you've been talking to kid, what's going on? >> reporter: hey, halle. it's overwhelming for these kids. one thing i don't think the kids were counting on was the huge police presence. there were hundreds of deputies walking the kids into school. there were also parents and teachers from the other school districts. this community stopped what they were doing today to help these kids get through their first day of school. we spoke with one parent, his name was fred whiting berg, he formally drops two kids off to school, his daughter was killed in that shooting. he watched his son walk boo that school alone today, we asked him what that was like. listen to what he had to say. >> bittersweet. quieter, not what we're used to. but, you know, i think jesse was ready to do this and, you know,