in littleton, agents from the a.t.f. and f.b.i. are already on the ground providing tactical assistance to local authorities, . highly-trained crisis workers are ready to help people cope with their loss. fortunately, one of the most outstanding centers in the nation for this sort of work is in denver. perhaps the most important thing all of us can do right now is to reach out to each other and to families and their young children. it is very important to explain to children all over america what has happened and to reassure our own children that they are safe. we also have to take this moment once again to hammer home to all the children of america that violence is wrong. and parents should take this moment to ask what else they can do to shield our children from violent images and experiences that warp young perceptions and obscure the consequences of violence. to show our children by the power of our own example how to resolve conflicts peacefully, and as we learned at the white house conference on school safety, and as is refle

police say maxwell littleton got into a dispute with an acquaintance. and then littleton threatened the victim outside of a grocery store with a gun and verbal threats. later that same day, littleton allegedly approached the victim and hit him with a large wooden stick before fleeing the scene. the victim was treated for minor injuries. littleton is facing two charges for assault with a deadly weapon and brandishing a firearm. (justine) police are investigating a woman's death after a car hit her in san francisco. it happened early this morning near the 4th street exit on highway 80. police say the woman was seen walking near the exit , when she was hit by a ford escape. officials believe several other cars may have hit the woman without even knowing. the driver of the ford stayed on scene and was questioned by police. so far no arrests have been made. (justine)in the east bay...an update to a story we brought you last night - a man accused of burglarizing a gated walnut creek senior community has been arrested.now residents of rossmoor are questioning

littleton hit his friend with a wooden stick... knocking him to the ground. the victim was treated for minor injuries. littleton is facing two charges for assault with a deadly weapon and brandishing a firearm. ( james ) in the east bay... a man accused of burglarizing a gated walnut creek senior community has been arrested. now residents of rossmoor are questioning their security system. kron4 's ella sogomonian has the story. the rossmoor senior living community in walnut creek houses more than 9 thousand people who rely on the front gate to keep unwelcome visitors at bay.although the guarded security system looks tight, saturday police say this homeless man michael kempler somehow got in in the early morning hours... and almost got away with stolen property and two cars.sot: cary wu, rosmoor resident// "so we think that's a big issue right now yes."our cameras caught a glimpse of a cyclist rolling right on into rossmoor no questions asked. sot: rosmoor resident// "we pay to have security and so yes we do have a high expectation of that security." sot: ella

following mass shootings beginning with bill clinton reacting to the massacre columbine high school in littleton, colorado. he's followed by george w. bush after the virge tech shooting. then president barack obama reacting to shootings at sandy and elementary umquacommunity college in ending with president trump speaking after the at marjory stoneman parkland,h school in florida. pres. clinton: hillary and i day so much to this every year. we want to thank you for all you and say to america we could not run the white house without you. it happens that this day was scheduled on what has turned out to be a very sad day for america. and since you represent the best american citizenship at what you do here every day as volunteers, i think it is important that we take a little ase to ponder how we, american citizens, should inpond to what has occurred colorado. all, i think it is important that we remember that come together and pray actther but also commit to together. and weleton, we saw horror and see agony. andlso see in that horror agony the ties that bring us nationalas a community, the police

littleton hit his friend with a wooden stick... knocking him to the ground. the victim was treated for minor injuries. littleton is facing two charges for assault with a and firearm. ( james ) a man accused of burglarizing a walnut creek gated senior community is behind bars. the rossmoor senior living community houses more than 9-thousand people. saturday night.. police say michael kemper got through its security. he drove off a stolen car .... and crashed several miles away. he then tried stealing another car... but police caught him. a woman told us she was surprised to hear this happened in the normally quiet community. <"i am surprised i haven't heard of this before and it seems now that it can happen so i'm going to be a lot more careful.">( james ) police say kemper has a criminal history in walnut creek for stealing cars. ( darya ) a big story this morning... teachers and students will see added security at san francisco's rooftop elementary school.( james )school.elementary school.elementary school.( james )after an adult the school. kron 4's yoli li

