and at 10:35, aspbergers syndrome. why psychologies say it does not explain the gun violence in connecticut. >>> calling for a national discussion on gun control. joe mansion of west virginia is a life long member of the nra, and he says everything should be on the table. senator dianne feinstein of california says she will introduce legislation to ban the sale of new assault weapons. state senator leeland ye says he will reintroduce a bill. >> unfortunately, gun manufacturers found a loophole in that particular law by creating, and modifying these assault weapons with a bullet button. >> another piece of leming slags being considered in sacramento deals with how schools prepare for information, such as a gunman on the loose. >>> in los gatos, a new store is opening, and among the things it will be selling are guns. what happened in tonight's council meeting? >> reporter: templar sports is expected to open at the end of the month. university avenue has an electric mix of businesses. templar sports service includes the

and at 10:35, aspbergers syndrome. why psychologies say it does not explain the gun violence in connecticut. >>> calling for a national discussion on gun control. joe mansion of west virginia is a life long member of the nra, and he says everything should be on the table. senator dianne feinstein of california says she will introduce legislation to ban the sale of new assault weapons. state senator leeland ye says he will reintroduce a bill. >> unfortunately, gun manufacturers found a loophole in that particular law by creating, and modifying these assault weapons with a bullet button. >> another piece of leming slags being considered in sacramento deals with how schools prepare for information, such as a gunman on the loose. >>> in los gatos, a new store is opening, and among the things it will be selling are guns. what happened in tonight's council meeting? >> reporter: templar sports is expected to open at the end of the month. university avenue has an electric mix of businesses. templar sports service includes the

. >>> lanza had been diagnosed with aspberger's syndrome. a ucla psychologist says there's no clear link between aspberger's and violent behavior. >> there will be no school in newtown and the nation will be reviewing and perhaps revamping security. ktvu's deborah villalon is live after asking officials what is next for the state's schools. >> reporter: many schools have fences but they don't necessarily keep anyone out. and they have the signs telling visitors to report to the school office to sign in, but if they don't, and they mean harm the question becomes, how far can they get. >> reporter: i'm confident that california schools are safe. >> reporter: california's superintendent expects new discussions about metal detectors at schools and camera systems, fences and guards. he has alerted all 1,100 school districts to review their plans. >> we can't live in fear and have every school be a closed fortress of some kind. it's a place of learning. >>> schools around the country are trying to reassure anxious parents and in some places puttin

. >> adam lanza's former teachers and family friends say he struggled with aspberger's syndrome, a mildorm of autism. mental health experts say it has no clear connection to violence. at newtown high school, a psychologist was assigned to help protect him, say former teachers, and a former school official says he had another disorder. he was insensitive to emotional and physical pain. >> i've been asked so many times, was he bullied. i can say it's impossible, because we all watched him so closely. but somewhere after he graduated, and went on in his world, sadly enough, he lost all that support. >> many people who knew nancy lanza say she was a caring mother, determined to do what was best for her son, and they say though he could be difficult, she did not fear him. brian? >> pete williams on the latest known about this case. pete, thank you for that. >>> they weren't given much time to leave their mark on the world before they were taken away, but today we learn more about the very young lives lost in this tragedy. nbc's kate snow has their stories tonight from newtown. >> we gather h

i've got a son who has aspbergers. so when did you first realize your son had it?trating after even more frustrating before going what? okay. what's going on here? >> yeah. well, we knew we had a beautiful, lovely quirky boy having a hard time connecting and making friends, but we didn't know what was going on. and we just thought it was, you know, another -- we have three kids, two older, and every one you treat a different way. my wife was watching "parenthood" a drama on this network and she saw the max braverman character who is further higher on the scale on my son, he has more challenges. but she told me when i got home that night, you have to watch this show. and i spent that night, i missed five or six episodes, on the computer watching it with tears pouring down my eyes realizing that, hey, this might be. my boy might be autistic. and part of it was a relief. >> and that is for parents with kids with asperger's, that's the relief. figuring out what goes on here. >> there's a defining moment as you all were with president bush, i want to -- i want to quote

we know that he had aspbergers. nancy mentioned that to me several times.ry calm, very withdrawn, much like most kids with asbepbergers are. >> you talked to nancy about her son many times. what did she say about him? did she fear him at all? >> no, she never feared him. no. she was a really devoted mom to both her boys. and she always made herself available to adam and his needs. he came first, clearly, with her. >> did she talk about her struggles with him? >> yes. i mean, there were things, i guess, that were typical with people who have aspbergers. sometimes he would isolate himself, things like that. she was very conscious of how she would react to him. for an example, one time he was ill and she -- he just didn't want her in the room so she stayed outside all night of his bedroom on the carpet. he periodically would say, are you there? are you there? she would always say yes i'm here. so he wanted her there to some degree, but not in his exact own space. >> when was the last time any of you had seen her or talked to her? >> three weeks ago. >> there w