[ cheers and applause ] let's do this one for jamey. >> jamey was just a high school freshman. he'd only been in high school for nine days. his sister, alyssa, is a high school junior. earlier tonight, i talked to her about what she witnessed and what she heard at a homecoming dance the same day of jamie's wake, a slice of what jamey was going through. what would people over the year, what were people calling him? >> they were making fun of him for having so many girl friends. and they were calling him a girl and just calling him names and saying harsh things about him and just ridiculous things. >> the -- you actually found him? >> yeah. >> i mean, i can't imagine what that was like. >> it was -- it was rough, but like, i don't know. it just kind of sent -- i didn't really have time to soak it all in because i was in a state of shock and i was trying to do everything, to call 911, get my parents, you know, try to save him. and i don't know. it didn't all fully register at the time, i guess. >> he was a hanging in the backyard? >> yes. >> you went -- it was important for your p

even in his sadness, jamey was reaching out to help others. >> hi, this is jamey from buffalo, new york. and i'm just here to tell you that it does get better. here's a little bit of my story. december 2010, i thought i was bi, and then i always got made fun of because i virtually have no guy friends. and i only have friends that are girls. and it bothered me because people would be like faggot, fag and they would taunt me in the hallways and i felt i never could have escape it. people would constantly send me hate, telling me gay people go to hell. >> jamey said he got hate messages on the social networking site formspring, which allows kids to post anonymous comments about each other and to each other. but back then, as you hear, he said he rose above the negativity. >> i promise you it will get better. i have so much support from people i don't even know online. i know that sounds creepy, but they're so nice and caring and they don't ever want me to die. >> two weekends ago, after saying good night to his sister, jamey rodemeyer took his own life. he was only 14 years old. his school

one is the message of jamey. and his message was that people should be treated the same no matter how different they are. no matter if they're black, white, gay, bisexual, disabled, fat, skinny. that was his big thing. he treated everyone equally. and he was a big fan of lady gaga. and that just emphasized it more to him that people are born that way and there's no reason to pick on people. and there's no reason to make fun of people. you should just accept people for who they are. the other part of this is the message of bullying. and we need to get a better system in our school districts, in our school systems to get rid of these bullies. because it's a rampant problem not just here in western new york, but all over the country and all over the world. and the bullying needs to stop. >> i guess in your own school, in your own career in school you've probably seen bullying as well. what's your message to other kids out there? >> i just want kids to know that if you are being bullied you should go to a teacher, a

one is the message of jamey. and his message was that people should be treated the same no matter how different they are, no matter if they're black, white, gay, bisexual, disabled, fat, skinny. that was his big thing. he treated everyone equally. and he was a big fan of lady gaga. and that just emphasized it more to him, that people are born that way and there's no reason to pick on people. and there's no reason to make fun of people. you should just accept people for who they are. the other part of this is the message of bullying. and we need to get a better system in our school districts, in our school systems, to get rid of these bullies, because it's a rampant problem, not just here in western new york, but all over the country and all over the world. and the bullying needs to stop. >> alyssa, i guess in your own school, in your own career in school, you've probably seen bullying as well. what's your message to other kids out there? >> i just want kids to know that if you are being bullied, you should go to

. >> reporter: but it didn't for 14-year-old jamey rodemeyer. four months ago, he posted this message to the it gets better project, a support group for gay and lesbian youth. but his final thoughts reflect the anguish of years of bullying for being gay. >> they taunt me in the hallways and i felt like i could never escape it. >> reporter: jamey took his own life saturday. and today, buffalo police said they're exploring whether they can bring charges against his tormenters. jamey's suicide comes as victims and families scarred by such harassment gather in the nation's capital to attend a nationwide bullying prevention summit. >> my son justin was 15 years old when he died by suicide and i found out after he died that he had been harassed because he was gay. >> reporter: in the last year, for which there are statistics, almost 40% of american sixth graders reported being bullied. those percentages shrank through one's high school years but the numbers of gay and lesbian youth who were bullied remain constant. >> general, generic anti-bullying la

