mrs. gifford -- >> say it! >> then i wouldn't tell the story. i wouldn't be afraid of it.he's honduran and beautiful. mrs. gifford, that's what she said, i have to show you something. i said, okay. i said, is it all right? well, it's very sad. >> oh, no. >> but is very funny. >> i said what could be sad and funny. she takes me into the dining room, on the table, four feet off the floor is a major dairy queen you-know-what -- >> from the dog. >> -- that louie left on the table because he was upset with his mother. he did it twice. >> defiance! >> she left it there all day long against all her better instincts. you know what frank said when he saw it. boy, that dog is a great athlete because he can jump four feet. so i think i win that story. >> you do win that story. >> i love to tell that story at thanksgiving dinner when everybody's sitting there. >> so "forbes" has come out with their most powerful women issue. >> we're not in it. >> what do they know? >> they chose a bunch of women from politics. al roker is in the house! we want to show how he makes his move. he goes t

hello mr gifford welcome to the show thank you very much for being with us today my pleasure while the first of all i would like to ask you. you do different things you do so many things in your life except music well you lots of things along with music so music for you is in a trade a business or admission can you choose one of three music is my world saw in mourning. but. it doesn't really matter if i'm in moscow or new york if i am was music event was orchestrated and was a singer was a chorus is well i know what i have to do i think and. it is also important for me to say that. moscow and new york are big big cities but i find it more and more pleasant to go to this unknown places smaller towns are wonderful music lovers. always good i think they always waiting for a really important musical events and that's where my heart tells by have to go more and more often you conducted one person verdi's requiem with the merriest cork history in london this year you also are the principal conductor of the london symphony orchestra so what are you preparing for london this year so it's somet

the tucson shooting spree that left six people dead and wounded former congresswoman gabrielle giffords. >> mr. loughner will spend the remainder of his natural life in prison. >>> seeking shelter, more than a million people in china are evacuated ahead of a powerful typhoon that left parts of the philippines underwater. >>> tangled up. a police officer is called in to rescue a bull moose wrapped in a a police officer is called in to rescue a bull moose wrapped in a child's swing set. captioning funded by cbs. >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, august 8, 2012. >>> yes, i said moose. wait until you see that story. good to be with you. the rhetoric on the presidential campaign trail is heating up. this morning is the issue a flap over welfare work requirements and former president clinton is on this one. a just released poll carries good news for both candidates. manuel gallegus is in washington with more. good morning to you. >> good morning terrell. the latest poll shows that each candidate has certain advantages in key battleground states. for example, across the board, women a

mrs. gifford. then i wouldn't tell the story. i wouldn't be afraid of it. she's honduran and beautiful. >> i said what could be sad and funny. she takes me into the dining room, on the table, four feet off the floor is a major dairy queen you know what -- >> from the dog. >> that louie left on the table because he was upset with his mother. he did it twice. she left it there all day long against all her bettering in distincts. you know what frank said when he saw it. boy, that dog is a great athlete because he can jump four feet. so i think i win that story. >> you do win that story. >> i love to tell that story at thanksgiving dinner when everybody is seated. >> so "forbes" most powerful women, we're not in it. >> they chose a bunch of women from olympics. al roker is in the house. we want to show how he makes his move. he goes through and rides that two-wheeler around new york city with a helmet. he's not miked. looking good. >> nice to see you. please don't disturb our show again. >> and natalie -- >> not a rabbit. >> he's not miked. said, where'd you get the rabbit? >> funny! >> wat

giffords. to each count, loughner answered "i plead guilty." in exchange for his plea, federal prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty. u.s. attorney john s. leonardo. >> mr. loughner will spend the remainder of his natural life in prison with no possibility of parole. >> reporter: representative ron barber was shot that day. he was giffords' congressional aide who recently won her seat. >> my hope is that what happened today in this court can help all of us move forward and continue our healing process. >> reporter: susie heilemann was shot as she accompanied nine-year-old christina taylor green that day. taylor green was killed. >> it doesn't make it any easier to think about a dead nine-year-old. >> reporter: former congresswoman giffords and her husband relieved her statement today saying they are satisfied with the plea agreement, avoiding trial, they say, will allow them and arizona to move on. bob? >> schieffer: okay. thank you very much, bill. the plea deal in tucson came as authorities in wisconsin got more details on the white supremacist who opened fire with a semiautomatic weapon at a sikh temple killing six people and wounding four there. ela

