major amputations a year. that's mostly older gentlemen who have diabetes or other vascular disease. so there is a significant difference there. we also went out and telephoned, surveyed and visited in person these returnees from the war, trying to get a feeling of whether what we were seeing on tv and in the press was an accurate reflection of how well these gentlemen and women were doing. it's the same ten people we were seeing playing softball all the time? or in general are these folks doing very well? and i would say that we are very, very impressed that this population, which entered the military with a can-do and follow-me attitude has really m manmaintained that. in general, this population is doing extremely well. there's one caveat to that. the folks at walter reed were very concerned about the 33 veterans at the time, that i give you the number, 1,500, who had three or four limb amputations. and that population we were unable to see enough of to get a clear feeling of how they're doing, but i do bel

lower limb amputation. va is also supporting the department of defense by collaborating on the establishment of the extremity trauma and amputation center of excellence. the mission of this center is clinical care, including outreach, education and research, and is designed to be a lead organization for direction and oversight in each of these areas. the center is currently being implemented and will obtain initial operating capacity by the end of this fiscal year. in summary, va supports high quality amputation and prosthetics care by supporting ground wi groundbreaking research into new technologies, training a highly qualified cadre of staff and pursuing accreditation of all eligible prosthetic laboratories in va's amputation system of care. we are improving our oversight and management of prosthetics purchasing and inventory management to better utilize resources that we have been appropriated by congress and to serve america's veterans. we appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today to discus

did i hear right that there were 33 that had three amputations, more than two? >> yes, sir. it was roughly -- i believe the number we had in the report was 33 individuals who had three or four limb amputations who were alive at the time we did this report. >> i think the challenge is now, and i'll just be very brief here, mr. michaud and i went to afghanistan a few years ago and i went again in october of this past year and just from a physician's viewpoint, the treatment of trauma care has changed dramatically from the time i was in the service and you can see the results. the results are a lot of people are surviving horrific injuries and if you don't die of your injury on the battlefield, you have about a 95% chance now of surviving that injury as opposed to when mr. reyes was in vietnam, which was a lot less than that, i can tell you. so we are going to have to deal with these issues going forward and we should, and i guess the question i have for you is do you agree with what captain pruden said a moment ago about if the va changes its procurement and so forth, this wil

as an amputation rehabilitation coordinator, and at all of our major amputation care sites that we talked about, our seven regional centers, our additional 15 network sites spread throughout the country, we have in place this special kind of case manager who is case managing our amputees and providing those services and seeing that their needs are met. so it is a case management kind of function similar to the other types of case manager but it is specialized to address the needs of our amputees and many of those case managers are therapists, either physical therapists or occupational therapists. >> very good. thank you for your indulgence in the time limit. i think this may be an area we as a subcommittee can follow up on. >> i was actually going to ask if you all would like second round of questioning or we can certainly have follow-up. so with that, i think we will start a second round of questioning, if you have the time and you would indulge us for a few more minutes. >> of course. >> in the panel with mr. pruden, captain pruden, i should say, he talked about this new system that you

i'm pleased to present the views to deliver care to veterans with amputations. many members have experienced limb loss due to combat trauma and are high intensity users of v.a. health care and its specialized services. v.a. is responsible for ensuring that veterans with these types of injuries have every opportunity to regain their health, functions, overall well being and quality of life. as in previous generations of veterans our newest war veterans with amputations want to remain physically fit, highly active and participate in competitive sports. these expectations require a team of specialists and lifelong care. the v.a. inspector general recently issued three reports related to v.a. amputee care. we found that overall most veterans contacted ka contacted were pleased with the quality of v.a. care and service fs they received, but some have indicated that certain processes for obtaining prosthetic limbs should be more streamlined and simplified. in one report the personal comments from veterans related to amputation care provide v.a. with good feed back and