. >> in littleton, colorado, students walked out at columbine high school. not even born when the gunman killed 13 people there. the impact of the day still felt by students fearing for safety 19 years later. >> the first thing to do is find the best place to hide. it is a reaction. that is the first thing going through my mind. what if. >> as students were marching worldwide, nra sent this tweet. all control my own guns. thank you. the sister of the charleston church shooter charged with weapons at school. morgan roof was caught with pepper spray and marijuana. she posted a disturbing message on instagram and snapchat. the swift move friday teacher - move by teachers prevented a tragedy. >>> and a shooting in birmingham hospital. the second employee shot is in stable condition. when police arrived on the scene, two victims had gunshot wounds and found the suspect with a fatal wound. >>> united airlines apologizing again. for another blunder involving a pet on one of its flights. kansas resident says the airline flew her dog to japan instead of kansas city.

. ♪ put a little love in your heart ♪ >> i understand students in littleton have tried to steer clearan politics. >> reporter: they don't want to lose support from their cause from students whose families own guns. if this debate becomes purely a partisan one, then nothing gets done. they have invited parties from both sides. >> after the shooting in parkland, david hogg. thank you for being with us. what goes through your mind? >> i think it shows that change is coming. change is here. and change is here to say. it shows that we have a national movement of young people, future voters and the future of our country coming out and standing with us. we have allowed this to happen to us as children, but not going to allow it happen to our children in our future. >> you have heard concerns of some students in littleton saying they don't want people to think this is against the second amendment and they don't want to alienate kids of families who do own guns and go hunting and are supporters of the second amendment. >> exactly. and i am one of those families. we have guns in my house. my da

we should have taken action that in april 1999 in columbine high school in littleton, colorado, killing 12 classmates in a teacher and wanted 26 others. we should have taken on after pedal gunmen shot 32 people in a dormant classroom in virginia tech and blacksburg on april 16, 2007. columbine, virginia tech, these names became a code for some of the worst killings in ourle history and nearly five years later itn happened again in thre students were killed and two wounded in the shooting and it started in a school cafeteria in 2012 in ohio as students waited for buses to the school. then there was sandy hook and we all remember 20 -year-old gunmen in december 2012 killing 21st grade children and six educators inside sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut. elementary school students. these were first-graders for goodness sake. young children that should clearly have had us to action but no, the killings continued because the republican leadership has been unwilling to budge the nra approved message. bipartisan support for some of these for much of this legislation as we do

defending cass plates against bullies at littleton high school.he was flying to tournaments all over the country with his hockey team, he became more and more serious about the mayor thing. seemed as if he has bought himself readymade off a toy store display. a g.i. joe action figure and a world of attachments and product tie-ins were available to him. his would be a life of heroic accomplishment, an american life, blum life, triumph. so, i knew when i published "ranger games" some people would take it as an antiwar book but it's not that either. through talking to alex and a number of other soldiers, i gained a huge appreciation for their bravery, discipline, their integrity and the deep care they show each other. alex and i were both raised on stories of our grandfather, al sr., who served in the army in world war ii. he landed in normandie shortly after d-day. and although those stories men more to alex than they meant to me, i also come to appreciate the warrior ethrows eat throws he passed down through this sons. the deep bond with one's fill

i understand students in littleton have tried to steer clear of partisan politics. why?rson, not only that but they're trying to make it clear they still support the second amendment because they don't want to lose support for their cause from students whose families who own guns. they say if this debate becomes purely a partisan one, then nothing will get done. that said, organizers here tonight say that they invited politicians from both parties. so far, only democrats have shown up. anderson. >> scott mclean, appreciate it. ji joining us now, one of the stoneman douglas high school students, david hogg. when you see the response from waves of high school students across the nation today, first of all what goes through your mind? >> i think it really shows that change is coming. change is here. and change is here to stay. it shows we have a national movement of young people, future voters, and the future of our country coming out and standing together with us because we've allowed this to happen to us as children. we're not going to allow it to happen to our children a

