. >>> home sweet home, a major step in the discovery of congresswoman gabrielle giffords. >>> and winners and losers, boston celebrates after the bruins win hockey's stanley cup but heartbreak turns to anger and violence in vancouver. captioning funded by cbs captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. breaking news this morning. a little more than a month after osama bin laden was killed by u.s. commandos, al qaeda has a new leader but his face is very familiar. joel brown has the latest in washington with this. good morning, joel. >> good morning, betty. the news came down from al qaeda on a website affiliate with al qaeda that osama bin laden's long time lieutenant, ayman al zawahiri, is now officially taking charge of the terror network. al zawahiri has been at bin laden's side for years as a personal adviser and international head often acting as al qaeda's spokesman. he was born in egypt, and he turns 60 next week. he warned the u.s. it's facing an international community of muslims that seeks to destroy it and its allies. his where

our first look at a recovering gabrielle giffords. and the california girl who beat rabies and the odds. all of that and more in two minutes. ,,,,,, sure, pulling the mold, mildew, and grime from out of the porous caverns of grout takes the right tools, but it also takes a gentle, caring touch. before you can deep clean, you learn to get a feel for its trouble spots. and hey, if you can't listen to grout, you can't truly know its wants...its needs...its dreams. ♪call 1-800-steemer. of the world is now recovering from a stroke. . >>> the bay area radio preacher that incorrectly predicted the ends of the world is now recovering from a stroke. 89-year-old harold camping suffered the neurological attack last thursday at his home in alameda. there are reports that the radio evangelist's speech has been slurred by the stroke. but his wife says he is doing well. despite two previous incorrect predictions, camping believes judgment day will now come october 21st. >>> and tonight the first close- up pictures of a recovering gabrielle gifford

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an aid for gabrielle giffords says it has not been decided where gabrielle giffords will stay and how she will participate in outpatient sessions. gabrielle giffords still struggles to communicate but aids say she has made substantial progress since she was shot. she was shot in the head during a rampage at a political event where six people died. >> the mississippi river is easing its below in baton rouge today. part of a levee re-opened to the public for the first time in nearly a month. it was covered with sandbags as they watched that river continue to rise. downriver the u.s. army corp of engineers began closing the gates at a spillway and had been diverting water from the mississippi to protect new orleans. >>> well, a pregnant woman is in critical condition tonight after a drive-by shooting in modesto. officials responded to reports of shots fired just after 11:00 last night and found the 18- year-old injured in her car. two others in that vehicle were not hurt. authorities say they have no suspect description tonight, but that those people involved left in a dark colored newer

to facebook page he said gabrielle giffords is working hard at the mission of recovery and i want to be by her side. she was released from the hospital last week. >> wow. let's look outside. father's day, is it going to end after today? do we want it to end? >> i don't know. some people don't. some people went through brownout yesterday. >> we didn't have my neighborhood for two hours in the hottest part of the day. not that i'm complaining. >> just an observation. look outside to show what is going on. thankfully for most areas, today is the last day. still hot inland tomorrow. good morning. looking back at the ever browning marrin headlands in the north bay hill. looking up to east bay and berkeley. you can see, it's sunny. doesn't the water look inviting. i'm sure it's 60 degrees. you know, 100 out, maybe it's not too bad. close up satelli look at the visible picture. see marine layer cloud lurking offshore. otherwise, everybody is hot again today. look at the temperatures. 87 in san jose. 91 in los gatos. not bad around redwood city, san francisco, mid-70s. half moon bay is up to

to facebook page he said gabrielle giffords is working hard at the mission of recovery and i want to be by her side. she was released from the hospital last week. >> wow. let's look outside. father's day, is it going to end after today? do we want it to end? >> i don't know. some people don't. some people went through brownout yesterday. >> we didn't have my neighborhood for two hours in the hottest part of the day. not that i'm complaining. >> just an observation. look outside to show what is going on. thankfully for most areas, today is the last day. still hot inland tomorrow. good morning. looking back at the ever browning marrin headlands in the north bay hill. looking up to east bay and berkeley. you can see, it's sunny. doesn't the water look inviting. i'm sure it's 60 degrees. you know, 100 out, maybe it's not too bad. close up satellite. look at the visible picture. see marine layer cloud lurking offshore. otherwise, everybody is hot again today. look at the temperatures. 87 in san jose. 91 in los gatos. not bad around redwood city, san francisco, mid-70s. half moon bay is up