loughner will plead guilty to shooting 19 people, including representative gabby giffords during a rampage in tucson. >>> mr. romney could announce his vp pick at any time now. so who'sed most likely candidate and who could help him the most? we're going to break that down for you. >>> and historic landing on mars is just hours away. we're going to tell you why it is so important and why the stakes have never been higher for nasa. good morning, everyone. welcome to a special early edition of "weekends with alex witt" ahead of msnbc's day-long olympics coverage. we begin with news from london and the xxx summer olympic games on tap, gearing up for a huge tennis match. venus and serena williams will be going for gold in women's doubles. michael phelps finishes his olympics career on a high note with a gold. phelps swam his last race in the butterfly leg of the men's 4x100 meter relay. missy franklin also ends her last race at the olympics with a gold helping team usa to beat the competition in the women's 4x100 meter medley relay. and here is the latest medal count. the u.s. holds on to its lead with 54 total

giffords. a thinner expressionless loughner repeated i plead guilty 19 times, one for each count. >> mr. loughner will spend the remainder of his natural life in prison with no possibility of parole. >> a federal judge ruled that months of psychotropic medication and counseling to treat loughner's schizophrenia made him competent to stand trial and enter pleas. >> for some survivors it was little comfort. >> i'm glad he knows what he did. it doesn't change the facts. >> the plea deal spares jared loughner from the death penalty and spares the survivors and the victims' family from the pain of a lengthy trial. >> i grabbed him by throat and said don't move or i'll choke you. >> retired army colonel, bill badger helped disarm loughner at the shooting scene in spite of his own injuries. hes relieved this is over. >> i just want him locked up so he's being punished for what he did but so he can never do something like that again. >> gabrielle giffords was not in the courtroom. she and her husband say they're satisfied with the plea deal and hope it will help them and the community recover an

gifford clinging to life. he pleaded guilty today in a courtroom after he was mentally competent. >> mr. lofner will spend the rest of his life in prison with no possibility of patrol. >> hearing the guilty pleas, congress wounded in the barrage. >> my shoep that what happened today in this court can help all of us move forward and continue our healing process.i truly believe that justice was done today. >> lofner ooshgs court appointed psychiatrist telling the judge after months of medicating lofner treating skits fren yak lofner telling the soeshtd press quote we don't speak for all of the victims or their families but gabby and i are satisfyed with his plea agreement. avoiding a trial will allow us and we hope the whole southern arizona community to continue with our recovery and move forward with our lives. with this plea jard lofner avoids the death penalty. hefe sentence, thatin tucson, fox news. >>> san francisco mayor ed lee sadz after discussion ws the community he will not implement the controversial police tactic called stop and frisk. >> if we're not for this other program th

mr. loughner will spend the remainder of his natural life in prison with no possibility of parole. >> the man who killed six people and wounded u.s. congresswoman gabrielle giffordsd guilty yesterday. >> now everything is over. we can relax, and i think we can really start to heal now. >>> china slammed this morning by a typhoon. the storm packing winds of 90 miles per hour triggered widespread flooding. >>> would-be robbers got more than they bargained for when they tried to take down this store. >> give me money. why i give you money >>> hillary clinton had a toast with officials in south africa and then hit the dance floor. >>> joan rivers

giffords clinging to life. loughner pleading guilty today in a tucson courtroom after being deemed mentally competent to understand the charges. >> mr. loughner will spend the remainder of his natural life in prison with no possibility of parole. >> reporter: hearing the guilty pleas congressman ron barber wounded in the barrage. >> my hope is what happened in this court today can help all of us move forward and continue our healing process. i truly believe that justice was done today. >> reporter: loughner's court appointed psychiatrist telling the judge after months of medicating loughner to treat his schizophrenia, loughner expressed regret over the shooting. he was especially remorseful over the killing of 9-year-old christina taylor green saying he deserved to be executed, but the psychologist expressed surprise that gabrielle giffords surprised and said that meant he was considered a failure. mark kelly telling the associated press, "we don't speak for all the have. s or their familiars, but -- victims or their families, but gabby and i are satisfied with the plea agreement." with this plea jared loughner avoids the death pena

