dr. eduardo rodriguez would lead the team of 100 professionals. but finding a donor that matched patrick's general appearance, blood type and tissue factors was not easy. >> he was a year on the wait list and he was the only person on that wait list. it still took a year. >> reporter: that do nor was a 26-year-old artist and bicycle enthuse graft who died after a bicycle accident if brooklyn, surprisingly they were medical more than cosmetic. >> it was functional. improvement was in the eyelids and then, of course, removal of the scar for normal facial animation. >> reporter: the 26 hour operation began august 14th in adjoining operating rooms at nyu. the donor included not just the face, but the neck skin and facial bones, most importantly, blood vessels an bones had to be saved and reconnected. patrick's swelling and appearance improved in 92 days. here he is waiting for his children to see him for the first time. patrick's appearance and his vision are dramatically ill proved from his post-burn condition. it will continue to get better. what is

dr. eduardo rodriguez positions the face. he now must quickly get blood circulating to it before the tissue starts to die. it's been without blood flow for almost three hours. >> until the face becomes pink my heart's racing. >> reporter: it's an intricate process. stitching together the blood vessels. >> okay. we're open. >> reporter: then within seconds -- >> see the pink? >> reporter: pat's heart is now pumping blood into his new face. >> the entire face, the scalp, the ears, everything is pink. so at this point i'm feeling pretty good. but i know that we still have a lot more work ahead of us. >> reporter: the surgical team worked straight through the night. >> we stabilized the remaining portions of the skeleton. we stabilized the inside lining of the mouth. we secure the eyelids. and now we begin to inset the back of the scalp. >> reporter: anchoring bones, nerves, muscles, before securing the outer skin. the final sutures in place 26 hours after surgery began. >> good job. congratulations, everyone. excellent job today

dr. eduardo rodriguez and his team of surgeons began a marathon surgery. the most complex facial transplant ever attempted. it included all the skin over the head and neck. it took a team of 150 medical professionals 26 hours to do the face transplant here at nyu medical center and now less than three months after that surgery, he is out of the hospital and living on his own. his five children saw their dad with his new face for the first time in the hospital. doctors say he has shown no signs of rejection and that his surgery has advance medicine proving major facial transplants are possible. >> what a wonderful story. >> it's been a rough few days. let's look at some of the good in the world. thank you so much for watching. >> stay right here. the news continues at 6:00. >>> live from studio 3c in rockefeller center. this is news 4 new york. >>> now at 6:00, new security to protect new york city against attacks like the ones in paris. >>> plus, we're live in paris with the latest as the city of lights tries to get back to normal. >>> terrifying moments f

dr. eduardo rodriguez just now going public. >> we had an emotional exchange when our team took him to macy's to buy clothes and for him it was so remarkable that no one stared at him, no one looked at him. >> can you imagine? 100 members of the surgery team. the donor, 26 -year-old david killed in a bicycle accident. his mom didn't hesitate to donate his face. one reason, her son's dream was always to become a firefighter. >>> my honor tonight to mc a benefit for holocaust survivors. tens of thousands of them living in the new york area. a third living in poverty. tonight in midtown a benefit to raise money. the actor michael douglas was there. nobel peace prize winner. the group raising more than $30 million over the years to help survivors of the holocaust who are now living in poverty. lee was there with me. so emotional and >> very inspiring when you listen to him. i could have listened all night. >>> turning now to weather. getting mild out . >> it was mild all day, now a you definitely morning. heavy coat tomorrow morning. outside tonight, beautiful manhattan. another day where novembe

