authorities say gabrielle giffords was the intended target. a suspect is now in custody. >>> from the president to the news -- new speaker of the house there has been almost immediate and strong reaction in the wake of today's shooting. reporter craig boswell has more from washington in this live report. craig? >> reporter: good evening to you, ken. yes, flowers are being placed outside of representative gabrielle giffords's office. president fbi said the fbi director robert mueller has been sent to arizona to personally coordinate the investigation. and capitol police still remain on what is being described as a high level of readiness. >> this is a tragedy for arizona and a tragedy for our entire country. >> reporter: president obama addressing the nation this afternoon from the white house just hours after representative gabrielle giffords, a republican turned democrat from arizona was shot outside a grocery store in tucson. police say the alleged shooter is 22-year-old jared laughner. the two-term congresswoman was holding a public event d

giffords . >> la puse en mi pecho, gabrielle giffords se estaba asfixiando. >> preocupado por la violencia, los niños no pueden salír a la calle. >> los negócios han abierto las puertas, pero el ambiente sigue triste. >> es lamentable que entre ellos, haya una persona joven. >> la cámara de representantes aprobó una resolucion para frenar el tiroteo en arizona y en honor de las víctimas de tucson . >> se recordo a gabrielle giffords y a las personas asesinadas. >> nuestros corazónes están rotos pero no nuestro espiritu, el congresista comparte edificio con gabrielle giffords . >> es un milagro, no sólo va a sobrevivir, quizás tambiñn va a volver a ser gabrielle giffords la congresista que conocemos. >> hay algunas medidas que se tomaran para mejorar la seguridad de nosotros, de la familia, los constituyentes tambiñn son protegidos podemos ser el punto clave, pero los demas pueden ser las víctimas. >> algunos de nosotros no estamos dispuestos a aceptar las medidas que nos pongan una barrera de seguridad con la comunidad. >> la policía del capitolio explico las formulas para pr

perhaps we mentioned what is going on at gabrielle giffords' office. that is the new information we have. there were a number of people shot this morning. the congresswoman is recovering after coming through brain surgery as a result of her injury. we told you about the suspect that is in custody. we told you about all the people who have given their kind words, thoughts, and condolences as a result of all of this. right now, we are focusing on the situation at pima and swan. sergio just told us they are trying to reestablish the live shot to give us a look at what is going on there. he and the people at the congresswoman's office for evacuate while tucson police take a look at what ever is going on. hopefully, it will turn out to be nothing. there is a suspicious package. >> one of the people we talked to earlier this afternoon who was there during the shooting at the safeway, mark campbell, a member of the congresswoman's staff, described the scene as a gunman running indiscriminately and firing many times and shooting a number of people. >> i just w

congresista gabrielle gifford sus oficinas centrales de ciudad de tucson, abrieron su puertas. >>> la congresista gabrielle gifford hubiera querido que siguiéramo normalmente, aunque tratan de hacer el trabajo lo mejor posible, el atentado esta en sus mentes. >>> la muerte de la congresista gabrielle gifford dejó un vacío en la oficina además dos trabajadores más siguen en el hospital. >>> la congresista había recibido varias amenaza por correo incluso su oficina su motivo de vandalismo, pero la autoridades federales estaban a cargo de la investigación. >>> parece ser la primera que recibió el impacto de bala, la autoridades, del condado, dicen que él notuvo, cómplices. >>> no parece ser que alguien lo asistió, detectives siguen realizando investigación, al igual que a familiares del hombre. >>> una mujer fuerte, y determinada haremos todo. >>> una representante que pasaba hablando y escuchando a la tarde, mientras r de arizona. >>>, el acusado del sábado, co o mpareció ante un juez esta tarde, mientras que la autoridades dicen que (...) no esta cupe orando con la ento t

don't know why the suspected gunman shot congresswoman gabrielle gifford. many people are criticizing sarah pay land and gifford former opponent jesse kelly for the shooting. take a look at the language used in this ad. it was posted by republican challenger jesse kelly who tried on c. gifford during the midterm toll collection. kelly invited his supporters to in fact attend a an event. help remove gabbro deferred from office issued a fully automatic m-16 with jesse kelly. gifford eventually defeated kelly by a small margin of about 4000 votes. >> that may be freeze speech but it's not without consequences. last month's their pale and posted this map with gun sights on our face book page. on it were the names of 20 democrats gone including the name of cabriole gifford. it shows a road on her twitter account don't retreat, instead reload. critics accuse pailin of inciting violence by using cross hairs to show difference district. at the time gifford even talked about her concerns on msn bc. >> as sancerre palance targeted list the way she has said it did it

la líder del movimiento tea party, tenía el distrito de gabrielle giffords y lo tenía marcado con una cruz. que cosas así pueden tener consecuencias. el tea party, asegura que loughner no es miembro del movimiento. - el correo electrónico que gabrielle gifford envío el viernes secretario de kentucky en el comunicado la congresista expresaba su deseo de suavizar el tono del discurso político. si josé, como lo decías hay expertos que hablando que justamente este discurso ha sido ofensivo, agresivo y que ha provocado que esto llegue a una situación así. no se sabe por qué sucedió. pero dicen que personas que pueden estar dañadas mentalmente como el caso de este hombre de loughner. pueden ser más afectadas. >>>josé: tenemos una foto reciente, que podemos mostrar del acusado. >>>rogelio: se presentó en phoenix y se presentó ante la justicia, con el pelo rapado y tenía un golpe, pero en esta foto que le mostramos aparece sonriendo ¿no?. >>>josé: así es rogelio este discurso político agrio que vemos en este país. los estados unidos no tiene monopolio sobre él, ¿verdad?

