giffords remains in a medically induced coma. law enforcement officials say evidence found at 22-year-old jared lee loughner's home indicates he targeted giffords but they believe he acted alone. last night a candlelight vigil was set up at the hospital where giffords is being treated. besides giffords, 13 others were wounded in saturday's attack. all besides giffords are out of intensive care. sandra hughes is in tucson with the latest. sandra, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. authorities will not say right now where jared loughner is being held. whether he is still here in tucson, whether he's on his way to phoenix. and they also won't say he still does not have a lawyer. 22-year-old jared loughner will face a host of charges when he appears in federal court today, including murder and attempted assassination. >> how many people are injured there? >> we have about a total of ten people, maybe more. oh, my gosh. >> reporter: he's accused of single-handedly turning this tucson grocery store into a bloodbat

i love gabby giffords. i don't think there's a better example of a true public servant than this remarkable woman who the country has got ton know over the last few days. she's kind and caring and dedicated and the very fact that she was doing her congress on the corner just four days from the time she was sworn in for another term gives you some idea of how dedicated she was to her job. while i watched in horror like most of the country and was riveted to my television set this weekend, i also couldn't help but marvel at those who rose above personal fear, who had the presence of mind, who, in spite of their own personal safety, tackled the perpetrator of this heinous crime, the young intern that possibly saved gabby's life by his medical attention to her, those that tended the wounded and comforted the bystanders. these are the true heroes in our country. the medical personnel, the hospital administrators and staff, the entire citizenry of tucson has given us hope for our nation as they have risen to this

gabby giffords is our neighbor. not just here in this body, but she is our neighbor on this great planet. because we learn from that story that being one's neighbor is not the dependent upon one's religion nor is it dependent upon one's ethnicity. being one's neighbor is dependent upon whether or not we had the capacity to show compassion. gabby giffords is our neighbor and i'm pleased to honor her today. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from california. mr. cantor: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i now yield two minutes to the gentleman from new jersey, mr. lance. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for two minutes. mr. lance: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today in support of the resolution. we come together to extend our thoughts and prayers to those who were killed and to those who were wounded during the horrific attack in tucson on saturday. as we gather in the people's house we pray for the recove

the primary target was congresswoman gabrielle giffords. she was shot in the head and is still in critical condition after surgery in the building behind me. the gunman is in custody. police are searching for a possible accomplice, and now the questions mount, what triggered this tragedy in tucson? [ sirens ] >> it started just after 10:00 a.m. saturday, tucson time. congresswoman giffords had been holding a town meeting with constituents in this parking lot of a local safeway. alex vilic, a young volunteer, was standing about three feet away from her. >> kind of shady looking gentleman came up, asked if he could talk to the congresswoman. and like everyone, we directed him to the back of the line. came back about 30 seconds later and before i knew he was barging through the tables toward the congresswoman. >> steven rayle was there too, a local doctor. he had come to meet giffords and saw a man with a blank expression on his face. >> i looked up and saw a man with a gun shoot her in the head and then continue firing rapid-fire with just po

giffords. >> hello? hello? >> 911 there's been a shooting at safeway. >> 911 calls capture the terror. there's other people that are injured? >> not other people. there are multiple people that are shot. okay. oh, my god. >> a suburban shopping center is the backdrop for bloodshed and chaos saturday morning. today, federal charges were filed against the alleged gunman, 22-year-old jared lee loughner. >> he's charged with the assault on the congresswoman, with the killing of judge roll and the assault on the other staffers. >> reporter: authorities say he approached congresswoman gabrielle giffords and shot her at point-blank range. >> as i looked up, a man was shooting her in the head, and he just continued shooting without hesitation at all. >> bullets sprayed into the crowd. >> just rapid fire point-blank at people just right in front of him, and people were just going down. >> two men tackled the shooter and others helped. >> there was a woman who had gotten his gun. apparently he was trying to reload when h

entire giffords staff for carrying on. those heroes at the scene were joined by first responders from county and municipalities, arriving just three minutes after the first 9-1-1 call and performed excellently and in doing so saved lives. we also pay tribute to the skilled professionals at arizona's university medical center whose role is ongoing. healing the victims of this tragedy. tonight the university community. to acknowledge together saturday's tragedy. promptly this is called together we thrive, tucson and america. together we thrive, tucson and america, will be an opportunity to grieve and it will be a demonstration of our strength. strength in community. a strength in community that was demonstrated last saturday, a strength in community there that is ongoing. tucson demonstrated its strength on saturday when the city was full of heroes, ordinary citizens, victims, first responders coming together in the spirit of community. madam speaker, our colleague, congresswoman giffords, was the primary target of cowardly

