Investigation and the victims. And there are also some other major stories that were following on this sunday afternoon. Deb ferrick is live in atlanta and will bring you the developments later in the program. As we arrived here where our cameras are, its hard not to be moved by what you see in this town. Theres one place where you literally see 20 angels in wood. Everywhere, there are balloons and flowers and teddy bears and things in honor of victims that it is impossible to imagine. The age and innocence of these victims. Today were learning some new details about the horrendous crime and about these innocent victims deaths. Heres what we know. Police say crime scene investigators are wrapping up work in the parking lot of the sandy hook elementary. Work continues inside the school, the crime scene. Heres what we know about the guns. Three of them were found next to the body of the suspected gunman. His name of course is adam lanza, 20 years old. Officials say one was the primary we
Or something, leave a remembrance and pause and reflect. People all around the world are doing the same. Im joined by many of our colleagues, our correspondents all throughout this town covering the variety of different memorials that are taking place, and joined also right now by wolf blitzer. Wolf, i know you talked to two religious leaders about the shooting. I talked to a number last night, a rabbi and a reverend. You talked to a local rabbi and a reverend as well. Both of them will be at that Service Tonight. Yes, theyre both going to be there tonight. Theyre going to be leading the service. And i had a chance to go to the church yesterday and had a good conversation about god and how these horrible tragedies can happen in a situation like this. There are no easy answers, and the clergy, no matter how smart, no matter how powerful, no matter how astute certainly can comfo comfort. Both the rabbi and the minister, they were in the firehouse when the families of the 20 kids were tol
Yeah, i dont know. I cant imagine what those conversations are like. I think simply being there, simply showing the support, simply again having people come together. You know, i think suffering in silence, suffering in isolation, you know, dealing with this anguish i think probably makes it that much harder. So i think that he can help with. Let me reset whats going on right now, and i want to welcome our viewers not only here in the United States but around the world. Were standing by for the start of this prayer vigil, this interfaith prayer vigil that will take place here at the Newtown High School. You see the folks are gathering. Theyre trying to comfort each other. Were watching whats going on as the president of the United States. He has arrived here. He flew from the white house, from Andrews Air Force base outside of the white house in suburban maryland, flew to hartford and then drove. The weather here is not good right now, so he could not chopper could not come over by mar
Any town. There are many difficult days, weeks and months ahead. Starting tomorrow, parents will begin burying their children, trying to imagine its almost unthinkable. Its impossible to find the words. All the words that we can say in this hour are going to seem so small, the face of the tragedy that has occurred here. Now, is a time to lean on one another or the parents and the loved ones and the families here to be the ones to lean on. They came together for a convince il, crowding into the local High School Just behind me. The local High School Auditorium to listen to spiritual leader offering any words of comfort they could. President obama spoke as well and said that we as a nation are simply not doing enough to keep our children safe. He promised to work, to put an end to future tragedies like this one. Well play you his call for action shortly. But we dont want to focus on the killer. For the last several days we havent said his name. I dont want history to remember him. We and
She is an incredible person. And im so blessed to be her dad. That was Robbie Parker talking about his daughter emilie who was 6 years old, she died on saturday. The family meeting tonight with president obama at the school. From the president of the united states, friends or houses of worship here, members of this community are seeking solace all weekend. This morning, some of the children survived the shooting, went to sunday school just like they did every week, it sounds like a simple thing, wasnt simple or easy for anyone. Not for the children or their teacher. Reporter his is where some of the children who were killed at sandy hook elementary prayed and went to sunday school. She was back on this sunday for all her students, including those who survived. You had a lot of children here in this room, what was that like for you. It was a little bit it was very scary, because i spent yesterday trying to prepare for today. But you dont know whats going to happen. And right in the midd