former congresswoman gabrielle giffords returns to testify on gun control. her husband, former astronaut, mark kelly, tells me how she prepared for that emotional event. >>> and sunday super bowl, featuring a rivalry between two brothers. we want to welcome our viewers from around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room". >> we're a little over a week away from president obama's state of the union address before congress. but the battles over many of the president's top priorities already are in full swing on capitol hill. both the president and lawmakers started a new push for immigration. this past week, also featured contentious hearings on u.s. defense policy and on slowing the epidemic of gun violence in america. we'll take a closer look at guns, first beginning with vice president joe biden's admission after meeting with democratic lawmakers on capitol hill. >> nothing we're going to do is going to fundamentally alter or eliminate the possibility of another mass shooting or guarantee that we will bring the deaths down to a thousand a

gabrielle giffords, who is a gun owner says there is solutions everyone can agree on.the ad is running now. >> thousands of people turned out in texas to honor former navy s.e.a.l. chris kyle. inside the dallas cowboy stadium. he wrote the book american stiper. another veteran shot and killed him several days ago. >> i stand before you a broken woman, i am now and always will be the wife of a man who is a warrior on and off the battle field. >> he will be buried in austin. >>> many community based constructions are allowed to do something private industries would never been allowed to do. >> fog shows up by the golden gate bridge, what will it be like into the next few days? i will give you a hint, i will get warmer. how much warmer? i will have the specifics. >>> we have breaking news now from richmond. an officer involved shooting. police say they bed reports of a man -- they received reports of a man with a gun. this happened in the past hour. police say they were forced to shoot the man, he was taken to a hospital. we are working to learn what condition he is in. n

gabrielle giffords and her husband mark kelly will be there.l ceremonies in washington d.c. the first lady attended her funeral last saturday in chicago. two men of under arrest in that murder each charged with first degree murder, attempted murder and aggravated battery for not only killing her but wounding two others. police say the men thought they were shooting at a rival gang and not a group of students. the first lady also welcoming 102-year-old desline victor, a haitian immigrant who had a tough time voting in miami. she took two trips to the polls and waited for several hours becoming an inspiration for others to wait in line. she will be representing the need to fix our electoral process. illinois democratic gutierrez is bringing an undocumented immigrant, a father of two a husband fighting to stay in the united states. he was brought here when he was 15 he's been living and working here ever since. we're going to be back with more show after the break. stay with us. (vo) next, current tv is the place for compelling true stories. >> ja

he said mark kelly, gabrielle giffords and mark kelly. he said gabrielle giffords deserve as vote.ar it. it was at that point a din of i think really excited people. >> people knew that she was there, we had seen her before she went in. she has never looked stronger and i've known her since her first run. she's come a long way from when she was shot. she really was very, very strong and with the family there and so it was very exciting. it was one of those moments. it was a happening. it wasn't that it was a cheer. michael: right. >> it came from owe oh he. michael: it felt that way. i don't want to compare it to any other speech, but felt like some of the great american speeches you heard and at the end built to a crescendo and was very poignant. let's talk about the reality which is unfortunately where we have to go with it. he laid out a real progressive agenda in some ways last night. you know some of those things are not going to get through congress. what do you feel about the legislative action that's going to be taken on the things the president brought up yesterday? >> wel

(applause) gabrielle giffords deserves a vote. (applause) the families of newtown deserve a vote. 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. >> pelley: the president calling on the house of representatives and the senate to vote on his gun legislation. the president said even if you intend to vote know at least have a vote because these victims of gun violence deserve at least that much. nancy cordes is our capitol hill correspondent nancy, you've been speaking to victims of gun violence who were inviteed into the chamber. >> reporter: that's right, scott, members of congress get one guest ticket to sit up above the gallery and a few weeks ago a congressman from rhode island, jim langevin, a democrat, a quadriplegic after being shot accidentally in the neck when he was 16 years old, he had the idea to invite someone who had been touched by gun violence. well that idea spread and tonight there were about 30 victims of gun violence including gabriel

