President Heading to Arizona
White House Photo/Pete Souza
President Barack Obama talks with Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on a cell phone in the hallway outside the Situation Room of the White House.
Tomorrow, President Obama will head to Tucson, Ariz., for a memorial service. He's also expected to visit the family of Congresswoman Giffords and make remarks.
Today, he's at the White House with no public schedule. He has his regular intelligence briefing and a meeting with senior advisors.
The president has been kept up to date on the investigation in Arizona, as well as the condition of the victims, including Congresswoman Giffords, through regular briefings. He gets those briefings from counterterror adviser John Brennan.
President Obama has spent quite a bit of time since the shooting rampage, on the phone. Here's a look at who he's been talking with:
Saturday, January 8:
- Rep. Giffords' husband, Mark Kelly
- Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer
- Speaker of the House John Boehner
- Rep. Eric Cantor, Majority Leader
- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader
- Rep. Steny Hoyer, Democratic Whip
- Rep. James Clyburn, Assistant Democratic Leader
- Rep. Ed Pastor
Sunday, January 9
- Family of Christina-Taylor Green
- Family of Gabe Zimmerman
- Sen. John Kyl
- Sen. John McCain