i m jim sciutto in again for anderson tonight. that s how much a texas jury awarded punitive damages to the parents of a child killed during one of america s deadliest mass shootings. it comes a day after the same jury awarded $4.1 million in compensatory damages. shortly after, one of the parents, spoke to reporters about her son and spoke about the need for those lessons at this moment in time. care and concern is so important and we saw what happens when there is a lot of that. i hope that everyone who is reading these articles and choose love with your kids because you can, that means being present in the moment with them. looking into their eyes, giving them a hug and just moving from there. just every moment realize that you have a choice and your choice is love. that s good advice and they are brave words from a mother who lost who was most precious to her. now we should point out that the judge in this trial could reduce today s figure due to a texas law that will
two men captured by russian separatists. i definitely feel a bit guilty. o donnell: january 6th hearing and the fake electors, as mike pence speaks in chicago today, our new reporting on what day four of tomorrow s hearing will focus on. our cbs news investigation tonight, some of the deadliest mass shootings in history were financed with credit cards, how the financial industry is resisting an effort to flag those suspicious purchases. a violent weekend across america. in new york city and the nation s capitol. and as we celebrate juneteenth, a forgotten pioneer of cycling who rode into the history books is finally being recognized. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us as we start a new week together. tonight, a beautiful day in new york city turned into a nightmare, for people in the heart of manhattan. police say a yellow cab collided
at about 9:30 a. m., a disturbed 20-year-old man arrived to sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut. he had already murdered his mother and carried an ar-15 style rifle and two hand guns and shot his way past the school s new security system and would go on to murder six adults and 20 children before also killing himself. it was one of america s deadliest mass shootings, and the deadliest ever at a grade school, but tonight, before we drove into sandy hook s lasting influence and the country at large and the families of the victims and all the survivors that day, some of whom will hear from in a moment, i want to spend a few minutes remembering the children who should be planning for college or a career right now, and the staff who gave their lives to try to save them and their classmates. charlotte bacon was six years old, her family has remembered her as sweet, outgoing, full of energy, she loved school and she loved wearing dresses. daniel barton was seven, he played dr
i m jim sciutto in again for anderson tonight. that s how much a texas jury awarded punitive damages to the parents of a child killed during one of america s deadliest mass shootings. it comes a day after the same jury awarded $4.1 million in compensatory damages. shortly after, one of the parents, spoke to reporters about her son and spoke about the need for those lessons at this moment in time. care and concern is so important and we saw what happens when there is a lot of that. i hope that everyone who is reading these articles and choose love with your kids because you can, that means being present in the moment with them. looking into their eyes, giving