jared loughner are targeted gabrielle giffords in that attack. gabrielle giffords spoke briefly audience. d.c.il was held here in onresidents are reflected impactednce that has their life. tucson, there were moments of heartache. >> we did not expect. >> i pledge allegiance -- giffords prodi pledge ofhe during an evening ceremony in tucson. [applause] her beaming smile a tribute to a remarkable recovery. >> those of us were survived -- survived were forever changed by that moment. >> a years passing since the tucson tragedy when a crazed fired dozens of bullets crowd of people meeting with the congresswoman. killed and 13 were injured. as a backdroprved for remembrances and reflection. beyond anything that any civilized society should permit. >> at this event, we heard from virginia tech shooting stopvor who now works to acts of gun violence. >> we are on this side of angels. working together, we can help. >> we heard from a mother who lost a 16-year-old daughter to gun violence. >> i mourn the loss of never know.i will >> to sun remains a great

jared, in this world, you only have to be better than the other guy. so if you're the president, you just have to be better than whoever wants to be the president. i sit here, obviously, and will criticize all parties relative to a standard that i hold at 30 million jobs. but through the lens of being the president of the united states, how does this number compare and how does it work for him relative to his opponents? >> through that lens, i think it's good. and i think that the president has had a good week. he's going around the country explaining how he's fighting for the middle class. he appointed someone to head the consumer financial protection bureau, so we can get that up and running. he's got a little bit of wind in his sails in terms of momentum on the jobs front. and i completely agree that a much more comprehensive plan is needed to get the kind of truly robust measures we need. that said, the trend is clearly his friend right now, whether it's jobs or the unemployment rate. levels -- >> peter -- >> levels are still a problem, but trend,

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officer jared frankum died while serving a warrant. >> from early childhood, jared was determined to serve in law enforcement and ultimately gave his life doing what he loved to do. he was dedicated to his fellow officers and to the public that he served. >> matthew stewart, the suspect, suffered only minor injuries. authorities say it is still unclear what charges stewart may face. >>> u.s. immigration officials are investigating why a 15-year-old dallas girl was deported to colombia. she gave a false name to police and claimed to be a legal immigrant when she was arrested last april in houston for theft. she is now in the process of being sent back to the united states. her grandmother said immigration officials should have done more to correctly identify her granddaughter. >>> on the cbs "moneywatch" a tough choice for voters. and the most luxury cars in the united states. ashley morrison here in new york with more on that. >> japan's nikkei down 1.56%. hong kong's hang seng off more than 1%. >>> jobs data helped to erase earlier losses. the dow recovered from 134-point loss and e

so that's what we get in reaction to all of this, jared. president obama won the payroll tax debate last time around so why are republicans going there especially now on the heels of looking at these positive december numbers? >> it's a little bit like the arsonist complaining about the heat from the fire. so, yeah. i think that the issue to watch going forward as i was just stressing coming off of speaker boehner's comments there, these guys come back and they immediately start to scrum around as to whether they can take this two-month extension on ui and payroll tax break and build it into the year extension that everybody says they want. they're going to start fighting over how to pay for it right away. the question we have to watch for and again it really restounds whether we can sustain, secure, build upon some of this. i think pretty good momentum we have is just how dysfunctional these guys are going to be when they start mixing it up around those extensions. >> jared beranstein, great to see you. thanks for your time. i want to pass

secretary, i'd like to bring in jared bernstein. thanks for coming on the show. >> my pleasure. thanks for inviting me. >> let me ask you direct -- where would we be if both parties were focused on turns this economy around rather than just focused on the election? >> oh, the president has proposed many more important jobs measures than we've been able to implement. the american jobs act was scored as creating hundreds of thousands of jobs. now, even in the absence of that act, there's some momentum in the economy, as you just heard the labor secretary say, and she's exactly right. but we're not done, by any stretch of the imagination, and there are some down-side threats out there. there's europe. there's oil, and there's the fading of some of this fiscal stimulus, so it's very important to try to do more to implement the kinds of ideas that the president -- >> secretary solis, we still have to go back to the congress. we have a two-month extension on the payroll tax cut, and on unemployment insurance benefits. >> right. >> will we see a spirit of cooperation in the congress to

