Reporter this is a family whose love knows no limits. I cant help but think now that the compassion, the generosity and love were receiving is a testament to that life that he led. Reporter the life, marked by service. The life as a police officer, that he devoted to protecting others and a life as a father and he ultimately sacrificed for protecting his family. Reporter officer gus vegass life ended early. A father of one of his daughters children is accused of shooting and killing him. Sandra in fear, jumped from the window. Officers apprehended vagua at his fairfield apartment. Despite their pain, memories of happier times are still fresh. Last sunday it was guss family and my family that got together at my sons house and watched that super bowl together. Man, did we celebrate. Reporter a win for this broncos fan, who will be remembered for a smile as big as his heart. Sandra told me gus was her protector. She shared that she was the one that got to hear his stories every night. He
Nightline, a mothers reckoning, will be right back. This is a special edition of nightline, a mothers reckoning. Good evening and thank you for join us. Tonight the powerful and untold story of the mother of one of the columbine shooters. Nearly two decades later, sue klebold is speaking out. The mother trapped in contradiction between a little boy and all she believed he could be and the murderer he became. And especially for the families of the victims, those urgent and anguished questions never answered, until now. Constitute massacre have been prevented, and warning signs that may have been missed. Heres abcs diane sawyer. Reporter it is 1999. A shock wave hits america. Two High School Boys in trench coats carrying shotguns, a semiautomatic weapon, and homemade bombs walk into their school and begin the slaughter of their classmates. Who were sitting on the grass eating their lunch. Who were hiding under tables. No defense from the terror. 13 are kill the. 24 are wounded. And we ar
Mother is speaking out for the first time. Could you have prevented what happened to columbine . A mothers reckoning. It is very hard to live with the fact that someone you loved and raised has brutally killed people in such a horrific way. And why she says shes talking now. And kanye wests nationwide party for his new album. The surprise guest and a new feud brewing this morning because of what hes singing about taylor swift. Are they about to have more bad blood . And we do say good morning, america. Good to have lara back from l. A. Baby, it is cold outside. Take a look at buffalo, where snow is piling up on the ground. Its 15 degrees. The wind chill, just 5. Two days until valentines day. Its going to get colder and colder. Build a fire. Get cozy. You guys are dressed for spring. Were willing it. Willing it. Its in your mind, and so it shall be. Meanwhile, the polar plunge taking aim at a lot of the country. Subzero temperatures expected from north dakota to new england. Its a litt
Hundreds onboard forced to turn around. We have a medical issue with one of the pilots. After a laser beam hit one of the pilots in the eye. The search right now for who did it. And look out below. See those dots in the water, thats not seaweed, those are sharks. Why thousands are swarming this holiday weekend, just a stones throw from the shore. And good morning, america. Happy president s day to everyone. And pretty freezing valentines day weekend for everyone. Millions hit by those temperatures. Take a look at this building. This river frozen over as firefighters battled a sixalarm blaze in philadelphia. The cold and storms are making this trip back home tough for many. We have more coming up. The latest on that battle for the Supreme Court. Youre looking live right now at the Supreme Court building in washington, d. C. The flag there at halfstaff to honor Justice Antonin Scalia. His body arriving in virginia overnight. Scalia, the longest serving member of the court. Such a powerfu
Artificial turf. Does the crumb rubber that millions of Children Play on contain dangerous carcinogens . The new push for answers this morning. And straight out of the movies. The two brothers charged with recruiting and training this brazen female jewelry thief. Store after store, all caught on camera. Where the trio allegedly hatched their plot and practice their plan. Did they lure her . Well have the latest from investigators overnight. Hey, good morning. On this frigid valentines day weekend. Heres something to warm you up. Do you really . Maybe for like four seconds. In balmy california, they held one of the perilous surf contests on earth. Sara will have this big story coming up. Youre right, it doesnt warm me up at all. Well start here with the 100 million americans who will not be surfing this weekend, from the plains to florida to maine. Were looking at a massive blast of arctic air. Check out the wind chills as we come on the air right now. This is an extremely dangerous sit