authorities believe claire davis was a random victim. yesterday, claire's family held a memorial.s daughter's memory. then he said something so surprising many thought it may be hard to believe. he started by saying this about his daughter. >> claire was full of life and love. she had a wonderful sense of humor and she loved to laugh. she laughed with her entire being and she made other people laugh freely and without reserve. she was child like, but not childish. she had learned that to love is to live. she learned to love others and to respect others, to not judge, to accept herself and to accept other people's differences. she had learned that to receive she had to give. she had learned what it meant to be a friend and to have friends. she was learning to follow her bliss. she was becoming a woman of grace and inner beauty. the world was a better place with her in it. and the world has truly lost a shining light by her passing. >> now what michael davis said next made headlines around the country. he talked about forgiveness. many have been reluctant to use the gunman's name. b

that's when carl pierson shot claire davis. claire davis would die of her wounds eight days later. the security guard's name is cameron russ and in a lengthy facebook post last night, he daylights what happened before and after the shooting. the school officials warned about ernz poo, that he had been -- about pierson, and on that facebook posting, they said individuals such as clarl pierson was known for a long time. russ goes on to say he overheard school officials saying, we will read about that kid, carl pierson, just not aa at arapaho. he is the only member of the school security team not to return so far, that's raising a lot of questions among parents and teachers. a lot of questions about is information being withheld, why handy russ returned to school just a little month ago. >> photofinish our picture of the day and holiday on ice, we'll take you to south korea's huge ice fishing festival. >> good evening, my name is morpgd. coming to you live from new york city. a break through, for people suffering from diabetes. >> the needle prick is uncomfortable, the test kit is cum

. >>> a memorial service was held for 17-year-old claire davis. horse jumping was one of her loves. her father asked people to forgive the shooter. >> we ask all of you here to search your hearts and also forgive carl pier son, he didn't know what he was doing. >> the victim's father said the world was a better place with his daughter in it. the world was attended by missy franklin. >>> an he had cordial -- ed tore you' all board was asking him to offer him some sort of chem i. the new york times admitted edward snowden may have stolen classified documents but edward snowden has done the count trip a great service by exposing the government's lack of privacy. some say edward snowden should return to the u.s. for punishment. >>> and there is a big decision expected in san francisco and a strange sky surprise on new year's eve, what was reportedly seen all the way down to the hollywood sign? >>> right now we are looking at a commute starting off very nicely and we are off to a good start and i will tell you where you might see some slowing. >>> the weather is not slowing down any time

. >>> and the parents of claire davis say they forgive the gunman who shot and killed their daughter last month at a denver area high school. a memorial service was held for davis yesterday. the 17-year-old was shot by a fellow student who stormed the school trying to kill a teacher. >> the fact is that karl was so blinded by his emotions that he didn't know what he was doing. my wife and i forgive karl pierson for what he did because he didn't know what he was doing. we would ask all of you here and all of you watching to search your hearts and also forgive karl pierson. >> karl pierson killed himself after shooting davis as law enforcement officers closed in. >>> relatives of a california girl declared brain dead by her doctors are getting help this morning. a foundation started by terri sh schiavo's family is helping. as john blackstone reports, the mcmath case is raising the same complicated and emotional question about when life ends. >> reporter: jahi mcmath's family is searching for a facility to take their daughter who is brain dead after surgery for a ton sill lengthmy. her

happened barely a month after a student opened fire at this high school in colorado. 17-year-old claire davis was killed. and since the massacre at sandy hook elementary, where 20 students and 6 teachers were murdered in connecticut, by 1 count, there's been at least 30 more school-related shootings around the country. at least 26 people dead. officials say today's shooting began and ended in only ten seconds. but the search for answers will go on much longer. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> thank you, clayton. >>> we now have an update for you on the other shooting we told you about last night in a movie theater. the former police captain in tampa, accused of pulling a gun and killing a moviegoer texting on his cell phone during the previews. the 71-year-old alleged shooter, wearing a green vest. and here, the man who was killed. a businessman and father. the lawyer for the former policeman says the shooting was self-defense. >> the alleged victim attacked him. struck him with an object, which resulted in the gunfire. >> but witnesses say the object was a bag of popcorn. >>> and now, w