. >> you started chanting jamey's name? >> yeah, we had so many people chanting it and we were jumping around and singing to it. it started off great. >> then what happened? >> then a little group of like three of his prior bullies, as we were chanting, they started yelling things back at us. they were saying that they were glad he was dead and just basically that and like some obscenities and things. >> so they were actually saying that? >> yeah. >> you know the kids who were saying this, they were saying they were glad your brother's dead. >> later after the dance, i found out that some kid was videotaping the dance, and he actually got it on tape. and it was so cruel. >> was that one of the kids who was one of the bullies who was videotaping? >> no, he's actually a really nice guy. >> could you hear them when they were saying this? >> yeah. >> i can't imagine what that is like. >> i didn't honestly know what to do about it. i was just kind of struck in awe. and we all kind of stopped. and everyone started like breaking d

. >> reporter: like a lot of 14-year-old boys, jamey rodemeyer was quiet and insecure one moment, joking around the next. his online videos were part diary, part empowerment. >> you should give respect for everyone no matter gay, straight, bi -- >> reporter: the most haunting in hindsight from may of this year. >> i'm just here to tell you that it does get better. >> reporter: jamie talked of feeling supported by friends after he came out, but he clearly struggled with comments people made about him. >> people will be like faggot and they taunt me in the hallways. i felt like i could never escape it. >> reporter: dan savage created the "it gets better project," messages to gay teens submitted by celebrities and ordinary people like jamey. >> even in his pain, and he must have been in terrible pain, he was reaching out and trying to help others. >> reporter: on september 8, jamey wrote on his daily blog, i always say how bullied i am, but no one listens. just over a week later he was found dead outside his buffalo home, an apparent suicide. his mother said she wants to carry on jamey's wo

it's a big problem across the country, highlighted by sunday's suicide of jamey rodemier of buffalo, new york. elaine quijano reports. >> it hurts me to think my son felt like he was no worthy of anything. >> reporter: 14-year-old jamey rodemeyer had been bullied relentlessly since fifth grade. his parents tim and tracy found his body on sunday. >> it really just started with all of the boys, because all of the girls just loved him and they always defended him, but all of the boys would say, geez, you're such a girl, why are you hanging out with all of those girls? what are you? a girl? oh, you must be gay. the bullies now are still walking around. they get to wake up tomorrow and see all of their friends, but my son will not be given a second chance, no matter how much i have prayed. i cannot turn back the clock. i would have given my life to turn back the minute we seen him. >> reporter: he was harassed by online insults. he saw counselors to try to deal with the pain. >> hi. this is jamey from buffalo, new york, and i'm just here to tell you that it does get better. >> reporter: i

. >> reporter: 14-year-old jamey rodemeyer had been bullied relentlessly since fifth grade. his parents, tim and tracy, found his body on sunday. >> it really just started with all the boys-- because all the girls just loved him, and they always defended him. but all the boys would say, "geez, you're such a girl. why are you hanging out with all those girls? what are you a girl? oh, you must be gay." the bullies now are still walking around. they get to wake up tomorrow and go to school and see all their friends, but my son will not be given a second chance no matter how much i have prayed. i cannot turn back the clock. i would have given my own life to turn back the minute we seen him. >> reporter: he was harassed by online insults. he saw counselors to try to deal with the pain. >> hi, this is jamey from buffalo, new york, and i'm just here to tell you that it does get better. >> reporter: in may, jamey posted this message as part of an online support group for gay teens. >> hold your head up and you'll go far because that's all you have to do-- just love yourself. >> repo

