gabrielle giffords, the former representative from arizona, took the stage. she was a little shaky, but former congresswoman gabrielle giffords walked out on the charlotte stage under her own power. giffords was guided by her close friend, congresswoman and democratic party chair, debbie wasserman schultz. when she reached center stage, giffords led the audience in reciting the pledge of allegiance. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [ applause ] >> giffords was shot in the head in an attack that left six other people dead in january of 2011. she spent the last year and a half learning how to walk and talk again. the appearance brought back memories of last august when giffords made a surprise visit to the capitol to vote on raising the debt ceiling. lawmakers from both parties rose to their feet giving her a lengthy ovation. giffords resigned from congress this year but helped her former aid, ron barber, win a special

. >> of course, this flight was in honor of gabrielle giffords, the congresswoman. her husband, mark kelly, commanded the "endeavour" on its last flight. the space shuttle is on its way to l.a. to be kind of mothballed in the science center museum there. 134 of the videos people are able to capture as this thing flew 1,500 feet off the surface of the earth is spectacular. >> sweet they did it for gabrielle giffords, also a reminder that a space shuttle can take a piggyback ride off a 747. >> if you william there, you know you'll never, ever see this again. fortunately for internet technology we can see it from 500 different angles from 500 different places. >> and watch it over and over and over gn. >> cool thing is, mark kelly, the husband of gabrielle giffords, he called to request this flight. the folks in houston weren't as excited about this. they're a little ticked, because their big space center, space city, didn't get any of the five space shuttles. kind of snubbed. space shuttles are plantedote they got at replica. so houston's got a problem. >>> some orcas

. >> of course, this flight was in honor of gabrielle giffords, the congresswoman. her husband, mark kelly,mmandeds last flight. the space shuttle is on its way to l.a. to be kind of mothballed in the science center museum there. 134 of the videos people are able to capture as this thing flew 1,500 feet off the surface of the earth is spectacular. >> sweet they did it for gabrielle giffords, also a reminder that a space shuttle can take a piggyback ride off a 747. >> if you william there, you know you'll never, ever see this again. fortunately for internet technology we can see it from 500 different angles from 500 different places. >> and watch it over and over and over gn. >> cool thing is, mark kelly, the husband of gabrielle giffords, he called to request this flight. the folks in houston weren't as excited about this. they're a little ticked, because their big space center, space city, didn't get any of the five space shuttles. kind of snubbed. space shuttles are plantedote they got at replica. so houston's got a problem. >>> some orcas make quite a splash. >>

nasa reported it was to honor the former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords, a long-term advocate of the space program and wife of the former astronaut, mark kelly, the last person to command "endeavour" and congresswoman gabrielle giffords stepped down from her job this year as she continues to recover after a gunshot to the head. a live look coming now from edwards air force base in southern california, where is the final home of the california science center in los angeles. trace? >>trace: we are watching this with you. it is very cool. it looks like the shuttle is still pretty high. what was supposed to happen, the shuttle on the 747 was supposed to land at edwards air force base at either 12:30 west coast time or 12:40. they were seeing how much fuel they had on board the 747. many times they have done this they want to make sure the fuel is precise because they do not want to land if it is too heavy. to they had enough fuel they would do an extra ten minute fly by in places in southern california like the desert area. the reason the places are important is because a lot of t

, -- congresswoman gabrielle giffords after he piloted the space shuttle. now in sacramento, early tomorrow morning, then it will do a low fly over and then it will take a path down to silicone valley and the flight marks the final space shuttle program. >>> this shows fewer people support the governor's plan to increase sales taxes by a quarter percent. our field pole shows 51% would vote yes on proposition 30. 36% said no. that is up 8% compared to july. >> that is not comfortably ahead, it's still ahead. there has been no pole that shows, it is below 50. >> a broader measure would raise taxes for nearly everyone on a sliding scale and a poll on that would say yes, 44% say no and 18% are still undecided. >>> more charges may be filed against the accused gunman in the aurora shooting massacre. they want to add to the 142 charges james holmes is already facing. he is expected to take the stand to determine if prosecutors will have access to his notebook that allegedly details plan for the attack. he is accused of killing 12 people and injuring 58 more durin