. >> after months of struggles, a new chapter for congresswoman gabrielle giffords. the huge milestone in her recovery. >>> and he was in hot water before. how a former porn star is now creating new trouble for congressman anthony weiner. coming up. ,, ,, ,,,,,, sure, pulling the mold, mildew, and grime from out of the porous caverns of grout takes the right tools, but it also takes a gentle, caring touch. before you can deep clean, you learn to get a feel for its trouble spots. and hey, if you can't listen to grout, you can't truly know its wants...its needs...its dreams. ♪call 1-800-steemer. >>> it's been a long road but this morning, arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords is waking up at home with her astronaut husband. doctors released her from rehab yesterday. it has been five months since she was shot in the head in an assassination attempt. even though the congresswoman still struggles to speak and walk, doctors say going home is a key milestone. >> the congresswoman is elated. this is a major step in her recovery and she is feeling very good about it need

from those images to some that are much more pleasant to see, congresswoman gabrielle giffords nearly killed five months ago. tonight we're seeing pictures of her for the first time since that fateful day. she still has that great smile. >> the only thing they did was destroy her words. they took a life from us. she was empty. nothing there. >> it is a stunning story about an experiment on a 5-year-old boy, the brother of that man. his parents thought he had too many feminine traits. so a government-funded research program set about trying to change him. this hour the doctor who performed the experiment reacts to news that his subject committed suicide. >>> take a look around. let's go up on the new stage. >> and the candidates are arriving and the stage is now set for monday night's gop presidential debate that you'll only see right here on cnn. we're live on the campus of saint anselm college in manchester,new hampshire, counting down to the gop presidential debate right here on cnn. i'm don lemon. you're in the cnn news room. >>> it has been one of the worst weekends of congressman

congresswoman gabrielle giffords is released from the hospital. five months after her tragic tucson shooting. >>> athens unrest. street protests turned violent as greece's economic crisis threatens to drag down the global economy. >>> vanquished in vancouver. the bruins trounce the canucks to win their first stanley cup the bruins trounce the canucks to win their first stanley cup in 39 years. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation, including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with a remarkable step. arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords has reached yet another milestone in her remarkable recovery from severe injuries suffered in an assassination attempt. she is now home, beginning a new chapter in a story that has captivated the nation in so many ways. here's nbc's curt gregory. >> reporter: just six months after suffering life-threatening head injuries, arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords was discharged from tirr memorial hospital in houston. d

. >>> well, new photos of wounded congresswoman gabrielle giffords five months after she was shot in the head. the progress she's making and she she could be released from the hospital. >>> and it's been three months since the tuna plea from japan hit the harbor. how the only repair shop is trying to keep up with the dozens of damaged boats. >>> several people were hurt after a series of aftershocks rattled christ church, new zealand. a 5.2 earthquake struck during lunchtime yesterday and a 6.0 hit an hour later. a couple of billings did collapse. in february, christ church was hit by a major earthquake that killed 181 people. >>> new photos of arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords are posted on her facebook page for the world to see. they are the first since she was shot in the head at point blank range last january. one shows her smiling. a scar on the neck is the only physical sign sha she was injured. a second photo shows her again smiling with her mother. doctors say she has relearned how to walk and talk. her staff members say her recovery is nothing short of a miracle. >> t

giffords. >> really miss her and can't wait to get back there tomorrow to see her. >> nasa has only one more shuttle mission before the 30- year space program ends. endeavour will be on display at the california science center in los angeles. >> how about some weather? >> we are on storm watch and it's june 1. >>> i'm starting to see an end two weeks down the line. >> two weeks? >> i mean, looking at the doppler, it is incredible. >> it's a squall line moving through the bay area today. we have thunderstorms popping up outside. we had some heavy rainfall out there. some folks telling me it felt like the dead of winter there for a while but now we're catching a couple of breaks in the clouds. but what's interesting is you get a break and you get a little heating from the sunshine and that could very well give rise to some afternoon thunderstorms out there. so we're not done with the weather just yet. we have more scattered showers

