nbc's jay gray is live in tucson with more on today's hearing. jay? >> jim, yeah. he had closely cropped hair, wore a khaki prison jump suit. he spoke softly and answered briefly when questioned by the judge. but what jared loughner said inside the courthouse today spoke volumes. jared loughner was rushed back to the federal courthouse in tucson today behind the tinted windows of this suv. but this scarred community, the victims and their families, can't hide the pain that lingers more than a year and a half after the attack. >> it's never going to bring closu closure. >> no closure but during a competency and change of plea proceeding, perhaps answers. it began with testimony for from a forensic psychologist who treated loughner since his arrest. she described the 23-year-old as an aggressive yelling psychopath who heard voices and rambled incoherently at times when she first met him. after a year of counseling and treatment with drugs, he "has become human." she described loughner as crying for the victims of the attack, especially the child, that's 9-year-old kr

the shooting in tucson left six people dead and thirteen wounded, including representative giffords, who left congress in january. >>> now to the civil war in syria. steira state-run tv and radio studios were bombed from inside this morning. the tv station remained on the air, despite heavy damage and no one was reported killed. meanwhile, there is a growing concern about al qaeda's influence in the 17-month-long conflict. it's something our chief foreign correspondent richard engel learned firsthand while traveling with a rebel group through that war zone. >> reporter: rebels from the justice brigade meet at one of their headquarters and head out on a scouting mission for an attack on a syrian military checkpoint. they move to a hilltop, hidden among olive trees, they can see syrian troops on a road below and discuss how best to ambush them with bombs and machine guns. from here, they can see the syrian military positions that they plan to attack and there appear to be five, maybe six armored vehicles. but the brigade commander, ali bakhran tells us the mission must be called off. a

what the tucson city council is it going to do is pass a resolution which supports something called the fix gun checks act. it beefs up background checks for every single gun sale and also improves the reporting of mental health records. here's what one of the tucson shooting victims also told us about that. >> one of those ways, i believe, that we can make some good come out of this is to begin some common sense discussion about who should bear arms. what hands should firearms go into? and we can all agree that the seriously mentally ill and those with criminal records should not be holding a gun. >> reporter: and she's very calm as she is speaking there. but i can tell you, from having spoken to some of these victims, there is a frustration on their part that they feel that the federal government, specifically the two presidential candidates, as well as members of congress, are simply letting people down by not having adequate gun laws. erin? >> and a final question. i know attorney general holder decided to not go for the death penalty in exchange for this plea. are there -- i know y

bill whitaker is at the federal courthouse in tucson. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie and gayle. jared loughner arrived here in tucson yesterday escorted by federal marshals. for the past year he's been treated for mental illness at a federal facility in missouri. now, the success of that treatment will be the focus of today's hearing. almost immediately after his arrest for the shooting deaths of six people and the wounding of 13 others, including congresswoman gabrielle giffords, there were questions about jared loughner's mental state. soon after the shootings, this videotape surfaced on youtube, putting his bizarre behavior on public display. loughner behind the camera ranting as he walked around his college campus. >> where is all my subjects? >> reporter: after his arrest psychiatrists at a federal medical prison in missouri found him depressed, paranoid schizophrenic. last year, judge larry a. burns deemed him mentally unfit to stand trial, but today he's set to tell that same judge he now is competent enoug

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alicia acuna with the news live outside the courthouse in tucson. other survivors today said that they believe justice is served here alicia. >> that's what they said, shep. they also expressed a bit of relief to move on with their lives. there were some tears in the courtroom today as the judge reads the charges and the names of the deceased. but, in the end, gratitude. >> it is important to me that this individual never again is in a position in which he can cause harm to anyone else. the judge will officially sentence loughner in november, shep. >> shepard: some had expressed concern, alicia about how loughner might act in court today. how did he act? >> according to producer been to every hearing. loughner was noticeably more alert. even the judge commented on how loughner is a different person than in the past and said he noticed he was tracking meaning loughner was following the activity. our producer also says when loughner was pleading guilty to the numerous charges, he sounded very monotone. at the end of court, his parents were seen sittin

