jared loughner who suffers from schizophrenia is charged in the tucson shooting in january. >>> just a few blocks from the court where jared loughner's hearing was held, tucson police were worried because the truck was parked in a same spot for a long time. they found no explosives, police questioned the driver but he has not been charged. >>> a warning about a scam in santa clara. somebody has been calling people and claims he needs payments for a certain court case and asks people for their personal information. court officials say they never ask for personal information and anybody who receives one of these calls should ask for the caller's name and case number they are referring to. >>> they now know who shot and killed the president of the st. hills angels chapter. he died at the nugget casino in a gun battle. they say he belongs to the varice goss -- varice goes bikers. >>> they are looking for the killer of another member. hasaan was gunned down at the east bay motorcycle clubhouse. the gunman ran away and has not been found. >>> a homicide suspect has been under arrest and le

again, it's the actions of jared loughner that were taken that day. that he used. i have a quote from -- from one of giffords' spokespeople in "the arizona capital times," march of 2008 when congresswoman giffords was standing against the gun ban in washington, d.c., and the spokesman quotes saying giffords owns a glock handgun and regards gun ownership as a constitutional right and an arizona tradition, and i really can't say it any better than that. we have the constitutional rights to keep and bear arms. republicans and democrats alike in the state of arizona and across the country own guns for sport and for self-defense, and law-abiding citizens have that right. >> well, i know that the congresswoman, an interim spokesman for her office told "the huffington post" had no comment. i look at the ad and it says help pima gop get out the vote and maybe help yourself to a new glock. couldn't you maybe have raffled off something else? >> well, again, it was a holdover from last year. >> maybe you could have just held on to it. >> again, i didn't think th

. >>> there will be a competency hearing for jared loughner accused of shooting congresswoman gabrielle giffords. his lawyers will make another appeal for prison doctors to stop giving him antipsychotic medication against his will. >>> happy birthday to former french sex simple, brigitte bardot who turns 77. >>> ail day long you can stay on top of the latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. full coverage of the michael jackson death trial as prosecutors begin their case against the pop star's doctor. and "law & order svu" star is live in studio to talk about the hit show's new season. keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

. >>> in arizona, federal judge has ruled that alleged shooter in the tucson shooting rampage jared loughner may one day be mentally competent to stand trial. love loughner pleaded not guilty. he had been found mentally unfit for trial but, yesterday, experts testified loughner's mental health can be restored. >>> it appears president obama's health care overhaul is headed to the supreme court. several lower courts have dismissed parts of the law. the administration is appealing a ruling by an atlanta court which struck down a requirement that all americans must buy health insurance. >>> just ahead on the "morning news," a wild shoot-out caught on tape. >>> plus, it's a twister somewhere you don't really expect. this is the "cbs morning news." d to recovery. proper nutrition can help you get back on your feet. three out of four doctors recommend the ensure brand for extra nutrition. ensure clinical strength has revigor and thirteen grams of protein to protect, preserve, and promote muscle health. and immune balance to help support your immune system. ensure clinical strength... helping you t

similar to the glock .19 jared loughner is accused of using to carry out the shoot spree. we went to the safeway where the shooting spree happened to find out does it come down to constitutional rights or bad judgment? >> i think it's okay to do that. >> reporter: keith says no big deal. for thesula slatterys who drive they say it's wrong. >> bad to give away guns period. >> reporter: it comes with three 12-round magazines, adjustable grips, and a case. fully loaded. >> hold me back. i couldn't want something less. >> reporter: so you -- would you contribute to this? >> no way. no way. >> absolutely not. >> thank you, but no thank you. i wouldn't take it if they gave it to me. >> reporter: we're not the only ones pressing the gop for answers. >> some people are yelling at us and worse. other people are calling and wanting to buy a ticket. >> reporter: so far, a dozen raffle tickets have been sold with about 100 more to go. have you at all kind of second-guessed the decision to raffle off this gun? >> well, i will say this -- that if i had realized the strong reaction that

