giants-eagles game as players from both teams stood with hundreds of newtown, connecticut residents. among those attending, the family of 6-year-old jack pinto. a fan of the giants who was buried in the number 85 jersey of his favorite player, victor cruz. there were at least a dozen hand made signs with a green and white one that said, sandy hook, we choose to love. and for jack pinto s family, that must have been somewhat emotionally healing just to be there and i m sure it gave them a sense not of closure, but a sense of closeness. well done. coming up, it was a year of a lot of ups and downs from the election to the shooting at sandy hook. but there were many light moments as well. up next, the things that made us laugh in 2012. you re watching world news now. lord help us. world news now weather
parker returned with her family to her home state of utah. in the neighboring town of monroe, volunteers continue preparing chalk hill middle school for the sandy hook students to attend. i want to give the children the opportunity to see their new school and become as comfortable as they can in that new area. reporter: the criminal investigation is proceeding as authorities comb through every inch of gunman adam lanza s life, searching for clues that could explain what triggered friday s massacre. those students will likely begin chooses at that middle school sometime after the holidays in january. rob and sunny? thank you, t.j. one quick note to pass on. new york giant victor cruz, he was the favorite player of one of the victims in that shooting, 6-year-old jack pinto. in fact, jack was buried in victor cruz s jersey. he also visited the family. he visited the family, went
in the neighboring town of monroe, volunteers continue preparing chalk hill middle school for the sandy hook students to attend. i want to give the children the opportunity to see their new school and become as comfortable as they can in that new area. reporter: the criminal investigation is proceeding as authorities comb through every inch of gunman adam lanza s life, searching for clues that could explain what triggered friday s massacre. those students will likely begin chooses at that middle school sometime after the holidays in january. rob and sunny? thank you, t.j. one quick note to pass on. new york giant victor cruz, he was the favorite player of one of the victims in that shooting, 6-year-old jack pinto. in fact, jack was buried in victor cruz s jersey. he also visited the family. he visited the family, went to the home of that family to
basement for three hours, you have got a problem. and then the last thing is, you know, i think i believe in the second amendment, i was a gun owner up until recently myself, but military style weapons on the street as a member of the marine corps, i got to tell you, they don t belong in civilian hands. if you can t get it done in six shots, you need firearms training. multiple clips, 30 a piece, simply just shouldn t be in civilian hands. goldie taylor, thank you so much. i appreciate all of you joining me today. the president expected to speak at 11:45 a.m. eastern. we ll carry the remarks right here on msnbc. trending on twitter now, victor cruz, who visited the family of 6-year-old jack pinto, little jack idolized the new york giants wide receiver and was buried in a replica cruz jersey. after that visit, he tweeted much love to the entire pinto family, great people with huge hearts. i m sorry again for your loss. looking at life through a different lens. and sparked by an
of the tragedy in newtown. he s supporting the family of one of the children lost in the town shooting. yesterday cruz visited the home of 6-year-old jack pinto, and he idolized the giants star so much that he was buried in a replica of cruz s jersey. several elementary school children played touch football in the family s front yard. they left a few hours later with autographed giants footballs and jerseys. cruz later tweeted much love to the entire pinto family. great people with huge hearts. sorry again for your loss. locking at life through a different lens. still get choked up about this stuff. on the field news, mark sanchez is out as the jets quarterback. and it s former seventh round pick and alabama product greg mcelroy not tim tebow.