it resides in people like gabrielle giffords. she epitomizes all that is good and rich about serving in the united states congress. from her very demeanor, to her graciousness, to the way she carried herself in committee with her legislation and how she held forth with her constituents in an accountable manner that has become so much a fabric of our democracy, our congress on the corner. she truly is a beautiful person and that beauty had others responding that day with acts of remember wism that have already been recounted on -- heroism that have already been recounted on this floor, and that beauty lies in state with her husband by her side and with the fervent prayers of a nation and hope, knowing and feeling confident that she will return from this awful incident and be back here with us, gracing us with her beauty and dignity and vision and purpose. one of her last remarks was, in speaking to mr. troy grayson, director of harvard institute of politics, was to say, i would love to talk about what we can do to promote criticis

congresswoman gabrielle giffords stuns doctors with her progress as newly released tapes capture the chaos of saturday's shooting spree. >> he shot at people and gabrielle giffords was shot. >>> laid to rest. an emotional funeral for the youngest victim of the tucson tragedy. >>> and rising waters. thousands are trapped and hundreds killed by raging flash floods in brazil. this is the cbs "morning news" for friday, january 14th, this is the cbs "morning news" for friday, january 14th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us on this friday. i'm betty nguyen. we want to begin with the tucson shooting. the federal judge who was killed in the rampage will be buried today. meanwhile gabrielle giffords continues to make remarkable progress and may pass another medical milestone as early as today. sandra hughes is in tucson. what's the latest there? >> reporter: well, good morning, betty. yesterday this church behind me was filled with 2,000 mourners for the first of many funerals that will be held here in tucson. again today it's going to be filled

. >> officials have determined that congresswoman gabriel gifford was the target of a shooting in her political district in southern arizona. meanwhile, her colleagues on capitol hill are reacting in shock and sadness. one of the victims of a shooting spree at a tuscon grocery store saturday morning is us congresswoman gabriel gifford, making it a sad day for capitol hill and arizona. >> my thoughts and prayers are with congresswoman gabriel gifford, the staff and their families, as well as other victims of the senseless and cruel violence. >> reporter: gifford, who represents the southern arizona district was holding a meet the public event when gun shots rang out. a man who works nearby relaid what he heard. >> i heard 15 or 20 shots in the parking lot. came out immediately. >> reporter: doctors say she sustained a gun shot wound to the head. she was out of surgery saturday afternoon with doctors closely monitoring her condition. >> i'm very optimistic about recovery. >> reporter: law enforcement officials have identified the alleged shooter as jar ed lee rockener, an investigation

>> one victim, congresswoman gabrielle giffords, is fighting for her life. the youngest was just 9 years old. >> my daughter's nine beautiful years with us. that's what we're going to years with us. that's what we're going to remember. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everyone. on this monday. good to see you, i'm terrell brown, in for betty nguyen this morning. the man charged in the tucson shooting rampage is due in court this afternoon. the shooting gravely wounded congresswoman gabrielle giffords and killed six others. giffords remains in a medically induced coma. law enforcement officials say evidence found at 22-year-old jared lee loughner's home indicates he targeted giffords but they believe he acted alone. last night a candlelight vigil was set up at the hospital where giffords is being treated. besides giffords, 13 others were wounded in saturday's attack. all besides giffords are out of intensive care. sandra hughes is in tucson with the latest. sandra, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. authorities will not say rig

it resides in people like gabrielle giffords. she epitomizes all that is good and rich about serving in the united states congress. from her very demeanor, to her graciousness, to the way she carried herself in committee with her legislation and how she held forth with her constituents in an accountable manner that has become so much a fabric of our democracy, our congress on the corner. she truly is a beautiful person and that beauty had others responding that day with acts of remember wism that have already been recounted on -- heroism that have already been recounted on this floor, and that beauty lies in state with her husband by her side and with the fervent prayers of a nation and hope, knowing and feeling confident that she will return from this awful incident and be back here with us, gracing us with her beauty and dignity and vision and purpose. one of her last remarks was, in speaking to mr. troy grayson, director of harvard institute of politics, was to say, i would love to talk about what we can do to promote criticis

