GIFFORDS' INTERVIEW: WHAT WAS, WASN'T SAID

posted by Michael Chihak

ABC News issued a press release this morning saying it will air an exclusive report in November in which U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly “share their remarkable story.”

The ABC report, featuring Diane Sawyer, will coincide with release of Giffords' and Kelly's co-authored book, "Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope."

The Associated Press picked up the press release, saying ABC had secured the first interview with Giffords since she was shot through the head last Jan. 8 in Tucson.

Not true, TucsonSentinel.com reported a short time later, quoting Giffords' congressional staff spokesman Mark Kimble.

AZPM's Robert Rappaport spoke with Kimble this afternoon, and Kimble confirmed what he had said earlier: Giffords has not made a decision to appear on camera, but she will speak with Sawyer off camera. Kimble confirmed an on-camera appearance for Kelly.