Radio at War

TAPE_NUMBER: EF01/0013 IN_TIME: 04:06:48 - 07:40:16 - 10:22:58 // 13:20:43 LENGTH: 01:09 SOURCES: ABC RESTRICTIONS: FEED: VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) SCRIPT: English/Nat XFA A car fire on a California highway has started the year's first major brush fire in the United States, destroying expensive homes and forcing the evacuation of several communities. By daybreak the brush fire had moved into the small community of Alpine, thirty miles (50 kilometres) east of San Diego. Fanned by 65 mile-per-hour (100 kilometer-an-hour) winds, flames quickly consumed several homes. Authorities say the blaze has spread up to eight thousand acres now. Hundreds of fire fighters were brought in to fight the fire from the air and the ground. They created fire breaks to try to save this trailer park. SOUNDBITE: (English) "It's coming right down the hill now....all of us live in this R-V (motor home) park and we are concerned about how close it's going to get" SUPER CAPTION: Patricia Harris, Resident of Alpine Many residents were evacuated, some spent the morning trying to get their most precious possessions and animals to safety. SOUNDBITE: (English) "It was extremely smoky, you couldn't see and we were concerned for our animals, we tried to get all our animals together and pick up whatever belongings we could take with us." SUPER CAPTION: George Vaneck, Resident of Alpine Some had lived through the same nightmare before. SOUNDBITE: (English) "I lost my house in 1970, exactly the same way, on the same property" SUPER CAPTION: George Vaneck, Resident of Alpine Authorities say a car fire started the fire and circumstances could not have been worse. Fueled by high winds and low humidity the flames quickly spread through the dry brush. State fire officials have called in reinforcements from other parts of California to give local crews a chance to rest. Officials say at this point they don't know when they'll have it under control. It's only about ten percent contained. SHOTLIST: Alpine, California, U.S. - January 3, 2001 Evening shots 1. Various aerials of burning houses 2. House on fire Day shots 3. Various of emergency services 4. Plane spraying powder to stop fire 5. Firemen lighting fire breaks 6. Aerial shot of flames 7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Patricia Harris, Resident of Alpine 8. Old woman looking confused 9. Goats in back of pickup 10. Horses being ridden out of danger 11. Mule loaded into horse box 12. SOUNDBITE: (English) George Vaneck, Resident of Alpine Night shots 13. Various of fires Day shot 14. SOUNDBITE: (English) George Vaneck, Resident of Alpine Night shots 15. Various of fires?

Motor home drives on winding road over mountain with snow against sky during winter, camper van on curvy highway

Aerial footage of speed boat on river crossing under bridge

<p></p>\n<p><b>PKG SCRIPT PROVIDED BY KATU</b><b>: </b> 08/03/2023</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--SUPERS</b>--</p>\n<p>Thursday</p>\n<p>Portland, OR</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Pyper McFarland</p>\n<p>business owner</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS</b>--</p>\n<p>FOR PYPER MCFARLAND, FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS - LIFE HAS BEEN ALL ABOUT HER NEW BOUTIQUE, CALLED LAVISH IN NORTH PORTLAND'S KENTON NEIGHBORHOOD.</p>\n<p>BUT SHE CAN'T HELP TAKING HER EYE OFF THE PRIZE - BECAUSE OF WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND HER.</p>\n<p>HOMELESS RV'S LINE MANY OF THE STREETS IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD - INCLUDING NEARBY KENTON PARK. IT'S A BUSY PARK, WITH A DAILY FREE LUNCH PROGRAM FOR KIDS - PART OF THE DAILY ACTIVITY.</p>\n<p>SHE FEELS THE CITY'S RESPONSE TIME - IN GETTING THE RV'S MOVED - IS SLOW.</p>\n<p>"even when I call the non-emergency line about one of the vehicles - because its rear end was sticking out in the road - you can't pass - someone is going to hit it - they just refeer you to the abandoned vehicle line - even though there's someone living in it - because it's not abandoned - but they still wouldn't come out."</p>\n<p>BUT MCFARLAND SAYS IT'S MORE THAN THAT.</p>\n<p>SHE SAYS AFTER MANY NEIGHBORS FLOOD THE CITY WITH COMPLAINTS - THEY WILL COME OUT AND TAG THE RV FOR REMOVAL. THE GREEN TAG GIVES THEM 72 HOURS TO MOVE, OR THEY'LL BE TOWED. SHE FEELS THE HOMELESS CAMPERS HAVE FIGURED OUT THE SYSTEM ONCE THEIR VEHICLE IS TAGGED.</p>\n<p>"They'll move - and within a month, they'll be back - and just repark in a different spot - until the City comes back out and finds them again."</p>\n<p>AND SHE SAYS SHE'S WATCHED CAMPERS TEAR THE GREEN STICKER OFF THEIR VEHICLE.</p>\n<p>ONCE THEY DO MOVE - SHE SAYS THEY LINE UP A FEW BLOCKS AWAY. WE DID FIND A LINE OF RV'S JUST DOWN THE STREET. ONE MAN WORKING AT A NEARBY BUSINESS DIDN'T WANT TO APPEAR ON CAMERA - BUT TOLD US THE CAMPERS DEFACATE AND URINATE IN HIS PARKING LOT.</p>\n<p>MCFARLAND SAYS IT'S CONSTANT MOVING - BACK AND FORTH - NOT GIVING ANYBODY MUCH PEACE.</p>\n<p>"the junk that's left behind - the image it shows for the community - because we want to make Kenton Park as beautiful as it always is - and when they just sit and watch everybody - it doesn't make you feel safe sometimes - we're not saying they're all bad - but it gives you an uncomfortable feeling sometimes."</p>\n<p>MCFARLAND IS HOPING THE CITY PUTS ITS BIG FOOT DOWN - UNDERSTANDING THE CRISIS WE'RE IN - AND KEEPING THE NEIGHBORS IN MIND WHEN IT CONSIDERS COMPASSION.</p>\n<p>"overnight parking with the motor homes is a huge thing right now - and we just need not to do it."</p>\n<p><b>-----END-----</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--KEYWORD TAGS--</b></p>\n<p>OREGON HOMELESS RVS TOWING</p>\n<p></p>

