apprehended by local authorities. and so we breathe a sigh of relief for now. but sadly, these kinds of mass shootings happen every day in america so far this year. and you mentioned today in a really powerful and impassioned speech on the senate floor, you are two children, who were actually in a lockdown today, as this unfolded. how are they doing? and really, what did you tell them as a father? but also as a lawmaker who is in a body that potentially has the power to do something about all this? that s right. they are physically safe. but you asked me how are my children doing how or any of our children doing? do we really know the answer? what are the long term traumatic effects of, basically telling our children, we can t protect you? and the best we can do is to tell you to hide. we are a nation living in fear. and some seem to think that this is the price that we have to pay for freedom. i reject that. it s a strange kind of freedom that causes our children to ha
i learned that he was arrested. i was shocked. i was so confused. i didn t think it was real. in the rarefied world of the ivy league, he was the total package. a star student, gifted athlete, wildly popular. he s one of the nicest guys ever! no one could understand how a weekend visit to his parents house did you say you heard a shot? yes. ended in gunfire. he s already dead. who s already did? my husband. charlie told officers outside, he was gonna kill my mom, i had to do it. yes. a brave son protecting his mom. a harrowing story, but was it true? he seated behind a desk? yes. defenseless really. this seems to be an execution. was this campus hero actually a cold hard killer? defendants is an email to his returning to others, called showtime? or was a true something completely different. one of the things that was always in question was, was charlie covering up for someone else. a trial or nothing went by the book. three of t
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jerry springer is the king of tabloid trash talking television in the united states. his show specialises in dysfunctional relationships and sex. his guests curse. they throw chairs. sometimes they fight. critics call it cynical and manipulative tv, but it s made him famous and rich. so, does he care? jerry springer, welcome to hardtalk. it s nice to be here. thanks for having me. it is pretty incredible. your show, from small beginnings in cincinnati more than 20 years ago, has made you famous around the world, and it is still going across america and internationally. how come? probably because it has a niche. when it first came on, we had never, at least in the states, i can only speak about what goes on in the states, we had never seen people that are on my show on television before. american television was primarily upper middle class white. all the sitcoms, whether it was friends or seinfeld or whatever, always well scrubbed people speaking the queen s english and all of