people are gathered here at umc. there are some impromptu vigil going on. people talking on their cell phones. it is a day that tucson, the united states, and people around the world will not forget. faces said more than words ever could on a grim day at the university medical center as news spread that congresswoman gabrielle giffords was shot in the head. the sentiment was the same. >> schock. -- shock. congresswoman giffords has always been one of the more accessible elected officials. she prides herself and the community response to the fact that she has always been available and open and easy to get to. >> this man always helped the congresswoman make herself available. she was not with her this day. four other aides were. >> the "congress on your corner" was an event that allowed it constituents to interact with it congresswoman one on one. you approached her and say what is on your mind. >> the chief inside relaxed were read minds. >> she is in critical condition. i just finished operating on her. i am optimistic about recovery. but the bullet made i

i can only report on what has happened at umc. you need to get the information from the sherriff's department. it is a little complicated, but you must do that. we know exactly what has happened here. you need to put it all together from other sources. [unintelligible] i will ask the chief to go into what he knows about the sherriff's office press conference, which was just held. >> do you know if they gave the last rites to the congresswoman? >> i do not have any information on that. my understanding is that the press conference was held [unintelligible] they will be having another press conference tonight. they will be putting out that information to other media outlets. >> is there any reason to believe there is anyone else out there at this point? >> we have nothing to indicate that is an issue. obviously, we take all precautions. [unintelligible] that is going to have to be answered by the sheriff's department. we have officers here to provide security. there is no lockdown of any kind. thank you. >> we have another speaker,

very grateful to the docs and the nurses at umc. yesterday he stood by her side as her bed was moved to a hospital deck so she could feel the sun on her face and see the arizona mountains one more time. today's journey wasn't easy. after a half hour ambulance ride to an air force base, she was gingerly lifted out of the ambulance and loaded on to a specially equiped private plane for the two-hour flight to houston. from there, another ride. this time on a medical helicopter to the memorial herman rehabilitation hospital where she will likely be for a few months. >> she looks spectacular. she came into the icu and she was alert, awake and calm. >> gabby's rehabilitation will take a fighting spirit. a tenacity her closest friends says she's got. >> she is a very strong woman and nobody works harder than she does. she will do everything she can to fight for her complete recovery. >> and to get back to work, representing the people who line the streets to see her off. >> gabby, i'm proud to say i voted for you before and i will vote for

she runs umc's trauma center.ing somewhere else, their words remain, especially mava stoddard's words. >> she was praying for all the other victims and praying for the congresswoman. she just lost her husband and was shot herself and she's worrying about everybody else. >> reporter: it's that everybody else sentiment that has become almost infectious here. it's not that people are trying to help those directly affected by the shooting, it's almost as if the shooting became a catalyst for people to help almost anybody with almost anything. a safeway checker witnessed the carnage firsthand. no one, it seems, has forgotten her. she told us shoppers have driven 50 miles out of their way just to show compassion. >> we're getting hugs, hugs and hugs. and a lot of handshakes. just grabbing the hands. >> reporter: it stretches all the way to the local food bank, one of gabrielle giffords favorite charities. bill carnegie says he's gotten $91,000 in donations so far, $10 at a time, all in her name. >> it's humbling to know

very grateful to the docs and nurses at umc." yesterday, he stood by her side as her bed was moved to a hospital deck so she could feel the sun on her face and see the arizona mountains one more time. today's journey wasn't easy. after a half hour ambulance ride to a local air force base, she was gingerly lifted out of the ambulance and loaded onto a specially equipped private plane for the two-hour flight to houston. from there, another ride. this time, on a medical helicopter to the memorial hermann rehabilitation hospital, where she will likely be for a few months. >> she looks spectacular. she came into the icu and she was alert, awake, calm. >> reporter: gabby's rehabilitation will take a fighting spirit. a tenacity her closest friends say she's got. >> so happy that she's continuing to progress and i'm going to be there to help her all along the way. she would do the same for me. >> she's a very strong woman, and nobody works harder than she does. she's going to do everything she can to fight for her complete recovery. >> r