[cheers and applause] >> there was not a dry eye in the house after gabrielle giffords lead the pledge of allegiance. the democratic national convention is our big story. >> the night belonged to to president barack obama lead at the case to voters for a second term in office. sally kidd is in charlotte with tonight's commitment 2012 report. >> an electrifying night for democrats as the president accepts his party oppose the nomination. president obama told the crowd of fired up democrats the job is not done. >> that is why am -- i am running for a second term as president of the united states. it will be a a choice between two different paths. a choice between two fundamentally different visions for the future. >> he said the path he is offering will not be quick or easy. >> it will take more than a few years to solve challenges that have built over decades. >> vice president joe biden teared up. >> the most fascinating thing i found last week was when governor romney said that as president, he would take a job store. it will have to be a foreign trip. >> a parade of high-profile spea

. >> there was a remarkable momenh the pledge of allegiance led by gabriel gifford the former arizona congresswoman who is crerecovering from an assassinan attempt since january of 2011. she has been in rehabilitation learning to walk again and to speak. >> i pledge allegiance to theflf america. and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, liberty and just fisjusticefor all. >> gabriel gifford formercongre. >> unemployment may still behigt is better off now than it was four years ago. that is the stock market. the dow sored 244 points today to close at 13,292. it has not been that high since december of'07. anthony mason is in new tonight. anthony, what's going on? >> reporter: scott, the catalyst was a move by the european central bank that raised hopes that the european debt crisis may finally be stabilizing. that's been weighing on the market for months. the e.c.b. today announced a sweeping plan to buy up debt to prop up the euro and protect spain and italy from financial collapse. od ne was also good news here at home. oe number of americans filing

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gabrielle giffords is not done with politics. she and her husband announced the formation of a political action committee which will offer support for candidates looking for to find bipartisan solutions. focused on severe injuries she had after a mass shooting in tucson. a cattle roundup will be going on as cattle is reunited with their owners. they'll try to sort out who the cattle belongs to. about 100 cows died in the floodwaters. >> the invitations are out but will apple unveiled the new iphone 5? apple is inviting people. the invitation has a big 12 casting a shadow in the shape of a 5. it will likely cause a frenzy. pickup trucks are driving auto sales to their highest level in three years. this past august was the strongest month since 2009. signs of recovery in the housing market. the fbi is the night and apple hack attack. amazon has something new to show off tomorrow. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> look for a big announcement from amazon tomorrow. they may show off at least three new gadgets. they could

>> one of the most official moments of this night was when form upper congresswoman gabrielle giffords who was wounded delivered the pledge of aleansance >> gary: and to the public for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, liberty and justice for all. [ cheering and applause ] physical >> she received a standing ovation. you'll see in just a moment as we show the crowd, spectators had tears in their eyes when she finished. she continues to help out the democratic former, campaigning for her forme aide who took her seat in congress. you can watch you president obama and vice president obama speak in their entirety in on our website. >>> to the latest developments into the investigation into today's shooting and murder of a california highway patrol officer. kenyon youngstrom was shot along 680. the suspect was shot and killed by another officer. >> reporter: more than 48 hours after a driver fatally shot kenyon youngstrom, questions remain as to why he pulled the trigger without warning. to shed light on that, investigators spent the day interviewing lacy's parents. we als

former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords is in charlotte and she is expected to lead the pledge of allegiance tonight. give forces was badly wounded in a shooting in san last january. she announced -- announced last month she is moving back to tucson with her retired astronaut husband mark kelly. >> newest members of the 49ers made the team without being scouted. head coach harbaugh has introduced this new team member, his wife sarah and he welcomed their son jack, jr. into the world tuesday. jack is named for harbaugh's father. he arrived 10 days early. his dad might have a future offensive lineman. jack, jr. tipped the scales at 8 pounds, 8 ounces. he joins five older siblings. maybe linebacker. >> he's already discussing the position. >> that's harbaugh, he never sleeps. >>> still ahead, we are still following developing news from the santa cruz mountains where a tanker fire created a dangerous situation and a traffic nightmare overnight >>> san francisco fire leaving two dozen people out of their homes the investigation now underway. >>> deadly violence near major oakland in

