one of them was olivia rose engel, the 6-year-old that was supposed to make a gingerbread house and playn angel in the nativity play this past weekend. in a statement olivia's family said, "olivia rose engel loved school and always did very well in math and reading. she was insightful for her age and had a great sense of humor. she laughed a lot. she is very creative and was always drawing and designing things. she loved swimming and her ballet and hip-hop dance lessons. olivia was involved with her daisy girl scouts, enjoyed playing soccer, and expressed passion in musical theater. she was a great big sister who was always very patient with her 3-year-old brother, braden. her favorite colors were purple and pink. her favorite stuffed animal was a lamb. she was involved in her perish's ccd program and was learning her rosary. olivia always led grace at the dinner table each night. she was a grateful child who was always appreciative and never greedy. her father said she was a 6-year-old who had a lot to look forward to. joining me now olivia's cousin, john engel. john, how can you and th

in a statement to cnn, the engel family said, "olivia's loss, physical loss, will be felt every day by those who love herd most but her sparkly spirit will live on." according to her father, brian, her favorite comers were pink and purple and every night, erin, every night, she sat at the dinner table and led grace for the family. she was just 6 years old, just a devastating time for the engle family. one other family that we have heard from is the family of jessica rekos. jessica 6 years old, the family, as you can imagine, did not want to talk at length about jessica's loss but did want her to be remembered. they also issued statement to cnn. i want to read that to you, they said "jessica loved everything about horses. she devoted her free time to watching horse movies, reading horse books, drawing horses and writing stories about horses. we had promised her she could have her very own horse when she turned 10. this year, she asked santa for a new cowgirl boots and a cowgirl hat. sheafs creative, beautiful little girl who loved playing her little brothers, travis and shane." right no

. >> reporter: daniel barden, olivia engel. r cousin and god mother told us olivia's 3-year-old little brother keeps asking for her. >> he's asking for via. where is via? when is via coming home? >> reporter: josephine gay, just celebrated her 7th birthday last tuesday. ♪ >>> this song, anna grace, was composed for anna marquez greene by her father jimmy a jazz saxophonist. anna was singing, he said, before she talked. >> dylan. madelei madeleine, cath erin. >> reporter: a neighbor told reporters 7-year-old chase kowalski just lost his two front teeth and said he was going to ask santa to bring them back. >> jesse. james. grace. >> reporter: emilie parker was the oldest of three girls. her dad says her laughter was infectious. nchts >> she is an incredible person. >> she is an incredible person. and i'm so blessed to be her dad. >> jack. noah, carolyn. >> reporter: carolyn previdi. her parents told her she could have her own horse when she was 10. she asked santa for new could i girl boots and a hat. >> reporter: benjamin, aviel

. >> reporter: daniel barden, olivia engel. her 3-year-old little brother keeps asking for her. >> he's asking for via. where is via? is she coming home? >> reporter: josephine gay, just celebrated her 7th birthday tuesday. this song anna grace was comb posed for ana marquez greene. she was singing before she talked. >> reporter: dylan, madeleine, catheri catherine. >> reporter: chase kowalski had lost his two front teeth and was going to ask santa to bring them back. >> jesse, james, grace. >> reporter: emilie parker was the oldest of three girls. her dad says her laughter was infectious. >> she is an incredible person. and i'm so blessed to be her dad. >> jack. noah, carolyn. >> reporter: carolyn previdi. her parents told her she could have her own horse when she was 10. she asked santa for new could i girl boots and a hat. >> reporter: benjamin, avielle. >> reporter: many were saved by the actions of adults who died. principal dawn hochsprung, special ed teacher ann marie murphy. mary sherlach, the school psychologist. victo

