connecticut to lend comfort to those both far and near. the president will meet with victims families and thank first responders and he will speak at 75:00 vigil. part of that national recovery began in newtown this morning as churches welcomed mourners to remember the victims a sign posted outside one location warned the media to keep their distance. right now the people of that small new england community are turning toward faith and each other in the face of their unimaginable grief. and as they brace themselves for multiple funerals, we are learning more about the victims. nbc s michelle franzen has the latest in this report. good morning, michelle. reporter: alex, these are the names and the faces of this tragedy, the bright boys and girls who were just learning to read, write and learn about their world. and the teachers and school employees who sacrificed their
high-capacity magazine clips but why we have waiting lines for access to mental health, why we allow for a culture of violence that celebrates the kind of death and destruction that we saw here today. there s no easy answer for why this happened and there s frankly no silver bull pet, no easy answer for how we make sure this doesn t happen again, but it s certainly gonna consume the first part of my work as a united states senator. and we will all be watching and support you, so thank you very much. and best of luck in the days ahead. thank you, alex. coming up, stories and pictures that will both chill you and inspire you. but when i was in an accident. i was worried the health care system spoke a language all its own with unitedhealthcare, i got help that fit my life. so i never missed a beat. that s health in numbers. unitedhealthcare.
president obama arrives here in a few hours, he will start off by meeting with victims, their family members, as well as first responders, the people who are suffering the most in this. he will offer his condolences, his support, not only as the president but also as a father and as a husband. then a little bit later on this evening, he will be speaking at this high school behind me, the newtown high school. i m told by white house officials that his comments will really be focused on the family members, on this community, the suffering of this communityism don t expect to hear anything about policy this evening. alex, this is becoming an all too familiar trip that president obama is making. i have been looking at speeches in tucson and colorado in each of the instances, president obama talks about the lives that
the house and watching what s happened in the senate. you have got a number of rural democrats, starting with senator reid, a number of rural democrats up for re-election next time this is not an issue of popularity turks is one of intensity a lot of gun owners vote that single issue, whereas voters who may favor controls tend to vote on a lot of other issues. the politics of this over the last decade and a half have been purely really in the gun owner s favor. you look at president obama s record, he signed two bills on guns to allow more guns on national parks and amtrak that is the direction they have been going. i think is a real uphill struggle to try to get anything through the democrat senate, let alone the republican house. alex, what happened on friday though, what happened on friday may have raised the intensity meter of people who heretofore haven t had the same intensity as you the nra. time all good americans get that intensity meter up. representative davis, i want to
the strongest call for action we ve ever seen. absolutely. kirsten todd coon, thank you for your time. thanks, alex. now more images from newtown, connecticut, including this banner hanging from the side of the building, it simply says, hug a teacher today, it is not what you are seeing there, but it is there. a flag in honor of the city, numbers representing each of those kill ready attached to the stars and stripes along with a rose. the last line of the message below that flag, we shall never forget them. [ loud party sounds ] hi, i m ensure clear. clear, huh? i m not juice or fancy water. i ve got nine grams of protein. that s three times more than me! [ female announcer ] ensure clear. nine grams protein. zero fat. in blueberry/pomegranate and peach.