An RV motor home tows a vehicle with bikes loaded onto it. Nettles Island, Florida. Children play on swings and play area, and enjoy horseback riding. Children on a water slide. Signs of campgrounds for motor homes and recreation vehicles. A woman sings and plays a guitar in a bus as it moves on a highway. The bus driver steering. A gasoline tanker truck and cars on a highway. RV camper arrives at Ryman Auditorium, at 116 5th Avenue North, in Nashville, Tennessee, home of the Grand Ole Opry House. Woman exits the RV camper and walks into the building. A sign outside reads "WSM Grand Ole Opry." People lined up outside the building to get tickets or tour. An African American man walks by the people in line on the sidewalk. Location: United States USA. Date: 1974.

A RV salesman shows a family a travel trailer.

NEWSFEED 8/7-9/05, SNIPER, COURTROOM, RUMSFELD, DELAY, MOTOR HOMES, MILITARY FUNERAL, BRITISH-ISLAMIC TERRORIST, TYPHOONS, GAS PRICES;DX EXT cu doorstep, apt. complex (?);DX EXT var shots of gas station signs showing the rising prices; Courtroom sketches from John Gotti Jr. trial;INT bits of Tom Delay speaking about immigration, EXT immigrant workers, train, more of Delay, cop car, arrested immigrants;DX EXT burst water main shoots water high up into the air, pan to fire engines, aerial burst water pipes;DX EXT UN trucks in Gaza; DX EXT IAEA bldg, woman exits bldg, sign for IAEA, T/H woman holds briefing on Iranian conversion facility; DX EXT men in boat pay tribute to Civil War ship Hunley by sprinkling ashes (?) into sea;INT Iowa State Cyclone heads hold briefing about recruits;DX EXT Spanish news report on guerrilla leader showing himself;DX EXT skydivers land on ground, news report on diver who died, many divers coming in on chutes;INT stills of victims killed in plane crash, crash site (no debris, just cops)INT parents lead their kids around school, girl with backpack;DX EXT Taiwanese news report on floods during typhoon--small station bug on top corner;EXT Gov. Pataki gives speech on candidate Pirro, Pataki signs bill in front of group of kids,DX EXT run-down home of runaway teen; DX EXT NY--hazy weather, peds walking in street, var shots of maps showing gas dispersal tests, T/H man, 50's;NX EXT sign for 'Lennon' musical, clips from play, interview w/actor and actress from play, more clips;DX EXT huge motorcycle rally, sign 'welcome riders';DX EXT soldiers salute flag-draped coffin as it is carried in hearse, ws church, kid holds US flag as motorcade passes by; INT T/H lawyer discusses recent highway shooting case, sleazy-looking suspect in court; DX EXT Grady Memorial Hospital, T/H black man recalls student's death; STILLS of deceased soldier, T/H pastor, Cavalry Baptist Church, T/H young woman recalls dead soldier;INT Att. Gen. Gonzales speaks in support of death penalty, US supreme court justices;DX EXT aerial over small plane wreckage in Big Bear, bodies covered up, chopper reporter talks over images;DX EXT Sturgis motorcycle festival, lots of people on motorcycles, biker w/Viking helmet;DX EXT var shots of rural home where murder took place, T/H cop, INT woman interviewed while cutting other woman's hair;INT Donald Rumsfeld gives briefing about Iraq War;INT sniper suspect McCoy pleads guilty in courtroom (take a look at him and you'll know why...).INT creepy sniper breaks down in tears as he reads a statement; DX EXT aerial of one of McCoy's crime scenes--many cop cars on highway, traffic backed up for miles;Photo of victim in courthouse shooting, suspect mug shot, suspect's car;DX EXT limo outside church where Jim Kelly's son's funeral is taking place, T/H bearded man;DX EXT RV park, INT luxury RV--this guy has big-screen, nice sink, bathroom--all his RV;DX EXT British-Islamic terrorist makes anti-western statement holding a gun, muslim text crawls throughout screen;

FEATURE PIECE ON A MAN WHO OWNS AN ANTIQUE MOTOR HOME.

