she has one in her house in tucson.haven't really got into the details of, like, recent gun legislation. one thing she would always say is that she thinks that, you know, gun laws should be led by law enforcement. the legislation should be that members of congress should take the lead from law enforcement. so, i don't expect that has changed much. >> i suppose that the opposite end of that argument will be one of the people that could be most effective now in tightening the gun laws in this country could be someone like gabby giffords, given what she's been through, her previous view. jared loughner never should have had a gun. there are huge loopholes in the system that allow people like him and his mental position to are -- >> not only loopholes. arizona barely has any gun laws at all. from what i understand, without a background check, you can -- you can buy a gun, carry it concealed, walk into a bar with it, without -- and that's completely legal for anybody to do, including jared loughner to do that. so, while i sa

and when i said i need to get to tucson right away and he said i'll have my airplane ready for you. and by probably within an hour and a half, two hours after this happened, we were in the airplane flying to tucson, when it was reported by a couple cable news networks that gabby had, in fact, died. and you know, fortunately, other folks who were watching that, and tillman in particular was able to get me the information that, a., this just seems to be something wrong with this story. and i started making some phone calls. >> for those minutes, however long you had -- >> probably about 30 minutes. >> for 30 minutes, you thought your wife was dead. >> yes. yeah, it was tough. it was a tough situation. my mother screamed. kids started crying. i just got up, walked into the -- into the airplane's bathroom, and, you know, just broke down. and it was a difficult period of time. but in hindsight, looking at it, you know, that was the low point. and it's all been pretty positive since then. >> well, certainly, compared to that half an hour. >> yeah. >> life has gotten incredibly happier for

. >> 24 hours after rick recorded his video, he left his tucson apartment and hit the freeway. his estranged wife, elixcia. >> he said he was afraid of dying. i told him that i believed in angels. and i told him that when he died, he would feel love that he never got to experience in this world. and he told me to keep telling me nice stories. different parts of the conversation, he's, like, i think i'm going to pull in here and kill myself. and i am just freaking out. it's like, what are you going to do? by this time he was really tired. i think he had been awake for like two days. and he just started mumbling words. he was like, i have to go now. he goes, i'm so tired. he said, i'm so tired of thinking. you know, he just -- a lot of -- he was just expressing thoughts, everything that was going through his mind. and then he -- he was like, i have to go now. >> i got in contact with my sister. well, i consider her my sister, because to me she is. she's not flesh and blood. but i'm talking about davida. she calls me sometimes and we talk and tells me the stuff she's going through

>>darya: new this morning, a federal appeals court will hear arguments regarding the tucson shooting rampage suspect, jared laughner and his lawyers want to stop this force medication with psychotropic drugs and they want moved from the prison facility that he has been at cents a judge found him mentally unfit to stand trial. laughter pleaded not guilty to 49 charges stemming from the tucson shooting in january where six people were killed and 13 injured including gabby giffords. 6:20 a.m., we are back with more in a couple of minutes. de muni every day. i enjoy it the most when i'm with sidney. she doesn't notice that it's too crowded or that it can run a half hour late. i'm bevan dufty, and i'm running for mayor because it's not enough to just "get it done"-- we have to get it done better. sidney thinks muni is magic. we go underground and come out someplace new-- just us. i want all of us to see it that way. three officers traveling in an unmarked vehicle, for some unknown reason went across the lanes of traffic and struck out light pole. you could tell by the video that many othe

the events of that horrible morning in tucson are by now burned into our memories. >> we are following a developing story and comes to us out of tucson. >> of arizona, was shot outside-zblsh gabby giffords, energetic, ever-optimistic congresswoman, clinging to life, shot in the head at close range. as they write in the new memory, "gabby: a story of courage and hope," all that followed in the chaotic moments not only saved her life but helped limit the brain damage, giving her the best chance possible of recovery. >> everything want as good as it possibly kro have to get her to this situation she's in right now. >> reporter: the bullet had pierced gabby's skull, causing serious damage to the left side of her brain. it was a miracle she survived but no one could be sure if she'd ever walk or talk again. >> you know, the recovery from these kind of injuries isn't measured in days and weeks, more like weeks and months. >> the main artery going through baghdad. >> reporter: a road i've been down myself after a trau matdic brain injury in 2006. >> this is one of the -- >> reporter: while re