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. >>> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome former congresswoman gabrielle giffords. >>> i pledge allegianc toeshgs the flag of the united states of america and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> gabrielle giffords, surprise moment at the democratic convention. george will, let me come to you, one of the other surprise, was the reviewsover president obama's speech. i kind of thought the sober thoug thought. >> george, the big difference in america politics in a generation is this, in 1988, mike dukakis left the democratic convention with a huge bounce ahead of george herbert walker bush, it's 24-point swing. in today's electorate that you could have that volatility. what the republicans are counting on are undecides to break against the incumbent. >> well, actually, it's interesting to see comparing the 2008 exit with the 2012 average espn polls the groups of americans who have gone off on p obama, moderates, they haven't gone on to romney and that's exactly, they're still getting what mccain got. those are the grou

. >> i've got to ask you about gabrielle giffords. a powerful, emotional moment. there were secret service agents in tears watching it. everyone where i was watching was in tears. what a moment. >> incredibly special. gabby is a beloved figure in america and for her 20 come out at our convention and give the pledge of allegiance and have such a unifying moment, it was just incredibly emotional and i was so proud. >> what did she say when you got backstage? >> she actually came backstage and just said, awesome. she was really excited. >> was she emotional? >> she was emotional and excited and actually really fired up. we ran through the pledge a couple times together, and each time she did it with such feeling, like she did there. and it was just an emotional moment for everybody. >> it was a wonderful moment for all of us. our congratulations. because that took some guts to do that. let's just talk about the -- i think unparalleled situation, where it may be that both presidential candidate's wives made better speeches than they did. >> are you surprised? >> i'm n

tonight on fox news the former congresswoman, gabrielle giffords, will deliver the pledge of allegiance. she resigned from congress this year after a a after a psychotic gunman shot her in the head. there has been a lot of talk about bill clinton's 50-minute speech last night with a passionate endorsement for his re-election. now, the romney campaign is responding. ed henry has that story on the convention floor. why don't we just start with the tale of two speeches: president clinton teeing up president obama. >>reporter: what we are told in terms of new information for president obama tonight, it is expected to unveil some new policy proposals to the economic plan that is on the table, the jobs bill, but nothing dramatic. aides saying there will not be a "state of the union" address with new kinds of poll proposals. he wants to hit some big themes and when you mention former president clinton, the biggest theme he tried to lay out last night was in the most dramatic moment when bill clinton said, look, no president, not even me, could have turned this economy around in one term. you n

to get the 20777 and there was dianne feinstein there was also another familiar face, gabrielle giffords will be in attendance tonight. she has been busy with her husband, former astronaut. they have a political action committee called gabby pak.. was welcomed after recovering from a shot in the head in the month of january. >> president bill clinton offered some bold points of speech yesterday with a standing ovation of 48 speech. last night he provided a clearer picture of what the race is about. >> democrats, we think the country works better with a strong middle-class. . and with their relentless focus on the future. with a government working together to promote growth. and broadly share prosperity. you see, we are all in this together. it is a far better philosophy and you are on your own accor. for the latest news, weather and traffic check out our new news channel comcast 192. [ fingers tapping ] [ rain pattering ] [ heels clicking ] [ female announcer ] yoplait light tastes great now... ♪ ...and feels great later 20 delicious flavors of yoplait light, now at 90 calories each. y

