disturbing security video shows tim piazza severely intoxicated. twice he fell down a flight of stairs and had to be carried up. prosecutors say none of the frat members called 911 until almost 12 hours after piazza's first fall. >> we have a friend who's unconscious. >> there needs to be a deterrent. because we lost our son. >> reporter: 14 of the brothers will be tried on a variety of lesser charges, including hazing, crucial to tim piazza's parents. >> justice will mean more than punishment. it will mean deterrence as well. >> reporter: joe is one of four frat members that had charges dropped entirely. sitting between his mom and attorney, he says he left the house before it was obvious how much trouble piazza was in. >> tim was a friend. people tend to forget that and being accused of having a hand in that is a little -- makes it a little more rough. >> reporter: can you put this behind you? >> no. this isn't something i want to put behind me. this is something i want to remember for the rest of my life and learn from this. >> reporter: and wha

prosecutors argue piazza was ordered to drink massive amounts of alcohol.urveillance video shows piazza repeatedly falling, passing out and tumbling head-first down a flight of stairs. no one called the headlines are going to be, "most serious charges dropped." >> the headline is wrong if that's the headline. >> reporter: the piazza family lawyer, tom klein, and tim piazza's parents, say the important thing is beta theta pi brothers will stand trial. >> i'm looking forward to see, you know, the trial and whatever else comes out of the investigation, really. >> and them facing hazing charges. >> reporter: and that's important to you. >> absolutely. >> that's important. >> reporter: why? >> because we need to put a stop to it. >> it has no place in greek life, sports, marching bands-- it just has no place. it's torture. it's abuse. >> reporter: the judge ruled the state did not provide sufficient evidence that the defendants knew their actions would almost certainly create tragic consequences. >> there's a young man whose dead and a young man whose life has b

as you know, i spent some time with the piazza family. this is an incredibly hard ordeal for them. >> it is reliving every moment over and over. >> absolutely. absolutely. >>> we're going to move now to the breaking news out of california. wildfires threatening homes in burbank, a heavily populated part of los angeles. >> residents were forced to evacuate in the dead of night and abc's jim avila is on the scene. >> reporter: good morning, dan and paula. the southern california heat wave lighting up the hillsides this morning making for a wild and sleepless night. overnight, mandatory evacuations ordered as a wildfire rages out of control racing toward hundreds of homes north of los angeles. the blaze in burbank growing to 2,000 acres, huge flames burning on hilltops. 260 firefighters tackling hot spots from the streets and in the air. >> we have an abundance of firefighters here on scene that will remain here overnight and over the next several days. >> an evacuation has been ordered by the burbank fire department. >> reporter: so far at

prosecutors say piazza fell headfirst down a flight of stairs, struggling and in pain for hours. his fellow frat brothers allegedly ignoring and some even hitting him before eventually calling 911. but today the judge dismissed charges of involuntary manslaughter and assault. charges including reckless endangerment and furnishing alcohol to minors. >> charges which survived are very serious charges. >> reporter: piazza's parents, now looking ahead to the trial. >> at the end of the day we just want to see justice served, >> reporter: but four fraternity brothers now face no charges at all. one of them speaking out. >> i don't think there's anything with my knowledge at the time that i could have done. do i wish i had knowledge? do i wish i could have saved him? absolutely. >> thank you. >>> let's turn to politics. the president says he will soon reveal whether he will end the program protecting 800,000 undocumented immigrants to the u.s. as children. here's cecilia vega. >> reporter: president trump in the oval office today, and we asked when will he make that decision on dreamer

