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But first, newtown has said goodbye to two little boys. the first of a long, long, sadly, long line of funerals that town will face this week. >> today, classes resumed for middle and high school students but those who attended sandy hook elementary are waiting for their new school to reopen. abc's t.j. winick is live in newtown with more. hi, t.j. >> reporter: good morning. here outside the local firestation, there is yet another makeshift memorial to the victims of sandy hook elementary, a school building which could possibly never open again. this is the living memorial in downtown sandy ho...

In 2001. but then he basically spent every weekend with young adam up until 2010. that's when there was a noticeable change in the family dynamic. that's when adam's parents officially got divorced and when his father and brother, ryan, stopped seeing adam. and we found out the day after this massacre over the weekend, that they had not seen him for two whole years. >> no contact with him whatsoever. t.j. winick, thank you for that report. president obama left behind a very special message when he attended sunday's memorial at the newtown high school. two teachers, steve george and bobby pat...

Daniel inouye from hawaii. his long career and the fond memories his colleagues on capitol hill are sharing and his final words. >> a long storied career for the senator there. we'll get to that in a second. but first, our big story of the week, of the day, of the year in many ways and in many cases. middle and high school students return to class this morning in newtown. but the children who attended sandy hook elementary will be home for another day. >> and there's a massive volunteer effort to get their new school ready for classes and there are many more funerals today. abc's t.j.winick jo...

♪ you're feeling it. >> talking about mr. postman, he is going to be busy the next couple of weeks. most of what is going to be delivered will be purchased today. >> experts say online sales will hit more than $1 billion today. that's why they're calling it green monday. a new term. never knew that one. it's big. with more, he is abc's t.j. winick. >> reporter: the greatest race this time of year isn't just bargain shopping. it's getting all the presents, hundreds of millions of them, where they need to go for the holidays. >> only two weeks left until christmas. >> reporter: if you think ...

♪ the freaks come out at night ♪ the freaks come out at night >> freaks come out at night. ain't that the truth. finally this half-hour, the silent film that is making lots of noise. if you have never heard of it, "the artist." >> and in this age of 3d and bells and whistles, "the artist" is getting raves for simple silence. incredible to me. shh. here's t.j. winick. >> reporter: when charlie chaplin was box office champ, the only peep or whisper was in the audience. fast forward to 2011, and the hollywood blockbuster is a roller coaster ride of imax and 3d and surround sound. a quiet da...