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 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

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

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

. >>> 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

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

gunman jared loughner has been found incompetent to stand trial. >>> republican candidates are crankingp the heat on mitt romney. analysts say winning the primary would be a huge victory. >> the people of new hampshire don't want a coronation, you know what i mean? they want people to earn the vote, as opposed to sitting tonight down in south carolina. so certain of a victory. >> john huntsman picked aupen endorsement from the boston globe that called him best prepared. the new hampshire primary is next tuesday. >>> new unemployment numbers this morning, the first of 2012. for more on that let's turn to brian shactman. good morning, brian. >> good morning. thank you very much. stock futures are a touch lower ahead of the december jobs report. it's out in 45 minutes. economists expect hiring was solid last month, but maybe too sluggish to make a huge dent in the unemployment rate. forecast called for an increase of 155,000. unemployment is going up. a asia shares fell overnight. stocks closed pretty much mixed. the dow was down two points. the nasdaq rose 21 points. general matters is r

let's talk about the person that did this, jared loughner, what are your views of him?e do feel, you know, he was mentally disturb. so we decided not to, as a family, not to 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 small, i guess, crumbs of comfort that you could derive from when that happened, you donated christina's organs and you were able to save several other children's lives. a remarkable thing to have done. tell me about that. >> that came about with roxanna and her mother. they've had conversations in the past. and unfortunately, two years ago, roxanna'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 disc

tonight as my incredible wife gabby led news the pledge of allegiance. [ applause -- >> 23-year-old jared loughnerhas pleaded not guilty to 49 charges in the shooting spree. >>> also, there was a candlelight vigil in san francisco for victims of that rampage. organizers are calling for an end to gun violence. they say more than 7,700 people are shot each year in california. >>> san francisco's schools are getting better marks when it comes to absenteeism. in the 9th grade the rate has dropped from 15% two years ago to 9% this year. a spokeswoman tells us the reason is new early warning system and automatic parental notification. chronic absentee. is missing 10% of cool school. >>> events to schedule the 75th anniversary of the golden gate bridge will be revealed today. it is visited by millions each year. the golden gate opened to vehicular traffic in may of 1937 when the bridge turned five at this time was closed so the public -- turned 50, it was closed so the public could walk across the span. the official celebration will occur during memorial day weekend. there will be a series of events lead

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

. >> jared loughner has pled guilty in last year's shooting in tucson. congresswoman gabrielle giffords' husband said the shooting may have been prevented with better mental healthcare. >>> after officially being sworn in as the new sheriff. he addressed allegations that he abused his wife. he told the crowd yesterday that a cloud was hanging over what should be a special day. he is facing a domestic violence investigation for an alleged incident involving his wife lopez. lopez defended her husband. >> this is completely taken out of context. this is a personal private family matter. >> how do you explain -- >> the district attorney is reviewing the case. he will decide whether to file charges against him. >>> and a ceremony took place over the weekend for san francisco mayor ed lee. ahead in just a few minutes, he says what has to happen for san francisco to move ahead in the coming years. >>> san francisco police are looking for suspects in two separate shootings with in 5 hours. the first happened at 2:00 in the city's bay view district. one man is in

a suspect shooter, jared loughner is awaiting thinks trial. >>> a middle school was disciplined because he was not allowed to go to the bathroom and he peed in a bottle. the boy's 7th grade teacher refused to let the child go to the best room. he went to an empty bottle and went to the bathroom. he put the bottle in his pants and it fell out and that's when the teacher realize what had he had done. >>> taking a look at education in maryland's public schools. a new report released gives maryland schools, a d plus. this comes from the national council on teacher equality working to ensure that every child as an effective teacher it gives low marks to maryland from everything from well prepared teacher and retaining teachers and a teacher pool. you can find more information on this on abc2news.com click on the slide show here and it's the first story. and inside the story, you can click on national council of teacher quality and it will bring up the entire website and you can read about the entire report. it's about 170 pages long. >>> america's public school teachers are seeing their gene

