it was just under 300,000 records in virginia tech -- before virginia tech. now there are over 2 million. 18 states, six years after virginia tech, have continue not to supply records into the system. one of the things the legislation and congress would have done had it passed was .ough and -- the sticks do background checks matter? it is a hard question to answer. crime overall and gun crime has gone down a lot in the u.s. in the last 20 years. but it is very hard, people do not agree what causes the drop in crime. it is very hard to think about outcomes and what causes an outcome, but there is a fair amount of studies of particular enormous amount of circumstantial evidence to suggest that gun laws do have a substantial impact. different states have different laws. here in california, very tight gun laws. other states, very weak gun laws. if you look at states that have universal background checks, you is them murders of women basically very similar in non- .irearm homicides if you look at gun homicides, it is lower. the portion of the legally trafficked gu

that is the number of people who were killed in the largest mass shooting in american history at virginia techhe shooter in that case was someone who had been adjudicated mentally ill by a court, but the state of virginia had failed to provide that record into the background check system and that failure meant he was able to go into a gun store gun.uy the 33 -- the average number of americans who are killed with guns every single day. 323 -- that is the number of people who have been killed in mass shootings over the last four years. 44,337 -- the amount of people who have been killed in all shootings. that number is the number of americans who died in gun suicides and gun accidents in that four-year period. the vast majority of those were suicides. if we think about the aggregate toll over many years, if we take the year 1968, which was the year that bobby kennedy and martin luther king were assassinated, more americans have been murdered with guns or killed themselves with guns or died in accidents in that period than have died in all of the wars in our history since 1776. with those numbers

that is the number people who were killed in the largest mass shooting in american history at virginia techthe shooter in that case was someone who had been adjudicated mentally ill by a court, but the state of virginia provide that record into the background check system and that failure meant he into a gun store and buy the gun. 33 -- the average number of americans who are killed with guns every single day. 323 -- that is the number of people who have been killed in mass shootings over the last four years. 44,337 -- the amount of people who have been killed in all shootings. that number is the number of americans who died in gun suicides and gun accidents in that four-year period. the vast majority of those were suicides. if we think about the aggregate toll over many years, if we take the year 1968, which was the year that bobby kennedy and martin luther king were assassinated, more americans have been murdered with guns or killed themselves with guns or died in accidents in that period than have died in all of the wars in our history since 1776. ith those numbers in mind, want to talk

especially when you talk about virginia tech. it was very clear that the shooter in that case had -- he was adjudicated as mentally ill. if that information was in the national criminal background check system, he wouldn't have gotten a gun. the same thing is sort of true with tucson. it's a little more complicated. the shooter in that case passed a background check but people knew, even the u.s. government knew he had a history of drug use. the school he attended knew about his melness. the problem is that if he was denied a gun from a federally licensed dealer, he would have gone to the gun show or to the internet and got a gun without a background check. so we need to close those loopholes to make it much more difficult for criminals to get access to those weapons. >> after newtown, president obama talked about how it was important to talk not just about guns but the mental health issue and the glamourization of gun violence in the media. but i haven't really heard much about those two, i haven't heard the white house or organ

degree from george mason university and ba in political science and international studies from virginia tech. she's married with three sons. >> overnight there was a problem with another boeing triple 7. japan airlines says the flight returned to tokyo after a warning light flashed indicating fluid levels were low. passengers boarded another plane to san francisco that arrived safely in san francisco this morning. >> residents returned to their fire, smoke and water-damaged homes. today marks first time they'd been inside their apartments since a massive fire sunday morning. residents calling another man a hero. juan castro describes how he helped a mother in distress. >> she have a baby. so i took one with me. and i gave the baby to the police officer. >> month one can live if the building because it's red tagged. officials don't know if it will. >> as we've been reporting there are safety concerns. consumer reports partnered with 7 on your side to find out what safety measures are being taken. >> when it comes to laundry detergents courts found some do a better job but there is another con

