And to end them, we must change. And now we learn more about the victims that unforgettable friday morning. The ultimate question remains, why did it happen. And we may never, ever get an answer to that question, why. Welcome to a special edition of starting point from newtown, connecticut. Im joined by early start coanchor john berman. Today, two 6yearold boys will be buried and children across the country head back to school. Jack pinto, a little guy who loved new york giants. And noah pozner, the youngest of the 26 victims who died on friday morning. He is a twin. His sister survived. Still doesnt know how her twin brother died. President obama here, trying to bring comfort to the inconsolable, promised to use his powers, everything he can do as president to end this kind of madness. This is our first task. Caring for our children. Can we truly say as a nation that were meeting our obligations . Three around. Come down now. One, two, three, ready, and go. Come now all my were rememb
Liz intet in new york. Right now, all across america, parents are sending their children to school, a lot of fear as well. We want to begin with gun violence, Mental Illness. Well continue it all week long. Are my children safe, its a question parents are asking. Security has been beefed up at schools and campuses around the country. As new details now surface about the horrifying moments when the shooter entered that school and unimaginable. To end that, well be joined by the school nurse. Sally cox. Shell be with us in a minute. Lets get right to the president s right now. He spoke last night. He came here and met with the families. He was with allison, the granddaughter of the school principal. The president comforted the families yesterday. Then delivered the speech. He told the people of newtown, theyre not alone. A powerful call to action. A president filled with angry. I come to offer the love and prayers of a nation. Mere words cannot match the depths of your sorrow. Nor can th
This is the president s own plan b, a scaledback bill that seeks to protect tax rates for households earning less than 250,000 and extend jobless benefits for two million americans out of work for six months or more. Its a shadow of the big deal contemplated only days ago. In ten days we face a deadline. In ten days, under current law, tax rates are scheduled to rise on most americans. Even though democrats and republicans are arguing about whether those rates should go up for the wealthiest individuals, all of us every single one of us agrees that tax rates shouldnt go up for the other 98 of americans. Reporter the president met with harry reid at the white house and spoke with House Speaker john boehner. Mr. Obama said lawmakers need a break from fiscal cliff frustration much of it self induced. We move Forward Together or we dont move forward at all so as we leave town for a few days to be with our families for the holidays, i hope it gives everybody some perspective. Reporter the p
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
Its been a week since the shooting. bell tolling for most of the journalists in this newsroom, theyve never covered anything that came close to being as horrific as this. It is a singular event in the history of connecticut. bell tolls narrator a week after adam lanza massacred 20 children and six adults at sandy hook elementary school, church bells tolled across the state. Memorials were erected to the 26 victims. President obama read out 26 names. But there was a 27th person murdered that day the gunmans mother, nancy lanza. Nancy lanza is the person adam was closest to in the world. She was the first person he killed. He shot her four times in the head while she was in bed, and then he went off to sandy hook elementary school. If we can begin to understand adams relationship with nancy, we probably can begin to understand adam. One of the things that josh and i talked about early on when we were given this assignment is the fact that it didnt seem like nancy was ever really mentione