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>> certainly people are grieving and healing in different ways. ive been struck by leadership from town leaders, first selectman pat llodra, enter faith clergy, monty frank leading the charge with rides to washington, attention to this issue. saturday a private memorial mass that the community will be participating in. ill be joining them in that and marking with a day of service and kindness. ill be helping at a veterans cemetery this weekend. that is what the community has asked. they have ask...

Im brandi hitt in for paula faris. shes out on assignment today. well get to the latest on that track of that monster storm system in a moment. but first this half hour, the growing concern also this morning about former president george h.w. bush and his health. the setbacks that have put him into intensive care. then were going to show you trading guns for groceries. the big city weapons buyback program thats getting big results after the newtown, connecticut, school massacre. >> youre goi...

And all that, we decided to bring in some old guns and drop them off. >> reporter: the line stretched around the block at both locations in van nuys and exposition park. as residents voluntarily surrendered weapons of all shapes and sizes, like this ar-15, similar to the one used in newtown. >> they are exactly the kind of guns that fall into the hands of untrained people who are not their owners and are used for deadly purpose. they are exactly the kind of guns that we want off the street. >> r...

Town leaders are asking well wishers across the country to stop sending the town gifts. its not because they dont want them. its because theyve been getting so many gifts that the small community cant keep up with it. they dont have the capacity to process all of them. the united way announced wednesday a fund established after the shooting to support newtown has grown to a wonderful $3.5 million. toyota has agreed to a $1 billion legal settlement, one of the largest in history, after deadly c...

Really shouldnt be. >> ill wait. just take a break and well do it some other time. just be safe out there, everybody. in other news today, two firefighters who were hurt in that dead lly shooting near rochester, new york, are doing much better. joseph and theodore had been in guarded conditions but theyre now being upgraded to satisfactory. the hospital released a statement on their behalf saying they are "humbled and a bit overwhelmed by the outpouring of well wishes for us and our families."...

Wells home and theyre students at a yacht-building school along the maine coast. in other news, hundreds of schoolteachers plan to attend firearms training today in salt lake city. the 200 teachers come from districts all across utah and they volunteered for the concealed weapons training that is offered each year. organizers say in past years, only a few dozen teachers have attended this training, but theyre expecting an overflow crowd now because of this months tragedy in newtown, connecticu...

Welcome back. an extraordinary scene played out yesterday in southern california. long lines of cars stretching around corners and down four blocks. all of these are people ready to turn in their guns. >> thats right. theyre not lining up for gasoline. this was guns for groceries. in exchange, people sending in assault rifles, any kind of gun you can imagine, all so they would have food to eat. kabcs leigh ann sutter was there. >> one shot gun, one rifle. >> reporter: an suv full of firearms. on...