Arizona U. S. Representative Gabby Giffords Steps Down From Seat To Focus On Recovery From Gunshot Wounds. Watch Video.

Rep. Gabby Giffords will step down from Congress this week to focus on her recovery, she announced in a video message on Sunday afternoon. Giffords, who nearly died from a gunshot wound last year in an attack that killed six people in at a congressional event in Tucson, says she is getting better, "every day."

Watch video announcement below: