. >> it will be a week of funerals here in new town conn. charlotte bacon as well as just a cut rate goes both 6 years old will be that the next laid to rest. the morning continues in new town conn. today to more little victims will be laid to rest. on monday but mourners said a final goodbye to six year-old jack pinto. >> it is sad, very sad. it is hard to take this, losing a sixth gradin a gardener. >> it is so close to home >> students had back to school on tuesday expect for sandy hook elementary students. the equipment was taken from the sandy hook school to another town where the sandy hook students will return to class. >> we are putting our arms around people. >> it is still hard to know why the 20 roll open fire at the elementary school. authorities are analyzing evidence in talking with witnesses hoping to find answers. >> we know as investigators the people of connecticut and the people of this town of new town want to know what happened. we're going to do that. we are going to provide them with all of the information and paint a

and we're continuing to follow what is going on in conn today.oday marks one week since the mass shootings at sandy hook elementary school killed 20 little children and six employees. we're looking live at the town hall and a small town of new town where they just marked a moment of silence and run a bell for each of those of victims. this comes as the nra plans today to address reporters and critics this morning for the first time speaking publicly since that massacre. travelers in the midwest are trying to dig out and work around this storm and a lot are trying to head out for the holidays and get out of this right. lying snow would making visibility next to nothing at times. s f of the ripple effect is sfo is expecting the heaviest travel day of the season today. they're expecting any delays or cancellations we will keep you posted on that. chicago has been hard hit airport. they say will be back to normal today but we will keep an eye on that for you as well as a commute in the weather locally in the bay area. our camera is shaking so it is w

you will feel it as a nicyou go up the door. >> want to update you on new town conn. newtown, conn.l face many more furor over the next few days. >> and students other than those who attend sandy hook elementary are to return to classes' morning. >> report uer ntisha lance has more as a community rocked by a tragedy to justify some normalcy. >> 6 year-old no luck pozner was laid to rest. >> there was not a dry when the mother spoke. tremendous passion. tremendous feeling. i think everyone was touched. >> family and friends also remember little jack pinto. little buddy wrestler. he was an avid new york giants fan. in fact, he was buried in a giant jersey. >> new town is forever changed. we came today as 18. that is a we are. >> most new town students will return to school this morning. >> students of sandy hook elementary will not. >> trucks filled with school materials headed to a neighboring town for a neighboring middle school. >> with the children come in the wall to the classroom that is as close as possible to the one they left. >> there is no official date when sandy hook will

the community of newtown, conn.. so strong, so courageous, so sad. let's show them that not only do we offer words, we offer a action, and that would take the form of passing this legislation to ban assault magazines, to do so in a timely fashion so that in a non-timely fashion we will not lose any more lives. i want to commend the president for his beautiful words to the nation, mostly to the families and to the community, but the source of strength and inspiration he was. challenged us to act he said. when we just say it again. we cannot tolerate this any more, he said. these tragedies must end, and to end them, we must change. thank you, mr. murphy, for your leadership. i yield back to the gentleman. >> thank-you. on friday morning i brought my four-year-old to school. i dropped him off at 8:45, just like millions of other parents did across the country. a few hours later i saw him again. yet a big smile on his face. in newtown, conn., friday 20 parents drop their first graders off at sandy hook elementary and kiss them goodbye as they got on the

area here is your kron 4 news >> it good morning our top story this morning which is the tragedy in conn. president obama traveled to the new town to town for the families of those killed at sandy hook elementary. yes as a part in an emotional memorial service for the victims last night. >> is yesterday his role for the committee here was comfort in chief for those who lost their family members inside sandy hook elementary school on friday. the nation continues to more lives lost in the connecticut school shooting. today the first filling will be funeral will be held for a six year-old jack cancer. on sunday more than 2000 people can call for a memorial service to remember the 26 lives cut short after authorities say 20 year-old adam lands of shot his way into sandy hook elementary and opened fire. >> we offer you our tears in our pain. our anger and our sorrow. >> president obama traveled to town where he met with the families and spoke at the service. >> what ever portion of sadness that we could share with you to these this heavy load we will gladly bear. >> the president raised a com

