Small town residents coping with deaths of 26 people

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Just this -- Michael.

And bill one of the things you may notice even look at the center of town the flag is at half staff but something is missing.

The Christmas decorations -- missing a lot of people felt guilty about celebrating.

Given this unspeakable tragedy in many people started taking the Christmas decorations down.

This is a small close knit community -- depending on each other quite a bit people are coming together at the state -- of -- -- Catholic Church.

As one of the locations where they've come together to agree to get their arms around each other to try to get their arms around this tragedy.

To draw on the bonds forged in a small town to get each other through this.

I don't know I don't know what to do because this we've never been face with something of this magnitude.

Our our focus is -- -- We have enough time dealing with and as adults.

Processing all the information what transpired but I think the focus is the kids and try to get them through this.

Now for all of the obvious reasons when this went down all of the schools in the area went into lockdown mode.

And a couple of children from the middle school explain what happened is they realize this was not a drill.

On the -- -- I extend the air -- to see -- he.

Freaking out.

And won't need advanced cell -- and they acknowledged.

And as much as they are depending on each other in this small town they have brought in grief counselors from out from all the neighboring states.

They've come here and set up a grief counseling center in the intermediate school.

With two separate divisions one for adults and one much more gentle.

For the children.

We understand many of them are -- taking advantage of that and these early stages Mike Tobin thank you.

Reporting tonight in the heart of Newtown Connecticut the medical.

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