clementi, shy and modest. ravi, charming and loving attention, three weeks later it all crashed down. how much did ra 1r6789 i and clementi know about each other when they started sharing a room? likely not much, if anything. they grew up about 60 miles apart from each other in new jersey. before school, ravi lived here with his family in plainsboro, an upper middle class suburb, about half an hour from the rutgers campus. steve greenstein has lived next door to the family for six years. his daughters went to high school with havi. >> what kind of family did he come from? >> everything i saw and knew over the last six and a half years would tell me they are an exceptional family. good people. family people. this would be something that's totally out of character or shocking to me and probably the rest of the neighborhood. >> you saw him around the neighborhood? what was ravi like? >> very friendly kid, outgoing. big frisbee player. always outside. >> reporter: he graduated from west windsor plainsboro north hi

went crazy looking for other hidden cams. 17 hours later, clementi was dead. all this raises troubling questions about an increasingly open digital age, when one's privacy is continually compromised. >> when we share something online it spreads much more quickly than ever before. the other issue is, i think increasingly young people are blurring the lines between private lives and public lives. and it's very important to remember that the web doesn't forget. >> reporter: in the movie "the social network," which opened today, a character based on mark zuckerberg's ex-girlfriend warns him about seemingly innocent online chatter. >> the internet is not written in pencil, mark, it's written in ink. >> reporter: 12 kids before clementi have committed suicide as a result of alleged cyber bullying. megan meyer was 13 when she hanged herself after receiving cruel messages, supposedly from a teenage boy. the messages actually came from an adult neighborhood. 17-year-old alexis pill king on the killed herself after a slew of harassing e-mails. >> bullying has always bee

. >> reporter: clementi reportedly went to his resident advisor for help. the school had no comment. the suicide of this one new jersey college student has triggered an avalanche o emotions and reactions. headlines from around the world. celebrities weighing in. >> this needs to be a wakeup call to everyone. >> reporter: families have been down this road before. >> i just found him on july 9 in his room dead. >> reporter: tammy aaberg of minnesota, her 15-year-old son justin, one of at least five teenagers nationwide to commit suicide in recent months, all victims of gay bashing. >> these kids are just hate... they just hate themselves. i mean, they literally feel like they want to die. >> reporter: anti-bullying advocates like jodi blanko say teens are using social networking as a tool and a weapon. >> today kids have no escape with the the internet. they are haunted in their homes. >> reporter: jesse tauber know it is torment. born female, this 16-year-old now lives as a boy with his family's support. you thought about suicide. >> i have thought about sui

i could have been tyler clementi. >> reporter: 18-year-old freshman, tyler clementi, jumped from the george washington bridge, after his roommate allegedly streamed internet video of a sexual encounter between clementi and another man. gay students say they understand clementi's pain. >> i lost 25 pounds in a matter of 2 months because every morning before i went to school, i threw up because i was so afraid to be there. >> harassment for being gay and for being latino. >> reporter: clementi was one of at least five gay teens to kill themselves in the u.s. in the last three weeks, including 13-year-old asher brown in texas, where his school is rallying against bullying. >> trying to create awareness. trying to make sure that kids and parents have resources that they know where to go, if they're being bullied and they need help. >> the price that was paid is one that should never be called upon. >> reporter: new jersey senator frank lautenberg, said he will introduce legislations, requiring colleges to adopt an anti-bullying code of conduct, in tyler clementi's honor. some question if

clementi, shy and modest. ravi, charming and loving attention, three weeks later it all crashed down. how much did ra 1r6789 i and clementi know about each other when they started sharing a room? likely not much, if anything. they grew up about 60 miles apart from each other in new jersey. before school, ravi lived here with his family in plainsboro, an upper middle class suburb, about half an hour from the rutgers campus. steve greenstein has lived next door to the family for six years. his daughters went to high school with robbie. >> what kind of family did he come from? >> everything i saw and knew over the last six and a half years would tell me they are an exceptional family. good people. family people. this would be something that's totally out of character or shocking to me and probably the rest of the neighborhood. >> you saw him around the neighborhood? what was ravi like? >> very friendly kid, outgoing. big frisbee player. always outside. >> reporter: he graduated from west windsor plainsboro north

