While we learn more today about these victims and sadly more information about the gunman, his possible plans and schemes and this awful thing he carried out. And so to start off our reporting on a monday night after such a sad weekend in this country, we go back to the town that remains the saddest spot in our country, nbcs Anne Thompson is in newtown for us tonight. Anne, good evening. Reporter good evening, brian. Im actually in the center of the borough of sandy hook. Near the Christmas Tree where a big memorial has sprung up in the wake of these shootings. Every day brings new details about what happened inside that school. And today we learn that not one, but two people were injured in the attack. Welcome news about survivors on a day when the funerals began. Old enough to know, too young to understand. The heartbreaking sight of children mourning other children began in newtown today. 6yearold jack pinto, a loving, vivacious boy, an athletic child, he idolized victor cruz. Cruz wrote jacks name on his shoes sunday. Now it was the teams turn to pay tribute. They were comforted and protected and a message of youre being secure now. Reporter noah pozners mother called her 6yearold son her little man. His uncle remembered noah as smart as a whip. Noahs twin sister arielle survived in another classroom. Reporter all 20 children, and the 6 adult women murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School were remembered at last nights Interfaith Service. I come to offer the love and prayers of the nation. Reporter amid the sorrow, there was gratitude. A standing ovation for the First Responders, from the families and other mourners in the packed auditorium. Volunteer firefighter Archie Paloian worked at the event. He too heard the words thank you. These people come up to you, and theyre upset, theyre crying, theyre thanking you for what youve done. I mean, it is heartwrenching. Reporter tonight everyone at the sandy hook firehouse will go home. Im not sure were ever going to get back to normal. But whatever we can do to head that way, obviously, we want to start doing that. Reporter but first, there are more funerals. [ bells tolling ] reporter more than 100 Funeral Directors throughout connecticut have come forward to help. One more active support newtown so desperately needs. The overwhelming support from the community, and seeing the town come together like this is amazing. Im proud to say that im from here. Reporter Connecticut Governor dan malloy today called for a moment of silence at 9 30 a. M. Friday to mark the oneweek anniversary of the shooting. And hes also asking the houses of worship throughout the state to ring their bells 26 times. One time each for each of the victims inside that school. Brian . Anne thompson in newtown starting off our coverage tonight, thanks. Pete williams has been following this whole sorry case and every development in the investigation since we were first informed of it friday. Hes in our d. C. Newsroom tonight with more. Pete, good evening. Brian, investigators say adam lanza did not leave behind any note or letter that might reveal what was going through his mind before the shooting. Hopes were high that his computer might provide some answers, but so far they say it has not. The police who found nancy lanza, adam lanzas mother, shot to death in bed, also found his computer. They say its internal hard drive, similar to this one, had been removed and severely damaged. Attempts to get information from it, Law EnforcementOfficials Say have so far not been successful. Though experts say it can be difficult its not always impossible. Ive seen people try to damage a hard drive with a sledgemmer or screwdriver or throw it in the river. And in most of those cases the forensic efforts have been able to recover some data from the hard drive. Reporter as for the guns used in the shooting, Officials Say nancy lanza legally bought them within the last few years. Atf agents verified she and her son adam visited various shooting ranges where he practiced firing weapons. Her friends say so too. She had done this for adam, partly to teach him responsibility, and to get him out and interacting with people. He took great pride in the fact that he knew how to be safe with the guns and was very responsible with them. Police say adam lanza was carrying hundreds of rounds of ammunition when he shot out a window to get inside sandy hook elementary. And that he ended the killing shooting himself in the head with a handgun, only when he saw the Police Coming for him. I can tell you the First Responders that got to that scene were the active shooting team entered that school and saved many human lives. I can tell you it broke our hearts when we couldnt save them all. Adam lanzas former teachers and Family Friends say he struggled with aspbergers syndrome, a mild form of autism. Mental Health Experts say it has no clear connection to violence. At newtown high school, a psychologist was assigned to help protect him, say former teachers, and a former School Official says he had another disorder. He was insensitive to emotional and physical pain. Ive been asked so many times, was he bullied. I can say its impossible, because we all watched him so closely. But somewhere after he graduated, and went on in his world, sadly enough, he lost all that support. Many people who knew nancy lanza say she was a caring mother, determined to do what was best for her son, and they say though he could be difficult, she did not fear him. Brian . Pete williams on the latest known about this case. Pete, thank you for that. They werent given much time to leave their mark on the world before they were taken away, but today we learn more about the very young lives lost in this tragedy. Nbcs kate snow has their stories tonight from newtown. We gather here in memory of 20 beautiful children. And six remarkable adults. Reporter the president named every single child lost. Charlotte reporter 6yearold Charlotte Bacon loved being a daisy scout. Her uncle told a newspaper charlottes mom led the troop of ten girls. Only five are still alive. Daniel. Olivia. Reporter daniel barden, olivia engel. Her cousin and god mother told us olivias 3yearold little brother keeps asking for her. Hes asking for via. Where is via . When is via coming home . Reporter josephine gay, just celebrated her 7th birthday last tuesday. This song, anna grace, was composed for anna Marquez Greene by her father jimmy a jazz saxophonist. Anna was singing, he said, before she talked. Dylan. Madelei madeleine, cath erin. Reporter a neighbor told reporters 7yearold chase kowalski just lost his two front teeth and said he was going to ask santa to bring them back. Jesse. James. Grace. Reporter Emilie Parker was the oldest of three girls. Her dad says her laughter was infectious. Nchts she is an incredible person. She