shootings in u-s history. 20-students and six-adults were gunned down at sandy hook elementary in newtown, connecticut in 20-12. connecticut flying flags at half-staff today to honor the victims.newtown marked the anniversary with 15-minutes of reflective silence this a minnesota be alive after driving her car into a frozen pond.she was trapped in the car as it started to sink.that's when some good samaritans came to the rescue.mn-dot cameras caught them rushing to the scene to help. "i said eyes' because a lot of glass and we pushed the rest of the glass out of the way and pulled her out of the vehicle.""they are fantastic. good samaritans willing to get involved to take action and help somebody in need."the driver will be okay. a mail carrier and a good samaritan performed a christmas miracle for some people in north carolina ... as they rushed to pull packages from a burning delivery truck. firefighters arrived quickly to extinguish the blaze.many of the rescued parcels were amazon deliveries. amazon was so impressed that they're donating some money to the local fire department. amazon says it's ma

years ago today a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at sandy hook elementary school in newtown connecticut. jeremy richman is the father of one of those students. he is a neuroscientist who started a foundation to help prevent violence through brain research and community education that he recently spoke about his work at the university of arkansas. this is 45 minutes. [applause] >> good evening. dr. richman has extensive research experience ranging from neuroscience to cardiovascular a obesity and kidney disease previous worked in the research and drug discovery arena for over two decades and is passionate about helping people that live happier and healthier lives. dr. richman is dedicated to reaching out in educating youth and police are future relies on their imaginations. this is manifest through his teaching martial arts biology neuroscience and rockclimbing to children and teens for the past 25 years. most importantly he believes it is critical to empower youth to advocate for themselves and their peers when it comes to brain health and brain illnesses. towards the sense dr. richman

today newtown, connecticut marked the 4th anniversary of the sandy hook massacre 15-minutes of silence.people living in the community stopped at work and school from 9:30 to 9:45 this morning to remember the 26 people killed inside sandy hook elementary school on december 14th, 20-12. many of the leaders of silicon valley questioned donald trump's fitness to be president ... but now that he's won... they want his ear. and he says they have it.today the president-elect met with the c-e-o-s from amazon, google, apple and tesla.trump help the companies he will do. the ceo's worry trump will cut back work visas for the tech- savvy immigrants silicon valley counts on. today president obama signed the 21st century cures act into law --- a measure many believe will saves millions of lives.the bill provides 6.3- billion dollars for a variety of health initiativesmoney will go towards mental health treatment... cancer research... and the fight against opioid abuse. "i believe that the united states of america should be the country that ends cancer once and for all. we're already closer than a lot of f

marks since one of the deadliest mass shootings in u-s gunned down at sandy hook elementary in newtown, connecticut in 2012. connecticut is flying flags at half-staff today to honor the victims. the town typically does not hold an official memorial event on the anniversary -- but prayer services were held and a counseling center is open for extended hours. toss to weather weather arctic air settling into southern wisconsin is causing bitterly cold temperatures. temperatures will dip into the single digits below west winds will bring dangerously cold wind chill values of -15 to -25 to the area tonight into thursday morning. a wind chill advisory is in effect for that time. then we turn our attention to friday and saturday where we are forecasting 6 to 9 inches of snow. up with the latest forecasts as we pin down the timing and amounts.arctic air settling into southern wisconsin is causing bitterly cold temperatures. temperatures will dip into the single digits below zero. these temps combined with brisk west winds will bring dangerously cold wind chill values of -15 to -25 to chill advisory is in ef

coming up what the town of newtown, connecticut did to honor the victims. >>> it is gray and wet and cold outside. boy, things are going to change. mark tamayo is up next with your bay area forecast. >>> another bay area police department looking for a new chief. the surprise announcement this morning from the chief of the hayward police department. >> the town of newtown, connecticut held a moment of silence to mark the fourth anniversary of the sandy hook elementary school shooting. it was on the morning of december 14th, 2012 when 20 children were killed and six employees. all of the children were between five and ten years old. it ignited a national debate about gun legislation and mental health care. >>> one of the people being helped by the stem cell science is jake. he was paralyzed from the chest down after jumping into a friend's swimming pool. currently he is undergoing treatment. he hope that's it will bring back more of his body. >> what we hope it does, give me use of my triceps and use of my hands back. >> the federal government currently contributes $180 million for re

