police say the alleged shooter is 22-year-old jared laughner. two-term congresswoman was holding a public event designed to meet her constituents and hear their concerns. >> gabby was doing what 45 she always does listening to hopes and concerns of her neighbors. that is the essence of what our democracy is all about. that is why this is more than a tragedy for those involved. >> doctors say they are optimistic, despite her injuries. >> she was shot through and through on one side of the head. it went through her brain. >> newly elected house speaker john baneor issued a strongly worded statement in which he said. fighting back tears current minority leader offered her condolences as well. >> and we stand beside you with the deepest sadness for the act of violence that was committed against our colleague congresswoman gabrielle giffords, her staff, her constituents and now we know a federal judge as well. >> reporter: she is talking about federal judge john roll attending the event and was shot and killed there. he had just dropped by to shake s

. >> the trigger man was jared laughner, he was not working alone. >> there's some reason to believe that he came to this location with another individual. >> police and federal agents are still looking for the man who may have brought laughner to this shopping center where giffords was hosting a town hall meeting. >> it was surreal. >> unfortunately, the shooting rampage was all too real. six people dead, including a 9-year-old girl and john rolls who had just stopped by to visit his friend, 13 including giffords were injured. the effects of the massacre reaching all the way to the white house. >> it's a tragedy for arizona, and a tragedy for our entire country. >> officers say it could have been even worse. >> he probably would have shot other people had he not been tackled by two people. >> with guarded optimism, i hope that she will survive. but this is a very devastating loss. >> gifford's husband astronaut mark kelley rushed to tucson from nasa where he's been training for an upcoming shut emmission. federal agents have now taken the lead in the investigation. >> we are realizi

investigators say the suspected gunman 22-year-old jared laughner bought ammunition and a black bag at a wal-mart store. he had photos developed there showing him posing in a red g-string holding a 9 mm pistol. meantime more hopeful news from doctors caring for the wounded congresswoman. she is opening her eyes and able to carry out more complex moving. her breathing tube may be removed tomorrow. the arizona shooting has touched a nerve across the bay area, and mourners gathered for another vigil. jana katsuyama is gather where the vigil just wrapped up. >> there was about four dozen pt gathered in this plaza all to show their support for the victims in tucson. >>reporter: they lit candles for the lives injured and lost in the tucson shooting. >> hearing all the suffering abt moves everyone. >> a show in walnut creek. s important to all come to together and realize that we have to work together for the future. >> just as a parent seeing all e suffering is really moved us and we wanted to come show our support. >> this is one of the many vigis held this week throughout the nation that l

was shot in the head is said to have opened her eyes for the first time the suspected gunman jared laughner has been charged with the killings and faces life imprisonment or the death penalty if convicted. the death toll from flooding and mudslides has risen to over two hundred fifty and in the brazilian state or british or near a two inch rain caused a number of landslides destroying mountain villages figure is expected to rise as rescue efforts continue more than eight hundred rescuers are searching for survivors. each in using government has deployed a night curfew in the capital tunis following violent anti-government protests to say at least fifty people have died in the ongoing riots over food and fuel inflation and high unemployment and has criticized the government's heavy handed response to the unrest after police retaliated with live ammunition and its. a ban on prostitution ads in spanish newspapers is getting people hot under the collar there it's designed to protect women from exploitation but some sex workers say it's depriving them from the only living they have. investigates

in custody is jared laughner, officers are pursuing a second person. the 100th congress began last wednesday, and joe biden held a swearing in ceremony. from the u.s. capitol, this is an hour-and-a-half. >> how are you doing? happy new year. come on, chuck, you cannot change your mind now. your family, you got your family, you win a primary. >> and the senator here. >> where? >> here. >> where am i? right here? i have to know where i am. >> don't we all. >> can the family get around? >> yeah, the family -- the second click. the informal/formal thing again. >> you done good. >> please raise your right hand. can we have order in the chamber. do you solemnly swear to support and take this oath and obligation freely without mental reservation for purpose evasion. and support the duties that you receive, so help you god. >> i do. >> bring in the crew. come on. >> hurry. >> legacy right here. >> you have a beautiful legacy. nothing until you are 30. all you have to remember. how are you? >> look at these beautiful girls? >> hey, dan, good to see you, man. >>

