today would have been hadia pendleton's 18th birthday. the honor student from chicago was gunned down in chicago two years ago. her friends declared june 2nd the first ever national gun violence awareness day in her honor turning their tragedy into action with a wear orange movement. politicians and celebrities are getting involved in the movement. >> the first time we asked people to wear orange we went out all around chicago, and we passed the t-shirts out and buttons out. we got a lot of support from people all around the world, all around the city. we adopted orange because of hunter's orange. >> hunters wear bright color so that they are not targets. >> the orange let's everyone know that i'm here. i'm here and i'm standing out. >> it can be seen from both near and far. >> when the sun hits it it gets brighter. >> and i think it's beautiful. i think it will save lives. >> after hadia died her mother came on this show telling us why gun violence and the gun violence fight was so important to her. >> i'm in it, you know, so whatever i

i became a company commander at camp pendleton and infantry training regiment at camp pendleton and i was sending young men over to where i just came from. the same time as interviewing companies because i knew i was going to leave active duty. i had a real rough time for some of those business interviews. i went through four or five of them that were not nice. they didn't like vets for whatever reason. one of them told me you will be coming to work with a lot of top-notch people and the pause in the said it won't be like leaving a bunch of high school dropouts against some is stupid machine gun placement that i wanted to come across the table and put my fist right in his chops but i would look like a crazy vietnam vet so i just kind of grimace through it. i tightened up my fist under the table and that my fingernails into my palms and i looked at him as the gentlemen thank you and i won't waste anymore of your time or mine. that happened on four different occasions. in the book they wanted me to compress it into just one which i did do. >> host: who is this on the cover of the book?

it would have been hadiya pendleton's graduation.she was fatally shot days after marching in president obama's inaugural parade. the school left an empty chair for hadiya draped in purple her favorite color. her family was also presented with a cap and gown and class ring, the first lady talked about the violence students have had to deal with in chicago. >> if hadiya's friends and family could survive the heartbreak and pain if they can find organizations to honor her unfulfilled dreams if they can inspire folks across this country to wear orange in protest to gun violence then i know you all can live your life with the same determination and joy that hadiya lived her life. i know you all can dig deep and keep on fighting to fulfill your own dreams. >> the first lady added, growing up wasn't easy talking about her own south side struggles. >> i was born and raised here on the south side in south shore, and i am who i am today because of this community. i know the struggles many of you face, how you walk the long way home to avoid th

today's memorial service will be held at camp pendleton. the cause of the crash is still unclear. >>> security or invasion of privacy. the fbi is confirming it controls a fleet of planes that are mounted with sophisticated video cameras and cell phone tracking devices, sometimes called stingrays. them using these planes for year, they say it's legal. privacy advocates question whether current laws take into account the new potential invasive technology. >>> san francisco giants will make an important due tour before the weekend series against the phillies. they are headed to the white house. tomorrow afternoon president obama will honor the giants for last year's world series win. by now some of the giants are pretty familiar with the digs. this is the team's third trip to the white house in five years. >> three? oh, it is three. it seems to be great to be the president, have the giants come over. >> want to come over? i have a pretty big yard. have a catch? looking over here, fremont moves very smoothly. the tri-valley, the only signs of s

i shi pendleton did the same for michelle obama. i have heard her speak of hadiya before.he saw herself in the potential hadiya had. she saw her as almost herself because they were raised in similar circumstances, the determination of hadiya's parents that kept her busy with the marching band and all that she was involved in just to keep her constantly occupied and raising her a lot of the same ways that mary ann robinson raised her children. she's emotional about. that she, as you said attended the funeral. there is something about the way michelle obama is able to speak and communicate that makes you feel like you knew her and she knows you and show could have lived around the corner. that quality makes her a unique significant first lady. >> she really does come from their neighborhood. let's hear more of what she had to say and why she's not surprised that every graduate, all 177 of this class has been accepted in college. >> there's one thing that i'm not feeling right now and that is surprised. i'm not at all surprised by how accomplished you all are. i'm not at all