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like jared. >> jimmy: like jared. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: and you're holding a sub?eah. a sub. and i could have mounted them on the wall. >> jimmy: but they were -- you never fit in those pants. >> steve: no, no, no. those pants are like -- >> jimmy: yeah. no -- >> steve: for somebody who weighs 600 pounds. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah. >> steve: but they don't know that. >> jimmy: exactly, yeah. so, you just walk around and go like, "hey, dude? great party." >> steve: they go, "what a fat guy." "well, yeah, but he just lost 300 pounds." and you go, "oh, wow. good for you." >> jimmy: i like it, man. [ light laughter ] >> steve: gets you a lot of free subs. >> jimmy: yeah, i go, "have you met my friend, most definitely?" [ laughter ] >> steve: hey! [ scattered applause ] >> jimmy: and finally -- pro -- my new year's resolution is to drink less beer. con -- vodka, here i come! [ cheers and applause ] that's the "pros and cons." we'll be right back with more "late night," everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ pros and cons and pros cons and pros ♪ ♪ we know a place where tossing

. >> joining me now, that's fascinating, cnn.com video producer jared balini. up the mike and he puts together these great pieces for us. jared, were those responses typical for the people you saw there in that part of south carolina? >> it was typical for the people at least in that restaurant. i don't think they necessarily speak for everybody in the town. at this restaurant it's sort of an upscale restaurant for lancaster. i don't know that, you know, everybody's hurting there. but jobs wasn't the only thing on their minds. faith and social issues were important to many of the people we spoke to at charlie's. >> tell us more about that town. >> this town used to have one of the world's largest cotton mills. this is cotton town. the mill is now in brazil. the jobs are gone. and they're really hurting there. we were on main street on a friday afternoon. and i looked left, and i looked right, and it's empty. the guy who owned the restaurant actually said that the place closes down at 9:00. there's nothing happening in this town. so you can feel there's a little

she visited the tucson, arizona grocery store where jared lee loughner shot 19 people. giffords doesn't remember the shooting, but others will never forget. >> there was an eerie quiet that morning. there was kay contract on but no panic. everyone was doing something critically useful and they were doing it calmly and quietly. >> giffords came to a candlelight vigil to-or the victims. she also took a phone -- to honor the victims. she also took it a phone call from president obama who called her an inspiration. >>> in syria, another deadly day of violence. a teenage boy is set to be at hands of troops. reporter: syrian forces attempted to break up anti- government protests in damascus by firing water cannons into the crowd, demonstrators beaten and dragged into a police car. in other parts of syria they chanted against the regime. syrian president bashar assad said security forces would crush the rebellion with an iron fist. after 26 people were killed in a suicide bombing attack friday in the heart of damascus. thousands attended the usuals, some holding pictures of a

. >> jared loughner is accused of murdering six people and wounding 12 others. gabrielle giffords has been relearning how to walk and talk. >> i am getting better. every day. my spirit is high. >> her recovery has prevented her from participating in congress. one big exception was in august, when lawmakers and cheered as she showed up to help pass an increase in the debt limit. in november, she told diane sawyer she hoped to return. >> do you think you will go back to congress if you get better? >> yes. >> she now feels it is best to resign as of this week. >> thank you very much. >> occur ariz. -- per arizona law, the governor will have to call for a special election in april to replace gabrielle giffords. >> thank you very much. to the death of football coaching legend joe paterno. his family announced his death this morning. he was 85 years old. the reports from state college pennsylvania. >> it seems appropriate that those would come straight here to beaver stadium to say goodbye. >> he was a tradition. >> the news came quickly that a long time football coac

gabrielle giffords was shot point blank in the head allegedly by 22-year-old jared lee loughner. turned the gun on six including a young victim 9-year-old christina taylor green shot as she held the hand of a neighbor. >> i call her my beautiful angel. every day i talk to her. >> our young daughter, in a short nine years she achieved more than most people do in a lifetime. >> she returned to the house of representatives and even served dinner to troops in tucson. for those that lost loved ones, the pain of that morning one year ago remains. >> it feels like it has been a hundred years ago and it feels like it was yesterday. >> she not dwelling in what happened but is looking to say how can we be better? >> thousands are expected to attend a candlelight vigil. among those attending, congresswoman gabrielle giffords whose remarkable recovery gives hope to a community struggling to understand why. >> jared lee loughner has been diagnosed with skiophrenia and is being medicated in prison so he is competent to stand trial. >> coming up, a unique look at flacco's stash. >> and a couple

