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Rundown starts now. with the city of tucson and all of america at their side, the family of christina taylor green says an emotional good-bye. it's the first of six funerals for the victims of that arizona rampage. plus, doctors are calling gabby giffords' improving condition a miracle. her breathing tube could be removed as early as today. we'll bring you the latest on her recovery. and washington slowly returns back to politics. and folks may not have michael steele to kick around any more. will the republican party hand him the pink slip today, it's january 14th, 2011. i'm chuck todd,...

She'll have a tough act to follow after newt gingrich laid into president obama last night. >> the president of the united states, the most radical president in american history, has now thrown down the gauntlet to the american people. he has said, i run a machine. i own washington and there's nothing you can do about it. >> gingrich said the republicans can win in 2010 and called on the party to layoff chairman michael steele. we'll talk about the pressure on steele to step down later this hour. >> he went on to -- got you a win in virginia, working here and working there. raised more money t...

Michael steele was and the exact opposite was proven. steele is on a big winning streak is what the rnc will tell you, new jersey, virginia, massachusetts, needy go on as the rnc points out. that's why you have folks like sarah palin, newt gingrich saying he should stay. >> newt ging rich was saying yesterday, let's focus on who we want to defeat not turn on ourselves. >> no time for a circular firing squad inside the republican party is what they are saying. they would much rather take advantage of this situation that the democrats are in right now. >> it's half past the hour. the treaty sign...

Does michael steele have plans to step down? >> none at all. >> reporter: that's not happening? >> that's not happening. >> reporter: despite calls from republicans who are already weary. they spent $2,000 of committee cash in a hollywood strip club could be the last straw. >> i think a change at this moment would be a good thing. >> reporter: one jumped ship publicly. mr. chairman, mahoney wrote, do i need to remind you the republican party is supposed to be the conservative party. two better known republicans former white house advisers karl rove and ed gill eps pea are presenting american c...

Vocal. >> if your family relies on that check to eat, you feel differently. >> america drowning in massive debt as christine highlighting right now. all growing by leaps and bounds daily. what happens to our economy if we don't change course and how can we change course in the current economic climate? a lot of big questions out there. christine will be looking at the issues and weighing answers on iou.s.a. >> very important story and everybody is talking about it. still to come, why republican national committee chairman michael steele, you may have heard from him, facing calls to step down. ...