. >> for everything in your background, double major from virginia tech, so roarty resident adviser ofhe dorm. you've always been active. is this your plan as a kid? >> no i've been really fortunate that i've had the opportunity to do so many things and in my jobs that i've had the opportunity to continue learning. i always tell people public service is very rewarding and i have enjoyed being able to have jobs where i think i'm in school every day. i learn from people who have more knowledge than i do. they're willing to share it. and it's really, it's really been fantastic. >> regards to this investigation you've told us a lot of information. from what we gather just as the public, is it pointing toward pilot error? >> it's really too early to reach conclusions. we're just a few days into the investigation. we want to mike sure we have a full picture of what happened before we reach any conclusions. our investigations are very thorough. we've got a number of decision points coming up in the next few weeks and months. it generally takes us about a year to complete our investigations. t

a study from virginia tech found that a texting driver is six times more likely to cause a crash than a drunk driver. and then a federal survey nearly half of drivers ages 18 to 24 reported sending a text message or e-mail while driving. >> what do you see in here. >> another individual talking on his cell phone. >> the reason i stopped you is you are talking on your cell phone. >> this is now two in less than ten minutes. is there any excuse. >> no. i asked why he is on the cell phone, he said he was talking to a friend. >> i feel that every ticket i write is one less person that will do it again in the future. >> reporter: so that means he will be watching drivers' every move, often in places they might not expect. terrell brown, cbs news, new york. >> glor: at yankee stadium in new york today the newtown, connecticut, youth choir sang the national anthem. >> ♪ early light >> jeff: it was called new town day at the stadium with 4,000 people from newtown in the stands. the town lost 26 people, 20 of them children, during the shooting at sandy hook elementary school last december. and

during the 2007 virginia tech massacre students hiding from the gunman tried texting 911 operators.heir messages went nowhere. >> there are definitely situations where people can't talk or it's much bet ferr they don't talk. >> reporter: chase's colleague received a text from someone hiding in her home with this plea. >> boyfriend punched me. he would hurt me more if i call. police arrived and arrested the man. critics say the cost to upgaid 911 systems to handle text messages is too high. and operators fear they will miss clues in the caller's voice or from background sounds. >> there is something about talking to someone that you can just gauge them better. and sometimes lead them better. >> reporter: but chase firmly believes in 911 texting. she saw the proof, she says when she intervened in the attempted suicide. >> i didn't have to talkment i was just able to text it to him and that's what he needed, i think at that moment. >> reporter: the trial project got the attention of the federal communications commission which now wants 911 testing nationwide. the carriers have committe

it was just under 300,000 records before virginia tech.on. 18 states, six years after virginia tech, have continued not to supply records into the system. one of the things the legislation in congress would have done had it passed was oughen the sticks. do background checks matter? it is a hard question to nswer. crime overall and gun crime has gone down a lot in the u.s. in the last 20 years. but it is very hard, people do not agree what causes the drop in crime. it is very hard to think about outcomes and what causes an outcome, but there is a fair amount of studies of particular laws and an enormous amount of circumstantial evidence to suggest that gun laws do have a substantial impact. different states have different laws. here in california, very tight gun laws. other states, very weak gun laws. if you look at states that have universal background checks, you ee the murders of women is basically very similar in non-firearm homicides. if you look at gun homicides, it is lower. the portion of the legally trafficked guns in states that h

and they will cite columbine, or virginia tech, or some of these mass shooting incidents as it couldpen here, this is why we need to be prepared. there is a socialist who has crunched the numbers and found the average middle school high school, or college campus can expect to see a homicide once every i think it was 6,000 years. but when you have the equipment you want to use it. and they are used to perform search warrants for people suspected of low-level drug crimes. >> michael: radially, first of all thank you for mentioning the finist institution in the country, the university of virginia, but it talks about the jumping off point of paramilitarization. let's take a listen to this. >> despite our budget problems to the extent money can help in meeting the problem of dangerous drugs, it will be available. this is one area where we cannot have budget cuts because we must wage what i have called total war against public enemy number one in the united states the problem of dangerous drugs. >> michael: so 40 years and $1 trillion later, not much has changed. how is waging war on abstr

