. >> gabby giffords - taking a leap of faith. the unique way the former congress woman marked the anniversary of the attempt on her life. >> and why african migrants in israel want to be heard. >> welcome back, the trial of egypt's deposed president mohamed morsi has been delayed. he has been charged with inciting protesters. the trial was postponed because fog in the city of cairo. prosecutors charged mohamed morsi in three strait cases, accusing him of wide-ranging conspiracy to destabilize egypt. >> thousands of africans are continuing their protest, demanding recognition as refugees, and opposing state policy of detention. the demonstrations are one of the largest outside the israeli parliament. >> moussa abdul has lived here for six years, it no longer feels like home. he fled violence in the central african republic. >> there's no hospitality, no government, banks, no activities. completely friendless. you are at risk of being killed at any moment. >> at first the quiet community outside of tel aviv was welcoming. he got a

debbie is a great friend of gabby giffords and joins me now. e that she is going to be doing a sky dive. they've been tweeting out pictures of gabby today. savannah guthrie is with her and is going to be reporting on the "today" show. tell me what you've seen when you've been with her on her recovery. >> well, actually, our family spent thanksgiving together. we hiked the grand canyon, and gabby's progress and spirit and physical strength and resolve is just remarkable. recalling what she said about being bold and being courageous, she's jumping out of an airplane today. it's hard for me to -- >> there's a photo of her with savannah. >> it blows my mind. people should know that she has been so determined to make personal progress, but also how committed she's been to spread her message and how clear she is about the importance of adopting common sense gun safety measures so that we can make sure that--e we know we can't prevent every single act of gun violence. there are common sense reforms that will reduce gun violence. and as a mom of three y

but a big day for gabby giffords, tons of well wishes for her on all platforms.his is one from nora who writes "gabby is the poster girl for perseverance, courage and serving her country, go gabby." we're going to show you the jump and have more on this in the next half hour. >> coming up, the most decorated u.s. skier of all times, bode miller on his goals in sochi and a headline making custody dispute. and then on trending, would you pay $10 for a night on the town with george clooney? yes, willie? >> indeed. >> this is [ wind howling ] [ female announcer ] it balances you... [ water crashing ] ...it fills you with energy... and it gives you what you are looking for to live a more natural life. in a convenient two bar pack. this is nature valley... delicious granola bars made with the best ingredients in nature. nature valley. nature at its most delicious. >>> coming up, a live interview with billie jean king. on what she hopes to olympic r accomplish as a member of the u.s. delegation in sochi. savannah? >> then from here in arizona, a "today" exclusive. gabby

meanwhile, gabby giffords marked the day by skydiving. ed safely this afternoon at a skydiving site between phoenix and tucson. after completing her landing, giffords blew kisses and waved to the crowd of reporters standing by. and just before the jump, she tweeted this photo of herself and her husband, retired astronaut mark kelly. the caption reads, thanks for the good luck call. vice president joe biden, join me next time. she also tweeted, it's been step by step since i was shot three years ago. i've overcome a lot. progress has come from working hard. >>> it rathe iraqi government i going after a group connected to al qaeda in the city of roumani. it is said to show an attack on the headquarters of the city of iraq. the rise of al qaeda has become a serious challenge to prime minister al maliki's government since 2011. al maliki is calling on the militants to give up their fight. >>> now to the trip overseas that has become both a diplomatic headache and an international side show. dennis rodman in north korea again. he sang happy bir

right now back to you, terry and laura. >> former arizona congresswoman gabby giffords will appear on the "today" show to talk about freefalling, three years after being shot in the head. giffords marked the anniversary by jumping out of a plane. she wrote on her facebook page, quote, today i grieve, i remember and i take another step. i'm stronger now so i have the opportunity to do something i love. giffords was one of 13 wounded in a shooting at a campaign event in tucson in 2011. six people died. she spent several months in the hospital where she had to learn how to walk and talk all over again. >>> still ahead on "today in the bay," the latest and greatest in the auto industry now on display in the south bay. >> a mission to mars t project under way hoping to get people living on the red planet in the next ten years. are you available? >> we'll look toward nasa, i cut off the roadway but there it is, thank you, 101 moves smoothly on the peninsula. we'll talk about your east bay and tri-valley commute coming up. to those who've waited... worried... poked and prodded... taken risks

