dana bash met with gabby giffords an her husband.lk about their campaign for universal background checks and give ford's remarkable recovery. >> don over two years ago former congresswoman gabby giffords was shot in the head at point blank range. she is still on a journey of recovery. she still has to face some new realities. we spent two days with giffords and her husband at home and got an intimate look at her new life. >> reporter: what's smocking is how much she looks like her old self-hr golden locks are back, the sparkle in her eye. gone is the short hair and thin frame we saw at the beginning of her recovery. but she knows he will never be the same. >> in your rfrry process, do you want to find and discover the old gab gi giffords or do you want to sort of rediscover another new gabby giffords. >> stronger, stronger, better, tougher, stronger better tougher. >> being with giffords it's immediately clear she understands virtually everything going on around her. she follows conversation, reacts, offers unsolicited ideas but it i

giffords and mark kelly are still deeply emersed in gun culture. >> gabby giffords will never be theter being shot through the head. yet one thing hasn't changed. ironically, her appreciation for guns. in fact rsh target practice is still a form of entertainment at her mother's house, deep in the arizona desert. >> he's aiming for my pot. >> mark kelly using planting pots and water bottles as targets as giffords watches from the patio with her mother cheering him on. >> excellent, excellent, excellent. >> kelly isn't shooting with just any kind of gun. >> this is the same kind of gun gabby was shot with. a gloc. a 9 millimeter gloc. it held 33 rounds and this when it's full holds 17. every round hit somebody, we think. >> how long have you had this gun? >> i gave this to gabby as a gift. >> when? >> a number of years ago. she's a gun owner. you know, she's from the west. >> still, we asked the question a lot of inkrejials people would ask. shooting a gun after his wife was shot through the head? >> well, gabby used to like shooting a gun, too, occasionally. not all the time. gabby ow

gloria giffords sat by her daughter's hospital bed for countless hours and plays a central role in giffordscovery. and there may be a sliver of hope for giffords, now age 42, to have a child of her own. when she was shot, she was trying to get pregnant with fertility treatment. you were in the middle of ivf. hoping to have a baby. >> yeah. >> reporter: obviously, the challenges are quite different now. >> yes. >> reporter: they still have two frozen embryos, but given giffords' injuries, they would likely have to use a surrogate. >> i don't know. >> you know, we talk about it. we talk about it. haven't made a decision. >> reporter: sure, giffords has her moments of frustration and anger. but that does not define her. not resentful? >> no, no. >> reporter: how is that possible? >> move ahead. move ahead. happy. >> reporter: you are happy. where does it come from? how do you keep this kind of optimism, given what you've been through and what you're still going through? >> i want to make the world a better place. i want to make the world a better place. >> dana bash joins me now. dana, you spe

giffords hasn't given many interviews.sh recently spent two days with her at her home in arizona. here is part two of dana's exclusive interview. >> reporter: what's most shocking about gabby giffords now is how much she looks like her old self. her golden locks are back. the sparkle in her eyes. her broad smile. the gabby giffords we knew before she was shot. gone is the short hair and thin frame we saw at the beginning of her recovery. but she knows she will never be the same. in your recovery process, do you want to find and discover the old gabby giffords, or do you want to sort of rediscover another new gabby giffords? >> stronger. stronger, better. tougher. stronger, better, tougher. >> reporter: being with giffords, it's immediately clear, she understands virtually everything going on around her. she follows conversation, reacts, offers unsolicited ideas. but it is still a huge struggle to turn her ideas and thoughts into words. like when trying to explain how she spends her days. >> occupational therapy. yogurt. >>