fweetd this message, going to the next phase of her recovery, very grateful to the doctors and nurses at umc. yesterday giffords went out for the first time to feel the sunshine. doctors say when she went outside, she was bheeld outside she smiled. they battles called her recovery a miracle since being shot in the head outside a tucson safeway store less than two weeks ago. police say jared loughner also killed six others. giffords can now move her lips, stand with school through an ipad but they don't know whether she can talk or see. >> i want to caution everyone she has a long way ahead of her. >> she is a fighter like nobody else i know. i am extremely confident that she is going to be back here and back at work soon. >> houston is home to the rehabilitation center and to johnson space center where mark kelly is an astronaut. at some point he could return to work and see his wife every day. the suspect remains in jail. loughner is expected to enter a plea in court on monday. >>> hundreds of mayors and council members from around the state are planning to join labor leaders to denounce th

very grateful to the docks and nurses at umc.yesterday he stood by her side as her bed was moved to a hospital deck so she could feel the sun on her face and see the arizona mountains one more time. today journey wasn't easy. after an half hour ambulance ride to a local air force base she was gingerly lifted out of the ambulance and loaded on to especially equipped private plane for the two hour flight to houston. from there another ride. this time open a medical helicopter to the memorial herman rehabilitation hospital where she will likely be for a few months. >> she looks spectacular. came that the icu and she was alert. awake. calm. >>reporter: gaby rehabilitation will take a fighting spirit. tenacity her closest friend say she's got. >> so happy that she's tipping to progress and i'm going to be there to help her all along the way. she would do the same for me. she's very strong woman and nobody works harder than she do. she is going to do everything she can to fight for her complete recovery. >>reporter: and to get back to

gabrielle giffords, going to the next phase of her recovery today, very grateful to the docs and nurses at umce ride to a local air force base, she was gingerly lifted out of the ambulance and loaded on to a specially equipped private plane for the two-hour flight to houston. from there another ride, this time on a medical helicopter to the memorial herman rehabilitation hospital where she will likely be for a few months. >> she looked spectacular. came into the icu and she was alert, awake, calm. >> gabby's rehabilitation will take a fighting spirit, a tenacity her friends say she's got. >> and to get back to work representing those people who line the streets to see her off. >> gabby, i'm proud to say i voted for you before and i will vote for you again. >> capital police from washington d.c. arrived at this hospital early. they will be providing security while the congresswoman is here. and they'll be here a while. doctors predict her rehab will last four to six months. brian owens, abc news, houston. >> abc's bob woodruff knows how difficult it is to recover from a traumatic brain injury.

we'll try this out on umc if you agree about these things. they agree that neither is a technological determinant. that is in the general conversation about the internet in particular and telecommunications in general is a sense of, this telephone was invented in everything just natural frozen not. proof i'm a big internet is invented everything closer now. both authors in different ways would argue quite forcefully that the only part the story and it's also when a new mode of communication comes along, there starts to be a battle royal involving government policy. on the one hand business interests. on the other hand sites over to use my earlier metaphor, the shape of the playing field. so they both draw forceful attention to that and say it's really not useful to think of the technology at elf in a vacuum if that's fair. and i'll leave the rest to later. i want to begin by just asking each of them to give a very brief, the kind of thing you use on the tour, short description of the book in this main subject and spine of the argument. i'll t

grisner, chair of surgery here at university of arizona and at ua healthcare umc. >> thank you, dr.on, i will be brief. this is obviously a sad day for the families, for the community, for the state of arizona and for the nation. our hearts go out to the families of the victims. this is something we are rarely prepared for as we think, but yesterday we were fortunate enough to have the doctors here within an hour in the operating room. we had four trauma surgeons in the operating rooms, two neurosurgeons, who are here. we had a vascular surgeon here. it took 38 minutes for the most critically injured person to be transferred to the operating room and it is my pleasure to introduce the two individuals that are crucial in the recovery of the victims to you now, dr. peter reid, who served our nation with great distinction in both afghanistan and iraq and the chief of neurosurgery who will join us. it is always willingness of people to support us, not just physicians, but people in the operating room, everyone else did a marvelous job yesterday and i think our community and the state ca

