he's speaking to diane sawyer. we'll have a first look at the exclusive interview in just a minute. >> we're so looking forward to that. >>> and people across the country marking the legacy of martin luther king jr. today. on saturday, he would have been 82. this is the 25th year that the nation is observing the king's holiday. i had a chance while i was in atlanta to sit down with some of the people who worked with dr. king. hear what this day means to them. >> so young, only 39 years old. >>> also later this morning, the debate over vaccines and autism. the doctor who claimed to link them has lost his medical license. a brand-new study charges him with perpetrating an elaborate fraud. the researcher andrew wakefield is here to answer the charges live in a "gma" exclusive. >>> but we are going to begin with gabrielle giffords' husband breaking the silence on her remarkable recovery. tomorrow abc news is going to air his exclusive interview with diane sawyer. that's going to air on "20/20." david muir starts us off

commander mark kelly tells diane sawyer about his week at the bedside of his wife, congresswoman gabrielle gef fords, and the miracle of her recovery. it's an abc news exclusive. >>> doubling down. a command leer you can walk through, caviar tacos, rooms fit for royalty. just because they built it, will anyone come? we'll go inside what some are calling the last great las vegas casino. >>> and a brief history of regis. from the early days to "millionaire" to his name sake hit show, regis philbin announces his retirement, and we break down his legendary career by the numbers. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," january 18th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. and we begin tonight with a story of love, courage and grace. commander mark kelly has thrown in space three times, but he says he's closest to heaven when he's with his wife, congresswoman gabrielle giffords. in just three months time, commander kelly's scheduled to fly into space again, and not least among the signs of optimi

hour with congresswoman giffords' husband, astronaut mark kelly, speaking for the first time with diane sawyer's tuesday night at 10:00. and of course diane will be right back here tomorrow night. i'm david muir. good night. >> terry: the unsolved murder of a woman took are violent twist at a san jose shopping center. a man shot and killed man suspected of murdering his stawmplet jeanine arms disappeared ten years ago. her bid was never found. maurice nasmeh was charged in her death, only to have the charges dropped after two years in jail. >> reporter: terry, it took awhile for san jose police to connect the dots to this murder suicide that happened in san jose. police say 46-year-old maurice nasmeh had run into jeanine harms' brother, 52-year-old wayne sanchez, at the red robin restaurant. sanchez accused

diane sawyer with our "person of the week." >>> good evening. as we come on the air tonight, we've learned that america's top homeland security official has been the target of an explosive package. just about 24 hours after two parcels ignited at government offices in maryland, another one went off at a federal post office in washington, d.c. it was addressed to the secretary of homeland security, janet napolitano. pierre thomas is on the story again tonight. and pierre, this really raises the stakes for security officials. >> reporter: george, it really does. the device was sent to a postal facility not far from where i'm standing. as you can see, police have sealed off the area. the devices, as you said, are similar in nature to two devices sent to maryland officials yesterday. the device was sent, as you said, to homeland security secretary janet napolitano. she and her team have been informed and now officials across this region are on high alert. >> you say that her team has been informed, but has there been a change in he

in an exclusive interview with diane sawyer, she said gabby is responding to commands and one instanceeached out of gave him a neck rub. >> nine days after she was shot we may know today if gabrielle giffords can speak. she is breathing on her own and her condition has been upgraded from critical to serious after doctors removed a breathing tube that went down her throat. >> if she's more awoke, they can participate in her care and physical thera. >> there are two other shootings that remain in the hospital, some reunited for the first time in a town hall. kenneth shielded his wife from gunshots. >> my arm was hit with a bullet and i felt that pain. but i kept her down and i just waited for the next one because i really thought that was gonna be it. >> federal authorities are reportedly planning to move the trial of jared loughner to san diego because of the extensive publicity in arizona. in an interview to air tuesday night, giffords' husband was asked what he would say if jared loughner's parents asked to see him. >> i'd probably see him. i'd like to think i'm a person that's somewh

in an exclusive interview with diane sawyer, she said gabby is responding to commands and one instanceeached out of gave him a neck rub. >> nine days after she was shot we may know today if gabrielle giffords can speak. she is breathing on her own and her condition has been upgraded from critical to serious after doctors removed a breathing tube that went down her throat. >> if she's more awoke, they can participate in her care and physical therapy. >> there are two other shootings that remain in the hospital, some reunited for the first time in a town hall. kenneth shielded his wife from gunshots. >> my arm was hit with a bullet and i felt that pain. but i kept her down and i just waited for the next one because i really thought that was gonna be it. >> federal authorities are reportedly planning to move the trial of jared loughner to san diego because of the extensive publicity in arizona. in an interview to air tuesday night, giffords' husband was asked what he would say if jared loughner's parents asked to see him. >> i'd probably see him. i'd like to think i'm a person that's some

having michael bloomberg and diane sawyer, the fbi says he went too far.e have more on federal charges with jean. jean, there's a everyone using a mobile device in this one. >> reporter: that's right. daniel says he calls himself an internet troll. he wanted people to know that the i scad mire the 26-year-old leaves a federal court in new jersey claiming his innocence. but the doff and the servers to still 120' e-mail addresses. mobile device security advertises like lookout are pepping up to protect zurms tht he managed to nab some contacts, michael bloomberg, diane sawyer and rahm emanuel. they didn't catch on until they posted wash out, gawkers. >> when you think about this. >> experts say protecting financial information on your mobile device is a must. spitler is out on bail. a judge ordered him to stay off computers unless at work. something the squurt. the manager says he's welcome back. >> pretty ideal tenant. quiet, clean he's facing charges that could send him to prison for year years. reporting live in. >>> tonight council members put off discus