jared loughner pleaded not guilty to 49 charges in the shootings. he has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. tonight giffords plans to make a rare public appearance at a candlelight vigil at the university of arizona. >> in san francisco a candlelight villagele will be held in an hour at the martin luther king memorial. >> battling problems force a drug company to pull four popular products from the shelves. >> definitely a miracle i survived. >> a thrill-seeker's tale of survival. what happened after her bungee cord snapped. >> an historic trip on the frozen water. a much-needed delivery to an alaska town. >> we're in for a bit of a cooldown. leigh glaser is coming up next with the forecast. >> bottles of several popular medication are being re-called over concerns they may contain stray pills from other medicine. it includes excedrin and no-dose tablets as well as bufferin and gas-x packages. the voluntary recall comes after an internal review found broken pills and packaging that could cause the pills to get mixed up. novartis says there have b

jared loughner has been charged with carrying out the attack and an appeals court may clear the way forim to be forcibly medicated. >>> it makes for a break time in new hampshire. republican presidential candidates are making final pitches to voters. and the second contest in the presidential race. after all the rallies and debates, mitt romney still appears to be the man for tomorrow's new hampshire primary. polls show him well ahead of the competition. rick santorum and governor rick perry are campaigning in the carolinas, the next important state that comes up after new hampshire. >>> and in other news a georgia school district is in the middle of a heated controversy over a math word problem that looked ordinary but the questions were enough to leave parents outraged. for example, one read, each tree has 56 oranges and if 8 picked equally -- slave picked equally how much would be picked. another one if fed ribbing got -- frederick got so many -- >> i am having to explain my 8- year-old why slave or beatings are in a math problem. that hurt. >> school officials at beaver ridge elemen

jared loughner is still behind bars. >>> another kennedy could be heading to washington. joe kennedy, iii is forming an exploratory committee to replace barney frank from massachusetts who is retiring. the 31-year-old kennedy is the son of former representative joseph p. kennedy, ii, and a grandson of the late robert f. kennedy. it marked the first time in 63 years there was not a kennedy serving in elected office in washington. >>> at least 10 people are being treated for injuries they received in this massive pileup today. 40 vehicles were involved in a crash near port arthur, texas. that's about 90 miles east of houston. local news reports say fog and smoke from nearby wildfires may have caused this chain reaction. what a mess. >> looks nice now, but often the case is it's always clear when you have fog developing and it burns off into a very nice day. >> none of those problems today here. >> we have very few problems. >> i know you don't like it. we are not complaining. >> we like a little bit of snow. topper, i would like a little bit of snow. >> on a weekend maybe,

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. >> the suspect, jared loughner pled not guilty to 49 charges connected to the shooting. he is under psychiatric treatment so he can stand trial. hundreds packed into a cathedral for memorial service honoring the six that did die. we will bring you more on fox 5 news at 10:00. >>> police are investigating a shooting in prince george's county. this happened around 5:00 this morning on 28th avenue in temple hill. police say a man was shot in what appears to stem from an attempted break in. he is expected to survive but it's not clear whether he was the suspect or the victim. gun sales in virginia hit a record high in 2011 when shoppers buying more firearms in december than ever before. according to the richmond times dispatch, mandatory criminal background checks on gun buyers show more than 320,000 gun transactions last year. more than 32,000 were in december alone. that is up 16 piers from the year before. it's the second largest percentage increase in a decade. >>> d.c. police trying to get to the bottom of several frightening robberies in northwest last night. in every

