joining me now former congressional aide to gabrielle giffords ron barber. for inviting me. >> you said you would not run for the full term. what thanked your minted. >> i never intended to run for any political office. i had to set up the business of putting together a campaign staff, opening an office, getting on ballot. we had 18 days to gather signatures. we ended up with 71 signatures so i felt it was a ground swell of support for my candidacy. then i went around the district and met with different people from different communities. as i was going around the district i kept getting asked by people well, aren't you going to run for the congressional two seat. toyed give it consideration, which i did. in the indiana it was a decision i had to make in consultation with my doctor and my family. this is a huge decision for all of us, certainly from my family. and last weekend on saturday and sunday we got together, and the decision was that they would support me running and i declared my candidacy on monday. >> was there conversations with congressman giffor

. >>> a top aide to former congresswoman gabrielle giffords is making a run to succeed the arizona democrat. ron barberith a gunshot wound to the head. giffords resigned to focus on her full recovery, and barber says he'll run to fill out the remainder of his former boss's term. he is also running again in august for his own term. and i'm joined now by ron barber. sir, it's nice to have you on with us this morning. and i know that there is a lot to talk about here. but i want to focus specifically on how much does winning this election mean to you, given how closely you worked alongside gabrielle giffords? >> well, it mostly means a lot to me, because i really feel i'm here and trying to serve the people of southern arizona. congresswoman is someone i respect and who inspires me and many other people in our country. but i think the important thing to note is that while we all dearly love her and what she has done for our community, this is not her seat, this is the people's seat. and i went to present myself as a candidate who can take the issues that are concerning middle class in our community to was

. >>> gabrielle giffords' long-time aide now says he will run for a full congressional term in the november election. ron barbernning to fill giffords' vacated seat in a special election. giffords resigned from congress in january to focus on her recovery after she and barber were shot and wounded in the tucson massacre that left six people dead. >>> more shake-ups today for the oprah winfrey network, own, as the struggling cable operation lays off some 30 people. that's about 20% of its workforce. it's also restructuring operations in new york and los angeles. winfrey called the moves business decisions that were difficult and tough. >>> and now for a look at what is trending today. our quick roundup of what has you talking online. a little jail time hasn't dampened george clooney's sense of humor. twitter is buzzing after his arrest friday during protests outside the sudanese embassy in washington. clooney's cell mate said he tried to pin the whole thing on his pal, telling police his name was brad pitt. >>> well, we knew the latest ipad was a hot commodity, but now tech blogs are posting reports of customers