congresswoman giffords is also good friends with him. jon kyl went on to say all of us will work to ensure justice will be served bully and swiftly. the pima county tea party denouncing the attack. it condemned today's shooting of congresswoman giffords. our prayers are also with those who have died today and their families. this is a time for all americans to come together to renounce my lens. >> former democratic senate candidate is urging, and caution. he says -- arizona congrressman issued a statement from him and his wife. >> viewers like you are also weighing in today. one man writes -- another viewer writes -- >> during our live coverage this afternoon, many of you called the news room asking why we were not reporting things heard from other media outlets, specifically incorrect reports that it was woman had died. we made that decision as part of our commitment to you because we did not want to report something that had not been confirmed. thank you for reporting responsibly. other new stations were irresponsible. you can send us

entire giffords staff for carrying on.cene were joined by first responders from county and municipalities, arriving just three minutes after the first 9-1-1 call and performed excellently and in doing so saved lives. we also pay tribute to the skilled professionals at arizona's university medical center whose role is ongoing. healing the victims of this tragedy. tonight the university community. to acknowledge together saturday's tragedy. promptly this is called together we thrive, tucson and america. together we thrive, tucson and america, will be an opportunity to grieve and it will be a demonstration of our strength. strength in community. a strength in community that was demonstrated last saturday, a strength in community there that is ongoing. tucson demonstrated its strength on saturday when the city was full of heroes, ordinary citizens, victims, first responders coming together in the spirit of community. madam speaker, our colleague, congresswoman giffords, was the primary target of cowardly act, and as she recove

also in the sense of wallace and congresswoman giffords, not everyone was interested in gabby giffordsce's movement. it was a periphery event. something like oklahoma city had a tragic consequence that made us rethink terrorism. oklahoma city broke a climate of partisan warfare down a notch. most americans are not in the mood right now for a partisan food fight this week about what went wrong in tuscon. people would like to have a proper mourning. host: the memorial service with president obama gets under way this evening at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. "usa today" notes that past presidents'messages have customarily invoked national pride and resolve. mr. thomas mann, is that also the role of congress? when you think of pictures after 9/11 and members coming together. guest: absolutely. it's part of a way of showing national unity in the face of crisis or trauma or a horrific outbreak of violence. frankly, members of congress do not come together very often. they are separated in the party caucuses. the level of debate is heated. these occasions call for something very different. it is not

." >>> did you say that gabrielle giffords was hit? >> a member of congress shot, one of 20 as a mad man unleashes his rage. >>> the medical miracle. how do you survive a bullet to the brain? hopeful signs tonight for the congresswoman and the victims. >>> and the six that did not survive. including a young girl born on 9/11. >>> the suspect, what we're learning about the trail of anger and failure that led him here. >>> and the heroes. a young intern who ran toward the gun fire when others ran away. >> when i heard the shots being fired, my first instinct was to run towards where the congresswoman was. >>> tonight from arizona, the tragedy in tucson. >>> good evening. the gunfire that erupted in a safeway parking lot here echoes across the country tonight. six people were killed, 14 wounded, when a young college dropout with a history of strange behavior took a point-blank shot at congresswoman gabrielle giffords. as she greeted constituents. we have our full team covering the story tonight. here's the latest. surgeons say they are ve

before coming to washington, gifford served in the arizona house and senate. the 40-year-old congresswoman is married to veteran astronaut mark kelly. today's shooting has sent shock waves throughout the political community, and it comes during a highly charged political climate. we go to terry morati in the news room. and you spoke with a congressman today about the shooting. >> that is correct. members of congress reported 42 cases of threats or violence in the first three months of 2010. that is nearly three times the amount reported during the same period a year earlier. nearly all dealt with the health care bill, and gifford's was among the target. >> what in the world is america coming to? what's happening here? >> reporter: today's deadly and brazen attack on gabriel giffords in front of the safeway store has cast a dark shadow over other members of the congress. >> i don't think people will do street corner things gen for some while. >> reporter: the former lieutenant governor and current congressman says over the past 30 years says he's been threatene

