dr. john la puk on the impressions on the work she is facing in the months to come. >> she looks spectacular, from all ways from a new logical point of new. she came in, alert, awake, calm, she looked comfortable i think we were already feeling some interaction. >> reporter: doctors say she has some movement on the left side of her body. >> she has maybe some movements of her legs. she might be able to support herself, but she may not be able to move it when she wants. on her arm, at this point we are not seeing much tone or any movement. >> reporter: after a 30 minute evaluation, doctors are optimistic. >> she has great rehabilitation potential. those words sum it up. she will keep us busy and it will keep her busy as well. >> reporter: she was scheduled to start therapy this afternoon. three hours to start. >> for somebody with a gunshot wound, excellent. in the top five percent of what we would expect. >> reporter: then her tucson nurse spoke emotionally about caring for the congress woman.

. >> my name is dr. john [unintelligible] and i suppose it -- support the measure. we had people coming output from the ortega group to our group to speak. no one came from the other group, even though we tried. i find myself in a peculiar position. i agree with everything that mr. ginsberg said. usually i am on the opposite team. we found out about how faithful the family was in carrying beestings output -- carrying these things out. we think it is a win-win for the city and the people that are here using the park all of the time. thank you very much. supervisor chu: thank you. >> good afternoon. my name is michelle accused. i have been a ventura resident for 10 years and a mother of three. i am a member of two of the largest parents curves in the city. stow lake is one of the places that we all know that we do not visit because it needs rehabilitation. it is also important that my children have mobile and it -- local and organic member ingredients. i support this of -- the restoration upper stow lake -- the restoration of stow lake. thank you. >> good morning, sup

center of a houston hospital has been postponed, and for now she remains in the trauma unit, where dr. johnolcomb, a retired army colonel, oversees her care, bringing expertise from the battlefield of iraq and afghanistan. >> there's a little fluid collection that the docs put a drain into around her brain and that drain is still in place. with that drain in place, she can't leave the icu. ok >> reporter: experts say it's not uncommon to have the fluid drain in place for several weeks, but it doesn't put everything on hold. >> just because she's in the intensive care unit doesn't mean that she's not going to be able to receive rehabilitation. we're finding today that actually the sooner that you start rehab, the better outcomes that we're having for traumatic brain injuries. >> reporter: therapists are working with giffords in the icu and her doctor reported progress during the weekend. >> at one point her leg was dangling in the bed and we asked her to bring her leg up. after a couple of seconds, she brought the left leg up without any further delay. >> reporter: mark kelly remains here at

. >> i am dr. john d'arcy from the united states air force academy in colorado. mr. chiu is u.s. support. he has been kind and listen to me. he has listened to the conditions of veterans and others who need desperate help in the streets of san francisco. i worked as a person who went into the streets with the attitude that we had to pick up the seniors. this was three years before they got the law, when the mayor put into effect care not cash. we put 178 people who were past 62 who are out in the streets into housing. we need this kind of concept again in san francisco to help the people that need the help. the people that need the help are going to be those veterans coming back from trauma of war who will be trying to find work and in getting the benefits they deserve. i am looking forward to doing that and pursuing it. with david chiu, i trust the man. thank you. supervisor chiu: next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. i am the executive director and founder of the inner city adolescents network in the baby- hunters point. i am also the treasurer for the african american democ

. >> reporter: dr. john holcomb was the army's top trauma surgeon. >> what we do know is that intensive rehabilitation earlier ends up with a higher level of functioning later. >> reporter: the bullet that injured giffords penetrated the left hemisphere of the brain, the area controlling vision, speech, information processing and personality. but doctors now know the brain is changeable, what they call plasticity, and with proper stimulation undamaged areas of the brain can take over the functions of damaged areas. >> now, this new neuroplastic rehab, this rehab that takes into account the plasticity of the brain, actually tries to grow new brain regions from scratch. >> reporter: the process involves repeatedly performing the same tasks, something therapy patients say is a challenge. giffords will eventually work at the facility where lex frieden was treated and now helps run. >> it doesn't happen overnight. it happens so slowly sometimes you don't realize it's happening. but unless you continue to work at

