i'm honored to be on the same stage with ron barber, secretary of state bennett, dr. sander, dr. rhee, rabbi aaron, and mark. and i'm thrilled to be reunited with my longtime friend and now my hero congresswoman gabrielle giffords. [applause] >> i want to thank everyone who has come out tonight. much as we did and in much the same way we did a year ago tonight in the early evening vigils of january 8, 2011. and thank you not just for coming to remember the tragic event of within year ago but for what you have done every day and every hour since the shooting. the zimbabmerman family has cred an image of a light bulb with a heart in the middle and inside the heart the word "hope." and below that they have inscribed an expression. helping people is a good idea. plug in. this community has demonstrated that spirit every day since january 8, 2011. tuscon has shown who we really are. we are the child who sold his toys so he could send money to help the victims of a senseless attack. we are the soldier who handed his purple heart to a congressional staff person because her boss now need

a year after the horrific event this one is helping families like the boscos whose good friend, ron barberas wounded. >> it's been a long year. and this was a big milestone tonight. so, it was important for us to be here with them. >> reporter: seeing him stand to host or gabrielle giffords sing along to the music ignites a new beginning. what was it like tonight to see her on in that stage? >> it was very inspiring very emotional. >> reporter: inspiring to see healing that can happen and the unity that can remain within a city one year later. >> tucson is all of us who lit candles and sent letters of comfort and hope. we are the spontaneous memorials and tucson is all of us who have worked for a year to create a more civil future and a stronger city. >> jessica chapin, abc news. >> crowd of 3,500 at the vigil last night. see a year later it is still something that bond that community together. of course, all eyes on gabrielle giffords as well. >> she continues to rehab. saw the moment where mark kelly had to help her lift her hand to her heart to say the pledge. she has four more months t

when all of a sudden, ron barber who works for gabrielle giffords and was also injured in that terribleoting asked the crowd to hold up their glow sticks as they read out the names of each of the six people who died. it was a remarkable sight because you could see thousands of people holding those glow sticks in the air. i looked at the crowd. you could see tears in their faces. people were very emotional. they were choked up at this moment. and then mark kelly, the congresswoman's husband, took to the stage and he reminded the crowd that as they were mourning those who were lost, that they also had to deal with the reality and the pain of moving on. >> those of white houus who sure forever changed by that moment. for the past year, we've had new realities to live with. the reality and pain of letting go of the past. the reality of letting go of dear friends and family members. there is also the pain of knowing that with adequate mental health intervention and treatment, that we may not be here tonight. >> and he was also saying that it's very hard to believe that it was just a year ago

. >> reporter: ron barber is still serving the public as giffords' director.> reporter: he was shot in the leg and the face. his new dimple is a daily reminder as are the nightmares. >> i'm very grateful. you have nothing to complain about. i'm alive. and i have my leg which at one point they thought they might have to amputate. >> reporter: outside the hospital a makeshift memorial grew by the day. many items left in the memory of the nine-year-old, the youngest victim of the shootings. >> i held the hand of a nine-year-old and watched the life go out of her. >> reporter: this was christina's friend and neighbor. she brought her that day to meet their congresswoman. susie herself was shot three times. >> one of the things that made me saddest when i was in the hospital was the fear that my friends with children would think that i was toxic and that they would be afraid to let their kids be with me. >> and i love you back. >> reporter: a local school has now embraced her. she drops by nearly every week to boost their spirits and her own. >> we're not consideri

ron barber, shot twice in the massacre, will host a program called "reflections: honoring the lives of0 p.m. eastern, 3:00 p.m. arizona time in centennial hall on the university of arizona campus. at 8:30 eastern, 6:30 p.m. arizona time, representative gabby giffords and husband captain mark kelly will participate in a vigil at the university of arizona mall. >>> saving your credit score. there are easy ways to avoid messing with your credit. our financial expert, claude anderson, joins me next to help lead you away from pitfalls. what ? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it ? hello ? hello ?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello ? ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. can you enjoy vegetables with sauce and still reach your weight loss goals? you can with green giant frozen vegetables. over twenty delicious varieties have sixty calories or less per serving and are now weight watchers-endorsed. try green giant frozen vegetables with sauce. >>> if you plan to settle your holiday debt with a holiday bonus or tax refunds, believe