. >> for everything in your background, a double major from virginia tech and sorority. you've always been very active. is this since you were a kid? >> i've been really fortunate that in my life i've had the opportunity to do so many things. and in my jobs that i've had the opportunity to continue learning. and i always tell people, public service is very row warding, and i have enjoyed being able to have jobs where i feel like i'm in school every day. i learn from people who have more knowledge than i do. they're willing to share it. and it's really been fantastic. >> in regard does this investigation, you've told us a lot of information. from what we gather, just as the public, is it pointing towards pilot error? >> you know, it's too early to reach any conclusions. we're just a few days into the investigation. i know it feels like a long time for a lot of people, but we want to make sure we have a really full picture of what happened here before we reach any conclusions. our investigations are very thorough. we have a number of decision points coming up in the next f

now for a big part of the country with terrible acts of gun violence, virginia tech, the answer is morechools, guns on the street and that's -- you know, we here on west 58th street, which is not the whole country. >> yeah. >> have to recognize a lot -- >> a lot of people said to me, what would have stopped this is trayvon martin had a gun, too. judge hatchet, when i hear that i disspare for america. because i think how can that possibly be the way you resolve the situation? you don't arm everybody else, do you? >> no, my heart bleeds over this situation, but i did have an interesting question today. someone said to me, well, judge, why didn't george just pull his gun and say i'm the neighborhood watch, stay where you are until the police gets here. i mean, he's the one who has the gun. why didn't he do that? >> self-defense. >> that would be an aggravated assault. i suspect and this is just pure suspicion. i suspect he did pull the gun. >> i do, too. >> i think that gun is out and it's hard to get it out but he never would admit that. he would have in legal right to pull a gun on someb

writing and -- >> ben, there were of course, as you know there were armed guards at columbine, virginia techood, the base was swimming in them. >> right. >> there is no evidence it makes any difference. when you have people -- >> too far away. >> i come back to my point and mary's point, it's chicken and the egg. what you have to do is make it far more difficult for these mass shooters to get hands on killing machines. bring in universal background checks. ban high capacity magazines. man assault rifles. do something to try and make it more -- >> and you and i look -- >> your answer is what you do after the event. it's like well they are going to come anyway, so let's arm everybody else. it's the wild west. >> it's not the wild west -- >> can explain -- >> i have to respond to that, piers. >> hold on, let ben respond to me and mary have the last word. >> when you look at school shootings in america today, at some of these locations there were a armed guard and unfortunately it was too far away or the police were too far away to take out the threat at that moment. we saw that in new town. it

we need to have guns in school, teachers need guns, virginia tech, the students should have had guns.he mindset of people in the country, it is not for me to say it is wrong, just dramatically different. >> the possibility of a civil lawsuit, how likely is it? how easy is it. >> easy is one thing, anyone can sue anyone for anything. whether it survives is another thing. now remember, he has been acquitted. there is a whole host of evidence, now, remember, the standard in a criminal case is higher. we saw it with o.j. simpson. the standard is -- simply a preponderance of the evidence. o.j. simpson was an example of a person acquitted using the reasonable doubt standard, but once he found himself in front of a civil jury, he was not found not guilty in a civil context. >> mark, you're making the case in terms of money, there may not be anything for the family to collect from george zimmerman. >> right, somebody actually just tweeted somebody that made some sense, well, what if he has a future book deal or something like that? so wouldn't you want the judgment? >> book authors, anderson

paul knox, the dean of architecture and urban studies at virginia tech, sums up the endless tracts ofhe calls "vulgaria." but, of course, you know, vulgar is in the eye of the beholder. >> exactly. my use of the term has to do with the ensemble. i dare say that this is a landscape not of homes but of funeral homes. >> coming up, what's a home without a dome? >> what do people say when they first come into this place? >> they're pretty amazed by the dome more than anything else. you know, they walk in, and you can't see it right away, and then they see the dome, and they go, "wow, i've never seen anything like this." so that was kind of the wow factor, you know, that we wanted. >> everything's bigger in texas next on 60 minutes on cnbc. [ male announcer ] this store knows how to handle a saturday crowd. ♪ [ male announcer ] the parking lot helps by letting us know who's coming. the carts keep everyone on the right track. the power tools introduce themselves. all the bits and bulbs keep themselves stocked. and the doors even handle the checkout so we can work on that thing that's stuck

