the first thing i noticed was a banner for gabriel giffords. in my mind i started recognizing this was a political event. there was not a lot of shouting. there wasn't a lot of pandemonium. and when we walk up, i remember smelling blood. >> you had bags with you and starting to cross over the tape now. and we're pulling our gurney in. we have our back board and supplies. and we see there are people working over here. and there's crews over here. and there's bodies laying around. and then all through here there are bodies. and there's quite a bit of blood on the ground. and about the time we get here, we see colt sitting in the back against the glass. and there is a patient laying here that has a sheet over him. this person was deceased. we had to step over this person to get to the back in here with colt. i knelt down with colt and he looked up at me and he said this is gabby, gabby giffords. >> this is the first time i've been back since the shooting. it's different. definitely different. >> this is my fifrt tirst time well. glad to talk with

it was gabriel giffords. she is breathing. she still has a us. >> 11 others also shot today, six people are dead. the victims were stuck behind the table set up for this event. so they were sitting ducks. >> investigators have the suspected shooter in custody. >> and there are other people that are injured. there are multiple people shot. >> okay. >> oh, my god. >> what police say is that shady looking gentleman was gerald loughner and the table that they're talking about is right over here. this is where he barged through. congresswoman and the judge were standing right around there and this is where he shot them. but then he proceeded down the line shooting people at random. by the time the paramedics got here, jared loughner had been taken down but there were literally bodies strewn all across the ground here. colt jackson, aaron rodgers, and wes magnota were among the first medical responders on the scene. >> we were actually at a gas station and we heard the call go out. and we heard the trucks rolling by. we weren't sure

wounded congresswoman gabrielle giffords is expected to pass another medical milestone today. she'll undergo a planned surgery to replace a piece of her skull that was removed after she was shot in the head in january during an assassination attempt. joel brown is in washington with more on this. joel, how complicated is this surgery? >> reporter: betty it's called a cranioplasty. it probably sounds more complicated than it is but it is the biggest milestone yet in what giffords' doctors describe a miraculous recovery. doctors at this houston hospital plan to use a plastic implant to replace a piece of congresswoman gabrielle giffords' skull. >> they decided to use a fabricated segment as opposed to her original. they feel it's safer, cleaner, actually it's a better puzzle piece sort of fitting in there, if you can imagine that. >> reporter: surgeons removed a section in january to reduce brain swelling after giffords was shot in the head. she's been wearing a helmet while undergoing intensive rehabilitation. >> liftoff of the final mission of "endeavour." >> reporter: today's

congresswoman gabrielle giffords the shuttle "endeavour." congresswoman gabrielle giffords is on hand to watch the launch. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everyone, on this monday. good to see you, i'm terrell brown in for betty nguyen. the head of the international monetary fund is scheduled to be arraigned in a new york city courtroom today on charges of sexual assault. a maid says dominique strauss-kahn attacked her in his hotel room on saturday. the news sent shockwaves through the french political establishment. strauss-kahn is a leading contender to be france's next president. tara mergener is in washington with more. tara, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. he's arguably the most important man in global finance. this morning, though, he sits in a new york city jail cell. dominique strauss-kahn is used to photographers, but not like this. the head of international monetary fund was let out of a new york police precinct last night after being picked out of a lineup. >> our client willingly consented to t

congresswoman gabby giffords, a survivor.onight, her staffers give us an inside peek at her recovery and theirs. >> what kind of person would we encounter if we walked into her room right now. >> brian williams on a congresswoman and her staff, battling back. >>> they are some of the most amazing americans that you'll see. >> her husband lost both legs in battle. >> you always hear about the casualties. you never see the wounded. >> what kind of future do they face now? >> families will have to deal with their own war zone. >> that's absolutely true. >> tonight, a new fight for our military families on the home front. >> now is the time we need to get it together. >> tom brokaw with the first lady, joining forces. ♪ sit a spell ♪ it will take about an hour ♪ i'll tell y'all a story about me and matt lauer ♪ >>> a rock 'n' roll legend lets loose and lets down that hair. turns out this so-called demon side. >> it broke my heart. i cried like a baby. >> slip-ups both off and on stage. >> have you considered that they were a litt

and finally tonight, brian, an update from gabby giffords' staff. her next major medical hurdle will be to replace a portion of her skull that was taken off in january during that tragedy. back to you. >> tom costello, beautiful evening back at the cape. tom, thanks for that. >>> when we come back, it's not you. turns out everybody may be right. this might in fact be the worst year ever for allergies. >>> and later, advice for high school graduates whose hard work earned them a visit from let's just say a better-than-average graduation speaker. >>> we're back now with the acute seasonal suffering of millions of americans this allergy season. believe it or not, it goes back to the snow we had this past record winter in many places. those who said it has been the worst year ever may have a good point. our report from our chief medical editor, dr. nancy snyder. >> it's a sneezy, wheezy, itchy, downright miserable allergy season. >> eyes watering, burning, throat. >> coughing a lot more, sneezing a lot more. >> sinus pressure, headaches. >> itchy eyes,

