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he is charged with trying to rape a maid in an upscale manhattan hotel. >> strauss-kahn is accused of emerging from a bathroom naked, then dragging the 32-year-old housekeeper into the bedroom of his $3,000 a night suite and attacking her. >> before his arrest strauss-kahn was considered a front runner to become frances next president. richard roth is tracking the latest developments. strauss-kahn was supposed to be arraigned last night. why was that delayed? >> this was like a night c...

>> no. >> jamie: you made it through fine? >> yeah! by the time you reach -- by the time you become vulnerable, i dont know how many years, that is from now, will be all different. >> jamie: good to know. >> people in their 20s and 30s, dont have to worry. >> jamie: love you, doc! >> eric: another reason why you should floss, thats right. floss. take good care of your teeth and gums. there is word today that a gum infection that could resulted in tooth loss can actually affect the brain. what is...

On. and is apparently -- there is a relationship between the gums and cognitive function. >> eric: and they say a lot of the bacteria and if you floss it gets rid of the bacteria that can get into your bloodstream. >> that is possible. im not sure i understand the mechanism. but, the relationship is there. >> eric: take care of your teeth. >> jamie: sure. and do you often use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs? sometimes they can cause cardiac problems. which ones theyre saare the sa that if y...

Dawdling with hospital oatmeal. and as you might imagine, she wasnt too thrilled, it didnt seem, about eating it. and she just looked at the tray and looked at the bread that was on the tray and looked up and just said "toast." >> actually doctors say that specific request is significant and encouraging because it signals perhaps a higher level of cognitive function. and t@=ñámóçó day has final arrived,ç verizon customers. the iphone 4 is now available in stores. and huge crowds are exp...

Staff they should expect to see her walking through these halls into the icu within a couple months. im sure of that. >> as optimistic as he sounds, as great as some of the updates have been, the doctors still warning here, shes got a tough road ahead. >> the congresswoman continues to do very well nur logically. youve heard everything out there, like, for example, she is beginning to stand with assistance, shes scrolling through an ipad. these are all fantastic advancements forward. they do ind...

Arizona congresswoman gabby giffords will leave the hospital tomorrow, says her family, 13 days then after being shot in the face at close range with a 9-millimeter bullet piercing her skull and tearing a hole through her brain. her husband says shes begun to try to speak. tomorrow shes expected to be flown by air ambulance to houston, where she will enter a rehab facility for what is expected to be months of therapy to recover whatever motor and cognitive function she can. could be quite a lot....

Hospital in houston. giffords will be flown by air ambulance to texas, where she will meet her new team of doctors, led by colonel john holcomb, one of the armys top trauma surgeons. his experience treating soldiers in iraq makes him uniquely qualified to help the congresswoman. >> what we need to do is make a good medical plan. and the time to do that is after we get our chance to look at her and examine her and talk to her. >> reporter: houston is also home to the johnson space center, so at s...

Arizona congresswoman gabby giffords will leave the hospital tomorrow, says her family, 13 days then after being shot in the face at close range with a 9-millimeter bullet piercing her skull and tearing a hole through her brain. her husband says shes begun to try to speak. tomorrow shes expected to be flown by air ambulance to houston, where she will enter a rehab facility for what is expected to be months of therapy to recover whatever motor and cognitive function she can. could be quite a lot....

Arizona congresswoman gabby giffords will leave the hospital tomorrow, says her family, 13 days then after being shot in the face at close range with a 9-millimeter bullet piercing her skull and tearing a hole through her brain. her husband says shes begun to try to speak. tomorrow shes expected to be flown by air ambulance to houston, where she will enter a rehab facility for what is expected to be months of therapy to recover whatever motor and cognitive function she can. could be quite a lot....

Participate and cooperate and make improvements on a daily basis. were very happy. >> so as dr. rhee said, the congresswoman continues to do well newer logically, youve heard everything out there like, for example, she is beginning to stand with assistance, shes scrolled through an ipad, these are all fantastic advancements forward that do indicate higher cognitive function. but i do want to caution everyone that she has a long road ahead of area and rehabilitation will be very important, weve s...