -- dozens of 5-year-olds and 6-year-olds being killed. that's one. secondly, i think what it will show is that background checks are not enough, because if you look at the mass murders, about 34 of the last 45 mass murders, the killer, the shooter, would have been able to get the guns without a background check. so it's a very, very

adam lanza shot 20 people at a newtown elementary school.a strong created a firestorm last year when she compared her own son to lanza saying she lives in fear of what he might do because of his mental illness. >> as a society, i don't know what it will take for to us pay attention to this issue. and to be able to help children and families get the services that they need. >> reporter: gus deeds was brought in for a mental health evaluation monday. a magistrate issued an emergency custody order. mental health officials told cnn, that meant he had been declared homicidal, suicidal or unable to care for himself. that didn't guarantee he would get treatment. liza long fought to get her son medical help. but he was also turned away from a medical hospital because they were out of beds. >> reporter: but this story is actually incredibly common. parents who are not sure where to turn. not sure how to solve this issue for their child and who are living in fear. >> reporter: gus deeds was apparently single hole. practice the inspector general called

the release of this information is sure to add to the anxiety in newtown in the coming weeks.the debate over effectiveness of our mental health care system. dr. gardear, often people say this doesn't answer the why question. it really doesn't help us in assessing risk factors. there are many families that have troubled young adults in their midst. and they're trying to read the tea leaves and determine, is this person really capable of causing harm to themselves or others. >> i think there were clear signs that this young man who had some sort of autism, pervasive developmental disorder, asperger's as it's also been called, had issues with communication, didn't like to be touched. certainly had a lot of issues, but it seemed like he was getting worse and worse, he was decompensating. and we see an overlay, possibly, of some psychosis. i think the signs were there. the problem with the mental health system is, unless a person is a clear danger to themselves or others we can't force medicate and we can't for hospitalize. there were indicators there and more help should have been

if you misidentify the person, in other words, in the newtown shooting, we thought that ryan lanza wasfects a person. big deal. also with the navy yard, cbs and nbc said it was someone whom we won't name that it turned out not to be. that affects that person's lives. as we learn later when report said the guy was freaking out. >> sure. >> the other mistakes like, say, the wrong weapon, other atmospherics aren't as consequential. >> i mean, you know, why shouldn't viewers and readers have the expectation that the places they're turning for authoritative information will get it right and will, in fact, be authoritative on this? >> they should. i'm not minimizing those other errors. i'm saying which are fireable offenses and which are sort of offenses that should prompt news organizations to take a really good look at what they're doing. the problem is that authorities just like news organizations are dealing with preliminary information. in the case with the ar-15 at the shooting with the reports, an ar-15 assault rifle, they were wrong, they were taking it from internal bulletins. the f

after newtown late last year, the senate committee that deals with the mental health the first they had for whatever reason this is something that is a society we haven't dealt with the way we should. it is the consistent thing and the tragedies we see. it is important to make a point here that people with mental health challenges are much more likely to be the victims than the perpetrators of crime whether it was newtown or the navy yard or movie theater or college campus, the one thing was somebody with the behavioral health challenge that hadn't been met properly and hadn't been shared properly with others who needed to know. >> it's interesting because you said you were working on this and said you appeared together to do this, it's an anomaly now. bipartisan efforts by u.s. senators these days seem to be few and far between. what's interesting is you look at the most recent poll and members of both parties say they want their own leaders to make compromises sticking to their guns. a little more on the compromised side with democrats and the message to leaders than among republicans

christiane aumen pour called the massacre in newtown, a biblical slaughter of the innocents.thing changed in america's gun culture. an all new "your money" comes your way in a moment. >> all right, christine. thanks. all that in a few minutes. >>> a 14-year-old girl with a rare brain condition will have to spend christmas in the hospital, but she's not letting that dampen her holiday spirit. she, her family and cheerleading squad collected more than 1,000 toys to give to the other children who will be in that same hospital with her. jake burns of our affiliate wtvr in virginia has the story. >> something else that my -- >> reporter: the nerves build and build for savannah dey, for each cheer competition. >> it gets your nerves up derntly. >> reporter: she's focused on the here and now at the richmond colosse colosseum, but lingering along, what's going to happen next month in cincinnati. >> oun the way to cheer practice and my mom told me i would have to have brain surgery a few days before christmas, and i would be in the hospital until the day after christmas. >> it's basic