so great to be home. >> reporter: jim brady went back to work 19 months after he was shot. now, at 70 he is still fighting for stricter gun control laws. >> i feel very important to be in the position that i'm in now. through everything that had happened, i probably wouldn't have gone to the school that i went to and as a result i probably wouldn't have met my wife. probably wouldn't have gone into the career that i went into. >> reporter: pat is a managing director, working in finance. he and his wife casey have an 8 month old little girl. he says ss if his past is any indication, giffords has a good chance of recovery. >> i'm sure that her demeanor and the type of person that she is, she will continue to be a hard worker and get through this. >> reporter: if anyone can believe, those of us who have been through it do. this is bob woodruff for "nightline." >> interestingly, one of the doctors we spoke to said that research shows that female brain is better equipped to handle brain trauma than the male brain. female brains have more e las elasticity elasticity. >>> meanwhil

jim brady went back to work 19 months after he was shot. >> hi, tim, this is jim brady. >> now, at 70he is still fighting for stricter gun control laws. >> i feel really fortunate to be in the position that i'm in now. through everything that had happened, that probably wouldn't have gone to the school that i went to and as a result i probably wouldn't have met my wife and probably wouldn't have gone into the career that i went into. >> pat is a managing director, working in finance. he and his wife casey have an 8 month old little girl. he says if his past is any indication, giffords has a good chance of recovery. >> i'm sure that her demeanor and the type of person that she is she will continue to be a hard worker and get through. >> reporter: if any one can believe, those of us who have been through it, interest ordinary measures being taken to deal with a virus that killed millions of crickets. they are used by fishermen. the so-called cricket paralysis virus has those who raise them trying to protect the colonies. >> i know of one ranch that services the entire united states wher

and especially jim brady and his family as they must continue to live with the tragic consequences of the assassination attempt. >> reporter: when jared loughner opened fire in arizona last weekend, he used the pistol to hide a high ammunition magazine, capable of holding 30 rounds. now, those kinds of magazines were outlawed for a ten-year period until 2004, when they let the federal gun control law expire. now, den dennis richardson gives us a look back. >> reporter: assault weapons account for about 1% of all guns in private hands. but in a 21-month period in the year of 1994 and '95, assault weapons counted for 13% of all fatal shootings of law enforcement officers nationwide. 20 of those deaths are guns with high capacity magazines, firing dozens of rounds without reloading. and last month, 3,000 officers and friends turned out for the funeral of the oakland police officer, james williams. the person who shot him from ambush was armed with such a weapon. he did have a large mag, a large capacity one. >> that is the view of most people. you don't need these fake clips to protect y

giffords speech may be further spared if she's one of the lucky rare left-handed just like with jim bradyalso shot in the head during the last assassination attempt in the u.s., it's possibly gifford will have problems left on the left side. but the will to survive are on giffords side. >> everything we know about congresswoman giffords is she is very high spirited. and if anyone is going to pull out of this it would be her. >> reporter: reporting live, health and science editor john fowler, ktvu news. >>> the shooting ram rampage in arizona is touching people from arizona to washington to hollywood. actress gwyneth paltrow is related to congresswoman giffords. >>> the official returned the device immediately. esteban nunez is serving a 10 year sentence for manslaughter. >>> coming up next at 6:00, the bay area bridge that is considering eliminating all toll takers. julie haener is in the newsroom with some of the other stories we're working on. >> reporter: a ktvu exclusive involving an unusual crime. watch this video closely. the woman you see is stealing packages from the front porch o

i have to say, i am on the brady campaign because i think jim brady and sarah brady have done a stunninglyautiful job on gun issues. and on gun regulation. you look at what happened in tucson and what happened to my father and to john kennedy and to martin luther king and a million people have died of guns since 1968. after this recent tragedy, everybody has said, nothing can be changed. if we really believed that we are related to one another, and that our well-being is caught up in your well-being, we would not tolerate the idea that a million people can die of guns. we just would not do it. we would not allow all -- [applause] i think we can talk about different programs and i am thrilled that we got health care passed and i believe deeply that we need the best education of any country in the world if we are going to be competitive. but i do not think we are going to do anything until we change our philosophy of life. or deluxe uponate horr us and wants us to succeed together. you see that in the constitution. the leaders of our country said we should care about the common welfare. yet,

