phyllis schneck who was a tireless volunteer at her local church. dorwin stoddard who shielded his dear wife. and dorothy morris who was married to her husband a long time, who was there but who survived. my thoughts and prayers remain with gabby and with each victim and their families. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. the gentleman from virginia. mr. cantor: madam speaker, i yield to the gentleman from kentucky, mr. guthrie, for two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kentucky is recognized for two minutes. mr. guthrie: thank you, madam speaker. i appreciate the opportunity to be here, to offer my thoughts and prayers for gabby, our colleague. like all of us here, any interaction i've had with her was always pleasant and memorable and i look forward to her returning, pray for her return, pray for her staff and pray for the other victims. i want to hold mr. upton: one victim this morning. i didn't know dorwin stoddard but through a close network of friends i've had the opp

a new jersey native, phyllis schneck, retired to tucson to beat the snow.mmer she would return east where world revolved around her three children, the seven grandchildren, and day 2-year- old great granddaughter. she often worked under her favorites tree. she would sell eight friends with the logos of the jets and the giants to give out at she v. a republican, she took a liking to gabby and wanted to getdorwi. they started their own respective families. but when both were widowed, they found their way back. daughter puty's it, to be boyfriend and girlfriend again. you could find them just up the road, helping folks in need at the mountain avenue church of christ. of retired construction worker, dorwin spent his spare -- spare time fixing up the church with his dog, spot. his final act of selfless this was to dive on top of his wife, sacrificing his life for her. [applause] everything gabe zimmerman did, he did with passion. [applause] his true passion was helping people. heby's outreach director, made the care is of thousands of our constituents his own. h

phyllis schneck who was a tireless volunteer at her local church.ded his dear wife. and dorothy morris who was married to her husband a long time, who was there but who survived. my thoughts and prayers remain with gabby and with each victim and their families. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. the gentleman from virginia. mr. cantor: madam speaker, i yield to the gentleman from kentucky, mr. guthrie, for two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kentucky is recognized for two minutes. mr. guthrie: thank you, madam speaker. i appreciate the opportunity to be here, to offer my thoughts and prayers for gabby, our colleague. like all of us here, any interaction i've had with her was always pleasant and memorable and i look forward to her returning, pray for her return, pray for her staff and pray for the other victims. i want to hold mr. upton: one victim this morning. i didn't know dorwin stoddard but through a close network of friends i've had the opportunity to learn a little

phyllis schneck who was a tireless voluner at her local church. who shielded his dear wife. and dorothy morris who was married to her husband a long time, who was there but who survived. my thoughts and prayers remain with gabby and with each victim and their families. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields . the gentleman from virginia. mr. cantor: madam speaker, i yield to the gentleman from kentucky, mr. guthrie, for two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kentucky is recognized forwo minutes. mr. guthrie: thank you, madam speaker. i appreciate the opportunity to be here, to offer my thoughts and prayers for gabby, our colleague. like all of us here, any interaction i've had with her was always pleasant and memorable and i look forward to her returning, pray for her return, pray for her staff and pray for the other victims. i want to hold mr. upton: one victim this morning. i didn't know dorwin stoddard but through a close network of friends i've had the opportunity to learn a li

a new jersey native, phyllis schneck retired to tucson to beat the snow. but in the summer she would return east where her world revolved around her three children, her seven grandchildren, and two-year-old great granddaughter. a gifted quilter she'd often work under her favorite tree where sometimes she'd sew aprons with the logos of the jets and the giants... (laughter) ... to give out at the church where she volunteered. a republican, she took a liking to gabby and wanted to get to know her better. (applause) dorwin and mavy stoddard grew up in tucson together about 70 years ago. they moved apart and started their own respective families, but after both were widowed, they found their way back here to, as one of mavy's daughters put it "be boyfriend and girlfriend again." (laughter) when they weren't out on the road in their motor home, you could find them just up the road helping folks in need at the mountain avenue church of christ. a retired construction worker, dorwin spent his spare time fixing up the church along with his dog tux. his final act of

