The spooking of America
Today, Barack Obama sets forth on yet another mission by an American President to heal his nation. How much more divided, more vitriolic, poisonous an atmosphere he confronts now than those who went before him.
The first photos of Gabrielle Giffords are released online five months after the congresswoman was shot in the head by a gunman in Tucson, Arizona.
The shooting of a Congresswoman in Arizona sparks a rare show of political partnership at Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, but how long will it last? Sarah Smith reports.
The shooting of a Congresswoman in Arizona sparks a rare show of political partnership at Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, but how long will it last? Sarah Smith reports.
Sarah Palin defends her response to the Arizona shootings after her reference to “blood libel” caused controversy last week.
President Barack Obama leads a memorial to the victims of the Arizona shooting spree and urges Americans to debate “in a way that heals, not a way that wounds”, writes Sarah Smith.
President Obama pleads for the Arizona shootings not to be used for “politics and point-scoring”, but – as Felicity Spector reports – the political debate is already hotting up.
Today, Barack Obama sets forth on yet another mission by an American President to heal his nation. How much more divided, more vitriolic, poisonous an atmosphere he confronts now than those who went before him.
As the man charged with the attempted murder of Gabrielle Giffords appears in court, Washington Correspondent Sarah Smith speaks to Arizona residents who vehemently defend their lax gun laws.
As a man is charged with murder and the attempted assassination of a congresswoman in Arizona, Jon Snow looks at what lessons can be learnt.
A 61-year-old woman who helped stop the Tucson gunman causing further deaths tells Channel 4 News she feels “humbled” after being praised by President Obama for wrestling ammunition from the killer.
As 22-year-old Jared Loughner is charged with murder, America falls silent to pay tribute to those killed in Saturday’s Arizona shootings. Sarah Smith asks whether the attack was inevitable.
One of the doctors treating Gabrielle Giffords tells Channel 4 News she is 100 per cent certain to survive. Dr Peter Rhee says he is also optimistic she will not be in a vegetative state.
The shooting of US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has sparked a debate over the rhetoric of US politics, but a former Republican presidential hopeful tells Channel 4 News there is “no connection”.
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords remains in a critical condition but is responding to simple commands after the shootings in Tucson, Arizona. Six other people, including a girl aged nine, were killed.
US Representative Gabrielle Giffords has been wounded after being shot in the head during a public event at a supermarket in Tucson. Six others are reported to have died in the incident.