dr. eduardo rodriguez who led the transplant team describes the remarkable results. when our team took him to macy's to buy clothes, and for him it was so remarkable that no one stared at him, no one looked at him. >> the donor was a 26-year-old man from brooklyn who died in a bike accident and d whironically always wanted to be a firefighter. hardison is still recovering after the august surgery and will undergo more surgeries to perfect his new face. pretty remarkableecology. >> but he is expected to be home by thanksgiving, so good for him. >>> lots of football news to tell you about. the coach of the denver broncos has benched peyton manning for the game against the bears. >> as for last night's action we get our highlights of course from our guys at espn. >>> john bucuccigross d john anderson in our beautiful, luxurious "sportscenter" studio. >> abbreviated sports highlights. monday night game, texas, texans and the bengals, brian hoyer sidelined late third quarter. hits de'andre hopkins great catch. great body control. great feet down, all kinds -- his only tou

dr. eduardo rodriguez positions the face. he now must quickly get blood circulating to it before the tissue starts to die. it's been without blood flow for almost three hours. >> until the face becomes pink my heart's racing. >> reporter: it's an intricate process. stitching together the blood vessels. >> okay. we're open. >> reporter: then within seconds -- >> see the pink? >> reporter: pat's heart is now pumping blood into his new face. >> the entire face, the scalp, the ears, everything is pink. so at this point i'm feeling pretty good. but i know that we still have a lot more work ahead of us. >> reporter: the surgical team worked straight through the night. >> we stabilized the remaining portions of the skeleton. we stabilized the inside lining of the mouth. we secure the eyelids. and now we begin to inset the back of the scalp. >> reporter: anchoring bones, nerves, muscles, before securing the outer skin. the final sutures in place 26 hours after surgery began. >> good job. congratulations, everyone. excellent job today

dr. eduardo rodriguez who led the transplant team describes the remarkable results. >> we had an emotional exchange when our team took him to macy's to buy clothes and for him it at him and looked at him. >> the don't are no was a 26-year-old man from brooklyn who died in a bike depth and who ironically always wanted to be a firefighter. hardson is still recovering after the august surgery and will undergo more surgeries to perfect his new face. >> he is expected to be home by thanksgiving. good for him. >>> lots of football news to tell you about. the coach of the denver broncos has benched peyton manning for the game against the bears. >>> john buccigross and john anderson in our "sportscenter" studio. >> abbreviated sports highlights. texas, texans and the bengals, brian hoyer surveillanced late third quarter. hits de'andre hopkins great catch. great body control. great feet down, all kinds -- only touchdown in the game. a lot of field goals. texans up 10-6. rally his crew, crew, oh, a.j. greene had it for a first down and then the ball is knocked out, fumbled. texans recover and win, 1

surprisingly, the primary goals of the surgery were medical more than cosmetic.sot: dr eduardo rodriguez / nyu langone medical center\ 01 23 the biggest functional improvement was in the eyelids and of course, removal of the scars for normal facial animation, and finally the improvement of the overall appearance.track; the 26 hour operation began august 14th in adjoining operating rooms at nyu. the donor tissue included not just the face but much of the neck skin and even several facialalones. most importantly, bvlood vessels, and nerves had to be saved and reconnected with microsurgical techniques. immediataty afterward, patrick was swollen but over the past 92 days, his appearance has gradually improved. here patrick is waiting for his children to see him for the first time.sot: patrick hardison / face transplant patient i am very excited to see them and i'm sure they're excited to see me. track: patrick's appearance and his vision are dramatically improved from his post burn condition and will continue to get better. i asked his surgeon about the psychological adjustments face transpl

dr. eduardo rodriguez and his team of surgeons began a marathon surgery... the most complex facial transplant ever attempted. it included all the skin over the head and neck. sot: patrick hardison - - face transplant patient - with new face - 1:13 - 1:16) "they're excited to see me and i'm excited to see them, i promise." nats: "hi dad" hardison's five children saw their dad with his new face for the first time in the hospital. doctors say he has shown no signs of rejection, and that his surgery has advanced medicine, proving major facial transplants are possible. >> coming up: the latest on gas prices. they're down.... and blue bell ice cream is back! that story and more coming up in the farm and business report. oil prices are falling again, and drivers may benefit at the pump. the price for a barrel of crude below 40 dollars yesterday for the first time since august. oil prices have fallen 14 percent this month alone. experts blame the drop on a massive supply glut from opec nations, as well as u-s oil production growth and a strong dollar. the low oil pr