crowd in las vegas this weekend, lady gaga paid tribute to one of her biggest fans, 14-year-old jamey rodemeyer who took his own life after enduring years of bullying. >> jamey, i know you're up there looking on us and you're not a victim. you're a lesson to all of us. >> reporter: hours earlier in suburban buffalo, family and friends gathered to celebrate the teen's brief life. he was laid to rest in a lady gaga t-shirt "born this way." >> she lets me know that i was born this way. >> it was dream and his life to meet her and tell her how she influenced him. ♪ >> reporter: lady gaga, who preaches a message of acceptance and tolerance to her millions of fans, is taking the teen's death to heart. tweeting, bullying must become illegal. it is a hate crime. i am meeting with our president. i will not stop fighting. a sentiment his family shares as well. >> it's up to us to make a change because of this. it's up to us to stop the bullying. it's up to us to spread his message. >> bullying is for losers. >> reporter: it's a cause jamey surely would have been proud of. >> he was just so mu

some of you may remember 14-year-old jamey rodemeyer, took his life a week ago, apparently the victim of bullying. lady gaga was one of the icons he wrote on line, he looked up to. so this just the other day, lady gaga was performing in the i heart radio music festival in las vegas and dedicated her song "hair" to jamey rodemeyer. >> jamey, i know you're up there looking on us, and you are not a victim, you are a lesson to all of us. ♪ that this is my prayer ♪ >> the police department is investigating whether charges can be brought against the three unnamed teens who have been known to be bullying rodemeyer. a big fan of lady gaga. one of his postings. lady gaga makes me so happy. she lets me know i was born this way. >> in light of this case, young folks being bullied because they are gay. this head become one of her issues now. she says she wants to meet with the president. wants to fight to make bullying a crime, make it illegal. she is waging war against this whole thing, she's serious. >> kat von d and jesse james, america's favorite couple. they are split up again. they call

jamey rodemeyer, 14 years old. took his life because of bullying. it one made illegal because it is a hate crime. gaga vowed to take up the cause with president obama. and jamey's mother says he will be laid to rest, wearing a shirt emblazoned with a shirt that reads "born this way." the heartbreak of those parents 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

[ cheers and applause ] >> let's do this one for jamey. >> jamey was just 14. >>> other news, extraordinary new video from inside the washington monument at the very moment a magnitude 5.8 earthquake shook the nation's capital last month. the national parks service says engineers have determined the monument is structurally sound despite four cracks discovered after the quake. >>> chris christie is no fan of the jersey shore reality tv show. he's vetoed a $420,000 tax credit dubbed the snooki subsidy that films episodes of the show. the program hurts the state's image and tax credits should go to projects that actually benefit the state. anderson? >> very exciting news tonight. the program and our staff won two emmy awards for our coverage of the crisis in haiti following the earthquake in 2010. we spent almost a month in haiti covering the disaster, telling stories about the survivors and victims. one emmy was for outstanding coverage of a breaking news story. the other for outstanding live coverage of a breaking news coverage. >>> coming up, david gergen, his new drinking buddy is george

[ cheers and applause ] >> let's do this one for jamey. >> jamey was just 14. >>> other news, extraordinary new video from inside the washington monument at the very moment a magnitude 5.8 earthquake shook the nation's capital last month. the national parks service says engineers have determined the monument is structurally sound despite four cracks discovered after the quake. >>> chris christie is no fan of the jersey shore reality tv show. he's vetoed a $420,000 tax credit dubbed the snooki subsidy that films episodes of the show. the program hurts the state's image and tax credits should go to projects that actually benefit the state. anderson? >> very exciting news tonight. the program and our staff won two emmy awards for our coverage of the crisis in haiti following the earthquake in 2010. we spent almost a month in haiti covering the disaster, telling stories about the survivors and victims. one emmy was for outstanding coverage of a breaking news story. the other for outstanding live coverage of a breaking news coverage. >>> coming up, david gergen, his new drinking buddy is george

investigation into jamey's sued we have details of the u.s. >>> in somalia tonight, word of potentially devastating health crisis linked to the famine certain cases of cholera and diarrhea n mogadishu in one hospital alone, more than 6,000 catess have been reported since january. children face the greatest risk. >>> a lawsuit seeking an undies closed amount blasts the federal government for failing to monitor convicted sex offender, fill lap garrido. the suit was filed by jaycee dugard, 11 years old when kidnapped by garrido and his wife and held captive for 1 years in a hipped backyard compound. garrido was on parole at the time. >>> and a bright spot on the job horizon. toys "r" us says it will add more than 40,000 workers nationwide for the upcoming holiday shopping san. hiring for a range of retail positions has already begun. those are the headlines, now back to anderson. >>> tonight in the connection, blind drivers, i bet that is something you never expected to see on the road, a virginia tech researcher has designed a high-tech car that he hopes will make that possible one day. h

