00:00Tonight, one week after students scrambled for their lives following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
00:08Today, Utah Valley University reopening for students in a somber return.
00:13It just doesn't feel real.
00:14The shooting scene now marked by an American flag.
00:18I just feel like my heart is kind of broken.
00:21Utah's Governor Spencer Cox praying with students and staff.
00:25None of you asked for this, but I need you to know that this is a special place.
00:30It comes after that first court appearance by Kirk's alleged assassin.
00:34And your message to the campus to Utah today?
00:37My message is that we are resilient, that we can be better.
00:41But there is still fear here.
00:44You thought twice about putting that hat on today.
00:46Yeah.
00:46Why?
00:47Just because, I mean, there's so much violence, and I feel like it's usually political, and I don't want to get in the middle of that.
00:58The university president tonight.
01:00Security and safety are paramount to us, and will be.
01:05All as the last video Kirk recorded before he was murdered was released.
01:09And it starts with you getting registered to vote.
01:11The message of the 31-year-old, who was married with two young children, still resonating with students here.
01:18I want to kind of make a difference.
01:20I want to do something in my community more now.
01:22Like, he kind of inspired that in me.
01:26And tonight, we've learned both President Trump and the vice president are confirmed speakers at Kirk's memorial, slated for this upcoming Sunday.
01:33Tom.
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