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cnn's david ariosto joins us now with what's new on this. david, what do we know about nancy lanza? >> right here, we're here in front of nancy lanza's house. it's a little bit further down the road. we've been digging on that very question. it's an incomplete picture as to who this woman really was. we spoke with neighbors in the area here. many of them have recalled a person who is a very pleasant person to talking with, loved gardening, loved landscaping. would often attend these sort of dice game, ladies night get-togethers every so often, perhaps every couple of months. she was the kind of woman that sort of leaned on her neighbors but was only really familiar with some of the neighbors in the immediate vicinity. you kind of think of your own neighborhood and how many neighbors you actually know outside those initial few blocks. so the neighbors that we did get to speak with did get to know nancy, but it's really not all that clear what was behind the scenes. she moved here in 1998 with her husband. they had two boys. she later divorced and raised her two boys in this area. wha

cnn's david ariosto joins us now with what's new on this. david, what do we know about nancy lanza?right here, we're here in front of nancy lanza's house. it's a little bit further down the road. we've been digging on that very question. it's an incomplete picture as to who this woman really was. we spoke with neighbors in the area here. many of them have recalled a person who is a very pleasant person to talk with, loved gardening, loved landscaping. would often attend these sort of dice game, ladies night get-togethers every so often, perhaps every couple of months. she was the kind of woman that sort of leaned on her neighbors but was only really familiar with some of the neighbors in the immediate vicinity. you kind of think of your own neighborhood and how many neighbors you actually know outside those initial few blocks. so the neighbors that we did get to speak with did get to know nancy, but it's really not all that clear what was behind the scenes. she moved here in 1998 with her husband. they had two boys. she later divorced and raised her two boys in this area. what trans

cnn's david ariosto joins us now with what's new on this. david, what do we know about nancy lanza?here, we're here in front of nancy lanza's house. it's a little bit further down the road. we've been digging on that very question. it's an incomplete picture as to who this woman really was. we spoke with neighbors in the area here. many of them have recalled a person who is a very pleasant person to talking with, loved gardening, loved landscaping. would often attend these sort of dice game, ladies night get-togethers every so often, perhaps every couple of months. she was the kind of woman that sort of leaned on her neighbors but was only really familiar with some of the neighbors in the immediate vicinity. you kind of think of your own neighborhood and how many neighbors you actually know outside those initial few blocks. so the neighbors that we did get to speak with did get to know nancy, but it's really not all that clear what was behind the scenes. she moved here in 1998 with her husband. they had two boys. she later divorced and raised her two boys in this area. what transpir

we want to go to our david ariosto who's in the neighborhood where the mother of this shooter lived. id, what are you learning about this lady? >> anderson, this is where that first murder took place before the shooter headed over to that elementary school. we've talked to neighbors in and around the area here. they paint a picture of a woman who was killed right before that shooting -- they describe her sort of as this pleasurable woman, a woman who was a very pleasant person to be around. someone who loved gardening, loved landscaping, someone who attended a monthly dice game with many people in the neighborhood. it's a tight-knit community in this southwestern connecticut town. and even though you can't really get a sense of it now, it is one of the more picturesque places i'm standing in. rolling green hills and quite an affluent neighborhood, two and three-story homes. the thinking is people moved to this area because of the school systems. so it strikes a particular chord that this occurred within an elementary school. but then you also have that other side, the talk of this wom

we want to go to our david ariosto who's in the neighborhood where the mother of this shooter lived. vid, what are you learning about this lady? >> anderson, this is where that first murder took place before the shooter headed over to that elementary school. we've talked to neighbors in and around the area here. they paint a picture of a woman who was killed right before that shooting -- they describe her sort of as this pleasurable woman, a woman who was a very pleasant person to be around. someone who loved gardening, loved landscaping, someone who attended a monthly dice game with many people in the neighborhood. it's a tight-knit community in this southwestern connecticut town. and even though you can't really get a sense of it now, it is one of the more picturesque places i'm standing in. rolling green hills and quite an affluent neighborhood, two and three-story homes. the thinking is people moved to this area because of the school systems. so it strikes a particular chord that this occurred within an elementary school. but then you also have that other side, the talk of this wo

david ariosto is live in new york with this new development.irst of all, how did they find her? i mean was that police sketch helpful? >> that's what they're saying. they picked her up based on that sketch. we do know that this woman is a hispanic woman, she's in her 30s. we also know she has not yet been formally charged. so the question of whether or not this is indeed the woman who was seep on that security video, it seems to be the case. it's not yet confirmed by police but they are saying that the sketch is what led them to her. now, this is a case that has riled all of new york. especially in queens, particularly that section where i live, many people are concerned about this. have read about this in the papers and many people take the subway to work every day. 8.58 million people live in the city and many of those people take the subway. sort of the life blood of the city as it were. this is the second time now that we've seen within this month that we've seen someone being pushed to their deathing in the subway system. one happened earl

we want to go to our david ariosto who's in the neighborhood where the mother of this shooter lived. u learning about this lady? >> anderson, this is where that first murder took place before the shooter headed over to that elementary school. we've talked to neighbors in and around the area here. they paint a picture of a woman who was killed right before that shooting -- they describe her sort of as this pleasurable woman, a woman who was a very pleasant person to be around. someone who loved gardening, loved landscaping, someone who attended a monthly dice game with many people in the neighborhood. it's a tight-knit community in this southwestern connecticut town. and even though you can't really get a sense of it now, it is one of the more picturesque places i'm standing in. rolling green hills and quite an affluent neighborhood, two and three-story homes. the thinking is people moved to this area because of the school systems. so it strikes a particular chord that this occurred within an elementary school. but then you also have that other side, the talk of this woman, nancy lanza

david ariosto, our producer on the scene, we'll check back with him. i want to go to our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin in the white house briefing room right now, awaiting the president. set the scene over there. momentarily he'll be walking out, making a statement, jessica. >> that's right, wolf. we just got the two-minute warning here in the white house for the president to enter the press briefing room here and address this shooting. tragically we have all too much experience of the president speaking to the nation after shooting rampages such as this one. and in these instances he generally -- he often tries to bring it to a personal level, talk about that it is like as a father, to relate to what -- to the experience that parents are feeling across the country right now, watching this story unfold, and try to tell a story from inside that school, usually tries to find a story of heroism if he can, to reassure the nation that there are positive stories of american resilience, but this is such a grim day, it is a hard one for the pr

we have also learned from cnn's david ariosto, he spoke with a man who owns a landscaping business andhat the shooter's mother showed him a new gun purchase she had made and said it was part of a gun collection and she also told him that she would often go target shooting. >> town of newtown pat lagora. >> good afternoon, everyone. i have comments on the baffle of the town government and the superintendent of schools who was unable to be with us today. newtown has suffered a horrendous tragedy. a harm that has broken our hearts. our wound is deep because we are a close knit community. we truly care for each other. we are coming together with love and support for those families who have suffered this terrible loss. we are a strong and caring place. we will put our arms around those families and around each other. we will find a way to heal so that all of our residents, young and old, will again find peace. i ask that you help us in this healing process. please treat our community with kindness. please know that we have suffered a terrible loss and we need your respect on this healing jo