dr. eduardo rodriguez led a team of over 100 people during the 26-hour surgery. >> we had an emotional exchange when our team took him to macy's to buy clothes and for him it was so remarkable that no one stared at him and no one looked >> reporter: a friend urged him to send his medical records here. he placed those files in the hands of dr. rodriguez. in 2012 they began their journey together. >> we did have some challenges identifying the ideal donor, an individual that would be a fair skin, light haired. >> reporter: helen irving is the ceo of the oregon recovery organization live on new york. she welcomed the challenge. more than a year after the search began, there was a donor. >> david was a 26-year-old. he had been declared brain dead following a bicycle accident. his mother immediately said yes. there was no hesitation in her mind. her son had always wanted to be a fireman. >> reporter: in death he would give a new face and a new day to a man who traded in his reflection when he ran in to a burning home. at nyu medical center, mallory hoff, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> wow. that is qu

dr. eduardo rodriguez led a team of more than 100 people decided now was the time to share the news. >> we had an emotional exchange when our team took him to macy's to buy clothes. and for him it was so remarkable that no one stared at hill. no one looked at him. >> wow. >> well, the donor 26-year-old david roder-bach was killed in a bicycle accident. his mother didn't hesitate to donate his face. one reason? her season's dream was -- son's dream was to become a firefighter. >> isn't that something? so he lives on. >> amazing yes. >> that is something. what an amazing story. >>> it's 5:13. meteorologist bill evans joins us now with the exclusive accuweather forecast. >> we have a pretty morning outside and we have clear skies, it's cool and crisp and temperatures are right around some normal levels and looking at clear skies as we look up the hudson river here. 42 degrees now the normal overnight low is 4 #. this is what it should feel like for this time of the year. 51% the humidity and an east wind at 12 do 18 and pressure continues to rise, 30.45. today is going to feel a lot cooler. s

dr. eduardo rodriguez at nyu langone medical center who chooses pat to become the most extensive face transplant case ever. >> he said i'm not going to die with incredible conviction. >> brave heart. >> absolutely. >> i guess that's what you do for a living when you're a volunteer firefighter, right? doctors only give him a 50/50 chance of surviving. another young man's tragedy and his family's generosity make the transplant possible. for 12 grueling hours dr. rodriguez painstakingly remove the donor'sace and scalp and the team next door works on pat ststraight tough the night. the final sutures in place 26 hours after surgery gland. nine days later pat gets to see his new face. what's it like to feel your ears for the first time in 15 years? >> it's something i thought i would never do again. >> reporter: he slowly learns to use his new face. >> go ahead and pucker and smile. >> reporter: eight weeks after surgery an emotional family reunion. each child's reaction a little different. >> hey, dad. >> reporter: happiness, surprise. wonder. and the cost roughly a million dollars paid for by nyu la

dr. eduardo rodriguez who led the transplant team describes the remarkable results.. when our team took him to macy's to buyuy clothesand for him it was so remarkable that no one stared at him, no one looked at him. >> the donor was a 26-year-old man fromom brookly who died in a bike accident and who ironically always wanted to be a firefighter. hardison is still recovering after the august surgery and will undergo more surgeries to perfecect his neface. pretty remarkable technology. >> but he is expected to be home by thasgiving, so good for him. >>> lots of football news to tell y about. the coach of the denver broncos has benched peyton manning for the game against the bears. >> as for last night's action we get our highlights of course from our guys at espn. >>> john buccigross and john anderson in our beautiful, l luxurious "sportscenter" studio. >> abbreviated sports highlights. mondayight game, texas, texans and the bengals, brian hoyer sidelined late third quarter. hits de'andre hopkins great catch. great body control. great feet down, all kinds -- his only to