unforgettable mass shooting left six people dead and 13 wounded, including former congresswoman gabby giffordsy in tucson, bells will rang and flags will be raised as part of several ceremonies. the shooting happened outside a sure market where giffords was holding a meet and greet. ron barber who was elected to take over giffords's seat in congress will speak. and then. house will observe a moment of silence following barber's remarks. barber was an aide to gifford when the shooting happened and was also injured in the attack. >>> well, gabby giffords wrote a very emegsal article in why the the new york times "to mark -- in" the new york times "to mark this day. she vows to continue to push for new gun control laws and is doing something very daring on this anniversary. she plans to go sky diving later today. >>> it's coming up on 8:0 a. forecasters are -- 8:05. forecasters are calling it the polar vortex, this system is being blamed for nearly two dozen deaths. brian flores is in the newsroom with the heavy toll caused by this arctic blast. >> i have a friend who actually lives in nashville,

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today marks three years since a gunman opened fire an gabby giffords and others in tuscon arizona. >>he mayor of tuscon rang a bell 19 times in honour of the 19 killed and injured in that shooting. 100 people gathered on the front lawn of the medical center where the victims were treated for a reading of the names and a moment of silence. >> former congress woman gabby giffords marked the day in an unusual way, going skydiving over southern arizona with a friend. her husband met or on the ground and tweeted that he is proud of her bravery. >> civil unrest in africa led to tens of thousands of migrants looking for a new home. it's creating tension in israel. >> moussa abdoul lived here for sixiers years, but it doesn't feel like home. >> there's no hospitals, governments, banks, no activities. you are at the risk of being killed at any moment. >> at first this quiet community outside of tel aviv was welcoming. he got a job, aapplied for asylum. he heard nothing back from the government. now he feels the state is trying to push him out. >> they made our life miserable for the last year,

. >>> checking the news feed this morning -- that's "today's" savannah guthrie as gabby giffords took a giant leap forward. she went skydiving three years to the day after being shot in the head. savannah said giffords was as cool's a cucumber. >> what do you want people to know about gabby giffords and how you're doing now? >> um. >> hard to find the words. >> yes, hard words. so slowly, a little by slowly, a little bit slowly. >> how is your outlook on life? >> pretty good, yes. pretty good. >> optimistic? >> optimistic. >> giffords and kelly have turned their attention to gun control, forming americans for responsible solutions. in a "new york times" op-ed, giffords write -- our fight is a lot more like our rehab. we must wake up resolved and determined. we pay attention to the details, look for opportunities for progress, even when the pace is slow. >>> big blow for democratic efforts to retake the house. representatives carolyn mccarthy and mike mcintyre won't run for reelection this year. president obama issued statements saying he admires mccarthy for her determination and pers

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. >>> and three years after being shot in the head at a campaign event in tucson, gabby giffords celebrated life by going sky diving over arizona. according to husband mark kelly, giffords landed beautifully. >>> and savannah guthrie joined giffords in the plane for an exclusive interview coming up on the "today" show this morning. >>> time to get down to business, macy's is planning to slash 2500 jobs, close five stores and add 8 macy's and bloomingdales stores. it will save them about $8 million a year. >> wwe will launch it's own streaming service for under $10 a month and that includes their pay-per-view events. >> for $20 you can own this calendar made of 22 pounds of pure goal. it's complete with imagines of mickey and minnie. >>> t mobile is willing to pay you for your mobile phone business. they promise to cover termination fees and customers can receive up to $650 in credit after trading in their phones. >>> fast food restaurants, they are offering big deals right now. check it out, piz say hut is giving 50% off for any pizza ordered online. burger king giving free coffee with the

. >>> after three years being shot in the head at a campaign event in tucson, gabby giffords celebrated life by going skydiving over southern arizona. according to husband mark kelly, giffords landed beautifully. >>> and savannah guthrie joined giffords in the plane for an exclusive interview coming up on the "today" show this morning. stick around for that. >>> time to get down to business, macy's is planning to slash 2500 jobs, close five stores and add 8 macy's and bloomingdales stores. this effort will save the company about $100 million a year. >>> world wrestling entertainment will launch its own streaming service for under 10 bucks a month including their blockbuster pay-per-view events. >>> for about a million bucks you can own this one of a kind calendar made from 22 pounds of pure gold. a jewelry store in japan is selling the 2014 calendar, complete with images of mickey and minnie. is it worth it? >>> t mobile is willing to pay you for your mobile phone business. the company promises to cover termination fees. customers can receive up to $650 in credit after trading in their