. >> physician's assistant janet turns and her husband dr. johnurns discovered blaine's cancer during a relief initial with a group called doctors giving back. >> within two years it would have riddled her body and she would have never survived. >> but the cancer hasn't spread and they hope doctors at the hospital can remove it for good. the journey from her village of 2,000 people has been an eye-opener. >> i was very amazed by friends and the very buildings, have amazing and i like them very much. >> blaine is positive she'll recover and fulfill her dream to become a doctor. >> ethiopia is very poor right now. and there in pain now. i wanna hug them because i got hugged. >> in san ramon, allen wong, abc 7 news. >> as allen mentioned, blaine's family sold everything to bring her to san francisco, including the 40-year-old delivery truck they used to make money. doctors giving back is raising money to help blaine and her family recover once they get home. we have contact information at abc7news.com under "see it on tv." >> it's 4:56 now. charlotte

dr. john kelly, associate professor in psychiatry, massachusetts general hospital, harvard medical school, boston, massachusetts. lureen mcneil, director, bureau of recovery services, new york state office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, new york, new york. carlos hardy, director of public affairs, baltimore substance abuse systems, incorporated, baltimore, maryland. john, what role does language play in forming public opinion on addiction and mental health issues? i think language plays a critical role in the way that, after all, it's the, it conveys the meaning of, of what we're trying to express. and so i think it plays a very important role and we should think carefully about the terms that we use because of that. so, why does some language impede the understanding, lureen, of, of our field and the way we refer to people? well i think particularly now that we have this new recovery framework, people are holding on to the old language. and the new language really holds the fulln

. >> reporter: dr. john holcolmb, retired army colonel, will help r.ad giffords' treatment team here in houston. >> where she will end up, i don't know. but what we do know is that intensive rehabilitation earlier ends up with a higher level of functioning later. >> reporter: giffords will have to overcome a very serious wound. the bullet penetrated the left hemisphere of her brain-- the area controlling vision, speech, information processing and personality. but neurologists are learning that damaged parts of the brain can actually borrow function from healthy areas. >> the brain clearly does rewire itself. it has what's called plasticity. so it's able to respond in different ways. and clearly people with severe brain injuries can relearn how to function, speak, move to a certain degree. >> reporter: first doctors will thoroughly evaluate giffords, then design a plan that can include therapy for speech, walking and the basic functions of daily life. it might even include ground- breaking virtual reality sys

by now let's get some more analysis on this and talk live to dr john goebel international security director at the asia pacific foundation let's cross live now to london for more more developments on this what is a very very fluid situation the doctor thank you for joining us today you're hearing about this blast at the moscow airport just about two hours ago now you're the international security director of the asia pacific foundation what are your initial thoughts on hearing this news. unfortunately it appears to be another mass casualty attack targeting russia's transportation infrastructure of course we saw what took place last year more and more school next roads and now this time by carrying out a major attack at the airport illustrates the fact that terrorist groups probably were linked to those in the caucuses if you like to their effort beyond the confines of the caucuses itself and that we shouldn't forget that the transportation systems have come under attack in the past in russia i think the most notable comparison would be just on the eve of the school siege to. suicide bombers

but before we get to the physicians and the question and answer, let me call up dr. john holcomb, who is the trauma surgeon here at memorial herman. dr. holcomb is also the chief of the division of accute care surgery at u.t. health medical school. and he is the principal physician leading the transition team today. dr. holcomb? >> thanks. good afternoon everyone. you know, just to reiterate what randy said. this transition, as we discussed in some detail yesterday transfers are always a little shaky. but it went flawlessly. the aircraft landing got her loaded up, landed here in houston, helicoptered in and did great. we were very concerned about that actually and we're very happy it went as well as it did. a real testament from the team in tucson, the life light flew that accompanied her. we've had a good handoff from doctors and nurses and randy and tracy and the we've had a good exam. she's doing great. she's really done very well with this transfer. i think that's one of the main things. that transfer across country has been great. she's going to start her rehab at 4:

physician assistant and her husband dr. johnns discovered blaine's cancer during a relief mission by the couple's nonprofit called doctors giving back. coming to the bay area has been an eye-opening experience. >> i was very amazed by plants and the bridge and the very buildings, very amazing and i like them very much. >> blaine is positive she will recover. she hopes to become a doctor some day herself so she can also help others like she has been helped. >> it's 5:57. just ahead on abc 7 news at 6:00, the latest on another american woman that iran has now arrested on charges of spying. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live in hillsborough where residents are being warned to keep an eye on their small children because of the possibility of a mountain lion attack. [ female announcer ] this is a strawberry pop tart... and this is a warm, fresh baked strawberry toaster strudel. we asked kids what they want... and we got a clear answer. the one kids want to eat. [ kids ] oooooooooooooh. toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat. [ kids ] ooo