in 2013 the school made headlines when hadiya pendleton was shot and killed on the way home from classs morning washington, d.c. police and federal agents are trying to figure out who made bomb threats against the white house and capitol. they were interrupted tuesday and poured out of the room. a secret sweep turned up no bombs. >>> and investigators may be zeroing in on who's responsible for last year's leak of nude celebrity photos. newly released documents show federal agents raided a chicago home in october. they seized computers inside but have made no arrests. devices in the home reportedly hacked into over 500 icloud accounts. among celebrity victims whose photos were made public action tress jennifer lawrence and model kate upton. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," you may soon be forced to carry new carry-on and a new meaning to the phrase pizza. >>> good morning. if you ever had anxiety with carry-on bags you may appreciate this story. the carry-on allowed is -- the iata is proposing carry-ons be 21 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 7 1/2. the idea is to free up space in overhead bins. it's not bind

the marine corp will hold a memorial on a flight line at camp pendleton. the six marines and two soldiers were aboard the helicopter when it went down on may 12th. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. the marines were helping with humanitarian efforts after recent earthquakes in nepal that killed 8700 people. >>> a bill that would raise the legal smoking age to 21 in california has passed the state senate. right now the minimum wage to buy tobacco products is 18. the bill's author says he wants to keep another generation from becoming hooked on tobacco and risk dieing from lung cancer. the bill now goes to the state assembly. lawmakers in hawaii passed a similar bill and hawaii's governor is deciding whether to sign it. >>> the number of cases of the deadliest form of skin cancer has doubled in the u.s. over the past 30 years and that is according to a new report by the haves for disease control. mill know ma cases are high -- melanoma cases are highest in women over the age of 50. doctors say these numbers could be reduced if more people u

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it is in large part to note the death of hadiya pendleton, eighth birthday would have been today. friends after she was shot in a park and killed with random gun violence. pendelton has become the symbol of gun violence in chicago because her school have performed at inaugural events after president obama's second inauguration and michelle obama came here to chicago has been a very violent year the most violent year we have seen. 46 murders here in chicago just in the month of may. that was more than we had seen since 2012. this event today is bringing together family members and they are wearing orange. people who lost loveds to gun violence. orange is the color that hunters wear and it is meant to symbolize don't shoot me. we have seen a violent year and police are doing their best but as you might know gun violence continues here in chicago and something that people here are hoping that by bringing attention to it they can bring it down but it seems to go on relentlessly. >> st. louis, missouri. members up 43% from last year. 25% increase in homicides. the chaos with violent ri

marine for of an iraqi civilian at camp pendleton.ourt over turning hutchins conviction twice once because interrogators violated his rights another because his attorney was allowed to retire on the eve of his trial. his rank of sergeant restored. >> the g 7 summit in germany in the first meeting since the fall of ramadi they are discussing the fight against isis. the prime minister expected to ask for more u.s. assistance. the president and other world leaders discussing the possibility of more economic sanctions on russia for aggression in the rue crane.ukraine. >> all eyes on 2016 as the candidates for the race for the white house as and potential rivals try to make their messages clear. this week end a big part of their focus was iraq's future. crystal fisher is live in washington this morning to explain. good morning. >> good morning. lindsay graham rick santorum and rick perry made the rounds on the sunday morning talk shows scott walker and chris christie also made it. the many foreign threats currently facing the u.s. russia a

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today's memorial service will be held at camp pendleton. the cause of the crash is still under investigation >>> dramatic new video out of the south carolina. a man reportedly drunk crashes his car, trapped in there as it catches fire, a police officers wasted no time running to help. >> i was thinking in my mind, please don't be dead. i reached in there, grabbed ahold of his arm. pretty quickly he came to, i was able to pull him out and we ran from the vehicle. >> the man inside the car was treat fold smoke inhalation and released. it's not clear why the car caught fire in the first place >>> dangerous and on the run, the search is for a robbery suspect. >>> plus crews jump into action, use a helicopter to rescue a man. why that man is now in police customer did >>> keeping an eye on your morning commute. in fact we're back with 15 minutes of nonstop news, traffic and weather, after the break. >>> welcome back. we have a developing story for you right now. the hunt is on for robbery suspect who slammed into a pedestrian while trying to get