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. >> i've got to ask you about gabrielle giffords. a powerful, emotional moment. there were secret service agents in tears watching it. everyone where i was watching was in tears. what a moment. >> incredibly special. gabby is a beloved figure in america and for her 20 come out at our conventn and give the pledge of allegiance and have such a unifying moment, it was just incredibly emotional and i was so proud. >> what did she say when you got backstage? >> she actually came backstage and just said, awesome. she was really excited. >> was she emotional? >> she was emotional and excited and actually really fired up. we ran through the pledge a couple times together, and each time she did it with such feeling, like she did there. and it was just an emotional moment for everybody. >> it was a wonderful moment for all of us. our congratulations. because that took some guts to do that. let's just talk about the -- i think unparalleled situation, where it may be that both presidential candidate's wives made better speeches than they did. >> are you surprised? >> i'm not

>>justine: both president obama and by and are hitting the camp came trail today pit gabrielle gifford lead the pledge of allegiance. deferreds -- different-- there was not a dry eye in the house pin. scene was helped out by her former aide. >> the chicago police officer who is convicted of killing his third ride life --wife in chicago. we will have that story ahead. >> and eleanor jury -- in illinois jury found this for police the officer guilty of killing his wife. this case was reopened after his fourth wife went missing. >> jury selection is under way for the detour a male-- mayor. there were raking in city contracts. -- rigginh sydneyng city contra >> they have discovered that all meat and me know-- amino acids are related to certain autism diseases. >> according to the center for disease control, a water borne parasite gets to bring to your nose. this is very rare. >> we had 32 cases in the united states after several million people being in the water. you need to keep your nose close off when you are in the water. >> trained a scheme the pitcher is you just saw was hit in the he

. >> and those who did score seats inside will hear vice president joe biden and gabrielle giffords will deliver the pledge of allegiance. and she did, just minutes ago. and you're looking at a live picture of the ceiling here in the arena. because... there aren't any balloons. no traditional drop because of the last minute change from the stadium. back toot rena, but organizers of the convention say they'll have something to end the speech that will make the evening festive. >> and there are supporters trying to drum up excitement. they held a phone bank and will be hosting a community watch party there. and they hope those people will be note vaited to join the campaign. and mark will be live with a fact check of a speech from last night. you can see the reports on our facebook page and follow the tweets. be sthour stwuts stwus for live coverage on abc news on the speech coming up tonight at 7:00. >> and coming up here on abc 7 news, by area county laumpbling a smart phone app allowing folks to respond to emergency medical cals. >> and there is a u.s. doctor quick thinking saved a youn

former congresswoman gabrielle giffords also attend. >> a powerful speech from bill clinton -- scott thuman and gordon peterson have more. >> what a big night for bill clinton and barack obama, and what a speech. he said he was just a country boy from arkansas -- bill clinton on steroids is what he was. >> his campaign managers said they work -- there were no concerns about whether he would overshadow barack obama. after that speech, he has work cut out for him. >> i do not know where to start. he did take on romney and ryan on medicare and took them on strong. listen. >> it will end medicare as we know it. a lot of that money is also spent to help people with disabilities. [applause] including a lot of middle-class families whose kids have down syndrome or autism or other severe conditions.honestly, think about it -- if that happens, i do not know what those families are going to do. i know what i'm going to do. i'm going to do everything i can do see that it does not happen. we cannot let it happen. >> of course, numbers -- let's talk numbers. a huge crowd here, 25,000 capacity fil

[ applause ] >> waiting for gabrielle giffords for the pledge of allegiance. john king has a special guest, massachusetts governor deval patrick. >> welcome. you gave a very tough speech ripping governor romney's record as governor of massachusetts, the job you now hold. i want to focus on your friend, the president's challenge tonight. i want to pull out this graphic. take a look at this. let me find it. what is the president's biggest challenge tonight? he's an incumbent now. you've been a first term. you've run for president again. what is the biggest challenge? he can't be hope and change. he has to tell the american people don't change tonight. >> frankly, it's always about hope and almost always about change in this country. that's the nature of our character. i think this president will and ought to talk about his record and the progress he's made toward the change he was talking about four years ago and the agenda for the next four years. again, we're a forward-looking country. we're a forward-looking people. i think we tend to an optimistic agenda. th

