what i think it really underscores is the value that congresswoman giffords really represents to the tucson community, arizona community and really the entire nation. the fact that he came there, came here, really shows us that the national leadership recognizes her value to all of us. dr. lemole, how has this been for you? this is an unprecedented burden that has landed on you in the last week. what is your sleep level, your team, how are you peepg getting through this, both emotionally, physically and how do you carry out your tasks day to day under this kind of pressure? well, you have to understand that in terms of medical care, this is what we do on a day to day or week to week basis. we care for very sick people. in term of emotionally dealing with patients with devastating injuries, i never want to say that we ever become immune to
kate, there was an extraordinary exchange in the briefing room between robert gibbs and a russian reporter today. tell our viewers what happened. reporter: sure was. wolf, clearly the tucson community and the country are trying to heal from the weekend s tragedy, the issue made for what some are describing an unusually cold waresque moment at the white house briefing today. russian prime minister vladimir putin sent his country s condolences over the tucson shooting to scott kelly, congressman gabrielle giffords brother-in-law aboard the international space station this week. thank you very much. of course i will pass on your words to my brother. reporter: but back in washington, a chillier encounter between white house press secretary robert gibbs and russian journalist andre sittoff. this is america, the freedom of assembly, freedom of
of the extended tucson community here. it has changed our country. greta: not everyone who met jared loughner has the same story about the accused killer. his next door neighbor told griff jenkins a different story than you are used to hearing. reporter: george, what can you tell us about in young man? what was he like? what did you see here living next door? to me, jared, as he was growing up, was just a normal child. when he got to be a teenager, just normal. what i read about his behavior in high school in the pima college, none of that was displayed around here. he was just normal behavior. i d see him walking the street, alone. walking with a dog. walking with his parents. driving the car.
of the extended tucson community here. it has changed our country. greta: not everyone who met jared loughner has the same story about the accused killer. his next door neighbor told griff jenkins a different story than you are used to hearing. reporter: george, what can you tell us about in young man? what was he like? what did you see here living next door? to me, jared, as he was growing up, was just a normal child. when he got to be a teenager, just normal. what i read about his behavior in high school in the pima college, none of that was displayed around here. he was just normal behavior. i d see him walking the street, alone. walking with a dog. walking with his parents. driving the car.
rescue his boss. a wounded woman who helped secure the ammunition that might have caused even more damage. the citizens who wrestled down the gunman. reporter: the president says that speaks to the best of america, even in the face of mindless violence and we expect to hear more about the heroic efforts tomorrow night and expect there will be some mention within his state of the union address, later this month, but, striking the right tone is certainly a key point of emphasis, you better believe the president and his speechwriters are going over that to try to heal the tucson community and also, the nation, martha? martha: indeed, mike, thank you so much, mike emmanuel at the white house. bill: what is the right toeb? let s talk to somebody who has done this for a living, a former speechwriter for president george bush, welcome back. good to be with you. bill: there is an article in the washington post this morning suggesting there is a debate within the white house as to