rebecca wingo did die in that movie theater. so did nine others. two more died later at area hospitals. i want to tell you about some of what we know about the 12 whose lives were lost. not far from the century theater, 12 white crosses honor those whose lives have been cut short. kevin came to mourn his friend, staff sergeant jesse childress. a 29-year-old cyber systems operator stationed at buckley air force base. >> when i think of jesse, i think of a big nerd, someone who was always humorous, someone who always made the office brighter. >> reporter: a.j. boik is being remembered for his laughter as well. only 18 years old, he'd recently graduated high school. his friends have made a facebook page in his honor, posting videos of him dancing and smiling. you can't find someone with a brighter smile and more positive outlook, one friend wrote. gordon cowden was the oldest of those who lost their lives. the 51-year-old father, devoted to his kids. he owned his own business and loved the outdoors. he'd taken his two teens to see batman. the kids sur

people like rebecca wingo. a mom of two. she was multitalented. multilingual. she devoured books in a single sitting and was putting herself through school again. she was 32. i spoke with her mother and her best friend. what do you want people to know about rebecca? >> we want rebecca to be remembered for the loving giving, brilliant soul that she was. we want her life in the military to be honored. she was in the air force for 11 years. as a mandarin chinese linguist. she was going back to school. she wanted to work with foster children who were aging out of the system and have nowhere to go. she was just the best-hearted person you ever would meet. we also wanted to thank everyone who's helped us so much. and we wanted to clear up some confusion about the 529 and also the fundme.com, aurora heroes.com website. we want you to know those funds are being used to bring in people from all over the world that loved rebecca and want to say good-bye to her. so thank you so much for letting us all get together. >> kate, you were rebecca's best friend. what was it abou

of the 12 killed in early friday morning in aurora, colorado, 32-year-old rebecca wingo originally from quinlan, texas was living in aurora, colorado. she is now being listed as the eighth victim. >> tragic. thanks so much. appreciate that. we'll have much more of our continuing coverage of this massacre at a movie theater right after this. i have to know the weather patterns. i upgraded to the new sprint direct connect. so i can get three times the coverage. [ chirp ] [ manager 2 ] it's like working in a giant sandbox with all these huge toys. and with the fastest push-to-talk... i can keep track of them all. [ chirp ] [ chirp ] [ male announcer ] upgrade to the new "done." with access to the fastest push-to-talk and three times the coverage. now when you buy one kyocera duracore rugged phone, for $49.99, you'll get four free. visit a sprint store, or call 855-878-4biz. [ chirp ] ♪ i want to go ♪ i want to win [ breathes deeply ] ♪ this is where the dream begins ♪ ♪ i want to grow ♪ i want to try ♪ i can almost touch the sky [ male announcer ] even the planet has an olympic dream. dow

rebecca ann wingo, 32. and gordon w. cowden, 51. please join me as we pray. heavenly father we come to you now and ask that the comforter of your holy spirit would wrap your arm around each one who tonight suffers, suffers in their bodies, suffers in their mind. for those who are feeling the ripple effects, their families and their friends, may you comfort them. may you walk with them in the days ahead and may they continue to know that they have received an out pouring of new friends in this community, of new friends in this nation and that we as a family together will continue to love, to support, to encourage them and to help them in any way that we can. may the comforter of your holy spirit be with them in the night and in the wee hours when there are so few to talk to and most of all may they know your healing. may they know your love. may they know your power. may they know that they forever will know they are loved. and we thank you for your protection over each of them. in your son jesus' name, amen. >> thank you, pastor debbie. providing words of enc

rebecca wingo is a month -- mom with two children. and other victims are jessica gow wisconsin, john larimer, micayla medek. and alex sullivan. a man from the chicago area made crosses yesterday before driving to colorado and planting them on the hill croat the series. he made crosses for the victims of the columbine high school shooting in 199. >> the home of james homeles' parents in san diego is under police protect. two officers are continuing to guard the house around the clock, and the police spokesperson says they'll be there through tomorrow. holmes' parents have not spoken possibly about their son. he spent his childhood 'kin' san diego, and stewed yesterday neuroscience at the university of colorado. we'll have continuing coverage of the colorado theater massacre. you can get the latest anytime on abc7news.com. >> right now president president obama is on his way to san francisco. air force one is expected to touch down at 7:00 tonight. and right now his'm yap opponent, mitt romney, is in the bay area for three fundraisers.

