President is coming today. does that help with the healing? it certainly can t hurt. up the road from that makeshift memorial, you see white crosses brought here from a man from illinois who also brought crosses to columbine, just 13 miles down the road. still to come live from aurora, details about the suspect, james holmes, including a brand new report on how he got his hands on gear fit for warfare. [ donovan ] i hit a wall. and i thought i can t do this, it s just too hard. then there was a moment. when i decided to find a way to keep going. go for olympic gold and go to college too. [ male announcer ] every day we help students earn
there s a red robin in aurora, one particular one, where about a dozen employees went to the movie, wanted to see the midnight premiere. this was something they loved to do. they went about a dozen, they went to this movie. eight were shot. one was killed. one man was killed. the bartender there. five two were released immediately from the hospital. five are still in the hospital right now. it s just red robin, the whole franchise has gathered around, started fund-raisers for these folks from california to pennsylvania. just a tragedy. beyond, obviously the president, mary who will be here and meet with many of these family members, and some of the people who did survive. i want to ask you about what s going on behind me. we see the tents being set up. they are getting ready for this vigil. there will be music, prayers. the governor will be here. the mayor will be here. how important is this? it s very important.
[ male announcer ] febreze. eliminates odors and leaves carpets fresh. i was here the year columbine happened. i m just so overwhelmed. some day i will have to explain to her, like, why things like this happen. it just breaks my heart and makes me so angry. there s so much heartbreak here in aurora, colorado. president obama hoping to help with the healing. he is in the air right now,
Your job. but you re not just a reporter here. you are somebody who lives and works in this community. what is this like for you? in aurora, it s socially and economically diverse. a lot of immigrants who come to colorado come to aurora to live. it s tragic seeing what s happened. columbine, this happened a while ago. more than a decade ago. here in denver an in aurora, there s been a string of shootings as of late that have effected this community. this adds to it. in the end, do you think something good will come of this? do you think, mary, that the wishes of these family members i know you ve spoken to them, i ve spoken to them, they just don t want it to be in vain. what good can come of this? i think it inspires the friends and family to live better. everyone i ve spoken with has repeated again and again i won t take my life in vain, i ll appreciate every moment after this. i think that s been a strong lesson for the members of this
Things and where he got him. rick hahn, former fbi supervisor, thank you very much. even as all this information is coming out and we await the first court appearance tomorrow, this is focusing on healing. this is a day of healing, again at the location where there will be a vigil tonight. all around this community we ve seen signs of this community coming together. miguel almaguer is here with more on that. you and i have had a lot of opportunity to speak to people. there does seem to be a determination to not let this be for nothing. certainly. we attended a church service today where they read the names of each of the individuals who lost their lives, all 12, followed by a moment of silence and prayer for the victims. this is a small community. aurora is considered one of the safest cities anywhere in the country. the third largest city in the state of colorado but really a safe place. we talked to so many people who said this has been their community for years, they were so s