clinton: in littleton, we saw and continue to see our and horror and agony.e also see in that harbor and agony the times that brings community.e national the police officers rushing toward the sound of gunfire with bravery and professionalism. the students risking their own lives for their friends. the doctors and paramedics summoning all of their skills under astonishing pressure. the parents and neighbors whose love and concern sustain their children for that last, long night, and who will be called upon to do much more in the days and weeks to come. agony, in a moment of where it is best in our community and in our country. particularly struck by the story of mrs. miller, the teacher who heard the gunfire in lead students to safety the choir room, who worked to keep them quiet and calm for hours, while the students remove ceiling tiles to let in more air. doubtless we will learn more stories of quick thinking and grace under pressure as the stories unfold. all of us are struggling to understand exactly what happened and why. there is a deep desire to come

from parkland, to littleton, colorado. stunts in los angeles with a moment of silence, standing right there behind 17 empty chairs. while in that florida courtroom today, alleged gunman nikolas cruz face-to-face with the families of the victims. what his lawyers asked for, and the calls we never heard before. abc's victor oquendo leading us off. >> reporter: a sea of students seizing their moment.0:00 a.m., more than 3,000 schools walking out, in solidarity with the victims of the parkland shooting. saying when it comes to gun violence, they've had enough. >> what do we want? >> gun control. >> when do we want it? >> now! >> reporter: in parkland, they flooded onto the football field for 17 minutes. for each of the 14 students and three teachers killed. what was that like for you? >> it gave me the chills, just looking around at the whole student body on the football field. i'm proud of all of them. >> reporter: this playing out as the alleged killer came face-to-face with the parents of the victims. those parents reduced

to be slaughtered the names of becoming an international shorthand for mass shootings in america littleton colorado virginia tech orlando's post nightclub sandy hook and now parklane florida but little has changed since last month's school massacre there in this hearing by senate democrats is unofficial the republicans you control both houses of congress are holding no hearings on guns president obama hugged me and wouldn't let go until i could catch my breath and stop crying it's different this time because people are taking it personally he sent but it wasn't different. at weekend gun shows across the us guns are easily bought with or without background checks and the appetite for weapons seems insatiable just try to find a parking spot at this one in virginia one reason background checks are such a point of contention is what's called the gun show loophole while licensed firearm dealers need to do background checks on buyers any individual can sell to any other individual as long as they don't have reason to believe that person is prohibited from owning a firearm and gun shows are where

work littleton we've come back to the question. will be back in brussels on friday for more. all of this european council summit and we'll see if we see that united message coming throughout friday i think the british government's reaction and behave has been absolutely appalling now of course a serious crime has been committed as far as we know in that space plan has. same to them poised and that beyond that we really don't know much and what we have seen from the british government is a terrible rush. to condemn russia actually in the absence of evidence and it's very interesting my has consistently said and this is repeated by france and germany that this is the substance of a tight you know mate in russia which doesn't really tell if anything president has appointed a new national security adviser that story much more still to come you are watching our two international. our. i. fifteen years ago this month the united states in its so-called coalition of the willing to illegally invaded in occupied iraq and iraq continues to grapple with that fateful decision many call th

. >> to littleton, colorado, site of the masquerade the heart of the nation's capital, students walkedcross the country to protest gun violence and stricter gun control laws. students turned their backs on the white house and were joined outside the capital by lawmakers walking out in solidarity. >> you know we are grieving in florida, you are giving voice to that. >> we are going to win single we are going to windsor go >> reporter: the confessed killer in the stuntman that was massacre was back in court saying nothing during his arraignment. and 17 counts of attempted murder. prosecutors went the death penalty. they are going to plead guilty to everything if the death penalty is taken off the table. that is not happening, pleaded not guilty for it. they release new 911 calls made by students and teachers from inside stoneman douglas as the rampage was happening and the terror was raw. >> got shot in the chest. >> reporter: thackeray cruz, the 18-year-old biological brother of nikolas cruz, set in the courtroom and cried, watched and listened to the real possibility his brother nichol