." >>> did you say that gabrielle giffords was hit? >> a member of congress shot, one of 20 as a mad man unleashes his rage. >>> the medical miracle. how do you survive a bullet to the brain? hopeful signs tonight for the congresswoman and the victims. >>> and the six that did not survive. including a young girl born on 9/11. >>> the suspect, what we're learning about the trail of anger and failure that led him here. >>> and the heroes. a young intern who ran toward the gun fire when others ran away. >> when i heard the shots being fired, my first instinct was to run towards where the congresswoman was. >>> tonight from arizona, the tragedy in tucson. >>> good evening. the gunfire that erupted in a safeway parking lot here echoes across the country tonight. six people were killed, 14 wounded, when a young college dropout with a history of strange behavior took a point-blank shot at congresswoman gabrielle giffords. as she greeted constituents. we have our full team covering the story tonight. here's the latest. surgeons say they are ve

it resides in people like gabrielle giffords. she epitomizes all that is good and rich about serving in the united states congress. from her very demeanor, to her graciousness, to the way she carried herself in committee with her legislation and how she held forth with her constituents in an accountable manner that has become so much a fabric of our democracy, our congress on the corner. she truly is a beautiful person and that beauty had others responding that day with acts of remember wism that have already been recounted on -- heroism that have already been recounted on this floor, and that beauty lies in state with her husband by her side and with the fervent prayers of a nation and hope, knowing and feeling confident that she will return from this awful incident and be back here with us, gracing us with her beauty and dignity and vision and purpose. one of her last remarks was, in speaking to mr. troy grayson, director of harvard institute of politics, was to say, i would love to talk about what we can do to promote criticis

the man accused of trying to assass nate gabrielle giffords entered a not guilty plea today. jared lee loughner was in federal court in phoenix. >> reporter: this was jared lee loughner's second court appearance since he shot gabrielle giffords and 18 others. no cameras were allowed. he was wearing glasses. witnesses say his hair has grown out. today's hearing concerned only the charge of attempted murder of gabrielle giffords and two of her aids. his attorney entered the not guilty plea. when the judge asked about his ability to understand the case, she replied we are not raising any issues at this time. agents searched his home and questioned people who knew him, including employees at this shop. >> i fold told the fbi all he was talking about was his crazy dreams. >> reporter: investigators are searching for evidence of mendel illness. >> i don't think we will understand the why and the how and the reason for what happened. >> reporter: catherine heenan, kron 4 news. >> gabrielle giffords is being treated in houston and continues to improve. tomorrow night her husband will

it seems like everyone in the town knows gabrielle giffords. judge roll, are of course, everyone's hards go out to christina taylor green, that little girl killed. >> and 14,000 there in mckale. 13,000 overflow in the stadium. that's 27,000 people total coming out in arizona. and all of us together watching. and now, the president prepares to speak. >>> i think you can see by those who are in the program and by the many dignitaries and elected officials in the audience how deeply our country was affected by the terrible events last saturday. we are truly honored to have the leader of our great nation with us here tonight. [ applause ] we are obviously saddened by the circumstances that have brought president and mrs. obama to tucson. but we are comforted, we are comforted by their compassion and inspired by their determination to reach out and help. america has been blessed through its glorious history by visionary and committed presidents who often with great personal sacrifice step forward to lead us to better futures and greater hope. barack

>> reporter: representative gabrielle giffords is in a medically drug-induced coma. her long-term prognosis still unclear. many are calling it a miracle she even survived the point blank gunshot to her head. >> if this had been off by an inch or the angle or trajectory off by 5 or 10 degrees it could have been a different scenario. >> of the 14 survivors shot saturday, giffords remains in critical condition. a dozen others are also at university medical center in tucson. six victims lost their lives, including federal judge john roll, giffords aide gabe zimmerman and 9-year-old christina taylor green. she was recently elected to her school's student council and wanted to meet the congresswoman. >> she came into the world on 9/11, and then at 9 years old, she leaves it on this terrible day. >> reporter: the suspect, 22-year-old jared lee loughner, remains in fbi custody as investigators probe possible connections to extremist groups. according to authorities, loughner bought the murder weapon, a glock 19 9 millimeter handgun last november at this sportsman's warehouse

let's get right to a look at congresswoman's gabrielle giffords's office. well-wishers are bringing flowers while police stand guard outside. the tragedy has put a new spotlight on security for members of congress and on the heated political environment here, lass march giffords was -- last march giffords was curious by having the map from sarah palin and the crosshairs put o ut. >> shoo was troubled by the -- she was troubled by the environment in many parts of the country, particularly by her district. >> reporter: lass night -- last night, john boehner held a conference call about congress and their and their family's security. most of them are unprotected. he's calling for a bipartisan r e-- review. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> 7:16. well, bay area members of congress are expressing their condolences. congresswoman lynn woolsey of petaluma will not make them limit their interaction with constituents. >>> a big step has been made in relations between the u.s. and china. defense secretary, robe

