virginia tech and columbine there's some serious things in that they don't allow guns it's always criminals that gets the guns so was openly carrying guns the answer would be for america. and why is cold war thinking tying of trade relations between russia and the u.s. lawmakers playing politics could be to blame. it brothers coke or using the workplace to promote a political agenda that was corporate election propaganda the wave of the future. and laws against sex crimes against nature how would you have sex in the state of louisiana could put you behind bars but who is this law is really targeting. now it is been exactly a year to date at the b.p. oil spill sent millions of barrels of crude spilling into the gulf of mexico and what was the biggest spill of this kind in history yet with gas prices now averaging three dollars an eighty three cents a gallon that's a dollar more than a year ago go gulf coast lawmakers on both sides are again chanting drill baby drill and despite b.p.'s mistakes that led to that spill are now much as really changed the oil industry it seems when it comes to ne

why hasn't much changed director of gas whole spills the crude intentions they boil corporations virginia tech and columbine there are some serious things and if they don't allow guns it's always the criminals that gets the guns so was openly carrying guns the answer to a safer america will debate. and why is cold war thinking tying up trade relations between russia and the united states lawmakers playing politics could be to blame. and big brother is kolker using a workplace to promote a political agenda so with corporate election propaganda the wave of the future. good afternoon it's wednesday april twentieth four pm here in washington d.c. i'm lauren lyster and your watching r.t. now it has been exactly a year today that the b.p. oil spill sent millions of barrels of crude spilling into the gulf of mexico and what was the biggest spill of this kind in history yet with gas prices now averaging three dollars an eighty three cents a gallon that's a dollar more than a year ago goes gulf coast lawmakers on both sides are again chanting drill baby drill and despite b.p.'s mistakes that led to tha

school this month marks several anniversaries the anniversary of the oklahoma city bombing the virginia tech massacre and the siege of the branch davidian compound in waco but some americans nonetheless see carrying firearms anywhere and everywhere as the only solution first say for america our kids killing board has a story. greg rutherford spent years carrying a gun in the past. is in rochester defense tactic. in kenya he didn't see a reason to put it down being a former deputy sheriff i felt that it was necessary to. obtain a concealed handgun permit to protect myself but it does it might just conceal this guy he wants to curia out in the open to me it's the constitutional way to cure your firearm. and i think that. if you don't exercise your rights eventually you will lose on. his way to get drunk won't leave the house without her maggie three fifty seven pistol it's already checked into this special handbag for packing heat. in croatia it was nothing can. be done during the war you know. it's not. like. when i. was like i was. like i was watching t.v. . and i am walking with a gun on my

and in the wake of the virginia tech shooting, i felt that that need to write about what had happened. i this a sabbatical in the phallismsic of 2007. and i sat down and began to write up the research and write up the discussions that i've had which were enlightening with my students and pulled me into the new place and new ways of wrestling with the questions of violence in our society. it seemed to be something that we couldn't get away from. and so i did that. i sat down to write. and i was working on the project for about a year. i was actually wrapping it up in the fall of 2008 when my phone rang at florida atlantic university. the phone in my office rang, it was my father, and he was calling to let me know that i shouldn't be alarmed about what was on cnn. i said i didn't know what he was talking about. he told me that there had been a bombing at his place of work in a small town in georgia where i grew up. and the details of what had happened materialized over the next few hours. it was chaotic. i wound up flying from florida to georgia, but a disgruntled client had packed an s

. >> virginia tech. the loner is here. the one who stopped listening. the one with the hidden fuse. with the fist. with the hole in his heart. with the cool guns, the one who blasts away. who kills just because. who kills as well because there's nothing left but the dead. kills himself. suicide on top of all these kills and now you know, what a mar gin in old baghdad in the wrong place at the wrong time why you're mourning is going in one ear of the deaf tomorrow. and out the deafening utter. air cane. one, the sorrow these many months isn't because celebrities put eyes all over my body as i was in the u.s. again. not the other america. it comes from the footprint of a kick stab in my back. got riding a bus to a reading with some really destitute brothers and sisters in a 16, 3 office space. i am sitting in the rear of the bus reading a translation of the book of the concealed mystery. my eyes are risen from a black woman standing and talking on her cell phone. i voice decibeled, latino black and white workers. when i arrive, i accidentally grace her sleeve with an excuse me. she pu