ofre were 15 minutes reflective silence in newtown, connecticut, to remember the 20 students and six adults killed. here at home, a protest is being held at the nra headquarters in fairfax. monthly vigils and rallies have been held to draw attention to the nra's continued opposition to any new policies to help reduce gun violence. bill cosby is back in court for the second day of his pretrial hearing. day one of the hearings was heated as the judge threatened to bring in sheriff's deputies after both parties engaged in a shouting match. defense attorneys are expected to make their counterargument later today. coming up on "abc 7 news at noon ," the potential danger of some homes. what you need to know to present a similar disaster through this one. also coming up, caught on camera. a crook learns epistle lesson -- learns a painful lesson about crime. and what amazon has announced that could be a game changer when it comes to online shopping. jamie: we are seeing some good news and bad news. the good news we will start with, a crash cleared away on the gw parkway. if you were heading

says the raffle is an appropriate, as we approach the anniversary of the mass shooting in newtown, connecticut, which left 20 students and six adults dead. >> that gun was in ar-15 style, automatic assault weapon. i feel this is highly insensitive and highly responsible of mr. stewart. toa-lysa: what do you say critics who worry this may be putting weapons into hands that may be dangerous? citizensalready, already have the right to have these. anna-lysa: stewart will ensure that the person who wins the weapon is legally allowed to own it. >> we will make sure that all state and federal laws are followed. some remainlin >> for someone who is hoping to lead all of virginia, to have a giveaway of a military weapon is worrisome. developments in new york where the family of a murder jogger hopes that a dna test leads the police to her killer. joggingkilled while back in august. investigators developed the dna profile from a sample from underneath her fingernails and on her nweck. unable to find a match in state and federal databases, authorities want to use dna to see if the killer's relatives are

dark day several local anti gun violence groups host thed event in hem east 26 lives lost in newtown, connecticuter that gunman opened fire in december of 2012. >>> and in manayunk, a lot people turned out to learn more about the future of the saint mary of the assumption property. the property up for sale unone of the proposed plans would call for building nearly 100 apartments on the site. neighbor has a chance to meet and talk about action they can take to stop the proposed project. a final decision about the church's future has yet to be made. >>> fresco user arlene lee sent us this video a big check got to be with number on it wells fargo made a knife thousand dollars donation to the big brothers big sisters independence region. the group mentors children. when you see news happening be sure to take out your phone and shoot it and mack sure you use the fresco app to send it to our newsroom f we use it you get paid. lucy? >> emma is getting paid a lot. one of our best out there. thank you much. your health now, and the health of your children. teens glued to their tablets, phones, computer fo

. >>> this thursday marks the four-year anniversary of the sandy hook school massacre in newtown, connecticut. the school is planning to take 15 minutes of silence to honor the victims. they will also lower flags to half staff in honor of the 20 children and six educators who were shot to death when a 20- year-old gunman entered the elementary school on december 14, 2012. the newtown center for support services, which handles counseling related to the tragedy mans to extend their hours to the days leading up to the somber anniversary. >>> well now to the trump transition. the president elect raised some eyebrows today after dismissing the need to attend intelligence briefings. trump talked about that and the cia findings of russia interfering with the presidential election during a televised interview today. brian guinness has more now from new york. >> and what i'm doing is so important, it's a calling. since the election, sitting down with chris wallace on fox news sunday. his pick for the secretary of state, exxonmobil ceo rex tillerson is on the short list. >> he does massive deals in rus

