VIDEO: President Obama delivers heartfelt speech to Sandy Hook shooting victims
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at an interfaith vigil for the shooting victims from Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 16, 2012 at Newtown High School in Newtown, Connecticut.
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Posted: 12/16/2012
NEWTOWN, CT - President Barack Obama spoke at a prayer vigil Sunday night to honor the victims of the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
Alone on a stage after the worst day of his tenure, Obama declared Sunday he will use "whatever power" he has to prevent shootings like the Connecticut school massacre.
You can watch the President's speech in the video player above.
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