John no more than 2 million understand gerri hello, everybody. Im gerri willis. Our video games are video games to blame for gun violence in this country . Vicepresident continuing his weekon meetings at the white house seeking ways to reduce gun violence in this country following last months massacre in newtown, conn. Today it was the videogame industrys turn. In those talks were publishers of some of the most violent games out there including electronic arts, Activision Blizzard his violent game, call of duty, one of the biggest moneymakers ever. This is what it is like to play one of these games which brings him back to the question i started this show with. Are video games really to blame . For joining me now, a psychiatrist to things video games are responsible for gun violence. A gaming blogger with sentinel who says theyre not to blame. Travis, you say your video game player. You say they are not to blame. How so . I have been playing video games for around 17 years. At plated number of video games, and at the end of the day when we talk about sandy hook and violent incidents i fail to see that correlation between video games of violence being portrayed. We are losing sight of what is really to blame, and at the end of the day it is the people that make these actions. Gerri the people to actually pull the trigger. Doctor, what do you say . Howdy you counter that . Andagree. Yes. If you want to look, that is a perfect example. And the first reports came out about how he had shot his mother in the head and how he had shot the kids impossible to vibe multiple times, not just once or twice, but ruled with bullets, and he was obsessed with video games because we have seen time and time again when there have been shootings, when people are shot like that like you shoot in a video game, that these are people who have been trained on video games. That is exactly what happened. Children who are not rewarded other places that life could reward for killing more and more are video games. Gerri lets bring travis back. Respond. There is something to the way these shootings occur. So similar to the way people react and interactive games. What do you make of it, travis . In it might be similar, but i fail to make a connection between the acts that are dead in reality to virtual reality. Just because he did this, just because his actions were simila i find it ridiculous that we are making the connection that these actions are somehow linked to video games. At the end of the day it has not been said that he has played video games. I fail to see the connection. Gerri at thing that has been some other reporting, that he did. Let me ask a different question, and i will go to you, dr. Lieberman. Where is mom and dad . The parents . The actual ratings for thse games, and let me show you. All kinds for everything from Early Childhood stettin tab mature adults only. At the end of the day, if you want to control this, mom and dad have to get involved. What do you say that . First of all, the Rating System does not read these dams appropriately. The things they say are okay for certain ages and really should not be seen by these ages or anyone, adults for that matter. I fail to see the connection, this is just like the video game industry, just like the Tobacco Industry for years ago when they fail to see that there was a connection between smoking cigarettes and cancer. There have been decades and decades of studies it showing that when people watch video games, play video games, the more hours they consume, the more they become aggressive. There are studies that show that there are physical changes in the brain. Gerri you have to respond to this. What to you make of the studies being cited here . You know, i think when you compare Something Like video game violence to tobacco you are comparing apples to oranges. I am living proof and have been planning violent video game systems for years old. I have never done anything violent, and im sure there are millions of others that have not either. As far as these studies go, i will advise everyone to take over what theyre worth because there are millions of members of the the play violent video games on a daily basis and if they truly are to blame would like to believe that we would be seeing a lot more incidents similar to send the puck. Gerri what did they say, money talks. Lets look at retail sales. They are down december to december 10th 3 billion. Maybe mom and dad started yanking the court on paying for some of this stuff, but is this a case where it is a big industry and you cannot fight back because there are so Many Companies involved, so powerful. Is it a gerri willis, we are just ignoring the problems are . It is both. I have been fighting back to videogame companies for years, and yet they become more and more powerful because it is an addiction. They hook people on the video games. They get rewarded for playing the games, and you cannot stop. It is a change that happens in the body that excites you. Its like an adrenaline rush, and some people actually get addicted, just like with nicotine, and we have to stop. Parents have to pay more attention, and the game makers to stop making violent video games. Gerri travis, is ceasing you are addicted to the rush of the game. The you have it right . Then, she does not. When we are comparing video games to nicotine, youre comparing to entirely different things. I, like any other player, we dont get addicted. There is not a rush, and moreover, i think that this violent portrayal that is given to video games is a bad stereotype given to the industry and i think that that is what most of the games are. Gerri response to carols. Not all of them. Not all of them are. The game manufacturers push the envelope in order to get people to buy their games, and they do that by making them more violent. Gerri to you agree . Most of the time, though, what people fail to realize is games to more than just show violence. They tell stories. Added a report in college selling how they tell stories. There not apparatuses rewrote rewarded for shooting people, they tell stories, and more often than not, they dont push the envelope. The end of the day, most