in the wake of the virginia tech shooting, i felt that need to write about what happened. i had a sabbatical in the fall semester of 2007 and i sat down and began to write up my research findings and to write up discussions i had which were in lightning with my students. pull me into this new place and new ways of wrestling with these questions of violence in our society. seems to be something we couldn't get away from. i sat down to write. i was working on a project for about a year. i was wrapping up in fall of 2008 when my phone rain at florida atlantic university. the phone in my office rain. my father was calling to let me know i shouldn't be alarmed about what was on cnn and i didn't know what he was talking about. he told me there had been a bonnet and at his place of work in a small town in georgia where i grew up. the details of what happened materialized over the next few hours. very chaotic at first. i flew from florida to georgia. a disgruntled client had packed and suv full of explosives and rammed it repeatedly into my father's office building to blow it up.

so far brazil avoided the type of shootings seen in columbine and virginia tech schools but in a country where guns are available and violence is widespread the question of school security in poor neighborhoods like this one will dominate brazilian politics in the coming days. >> a powerful aftershock hitting japan which was devastated by a huge earthquake and tsunami four weeks ago. seismologists said the tremor in the northeast of the country had a magnitude of 7.1, downgraded from an initial 7.4. tsunami alert was issued but has since been lifted. >> the powerful aftershock struck at night. shaking buildings here in the eastern city. another terrifying moment for those trapped inside. like this staff at the office of the n.h.k. television station. the power of this aftershock sparked an immediate tsunami alert but has now been lifted in northeastern japan. >> the buildings started shaking and swinging. this has been a really bad one. certain things on the table started falling down. i tried to go below the table to protect myself. by then i could hear screaming sounds from the other r

the measure is the best defense against campus shootings such as the virginia tech rampage. a similar bill is being considered in texas. utah is the only state to allow guns at universities. >>> ere rehill hopes he car -- he hopes they can carry out a deal. now pg&e says if puc commissioners ask about their past practices it will demand a full hearing. they have been criticized for not imposing stiffer signs on pg&e. >>> sal, are you thinking friday light? >> you know why dave and pam? one of the things we will be watching for obviously is the giants home opener and a lot of people will be coming into san francisco. perhaps it will be light for the first few hours like it is now. let's go out and take a look at what we have now at the toll plaza. it's very light. in fact, i thought i saw a tumble weed. it's very light. you can see five cars. later it will be heavier. this mornings commute on 101 in san francisco the same thing goes. a lot of people will be coming into the city for the open opener which is at 1:306. it ends at 4:30. and also public transit will be jammed. 5:1

he applied to virginia tech and william and mary and a couple of other schools like that. of the problem with the university of virginia is it has a reputation because of thomas jefferson, and because that beautiful campus is so lovely and historically significant. does have sort of reputation of being something other than university of kentucky are university of illinois, but it is not, really. you get out to the farther reaches of it and you might as well be at kansas university. >> there is a little bit more you talking about what is in the mind of a 17-year-old kid. >> we had one bit of advice early on that we did not take, that i was quite adamant that we not take. it suggested when he was going to start writing his essays for the college applications that it had to be a work of passion. i want him to dig deep into himself, into his innermost thoughts. i said, he is a 17-year-old boy, he does not have in the inner most adults, and if he did, you would not want to know what they are. luckily we went all the way through the process without you telling me what your inner

. >>> today marks the fourth anniversary of the virginia tech massacre, when 32 people were gunned down in the worst mass shooting in u.s. history. the school will commemorate the occasion with a 5k run and a candlelight vigil. >>> and the father of kyron horman, the oregon boy missing since last june has a new way to keep his son's memory in the public eye. horman will set up booths at two portland events to distribute flyers and buttons to re-energize the search for his missing son. >>> and finally, professional golfer kevin na was happy to shoot par on the 9th hole at the texas open on friday. that's because it took him 16 shots, 16 shots to get the ball in the same hole the day before. he had a couple of lost balls. in the trees. he got caught in the brush. he even swung and missed once. another golfer said he had a kevin na hole, which is a cruel way of putting it. >> that's probably what i would look like out there. >> that's not the record. the record is 18. john daly did that on a par 5. >> he's become something of a folk hero. he wrote down 16. most golfers lie about it. >> he

