Communications director for Representative Gabrielle Giffords, CJ Karamargin, was in the hospital room when the congresswomen made her first movements to show that she was alright.
Karamargin sits down with Kiran Chetry in Tucson explaining that Giffords held up two fingers in her first movements leading to some debate amongst her staff on whether it was a "V for victory or a peace sign." They settled on it meant both.