. >> reporter: giffords husband, mark kelly, told diane sawyer in an exclusive interview, that he hadeen the picture of accused gunman, jared loughner, and had seen enough. but the fbi is using surveillance videos to see more about loughner's actions and demeanor. a tape says that loughner talked to a store clerk moments before unloading 30 rounds of ammunition. two shooting victims remain in the hospital, including congresswoman giffords, who doctors say continues to improve. >> the progress she has made with this injury has been nothing short of a miracle. >> reporter: and since the shooting, congresswoman gifford's colleagues on capitol hill have introduced gun control measures, include one that would ban high-capacity ammunition clips, like the one used in tucson. rob and vinita? >> thanks, emily. >>> a fatal gas line blast has rocked a philadelphia neighborhood. it happened last night as crews were working to get at a gas and water main break. at least one person, believed to be a gas company worker was killed and five injured. dozens of residents were forced to evacuate. >>> alo

. >>> and coming up on "good morning america," diane sawyer conducts a roundtable with some of the tea party candidates that are members of the house of representatives new freshman class. >>> a key member of the president's staff will soon be leaving the white house. press secretary robert gibbs is taking a new role, as an outside adviser. he'll likely be advising strategy for the president's re-election campaign. mr. obama is looking for a new chief of staff and a top economic adviser. >>> navy captain owen honors has now been fired. he was stripped of his command and assigned a desk job after the videos shot aboard "the uss enterprise." a top admiral says he has lost confidence in his ability to lead effectively. >> you bond in that environment. and no doubt, a lot of people like that sort of edgy humor. but the fact of the matter is, members have to set examples to lead with integrity and to lead the entire crew. not just those that like your particular brand of humor. >> now, the navy is trying to figure out what other top military leaders knew about the videos. >>> overseas news

diane sawyer is right back here tomorrow night. thank you for watching tonight.night. >> alan: it spent four days adrift at sea without pour, hot food or flushing toilets. today the carnival splen doctor entersplen. >> here it is, off pier 70, and work has already begun. the carnival splen -- splendour arrived in san francisco. it will be getting a new diesel generator. all of this stems from the fire that tookac

he tells diane sawyer how he's certain she knows he's by her bedside. >> does she recognize you?i'm pretty sure she does. and certainly today. >> what convinced you? >> yesterday in particular she started playing with my wedding ring. so i hold her hand. she'll play with my wedding ring. and she'll move it up and down my finger. she'll take it off like this. she'll put it on her own finger. she'll move it to her thumb and then she can put it back on my finger. the reason why i know that means she recognizes me is because she's done that before. i mean, before this accident. she does that all the time. >> diane sawyer will be on the set of "good morning america" which starts at 7:00 to tell us more about the congresswoman and the astronaut and how together they're making progress towards recovery. you can see diane sawyer's complete interview with mark kellie on a special edition of 20/20 tonight at 10:00 here at abc 7. >> fog the last couple nights and certainly this morning. >> things are improving as you said so we should get gradual sunlight? mike? >> should see it a couple ho

we want to remind you that our live coverage of the state of the union address with diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos begins tuesday night, 9:00 eastern. >> and for a check of the other morning's top stories now, we turn to ron claiborne. good morning, ron. >> hey, good morning, bianna and dan, good morning, everyone. >>> we start with some good economic news. general motors is reportedly planning to hire 650 new workers that will come from a pool of 3,500 laid off workers. the automaker is bringing them back to add a shift at its assembly plant in flint, michigan. several models of trucks including the chevrolet and sierra trucks are built at that facility and an official announcement of the hiring is expected on monday. >>> in iraq, at least eight people were killed in a series of bombings in baghdad this morning. five car bombs exploded in different neighborhoods there. and three more were defused. more than 30 people were also injured. these are the first bombing attacks inside baghdad itself in months. >>> and drone missile strikes killed at least six people. the two attack

film producer it and at diane sawyer. what is the it online, naughtythey speak to them into coughing up the mail addresses including the ones who gave up these e- mail addresses. >> he is very quiet attended. he kept to himself. i saw him a handful of times. for the most part he is ideal. there's no noise complaints, they do not party. they're quiet and respectful tenants. i surprised to learn that he was, had been arrested. >> coming up at 5:30 p.m. we will play what he said about the fbi it showing up at his building. >> a group representing san francisco hotels say that those who worked for higher wages are damaging the economy. >> protesters marching in front of hotels carrying signs and repeating chance. the high it has 800 employees at his union bills are underpaid. it is resulting in higher health care costs. they're saying that the union is taking at toll on business and what is a bad book business is bad for the economy and plays as well. the high it has set up an alternate entrance of hotel patrons can avoid the