bill whitaker is at the federal courthouse in tucson. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie and gayle. jared loughner arrived here in tucson yesterday, escorted by federal marshals. for the past year, he's been treated for mental illness at a federal facility in missouri. now, the success of that treatment will be the focus of today's hearing. almost immediately after his arrest for the shooting deaths of six people and the wounding of 13 others, including congresswoman gabrielle giffords, there were questions about jared loughner's mental state. soon after the shootings, this videotape surfaced on youtube, putting his bizarre behavior on public display. loughner behind the camera ranting as he walked around his college campus. >> where is all my subjects? >> reporter: after his arrest, psychiatrists at a federal medical prison in missouri found him depressed, paranoid, schizophrenic. last year, judge larry a. burns deemed him mentally unfit to stand trial, but today he's set to tell that same judge he now is competent e

the hearing here in tucson, gregg, gets underway in about three hours. back to you. gregg: we know you will be there. alicia acuna thanks very much. jenna. jenna: new details emerging about the suspected gunman in the seek testimony sikh massacre in milwaukee. he was a long time white supremacist who posted comments on forums for skinheads. i was a u.s. soldier demoted for drinking on the job and going awol. he is accused of killing six people and wounding three others sunday morning. one of those who was critically hurt was lieutenant brian murphy who is being called a hero. he was shot nine times outside the temple. when first-responders arrived he tried to wave them off insisting they grow to the worshippers inside who needed them more. hear is the emergency dispatch call just moments before murphy was shot. >> i'm taking report of an altercation, sikh temple. there is a lot of noise. i'm unable to get much info but there's a fight. last i heard there's a balding man with glasses who may have gone inside with a gun. >> man with gun, in parking lot. white t-shirt.

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tucson for a competency hearing. if a judge finds that loughner understands the charges against him a plea deal could move forward tomorrow. alicia acuna is live in the tucson. hi. >> reporter: hi, patti ann. today could come down to how jared loughner handles himself and there are a lot of ifs. the doing nosed schizophrenic has not been in court for more than a year. he has been receiving treatment in a missouri mental hospital since last summer. the expectation is he is ready to enter a guilty plea. however loughner could change his mind or he could act out which could happen in the past. it is up to loughner and the judge. >> when a defendant enters a guilty plea that is going to send him away for life without the possibility of parole, this judge will ask a large amount of questions, many questions i should say, for purposes of making sure this is a voluntary plea. that he knows and understands the consequences of the plea. >> reporter: now this could be a long day. it could be a very short day, patti ann. if the

. >> estuvo en tucson esta semana en donde asistiÓ en donde acepto la culpabilidad, lo que pidiÓ que se le condenara a la pena de muerte. >> en el descenso y fotografÍas del planeta incluyendo una que podrÍa haber sido el extraterrestre. una cÁmara tomÓ una fotografÍa que referencia la una mancha en el horizonte se trataba del impacto en la nave. >> bueno, la famosa masacre de san valentÍn conmocionÓ al paÍs. >> en sÓlo instantes los llevaremos a visitar la casa de miami beach en donde se planeÓ la matanza. >> el personaje lleno de misterios se tomaron decisiones tracendental jorge dÍaz hable. >> en la isla de miami beach. detrÁs de estas partes. >> en 1929. en el propietario supuestamente planeÓ la masacre de san valentÍn en donde murieron en un hecho que ocurrÓo en chicago. estÁ construida en 1922. impera la ley seco, construyÓ 2 casas para que sus guardaespaldas. es que vivÍa con el miedo que lo fueron a matar. construyÓ la piscina querÍa la piscina mÁs grande que habÍa en el Área. >> se prepararon varios negocios.5 completos y es un baÑo de medio. estÁ ex