. >> reporter: six-year-old olivia engel loved being a big sister and helping her little brother explore. dylan hockley loved chocolate and seeing the moon. grace mcdonnel's family says she dreamed of being a painter. a memorial service for emilie parker was held last night in ogden, utah. her father robby parker is heartbroken. >> coming up the roads, we started to see the ribbons and all of your tributes to emily everywhere and a lot of you guys don't even know who she is. a lot of you never even met her. >> reporter: the last two faculty members were also laid to rest today. rachel d'avino's boyfriend was planning to propose on christmas eve. school psychologist mary sherlach was remembered for her devotion to kids in trouble. the processions of hearses in newtown are nearing an end. kim schnell doesn't know anyone here but traveled from virginia to pay her respects. >> i felt the call to come and so we got in the car and drove from virginia. just thinking about how many hurting people there are, how the acts of evil can affect so many people. >> reporter: thousands of condolence lett

olivia engels they have a memorial fund filled with christmas themed photos in her memory. >> daniel barton 7 years old the youngest child of mark and jackie barton. he was a first grader and loved to play soccer. of the six women many are hailing as heros including a principal of sandy hook elementary dawn hochsprung who tried to stop the gunman. someone passionate about educating children and among many of the women there in that school who tried to save them. >> i notice you have greene on, i have a green tie on and the president did. greene and white is the color of the school. we ask that you wear green and white tomorrow to commemorate the lives of these young victims. how did the president's remarks play there at ground zero where this terrible across city was committed? >> understandably particularly when he was reading the names of the victims so many people in that room knew of them knew their family, knew them personally. so the reaction was tears and heartache and the pain auz audible in that room. those are names that -- names we hear all across america and pain wrenchin

. >> olivia engel, 6. [bell tolling] >> the names were read aloud -- and a aloud and a -- were read aloud and a candlelit for them. >> people in our community are just heartbroken over what's happened in connecticut. we all identify with the parents and with the community. these little children have been killed so horribly. >> one person with a special bond to newtown is betty. she grew up there and her grief was clearly visible during last night's service. >>> more bay area candlelight vigil vigil are scheduled for tonight -- more bay area candlelight vigils are scheduled for tonight at 6:00 and ameral park in plan tonight -- in pleasant tonight. and also there will be one tomorrow. >>> more people are buying guns these days after that tragedy in connecticut. gun owners in oregon, virginia, texas say many are buying guns fearing for their safety. some storeowners also say the president's promise to deal with the gun issue has caused an increase in sales. >>> dick's sports goods says they are pulling certa

students include grace mcdonald, dylan hockly and olivia engel.nother shooting victim was laid to rest yesterday in new hampshire, if was for nancy lanza, the shooter's mother. it took place in kingston, about 150 miles from newtown, connecticut. about 25 family members were there at that ceremony? >>> the national rifle association is calling for armed police officers in american schools as the only way to stop school shootings. the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. >> the nation's largest gun rights lobby the nra, also blaming the media for allowing violent culture. code pink, protesters there, disrupting the speech twice, holding up signs saying nra blood on your hands and the nra is killing our kids. >>> a memorial is planned for 17-year-old montrell blakely i was shot and killed in san francisco's bayview district last weekend as he was visiting his family. so far no arrests have been made. the vigil planned for tonight begins at 7:00 p.m. at concord high school. some of his teammates were raising -- trying

. >> olivia engel, born july 18th, 2006. >> at a candlelight vigil on the front steps of the elementarychool the names of those killed in connecticut were read. >> these children were 5 and 6 years old. we all know 5 and 6-year-olds which is why it was so important to gather on the front steps of an elementary school. >> among those the reverend rhodes. she shared her familiar lace pain. her cousin had two children at sandy hook elementary who managed to escape safely. she hasn't been able to talk to them about what happened. >> shut their phone off but i am getting a post from facebook and i will probably talk to their grandmother in the next couple of days. >> they held their vigils for about an hour which is longer than the organizer suspected. >> i was surprised my husband counted 49 people which rain and cold and just found out about it a few hours ago. >> across the pay in san francisco another group braved the rain and the cold. children held signs spelling out calls for action. these vigils sprung up across the bay all have a similar theme. they are coming together to show suppo

