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enough, you repeat the lie, repeat the lie, and eventually people believe it leash -- like blood libel. that's the same thing. bill: cohen, who is jewish, we will get reaction from michelle bachmann, republican congresswoman in moments. first, a fox news alert, house republicans keeping their promise, vote to go repeal president obama's signature health care law. that might have been the easy part. now the battle to the senate jim demint, republican out of south carolina, says he will introduce said bill identical to the one passed in the house but harry reid saying a vote will sim...

and cooperate in that and make improvements on a daily basis, so we're very happy. dr. lemole? >> sure. so as dr. rhee said, the congresswoman continues to do very well neurologically. you've heard everything out there like, for example, she is beginning to stand with assistance. she's scrolling through an ipad. these are all fantastic advancements forward. they do indicate higher cognitive function. but i do want to caution everyone that she has a long road ahead of her. and rehabilitation, very important. we've started that process here. we hope to continue that process at the next...

Good, and at this time we are hoping to continue tying up those loose ends and get her ready for that third phase of her care the rehabilitation. randy. >> so prior to dr. lemole's procedure, dr. rhee and myself performed a track key o traceost allows us to provide them with nutrition and manage their airway in a much more comfortable manner. the tubes in her nice were no longer there or needed. it decreases the chance of infection. she tolerated those procedures well. we did them before dr. lemole finished with his procedure. >> we can open up for any questions you might have for me and dr. f...

Reinstruments tating the first phase, restoring second-phase and rehabilitation theurz phase. dr. rhee and lemole dealt with the initial injuries. the second-phase with restoring and improving the patient's clinical condition. this was partially because dr. rhee and his team have got an excellent general surgery program here at university medical center. last saturday the teams performed on congresswoman giffords a tracheotomy, placement of a feeding tube and repair of a fracture in the right eye. dr. lemole will be available for comments as to the details of the procedure. dr. rhee is at a pr...

one week after being shot in the head she is upgraded from critical condition to serious condition and she is breathing on her own. i want to go first live to casey steigal. >> reporter: we are expecting a lot of information to come out of the press conference. this is the first briefing that we've had since friday. they were updating the conditions over the weekend. the doctors are taking the podium, let's listen in. >> i will be brief. over the course of last week dr. peter rhee and dr. michael lemole have been the faces all across our country for surgery and trauma. they had an en...