congresswoman gabrielle giffords, first pictures of her since being shot in the head. a nice something we could bring to you this morning. >>> five after on this "cnn sunday morning." need to turn to politics now and a story that has dominated the headlines for the past couple of weeks on capitol hill. a lot of people are asking congressman anthony weiner to resign. he announced he wants a temporary break from capitol hill. a lot of people wanting that more permanent. weiner admitted to sending lewd pictures of himself to women online. one was a girl 17 years old. the congressman says he had no inappropriate contact with her, did not send her any lewd messages for pictures. yesterday he said he needed a leave of absence. the reason for that? he wanted to become a better husband. still not saying he's ready to resign. >> reporter: you've been reaching out to a number of people. what advice? have you spoken to the clintons and how are they advising you? >> i'm having conversations with people, friends, neighbors, members of the family. i've made mistakes, i have to redee

bear peterson reports on the homecome of gabrielle giffords. and the kiss seen around the world. elaine quijano has the story behind this couple's embrace in the middle of vancouver's hockey riot. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. we begin tonight with news of another violent day in syria, a day when syrian troops, backed by tanks and machine guns, once again stormed into a border village to attack their citizens. it comes just hours before syrian president assad is set to address the nation. >> reporter: it's a glimpse of exactly how bashar al-assad imposes his special terror on the syrian people-- army troops using tanks and a fleet of military buses rolled into the town of bdama today, making dozens of arrests and burning the homes of people thought to be disloyal. message received. if shooting into crowds doesn't stop the protesters, perhaps the roundup of their families will. we heard this story repeatedly from syrian refugees sheltered in camps in turkey. in cell phone videos done for cbs news, prot

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plus, the first pictures of congresswoman gabrielle giffords since the tuscon shooting. join us f,,,, >>> on the "cbs morning news" here's a look at today's weather, cool and pleasant conditions along with a few showers in the northeast. the southwest and southern plains will see hot and dry weather. thunderstorms will hammer the northern plains as well as the gulf coast. >>> here's another look at this morning's top stories on a monday. seven republican presidential hopefuls debate in new hampshire, site of the nation's first primary. the participants include the perceived front-runner, mitt romney and former house speaker newt gingrich, who relaunched his bid for the white house last night. >>> arizona fire crews are finally making progress against that massive wildfire running along the new mexico state line, now 6% contained. evacuation orders were lifted in two towns and fire lines are holding. >>> another cyber attack after breaches at citigroup and sony, a high-profile economic group has been hit. still reeling from the dominique strauss-kahn scandal the imf gets

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. >>> the latest milestone in the remarkable recovery of gabrielle giffords. she has been released from a houston hospital and this morning, she's back at home with her husband, astronaut, mark kelly. doctors say gabrielle giffords struggles with speaking and walking five months after a gunman shot her in the head. she will continue intensive therapy but on an outpatient basis. >>> a messy academic mix-up at a suburban new york high school and two exceptional student are caught in the middle. sarah st. john was initially named valedictorian at malverne high school. but the school says it was a mistake. due to a human error. officials say eleke graham has a higher gpa. they want the students to share the honor but that is not sitting so well with either of them. >> the numbers show it. we should go with the numbers. it shouldn't be about sympathy or compassion. should just be the way it is. >> the sad thing, good part about it. i found out who my true friends are. the people who will support me in the end. my family will go through any lengths just to help me o

. >>> the first photos of congresswoman gabrielle giffords after the shooting rampage she survived at grocery store. how far she's come and the road to recovery ahead. >>> a bloodstained jersey the smoking gun in the bryan stow beating case. does it match up to the man behind bars? this is "today in the bay" it is sunday, june 12th. >>> and looking live on what is the start to a lovely sunday morning, a little bit of fog there in the distance but we are expecting a warmup. thanks so much for joining us this morning, i'm kris sanchez. meteorologist nick o'kelly has the full forecast. >> good morning to you. this is meteorologist nick o'kelly, we are talking about warming temperatures for our inland spots today. we should reach the lower 70s for evergreen and los gatos. stale bit cool along the peninsula, we he got that afternoon wind reaching to 25 miles per hour, san francisco just 64 degrees today. we should see mid to upper 70s for napa and fairfield later on this afternoon. calistoga, beautiful, 77 degrees. how about that extended forecast? we have got this high pressure ridge that