of the stuff i have seen and done, and seated on the news, on television, and herded in music. Gerri i want to follow up with one thing you told one of our producers with that of the interesting. Playinvideo games is a cop out. What are we ignoring. What is the issue . I think we need to look into the issues that he was plagued with. The reports show that he was a mentally unstable individual. I fail to see how video games or even other issues being talked about should come into play. When we talk about video games and when we blame this incident on video game violence we are taking away from what really matters, and that is more studies on illnesses and having more awareness about people that may show signs so things can be done. Gerri you are a psychiatrist. And the response to that . There is no question that people with certain psychological issues are more vulnerable to the impact of violent video games. Children have been neglected and spend lots of hours playing violent video games for children with Mental Illnesses are adults with Mental Illnesses, but just because that is not the only part of the story. The more hours of violent media, reticulate video games that you consume the blood of mo you become aggressive. Even if you dont go into a school and start shooting people , you will become more rage, more aggression in all other aspects of real life. Gerri all right. I think we have covered this. And just to close out here, i appreciate both of you on this topic. Testing stuff, but i have to say, like travis, my husband is a big video game player and ive never even seen him take a dog. I think it is an open question. Fascinating topic. Thank you for being on tonight. Theyo so much. Thank you. Gerri these video games are not only violent, but big business. As we mentioned, more than 3 billion worth of games were sold last december alone. What are the bestselling games of all time . That listakes up tonights top five. Number five, we played. Sales of more than a billion. While most will consider it violet, get this video. It is mostly games like table tennis and billiards. It does have a shooting game. Numb four, grand theft auto. One and 1 3 billion. A huge profit. Number three, mario kart, the version of this make a Popular Series released in 2008 that sold nearly 30 million copies. The highest grossing Nintendo Game of all time. You probably know that mom and dad. Number two, it does not get much more violent, call of duty blacktops ticket to all new level grossing more than the first two versions combined. The second came out in november earnings of billion dollars to 7 billion in two weeks. The number one bestselling, world warcraft. By a landslide analysts predict this game has generated well over 10 billion in revenue, and it is a cult favorite. It looks like it. A lot more to come, including our debate on whether a school can suspend arrested for not getting a flu shot. Next stop forget love. It turns out money cannot buy you prosperity. How the prosperous u. S. Really is. Stay with us gerri today i came across a new survey that made me stop and think in that but you might like it. Its called leg got them prosperity index, and the idea is that gdp is not enough in determining which countries are truly prosperous. You can see the web sites. They take into account opportunity, education, health, personal safety, and other categories. The idea being it is that does the money but how happy you are. Having introduced that index, i dont agree with its findings. We rank 12th out of 142 nations. Take a look at where we have high marks. Health. It surprised me until i read the offer office considered lobbying and public spending. Education, the authors say quality of and access to schools is contributing mightily to prosperity. Governance, number ten. Presumably the data was tallied 04 of congress dithered. Another number ten rating as what that study called social capital. With the authors mean by that is just social cohesion. Family and Community Ties that contribute to wellbeing. The study in the following performance, and this mystified me. The economy. The highest gdp in the world, but the authors of the also greeted us on unemployment and personal savings rates. Entrepreneur real ship with, we scored low. Frankly, this is one i simply dont get since starting a business seems to be a founding principle of this country. We also scored poorly on safety and security. Lowest ranking. Personal freedom. At any rate, the u. S. Standing fell out of the top ten for the first time in this study, and the authors say that we were pulled down primarily by the decline in the number of u. S. Citizens to believe are or will get the man had. Fewer of us apparently feel that way. As we grow entitlement nation, the cost is high. Social mobility declines, opportunity dams. We need to return to what made as great. Maybe theres a lesson in a study. You want to know who ranks number one . You can see how it stacks up by going to gerriwillis. Com. Check it out. Coming up on the willis report, would you do if your child was not allowed in schools are not getting the flu shot . Our legal team is here to weigh in on an explosive new story. His college a lousy investment . Is it worth it . New dated to perk up all of you graduates living at home with mom and dad. And for all youd downs and daddy attics, our travel expert is here to share his best tips on how you can tour the beautiful palace. We are on the case next on the willis report. Gerri the latest on a new Jersey School suspending a 4yearold for not getting the gerri well, it is loose season. You probably already know that, and this year is one of the worst. They include restraints that are making people sicker. The good news, the latest numbers hinted that it may have already peaked. According to the centers for disease control, the number of states reporting widespread flu is up to 47 from 41 just one week ago. The only states not experiencing an epidemic of california, mississippi, and allied. Here is the good news. Hardhit states fell from 2924. Vaccinations are recommended for everyone six months and older and Health Officials say it is not too late. And causing