so you have cases where you were a sniper. >> and why i was not a sniper. >> in 1977, joseph paul franklin, aged 27, is a versatile criminal. a successful shoplifter and bank robber, who is ready for murder. he claims to have found his very first victims somewhat spontaneously, in madison, wisconsin. >> he was in the parking lot of a shopping center. he had his .357 magnum tucked alongside of him. >> this first case in madison, wisconsin, was kind of an unplanned thing. >> what put you in that parking lot that day of the shooting? >> well, i was driving around and i saw a couple of young girls standing at a bus stop. i pulled over and picked them up. i would often do that. i would pull over and see a couple broads and offer them a ride. they said they're going to this mall. so i gave them a ride. a pretty tall black dude 6'2" was sitting in a car with a white girl and i beeped at him because he was driving too slow. he was traveling 5 miles per hour just to aggravate me. so i sat on the horn. so he stopped his car in front of me, got out of the car and began walking towards me. so without

i never claimed to be the great itself sniper. -- greatest sniper.i was, you know, through sniper school i was middle of the pack when we graduated, i almost failed out of sniper school. it's just everyone tends to think when you get these number of kills that all of a sudden you're this great sniper, and that's not the measure of a sniper. the measure of the true greatness of a sniper is to roll everything all in one. i mean, it's the stalking, the observation, everything. and that's why in my mind carlos halfcock who, you know, i think it's 93 confirmed kills, i think he is the greatest sniper ever in history. and not just america, all over the world. he's the guy that would go in by himself, you know, sneak in, take his shot with a lot less, you know, capable weapons than we have today and optics, but he would take that shot and then sneak back out undetected. and i think that's the true measure of a sniper is being able to get in, identify your target, take the shot and get out. >> host: jim erickson sends in an e-mail to you, mr. kyle, how many

i never claimed to be the great itself sniper. -- greatest sniper.i was, you know, through sniper school i was middle of the pack when we graduated, i almost failed out of sniper school. it's just everyone tends to think when you get these number of kills that all of a sudden you're this great sniper, and that's not the measure of a sniper. the measure of the true greatness of a sniper is to roll everything all in one. i mean, it's the stalking, the observation, everything. and that's why in my mind carlos halfcock who, you know, i think it's 93 confirmed kills, i think he is the greatest sniper ever in history. and not just america, all over the world. he's the guy that would go in by himself, you know, sneak in, take his shot with a lot less, you know, capable weapons than we have today and optics, but he would take that shot and then sneak back out undetected. and i think that's the true measure of a sniper is being able to get in, identify your target, take the shot and get out. >> host: jim erickson sends in an e-mail to you, mr. kyle, how many

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he radioed region -- snipers should reduce the threat. your they exercise research and found a makeshift bomb but the suspect made further mention of his intentions, so this is a person pushing the envelope until the officers knew what they were going to do. i think lives were saved. i just think they did a great job. king soleil no one was injured, and sunday night, officers were in control, and they came across a robbery in progress. the suspects were on top of a woman. she was screaming for help. he immediately got off a woman. one officer fired one shot. he was booked on robbery charges, so that was a happy ending. we did suffer three homicides, and two last weekend and one last night. we are working on all three. this brings are incidents of homicides to one more than last year. although i think it is good we are not having a dramatic increase in incidents of homicide, it is disconcerting to have more than one homicides for me. we are working on that. we made the second arrest in the golden gate park, where the victim was hit by a sk

. >> for days marines tried to take out snipers.now, captain harrington and delta company's job. >> we conducted a major attack basically 1% of the command of, as i say, everything that could go wrong, went wrong. and i lost communications. one opportunity was until 3:00 in the afternoon, several hours later before you're able to regain communication with them. >> took them eight long hours to secure the tower. but the victory didn't last long. about 4:00 the next morning they counter attacked. took over the tower again. we had to force them back out again. and it's been hours in taking the tower, we weren't about to give it up. so we marched back up there and did that. so it was difficult but i was surrounded by this magnificent marines and they made it easy. >> who are the closest? >> we were in constant contact with them in a very, very short range, 20-30 meters. snipers as close as 10 meters to us. they're firing in mortars on us. i just don't know why. the lord allowed me to go through that and escape. but he did. >> this is a

