was worried about whether adam would be able to cope with the difficulties of being a soldier. >> peter lanza the mother of adam lanza, as being almost too willing to cod dell her son's needs. she never confided to her sister or best friend about being afraid of him. she slept with her bedroom door open. it bothers me that she would not use e-mail. she wanted everyone to think that everything was okay. do you get the sense that he blames nancy for adam's spiral? >> no. he says she was doing her best. i was doing my best and she was doing way more. he thinks that the decisions she made may have in the end not been the best decisions. that seems obvious at this point but she really felt he was trying hard. he said no mother was ever more devoted to her children than nancy was to adam and his brother ryan. >> peter told you he wished adam had not been born. he said, quote, that's not a natural thing when you're thinking about your kid and that's fairly recent, too but that's totally where i am. as you know better than i, a lot of fathers and mothers of people who go on to commit horrific acts ne

tonight for the first time we are getting new insights into adam lanza from his father, peter, who spoke with journalist and author, arthur solomon, for an article. we get our report from national correspondent kate snow. >> reporter: adam lanza killed 26 children, six staff, himself and his mother. how does peter lanza live with that? >> it is incredibly difficult. he is full of sadness, he only wishes he could go back in time and fix it or change it. peter lanza sought out arthur solomon after reading his book. peter lanza sought out him after the crimes. does he feel like he is to blame? >> he doesn't feel like he is to blame. he feels like even with all the information put out there he doesn't see how he could have possibly seen it coming. solomon interviewed him for 26 hour, the father painting a picture of the son, calling him just a normal, weird kid. at 13, he was diagnosed with asperger's since syndrome, his family tried to get him help. peter now believes that the asperger masked or conditions. >> i think his parents failed to realize and perhaps his doctors failed to realize t

peter lanza says as things got worse, nancy, his ex-wife cared for him. she wanted everyone to think everyone was okay. he adds she didn't fear her son. she slept with her bedroom door unlocked and kept guns in the house which she would not have done if she were frightened. these photos released last year by the state police show an open gun locker. several firearms and a lot of ammunition inside the home. peter lanza says he's haunted by his son dreaming about him nightly detailing one nightmare, being hunted like one of his son's victims. >> and also in the interview, peter lanza said you can't get any more evil and he wished his son was never born. >>> security will be tighter for this year's running of the boston marathon next month. that was the word from massachusetts and federal law enforcement officials after last year's bombing. that attack killed three people and wounded 260 others. boston plans to more than double the number of police officers on the route even though they don't have any more information about a threat against the marathon this

tonight for the first time we are getting new insights into adam lanza from his father, peter, who spoke with journalist and author andrew solomon for an article in this week's "new yorker" magazine. we get our report from national correspondent kate snow. >> reporter: adam lanza killed 20 young children, 6 staff, himself and his mother. how does peter lanza live with that? >> it is incredibly difficult. he is full of sadness. he only wishes he could go back in time and change it or fix it. >> reporter: peter lanza sought out andrew solomon after reading his book "far from the tree" in which solomon wrote a chapter about the parents of children who commit unthinkable crimes. does he feel like he is to blame? >> he doesn't feel like he is to blame. he says even with all the information that has been put together since then, he doesn't see how he could have possibly seen it coming. >> reporter: solomon interviewed lanza over 25 hours, the father painting a picture of a little boy who loved hiking, calling him just a normal little weird kid. at 13 he was diagnosed with asperger's syndrome,

adam lanza was diagnosed with aspergers syndrome, a developmental disorder related to autism, but peter lanza say the condition may have masked mental illness. "it was crystal clear something was wrong," lanza told him, "but those mental health professionals who saw him did not see anything that would have predicted his future behavior." lanza no longer looks at family photos. "you can't mourn for the little boy he once was," he explained. "you can't fool yourself." adam lived with his mother, nancy, after his parents divorced. as the young man grew more troubled and isolated, lanza said his ex-wife was almost a prisoner in his own home. "the reason he shot nancy four times was one for each of us-- one for nancy, one for him, one for his brother brian, one for me." does he blame himself in any way? >> he doesn't blame himself, but he has enormous regrets. >> reporter: lanza said of his son, "you can't get any more evil." and added, "how much i do beat up on myself about the fact that he's my son? a lot." peter lanza met with two of the victims' families to offer his condolences. he and his ne

peter lanza met with two of the victims' families to offer his condolences. he and his new wife have an attic full of leathers, teddy bears, crosses, even candy sent to them by supportive strangers. scott, the one secret about adam lanza his father refuses to tell is how and where he was buried. >> pelley: don dahler reporting for us tonight. don, thank you very much. marijuana has become a new cash crop in colorado. researchers are calling a new test a potential game changer in the battle against alzheimer's' disease. and a helicopter is sent to rescue a climber from a mount when the cbs evening news continues opinion continues. i take prilosec otc each morning for my frequent heartburn. because you can't beat zero heartburn. woo hoo! [ male announcer ] prilosec otc is the number one doctor rmeecomnded frequent heartburn medicine for 8 straight years. one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. he was a matted messiley in a small cage. ng day. so that was our first task, was getting him to wellness. without angie's list, i don't know if we could have fo

