(cheers and applause) i want our democracy to be as good as christina imagined it. i would america to be as good as she imagined it. all of us, we should do everything we can do to make sure this country lives up to our children's expectations! (cheers and applause) (cheers and applause) as has already been mentioned, christina was given to us on september 11, 2001. one of 50 babies born that day to be pictured in a book called "faces of hope." on either side of her photo in that book were simple wishes for a child's life. i hope you help those in need read one. "i hope you know all the words to the national anthem and sing it with your hand over your heart." "i hope you jump in rain puddles if there are rain puddless in heaven, christina is jumping in them today. (applause) and here on this earth, here on this earth we place our hands over our hearts and we comit ourselves as americans to forging a country that is forever worthy of her gentle, happy spirit. may god bless and keep those we've lost in restful and eternal peace. may he love and watch over the survivors

i want our democracy to be as good as christina imagined it. i want america to be as good as she imagined it. all of us we should do everything we can do to make sure this country lives up to our children's expectations. [ cheers and applause ] .. >>> as has already been mentioned, christina was given to us on september 11, 2001, one of 50 babies born that day to be pictured in a book called faces of hope. on either side of her photo in that book were simple wishes for a child's life. i hope you help those in need read one. i hope you know all the words to the national anthem and sing it with your hand over your heart. [ cheers and applause >> i hope you jump in rain puddles. if there are rain puddles in heaven christina is jumping in them today. [ cheers and applause >> and here on this earth, here on this earth we place our hands over our hearts and we commit ourselves as americans to forging a country that is forever worthy of her gentle happy spirit. may god bless and keep those we have lost restful and in eternal peace. may he love and watc

(cheers and applause) i want our democracy to be as good as christina imagined it. i want america to be as good as she imagined it. all of us, we should do everything we can do to make sure this country lives up to our children's expectations! (cheers and applause) (cheers and applause) as has already been mentioned, christina was given to us on september 11, 2001. one of 50 babies born that day to be pictured in a book called "faces of hope." on either side of her photo in that book were simple wishes for a child's life. i hope you help those in need read one. i hope you know all the words to the national anthem and sing it with your hand over your heart. i hope you jump in rain puddles if there are rain puddless in heaven, christina is jumping in them today. (applause) and here on this earth, here on this earth we place our hands over our hearts and we commit ourselves as americans to forging a country that is forever worthy of her gentle, happy spirit. may god bless and keep those we've lost in restful and eternal peace. may he love and watch over the survivors an

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[applause] i want our democracy to be as good as christina imagined it. i want america to be as good as she imagined it. all of us, we should do everything we can do to make sure that this country lives up to our children's expectations. [applause] >> president obama remembering 9-year-old christina taylor green, who was born on 9/11. as we closed the program, i am struck and reminded by are fred allen ginsberg -- our friend allen ginsberg -- a white republican judge was killed on the way to meet his friend, a democratic congresswoman who was jewish. her life was saved by an injured, a mexican-american intern and later by a korean-american surgeon. >> our dream for the best of america, and the truth of the best of america. there are parts that are not so wonderful, and what the president was calling on everybody to do is help the good part to triumph over the ugly and evil part. i am cynical enough to be not sure what is going to win. >> i did it is a beautiful portrait of for our country is today -- of where our country is today. i wish we ever take it li

i want our democracy to be as good as christina imagined it. want america to be as good as she imagined it. >> expectations that the president urged rose above the political dialogue that came to frame the debate in our country. >> it's important for us to pause for a moment and make sure that we're talking with each other in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds. >> reporter: wounds that may be slowly beginning to heal. jay gray, nbc news, tucson. >>> it is only the second week of january, but this morning, the northeast is cleaning up from yet another major winter storm that dumped more than two feet of snow in some areas. nbc's kurt gregory reports. >> reporter: mother nature's latest punch lands in new england. another big dig under way for residents from new york to maine. >> how has it been shoveling so far? >> back breaking. >> reporter: heavy snow toppling power lines. more than 100,000 people lose power in massachusetts. >> it's cold, and i have lots of blankets. >> reporter: whiteout conditions in boston. yet logan international