in 1994 he suffered an injury that led to the amputation of his left leg. he went on to win a silver medal in the 2000 paralympic games where he set the long jump record with the distance of 5.41 meters. he now works with the united states olympic committee where he manages the paralympic academy program. we have the privilege of being joined by mr. jim mayor. he served in the united states army during the vietnam war. he is a combat disabled veteran and a bilateral below the knee amputee. after serving in combat mr. mayor has devoted his life and career to assisting his fellow veterans working for 27 years with v.a. and 12 with our veteran service organizations. perhaps most notably he has also spent 21 years as an amputee peer visitor and mentor at the v.a. and walter reed army medical center. and now at the walter reed medical center where he is affectionately known as the milk shake man. gentlemen, thank you for your service to our nation and for your continued service to fellow veterans through your many worthy endeavors today. both of you are truly in

according to the company, the strollers pose an amputation hazard to kids when it the locking and unlockinginge mechanism is engaged. attwell's finger can get caught in the opening. the company -- a child's finger to get caught in the opening bid company has received five reports of injuries, three of whom had fingers amputated. this story might give you more appreciation for dads and moms. middle income families with a baby born last year can expect to spend almost $235,000 to raise their son or daughter to the age of 18. even scarier, that does not include college costs. this report has been issued each year since 1960. if you are still looking for that predicted gift for dad, the answer could be as close as your smartphone. >> if dad is getting a new it smart phon or tablet, there are plenty of apps connected to their other favorite hobbies. they like to hit the links, this one is a gift its own. it tracks smore than 35 courses worldwide and helps dad keep a cap on his performance. if grill more his game, this is a mobile grilling companion. it gives access to more than 200 recipes, cret

>> well, it's interesting because the doctors, when they told us that they recommended the amputationfoot, i asked them if i could go and break the news to her about her legs. she had been complaining about pain in her leg and asked us to move her leg that wasn't there. so when i went in there and broke it to her, i was concerned with the reaction we would get from her. but when i talked to her about it, she looked at us and we told her about the amputation of her hand. she said i'm confused but i'll figure it out and she looked at her hands and said let's do this, referring to the amputation, which blew me away, the courage that she displayed. >> let's do this? >> yes. in fact we've kind of taken that slogan, we've got a t-shirt we've designed, a good friend of hers designed a t-shirt, i've got a t-shirt for you, erin, we're going to be offering this t-shirt in amy weekend, and there's some guys that action accords cody and spencer who are gracious enough to donate 500 shirts for us to sell to help raise money for amy's prosthesis. so when you have that kind of a coming together it t

doctors amputated her hands, part of an abdomen, a foot, one of her legs.usly seems to be recovering. her father joins us. good to see you, sir. it's amazing. it was obviously a few weeks ago we talked. i know she's been upgraded from critical to serious. when you hear about that california pastor that just died, does this make you realize even more what a miracle it is that she is on the road to recovery? >> absolutely. we're extremely thankful every day of the miracle we have in amy's recovery. we've been blessed by god throughout this entire process. so yes, we know that the odds were very, very slim. she had about a 1% chance of survival. she remains with us today and is doing very well. >> that's amazing. that 1%. just -- it's incredible. i know you saw her today. what did she say? >> well, today, basically, she was actually having a little bit of pain today. she's been experiencing the phantom pain in her hands. i say in her hands, in her arms where her hands used to be. she said it feels like her hands are inside of her forearms trying to get out. i

they couldn't save it anymore, so they had to amputate it here at brooke army medical center. >> two other soldiers were wounded in the blast. one was killed. at first, gomez wasn't sure he wanted to live. >> i woke up, you know, not really knowing what happened still. i didn't know that my leg was amputated, and when i was fully, you know, aware of what's going on, i saw my leg -- yeah, i broke down in tears. you know, and i hated my life, and i didn't want nothing to do with it. >> the first battle many seriously wounded soldiers face is whether they want to go on with their lives and then endure the long, painful process of healing, often alone. doctors have learned that wounded soldiers heal faster and more completely when they have family around them. that's what happens here at the warrior and family support center in san antonio. it is the only one of its kind. it was the dream of judith markelz, and now she's the director. >> we attempt to form a home away from home for wounded warriors and their families to help them feel some kind of connection to each other -- things for t

