savannah?right, scott, thanks. >>> this morning, an oregon dad is lucky to be alive and he has his 3-year-old son to thank. aaron hayes was wood carving at home when the blade cut deep into his left hand. aaron told his son, a.j., to call 911 and that's exactly what the 3-year-old boy did. listen to this call. >> hello. >> hello. >> hello, 911. >> dad needs help. >> what happened? can you get him on the phone? >> does he need -- >> he needs help right away. >> does he need an ambulance or police? >> okay. >> and joining us now from oregon is aaron hayes his son, a.j., and aaron's fiancee, tonya lucas. good morning to all of you. >> good morning. >> i have to ask you first, aaron. how are you doing? i heard you got some stitches. it looked like it was a pretty big gash. >> yeah. i got ten stitches and i'm still pretty sore. getting better, though. thankfully my son was there to help me out. >> tell us what happened. >> well, i just started a woodworking class at the salem carousel on thursday ni

and also the indignity, the insult of an assassination attempt on a member of congress. >> savannah, this president, this first lady, it's tough when you're president. you don't get to be good at it or bad at it. it's part of the job. but this visit tonight means so much to your hometown. >> lester said it so well, just to have the president here speaks to the magnitude of the loss that the people here in tucson feel. the president certainly does not relish a role like this, but the desire of the white house is for him to come here and bring people together and speak to this sense of loss. not just for tucson or this community, but just for the nation. and i think we'll see a president who treats this as somebody who was invited to speak at a memorial service, who talks about the individuals who were lost, who talks about some of the heroism we saw that day and calls on america to reach its better sellen and to shine in this moment of tragic loss. >> one programming note for all of you who have tuned in to join us for "nightly news." the moment the president begins speaking, we'll be

savannah, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. the president told senior advisers at their meeting this morning, daley expected to start in two or three weeks. in picking daley, the president has reached out to someone described as a tried and true democratic centrist. he has strong ties, as you said to the business community, having worked as an executive with jpmorgan. he was also commerce secretary under bill clinton. chairman of al gore's 2000 campaign and he grew up in politics as the son of chicago's famous mayor. >> needless to say, bill also has a smidgen of awareness how our system of government and politics works. you might say it is a genetic trait. >> you, mr. president, have proven your strength, your leadership, your vision during a most difficult time for our nation and for the world. you have also shown through your example that public service is an honorable calling and i am pleased to answer your call. >> reporter: daley and obama, of course, are both from chicago, but the two men are not said to be personally cl

savannah, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian.sked jeff immelt to head a new advisory panel on jobs and competitiveness. immelt was with the president today in schenectady, the birth place of ge to make this announcement. it's part of the white house's shift in focus now that the economy is in recovery to try to get businesses to actually hire. >> the past two years were about pulling our economy back from the brink. the next two years, our job now, is putting our economy into overdrive. our job is to do everything we can to ensure that businesses can take root and folks can find good jobs. >> reporter: well, the president has a new economic team, a new chief of staff from the business world. and some see the choice of immelt as more evidence the president is trying to mend fences with the business community. immelt has been critical of the administration in the past but has been spending a lot of time with the president lately. some labor leaders were skeptical today, saying that ge has cut jobs and sent them overseas. the presid

we begin here tonight with our white house correspondent savannah guthrie. >> good evening, brian. the president spent the day behind closed doors. aides know this is largely the republican's week and the president is keeping a low profile so far. there are going to be a lot of new faces at the capital tomorrow and before long, new faces here at the white house as well. leaving hawaii behind and coming back to washington, aboard air force one, the president said he hoped to return to republicans ready to work together. >> my expectation and my hope is that john boehner and mitch mcconnell will realize that there will be plenty for them to campaign for 2012 in 2012. and that our job this year is to make sure that we build up on the recovery. >> reporter: republicans take control of the house tomorrow. ohio congressman john boehner will take back the speaker's gavel from the democrats. on her final full day in the job, speaker nancy pelosi said she had no regrets. >> i don't really look back. i look forward and we look forward to, as i said before, being a willing partner and solving

savannah, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. as we've been reporting all week, there are a lot of comings and goings here. first of all, bill daley, who is being seriously considered to be the new white house chief of staff. the former clinton commerce secretary was here today, meeting with the president and senior staff, a decision on that could be imminent. and press secretary robert gibbs, as expected, said today he will leave likely in early february. he will still be an outside paid consultant to the white house but he said today some changes at the top will bring some fresh perspective. >> i think having new voices and having fresh voices, some of those voices that are coming back from having taken a couple of years off, are an important part of this process. i would not trade the worst day i've had here for many of the best days that you might have in another job. >> reporter: we also learned today that the president will name the replacement for larry summers, that top economic adviser on friday. the leading contender sa