peter lanza says, you can't mourn for the little boy he once was. you first read this, what did you sense? >> this young man, adam lanza, had been transformed from an innocent boy who may have had issues with asperger's and was dealing with that and parents who are dedicated to him to now someone who was uncontrollable, someone who did not want to admit that he had issues, someone whose asperger's might have masked a deeper schizophrenia and depression. he was no longer this little boy that peter, his father, adored, loved, dedicated his life to. >> you can hear in the article as he writes, which is so interesting, almost that transformation from little boy to this really troubled young man. i get a sense that he feels he could have done more. i get a sense that he didn't see violence in this young man. on the page, it seems like it is screaming that he was going to be violent. >> what i admire about peter is that he does take responsibility. he does say, as you're saying, that there is more that he could have done. he should have recognized the sig

peter lanza says he wishes that his son. adam lanza.'tthe 20-year-old killed 20 first graders and 6 teachers at a colorado grade school. >> catherine:the father of shooter adam tragedy of sandy hook. saying "with hindsight, i know adam would have killed me in an heartbeat, if he had the chance." in his first interview since the shooting in newtown, connecticut nearly 15 months ago.he tells the new yorker magazine that he has met with two families of his son's victims, saying mily member told me that they forgave adam after we spent three hours talking we day walk out. i did not even know how to respond. >> catherine:lanza says when he realized what happened, he called his wife at work, telling her over and over -- "i think it's adam. it's adam." >> catherine:he says he hadn't seen his son in two years when theand tells stories of a boy since early childhood. he says he knew there were problems but adam was difficult to treat. will ed >> catherine: wide onesaying "he did not want to talk about problems and didn't even admit he had asperb

tune in tomorrow morning on "today" as peter lanza the father of the andy hook elementary school shooter breaks his silence. we'll have an exclusive interview about his son and what he's been going through since that day. that is the news. >>> if your loved ones are maybe a little cranky today, you'll have to forgive them, because like you they also lost an hour of sleep this morning. yes, daylight saving time.

peter lanza, father of sandy hook elementary school shooter, adam lanza, is now speaking out, and he'selling the "new yorker" magazine that he wishes his son had never been born. he says he believes that when adam shot his mother four times, each bullet was meant for a member of their family, and he doesn't discount himself. susan candiotti reports now on how the memory of his son still haunts him nightly. >> reporter: peter lanza, father of sandy hook shooter, adam lanza, has broken his silence, saying "with hindsight, i know adam would have killed me in a heartbeat if he had the chance." in his first interview since the horrific shooting in newtown, connecticut, nearly 15 months ago, lanza tells the "new yorker" magazine he has met with two families of his son's victims, saying, a victim's family member told me they forgive adam after we spent three hours talking. i didn't even know how to respond. >> 20 little children, 6 adults. >> unimaginable horror grips the nation. >> police have now identified a school shooter as adam lanza. >> reporter: lanza says when he realized what happen

peter lanza talked to "the new yorker magazine" for an article titled reckoning. peter lanza says every hour he thinks about the massacre that happened 15 months ago when his son adam shot and killed 20 school children and 6 staffers. he said in a recent nightmare, he saw man in a doorway with quote, the worst possible evilness. he said he grew scared and realized he was seeing the shooting from the perspective of the victims. peter lanza says he doesn't know what he could have done to prevent the tragedy but he wishes his son had never been born. he's taken down all the family photos in his house and even thought about changing his name. one family said they forgave adam. peter says he didn't know how to respond to that. he said if he could change places with the victims' families, he would. >>> a top scientist is predicting radiation from japan's pufukushima disaster wi reach american shores. the strong currents dilute radiation to levels that don't pose a threat. >>> a chance meeting at the florida airport reunited two members of a political team. former presid

for the first time we're hearding from -- hearing from adam lanza's father peter. >> reporter: peter aying he doesn't think the shoot cog have been predicted and adds this -- "you can't get any more evil." peter lanza has broken his silence saying with hindsight i know adam would have killed me in a heart beat if he had the chance. in his first interview since the horrific shooting in newtown, connecticut nearly 15 months ago, he tells the "new yorker" magazine he has met with two families of his son's victim. i didn't even know how to respond. >> unimaginable horror grips the nation. >> police have identified the school shooter as adam lanza. >> he said when he heard the reports high called his wife at work over and over "i think it's adam. he said he did not want to talk about problem and did didn't even want to add miss he had asspergers. he adds she wanted everyone to think everything was okay. he added she didn't fear her son. she slept with her bedroom door unlocked and she kept guns in the, which she would not have done if she were frightened. peter lanza says he is haunted by