nbc news correspondent diana alvear was in tucson the day of the shooting reporting on it. good morning to you. let's go right to what's going to happen on tuesday when loughner is in court. >> alex, good morning. the federal judge handling the case has scheduled a status hearing for this coming tuesday to get an update from prison doctors that are treating jared loughner. he's been undergoing treatment in a bureau of prisons hospital since shortly after that shooting. well loughner now wants to plead guilty at that hearing. that is what they're telling nbc news. >> okay. diana, now you mentioned the prison hospital where he's being treated. what are you hearing about what they are saying? >> well, as far as doctors treating him are prepared to testify that he is mentally competent to offer the plea. >> okay. so does this mean you're saying he's offering the plea. is this an automatic acceptance of that plea then? >> alex, by no means is this a done deal. under federal court rules the judge must be satisfied that a guilty plea is, quote, knowing and voluntary. now, that's g

prosecutors and officials held a news conference outside the federal courthouse in tucson. here is some of what they had to say. >> well, no conclusions of this criminal prosecution will ever bring full closure to the victims of this crime or to their families. we hope that what we have accomplished today will be a positive step forward in the progress of healing and recovery from the tremendous losses that they have suffered. >> but today justice was done. the change of his plea, jared lee loughner will spend the remainder of his life in prison. he will never be able to harm the tucson community or any other community ever again. >> and joining us is laurie levinson, professor of law at loyola law school. help us understand the issue before the judge. loughner's lawyers had to convince the judge that he was competent enough to enter a plea. what does that mean? >> it means he understood the charges against him and able to cooperate and be involved with his lawyer and the proceedings. so that he knew that when he pled guilty, that really meant that he would spend the rest o

. >>> mÁs de aÑo y medio despuÉs del tiroteo de tucson arizona, el sospechoso se declarÓ culpable de los cargos en su contra. un juez tomÓ una determinacion respecto ala salud mental de Él para enfrentar el juicio. >>> dentro de esta camioneta y escoltado llegÓ ala corte, se presentÓ ante el juez, este lo declarÓ competente en enfrentar un juicio. >>> minuto despuÉs presentÓ el acta de culpabilidad. el juez aceptÓ y le pregunto si entendÍa los cargos y que tendrÍa que tener prisiÓn por ello. >>> ningÚn juez puede aceptar declaraciÓn de culpabilidad a menos que declare que es competente para poder seguir. >>> ases tinÓ a seis personas e hiriÓ a otras trece. incluida a la congresista giffords. el esposo de la ex congresista envÍo comunicado en el que dijo que aunque no hablaba por todas las vÍctimas se sentia satisfecho con el acuerdo de declaraciÓn de culpabilidad. >>> se declarÓ no culpable en marzo del 2011, en mayo de ese aÑo se declarÓ incompetente. el juez indicÓ que si entendÍa que no puede cambiar su testimonio. este aceptÓ y asÍ se dio por terminada la

. >> estuvo en tucson esta semana en donde asistiÓ en donde acepto la culpabilidad, lo que pidiÓ que se le condenara a la pena de muerte. >> en el descenso y fotografÍas del planeta incluyendo una que podrÍa haber sido el extraterrestre. una cÁmara tomÓ una fotografÍa que referencia la una mancha en el horizonte se trataba del impacto en la nave. >> bueno, la famosa masacre de san valentÍn conmocionÓ al paÍs. >> en sÓlo instantes los llevaremos a visitar la casa de miami beach en donde se planeÓ despertar,--atencion a todas las personas que estan en busca de trabajo... tendremos la lista de siete empleos muy bien pagados, que no requieren un titulo universitario... --¿que es mejor un programa despues de la escuela, o >> el personaje lleno de misterios se tomaron decisiones tracendental jorge dÍaz hable. >> en la isla de miami beach. detrÁs de estas partes. >> en 1929. en el propietario supuestamente planeÓ la masacre de san valentÍn en donde murieron en un hecho que ocurrÓo en chicago. estÁ construida en 1922. impera la ley seco, construyÓ 2 casas para que sus guard