the acting manner of the 12th air force in tucson says giffords is an inspiration to the troops. >> we have a lot that sustained battle injuries. they are dealing with a lot of the same injuries that giffords has had to deal with. >> base officials originally asked a member of giffords staff to take part in the meal. when she found out giffords decided to participate herself. >>> youtube video shows a scuffle during an occupy oakland protest. in the video you can see oakland police officers tackling someone to the ground. it happened when a truck tried to deliver portable toilets to the plaza. officers organizedofficers -- officers ordered the truck to leave. >>> organizers tell us here at ktvu news that they have received a donation of more than 100 tents. more tents are expected soon. members of the community donated food yesterday for thanksgiving day dinner. it comes one week after campus police officers sprayed protestors creating nation-wide headlines. >> we are starting to have a self-awakening to what it means to live william police who have so much potential for violence and w

. >>> it has been ten months now since that awful day in a safeway grocery store parking lot in tucsonarizona. tonight because a copy of a long awaited book has gotten out, we are learning for the first time what congresswoman gabby giffords herself remembers about that day as well as some of the extraordinary details about her struggle to recover and come back. we get the story tonight from nbc's kelly o'donnell. >> reporter: two months after the carnage in tucson, the assassination attempt last january, gabrielle giffords finally grasped what had happened telling her husband mark kelly she remembered the attack with three words. shot, shocked, scary. giffords and kelly write about her recovery in a book out this month. "gabby, a story of courage and hope." the associated press obtained an advance copy reporting that kelly had tried to tell his wife that six people had been killed, but for a long time she had not understood. six months after the shooting she wanted to know more. he began by explaining the two friends, aide gabe zimmerman and judge john roll had died. giffords moaned a

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> giving thanks on the home front and the front lines, and a surprise volunteer serving troops in tucson, arizona. >>> rage and revolution in egypt after days of violence and blood shed. tonight, signs of a cease-fire in a country deep in crisis. >>> a league of her own. a barrier-breaking coach leads her team to the championship game. >>> and rough life, dozens of dogs rescued then brought here for a life most dogs take for granted. "nightly news" starts now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening, everyone, and happy thanksgiving. i'm savannah guthrie in tonight for brian. and usually they let your turkey digest before they expect you in the stores. but the notorious shopping day known as black friday is now creeping into thanksgiving thursday, and there's a reason for it. retailers are desperate for the business. if you want to take the temperature of the american economy, what happens over the next four weeks or so provides as good a snapshot as any. the folks who survey these things for a living tell us some 152 million people plan to shop in the next three d

the tragedy in tucson nearly a year ago. >>> here in new york kids of all ages couldn't wait to feast their eyes on this year's macy's thanksgiving day parade. >> more than a dozen giant balloons and floats graced the streets of manhattan as 3.5 million people looked on a 40 future julius the sock monkey made its debut, and on top of that sonic the hedgehog returned after an 18-year hiatus. good to see you again. 3.5 million folks, wow. >> still ahead here on "america this morning" the details from that tragic plane crash in arizona. >> and what to look for if you are going shopping and on the market for a fancy tv today. >> and let's face it, it wouldn't be black friday without weekend football. we have all the highlights ahead. >> today's weather brought >>> william back. a big telecom merger deal this morning. at&t and t mobile say they have withdrawn the ram ficks of the federal communications commission because of opposition from the fcc as well as from the justice department, but the cell phone companies say they still want to go ahead with the $39 billion deal. >>> portugal is