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the man responsible is 22-year-old jared laughner.e was a troubled young man. >> the bottom line is i don't think he had the skills to do that. i don't think he ever learned how to engage with the world socially and emotionally. >> laughner is in the custody of the f.b.i. authorities are not yet determined the motive and are searching for a possible accomplice. seen her on still from surveillance video. after giffords' surgery, doctors say they're optimistic about her recovery. her friends are having a tougher time being positive. >> i'm hopeful but when i look at the tv and see her picture, i get very emotional about it. it's a real hard thing to deal with. >> authorities have released new information about this possible accomplice. he's described as a white male between the age of 40 and 50 years old. they're asking anyone who has any information to please come forward. diana alyar, tucson. >> she is responding to commands from doctors. again, six people killed in tucson. they include 63-year-old john roll, a federal district court

and he appeared very competent as he told the judge he understood his rights. 22-year-old jared lee laughner made his first court appearance in handcuffs. he is being held without bail facing charges of murder and the attempted assassination of a member of congress. officials believe he specifically targeted congress woman gabrielle giffords who was shot in the head and gravely wounded. >> there is substantial eyewitness testimony, as well as documents that we have. there is no doubt that he intended to kill her. >> reporter: several people who knew laughner said he was unstable. he was kicked out of community college last fall after repeatedly disrupting classes. >> he pointed at the flag and the constitution up at the front of the room and said that i was taking away his freedom of speech. >> police believe he may have been tracking gabrielle giffords for several years. here at the home he shared with his parents, they found an envelope with the congresswoman's name on it and the words "i planned ahead" and "my assassination." gabrielle giffords remains in critical condition. but doctors s

husband said today that he might be willing to meet with the parents of the alleged tucson shooter, jared laughneris is about 15 minutes. >> good morning. we have been the faces for surgery and trauma. they sent an entire team, including trauma surgeons and vascular surgeons, nursing staff and the operating room and icu, and anesthesiologists and many, many others. resuscitating is the first phase. rehabilitation is the third phase. in the first phase, they dealt with the initial injuries, and then on saturday, the second phase was restoring the patients' clinical conditions. there has a terrific program been built here at the school. umc. last saturday, the teams performed on congresswoman giffords the placement of a feeding tube and repair of a fracture in the right eye. the doctor will be available for comments as to the details of the procedure. the other doctor is a professional society meeting this morning, and i'm asked another to speak in his stead as the assistant director of the trauma program. i would also like to take the opportunity to update you on the other patients. we have two mor

his first name is jared. laughner the last thing. >> we have made it clear to our friends and yours that our policy is to make sure that before we give you any information, we have to confirm. there have been a lot of rumors going around. you may be seeing pictures of the suspected shooter. you may be seeing pictures on the internet or different networks. we are aware that there are photos of the suspected shooter circulating. we are waiting for confirmation to make sure that before we show tucson, ariz., and the country a photo that we have the right photo. >> we do have another statement that has come into the newsroom. this is from jesse kelly. "may god's strength comfort her as we pray together for her recovery. we mourn for those who lost their lives in this horrible, senseless act of violence. senseless acts of violence like this have no place in american policy parco kelly was an opponent. >> people from both sides of the aisle have put politics aside and said it is not a day for that. this is about a woman. sh

jared loughner's became increasingly menacing. documents say loughner was in a poetry class and began talking about blowing up babies. a former girlfriend of laughners'sas come forward. she believes the shooting was well thought out. she said loughner used drugs and had a grudge against the government. >> politics, he thought the government -- anything that pretty much had to do with the government. he basically kind of thought that the government was crap and that it was just this big, bad thing that was just trying to take over everybody. >> we're just getting word that police found loughner's black bag that he brought with him on that shooting dale. it contained ammunition and drugstore purchases. >> in sacramento an assembly budget committee is meeting to review governor brown's budget proposal for the first time. brown's proposal largely aims to close the state's $25 billion budget deficit by using a mix of deep cuts from nearly all state departments. some of the biggest cuts will be made in welfare, social services and higher education. the proposal spares k-12 education p though. the governor wants to call a special election hoping voters will