Drone footage of motor home drives on highway amidst lake against beautiful mountain range and cloudy sky during winter

<p><b>Supers/Fonts: </b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>Story Location: </b> Valencia</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>State/Province: </b> California</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>Shot Date: </b> 02/26/2023</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>URL: </b> https://abc7.com/valencia-rv-park-motorhomes-into-river-california-winter-storm-caught-on-video/12879617/</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>Notes and Restrictions: </b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>Newsource Notes: </b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>Story Description: </b></p>\n<p>Elements:</p>\n<p>RAW daylight vo of a road in Valencia eroding from the severe weather, RV's parked along an RV park, vo of a tree and RV's falling into a Valencia river, vo of the river, erosion damage, vo of people watching, area roped off, sot from a resident who can't get to work</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Wire/StoryDescription:</p>\n<p>VALENCIA, Calif. (KABC) -- Three motorhomes were swept into the Santa Clara River Saturday when an embankment at a Valencia RV park began crumbling and collapsed.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>It happened at the Valencia Travel Village RV Resort.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Two RVs fell into the river at around 2:30 a.m. Ventura County air crews posted a video on Twitter of an RV on its side as they responded to the scene.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Park officials said at that time, they began moving some of the RVs away from the river to avoid any more damage. A third RV that fell wasn't able to move on time.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Eyewitness News captured at least one RV falling straight into the river as the embankment continued to erode.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>The footage shows large chunks of the hillside crumbling into the raging river below.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>The RV park lost water and power.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Those staying there told ABC7 they couldn't believe how fast the river managed to wash out the embankment.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>"I'm actually traveling from Bakersfield and I can't get to work right now because the snow, [the 5 Freeway] is closed going toward Bakersfield, so I haven't been able to get back and forth to work for a couple of days and also, I'm kind of afraid we're going to have to evacuate if it gets any worse," said Karissa Johnson.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Residents at the park told ABC7 the owner was one of the permanent residents and was unable to leave before the storm hit.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>As of Saturday afternoon, the river's rushing waters were still washing out portions of the embankment.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>No one was injured during the incident.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the powerful storm brought in snow that fell at unusually low levels Saturday, as low as 1,000 feet in some areas.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Residents living in La Crescenta saw fresh powder fall for most of the day and it all actually stuck around, which was a sight to see for many.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>"It's crazy. I've lived here my whole life and I've never seen something like this," said Nayiri Pilikyai of Glendale. "We drove up here to kind of just check it out."</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>EMBED <>MORE VIDEOS </p>\n<p>A blizzard warning -- the first issued in the area since 1989 -- remained in place until 4 p.m. Saturday in the Los Angeles mountains. Snow continued to fall at unusually low levels Saturday, as low as 1,000 feet in some areas.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Station Notes/Scripts:</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--SUPERS</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--VIDEO SHOWS</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--VO SCRIPT</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--LEAD IN</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--SOT</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--TAG</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>-----END-----CNN.SCRIPT-----</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--KEYWORD TAGS--</b></p>\n<p></p>

FAMILY MOTOR COACH ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONVENTION.

To check out a new motorhome, a family is driven in a golf cart by a RV salesman.

AP-APTN-2330: US Storm Thursday, 30 August 2012 STORY:US Storm- People moved away as Isaac causes flooding in parts of Louisiana LENGTH: 03:17 FIRST RUN: 2130 RESTRICTIONS: AP Clients Only TYPE: English/Nat SOURCE: AP TELEVISION STORY NUMBER: 856706 DATELINE: Louisiana - 28/30 Aug 2012 LENGTH: 03:17 SHOTLIST Jean LaFitte, Louisiana - 30 August 1. Highway exit to LaFitte, Louisiana with police vehicles on road 2. Wide of water flowing over low lying areas of road 3. Man wearing "waders" walking around house talking on phone 4. Wide of flooded street 5. Mid of couple going into house as flood waters reach back door 6. Wide of man walking through water 7. SOUNDBITE: (English) John Fortunato, Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office spokesman "If somebody is in one of those homes down in lower LaFitte and they have no way of contacting us for us to deploy some units into that area or some watercraft into that area, that's going to be the major issue because they have no means of communication. Phone lines are down, electricity is down, phone lines are inoperable, a lot of cellular service down here is basically non-existent. So, we're facing some serious problems." 8. Various of vehicles going through water 9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Terry Percle, Crown Point Louisiana Resident: "It was bad from actually two days ago. The wind started real bad we had trees falling down all over. A tree fell on top of my RV, fell on top of my garage, that started it. Then the water started about 12, 12:30 last night. And I woke my kids up and said 'we're going to have to get out because we're starting to take in water.' 10. Mid of Percle talking to neighbour holding rope attached to canoe 11. Close up of Percle's boots in the water 12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Adrien Pellegalle, LaFitte, Louisiana Resident: "We've never flooded this bad. My kids actually stayed with their grandmother figuring they'd be able to play in the water. And, it's very bad and right now we're trying to get back there to get them." 13. Mid of flooded street Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana - 28 August 14. Wide of motor boat going out into flood waters 15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Natasha Morgan, Plaquemines Parish resident: "I felt a little water on my feet and then I stepped and it was probably up a little bit above my ankles, and, as soon as it was up to my ankles, all the sudden the water started gushing in, you heard things falling. Went upstairs and the water slowly came up and I remember my mom saying that if the water got to just below the second story that everything would be 'ok.' And the next thing I knew we were getting the cats together." 16. Wide of flooded house SOUNDBITE: (English) Natasha Morgan, Plaquemines Parish resident: "Some family members who live in St. Bernard came and got us. And then we went and took showers and then we're back just hoping to get back in and salvage whatever we can salvage." 17. Wide of levee STORYLINE Thousands of Louisiana residents were evacuated on Thursday as Tropical Storm Isaac, downgraded from a hurricane about 19 hours after making landfall, hovered over the state for a third day. More than a foot of additional rain forced authorities to hurriedly evacuate areas ahead of the storm and rescue hundreds of people who could not escape as the rapidly rising waters swallowed entire neighbourhoods. Hundreds of homes, perhaps more, were underwater, thousands of people were staying at shelters and half of the state was without power. About 500 people had to be rescued by boat or high-water vehicles, and at least two people were killed. The huge spiral weather system weakened to a tropical depression as it crawled inland, but it caught many places off guard by following a meandering, unpredictable path. The storm's excruciatingly slow movement meant that Isaac practically parked over low-lying towns and threw off great sheets of water for hours. "It was bad from actually two days ago," said Crown Point resident Terry Percle on Thursday. "The wind started real bad we had trees falling down all over. A tree fell on top of my RV, fell on top of my garage, that started it. Then the water started about 12, 12:30 last night. And I woke my kids up and said 'we're going to have to get out because we're starting to take in water.' In LaFitte, streets and houses were flooded and authorities said they were facing "serious problems". "If somebody is in one of those homes down in lower LaFitte and they have no way of contacting us for us to deploy some units into that area or some watercraft into that area, that's going to be the major issue because they have no means of communication. Phone lines are down, electricity is down, phone lines are inoperable, a lot of cellular service down here is basically non-existent," said John Fortunato, Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office spokesman. One resident, who was attempting to return to her children, said she had the area had "never flooded this bad." In Plaquemines Parish, crews intentionally breached a levee that was strained by Isaac's floodwaters, which is outside the federal levee system. Residents were rescued as flood waters invaded their homes. "Some family members who live in St. Bernard came and got us," said Plaquemines Parish resident Natasha Morgan. "We're back just hoping to get back in and salvage whatever we can salvage," she added. Since the storm arrived in the US the first two fatalities were a tow truck driver hit by a tree that fell on his vehicle in Picayune, Mississippi and a man who fell from a tree while helping friends move a vehicle. More than 900,000 homes and businesses around the state - about 47 percent of all consumers - were without power Thursday. The damage may not be done. Waters continue to rise and a dam at a lake near the Louisiana-Mississippi border is under a lot of pressure as Isaac moves into Arkansas. Forecasters expect Isaac to move farther inland over the next several days, dumping rain on drought-stricken states across the nation's midsection before finally breaking up over the weekend. Isaac came ashore late on Tuesday as a Category 1 hurricane, with 80 miles per hour winds near the mouth of the Mississippi River. It drove a wall of water nearly eleven feet high inland. 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MOVING POINT OF VIEW STRAIGHT BACK TO MOTOR HOME MOUNTAIN ROAD RV RECREATIONAL VEHICLE POV / SHOT IS VERY DARK

