girl.gifford was severely wounded, and spent months learning how to walk and talk again.the shooter, jared loughner, was aprehended at the scene.he is serving life in prison. now an update to that shooting we told you about yesterday at noon. noon.cedar rapids police believe derek bekeris shot at a man who is not being identified.bekeris faces a number of charges, including attempted murder. murder.just after 7 yesterday morning, police received a number of calls of shots fired on 7th ave south-east.police say bekeris fired at least six rounds.he was arrested at the scene.nobody was hurt. friends and family will come together today to remember the life of tanner wymer. wymer.the solon high senior died sunday when his boat capsized on coralville lake.a visitation for tanner will be from 3 to 7 this afternoon at saint mary's catholic church in solon.his funeral will be tomorrow.tanner's family asks that instead of flowers, tanner wymer memorial fund at the solon state bank. investors on wall street today are trying to close a tough week on a high note. note.all three major indexes finished thursday w

james holmes, jared loughner, they were all mentally ill young men, heavily armed, who together killed scores of people with firearms and along with similar shooters, open under a new front in the ongoing debate on who should be able to buy a gun in a country reluctant to limit the ownership of firearms. today we're going to look at what's promised and what's implied and what's impossible to keep guns away from those who would do harm to themselves or others. is. is the promise to broaden databases threaten to do years of work to destigmatize such problems, so people get treatment? with such a bine airy function, you can get a gun, and you can't get a gun, does it distort where neurological problems imply? it's more of a question of treatment than weapons and background checks. >> if we can still get folks proper care, we can spare more families the pain of losing a loved one to suicide. >> joining me to look at president obama's latest executive action, and the wider debate about screening gun owners, the national alliance on mental illness. the president and ceo of mental health amer

among those who died back in january of 2011. congress on your corner event when 22-year-old jared loughner opened fire. he was arrested a short time later and currently serving a life sentence in prison. authorities believe giffords was the target of that attack. >> now to a heated moment in court for the mom of the so-called affluenza teen. >> get this. she appeared before a judge today and complained about the conditions in her jail cell. tonya couch made the comments in a texas courtroom earlier today. couch and her son, ethan, were found in mexico late last month after disappearing a few weeks earlier. prosecutors say ethan violated his probation from his conviction in a 2013 drunk people. tonya remains in a jail in texas while ethan is still being held in mexico city. as for her complaints about her jail cell, a local sheriff told resort." i love that line there. >> that's pretty good. >> tomorrow night's >> top prize has soared to $800 million. it's by far the largest lottery jackpot ever in these wonderful united states. the prize has gone up because of ticket sales. some states rep

martha: you look at these cases, jared loughner legally purchased his gun at a sportsman warehouse chain and he passed a background check. after he daadam lanza got the gs mother who legally purchased them. nothing of the things in the executive order would have prevent these actions. >> when you are putting $500 million more towards treatment for mental health maybe jared loughner or adam lanza would have had treatment. but it's a combination of factors. you bring up chicago. chicago does have rather strict gun laws, and it has a higher rate of gun violence. that's mainly due to trafficking guns from other parts of illinois and states nearby. with this executive order if maybe we can drive down some of that gun trafficking in chicago and it will have a positive effect. martha: the mental health issue is such an integral part of this, donald trump who doesn't have a hard time situation he would do about anything, said this. i want to get your reaction. >> all they want to do is blame the gun it's not the gun that pulls the trigger. right now they have plenty of rules and regulations and

giffords was speaking at an event when 22-year-old jared loughner opened fire. authorities believe giffords was the target of the attack. loughner is currently serving life in prison. the ntsb will be in tennessee today working to determine what caused a small plane to crash- killing g e pilot. the crash happened thursday lebanon municipal airport. police say when officers responded to the scene, they found the small plane and the pilot who was still alive at the time. he was transported to an area hospital, where he later died. no other injuries were reported. neither the house nor the surrounding areas were damaged. the sheriff in harney county, oregon made a plea to a group of armed protesters to peacefully leave the federally owned land they've been occupying. the two groups met not too far from where demonstrators are camping out. the sheriff and the group's leader, ammon bundy, peacefully disagreed by shaking hands. bundy continued to blame the sheriff for not addressing their grievances prior to their demonstration. residents in one miami neighborhood are

left six people dead and severely injured former congresswom an gabrielle giffords. 22-year -old jared loughner opened fire at an event where giffords was speaking. he tried to escape, but bystanders held him until police showed up. he is serving life in prison. the tucson shooting anniversary comes just as president obama commits himself to stronger gun control. he addressed the issue meeting in virginia last night. president obama defended his executive actions, including expanding background checks on some gun sales. he says he believes in the constitutional right to bear arms - and that he is not trying to take guns away from americans. " if we could combine gun safety with sensible background checks and some other checks, we're not going to eliminate gun violence but we will lessen it. " a new cnn-orc poll shows 67 percent support president obama's executive actions he announced this week. but less than half think they will reduce gun- related deaths. one of president obama's goals is to close the gun show loophole. he says buyers often miss background checks at such events. there is a gun

