timothy piazza arrived at the frat house on february 2nd.and others took part in an alcohol obstacle course where they consumed for you to five alcohol beverages within a two minute time span. an hour later report says timothy piazza fell down a flight of stairs. surveillance video inside the frat house apparentlyho carried up by for you beta brothers. his body appears limp. his eyes closed. his demeanor unconscious. timothy piazza falls several more times throughout the night hitting his head in some instances. while on the flow frat brothers step over his body. by 10:00 a.m. next morning two frat brothers find timothy piazza on the basement floor. they say he was cold to the touch and his skin appeared pale. no one called 911 until 42 minutes later. >> we have a friend who is unconscious. >> how old is he? >> he's 19. 19 years old. >> reporter: the next day timothy piazza was dead. his father called this a preventable and senseless tragedy. >> again, this did not have to happen. no parent should have to deal with this. >> reporter: a grand

the death of timothy piazza.rgest u.s.s hazing cases in history. >> this did not have to happen. >> reporter: 18 penn state university students charged in the death of timothy piazza. a 19-year-old sophomore who died after a hazing ritual in february. the students and the university's beta theta pi chapter facing charges. involuntary manslaughter and assault and tampering with evidence. prosecutors say footage in the fraternity capturing the final moments of piazza's life. the cause of death traumatic brain injury. the result of repeat ed falls. including one down 15 feet of basement stairs after being forced to drink excessively. in a group text message sent before midnight, one brother writing, tim piazza may be a problem. he fell 15 feet down a flight of stairs. hair first. going to need help. the documents reveal the fraternity brothers put a weighted backpack on him to keep him from suffocating on his vomit. the video shows his body unresponsive as brothers throw liquid on his face to revive him. at this poi

the fraternity and ten others facing charges in connection with the death of 19-year-old timothy piazza, a pledge at beta theta pi. prosecutors allege frat members pressured piazza and other pledges to run a gauntlet of drinking stations, consuming four to five drinks within two minutes. piazza then falling down a staircase. documents show one brother texting, "he fell 15 feet down a flight of stairs, hair-first, going to need help." >> they didn't call for help. >> reporter: prosecutors say there was no call for help for close to 12 hours. surveillance footage from that night shows piazza visibly bruised, as frat members try unsuccessfully to revive him. rubbing his chest, pouring liquid on his face. when one brother urges them to get help, he is allegedly overruled and shoved into a wall. the next morning, documents say, one brother describes piazza, "on the verge of death." >> and when they finally did call for help they did not tell anyone that he had fallen. when he arrived at the hospital it was too late. >> reporter: prosecutors say their worry that morning, that police would dis

possible alcohol overdose. >> reporter: by the time tiramedics reached 19-year-old timothy piazza, hispleen had ruptured. al suffered severe head injuries, and his blood-alcohol level nearly four times the legal limit. just hours later, he was pronounced dead. according to a grand jury veport, on february 2nd, piazza, a freshman, arrived at the beta theta pi frat house for his final night of pledging. cameras in the house allegedly show at the start of the night piazza and 13 other pledges were instructed to guzzle down vodka, beer, and bags of wine in a short period of time. s the details in the grand jury report are shocking. >> reporter: tom kline represents the piazza family. >> there is a total disregard for another human being. sa reporter: the report said piazza appeared on camera intoxicated. he fell down a staircase. four beta brothers carried him up. video allegedly shows at least one frat brother is visibly agitated, pointing to his head and then piazza. , e frat brother later testified he told his beta brothers to call 911, but they refused. by 10:00 a.m. the next morning,

jericka duncan is following this. >> reporter: by the time paramedics reached 19-year-old timothy piazzahis spleen had ruptured. he suffered severe head injuries and his blood alcohol level nearly four times higher than the legal limit. just four hours later he was pronounced dead. piazza, a freshman allied at the beta pheta arrived. they were instructed to down alcohol in a short >> the details are shocking. >> reporter: tom kline represents the piazza family. >> there is a total disregard for another human being. >> reporter: he fell down a staircase. for beta brothers carried him up. video shows at least one frat brother visibly agitated, pointing to his head and then piazza. he testified he told his beta brothers to call 911 but they refused. by 10:00 a.m. the next among, two of his frat brothers found him. they say piazza had blood on his face, he felt cold to the touch, his skin appeared pale and his eyes half open. his beta brothers called 911, 42 minutes later. this video is what sets this case apart from many other hazing scandals. scott, we told by the attorney today that the v

