there were two more funerals today for two more 6-year-olds. jess they were laid to rest today. we will remember them tonight and honor them tonight. our hearts and our thoughts are with their families and their friends and we wish peace and strength to all the people whose lives that jessica and james touched in six short years. james mattioli was known as jay. 6-year-old, he was full of energy. he loved baseball, basketball, arm wrestling. he especially loved swimming. his parents used to say he swam like a fish. and loved to visit his grandparents. james also learned to ride his bike. he tried to wear shorts and t-shirts all year round. he loved to use hair gel in order to spike up his brown hair. he was a little boy who looked forward to growing up. he liked to sing at the top of his lungs and would ask how old do i have to be before i can sing on a stage? he also wanted to know when he d be old enough to order a foot long ham sandwich at subway one of his favorite plac
we are live once again from newtown, connecticut. a town where many students returned to school today. schools reopened, of course, with the exception of sandy hook elementary, the school that s now a crime scene. the students of sandy hook will go back to school after the holidays in a different building some eight miles away, with 20 bright young faces missing from the halls and classrooms. everything is different now. the children of this town are facing a new reality, doing things they never should have to do at this young age. like writing good-bye letters to their friends. we told you last night about 6-year-old jack pinto who was burred yesterday. at the funeral, a note from his friend john reads, jack, you are my best friend. we had fun together. i will miss you. i will talk to you in my prayers. i love you, jack. love, john. there were two more funerals for two more 6-year-old children. jessica rekos and james mattioli were laid to rest today. we will remember them