The latest on Whittington...
"I met with him earlier today he was in a great mood. He has gotten up in a chair today," said Peter Banko, the administrator of Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi-Memorial.
Banko said Whittington, 78, had been moved out of intensive care but would remain in the hospital several days. The Austin lawyer was retrieving a downed quail on the Armstrong Ranch when Cheney, not knowing that Whittington was near, wheeled and fired at a rising bird.
Dr. David Blanchard, director of emergency services, said Whittington had more than 10 shotgun pellets embedded in his face, neck and torso as a result of Saturday's accidental shooting. He said the pellets would not be removed, but added it is normal to closely observe a patient with multiple gunshot wounds.
"So far, everything has been following a textbook case, there are no complications," Blanchard said. "His progress has been excellent, he's talking, awake, alert and in good humor.