a morning's work, this is what the civil war was about, amputations and more amputati amputations. these were not sterilized. and finally a picture. why i do show this picture and why do i talk about specialization nnd clinical experience? interns, what you and i would call interns and -- during the war everybody was a surgeon, everybody was allowed to operate. that stopped by the end of the war. towards 186 h, they said you know this is really crazy. you have to be poor if you specialize in medicine. it starreded in the civil war, this jonathan letterman was a medical director of the civil war said hey, no, we're having three people operating the rest of you guys are not operating. so the rest of the people became very tuned in to summery. they learned to operate. once the war was over, these men, the hundreds of them would then go out to little towns and scattered. then there was this concept of ambulances. we never had any ambulances during the war, initially. in fact when the war started, the idea was that the six should take care of the sick. if i were wounded on the battlefie

doctors have had to amputate both of her hands, part of her abdomen, one of her legs and her remainingt. >> the prayers we've got i believe are the only reasons amy is alive today. >> reporter: in most cases, flesh eating disease is triggered by group a strep bacteria. it's what caused her infection starting with a painful spot on her leg that rapidly spread. doctors performed seven surgeries to stop the infection in advance but fortunately have not needed to amputate. cope land's case is different. the bug got into her body through a gash suffered in a zip lining accident on a georgia river. it lived in fresh water lakes, river and dreams or brackish environments, meaning salt water and fresh. >> they're a natural habitat. they're a big part of the ecosystem. and their numbers increase in the warmer months. >> reporter: she has studied them for almost 30 years and has a freezer full of samples of this microorganism taken from infections from around the world. she says of the 29 species, eight are known to cause illness in people. in most cases it's a mild diarrhea if a swimmer smiles

s amputation system of care. we are improving our oversight and management to better utilize the resources we have been appropriated by congress as we serve america's veterans. however, we must always ensure our processes do not adversely affect our ability to provide veterans with high quality, individualized and timely prosthetic services they have earned. we appreciate the opportunity to appear before you, sir, to discuss this important program. my colleagues and i are prepared to answer your question. >> thank you. and we'll begin with questions. i'll recognize myself for five minutes. as a procurement official responsible for documenting that a procurement is authorized under title 38 section 8123 as outlined in the 6.2, 6.302-1 and five? >> yes, they are. >> also required to document the technical health care and other factors supporting this decision through justification and approval for other than full and open competition in the contract file? >> we expect that the contracting official will document the

amputations and more amputati s amputations. a surgeon's hand kit for operations. again, these were not sterilized, they could not be sterilized when they wanted to. and finally a picture. why do i show this picture? and why do i talk about specialization and clinical experience? they learned all about diseases. surgeons at the beginning of the war, everybody was a surgeon. everybody was allowed to operate. that stopped by the middle of the war. and by toward 1864, they said, this is really crazy. we need to have people specialized in surgery. this is the big bang theory for specialization in america. it started in the civil war. the medical director of the civil war said, hey, enough. enough. we're having three people operate. the rest of you guys are not operating. so those three people became very tuned in to surgery. they learned to operate. and once the war was over, these men, the hundreds of them would then go out to little towns and scatter throughout the country. that's how specialization in surgery started. then there was the concept of ambulances. we nev

beyond this concern war zone injuries that result in amputations are often complex and can prove difficult for later prosthetic fittings. it's apparent the paradigm shift promised some years ago is far from complete and more progress is needed to realize va's vision for an amputee's vision of care. we have real concerns about the direction of this program which appears to have lost the kind of focused advocacy it once enjoyed and fallen victim to a bureaucratization that has lost sight of its customer, the veteran. today it seems intent on tossing out veteran procurement. tomorrow we fear centralized funding of prosthetics will be tossed out and we may wind up where as jim mentioned earlier, where we were to years ago where the fourth quarter meant that all the money for hospital's budget had been spent and you couldn't get a new limb or wheelchair until the next fiscal quarter. our goal is improved prosthetics service. to that end we offer a number of recommendations in our full statement. in closing let me highlight a few areas in which the committee can mach a profound difference, ensur

