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auy came to the safeway and started shooting. >> wnesses in arizona say the entire attack took less than 15 seconds. tonight, the reality of loss is setting in, leaving aountry grief stcken. good evening, everyone, i'm craig melvin. gabrielle giffds remains in critical condition tonight. jay gray is in tucson. >> continue t bring flows, cards and candleso the makeshiftemorial here, hoping to make sense out of senseless tragedy. it's morthan 24 hours after th deadly atck. newlyeleased ç911 call release more evince of the pic and pain. >> there areore people inred? >> there are multiple people shot. >> oh, mygod. >> reporter:o many say, an assassination attempt and t violent rage thatollowed isn't supposed to happen here or anywhere in ts country. now, so many are dealing with the reality that it did. >> i'm just here to try to make sense of this. >> reporter: the realityf loss. >>t's hard to bear it is. >> reporter: theeality of suffering. we are still, still in critical condition. >> reporter: and the reality that a federal judge, friends, neighbors, even a 9-year-old girl won't be coming home. >> i just knew in my heart something bad, something really, really ba they told me they tried their best to save her but they couldn't and s had passed away. >> repter: and there is the realit of 14 others who were injured, the mostsevere, the target of the attack, congresswoman gabrielle giffords who doctors say hasesponded to simple commands but warned nothg about her condition is simple or easy. >> bra swelling at any time can take a turn forhe worse. i am optimistically aware of this.loughner will face a federal judge. today, thgh, federal agents gatheredvidence from his tucson home, including an envelope found in e safe with the handwritten words "i plaed ahead, my assassinatn, the name giffords and what appears to be loughn's signature." they questioned and cleared a man they initially described as a person of interest in th case. i will emphasize, there is no informion at this time to suggest any specific that remains. >> rorter: instead,hat remains now is the dee sense of loss and mourng that stretes from arizona across the untry tonight. you can imagine, it's been a very long, very emotional day here. just the beginning of what is sure to be a very fficult recovery. live in tucson, i'm jay gray, now back to you. >> all right, jay, thank you. so, how do we keep our lawmakers safe? but still accesble to their constituents? that's the question that has lots of people here in washington taing. rcy spencer continuing our teamoverage from capitol hill. >> reporter: on wednesdayhere will be a security briefg for memberof congress in the wake ofhe shootingf arizona congresswoman gabby giffords. she was shot and wounded while at a constituent event in tucson saturday afternn. some experts say senators a presentatives need to have police presence wn they're at events in the community. i think that's sortf something they suld look at each time they're going to go out and haven evt, do we have local l enforcement here? it definitely is a deterrent. >> reporter: aft giffords office was vandalized during the health care reform last year, she talked about taking the heat out of politics. was great to able to argue and debate the issues. there's a line between that and becoming violent and hostile towards members of congress or staff. >> repter: giffords was just electioned to hç third term afte narrowly defeating a tea party candidate. jim moran says giffords recently expressed concern about the tone of the campaign. >> she was troubled b the environment of the campaign. you know, the idea that s was targeted byarah palin. at's the only word you can use. that's the word they use. crosshai being put on her district, on the map. >> reporter: meantime a candle i light vigil and moment of silee were held on dupont circumstance toll reflt on the tragic shooting that left six dead and many mo wounded. diego sanchez is an assist a to the congressman barney frank. >> we have to realize wre dealg with human beings. >> she is a jewish member of congress. my boss is from tucson a knew manufacture the people th were involved in the shooting so this, you know, has hit particularly close to home. >> rorter: members ofongress plan t pass a resolution on wednesday in honor of congresswoman giffords. and in memory of tho who lost their lives in this horrible attack. on capitol hill, darcy encer, news 4. and stay with news 4 for continuing coveragof the tragedy in tucson. co that coming up a 11:15. how yesterday's shoing rampage has sparked debate about the tone of political discourse in this country. that report com newspaper nine minutes. to our oer big story, a wter snowstorm is slamming the south right now. thousands of flights have already been canled as a precaution. a state of emergency haseen declared iseveral southern states as ll. snow and freezing rain fell from dallas to kansas today. the storm isow headedoward georgia, delta who has a major hub in atlanta has alrdy canceled 1,400 flights, airtran almost 300. that storm system, that's right, it's headed toward the washington area. chuck bell standing by on the storm center with an update o what that couldean for us tuesday especially. at's the word, chuck? >> the tral