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good morning to you. it is monday morning, the 10th day of january, 2007 as we get a live look at our nation's capital's flags flying at half- staff. we have more of that story coming up. right now, we want to get a check of weather with tucker barnes. >> very cold temperatures across the area. we are getting ready for our snow event, not for today, but this will get in here tomorrow. we'll show you the cloud cover not too far off to the south and west. there is storminess bringing snow to the deep south at this hour. we'll see the clouds move in today. it will go partly sunny today ...

>>he president and first lady observing a moment of silence with all of us here in this untry. the president saying yesterd that it would be intended to honor the innocent victims of the senseless tgedy in tucson, arizona, including those still fighting for their lives. we saw imagesuring that moment of silence not only of the president and first lady on the south lawn of the white house but membe of congress gathered on the steps of the natios capital. this, of course, being observed in tucson, arizona, as well. chuck todd,ur white house correspondent and political director is stand...

pooeve preventative but certainly hemodynamic changes you need to treat. hypertension and low blood pressure is another one. a myriad of complications can ensue over the next couple of days. we're going to watch them and treat them and prevent them if we can. >> dr. reed said he was as optimistic as he could be after surgery yesterday. is that the feeling still at the hospital? >> absolutely. when someone can follow commands after being shot in the head with a brain injury, that is the most -- best result you could ask for. certainly all of us cautiously optimistic, and these next fe...

director george clooney has starred in blockbuster films like "oceans 11" among others, and he is bringing an innovative plan to stop mass murder before it even happens. he will explain. clooney joins me from juba, the capital of southern sudan, where citizens begin voting on whether to split the war-torn nation in two. george clooney, why does this matter to you? why have you taken this up as your cause? >> it started out as darfur. hi, fareed. how are you? are started out in 2005-2006. i was paying attention to darfur and started to learn a lot about the north/south fighting. which...

life. >> yes, it looked like a guy had a semiautomatic pistol and started firing. >> among the victims a 9-year-old girl. tonight her parents speak out. the suspect now charged with murder. what may have driven him to kill. the heroes who stepped in and saved lives. as a country mourns and searches for answers. >> tragedy in tucson, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. reporting tonight from tucson, arizona. good evening. what happened in the shopping center behind me yesterday has left this community and this country awash in sorrow, grief and some deep soul-searching abou...