>>> michael davis who is the father of claire davis who was shot at the high school is forgiving her. he spoke with her mother by his side and said he was blinded by anger and didn't know what he was doing. he killed himself after shooting claire. >> and finally, the passengers trapped on a russian research ship have been rescued. they were rescued by helicopter. i know it was difficult who did they do it? >> you know no one considered the passenger's lives to be at risk. certainly the complex operation was fraught was worry. it did a test run without the passengers to make sure it would be safe enough for them. it had to make test runs on an ice flow to begin the long trip to tasmania. they were not able to make it to the stranded ship and that is why the helicopter had to come in and bring the gap. both ice breakers were diverted from other work they were doing. it will be several weeks before the australian ice breaker makes it to ice breaker. they were studying climate change and they do claim that they were still able to gather a lot of information. the blogishere has lit up wit

secretary kerry is set to meet with the palestinian president tomorrow, and the father of claire davismily forgives. investigators say the gunman shot davis before he killed himself. we'll have much more from the fox news deck next. >> the u.s. has set a deadline of december 31st for a deal to keep nato troops and u.s. troops in afghanistan for a decade. the deadline has now come and gone and now three republican senators have flown to afghanistan to urge president karzai to sign the deal. senator mccabe says -- mccain says the deal is vital. >> unless we resolve these differences the united states has no choice but to not continue with its commitment. something we don't want to do. but it is something that can't be totally ruled out. >> without an agreement, officials say all u.s. and nato forces could leave afghanistan by the end of this year. president karzai says his signature can wait until after afghanistan holdings presidential elections in i'm u.s. lawmaker saturday they need time for planning after both sides sign the deal. >>> president obama's health care overhaul is up and

. >> 17-year-old claire davis died after being shot at that point blank range and wrist bands are now being made for her and her family. >>> he wants to overall outdated city codes and many bicyclists say only cars can be stalls. and fran .org which listed of the of the and fran departments and the family camp was evacuated near yosemite and the camp's water lines were damaged but it escaped major losses. despite the fire, the camp will be ready for about 500 visitors a week. >> the integrity of the camp, things will look the same but as you are driving into camp, you will see an impact of one heck of a forest fire. >> other camps did not fair as well, the berkeley family camp was completely destroyed. other camps have significant damage as well. >>> something is happening on the sunole grade. >> southbound 680 at washington and sheridan. there is an injury crash and traffic is slow, so you will see that slowed traffic, and somebody was injured as you leave pleasanton and head down towards the fremont area, you need to give yourself extra time and perhaps think about using 880 as an a

tragedy back on december 13th when carl pearson stormed the school with a shotgun and fatally shot claire davis. he took his life 80 seconds later just after the incident began. the security guard and coach's name is cameron rust. in a lengthy post on the facebook page he said the following. he said adjudicate such as carl pearson was a known threat for a long time and he shouldn't have gotten help and the appropriate resources should have been involved. he also said that he has overheard statements by school administration officials who said we'll read about that kid in the news some day. it just won't be at arapahoe. he said the administration needs to be held accountable and we need to demand change here at arapahoe high school and be part of the solution to protect children going forward. so pretty strong stuff from this coach and security guard. >> what is next? >> well, right now he's on administrative leave. that is raising a lot of questions here. we've spoken with some students and parents here outside of the school. all of the other security guards are back on the job. cameron rust is

claire davis's the gunman said he didn't know what he was doing >>> mayor identifies the victim as aopular priest there. jenna: finally passengers trapped on an ice-bound ship near antarctica more than a week are in the process of being rescued. the weather cooperates enough so the helicopter can carry the 52 passengers to an australian icebreaker a trip at a time. amy kellogg with the latest from london. >> reporter: well, you know, jenna, those passengers had been keeping up a very brave face during their entrapment in the ice for many days, even putting out a taped video message of them singing new year's songs but apparently one of the woman burst into tears when she finally boarded the rescue ship today. clearly many of them had been keeping a lot of emotions bottled up inside. now it was a chinese helicopter that was positioned on a chinese icebreaker just a few miles from the stuck ship for days. but it had been too windy and foggy for it to fly. finally today weather broke and the helicopter was able to make five trips required to get everyone to safety. here is the expeditio