it was her first time out in tucson since being shot in january. service members say she is an inspiration inform them. >> when i saw her, i said, you look stronger. she said, i feel stronger. it's amazing. it makes me proud to be american. i love it. >> originally, it was supposed to be a member of giffords' staff at the event, but when the congresswoman heard about it, she insisted that she go as well. >>> two men are being hailed at heroes after pulling a woman from a burning car. this happened yesterday morning off watkins park drive in upper marlboro. andre madlock and another woman saw a three-car accident. the man rushed to find one of the women trapped inside the car with a broken arm and leg. they pulled her to safety and stayed with her until emergency crews arrived. matlock said he was late for thanksgiving dinner, but his family was more than understanding. >> when i told them what happened, they just broke down and said, that's what thanksgiving is for. they cried on the phone when i was telling them. when i walked up for dinner this e

her husband -- an air force base in tucson. her husband was by her side. it's one of giffords' first appearances since being shot in the head last january. >> we have a lot of members unfortunately that sustained bat injuries and they're dealing with a lot -- battle injuries and they're dealing with a lot of the same issues the congresswoman has had to deal with. >> base officials originally asked part of the congresswoman's staff to take part in the dinner, but gifford decided she wanted to go herself. >>> when we -- giffords decided she wanted to go herself. >>> when we come back, we'll tell you about one of the biggest high school games in the district crowning one of the champions in the city, but this big story happened on the sidelines. >> we had a really special day with plenty of sunshine for turkey day, but what about the rest of the weekend and workweek? those details will be coming up. >> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00.  >>> it wouldn't be thanksgiving in d.c. without the annual turkey bowl, the city's marquee public s

mayor bloomberg and others who have come to washington to say it's been ten months since tucson.. and what's taking so long. >> patricia, when you make your case to congress today, this is obviously very personal for you. what would you say? >> i'm going to remind them on the people who died, give them information about each person. but mainly, i'm goes to ask them to try to prevent this from happening again by fixing the gun check law, to keep guns out of people's hands that shouldn't have them, a lot of dangerous people, and to make sure that every gun sale has a background check. >> patricia, mark, i appreciate your time this morning. thank you. >> thank you. >>> now over the jeff glor at the news desk with a check of the other headlines for you. jeff. >>> since the first time being charged of abusing boys, jerry sandusky is speaking out. and the scandal may be growing. the "new york times" reports close to ten more suspected victims have come forward. during an interview, sandusky said he's innocent, that he is not sexually attracted to young boys, but that he has made some mi

we get the story tonight from nbc's kelly o'donnell. >> reporter: two months after the carnage in tucsone assassination attempt last january, gabrielle giffords finally grasped what had happened telling her husband mark kelly she remembered the attack with three words. shot, shocked, scary. giffords and kelly write about her recovery in a book out this month. "gabby, a story of courage and hope." kelly had tried to tell his wife that six people had been killed, but for a long time she had not understood. six months after the shooting she wanted to know more. he began by explaining the two friends, aide gabe zimmerman and judge john roll had died. then he named the other victims including 9-year-old christina taylor greene. so overcome, giffords could not continue therapy. she was left with only 50% of her eyesight. it nearly took her ability to speak. kelly recalls how panic swept over giffords the first time she realized she couldn't talk. when george and barbara bush stopped to see her kelly said she struggled and could only utter "chicken." with speech therapy she can express herself.

this year, a tucson record- breaking attendance with over 70,000 patrons and spectators of the festival, making it our signature community tradition. the san francisco bay area filipino community salutes the legacy of celebrating filipino culture and heritage. >> representing the filipino american arts exposition and festival. [applause] [applause] >> we would also like to acknowledge the founder -- not the founder, but the current president, and also commissioner of entertainment for san francisco, who could not join us tonight, but who has been an instrument of the success. [applause] through the years, the filipino american community has become not just a member but, more importantly, a partner to the city of san francisco, fostering ties with a group of ambassadors who served as a bridge of people. tonight, we are 50 years of the san francisco manila sister cities. there's a bridge that connects the thrill of the orient to the city by the bay. it is a bridge of ambassadors, one made of people whose roots and hearts and the pacific ocean. in april 1961, the city of seven cisco formal