he probably needs an ambulance. >> on 911 call coming 12 hours too late for 19-year-old timothy piazzae fraternity pledge would be soon declared dead of a traumatic brain injury pretty fell down 1, had a blood alcohol level that was four times the legal limit, but time after time throughout the course of those 12 hours, all caught on videotape, his fraternity brothers took turns basically dumping water on him who, him onto a couch, all kinds of terrible behavior but after he was rushed to the hospital, there is a series of text messages among the fraternity brothers in what appears to be an attempt to cover up what happened that night. one writing this quote. if need be, just tell them what i told you guys. found him behind and away bar the next morning at about 10:00 a.m. he was freezing cold. we decided to call 911 instantly because the kids health was paramount. you're now an exclusive interview, tom klein the attorney for the piazza family. welcome, good to have you here tonight. >> thank you, martha. >> martha: is a such a tough story and your heart breaks for his parents, every p

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. >> nearly 12 hours after timothy piazza fell, someone finally did call 911. timothy's older brother michael was the first to learn that something was wrong. >> one of his roommates called me to see if i knew where he was, because he hadn't come home. so i called the hospital just to see. and the woman on the phone told me he was in the emergency room, and when i got there, i found out pretty quickly how serious it was. >> did you ask any of the surgeons or the doctors had he been brought to you -- >> yes. >> an hour, two hours, four hours, six hours, would the outcome have been different? >> i said those exact words? and the doctor said yeah. >> so those 12 hours, that is what made the difference? >> yes. >> yeah. >> they killed him. >> in a statement, the university said this is heart wrenching for the family, and our community. >> 18 young men are facing charges to date. do you see them all as being equally culpable? >> i think it's up to the jury to decide. >> what about in your heart? >> in my heart they're all morally culpable. >> that's matt lauer with t

. >> new released 911 calls, providing details of timothy piazza's final hours. >> a fraternity brother not charged in his death is talking out about how he was stopped from making a call for help. >> reporter: 18 fraternity brothers face charges in connection with the hazing death of a pledge. another brother not charged is speaking out with robin roberts. >> there are people surrounding him. kind of pointing and laughing. and said why is tim on the couch? they were like, oh, he is just fine, just had too much to drink. >> reporter: investigators say some one finally called 911 nearly 12 hours after the fall. >> was he breathing? >> he is breathing. >> was there any alcohol or anything involved? >> yes, there is. >> all right, we'll get some body over there. if anything changes call back and let us know. >> it was too late. >> kordell davis says he saw tim piazza after he had fallen down a staircase after a hazing ritual of extreme drinking. >> people are saying he need to sleep it off. people were saying, not that big of a deal. people saying we handled this situation before. >> repor

joining me to discuss is thomas kline, attorney for student timothy piazza.n the interest of full disclosure, i have no personal involvement or financial interest in this case. tom, does the family want these young men punished? >> michael, these young men deserve to be punished. this was in a fraternity house but don't mistake it for the chilling, numbing facts that are in this investigative report by the grand jury. the family is interested mainly in promoting a future for fraternities and a safe and careful evaluation by everyone. >> this is no ordinary fraternity house. it had what the indictment said was a complex system for video surveillance and that's why there's such detail in the indictment. tom, i'm going to race through some of the paragraphs in the indictment. 173 explains that one of the brothers, greg rizzo, hears somebody fall and he sees timmy lying on his stomach face down at the bottom of the steps. 174, they're now group texting one another. quote, tim might actually be a problem. he fell 15 feet down a flight of stairs, hair first, going