>>> on our broadcast tonight from tucson, road to recovery, a big journey for gabby giffords. out of the hospital, now in rehabilitation. now for her the crucial next steps of recovery. >>> also an nbc news exclusive. the shooting survivor who did all she could to protect the 9-year-old girl she had brought to the supermarket that day to meet her congresswoman. tonight she has shared her emotional story with us for the first time. >>> deep freeze. winter going to extremes now. snow, ice and would you believe 46 below 0? and that's not a windchill. >>> and showdown, the long-awaited rematch between two american icons, legacies, arch rivals. some fans have to walk a very fine line. "nightly news" begins now. fine line. fine line. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and good evening once again tonight from tucson, arizona. we've returned here tonight to check back in on this community and the victims of the shooting which was two weeks ago tomorrow at a local safeway. congresswoman gabby giffords was shot in the head that day, and today sh

among the wound, arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords. shot in the head and is in critical condition. a nine-year-old girl and a federal judge are among the six people dead. toe suspect is in custody, and

entire giffords staff for carrying on. were joined by first responders from county and municipalities, arriving just three minutes after the first 9-1-1 call and performed excellently and in doing so saved lives. we also pay tribute to the skilled professionals at arizona's university medical center whose role is ongoing. healing the victims of this tragedy. tonight the university community. to acknowledge together saturday's tragedy. promptly this is cled together we thrive, tucson and america. together we thrive, tucson and america, will be an opportunity to grieve and it will be a demonstration of our strength. strength in community. a strength in community that was demonstrated last saturday, a strength in community there that is ongoing. tucson demonstrated its strength on saturday when the city was full of heroes, ordinary citizens, victims, first responders coming together in the spirit of community. madam speaker, our colleague, congresswoman giffords, was the primary target of cowardly act, and as she recovers, we

giffords was meeting with community members. at least six others including a federal judge were killed. >> it's an assassination, plain and simple. whatever the motives are behind the assassination, you take on a federal judge, try to take on a congressperson. that's an assassination. >> garamandi says during the midterm elections, giffords like many other lawmakers received threats. >> arizona was a nasty place last fall, all the immigration issues and the health care issues. and she had threats, her office was assaulted. i think there was a gunshot through her window in all of that. and a lot of personal threats against her. whether this guy was involved in that, i don't know, we'll find out i suppose. >> reporter: giffords knows the risk, but doesn't let anything stop her from standing up for what she believes is the best interest of this country. >> even though she was threatened, just a few months before, she was willing to go back out there on the street corner and say, here i am, come and talk to me, share your thoughts w

the prime target, congresswoman gabrielle giffords. a bullet went straight through her brain but she survived battling now for her life. at the white house, around the country there is shock, grief and anger. and this morning we are live with the latest on the victims, stories of survival and heroism and the gunman. why did he do it? did he act alone? how will america respond? >>> and good morning, america. i'm here at the university medical center in front of what has become an all-too-familiar site in america, a makeshift memorial for the victims of yesterday's shootings, 19 people shot, 13 wounded, 6 dead. of course, one of the wounded, congresswoman gabrielle giffords. she is in critical condition after this assassination attempt. as we said, the bullet went straight through her brain, but doctors believe they are optimistic about her recovery. and we'll talk to the eyewitnesss, a doctor who held down the gunman, helped save giffords' life, and i'm also here with my colleague, dan harris, across town at the site of the shooting, da

my assassination giffords." and a thank you note from giffords after the two met at an event several years ago. >> asked me questions that made absolutely no sense to me. politicians just don't get it. >> reporter: the investigation is painting the picture of a troubled young man, rejected by the army after high school and minor drug arrests. his downward spirals deepened this fall, he dropped out of community college just before the school kicked him out. loughner had been told he'd need a mental health review before he could return. of course, this is the type of story that's affected the entire nation, but most of all, this community. i want to you take a look at that vigil there with the candles. people continue to come by and lay flowers and pictures and roses and light candles in honor of those victims, it's just a sign of how much this story has resonated with everyone here. vinita, rob. >> it is such a somber sight. diana, what can you tell us about the nationwide moment of silent for these victims? >> r

the latest on gabrielle giffords condition... the death toll... information about the man in custody members of congress shaken by the attack... how they're reacting to news of the shooting. >>> members of congress shaken by the attack in tucson, arizona. how they're reacting to the news of the a shooting with a congress woman. >>> taking back the streets. oakland's new mayor gets down to work on the first weekend on the job. cbs cbs 5 eyewitness news is next. [ bell rings ] what are you doing, friending somebody? yeah. you got time for that? you got time to earn more on your savings, online at capitalone.com. that's new school banking, baby! instead of earning squatootski...

