Shocking as it may be, to me at least, Rep. Giffords apparently regained consciousness after surgery, was able to speak to people in her hospital room and was able to recognize her husband.
In case you weren’t watching earlier this evening, the main development from this evening’s press conference by Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik was Dupnik’s suggestion that his office is not convinced Loughner acted alone. He was understandably sketchy with details. But he said his office is “actively in pursuit” of another individual possibly tied to the incident.
I went on Countdown earlier this evening to discuss today’s events. Video after the jump. Read More
Given the grave nature of the injury, I find this news almost shocking. Wonderful, but simply shocking. This is a tweet put up a short time ago by the local Fox affiliate in Tucson …
A family friends tells FOX 11 News Rep. Giffords woke up from anesthesia & spoke to people in her room & recognized her husband Mark Kelly.
In an email to House staff obtained by TPM, the House sergeant-at-arms says that there is no indication that today’s shooting was “part of any larger threat against Congress or has a nexus to terrorism.”
Among the many notable bits of news to emerge from the press conference law enforcement just gave in Tucson is that there is a second person of interest in the case who has not yet been detained.
Tucson Tea Party founder tells TPM that her group is “deeply saddened” by today’s shooting spree but will not tone down its rhetoric.
Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) has announced that in the wake of the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) the House will delay all votes that had previously been scheduled for this coming week. That would include the vote expected Wednesday to repeal health care reform.