. >> reporter: gabrielle giffords took a big step forward today in her recovery.ouston doctors plan to close the hole in her skull. they will use a plan implant rather than replacing the original bone. >> they have actually put together a three-dimensional "ct" scan of her skull and created a custom fit piece of bone. it's actually not real bone. it's made of a plastic or a hard substance. >> reporter: surgeons removed the section of skull in january to leave brain swelling after giffords was shot in the head. to protect her brain, she has been wearing a helmet decorated with the arizona state flag. the implant goes under the scalp so hair can grow back on top. >> that's the last, you know, major medical hurdle that she will need to get over. >> reporter: the operation comes just two days after giffords watched the space shuttle endeavour blast off with her husband mark kelly cells to. >> liftoff for the final launch of endeavour... >> reporter: with the shuttle safely in space, giffords headed right back to rehab. surgeons are keeping kelly informed while he stay

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husband of congresswoman giffords. giffords plans to attend the launch. >> stay with us, there is more coming up. the mighty mississippi spills its banks from memphis to new orleans tonight. spring flooding of near record porportions. >> the government of the pakistan promises an investigation of how osama bin

this is giffords' second trip to florida to see the launch. it was delayed last month because of electrical problems. giffords was shot in the face in january but has been making a remarkable recovery. >> that does it for us at 5:00. thanks for joining us. our next newscast is at 6:00 p.m. see you then.

. >>> congresswoman gabby giffords is set for surgery today to replace a piece of her skull. after giffords was shot in january, doctors removed part of her skull to allow room for her brain to swell. once she recovers from this procedure, they say that giffords will not have to worry about wearing a protective helmet. >>> and word of giffords' surgery comes as her husband docks with "endeavour" on the international space station for the last time. commander mark kelly and crew wrapped up the postlaunch. they said the initial results looked very good. >>> and back in florida, "atlantis" is lining up for its final flight. photos were captured as it was moved from the hangar to an enormous building to be prepared for liftoff. that mission is expected to take place some time in july. >>> unpresidented security measures are in place for queen elizabeth's historic visit to ireland. police arrested a handful of protesters. but overall, well-wishers are celebrating the relationship. >> reporter: queen elizabeth stopped on to irish soil wearing green. emerald green. the first visit b

it's really exciting. >> couric: kelly took giffords' wedding ring along the flight. she's wearing his in a chain around her neck. >> couric: now from astronauts to the astronomical national debt. the united states reached its borrowing limit of $14 trillion. that means the government can't borrow another penny until congress raises the debt limit and that's tied up in a political battle between republicans and democrats. in the meantime, the treasury will take steps to keep us from defaulting, dipping into federal pension funds. turning to presidential politics now, one thing republican donald trump is definitely not lacking is self-confidence. he said today he's sure he could win the republican nomination and defeat president obama but as jan crawford reports, in the season finale of his flirtation with the white house, trump said he's not fired up for a campaign. >> i will not be running for president as much as i'd like to. >> reporter: the from the beginning the question for donald trump was simple: is he serious? no one knew what to make of the big-talking billi

giffords flew in this afternoon. shuttle is said to be fueled tonight and the weather looks good for the launch at 5:56. a.m. our time. the crew includes a san jose native, greg chamatov. this is giffords' second trip to florida to see the launch. giffords was shot in the face in january and has been making a remarkable recovery. >>> retired airline pilot chelsly sul help berger spoke at purdue's commencement ceremonies. he safely landed a plane on he hudson river. the danville resident told great grad whats he felt he had been preparing his whole life for that moment. >> me message tonight is simple and that's for you to do what i tried to do in my life. to never stop investing in yourselves. to never stop learning. never stop growing, either professionally or personally. to choose to show up for your life and not to be a bystander. >> alan: this is video provided by purr -- purdue university where he got his masters degree in 1973. hope you're enjoying this little break. we're going to have more rain. >> leigh: we

it's commanded by commander mark kelly, the husband of congresswoman gabby giffords.oing to be there today. she's there today at the kennedy space center, watching her husband, commander mark kelly, lead the last mission of "endeavour." there will be one more space shuttle mission taking off later this summer. this is the last for "endeavour." commander mark kelly will take his wife's wedding ring to space around his neck. let's go to the voice of mission control, george diller. >> standing by for the handoff to defr dvr's on board computers. t-minus 31 seconds. the handoff has occurred. >> 25. 20. >> firing chain is armed. pressure water system is armed. >> 10. >> remain in the start. eight, seven, six, four, three, two -- zero. and liftoff for the final launch of "endeavour." expanding our knowledge, expanding our lives in space. >> houston, "endeavour," program. >> roger roll, "endeavour." >> houston is now controlling "endeavour," beginning to pull over on to its back, the roll program on the way as "endeavour" begins the heads down position on course for a 51.6 d

