have some bad data that s in their heads about people and how to view them. and jason, again, we re talking about 200,000 members and alumni with this frat. this is a lot of people and this clearly has implications nationally. this is serious. and to see the passion out of this president of this college, at least that to me is refreshing. well it s refreshing and it s responsible. and i just want to be candid about the racial elements of this. this is internal policing in the white community. on racism. and that s a good thing. it s a good thing that there was somebody white on that bus who said hey, i don t like this. this is inappropriate. it s good a majority white institution says we have zero tolerance for racism. it s got a majority white fraternity says we have zero tolerance for racism. it didn t always have to fall on the shoulders of brown and black
morning headlines for you now. $600,000 in taxpayer money wasted on drones that never left the ground. brand-new report shows the atf spent more than half a million dollars on six unmanned aircraft that ended up having technical problems and were thrown in the garbage. never flown. and sigma alpha mu sued by its national organization. the frat s bank accounts are now frozen. and the brothers can t use any of their budget money it pay for the over $400,000 worth of damage they did to a ski resort in january. they re in big trouble. a deliberate act of murder, that s what many are calling the intentional crashing of a germanwings flight carrying 150 passengers. now new questions about the safety of cockpit doors designed to keep the bad guys out, but aren t letting the good guys in.
and say that it s been reviewed. but i think it s due to the university. i think they should have that done. i understand that they really need that in order to start the healing process. so they should do a thorough investigation. you know because, jason, in recent weeks we ve learned more about the history of this chant. a former student at angelo state university in texas says she heard the same song at a different frat in 1973 or 1974. another man reports hearing it at texas tech in 1963. and yet another heard a similar chant at the university of georgia in 1961. how far back does the history of this chant and chants like it go jason? well see, reverend. you re making an excellent point here. there s a big difference between when it was learned and where it came from. i don t care that these kids learned it on a cruise in 2011. it s the idea this has been
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officer was killed while respond ing. in fond du lac wisconsin a state trooper was reportedly killed after pursuing a car matching a description of one used in a gunfire. the suspect also died. a former university of oklahoma student who was videotaped participating in a racist chant aboard a fraternity party bus will break his silence today. an oklahoma lawmaker says that levi petit will appear and speak before the media. it will be the first time petit has commented publicly since the controversy. the president of the university shut down the frat and expelled petit. a court will decide if amanda knox s conviction will be upheld or if the case should have another appeal. it s part of a multitiered justice system that has offered conviction its and acquittals in