amputations, many of them multiple, have gone up to more than 20 a month. what was the damage?s amputated. >> reporter: staff sergeant eric meyers was on his third tour in afghanistan when he stepped on a booby trap. the so-called improvised explosive device made from fertilizers smuggled in from pakistan. is the fighting still pretty intense over there? >> it's starting to pick up. all the fighters from pakistan are starting to show back up for fighting season so it's starting to pick up, pretty intense. >> reporter: you know, most of the people back here think the war is winding down. >> over there on the ground, it's not winding down. >> reporter: yeah. >> it's still just as intense as it was. >> reporter: lance corporal chad ohmer was also hit by an i.e.d. >> they're bad. they're bad. there's a lot of them out there. and that's what-- that's what's getting most of the people out there. >> reporter: ohmer, whose wife is expecting, was on his second tour in afghanistan. >afghanistan. it become less intense the second time you were there? >> no, no, not really. they're still f

. >> every year the veteran's affairs department performs amputations on 6,000 veterans and treats more than 40,000 veteran who is have lost limbs. a house subcommittee looked at the department's program providing prosthetic limbs for veterans. this hearing is three hours. >>> good morning. the subcommittee will now come to order. good morning and welcome to today's subcommittee on health hearing optimizing care for veterans are prosthetics. our nation's commitment to restoring the capabilities of disabled veterans struggling with devastating combat wounds results in the loss of limb began with the civil war. restoring these veterans to fullness was a core impetus behind the creation of the department of veteran affairs. and then now it continues to play a vital role in the department's mission. prosthetic technology and v.a. care have come a long way from the civil war era. wooden peg legs and simple hooks. following world war ii 1945, veterans dissatisfied with the quality of v.a. property thetic care stormed the capital in protest. congress responded by providing the v.a. with increa

amputations, many of them multiple, have gone up to more than 20 per month. >> where was the damage?putated. >> the staff sergeant was on his third tour in afghanistan when he stepped on a booby trap. a so-called improvised explosive device made from fertilizer smuggled in from pakistan. >> is the fighting still intense? >> it is starting to pick up. all the fighters from pakistan are showing back up for fighting season. it is starting to pick up intense. >> most of the people back here think that the war is winding down. >> when your on the ground it is not winding down. it is still just as intense as it ever was. >> this lance corporal was also hit by and by edie. >> they are bad and there are a lot of them out there. that is what is getting us out there. >> his wife is expecting and he was on his second tour in afghanistan. >> did it become less intense the second time you were there? >> no, not really. they're still fighting. it just seems like the more we push, the more they bring in more and keep on fighting. >> he did not lose any lives but the physical therapy room is filled

james thorpe had also had his right arm amputated above his elbow two weeks before the killing. 40 one mentioned -- no one mentioned a one-armed murderer. so this very quick summary of the facts doesn't give you any idea of what the people actually experienced going through this. so i'm going to read several little bits from the book. the first one is from james mccens si who was brought in -- mckenzie who was brought in last. he was the only one who could read, write and had no physical problems. the reason he was brought in is because he lived in the same house as english and mckinley, and so he was easy to find. before the first trial, there's the jury sitting in the jury box, there's the six black defendants. the jury was all white, all middle class. so before the trial john mckenzie said, i knew we were cooked when i seen that jury. i hope he didn't mean that literally. they were sentenced to be electrocuted, after all. the next is september 19th, 1948. on this day the trenton six waited to die. no lawyer, judge, prosecutor, warden or jail guard ever told the men that their senten