peter lanza gave hours of interviews to "new yorker" magazine. and he describes young adam as peculiar child who loved to be a student at sandy hook elementary, and lanza turned on the tv when he heard of the shootings, and knew na his younger son was involved. pat lawson muse is here with more of what he had to say. >> and peter lanza said that his son could not get more eel, a -- evil, and he beets himself up about the son, and he talks about his son's troubled childhood and the family's failure to recognize how troubled. >> reporter: peter lanza says he is haunted by the memory of sandy hook, and he wishes that his son adam had not been born. >> he said that he struggled coming to that, but what happened is so horrific, he could only wish it away. >> reporter: and reporter andrew solomon on the "today" show said that peter lanza described the young son as different, but still a normal weird little kid. as adam grew older, he said that the problems became more visible a and the daily life was more possible, and he deskrcribed th social awkwardne

in a "new yorker" interview, peter lanza says, "with hindsight, i know adam would have killed me in a mass erie, adam lanza shot his mother, nancy, four times. peter lanza believes each bullet was meant for a member of their family, including himself. he also says he wishes his son had never been born. >> it's a remarkable article. this man still clearly mourning things. >>> the military's mishandling of sex assault cases comes up for another vote in the senate today. last week, lawmakers rejected a bill that would have stripped military commanders of authority in prosecuting sexual assault cases. today they are expected to pass a measure sponsored by missouri senator claire mccaskill, eliminating the so-called good soldier legal defense that takes the service record of an accused predator into account. also, in dual discrimination, where it is off the base, they would have a say whether it's a civilian or military court. >>> nsa leaker edward snowden will appear today via teleconference from russia as part of an interactive discussion about online privacy. snowden's living in russia,

peter lanza said i know adam would have killed me in a heartbeat if he had the chance.nza did kill his mother as well as 20 children and 6 adults at the school. peter lanza said his son had the personalities disordered asperger syndrome but said it makes people unusual, but it doesn't make people like this. peter lanza said he wishes adam was never born. >>> edward snowden appeared in a google video today. governments monitoring are themes at the event. >> he is somewhere in russia where he has been granted temporary asylum. >> lawyers moderated the discussion. people sent question ins via twitter. edward snowden was asked whether he had regrets and he said he would do it all over again. >> reporter: apple released an update to its later operating system with bug fixes and new features. one of the most interesting is car play that connects an iphone to the car display. you can't use it yet because it isn't available till later this year. and a crash resistant os. a walkie-talkie like siri and a touch i.d. that is faster. >>> thousands of people offered a settlement over

peter lanza talks about his struggle to comprehend why his son killed 26 people at sandy hook elementarynza says his sonned a asperger's syndrome and was growing more host still with his mother. in hindsight, he says, adam would have killed me if he had the chance. peter lanza also admitted that he started p wishing his son had never been important never knew adam was -- born. he never knew adam was capable of such unspeakable violence. >>> much tighter security is planned for the boston marathon after last year's attack. 35 plain clothes and uniformed officers will be part of the route. bomb-sniffing dogs will be part of the security as well. and, there will be a crack down on anything that could hide a b. three people were killed and more than 200 injured last year. >>> more than a dozen aftershocks have rock california after last night's 6.9 earthquake. it the largest aftershock was 4.6. no damages, no injuries reported. large quakes not uncommon in that area. homes were damaged in the last. power lines snapped in that one. at kpix.com you can find a real time map showing the latest c

peter lanza says he won't reveal where his son was buried. >>> a transgender woman is suing crossfit for not allowing her to compete in the 2014 games. the person had sex reassignment surgery in 2006 and legally identifies as a woman. johnson says crossfit told her she can compete in the male division because competing as a woman gives her an unfair advantage. >> i'm a woman. i have been a woman for many, many years. uhm, the state of california recognizes me as such. i just -- i don't see why i'm being told i can't compete. >> their position is that they believe that she has an advantage over other women which is certainly not true. >> johnson is 5'4" and weighs 151 pounds. crossfit says it's not discriminating against johnson, just that it's unfair for her to compete against other women. >>> perfect segue into weather, don't you think? >> absolutely. right to weather. [ laughter ] >> we are going to see some great weather around the bay area. this is just the beginning of some nice weather. by this weekend we could see temperatures topping out in the 80s. today we are starting out

. >> catherine: peter lanza says he wishes that his son had never been born.s talking about adam lanza - the 20-year-old who killed 20 first graders and 6 teachers at a colorado grade school. it's the first time his father has broken his silence on the tragedy. >> catherine: the father of shooter adam lanza is talking about the tragedy of sandy hook. saying "with hindsight, i know adam would have killed me in an heartbeat, if he had the chance." in his first interview since the shooting in newtown, connecticut nearly 15 months ago.he tells the new yorker magazine that he has met with two families of his son's victims, saying >>"a victim's family member told me that they forgave adam after we spent three hours talking. i didn't even know how to respond." >> catherine: lanza says when he realized what happened, he called his wife at work, telling her >> catherine: over and over -- "i think it's adam. it's adam." he says he hadn't seen his son in two years when the shooting happened. and tells stories of a boy who had behaved strangely since early childhood. he s

