now, just $2.94. >>> in this >>> in this morning's health watch, dennis byrd's amazing recovery. ars after an on field collision left him paralyzed, byrd is back on his feet and proving to be an inspiration to everyone who meets him. ♪ >> reporter: it was november 29th, 1992. the new york jets were facing the kansas city chiefs in a relatively uneventful game when 23 seconds into the third quarter number 90, defensive end dennis byrd, crashed into his teammate. >> collided, huh? wow. >> byrd was rushed to the hospital when he learned he had suffered a broken neck and was paralyzed from the waist down. >> was there ever any doubt in your mind that you wouldn't walk again? >> no. i knew it wasn't will i be able to walk again, but that there was a lot of work. >> reporter: through ens e extensive physical therapy and unbending perseverance, byrd began to regain control of his legs. in less than one year later, he went back into the meadowlands for the jets' home opener. >> knowing the journey of the past year, it's the hardest year of my life. to culminate in that moment was, for me,

. >> in south africa, the annual new year's eve carnival goes through dennis byrd. months of celebration paid off -- of preparation paid off in a celebration of diversity. >> a bomb has exploded close to a military barracks in the military -- in the nigerian capital of abuja. the attack hit people in a crowded market gathering to celebrate new year. the chief of the defense staff said it was too early to say how many had been killed or blended. -- or wounded. >> obviously this shows that there are some very devilish people who are going about the whole place trying to make life uncomfortable and and feed unlivable. as i have said, this is a matter of time before they are caught. this is a matter of time. what we need to do now as a people, as nigerians, is to be very vigilant. anywhere you are, do not allow anyone to come and leaves a bag or leave any kind of object. >> the chief of the defense staff there. i asked our correspondent if he had any course -- any updates on casualties. >> some eyewitnesses said they saw a body parts all over the place and injured peopl

you can factor in the inspiration of dennis byrd speaking with them last week.ntle the patriots' offense. >> what a turnaround. to go six weeks after being defeated by six touchdowns in this 45-3 shellacking. >>> this is a cbs news special report. i'm harry smith reporting from new york. arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords wounded in an assassination attempt two weeks ago is expected to take a long road to recovery. she is leaving the university medical center in tucson this morning and will be flown for a rehab facility in houston, texas for evaluation and therapy. an ambulance is taking her from the hospital to davis-monthan air force base and then flown to hobby airport in houston and transferred to a hospital for the final leg of the trip. among those traveling with her her husband, the astronaut mark kelly, and her mother gloria giffords. our ben tracy as he he has been two weeks now standing by in tucson with the latest. ben, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, harry. the congresswoman is going to have quite an escort to the airport here in tucso

now, former new york jets star dennis byrd is going to be revealing how he rebuilt his life and inspired an incredible story in light of what's going on with the jets overall, right? >> sure. that's monday on "the early show." we hope you enjoy your saturday. we'll see you back here next week. >> have a great weekend, guys. >>> we end with our saturday spotlight. this week's story comes from ozark, missouri. jessica williams reports on a girl who wrote the book on following through. >> reporter: sasha thomas' story starts with a simple problem. >> i was bored what to do, because i was off school. >> reporter: to kill some time she decided to write a book about her dog bo bo. >> most of the time he's playful. >> reporter: but instead of just showing it to her parents sasha decided to take it a few steps further. she pulled some of her favorite books from her bedroom and started writing letters asking to get her book published. >> i wrote to like four or five of them and only one responded back. saying that they will publish it. >> reporter: that letter was from raven publishing incorporat

byrd used to do. host: more headlines, from "of the new york daily news." host: another editorial this morning, "the washington post." part of the assessment focuses on guns. host: dennis, republican line. nevada, good morning. caller: another factor involved in this that no one has been talking about, this man, this perpetrator had been using psychotropic street substances. we do not yet know whether he was using prescription medications because i do not think anyone has had the presence of mind that is in a position to check into it. but one of the nose side effects of psychotropic medications is abnormal thinking. this person is clearly an abnormal thinker. check the web site, ssristoriees.org. host: independent line, some lewis. carol. caller: hello? they destroyed her office. were they crazy as well? but to say that this is political is ridiculous. i know that there is a clip where she says that she believes that things that people say have consequences. i was wondering if c-span could show that. do you remember when they did general petraeus and everyone had to get on the floor and say how they thought it was awful? i think that they need to get on the floor to s

byrd used to do. host: more headlines, from "of the new york daily news." host: another editorial this morning, "the washington post." part of the assessment focuses on guns. host: dennis, republican line. nevada, good morning. caller: another factor involved in this that no one has been talking about, this man, this perpetrator had been using psychotropic street substances. we do not yet know whether he was using prescription medications because i do not think anyone has had the presence of mind that is in a position to check into it. but one of the nose side effects of psychotropic medications is abnormal thinking. this person is clearly an abnormal thinker. check the web site, ssristoriees.org. host: independent line, some lewis. carol. caller: hello? they destroyed her office. were they crazy as well? but to say that this is political is ridiculous. i know that there is a clip where she says that she believes that things that people say have consequences. i was wondering if c-span could show that. do you remember when they did general petraeus and everyone had to get on the floor and say how they thought it was awful? i think that they need to get on the floor to s