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Therapy. he says he couldnt be more pleased with her progress. >> we were able to take her to the helicopter pad today outside and show her the -- give her some fresh air and give her some sunshine. she was able to see the arizonas mountains, hopefully before the last time she comes back from houston. we did our physical activity out there. we did our physical rehab out there, where we assisted her in her standing and help her get her balance and so on like that. shes able to stand now with assi...

The folks here in tucson she was actually able to go outside and have some of her physical therapy out on the helipad. dr. rhee took her out there. mark kelly was with her. they say they took her out on her bed. and they pointed her toward the catalina mountains. anybody who is from tucson knows how majestic those mountains are. she was able to see the mountains and feel that sunshine right before leaving. this will be the last time shell be in tucson for the next few months until she completes ...

Cabin and one of the largest cabins of its class. this aircraft will seat comfortably 14 people. we mentioned to you that the congresswomans mother was going to be there, her husband, two members of her staff, her chief of staff and also her communications director, dr. rhee will be there, her trauma surgeon as well as her icu nurse. many people accompanying the congresswoman on this trip. shell board that aircraft and then theyll make that 2 hour and 15 minute flight all the way to houston. onc...

But he said think about the cognitive abilities involved in doing something like that. you have to see the tie, realize you want to adjust it, reach up to adjust it. it indicates a higher level of cognition and he said thats wonderful, wonderful news. >> sanjay, is it safe to take a patient in this condition on a flight? it must be if theyre going to do it, but it would seem to be kind of a worry, no? >> well, patients are transported even in conditions that are tougher than this. they may still...

Underneath her as well. does she have any idea, dr. rhee, what happened? >> you know, its hard to say. i think her husband has discussed the details of what has occurred to a degree. what she remembers, what she chooses to remember, we can only speculate at this time period. we didnt go through a full briefing to say exactly what happened. i think her husband mentioned to her she has been shot and she is in the hospital. so she can probably put some of those information together on her own. >> d...

Her husband, mother, chief of staff, communications director and nurse and dr. peter rhee, her trauma surgeon here from the beginning and last night i asked not about his hopes but his fears. >> that is a really good question. do i have doubts? i i have a range of what she can do, and, you know, i am worried that she may not get full function of her arms and legs. or that she may not be able to speak as clearly as eloquently as she was before. >> reporter: now, remember, giffords still has a por...

And waiting for congresswoman giffords to be put on an ambulance, put inside of an ambulance to be taken to houston where shell be taken to a rehab center to continue her recovery. as you can see -- look at this memori memorial, its growing and growing at that tucson hospital. hundreds of well-wishers have been calling the congresswomans office saying where can we stand so we can watch this ambulance go by? this looks like the ambulance. we believe congresswoman giffords sin side along with her ...

By you have to think of these transports really as sort of almost intensive care units in the sky. dr. rhee will be traveling, there will be a nurse traveling. theyll have resuscitation equipment on the plane. but the concern about her is not so much her heart and lungs, which would be more of a worry. its more this brain injury that shes had. and they do certain things on the plane to sort of compensate for that. simple things, such as keeping her head elevated. they dont want any additional br...

Last look at the catalina mountains today before her trek to houston." tomorrow she will be flown to a hospital in houston to get ready for the next phase of the recovery process. joining me on the phone is dr. sanjay gupta live in houston. sanjay, dr. peter rhee said he was optimistic about her progress. i just want to play that. >> a lot of times were very disappointed when they dont make much progress in the first two weeks. for her to be at her stage right now, and i see daily progress, its ...

Memorial is in front of the medical center. instead, theyll leave through another ambulance ramp on the back end of the hospital, they say, again, for security reasons and they will make that ten-mile trip through the streets of tucson all the way to davis monthan air force base. as you have mentioned, carol, her mother, gloria giffords, will accompany her as well as her physician, her trauma surgeon dr. peter rhee. her husband and also a couple of members of her staff who will fly with her to h...