the heartache and the good buys continue in newtown, conn.. >> the town devastated by a savage attack is trying to work through funerals for 26 victims, most of them first graders. our correspondent joins us from newtown with the latest. >> good evening from newtown, conn., where it has been another rough day. students gathering to mourn two more classmates. the pain of saying goodbye has become part of everyday now in newtown. this grieving community buried two more at first graders today. jessica rekos led to plan and organize so much, their family calls per their ceo. james mattioli ended most of his days cuddled on the couch with his mom. >> they kept saying -- the boy had a big gun and a little gun. i could not -- i could not fathom what they were talking about. >> he found the boys huddled in his yard after they ran past the gunman to escape. >> the two boys just started talking. i had no idea what happened. they said "we can go back into the school." -- we cannot go back into the school. because our teacher is gone." >> students did go back today, except those from sandy hook e

schools in newtown, conn. are opening their doors to that for the first time since friday's deadly shooting at sandy hooke elementary. the school where 20 children died will remain close. it's been designated a crime scene, and state police say it could be months before police turned the school back over to the district. in the meantime, school officials are making plans to send students where former if middle school in a neighboring town. >> two more six year olds from sandy hook will be laid to rest today. the family of jessica and rekos pitcher, wright says that she loved horses and was eagerly anticipating a pair of kahlo grumbles for christmas. meanwhile, charlotte bacon is described as being a bundle of energy and love school. services for both will be held today. >> two boys a 13 year-old and a 12 year-old have been arrested for allegedly breaking into a vallejo home is still in a gun. yesterday afternoon police got a call the two boys were spotted running across a columbus parkway caring and rifle case

new town is in his district. -- newtown, conn. is in his district. a number of them speaking since the shooting happened on friday. ♪ >> you are watching live coverage here on c-span where in newtown, conn. at newtown high school, president obama will be speaking. he has been speaking with family members of victims at the mass shooting at sandy hook elementary school. he wrote his own speech tonight that he is going to be delivering. this is the fourth time president obama has had to travel to visit the victims of a mass shooting. in 2009, their war of the shootings at fort hood, texas. in 2010, the shootings in tucson that when did representative gabrielle giffords. and most recently, the movie theater and shooting in aurora, colorado. this tragedy.ring during his radio address, not yesterday president obama said as a nation we have endured far too many of these tragedies the last few years. we will be bringing you his remarks. this is an interfaith service. we will hear scriptures from rabbis, priests in attendance and some of the families of the c

more to come from newtown, conn. that is mourning the loss of 26 people killed and one of the country's worst school shootings. -- in one of the country's worst school shootings. let's get other news from around the world. nine children, little girls, have been killed in afghanistan. they were killed by a land mine outside the village as they were collecting firewood. their report on another question about whether these dangerous weapons of war should be allowed. coming to bury nine young girls who had gone out to gather firewood. relatives said most had been attending school and in terms of being doctors, engineers, or teachers. the whole community touched by tragedy. three families lost two daughters each. locals tried to save them. >> i was having breakfast when i heard a bang. i ran to the scene and lifted one child in my arms. then i drew some of the wounded to the hospital. >> afghan security forces to guard at the funeral. the taliban are active here. it is unclear if they planted the mine or if it dated back

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live in newtown conn. abc7 news. >> parents across the country sent their children to school today with heavy hearts and nervousness. extra police patrols kid be seen outside many schools, including those in the metro area -- could be seen outside many schools, including those in the metro area. we have a look at how all schools are handling extra security. >> patrols were increased before and after school today in speaking from local representatives from school districts across the region, they say they are giving added attention to what are already very strong security measures at each school in each district. however the sadness and fear still remain. on this bleak back to school monday they are feeling it is the rule rather than the exception. >> everyone is feeling very vulnerable. >> his daughter as in kindergarten at a school in marysville. >> , a think the schools are safe -- i think the schools are safe here. >> after newtown nothing seems certain. >> in fairfax and northern virginia, police are i

the top story is the tragedy in newtown conn. new video just as if kron 4 of the home of lanza . renee marsh is live in town conn we have new information. >> state police say the investigation could take months. there are still interviewing witnesses, analyzing evidence, and crime scenes remain close. >> the new town community is preparing to bury those killed in friday's horrific attack. monday to sandy hook students will be laid to rest. >> 6 year-old jack pinto and six drolled noah pozner. >> i can tell you it broke our hearts that we could not save them all. >> students in the area will return to class tuesday except for sandy hook. faculty will be meeting monday to discuss how and when to resume classes'. >> meanwhile, authorities are working on round-the- clock to interview witnesses and processing evidence. >> every facet of the weapons will be analyzed. every single round of ammunition will be looked at. >> on sunday more than 2000 people came together for a memorial service to remember the 26 lives cut short at sandy hook elementary school. a party save 20 euro adam, lan