. >> gabrielle giffords will be in house chamber for the president's address on tuesday night. ed by her former successor congressman ron barbre. her husband will be there as a guest of senator john mccain. she was amended in a shooting in on, arizona and testified last month. >> investigators need your help in identifying a person who killed a woman. she was found unconscious afternoon. ied at the hospital. o the areareturned t to distribute flowers. her neighbors say they are scared. >> this is scary. this is where we live with their children and grandchildren. you constantly have to be scared u live.o >> investigators have a basic of a suspect, but have not released any motive or if this was a random crime or if mcintyre was targeted. the man was shot in southeast friday. he was taken to the hospital in serious condition. >> feedback on the budget and future.r the will take place at 8181 professional place in and.tsville, maryl at 5:30 p.m. gins they will discuss a plan called momentum dealing with bus and .ail service >> so far, it is rainy. is slowing down. but still wet r

of the leading advocates to make their cases: mark sekelly, husband of former congresswoman, gabrielle giffordsd wayne lapierre, head of the national rifle association, kelly and laperriere, only on fox news sunday and senate republicans go after one of their former colleagues who wants to be defense secretary. >> we write, that is a direct question, i expect a direct answer, yes or no. >> chris: we'll ask the panel if chuck hagel's nomination is in trouble and our power player of the week, a cheerleader for poetry, all right now on fox news sunday. >> chris: and, hello, again, from fox news in washington. president obama travels to minneapolis tomorrow to con his push for new gun control. and saturday the white house released this picture of the president skeet shooting at camp david which he says he does all the time. meanwhile, the national rifle association is fighting any new limits on guns. the first big legislative battle this year and today we will cover it in-depth. we'll talk with wayne lapierre, head of the nra in a moment. but, first, mark kelly, retired astronaut, navy captain and

former congresswoman gabrielle giffords deserves a vote. the families of newtown connecticut deserve a vote. >> coming up at 615 says gun control does not degrees -- decrease homicides. >>> there is no evidence he convinced anybody to move. >>> time now 6:06, it is valentine's day and that's good news for area businesses too. live at the flower store and i know they are getting ready for a busy day claudine. >> reporter: this is just one of the vendors and we have seen people coming in ran out of here -- in and out of here all morning long. i looked up some statistics, and the women who would end their relationship if they didn't get anything for valentine's day 53%. if you want to look, second to only mother's day and roses are still everyone's favorite? >> everybody loves roses and it is the most popular commodity. >> reporter: this is one of those classic holidays that every one keeps coming back to. >> yes, everybody comes back to the red rose we are here to support it and keep it moving. >> reporter: tell me how this morning will go, w

the husband a former congresswoman gabrielle giffords voices support for banning assault weapons. >> it's universal background checks become the law everyone that buys a gun would be subject to a full criminal and mental health screening. this is something gun control advocates favor, but this morning the ceo of the nra says universal background checks won't work. >> it's fraud to call it universal. the criminals aren't going to comply with it. you are not going to computerize the mental health record. we ought to stop calling it universal check, it's the check on law abiding people. >> reporter: harry reid says he supports the second amendment but he is not going on to let the nra getting in his way. >> just because they resist it doesn't mean we can't do things. we have a lot of special interest groups complain about things, we'll listen to them and make the right decision. >> he says the senate might soon debate on an assault weapons ban something that gabrielle giffords's husband argued for today. >> i spent 25 years in the military. i know the value of having an assault weapon a

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me and gabrielle giffords had and have guns. but he says, that doesn't solve a lot of the problems. i thought this was one of the revelations, i don't think they have much of a chance of getting an assault weapons ban. there is a growing realization, it is not going to happen on capitol hill this year. i think there is much more of a support and push and chance for a element on the size of magazines and especially for an expansion of the background check. and the polls indicate, a lot of nra number members support the idea, with a history of mental illness, and if there is a criminal record, there should be a limit. the person who shot gabrielle giffords had been kicked out of college because he was seen as a threat. it is not just the background check, it has to be more effective. if somebody has a problem, it has to get in the records. >> fox news sunday airs right after america's news headquarters. a gun control coalition is running a super bowl ad, narrated by children and features an instrumental version of "america the beautiful" in the background and features nra's ceo saying