and after several more years and just two years ago at virginia tech he made the decision those records would be released in 20 more years. so in 2027 we will find out what the parents had to say. right now i believe they are in the national archives and 18 more years we will find of the parents had to say. hopefully they will speak some time before that. i think they can shed light on that. it's the one remaining element is what the parents can tell us and hopefully they will. >> host: are you done with columbine? >> guest: am i done with koln blight? pa eight laugh because i think so but i have said that before. after a year or less after columbine "the new york times" asked me to do a report on the convention in denver, and i spent four days doing that and i was so thrilled to do something so light hearted, nothing violent year just interesting people having fun and i said at that time i am never doing another story of murder as long as i live. it was a huge emotional relief to do something about barbie collectors but then i kept coming back. almost done with columbine. my editor is

members of the community took part in a three mile run to honor the 32 people killed during the virginia techsacre. yesterday marked the fourth anniversary of the campus shooting. many of the runners say the rain that fell during the run was appropriate, because of the sadness of the event. the runners finish thed day with a quiet process past the memorial dedicated to those who were gunned down. >>> people in texas are being allowed to return to their homes now that firefighters are gaining the upper hand on massive wildfires. some of the fires started last week. so far, 700,000-acres have been burned. that is equivalent to the size of rhode island. firefighters are saying calmer winds are giving them control of the flames. crews admit they could be fighting fires for more than two months because of drought conditions. >>> back here in california, police say arson is to blame for a fire that destroyed a catholic church east of los angeles. about 100 firefighters responded to the scene to help get control of the blaze. a priest who was in the church when the fire started suffered minor injuri

we saw this at virginia tech in the terrible tragedy couple years ago when students tried to text 911. there was no one on the other side of that text. you can't right now as a general matter very small number of exceptions you can't send a photo from your smartphone to 911. if you are outside of burning building and send information that would be helpful to a firefighter or you see a robbery or something. it is crazy. this world has moved so quickly that this has gone from something where three years ago people would say you can't text 911, ok to world where it troubles more people and it should. so it is not a simple problem to solve like making sure our first responders tour firefighters or police officers have and noble broadband public safety net work which they don't. all these are ideas first identified by the 9/11 commission report. even in this economic climate and deficit climate they all cost money. .. and a deficit climate, they all cost money. but this is an area where we have to make the commitment, find the most efficient way possible to make sure that our first respond

. >>> the fourth anniversary of the virginia tech massacre today. it was april 16, 2007 when a man gunned down 32 people at the university before turning the gun on himself. today there will be a 3.2-mile run in the victims' honor and a vigil an campus and a ceremony in front of the capitol. >>> there are signs that things are finally returning back to normal in japan. the first catches of fish arrived on a tokyo market today with them a note saying the fish do not contain radioactive substances exceeding the safety limit. fishing was suspended after a radioactive level was detected in the fish. >>> at least three prime were injured, most police officers, and doctors are now examining the bombers dna to figure out who is behind the attack. this is the first attack by a suicide bomber in indonesia in nearly two years. >>> there has been another fatal skydiving collision in southern california. one skydiver was killed yesterday after colliding midair with another in riverside county. police say their parachutes crashed. the injured skydiver is in crit

virginia tech in the second round. the college of charleston in the quarterfinals. washington state university in the semifinal. and finally, the university of alabama in the championship became. all of these teams have good basketball teams, and wichita state came out on top. graham hatch, an outstanding player, was named the n.i.t.'s most outstanding player and a member of the all-tournament team, while garrett stutts was also named to the all-tournament team as well. wichita state and head coach greg marshall are not only successful on the court but in the classroom as well. earlier this year, coach hatch and garrett stutts were named to the 2011 missouri valley conference athlete first and honorable mention teams respectfully. so i congratulate the wichita state university shockers, their head coach greg marshall, the athletic director eric sexton, a good friend of mine, the wichita state university president don beggs. don, you're back again and you certainly did us proud. specifically, i want to congratulate each member of the team for an exemplary season. gab

phone while driving is no big deal watch what happens when we take distracted drivers to this virginia techreak one? and that was just the beginning. >> how did you do? >> i did lousy because you think you can do it. only 2% of us can. and, you know, it's just one of those thing, robin. you just have to learn not to do it. >> i know. and i appreciate you honesty. hart of the reason i love you so much. and i love your kids. don't do it when you have the kids in the car. >> they yell at me about it. daddy, what's in your hands? now, i get it. here's the good news tonight. >> okay. >> parents are going to learn about a new tool they have to help see what their teen drivers are doing. and teens text more than anyone else. have more accidents than anyone else. >> you're keeping it real, as always. see you across the pond. >> yes, yes. accent needs work. >> you can see more of chris' report tonight on "20/20," at 10:00, 9:00 central. tell us what you think. go online and take our distracted driving quiz. >>> next what are we using this for, do you say? we've gotten a lot of guesses from our twitt