gloria giffords sat by her daughter's hospital bed for countless hours and plays a central role in giffordsry and there may be a sliver of hope for giffords, now age 42, to have a child of her own. when she was shot, she was trying to get pregnant with fertility treatment. >> you were in the middle of ivf. hoping to have a baby. >> yeah. >> obviously the challenges are quite different now. >> yes. >> they still have two frozen embryos and given giffords injuries they likely would have to use a surrogate. >> i don't know. >> you know, we talk about it. we talk about it. haven't made a decision. >> sure, giffords has her moments of frustration and anger, but that does not define her. >> not resentful? >> no, no. >> how is that possible? >> move ahead, move ahead. happy. >> you are happy? where does it come from? how do you keep this kind of optimism given what you have been through and what you're still going through? >> i want to make the world a better place. i want to make the world a better place. >> giffords is due to be back in the u.s. capitol building on tuesday to honor one of her ai

interview with gabby giffords and her husband mark kelly. safe to say you will find something very surprising, including this family moment at their home in tucson. >> this is the same kind of gun gabby was shot with, a glock nine millimeter glock but in that case it had a magazine that held 33 rounds. this when it's full holds 17. he shot 33 rounds. every round hit somebody, we think. >> so what does his wife think of his choice of weapon in target practice during her recovery from a near fatal gunshot wound? find out next. >>> later, she lost a child at sandy hook. dylan hockley's mom nicole joins us. she's here on capitol hill. we talk to a u.s. senator who wants to filibuster a new debate on gun control laws. we'll talk to him ahead. we'll be right back. see life in the best light. outdoors, or in. transitions® lenses automatically filter just the right amount of light. so you see everything the way it's meant to be seen. maybe even a little better. visit your eyecare professional today to ask about our newest lenses, transitions vantage

out his duties as a native of gabrielle giffords.is dedication inspires all of us to love each other as a fellow human beings and assistance of a caring nation. we're honored to be joined by the vice-president of the united states. we're grateful for the members of congress who are here. his colleagues, friends, and loved ones who made it possible. with us today are gabrielle giffords and her husband mark kelly. theuld like to invite father to come up and give the indication. >> let us pray. all and sourcef of eternal wisdom, you or the life of the jest. your servant gabriel zimmerman lived in a large world, loved his family and friends, yet chose to serve you by helping many others through service in government. as we gather now, we remember the constituent whisper whose love of our world and all of its people was an inspiration to those with whom he worked. we ask your blessing as we dedicate this space in memory of honor in hiso to name all who serve faithfully in the work of congress as dedicated staff to our elected representati

giffords' husband mark kelly uses pots and water bottles as targets - while giffords watches from the patio with her mother, cheering him on. reporter dana bash spoke to kelly. >> "this is the same kind of gun gabby was shot with a glock. a 9mm glock but in that case it had a magazine that held 33 rounds. this when its full holds 17, he shot 33 rounds. every round hit somebody, we think. >> "how long have you had this gun?" >> "i gave this to gabby as a gift." >> "when?" >> "a number of years ago. she's a gun owner. she's from the west." giffords and kelly argue that because of their love of guns, they have more credibility in their fight to expand background checks to private gun sales. today -- democrats brought gun control legislation to the senate floor. >> two deaths of prominent, high profile women to tell you about tonight. hollywood lost a legend. annette funicello. one of the original mouseketeers, who grew up to be a movie star. has died at the age of 70. she won america's heart as a 12-year-old girl. in mickey mouse ears. she would later go on to star in light- hearted beac

welcome mark kelly and gabrielle giffords. [applause] >> mr. vice president, thank you emily,ing with us today. ba-- kelly -- on behalf of of gabby and i, we're honored to be here with you today on this very important day. thank you to the members of the house, senate who helped make this dedication possible. to be true to history, it was your staffs who really made this happen. [laughter] in a world where staff are often admonished for attracting credit, let me formally and officially say, on behalf of you solnd i, thank you. diered on and saw to it, against all odds, there would be a real and permanent space dedicated to one of your own. the only room in the capitol named for a staffer. the only staffer ever murdered in the line of duty. as you know, gabby has trouble speaking as well as she used to. some days are better than others. some occasions are harder than others. she asked me to speak on her behalf today. if she could, she would keep you here all day -- >> all day long. >> talking about her friend gabe. gabe worked on her first he wo