gifford during the midterm toll collection. kelly invited his supporters to in fact attend a an event. help remove gabbro deferred from office issued a fully automatic m-16 with jesse kelly. gifford eventually defeated kelly by a small margin of about 4000 votes. >> that may be freeze speech but it's not without consequences. last month's their pale and posted this map with gun sights on our face book page. on it were the names of 20 democrats gone including the name of cabriole gifford. it shows a road on her twitter account don't retreat, instead reload. critics accuse pailin of inciting violence by using cross hairs to show difference district. at the time gifford even talked about her concerns on msn bc. >> as sancerre palance targeted list the way she has said it did it is the cross fire of a gun. when people do that there's consequence to that action. >> pailin took down the map right after the shooting opposed to this message. my sincere condolences are offered to the family of rep gabrielle gifford and the other victims

representative gabrielle giffords to meet her constituents. giffords was shot in the head and rushed into surgery. >> she is in critical condition. the neurosurgeon finished operating on her and at the current time i can tell you i'm very optimistic about recovery. >> reporter: the bullet that hit giffords doctors say went in one side of the head and out the other. and the victims include judge john rolls and a 9-year-old girl. and an aide to giffords. >> i was three feet from her and i was lucky to be not in the line of fire. i'm shaken to my core and i'm lucky to get out of there alive. >> reporter: it happened at the safeway shopping center in tucson. giffords' office held meetings while she was in town for concerns of the people of the district. the gunman identified as 22- year-old jared loughner of tucson was captured shortly after the shooting, and authorities say he opened fire using a pistol with an extended magazine. president obama spoke about the tragedy late this afternoon. >> our heart goes out to the family members of those who

congresswoman giffords was shot in the head. she remains in critical condition this morning, but doctors say they are hopeful. meanwhile, authorities have one suspect in custody. his name is jared loughner. at this hour, officials are hunting for someone who they think may have been associated with the suspect. there's a picture they're hoping someone will recognize and call with information. coming up, we're going to get the latest from here in arizona. we'll have a conversation with two people who helped subdue the shooter until police arrived. >>> and we'll also take a closer look at some of the victims, including the youngest, a 9-year-old girl born on the day of the 9/11 attacks she had just been elected to the school council, and went to see the congresswoman because she was interested in government. a sad story there. >>> miguel almaguer joins me. >> reporter: at least six people are dead, another 13 injured. the fbi and sheriff's department is conducting a joint investigation. this morning they believe they have the gunm

authorities say gabrielle giffords was the intended target.uspect is now in custody. >>> from the president to the news -- new speaker of the house there has been almost immediate and strong reaction in the wake of today's shooting. reporter craig boswell has more from washington in this live report. craig? >> reporter: good evening to you, ken. yes, flowers are being placed outside of representative gabrielle giffords's office. president fbi said the fbi director robert mueller has been sent to arizona to personally coordinate the investigation. and capitol police still remain on what is being described as a high level of readiness. >> this is a tragedy for arizona and a tragedy for our entire country. >> reporter: president obama addressing the nation this afternoon from the white house just hours after representative gabrielle giffords, a republican turned democrat from arizona was shot outside a grocery store in tucson. police say the alleged shooter is 22-year-old jared laughner. the two-term congresswoman was holding a public event desig

gabby giffords was a friend of mine. she is not only an extraordinary public servant, but she is also somebody who is warm and caring. she is well liked by her colleagues and well liked by her constituents. her husband, mark kelly, is a navy captain and one of america's valiant astronauts. it's not surprising that today gabby was doing what she always does -- listening to the hopes and concerns of her neighbors. that is the essence of what our democracy is all about. that is why this is more than a tragedy for those involved. it is a tragedy for arizona and a tragedy for our entire country. what americans do at times of tragedy is to come together and support each other. so at this time i ask all americans to join me and michelle in keeping all the victims and their families, including gabby, in our thoughts and prayers. those who have been injured, we are rooting for them and i know gabby is as tough as they come. and i am hopeful that she's going to pull through. obviously, our hearts go out to the family members of th