but he went to tucson to talk to katherine. he confirmed katherine didn't know where she was going she had no communication with the family. she didn't know she was reported missing. she didn't know the children were missing her. as soon as she found out the children were concerned about her she contacted them made a reason to return home and she did return home. >> tito's daughter, the brother of -- let me go to tenay jackson. can you comment on what you just heard? >> yes. basically what i wanted to say before we had gone off, you know i want to make it clear that she was not kidnapped. she was not kidnapped. it was a big misunderstanding about that. she was not kidnapped. as far as the legalities of the will i stay out of that. one thing i will comment on that the gentlemen had said earlier if michael wanted any one to be on the will the name would have been there. i don't think the will is false. i stay away from that part of it. every family out there goes through issues, and this family is going to be fine. we are in the

wait until you see the two sons today inthe temperatures in tucson today. last vegas was only 84 degrees today. tucson was 88 degrees. albuquerque was down from its peak of 98 degrees this month. it is sort of like musical chairs when the monsoon rain and develops. here you can see the rain showers that are coming around the base of of the hot air poufs we may be hit with one or two of those by morning. you can see the big rains that are going. hurricane watches are in effect in pr right now. they have been extended into haiti and the dominican republic. we are 11 degrees warmer than we were 24 hours ago. the heat from the west is coming in our direction. the hot dome is moving in our direction. 85 degrees today but 94 degrees in st. louis and omaha. the warmer area is on the way. it is 79 degrees at midway tonight 75 at o'hare. the dew point is at 53. our headline is for warm temperatures in the first 90 degree in 16 days and a pretty good rain system developing for sunday and monday. we will come back and talk more about isaac and show you some computer g

in arizona, a tucson woman is accused of killing her own two young children. police say she shot her 17-year- old -- 17-month-old son and four-month old daughter. she is charged with two counts of child abuse. the father shared a home with the woman and two children but was not there when the shootings took place. >> it was reported the restful night and a north carolina hospital for evangelist billy graham's where he is being treated for bronchitis. he had his breakfast this morning and seems to be doing well. he was admitted to the hospital early sunday morning. a he is responding well to treatment and remains in stable condition. last november he was also hospitalized for pneumonia. and covers from and gabrielle giffords has returned home. giffords and her husband mark kelly had been living in another city what she was undergoing rehabilitation. jaret loughner pleaded guilty last week and will spend the rest of his life in prison. >> still ahead, google is laying off about 4000 employees. details coming out. >> and while the summer may have ruined the garde

. >>> this morning the suspect in the tucson shooting has to have jared loughner spend the rest of his life if prison but jared loughner will be asked to admit he shot and killed six people and wounded 13 others including congresswoman gabrielle giffords. >>> time now 4:42, fire investigators are trying see if a fire destroyed a mosque in joplin missouri. it is the second time in a month that the mosque caught fire the the first is determined to be arson. they have a person suspect and the bureau of alcohol tobacco department is searching. >>> they said his one-year-old daughter triggered an amber alert. but authorities are still looking for that man, jonathan martinez. he was last seen warring -- wearing jeans a t-shirt and an "a"s baseball cap. nobody was inside his car but martinez's daughter was found unharmed at a relative's. police in richmond are looking for a second suspect. how liz suspect was killed late sunday night. family members say they believe he was shot over the red and yellow school sweatshirt he was wearing. one person, police are looking for a second suspect. >>> a

un juez federal ordeno una audiencia para que el hombre que asesinÓ a 6 personas en tucson pueda cambiar su declaraciÓn, serÍa posible si los siquiatrÁs dicen que es mentalmente competente para juicio. y ahora a esta imagen, la primera que el exploraror curiosidad enviÓ desde martes, luego que se escuchÓ una seÑal que el descenso al planeta rojo habÍa sido exitoso, y luego se mostrÓ mÁs fotografÍas, mÁs que un vehÍculo el curiosity es un laboratorio cientÍfico que tomarÁ y analizara muestras desde martes. y en la nasa se vivieron 7 minutos de terror, porque el laboratorio perdiÓ contacto con el centro de control de pasadena. (gritos) >>> en jÚbilo y llanto estallaron los cientÍficos, luego que curiosity amartizÓ en el planeta rojo, una operaciÓn histÓrica, fueron 7 minutos de terror en lo que la sonda se desprendiÓ del modulo. hasta que por fin el director de la misiÓn dijo bienvenidos a marte. el personal no pudo contener su alegrÍa. >>> ayer fue un dÍa histÓrico, nos aproeximamos a marte a 6 kilÓmetros por segundo, en menos de 7 minutos conseguimos detenerlos