. >> reporter: dr. john kelly of einstein medical center explains the only guaranteed way to avoid one is to not drink any alcohol. but if that's not in your plans this weekend, is there some other way to prevent one? >> it's probably a reasonable idea to say i think i'm just going to have one drink per hour. if you finish your drink pretty quickly, then you may want to have something that's hydrating but that doesn't have alcohol in it. >> reporter: in addition, dr. kelly says to make sure you're well hydrated and well rested before you start your evening. and that you have some food in your belly to slow the alcohol's absorption. but in spite of all this, if you wake up on new year's day with a hangover, is there any way to cure it? >> i'd say hot water and lemon. and i drink that. >> eggs, mill, and sugar. you stir it up like a milkshake and drink it down. >> drink a lot more water. lay in bed for a few hours. and some advil usually helps, too. >> the truly proven remedies remain rehydrate yourself, usual

"the houston chronicle" is quoting one of gabrielle giffords' doctors, dr. john holcomb, saying that the buildup of fluid around gabby giffords' brain could keep her in a houston intensive care unit a little longer than expected, perhaps till the end of the week. that would mean a delay of her transfer to a full time rehabilitation facility just down the street could be delayed, and that is where she was likely to spend the next four to six months. >> this sounds like a setback. is it a setback or is this routine in cases like this? >> reporter: right now it's not clear exactly how major a setback this is, but the buildup of fluid is not something that is new. it's something doctors have known about for awhile and have been dealing with since last week. keep in mind, large portions of her skull were removed to relieve swelling after she was shot. a setback like this is something they expect and that's why they inserted a catheter when the congresswoman was in tucson to drain some of that fluid away but it also notes the amount of fluid has gone down and it is not

. >>> we're going to turn to dr. john holcome, trauma surgeon.abrielle giffords has long way ahead. what's the first thing you're going to check for when she arrives at your hospital? >> good morning. we'll have a handoff for the team that's bringing her. the two life-flight nurses that have flown out from houston to pick her up and bring her back. we'll make sure she makes the transfer safely with no problems. that's the very first thing we'll do. >> you served in the army for many years, including treating soldiers who were injured in iraq. there's so many head traumas. you learn so much over the past several years about head trauma. how remarkable is it that we're seeing gabrielle giffords beginning this rehab just two weeks after she was shot? >> one thing we learn in military trauma, starting in my career in somalia, and going to iraq and other places, is that rapid intervention is really the key to survival. whether that's a gunshot wound to the head, chest, abdomen or anywhere else. getting into the operating room quickly and intervening q

dr. king, we bring you a conversation from 2008 with the late historian john hope franklin and the television journalist and author tom brokaw. today marks the 40th anniversary of dr. martin luther king, jr.'s death. he was just 39 years old. early his career, dr. king became a vital leader in the civil rights movement. >> and i've seen the promised land. >> rose: in 1955, he led the montgomery bus boycott and in 1957 he helped found the southern christian leadership conference. in 1963 his efforts led to the march on washington where he gave his seminal "i have a dream" speech. dr. king's work led to the passing of the civil rights act of 1964 and the voting rights act of 19 a 65. he received the nobel peace prize for his dedication to ending segregation and racial discrimination at the age of 35. >> my eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the lord! i thishgs sunday, the history channel premiers a new look at dr. king's life. it's called "king." it's narrated by tom brokaw. >> gandhi liberated india from britiscolonial rule by leading a movement of non-violent resistance. king adopted h

