Choked-Up Obama: 'Our Hearts Are Broken'

President Obama today spoke about the Connecticut school shooting, and he nearly broke down at the podium while doing so. "Our hearts are broken today," said Obama, who had to take a moment to compose himself while referring to the "beautiful little kids" who were killed, notes Talking Points Memo. "I know there's not a parent in America who doesn't feel the same overwhelming grief that I do." He also made an apparent reference to gun control: "We're going to have to come together to take meaningful action regardless of the politics." (Full transcript here.)