ligeramente deshidratado y los mÉdicos dijeron que fue y estaba en buenas condiciones y fue llevado a tucson para un proceso administrativo por ser indocumentado. 2 aviones rozaron las alas en washington. pero no se re poro farn heridos el incidente ocurriÓ esta tarde entre las aerolÍneas. united express. y no afectÓ las operaciones del aeropuerto. debido a la sequÍa que se prevÉ. continuara la producciÓn de maÍz en estados unidos. y tendrÁ una disminuciÓn del 30%. esto segundo el departamento de agricultura. daÑaron los cultivo de maÍz y soja. al regresar la violencia deja muertos en un estado mexicano, en menos de 4 horas. >>> los Últimos 2 dÍas. nos amplÍan de la capital mexicana. san luis potosÍ abatido por la violencia. se suma hoy por lo menesteroso 5 en un nuevo enfrentamiento. entre presuntos interÉs dprantss de la delincuencia militares. uch xmei neta que habÍa cheque cadÁveres torturados iba leakeds. escapÓ un hombre que estaban sus presuntos agresores. el ejÉrcito y la policÍas unieron recibidos a balazos. falleciendo en el lugar de los hechos. presuntos integ

the shooting rampage happened in tucson last year. the u.s. district judge overseeing the plea deal of it say he must be declared mentally incompetent before you can enter that plea. >> why employees that some popular bay area museums could be going on strike. >> new signs that the president's regime it could be crumbling in syria. >> new video of,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> we're following breaking news out of san francisco, firefighters are working on putting out a three alarm fire that is putting out some pretty thick black smoke in the hillside neighborhood. we made this map to show you the location, 1552 ocean avenue. there are streets affected in that area and it sounds like they are setting up a staging area. once again we're getting initial reports that they will evacuate at least a small area around that neighborhood. this is also west of san francisco city college so fire crews are working on putting it out now. it sounds like it is in a business and started in the attic. elsewhere we're just getting word of this problem now on southbound 88

former arizona congresswoman gabby giffords is back home in tucson this morning after surviving a mass shooting. she has spent most of her time at medical facilities in houston recovering from being shot in the head. 18 others were also shot, six fatally. it happened at a political rally outside of a supermarket in tucson, giffords has returned to her hometown several times since the shooting, not permanently, until now. >>> the presidential candidates hit the road in key battleground states today. the new romney-ryan team spreads out florida and iowa president obama kicks off his bus tour in iowa. mitt romney's selection of ryan is energizing conservatives. the ticket attracted huge crowds over the weekend. the pick is also putting ryan's budget proposal, front and center in the race. >> we know the principles that built in country and we are going to reapply those principles and get this country back on the right track. >> the president: they've tried this before, they have tried to sell us this trickle down theory before. and guess what? it did not work. >> democrats say the ryan pi

ligeramente deshidratado y los mÉdicos dijeron que fue y estaba en buenas condiciones y fue llevado a tucson para un proceso administrativo por ser indocumentado. 2 aviones rozaron las alas en washington. pero no se re poro farn heridos el incidente ocurriÓ esta tarde entre las aerolÍneas. united express. y no afectÓ las operaciones del aeropuerto. debido a la sequÍa que se prevÉ. continuara la producciÓn de maÍz en estados unidos. y tendrÁ una disminuciÓn del 30%. esto segundo el departamento de agricultura. daÑaron los cultivo de maÍz y soja. al regresar la violencia deja muertos en un estado mexicano, en menos de 4 horas. ademÁ >>> los Últimos 2 dÍas. nos amplÍan de la capital mexicana. san luis potosÍ abatido por la violencia. se suma hoy por lo menesteroso 5 en un nuevo enfrentamiento. entre presuntos interÉs dprantss de la delincuencia militares. uch xmei neta que habÍa cheque cadÁveres torturados iba leakeds. escapÓ un hombre que estaban sus presuntos agresores. el ejÉrcito y la policÍas unieron recibidos a balazos. falleciendo en el lugar de los hechos. presunto