. ♪ >>> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome former congresswoman gabrielle giffords. >>> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> gabrielle giffords, surprise moment at the democratic convention. we're here to talk about the conventions. george will, let me come to you, one of the other surprises, was the reviews of president obama's speech. i kind of thought the sober tone with fine. >> george, the big difference in american politics in a generation is this, in 1988, michael dukakis left the democratic convention with a huge bounce ahead of george herbert walker bush, on election day he lost by 7 points. it's 24-point swing. in today's electorate that you could have that volatility. that matters, because i think what the republicans are counting on are undecided to break against the incumbent. >> well, actually, it's interesting to see in comparing the 2008 exits with the 2012 average abc polls the groups of americans who have gone off on obama, moderates

giffords vice-president biden hit the campaign put together on friday the president takes a today bust sort through the battleground state of florida over the weekend. in charlotte danielle nottingham cbs 5 >>> the democrats have taken a lot of shots at republican ideals which spoke with furyk california republican party chair to get his response to the president's speech >>> this is what i call the ultimate solutions election, big government spending and massive tax increases that in the congress says is coming under his plan would not help the economy this is a politician committed to a plan america cannot afford >>> the president has been criticized for having hollywood heavyweights around him tonight after scarlett johansson said she speaking not as a member of hollywood a young woman from middle-class background. >>> in 2008 and less than half of eligible voters between 18-24 voted young america why are we only speaking with a half hour voice so many issues are at stake directly affect best. >>> the first lady michelle obama introduced her husband he thanked her for making him a l

giffords. >> barack obama is the kind of leader my father wrote about in profiles and courage. >> reporter: 2004 nominee john carey on foreign policy. >> ask osama bin laden if he is better off now than he was four years ago. >> reporter: well, conventions over. game on. effective speeches, if anyone was paying attention. last night's speech by bill clinton, cnn's coverage was tied by the learning show here comes honey boo boo. both candidates will spend the next two months to get the undecided to pay attention. >> let's hope that happens, gary. there's a lot at stake. >>> last week we invited a group to watch mitt romney's address. tonight we invited republicans to our studios. still ahead, they weigh in on the president's speech. >>> well, one republican who did not plan on watching tonight's speech, mitt romney. he spent the day up in new hampshire surprising a group of veterans who work on the phones for him. >> these veterans are not happen and they're working to make -- happy and they're working to make sure the public knows the president didn't keep his promise. >> i want this path

it passed ovthe home of gang green -- over the home of former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords and her husband mark kelly who was the last person to fly the shuttle. and we are getting new details about the space shuttle endeavor's fly over the bay area tomorrow morning. we told you at 5:00 p.m. it may be delayed because of the weather. we have more details now. the shuttle will fly over krasacramento at -- fly over sacramento at 9:30 a.m. and then to the golden gate bridge. another party will be held at the space and science center in oakland and ktvu will have cameras tracking the shuttle. we hope to carry it live on mornings on 2 weather permitting. if it is delayed we will stream it live on www.ktvu.com and on our mobile app. coming up, ktvu's chief meteorologist chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking the fog and he will update us in 10 minutes. >>> new poll shows california voters are divided on a ballot nishive to -- initiative. 38% support prop 32 which would ban corporations and labor groups from directly contributing to candidates and voters are split over the pen

giffords, before landing at edwards air force base in california. it took off 15 minutes ago and will land for the final time in los angeles. it will be moved to a museum next month. american airlines has been plagued by delays this week and under the cancellations. some executives believe the pilots are calling in sick on purpose and flight crews are filing huge numbers of maintenance reports of in order to slow down operations. they believe it is an attempt to punish the company for imposing cost-cutting measures as part of its bankruptcy reorganization. >> people are now starting to shop for thanksgiving. they have a choice. airlines need to get their act together. >> the faa is concerned enough to have stepped up scrutiny on american and is now monitoring. the monitoring 7 is on your side with a recall warning from gm. a half million cars need repairs because of the gear can slip while in park. it affects the chevrolet malibu, pontiacs g6, and saturn aura with a 4-speed transmission. four crashes have been reported. we have gorgeous weather and