virginia tech, the students should have had guns. that is a change in the mindset of many people in this country that, you know, it's not for me to say it's wrong, but it's just dramatically different from how it used to be. >> let's the possibility of a civil lawsuit. how likely is that? how easy is that? >> easy is one thing. anyone can sue anyone at any time for anything. whether it survives is another thing. he's been acquitted, so there's a whole host of evidence that will then -- and remember, the standard in a criminal case is higher. we saw this with o.j. the standard is beyond a reasonable doubt. that's significantly higher than a civil case, which is simply a preponderance of the evidence, commonly thought of as 51%. the o.j. case was a perfect example of a person acquitted using the reasonable doubt standard. once they found themselves in front of a civil jury, he was found -- he was not found guilty in the civil context. we find people liable. >> mark, you're making the case in terms of money, there might not be anything

paul knox, the dean of architecture and urban studies at virginia tech, sums up the endless tracts ofal suburb he calls "vulgaria." but, of course, you know, vulgar is in the eye of the beholder. >> exactly. my use of the term has to do with the ensemble. i dare say that this is a landscape not of homes but of funeral homes. >> coming up, what's a home without a dome? >> what do people say when they first come into this place? >> they're pretty amazed by the dome more than anything else. you know, they walk in, and you can't see it right away, and then they see the dome, and they go, "wow, i've never seen anything like this." so that was kind of the wow factor, you know, that we wanted. >> everything's bigger in texas next on 60 minutes on cnbc. the great outdoors... ...and a great deal. thanks to dad. nope eeeeh... oh, guys let's leave the deals to hotels.com. ooh that one! nice. got it! oh my gosh this is so cool... awesome! perfect! yep, and no angry bears. the perfect place is on sale now. up to 40% off. only at hotels.com you know it even e's after all these years. but your erect

people are chanting, they're chanting slogans, beating drums, blowing whistles, they feel that virginia tech victory is so close. although that victory is still so ambiguous. this is not a unified opposition this is not a group of people who agree on a political vision for the future of this country or prove the next leader of this country could be, but the only thing that seems to really unite these people is the sense that morsi must go. >> rose: david kirkpatrick joins us now, bureau chief for the "new york times." david, what do you expect might happen in the coming hours? >> i don't know. but i'll tell you, it's ugly. i'm right now trying to get myself to a square where president morsi's islamist supporters are and i'm blocked from getting there from a row of armored personnel carriers and military vehicles. the military is moving. they're moving towards the palace. they've surrounded the square where islamists are gathered and the islamists are saying we are -- we're not going to budge. this is an elected government, this is a constitution. to submit just because the military are the m

just over 50 attended this challenge hosted by virginia tech. they call it camp.cs like tactical attacks. and how to hack android. >> we teach them a lot of skills. but we try to balance it. technically, there's a lot of thing this could do. and we have a major ethics discussion about what they should do.& >> reporter: karen evans founded the cyber security challenge four years ago to help bring good hackers or hackers for good into a rapidly expanding and its kreegingly vulnerable field. >> how high of a priority is this in today's world? >> well, every agency will tell you it's their number one priority. because it's really about the information and the services that they have. >> reporter: why would the department of homeland security want to hire a bunch of hackers? >> because they know what to look for. >> reporter: the department of homeland security is one of the camp sponsors. secretary janet napolitano one of its biggest fans. >> how close have we come to being hit by a cyberattack? >> oh we're hit all the time. we're hit thousands of times a day. now, ho

former west virginia governor and congressman bob wise gave the then virginia tech college student anher as a congressional aide from 1992 to '99. then she served as the senior adviser to the u.s. senate committee on commerce, science and transportation before joining the ntsb in 2004. five years later, president obama appointed her chairman. >> if i could ask you to raise your hand to be acknowledged and to identify yourself and your outlet, that would make this a lot easier. yes, sir. >> she's very firm and competent and respectful but very firm. >> reporter: she's been on the scene of more than 20 major transportation accidents, including the last commercial plane crash in the u.s., colgan air near buffalo, new york, but she hasn't avoided criticism. the airline pilots union sounded the alarm, saying the ntsb was releasing too much information too soon about the asiana 214 crash. a firm believer in transparency, hersman continues to provide information to the public. and a family member tells cnn family time is very important to hersman. they get together for family dinners once a