phyllis schneck who was a tireless volunteer at her local church. dorwin stoddard who shielded his dear wife. and dorothy morris who was married to her husband a long time, who was there but who survived. my thoughts and prayers remain with gabby and with each victim and their families. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. the gentleman from virginia. mr. cantor: mam speaker, i yield to the gentleman from kentucky, mr. guthrie, for two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kentucky is recognized for two minutes. mr. guthrie: thank you, madam speaker. i appreciate the opportunity to be here, to offer my thoughts and prayers for gabby, our colleague. like all of us here, any interaction i've had with her was always pleasant and memorable and i look forward to her returning, pray for her return, pray for her staff and pray for the other victims. i want to hold mr. upton: one victim this morning. i didn't know dorwin stoddard but through a close network of friends i've had the oppor

phyllis schneck was a 79-year-old native of new jersey who lived during the summer on -- in the green pond section in my congressional district. she was one of those. mrs. schneck and her late husband lived in many years and were active members of the oak ridge church. she was a member of the monthville women's club. she was a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. hers as were the others were lives well lived. mr. speaker, our minds reel from saturday's violence. our hearts ache for those slain and injured and their families and friends. however as is so often the case when an act of random cruelty bewilders and depressions -- depresses us, exceptional displays of generosity owe, courage and heroism can -- generosity, courage and heroism can act as a counterweight. these acts remind us of the extraordinary selflessness that people are capable. let's remember and salute those acts today. mark and gabby, we are thinking of you, we are behind you, all the time. we love you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from arizona. mr. pastor: madam speaker, i y

a new jersey native, phyllis schneck, retired to tucson to beat the snow.mmer she would return east where world revolved around her three children, the seven grandchildren, and day 2-year- old great granddaughter. she often worked under her favorites tree. she would sell eight friends with the logos of the jets and the giants to give out at the church where she volunteered. a republican, she took a liking to gabby and wanted to get to know her better. [applause] dorwin and mavy moved apart. they started their own respective families. but when both were widowed, they found their way back. daughter puty's it, to be boyfriend and girlfriend again. you could find them just up the road, helping folks in need at the mountain avenue church of christ. of retired construction worker, dorwin spent his spare -- spare time fixing up the church with his dog, spot. his final act of selfless this was to dive on top of his wife, sacrificing his life for her. [applause] everything gabe zimmerman did, he did with passion. [applause] his true passion was helping people. heby'

there was also a memorial for another victim, phyllis schneck. >> a group called crossroads of the west is putting on a gun show. 4,000 people turned out in tucson today, the mood described as less upbeat than past shows. the group thought about canceling the event. as for the local gun show, lisa amin gulezian joins us live. his. >> the event was packed and they were talking about the shootings in tucson. thousands filled the cow palace. we weren't allowed inside, but outside attendees lined up looking for deals. >> i already have weapons, but i may be purchasing another one. >> reporter: ever since the shooting rampage in tucson, gun sales have gone up in arizona as well as several other states, and words spreading among second amount amendment supporters, the open carrier who happened to be shopping nearby. >> anybody needs to be taken care0. >> reporter: he saw the gunman and another man struggling with the gun. at that point he didn't know who the shooter actually was. he chose not to fire his weapon, but instead held both men down just in case. gun owners insist he is a perfect ex

phyllis schneck, mother of three, grandmother of seven, and great grandmother. and i know the new yorkers are glad to hear she's a giants fan. snowbird in arizona carrying that dedication wes. dorwan stoddard, died shielding his wife, mary, shielding his wife, mary. and has been mentioned in the resolution and we have mourned, congresswoman gabby giffords director of community outreach gabrielle matthew zimmerman. one ever his -- gabriel matthew zimmerman. one of his co-workers said gave for the living. some who protected others, wong member, phyllis, who grabbed the fuel magazine of ammunition of the killer as he attempted to reload. just think how many more we could have lost. roger sulzgeber and joseph zimudeo, and daniel hernandez jr., 20 years old an intern who had just been on the job for four days when he heard gunshots, he ran toward them, ran toward them, and attended to congresswoman giffords, helping to staunch her bleeding with his own hands. pray for the recovery of other members of congresswoman giffords staff, ron barber, pam simon, and the entire