we will go to the office of gabrielle giffords. we saw the house chaplain leave and members of the house. congressional offices are gathering outside the capital for that moment of silence. "washington journal" earlier today, we got update on history of violence. host: have we seen this type of thing before? guest: we have seen this before. we have had members of congress who have been assassinated before. huey long was assassinated in 1935 in louisiana when he was in the u.s. senate. of course, robert kennedy was running for president. he was a member of the u.s. senate when he was gunned down in 1968. there is a long history of the various kinds of violence either among members themselves or against them. = the for bombings at the capitol on several occasions. the last one was 1983. there was the tragic shooting of two police officers from one deranged individual who tried to break into the capital and was stopped by two officers who he killed before he could retain members office. host: what has been learned in those years about

the target of the lone gunman, representative gabrielle giffords, is said to be responsive. doctors say they're cautiously optimistic about her condition. late today federal charges were filed against the 22-year-old suspected shooter. he faces five counts including murder and attempted assassination. authorities have talked to a man some witnesses thought they saw arriving at the scene with suspect jared loughner. he has been cleared. investigators say that man had nothing at all to do with the shootings. this story is resonating from tucson to washington and across the country tonight, and we start our coverage here with miguel alma gare. >> good evening. investigators were back at crime scene yesterday of the shooting. they were in the parking lot where so many were gunned down, and even today some say it's just too soon to go back. >> 911. where is the emergency? >> mrs. giffords. >> hello? hello? >> 911 there's been a shooting at safeway. >> 911 calls capture the terror. there's other people that are injured? >> not other people. there are multiple people that are shot.

it resides in peoe like gabrielle giffords. she epitomizes all that is good and rich about serving in the united states congress. from her very demeanor, to her graciousness, to the way she carried herself in committee with her legislation and how she held forth with her constituents in an accountable manner that has become so much a fabric of our democracy, our congress on the corner. she truly is a beautiful person and that beauty had others responding thaday with acts of remember wism that have already been recounted on -- heroism that have already been recounted on this floor, and that beauty lies in state with her husband by her side and with the fervent prayers of a nation and hope, knowing and feeling confident that she will return from this awful incident and be back here with us, gracing us with her beauty and dignity and vision and purpose. one of her last remarks was, in speaking to mr. troy grayson, director of harvard institute of politics, was to say, i would love to talk about what we can do to promote criticism,

." >> thousands line the streets of tucson as gabrielle giffords, the u.s. congresswoman shot in the head is moved to a rehabilitation center. as the protests continue, tunisia's prime minister promises new politics. no date has been set. back at the inquishey, tony blair faces his -- inquiry, tony blair faces his toughest questions yet about going to war. >> welcome to "bbc news." >> coming up later, pope benedict makes an appearance. and shock in the netherlands over pictures of a teenager tethered to a wall in a psychiatric hospital. >> the american congresswoman, gabrielle giffords, who was shot in the head outside a supermarket has been transferred to a rehabilitation center in texas. six people died in the attack two weeks ago. people lined the streets of tucson in arizona as she have driven to the airport. her am ambulance was. >> few thought she would leave this hospital so soon, less than two weeks since she was hot in the head. congresswoman gabrielle giffords departed to cheer crowds. her office had made the route public. inside the ambulance she

a gunman shoots arizona congresswoman gabriel gabrielle giffords and kills others at a public event, including a federal judge and a nine-year- old girl. >> i am katie couric with a special edition of the "cbs evening news." also tonight, doctors say the congresswoman is in critical condition, but they are hopeful. >> i am about as optimistic as you can get in this situation. >> we will have more on giffords and on the alleged gunman who is in custody tonight. captioning sponsored by cbs >> from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it was gunfire that shattered the city of tucson, arizona, stunned the nation and shocked the political establishment. a gunman fired into a crowd at a public event outside of a supermarket, critically wounding congresswoman gabrielle giffords and killing or wounding several others. here is what we know. congresswoman giffords was shot in the head, but doctors are now optimistic about her prospects. a 22-year-old gunman is in police custody, his motive still unknown. a

a solo siete dias de que gabrielle giffords recibieron una tiro en la cabeza, medicos del hospital de la universidad de tucson catalogan su recuperacion como un milagro. . --al mismo tiempo las autoridades estan revelando detalles de las ultimas horas que paso el sospechoso antes de cambiar el rumbo de la historia de sus victimas. . >> el que conocemos como jared lee loughner, planeo el ataque antes del sábado . >> pasó a una tienda y se despidió de sus amigos con un goodbye friends. >> tomó un taxi que lo llevó a safe way. >> jared lee loughner era uno de los veinte que esperaba hablar con gabrielle giffords . >> baleo a 19 personas, seis perdieron su vida, incluyendo a un juez y una pequeña niña. >> este video fue grabado por el mismo jared lee loughner, critica que el escuela es la más farsa del país . >> un hombre de 63 años es vitima del tiroteo tambiñn es arrestado porque amenazo a un miembro del tea party . >> en medio del drama de arizona, se hizo una feria sobre las armas de fuegos. >> se cancelo la feria, pero despuñs se siguio con los planes. >> la policía busc

