of gun violence in america. we may not know all of who they are just yet, but we know they died far too soon. one of the victims has just been identified, elena hallsly. her aunt and uncle call her an incredible young woman with so much life ahead of her. and jason coffman, whose 22-year-old son, cody, was killed at the borderline bar & grill just broke down when he was sharing the moment he found out his son didn t walk out of there. you all know that i ve been here fighting for him all morning long, and we did just get the news that he was one of the 11 that were killed last night. his name was cody coffman. my first-born son. only he and i know how much i
good morning. recess over. president obama addressing the nation s schools today as lawmakers return to washington and the heated debate over health care reform. is there anything the president can say or do in what s become a crucial debate to quiet his critics. we ll ask one of them, former house speaker newt gingrich. a crash into a labor day crowd in utah injuring at least six people including three children. and it was all caught on tape. and smash hit. melanie udan burning up the courts and the competition at the u.s. open. and her shoes say it all, believe. today tuesday, september 8th, 2009. captions paid for by nbc-universal television live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and welcome to today on this tuesday morning. i m meredith vieira. and i m matt lauer. it s been three weeks. i know. i feel like it s the first day back at school. don t you a little bit? no. i have the school outfit on, i did my summer reading. you ve got your book cover