Quite frankly. So i cant tell you that didnt happen. I can only tell you that supports a persons opportunity to hunt. And to meet the strictest definition of the second amendment, but beyond that i think this thing has gotten way out of control. And the idea that assault weapons are as plentiful in the United States with a capacity as large as theyre available in the United States, including in connecticut, is not something i support. I think this whole issue of assault weapons and weapons that can easily be converted to a salt weapons is a question we really need to have in this country. Obviously the discussion can begin about the size of the magazines, and i think thats a good discussion to have. Id love to hear the people argue that we need 30round magazines and thats somehow tied to the right to bear arms. [ inaudible question ] right, and they say that because they know they can prevent about im not talking about basic weapons or weapons used in hunting. Best of my knowledge, if anyone uses an assault weapon an assault weapon in the hunting with the 30round magazine, id be quite surprised by that and by the way, if they do, and because of public safety, that should go away, then i believe that should go away. Public policy didnt see to be particular focus of yours during the first half of your term here well, i was wondering if you agree with that observation and if so, why now . I think gun safety is has been important to our administration and the fact is we are ranked as having the top five toughest laws on guns in the nation. But i will go back to what i said earlier. Absent a federal framework drill down further into my own personal history. As mayor of stanford, we came to understand that a big percentage of the handguns work their way up from i95 in states in which there are actually easier gun laws and guns in some cases sold under exceptions to the rule for gun shows. Those guns work their way up i95 and get to places like new york city or cities in our state and ive always said those exceptions in the absence of a tougher federal legislation is not good for connecticut, not good for our cities and, again, i also have firmly believed that these highcapacity magazines are extremely dangerous. Having said that, being in the top five, i think there have been people who previously thought theyve done enough in connecticut. Im not saying im one of those. I doubt there is one of those left. Do you think it meets this state law, our state laws its been pointed out, and ive taken the time to point it out, that we could be compliant with the previous assault weapons ban limitation by going from a 30 magazine to a 10 magazine. I think thats a commonsense piece of legislation that could be taken up. Enough information to say Mental Illness played a part in this this situation, and how would you go about improving what seems to be a very fractured Mental Health system . The with respect i dont have a diagnosis. Its possible that the criminal investigation may have turned that up. I dont have personal knowledge about it. My comments about it are in large part based on the nature of the crime, how it was carried out, the fact that he killed his mother first, the fact that he drove himself to the school, he brought numerous weapons with him, and a reported history of alienation and behaviors that would be consistent with that, but do i have a diagnosis, the answers no. How do you then go about addressing it on a statewide policy basis . You know, i think that Mental Illness has long been delegated to a different discussion than physical health, for instance. It is a distinction that i think in many ways has not served our country well. I think that first and foremost we need to begin in earnest the process of removing that discussion. Now, over the last 20 years, there has been some gradual change. For instance, with respect to coverage under insurance plans and access to some Mental Health services. But we havent gone far enough there as well. I think we all suffer with the presumption not all but i think many in the country suffer with the presumption that a Mental Illness cannot be recovered from. Of course, that isnt the case. There are, just as there are untreatable or uncurable physical diseases, there are cases where people do not recover from Mental Illness, but there are far more physical maladies that people recover from and there are far more psychological or Mental Illness maladies that people recover from. There really is no basis to speak about and treat these things differently and we need to move well beyond that. By closing so many Mental Health facilities in the state that could contribute to some no, i dont thing thats the issue. I dont thing thats the issue at all, to tell you the truth. In fact, i want to say just the opposite. Im a big believer that a group home or alternative placement is a far better way to assure positive outcomes in treating Mental Illness, drug addiction, and other maladies than trying to confine people to large institutions where they were generally actually, not generally, where they were historically underserved in our country. Budget deficit deal apparently in the works i think there were discussions last week and discussions continued on friday. There are i think tentative understandings with the caucus leaders, the four caucus leaders, but thats tentative. Theyve not shared it with their members to the best of my knowledge. Its capable of being adjusted further. But i think were on a road to having an agreement. Whether, you know, where exactly that is, ive got to tell you, ive been busy with a couple other things. So ben barnes continues