peter rodger's work gave his son access to hollywood's elite. from an early age, it was a world he longed to join. >> my little 9-year-old self realized that there were hierarchies, that some people were better than others. jealousy and envy, those are two feelings that would dominate my entire life and bring me immense pain. >> reporter: by any standard, the rodger family was living "the good life." but those tantalizing glimpses into hollywood's inner circle would always leave him resentful and wanting more. >> did he blame you for the fact that he wasn't a rich kid? >> he just had illusions of grandeur. even if he couldn't make it himself he wanted to feel in a position where we would somehow provide it for him. >> reporter: the relationship elliot shared with his father had always been complicated. peter elliot was the mount everest his son could never reach. you are a very good-looking man. did he realize that? did that please him? was he -- >> he was jealous of me and -- the way that i looked. >> reporter: the shy, young boy had always har

peter rodger the father of elliott rodger naur uc near santa barbara last month. this is the first of its kind conversation. >> i can not describe the feelings. >> it's the first time that the mass murderer's parents ever have spoken up. illustrate extremely difficult for himit is extremely difficul. >>reporter:he's opening up what he call as reverse nightmare. >> i wake up and slowly the truth of what happened dawns on me. that is that my son is a mass murderer. >>reporter:he tells walters she suspected that he was suicidal. but not homicidal. >> we didn't see this coming. they tried to get him help. they called the police that never saw what may have been clues in elliott's room. >> if they opened the door in the bedroom. in the bedroom was an arrest nationaarsenal ofguns. >>reporter:his violent spree was already well underway before they read his manifesto. >> think of those that died and injured and terrorized. and my son did that. >>reporter:elliott died that night of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. walters asks how he mourns his son. if

peter rodger is the father of elliot rodger he killed 6 people and injured 13.. i spoke with her today. her two hour interview was intense. >> there was no way that i thought that this boy could hurt a flea. what i don't get we didn't see it coming. >> tonight peter rodger tells barbara walters a nightmare one that he lives with every hour. >> if, if, if. if i realized that his suicidal tenancies were not against himself but others. if, f if. >>reporter:he didn't think that they were ever suicidal. >> thini think of the young mend women terrorized and my son did that. >>reporter:he was compelled to do this interview to prevent something like this slipping through other family's fingers. >> alicia he hoped if he talked about the warning sign it is might possibly help other parents and help the police. >>reporter:elliott outlined his plan to kill in a manifesto called my twisted world. by the time that peter and his wife tread, it was too late. >> after reading the journal i had a lot of anger with him. my job now is to replace that with love and forgiveness. >> e

his father, peter rodger, spoke at length with barbara walters about what happened. >> my son caused so much pain and suffering. >> when you wake up in the morning what do you think? >> a reverse nightmare, you go to sleep normally you have a nightmare and wake up and everything is okay the now i go to sleep and i might have a nice agreement and i wake up and it is slowly, the truth of what happened dawns on me and that is that my son is a mass murderer. >> peter rodger says he had no idea his son could hurt anyone and did not see this coming. >> can you see the interview with barbara walters tonight at 10:00. >> san francisco hosted the world premiere for "dawn of the planet of the apes," and western on the red carpet as stars told us what they loved about work on the latest bay area movie. >> in 2026, san francisco doesn't do so well as the future battlefield in the war between humans and apes. >> tell us what you want. there must be another way. >> it is only emotional because two years ago we came here, the production designer and looked around for locations and here it is two ye

and on the inside, is something different. >> peter rodger also lost his son that day. liott rodger died from a apparent self ininflicked gunshot wound to the head. mary bruce, abc news, los angeles. >> the interview will be tomorrow, at 10:00. >> still ahead she calls herself a brainack. one of abc7 news top scholars >> peanut. the new world's ugliest dog gets a makeover. the after look, next. >> i'm spencer christian on the beach in santa cruz. we're looking at mostly sun. but it's going to get sunnier, and warmer the accu-weather forecast is coming up. >> and at 4:37, oncoming traffic is northbound. and holding nicely in both directions. back in a moment. >>> will ferrell knows how to fire up a crowd he said he's going to bite every german player if he had to. greeting a pack of fans today, as reported at the top of the newscast. team usa lost but did advance to knockout round. nobody else was bitten today >> world's ugliest dog isn't so ugly anymore. peanut won in petaluma. >> last night, peanut got a makeover. he enjoyed all of the glamour of hollywood. >> yes. incl