they are expected to enter at least one guilty plea this morning for the tucson massacre suspect if a federal judge finds him competent to stand trial. loughner had already pleaded not guilty to all of the charges against him. who could forget that january 2011 attack killing six people, wounded 13 others, including congresswoman gabrielle giffords. and coming up in over an hour here, 8:30 eastern time, we'll be joined by mavy stoddard, her husband was killed in the shooting. >>> back to back roundtable fundraisers at the exclusive w hotel this afternoon, right near the white house. at a campaign stop in connecticut last night the president rolled out a new attack line against rival, mitt romney. >> asked the middle class to pay more in taxes so he could give another $250,000 tax cut to people making more than $3 million a year. it's like robin hood in reverse. it's romney hood. >> you can tell he was practicing that one. the president claims romney's tax plan will cost middle class families additional taxes and romney team of course says those claims are false. mitt romney will be on

jared lee loughner, the man who shot, was the shooter in the tucson shooting last year that killed six people and injured 13 others, including congresswoman gab rrielle giffords has been declared competent to stand trial. his guilty plea will be forthcoming. of buttons on your tablet. isn't it time the automobile advanced? introducing cue in the all-new cadillac xts. the simplicity of a tablet has come to your car. ♪ the all-new cadillac xts has arrived. and it's bringing the future forward. in here, every powerful collaboration is backed by an equally powerful and secure cloud. that cloud is in the network, so it can deliver all the power of the network itself. bringing people together to develop the best ideas -- and providing the apps and computing power to make new ideas real. it's the cloud from at&t. with new ways to work together, business works better. ♪ >>> we have this just into our newsroom, jared lee loughner, the shooter in tucson, arizona that killed six people and wounded 13 women has just been deemed competent to stand trial. to break down what happened inside the c

the last month, we learned the fate and heard the words of the man who opened fire at a safeway in tucson nearly two years ago. jared loughner killed six, wounded 13, including congresswoman gabby giffords. today, he pled guilty. that means he won't get the death penalty but will go to prison for life. gabby giffords is weighing in on the decision, and we are learning for the first time how loughner wept for one of his victims and wanted to be executed. abc's dan harris leads us off. >> reporter: we all remember that disturbing mug shot, that twisted grin, the beaming eyes and the youtube video, the burning of the american flag and that rambling tour of the college from which jared lee loughner dropped out.

. >>> matanza de seis personas en tucson arizona, en el ataque resultÓ herida gabriel giffords y otras cinco personas. >>> muchos respiran con alivio a asegurando que al declararse culpable esta mujer ahorra a la comunidad un largo proceso legal que puede abrir sus heridas. el pistolero tambiÉn sale ganando. >>> el abogado le salva la vida, quiere que no le den la pena de muerte. >>> el juez tuvo que ser convencido que el hombre se ha curado de mÁs de un aÑo de tratamiento y entiende lo que pasa. >>> declararon que el psicÓpata agresivo se ha convertido en humano segÚn sus palabras y hasta ha llorado por las vÍctimas. el hombre respondiÓ que se de co declaraba culpable. comunicado en pantalla. dijeron gabriel giffords y su esposo. >>> ocurre a semanas de otra masacre, la del cine en colorado y lleva a muchos a preguntarse si incidentes asÍ se podrian haber evitado. >>> este si ksiquiatra dice que no es posible saber. >>> estos individuos que tienen tendencia a la peligrosidad fÁcilmente pueden pasar desaprecibidos en sociedades urbanas e industrialzadas. >>> pasarÁ el resto d

