there are new details of congresswoman gabreille giffords.tors have cleared her to travel to florida to watch the space shuttle launch of her husband mark kelly. >> one of nasa's biggest supporters, she was looking forward to having the opportunity. >> giffords was shot in the head by a lone gunman in tucson in january. she will be accompanied by atf from the rehabilitation center. in a jet from houston to nasa. >> she is speaking in words. awesome and love you. she is walking a little. her left side is perfect but has limited use of her right side. >> we are optmistic we expected a fast recovery. >> her husband has been by her side from the beginning. >> i see her before i go to work and when i come home from work. >> until friday when kelly and his crew went in quarantine. wednesday, congresswoman giffords will arrives and sees her husband at a picnic and then the launch set for friday 3:47 p.m. that was abc david curly reporting. kelly said giffords was upset when she learned several people were killed in the tucson, shooting. he has yet t

q;qkqkqkqkic >> congresswoman gabreille giffords's doctor gave her the all go to watch her husband takethe space shuttle. she suffered a wound to the head in a mass shooting in tucson. her husband is the commander of shuttle endeavor's final flight. >> i met with her doctors and neurosurgeon, they gave us permission to go down to the launch. >> what was her reaction when she got the final go ahead. >> i think she said awesome and pumped her fist one more time . >> the launch is set for friday afternoon in cape canaveral. president obama and his wife and two doctors will also be there. >> the food and drug administration plan to regulate smokeless cigarettes. e-cigarettes look like cigarettes but don't have to -- tobacco. still up in the air is the question we raised. should they be banned from no moking areas since they produce vapor and not smoke. >> michael fenny on tips on saving water and money. >> a bay area woman celebrates 65 years on the job. we'll be right back. create my oasis. marcy: ok, romantic garden? bree: oh, is there a castle nearby? marcy: no, but there's a charming fa

they met with congresswoman gabreille giffords who was wounded. but at cape canaveral for the launchh today . the obama's flew to florida after touring the torn turnover damage. >> the coast guard's largest ship captured picture was cutter heely. the 420 foot long vessel is an ice breaker. ♪ today also brought a change in the helm at the heely. captain beverly took control . heely is on the job breaking ice in the arctic ocean . >> san francisco officials are going on the offensive against greece. they went door to door to inform merchant about a new disposal ordinance for used grease and oil. it cost three and half million to repair. there will be new disposal requirements. >>> and construction on the transit center in san francisco is forcing detours, starting at 8:00 tonight. harrison treat between essex and second will be closed while elevated bus ramps are demolished. they will work through the week if they have to. >> some streets will be off limits on the peninsula this weekend 11 san mateo cities are participating in streets alive. it will

kelly will be joined by congresswoman gabreille giffords who has been in rehab in houston following an attack in tucson. >> violent weather killing one person in arkansas and damaging dozens of homes in texas. tornados and fast-rising flood waters are a major threat this morning. emily schimdt has the latest. >> this tornado moving in southwest of the dallas, an incredible sight but not a rare one. there have been 300 tornados nationwide in april, a pace that topples record and in arkansas toppled the buildings in a three mile wide path. 10 people died in storms. in oklahoma, flooding swept away road exercise normalcy. the ohio river in illinois is 15 feet above flood stage. the water keeps coming. sand bagging is not a option in missouri. the levee started to give away . one thousand homes are evacuated. poplar bluff has seen 15 inches of rain in four days. >> an area in carolina saw deadly tornados. 25 states have felt the affect of damaging storms. emily schimdt, abc news. >> 25 states, but not this state experiencing those damaging storms. >> it is not that time of year for us. mos

. >> and new details of congresswoman gabreille giffords's remarkable recovery. cleared the way for something here husband prayed for. >> round the clock effort to open a airport damaged by a tornado. >>> and nato war planes hit muammar garrido close to home. [ female announcer ] we all want cleaner laundry. we all want fewer chemicals. new all free clear oxi-active. a free clear detergent that's tough on stains and gentle on skin. try new all free clear oxi-active. >> all right. here's what we are looking at. across the state. there is wet weather moving through the transmittal valley and in eurecka and crecent city . watch out for the snow. we jump ahead and talk about what is happening up there. temperature will be 49. and mid60s and upper 60s around chicko sacramento . same thing with los angeles at 72 and sunny at 86 in palm springs. >> thanks very much. >> taking a look at stories that we are following this morning. oakland police are following two shootings overnight. two were shot this morning. a suspect opened fire when he could not get into a club. one