today's memorial service will be at camp pendleton. the cause of that crash still under investigation. >>> 5:45. wear officials in the south bay seeing new evidence that neighbors are willing and ready to report water wasters. santa clara valley water district says nearly double the reports from the month before. reports can be filed via e-mail, phone or using the water district ace app. so be good, conserve and be nice to your neighbors. >> we were talking about with pride how terrible or lawns look and how little we have to mow them. at least that's good. >> rocks, whatever you can put out there for landscaping. it does not look good in a lot of case, but nopefully there will be a bit of rain in the forecast this weekend as we go into the rest of the afternoon, a lot of sunshine, but starting out with clouds in spots, you can see the seven-day forecast. temperatures start to rise a bit. each day as we head into the weekend, but no significant rain in the forecast. looking now at the peninsula, fog and clouds, 55 degrees today, reachi

overnight, pendleton took our cameras to the vigil.t's unbelievable to be back at his childhood church under these circumstances. >> it's rough. it's unexplainable when you lose a parent. >> reporter: we're meeting families who are coming here from across the country. >> people are pained by this. it's wrong. >> healing here. god can take any tragedy and turn it around into his goodness and his love. that's my prayer. >> reporter: we're meeting people like mildred, friends of victims here. who say they're still scared. >> are there still more coming? is this going to start a civil racial war? what is this -- what is this all about? >> reporter: there are vigils and services across this city today, and now the first of several funerals, for the pastor of this church is now scheduled for the end of this week. dan? >> steve osunsami, thank you. >>> as those services are held in charleston this morning, 115 miles away at the south carolina statehouse, the confederate flag flies high. this massacre opening a painful debate about what many p

arnold visiting hundreds of marines at camp pendleton in san diego.driver attempting to make the first front flop ever in a monster truck. he came close. >> oh, man. >> but the front tires didn't come to a complete stop when he landed as the rules require. i don't know i guess you should get some points for that. >> ouch. >> so you walk away nothing. >> flip around. >> eric great to have. >> you good to be here, jen mah. >> thanks for joining us. >> and "the real story" starts right now. >> thanks guys. jeb exclamation point getting in the race and shocking new details about the woman accused of helping the new york prisoners escape and some flattering and unflattering photos of me growing up. i'm gretchen carlson. "the real story" starts right now. fox news alert for your monday. woman accused of helping two dangerous inmates break out of a prison in upstate new york went before the judge as officials say the convicted murderers could be anywhere by now. 51-year-old

that takes place on the flight line at marine corps air station, camp pendleton. being honored are sergeant ward johnson, sergeant eric seaman and jacob hug. >>> chicago police are looking at surveillance video to figure out what caused this crash. the extra long articulated bus collided with several. this was just before 6:00 last night. one woman died eight others were hurt including the driver. we're told they will all be okay. >>> there is a disagreement brewing over an intersection in virginia. culpepper supervisors opposed the plan to make mountain run lake road more safe. they want to put in an r-cut traffic pattern and then drivers would have to go the wrong way and then make a u turn. a traffic light would be safer although it's more expensive. >>> city leaders want to upgrade the carroll creek trail. however, they say the contractors have not proposed a price that they're satisfied with. that's according the our news partner wtop. even though the work will be delayed, frederick city says the project should be finished by the end of the year. >>> in news4

they were in the spotlight two years ago when pendleton was killed on the way home from class.ad been here in the district just days earlier for president obama's second inauguration. >>> loudoun county school leaders will take a new look at the artificial turf fields popping up all over the county. there are concerns about the rubber crumbs that fill most of the fields. the recycled tire rubber could have chemicals that pose health hazards. a committee is considering alternatives. the school system has ten artificial turf fields that are filled with crumb rubber. >>> more than 1,000 people have signed a petition to save a public school. the county's board of education voted to cut freshmen sports to save $60,000. tomorrow, the board is expected to take a final vote on the 2016 budget. >>> well, right now we want to look at the current temperatures outside. it is about 69 degrees outside of our studios. 70 at gaithersburg. 67 in culpepper. >> there were days last week we barely got out of the 50s. tom has a look at the return of summer i guess we can call it. >> full force too.