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in littleton, colorado, newtown, connecticut, parkland, florida, towns with deep incidents.assive march in washington, d.c. on march 24th. i'm starting to get the sense that saturday, march it 24th in d.c. is going to be a big deal. it has been one month since 17 people were killed with a single gun by a single person. but in that time, we have been led by organized and unwavering students that are getting big irand nbigger and not smaller. ms. chadwick, i know it has been a long and difficult day with a lot of energy expended already. thanks forting staying up to bh us tonight. >> thank you for having me. >> how do you think today went? what you were hoping for, what your own experience was like, if this is what you were expecting. >> i just wanted to start by saying thank you to all the high schools and all the students who participated in the walkout today. even though they knew they could have been punished or suspended. they still went out and walked for what they briefelieved in. my heart is filled with love and grief for all the students who walked out and weren't abl

with the elite littleton hockey association and played adult league with denver's finest, including amatter of progresses from the nhl during the players string mitchell father was the quarterback coach of george washington high school's football team downtown. both racing bicycles competitivefully brutal front range of the rockie mountains, played pickup street hockey in a warehouse rink. skied, golfed, climbed, and pumped iron. summers they took us camping in the foothills, hike through the canyons, fishing in the tick infest ranch land of texas relatives. stuck earplugs in our ears, jammed shotgunners against our shoulders, and needle us until we squeeze the trigger. it all took better with alex than me. even when he was still in school, reports of his shining all-americanness ban began to filter in, shoveling snow for an elderly neighbor, coaching sides at hockey came. defending classmates against bullies and like flying to tournaments with the club hockey team and became more and more seriousness army thing. it seemed to me as if he bought himself ready made off a toy city store

we will begin with bill clinton reacting to the massacre at columbine high school in littleton, colorado. he's followed by george w. bush speaking after the virginia tech shooting. then president barack obama reacting to shootings at sandy hook elementary and umpqua community college in oregon, ending with president trump speaking after the shooting at marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida. [applause]

there were rallies in washington, d.c., atlanta, milwaukee, littleton, colorado, newtown, connecticutand, florida. some risked detention or suspension for leaving school grounds. some stood in silence to honor the victims of gun violence but they also spoke loudly and clearly about what they expected from the adults in congress. >> the nra has got to go! hey, nra, how many kids did you kill today? >> i am marching for gun control and for congress to step it up to protect our teen-agers and our kids. >> we won't tolerate being scared to come to school or having to stay out of school because we're scared. it has to change. we can't be hunted. we're the ones that are going to die if this continues. >> i stand here to tell you you can be the change. >> what's going on in schools is not okay. there needs to be change. i shouldn't be afraid to walk into school. my peers shouldn't be afraid to walk into school. and little kid shouldn't be afraid either. school should be a safe place rather than a war zone. >> what do we want? >> gun reform! >> when do we want it? >> now! >> this is what it l

. >> from marjory stoneman douglas to columbine high school in littleton, colorado we have seen students out of their classrooms. their railing for gun control.>> reporter: the tragedy at marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida is inspiring survivors and their supporters to call for lawmakers to pass gun control measures. today one month after the shooting students from across the country are marching in solidarity with the school safety movement. the being -- they will walk out for 17 minutes. one for each person killed in parkland. >> it's inspiring for us to take the leadership position. >> there are so many people who think their vote does not count. that will not happen anymore. voices matter. >> here in the nation's capital lawmakers are taking notice with some senators walking off the floor. students from across the dc area gathering in lafayette park across from the white house before marching to capitol hill where they were joined by legislators calling for change.>> the judiciary committee holding a hearing on improving school safety. marco rubio and bill nels

following mass shootings beginning with bill clinton reacting to the massacre columbine high school in littleton, colorado. he's followed by george w. bush after the virge tech shooting. then president barack obama reacting to shootings at sandy and elementary umquacommunity college in ending with president trump speaking after the at marjory stoneman parkland,h school in florida.

