In first extended interview, Giffords praises 'brave, brave' husband

• Cover of joint memoir 'Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope'

This file image provided by Scribner shows the cover of the joint memoir of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, titled "Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope." The book, written with "The Last Lecture" co-author Jeffrey Zaslow, is coming out on Nov. 15. (AP Photo/Scribner, File)

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WASHINGTON — In her first extended interview, Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is praising her husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly, calling him "brave, brave, brave" as she kisses his bald head.

Kelly, in turn, says "that's what I think of when I think of you, too." Their interview, airing tonight on ABC, is Giffords' first extensive interview since the Jan. 8 shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded 13 outside a Tucson grocery store.

A video clip the network released ahead of the interview shows a thin Giffords with a broad grin as she talks about Kelly.

The congresswoman still struggles for words, the result of a near-deadly gunshot to her brain. In the interview, she described the shooting and her ordeal as "difficult."

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