A gunman walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in newtown, connecticut and opened fire. He killed 20 children, Young Children from 5 to 10 years old. The shootings took place in two rooms of one section of the school and he killed at least six adults before killing himself. Police found the body of the suspects mother in his home earlier in the day. A prayer vigil was held in a church and took place a mile away from the sandy hook elementary. Hundreds were in attendance. At the white house a vigil was held with people gathering for more gun control. Many say it demands tougher legislation. In the white house, a visibly shaken president obama offered these words about the mass killing. The majority of those who died today were children. Beautiful little kids between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. They had their entire lives ahead of them. Birthdays, graduations, weddings, kids of their own. Among the fallen were also teachers. Men and women who devoted their lives to helping our chi
I can tell you his mother nancy lanza was found dead at the family home here in newtown, as well. She had been a teacher at the sandy hook Elementary School. The schools principal dawn hochsprung was among those killed and tonight a friend remembered her as quote, the kind of person you would want to be educating your kids. School psychologist Mary Sherlock was also kilged. This afternoon afternoon the brother, ryan lanza was taken in for questioning by police and he was handcuffed. Officials did not label him a suspect. The gunmans father was also questioned in relation to what happened here today. Tonight, a nation in mourning. Candle light vigils were held in newtown and across the country. There was one just outside of the white house in washington, d. C. Earlier today, president obama ordered flags to be flown at half staff nationwide in tribute to the victims of this terrible tragedy. In an emotional address, he said this to the nation. I know theres not a parent in america who d
Of the United States and we can report for you that police have now identified a School Shooter as adam lanza. A shooter who killed 26 people today at the Sandy Hook Elementary School here in this small connecticut town. 20 children were killed. 18 of them were pronounced dead right at the scene of the school. Two of them were rushed to the hospital, hoping that they could save them. Those children died at the hospital. Six adults at the school were also shot dead. And they died at the scene as well. Nancy lanza, a teacher at the school and a mother of the suspected shooter, was also killed. But she was found dead in her sons home in newtown. Adam lanza, the 24yearold brother ryan lanza, was taken into Police Custody. Ryan lanza taken into Police Custody for questioning in hoboken, new jersey, earlier today. Officials had not labeled him a suspect. But he was taken away in handcuffs. His brother adam died at the scene. But police are not saying at this point if he killed himself. Polic
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
See their see deep cuts in their paychecks ten days from now. Lawmakers and president obama have left washington for christmas, and with no consensus on the momentous tax hikes and spending cuts set to go into effect january 1st. Cnns Brianna Keilar is live in hawaii where the president is vacationing. Br breanna, is the president overly optimistic a lastminute deal can be reached . Reporter i dont know, miguel, if you could say overly optimistic. We heard him last night in the Briefing Room of the white house saying hes a hopeless optimist that something can still be done. But the fact is its going to be something smaller. Hes now pushing for tax cuts to be preserved for americans making 250,000 or less and pushing for Unemployment Benefits to be extended for a couple million americans. Listen to some of what he said but also still some of the House Republican opposition to this shortterm plan hes pushing. In the next few days ive asked leaders of congress to work towards a package th