an arizona congresswoman, gabrielle giffords. local representatives are expressing their shock and sadness. what they have to say about the attack and the constant threat of violence. >> good morning. a dry start for your sunday but fog in the north bay's getting quite dense. we have it all throughout the bay area. numbers in the 30s in our north and eastern valleys. >> arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords is fighting for her life this morning after that shooting rampage in tucson yesterday. six people were killed and 13 others injured after a gunman opened fire at a town hall gathering in front of a supermarket. police are trying to figure out what led to the shooting and to local a possible second suspect. diana has the latest from tucson. >> shock has given way to sadness in arizona. over a senseless mass shooting that killed six and injured more than a dozen others. shot at point blank range, congresswoman gabrielle giffords is in a medically induced coma. some say she's a fighter. >> she's fearless. truly fearless. alway

giffords' aid. -- to gabrielle giffords' aid. the witnesses who immediately tried to help those who were injured. the civilians who bravely stopped the shooter from injuring and inflicting more harm on others. the emergency room personnel, the emergency personnel overall , whose decisive action saved other lives. these are the true examples of the spirit of what america is all about. it's important to remember that this wasn't outrageous act by a deranged individual and despite all the talk of tone and rhetoric it's important to remember that we all in this house floor can disagree without being disagreeable. the fact is that we as public officials, madam speaker, in being accessible to the public, is an important part of our jobs and we cannot let this tragedy stop us from doing our important work. we are members of the people's house and the minute we start separating ourselves from the people is the minute that we weaken our republic. the events of tucson, the events in tucson remind us how fragile our lives are. we pray again

gabrielle giffords is jewish. and there is information now about a potential second suspect, a person of interest who may have been in the safeway with jared loughner before the shooting happened. police now looking for a man in his 40s to 50s, a white male with dark hair, who was last seen wearing blue jeans and a dark jacket. and jared loughner, by the way, today, bret, will be arraigned 11:00 here in tucson. bret? >> bret: trace gallagher reporting from tucson. thank you. for reaction from washington, we turn now to fox news chief political correspondent, carl cameron on capitol hill. carl? >> reporter: hi, bret. within hours of this unprecedented attack on a member of congress, gabrielle giffords, and others, at a very public political forum, president obama addressed the nation. >> she is currently in a hospital in the area. and she is battling for her life. we also know that at least five people lost their lives in this tragedy. among them were a federal judge john roll who has served america's legal system

among the wound, arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords. she was shot in the head and is in critical condition. a nine-year-old girl and a federal judge are among the six people dead. toe suspect is in custody, and

what his recovery may mean for congresswoman gabrielle giffords. and hidden talent-- she was a nanny who took photographs no one ever saw. we'll find out how she was discovered and how exceptional her work really is. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. it has been another violent day in egypt as protesters calling for a revolution remain on the streets and the government has made some concessions but continues to hang on. let's take a look at the latest. egyptian president hosni mubarak has named a vice president for the first time in his 30-year presidency. the latest numbers show at least 74 have been killed, 2,000 injured, in five days of protest. the egyptian army is backing the government-imposed curfew, and in this country, president obama's national security team met for two hours today. we have a series of reports from around the world tonight beginning with mark strassmann in cairo, where it is already early sunday. >> reporter: russ, it's 1:30 in the morning here in

. >> esto llevó a incrementar tarifas en zonas vamos a a la pausa gabrielle gifford cumple su primer dia en un centro de rehabilitacion >> le diremos por quñ en california podría ser uno de los pocos estados del país donde se podría seguir condenando a los reos >> condiciones frescas sobre los 40 nublados parciales, temperaturas congelantes en la franja central del país. >> como cerraremos este fin de semana en san francisco, información más adelante comenzo una nueva etapa en el tratamiento Édico de la congresista "gabrielle comenzo una nueva etapa en el tratamiento medico de la congresista gabrielle gifford fue traslada a houston donde será sometida a diversas metodos de recuperacion esta mañana inició su proceso de rehabilitacion en su cuarto >> el disparo entró dañando la parte izquierda del cerebro, que controla el lado derecho >> aún estamos descubriendo que puede o no hacer. >> mientras se determinan su capacidad,el publico ha dejado muestras de cariño >> que no se rinda, que nada es imposible, que tenga mucha fe en dios >> hasta ahora gabrielle gifford sigue co

wounded congresswoman gabrielle giffords prepares for the next step in her recovery. >> she's a strong person, a fighter. i mean she is a fighter like, you know, nobody else that i know. >>> and medical miracle. a groundbreaking surgery gives a california woman the one thing a groundbreaking surgery gives a california woman the one thing she wanted most. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody, on this friday. good to see you. i'm terrell brown, in for betty nguyen. we begin with the weather this morning. it is the winter that keeps on giving. another deadly winter storm that has slammed the midwest has moved on to the east coast. it is moving fast and furious this morning, an entire area from the nation's capital to new england is getting hit with snow and freezing temperatures. on thursday, the storm caused all kinds of travel trouble from oklahoma to missouri. even ohio. at least six traffic deaths are blamed on this storm. some drivers didn't even have a chance on the slick roads. >> just coming around the curve and i guess coming too fast whatever, doing about 35, and