brothers of beta theta pi at penn state had taken the advice kordel davis says he gave after timothy piazzadown the stairs at a fraternity party, timothy might but instead they reportedly waited nearly 12 hours to call for help and the 19-year-old died from traumatic brain injury. tonight 18 penn state fraternity brothers are facing charges, eight of them charged with involuntary manslaughter and assault. >> it's heartbreaking all around. there's no winners. we don't win by even charging these young men because the only win is for him to be alive. >> reporter: piazza, an engineering major from new jersey, remembered by his family as a vibrant young man. his brother mike wrote on facebook that timothy's sole mission in life "was to make other people smile." >> he didn't know that he was walking that night into a den of depravity. tim piazza was in a forced hazing ritual of alcohol poisoning. >> reporter: on friday piazza's parents spoke out at a press conference. >> this didn't have to happen. this is the result of a feeling of entitlement, flagrant disobedience of the law, and disregard for

fraternity brothers all charged with the involuntary manslaughter and assault of 19-year-old timothy piazza. a beta theta pi pledge who prosecutors say was pressured to consume four to five drinks within two minutes. piazza falling down a staircase, one brother allegedly texting he fell 15 feet down a flight of stairs hair first going to need help. but prosecutors say nobody did help. >> of course it's a tragedy but, you know, that doesn't mean there was any intent involved in any of this. >> reporter: the charges come after investigators found surveillance video showing it all unfold. one student they say urged them to call 911 but was overruled and shoved into a wall. piazza tries getting up over and over again but keeps falling. it wasn't until the next morning that they finally called for frat brothers had removed evidence of hazing and alcohol and had coordinated a story. >> this is the result of a feeling of entitlement, fragrant disobedience of the law and disregard for moral values. >> reporter: the university already permanently banning the fraternity saying hazing and dangerous dr

have to deal with this." áeighteená penn state university students áchargedá in the death of timothy piazzaudents -- and the university's beta theta pi chapter -- facing charges including involuntary manslaughter, aggravated assault and tampering with evidenceprosecutors say surveillance footage áinsideá the fraternity capturing the final moments of piazza's life. the cause of death according to court documents -- traumatic brain injury -- the result of repeated falls, including one down á15 feetá of basement stairs after being forced to drink excessively. in a group text message sent just before midnight -- one brother writinggraphic: "tim piazza might actually be a problem. he fell 15 feet down a flight of stairs, hair-first, going to need help." the documents reveal the frat brothers put a weighted backpack on piazza to keep him from suffocating on his own vomitthe video shows his limp body unresponsive as brothers throw liquid on his face in an effort to revive him.at this point -- a fellow pledge -- kordel davis -- who's not been charged, telling abc news he wanted to call 911 after fi

. >> reporter: 19-year-old timothy piazza died in february.nd jury finding he was put through a hazing ritual at his fraternity house called the began l gauntlet. prosecutors say the video shows him unable to stand. repeatedly falling. down 15 feet of stairs and then hitting his head on the stone floor on an iron railing and on a door before falling down the stairs again. authorities say fraternity members waited 12 hours before calling 911 and then tried to cover up what happened. >> when i walked into the room, it looked like he got hit by a car. it was bad. but i got to see him. i got to say good-bye. >> when you got to the hospital, he was still alive? >> yeah. >> were you able to talk to him them? >> i remember i think i held his hand and telling him we love him and whatnot. he was certainly not visibly with us. we did see a tear come to his eye and roll down his cheek. i'm not sure if i want to know if he heard us or not. if he heard us, then he knew he was dying. and he would think he let us down. >> the indictment is horrific for anyon

reporter: tonight, the final hours of the penn state university student timothy piazza's life. freshman cordell with bruises. >> i said we should call right now. reporter: he fell headfirst out a flight of stairs after he was forced to binge drink. surveillance cameras show him being carried to the couch and arguing over his condition. >> i said i know what i'm talking about, he could have a concussion. reporter: one frat brother even got violent. >> he threw me against the wall and held me there. reporter: another frat member saying other members working easy elegy and biology majors, so his word meant nothing to them. >> they wanted to make sure they themselves were safe rather than tim being safe. frat brother called 911 the next morning, 12 hours after the fall. 18 students charged, eight with involuntary manslaughter. the university has suspended t kimberly: an attorney for a student said the incident was a tragedy, but does not mean that intent was involved. coming up, wild fires roaring down south. the new problem slowing firefighters as entire communities are forced to