<p><b>--SUPERS</b>--</p>\n<p>Monday</p>\n<p>Indianapolis, IN</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Ken Lemmon</p>\n<p>Safety patrol coordinator</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Pam Lemmon</p>\n<p>Safety patrol coordinator</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS</b>--</p>\n<p>KEN AND PAM LEMMON ARE FROM OHIO, AND THEY CAME TO THEIR FIRST INDY 500 17 YEARS AGO. SINCE THEN THEYVE BEEN WORKING THE TRACK AS YELLOW SHIRTS.</p>\n<p>FROM LATE APRIL TO OCTOBER, THEY LIVE OUT OF THEIR R-V. THEIR TIME WORKING AT THE SPEEDWAY HAS BROUGHT THEM A SECOND PLACE TO CALL HOME.</p>\n<p>"This is our family really."</p>\n<p>WHETHER IT'S HELPING YOU GET ON YOUR WAY</p>\n<p>OR GETTING YOU OUT OF THE WAY FOR THE RACERS TO GET THROUGH THE YELLOW SHIRTS AT INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY HELP RUN THE SHOW.</p>\n<p>BEHIND THE SAFETY PATROL CREW AROUND THE GARAGE AND PITS ARE KEN AND PAM LEMMON.</p>\n<p>THE MAY FOLLOWING HIS RETIREMENT, KEN SAYS THEY MADE THEIR FIRST TRIP TO I-M-S TO WATCH PRACTICE, WORKING EVERY RACE SINCE.</p>\n<p>"We've seen the yellow shirts having a great time. And we thought, wow, that'd be part of the fun to be part of the program."</p>\n<p>BOTH HELP OTHER YELLOW SHIRTS GET STARTED FOR THE DAY, CHECKING THEM IN, ASSIGNING THEM A JOB AND HANDING THEM THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO KEEP THE CROWDS SAFE.</p>\n<p>PAM SAYS THEY DO A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING.</p>\n<p>"We worked gasoline alley the first few years, which we really enjoyed that so much. And then they wanted me to go up to the pagoda.</p>\n<p>DURING HIS TIME AS A YELLOW SHIRT, KEN HAS ALSO HELPED ESCORT THE COVETED BORG-WARNER TROPHY PROTECTING IT AS IT MAKES ITS WAY AROUND THE TRACK.</p>\n<p>HE SAYS THE JOB SAYS ISN'T WORK FOR HIM.</p>\n<p>"phenomenal atmosphere, the history. I mean, there's just so much history, everybody run run into has a story, which is awesome to hear him. "</p>\n<p>THEY'VE DONE SUCH GOOD JOB THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, THEY'VE BEEN ASKED TO WORK OTHER EVENTS AT IMS AND AT OTHER RACE COURSE ACROSS THE COUNTRY MAKING MORE FAMILY ALONG THE WAY.</p>\n<p>"I like staying busy. I like talking to everyone. I like being friends with everyone. I mean, we just have a good time."))</p>\n<p><b>-----END-----CNN.SCRIPT-----</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--KEYWORD TAGS--</b></p>\n<p>INDIANA INDY 500, VOLUNTEERS SPORTS RACING</p>

