hook elementary school shooting. people will remember that day and take stock of the anti-gun efforts. >> reporter: he has a personal stake on the issue of guns. >> i have been involved in the issue of gun violence since i lost my dad to a random shooting. >> reporter: he helped start www.gunbygun.org. this saturday will fund 3 bay area gun buy backs to mark the sandy hook elementary school shooting. >> a lot of us felt that sandy hook elementary school was a water shed moment on the history of guns and i think it was disappointing and frustrating when we weren't able to see a material change. >> reporter: post sandy hook elementary school congress did next to nothing on gun control but california did. the governor signed 10-17 bills. his bill signed into law provides $24 million so law enforcement can track down people prohibited from owning gun. >> 20,000 people in possession of 40,000 weapons. >> major bill that willed prohibited the sale of rifles with detachable magazines. advocates say many laws will be challen

regard it's frorecordings from s from the sandy hook elementary school tragedy. gunshots could be heard at times in the background. al jazeera america will not play the audio of those 911 calls. >>> a new report shows that healthcare.gov enrollments were up. 25,000 people signed up for health insurance on sunday and monday. the president obama said the income gap between rich and boor americans keeps growing. during a major sheet i. >> detroit puts pastor pieces, including works at the dia could be sold at christie's auction house released a preliminary list. masterpieces are featured there. christie said the total valley of city owned art is rough $66,000 arts pieces of art work at the institute. bisi onile-ere joins us. what does that christie's report mean for the future of the dia? >> reporter: tony christie's estimate is significantly lower than previously predicted. still one expert still predicts that these predators are going to fight to catch in on one of detroit's gems. $450,000 to $750 million. christie's manager gives a snapshot of what the art is wor

hook elementary school. kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran live in our newsroom with more on how the bay area will join the country in pausing to remember. >> reporter: frank, san francisco will hold a vigil to mark the one-year anniversary of the sandy hook elementary shooting. but it's going to be a different scene over in newtown, connecticut where the people there don't want any reminders of that day. on the anniversary of a mass shooting that took the lives of 20 first graders and six adults, you won't hear speeches from city officials, see no public memorials. >> we really feel that we are serving the community in the best possible way if we can respond to the media's needs at the same time preserve that essence of quiet and personal time that our community needs over this coming weekend. >> reporter: because this is an anniversary the town will not mark publicly. and they are asking the media to, please, stay away. the small town of 28,000 people says they live the tragedy every day, so tomorrow will be no

in the morning and the sandy hook elementary school massacre prompted gun control efforts. we are looking at what changed and what stayed the same in the year since. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. >>> 2 investigates the difficult balance between pedestrian and bicycle safety. >>> i am julie haener. >> and i am frank somerville. >> firefighters say changes to streets in san francisco are making it difficult for fire trucks to get around. we went out with firefighters to see for ourselves. streets are being redesigned to keep pedestrians and bike riders safe. tonight 2 investigates the changes that continue and the tension between both sides of the debate. here is ktvu's david stevenson live in san francisco. david? >> reporter: this is a templeerary bulb out -- temporary bulb out, firefighters say safety important but these projects can effect their response time to an emergency. >> reporter: san francisco firefighters told ktvu getting to the scene of an emergency is getting more difficult. since we reported in

i'm sunny sunny. 911 tapes display calmness at the sandy hook elementary school. and president obama discussed the gap between rich and poor. and this congress goes down known as the least productive. >>> a florida high school placed on high school after a shooting. one student has been injured at west orange high school outside of arsenal. the school's principal said student had been shot and was en route to the hospital. law enforcement officers were at the scene and they were observing all safety procedures. we'll bring you more information as we get it. >>> in a matter of just ten days the nation will mark the one year anniversary of the sandy hook massacre. today brought a painful remind reminder. prosecutors have released 911 called. al jazeera will not air those calls. >> reporter: we did listen to seven calls shortly after fires were shot inside sandy hook elementary school. a woman called the police dispatcher and said she had glimpsed someone running down the hall with a gun saying they were still shooting. and glass had been shot out but the school was