>> the trauma doctor, dr. john holcomb and the neurosurgeon, dr. brian ho. >> can you talk a little bit more about what you mean that you know that she knows that you're there and you know she knows what's going on? >> she will smile at me. she will do some -- a couple of things that she will only do around me, like pat me in the face. she used to do that before. you know, just very gently. i can just look in her eyes and tell. she's well aware of who's around her. just, you know -- just very aware of the situation. >> can you tell us exactly from the moment you experienced when she could stand up -- [inaudible] >> and when she was able to look out the window? >> yeah, so, you know, i think standing and steps what the general public or even myself would think that means. and what physical therapists -- you know, what the clinical definition of those two things, i think, they're a little bit different. you know, she can -- she can bear her own weight, which is a big step. i think, you know, just speaking for the doctors here, i think she's made a re

dr. johnhat's as passionate about this cause, as anyone i've met. he was seeing 13-year-old kids coming in 300 pounds and heart disease. and juvenile diabetes. and only if people had access to the information. we're giving this book away on our website. allstride.com. >> we see it spreading and spreading. but for you, your struggles were rooted in personal trauma, right at the age of 9. >> actually earlier. that's when i started to gain weight. i was 6 or 7 years old, when i was molested. that's typical. as much as it's a tragedy and a horrible thing, i don't want any child to go through, it's very common. and in many cases, people turn to food after that. that's what happened to me. you know, i think we just need to get information out there to families about how to feed our children better. about portion control. and on top of, you know, the everyday struggles that we have. >> what is the single-most important thing you would want to tell a family? >> i think, buying unprocessed foods, i thi

before we get to the physicians and the question and answer, let me call out dr. john [unintelligible] he is the trauma surgeon here. he is also the chief of the division of the surgery at duty health medical school. -- ut health medical school. >> this transition, as we discussed, transfers are already a little shaky. the aircraft loaded up, landed here in houston. we were very concerned about that, actually. it is a real testament from the team from tucson that got her safely to the i see you. -- to the icu. to the nurses and doctors at the bedside, there was a good exam. she is doing great. she has done very well. that is one of the main things that we want to emphasize. she is going to start rehabilitation at 4:30 this afternoon with physical therapists. we will start the rehabilitation, which is one of the main goals that everyone has. i am impressed. i see a lot of logistics and a movement over the world. it could not have gone better. week that the doctor from tucson already. this is the team that will be taking care of the congresswoman. >> how unusual is it? [

it was then i first met dr. john garag father of south sudan's quest for economy as well as a young military commander who is now the president of the government of south sudan. upon returning from that trip, i along with other members introduced a resolution in the house calling for the right of self-determination for the people of south sudan and it passed this body. i recall over a dozen visits to south sudan in the darfur refugee camps with representatives it lee and wolf and tancredo along with senator feingold, senator frist, senator brownback, all dedicated members of this institution at that time. after one such visit in 2004, i sponsored a resolution to call the world's attention to the atrocities in darfur which passed the house overwhelmingly the first time that the congress recognized on going genocide while it was going on. i recall visits to nairobi in 2004 and 2005 and the negotiation nags culminated in the signing of the cpa on january 9th of 2005 in nairobi where i witnessed that. i will ask that the

>> dr. john holcomb and the neurosurgeon, doctor brian ho. she will smile at me. she will do a couple of things she only does brown made like a slap me in the face. she used to do that before, very gently. you can look in her eyes and tell. she is well aware of who is around her. she is very aware of the situation. >> can you tell us exactly the moment when she stood and took a few steps on her own? >> i think standing and steps, what the general public or myself would think what that means and what physical therapists with a clinical definition of those two things -- i think they are a little bit different. she can bear her own weight, which is a big step. just speaking for the doctors here, i think she has made a remarkable recovery. >> [unintelligible] >> every time i enter at with her there is something quite inspiring. -- interact with her, there is something quite inspiring. i imagine the next that is she will be walking, talking, and in two months you'll see her walking to the front door of this building. >> thank you. >> if you have questions? go ahead. >>

dr. clark, we were talking about, john was talking about complicating factors in terms of health challenges that may present at the time of intake for some special population individuals. can you address, continue to address that? well, one of the things that we at samhsa are stressing is that every person who has a mental health issue or substance use issue needs to also get a good physical health assessment. one of the things we know about the misuse of alcohol or drugs is that it does have an effect on the organic integrity of the body. so you may get liver disease, you may get gastritis, you may get heart disease, you're at greater risks for various infections like hepatitis c or hiv. and we want to make sure that anybody who is on the course of recovery has as much information as possible. there was one quote i read recently and a guy says, "i spent all this time using alcohol and drugs and shooting up, etc., etc., so i finally get into treatment only to discover that i have hepatitis c." so we want to have that as an integral part because that becomes part of the cultural dynamic. and