. >> for days marines tried to take out snipers.now, captain harrington and delta company's job. >> we conducted a major attack basically 1% of the command of, as i say, everything that could go wrong, went wrong. and i lost communications. one opportunity was until 3:00 in the afternoon, several hours later before you're able to regain communication with them. >> took them eight long hours to secure the tower. but the victory didn't last long. about 4:00 the next morning they counter attacked. took over the tower again. we had to force them back out again. and it's been hours in taking the tower, we weren't about to give it up. so we marched back up there and did that. so it was difficult but i was surrounded by this magnificent marines and they made it easy. >> who are the closest? >> we were in constant contact with them in a very, very short range, 20-30 meters. snipers as close as 10 meters to us. they're firing in mortars on us. i just don't know why. the lord allowed me to go through that and escape. but he did. >> this is a

sniper shootings help convict john allen muhammad.mad used a bush master .223 caliber, the kind of high-powered weapon are i that's increasingly common in street crime. to get a firsthand look at some of it, i visited the gun vault run by richard vasquez. there are over 8,000 weapons here. everything from saddam hussein's rifle to a gun that looks like a tire gauge to guns that have been altered. >> we see a lot of shotguns, and we see shotguns that have been cut down. >> talk about sawing off. you can see where this was sawed. >> you can see the saw marks. >> if you're wearing a coat or something you have this on your side. >> absolutely. >> he puts it in my face, i'll give him my wallet. >> sure. give him anything he wants. sawed-off shotguns are illegal. some more impressive weapons are not. >> this would be a .50 caliber machine gun. .50 caliber and below are considered sporty. these are not regulated. you can buy these like a .22 rifle. >> this is a sport weapon. gosh, this feels like it's 75 pounds. but the only real way to know

u also got to have missile batteries and helicopters with snipers onboard. so you need various equipment to deal with various scenarios that could be faced. that said, the military said there's no specific threats, and that this would only be used as a last reescort. and that warship is going to be open to the public on -- in london but also reassuring those in london are there as a last resort but there to guarantee to the public and wider world that these games will be secure. >> jonathan beale there. this time japan will no longer generate any of its electricity from nuclear power. because before the zphast fukushima last year there were 1/3 of the country's needs being supplied by nuclear power. the local communities have refused to approve the re-start of one. here's roland buerk. >> once it was a symbol of japan's belief in a nuclear future. the biggest nuclear power station in the world is here. we were taken through the heavy, water-tight doors into the maze of corridors inside. right to the control room for the reactors built to power tokyo. one-by-

the gentleman is a sniper. one of the best snipers over there at the time. it's pitch black.n't use flash because we're in a tactical situation and just trying different things. >> reporter: this poor guy, it really does tell you. >> this was in ramadi. we got outside the front gate and we came under fire. and this was one of the guys that was shot and we were running to his aid. to me, that's war. >> you have to be asking yourself all these questions -- >> reporter: now he pays forward what he has learned. mentoring young and women interested in military photography. >> if we're not showing what's they're doing, it's like it never happened. >> reporter: lock may be military photographer of the year, for the sixth time, but when i asked him to show me his favorite photo -- >> haven't taken it yet. still waiting for that one. >> reporter: waiting to capture an instant, the beauty of true. bill plante, cbs news, maryland. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the latest on president obama's support of same-sex marriage. we'll also hear from former new york

but lieutenant, what about the snipers? he said, i think i would tax them, too. >> kerry knows the swift boat had a gasoline engine and blew a gasket and talked about our dependence on foreign oil. that's when he threw the whole engine overboard in order -- and ordered us to complete the mission on wind power. then of course it flip-flopped and made us put the tank back in. >> we happened upon two viet congress sold -- viet cong soldiers and thought it was an ambush. john kerry chased after them and he returned to the boat and said these men -- he -- these men are in love and conduct add gay marriage ceremony. chris: not too far from what they say. when we come back, a majority of american babies now are minorities. does our future as a non-white country promise a conservative backlash this year? scoops and predictions right out of the notebooks of these top reporters. >> we must take back our cities. and take back our culture. and take back our country. god bless you. and god bless america. chris: welcome back. patrick j.

