francine wheeler, who is a talented singer and music teacher, performed too, as did her husband david. francine and peter, welcome to you both. >> thank you. >> the sandy hook promise talks about turning tragedy into a moment of transformation. was there a moment like that for you after ben's death when suddenly you realized there was something you had to do? yeah, but it was very gradual for me. it wasn't that way for everyone. but for me, it was a voice inside of me that said if you -- because i didn't want to live, okay. and i felt, i had to ask myself "how am i going to live? how am i going to get up and raise my other child and be a partner to my husband, how am i going to do that?" and it just gradually, organically happened where i said, you know what, i'm going to talk to people. i'm going to tell them about my son. i'm going to tell them what it's like to be a mother. and i'm going to tell them what it's like to find a conversation about change that is love. i'm going to do it without fighting them. and i knew it. it just came to me. and i had hope. and sandy hook promise was

joining me is david wheeler. his son gabriel is a third-grader. and his teacher judy simon who protected him during the twister. welcome to you all. david, let me ask you first of all, where were you when you heard there was going to be this huge tornado, and what did you do? >> well, i'm an educator in the putnam city school district. and i had to stay at my school to make sure our students were safe. and i was watching the tv as the tornado was heading down towards gabriel's school. and as soon as it hit the school, i was able to just rush home and just go 100 miles an hour on the highway and went through the neighborhoods and had to run about a mile and hopped -- got on a couple of trucks, and took about three and a half hours to find him. >> and that moment when you found him, describe that to me. >> happiest di of my life. it was just wonderful. it was the worst day built into one of the happiest moments of my life. i already knew my daughter and my wife were safe, and all i cared about at what time was my son and other family members. and whe

listen to david wheeler that says his son is alive today, alive thanks to the actions of his third gradeer julie simon. >> she is a member of our family for the rest of our lives. she will be a part of it forever. there is nothing that we can give to her that will repay her. we just thank you, julie. we love you. >> the largest profession in america and none more important. our sentiments exactly. thanks for joining the conversation this week. we're here every saturday and sunday at 3 p.m. until then you can find me on facebook and twitter. my handle is@christineromans. >>> hello, everyone, i am meteorologist karen maginnis. what you are looking at are live pictures coming out of san antonio. there have been numerous reports of water rescues taking place here and as you can see very swollen rivers and this is inundated it looks like that may be a shopping mall, but we had reports of as much as ten inches of rainfall. that is a one day total reported. that is rivaling the flooding we saw back in 1998 that killed dozens of people. already one fatality reported and we are looking at most of

. >> joining me now, david wheeler. >> i'm an educator in the school district. and i had to stay and make sure our students were safe. and i was watching the tv as the tornado was heading down towards gabrielle school. i was able to rush home and just go a hundred miles an hour on the highway and got on a couple trucks and took about 3 1/2 hours to find it. >> and that moment, when you found it, describe it to me? >> happy esz day of my life. >> i knew my daughter and my wife were safe. i saw family members down the street. everything was okay for us at that moment. >> let me talk to you for a moment. obviously a terrifying experience. tell me what was going through your mind? >> i was really scared. everyone kept on crying. it was a really scary moment. >> your teacher was extremely brave. tell me about that. when the ceiling claptsed, she got a little cut on her hand. >> can you hear me? >> yes, i can. >> what an extraordinary experience. you put your own safety to one's side and just were desperate to protect these children. tell me about what was going throu

david wheeler says his son day breel is alive today, alive, thanks to the actions of his third gradeis a member of our family for the rest of our lives and she'll be a part of it forever. there's nothing that we can give to her that will repay her. we jt thank you, julie, and we love you. >> the largest profession in america and none more important. >>> our sentiment exactly. thanks for joining the conversation this week on "your money." find me on facebook and on twitter. my handle is @christineromans. >>> hello, everyone. i'm fredricka whitfield. welcome to the "cnn newsroom." a look at our stories topping this hour. president obama toured the damage from that ef-5 tornado. he told people in moore, oklahoma that the nation has their backs. we'll have live team coverage next. >>> and texas is having better weather today after torrential rain and flooding in the area for two days now. two people died in the high waters. >>> the search is on today for suspects in the killing of a kentucky police officer. his body was found yesterday at an exit ramp of the blue grass

wheeler crossed with a wide load and struck the bridge. >>> texts and images portraying the teenager as a thug. david joins us live. >> good morning.idence, trayvon martin may have helped george zimmerman convince a jury he is not a murder. >> are these the photographs of a troubled and violent team? texts and pictures from trayvon martin's phone. the 17-year-old was no strange tore pot, to guns, and to fighting. >> i'm not sure if he is it is recreational or what. >> three months before he encountered george zimmerman, trayvon martin sends text me messages about a fight. and he send a tect abouts i got weed. the messages, images and their implications are irrelevant. >> are they trying to say george zimmerman was justified in killing trayvon martin because of the way he looked? it's that same mindset that caused george zimmerman to get out of the car and chase trayvon martin and that is just not acceptable in america. >> trayvon martin was unarmed the night he was shot and killed by george zimmerman. hoe was trying to sell an automatic pistol and turns down an offer of $250. >> it is possible the jury may never hear about these te