john. well, i'm delighted to introduce dr. paul kengor for you today, professor of political science at groves city college and executive directer of the center for vision and values. a groves city think tank policy center which focuses on advancing freedom with christian scholarship. paul is also a visiting fellow at the hoover institution on war, revolution and peace at stanford university. he's a frequent contributor to msnbc, c-span and fox news. in addition, he has written for "the new york times", "wall street journal," political science quarterly and many other publications. among the numerous books he has authored are, "the crusader: ronald reagan and the fall of communism," "god and george w. bush, "" and william p. clark, ronald reagan's top hand." his newly-released book, "dupes," we are really looking forward to hearing your discussion of this troubling aspect of history, the prominent role of the dupe. please join me in welcoming dr. paul kengor. [applause] >> thank you, heather. john, and everybody here at herita

dr. shannon, and san francisco education fund volunteer john whitennier. they will be honored for inspiring others through exceptional community service. the award also highlights the work of the foundation itself. >> it funds so many programs. and as a community we need to support it whether we need it or not. >> the awards will be presented at a fund raising luncheon on february 10. >>> just ahead where you can go to see the giants world series trophy today. >>> also, the reason for this track mat dramatic scene in san francisco. , sea ro f t t.. ro fn-opooal..ko gr. i'a n ! ro fe ysexdo..ko gr. llev wt emo? >>> taking a live look at the big board on wall street stock. kind of lukewarm in trading as the trading day comes to a close after a surprise jump in applications for unemployment benefits we mentioned earlier and mixed earning reports coming in from large u.s. companies. the dow is currently up 5. nasdaq is up 15. s&p 500 is up 2. >>> san jose firefighters are investigating the cause of a house fire this morning. it started shortly after 6:00 a.m.

randy with him, and john hanley from local 798. the firefighters, and dr. richard kenyon, who added one of our most important prongs' -- nutrition -- to the 10-year plan. that was truly innovative. [applause] so it is my great pleasure that so many members of the original 10-year plan are here. and of course, the federal homeless czar under george bush, who has now gotten project homeless connect in over 50 states, and i think it is over 230 cities in the united states along with the 10-year plan, was also a member of that original committee. we are here today -- and judith is going to help me -- this is one of the most incredible human beings, and she has been in charge for six years doing one hell of a job taking care of the four -- the poor. >> thank you. today, we are going to begin with a beginning and vacation. can i get an acknowledgment for the jewish relations community council and the consortium of jewish community groups that are here today? if you could please stand, let's give you a round of applause. >> good morning. are you all very comfortab

dr. henry brem is chairman of the department of neurosurgery at the johns hopkins medical center in baltimore. and dr. norman doidge is a psychiatrist who specializes in this field. he's author of "the brain that changes itself: stories of personal triumph from the frontiers of brain science." dr. brem, we're talking about a woman who was shot at close range and about ten days later is giving her husband a neck rub. blinking her eyes. moving her limbs on command. unusual, no? >> extraordinary. two thirds of people who are shot by a gun in the head die at the scene. over 90% of the people die within a short amount of time after the injury. so surviving at any level of function is truly extraordinary. she by reports is doing very well. she's making progress and getting better and better. >> suarez: today in tucson the doctor said the next major step is the graduation to rehabilitation. what does that mean? >> it means that the surgical issues seem to be behind her. you know, there are two issues related to brain injury. the first is the actual injury itself. the gunshot wound. that's frequently

john f. kennedy. dr.dly recall his words to direct a crowd of 250,000 that gathered that day in the sweltering sun on the steps of the lincoln memorial "we havere in d.c. an, come to our nation's capital to cash a check. when the architects wrote the words of the constitution and the declaration, and a promissory notes of which every american is the fall air. this note was a promise that all men, black, white, red, whatever color would be guaranteed to the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." dr. king would recognize it now, what he recognized then, that all americans of every shade were all heirs to a promise that america made well over 100 years ago and we are looking for that to be cashed. but there are some things, he said, that i must stay to my people that stand on the one threshold that leads into the palace of justice in the prospect of gaining our rightful place, we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking f