start with the things that the university of oklahoma and sigma alpha epsilon got right, because they are numerous. i commend the national leaders of sigma alpha epsilon, who i know well for their handling of the situation. as soon as this video came to light, their executive leadership team met and followed the procedures outlined in their organizations bylaws and constitution's. they went through recognition. they have been supportive of their chapters nationwide who are suffering from being associated with the chapter locally at oklahoma. what is important for folks to understand that sigma alpha epsilon, like every national fraternity and sorority, has high standards for their members and their chapters. in taking these actions this week they are enforcing the standards and demonstrating to the rest of their members and chapters a you must live up to those standards. all the private commentators agree, they are all within the rights to take the actions they took this week. when you turn to the campus, i have been extremely impressed, and most observers have been impressed by the w

sigma alpha epsilon is gone.ging black men from trees are gone. and in a moment one of the expelled students released a statement to the "dallas morning news" said

and sigma alpha epsilon says several *other* incidents with chapter and members have been brought to national leaders' attention. the university president says the fraternity is *permanently* off campus. alina machado reports. >> "you can hang them from a tree but they'll never sign with me. there will never be a n****r at sae." >> reporter: the chant is so offensive, it's hard to listen to. >> "there will never be a a n****r at sae. there will never be a a n****r at sae. you can hang them from a tree, but they'll never sign with me." >> reporter: short for the fraternity sigma alpha epsilon. this chapter at the university of oklahoma, is on their way to a saturday night party celebrating the fraternity's founding. the video was sent anonymously to a campus group called unheard that works to fight racism on campus. on sunday, they posted it online. unheard's co-founder spoke to cnn's nick valencia. >> "this chant wasn't something they learned overnight. it was something that was well-known, well versed, that everyone on that bus felt privileged to say and proudly clap at." >> reporte

>>> we begin with norman oklahoma, where sigma alpha epsilon is now shut down after a disturbing video allegedly shows fraternity brothers singing a song filled with racial slurs. ♪ there will never be a -- at s.a.e. ♪ ♪ >> we now have a new statement from university of oklahoma president david boren saying effective immediately, all ties and affiliations between this university and the local sae chapter are hereby severed. the president is giving the fraternity until midnight tomorrow to remove their belongings from the frat house before shutting it entirely down. overnight, the sae campus building was vandalized coming as the frat's national chapter acknowledged the video and issued the following statement. saying we apologize for the unacceptable and racist behavior of the individuals in the video, and we are disgusted that any member would act in such a way. the president of the university spoke just a short time ago, echoing those same terms. >> i think the best way for us to send not only a message to this campus but a message all across the country, is that there is zero toleran

chapter of sigma alpha epsilon.etrayal doesn't even begin to express his reaction. >> the guys in that video are not my brothers. my first reaction was complete disgust and shock. i was deeply offended as a black man in general. but i was devastated also having been in that house for never years and put my own blood, sweat and tears in cultivating a culture that would never do that. >> and i've got to give the last word in this segment to a legend of the civil rights movement who says racism on college campuses is simply, quote, unbelievable in this day and age, end quote. congressman john lewis was a guest on cnn's "new day." >> i think it's not a place of a college or university campus for young people or any group to be acting the way they're acting. >> they should be gone? >> they should be gone. >> sadly before the racist bus video went viral, that fraternity, s.a.e., also had a starring role in a highly disturbing documentary about sexual assault on college campuses. the film's executive producer is going to j

the university has come under fire after a video surfaced showing members of sigma alpha epsilon repeatedly using the "n" word udent who is led that racist chant havbe expelled. and the school has ties with that chapter. >>> news for your health

sigma alpha epsilon is gone. two students who are lead tging the chant about hanging black men from trees are gone. and in a moment one of the expelled students released a statement to the "dallas morning news" said that i am deeply sorry for what i did, and made a big mistake by participating in the singing, and encouraging others to do the same. and sadly, our family cannot be in our home, because of frightening talk and threats on social immediatemedia. in a half hour, there is a rally on the campus and h miguel marquez has the latest. university of oklahoma has pretty much vanished. [ knocking ] at his home in dallas, no sign of him nor his family. he and members of the sae fraternity clearly avoiding publicity after the video was leaked to the school newspaper and ricochetting around the world. at the sigma alpha epsilon house, traditional letters unceremoniously removed. today, a steady flow of moving trucks. big job? >> i have no idea. >> reporter: fast job? >> your guess good as mine is right now. it's la

