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Boehner announced there would be no weekly address tomorrow. even twitter, usually abuzz with the usual topics, all said, pray for newtown. >> how many times have we heard it? a man dressed in black with a gun opens fire at a school, in an office, at a theater, in a mall. today the shooting in connecticut was one of the worst in history. and each time we're forced to revisit that list which just seems to continue to grow and grow. before one community has even begun to heal it seems to happen to another. and the same questions are asked all over again. here is sherry harry smith >> reporter: t...

>> reporter: parents lucky enough to find them safe held them tight. and the questions began. >> i don't know how they came in, because every time you go in you have to ring a bell. >> reporter: people began lining up outside in nearby churches to pray. the sheer numbers overwhelmed not just the community but all of community. officials had to pull in medical examiners from out of state, attention soon focused on the shooter. >> breaking news right now, state police are responding to a report of a school shooting in newtown, connecticut. >> reporter: he has been identified as twenty-year-old a...

Mother was discovered inside her newtown home where the shooter also lived. >> the secondary crime scene, there is a deceased adult at the secondary crime scene. >> reporter: police later searched his car, house and brother's home in new jersey. so far, no one has been able to answer the key question, why did he do it? >> our citizens, beautiful children had their life taken away from them. >> reporter: in the meantime, governor dan malloy tried to find a way to comfort not just the community but his shell shocked state. >> what has happened, transpired at the school building will leave a mark...

>> reporter: after the shooting the schools in newtown were in lockdown. and so was danbury hospital as the emergency room staff braced to receive the wounded. dr. john murphy is head of the hospital. >> currently under lockdown, the reason for that is an abundance of caution. we want to be sure we allow the team to focus at hand. >> i allowed four teams, one in each trauma room. >> reporter: dr. pat broderick is in charge in the emergency room. so you obviously have plans in place for this type of emergency? >> we rehearse this and practice it, and hope we don't need this in an emergency. eve...

Taking ryan lanza in for questioning. but authorities made it clear they thought the guam acted alone. >> right now there is one shooting. but they're still looking at every ancillary fact related to the scene. >> reporter: investigators say adam lanza was carrying his brother's id when he shot up the school, adding to the confusion. law enforcement authorities are reporting that the guns used in the crime were registered to nancy lanza, adam's mother, and were all legally purchased. but why he turned those guns on children is still a mystery tonight. >> and chris hansen joins us now from newt...