currency and complain btz the ill literacy rate in gifford's district. his myspace page ways -- was taken down immediately. >> tea party activists in tucson disagreed with giffords during her successful re-election campaign burk -- but the tea party cofounder says she does not believe there were any tea party protests at the event. she said in a statement, i want to strongly say we absolutely do not advocate violence. this is a tragedy to no end. >>> the bay area congresswoman jackie spears says she had flashbacks today of news of the shooting unfolded. in 1978, spear was shot five times in jonestown when her fact-finding team was ambushed by members of the people's temple in guyana. her boss, congressman leo ryan was killed. amy hollyfield spoke with spear this afternoon. >> reporter: i talked to her on the phone. she is out of town. she says she has been stoic her stomach all day in november, 1978, she was legal aide when she was shot trying to escape the jonestown massacre. her boss, leo ryan, was killed. the only congressman to ever by as senated. sh

giffords for that.it in, said his friend, the sheriff. >> he went to mass and was going to go home and do the floors, which he always does on saturday. >> reporter: he was just wonderful, said the retired supreme court justice sandra day o'connor. sound like something that might happen in someplace like afghanistan, she said. so it did. and it took a young man named gabe zimmerman, who served representative giffords as director of community outreach. that's a nice man, so kind, that's what even opponents have said about him. all the political vitriol around these days, and gabe zimmerman was nice to everyone. what did he do? he stuck up for people. said his friend. >> those who are disenfranchised, those that didn't have a voice, he felt passionate about. >> reporter: gabe zimmerman, just 30, gone now. dorwan's stoddard standing in line to see representative giffords. what they intended to say to her, we don't know now. we do know they were childhood sweethearts who fell in love when their first spouses

representative gabrielle giffords to meet her constituents. giffords was shot in the head and rushed into surgery. >> she is in critical condition. the neurosurgeon has operated on her and i can tell you at the current time that i'm very optimistic about recovery. >> reporter: doctors say the bullet that hit giffords went in one side of her head and out the other. the victims include federal judge john rolls, and an aide to giffords an a 9-year-old girl. many who are shot are in critical or serious condition. >> i was about three feet from her. i'm lucky not to be in the line of fire. i'm shake ton my core. and all i can say is i'm lucky i got out alive. >> reporter: the shooting happened at 2:15 local time and she often held meetings on saturday mornings when she was in town to look at the concerns of the people in her district. the gunman identified as 22- year-old jared laufnerf tucson opened fire with a pistol with an extended magazine. president obama spoke about the tragedy late this afternoon. >> our hearts go out to the family members

en ñl ataque de jared lee loughner están esta noche, entre ellos el latino que ayudo a gabrielle giffordsndo estaba recien herida, salvandole la vida. >> muchas personas están en este emotivo encuentro. >> el presidente barack obama conto que la congresista gabrielle giffords abrió los ojos cuando fue visitada . >> tenemos información desde el centro de oakland . >> hace unos minutos comenzó una vigilia en la alcaldia de oakland, donde llegaron personas para reclamar por la violencia en el país y por las víctimas caidas en el ataque de arizona . >> tomaron la voz líderes del área local y centro de estudiantes . >> expresando su oposicion a la violencia que se vive en todo el país, previo a celebrar el día de martín luther king, piden que pare la violencia en estados unidos . >> nos sentimos así en oakland mucha violencia y falta de unión en la comunidad. >> pienso que debemos demostrar que estamos unidos a nivel de nación, mandando un mensaje que queremos que pare la violencia. >> la vigila seguira acá, estaremos informando, regreso con ustedes . >> la representante demócrata gabrielle gi

my assassination and giffords'." there was also a letter from the congresswoman thanking loughner for attending an event at a tucson mall in 2007, indicating they had had previous contact. >> he asked her some questions that made absolutely no sense to me. he said i can't believe she doesn't understand it. politicians just don't get it. >> reporter: also providing clues several you-tube videos posted by loughner featuring rambling text against a dark background. in one he described inventing a new u.s. currency and complained about illiteracy in giffords' arizona congressional dits district. version of a my space page included a mysterious good-bye friends message published hours before the attack. he also added please don't be mad at me. saturday's deadly spoting spree was not a surprise to one of loughner's neighbors. >> i told my mother he was a serial killer. >> reporter: back in washington congressional business was postponed, including a vote scheduled this week to repeal the president's health care law. democr