savannah, as always, thanks. >>> five new governors were sworn in today. among them an ex-governor jerry brown, california democrat, taking over for arnold schwarzenegger. brown returns to the job he left 28 years ago. he was first sworn in for the first time back in 1975. today, he spoke of dire financial challenges. and it seems as though he might have been considering the challenges he's facing when he seemed to reassure the crowd that he really wants the job. >> i take this obligation freely -- >> without any mental reservation. >> without any mental reservation. >> or -- >> really, no mental reservation. >> no reservations. jerry brown starting the serious business of governing california with that light moment. and by the way, it's not only the second go-around for him in office. his father, of course, pat brown, was governor from 1959 to 1967. >>> elsewhere in california tonight, 2011 is starting off the way 2010 ended, with bad weather. hundreds of motorists were stranded for almost 24 hours by an ice storm that closed interstate 5 in the mountains

savannah, thanks, as always.he midst of this visit by his high-level house guest, we know a lot more tonight about what americans think of their president right about now. tonight we're debuting our new nbc news/wall street journal poll. it shows a dramatic turn in opinion here lately. our chief white house correspondent chuck todd here to unveil the numbers for us. welcome. >> thank you, brian. what a move tomorrow. it's the two-year anniversary since obama took office. his job approval rating now sitting at 53%. this is the highest level it's been since july, 2009, the month before the health care debate took off and served as a drag for 18 straight months. now, three reasons why this number jumped up. number one, the president's handling of tucson. 74% approve of that and a lot had to do with the speech that he gave. number two, simple optimism about the economy and the future of america. 53% say over the next five years, things are going to get better. six months ago, it was 20 points lower. and then finally,

one of them happens to be our white house correspondent, savannah guthrie. she grew up a mile away from where this happened. and you told me the safeway is your mom's grocery store. >> that's where she goes. so many people have said it could have been me. this is a vibrant and diverse place. there's a mix of rural and urban. a rich native american heritage and hispanic heritage. the politics have gotten rough lately but the people want you to know this place is about much more than that. this is the tucson people here wish you knew. a city of postcard-perfect views nestled between the mountains and among the cactus. a town proud of its university, especially its basketball team. a thoroughly modern city celebrating its western roots. today it's a community nursing a collective wound. >> gabby is, you know, she's a tucson girl. that's why it hurts so much. they're one of us. >> at this cafe today, everyone said the same thing. >> tucson is the biggest small town you could ever possibly live in. there's -- i would say there's not even six degrees of separation

savannah guthrie with us from the white house tonight. savannah, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. some experts say this is the most important visit by a chinese leader in three decades. these are the world's two biggest economic superpowers, sometimes rivals, sometimes partners. president hu arrived this afternoon in washington, greeted by the vice president at andrews air force base. he'll attend a small dinner tonight with president obama in the family dining room. tomorrow a day of meetings, and tomorrow night a full state dinner. both countries are emphasizing the importance of this visit. the biggest thorn in this relationship continues to be over trade. the value of china's currency. the u.s. is pressing china to allow its money to rise at a faster pace. the u.s. thinks china manipulates its currency to keep prices artificially low. the chinese currency has risen in value recently, the u.s. says it's not happening fast enough. the u.s. wants china to do more to get north korea to stop its provocative behavior. the pre

or further back through each human cell to african eve her grunts are tuning savannahs. i felt the gift shared from the bones later that night in the crowded room when all the instruments had gone silent and a man rose up shyly alone and sang sean moss one of the singer's songs. beautiful country, i take you to by the black water screens of the beast the thrush and the black bird sings sweetly and the wild deer over the mountains branches with fruits and blossom the and hives with honey. and the corn creek lifts it's cries in the grass. [applause] >> your poem has a sense of place and you mentioned earlier the sensation of going to canada and what it felt like to be in that place in canada and in other opportunities to be in that land in ireland. i wonder if you can reflect and margaret as well, what were the physical experiences you were having and what was the importance ever going to the place by way of informing your story? >> i don't know if anybody seen there is a series on now on called african-american lives? >> yeah. >> and it remindses me so much of my experien