olivia engel, a family friend says she was a teacher's pet with perfect manners described charminglya wiggly smiley 6-year-old. emily marquez-green. her family moved to connecticut just two months ago. they released this video of her singing. >> 1, 2, 3, ready and go. ♪ come down almighty king ♪ ♪ glorious aol all victorious come and pray over us ages of age ♪ ♪ amen >> 7-year-old chase kowalski. his family said he was always outside playing in the yard, riding his bike. he had just won his first mini triathlon. daniel barden was also 7. his family remembers him as always smiling, incredibly affection at and fareless. they say he earned his ripped jeans and missing two front teeth. 6-year-old dylan hockley and his family just moved to the area in january of 2011. he has an older brother jake. catherine hubbard also 6, the first grader's parents wrote in a statement, we are greatly saddened by the loss of our beautiful daughter. 6-year-old jesse lewis was described as a jokester at heart, a neighbor sayings if you were in a bad mood he could pull something out of left field and put a

olivia engel, 6. josephine gay, 7. ana marquez-green, 6. so was dylan hockley. dawn hochsprung, 47. she was the school principal. madeline hsu, 6 years old. so was catherine hubbard and chase kowalski. jesse lewis was 6, too. as was james mattioli. grace mcdonnell, 7. anne marie murphy, 52. emilie parker, 6. jack pinto and noah pozner, 6. caroline previdi, 6. jessica rekos, 6. avielle richman, 6. lauren russ sue, 30. marry sherlach, 56. victoria soto, 27. benjamin wheeler and allison wyatt were also just years old. medical examiner wayne carver said all the victims were shot multiple times with a high-power rifle. >> i've been at this for a third of a century. and it's my sensibilities may not be the average man. but this is probably the worst i've seen. >> contrary to earlier reports, the gunman took three guns into the school. two semi-automatic pistols and an assault rifle. the alleged shooter, adam lanza took his own life at scene. his mother's body was found at her home in newtown. but investigators have not established any connection between nancy lanza and the school. a motiv

olivia engel was set to play an angel in the church's nativity play last friday night. she was six years old. she was proud to lead they are family in saying grace every evening. her parents say her zest for life began early, a happy baby, that grew into a happy little girl with an infectious giggle and an affinity for anything fun. she loved dancing and tennis and soccer, drawing and singing. olivia also loved school, especially math and reading. she was proud to be a big sister to her little brother braden who has been looking for her ever since the tragedy. >> he keeps askings have via, where is vva. he is acting like any normal 3-year-old should. he is completely innocent, and she was completely innocent, and he has kept that innocence even if the nation has lost it. >> olivia's pastor said she was an angel in life and now she is an angel in heaven. grace mcdonnell loved school so much she used to skip on the way to the bus stop. the last time her mom saw grace she was smiling and waving and blowing kisses from the bus. she was 7 years old. grace loved to draw and p

we will remember olivia engel as well, just six years old, she played tennis and soccer. was a ballet dancer and a patient big sister to her 3-year-old brother. she loved school, colors pink and purple and was going to be an angel in the nativity play scheduled for just last night. we will remember 7-year-old josephine gay as well. she turned 7 on tuesday. she too loved the color purple. her neighbors are hanging purple balloons from mailboxes and fences in her memory. we will remember her. we'll also remember ana marquez-greene, 6 years old. she grew up with music in her ears, her dad plays jazz saxophone and flute. he wrote a song about her entitled ana grace. we'll also remember dylan hockley, he too was just 6 years old. he came from england, moving here two years ago. his mom recently calling the area a wonderful place to live with incredible neighbors and wonderful schools. we will remember dylan. we'll also remember 6-year-old madeleine hsu, a neighbor's son who shared rides to school with her, remembers her as a kind, sweet and wonderful girl. we'll remember cathe

also 7-year-old grace mcdonnell and olivia engel and dylan hockley.f so many young lives, many residents are coping in their own way. that moment of silence, i thought, was very beautiful and very powerful and sometimes i wonder when people have been through a tragedy, is it helpful to folks who are mourning or is it just another moment that brings it all back? >> i mean, everyone celebrated that moment around the country, but we have been celebrating or having those moments of silence, celebrating is the wrong word. we've been through so many moments of silence in our churches, our synagogues. i've been to countless funerals this week of people who i knew well, people i grew up with. people, my children knew. and there is -- the moments of silence are -- they're deafening. i can't tell you how many we've had. at 9:30 today, there was a moment where we could all connect. all breathe deeply. and also realize it's only been a week. it's felt like a year, frankly. so few of us have had any sleep. have eaten properly. have been able to focus on the sort o