the ceremony takes place on the flight line of air station camp pendleton in california. being honored today are captain dustin lukasiewicz, captain christopher norgren, sergeant ward johnson, sergeant eric seaman corporal sara medina and lance coral jacob hug. >>> 170 more divers are on the scene looking for survivors after a cruise ship capsizes off the coast of china. more than 400 are still missing. 19 are confirmed dead. only 14 people rescued so far. crews still trying to use a crane and cutting equipment to cut their way into the overturned hull where reportedly some yelling from people could be heard. the ship's captain and engineer survived. and they're being questioned by authorities. >>> today former u.s. senator lincoln chafee will announce his run for president. he started in the gop, then became an independent and then a democrat. today he'll announce his his plans at george mason university in arlington. >>> we are also learning that governor of louisiana bobby jindal will make an announcement as well. this morning he'll disclose his 2016 plans in new orlea

♪ >>> the six marines killed while helping with earthquake relief in nepal were honored at camp pendletoncalifornia. they died when the helicopter crashed into the mountain side may 12th. wreckage found three days later. the oldest was just 31 years old. >>> we're learning more about the american woman killed by a lion in south africa and the tour guide who tried to save her. >> the family of catherine chappelle says she was a dedicated animal lover and hoped to make a movie about poaching. >> reporter: catherine came to johannesburg to work as a volunteer on wildlife projects. instead the 29-year-old with big plans for world travel was killed by one of the animals she so wanted to help. in a statement, the tour guide who was in the car with her says they were not ignoring the countless warnings to keep windows closed but that chappelle had of her own accord rolled down the passenger window to take pictures. >> she could have been enticeing it clapping at it. that could have irritated her. >> the guide sustained serious injuries fending off lion even reportedly suffering a heart attack. h

camp pendleton was pio pico's ranch at santa margarita. he was able to ride through all of these ranges -- ranches. in los angeles, his family had claims in most coyotes. seamy valley, up on top, his brother of course owned san fernando ranch. a couple years later, pio pico purchased a small 8000 acre ranch. , which he called the little rant. -- ranch. ranchito. he started to build his cattle empire. he was very industrious right away. in the 1850's, los angeles was a very violent place. most of the u.s. population that came from the northern california area. the climate was a little more his biddable. -- hospitable. los angeles had some caucasians but mexicans definitely had they -- indeed numerical superiority of until the 1870's. pio pico was put under house arrest. they accused him of stealing the archives of the state of california. and inserting all of these land grants after the u.s. had taken over. what you did is you created all of these grants for your buddies, and ante-dated them and that is why all these mexicans have huge land

and i'm wearing orange for hadiya pendleton.n celebrating her 18th birthday today, but on january 29th, 2013, one week after she marched in president obama's second inaugural parade, she was shot and killed in chicago. today is you national gun violence awareness day in honor of hadiya's birthday. the wear orange campaign was inspired by her friends and classmates in chicago who began wearing orange, the color worn by hunters in the woods, to make sure that no one shoots them. today, president obama tweeted, people across the country are wearing orange to stand up against gun violence. nancy pelosi led some members of the house of representatives in wearing orange today. the entire new york mets baseball team wore orange today as did sara silverman and many other supporters. >> i'm wearing orange for hadiya. >> i'm wearing orange for hadiya. >> i'm wearing orange so no other parent has to lose a child. >> i'm wearing orange because i'm a grandparent who cares about the future of his grandchildren. >> i am wearing orange for the

it would have been graduation day for hadiya pendleton, who was shot and killed in january 2013 not fare obama's chicago home and only days after she had marched with her band in the inaugural parade. violence is just one of the challenges facing young people trying to get an education. but a new report from america's promise alliance education advocates show that the country is making progress toward achieving the president's goal of 90% high school graduation rate by 2020. i'm joined now by the president and ceo of america's promise, reyawna thomas a student, and rishawn, a recent college graduate. welcome to all of you. john let's just talk about the big picture nationally. there's still holes in this picture. >> i think it's a mixed picture with lots of good news. the high school graduation rate has actually increased by 10 percentage points over the last decade. that's a pretty remarkable amount of progress. it means that over that decade an additional 1.8 million young people graduate fredd from high school on time and we're on track to that 90% high school graduation rate. the mo

