from organs -- oregon state university said researchers do not know for sure if the seasonal flu can be transmitted to pets. >> the strain that was transmitted originated in the h1n1 flu virus strain, pretty much the same strain circulating now. >> it could indicate a serious virus mutation. >> there is the potential it will be more aggressive. >> a microbiologist says the flu is not showing in research to be moving from humans to pets. >> it is possible, that i do not think we have real, hard evidence or cases to show that has happened yet. >> very interesting. still to come, day three of a bizarre hostage situation in alabama. plus, the first words from the family of the bus driver killed at the start of the incident. at the start of the incident. ht >> we are now in the third full day that a five-year-old boy is being held hostage in alabama. he was taken off of his in the garden bus after the bus driver was shot dead. we talked to the bus drivers family as we cover the nation. >> a bizarre and intense standoff is entering its fourth day. the lease remain tightlipped that they say

in the spring of 2012, he graduated from oregon state university also in engineering. he won a number of awards and honors and even served as a nasa-daughter and turned. tragedy just off the campus. it all in a deadly mix of guns and mental illness. >> around 1:00, we heard 10 gunshots. >> prince george's county police say he fired the shots at his roommates, killing a 22-year-old student and wounding another. he went into the backyard and killed himself. >> detectives discovered a 9 millimeter handgun next to his body. they also discovered a bag of weapons to include a baseball bat, the chevy, a fully loaded semi-automatic handgun and ammunition. >> police say the 9 millimeter pistol was purchased legally in baltimore county. a bizarre of circumstances are around 9:30 of the morning. his roommates came outside and talk with him about getting water to put out the fire. as they walked toward the house -- >> one of the students noticed the suspect reaching into his waistband for a gun. >> that student was able to run to a neighbor's house. the other collapsed and the fro

in the spring of 2012, he graduated from oregon state university, also in engineering. he's won a number of honors and served at the nasa-daughter research center as an intern. tragedy just off the campus of the university of maryland college park and all the gun that mental illness. >> around 1:00, we heard about had gunshots go off. >> police say the 23-year-old fired the shots at his roommates, killing one of his rebates that would take another. he then went into the backyard and killed himself. >> detectives discovered a 9 millimeter and get back to the government body. they also discovered a bag of weapons to it clued eight baseball bat, a machete, a fully loaded semi-automatic handgun and ammunition. >> police say the 9 millimeter pistol was purchased legally in baltimore county. according to investigators, by a bizarre set of events started on tuesday morning. he set fires in the basement at the backyard of his house. his roommates came outside and talked with have about getting him to put out the flames. as they walked toward the house -- >> one of the students t

sandra: oregon state university installing a new reactor that could revolutionize the nuclear power industrye new reactor technology uses helium rather than water at the coolant to allow it to use three times hotter than the reactors that we're using now. researchers say this could make nuclear power safer, more efficient and create less harmful ways. is this the future of nuclear energy? joining us, associate professor of nuclear engineering at oregon state and the director of the project. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. sandra: currently next generation of power in the united states 54%, natural gas 18%,uclear power the smallest of 16.2%. not very popular. do you think those could change of the new technology are working on is succesul? >> it is hard to say. ultimately whether or not nuclear power is a larger proportion of our energy portfolio depends on a lot of long-term economics. natural gas is just so cheap it is hard to justify building a whole lot of nuclear plants so that question is a question that will probably be answered over the next 10 to 20 years a litt

christian lore from oregon state university told nbc via skype researchers don't know if the flu can be transmitted to pets. >> keep in mind that the strain that was transmitted from people to cats originated in the seasonal h1n1 flu virus strain, pretty much the same train that's circulated now. >> dr. lore said the flu spread to pets could be a serious mutation. >> it could mean that it's more aggressive than before. >> it says the flu isn't animal disease spread to humans, but says there's no firm research to show that the flu is moving from humans to pets. >> it is probable that the current strange of influenza can be passed to animals, but i don't think we have any real hard evident or real cases to show that that has happened yet. >>> there is also a virus called canine flu. the symptoms are similar to our flu. there's fever and fatigue, trouble breathing. >> that's what to watch out for. those are the symptoms. there is a vaccine now for dogs as well, to fight the flu. who knew? >> who knew. >>> well, a zoo in tokyo has an unusual and fun way to check its emergency preparednes

maryland, new orleans, oklahoma, oregon, pennsylvania, virginia, the university of central florida, and of dickinson and nathaniel colleges, and the leaders of the state police in new york and rhode island. with these and other law enforcement officers here today please stand and be recognized. thank you very much. we cannot allow the carnage i have described to continue without taking action on what is a serious matter of public policy. that is why i have joined with many of my colleagues. senator schumer, senator durbin, senator whitehouse, senator blumenthal, as well as many others off the committee introduced legislation to prohibit the sale, transfer, many factual, and importation of assault weapons and high- capacity magazines. as the members of this committee know, we in acted a ban on assault weapons and high- capacity magazines, which i authored in the senate and senator schumer sponsored in the house in 1994. unfortunately, that law had a 10 year expiration. congress failed to renew it when it expired in 2004. since the ban expired, many people have been killed with assault weapons. over 450 have been wounded. they're more lethal today than