i have to say, i am on the brady campaign because i think jim and sarah brady have done a stunninglyful job on gun issues, gun regulation. you look at what happened in tucson, what happened to my father, to john kennedy, martin luther king. millions of people have died from the bonds since 1968. and yet, after this recent tragedy, everybody has said nothing can be changed. guns since 1968.d if we are truly brothers and sisters, and if my well being is caught up in yours, we will not tolerate the idea that a million people can die from guns. we would not do it. we would not allow -- [applause] and so i think we can talk about different programs. i am thrilled we got health care passed. i believe deeply we need the best indication of any country in the world if we are going to be competitive. but i do not think we are going to do anything until we change our philosophy of life. when we said all are created equal, what does that mean? there is a creator that looks upon us and cares for us and wants us to succeed together. we are a society together. you see that in the constitution. the

. >> jim harbaugh may be the big fish that got away for university of michigan but today brady hoke wasroduced at ann arbor a place he was an assistant eight years ago. he was said to be recommended by none other than michigan alum tom brady. he spent the last two years at san diego states finishing 9-4 the aztecs. a report tonight that mike johnson the 49er offensive coordinator has accepted a similar job with ucla. and that's good to see. is he a good guy. glad he is getting another shot. >> good. thank you, joe. >> certainly. >>> be sure to join the ktvu morning news beginning at 5:00 a.m. tomorrow. they will have the latest on any new developments in a tucson shooting. >>> our coverage continues online. ktvu.com. thank you for joining us, everyone. have a good evening. >> good night. captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com

jim harbaugh was reportedly their top choice, and michigan had to settle for brady.igan state replies single rodriquez to 115-22 before that allstate. he did coach in michigan in 1997. as an alumnus of from michigan rate moves you in which direction? >> harbaugh has a connection i don't think he was really going to come there but they wanted some of that caliber to come there. >> you hold back the $10,000 and donated to michigan. (laughter) he won a name that gets your body excited right? within reason. rate now you're on neutral ground carry and was bay area route say this guy finally received a break today. ron rivera he played a cal with all-america there, longtime assistant in the nfl is a new coach of the california panthers. he's a member of the hall of fame. throw in the two bits of great guy, just never received the break in carolina. jason of course as let's not forget he's a latino head coach, the second in the history of the national football league. meanwhile, john elway the magic of having tron as your boss i don't know. defense accorded a greg is now re

congressman brady here is who's going to decide what symbols are considered threatening and what about that little thing called the freedom of speech now along the same lines congressman jim clyburn the third ranking democrat in congress says all of this heated rhetoric playing out now on t.v. and talk radio that's a good reason to bring back the fairness doctrine now that was the rule the public airways had to give equal air time on issues and debates and it was abolished in one thousand nine hundred seventy for a good reason as a violation of the first amendment and now he really wants to bring it back so much for that free speech thing again next comes republican congressman peter king of new york he is proposing a law that bans guns that within one thousand feet or you know a couple city blocks of any government official so i'm just wondering how that would be enforced some states allow licensed gun owners to carry weapons in public so if somebody is a dinner a congressman happens to sit down next to them in the restaurant because they'd be charged and would gun owners need to know where public officials are at all. times but it's also just ridiculous that this pro-gu

brady went through both sides of his brain. gabrielle giffords' injury was on one side. and today, jim has is still in a wheelchair.ntellectually. and personality's back, too. >> he has come a long way. and there's no way of knowing for gabby, the prognosis going forward. mark kelly, her husband, he was scheduled for the april 1st launch of "endeavour" back to the space station. and now, kind of like a wait and see, if he'll be able to do that. >> that's right. the last flight of the space station. and nasa says it's too early to determine what he'll be able to do. but that would take a lot of time, traveling back and worth for training. i talked to two of his best friends in houston, who said gabby would want this to happen. and they will be visiting with mark next week. they'll be flying out to tucson. remember, tillman fertido gave him the plane to fly out there. >> family and friends around her. and he has been, too. we appreciate that. >>> now, mellody hobson has this morning's "gma" quick tip. >>> good morning, america. so, when should you start a real college savings plan for your child? how about now? here