. >> former congresswoman gabrielle giffords and her husband mark kelly have moved back to tucson, arizona. i want to show you their new home. they moved in yesterday. they have been in houston a year-and-a-half as she recovered from a gunshot wound. she survived a shooting spree at a grocery store that left six people dead. a close call at seattle-tacoma international airport after an airplane caught fire. united airlines flight was leaving for d.c. on saturday night when the fire was discovered in the back of the plane. people were evacuated and no one was hurt. an airport spokesman says the fire was caused by residual oil in the tailpipe. air safety investigators are rummaging through the wreckage of a fatal plane crash in illinois. the ntsb says the plane taking part in a sky diving event on saturday with 12 skydivers they jumped off and landed safely before the aircraft went down in neighborhood for. the pilot was killed. no word on the cost. >> a 19-old was arrested and charged with murder for a weekend shooting in capitol heights. police charged travis hoskins with first-degree murd

a plea deal in the works after the shooting in tucson where congressman gabrielle giffords met constituents differed still recovers from being shot in the head to love others injured, a person familiar with the case as the shooter cured lofner will plead guilty and be sent to prison for the rest of his life. he recently pleaded not guilty. new details about the integrity of bay area bridges caltrans and covers more problems with safety testing according to an investigation by the sacramento bee cbs 5 reporter anne mackovic says at tests being done are those questioned. >>> as the new span to take shape there are shadows of doubt. reports may have been falsified and unreliable testing procedures. the sacramento bee has been falling for months and says the special to and within caltrans uncovered problems with safety testing far broader than previously known including doctored data. their red flags in test not just in the bay bridge but the benicia martinez bridge dumbarton bridge and richmond san rafael bridge. identified 23 cases of a questionable radiation test data data used to approve th

. >>> gabby giffords returned home to tucson a year and a half after surviving a mass shooting. since her attack she spent time at medical facilities recovering after being shot in the head. 18 others were also shot, 16 fatally. it happened at a political rally outside a safe way market in tucson. >>> ahead he proved the doubters wrong and look where it got him. the story on this unusual sight in oakland. >> and up ahead on the i team. what chrysler is saying about a severe shake when driving certain jeep vehicles. >> parts of the state will see isolated thunderstorms. we will look at the forecast map and my >>> this week chrysler acknowledged a potentially dangerous problem in some of the jeep brand vehicles as first reported by the abc7 news eye team. >> chrysler issued a bull law tin about what it called it a shim me issue. some nicknamed it the death wobble. >> dan noyes has tonight's update. >> the chryslernouncement announcement came in this bull law 10. they say vehicles with a solid front axel will suffer vibration if it is damaged and not properly maintained. it is desi

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. >> we're survivorrers of the tucson shooting. >> our leaders gave us a moment of silence. >> but they have not given us >>i jump out of my skin at people when i'm upset. do you share the sense of outrage that they're doing this, this corruption based on corruption based on corruption. >>i think that's an understatement, eliot. why that is. i think the mob learned from wall st., not vice versa. [ air howling ] [ air howling ] peppermint that cools as you chew. stimulate your senses. 5 gum. now in micro pack. >> cenk: all right, we are back on "the young turks" here. i think we are. all right. so, let's talk about gun control or the lack there of. do you know since 1982 there is been 57 mass shootings in america. 57. now, how about wisconsin where this shooting happened. there have been five mass shootings since 2004. that leads you to the question how many massacres does it take before we do anything about gun control? are there no limits? could there be instead of five, 15 massacres in wisconsin? could there be 25 instead of over an eight year period could it be over an one-year perio