in fact, tomorrow is pendleton's birth di, she was shot while playing in a park. nothing stops a bullet like a job this esurest way to decrease violence and increase economic prosperity is to expand access to jobs and education. at this time i'd like to yield back to my colleague from new jersey congressman donald payne. mr. payne: i'd like to thank the gentlelady from illinois and also the gentlelady from ohio for joining us this evening. her thoughts and comments are always salient and to the point. we appreciate her supporting us in this effort. the sophomores have to stick together and it's just always a delight for me to be able to hear what ms. beatty has to say in terms of the topics we discussed. she's demonstrated true leadership in the c.b.c. since her arrival. mr. speaker, this is the greatest nation on the face of the earth. there are many issues, mr. mottos many sayings that go along with this nation. and one of them is that all men are created equal. but why do we continue to find such gaps in all people being created equal in the circumstances some

today would have been hadia pendleton's 18th birthday.as gunned down in chicago two years ago. her friends declared june 2nd the first ever national gun violence awa

let's get more with devon pendleton. what is the appeal for joining this pledge?it is a really elite club. these are the world's wealthiest, most successful businesspeople. you are making a very magnanimous offer. you are saying, i'm going to give away half my fortune. mark: why sign on? devon: bill gates and buffett when they started this, they wanted to elevate the conversation. they wanted to say, let's talk about giving billions, really giving away our fortune. it was more of a dialogue rather than a legally binding thing. mark: are there tax complications arising from giving away more than half of your wealth? devon: sort of. a lot of times, this money comes after taxes. in the u.s., the estate tax is 40% of your estate after you die. that diminishes your wealth a lot. when you think, $4 billion, they give away $2 billion, it doesn't work out that way. it is a much smaller number. mark: gates, how much has he donated? devon: gates and buffett together are worth $156 billion. they have donated $46 billion. mark: incredible. thank you for joining us. let's talk

the family will accept the military's second highest honor at camp pendleton. he recovered a grenade in fallujah shielding his fellow troops from the blast. >> the trial of a journalist in iran has resumed behind closed doors. he is the post iran bureau chief. he has been in custody since last summer. the u.s. and human rights groups call for his release immediately. >> thunderstorms across illinois today. winds close he to 80 miles an hour caused trees to fall on to homes and cars in peoria. power lines were down, leaving 10,000 without electricity. >> a dramatic blow to turkey's party this morning it lost a parliamentary majority in elections. this is the first time that happened in 13 years. pro kurdish celebrated. their party won broad support giving them representation in parliament for the first time ever. we have a report live from ankara this morning. i apologize apparently we have lost the live shot, but jamal does file this report. ok. we apologize for that. we do not have the report. all right even though the election handled the ruling ak party, now

two years ago hadiya pendleton was killed by random gunfire. mrs.you've been tested earlier than a lot of o'young people. may visit have more scars than they do or you feel more tired than someone your age should ever really feel, but graduates, tonight i want you to understand that every scar that you have is a reminder not just that you got hurt but that you survived. >> hadiya was killed just a few days after marching with the school drill team in the obama's 2013 inaugural parade. >> she was speaking from the heart. >> i bet her coming there to speak to them too, meant a lot to them. >>> poison ivy is branching out. we'll show you what may be causes cases to soar and how your reaction in >>> only on "cbs this morning" the simple yet innovate ivg help line reaching clients. it reaches you faster than facebook. you're watching "cbs this morning." my feet felt so heavy at the end of the day. they used to get really tired. until i started gellin'. i got dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles. when they're in my shoes, my feet and legs feel less tired. i

i became a company commander at camp pendleton and infantry training regimen and i was sending a man over where i just came from. at the same at the same time i was interviewing companies because i knew i would leave active-duty. i i had a rough time with some of those business entities. i went through four or five on the were not nice. they did not like for whatever reason. one of the told me, you'll be coming to work with a lot of top-notch people. he paused and said it will be like meeting a bunch of high school dropouts against some stupid pushing and placement. i wanted to come across the table table and put my fist right-handers jobs for the quick a crazed vietnam vet. i just kind of christmas spirit. i tightened up my fist under the table and i for fingernails in the palm and looked at him and said, gentlemen, thank you and i won't waste anymore of your time online. that happened in about four different occasions. they want me to comprise it into just one for which i did. >> it was this on the cover? >> they picked that photo half of the internet. that's from the 7th water tra

