gabrielle giffords, former u.s. rep is it a for arizona's eighth congressional district. [applause] [chanting "gabby"] we don't want bill to get all upset that gabriel giffords is more popular here. hold on. and her husband, mark kelly, former navy captain an astronaut. [applause] as the youngest woman ever elected to the arizona state senate, gabrielle giffords represented the immunity from 2000-2000 five, and then in congress in 2006-2012. her success was credited to her kindness, candor, intelligence, and hard work. [applause] on january 8, 2011, at a congress on your corner event in tucson, with her constituents, congressman giffords was shot in the head from their point-blank range. in stepping down from congress in january of 2012, she said, i will return and we will work together for arizona and this great country. [applause] her husband, captain mark kelly, is a retired united states navy combat veteran, test pilots, and nasa astronaut. [applause] >> as a naval aviator, captain kelly made to deployments to the persian gulf on the aircraft carrier uss midway, and f

gabrielle giffords, former u.s. rep is it a for arizona's eighth congressional district.] [chanting "gabby"] we don't want bill to get all upset that gabriel giffords is more popular here. hold on. and her husband, mark kelly, former navy captain an astronaut. [applause] as the youngest woman ever elected to the arizona state senate, gabrielle giffords represented the immunity from 2000-2000 five, and then in

. >>> gabrielle giffords brought her gun control agenda to our area yesterday. her husband, mark kelly, spoke at a summit in wilmington. the goal is to come up with ideas to keep guns out of the wrong hands. giffords and kelly called on lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle to take a stand. >> be bold, be courageous, the nation's counting on you. >> the best approach to reducing gun violence is keeping guns out of the hands of criminals, like dangerous felons, domestic abusers and people who are dangerous and mentally ill. >> gabrielle giffords was in a gun attack in arizona. >>> temple is taking another step forward in its plan to build a new football stadium on its north philadelphia campus. the plan calls for a $16 million, 35,000-seat stadium to be built between broad and 16th streets and montgomery avenue and norris streets. now, our partners at the philadelphia business journal report the temple has hired two architecture firms to design the facility. last year temple's board authorized a design and impact study. mayor kenney and many neighbors

loughner said the government put a clip in his head and said that gabrielle giffords caused him emotionalf several he injured in a 2011 killing. he killed six people. he is serving a life sentence. >> a big change in san francisco to public rest rooms and amazon proves they are close the pay gap for female workers. but, first, what is ahead on "good morning america" at 7:00 a.m. >> good morning, coming up on "good morning america" the massive manhunt in brussels with authorities searching for the suspect known as the man in white, and we are learning more of the other suspects in the failure of intelligence that may have allowed them to carry out their attacks. their attacks. david muir is in >> we could be getting closer to finding missing malaysia airlines flight 370 with australian officials saying analysis of two parts along the coast of me zach beak are certainly from the plane. this is video of previous wreckage, with 239 people dying when the flight disappeared two years ago this month and crashed in remotes stretch of southern indian ocean. >> if you drive highway 87 part of it wi

today, former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords will be in delaware. she'll join lawmakers for joining the delaware lawmakers. they will strengthen the gun laws. a gunman shot her in the head in 2011. she's been a notable gun control advocate. >>> it is 6:06. breaking news out of brussels in the terror attacks. three more people are under arrest accused of acts of terror. they were taken into custody during raids. two more americans have been identified as americans. that brings the total number of americans killed to four. the names of the latest casualties have not been released. the other two are justin and stephanie schultz. president obama phoned their parents yesterday to offer condolences. they were dropping stephanie's mother off at the airport and watching her walk through security when the bombs went off. >>> the family of an american missionary sobbed as richard awoke from his medically induced coma. he was severely injured in the attack. he woke up with his family by his bedside. his wife almost made the trip with her husband to the airport

