(NECN/WOFL: Orange County, Fla.) - A Florida man charged with in Orange County for a shooting spree in a downtown Orlando high-rise that left one person dead appeared in court Saturday morning.

After 40-year-old Jason Rodriguez made a court appearance, the suspect's mother made a brief statement to reporters.

Ana Lopez-Rodriguez and her son's defense attorney, Bob Wesley spoke to the media outside the Orange County Jail.

(NECN: Fort Hood, Texas) - The lone suspect in the shooting spree at Fort Hood was taken off a ventilator, according to Col. John Rossi.

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan remained in intensive care at a military hospital.

Col. Rossi said on Saturday night that he is unsure if Maj. Hasan was able to communicate.

Maj. Hasan was shot during an exchange of gunfire during Thursday's attack. Army officials had previously said he was "not able to converse."

(NECN: Shanksville, Pa.) - A groundbreaking ceremony was held today in Pennsylvania for a permanent memorial to victims of United Flight 93.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and relatives of the victims turned shovels of dirt at the Western Pennsylvania crash site.

The 2,200 acre park will feature a chapel with 40 chimes symbolizing each of the victims at its entryway.

The memorial is set to open on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

(NECN: Fort Hood) - The thirteen victims killed in the Fort Hood shooting were identified on Saturday evening by Colonel John Rossi, the Deputy Commanding General for Fort Hood.

In identifying the victims, Col. Rossi offered his condolences to their families and friends.

(NECN: Temple, Texas) - Texas Governor Rick Perry visited wounded victims of the Fort Hood shooting on Saturday, saying that those soldiers said it was an honor to serve their country and are committed to returning to service.

"We talked about these kids' families, we talked about if they needed anything," Gov. Perry said. "We comforted them and loved on them, and I think that's the appropriate role at this particular point in time."

The governor said that hold told the soldiers, "there's 24 million Texans praying for them and wishing them well."

(NECN: New York, N.Y.) - The Navy commissioned its newest assault ship, the USS New York, in ceremonies at a pier in New York City.

The New York was built with tons of steel from the World Trade Center.

The ship was decked in red, white and blue bunting for the occasion, which started with a moment of silence for those whose lives were lost on Sept. 11, 2001.

The $1 billion warship was built near New Orleans by workers who survived Hurricane Katrina.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton issued a statement at the ceremony:

(NECN) - On Saturday, President Barack Obama visited Capital Hill to help show his support for Democrats.

His visit comes as the House was debating a bill on health care legislation.

After the meeting he spoke at the White House about how "now's the time to finish the job on health care overhaul."

He stated that "This is our moment to deliver on health care overhaul" and urged the House to `answer the call of history and pass health care bill.

If the Democrats are successful in passing the bill, it would give President Obama his biggest victory since last year's election.

(NECN) - The idea of health care reform has long been sought after, but never reached a vote on Capitol Hill, until Saturday.

President Barack Obama was on Capital Hill Saturday morning in a rare visit to show his support.

The President made the trip to inspire the party to pass health care legislation.

Not a single republican will vote for the sprawling trillion dollar bill, so the Democrats need 218 votes.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said after the meeting that she couldn't help think of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., who died of brain cancer last summer.

NEW YORK (AP) - Bank of New York Mellon says it is working to correct a problem that caused the electronic cancelation of the pension checks of tens of thousands of retired New York City teachers and school staff.

New York City union officials say the cancelation was due to an error that occurred sometime Thursday night or early yesterday, just days after the checks totaling $185 million were deposited.

The bank oversees electronic transfers for the city's Teachers Retirement System, which serves 178,000 current and former city

(NECN) - On Saturday morning, President Barack Obama tried to reassure the nation shaken by the Fort Hood shootings during his weekly radio and internet address.

The following video and text is from whitehouse.gov and Youtube.

The President's weekly address: I'd like to speak with you for a few minutes today about the tragedy that took place at Ft. Hood.

This past Thursday, on a clear Texas afternoon, an Army psychiatrist walked into the Soldier Readiness Processing Center, and began shooting his fellow soldiers.