gabby giffords and her husband, mark kelly, attended this one out a thin.house speaker john boehner, nancy pelosi, and arizona senator jeff flake. good afternoon, everyone. welcome to the united states capitol. before we begin our program, all of you know about the tragedy in boston that took the lives of innocent americans and left many others in serious condition. so if you at all rise and join together in a moment of silence for the victims of this attack. thank you all. pursuant to house resolution 364, the house visitor center room 215 of the capitol visitor center has been designated to gabriel zimmerman meeting were. they are placing commemorative plaque that you all season. this meeting and is dedicated in memory of gabe zimmerman who was shot and killed serving the people of arizona, while carrying out his duties as an aide to representative gabby giffords. his dedication to community and to the democratic process inspires all of us to help each other as fellow human beings and as citizens of a caring nation. we are honored today to be joined soon

gabrielle giffords.[applause] >> mr. vice president, thank you for being here with us today. emily, ross, kelly, on behalf of gabby and i we are honored to be here with you on this very important day. thank you, speaker boehner, leader pelosi, leader cantor, senator flake, congresswoman wasserman schultz, ma congressman schweiker, and the many other members of the house and senate who helped make this dedication possible your butt to be true to history, it was your staffs who really made this happen. [laughter] in a world where staff are often admonished for attracting credit, only on their bosses. let me formally and officially say on behalf of gabby and i, thank you. you soldier on and saw to it that against all odds they would be a real and permanent space dedicated to one of your own. the only staffer ever murdered in the line of duty, and now the only room in the capitol name for a staffer. as you know, gabby has trouble speaking, as well as she used to. some days are better than othe others. >> [in

gifford is a certified emt, so without hes titation, he grabbea few of his frat brothers and ran into the building, yelling and knocking on doors. he said when it come to his job, his motto is act first, think second. >> make sure everybody was accounted for. nothing stopped me from going in, just making sure that everybody got out and knew that there was actually a fire. >> thanks to stephen gifford, all the women and children made it out okay. san jose firefighters jumped into action, quickly put out those flames. the captain tells us the foyer started on the third floor patio. families are safe and sound this morning but not at this location, because it is not inhabitable right now. they were loaded on buses and taken to other shelters within this particular network. i spoke to one of those other shelters this morning, an employee there. she tells me one of the families is resting comfortably there this morning. that is good news. as to when they'll be able to move back here to this location on south first street, not known at this point. the damage pretty limited this morning. we'

gabby giffords. now it's time for lawrence o'donnell reporting from boston. have a great night. >>> today the gun lobbyists at the nra got what they wanted on the floor of the united states senate and tonight lobbyists from the nra have made it harder for the fbi to find the murderer who planted the bombs here in boston. >> the investigation into monday's bombing in boston intensifies. >> there's a lot of information flying around right now. >> we've heard conflicting information. >> various media accounts right now as to whether or not someone is in custody. >> a suspect is about to be arre arrested. >> i have just been told that an arrest has been made. >> we are not comfortable reporting that. >> several law enforcement officers have told us that hasn't happened. >> on the record, there's been no arrests in the boston bombings case. >> here is what we actually know. >> investigators have identified solid leads from video evidence. >> investigators have obtained video. >> surveillance video specifically from a department store. >> the person placing a black

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another new gabby giffords?nger. stronger, better, tougher. stronger, better, tougher. >> for giffords and kelly, a retired astronaut and space shuttle commander, this is the new normal. >> it's different in good ways, too. in a lot of good ways. >> like living and working together now. >> just looking forward to making a change this fall. >> before she was shot, they had a commuter marriage. she jetted between her congressional district in tucson, arizona, and work in washington, d.c. he lived in houston, texas, where he worked at the space center. this is the first home they've bought and lived in together. another plus, before giffords was shot, she had a rocky relationship with kelly's two teenage daughters from a previous marriage. >> but the sort of tense relationship that you had with your daughters, that's changed. >> yes, changed. >> so that's a positive. >> yes, yes. >> a lot better. >> a lot better. >> they've also grown up a little bit, too. as a family, we've evolved. because of certainly -- certain