hook school. >> tomorrow marks one year since the shooting at sandy hook elementary school. today san francisco pauses to reflect. >> i cannot bring him back. >> bike fatalities in san jose have increased every year, and now the city is taking steps to protect two-wheeled riders. >> i don't believe whatever happened to him in the past has dwindled his spirit. >> finney was just a puppy when he was found beaten and starving. today we are going to meet a very different dog in a very happy home. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning." company captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> good morning, happy friday. it's friday the 13th. i'm frank mallicoat. >> good morning, i'm juliette goodrich. michelle is off this morning. >>> laurel dell elementary school is closed today after an accident. a van hit a gas line and cut power to the school. police say the driver lost control and suffered minor injuries. police had to shut down the street and the gas was quickly turned off. >>> the number of bicycle deaths

since thes one year sandy hook elementary school and in newtown, connecticut. church bells rang 26 times in memory of the 20 children and six educators killed by adam lanza. [bells ringing] the community of newtown mostly stayed out of the public eye on this somber day. town officials and victim's families urged people to honor the victims with active service and kindness. president obama and first lady michelle obama paid tribute with a moment of silence at the white house, leading 26 candles, one for each life lost. in his weekly radio would us, president -- radio address, president obama says we have not done enough to keep community safer by keeping dangerous people from guns. people fighting for tougher gun laws gathered across the region to push for change. 33 seconds,ging symbolic of the 33 lives advocates say are lost every day because of gun violence. one of these lives -- >> i am sure other moms are worried. >> her son was shot and killed in the district in 2011. the -- the murder is still unsolved. >> a lot of crime is happening in the district of co

hook elementary school. i talk eed to a first responder trembling with grief. i saw the funeral processions with the tiny white caskets for young first grade victims, and moments ago, we got the 911 calls, these tapes, from that mass shooting in this quaint connecticut town. the 911 calls from inside the school where a an

week to fix a broken furnace. >>> the first anniversary of the sandy hook elementary school is approaching. how the families will mark this anniversary and what they are asking everyone else to do. . >>> welcome back to ktvu channel 2 morning news. they voted to extend the ban on those which cannot be determined and they sent president barack obama back to the nelson mandella service the law first passed is supported by both democrats and republicans and it was set to expire today. >>> the families of the 20 first graders and 6 adults shot and killed at sandy hook elementary school, they are getting ready to mark the first anniversary of that tragedy. a gunman opened fire killing children an adults. this sunday marks one year today and they will light candles to remember the victims and they want people to remember this in a special way. >> we ask that you volunteer with a charitable organization in your community. we hope some small measure of good may be returned to the world. >> it is called my sandy hook elementary school family and there you can post messages to honor the families who

hook elementary school. he shot and killed 20 children and six teachers he for turning the gun on himself. many here are frustrated. they had hoped newtown would prompt changes in gun control laws. it has not happened. advocates urge the families not to give up. >> i believe that the forces of love are finally greater and stronger than the forces of hatred. i am counseling persistence. promisedent obama had the families significant movement on gun control reform but he couldn't get congress to go along. the white house has shifted its focus to mental health, pledging $100 million to try to prevent these kinds of shooting sprees. >> thank you. lamar alexander's former chief of staff made his court appearance today. ryan loskarn is charged with producing and distributing child pornography. his home was raided by federal agents on wednesday. prosecutors claim loskarn try to throw a portable hard drive out the window. he will remain in jail until his next court date on monday. congress is one step closer to pass

san francisco will pause tok the one-year anniversary of sandy hook elementary school shooting today. a vigil is >>> good morning. it is 8:55. i'm elizabeth wenger with your kpix 5 headlines. san francisco will pause to mark the one-year anniversary of the sandy hook elementary school shooting today. a vigil is planned for 1:00 at city hall. 20 first graders and six adults were killed in the mass shooting in newtown, connecticut. newtown won't mark the anniversary tomorrow with a public remembrance, and tv news crews are asked to stay away. >>> laurel dell elementary school in marin is closed after an accident last night. a van that hit a gas line cut power to the school. police say the driver lost control and suffered minor injuries. police had to shut down the streets and the gas was quickly turned off. >>> we'll get a check of traffic and weather right after this break. ,,,,,, a subaru... ...are the hands that do good things for the whole community: the environment, seniors, kids, and animals. that's why we created the share the love event. by the end of this year, the total donate