. >>> gabrielle giffords will be visiting wilmington, delaware to talk about gun violence. the delaware coalition for common sense will focus on responsible solutions to keep guns out of the wrong hands and introduce gun violence into the state of delaware. she has been a gun control advocate since she was shot in arizona in 2011. >>> villanova is heading back to the final four for the first time since 2009. they returned to campus to cheering crowds they beat top seeded kansas on saturday night. they will play in houston on saturday night. "action news" asked jay wright fed any inkling that the team would be so good this season. >>> no, not at all, not in november. in the middle of january we started thinking about it, i never said it to the guys that they had a chance until probably late january. >>> north carolina will face syracuse they beat notre dame. >>> we have our resident wild cat right -- quat right -- wildcat right here. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan, we have rain popping into philadelphia pushing out of the delaware county. looks like areas down

brother former astronaut matt kelly have been taking part of a twin effect and mark is married to gabrielle gifford. >> the hardest start being isolated on a physical sense for people on the ground important to you. >> steve rappaport, fox news. >> you heard him say, he's scott kelly has landed in ska kazakhstan and he will get a dignified visit with joe biden and jill biden and his twin brother, mark kelly. we won't hear from scott kelly until friday and if we get something later, we will bring it to you before ending the newscast and we'll start the next newscast at 4:00 a.m. >> the rays are finally going to cuba, but where are they going to call home?

brother former astronaut matt kelly have been taking part of a twin effect and mark is married to gabrielle gifford. >> the hardest start being isolated on a physical sense for people on the ground important to you. >> steve rappaport, fox news. >> you heard him say, he's landed. kazakhstan and he will get a dignified visit with joe biden and jill biden and his twin brother, mark kelly. we won't hear from scott kelly until friday and if we get something later, we will bring it to you before ending the newscast and we'll start the next newscast at 4:00 a.m. >> the rays are finally going to cuba, but where are they going to call home? future plans for stadium look, i know you're a cow and all. and you may not know what i'm talking about, but, uh. the yogurt made from your milk, is delicious. (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, answer the call alrea

meantime, gabrielle giffords will be in wilmington to announce the delaware coalition for common sense. they will focus on strengthening that state's laws. a gunman shot gifford's in the head in 2011. since then, she has been a notable gun advocate. >>> villanova has its ticket to houston. they clawed their way into the national semifinals over the weekend. we know the game will tip off at 6:09 saturday evening. >>> wildcats got a hearty welcome home saturday after they beat kansas. the team and the fans told us they will take a moment to saver things before getting ready for the next match up. >> i think the biggest thing for us is not talking about winning the whole thing, talk about the little things. >> we live with them every day. we think our players are great. >> i almost cried. >> it's just a huge party. >> again, villanova faces oklahoma saturday evening with the winner going to the national championship game. philadelphia's role in the tournament ended at the wells fargo center. they earned their ticket by beating notre dame. back to villanova on a championship run. it's got

. >> greeted by nasa administrator charles bolden, his twin brother march, sister- in-law, gabrielle giffords and jill biden. kelly spent more time in space than any other american. >> incredible. >> welcome home. >>> time now 4:37. one person is dead, another injured and a third in jail after a shooting at a mcdonald's in our state. still to come -- where this happened and what investigators are now calling it. a backyard pool lassoed a alligator. that story coming up. >> we're at 26 degrees in sanford, and below freezing in chapel hill. temperatures? >>> i got slapped in the face with a little cold air this morning. >> wow. >> good news, this is the coldest morning we're going to have to contend with. >> good. >> bundle up and get through it. 30 degrees, the live picture from the raleigh-durham international airport. why it's so cold, we're looking at pretty clear conditions. hard to see now but don't worry, you'll see it around 6:42 web the sun rises. the satellite and radar shows the clear skies. you don't have to look far to see the next weathermaker. the showers are now moving into port

. >> the convicted killer who shot former congresswoman gabrielle giffords during a mass deadly shootingnot suing her. it turns out word of that suit was a hoax. it was actually started in philadelphia. officials say a mentally disturbed prisoner pretended to be jailed mass murderer jared loughner when he filed a lawsuit against giffords for $21 million. sentence in minnesota for killing six people and injuring more than a dozen others during that 2011 shooting in tucson. >> 5:47. happening today, artists will come together to help the people of flint, michigan. minnesota musicians will perform a benefit concert in minneapolis. 0 musicians and groups are scheduled to perform at the show which will raise money for the people of flint. >>> cuban fans of the rolling stones are about to get some satisfaction. the stones touched down in havana late yesterday. they're set to perform a free outdoor concert at a sports complex in havana tonight. cuban state media estimated that about 500,000 people will attend. >>> well, this ask an interesting one. >> yes. >> new jersey governor chris christie'