peter lanza says, as things got worse with his son, adam's mother, lanza's ex-wife, nancy, cared fors, she wanted everyone to think everyone was okay. he adds, she didn't fear her son. she slept with her bedroom door unlocked and she kept guns in the house, which she would not have done if she were frightened. these photos released late last year show an open gun locker, several firearms, and lots of ammunition inside the home. andrew solomon interviewed lanza for "the new yorker" and gave his take on adam's mother, nancy, on the "today" show. >> nancy lanza was always trying to give adam a good day. she didn't think enough about giving him a good life. >> peter lanza says he is haunted by his son, dreaming about him nightly. detailing one nightmare being hunted like one of his son's victims. >> lanza also says he wishes his son, adam, was never born. lanza chose to tell this story with writer, andrew solomon, who has written extensively about mental illness. lanza's spokesman tells me peter lanza does not intend to say another word publicly about his son. >> it is just really sad, s

don daler is here to show you what peter lanza is finally saying about his son. n, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. adam lanza also killed his own mother and himself that horrific december day in newtown connecticut. his father peter, gave an extensive, just-released interview with "the new yorker" magazine. he said the only reason he is alive is he was not in newtown that day. when adam lanza took a rifle to sandy hook elementary school on december 14th 2012 his father peter hadn't seen him for more than two years, only getting periodic updates from his ex-wife nancy about their troubled son. adam had been diagnosed with as perger's syndrome and growing increasingly hostile towards his mother. with hindsight, i know adam would have killed me in a heartbeat if he had a chance. the reason he shot nancy four time was one for each of us. one for nancy, for him, his brother ryan, and one for me. peter lanza insists his son gave no warning signs that he had no idea adam was capable of such unspeakable violence. nancy never confided to her sister or best friend

peter lanza says his son talked with many mental health professionals but none saw violent tendenciesn his personalities. he says he thinks about his son and the massacre every hour. he says, quote, you can't get any more evil. how much do i beat up myself about the fact he's my son. a lot. peter lanza says he was able to read cards and letters sent on the one year anniversary of the shooting. he has offered to meet with victims of the shooting and two families have taken him up on that saying it's gut wrenching. a family member told me they forgave adam. i didn't know how to respond, a person that lost their son, their only son. >> well, it's 6:41. coming up an update to breaking news overnight. fires at a school and baseball field and nearby park. we'll tell you what activities may be shut down for the day. >> barry bonds back on the field for the giants. new details about the spring training stint that is scheduled to start in a matter of hours. >> and we've got showers on the radar this morning. we're actually about 11 days away from the official kickoff of spring. although summer

peter lanza spent hours with new yorker magazine beginning last fall and described in intimate detailas to say that adam lanza would have killed him if he had the opportunity. cnn correspondent susan candiotti has more on the revealing interview. >> peter lanza, the father of sandy hook shooter adam lanza broke his silence said i know adam would have killed me in a heartbeat if he had the chance. in his first interview since the horrific shooting nearly 15 months ago, lanza told "the new yorker" magazine he has met with two families of his son's victim saying a victim's family member told me they forgave adam after we spent three hours talking. i didn't even know how to respond. >> 20 children, six adults. >> unageable horror. >> police have identified a school shooter as adam lanza. >> lanza said when he realized what happened he called his wife at work, telling her over and over i think it's adam. it's adam. lanza said he knew his son had problems, but he was difficult to treat and did not want to talk about problems and didn't even admit he had aspergers. he describes changes he sa

peter lanza tells "the new yorker" his son would have killed me in a heartbeat if he had the chance. he shot his mother to death before killing 20 children and six staff members at the school in late 2012. peter lanza said he and his wife knew something was wrong with their son but did not detect the potential for violence. >>> van der sloot, a dutch citizen convicted of murdering a woman if lima in a had hotel room in 2012 first gained notoriety in 5 in the suspect of natalie holloway. u.s. officials wanted to try him saying he extorted money from holloway's money by offering her bogus information. >>> san francisco police officer adam shaw is recovering from a shooting he suffered trying to make a traffic stop saturday afternoon. the suspected shooter was spotted in richmond late last night -- or that night he led officers on a high-speed chase through four counties and was caught after a spike strip disabled his car in san jose. >>> and a young driver from oakland was killed when a eucalyptus tree fell on her car. this large limb from the tree smashed through her windshield. she w

. >> peter lanza said he wishes his son was never born. in an interview he said he hopes he can prevent another similar attack from happening. peter lan da alaska said he believed that adam wanted to hurt him saying with hand sight i know adam would have killed me if he had a chance. i don't question that for a minute. the reason why he shot nancy four times. one for each of them. once for nancy, once for him, once for ryan and once for me. he said he tried to reconnect with adam but adam lanza ignored those requests. >>> in boston's marathon three people were killed and many injured when two bombs exploded at the end of the race. >>> coming up on al jazeera america, he is the son-in-law of osama bin laden. >>> and people look back at family loved ones lost in the earthquake and tsunami in japan. >> start with one issue ad guests on all sides of the debate. and a host willing to ask the tough questions and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5pm et / 2pm pt only on al jazeera america >> hundreds of detai