and on the inside is something completely different. >> reporter: peter rodgers also lost his son thatpparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. the rest of barbara's powerful interview airs friday on "20/20." mary bruce, abc new, los angeles. >> thank you, mary. the detroit boy who went missing for 12 days and turned up in his own basement its out of the hospital. police are not allowing the boy speak to his parents. officers say a pvc pipe with blood on it was taken from the home as part of the investigation. the stepmother has been arrested for a probation violation. unrelated to the case. and two young children who lived at the house were removed and placed with protective services. >> heavy rains and flooding have combined to close off on a minnesota town to the general public. residents of lakeland, minnesota a. louden by foot or atv the most basements are filled with water and sand. in st. paul, the mississippi crested at levels not seen since 2001. now worried the strong wind this weekend will bring down trees, loosened by those floodwaters. >>> president obama is promis

barbara spoke to peter rodger. he came to the conclusion it would have been better had his son not been born. sthat a different conclusion than dylan klebold's participants reached. >> i spoke to sue klebold. she said, i wished i never had gone to ohio state, i never met my husband, i never had this child, this horrible thing wouldn't have happened. over time, i came to feel i love the children i had so much, i don't want to imagine a life without them. even at the price of this pain. when i say that i, i'm talking about my own pain. not the pain of other people. while i accept it would have been better for the world had dylan never been born, i decided it would not have been better for me. >> she had to think about it so much. rich, such a tricky area. the issue of mental illness and violence. we know people with mental illness are more prone to violence. but the overwhelming number of crimes are committed by people who are not mentally ill. >> if you look at overall gun violence, mental illness accounts for -- we

for savings options, visit latuda.com now for the first time peter rodger is speaking out. he came forward. >> i think he's on a mission to raise awareness so that the parents who may have a child like elliot can see the warning signs that he feels he missed. >> every night i go to sleep. i wake up. and i think of those young men, young women who have died and are injured and were terrorized. and my son did that. my son caused so much pain and suffering for so many families. >> you did not think that elliot was suicidal or certainly not homicidal. >> there's no way that i thought this boy could hurt a flea. this is the most unbelievable thing, barbara. what i don't get is we didn't see this coming, at all. >> did you know he was sick? >> no. this is the american horror story. the world's horror story. when you have somebody who on the outside is one thing and then inside it's something different and you don't see it. >> this is a man who has to live with the fact that he is mourning a son whom he loved but one who did such evil things. >> an amazing story. barbara walters,

peter rodger and richard martinez met june 1st.martinez spoken out on gun violence since the shooting death. both are keeping details private but say they plan to work together so other families don't have to suffer. the 22-year-old killed six people may 24th near uc santa videos being rejected by women. >> police arrested two people in a road rage shooting that killed a father in san jose. it happened on center road near tully. the 57-year-old swerved to avoid a car in its path. investigators arrested the 22-year-old daniel reyes and a 17-year-old being charged as an adult. >> two tech giants have joined a lawsuit aimed at keeping u.s. government from snooping on data scored in the cloud they claim the tech companies stand to lose billions of dollars. much of that data happens to be stored in servers located overseas thchl following a ruling that ordered microsoft to comply with a search warrant targeting an e mail account stored in ireland. >> president obama says he will sign an executive order banning federal contractors from d

yesterday richard martinez met with peter rodger whose son elliott carried out the murders before killing himself. the men plan to work together to prevent similar tragedies. >>> another of the students killed is being remembered by had his family and friends as bright and ambitious. 20-year-old david wong's funeral will be this week. last night it was a chance for his hometown of fremont to pay its respects. . >> parents of david wong told their own story of amazing grace, their struggle to live on after the senseless killing of their 20-year-old son, their only child. >> all of our future dreams and hopes was all upon him. >> charlie wong and jane liu poured out their heart to family and friends at harbor light church. they say their community and their faith sustained them. >> the hardest thing for me is to be alive. i prayed to god that why this happen to me? god didn't give me a answer. instead, he put a lot of love around me. >> we will keep on living. . >> david's parents remember him as a straight a student who wanted to start his own company. he was a computer game whiz who with