. >>> they will decide whether or not to give jared loughner who has been deemed unfit to stand child has been a accused of a shooting rampage killing six people and wounding several others including congresswoman gabrielle giffords. prosecutors are hoping he will regain competency so he can assist in his own defense. >>> new video reportedly shows joran van der sloot confessing equids a peruvian woman. it was aired by a "c" nbc a is the -- a cnn affiliate. he was asked twice whether he killed a woman and both times he answers yes. he was arrested in 2010 and flores was found dead in joran van der sloot's hotel room. >>> the 13 america's could the yacht race could end up drenching money. on top of that, they have to raise $20 million for yacht race expenses. but if it can't be raised the city will ask taxpayers to pay the bill. >>> we want to go to sal who is covering traffic issues. >> yes, i put my lineup in the wrong slot here. i think the guys in the control room will help me out with pictures we have. traffic is busy as you drive out towards the mcarthur maze, no maim problems bu

the bomb scare was near a building where shooting suspect jared loughner is being held.estigators say there's no connection between the two incidents. >>> hugo chavez is denying reports that he was hospitalized for kidney failure. the latin-american leader returning in july after getting chemotherapy treatment in cuba. reports say he was rushed to a military hospital for emergency care. an government source denied that report. that wasn't enough. so chavez phoned into state television assuring hit nation he's doing better and recoveringer from cancer -- recovering from cans esche -- from cancer. >>> 8:17. the obama administration is poised to extend new vell protections for a large amount of plants -- new row techtions -- new protections for a large amount of plants. more than 500 cases have been advanced while just 12 have been added to the government's list. so far 40 had been rejected including the plane's bison and utah's helo-monster. >>> a baby great white shark is back? the ocean, thanks to surfers on venice beach. youtube video shows the shark plopping -- notchin

jared loughner is accused of killing six people and wounding 13 others including gabrielle give ordersgiffords. coming up at 8:47, we'll have more on this about whether the suspect should serve time or go to a mental health facility. >>> all right. sal, how are we looking now? >> well, we're getting a little bit better now, the conditions are improving just a little bit right now. let's take a look at 280 northbound. you see a lot of slow traffic. some of those bay be san jose state students. also this morning, we've seen some slow traffic on the bay bridge and that's because of earlier crashes and just the normal morning commute. at least a 25-minute delay getting into san francisco. remember today is the last giants' game of the season. there will be a lot of people trying to get in the city all morning long and then leaving. this is the first time in at least ten years that the giants have ended their regular season on a wednesday and not a stunned. let's take a look at the bay bridge -- i'm sorry, the mail and the dumbarton bridge. that traffic still looks good. there are some mino

accused tucson gunman jared loughner appears in court today, a judge wants an update on his mental state's deadly shooting. the u.n. security council considers palestinian statehood today. a move the u.s. and israel oppose without extensive negotiations. >>> and a new retail study predicts seven to ten americans noon celebrate halloween this year, that's up from last year. costume, candy and decoration business could exceed $6 billion. >>> finally, a story we first told you about yesterday, the fishing trip that a 5-year-old texas girl will never forget. it happened, first time fishing ever. >> when she got a bite she never imagined she was about to reel in a piranha. and the bait she used to hook the maneater, a piece of hot dog. here is abc's ryan owen. >> reporter: lindsay is 5 years old and already has a better fish story than any angler ten times her age. >> look, look. >> how big was it, lindsay? >> this big. >> no, this big. >> this big? >> yeah. >> reporter: on her very first fishing trip to this lake south of houston, little lindsay reeled in a maneater. >> a fish i had never se

