Huddling together and felt so sick. Reporter her mom said when she arrived at the firehouse, alexis was with her father. He had her in his arms and were crying and she just goes, momma, im okay, im here. Reporter another mom whose kids go to a nearby school told us she was putting off picking them up because she didnt want to tell them about the horror here. This is the last few hours of their life that theyre going to be a kid. Reporter we dont know much about the victims yet. There are the reports about the principal, dawn hochsprung, being among those who were shot. You can tell she loved her job, she loved the kids. Sandy hook was a safe school. Just monday she tweeted this upbeat message about kindergartners making their own Shopping List and paying the cashier at a local supermarket. Only three victims were brought to the local hospital. Two of them died. A number of us imagined what it must have felt like on 9 11 when there were people bracing for scores of injured and they didn
Elementary school, saturday december 15th, 2012. Were about 60 miles northeast of new york city. Welcome to cbs this Morning Saturday. We are in newtown, connecticut, just a short ways away from the school where a gunman slaughtered 20 Young Children and adults yesterday morning before taking his own life. The firehouse behind us was a Gathering Place for terrified parents who rushed to the scene after learning of the attack. It was the second worst mass killing in u. S. History after the Virginia Tech shootings in 2007, but the depths of the what is sure to be many signs of a Community Coming together. Weve learned that all of the dead have been identified of authorities with the help of pictures provided by grieving parents and family members. The bodies havy it to be removed from the school which remains a crime scene. And here in newtown, the is impossible to exaggerate and jeff glor has more on that. Jeff good morning. Reporter rebecca, good morning to you. We may never know why t
Will go up on incoming above 400,000. The Pacific Northwest slammed by blinding mountain snow drenching rain and some damaging winds, knocked out power to thousands. Kicked around on the ground thats the way this game should end, thats the way the jets season should end. Ugly and a loss. Jim boeheim a winner of 900 basketball games. And all that matters. Well all miss him. Thats a gross understatement. Hes certainly one of the giants of the senate. Richard engel and his crew are safe after they were kidnapped and held inside syria for five days. I hope we can laugh tonight after a horrible weekend. I just want the people in connecticut to know that we do not take what youre going through lightly and we are thinking about you here a lot, all of us. Welcome to cbs this cbs this morning. Students are going back to students are g school today in newtown, connecticut, except for the boyse boys and girls of sandy hook elementary. Elementary. Their new school at a nearby is town is not ready
Yeah, i dont know. I cant imagine what those conversations are like. I think simply being there, simply showing the support, simply again having people come together. You know, i think suffering in silence, suffering in isolation, you know, dealing with this anguish i think probably makes it that much harder. So i think that he can help with. Let me reset whats going on right now, and i want to welcome our viewers not only here in the United States but around the world. Were standing by for the start of this prayer vigil, this interfaith prayer vigil that will take place here at the Newtown High School. You see the folks are gathering. Theyre trying to comfort each other. Were watching whats going on as the president of the United States. He has arrived here. He flew from the white house, from Andrews Air Force base outside of the white house in suburban maryland, flew to hartford and then drove. The weather here is not good right now, so he could not chopper could not come over by mar
As it is, it copkeeps getting m heartbreaking. The first of the victims laid to rest. The funerals will continue for days. You drop your kid off and you dont see them again . Honestly, thats really life now . Authorities hope to soon interview two survivors of the massacre. Police are analyzing the evidence, and that includes adam lanzas home computer. What kind of kid was adam lanza . Just quiet. What can be done about people like him . The answer is very little. The massacre has reignited the debate over gun control. Mayor bloomberg stepped up the call for new laws. Why is the murder rate around the country . Im an american, whats the question . President obama made a new fiscal cliff offer. Taxes will go up on those making more than 400,000. Blinding snow, drenching rain, damaging winds knocked out power to thousands. All that kicked around on the ground. Thats the way this game should end. Thats the way the season should end jim boeheim is the winner of 900 basketball games. And al