. >>> gabrielle giffords has return home to tucson. this is her first time back since the january shooting that killed six and injured 15. gabrielle giffords and mark looking forward to a beautiful weekend. the tweet said gabrielle giffords spokesman says she plans to spend the weekend with her family. >>> the red cross collectly near $3 billion worldwide for victims of the japan disaster but most of that money has yet to reach the needy because local governments are still in disarray. in japan 100 days later the misery is still everywhere. >> reporter: three months after the triple disaster and nearly 125,000 remained homeless in schools, civic centers or staying with relatives. while the worst damage was concentrated in just three areas, victims are scattered to every corner of the country. many remain idol without jobs, plans, or hopes. >> reporter: this fukushima resident says they have got our whole down here and that's it and no one seems to have any idea what to do next. the government is rushing to build temporary homes by mid-

. >> and congresswoman gabrielle giffords, what her astronaut husband says about his wife's >>> historic moment at the united nations. this voted for protection of gay rights. it was the first con condemn nation about discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. it was supported by the european nations and brazil and other latin american countries, but islamic nations did not endorse. >> it they are meeting refugees in turkey today. angelina jolie is goodwill ambassador to the united nations. human rights tastes say more than a thousand syrians have been killed in the crackdown. they traveled to tunisia as thousands left libya. >> saudi women are making a bold move in getting behind the wheel. this video shows a woman driving her car through read. they are trying to make a rebellion against the male only driving rules. it follows the nine day did he did tension of a 32-year-old saudi woman after she posted her video of her driving. she was released after signing a pledge she would not drive again or speak publicly. >> one of astronaut's husband of gabrielle giffo

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. >> es más un agente testificó que cuando la representante gabrielle giffords fue baleada en enero lo primero que pensaron que hubiera sido con esas armas que le perdieron el rastro, cosa que no resultó ser. >> mientras demócratas quisieran que este escándalo desaparezca, o cambie de enfoque, entre republicanos la historia es muy diferente. >> congresistas republicanos investigan si alto funcionarios en el departamento de justicia habrían autorizado el operativo y ahora intentan taparlo. >> los republicanos lo utilizan, lo traen a la discusión como un instrumento más, como algo que sirve para golpear políticamente a la administración obama. >> en méxico, hasta el propio presidente cuestiona por qué estados unidos no regula más las ventas de armas. >> estas armas están yendo a las manos de clim inhales. >> el congreso parece poco inclinado a impulsar una mayor regulación sobre ventas de armas, en ángeles carlos b, telemundo. >> fue dada de alta del hospital de houston, donde se recuperaba la congresista gabrielle giffords conomo recordarán fue baleada en la cabeza durant

you are talking about this some of the first photos of gabriel giffords since the congress woman was shot in the head. we will tell you what is next in her recovery. >> three fires over two days the search for an arsonist in the east bay and the clue that is now raising suspicion. >>> if you are headed out, cleared for take off sfo, talking 68 degrees, sunny skies there. headed down towards los angeles, out toward the coastline, not bad, you will see partly cloudy skies, 74 degrees, if you like the heat continue on to arizona. we are going to see some hot temperatures there again today, phoenix checking in at 101 degrees. more on your local weather coming right up ,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, johannes mehserle walked out of jail this morning in los >>> 516 a.m. monday morning. johannes meheserle walked out of jail this morning in los angeles it is former bart police officer is on parole after serving part of his sentence for killing oscar grant the third, this happened new years day 2009. >>> the fight over proposition 8 will be back in court this morning. supporters want the new federal ju

bryan stow and congresswoman gabrielle giffords underwent a hemy craneecttomy. while it's unclear what kind of recovery they might have, 11 months after the accident the officer was back on the job. he beat the odds. >> life keeps going forward and almost your job to keep pace. >> great story. >> amazing. >>> what can you do? >> i noticed hair growing on the back of ken's hands because of this. check it out. full moon. what is so osesome we are able to see them tonight because the clouds have not moved that far inland as of yet. tomorrow morning, we will be socked into the coast. off shore flow kicks in. it will be breezy by the evening commute. but this is what you need to know, the forecast, overnight hours, low clouds, fog streaming inland, 40 miles. by the morning commute you will need your sun glasses and plan on eating lunch outdoors because we will have plenty of sunshine and these temperatures are going up. 5 degrees warmer tomorrow in santa rosa. 72 in san francisco. up from today of 61 degrees. 85 in san jose. 11 degrees warmer. 90 inland. all these te

