. >>> amy van dyken-rouen is back home after being released from a denver hospital. she was paralyzed from the waist down after severing her spinal cord in an accident. the hardest part of leaving the hospital, she said, was saying good-bye to the staff. >> i've met some amazing people here and they've really changed the way i think. >> during her stay, van dyken-rouen lernered how to drive a car using hand controls. she says one of the first things she'll do now is get a driver's license. >> well, an amazing rescue captured on camera in florida. you can see here a lioness at zoo miami rescuing a cub after it fell into a moat keeping her grip on the little one until she gets it to the grass. the other lions keeping a close watch. this video you're seeing taken by a 10-year-old girl. she says after the rescue the lions gathered around and licked the cub clean. >> race car driver tony stewart will not be racing this weekend's nascar event in michigan. he was behind the wheel last saturday night when his car hit 20-year-old kevin ward jr. killing him. it will be the sec

this new milestone now for olympic medalist amy van dyk dyken-rou dyken-rouen.m the start now the fact she's taking steps is incredible. >> you could lose a lot of money betting against her on anything. >>> let's start this half hour with more on the miraculous recoveries of the two americans who battled the ebola virus as their doctor put it both kent brantly and nancy writebol are inspirations. >> the second patient, mrs. writebol was discharged this past tuesday, august 19th. the medical staff here at emory is confident that the discharge from the hospital of both of these patients poses no public health threat. all of us who have worked with them have been impressed by their courage and determination. their hope and faith have been an inspiration to all of us. >> nancy writebol's sons jeremy and brian are with us now exclusively. good morning. nice to see you. >> good morning. >> big smiles on their faces. turns out your mom's full of surprises. she left the hospital a couple of days before we even found out that both of them had been determined to be virus

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her husband is former denver broncos punter tom rouen. >> how is her driving? for being alive and grit to master this new life has come one thing more. >> i have met some amazing people here and, um they have really changed the way i think. i have made life long friends and they have changed the way that i think about the world. >> reporter: her new goal -- to raise awareness about the need for more research into spinal cord injuries. no surprise she's optimistic. >> i would love to see a cure for this sometime in my lifetime. i think that we will. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," barry peterson, denver. >> with that bye! >> incredible. >> made me think of a line that we are able to attribute to professor randy pausch. it's not the cards you're dealt. it's how you play the hands. >> she's playing it well. >> yes. she's got a message to share. >> ahead, facebook under fire. is an app invading your privacy? we'll have a reality check this morning. >> announcer: cbs morning rounds sponsored by bayer aspirin. take charge of your heart health. visit iamproheart.

. >>> amy van dyken-rouen is making good on her vow to walk again standing up here after that atv dent walks with the help of a walker in a device that aids her legs. her hashtag, one step at a time. >>> this weekend marks 25 years since pete rose was banned from baseball for life. now with a new commissioner taking over, the game's most pr r had i have no idea why lawyers would accept a lifetime suspension. >> baseball fans are divided on whether rose shod be let back in the game. te those little leaguers we mentioned then the big boys from the nfl. >>> here now with hose highlights our friends at espn. >> good morning, america. i am. little league world series, mo'ne davis and her team from pennsylvania taking on illinois. davis played first base and third base. she wasn't eligible to pitch. she can't handle that one there. from the pitcher. and that's going to help two runs scores, 4-2, illinois. pennsylvania down 6- 4. t th tai cummings. a pop-up here and that'll do it. davis' run in the little league world series comes to an end. illinois will take on nevada for the u.s. champions

. >>> a huge victory for partially paralyzed olympic swimmer amy van dyken-rouen. >> i feel good. >> and she did it. the six-time gold medalist taking her first steps since becoming paralyzed from the waist down after an accident three months ago. she did it with the help of a walker and a device attached to her lelgs. on the "today" show, she said she's experienced feeling below her waist giving her hope she will one day walk again. she's now home. >>> renewed hope for treating children with autism. scientists found that a drug that restores healthy connections also reverses autistic-like behaviors such as avoiding social interaction. according to the latest government estimates, 1 in 60 children in the united states has a form of autism. >>> there's a florida woman who ordered a coffee from her starbucks drive-thru that she offered to get the drink for the stranger in the car behind her. well, that one simple act of kindness inspired hundreds of others to do the same. in one day, 378 back-to-back customers all offered to pay for the stranger in the car behind them. hopefully that w