loughner will have to admit killing six people and injuring several others in a parking lot here in tucson, back in january of 2011. >>shepard: thank you from the courthouse. now to the legal panel, former prosecutor, arthur aidala, and criminal defense attorney, randy zelin. i guess the only thing left is whether the judge finds him competent to change the plea. >>arthur: that is correct. there is medication involved. i don't know if he knows he is being medicated. there are reports he did not know he was being medicated through his food so he can be found competent so he can spend life in jail. the doctor from what i read did an excellent job spending a last time with him. clearly, a very sick person. even days when she was in the supposed to be with him the prison guards had to call him. he was so depressed, he was screaming and yelling. yes, he has admitted or said he feels that he deserves to be executed for the crimes committed. >>shepard: i got word that our producer in the courtroom has informed us that the prosecution has finished their case and that the judge is questioning the d

kyung lah in tucson, thank you very much. >> a man wounded in the shooting was elected to replace giffords in congress back in june. we will be right back. [ male announcer ] if you have to take care of legal matters. legalzoom has an easy and affordable option. you get quality services on your terms, with total customer support, backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee. so go to legalzoom.com today and see for yourself. in your car. now count the number of buttons on your tablet. isn't it time the automobile advanced? introducing cue in the all-new cadillac xts. the simplicity of a tablet has come to your car. ♪ the all-new cadillac xts has arrived. and it's bringing the future forward. i tell mike what i can spend. i do my best to make that work. we're driving safely. and sue saved money on brakes. now that's personal pricing. >>> just a little earlier we were listening to governor romney speaking at a campaign event in illinois. the event is still going on, but our jim acosta is also there. i want to bring jim in. nice to see you, jim. even before the event started and we're seeing gov

cnn has not confirmed this information, but a hearing is set for tuesday in federal court in tucson, arizona. 14 fires and scorching huge chunks of oklahoma. oklahoma county sheriffs are looking for a possible arson suspect who may be linked to one fire. a red flag warning is in effect for much of the state. the governor said dangerous conditions are fueling the fires. at least 120 homes or buildings have been destroyed. a live report from oklahoma. stay tuned for that here. in the caribbean, tropical storm ernesto drawing a beat on the yucatan te ninsula. they are packing winds of up to 60 miles per hour and could be a category one hurricane in the next few days. jamaica under tropical storm warning. we are keeping an eye on that. here's what else we are working on for you tonight. most shows of course dare not go. >> the new american obsession. perfection in a pill. >> it's not like i get high off of it or anything. >> many are high on life and higher on the corporate ladder. at what cost perfection? this man said another popular pill zapped his sex drive and shrank his testicles.

. >>> it is 7:25 7:20 accused tucson shooter jared loughner is expected to plead guilty tomorrow. his psychiatrist plans to tell the court he understands the charges against him. loughner is accused of killing six people in a shooting last year at a meet and greet for congresswoman gabrielle giffords in tucson arizona. 13 others were injured in that shooting including giffords who has since retired from congress. the flowers are fading but not the memories. someone placed a floral wreath near the hollywood walk of fame star that bears the name of marilyn monroe. she died 50 years ago yesterday. she was just 36 years old when she died. her death was a suicide but many fans still believe the star of some like it hot and gentlemen prefer blonds was killed. >>> the mystique is always there. >>> today's weather it depends on pretty much where you are in the bay area. look out our window now, where it's going to get really warm today and which areas will stay cool. >> and changes on the way for students when they return back to class this fall. why their workloads may be getting more di

>> six dead in the tucson shooting that nearly took of life of gabby giffords. is america doing enough to keep guns from getting into the wrong hands? a no hold's barred debate. plus, governor romney on welfare. >> he'd ask the middle class. it's like robin hood in reverse. it's romney hood. >> tonight, the campaigns square off. and a day at the beach turns terrifying. my prime-time exclusive of the survivor of the cape cod shark attack. this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening. our big story tonight, inside the mind of a shooter. jared lee loughner, the alleged gunman of the tucson shooting that killed six people and nearly killed gabby giffords entered a not guilty plea in a court today. a judge ruled him competent to stand trial. this comes after news the psychiatrist who treated the alleged aurora shooter james holmes was so concerned about his behavior. an abc news reporter yesterday even contacted university police. in oak creek wconsin, police saying tonight there are links between a white supremacist movement and this man. he was mentioned in a small