clementi reportedly told his r.a., or residential adviser, about the incident. the university refuses to say what if anything was done with that information. in his final posting, clementi wrote on facebook: what was your reaction when you heard what happened to the student at rutgers? >> sad, i was very sad by the story. >> reporter: because? >> it's another loss of a young life. >> reporter: gay rights advocate joe coscue said this highlights a troubling trend, cyber- bullying and gay bashing leading to tragic outcomes. 13-year-old asher brown shot himself in the head after he was reportedly bullied. in california, 13-year-old seth walsh hanged himself from a tree in his backyard, and 15-year-old billy lucas killed himself in indiana, all reportedly over relentless teasing about their sexuality. according to a recent survey on gay bullying, nine out of 10 gay and lesbian student are bullied at school. those statistics, student at harvey milk high school in manhattan know all too well. this is one of the first high schools in the country, open primarily for gay

tyler clementi excelled at violin. he had been accepted to the symphony orchestra at rutgers. >> he possessed a technical ability that exceeded some of our undergraduate students. >> reporter: two 18 year olds very different young men. one introverted and one ext extrovert and room mates for only three weeks when events that led one to take his life began. clementi asked ravi. if he could have the room alone, he was having a date that night. he gave him the room and then allegedly went down the hall to molly wei's room and used her computer to stream live video of clemeti's date online. ravi set up a web cam in his dorm room. a hi-tech peeping tom. but what he saw was clementi kissing a man. prosecutors say that on twitter ravi encouraged others to watch clementi's date. i turned on my web cam and i saw him making out with a dude. yay. ravi tried to catch his roommate again. online he wrote anyone with ichat i dare you to video chat me between the hours of 9:30 and 12:00, yes, it's happening again. as word spread, clem

. >> reporter: clementi reportedly went to his resident advisor for help. the school had no comment. the suicide of this one new jersey college student has triggered an avalanche of emotions and reactions. headlines from around the world. celebrities weighing in. >> this needs to be a wakeup call to everyone. >> reporter: families have been down this road before. >> i just found him on july 9 in his room dead. >> reporter: tammy aaberg of minnesota, her 15-year-old son justin, one of at least five teenagers nationwide to commit suicide in recent months, all victims of gay bashing. >> these kids are just hate... they just hate themselves. i mean, they literally feel like they want to die. >> reporter: anti-bullying advocates like jodi blanko say teens are using social networking as a tool and a weapon. >> today kids have no escape with the the internet. they are haunted in their homes. >> reporter: jesse tauber know it is torment. born female, this 16-year-old now lives as a boy with his family's support. you thought about suicide. >> i have thought about su

. >> reporter: clementi reportedly went to his resident advisor for help. the school had no comment. the suicide of this one new jersey college student has triggered an avalanche of emotions and reactions. headlines from around the world. celebrities weighing in. >> this needs to be a wake-up call to everyone. >> reporter: families have been down this road before. >> i just found him on july 9 in his room dead. >> reporter: tammy aaberg of minnesota, her 15-year-old son justin, one of at least five teenagers nationwide to commit suicide in recent months, all victims of gay bashing. >> these kids are just hate... they just hate themselves. i mean, they literally feel like they want to die. >> reporter: anti-bullying advocates like jodi blanko say teens are using social networking as a tool and a weapon. >> today kids have no escape with the internet. they are haunted in their homes. >> reporter: jesse tauber know it is torment. born female, this 16-year-old now lives as a boy with his family's support. you thought about suicide. >> i have thought about suici

i could have about tyler clementi. >> reporter: 18-year-old freshman tyler clementi jump from the george washington bridge after his roommate allegedly streamed a sexual encounter between clementi and another man. gay students say they understand clementi's pain. >> i lost 25 pound in the matter of two months because every morning before i went to school i would throw up because i was so afraid to be there. >> for being gay and latino. >> reporter: clementi was one of at least five gay teens to kill themselves in the u.s. in the last three weeks. including 13 #-year-old asher brown in texas. his school is rallying against bullying. >> trying to create awareness and make sure that kids and parents have resources that he know where to go if they are being bullied and need help. >> the price that was paid is one that should never be called upon. >> reporter: new jersey senator frank lauden -- lautenberg will introduce federal legislation requiring col togs adopt an antibullying code of conduct in tyler clement a honor. some question if it's enough. >> i don't know if legislation can necessa