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i want our democracy to be as good as christina imagined it. may god bless and keep those we've lost in restful and eternal peace. >> noelle walker, nbc news, tucson, arizona. >> the vigil will be held for john roll, the federal judge killed in the rampage. the first federal judge killed since 1989. he was a friend of congresswoman giffords and he stopped by to say hello. roll's funeral will be held tomorrow. let's look at what's coming up later in the bay. we say good morning to brent cannon. >> taking your talks away. the usda is making changes to what your kids will be served at school. what is being pulled off of the menu and we are digging deeper into california's foreclosure crisis. we will see where we stand coming up. there is a look at the posters being seen in the bay area criticizing sarah palin over the shooting that. in a few more minutes. >> a pet and the owner are treated for the same illness. darwin single in alabama introduces us to a woman and her special dog. >> she the star of the search and rescue team. vision is say cadave

the caretakers say it doesn't represent 9/11, but the day after, just the way christina imagined. what happened inside the church was rightfully private, except what her parents wanted the world to know. >> she would want to say to us today, enjoy life. live it to the full. don't squander it. make the best of it. ♪ >> reporter: and back at that safeway, where christina spent her last saturday on earth, thoughts turned not to what was lost, but what she has yet to give. >> she knows that her parents are sad, but she's watching over them right now and telling them it's okay. >> reporter: brian, it should be pointed out that congresswoman giffords' husband has only left her side at the hospital twice. once last night to attend that memorial with the president and then again to attend christina's funeral, the first of six that will be taking place here over the next couple of days. >> as we said, another tough day in tucson. lee cowan covering for us tonight, thanks. >>> and about congresswoman gabby giffords' condition, we got that first end case that she was improving last night when

. >> i want our democracy to be as good as christina imagined it. >> schieffer: the president would call the hope of nine- year-old christina greene, the tucson gunman's youngest victim as he called for a new civility in our national debate. but can it happen or will this awful event drive us further apart? we'll ask rudy giuliani, the man who came to be called "america's mayor" in the wake of 9/11. pennsylvania's outgoing governor ed rendell, and arizona republican congressman jeff flake. then, we'll bring in two of wounded congresswoman gabrielle giffords' close friends-- new york senator gillibrand and florida congresswoman debbie wasserman shultz. on this week that marks the 50th anniversary of john kennedy's inaugural, i'll have some thoughts on the chain of violence from the kennedy assassination to the events of last week. but first, has tucson changed the debate on "face the nation"? captioning sponsored by cbs "face the nation" with cbs news chief washington correspondent bob schieffer. and now from washington, bob schieffer. >> schieffer: and good morning again. we're going to

i want our democracy to be as good as christina imagined it. want america to be as good as she imagined it. >> reporter: expectatithe presi said -- >> it's important for us to pause and make sure that we're talking with each other in a way that heals. not in a way that wounds. >> reporter: wounds that may be slowly beginning to heal in arizona tonight. but wounds that even with tonight's memorial are still very painful and likely will be for a very long time. live in tucson, i'm jay gray. now back to you. >> that is for sure. thank you, jay. >>> nancy pelosi was in gabrielle giffords' hospital room when the congresswoman opened here eyes for the first time. pelosi was in there with two other democrats, one of whom what she called a miracle. in light of what's happened, the president asks americans to stop and think about their actions. >> what we cannot do is use this tragedy as one more occasion to turn on each other. we may not be able to stop all evil in the world, but i know that how we treat one another, that's entirely up to us. [ applaus

last night, you may remember the president called for a democracy as good as christina imagined it. while across town, there was a leap of hope inside that university hospital where doctors trained in science and fact talked about miracles. last night, the president announced that congresswoman gabrielle giffords, struggling with that bullet to her brain, had opened her eyes. and today, we learned even more, and david wright is in tucson tonight to tell us about it. david? >> reporter: good evening, diane. the doctors here at this hospital indeed are sounding the most hopeful yet. not only did they confirm the president's bit of good news today, but they also told us that giffords is now moving on her own and even touching her wounds. just imagine the excitement in that hospital room when giffords, surrounded by the sisterhood from congress, suddenly opened up her eyes. >> we were saying, come on, gabby, as soon as you're out of here, we'll take you on a double date. and then all of a sudden, she literally raises her whole hand. she did a full hand thumbs up. >> reporter: president