referred to in the chanting is the appreciation of sigma alpha epsilon's greek letters. wakehorse is the organization's national spokesman. >> we have seen posts on social media where people were led to believe that this is an official sanctioned s.a. song. that's absolutely not true. there's nothing our songbook nerve hear been anything in our songbook like this. >> reporter: late last night sigma alpha epsilon's national organization which represents more than 15,000 current members and nearly 200,000 alumni nationwide suspended all members of the oklahoma kappa chapter saying, "this type of hateful action is not what sigma alpha epsilon stands for. this is about sluchtsolutely not who we are. vowing to clean house. in a twitter post boren called the behavior reprehensible. their president. >> this was the right thing to do. there's no tolerance to that are type of behavior. we don't stand for it. this is not part of anything that has to do with our values, our mission, our creed. >> reporter: and this morning, despite the closure of the sigma alpha epps epps hon chapt

. >> the university president says the local chapter of sigma alpha epsilon is closed for good. after video surface showing members engaged in a racist rant. as andrew spencer report, more discipline could be coming. >> the incident affect more than just current student at the university of oklahoma. >> i'll never regret my time i had, i'll never regret the strides i made. >> william james joined the ou chapter of sigma alpha epsilon 14 years ago he had hoped his son would one day follow had his footsteps. >> one house i wanted him to join before, and now there is -- it is the worse for me. >> now, he says, that dream is gone. family help pack u-haul trucks after the university of oklahoma gave student until midnight tuesday to pack up, and get out. after video surfaced showing frat members chanting on a bus. >> the university's football team marched to show the players, whatever their race, stand together as one. the discipline has been swift but for some, it hasn't been enough. the university is now looking into possibly expelling some of the student involved. >> we're investi

i'll miss my family. >> reporter: you still consider sigma alpha epsilon family?yes. >> you can see more of jericka duncan's interview with chef howard dixon about the racist video coming up later on "cbs this morning." >>> in madison, wisconsin, protesters are calling for the dismissal of a police officer who shot and killed an unarmed biracial 19-year-old. the officer who is white is on leave this morning. as dean reynolds reports, the deadly encounter has led to soul searching in the famously liberal community. >> black lives matter! black lives matter! >> reporter: increasingly large crowds of demonstrators marched on the wisconsin statehouse and filled its 98-year-old rotunda with a familiar chant. 19-year-old tony robinson was shot dead on friday by officer matt kenny who trailed him to this house. >> 19 years of age. name is tony robinson. apparently tony hit one of his friends. no weapons seen. >> reporter: police say the shooting took place when kenny, responding to 911 calls about robinson, was attacked by him in the entryway of the home. >> shots fired.

start with the things that the university of oklahoma and sigma alpha epsilon got right, because they are numerous. i commend the national leaders of sigma alpha epsilon, who i know well for their handling of the situation. as soon as this video came to light, their executive leadership team met and followed the procedures outlined in their organizations bylaws and constitution's. they went through recognition. they have been

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they are now confirmed to be members of the university of oklahoma's sigma alpha epsilon fraternity. watch it again. [ bleep ] [ bleep ]. >> now, the person who took the video reportedly sent it in an e-mail to unheard which is a black student group at oklahoma. the group then posted it on youtube and twitter and directed it at university president who immediately shut down the fraternity and their house and told all members to move out by midnight tomorrow. listen to him. >> no longer our students. we don't have room for racism at this university. >> sigma alpha epsilon's national headquarters also severed ties with the oklahoma chapter issuing a statement saying "we are embarrassed by this video and offer our empathy not only to anyone outside the organization who was offended but also to our brothers who come from a wide range of backgrounds cultures and ethnicities ethnicities." and listen now to on-campus reaction. >> you hear a lot of you know, stuff here at the university about you know, racial tension and things like that. but to see the video is eye opening for sure. >> this