decidir si prohiben la circuncisión en varones menores 18 años y operaron a la congresista gabriel giffordtituir parte de su cráneo, su esposo continúa en el espacio. este su noticiero univision edición nocturna con ilia calderón y edna smith. >>> buenas noches a todos, ilia está de viaje, la mujer con que schwarzenegger tuvo un hijo ilegítimo se ha convertido en la más buscada por la prensa, su casa rodeada por periodistas hasta allá fue nuestro corresponsal jaime garcía y aquí está su informe. las calles de este suburbio de bakersfield han sido tomada por unidades para la transmisión de noticias al revelar se que en esta casa que hace un año compró schwarzenegger vive mildred baun la mujer presunta empleada doméstica amante, y madre del hijo que el lunes pasado schwarzenegger admitió haber procreado y la que hoy no abrió la puerta. >>> ellos han vivido ahí hace dos meses dijo esta vecina que reside en la propiedad contigua, en donde también vive su hijo de 14 años. el certificado de nacimiento muestra que nació en el 97 y que su mamá de apellido peña y que fue reconocido como hijo de rog

. >> plus how congress woman gabriel giffords plans to keep in touch with her husband while he is in space ,, we spend a lot of time together. well mainly in traffic. i'm serious. we've been together, what, a super long time. true. and at first it was all business, you know, i'd take him here, i'd take him there. everywhere. and over the years, we've really bonded. sure. why else would you always buy me chevron with techron? 'cause we need gas. i think it's more than that. i think that you care about me. you're a good friend. best friends? um, uh, yes, best friends. yeah. [ male announcer ] your car takes care of you. care for it. chevron with techron. care for your car. ow. endeavour. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to >>> it is 5:16 a.m. so far so good for the final launch of space shuttle endeavour. >>> jill brown joins us from the kennedy space sent we are more on the launch of endeavor. good morning jill. >> frank sydnie, good morning to you both. second time is a charm, nasa hopes, forecasters are keeping their eye on a deck of low clouds that moved over top the sp

congresswoman gabrielle giffords is expected to talk to her husband once while he's in space. "endeavour" will return back to earth june 1st. back to you. >>> and here's a breakdown of the shuttle crew's mission. the "endeavour" crew will arrive on wednesday for their 16-day mission. on board with the six-man crew is an astrophysics experiment. scientists hope the $2 billion machine will provide new insights into the nature of dark matter, antimatter and other mysteries of theuneny verse. "endeavour" is scheduled to return -- of the universe. "endeavour" is scheduled to return june 1st. >>> dominique strauss-khan pleaded not guilty to charges, including attempted rain after a hotel mate accused him of attacking her. police sat on board with him, waiting to take off to paris. the judge says he's a flight risk. he was consider a top candidate for president before this -- considered a top candidate for president before this arrest. >>> air force one touched down at member -- in memphis, tennessee today. the president will deliver the commencement speech at booker high school. thi

this is the second to the last shuttle trip ever and final voyage of the ender. >>> gabrielle giffords 45,000 people that watched the launch. mark kelly is ender's commander. she sat in a wheelchair and watched the launch from the control center at kennedy space center with other crew member families. and just before the flight, gabby and mark exchanged wedding rings and she is wearing his on a chain. chief of staff describes her reaction. >> during the viewing she did at the end saying to me, she said good stuff. >> giffords was shot in the head back in january and making a truly remarkable recovery, relearning how to walk and talk. right after the you launch, they exchange. >> wonderful. >> mike nicco has the forecast. >> we have to look at the rain is. it's starting to come ashore and pan off to the east. light rain in santa rosa, not once but twice over the next couple of days. >> interesting weather forces the tour of california to make changes to its route today. >> also the telephone conversation that got one woman arrested. this chinese government has found a solution to its po

his journey home made easier by a gift from his wife, congresswoman gabby giffords. >>> short supply. a dangerous shortage of more than 200 medications, life-saving drugs. what hospitals are doing about it tonight. >>> and war dogs. they fight side by side with our soldiers. now, americans are lining up to give these dogs loving homes when their service is done. >>> good evening. it has been said that america will remain the land of the free as long as it's also the home of the brave. and on this 133rd memorial day, we honor the brave. including the more than 4,000 u.s. soldiers who died in iraq. over 1,400 in afghanistan. and our soldiers in afghanistan marked this solemn day at camp leatherneck. here at home, the president laid a wreath on the tomb of the unknown soldier at arlington national cemetery. >> our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we can never fully repay. but we can honor their sacrifice. and we must. >>> earlier, president obama announced his pick for the nation's top military post. army general martin dempsey. as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, demps