olivia engel also 6. there was josephine gay, she just turned 7.y on tuesday, we're told. dylan hockley, 6 years old. catherine hubbard, also 6. madeleine hsu, 6 years old. chase ckowalski, jesse lewis, 6. grace mcdonnell, she was 7. ana marquez-green, she was 6. emilie parker, 6, jack pinto, 6, noah pozner, 6. caroline previdi, she was 6. jessica rekos, also 6, avielle richman, 6. benjamin wheeler, also 6. allison wyatt, another 6-year-old. those are the 26 folks killed in that school yesterday. we would like to send our condolences to the families and to newtown, connecticut as well. that will do it for us here. join us tomorrow for more details from connecticut as more information comes to light. i'll be joined by former pennsylvania governor and former philadelphia mayor, ed rendell. we'll have the latest from the ground there in newtown. until then, keep it here for continuing coverage. my colleague, jchris jansen wil be anchors live from newtown, connecticut next. you want to run through it again? no, i'm good. you got it? yes. rates for us a

olivia engel, six, dylan hock lee, and madeleine hsu, chase kowalski, jesse louis, james mattioli, all years old. grace mcdonnell, noah pozner, six, karolina prividi, benjamin wheeler, six, and allison wyatt, just six years old. this has been special coverage of the connecticut elementary school tragedy. we will continue tomorrow, including the visit of the president of the united states. you're watching msnbc. i'm chris jansing. thank you so much for joining us. [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus presents the cold truth. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still "stubbed" up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have a decongestant. no way. [ male announcer ] sorry. alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms plus has a fast acting decongestant to relieve your stuffy nose. [ sighs ] thanks! [ male announcer ] you're welcome. that's the cold truth! [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus. ♪ oh what a relief it is! ♪ [ male announcer ] to learn more about the cold truth and save $1 visit alka-seltzer on facebook.

we will remember olivia engel as well, just 6 years old. she played tennis and soccer, was a ballet dancer and a patient big sister to her 3-year-old brother. her family said she loved school, colors, pink and purple and was going to be an angel in a nativity play schedule for just last night. we will remember 7-year-old josephine gay as well. josephine turned 7 on tuesday. she, too, loved the color purple, her neighbors are hanging purple balloons from mailboxes and fences in her memory. we will remember her. we'll also remember ana marquez-greene, 6 years old, ana grew up with music in her ears. her dad plays jazz, saxophone and flute. his 2009 album features a song he wrote about her, the title "ana grace." we'll also remember diylan hockley. he too, 6 years old. he came from england originally. his mom recently calling the area a wonderful place to live with incredible neighbors and wonderful schools. we will remember dylan. we'll also remember 6-year-old madeleine hsu. maddie they call her. she was upbeat and kind, a sweet and wonderfu

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olivia engel, 6 years old. our thoughts are with her family. josephine gay was 7 years old.e just had a birthday on tuesday. ana marquez-greene was 6 years old. dylan hockley, 6 years old. principal dawn hochsprung 47 years old. madeleine was 6 years old. catherine hubbard was 6 years old as well. chase kowalski was 6 years old. jesse lewis. james was 6 years old as well. grace mcdonnell, 7 years old. anne marie murphy, she was a teacher, 52 years old. emilie parker, she was 6 years old. jack pinto, also 6. noah pozner was 6 years old. caroline previdi was 6 years old as well. jessica was 6. avielle richman was also 6. she was killed yesterday. lauren was a substitute teacher, 30 years old. mary sherlach, the school psychologist, she was 56. teacher victoria soto was 27. benjamin wheeler was 6 years old. and allison wyatt was 6 yes old as well. we remember them all tonight and in the days, the weeks and hopefully the years ahead. a vigil in main street here in newtown. we're going to take a short break and be back in a moment. >>> the shooting in newtown is now if second dea