. >>> now, to an exclusive interview with peter rodger. the father of elliot rodger, who killed six and shot 13 in a rampage near u.c. santa barbara last month. barbara walters is here. we've never heard from the parent of a shooter. >> this is the first time a parent of a shooter has sprooke out. we sat down with peter rodger. and he talked candidly about his struggles with his son, elliot. he thought his son might be suicidal. but he never thought he would be homicidal. and by the way, he is the first parent to speak out on television. he feels it's his mission. so, we'll take a look. there have been numerous school shootings. none of the parents of other shooters have spoken with us. why did you decide that you would speak up? >> the only reason i'm here is to tell his story, to try and stop this happening again. >> how did you learn that your son was the shooter? >> i thought he was a victim. and it wasn't until 4:35 a.m. that i found out by going on the internet that he was the main suspect. and there was only one killer. and when i s

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two grieving fathers rip ard mart neds and peter rodger met yesterday for the first time.son elliot went on a murderous rampage before taking his on life. martinez' son was among the six killed that day. the country's latest mass shooting has sparked a range of conversation from feminism to mental illness and now he's leading the charge to turn the conversation to gun control. 32 americans are murdered with guns every single day and 130 are treated with a gun injury daily at the emergency room. he feels his son didn't have to be the latest part of that statistic. >> why did chris die? chris died because of craven irresponsible politicians and nra. they talk about gun rights and what about chris' right to live? when will this insanity stop? when will enough people say stop this madness, we don't have to live like this? too many have died. we should say to ourselves, not one more. >> based on that plea, the group ever town for gun safety launched a new campaign having americans send postcard to their elected officials saying not one more. joining me now, richard martinez, in

peter rodger met with richard martinez privately on june 1st. rodger's son went on the killing spre killing six people and injuring 13 before killing himself. martinez's son, christopher, was one of those killed. he has been an outspoken supporter of gun control laws. martinez says he plans to work with rodger to help make sure other families don't suffer as theirs have. >>> a san francisco man pleaded not guilty this morning to federal charges of possessing bombmaking materials and a handgun with the serial numbers filed off. the judge ruled that ryan chamberlain was a danger to the community and will remain in federal custody. prosecutors say the search of his nob hill apartment also turned up 40 caster beans which can be used to make the deadly poison ricin. chamberlain faces 50 years in prison if if convicted. >>> it's being called a major milestone in the central subway project. christien kafton joins us live with the phase just completed and is here to explain what is the next step. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon, just complet

. >> two grieving fathers uniting, peter rodger, whose son went on the rampage, met with martinez. martinez urged politicians to work together on stricter gun regulation. >> if i can do this -- and reach out to the father of the -- of the boy who, who killed my son, why can't the democrats and republicans in congress, if we can work together, then why can't they work together to get this done? >> six students were killed, and 13 others wounded during the rampage. three of the men who died were from the bay area. >> still ahead, slapped with a lawsuit, the policy that pertains only to female inmates that has a local sheriff's department on the defensive. also. >> i'm scott budman in san francisco. where apple is getting into the health care game. we'll have the story coming up. >> every second counts-- the high-tech tool dozens of skolz are about to receive difference between earth and let ight. >>> coastline, 10 to 20 degrees. more about the cooldown and possibility of drizzle in the forecast. coming up. >> at 6:00, the president laying down the law to fight global warming. >> so m

he met with peter rodger at a coffee shop. while not revealing the details of the meeting, it was a conversation between grieving fathers. they plan to work together to make sure other families will not suffer a similar situation. his son, 20-year-old christopher was killed in a deli. >>> louis katz was killed in a deadly plane crash in massachusetts this weekend. it was leaving the airport 9:40 p.m. saturday evening to atlantic city, falling off the end of the runway and fell into a gully and erupted into flames. he recently purchased eninquirer, ending months of speculation over the editorial direction. it's too soon to know what caused the crash, but they will release a report in the coming days. >>> and the obama administration will make an announcement on climate change, one that v.o.x. is calling the most important of the second term. it's being billed as the strongest action against global warming. the president's plan is to use executive authority to force power plants to cut carbon pollution by 20% before 2030, and hi

richard martinez, whose son christopher was shot and killed, contacted peter rodger. >> pam: martinez criticized politicians and the n-r-a since his son was killed inside a deli during elliot rodger's rampage last month. >> pam: elliot killed 6- people before apparently killing himself. shop for a "private conversation." they say they'll work together so other families don't suffer the same way they are suffering. si >> pam: still ahead. an army sergeant, held by the taliban in afghanistan for years, is rescued. but back home criticism and questions surround his disappearance and rescue. plus: president obama takes his strongest action yet against climate change. details ahead/ gridlock. teacher layoffs. and a 60 billion dollar budget deficit. that's what john perez faced when he became speaker of the california assembly. so he partnered with governor brown to pass three balanced budgets, on time. for the first time in thirty years. today, the deficits are gone and we've invested an additional 2 billion dollars in education. now john perez is running for controller, to keep fighting f

