the wedding ring, for example, i heard the story, those are all very significant. sounds like she is really hearing, processing everything, and being able to execute these commands in a way that's improving day by day. eye opening again as i mentioned earlier, you really, you look at people's motor skills, which she is showing. their eye opening, which she's now showing, verbal skills would be sort of a third category. she can't do that right now because of the breathing tube that she still has in, but, you know, forward movement, anderson, every single day. >> yeah, good news, indeed, always good to report. more with sanjay in the hour ahead. more breaking news as it comes in tonight. after the break we are going to play an extended portion of the president's speech in case you missed it. also our panel will weigh in. let us know what you think, the live chat right now, ac360.com. we'll also talk about the key moments tonight including more about the news of the congresswoman's recovery. later, also, what sarah palin had to say about the tragedy today, her call to stop what she calls the voices trying to blame anyone for the shooting by the gunman. >> journalists and pundits