it features members of the sigma alpha eps son fraternity chanting about lynching. national fraternity officials expressed outrage and suspended all university of oklahoma kappa members immediately. brandon wake hurts is the spokesman. >> never has been anything in our songbook like there. >> reporter: if i -- graffiti on the frat house reads tear it down. >> real sooners treat each other with respect. real sooners love each other and care for each other like members of a common family. >> reporter: hundreds of students marched against racism on campus monday. >> to see the video was eye opening, for sure. >> disgusting shame that anything like that is happening on our campus. >> reporter: some students say racism has been a problem on campus. >>> there are 15,000 current members of sigma alpha eps salon and 200,000 nationwide. >>> how this week's student rising above went from a struggling teenager to helping the homeless. >>> if you've got a consumer problem or just a question, call in our house, we do just about everything online. and our old internet just wasn't

members of sigma alpha epsilon, were seen on video saying blacks should be lynched and never allowed in their frat. chad pradelli is live on the penn campus. >> students with whom i have spoke are appalled by the actions by the fraternity in oklahoma, they say that those actions would not be tolerated here. >> the racist chant by university of oklahoma students is troubling and disturbing, it's a sentiment shared by college students across philadelphia. >> it's awful and shouldn't be happening, that song was offensive to a lot of people. >> that would be accepted by a frat and okay for them to do that is just insane. >> the fraternity at the center is sigma alpha epsilon, penn is only one local school with a chapter and they were unavailable for common. it's chapter is shut down at ou and the house shut down. national organization says that the national fraternity does not teach such a hateful, racist chant and is not part of any education or training on the campus of temple and penn, students say such insensitive actions would not be tolerated. >> i was at my fraternity house older

. ♪ there will never, never be a [ bleep ] ♪ >> reporter: tonight two frat brothers from sigma alphailon have been expelled after leading a chant that they would rather blackeople be lynched than join their fraternity. the video went viral. >> the problem is nobody's pointing out what's going on! >> reporter: today university of oklahoma president david boren sent this expulsion letter to two students involved in the video, saying they had created a hostile educational environment for others. tonight one of the chant leaders is identified as parker rice of dallas. rice's friends tell us he's already home in texas and will not be coming back to ou. >> i know parker. he's not a racist. he really is not. he compromised his morality for the liking of his friends. >> reporter: in a statement, he says alcohol was a factor in his actions and that he is deeply sorry for what he did. he mentions he was taught the offensive song but not by whom. another student in the video identified by his parents as levi petit. they write, he made a horrible mistake. we know his heart, and he is not a racis

we have a lot to be proud of in sigma alpha epsilon. but we know the history of sigma alpha epsilon, what is affiliated and not affiliated with sae. the bigger issue, we need to communicate that and how it's perceived by people not in the fraternity. >> i get being proud of one's history. i have roots in the south as well. i understand being proud of, you know the people who founded the fraternity. i know a lot of pledges memorize the names of the original founders and apparently this bus was going to a founder's day party but don't you think, if one of your goals moving forward is perhaps and maybe it's not but to attract african-american members, you say you think about how it might be perceived, don't you think that would be perceived differently by african-americans than it might be perceived by whites of the southern background? >> absolutely. and there's part of the discussion i mean we're looking at a lot of different options. our leadership is also engaged with people to reach out to us to offer their support and also the things

why the national chapter of sigma alpha epsilon may be to blame. >> after eight years vindication tonight for amanda knox. citing a lack of evidence, the italian appeals court overturned her conviction. her boyfriend was also vindicated. >> i'm incredibly grateful for what has happened for the justice i've received for the support that i've had from everyone from my family, from my friends, to strangers to people like you. i'm so grateful to have my life back! >> in 2011 both knox and her boyfriend were acquitted on appeal. two years later she was convicted again in absentia. today's ruling puts an end to the case. >>> the jury has reached its decision in what could be a landmark case for the venture capital case. the jury found that kleiner perkins did not district against ellen pao. melissa chan reports. >> yes randall. part of the reason why is the track record, when it comes in front of a jury often there's very little sympathy for the female plaintiff so ellen pao must have felt particularly aggrieved to pursue this lawsuit so far. >>> ellen pao believed it was because she was a woma