. >>> first lady michelle obama honored hydea pendleton, the 15-year-old honor student who became thes the first lady addressing hydea's graduation class at king prep on chicago's south side last night. >> wherever you go you will encounter people who doubt your very existence. folks who believe that hard-working families with strong values don't exist on the south side of chicago or in detroit or in el paso or in indian country or in appalachia. they don't believe you are real. and with every word you speak, with every choice you make with the way you carry yourself each day, you are rewriting the story of our communities. and that's a burden that president obama and i proudly carry every single day in the white house. [ applause ] >> from the first lady to the vice president, joe biden will be meeting with the ukranian prime minister just a couple hours from now. the u.s. has called for a diplomatic solution in the fighting there, but american soldiers are also helping american forces fight back rebels. it's kind of a proxy war that pits u.s. and russia against each other once again

pendleton was fatally shot at a park a mile from the obama's home.assmates celebrate her life and preparing for next chapter in their own. really pretty powerful and good of her to go back. she's been keeping in touch with the kids there. >> that was a very emotional and heart felt speech she gave. i didn't see the speech but i read the text of the speech. and clearly, a large part of it was ad libbed. >> she's been -- she's been feeling this one personally and taking action and staying in touch. when i saw she spoke there, i immediately knew it was probably an incredibly profound moment for everybody in that room. joining us now editor in chief of "the economist" the magazine is launching a new video initiative, economist films debuting this week. and here's a clip from one of the film drugs, war or store. take a look. >> the war on drugs really failed. what you see is no matter what you do the drugs gets to the u.s. the life of colombia has been really really difficult. we have suffered so much violence. you have to look for the way out. you have t

all across america are wear orange in tribute to haydiya pen pendleton, in support of a simple goal: keep our kids safe. i'm proud to join them in wearing orange today. i want to the commend hadiya's friends, my friends nate and cleo her brother and her friends that have turned their pain into purpose. they are working to real estate duce the scourge of gun violence to spare other families and loved ones what they've goon through. i hope lawmakers in washington and throughout the nation will pay attention and commit themselves to do something about these terrible shootings and ddges. we need to do that you will we can to keep guns out of the hands of those who would misuse them and especially keep our children safe. mr. president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator maine. ms. collins: thank you mr. president. mr. president, in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on our country on 9/11/2001, terrorist attacks that killed some 3,000 people i authored legislation along with former senator joe lieberman of connecticut to implement the recommendations of the 9/11 com

speaker, i rise today in remembrance of whatdya pendleton, a young woman from my home state of illinois who was shot tragically in chicago when she was only 15. hadia would have been 18 years old yesterday. in her memory her friends asked their classmates to commemorate her life by wearing orange. yesterday i joined with my colleagues in the house to honor her memory in the united states house of representatives. mr. dold: mr. speaker, every single day in the united states nearly 300 people are victims of handgun violence. yesterday gun owners, sportsmen, lawmakers faith leaders, teachers, students and more wore orange to bring attention to the issue of handgun violence. it is my home that this nonpartisan unifying action will show that victims of gun violence like hadia are not forgotten. mr. speaker, we must set aside our partisan differences so that we may honor the victims of this tragic and unnecessary violence and come together to make our homes, our businesses and schools and communities safer. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his ti

this day was declared in memory of hadia pendleton, a teenage girl who was shot and killed in a park two years ago. she would have turned 18 today. hadia's story is sadly familiar. for americans under the age of 20, gun violence is now the second leading cause of death. mrs. davis: mr. speaker, in recent years we have lost more children to guns here at home than did soldiers in iraq and afghanistan. it should shouldn't be political to say -- it shouldn't be political to say that these shootings need to stop. i hope we can all agree that america's young people deserve better. we owe it to hadia and those like her to come together on this issue and work to prevent future tragedies. we know that simple solutions like mandatory background checks, which a majority of americans support, can make all the difference. the situation is dire and action is long overdue. i urge my colleagues to act now on sensible gun control. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized