another blizzard on this american morning. good morning, everybody. it s tuesday, january 11th. welcome to american morning. i m alina cho. kiran has the morning off. good morning. i m t.j. holmes. we re watching that weather story. it s going to be another couple of days of madness when it comes to the weather. we ll be giving you updates on that. also this morning, a few other things we re keeping a close eye on including the suspected gunman from the shooting rampage in tucson facing murder charges and possibly the death penalty. this morning we re learning more about jared lee loughner and his troubled past. if you are one of the millions who own an iphone, is the wait over? in just a few hours verizon is expected to announce it will soon carry the iphone. even if you don t want the phone, could your service be affected? we ll tell you. the battle between at&t and
troubled mind. the suspected tucson gunman and his background. this is a somewhat dysfunctional family. jared loughner and his powerful defense attorney. atlanta agony. traffic stopped in ice and snow. and the hundreds of flights now grounded. and the dentist s drill. taking the fear out of a frightening sound. it s tuesday january 11th. we were just talking during the commercial break a little bit about how this new year has some cool dates. we had 1-1-11. now today we had 1-11-11. hopefully it s good luck. i hope so.
tucson tragedy. the suspect s day in court. his high-profile attorney. and a beloved congresswoman s condition. we re not out of the woods yet. the hopeful prognosis. frozen frustration. the ice and snow that have crippled the sun belt now take a fierce turn. and future flight. reinventing the helicopter for the military and everyday use. it s tuesday january 11th. from abc news this is world news now. friends in the south had a messy last, what, 24 hours or so. and tomorrow we ll be the lucky ones dealing with the very same storm up here. yeah, not only do we get that storm, we have the benefit of also having another storm. it s almost like we get a monster storm people are now calling a bombogenesis.
theast today. the miserable conditions. disturbing new details about the suspected gunman in tucson. i thought he was a serial killer the first time i saw him. jared loughner s day in court. and the amazing astronaut married to congresswoman gabrielle giffords. his career decision. it s tuesday january 11th. very good morning, everybody. when you talk about, you know, the congresswoman s husband, he literally was the first astronaut to be married to a member of congress while up in space. extraordinary career, both of them. it s kind of this power washington couple. and an extraordinary love
and why is the ever self-promoting miss palin so quiet? and as arizona mourns, hard hearts are not softened. the denial of insurance for transplants could now threaten the life of president franklin great-grandaughter her mother join us. will the governor put the $1 million back into arizona s version of medicaid to save 98 lives. any plans to restore funding for access? that says it all. all the news and commentary now on countdown. time is of the essence. they don t have time. good evening from new york. this is tuesday, january 11th, the first truly cheering words to come out of arizona since saturday morning, she has no right to look this good, says gabby giffords neurosurgeon, but she does. but in our fifth story, they have been supplanted by too far