the gentleman in the photograph is a sniper, and at the time, was one of the best snipers over there. pitch- black. i can't use flash because we're in a tactical situation and just was trying different things. >> reporter: this poor guy. it really does tell you. >> this was in ramadi. we got outside the front gate, and we came under fire. and this was one of the guys that-- that was shot. shot and we were running to his aid. to me that says war. so you are going to be asking yourself all these questions. >> reporter: and now lock pays forward what he has learned, mentoring younger men and women interested in military photography. >> if we're not out there showing what they're doing, it's like it never happened. >> reporter: lock may be facility photographer of the year for the sixth time, but when i asked him to show me his favorite photo. >> i haven't taken it yet. i'm still waiting for that one. >> good evening. president obama changes his mind and changes the landscape on same-sex marriage. >> after long describing his position as " he called a ". today he became the first united s

we've seen snipers on rooftops firing into crowds. >> we have seen snipers on rooftops firing at crowds. there are plenty of snipers from the rebel side as well. one of them was clearly firing at opposition the other day. they're not making light of this in any sense, but this is a war. you are going to get civilians killed. for the very simple reason that in this war, the free syrian army rebels are -- where there are civilians. you can argue that's a cynical form of warfare. it's open to them. and not exactly using in population as human shields. but if you're in homs, or hula or wherever it may be, incoming heavy weapons from the other side. exactly what they will use. and if you are armed in a rebel army are a legitimate target in a time of war. no question about that. the civilian casualties will be extremely high. that's what we're seeing in this country day in and day out, week in and week out. >> appreciate your reporting, thank you. want to turn next to thomas friedman who has history writing on the violence. he's been awarded two pulitzer prizes. he's currently foreign affairs

we have seen snipers on rooftops firing into crowds. >> you have seen snipers on rooftops. say there are plenty of snipers on the rebel side as well. one of them is firing at the opposition the other day. i'm not making light of this, but this is a war. you are going to get civilians killed for the simple reason that in this war, the rebels are routinely fighting, where there are civilians. you can argue that's a cynical form of warfare, but it's the only one open to them. and they know very well -- in homs or hula or whoever it may be, you're going to be right in the incoming weapons and that's what they will use. and you, if you are armed and near a rebel army are a legitimate target in a time of war. no question about that. but clearly the civilian casualties are going to be extremely hard in that form of warfare and it's precisely what we're seeing day in and day out. >> alex thomson, thank you. >>> i want to turn next to thomas friedman who has decades of experience writing on and reporting about the middle east. he's been awarded two pulitzer prizes for his middle eas

the voters in iraq after 25 years of tyranny came to the polls to voted and they had to worry about snipers and ieds. and oppression. and yet in that same year i was running for attorney general only 45% of the people in virginia cared enough to come out and vote for their governors, their lieutenant nant governor and attorney general. that's unacceptable. that's not a live and vibrant democracy. many people your age today graduates are serving in korea, in germany, and afghanistan and iraq and places around the country so i tell you stand up for them, honor their commitment by standing up for the americans ideals. learn, serve, vote. make a difference. [applause] and while you're standing up for those ideals let me make a plea for this. do it passionately but civilly. i can tell you turn on tomorrow morning's news and you will see at any moment the talking heads talking about the ideas of the day jauvens times talking over or around one another. and it's no wonder that you young people can get turned off with politics. but i don't think it has to be that way. whether you're republican or d

police say a man with a sniper's rifle was taking aim at school buses. >>> also this morning, the shoessing claims to get you in shape. the false advertising, the company that's in trouble and how you can get a refund if you are a buyer of these shoes here. >> very interesting turn of events here. >> the whole thing is a little "sketchy." >> ooh. there you go. >>> later on this half hour, gop presidential candidate mitt romney is getting some advice whether he wants it or not from an acting coach. that's later on in "the skinny." >> if you want to know which acting coach, i'm going to give you a hint. you ready? what is your favorite curse word? if god does exist, what would you like to hear him say at the pearly gates? if you know the show, you know who that is. >> i think everyone is going to get that. that's a good hint. >> love that guy. >>> first, a major turn in the john edwards trial as the defense rests its case after only two days of testimony. >> instead of putting high-profile witnesses on the stand, lawyers focused on the finer points of campaign finance law. abc's bob woodr