and into the savannah lands. the moans and groans, hundreds, thousands stolen, we rarely speak the taken, i will this time because you have asked. come back, back, back, far edge of memory. we recall them and they are black smith, by all accounts a master craftsman, worthy of praise, honored as a powerful magician. one who could speak the old names of the mother elements, earth, fire, water, wind. they would do as bidding, think. people sing praise songs. he was a gifted black smith. he is not remembered for that. he is best remembered for being a loving father. when his beloved wife died only after a year and embraced his newborn son, i will raise you myself. the elder women with argued against it saying you'll grow up wild without a gentle hand of a mother, a gentle hand to guide him. must divide by custom, take another wife or give the baby to a mother who is childless. how will you feed the baby? you have no milk to give. dinka would not change his mind. the tortoise doesn't have milk to give but knows how to

i went to savannah awhile back. the college has done so much, with the single-screen theaters. the use them for teaching purposes and continue their operations. the same could be true of a place like this. they need to have renovation, and the two things were greatly together. by working cooperatively with the academy of our university, people can realize a lot of good things. the third issue is the threat to residential housing. i was not surprised but i knew that the number of students in residential housing is relatively small. as of the registration, only about 1600, or 9.5%. this is not all housed in previously residential areas. there were other uses that were converted. the actual numbers were probably a lot smaller. and i think that if they provide housing, they will probably be better off. having been a student in the late 60's, we were going out to collectively compete with other people for the rented properties. they can sometimes find properties that are not residential and make them into residential usage. and this will help the situation rather than making it wors

or further back through each human cell to african eve her grunts are tuning savannahs. felt the gift shared from the bones later that night in the crowded room when all the instruments had gone silent and a man rose up shyly alone and sang sean moss one of the singer's songs. beautiful country, i take you to by the black water screens of the beast the thrush and the black bird sings sweetly and the wild deer over the mountains branches with fruits and blossom the and hives with honey. and the corn creek lifts it's cries in the grass. [applause] >> your poem has a sense of place and you mentioned earlier the sensation of going to canada and what it felt like to be in that place in canada and in other opportunities to be in that land in ireland. i wonder if youn

office was vandalized that week, and the congresswoman criticized palin's map with chuck todd and savannah guthrie. >> the way she has it depicted has the cross hairs of a gun sight over our district. when people do that, there's consequences to that action. >> reporter: after saturday's shooting, palin's team defended the map on a conservative podcast. >> we never, ever, ever intended it to be gun sights. it was simply cross hairs like you see on a map. >> reporter: still, they removed the map from their website on saturday, but today it was still up on palin's facebook page. today, palin e-mailed beck to say -- >> our children will not have peace if politicos capitalize on this to succeed in portraying anyone as inciting terror and violence. >> reporter: beck has been criticized for comments like this about liberal activist michael moore. >> i'm thinking about killing michael moore. i can just be choking the life out of him. is this wrong? >> reporter: the issue blew up right after the shooting with the tucson sheriff's first briefing. he lit up the internet by blaming the media. >> the

our savannah says it wants its land back. and a happy ending to an icy saga as three hundred people are told to safety after being stranded off russia's far east coast for over two weeks. the breakthrough treaty between moscow and washington to cut nuclear arms is now just one step away from reality russian lawmakers are set to approve the start to agreement by the twenty fifth of january past the second of three parliamentary readings in the duma for the treaty was signed by president medvedev and obama in april last year it would see the two countries nuclear. arsenal slashed by a third within seven years the new start was passed by the u.s. senate just before the new year after being strongly opposed by republicans congressman added several changes forcing russia to counter-balance those amendments to keep the treaty intact the head of the state duma as foreign affairs committee told r.t. washington is responsible for the long drawn out ratification process also expressed fears the u.s. may one day pull out of the deal. ma

appropriate any money for savannah because they said giving money to savannah to rebuild would simply help savannah and was not general welfare. now, i made this speech once on the floor a couple years ago and i got a nice letter, kind of, from a lady in alabama who took me to task and listed all the programs that she thought were viable and good and she wanted continued. i said, ma'am, you actually missed the ultimate point. the point is not should these programs be available for citizens, the point is who should be responsible for providing those programs. not every idea has to germinate, be funded, be appropriated, be regulated from washington. the states are equally comp tent, and if indeed we divided our responsibilities together we could provide better services for the people for a cheaper price. now, mr. akin, if i could give one second of a simple example. david walker has written a great book called "rebirth of federalism" where he made the effect that dangling money in front of cash-starved states is not good for both levels of government. for example, he said, when we put c