but the shooting of gabreille giffords in arizona brought the attention to the vulnerability of politician. >> should makers be denied the second amendment? >> i believe they shouldn't. i hope that the speaker will reconsider that. >> capitol visitors go through screening before entering the state capitol and the this month the sergeant at arms carried semiautomatic weapons to enhance safety given the large level of rhetoric on taxes and other proposals. armed chp officers guard the building. >> i don't believe i would ever need a weapon. the state senator received death threats but believes that the building security is adequate and a sergeant and arms is available for events outside of the capitol. >> we have to trust those individuals who are detailed to support and help and protect us. >>> and lawmakers added to the list of people allowed to carry gun system making its way through the committee. they are looking into reinstalling the panic button that alerts the sergeant of arms of trouble. >> person for a pair of campus sex crimes. a woman was grabbed by a man who looked like this. ne

. >> gabreille giffords's remarkable recovery four months after being shot in the head. doctors cleared her to travel to florida to watch the launch of the space shuttle with her husband aboard as commander. nasa's biggest supporters in congress. and looking forward to the opportunity for being there. giffords was shot in the head by a lone gunman. she will be accompanied by the atf from the rehabilitation center . we are learning new details about her she is speaking in simple word and sentences. she is walking a little. the left side is perfect but limited use of her right side. >> we were so optmistic and we expected a fast recovery. that's not what we are seeing now. >> her husband has been with her by her side from the beginning. >> i see her before and after. >> and that is until he went in quarantine to avoid the risk of illness in space. on tuesday the astronauts fly in the space center. she will see her husband at a picnic . then the launch set for at 3:47 p.m. >>> and that was abc's david curly reporting. >> giffords was upset when she learned that several peop

kelly is expected to be joined later today by his wife congresswoman gabreille giffords who is undergoingilitation to the head following the attack in tucson. she is well enough to travel and will accompany them to florida. >> the weather will pummel huge swathe of the country. killer tornado fast rising flood waters pose a latest threat. it is tearing through the south and ohio valley and northeast. midsmid shows us the latest. >> the tornado moved in southwest of dallas tuesday night. there have been 300 tornados. it has tappled the buildings in a three mile wide path. the ohio river in illinois is 15 feet above flood tage the water keeps coming. and sand bagging is not an option in popular bluff, missouri. the levee gave away and 1,000 homes are evacuated. poplar bluff has seen 15 inches was rain. >> the area that saw deadly tornados a week ago. 25 states have felt the affect of damaging storms . >> mike is here now and it keeps coming down there. >> it is hit right now and it is it moving deeper in the southeast. and you can see huntsville alabama and chattanooga. it is a curl as it m

and kelly is expected to be joined by his wife, wounded congresswoman gabreille giffords who was hot in tus son. >>> and apple is out with news that a lott of iphone fans have been waiting for. >> and there is a morning job report. >> and a couple of things from apple. there it is apple store and fifth in manhattan is the only one. apple by the way peeking out over the controversy of the tracking. apple doesn't track iphone location and keeps a database. and soft ware bug keeps it. first time apple has addressed this. >> higher start here . this morning we are earnings from boeing . that's how we look so far today. >> how about a water bottle made from plants? coca-cola is doing that for desani bottles. we'll go to a live report in the white house. >> it is a surprise announcement. earlier this hour the white house released the long form birth certificate born in hawaii. two years ago a copy was released. it all that was needed to be released and today in a surprise, the president has released the full long form birth certificate after it was released to him by the state of the hawai

. >> gabreille giffords -- aids are finalizing planning for her husband's lift off. she is under going rehabilitation in houston offer being injuried in a mass shooting in january in tucson. she is married to mark kelley the commander of the shuttle. the congresswoman's staff said she plans to attend the april 29th launch if her doctors give her the okay. however there are no plans for her to appear before the media. >> a close encounter in space involves us, earth and a huge asteroid. a huge one will pass by earth in november and it'll be the closest fly by ever. it's called 2005yu55. nasa said there is no threat of a collision. sciencists plan to track it and map its surface with antennas. >> turning now to the weather. a lot calmer today. let's go to mark. >> that's right. yesterday we had it this time we had severe thunderstorm warnings posted. right now some scattered rain showers still, with the afternoon heating a bit of instability out there and as rhode are you -- you see more of the dark clouds, we have at least some rain showers to talk about. closer to mo