. >>> the first photos of gabrielle giffords since the shooting are released overnight. >>> good morning, welcome to mornings on 2. it is sunday, june 12. >> rosemary orozco is off this morning, let's check in with your chief meteorologist. >> it's going to be a warmer day today. there's the fog footprint for your early sunday morning. i'm going to have your forecast, and we're going to talk about increasing temperatures in your neighborhood. >>> this will be the first day that former bart police officer mehserle remains behind bars. police and shop owners in oakland are now preparing for protests. plans are in place in case of problems. >> reporter: the gates here don't open for another hour. even so bart has been letting customers know about some protests that are scheduled to happen here. this is the flyer for the protest. it says 3:00 here at the fruitville bart station. the group organizing this protest is protesting the release of mehserle. mehserle was sentenced to two years in jail for the shooting. he got credit for time already served, and good conduct. he is scheduled to be re

nbc's frances coe reports. >> reporter: the first photos of gabrielle giffords released on her official facebook page. in one, she's shown smiling, her hair shorter and darker than before. in the other picture, the representative is seen with her mother by her side. these are the first clear images of the congresswoman since the january shooting in tucson, arizona, that injured her and 12 others and killed 6. in the months since she suffered a gunshot wound to the head, giffords has been going through rehabilitation at a houston hospital. before these photos, the most recent sighting of giffords was in april, when she left briefly to travel to kennedy space center to see her husband, astronaut mark kelly. >> and liftoff. >> reporter: fly into space on shuttle "endeavour's" last mission. giffords' aides say now that she may be able to leave the hospital again at the end of the month. >> we really had a wonderful conversation. she spoke to me in full sentences, initiated those sentences, instead of just responding. which is what she's really only been able to do recently. she's making rem

that's gabrielle giffords. and think about this. it was five months ago roughly that she was shot at incredibly close range outside of a strip mall in tucson, arizona, while she was holding an event with her constituents. and here she is looking terrific. smiling. >> you can see the remarkable recovery she's made. they were taken pictures days before her cranioplasty. this is taken outside of her hospital room in houston. this as we're getting reports that she may actually be leaving the hospital. on her facebook page we're getting responses, people saying she's gorgeous, very, very impressive, great beginning, great job. this is just the beginning. but a good beginning, indeed. we'll have more on that story coming up. >> absolutely. we want to talk about this for an extended period of time this morning, but we've got a lot of other news, as well. >>> overseas, talking about kate middleton, she's stealing the spotlight. a big royal weekend to celebrate the birthdays of the queen and her husband. and the talk is all about one thing,

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that is congresswoman gabrielle giffords. new pictures of the arizona congresswoman. this morning we are just getting. these are the first up-close photos of giffords that we are seeing since that shooting in tucson in january. two photos appear on facebook on her page and were taken may 17th by a photographer by the name of p.k. weis who has work for a photo journalist for four decades. one of the pictures shows the congresswoman with her mother. they were taken the day after the launch of "endeavour" and the day before she had surgery on her skull. the photographer issued a statement saying, "any photographer in the country would have loved for the opportunity to take these pictures and i was delighted to be asked. i've known gabby for more than a decade and her staff asked me to do it because she wanted someone who is not a stranger, someone she would be comfortable around. the photos were taken in her room and in an area outside the hospital." the photographer goes on to say that it was a very inspiring moment to see how much she had recovered in 4 1/2 months. i w