i want our democracy to be as good as christina imagined it. i want america to be as good as she imagined it. (applause.) all of us, we should do everything we can to make sure this country lives up to our children's expectations. (applause.) >> she was born september 11, 2001, the day of the terror attacks. her funeral features the u.s. flag that flew on top of the trade center. >> a scholarship has been set up. 30 year-old zimmerman scholarship was an aide to gifford the to alumni who established a scholarship fund has no relationship to zimmerman but are received approval from the family. it has a facebook page and has 3000 donations through facebook. people interested can search on facebook. we will continue to cover the shootings and aftermath and the recovery of the congresswoman as well. we have everything posted including the speech from the memorial on our web site at www.kron4.com. >> like to get you can upon whether james fletcher has more. >> you have to look to the north bay to see it falling now. we'll have read are the second. san

i want our democracy to be as good as christina imagined it. i want america to be as good as she imagined it. all of us, we should do everything we can do to make sure this country lives up to our children's expectations. [ applause ] >> christina was given to us on september 11th, 2001, one of 50 babies born that day to be pictured in a book called "faces of hope." on either side of her photo in that book were simple wishes for a child's life. i hope you help those in need, read one. i hope you know all the words to the national anthem, and sing it with your hand over your heart. i hope -- i hope you jump in rain puddles. if there are rain puddles in heaven, christina is jumping in them today. [ applause ] and here on this earth, here on this earth, we place our hands over our hearts and we commit ourselves as americans to forging a country that is forever worthy of her gentle, happy spirit. may god bless and keep those we've lost in restful and eternal peace. may he love and watch over the survivors. and may he bless the united states of ameri

i want our democracies to be as good as christina imagined it. i want america to be as good as she imagined it. all of us, we should do everything we can do to make sure this country lives up to our children's expectations. as already has been mentioned, christina was given to us on september 11th, 2001, one of 50 babies born that day to be pictured in a book called "faces of hope." on either side of her photo in that book were simple wishes for a child's life. "i hope you help those in need" read one. "i hope you know all the words to the national anthem and sing it with your hand over your heart." "i hope you jump in rain puddles." if there are rain puddles in heaven, christina's jumping in them today. and here, on this earth, here on this earth, we place our hands over our hearts and we commit ourselves as americans to forging a country that is forever worthy of her gentle, happy spirit. may god bless and keep those we've lost in restful and eternal peace. may he love and watch over the survivors and may he bless the united states of america. >

live up to her expectations. ( cheers and applause ) i want our democracy to be as good as christina imagined it. i want america to be as good as she imagined it. all of us, we should do everything we can do to make sure this country lives up to our children's expectations. ( cheers and applause ) as has already been mentioned, christina was given to us on september 11, 2001, one of 50 babies born that day to be pictured in a book called "faces of hope." on either side of her photo in that book were simple wishes for a child's life. "i hope you help those in need," read one. "i hope you know all the words to the national anthem and sing it with your hand over your heart. i hope you-- i hope you jump in rain puddles." if there are rain puddles in heaven, christina is jumping in them today. ( applause ) and here on this earth, here on this earth, we place our hands over our heart, and we commit ourselves, as americans, to forging a country that is forever worthy of her gentle, happy spirit. may god bless and keep those we've lost in restful and eternal peace. may he love and watch over the survivo

i want our democracy to be as good as christina imagined it. america to be as good as she imagined it. (applause.) all of us, we should do everything we can to make sure this country lives up to our children's expectations. (applause.) more and september 11, 2011 it was sherry live pictures this morning from the sale are she will be buried. there is the flag that was from the top of the world trade center it will be buried with her as she was born on september 11th. >> be established at the university of california, santa cruz in memory of gabriel zimmerman, a graduate of the school who was among six people killed in a shooting at a political event in tucson, ariz., on saturday. zimmerman, 30, was event in a safeway parking lot when a 22-year- old man opened fire. twenty people were shot, including six who died. the two ucsc alumni who established the scholarship fund have no relationship to zimmerman, but they received approval from the shooting victim's family. the fund has had a facebook page since about noon wednesday and has already garner

