NEW : ` ` These tragedies must end . Nine hundred watched in the school 's auditorium , including several children toting teddy bears , and another 1,300 saw the proceedings from a nearby overflow room . And to end them , we must act , '' Obama says . NEW : He vows action , saying America must do more to protect its children . CNN : The mother of a teacher being hailed as a hero calls her daughter ` ` selfless '' All victims at the Sandy Hook school were shot multiple times , a medical examiner said .
NEW : ` ` These tragedies must end . And to end them , we must act , '' Obama says . NEW : He vows action , saying America must do more to protect its children . CNN : The mother of a teacher being hailed as a hero calls her daughter ` ` selfless '' All victims at the Sandy Hook school were shot multiple times , a medical examiner said .