President Barack Obama delivers a speech at the Memorial Service at the University of Arizona for the victims of Saturday's shooting. BROLL 19:48:19 WS includes Eric Holder and Jan Brewer in crowd 19:51:40 WS Pelosi in crowd 19:55:53 WS Holder talking w/Sandra Da O'Conner and someone else 19:56:42 WS McCain and Cindy 20:01:48 The Obamas arrive, hug 2 ppl before take seats 20:03:54 WS of band playing music 20:04:58 MS of band playing music REMARKS 20:06:02 Man comes to podium 20:06:09 welcome, let me start in a traditional way by introducing myself Carlos Consades. Mexican on mother's side. Father's side Yachi 20:07:14 Fortunate enough to teach at this university, permission of elders to say blessings 20:08:05 to come back and teach students at this institution, with that I would like to start the blessing. 20:08:23 for those of you that know the traditional blessing please feel free 20:08:36 starts blessing. 20:14:07 blessing ends, applause ROBERT SHELTON 20:14:19 Dr. Robert Shelton, University of AZ. 20:14:34 good evening, on behalf of faculty, staff and students of university of AZ here in Tucson AZ, I am privileged to welcome you together we thrive Tucson and America. Our thanks to dr. Carlos Gonzales for offering tonight's blessing. 20:15:11 we shall now be led in a national anthem by the Tucson symphony orchestra. 20:15:35 National anthem starts 20:16:55 anthem ends, applause. 20:17:02 Shelton: please be seated. Tonight we have gathered here as a community to mourn a tragic and senseless loss. here to try in a small way to bring comfort to those whose lives have been forever changed by act so heinous impossible to comprehend 20:17:39 no one who lives here was untouched by events last Saturday. ppl ask how could this happen? how could happen here in our town and to ppl so loved and so admired. one of the characteristics that struck me about Tucson's uniqueness is how such vast metropolitan area could function so much like a small college town. 20:18:28 it is in the truest and best sense of word and community where ppl know and care about each other. the university of az sits in middle of that community by hosting this ceremony hope we can begin process of healing. tonight we have a chance to pray for those wounded, remember those lost and reaffirm our commitment to each other. 20:19:10 rep giffords is a good friend of mine as she is of almost everyone in this community. this attack on her and on her constituents our neighbors our friends has changed us all. question is whether that change will make us angry and afraid or inspire to more sensible and caring world. 20:20:02 Tucson is a city that is unique for diversity and passion that so many of you would come out tonight speaks to our unity of spirit and desire to stand by friends and neighbors in this time of great need. 20:20:31 our society has many serious challenges, but also great leadership to help us through these difficult times. many of those leaders are here tonight to offer us their support. to offer their support to the families and friends so tragically affected by events of last Saturday 20:21:10 among heroes was one of our own students, Daniel Hernandez jr. (applause) 20:21:29 camera shows Hernandez. 20:21:56 showed extraordinary poise at most difficult moment, he is here tonight. please welcome Emily Fritzy and Daniel Hernandez jr. EMILY FRITZY (student) 20:22:17 Hernandez walks on stage. 20:22:28 Emily speaks: I would like to start by expressing gratitude to guests for coming tonight to show support to families and friends affected by events this weekend 20:22:51 uplifting to see everyone tonight and witness outpouring of support from all of you. take a moment and recognize victims were attending event to participate in democratic process, this process gabby loves so dearly and spent most of life serving 20:23:26 I've had opportunity to interact w/her as an intern and gained appreciation for public service in most genuine form. need to continue to be devoted public servants and citizens. on Saturday violence reared its ugly head to silence our voice in govt but our community will not be silenced and our rep will not be silenced 20:24:21 one of most impressive of this spirit is my friend standing next to me Daniel Hernandez. as someone who knew him before as a friend I was not surprised to hear his actions and selfless courage. exemplifies spirit of youth...only representation of many who stepped up and took action. in all of us in potential...to rise up when called to do so. 20:25:19 with great honor that I introduce to you my fellow student and dear friend to say a few words DANIEL HERNANDEZ (hero intern) 20:25:33 Hernandez speaks: thank you thank you (lots of applause) 20:25:44 I'd like to start by thanking Emily but also out of many one, one thing we've learned is we've come together. On Saturday we all became Arizonans and above all we all became Americans. despite horrific actions where so many lost we saw glimmers of hope, come from ppl who are real heroes. 20:26:30 I appreciate sentiment but must reject...I am not one. People who are heroes are Gabby, first responders, Ron barber, dr. Rhee who did amazing job at making sure gabby ok and these injured are being treated to best of our ability. 20:27:21 all come together to realize w4e are all together, we are all a family we are all Americans the real heroes are ppl who dedicated lives to public service....being a staffer, they are the ppl we should be honoring and should keep in thoughts and prayers... ROBERT SHELTON 20:28:10 these 2 young students are examples of why I'm so proud of this university. they should give all of us a great sense of hope for our future. thank you Daniel, thank you Emily. honored to bring leader of our state, great leadership, pls welcome gov of state Jan Brewer. JAN BREWER 20:29:15 Brewer enters, shakes hands. 20:29:24 thank you and thank you president Shelton. first let me say again Daniel for your very uncommon courage that likely saved gabby giffords life. mr president on behalf of ppl of state I thank you for coming today to help us with our healing. 