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 now 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 good morning
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
My life for the last four years. The shooter was very active. He was actually walking down my hallway. He had shot and killed my teacher, and my door was wide open. And i was hiding in an open room that the shooter could have easily walked into and killed me. What is it that you want people to know about your teacher . He was just an amazing person. Mr. Beigel, his name. And he will forever be in my heart and forever be my hero because he basically saved my life. If it wasnt for him, i might not be here today. I didnt get to say goodbye to one miff best friends, and i got to find out this morning that he didnt make it. But i have to think about what im going to wear to his funeral now. I lost quite a few friends yesterday. One that i had class with who was very close to me. And knowing that theyre gone and i i would argue with them, and now that person is gone and i can never say im sorry. There were a lot of people that we lost, and they were wonderful people with great families. Thos
Judge ordering crews held without bond. That happened just an hour ago. He is being charged with premeditated murder of 17 for the High School Students and teachers. This comes as his association with a White Nationalist militia comes to light. The Associated Press is reporting he took part in paramilitary drills with a group called the republic of florida in tallahassee. More on these details and what was missed on social media that was out there. That is straight ahead. We also just found out the senate stuck in quicksand as they hold procedural votes on reform amendments. They need 60 votes to halt debatthe debate on each one of them. The mccain dreams act has failed, we are tracking the rest of them but we have coverage of that plus the 1. 5 trillion in for structure plan, congressman tom rice and joe joining us exclusively with their opinions on whether theres enough money to even begin to scratch the surface of all the problems we have with infrastructure in this country. To wall