2011 Tucson massacre (Gabrielle Giffords) - CBS Evening News
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[0:01] Tonight, tragedy in Tucson. A gunman
[0:04] shoots Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle
[0:06] Giffords and kills others at a public
[0:08] event, including a federal judge
[0:11] >> [music]
[0:11] >> and a 9-year-old girl.
[0:14] I'm Katie Couric with a special edition
[0:16] of the CBS Evening News. [music] Also
[0:18] tonight, doctors say the congresswoman
[0:21] is in critical condition, but they are
[0:23] hopeful. I'm about as optimistic as it
[0:26] can get in this situation.
[0:28] We'll have more on Giffords and on the
[0:30] alleged gunman who is in custody
[0:32] tonight.
[0:35] From CBS News World Headquarters in New
[0:39] York, this is the CBS Evening News with
[0:43] Katie Couric.
[0:44] Good evening, everyone. It was gunfire
[0:46] that shattered the city of Tucson,
[0:48] Arizona, stunned the nation, and shocked
[0:50] the political establishment. A gunman
[0:52] fired into a crowd at a public event
[0:54] outside a supermarket, critically
[0:57] wounding Congresswoman Gabrielle
[0:58] Giffords and killing or wounding several
[1:01] others. Here is what we know.
[1:03] Congresswoman Giffords was shot in the
[1:04] head, but doctors are now optimistic
[1:06] about her prospects. A 22-year-old
[1:09] gunman is in police custody. His motive
[1:11] still unknown. At least six people are
[1:14] known dead, including judge and a
[1:16] 9-year-old girl. At least 10 others have
[1:19] been wounded. At the White House today,
[1:21] President Obama condemned the shooting
[1:23] of a lawmaker he called a friend.
[1:27] She is not only an extraordinary public
[1:29] servant,
[1:30] uh but she is also somebody who is warm
[1:35] and caring.
[1:36] She is well-liked by her colleagues
[1:39] and well-liked by her constituents.
[1:42] Karen Brown is in Tucson tonight with
[1:44] th