berman. nice to have you. i m zoraida sambolin. up first, the shooting rampage in tucson, arizona, takes a dramatic step this morning. jared lee loughner now facing a lifetime in prison after pleading guilty to a shooting that killed six people and almost killed a former member of congress, gabrielle giffords. under the plea deal loughner will be sentenced to life in prison with no parole but will avoid the death penalty. the u.s. attorney prosecuting the case says loughner s mental state was a big factor in this decision. the doctors who have treated and observed mr. loughner since the shooting agree that he suffered from a severe mental illness. that is severe schizophrenia. at the time of the shooting and before the shooting. the fragility of his continued competency to stand trial was taken into account. we re live in tu san. we re used to seeing loughner s picture we just showed on the screen. you saw him in the courtroom yesterday. how did he look to you? report
to early start. thank you for being with us. i m john berman. 5:00 in the east and counting down to the big jobs report that has huge political and economic implications. what we can expect and the health hazard that forced the first family of one state to move out of the governor s mansion. it is flat on the gross. something truly fantastic. we are talking about the olympics and that s her. the flying squirrel who is now the golden girl. 16-year-old gabby douglas cemented her legacy as the first straight american and the first african-american to win the women s all-around gymnastics gold medal. started with a vault and ended with the dazzling floor routine and completed a rise to olympic champion. amanda, you must be able to hear our enthusiasm. that was electric last night. it was, john. good morning. the greenwich arena turned into club gaby with the fantastic techno floor routine. the flying squirrel flamed the most coveted gold medal there is and it has been qui