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Video: Watch President Obama Address the Conn. School Shooting

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President Barack Obama just spoke to the nation regarding the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut today. The latest reports from Connecticut list dozens dead, including 20 children. 

A live blog from NPR covering today's tragedy writes: 

A visibly upset President Obama, pausing at times to wipe his eyes, just told the nation that "our hearts are broken today." 'The majority of those who died today were children — beautiful little kids between the ages of 5 and 10 years old,' he said. 'They had their entire lives ahead of them ... birthdays, graduations, weddings, kids of their own.'"

You can watch President Obama's remarks below:

Wells has been a part of KUT News since 2012, when he was hired as the station's first online reporter. He's currently the social media host and producer for Texas Standard, KUT's flagship news program. In between those gigs, he served as online editor for KUT, covering news in Austin, Central Texas and beyond.
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