being on january 8, 2011. i ll be there with my staff from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. to meet with you in person and answer any questions about what s going on in congress. it was my first week as an intern for gabby. i was asked, can you come in on saturday to help out with an event. i got a robo call on friday afternoon, come to the safeway and tell me how government can work better for you. i called my girlfriend and said, does anybody in your house want to come with me? everybody was busy but christina. christina teller was nine years old. she was smart as a whip. she was on the student council. again, this is congresswoman gabrielle giffords, and i hope to meet with you in person this saturday. so, the two of us got in the car and drove over. i actually went to the wrong safeway, so by the time i got there, the set up was done. first person i saw was gabe
unity, even in this time of anguish. about a week after that an nra spokesman said it really was not the most appropriate time and place to debate public policy. so not a good time to talk about policy. that was the nra s response to columbine. fast-forward almost exactly eight years to april 16th, 2007. a student at virginia tech in blacksburg, virginia shoots and kills 32 people before killing himself. a day after that shooting another statement from the nra expressing their sadness, saying they join the entire country in expressing deepest condolences to the families of virginia tech university. then a few days later, another nra statement, this is not a time for political discussions or public policy debates. so not the time for policy debate, not after virginia tech either. fast-forward to january 8, 2011. jared lee loughner kills people
we must stand in unshakeable unity, even in this time of anguish. about a week after that an nra spokesman said it really was not the most appropriate time and place to debate public policy. so not a good time to talk about policy. that was the nra s response to columbine. fast-forward almost exactly eight years to april 16th, 2007. a student at virginia tech in blacksburg, virginia shoots and kills 32 people before killing himself. a day after that shooting another statement from the nra expressing their sadness, saying they join the entire country in expressing deepest condolences to the families of virginia tech university. then a few days later, another nra statement, this is not a time for political discussions or public policy debates. so not the time for policy debate, not after virginia tech either. fast-forward to january 8, 2011. jared lee loughner kills people and injured congresswoman gabrielle giffords. she was in a grocery store parking lot near tucson. a 9-year-ol
terrible suffering together and so must the freedoms that bring us together. we must stand in unshakeable unity, even in this time of anguish. about a week after that an nra spokesman said it really was not the most appropriate time and place to debate public policy. so not a good time to talk about policy. that was the nra s response to columbine. fast-forward almost exactly eight years to april 16th, 2007. a student at virginia tech in blacksburg, virginia shoots and kills 32 people before killing himself. a day after that shooting another statement from the nra expressing their sadness, saying they join the entire country in expressing deepest condolences to the families of virginia tech university. then a few days later, another nra statement, this is not a time for political discussions or public policy debates. so not the time for policy debate, not after virginia tech either. fast-forward to january 8, 2011.
him meaning he will be spared the death penalty and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. this deal avoids a potentially long and costly trial and the risk of loughner being found not guilty by reason of insanity. after yesterday s plea deal mark kelly, husband of gabby giffords, said we don t speak for all victims and families but gabby and i satisfied with this agreement. the pain and loss caused by the events of january 8, 2011, are inca incalculable. avoiding a trial will allow us to continue with our recovery and move forward with our lives. the shooting spree left 16 dead and 13 others injured. still ahead, coming up, in olympic action team usa serving up an epic finale for women s beach volleyball. back again live from london to preview an all-american gold medal match. secretary of state hillary clinton outdoes herself on the dance floor in south africa. we look back at some of the best moves she s displayed the past