he gave a speech in tucson after gabby giffords was shot. he's done squat, nothing. i'm disappointed he hasn't. wayne lapierre is telling people that that's his secret intention. that's as bad as sean hannity. >> steve, ask him why the liberals could not find someone better than barack obama? >> i think obviously we found the best candidate that we could, and that's why he's president of the united states. i personally supported hillary clinton, as she's a friend of mine. i think she would have made a great president. i think she's made a phenomenal secretary of state, but i think obama is making a good president and will be even better in the second term. >> do you think she'll rn in 2016? >> no. >> why? >> i think she's tired of it. i would hope that -- i mean, her career's not over. i would hope she might be head of the world bank or one of these major os or secretary-general of the united nations. but i think running a national campaign again, i just don't -- i think she's had it, you know, after her husband's two campaigns and her campaign and running for senate

, they were all sitting in the balcony, the family of the little girl and the aide that saved gabby giffords life and he did not mention gun control. what are we afraid of? people want reasonable gun control? why are they so afraid? >> gun control laws have been loosened in ohio. people under 18 are not allowed to purchase firearms but no license needed to possess a shot gun or rifle in ohio. in june there was a bill signed into law that allows concealed carried weapons into bars or where alcohol is served. >> we tried to get a bill passed that made it mandatory to report a lost or stolen firearm. you have to report a loft and stolen car. but we could not get it through because our legislature is tear rised by the nra. >> ohio is now considering a bill that would allow concealed weapons in universities and daycare centers and in places of worship. we will bring you any details as we get them. coming up, rick santorum, press secreta secretary, will be with us to discuss -- oh! [ baby crying ] ♪ what started as a whisper ♪ every day, millions of people choose to do the right thing. ♪ slowly tu

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lizzie, president obama just signed this bill which is actually gabby giffords' last piece of legislation how it might make it a whole lot harder to smuggle drugs in the u.s. >> this is a problem that was taking place in gabby giffords' home state of arizona where essentially you're thinking of ultra-light aircraft. think of a super light hand glider. what is happening here is they closed a loophole. those really weren't classified as planes, so the laws that applied to smuggling drugs in them weren't as tight. now you can get up to 20 years in jail, a $250,000 fine for smuggling drugs across the border in one of these planes. you can see they're very small and it's something that customs and border patrol officials san increasing problem in places like arizona, holla. >> so how were smugglers reported reportedi ining reportedingly using these small planes. >> all they have to do is fly a krols tacross the border and ju them off. it's happened at least 250 times in the past year. sometimes they crash. that's the way folks have been arrested. there have been some fatalities and drug runner

." >>> a top aide to arizona congress woman gabby giffords is running for her seat. ron barber was injured in the same shooting that nearly took giffords life last year. >>> the marine corps is apologizing for a photograph of a sniper team taken in afghanistan in 2010 poezising i front of a nazi flag. they will not be disciplined because they thought ss stood for sniper scouts. >>> authorities made a historic drug bust, seizing 15 tons of pure methamphetamine, equal to half of all the meth seizures in the world in 2009. >>> now here is the first look how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,890 after adding six points yesterday. s and p. up a point, nasdaq gained 11. in tokyo, the nikkei fell 5 points, the hang seng dropped 226. >>> thursday's upbeat unemployment report could help stocks continue higher today. the number of people seeking unemployment fell near a four-year low last week, a sign strong hiring may continue in the coming months. >>> in europe, an agreement on debt restructuring moves to the greek parliament which must pass unpopular bu

of these weapons in any sensible legal manner. >> and how many thousands have been shot since gabby giffords. to focus on that one woman and we're glad she resofrd to the extent she did and when she came back to congress, it was great feel good story. maybe we need a feel bad story to wake people up a little bit about guns. i thought obama was going to make a speech about them, we were promised that. the speech he made when he went to tucson. we can't point any fingers, we all love guns equally, is the not the time, read the book of job, stuff happens. that's not what we need. we need someone to stand up to the gun lobby. we don't have that in our country. the reason, al gore lost his home state of tennessee in the 2000 election, ever since, because he was a little not pro nra enough, and ever since then, the democratic party has punted on this issue. it's one of those issues we don't have a party at all that stands up for the millions of people in this country who believe we should take a different approach. >> i find it so strange there can't be at least some kind of positive debate about