giffords has been undergoing intensive therapy after being shot. >>> and first lady michelle obama will pay another visit to jay leno this evening. it will be her third appearance on the show. mrsama is in los angeles for several fundraisers. >>> president obama called nasa today. he called from air force one while en route to iowa. >> i thank you for devoting your lives to this cause and if, in fact, you do make contact with martians, please let me know right away. >> so far, no martians up there. i've seen some down here. the euro asti roverer isending back some pretty incredible pictures of the martian landscape. some say they're similar to the desert in the u.s. those are some of the things we thought you should know. hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! wow. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. want to hop in the back and get weird? no. no. ♪ ugh, no! [ sighs ] we can have hotdogs for dinner?! yes. [ male announcer ] it's nice to finally say "yes." new oscar mayer selects. it's yes food. [ male announcer ] ♪ [ acou[ bar

giffords. the plea part of a deal with prosecutors. it means he will not die for his crimes. but will never again be a free man. >> pursuant to the plea agreement entered today, mrl spend the remainder of his natural life in prison with no possibility of parole. suffered from schizophrenia and they have been treating him for more than a year now. officers determined is he better now mentally competent that judge also asked loughner specifically about each person he shot and whether he intended to do it. over and over again jared lee loughner answered yes. the top federal judge in arizona john role. and a 9-year-old christina taylor green. today the family friend who brought her to the event where the shooting happened says she is happy with

giffords. the plea part of a deal with prosecutors. it means he will not die for his crimes. but will never again be a free man. >> pursuant to the plea agreement entered today, mr. loughner will spend the remainder of his natural life in prison with no possibility of parole. suffered from schizophrenia and they have been treating him for more than a year now. officers determined is he better now mentally competent that judge also asked loughner specifically about each person he shot and whether he intended to do it. over and over again jared lee loughner answered yes. the top federal judge in arizona john role. and a 9-year-old christina taylor green. today the family friend who brought her to the event where the shooting happened says she is happy with the deal while noting it does not bring back little christina. >> there is never closure because christina is never going to ring my doorbell again. the wound is always open. there is a hole in the world. and that doesn't -- judicial proceedings don't do anything. >> shepard: congresswoman giffords was loughner's first targeting on that january day. according to a psychologist today stunned to learn that she sur

giffords clinging to life. loughner pleading guilty today in a tucson courtroom after he was deemed mentally competent to understand the charges. >> mrwill spend the remainder of his natural life in prison with no possibility. parole. >> reporter: hearing the guilty pleas, congressman barber wounded in the barrage. >> my hope is that what happened today in this court can help all of us move forward and continue our healing process. i truly believe that justice was done today. >> reporter: loughner's court appointed psychiatrist telling the judge after months of medicating loughner to treat his schizophrenia, loughner expressed regret over the shooting. he was especially remorseful over the killing of 9-year-old christina taylor green, saying he deserved to be executed. but psychologist christina pike said loughner also expressed surprise that gabby giffords survived and said that meant he was considered a failure. congresswoman giffords' husband mark kelly telling the "associated press," quote, we don't speak for all the victims or their families, but gabby and i are satisfied with the plea agreement avoiding a trial allowing us and

giffords. the u.s. attorney prosecuting the case says loughner's mental state was a big factor in this decision. >> the doctors who have treated and observed mrfrom a severe mental illness, that is severe schizophrenia at the time of the shooting and before the shooting. the fragility of his continued competency to stand trial was taken into account. >> we're used to see loughner like we did in a photo now. did he look different to you yesterday? >> very, very different, zoraida. when he walked in, he had more of his hair grown in and when he looked at the public and family, some of the victims and reporters, he had an unusual look on his face, almost leak a bit of a sneer, but he was very calm in demean, this is different than what the public has seen before. the people sitting in court. in previous appearances and his very first appearance he looked down and smiled as charges were read against him and another time he appeared in court, he had a loud outburst and had to be subdued by the guards. this time he was more calm. sat very still, listening intently and able to talk to his lawyer and respond to the judge's question and he did say 19

the tucson shooting spree that left six people dead and wounded former congresswoman gabrielle giffords. >> mrr will spend the remainder of his natural life in prison. >>> seeking shelter, more than a million people in china are evacuated ahead of a powerful typhoon that left parts of the philippines underwater. >>> tangled up. a police officer is called in to rescue a bull moose wrapped in a a police officer is called in to rescue a bull moose wrapped in a child's swing set. captioning funded by cbs. >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, august 8, 2012. >>> yes, i said moose. wait until you see that story. good to be with you. the rhetoric on the presidential campaign trail is heating up. this morning is the issue a flap over welfare work requirements and former president clinton is on this one. a just released poll carries good news for both candidates. manuel gallegus is in washington with more. good morning to you. >> good morning terrell. the latest poll shows that each candidate has certain advantages in key battleground states. for example, across the board, women and younge