. >> reporter: during an interview with diane sawyer, gabrielle giffords' husband, astronaut, mark kelly, described a stunning moment. when still not able to speak, she reached over to him. >> she stuck her hand up on the side of my face this morning. i leaned over. and she spent ten minutes, giving me -- this is so typical of her. she's in the icu. gone through this traumatic injury. and she spent ten minutes giving me a neck massage.wouldn'ti'm pretty sure she wouldn't do that for somebody else. and she's looking me in the eye. >> she reached up for you? >> for ten minutes, rubbing my neck. and i keep telling her, gabby, you're in the icu. you don't need -- you don't need to be doing this. but it's so typical of her. no matter how bad the situation might be for her, she's looking out for other people. >> reporter: the congresswoman is breathing on her own after doctors removed a breathing tube that went down her throat. after a smaller tube was inserted, she still cannot speak. >> she cannot vocalize. but she certainly could mouth words or something like that, when she's ready to do th

alex stone has the latest. >> reporter: during an interview with diane sawyer, gabrielle giffordn > sha stunning moment when still not able to speak, she suddenly reached over to him. >> she stuck her hand up on the side of my face this morning. i leaned over and then she spent ten minutes giving me -- this is so typical of her. she's in the icu. you know, gone through this traumatic injury and she spent ten minutes giving me a message. and i'm pretty sure she wouldn't do that for somebody else. she's looking me in the eye -- >> she reached up to you? >> she reached up, for ten minutes, rubbing my neck. i keep telling her, i'm like, gabby, you're in the icu. you know, you don't need -- you know, you don't need to be doing this. but it's so typical of her. no matter how bad the situation might be for her, she's looking out for other people. >> reporter: the congresswoman is breathing on her own after doctors removed a breathing tube that went down her throat after a smaller tube was inserted, she still cannot speak. >> she cannot vocalize but she certainly could mouth words or something

her husband mark kelly told diane sawyer in an interview his wife stod on her feet and looked out thedow of her hospital room yesterday. doctors expect the congresswoman to be moved tie rehab hospital in houston to be closer to her astronaut husband as he prepares for a trip to space. the houston facility also specializes in the rehabilitation of gunshot victims. she was shot in front of a tucson safeway. six people died. the gunman is due in court on monday. >> meteorologist mike nicco ahead with the forecast. >> kind of a white knuckle day. you gotta hold on especially with a high profile vehicle. that will slow down but what won't is the sunshine and the warmer than average temperatures. we'll see how long these records can last in your forecast. >> mike, thanks. in a rare surgery that had only been performed once before, the story of a northern california's voice. today the patient reunites with her surgeon. >> the reunion of another kind. how one young woman tracked down her real family after 23 years. daddy...yeah, buddy? how many nickels are in a dollar? there are 20 nickels in

her husband mark kelly told diane sawyer in an interview his wife stod on her feet and looked out theindow of her hospital room yesterday. doctors expect the congresswoman to be moved tie rehab hospital in houston to be closer to her astronaut husband as he prepares for a trip to space. the houston facility also specializes in the rehabilitation of gunshot victims. she was shot in front of a tucson safeway. six people died. the gunman is due in court on monday. >> meteorologist mike nicco ahead with the forecast. >> kind of a white knuckle day. you gotta hold on especially with a high profile vehicle. that will slow down but what won't is the sunshine and the warmer than average temperatures. we'll see how long these records can last in your forecast. >> mike, thanks. in a rare surgery that had only been performed once before, the story of a northern california's voice. today the patient reunites with her surgeon. >> the reunion of another kind. how one young woman tracked down her real family after 23 years. are you trapped and don't know how to escape your addiction to cigarettes? o

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he told diane sawyer in an exclusive iterview that he's convinced she recognizes him. >> yesterday inularly she started playing with my wedding ring. if i hold her hand, she'll play with my wedding ring. and she'll move it up and down my finger. she'll take it off like this, put it on her own finger, move it to her thumb and she can put it back on my finger. the reason why i know that means she recognizes me is because she's done that before. >> kelly said one of the hardest things he'll have to do, tell his wife about the people who died that day. he said he's waiting for the right time to tell her. >> a gas main explosion in a philadelphia neighborhood left one person dead, injured five others, and forced dozens of people out of their homes. it happened last night. the blast as you saw there blew up a street and sent a 50-foot fireball jetting into the sky. fire dispatchers received reports of a gas and water main break in the neighborhood about an hour before the explosion. it took firefighters nearly two hours after that to bring the fire under control. this morning the red cross