i miss tucson, the mountains, blue skies, even the heat. i'm getting stronger. i'm getting better.make mess sad. six people died. six innocent people, so many people hurt there is lots to say i will speak better. i want to get back to work representing arizona is my honor. my staff is there to help you. they keep me informed on your behalf. i miss you. i miss home. i'll see you real soon. thank you. be alive today if not for the heroics of her then intern daniel hernandez. as president obama noted. >> we are grateful to daniel hernandez, a volunteer in gabby's office and daniel, i'm sorry, you may deny it but we have decide you are a hero because you ran through the chaos to minister to your boss and tended to her wounds and help to keep her alive. >> joining me now, daniel hernandez who has just won his own election to the sunny side unified school district governing board in the tucson area. thank you very much for joining me tonight, daniel. >> thank you for having me on again, lawrence. >> daniel, what's it like to hear your former boss now finally being able to talk to us and

since she was shot in the head months ago in the shopping mall in tucson.ked about her struggle in an interview that aired on abc last night. >> how do you feel? >> pretty good. pretty good. >> i can see that your right hand, you move a lot more. is it painful? is it hard? >> it's difficult. difficult. difficult. >> despite her intensive rehab in houston, she has been able to return to tucson twice for private fund-raisers. a man who made a 9-year-old child drive him home because he was drunk will go to trial. that tops the news. a detroit area judge said he should face second-degree child abuse charges. his daughter testified about driving her father's van and said her dad consumed a half bottle of whisky and she agreed to drive, but felt a little scar scared. another girl survived for two days in the wreckage of her father's car. jordan and her dad were seen here at a local gas station playing scratch off and buying snacks and moments later the car went into a ditch killing her father and leaving jordan tre trapped. this child survived on pop tarts and ga

. >>> congresswoman gabrielle giffords surprised troops at an air force base in tucson. in one of her first appearances since being wounded last january, giffords was joined by her husband mark kelly to help serve thanksgiving dinner. fox's james rosen has more. >> ma'am, you're an inspiration to the community, to the base and to the nation. >> thank you. >> reporter: so gag helping serve thanksgiving dinners to service members and retirees in her hometown. it marked the arizona congresswoman's first constituent event since being shot in the head last january during a meet and greet with constituents outside a tucson supermarket. for the holiday gathering, giffords sported a baseball cab and an apron with her nickname gabby sewn on the front. the congresswoman using only her left hand as she served turkey continues to undergo a robust rehabilitation. >> we have a lot of members that suspect tin battle injuries and they are dealing with a lot of the same issues that the congresswoman has had to deal with and more family has had to deal with. >> reporter: base officials ha

out west these service members at the tucson air force base got a surprise today.ongresswoman gabrielle giffords served thanksgiving meals with her husband, mark kelly. giffords' first public event in her hometown since the shooting. >> thank you. >> reporter: at the white house today, president obama honored the troops too, calling ten members of the armed services. >> the american people are thinking of you today, and when you come home, we intend to make sure that we serve you as well as you're serving america. >> reporter: tonight across the country in these difficult economic times, so many thankful for what they do have. >> i have a meal. there are a lot of people in the world that do not have a meal. >> reporter: as the holiday season begins. jeff rossen, nbc news, new york. >>> overseas tonight american troops are marking their final thanksgiving in iraq before leaving the country at the end of this year, but it is quite a different story in afghanistan, where troops could spend many thanksgivings to come as the war there drags on. nbc's jim maceda is in ka

we will have a live report from our washington d-c-room following a stew on it shooting which -- tucson shooting which killed six people an injured several adults including congresswoman gabrielle giffords. >>> the east shore freeway is doing well as we head out to the mcarthur maze, no major problems as you drive out to the maze. traffic looks good all the way to the bay bridge toll mazda and people have asked me, when they tear down the old toll plaza, our camera will be moved to the new building and for now this is the way it will be. northbound 280 getting up to highway 17. at 508, let's go to steve. >>> high pressure is here, dry mild pattern two days, mostly sunny, there is a little increase on the fog, that had cool down, colds morning, i know if you are from lake minnesota, it is cooler. low and mid-60s, a few high clouds, winds is turned westerly for some, still a puff of clouds and waiting for a system to move in tomorrow. 41 in livermore coming down a little bit, some upper 30s and 40s, high pressure here for another day and then it gets bumped by tomorrow. not a big rain pro