. >> first of all, it was the actions of jared loughner who was involved in the tucson shootings, and he could have chosen any weapon and it was a glock 19 and we are raffling a glock 23 which is a slightly different weapon. >> but they look very similar and the same republican official insists that the raffle will go forward as planned, but he also told the affiliate that if the event would have stirred such a strong reaction, he would have taken that into consideration before holding that raffle. >>> the last time we saw congresswoman giffords she made a surprise appearance at the important house vote to keep the government from defaulting and getting a standing ovation and much deserve and now she is traveling more spending the labor day weekend at home with family in tucson, and she has been living in houston while recovering from the near-fatal shooting in january. >>> let's talk presidential politics. front-runner rick perry is surging ahead with the surging campaign. he spoke to potential supporters at a house party in manchester, new hampshire, and the latest poll gives perry

there might be a jared loughner out there, a crazy individual that listens to the rhetoric that peoplee carson and say it is time to take action against members of the tea party. happens, i want to hear from carson and maxine waters saying we are sorry we caused some crazy dude to go off on a member of the tea party. it could happen. >> i believe in the power of free speech and rational dialogue. and this kind of racial rhetoric should be condemned by those who should condemn it, including barack obama. where is his voice? where are the other congress people, black and white and other? >> can't find them with a search warrant. >> sean: guys good to see you both. author and columnist david limbaugh, while he convicted the president of what he calls crimes against liberty one year ago. what does he think now? >> the anointed one falls back on some of his favorite policy options. calling for more taxes, more shovel-ready jobs. can you afford four more years of obama? next. [ male announcer ] every day, thousands of people are choosing advil. my name is lacey calvert and i'm a yoga instruc

a federal judge ruled that jared loughner can be made mentally fit and extended his treatments anotherhs. >>> there has been no arrest but the investigation continues this morning into the death of a girl in east palo alto. a memorial is growing at the corner where the 6-year-old was struck and killed by a car can as she was walking to school with her mother. the driver was a teacher from another school. some witnesses say she may have been going faster than the 25- mile-per-hour speed limit. >> it's a tragedy because? my heart of hearts, i knew that that teacher would give her life for a child. you know? with all the confusion and stuff that happened this morning, could have been -- could have been some inattention involved. >> victim sioreli zamora was struck down by a vehicle. >>> federal health officials say apeople who have canteloupe and don't know where they got them from throw them out. 16 people are dead from eating taint canteloupe. federal health officials say the melons have been linked to an outbreak of listeria that came from jensen farm in colorado. at least 72 people ha

. >> first of all, it was the actions of jared loughner that happened on during the tucson shootings.'s the one who is responsible. he could have used any type of weapon, and he chose to use a glock. i think it was a glock 19. we're raffling a glock 23, a slightly different weapon. >> but they look very similar. the same republican official insists the raffle will go forward as planned. but he also told our affiliate if he had known the event would stir such a strong reaction, he would have taken that into consideration before holding that raffle. >>> the last time we saw congresswoman gabrielle giffords, she made a surprise appearance at that important house vote to keep the government from defaulting. remember this? getting a standing ovation. much deserved. now she is traveling some more, spending the labor day weekend at home with family in tucson. gabby giffords has been living in houston while recovering from the near natal shooting in january. >>> let's talk presidential politics. new republican front-runner rick perry is forging ahead with his surging campaign. the texas gover

in congresswoman gabby gifford's hometown is defending a raffle of a gun, the same make that jared loughnerhe head as she was meeting with constituents earlier this year. six people died in the attack. the head called the fundraisering upsetting. it seems a little odd to me. >>> time now to look at the shot. we're going to file this under dog days of summer. we found it on youtube. a clever puppy staying cool. take a look. >> awww. >> i could watch the dog's ears flap all day. >> he is being dreaming about -- oh, he's kind of got a good spot there. >> he's smart. he's no fool. >> he is adorable, no doubt about it. but of course you got us thinking about a certain shar-pei, remember? and his napping habits. [ snoring ] >> it never gets old. >> did we just play the other day? we're already recycling because we like it so much. why not. we'll check in with aisha little later on. more serious stuff ahead. ungodly discipline. some very disturbing allegations of harsh abuse and brainwashing even at a fundamentalist baptist home for so-called troubled teens. some former residents call it a house o