. >>> peter lanza, so father of am lanza, wish his birth had never happened. he said, i know adam would have killed me in a heartbeat if he had the chance. the reason he shot nancy four times, one for each them, one for nancy, one for him, one for ryan and one for me. he says he hadn't seen his son for two years, tried to reconnect but adam ignored all of his requests. a short time ago new information was released concerning security plans for next month's boston marathon. three people were killed, more than 260 injured, after those two bombs exploded near the finish line. the director of the massachusetts security ministry said there will be more security. >> more uniformed police officers across the course and as they approach the course. and in some areas the uniformed police officers will be accompanied by bomb-sniffing canines. the had year in addition to the significant increase of umpled policuniformed police officers,n particularly in those areas that have traditionally drawn the largest crowds. >> the security plan also calls for 130 national guard so

speaking for the first time to "the new yorker" magazine, adam lanza's father, peter, says he wishes his son was never born. you can't get anymore evil. adam's dad describing him as a little weird kid who didn't speak until he was 3. so sensitive to touch, the tags in his shirt had to be removed. diagnosed with the asperger form of autism at 13. but peter lanza says autism was not responsible for the shooting the most comprehensive study of mass murderers found only one other killer suffered from autism. he worsened at a teen. social awkwardness, the uncomfortable anxiety, unable to sleep, stress, unable to concentrate, having a hard time learning. the awkward walk, reduced eye contact. today, the father finally warning other parents, this could happen to them. jim avila, abc news, washington. >>> and next, here, tonight, a powerful group of people, rock stars, actors, executives, moms and dads, are uniting against the negative force of a word. it is a word that can take hold in grade school and crack confidence and dreams for a girl. that word is bossy. and "nightline" anchor, cynth

peter lanza says, he's always thinking about what he could have done differently as a parent. adam did have a form of autism and beyond being a bit peculiar, he said he and his ex-wife never thought adam could be violent. adam sullivan met six times for interviews lasting as long as seven hours. >> he's haunted. he wishes that he could go back in time and fix what went wrong. he's a kind, decent man, and he's horrified that his own child could have caused this destruction. >> peter lanza said he went public with the interview so people could be afraid this could happen to them and possibly prevent another sandy hook. adam killed his mother and 26 other people before taking his own life. >>> public safety officials will give us details about new security measures. three people kill, 260 injured in the marathon bombing last year. police expect about 36,000 runners and a million spectators for the marathon on april 21st. >>> live pictures right now, tallahassee, florida, the official launch for the self defense campaign. black clergy and citizens are joining together to challenge

peter lanza said his son smoke with many mental health professionals but no one saw violent tendencies in the personality. >> investigators today are returning to the scene of a stage collapse that injured 25 students at anaheim high school. this video shows what happened. it looks terrifying, the wooden stage gave way in the middle of the show on saturday. 250 students were on the stage at the time. investigators are trying to figure if the performance competed the weight restrictions. a prayer service was held in support of the injured students. >> a woman is waiting to learn if a finger will have to be amputated after nearly being bitten off during a fight over a...mall parking spot. she was in a confrontation with another woman who stole her spot in front of the nordstrom in new jersey. the fight turned violent and knight found the woman biting into her finger, right to the bone. >> suddenly i must have been pushing the other person arm, the initial attacker, and she bit on my finger and proceeded to chomp. >> the other woman got away but police releaseed this surveillance video sh

peter lanza hadn't seen his son in two years prior to the massacre. in an interview with "new yorker" magazine, he says he doesn't think the shooting could have been predicted and discusses his son's long history of mental illness. he said, i know adam would have killed me in a heartbeat if he had a chance and the reason he shot nancy, his mother, four times was one for each of us, referring to his ewife and another son. lanza said how much do i beat myself up about the fact that he's my son? a lot. >>> well, coming up on the morning new, stage collapse. a part of a stage at a high school buckles during a performance, injuring dozens of students. this is the "cbs morning news." injuring dozens of students. this is the "cbs morning news." [ female announcer ] gogurt is specially made to freeze, slip into a lunch box, and be ready to eat by lunch. so lunchtime is better for everyone. gogurt, it is so good to freeze, thaw, and slurp. ♪ [ male announcer ] bob's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today his doctor has him on a bayer aspirin regimen to

think sugar, say splenda™ >>> this morning on "today," peter lanza speaks out, the father of newtownza breaks his silence for the first time in a new magazine article. hear from the writer who interview ed him coming up on "today." >>> now let's get the latest in sports. undefeated after blowing out indiana state 83-69 in the missouri valley championships, wichita state is now 34-0. they'll be the first team to enter the ncaa tournament undefeated since unlv in 1991. >>> looks like someone missed the memo. the shirts given to the players had a major misprint on the back. reading that indiana state won. no matter. wichita state is waiting for the number one seed. >>> big ten basketball, ohio state and number 22 michigan state, the buckeyes down by two when the spartens turn it over. lensle smith sends it to shannon scott. he ties it up, 65-65, ohio state hangs on to win, 69-67. >>> on to acc rivals, maryland and number five virginia. 1.7 seconds left. anthony gill nails a clean jumper, overtime. maryland's dez wells hits two to keep the terps ahead and stay ahead. in the terps final g