gabrielle giffords was shot and is in critical condition. she was shot outside a safeway store with staff and others. federal judge john roll was killed as well as a nine-year old. representative giffords are at the hospital in critical condition. there are a number of statements being released by senators, including arizona senator john mccain. you can find those statements on our web site, c-span.org. >> wants to make sure she has what she needs as we try to make -- tied to move follower. they want to make sure this is handled the way it needs to be. she was called an extraordinary person, warm, and caring, well liked by her constituents and her friends. that is the overall feeling we get when we asked people about congresswoman giffords. she was doing what she loves to do when this happened. >> he said he was not apprised to learn that is where she was when this tragedy took place. >> that is what we were saying all day. we know firsthand. as part of the media and you as being part of our family and humidity, you know this about her. the

his wife, gabrielle giffords, in tucson, preparing for a public event. how did you hear? >> on saturday morning, i received a call from my wife's chief of staff. she says, i don't know how to tell you about this, but gabby's been shot. >> reporter: didn't know whether it was serious at that point -- >> no, we had no idea. i just couldn't believe it. >> reporter: kelly had spoken with his wife just 30 minutes earlier. now, in a fog of disbelief, a friend gave him and the family a ride on a private plane to tucson. and he says, on board, he made the mistake of turning on the news, with its riot of misinformation. >> we had the tv on, and they reported that she had died. >> the congresswoman has been killed. >> representative giffords is dead. >> reporter: a . >> i just walked into the bathroom and broke down. and tried to get ahold of myself and then walked out and gave the kid as hug, and my mother, and said, this is going to be all right. we'll get through this. >> reporter: but then, he would learn that gabrielle was, in fact, alive, in the operating room. she was in cri

congresswoman, gabrielle giffords, shot along with 18 others in tucson, arizona, last saturday, remains in the hospital, critically wounded but making progress. here at the capitol, the flag flies at half-staff tonight in honor of the six people who died. nancy cordes is our congressional correspondent, and, nancy, on this very somber day there was just one order of business. >> reporter: exactly, katie, and that was to pass this resolution in honor of congresswoman giffords and the other victims. more than 100 members stepped forward to speak in an outpouring of an emotion that lasted all day. >> our hearts are broken, but our spirit is not. this is a time for the house to lock arms in prayer for the fallen and the wounded and resolve to carry on a dialogue of democracy. >> reporter: dozens of democrats and republicans noted giffords' rare ability to rise above partisan politics. >> if there is a sweeter, a kinder, a more gentle member of the house, i know not their name. >> we don't know why god saw this to be necessary. >> and i'm having a hard time processing what it actually occurr

we're going to go to mark kimble, communications director for gabrielle giffords. he's scheduled to be in studio with us. also the pima county sheriff. also on our hotline will be u.s. senator john kyle. he'll be talking to us. brian miller, the chair of the republican party in pima county in studio with us. as we will have perhaps we've worked diligently to find the governor and see that she'll be available to our audience. this is the john c. scott talk show from kjll tucson. c-span live across the country. for those that have just joined us, we want to update the situation with gabrielle giffords. some incredibly great news out of the university medical center. after surviving the gunshot wound to the head at this political event, representative giffords remains in critical condition but it was a significant time for her and her recovery as the brain tends to swell most of the third day after a traumatic injury. it was a very good sign that she has made it past the third, now the fourth day. dr. black, chairman of the department of neurosurgery in los angeles wa

the prime target, congresswoman gabrielle giffords. a bullet went straight through her brain but she survived battling now for her life. at the white house, around the country there is shock, grief and anger. and this morning we are live with the latest on the victims, stories of survival and heroism and the gunman. why did he do it? did he act alone? how will america respond? >>> and good morning, america. i'm here at the university medical center in front of what has become an all-too-familiar site in america, a makeshift memorial for the victims of yesterday's shootings, 19 people shot, 13 wounded, 6 dead. of course, one of the wounded, congresswoman gabrielle giffords. she is in critical condition after this assassination attempt. as we said, the bullet went straight through her brain, but doctors believe they are optimistic about her recovery. and we'll talk to the eyewitnesss, a doctor who held down the gunman, helped save giffords' life, and i'm also here with my colleague, dan harris, across town at the site of the shooting, da