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. >>> and an outburst in court from the young man accused of shooting gabrielle giffords. the question is, what happens to him now. >>> and making a difference. the men who have already done so much for the country showing up in joplin to do some more. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. tonight, the same weather system that slammed into joplin, missouri, on sunday is not only still churning and active, it has intensified in some places. it's widened, and that means 14 more people have died since we last spoke in tornadoes outside of joplin. this one storm system today meant 45 million americans were at some time today under the threat of severe weather. because we all know by now what the colors mean, the deep red, the purple at the core, here is the radar tonight. the huge cross section of the country from shreveport down in the south all the way north to cincinnati. some forecasters put the threat of severe weather going into tonight greater than it's been all week. weather channel meteorology jim cantore has been out all night. he's in poplar bluff, missouri.

today back in houston giffords is having surgery on her wounded skull. dr. jennifer ashton is here with the latest on that. >> good morning, erica. today marks a milestone on what's already been a remarkable recovery. doctors at this houston hospital will use a plastic implant to replace a piece of congresswoman gabrielle giffords' skull. >> they've decided to use a fabricated segment as opposed to her original. they feel it's a better piece fitting in there. >> reporter: in january surgeons removed a section of bone to remove brain swelling after she was shot in the head. since then she's been wearing a protective helmet. >> liftoff for the final launch of "endeavour." >> reporter: today's surgery comes just days after giffords traveled to the kennedy space center to watch her husband, commander mark kelly, blast off on the shuttle "endeavour." ♪ it's a beautiful day >> reporter: the crew's first day in space began with a song chosen by giffords and kelly's two daughters. >> i want to thank gabby, claudy and claire for the great wake-up song. >> reporter: h

i sat down with giffords' neurosurgeon, dr.kim, who will be performing the process. >> is this a big step? >> yes, it is a big step. >> reporter: dr. kim will implant a piece of synthetic bone made especially for giffords. >> it will fit in perfect as you can see. then we take these little plates and screws, we went to put in generally one here, there and there. >> so this is holding the implant and the real skull together? >> that's right. it really is a significant step. and more than just getting the bone back, it's a marker for where we are. >> reporter: dr. kim told me patients like giffords often need another procedure, this one, to get rid of a build jum of fluid in the drain. he inserts a tube to drain excess fluid from the brain to the abdominal cavity. people wear this called a shunt forever. >> so people walk around with this tube for life? >> yeah, it can last the rest of their life. at some point, patients can forget they have it. >> reporter: for gabby giffords, it's the end of one stage to the next. trying to get

yesterday giffords was at cape canaveral rocket into space aboard the space shuttle endeavor. >>> demand for the initial public offering for mountain view based has hit a fevered pitch. there is so much investor interest that went up to as much as $45 per share. some analysts call that over valued. the on-line networking service will be worth as much as $4 billion. they are expected to make their market debut on thursday. >>> the chief of the beaumont san carlos fire department will cash out more than a quarter million dollars in unused sick days when he retired next month. doug fry served with the department for almost 36 years. he has worked hard and earned his retirement, sick pay and all. he has called in sick just three times in all of those years the city is prepared to absorb the cost, but some residents are questioning the amount. >> he will walk away with some pension package anyway. will this make or break the whole deal if he doesn't get paid his sick days? i president ka think that's the case. >> he joined the fire district in 1970 fiewf which merged with san carlos in 1979.

congresswoman gabby giffords undergoes delicate surgery, just as 200 miles up, her husband, the astronaut, pulls off a flawless operation of his own. >>> no fair. employers openly refuse to hire people who don't have a current job. we'll give you the tips that break down that barrier. >>> and, who's right? legendary physicist stephen hawking declares, there's no heaven. but a little boy takes him on, saying, he's been there. >>> good evening. we are just learning tonight that an urgent worldwide manhunt is under way, including in this country, triggered by the documents found in osama bin laden's hideout. it turns out that he surprisingly kept a list of al qaeda operatives by name, discovered in those files brought back home by navy s.e.a.l.s. and pierre thomas now brings us his exclusive new reporting on it tonight. pierre? >> reporter: diane, sources tell us the entire u.s. intelligence network is per suing leads from the bin laden files, including names and phone numbers, as officials work to see if the plots that bin laden was working on had gone beyond simple discussions. sources fam

