going to be covering that trial. >>> and now to an "outfront" update on amy copeland. old georgia graduate student whose recovery we've been following now for a year. amy lost both hands, both feet and her left leg after contracting a deadly flesh eating bacteria last may. she was on the zip line with her friends, had an accident and after that accident doctors gave her a 1% chance of survival. but amy has beaten every single odd. i spoke to her earlier this week. after, well, talking about how great she looked, i asked her how she's doing. >> thank you so much. i feel awesome. i'm sitting here at my house with my new buy onic hands which just allow me to do so much more. so i'm feeling more independent and better than ever. >> those hands are amazing. it looks as if you just have gloves on. i mean i know we saw you getting the hands when you were using them on friday and doing all kinds of things, cutting fruit, vegetables, picking up small things. how do those hands work? >> well, it's very crazy. i don't really know the indepth details. there are two electrodes on my

. >>> number three, amy copeland. remember her?ds and legs to a flesh-eating bacteria last summer. now she is the first woman in the world to get new limbs. they are $100,000 a pair and they mimic natural hands. they allow her to pick up tiny things, and even comb her hair. copeland says she is excited to get back to cooking again, and she hopes to receive a prosthetic leg later this year. good news for her. >> absolutely. >>> number four, north korea launched guide missiles today. all three ended up in the sea off the korean peninsula's east coast, and there is a high level of readiness to act. >>> a u.s. district judge granted a motion that blocks the enforcement of a state law that limits abortion at the 12th week. the arkansas abortion law was passed in march. it was scheduled to take effect in august. >>> we have been following this for months and months now. jodi arias is expected to address the jury that is deciding whether she will live or die. the jury on wednesday found arias was exceptionally cruel when she murdered her

. >> plus, an update on amy copeland the georgia grad student who had her legs and hands amputated last year after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria. we're going show you how she's doing now. >> when you think of nascar pit crews, chances are the image that comes to mind, a bunch of guys frantically racing to change tires and gas up cars. sort of accurate picture. it's also one that's changing. i repeatly caught up with this woman right here who is hoping to be one of the first female pit crew members in nascar's elite sprint cup series. we'll handicap her chance there's. >> like that sound. >>> later, it's an age-old question. what do you do with your child's stuff once they leave the nest? something we're going through right now. those old trophies, jerseys, and drawings that end up in garage sales across the country. well, kobe bryant is not happy about what his mother is doing with some of his childhood possessions. we're going to get into that coming up. >> kind of a different type of garage sale in that case. we do begin, though, this morning with those israeli air strikes into

and that's important. >> thank you both. >>> we have an update now on amy copeland, the georgia womaneating bacteria last year. as nbc's gabe gutierrez explains now, she has hit a milestone in her recovery. >> reporter: for aimee copeland, life is about to change, again. >> what do you think? >> exciting. >> sometimes i wake up and think, oh, my god, this is my life? this is crazy! >> that life already attracted international attention. the zip line accident where she contracted a flesh-eating bacteria, the amazing recovery after losing her hands and feet. >> what's been the biggest difference? >> well, you know, before i was a very, very active person. so that's probably the biggest difference, is just my activity level. >> reporter: but now, a year later, her journey has brought her here, touch bionics near columbus, ohio. >> all right, so you ready? >> yeah, i'm so excited. it looks great. >> reporter: aimee is being fitted for these prosthetic hands. she'll be the first woman ever to use the state of the art models on both arms. >> it's almost like a muscle memory with these thing

copeland had to have both hands, a leg, and a foot amputated. now she has been fitted with the latest in prosthetic hands. >> these hands are going to allow amy tor hands that are currently available in the world. >> it feels amazing because you know, with the other arms i had they really didn't feel like an extension of my body. this just feels very freeing. it's more lightweight. absolutely. and the hand actually -- you know, it seems like this could be my actual hand. >> so copeland says she is a neat freak and she's looking forward to cleaning her house with bionic hands. she can now hold towels, chop vegetables, hang clothes, and even flat-iron her own hair. so sanjay, i've been watching some of your stories, especially with our wounded warriors who have -- people who come home injured. and just the advances in prosthetics now and bionic hands and arms, it's just amazing just to see within the last couple of years. >> yeah. it is amazing. and the jump from prosthetics to bionics, which you alluded to here, was huge. there are still people who think about prosthetic arms and imagine something that really has no independent function, not moto