right now the governor of connecticut, dan malloy and lieutenant governor nancy wyman are standing in front of edmond town hall. shortly you'll see the bell at the trinity episcopal church, it will ring the bells at 9:30 eastern time in honor of all of those murders in newtown. right now officially 29 states will participate, covering the memorial from newtown's united methodist church which interestingly will ring the bell 28 times. here's jason carroll. good morning, jason. >> reporter: 28 times here at the church and you know the debate is sort of going back and forth, should they be doing it for the 26 victims or should they be doing it for the 28 people who died that day? i think from the perspective from those here at the church they say this is not a time for the debate. this is a time simply to ring the bell, to remember those who lost their lives, to remember those at this point who were suffering, who are in pain, the survivors. when you speak to so many people here in the community, carol, including one of the pastors here at this particular church, pastor jane sibley, a lo