>> reporter: giffords arriveed in houston friday after a heart felt sendoff from tucson. t >> feelso like we're letting goh of a family member, but she's going to come back.er >> reporter: they lined her de route cheering as her ambulance passed. a doctor beside herb said gabrielle responded. >> when i drove with her cs, inn ambulance and saw herow reactio to the cheering in the streets, it just confirmed to me that she knows what's going on. w >> reporter: when giffords arriveed in houston, she was taken to the hospital's trauma unit where she'll stay for the next few days. it's going well so far, according to her husband, astronaut mark kelly, who said that gabrielle was all settled s in, doing great in her new room and would have lotsduri of reha with the staff, and he couraging news from her nurse. during the flight to houston when this photo was taken tracy culbert said she played with her ring. she took it in her hand and was turning it and looking at it to see all sides of the ring, and c then sheto put it on her fingers hold on to it. >> reporter: it is, doctors s