very grateful to the doctors and nurses at umc, tucson pd, sheriff's dept. back in tucson asap!" the ambulance headed to a nearby air force base, escorted by police and motorcyclists from a veterans organization. well-wishers lined the street and waved. from there, she was flown to houston, accompanied by kelly, her mother, gloria, her tucson trauma surgeon, peter rhee, and a nurse. she arrived at texas's tirr memorial hermann hospital, where her new team of doctors held a press conference late today. >> she's actually doing very well. this was a tangential gunshot wound. fortunately, it didn't go crosswise or right down through the center. it could have been a whole lot worse, and clearly did not damage large portions of her brain, did damage some portions. >> she looks spectacular, in all ways: from a neurological point of view. she came into i.c.u. and she was alert, awake, calm, comfortable. we were already feeling some interaction, which is important. she's very good movement on left side of body and very purposeful. we were testing her vision, and she didn't like us shining

if you want information about what we will release tomorrow, go either into the umc or the arizona health science website. we will make announcements there. i want to take the chance to thank on behalf of dr. shelton, the president and the ceo to thank everybody from across the country who has supported us. within the state, we like to thank the governor, governor robert orr, for her support and the mayor of tucson, mr. walker. this has been a tremendous experience for all of us over the last couple of days. we are happy to report that things are stabilizing and the patients are improving. we expect more discharges over the next few days. we will see you again on wednesday, thank you again for coming. >> if you missed any of that briefing, you'll be able to see it surely our website at cspanvideo.org. more live coverage from arizona will be coming up from tucson at 3:45 and governor jim brewer which was going to be her state of the state but it will be her addressing the state legislature. >> there is a way to follow congress with the cspan congressional chronicle. track the daily time li

i also want to thank the ceo of umc, the mayor, the university of arizona president. i know they are deeply committed to this community. the kindness and generosity from them and their teams has been phenomenal. the bottom line is that i want to thank the people up to sign. the support they provided for me, my wife's is that in our family over the last few weeks staff over the last few weeks is something i am deeply grateful for. i would like to take a few questions if anyone has them. right in front. >> can you talk about the logistics of moving her and if that is likely to marla? >> we are going to move for tomorrow. we are going to be planning process of how we are going to do that. we are in the first cases of cooking that into place. by the time we moved our, we will have a good -- first phases of putting that into place. by the time we move her, we will have a good plan. >> had she spoken yet? >> she had a tracheotomy. in my mind, she has made some attempts. [unintelligible] >> this whole thing concerns me. from the time i got the first call until she makes a co

her husband said, quote, very grateful to the docs and nurses at umc, giffords got her first breath of she was shot in the brain two weeks ago. she got a last look at the mountains around tucson. she's able to scroll through pictures on a computer and did more physical therapy, making progress no one could have imagined. >> she'll be walking, talking in two months you'll see her walking through the front door of this building. >> this morning giffords' spokesperson says her reh rehabilitation will be aggressive. >> we've gone in a period of less than two weeks from unbearable anguish to cautious optimism to moments of just joy. today is one of those joyous days that i think we're -- we'll all be celebrating. it's the beginning of the next phase of the congresswoman's recovery. >> and it's estimated giffords will spend a month or two at the houston rehab center. >>> it's been two years since president obama took the oath of office and there's a new poll about how americans feel about his presidency. a just released poll finds a large majority, 74% say the condition of the economy is bad

those keeping watch at umc shared this symbolic moment. [drumbeat] >> the sound of the drum beat across the sky. calling for solidarity and for all together in front of university medical center. vigil candles burned with energy, symbolically bringing light to the darkness of this tragedy. was the driver stopped, others began to answer the call and came to pray. thousands of miles away at the u.s. capitol, president obama and first lady michelle also united. bell ringing] >> then, at 9:00 a.m., they led a moment of silence for the 20 shooting victims, six of which who were killed in the assassination attempt of u.s. representative gabrielle giffords. among them was a 9-year-old woman and a judge's aid. this has touched everyone in one way or another. this candlelight vigil, especially for the congresswoman, the only one whose life is still in danger. for now, they can only hope for the power of prayer to perform its own miracles. students and teachers at 9-year- old christina green's school. students tied balloons, ribbons, and stuffed ani

there's so many people at umc there's so many people at umc who have given me and my family who haveo name them would be impossible to name them all, but every one of them has all, but every one of them has had a profound impact on my had a profound impact on my recovery and the well being of recovery and the well being of my family. my family. [ staying alive playing ] [ staying alive playing ] >> there are a few i would >> there are a few i would particularly like to particularly like to acknowledge. acknowledge. dr. rhee and his trauma team, dr. rhee and his trauma team, dr. hughes and his vascular dr. hughes and his vascular team, critical care services team, critical care services director jane wilson, the director jane wilson, the nurses, technicians and all the nurses, technicians and all the staff in the icu, case staff in the icu, case management, and social work management, and social work staff and my therapy team. staff and my therapy team. two nurses in the icu were two nurses in the icu were largely responsible for my care. largely responsible for my care. i have never