killed newtown, conn.. here is what we know at this hour. connecticut school. students massacred in their emotion. developing news at five. more than a dozens children shot and killed at an elementary in new town, connecticut. tonight many questions remain, but here is what wepam gives us the latest here is what we know about shooting in new town, connecticut at this hour. 27 the gunman. 20 of the victims are young children. police are questioning the brother of the shooter. and the gunmans mother has been found dead in his home. catherine heenan is standing >>catherine: newtown is 80 miles northeast of new york city. the scene of the shooting, is a relatively wealthy community founded 3=hundred years ago, just after nine this morning, it became the scene of one of the country's >> i just got a message saying there was an unconfirmed shooting >> we immediately jumped in the car and came down here >>catherine: parents arriving at the school found a nightmare scene. >> "i just heard the principal was shot and killed. i heard some kids were shot. a teacher mrs. ha

. >> the grieving residents of newtown, conn. are bracing themselves for the fort funerals of the innocent victims murdered and last week's elementary school massacre. noah posner will be buried this afternoon and the celebrated his sixth birthday last month and should -- and his sisters survive. this 6-year-old boy loved the new york giants football team and loved victor cruz. the parents told him he may be buried in his favor to victor ciuz jersey. >> i will do whatever i can to honor him. >> state police are investigating the massacre and need to win -- interview many children. >> and interviews for with -- with children will apparent. >> the attacker killed an arsenal of weapons. and hundreds of rounds of deadly ammunition. he killed himself after hearing emergency unit sirens responding. the school nurse said she only survive because the sugar was unaware she was hiding underneath her desk. moments later, the school secretary raised to office. >> we pulled out the telephone off my desk and i held the phone while she dialed 9

to all of those and the community of newtown, conn..n the aftermath of this senseless tragedy i ask god to come so all those who mourned and to sustain the entire community. the gratitude and your prayers and for your presence. i remain yours in christ, benedictus extinct. >> meanwhile authorities have released the radio transmission exchanges between emergency dispatchers and the first responders from friday's shooting. the call came in as the first shots rang out. teachers and administrators scrabbled to get the kids to say as far as responders of the police look for a killer. >> shortly after that call state police say new town police call the vet about 9:40 a.m. about the shooting reports. >> san francisco's public schools were on high security alert in aftermath of the massacre at sandy hook elementary school. kron 4 urs felicia reid tells us about the school district's response. >> the school ditcher was on high alert and there were not taking any chances after what happened in connecticut. most of these children were killed. >> t

more to come from newtown, conn. that is mourning the loss of 26 people killed and one of the country's worst school shootings. -- in one of the country's worst school shootings. let's get other news from around the world. nine children, little girls, have been killed in afghanistan. they were killed by a land mine outside the village as they were collecting firewood. their report on another question about whether these dangerous weapons of war should be allowed. coming to bury nine young girls who had gone out to gather firewood. relatives said most had been attending school and in terms of being doctors, engineers, or teachers. the whole community touched by tragedy. three families lost two daughters each. locals tried to save them. >> i was having breakfast when i heard a bang. i ran to the scene and lifted one child in my arms. then i drew some of the wounded to the hospital. >> afghan security forces to guard at the funeral. the taliban are active here. it is unclear if they planted the mine or if it dated back

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. >> the people of new town, conn.re marking one week since the shooting at sandy hook elementary. some tributes are planned for later this morning to remember those who died. >> 26 christmas trees one for each victim at sandy hook elementary. 27 guardian angels representing the lives lost including the shooter's mother. marking a week since the tragedy church bells will pull on friday. >> we will be ringing it 28 times. we recognize that there are 28 lives were lost. in our face got allotments for everyone. part of the faith is about for giving. >> for some people it is too soon to forgive. for some people they need to go to that process. first of all grieving and morning. before there is room to forgiveness. >> in new town symbols of the holiday season mixed with signs of imme there is giv young women collect donations and head out coffee and food are free courtesy of anonymous donors from far away. >> it is a nice thing the people are heartwarming. >> after a week the wounds are still fresh. for many it is impossibl