what did you mean by that, jared?s article did a great job of explaining that kind of a concept. what i meant was that the structure of production of this great device, the apple iphone, is one that leaves many in the american middle class quite far behind. we simply don't have the production platform that china has when it comes to putting together that kind of a device and those kind of devices are dominant in our economy right now. we need to think in a more forward-thinking matter about industrial policy that let's america play a significant role in that kind of economic production. >> jared bernstein, brilliant on the numbers and economics. thank you. tune in tomorrow night for the president's state of the union address at 9:00 p.m. eastern here on msnbc. we just learned congresswoman gabrielle giffords yesterday announced her retirement, will be attending the address. certain to be an emotional moment at the capital. we'll be right back. if you're not satisfied with 50% more cash, send it back! i'll be right her

nbc news, tucson. >>> the suspect in the shooting was jared lof ner. he's been diagnose nosed with schizophrenia. he's being medicated to make him competent to stand trial. he pleaded not guilty to the charges. >>> active military members will be able to clear airport screening faster than the rest of us. president obama signed a law to produce and implement a plan to speed up screening for traveling military personnel in uniform and those traveling with military orders. tsa says it will allow them to focus more on higher risk travelers. the new security standards must be in place by early july. some believe the law may be a bad idea and point to last saturday's arrest of a north carolina soldier caught by tsa screeners with explosives in his carry-on bag. >>> doug has a check on the weather. it was so delightful, it's almost scary. january 6th and it's 60-some degrees. who's complaining. >> the awful cold we had makes you appreciate a day like this. >> we started at 17 a couple days ago and we are 63 today. i want to talk about a huge snowstorm that c

let's talk about the person that did this, jared loughner, what are your views of him?t he was mentally disturbed. so we decided not to as a family, we wouldn't talk much about him because we didn't want to glorify his position. these -- there have been other communities around the country, it seems to me, that sometimes people get -- they feel like they're going to go out in a blaze of glory and see their name, you know, in the media. and we just choose not to talk much about him. we know he's going to be -- justice will be served and he'll be taken care of. >> one of the, i guess, small crumbs of comfort that you could derive from when that happened, you donated christina's organs and you were able to save seven other children's lives. a remarkable thing to have done. tell me about that. >> that came about with roshana and her mother. they have had conversations in the past. and unfortunately, two years ago, roshana's mother passed away with a brain aneurism. we had talked about being an organ donor. actually we involved our kids a little bit in that discussion, just

jared loughner has pleaded not guilty to 49 charges in the shooting.e has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. >> know val to fire investigates are looking for suspects in a dozen fires. it started with a dumpster fire and then falled -- followed with grass fires. and in san francisco, firefighters made quick work of an apartment fire this morning. it happened around 11:00 at a bitting on neo and 17th 17th street. the fire was contained in 20 minutes two people were dispreetd released the scene. >> it's full steam ahead at santa clara as the city prepares for a new stadium. >> today they started selling seats for a stadium that has not been approved yet. we're live in santa clara with the details. a lot of cost behind the project. >> the 49ers don't see any road bloksz ahead for building a stadium, and tomorrow they're going to start selling stadium builder club seates. these seats are special because you can own them for life, pass them on to your heirs and sell them on the open market if you can spend 20 to $30,000. >> this is the 49ers season ticke

the suspect jared loughner is accused of killing six people and wounding gabrielle giffords.k in 2009 congresswoman gifford's office received a suspicious letter that features a similar sentence structure typical of jared loughner's writing. officials also say he tried sending a letter to a tv reporter after he was arrested. explaning the congresswoman giffords was dead and his lawyers were lying to him. prisoner guards intercepted that letter. >>> meantime a candle light vigil will be held in walnut creek tonight for the victims of that mass shooting. the vigil is at 5:30 tonight at north broadway and civic drive. >>> some people are calling it a slip. arizona senator john mccain seemingly forgot who he was supposed to be endorsing at a campaign rally. >> i am confident with the leadership and the backing of the american people, president obama will turn this country around. we believe in america. we believe our best theys are ahead of us. excuse me president romney. president romney. >> one of those guys. mccain gave his enforcement to romney in new hampshire. he has appear

