country and let them know that we are thinking about them at this moment and will continue to think about them each and every day. reporter: the president said he came not only as president but a father and a husband. he said family shared tears, accepted hugs but also shared laughter as they recalled their loved ones. seven people remained in critical condition tonight in the hospital. president obama visited today during his stop in colorado. meantime a huge crowd showed up to honor those who did not survive. ktvu s eric rasmussen was at that vigil and tells us what the governor did not say about the suspect, eric. reporter: we ve seen some incredible tributes to the victim s really since we got here on friday. just take a look at the crosses, they were brought in by the same man who brought in crosses for the victim of the columbine shooting. reporter: one at a time, a crowd of thousands honored each of the people killed in friday s movie theater shooting. including
chicago is asking me about columbine so just think it s important we remember both. josh and shana believe it s personality to teach their children that the community is greater than an act of violence. for my children to learn that bad things happen in this world, but this is how we in our world respond. we take care of each other and take care of everyone we can. they brought mementos toed a to the memorial and said their goodbyes. how do you feel about leaving this for the people. happy that this is here. a mitzvah, a good deed, and that dahl meant a lot to the children. the mom told them it was going to other people who were really sad because of what happened. the vigil is undery. i m heading over there next and we ll have the latest at 11:00. live in colorado. alan: today we re seeing and hearing james holmes for the first time. abc news obtained this tape of him as an 18-year-old speaking to a group of his peers at a science camp in san diego in 2006. i
heather holmes. and i m ken wayne. as aurora struggles to heal, president obama speaks to those who lost loved ones. my main task was to serve as a representative of the entire country and let them know that we are thinking about them at this moment and will continue to think about them each and every day. reporter: the president said he came not only as president but also as a father and a husband. he said family shared tears, accepted hugs but also shared laughter as they recalled their loved ones. seven people remained in critical condition tonight in the hospital. president obama visited today during his stop in colorado. meantime a huge crowd showed up to honor those who did not survive. ktvu s eric rasmussen was at that vigil and tells us what the governor did not say about the suspect, eric. reporter: we ve seen some incredible tributes to the victim s really since we got here on friday. just take a look at the crosses, they were brought in by the same man who
weeks and he goes to school in richmond. now, we talked to an investigator and he says the the 11-year-old has ties in the west oak area. the child mary hayashi also try to reach a larger area between foothill from the 6,000 to 9,000 block. apparently he had gotten into some trouble at school he attends. and it happened around 6:00 p.m. and he got upset. and at some point, he left the group home. reporter: i have been told the oakland police department has not received any tips. they are looking all night and they are asking us to help. reporting live from oakland. now to our coverage of a deadly police shooting in san francisco. today the police say the man killed was suspected of beating his mother. s officer were looking for dennis hughes last night. police say when officers tried to talk tahada hughes, he- -tried to talk to hughes, he set a fire in the apartment. due to the threat the shoot r posed to the community, the firefighters, the officers, and the fire in
within the last 30 minutes when we learned that the inmate that had escaped was found. he was returned to the jail in santa rita. we want to show you pictures of the sheriff deputy cars arriving. the suspect is in the first call, jose luis perez. at first deputies thought he might be trying to escape the weather. you know it s very cold out here at night. we don t believe he had anything more than his jail issued court which is not unusually cold for this type of weather. that may have forced him to seek warmth. reporter: alameda deputys are still trying to determine how jose luis escaped jail. he was in a minimum security area. authorities say franco was last seen climbing a fence in the gun range area. the whole thing is unnerving for some near by residents. this woman got a call from her children s school. there were some afterschool activities they had to cancels are this is just the third escape from the jail. other residents say that record makes them feel safe.