bob's story is common. 2-year-old savannah another pit mix knows it well. >> she probably had somethingtriever or lab. >> like all dogs she was tested for temperment and safety. >> kids do things silly. open their mouth, stick hands in mouth. she doesn't do anything. shees says there are crazy people. crazy people. >> the volunteers do the best they can to play with dogs and wait for homes. but sometimes it's a long wait. this home video shows lucy here for a year. she was smart with exceptional ability to find hidden objects so a volunteer sent video of her trying to place her on a search and rescue team. and none would take a pit mix. so lucy got a home in nevada. she's a champion dock diver. a happy ending for her but... >> she could have saved peoples lives. >> and who knows? this 3 mold puppy could be tested for greatness but would be happy to get training and a nice home z remember alex and jesus? they're so convince they had say they'll never adopt any other kind of dog. and this staff says you can never assume any breed of dog is all bad or all good. and if you'd like to find ou

savannah guthrie has details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, meredith. aids say they were trying to do something different with the state of the union. more broad themes. less of a laundry list of policy proposals. but with republicans and democrats sitting side by side, there was a different feel in the room. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states! [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: the president entered into a new era in washington with a nod to the new republican speaker and a moment for the arizona congresswoman who couldn't be there. >> we are also mindful of the empty chair in this chamber and we pray for the health of our colleague and our friend gabby giffords. [ applause ] >> reporter: giffords' husband watched the speech from her hospital room holding her hand while the parents of 9-year-old victim christina taylor green watched from the guest box. members wore black and white ribbons in giffords' honor. >> there is a reason the tragedy gave us pause. we are still bound together as one people. we share common hopes and a common cr

over at the white house, savannah guthrie. savannah, as we watch the president come down the aisle and shake a lot of familiar faces, who in some cases are on unfamiliar sides of the aisle for them, what was the advance billing the white house was handing correspondents today on this speech? >> well, one thing they said is this won't be of states of the union you have seen before. broader themes and not a laundry list of items they have done or plan to do as one aide said today. this is a speech. it's not a budget. so we will hear the president talk about freezing the federal budget over the next five years for non-security spending. but we won't hear a lot of details on that kind of issue. but what you'll really here is broad appeal, almost a patriot appeal to american ideals, dreams, aspirations, a pitch to be competitive and new spending and things like education and innovation and infrastructure as a way to make americat( competitive, but also, talking about the deficit that is are so much on the minds of all of those new

savannah another pit mix know it very well. >> she probably have something like retrieve error lab.other short haired breed in her. >> mike all the dogs here tested for temperament and safety before being offered for adoption. >> kids do thing silly. go for the mouth stick their hands in the mouth. right. she doesn't do anything. she's like about this is crazy crazy, people. crazy people. >>reporter: staff volunteers do the best they can to exercise and play with the dogs while they wait for homes. but sites it's a long wait. lucy was here for a year. she was especially smart with an exceptional ability to find hidden objects so volunteer sent video of her all over the country. trying to place her on a search and rescue team. about. >> good girl. about nice. >>reporter: but none of them would take a pit mix.so lucy now renamed casper finally got a home in nevada. about where she is a champion dock diver. happy ending for her but. >> she really could have saved people app lives. >>reporter: and who knows. this three-month old pit mix puppy could be destined for greatness too but he w

with our ports at savannah and brunswick, we are part of an expanding international trade community.he savannah port in order to accommodate the larger vessels that will soon pass through the panama canal. but we must do more. our rail capacity and cargo routes must be improved and expanded. we must not miss this opportunity to provide jobs for georgians. [applause] highway congestion, especially in the greater atlanta area is a deterrent to job growth in the region. if we do not solve this problem soon, we will lose the businesses who want to expand or locate in our state. i am dedicated to working with all elements of government to improve our transportation system and i call on all georgians to join us. we must put aside some of the regional differences of the past and work for the common good of our state. as our state continues to grow, the demand for water has likewise increased. as governor, i will continue to pursue negotiations with alabama and florida to reach a resolution of the long standing dispute over the use of water in our federal reservoirs and our major rivers. we

