away for the holidays, massive pile-ups and thousands without power. i just heard a boom! real loud, and then the tornado was like over my house whirling over my house and my whole house was just i mean shaking. plus a strong storm damages homes in alabama, now the digging out and cleanup begins all across the country. from newtown to your town, americans pause this hour to remember those killed in the school massacre. we ll tell you how the tribute could echo through your community. the nation s most powerful gun lobby the nra speaking out today one week after violence rocked that small community in connecticut. and devastating implosion, the end of the world? nope, it is not the apocalypse, it s what people are saying about the fiscal cliff. after speaker boehner s plan b falls flat, what s next? newsroom starts now. good morning to you. thank you so much for being with us. i m carol costello. this hour a nation pauses to honor the victims of last week s horrify
elementary school, saturday december 15th, 2012. we re about 60 miles northeast of new york city. welcome to cbs this morning saturday. we are in newtown, connecticut, just a short ways away from the school where a gunman slaughtered 20 young children and adults yesterday morning before taking his own life. the firehouse behind us was a gathering place for terrified parents who rushed to the scene after learning of the attack. it was the second worst mass killing in u.s. history after the virginia tech shootings in 2007, but the depths of the what is sure to be many signs of a community coming together. we ve learned that all of the dead have been identified of authorities with the help of pictures provided by grieving parents and family members. the bodies havy it to be removed from the school which remains a crime scene. and here in newtown, the is impossible to exaggerate and jeff glor has more on that. jeff good morning. reporter: rebecca, good morning to you. w
developments that have come just this evening. the father of the alleged shooter, we ve heard from. peter lanza released a statement, part of it says, quote, our family is grieving along with all those who have been affected by this enormous tragedy. no words can truly express how heartbroken we are. he is the father of adam lanza. this is a picture of him from just a few years ago. he is now 20 years old who police say walked into an elementary school yesterday and just started shooting. 20 children, all of them 6 or 7 years old, were killed. six adults, teachers and staff, including the principal, they re all dead now, too. the shooter killed himself. this is where police are trying to answer all the questions. they re trying to answer the questions why. the lanza home, not far from the school. it s also where the suspected shooter s mother was found dead as well. today, the father and aunt of one of the shooting victims in newtown, connecticut, went before cameras to remem
the father of the alleged shooter, we ve heard from. peter lanza released a statement, part of it says, quote, our family is grieving along with all those who have been affected by this enormous tragedy. no words can truly express how heartbroken we are. he is the father of adam lanza. this is a picture of him from just a few years ago. he is now 20 years old who police say walked into an elementary school yesterday and just started shooting. 20 children, all of them 6 or 7 years old, were killed. six adults, teachers and staff, including the principal, they re all dead now, too. the shooter killed himself. this is where police are trying to answer all the questions. they re trying to answer the questions why. the lanza home, not far from the school. it s also where the suspected shooter s mother was found dead as well. today, the father and aunt of one of the shooting victims in newtown, connecticut, went before cameras to remember a child they described as incredible but in
this evening. the father of the alleged shooter, we ve heard from. peter lanza released a statement, part of it says, quote, our family is grieving along with all those who have been affected by this enormous tragedy. no words can truly express how heartbroken we are. he is the father of adam lanza. this is a picture of him from just a few years ago. he is now 20 years old who police say walked into an elementary school yesterday and just started shooting. 20 children, all of them 6 or 7 years old, were killed. six adults, teachers and staff, including the principal, they re all dead now, too. the shooter killed himself. this is where police are trying to answer all the questions. they re trying to answer the questions why. the lanza home, not far from the school. it s also where the suspected shooter s mother was found dead as well. today, the father and aunt of one of the shooting victims in newtown, connecticut, went before cameras to remember a child they described as inc