major trouble for one new jersey family. Of 4yearold was not allowed to get a preschool for one week because of a state law which requires children the age of five to give a shot. Paris refused even if they shut because the boys allergy. The School Finally relented and the board will be going back monday, but should this have happened in the first place . Whitney vice his legal analyst, criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor. He added doctors note. His pediatrician city could get sick. The parents of the kid said were not trying to make that kind of mistake, that kind of risk and love this kid may be potentially to lose his life. Gerri well, you know, the doctor wrote a note but did not make the connection between the elegy and the flu shot which might have been the problem. What do you make of this . The funny thing is i went to this elementary school, and i was embarrassed. As to the up side and saluted the flag debate in the data that school. This is an embarrassment. They made a policy, stuck to it and said something really stupid. Take the vaccine first and lets see what happens. Subpoenaed allergies. The same thing. So the nerve, the next that will have the vaccine. Going to sit around and wait for this kid to go into epileptics seizures. And these are only 60, 65 percent effective anyway. Now like it is 100 percent in the wake. So theyre still going to get the flu. Gerri another topic because there is another case that i want you to adjudicate command and a you disagree. This is the interesting case. This is a woman who is at cincinnati student. They have tracked her down, put software on her computer to a follower. And she basically went to up court and ask for help. The court gave her to give a tour of. These are not helicopter parents become a prison guard parents. These are parents that made her put skype on at night in her dorm room so they could see her sleep. They put a keytroke robber laptop so everything she did. The school understood this and that security guards to keep the parents a way. Because they won this see your School Events and be there to support their child. But when they said were not paying tuition, the school understood was going on and gave her a scholarship. The judge agreed with me. These parents are stalkers. The irony of ironies is that every media outlet in the world in the lastweek and a half has been looking for them, putting notes on their door, calling them. Gerri tell me what you think. I sit on the other side. People in its sentencing. Terrible parents. There were never there. Absent my whole life and now finally you have parents, a little overzealous a little, little . On going to put skype on the night. She is the adults. She is the adults. Gerri also a rock star with terrific rates, an outstanding student. But we dont know what else is going on. There may be some mentalhealth issues. Oh, right. That sounds a little delusional. Parents to care about their kid. Gerri what to say that the schools sided with the child. Theyre worried about their liability. The school, the judge. Gerri how hard is it in Cincinnati Ohio to get a judge to tell parents. Cincinnati is very conservative, and this is not a conservative ruling. Absolutely. I think it is the wrong ruling. And should this gentle lady is a fantastic girl, but to take it into a corner room automobe fashioned. Mom and dad at some point. [talking over each other] you what will Ashley WebsterAshley Webster captain. They stopped paying the tuition and then you take them to court. What about the oldfashioned thing. Lets go up for a cup of coffee. I have to talk. I think she probably tried this. Gerri somebody else in the family to come in. This is not for corporate. It is hard to tell. You guys make it points on both sides. I cant pick one side. You guys are good. I think we figured the fluting a pretty quickly. Thank you. Great job to both of you. Appreciated. Amazing that you went to that school. Weird. Gerri now we want to know what you think. Have you got enough to shut this year. Log on to gerriwillis. Com and vote on the right inside of the screen. Later on, we will show you how you can take down every vacation in the lap of luxury. And the questions, is College Worth it . A new report gives us an answer and achieving the american dream. Stay with us. uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu cmon0manp just do it,quick. u no ones watchingp you0have to if you want to hang with0us musicu the other one toou good job from our fox business studios in new york, here again is gerri willis. Gerri a fox business alert. The head of the federal Aviation Administration says the boeing 787 is safe, but he is concerned about recent incidents including a battery fire and fuel leak earlier this week. Therefore the faa is launching a comprehensive investigation into the 787, reviewing everything from design to manufacturing and assembly. As a result the stock took a nose dive, falling around two and a half . On to a topic we love to cover, a College Degree, is it worth it . The question on everyones mind as credit states crushing debt. Pharmor, i want to welcome the author of from preschool to grad school, strategies for success at any level of competitive admissions. And charlie kirk is the founder of turning point u. S. A. , and he has experience being in school because i think he is just out if i have your age right. Thank you for coming on. Give us your view. Is college reported . I think it is becoming more and more less an investment that people put into it. The Federal Reserve released a report a Student Loan Debt has surmounted 1 trillion. Kids are waist deep in debt, and it disallows for entrepreneurial innovation, and kids will not be able to pursue their dreams, and they are in servitude for 2030 years. Gerri strong words. What do you think . Do you agree that for some people out there it just does not make sense . At the College Degree is worth something. Exactly how much is what is a up for question, and i agree theres a lot of confusion about how much people should be paying for college. At the most people dont have the tools to figure out, to navigate their own financial waters