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Same baseline she had been before the surgery, the same level of interaction she's been having with us, and that's all very good. >> reporter: mark kelley has stayed by his wife's side. dr. michael lemole told him that kelly said she expressed her affection by rubbing her hand. >> there's a lot of assumption there but she's interacting with him. >> reporter: dr. lemole says giffords is opening her eyes more frequently and responding to more complex commands. >> the next major step is the graduation to rehabilitation, and that skull repair is many months down the road, so we won't even cross th...

At least 20 bullets struck people present at the scene, of course, killing 6 and wounding 14 more. back to the good news. one of the congresswoman's republican colleagues proposals gun control legislation aimed specifically to protect elected officials. and one of their democratic colleagues joins me to propose something stronger still, perhaps. congresswoman giffords is still in critical condition, but her neurosurgeon, the dr. michael lemole, described the new and clearly positive developments. >> we've been able to back off on some of that sedation. and in fact, she's able to generate her o...

Process and so far seems like everything is going forward without any setbacks. with that, michael, do you want to give any more details? >> let me start back with the basics. she's still holding her own and following the simple commands. for me that tells me the higher brain center is working. as you heard from the president she is opening her eyes spontaneously. it real sli important. i was there when she was surrounded by her friends from the congress and senate and i think it was a combination perhaps of the unexpected but familiar that really prompted her to open her eyes and look around....

We kept talking to her. her parents were crying. we were crying. mark was crying. it was -- it was an incredible moment. >> joining me now is dr. michael lemole, chief of neurosurgery at university medical center in tucson, arizona. doctor, please put her progress in perspective for us. as of saturday night, could you imagine that this is what we would be discussing on thursday? >> i was nowhere near as hopeful at that time as i am now. really, because of the progress she's made. and i think you might have heard me say earlier that a general trend in neurologic recovery is the faster you get b...

Open a slit, and then mark -- mark was just -- he was overcome. he said, touch my ring, gabby, if you can hear me. she touched his ring, his arm, his neck. it was so unbelievable. we kept talking to her. her parents were crying. we were crying. mark was crying. it was -- it was an incredible moment. >> joining me now is dr. michael lemole, chief of neurosurgery at university medical center in tucson, arizona. doctor, please put her progress in perspective for us. as of saturday night, could you imagine that this is what we would be discussing on thursday? >> i was nowhere near as hopeful at th...