. >> that brings us to a comment from terri moretti, whose grandson, dylan hockley, was killed in the sandy hook massacre. >> to watch your child go through the loss of their child is devastating. my daughter and son-in-law had established reading to the boys every saturday night. when i came to visit, i always have the pleasant task of reading to them. i was reading a particular book to dylan the week before the tragedy. at christmas time and the book was still in the bedroom and i asked my daughter if i could have it. she said of course i could. since the night i have brought it home, i have read the book to dylan every night and i believe he hears me, and then i talked to him for a little while. i will read this book every night until i see my precious dylan again. >> terri moretti talking about her grandson dylan hockley. >> that is incredibly sad. we need leadership that is strong and clear and consistent. this is a real problem. it is not a problem that pops up every time somebody shoots somebody, although we have had shootings recently. when does it stop? >> you talk about pres

allison, wyatt, olivia, dylan, hockley, jesse lewis and aviel richmond. >> she has now learned even more about the sister who stood before that gunman. >> she had her keys in her hand ready to lock her door, and unfortunately she didn't have the time to do that. >> as she stood there, one group of children running for the door. nine got out, two more survived hiding in the bathroom. >> the photograph that the whole world saw of you. >> it is hard seeing that photo, because i can remember exactly what i was thinking, exactly where i was waiting to hear about my sister. i can remember everything about that moment. >> she had called a friend with the news. her sister was going to make gingerbread houses with the children that day, and she also learned her sister had taken out a book. >> she earlier went to the library before school started and took out a book called "what would you do with a tail like this?" and since then, all copies of that book are dedicated to my sister which is amazing. >> there were so many facebook posts about your sister. and i wanted to read from a couple. this is

like that jessica rico loved killer whales or that dylan hockley thought that lightning was beautifulalled it beautiful, the website directs you to the foundations and the causes that the families are supporting or that they have set up themselves to honor their lost child or their lost family member. one of the 6-year-olds lost, ben loved beatles songs, his parents never let him skip a page when they were reading a book and he was anxiously awaiting the loss of his first tooth. the goal is simply to help the kids of newtown heal from what happened in their town last year. the families of the victims are doing what they can to not only mediate their own interaction with the world that is so intensively concerned and interested and full of feeling about what happened but also to speak authoritatively with their own voice on their own terms in a way that nobody else can claim to speak for them because they are speaking themselves on their own terms in their own way, my sandy hook family.org. my husband is with me, we live in -- our older son nate, soon to be ten years old is a fourth gr

she is the mother of beautiful 6-year-old dylan hockley. jake tapper spoke with her earlier this year. >> this past year, i've been spending a lot of time getting educated on the causes of gun violence, and really committing myself to the mission that sandy hook promised to prevent future gun violence and save lives, and it's been a baptism of fire in many respects. but i've learned a lot, and i believe that there's a lot of hope in terms of positive change that we can make happen. >> reporter: our heart goes out to her, her entire family, and everyone in newtown. she described dillon as a real cud letter, he loved to laugh, and only 6 years old. those are the memories that everyone is talking about today. >> yeah, poppy harlow for us in new york, in new york because the people of newtown to have some space, some time today to reflect in their own way without reporters, without the national media. we're respecting that. and most national news organizations are. poppy, thanks. >> thank you, poppy. >>> you know, the other story we have to tal

dylan. since then hockley has become a strong advocate controlling nationwide for better gun control legislation me from washington. nicole, thank you for being with us. we're so sorry for your loss. i know the anniversary will only make it more difficult. how is your work going? there's been no progress on background checks, any of the important gun initiatives from what the white house was pushing and you and other parents are hoping for. >> right from the beginning we knew legislation was not the only answer here. while it was disappointing background checks did not pass, it certainly made us more committed to make further changes happen and look to our communities. this isn't just about legislation but hearts and minds of people and people want change to happen. we have to look to our communities to make things happen first. >> is there anything more you think joe biden or the president or any supporters in the administration are doing? >> as long as we have the conversation and keep things going, i'm encouraged to see the white house and senate are continuing conversations on mental health

quijano spoke with bill sherlach, whose wife mary was the school psychologist, nicole hockley, who lost her son dylan and nelba marquez-greene who lost her daughter anna. >> i'm disappointed in the decision because i don't feel that the actual audiotapes serve any public interest, necessarily. they don't teach us anything new. i have no intention of ever listening to it myself. i don't need to hear that. it's a disappointing decision but it's gone through due process and i have to recognize and respect that. >> we're not going to win every battle along the way, but we're going to continue to effort what we think is the right thing to do. >> reporter: what about the need to hear the audiotapes in order to evaluate the response of law enforcement. >> i don't need to hear the tapes to know that the men and women in our local and state police did everything they could that day in order to help protect our children and the staff at sandy hook elementary school. >> pelley: a few of the families from newtown, connecticut. there's another big story we're following tonight. it's a storm that's dumping snow fr