accusations against cosby should be allowed to this morning 15 minutes of slience will take place in newtown connecticut to mark the 4th anniversary of the work between 9-30 and 9-45 to remember the 26 people killed inside sandy hook elementary school.there wil be a full day of classes for students.... with a quiet refelction during the day. there's also private prayer service for school staff before classes begin. up next-- on live at daybreak on today's tmj4a comedy king is coming to milwaukee.when you can buy tickets to see a saturday night live legend. then -- anglers itching to get ou wait. we tell you when you can dust off your fishing pool. the cold is temeperatures has some anglers gearing up for the ice fishing officials are still telling us the ice on local ponds and lakes is still not safe to walk on. a general rule is that the ice should be at least 4 inches thick to ice fish.it should be about 8 to 12 inches to drive on with a car or small truck.for now to your weather and traffic together... with meteorologist brian gotter. yesterday was sunny, windy and cold with highs in the teens and wi

this morning in newtown, connecticut, they paused for 15 minutes, exactly four years after the massacre at sandy hook elementary school. 26 people were killed then. 20 of them werirste f graders. this month sandy hook promise, started by family members, toward the warning signs of a tragedy. here's dr. jon lapook. ? got some news today from the radio man ? broke the word somber... ? >> reporter: it seems to be a charming story of young love. >> have a good summer. >> you too. >> reporter: two teens flirting. then... >> oh, my god. >> do you like to write? >> yes, that's what i do. >> reporter: terror. as the scenes are replayed, we realize what we've missed, a troubled student, getting bullied, posting a disturbing selfie, gesturing violently, but as the ad points out, no one noticed. broadview middle school in danbury, connecticut, watched the video online. declan jakobson is an eighth grader. >> it was saying i should have been able to recognize the signals that the kid was giving. >> reporter: his school has adopted a violence prevention program, developed by sandy hook promise, call

and moment of silence will be held today to mark shooting at sandy hook elementary school in newtown connecticutn opened fire inside the school killing 20 children and six teachers. the school has since been torn down and rebuilt. this morning, a group of gun violence prevention organizations from virginia will honor the victims during a monthly vigil and rally at the nra headquarters in fairfax. it's life in prison for a rockville man who fatally stabbed his neighbors, then hopped on a cruise ship. scott tomaszewski was sentenced yesterday in the deaths of dick and jodie vilardo. the murders happened early on mother's day, last year. thomas-shev'-ski broke into the house, and stabbed the couple. thomas-shev'-ski did take cash and jewelry. prosecutors say within two hours, he was on his way to dulles to fly to alaska for a family cruise. he was a later, after police linked him to another burglary in the neighborhood. montgomery county students may not like this.. if snow days pile up next school year, students could lose some of their spring break in 2018. school officials say two make up days a

the town of newtown, connecticut will mark a grim anniversary today.ur years ago when 20 children and six teachers were gunned down at the sandy hook elementary school. the victims with i will be remembered with a moment of silence and prayer services. county el month iys are asked not to do any work between 9:30 and 9:45 a.m. that's when the shootings took place. be sure to bundle up in the midwest and northeast. arctic cold is expected to spread. highs in the northern plains and the upper midwest will range from 20 to 30 degrees below average today. i'm patricia stark. now back to "red eye." for more news go to foxnews.com. >> the united nations has a campaign for an ambassador for women and girls. not everyone saw it that way. some saw a sexy spokeswoman as sexist. there was a petition. it read a large breasted white woman of impossible proportions in a simmer re-- shimmery motif. i signed it and said sounds great. if you want to spread your message to men you need that stuff to get their attention. that's the beauty of wonder woman. they see her an

is >>> this morning in newtown, connecticut, they paused for 15 minutes, exactly four years after the massacre at sandy hook elementary school. 26 people were killed then, 20 of them, first graders. this month sandy hook promise, started by family members, posted a video to turn attention toward the warning signs of a tragedy. here's dr. jon lapook. ? got some news today from the radio man ? ? he spoke the word somber ? >> reporter: it seems to be a charming story of young love. >> have a good summer. >> you too. >> reporter: two teens flirting. >> hey, you must be bored. >> reporter: but then... >> reporter: then terror. as the scenes are replayed, we realize what we've missed, a troubled student, getting selfie, gesturing violently, but as the ad points out, no one noticed. >> after sitting alone then all the warning signs happened. >> reporter: students at broadview middle school in danbury, connecticut, watched the video online. declan jakobson is an eighth grader. >> it was saying that i should signals that this kid was giving. >> reporter: his school has adopted a violence preve