. >> 17-year-old claire davis died after being shot at point blank range by karl pierson, who then killed himself. wristbands are claire claim are being told to -- wristbands of clair's name are being sold. >>> 7:17. san francisco supervisor mark farrell wants to make changes to what he calls outdated city codes. one example, many bicyclists, you are probably breaking a law that says only a car can be stored in garages. farrell says that law is unnecessary. and he's hoping citizens will take a look at the website, san franciscocode.org that lists all of the laws. he wants to hear suggestions about the laws that should be eliminated or made more relevant. >>> there is a proposal to keep shuttle buses with private companies from running in san francisco. there are complaints that buses from ginn anyone tick, yahoo! take up pace at bus stops and delay the transit system. users say everyone benefits when commuters don't have to get into their cars. >> it keeps me from having to drive. allows me to work where i work and it keeps san francisco being overrun from a big amount of cars. >> the cit

reporter: the gunman was 18- year-old carl pierson he shot and killed his 17-year-old classmate claire davis then committed suicide. authorities say they believe his intended targets were a debate coach who has disciplined him and a school librarian. >>> jerry sandusky wants his pension back. the former penn state assistant coach lost it when he was convicted of sexual abuse. if his pension were to be restored sandusky would receive $5,000 a month. >>> amazing video here in this next story, a gas station worker is expected to be all right after a horrifying crash that was caught on video by a surveillance camera. take a look here. it's an 83-year-old driver behind the wheel and says he accidently hit the accelerate instead of the break. the gas station worker was sent flying into the air but amazingly that man was not seriously hurt. >> wow. >>> turning a friendly rivalry into a good cause. >> the 49ers and seahawks could meet in the nfc championship game. how their rivalry is helping children right here in san francisco. >>> officer -- i don't -- >> the harsh words from dennis rodman in his

. >>> thousands of mourners turning out to remember claire davis, the denver teenager who was shot and by a fellow student inside her high school last month. the girl's father telling mourners he has forgiven 18-year-old karl pierson, the gunman, for killing his daughter, urging everyone else to forgive him too. pierson killed himself after shooting davis. she died eight days later. >>> long lines snaking around the block as7 recreational marijuana becomes legal in the state of colorado. the product, though, does not come cheap. an eighth of an ounce goes for around 60 bucks. one store owner says he can't believe how many people turned out. big deal but we had no idea that there were going to be so many people out there. >> certainly a first. denver's mayorñl÷ applauded daye saying pot shops and buyers behaved responsibly. >>> more than a thousand people would be space travelers have survived the first cut for a chance to live the rest of their lives on mars. a nonprofit group mars one wants to launch groups of four-on-one-way trips to the red planet by 2023. the goal is create the fi

. >>> finally tonight, the power of forgiveness. 17-year-old claire davis was shot and killed last monthool. yesterday her parents remembered her and honored her with wonderful words. >> my wife and i forgive carl pierson for what he did. because he didn't know what he was doing. we would ask all of you here and watching to sherge your hearts and also forgive karl pierson. he didn't know what he was doing. karl is no longer with us, so it's no longer our responsibility to pass judgment. as each of us will do one day, karl has faced the infinate alone. unchecked hatred can lead to blindness and a loss of knowing, a loss of humanity. the last thing we would want is to perpetuate this hatred in connection with claire. claire would also not want this. as citizens of our community, the state of colorado, our nation, and the world, we must strive for kindness, compassion, peace, and love to maintain our humanity. we can't allow anger, range, or hatred to take root now or ever. and as we all move forward with our lives, we would like to ask you to join us and honor claire by forever showing com

