late today, we learned their names and saw their faces, the nine gunned down yesterday at umpqua community college in oregon. some were fresh out of high school, new to college. others were returning to education to make a new start in life. president obama this evening has ordered flags across the nation at half-staff. nine others were wounded, including chris mintz, a hero amid the horror. he was shot several times as he tried to stop the gunman. john blackstone is in roseburg, oregon, and begins our coverage. reporter: the smiling faces of the victims are now known, ranging in age from 18 to 67. they include three 18-year-olds, recent high school graduates rebekah carnes, lucas eibel, and quinn cooper. carrie boyd spoke for cooper s family. quinn was funny, sweet, compassionate and such a wonderful, loving person. he always stood up for people. reporter: 19-year-old lucero alcaraz hoped to be a pediatric nurse. and 20-year-old treven anspach was the son of a fire fi
HELENA, Mont. — It was the beginning of another school year in America, and Brenda Valenzuela, 37, called her children into the living room to make sure they were prepared. Bella, 15, arrived with a stack of notebooks alphabetized by subject, pencils sorted by color and a binder that read: “High school — magical years!” Caleb, 11, came in wearing one sneaker, dragging a bag of football equipment and carrying a cellphone to which he’d forgotten his password. “What’s that smell?” Valenzuela asked