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Have a preview. and now the headlines, congresswoman gabrielle giffords starting rehab phase of the recovery two wks after being shots in the head during the event in tucson. this picture taken on the plane flying her from the hospital to the new rehab facility in houston and you can see the congresswomans mother by her bedside, a nurse, and her husband there in the foreground, an astronaut, and on the ambulance ride to the airport, she reportedly teared up when she her people cheering for her l...

Team and everybody that got her settled into the icu. weve had a good handoff from doctors and nurses from randy and tracy and nurses and docs at the bedside. we had a good exam. shes doing great. shes really done very well with this transfer. thats one of the main things that we want to emphasize is that transfer across the country was done great. shell start her rehabilitation at 4:30 this afternoon with physical therapists and rehab specialists from tirr will come he here. i just again, im im...

Term rehabilitation facility at the sprawling medical facility. that could last for a couple of months, her stay. all of it convenient because it is close to the nasa space center where her husband, mark kelly, is located. he has been faithful by her bedside. >>shepard: this rehab facility has quite a reputation for helping recovery including notable football players. >>reporter: the first facility of its kind that treats brain and spinal cord injuries. you are a sports fan so you remember the p...

Heading over to davis-monthan air base, where shell be on that plane. have you got any word now on how her staff is doing, how their office is operating, and just in general have you had a chance to talk to any of the folks? i know in the early days when i was there, miguel, there were people there every day. members of her staff would come over and talk to us. have you had a chance to update how all of those folks are doing? >> reporter: yeah, chris. weve been back to her staff office almost ev...

Point, tamron, the extent of her vision, her cognitive ability. theyre going to evaluate all that and come up with a plan. what they like about this hospital is that, while its not home, it is a second home because her husband, as you know, astronaut mark kelly, is training at the johnson space center just south of here, tamron. >> and, obviously, this hospital allows him to continue his work when he feels ready and also be able to pay close attention as hes been by his wifes bedside from the be...

Nasa also named a backup commander for endeavours flight in april. the current commander, of course, is mark kelly. he is still at the bedside of his wife, congresswoman gabby giffords. and he apparently has yent decided whether to go ahead with aprils mission. but his twin brother scott tells the houston television station trrk that he expects mark to make a decision in the next few weeks. scott kelly is an astronaut himself. and he is right now commanding the international space station. yeste...

And i dont know how long that will take. she is certainly going to go from here to some, at some point, to some kind of rehab. martha: kelly has been by his wifes bedside virtually nonstop since the day of that tragedy. bill: what a rehab that will be, too. the shootings in tucson, renewing the debate about gun control in america, namely, how the alleged killer would buy a gun despite warning signs about his mental health. william lajeunesse is on that story, live in tucson and, were there red f...

>> straight and to the point. palin is dismissing critics who say her charged rhetoric may have contributed to that deadly shooting rampage in tucson. a democratic congresswoman was among 19 people gunned down at that political gathering. lets give you an update on congresswoman gabby giffords. she still recovering from the bullet to her head. she could be released from the hospital in weeks, or maybe even days. giffords has shown signs of recognizing her husband and has even been taken off a ...

Post" poll found opposition far outstrips support for it. >> we welcome in a certain sense their attempt to repeal it because it gives us a second chance to make a first impression. >> reporter: the repeal is expected to pass the house but largely a symbolic vote with democrats controlling the senate and the white house, the health care bill is in no danger of going away entirely. >> thanks, karen. theres more good news about the recovery of congresswoman gabrielle giffords. doctors have now s...

Her vocal cords. however, those doctors said in a columbus conference today that shell have the ability to mouth words when she is ready, but no word yet on whether or not she has done that yet, shep? >> shepard: as her husband watches and waits and model vigil at bedside, now he is sending word he might be willing to meet with the parents of the shooting suspect. >> yeah. thats exactly what he told diane sawyer. take a look at the transport for yourself. mark green saying for himself i would li...