I am very mindful that mere words cannot match the depths of your sorrow nor can they heal your wounded hearts. Reporter the next painful step in the grieving process begins today when the first two funerals will be held here in newtown. They were innocent babies and thats what makes it almost incomprehensible. Reporter Police Believe the carnage could have been much worse. They say 20yearold adam lanza had enough bullets to kill just about every child in the school if given enough time. High capacity magazine for the rifle, all right, and multiple magazines for the rifle and multiple magazines for both handguns. Reporter lanza reportedly ducked know a room and killed himself when he heard police arriving. For their bravery, the Police Received a standing ovation at sundays memorial service. And officials here have not decided if they will ever reopen the sandy hook Elementary School. In newtown, connecticut, erica ferrari, back to you. This morning, parents and teachers all over the c
male announcer live from the bay area this is the kron 4 morning news. Traffic on and off the island has been shut down since shortly before midnight. We will go to erica who is watching College Traffic along the bay bridge. Erica. Good morning to you anny. The offer as shut them you will encounter a blank closure leading up to the ranks closure erica for the most part we are still seeing a lot of cream on our roadway sensors indicating speeds over 50 mi. Per hour. The police have no estimated time when the lines will result in an the outcome of that standoff this is something we will continue to monitor and track morning. As we take a live look at our cameras we have made fog advise before the bay bridge area. Traffic is still light in the area we do not have any major problems heading into San Francisco. We have the ramp closure if you are heading to Treasure Island. Here at the san mateo bridge is quite in both directions. The drive is 12 minutes and set in. Southdown 101 looks good
Also watching the wet weather in will be heading to the bay area we have a series of storms that are coming our way. We have watches and Warnings Issued will have details coming up in a few moments. Let us go to a developing story in milpitas. Police activity going on here shots were fired just before 2 00 a. M. This morning here if a possible officer involved shooting. That is the details from our solo reporter Jackie Sissel with an update. Good morning marc investigators are still out here collecting evidence taking pictures and measurements. At the corner of as kualjacqueline road. At around 1 4 05 a. M. One of the milpitas officers initiated a stop as he was getting out of the car the suspect that out as well and started firing at the officer. For the officer returned fire. The suspect got away. The officer had minor injuries was not shot in the incident. If we had a chance to talk to the Milpitas Police department earlier the described the scene. This morning at about 149 a m one
Pray for victims of fridays shooting, as this community grievous, families in this small town now planning funerals for their children. She was the type of person that could just light up the room. She reporter Robbie Parkers daughter, emilie was one of the 20 children killed in fridays shooting. She is an incredible person. And im so blessed to be her dad. Reporter parker and dozens of other parents had their childrens bodies returned to them by authorities yesterday. Police say they died when 20yearold adam lanza forced his way into sandy hook elementary friday morning and started firing. President obama will travel to newtown later today to attend a memorial service. Hell also visit with the victims families, this as investigators try to figure out why they were killed. People who knew lanza describe him as odd and remote. Police say he shot and killed his mother nancy lanza at home and then drove to the Elementary School he attended as a boy. Authorities say the guns he used belong
Republican president ial candidates together on the same stage tonight. Find out whos expected to make headlines and which of the leading candidates is skipping the event. Up first, will he or wont he . The joe biden guessing game in full swing once again and joining us now to talk more about that and other topics here cnns senior washington correspondent jeff zeleny senior Political Correspondent niamalika henderson and political director david chalian. Thanks guys for chatting about this. And there have been a number of store ryes s stories about bidens chances of jumping in the race which you started jeff with your reporting. And we know a close confidante to joe biden, his son who passed away started a draft biden super pac. How do we read that . There are signs to the family hunter biden, who are supportive of him. Josh elk horn is a democratic strategist in wilmington delaware very close to the Vice President and biden a rat turks biden world, as we call it. This is a sign that i