jared frankham was a seven-year veteran of the force. >> this is a law enforcement family. the law enforcement community is mourning. >> he is survived by his wife and two young children. the latest violence comes after a particularly tough year for law enforcement. we'll have a look at it at 5:30. >>> your latte costs more. your backen and eggs at denny's is going up, too no word on when or how much. the announcement come has day after starbucks said it was raising prices. both point to the rising cost of ingredients. >>> of all the wealthy people in the world, half are american. what does it moon to be mitch. the numbers were crunched in the book "the haves and have nots. it takes $34,000 after taxes to be among the richest 1%. that mean as family of four would need to make $136,000 a year to qualify. so there are 29 million in the u.s., another 4 million in germane. the rest through latin mesh, europe and asia. >>> vasters who lost -- investors who lost money in bernie madoff's scheme will not be getting their money back. they have no legal protection for getting a retur

. >> so jared is back? >> yes. >> excellent. soke. -- ok. thank you very much. now to iran where the well not to iran but the president mahmoud ahmadinejad is in cuba talking to fidel castro on his third leg of his tour over iran's nuclear program. while, while certain said this. sarah sent this report. >> this is a spot by iran's presidents and its allies. the third from iran, is now here. mr. ahmadinejad was given the warmest of cuban welcomes. there were no words for him here. just a v sign for victory. >> at the university another show of friendship. iran's president was awarded an honorary document with low applause. seen elsewhere, certain developing u.s. christian criticism as it refuses to stop. ahmadinejad is clearly trying to send a message to the world saying under pressure iran still has friends, and one of them is cuba. >> these two friends united above all by their problems with america. perhaps mahmoud ahmadinejad was hoping for some survival tips. public he chose to talk against capitalism. on the streets outside some cubans just have the idea th

. >>> jerry loughner is -- jared loughner remains behind bars today. >>> there was no answer to questionsside a school district. homework looked ordinary but the questions on the math assignment outraged parents. one said and that is quote of the question. each tree had 56 oranges and if 8 slaves picked them equally how much would each slave pick. if frederick got two beatings per day how many beatings did he get over the course of a week. parents are outraged. >> i am having to explain to my 8-year-old why slavery or slaves are in a math problem. that's -- math problem. that hurts. >> teachers were trying to incorporated into the students into a math problem. they promised to work beter with teachers. we want to know what you think about the questions. head to our website and we posted that story on the fan page. way in and let us know what you think. we always want you a part of the conversation. >>> a special day was not going to be ruined by a trip to the hospital. why one young couple said their i dos in the most unusual places. bejohn say and yeah.-z parents. now too today new york

he is jared loughner, 22-years old." scene was chaotic - with sheriff's deputies and civilians trying to triage victims - "is anybody injured? did you say gabrielle giffords was hit? she was hit?" the congresswoman had been shot in the head... her intern, daniel hernandez ran to her side and used his bare hands to stop the bleeding."i couldn't see an exit wound - i didnt know if there was one all i saw was the entry wound and that's where i was applying the pressure."in the end it was hernandez, the paramedics and the trauma team who saved gabrielle giffords life."overall this is about as good as you can get. when you get shot in the head and a bullet goes through your brain, the chances of you living are very small and the chances of you waking up and actually following commands." january 8th 2011 will be remembered as a catastrophic day. oneewhere a year later - a community has pulled together - to honor the victims and survivors of the deadliest rampage in the city's history. thelma gutierrez tucson, arizona straight

and thanked supporter for their prayers. 23-year-old jared loughner has been charged with carrying outhe attack that killed 6 people. >>> you looking for bargains when it comes to coupons. we will help you sort out the good and bad. >>> a new social media site that says forget about the words we'll show you pictures that gets people talking. >>> we'll show you why an elevator became a make-shift delivery room for a newborn. we'll be back in a few seconds. . >> the ravens lose the game 20- 23 to the new england patriot. missing the afc championship, not moving on to the super bowl. it's a big disappointment. there were some choice words for cundiff in the end. missed touchdown pass and the field goal decided that game. >> reporter: a great game ended with a heart breaking loss. the ravens were just 3 points away from the super bowl. but the disappointment is not what fans call a memorable season. disbelief, disappointment, disgust. ravens fans feel all three after watching the game. >> he had the super bowl all in his hand and dropped it. >> reporter: a great game. it was 60 minutes of