problems already in full effectown across the south. air trav will be tricky up and downhe eastern seaboard, starting down south morrow, moving into our area, probably as we get intouesday afternoon the coastline, tuesday night to wednesday. anywhere from 3o 6 inches of snow in the forecast across northern georgia and norther alabama late tonight into tomorrow. winter storm watches and waings down to the south. no watches or advisories down to here just yet. i expect those will be posted for the day tuesdaand tuesday night. the weather, very cold, teens and 20s. more cold to come and me details on the impact of the store comg up. tohouse fire i prince geor's county left four families without a home tonight. around 4:30 this eveng, a fire broke out on king georgeway in p that area. fortunately, everye inside both homes were able t get out savely and no firefighters were rt. fire officials say it caused about $200,000 in damage. we are following several big stories. the man charged in the death of a unersity of virginiatudent is scheduled to appear in court. five addiánal charges were filed against hughley. it looks like is will be the week that verizon wireless annoces they will start sellinthe iphone. that's according to "the wall street journal." official announcement is expectedtuesday. it's not clear when the phones will hittore shelves. right now, at&t is the exclusive carrier of apple's iphone. on wednesday, the district will get its fir electric car-charging station. the new stati will be in the gara of the 425 mass apartment downtown. withore electric vehicles on the road, the owners of the station said it was very important to start building charging infrastructure. one year ago tonight, we were talking about a natal disaster of epic propoions that devastad the island nation of hait in a few moments we update you on the recovery effort through theize of a local priest in h t haiti. >>and sarah palin's latest venture came to a permanent end tonit. hakem dermish,hat do you have in sports? > a wildnding to the wild ca weekend in th nfl. plus, the terps try to knock > the search for a missing las vegasancer has end tonight. police say they have foundhe body of debby flores naveaz yesterday. the baltimore native ud to be a redskins eerleader. most recently she wasorks aa show girl at theuxor tel. he ex-boyfriend, jason griffith was arrestedyesterday. they used gps records from a truck that griffith rented to find her body. > the quake inaiti killed as many as 250,000 and left another 1.5 million people without a home. today, hundreds of thousands of haitns are still living on the streets. some a living in tents as well. bodies are being recered from the rubble there as well. today we talk to arsene jasmin. he was in haitihen the quake hit and ss that country is stilln a dire strait >> nothing has been done yet. we had a lost proses but all those promises still on paper. >> to make mters worse, the untry has alsoeen dealing with the cholera outbreak for several nths now. so far at least 3,000 peopl have died from that disease. after t break, serious questions about the current political climate following yesterday's shooting rampagend we're on winter weather watch once again here in e d.c. area. chk is looking at somenow [ ma announcer ] with fios you c start a movie in here... ♪ then continuit over here... ♪ .and finish it up here. perfect for anne whose life never pauses. for the first tim you're free to access the movies you buy on demand on all your devices. because you gemore from your entertainment when you' on a network that's more advanced. fios. a network ahd. call the verizon center for cuomers with disabilities at 800.974.06 tty/v turning once again ithe situation in tucson now. the trajzy is sparking new debate about the ton of political disurse in america. representatives from both sides of the aisle say it's hard to separate what hapned from the incrsingly heated rhetoric that has turned political opponentinto enmiss. lee cowanas our report. >> it didn't take long for the i told you sos to sta flying. the course of those blaming yesterday's shooting the course of political civility in this country is only getting louder. >> to try to inflame the public on a daily basis, 24 hours a day, seven days a week has impact on people, especially who e unbalanc personalities to begin with. >> reporter: the shooter's motives run cle but not since timothy mcvgh attacked the federal building inklahoma city has a cme sparked sh swift attention on antiovernment rhetoric. >> i he every right -- >> wait a minute,ait a minute. >> reporter: tse town hall meeting meltdowns are a symptom both parties are facing. political extremism wit a voice louder than ever. >> we have to be careful not to blame one side or the other. both sides are ilty of this. you have extremes on both sis. >> reporter: it's that fringe that makes imagesulnerable to abuse. sarah palin says she wasn't endorsing violence with that facebook map of crosshairs over arizona bu giffords wondered, wh use that image in the first place. >> when people do at, you have to realize there'sonsequences to that reaction. reporter: that's what seems have gotten lost, coequences and boundaries interrupting the psident with annsult is now a reality. visitors now shout cdemnations from the normally