they cut ties with sigma alpha epsilon chapter after members were shown in a video singing racist song. erica pitzi joins us. the administration moved quickly to punish the kids and hinted that there may be more penalties. >> that's right. fraternity brothers have until midnight to move out, many members did not wait packing up this afternoon. the before of students in the video has been called disgraceful. they went so far as to say they shouldn't have the privilege to be called oklahoma. >> there's a lot here about racial tension. to see the video was eye opening for sure. >> this is the video causing outrage at the university of oklahoma. the 10 second video is said to show some members of the sigma alpha epsilon fraternity, the group posted a video online. the university president said on monday he is shutting down the fraternity. >> those student will be out of the house by midnight tomorrow night. the house will be closed and as far as i'm concerned they won't be back, at least not while i'm president of the university. >> reporter: as soon as the video went viral. vandals hit th

fraternity members racist chant led the national sigma alpha epsilon to close the chapter.iversity evicting members from the fraternity house. the house this weekend vandalize vandalized with the message tear it down. david boren, president of the university of oklahoma announced an expulsion of those leading the chant. >> a top sooner football recruit from dallas declared he is decommitting and will go elsewhere. current football player eric striker angrily denounced the racist video on snapchat. he said he was hurt by the damage the video that was done to the school's reputation. he backs the call to expel those responsible. >> it is out there. i'm not saying it hasn't happened before. this is something that really extreme. not saying the little things before should be pushed under the rug. you know we believe that president boren is taking the right actions and investigating and doing the right thing. you know more than just suspensions and expelling these students. the people responsible for it and the people on the bus. this is how we feel that that action should take

today sigma alpha epsilon announced an extensive review of all chapters. >> i was disgusted.as demoralized. i was embarrassed. >> reporter: today, the university of wisconsin's chi phi chapter was kicked off campus for allegations of hazing. sigma alpha mu chapter was just disbanded after members caused $400,000 in damage at a ski lodge. at penn state students are outraged but not shocked. >> things like this happen. and it's really upsetting that it does. >> reporter: tonight, members of kappa delta rho are still living here inside their house. police say criminal charges are possible. and the fraternity's national headquarters says it is cooperating fully with the investigation. lester. >> all right, gabe, thank you. >>> a tense day in and around mesa, arizona, after an hours long manhunt. police have captured the alleged gunman who went on a shooting rampage, opening fire at a motel then shooting a student in a carjacking before being pinned down in an apartment complex. in all, one person is dead, five more are wounded. authorities say the motive for the killings is still

now the university has shut down sigma alpha epsilon and all members were kicked off campus. the university president says some students could be expelled for violating the civil rights act. >>> about 1500 people marched to the state capital building yesterday demanding answers as to why police shot and killed an unarmed man. madison police say veteran officer matthew kenny shot tony robinson when robinson attacked him in an apartment friday night. >> he belongs now to everyone. and that's something we have had to accept. he's now a champion of progress. >> now madison's police chief says he hopes robinson's family can find forgiveness in their hearts but isn't acknowledging wrong doing by the officer or the department. the department of justice is investigating the shooting as robinson's family asks for peaceful protests to continue. >>> and ferguson missouri court system will be describing ferguson's court system as profit driven and taking advantage of black residents. >>> and heading to montgomery to retrace the steps demonstrators took in 1965 from selma, alabama. this r

overnight, the national office of sigma alpha epsilon said it does not teach that racist chant and the o.u. students likely learned it from fellow chapter members. karen traverse abc news, washington. >> the city manager who resigned from his position in ferguson missouri, is speaking out about alleged cases of racial bias in a justice department report. john shaw says his office "never instructed the police department to target african-americans." shaw stepped down in what the city council called a mutual separation agreement. we expect to learn more today about the pressure cooker bombs used in the boston marathon bombing. the trial against the suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev continues with its fifth day of testimony. yesterday, members of the jury saw three photos of the bloodstained message tsarnaev left in a boat before he was captured. in it, he criticized the u.s. for its actions in muslim countries and said "i can't stand to see such evil go unpunished." coming up on abc 7 news at noon new details in the hillary clinton e-mail controversy. the action being taken today to force their

