her moving forward with her message of be best. today, first lady melania trump speaking at an anti-cyber bullying summit. let s face it. most children are more aware of the benefits and pitfalls of social media than some adults. but we still need to do all we can to provide them with information and tools for successful and safe online habits. helping children be best, and warning that social media can be misused for bullying. it can be used in many positive ways, but can also be distracting and harmful when used incorrectly. while the first lady was in maryland for a panel about kids and kindness online, her husband, president donald trump was online himself, calling john brennan the worst cia director in history. days earlier, seen stronger
is absolutely devastating. in such cases experts suggest to parents that they focus on open and trusting relationship withes with their children rather than spying on their social media accounts. and as ever, encourage their at-risk kids to share their stories. josh elliott, abc news, new york. it was one year ago this past thursday that rutgers student tyler clemente jumped to his death after his roommate, he had streamed video of him and his interaction with another male. of course his death set off a flurry of laws and awareness. here we go again. heartbreaking. he was part of the it gets better campaign, and obviously it ended this way. a major issue. they just wrapped up a bullying summit. hopefully some real action comes out of it. so we don t have to see the stories again. our thoughts and prayers with the family of course. we ll be right back after this. w
white house today is to try to bring some much-needed attention to the issue today. but the key is going to be, as you pointed out, what happens tomorrow and the day after? does congress, does this white house actually follow-up with some money in the budget that helps prevent bullying? when you consider how many different interests are trying to get on the president s agenda all at once it means the president is choosing this bullying summit, if you will, to shine the spotlight he has on it so it shows it is a priority. reporter: he has put $132 million on the table but big budget fights are going on and that could be one line item that gets caught in the cross-fire. thanks a lot. reporter: good to see you. we are minutes away from the hearing on radical islam. a muslim congressman says it is just a show. not a solution.
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