i want our democracy to be as good as christina imagined it. i want america to be as good as she imagined it. all of us, we should do everything we can do to make sure this country lives up to our children's expectations. >> reporter: christina green was, in my ways, the emotional heart of that speech. and as was mentioned, president obama was speaking to a huge crowd. 13,000 people in the center with him and 13,000 people, an overflow crowd, in a stadium next door. a crowd watching on video monitors. in the crowd, leading politicians, a former supreme court justice, several gunshot victims still recovering from their wounds. george, back to you. >> thank you, dan. >>> and for more on that amazing moment when congresswoman gabby giffords opened her eyes for the first time, we're joined by two women who were in the room, senator kirsten gillibrand and congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz. thank you both for getting up so early this morning. congresswoman, let me begin with you. bring us by that bedside. tell us exactly what happened. >> george,

. >> i want our democracy to be as good as christina imagined it. s she imagined it. >> the president also honored the 13 wounded survivors. the crowd erupted into applause as he shared the latest on the congresswoman's condition he visited her moments before a 10ing the memorial and said while he was there, she opened her eye for the first time since being shot in the head. certainly a good sign. tucson is not only place where people are paying respects. people in the bay area are also remembering her last night. >> he came to this with a sense of commitment and a spirit to serve. that's the example that young people all over the country have witnessed and that's an example that i believe young people are following. >> heavy weights like barbaraly and jean quan attended in oakland. there were dozens of young people and members of the young democrats. one people said giffords was the voice of the people and inspired her to inspire her career in politics. >> good morning and thanks for joining us. >> we will get through traffic and weather in about a

(cheers and applause) i want our democracy to be as good as christina imagined it. >> rose: the presidento shared the news that congresswoman gabrielle giffords had opened her eyes for the first time yesterday. there are more encouraging signs today. doctors said she is able to open her eyes for 15 minutes at a time and can move part of her legs and hands. >> gabrielle giffords remains in critical condition but as you heard from the president yesterday, it is true she did have spontaneous eye opening yesterday and she's becoming more and more alert at this time period and she's making much more spontaneous movements as we have completely stopped all the medications that might blunt her mental stall us the. >> rose: joining me now in new york the george packer of the "new yorker" magazine, from washington, ross douthat of the "new york times" and from los angeles, wilentz, a professor of history at princeton. i am pleased to have all of them here. i go first to los angeles for a historical perspective. tell me how you saw this. >> well, he did what a president has to do in these circumstan

praised the little girl at last night's memorial he said he wants our democracy to be adagios as christina imagined it. >>> a hayward man in the hospital with a life threatening gunshot wound this morning. police say he was shot in the head by his 15-year-old son. the shooting reported from a home on gating road yesterday afternoon. when police arrived the boy had run away. police found him at a nearby park. neighbors say the boy's mother and her estranged husband, the boy's father, were arguing when the shot was fired. >>> four men facing murder charges in the drive by shooting death of a promising bay area musician. a break in the case just days ago. the suspects will be in court this morning. they are accused of killing the 24-year-old tucker a year ago. this past weekend one was arrested for a stabbing near an elementary school and police say he fired shots as he drove an interstate 80 near crockett. it's believed that tucker was an innocent victim killed by mistake. >> drove from sonoma county to contra costa county for the purpose of killing a rival gang member. the victim, tucker, was not the i