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gabby giffords was there after the tragedy in arizona.the hero of the flight here in washington was one of the first. and to do with a topic, but also with the theme of the speech. you point a person in a small business, in a program that you initiated helped and a diverse group of five or six people. >> we have received a number of those names. he's got small business people talking about the minimum wage or increasing the minimum wage and he'll point to them. >> likely he will. >> we are seeing the president in the final hours preparing. this is the time that he's working with the top aides to get himself to that final point. how much of that speech is really personal to a president and how much of it is all the speech writers that are working on it? >> great point to make. president obama is a great communicator as was other presidents as well. it is his speech. he's using a lot of support and the specifics to get it right, in the end, it is his speech. >> tony harris has a question. tony? >> thank you. it is interesting to hear you sa

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. >>> three years after being shot in the head at a campaign event if tucson, gabby gifford celebratedby going skydiving over southern arizona. she landed beautifully. >>> the people's choice awards kicks off the 2014 season of hollywood's best hosted by the ladies of two broke girls. >> would this interest you? it's an invitation to host the people's choice awards? >> yes, look, max! >> open bar? doesn't matter, i'll bring my own. >> brit my spears won her first people's choice award in her 15-year career. sandra bullock led the evening with four awards and justin timberlake won three awards. meryl streep got the best actress award for "saving mr. banks" but streep set, he was supposedly a hideous anti-semite and he was certainly on the evidence of his company's policies a gender bigot. i could just imagine walt disney's chagrin having to cultivate pl favor for the 20 years of work. it must have killed him to encounter a woman". >>> macy's is planning to splash or slash 2500 jobs, close to five stores will be closing and add eight macy's and bloomingdales stores to the list. the effor

can you catch more of gabby gifford's jump and interview with savannah guthrie on this morning's today show. >> turn attention to the today show now. we get numbers at the weekly unemployment numbers today. yesterday, adp reported companies added 238,000 jobs in the month of december. of course tomorrow we have the monthly government jobs report. mixed day on wall street. dow and s&p 500 were to the down side. technology heavy nasdaq was up by 12 1/2 points. steve sedgwick live in england for us. t mobile shaking it up. now they want undercut at&t's business. >> this vicious war between the top four players in the states is getting nor intense. now t mobile, the fourth largest is offering customers $650 in credit after trading in their phone. they have to pick up a new phone and also offering five lines per family for consumers who leave the carriers. at&t in response said they would give credit specifically to t mobile customer who's switch to them. elsewhere though, we've got a new phenomenon in credit checking. this is where a lot of the potential lenders are looking at facebook and

six people were killed. 13 were injured, including gabby giffords shot in the head.esterday, city officials in tucson announced that a memorial for the victims will be built at the site of an old county courthouse. it will include letters, candles, photos and american flags that were placed at makeshift memorials set up after the shooting >>> 8:16. colorado's arapahoe hool is reopening for the first -- high school is reopening for the first time since the deadly shooting last month. students will return to a shortened class schedule. they say the shooting is a tragedy but has made the community stronger. they say people are feeling more love than fear. >> seniors, it's like even more so our responsibility to say like we've been here for four years and we know how great of a school it is. >> 17-year-old clair davis died after being shot by senior karl pierson. police say pierson was looking for revenge against a librarian but couldn't find him, so he started to shoot randomly and killed himself as police moved in. >>> a federal judge ruled yesterday that chicago's gun