we have seen it in ron barber when he returned to work, and in bill badger, when he and his wife sallyry people can show under terrible pressure. daniel hernandez, pat misch, bill badger, joe zamudio, peter rhee and randy freeze and so many other people who showed us that alongside human frailty, there is also strength, so with these lessons in mind, we remember those we have lost. christina taylor-green, dorothy morris, judge john roll, phyllis schneck, dorwin stoddard, and gabe zimmerman. we remember their spirits and the joy that each of them brought to us. thank you very much. [applause] >> welcome to the stage julie burns, john coppin tina in the and the tucson symphony organist -- orchestra, calexico playing for us tonight. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ sing with me. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ we love you, gabby. ♪ let's lets here let's hear it tucson, come on. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ we love you, tucson. ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] [cheers and applause] >> we love you, gabby. we love you, mark. [cheers and applause] >> alright, then. [laughter] those guys rock. you know tha

. >> my name is ron barber and i will be here and see tonight.cheers and applause] i want to welcome all of you to this very special event as we gather once again as a strong and compassionate community, to remember the tragedy at january 8th and honor the six could people who died, those who were wounded and are recovering, this is in euros who came her aid, the first responders, the medical personnel of umc and to acknowledge the unity, compassion, love and support that defines who we are. the sacher bute still surround all of us as we heal and rebuild their lives. we live in this beautiful place that is not only the beauty of the desert and the mountains that sustains us. it is the kindness of the people who live here and who care about each other so much. this event is a gift of thanks and appreciation to all of you. the program tonight is the result of hard work to many people and organizations and they are listed on the screens. without them, and this event could not have happened. i want to especially thank the tucson symphony orchestra an

we have all seen the healing possible and we have seen that with ron barber when he returned to workus in the pledge of allegiance. [cheers and applause] we were reminded of the strength that ordinary people can show under terrible pressure, daniel hernandez, bill badger, peter rhee and so many others that showed us with realty there is also strength. so with these lessons in mind, we remember those we have lost. christine agreement, dorothy morrice, judge role, gave the zero men and end door when stoddard. remember their spirits and good story that each of us brought to us. thank you very much. [applause] >> please welcome to the stage this 78 orchestra playing for us tonight. [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] >> we love you zero gabby. we love you mart. welcome back. >> all right then. [laughter] and they rock. that song is a very special song for the congresswoman and markka and it was a song that you sent up on the previous mission to wake up mark kelly and his group. do you think it woke him up? [laughter] thank you very much all of you for joining i

her aide ron barber emceed the event. back to calls. conn. peggy, independent line. caller: i think voters are sick and tired of the gridlock. i know i am. i want them to address that, some of these candidates. i think every legislator in the congress, in the house, should have a sign in the office saying that every idea i have will be good, that every idea they have will be bad. i am very tired of hearing its mcconnell saying no matter what obama puts before us, much like it down. that is not what this country needs. let's get the gridlock out of washington. and the candidates better address it. it is important to me. , a democrat from kentucky things jon huntsman may surprise the media. michael from alexandria, virginia -- as we have been sharing with you, the latest surveys from suffolk university and channel 7 news, taking a look at polling, new hampshire, this is how would ranks today. mr. romney, 33% -- this was taken january 7-8 -- followed by dr. paul, 20%, jon huntsman, 13%, newt gingrich at 11%, rick santorum, 10%, rick perry, 1%, undecided voters also weig

training or not, wanting to help save the lives of others who had been injured on that day and even ron barbern the morning. >> alisyn: the country really marvelled at your calm, cool, collected dean nor in the face of all of this crisis. what were you thinking, if you can remember how you were able to stay so calm? >>you know, i knew that staying calm was the most important thing. i had very limited training, so i knew that until someone else came in with better training, i needed to do my best to keep the congresswoman in the best shape until the emergency medical technicians did come in and take over. butz, i didn't think that having an emotional break down, because i had seen friends and other people, that i knew, getting injured and killed, would have helped anyone, because it would have -- i would have lost my focus and prevented me from giving the maximum amount of aid to the congresswoman. >> alisyn: to say it was a life-altering event for everyone involved is obviously an understatement. how has your life changed since that day? >> you know, it hasn't, really, because i have been doin