. >>> a top aid to arizona congresswoman gabby giffords is running for her seat. barber was injured in the same shooting that nearly took giffords' life last year. >>> marine corps is apologizing for a photograph taken in 2010 posing in fronts of a nazi flag. the spokesman says the marines will not be disciplined because they thought "ss" stood for sniper scouts. >>> authorities maybe a historic drug bust in mexico, seizing 15 tons of pure methamphetamine. that's equal to have half of all seizures in the world in 2009. >>> now here is another look at one of your top health headlines on msnbc.com. >>> a new study says a cancer drug reversed alzheimer's disease in tests on mice. in just six hours, the drug reduced levels of a protein in the brain linked to alzheimer's by 25% and the mice showed an improvement in their mental function. human studies are needed but the results suggest in early stages, alzheimer's could be a reversible disease. for more information on this and other health stories, check out the health page at msnbc.com. >>> now here is an early look a

thanks for inviting me. >> if gabby giffords endorses barber, he would be the sentimental favorite butour decision to run, and have you made your own appeal to congresswoman giffords to endorse you? >> if ron barber does indeed announce that he is interested in running for the special, i have already stated i would be happy to support him. he's a dear friend of mine, someone i respect tremendously and of course the congresswoman i respect tremendously as well so i would honor that and i would actually help him as much as i possibly could. and then i would, of course, change my own filings and my paperwork to run in the november election, the august/november election. >> so this is something you do have your sights set on no matter what, whether it be now or later but it means filling some big shoes. would you continue your political agenda if you were elected and, if so, how? >> i would. i think it's important to point out nobody can replace my congresswoman gabrielle giffords period, about but what we can do is move forward and hopper her legacy, her conviction and strength and govern

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. >>> a top aide to congresswoman gabby giffords, who was wounded in that same shooting incident, announced today he will run for her congressional seat. ron barber was urged by giffords, among others, to fill the seat she'll now be vacating. >>> still ahead as we continue here tonight, there's health news on c-sections this evening. while they're on the rise, the story is about the risks. >>> later, making a difference for this country's returning war veterans. >>> in health news tonight, an issue we've been covering. the big increase in the number of births by c-section in this country in recent years. the federal government is weighing in to try to prevent as many unnecessary c-sections as they can. our chief medical editor dr. nancy snyderman is here with us. in our lifetimes, we watched this go from being surgery to an elective alternative for some women. >> it started today because a study looked at the importance of perhaps doing c-sections on fetuses 34 weeks or less not growing. that was the jumping off point today. the idea if you could get baby out of the womb into an incubator t

the united states gabby giffords. >>> it was a big night in downtown baltimore and a big night to give back as hundreds hung out with cal ripkin junior for a very good cause. the gala for the cal ripkin senior was held. mark was one of three of tonight's honorees. he said it's always a good idea to give back to a community that gave you a lot. >> i enjoy giving back. it's the right thing to do. very been blessed and my childhood here was great. loved playing baseball for green hornets and playing at mount saint joe's. giving back is very important to this community, to the community of new york and really everywhere i have been. >> they were treated to an evening of entertainment and great food. a silent auction and a chance to rub elbows. the funds help out hundreds of children all round the nation. >>> taking a hot shower could put your health at risk. we are finding the science, the symptoms and all these thing that are behind the disease, a disease that doctors say starts right in your own shower. >> excuse me. >> reporter: when it started. >> just coughing,. >> reporter: she had b

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jared loughner has pleaded not guilty in the attack targeting gabby giffords. mental health experts have been given more time to work with him and determine when he's mentally fit to stand trial. >>> the battle over a proposed increase in the maryland taxes on gasoline is heating up as drivers nationwide are paying record high prices at the pump anyway. wjz and andrea fujii are live on the scene today. >> reporter: the state comptroller will be meeting with opponents of this proposed gas tax. this is all coming at a time when experts warn gas prices could reach $4 a gallon by spring. >> i never thought i'd be paying $3.50 to drive to work. >> reporter: nothing fuels the fire of drivers going to the pump like 0 to 60. >> marylanders are paying on average 5 cents more for a gallon of gas this week than last. >> we can't afford to drive now. i drive 30 miles from pasadena to towson everyday. it costs probably $100 a week to come to work in gasoline. >> reporter: don't look for relief any time soon. >> we're talking at prices that are 43 cents a gallon higher nan a

we had a congress woman shot nine months ago, there about, gabby giffords, she is on her way to recoveryut has a long way to go. if that does not make congress realize, everyone, even congress people are vulnerable here i don't know what will. 80% of all gun owners think we should have restrictions. i do not think that the founding fathers wanted people walking around with assault rifles in their hands. i don't think that the founding fathers meant for those on the no-fly list should be able to buy a gun. it does not make sense, since 1968 when martin luther king, jr., 4,000 americans have been killed with illegal guns -- more guns than people in america. it's only america that has this problem. a couple of third world countries you go around the world and they say, what are you people thinking, you can sit on a door step and get shot. a kid that doesn't know how to handle a weapon and does not know why to value life goes and shoots a weapon. we had officers that were killed, a few woeeks ago i this to tell parents that their child was of dead and i went to the hospital, and luckily the

