[Location - Date:TUCSON, ARIZONA -- JAN. 23 -- AP VIDEO][Source:][VO:][VOICE-OVER]TRACK#1 GABRIELLE GIFFORDS WAS CHEERED AS SHE ARRIVED AT THE COMMUNITY FOODBANK OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA.IT'S ONE OF HER FAVORITE CHARITIES.[Notes:VO --------------NATS --- GIFFORDS VIDEO ANNOUNCEMENT]SHE ANNOUNCED OVER THE WEEKEND IN THIS TOUCHING VIDEO THAT SHE IS GIVING UP HER JOB IN CONGRESS THIS WEEK TO FOCUS ON HER RECOVERY.HER SPEECH HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY LAST JANUARY'S DEADLY SHOOTING.[Notes:VO -------------GIFFORDS AT FOOD BANK --AP VIDEO -- JAN 23]AND SO HAS HER ABILITY TO WALK.BUT CONSTITUENTS SAY SHE NEEDS TO THINK ABOUT HERSELF.[Notes:Jack Parris, Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona:]"I was sad to hear that she is resigning from Congress, but she knows what's best for her. It's up to her if she wants to go this path, and we hope to see her back in public office before long."[Notes:VO -------------]GIFFORDS HAS HINTED THAT SHE MIGHT RETURN TO PUBLIC LIFE AT SOME POINT.AND HER RESIGNATION HAS SET UP A FREE-FOR-ALL IN HER DISTRICT.IF SHE HAD RUN FOR HER FOURTH TERM, SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN FAVORED TO WIN.[Notes:: Sandra HinoJos-Cuen, Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona:]"I hope that she'll come back to Tucson and run again and she'll do the work that she was doing before the tragedy happened."[Notes:VO ----------------]ARIZONA WILL HOLD A SPECIAL ELECTION TO PICK SOMEONE TO SERVE OUT THE REST OF HER TERM.THEN VOTERS WILL GO BACK TO THE POLLS IN NOVEMBER AND ELECT SOMEONE FOR THE FOLLOWING TWO-YEAR TERM.IN HER ANNOUNCEMENT SUNDAY -- GIFFORDS SAID THAT BY STEPPING DOWN, SHE WAS DOING WHAT WAS BEST FOR ARIZONA.-------------------------------THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.(****END****) ANCHOR VOICE: -------------------------VIDEO PRODUCER: yvonne / ned ---------------------------VIDEO SOURCE: yvonne-----------------------VIDEO APPROVAL: donna starddard ----------------------------VIDEO RESTRICTIONS: none----------------------------------MARKET EMBARGO (S): none--------------------------------SCRIPT/WIRE SOURCE: d0702BC-US--Giffords, 5th Ld-Writethru,1037