Good evening, everyone. From newtown, connecticut, im Anderson Cooper back for a special edition of 360 tonight. This is the small town where this crime shocked the entire nation just one day ago. Police tonight are still combing through what they call every crack and crevice. Those are their words, of the Elementary School where a gunman shot 26 people, most of them 6 and 7yearolds. Theyre also at the home of the man identified as the shooter, trying to learn any clues they can about why he did what he did, why this school in particular. President obama will be here tomorrow visiting the families of the victims, the 20 kids and the six adults killed in the school. Also talking to First Responders and talking at a prayer vigil tomorrow evening. We are learning more about those young victims tonight, those 12 girls and eight little boys shot dead in their classrooms. Most of what were learning is from their parents who are sharing their grief very publicly tonight. Kyung, you were there
Good evening, everyone, from newtown, connecticut, im anderson cooper, back for a special edition of 360 tonight. Police are still combing through every crack and crevice, where the gunman shot and killed six and sevenyearolds. Theyre also at the home of the identified shooter, trying to learn any clues, whatever they can, why he did what he did, in particular. President obama will be here tomorrow visiting the families of the victims, the 20 kids, and six adults, also talking to First Responders. And talking at a prayer vigil tomorrow evening. And we are learning more about these young victims tonight. The 12 little girls, eight boys shot in the classrooms. Most of what we are learning is from their parents, publicly sharing their grief. You were there earlier when the father of Emilie Parker came out of his house and wanted to tell people. Wanted to talk to tv cameras, and just talk in a very human way about his daughter, about what she was like. About the life she lived. Reporter an
Good evening, everyone. From newtown, connecticut, im Anderson Cooper back for a special edition of 360 tonight. This is the small town where this crime shocked the entire nation just one day ago. Police tonight are still combing through what they call every crack and crevice. Those are their words, of the Elementary School where a gunman shot 26 people, most of them 6 and 7yearolds. Theyre also at the home of the man identified as the shooter, trying to learn any clues they can about why he did what he did, why this school in particular. President obama will be here tomorrow visiting the families of the victims, the 20 kids and the six adults killed in the school. Also talking to First Responders and talking at a prayer vigil tomorrow evening. We are learning more about those young victims tonight, those 12 girls and eight little boys shot dead in their classrooms. Most of what were learning is from their parents who are sharing their grief very publicly tonight. Kyung lah, you were t
Any town. There are many difficult days, weeks and months ahead. Starting tomorrow, parents will begin burying their children, trying to imagine its almost unthinkable. Its impossible to find the words. All the words that we can say in this hour are going to seem so small, the face of the tragedy that has occurred here. Now, is a time to lean on one another or the parents and the loved ones and the families here to be the ones to lean on. They came together for a convince il, crowding into the local High School Just behind me. The local High School Auditorium to listen to spiritual leader offering any words of comfort they could. President obama spoke as well and said that we as a nation are simply not doing enough to keep our children safe. He promised to work, to put an end to future tragedies like this one. Well play you his call for action shortly. But we dont want to focus on the killer. For the last several days we havent said his name. I dont want history to remember him. We and
I wish to god she had had an m4 in her office locked up so when she heard gunfire she pulls it out and she didnt have to lunge heroically with nothing in her hands, but she takes him off, takes his head off before he could kill those precious kids. Saying something Many Americans are in agreement with. Frank bruni, when i hear that, i just despair, but it is a view Many Americans have. Polls suggest that if the teachers had all been armed, one would have shot the guy and if Police Officers cant fire with an accuracy, they cant fire. Why would we believe teachers in schools would have wonderful marksmanship and would make this a better thing. It defies common sense. It cannot be true. America has the most guns of any of the civilized world. And the most gun related deaths. Twice as many as anybody else. The penny doesnt seem to drop with many people. Ive been writing on and off about gun control. Since then 15 years, states have gotten more lax. The federal government has done anything.