it is the nearly one week since the tragic shooting at an elementary school in new town conn. the community is coping with a steady stream of funeral processions. today more children including six year-old allison whites and kathryn hubbard will be laid to rest. yesterday's newtown bid farewell to 27 year-old teacher vicki soto. paul simon, at the was a family friend of the so those, performed the the sound of silence at her funeral. i new group formed newtown united advocating what it called sensible gun regulation. >> we have 20 children that are trying to point as the way, and if we don't follow their lead, we have failed them and their debts are in vain. >> the day before her death nancy lanza of the mother of the gunman had just returned, short trip along to a luxury resort in new hampshire. france and greece the years she felt comfortable about leaving her son adam at home unsupervised. >> democrats say that the gop plan will not make it past the senate. beyond that the president has already said he will veto it if it gets to his desk. the back- and-forth continues in co

. >> now, president obama on the school shooting in conn. he said it is time to take meaningful action. he was first notified by, and security adviser john and brennan. this is five minutes. >> this afternoon i spoke with gov. malloy. i offered him my condolences and made it clear he will have every resource he needs to investigate this heinous crime, care for the victims', and counsel the families. we have endured too many of these tragedies the past few years. each time i learned the news, i react not as a president but as anybody else would. as a parent. that was especially true today. i know there is not a parent in in america who does not feel the same overwhelming grief that i do. the majority of those who died today were children. beautiful little kids between the age of 5 and 10 years old. they had their entire lives ahead of them. birthdays, graduations, weddings, kids of their own. among the fallen were also teachers, men and women who devoted their lives to helping children fulfill their dreams. our hearts are broken today. for th

senators talked about last week's school shootings in newtown, conn.. this is 40 minutes. >> mr. president, we appear to be in one of those periods of time where we are working too often through the valley of the shadow of death. senator blumenthal and i've come to the floor to speak about the tragedy that occurred, the senseless horrific attacks on innocent people in newtown, conn.. last friday. we must also note with extraordinary respect and sense of loss the death of our truly beloved colleague, senator dan inouye of hawaii. america, as senator reid and senator durbin made so car, america has lost a true hero, a patriot. this senate has lost a great leader, a leader whose accomplishments have been literally historic, and i think all of us have lost a friend. last evening, senator akaka spoke about how dan inouye's legacy, i'm paraphrasing here, was all aund hawi and all he had done for the state. the truth is that i think mt every state in the country is full of legacies of the service of dan inouye. i know it's true of connecticut. it really was my honor to serve for 24 year

it will take 28 funerals as the newtown, conn. shooter adam lanza took his own life after slaughter his mother at home, and and 20 children, and then six women at the sandy hook elementary school who tried to protect them. >> i am sure there will be a day for discussion of the usual washington policy debates, but i do not think today is that day. >> as soon as the press conference was over, i called the white house. listen, we have gone through too many of these shootings. everyone says you cannot say anything. well, we should have been talking about this going all the way back from columbine, we should of been talking about this in the last few years, with the real difference. i thought for sure our colleagues would see this for what it is, that there are too many guns out on the streets. the one we are after, if you look and all the shootings we have had lately, are the assault weapons and certainly the larger magazine clips. this time i would not hold my voice. this time i said no, i will go out and start speaking. >> on tuesda

. >> parents in town conn have cautiously sent their children back to school. >> i was naturally love to keep my kids in a bubble but you cannot live that way. >> the close-knit community is forever changed because of the 20 children that will never return to class. the investigation continues into what sparked the shooting rampage. >> the shooter left is less computer at his home so far as investigators have not been able to retain any data. >> within four hours to funerals were held yesterday's at st. rose of lima church. >> i am watching a sea of people leave a funeral for a child. >> and another sea of people tried to get in for the next funeral. >> teacher victoria soto will be laid to rest today and parents will carry more children. >> parents say they take comfort in knowing their daughter is with her friends. >> they are altogether up there and that are up there with their one for principle. be a visible last night for the principle in a neighboring town, the town's mayor sent their fate will not waver. >> president obama meanwhile will watch a demonstration wide effort today

the collected pictures palms letters and of nations will be sent to the families of victims and conn. our big story is the cold weather this wednesday morning. it is chilly out there. later it will be sunny and ice, i will say warm but it will be nice out. right now is just cold. a look at the san mateo bridge and the temperatures in half moon bay right now. is 37 degrees. we have a lot colder spots throughout the day that we will highlight as we continue with the kron4 morning news. >> a spike and residential and auto murderess. since november 1st there have been nine a residential burglaries and car thefts. police have increased patrols in the area and they're encouraging residents to not leave things in their car. >> we'll be right back. >> mass killers a target americans once every two weeks on average, and attacks that range from robberies to horrific the public shooting sprees like the massacre in connecticut. this is according to a report just released by u.s. a today. using in news accounts and fbi records from 2006 to 2010, the most recent years for which complete records wer