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman virginia tech. mr. sessions: during consideration of this resolution, all time is yielded for the purpose of debate only. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. sessions: mr. speaker, house resolution 295 provides for a closed rule for consideration of h.r. 2642. however, i think it's important to recognize that while the rule before us today is closed, this legislation, exactly the legislation, has gone through an amendment process on this floor, was debated just a few weeks ago. debated, discussed, and voted on. the amendments which were agreed to as a result of that process are in this underlying legislation. mr. speaker, the bill before us today is the exact same language that this body considered in june with two important considerations. and exceptions. unlike last month, this legislation contains a repeal of the 1949 backstop, which means we will do farm bi

virginia. senator grassley says a company he started, green tech automotive, located in the same building as anthony rodham's company, appears to be the, quote, primary beneficiary, of funds from rodham's for eninvestors. it is not clear whether he benefitted directly under the specific visa case under investigation. one political analyst says any connection to this matter is not what mccauliffe wants in a close race. >> there are three things that are problems for mccauliffe, green tech, the clinton connection, and the visa scandal. so you have three ways for this scandal to generate negative headlines for mccauliffe. >> reporter: late this afternoon president obama made it clear that he is sticking by him. the white house put out a statement from the white house counsel saying the obama administration has, quote, no concerns about my orca, urged them to confirm him as secretary. >>> up next, the latest on nsa leaker edward snowden, is he heading out and about inside russia? first, a live look from our fox affiliate in austin, texas, ktbc. big story there, austin fire department is starting control

which had partnered with terry mcauliffe on this electric car company that green tech -- that's been an issue in the virginia gubernatorial race. now, the e-mail from the inspector general's office, which really gave legitimacy to all this, was solicited by senator grassley who has been hearing from whistleblowers. grassley has become the sort of go-to guy for disgruntled whistleblowers in the government about mayorkas. grasly wrote a letter to the inspector general's office and got this e-mail sent back which kind of stopped everybody in their tracks, whoa, what's going on here. the e-mail was not explicit about what exactly he is alleged to have done. republicans have jumped on that, saying, how can we go ahead and confirm this guy with a pending investigation. >> it might as well be 1998 all over again. thank you. >>> now to our friday daily rundown roundup. 2016, a day after a band of house libertarians joined forces with civil libertarian democrats, they nearly defunded the program. chris christie, it's not going to sit well with him. he fired back, evoking the feelings of 9/11 victims. he denounced the

you will hear from former employees of green tech and others who were involved in franklin, virginia,watching the franklin pellet story, you will see that we didn't put any words in anyone's mouth. you will be very surprised at the content. >> shannon: where will this be available? on television? online. >> eric: people can toward on dvd, it will be available online this week in its entirety. we will have announcementsmentst television, coming soon. >> shannon: we are watching the race. we will see if this film has any impact. thanks for coming. we may learn more about what happened moments before this deadly train crash in spain. who investigators think may hold the key to the deaths of at least 78 people. a bipartisan group of jewish congressmen and -women say they have a unique perspective on any immigration flan. plan. the new guy is loaded with protein! i'll believe it when i--- [ both ] oooooh... [ female announcer ] as you get older, protein is an important part of staying active and strong. ensure high protein... fifty percent of your daily value of protein. low fat and five g

virginia, in fact. aubrey, first to you. seattle, in fact, one of the hottest markets in the country. we've seen home prices up quite a bit there. the tech doing a little bit better as well. but in terms of conditions on the ground since this back up in mortgage rates, what are you seeing? >> the story's inventory. there just aren't enough houses for all of the people who want to buy them. you know, generally, we consider about six months of supply to be a balanced market. well, a year ago, we were at, like, two and a half months. and then, a couple of months ago, it was a month and a half. it's actually gotten a little bit better since then. it tooked up to 1.7 months last month. but that's still incredibly low. that's driving up prices. we've had double-digit increases in the median prices. >> right. aubrey, now that rates have moved, what are people doing? is that spurring them to jump into the market, or is it making them hold off? >> well, you know, the market had been pretty frenzied already, and last month, in june, we saw a little bit of a tick down in closed sales, but we did see a jump in pending sales. so it would seem to indi