giffords was in the middle of a meet and greet event at a grocery store when the alleged gunman, jared loughner, opened fire, hitting giffords in the head. she has spent the last year in intensive rehabilitation in houston. >>> tony blankley, a conservative author, commentator, and former press secretary to newt gingrich during the 1990's when republicans took control of the congress has died. blankley who was suffering from stomach cancer died saturday in washington, according to his wife. during the reagan administration, blaichkly served as -- blankley served as a speechwriter and later worked for "the washington times." in recent years he wrote a syndicated newspaper column and provided political commentary. blankley lived in great falls, virginia. he's survived by three children. blankley of 63. >>> escalating concerns over iran as the country announced it's starting production on another uranium enrichment site which would further its nuclear program. "the new york times" is reporting iran's top nuclear official announced plans this weekend. this puts even more strain on already tense rel

sunday marked the one year anniversary jared loughner has been charged in the attack. >>> joe paterno's son has a lot to say about his father, firing from penn state and his health. linda so is here this morning with details from an espn interview. linda. >> reporter: he sat down for that interview and he says his dad wants to tell his side of the story of what ultimately led to the firing. paterno says his dad is anxious to get all the facts out soon. but he doesn't know when that will happen. he says his dad is in great spirits and fighting hard to beat lung cancer. that diagnosis came shortly after joe paterno was fired from penn state in the wake of the sandusky scandal. >> i think one of the things joe stressed throughout the time is i am going through tough things but there's other things going on over last couple months and you know there's victims out there that we need to keep in our thoughts and he stressed that to us a bunch of times. >> reporter: a attorneyo says he and his -- paterno says he and his father supports the new coach but he knows he will face unique challenges t

the accused gunman jared loughner remains in custody, declared not mentally fit to stand trial. >> i'm getting better. >> reporter: along with husband retired astronaut mark kelly, giffords has made only a handful of public appearances. stunning how colleagues, while returning to vote last august, and leading the pledge of allegiance at a vigil to mark the shooting anniversary. she ends her public career after five years in congress. >> so to do what is best for arizona, i will step down this week. >> reporter: today, house speaker john boehner says he salutes giffords for the courage and perseverance she has shown in the face of tragedy. democratic leader nancy pelosi calls her a true bright star. >> i will return and we will work together. >> reporter: arizona's governor is expected to announce a date for a special election so voters can choose gabby giffords' successor who will fill out the rest of her term, which runs the rest of this year. lester? >> kelly o'donnell on capitol hill tonight. kelly, thank you. >>> to presidential politics now and the stunning victory by newt gingric

jared loughner is accused of killing six people and severely wounding others including congresswoman gabrielle giffords. washington, d.c. police say that in 2009, congresswoman give orders' office received a suspicious later that -- letter that received similar writing from loughner. it was never proven to be from him. officials say he tried to send a letter to a tv reporter after his arrest saying that gabrielle giffords was dead and and -- and his lawyers were lying to hill. >>> tonight, there will be a vigil for the victims of that shooting last january. the vick ill starts at 5:30 -- vigil starts at 5:30 tonight at north broad bay and civic drive. >>> occupy protesters are doing their best to keep the movement alive. they've declared today a day of action. they will gather at the old albertson's parking lot. they will march to the wells fargo in downtown santa rosa. [chanting been] ] >> oakland police plan to increase security at city hall after the latest showdown with occupy protesters. our crews were there during this confrontation. demonstrators were demanding a meeting with

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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

. >> reporter: giffords was hosting a meet and greet on january 8, 2011 when prosecutors say jared loughner opened fire. thores believe he targeted the congress woman. after undergoing months of rehabilitation giffords was greeted to a standing ovation. whether she would come back full time remained uncertain. earlier this month as tucson marked the anniversary of the shooting giffords chief of staff described her thinking. >> i think for her it is a personal decision. >> reporter: before she leaves office giffords plans to hold a private gathering with some people who were there. she will also attend the president's state of the union address on tuesday. in a statement president obama said >> i'm getting better. every day my spirit is high. i will return and we will work together for arizona and this great country. >> reporter: athenna jones, cnn, washington. >>> next here, gabby giffords, best friend joins me to share her thoughts and to talk florida politics. also ahead tonight my conversation with ethyl kennedy, the widow of senator robert kennedy. we'll talk about the new documentary.