and family today remembered another of the six who were killed at the funeral for 79-year-old phyllis schneck, mother of three and dprm of seven. a week later, more pieces are being added to the disturbing profile of the accused shooter jared loughner. in a video obtained by the "los angeles times" and posted at "latimes .com, loughner walks through his community college, talking behind the camera. >> this is my genocide school. ( laughs ) where i'm going to be homeless because of the school. >> we're still trying to find out as much as we can about him. >> reporter: a long-planned gun show went on as scheduled in tucson today but in this western city, there has been no apparent backlash against firearms. in yet another twist in this story, one of the shooting victims, eric fuller, who was hit in the leg, was arrested today at a town hall meeting organized by abc news. after a discussion of gun rights, fuller held up his cell phone, said to another member at the meeting, "you're dead." he was charged with threats and intimidation and was involuntary committed. michelle. >> john blackstone in

and the fourth of six people killed in the shooting, phyllis schneck was laid to rest. while the store where the gunman opened fired reopened its doors. pima community college which expelled jared lee loughner last year released some video, home video, first posted on youtube last september and shows loughner, suspect in the arizona killings giving an informal tour. at one.loughner, declared this is my genocide tool. >> bank robbery turned deadly. wild chase in union city leads to a shootout with police. one suspect dead, another is behind bars. investigators tell us two men robbed a bank of the west branning thbran i ch this afternoon. when police responded to a call from inside the bank, an officer near the scene began chasing the suspect by car the a few miles after the chase, driver pulled over at arizona street and dow avenue after an exchange of gunfire. the passenger ran off to be found dead in a nearby backyard. officers say, they heard a lone gunshot before they found the second suspect. >> still to come at 11:00. watching your waistline, one app at a time. >>

a new jersey native, phyllis schneck, retired to tucson to beat the snow. but in the summer, she would return east where her world revolved around her three children her seven grandchildren and 2-year-old great granddaughter. a gifted quilter, she'd often work under her favorite tree, sometimes, she'd sew aprons with the logos of the jets and the giants, to give out at the church where she volunteered. a republican. she took a liking to gabby. and wanted to get to know her better. dorwin and maudy stoddard grew up in tucson together about 70 years ago. they made their respective families after both were widowed as to one of their daughters put it, be boyfriend and girlfriend again. when they weren't out on the road in their motor home, you could find them just up the road, helping folks in need at the mountain avenue church of christ. a retired construction worker, dorwan spent a fair amount of time fixing up the church with his dog. his final act of selflessness was to dive on top of his wife, sacrificing his life for hers. everything, everything gabe zimm

. >> 79-year-old phyllis schneck was a retiree who spent winters in tucson. her daughter, now struggling to understand how someone could shoot her mother in cold blood and why. >> i don't think she had an enemy in the world. everybody loved her. >> dorothy morris' loved ones also want answers. the 76-year-old's husband was wounded in the shooting spree. she was killed. the collective grief for the six victims a reminder what unfolded in a few minutes has changed this community forever. and six people are in fair condition here at the hospital, three people are in serious condition, one person is critical. that person, congresswoman giffords. lester. >> kristen, thanks. you mentioned the 9-year-old victim, christina taylor green. she was born on september 11th, 2001, a birthday that defined her life but in ways you might not expect. it's part of the reason she came here with the family friend to meet congresswoman giffords. today i sat down with her mom and dad who talked about the little girl they loved and cherished and a little girl whose story might teach

a new jersey native, phyllis schneck, retired to tucson to beat the snow. but in the summer, she would return east where her world revolved around her three children, her seven grandchildren, and 2-year-old great granddaughter. a gifted quilter, she would often work under her favorite tree, or sometimes she would sew aprons with the logos of the jets and the giants she gave out at the church where she volunteered. a republican, she took a liking to gabby. and wanted to get to know her better. [ applause ] dorwin and motty stoddard grew up in tucson about 70 years ago. after both were widowed, they found their way back here to be, as one of her daughters put it, to be boyfriend and girlfriend again. when they weren't out on the road in their motor home, you could find them up the road helping folks in need at the mountain avenue church of christ. a retired construction worker, dorwin spent a fair time fixing up the church along with his dog, tux. his final act of selflessness was to dive on top of his wife, sacrificing his life for hers. [ applause ] everyth

a new jersey native, phyllis schneck, retired to tucson to beat the snow. in the summer she would return east where world revolved around her three children, the seven grandchildren, and day 2-year- old great granddaughter. she often worked under her favorites tree. she would sell eight friends with the logos of the jets and the giants to give out at the church where she volunteered. a republican, she took a liking to gabby and wanted to get to know her better. [applause] dorwin and mavy moved apart. they started their own respective families. but when both were widowed, they found their way back. daughter puty's it, to be boyfriend and girlfriend again. you could find them just up the road, helping folks in need at the mountain avenue church of christ. of retired construction worker, dorwin spent his spare -- spare time fixing up the church with his dog, spot. his final act of selfless this was to dive on top of his wife, sacrificing his life for her. [applause] everything ge zimmerman did, he did with passion. [applause] his true passion was helping pele.