jared frankem was no exception. he will be remembered for giving his life in service to the people and to the community that he loved. thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: mr. schumer: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. under the previous order, the senate stands in recess until 2:15. 8:30 to proceed to the house of >> mr. president, for generations this was the american promise. if you worked hard and played by the rules, success would be within your reach. we call that success the of the american dream. turn a decent wage, buy a home, put your children through school and retire comfortably. for many people in this country that dream has drifted, further and further from reality. the recession caused many americans their jobs, homes, savings, and basic economic security. many are still struggling. although the economy made s

no, went to jared's funeral. [ laughter ] this is interesting.ew research shows that children who have good teachers end up earning more money as adults, while children who don't have good teachers end up earning more money as cast members on "jersey shore." [ laughter ] and finally, a new study claims that dogs can read our facial expressions to figure out what we want. which means that 90% of our facial expressions apparently mean "i want my crotch sniffed." [ light laughter ] we have a great show for you tonight. give it up for the roots! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: oh, man. [ cheers and applause ] that is grammy-winning saxophonist david murray sitting in with the roots tonight. [ cheers and applause ] that sounds great, buddy. here's his new album, here. "david murray cuban ensemble plays nat king cole en espanol." thanks for coming here, buddy. good to see you again. >> oh, thank you. it's fantastic to be here. >> jimmy: so good, so good. >> thank you, thank you. >> jimmy: david murray, everybody. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> jim

. >> it's mcfarland's partner officer jared slocumb. he's been shot in the left temple.has exited the rear of his head. >> when i saw that he was shot, i was scared. i was, like, okay, i'm going to have to go get my partner because he's got go home tonight. >>> crouching behind collier's white pickup truck, officer slocum clutches his neck, a reaction caused by the head injury. as he provides cover, the wounded officer tries to run across the street. but slocumb veers to the right losing balance and collapsing into a chain link fence. mcfarland, knowing every second counts, runs across the street to get to his partner, putting himself directly in the cross hairs of collier's rifle. >> it's a chance i've got to take. >> he must holster his gun in order to pick up the officer, leaving himself defenseless. >> he decided to do a dummy drag. he picked up his partner from underneath the arms and pulled him right out of the road. two residents that were standing by saw that, they ran out there and they heroically helped save the officer. >> slocum needs immediate medical attent

giffords was at a meet and greet at a grocery store when the alleged gunman, jared loughner, opened fire, hitting giffords in the head. she's spent the past year in intensive rehabilitation in houston. >>> this morning, police need your help finding those responsible for shooting and killing a 19-year-old man for his nikes. the deadly shooting happened early yesterday morning in the 5700 block of foot street in northeast. police confirm david robinson was robbed at gunpoint for his sneakers. d.c. mayor vincent gray made the announcement last night at a candlelight vigil to prevent gun violence. >> as circumstances are not only tragic, they are incredibly digs quoting. the victim was being robbed by the perpetrator, who has not been apprehended as of yet. but he was being robbed for his nike tennis shoes. >> the audience gasped when the mayor announced the news. d.c. police are offering a $25,000 reward to anyone with information that leads to an arrest and conviction. this is the third homicide of the year in the district. >>> four men are charged with illegal hunting after one of their

jared loughner, a judge ruleddhe is not competent to stand trial.s being treated for mental illness at a medical center for federal prisoners in missouri. 3 many political analysts are chalking up new hampshire as a win for mitt romney. but, some polls suggest many voters remain undecided or uncommitted. fox's carl cameron is on the trail in the granite state with the votes just days away from the primary. 3 3 3& with sixty-three percent of new hampshire undecided or likely to change tteir minds, mitt romney is sprinting toward the finish line. rick perry and rick santorum are campaigning in south carolina and romney took a pounding at a ebate sunday morning, and to a lesser extent, last night. gingrich says, "can we drop a little bit of the piius bbloney? the fact is you ran in '94 and lost. just level with the american people. you've been running for sinceethe 1999s." santorum says, "we want someone who's gonna stand up and fight for the conservative principles, not bail out and not run and ot run to the left of ted kennedy."paul says, "i don't se