. >> it's been three years since the shooting involving former congress woman gabby giffords. the mayor of tuesday job rang a bell 19 times in honour of the people killed or injured. >> 100 people gathered for a reading of names and silence. gabby giffords survived being shot in the head. her injuries forced her to resign from congress. it was not marked with grief, she skydived with a friend. her husband left her on the ground and he treated: >> new york congress woman caroline mccarthy is calling it quits after 18 years in office. s sydney in north carolina representative mike mcintyre will not seek re-election. mccarthy was a nurse running for office in 1996, after her husband was killed and husband shot. >> a u.s. coast guardship had to help a new york fairy stuck in rice. to passengers were on board the vesselment the coast guard tug boat cut a path through the ice. the frigid polar air mass which shattered records froze parts of the river. the same bop-chilling temperatures caused head aches on the niagra river. it was a gate way to the eary canal causing water levels to

wanted to give, gabby giffords wanted to give to our fellow americans and that is give them a chance to fight, fight for themselves. it's hard to do that, instead of getting out there and work they're told we're cutting them off at the point they need the most and that is the lowest. l.b.j. helped us with medicare. he put out job corps. i happen to be one of the beneficiaries of the youth employment programs that were out there as a teenager. that was the first paying job that i had other than mowing lawns. and it was because of people like l.b.j. that many of us could say we had a chance to fight. we had that opportunity. we should give all those americans who want to work a chance to fight. to get back to where they were. i want to mention one person, vincent, 57-year-old from northridge, california, not far from where i live. used to work for bbva, used to do loan modifications for bank of america, has not worked for over a year, lost his benefits, unemployment benefits on december 28. he'd like to go back to work. he'd like to continue to look for work but do it knowing he wouldn

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. >> let's hear what gabby giffords has to say about an ad that's going to be on the state of the union tonight. >> what is congress afraid of? nine out of ten americans support background checks. so do you think gun control is something that the president will speak about tonight? >> the main reason why, this hasn't gone anywhere in congress. the senate ended up fill filabustering that legislation. >> we'll be watching tonight and hear from you tomorrow on this. >> absolutely. thanks, barbara. >> for more from mark and the rest of the nbc news political team check out first read on nbc news.com. >>> president obama will head to prince george's county tomorrow and speak about the economy at a costco. it's one of four stops he will make tomorrow to promote proposals he is going to announce tonight. the president will travel to the pittsburgh area, milwaukee area and nashville. we're all talking about the weather around here. >> we are. >> everybody talks about the cold, but nobody ever does anything about it. that's what we're most upset about it. >> what could you do? >> we could get on

anniversary of the shooting in tucson that took six lives injured 13 people including our colleague, gabby giffords. when i say colleague, it's our colleague here in the house of representatives. but as a member of the class of 2006, which representative giffords is, we take special significance in this day, because she was one of our prized members, we all loved her. and we are joined here. mr. yarmouth and mr. perlmutter and other members as well. we wanted to express our remembrances of gabby and particularly the article that she wrote that is in today's "new york times" called the lessons of physical therapy and talks about her recovery and spirit where she tells about her exercises every day to get back her strength and recover strength and physical mobility. today, in fact, she skydived. she is a great spirit who has not let the problems that she has experienced limit her. and she is trying to overcome these obstacles and teaching people that they can overcome obstacles. after leaving the house after serving five years and coming back here on august 1, 2011 which was a memorable moment to vot

but as we quieted the group down, and we recognized sandy hook and gabby giffords.aid, hey, the tech community needs to get involved in this issue of gun safety. the u.s. congress had a proposal for background checks that was. the senate voted it down, actually. >> yeah. >> so -- >> well, there's a big disconnect there. >> you have bill of rights issue. i understand it's a long battle. >> we're not interpreted in taking anyone's arms away. >> all right. >> background checks -- >> what about blind people? do you see in iowa there are a lot of blind people that get carry permits. i would like to take their gun permits away. blind people, i love them. i don't think they should drive cars or firing guns, personal lip. >> we agree. >> let me -- you put a huge machine to work and you had senators following you around. i've been to the events. it's a long haul but you put a huge machine to work to fight the issue. then we see what happened with the nsa and the nsa is strong arming the companies that are part of our ecosystem to give them data or companies companies are han

similarly in tucson, a number of years ago when gabby giffords was shot in the head and a number of others were killed, oughtner had a 33 round clip and he was able to fire 33 times before he unloaded. says theyne lapierre only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun, in tucson, it was a 54- year-old army colonel, unarmed who's stopped him when he had to reload because he had run .hrough his clip i do think that we see in two very obvious in recent cases, where making the criminal -- reload more often is a beneficial thing. without question, lives were saved when they did have to reload. think of how many more would have been saved if they had been under the restrictions of the federal assault weapons ban which lapsed into thousand four, which had limited high-capacity magazines to 10 rounds of ammunition. oughner wouldlofton have had to reload twice -- and it is true that you can't stop everything but the one thing we board,arned across the look at the car accident rates. the extraordinary accomplishments, the reduction in the number of lives lost, through motor veh