nicole hockley shows lawmakers a photo of her son dylan. >> this is not a mass number of people.his is about my child, dylan. it is about your wife, your friend. it affects all of us. >> reporter: last spring they lobbied for an expansion of background checks on gun buyers. when that failed, they stood with president obama in the rose garden. >> we return home with determination that change will happen. maybe not today, but it will happen. >> reporter: in january, jackie will go back to work part time at the school where she used to teach where she'll have to read aloud again. and mark? he just recently started playing music again. ♪ >> reporter: his full-time gig is with the advocacy group, sandy hook promise. >> if we can honor daniel's life, do some of the good he would have undoubtedly done in his life. if we can do some of that for him, we have no choice not to. >> reporter: to mark one year, the families would like us all to perform a simple act of kindness. many set up foundations in honor of their loved ones. you can find more information on our website. >> boy, it doesn'

as the anniversary approached, elaine quijano spoke to nicole hockley, the mother of six-year- old dylanmarquez green, mother of six-year-old ana, and bill sherlach, husband of the school psychologist mary sherlach about their lives without their loved ones. >> for the one year mark, it's going to be very private, just the three of us. and we're actually -- my husband and i are talking to jake in terms of how does he want to mark that day and remember dylan. so we're going to follow his lead on that. >> reporter: at this point, how is everyone doing? >> jake has his good days and bad days, just like my husband and i do. but he's loved, he's supported. he misses his little brother terribly. when he's having a bad day i just focus on the sort of person he's going to be when he grows up, or that i hope so many children in our community become in terms of their strength and resilience from having experienced the worst that can happen. >> i've got to tell you something. this group of people, this club that we have locally, what an incredible -- i draw so much strength from these people. i kne

for nicole hockley, the mother of six-year-old dylan, who was killed that day, the grief of the pastlve months has been unimaginable. >> this has been the most awful, the most surreal year of my life. >> sreenivasan: as you approach this dark anniversary, what's going through your mind? >> the one-year mark, the six- year mark, it doesn't change anything. it's a passage of time at a time and place where time doesn't have much meaning for me, because it's just one more day that dylan's not in my arms. that's not going to change. >> sreenivasan: but what hockley is hoping to change is the likelihood that a horrific scene like the one that played out at sandy hook one year ago will never happen again. >> being in this situation, i have to make something good come from it. so, this year is all about... has been very much about learning things that i'd never thought i'd have to learn about. it's been about tackling problems and grief from a perspective that i never thought that i would ever experience. it's been a time of sorrow but also of growth, just trying to find a way for myself and

fought against making the calls public out of sensitivity to the victims' families like nicole hockley whose son dylan not in anyone's interest or the way i want dylan to be remembered. >> reporter: the judge ruled it served the public good saying the delaying of the release of recordings fuels speculation about and undermine confidence in our law enforcement. the release of the calls is a week after state attorney's report revealed chilling pictures of the damage done to the elementary school and the arsenal of weapons used in the massacre. in addition to the young children, six educators were killed when adam lanza went on his deadly rampage. newtown school superintendent is warning parents to limit their media exposure. he says these calls could be an emotional trigger. the anniversary of the shooting is december 14th. john, diana? >> thank you. >>> a 14-year-old boy in massachusetts is pleading not guilty to murdering his math teacher. phillip chism is accused in the october death of 24-year-old colleen ritzer. he had pleaded not guilty in a lower court but had to do so again yesterday because his

. >> reporter: nicole hockley is bracing for the one-year anniversary of the death of her son, dylan, also faces the fear of hearing the 911 calls placed from inside her son's school during the shooting spree. even not hearing them do you feel like it opens up wounds just knowing that it's out there? >> yes, because i don't know if i'm going to turn on the radio one day or turn on the tv one day or be googling on something and just happen to come across them by accident. >> reporter: hockley is one of many who fought to keep the 911 calls confidential but the town released the nearly 18-minute recording wednesday after a court ruling. the judge in the case says not releasing the calls serves to fuel speculation in our law enforcement officials. >> i did listen to them. >> reporter: neil haselin lost his 6-year-old son, jesse. while he didn't want the calls released he felt compelled to listen. >> i felt it was something i needed to do or wanted to do, just to know. you know, jesse was my son. i brought him into the world. >> reporter: some victim's relatives like the daughter of slain

. >> reporter: nicole hockley keeps her son dylan's ashes in an urn on her dresser.kiss his urn. i say hello to him every day and say good-bye to him every night. >> reporter: erica lafferty's mom dawn hofstra was the principal who stood up to the gunman that day, who loved chocolate and signed every note with a smiley face that's now tattooed on her hand. >> you called your mom every day. >> every day. >> do you still pick up the phone? >> i do. i had to cancel the phone because i called all the time. >> reporter: in the months followed the shooting, they prompted questions their other two children were asking. >> how could this happen? why did this happen? we didn't have any answers. and james said i just hope this never happens to any other family ever again. we had the option to do nothing or to do something, and then when you think of it like that, we didn't have any options. >> reporter: the results have been mixed. over a dozen states passed tougher gun laws. congress has not. >> do you think america missed an opportunity to do something right in the wake of t