this is rebecca wingo, age 32. rebecca, originally from texas and a resident of o aurora, joid the air force after high school, where she became fliewntd in fln mandarin chinese and served as a translator. she was the single mother of two girls and worked as a customer relations representative at a mobile medical engine company. rebecca was also enrolled in the community college of aurora since fall 2009 and had been working toward an associate of arts degree. she was known to family and friends as a gentle -- as -- quote -- "a gentle, sweet and beautiful soul." mr. president, here is a photo of the gathering that we had last sunday night in aurora. i believe, like you, mr. president, that the early morning hours of july 20, 2012, will not be remembered for the evil that happened. scripture tells us -- quote -- "not to be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good." that's what the people of aurora and colorado have been doing since the first moment of this tragedy, and that is what we'll continue to do. in time,

rebecca wingo leaves behind two children. gordon cowden and alexander tekes died. the other victims are jessica gawri and others. mcquinn dove in front of his girlfriend to protect her. from new york to the bay area action there isen increased police presence at that's rights all over the country. this is video from san mateo where police are patrolling outside the theater showing the "dark knight rises." in san jose, frightened patrons were evacuated from a movie theater there. now we hear why. >> reporter: things are back to normal at east ridge mall examine movie that's right after what mall security calls a false alarm. just after noon, patrons got quite a scare. this is cell phone video shot moments after the entire amc movie theater and east ridge mall and east san jose were evacuateed. it was a stressful but orderly exit as all 15 theaters emptied. >> 45 minutes into the movie, an employee walked in and basically told everyone to evacuate. >> reporter: andrew was watching "dark knight rises" when alarms started sounding. according to police, there were no em

this is rebecca wingo, age 32. rebecca, originally from texas and a resident of o aurora, joid the air force after high school, where she became fliewntd in fln mandarin chinese and served as a translator. she was the single mother of two girls and worked as a customer relations representative at a mobile medical engine company. rebecca was also enrolled in the community college of aurora since fall 2009 and had been working toward an associate of arts degree. she was known to family and friends as a gentle -- as -- quote -- "a gentle, sweet and beautiful soul." mr. president, here is a photo of the gathering that we had last sunday night in aurora. i believe, like you, mr. president, that the early morning hours of july 20, 2012, will not be remembered for the evil that happened. scripture tells us -- quote -- "not to be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good." that's what the people of aurora and colorado have been doing since the first moment of this tragedy, and that is what we'll continue to do. in time,

rebecca wingo was a mother of two. jesse krild resz died a hero, diving in front of a friend.n larimer's friends, a team of sailors would not leave him behind. jessica ghawi, an aspiring sports journalist, ironically just escaped a mass shooting at a toronto mall a few weeks ago. >>> in other news this morning. the withdrawal of u.s. troops from afghanistan has hit the halfway point. the commanders asay the afghan troops are taking on more speed. the coalition's combat mission is set to end at the close of 2014. >>> rescuers in china are searching for survivors after beijing was hit with the hea heaviest rain in six decades. at least 37 people were killed. most of them drowned. others were killed when houses collapsed. 50,000 people were forced to evacuate. >>> the british are honoring their first ever tour de france winner. bradley wiggins finished off a dominated overall performance yesterday. he's the favorite in the time trils at the london olympics. >>> and the tour wasn't the only big event finishing up in europe yesterday. highlights from an epic collapse at the british

rebecca wingo was a mother of two.essica ghawi survived another shooting just last month. >> she had an epiphany at that moment. >> reporter: the youngest victim was just six years old, veronica moser sullivan who's mom is in critical condition and pregnant. how the shooting affected her pregnancy isn't clear. >>> in that colorado court rule, the accused gunman approached the judge and a sea of onlookers. >> reporter: with dyed orange hair, 24-year-old james holmes sat silent in a colorado courtroom looking dazed and tired. >> you're currently being held on a no-bond hold. >> reporter: this is our first look at holmes since free day morning when he opened fire inside a movie theater killing 12 people, injurying dozens more. >> i'm trying to not deal with the anger. it's a decision when you feel like you can forgift guy but you know he's going to get justice. >> reporter: holmes is being held on a single murder charge. >> i would say there's no such thing as a slam dunk case f is a case -- case. it is a case where we're

rebecca wingo, mother of two, spent 11 years in the air force, became fluent in mandarin and was a translatorjesse childress in the air force, a reservist. he died a hero, driving in front of a friend, female service member. >> just the kind of guy you want on your team. >> reporter: john larimer's team wouldn't leave him behind, dragging out his body after he leapt over a seat to save his girlfriend. there is one story that defies the odds. a story with a lesson for all of us. jessica ghawi, an aspiring sports journalist, ironically just a few weeks ago escaped another mass shooting in a toronto mall. so many of these victims were just starting out in life, most of them were only in their 20s out for a night of fun. now for their families, the next chapter is planning a funeral. cecilia vega, aurora, colorado. >>> officials and people there in aurora, saying, let's not, let's try to minimize the suspect's name, make this about the victims, not give him publicity he was seeking. the 6-year-old girl who was killed, her mother, just 25 years old, is pregnant -- of shot in the abdomen. in additi

