male announcer live from the bay area here is your kron 4 news classes resume today in the glasses of new townonn and so do the burials of the 20 children who were killed on friday. Were learning more about the gunman this morning. It will be a week of funerals and new town conn it. Today the very youngest child will be buried. The six year old Jessica Rekos. The morning continues in new town conn. Another victim will be laid to rest. On monday mourners at a 5 by 26 yearold jack pinto. That is very sad. I dont know how any parent could take it, losing their first grader. I started to cry. It is very close to home. Students in the area had back to school on tuesday except for Sandy Hook Elementary School students. Monday the supplies of for the school or move to a nearby town where sandy hook students will eventually return to class. We need to reach out with love. That is what our community is doing, putting our arms around people. That is still hard to discover why the 20 yearold stud
Reconnaissan reconnaissance, he returned to miami for additional planning. Authorities discovered key bomb making components. According to prosecutors, all he lacked at the time was money. Concern about the suspect reached the highest levels of government, with president obama among those briefed. Adding to the drama, sources tell abc news, he slipped fbi surveillance to that trip to new york. Sources say he had tried to contact overseas radicals, possibly connected to al qaeda. Andy field, abc news, washington. The army is beginning an investigation of all of its Child Daycare Centers around the world. Thats 283 centers that will be reviewing hiring practices. It follows accusations that employees were assaulting children at a Daycare Center in virginia back in september. Two army employees were arrested. The pentagon is expected to order similar reviews in all of the other branches of the military. The late senator Daniel Inouye will lie in state tomorrow. A service will be held on f
While we learn more today about these victims and sadly more information about the gunman, his possible plans and schemes and this awful thing he carried out. And so to start off our reporting on a monday night after such a sad weekend in this country, we go back to the town that remains the saddest spot in our country, nbcs Anne Thompson is in newtown for us tonight. Anne, good evening. Reporter good evening, brian. Im actually in the center of the borough of sandy hook. Near the Christmas Tree where a big memorial has sprung up in the wake of these shootings. Every day brings new details about what happened inside that school. And today we learn that not one, but two people were injured in the attack. Welcome news about survivors on a day when the funerals began. Old enough to know, too young to understand. The heartbreaking sight of children mourning other children began in newtown today. 6yearold jack pinto, a loving, vivacious boy, an athletic child, he idolized victor cruz. Cruz
Nancy pelosi about what can be done to control guns. And, of course, the looming fiscal cliff. Speaker boehner today turns to his plan b. Our plan b would protect american taxpayers who make 1 million or less and have all of their current rates extended. Good day. Im Andrea Mitchell live in washington. We here at nbc and msnbc and our entire family are relieved and joyful today that the escape of our friends and colleagues. Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel, producer gazi and john questra from kidnappers in syria where they had been held out of communication for five long days and nights. We first heard from richard last night and waited to hear that he and the team had crossed the border into tshgy. They had been blind fold and bound and only broke free after their candidate kidnappers came into contact with a rebel militia leading to a fierce firefight. Heres Richard Engel describing the moments before their kidnapping on the today show this morning. We were driving in syria
Of the victim says that she is getting some rest tonight. It happened in a culdesac not far from where we are standing in woodbridge, virginia. This is what happened. Earlier police say a teen was inside the home. There was a knock, and when the teen opened the door, a man claimed to work for a cable company. He asked for a person and then the teen said that this person does not live here. So he leaves, but then he returns, this time he threatens the teen, forces himself inside the home. Then forces the teen inside a bedroom and sexually assaults her. The teen, according to police, screamed and kicked at the man who then fled. Now, we spoke to the sister earlier this evening, and she says that she just wants justice to be served. We believe we have some sound ready for you to talk about how this teen is doing tonight, how the family is coming together. The neighborhood is alerted. That there are prayers going on for this family. We want to first show you, if we have it, a picture of th