"roll call" reporting in gabrielle giffords will lead the pledge of allegiance. the former congresswoman is in charlotte for the dnc. she resigned from congress in january to focus on her recovery from a gunshot wound she suffered last year. >>> president obama will speak tonight from the time warner cable arena, not the much larger football stadium organizers had hoped for. the obama campaign called an audible yesterday because of the weather. it's been raining in charlotte all week and there is a chance for thunderstorms tonight. republicans say the event was moved because of a lack of enthusiasm. democrats say that's nonsense. they say 65,000 people lined up to get tickets. 19,000 others were wait-listed. >> i was really looking forward to this. i got my tickets. i was so excited. i waited four hours in line for it, for it to just be denied? >> it's the weather. what are we suppose ede to do, control the weather? democrats are powerful, come on. >> there will also be no traditional balloon drop at the end of the president's speech because of the last-minute ch

a tear-jerker, former congresswoman gabrielle giffords took the stage to lead the pledge of allegiance. she spoke the word clearly with a huge smile, bringing the dlts to their feet -- delegates to their feet. many in tears, before a long list of speakers took the stage. >> in tampa, they talk with great urgency about the nation's debt and the need to act, to act now. but not once did they tell you that they rejected every plan by us or any other respected group. to reduce the national debt. there are not for any of them, because they're not prepared to do anything about the debt if it contained even one dollar, or one cent in new taxes for millionaires. folks, that's not courage, and that's not fair. >> as a catholic woman i take reproductive health seriously. today it is under attack. this year alone more than a dozen states have passed more than 40 restrictions on women's access to reproductive health care. now isn't the time to roll back the rights we were winning when my father was president. >> the entire auto industry and the lives of over one million hard-working americans teet

in case you missed it, one of the most emotional parts of the convention came from gabrielle giffords. she brought the delegates to tears when she took to the stage to deliver the pledge of allegiance. >> i -- >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god indivisible, liberty and justice for all. [ cheers and applause ] hey. hey eddie. i brought your stuff. you don't have to do this. yes i do. i want you to keep this. it'd be weird. take care. you too. [ sighs ] so how did it go? he's upset. [ male announcer ] spend less time at gas stations. with best in class fuel economy. it's our most innovative altima ever. ♪ then don't get nickle and dimed by high cost investments and annoying account fees. at e-trade, our free easy-to-use online tools and experienced retirement specialists can help you build a personalized plan. and with our no annual fee iras and a wide range of low cost investments, you can execute the plan you want at a low cost. so meet with us, or go to etrade.com for a great retirement pl

retired astronaut mark kelly, he is married to former congresswoman gabrielle giffords. tomorrow the shuttle will make a bay area flyby, passing over the golden gate bridge before heading down the peninsula and circling around nasa ames which will have a special viewing events. tomorrow will mark the end of the shuttle's journey, it will spend his retirement in a museum in los angeles. for more details on when you can expect to see the shuttle and the sky near you, go to cbssf.com. >> rumor has it the weather should be ok. more from lawrence coming up. >> leading the pack in new jobs. the big victory for a man who blames the smell popcorn for his health problems. >> 63 degrees in san jose but we have brought multiple whether inside to a very dark and gloomy gotham city. a big show in the south bay, we'll talk about that. >> i'm lawrence karnow in the,,, >> >> some disappointing manufacturing numbers out of europe and china have stocks trading down earlier on wall street. take a look can see where the numbers are, the dow is up but only by a little. the nasdaq and s&p hav

gifford and her husband, astronaut mark kelly who was the last person to command the endeavour mission. endeavour will pass over sacramento tomorrow morning before flying low over the golden gate brain about 8:30 a.m. it will fly a path down highway 101 to silicon valley. the final flight marks the end of the 30-year space shuttle program. we'll check in with steve in just a little bit to see if the weather will cooperate to see this flight tomorrow. endeavour is expected to pass over the bay area around 8:30 a.m. we'll tack you there live on mornings -- we'll take you there live on mornings on 2. you can watch it streamed online and on our mobile app if the flyover happens after 9:00 a.m. >>> one controversial move from the u.s. post office is to stuff mailboxes with junk mail. >> reporter: good afternoon. expect to find more junk mail in your mailbox, everything from catalog to credit card offers. this is because the postal service has been making deals with advertisers encouraging them to send out more direct mail. the goal is for them to increase more revenues as they struggle with

