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As her parents try to move forward, they do have a message for the nation. >> i just saw my daughter, cold as can be, shot in the heart, shot in the head, shot in the hand, dead, cold as can be. she's gone. i don't think i can wrap my head around that or no other person in the world could, either. my child is dead. i can't help her. but i can help all those other kidsal stoneman douglas high school and all the other kids in america around the world. we have to protect our children. we have to fight for them. >> shot in the hand, shot in the head, shot in the heart. gary tuckman was at the fune...

>> gary tuckman for us. our heart does go out to that family, and as you know, gary, this will not get easier over the coming days. 14-year-old alyssa olidef, one of 17 people killed. several young students were among those who died wednesday, their lives so tragically cut short in a community that was named florida's safest city last year. the school remains closed today as the district offers grief counseling to students and their families.

Conclude in this funeral chapel behind me. we weren't allowed to have a camera inside, but what i can tell you is this. it was completely packed. her parents, her two younger brothers, aunts and uncles, cousins, her friends from her summer camp and her friends from her high school who are survivors of the shooting from two days ago. hundreds of people inside. obviously very sad but also inspiring because alyssa was so inspiring. as you mentioned earlier, she's described by everybody we talk to. her life was a great life because she was friendly, she was caring, she was nice, she was considerat...

Lori and alon, her parents very gracious. we talked to them. as it stands, they are still in a state of shock. as the days and weeks go on, they will need to be around people who love them because it gets harder and harder once they realize their daughter is not coming back. yes, they know that more, but it becomes more in depth and in focus as the days go on. so they're very upset and passionate. what stands out, as you heard in the interview this morning, they already want to help other children. this is what's notable. a sad irony here, john. nine months ago alyssa's mother lori signed a pe...