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
Im dan ashley. Investigators answered some questions about the gunman, 19yearold nikolas cruz. Cruz made his First Court Appearance this morning, charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder. A judge denied him bail. Investigators say cruz took an uber to the school and went to an mcdonalds before he was arrested. A White Nationalist group today said cruz had done paramilitary drills with the organization. Tonight, thousands attended a vigil at parkland, florida, just one of a dozen or so planned to honor the victims. The victims include 14yearold Alex Schachter who won a state championship for playing trombone in the School Marching Band last year. His dad called him a sweetheart of a kid. 14yearold alaina petty was a Church Volunteer who helped the victims of Hurricane Irma last year. 15yearold luke hoyer was described by his cousin as an amazing individual with a contagious smile. Other students among the victims, 18yearold meadow pollack, 17yearold helena ramsey, 15yearold peter w
Except the coast, a localized sea breeze. Still comfortable out there. A lot of us not wanting the coat. Temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. Well take a look at the weekend with the sharp change in the temperatures coming up sunday. Ill see you with that in a minute. Heres, sue. Three lanes in both directions for your morning commute. The zipper truck has not reconfigured yet. That will be in the next half an hour or so. Smooth sailing at the limit through the Robin Williams tunnel and over the waldo grade into San Francisco. Real quick to the south bay, all sensors showing smooth sailing. No delays, no issues here. If you have to be at 4 30, at least the roadways are clear. Thank you, sue. An emotional tribute overnight for the victims of the Florida School massacre. As disturbing details emerge about the students past. People gather for a vigil to rather the 17 People Killed by the shooter. He told investigators he was hearing voices. Stephanie ramos is live in parkland with the la
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 kristen sze in for 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 t
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 now in custody, charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder. Are you Nicolas Jacob cruz . Yes, maam. Reporter nikolas cruz was expelled from his high school more than a year ago. He returned wednesday afternoon in an uber armed with an ar15 rifle that according to records show was purchased legally. The rampage all over in a matter of minutes. According to authorities, cruz was found and arrested about an hour and a half later and has since told pol