epsilon fraternity on a because chanting racial slurs against black students and the sigma alpha has been shut down. >> six patients have new kidneys because of six donors and surgeons in san francisco. a woman walked out of the medical center three daze after donating a kidney and is credited with kicking off the we largest donation chain in the history of the hospital. >> watching the watch, apple is expected to reveal details of the highly anticipated new watch in san francisco this morning happening at 10:00 a. and we will tweet live. follow us at twitter@abc7newsbayarea with the detail on the news at midday it look like june with marine layer clouds in most neighborhoods and half moon half mile visibility and bart is mostly in the 50s and still some upper 40s in lafayette and pittsburg. this afternoon the clouds pull back and you will be near 60 and the rest of us in the 70s. sky seven is over palo alto where a person has been struck and killed at palo alto on the tracks northbound train 3309 is now stopped could you can expect some heavy delays. follow me on twitter for the

sigma alpha epsilon is closed, its fraternity banned for as long as the chancellor has the post. >> i hope they reflect on what they've done. i hope they reflect about what they've said and the pain they have caused. >> pettit's apology came after silence marches and protests for racial solidarity. and again pettit has been expelled from the university of oklahoma and today he said he would be dedicating the rest of his life to fighting racism. but when pressed on details he had none to offer. of course though, the university david is still looking at this as a very positive step forward. >> the national organization of sigma alpha eps lon looking epsilon looking at this as well. what are they saying? >> they have distanced themselves from the university of oklahoma. they have all those members suspended. they say leaders from the national organization will consider each branch case by case whether can remain members. and investigate whether this is an issue at any other university. >> heidi zhou-castro, thank you. >>> joining us from washington, jason i want to start by playing again

(chanting) >> these are fraternity members of sigma alpha epsolon even referring to lynching blacks. a student on the bus later posted the video on-line it sparked student protests on campus even the football coach and some of the players joined the demonstrators. the school now cutting all ties with that fraternity. >> we will not be powerless. the house is immediately closed. the gentlemen will have to have their belongings out of the house by midnight tomorrow. if as they pack their bags i hope they think long and hard about what they have done. >> the try delta sorority is being investigated for any role they may have played in the behavior. the president of the black student's association she is taking the unusual step of forgiving the offenders. >> right now i say i for give them and i hope we can take this experience and not -- hopefully they too turn it towards more hate towards our community but better yet as a time to learn and grow. i invite them to come meet with us and learn from us and learn why that was offensive so they can get a better understanding and not pass it o

the these new accusations just days after two sigma alpha epsilon members were expelled from the university of oklahoma accused of leading the the racist chant in this viral video. the the whole chapter now disbanded. in maryland tonight students are calling for a swift, strong response to racist remarks at their school. >> bonnie canasi abc news. >>> a man from kensington is in the hospital tonight after his house literally collapsed around him. this is footage captured by an "action news" viewer moments after the house collapsed. this is on the 2700 block of emerald street. you can see four three-year old eric carol right there trying to climb from the debris. his sister said carol who is partially paralyzed on his right side has been through a lot lately. >> thank god he is alive. thank god he is alive, that is it. >> it is like he has nine lives anyway. he has been through everything. >> carol's relatives say he lost his mother his best friend and aunt all within the last few months. now he lost his house and is in the hospital with a broken back. surgery is scheduled for tomorrow. >>>

the university has shut down sigma alpha epsilon. and the president says some of them could be expelled for violating the civil rights act. >>> people in madison, wisconsin, are demanding answers as to why police shot and killed an unarmed man friday night. about 1,500 people marched to the capital last night saying black lives matter. veteran officer matthew kinney shot 19-year-old tony robinson when robinson attacked him in an apartment. >> we are all left to deal with the aftermath. he belongs now to everyone and that's something we have to accept. he's now a champion of progress. >> madison's police chief says he hopes robinson's family can find forgiveness in their hearts but isn't acknowledging any wrongdoing by the officer or the department. the wisconsin department of justice is now investigating the shooting as robinson's family asks for peaceful protests to continue. >>> a missouri appeals court judge has been appointed to take over ferguson, missouri's court system, this comes after a department of justice report on last y