. >> two words injured representative gabriel giffords said after watching her husband blast off into space ,, off from cap >>> and lift off for the final launch of endeavor. expanding our knowledge,. >>> with that the space shuttle endeavour blasts off from cape canaveral its final mission to the international space station. up to 400,000 spectators watched that launch including gabriel giffords her husband mark kelly is endeavor's commander. the chief of staff said her boss called the launch quote good stuff. >>> before lift off, kelly gave giffords his wedding band which she will wear on a chain around her neck until he comes back. nasa's final flight scheduled for july. >>> a strong gust of wind turn add birthday bouncy house into a castle in the sky. it was all caught on cell phone video, tucson arizona. take a look at this, what appeared to be a dust devil, picked up the inflatable playhouse and sent it blowing into a light pole. no one was seriously hurt it is the third similar incident in recent months in arizona ,,,,,,,, when your eyes are smiling... ,,,,,,,, you're smiling.

evening, news about the suspect in the arizona shooting rampage that wounded congresswoman gabby giffords. is it possible he won't stand trial? >>> and after a quarter century on the air, oprah is about to sign off. and a lot of people are finding it hard to say good-bye. >>> at a federal court in tucson, arizona, a hearing is scheduled on wednesday for jared loughner on whether the suspect in the shooting of congresswoman gabrielle giffords and 18 others is mentally competent to stand trial. we get the story from nbc's justice correspondent, pete williams. >> reporter: it could be the single most important court hearing for jared loughner, accused of killing six people and wounding 13 others in a tucson parking lot in january at a meet and greet event hosted by congresswoman gabrielle giffords. loughner's own lawyers have described him as, quote, gravely mentally ill. now after five weeks of psychiatric evaluation at a federal prison hospital in missouri, court documents suggest that doctors appointed by both loughner's lawyers and the prosecutors have concluded that he's mentally unfit

she died in front of me, referring to congresswoman giffords.uards escorted him away and moments later the judge declared him incompetent to stand trial. >> if as a result he's not able to do that, the proceedings cannot continue. >> reporter: the judge had asked himself two questions, does jared loughner understand the 49 charges against him, and can he participate in his defense. court documents filed by two different psychiatrists who evaluated loughner indicate the answer to both questions is a resounding no. >> but that does not mean within a month or two months he'll be restored to comp tency and be right back in the courtroom. >> reporter: while the course of justice is alterred for now, shooting victim suzi hileman's life has been alterred forever. she brought the youngest victim, christina taylor green to that fateful "congress on your corner" event. >> what i want, i can't have. i want christina back. i want my life back. >> reporter: she believes ultimately justice will be served. >> how ever long it takes, i have nothing but time. >>

on past mission kelly took gabrielle giffords' wedding ring with him.elle giffords wore his ring on a chain around her neck. >>> stay with us, ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 is next. >>> surveillance video released from this nightclub could help crack a case wide open. why police waited till today to share it. . >>> police release new evidence from a night a student was beaten to death, comes on the day his family receives the diploma their son would have gotten today. >>> the trouble the rain is causing around the region tonight. >>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >>> good evening. i am julie haener. >> and i am frank somerville. today a family walked on stage to get their son's diploma and police are closer to his killer. ktvu's patty lee with more. >> reporter: video inside the club just before

giffords reportedly has her blackberry by her side just in case kelly calls from space."endeavour." afterwards, she reportedly said, good stuff. rob, peggy? >>> nasa says it may ask commander kelly and his crew to inspect damage on the underbelly of "endeavour" this weekend. some the thermal tiles were gouged during liftoff. however, commander kelly says that he saw similar damage on his 2006 shuttle flight and it was later cleared for re-entry. >> you can see there how it makes the hair stand up just a little bit. >> isn't that incredible? and so many chores up there. what they're accomplishing it's really very cool. >> already accomplished their number one mission which is this $2 billion cosmic ray detector, which will scan the universe for years to come. >> and international space station gives us so much information. much of the stuff that we don't realize. very important. >> the shuttle program begins to wind down. >> yep there you go. >>> all right, why a south florida dump site known as mt. trashmore is now being transformed into one of most famous landmarks. >>

after the launch, congresswoman giffords said, quote, good stuff.rds now returns to rehab as she recovers from a january assassination attempt. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," gas prices fall, and jerry lewis calls it quits. ashley morrison with the latest on all of that. good morning, ashley. >> good morning, betty. a mixed day for the asian markets. tokyo's nikkei went up a fraction while hong kong's hoong se hong kong's hang seng went down. oil continues to fall. it's now near $97 a barrel. washington gets it latest on housing starts and industrial production. on monday, tech stocks dragged the market down. the dow lost 47 points while the nasdaq gave back 46. drivers are seeing a little relief at the gas pump. the average price for a gallon of regular fell three cents to $3.95 a gallon. prices are starting to drop as crude oil continues to fall. some analysts think gas will fall another 50 cents before we hit the peak of the summer driving season. >>> your new blackberry tablet might have a fatal flaw. research in motion is recalling about 1,000 of

