with scott pelley. pelley: good evening. we learned something new today about one of the most heinous crimes in american history the fatal shooting of 20 first graders and six adults at sandy hook elementary school. newtown, connecticut, released audio recordings of some of the 911 calls and what struck us as we heard them is that while the gunman was doing what no one could have imagined, police dispatchers and others were doing all anyone could have hoped for to try to save lives. here s jim axelrod with the story that the tapes tell. reporter: from the moment the shooter fired his way through the front door the courage and professionalism of those on both ends of the emergency calls are unmistakable. school secretary barbara hallstead made the first call at 9:35:39. 9:35 reporter: 34 seconds later, a custodian named rick thorne made the second call to 911. custodian ed rick made all to reporter: thorne would stay on the phone for nearly ten minutes even with gunsh
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