friends, did i it surprise you none of these incidents came to light? >> frankly yeah. it was a little surprising. i'm a law enforcement reporter so i was of course intrigued by hearing dr. carson speak about, you know, acts that are potentially crimes such as assault with a deadly weapon or attempted murder. he writes at length in the book and, you know, says that he intended to kill bob when he stabbed him. and so i was interested in fleshing out some of these accounts. and, you know, the more phone calls that i made, the more doors that i knocked on, i was running into people who you know remember dr. carson but they remembered him as the studious kid who wore a pocket protector and carried a musical instrument. he was friendly, a good neighbor, a good friend and sort of the calm figure that you see today. >> so maeve, is it possible though that these incidents in ben carson's life were so embarrassing at the time that he didn't share them with even his