years ago today a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at sandy hook elementary school in newtown connecticut. jeremy richman is the father of one of those students. he is a neuroscientist who started a foundation to help prevent violence through brain research and community education that he recently spoke about his work at the university of arkansas. this is 45 minutes. [applause] >> good evening. dr. richman has extensive research experience ranging fm

a rally today, along with a moment of silence for the shooting in newtown, connecticut.our years ago a gunman opened fire inside of the school, killing 20 children and six teachers. group of guna violence prevention organizations from virginia will honor the victims during a monthly vigil and rally in fairfax. coola: a d.c. public school employee was indicted on a drug charge. were suspended him last week after -- her after authorities arrested her and she is awaiting extradition to florida. larry: it's official, montgomery county public schools will start on labor day. they approved their final academic calendar. the last day of the school year will be june from larry hogan to extend the summer to labor day. autria: to the trump transition, president-elect donald trump plans to meet today with tech leaders, including executives from apple, facebook, google, amazon, and microsoft. chosenunced that he has ryan zink he has the interior secretary and chosen rick perry as the energy secretary. last night he appeared at a thank you rally, thank you to her rally, with paul rya

. >> today marks the 4th anniversary of the sandy hook school massacre in newtown connecticut. the city plans to take 15 minutes of silence to honor the. >> this is obviously a different video. here we go. that is when the attacks took place 6:30 in the morning on december 14, 2012. they are also learning flex to half staff in honor of those shot to death that day. the new town center for support services which handles counseling related to the tragedy is extending hours because of the somber anniversary. >>> police are questioning a man after suspected are making materials were found in his home . a swat team served a search warrant and you drive at spring valley lane about 8:00 yesterday morning after neighbors complained about a strong chemical smell outside of the home. inside investigators say they found gallons of chemicals that could be used to make explosives. >>> east bay mud is posting signs along the open estuary telling everybody to stay out of the water. they are posting those signs and 4 languages. they say raw sewage is spilling into the estuary. they have instal

newtown, connecticut is remembering those with 15 minutes of reflective silence. the town official is asking newtown residents to reframe from work duties between 9:30 and 9:45 on wednesday morning. that is when the shooting took place. he says the town is committed to remembering the 20 children and 6 educators killed by the gunman four years ago. town flags will be lowered to half-staff. >>> still ahead, one uber driver wanted to spread his holiday cheer to some of his riders. find out the popular song who has passengers singing. >>> your christmas tree may look beautiful but it can be a dangerous fire hazard. what you need to know to prevent your tree from catching on fire after the break ♪ ♪ when you find something worth waiting for, we'll help you invest to protect it for the future. financial guidance while you're mastering life. from chase, so you can. >>> have you considered fire safety? it is something to keep in mind during the christmas season. it is location. the most pleasing place for a tree might not be the best. keeping your trees away from stair we

. >>> and today the people who live in newtown, connecticut, will mark four years since the sandy hook massacre. 26 people were killed inside sandy hook elementary school back in 2012. 20 of those victims were young children. leaders are asking everyone to take 15 minutes of quiet time starting at 9:30 this morning. schools are in session and s messages for children. >>> and new this morning, the city of oakland approved a deal to build a new stadium for the oakland raiders. they are hoping the $1.3 billion stadium convinces the team to stay in town. the nfl's considering a plan to move the raiders to las vegas where they want to build a nearly $2 billion stadium. the league will vote on that proposal as early as next month. >>> and covering montgomery county this morning, harry hogan makes an appointment in william smith. he also delegated barbara robinson. >>> more snow could bring less spring break for montgomery county students in 2018. "the washington post" reports the school board approved a final academic calendar complying with a mandate from governor larry hogan. required trad