hook elementary school. in newtown, people asked for privacy today, but some families did choose to talk to the media about their loss. >> to think that it's almost a year since i've held him, it's no time at all. >> i guess i really miss his cuddles. he was really affectionate. i remember the night before on december 13th getting into bed with him. we would read every night. i haven't read a book out loud since. >> at the white house, president obama and the first lady lit a candle for each of newtown's victims, then they observed a moment of silence. and across the country in arizona, former congresswoman gabby giffords and her husband mark kelly planted a yellow rose bush in honor of the victims. the two also run a political action committee to push for stricter gun control laws. they used the anniversary to release a new ad called "silent night," pushing congress to act now. >> after newtown, gabby and i said -- >> enough is enough. >> enough. we couldn't stand by and wait for the next mass shooting to r

hook elementary school. church bells tolled 26 times at a cathedral in hartford, once for each of the victims, the 20 children and 6 adults who lost their lives that day. and at the white house, the president and michelle obama lit 26 candles to honor the victims and then observed a moment of silence. >>> and we turn now to other news. a big winter storm is hitting the northeast tonight with as much as a foot of snow. nbc's kristen dahlgren is north of new york city in scarsdale, new york. kristen, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. yeah, we're beginning to see some people slipping and sliding around here. take a look. you can probably see the snow piling up on the roads faster than the plows can get to it. we're just north of the city. there's a winter storm warning in effect until 6:00 a.m. for an awful lot of people, there's a lot more of this ahead tonight. from missouri to maine, the massive storm dumped snow. 1,000-mile swath stretching through 23 state, more than 100 million people in the storm'

hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut. we were speaking with poppy harlow who was in newtown for several days after the tragedy. poppy, we saw a portion of the special that will air tonight on cnn. you were just about to say that everyone is grieving in their own way and some of the parents have chosen to remember their children through activism and political action. >> reporter: yeah, absolutely. everyone in their own way, that is why they are asking for the privacy today for us and not to be there with cameras. they are grieving in their own way. we have seen families come forward fighting for tougher federal gun legislation. we have seen sweeping legislation in connecticut following the tragic shooting, but not on a federal level. i have spoken with parents there. different community members who formed the newtown action alliance and fighting for change. i spoke with one of the fathers in newtown, not who lost a child, but has a child in newtown. he is on the foundation and action alliance. he says we will continue this

hook school. >> tomorrow marks one year since the shooting at sandy hook elementary school. today san francisco pauses to reflect. >> i cannot bring him back. >> bike fatalities in san jose have increased every year, and now the city is taking steps to protect two-wheeled riders. >> i don't believe whatever happened to him in the past has dwindled his spirit. >> finney was just a puppy when he was found beaten and starving. today we are going to meet a very different dog in a very happy home. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning" captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> good morning, happy friday. it's friday the 13th. i'm frank mallicoat. >> good morning, i'm juliette goodrich. michelle is off this morning. >>> let's get a look at weather and traffic. here's lawrence. good morning. >> good morning, guys. got some great news for the weekend. if you want some sunshine and warmer weather, we are finally going to get it. cold front passing through overnight bringing a few clouds and we are seeing some

. >>> and the 911 tapes from the sandy hook elementary school have been released. 20 first graders and six adults were gunned down at the elementary school last december. now, prosecutors and many of the victims' families opposed the tapes' release. vinita nair has more on the dramatic pleas for help. >> reporter: the news the caller had for newtown connecticut, dispatch was unlike any they heard before. >> i think somebody's shooting here in sandy hook school. >> what makes you think that? >> somebody's got a gun. i caught a glimpse of somebody. they're running down the highway. >> reporter: the 911 calls reveal nothing new about the killer or the massacre. what they do reveal is during an unthinkable reality, teachers, staff members and personnel showed professionalism and courage. >> are you safe right now? >> i think so. my classroom door is not locked. >> is there anybody that can lock it while beingno >> all right. just try to stay where you are. >> reporter: some of the family victims fought for the tapes. >> i don't need to hear the calls. the local police helped to do everythi