gabby giffords decided to mark the third year of her recovery from that assassination by creating a newemory of going skydiving. >> did you hold on tight? >> that was her exclusive there. savannah guthrie. giffords is still getting physical therapy and recovering is her full time job. the president is making promises on poverty. we will talk about the plan and the republican response. first, governor christie's attempt at damage control is getting mixed reviews. we will evaluate his priceless management skills. you are watching "the daily rundown" only on msnbc. se? uh-huh. yea. alright, whenever you get your stuff, run upstairs, get cleaned up for dinner. you leave the house in good shape? yea. yea, of course. ♪ [ sportscaster talking on tv ] last-second field go-- yea, sure ya did. [ male announcer ] introducing at&t digital life. personalized home security and automation. get professionally monitored security for just $29.99 a month. with limited availability in select markets. ♪ the start of sneeze season and the wind-blown watery eyes. that's why puffs is soft. puffs plus are derma

. >>> it's been three years since gabby giffords was shot and very nearly killed in tucson, arizona.the congresswoman wrote an op ed in the new york times today, very moving, likening the long haul struggle to reform the nation's gun laws to her own long struggle to recover from her physical injuries encountered in that assassination attempt. today is also the 50th anniversary of lyndon johnson declaring a war on poverty in his state of the union address? 1964. president obama is scheduled to give a speech on poverty tomorrow. house republicans today also held a press conference on the subject of poverty in which the chairman of the house weighs and means committee said we should stop paying unemployment benefits all together because war on poverty, that's his proposed solution there's lots going on on today's news, that's all before you get to new jersey. and you definitely do want to get to new jersey in today's news, this story that broke wide open today, broke in such a way that it may spike chris christie's hopes of being the republican nominee for president some day. today's ne

. >>> today marks three years since a gunman opened fire on congress woman gabby giffords and othersucson, arizona. [ bell tolling ] >> the mayor of tucson rang a bell 19 times in honor of the 19 people killed and injured in the shooting. giffords marked the day in an unusual way. she went skydiving oversouthern arizona with a friend. her husband met her on the ground and tweeted that he is proud of her bravery. >>> in utah about 1400 same-sex couples were married after a federal judge found the state's ban on gay marriage was unconstitutional. but now pending a u.s. supreme court appeal, utah says it will not recognize those gay marriages. these two are the first two have gotten married. welcome to both of you. michael you first, what is your reaction? >> so many things to say. my reaction is i think it's pathetic that the governor has shown his true stripes to single people of lbgt status, give us no due process, and invite a hail storm of unnecessary expenditures of energy in his own state. >> we were talking about the legal and practical implications of same-sex couples who were

epiphany on september 14 the day of the sandy hook massacre when gabby giffords happened to be a party, the holiday congresswoman who was gunned happened to be, a guest in my home the same day sandy hook happened. i guess, but as we quieted the group down, and we recognized sandy hook and gabby giffords, i say, the 10th community needs to get involved in the issue of gun safety. the u.s. congress had a proposal and everyound checks poll said 90% of americans agreed there should be background checks. the u.s. congress ignored that and the senate actually voted it down. there is a big disconnect there. >> you have bill of rights issues. this is a long battle. >> we are not interested in taking anyone posses arms are way. anyone's arms away. >> i love blind people but i do not think they should be driving cars or firing guns, or sleep. >> i agree. >> you put a huge machine to work and you had senators following you around. it is a long haul, but you put a huge machine to work to fight the issue. the nsa is strong- arming the companies that are part of our ecosystem to give them data, or t

today, former arizona congresswoman gabby giffords will sky dive to mark three years since she survivednation attempt in 2011. jared lee loughner shot giffords in the head, killing six other people and wounding 12 more. giffords compared the fight for gun control to her difficult rehab, saying every day we must wake up resolved and determined. we'll pay attention to the details, look for opportunity for progress, even when the pace is slow. >>> on a different note today, kraft foods is warning all of a velveeta shortage. the company won't say what's causing the shortage, except to say the cheese is in high demand at this time of year. kraft says the shortage shouldn't last long, believing some to believe this could be a p.r. stunt leading up to the super bowl. >>> check this out, more proof pope francis is not your average pontiff. he spotted a priest from his hometown, signalled, vatican guards then let that priest on the pope mobile. pope francis invited the priest to ride along with him, waving to the crowds. ry new things. ry new things. really? what's wrong with trying new things?