. >>> friends and family of claire davis are saying goodbye today.ered in honor of her today. >>> starting today marijuana is for sale in colorado. at the stroke of midnight colorado became the first state to allow people to legally buy marijuana. this is new video of a war veteran been able to now by the legal marijuana. business opens there in a few months. >>> more video coming in from minnesota we are more than one dozen people have been iv, in an explosion in a building. it is a three-story apartment building and and emergency services say 13 people suffered burns as they escaped the building. look at those images. no deaths have been reported but some are the injured are in critical condition. >>> prices may be going up but it won't happen right away. the secretary of agriculture says it will not happen immediately and may not happen at all if congress can work out a new measure to halt the dairy price hike. experts predict milk will not go up until march or april. gas prices head into the right direction last year. hopefully that will continue

claire davis was killed in that denver school shooting last month. her father said the student who shot her was blinded by anger and didn't know what he was doing. carl pearson was looking for a teacher and davis a random victim. pearson took his own life as police moved in. >> some adults may not have heard of snapshot but their kids have, the latest victim of a high tech security breach. information for more than 4 million users being posted on line. we tell you exactly what happened. >> an anonymous cyber pirate or group has hacked into snap chat, uploading the user names and phone numbers of 4.6 million users. >> the biggest danger is stalking, i think and you can see how something like this could lead to bad results. >> experts say the security breach is particularly troubling because people often use the same user name on multiple apps like facebook and twitter. >> it's a wake up call we've been getting and hitting the snooze button. >> security companies claim they alerted snap chat to the potential threat but concerns were dismissed. snap cha

reports of a shooter in arapahoe high school and the heart-wrenching reality that 17-year-old claire davis had been fatally shot. this past year, colorado has been scorched. colorado has been flooded. colorado-once again-endured senseless, inexplicable violence. yet, despite all of it, we did not let that define us. that is not our story. our story-and what we showed the world is: colorado does not shutdown. colorado does not quit. colorado does not break. we know there are folks out there still grieving, still recovering. [ applause ] >> we know there are folks out there still grieving, still recovering. we know there are people out there feeling the impact of the national economy's downturns. and we are doing everything within our power to change that. but make no mistake-the state of colorado has not only endured, it also has thrived. my fellow coloradans, despite every unforeseen test, despite everything that was thrown at us the state of our state is strong. [ applause ] >> and according to just about every forecast, trend and study, the state of the state of colorado is only growing

these are pictures that are live now coming from a public memorial happening for 17-year-old claire davisber 21stering eight days after being randomly shot by karl pierson. pierson committed suicide after that violent attack. the national western stock show says later this month, it will honor her memory by naming a horse show in her honor. today, all the flags state wide were lowered to half staff on all public buildings in her memory. >>> the mother of a dead nfl player is accusing his team, the kansas city chiefs, of literally playing him to death. jovan belcher killed himself in december of 2012 after he fatally shot his girlfriend. the family gave a brief statement at that time. >> we will cherish the wonderful memories we have of jovan, and pray that those memories will bring us peace as we grapple to understand the unpredictable and tragic ending of his life and the life of kasandra perkins. >> that struggle to understand has turned into a lawsuit from belcher's mother, cheryl shepherd. she just filed it in missouri claims court. the kansas city chiefs caused belcher to get, quote,

a memorial service for 17-year- old claire davis was held yesterday at an equestrian complex in denver. horse jumping was one of her loves. claire's father asked the mourners to forgive the shooter, karl pierson. >> we would ask all of you here and all of you watching to search your hearts and forgive karl pierson. he didn't know what he was doing. >> claire's father says the world was a better place with his daughter in it. that memorial was attended by many people including olympic and cal swimmer, missy franklin. >>> 7:15. we have new details about a vacaville couple on opposite ends of the law. the husband and wife are now both accused of selling illegal drugs and weapons to undercover agents. investigators say 35-year-old sara kilo was a chp dispatcher. her husband belonged to the vallejo chapter of the hell's angels. authorities arrested her on charges of bribery and possessing methamphetamine for sale. her husband was arrested on charges of selling an assault rifle and stolen military equipment to undercover agents. a preliminary hearing is set in two weeks in yolo county. >>> m