. >> first lieutenant was rescuing wounded comradeses when he was killed by a sniper. >> we have to honorhim the way he want to be honored. stay tuned . >> the scene syrian villog of houla where more than 90 people including 30 children were massacred by government forces and that attack is widely condemned by the and others. could this massacre be the tipping point? could the u.s. start arm or providing indirectly and try to force assad out? >> it could. if it follows up on the doctorin that it proclaimed in the intervention of libya. responsibility to protect. the so-international community and u.s. as a reason for intervening and preventing the bombing of ben-gazi and a massacre of this type was inev table. the administration is remaining on the sideline. there is a denouncation by the secretary of state on houla. the president is not making the case for military intervention on our part and other countries we hear that. we will say yes tis a tipping point. >> is it your sense that the administration will remain on the sideline. >> they haven't begin an indication of staying on the sid

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. >> i'm not kidding when i say there's probably a sniper in this studio who would take me out if i saidthat movie. >> stephen: okay. so the answer is yes. [ laughter ] charlize theron thank you so much for joining me. [cheers and applause] charlize theron charlize theron, "snow white and the huntsman" in theaters this friday. the 16th

the voters in iraq, after 25 years of tyranny, came to the polls to vote, and had to worry about snipers and oppression. yet in that same year i was running for attorney general, only 45% of the people in virginia cared enough to come out and vote for their governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general. i tell you, that is not acceptable. that is not a live and vibrant democracy. many people your age today are serving in korea and germany and afghanistan and iraq, and places around the country. so i tell you, stand up for them. honor their commitment by standing up for the american ideals. learn, sir, vote. make a difference. -- learned, served, vote. make a difference. [applause] while you are standing up for those ideals, and do it passionately, but civilly. you can turn on tomorrow's news on any station and you will see the talking heads, talking about the ideas of the day, often talking over or around one another. it is no wonder that young people can get turned off to politics. but i don't think it has to be that way. whether you are republican or democrat, believe passionatel

for well over an hour, we were pinned down here by sniper rounds. terrorists, said the syrian army. they were the rebels. and about ten meters away from this position, one of the soldiers was hit and taken away quickly. but he left his mark on this town. because the fighting continues in this town, it's impossible to verify exactly what happened here. there are no eyewitnesses, there are no civilians forced out by the fighting, clearly going on all around this town today. but this is rebel-held houla, a ghost town. ask yourself this then, why do people flee the area held by the army but remain in the rebel-held zone. after friday's massacre here, just who are the people afraid of. in these empty streets, the answer seems glaringly obvious. >> the u.n. security council just wrapped up a meeting on the crisis in syria, and u.n. envoy kofi annan is expected to arrive in syria tomorrow. >>> now to severe weather here in this country. tropical storm beryl, well, it is dumping a whole lot of rain on the east coast, starting in northern florida, all the way up to the carolinas. jacqui jera

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. >> i'm not kidding when i say there's probably a sniper in this studio who would take me out if i saiding about that movie. >> stephen: okay. so the answer is yes. [ laughter ] charlize theron thank you so much for joining me. [cheers and applause] charlize theron charlize theron, "snow white and the huntsman" in theaters this friday. the 16th we're going right here. right near union square park. i'm an architect because i love cities and i love buildings. this used to be a cheese factory right? whole new steel structure on this floor. coffee or no coffee? pour the footing and you give yourself two inches. technology. it really does influence how you interact with life. hey, did you get that powerpoint? that's a nice looking building! i think this is science fiction. look at that! the revolutionary galaxy note, from samsung. captioning sponsored by comedy central captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org dennis: hey, that's a great looking set of knives, pal. where'd you get those? charlie: well, this old magician guy was trying to unload 'em. oh, so, like, magical trick

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snipers kept the people in a state of permanent terror. the shelling was indiscriminate. the court had a recording from 1994 of mladic boasting -- whenever i come to sarajevo, i kick the out of the turks. at this point, he appeared to suppress a laugh. but there was no playing to the gallery this time, no disruptions. we can expect, when it comes, a vigorous defense of his own actions and, no doubt, of the honor he ceded to the serbs themselves. >> the former president of liberia, charles taylor, has told an international court that the victim would not testify against him. the claims that witnesses were threatened and bribed to testify for the prosecution. protesters in chile have called for the government to drop taxes. the government insists it will not give in and will raise up to $700 million in revenue. two patients in the united states who are paralyzed are able to control a robotic arm using their thoughts. it allowed them to work unaided. it links a sensor implanted in the brain to a computer that can turn electrical signals and to commence. -- into commands. >>

