the floor where the governor is. seems that we need to do a little more. we will closely be watching any changes that come especially because of this event. we appreciate you joining us today and wish you the best. i know this is going to be a tough couple of days for you. state senator linda lopez, thank you very much. thank you. coming up, breaking news on what happened in that shopping mall parking lot yesterday. the 911 calls just released. we ll have some of them for you next. plus, larry sabato provides historical perspective. and the story is developing so quickly, log on to fox news .com. we have excellent reporting on the suspect s background and profiles of the six people whose lives were so tragically taken from them yesterday. break. charlie whose morningt to london starts with arthritis pain. and a choice. take tylenol now, and maybe up to 8 in a day. or.choose aleve and 2 pills for a day free of pain.
handle this and all of the prayers, gabby will come through this. geraldo: i am sure, i am sure that she will. senator lopez, i wonder if you have had any conversations with the family that you would care to relate to us? guest: no, i haven t talked with them directly. it is very small area for the icu and only the immediate family i have only heard via staff member about her condition earlier today . so, i have not been able to be in there, hoping that tomorrow i can see her mom and dad and mark. geraldo: grevously serious injuries and very difficult. i want to give our audience if i may. two quick bullitins. there will be no walk. the f.b.i. has taken custody of the prison. that s the one point. second point, the strange
gotten, this is coming from ab central, the online site. the representative was shot at a tucson event this morning. five others have been reportedly killed. this is the report of the local newspaper. arizona state senator linda lopez at the university medical center said she spokes to giffords parents and she is in the emergency room undergoing surgery and in serious condition. you heard from a representative that said she is critical. our local station, kagn, let s listen. represent folks from her district. when we spoke to her in early november before the election, it was very close. it was very tough fight. she said, now what, this is what our democracy is about. this is what america is about.
senior capitol hill source and two federal law enforcement officials, one in arizona and one in texas, a regional federal law enforcement official who confirmed to us that the congresswoman according to their internal reports had, in fact, died on the scene. after that, we had confirmation from the hospital that she was in surgery. again we re waiting any moment for the updates from the hospital itself, university medical center in tucson. shep: we are fortunate now to have on the line, linda lopez. regarding her comments an arizona state senator who is at the hospital where they are working to save lives at this moment. senator lopez, i m grateful you can envoy join us and can t express how sad a day. i know what you must be going through. tell us what you can.
you heard the state senator s comments. it sounded like she got them secondhand. it is very disturbing and has been disturbing the threats that the congresswoman has received over the years. you heard the quote from her about how she was dealing with those threats, worried about her staff, of course, but realizing she had to serve her constituents. it had been a difficult road for congresswoman giffords throughout. doug who works washington, d.c. is live with further updates. doug, lots of information coming together now. we ve got a statement right now from speaker of the house john boehner. i am horrified by the senseless attack on congresswoman giffords and members of her staff, an ache on one who serves is an attack of all who serve. attacks like this have no place in our society. our prayers is with the