there is more good news tonight in the recovery of congresswoman gabrielle giffords. giffords remains in a houston rehabilitation center this evening, where doctors say she's progressing nicely and is responding to therapy, this two weeks to the day after she was shot in the head at a tucson rally. don teague is in houston with the latest. don, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, russ. gabrielle giffords still has a breathing tube installed in her neck and she can't speak to her doctors, but they say she is showing signs of progress. at houston's memorial herman hospital, the painstaking process of rehabilitating gabrielle giffords' injured brain is under way. doctors today said even in the intensive care unit, giffords has undergone two rounds of therapy. >> the physical therapy, speech therapy and she'll get occupational therapy as well. >> reporter: dr. gerard francisco is leading giffords' rehabilitation. he says she's responding well to therapy but still can't speak and suffers weakness or paralysis on her right side. >> it's improving. we're continuing to a

congresswoman gabrielle giffords' fights for her life as the nation mourns the six victims killed and tries to make sense about the tragedy. meanwhile, there's new information about the gunman and the 911 tape that captured the horror in the massacre's aftermath. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning to you. welcome to our viewers including those in the pacific time zone. i'm veronica da la cruz. we begin with the tragedy in tucson. gabriel giffords is still in intensive care after being gunned down in tucson, arizona leaving six others dead. >> reporter: among survivors, the most critically injured was the congresswoman and still listed in critical condition. she's medically stated to give her brain a chance to heal. congresswoman gabrielle giffords is in a fight for her life recovering from a single bullet to the head. >> okay. there's other people that are -- >> multiple people shot. >> okay. >> i'm like -- >> reporter: there is mounting evidence that giffords was likely the target of a lone gunman's weekend ramp amp in tu sos that left 20 shot, s

gabrielle giffords remains in critical condition. but doctors say she can respond to simple commands. >> not only are those center of the brains working but they are communicating with one another. >> reporter: president obama led the nation in a moment of silence this morning. later the arizona state legislature recognized a 20- year-old intern who ran toward the gunfire to give the wounded congresswoman first aid. a memorial is also being held today at the school attended by the youngest victim, christina green, who was just 9-year-old. and cbs news has learned that president obama will travel here to tucson on wednesday. he is set to meet with the families of the shooting victims. reporting live in tucson, arizona, i'm karen brown. allan, back to you. >> karen, thank you so much. >>> the shooting rampage in arizona has prompted a central california congressman to move to a government-owned building. democrat representative dennis cordoza has been looking to move from his stockton office. but the shooting made him hasten his move s

>> gabrielle giffords is a generous spirit. giving to the food bank, giving to the american red cross at a time of tragedy is something that she would want this community to do. this community is responding. we can see behind us, here, erica, the outpouring of support. a reflection of what type of community tucson is, but also a reflection of gabrielle giffords. >> you see so much, we've heard so much of everyone speaking about her. what a loving, giving, beautiful person she is. >> right. >> yet there's a senseless act of tragedy. it's turned in many ways political on both sides. >> yes. >> people speaking out. how are you handling that, being that, you know -- >> it's hard. when i heard speaker boehner who spoke eloquently about my friend gabe, i -- i did a john boehner. i couldn't stop crying. it's really very hard, but, you know, we derive a lot of strength from this community and i think that's important. >> do you think there is going to be any change, there's been the sheriff, that's brought up -- >> right. >> which he f

agents found a harshly worded letter to gabrielle giffords but apparently never sent. they call a note threatening, but say there's no mention of the attack. we also now know that loughner was heavily armed that day, carrying 90 rounds of ammunition. one of those bullets tragically piercing the brain of giffords who doctors say continues to show signs of progress. >> we're not out of the woods yet. that swelling can sometimes take three days or five days to maximize, but every day that goes by and we don't see an increase, we're slightly more optimistic. >> reporter: it's hope that is so desperately needed by so many here right now. jay gray, nbc news, tucson. >>> president obama will travel to arizona tomorrow to speak at a memorial service for the victims of saturday's tragedy and to try to find the right words to help heal a nation in mourning. incomes's tracie potts joins us live from washington with more. tasie, good morning to you. >> reporter: veronica, good morning. the president and mrs. obama will travel to the university of arizona for that event tomorrow ni

then he made a call to gabrielle giffords' husband, of course the u.s. navy captain and astronaut mark kelly. left a message for him. then called the arizona governor jan brewer. we heard a somber statement from her yesterday. she had served in the arizona statehouse with gabrielle givers. she call giffords. he called leaders of congress and members of the arizona delegation. so a series of calls, a lot of concern. then the president appeared before cameras in the state dining room and had this to say. >> gabby was doing what she always does -- listening to the hopes and concernsf her neighbors. that is the essence of what our democracy is all about. >> reporter: and, as you mentioned, jeff, he has dispatched the fbi director robert mueller to arizona to help coordinate the law enforcement investigation there. the president saying they were going to get to the bottom of what happened yesterday in tucson. jeff? >> mike, thanks. >>> want to turn now to other newsfollowing. news we are following. in baltimore, two people were killed overnight including a po

we have late word that democratic representative gabrielle gifford's tucson office and the surrounding area has been evacuated after a suspicious package was found. an attack on the congresswoman today has her fighting for her life. giffords was shot this morning in arizona at a town hall meeting in front of a grocery store. the gunman killed five others, including a federal judge and a child. meanwhile, president obama is calling in fbi director robert muller to oversee the investigation. arizona governor jan brewer ordered flags at half staff and called giffords a moderate democrat and a friend. cap ideal -- copol police are on alert and lawmakers are taking extra safety precautions. we're live in washington, dc. >> reporter: 18 people were shot and six were killed in arizona, and here in washington, where federal law enforcement authorities are on the case, officials are searching for a motive. congress woman gabrielle giffords was making an appearance when a gunman rushed up and fired. she was rushed to the university of arizona medical center. >> the neurosurgeons have finished op