peter rodgers is expected to have an interview soon. >> to focus on the killer is wrong. this is a tragedy. this is a crime. >> reporter: elliot rodger may not have formally been diagnosed with a mental illness but did show signs. deputies say when they saw the manifesto, they drove to the scene but it was too late. the family said it is now our responsibility to try to do everything we can to help avoid this from happening to any other family, not only to avoid any other innocents from being killed. they now reflect on the values they gave their sons, like volunteering and hard work. they wanted to open a business together with another victim. instead, their families are bringing their sons' ashes to china. >> i think their the life is not our loss. it's society's loss. >> reporter: i did speak with a mental health professional not connected to this case by phone, and she told me in general they try and seek treatment as early as possible when someone needs help. and they of course try to meet with the family. but that doesn't always mean that the outcome will be what is

peter rodger whose son went on the deadly rampage met with martinez.z urged politicians to work together on stricter gun control. >> if i can do this and reach out to the father of the boy who killed my son, why can't the democrats and republicans in congress, if we can work together, then why can't they work together to get this done? >> six students were killed and 13 others wounded during that rampage. three of the men who died were from the bay area. >>> he's not hero. that's what some soldiers are saying as controversy grows over bowe bergdahl. he's the american exchanged for five taliban prisoners. >> republicans continue to blast the prisoner swap because they say it sends the message that terrorists can get five of their prisoners back for one american. the 28 year old is reportedly very skinny after being held captive for five years in afghanistan but is in otherwise good condition. the five taliban leaders he was exchanged for are celebrating in quatar. >> they say he snuck away from his post. >> he deserted not only the army, but he left mys

yesterday martinez met with peter rodger who's son elliot rodger carried out the murder- suicide. >>>re in the bay area, hundreds of people gathered in fremont to mourn another victim. the parents of the slain young man spoke last night at the service. >> reporter: the mother and farther of david wang remember their son as someone who was good at voe games and math, who was -- at video games and math and who was good and kinds. the parents told their own story of amazing grace. their struggle to live on after the senseless killing of their 20-year-old son, their only child. >> all of our future dreams and hopes was all upon him. >> reporter: charlie wang and jane lu poured out their heart to friends and family. they say the community and their faith sustained them. >> the hardest thing for me is to be alive. i prayed to god that why this happen to me. god didn't give me an answer. instead, he put a lot of love along me. >> we will keep on living, depending on god and praising him. >> reporter: david's parents remember him as a straight a student who wanted toe start his own -- who wan

yesterday he met with peter rodger, the father of elliot rodger. here in the bay area, hundreds of people gathered in fremont to mourn another victim of the rampage. our eat do -- kiet do is at the scene. >> reporter: they remember their son who was someone who played a lot of video games but was still very good at math. he was humble and he was kind. [ music ]. >> reporter: the parents ofwei- hanscom david wang told their own story of amazing grace. >> all of our future dreams and hopes was all upon him. >> reporter: charlie wang and jane lu poured out their hearts to family and friends. they say their community and faith sustained them. >> the hardest thing for me is to be alive. i prayed to god that why this happen to me. god didn't give me an answer. instead, he put a lot of love on manchts we will keep on living. >> reporter: david's parents remember him as a straight a student who wanted to start his own company. he was a computer game whiz who had the highest possible math sat score but never bragged. >> you are in my heart forever and ever.

. >> peter rodgers says he had no idea his son could hurt anyone and didn't see this coming. see the entire interview of barbara walters at 10:00 tonight. >>> the san francisco film commission is working to bring projects to the bay area and last note, the world premiere for the "dawn of the planet of the apes" was held. in the movie, san francisco is not doing so well as the future battlefield in the war between humans and apes. >> we came here, the special effects people and looked for locations. here it is, two years later and the movie is done and the expense is over and we are now to share it with the world. it is exciting. i love bay area. it is good to be back here. >>the movie opens july 11 in theaters. >> rebound is pledging federal help for parts of minnesota after massive flooding this month. overflow creeks have closed two popular golf courses in minneapolis. one course had so much water crews had to use a rowboat to get from hole to hole but it hasn't stopped the golfers, of course, from calling for tee times. >> i would like to be able to give you a tee time. ho