joke -- saying sittenfeld would make a *forceful senator*. 3 former arizona representative gabrielle giffords says she's endorsing ted strickland in the senate race.giffords, who was shot in 2011 calls strickland the best candidate to protect law- abiding gun owners while standing up to the powerful gun lobby. 3 the n- f- l's free agent free for all gets going today at 4 o'clock.that's when unrestricted free agents can is getting plenty of attention. jones spent the past 6 years with the bengals.the dolphins.. vikings.. and cowboys are possible landing spots for him... and the browns are reportedly interested in bengals receiver marvin jones. 3 tri- state drivers enjoy some of the shortest commutes in the nation.that's according to a new study by the online real estate website "trulia."the average commute around cincinnati earned the tenth best in the ranking, at just over 23 minutes.that's not the shortest in ohio, though. the commute in columbus is faster at about 22 minutes. the longest commute can be found in new york city at 35 minutes. 3 a local school is setting a big goal.students at

he was greeted in texas by a twin brother mark, sister-in- law, gabreel gabrielle giffords and joe biden. >>> reporter colleen hairy from our cbs affiliate in cleveland county spoke to the marine who did everything he could to save a family's lives. >> i can't sleep. i see that man, all he was doing, had his left hand across the rubble. >> reporter: to appreciate brian, you have to understand sunday. flames shooting up as he rushed towards a house, then an explosion rattled the area. >> i went in the yard, the house was just rubble, piled up sticks. >> reporter: he says an older gentleman, now know it was jb newton was sitting up against debris, fire raging beside him. >> i tried to hick pim up. he pushed med away. he said no, no, my wife. he went limp. >> two neighbors helped lift mr. newton over the fence. he went back for the man's wife. >> i got her - >> reporter: he says when he finally got the wall off naomi newton she was unconscious, he was exhausted but always a marine he is in other words the pain in his leg, lifted her and carried her to the fence. >> i leaned her head back, s

. >>> the convicted killer who shot former congresswoman gabrielle giffords during a deadly mass shootingt suing. it tornadoes out word of that suit was all a hoax that started in philadelphia. officials say a mentally disturbed prisoner pretend to be jared lochner. loughner is serving a life sentence for the 2011 shooting in tucson. >>> a new federal study says drones will keep soaring in popularity for the near future. the faa report estimates the number of drone purchases will more than double from about 2 million to more than 4 million by 2020. commercial sales are expected to at least quadruple during the same time. the report said predictions on companies using small drones are difficult because the market is still evolving. >>> california's in the middle of a drought as you know. the state's two largest reservoirs are releasing water to control flooding. recent rain and snow has raised reservoir levels. the army corps of engineers started this patter release to keep a lid on damaging that flooding could cause. >>> people across the midwest are digging out from a spring blizzard. pa

philadelphia now has a grasp of gabrielle giffords's gun control campaign. nbc10 was in wilmington yesterday where the former congresswoman and her husband, mark kelly, spoke at a gun violence summit. they announced the new delaware coalition for common sense. the goal is to come up with ideas to keep guns out of the wrong hands. giffords and kelly called on lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle to take a stand. >> be bold, be courageous. the nation's counting on you. >> the best approach to reducing gun violence is keeping guns out of the hands of criminals, like dangerous felons, domestic abusers and people that are dangerous and mentally ill. >> giffords survived an assassination attempt outside an arizona grocery store in 2011. six people were killed in that attack. >>> meantime, a minnesota man has come up with a gun that looks like a cell phone. look at this. the man calls his invention the ideal conceal. he said for him and other gun carriers it's all about convenience. the inventor said he got his idea while sitting in a restaurant. >> a

former president billdentill clinton complaining for hillary in tucson yesterdayn joined by gabrielle giffords her husband mark kelly. kel >>> bernie sanders held arnieane rally in washington state.ngtose he spoke to supporters at theert key arena in seattle. s democrats will vote in arizona, utah and idahond tomorrow.to >> 4:35 is the time. 4 let's get a check of today'sod forecast and say good morningng to mr. gary mcgrady.ra gary, it was a miserable weekend weather-wise.er-we. hopefully things are going toreg get better now. now >> i wasn't going to dwell on that. >> i'm going move forward on mov this first full day of spring.pr >> that's a great idea. i was just giving you a factg from the past before we move forward. >> i understand. thank you for that. >> all right. >> okay, now, let's not mention itk a ngain.in. >> okay. >> here we go. 38 degrees now in town. it's 34 degrees for gaithersburg, 35 for dullesul and culpeper is 34. listen, we have mostly cloudy skies on top of this rightis rig now. there's a little bit of as a wind, probably thend temperatures will drop off a little bit mor

