Everybody, death was caused by everyone we have completed so far was caused by gunshot wounds. And obviously, the manner of death on all of these cases has been classified as homicide. A long time medical examiner calls it probably the worst thing he has ever seen in more than 30 years in this field. Most everybody hit more than once. Each with a semiautomatic rifle, and this. When i saw those teachers and i locked eyes with each of them separately, when i found the two children if i could go back i would i would embrace them. Because i had no idea what they had gone through. The parents of children who survived the shooting struggle to come to terms with what their children and the teachers had to endure as we learn the names of all 26 people killed. Not one of those 20 children who died over the age of seven years old. They were six and seven years old, all first graders. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer, reporting here from ne
And make our country worthy of their memory. A tough thing this morning. Happening now in the news room, amid one mans unspeakable cruelty, tales of courage are emerging from newtown, connecticut. As shots drew nearer, teacher victoria soto threw herself between the gunman and her students. Her family tells us how she should be remembered. President obama comforting the families of those killed and how he remembers the love and prayers of a nation. Well share his speech from last nights vigil. Part of the speech, a call to action. President obama vowing to prevent another massacre. Today gun control seems to have a tone of determination. A special edition of newsroom begins right now. Good morning to you. Im Carol Costello here in atlanta. Joining me shortly, don lemon. Hees in newtown, connecticut. Lets begin here, shall we . Well begin with the latest at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Today the first of the funerals get under way. 6yearold jack pinto and noah pozner will be the first
Adams relationship with nancy, we probably can begin to understand adam. And in our second story, a town divided over guns. When they pass a law that violates the constitution, i will not comply. And how the shootings have moved grieving newtown residents to join the debate. You have a tremendous power. And the fact that youre from newtown is even more important. We cannot be defined as a culture that accepts this. Things must change. This is the time. These two stories in this special edition frontline. Frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. And by the corporation for public broadcasting. Major support for frontline is provided by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information is available at macfound. Org. Additional funding is provided by the park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. And by the frontline journalism f
Fields from medical research to computer software. Ifill we continue our weeklong focus on guns, after newtown. Tonight Jeffrey Brown reports on the possible links, if any, between violent video games and violent behavior. The result clearly shows that playing a violent video game increases aggressive behavior. One of the problems in this field is that people confuse aggression and violence. Woodruff and Margaret Warner gets an update on the Oscar Pistorius murder trial in south africa, as the prosecution and the defense lay out conflicting accounts of the events leading to his girlfriends death. Thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And by the bill and Melinda Gates foundation. Dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive lif and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made p
You are linked to the violent captioning sponsored by Macneil Lehrer productions woodruff evidence suggests that since 2006 a secretive Chinese Military unit has hacked the Computer Systems of more than one hundred u. S. Corporations and organizations. Good evening. Im judy woodruff. Ifill and im gwen ifill. On the newshour tonight, we assess the damage done by the Cyber Attacks, and explore the motivations behind what appear to be chinas systematic targeting of foreign firms and governments. Woodruff then, we turn to todays arguments at the Supreme Court over a patent case with implications for biotechnology giant monsanto, and a range of fields from medical research to computer software. Ifill we continue our weeklong focus on guns, after newtown. Tonight Jeffrey Brown reports on the possible links, if any, between violent video games and violent behavior. The result clearly shows that playing a violent video game increases aggressive behavior. One of the problems in this field is th