personal condolence and apologize and at a minimum they should. >> reporter: after we reached out to peter rodgeromment, late wednesday he sent the families a letter of apology. for "cbs this morning," ben tracy, fremont california. >> david wang and james hong were roommates of elliot rodger. david's parents said he told them he planned to move out of the home he shared with rodger because of his behavior. >>> a couple of big rulings from the u.s. supreme court today one on the abortion debate, another one uhm, limiting some of the president's powers. elizabeth cook is in the newsroom with the decisions. >> reporter: kenny, presidents have frequently used breaks by the senate to fill high level positions or what are called recess appointments. but the high court said the senate was not officially in recess when president obama did. the justices however stopped short of issuing a ruling that would have ended the practice. obama was the first president to try to make recess appointments when congress was still in session. a recess appointment can only last two years. and the court struck down prot

say roger killed six people and wounded 13 others before taking his own life, in the interview, peter rodgers says that a day has in the gone by that he doesn't think about the horror of what happened. >> i wake up and i think of those young men and women that died and that were injured and the terrorized and my son did that. >> peter roger for his part says before the attack did he not think his own son was capable of hurting anyone but in a manifesto found have after the killing spree elliott roger spoke about socialize lacing and seeking erect. >>> here's what everybody is talking about this morning, a holocaust survivor dies leaving a fortune but here's the glitch, in close relatives, no known will, so, of course, several people say they want it. >> i think i knew this guy. >> roman bloom died two years ago. he had a wife for almost 40 years. she died, before him and there are no kids. >> dad? >> here's the thing, a woman in poland is claiming dibs on the money. she found a will from 1987. in it he left his monday foy a former love. that woman was pregnant and engaged in blum when capture

elliott rodgers father, peter rodgers, taped an interviewed with barbara walters that will air on industry wake of the massacre mr. roger and his ex-wife released a statement saying it was quote hell on earth learning their suspect was not a tack. elliott roger kill six people and injured 13 others before committing suicide last month. >>> a private memorial service is held for radio broadcasting legend casey kasem. one hundred family members, close friend, business associates gathered at a church in bellaire over the weekend. his children spoke about his personal life, and, they celebrated him, and in the same way mess of america did, by listening to his unmistakable voice. some radio shows were played during that memorial, kasem passed away after a long battle with dementia. he was 82 years old. >>> searchers in california are looking for a miss hiker who has not been seen in more than a week but this morning they found the hiker's dog. fire fighters mike heardman was last seen ten days ago in the national for west a friend. after he chases his dog, he ran off duke, barefoot, with no sur

peter rodger met with richard martinez back on june first. rodger -- who police say went on killing six people before taking his own life. richard martinez' son christopher was one of those killed. martinez has become outspoken supporter of gun control laws. he says he plans to work with rodger to help make sure other families don't suffer as theirs have. the supreme court has ruled that gun buyers must disclose when they are buying a gun for someone else. the five-four decision backs a federal gun control law against these so-called "straw purchases." the case involved a virginia man who illegally told a gun dealer he was the "actual buyer," then sold the glock weapon to his uncle in pennsylvania -- who was also allowed to legally own a gun. the ruling means gun buyers must disclose any intent to resell at the u-s supreme court has agreed to hear arguments on whether or not threatening comments made on social media. should be considered free speech or a criminal threat. the case centers around a pennsylvania man who spent more than three yea

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. >> reporter: after we reached out to peter rodger for comment, late wednesday he sent the families of our sons are unbearable. as parents, i could give away my own life in exchange my son's life. >> in our heart, many times we still picture his coming back home. and we really hope we are the last family have to endure this kind of unspeakable pain. >> reporter: for "kcbs this morning," ben tracy. >> what a powerful piece and an important message, which is parents need to watch their children. >> as painful as it is, i'm glad they're speaking out. we've seen too many stories that happen to the kids and then parents speak out. what will it take for changes to happen? it is a good message they're sending, right. very powerful. >> very painful for these families, too, as they want to hear from the assailant's father. they want a letter of apology. everybody's trying to heal after this whole thing but i also think, too, just like the victims at sandy hook, they want somebody to do something. they want some recognition by government that mental health issues and people who have mental he

