florida, by the way, is the only state in the lower 48 entirely untouched by snow. and speaking of charlotte, the roads are in worse shape than the runways. and that is still the case right here in atlanta. and the storm responsible is heading up the eastern seaboard and getting stronger. and that brings me to our severe weather expert, chad myers. and chad, i understand this storm is just building and building and building. it is. and it s heading to new york city. it s heading to long island, connecticut, rhode island, and boston. and this is going to be a coastal low. it is going to build strength. it is going to gain steam. it is going to get the warm water. i know it s a relative term. the warm water from the atlantic ocean. and it s going to make a coastal bomb as it runs up the east coast. now, it s going to be quick. this thing isn t going to be a five-day nor easter. it s a one-day nor easter. but by tomorrow morning when you wake up in new york city there s going
minutes. plus a fox news alert on the tucson, arizona, shooting rampage. less than one hour after. doctos reported gabrielle giffords can draw breath on her own, we may hear from the parents of the man accused of trying to assassinate her. welcome to america live on tuesday, everybody, i m megyn kelly. according to reports, jared lee loughner s parents are devastated and blame themselves for his alleged outburst, and they re not the only ones. so far they have remained silent since their son was arrested and charged in connection with that attack that killed six people and left several others hurt. so far we know very little about the people who actually raised jared loughner. trace gallagher is live in tucson with the breaking details and, trace, they haven t said anything. he does live with his parents, and a lot of people are asking questions about why they would not have raised some red flags on his, obviously, deteriorating mental state. reporter: yeah. and we re w
victims and survivors come forward. we ve learned more of their stories and for the first time we ve heard from the family of the accused assassin. and the otherig story tonight. severe weather. it has stopped parts of the south. now it s barrelling north. nightly news begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television tragedy in tucson. good evening from tucson, arizona. we re here outside university medical center where congresswoman gabby giffords is recovering along with some of the other victims of saturday s shooting. we have a number of new developments including her condition and a new phase she s entering in her treatment and recovery. the stories continue to come out and so many are so sad. many of them are inspiring though as we learn more about those affected, those who lived. those who died. we ve just heard from the family of the troubled young man being held for this mass murder. we want to begin with nbc s lester holt who is on opposite side of
picture that was of him, he looks so different from the pictures we ve seen. good morning, i m martha maccallum. we re learning new and disturbing details. just when you thought you had heard it all about jared loughner, we re getting more information on him. we re going to speak to someone who knew him well. many people begin the process of paying respect to these victims, well wishers will sign a book of condolences on capitol hill as we speak, the president now set to travel to tucson. we re getting more details on when and where he will speak at the memorial service there tomorrow. bill: that s where we start this morning, trace gallagher, leading our coverage at the medical center where giffords is being treated. first of all the latest on the suspect is what, trace? reporter: we can tell you that when jared loughner made his first appearance in court the judge was very direct with him, saying you realize this this could get the death penalty or life in prison and jare
but i will tell you when we went out there, neil, they called the sheriff s department on the media. the media was trying to get a view of this shrine, and the family called the cops. the cops showed up and blocked off the street. and the sheriffs went inside and they talked to the family. so they willingly let them inside, which is when we got the pictures of randy loughner. so earlier they welcomed the police over to help them keep the media away, and the reports are that later they blocked the fbi. so what we have learned is the family is now talking to the fbi inside the house. trace, hang on here. we understand that loughner is now in in the federal courthouse in phoenix, the sandra day o connor courthouse, named after the former supreme court justice, that he showed up handcuffed, wearing an inmate uniform, his head was cleanly shaven, and that at least at this moment he s not maybe as greta pointed out spoken to authorities in any way, shape or form.