there to watch the launch, gabrielle giffords.r remarkable recovery from an assassination attempt. >> john zarrella is live. you told us there there was a potential small problem. what's the update on that? >> reporter: yes, they had a tile near the hatch where the astronauts enter the vehicle that had a scrape on it. they were able to go ahead and smooth that out, fix that, so that's not an issue. we didn't think it would be, but you just never know. so that's clear. everything else is clear. the astronauts got on board "endeavour." finished getting on board little over an hour ago. now, they're going through the final checkout procedures as the clock winds down to this launch and as you mentioned, less than an hour, they were up early this morning and over the operations and checkout building where they had breakfast and after the breakfast, they started the suit-up process. putting on those flight suits they'll wear down the assent into orbit, which takes eight and a half to nine minutes. then the traditional walk out. the they

how congress woman gabriel giffords is saying goodbye to her astronaut husband. >> good morning it is monday the 16th of may i am sydnie kohara. >> i almost jumped in there. i cannot wait to get back to work hi everybody i am frank mallicoat. hope you had a good weekend you are ready for another workweek. are you ready? >> i'm ready. >> okay. boy. i am assuming cindy is still enjoying the weekend. >> i am. we will start with a good chance of rain. >> good morning the wet weather is not out the door yet. people were hopeful it would be sunny not quite in the clear yet we will actually see showers as early as this afternoon chance of showers this morning, sprinkles in the north bay temperatures keeping them cold san francisco, 58 today, concord 62, san francisco 63. there is hope in sight we will see it on the extended forecast later. >>> good morning we start the morning off with an accident eastbound 580, fruit vail, injuries reported right lane blocked you have lots of activity on scene. minor delays as you approach the accident. bay bridge toll plaza, not bad. >>> all right thanks v

the blastoff was watched by gabriel giffords -- by gabrielle giffords, the american congresswoman whoas shot in the head a few months ago. her husband is on the shuttle. >> three, two, one, zero, liftoff for the final launch of endeavour. >> thundering into a bright florida morning, the space shuttle endeavour left on its final mission. the shuttle disappeared into low crowd, a spectacular sight for the tens of thousands of who turned out for one last glimpse of this iconic spaceship. endeavour's cargo is holding the most expensive scientific experiment in nasa's history a speck tromter designed to seek out dark matter. during its 16-day mission, the crew will deliver parts of the international space station an cafferry out the space shuttle program's last space walk. >> the final flight is the final flight of endeavour, we'll wait for her to come home and then celebrate. it was all about getting the countdown right and getting mark and his crew in orbit safely. >> for shuttle commander mark kelly, this launch has special meaning. his wife, congresswoman gabe rell giffords, was given

giffords was shot in the head while attending a rally in arizona. now giffords husband, mark kelly, is commanding the shuttle endeavour's final mission. we are looking at live pictures this morning sent in from nasa thanks to nasa. endeavour just docked at the international space station for its 16 day mission. the hatch there is supposed to be opened within the next hour. now the crew's path on this mission -- there's a nice shot from outside there with a docking to the space station, the crew's task is to attach a giant magnet to the station that looks for antimatter and dark energy. >>> a deadly outbreak of a virus found in horses. now there's concern about it reaching the bay area. the steps local stables are taking now. >>> and the new surveillance video out of san francisco that's prompting another investigation into police misconduct. >>> good morning. highway 4 traffic looks good but it's wet on the bay area roadways. that could lead to another bad commute. >>> good morning. still have some morning rain especially over by the east bay south

gabrielle giffords was there to see the launch.nded by her husband, mark kelly and the final mission into space will include delivery of the cosmic ray detector. >>> and weather delayed amgen tour is being moved from squaw valley to nevada city because of weather. it forced races to cancel the first leg. the tour arrives in the bay area on wednesday. >> eric: we have more precipitation on the way, rain and snow. let's check in with mike. >> healthy soaking of rain is on the way, but right now, all is pretty quiet. we do have a few scattered light showers. they in fairfield. 51 in oakland and san francisco. you see the upper 50s to low 60s and steady rain that hits us around noon and just increases and moves to the east. one-third to two-thirds of an inch in rain. >> east shore freeway, westbound 80, live shot at university where it's crowded. slow approaching powell where we have a stalled bus now blocking the car-pool lane. bay bridge toll plaza is backed up to the 880 overcrossing. >> thank you for joining us for the abc7 morning

