today for the first time since 20 of their friends, six of their educators, slaughtered by a gunman three weeks ago. we have deb feyerick, she is live there for us in monroe, connecticut, where the new sandy hook elementary school is set to open. deb, good morning. reporter: good morning to you. you know, one of the things the kids that we spoke to yesterday, they are really excited to be getting back to class. they re really excited to be joining their friends and their teachers in discovering what is really a new environment. today gives teachers a chance to reset the entire sort of school year and get the kids back into a routine. you know, you have to remember that the last time all these kids were together, they were huddled, hiding from a deranged gunman. so you were in the gym and you were in the art room. reporter: ben and ethan heard the gunshots and screams that horrible morning at sandy hook elementary school. three weeks isn t nearly enough time to underst
caused hundreds of law enforcement officers into overdrive and june 26th matt was shot and killed and then richard sweat was caught and captured. mitchell only admitted that she did indeed smuggle in the tools the men used to get out. the district attorney says she s cutting a deal and, by doing so she s saving herself from other charges. that s exactly what she gets is not filing any type of sexual assault, rape charges that could possibly be charged against her relative to these allegations of sexual conduct between her and david sweat or here and richard matt. let s go to alexandra field in plattsburgh, new york. can you give me an idea of what realistically she could be facing here? reporter: sure. the sentence is 2 to 7 years and then another year on the prison propaganda charge. her attorney says that with good behavior she could end up serving something more like two to four years in prison. this woman came into court today, admitted her guilt on the two charges
becoming the first australian to ever win the masters. he pulled it off, sudden death, breathtaking fashion. it was just awesome. crazy. good morning and welcome to early start. i m brooke baldwin. i m john berman. happy patriots day. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. let s begin with a little news from the homeland. we have the northern plains pounded. we saw some of the pictures by snow. where are we, like almost in may now and here you have this snow, lots of it. combined with low visibility, high winds creating a recipe for disaster on this minnesota hi highway. the dakotas saw up to a foot and a half of snow yesterday and, folks, it is not over yet, another winterlike blast taking aim at denver. how much snow is expected there? let s go to bonnie schneider live in the weather center. say it isn t so. i m sure that s what they re saying in denver. where is our spring. denver, you re on your way to seeing the snowiest april ever but it s not just snowing in colorado
0 right direction, a country closed off to most for so long, sleeping, a 50-year nightmare for many of its citizens, finally, may be waking up to what? time will tell. north korea knows what it has to do. john kerry leaving the door wide open for kim jong-un. will he agree to nuclear talks or risk war by launching a missile? also ahead this morning, missing in the mountains. a hiker bury the by a deadly avalanche and searchers right now, helpless by treacherous conditions. so check this out. this is minnesota and, yes, folks, it is mid-april. snow, ice, howling winds. this is actually happening. it is supposed to be spring. and augusta, georgia, here we go. this is a victorious adam scott becoming the first australian to ever win the masters. he pulled it off, sudden death, breathtaking fashion. it was just awesome. crazy. good morning and welcome to early start. i m brooke baldwin. i m john berman. happy patriots day. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. let s begin with a