[Kaye:] Just a short time ago, a funeral began for one of the officers who was killed in Vegas by that so-called anti-government couple. This is Officer Igor Soldo. He was 31-years-old. He leaves behind a new baby and a wife. Police say Jerad and Amanda Miller ambushed him and Officer Alyn Beck, Sunday at a pizza restaurant. The Millers then ran to a nearby Walmart where they killed Joseph Wilcox before barricading themselves inside the store during the shootout with officers. Police shot and killed Jared Miller. His wife shot herself. Wilcox had tried to stop the Millers with his concealed handgun inside the Walmart. CNN learned that authorities had three previous encounters with the Millers this year. A sheriff says they were all without incident, but that statement is raising some eyebrows because, in February in a call to the DMV, Jerad Miller threatened to shoot authorities who came to arrest him. He was angry because his suspended license was taken during a traffic stop. We have some of that audio for you now.
[Jared Miller, Accused Vegas Shooter:] I'm looking at a $525 ticket for driving while on a suspended license and, you know, that's a whole month of rent. I can't get a job. Like, I'm really [bleep] sick tired of all these [bleep] laws and regulations. It's absolutely insane. As a person of the DMV, can you tell me how many laws are on the books concerning drivers?
[Unidentified Male:] Unfortunately, no, I can't tell you like an exact number. I can only refer you to go online to our Web site at MyDMV.com or not MyDMV NV.gov.
[Miller:] Well, I'm going to court down here in Nevada and contest this ticket, and I'm just going to tell them straight up that Indiana's whole court system is messed up. It's not my fault and that he needs to drop the case, and if he doesn't then I'm going to be forwarding this bill to you guys. And if they come to arrest me for noncompliance or whatever, I'm just going to start shooting people.
[Kaye:] Nevada detectives who interviewed Miller about that incident did not see any sign of potential threats. All right, how many of us remember going to school with nerds or what about longing to be in with that cool crowd? There's a new study out that says that those cool kids aren't actually so hip once they have grown up. In fact, they have more problems with relationships and other successes. CNN digital correspondent Kelly Wallace, joining me now with a much closer look at this study, "The Revenge of the Nerds," can we call it that?
[Kelly Wallace, Cnn Digital Correspondent:] You sure can.
[Kaye:] What problems are these so-called cool kids having now?
[Wallace:] More likely to be doing drugs and alcohol or using alcohol and having problems with alcohol and drugs, more likely to be committing crimes. And then when they are young adults and have you people and say how long did they get along with their friends and acquaintances, they get much lower ratings than their not so cool friends.
[Kaye:] They were popular, got invited to all of the parties and the behavior, for some reason, I guess coolness doesn't lead to success?
[Wallace:] No. And part of it is what is cool back when you're 13, at 23, if you're like drinking three six packs a weekend people say that's not so cool. That's pathetic. Also, they are taking shortcuts. They are not doing things that we in the not so cool crowd did, working on relationships, and they are not doing those things that help you on that path to better relationships and things that are viewed as more success down the road.
[Kaye:] All right. What are the implications, then, for today's teens and parents? What do they take away?
[Wallace:] Big implications for middle schoolers. If you don't feel like you're the cool person and you're not in the in crowd, don't worry, right?
[Kaye:] What if somebody else told us that?
[Wallace:] I know. And for parents who might be worried if their kid doesn't seem so popular at 13 or 14 not invited to the parties not so cool, don't focus on the short-term. Look at the long term on the paths to success.
[Kaye:] It's so hard when you're in it and you want to be cool, it's hard to tell your kids it's OK not to be.
[Wallace:] We laugh and say it seems so obvious but it didn't seem so obvious when you were 13.
[Kaye:] No. It's fascinating. I want to read the rest of that study, see what I can learn about the not-so-cool kids. Kelly Wallace, thank you very much. Sure appreciate it. Nice to see you.
[Wallace:] Great to see you.
[Kaye:] And thank you, everyone, for joining us this afternoon. Have a great rest of your afternoon. Time for Jake Tapper to pick it up with "THE LEAD." Have a great day.