it was to honor his wife former congresswoman gabrielle giffords. she's still recovering from a gunshot wound during an attempt on her life last year. here in new york a chance to see columbus close up, a living room has been built around the landmark statue of christopher columbus, complete with a couch and tv. the project is aimed at turning the 120-year-old marble statue into art 70 feet above the traffic of columbus circle. visitors reach the site by stairs or elevator. i'm anne-marie green. this is "cbs morning news". this is "cbs morning news". here's my morning routine. gotta start the day off right. wardrobe. cute. then new activia breakfast blend. a great way to help start the day. mmm... creamy lowfat yogurt with grains in yummy breakfast flavors, like apple cinnamon. its hearty, with twice the protein of regular lowfat yogurt and helps regulate your digestive system. our morning routines are important, aren't they? new activia breakfast blend. >>> a new report out this week finds global warming and manmade greenhouse gas emissions threate

. >> after the president, it was former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords who received the biggest applause cheers and tears as she led delegates in the pledge of allegiance. >> i pledge of allegiance to the flag, of the united states of america. and to the republic for which you stand, one nation. >> giffords was critically wonned by a gunman in tuscan inian 2011. her recovery has captured the heart of the nation. she left congress in january of this year to continue her recovery. >>> this morning we are waiting for the government's august employment report which could show stronger than expected gains in hiring. early forecasts predict the unemployment rate will remain unchanged at 8.2%. a tracking firm reports 200,000 jobs created last month with hiring in the private sector. yesterday the government report the number of americans applying for unemployment fell by 12,000. we'll bring the numbers as soon as we get them. >>> we've got another set of numbers ready to go now. >> yeah, lisa argen is in to employ all her weather tools and give you a look at forecast. >>> good morning.

. >> former congresswoman gabrielle giffords led the last night in the pledge e, the most poignant moment. >> i pledge allegiance to the e united states of america. >> the president, vice president, and their wives will to ottawa today and florida weekend, or the future of is at the top of the of voter concerns. abc news, new hampshire. keep it on abc 7 to stay informed on the issues in this election. go one-on-per will one with ann romney tonight on abc news starting at 5:00. you don't want to miss that. hearing underway the former falls church convicted ofairman child sex abuse. copartner found guilty in may of molesting katia bill girl during sleepover with his daughter. victims were nine and 10 years old. molesting two girls. he was chairman of the falls church city democratic committee 2006-2007. a fourth bill teenager sentenced to 60 years in prison for murdering his 92-year-old neighbor. the 16-year-old plant guilty to murdering thelma steele and her heights afterct they got into an argument. then he went back to a home and cash and credit cards. the state's attorney helped a press

in honor of congresswoman gabrielle gifford. we will have live coverage during the morning show. >> oakland police say there is a new trend for robbers they are now working in groups. police say so far they have arrested 850 people for these crimes. many of these phones involved smart phone users who are distracted. >> these were people that have been arrested already responsible for multiple robbers robberies in the area. we identified cruise's. as you know robberies are a very very important topic. bell >> locally say there has been more than a hundred and 40 smart from robberies in the area. the majority of the victims are women. >> police in palo alto are warning women to be cautious because of gropings in the area. of a couple reported two incidents of area groping. near university on fulton street in august. about 1 mi. away on august 29th at nordstrom's near the stanford shopping center. so let's take a look at that park. there is a convenient path between palo alto and menlo park. you will see if you are out there they a

