CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: President-elect Bush is still scheduled to leave this morning for a two-day family reunion in Florida, although his daughter does remain hospitalized in Austin. Nineteen- year-old Jenna Bush is listed in stable condition recovering from an emergency appendectomy. CNN's White House correspondent Kelly Wallace has the latest now from the Texas capital. Hi, Kelly.</s>KELLY WALLACE, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Well, hi there, Carol. It is probably fair to say this is not how the 19-year-old University of Texas freshman would have chosen to spend her Christmas holiday. Nevertheless, the word from a Bush spokesman this morning is good news, that Jenna Bush is doing fine, that she's expected to be released from the hospital today, and that she has even indicated she would like to join her father and her twin sister Barbara in Florida as early as tomorrow. A Bush spokesman told CNN last night that Jenna Bush was complaining of abdominal pains yesterday afternoon at the governor's mansion, so her mother took her to a local hospital in Austin. Once there, doctors recognized the problem and decided she had to have her appendix removed. A Bush spokesman said everything went well. The president-elect himself went to the hospital last night to check in and visit with his daughter. He spent most of the Christmas Day at the governor's mansion with his family, seeing friends and probably packing up some boxes for the Bushes eventual move to Washington, D.C. Now, Mr. Bush is still planning on leaving this morning in just about an hour for Florida, the island resort of Boca Grande. There, he will spend time with his parents, President and Mrs. Bush, and with his brothers and sisters, including brother Jeb, the governor of Florida. It will be the first time the two brothers are seeing each other in person since the whole Florida recount effort came to an end. Mrs. Bush, we understand, is staying behind. A spokesman said she always planned to stay here in Texas and not go to Florida. So a couple of days of rest and relaxation, Carol; probably some fishing as well for the president-elect -- Carol.</s>LIN: All right, thanks so much, Kelly.
Bush Daughter Stable Following Emergency Appendectomy; President-Elect Set to Leave for Florida Family Reunion