We have a team of cbs news correspondents and producers on this stilldeveloping story. We begin with Margaret Brennan here in newtown. Reporter gflg, jim. And the bodies of those 12 girls, eight boys, and six adult women killed right here in the sandy hook shooting yesterday are being returned to their families tonight, more than 24 hour after the brutal mass sixyearold Emilie Parker and jesse lewis. Tomorrow, the medical examiner will conduct autopsies on adam lanza and his mother. And the families will begin the process of laying their loved ones to rest. Jim. Axelrod margaret, thank you. It is still unclear what if any connection the gunmans mother had to the school. But we do know the weapons adam lanza used to kill his victims came from her home. Bob orr is in washington with more on the investigation. Good evening, bob. Reporter good evening, jim. As new details emerge, the scope of the horror explains. Gunman adam lanza apparently sprayed two classrooms at Sandy Hook Elementary
Who managed to get away from the desert gas plant where theyd been held. They told of how they fled in the confusion as the Algerian Army attacked. Many were injured, some badly. It happened so fast. Reporter but it hasnt ended quickly. The algerians say theyve freed nearly 100 foreigners and as they were being bussed away, many thanked their rescuers. Kept us nice and safe and fought off the bad guys. Reporter but the bad guys the Al Qaeda Linked mass battalion led from afar by Mokhtar Belmokhtar may still be holding 30 foreigners still unaccounted for. More detail has emerge with the free hostages. Some say they had explosives hung around their necks as they were placed in a convoy of vehicles by their captors. When the cars began to move, the Algerian Army unit surrounding the site feared the captives were being taken out of the compound and opened fire. Britains Prime Minister David Cameron said the algerians told him the incident didnt end there. This is a large and complex site a
Be courageous. Americans are counting on you. Thank you. Pelley giffords, who is partially blind, resigned from Congress Last year. The rest of todays hearing featured gun control advocates and opponents, and our nancy cordes was there. Reporter at one end of the witness table was Gabrielle Giffords husband. At the othhe c the National Rifle Association Wayne lapierre, who argued new gun laws are nun necessary. The fact is, we could dramatically cut crime in this country with guns and save lives all over this country if we would start enforcing the 9,000 federal laws we have on the books. Im talking about drug dealers with guns, gangs with guns and felons with guns. Theyre simply not being enforced. The numbers are shocking. Reporter democrats and some republicans said background checks need to be expanded to include firearm purchases made at gun shows. Baltimore county police chief jim johnson the best way to stop a bad guy from getting a gun in the first place is a good background ch
Fire extinguisher failed. Authorities are still identifying the victims, but most are likely to be students from the local university. The fatal sdifernt is being treated as a National Tragedy in brazil. President cut short a state trip to chile returning home to meet with victims families and pledging national support. We stand together at this time. And even though there is a lot of sadness we will pull through. The three American Exchange students studying at that university are all fine. A u. S. Embassy spokesperson told cbs news no americans appear to have been involved jim . Margaret, thank you. This fire in brazil is one the deadliest nightclub fires ever. 13 years ago at a club in china a welders torch ignited a fire that claimed 309 lives. X years nooing rhode island a hundred people were killed in a fire that started with malfunctioning pyrotechnics. The same cause suspected in this slatest latest fire in brazil. The president of egypt has declared a state of emergency in thr
But late today things looked frosty between the secretary and israeli Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu. Faces were long and comments were short. She had just flown ten hours, leaving president obama behind on a tour of cambodia throughout this day there were rumors of peace but israel unleashed a ferocious bombardment of gaza from air and sea. The palestinians and gaza fired back. Since this started last week, 133 palestinians have been killed in 1,500 israeli air strikes. Five israelis have died after more than one thousand rockets rained down from gaza. We have correspondents on both sides of the line, first Charlie Dagata in gaza. Reporter city skyline was filled with smoke as israeli tanks fired shells followed by air strikes. When we drove to one neighborhood to take a closer look, another strike came in. The bomb landed less than a hundred yards from us. Residents scrambled for safety. Our next stop was the hospital. There had been a number of explosions here in gaza this aftern