happened barely a month after another student open fire at this high school in colorado. 17-year-old claire davismurdered in connecticut, by one count there's been at least 30 more school-related shootings around the country. at least 26 people dead. officials say the shooting began and ended in only ten seconds. but the search for answers will go on much longer. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> now, the names of the victim and -- the victims and shooter have not been released. one school mate of the shooter described him as troubled. >> and parents were saying they have reason to believe the gunman had been bullied in the past. other classmates said he was the kid who never made eye contact with anyone. but it seems like the school was prepared for this sort of thing. they had security guards. >> the principal recently had students do drills so they knew if there ever was violence, they knew what to do. clearly this did have preparation. and some heroic action, no doubt. >>> a florida judge denying bail for a retired police captain accused of shooting a man to death after an argument in a m

. >>> let me show tell you, you can only imagine how remarkable colorado teenager claire davis was after see how exceptional her parents are. claire was murdered last month by a school shooter who then killed himself after he shot claire. her community memorialized claire new year's day. and during the tributes to the 17-year-old's kindness and spirit, her parents, michael and desiree, said in her honor, they chose to, quote, love consciously. and they said they forgive -- they forgive the arapahoe high school student who took claire from them, revealing the last words she spoke. >> the young man that shot claire had a name. his name was karl pierson. for reasons most of us or all of us will never know, karl allowed himself to be filled with anger and rage and hatred. that anger, rage, and hatred bli blinded him. he blindly followed a path that led him to do something no one should ever do. he took an innocent person's life. he took our daughter's life. claire's last words are poignant and profound. she said oh, my gosh, karl, what are you doing? the fact is that karl was so blinded by h

claire davis' father asked people gathered at a memorial service yesterday to do the same.nded by anger and didn't know what he was doing when he shot his daughter. the killer who also took his own life was apparently targeting a teacher. >>> in jacksonville, florida, a terrible accident for a man playing with a gun. police say the man was celebrating the new year with his family when his gun went off and he accidentally shot himself in the head. he was rushed to hospital in serious condition. >>> well, skype was scalped by hackers on new year's day. a group calling itself the syrian electronics army took over the blog. the group also hacked skype's twitter account and facebook page. the hackers claimed they were protesting the national security agency's practices. >>> skype wasn't the only internet company hacked. another posted the user names and phone numbers of nearly 5 million snapchat users. it said it wanted to call attention to a security flaw in the photo messaging service. snapchat had already admitted the flaw several days ago. cybercrooks may try to use the info

victim of last month's shooting in colorado, the school shooting we're talking about. 17-year-old claire davisied about a week after she was shot by a fellow student at arope r high school. >>> also in colorado, history-making day. the state becomes the first to allow the sale of recreational marijuana, about 30 stores throughout colorado will be open for business. 18 of them in denver. more than 100 additional licenses have been issued by the state. but some of those store owners are waiting to get approval from their local jurisdiction. you must be 21 to buy pot in colorado. you cannot smoke it in public and there is a hefty fine for anyone caught trying to take it out of state. >>> utah is asking the u.s. supreme court to stop same-sex marriages in the state while it tries to overturn a judge's ruling that made them legal. hundreds of same-sex couples have already married in utah in the week since the federal appeals court declined to halt their weddings. the state's appeal to the supreme court calls the legal recognition of gay weddings an affront to the people of utah. >>> well, more trou