jamey rodemeyer, just 14 years old, committed suicide after years of being tormented for being gay. he said in his own videos that lady gaga was a hero to him because of her message, born this way. last night, she paid tribute to him at a convert in las vegas. >> jamey, you have a lesson to all of us. >> she later went on to say that bullying is for losers, and the crowd went wild. >>> when we come back on the broadcast tonight, marilyn monroe. the photographs we had never seen and what she told those photographers the first day of seen and what she told those photographers the first day of the shoot. men with eresfunctin can be more confident in their ability to be ready with cialis for daily use. cialis for daily use is a clinically proven low-dose tablet you take every day, so you can be ready anytime the moment's right even if it's not every day. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity. don't take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. [

this weekend, jamey killed himself. >> all of jamey's friends were there for him. they seen what a struggle he had on a daily basis. >> what they did to that boy was so unnecessary and wrong. >> people are complicit in his death. they are accomplices in this crime. and we need to find a way to hold people who engage in that kind of online harassment accountable for the damage that they do. >> reporter: lady gaga is taking up his cause. writing on twitter, the past days i've spent reflecting, crying and yelling. i have so much anger. it is hard to feel love when cruelty takes someone's life. and what many find ironic about jamey's story. >> i just want to tell you that it does get better. >> reporter: he had recently participated in the online video campaign called, it gets better. a program designed to provide encouragement to gay youth. >> i have so much support from people i don't even know online. >> he was reaching out and trying to help other kids, who are experiencing what he'd been through. >> reporter: for "good morning america," bianna golodryga, abc news,

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jamey caroll hits a grounder to second. and scores the winning run. the giants are now 8 1/2 games back. ron washington and the rangers closing in on their second straight al west title. the a's are just 4-10 against texas this season. mike's home run caps off a 13- night run for the rangers as they win 13-4. >>> if they are going to end that drought monday night in denver, reese knows they have to make plays. >> that's what being a raider is all about. making plays. you go out there and by any means necessary, you make the plays you are here to make. when it comes it play makers, we have a tremendous amount of play makers. that's what is great about being on this team. make the plays they are supposed to make and there is somebody on this team who can make a play. so you know what? try and come out here and make all the plays every day every chance. >> they have to make plays. you can see the raiders and broncos right here on cbs 5. stay tuned after the game for the 5th quarter. are you a cat person or a dog person? your answer may affect your chance

>> i think as jamey said, it was a speech especially with regard to the middle east as well as focused on the coming election in the united states. and there was a missed opportunity in my judgment, although i was positive about the changes in the arab world because of arab spring, there was no plan, no initiative put forward as to how to make these changes lead to a democratic consolidation in the arab world. there's great danger that these changes have taken place, democracy is not really assured. there's a danger of chaos, of liberal democratic forces not getting organized in time, the economy not performing, so i thought it was a little too positive and not enough attention to the risks associated with these changes and what the united states and the world ought to do. i think it was a little too positive in another sense from a u.s. perspective, because over the past couple of years, our relations and our standing in the region has declined. we have worse relations now than we did before with all the major players in the region, our relation with israel is much weaker than it was.