lost his only son also in the i law rampage, richard martinez, he held a private meeting with peter rodgeresterday. martinez later said they agreed to work together as two grieving fathers to prevent future tragedies like the one near uc santa barbara. martinez is now an outspoken critic of the nation's gun laws since 20-year-old son was killed outside an isla vista deli. >>> it's a very busy monday morning commute. sal is keeping an eye on everything. how are things looking now? >> things are improving. others, things are getting worse as traffic shifts. highway 4 this has improved. coming in from lone tree way to loveridge road. the drive time is down to very little. the speeds are up. that's a very good commute. let's go to the bay bridge toll plaza and there is a about 25- minute drive into san francisco with no major problems getting through. the livermore commute has been terrible this morning. livermore to dublin, an hour plus, your drive time getting into the area, at least last time we checked, i'm gonna check again -- it's 53 minutes. not quite an hour. i will take that. this is

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in an abc news exclusive, barbara walters asked rodger's father, peter, how he's coping. >> it's like a reverse nightmare situation. i go to sleep, and i might have a nice dream. and then i wake up and slowly, the truth of what happened dawns on me. and that's my son is a mass murderer. >> rodger calls his son's rampage an american horror story. you can see the entire conversation in a barbara walters exclusive. a special edition of "20/20" tonight at 10:00 p.m., 9:00 central. >>> incredible video to show you. a natural gas line eruption, sending a fireball nearly 100 feet into the air, in southeastern texas. emergency crews managed to shut off the gas. and they allowed the flames to burn off on their own. one man who was driving by was slightly injured as he tried to run away from his stalled truck. >>> well, the driving rain and disappointing loss apparently isn't enough to dampen u.s. soccer fever. >> not at all. despite team usa's loss to germany yesterday, the u.s. will still advance to round 16. and new york is showing its team usa pride atop the empire state building, emblazone

richard martinez told cnn affiliate keyt that he and peter rodger have reached common ground and plan families do not have to go through the pain that other families have had to endure. >>> eric shinseki, the senate has looked to take a look at that care. 1700 veterans were at rick of being forgotten. with this bill, v.a. facilities outside of doctors help centers and military bases. chris. >> that will be the key. we had the political battle. shinseki stepped down. now, it's how do you make the fixes. >> one option is for doctors and nurses they would have student loans forgiven if they went to work at a v.a. hospital for a period of time. >> that's a good idea. they have huge personnel issues there. and they're sending it to the private sector, supposedly real complicated. there's a lot of fee structures. >> can it be made easier? >> right. easy to complain politically. fixing it is always the challenge. certainly, the men and women deserve it. nobody disagrees with that. let's take a break here on "new day." when we come back, the controversy surrounding the release of sergeant bow

. >>> now to an abc news exclusive interview with peter roger, the father of elliott rodger. barbara walters has a revealing interview. >> there have been numerous school shootings. none of the parents of other shooters have spoken with us. why did you decide you'd speak up? >> the only reason i'm here is to tell his story to try to stop this happening again. >> how did you learn that your son was the shooter? >> i thought he was a victim. it wasn't until 4:45 a.m i found out by going on the internet that he was the main suspect, there is only one killer. and when i saw that, it was like, it's one's worst nightmare. i can't describe the feelings >> mr. rod ger elliott is your son he is dead. how do you mourn a child that others villify? >> it's very, very hard after reading the journal, i had a lot of anger for him. i my my job now is trying to replace anger with love and forgiveness but i'm haunted by this disease, this human being that changed and became something else. >> the father of adam lanza now says there are times he wishes his son had nef been born. do you ever fee

peter rogers who he it was very concerned about. the 22 year-old suit shot and killed six people before killing himself. >>:---el upliot rodger. --elliot roger. and for the kron4 tech report with gabe slate >>: up the bay area now has a five start with pearl to sound a luxury resort for pets. i just got a tour of his dog and cat hotel and let me tell you if it's amazing. we to see the amenities they offer. the second lobby represents a real hotel. the only difference is the sign at the front of the door requesting callers alecia is 3 there's an ant or lake with a waterfall if the dogs can jump and a splash around. this is just one of the many large play areas indoor and outdoor. the privacy to range from $35 to $150. they feature 32 in. flat screen tvs that play animal friendly programming 3 it's really cosy looking sleeping arrangements and is " a high-tech features. if there's a web cam that trend live video of your pet is to you can check in on any time you want. this giant fancy bed. i have to try it out. it was very comfortable. why animals did daily maid service top quality food. aware they do grooming it, washing. they