in february, marine snipers posing with a flag with ss initials. sparked an investigation. then, riots broke out after u.s. troops inadvertently burned korans. last month, soldiers posing with dead insurgents. ft. benning's speech was broadcast to the entire u.s. military warning bad behavior can lead to instant international headlines. >> those headlines can impact the mission that we are engaged in. they can put your fellow service members at risk. they can hurt morale. they can damage our standing in the world. >> unfortunately, we are dealing in a situation where the image is everything. it is no the all the good that we have done, which has been considerable in a lot of these places about you it also boils down to the fact that there are so many things that are perceived because of one bad image. >> the investigation of a dozen service members in potential misconduct involving alcohol and prostitutes during president obama's trip to columbia brought the issue an even higher profile. >> we are embarrassed by what occurred in columbia. >> rememb

snipers kept the people in his state of terror. the shelling was in discriminant. the court heard a recording from 1994 ratko mladic boasting. at this point, the general appeared to suppress a laugh. there was no planning to the gallery this time. we can expect a vigorous defense of his own actions and of the honor of the serbs. >> for more on the significance of today's trial, i was joined from new york by a foreign affairs columnist for reuters. he won the pulitzer prize for is reporting -- for his reporting. thank you, thank you for joining me. >> this is a very important trial. i was in bosnia last month and i was astonished at the continued denial from average serbs about what happened during the war. there are 5000 victims buried there. they're still identifying the bodies. local serbs insist that it did not happen. they see ratko mladic as a pawn of an international conspiracy. >> when you returned from bosnia last month, genocide should not be rewarded -- is that what appears to what happened? >> to date is a very important day, a positive day. internationa

residents say even there they are at the mercy of government sniper fire. >> to the netherlands now which has seen plenty of political changes over the last week with the government's collapsing in the anti-immigration party saying it wants more of a say in how the country is run. >> a new law has been introduced in some regions allowing -- insisting that specialty coffee shops to restrict the sale of drugs. >> cannabis is a huge tourist attraction. only a third of coffee shop customers in some areas are local residents. the rest travel over the border. but may 1, the rules in parts of the netherlands are changing. coffee shops will become clubs for official dutch residents. some owners say they will ignore the new rules. >> to people who are not registered members -- then the mayor's office will close my shop down for three months. >> coffee shop owners want the issue to go to court. they see their livelihoods threatened. tourists seeking over-the- counter panamas bring in all lot of revenue. -- cannabis bring in a lot of revenue. >> that is not fair. >> once it is more legal, it will be

the prosecutor says they will call a sniper in due course. they said it was all about creating terror. it was ratko mladic who had designed that terror and that was the grim reality for the people of sarajevo. >> peter, thank you. now to some of the other stories making headlines around the world. greek president karolos papoulias is meeting party leaders to set up a caretaker government ahead of fresh elections next month. the final round of talks to secure a coalition failed yesterday, raising new concerns over greece's's eurozone future. there has been deadlock on whether to continue the austerity measures. from athens, let's speak to our correspondent, richard. any word from the stocks that are going on now to try to set up a caretaker government, richard -- any word from the talks that are going on now to try to set up a caretaker government, richard? >> it could be quite a long meeting. people think -- we do not know for sure -- people think the prime minister may be completely a political. they are talking about a judge taking that rol

snipers are still killing people." last year, he had hopes for peace. now he sings for the martyrs. ♪ >> the governor and sishoms -- insists homs is not divided. >> you say some people are afraid of the army, but i tell you many more people want the army to protect them. >> but it was time to be the monitors. the plan will work, he says. it will just take time. and by the. -- and by day. they hear something different. when you think you have seen it all, nothing prepares here. it is hard to see how anyone lives through this assault on a stronghold of resistance. many did not. many more fled. this one says they are relieved to be home. "we are grateful to the syrian army who are protecting us," the head of this family says. the women are telling the children to come inside. who can blame them? as hospitality trump's fear this woman grieves me. i asked her son if he still plays with his friends. they are all dead. and his father and brothers have been taken away. his mother welcomes me into her home, but not the camera. "what can i do but wait for news?"