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Giffords: I'll Go Back to Congress When I Get 'Better'

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:58:02 CST

Gabrielle Giffords worked hard to walk and talk in last night’s 20/20 interview, but even as she gave brief answers to Diane Sawyer’s questions, it was clear the congresswoman could still understand and had retained her memory. Will she return to Congress? Only when she gets “better,” Giffords said, according...

ABC Shows Video of Giffords' Therapy

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:37:21 CST

The latest preview for Gabrielle Giffords’ interview with Diane Sawyer, which airs on ABC tonight at 10pm, includes riveting scenes from Giffords’ rehabilitative therapy. In one, Giffords sings; in another, she breaks down in tears; in a third, she takes her first halting steps. They’re especially compelling when contrasted with...

Giffords Speaks: It's 'Difficult'

Rob Quinn — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 06:15:42 CST

In her first interview since she was shot in the head 10 months ago, Gabrielle Giffords, speaking in clear voice, tells ABC 's Diane Sawyer that she is feeling "pretty good." When asked "is it painful," Giffords, seated with husband Mark Kelly responds: "It's difficult. Difficult." The interview will air...

Not So Fast, ABC: Giffords Interview Never Confirmed

Kevin Spak — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:14:15 CDT

It turns out that Gabrielle Giffords hasn’t exactly agreed to an interview with Diane Sawyer after all, contrary to yesterday’s reports . A Giffords spokesman tells the Tucson Sentinel that Giffords “has not decided if she's going to conduct an on-camera interview.” Sawyer will “sit down and talk with Mark and...

Diane Sawyer Scores 1st Giffords Interview

Polly Davis Doig — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:47:05 CDT

Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly's memoir hits the streets in two months, and just ahead of that Diane Sawyer will air the first interview with the couple, reports ABC News . Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope, co-written with The Last Lecture co-author Jeffrey Zaslow, will publish Nov. 15. Sawyer's...

Jaycee: After Giving Birth, 'I Wasn't Alone'

Matt Cantor — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 10:54:05 CDT

Diane Sawyer has released the first installment of her emotional interview with Jaycee Dugard , in which the kidnap survivor discusses the birth of her first child in her backyard prison. It was “very painful,” Dugard says. “But then I saw her. She was beautiful. I felt like I wasn’t alone...

Diane Sawyer to Interview Jaycee Dugard

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 05:28:00 CDT

Diane Sawyer has snagged the first interview with Jaycee Dugard, the AP reports. The kidnapping victim, whose captors were recently sentenced , is expected to talk about her ordeal, her family reunion, and her upcoming memoir. A Stolen Life will be released July 12, and though ABC News did not give...

My Wife Feared Being Shot: Mark Kelly

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 06:15:00 CST

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords spoke several times about her fears of being shot in the overheated Arizona political climate, reveals her husband, who believed for several agonizing minutes that he had lost her. In his first TV interview about the attack, astronaut Mark Kelly reveals the pain of hearing the erroneous...

Hubby Says Giffords Gave Him Massage in ICU

Matt Cantor — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:10:05 CST

Gabrielle Giffords’ husband knew his wife was getting better when she gave him a massage. It sounds almost too incredible to believe, but he recounts: "She's in the ICU. You know, gone through this traumatic injury. And she spent 10 minutes giving me a neck massage. It's so typical of...