. >> residents of newtown, conn. are trying to find stor people say that it is important to still celebrate the holiday. they are trying to comfort the holiday. with police officers today will get today off. and officers from surrounding towns have a volunteered to cover the sfhits and social media was used to collect families in need and a round of gift giving hundreds of people who did not have anything to put on the table this holiday got a christmas meal, extra groceries and warm clothing. possible. lefty o'doul's restaurant in san francisco has collected about six-thousand toys in a last- minute toy drive. the restaurant's goal for today's annual christmas eve toy drive was to collect 15-thousand new, unwrapped toys. the goal is to provide toys to 44-thousand children in need this year. today firefighters travel around the city dropping off toys at homes, playgrounds and to children they pass by on the street. families who have applied to receive toys can also pick them up at the program's headquarters on jerrol

that is -- what do we do about the tragedy of the sort that struck in newtown, conn. to avoid such events in the future? like most americans, we were shocked by what happened. like all americans, we have been discussing all of the various options that are available to protect our children and, at this point, we would like to share our thinking with you. to that purpose, i would like to introduce wayne lapierre, our executive vice president. at the end of this conference, we will not be taking questions but next week, we will be available to any of you who are interested in talking about these or other issues of interest. contact us, please, at that point, thank you very much. wayne? >> good morning. the national rifle association, 4 million mothers, fathers, sons and daughters joined the nation in outrage, grief, and earnest prayer for the families of newtown, conn. who have suffered such an incomprehensible loss as a result of this unspeakable crime. out of respect for the families and until the facts were known, the nra has refrained from comment. while some have tr

. >> he spent 11 years as bishop of bridgeport, conn. for jews, christmas is a day of volunteering. more than 600 took place. families prepared winter care packages for homeless shelters. they include scarfs and hats made by members of the community. organizers say it was important for the children. >> i have the two daughters. it is wonderful to get them involved in volunteering. i want them to understand the holidays are about 10 back. >> more than 1000 were made. holiday dinners were also served around town. today is the eighth year for this event. authorities have recovered human remains from a house in webster, n.y., to the suspected shooter shared with his sister. she had been missing since yesterday. officials believe the remains are hers. younger brother, william spengler, is responsible for setting fires and ambition first responders. two firefighters were shot and killed. authorities say they have also found a typewritten note from spengler saying he wanted to burn down the neighborhood and "kill people." the weapon is the same used in the elementary school shooting. in th

mary snow, cnn, newtown,, conn. >> connecticut. we're learning that president obama will be traveling to connecticut tomorrow. the president made an emotional address to the nation yesterday in the wake of the school massacre. in his speech, president obama fought back tears. but also alluded to future action on laws on gun control. as we >> as a country, we have been through this too many times if it is an elementary school in connecticut, a shopping mall in portland, oregon or a temple in wisconsin or a movie theater said. a very emotional these are our neighborhoods and these are our children we are going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this. regardless of the politics. >> a very emotional president. the white house said president obama supports the reinstatement of a federal ban on assault weapons. the ban expired in 2004, so there are now just restrictions on assault weapons, such as limited bullet capacity. enoug >> in a heated interview on piers morgan we hear more details o

now the ex-conn who killed his brand mother -- grandmother, killed the firefighters and the fire spread to 7 homes and meanwhile his sister has not been accounted for. >>> a female siberian tiger killed a teenager an injured two of his friends. they believe the animal was provoked. police had to shoot and kill the tiger. the zoo was fined and settled lawsuits with the teen and his two friends. >>> the suspect caught for a dui fell into the creek and they searched for him but lost site of him. >>> many tell us they didn't have time to finish off their gift lists and many came to other stores that were offering bigger discounts. now they can consider gifts they had not thought of before. >> i am getting things my sister actually wants. >> oh, boy, exchanging already, the malls are predicting big crowds when many will be checking out the sales, industry on what they could discount on the shelves as much as 80% for spring merchandise. >>> there are still postal workers delivering packages and cards. they are helping santa get all of those packages to people but the postal service said they