in newtown, connecticut, the day will be marked with 15 minutes of reflective silence. town officials ask employee to stop work from 9:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. to remember the 26 people killed inside sandy hook el mintry school back in 2012. the newtown superintendent says the schools will have queets reflection and age appropriate messages for the students. before class begins a private prayer session will be held for staff. >>> eiffel tower was closed yesterday because of a strike. about 40 workers walk off the job. this marks the third strike at the eiffel tow never the last six months. >> high tech executives, we've been talking about this, are going to gather at trump tower to talk business. >> they're already promising 20,000 new american jobs which is surprising because ibm is getting smaller, not bigger. trump will meet with members from apple, google, facebook, and elon musk as well. twitter is not a big company. it only employs about 4,000 people and it's influential. it's our understanding dorsey was not on the list. >>> the fed concludes its two-day interest mee

this morning the people at newtown, connecticut hill 15 and think about the people who died.ost of the victims were young children. schools are in session, they say they're providing age appropriate messages for students. >>> the sheriff's office in stafford county wants to start flying drones. they'll ask the faa for permission. they say unmanned aircraft can help with things such as search and rescue or traffic assessments. >>> bill cosby is back in a pennsylvania courtroom today following a day of heated outbursts. here is a look at him arriving at the courthouse this morning. cosby's attorneys will argue against the testimony of 13 women who are accusing him of drugging and molesting them. the attorneys don't want them to be allowed to testify at cosby's trial this summer. at one point yesterday the judge told the police that they could intervene if cosby and his attorneys did not calm down. >>> researchers have named him s-1 and say he stood 5'5" and weighed 100 pounds. some 3.7 million years ago. can you imagine that? the discovery of 13 of his foot presents are publish

. >>> meanwhile, newtown, connecticut plans moment of silence to mark the exact time the shooting beganty employees have been told not to do any work this morning between 9:30 and 9:45. the 20 year old gunman responsible for that rampage in 2012 later killed himself. >>> 4:19. police in california have killed a 73 year old man, and now his family is demanding answers. it all happened in bakersfield, california. police say they got a 911 call about a man stumbling around in his neighbor's driveway. they say an officer fired seven shots at the 73 year old. his name is francisco serna, he was not taking his hands out of his pocket. his family is insisting he's harmless. >> my dad was always against it, you know, he even voted for them to get off the streets, weapons off the streets. >> police say the 911 caller toll them the retired 73 year old man had a gun, but he didn't. officers searched his body and found other crucifix in his pocket. his family says sterna was in early stages every dementia. it is all under investigation. >>> let's take you around the worlds. major blow rebels, to ev

. >>> flags were flying at half staff in newtown, connecticut today, to mark the fourth anniversary of the children were all between the ages of 5 to 12 years old. the sandy hook shooting ignited a national debate about gun control, and mental healthcare. >>> police in san diego say they're investigating suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of the founder of core power yoga. police were called to the home on monday, to do a welfare check on tice. his cause of death has not been released. core power yoga is now one of the largest chains of yoga studios in the country, with 160 locations across the u.s. >>> a big day for five families in need. see the looks on their faces, as they get a call, all thanks to the volunteer efforts of strangers. >> we're tracking that rain that's headed our way for your bay area thursday. i'll time it out hour by hour. >> next, illegal dumping captured on camera. a follow up for our 2 investigates report, as city officials leveed a fine. >>> an auto body shop has been hit with a fine by the city of oakland after our 2 investigates team caught illeg

newtown connecticut will make the anniversary with a moment of silence a troubled 0-year-old gunman shot his way into the schoolhouse and killed 0 children and six teachers and he shot his mother before driving to the school and killed hillself after the rampage. >>> relatives of the 36 people who died in the oakland warehouse fire continue to mourn. but they may also get ready to take legal action. children and spouses of the dead are well within their legal triingts sue and could ask city of oak land for large sums of money. survivors have two years to file claims and survivors have just six months. >> and a hearing related to prosecutors wanted to call as man question as 13 cosby previous accuse rz as witnesses to support andrea's costin's claim that she was sexually abused: cosby's lawyers are trying to get them banned from testifying. >> developing in western europe. there are growing concerns about possibility of terror attack during the holidays. security forces in severity countries rounding up terror suspects and crackdown underway france, girl nirks britain an other countries.