. >> i want our democracy to be as good as christina imagined it. >> now they are coming together, a week after that terrible day, the heros. >> my arm was hit with a bullet. >> the wounded. >> she took a little neighbor's girl away that morning and was unable to bring her home. >> those who lost loved ones. >> if i'm a hero, he's a superhero. [ laughter ] >> and those who saved others, the people of tucson who search for answers "after the tragedy: an american conversation continued" right now. good morning. we're here in the st. oodilia catholic church in tucson, arizona, so close to the scene of last week's tragic events that you could actually hear the shots ring out from this hall. a week ago a group of people gathered in a supermarket parking lot to do the most american of things, to meet with their elected representative, to share what was on their minds. that parking lot was until this morning a crime scene. the meeting precisely one week ago was brutally cut short. and so i'm here along with my colleague david muir to gather together for the first time since that day so many

i want our democracy to be as good as christina imagined it. i want america to be as good as she imagined it. all of us, we should do everything we can do to make sure this country lives up to our children's expectations. >> suarez: the tributes continued at today's funeral, with a display of e largest flag recovered from ground zero in new york, after the 9/11 attacks. the somber scene at the church today contrasted with growing hope at the hospital where representative giffords opened her eyes for the first time yesterday. today, her neurosurgeon dr. michael lemole called it a major milestone. >> she's still holding her own, following simple commands, and for me that tells me that higher brain center is working. you heard from the president she is now starting to open her eyes spontaneously, and i'm glad you heard that from him because it really puts a human side to this progress. >> suarez: the doctor went on to say: "we're wise to acknowledge miracles." the outpouring of support outside the hospital continued to grow today. what started wit

i want our democracy to be as good as christina imagined it. i want america to be as good as she imagined it. >> a national conversation under way about political discourse, mental illness and gun safety. what can washington do to prevent anything like this from happening again? joining us this morning to discuss how tucson might change the debate, senior senator from new york, chuck schumer and the republican from oklahoma, tom coburn. is this the game changer in political attitudes that 9/11 was to our attitudes about security? our special roundtable examines those questions and more, including the pattern of political attack and counterattack in the wake of the shooting. >> journalists and pundits should not manufacture a blood libel that serves only to incite the very hatred and violence that they purport to condemn. >> with us this morning, the reverend al sharpton, chairman of the special olympics, tim shriver. columnist for "the new york times," david brooks and columnist for the wall street journal, peggy noonan. captions paid for by nb

. >> i want our democracy to be as good as christina-taylor green imagined it. i want america to be as good as she imagined it. all of us, we should do everything we can can do to make sure the country loves us to our children's expectations. >> reporter: jonathan bloom, kron 4 news. >>> people in the bay area movedheld a candle light vigil this evening in oakland. local groups, the east bay, and others organized the ceremony outside city hall. all involved wanted to show prayers and concern for the victims of saturday's shooting as well as support for the families. in addition to showing solidaries the organizers wanted to make a statement against violence and they stressed this was a nonpartisan event. >> whether you are republican or democrat, white, black, asian, whoever you are, we need to stand together and understand each other and we need not to have fear of each other. >> tonight we now know what happened hours before the shooting in arizona. according to officials, jared lee loughner went to walmart but investigators will not say what he bought. then h

. >> i want our democracy to be as good as christina imagined it. i want america to be as good as she imagined it. all of us, we should do everything we can do to make sure this country lives up to our children's expectations. >> reporter: on wednesday tucson investigators confirmed the accused shooter, jared loughner, had been stopped by authorities for running a red light just hours before the shooting. he was released with just a warning. in postings from a gaming chat room published by the "wall street journal," loughner asked, does anyone have aggression 24/7? one of hundreds of posts complaining about his life. but it's the lives he's now accused of irreversibly changing that filled an arena with compassion and hope. >> if this tragedy prompts reflection and debate, as it should, let's make sure it's worthy of those we have lost. [ applause ] >> reporter: let me try to describe what happened in the room as the president was talking about gabby giffords opening her eye. apparently there was a congressional delegation in the room, they were talk

. >> i want our democracy to be as good as christina imagined it.is country lives up to our children's expectations. >> within a few moments, she literally opened her eyes. and, mark, her husband was so excited. he said, honey, if you can see us, if you can see us, give us the thumbs up. she not only gave the thumbs up. she literally raised her whole arm. >> new york city needs more snow like we need another kardashian. >> people are hungry. and how can you just let people sit there starving and not do anything about it? >> early next month, the iphone 4 will be part of the great verizon portfolio of products. >> freedom! freedom! >> it's actually interesting we should end with jon stewart. because of all people, he's the one that said this tucson tragedy, nothing political can be gained by it. and he did that show where he basically decided he wasn't going to touch the issue, which led a lot in terms of how people were looking at the debate. >> since he's known for doing nothing but touching the issues, he said i don't know the best way to handle t

