two years ago. the defendant was 14 when he allegedly shot a gay classmate at point-blank range. in front of his teacher in a room full of stuf dents. he is being tried as an adult. the teen killed, had been bullied nonstop. here is randi kaye. with tonight s crime and punishment report. reporter: in a sea of students outside malibu, california this eighth grader stood out. a boy who came to school dressed like a girl, 15-year-old larry king wore jewelry and make up, even lipstick and mascara. most days he showed up in high heeled boots. he asked his teachers to call him latisha. instead of larry. friends say larry was proud of who he was. these photos are from his family s website. larry was gay. he had come out at age 10. teachers and students say he frequently acted out. making clear his sexual preference. that made some students so uncomfortable they bullied him his friend alexa chavez was one of the few who stuck up for him. they just mocked him.
that made some students so uncomfortable they bullied him his friend alexa chavez was one of the few who stuck up for him. they mocked him. every time he came around they ran. and just painful things. said painful things about him. reporter: more than two years ago in february 2008, the bullying suddenly stopped not because larry was finally accepted but because he was dead. murdered police say by a fellow student. that awful day began like any other tuesday for king. they were in the computer labs so the students could type their papers. larry was seated in the mid. his classmate, brian mcernerney behind him. brandon stupd, pulled out a gun he managed to bring to school.
larry, thanks very much. breaking news potentially chilling news. a leading expert, has examined this video of oil gushing into the gulf of mexico and what he says is horrifying. the like which the coast guard estimates at 5,000 barrels a day could be far worse. ten times worse. and that s the bottom end of his estimated range. which means that this expert is talking about at a bare minimum the equivalent of one exxon valdez every four days. his name is steve worley, associate professor at purdue, he is with us by phone, and presidential historian, and gulf coast environment, douglas brinkley. professor, how do you get your calculations? how bad do you think this is? well, i can, i can certainly explain, answer the first question. the second question, i guess i would have to leave to others. so to briefly walk you through where this calculation comes from, it s based on a measurement technique of fluid measurement technique, particle image velocity symmetry. scientific
associate professor at purdue, he is with us by phone, and presidential historian, and gulf coast environment, douglas brinkley. professor, how do you get your calculations? how bad do you think this is? well, i can, i can certainly explain, answer the first question. the second question, i guess i would have to leave to others. so to briefly walk you through where this calculation comes from, it s based on a measurement technique of fluid measurement technique, particle image velocity symmetry. scientific word for measuring flows using, look at how fast particles move. you basically look at this for two hours, i understood. measured the speed at which and rapidity at which particles were moving through this video. because is was solid, you couldn t see all the way through you are giving yourself a 20% margin of error? that s right. when this technique is done correctly, in a laboratory setting, the window of error is very small. say, plus, minus 1%. really hard, good