i spoke this morning to john engel, whose cousin was 6-year-old olivia engel.d him uncle john. >> thank you so much for telling olivia's story. i think this is important for the family. the family can't be here, they can't talk about their daughter. it's too soon. but they were gratified by the story they saw yesterday describing olivia so it encouraged us to try and talk about her and the kind of person she was. >> well, the pastor at her church, father bob, as they call reverend weiss, when i first talked to him before we knew any of the names, the first thing he talked about to me was the little girl who was going to play the angel in the christmas pageant. tell me about her, because he thought she was just a light. >> she loved to dance. she loved to be in theater. she loved to sing. she was a creative, outgoing, effervescent lovely little girl. she was a great sister. her younger brother, braden. she was very close. >> he must miss her so much. >> he's asking for her all week. >> this sounds like such a trite question but how are the parents doing? i don't

olivia engel, 6 years old. our thoughts are with her family. josephine gay was 7 years old.ust had a birthday on tuesday. ana marquez green was 6 years old. dylan hockley, 6 years old. principal dawn hochsprung 47 years old. madeleine was 6 years old. catherine hubbard was 6 years old as well. chase was 6 years old. jesse louis, jesse was six years old, as well james was 6 years old as well. grace mcdonnell, 7 years old. anne marie murphy, she was a teacher, 52 years old. emilie parker, she was 6 years old. jack pinto, also 6. noah pozner was 6 years old. caroline was 6 years old as well. jessica was 6. avielle richman was also 6. she was killed yesterday. lauren was a substitute teacher, 30 years old. mair sherlach, the school psychologist, she was 56. teacher victoria soto was 27. benjamin wheeler was 6 years old. and allison wyatt was 6 years old as well. we remember them all tonight and in the days, the weeks and hopefully the years ahead. a vigil in main street here in newtown. we're going to take a short break and be back in a moment. >>> the shooting in newtown is now

olivia engel, 6 years old. our thoughts are with her family. josephine gay was 7 years old. on tuesday. ana marquez green was 6 years old. dylan hockley, 6 years old. principal dawn hochsprung 47 years old. madeleine was 6 years old. catherine hubbard was 6 years old as well. chase was 6 years old. james was 6 years old as well. grace mcdonnell, 7 years old. anne marie murphy, she was a teacher, 52 years old. emilie parker, she was 6 years old. jack pinto, also 6. noah pozner was 6 years old. caroline was 6 years old as well. jessica was 6. avielle richman was also 6. she was killed yesterday. lauren was a substitute teacher, 30 years old. mair sherlach, the school psychologist, she was 56. teacher victoria soto was 27. benjamin wheeler was 6 years old. and allison wyatt was 6 years old as well. we remember them all tonight and in the days, the weeks and hopefully the years ahead. a vigil in main street here in newtown. we're going to take a short break and be back in a moment. >>> the shooting in newtown is now if second deadliest school shooting in u.s. history behind the

one more, olivia engel, 6. family says she was precocious and completely endearing. nothing was off limits for her. she loved ballet. she loved to swim. she loved soccer. she loved girl scouts. and her favorite colors were pink and purple. and every night, wolf and anderson, she led the table at dinner with grace. these are just 3 of the 20 youngsters who are no longer with us here in newtown, connecticut. >> every one of these kids so, so beautiful, so adorable, and unfortunately, so tragic. what a way to be for their lives to end so prematurely. for our viewers who would like to help, they can do so, they can once again go to cnn.com/impact, and they'll have a chance to impact our world. sanjay is here with us as well. sanjay, mental health, it's a huge problem in this country. this shooter obviously had mental health issues. i don't know if he was treated for this. i don't know if he was on medication. they did release the autopsy results today. >> as expected, it wasn't going to provide answers as far as if there's anything specifically that could explain this. i

we said our goodbyes and i prayed for the spirit of olivia engel, who was to be an angel in the christmases of heaven to 0 lovingly take the children by the hand to introduce them to their new friend forever, the christ child named jesus, born in a little town called bethlehem >> as we left newtown were we more hopeful when we arrived. we passed a shrine for the children, and as the sky turn from red to blue, the radio playedded ang yells on high. on christmas day, the carolina will be sung >> we wish you a blessed, joyful and hopeful christmas. cooking a christmas morning casserole. and from youtube sensation to a major recording label. the piano guys, five dads from utah are here to perform a song from one direction. ♪ >> you know, i still remember the christmas presents that i got when i was a little boy unwrapping under the tree and so forth. but now that i'm a grown up. >> only coal. only coal from santa? >> jon: santa only brings me coal. as a grown up i only remember the family members and fun times we had at christmas time. and that's really what matters and we hope that you have