20:30:20 in the aftermath of Saturday your words have been source of comfort and strength to every Arizonians. America grieves with us, stands ready to join neighbors in mourning loss beyond measure. no way to measure what we lost this past Saturday a day that began as a warm az morning, neighbors grocery shopping, gathering to meet congress woman see her smile all of us know so well 20:31:17 no way to...no way to quantify the loss of a fine public servant like judge john roll. no way to measure depths of good ppl, parents and grandparents like stoddard, Norris (and names someone else), 20:32:04 Gabe Zimmerman also killed was only 30 yrs old, soon to be married devoted to social work. there is no measure in the idea that void someone like Gabe leaves again. 20:32:48 born on another day of unparalleled sadness Christina was only 9 years old, new member of student council at school loved ballet swimming and baseball never know what she might have become. can't imagine families are feeling nor pain of wounded who are still struggling. 20:33:27 didn't just take 6 lives it pierced our sense of well being, raised questions of which we can make no sense and answers that won't come soon, az is united in a mission of recovery. this state bound together by prayer in action and hope and fate won't be shredded by one mad mans act of darkness. 20:34:16 we have come to understand aided by your presence that we are being lifted up by your thoughts and prayers, I know az every corner, go forward together rejoicing in hope, forward unbending and unbowed. it is a way which is plain, peaceful generous and just. Lincoln quote. may God bless all the victims, families and those suffering, those who serve us in cause of freedom and injustice. may he bless you and your families and bless and protect the united states of America. ROBERT SHELTON 20:35:42 confronting the challenges to nation's security is enormous undertaking. please welcome back to az our former governor and secy of homeland security Janet Napolitano. JANET NAPOLITANO 20:36:18 Napolitano walks on stage. 20:36:53 we know we know that the violence that occurred Saturday doesn't represent this community, state or country. at these times words can fail us so let us listen instead to the words of the old testament. and I will provide a reading now. 20:37:43 reads bible verse. 20:39:33 prayer ends, she leaves/ ROBERT SHELTON 20:39:40 Thank you secretary Napolitano. I am honored now to introduce the leader of justice he is our nation's...pls welcome Eric holder. ERIC HOLDER 20:40:29 Holder: like Janet I will read words far beyond any I might employ. Reading from second letter of Paul to Corinthians. 20:40:53 Reads bible verse. 20:42:17 prayer ends. ROBERT SHELTON 20:42:20 I think you can see by those who are in the program and by the dignitaries and elected officials in the audience how deeply terrible events effected our country last Saturday. honored to have leader of our great nation with us here tonight. we are obviously saddened by the circumstances that brought them here but comforted by their compassion and inspired by determination to ... 20:43:36 blessed by presidents who at personal sacrifice step forward to lead us to better futures and greater hope, assumed presidency at perilous time in our history, fortunate to have someone w/his...to lead us forward. PRESIDENT OBAMA 20:44:09 Obama walks on stage. 20:44:55 To the families of those we've lost; to all who called them friends; to the students of this university, the public servants gathered tonight, and the people of Tucson and Arizona: I have come here tonight as an American who, like all Americans, kneels to pray with you today, and will stand by you tomorrow. 20:45:40 There is nothing I can say that will fill the sudden hole torn in your hearts. But know this: the hopes of a nation are here tonight. We mourn with you for the fallen. We join you in your grief. And we add our faith to yours that Representative Gabrielle Giffords and the other living victims of this tragedy pull through. 20:46:35 As Scripture tells us: There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. 20:47:02 On Saturday morning, Gabby, her staff, and many of her constituents gathered outside a supermarket to exercise their right to peaceful assembly and free speech. They were fulfilling a central tenet of the democracy envisioned by our founders - representatives of the people answering to their constituents, so as to carry their concerns to our nation's capital. 20:47:47 Gabby called it "Congress on Your Corner" - just an updated version of government of and by and for the people. 20:48:07 That is the quintessentially American scene that was shattered by a gunman's bullets. And the six people who lost their lives on Saturday - they too represented what is best in America. 20:8:31 Judge John Roll served our legal system for nearly 40 years. A graduate of this university and its law school, Judge Roll was recommended for the federal bench by John McCain twenty years ago, 20:49:10 appointed by President George H.W. Bush, and rose to become Arizona's chief federal judge. His colleagues described him as the hardest-working judge within the Ninth Circuit. He was on his way back from attending Mass, as he did every day, when he decided to stop by and say hi to his Representative. John is survived by his loving wife, Maureen, his three sons, and his five grandchildren. 20:49:57 George and Dorothy Morris - "Dot" to her friends - were high school sweethearts who got married and had two daughters. They did everything together, traveling the open road in their RV, enjoying what their friends called a 50-year honeymoon. Saturday morning, they went by the Safeway to hear what their Congresswoman had to say. When gunfire rang out, George, a former Marine, instinctively tried to shield his wife. Both were shot. Dot passed away. 20:50:50 A New Jersey native, Phyllis Schneck retired to Tucson to beat the snow. But in the summer, she would return East, where her world revolved around her 3 children, 7 grandchildren, and 2 year-old great-granddaughter. A gifted quilter, she'd often work under her favorite tree, or sometimes sew aprons with the logos of the Jets and the Giants to give out at the church where she volunteered. A Republican, she took a liking to Gabby, and wanted to get to know her better. 20:51:41 Dorwan and Mavy Stoddard grew up in Tucson together - about seventy years ago. They moved apart and started their own respective families, but after both were widowed they found their way back here, to, as one of Mavy's daughters put it, "be boyfriend and girlfriend again." When they weren't out on the road in their motor home, you could find them just up the road, helping folks in need at the Mountain Avenue Church of Christ. 