it is the same make of gun jared loughner is charged with using to shoot giffords and kill six othershe republican party chairman defense the raffle telling cnn they have done it for years. >>> the los angeles times reports chinese investors are putting up part of the money in a $1.2 billion cash offer to buy the l.a. dodgers. there is no deal yet >>> libya is an oil-producing country, but right now they have a gasoline shortage and gas lines. cnn's dan rivers waited in one along with some tripoli residents. >> reporter: well, the fuel situation in tripoli is still pretty bad. there are still incredibly long queues. it's better than it used to be. but check it out. this is the back of the queue for gas. i want to show you just how long it is. this queue just goes on and on and on. it's ironic, because libya actually has the largest oil supply in the whole of africa, the ninth largest in the world. experts say it has some 23 years of oil reserves. and before the war it used to pump about 1.3 million barrels a day. but now all the people in this queue care about is when these petrol que

in congresswoman gabby gifford's hometown is defending a raffle of a gun, the same make that jared loughnern the head as she was meeting with constituents earlier this year. six people died in the attack. the head called the fundraisering upsetting. it seems a little odd to me. >>> time now to look at the shot. we're going to file this under dog days of summer. we found it on youtube. a clever puppy staying cool. take a look. >> awww. >> i could watch the dog's ears flap all day. >> he is being dreaming about -- oh, he's kind of got a good spot there. >> he's smart. he's no fool. >> he is adorable, no doubt about it. but of course you got us thinking about a certain shar-pei, remember? and his napping habits. [ snoring ] >> it never gets old. >> did we just play the other day? we're already recycling because we like it so much. why not. we'll check in with aisha a little later on. more serious stuff ahead. ungodly discipline. some very disturbing allegations of harsh abuse and brainwashing even at a fundamentalist baptist home for so-called troubled teens. some former residents call it a ho

. >>> and scheduled for jared loughn loughner, the man accused of wounding congresswoman gabrielle giffordst's check in with don lemon. >> reporter: a very emotional day in the courtroom for the michael jackson death trial and a number of bombshells dropped. what's on tap today? i'll take you inside the courtroom and tell you what's going on at the top of the hour. >>> i'm jim acosta in washington looking at the question, what is chris christie up to? it's possible only chris christie knows. i'll explain in a few moments. >>> i'm barbara starr at the pentagon. is the iran navy coming our way? we'll have all the details. stay with us. >>> all right, guys. thanks so much. >>> europe's soccer champs are putting on weight during their matches. barcelona players, new shirts, holding too much sweat. what the team's going to do about it. sorry, ladies, they're not going shirtless. >>> baseball's regular season ends tonight with four teams still alive for the two wild card slots. in the national league, cardinals spotted houston five runs and roared back. the pitcher had the game-winning hit. two r

. >>> jared loughner to decide whether he is competent to stand trial. his meds in prison. >>> and andy rooney, one of america's most famous curmujens is signing off "60 minutes." his last regular appearance on the cbs broadcast. >>> that's the news you need to start your day. "american morning" back after a break. >>> good morning, atlanta. it is 63 and sunny. that is a beautiful atlanta morning. partly cloudy later on, about 83 degrees. >> awesome. >> yeah. >>> good morning to you, the listeria outbreak from canada is one of the most deadliest outbreak in the united states in a decade. 13 deaths are now linked to the tainted fruit. the illnesses have been reported in 18 states from california to maryland. investigators say the source of the outbreak appears to be jansing farms in the rocky ford region of colorado. >> just seems healthy for you. >>> costing you more to insure your family. a family of four, look at this, is paying $15,000 for health insurance. that's up 9%. that is the largenist creast in the history of the survey. it is not clear if thi

pretty similar to the glock 19 j jared loughner is accused of using in the shooting spree.me down to constitutional rights or bad judgment? >> yes. i think it's okay to do that. >> reporter: keith says no big deal. but for the slatteries who drive by these six crosses nearly every day, it's just wrong. >> very negative as far as giving a gun away in a raffle or guns, period. >> reporter: it comes with three 12 round magazines, adjustable grips and a case. fully loaded. >> hold me back, i couldn't want something less. >> reporter: so would you contribute to this? >> no way. no way. thank you but no thank you. i wouldn't take it if they gave it to me. >> reporter: we're not the only ones pressing the gop for answers smnchs people are calling and yelling at us and worse and other people are calling and wanting to buy a ticket. >> reporter: so far a dozen raffle tickets have been sold with about 100 more to go. have you at all second guessed the decision to raffle off this gun? >> well, i will say this, if i had realized the strong reaction that this got i certainly would have