there will be gabrielle giffords and a colleague of yours. ted nugent is outspoken in favor of gun rights. is that sending the wrong message to bring someone like what that who made statements in politics? is that the wrong message on an issue that is as emotional and raw as this one is? >> i find that emotion is strong and people across america have different views on this. there is a second amendment view ha is strong as well. as we move forward, we will take it as the founders said and go through committee and find what is best to protect america and individual rights. >> let me ask you quickly. is it the right course for republicans to only consider a gun bill that has a support of the majority of the majority of republicans in the house. should that be the right next step moving forward? >> i look forward to looking at all the pieces of legislation. i would be interested in seeing what gets out of the senate and the democrats who talk about disagreement with their own democrats. when you talk about a split, the democrats are split and it

i was saying before, gabrielle giffords is going to be there. a big and ted nugent who got in trouble when he said he would be in dead or jail if obama were re-elected, secret service was not amused by that. >> that earned him a meeting with the secret service was business like but one that ted nugent was looking forward to and the first ladies, parents of 15-year-old. she was shot and killed in chicago days after having performed in the inaugural parade in washington. the president has noted the focus on dealing with gun violence is being very much driven by the murders of 20 young schl children in connecticut, but he says the killings across the country on daily basis are equally tragic. last month, 40 people in chicago 500 killed in that city last year. >> chris: that's right. and one of the teachers from sandy hook elementary is first grade teacher who sheltered her children and was able to save to them from adam lanza, he is in the box, as well. we are running sen minutes behind schedule. chief washington correspondent, james rosen. you kno

well ask two leading advocates to make their cases, husband of former congresswoman gabrielle giffords, mark kelly, and the head of the national rifle association. both on fox news sunday. >> senate republicans go after one of their former colleagues who wants to be defense secretary. >> were you right? yes-or-no answer? >> we will ask if chuck hagel's nomination is in trouble. our power player of the week, a cheerleader for poetry, all, right now, on fox news sunday. hello, again from fox news in washington, dc. president obama travels to minneapolis tomorrow to continue his push for new gun control. saturday, the white house released this picture of the president's shooting at camp david which he does all the time. the national rifle association is fighting new limits on guns. if the first big legislative battle this year and, today, we will cover it in depth. but, first, retired astronaut, mark kelly, husband of former congresswoman gabrielle giffords, shot two years ago. they have launch add new group "americans for responsible solutions." captain, let's start with your wife's drou

the voice in that new ad is gun violence survivor former congresswoman gabrielle giffords of arizona. american for responsible solutions founded by giffords and her husband mark kelly. it will run in d.c., san francisco, cincinnati, louisville and las vegas which just happen to be the cities represented by congressional leaders nancy pelosi, john boehner. perhaps the most visible symbol of the damage caused by firearms is jim langevin. he had a gun accident as a police station where he was serving as a junior cadet. he's urged his colleagues on capitol hill to invite victims of gun violence to be their guests at the state of the union tomorrow. thirty democrats are planning to do so, with over 190 shooting on an average day in america, they should have no problem finding people who's lives have been scarred by guns. joining me tonight, it is my pressure to welcome from washington, d.c. jim langevin. welcome to the war room, thank you for being with us, head of this speech and head of your big idea. >> good evening. thanks for having me on the program. >> of course. tell me, what do yo

several people were in the audience including the parents of congresswoman gabrielle giffords. >>> meantime president barack obama is taking part in a fire side hang out to skulls is fate of the address. the fire side hang out is a modern take on the fire side chats which is scheduled to start 150 our time. >>> rocked by pg&e pipeline, earlier they voted on the fate of an elementary school which is a half hour from the site. >> and in santa clara county, a couple said somebody tried to lure an 11-year-old boy into a car. it happened in an under incorrect rated part of gilroy. -- unincorporated part of gilroy. they lured him over to the car and the boy got scared and ran into his house. they say the woman is in her 20s with long dark hair and was in dark clothing at the time. the couple's car was a long tan compact car similar to a mini cooper. >>> four oakland teens will be brought home today by family members. >>> there was a gathering last night and music was played as attribute to the victims. older brother david and their sister rape ofel was killed. they suspect the driver may have fal