tonight we speak to the mother of rebecca wingo. a young woman with a whole life ahead of her. she mastered mandarin by the age 20, raised two daughters, working her way through school, training to work with troubled teenagers. she joins us later. we begin with breaking news. al package from the alleged shooter found in the news room. at the university of colorado. he mailed it days before the massacre, addressing it to one of his professors at the university colorado's campus in aurora. it arrived days before the shooting but was not discovered until monday afternoon when police found it in the mail room. they sent in the bomb squad, handled it by robot and x-rayed the parcel just in case. sources telling john miller who joins us now that the letter inside spoke of shooting people and included crude drawings of a gunman and his victims. do we know, john, from your sources, have you heard why this letter wasn't discovered sooner? >> well, we have a little conflict there. which is what we were told by law enforcement sources earlier in the day. and i have to say, this has been m

her name is rebecca wingo. there was a report on good will where they were looking on the internet. they've been search the hospitals. she's yet to be found. what happened was when we got up off the ground, there was a moment where he stopped shooting. and so i picked her up and she had blood all over her face. and her body was bloodied. she was unconscious. i tried to pick her up and get her through the row but there were people trampling over the seating coming down. there were people in my aisle who were, like, laying down, injured, dead, crying. i mean, it was awful. so i ended up tripping and then had to set her down. at that point, i realized once he started shooting again, that's when probably i might have got the injury because when i was laying down, i was on this side where the bullets were coming so it had to be during that period. then i ran out and there were three other movies trying to merge to get out the door. it was just a mess when -- >> you actually went into theater number eight. what happened when you realized what was going on? >> like marcus said, i thought i

alexander teves and rebecca wingo. >> we will remember you. we will remember you, we will honor you by celebrating life. we will honor you by living our lives a little better. today we also want to remember those other heros. you know in the past 72-hours going to the hospital, individuals and families hafrom indonesia, connecticut, new jersey, louisiana, jordan, texas and to a person these wounded want to stay in colorado. we have learned again about the kindness of strangers. the young man named pierce who had been shot three times, one with each of the weapons, ar 15, the shot guns, at one point he said, the outpouring of light and love is so much more powerful than any darkness. (applause) or a young man named terry 20 years old who described having four complete strangers lifting up off of the pavement where he was literally screaming and carrying him to the safety of grass. after they picked him up and got him over a young women another stranger took off her belt and tied his leg as a tourniquet. allen met with by a visiting nurse who he

rebecca ann wingo, 32. and gordon w. cowden, 51. please join me as we pray. heavenly father, we come to you now and ask that the comforter of your holy spirit would wrap your arms around each one who tonight suffers, suffers in their body, suffers in their mind for those who are feeling the ripple effects, their families and their friends. may you comfort them. may you walk with them in the days ahead and may they continue to know that they have received an outpouring of new friends in this community, of new friends in this nation and that we as a family together will continue to love, to support, to encourage them. and to help them in any way that we can. may the comforter of your holy spirit be with them in the night and in the wee hours when there are so few to talk to. and most of all, may know your healing. may know your love. may they know your power. may they know that they forever will know they are loved. and we thank you for your protection over each of them. in your son jesus' name. amen. >> thank you, pastor debbie. providing words of encouragemen

. >> and rebecca wingo. >> we will remember. >> you can feel the emotion there in that crowd.ou -- i watched the whole thing. before we went on the air tonight. it really was a moving service. government nor put a nice touch. let's remember the victims, not mr. holmes. and tell their story and remember the innocent lives lost friday morning. >> i don't believe president obama ever called holmes by his name. he called him, the perpetrator, the gunman. >> he did not. >> the coward. whatever. he did not. >> he did not. the governor at one point during his remarks said "i an not going to say his name." that got one of the biggest rounds of applause from the crowd. everyone is on the same page with them. >> as they later on, individual, as they said each of the victims' names they release aid balloon into the sky, which was a highly emotional moment as well. but, our thoughts and prayers, and, one powerful thing that stood out, one of the heroes said, "i forgive holmes because forgiveness takes more power than revenge andbuilt bitterness." i don't know how anyone can find it in the