democratic primary for the u-s senate have scored some major endorsements....former congresswoman gabrielle giffords is throwing her support behind former ohio governor ted strickland. strickland.giffords calls strickland the best candidate to protest the rights of law abiding gun owners... while powerful gun lobby.gun control is also why star wars actor mark hamill is supporting strickland's primary opponent, p-g sittenfeld. "he's young, he's energetic, he's right on the issues, and he'll make a very 'forceful' senator." senator." he cited sittenfeld's stance on gun safety in this youtube video endorsement.cincinnati occupational therapist kelli prather is also after the democratic nomination.the winner of ohio's primary next week will face incumbent rob portman in the general election this fall. the countdown is on.we're hours away now from the moment n-f-l free agents can officially sign with other teams. teams.by the end of the day several bengals may be headed elsewhere.jordan burgess is live with a look at who could right now the rumors are flying like the footballs about who may sign where.it

he is married to gabrielle gifford. he traveled 140 million miles through space. he circled the earth 5000 times. his experiment compares to last for about a year. ben: fascinating! juliet: that is so cold. what an amazing and brave man. we still have a lot more to come including chick-fil-a. where should you start when you're told you have cancer? start with a specialist. start where you'll find advanced technology, precision treatment options and truly compassionate care. start here with a team of experts who treat only cancer. every stage. every day. its not one thing we do. it's the only thing we do. start at cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia. the evolution of cancer care is here. learn more at cancercenter.com/e/experts sports authority may file for bankruptcy. that's according to bloomberg. it's in talks now for a loan that would make it operating during the court proceedings. the report says they will close 150 stores. it's also in talks to sell stores to dix and modell. cream at chick-fil-a. that's if you can put your cell phone away. thi

and now they will take his twin, gabrielle giffords' husband, in 2011 giffords s s meeting with constituents outside a safeway grocery store in tucson, arizona. his body. all sorts of things. it is fascinating. look at that. that is stunning. that is water. >> is this the guy that costume? >> yeah. you have to have a sense of humor when you have been in space. the beautiful pictures of african american. the colors are amazing. cool to watch. we are kind of small and not important in the scheme of things. with him just circling the earth and looking at us for the last year. he comes back today. >> welcome back home. i want to hear what was going on in space. >>> all right. still ahead on friends @ five day to celebrate something we love. peanut butter. chef keith is here. she going out of the -- he is going out of the box with peanut butter. he will make a peanut butter >>> now, the midlands most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist jim gandy. >> watching showers and thunderstorms moving through eastern tennessee into western northern california and they extend into northwestern georgia

former congresswoman gabriel gifford is former her support behind ted strickland. calls him the best candidate to protest the rights of law- abiding gun owners and stepping up to the gun lobby. >> he is young and on the issues and make a very forceful senator. >> the gun control issue is also why star wars actor mark hamill is supporting his opponent. pj sitten feld. he cited his stance on gun safety in the youtube video endorsement. >>> cincinnati occupational therapist kelly prayther is whoever wins one week from today will face rob port man in the general election this fall. >> can we bottle this up? >> it is outstanding. march last time we have seen temperatures in the 70s in march was in 2012. look at this beautiful live shot. sun coming down. we got high thin clouds. cleveland right now 71 degrees, akron 72. canton at 70. same for astubula. outstanding anywhere. and no worry about any rainfall during the evening. we are dry on the live 5 radar. notice we have rain trying to work its way up towards the northeast. we may see a few of the rain showers for wednes

he was joined by gabrielle giffords along with mark kelly. bernie sanders is thinking about next weekend. he was in washington state that has its caucus on saturday. on the republican side, donald trump this evening in florida took a swing at president obama turned the plane around before land inning cuba. the focus from the other candidates is on him. ted cruz joked that people should vote for him ten times or find nine friends to vote for him to avoid trump. john kasich said no one will have enough delegates. the party chairman is clearing up what determines the winner. >> nothing magical about the number. it's 50% plus one. no one is disinfranchised. they're franchised by receiving delegates based on the outcomes of the election. that's all it is. you have to have a majority in order to be the nominee of our party. >> he also said there's a lot of misinformation floating around about the rules of the party. >>> three people attacked with a machete. witnesses described the scene in queens and what sparked the >>> a plane crash lands at a go

