statement that reads in pa part thank you. i m horrified by the senseless attack on congresswoman gabrielle giffords. and members of her staff. an attack on one who serves is an attack on all who serve. he went on to say this is a sad day for our country. arizona jon kyl saying we pray for recovery of giffords and others in critical condition. congresswoman giffords is a good friend and i find it especially saddening, he wrote, that is a heinous crime would occur while she was fulfilling her congressional responsibilities. doug mcelway is live for us. what are you hearing from the colleagues? reporter: the high prize is pouring in all day long. this is truly a rising star in the democratic party. that s becoming abundantly clear. the latest work we re hearing from vice president joe biden. i will read it to you. gabgy is one of the fine gabby is one of the finest member of congress i know, he writes. principled leader and a
senator lopez rushed to the hospital yesterday. she is headed back there today. meantime she is joining us by phone to talk to us a little bit about the events of the last 24 hours. mrs. lopez, what can you tell us about the condition of your friend today? i probably know about as much as you all know that she is stable, she is in critical condition. they do have her intube yaleed and when they wake her up she responds to simple commands. i was told she will probably be in icu for at least another week. i know her parents and her husband are there and her sister and her step daughters are with her. have you been able to speak to any of the family members? no, i left a message for her mother just to let her know that i m thinking about them and i know that they have got to be going through a horrible time right now, it is really tough for the family members.
a democrat and good friend of gabrielle giffords. we expect to get him back on the line and when we do so we will bring you that report. and we have the conference going on with the representatives. probably trying to go back and forth between the two calls. we will keep you up to date on both of those. coming up, a woman who spent hours standing vigil over congress woman giffords. we are live with linda lopez, a state senator in arizona and one of the congress woman s closest friends. doctors call giffords condition precarious saying she is following simple commands. we will speak with another doctor who took care of james brady. press ht regan s president secretary who was shot in the asass nation attempt. that, just ahead. appraiser: for example the fingers are perfect. appraiser: the bird is in mint condition. appraiser: and i would say if this were to go to auction today, appraiser: conservatively it would be worth 2 in the bush.
past, i can tell you that. and we are not convinced that he acted alone. there s some reason to believe that he came to this location with another individual. geraldo: we are now hearing from house majority leader eric cantor that the house is postponing the vote on repealing health care because of the deadly shooting spree that killed a federal judge and would you knowed congresswoman giffords. arizona senator linda lopez is good friends with the congresswoman. thank you so much, senator, for being here thought tonight. your thoughts and what have you heard about the condition of the congresswoman? guest: the next 24 hours from the shooting is crucial. she s in critical condition. they are concerned about
she put herself last. selfless. shepard: senator lopez, personal friend of congresswoman giffords, at the hospital, bringing us as close as we can get. all the best to you. thank you. shepard: who is the shooter? what do we know about him? his rapts on the internet? his words of goodbye? and what about the families of the victims? it s all covered for you on an expanded condition of the fox report. i m shepard smith. we ll be right back.