The Miracle Continues

More good news out of Tucson, Arizona.

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has been able to take a couple of steps with assistance from medical personnel, and stand and look out the window of her hospital room, her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, said in a news conference Thursday in Tucson.

Kelly said he also thinks Giffords has made some attempts to speak, but has been unable to because of the presence of a tracheotomy tube to help her breathe. The tube prohibits air from moving past the vocal cords.

She is also scrolling through an iPad, said Dr. Michael Lemole, a neurosurgeon at Tucson's University Medical Center, where Giffords has been receiving care since she was shot in the head nearly two weeks ago.

There are also indications that Giffords has maintained all of her vision. In tests with colored objects, she is able to note not only their location but also their color, doctors said.