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tell me, how frustrated are you and congresswoman giffords at the inactions so far. newtown? so far inaction. but you know, there's certainly a path to success here with the universal background check. with gun trafficking. for help getting these mental health records into the system. i mean it's a little bit frustrating, but sometimes you know, it is a frustrating process. and making legislation can be a slow and painful thing to do at times. there is broad support as you point out for background checks. we were pointing out, the new quinn pea yann yak poll shows 91% of voters support universal background checks, that includes 88% of gun owners like yourself and your wife. so where is the disconnect here? it seems as though the action on the hill is losing steam. >> i don't know if it's losing steam. i'm talking to senators each and every week and there's an effort to get this done. they want to get it done. even conservative republican senators know that you know, we have a problem. and there's a solution and that solution is a universal background check. i mean yo

. >>> plus a cnn exclusive with gabby giffords.speaking like she used to, but she's still making her voice heard in america's gun control debate. >> let's get started here. the parents accused of abducting their two young sons and sailing off to cuba, they are back in florida this morning, where they are now under arrest. officials turned the hakken family over to the u.s. after they were spotted by a cnn reporter at a marina in havana. the family was flown back to the u.s., arriving in florida just a few moments ago. victor blackwell is live in tampa with the latest. >> reporter: it was monday evening when sheriffs in hillsborough county first received information the hakkens were in cuba. well, that information came from the state department. and those parents, joshua and sharon hakken had been arrested. we now have the first video since the arrest. they're being walked into a jail here where they were questioned for hours, and their booking photos show two very sunburned faces, probably happening during the journey to cuba south

target practice is still a form of entertainment at giffords' mother's house. deep in the arizona desert. watch this. he's aiming for my pot. whoa! husband mark kelly using planting pots and water bottles as targets while giffords watches from the patio with her mother, cheering him on. >> excellent. excellent. excellent. >> reporter: kelly isn't shooting with just any kind of gun. >> this is the same kind of gun gabby was shot with, a glock, nine millimeter glock, but in that case, it had a magazine that held 33 rounds. this, when it's full, holds 17. he shot 33 rounds. every round hit somebody, we think. >> reporter: how long have you had this gun? >> well, i gave this to gabby as a gift. >> reporter: when? >> a number of years ago. she's a gun owner. she's from the west. >> reporter: still, we asked the question a lot of incredulous people seeing this scene would ask. >> really? this guy still gets his kicks or recreation for him is shooting a gun after his wife was shot through the head? >> well, gabby used to like shooting a gun, too occasionally. >> yes.

before that, she was chief of staff to gabby giffords.r being here. >> thanks for having me. >> if 90% of the public supporting something isn't enough to get it through congress, what does? i mean, would 95 support make a difference, would 100% support make a difference? >> yeah, i don't know. we've been talking about that. if the public opinion polling isn't enough reason, despite what i think is the right thing to do, it's a good policy and i think a lot of these senators feel that in their heart, at least the polling should have i think brought them there. so many of them are worried about their re-election and legacies and sort of, you know -- their favorables at home -- we felt this would have done it but apparently not. >> if public opinion doesn't move it, what do you think the other levers are that affect senators' votes on these things and are those things movable? >> yeah, i think just the general outrage that we're seeing today and i think that's not going to go away. i think there's really two things at play. most people, you