nbc's white house correspondent savannah guthrie has a preview of the speech. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. the president has seen a big bump in approval ratings and wants to keep that momentum going but republicans are already drawing the battle lines. >> i just want to give you a preview of what i'm going to be saying. >> reporter: president obama gave campaign supporters a sneak peek online. >> my number one focus is going to be making sure that we are competitive, that we are growing and we are creating jobs, not just now, but well into the future. >> reporter: a theme that may sound familiar from last year's speech. >> jobs must be our number one focus in 2010. >> reporter: one year later with unemployment still stubbornly high and the democrats rebuke in the midterm, the president is expected to plot a more centrist course. aides say the speech will emphasize working with republicans where possible, the need for job creation especially by increasing exports and need for tough decisions on spending to reduce the deficit, but the pre

with is a that that -- sai -- savannah, we are part of a trade community.e must do more. our rail capacity and cargo routes must be improved and expanded. we must not miss this opportunity to provide jobs for georgians. [applause] [applause] [applause] highway congestion especially in the greater atlanta area is a deterrent to job growth in the region. if we do not solve this problem soon, we will lose the businesses who want to expand or locate in our state. i am dedicated to working with all elements of government to improve our transportation system, and i call on all georgians to join us. we must put aside some of the regional differences of the past and work for the common good of our great state. as our state continues to grow, the demand for water has likely increased. as governor, i will continue to pursue negotiations with alabama and florida to reach a resolution over the long standing dispute of how to use the water in our major reservoirs and rivers, but we will continue our conservation efforts. we are blessed with abundant water resources, and

least rude, nashville, savannah, charleston, north carolina.>> doing them proud in the south. >>> this is a story we thought was interesting and it was in "the wall street journal," believe it or not. they did a test to see if you give out tickets, who responds the fastest? the way they did this, basically made them realize that what we learned in elementary school is mirrored in our adult life. let me give you the background. they basically said, here are free tickets. they sent it out to a whole group of people. what they realized is people whose last names start at the beginning of the alphabet, end up responding slower. why that is? when you're little, remember how you stand in line, a, b, c -- all those people that are a, b, c, d, they think i'm going to be first anyway, who cares. people with the last, n, w, z, we respond first because we're so used to being at the end. apap >>> major developments this morning from tucson. legal action against jared loughner. and gabrielle giffords' surprise in her hospital room. >>> important issues addr

savannah guthrie has details on that. >>> well, matt, the president is working into the speech and late into the night, but today he may practice it time permitting. it is a speech about jobs and america's competitiveness and include a reach out to republicans. they are hoping it will cement his recent rise in the polls. >> madam speaker, the president of the united states -- >> reporter: with the president set to address congress the night, his spokesman did the best to not give anything away. >> at noon we will not talk about what the president is going to say at 9:00 on tuesday. >> will there be anything about -- >> i was going to put up a slide that says that the president's speech is going to be at 9:00. >> will there be anything about the job cuts -- >> i realize it is futility on both ends. >> reporter: when the president takes the podium this year, it is going to mark the midpoint of his presidency and in many ways the beginning of the 2012 presidential campaign and no surprise he gave a sneak preview to online supporters. >> we have a lot of work to do. >> reporter: and an oppo

join chuck and savannah guthrie join chuck and savannah guthrie weak day mornings at 9:00 weak day morningsaw. law. the first votes are now the first votes are now scheduled for wednesday. scheduled for wednesday. charlie cook, msnbc political charlie cook, msnbc political analyst and editor of cook analyst and editor of cook political report joins us now. political report joins us now. they're not wasting anytime. they're not wasting anytime. they did take a week off to get they did take a week off to get through the tucson emotions, the through the tucson emotions, the ups and the downs and the great ups and the downs and the great tragedy there, but we're going tragedy there, but we're going to be right at it again next to be right at it again next week and then the state of the week and then the state of the union. union. >> yes, they have to move on, >> yes, they have to move on, but i think the tone will be but i think the tone will be different. different. what would democrats most like what would democrats most like to see happen? to see happen? the tone from republicans in the tone