there were two more memorial's, one for giffords' aide, gabrielle zimmerman, and another for phyllis schneck. and encouraging news from doctors keeping watch over congresswoman gabrielle giffords, who was shot in the head at close range. they removed her breathing tube and performed a tracheotomy. she romaines in intensative care. >> i know she is going to recover. i just know it. >> reporter: encouraging words. enough giffords is free of the ventilator and having an easier time breathing from what doctors say. they hope they will soon be able to evaluate her able to -- ability to speak. >> terry: thanks very much. you can see the town hall meeting leslie was talking about tomorrow morning in a special "this week, after the tragedy, an american conversation continues. ". >> the tucson shootings have re-ignited the always smoldering issue of gun rights, in a different way. >> lisa: thousands fill the cow palace to attend the crossroads of the west gun show. >> free membership and a free ticket into the show. >> lisa: the same promoter is holding a gun show in tucson this week. we weren't allo

a new jerseyinate itch, phyllis schneck, retired to tucson to beat the snow, but in the summer, she would return east where her world revolved around her three children, her seven grandchildren, and two-year-old great-granddaughter. a gifted quilter, she'd often work under her favorite tree or sometimes she'd sew aprons with the logoze of the jets and the giants to give out at the church where she volunteered. a republican, she took a liking to gabby and wanted to get to know her better. ( applause ) dorwan and mavy stoddard grew up in tucson together about 70 years ago. they moved apart and started their own respective families, but after both were widowed, they found their way back here to, as one of mavy's daughters put it, "be boyfriend and girlfriend again." when they weren't out on the road in their motor home, you could find them just up the road helping folks in need at the mountain avenue church of chri christ. a retired construction worker, dorwan spentaise fair time fixing up the church, along with his dog, tux. his final act of selflessness was to dive on top of his wife, sacr

phyllis schneck, the proud mother of three, grandmother of seven and great-grandmother from new jersey, was spending the winter in arizona and was a 79-year-old church volunteer and new york giants fan. dorwan stoddard, 76-year-old retired construction work and volunteer from the mountain avenue church of christ, is credited with shielding his wife, mavy, a longtime friend whom he married while they were in their 60's, was also injured in the shooting. gabe zimmerman, 30 years old and engaged to be married served as director of community outreach to congresswoman gabrielle giffords and was a social worker before working with representative giffords. we all know that gabrielle giffords was a target of the attack and was critically injured, and we overnight have received extremely good news in that her condition has been upgraded from critical to good. that's incredible news and is heartening to all of us. 13 others were also wounded in the shooting, including ron barber and pamela simon, who are both staffers to representative giffords. and several individuals including patricia maisch,

phyllis schneck retired to tucson to beat the snow.rwin's final act of selflessness was to dive on top of his wife, sacrificing his life for hers. everything gabe zimmerman did he did with passion. and then there is 9-year-old christina taylor green. >> 9-year-old christina had particular importance in the obama eulogy. the president held her up as a model for a higher, better brand of politics, a standard we should all live up to, including himself. >> here was a young girl who was just becoming aware of our democracy. she'd been elected to her student council. she saw all this through the eyes of a child. undimmed by the cynicism or vitriol that we adults all too often just take for granted. i want to live up to her expectations. >> question. what was it about president obama's tucson eulogy this week that differentiated from other eulogies of this kind? pat? >> because it was much more than a eulogy, john. it was for the six dead, the celebration of their life, celebration of bravery, an irish wake in a way, the president responding

today the funeral for phyllis schneck, the 79-year-old great-grandmother who spent winters in arizona. across town at university medical center, where hundreds gathered today, jim tucker was discharged. two were in good condition. congresswoman gabrielle giffords, believed to be the target of the gunman, is now off a respirator but remains in critical condition. the memorial outside the hospital grows each day. >> we have to come together and stand with each other and show love to one another. >> reporter: a few miles away, a smaller tribute, but for some a closer connection. this is where lives were lost and where a community tries to move on. and tonight a steady stream of people have come to this memorial. it will be some time until things return to normal but that's exactly what many are trying to do tonight. lester. >> miguel almaguer in tucson. thanks. >>> the first medics to arrive at the scene of last saturday's shooting are now publicly telling their stories in a race to save lives. nbc's lee cowan has that. >> reporter: it was station 33, less than three miles from that safe