a student has been suspended in the school district of jamey rodemeier. we'll tell you why the student has been suspended. >> 19 minutes from now, we will be there. >>> next up, the political fallout of today's drone strike. , gas and bloating. with three strains of good bacteria to help balance your colon. you had me at "probiotic." [ female announcer ] phillips' colon health. the two trains and a bus rider. the "i'll sleep when it's done" academic. for 80 years, we've been inspired by you. and we've been honored to walk with you to help you get where you want to be. ♪ because your moment is now. let nothing stand in your way. learn more at keller.edu. >>> we have our cnn pentagon correspondent barbara star who has new details about today's u.s. drone strike in yemen that killed tristan war al awlaki. >> we know it was code named operation troy. for the last two weeks the cia and the joint special operations command had kept a very close eye on anwar al awlaki. they knew where he was, they were essentially waiting to get a clean hit, no civilians nearb

and jamey carroll to second here. jeff keppinger is coming home. the former giant just beats the throw. dodgers win it 2-1. the d-backs victorious. giants now 8 1/2 back with 18 to play. jeremy affeldt's season is over. the giants reliever said he was using a might have to separate frozen burger patties and cut his hand instead. it was deep. affeldt had nerve damage and needed surgery. it was not his pitching hand, he throws lefty but as a soon-to-be free agent he may have pitched his last game as a giant. >>> a's and rangers in texas. the a's invented it and the rangers turned them into m & m type characters. josh willingham has been the a's most consistent power threat. launching his 24th off colby lewis. 2-0. brandon mccarthy on the hill for oakland in the fifth. an rbi double to make it 3-2, texas. they would poor it on. four more in the seventh, five more in the eighth. mike napoli a two-run bomb and the rangers explode to win big, 13-4. and the andruw luck heisman tour heads east with stanford at duke today. the cardinals favored by three tou

and jamey carroll to second here. jeff keppinger is coming home. the former giant just beats the throw. dodgers win it 2-1. the d-backs victorious. giants now 8 1/2 back with 18 to play. >>> and the giants said he was using a knife to separate frozen burger patties and cut his hand. affeldt had nerve damage and needed surgery. it was not his pitching hand, he throws lefty but as a soon-to-be free agent he may have pitched his last game as a giant. >>> a's and rangers in texas. the rangers turned them into m and m type characters. josh willingham has been the a's most consistent power threat. launching his 24th off colby lewis. 2-0. and oakland in the fifth, elvis andrews with an rbi double to make it 3-2, texas. they would poor it on. four more in the seventh and five more in the agent. mike napoli, a two-run bomb, and the rangers explode to win big, 13-4. the and the andruw luck heisman tour heads east with stanford at duke today. the cardinals favored by three touchdowns. stanford coming off a 54 victory over san jose state. facing a blue devils

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promising to keep up the fight against bullying as another gay teenager takes his own life. 14-year-old jamey rodemeyer was found dead of an apparent suicide outside his home in buffalo, new york. he had repeatedly written online about being bullied. lady gaga tweeted she's meeting with the president and says, bullying must become illegal. the national bullying prevention summit happens to be wrapping up in washington today. >>> two members of the cincinnati bengals are in trouble this morning after a marijuana bust at their home. a package with more than two pounds of pot arrived at the home of jerome simpson and anthony collins yesterday. it was tracked all the way from a major producing area of california. the cops found six more pounds of marijuana in that house, along with everything needed to distribute it. no one was arrested but authorities are figuring out who will handle the prosecution. >>> and the american dream is becoming more difficult to achieve as home values continue to slip. the typical american home is now worth almost a third less than it was five years ago and some homeo

just days after another suicide by a bullied teen. 14-year-old jamey rodemeyer of buffalo, blogged for months about being bullied because he's gay. he spoke online about his struggles. hundreds of teachers and lawmakers will attend the summit to help develop a national strategy to stop bullying. and so save children's lives. >>> and an international flight landed in san francisco with one passenger that wasn't technically onboard when the plane took off from the philippines. a woman gave birth at 35,000 feet, stunning the crew and passengers. certainly, her rowmates. luckily, there were three nurses onboard to help with the delivery. and mom and baby are on solid footing and doing just fine. >>> now, here's diane sawyer with a preview of tonight's "world news." diane? >> good morning, josh. here's a question for everyone. how far would you go to save someone you love? well, meet the woman who spent 3 years losing 135 pounds in a race to save the brother she loved. why? how? it's all tonight on "world news." >> cannot miss. thanks for that, diane. >> that was a tease. >> quite. somethin