. >>> i'm diane sawyer at abc news headquarters in new york here with george stephanopoulos. and we're briefly interrupting your programming to take you out to giant university of arizona, mckale memorial center in tucson. every seat filled as the nation gathers with them. this memorial service for the victims of the shooting in tucson. it's under way and the spread about to speak. >> you said every seat, diane. there are 14,000 at the mckale memorial center. another 14,000 at the stadium nearby. it's a reversing. just moments, doctors came into the room, huge cheers. applause for the president. when he came in, he embraced daniel hernandez. he's that intern who put his hands on the wound and then hugging mark kelly, of course, husband of congresswoman giv wc giffords. he's been keeping a vigil there. the doctor visited them as well. >> and the doctors say she's responding spontaneously this evening, showing more signs, as they do. yes, he held her hand. he's been there for showers. and the memorial outside the hospital has grown exponentially. it's been said that sometimes a

new york mayor michael bloomberg, diane sawyer, former white house chief of staff rahm emanuel. authorities didn't catch on until there was story about the breach. >> i maintain my innocence and i'm not worried about this case at all. >> investigators say there is no evidence the man used the e-mail illegally but hacking into the system and taking private information is against the law. spitler is out on bail and is ordered to stay away from computers unless he is at work. >>> police are searching for three men who robbed a man at gunpoint in a market parking lot in concord around 8:30 last night in the parking lot of bond fair market on willow pass. the man had arranged to meet one of the other men to buy something, we don't know what, after the two met, two other men showed up, pulled out a gun, demanded the victim's wallet. the muggers drove away in a tan or gold 1991, possibly 92 bmw 5 series, four doors, police believe the seller and the other two men were working together. >> in berkeley, council members delayed creation of a $20,000 fund to help city employees pay for sex

i'll be anchoring tonight with diane sawyer. robin. >> all right, george. >>> we're learning more this morning about monday's deadly suicide bombing in moscow's busiest airport. brian ross has been looking at what this means for american airports and security here at home. but first, miguel marquez has been following the story overnight for us. good morning, miguel. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the part of the terminal right behind me is where the bomb exploded. it's still closed today, although the airport is open. the moment of impact was captured on camera. if you look at the upper right corner of your screen, you can see the bomb exploding. the bomber or bombers, it may have been a man and a woman, walked into a nonsecure, arrival area of the airport. and witnesses say, one of them yelled i'll kill you all, before the explosion. the bomb itself was a packed -- a plastic explosive, packed with ball bearing, bits of wire, all packed into a suitcase. while 40 people are still in the hospital, that are critically injured, t

bob talked to diane sawyer about some of the more surprising aspects of recovery. >> the congresswoman we know speaks fluent spanish. you speak multiple languages and you woke up speaking chinese and italian? >> chinese and french. i wish i did noah tall yuan. there is a possibility she may wake up and speak spanish better than she speaks english. scientists believe the languages you learn before you are six are in a different part of the brain than those you learned after age six. so there are sometimes you could be hit in part of the brain that affects one and not the others. >> and despite his uh -- uh finish tee for foreign languages, it took him 10 minutes to recite the english alphabet early on. >>> on the east coast, another winter storm roared through today. across the nation we have seen record snowfall and record low temperatures and a record number of storms. climate scientists say global warming is the cause of the record cold. with the weather pattern shifting in different ways. extremes in weather year-round and winter with much more snow. and around here, a lot of warm t

two months ago, diane sawyer's team traveled to china to see the breathtaking pace of change there and tonight, clarissa ward reports from beijing that china is still growing at top speed. >> reporter: china is hot on america's heels. look out, boeing. china is designing its first commercial airplane. watch out, nasa. china's building its very own space station. >> i think we're going to see a china that's going to spread its wings more. a china that is not going to be contained. >> reporter: china launched into 2011 full throttle, brazenly testing its first stealth fighter jet just as secretary gates arrived in the country. this year, china is paving 16,000 miles of highway, boasting that in just five years, they'll have more highways than america. just a few months ago, when diane, david and i fanned out across the country, we had a chance to ride china's new bullet train, breaking records of 230 miles per hour. this year, the nation will start to lay an astonishing 19,000 miles of railway lines. and china is going to need all the tracks it can get. as it prepares to break a new reco

kellie talked with abc's diane sawyer and the interview will air during a special edition of 20/20 thattarts at 10 p.m.. a soldier from danville has lost his life in afghanistan. 47-year-old army major evan j. mulldick died last week in a non-combat-related incident. he had been in afghanistan a year and was supposed to come back home to danville in just two weeks. >> a great man, great father. you know, when he first told me about what had happened, i was just really devastated for his kids because i knew how much they loved their dad. >> major rolldick is married with three children. before going to afghanistan, he served in iraq as a member of the national guard. the nation honors the late civil rights leader dr. martin luther king jr. today. the 27th annual freedom train is scheduled to depart san jose's caltrain station at 9:30 this morning. it will make stops along the way before arriving in san francisco for a full day of celebrations at the gardens. the freedom trains were established all over the country as a way for residents to memorialize dr. king's historic 1965 march in al