. >>> former congresswoman gabrielle giffords will visit wilmington delaware today to help communitiesy safer from gun violence to keep guns out of the wrong hands and reduce gun violence in delaware. the former conk woman was a gun control advocate since she was not in 2011. >>> arizona is -- villanova is heading back to the final four since 2009. they leave for houston on wednesday and they play oklahoma in the final four opener on saturday night. "action news" asked jay wright if he thought this southeastern's team had championship potential. >>> no, not at all, not in november. i would say in the middle of january we started thinking about it. i never said it to the guys that they had a chance until probably late january. >>> north carolina beat syracuse in the final four nightcap. i have the wildcats win it all in my bracket. >> reporter: wow. >> reporter: i think so there's a few people around here who thought that. >>> i'm one. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan shows us rain across the region as we take a two dimensional view you can see the heavy stuff is north an e

former u-s house rep gabrielle giffords and her husband, retired astronaut mark kelly, have thrown their support behind former governor ted strickland. strickland.meanwhile ... strickland's opponent cincinnati councilman p-g sittenfeld has picked up the support of actor mark hamill hami.ohio democrats will pick their senate nominee next week on march 15th. your tax refund to work ... by using part of it to help feed the needy. and it's as easy as checking a box on your income tax return. checking the box will donate a small portion of your return to the farms to food banks trust fund.the program gives grants to non-profits ... and buys extra produce from farmers which is then distributed to families in need.that food would otherwise go to waste.last year the program distributed more than two and a half million pounds of fruits and veggies to struggling kentucky families. more than five thousand cincinnati and northern kentucky walmart workers are getting a pay raise... and it's coming in their next paycheck.the company announced the increases today as part of their two year, two point 7

mark along with scott's two daughters, his girl friend and sister-in-law arizona congresswoman gabrielle gifford. vice president joe biden's wife came bearing gifts, beer and apple pie. she says there is nothing more american than that. research from kelly's mission will help nasa's plans to travel to mars. >>> the man convicted of killing two college students in virginia will not get the death penalty. instead, jetty matthew will die in prison. matthew pleaded guilty to first degree murder and abduction. in court, he apologized for the 2014 murder of uva student hannah graham and the 2009 murder of virginia tech student a judge sentenced matthew to four consecutive life terms. matthew agreed not to appeal and will not be eligible for parole or early release. >>> an alabama police officer is charged with murder in the death of an unarmed black man. authorities say montgomery police officer aaron smith shot and killed a 58-year-old man outside a neighbor's home one week ago today. authorities initially said the victim hay stick or a cane and the two men had struggled. the neighbor says the stick

gabrielle giffords is throwing her support by former governor ted strickland. she was shot during an event in 2011 and called him the best candidate to not only protest the rights of laws violating gun owners but to stand up to the possible gun lobby. >> he's young and energetic, he's right on the issues and he'll make a very forceful senator. >> the gun control issues wise and -- [ indiscernible ] supporting the opponent. >>> a cleveland man who hit his girlfriend's father with the car fractured his leg and ran from the scene last week has been caught by police. anthony coggin has been charged with assault and abduction after he and his girlfriend got into a fight outside of the cleveland clinic. two cars after getting out to confront him. and his girlfriend said that he held her against her will. >>> and a new study said that more pedestrians are dieing in traffic accidents across the nation. ohio saw the largest increase than any other state. from 2049-2015, ohio stay a 124% increase in pedestrian traffic deaths and this is why. cell phones. too many people

. >>> former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords and her husband, mark kelly, are bringing a gun control campaign to the commonwealth. the "washington post" reports that giffords will announce a statewide gun safety effort to close loopholes in the law in virginia. about a month governor signed gun compromise legislation. >>> there's a brand-new kind of gun. you have to see it. it looks like a cell phone. this is called the ideal conceal gun. it appears to be a phone and folds out into a trigger and barrel. the man who made it says he didn't want to be the center of attention just for carrying a gun. >> it's more so for people that want to carry a gun when they need to and not have to engage other people about why they're carrying that gun. >> the inventor says that officers can be trained to recognize this as a gun. in other words, he thinks it's not a security threat. the gun goes on sale this october. >>> delegates on the line and the democratic race for president gettng muchi they say character is what you do when no one is watching. david trone banned the box so people who'v