peter lanza says he last saw his son two years before the shooting. from his ex-wife told him not to visit. now more than a year since the killing at sandy hook, lanza wishes his son adam had never been born. that's not a natural thing when you are thinking about your kid, but god, there's no question. for "today" stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >> andrew solomon is with us now exclusively. he sat down with peter lanza six times for that "new yorker" article. thank you for being here. >> glad to be here. >> when i read that paragraph when he says he wishes adam lanza had never been born, it took my breath away. what is his state of mind? how would you describe this man? he must be haunted. >> he is haunted. he wishes he could go back in time and fix what went wrong. is he a kind, decent man, and is he horrified his own child could have caused this destruction. >> why speak out now? this is somebody who has maintained his privacy and his silence until now? >> he said he had been contacted by so many victims families and he said he finally thought hi

peter lanza also said he had met families of two of the victims and one of them said that they had forgiven adam. peter said it was gut wrenching and he did not know how to respond. abc 7 news. >> ok, greta. thank you. traffic lanes slowly moving again after an early-morning morning crash in montgomery county. police say that one passenger didejected from a jeep but not provide details on the victim's condition. the cause of the crash remains under investigation. >> let's look at how traffic looks now. how does it look tonight? >> we have an extra hour of sunlight today. that means an extra hour of 266 headed west. later in the week that will be more of a factor, provided of course we have that sunshine. in prince george's county, exit 20, and new crash on the right side of the roadway and on i-95 in woodbridge, we had a crash on the left side of route one. 270 doing all right. outbound 95, a crash on the right side of the roadway. no incidents on the way. this is a live look in woodbridge, route one. there is an accident locking the left lane. it had been blocking the right lane as well. l

peter lanza had not seen his son in two years and believes adam could have been schizophrenic >> oscar pistorious listened to details of his girlfriend's injuries from the gun he fired last year. the judge ruled the graphic testimony not be released pift toris is a double amputee runner claiming he shot his girlfriend by mistake. >> the primary expect in the disappearance of a american teenager in aruba ex-indicted to the united states. van der sloot is serving 28 years for the murder of another young woman in peru. >> authorities today outlined a new security plan in place for this year's boston marathon. it takes place on the third monday in april. authorities spent months coming up with the plan finishing the bombings. spectators are being discouraged from bringing them to the race. authorities say there is no intelligence >> we're promoting a slogan if you see something say something. if anyone sees sus spishus conduct or sus spishus items they should report it to the closest uniformed law enforcement officer or call 911. >> 3500 police officers will patrol the route, double the nu

and new details are emerging about sandy hook shooter adam lanza, peter lanza telling "the new yorker" at the time of the shooting he had not seen his son in two years. he asked to meet with adam time and time again but adam refused. saying he had been diagnosed with asperger's but did not accept the diagnosis. is the law lagging behind technological development. tweet for a bill on how to deal with sexual assault in the military. why is the c d.c. reporting that antibiotic are making people sick. if you think your sibling rival is bad, you have nothing on snowy owls. mother nature's dark side. i'm antonio mora. here is more on what is ahead. >> senate shot down a bill that would have changed the way sexualities are prosecuted. >> a shocking ruling date day. >>..in favour of a man that took upskirt photos. >> a new report finds american hospitals and doctors have been over-prescribing antibiotics. >> they are often used as shotgun treatments. >> new voe cab words and a scaled back map section. >> what you do on s.a.t. is not what you do in high school. >> can you take pictures up a wo

in an interview with the new yorker magazine, peter lanza called his son adam quote evil. he says his son talked with many mental health leaders. on december 14th, 2012 adam lanza killed his mother and went to the school and killed 20 children and six staff members before turning the gun on himself. >>> edward snowden is scheduled to speak today by video link at an arts and technology conference in texas. he is still in russia under temporary asylum. now organizers say he -- at the south, by southwest festival yesterday they experimented with a drone equipped with a stun gun. it is called cupid and can zap a person with 80,000-volts. cupid not in production at this point but its creator says after a ruling last week to allow commercial drones. this could become a new crime fighting tool. >>> sp1262 was introduced late last month. it would oversee farmers anomer channels as well as the doctors that prescribe medical pod. >>> meantime a colorado couple has opened what may be the nation's first legal marijuana club. they will have to bring their own marijuana and only food an

peter lanza said you can't get any more evil, how much do i beat upon the fact that he is my son? a lot. the fact that he had not seen his son for two years when adam killed 20 schoolchildren and six educators in 2012. >>> pat garafalo tweeted that, nba garafalo says the comment referred to high profile arrests of nba players and was misinterpreted. >>> in charles, north carolina a big merger in the banana business, chicita brands, the two companies will replace dole as the largest supplier ever bananas. >>> in kansas city, missouri the two kids who exhausted the county spelling bees list faced off again. sharma and hoffman won another 29 rounds yesterday. hoffman miss spelled stifling. he will compete in the national spelling bee in washington later this year. despite the tough competition the two say they remain friends. >> wow, so they went through a thousand rounds. >> yes. >> i'm exaggerating obviously. and went through all the words and then they came back and had 29 more. >> exactly, 29 more and stifling is the one that she missed. >> yeah yeah yeah. it is pressure. >> pres