amputation sites is spreading throughout her body yet despite her physical fight, he says copeland'sremains strong. >> she said, dad. and i said, yes, honey. >> and she smiled and said, may hi father's day. my heart melted. this will probably be the most memorable father's day i ever had. i spent it with a daughter that a lot of medical professionals early on up for dead. >> her father says despite his daughter's recent setback she could be out of the hospital by next month. >>> there's a new way to complain about credit card companies. and find out which companies have the most complaints lodged against them. today the consumer financial protection bureau added credit card companies to its website. you can submit a complaint and see complaints from other consumers including the name of the bank, the complaint is directed towards. the database shows the type of plant complaint, the date it was submitted. the consumer's zip code and bank. they say kblients are only uploaded after the company verifies it's been correctly identified by the person filing the complaint. liz crenshaw will

both legs and one arm have been amputated. >>> one school is getting backlash for not allowing sunscreen. one woman is speaking out after her daughters came home with welts. >> they could not reapply without a doctors notice, they could not do something as simple as wearing hats because hats are not allowed in school. >> i think it's stupid. >> the school says its staff did not notice the girls getting burned and they have no choice regarding the ban. state ban requires the doctors note because the additives can cause allergic reactions in some children. >>> the saying mother knows best rings true even for bears. the cub climbed a ladder and got trapped along the ceiling. not to worry, mama bear came to the rescue. the homeowner who shot the video says the mother bear opened the garage and coaxed her cub out. you notice the homeowner was smart to stay away from the bears. >>> we have some thunderstorms south of us, quite around here and beautiful out there. take a look at temps now, look how dry it is. the dewpoint of 43 is really very dry for june. 71 it's going to get a lot cooler toni

and there's an area of the brain that's connected to that amputated body part and it's still expectingnput. it's still connected to it, even though it's not there anymore. and the brain needs to adjust. as the brain is adjusting to no longer having that input, that's what can happen, is that pain can be the result. the only good news here is that this usually does get better with time as the brain starts to understand that that body part isn't there anymore. kate? >> wow. elizabeth cohen, thank you. a rocket blasts a u.s. helicopter out of the sky. one terror group says it's responsible. ♪ we all need it. to move. to keep warm. to keep us fed. to make clay piggies. but to keep doing these things in the future... at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies. that's why we're supplying natural gas to generate cleaner electricity... that has around 50% fewer co2 emissions than coal. and it's also why, with our partner in brazil, shell is producing ethanol - a biofuel made from renewable sugarcane. ♪ >>a minute, mom! let's broaden the world's energy mix. let's go. let's b

doctors performed seven surgeries and have not needed to amputate fortunately.opeland's case is different. this bug got into her body through a gash sufficiented in a zip lining accident on a georgia -- suffered in a zip lining accident on a georgia river. it leaves in a brackish environment, meaning a mixture of saltwater and fresh. >> they live there normally. they're a big part of ecosystem and their numbers increase in the warmer months. >> reporter: dr. amy horner marne has studied aeromonas for 30 years and says of the 29 species eight are known to cause illness in people. in most cases it's a mild diarrhea if a swimmer swallows water, but if one of the virulent strains gets in a cut, it can cause horrific damage. she says people who work and relax on the chesapeake bay need to know about aeromonas because it thrives there. >> boating, swimming, crabbing, we ingest water or get a cut or wound while we're in that aquatic environment, there's the potential for certain strains to cause stephens. >> reporter: dr. gary simon is chief of infectious disease at ge

doctors were going to amputate his leg without anesthesia. they used a saw. so it made a ripping sound. it was terrible. >> memories that most people would rather forget. why does she talk about them? miyagi's hometown is next to the military base. she lived right next to the base for decades. she says the planes overhead are a reminder that peace is fragile. >> translator: i have a sense of crisis, so much so that i feel that war could break out today or tomorrow. but young people don't know war so they are content with the illusion of peace time. >> miyagi lost 33 classmates. before letter last talk she announces her memorial to the victims. >> translator: i want to continue talking about my experiences but my body just won't let me do so. i'm very sorry but it's time to put an end to my career as a peace guide. >> this is talk number 319 for miyagi. it is also her last. >> translator: what do you want young people to do now? >> translator: it's hard for you to understand why war breaks out. or why there are military bases. young people have to work togethe

