news that the transfer of gabbi from the university medical center in tucson is hear to memorial hermann 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 was several times we could hear applause in the ambulance with gabbi. she responded very well to that, smiling and tearing up a little bit. it was very emotional and very special. she looks spectacular. and always from a neurological point of view first, she came into the icu, and she was alert, awake, calm, she looked comfortable. i think we were already feeling some interaction, which is important. she s got very good movement on the left side of her body.
right now, i want to take you to live pictures that carol was talking about them, and that is jeff immelt who is the ceo of general electric. he has been put in charge of a big job by the president of the united states. the president is going to talk about jobs and the economy and we will bring you more on this in a couple of minutes, but before we get to him, let me check on a couple of other stories we are following right now. congresswoman gabrielle giffords on the move. her ambulance left the university medical center in tucson surrounded by police cars as well wishers were on the sidelines. the next leg is a flight to houston. the congresswoman is expected to land in texas in an hour. a medical air chopper will lift her from the airport to the hermann medical hospital where she will begin occupation and speech therapy. tomorrow, marks two weeks sinceb the shooting spree that wounded her and left six people dead.
is the staff person that has relationship with the media and will be working with you all and we are employeesed to have c.j. with us today. our first speaker accompanying her from arizona, dr. randall freeze an associate professor of surgery and associate medical director at the umc trauma center and treasure of acute care surgery. dr. freeze, i turn it over to you. thank you of the afternoon. i am very pleased to bring the news that the transfer from the university medical center in tucson here to memorial hermann in houston went flawlessly. the trip was well planned. and 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
at nightly@msnbc.com. there was also a light moment when asked about future plans. i guess you guys are off to go hunting. next week. i m told your heart pump can take a jokes. do you get any reservations when you get a hunting invitation from vice president cheney. i extended the imitation to him, but i have some good body armor. wow. in a key turning point in her recovery, gabrielle giffords is expected to be moved today to a special rehab center in houston that specializes in brain injuries. on her last full day at university medical center in tucson, doctors say she was taken on a brief stroll in a wheelchair to the hospital s helepad. she breathed in fresh air and felt sunshine on her face for the first time since the shooting less than two weeks ago. there with her husband, mark kelly, at her side. kelly, the astronaut, said
following. according to an e-mail from her mother, congresswoman gabrielle giffords is doing well enough to be transferred to a rehab facility in houston on friday. this is a week and a half since she was shot through the brain at a public event. giffords has surprised doctors with her physical and mental capabilities. her mom s e-mail says giffords will begin aggressive rehab and be treated by surgeons who specialize in bullet wounds to the head. this development has not been confirmed by university medical center in tucson where giffords remains in serious condition. meantime, new details on some of the security video that captured the january 8th shooting tragedy. the pima county sheriff s department tells us about this key moment. there s a portion of the tape where you can see very clearly that the suspect comes out of one of the doors. he walks around a table, a collapsable, perhaps six-foot table. when he does so with very