i could have been tyler clementi. >> reporter: 18-year-old freshman tyler clementi jump from the george washington bridge after his roommate allege lid streamed internet video of a sexual encounter between clementi and another man. gay students say they understand clementi's pain. >> i lost 25 pounds in a matter of two months because every morning before i went to school i would throw up and i threw up because i was so afraid to be there. >> gay and for lack tino. >> reporter: clementi was one of at least five gay teens to kill themselves in the u.s. in the last three weeks. including 13-year-old asher brown in texas where his school is rallying against bullying. >> we are trying create awareness and make sure that kids and parents have resource that is they know where to go if they are being bullied and they need help. >> the price that was paid is one that should never be called upon. >> reporter: new jersey senator lautenberg will introduce federal legislation requiring college to adopt an antibullying code of conduct in tyler clement a honor. some question if it's enough. >> i don't

internet video on a sexual encounter between tyler clementi and a man. students said they understood his pain and that they wanted to take their own lives and times. is notritics say bia law enough. his roommate and another freshman both 18 years old are facing privacy charges what prosecutors waits to see if they will face hate crimes charges. emily schmidt reporting from northwest. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:16. the supreme court is debating whether protests that military funerals are protected by the first amendment. >> america. >> mr. schneider sood the westboro baptist church in kansas for an affliction of emotional distress after protests at his son's funeral. the church says the protests are protected by the first amendment. the court is expected to issue a ruling in the spring. >>> a scathing report is analyzing the obama administration policy public response to the gulf oil spill. a commission appointed by the presidents as wide as leaders failed how bad the oil spill could become, leading to a sense of over-optimism. the blast killed 11 a

it's now clear from his own internet trail that clementi's roommate knew clementi was gay back in august. but his friend and neighbor says it wasn't a hate crime, that ravi was a regular guy, excited about college and was not homophobic. >> very, very open-minded, and he -- i feel like if it had been a girl in the room, it wouldn't have been any different. >> reporter: still, thousands are sounding off on a facebook group calling for the college freshmen behind the incident to face manslaughter charges. ravi and his friend molly wei currently face charges of criminal invasion of privacy, which most people don't end up serving jail time for. today, the group campus pride told us their own new study found that at the college level, 1/3 of lesbian, gay, bisexual students and faculty have seriously considered leaving their institution due to the challenging climate. what do your findings find about the bias on college campuses? >> it is alarming to think in 2010, we still don't have policies that are inclusive. >> reporter: abc.com received hundreds of posts about this issue. "this story hit

today, clementi's family released this statement about the son they lost. "regardless of legal outcomes, our hope is that our family's personal tragedy will serve as a call for compassion, empathy and human dignity." clementi was scheduled to perform with the rutgers orchestra tomorrow night. his name will remain on the program. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >>> and we move overseas. news tonight about that turning point battle for kandahar in afghanistan. we know that the first phase seems to be succeeding. miguel marquez traveled with the troops and he says tonight that the taliban appears to be on the run. miguel? >> reporter: diane, to show you just how hasty the taliban's retreat was, look at this. this is incredible. this is a taliban hideout, and they left so quickly because the afghan and u.s. soldiers were coming. they left their bread, and it's even fresh. wherever soldiers searched, they found evidence the taliban hightailed it. makeshift kitchens. in some, the tea still warm. medicine for treating wounded fighters left behind. for soldiers h

clementi. we need to address that and talk about that and make sure that nothing like this should happen again. that's not exploitative. when a plane crashes, we don't say, well, we could talk about why the plane crashed, but that would be exploiting the tragedy of those people's deaths on that plane. we talk about their deaths and the tragedy and we mourn the loss of life and then we look at what happened to that plane, why it crashed, try to learn the lessons and prevent that in the future. that's what people are doing here with tyler. people care deeply and they want to make sure there aren't any tylers in the future. >> you know, as i mentioned in the lead-in to this piece tonight there will be a town hall meeting at rutgers university. what do you think can come of that? >> people obviously feel and feel very passionately and deeply. i think that getting together and talking about it and working on solutions and raising people's awareness and consciousnesses about what's going on and what

clementi was scheduled perform wite rt symhonyr tow night. his name will remain on the program. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >>> and we move overseas. news tonight about that turning point battle for kandahar in afghanistan. we know that the first phase seems to be succeeding. miguel marquez traveled with the troops and he says tonight that the taliban appears to be on the run. miguel? >> reporter: diane, to show you just how hasty the taliban's retreat was, look at this. this is incredible. this is a taliban hideout, and they left so quickly because the afghan and u.s. soldiers were coming. they left their bread, and it's even fresh. wherever soldiers searched, they found evidence the taliban hightailed it. makeshift kitchens. in some, the tea still warm. medicine for treating wounded fighters left behind. for soldiers here, it's like lifting the curtain on how their enemy lives and fights. captain, it looks like someone left here in a hurry. >> yes, of course. yeah, they did. i believe this is a bed down site for them. >> reporter: when you say bed down, this is a place w