more courage than all of us. >> we look forward to seeing gabby giffords's leap of faith. pleasure. now go back inside. >> soon. >> not yet. all right, now still to come, we've got a lot, including thin credible story of this young man who lost all this weight, but we want to go inside to willie geist covering the headlines for us this morning. willie? >> good morning, guys. we look forward to congresswoman giffords having a safe jump. >>> meanwhile, relief arriving slowly for americans who have endured a bitter strip of extreme winter weather, record-low temperatures climbing back into the double digits and the winds that caused dangerous whiteouts calming down now in many areas. however, buffalo digging out this morning from its first blizzard in two decades. and in tupelo, mississippi, a reminder of just how cold it's been, the fountain outside the county courthouse frozen solid. >>> it was so cold in lexington, kentucky, meanwhile, an escaped prison inmate turned himself in just to get warm. officials say convicted burglar robert vick took shelter in an abandoned farm

. >>> former arizona congresswoman gabby gifford went sky diving three years after a mass murderer tried to kill her. vice president joe biden wished her luck. she's gone sky diving before, but hasn't jumped out of a plane since the shooting. you can watch her jump tomorrow morning on "the today show." up next, a bad day for another republican who wants to run for president. rand paul's new problem is next. [ male announcer ] this is the story of the dusty basement at 1406 35th street the old dining table at 25th and hoffman. ...and the little room above the strip mall off roble avenue. ♪ this magic moment it is the story of where every great idea begins. and of those who believed they had the power to do more. dell is honored to be part of some of the world's great stories. that began much the same way ours did. in a little dorm room -- 2713. ♪ this magic moment ♪ [ male announcer ] your eyes. even at a distance of 10 miles... the length of 146 football fields... they can see the light of a single candle. your eyes are amazing. look after them with centrum silver. multivitamins with lut

. >>> three years since the shooting that wounded gabby giffords.n opened fire at her meet and greet event. tucson residents remember the day with a bell ringing ceremony and giffords marked the day by skydiving. that's tonight's "speed read." >>> gates leveling criticism. joining us our political panel, abc news political director rick klein, a.b. stoddard and byron york. first to you, vice president biden. >> split from a lot of the military advisers on key pieces of advice and strategy. what we didn't know is that bob gates was so sure he was wrong and to say the vice president was wrong on every major foreign policy decision of the last four decades. there's almost nothing you can say that is harsher. i think he is the person that reads this book with the most at stake and the most to be concerned about and i think that's why we saw the photo-op at the white house. >> a.b.? >> i was surprised because it is very personal. it's a very broad attack on vice president biden but in the long, long deliberations in the following of 2009 over what to do

i had an epiphany on september 14 the day of the sandy hook massacre when gabby giffords happened to be a guest at my holiday party, the congresswoman who was gunned down in arizona, happened to be a guest in my home the same day sandy hook happened. karma, i guess, but as we quieted the group down, and we recognized sandy hook and gabby giffords, i say, the 10th community needs to get involved in the issue of gun safety. the u.s. congress had a proposal for background checks and every poll said 90% of americans agreed there should be background checks. the u.s. congress ignored that and the senate actually voted it down. there is a big disconnect there. >> you have bill of rights issues. this is a long battle. >> we are not interested in taking anyone's arms away. >> i love blind people but i do not think they should be driving cars or firing guns, or sleep. >> i agree. >> you put a huge machine to work and you had senators following you around. it is a long haul, but you put a huge machine to work to fight the issue. then we see the nsa is strong- arming the companies that are part