tomorrow a judge will decide whether to extend mental health treatment for tucson sheeting suspect jared loughnerwho is being held at a missouri prison, has been deemed unfit to serve trial. prosecutors are -- prosecutors are hoping he will be able to regain economy tency so he can assist in his own defense. >>> new video of an interrogation shows joe ren van der sloot confessing that he killed a pew usualian woman. peruvian woman. he said he did kill her on the tape. van der sloot is also the prime suspect in the disappearance of natalee holloway but has never been charged for that time. >>> police say a man was riding on a trolley yesterday and stabbed one -- stabbed someone. they say after the stabbing, the man took off. a few hours laws -- a few hours later, police found and arrested the suspect. the man is recovering from his injuries. >>> 8:18. los angeles county sheriff lee baca meets tomorrow with the u.s. attorneys after allegations of inmate beating. >>> the solano county sheriff is investigating the death of an inmate yesterday afternoon. they say 51-year-old dennis brusker told staffe

. >>> a federal judge has ruled that tucson shooting suspect jared loughner will soon be fit to standed that loughner is still delusional but understands he killed people and feels remorse. the psychologist said loughner is a ware that congresswoman spiur mre that congresswoman >>> the husband of a missing mom from utah has lost custody of his children. josh powell is a pers child expressed concern after powell's father was arrested on child pornography charges. now the judgled that the children will stay with their missmom visight >> n al ase >> bizarre. >>> and new jersey governor chris christie is in louisiana today, part of his republican fund-raising trip across the country. >> though he said repeatedly he is not running for president, christie's popularity is attracting attention among candidates who actually are running. in california yesterday, but ou on the campaign trail, the actual candidates couldn't avoid him. he was a hot topic. mitt romney gave a politically safe response about a potential rival. d, greuy he is a governor i would love to see in more political settings.

. >> jared loughner will stay in a facility four more months, then reevaluated to see if medication willhe death penalty if he is convicted. >>> up to 15 years in prison. 20 doctors arrested during bahrain's political protest were sentenced today on several charges including trying to overthrow the government while setting up shop in the capital city's main hospital. human rights organizations say the charges are quote ludicrous. >>> and a mysterious, but generous gift showed up in a restroom in japan. a donor left about $131,000 along with a note. the money will be passed on to the japanese red cross. >>> here's proof it's not over till it is over. yes, down 7-0 last night. the tampa bay rays answer the new york yankees with a winning home run in the 12th inning. unbelievable. the rays, they clinched a wild card spot and thanks to the boston red sox, who have suffered one of the most epic september collapses in the sport, a lot of red sox fans are crying right now, they're on top of the leagues leaderboard at the beginning of this month. the red sox lost 20 of their last 27 games and th

. >>> a federal judge accused of ordering accused arizona gunman jared loughner to undergo four for monthsntal health treatment. loughner, course, is accused of killing six people and wounding 13 others including congresswoman gabrielle giffords. >>> and court back in session in the case of a gruesome home invasion case in connecticut. finish jurors were shown graphic photos of jennifer hawke-petit and her daughter. this man, shown op your screen, faces the death penalty if convicted. jon: amanda knox will soon learn whether she goes free or back to jail, perhaps for life. the american student is appealing her murder conviction in italy, and a judge will announce on monday whether knox goes free. she's serving a 26-year sentence for the murder of meredith kim cher. diana ten is a criminal defense attorney. fred, it's going to be all up to this judge now. he has heard the appeal, what does he rule? >> well, you know, it's interesting, jon, you know, i was able to call blagojevich, madoff, even lindsay lohan, but this case, i think s a little more difficult to call. i still think there's suf