>> talk to the piazza family who lost a son.k to the lsu parents who are concerned they lost a son. a lot of talk to the family from rutgers who were there when we announced this bill who lost a son. these incidents have had serious consequences of substantial harm and it is time that we begin to appreciate that hazing when it goes out of bounds can be dangerous. >> meehan co-sponsored a bill that would require colleges to report hazing incidents. he says that will give people a better understanding of the extent of the problem. and it will encourage colleges to partner with students to reduce risky behavior. >>> now, your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> all right. we're starting with a look locally on our radar and satellite map, really no rain, that shows up in the greens, yellows, reds. instead, clouds starting to spread across the area. why? hurricane jose is sitting to our southeast and that cloud deck is spilling across our zone. take a look. this is the wider picture. you can see jose spreading out to sea. the rain brands

that is what the piazzas are interested in. >> martha: that is what i took away from it as well, theyon't want this to happen to any other child, the hazing and all of it is about to begin again, so this message is very important. thomas, we have to leave it there. >> and, martha, we are working on changing the law. a >> martha: good for you. we look forward to hearing more about that. thank you very much, thomas kline, good to have you here again tonight. so we will be right back after this with the quote of the night. you don't want to miss it. next. fibromyalgia is thought to be caused by overactive nerves. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. i'm glad my doctor prescribed lyrica. for some, lyrica delivers effective relief for moderate to even severe fibromyalgia pain. and improves function. lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions, suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worse depression, unusual changes in mood or behavior, swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, muscle pain with fever, tired feeling, or blurry vision

security inside the house shows piazza stumbling and hitting his head repeatedly.rs. he later died from his injuries. former fraternity member jeff ems had his reckless endangerment charge thrown out. >> i feel ready to get back to my normal life. go see my family and not have this weight on my shoulders anymore. >> what do people need to understand about what happened in there and how you feel about your role? >> people need to understand is that this was a terrible terrible tragedy and that's what it was. simply. >> reporter: timothy piazza's parents say the important thing is that the members of the beta theta pi fraternity will still stand trial. >> i'm looking forward to the trial and what else comes out of the investigation. >> and being charged with hazing charges. >> that's important to you. >> absolutely. >> why? >> we need to put a stop to it. >> it has no place in greek life. >> the county prosecutor said she plans to seek a judge's permission to re-file the involuntary manslaughter charges against the former fraternity members, but their defense attorne

prosecutors say piazza fell headfirst down a flight of stairs, struggling and in pain for hours. owfe allegedly ignoring and some even hitting him before eventually alling 911.nvoluntary nslaughter and assault. 14 brothersts ilfal cees l ha c>> wrg very serious charges. ntre>> at the end of the day wet want to see justice served, brothers now face no charges at all. he tofeam >> i don't think there's i could have done.t do i wish i had knowledge? do i wish i could have saved him? absolutely. >> thank you. >>> let's politics. the president says he will soon reveal whether he w program protectingil 800,000 undocumented immigrants who came to the u.s. as children. here's cecilia veg >> reporter: president trump in the oval office today, and we asked when will he make that decision on dreamers. >> a dn daioisorac o donver the weekend we'll have a decision. >> reporter: the white house now says, actually, the announcement will come on tuesday. in january, president trump said this. >> they shouldn't be very worried. they are here illegally. they shouldn't be very worried. i do have a

. >> no one immediately called for help after finding timothy piazza unconscious at the bottom of the stairs. the defense says their clients are not responsible for piazza's death. >> this morning, north korea is responding to the latest show of force by u.s. and south korean forces. after the u.s. and its allies, and dropped practice bombs south of the dmz. north korea called them wild military acts. the bomber and fighter jets took off from japan and guam. u.s. military officials don't expect north korea to back down after this. >> the controversial sheriff from milwaukee county, wisconsin may be heading to d.c. president trump supporter david clark has resigned as sheriff. he didn't give a reason other than saying he has chosen to pursue other opportunities. the sheriff said earlier this year that he was offered a position at the department of homeland security. politico reports that clark will join the administration in a position that is not senate confirmed. he is a vocal proponent of gun rights and once called the demonstrator's vulture on a roadside caucus. >>> helping you get