one of the youngest victims was 6-year-old olivia engel. her cousin, john engel is with us now.by saying we are so sorry for your loss. >> the outpouring of support has been tremendous. and, um -- and the family hasn't been watching the news at all. they are really not interested in the details of the events. but they saw briefly a piece yesterday on olivia and they cried the whole time. and then -- and then they said that was really beautiful and were really glad that that story is being told. so that's why i'm here. >> we're so glad to have you here and to share olivia's story. we see her picture and her smile and i think everybody falls in love with her. i would love to give you a chance to tell the world more about this little girl that was so loved. >> she was an outgoing -- a beautiful, outgoing child. tennis lessons and ballet and hip hop dance and musical theater. she had a huge sense of humor. this was not a shy child. this was a child who would light up a room with her smile and her sense of humor. and outgoing. really great big sister to her younger brother, br aaden.

the family of 6-year-old olivia engel tells us she loved school and was good at math and reading.hysical loss will be felt every day be everyone who loved her most. her spirit will live on. 6-year-old jesse lewis was looking forward to making gingerbread houses in class that day. his father planned to join him. then there was jessica rekos, who was 6, her parents said they wanted to create happy memories for their children. >> jessica loved to go sandy hook, such pride because her dad went there, too. >> now, i sat down with jessica's parents yesterday. i'll have more of the interview coming up. but i have to tell you this interview is so powerful. it left such an impression on me and the entire crew. there was not a dry eye. it's something that you'll never forget. >> now to elizabeth in new york. >> all right, george, thank you so much. new details this morning about the gunman. we're piecing together a picture of adam lanza. but still left with the question of why he would commit this horrific act? why would he target such small children? abc's chief investigative reporter bria

. >> clayton: and olivia engel, apparently this photo was released by olivia's mother and appeared inas we continue to talk about what unfolded that day and of course, you look at the horrible images and many people were reminded what happened and unfolded in columbine, of course. then on friday, this was exacerbated this discussion about gun control and whether or not there should be armed guards in every school put forward by the n.r.a. if you think about one town in marlboro, new jersey has adopted now what appears to be a program, they've certainly moved quickly on this, going to permit an armed cop in each of the nine schools starting on january 2nd. >> kelly: they actually launched this prior to the n.r.a., something they were putting in place on the heels of what took place at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut. they wanted to do something, the mayor of that town said we will spare no expense, we must take care of our children and why they're putting armed guards in all of their schools, getting back to what the n.r.a. said, the n.r.a. wayne laperriere said th

sandy hook elementary school. 7-year-old student grace audrey mcdonnell, 6-year-old student olivia rose engelapist, rachel davino, 7-year-old student, grace gay, and 6-year-old student, christopher dylan jack hockley. they were all remembered today. joining me now is connecticut's democratic senator-elect murphy. congressman murphy, you couldn't listen to wayne lapierre's speech today because you were busy in newtown? >> i was, when he made that statement i was at grace's funeral. and by the time i got to the second funeral of the day that i attended, little dylan hockley's funeral, people there had heard or read the statement, and the whispers through that hall of hundreds were frankly in horror. i can't speak for everybody in newtown. but i think there is a lot of shock and disgust right now in newtown, when they heard that the nra came to the table today and said that the solution for what happened to us in newtown was to have more guns on the streets. to have more guns in our schools. that we don't have enough assault weapons out there to adequately protect us. this was as revolting and a