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. >> now to the release of the 911 calls from the sandy hook elementary school. we spent a lot of time discussing whether to play them. we decided not to play them. we feel there is new information from the recordings that you should know and randall pinkston has that. >> the phones in the newtown police emergency services were ringing off the hook. i heard seven calls that came in after the first shots were fired in sandy hook elementary school. at about 9:35 a flightened woman reached the dispatcher saying she was inside the school building and glimpsed someone running down the hallway with a gun: >> there was a phone call from a school teacher holed up in a classroom with her teachers. she reported hearing shots in the hallway. the dispatcher in a calm manner told her to: one of the first calls also came from custodian rick thorne who told the dispatcher he heard the glass in front of the school building being shot out that the school was on lockdown, he couldn't see the students in the front of the building. the dispatcher asked if he could hear anything else

. >>> and the 911 tapes from the sandy hook elementary school have been released. 20 first graders and six adults were gunned down at the elementary school last december. now, prosecutors and many of the victims' families opposed the tapes' release. vinita nair has more on the dramatic pleas for help. >> reporter: the news the caller had for newtown connecticut, dispatch was unlike any they heard before. >> i think somebody's shooting here in sandy hook school. >> what makes you think that? >> somebody's got a gun. i caught a glimpse of somebody. they're running down the highway. >> reporter: the 911 calls reveal nothing new about the killer or the massacre. what they do reveal is during an unthinkable reality, teachers, staff members and personnel showed professionalism and courage. >> are you safe right now? >> i think so. my classroom door is not locked. >> is there anybody that can lock it while being safe? >> no. >> all right. just try to stay where you are. >> reporter: some of the family victims fought for the tapes. >> i don't need to hear the calls. the local police helped to

on the eve of the anniversary of the sandy hook elementary school massacre tragedy strikes once again in the u.s. is assumed wounds a classmate wow hunting down a teacher at a school down turn the gun on him self coming up we'll report why america's such fertile ground for gun violence. ireland has met an important milestone on the road to financial recovery it's the first country to break free from a euro zone bailout program after three years of receiving loans from international bankers the country has decided it can't stand on its own two feet r.t. says arsole reports. arlin will with itself of the quote shackles of the troika on sunday and will wake up on monday as a quote normal european country standing on equal footing a confident claim by prime minister kenny ahead of the country's official exit from its bailout program for eighty five billion euros it cost the irish three years of painful austerity higher taxes slashed minimum wage which has since been raced back high youth unemployment and another wave of irish immigration i'm not sure that the hard ideological divide of au

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hook elementary school. pastor sam sailor's tragedy was just 50 miles away, where his son was murdered. >> he deserved a better chance. and to be gunned down in broad daylight, he deserved a better chance. >> reporter: it was here in hartford, connecticut where pastor saylor's son shane was shot and killed last year. he was just 20 years old. his death received no widespread media attention, no outpouring of support from across the country. his homicide was one of thousands of gun murders that happen every year in america. >> this is where he collapsed at right here. >> right here. >> yeah. and they took him from here to the hospital where he died. >> living here we're removed from what's happening in the inner cities. and i should have been thinking more about it, but i didn't. i didn't listen until newtown. and that's a regret that i have. and i feel very guilty about that. october 20th, the day sam's son died, i wasn't aware of that. i was oblivious to it. oblivious to agony like this. >> you don't know t

on the eve of the anniversary of the sandy hook elementary school massacre. tragedy strikes once again in the united states. as a student loans a classmate while hunting down a teacher at his school before turning the gun on himself coming up with a fork what makes america a hotbed for gun violence plus. it's good to me and said did you see a white person around south africa mourns the death of nelson mandela racial tensions are still strong in some places across the country we visited one such area. after the break the eye the aa. like plenty of evidence. with them includes can enjoy this time in the end. many years ago means these people are suffering the consequences and new. much more points in law is on the disc. behind this. there is all we call the bank on which there is a deposit open to new left by six ut test which caused suspicion of breaking new clients. despite previous cleaning efforts. there remains the holes of golf a little less than two kilos up to tony and stock in the rock and coral reef about ten meters down. he attached a never ending le