. >>> as we mentioned the congresswoman's husband has talked exclusively to diane sawyer. we'll have more on "gma" plus a prime time abc news special tomorrow night at 10:00 eastern. >>> leyte former dictator jean-claude "baby dock" duvalier has returned after political exile. he has returned to his natuive country after years in exile. it comes after haiti is in political crisis and reconstruction. it's marked by corruption, political intimidation and the disappearance of thousands. he'll answer questions later today at a news conference. >>> the leader of a major political party in israel is quitting that party. his departure from the labor party could weaken benjamin netanyahu's coalition. his defense minister has been criticized for remaining in the government while peace talks are stalling. >>> and in northwest pakistan this morning, an explosion aboard a mini business killed 18 people. it's unclear if the blast was caused by a bomb for a malfunction of the vehicle's engine. a second bus was nearly tipped over by the power of the explosion. >>> back here at home, more

victims, more than 100,000 ipad users, including new york's mayor michael bloomberg and news anchor diane sawyer. prosecutors say that daniel spitler took advantage of a security probable recommend that exposed email addresses of at&t users that had 3-g wireless. spitler and this man, andrew auernheimer, may have sold those addresses to spammers. both men facing fraud and conspiracy charges. >>> all right. you have a cell phone? brace yourself. your carrier may be coming up with some new ways to charge you more. on the consumerwatch, julie watts is going to explain those charges. what are they? >> reporter: verizon and sprint are make changes to some of their most popular plans and that means many customers would be paying more for the same level of service. ♪ [ music ] >>> reporter: talk is cheap but data, that's going to cost a bit more. sprint is raising the cost of its unlimited data plan by $10 from $59 to $79. that's the same as t-mobile but compare that to verizon, which charges just $29 a month for unlimited data use although that is on top of other fees. and at&t no longer offers the un

. >> of course we'll have more news with diane sawyer. we know you'll have more for us in the newscast as well. 31 people dead. 130 injured in that big airport in moscow. thank you, juju, let's get back over to george. george. there are new signs that the economy is heating up. two new reports showing it may be growing faster this year than was forecasted a few months ago. and a lot more jobs could be created the next six months. bianna golodryga is here to walk us through the good numbers. >> good morning, george. that's a sign that the economy may be turning a corner. a new poll is showing 42% of 82 companies surveyed in a quarterly poll say they're going to increase hiring in the next six months. only 7% are not increasing hiring. that's a good sign. that coincides with another report from "usa today" that says nine out of ten economists predict that they will see the economy turn around. they are much more optimistic over the next three months. and this is an indicator that we are seeing across the board. and companies with over $1 tr

diane sawyer is right back here tomorrow. i'm dan harris.for watching, and good night. >> i just presumed that british airways is probably flying. >> alan: a bay area man prepares to leave cairo as thousands of egyptians defy a curfew for a third night. good evening. today egypt's military put on a show or force over cairo protestors. fighter jets buzzed the demonstrators as police returned to the streets with a high profile display of authority and a situation spiraling out of control. now in its sixth day, the protests are centered in the main square. the official death toll stands at 97, thousands injured. witnesses believe the

. >> reporter: even law enforcement from what the sheriff told diane sawyer today. >> this is somewhat dysfunctional family. and this individual has probably been troubled for some time. >> reporter: you think there's little question that they knew he was very troubled? >> i don't think there's any doubt about that at all. i think the entire neighborhood, where they lived, was aware. >> reporter: but apparently no one followed up on those warning signs until it was too late. loughner grew up in the northwest corner of tucson in this modest ranch house where, until saturday, he lived with his parents. neighbors described them as a family of loners. >> it was times when we would be out with other neighbor kids playing in the street and jared wouldn't be allowed out. he'd have to sit and watch us from the door, the window. it just became very isolating. >> reporter: at mountain view high school, he started off as a regular kid who played saxophone in the jazz band and in his spare time played drums. >> pretty much hung out with a group of like five or six of us. we'd spend time in this li

and tonight on "world news," diane sawyer also reports from the scene of the tragedy. >>> in other news wednesday marks one year since that devastating earthquake in haiti. the reconstruction of haiti's capital port-au-prince has even hardly even started. the quake killed more than 300,000 people and left more than 1.5 million homeless. >>> the alaska pipeline was shut down after a leak was discovered at a pump station saturday. the production from the north slope is largely cut off. the news sent skyrocketing oil prices soaring even higher today. >>> in medical news this morning, an intriguing new study on the as you of autism. researchers say having babies close together may put the second child at higher risk of developing the disorder. and as soon as the second child was conceived, the higher the risk. the results held true no matter the age of parents. it's on the rise in the u.s. because women are delaying child birth. >>> taking a look now at the nfl playoff picture. the packers were the last team to qualify for next weekend divisional playoff. aaron rodgers connected on three to

