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
If we can begin to understand 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
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
Against syria, against russia and their allies iran. When one day there is a full accounting of the horrors committed in this the horror aleppo. One day it will come. We all know what is happening. And we all know you were involved. Aleppo will join the ranks of those events in World History that defined modern evil. That stain our conscience decades later. Are you truly incapable of shame . Is there literally nothing that can shame you . Is there no act of barbarism against civilians, no execution of a child that gets under your skin that just creeps you out a little bit . Here words were powerful but came in against the backdrop of the u. N. s top humanitarian official accusing countries including the United States wringing their hands of aleppo. And we begin with the voices of aleppo and cnns frederick. I dont know what to say. Words cant go out now. Just something to stop the expected massacres. The next day. All all the building collapsed. People are killed. And many people now ar
That defined modern evil. That stain our conscience decades later. Are you truly incapable of shame . Is there literally nothing that can shame you . Is there no act of barbarism against civilians, no execution of a child that gets under your skin that just creeps you out a little bit . Her words were powerful, they came against the backdrop of the u. N. s top humanitarian official accusing countries including the United States of collectively wringing their hands in the face of what he calls the crushing of aleppo. As well discuss, this is current administrations responsibility and the next ones as well. We begin, though, with the voices of aleppo and cnns frederik pleitgen. And many people are being killed, all the buildings collapsed. Many people were killed. Many people now are being killed and just kept in the street and their buildings. No one can help them. Countless stories from within the rebelheld territory in aleppo, syria. It is by all accounts an unmitigated humanitarian d