to have meetings with leaders. Hell continue to do that. Id like to do it on a bipartisan basis. I think we should do it on a bipartisan basis. [ inaudible ] ill get you next. Okay. Go ahead. [ inaudible ] assault weapons ban could be renewed no, let me just be very clear. Thats been my position since well before the ban yes, yes, i know that. Okay. What about some sort of federal rules or regulations regarding violent video games which its been reported this young man was either addicted to or was very enthusiastic about. Where you actually do shoot people in this simulated manner. Let me assure you, ive never played one. I think parents have to think about those games. And whether anyone should be exposed to them or at what age they should be exposed to them. Until i know more about ive read some of the stuff youre commenting about, about this assailant. Well know more, but do i think encouraging violence to be played out in such a realistic fashion is good for people, the answer is no, i dont on the investigation i get briefed on it but im not i certainly dont want to say things that would in any way inpete our operating theories absent someone deciding that operating theory is in fact now a conclusion. So im aware of theories. Im aware of physical evidence and how its being interpreted. But i choose to await final interpretation of that by the folks who have done this on a more regular basis than i have. Yeah, right here. On friday, you found yourself in an unimaginable position of informing these people about the death of their family members. Is that something you victim of circumstance, did you tell the state police, ill do that . Can you give us some detail on that yeah, i was it was evident to me that there was a reluctance to tell parents and loved ones that the person they were waiting for was not going to return. And that had gone on for a period of time. Well after there was any expectancy that families would be reunited. So i made a decision that rather than relying on traditional investigative policies, that you actually have a child or an adult identified as the particular victim, before you inform someone, or at least give them the information by which they could formulate for themselves that their loved one was not going to return, i made the decision that to have that go on any longer was wrong. I did [ inaudible ] im going to attend whatever number i can attend. Today we had a conflict. For instance, two funerals at the same time. Although nancy was able to get down to noahs wake beforehand, she then went up to jacks funeral, and i stayed at the funeral in fairfield. So i dont think im going to get to all of them. But i would be i think one of us one of us will do our utmost to attend any funeral that were welcome at. Okay. Thank you very much. Thank you, governor. Visibly moved, the governor of this state of connecticut, dan malloy, briefing reporters on what is going on. He, like the president of the United States on friday, choked back tears. This is a very sad day, of raw emotion here in newtown, connecticut, as families begin burying the children killed in the massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School right down the road from where we are right now. Were watching all of this unfold, and the pain is clearly, clearly evident. While every day here in new town is sad, today, its especially, its especially sad. This afternoon, the first funerals were held for victims of the Elementary School massacre. Connecticuts governor, you just saw him here, he attended one of the services today, and he summed it up this way, and im quoting him, you see little coffins and your heart starts to ache. As this town and the nation tries to come to grips with this huge, huge tragedy, the investigation is focusing in on the question why. Some of the answers may come from a computer found in the home where the gunman, adam lanza, lived with his mother. Cnns National CorrespondentDeborah Feyerick is keeping track of the latest developments. Shes joining us now live with more. What are you learning, deb . Wolf, we can tell you Law Enforcement sources are telling us the computer is being analyzed. It was found smashed inside the home, and investigators right now gathered up the piece, putting it together, trying to check all the forensics on it, who he may have been in contact with, emails, websites. Anything that may give them some insight into what he was thinking in the days and the moments leading up to this crime. We want to tell you that around 3 00, two Unmarked Police cars traveled up the long driveway and you can see, this is as close as weve gotten to the home since this all happened. Three people did enter that home. We believe theyre investigators. I can also tell you, wolf, something equally sad. On our way here, we noticed there were marked squad cars in the driveways of some of the nearby homes. Weve been told by Connecticut Police that any home directly affected by this tragedy would have those cars in their driveways. So were trying to confirm whether, in fact, the homes nearby the lanzas may have been affected. Cnn confirmed nancy lanza, the mom, who was shot and killed by her own son, shot in the head, by her own gun, that, in fact, she had confided to friends that this was their last winter here, that they were planning on moving, that she thought about possibly going to washington state, possibly enrolling her son in a college there. Weve been able to trace a little bit of his academic history, wolf. We can tell you, right now, there is no known connection to the Sandy Hook Elementary School. He first appears in public records as a freshman