a first look at gabriel giffords since the tucson shooting. >> plus more trouble for congressman weiner. the new photos pressuring him to resign. >>> how low will they go. bay area drivers get the brake we have all been looking for at the gas pump ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, governor jerry brown is making a last minute appeal to lawmakers -- on you-tube. "i'm really p >>> with just two days left before the deadline. governor brown is making an appeal on youtube >> i am perplexed why a package of this magnitude and permanent, which has reforms, realignment and which has temporary tax extensions cannot be allowed for you the people to decide on. i am not asking the legislature to make all these decisions i am asking for a vote of the people. in order to get that we need the four republican votes. >>> the budget deadline is wednesday if lawmaker fail to pass the budget they won't get paid thanks to a voter approved mandate. >>> a new person at the helm at the city attorneys office in oakland chief assistant city attorney barbara parker now becomes acting city attorney she was appointed by her out goi

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gabrielle giffords has been undergoing rehabilitation to help her speak and walk. she will move back into her home near johnson space center, where her husband works as an astronaut. investigators in france have met families of passengers killed when an air france jet crashed into the atlantic two years ago. they have finished retrieving bodies and refuse from the plane. they will let investigators use dna testing to identify the victims. in jakarta, a court is deciding the fate of a radical muslim cleric. this clerk maintains that he is innocent. >> yes indeed. prosecutors have asked for a life sentence for the share on charges of helping to organize and fund and islamic military training camp. mr. bashir says he is innocent and the charges are part of a conspiracy against islam in indonesia. we are joined by our indonesian correspondent. what is the latest from the courthouse? >> the proceedings started about an hour ago. that is when the verdict started to be delivered. but we do not have a sentence yet. in indonesia, when verdicts are delivered, it takes a very

this morning congresswoman gabrielle giffords is home. she was released from a houston hospital on wednesday where she was recovering from that gunshot wound to her head. after four surgeries and months of rehab she has shown increased improvement. she has to go back to the hospital every day for therapy but her spokesman says she is glad to be home. >> her mood was fantastic. she was elated. she is happy to be able to go to mark's home and be with her family. >> you may recall, well of course you recall, giffords was shot in a town hall meeting in january. she has months of intense therapy ahead but staying home may actually help her progress. >> coming up, a peninsula man kicked off of his flight at sfo and arreste bec pull up his pants. we'll hear from his mother. >> a controversial arrest at sfo has a young man sitting in jail this morning and has a lot to do with how he was dressed. good morning. i'm marla tellez. the story coming up. >>s

we're also getting our first look this morning at arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords, the first picture reese leased since shot in the head in january. remarkable to see how great she looks, almost completely normal, despite nearly fatal gunshot wound to the head. two new pictures were posted on her facebook page. one with her mother, the one seen there, the other she's alone, her hair shorter and darker and has a big smile on her face. there does appear to be a slight indentation on the left side of her head where the bullet entered. giffords' chief of staff expect hers to leave a houston rehab facility by the end of the month. a lot of people wondering what her future holds, will she be able to resume life as it was before the shooting? coming up at 7:10 eastern we'll speak with dr. sanjay gupta about his assessment of congresswoman gabrielle giffords' progress. >>> the 20-year-old nephew of maryland congressman elie ya comings has been killed in a shooting in his virginia apartment. christopher cummings a student at old dominion university, found in his off campus home friday

you can find more information at abc7news.com. >>> gabrielle giffords is spending her first night at home since being badly wounded in a shooting rampage. giffords still has trouble walking and talking and will have to return to the hospital daily for physical therapy. whether she hillary cover enough to return to congress, that is still uncertain. giffords was shot in the head in early january while meeting with constituents in tucson. six people were killed and 13 wounded. >>> house democratic leaders including nancy pelosi are planning to meet tomorrow to consider what to do about the anthony wiener scandal. former porn actress ginger lee held a news conference saying congressman wiener asked her to lie about their on-line communications. wiener told friends he wanted to speak to his pregnant wife before deciding whether to resign. she just returned from a trip to africa with her boss, secretary of state hillary clinton. >>> the us marshal service released john edwards' booking photos today. and even though he is facing 30 years in prison and a million and a half dollars in fines