they're charged in the death of timothy piazza.died after a night of alleged hazing and heavy drinking. the fraternity brothers waited for hours before calling for help for piazza who fell several times. prosecutors urged the judge to send the case to trial. but the defense says this was a tragic accident and not criminal rmths wells fargo is facing more troubles from that fake bank account scandal. the bank u million additional accounts bringing the number to 3.5 million. a nearly 70% increase over the bank's initial estimate. the fraudulent accounts were set up by bank employees to achieve sales goals and bonuses and left unoing customers to pay fees. the bank fired more than 5,000 employees over the allegations and says it's still notifying affected customers. >>> well, your chance to see the new iphone is less than two weeks away. a video invitation to the media simply says, let's meet at our place on september 12th. the first event at the steve jobs theater inside apple's new headquarters. the new phone is expected to include

beta theta pi wants prosecutors to return its inhouse surveillance from the night timothy piazza was critically injured. the judge said prosecutors are entitled to keep the equipment because it's evidence. the prosecution sent some of the equipment to the fbi in order to recover more images. piazza died in february after drinking at the fraternity house and falling headfirst down the basement stairs. 14 members of beta theta pi face misdemeanor charges in the case. >>> the debate is heating up over whether to allow teachers to carry guns in pennsylvania. the gun control group, cease-fire p.a., joined a city councilwoman. they're launching a video campaign against a bill moving through the legislature that would allow districts to decide if their teachers can be armed in school. >> they claim it's for security. we know these dangerous proposals won't keep our kids or teachers safe. teachers, parents, even kids that we've talked to are opposed to this. >> in july the state passed a bill allowing districts to have a say at whether teachers can be armed at school. no votes have been sche

timothy piazza's parents all weighed in on the problem. they said hazing isn't confined to greek life and often kids don't understand what hazing actually is. >> what we're talking about is humiliation, degradation. we're talking about things that might be reckless behavior. not always intentional, but certainly intentional and reckless or without regard to a person's safety or mental health. >> young people are impressionable. i have no doubt that there are people that probably don't want to do it, but feel the pressure they have to. >> the piazzas say they're hazing penalties stiffer. there's also new legislation that would require colleges and universities to report incidents of hazing in their school's annual crime report. >> we should get reports of a man carrying a gun. it alerted students police were looking for leonard town and frat row. they didn't find anyone with the gun and did issue the all-clear. >>> we are also following a developing story in virginia. >> a car slammed into a tree and two people died. a i teenage girl was cr

prosecutors say they need to be punished for their alleged roles in the death of timothy piazza.awyers say this was an accident and these young men had no criminal intent. >> the nurse brought me forward and told me to kiss him good-bye. it was hard. and that's what you think of when you close your eyes. >> reporter: this morning evelyn and jim piazza are on pins and needles awaiting the verdict of a pennsylvania judge who says today will be the day he reveals whether or not more than a dozen penn state frat members will stand trial in connection with the death of their 19-year-old son timothy. at the close of a preliminary hearing thursday, the d.a. telling the judge the frat brothers acted like savages on the night piazza fell head first down a flight of stairs following an alcohol-fueled hazing ritual at the beta theta pi house. no one called the police for 12 hours. >> we have a friend who's unconscious. he's -- hasn't moved and he's probably going to need an ambulance. >> reporter: prosecutors playing surveillance footage from inside the frat house in court and say it shows

to retrieve video recording equipment that was seized in the hazing death investigation of timothy piazza. a judge ruled prosecutors are entitled to keep the equipment because it's evidence. piazza died after drinking at a fraternity house and falling headfirst down the basement stairs. 14 members of beta theta pi face misdemeanor charges in the case. >>> today in new york, president trump will meet one on one with leaders from britain, jordan, egypt, and other nations, and will host a luncheon at the u.n. general assembly. yesterday in his first address, he threatened to totally destroy north korea if the united states is forced to defend itself or its allies. the moment was met with gasps inside the room. mr. trump mocked kim jong-un. >> rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and his regime. >> north korea has not responded to the president's speech. later on the "today" show, united nations ambassador nikki haley will join matt and savannah to talk about president trump's address. the "today" show starts at 7:00 a.m. after nbc10 news today. >>> we're monitoring two storms. one,