. >> reporter: phyllis' mother was phyllis schneck, 79 years old but with unusual generosity, she seemsto forgive jared loughner. >> my heart goes out to him and his family. he was a person that was crying out for help, and apparently never really received any. >> reporter: here at the medical center where memorial continues to grow, two military doctors with battlefield experience are cutting consulting on congresswoman giffords' treatment. they came at the request of her husband, astronaut mark kelly. john blackstone, cbs news, tucson. >>> i'm betty nguyen. choose from a house salad or hot, tasty soup. then pair it with a massive texas toast half sandwich, like our delicious classic turkey or our gigantic new southwestern blt, smothered in cilantro lime mayo and jam-packed with three glorious slices of applewood smoked bacon. served with fries, that's big flavor for just 6 bucks! the $6 break for bold, weekdays at chili's. can make a long family road trip... >> you think we'll be there soon? >> ...feel even longer. >> you said we'll be there soon. i hope we're not lost. >> so i always

. >> reporter: phyllis rautenberg's mother was phyllis schneck, 79 years old. but with unusual generosity, rautenberg seems ready to forgive jared loughner. >> my heart goes out to him and his family. he was a person that was crying out for help and apparently never really received any. >> reporter: here at the hospital where a tribute continues to grow, two military doctors with battlefield experience have been consulting on congresswoman giffords' treatment. they came at the request of her husband astronaut mark kelly. katie? >> couric: john black stone, john, thank you. several people who knew jared loughner before the shooting have said they worried something like this would happen and yet nothing was done. national correspondent dean reynolds report help is not always easy to find. >> reporter: the fact that jared lee loughner's family never got him help has a familiar ring to clark romans. >> it ain't no cocktail hour conversation piece. people don't talk about it, there's too much stigma. >> reporter: romans, who heads up the local chapter of the nationa

and 79-year-old phyllis schneck. the new jersey grandmother had retired to arizona to escape the cold winters back east. while not especially politically active she wanted to meet the congresswoman. and the youngest victim was a 9-year-old girl. she had an interest in politics, and had just been elected to her school student council. john blackstone has christina green's story. ♪ >> reporter: from the children's choir at church, to a tucson little league field, one young face was missing, 9-year-old christina taylor green. the youngest person to die in this american tragedy was also born on a day of tragedy, september 11th, 2001. her father, john green. >> she was born, and she left us in very tragic moments in united states' history here. her life wasn't all like that. >> reporter: christina's picture was one of those in a book of babies born on 9/11. called "faces of hope." and christina's life was filled with dreams. >> very intelligent. she had lots of thoughts on what she was going to do in the future. being a v

phyllis schneck. dorwan stoddard. gabe zimmerman, and 9-year-old christina-taylor green. >> i believe we are full of decency and goodness and that the forces that divide us are not as strong as those that unite us. that's what i believe. in part because that's what a child like christina-taylor green believed. >> reporter: the president talked about christina as an inspiration for the nation. >> she saw all this through the eyes of a child. undimmed by the cynicism or vitriol that we adults all too often just take for granted. i want to live up to her expectations. i want our democracy to be as good asimagined it. i want america to be as good as she imagined it. all of us we should do everything we can do to make sure this country lives up to our children's expectations. >> reporter: and in an emotional moment, the president recalled that christina was one of 50 babies born on september 11th 2001, pictured in a book called "faces of hope." >> and here, on this earth, here on this earth, we place our hands over our hea

and phyllis schneck, who loved her volunteer work, her cooking and the son and daughter she leaves behind >> what will you miss most about your mother? >> everything. >> reporter: all of these people were outside this safeway supermarket to see the congresswoman with an extraordinary background. she is an ivy league grad who loves reading and harley davidson motorcycles. she ran her family's tire business and married an astronaut. giffords is a gun-owning democrat who in november won her third election in a conservative district. just last week when the constitution was read aloud on the floor of the house, she read the first amendment. >> abridging the freedom of speech or of the press or the right of the people peaceably to assemble. >> reporter: her positions were sometimes controversial with her constituents. but she pointedly refused to stop getting out and mixing with her voters after her office was vandalized when she voted for health care reform. >> my belief is you got to do your job. i mean, your job is to be a representative. that's not just a job title, it's a job description.

