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with trying to assassinate a congresswoman. we are now learning more about the heroes and victims. here is t.j. winick. >> reporter: the candles and the prayers are for those lost during saturday's horrific tragedy and for those fighting for their lives. >> it is shocking. it has been surreal. >> did you say gabrielle giffords was hit? >> reporter: she is in a medically-enduced coma. her long-term prognosis is unclear. 9-1-1 tapes released and a picture of the chaos in the shooting. >> we have one person down. there were multiple people shot. >> oh my god. >> reporter: gifford's 20-year-old intern used his hands to apply pressure to the gunshot wound to her head while holding her in his lab. >> i said, gabby, you are still with us. just grab my happened and hold tight.

she squeezed my hand. >> reporter: of the 14 survivors, giffords remains in critical condition and dozens of others are in the hospital in tucson. six victims lost their lives including kristina taylor green who was born on september 11th, 2001. >> she comes into the world on 9/11 and at nine years old she leaves on this terrible day. >> reporter: the suspect, 22-year-old jarrod leigh lofner is in fbi custody as they probe questions to extremist groups. he was only stopped by killing more when bystanders wrestled him to the ground as he was trying to reload. >> he was pulling a magazine out of his pant pocket with his left land and i was -- hand and i was able to grab the magazine. >> reporter: president obama called for a national moment of silence at 11:00 a.m. eastern time for those who were killed and those

survivors still in the hospital. >> the suspect will make his first court appearance tomorrow afternoon before a federal judge in phoenix. during a search of his parents' home, the fbi recovered several items including a safe. the safe contained a letter on gifford's station neither re-- station -- stationery thanks him for attending a fundraising effort. and a letter saying i planned ahead. the public defender in arizona is asking the judge to a point the same lawyer who convicted timothy mcveigh to represent laffner. several people stepped up and stopped the suspect from hurting more people. the local sheriff credits this woman with likely saving dozens of lives. two men tackled him while she tried to pry the gun from his hand. >> the gun was in his right hand and he was secured with

his right side against the sidewalk. i was not able to reach the gun, but he was pulling a magazine out of his pant pocket with his left hand and i was able to grab the magazine. somebody said when he pulled that up they said get the magazine. so i got the magazine and was able to secure that. >> she lined up with others to greet giffords. doctors praised daniel hernandez for helping stop the congresswoman's bleeding during the chaos. it was his first week on-the-jo. tonight giffords is in a medically enduced coma and her doctors call her condition still precarious. surgeons removed part of her skull to help her recover. >> it is like any other injury you have swelling that happens after the injury. what they have done is they have essentially removed a large portion of bone to allow the brain to swell.

>> he heads the neurosurgeon redepartment at san francisco general hospital. he points out that getting victims to a level one trauma center like the one where giffords is being treated plays a vital role to increase chances of survival. the bay area has three level one trauma centers. san francisco general, stanford medical center and san jose's valley medical center. the shooting in arizona has members of congress on both sides of the aisle calling for an end to heated political rhetoric. but as abc7's cecilia vega reports, it is still too early to blame rhetoric on this tragedy. >> we have to tone down the political rhetoric. what does that really mean? >> the shooting in arizona lit up the conservative talk shows this afternoon. but as there are calls around the nation for a toned down rhetoric, barbara simpson says what is ret for i can rick to some is not others.

>> each person is responsible for their own. some of the calls i got and i'm sure other people on the air will be new right wingers saying something. i said i am only responsible for the words that come out of my mouth. >> the official reason for the shooting that left six dead and a lawmaker clinging to life remains unknown. but many say what happened in arizona raises questions about the tone of political discourse in the country. >> seems the right is doing more than the left. but there is plenty on the left as well. >> they say the media with rage-filled cable talk shows and radio programs bears some responsibility. >> just because somebody disagrees with you doesn't mean they are evil. it just means they disagree with you. this group of code pink demonstrators outside dianne feinstein's front door was louder that is twain large.