court documents show timothy piazza fell several times eventually landing face first in a stairwell before the fraternity called 911. in the call, fraternity member, ryan mccann calmly tells the operator his friend is unconscious, but makes no mention of him falling. >> was he breathing? >> he is breathing.cohol involv? >> yes there is. >> we'll get somebody over and leltd t us know. all told. 18 fraternity members face 200 counts some involuntary manslaughter and assault. piazza died at the hospital of traumatic brain injury. doctors estimate he consumed a life threatening amount of alcohol. >> new round of severe storms its building in the west. triggering tornado warnings overnight in new mexico. look at the radar. you can see, those storms, that dumped hail and snow over southern california, now moving into the central u.s. severe thunderstorm watch issued for the colorado plains, with the threat of very large hail, damaging winds, and even tornados. this was the scene in denver. coors field. forcing rock yaez to postpone last night's game with the chicago cubs. they will split a doubl

in charges being filed against 18 penn state fraternity members and officials say 19-year-old timothy piazzaafter a night of drinking and after falling down a flight of stairs. the students did not call for help until the next morning. >> former acting attorney general sally yates testified today. this is not sally yates this is kentucky derby. we'll talk about that. let's go back to sallyiates now. she testified about russia interference with the presidential election. president trump fired yates ten days off taking office refused to back his travel b ban. >> there's word president obama warned president trump not to hire mike flynn as national security advisor. today the white house responded mr. obama made it clear he was not exactly a fan of flynn. >> and the dream comes true, always dreaming has won the kentucky derby. >> all right. you already saw this video. >> yes, derby winner always dreeping is preparing for a trip to baltimore for 143 -- or the 143 derby winer is scheduled to arrive tomorrow to get a early start on preps for the preek nes stakes. it is scheduled for saturday, may

. >> timothy piazza, sophomore and pledge died february 4th prior.everal fraternity members accused of waiting 12 hours to call for help. piazza's family speaking out on "good morning america." >> i don't know where conscience got to do the right thing." i don't understand how they could be so heartless and inhumane. >> reporter: 18 members of the fraternity facing criminal charges including involuntary manslaughter and felony aggravated assault. >>> in his first interview in in more than two years, bill cosby says race may have been a factor in the sexual assault allegations against him. he spoke with michael smerconish and played part of the interview with cosby's daughter. in which she brought up the issue of race. first, you'll hear her comment and cosby's answer to a brief question. >> i strongly believe my father is innocent of the crimes alleged against him. and i believe that racism has played a big rolen all aspects of this scandal. >> do you agree with that? >> could be. could be. many different nefarious is a great word. >> cosby scheduled

with a blood alcohol level of 0.4, authority says piazza took a terrible fall that the fraternity brothers witnessed. >> these brothers gathered around timothy, where some of them describe that he looked dead. some of them googled things like what to do with a head injury. >> reporter: no one called 911 until the next morning. piazza died several days later in the hospital. tonight 18 fraternity brothers from beta theta pi and the fraternity itself are facing criminal charges, among them involuntary manslaughter and furnishing alcohol to minors. piazza's parents are heartbroken and angry. >> i've said this before. this didn't have to happen. this is a result of feeling of entitlement, flagrant diagnose obedience of the law and disregard for moral values. >> reporter: beta theta pi has disbanded the chapter and says it does not tolerate hazing or alcohol abuse in any form by its members. penn state has now put other fraternities on notice, banning all social activities with alcohol for the rest of the semester and instituting new rules to prevent underaged drinking. in a statement, the university president called the charges heart-wrenching a

the parents of timothy piazza say their son was tortured and left to die a slow, painful death. prosecutors say piazza fell down a flight of stairs after drinking heavy amounts of alcohol as part of a hazing ritual. help wasn't called for nearly 12 hours. 18 fraternity members face charges. piazza's parents have advice about joining a fraternity or sorority. >> if anybody tries to make you do something that's illegal, don't do it. >> walk away. >> walk away. you don't want to be brothers with those guys. >> they permanently banned beta theta pi in march accusing it of a persistent pattern of excessive drinking, drug use and hazing. >>> you might think miss usa is just a beauty pageant but not only is this year's winner gorgeous, she could kick your butt on a science quiz and she's from here. >> miss usa 2017 is district of columbia >> kara mccullough took the crown last night in las vegas. mccullough is a chemist working for the u.s. nuclear regulatory commission. she will go on to compete in the miss universe contest, and she's footsteps of last year's miss d. c. deshauna barbe

