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Think about that and to try to get answers. >> i think so, too. and i think we need to think about it. we need to go back to the schools and see the bullying that is going on. and i think it needs to stop. the broken homes. and im not one against divorce, if families are unhappy, but we need to think about our children being raised and how theyre being raised and how theyre not -- children are not facing consequences for what is being done. >> judi, thank you very much for being with me. i so ap...

There. another member of the speaking the shooting in san bernardino specifically talking about gun control saying our country must not turn a blind eye to what happened. >> ill tell you that the loss of life by mass shooting or any other means is a matter of grave concern. its something that we find to be a tragedy as in this specific case. whatever the motive as with all the different types of mass shootings weve seen, weve seen so many different types of backgrounds of the individuals involve...

Thats a record for terrorism arrests for any year since 9/11. with me now, one of the authors of that study, lorenzo vindino, director of the george washington university program on extremism. good morning. >> good morning. good morning to you. >> lorenzo, one of the more disturbing aspects of your study, theres no one profile for those who turn to isis here in the united states. we know the average age is 26, and most are male, but other than that, the people are very different. >> absolutely. ...

Activities since march of 2014. including 56 arrests this year alo alone. of those, the average age is 26. 86% are male. 40% converted to islam. 51% traveled or attempted to travel abroad while 27% were involved in plots to carry out attacks on american soil. this report also shows that there isnt just one face of isis support in the united states. among those who have been arrested, killed or suspected of aiding isis are people from a variety of ethnic and economic backgrounds. you can see thei...

The group found -- that were polled favored a strong deal on global climate. that was back in 2009. do you think support is waning? >> no, i dont, actually. i think its very complicated question. people inevitably respond to these kinds of polls with the issues that are utmost in their mind at that moment. this is the world we live in. economic challenges and huge security threats. its kind of inevitable that people respond to those immediate issues. you need to look around you and see there are...

The platinum standard on the planet for how you use this medium to educate kids. ♪ would you be mine could you be mine wont you be my neighbor ♪ >> it was fred rogers who made it okay to speak to an audience of kids like they were human beings. >> there are some new things that are very difficult to understand in a newspaper. >> every now and then i think back to mr. rogers and i think, he would say dont be scared, life is good, life is special. >> everybody is so special because everybody i...

Scores and scores of schools, is that its such a narrow understanding of what it means to have quality education. i think we have to get back to that. just because a school has high test scores or is private or quasiprivate does not make it an excellent school in my book. goodness and excellence is multidimensional today in a society with the demographics we have. you can have teachers who can teach their subject matter. if you cant have the sophistication to transcend social lines to teach all ...

What was it between the families? >> this goes back to a number of violent episodes, including a murder. at least -- no, actually, two murders. two murders that we know of. this was the third murder we know of that were able to identify in a series of events. >> reporter: the gentleman, the second one whos in custody but not yet charged, what is he being held on and what is his name? >> he was arrested for a gun charge, surprisely, right? there are gun charges in each one of these individuals ba...

Dogs come from similar backgrounds. they have a common ground. they come from broken homes. a lot of these guys come from living on the streets, just like the dogs, so they can relate to each other. >> loose leash. now, he just walked him right through you with no problem. >> everything about an inmate is negative. the courts are negative, jails negative, families can be negative, community can be negative. >> nice work! >> good job, good job,er. >> and all the sea of negativity, heres this one ...

Military situation that it is. thank goodness so many of our police officers and sheriff deputies have military backgrounds. >> yeah. >> ive used the word complex and probably will use that several times here. when this started, we heard there is a shooter and a possible second shooter. i mean, just, we know for sure a shooter because people have been shot. when we talk about a second, thats got to be something that factors in very quickly as an unknown, doesnt it? >> truly, and it is an unknown...