i want our democracy to be as good as christina imagined it. i want america to be as good as she imagined it." end of quote. i hope that we will put political agendas aside, put our heads together so that we can lessen the chances of another tragedy such as tucson. that would be the very best memorial we could build to those who lost their lives and the best we could do for america to do our job to keep it safe. madam president, i yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. mr. durbin: i ask the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: so i can make the following request. i have three unanimous consent requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. i ask unanimous consent these requests be agreed to and printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: and i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the

i want our democracy to be as good as christina imagined it. want america to be as good as she imagined it. all of us, we should do everything we can do to make sure this country lives up to our children's expectations. >> reporter: now, christina's fun value later this afternoon. we've been mentioning all week that she was born on september 11th, 2001. and today a flag that once flew at ground zero will fly at the church today in her honor. >> ben tracy in tucson this morning, ben, thanks. boy, what an emotional day that will be and incredible that that flag was being brought in for christina's service today as she's laid to rest. joining us from tucson's university medical center is bill hileman and daniel hernandez, the man the president referred to as a hero. bill hileman, his wife is recovering from saturday's attack and she brought christina green down to that event. good to have you both with us, gentlemen. thank you for coming in this morning. >> thanks for having us. >> thank you, erica. >> daniel, it's hard for everybody not to stop w

. >> the president said our democracy should be as good as nine-year-old christina green imagined it. washington. >> we posted the president's entire speech at abc7news.com. you'll find it on the home page. >> arizona wasn't the only place to honor those shooting victims. about 100 people gathered in oakland last night for a candlelight vigil. >> judge john roll, dorothy morris. >> the names were read out loud. local clergy say they wanted to honor the victims in tucson but also condemn all violence. >> we owe it to the victims and the survivors of the attack on gabby and her brothers and sisters. to refocus our national efforts and our local efforts in the promotion of nonviolence. >> jean quan says she'll push to get the automatic weapons ban reinstated when she attends a conference of mayors in washington d.c. next week. >> san jose police hope newly released video will lead them to a hit and run driver. this shows a hit and run accident that critically injured a 15-year-old girl last week. the driver clips the teen and then keeps going. this happened on camden avenue about 1:00 in

good as christina imagined it. way the president to hear the way the president framed that, and it reminds one framed that, and it reminds one of martin luther king said of martin luther king said this -- our lives begin to end this -- our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the day we become silent about things that matter. things that matter. >> that's exactly right. >> that's exactly right. that's a beautiful quote. that's a beautiful quote. another important quote of dr.'s another important quote of dr.'s king's is when he posed, what king's is when he posed, what are we doing for others? are we doing for others? that's exemplified through that's exemplified through public servants and volunteers. public servants and volunteers. the people in communities are the people in communities are solving problems every day. solving problems every day. there are small things and big there are small things and big things. things. dr. king led a global movement, dr. king led a global movement, but i think what

. >> the president said our democracy could be as good as nine-year-old victim christina taylor green imagined it mass will be held this afternoon. >> we posted the entire speech at abc7news.com. >> arizona wasn't the only place where the shooting victims gathered. 100 gathered in oakland for a candlelight vigil. >> judge john roll -- >> the names of those killed in tucson were read out loud. they wanted to honor the victims in tucson but come together to condemn all violence. >> we owe it to the victims and the survivors of the attack on gabby and her brothers and sisters. to refocus our national efforts and our local efforts in the promotion of nonviolence. oakland mayor jean quan says she plans to push to get an automatic weapons ban reinstated when she attends a conference of mayors in washington d.c. next week. >> 6:45 now. there's a major shift in america's attitude about the economy. >> bloomberg reporter jane king joins us live from the new york stock exchange for the "moneyscope" report. good morning, jane. >> good morning. believe it or not americans now say china not the u.s. is the wo