. >>> former arizona congresswoman gabby gifford went sky diving three years after a mass murderer tried to kill her. vice president joe biden wished her luck. she's gone sky diving before, but hasn't jumped out of a plane since the shooting. you can watch her jump tomorrow morning on "the today show." up next, a bad day for another republican who wants to run for president. rand paul's new problem is next. waffle bars... fancy robes... seems every hotel has something to love... so join the loyalty program that lets you earn free nights in any of them. plus, for a limited time, members can win a free night every day. only at hotels.com what are you guys doing? having some fiber! with new phillips' fiber good gummies. they're fruity delicious! just two gummies have 4 grams of fiber! to help support regularity! i want some... [ woman ] hop on over! [ marge ] fiber the fun way, from phillips'. >> rand paul woke up top an article calling him unsuitable to be commander-in-chief, calling for leniency for edward snowden. the editorial board wrote, arguing that edward snowden is some kind of nat

he talked about gabby gifford deserved a vote, the people in newtown deserved a vote. the whole congress stood up. a huge standing ovation. they did nothing. how long can the american people sit around watching the congress applaud and do nothing? the president has no choice but to move forward with some action. >> and last year in the wake of their not moving forward with sensible gun legislation, the president signed 23 executive orders that would strengthen the ability of the federal government to try to reduce gun violence. and there was no objection to that. a couple of weeks ago the president invited college presidents and university presidents here to washington to strategize with us in how we could help disadvantaged young people aspire to go to college and succeed once they get there. there was no objection to that. this friday we're inviting business leaders to washington to talk about how we can get the long-term unemployed their fair share to get back into the workforce there should be no objection to that. so i think that once the republicans actually hear

. >> gabby giffords deserves a vote. the families of newtown, deserve a vote. families of aurora, deserve a vote. the families of oak creek and tucson and blacksburg and countless other communities ripped open by gun violence, they deserve a simple vote. >> if congress did not respond to that, what will they respond to? >> well, it is incredibly disappointing that congress didn't respond to that but this is also an area in which the president committed to and ultimately advanced 23 executive actions, including some very, very important steps forward in the area of mental health. we're going to continue to stay focused on that, that's a tremendously important body of work by this administration. again, we see that because congress passed a bipartisan budget proposal, we see the beginnings of bipartisanship and there is hope that congress will take on the issue of immigration reform and we'll get that octoberive done. the president intends to work with congress where he can but he's not going to let congress stand in the way of him doing his job for the american

. >> gabby giffords deserves a vote. the families of newtown deserve a vote. the families of aurora deserve a vote. the families of oak creek and tucson and blacksburg and the countless other communities ripped open by gun violence, they deserve a simple vote. >> easily the most powerful moment of any state of the union the president has given. and yet president got his vote in the senate, not in the house. but gun reform went nowhere for him. he also called on congress to pass a sbunbudget and do it wit brinksmanship. they were able to hammer out a two-year deal but only after a 16-day shutdown. immigration, any other policy that the president may push tonight may seem familiar. >> raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour. make high-quality preschool available to every single child in america. i'm announcing the launch of three more of these manufacturing hubs. new college score card that parents and students can use. i propose we use some of our oil and gas revenues. send me a comprehensive immigration reform bill in the next few months and i will sign i

. >> we're with gabby giffords exclusively as she marks the anniversary of her shooting and her remarkablehe deep freeze finally coming to an end, but it's bringing a new concern to some areas. >>> and miller's time. an exclusive live interview with bode miller, america's most

i think that's the main reason why you have former congresswoman gabby giffords and others educatingt just about gun safety, which is extremely important. it's also about mental parity, mental health. it's a whole conversation we have to have. every time there is one of these tragedies, whether it is virginia tech, columbine, newtown, we always promise never again. we always say we need to have a more wholistic, national conversation, and it never happens. >> we seem to have a bit of a conversation, matt, after newtown, but not much came of it. this is something you're intimately involved with. background checks failed, for example, that seemed like the most likely given the public opinion polls, so let's talk about the difference between what you might want and what will really happen. do you think that this is going to be a real conversation coming up in the midterms? >> well, it might be, but, of course, nothing seems to be happening in washington, so you can't really base the failure to pass the background check bill on anything other than washington gridlock. there are things ha