bleep ] >> reporter: now a second recording from a different angle shows members of the fraternity sigma alpha epsilon or sae at the university of oklahoma chanting racial slurs. ou's president joined hundreds of students at a pre-dawn rally, many with tape across their mouths. >> it really hurts that we're still going through stuff like that and it just needs to stop. >> my jaw definitely dropped. >> reporter: naomi is with the african-american student group that first received the video through an anonymous message on twitter. >> a lot of people like to say this is post-racial america. we're not in post-racial america. and this is just a huge example. >> reporter: sae suspended the local chapter immediately. >> we were absolutely appalled and shocked at this video. and more so we were outraged that any member of the sigma alpha epsilon would think this is somehow acceptable. >> reporter: graffiti reading "tear it down" written on the sae house. and the fraternity's letters were removed. all members ordered to move out by tomorrow. across campus heated debate about punishment. >> because i wa

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two weeks after video surfaced of university of oklahoma sigma alpha epsilon fraternity members singingt chant, today o.u. president david bourne announced the findings of a university investigation into the incident. >> our purpose is to learn lessons and be held accountable and move forward with our lives. >> he says it was taught to pledges as part of the informal and formal pledgeship process and it was learned during a sigma alpha epsilon leadership conference four years ago. >> that chant was learned and brought back to the local chamter. >> reporter: the national organization has denied that the chant is part of their culture. the university shut down the chapter on campus in the wake of the controversy and disciplined more than two dozen members. >> it's approximately 25 additional students and as you know two students have been withdrawn from the university. >> reporter: their punishments ranging from expulsion to community service and mandatory diversity training. levi pettit one of the expelled members, publicly apologized earlier this week. >> the words said in that chant we

. >>> at the university of oklahoma members of sigma alpha epsilon have till tomorrow to find somewhere else to live. david bore severed all ties between the school and fraternity after racist videos featuring sae members surfaced on the internet. those videos prompted oklahoma university students to gather in a series of campus protests. >> reporter: the president of the university of oklahoma calls this racist fraternity video a tragedy. >> i was so deeply saddened by it that it could happen here. >> reporter: the university is in the process of identifying members of sigma alpha epsilon who participated. some may face expulsion. the kappa chapter was permanently shut down and national fraternity officials are denouncing the behavior. >> there's never been anything in our song book like this. >> reporter: the university president says frat house students are on their own to find other housing or even other schools. >> we don't provide services to bigots. >> reporter: hundreds of students participated in protests on campus. >> to see the video is eye-opening for sure. >> definitely jus

the sigma alpha epsilon chapter has been shut down there. and the president says they will not be back. >> reporter: caught on video, members of the sigma alpha epsilon fraternity chant out a song using the "n" word. two short cell phone videos on a bus packed with fraternity members. chelsey davis was one of the first to see the video. >> this wasn't something they learned overnight. it was something well-known well versed that everybody on that bus felt privileged to say and to proudly clap at. >> reporter: it was davis who tweeted the university's president about the unspeakable bigotry saying quote, racism is alive at the university of oklahoma. she's the co-founder of unheard, a black student alliance advocating for change on campus. >> what makes it okay to say these things? nobody's made it mandated that they have cultural sensitivity training? >> reporter: while someone took the clip anonymously -- >> it's sad. it's hurtful. it's just really hurtful that students request think that this is okay. >> reporter: o.u. president david bore

sigma alpha epsilon was once labeled america's deadliest fraternity. according to bloomberg. died at sae events between 2006 and 2013. that is more than any other fraternity in the country. there have also been problems locally at stanford. that decision was upheld to ban sae for having a house on campus for two years that after several cases of sexual assaults. now at uc berkeley the fraternity was hit with a four- year ban for alcohol and fire safety violations. >>> 5:42 is the time right now. uncertain future for several bay area hospitals. coming up at 6:00, what is happening today after a health care company withdrew its bid to buy the properties. >> we are all here today because we love you so much. >> what a story. turning the tables on a man known for his kindness and generosity. how the customers are giving back to a local costco employee who has a terminal illness. >> and on this wednesday middle of the week it is a very wet commute as it says on the bottom there. very light rain moving through. this is a south bay. coming up there are trouble spots especially along

