oh, i had many loves. and, of course, her charlie. i m way too old for him now. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. anybody watching the debt vote in the house monday night had to have been extraordinarily moved by that remarkable emotional moment when congresswoman gabrielle giffords walked out on the floor to cast her first vote since an assassination attempt nearly killed her back in january. joining me now is a man who s had his own brush with death, abc news bob woodruff. he s got a primetime nightline special on her and other near death experiences tonight at 10:00 eastern. he joins me now. bob, it must have been a pretty moving moment for you particularly watching gabby giffords given what you had been through yourself. you know, i think all of us i m sure you re the same. you re pretty stunned and shocked that she showed up like that suddenly right there on the floor of congress. her recovery s been pretty remarkable, i have to say. i didn t