. >> phyllis schneck who was killed in tucson, arizona, was a former member of our congregation. >> couric the number of people killed by gun violence everyday and the number of people who told their stories alongside new york city mayor mike bloomberg and martin luther king, iii, whose father was shot and killed 43 years ago this april. >> i would like to think that between my dad's assassination and senator robert kennedy at least began the process of congress thinking about putting some legislation on the books. >> couric: six months after king was assassinated, president lyndon johnson signed the gun control act of 1968, making it illegal for criminals, drug addicts, and those with psychiatric problems to purchase guns. >> mr. president! ( gunshots ) >> couric: 12 years after john hinckley tried to kill president reagan, the brady bill became law in 1993 and added a national database for criminal background checks. >> there are federal gun laws that say you can't sell guns to minors, you can't sell guns to deranged people, you can't sell guns to drug dealers, you can't sell guns to cri

there were two more memorial's for giffords' aide and phyllis schneck, and some of those who witnessed the killing or knew thegun man gathered for an abc special, set to air on sunday january 16th. >> she was quite excited about making the -- they had it down. and unfortunately she never made it. >> i know you're not comfortable with the idea of being called a hero. >> that's correct. and i don't think any of us are. i think there were maybe heroic things done by normal people. that means we're human beings. and i think that's to me one of the most lasting impressions, is to see what people were doing for someone else. >> reporter: after the taping, sheriff's deputies arrest one of the shooting victims. 63-year-old james fuller. fuller was shot in the knee and back. he was arrested for reportedly making threats against a member of the tucson tea party during that town hall taping. >> seated in the front row and reportedly took a picture of trent humphreys and yelled you're dead. he was arrested for disorderly conduct, and is now undergoing a mental health evaluation in the news room, a

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and phyllis schneck, 79, doing like the others her bit for the political process. life-long republican, but i like this lady, she said about giffords, to her family. and now a small army of offspring is beginning a cycle of grief. and, of course, there was her, christina taylor green, born, as about everyone knows now, on september 11, 2001. there was that book about such babies, including her "faces of hope" and she was that, all right. and now she was going to meet her congresswoman, this face of hope for her country's future. and certainly famous now for what we could learn to do better. >> that's all for us from tucson tonight. more on this story on your late local news. tomorrow morning on "toda

he was standing about 20 feet way from hummel-rajca, talking to 79-year old phyllis schneck, when the shooting started. >> then we heard the pop, pop, pop very quickly. and it was difficult to see. i never saw the shooter, and yet he was somewhere in front of me. i turned around and told her, "lets go." and right at that point, i got hit. i took a step, got hit. i turned around to see what she was doing. >> reporter: mrs. schneck was killed. a nine-millimeter bullet passed through gardner's foot. >> it came in here at the lower level. and it supposedly danced around here for a little bit and then out here. i've got two dime-sized holes on either side. >> reporter: this is not the first time gardener has been at the scene of a mass killing. he was in the crowd at kent state university in 1970 when national guardsmen killed four students. gardner says he's discouraged by the fact that these acts of violence have been repeated so often. >> i've kind of resigned myself to hopelessness after virginia tech, that 32 kids lose their lives at such a young age. and about three weeks later, we j

"friends and family gathered saturday for 76-year-old phyllis schneck who was killed at the meet-and-greet with giffords. she moved from new jersey to tucson to escape the east coast winters. there are two at the hospital who are in good condition and giffords is in critical condition. chris? >> chris: alicia acuna, thanks for that. now one of the most controversial pictures on the political scene. states across the country face hundreds of billions of debt from overspending, impact of the recession and federal stimulus money running out. one governor stands out for cutting programs and taking on public employee unions. new jersey governor chris christie, welcome to "fox news sunday." >> happy to be here, chris. >> chris: start with the fall-out from tucson. congress goes back to work this week, and republicans are trying to figure out how do they carry out the mandate to oppose the obama agenda while also being sensitive to a country that is still grieving. how do they walk that line? >> i don't think they look at it as opposing the obama agenda, first and foremost. they got elected on a