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

in fact, shooting suspect jared loughner is said to be a mentally unstable loner with no partisan political >>> so it's on to south carolina. we will talk about the >>> we came where the campaign was and we delivered a message not just to new hampshire but we delivered a message for america. >> i'd say third place is a ticket to ride, ladies and gentlemen! [ applause ] >> i think the intellectual revolution is going on now to restore liberty in this country is well on its way. there is no way they are going to stop the momentum that we are started. >> this campaign is going to go on to south carolina. >> tonight we're asking the good people of south carolina to join the citizens of new hampshire and make 2012 the year he runs out of time. >> bret: romney two for two so far in the elections of 2012. with iowa and new hampshire last night. now headed to south carolina, trying to make it three for three. it will be a tougher race there. this as his campaign announced today that they raise $24 million last quarter and pushing forward. the panel, bill kristol editor of "weekly standard." charles

. >> giffords was host inging a m and greet outside a super market on january 8, 2011 when jared loughner opened fire. authorities believe he targeted the congresswoman. after undergoing months of rehabilitation, giffords was greeted by a standing ovation when she turned to the floor in august. but whether she would come back full time remained uncertain. as tucson marked the anniversary of the shooting, her chief of staff describe d her decision. >> i think it's a personal decision about whether she feels she can do the job up to standards. >> reporter: giffords plans to finish the event the gunman interrupted. she'll also attend the president's state of the union address on tuesday. in a statement president obama said "gabbi taught us the meaning of hope in the face of incredible odds, and now even after she's come so far gabbi shows us what it means to be selfless. >> i'm getting better. every day my spirit is high. i will return and we will work together for arizona and this great country. >> technical issues here. we'll air that for you at 10:00 p.m. and update you on congresswoman g

jared loughner is being charged with that shooting. he's being held without bail. >>> newt gingrich has a new hurdle to cross after his big win in south carolina. he needs cash to take on mitt romney's well-funded campaign. >> reporter: mitt romney is stepping up to the mike with a new line of attack against gingrich. >> i think as you look at the speaker's record over time, it's been highly erratic. >> reporter: romney is taking aim at the campaign trail and on the air waves. >> gingrich resigned in disgrace. >> reporter: romney took this ad, aimed at stopping his win. >> reporter: gingrich is fighting to raise the money to strike back and fast. florida's primary is less than a week away and is shaping up to be the most expensive so far. >> reporter: right now, romney has the biggest war chest and the largest organization. but gingrich raised $1 million in the first 24 hours after his south carolina win. he's now leading in at least one florida poll. >> please remind everybody that they have a chance to help nominate a genuine, grass

accused jared loughner and his cab ride before he killed the judge and five people .ffords wounded to the point where we were preparing obituaries but clearly we did not know gabby giffords very well. she is live making nice progress along the way and that was an uplifting american story when she was there on the house floor and reintroduce had her moment back in washington. but within that story for me. the story of daniel hernandez, a young intern who went to work for gabby giffords just days before . as she lay there bleeding as the story goes. he held her head and comforted her and stopped the blood and tried to maintain order there. he's been a guest in our studio and we met him in washington and he's gone on to great things and this young man is very probably helped to save congresswoman giffords's life. >> i couldn't sleep because i thought about your hand on her head and the warm blood and the strength you had to remain so calm and switch over to the next person. and have you had time to reflect on that and impact you. >> when i have a chance to reflect. i thi

jared loughner waiting behind bars while authorities try to determine whether he'll ever be sane enough for trial. >>> bells ringing in memorial today at the safeway store where it happened one year ago. the shock still felt a full 12 months later. i want to go to thelma gutierrez in tucson. giffords gets a lot of focus because she did survive, but this day is also about the six others. >> absolutely. i believe, don, that she would be the first person to tell you that in fact, a memorial service is going on right now. it's in secentennial hall later this evening. at this service, they're talking about all of those who lost their lives, including the popular game zimmerman. he was an outdoorsman. only 30 years old. he was gabrielle giffords' aide. his father says he will be missed. he wants his son's memory not tarnished by this terrible event. doesn't want the city to only be remembered by the tragedy. >> what we need to focus on is that this is not the defining feature of the community. insane individuals -- can -- people can lose their faculties and do terrible things any place in the