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denver the incident comes just a day before the anniversary of the massacre at sandy hook elementary school in connecticut where twenty children and six workers lost their lives r.t.d. spoke to dr jill stein a former u.s. presidential candidate for the green party she told us what could be behind the rise of gun violence in america. we have about one hundred times the rate of gun homicides and violent gun crimes relative to many countries of western europe and we should not be in the business of normalizing violence it's clear there is a relationship between gun violence and economic violence and poverty and racial disparities and economic disparities and all that and the more we become an unjust society. the more we are at risk for continuing gun violence and potentially growing gun violence. now to some other news making headlines around the globe in iraq officials say gunmen have killed eighteen oil and gas workers and wounded seven northeast of baghdad most of the dead are reportedly iranian the attack happened as they were digging a trench to extend a pipeline running between ir

now on the eve of the anniversary of the sandy hook elementary school massacre tragedy strikes once again in the u.s. as a student and warns of classmate while hunting down a teacher at his school before turning the gun on himself coming up we report on what makes america a hotbed for gun violence plus. it's definitely safe because if you've seen a white person around as south africa mourns the death of nelson mandela racial tensions are still strong in some places across the country we visit one such area after the break. they look like bound to. enjoy the sun and the ocean. but what was buried here years ago. means these people are suffering the consequences. how much more poison lies on the ground. behind this there is what we call the bank on which there is a deposit of plutonium left by security test which caused. despite previous cleaning efforts there remains a deposit of a little less than two kilos of plutonium stuck in the rock the coral reef about ten meters down yuki attests a never ending legacy. i mean welcome back you're watching our t.v. ireland has become the first you st

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today is the first anniversary of the mass shooting at sandy hook elementary school. we are remembering that tragedy by paying tribute to some of those who were lost. our national correspondent kate snow has more for us. >> good morning. many families have chosen to leave town this weekend. many don't want to talk but some families ask that we remember their loved ones and recognize the work they are doing now in their honor. >> reporter: one year ago today, they gathered at the firehouse. the families of 20 first graders and six adults learned they were all gone. >> it's been a year. it's not any easier. my wounds aren't healed. it's just kind of learning how to deal with heartache and learning how to live my life without my mom. >> reporter: eric ka's mom dawn hochsprung confronted the gunman near the door. >> they said they found two women hiding in the closet. i looked at my sister, no way mom was hiding in a closet. she was literally out of that room in a couple of seconds going after a guy with a scary gun. >> reporter: do you think how many lives she probably s

hook elementary school massacre the u.s. is hit once again by a similar tragedy a student has shot two classmates while hunting down a teacher coming up we report on why america is such fertile ground for gun violence. ireland has met an important milestone on the road to financial recovery it's the first country to break free from euro zone bailout program after three years of receiving loans from international bankers the country has decided it can stand on its own feet artie's tests are silly of reports. ireland will would itself be quote shackles of the troika on sunday and will wake up on monday as a quote normal european country standing on equal footing a confident claim by prime minister kenny ahead of the country's official exit from its bailout program for eighty five billion euros it cost the irish three years of painful austerity higher taxes slashed minimum wage which has since been raced back high youth unemployment and another wave of irish immigration i'm not sure that the hard ideological line of austerity w