court documents show timothy piazza fell several times during a february frat party. he eventually landed face first in a stairwell before the fraternity finally called 911. one frat brother who's not facing charges says he wanted to call for help but was told the 19-year-old was fine. >> i said we should call 911. get him in an ambulance and i'm screaming, i got thrown against the wall and i didn't know what to do after that. i felt kind of useless and i felt like i had no say in the situation after that. i was told that i was >> another fraternity member eventually did call 911. that call came 12 hours after piazza's fall down the stairs. the dispatcher was told piazza was unconscious but not that he had fallen. >> we're learning new details about a viral video showing a teenage boy violently body-slamming a woman. it happened at a pool party in north lauderdale, florida. when she asked partygoers to lower the noise, nancy james was grabbed, slammed to the ground and then dragged and tossed into that pool. she ended up in the emergency room with bruises. the teen, a

. >> reporter: 18 fraternity brothers facing charges after timothy piazza died this february. prosecutors saying the 19-year-old suffered a traumatic brain injury from repeatedly falling down the stairs. surveillance video captured nearly eight hours of the sophomore's increasing distress. the injured piazza trying to get up but again. four men seen dragging his limp body upstairs, prosecutors allege piazza's frat brothers tried to coordinate a story before finally calling 911 nearly 12 hours later but one student who isn't charged in piazza's death says he tried to help. >> i got told that i needed to leave the room. >> reporter: gio benitez, abc news, state college, pennsylvania. >> we will have more on that coming up on "good morning america." >>> officials in upstate new york meanwhile, are trying to n untangle the mystery involving the sudden death of 37 kwoorld steven holcomb died in his sleep. an autopsy found fluid in his lungs but preliminary toxicology reports didn't show any drugs in his system and the coroner says no indication of foul play. >> quite a story of sur

a grand jury called the death of 19- year-old timothy piazza the direct result of a night of heavy drinkingied two days after a party at the beta theta pi fraternity house at penn state. prosecutors say he died from a traumatic brain injury. it was result of several falls, including one down a flight of basement stairs. the fraternity did not call 9-11 until the next morning after the accident. penn state has banned beta theta pi's chapter from campus.<> ( marty ) eighteen members of the fraternity now face charges. eight of them are charged with involuntary manslaughter. beta theta pi international fraternity described the "nature of those charges" as "incredibly disheartening." ( marty ) still ahead. the giants struggle on the road while the a's get into a nail biter. bay area baseball highlights, after the break. live look outside... richmond bridge for the weekned... it's the c

more fraternity brothers from penn state have appeared in court in connection with the death of timothy piazza. a pledge who died during an apparent hazing ritual. one of them is now accused of sending a threatening text to kordel davis. he's the student who appeared on "gma" this week saying he was shoved into a wall when he tried to help that student. >>> when we come back, a passenger sparks customer service headache for united airlines. >>> new details in this morning's big story, the firing of james comey. how it's drawing historical comparisons today. ♪ ♪ this mother's day, every kiss does begin with kay... where, for the first time ever, everything is 30% off. like bolo bracelets for layering. her soon-to-be-favorite new earrings. and a stack of rings for her to mix and match. 30% off everything, may 4th-14th, only at kay. the number-one jewelry store... ...for mom. every kiss begins with kay. ito treat your toughy nasal allergies... ...listen up. unlike pills that don't treat congestion, clarispray covers 100 percent of your nasal allergy symptoms.