congresswoman giffords. karen brown has the latest from n. federal prosecutors say they filed charges against the man accused of shooting 20 people including congresswoman giffords. >> reporter: folks continue to come to the hospital to show their support for the victims that are recovering here and we are learning more about the shooter today. the sheriff is telling us about a 61-year-old woman who had already been shot when she tried to wrestle the gun from the suspect before he had the chance to reload. >> 911, what is the emergency? >> a person shooting. >> reporter: anguished screams on a 911 call capture the chaos at a gunman opened fire at a town hall meeting held by representative gabrielle giffords. >> we need more than one ambulance. there's more than one person down. >> reporter: mourners continue to pile flowers, signs, candles and stuffed animals in front of the tucson hospital where many of those injured in the shooting are recovering. congresswoman giffords remains in intensive care on a ventilator, but doctors are encouraged b

an arizona congresswoman, gabrielle giffords. local representatives are expressing their shock and sadness. what they have to say about the attack and the constant threat of violence. >> good morning. a dry start for your sunday but fog in the north bay's getting quite dense. we have it all throughout the bay area. numbers in the 30s in our north and eastern valleys. >> arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords is fighting for her life this morning after that shooting rampage in tucson yesterday. six people were killed and 13 others injured after a gunman opened fire at a town hall gathering in front of a supermarket. police are trying to figure out what led to the shooting and to local a possible second suspect. diana has the latest from tucson. >> shock has given way to sadness in arizona. over a senseless mass shooting that killed six and injured more than a dozen others. shot at point blank range, congresswoman gabrielle giffords is in a medically induced coma. some say she's a fighter. >> she's fearless. truly fearless. alway

giffords took part in thursday's reading of the u.s. constitution on the house floor. >> congress shall make no law respecting establishment of religions. >> reporter: she is married to captain mark kelly who is set to command the last flight hoff the space shuttle. police must now unravel the latest shooting rampage. >> the gunman is identified as jared loughner. he tried to enlist but was rejected. >> alan: now investigators are looking into the internet postings of the alleged shooter, jared loughner. this is a picture of the suspect. he published several videos on youtube with messages about the government, currency and mind control. the videos mostly feature text on a background. in one, loughner described inventing a new u.s. currency and complain ited about the ill literacy rates of people living in gifford's congressional district. he had a myspace page that was taken down minutes after he was identified as the alleged shooter. in a message he asked his friends, please don't make me mad at me. >>> in the bay area, gifford's cong

>> couric: tonight, wounded congresswoman gabrielle giffords leaves tucson for rehab in houston and doctors are very optimistic. >> she's going to do remarkably well. >> reporter: i'm katie couric. also tonight, an emotional good- bye from the teen that saved her life. >> my exact words were "gabby, i'm proud to say i voted for you before and i will vote for you again." (laughter) >> and she smiled. >> couric: scandal in rome, the vatican says the prime minister's amore is immoral. and the so-called tiger mother's extreme version of chinese parenting versus the reality in china. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. congresswoman gabrielle giffords was moved today from tucson to a hospital in houston to begin months of rehab. her doctors are very optimistic, one saying he expects her to do remarkably well as she recovers from a gunshot wound to the head. she can't talk, but they say there's no question she knows what's happening and she's interacting with the people aroun

giffords, a moderate democrat, was re-elected in november. her support for the new health care law made her a target. and her tucson office was vandallized last spring when the reform bill-passed. but the fbi has not yet linked any of that heated political rhetoric to this shooting. in fact, they say they're not exactly sure what the specific motive would be for this shooter to target this congresswoman in particular. so the question tonight, is still why. russ. >> mitchell: ben, earlier today detectives were looking for a so-called person of interest. what is the latest on that? >> reporter: well, at first they thought he might have been someone who had helped loughner pull off this shooting. in fact, it turns out he was simply a cabdriver who dropped him off at the grocery store and has now been cleared by the fbi. >> mitchell: ben tracy in tucson, thank you very much. >> congressional intern daniel hernandez is being called a hero for his role in yesterday's shooting. the college junior was just days on the job when he rushed to help congr