by all accounts, tyler clementi was a gifted violinist. his teacher of five years spoke to us an "early show" exclusive. >> he was a quiet person, but when he picked up his violin, it was a different story. >> reporter: authorities announced thursday they identified the body found in the hudson river as clementi. now more details have emerged about the online events that led to the tragic end of his life. from clementi's online posting september 22nd, i texted roomie around 7:00 asking for the room later tonight and he said it was fine. when i got back to the room, i instantly noticed he had turned the webcam toward my bed. police say it was the second time in three days today ruin raef tried to stream online a sexual encounter between clementi and another man. clementi, i haven't even seen my roommate since sunday when i was asking for the room the first time and him doing it again just set me off. i turned off and unplugged his computer, went crazy looking for other hidden ca mds. later that day, clementi took his own life, jumping off t

clementi took his own life jumping off a bridge three days later. the sad death of tyler clementi adds to concern some circles over social conventions protecting privacy. as jim ax legal rod reports, this goes hand in hand with the growth of social networking on the internet. >> reporter: the tragedy of clementi's suicide from the live streaming of his encounter with another man to his suicide note unfolded as so much of our lives do now online. >> there's no boundary, you know. it's the whole world. >> reporter: emily murphy is a 26-year-old high school english teacher. this was her four and a half years ago, when cbs news did a story about what was then an addictive new web venture called facebook. >> they try to mark themselves at quirky or witty or, um, fun in ways that i would know just looking at them face to face. >> reporter: since we first met emily murphy, facebook has exploded in growth. this past summer, facebook reached 500 million users. that's one out of every 14 people on earth who now have a facebook profile. some projections estima

clementi's family issued a statement. saying, our hope is that our family's personal tragedy will serve as a call for compassion, empathy and human dignity. >>> this morning, crews are assessing the damage from those deadly storms that slam the northeast. the remnants of tropical storm nicole drenched pennsylvania with more than ten inches of rain there. it also delivered winds of up to 40 miles an hour. officials are blaming flooding from the storm for the death of one man in pennsylvania and five others in north carolina. one resident in connecticut said the deluge there was unprecedented. >> the creek overflowed, but it didn't never overflow like this, you know what i'm saying? but this is terrible. this is the worst i've ever, ever seen it. >> 50,000 people lost power during that storm. the electricity was mostly restored by last night. let's get a look at things from bill karins. good morning. >> well, good saturday morning to you, alex. our big tropical soaker is finally exiting. everyone will be left with a nice we

tyler clementi's roommate and another freshman are facing charges of invasion of privacy. if the prosecutor is weighing whether they should also face hate crimes charges. pamela schmidt reporting from northwest. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the supreme court is debating whether protests at military funerals are protected by the first amendment. >> america. >> albert schneider sood de westboro baptist church for inflicting emotional distress after protesters protested at his son's funeral in maryland. the church says the protests are protected by the first amendment. the justices will issue a ruling this spring. >>> a scathing report is analyzing the obama administration posted public response to the gulf oil spill. a commission that was appointed by the president says white house leaders failed to tell the failed to tell the public how bad it could become. 11 million gallons of oil were left in gulf waters. iphone.izon's vinita nair has that story and more. >> good morning. american airlines bringing back 800 furloughed employees. it is recalling 250 pilots and 550 fligh

on september 22, clementi jumped to his death from new york's george washington bridge. it came three days after his roommate, dharun ravi, and classmate molly wei first allegedly broadcast clementi's sexual encounter with another man, secretly, live over the internet. ravi then sent a message on twitter: "roommate asked for the room till midnight. i went into molly's room and turned on my wcam. i saw him making out with a dude. yay." two days later, ravi attempted spying a second time, but this time, clementi shut off the computer. the next day, clementi posted this status on his facebook "jumping off the gw bridge. sorry." new jersey governor chris christie called it an unspeakable tragedy >> and those people who helped to lead him to that bridge, uh, are going to have to bear that responsibility for the rest of their lives. >> suarez: the investigation into what happened inside this rutgers dorm is now quickly shifting to questions about why it happened. clementi's death has and fueled the debate over privacy and cyber-bullying. >> the tools of the internet enabled th