we saw this at virginia tech and that terrible tragedy a few years ago and some students tried to text 91. there's no one on the other side of that text. , you cannot matter o send a photograph from your smartphone 2911. you cannot send a video. if you are outside of a burning building and you can send an affirmation to a firefighter or you see a robbery, most things like that, you cannot do. this world has moved so quickly. this has gone from something where three years ago they say you cannot text 9112 world where it troubled more and more people, and it should, so, like a lot of problems, it is not a simple problem to serve. making sure that our first responders, having mobile broadband safety network, which they do not, these were identified in the 9/11 commission report. even in this economic climate and a deficit climate, they all cost money. but this is an area where we have to make the commitment, find the most efficient way possible to make sure that our first responders have the tools they need. >> you're doing something about this now in your proposal? >> we are doing a few

we saw this at virginia tech and that terrible tragedy a few years ago and some students tried to text 91. there's no one on the other side of that text. , you cannot matter o send a photograph from your smartphone 2911. you cannot send a video. if you are outside of a burning building and you can send an affirmation to a firefighter or you see a robbery, most things like that, you cannot do. this world has moved so quickly. this has gone from something where three years ago they say you cannot text 9112 world where it troubled more and more people, and it should, so, like a lot of problems, it is not a simple problem to serve. making sure that our first responders, having mobile broadband safety network, which they do not, these were identified in the 9/11 commission report. even in this economic climate and a deficit climate, they all cost money. but this is an area where we have to make the commitment, find the most efficient way possible to make sure that our first responders have the tools they need. >> you're doing something about this now in your proposal? >> we are doing a few

i am a liberal arts major from virginia tech, so we have a high-tech system here. have a yellow flashing light that means "cautioned." it is working. at time 48 speaker, it will go read. we will then have two questions on the same economic topic for each and that will be it for the evening. thank you for joining us. we have the first speaker this evening, and that is governor 10 pawlenty -- tim pawlenty from minnesota. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. or as president obama would say, you are welcome. [applause] had had enough of $4 a gallon of gas? have you had enough of unemployment? had you had enough of the federal government that is out of control? have that you had enough of barack obama? yes. it may, too. -- me, too. you are role modeling a service of faith, family, and persistence to this state and the cause of freedom. it is a clarion call for new hampshire and all of america and we owe you a debt of gratitude. [applause] senator dement, thank you for your inspiring leadership. you are a clear voice for common sense. there's not much of that in

mccarthy and i passed a legislation about the mentally infirm, adjudicated mentally infirm after virginia tech. recently, jared loughner, the tucson gunman, was rejected by the army due to his drug use. it seems to me such information could have been sent to nix under existing law. so given that the president has stated that the nix improvement act hasn't been properly implemented and loughner's ability to purchase a firearm even after admitting to the federal government -- this is when he was applying to the armed forces -- about his drug abuse, would you agree to examine the implementation of this legislation to insure it's serving its intended purposes? >> as i say, in every one of these instances we encourage, but we have no ability to do much more than encourage the responsiveness. >> okay. and can you provide me with updated numbers in the next few days on how many people have been identified as drug abusers by each federal agency? >> i think i -- we can. >> great. thank you, mr. chairman. my time has expired. >> thank you, senator schumer. and senator sessions. >> thank you, mr. chairma

i am a liberal arts major from virginia tech, so we have high-tech system here. have a yellow flashing light that means "cautioned." it is working. at time 48 speaker, it will go read. we will then have two questions on the same economic topic for each and that will be it for the evening. thank you for joining us. we have the first speaker this evening, and that is governor 10 pawlenty -- tim pawlenty from minnesota. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. or as president obama would say, you are welcome. [applause] had had enough of $4 a gallon of gas? have you had enough of unemployment? had you had enough of the federal government that is out of control? have that you had enough of barack obama? yes. it may,oo. -- me, too. you are role modeling a svice of faith, family, and persistence to this state and the cause of freedom. it is a clarion call for new hampshire and all of america and we owe you a debt of gratitude. [applause] senator dement, thank you for your inspiring leadership. you are a clear voice for common sense. there's not much of that in was