taking a look at top stories now the former haitian dictator known as baby doc is back in his home country after spending some 25 years in exile. jean claude duvalier s unexpected return comes as the country struggled to recover from an earthquake, cholera epidemic, and ongoing political crisis. doctors have upgraded congresswoman gabrielle giffords condition from critical to serious. she is off the ventilator and breathing on her own through a tube inserted over the weekend. a fellow lawmaker says giffords is moving both sides of her body and is making progress every day. heavy rains in oregon and washington have triggered mudslides. officials say the warm rains are melting snow packs. taking the public pulse on gun control in the wake of the tucson shootings, paul ste steinhauser live from the political desk in washington. paul, what s crossing now?