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Meanwhile, in the last 40 seconds or so we've got left. a reaction to the charges brought against this young man, at the being overcharged? terrorism? capital murder? >> no, not in the least. this kid mowed down four other students, in school. the parents had him in their grips hours before it happened. no, they have not overcharged this kid. obviously he's mentally not a stable child. stable children do not kill other children in school. those charges will stick. the ones against the parents though, different story. at least right now. griff: andy, your thoughts? >> not a terrorism case, i ag...

In that school that -- that day. running for their lives out of the building. running. hiding underneath, um, desks, in bathroom stalls, and sending messages. i've had an opportunity to look at some of the messages or review that those kids were sending their parents. and i can't even imagine what that must have been like. receiving a text that your -- your teenager is saying i love you so much. i -- i -- i think i'm going to be killed. um, what -- what are we -- what charge addresses that? and the answer is the terrorism charge. >> and just briefly, do you hope that this -- >> i think it's ap...

That's what this story should be about and -- and what we are doing to hold people accountable. >> let me just ask you on that finally. the terrorism charge, it -- it's -- it caught a lot of people's attention because it's unusual to hear that charge in this. but it seems to speak to what you just said, which is that the victim -- when you say victims, you are not just talking about those killed, those shot. you are talking about the school community, who lived through this, whose lives may be forever changed in ways we can't even imagine. and is that what's at the heart of the terrorism charg...

He talked about how he was going to -- wrote about how he was going to do that and the manner in which to do that and regarding the length of time i just -- i'm not in a position to comment about it. >> i want to quickly turn to the charges against this 15-year-old suspect. what led you to include a terrorism charge? that's not something we typically see in a school shooting case. >> michigan has a law of terrorism and causing death, and it -- it is a charge that reflects an act that resulted in death on a community of people, not like the federal charge requiring a government entity, but just...

The alleged shooter charged as an adult. one terrorism charge and four murder charges among others. he faces life in prison if convicted. he has pleaded not guilty. here's what we just learned. the prosecutor says the gunman was with his father when the gun used in the shooting was purchased four days before the carnage. his mother posted on social media calling the gun a christmas present for her son. then on the day of the shooting, the parents were called to a meeting with their son at the school hours before the rampage after teachers reported a disturbing drawing. the prosecutor says the ...