20:52:17 A retired construction worker, Dorwan spent his spare time fixing up the church along with their dog, Tux. His final act of selflessness was to dive on top of his wife, sacrificing his life for hers. 20:52:45 Everything Gabe Zimmerman did, he did with passion - but his true passion was people. As Gabby's outreach director, he made the cares of thousands of her constituents his own, seeing to it that seniors got the Medicare benefits they had earned, that veterans got the medals and care they deserved, that government was working for ordinary folks. 20:53:20 He died doing what he loved - talking with people and seeing how he could help. Gabe is survived by his parents, Ross and Emily, his brother, Ben, and his fiancée, Kelly, who he planned to marry next year. 20:53:49 And then there is nine year-old Christina Taylor Green. Christina was an A student, a dancer, a gymnast, and a swimmer. She often proclaimed that she wanted to be the first woman to play in the major leagues, and as the only girl on her Little League team, no one put it past her. 20:54:22 She showed an appreciation for life uncommon for a girl her age, and would remind her mother, "We are so blessed. We have the best life." And she'd pay those blessings back by participating in a charity that helped children who were less fortunate. 20:54:47 Our hearts are broken by their sudden passing. Our hearts are broken - and yet, our hearts also have reason for fullness. 20:55:00 Our hearts are full of hope and thanks for the 13 Americans who survived the shooting, including the congresswoman many of them went to see on Saturday. I have just come from the University Medical Center, just a mile from here, where our friend Gabby courageously fights to recover even as we speak. 20:55:50 GABBY OPENED HER EYES FOR THE FIRST TIME, gabby opened our eyes so I can tell you she knows we are here she knows we love her she knows we are there for her through what is undoubtedly a difficult journey. And I can tell you this - she knows we're here and she knows we love her and she knows that we will be rooting for her throughout what will be a difficult journey. 20:56:56 And our hearts are full of gratitude for those who saved others. We are grateful for Daniel Hernandez, a volunteer in Gabby's office who ran through the chaos to minister to his boss, tending to her wounds to keep her alive. 20:57:30 President applauds Hernandez 20:57:47 We are grateful for the men who tackled the gunman as he stopped to reload. 20:58:07 President applauds 20:58:38 We are grateful for a petite 61 year-old, Patricia Maisch, who wrestled away the killer's ammunition, undoubtedly saving some lives. 20:58:57 President applauds her 20:59:22 And we are grateful for the doctors and nurses and emergency medics who worked wonders to heal those who'd been hurt. 20:59:35 President applauds doctors 21:00:05 These men and women remind us that heroism is found not only on the fields of battle. They remind us that heroism does not require special training or physical strength. Heroism is here, all around us, in the hearts of so many of our fellow citizens, just waiting to be summoned - as it was on Saturday morning. 21:00:41 Their actions, their selflessness, also pose a challenge to each of us. It raises the question of what, beyond the prayers and expressions of concern, is required of us going forward. How can we honor the fallen? How can we be true to their memory? 21:01:17 You see, when a tragedy like this strikes, it is part of our nature to demand explanations - to try to impose some order on the chaos, and make sense out of that which seems senseless. 21:01:38 Already we've seen a national conversation commence, not only about the motivations behind these killings, but about everything from the merits of gun safety laws to the adequacy of our mental health systems. 21:02:00 Much of this process, of debating what might be done to prevent such tragedies in the future, is an essential ingredient in our exercise of self-government. 21:02:17 But at a time when our discourse has become so sharply polarized - at a time when we are far too eager to lay the blame for all that ails the world at the feet of those who think differently than we do - it's important for us to pause for a moment and make sure that we are talking with each other in a way that heals, not a way that wounds. 21:03:10 Scripture tells us that there is evil in the world, and that terrible things happen for reasons that defy human understanding. In the words of Job, "when I looked for light, then came darkness." Bad things happen, and we must guard against simple explanations in the aftermath. 21:03:41 For the truth is that none of us can know exactly what triggered this vicious attack. None of us can know with any certainty what might have stopped those shots from being fired, or what thoughts lurked in the inner recesses of a violent man's mind. 21:04:03 So yes, we must examine all the facts behind this tragedy. We cannot and will not be passive in the face of such violence. We should be willing to challenge old assumptions in order to lessen the prospects of violence in the future. 21:04:34 But what we can't do is use this tragedy as one more occasion to turn on one another. That we cannot do. That we cannot do. As we discuss these issues, let each of us do so with a good dose of humility. Rather than pointing fingers or assigning blame, let us use this occasion to expand our moral imaginations, to listen to each other more carefully, to sharpen our instincts for empathy, and remind ourselves of all the ways our hopes and dreams are bound together. 21:05:51 After all, that's what most of us do when we lose someone in our family - especially if the loss is unexpected. We're shaken from our routines, and forced to look inward. We reflect on the past. Did we spend enough time with an aging parent, we wonder. 