umc.t saturday, the teams performed on congresswoman giffords the placement of a feeding tube and repair of a fracture in the right eye. the doctor will be available for comments as to the details of the procedure. the other doctor is a professional society meeting this morning, and i'm asked another to speak in his stead as the assistant director of the trauma program. i would also like to take the opportunity to update you on the other patients. we have two more in good condition in hospital and still one seriously injured patient in the icu, but we are pleased with the outcome, one week after this tragic event, and we really appreciate all of your support, not only from you but from the community and that people across the country have given us, and now, i will let the doctor talk about the details of the procedure on saturday. we call it a minor procedure. it took about two hours, and he will tell you about the portion of the general surgery. >> good morning, and so, what you're hearin

specifically we would like to thank all of the umc staff, doctors, nurses and patient care technicians who have been lovingly caring for our dad and our family these past days. the level of care, compassion and professionalism is truly exceptional. we would also like to thank the tucson police department, sheriffs department and fbi. we would like to express our deepest sympathies to the families who lost loved ones on saturday. dad is so deeply saddened by the loss of his friend and fellow staff member, gabe zimmerman, and longtime friend, chief judge john roll. our thoughts and prayers are with the other victims and their families during their recoveries. would also like to express our sincere gratitude to daniel hernandez, whose clear thinking and actions in the midst of chaos undoubtedly helped to save congresswoman giffords' life. would also like to personally thank and who applied pressure to my dads wounds. until the paramedics arrived. we are greatly indebted to her. my dad has worked in the public sector for this committee for almost 40 years. he was with the division of devel

peter rhee and michael lamole and the other trauma surgeons and the eye care and at umc she has received nothing less than perfect care. and that's the reason she's in the situation she is in now with the fact that within two weeks of this very serious injury is able to move on to the next phase. i also want to thank her nurses, the icu nurses that have attended to her around-the-clock. tracy colbert, amanda burner, joshua coleman, briana, joshilyn and angelique have been by her side every step of the way. i also have very strong feelings for the support we've received from the pima county sheriff's department and the tucson police want, there have been volunteer tucson police officers in the icu around-the-clock since we arrived. you know, making sure everything goes as planned and that we don't have any other issues to deal with. the capitol police have been there. i want to thank the ceo of icu kevin burns and the university of arizona president shelton who i've known for years -- i know each of them are deeply committed to this community, their kindness and generosity of them and the

there are so many people at umc who have given me and my family every type of support we've needed over these days and it would be impossible to name them all but every one of them have had a profound impact on my recovery and the well-being of my family. ♪ >> there are a few i would particularly like to acknowledge. dr. ree and his trauma team, dr. hughes and his vascular team, critical care services director jane wilson, the nurses technicians and all the staff in icu, case management and social work staff and my therapy team. two nurses in the icu were largely responsible for my care. i have never met two more compassionate, skilled health care professionals as tracy and buck. they feel like family to us now. all have contributed greatly to my ability to be discharge today. it has made me possible to attend the funeral services for chief john roll and return home. we are extremely fortunate to have such an outstanding medical facility in our community led by ceo kevin burns and now the whole world knows about the high level of expertise and professionalism that is found here. i also

he is an associate professor of surgery and the associate medical director at the umc trauma center.tor, i will turn it over to you. >> good afternoon. i am pleased to bring the news that the transfer of gabby from the university medical center in tucson to memorial hermann here in houston went flawlessly. the trip was well planned. i asked mark if i could share with you. when we were traveling through the streets of tucson, there were several times we could hear applause in the ambulance with daddy. she read -- in the ambulance with gabby. and she responded. the plane trip went well. absolutely no difficulties. getting her here to this facility was streamlined and well-planned. i am please with the process. i am happen to turn her care over to the doctors here. >> thank you, doctor. the rest of the team is coming into the room from the memorial hermann side. i will introduce them in a second. before we get to the positions and the question and answer, let me call up the trauma surgeon here at memorial hermann. he is also the chief of the division of acute care surgery. he is the pri