. >>> in an interview of the new yorker magazine, peter lanza calls his son quote evil. the son talked with many mental health professionals before the shooting but none of them reported violent tendencies. he also carries a lot of guilt knowing the shooter was his son. on december 14th, 2012, he killed his mother and then went to the school and killed 20 children and six staff members before turning the gun on himself. >>> edward snowden the man who leaked sensitive information is scheduled to speak by video link at an arts and technology conference in texas. snowden is still in russia under temporary asylum. he will address the south by southwest interactive festival in austin. he will talk about the impact of government surveillance on the technology community. at the south by southwest festival yesterday as well the company demonstrated an experimental drone equipped with a stun gun. it's called cupid and can zap a person with 80,000-volts. cupid is not in production but after a ruling to allow commercial drones, this kind of drone could become a new crime fighting t

coming up at 5:00, find out why peter lanza thought that now is the time to speak out. >>> and we are hearing from mayor gray today for the first time since charges were filed against jeffrey thompson. and tisha thompson is at the live desk with the latest detal il s on that. tisha? >> we are resporters covering this from every angle, because it is breaking as we are speaking. jeff thompson is still in court talking about how he funneled millions to d.c. candidates as he just said michael brown $200,000 to drop out of the mayoral electionb and $200,000 to a member of mayor gray's family. and meanwhile, tom sherwood just got out of a meeting with mayor gray who is maintaining his innocence. >> i maintain, and these are absolute lies, tom. i was not involved. i have said that, and the things that i have heard today are fabricated. >> he mentioned that the court proceedings are still going on and we are hearing more and more details from jeff thompson, and we have reporters in the courtroom, and as we get more details we will come back live to you. >> and coming to winter, are we breakin

peter lanza said you can't get any more peefl. much do i -- more evil, how much do you beat up on yourself with the fact that he is my son. he killed 21 students and seven educators in 2012. >>> street crime would increase if the national basketball association folded, he tweeted. many saw the comment as a slur against african american players in the nba. high profile reacht arrests of a players and was misinterpreted. kusharma and sophia hoffman, sharma took the county championship after hoffman misspelled stifling. despite the tough competition, the two remained friends. >> stifling? stumped her? there are several that i couldn't get close to and stifling, definition i'd have to -- pressure, right? >> pressure. >> it talks to pressure. you back later on in the show? >> 6:00. >> we'll see you. (f) as erica pizi explains. >> researchers, worked with over 500 people over 60. they have had so much success, they believe they have found a way to predict alzheimer's, life changing for the millions of people and their families strugglin

but peter lanza says autism was not responsible for the shooting spree.dam's father said the boy loved sandy hook school but worsened as a teen. social awkwardness. uncomfortable anxiety. unable to sleep. stress. unable to concentrate. having a hard time learning. the awkward walk. reduced eye contact. the father finally warning other parents, this could happen to them. jim avila, abc news, washington. >>> according to police, the first thing a south carolina woman said after driving a mini van carrying her three children into the ocean last week was that her husband had abused her. video shows the van heading into the ocean. asked if she was injured, ebony wilkerson responded instead with the abuse allegation. >>> it was a frightening scene in suburban baltimore involving animals gone wild. three deer on the loose inside a school. they were chased inside by two dogs before classes yesterday morning. and when police showed up, one of the deer was dead. another had to be euthanized. and the third, escaped. school administrators gave the kids the day off. t

tune in tomorrow morning on "today" as peter lanza the father of the andy hook elementary school shooter breaks his silence. we'll have an exclusive interview about his son and what he's been going through since that day. that is the news. >>> if your loved ones are maybe a little cranky today, you'll have to forgive them, because like you they also lost an hour of sleep this morning. yes, daylight saving time. rob ford said you should spring back to give yourself extra hour of sleep. probably wouldn't help you. >> he's got my vote. >> he quickly corrected that to say spring forward but not before people caught on to his mistake. we now report on the bright side of daylight saving time. >> reporter: daylight savings. our clocks are set one hour ahead in march and one ahead in november. it started so people could use sunlight more effectively. while saying good-bye to an hour of sleep can be down right wretched, springing forward means we're one step closer to no more of this. >> we are still getting hit pretty hard here. >> reporter: or this -- >> 26 states with warnings or watches or wi

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peter lanza says in hindsight his son would have killed him if he had the opportunity. he was interviewed by the new yorker magazine carried 20 year-old adam lanza shot and killed his mother before killing 26 students. he then shot and killed himself. the father says he had not seen his son for two years before the shooting and no one saw violent tendencies in his personality. >> runner" oscar pistorius is back in session in pretoria, south africa. pistorius is charged with murdering his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp last year. he says he mistook her for a home invader. defense attorneys are cross- examining the first security guard to arrive at the athlete's home. pieter baba testitied friday that pistorius called neighborhood security and said "everything is fine." but baba said he arrived to find pistorius carrying his girlfriend's body down the stairs. peru has agreed to extradite joran van der sloot to the united states when he finishes serving a 28-year murder sentence. that's according to a report by the peruvian news agency. van der sloot is a suspect in the 2005