"endeavour" just flew over tucson, arizona, to honor former congresswoman gabrielle giffords. it made low flyovers at other nasa locations in new mexico and will be touching down at edwards air force base in southern california later this afternoon. "endeavour" will also make a high-profile appearance in the skies above the bay area tomorrow morning. the visit will include a low altitude flyover at the golden gate bridge and moffett field as a special tribute to workers at the nasa research center. they developed the shuttle done and developed the heat seals. as many as 10,000 people are expected to gather at moffett to watch the flyover, expected to happen between 8:30 and 10:00. the space and science center is holding on event starting at 8:00 if you're willing to pay about $16 per person. if you're looking for a free view, we're told san francisco's chrissy field or marina greens should be great vantage points. we'll be breaking into programming tomorrow to bring to it you live right here on nbc bay area. the sight over the golden gate bridge, what's the forecast? sit going

. >>> former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords is in town for the democratic convention. >>> the delegates in charlotte are reportedly paying a convention markup six times higher than normal for almost everything this week. president obama button sells for $5. a turkey bagel sandwich is going for $9. and a budget hotel room can cost up to $500. >>> and outside the convention, traffic officers on loan from georgia were literally dancing to the beat of the streets as they got local commuters and delegates on their way. their moves include tributes to michael jackson's thriller video and swaying hips like elvis. >>> and that's your morning dish of "scrambled politics." >>> and now here's your first look at how wall street is going to kick off the day. the dow closed at 13,047 after adding 11 points yesterday. the s&p 500 was down a point. the nasdaq lost five. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei was up a fraction. in hong kong, the hang seng gained 64. >>> ahead to have day's european central bank meeting, investors held off on big moves. policymaker

. >>> after the president nobody received more applause tonight than gabriel giffords. convention hall shook with thunder cheer and more than a few tears were shed certainly as the former arizona congresswoman took the body toum lead the pledge of allegiance. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god -- >> it was moving. giffords of course was critically wounded by gunman in tucson in january of 2011. she left congress a year later. >> in san jose tonight democrat call their viewing party call their viewing party charlotte part 2 >> dozens pack the partyg nation. representative was there to share the moment with her constituent. >> it's about knowing that as americans we have the strength to meet our challenges and that we are america is back. he says it from the heart and we believe in him because of everything that he has accomplished. >> south bay democrat say they are also pleased the president didn't shy away from the issue of immigration. >>çó somber day of remembrance for fal

that's compared to about 22 million for the first night of the gop former arizona congressn gabrielle giffords is in town for the democratic convention. >>> the delegates in charlotte are reportedly paying a convention markup six times higher than normal for almost everything this week. president obama button sells for $5. a turkey bagel sandwich is going for $9. and a budget hotel room can cost up to $500. >>> and outside the convention, traffic officers on loan from georgia were literally dancing to the beat of the streets as they got local commuters and delegates on their way. their moves include tributes to michael jackson's thriller video and swaying hips like elvis. >>> and that's your morning dish of "scrambled politics." >>> and now here's your first look at how wall street is going to kick off the day. the dow closed at 13,047 after adding 11 points yesterday. the s&p 500 was down a point. the nasdaq lost five. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei was up a fraction. in hong kong, the hang seng gained 64. >>> ahead to have day's european central

it was to honor his wife former congresswoman gabrielle giffords. she's still recovering from a gunshot wound. here in new york a chance to see columbus close up, a living room has been built around the landmark statue of christopher columbus, complete with a couch and tv. the project is aimed at turning the 120-year-old marble statue into art 70 feet above the traffic of columbus circle. visitors reach the site by stairs or elevator. i'm anne-marie green. this is "cbs morning news". here's my morning routine. gotta start the day off right. wardrobe. cute. then new activia breakfast blend. a great way to help start the day. mmm... creamy lowfat yogurt with grains in yummy breakfast flavors, like apple cinnamon. its hearty, with twice the protein of regular lowfat yogurt and helps regulate your digestive system. our morning routines are important, aren't they? new activia breakfast blend. >>> sunday morning on "biocentury this week", science and innovation in the era of fiscal austerity with nih director dr. francis collins. watch "biocentury this we