the third is believed to still >>law enforcement filed against gabriel giffords and jared loughner wounded 12 others and killed six. the lawsuit is fake and says that letter was sent from pfltd but loughner is serving two life sentences at a prison in minnesota. filing is reportedly ails similar to another fake suit filed in different case in march. the giffords lawsuit reportedly claims she was framed and wants 25 million in tajes. helping crack the iphone. we were talking about this yesterday but israeli newspaper says it is called celebrate that makes presencive software. if it succeeds, the fbi will no longer need apple's help. celebrate officials decline to comment. apple resisted government investigators demand to create new software to access the apple says if it did a program could be leaked making iphones available to hackers. >> more to come including the video of the president dancing the tango. >> it's sweeping the internet. be riewght back. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. in the last 10 years our competitors have received a few awards. but we've received a few more

. >>> today gabrielle giffords and her husband are working a national gun control cam p pain to virginia. given forwa giffords will announce a safety effort to close loopholes in the law. this is a month after manage call live signed a gun compromise situation. >>> if you're just turning on your television this morning, we continue to follow breaking news out of egypt where authorities say a man hijacked a plane and officials say it is related. the bizarre reason we're learning why he may have done it. >>> plus i'm tracking your trouble spots, problem in the district and another in northern virginia. details coming up. >>> no such continuing as a free ride? narrator: all that political mail might be overwhelming. let's simplify. only one candidate has been endorsed by the washington post: kathleen matthews. as a journalist and progressive leader at marriott, she has a broad and deep facility with policy. emily's list praises matthews as pro-choice and the post says on gun control, clean energy, education and health research kathleen matthews "has greater potential, following the van holl

happening today in delaware, former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords will be in wilmington.'ll join lawmakers in announcing the delaware coalition for common sense. the bipartisan group will focus on strengthening the state's gun laws. a gunman shot giffords in the head in 2011. since then she's been a notable gun control advocate. >>> a maryland police officer killed in the line of duty will be laid to rest today in delaware county. loved ones will gather for jacai coalson's funeral. officer coleson was accidentally killed march 13th by one of his fellow officers after another man began firing at their police station. coleson was 28 years old. >>> today the mount holly police department will hold their annualer is money they honors three fallen officers. this is the tribute for donald ailshyer, william worth and john holmes. a sniper gunned down the men in 1975. ailshyer were killed at the scene and holmes was paralyzed and died of his injuries more than two decades later. >>> today the drummer for the band phish is helping out the bernie sanders campaign in philadelphia. j

the former president and at a phoenix hiigh school accompanied by former congresswoman gabrielle gifford and her husband retired snawlt mark kelly. meantime, he was in washington state after spending the past week in arizona. thousands of people turned up to two different rallies. the senator is making stops around the west coast to close the gap between clinton. in total, there were 131 delegates up for grabs for the democratic party with the republicans, they will be fighting for 98 delegates. >>> goof afternoon, south florida. happy spring and a happy monday to you. but spring not welcoming the warmer air. actually bringing us the cooler weather all the way down here to south florida. still overcast skies. they are very high, thin clouds that are -- that are keepi us nice and cool this afternoon. only 65 degrees right now in miami. 63 in ft. lauderdale. it is the middle of march where we are above average. 65 degrees. that is -- the average low. low -- not currently what should be the temperatures now. up to 24 hours in homestead straight our the of the northwest and check out these w

connection of scott kelly's brother, mark kelly, also an astronaut and husband of our colleague gabrielle giffords. [applause] ms. pelosi: we always like to associate ourselves with greatness one way or another. dr. biden must be -- leave early in time to help welcome captain kelly home on behalf of all americans. please send him our congratulations. we thank you for making time for this gathering and it is my privilege to welcome dr. jill biden. [applause] good afternoon, everyone. thank you so much, leader pelosi for hosting today's event and for your injuring commitment to and sacrificed so much for our country. let me start by apologizing as the leader said for leaving a little early and as leader pelosi said i have the honor of traveling to houston to welcome home after not scott kelly. from the year in space. we are so proud of scott kelly and it is going to be a really special celebration. will be joined by scott's twin brother and members of his family. as part of our joining forces education initiative, i have invited three military connected students from aberdeen high school in maryland