[unintelligible] >> he was nearby gabrielle giffords. [unintelligible] i do not know the answer to that. >> can you talk about the surveillance tapes you are in the process of reviewing? >> i am not at liberty to talk about that. [unintelligible] >> tell us a little bit about your personal feelings. >> i vacillate between extreme sadness and sorrow and shock and extreme anger. [unintelligible] >> can you ask the question again please? [unintelligible] >> i think that when the rhetoric about hatred, about mistrust of government, about how government operates and you try to inflame the public on a daily basis 24 hours a day, seven days a week, that has an impact on people, especially those who are unbalanced personalities to begin with. [unintelligible] >> i do not know. [unintelligible] >> i do not know the answer to that question. [unintelligible] >> i think we are the tombstone of the united states of america. >> is that a reference to the john? >> i have never -- -- is that a reference to the town? >> i have never been a proponent of l

. >> reporter: flowers are piling up outside the tucson hospital for gabrielle giffords is others are being treated. pop titians gather for a moment of silence. at the arizona legislator, daniel hernandez is hailed for efforts to save her life. >> sitting in an upright position. >> reporter: gabrielle giffords is listed in critical condition. against that back ground jared lee loughner was brute brought to court for a initial hearing. the san diego public defender served in many other high profile defendants ted kaczynski and susan smith who drowned her children in 1994. >> she is death qualified. i know that's a bizarre phrase. that means the government has certified her as qualify. >> reporter: jared lee loughner appearance lasted 15 minutes. no cameras were allowed but ted rollened was inside. >> he seemed like he got everything. he was not scatter brained. he was all there. >> reporter: last year jared lee loughner was thrown out of college for his bizarre behavior. one of the teachers said he was frightening. the school said he could not return without a medical note afirming he

he opened fire killing six, injuring 13 gabrielle giffords was shot in the head and remains here at the hospital where the memorial continues to grow. doctors are calling her recovery miraculous as her eyes are now tracking movements. >> we couldn't have hoped for any better improvement than we are seeing now given the severeity of her injury initially. >> reporter: a federal judge had come to the grocery store to see gabrielle giffords. he did not survive. his was the second funeral in as many days as the community and the nation mourn the dead. karen brown, cbc news, tucson, arizona. >>> just about every night this week there has been an event in the bay area to show support for the victims in tucson. and tonight was no different. dozens of people gathered in walnut creek this evening at the corner of broadway and civic drive. the peace and justice center organized the candle light vigil. >> police say the magazine used in the tucson shooting held 33 rounds and that has prompted a call to ban extended clips. a congresswoman from new york is set to introduce a bill next week that would

a federal grand jury indicted jared loughner for attempting to kill congresswoman gabrielle giffords and two of her aides. it was a first indictment stemming from the shooting. gabrielle giffords will be moved from the hospital and this shows surveillance video. >> he's not running. the weapon is down at his right side. >> there are multiple victims. >> reporter: as the shots range out that faithful saturday, security cameras were rolling. we have now seen the tape and exactly what he says jared loughner did. >> he walks immediately up to congresswoman gabrielle giffords and perhaps within two to three feet fires one bullet right in her forehead. >> he fired 3 # bullets in less -- 32 bullets in less than 15 seconds hitting 19 people. one of them john roll was shielding someone else from taking another bullet. with congresswoman gabrielle giffords expecting to arrive at the at this rehabilitation center, her parents wrote an e- mail. "they want to start aggressive rehab immediately. "mark kelly says she knows she has been in the hospital but did the not know why. she has not know abou

. >> gabrielle giffords was making a public appearance when a man ran up and opened fire. the arizona democrat was shot in the head and rushed to nearby university medical center. >> she is in critical condition. the neurosurgeons have finished operating on her, and i can tell you at the current time i'm optimistic about recovery. >> reporter: at least ten others were also shot. some were airlifted to the hospital in a helicopter. a gunman was taken into custody as police swarmed the scene. >> a great tragedy for the state ofard and the country. >> our hearts go out to the family members of those who have been slain. we are going to get the bottom of is? fete through this. >> reporter: representative giffords was re-elected to a third term in november. she was sworn in on wednesday. she asks her constituents consto stop by. she took part in the reading of the u.s. constitution on the house floor. >> congress shall make no law respecting and establishment of religions. >> she is married to captain mark kelly who is scheduled to command the last flight of the space shuttle i