>> look, i think the president has -- to speak broadly on this, savannah, i think there was a period of inflection after the elections. and we've seen it with a swearing-in of the new congress, that rather than washington and the white house and both houses of congress being controlled by democrats, there is now a split in our government, and ultimately a split in the responsibility of coming up with solutions for this country. >> that explains what happened, but how has he changed? >> well, what i would say on that is i think through a whole series of decisions on people leaving office or leaving working in this white house, i think it's pretty safe to say there's some aspect of new leadership and a new team here to deal with the challenges of that shared responsibility. >> has the president moved ideologically to the center? >> the president is still the same president that we've had for more than two years. >> i'm not going to waste my time on any truly deep or substantive questions. but -- so maybe you could tell us about the event tonight with the freshmen members. how does the

use social media that bypass governments and communicate directly with people and chuck todd and savannah guthrie of msnbc late last year recognized me for issuing the tweet of the year. in part because the state department spokesman had a sense of humor. what i said in my tweet after president carter traveled to pyongyang to rescue an american citizen jailed there and this followed a similar trip last year when our president clinton brought home two journalists, i tweeted that the american people should heed the travel warnings. after all, we only have so many former presidents. now in a shameless attempt at self-promotion since i am currently hundreds of followers behind my friend and the ambassador to the united nations, feel free to follow me at p.j. crowley. now, in my view, success in the 21st century depends on effective governance. a free and vibrant press plays an important role in the development of civil society and accountable governments, as a general rule, the freer the press the more transparent and the more democratic a government is likely to be. any in the context of thi

use social media that bypass governments and communicate directly with people and chuck todd and savannah guthrie of msnbc late last year recognized me for issuing the tweet of the year. in part because the state department spokesman had a sense of humor. what i said in my tweet after president carter traveled to pyongyang to rescue an american citizen jailed there and this followed a similar trip last year when our president clinton brought home two journalists, i tweeted that the american people should heed the travel warnings. after all, we only have so many former presidents. now in a shameless attempt at self-promotion since i am currently hundreds of followers behind my friend and the ambassador to the united nations, feel free to follow me at p.j. crowley. now, in my view, success in the 21st century depends on effective governance. a free and vibrant press plays an important role in the development of civil society and accountable governments, as a general rule, the freer the press the more transparent and the more democratic a government is likely to be. any in the context of thi

picking up where savannah left off. a lot of talk about the tea party. yesterday the tea party caucus held its first meeting without three key senators who came to office in large part because of that movement. are they in trouble if they lose their rising stars so early? >> half of them were no shows. one that didn't show up said i don't want to co-opt the tea party. it's a main street movement and not a washington movement. by that theory then zero senators should have shown up. that would have been a successful tea party meeting in the senate. it was very disappointing. they tried to cover that up. >> let's talk about one of the changes in obama's inner circle that's jay carney. a lot of changes actually. new press secretary. what is it about this guy? what does he bring to the table? >> i've known jay a long time as a "time" magazine reporter. he's been out there asking the questions. he hasn't been on that intense hot stage of the white house briefing room answering the questions. he haven't really been tested that. everyone inside thought this was

and savannah, georgia, wsav, nbc 3, sunny, cool, 57 degrees. comes that snow stretching all the way from down to washington, up to syracuse and burlington, vermont. we're talking anywhere from six to nine inches of snow. philadelphia may see one to two, hartford, three inches, >>> good morning to you. one of the warmest mornings of the week so far. we've got temperatures in the upper 30s low 40s and the fog not as much of a factor as it was at this time yesterday. as you can see live picture here at sinole, things are looking good. everyone on the highway moving up to speed. a little fog left over in the north bay so take it easy up there. that will be the case possibly until 10:00 a.m. most of it will lift out of the area before we hit 9:00. 38 degrees in hayward. we'll end up right around the same temperature later this afternoon, upper 50s. have a great day, bay area. >> coming up next, a difficult search for healing for a survivor of a deadly home invasion who witnessed the murder of his own parents. but first -- ugh, my sinuses... the cong

the congresswoman then raised it shall of palin's map with savannah guthrie and chuck todd on msnbc. >> for example, we're on sarah palin's targeted list, but the way she has it depicted has the crosshairs of a gun sight over our district. when people do that, they've got to realize there's consequences to that action. >> reporter: palin also used gun rhetoric on twitter last spring, saying "don't retreat, reload." >> don't retreat, reload! and that is not a call for violence. >> reporter: but only hours after saturday's attack, palin's gun sight map suddenly disappeared. palin's team blamed a contractor for not taking it down sooner when the election was over. an aide told conservative radio host tammy bruce -- >> where i come from, the person that is actually shooting is the one that's culpable. you know, and we had nothing whatsoever to do with this. >> i don't think it's fair to connect sarah palin to this event, but i do think it's fair to connect sarah palin and others on the left and the right to the climate of violence. >> reporter: some republicans say both sides should dial