blunk, rebecca ann wingo, alex m. sullivan, gordon cowden, alexander c. teves. and then matthew mcquinn. those are the people who lost their lives in this horrific incident. one is for a clean, wedomestic energy future that puts us in control. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly producing natural gas. it's not a dream. america's natural gas... putting us in control of our energy future, now. >>> we're back live where a memorial service wrapped up moments ago at the municipal center. where the governor spoke, the mayor spoke, and before that the president of the united states also addressed the people here and the nation at the university of colorado hospital. where you're looking at now is another memorial, a makeshift memorial that really was erected just after the shooting -- at daybreak following the shooting. people have been leaving and coming over here

rebecca wingo was a working mom pursuing a degree.nd 27-year-old john larimer a petty officer in the navy, the youngest of five siblings. >> he was an outstanding ship mate, a valued member of our navy team and an extremely dedicated sailor. >> reporter: the oldest victim 51-year-old gordon cowden was a devoted father at the movie with his two teenagers. 12 lives lost to their loved ones and the world. >>> this is a special report from nbc news. >> i'm chris jansing in aurora, colorado. we are waiting for president obama to speak at the university of colorado hospital. the president has been meeting with the families of the victims of friday morning's mass shooting at the local movie theater. 12 people were killed. 58 were wounded. here now is the president of the united states. we are still waiting for the president. let me bring in miguel almagear. we are learning people are still in the icu. >> we have been hearing stories of all of the victims that lost their lives. the youngest just 6 years old and the oldest, 51. they all had di

rebecca wingo was a working mom pursuing a degree. and 27-year-old john larimer a petty officer in the navy, the youngest of five siblings. >> he was an outstanding ship mate, a valued member of our navy team and an extremely dedicated sailor. >> reporter: the oldest victim gordon cowden was a devoted father at the movie with his teenagers. 12 lives lost to their loved ones and the world. >> and now to the latest on the investigation into the suspect, james holmes. while a motive for the shooting isn't yet clear a fuller picture is emerging of a detailed plan of attack that was months in the making. >> reporter: good evening, kate. one of the investigators who came out of the formerly booby trapped apartment say it was a sophisticated plan, a plan long on details and short on mistakes and ultimate the goal was maximum may hem. when the investigation of james holmes began early saturday morning it became clear how complicated the task might be. when bomb technicians used a controlled explosion to disable the trip wires and other trigge

rebecca wingo was a single mother of two balancing raising her children with work and school.lex sullivan celebrated his 27th birthday. and attended the midnight screening. sunday would have been his first wedding anniversary. jessica ghawi was an aspiring sportscaster who avoided a mass shooting in toronto. just last month. college student micayla medek was an avid packers fan. she watched games with her father and sister. a.j. boik graduated from high school and was planning to attend art school in the foul. gordon cowden was the oldest victim. he had his two teenage sons with him. they both escaped unharmed. veronica moser sullivan was the youngest victim, just six years old. her mother was wounded in the attack. as we learn more about what happened inside that colorado theater, stories of great sacrifice and heroism are emerging. john blackstone has some of those tales of survival. >> in aurora's hospital rooms, it becomes clear how many more could have been killed. >> the wound was somewhere around here. and you know, it was just a few millimeters in or centimeters in and

rebecca wingo worked in a restaurant while earning her degree. she was a mother of two.t to the screening to celebrate his 27th birthday. his first wedding anniversary would have been today. sqles ca ghawi an aspiring sportscaster narrowly avoid a multiple shooting in front just last month. micayla was attending college and saving money to travel to india. aj boik just graduated high school. he loved making pottery and wanted to be an art teacher. gordon cowden, the oldest victim had his two teenagers with him. they both escaped unharmed. and veronica moser-sullivan was the youngest, only six years old. her mother remains in intensive care. and veronica mother is one of nine shooting victims still listed in critical condition tonight. that is the "cbs evening news." later on cbs "60 minutes." i'm jeff glor, reporting tonight from colorado. good night captioning sponsored by cbs >>> the to bed a lot of people expect to hear what is next for gun-control why neither presidential candidates not ready for the fight president obama in colorado meeting with survivors and famili

rebecca wingo was a single mother. she leaves behind two daughters.leaves behind a new wife. he died two days shy of their first anniversary. alexander keys wanted to be a psychiatrist. a.j. bullock wanted to be an art teacher and jessica ghawi wanted to be a journalist. the profession lost a good one says her boyfriend jay meloff. >> she just had such an impact on this world and i want her to still have that impact. >> reporter: they all had dreams left unfinished, and now the good-byes begin. lee cowan, cbs news, denver. >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most-watched entertainment news magazine in the world. >> the accused killer in the movie theater massacre shows his face in court today. crazed eyes. in a daze. his hair died red and orange. was he imitates "the jok s the ? >> plus, a survivor watching the arraignment. >> you look a little angry. >> and reveals his story. >> she was dead. her eyes wer