Events won't bind.

gistfile1.js

var NodeChatView = Backbone.View.extend({
    initialize: function (options) {
        var main, that;

        _.bindAll(this, 'addUser', 'removeUser', 'addChat', 'removeChat', 'triggerAutoComplete', 'suggestAutoComplete', 'sendMessage');
        this.model.users.bind('add', this.addUser);
        this.model.users.bind('remove', this.removeUser);
        this.model.chats.bind('add', this.addChat);
        this.model.chats.bind('remove', this.removeChat);
        this.newMessages = 0;
        this.socket = options.socket;
        this.userName = options.userName;
        this.chunkSize = 0;

        that = this;
        $('input#message_field').focusin(function () { 
            that.clearAlerts(0); 
        }); //Clear the alerts when the box gets focus
    }

    , events: {
        'submit #message_form': 'sendMessage'
        , 'keydown #message_field': 'triggerAutoComplete'
        , 'keyup #message_field': 'suggestAutoComplete'
    }