. >> to littleton, colorado, site of the columbine massacre and in the heart of the nation's capital, students walked out of classrooms across the country to protest gun violence and demand safer schools and stricter gun control laws. also to pay 17 minutes of tribute to the 17 students and staff killed at stoneman douglas on valentine's day one month ago. >> we the students of the united states have a message for all of you in congress. if you don't give a stricter background checks, you will pay dearly at the ballot box. >> in washington, students turned their backs on the white house and rejoined outside the capital by lawmakers walking out in solidarity. >> you know we are grieving in florida. and now you are giving voice to that grief. >> we are going to win! >> in fort lauderdale, the confessed killer in the stoneman douglas massacre was back in court shackled, head down, staring and saying nothing during his arraignment. nikolas cruz is charged with 17 counts of first-degree murder and 17 counts of attempted murder. prosecutors want the death penalty. cruz's attorneys are offer

"today's march had special meaning in littleton, colorado, where 13 students were massacred at columbinehigh school in 1999. "why? why does this keep happening?' it is not only florida that is pushing for change, it is not only parkland. that it is everyone is america who is not just asking for change but demanding it."chanting nat maryland students took their message to the seats of power. "we will accept nothing less than comprehensive gun control. we will shame our national policymakers into protecting us not just in schools but in churches, movie theaters, on the streets and the communities of color which are disproportionately affected by the sickness of gun violence." civil rights pioneer john lewis urged them to keep up their fight. "you will have a victory, and it will be a victory for all america. it will be a victory for our world."inside the capitol... the yeas are 407, the nays are 10.the house of representative s passed a measure aimed at curbing school violence. by training school officials and police to respond to me

cnn scott mclane actually talked to students at the columbine memorial in littleton, colorado, who have been dealing with the reality of school shooters for 20 years now. >> i was in sixth grade and pretty much every classroom i know where i would go. there's a door in the back or you flip the desk over, you can't see from the window in the hallway. and when you're walking through the halls and there's this really long hallway and there's no doors, you think about if i was here, what would i do? >> first thing i do is find the best place to hide. in the case of an accident, it's a subconscious reaction. every doorway i walk through, that's the first thing going through my mind, just in case. what if? >> a lot of people walking out with us own guns, have guns at home, strong supporters of the second amendment. it's part of our constitution. it's not going anywhere. we just want a little more regulation. as it's written into the constitution, a well regulated militia. and we want to see that followed through. >> law enforcement officials about what they knew and what they missed. fbi admi

scott, you're in littleton, home of columbine. columbine happened back when bill clinton was president. what are the students there telling you? >> reporter: hey, john, like clockwork, students are just starting to walk out of class right now. you can see a steady stream of them leaving the building and going on to the soccer field. school administrators are not officially supporting this walkout. in fact, we're not even allowed on school property, but they will excuse the absence if students are back in class by the time that it ends. columbine, obviously, knows all too well about school shootings. the students who attend here now, they weren't even born yet when the school shooting took place here in 1999, killing 13 people. but they've lived with the legacy ever since. in fact, i spoke to one current student this morning who says she cannot enter a classroom today without knowing where her exits are. listen. >> first thing i do is to find the best place to hide in case of an accident. it's just a subconscious reaction. any door

