contract with freddie mac. tonight, speaker gingrich s lobbying firm did just that. only partly. releasing one year of a multiyear deal. just what is it gingrich was paid an estimated $1.7 million to do. that s not only the breaking news tonight. ros reports tonight out of las vegas 245 a gingrich friend is writing another $5 million check to the supersuper pac. all this showing that mitt romney s lead is evaporating in florida and basically gone nationwide. take a look at the latest tracking poll. shows a virtual-romney gingrich dead heat. that s a sharp change from just last week before this weekend s south carolina gingrich blowout victory. those numbers could and almost certainly will change, but for now, the trend is so worrying to the romney forces they re attacking the challenger, not through surrogates like they have in the past or through super pacs but directly. while florida families lost everything in the housing crisis, newt gingrich cashed in. gingrich was pai
country s sacred pledge. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, undergod, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. congresswoman gabrielle giffords still recovering from her severe head trauma took to the stage at a candlelight vig nil tucson. on this day last year, january 8th, 2011, a gunman opened fire in a supermarket parking lot where giffords was meeting constituents. six people died. but giffords survived a point blank shot to the head. thelma gutierrez is standing by live at the vig nil tucson. some inspirational sites compared to the absolute horror of a year ago and to see her and hear her giving the pledge, it really just made your heart swell in a good way.
the back of the small of his back. the other guy was stepping on his neck. the gunman is in police custody. jared lee loughner, 22 years old. the scene was chaotic with sheriff s deputies and civilians trying to triage. did anybody get injured? did you say gabrielle giffords had been shot? gabrielle giffords had been shot in the head. i couldn t see an exit wound. i didn t know if there was one. all i saw was the entry wound. that s where i was applying the pressure. reporter: in the end it was hernandez, the paramedics and the trauma team who saved gabrielle giffords life. overall, this is about as good as it s going to get. when you get shot in the head and a bullet goes through your brain, the chances of you living is very small, and the chances of you waking up and actually following commands. reporter: january 8th, 2011, will be remembered as a catastrophic day, one where a year later a community has pulled together to honor the
you waking up and actually following commands. reporter: january 8th, 2011 will be remembered as a catastrophic day. a one where a year later, a community has pulled together to honor the victims and survivors of the deadliest rampage in the city s history. when the sun goes down, the candlelight vigil here on the university of arizona campus is scheduled to begin. we understand that congresswoman giffords is expected to attend. her chief of staff told us, however, don, that she is not expected to speak at this event. don? thelma gutierrez, thank you very much, thelma. parents have a lot of choices to make when it comes to picking the best schools for their kids. but how many know the differences between public and private schools, magnet schools and charter schools? cnn s education contributor steve perry explains. hi, i m lindy martin from murphy, texas. and dr. perry, i m wondering, what is the difference between a charter school, a magnet school,
the trauma team who saved gabrielle giffords life. overall, this is about as good as it s going to get. when you get shot in the head and a bullet goes through your brain, the chances of you living is very small, and the chances of you waking up and actually following commands. reporter: january 8th, 2011, will be remembered as a catastrophic day, one where a year later a community has pulled together to honor the victims and survivors of the deadliest rampage in the city s history. thelma, back to tonight s vigil. there were a number of significant events. there really were. and one of the events that really stood out to me, don, was this very poignant moment where there were 19 candles on stage, and all the relatives of those people lined up waiting to go up to the stage and to light those candles.