two of clementi's class mates used a webcam to spread video of clementi in a sexual encounter with another man in his dorm room. the football team has planned a moment of silence. psychologist jeff gardier is an nbc contributor and a contributor as well to health guru come. it's really difficult for us to fathom what must have been going through tyler's head when he figured out everything that happened to him. as a parent speaking to a child, what can you say to your child, how do you convince them that this isn't the end of the world and that things will get better? >> it's hard to tell them something like that because being in tyler's head at this point, we can only imagine the devastation and the humiliation that h felt when there was this streaming of his encounter with another man. we're talking about a gay youth here, a gay young man who probably has already had all sorts of emotional conflicts. so all we can do as a parent is let them know that we will be there for him in any way, that what happened to him doesn't define who he is, what defines him is how he gets through this very d

a secretly recorded video of clementi in bed with another man had been posted online. the news that it was allegedly put there by his roommate caused protests against bullying to erupt on the rutgers campus. >> a lot of people are very upset and hurt that this could happen here and very surprised. >> reporter: clementi's impulse was the classic example of a permanent solution to a temporary problem that suicide prevention experts battle. part of a national phenomenon that makes suicide the third leading killer of our country's youth. while they are far more likely to kill themselves by firearms, sufficient indication, and poisoning them than by jumping, the latest thinking in preventing suicide is something called means reduction:y limb eliminating access to ways people can kill themselves until the impulse passes and they can get help. means reduction at the golden gate bridge translates into plans for a net that will cause 45 million... that will cost $45 million. >> if it was there when i was attempting to jump i would not have jumped. >> reporter: it's the same ide

on september 22, clementi jumped to his death from new york's george washington bridge. it came three days after his roommate, dharun ravi, and classmate molly wei first allegedly broadcast clementi's sexual encounter with another man, secretly, live over the internet. ravi then sent a message on twitter: "roommate asked for the room till midnight. i went into molly's room and turned on my webcam. i saw him making out with a dude. yay." two days later, ravi attempted spying a second time, but this time, clementi shut off the computer. the next day, clementi posted this status on his facebook "jumping off the gw bridge. sorry." new jersey governor chris christie called it an unspeakable tragedy >> and those people who helped to lead him to that bridge, uh, are going to have to bear that responsibility for the rest of their lives. >> suarez: the investigation into what happened inside this rutgers dorm is now quickly shifting to questions about why it happened. clementi's death has and fueled the debate over privacy and cyber-bullying. >> the tools of the internet enabled

clementi is just one of many people who have had their lives exposed online. some people say we can no longer maintain any kind of privacy. jim axelrod on the rise of cyberterrorism. nn-sund106-axelrod: cyber terror for troo istan set >> reporter: the tragedy of tyler clementi's suicide unfolded as so much of our lives do now. on-line. >> we're operating in a free fall. you know, internet gurus say things like you're dead, get over it. >> reporter: the socrevolution is happening so fast, people may not have had a chance to catch up with privacy. >> there is no boundary. it is the whole world. >> reporter: emme murphy is a 26-year-old high school ing almost teacher. this was her 4 1/2 years ago. when cbs did a story on facebook. >> they try to mark themselves as corky, witty or fun. >> reporter: facebook has exploded in growth. this past summer, facebook reached 500 million users. that's 1 out of every 14 people on earth who have a facebook profile. some projections estimate that the number of facebook users will be a billion by next year. >> reporter: which is

try new chocolate mint sensation. >>> memorials are set throughout the weekend for tyler clementi, the 18-year-old who jumped to his death from the george washington bridge after a private sexual encounter was sent live to the internet. rutgers university had a student who put it on the internet. rutgers has planned a moment of silence at the football game and the university will hold a vigil tomorrow. in the meantime, the case is raising new legal questions as prosecutors pursue invasion of privacy charges against these two students. joined by our legal panel, karen desoto is a former prosecutor and defense attorney. thank you so much for joining me today, both of you. welcome. so karen, some are calling for the two to be charges with hate crimes and also reckless manslaughter. >> well, you know, that is a very, very tough call. they have the invasion of privacy. to be able to raise it to a hate crime, obviously you have to prove this was a biased crime, that there was -- because it was homosexuality, that somehow that was the reason for doing what they did. >> and is there evidence i

