From the Global Resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden, and bill weir in new york city, this is a special edition of nightline, tragedy at sandy hook, the search for solutions. Good evening. Im bill weir. Out of all the soulcrushing images to come out of newtown, this one has a particularly devastating effect on countless folks checking their twitter and facebook feeds today. Its a letter to little jack pinto laid to rest on monday that reads, youre my best friend. We had fun together. I will miss you. I will talk to you in my prayers. I love you. Signed john. Two more 6yearolds were buried today while buses rolled and grownups grappled with how to get on with life and protect the survivors from even more nightmares. Heres abcs juju chang. Reporter the hugs were a little tighter today as parents in newtown gently guided their kids back to school, back to their daily routines, surrounded by sadness and a stepped up police presence. Getting them back to a routine is th
Grownups grappled with how to get on with life and protect the survivors from even more nightmares. Heres abcs juju chang. Reporter the hugs were a little tighter today as parents in newtown gently guided their kids back to school, back to their daily routines, surrounded by sadness and a stepped up police presence. Getting them back to a routine is the best thing, i think. Reporter but the jittery town suffered a fresh scare as a threat shut down yet another newtown elementary school. Better safe than sorry. Reporter but for karen dreyers son logan, a sandy hook kindergartener, normal is still a long way off. She told abcs dan harris theyre still in limbo as they await word on when classes resume. They wanted to go back to school. They wanted to be with their teachers. Their teachers wanted to see them. Reporter the children, she says, are resilient but some parents were only pretending to be. Its scary, but im going to put on a brave face. Were going to march up to the door, say hell
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On today’s episode of The Confluence:Schools nationwide, including in Pittsburgh, are experiencing dangerous \“swatting\” incidences, where a caller falsely claims there’s an active shooter situation, drawing real resources. We talk to FBI Assistant Special Agent In-Charge Scott Argiro about how the agency addresses these events. (0:00 - 7:34) Allegheny Partners for Out-of-School Time (APOST) has formed a nonprofit organization to support programs serving children after school and during the summer months. The inaugural executive director, Karen Dreyer, and Leah O’Reilly, a board member of APOST, join us to talk about the new nonprofit’s work. (7:47 - 16:07) Residents in East Palestine, Ohio worry about the health impacts of vinyl chloride exposure after February’s train derailment. Seven workers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention investigating the incident also reported symptoms. About 10 years ago, Paulsboro, New Jersey faced a similar accident when 24,