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 goodbye letters to their friends. We told you last night about 6yearold jack pinto who was buried 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 6yearold children. Jessica rekos and James Mattioli were laid to rest today. We will remember them and tonight we honor them. Our hearts and thoughts are with their families and their friends. And we wish peace and strength for all the people whose lives jessica and james touched in just six short years. James mattioli was know
Thats it for us. Thanks for watching. Early start begins right now. Bracing for the big one. Two winter storms about to merge into a monster blizzard for parts of the northeast. American spy secrets exposed . Iran claims it has hacked into a captured u. S. Drone. We have a live report. And, john t is high drama on capitol hit. President obamas big pick for cia director up for con fir make in a few hours. But will members of his own party derail it . I dont know. Lots of drama. Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im zoraida sambolinment. Im john berman. Its thursday, february 7th. 5 00 a. M. In the east. Lets get started. Up first, brace yourselves, bundle up, buy a shovel. This will be a big one. At this moment a blaizzard watc is in effects for new england. A storm is headed that way and could be historihistoric. It could drop two feet of snow in some places and it all starts tomorrow. You told us this was coming yesterday, you were on top of this one. Were trying. Boston could riva
The east coast could be walloped with close to three feet of snow. Well tell you what you need to know about this major storm thats approaching. New this morning, u. S. Secrets possibly exposed. Iran releasing data that it claims it hacked from a drone. Well have a live report ahead. Governor Chris Christie has some harsh words for a doctor who said she was afraid he would die in office. He says come see him or zip it. Until that time, she should shut up. New details about Lance Armstrongs efforts to get back into the game. And its confirmed, the Federal Reserve was hacked. Is our Banking System secure enough . Among our guests this morning, janet robinson, a superintendent of the newtown Public Schools. Anna deveer smith from the actress from nurse jackie is working with mayors against illegal guns. Shell join us to talk about this project. And Saru Jayaraman is exposing secrets of restaurants around the country. Plus Richard Simmons joins us to talk about his new project too. Its thu
Parents not able to just let the hand go . Thats very hard. I. There were parents who wanted to put their child on the bus and just couldnt quite do it. So understandable. Reporter over the holidays, volunteers helped to make the new school feel like the old s hool. The students own desks and chairs were moved. The hope was familiarity would bring comfort. Im told one parent was watching their kid and said the kid really felt comfortable when they actually saw their old cubbyhole. Those are the things they know. The children. Children like things that are a routine they know, and they like the objects they know. Reporter theres no instruction manual for this, is there . Ive said that a number of know likes lately. Theres no instruction manual. Reporter so what has been aliding you . A whats in the best interest of the people. Most importantly, whats in the best interest of the kids. Reporter is it possible for to you even get your arms around the idea that everything thats happened, an
Ns sest and great plains simply stopped cold. Stranded on interstate trucker tracy martin spoke for many. Once youre stuck, youre stuck. Its hard to get out. Reporter the snow took all autumn to fall, and when it did, it was blown by 50mileperhour gusts into drifts two feet deep. Hofoot fell in des moines. Oten more is forecast in parts of wisconsin and michigan. Whiteouts led to a pileup of 25 vehicles near iowa falls, iowa. Two lives were lost. Weo others died in traffic on wednesday in nebraska. Thousands were without power across the region as the thermometer headed into the 20s and lower. The blizzards timing could not have been worse for the vanguard of holiday travelers. Chicagos airports were filled with the delayed or the stranded. At least 500 flights were canceled. Em, mayhem, a prelude to friday, the nations busiest travel day of the holiday season. Reatblizzard also threatened to delay christmas packages during the most intense period of deliveries of the year, but in belv