it's part of the sigma alpha epsilon history. they would take joy in singing that song and doing that chant. regardless of whether or not it was done on video, it's wrong completely. >> well some might say that it was only because it was caught on video that anyone was punished at all and that this kind of behavior was well known, not only in sae's fraternity but in other fraternity houses on the campus of the university of oklahoma. >> we have looked at the cases that have come to us the things that other additional information and have started to investigate where these things come to our attention. this is a national organization. make sure people understand this is not acceptable and there are consequences for your actions. >> brandon weghorst thank you for being with me. i appreciate it. >> absolutely. thanks for having me. >>> next hour i'll talk with university president, david boren. still to come in the "newsroom," protesters swarm the capitol after an unarmed teen is killed. brian young is there. >> reporter: protesters

at the university of michigan the sigma alpha mu chapter has been suspended after members trashed a ski lodge in january causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. and after this video the racist chant from university of oklahoma went viral last week today sigma alpha epsilon is announcing an extensive review of all of its chapters nationwide. >> now that we have a lot of examples of really bad behavior going on in secret and a few heroes willing to rat out their frat brothers i think all fraternities are going to be a lot more reticent to engage in the behavior. >> that was nbc's gabe gutierrez reporting. kappa delta rho says it will fully cooperate with the investigation. penn state says they will have an opportunity to appeal the suspension. >>> another college fraternity rocked by scandal, sigma alpha epsilon is announcing a plan to fight intolerance. they're holding a meeting in chicago. think say their goal is to eliminate racial discrimination among members nationwide. sae shut down the chapter after frat brothers were caught on video singing a racist chant. the school e

that's what the university of oklahoma is telling the members of sigma alpha epsilon over video of a racist chant. we'll talk to black former member of that chapter about his experience at the university. >>> a truck stuck on the tracks. the train barrels to do it. incredible video of the collision that left dozens hurt. we'll have more on this latest major train derailment. >>> hello, everyone. i'm john berman. >> i'm kate bolduan. thanks for joining us. let's begin with breaking political news. hillary clinton is speaking out today for the first time publicpublic ly addressing why she used private e-mail to conduct government business when she led the state department. >> questions around her e-mails have dogged the former secretary of state for a week now. some have described this as a scandal that could derail her presidential ambitions. even democratic allies who said she needs to come forward with an explanation so now the nation will get answers from mrs. clinton herself. senior political correspondent brianna keilar is here with us right now. what are we going to get and when

it turns out, the racist chant that got sigma alpha epsilon kicked off campus at the university of oklahomaot some sort of spontaneous act. the school's investigation found the chant began of all places, on a national fraternity leadership cruise four years ago. here's jericka duncan. >> reporter: the investigation found the racist chant became part of the institutional ides culture of the sigma alpha epsilon chapter at the university. o.u. president david boren says the chant was part of the regular pledge process and was taught in the local s.a.e. chapter. >> when we make serious mistakes as individual or as organizations, we're held accountable for them. we pay a price, and then we move forward. >> reporter: since the cell phone video surfaced three weeks another two students have been expelled. levi pettit publicly apologized this week for his role but refused to discuss details. >> i'm not here today to talk about where i learned the chant or how it was taught. i'm here to apologize for what i did. >> reporter: the national s.a.e. office states there's no evidence that the chant is wid

black students marching at the university of washington in seattle say when they pass the sigma alphapsilon house, they were hit with racist insults. >> that's when they started shouting and then flipping us õoff and started saying like, you apes, why are you here, get out of here. >> reporter: the raternity condemned the offensive comments but denied they came from its members. these new accusations just days after two sigma alpha epsilon members were expelled from the university of oklahoma accused of leading a racist chant r' this viral video, the whole chapter now disbanded. in maryland tonight, students are calling for a swift and strong response to racist remarks at their school. the university's president calls the e-mail reprehensible and says as part of the investigation, they have spoken with the student alleged to $ave sent it. that student has not responded to our request for comment. saig. >> bazi, thank you. >>> next tonight to p' appeal from the pulpit causing a pfeiferstorm. one of america's most popular pastors is asking the faithful help him to spread his ministry to