i cannot imagine, i cannot imagine the grief felt by the parents of those children. unless you ve experienced it, none of us can. what s the solution? there s no one solution. let s be honest about that. following sandy hook, following parkland, i met with the parents of those horrific and senseless tragedies. i ve been blessed to get to know three parents quite well tom and gina hoyer and max shacter. tom and gina are the parents of luke hoyer. max is the father of alex schachter. two of the 17 victims of the marjory stoneman douglas high school slaughter in parkland, florida, that occurred on february 14, 2018. in getting to know tom and gina and max, you get some sense of the level of grief. i mention there s nothing partisan about the grief. i listened to president biden s remarks last night. i think the point he made that pierced my heart, because president biden is known has known tragedy, is when he said that those parents in texas, they re asking themselves will t
And the warning signs from neighbors. The names and the faces of the victims revealed tonight. The hero teachers and the football coach. Sacrificing their lives to shield their students from the gunfire. And our interview tonight with the survivors. The children, the students here seeing the gunman in the hallway, hiding in silence in closets. And President Trump tonight, addressing the nation. What he says about Mental Health and the question he did not answer about guns. Good evening on this thursday night. And we are here in florida, where a dark and troubling portrait has now emerged about the horror that played out here a little more than 24 hours ago. You can see the massive presence here behind me, authorities are still here on the scene of this school, the buildings from that large campus, right behind those trucks here behind us, where children piled into closets, hiding in silence, texting their parents. So many of the students telling me today they told their parents they th
Senator Kamala Harris tweeted about victim football coach aaron feis. The 37yearold jumped in front of his students to protect them from the shooter and lost his life. Also killed was the schools collecting director, 49yearold christopher hixon, seen here, as well as a 35yearold teacher, scott beigel. The accused killer has reportedly confessed. Investigators pieced together exactly why and how this happened. Reporter Stephanie Ramos is in parkland, florida where the shooting took place. Reporter the former student, suspected of gunning down 17 people and injuring 15 others, steps into court for the first time this afternoon. Are you Nicholas Jacob cruz . Yes, maam. Reporter 19yearold nikolas cruz is facing 17 counts of premeditated murder. Youre going to be held without bond until further order of the court. Reporter police say cruz opened fire at his former high school, Marjory Stoneman douglas, in parkland, florida. It was about 2 00 p. M. When the gunshots started outside the schoo
Live where you live, this is abc7 news. Home is where the heart is, and yesterday my heart was broken. Tears and togetherness for a small Florida Community reeling from tragedy. Thousands united in grief, try to understand and to cope. Good evening, im daschle. And im al alma daetz. Maggie ruhle where thousands gathered in solidarity tonight. Maggie . Reporter dan and kristen, its been one day since one of the worst Mass Shootings in modern history. The entire community of parkland is leaning on each other for support. This is our home and this is where we will not be intimidated by evil. Reporter a community in mourning, 17 lives lost, many of them steteenage students. I can imagine going to biology class and not seeing her next to me. Its craze iz. Reporter she survived the attack. Im in shock. An emotional wreck. I dont know how to take this and im just im thankful to be here, but at the same time im so hurt to know that a lot of people i know are gone. Reporter the alleged gunman n
Im dan ashley. Investigators answered some questions about the gunman, 19yearold nikolas cruz. Cruz made his First Court Appearance this morning, charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder. A judge denied him bail. Investigators say cruz took an uber to the school and went to an mcdonalds before he was arrested. A White Nationalist group today said cruz had done paramilitary drills with the organization. Tonight, thousands attended a vigil at parkland, florida, just one of a dozen or so planned to honor the victims. The victims include 14yearold Alex Schachter who won a state championship for playing trombone in the School Marching Band last year. His dad called him a sweetheart of a kid. 14yearold alaina petty was a Church Volunteer who helped the victims of Hurricane Irma last year. 15yearold luke hoyer was described by his cousin as an amazing individual with a contagious smile. Other students among the victims, 18yearold meadow pollack, 17yearold helena ramsey, 15yearold peter w