>> reporter: today a moment of silence at the rutgers university homecoming game to remember tyler clementi. the 18-year-old freshman who was a high school honors graduate and a musician, one of his roommates allegedly used a webcam to secretly vidtape clementi in his dorm room in a sexual encount with another man and live stream the images over the internet. on friday the funeral of another student who committed suicide. 13-year-old seth wolfe. in the pastmonth, at least five gay teenagers have taken their own lives. shocking deaths that have led to ne calls for action, including this onerom talk show hostelen degeneres. >> my heart is breaking for their falies, for their friends and for our society that continues to let this happen. these kids needed us and we have an obligation to change this. >> reporter: garrett widell was bullied after classmates learned he was gay. >> he got text messages and they were just horrible. it was very depressing. >> reporter: garrett became so distraught he considered taking his own life. >> he called me one day at work and he said i'm in the garage. and i

one of tyler clementi's young friends said he was destined for greatness. national correspondent jeff glor is still following the story in new jersey. good morning, jeff. >> reporter: hey, maggie. good morning to you. this morning, prosecutors say they're serious about potentially upgrading the charges against the students accused here. this as the full scope of this loss becomes more clear this morning. ♪ by all accounts, tyler clementi was a gifted violinist. his teacher of five years spoke to us in an early show exclusive. >> he was a -- quite a person. and but when he picked up his violin, it was a different story. ♪ >> reporter: authorities announced thursday they identified the body found in the hudson river as clementi. now more details of the online events that led to the tragic end of his life. from the online posting september 11nd, i texted roomy around 7:00 asking for the room later tonight and he said it was fine. when i got back, i instantly noticed he had turned the web cam toward my best. investigators say it was the second time dharun r

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. >>> the rutgers university community is remembering tyler clementi this weekend. the football team paid tribute in a moment of silence during its home coming game yesterday. his name was shown on a huge scoreboard and the crowd applauded politely after it ended. they're also planning to hold a vigil tonight. killed himself last week after his intimate encounter with another man was secretly streamed online. >>> nearly half of a north carolina town is under water after tropical storm nicole dropped up to 23 inches of rain in parts of that state. windsor is under a state of emergency with flooding up to 6 feet in some areas. the river that runs through that town began flooding thursday and forced dozens from their homes. let's get a look at the weather from around the country. to do that we held to weather channel's danielle banks. danielle, good morning. what's it look light out there? >> it depends on where you are. in some spotsite's cold dreary day and in other spots it's nothing but sunshine. we've got the cool crisp temperatures across the country. some of the

. >>> in new jersey, rutgers university held a silent vigil last night to remember tyler clementi, the 18-year-old freshman took his own life after his sexual encounter with another man was streamed online. two students could face hate crimes charges for allegedly posting the video. already they're charged with invasion of privacy. >>> in neighboring new york, the governor is vowing to pass a new law against cyber bullying. those stories are so shocking, and the numbers even more so. one in every four students say they're bullied every day or every week. and the reports show disabled kids face an incredibly tough crowd. a quarter of all students say they're bullied and 85% of students with disabilities say they've been targeted. that's according to the national center for education statistics. this is national pulleying prevention month. a florida dad take that very

clementi's roommate ravi found out that clementi was gay in august and commented about it on twitter. >>> a southern california man is telling an amazing story of survival this morning. he got lost on a desert hike in joshua tree national park. and survived nearly six days without food or water, all during a record heat wave. >> my husband, my husband. they found my husband. >> reporter: nicole capland describes the miracle reunion with her husband. >> his eyes. looking in his eyes and seeing, that's my husband. thank god you're home. >> reporter: the 64-year-old l.a. real estate agent set off on a day hike last friday, in joshua tree national park. a place he hiked many times before. after 6 days of 100-degree heat and no food or water, rescue crews found him 7 miles south of where he started out. he had written messages, expecting to die there in the desert. >> he used his hiking hat. and he wrote everything down that he wanted me to know. like things that he hadn't told me. and he wrote everything down. and he wrote on the hat who he wanted to be his pal bearers at his funeral. >>

is clementi the victim of a cyberhate crime? prosecutors are considering bringing those charges against the students already accused of invading clementi's privacy. linsey davis is has the latest. hi, linsey. >> reporter: hi, george. some of the networking sites that his roommate tried to use to expose him, people are using to find out more information about tyler clementi. especially what was on his mind in the days and hours that led up to his suicide. the investigation into what happened inside this rutgers university dormitory is quickly shifting to why it happened. this morning, prosecutors are considering ratcheting up the charges against dharun ravi and his friend molly wei to bias intimidation, making it a crime to invade someone's privacy because of sexual orientation. at issue, whether or not ravi's decision to stream video of tyler clementi was a harmless prank or a sign of something deeper. this morning, there were reports that ravi reportedly posted on twitter before he started, quote, found out my roommate is gay.