olivia engel. her favorite stuffed animal was a lamb. favorite colors pink and purple. girl scout and involved in musical theater. she loved math and loved reading. 7-year-old josephine gay liked to ride her bike in the street and set up her own lemonade stand every summer. she loved the color purple. and the opinion pal principal o, dawn hochsprung, 47 years old. lived in woodbury, connecticut, with her husband, two daughters and three stepdaughters. these are just some of the victims that we want to introduce you to. their memories being honored in this community and across the country. later this morning, we'll bring you the profiles of the rest of those who lost their lives on friday. soledad. >> zoraida, i'm so glad you are doing that. so nice to learn more about the children and some of the victims. sometimes we spend so much time on the suspect and all the investigation around the suspect. so much nicer to focus on those whose lives should be remembered. we should bring in pastor rocky veach. nice to have you with us. >> thank you. >> you were in denver when colu

olivia engel, age 6. dylan hockley. those were the children. here are the names of the teachers. dawn hochsprung, avenlg 27. anne marie murphy, age 52. lauren rousseau, 30. mary sherlach, 56. rachel davino, age 49. madam speaker, these were real people, real victims, real children and real pictures of newtown, connecticut. the people of connecticut can relate to these victims of the assault and all americans can relate to some extent this crime that's occurred. at this elementary school. madam speaker, i have four kids and 10 grandkids, three of my daughters are teachers by profession. my wife is a first grade elementary school teacher. and no parent, no parent ever wants to bury their child. they just don't want to do that. we never want our children to die in their youth. like these children did. so, madam speaker, we mourn with the families of connecticut. we must honor the victims in our prayers and in our words and ask the good lord to bless them, their families, the people of connecticut and yes, our country. and that's just the way it is. i yield back. the speaker pro temp

he was on the swim team and played soccer. 6-year-old olivia engel had a creative streak and was a great big sister to her baby brother. josephine gay just turned 7 last tuesday. anna marquez-greene and her family moved to sandy hook two months ago, choosing the school for its good reputation. this is home video of anna singing with her brother last summer. ♪ god watch over us ♪ amen >> reporter: dylan hockley was also 6. he loved the trampoline in his backyard. and madeline hsu. catherine hubbard. her middle name was violet. chase kowalski played baseball outside with his dad. jesse lewis learning to ride horses. james mattioli known for his smile. grace mcdonnell who was 7 went every morning to the bus stop with her mom. emelie parker of 6 who was a budding artist who always carried around markers and pencils. jack pinto already at 6 years old already had a team, the giants and a hero, star wide receiver victor cruz. noah pozner has a twin sister, ariel, who was assigned to a different classroom and survived. noah called her his best friend. caroline previdi played soccer and hide and

families also said goodbye to students, grace mcdonald and olivia engel.ool psychologist mary sherlock and behavioral therapist rachel devino were also laid to rest yesterday. meantime we are hearing new details about the gunman adam lanza. former classmates say he wore the same clothes to school every day and rarely spoke. he once gave a school presentation through a computer instead of speaking. a former high school classmate says lanza enjoyed playing a violent video game and one of the weapons he liked to use in that game was a military style assault rifle, same type of gun investigators say he used to shoot his victims at sandy hook. >>> a bay area man is using the internet to counter the national rifle association's controversial plan to stop gun violence. the nra's leadership says it wants armed officers at every u.s. school. >> the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. >> 31-year-old facebook engineer lucy icenberg has a different idea. he is behind an online commission on change.org asking the centers for disease con

charlotte bacon, daniel barden, rachel davino, olivia rose engel, josephine gay, dawn hochsprung, dylanatherine hubbard , chase kowalski, jesse lewis, ana grace marquez-greene, james mattioli, grace mcdonnell, anne marie murphy, emilie parker, jack pinto, noah ponser -- ponser, -- pozner, jessica rekos, avielle richman, laura rousseau, mary cher lack, victoria soto, benjamin wheeler, and allison wyatt. we're going to remember those people for a long time in newtown. we're going to grieve with them and their families. we're also going to take their memories, the beauty of those kids, the heroism of those adults and let it point us, let it point the strong, close-knit community of newtown, connecticut, let it point us to a way that we can survive. with that i'd like to yield to my friend from the third district in connecticut, representative rosa delauro, five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for five minutes. ms. delauro: i thank the gentleman and i thank him for the depth of his feeling and the work that he has done over the last several days to help bring