in high school back in 2007, and at that time, we spoke to a security director, who said that adam lanza immediately was identified as a child that needed to be watched. Not because he was a threat to other people, that he was so gawky and so awkward that Security Officials felt that others may be a threat to him. So not only did they keep an eye on him, but also he was, at that time, assigned a school psychologist. He left that school in about 2008. He enrolled in classes at a nearby university, just about 15 minutes from here. He was taking Computer Science, macro economic, American History. This is a 16yearold kid, mind you, he was taking those classes. In 2009, he just fell off the grid, never went back to the school. He took up shooting as a hobby. The atf telling us he was spotted at a local gun range. Even his mom saying to a friend that it was a hobby, that he enjoyed and he wanted to pursue. Wolf. Deborah feyerick, thanks very much. People across the nation have become fascinated by the stories of the 20 children, the 6 women, all educators, who died at the school, and theyre reaching out to newtown, sending gifts for the makeshift memorials that are springing up all over this town. Cnns brook baldwin is here. She caught up with a First Responder delivering christmas wreaths from oregon. As brook discovered, has quite a story to tell us. Brook, the story is powerful. Its a symptom, a symbol of what has going on here. You and i have walked around this town. People just want to show some emotion. Its pretty incredible. Its been difficult to talk to some of the First Responders. You can see it in their eyes what they saw but they dont exactly want to share it and were respecting it. I happened upon the town square where i see box after box and i said, what are you delivering, hanging up, and it was a wreath, 26 wreaths from a perfect stranger, a wreath from across the country in portland, oregon. Heres what he shared with me. How many wreaths are there . 26. Did they get sent to the firehouse . Sent to the firehouse through u. P. S. Did you know they were coming . No, no, they were the truck pulled up and she says, i have a delivery. We unloaded them all and we figured wed come up with a place to put them, try to keep them all together. Got shipped all the way from oregon. How long have you been here . Since friday. Where are you based out of . The sandy hook firehouse. How long have you been at the firehouse . Were going home at night to sleep but years . Since high school. Im 38. Did you ever in 1 million years think youd be experiencing this . Nobody in this toub would thing that. Where were you when you heard . Working. Working across town. We saw the helicopters. What did you think it was . We thought it was one or two. The principal at first and we came down the road, it was just all surreal. Seeing all the cars, all this. Its tough. Where did you go once you saw the cars, straight to the firehouse . Straight to the firehouse. From there, we just help us around the world understand what you, as a First Responder, are going through. Sadness, anger, guilt in some aspects. Why guilt . What could you have done . Exactly. We were having counseling. As a group. Just finally what do you make of the wreaths, just people you dont know sending you all these wreaths to put up in your town, what would you say to the people of portland, oregon . Thank you. It makes us feel warm to know this is amazing that people that far away care about us. It was the same firehouse in which a lot of those parents were waiting friday morning to find out the fates of their sons and daughters. To get out and hang these 26 wreaths in the middle of the town square and just those two simple words, thank you, you can just tell it meant the world to these guys. I just myself walked up to that firehouse and i saw those little trees, saw the toys, the flowers, everything the stuffed animals i walked in, i spent some time, a little time with some of the First Responders there who were were going to show it to our viewers later. They all said the same thing they said to you. They never expected that they would be and thats sort of the command center. Its a crime scene because that firehouse is right down the street from the Elementary School. And thats where theyre review everything, theyre checking everything, and i was going to meet with one of the lead commanders over there, but they were busy returning personal effects of some of those who were killed to their parents and just its a tough scene at the firehouse. Very tough. Thanks, wolf. 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Ooh, lala among the victims, james mattioli. He wanted to wear shorts, he loved to swim and he was always hungry for his dads omelets and his moms french toast. Meetings are under way to prepare for the reopening of schools here in newtown. Officials say the students of Sandy Hook Elementary School are dismissed until further notice. You had a chance, kate, to meet with some folks here who are planning to deal with this issue. Its a sensitive issue. Where are these kids going to go to school . Its a massive undertaking. Obviously after the horror of friday, no one is ready to send children, students, back into sandy hook elementary but at the same time so many folks are looking for a sense of normalcy. Thats what im hearing over and other again. Getting the children back on a path to healing. Thats where the city monroe stepped in. Truck loads filled with everything from desks to Bulletin Boards leaving sandy hook elementary. Heading here to the neighboring town of monroe. When the children come in, whenever the school is