this is the cbs evening news. axelrod: good evening. i m jim axelrod. an unbearable six-day stretch of funerals for the victims of the newtown shooting wrapped up today with the last three. mourners at the funeral of josephine gay wore purple. her favorite color. a horse-drawn coach carried the casket of six-year-old ana marquez-greene, remembered as a girl who never walked from room to room. she danced. six-year-old emilie parker was buried in utah, remembered for the markers and paper emilie always had with her because as she would say, i have so many ideas of things to draw, it s hard to remember them all. newtown s police chief is talking publicly about the shooting for the first time. the chief and his captain sat down with elaine quijano this morning who joins us now. good evening elaine. reporter: good evening to you, jim. well, police chief michael kehoe and captain joe rios arrived at sandy hook elementary within minutes of the call. we needed to break into
falls to a record low. release. and looking for life on mars nasa launches a rover to bring back rock samples from the red planet. and coming up on bbc news a blow to the us open, as world number one ashleigh barty pulls out, citing concerns over travelling during the pandemic. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. people in the uk with coronavirus symptoms will now have to self isolate for ten days rather than just a week as ministers attempt to prevent a new spike in infections. the extension comes into force immediately and brings us into line with world health organization guidance. it comes as new figures show that england had the highest level of excess deaths in europe between the end of february and mid june. excess deaths are the number of all people who die above the average recorded in previous years and are seen by many experts as the most reliable measure of the impact of the pandemic. the health secretary matt hancock has warned that new c
it s back to school for scotland s pupils, as the first minister announces everyone will be back in the classroom by mid august. the number of rape convictions in england and wales falls to a record low. and lift off! and looking for life on mars nasa launches a rover to bring back rock samples from the red planet. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. people in the uk with coronavirus symptoms will now have to self isolate for ten days rather than just a week as ministers attempt to prevent a new spike in infections. the extension comes into force immediately and brings us into line with world health organisation guidance. it comes as new figures show that england had the highest level of excess deaths in europe between the end of february and mid june. excess deaths are the number of all people who die above the average recorded in previous years, and are seen by many experts as the most reliable measure of the impact of the pandemic. health secretary matt hancock h
john lewis got as a four year old kid and to do a lifetime to keep moving, and keep moving in the right direction. and keep bringing other people to move. and to do it without hatred in his heart. with a song to be able to sing and dance. as his brother freddie said, keep moving to the ballot box even if it s a mailbox, and keep moving to the beloved committee, john lewis was many things but he was a man. a friend in sunshine and storm, a friend in sunshine and storm, a friend who would walk the stony roads that he asked you to walk. he would brave the rods he asked you to be ripped by, always keeping his eyes on the prize, always believing none of us would be free until all of us are equal. ijust loved him. i a lwa ys of us are equal. ijust loved him. i always will. and i m so grateful that he stayed true to form. he s gone up yonder and left of swift marching orders. i suggest since he s close enough to god to keep his eye on the sparrow and us, we salute, sit up, and march
sandy hook elementary within minutes of the call. we needed to break into the school to get in because the back doors are secured. reporter: how did you get it open? broke out the window. reporter: it was quiet, and the halls were empty. chief kehoe searched sandy hook elementary room by room. with the rooms locked, that means the teachers had done their job, locked their doors and hid their children from danger. so we went around the building to the front of the building. reporter: tell me about that. there was a very tragic observation on all parts because then you could see the carnage that was present. reporter: when you saw what was in that classroom, what went through your mind? i was devastated, absolutely devastated. i had no words. i felt a little bit of anger towards the person who had done this. reporter: did you think there was anyone there to save? no. reporter: as a first responder, how do you deal with that? well, you feel a sense of g