gregg: here is what we know about the shooting tragedy in connecticut. the death toll is 28. 26 people were killed at the school itself. 20 of them are children. police say the shooter is adam lanza and he killed himself. all around this tiny close-night community, the town of newtown, connecticut, mourners from all over setting up makeshift memorials. mike tobin joins us live from newtown s town center. mike? gregg, if you look behind me, you may notice a few things, a flag pole in the center of town. the flag is at half-staff. something is missing. christmas decorations. the people here began to feel guilty about celebrating, so a lot of people elected to take
we grieve for the families of those we lost. we keep in our prayers the parents of those who survived because as blessed as they to have their children home they know their child s innocence has been torn by the way. molly: flags were lowered to half-staff in honor to those that were killed. usually the republicans would put out a radio and sbrchbt address but john boehner put out a statement instead after the school shooting, saying, quote, there will be no weekly republican address this weekend so that president obama can speak for the entire nation at this time of mourning. i join the president and all americans in sending prayers and condolences to the victims loved ones. janet napolitano says that department will provide, quote, any support necessary to state and local officials on the scene in newtown. heather: molly henneberg live
from around connecticut who have arrived in newtown wanting only to help. too often we focus on what divides us as a people instead of what binds us as human beings. what we saw yesterday were those bonds, that sense of community. in the coming days, we will rely on that which we have been taught and that which we inherently believe, that we have faith for a reason and that faith is god s gift to us all. those educators and those innocent little boys and girls were taken from their families far too soon. let us all hope and pray those children are now in a place where that innocence will forever be protected. may god bless you and may god bless those 27 people. may god bless their families and friends and may the pain their loved ones feel be some day absorbed by the love of all man
message. and make no mistake, this kid s hard drive, everything from his computer is being analyzed, looked at, cell phones, facebook. they will essentially, gregg, do not just autopsies on these little angels that were unmercifully killed here, but on a psychological autopsy of the shooter. what did he do? why did he do it? what does the toxicology tell us? was he on drugs or meds? there is a great deal of work that has yet to be done, even though the shooter is dead. gregg: his medical records, school records will also likely prove valuable as well. judge jeanine, thanks very much. you can catch justice with judge jeanine live from newtown right here on the fox news channel. we ll be right back [ male announcer ] red lobster s crabfest ends soon. hurry in and try five succulent entrees, like ourender snow crab paired with savory garlic shrimp. just $12.99.
now? judge jeanine pirro, host of justice with judge jeanine joins us live from newtown. what would you be looking for, former d.a. and judge, what would you be focusing on? you know, gregg, as someone who has responded to these crime scenes of child victims, i can tell you firsthand that this takes an enormous toll on all of law enforcement. i don t care how seasoned the detective is or the crime scene technician. this stuff is everyone sor. what they re looking for and what they have been look for is the number of shots to each of the child victims. they re collecting shell casings. they re trying to make sure that they have the forensics, any fingerprints, was there a second gun? was there unexpended shells or shell casings, and they trying at this point to essentially do a map of how this happened, how the shots were fired, from where, where were