and finally 79-year-old phyllis schneck. she was a widow there to meet with giffords.he said she had voted for the congresswoman even though she was conservative. just so sad those six people who lost their lives on saturday. >> and mrs. schneck is also from the new jersey area and wabc had a lovely piece on her on how she liked to sew jets and giants aprons for her church fund-raiser so we were thinking, as you said, george, of all six of the families this morning. and christina's mom and dad, and you alluded to it, a lot of people wonder how are you able to talk so soon after such a tragedy? but it really does bring families comfort to be able to let us know about their loved ones, doesn't it, george? >> there is just no question about it. it just filled their heart to have the chance to share her story. >> we'll get back to you in a little bit. >>> we're going to move on to the other important story of the morning. the winter storm that is slamming the south from texas to the carolinas. at least four states have declared states of emergency and at the world's busies

a new jersey native, phyllis schneck, retired to tucson to beat the snow. in the summer she would return east where world revolved around her three children, the seven grandchildren, and day 2-year- old great granddaughter. she often worked under her favorites tree. she would sell eight friends with the logos of the jets and the giants to give out at the church where she volunteered. a republican, she took a liking to gabby and wanted to get to know her better. [applause] dorwin and mavy moved apart. they started their own respective families. but when both were widowed, they found their way back. daughter puty's it, to be boyfriend and girlfriend again. you could find them just up the road, helping folks in need at the mountain avenue church of christ. of retired construction worker, dorwin spent his spare -- spare time fixing up the church with his dog, spot. his final act of selfless this was to dive on top of his wife, sacrificing his life for her. [applause] everything gabe zimmerman did, he did with passion. [applause] his true passion was helping peo

and phyllis schneck, who loved volunteer work, cooking, and her son and daughter. if he is convicted. the woman who will be standing at his side throughout the process is very familiar with these kinds of high-profile cases. angel ringo of kgtv in san diego has more. >> reporter: judy clarke is a veteran defense attorney with more than 35 years of legal experience. she's also known nationally as a staunch opponent of the death penalty and has provided defense in some of the most infamous cases in recent history. >> she represented probably the most infamous, ted kaczynski, the unabomber. she represented him. she was involved in the susan smith case and a number of other high-profile capital cases. >> reporter: jan ronas, who is a former colleague of clarke's, says the death penalty is rare in federal cases. it's unclear what prosecutors will seek in jared loughner's case, but ronas says loughner caught a break when clarke was appointed. >> there are very few public defenders that are death penalty qualified. so it wouldn't be unusual that they would have to go outs

phyllis schneck, a great grandmother who spent the winters in tucson but was actually from new jersey was there as well. as were dorothy and mattie stoddard. all of these were waiting to speak to congresswoman giffords as the gunman approached and shot the congresswoman in the head and shot the others in the line. gabrielle zimmerman, judge roll, christina-taylor green, dorothy morris, phyllis schneck and dorwan stoddard were all killed. george morris, and the congresswoman were injured, along with eight others. those who were killed had much more to offer in their lives. gabe, the congresswoman's director of community outreach, was only 30 years old. he was engaged to be married. according to news reports, he was killed while rushing to assist others. he worked closely with my tucson staff. judge roll was not only a very distinguished and respected jurist but was known, most of all in the tucson community for his kindness and courtesy. he was killed as he tried to protect ron barber who had been shot just moments before. christina-taylor, as i mentioned, was only 9 years old, a third

lives with 9-year-old christina green, dorothy morris, judge john roll, phyllis schenck -- schneck and dorwin stoddard and gabriel matthew zimmerman. christina taylor green was a 9-year-old daughter of john and roxannaa green. a she was born on september 11, o 2001. she was a third-grader with an avid interest in government, who was recently elected to the student council at mesa birdie elementary school. dorothy morris was 76 years old. attended the january 8 event with george, her husband of over 50 years with him she had two w daughters and who was also critically injured as she tried to shield her from the shooting. john roll, who i will talk about later on, a pennsylvania native who was 63 years old who began his professional career as a bailiff in 1972 was appointed to the federal bench in 1991 and i became chief judge for the district of arizona in 2006. he was a devoted husband to his wife, maureen, father to his three sons and grandfather to fiveen grandchildren and and heroically attempted to shield ron barber, from additional gunfire. phyllis schneck, a proud mother of three