spent the final hours leading up to the shootings, including a shopping trip, an all-nighter and other startling details. the latest on that. and the border battle boondoggle. politicians and presidents have talked for years about building a virtual fence on the border. it s been nothing but a virtual disaster. now it looks line it s never going to get finished. we re keeping them honest. we begin keeping them honest with politicians and pundits playing politics with the tragedy in tucson. the cringe worthy examples on both the left and right, we showed you letters that went out. president obama implored the whole nation to tone it down, to honor those who lost their lives by stepping up the civility. and if, as has been discussed in recent days, their death helps usher in more civility in our public discourse, let us remember, it is not because a simple act of civility caused this tragedy, it did not, but rather because only a more civil and honest public discourse can hel
the latest on that. and the border battle boondoggle. politicians and presidents have talked for years about building a virtual fence on the border. it s been nothing but a virtual disaster. now it looks line it s never going to get finished. we re keeping them honest. we begin keeping them honest with politicians and pundits playing politics with the tragedy in tucson. the cringe worthy examples on both the left and right, we showed you letters that went out. president obama implored the whole nation to tone it down, to honor those who lost their lives by stepping up the civility. and if, as has been discussed in recent days, their death helps usher in more civility in our public discourse, let us remember, it is not because a simple act of civility caused this tragedy, it did not, but rather because only a more civil and honest public discourse can help us face up to the challenges of our nation in a way that would make them proud. well, from pundits and politicians fro
not sure what that is. but they ve described what it is. it had some nine-millimeter ammunition in it, which is the same ammunition used in the glock shootings last saturday and it was in the black bag the same way it was described by randy loughner, jared loughner s father, who said saturday morning on the morning of the shooting, at around 8:00, he confronted his son holding a black bag just like that near the car. the kid took off, the father got in his pickup truck to chase him, but lost sight of him. by 9:30, he had hailed a cab, found his way to the safeway, where we re standing right now and at 10:11 as everyone knows, the shooting started. the black bag an important part of the physical evidence at this stage of the investigation. and mike, he s still not talking, jared loughner is still behind bars not saying a word, is that correct? yeah. according to david gonzales, a u.s. marshal from arizona, he sits his cell and for sometimes
rundown starts now. with the city of tucson and all of america at their side, the family of christina taylor green says an emotional good-bye. it s the first of six funerals for the victims of that arizona rampage. plus, doctors are calling gabby giffords improving condition a miracle. her breathing tube could be removed as early as today. we ll bring you the latest on her recovery. and washington slowly returns back to politics. and folks may not have michael steele to kick around any more. will the republican party hand him the pink slip today, it s january 14th, 2011. i m chuck todd, savannah has day off. and my interview with former house leader, tom delay. he weighs in. and we re going to begin in tucson. thousands turned out to say good-bye to the youngest of the shooting victims, 9-year-old christina taylor green. green s parents and 11-year-old brother, dallas, watched in tears as her tiny coffin was brought to the front of the church. 2000 people who atten
good evening. this was another sad day for tucson, arizona. tonight, we re just now seeing the first images from inside the hospital where last night president obama and the first lady went from room to room, comforting victims and families. and there was great sadness today at the funeral of the 9-year-old girl killed while waiting to meet her congresswoman. not far away, congresswoman gabby giffords, shot in the head by that gunman on saturday morning, continues to defy medical expectations, and we ve learned even more about her condition today. first, however, the first of several wrenchingly sad goodbyes in that city. lee cowan is live in north tucson outside the church where today s service was held. lee, good evening. reporter: good evening, brian. it goes without saying that in situations like this, sometimes words just fail. christina tay already green was, as the president pointed out, uncommon in so many ways. really the symbol of everything that is good. while to