he told diane sawyer in an interview that he is convinced she recognizes him. >> yesterday in particular she started playing with my wedding ring. i would hold her hand and she will play with my wedding ring. she will move it up and down my finger. she will take it off like this and put it on her own finger. she will move it to her thumb and then she can put it back on my finger. the reason i know it means she recognizes me is she has done that before. >> kelly says one of the hardest things he will have to do is tell his wife about the people who died that day in tucson. he says he is waiting for the prop -- the appropriate time to tell her that news. >>> as of this moment mark kelly is scheduled to be the commander of the final shuttle mission. whether he goes or stays, his nasa colleagues certainly understand his wife's recovery is the top priority now. leigh glaser is here. leigh, you spoke with a bay area astronaut about this, right? >> yes. and even with the upcoming shuttle mission, astronauts we talked to tonight say the shuttle commander mark kelly's priority now should be with

and our diane sawyer hosts the ceremony tonight in washington. >>> a massive rocket is set to launchs afternoon from vandenberg air force base in california. the 23-story tall delta 4 is carrying a top-secret spy satellite. the liftoff will be so big, some say it might shatter nearby windows and actually feel like an earthquake. >>> and new england patriots quarterback tom brady is reportedly having surgery today on his right foot. it's to repair lingering damage from a stress fracture. and it comes less than a week after the patriots were ousted from the nfl playoffs. >>> for some of you, local news is next. [ slap! ] [ slap! slap! slap! slap! slap! ] [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fighting you? fight back fast with tums. calcium rich tums goes to work in seconds. nothing works faster. ♪ tum ta tum tum tums to cover up flaws and make skin look pretty but there's one that's so clever, it makes your skin look better even after you take it off. neutrogena healthy skin liquid makeup. 98% of women saw improvement in their skin's natural texture, tone, or clarity. does your makeup

giffords' husband gave his first interview exclusively to diane sawyer and lee has more on that. >> afterays in an arizona hospital room, congresswoman gabrielle giffords' husband says he sees clear signs of hope. >> for ten minutes rubbing my neck. i tell her, gabby, you're in the ucu. you don't need to be doing this. but so typical of her. no matter how bad the situation might be for her, she's looking out for other people. >> astronaut mark st. patrick's day -- mark kellie may have seen gifford smile. >> giffords is in serious condition breathing on her own after a weekend surgery on her fractured right eye socket. doctors say she hasn't yet mouthed any words. yesterday friends and family honored gabe zimmerman, one of six people killed in the shooting. last night sarah palin gave her first television interview since the shooting speaking with sawn hannity on fox news channel. she says she's falsely accused of being an accessory to murder and blood liable. >> blood liable obviously means be falsely accused of having blood on your hands. this case that's exactly what was going on. >> a

she spoke to diane sawyer not long ago. >> your dad doesn't know that you're his daughter.ut he still uses expressions. >> yeah, he'll say to me sometimes he doesn't say anything, but sometimes he'll say, you're beautiful and i'll say to him, i'm your daughter, maria and he goes, you are? i go, i am, you're my dad. and he goes, wow. >> reporter: always the family man, even in the grips of alzheimer's and even at the funerals of his wife eunice and brother-in-law ted in 2009, sargent shriver still seemed to savor the family coming together. a smile and a spirit that the disease could not suppress. sargent shriver was 95. >>> and still ahead on "world news," is that tuition worth it? what really goes on at college campuses across the country. a new study. >>> and, after all those hours, 16,000 of them, as our friend on tv, regis, retires. [ female announcer ] you won't believe your eyes. you won't believe your taste buds. you won't believe it's fiber. benefiber. clear, taste-free, and dissolves completely. what a beautiful way to get fiber everyday. that's the beauty of benef

. >>> he describes his time with his wife in an exclusive interview with diane sawyer. an early look. >>> good evening, i'm terry moran. almost 3 million young people belong to the boy scouts and collectively they spend millions of hours a year outdoors. on most excursions the greatest hazards scouts face are mosquito bites or campfire ghost stories scare, but on several high-profile occasions now going back to the 1990s things have gone terribly wrong and the question then becomes who if anyone is at fault? here's john donvan for our series "nightlight investigates." >> reporter: their famous motto, be prepared. first on the list of virtues is the word trustworthy. >> to keep myself physically strong mentally awake and morally straight. >> reporter: including a 17-year-old boy named michael sclawy-adelman. so he had a goal. >> certainly. >> he wanted to be an eagle. >> reporter: which is a hard thing to do. but because of what happened to michael on his way to eagle scouting's highest rank achieved by only a very few. how close was he. >> pretty close. >> reporter: bec

diane sawyer's exclusive interview with mark kelly, as he keeps watching gabrielle giffords' bedside. how he knew she knew him. >> i'd hold her hand, she'll play with my wedding ring. >>> family feud. the reagan brothers fight over their father's legacy. and when the signs of the president's alzheimer's first surfaced. our exclusive, live interview with ron reagan. >>> and watch out. how texting when you're shopping can leave you soaking wet. >>> there, but for the grace of god. that could happen to me. no question about it. >> you text and walk? >> well, i'm trying to recover from it, but, yes, every once in a while i do. >> i can't imagine it. it's too difficult. >> she got up and walked away, like nothing happened. >> and nobody's looking around. everybody is like, this is usual. >> right out of the fountain. >>> good morning, everyone. robin is off today. great to have elizabeth vargas here. >> it's nice to be here. >>> and also this morning, we have new details on steve jobs. he is the head of apple. he's taking a medical leave, his third in several years, with no explanation or

