back to you, amy. >> thanks, bill. >>> now to an update on lauren scruggs. who suffered tragic injuries following a plane propeller accident back in december. but as nbc's lily luciano reports, scruggs is making tremendous progress. >> reporter: when we last saw lauren scruggs, the 23-year-old was spotting leaving her rehab center on a walk with her family. the texas model appeared upbeat and walked without assistance, but the effects of her devastating airplane propeller accident were also visible. the jacket covered her left arm and the hand that was severed in the strategy and where she lost her left eye, a patch that may now be removed thanks to a prosthetic eye. according to her mom's website, last week was better, bittersweet. according to her mom it took eight hours to fit, measure, and paint lauren's new eye, but she writes, by 5:00 p.m. it was done and her new eye was in place. it was beautiful. >> when you lose an eye, you feel like you're not 100%. >> reporter: randy has a prosthetic eye himself. >> each one has a unique color. >> reporter: he lost

. >>> and former model lauren scruggs. we want to show you the first images of the 23-year-old wearing her new prosthetic eye and will update her progress months after the horrific accident involving an airplane propellor when she lost an eye and an arm. >>> then we'll look at the link between having a healthy relationship and living longer. best selling author gary chapman has a recipe for a happy marriage, and couples from across the country flock to his marriage seminars. we'll take you inside his popular sessions. >>> you know a bad romance can be bad for your health. dr. oz drops by our studio to talk about the impact that relationships can have on your overall well being. and he is going to take your questions about sex, love, and health later on. >>> we begin this morning with nelson mandela. the 93-year-old antiapartheid activist and former president has been hospitalized and treated for a stomach condition. our nbc news special correspondent is in johannesburg with the latest. good morning. what can you tell us at

. >> former model lauren scruggs, the first images of the 23-year-old wearing her new prosthetic eye. we'll update her progress months after that horrific accident involving an airplane's propeller when she lost an eye and arm. >> we'll take a look at the link between having a healthy relationship and limping longer. gary chapman has a recipe for a happy marriage and couples from across the country flock to his marriage seminars. we'll take you inside his popular sessions. >> a bad romance can be bad for your health. dr. oz drops by our studio to talk about the impact relationships can have on your overall well-being and will take your questions about sex, love and health a bit later on. begin with nelson mandel, the anti-apartheid activist has been hospitalized and being treated for stomach condition. charlayne hunter gault is an nbc news special correspondent in johannesburg with the latest. what can you tell us at this hour? >> i good morning, lester. well, the one thing that we do know is that former president nelson mandela is in the military hospital in pretoria about 45 minutes

. >>> we have an update this morning on former model lauren scruggs, who lost her arm when she walkedhis morning , she's been fitted with a prosthetic eye. her mother called the eye beautiful. and said her daughter's physical pain has subsided. >>> now, diane sawyer with a preview of tonight's "world news." >> good morning, andrea. how many jobs can one football game create? we take you behind the scenes of the super bowl. how much of the big game is made right here? how much is not? tonight on "world news." >>> and finally, police on long island, new york, are offering a $5,000 reward to catch two suspects after a hair-raising theft. the men pulled off a brazen heist of, get this, rogaine bottles at a local pharmacy. something tells me george is not among the suspects. rogaine is stolen and resold. not to split hairs, but the thieves may need the rogaine for themselves. especially the guy on the left. yeah. >> you're not going to say the last line? >> oh, what was it again? do i have to? >> it's the bald faced truth. >> i was going to skip over that one. >> a guy's gotta do what a gu

there she is, lauren scruggs with that beautiful smile and long blonde hair we've come to know surroundedr this is steamboat springs, colorado. lauren's first vacation since her accident in early december. such a fun weekend with sweet family and friends, lauren tweeted. she also uploaded this picture with her twin brittany. sisters both wearing sun glass that's hid from view lauren's new prosthetic eye which she received two weeks ago. the fashion floger later tweeting, watching ski jumping, love it. her followers were quick to wish her well. one tweeting back, you look so beautiful and so happy with friends and family. and she's not just vacationing. last week lauren updated her fashion website with a blog post called inspired on sunday where she posted some new favorite clothing. it is, by all accounts, remarkable progress considering lauren suffered head injuries in the accident that also took her left eye and hand. in the new photos, a sweep of pictures covers that hand and a sweep of her hair covers her left eye. but there is no hiding that look on her face, what can only be describ

texas model lauren scruggs has returned to her fashion blog for the first time since december.lking into a moving airplane propeller. she also tweeted that she's trying to find a replacement for her favorite jeans she lost with help from the true religion company. >>> a story we told you about earlier is trending on yahoo. duchess of cambridge, kate middleton looked stunning last night in her first solo engagement at a private showing at the national portrait gallery. >>> and sports fans are tweeting little-known facts about nba players concocted by funnyman will ferrell when he introduced a bulls/hornets last night in new orleans. >> at forward, number 5, he still lives with his mother, carlos boozer. >> number one, his favorite movie is "the notebook" derek rose. >> at center, 6'10", from connecticut, where he majored in econ, but he minored in love, omeka okafor. >> ferrell is in new orleans to shoot the movie "die fight." it is 8:04, back to matt and ann. >> i wonder if they thought that was that funny. all those players. >> i don't know, they didn't seem like they were lau