gabrielle giffords is there to watch her commander husband. we're live at cape cana >>> good morning. one of the world's top financial leaders will appear in a new york courtroom in just a few hours, charged with sexually assaulting a hotel maid. police say a maid picked dominique strauss-kahn out of a lineup. overnight, police shuttled him from the airport to a hospital. he was examined for dna and other evidence. dominiqu dominique strauss-kahn, the world's most powerful banker was supposed to be in brussels this morning working to save the economyies of a couple of european nations. instead, dsk, as he's known, is scheduled to appear in court on several charges. >> rape, a criminal sex act, and unlawful imprisonment. >> reporter: his troubles started saturday night. he was plucked from his plane seconds before departure. the head of the international monetary fund was staying in a posh, $3,000 a night hotel. when a housekeeper came to clean his room. police say strauss-kahn emerged make theed from the bathroom and attacked her. she struggle

gabrielle giffords had to go back to houston because of the delays. she plans to go back, though, to florida when the new launch date

his wife congresswoman gabrielle giffords will also be there. we'll speak to a former astronaut who knows what it's like to have the frustration of having these delayed flights. what it may mean for commander kelly and for congresswoman giffords, as well. >> there were a lot of questions in the beginning stages of this, if it was delayed, would she be present. the reality is she will be able to be there in an offsite place where she can watch it. she even gets, i hear, refreshments in that location. >> a special place. nasa has carved out for her. >> exactly. looks like it's going to work out. >> the weather is going to be nice, as well. all that is coming up in just a bit. [ woman ] bathing suits. shorts. tank tops. [ female announcer ] grab a box of multigrain cheerios, get a code to a seven-day plan to get going on your summer weight loss. get the box, get the code, get started. that's ever happened to cinnamon. introducing cinnamon burst cheerios. 20% daily value of fiber bursting with the delicious taste of cinnamon. new cinnamon burst chee

so it's an appropriate song, because that's coming soon. >> giffords represents parts of arizona, ofe. kelly did not elaborate on what he meant by soon. >>> we're going to check in on the weather right now. it did warm up a little bit. or at least the sun came out, at least. let's check with rob mayeda to see what coming up next. hi, rob. >> we probably saw the sunniest day of the three-day holiday weekend as we watch clouds spilling in right now. patchy low clouds in oakland, 53 degrees. not much wind around oakland, but san francisco a different story. you still got the wind around san mateo and san francisco, west at 22. 52 degrees. we'll wake up to patchy low clouds with the morning. san jose 55 degrees. the winds here backed off. earlier today san jose did get close to 70. now you can see the winds mostly kind of an ocean breeze. so this is going to pump in the low cloud cover heading in to tomorrow morning. and eventually we'll see increasing high clouds which will block out some of the sun. we're not expecting rain for the outdoor plans tomorrow. but this time tomorrow night c

. >>> mañana someteran a cirugía a gabriel gifford, y por qué se opone un congresista que pongan el nombrede enero los médicos tuvieron que quitar esta parte por la inflamación de su cerebro, la operación confirmado a prensa asociada por una persona que la cuida. ment. >>> un congresista republicano de california dijo que no de acuerdo que se le ponga césar chávez a un barco de la marina estadounidense. dijo que si la marina ha querido reconocer la contribución hispana a nuestra nación muchos nombres vienen a la muerte citó a rafael peralta. >>> podría usted calculo lugar qué se puede comprar con 14 mil millones de millones de dólares. el reloj de la deuda que tiene estados unidos continúa avanzando tic-tac, cifra que kob pasa los 14 mil millones de to millones tanto que es difícil poder imaginar. >>> sabe a cuanto asciende ra deuda de este país, si le muestro esto. >>> que es imimpagable, es una cantidad de ceros que no termina. >>> la deuda no es otra cosa que la totalidad de las obligaciones en que ha incurrido el gobierno, en este caso estados unidos debe mucho dinero y el número sigue

. >>> congresswoman gabrielle giffords is doing well after yesterday's surgery to put on hard plastico protect her skull. doctors say the procedures was a success. gabrielle giffords was shot in january. >>> president obama gave a major mid-east policy speech today. he embraced the 1967 boarders in the conflict with mutually agreed swaps to establish boarders for bothination. but he already rejected that idea. he will hold talks with president obama friday in washington. the president criticized syria leaders. >>> i will have a full look at your forecast, the dry weather on tap for the rest of the week when kron 4 news returns. our planes start flying when it's dark. and they don't stop flying until it's dark again. flying all day, every day. you deserve our best. that's why there's so many flight options. [ webber ] southwest airlines has seven daily nonstop flights from the bay area to chicago midway to fit your schedule. ♪ hey, we're on your schedule, not ours. there will be another one back here in a second, just watch. what did i tell you -- there's another one. [ ding ] . >>> th