but san francisco police were on scene anyway. the fact that feinstein wasn't home didn't matter much. they say the arizona shooting shows it is time for the tone of the nation's debate to change. >> the shootings have been a terrible reminder that we have to deal with our political differences in a way that is civil and peaceful. >> some politicians and political analysts have talked about ties between the gunman and the tea party or other conservatives. but so far there is no connection between a political connection. cecilia vega, abc7 news. and president obama is calling on all-americans to observe a moment of silence to honor the victims tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. pacific time. the president signed the problem law lags for all flags to be flown at half staff. in what could be his final act as san francisco's mayor gavin newsom made a surprise appointment today and turned his police chief into the new

district attorney. abc7's lilian kim is live at city hall. and lilian, this even came as a surprise to gascone himself. >> that's right. he emerged as a contender just yesterday. that's when a one-on-one conversation with the mayor changed everything. >> as district attorney -- >> as district attorney. >> for the city and county of san francisco. >> for the city and county of san francisco. >> congratulations. >> he was sworn in as san francisco's district tone one day after he was offered the job. he didn't even seek the position. mayor gavin newsom says gascone emersed as his pick after talking about the quality he would like to see in a new d.a. >> as i was listening to him, it became clear to me that he was the choice. he didn't know that. he was giving me some good advice. he didn't know how good the advice was. >> gascone replaces harris.

unlike harris, gascone believes in the death penalty. >> we will be seeking the death penalty. when we have the evidence and all of the circumstances in the case we will seek so. >> gascone served as police chief for a year and a half and san francisco has seen the violent crime rate dip to the lowest level since the 1960s. the biggest question, will he be just as effective as d.a.? >> it will be interesting to see how chief gascone transforms into the district attorney. it is a very different job. as district attorney he will have the responsibility of deciding when cases that are brought by the police to the d.a.'s office should be charged. >> gascone holds a law degree from western state university, but he only practiced law for a year and a half. gascone says it does president matter. -- it doesn't matter. >> it is like running a police department.

it is different skill sets and i believe i have the skills. >> the assistant chief, a gascone confident will serve as acting police until the new chief is chosen. one more note, today's appointment makes gascone the first latino district attorney. live in san francisco, lilian kim, abc7 news. >> thanks, lilian. and tomorrow at 1:00, gavin newsom will be sworn in as lieutenant governor. the oath of office will be add stirred by his father, william newsom. he is a former california appellate court justice. on tuesday, the san francisco board of supervisors will take a final vote on the appointment of ed leigh as interim mayor. he will fill the remaining year of newsom's term. and there is a report that pg&e matched the pipeline that blew up in september.

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driver who critically injured a 15-year-old girl at south bascom. the girl was in the crosswalk with her boyfriend early saturday morning when she was hit by a gray or silver japanese model car. two years before the san bruno explosion that took eight lives, pg&e raised the pressure on the doomed natural gas pipeline to maximize its legal level. the san francisco chronicle is reporting that the utility increase the pressure to 400 pounds per square inch for two hours in less of -- in december of 2008. experts call it a huge gamble. they say a sharp spike in pressure could make it more vulnerable to failure later on. pg&e says it is the company's standard operating practice to run the gas line at the maximum pressure once every five years. technology insiders are reporting that cell phone carrier verizon is about to make a major announcement and

there are reports that apple's chief executive officer, steve jobs, will be there. they say the media event will announce the verizon-compatible iphone. apple insiders say the iphone will go on sale thursday february 3rd. iphone users long complained of the spotty at&t coverage exclusive to the iphone. today marks the close of the 2011 consumer electronics show in las vegas. and this year more new tab let computers were introduced than any other product category. richard hart reports on the drive to discover a worthy competetor to the ipad. >> touchy touchy, multi touchy. at the 2011 consumer electronic show, you can lay your hands on the different tablets vying for the apple ipad. while technically you can't lay your hands on half of them until later this year, motorola has the top contender

in the xoom. but it won't come until this summer. around the corner are pocket book, touch screen, the kobe reader and the windows pad and samsung's galaxy, the window pad, acer iconists, but nothing yet from sony. in floor space, tab let and tab let accessories rival phone and phone accessories. there were dual window pads including a virtual book. 1k3* more accessories than you can shake a smartphone at. this one is a game controller that mounts with suction cups. and angry birds were everywhere. mattel even interest -- introduced a real life version. your game has an advantage though. richard hart, abc7 news.

>> angry birds, it makes me angry sometimes. i get stuck on that. >> do you really? >> it is cold outside. >> some locations are below the freezing mark right now. it is setting up to be a cold night. this is it a live shot from the high definition mount -- from our camera. gone is the fog. we still have some in the valley areas. no fog out there, and just clear skies. here are current temperatures. fairfield is 31. 35 in antioch. livermore is at 33 degrees. already 37 in oakland and 35 in santa rosa. 41 in mountain view. we have 39 degrees right now in san jose. so yes it is going to be a cold night. the frost is expected inland as the temperatures drop well below the freezing mark. a mostly sunny day for your monday. the temperatures come up a few degrees. then we will thicken the clouds up on monday. the clouds return on the bay