is an incredible person. And im so blessed to be her dad. Jack. Noah, carolyn. Reporter carolyn previdi. Her parents told her she could have her own horse when she was 10. She asked santa for new could i girl boots and a hat. Reporter benjamin, avielle. Allison. God has called them home. Reporter many were saved by the actions of adults who died. Principal dawn hochsprung, special ed teacher ann marie murphy. Substitute teacher lauren russeau. Mary sherlach, the school psychologist. Victoria sotos family says she barricaded students in a closet and stood between them and the gunman. She loved those students more than anything. And she didnt call them her students. She called them her kids. She loved they have so much. Reporter Rachel Davino was working on her phd, helping kids with autism. Her aunt says her boyfriend was planning to propose this christmas eve. Kate snow, nbc news, sandy hook, connecticut. At that same Interfaith Service last night in newtown, president obama sounded both sad and exasperated about gun violence. And he said enough is enough. We cant tolerate this anymore. These tragedies must end. And to end them, we must change. No single law, no set of laws, can eliminate evil from the world or prevent every senseless act of violence in our society. But that cant be an excuse for inaction. Surely we can do better than this. The president said he would use the power of his office to prevent more gun tragedies, and tonight he is being joined by a growing number of prominent voices. Tom costello has that part of the story in washington tonight. Tom, good evening. Reporter hi, brian. Its been a very busy day. The mayor of americas biggest city today urged congress, in fact, challenged congress and the white house to act, and the nra remains silent. Surrounded by victims families, new york mayor Michael Bloomberg today said enough talk, its time to act. Congress has to come up with something that stops this carnage, no matter what the political ramifications are. Reporter long an advocate for stricter gun regulation, bloomberg is pushing congress to close gun show loopholes and demand background checks of anyone who buys a gun. He wants a new assault weapons ban to replace the one that expired in 2004 and a ban on highcapacity ammo clips. And hes promising to use his own vast personal wealth to take on the gun lobby if necessary. The numbers are striking. 8,500 people die each year in gun violence. Just since columbine, nearly 14 years ago, more than 30 mass murders involving guns. The list is chilling. Shame on the nra. Reporter today, as protesters gathered outside its offices in washington, the nra again declined to comment on the debate, but there were signs the sandy hook massacre has eroded some of the nras influence on capitol hill. As your senator, ill protect our Second Amendment rights. Reporter West Virginia senator joe manchin, a lifelong nra member said hes rethinking his own positions. I dont know of anybody that goes hunting with an Assault Rifle. I dont know anybody that needs those types of multiple clips as far as ammunition. Reporter and former republican congressman joe scarborough, now an msnbc host, also reversed himself on gun control. Politicians can no longer be allowed to defend the status quo. They must instead be forced to defend our children. Reporter but at least one texas republican continues to defend the right of americans to own assault weapons. It ensures against the tyranny of the government. Reporter amid the talk of gun control, gun sales have picked up. In portland, just a week after a gunman killed two in an area mall. Yesterday was the biggest day weve ever done in 20 years. Today will probably eclipse that. Reporter gun control, off washingtons agenda for a decade, suddenly front and center. Late word that another pro gun senator, mark warner of virginia, has also changed his position, and is open to restrictions on assault weapons. Senator Dianne Feinstein of california says she will introduce some regulation along those lines in january. Brian . Tom costello in washington tonight, thanks. There you have it. Thats that part of the conversation. Still ahead, when we continue, the other part of all of this. About Mental Health. Part of another National Conversation. And later, making a difference. Acts of kindness and comfort during these terribly sad days. I have a cold, and i took nyquil, but im still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesnt unstuff your nose. What . [ male announcer ] alkaseltzer plus liquid gels speeds relief to your worst cold symptoms plus has a decongestant for your stuffy nose. Thanks. Thats the cold truth starts with ground beef, unions, and peppers baked in a ketchup glaze with savory gravy and mashed russet potatoes. 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And the number that brian referenced, 1 out of 17, underscoring that, only onethird of those people get any kind of Mental Health problem. So heres the real concern. Less than 10 of our Health Care Dollars are spent on Mental Healthcare. And that means that the very wealthy can pay out of pocket. The very poor, theres a little bit of a safety net with medicaid. And everyone in between basically falls through that safety net. And thats what really has a lot of people concerned today. One person who we spoke with, a father who has battled the privacy issues that sometimes bar parents from getting access to their kids records said tonight, and im going to quote him. He said, its easier to get an Assault Rifle today in the United States than it is to get adequate Mental Health care and thats wrong. And i think speaking on behalf of parents like you and me and american citizens, you cannot disagree with that statement, brian. Powerful quote. 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He was son of japanese immigrants who volunteered for service in the war and dedicated his life to Public Service in this country. He was a huge power in the senate on military issues. He was part of both the watergate and iran contra committees. The senior man, senior democrat in the senate, dan inouye of hawaii, was 88 years old. Congressman tim scott of South Carolina is reportedly about to become the first black senator from the south since reconstruction. The governor of South Carolina, nikki haley, has chosen scott to replace senator jim demint. Scott is 47, he has a strong conservative voting record. An inspiring personal story. The official announcement apparently comes tomorrow. There are four years remaining in senator demints term. Talks continued today for the approaching fiscal cliff, which was the big story before newtown, and its still approaching as these talks go on, as the tragedy perhaps puts politics in a new light. The president and the speaker met again today. 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