. >>> gabrielle giffords was among 45,000 people that watched the launch. mark kelly is ender's commander. she sat in a wheelchair and watched the launch from the control center at kennedy space center with other crew member families. and just before the flight, gabby and mark exchanged wedding rings and she is wearing his on a chain. chief of staff describes her reaction. >> during the viewing she did at the end saying to me, she said good stuff. >> giffords was shot in the head back in january and making a truly remarkable recovery, relearning how to walk and talk. right after the you launch, they exchange. >> wonderful. >> mike nicco has the forecast. >> we have to look at the rain is. it's starting to come ashore and pan off to the east. light rain in santa rosa, not once but twice over the next couple of days. >> interesting weather forces the tour of california to make changes to its route today. >> also the telephone conversation that got one woman arrested. are you trapped and don't know how to escape your addiction to cigarettes? one out of two reg

gabrielle giffords has flown in to see her husband. john hendron has more from kennedy space center. >> the crew is on board for one last mission before space shuttle endeavour soars to final frontier retirement. and to watch the final flight joining gabrielle giffords to watch husband mark kelly command. >> she has been working really hard to make sure that her doctors would permit her to come. >> they come from as far away as california where endeavour will retire in los angeles. >> i want to watch the endeavour launch and land. >> they scrubbed a launch attempt two weeks ago after an electrical problem now resolved. >> it's in great shape. no issues at all. >> this is the second time that giffords has made the journey after being shot in the head in january. >> she is really there. she follows direction. lots of jokes. >> on 16-day mission ender will deliver a ross mick ray detector to the space station. the astronauts are all wearing the blue bracelet celebrating giffords' life. it marks the beginning of the end of an era. it's the

. >>> arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords is back in a houston hospital. she had traveled to florida to see the space shuttle leave on its final mission. her husband is a shuttle commander for the flight. last friday's blast off was delayed due it a faulty fusebox and nasa say sunday is the earliest endeavor could lift off. it's not known if giffords will go back to florida to watch the second try. >>> the judge in a murder trial of michael jackson's former doctor has delayed the start of trial for at least four months. that came after defense attorneys asked for a delay to prepare their case. los angeles county superior court judge michael pastor today said he will release potential jurors currently being screened. the trial of doctor conrad murray is now set to start sometime in september. >>> a tense situation in a strip mall in fremont came to an end this morning when a man in a white van who claims he had a bomb turned himself in. there were no signs of a bomb, but police had sealed off the strip mall for several hours. officers say the man who has se

gabelle giffords was tre. >> sheas kept away from prying ey. doctors say she has me an incredibleecovery over the past few mohs, lking aloe at even spkingnd singing. what a thrill that must be to see her husband too up on the spacshuttle eeavo a spectacular launch hereoday fllessnd beautiful aever >>hat ll it be like for th last shuttle lauh if you had a te in yourye tay? >> the air aundou cckles. you realize tre a sixeopl in this. it is an emionathing. that is something ft by the american public. they will miss the showhenhe career ends. >> thank you. that bris us to e end of is broadcast today. you can always findonstt updas on ourwebsite. than so much. see you torrow

shooting gabrielle giffords and 18 others.tal health experts have evaluated loughner. if he's declared unfit, the judge could order him to stay in custody to see if treatment might make him able to stand trial at a later time. meanwhile, girds is back at a rehab -- gabrielle giffords is back at a rehab in houston after undergoing surgery. they gave her a permanent shunt to relieve fluid buildup in her brain. >>> 8:5 -- 8:50. what the san jose city council plans to do about a certain plan. >>> 8:53. two oakland police officers are being hailed as heroes following their quick response to an overnight house fire. it started around 11:30 last night at an apartment near 38th avenue and carrington. the two officers were in the area on an unreap lated call. they smelled -- unrelated call. they smelled smoke and immediately rushed to the burning building. they baked on doors to make sure all of the -- banged on doors to make sure that all family members got out safely. ktvu spoke to one very grateful individual. >> the policeman, the

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congresswoman gabrielle giffords will be there. and our bob woodruff is also there tonight. good evening, bob. >> reporter: good evening, david. we know she landed about noon today, she's kept out of the public eye since she arrived from houston. but now she's going to be watching this launch tomorrow, with her family, right on top of that roof of launch control. the clock is counting down, liftoff scheduled for 8:56 tomorrow morning. it's estimated half a million people have come here to witness the launch, including congresswoman gabrielle giffords, whose husband mark kelly will command the mission. >> she's been working really hard to make sure that her doctors would permit her to come. >> reporter: the shuttle was supposed to take off two weeks ago, but the launch was scrubbed for a mechanical problem. so, this is the second time giffords has made the journey from houston, where she's undergoing rehabilitation after being shot in january. >> it seems, you know, she understands everything, i mean, if not everything, almost everything. so, she's really there. she follows d