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oficina de aduana dijo que unos 123.000 inmigrantes fueron detenidos en el sector de tucson, arizona,n instantes un verdadero infierno se viviÓ en inglaterra tras un mÚltiple choque de vehÍculos. al regresar, no cambie. ♪ >> un verdadero infierno se viviÓ en la autopistam al registrarse un mÚltiple choquÉ entre 34 vehÍculos que dejÓ al menos algunos muertos y varios heridos. investigan las causas de esta tragedia. veamos un adelanto de lo que tendrÁ jorge ramos este domingo tres de los Ángeles en el programa al punto. >> este domingo en al punto, estaremos transmitiendo desde los angeles california y hablamos con su alcalde antonio villaraigosa. >> vamos a proteger el derecho de protestar en contra del gobierno. >> hay que trabajar en uniÓn para beneficiar a nuestra comunidad, a nuestro paÍs. >> mantienela salinas estÁ reportando desde nicaragua. >> la gente estÁ tratando la manera de encontrar, quizÁs en una mano dura la soluciÓn de los problemas que aquejan al paÍs en cuanto a violencia. su creo que el asunto va mucho mÁs allá. >> recuerde, al punto a las 10 de la maÑana o a las nue

for thanksgiving by serving meals to service members and retires in tucson, arizona.usband mark kelly also helped serve up the food. the congresswoman has been undergoing intense rehabilitation as she recovers from a gun shot wound. she and 19 others were shot at a political event in tucson in january. >>> and there is an old saying that an army lives on its stomach. when thanksgiving rolls around, the u.s. army has a reputation and tradition to live up to. as tom fitzgerald reports, many soldiers this year are thankful to be back in the states. >> if you think you have a small army to feed at your house, meet ed ralsteen. >> happy thanksgiving. >> reporter: just back from afghanistan, the commander, he said leave seas are here on base serving a first-class thanksgiving is a major mission for an army at war. >> there is a lot of stress put on our soldiers and service members being away from family and friends. in truth, the resiliency of being there with my comrades, you do the best can you. >> reporter: the army like any family has its traditions. one of the holdest,

giffords ise spending thanksgiving in tucson. she arrived last night.oing to spend the holiday with family and friends. on father's day.it >>> one day before lucky turkeystoo from ending up on somebody's table. president obama will pardon the national turkey. the turkeys and will then go to washington's mount vernon estate where they will be on display. >>> this into gray will distribute 400 turkeys to residents facing financial problems. they were identified by the housing authority. the giveaway was funded through donations from the constituent services. >>> officials will crack down on under age drinking. a tax force will take place on this turkey chase. the night before thanksgiving is thethe busiest nights of for underage drinking. police will be out in full force. >>> we have 59 degrees. a big improvement over yesterday. >> agreed ending to "dancing stars." a war hero walks away with the trophy. were there. we have a recap. >> the rain is still coming down. check on traff ugh, time to color. woohoo! whoa. haircolor is a chore no more! you gotta co

. >>> gabrielle giffords served at an air force base base in tucson. >>> one woman wasn't sure she'd be able to feed her family this day. she's giving extra thanks for the meal on her table along with other families in need. we have the story. >> reporter: she served her country in the navy. now, she serves this family. neither of which are any small task. perhaps this is the more challenging of the two, raising four children alone. she didn't know how she would put a warm meal on the table this thanksgiving. >> probably have to share with family, friends, visit and try to get plates. >> reporter: that was until the redskins came to her rescue. >> she was very heroic at what she's doing, you know, for the country and at home, raising four kids by herself. it's awesome. it's amazing. i know she's strong. a lot of sacrifice. >> reporter: they were one of 3500 prince george's county needy families selected to receive a thanksgiving meal at fedex field. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: with that, they began strolling down the line. they were given several bags of fresh produce, a turke