week to go over recommendations for changing the greek system following the hazing deaths of timothy piazza, a fraternity pledge from north jersey. he drank a dangerous amount of alcohol, fell downstairs, and lay there for 12 hours before fraternity brothers called 911. 18 members face criminal charges. >>> police in chester county arrested a man seen on camera punching a man with cerebral palsy. on the video, he's seen suck sucker punching the man in the face outside a 7-eleven in westchester. the suspect was making fun of the victim before he hit him. he's seen walking off after the attack. neighbors in the area can't believe this happened in their community. >> you don't see westchester on the news much for that. college stuff, yeah, but they're college kids. that -- and then the people that came out after that guy and didn't even like check on him to see if the other guy was okay. are you joking me? >> police arrested the suspect, barry baker, and have charged Ãother offenses. >>> expect a slower ride if you take septa's wilmington newark regional line. amtrak crews are working on the t

pelley: more penn state fraternity brothers went before tojudge today, charge inside the death of timothy piazza- year-old pledge. here's jericka duncan. >> reporter: the remaining eight beta theta pi members rushed in and out of the courthouse this afternoon. william brennan represents joseph enz, who is charged with recklessly endangering another person. >> it's unspeakable. it's a very, very sad and tragic case. >> reporter: district attorney stacy parks miller charged a total of 18 penn state university students with crimes ranging from hazing to aggravated assault. >> it's the saddest thing to say but the only reason this came to the surface was because timothy died. >> reporter: he died from traumatic brain injury, according to this detailed grand jury report, which tells the story of a pledge night that included heavy drinking and allegation a disregard for piazza's life-threatening injuries. he fell down a flight of sirpord out of consciousness for over 12 hours before his fraternity brothers called 911. surveillance cameras throughout the frat house captured much of what happened. >> wi

officials say timothy piazza died after a night of drinking and falling down a flight of stairs. the fraternity is now banned from campus. >> i tried to be flexible. one women on the one even though it's not really a matching pair. >> he talking about socks in case you didn't catch that because you know what today is tony perkins? it is national lost sock memorial day >> what? what? yes. even though this day happens once a year, people at that los angeles laundromat say each day dozens of socks disappear. happens in my house too. >> ok. >>> well, it is graduation season and many college grads are hopeful about get to go the first job. but sometimes a diploma isn't enough to snag a high paying job out of the gate. dr. judy the book adversity advantage. joins me via skype. dr. berk thanks for being with us. what do grads need to understand about entering the real world? do they have unrevoke expectation. >> i think often kids do. the first step is to manage yourself, your emotions. however you react under stress, once you get out and start looking for jobs and if the jobs aren't co

university and the campus in shock. 18 students now charged in the frat party death of 19-year-old timothy piazza. >> this is the result of a feeling of entitlement, flagrant disobedience of the law and disregard for moral values. >> reporter: investigators say in february the beta theta pi pledge was forced to binge drink before falling head first down a staircase. prosecutors say the alleged hazing cover up, captured by surveillance cameras. court documents reveal piazza was in and out of consciousness on a couch for hours as fraternity brothers argued over what to do next. >> and when they finally did call for help they did not tell anyone that he had fallen. when he arrived at the hospital it was too late. >> of course, it's a tragedy. but that doesn't mean there's any intent involved in any of this. >> reporter: eight fraternity brothers charged with involuntary manslaughter friday facing up to five years in prison if convicted. they're also accused of hiding evidence, deleting text messages and coming up with a fake story. tom, the president of penn state university calling this sickening.

timothy piazza died after drinking a dangerous mont of alcohol, falling down the stairs, and lying unattendedor 12 hours before frat brothers called 911. the fraternity is now closed. >>> police in chester county arrested a man seen on security camera video punching a man with sail cerebral palsy. this may be difficult to watch. the man in the yellow sweatshirt is seen punching the man in the face as he stood outside the 7-eleven in west chester. he's seen walking off after the attack. neighbors in the area can't believe this happened in their community. >> you don't see westchester on the news much for that. college stuff, yeah. they're college kids. like that and then the people that came out after that guy and didn't like check to see if the other guy was okay. are you joking me? >> police arrested the suspect, barry baker. they've charged him with assault and other offenses. >>> neighbors rally for peace in north philadelphia following a weekend shooting that injured nine people. two of them critically. police are still looking for the shooters and their motive for the gunfire on huntingt

