. >> my hope would be that those of us who are marking this daewoo further our resolve to live in kindness and in generosity and in compassion. >> at the white house today, president obama and the first lady lit 26 candles for the 20 children and six educators who were shot to death. >>> in san francisco, a memorial to honor the lives lost at newtown was held at st. vincent depaul church. people rang bells for each of the 26 victims. the organizers, the group moms demand action, says this was one of about 50 events meant to push for common sense gun control laws across the country. >>> for many bay area residents, today's anniversary brought back memories of other shootings. as john sasaki reports, some say enough hasn't been done to stop the violence. >> reporter: at san francisco's jean friend recreation center, people said the names of loved ones lost to gun violence. they used the anniversary of sandy hook to honor all victims. >> unfortunately with little kids, we got kids getting killed out here, too. >> reporter: from the center, they marched up the street preaching their word of pe