mark became as you noah household name unfortunately when his wife former congressman gabrielle giffords got shot in the head but survived. a close look at the testing scott killly go through now that's back on earth. but just few of the physiological issues that this weightlessness can have, guys, muscle atrophy, sleep problems, bone lost, vision impairment. so he really sacrificed his bod foyer this experiment. >> we think scott looks so much younger now than mark. >> interesting. >> and also taller because the gravity the weight on your bones. >> is that right. >> we have to bring in derrick pits, because he's our expert on all things. >> from the franklin institute will be here in just a little bit. i was reading this thing, guy up in space, scott, sue; like a .8 seconds younger now than his twin. >> wow. >> what was it before? >> blowing my mind. >> i don't know who was born first, let's look that up. >> but, meantime, look at this. cold front making it way through our area almost clearing the coast, but still some rain left, and most of it is in new jersey, but few raindrops, and f

congresswoman gabrielle giffords is bogus. the suit was filed last week in a phoenix court. it claimed convicted killer when shot almost 20 people killing six and hurting 13 including giffords. it is similar to another bogus lawsuit that appeared to be from the uber driver recently accused of shooting six people in michigan. >>> madonna is in trouble with the city off signage outside of her home on the upper eastside. the d.o.t. is citing the townhouse on east 81st street for changes made to the driveway. the no parking in cement and paint are not allowed. it also says the signs don't comply with code. >>> an 8th grader on long island already knows where he's going to college. brennan o'neill plays lacrosse and is so good he is already committed to penn state at least verbally. long island reporter kristin thorne spoke to him about his goals. >> reporter: 13-year-old brennan o'neil eats, drinks and sleep has across. >> any time i -- sleeps lacrosse. >> any time i can i have a stick in my hand. the 8th grader. he just made a verbal commitment to play for a division 1 college

times for nasa. [ cheers and applause ] then i met this incredible woman from arizona named gabrielle giffords. [ cheers and applause ] and, you know, while politics was not my thing, it was clearly her thing and we were both proud, really proud to be public servants and now we are both very fortunate to have a second chance at service to fight for the things that we've always believed in, which are responsibility and common sense. [ cheers and applause ] and that's why we are fighting for a congress and a president that will stand up to a very powerful corporate lobby called the gun lobby. [ cheers and applause ] you know, gabby and i have been gun owners all of our adult lives and -- but over the last well couple decades congress has gotten into the gun lobby's grip and even, you know, we have 32,000 americans that die every single year from gun violence and the gun lobby has protectedholes in our laws that let dangerous people get their hands on guns. it doesn't make sense. they have stoked fear and peddled misinformation in the interest of protecting a very dangerous status quo. and throug

husband of former congresswoman gabrielle giffords who represented this district in congress.e been out campaigning with her. >> we're going to do a couple of things here next sunday and monday, the day before the election. >> i want to ask you about the ads we've seen. hillary clinton putting out one that stars your wife. tell me about the issue. we should remind people. the incident with your wife happened here. happened here. >> a couple of miles from here. >> from where we're sitting. it's an issue close to your heart and something you've been working on a lot. do you feel like that's a way hillary clinton can separate herself from the rest? >> it's not only that. i mean, hillary clinton, when you look at all of these candidates, it was very clear to us pretty early on there's only one candidate that has the experience and also the willingness to stand up and fight for what most americans believe in, that we should do something about gun violence. but who has a record of standing up to the gun lobby. that was clear early on. >> first, let's talk about the primaries. bernie

. >> former congresswoman gabrielle giffords was in delaware today to announce a new initiative to keep communities safer from gun violence. she joined in the support of the group called the delaware coalition for common sense. >>> the focus is on responsible solutions that will help keep guns out of the wrong hands and reduce gun violence in delaware. the former congresswoman lab a gun control advocate since she, herself, was slot in arizona in 2011. >> stopping gun violence takes courage. the courage to do what's right, the courage of new ideas. i've seen great courage when my life was on the line. now is the time to can come together, be responsible. >> gifford's husband retired nasa astronaut captain mark kelly was also there today in support of that initiative. >> and we just love this today. for the first time since 2009, the villanova wildcats are headed to their final four. villanova sealed the deal on saturday in dramatic fashion beating the top seeded kansas jayhawks 64-59. now the wildcats are bounds for houston in hopes of doing something they've only done once before and th

