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Up next on a second look, Mass Shootings in the united states. Over the past quarter century. What do so many have in common. High capacity magazine rifles. Thats our story on a second look. Today we revisit the question of high capacity magazine use. In a number of Mass Shootings the gunmen followed high capacity magazines. At newtown connecticut, adam lanza had several magazines holding 30 round a piece. At aurora colorado, james holmes used a drum holding 100 rounds and shot 72 people in a movie theater, 12 of them died. In tucson arizona, Jared Laughner used a high capacity magazine. A gunman with an ak47 rifle opened fire at a schoolyard in stockton. Here are our reports at the time from Randy Shandobil and lloyd lacuesta. It was lunchtime. First second and third graders out in the schoolyard eating, jumping rope, playing ball. No warning whatever. Just, pow, pow, pow, pow. Did the man say anything or was he just shooting . Just shooting. Not a word from him, just shooting. What d
in haiti. and thousands are trapped, hoping to be rescued before it s too late. wjz has more, weijia jiang has more on locals with loved ones in haiti. alex demetrick has more on the ship preparing to head out. but we begin with janet janet choi who has the latest in the crisis. reporter: the situation in the haitian capital is desperate. help is on the way, but the wounded line the street. survivors are converging in camps with little food or water. one of the first search teams to arrive, the rescue unit from fairfax county, virginia, went straight to the collapsed u.n. headquarters. they call out a 35-year-old worker, trapped in the rubble for 2 1/2 days. i lost the footing. that was laying down on the floor. reporter: driving through the ruined city, the 72-member team saw the enormity of the task. always try to be optimistic. also. absolutely. until we have to go home. we ll keep on trying the whole time. reporter: the red cross is now putting a number on the d