today, stoddard was honored and laid to rest and he and his wife went to the safeway last saturday it meet the congresswoman. when the shooting began, he shielded his wife with his own body. she survived. they were grade school sweethearts. and yesterday, it was phyllis schneck who was remembered. president obama calling her our mom and grandmother, her closest friends describing her as someone who always put family first. listen. she was always a family person and helpedful, generous and is what i knew of her. now, looking ahead to tomorrow, the memorial service for 30-year-old gabe zimmerman will be held, he was a staff member to gabby giffords, he was engaged to be married not far from now and he was described as the person who
they are able to put that in as well and experts say it s common for such patients that have brain injuries. across town, take a look at live pictures, fourth funeral is taking place this afternoon. in fact, it is just starting as we speak here at the top of the hour. you are looking live at a picture outside the church. dorwin stodard will be laid to rest. they were grade school sweethearts and he jumped on top of his wife to shield her from the bullets. she was hit three times but survived. yesterday, it was philip smeck, referring to mom and grandmother. she was a new jersey native, describing her as someone who put family first. she was always family person
his widow was shot three times in the legs. she remembered how he tried to protect her when the shots rang out. he threw himself over me. i don t know whether he threw me down or my first thought was get down, when i saw what has happening. i think it was the last shots that killed him. so he saved my life, and gave his for it. and you can t ask for much more, he would have protected me with his dying breath, the same way he loved me. so sad. the two were grade school sweethearts who found each other again later in life. a man wounded in the arizona shooting rampage is being held for a mental evaluation after a tense exchange over gun control. i m sure you ve heard about it. authorities say james eric fuller made a threat against a tucson tea party leader at a town hall meeting. sheriffs say fuller was involuntarily committed for an evaluation. the tea party organizer trent humphreys talked about the
he dove on top of his wife when the shots rang out on saturday to protect her. she was shot in the leg three times and survived. the couple had been grade school sweethearts. back here live on the lawn of the university medical center, you know we have shown you this. over the last week or so. this growing memorial here. but we can t show it to you enough. as we start our day, every morning, more and more stuff is added. candles, american flags. countless flowers. it s one of the touching things i ve seen. it s enormous and takes up the whole lawn here. stuffed animals and cards, and people from all walks of life. this is spectacular at night as the candles are lit.