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Little girl writes Trump a letter suggesting ways to keep kids safe

In September 2016, Jacob Hall was shot and killed on the school playground in Townville, South Carolina. Jacob was six. The shooter was fourteen. His friend Ava Olsen watched it happen. Following the shooting, she penned a letter to President Trump about keeping kids safe in school. Four months later, Mr. Trump wrote her back. CBS News' Mark Strassmann reports.
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