nathaniel hawthorne said, amputate the south. let them go.ny if not most said constitutional. there isong trn ti the nullification crisis when south carolina ttens to nullify the deral w, essentiallthe tariff law that penazed cotton pducers making the prices more expensive. it horthtsy son compete better foreign countries and jackson, esent jackson intervened and threatened to send in federal troops to south carolina. essentially the tariff was reduced and there was no violence. until this nullification crisis, most statesmen maintained that the states were sovereign and that the union was compact. the revocable compact. a treaty. >> i was just wondering in lincoln's address he makes homages to the union, not explicitly. would that have been familiar to his audience? >> yes. it would have en fia what jackson does during the nullification crisis, jackson is a slave-owning southerner. he's outraged that south carolina and j cohn c.m. jackson loved nothing more than a fight. after they threaten to nullify federal law jackson publically vows to send in federal troops le ty renoce

for a patient with multiple amputations that decision is huge. it comes after she was finally able to get outside of her hospital room for the first time. this new picture gives us a window into her recovery. >> there's aimee copeland in a wheelchair, bandages on her arms owned a smile on her face. it's the first public picture of the 24-year-old georgia grad student after flesh eating bacteria dramatically changed her body and her life. >> the hospital photographer heard she was going outside. she came running out and said, let me get a picture. >> flanked by her mother and father, the photo captures a major milestone which her father described in his blog. >> for the first time in 49 days, aimee got up in a wheelchair and rolled out of her hospital room. >> i strolled her around the perimeter of the parking lot. the first thing i showed her was the helipad. i said, you know, this is the area where you came in first, the helicopter landed here. >> reporter: since falling off a zip line and cutting her leg in may, aimee has been confined to a roo

the teen had to have his leg amputated after an accident days before graduation.rson's brother took a camera to the graduation and they linked in via skype. >> my friends up there they are waving and smiling at me, it actually -- they think impart of the group there, still. they got me in there. it seems like i am there. >> the teen's brother walked across the stage and accepted the diploma and he was able to toss his cap just like his classmates. >>> the news this morning a pretrial hearing in the case of pfc manning is set for tomorrow. his team is seeking a dismissal of 10 of the 22 counts against him in the wikileaks case. the judge will hear oral argue for the trial set to start in september. now let's go back over to lynette. >> thanks. and we are cool this morning. so let's start with the temperatures. 53 degrees right now in york. 57 in baltimore. we should be be at 58 now for this time of the year. so mainly seasonable. 55 degrees in easton. you will need a light jacket or sweater as you head out and about. we have the winds out there out of the northeast

amputate them. let them go. many if not most southern democrats believe ed secession s constitutional. there is a long discussion. until the nullification crisis of 1832-1833 when south carolina threatens to nullify the federal law, essentially the tariff law which penalized cotton producers because it makes their prices more expensive and it helps northern industrialists so that they can compete better with foreign countries and jackson, president jackson intervened and threatened to send in federal troops to south carolina. essentially the tariff was reduced and there was no violence. until this nullification crisis, most statesmen maintained that the states were sovereign and that the union was compact. a revocable compact. kind of treaty or league. yeah? >> i was just wondering, in lincoln's address he makes homages to jackson's message of the union, not explicitly. would that have been familiar to his audience? >> yes. it would have been familiar. what jackson does during the nullification crisis, jackson i

doctors were going to amputate his leg without anesthesia. they used a saw, so it made a ripping sound. it was terrible. >> reporter: memories that most people would rather forget. why does she talk about them? miyagi's hometown is now home to a u.s. military base. she lived right beside the base for decades. the sound of warplanes constantly overhead reminds her that peace is fragile. >> translator: i have a sense of crisis so much so that i feel like war could break out today or tomorrow. but young people don't know war so they are content with the illusion of peacetime. >> reporter: miyagi lost 33 classmates. before her last talk, she announces her retirement at the memorial to the victims. >> translator: i want to continue talking about my experiences, but my body just won't let me do so. i'm very sorry, but it's time to put an end to my career as a peace guide. >> reporter: this is talk number 319 for miyagi. it is also her last. >> translator: what do you want young people to do now? >> translator: it's hard for you to understand why wa

