spoke and was fantastic. he wasn't a hero. the president later said too bad, yes, you are. >> so were the people that tackled the guy, i would loved to have seen their faces. in the meantime, we've been talking about the congressman giffords, let's go to tucson right now where alicia acuna is outside the university medical center near that memorial. how is she doing today, alicia? >> hi. well, good morning, steve. so far, doctors say last update she remains in critical condition and to expect the progress that she is making to be steady. with that said, we have all heard that yesterday really held some pretty big momen for doctors and the people who were in the room when these things happened. we heard president obama discussing in the memorial that shortly after his visit, she opened her eyes. at least for a brief time. and that there were people in the room who said that -- and a couple of things happened.