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updating our breaking news. new york city police have been clearing anti-wall street demonstrators from the park where they have been living for nearly two months. the early-morning raid came after the cops told the protesters their camp was becoming a health hazard. several arrests were reported. now, your morning road conditions. rain soeblgs i-20, from dallas to jackson, mississippi. and i-10, from san antonio to new orleans. flooding on i-40, from oklahoma city to nashville. wet on i-64 from louisville to charleston, west virginia. and i-95, in the northeast. >> if you're flying, airport delays are possible in memphis, houston, new orleans and dallas. well, congresswoman gabby giffords tells our diane sawyer she won't return to washington until she feels better. >> that giffords is speaking at all is a major miracle, considering her brain injury. abc's bob woodruff, who suffered a similar devastating injury, has more. >> hello.

>> reporter: ten months have passed since the shooting that changed everything for gabby giffords. she's left the hospitals where she lived for five months. >> how do you feel? >> pretty good. >> pretty good. >> pretty good. >> i can see that your arm, your right hand, moves a lot more. is it painful? is it hard? >> difficult. >> just difficult. >> difficult. strong, strong. >> okay. that's the spirit. >> she has very good posture. much better than me. >> reporter: her rehab continues. now seeing therapists a couple of hours a day. >> on the light. >> good job. >> turn on the light. >> reporter: today, gabby's venturing out to restaurants. even ordering in french. she is planning for the future. >> i like traveling to africa. >> you >> reporter: i know she will continue to get better for years to come. but i also know her life will

never be the same. >> everything i knew reminds me of that horrible day. >> reporter: when they started writing their book, gabby, a story of courage and hope, they set a goal. to have her write the final chapter and read it aloud for the audio book. >> hope and faith. you have to have hope and faith. >> reporter: so, if you'd like to know what the future holds, we think it's best you hear it straight from her. >> trying so hard to get better. trying to get back to work. i will get stronger. i will return. ♪ thinking about tomorrow clears away the cobwebs ♪ ♪ and the sorrow until there's none ♪ ♪ tomorrow, tomorrow

i love you, tomorrow ♪ ♪ you're always a day away ♪ >> what a recovery so far. the book, "gabby, a story of courage and hope," is on sale, beginning today. and we'll hear more from mark kelly when he joins us live on "good morning america." well, a landmark study is offering new hope for millions of heart attack survivors, using their own stem cells to reverse damage. the revolutionary treatment exacts cardinal stem cells and grows hem in a lab. those cells are injected back into the heart. one year later, a heart that was barely able to contract can pump up to 60% more blood. an amazing story of survival out of eastern north carolina this morning. a car flew down an embankment on friday, crashing and landing upside down, far off the road. the driver was killed. but his 9-year-old daughter survived and was trapped in the

wreckage for two days before rescuers found her. during that time, all she had to eat was pop-tarts and gatorade. and 2-year-old twin sisters who were joined at the chest could be heading home as early as today. angelica and angelina were separated at stanford children's hospital just two weeks ago. they'll have to learn how to walk again on their own. now, on "monday night football," it was a close game until right after the coin toss. we get the highlights from last night from espn news. >> good morning. cole wright here with your espn news update. let's head straight to title down, usa. that's green bay, wisconsin. the packers taking on the vikings. in the first quarter, no score, until this happens. randall cobb, the rookie out of the university of kentucky, taking it 80 yards of pay dirt. ends it off with a nice little jumper. it was like a soft "j."

let's look at it once more. cobb through the gut. and returned it for the house call. his first punt return of the season. packers up early, 7-0. next minnesota possession, vikes down 7-0. ponder drops back. oh. that was clay matthews. ponder was stripped off his feet. they would be forced to punt. next packers possession, in the shotgun. rodgers and jennings, going together like peas and carrots. touchdown. second quarter, minnesota down 17. a little trickery. ponder looking and finding tramon williams. that's good, right? no. not so good because williams -- he plays for the green and yellow. green bay would take over at the 23. third quarter, rodgers, quick to jordy nelson. breaks a tackle. and the rest is history. take another look. nelson with a nice stiff-arm.

breaks free. scores. rodgers 250 passing yards, 4 touchdowns. packers win easily, 45. 7. that will do it for your espn news update. until next time, i'm cole wright. here's dedication for you, courtesy of yale university's quarterback. patrick witt says he will play on saturday against archrival, harvard, instead of attending his interview for the prestigious rhodes scholarship. witt canceled his interview and withdrew his application to play in what's known as the game. up next, "the pulse," brad pitt talks about stepping behind the camera for good. and it was the final night on the dance floor for one of the final four stars. i love the holidays.

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time to check "the pulse," stories people will be talking about today. and we start with "dancing with the stars." >> oh, yes. it was semifinal night in the ballroom with each of the four remaining contestants performing three times. when the scores were tallied, ricki lake came out on top. she and her partner received the first perfect score. >> and rob kardashian is in second place. j.r. martinez came in third place. and hope solo came in last, which makes her the likely to get booted tonight. brad pitt reveals he'll quit

acting when he turns 50 in about two years. >> pitt says he might look for work behind the camera, as well as continuing his most coveted role. he says he and angelina are open to expanding their family. and it looks like a forced separation of two love birds in canada will only be temporary. >> buddy and pedro live at the toronto zoo. and fans insist the african penguins are gay. zoo officials announced last week they are breaking up the pair to they can breed with female partners. >> after an uproar, the zoo says buddy and pedro will be back together again. they'll be reunited after mating season. for some of you, your local news is next. >> for everyone else, how far would you go to find a lost engagement ring? i've got nothing against these do-it-yourself steam cleaners.

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morning, what would you do for your husband or wife? before you answer, sunny, consider this story from south florida. >> the husband found his wife's lost engagement ring. but the search involved digging through tons of garbage. here's kelly butler of our miami station, wplv. >> reporter: brian and anna mcguinn are all kisses and smiles now. but they weren't when he accidentally threw her $10,000 engagement ring in the garbage. >> i remember her giving it to me after the -- in the shower with my disposable razor. and i knew i pitched it in. >> reporter: what brian did next, was true love. after tracking down the garbage truck that picked up for their neighborhood, he headed here, the dump. >> it carries nearly 9 tons of garbage. if you think about that, that's more than a need until a haystack. >> reporter: before brian headed

inside the dump site, he was given some items to keep him safe, like this protective white suit, some goggles, a hard hat, a mask. but nothing to protect him from the stench. >> when i walked in, i got ill. >> reporter: still, brian persevered, knowing his wife of five years would be crushed if he came home empty-handed. incredibly, after about an hour, he found his garbage bag. he then took off his gloves and rooted around in the sludge. >> i pulled it out. and let out the biggest, happiest scream of my life. >> he's my hero, for sure. >> reporter: the mcguinns' story has made national headlines. and both tell us they learned something from this ordeal. he learned never to give up, even if the odds are stacked against you. and she learned never to take off her engagement ring. >> i think brian deserves a round of applause. >> oh, no question. >> they should name his