"my assassination" and "giffords." an expert in psychiatry says the evidence is clear. >> classic delusions of persecution. delusions of false beliefs. they're indicators of psychosis and they mean that a person is suffering from a psychotic illness, most likely paranoid schizophrenia. >> reporter: so why didn't anyone intervene? diane, where does a young man who does not have a job get $500 to buy the alleged murder weapon? >> pierre, thank you for reporting in tonight. and, as we said, it all happened on an ordinary day, in an ordinary place. a supermarket parking lot in a strip mall. at one of those small events that reaffirm democracy. people of all ages just stopping to meet their congresswoman. well, today, the man who has been sheriff of pima county for 30 years, as you saw, clarence dupnik, took me to the scene of the crime. >> he comes out, around, he goes immediately up to her, fires the first shot point blank. >> reporter: what is point blank? are we talking an inch on his left side? >> well, we're talking a

that's giffords' husband, clutching the first lady's hand. we've since learned, amazingly, that less than an hour before, the congresswoman herself was touching her husband's wedding ring. >> and she reached over and she grabbed his ring and she reached further to hug him, and so, like, her arm was just by his face and it was unbelievable. >> i was there when she was surrounded by her friends from the congress and senate. and i think it was a combination, perhaps, of the unexpected but familiar that really prompted her to open her eyes. >> reporter: the doctors say it wasn't a reflex. she recognized him. >> it means that she's making the progress that we could hope for her. >> reporter: today, the doctors offered more encouraging news. they were able to hold giffords upright. her legs dangling off the hospital bed. and she moved both of them. >> gabrielle, you know, lift your legs up and she would lift both legs up. straighten both of them up. >> reporter: doctors have been watching closely for signs of paralysis. the potential for that is hu

before it was all over, congresswoman gabrielle giffords was shot in the head. six others were killed. >> factually, it doesn't seem like there's a lot of wiggle room on the defense's side at this time. >> reporter: public defenders in the state recused themselves from this case because a federal judge from arizona is among the dead. loughner was assigned criminal defense attorney judy clarke, no stranger to high profile cases. her clients have included unabomber ted kaczynski, and susan smith, the mother convicted of drowning her two children. >> judy clarke is an individual who has had the skill and perseverance in her career to do really good work in the most difficult of circumstances. >> reporter: today, we learned more about loughner. law enforcement sources say he was fixated with gabrielle giffords, who he met in 2007 and he disagreed with her politics. court documents say inside loughner's home, investigators found an envelope bearing the words "i planned ahead. my assassination and giffords." he had recently gone through some personal setbacks. the mil

he may also have been upset after reportedly asking giffords this question at a 2007 event giffords did not answer. loughner's former friend bryce tierney says he never got over it. >> he seemed to dwell on the fact that she wouldn't answer his question. i think that was just, like, the start of it. >> reporter: on sunday in a safe inside loughner's tucson home investigators found an envelope. on it was congresswoman giffords' name and the words "i planned ahead" and "my assassination." officials say loughner signed it. >> reporter: loughner used a 9 millimeter semiautomatic pistol he used at this tucson sporting goods store on november 30 for $500. the purchase was legal. we've learned he had at least 90 bullets. the 22-year-old lived with his parents in this middle-class tucson neighborhood where they seemed to have had few friends. >> people are so isolated now. they don't know who's living next to him. >> reporter: despite his antigovernment feelings, loughner tried to enlist in the army but was rejected for failing a drug test. he was suspended from community college on september 2

el cuñado de giffords, astros nauta como su marido, envío este mensaje.zon... ...siempre hay algo que se queda fuera. con sprint, por el mismo precio, obtienes texto, internet, gps y llamadas sin límites a cualquier móvil del país. por eso el club sprint es tan especial. porque en él entran todos. por $69.99 obtén texto, internet y llamadas sin límites con el plan todo de datos de sprint. >>>josé: desde tucson arizona regresamos con las reacciones de los cono gri sirbt en washington a la masacre aquí. como ven como un capataz de alerta. hablan de la necesidad de un cambio. pero no solo en sus esquemas de seguridad. si no en el discurso político. lori montenegro tiene el informe. >>> el silencio sobre que mejored recorre el capitolio y una mayor presencia policial es evidente. >>> el ambiente, pues, es serio una tristeza sobre lo que ocurrió. hay nerviosismo. no siento temor. el "enfoque" ahora es en la comunidad. advirtieron a los congresistas que reporten cualquier amenaza. y el miércoles recio bin formación específica. utilizan el tiempo para reunirse c