hook elementary school. newtown, connecticut, released audio recordings of some of the 911 calls and what struck us as we heard them is that while the gunman was doing what no one could have imagined, police dispatchers and others were doing all anyone could have hoped for to try to save lives. here's jim axelrod with the story that the tapes tell. >> reporter: from the moment the shooter fired his way through the front door the courage and professionalism of those on both ends of the emergency calls are unmistakable. school secretary barbara hallstead made the first call at 9:35:39. 9:35 >> reporter: 34 seconds later, a custodian named rick thorne made the second call to 911. custodian ed rick made all to >> reporter: thorne would stay on the phone for nearly ten minutes even with gunshots going off in the background. the dispatcher probing for information and coaching him on what to do. coach o do. >> reporter: 8:16 at the first call from the school, thorne was approached by police officers and identified

hook elementary school. church bells tolled 26 times at a cathedral in hartford, once for each of the victims, the 20 children and 6 adults who lost their lives that day. and at the white house, the president and michelle obama lit 26 candles to honor the victims and then observed a moment of silence. >>> and we turn now to other news. a big winter storm is hitting the northeast tonight with as much as a foot of snow. nbc's kristen dahlgren is north of new york city in scarsdale, new york. >> reporter: good evening. yeah, we're beginning to see some people slipping and sliding around here. take a look. you can probably see the snow piling up on the roads faster than the plows can get to it. we're just north of the city. there's a winter storm warning in effect until 6:00 a.m. for an awful lot of people, there's a lot more of this ahead tonight. from missouri to maine, the massive storm dumped snow. 1,000-mile swath stretching through 23 state, more than 100 million people in the storm's path. for some, it tu

to remember the victims of the sandy hook elementary school shooting. tomorrow marks one year since a gunman shot and killed 20 children on campus, along with six adults and turned the gun on himself. the vigil starts at 1:00 this afternoon at city hall. brenda traveled with the group to represent california at the national vigil for all victims of gun violence yesterday. the event was organized by the newtown foundation. her son was shot and killed on new years eve back in 2010. police say he might have been mistaken for somebody else. >>> three bay area cities are hosting gun buy back events tomorrow to mark the first anniversary of the sandy hook elementary school shooting. the events are being held in oakland, san francisco, and san jose. $100 will be offered for handguns and $200 in exchange for assault weapons. the event in san francisco runs from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the alive and free omega boys club. in oakland the buy back will be held at youth uprising. that is from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.. and san jose people can turn in their guns at ou

hook elementary school in newtown connecticut the incident has sparked a fierce debate on gun control and access to mental health care while went to newtown and reports on how the town is coping one year later. one year after one of the deadliest school shootings in american history newtown is healing never could imagine it happening here this picturesque sleepy town was forever changed on december fourteenth two thousand and twelve when the accused gunman adam lanza opened fire inside sandy hook elementary school all one year later people here in newtown are struggling to cope with the tragedy that took twenty of their children and six of their educators to this day many questions remain unanswered like the question of why and why it happened here and this is typically why it sleepy town residents say that question will never be answered why take the life of a little in this a little baby's george linebacker drives children to school in newtown seven of the children that died were once passengers on his bus sweet innocent wonderful kids you know to go five six year olds a little hist

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hook elementary school all one year later people here in newtown are struggling to cope with the tragedy that took twenty of their children and six of their educators to this day many questions remain unanswered like the question of why and why it happened here in this particular sleepy town residents say that question will never be answered why take the life of a little in this a little baby george linebacker drives children to school in newtown seven of the children that died were once passengers on his bus. and a seven wonderful kids you know to go five six year olds little boys civitas. catherine and charlotte who like to climb under my seats alley while in the rolled always happy go lucky. olivia. jesse james. pretty tough. the tragedy sent shock waves to surrounding towns and across the country when i heard that these kids were first graders it hit really close to home karen elson big as a mother of two in norwalk connecticut about a half hour away from newtown she says the tragedy was a turning point we can't just sit here and not do something because it's going to happen again sh