peters lanza tells "the new yorker" he said he doesn't know how he could have prevented his son, adam, from killing 20 students and six adults. he also said he wished adam had never been born and would he gladly trade places with the parents of his son's victims. >> it is a chilling article. >> it is a chilling article. >> he said not an hour goes by that he doesn't think about the massacre and he beats himself up over the fact that adam was his son. >> he says that he has no doubt that if he was in the house at the time, that adam would not have thought twice about shooting him dead. >> and that he took down the family photos because he can't bear to look at him and took down pictures of the other son as well just because of the connection to it all. it's still all too emotional for him. >> chilling article for sure. >>> authorities are investigating the collapse of a theater stage at a southern california high school. they say the likely problem was too much weight on stage. without warning, the stage collapsed. >> they were in the stage -- the stage platform came down. it pulled th

. >>> and today, peter lanza is talking publicly for the first time since his son killed 20 children, educators in newtown, connecticut, more than a year ago. he spent hours giving interviews to "new yorker" magazine, and lanza has met with the families of two of the victims and called it heartbreaking, and he said he would trade place with them in a heart be heart beat if it would ease their mind. >>> and today, leaving newtown, connecticut, tuesday, and they are going to be arriving at the capital tomorrow, and their 4 400-mile ride is to be a push for gun restrictions, and they vow to keep pedalling until congress takes action. >>> and tonight, there is new clue clues as to who shot a mother of two in the head while robbing a mart on brock road. julie carey is showing us how the community is rallying around the victim with money and information. >> reporter: all day long, the customers ha customers have been filling the jars in spotsylvania county which is a collection to help with medical expenses here after a clerk, the mother of three, was shot in the head after a robbery saturd

sandy hook school shooter adam lanza, speaking publicly for the first time since the shooting, peter lanzathe new yorker" for a series of interviews, during which he said he wished his son had never been born. telling the magazine, "you can't get anymore evil. how much do i beat up on myself about the fact that he's my son? a lot." lanza was divorced from adam's mother and revealed he had not seen his son for more than two years at the time of the shooting. he also says he believes his son's autism may have been masking schizophrenia. authorities in the u.s. will have to wait 26 years to prosecute joran van der sloot. peru has agreed to extradite him, but not only 2038, when he finishes a sentence there. he's currently serving jail time there for the murder of a 21-year-old young lady, a student. he faces charges here of extortion and defrauding the mother of natalee holloway, who vanished in aruba in 2005. >>> new details about a horrifying midair collision near tampa, florida. the parachuter is speaking out and both sides are blaming each other over what happened. nbc's gabe gutierrez ha

peter lanza said that his son would have killed him in a heart beat if he had had a chance.on and the massacre and wishes adam was never born. he said that adam was never typical and the family and mentalal health professionals never saw the potential for violence. he killed himself after he shot his mom, 20 children and six staffers at the school in 2012. >>> when joran van der sloot finishes his sentence in peru, he will be extradited to the united states. he's accused of extorting money from natalee holloway's mother. by offering bogus information about natalie's disappearance in aruba nine years ago. >>> george zimmerman who was acquitted of killing trayvon martin signed autographs at an orlando gun show over the weekend. the event was moved to a gun store when the larger venue cancelled after they got complaints about george zimmerman's appearance. >>> tonight we honor those who are missing on the flight that disappeared three days ago. marge: you know, there's a more enjoyable way to get your fiber. try phillips fiber good gummies. they're delicious, and a good source

peter lanza tells "new yorker" magazine that adam would have killed him in a heartbeat.so says he wishes his son had never been born. he fatally shot 20 children, 6 staff members and himself back in december 2012. >>> olympic blade runner oscar pistorius broke down and threw up in court today during graphic testimony about his girlfriend's testimony after he shot her dead. the pathologist told the court that any of model reeva steenkamp's three injuries could have been fatal. pistorius admits to shooting her on valentine's day 2013 but said he mistook her as an an truder coming into his home. >>> edward snowden directly addressed americans for the first time since fleeing the country with thousands of secret documents. speaking at the south by southwest festival, he usualed the audience to fix the government's surveillance system. he also said he had no regrets about leaking nsa documents. he was granted temporary asylum in russia last year. >>> a look at the possible terror connection to that missing airliner. we're learning new details from u.s. intelligence officials

peter and nancy separated in 2001. lanza now says he wishes adam had never been born, saying you can't get any more evil. later continuing -- with hindsight, i know adam would have killed me in a heartbeat if he had had the chance. i don't question that for a minute. now, 15 months after the massacre, peter has finally started going through the thousands of letters of support he has received. he has even met with two of the victims' families. and said it was gut-wrenching. a victim's family member told me that they forgave adam. i didn't even know how to respond. he constantly thinks about what he might have done differently in his relationship with adam, saying no outcome could have been worse. >> and this article is online. it's chilling. >> chilling, fascinating. you should read it. >> all right, thank you, john. >>> there's no easy way to shift to a different story. >>> we do want to share a happier update for you all this morning. it's a story we have been covering. that long-running spelling bee pitting a fifth grader