jared loughner is accused of killing six people and wounding congresswoman gabrielle giffords.009 congresswoman giffords office received a suspicious letter. it featured a similar sentence structure typical of the way jade laugh never writes. that letter was destroyed and never prove to come from laugh never. officials say loughner tried to send a letter to a tv station saying that congresswoman giffords was today and his lawyer was lying to him. >>> a candle light vigil will be held in walnut creek for the victims of that mass shooting. it's sponsored by the mt. diablo peace and justice center. it will be at 5:30 tonight. >>> an excessive numbers of drivers using disabled placards are causing problems. businesses and business owners say street parking spots in the district are occupied with cars bearing the placard. >>> hey sal, how are we doing this morning? >> we are okay day and pam. traffic is actually doing pretty well around the bay area. let's take a look at the live pictures and show you that 880 is getting more crowded. we've had this all week. it hasn't been quite li

a memorial for gabe zimmerman, an aide of giffords who was killed in the attack. 23-year-old jared loughnerin the shooting. >>> nearly 100 soldiers confined to a seattle base following a report of missing sensitive military equipment that includes scopes and night lasers. the unit of soldiers returned home from iraq in 2010. authorities are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to that missing equipment. >>> arab league officials are meeting in cairo to discuss their mission in syria amid unrest that has killed thousands. in today's clashes in dara, at least 11 syrians were killed and 20 injured. the league says suspending monitors in syria is not an option being considered. and they may ask the united nations for help. >>> former pakistani president pervez musharraf is expected today to announce plans to return to pakistan. the country's officials say if he does come back, musharraf will be arrested in connection with the assassination of former prime minister benazir bhutto. >>> and in what's being described as new zealand's worst maritime disaster, a cargo ship that ran agrou

considering the violence inflicted allegedly by jared loughner, that was just as well. >> was anybodylle giffords was hit? >> she's hit. she's breathing. she still has a pulse and we have two people and we got one dead. >> there were other people injured? >> there's multiple people shot. >> okay. my god. >> a bullet passed through her brain. she was airlifted to a hospital. the odds of survival were razor thin. but she did survive and there was hope and even optimism voiced by her husband and staff about a full recovery. >> she's a young healthy person who is not only physically strong but mentally resilient. and, you know, they're rising to the occasion. >> the then 40-year-old giffords would basically have to relearn nearly every aspect of her life. the challenge is visible in this "abc news" special where she could barely walk or even remember simple words. >> watch me, gabby. gabby. watch me. watch me. >> we saw her frustration when words failed her. >> are you sad? >> but she fought through it all, although she was no longer able to full fit most of the duties of her office, she

candlelight vigil honoring the six people that were killed that day and 13 others were injured when jared loughner allegedly opened fire under a supermarket. giffords who was shot in the head has not decided if she'll run for re-election. more sad news this morning, tony blankley, perhaps, best known for serving as press secretary to newt gingrich during the republican takeover of congress in the 1990's has died after a battle with stomach cancer. he spent six years in the reagan administration and later in life, he turned his political career into a job as a commentator. tony blankley was only 63 years old. and those are your headlines. that came as a shock yesterday. i didn't know that he was ill but he was a prominent voice in the republican party. >> friend of this show. >> yep. and, of course, he worked for newt gingrich for a while. 2 minutes after the hour. with one day to go until the new hampshire primary, the g.o.p. presidential candidates are getting an early start to their last full day of campaigning in that state. molly lyons exhausted, she's refused to sleep for the last week. she's

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