Kentucky Governor Declares Day of Pray Sunday After H.S. Shooting
WHITFIELD: All right. Kentucky's governor declaring this Sunday an official day of prayer for Marshall County in honor of the victims of this week's deadly school shooting. Two students were killed and 16 others injured after a shooter opened fire at Marshall County High School. Visitations and funerals will be held for the two victims this weekend. CNN's Kaylee Hartung is live for us in Kentucky -- Kayleigh?</s>KAYLEE HARTUNG, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Fred, emotions are still incredibly raw in this small and close-knit community. But yesterday, there was an effort to return to a sense of normalcy. Just three days after the students and the faculty of Marshall County Hight School experienced unimaginable horror on their campus and after investigators had processed the crime scene and returned it to the county, the school's doors reopened. An assembly was held yesterday morning. And one student told me she estimated only about a quarter of the student body was there as administrators tried to emphasize to the students the many resources available to them as they are dealing with this incredibly difficult time with grief counselors on hand. Students were then told that they could return to the commons area, and the site of Tuesday's horrific scene. Many students had dropped or left behind their belongings as they had fled for their lives that day. They were then able to reclaim them. One student told me that, as she walked into the familiar commons area, she was struck at how clean it was, and said she had never seen it so clean in a way that made her feel so unsettled. Today, many students will be back on the campus again for the visitation for both Preston Cope and Bailey Holt. Students, though, telling me they feel mixed emotions about returning to campus for that event, and also Preston's funeral tomorrow, because the event is in the gymnasium, a place they associate with so many carefree and joyful moments of high school, like basketball games and pep rallies. But of course, they want to honor the lives lost. It's hard to process the idea of doing it in that gym. Now, you mentioned, Fred, that the Governor Matt Bevin declared Sunday as a day of prayer for Marshall County. He held an event yesterday with state officials to reaffirm his support and that of many others for this community.</s>MATT BEVIN, (R), KENTUCKY GOVERNOR: The Marshall County, though reeling from the atrocity, has come together to comfort one another, relying on the love for each other, their school, their community, and their faith. All of Kentucky stands with the residents of Marshall County.</s>HARTUNG: Both the Holt and Cope families have voiced their appreciation for the support that they have felt far and wide. This afternoon, before visitation, for their 15-year-old son and daughter, respectively, we will hear from members of the Holt and Cope families -- Fred?</s>WHITFIELD: Kaylee Hartung, thank you so much. We have so much more straight ahead in NEWSROOM. Stay with us.