. >> giffords husband mark kelly told diane sawyer that he's seen the picture of the accused gunman jaredr and seen enough. but the f.b.i. is using the surveillance video trying to see more about loughner's actions and demeanor. loughner talked to a store clerk moments before firing more than 30 rounds of ammunition. it's unlikely the tapes will be released before loughner's trial. two shooting victims remain in the doctor including congresswoman giffords. >> the progress she has made has been nothing short of a miracle. >> colleagues on capitol hill introduced bills to ban high capacity ammunition clips like the one used in tucson. >> it's 5:50 let's make it. a little breezy out there this morning and that makes it a little more visible. >> right. definitely the fog is gone, mike. >> yeah, definitely is. that means good news for those trying to get some people over to sfo. no flight arrival delays this morning. it is breezy as you can see, especially along 101 in the north bay this morning. mount tamalpais about 2600 feet up. you can see the wind blowing the camera around and that's why.

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. >>> we're going to have full coverage of the president's speech anchored by diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos tuesday night beginning at 9:00 eastern time here on abc. >>> a big week for the president. let's bring in christiane amanpour host of "this week." good evening, christiane. the president is going to be talking jobs, jobs, jobs. the question is where does he think the jobs are going to come from? >> by hiring jeff immelt, the president intends, we hear, to shift the focus of economic growth from the financial services bubble of the past decade to manufacturing, really making things as an engine for growth and also for employment. we also expect him to talk about debt, reducing it, and also the size of government, two big issues for the new gop leadership in the congress. >> thanks christiane. she will be focusing on the state of the president tomorrow on abc's "this week" ahead of tuesday's speech. >>> from a preview of the president's speech, we turn to a preview of the next campaign. in new hampshire, one of the first proven grounds of presidential politics, we got an

and diane sawyer will be in tucson tomorrow night for "world news."n off, david muir continues our coverage online. on facebook. join the conversation at abcnews.com. have a good night. >> alan: in perhaps its final act as san francisco mayor, gavin newsom makes a surprise announcement. first -- >> jared loughner was subdued by brave people at the sing. >> alan: the fbi director praised those who stepped up in the shooting in tucson. the suspect in the shooting of congresswoman gabrielle giffords is facing federal charges tonight. they include five counts of murder and attempted assassination. we have the latest from tucson. >> did you say gabrielle giffords was hit? >> reporter: representative gabrielle giffords is in a medically drug induced coma, her police unclear. many are calling it a miracle she evenrv

. >> reporter: late this afternoon in an interview with diane sawyer, the sheriff responded. >> the kindof rhetoric that flows from people like rush limbaugh, in my judgment, he's irresponsible, uses partial information, sometimes wrong information, attacks people, angers them against government, angers them against elected officials, and that kind of behavior, in my opinion, is not without consequences. and i think he's irresponsible. >> is it right to link it to this horrible incident? >> well, that's my opinion. people can have their own opinions. the listeners, the viewers, can judge for themselves. but my feeling is that there are millions of people in this country who feel exactly as i do and nobody is saying anything. >> reporter: a nation united in its sorrow over this tragedy. but divided over what may have caused it. jake tapper, abc news, the white house. >> and after a break, we'll tell you about a monster storm. is it heading your way? r storm. is it heading your way? i was doing the corporate grind like everyone else. but to be successful, i knew i had to be different. ink,

giffords' husband gave his first interview exclusively to diane sawyer. >> after days in an arizona hospitalling her gabby, you're in the ucu. you don't need to be doing this. but it's so typical of her. no matter how bad the situation might be for her she's lookin' out for other people. >> astronaut mark kellie says he may have seen giffords smile. >> she's interacting perhaps in her own way with him. >> giffords is in serious condition breathing on her own after a weekend surgery on her fractured right eye socket. doctors say she hasn't yet mouthed any words. yesterday friends and family honored stafford gabe zimmerman killed in the shoot. >> we mourn with those who mourn. >> last night sarah palin gave her first television interview with sean hannity on fox news channel. she's been falsely accused of being an accessory to murder and criticized for blood liable. >> blood liable means being falsely accused of having blood on your hands. that's exactly what was going on. >> a washington post poll finds 30% of americans approve of the way sarah palin responded to the arizona shooting. more th