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. >> reporter: tonight, the final hours of penn state university student timothy piazza's life, revealedy a frat brother who was there. >> i was screaming at the top of my lungs. >> reporter: in february, freshman kordel davis says he found piazza on a couch with bruises, eyes closed. >> i was like, "tim needs help right now. we need to call 911 right now." >> reporter: documents say piazza fell head first down a flight of stairs after prosecutors he was forced to binge drink. according to prosecutors, surveillance cameras show brothers carrying piazza to a couch and arguing over his condition. >> they said, "no, you're overreacting." and i said, "no, i really do know what i'm talking about, he could have a concussion." >> reporter: davis was repeatedly ignored, according to investigators. one brother even getting violent. >> he backed me up against the wall, grabbed me, threw me against the wall and held me there. >> reporter: another brother allegedly telling davis other frat members were kinesiology and biology majors, so davis' word meant nothing to him. >> it seemed like they just w

police say sophomore timothy piazza was drunk and fell downstairs.at that fraternity called 911 for 12 hours. in an interview with the "today" show's matt lauer, the family says their son was treated like road kill. now 18 members of that fraternity face charges. >> most of the young men are 19, 20 years old. what should they face? >> w that's our son. we're not going to see him ever again. assuminge'd live to 90. he's lost 70 years of his life. >> he doesn't get to graduate. he doesn't get to get mried. >> penn state has disbanded the fraternity beta theta pi. >>> a backup fire and rescue plan is in effect in part of fairfax county now after the fire truck caught fire in the fire house. station 26 in springfield, out of service for at least a week. that truck caught fire yesterday and the flames spread to the roof of the building. no word on what caused that fire. >>> well, it, of course, is a staple here. maryland blue crabs, thanks to a warm winter and spring, this season is off to an early and rip-roaring start. there's some good news, but early

. >> reporter: timothy piazza's family wants the world to know how he was treated during his final hoursnside the beta theta pi fraternity house. >> they tortured him for 12 hours. they let him suffer. he died a slow and painful death at the hands of these men of principle, as they call it. >> reporter: according to this grand jury report, piazza, a then-sophomore at penn state university, was forced to drink alcohol, fell down a flight of basement stairs twice, and went in and out of consciousness for hours during a pledge night on february 2nd. much of it was churd on surveillance cameras. how difficult was that to read that grand jury report? >> it was awful. to know that he was laying at the bottom of the basement step himself, it's terrible. >> 911, what is the address of your emergency? >> reporter: fraternity members waited until almost 11:00 the next morning to call for help. >> we have a friend who is unconscious. he's... he hasn't proved? >> -- moved. >> is he breathing? >> he is breathing. >> reporter: the grand jury report also details a alleged cover-up. >> they knew he need

. >>> more penn state fratern brothers went before a judge today, charged with the death of timothy piazzaeporter: the remaining beta members rushed in and out of the courtroom. >> it's unspeakable. it's a very, very sad and tragic case. >> reporter: the district attorney charged a total of 18 penn state university students with crimes ranging from hazing to aggravated assault. >> the only reason this came to the surface is because timothy died. >> reporter: he died of injuries that tell the story of a february pledge night that included heavy drinking and alleges a disregard for piazza's life-threatening injuries. he fell down a flight of stairs and went in and out of consciousness for over 12 hours before his fraternity brothers called 911. surveillance the frat house captured much of what happened. >> without the tools we had this time would we have had the whole picture? >> reporter: those tools being? >> the video, the electronic devices. >> reporter: park miller says in many ways that video brings to light a long-standing culture of hazing, according to a 2013 bloomberg news report,

. >>> timothy piazza died back in february during an alleged hazing ritual at a penn state university fraternity. tonight his parents are sharing their grief and anger with nbc's matt lauer. 18 members of the beta theta pi fraternity are charged in connection with his death. he and other pledges were reportedly forced to drink enormous quantities of alcohol. piazza fell down a flight of stards, suffering a fractured skull and la lacerated spleen. no one called for help for 12 ho >> the doctors came out and sat us down and said he had a non-recoverable brain injury. so we knew athat point, he wasn't going to make it. they let us go in and see him. you kno we talked to him a lile bit, we held his a tearame to his eye and i said to the doctorcan he hear us? and thetor said maybe. but frkly, don't know if i want to know if he heardnot, be then he knew he was going to die. >> this wasn't boys being bs, ttl. >>enn e oic say oversee the school's greek organization. >>> chelsea manning will be released from prison this year. she has been in military custody since her arrest in 2010. ma thousa