we had the january 8 shooting issue here, gabrielle giffords. >> that was two blocks away from here.about three minutes from where we sit now. there's a makeshift memorial out there years later. and her stance on gun control could bode well in tucson. >> but that's southern arizona, not northern arizona. >> no, northern arizona which is mostly republican and arizona as a whole traditionally appreciates guns. there's open carry here. you see people walking around with guns in stores. it's not outside the norm to see that. but the sentiment is changing slightly in some respects after the shooting in tucson. >> one last question, jane sanders, the wife of bernie sanders was here visiting the tent cities. you used to work in phoenix. you know these tent cities, you've been there. this is the place where they hold people who are convicted of -- i think they're being prosecuted for crime vors they been -- >> they're low-level offenders, dui cases, drug offenses, not the maximum security facilities. >> and what does it look like? what does it feel like there? >> it looks like green tents as

former president clinton was in arizona campaigning on behalf of his wife, joined by gabrielle giffords along with mark kelly. >>> more historic moments are expected in cuba when president obama meets with raul castro at the palace of the revolution, this is the first full day after arriving in the island nation last night . >> reporter: good morning ken. president obama and president castro have been working for more than a year to normalize relations between their countries as president obama nears the end of his term, he would be too hard for the next president to reverse. the historic first moments a u.s. president arrives in cuba for the first time in nearly 90years. >> it is wonderful to be here. >>> president obama and the first lady greet staff at the recently-reopened u.s. embassy, crowds cheer as their daughters join them for a tour of old havana, the buildings and economy. the government relaxed limits on cell phones and private enterprise, but the country's strict limits on free speech and political opposition are in force. these opponents of castro's regime arrested hours b

guns, get more people employed and start more community programs. >>> and gun control advocate gabriel giffordfor common sense. the bipartisan group will focus on strengthening the city's gun laws. a gunman shot giffords in the head in 2011. >>> i'm ckaty zachry. we'll have another live update for you in 25 minutes. now back to the "today" show. >>> this morning on "today's take," professional wrestler john cena tags in as co-host. >>> and you won't believe your eyes. the amazing "ohs." mind-blowing tricks. >>> and nick cannon shows us a fun game to play. >>>ll that and more coming up now. >>>. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist, and tamron hall. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and welcome to "today" on this monday, march 28th, 2016. a little drizzly outside but we don't care because john cena's here. >> as always, you guys always pick good music. it is monday morning, it is blue, rainy. i picked muddy waters because he has a way of making those blues sound oh, so good. you can't spend what you ain't never had. >> you

. >>> today, former arizona congresswoman, gabrielle giff d giffords will be in wilmington.the bipartisan group will focus on strengthening the gun laws. a gunman shot her in the head in 2011. since then, she's been a notable gun control advocate. >>> six minutes past 5:00, 46 degrees outside. new information in the brussels terror attacks. two more americans have been identitied. the names of the latest two have not been released. the two others are justin and stephanie schultz. president obama phoned their parents to offer condolences. they were dropping stephanie's mom off at the airport. >>> the family of an american missionary injured sobbed as richard awoke from his medically induced coma where he was injured in the attack. he woke up with his family in his bedside. his wife almost made the trip to the airport, but stayed home because there wasn't enough room in the car. >>> raids led to connection in the terror attacks. one of the men in custody is a french national. >>> this is a violent scene at the memorial to the brussels victims. police clashed with hundreds of d

appearing with the former president were former congresswoman, gabrielle giffords, and her husband, retiredavy captain, markelly. ♪ ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] >> thank you. thank you, mayor. thank you, ron. we are incredibly grateful to call both of you friends, and grateful for how much you have done to serve the people of this great state of arizona. you know, one thing that i've learned here in arizona is that arizonans are straightforward and honest people. so i'm going to be honest with all of you about something. i'm kind of new to this whole campaigning thing. i've definitely not had the chance, at least not many times, to introduce a former president of the united states. [cheers and applause] >> you see, in my career, i didn't do politics. i was just some bald guy who flew airplanes in the navy. and later i got a chance to fly the space shuttle several times for nasa. then i met and was really lucky to marry this incredible woman from arizona. and her name was gabby giffords. and you know, politics clearly was her thing. and we were both really proud, very proud to be public servant