. >> jon: what about gabrielle giffords? >> i think it was tremendous tv.omeone who has a story and back story that the american people know and the halting manner of speech it was compelling tv. i think it was unfortunate that more lapere had to try to countered act it. it was abrasive in the prior press conference, he still acts as if, you guys are the ones who are in violation. you have no understanding what at lie play here. since we're month o news watch is a subject of great fascination that it never happened. there are conspiracy theories all over the west. are you kidding me? >> jon: speaking about newtown, there is a case of selective editing. neil heslin the father of a newtown massacre victim was testifying and here is how msnbc played his testimony. why anybody in this room needs to have one of these assault style weapons or military weapons with high capacity clips not one person can answer that question. >> please, no comments while mr. heslin is speaking. >> jon: here is what msnbc left out of that actual encounter. >> does anybody in this ro

among them, former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords. musician and gun advocate ted nugent will be there a guest of republican congressman steve stockman of texas. kpix 5 will air the president's state of the union address live this evening starting at 6:00 followed by a special edition of kpix 5 news at 7:30. >>> 5:07. how about another check of traffic and weather? are you ready for 70 degrees? >> i'm totally ready. >> me, too. but boy, usually get into april and start talking about that. this year we're getting it going early. but yeah, folks got some patchy fog out there right now. some of that along the coastline. valley fog. other than that good so far. haze in the area, temperatures still chilly inland. 35 degrees in concord. 34 in santa rosa. 46 in san francisco. and 34 degrees in livermore. high pressure system no threat of rainfall today and for the foreseeable future. just a strong dominant ridge. the jet stream staying well to the north will keep us dry and these temperatures very mild as we head toward the afternoon. average

. >> gabrielle 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 vote. >> i want to bring in "usa today"'s jacki california sin itch, good morning to you. let me start with you. one of the headlines in ""the daily beast" is obama pivots left. you saw the other headlines, aggressive, assertive. what was your take? >> you know, it was a lot of democratic themes that we have seen from the president on the campaign trail. things like raising the minimum wage and ideas like that. but i think that last clip is going to be the memorable part of this speech. his remarks on gun violence. he didn't say that he wants a certain bill passed. they want a vote. that's what's going to stick in the minds of people when they think about this particular state of the union. >> let's go to the other proposals beyond gun control from the minimum wage to putting money into manufacturing. as you looked a

former congresswoman, gabrielle giffords and her husband, mark kelly, will join the arizona delegation. the couple just launched a new tv ad that will follow the president's speech, calling on lawmakers to pass gun control legislation. >> congress must act. >> president obama will take his state of the union message on the road later this week. on capitol hill, tara mergener for cbs news. >> gun advocate will be texas congressman, steve stockman's guest. >>> same-sex partners will soon have access to the very same benefits offered to their heterosexual counterparts. leon panetta signed off on the memo earlier today and said it is a matter of fundamental equity that we provide similar benefits who serve their country. those changes should happen in the next few months. >> looking for any help they could get in the slaying of an elderly woman. they were going door to door handing out fliers with the description of a possible suspect. suspect in the death of 71-year- old geraldine mcintyre. police found her suffering from trauma to her body. she went to the hospital where she was pronounc

gabrielle 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. >> president obama won over at least one republican senator. >> he put forth some good ideas, i agree we need to vote on guns, let's have the debate, let's have it out there. let's talk about what the constitution says and what the bill of rights is, and what tenth amendment rights are and second amendment. i think we ought to have votes. >> wayne lapierre has announced he will respond to the president's state-of-the-union address tomorrow. where else? at the national wild turkey federation convention. nra board member and paranoid mad man ted nugent said this about president obama just a few months ago. >> if barack obama becomes the president in november, again, i will either be dead or in jail by this time next year. >> nugent was, as usual, lying, of course. he is neither dead nor in jail. but that

. >> sean: another example, gabrielle giffords, media quick to say the tea party was to blame. party nothing to do with it. it was a left winger. >> last march, vandals damaged her tucson district office after the healthcare reform vote. giffords talked about that on msnbc. >> are you afraid, fearful today? >> you know, i'm not. we've had hundreds and hundreds of protesters over the course of the last several months. >> but giffords, a conservative democrat, was concerned about heated campaign rhetoric from the tea party. >> she's a democrat, 4 from a largely republican district. she was familiar with the parts dividpartisandivide there. his father was asked, did your daughter have any enemies? his response was, yes, the whole tea party. >> sean: kirsten, if i just listened to barack obama, the republicans, they don't care about dirty air and water, don't care about kids with down's syndrome, or the elderly. using their logic, i would be able to connect perhaps his -- his words to this guy's actions. using their logic. >> yeah. >> sean: i don't do that. >> well, i mean, the oth