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giffords made a dramatic plea to senators. >> be bold. be gourageous. americans are counting on you. >> but they now admit there are limits on what is politically realistic. if you were to name the number one thing that congress could do to prevent the kind of violence that you were the victim of, what would it be? >> background checks. >> yeah. certainly. without a doubt. >> giffords has learned to navigate an ipad for e-mail with her left-hand, because her right hand is paralyzed. but most of her communicating with former colleagues, pressing them for new gun laws, goes through kelly. mostly on the phone. it's been written that there's irony that you are such a good spokesperson for new laws to curb gun violence, because you can't speak very well. >> yeah, i guess it's kind of, maybe -- maybe it's bad irony. i don't know. you know, it's something that -- >> stinks. >> it stinks. >> there is no question that gun culture is deeply ingrained in giffords. even after her near-fatal shooting she still owns a gun which her husband uses in target practice wit

he mentioned gabby giffords in that speech. didn't he have that already with gabby giffords? now? >> that was like a couple of years ago or something? there was something qualitatively different about newtown. look at john hooken looper, there was that horrific shooting in july and he said now is not the time. and he changed his mind after newtown. and i want to be very clear, i'm not diminishing the horror of any of those shootings, but there was something different about newtown. >> michael: i think congress is moving a direction they haven't. but do you think that harry reid is going to be able to take this to the floor and have enough votes to see at least background checks which 91% of the country wants? >> i don't want to present to be any sort of expert. i haven't been covering the congressional debate on a day in and day out basis. but after newtown there was a lot of talk about assault weapons ban, limit on magazines that we have seen pass in handful of states those have been stripped from the bill because the support is not there. but background checks roughly nine

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he was an aid to congresswoman gabby giffords.he was shot in the shooting in january 2011 where congresswoman gabby giffords was shot. he was killed trying to protect gabby giffords. senator flake showed up, spoke alongside gabby giffords and mark kelly at that event. these two spent the day rallying for the background check on capitol hill. jeff flake will block it from even getting voted on, thus far at least. the republican filibuster is due for its test tomorrow afternoon. watch this. [ female announcer ] are you sensitive to dairy? then you'll love lactose-free lactaid® it's 100% real milk that's easy to digest so you can fully enjoy the dairy you love. lactaid®. for 25 years, easy to digest. easy to love. did you see mr. clean disinfecting bath cleaner killing that bacteria yesterday, just flaunting it? and did you see the magic eraser clean up that crazy kitchen mess? it was like super dirty, super clean. how? wish i hadn't. [ sniffs ] what's that amazing smell? it's mr. clean with the amazing scent of gain. wow! you know,

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gabby giffords by the way is both. she is a gun owner and a victim of gun violence.se background checks. in fact, even the nra used to support expanded background checks. the current leader of the nra used to support these background checks. so while this compromise didn't contain everything i wanted or everything that these families wanted, it did represent progress. it represented moderation and common sense. that's why 90% of the american people supported it. but instead of supporting this compromise, the gun lobby and its allies willfully lied about the bill. they claimed that it would create some sort of big brother gun registry even though the bill did the opposite. this legislation in fact outlawed any registry, plain and simple, right there in the text. but that didn't matter. and, unfortunately, this pattern of spreading untruths about this legislation served a purpose. because those lies upset an intense minority of gun owners and that in turn intimidated a lot of senators. and i talked to several of these senators over the past few weeks. they're all good

so was gabby giffords. she was at a supermarket listening to the concerns of her constituents. they were exactly where they were supposed to be. they were also exercising their rights, so assemble peacefully, to worship freely and safely. they were exercising the rights of liberty and pursuit of happiness. so surely we can reconcile those two things. surely america doesn't have to be divided between rural and damage krat and republican when it comes to something like this. if you're an american and want to do something to keep from knowing the immeasure able anguish, now is the time for everybody to make their voices heard, from every statehouse to the corridors of congress. and i'm asking everyone listening today, find out where your member of congress is on this. if they are not part of the 90% of american who is agree on background check, then ask them, why not? why wouldn't you want to make it easier for law enforcement to do their job? why wouldn't you want to make it harder for a dangerous person to get his or her hands on a gun? what's more important to you? our children