>> well, i met them three months after my amputation at a foundation run clinic, and they are incredibleo have the chance to race alongside them at the phil ly event is amazing. >> tell us about it. >> it is a nonprofit that helps people to get back on their feet if they have lost a limb or are chair-bound, and they help people get back on their feet. >> and they are helping coach as well, people like you, and how is that going? >> well, it is very well. you cannot describe the feeling of what you get when you help an athlete at the first time. this happened for me at the run clinic and two years at the date when i first went to my first run clinic with challenged athletes. so to now be at the clinic and to be teaching other amputees the things that i have learned, it is undescribable the feeling. >> and it is amazing to think about your life as you describeded it to me a few years ago and what you are doing now and not only doing the athletic endeavors, but teaching other people, and you are getting really good on tv as well. comfortable and relaxed. congratulations, denise. i can't wai

ross henderson had his leg a pew tateed after a -- can be amputated days before grat gra graduation and his brother linked the family in by skype. >> seeing my friends up there they are all waving and smiling at me. it actually makes me think impart of the group there. so, they got me in there and sight feels like i am there. >> the teen's brother accepted the diploma and ross tossed his hat just like the classmates. >>> millions around the world are celebrating an 86-year-old grandmother as queen elizabeth ii makes history in london. the celebration continues. a live look as the celebration is underway. i will be quiet to are for a while and let you listen to the sights and sounds from across the pond. >>> and welcome back. let's go live to london where roger clark is live for the diamond jubilee celebrating the 60th anniversary of the queen elizabeth. roger good morning. if you could, set the scene for us as to what's going on today. >> reporter: yeah. good morning charley. today is the fourth day of a four-day giant party in the united kingdom. we have the great concert last night at

rehabilitation exercise for people with amputations. you play guitar hero guitar if you don't have hands? >> right. right. you do see the term "hack." hackable. hacking throughout. what do you mean by that? >> i think we have a history of hacking here that we're billing on computers and other things. usually means to open something up, be able to take it apart, understand how it works and re-purpose it towards your own goals. the idea i had with the magazine was actually when i went back and looked at these old magazines i thought the voice of them was similar to the hackers. you know, that these guys were hackers in their day. they were looking at it and say how do i build a 30-mile-per-hour fun boat for $38. it had to be cheap. it had to be doable. and so that kind of attitude -- i just found, hey, if it was in the past and it's in the present, this must be something that's not just a trend. >> everything in here is something that people could make. >> absolutely. >> they could do it on their own. >> that's the whole goal of the magaz

he owned napoleon's penis that when he was receiving last rights, that the priest amputated his penis. dr. latimer bought it in 19 -- he assure everybody that napoleon's penis was absolutely airtight. finally ethan allen sword. he was the very proud owner of ethan allen sword. ethan allen was -- american revolution in 1975. so in 1975, dr. latimer re-enacted ethan allen's sword and his charge on the fort. so that is the story of dr. latimer's ethan allen's story, i wish i had got on to know him, but i did not. i became interested in the civil war when i was a very young man. i always write about the civil war throughout the years. and these are some of the examples of the most famous books about the civil war. bruce patton's trilogy about the army. this happens to be my copy, i looked at it the other day, it says 1962 inside. i was a lot younger. these are all fantastic writers, nobody can compete with their writing style and through the years and certainly as i went into medicine, i graduated medical center in 1975 and through my training in the '70s and the early part of the '80s as