the shooter walked into sandy hook elementary school and killed 26 people, 20 of them children. anderson cooper went back to newtown to see how families are hoed i holding up one year out. >> that's betty. and she was certainly the favorite. >> reporter: annette sullivan taught aviala horseback riding. >> insist. insist. out to the rail. >> reporter: something the 6-year-old loved to do. along with archery, skiing, pretty much anything that promised a challenge. >> she had a real spitfire personality. she was just a fun kid. >> reporter: a fun kid and wise beyond her years. >> this is where the old house once was. >> reporter: annette's house burned to the ground in 2010. >> and i explained to her that that was the fire and that we hadn't decided what we were going to do there. and she basically asked me why i hadn't planted some flowers. i told her that the ground was scorched and that flowers probably wouldn't grow, and she had said to me that i should plant flowers even if they weren't going to last forever. >> reporter: that statement from this little girl had a big impact o

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nearly one year ago, newtown connecticut was forever changed as sandy hook elementary school became the site of our nation's second deadliest shooting. today we'll get more insight when 911 calls are released this afternoon. last week a judge upheld a previous decision to make them public. pamela brown is live in new york with more on this. good morning. >> well, good morning to you. that's right, at 2:00 p.m. eastern time today, the recordings of 91 calls made inside sandy hook elementary last december 14th when the 14509ing happened will be released by attorneys in newtown. there will be seven phone calls in total and the recordings will be about half an hour long. important to note here, these are just the 911 calls made to newtown police. not the calls made to state police. but of course this is very difficult for the families as you can imagine. anniversary is right around the corner. and the super in-teintendent e- the families and said like you, i haven't heard the recordings and they could be an emotional trigger. >> what could we learn from these tapes, pamela? >> well, we'll l

. >>> and children at sandy hook elementary school are preparing to mark the first anniversary of that tragedy. a man opened fire and killed 26 people. family members said they will light candles to remember the people they lost. they are asking people around the count trip to mark the occasion in a special way. >> we ask that you consider performing an act of kindness or volunteering with a charitable organization in your own local community. we hope some small measure of good may be returned to the world. >> the families have started a website called my sandy hook elementary school family and you can find out more on the website about those killed. >>> and for all victims of gun violence, two victims were killed and this man may have been mistaken by somebody else. on thursday they will join other victims and that event was organized by by the new town foundation. >>> they are trying to honor a controversial mascot simple. the apache mascot has been around and this comes after a group much native americans who were offended by that name. they opposed the change and they say they feel

. >>> well, today marks one year since the mass shooting at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut. town officials asked reporters to stay away and allow people there to grieve in private. there were no formal events held in the town today. the town asked people to honor those who lost their lives through acts of service and kindness. a few people gathered outside st. paul's church to pray and remember the victims. >> my hope would be that those of us who are marking this daewoo further our resolve to live in kindness and in generosity and in compassion. >> at the white house today, president obama and the first lady lit 26 candles for the 20 children and six educators who were shot to death. >>> in san francisco, a memorial to honor the lives lost at newtown was held at st. vincent depaul church. people rang bells for each of the 26 victims. the organizers, the group moms demand action, says this was one of about 50 events meant to push for common sense gun control laws across the country. >>> for many bay area residents, today's anniversary brought back memories of ot

to remember the victims from the sandy hook elementary school shooting. friends and family members were in attendance and took turns sharing stories about some of the victims from newtown. almost one year ago a gunman stormed into sandy hook elementary school killing 26 people. 20 of whom were young children. the gunman adam lanza then committed suicide. saturday marks the anniversary of the massacre. >>> that massacre in newtown reunited the national debate about gun control and led to a number of new gun laws across the country. nearly 2/3 of those new laws losened restrictions on gun ownership as opposed to tighten them. ken pritchett tells us that wasn't the case here in california. >> reporter: ian john has a personal stake on the issue of guns. >> i've been involved in the issue of gun violence since i lost my dad to, with a random shooting and an attempted robbery. >> reporter: he helped start gun by gun.org an effort to raise money for buy back programs. >> a lot of us felt that sandy hook was sort of a watershed moment on the history of guns. i t

