. >> as was just mentioned former house speaker nancy pilosi led a moment of prayer for gabrielle giffords let us prayer for her friends and family who have suffered a terrible thoughts. >> she wanted to offer prayers and well wishes for the families of those killed today. she called gabrielle giffords brilliant, patriotic and a strong fighter. and here is the full statement from house speaker john boehner. >> well, while there are many questions tonight about the motive for today's violence. gabrielle giffords herself talked about the political dangers and saw things escalate leading up to the 2010 elections. but was that the motivations? ktvu's mike mibach joins us now with that part of our coverage. >> reporter: heather, the suspect has yet to be charged. yet some politicians, including the sheriff in arizona, are already pointing their fingers to what they think sparked this shooting, firing political rhetoric. >> the first amendment, congress shall make. >> this week in washington gabrielle giffords read part of the constitution. a former republican, she is now known as a moderate dem

. >>> for the most part, nancy pilosi played the gracious hostess as she stepped down from her post as house speaker. she told the congressional black caucus. democrats will extend their hand to the republican colleagues. >> but where we cannot find common ground, we must stand our ground on behalf of the pledge we take every day with liberty and justice for all. [ applause ] >> pilosi said she and other democrats will work diligently to fight the republican effort to rollback healthcare reform. >>> there is another change in washington, d.c. white house press secretary robert gibs announced he is going to be leaving sometime in early february. at today's briefing, he talked about his time at the white house. >> you walk around here and you see the history and such. and i just reiterate, again, you realize that for however long you are here, it's temporary. >> gibs has been working closely with president obama for more than six years and is expected to work on the president's reelection campaign. and there are reports tonight that paul vaulker plans to leave his post as a top economic

former governor arnold schwarzenegger and grey davis in attendance swells diane fine stein and nancy pilosi, brown wasted little time in getting to the point. >> it will demand courage and sacrifice. the budget that i have proposed will assume that each of us who are elected to do the family's business will rise above ideology and partisan interests and find what's required for the god of california. >> reporter: as if to emphasize the leaner times on the state's $25 budget deficit, the inaugural was followed by a simple hotdog feed on the lawn. >> all go ahead and done, too. >> reporter: but the real test will come later this month when he is expected to unveil his no- nonsense budget which in addition to cutting his own staff by some 25 percent will also likely include deep cuts into education, healthcare and prison and other vital services. plus going to the voters this june and asking them to extend the sales tax, the vehicle license fee and the higher income taxes that were set to expire. plus eliminate new corporate tax benefit. but it is going to be a hard sell. >> to me an increase

. >>> for the most part, nancy pilosi played the gracious hostess as she stepped down from her post as house speaker. she told the congressional black caucus. democrats will extend their hand to the republican colleagues. >> but where we cannot find common ground, we must stand our ground on behalf of the pledge we take every day with liberty and justice for all. [ applause ] >> pilosi said she and other democrats will work diligently to fight the republican effort to rollback healthcare reform. >>> there is another change in washington, d.c. white house press secretary robert gibs announced he is going to be leaving sometime in early february. at today's briefing, he talked about his time at the white house. >> you walk around here and you see the history and such. and i just reiterate, again, you realize that for however long you are here, it's temporary. >> gibs has been working closely with president obama for more than six years and is expected to work on the president's reelection campaign. and there are reports tonight that paul vaulker plans to leave his post as a top economic

. >>> no regrets, that's what house speaker nancy pilosi told reporters on her last day as house speakerets. this house has over and over again sent to the senate legislation for job creation which the republicans in the senate held up. deficit reduction has been a high priority for us and it is our mantra. >> tomorrow pilosi hands over her gavel to john baneor of ohio. the same gavel he turned over to her in 2007. today pilosi took one last swipe at the republicans calling them hypocrites for trying to repeal the new healthcare law. >>> a crackdown on scofflaws or a war on drivers. why there is an effort to hand out more tickets. and a little secret that may save you from getting one. >> and your very long odds at winning $350,000. >> the 49ers hire a new face to be their new general manager. and the champions arrive home but did their head coach come back to the farm? that's coming up in sports. [ applause ] when they get a denture, d a lot of people, they think the best way to clean it is by brushing it with toothpaste. toothpaste contains abrasives that scratch dentures, leaving micr