doing our part however we can to serve our communities, and our country. a lengthy open letter from the first lady of the united states. an open letter to parents on some lessons learned as a result of what happened in tucson. so, will the tucson massacre change the tone of the political debate? jack cafferty will be right back. [ rattling ] [ male announcer ] need ink? this week at staples, spend $40 on ink and get a $10 visa prepaid card via easy rebate. that was easy.
care law, postponed this week because of the tragedy in tucson that will go on next week. meanwhile, republicans who now have the majority, are having their first big meeting to talk about their agenda, going on here in baltimore in the hotel behind me. i talked to several members gathering here, almost all of them made very clear they do think it is time to move on, to move on to business. jed hensarling is the chair. he said we didn t know this would be the circumstances when we planned this particular conference, this retreatment and he said that this time, he believe it is will be more subdued. we will we continue to pray for gaby and survivors, ton pray, continue to mourn, continue to hope but we cannot let one act of evil deter us taking care of the people s business in the people s house. we have all had a tough week.
a country reeling from the shootings and years of divisive politics. but in the long run, how much will it matter? there is a dark side to what happened in tucson, and a very dark side. and sarah palin says there are a record number of death threats against her since the arizona shootings, and palin s security is looking to step up the security, and this is ugly and begs the question of what we are becoming in this country. here is the question then, will the tucson massacre change the tone of the political debate in this country. let s hope so. go cnn.com/caffertyfile. we hope so, too, jack. shooting suspect jared loughner behaved so strangely at his community college that faculty and students alerted the police. they demanded he get a mental health evaluation. so what can be done to prevent another tragedy like what happened in tucson?
want to be in the medical aspect of it but to stay with her emotional needs. i stayed with her and travelled with her in the ambulance while trying to comfort her and letting her know that we would get a hold of her husband and family here in tucson. did you ever worry about your own personal safety in those critical moments? i didn t even think about that. because at the time the only concern was trying to make sure that those who had been injured were being treated. to the best of my ability, but also making sure that those who had indeed been hit, got attention even it was not from me, so at no point did i think that the gunman was still active. daniel, tell us how this has changed your life? well, i think that if anything, this is really made me kind of have a passion for public service. because people like congresswoman giffords and gabe
shooting? that is friday night, susan? yes. police tell us that he was staying at a motel 6. they are not describing exactly which one, and there are several in the area. but, investigators found evidence directly linking him to the motel. now, as to why he would have been there is pure speculation at this part. and of course, various things that police are looking at is was he putting together the final stages of the plan there? did he have some of to guns or the magazines he was preparing? pure speculation, and they don t know. there are a lot of theories that are possibilities at this point. all right. susan, thank you very much. excellent reporting as usual. a new surge of pain for tucson as the funerals begin for the victims of last saturday s massacre. the service for judge john roll gets under way an hour from now, and the chief federal judge for arizona devoted his entire career to public service. he leaves behind a wife and three sons and five grandchildren. hundreds of