. >> reporter: the accident did force kieran to have most of his left arm amputated. it took several years, but ultimately the uk native had a revelation. >> i survived. i survived the accident. i've got to point where i've recovered. and then i just, i don't know, something kicked in and hey, i don't want to just survive, i want to thrive. i really want to take this to the next level. >> so he decided to get into triathlons. >> i want to do it so i can help inspire other people. and just say hey, crazy or not doing this thing, he's only got one hand. if he can do it, why can't i? >> reporter: hard to believe kieran's story is just one of many amazing journeys among this year's competition. >> we've got men and women returning from overseas combat duty. and they're racing out here as well. you've got 60 and 70-year-old men out here doing it. we've got people that have lost hundreds of pounds of body fat. it's hard to make up an excuse why you can't do this race when you see these guys doing it and bringing it like only they can. >> reporter: in 29 years as a maximum s

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. >> as you saw in peggy's peace, both colonels have learned to walk with prosthetics despite amputations that were above their knees. both also suffer from ptsd but say they're learning to cope with their new normal n. is such an incredible story. they lost their limbs. they did not lose their ability to command and make military decisions and that's what we all need to see. >> i agree. what a great story. that was really terrific. >>> time now for the question of the morning. >> most american couples say this one thing has improved the romance in their home. is it a, a dvr, b, a smartphone, or c, separate beds. oh, no. >> log on to wusa9's facebook fan page. we'd love to hear was think. very no clue. we'll have the answer in our 6:00 show. >> if you're one of our facebook friends, you can win tickets to the at&t sweepstakes giveaway. you can see mike hydeck out on the links. the golf tournament returns to the congressional country club. ten people will each win two tickets and the winners will be selected next monday. >>> welcome back. 4:55. your weather first on this wednesday morning.

her left leg, right foot and both hands had to be amputated. >>> and alabama congressman jesse jackson jr. has revealed he's been on medical leave for the past two weeks. his office says jackson is suffering from exhaustion. that revelation caught a whole lot of people by surprise, since the office has sent more than 16 press releases in the last 14 days. none of which mentioned any medical problems. >>> and some sports news this morning. an estimated 400,000 fans lined the streets of miami, of course, to salute the new nba champion heat. after that big parade, another 15,000 honored the team at an indoor victory celebration. king lebron james called it all the best feeling ever. details about another champion, now, from our man, cole wright, at espn. >> good morning. cole wright here with your "sportscenter" update. let's head straight to omaha, nebraska. andy lopez and arizona, looking to take out the south carolina gamecocks. south carolina, in prime position, with a runner on third. but joey pankake said see you later. moving to the ninth now. top nine. same score. two on for brand

the 4-year-old grad student had to have her left leg, right foot and both hands amputated.doctors gave her a low chance of survival originally. >>> the number of people registering as bone marrow donors has skyrocketed since robben roberts announced she will need a transplant. the national recommend tribe match says the rate of new registers has more than doubled. roberts announced earlier this month that she is being treated for mds, a blood and bone marrow disease. she will need a restaurant later this fall. >>> former presidential candidate john edwards is on the market. rielle hunter says that, as of last week, she and edwards are no longer a couple. in one interview, she said she was tired of hiding but the decision to split was mutual. john edwards was recently aquitted on charges he misused campaign funds to hide his affair with hunter. she has just released her tell- all book. in it, she writes the pair's infamous sex tape was his idea. >>> ahead in our next half hour, rg iii speaking out about the alleged extortion attempt against him. fox 5 morning news will be ri

>> you know, i met them probably three months after my amputation at a challenge athletes foundation you know, they're just incredible women and i really looked up to them so now to have the chance to be racing right alongside them at the philly triathlon is very ebs sighting. >> tell me briefly the challenge athletes foundation, what is that? >> it's a nonprofit and basically they help people get back on their feet after they have lost a limb or they've been in an accident or are now wheelchair bound and they use that. they use athletics as a tool to help them get back on their feet. >> you're sort of playing it forward as well as i've been learning. you're helping coach and teach people as well, people like you. how is that going? >> it's going very well. i mean, you can't describe the feeling when you watch an amputee run for the first time and for me that happened this past weekend at the run clinic and it was actually two years to the date when i first went to my first run clinic with challenge athletes so to now be of this clinic and to be teaching other amputees the things tha