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>> gabby used to like shooting a gun occasionally. >> giffords and kelly argue that it is because they have the appreciation for gun and gun culture that they have credibility in their fight to expand background checks. and dana bash will have more on this as well as the recovery as well as her experience of coming face to face with that shooter. that is tonight "anderson cooper 360". >>> and trying to work out a compromise for new gun legislation. the obama administration is pushing harder and harder for tougher gun laws. vice president biden holding an event. that will happen next hour. late yesterday the president making an emotional appeal during a stop in connecticut. this isn't far from the site of the elementary school massacre in newtown. >> newtown, we want you to know that we are here with you. we will not walk away from the promises we have made. we are determined as ever to do what must be done. in fact, i'm here to ask you to help me show that we can get it done. we're not forgetting. >> i want to bring in wolf blitzer. and wolf, good to see you as always. the president is

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lobbying giffords' former colleagues to support some kind of background checks.r recovery and her bone chilling experience coming face-to-face with her shooter. >> i'll be there. thank so much for being with me this morning. we are committed to stay on this story and all day tomorrow cnn is going in depth exploring the issue of background checks. called guns under fire. tweel' explore the politics of background checks and follow the money frail both sides of the issue. that's all day tomorrow on cnn. >>> a search for two little boys turns its focus to cuba. officials now believe 2 and 4 year old brothers kidnapped from their grandmother's home in florida may now be in cuba with their parents. their parents lost custody last year and their parental rights a week ago. the family may have fled in a sailboat. the state department tells officials that cuban officials are aware of the situation. but they don't think they will help bring those boys home. >> unfortunately those parents and those poor children, those innocent ones will now be in a country where there are

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as the senate gets ready to vote on expanding background checks, former congresswoman gabrielle giffords says she'll lobby senators still on the fence. >>> while her husband, mark kelly, makes new robo calls praising senators joe mansion and pat toomey for their bipartisan compromise. >> i'm mark kelly, combat veteran, astronaut and most importantly, husband to my brave wife, gabrielle giffords. i'm calling to thank your senator, pat toomey for working across party lines, to sponsor critical legislation to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill, by expanding background checks. >> good day, i'm chris cillizza in washington, secretary of state john kerry has arrived in seoul, south korea today, warning north korean leaders not to test-fire a medium-range missile. the musudan has the range of up to 2500 miles, with the potential to hit japan and guam tmt comes as pentagon intelligence estimates say for the first time, that pyongyang is capable of delivering nuclear-armed missiles, an assertion that secretary kerry has pushed back against. andrea mitchell is traveling w

whoa. >> reporter: husband mark kelly using planting pots and water bottles as targets, while giffordses from the patio with her mother, cheering him on. >> excellent! >> excellent! excellent. >> reporter: kelly isn't shooting with just any kind of gun. >> this is the same kind of gun gabby was shot with. a glock, a 9 millimeter glock but in that case it had a magazine that held 33 rounds. this when it's full holds 17. he shot 33 rounds. every round hit somebody, we think. >> how long have you had this gun? >> well, i gave this to gabby as a gift. >> reporter: when? >> a number of years ago. she's a gun owner. you know, she's from the west. >> reporter: still, we asked the question a lot of incredulous people seeing this scene would ask. really? this guy sort of still has -- gets his kicks or recreation for him is shooting a gun, after his wife was shot through the head? >> well, gabby used to like shooting a gun, too, occasionally. >> giffords and kelly argue because they appreciate and understand the gun culture they have more credibility in their fight to expand background checks fo

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mark kell and gabby giffords are furious, and they are holding a news conference. if giffords comes to the microphone we'll have that for you, and the president and first lady are coming here to boston where in an hour an interfaith memorial service will be held to honor the victims of the marathon bombing. a major break potentially in this case. investigators want to talk to two people that they have pinpointed on surveillance video from a department store tape. we'll be covering all these stories for you today, but let's begin in texas where we're waiting for a news conference at top of the next hour on that massive deadly explosion at a fertilizer plant. it has leveled several blocks of homes and businesses. here's what we know. 5 to 15 people have been killed. rescue teams are still going door to door looking for survivors, possibly trapped inside their homes. three to five fire fighters who were among the first to respond are missing. more than 160 people have been taken to local hospitals, and president obama has opinion notified. the administration is monito