. >>> wounded congresswoman gabrielle giffords has made her first public appearance more than five months after being shot in the head. coming up in just about ten minutes we're going to tell you where she was spotted and how the crowd reacted when she came in. >>> today state lawmakers in sacramento will vote on the latest state budget plan negotiated by democrats and the governor. now the governor gave up the hope of striking a deal with republicans to get their support for an extension of taxes. instead the new budget relies on deep cuts. especially to the state's public universities and the court system. and it anticipates $4 billion in new revenue from an improving economy. now the governor says already this year state has taken in $4 billion in unexpected revenue, but if the anticipated new revenue in the next fiscal year does not materialize, there are trigger cuts built into the budget to make up the difference. >> going forward we do expect more revenues in the budget year coming up, but in case we're overoptimistic, we have severe trigger cuts that will be triggered and go into

he'll be reunited with gabrielle giffords in houston today. >> that will be remarkable. >>> now, looking at this morning's weather from around the country. severe afternoon storms from raleigh to new york and northern new england. stormy from sioux falls to wichita, with gusty winds, hail, and a chance of tornadoes. rain from seattle to san francisco. high-elevation snow in the sierra nevada, cascades and rockies. >> 96 in albuquerque. 99 in phoenix. omaha hits 83. 90s from dallas to atlanta and baltimore. upper 80s in boston and here in new york. >>> if you're a stock watcher, you've been feeling. what's behind the worst month in almo>>> plus, >>> plus, apple's guru, you know him as steve jobs, prepared to make a rare announcement. >>> and the alarming news for the world's 5 billion cell phone users. a new warning about cancer. >>> and as predicted, gas prices are falling. the energy department says that gas is now at its lowest level in seven weeks. down 5 1/2 cents in the past week. the average price for a gallon of regular is sitting at $3.79. oil prices are edging higher. so, that r

. >> space shuttle endeavour lands and the reunion in store for gabrielle giffords and her astronaut husband. >> lots of time with each other because you're in traffic. >> plus, why a long commute could be steering your marriage towards divorce. that and more coming up. ldew, m out of the porous caverns of grout takes the right tools, but it also takes a gentle, caring touch. before you can deep clean, you learn to get a feel for its trouble spots. and hey, if you can't listen to grout, you can't truly know its wants...its needs...its dreams. ♪call 1-800-steemer. deadly pipeline explosion. the >>> more bad news for families in san bruno trying to rebuild after that deadly pipeline explosion. the contractor hired to do the work may go bankrupt. elizabeth wenger with what that means for homeowners. >>> reporter: neighbors say the owners of this home had hoped to move back in by this summer, but now they are in limbo. the san mateo bridge times reports five families got an email last week from their contractor, vanderbilt construction, saying the company was shutting down until early

. >>> the first photograph of gabrielle giffords since she was shot back in january. they show a smiling giffords and give us an indication how far she's come since being shot. lisa joins us from washington. lisa, she looks incredibly well, but these pictures were taken just before she had another operation, correct? >> yeah, that's right, deb. all of this, you have to keep the context that she was shot point blank in the head, and you can see some of the differences, you know, before and after in these two pictures. in the latest pictures, her hair is darker, it's cropped short, and she is wearing glasses, but the most obvious difference is there is an indentation on the left side of her head, but you know, throughout it all, she still has a sparkle in her eye, she still has the gorgeous smile. we also have a second photo we can show you. it's right here, smiling here. that's actually her mom in the picture. to put some context in this, she's pictures were actually taken may 17. it was the day after the "endeavour" launch, but it was the day before she had surgery to

. >>> and a new mile stone for arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords, what she did today. >>> and warm tonight, hot spot, low 90s, and the cooler temperatures tomorrow . >>> arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords reached a big milestone in her recovery today. she finally has gone home from the hospital. she was released from a houston hospital today five months after being shot in arizona during a political event. she and her husband will live in a houston suburb near the space center. they say gabrielle giffords will have more rehab and a care provider will help her 24 hours a day. >>> and nasa beginning fuel inspections for next month's shuttle mission which will be the shuttle program's last flight. and it will have a bay area astronaut on board, who is from san carlos, atlantis is set to launch july 8. today's incident was only a test. they want to repair the fuel tank, and make they're good to go. >>> and we know now which countries will compete in the america's cup race in san francisco. at 6:00 we'll give you the rundown. more on the other stories we're working on, heathe