giffords was speaking wwen jared loughner opened fire. to walk and talk again. 12 others were wounded but survived. >>> after announcing his executive action on gun laws this week, president obama took his pip on the road -- pitch on the road, participating in a town hall at george mason in virginia. the president took questions from both sides of this debate. the second amendmenttand un ownership. >> the way it is described is that we're trying take away everybody's guns. i've been now president for over seven years, and gun sales don't seem to have suffered during that time. >> if anything you've helped? >> theyyve gone up. i've been very ggod for gun manufacturers. >> president obama admitteded in the meeting that he has never owned a gun himself and has little experience with them. but he says his policies make sense and they've been overly politicize. >>> a ew cnn poll suggests -- this is probably the same poll we're talkkng about here. 67% of the people in that survey say they do support the changes to the background checks that would cover more gun purchases made online and at

she was severely injured, but did not die. 22-year-old jared lee loughner was convicted of the shooting. now serving life in prison. in all.. 6 people died./// ((brian loftus)) > a man behind bars.. accused of attempted murder.. is facing new charges. subway and shot the owner last summer. in november.. police say.. he tried to hire a hitman to kill a witness. so she wouldn't testify against him. a confidential informant told police.. and an undercover officer met with ware.. to discuss taking the woman out. ware now facing an additional charge for solitication to murder a witness./// ((brian loftus)) > the trial of a former pastor accused of sexually assaulting teenage girls is underway today. prosecutors say 59 year old otis holland could take the stand in his own defense. he says he counseled the girls and talked to them about sex, but never sexually assaulted them. yesterday two girls took the stand, testifying they were teens when holland sexually assaulted them during counseling sessions. we will have the latest on later broadcasts./// ((brian loftus)) > as democratic presidential

giffords was speaking to constituents at a "congress on your corner" event, when 22-year-old jared lee loughner opened fire. authorities believe giffords was the target of the attack. giffords spent months learning to walk and speak again. loughner is serving life in prison. the texas state trooper indicted on perjury charges stemming from his arrest of sandra bland has been released from jail on bond. brian encinia turned himself in to texas rangers thursday afternoon. wednesday charging they say he lied about what led to his confrontation with sandra bland following a traffic stop last year. encinia was later released on a 25- hundred dollar bond. if convicted, he faces up to one year thousand dollar fine. wildfires blazing out of control in western australia state have destroyed around 95 homes in a single town and continue to threaten other communities. fire and emergency services officials said three people were unaccounted for and four firefighters had sustained minor injuries in battling the fires that had scorched 125- thousand acres of woods and farmland. hundreds of people left their

giffords was speaking to constituents at a "congress on your corner" event, when 22-year-old jared lee loughner opened fire. loughner is 3 a waynesville mother charged with prostitution tells news 13 why she did it. dionne gray says it was an act of desperation to help her family make ends meet. she says her husband is fighting skin cancer and is looking for a job... and the bills were piling up. she admits she turned to prostitution, but never when her children were home. ((stop)) 3 not really hurting anybody ya know. that's how i looked at it. but i guess now i've hurt a lot of people.3 her husband david is also charged in the case... with aiding and abetting. dionne gray's next court date is january 13th. 3 3 the fire marshal in caldwell county is working to determine what caused an explosion at a warehouse in hickory. it happened at a business that recycles plastic bags and other items on highway 3-21. two workers were knocked to the ground by the blast. the owner tried to help put out 3 (no verbatim)3 the fire mashal estimates the damage to be tens of thousands of dollars. 3 3 uber drivers

but january 8 shooter jared loughner had passed a background check the day he bought the weapon lattr used on the crowd at a political rally. >> i don't know that hey do much good. on the other hand, they don't do much harm. >> david hardy, a gun owner, and attorney, with a focus on second amendment issues, believes it all ccmes down to mental health awareness. >> when i think, what i think we have to do is be more -`sensitive about he necessity to commit people who are dangerous. and once they get committed, then they are a prohibited person who cannot buy a firearm, and that will force the background check. >> before the shooting, loughner's behavior had raised red flags but not enough to put dealers. >>> and greeley police are investigating a crash that killed a 10-year-old girl n longmont. the crass happened sunday night. and the passenger in he % vehicle, that was pronounced -`dead at the scene. >>> the driver who caused a % four car crash and killed two people ay havv been under the influence. the victims in the crash are identified as 42-year-old anthony mills and 29-year-old j

she was speaking to constituents when 22-year-old jared loughner opened fire. also happening today, the white house is sending national security officials to silcon valley. they will meet with top companies in the tech industry about how to disrupt isis and other terrorist groups. some officials expected in today's meeting are attorney general loretta lynch, f-b-i director james comey, and national intelligence director james clapper. one passenger on board this flight, had a really bad day. why officers literally carried her off a plane plus, village seal controversy. this picture is stirring up a lot of emotions, and now going to change it. wow. the internet is crazy fast here. i know, right? it's so nice to have everyone over. hi hey. mmm. i just laid an egg. does anybody want it? joey, you want some gasoline? yes, please. mom, guess what? i married a clown and we're having tiny little clown babies. mhm. i just bought a hammer. with internet fast enough for everyone, get out of the past. ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: mostly cloudy. isolated showers.