in newtown, connecticut, the day will be marked with 15 minutes of silence. they're asking employees to stop work from 9:30 a.m. to :45 a.m. to remember the students killed inside sandy hook elementary school. the newtown school superintendent says they're going have quiet reflection and age appropriate conversation with the students. >> all right. switching gears on this wednesday morning. 6:15. coming up this morning on the "today" show, willie geist sits down for an exclusive interview with uber co-founder and ceo tra trasher cal nick. they claim they fulfill 1 million rides per day and have more than $8 million users. he talks about inspiration for the app and what's next for the company. >> the story for the inspiration of the uber, you're trying to hail a cab, couldn't get one. >> yes. in paris. >> in paris. you and your buddy went back to your apartment and said we've got to do something about this. >> he was basically like, i want to push a button and get a ride. i'm like, that's an amazing idea and that's kind of how it all got started. >> bing. that

. >>> it has been four years since the tragedy at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticutbering young lives lost on that dark day. 26 t-shirts hang on stands in front of the presbyterian church of chestnut hill. they hang in memory of the 20 students and six teachers who died in the deadly 2012 shooti shooting. the church host add prayer service today to remember the sandy hook victims as well as all victims of gun violence. >> heeding god's call asked us to be the hosts of this memori memorial. so it's something that, um, i think unites people in our congregation who come from all political perspectives who are moved by just remembering that these are real people. >> the name of each victim is written on each shirt and the display on the lawn of the church along germantown avenue. >>> yahoo disclosing another huge hack that hit the company. hackers may have stolen data of more than a billion, billion with a b, customers in august of 2013. it could be the biggest data breach of e-mail provider ever. the information stolen may include names and e-mail addresses, phone numbe

check on the stories, residents in newtown, connecticut -- >> he's got the bone structure -- >> see whatttle bird. >> i don't know what to say. >> and that's what i've been dealing with. okay, here we go. let's talk about the u.n. secretary. >> u.n. secretary ban ki-moon will be doing a special sendoff in the final genersecretary-gen will get a farewell. >> you would hope it would be antonio gutierrez. >> that's it. can we get out of this now? >> quickly. >> we're going to wrap up this wednesday otherwise you're going to be late for your own show. >> i'm alex. that's louis. "morning joe" starts right now. ♪ >> donald trump met with conna west today. he does know he's not still hosting "celebrity apprentice" right? what an

newtown, connecticut, is also currently observing 15 minutes of town wide silence to remember the 26for bill cosby. full of outbursts including one from cosby himself. at one point the judge threatened both attorneys that he could get the sheriff involved if they couldn't control themselves. the hearing was to decide if 13 of his accusers could testify stemming from dozens of accusations of sexual misconduct. he has denied all allegations of sexual assault. >>> here comes the bitter cold. poor santa. the so-called siberian express is arriving from canada bringing with it wind chills as cold as 20 below and possible blizzard conditions to a 1200 mile area across the central united states. turn your chair around, we have a new champion on "the voice." country singer sundance head beat out former child star billy gilman for the title. >> well, the stock market on a tear. it could hit 20,000. it is close to 20,000. joining me now msnbc's ali velshi to tell me what it is. >> it goes up. kw when you look at the times that seem bad, it looks at blips. traditionally when interest rates go up

flags in newtown, connecticut, are at half-staff today. it was on this day in 2012 that a gunman killed his mother and then shot his way into san day hook elementary school. he killed 20 first graders and 6 them. the school was eventually torn down and a new school built on the same site opened in august. >>> now to an armed robbery and a rather unusual location. tonight, a man is in critical condition after a shooting at a construction site. it happened in broad daylight at a site just off danville road in brandywine, maryland. that's where pat collins is right now. pat? >> reporter: jim, i might be wrong, but i bet you could go to virtually any construction site, have everybody empty their pockets and you might not come up with more than 100 bucks. so why would someone do something like this? unlikely robbery victims. the two drivers of these two tractor trailers held up at gunpoint at high noon at this remote construction site in brandywine, maryland. one of the victims shot and wounded. tonight, they say he'sn critical condition. the v