these pictures were released earlier by gabrielle giffords' office a couple of weeks ago. but our affiliate, ktrk, reports to us that giffords stood up from her wheelchair and kissed mark kelly after he received a space flight medal. >>> meanwhile there's a legal tiff over the man accused of shooting the congresswoman. jared loughner is at a federal prison hospital in springfield, missouri, doctors want to give him medication to treat his mental illness. attorneys representing loughner say wait a minute, forcing him to take mind-altering drugs violates his constitutional rights. they filed a legal challenge. a federal judge ordered the government to respond by later today. we'll keep you up to date on that story. >>> a new push to get the dream act through congress. that's the proposal to allow students who came here illegally with their parents, to stay in the country. or children of illegal parents, to stay in the country. it passed the house in december, back when the dems were in control. but it fell short in the senate. today a high-profile senate hearing puts it fron

gabrielle giffords still has problem communicating. earlier reports were optimistic but doctors are far more cautious when discussing her recovery. >>> it appears gop presidential candidate mitt romney does not need iowa. he will not compete in the iowa republican stronghold. what has changed his profile aids say romney no longer has to divert time and money to win the poll just to gain more name recognition. >>> back here at home one bay area high school district is doing better financially. liberty union high school is about to approve a $54 million budget for the upcoming school year. that is $1.5 million more than it planned for three months ago. however, district officials say the district still is not getting all of the state money it's entitled to. they say this year they will be shortchanged almost $1500 per student. >>> santa rosa police say a distinctive duffel bag linked them to am bank robber. 23-year-old roberto hernandez was connected to a bank robbery. police say that hernandez's bag was the same design as a bag seen in

we begin tonight with remarkable news about arizona congresswoman gabriel giffords. late today, we got word that giffords has been released from a texas rehabilitation hospital and is moving into her husband's home near houston. it was in january that she nearly lost her life in that assassination attempt in tucson, a shooting that killed six others. congressional correspondent nancy cordes has the late- breaking details. >> reporter: scott, this is really a great development for the giffords family. what it means is that she will be able to live at home with her husband and commute to the hospital every day to continue her rehabilitation, something that her doctors call a major milestone. congresswoman giffords left her houston hospital today after spending nearly five months there undergoing intensive rehabilitation-- learning how to speak again, working on her motor skills, after being shot at pointblank range while meeting with constituents in tucson, arizona. in a statement today, the hospital said doctors treating the arizona: these pictures released last week

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shuttle commander mark kelly is expected to reunite with his wife, wounded kongwoman gabrielle giffords, tomorrow. >>> it's reported this morning that the pentagon is said to classify computer sabotage as a potential act of war. that would allow the u.s. to respond to cyber attack to respond using traditional military force. a pentagon report will be released next month. >>> two iraqi men who came to this country as refugees remain in federal custody in kentucky this morning, they pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges. before leaving iraq one of the suspects took part in attacks on american troops. bob orr has retails. >> reporter: prosecutors say the two suspects arrested in bowling green, kentucky, were hardened on the battlefields of iraq. while waad ramadan alwan and mohanad shareef hammadi have been charged with 23 counts of providing material reports to al qaeda, and alwan is charged with conspiring to deliver weapons of mass destruction. alwan's fingerprints have been matched up with a bomb components recovered in iraq in 2005, shortly before his capture by authorities. court p

a standing ovation for congresswoman gabrielle giffords. her first public appearance since the arizona shooting. >>> a major crackdown o cribs, new safety rules. >>> you can call her the pooper snooper. how one woman -- >> ew. >> that's right. how one woman is using dna to make sure pet owners clean up after their dogs. >>> time for today's travel forecast. could get interesting today. showers are in the forecast. no delays yet. but that may change out at sfo. the good news is chicago, it's been rough there the past couple of days but today, sunshine into chicago. and a comfortable temperature of 79 degrees. if you are particular to new york, we have some clouds moving through there a chance of showers maybe even some thunderstorms on the eastern seen. 81 degrees in new york. more on your loan weather coming up. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, appears in a boston courtroom today. >>> an accused mob boss james "whitey" bulger is expected to be assigned an attorney when he appears in a boston courtroom today. prosecutors and the defense have been debating wh