gabrielle giffords and mark kelly are trying to say, look, there is common ground. in the ath thad nine out of ten people support universal background checks. there are things we can agree on that don't mean we're talking everybody's guns away and don't mean that no restrictions on gun control -- gun ownership are possible. the question is that third way doable, workable, in a political environment like congress? >> and, of course, as mark kelly has been pointing out. tucson wouldn't have happened in there were background checks. there's an economic message that the president is trying to convey. how difficult is this if he does not lay out the kind of specific alternative to the sequester that republicans are demanding in the house side? >> well, here's what's hard, ab drae. if he is going to talk about how we need to invest in infrastructure and education and all these other things, republicans will say wait, wait, wait. the problem we have is a spending problem. the deficit is running out of control. i would point you on pew that did some fascinating polling abou

and gabrielle giffords in this new anti-violence gun ad. >> take it from me, congress must act. let's get this done. >> reporter: following the president, its republicans chose marco rubio to deliver earth response in both spanish and english. of course, will be the president's cabinet. a lot of the new choices will not be there like the defense -- the person up for defense secretary, chuck hagel, but chuck hagel is a step closer tonight, brian. he got through a key committee and there might be a full vote on his confirmation by as early as thursday. >> chuck todd, we'll see more of you later tonight. thanks. >>> and let's bring in the rest of our team. we're joined by three former nbc news white house correspondents here in the studio, david gregory, andrea mitchell and savannah guthrie. not an attempt to make anybody feel old. david, we will start with you. what are you looking for tonight? >> this is ultimately about the economy. economic restoration is really what the president those focus on in a second term. he has got an opportunity here on guns. you will see a big show o

democrats invited people affected by gun violence, and among them former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords. musician and gun advocate ted nugent will also be there a guest of the republican congressman steve stockman of texas. >>> kpix 5 will air the president's state of the union address live tonight at 6 p.m. it will be followed by a special edition of kpix 5 news at 7:30. >>> new this morning, the vatican is acknowledging that pope benedict had secret surgery three months ago to replace a battery in his pacemaker. he plans to resign at the end of february. the vatican says that decision is not due to any specific illness but an italian news quotes advisors saying after the recent surgery the potpourri flicted on whether he could continue to lead the roman catholic church. today a vatican spokesman says the pope will have no role in choosing has successor. cardinals have always at least in the last several centuries picked a european priest. but this time, those considered top contenders are from around the world, including canada, ghana and nigeria. other than, more than half of the car

we have a new video out tonight of a gun control ad featuring former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords . giffords. >> the ad was produced by a political action committee formed by giffords and her husband. both of them are out spoken about the need for gun control. lawmakers are working for ways to tighten laws, enact new ones and try to prevent shootings like the one in newtown. >> saying he no longer had the mental or physical strength to carry on. pope benedict is the first in centuries to resyne. >> cardinal o' bryan will take part in the picking of the new pope. an italian photographer captured lightening striking st. peters facility within hours of the announce. being made. . >> his heroism is getting the thanks of a greatful nation. . >> coming up, a touching moment during today's ceremony. >> and our morning wave of precipitation clearing out now but an additional wave expected to roll in by wednesday. we'lltalk about that and the chances for snow in the out look coming up. >> and which chocolates are the best for your sweetheart? we tested them out and we'll bring you the resu

former arizona representative gabriel reference -- gabriel giffords is expected to be in attendance at the capital. >> you can watch the state of the union address right here on abc 7. it starts at 9:00 p.m. on tuesday night. >> the former first lady of maryland may make a political run of her own. the wife of former governor romney erlich is interested in being the next anne arundel county executive. it's became open after the last person to hold the office was resigned. >> it is significant that i am a woman. i think women in the county, it would be a big breath of fresh air. >> she said she only considered running six days ago. candidates interested in the job have to apply by friday. the council has 30 days to pick someone. >> the university of maryland campus security is tighter tonight. it comes after several brazen robberies on school grounds. >> on a mostly quiet you m.d. -- umd campus, growing concerns about a string of armed robberies the victims all students. >> i have not seen so many robberies in a short stretch. >> the latest incident this past friday. a female student ro