carol: in tucson, arizona, in 2011, jared lee loughner opened fire during a political event. six people were killed. former congresswoman gabrielle giffords. giffords was shot in the head. she spent several months in the hospital, and in a rehab facility. she resigned from congress after the shooting. loughner pleaded guilty to 19 federal charges. he will spend the rest of his life i iprison, without the possibility of parole. michael: a reminder, we still want to know what you think. take our now poll, and let us know if you think the president's executive actions will reduce the number of mass shootings in the united states. the poll is on the wyff facebook, twitter, and website home page. here's a look so far at your answers. right now, the no's have it, to developing news overseas the korean peninsula. north korea says it has conducted a successful test of a hydrogen bomb. this comes after what looked like an earthquake near a test site. test itself. the u.s. has yet to comment on carol: to the weather now, a live look at woododff road. a cold night out there. feeling mor

giffords was speaking to constituents at a "congress on your corner" event, when 22- year-old jared lee loughner opened fire. authorities believe giffords was the target of the attack. loughner tried to escape, but was taken down by bystanders. they held him until police could take him into custody. giffords spent months learning to walk and speak again. 12 others were wounded but survived the attack. loughner is serving life in prison. it was a wild night at a donald trump rally in vermont. the gop frontrunner was met with protests during his campaign event. meanwhile, maine's governor, a chris christie supporter, has ignited a firestorm with controversial remarks being called a racist rant. abc's kenneth moton has the latest from washington. script: today it's on to south carolina for donald trump but overnight, a volatile welcome in the liberal backyard of bernie sanders. nat "get em out of here! take em out" the gop ed, drowned out and screamed at by demonstrators in burlington, vermont. nat "get em outta here! don't give him his coat. keep his coat. hundreds of people cheered on the billion

. >> five years ago this week, jared lee loughner, a 22-year-old paranoid schizophrenic, shots and then wounded then-congresswoman gabrielle giffords. president obama delivered one of his most memorable addresses. >> at a time when we're far too eager to lay the blame for all that ails the world, on those who happen to think differently than we do we need to make sure we're talking in a way that heals. not in a way that wounds. >> every time i think about those kids -- >> tuesday's tearful east room address on guns, the same president unapologetically blamed the phenomenon of mass shootings on those who think differently than he does and spoke in way that hardly seemed intended to heal. >> all of us need to demand a congress brave enough to stand up. to the gun lobby's lies. the gun lobby may be holding congress hostage right now but they cannot hold america hostage. >> the white house saw no contradiction. >> is isn't that the kind of divisive and violence-tinged language that the president made after the arizona shooting? >> jim, the president certainly not advocating violence. i thin

giffords was speaking at a congress on the corner event at a grocery store when 22-year-old jared lee loughner opened fire. they believe she was the target of the attack. he spent months learning to walk and speak again. he is serving a life sentence. >>> a plane headed to chicago from new york city made an emergency landing in detroit last evening when a passenger became abusive and unruly prompting authorities to get her off the plane. a passenger wanted to remain anonymous shows the moment she was carried off the plane. passengers were applauded as she was taken off the plane. that woman became disruptive shortly after takeoff and assaulted several passengers. police say the woman may have been suffering from a medical condition. after the unplanned stop, the flight resumed its trip to o'hare airport. if you're traveling today we have some heavy delays in denver this morning. looks like everyone is else is doing okay, but there is active weather near the east coast and along the great lakes. and we'll be back after this. >>> dood morning. we're going to send it to the today show in a minute

giffords was speaking to constituents at a "congress on your corner" event, when 22-year-old jared lee loughner opened fire. loughner is serving life in prison. the man accused of killing local mother tammy meyers has learned when his other trial will start. erich nowsch is also facing charges of holding a knife to a 13-year-old boy during a fight that happened a day after tammy meyers died. police say meyers outside her home last february. nowsch and his accused accomplice, derrick andrews, will go to trial for her murder in march. the trial for the battery starts in june. metro says a two-week long manhunt netted the suspect accused of shooting and killing a man two days before christmas. metro's criminal apprehension team arrested 24-year- old joshua simon on wednesday. on december 23rd, officers found "gary patrick kaname" suffering from a gunshot wound at an apartment complex near pecos and charleston. he later died at the hospital. simon is now facing charges of first degree murder with a deadly weapon. the c-c-s-d custodian accused of lewdness is due in court for his arraignment this mor