. >> thousands attended this memorial service for claire davis, the 17-year-old shot in the head in novemberaudience he and his wife have forgiven the gunman saying he didn't know what he was doing. >> vladimir putin is vowing to intense security across russia ahead of the olympics, this comes on the heels of the twin terror attacks this week that killed more than 30 people on a bus and in a train station. russian police detained dozens of people, in anti-terror raids, the olympics 36 days away. >>> new york city has a democratic mayor for the first time in 20 years. bull de blasio was sworn in. you can see former president clinton doing the honors and he promised to even the economic playing field, taxing those who make more than half a million per year to pay for universal pre-k and afterschool programs and told the wealthy don'tarery the tax increase on average would amount to less than $3 a day. >>> it's new year's when a whole bunch of people put on their bathing suits and go swimming in january. what's a little hypothermia between friends. you're watching the annual polar bear plunge i

. >> well, during that attack, pearson shot 17-year-old claire davis.injuries. and officials say pearson took his own life at the school. >>> the son of famed evangelist billy graham is asking the world to pray for his dad. he spoke about his condition. >> he's doing okay. just okay. after he -- he was hospitalized right after his birthday in november. and his vitals are good. but he just does not have strength. so i know for those that are watching, my father would appreciate your prayers. well, you know, my father's ready to go to heaven. and whenever that day comes, he's ready. he's worked hard all of his life. he's been faithful to preaching the gospel of jesus christ his entire life. and, so, he's ready to go home. but i'm praying that the lord will leave him a little longer. we need him. >> he went ton say that this dad has started on another book, and he wants to be able to finish that. and billy graham, he says, hopes to film another online video message such as the one he released on his 95th birthday. >>> this is the worst way to end a dream v

claire's father michael davis reflected on his daughter's grace in her final moments. >> claire's lastmy gosh karl what are you doing? the fact is that karl was so blinded by his emotions that he didn't know what he was doing. in her most innocent precious way claire tried to shine a light on karl's darkness. my wife and i forgive karl pierson for what he did because he didn't know what he was doing. we would like to ask you to join us and honor claire by forever showing compassion and forgiveness and using whatever is within your power to reach out to those around you that might need the light of your love to help guide them through the darkness. >> olympic swimmer missy franklin also spoke at the memorial. the governor ordered flags to fly at half-staff in davis's honor. >>> and thousands who lined up to watch the 125th annual rose parade in california saw more bands and floats. as carter evans reports, this year's ceremony also brought some drama. >> reporter: seaworld's awartd-winning float featured a family of orca whales and dozens of police officers dressed up in riot gear. this

michael davis made the comments during a memorial service for his 17-year-old daughter claire. he said her last wordser -- words were to carl piercen, asking what he was doing. >> the teen's father, said piercen was blinded by anger at the debate coach. >>> today was the first day of healthcare coverage under the affordable care act. as ktvu's john fowler reports, it's not only consumers who are feeling the effects of the new law. >> if you could just sign and date the bottom for me. >> reporter: about 400,000 californians today have healthcare. some for the first time. through the affordable care act. including 62-year-old robert kratz. >> it makes me feel wonderful. >> reporter: at pleasant hills night owl pediatrics opened this for urgent care. susan houlton says new insurance enrollees must remember to pay their premiums. >> they should have been able to prohibit out a temporary id card, or something like that showing that they do have insurance. >> reporter: jennifer and her family wanted to be seen today for flu symptoms. they said they pay $600 a month for high deductibl

michael davis made the comments during a memorial service for his 17-year-old daughter claire. he said her last wordser -- words were to carl piercen, asking what he was doing. >> the teen's father, said piercen was blinded by anger at the debate coach. >>> today was the first day of healthcare coverage under the affordable care act. as ktvu's john fowler reports, it's not only consumers who are feeling the effects of the new law. >> if you could just sign and date the bottom for me. >> reporter: about 400,000 californians today have healthcare. some for the first time. through the affordable care act. including 62-year-old robert kratz. >> it makes me feel wonderful. >> reporter: at pleasant hills night owl pediatrics opened this for urgent care. susan houlton says new insurance enrollees must remember to pay their premiums. >> they should have been able to prohibit out a temporary id card, or something like that showing that they do have insurance. >> reporter: jennifer and her family wanted to be seen today for flu symptoms. they said they pay $600 a month for high deductibl