hushed house gallery. d the cleanup, some say, has to startt the top. >> i think members of congress either need to turn down the volume, begi to try to exercise some high level of civility. >> reporter: but it'sot just congress. many bme those who profit from fannie, whether it's on tv, the radio or internet. it's become a vast echo chamber where everything is imaginenyified. >> reporter: we have been thugh tumultuous political vironments before and if history teaches anything, it's that reason discourse rarely fuels the fires of violence. perhaps those hell bent on blood shed won't lea from history but the st of us certainly n. lee cowan, nbc news, los angeles. esident obama is calling on all amecans to observe a moment of silence at 11:00 tomorrow to honorhe victims of e arizona shooting. the president will gather with his staff on the south law of the white house forhat observance. ooks like sarah palin's reality tv career i over w. "entertainment weekly" is reporting th laska" on tlc was thw show last episode. potical analysts believe the cancellation could b a good thing for sah palin if she had continued the sies and ran for president, tlcould be obligated give equal time to the other candidates. turning now to our weathe we have gotasty stuff, lking like it may hit u on tuesday? >> i'm optimistic. if you're a kid that doesn't want to go on school on tuesday, you have a gmmer of hope out there now. you should still do yourome work nonetheless i'm getti more optimistic for snow lovers out there that we may have something to look at on tuesday afternoon antuesday night. however, dot, dot, dot, there y be sleet and rain mixed in with it. outside on a suny night, clear sky, beautiful vw of the moo out there. temperates are on their way down for this evening. you look live at the lincoln memorial in dntown d.c. there'a peek at the moon earlier. nice crescent moon arigz out there this evening. it's col outside tonigh great view of the moon as our skies have cleared out over the last couplef hours. 27 degrees at nationa airport right now. the dew point still singl digits, around 10 degrees, 48% hudity and northwest breeze at 8 miles an hour. noafter winds are out of the northwest at 20 to 25 miles an hour foruch of the day. still a windchill out there. 19, the current windchill downto. windchill temperatures e in the mid-teens across the regi, as you g ready too to bed on your sunday ght. here's a look at doppler. nothing to worry about in our area just yet. there's nothing fling in our skies right now. way down soh, georgia reporting snow. lked to mom in marietta, gegia. she'seeing snow flakes out her wind. cold air islready in place, the moistur that's riding along the gulf coast will be making the turn off the grgia coast and coming up the coast here, it's getting closer to the coastline and that's not necessarily go news for snow lovers. the closer that low comes back to the coast, the more warm ocean air it draws in that may mix a lost the snow flakes into sleet pellets or rain by tuesday afternoon. we'll be watching this very closely. for now, high pressures in char. dry tonight. no problems aund here for tomorrow. unless you're plane goes to atlanta or charlotte where there ll be winter weath problems. for us, this is 11:30 tomorrow nit. by the time we get into the early morning hours of tuesday morning rush hour, that's when our problems may start. probably going to start as snow during the day on tuesy, that warm air pushes on in here, that pink zone, tt's where the snow will mix in with the sleet or eventually change over to rain. again, no advisories around our area at this time. re's my expectations. rit through the heart of washington, to 3 inches of snow mixing with sleet. back out to the west, 2 to maybe 4 inches of mostly snow. and down into southern maryland, mostly rain but couldtill see sleet or snow flakes. that's the best gue for now. we'll be fine tuning it. clear and cold tonight, 15 to 23 for startoff. temperatures tomorrow mornin tomorrow's hhs in the mid-30s. here's the extded forecast. a d day tomorrow an 80% chance of a rain/sleet/snow wintry mix around here tuesday afternoon, probabl ending as snow late tuesday night into early wednesday. after that, it'slear sailing. kids, you have to do your home work. you'll be back in school before the week is out, evenç if you t one day off. comg newspaper sports, wild card weekend over in the nfl, what a wild one it was. because michael vick rally the eagles past [ female announcer ] to do well, kids need to eat well. and eang well means getting enough wholerain and calcium. d general mills big g kid cereals can help. did you know it's the on leading line of kid cereals with at least 8 grams of whole grain and a good source of calcium? cereals they aeady love, like lucky charms and ciamon toast crunch. give youkids more of what they need toe their best. ow up strong, with big g kid cerea. ♪ never in my lifetimeid i think i could walk 60 miles in days. 60 miles compared to what a cancer patient goes throh is a walk in t park. from the moment i registed, people started immediately supporting mand asking me how they could hp. you meet the most wonderful, inspiring people. when you accomplish those 60 miles, 's truly life-changing. 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