. >>> you know today marks four years since the tragedy at sandy hook elementary school in newtown connecticut one church is remembering the young lives lost on that dark day. 26 t-shirts hang on stands in front of the presbyterian church of chestnut hill. they hang in memory of the 20 students and six teachers who died in that deadly shooting in 2012. the church host add prayer service today to remember the sandy hook victims as well all victims of gun violent. >> heeding god's call asked us to be the host of this memorial. so it's something that, um, i think unites people in our congregation to come from all political perspectives who are moved by just remembering that these are real people. >> the name of each victim is written on each shirt to display is on the lawn of the church along germantown avenue. >>> u.s. postal service worker turned santa's helper during a fiery emergency in north carolina. now this video do you see what's going on here? that is a postal service truck in flames in wake forest and at this time of year you know it was filled with holiday cards and packages. well the

with making death threats against the father of a child killed in the sandy hook massacre in newtown, connecticutdown inside his school. six adults were also children. next week is the four-year anniversary of the massacre. the woman who allegedly threatened noah's father believes that the shooting is a hoax orchestrated by the government and media to drum up support for gun control. they believe it never happened. as outrageous as that sounds, this woman is not alone. we reported on other sandy hook hoaxsters, including atlantic university professor, james tracy, who shortly after the shooting said this. now, when a local reporter caught up with tracy and asked him about this outrageous theory, here's what he said. let's listen. >> you had 20 families that were mourning that buried children. are you concerned about that at all? >> well, i think that the entire country mourned about sandy hook. and yet once again, the investigation that journalistic institutions should have carried out never actually took place, as far as i'm concerned. i think that we need to, as a society, look at things more c

terror unleashed in a classroom as dozens were murdereded in sandy hook, newtown, connecticut.gs were honored at half staff to hob oehonor the children. president obama said we remember the children would held each other in the face of evil. who even as they have grown up in the shadow of this tragedy, will grow up loved and cared for more fiercely than ever. our thoughts here and our prayers are with all of the newtown families, many of whom we've gotten to know over the years tonight. >>> meantime, there is reaction to a story that looked very disturbing at first glance. but turned out to be a sham. this teenage woman said she was attacked for her faith. turns out it didn't quite go down that way. trace gallagher has details from l.a. >> at the time the 18-year-old claimed three drunken white men taunted her, assaulted her and hurled islam slurs. she said the man kept screaming donald trump name saying oh, look a blanking terrorist. get the hell out of the country you don't belong here. she went on to allege the man tried to pull off her hij beab saying take that thing off. t

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way moment of silence for the young victims. 20-year-old adam lanza barged into the school in newtown connecticutn december 14th, 20's 12. 20 children and six educators were killed. lanza killed his own mother before heading to the school and eventually took his own life. there will be 15 minutes of silence beginning at 9:30 this morning. afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. the east and the west are mine. the north and the south are mine. all seems beautiful to me. >> time now for a preview of "good morning america." >> good morning, matt and tam. coming up next here on "gma" trump is back on his thank you tour in wisconsin. he made his first public appearance with white house speaker paul ryan after a slew of big names met with the president there you see kanye, president-elect in trump tower. we'll have more details on those meetings. one of america's favorite tv dads alan thicke passed away overnight. the star of "growing pains" touching the lives of so many and we will celebrate his life

since a gunman murdered the 20 first graders and six adults at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticutit or not, there are online conspiracy theorist who is claim that that tragedy never happened. and they have even done worse than deny it. joining us now is the director and producer of the documentary, "newtown," kim snyder. we also have dr. william beg, the vice chair of emergency medicine. and we want to mention that chris cuomo's sister also helped produce the film. great to have both of you here today. in the world of fake news, fake stories, conspiracy theories, i can't imagine a more sickening one than the people online who claim that newtown, this event that crushed all of us, that it never happened. kim, why do they do this? what is behind this conspiracy theory. who are these people? >> you know, early on, we didn't even really want to address this. we took the lead of the town, that we didn't want to address our attention. now 3 1/2 days later, days before this anniversary, it's just become contextualized in such a larger, more dangerous problem. and i think that it's not as