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. >> the lawyer for a 6-year-old survivor of the school shooting in newtown, conn., is speaking out tonight one to sue the state for failing to provide a safe setting. he says it is not just a problem in connecticut. >> the state of connecticut and other states, too, are failing to protect children from guns. her friends are dead, and that is trauma. >> the student in the case has not been identified. >> two police officers involved in a gunbattle with a suspect in new jersey are out of the hospital tonight. a third officer underwent surgery for stomach was and is expected to recover. the suspect was in sight of a police station when he wrestled the gun away from one of the officers and started shooting. two officers fired back. the man was killed. >> a winter makes up this morning, and tonight the wind is whipping up. and it is cold. steve has a look at the forecast rest of tonight and tomorrow. >> the 29th annual festival is about to kick off in china, including ice and snow sculpture competitions music performances, and other activities. more than 2000 works will be on display. that is k

it has now been five days since the heart breaking tragedy in new town conn.ys since we have gathered information to pray for the victims. today to more of the 20 small children and the educator there were taken from us will be laid to rest. we may not know all the reasons that this tragedy happened. we do know that every day since more americans have died of gun violence. such violence has terrible consequences for society. if there is even one thing we can do to prevent any of these events we have a deep obligation, all of us, to try. over the past five days of the discussion has re- emerged as to what we might do not only to beat her mass shootings in the future but to reduce the epidemic that is played by this country every single day. it is imperative that people of all different backgrounds and beliefs and political persuasions are willing to challenge old assumptions and change longstanding positions. that conversation have to continue but this time the words need to lead to action. we know that this is a complex issue that stirs up deeply held passions

highlights what many officials around the state are feeling just days after the shootings in newtown, conn. and now the same elected officials are calling for new gun control laws. >> we must take immediate action to pursue reasonable gun safety legislation, not only in our state, but in our nation. >> over in county -- howard county, the county executive has pledged to look closer at school safety and mental health. he also supports looking at the current gun laws. >> hopefully we can agree there are basic steps that should be taken to ensure that people are responsible in owning a weapon and taking a look at what kinds of weapons are appropriate to be on the streets. >> senator mark -- senator barbara mikulski has weighed in as well, calling for a two-step approach, looking at the culture of violence and offering more mental health benefits. >> i think this is a watershed moment in our country. we need each other, whether you support gun control, or the nra who should bring good ideas to citizens. we can protect the constitution, but we also have to protect our people. >> in annapolis, g

what do we do about the tragedy of the sort that struck in newtown, conn. to avoid such events in the future? like most americans, we were shocked by what happened. like all americans, we have been discussing all of the various options that are available to protect our children and, at this point, we would like to share our thinking with you. to that purpose, i would like to introduce wayne lapierre, our executive vice president. thank you for being with us. at the end of this conference, we will not be taking questions but next week, we will be available to any of you who are interested in talking about these or other issues of interest. contact us, please, at that point, thank you very much. wayne? >> good morning. the national rifle association, 4 million mothers, fathers, sons and daughters joined the nation in outrage, grief, and earnest prayer for the families of newtown, conn. who have suffered such an incomprehensible loss as a result of this unspeakable crime. out of respect for the families and until the facts were known, the nra has refrained fro

in newtown, conn.6 lives lost a week ago today at sandy hook elementary school. connecticut governor daniel malloy leading a moment of silence as tomorrow held all over the country including at the national cathedral in washington. a funeral being held at the national cathedral for the late senator daniel inouye. leaders from the house and senate on hand to remember the second largest serving senator in u.s. history. he died monday, he was 88 years old. those are your headlines. dennis: thank you. the biggest names in financial services and credit cards having a bad day, our next guest says not to worry because credit cards have legs. we are joined by chris from stifle nicholas. yesterday you upgraded discover and you also like mastercard and visa. >> i do. discover had a pretty interesting quarter, stocks sold off pretty harder and miss the earnings number but beneath the surface signs that growth is picking up, and a little over 6% spending growth and gaining a lot of share in what appears to be a st