21:06:21 Did we express our gratitude for all the sacrifices they made for us? Did we tell a spouse just how desperately we loved them, not just once in awhile but every single day? 21:06:39 So sudden loss causes us to look backward - but it also forces us to look forward, to reflect on the present and the future, on the manner in which we live our lives and nurture our relationships with those who are still with us. We may ask ourselves if we've shown enough kindness and generosity and compassion to the people in our lives. 21:07:24 Perhaps we question whether we are doing right by our children, or our community, and whether our priorities are in order. We recognize our own mortality, and are reminded that in the fleeting time we have on this earth, what matters is not wealth, or status, or power, or fame - but rather, how well we have loved, and what small part we have played in bettering the lives of others. 21:08:19 That process of reflection, of making sure we align our values with our actions - that, I believe, is what a tragedy like this requires. For those who were harmed, those who were killed - they are part of our family, an American family 300 million strong. We may not have known them personally, but we surely see ourselves in them. 21:09:02 In George and Dot, in Dorwan and Mavy, we sense the abiding love we have for our own husbands, our own wives, our own life partners. Phyllis - she's our mom or grandma; Gabe our brother or son. In Judge Roll, we recognize not only a man who prized his family and doing his job well, but also a man who embodied America's fidelity to the law. 21:09:45 In Gabby, we see a reflection of our public spiritedness, that desire to participate in that sometimes frustrating, sometimes contentious, but always necessary and never-ending process to form a more perfect union. 21:10:19 And in Christina.in Christina we see all of our children. So curious, so trusting, so energetic and full of magic. So deserving of our love. 21:10:44 And so deserving of our good example. If this tragedy prompts reflection and debate, as it should, let's make sure it's worthy of those we have lost. 21:11:12 Let's make sure it's not on the usual plane of politics and point scoring and pettiness that drifts away with the next news cycle. 21:11:25 The loss of these wonderful people should make every one of us strive to be better in our private lives - to be better friends and neighbors, co-workers and parents. 21:11:41 And if, as has been discussed in recent days, their deaths help usher in more civility in our public discourse, let's remember that it is not because a simple lack of civility caused this tragedy, but rather because only a more civil and honest public discourse can help us face up to our challenges as a nation, in a way that would make them proud. 21:12:50 It should be because we want to live up to the example of public servants like John Roll and Gabby Giffords, who knew first and foremost that we are all Americans, and that we can question each other's ideas without questioning each other's love of country, and that our task, working together, is to constantly widen the circle of our concern so that we bequeath the American dream to future generations. 21:13:24 They believed and I believe we can be better. Those who died here, those who saved lives here - they help me believe. We may not be able to stop all evil in the world, but I know that how we treat one another is entirely up to us. 21:13:55 I believe that for all our imperfections, we are full of decency and goodness, and that the forces that divide us are not as strong as those that unite us. 21:14:19 That's what I believe, in part because that's what a child like Christina Taylor Green believed. Imagine: here was a young girl who was just becoming aware of our democracy; just beginning to understand the obligations of citizenship; just starting to glimpse the fact that someday she too might play a part in shaping her nation's future. 21:15:00 She had been elected to her student council; she saw public service as something exciting, something hopeful. She was off to meet her congresswoman, someone she was sure was good and important and might be a role model. She saw all this through the eyes of a child, undimmed by the cynicism or vitriol that we adults all too often just take for granted. 21:15:34 I want us to live up to her expectations. I want our democracy to be as good as she imagined it. I want America to be as good as she imagined it. All of us - we should do everything we can to make sure this country lives up to our children's expectations. (lots of applause) 21:16:50 This has already been mentioned, Christina was given to us on September 11th, 2001, one of 50 babies born that day to be pictured in a book called "Faces of Hope." On either side of her photo in that book were simple wishes for a child's life. "I hope you help those in need," read one. "I hope you know all of the words to the National Anthem and sing it with your hand over your heart. I hope you jump in rain puddles." 21:17:41 If there are rain puddles in heaven, Christina is jumping in them today. And here on this Earth, here on this earth we place our hands over our hearts, and commit ourselves as Americans to forging a country that is forever worthy of her gentle, happy spirit. 21:18:11 May God bless and keep those we've lost in restful and eternal peace. May He love and watch over the survivors. And may He bless the United States of America. ROBERT SHELTON 21:19:50 Thank you. thank you president Obama for your remarkable inspiring words, claps for Obama. Room stands in ovation to Obama. 21:20:41 I also thank all of the speakers here tonight as well as federal, local and state leaders who have come to lend their support. This time I invite everyone here and those watching to join together in a moment of silence and then a musical selection 21:21:19 moment of silence starts. 21:21:51 Music starts 21:24:46 I no conclude the program tonight by reading a poem by Poet Lauriat Merman titled To the New Year. 21:27:21 Obama leaves, service is over.

English motorists give birth to the modern-day RV craze as they hitch bungalow trailers to their vehicles and travel the countryside.

Heavy snow covers Big Sky, Montanta tonight. The snow fell today at the rapid pace of 2 inches per hour. The snow prevented travelers from getting around town as the mounds of snow covered vehicles and roadways.A few residents did however, enjoy the thick white powder...those of canine decent anyway. Other residents will just suffer through this year's first week of spring.