imagined it. all of us, we should do everything we can do to make sure this country lives up to our children's expectations. [applause] it has already been mentiod, christina was given to us on the timber 11, 2001. there were 50 babies born that day pictured in a book called "faces a vote -- of hope." on the other side of her photo were simple wishes. i hope you help those in thneed. i hope you know all the words to the national ahem and sing it with your hand over your heart. [applause] i hope that you jump in rain puddles. if there are rain puddles in heaven, cristina is jumping in them today. [applause] and here, on this earth, a year on this earth we place our hands over our hearts and we commit ourselves as americans to forging a country that is forever were t for gentle, happy spirits. god bless and keep those we have lost. th love and watch over the survivors and may he bless the united states of america. [applause] >> thank you. thank you, president obama for your remarkable and inspiring words. [applause] i also thank all of the speakers here tonight as well as all of the federal, state, and local leaders that have come tonight to lend their suppo

spoke about the youngest victim in this attack nine year old christina and he called for us to make this democracy as good as she imagined it it was solemn it was unified and obama showed us once again that he can give a good speech but will that really change anything here to discuss it with me is matt welch editor in chief of reason magazine matt thanks so much for being here now give me first of all your general impression on this speech from obama last night did you like it well you know it was a great it's a sensually i think is probably the best speech that he's given as president if you think about what obama does well in these moments when we need someone to kind of thread the needle of a sensitive national discussion like in the campaign when he talked about race which was a ninety percent great speech there's ten percent those kind of bad bashing china but still when he treats americans like adults and understanding that we have legitimate differences with one another they can't be papered over in some sort of big you know national song fast he understands that and respects that you saw that respect in the way tha

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imagined it. all of us, we should do everything we can do to make sure this country lives up to our children's expectations. [applause] [applause] [applause] as has already been mentioned, christina was given to us on september 11th, 2001. one of 50 babies born on that day to be pictured in a book called "faces of hope." on either side of her photo in that book, there was simple wishes for a child's life. i hope that you help those in need, read one. i hope that you know all of the words to the national anthem and seeing this with your hand over your heart. -- and sing this with your hand over your heart. i hope you jump in rain puddles. if there are rain puddles in heaven, christina is jumping in them today. here on this earth, we place our hands over our hearts and we commit ourselves as americans in forging a country that despair forever worthy of her gentle and happy spirit. may god bless and keep those we have lost. may he watch over the survivors and may he blessed the net states of america. -- we commit ourselves as americans in forging a country that is forever where the of her gentle and happy spirit. [applause] [applause] >> thank you, president obama for your remarkabl

christina imagines. i want america to be as good as she imagined it. all of us, we should do everything we can do to make sure this country lives up to our children's expectations. meanwhile people in the the area moved by the events held a vigil last night local groups including the democrats come occurred campaign and others organized the ceremony outside of oakland city hall all involved wanted to show their prayers, concerns for the victims as low support for the families. in addition to solidarity they wanted to make a statement against violence in general. we now know what happened just hours before the shooting according to officials went to wal-mart it will not say what he bought. running a red light, police pull them over after his background check when i finally he went back to his home, grabbed up black bed from the trunk of the family car. his father was suspicious, ran after him. police are still looking for that begged. later he emerged from a taxi. also, a federal judge from california has been appointed to handle this case he was given

it hurts. i lost a friend. my friend lost her daughter. imagine. imagine. >> i can't imagine. what would you call the hardest, darkest moment? >> watching christina fade away. >> reporter: the human drama of that moment is almost unbearable to hear. >> you are gripping her hand? >> and looking into her eyes and i never blinked and she didn't blink. >> did you speak to each other? >> she didn't talk. she talked through her eyes and i was yelling at her to stay with me. don't you die on me. don't you leave me here alone. >> what did she do? >> she just kept looking at me. >> reporter: the heilmans say the relationship with christina's parents is still very strong. >> is there any blame? >> certainly none we felt from them. not a single soul has tried to put that type of cast on this event. the fact of the matter is the sadness of it is very, very deep and very, very dark. it's going to take a long time to contend with. >> reporter: bob woodruff, abc news, tucson. >>> suzy heilman was shot in the hip, abdomen and chest. she faces months of rehabilitation to recover from her wounds. >>> we turn next to the president obama and putting his finishing to