you. several people have been shot. the shooting occurred at a grocery store. we have discovered that we have 18 individuals who were shot. a gunman unleashing his fire on the crowd, killing six people. his main target, congresswoman gabrielle giffords. despite taking a bullet to the skull, survives. jared loughner waiting behind bars while authorities try to determine whether he ll ever be sane enough for trial. bells ringing in memorial today at the safeway store where it happened one year ago. the shock still felt a full 12 months later. i want to go to thelma gutierrez in tucson. giffords gets a lot of focus because she did survive, but this day is also about the six others. absolutely. i believe, don, that she would be the first person to tell you that in fact, a memorial service is going on right now. it s in secentennial hall later this evening. at this service, they re talking about all of those who lost their lives, including the popular game zimmerman. he wa
over to the press office. can you help us? let me see. i can let me take your information down. reporter: later in the afternoon i got a call back from another press person who left me a voice mail shedding no new light on cook s contact with the white house. i think we ve been pretty clear about what their involvement was and wasn t. obviously we informed them of what was going on because that s what we do on a daily basis. then in terms of their request or anything else, this is our decision here at usda. reporter: then suddenly a possibly break-through. my producer shawnthat shepherd has just gotten what we believe is the direct line for cheryl cook, as well as her cell numbers. your call is being forwarded to an automated voice system. the voice mailbox belonging to cheryl cook is full. to disconnect press 1. to enter another number, press.