creaks ] [ wind howls ] [ thunder rumbles ] [ bird caws ] ♪ >> i'm jamie colby, and today i'm in littletondo. it's a suburb of denver that, like all of suburbia, really expanded after world war ii because of the baby boom. and speaking of babies, every parent, including me, knows the frustration of trying to get your little one to smile at just the right moment for just the right photo. well, we're about to tell the story of a woman who turned that challenge into an art form. >> my name is lynda bannister. when my mother, constance, passed away in 2005, she left me more more than 100,000 baby photos. she was the most accomplished baby photographer of her day. >> hi, lynda. i'm jamie. >> hi, jamie. nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you, too. you wrote me about your mom and something about babies. >> yes. >> are they here? >> yes, they are. please come in. >> okay. >> inside lynda's house is her strange inheritance left to her by her mother, baby photographer constance bannister. >> you've basically put together a museum all about your mom and all these babies. >> in total, there are more th

in littleton, colorado, hundreds walked out of columbine high school, site of the 1999 massacre that left 15 people dead. in madison, wisconsin, thousands of students walked out and marched on the state capitol building, where they flooded the rotunda and chanted "we want walker!" outside the office of republican governor scott walker, whwho has resisted calas for gun control. in washington, d.c., protesters placed shoes on the lawn of the 14,000 capitol buildining -- one for each of f the estimated 7000 children who've died of gunshot wounds since the sandy hook school massacre of 2012. across the mall, hundreds of d.c.-area students protested outside the white house, turning their backs on the building and sitting silently for 17 minutes -- one minute for each person killed at marjory stoneman douglas high school in florida a month ago. this is 16-year-old reem arajai and 17-year-old simone hicks speaking at the protest. >> i hope the president will step up, stop funding money to the nra. havel of the deaths that occurred are not enough to convince them, i guess it just has to be a

as we are looking at pictures on left side of the screen of littleton, colorado, which is where we had the first horrific school shooting, columbine, which became iconic and everyone hoped it would be the first and the last. ron, do the students in chicago who have to live with this threat of violence on almost daily basis, do they have any reaction to the fact that america is only finally responded to what happened in florida? not having responded for years and years to the daily threats in chicago. >> reporter: that's a great question. i'll pose to cash here. andrea mitchell is asking the fact that klum brian williams th -- columbine happened 20 years ago before you were born, did not seem to awaken people as parkland did. are you dispointsed it took all of those years and all those school shootings for this to reach this point where young people are walking out of schools asking for ta change? >> absolutely. it's a shame it had to get this far when it happened. but as you said before, the numbers are down, but still not enough. we have to continue with those numbers. >> reporter: wh

to be slaughtered the names have become an international shorthand for mass shootings in america littleton colorado virginia tech orlando's post nightclub sandy hook and now parklane florida but little has changed since last month's school massacre there was this hearing by senate democrats as unofficial the republicans who controlled both houses of congress are holding no hearings on guns president obama hugged me and wouldn't let go until i could catch my breath and stop crying it's different this time because people are taking it personally he sent but it wasn't different. at weekend gun shows across the us guns are easily bought with or without background checks and the appetite for weapons seems insatiable just try to find a parking spot at this one in virginia one reason background checks are such a point of contention is what's called the gun show loophole while licensed firearm dealers need to do background checks on buyers any individual can sell to any other individual as long as they don't have reason to believe that person is prohibited from owning a firearm and gun shows are w

"today's march had special meaning in littleton, colorado, where 13 students were massacred at columbine high school in 1999. "why? why does this keep happening?' it is not only florida that is pushing for change, it is not only parkland. that it is everyone is america who is not just asking for change but demanding it."chanting nat maryland students took their message to the seats of power. "we will accept nothing less than comprehensive gun control. we will shame our national policymakers into protecting us not just in schools but in churches, movie theaters, on the streets and the communities of color which are disproportionately affected by the sickness of gun violence." civil rights pioneer john lewis urged them to keep up their fight. "you will have a victory, and it will be a victory for all america. it will be a victory for our world."inside the capitol... the yeas are 407, the nays are 10.the house of representative s passed a measure aimed at curbing school violence. by training school officials and police to respond to m