Live where you live, this is abc7 news. Home is where the heart is, and yesterday my heart was broken. Tears and togetherness for a small Florida Community reeling from tragedy. Thousands united in grief, try to understand and to cope. Good evening, im daschle. And im al alma daetz. Maggie ruhle where thousands gathered in solidarity tonight. Maggie . Reporter dan and kristen, its been one day since one of the worst Mass Shootings in modern history. The entire community of parkland is leaning on each other for support. This is our home and this is where we will not be intimidated by evil. Reporter a community in mourning, 17 lives lost, many of them steteenage students. I can imagine going to biology class and not seeing her next to me. Its craze iz. Reporter she survived the attack. Im in shock. An emotional wreck. I dont know how to take this and im just im thankful to be here, but at the same time im so hurt to know that a lot of people i know are gone. Reporter the alleged gunman n
Glor good evening. Were going to begin here tonight with a live picture of a vigil that is under way tonight for the victims of the shooting yesterday at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. You can see how large this vigil is already. It is only growing as people at a tribute this evening in florida. Earlier today, the suspect was taken to court. He was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder, one for each of the People Killed in the valentines day attack. Today, we learned who those people were, and who they hoped to be. Senior dofers a swimmer planning to compete for the university of indianapolis. Before his death, facebook friends wrote, we cant wait to see what you can achieve. Alyssa alhadeff was a talented soccer player. Her mother said, all she had to offer the world was love. Friends called Jaime Guttenberg cariz mat and i can lovely. Her dad said, we lost our baby girl. Alaina petty helped victims of Hurricane Irma rebuild. Her family says she brought peace and joy to
And team usa feeling agony on the slopes. Two top athletes missing medals, but america seeing huge success on the rink. The young competitor making history with this move. And adam rippon, dazzling the crowd, mow in striking distance of a medal. Im adam rippon. Good morning, america and we do say good morning, america. And what a week. Its good to have you back, george, from florida where that community remembering the lives of those lost in the School Shooting. The community hit so hard. Surprised, even shocked by what happened. And last night, you saw them. Thousands coming together for those vigils. And then 17 balloons released. One for each of the victims. This morning, the accused gunman, nikolas cruz, is behind bars. He appeared, shackled, before a judge for the first time on thursday. And were now learning more about those 17 victims, students and the adults who died trying to protect them. Abcs Victor Oquendo starts us off in parkland, florida. Good morning, victor. Reporter g
Mental health. Jericka duncan, thank you very much. The cbs overnight news will be right back. Growing up, a lot of people judged me because of the way i look. I thought all asians were good at math. You all look the same to me. No, where are you really from . 9 11 was your fault. How do you see out of such small eyes . Go back to your country. I guess i wish that people knew. We are not all the same. We are not all the same. We are not all the same. This is the cbs overnight news. The Broward County sheriff called today for tougher laws to keep guns out of the hands of people with Mental Health issues including forcing them to be examined by Mental Health professionals. President trump did not mention gun laws when he addressed the nation today about the shooting. I want to speak now directly to americas children, especially those who feel lost, alone, confused or even scared. I want you to know that you are never alone and you never will be. You have people who care about you, who lo
Since last week School Shooting in florida that left 17 dead, pressure has been increasing for lawmakers to take action the president said School Safety is the top priority for his demonstration. For more four more than is real today for the shootings. National merit finalist, sadly she never do that because her award arrived in the mail after she was killed. Peter wang was 15 in a junior rotc cadet. Witnesses said he was killed while wearing his uniform and helping his classmates to safety. He received it posthumous admission to the u. S. Academy at west point. I lost Three Friends in the attack. There is no chance of ever forgetting them or the other 14 victims. This has changed everything. Nothing will ever be normal. Nothing could be. Services well for Cara Loughran it was 14 years old and on the honor roll. She was passionate about surfing an irish dancing Gina Montalto also 14, she was say smart, loving girl who brought in denny room she entered. Florida lawmakers voted on emotio