area on tuesday. here are expected lows. 28 santa rosa and 29 napa. that's the inland valley frost. 32 san rafael and35 oakland and 28 for livermore and 29 expected tonight in the antioch area. this is pretty much the set up for today. and it will go right on through monday the high pressure has scoured out all of the fog and bringing down a cooler air mass. the high pressure stays with us for one more day. expect sunshine. as we head into tomorrow night and tuesday, this high will push toward the east. that will allow the clouds from the next cold front to thicken on monday night. showers will return to the bay area on tuesday. in fact. we will take you through the evening. clear skies and a little fog here and there. but nothing we have had to deal with the past several days. you can see the clouds thicken by tomorrow night. by tuesday morning, that's when the showers will start to move. and you will notice that most of the rain activity to the

north of the golden gate bridge. so clearly the storm track is trying to move north. it looks like thursday, friday to saturday, if we have more rain it could stay to the north of the bay area. we'll keep you updated on that. temperatures a few degrees warmer. low 50s for half moon bay. 54 for palo alto. you notice in the afternoon hours the high clouds moving in. 53 for san francisco, santa rosa 53. 52 for napa and 54 for oakland and newark will climb to 52. a cold start tomorrow for antioch and brentwood. not a lot of warming for you tomorrow afternoon. 51 for antioch and we will go 56 for santa cruz. my accu-weather seven-day forecast, a nice day for monday and the showers return to the bay area on tuesday. we get a break on wednesday, and then the next chance for rain will be thursday, friday or saturday.

mainly north bay locations. we will have to watch that. we will be right on the southern edge of that. so either movement north or south, and we could all get wet. >> thanks, leigh. on to shu, and it is just one bowl game left after tonight. >> that's right, the national title game. the kraft fight hunger bowl. we have the highlights. and wild card weekend is done. aaron rodgers lead the tigers to round

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card weekend. packers and eagles and they put an end to michael vick's magical season. jackson hurt his knee. he would be limited throughout the game. in the second, a local connection and former cal great firing a dart to the former san jose state. pack you ares take an early 14-point lead. the eagles rally and michael vick. 24 yards and cuts the lead to four. later in the third and rogers dumps it to brandon jackson. it is 21-10 green bay. now in the fourth, the same score and the reliable david acres yanks one from 34 yards out. his second miss of the game. those six points would be huge. with under a minute to play, the eagles down five and need a touchdown. will gyms -- williams picks it off. the packers win it 21-16 and will face the packers.

earlier in the afc, the chiefs hosting the ravens. charles changes that. quick cut and he's a sprinter and he's gone. 41 yards later. now under a minute to go and the ravens respond and dumbs one off to ray rice. nine yards and baltimore up 10-7 at the half. now in the third after a matt castle pick. flacco hits bolden and back in the end zone. the ravens advance and will meet the steelers with a 33-7 victory. the kraft fight the hunger bowl with the 15th ranked nevada putting themselves on the college football map. before the game it wasn't a coin flip. it was a cookie flip. it was by joe montana. comes down the burner and 30 yards to the house. boston college goes up 7-0. later in the first, the dynamic and finds rashad

matthews and the game tied at 7. matthews now to return a boston college punt. he finds a seem. down the sidelines he goes. 72 yards and puts the wolfpack up 14-7. late in the fourth and the pack up 20-13. boston college on the move. that cease the deal. it completes a 13 and one season with a 20 to 13 victory. >> we will fight to the end. we've had a lot of folks and we came out, and we just have to fight. >> i was excited getting this bowl win and getting this victory, we have been through so much together and so many hard times and so many good times. just walking off the field, it was exciting to see that. >> auburn and oregon is our final game. we have some hoops when we return. and what's up with the sharks? they can't buy a goal. the offense continues to

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the second period and bobbie ryan says he is not going. the sharks have 116 shots in the last three games and one goal. ducks hang on to win it 1-0. the warriors putting their two-game win streak on the line against the clippers. the midcourt alley croup to the -- alley-oop to the beast. the only warrior who came to play, 15 of his game high 27 in the first quarter. warriors down four after one. they get run out of the building. pretty, but an ugly loss. 105-91. college hoops and stanford and arizona and a moment of silence before the game for the victims of yesterday's shooting in tucson. horn is elevating for the follow-up. up 11 at the half. cardinals trying to rally.

the might me two-hand jam. he had 18 and stanford within nine. arizona was too much. under a minute to play. jones is driving and finishes with a foul. they suffer their first pac-10 loss. and jonathon bird beat gave -- garrigos for the first time. and then oregon and auburn. who are you going with? >> i am going with oregon. that's it for our broadcast. i'm alan wang and shu and leigh. thanks for watching and good

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