to remember the victims from the sandy hook elementary school shooting. friends and family members were in attendance and took turns sharing stories about some of the victims from newtown. almost one year ago a gunman stormed into sandy hook elementary school killing 26 people. 20 of whom were young children. the gunman adam lanza then committed suicide. saturday marks the anniversary of the massacre. >>> that massacre in newtown reunited the national debate about gun control and led to a number of new gun laws across the country. nearly 2/3 of those new laws losened restrictions on gun ownership as opposed to tighten them. ken pritchett tells us that wasn't the case here in california. >> reporter: ian john has a personal stake on the issue of guns. >> i've been involved in the issue of gun violence since i lost my dad to, with a random shooting and an attempted robbery. >> reporter: he helped start gun by gun.org an effort to raise money for buy back programs. >> a lot of us felt that sandy hook was sort of a watershed moment on the history of guns. i t

lanza so the his mom in their home before head to go sandy hook elementary school where he killed 26 people. in one 9/11 call a wounded kindergarten teacher said she's with their class in their room and she thinks the gunman in is in the hallway. the dispatch said can you stay on the ground? she said we can but the door is not locked. he says, is there any way to lock it? she said no, he is out in the hallway. there was a letter accompanying the report and said he hopes the release, though difficult for families, will help them heal. those are chilling details, it's hard to imagine how they're feeling about it. roxana, thank you. >> a broader look at the holiday shopping season shows retailers did better than expected. sales rose 3.5%. but this might have come at a price. david shoeser will b shoesers, i velshi. >> they had to trim their margins. they were forced to slash their prices, keep stores open late, and furthermore because online sales were strong, many brick and mortar stores were forced to spend more on advertisement, and many slashed prices, they were able to get more peo

hook elementary school families. he has a new book based on one of the trio's most beloved songs, india.arie --"i'm in love with a big blue frog." let's take a look at peter, paul & mary singing "i'm in love with a big blue frog" from their 20th anniversary concert. >> ♪ i'm in love with the big lou frog, a big blue frog loves me ♪ worknow we can make things ♪ ♪ here. paul was noel was here not too long ago. great time as always. you guys are forever busy. the work doesn't stop. >> the commitment is something we inherited from the people in the folk field. say, if you sing to me, you have to lift me. the turning point came when we did participate in the march on and i remember when people knew this song. it had been a big hit. ossie davis introduced us. for a musical group we were not there to entertain. we were there to express music and join other people. that moment belonged to them. ♪ if i had a hammer, i'd hammer in the morning ♪ ♪ i'd hammer in the evening, all over this land ♪ danger, i'd out h

hook elementary school shooting. >> later this morning, officials in connecticut will release the 9-1-1 calls that were made from inside sandy hook elementary school the day of the mass shooting that killed 20 students and six educators. this is after the state prosecutor dropped his fight to continue withholding the calls. he's been ordered to release them. the state's attorney had argued that survivors of last december's newtown shooting deserved special protection as victims of child abuse. >> the house of representatives has passed the first gun legislation since the sandy hook school shooting. this is a ten year extension of a law that bans plastic guns that are undetectable by security screening devices. the bill cleared the chamber by a voice vote and received broad bi-partisan support. no new provisions have been made on 3-d printers which can make very realistic looking plastic guns. the senate could vote on the bill early next week. >> a protest and vigil in honor of andy lopez. the 13 year old was shot and

. >>> moving to new information on the tragedy at sandy hook elementary school. the 911 calls reveal extraordinary people when a shooter walked into an elementary school and killed 20 first graders and six adults. jay gray reports. >> reporter: the 911 operators were steady and focused. a teacher pleading tr help saying somebody's got a gun. i caught a glimpse of somebody running down the hallway still shooting. school custodian described the shattered front window. during the call gun shots rang out in the background. he says i keep hearing shooting and popping. then he describes hearing only silence. following wishes of survivors and family victims many who fought for nearly a year to block the rorecordings nbc will not air the calls. >> we don't feel that the 911 calls should have been released but that decision has been made now. and it will affect our community certainly and our families. >> reporter: the father of one of the teachers who died in the rampage says he believes the call should be heard. >> i think the more the public knows there will be less co