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Congresswoman he says locks eyes with him. he believes shes trying to speak. of course, physically she can not because there is a tube that doctors placed in her wind pipe. what he says is moth drastic is they asked her to move her leg and she swung her leg up on the bed. listen to the doctor. >> at one point her leg was dangling on the bed and we asked her to bring her leg up. after a couple of second, she brought the left leg up without any further delay. >> like this. >> she was dangling like...

She cant talk right now. there could be a multitude of reasons. one of them, she has a tracheostomy. theres a hole in her wind pipe which makes it impossible to get spoken words out. what they can do is change the valve on that tracheostomy which will make it easier for her to speak. they havent said theyre definitely going to do that but thats something well be looking for. >> dr. peter rhee, her trauma surgeon is traveling with her. why might that be? >> youll always have medical personnel tra...

>>shepard: carl, thank you. now congresswoman gabrielle giffords recovering from a gunshot wound to the head. doctors are today calling her progress "remarkable." they prepare to move her to a rehabilitation facility if houston tomorrow. >> she is standing with assistance and strolling through an ipad fantastic advancements and they indicate higher function but i do caution everyone that she has a long road ahead of her. >>shepard: she had a tube placed in her wind pipe but her husband, astronau...

Remove bone fragments from her eye socket and her husband, mark kelly, is offering even more positive news. he spoke with abc diane sawyer in an interview that aired at least in part tonight. he told her that his wife is do so well she even gave him a neck massage from her hospital bed. >> it does imply that she is recognizing him, and that she is interacting in an old, familiar way with him. >> shepard: there are still several unanswered questions about the congresswomans condition. our corresp...

Well be meeting this young vivacious 17-year-old. and a pianist. >> we have these headlines for you on a monday morning. congresswoman gabrielle giffords is reaching another major milestone in the recovery a week after she was shot in the head. heres the very latest from the university medical center in tucson. >> guys, good morning. over the weekend, the congresswomans condition was upgraded from critical to serious. early saturday morning, a minor surgical procedure was done to remove the brea...

On saturday the congresswoman under went a minor surgical procedure to remove that breathing tube from her mouth. but, they put a new breathing tube into her wind pipe, her neck. what does that mean? it means she is breathing entirely on her own without the assistance of machines. no longer a ventilator. but, doctors say that she would not be able to speak right away. she may have the ability to whisper or at least mouth words. but, we havent had any information in terms of whether or not she ha...

>> welcome back, im gregg jarrett in for jon scott. >> hi, everybody im jenna lee, on "happening now" a major step forward in congresswoman giffords recovery, doctors upgrading her condition from critical to serious, and it happened overnight and some doctors are reporting remarkable progress and she faces major hurdles and casey steegel moors on this. what progress did she make over the weekend? >> reporter: jenna, significant progress, on saturday, early saturday morning in fact the congresswo...

>> espionage is a fact of state craft unfortunately. its gone on since recorded history. certainly the russians have had a terrific record of espionage against this country. they have deeply penetrated our society before world war ii and we were allies during that war. so theres no reason to think that they let up in any way. the what you will see is espionage directed at gaining u.s. government secrets and gaining our technology secrets. >> all right. peter earnest from spy museum and deborah f...

Wind pipe to your esophagus and then pumped your stomach and got it out. youre stuck with a sore throat and you got the earring back but you didnt -- >> a championship team. we have a championship team! >> so its all worth it. >> it was worth it. >> youre taking credit, obviously. >> well, i have my good luck earrings. >> of course! >> oh, man, oh, man. so you did put them on for the game. >> oh, yes. absolutely. >> why not? >> what is the moral to this story, floellen? what have you learned abo...

At her parents house in massachusetts learning her fathers death was ruled a homicide which means her brother, mark, could now face more serious charges. hes already in jail charged with assault after admitteding he choked his father during a fight. the autopsy report now confirms that physical altercation would neck compress was so severe it damaged dan kerrigans wind pipe. leading to a hearth rhythm that ended his life, making it a homicide. >> i you this prosecutors will charge him with mansl...