>> reporter: representative gabrielle giffords is in a medically drug-induced coma. her long-term prognosis still unclear. many are calling it a miracle she even survived the point blank gunshot to her head. >> if this had been off by an inch or the angle or trajectory off by 5 or 10 degrees it could have been a different scenario. >> of the 14 survivors shot saturday, giffords remains in critical condition. a dozen others are also at university medical center in tucson. six victims lost their lives, including federal judge john roll, giffords aide gabe zimmerman and 9-year-old christina taylor green. she was recently elected to her school's student council and wanted to meet the congresswoman. >> she came into the world on 9/11, and then at 9 years old, she leaves it on this terrible day. >> reporter: the suspect, 22-year-old jared lee loughner, remains in fbi custody as investigators probe possible connections to extremist groups. according to authorities, loughner bought the murder weapon, a glock 19 9 millimeter handgun last november at this sportsman's warehouse

after giffords' surgery, doctors say they're optimistic about her recovery.er friends are having a tougher time being positive. >> i'm hopeful but when i look at the tv and see her picture, i get very emotional about it. it's a real hard thing to deal with. >> authorities have released new information about this possible accomplice. he's described as a white male between the age of 40 and 50 years old. they're asking anyone who has any information to please come forward. diana alyar, tucson. >> she is responding to commands from doctors. again, six people killed in tucson. they include 63-year-old john roll, a federal district court judge. he had been the target of past threats for his rulings on immigration. the youngest victim we just saw nine-year-old christina green who was interested in going to the rally because she was really elected to her student council. giffords' community director of outleach was also killed, gabriel zimmerman was engaged to be married. 76-year-old dor win stoddard, he was a pastor at the mountain avenue church of christ and 76-ye

giffords somehow beat the odds.rds somehow beat the odds. you're watching the "early show" on cbs. [ giggles ] hey, max. [ announcer ] you can help significantly extend your dog's healthy years. a groundbreaking 14-year study by purina... proves that puppy chow, then dog chow nutrition, fed properly over a lifetime, can help extend his lovable antics up to 1.8 healthy years. long live your buddy. [ laughs ] oh, max. long live your dog. purina dog chow. double dog dare you to try better-tasting than ever purina dog chow. we know your dog will love it. just shake it. [ rattling ] [ male announcer ] need ink? this week at staples, spend $40 on ink and get a $10 visa prepaid card via easy rebate. that was easy. [ male announcer ] in the event of a collision, the smartest thing you could do is cut the fuel supply... ♪ ...unlock the doors, and turn on the hazard lights. or better yet, get a car that automatically does it for you. ♪ ♪ hey! wait up! ♪ [ female announcer ] you see a mud stain. but new wisk sees a particulate

he knows giffords well. they share the same style of communication and hold on the corner events. >> she paid a huge price for being able to her constituency, to answer question's not hide back in a room some place with a photo op and a sound bite. >> security for most elect officials is light. the congressman arrived for our meeting accompanied only by an aide. still, he insisted what happened in tucson today will not make him change his ways. >> i'll stay where i am, on the street corner with you or whomever. i don't like the security. >> reporter: but security at the former house speakers event was very tight. staffers would not say if security levels were heightened because of today's event. security for pelosi's elent -- event was tight. in san francisco, lisa amin gulezian, abc-7 news. >> alan: a former fbi agent in san francisco says the only way to have prevent an attack like this is if the shooter had made threats against the congresswoman and the threat had been investigated. >> you can't change th

congresswoman gabrielle giffords' fights for her life as the nation mourns the six victims killed and tries to make sense about the tragedy. meanwhile, there's new information about the gunman and the 911 tape that captured the horror in the massacre's aftermath. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning to you. welcome to our viewers including those in the pacific time zone. i'm veronica da la cruz. we begin with the tragedy in tucson. gabriel giffords is still in intensive care after being gunned down in tucson, arizona leaving six others dead. >> reporter: among survivors, the most critically injured was the congresswoman and still listed in critical condition. she's medically stated to give her brain a chance to heal. congresswoman gabrielle giffords is in a fight for her life recovering from a single bullet to the head. >> okay. there's other people that are -- >> multiple people shot. >> okay. >> i'm like -- >> reporter: there is mounting evidence that giffords was likely the target of a lone gunman's weekend ramp amp in tu sos that left 20 shot, s

gabby giffords is our neighbor. nojust here in this body, but she is our neighbor on this great planet. because we learn from that story that being one's neighbor is not the dependent upon one's religion nor is it dependent upon one's ethnicity. being one's neighbor is dependent upon whether or not we had the capacity to show compassion. gabby giffords is our neighbor and i'm pleased to honor her today. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from california. mr. cantor: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i now yield two minutes to the gentleman from new jersey, mr. lance. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for two minutes. mr. lance: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today in support of the resolution. we come together to extend our thoughts and prayers to those who were killed and to those who were wounded during the horrific attack in tucson on saturday. as we gather in the people's house we pray for the recovery