. >>> newtown, connecticut, will pause and mark the fourth anniversary of the sandy hook massacre.re asking town employees to stop work for 15 minutes today to remember the 26 people killed in sandy hook elementary. the school superintendent says today will be a full day of classes, but there will be a private prayer with staff before classes start today. >>> and today is the deadline for proposals to revive a philadelphia neighborhood destroyed in a bombing and a fire. the philadelphia redevelopment authority wants developers to buy 36 properties on osage avenue in cobbs creek. those properties were destroyed in 1985 after a standoff between philadelphia police and move activists that killed 11 people. >>> and today at 11:00 a.m., temple will introduce jeff collins as its newest head football coach. collins is leaving his job at the university of florida after matt rhule accepted the same position at baylor. >>> good morning. i'm katy zachry. about a minute and a half before 7:00 a.m., if you are getting out the door for work or school, be forewarned. the blue route, 476 is lookin

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. >>> today marks the fourth anniversary of the sandy hook school massacre in newtown, connecticut.observed a moment of silence at 6:30 this morning to honor the victims. that's when the attacks took place on december 14th, 2012. it is lowering flags to half- staff in honor of the 20 children and six educators shot to death. counseling is extending hours today because of the anniversary. rsary. >>> more information is coming out regarding last month's cyber attack against muni. the transit agency's chief technology officer says she received a ransom note in the form of an e-mail the day after thanksgiving. it requested $373,000 in cash. muni contacted the fbi and homeland sexpert worked on the agency's computer system. muni shut down the train fare system. the agency says it lost $50,000 in fares over those two days. >>> what the man was holding when he was killed by police in bakersfield. >>> good morning. we have a crash northbound 680 coming up into walnut creek. and you can see that they are move willing the car -- moving the cars now. one car moved to the side. all traffic bein

classmates and six educators on a very dark friday in the sandy hook elementary school shooting in newtown connecticut as you can imagine, very few things can touch you so profoundly and our world was turned upside down. we were literally on the floor. it just felt like there was nothing to hold onto. immediately we felt entirely compelled that we had to do something. we recognized that we have a problem of violence and we need to do something to stop it. we started traveling around the country talking to people about our ideas and how we were going to respond and what we were going to do and people would express to us the concept, they would close their eyes and touched her face and say i can't imagine what you're going through, i can't imagine that loss. while we of course appreciate the sentiment, and it comes from a good place, the irony is that when you close your eyes and you do that, you are imagining it. we need to imagine it because until you let something touch you, until you walk a few steps in those shoes you're not gonna do anything about it. we spent too long reacting to things and not d

today marks the fourth anniversary of the massacre of 26 educators at sandy hook elementary at newtown connecticut and reaction from congress today, congresswoman elizabeth who represents newtown tweeted out today we grieve for the 26 precious children and educators kill that sandy hook and a pledge to honor with action. connecticut senators also marking the day with richard blumenthaltweeting we must never cease striving to end gun violence . chris murphy tweeted out sad and quiet but crippling sadness today and finally pennsylvania republican senator pat toomey saying senseless killings that sandy hook inspired me to work across the aisle on common sense gun safety legislation. up next, comments from the father of one of the sandy hook victims who started a foundation to prevent gun violence through brain research and community education. he spoke of the clinton school of the community of arkansas about the epidemic of violence in the united states, mental health stigma as well as the importance of social learning. this is just under 50 minutes. >>. [applause] >> good evening. doctor richmond ha