And she was still alive at that moment. There are also then those rumors that sensed there was some sort of bloodied cricket bat. What was that used for . Well find out hopefully in court and we cant remember reeva steenkamp. Gets buried tomorrow, her parents, only child, friends have to say good bye to a young woman who seemed so beautiful and bubbly, and, of course, everybody here, asking that same question. Why . Why did he do it . What was the motivation . No answers on that one either. Well keep you posted. Back to you. Robyn, thank you very much. Thats all for us tonight. Anderson cooper starts now. Theres breaking news tonight in the sandy hook massacre, a possible motive emerging, a terrible explanation of why adam lanza chose the target he did. And there is this, a face in the crowd when president obama was speaking out about kids being gunned down in chicago, just hours later, her young life was forever changed. Also tonight, weve all been there, a crowded flight, a crying ba
How are you doing . We made it we did. Oh, my god. Made it they did. The most remarkable 911 call weve ever heard. Together, they prevented a likely massacre, with kendra relaying messages to police. Antoinette was inside, talking to the 20yearold gunman that had fired you have half dozen shots and was carrying enough ammunition to kill hundreds. He told her he wanted to die and was ready to kill. Calmly, sensitively and compassionately, she reached out to him and reached him, persuading him to surrender to police. Theyre coming. So just hold on, michael. Go ahead and lay down. You just got your phone . Okay, thats fine. Tell them to come on. Come on. Okay, he just got his phone, thats all he got is the phone. Do not move, on the ground. Okay. Its just them. Hello . Yes. Im going to tell you something, baby, ive never been so scared in my life. Me either. But you did great. Oh, jesus. You did great. Oh, god oh, god indeed. Antoinette talks a lot about faith tonight, because that faith
Piers is back on monday keeping America Great with a president s day special. He is taking on politics with reagan, a hoover and a taft. President ial descendants. Im are ashleigh banfield, thanks for watching, everyone. From cnn World Headquarters in atlanta, this is early start weekend good to see you and here we go, again. More snow plablanketing the easn u. S. Causing massive pileups. New details of Oscar Pistorius what his family is telling us about the super star. Do you know who is turning 50 . A look back at the man, the legend, Michael Jordan. It is sunday, february 17th. Good morning to you. Getting up early today. Im christi paul in for randi kaye. I want to start with you in vatican city for a beginning and end of sorts here. Pope benedict xvi is residing from st. Peters square right now. This is one of the last appearances he will make as pope. On the other end of the spectrum it is audition day for some of his successors. Joining me now from rome Cnn International corresp
Castro. Its rare to hear someone justify their crimes. Today in court, on live television, we saw just that. All of the sex practically a lot of harmony going on in that home, thats what he said. Were going to look closer at whatever inside someones mind makes them Say Something like that. But first, pamela brown with todays sentencing hearing. Reporter a resolute Michelle Knight confronted her former tormenter headon for the First Time Since escaping captivity. Reporter when it was Ariel Castros turn, he refused to take responsibility for what he did. But at one point he did attempt to apologize. Reporter castro also denied physically and sexually abusing the women. Reporter he even tried to justify his behavior. Reporter over defense objections, prosecutors presented a detailed reconstruction of what the women endured for a decade inside castros home, using a model of his house and showing these photos of their rooms, with boarded up windows and rusty chains, even describing how the
Moment. There are also then those rumors that sensed there was some sort of bloodied cricket bat. What was that used for . Well find out hopefully in court and we cant remember reeva steenkamp. Gets buried tomorrow, her parents, only child, friends have to say good bye to a young woman who seemed so beautiful and bubbly, and, of course, everybody here, asking that same question. Why . Why did he do it . What was the motivation . No answers on that one either. Well keep you posted. Back to you. Robyn, thank you very much. Thats all for us tonight. Anderson cooper starts now. Thanks, piers, good evening, everyone. Its 10 00 p. M. On the east coast. A terrifying explanation of why adam lanza chose the target he did. And there is this. A face in the crowd when president obama was speaking out against kids being gunned down in chicago. Just hours later, her young life was forever changed. Also tonight, weve also been there. A crowded flight, a crying baby, but no matter how bad it gets, who