. >> diane sawyer joins us now here in houston. ane, you'll be reporting all day here for "world news." we have to focus on what's happening behind us here. congresswoman giffords. in the middle of so many hopeful signs. >> up in that room it's hard to not think of it as valor. two fingers lifted as you said, before, george, and we know squeezing of the hand is another sign when you're coming out of sedation. we're told that she has some alertness. and there is a report this morning she's even been told when she's coming out that president obama is calling. we don't know how much she hears at this point but we'll learn more about that today. also, so many questions about the parents of loughner himself. and we have a lot of new reporting on this front. we'll be bringing everyone more tonight. >> even though the sheriff said he acted alone. there are questions about the kind of family life he had but diane will be here with a special report and the moment of silence. >>> when we come back, the heroes who tackled the gunman. what they

now reporting, diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos. >> and good evening to all of you from washington, d.c. on this exciting night, a big night setting the stage for big decisions ahead for this nation. about jobs, your taxes, all of our future together and, of course, what do we do about the nation's overwhelming budget deficit? it is a crossroads kind of night, george. >> that is right, diane. and the big point of the obama presidency. what a two years it's been. real fights about how to fix things. and now the president is going to face a republican majority in the house. and a country that's starting to feel better about the economy, but more worried than ever that over the long-term, we're falling behind. and that's why his theme tonight is going to be winning the future. >> but we're going to be examining the question of unity. before we go to the room, i want to show everybody something you'll see in this room tonight. this is the black and white ribbon for congresswoman gabrielle giffords. of course, her shooting in tucson caused everyone to stop, pause and think and created a

but as diane sawyer reports, even hollywood cannot have come up with this romantic tale. >> reporter:t astronaut met gabrielle giffords, he was married and she was with somebody else, too. a year later they saw each other again at the second conference and in between he had gotten a divorce. and did she really give you dating advice after your divorce? >> yes, she did. i'd call her on the phone. >> reporter: was there a moment you knew? >> well, she wanted to go and visit the state penitentiary in florence, arizona. >> reporter: almost too romantic. >> too romantic, isn't it? you just can't -- >> reporter: cliche of romance. she had a political position and opposition to the death penalty but wanted to test her opinion firsthand. >> that was our first date, visiting death row. >> reporter: was it love at second sight? >> i think at that point it was third. >> reporter: he was 43, she was 38. religion an issue? with the two of you? i mean, i'm thinking -- >> no we've talked about it. >> reporter: irish catholic and a jewish girl from arizona. >> nope, not an issue. not for me. not for

diane sawyer is right back here in the chair tomorrow night. i'm dan harris.ou very much for watching, and good night. today is my final address. i want to say something simply from the heart and that is, thank you. >> alan: parting word from governor schwarzenegger on his last full day in office. today brings a close to the governor's seven years in sacramento. he admits that history will be the judge of his administration's accomplishments but says he is confident he did what is best for california. lillian kim joins us with more on the governor's final address to california. >> reporter: the governor was a bit sentimental when he delivered his final weekly radio address. the governor took office seven years ago, replacing gray davis, in an historic recall election. today hemarked the end of his term by thanks californians

for all of us together, tonight, i'm diane sawyer, for george stephanopoulos, wishing you a good night. is. >>> an apology from arnold schwartzeneggar. >> the struggle to capture a pit bull that attacked a 10-year-old boy. >> and a story of compassion in a coffee cup. a woman joining her part to help the victims of the haiti earthquake. >> and a second scam accused of bilking hundreds of northern california homeowners. that story is straight ahead on 7 on your side. >>> good evening, thanks for joining us. we're running late tonight because we've provided coverage of the president's speech in tucson. >> we'll have a recap of the memorial service coming up later in the newscast. >> an explanation and an apology to the family of a murder victim. >> but the letter is only causing more pain. the former governor explains why he commuted the sentence of a high-ranking politician's son. we have the family reaction. >> schwartzeneggar said he was so sorry the commute taigs caused this family more pain. the family, though, calls this letter a public relations stunt, a joke and damage control. n

>>> finally tonight a look ahead to diane sawyer's exclusive interview with captain mark kelly who shares details of the recovery of his wife congresswoman gabrielle giffords. >> she reached up and rubbing my neck for ten minutes, i'm like, gabby, you're in the icu, you don't need -- you don't need to be doing this. but it's so typical of her. no matter how bad the situation might be for her, she's looking out for other people. >> there will be a lot more of that interview tomorrow on "good morning america." "world news," special edition of "20/20." that's our report for tonight. for all of us at abc news, good night, america. >> jimmy: hi, i'm jimmy kimmel. on the show tonight, from the new series "episodes," matt leblanc. from "no ordinary family," julie benz. and a live performance by this guy. his name is michael carbonaro, he has the smoothest skin in show business. "jimmy kimmel live" back in two minutes. it is who we are and what makes us great. we debate politics. we debate sports. we debate art. and we debate debates. ♪ but when it comes to cars... the debate...is over. the 2011