students in newtown, conn. are back in school this afternoon for the first time since friday's shooting massacre. families are all the internals for their loved ones killed a that horrific crime. 11 news reporter daniel lee is a new town with the latest. >> code afternoon, the people in newtown are taking the first step toward moving forward. it is the start of the killing process that is sure to be long road. as students appear did not attend sandy hook elementary return to their classrooms, others are still struggling to cope. >> there were mortified. they were crying. there were upset. >> gene rosen learn about the shooting from students who escaped to his lawn after they watched their teacher protecting them. >> they said we cannot go back to the school. we cannot go back to the school because eric teacher is gone >> her friends and family will say goodbye during a wake. >> it is terrible about rebecca harriman attended a different elementary school that i don't ignore ever ready to send your child back to

reporting from newtown, conn.. several people have been injured in a series of explosions in kenya.do know at this point that it happened in a district of the capital in a somalian neighborhood that has suffered a number of attacks in recent months. let's try and get more of this by speaking to our nairobi correspondent. i am told that you actually heard the explosion. tell us what you heard. >> i can confirm to you that one person has died and six people were seriously injured in this incident. we understand that three hand grenades were thrown from speeding cars at a nightclub. the police arrived fairly quickly and sealed off the area, trying to evacuate people from the area and track down the people responsible for what happened. this comes one week after a similar grenade attack at a mosque that seriously injured and killed several people. there have been several grenade attacks in the past few months. >> i know it is still early days, but is there any idea of who could be behind this? >> it is not clear at the moment, exactly, the previous attacks. the kenyan government has exp

. >> a new york woman is charged of running a scam following the massacre newtown, conn. she posted hours after the shooting she was the kind of one of the victims. the fbi also said she sent a labyrinth text messages to a donor who fell for this game. the fbi says all of the money has been refunded. a new type of investigation after the sandy hook shooting. geneticists are studying adam lanza's dna. they say there are genetic components to mental a list of many factors involved. scientists are not looking for anything specific and they admit it is unlikely they will find anything. the result will likely not be released for several weeks. after the shooting spree there have been plenty of questions about school safety. that is why hundreds of staff members at utah school turned out last night for free gun training. everyone from third grade teachers to janitors and cafeteria workers were taught how to fight back in a situation like that at sandy hook. >> i am just were read a little bit, what would i do as a teacher. how would you protect yourself if you were being fired

himself and the nation a political challenge following the mass killing of schoolchildren in new 10, conn., calling for an end to the tragedies indicating he is ready to push for tighter gun control. >> congressional democrats have also indicated they are preparing an aggressive agenda for tighter control on the ownership of weapons. the youths who killed 27 people, most of them children, was heavily armed. >> 27 enderle figures, each of them representing and a victim. >> their release the names of the victims. >> we are requesting you expect -- respect their privacy of the go through this difficult time. >> president obama struggling to find words of comfort. >> can we say we are truly doing enough to give all the children of this country the chance they deserve to live out their lives and happiness with purpose? i have been reflecting on this the last few days. if we are honest with ourselves, the answer is no. >> it is the fourth time that he has had to face the aftermath of a killing spree. >> we cannot accept events like this as routine. are we really prepared to say that we are powe

these are the victims, three more children buried in newtown, conn., today, a teacher who tried to save them laid to rest as well. now politicians are talking about how to prevent another mass killing of children in their classrooms. >> we have a deep obligation, all of us, to try. >> not president obama has put vice president joe biden in charge, saying that he will outline his proposals next month. >> the good news is there is a growing consensus to build on, with a majority of support banning the sale of military- style assault weapons, a majority support the ammunition clips. that the president says that gun-control legislation will be part of it, but he is not saying, and nobody asked, if he is considering any laws that would get rid of the 200 million guns already owned in the u.s. the last ban applied only to the production of new weapons and only 18 were outlawed. some in congress says they will fight any legislation. >> we have seen that movie before. and it is sad. >> it seems the president realizes it will be difficult, so he is asking the american people to call congress and

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second-ranked u-conn turned the showdown into a mismatch - with a 61-35 victory.uskies took control early and never looked back. it's the worst cardinal home loss in the tara vanderbuilt era. this is the cardinal's final game before opening the pac-12 conference next weekend in the rocky mountains. >> that is a difficult to teen. team >> it is going to be even colder. with napa, fairfield. look for 30's by the bay. and redwood city, 42 degrees for san francisco. >> in the meantime, buckle up, snuggle up. have a great night and bundle up.....