there is obviously disappointment for the piazza family tonight.ller, thank you for being here tonight. have you had a chance to speak to timothy's parents? >> yes, they were with us today in the courtroom. they were there when the news came out. >> sandra: is there anything you can share with us? their thoughts on the decision? >> they are happy to see 60 people move forward because two other people waived. a lot of charges moved through. just like us, there is a measure of surprise that the grand jury had already found these charges in and a bit of disappointment that we are going to have to get back to the drawing table. the charges we've originally brought, particularly with the manslaughter charges, we believe there are appropriate and a grand jury thought so. we have to go back to the beginning on some of those charges. >> sandra: what exactly does that entail, going back to the beginning? how will you respond? >> in pennsylvania, district attorneys and law enforcement get a second chance if they think the first judge made an error of law and

tonight, a judge reduces the charges against penn state fraternity members in the hazing death of tim piazza. >> there's no winners here. we're not high-fivin' today. >> morgan: a detective manhandles a nurse after she follows hospital policy and the

you have a question for the p e piaz piazzas.ternities that would indicate there's something dangerous involved in their initiation? >> we certainly had no warning signs. as my wife said, she looked up this fraternity. it seemed to be a model fraternity. but what was going on inside its doors was something completely different. the message to the children is, if it doesn't feel right, if it doesn't look right, get out. >> i also think it's important. you ask a very good question. because we have rituals. it shouldn't be on the student who is looking to join something to figure out what it might be about. these organizations have a responsibility to revisit what the rituals are about. and make sure ahead of time that they're removing the kinds of things that create the s substantial risk of harm or degradation and other things. i think this sends a signal as much to the fraternity councils and to the universities, to revisit things that people have been doing to make sure they're not harmful. >> another aspect of this. and kate sn

you represent the piazzas. there's a criminal case unfolding there. there is not an aggressive posture towards the prosecution of what is a crime in most states, there will not be deterrents. that's part of what we see and what we recognize. there's a culture of abuse. and there's a culture of recidivism that we have here. and someone has to try to break it. that's what universities are grappling with. and that's what the piazzas are grappling with, as well. >> hoda? >> guys, i have stuart. you want to stand up, sir? he has triplets, three kids all getting ready to go to colleg piaz piazzas. are there warning signs that parents or students can pick up only, before initiations about individual fraternities that would indicate there's something dangerous involved in their initiation? >> we certainly had no warning signs. as my wife said, she looked up this fraternity. it seemed to be a model fraternity. but what was going on inside its doors was something completely different. the message to the children is, if it doesn't feel right, if it doesn't look

in february, timothy piazza died after an alcohol-fueled party inside a penn state frat house.en mayk is joining me. >> she knows what is ahead for these families. she and her husband have been working to prevent it from happening again. the last journey home from school should not be in a casket. >> with hopes to manage a professional sports team when he died. >> they were required to consume massive amounts of alcohol. >> reporter: ten years after his death, his mom is still hearing stories that take her back, stories like that of tim pia sdplchpiazza. >> why do you think that we are now at a point where the federal government needs to get involved in this? >> talk to the piazza family who lost a son. >> we will educate students about first what inappropriate hazing is and then being second, where and how they can report it. third, the school itself needs to be a partner in cracking down on inappropriate activities like dangerous hazing. >> reporter: schools would be required to report this as part of an annual crime report. >> we know it's happening so now we need to get it

eight fraternity members were facing manslaughter charges in the death of this young man, timothy piazzang ritual on his first night of pledging a fraternity last year and his parents sat down with cnn's sara beganham who is with us now. sara, what struck you most about the phobfolks and what they are dealing with. >> this is the second time i talked to them. the first time was before the hearing began and the second time was after it concluded. this is a ruling that caught the family by surprise. they sat through 56 hours of testimony, seven days of this preliminary hearing, and they heard some very difficult testimony about how their son died. being given large amounts of alcohol and then repeatedly falling and hitting his head. at the end of this all, the judge tossed out felony charges. four people had charged completely dismissed, but the judge left remaining charges of hazing, reckless endangerment, tampering with evidence and furnishing alcohol to minors against many of the remaining 14 defendants and the family says that those charges are at heart of the case and their quest for

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