. >>> and three years ago today, former arizona congresswoman, gabby giffords, was gravely wounded in shooting. today she wrote an op-ed in the "new york times" comparing her slow recovery from being shot in the head to her efforts to get new gun laws passed. giffords says it is a slow process that takes daily grit and determination. she says it's like learning how to talk again and walk again. and she admitted, congressional inaction on gun control has left her disappointed. but she also says she is optimistic. this is what she says. our fight is a lot more like my rehab. every day we must wake up resolved and determined. we'll pay attention to the details, and look for opportunities for progress. even when the pace is slow. today giffords plans to skydive to mark the shooting anniversary and all of the progress she has made. in her op-ed she reported, new movement in her right arm. good for her. >>> and who knew that a wind chill above zero would be considered a warming trend. that is the case. it's been so cold, we have actually had to redefine what warm means. but finally, this po

six people killed, 13 wounded, including congresswoman gabby giffords, who was shot in the head.iffords marked the anniversary by completing a tandem skydive ads her remarkable recovery continues. she's founded a national organization promoting gun control measures. >>> a big night for sandra bullock at the "people's choice awards," taking home four awards last night, including favorite movie actress and favorite movie duo with george clooney, this for the film "gravity." "the big bang theory" won favorite network tv comedy with its star also -- i can't pronounce her name, callie cocoa? i don't watch this much -- >> i would pronounce it winner. >> just call her winner. that's important. she captured the favorite comedic tv actress award. and it was a trifecta for justin timberla timberlake. he won the favorite male artist, favorite r&b artist and favorite album for his album "the 2020 experience." ellen degeneres became the winningest female in "people's choice awards" history, capturing the trophy for favorite daytime tv host. >> wow. congratulations to all of them. >> hopefully

during last year's state of the union delivered in the aftermath of the newtown shooting and with gabby giffordssident obama spent nearly four minutes on gun control. some 439 words. listening intently last night from the first lady's box seat was our next guest. antoinette tuft. tuft was hailed a hero last year when she convinced an armed 20-year-old man who had walked into her atlanta area school to give up his gun. her role in stopping what would have been yet another school shooting tragedy inspired her new book, "prepared for a purpose." just a short time ago, i talked with antoinette tuft. antoinette, you were obviously a guest chosen to represent the president's push to contain gun violence. were you happy with the amount of time that he spent on that subject last night? >> well, you know, my thing is, i'm not really an expert in that. so i can't really say that what he did and what he didn't do was great or not great. but what i can say is that i know what he spoke on was an awesome topic and everything he spoke was what he needed to be said in the time that was allotted. >> i want to pl

. >> former congresswoman gabby giffords appearing in a new ad appearing before and after president obama'sght. giffords says congress is afraid of the gun lobby and urges america to tell congress it's too dangerous to wait. >>> an oklahoma state lawmaker is proposing to ban all marriages in the state to stop sa same-sex couples from tying the not. republican senator turner put the idea forward. critics call it a political stunt, turner says it's what oklahomans want. >> since olympic skier lindsey vonn won't compete in sochi, she'll be announcing some of the games. this morning she talked to nbc's matt lauer about what it's going to be like to watch. >> it's going to be so hard. it's already hard enough, you know, you guys run commercials about sochi about every two minutes and it's killing me. >> you're welcome. >> yeah. so, you know, i'm trying not to watch, you know, as much as i can. it's going to be really, really hard to watch the alpine events. >> vonn told matt she'll compete next year in colorado but will take her time preparing. >>> there are now 19 new cases of the highly infect

. >> gabby giffords deserves a vote. the families of newtown deserve a vote.ilies of oak creek and tucson and blacksburg and the countless other communities ripped open by gun violence, they deserve a simple vote. >> you know, it was truly a moment last year, it gave you a little chill. it was an intense, intense moment, but yet it didn't happen, so is this an issue when it comes to the gun violence, we've had more shootings since, do you think it will come up again, or is this issue moved on? >> well, i think he certainly might raise it, and he should, because at the end of the day, the white house really did try to do what it could to advance some antigun violence legislation. this came down to congress not being ready to even expand background checks, despite having the support of 90% of the american people, so, you know, i'm not sure if there will be another moment like that. he's probably going to focus on the economy. we know he's going to talk about income inequality, but every day we turn on the news and hear about yet another school shooting or a shoo