rangran for congress and encourageed voters by shooting machine guns at each other his opponent was gabby giffordsas trying to explain why the g.o.p. budget they don't understand is never going to become law. he blamed it on the senate. he did offer a solution. kill some senators. >> i yell at them all the time. i grabbed one the other day and shook him. i would love for them to vote for it. other than me going over with a gun and holding it to their head and killing a couple of them, i don't think they're going to listen until they get beat congressman sullivan a lunatic walked up to one of your colleagues and shot her point blank. we need you putting that as an idea as a solution in the mind of the next lunatic. >>> an apology in which sullivan was offering a sincere apology and using a poor choice of words to make his point. he grabbed a senator and then shook them and now you think you need to kill a couple of them. that's not a poor choice of words. that's a resign and get help choice of wordsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsds planned parenthood. anna talked to a conservative an

former congresswoman gabby giffords back in washington this morning.he will visit the oval office to witness president obama sign the final piece of legislation she sponsored. it's the ultralight aircraft smuggle and prevention act that gives law enforcement more to combat drug trafficking on borders. >>> a former aide to giffords who was also injured in the january 2001 shooting now running for her old congressional seat. ron barber told cnn's piers morgan that giffords asked him to run. >> very hard to say no to congresswoman giffords. i've never said no to her in my life. but i did go away from that conversation and gave it considerable thought, looked at the pros and cons and finally i was able to say her to, congresswoman, i will do that. >> again, ron barber to piers morgan. soledad? >> wow, he looks good. shot twice. foodness. thanks, christine. >>> back to our conversation with our panelists. so yesterday i think it was on "john king usa." rick santorum was a guest. talking about the contraception issue and women in combat. he said this. i want

. >>> and coming up, former congresswoman gabby giffords. an honor from the u.s.d also, a fugitive who fled to great britain. when you hear the charge he was fleeing from, you'll understand why the authorities are so glad he's back in custody. so what do you think? basic. at meineke i have options... like oil changes starting at $19.95. my money. my choice. my meineke. >>> anderson is back in a moment. posts of china's version of twitter has set off a rumor that korea's new leader was assassinated in beijing. a senior official says that the u.s. intelligence has been looking into the rumor for more than a week, and finds no evidence that it is true. >>> president obama signed former congresswoman's gabrielle giffords' last piece of legislation into law today. it intends to crack down on the use of ultra light aircraft in drug smuggling. she was on hand today as a future navy ship was named after her. >> wow that is pretty good. >> the "uss gabrielle giffords" will be built in mobile, alabama. >>> for the first time this year, the dow, s & p, and nasdaq posted a lo

i love the fact that you just like gabby giffords fought back from this appalling day last january andeady to put service ahead of anything else you might want to do. tell me about this decision. why did you come to it? >> well, the decision really started when congresswoman giffords looked right at me and said, ron, will you run? i told her it was a decision i have to think a lot about, a lot of considerations. my family. my own well being in terms of doing this and whether it was right for the district. very hard to say know to krn giffords. i've never said no to her in my life working together five years. but i went away from the conversation and gave it considerable thought, finally i was able to say to her, congresswoman, i will do that. and i'll be proud to run for the seat that you have vacated. >> tell me about the injuries that you suffered on that awful day. >> well, i was shot twice, once in the face and that bullet went through my cheek, down my cheek inside of it and within a millimeter of the carotid artery. the other injury was in my leg, my left leg, a bullet went throu

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. >>> gabby giffords' former aide rob barber will run in the special election to fill her arizona houseeat. barber, who was shot twice in the attack that nearly killed his boss, says he wants to continue her legacy of working across the aisle. the special election to complete giffords' term is scheduled for june 12th. it's not clear in barber wants i think there will be a lot of short-term consequences in terms of disappointment among young people and political consequences, as well. >> what have you seen in terms of political mobilization? young people came in higher levels than in 2008. >> if you've recently signed up for medicare or will soon, you're starting a whole new journey. and, like many people, you're probably wondering, where do i go from here? consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. call now for a free information kit and guide to medicare to get started. basically, medicare only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. a medicare supplement insurance plan helps cover some of those e

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remember the shooting of gabby giffords, we have got to tone down the rhetoric here. we have had democrat after democrat use this kind of inflammatory language. by the way, if this had been a republic calling president obama a demon or maxine waters a demon all hades would be breaking loose and everybody would be saying it's totally inappropriate. >> it's inappropriate. i will say it it's inappropriate no matter what side you are on. >> the other part is this is that she went on to say that the republicans are demons because they are destroying the economy. they are crushing job creation. they are dividing the nation. but the point about this bill not just maxine waters you see it with a lot of democrats. they are using projection. they are accusing the other side of what they themselves are guilty of. >> bill: they don't believe that. >> this is not a partisan issue. let's not make this democrats do this i'm much more concerned about rick santorum saying birth control is bad for women and it's not all right to use at this want that to be public policy. greater concer

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