second-ranked u-conn turned the showdown into a mismatch - with a 61-35 victory. the huskies took control early and never looked back. it's the worst cardinal home loss in the tara vanderbuilt era. this is the cardinal's final game before opening the pac-12 conference next weekend in the rocky mountains. >>> we're waiting to see if san francisco's vernon davis will hit the field today to help the team build momentum for the playoffs during its regular-season finale against arizona. davis practiced in a non- contact black jersey for the second consecutive day friday after suffering a concussion he sustained during last week's loss to the seattle seahawks. the 49ers have a pressing need for their starting tight end to return after the team placed starting receiver mario manningham on injured reserve early friday, leaving san francisco without its second-leading receiver for the rest of the season. >>> arizona state walked away with the trophy at the kraft hunger games. and although it was a landslide win at a-t-and-t park yesterday, navy fans were in good spirits be

the l ball is deflected caught by chris connely. time ran out. ball game over.labama inwins 32-28 -- alabama wins, 32-28. last night in palo alto, stanford punched if the ticket -- the ticket for the rose bowl. tied with ucla at 24 this the 4 4th. jordan williamson, he came up big since last year fiasco, did not disappoint. one last ditch effort for ucla but wide and shot for 52 yards and stanford seals the rose bowl bid in spectacular fashion. to make it to the finals, and do what we did, the titans (inaudible). >> with my teammates on the podium, it hit me that won pac- 12. >> tragedy struck in kansas city this morning. this is jovan belcher, involved in a murder suicide here at arrowhead stadium. drove to the chief headquarters and shot himself in front of the head coach and general manager. they leave a a 3-month-old daughter. the chiefs were scheduled to host the carolina panthers tomorrow. the game will go on as scheduled. >>> last night, check the goal line stand by white. they remain tied at 7 until overtime. now 10-7, elijah, the walk off touchdown, the

and the small community of newtown, conn., at least 26 teachers and children are killed. the shooter is also dead. this is the 12 the mass shooting this year and america and mr. obama said that the country must take action. >> a friday morning with chris this looming. -- christmas shooting. moments later, heavily armed officers went in and it terrified children aged between 5-10 were being carried out. >> i saw some of the bullets going past the hall that i was right next to and then the teacher pulled me into her classroom. we heard shots and everyone went on the ground. >> we all went over to a corner and the teacher was to keep us until the police officers. >> they had machine guns. >> i heard seven loud booms and then the teachers told us to go in the corner. we all huddled. i kept hearing these booming noises. >> as alarmed parents rushed back to the school, are the reports told of the gun at confronting a children and three -- confronting a teacher. it became clear that this was murdered on a horrific scale. >> there were fatalities, there was 18 children that were

four days after the mass shootings in newtown, conn., the funerals continue for the 22 becomes lost their lives. and while the town mourns, the white house issued its strongest indication yet it will be pushing for tighter gun controls, including reinstating the assault weapons ban. from newtown, we begin our coverage. >> she loved or go wales and horses. a beautiful girl, her parents said. 6-year-old jessica was buried. another victim in america. that terrible friday as parents waited to hear what happened in the school, their pastor was with them. >> one parent, one mother in desperation cried out "are there any survivors?" there was violence. there were officials looking at one another and then they said, no, there are no survivors. i do not know that i will ever forget the noise as people wept, wales, eelam -- wailed, yelled. it was horrible noise. suddenly, reality hit. there are no survivors. >> this horror has changed the mood in america, for now at least. there of been those who have demonstrated against guns, but not a manufacturer of the weapon used to murder the children is und

four days after the mass shootings in newtown, conn., the funerals continue for the 22 becomes lost their lives. and while the town mourns, the white house issued its strongest indication yet it will be pushing for tighter gun controls, including reinstating the assault weapons ban. from newtown, we begin our coverage. >> she loved or go wales and horses. a beautiful girl, her parents said. 6-year-old jessica was buried. another victim in america. that terrible friday as parents waited to hear what happened in the school, their pastor was with them. >> one parent, one mother in desperation cried out "are there any survivors?" there was violence. there were officials looking at one another and then they said, no, there are no survivors. i do not know that i will ever forget the noise as people wept, wales, eelam -- wailed, yelled. it was horrible noise. suddenly, reality hit. there are no survivors. >> this horror has changed the mood in america, for now at least. there of been those who have demonstrated against guns, but not a manufacturer of the weapon used to murder the children is und