. >>> checking top stories now updating the case of jared loughner. suspect in the tucson shooting spree that gabrielle giffords. "new york times" is reporting that a judge's rule loughner will spend four more months in a psychiatric facility and then a decision could be made on whether he is competent to stand trial. >>> health officials are trying to make sure that no more listeria tainted cantaloupes are going to get to consumers. 13 people have died in the deadliest outbreak of a food born illness since 1988. >>> dominique strauss-kahn faced off with the french woman who has accused him of attempted rape. they answered questions by police in paris. >>> well, the trial -- the michael jackson death trial continues and the jury will hear more testimony on the chaotic minutes after the pop star stopped breathing. as randi kaye reports, prosecutors are trying to paint conrad murray as a man more concerned about hiding evidence than saving his patient's life. >> reporter: you're looking at the bedroom where michael jackson took his last breath, shown in

it's the same make that jared lee loughner was charged with using to shoot giffords in the head as sheting with constituents earlier this year. six people died in the attack. the head of the county's democratic party called the fundraising raffle upsetting. it's just -- yeah. it seems a little odd to me. >> well, time now let's take a look at the shot. we're going to file this under dog days of summer, i guess. on youtube a clever puppy staying cool. take a look. >> watch the dogs' ears flop all day. >> he's busy dreaming about -- oh, he's kind of got a good spot there. >> he's very smart. he's fool. -- he's no fool. >> of course he got us thinking about a certain sharpei and his napping habits. [ snoring ] >> it never gets old. >> i know. didn't we just play this time other day? >> yeah, we did. but we liked it so much we brought it back. >> that's all right. we'll check in with you, isha, a little later on >>> more serious stuff ahead, a 360 investigation called ungodly discipline. very disturbing allegations of harsh abuse and brain washing even at a fundamentalist baptist home for

. >>> arizona shooting suspect jared loughner must undergo for more months of treatment before beingted. saying he may one day be able to stand trial if he stays on medication. he charged in the january shooting rampage that killed six and injured 13 others including congresswoman gabrielle giffords. he's been diagnosed with schizophrenia and is on suicide watch in a prison. >>> and using procedures that would take longer to explain than the actual vote, passing a spending bill keeping the government funded through next tuesday and providing additional money for disaster relief. when the full house returns from recess next week it will take up a more comprehensive bill to keep the government running through november. >>> and now looking very lucky the supreme court could rule on the health care law during the election year. a political battle growing whether some justices should sit the case out. some house democrats now want justice clarence thomas to be investigated over his wife's ties to a lobbyist group that opposes the bill. and some republicans called for justice elena kagan t

jared loughner will be back in court for the first time since his outburst during a may competency hearingshooting rampage suspect should spend eight more months in psychological treatment. he was found mentally unfit four months ago. he pleaded not guilty in the january 8th shootings that killed six people and wounded 13 others including congresswoman gabriel gabrielle giffords. a fugitive caught after 40 years on the run. he escaped to new jersey prison and hijacked a plane to algeria finally captured after these years in portugal. the break in the case -- police matched his fingerprints to an i.d. card, i guess that is. right now, 68 years old, escaped to africa after hijacking a delta airlines flight and getting a million dollars ransom. you see that guy there on the tarmac in a swimsuit? you're saying to yourself why would we be in a swimsuit with his hands up? that hijacker demanded that f.b.i. agents wear only bathing suits when they brought him the money. now he's awaiting extradition back to the united states. a voice from the grave at the trial of dr. conrad murray. prosecutors p

and accused arizona shooter jared lee loughner may have his day in court after all.ughner will be mentally competent to stand trial if he continues his treatment for schizophrenia. he's accused of killing six people and shooting congresswoman gabrielle giffords. all right. gretch, back to you. >> thanks very much, the prosecution in the trial against dr. conrad murray says the doctor killed the king of pop, michael jackson by giving him a lethal dose of drugs. the defense says that jackson was the one who delivered the final blow. so just how did michael jackson die? >> michael jackson swallowed eight, two milligram lorazapam pills so when dr. murray left the room, michael jackson self-administered a dose of propofol that with the lorazapam created a perfect storm in his body that killed him instantly. >> here to explain, the doctor who knows these kinds of drugs inside and out, the president-elect of the new york state society of anesthesiologists, dr. salvatore vital. good to see you. >> thank you, gretchen, very much. we heard there from the defense that these dru