and they would stop at rouen, halfway. and they would see for the first time a european masterpiece, and it was the rouen cathedral. and many of them wrote at length and very much from the heart about the impact of this one building, this one experience. and that they knew that something greater had begun,ing with in the old world. the old world to them was the new world. and i thought, that's it, "the greater journey." they know then that they are on a greater journey which will be their experience, their spiritual, mental, professional journey in thety of paris -- in the city of paris where they're trying to rise to to the occasi, to excel in a particular field whether it was writing or music or painting or sculpture or medicine, because many of them in that day went to, as medical students, went to paris because paris was the medical capital of the world. so they're ambitious to excel, and they are going against the trend because to go off to europe then was not fashionable yet, and it wasn't part of one's broadening ed

. >>> and amy van kyken rouen says she's ready for anything. a car crash put her in a wheelchair.ing advantage of a second chance at life. >>> time for show you some of the headlines from around the globe. "the new york times" says rob manfred is the new commissioner of major league baseball. 55-year-old manfred wifll move up from the chief's operating officer and replaces 80-year-old bud seal icligselig. >>> "london's telegraph" says the ebola outbreak in west africa is vastly worse than the numbers show. that's according to the world health organization. the virus has killed at least 1,069 people. that's more than half the number of reported infections, but workers on the ground say many cases go underreported. the united nations is working with the affected countries to curb the spread. >>> the "wall street journal" says seaworld plans to expand its killer whale habitat despite this week's troubles on wall street. the company will almost double the size of the tanks at three of its theme parks. this move comes after a lot of negative publicity, including the blackfish documenta

. >>> amy van dyken-rouen just months after the atv accident that left her paralyzed now taking her first steps her husband by her side. inside her stunning recovery ♪ bang bang into the room >>> the song everyone can't stop playing. three superstars one new smash hit and now comes the warning over their performance but could beyonce spring a surprise that overshadows them all? ♪ bang bang there goes your heart ♪ >>> and we do say good morning, america, on this friday morning. nicki minaj, arianna grande, jesse getting us going with their hit. >> a big splash with that one. >> good to you here, dave. >> i always pick the fridays. best day of the week. >>> we'll hear another huge hit. check this out to see magic! the band, why you got to be so rude. >> oh. >> come on. just marry her. we'll get to the bottom of that. >> the hit of the summer. that is later. we are looking forward to that but in the meantime, so much news to get to this morning beginning with that severe weather, flash flood warnings and watches in effect out in the midwest right now. you know that ginger is tracking it all

. >>> former olympic swimmer amy van dyken-rouen is making good on her vow to walk again and posted videonding up here after that atv accident and walks with the help of a walker and a device that aids her legs. her hashtag on that amazing video, one step at a time. >>> this weekend marks 25 years since pete rose was banned from baseball for life. now with a new commissioner taking over, the game's most prolific hitter of all time wants another chance. in an emotional interview with espn's jeremy schaaf, rose admitting blowing it, ott not only betting on baseball but betting on the very team he managed and he says he made another major mistake that sealed his fate. >> it was a mistake because i didn't read the fine print, and to this day i have no idea why my lawyers would accept a lifetime suspension. >> baseball fans are divided on whether rose should be let back in the game. new commissioner rob manfred takes office next january. >>> well, the state of pennsylvania dominates our sports highlights this morning. >> first those little leaguers we mentioned earlier then the big boys from t

. >>> amy van dyken-rouen just months after the atv accident that left her paralyzed now taking her first

amy van dyken-rouen is a profile in courage. out of the hospital this morning looking forward to the rest of her life. >> it's been a lot of work. >> an inspiration to everyone who knows her or knows her story. olympic swimmer, winner of six gold medals. the first american woman to win four golds in a single olympics. then two months ago, tragedy. a devastating accident while riding an atv severing her spine and leaving her paralyzed from the waist down. >> proud paraplegic. absolutely. >> but battling back with the heart of a champion. >> it's been a lot of smiles and a lot of laughs and a lot of woo-hoos. there's been a lot of tears shed, for sure. >> but no tears when i talked to her just three weeks after the accident that nearly took her life. what if? you don't ask yourself the what if? >> there's no time for that. that's done and over with. >> amy said the hardest time was when she got back in the pool. >> because it was the pool. i'm there to do my work. and they looked at me like this is not what we're doing. that was r

. >>> 11 weeks after a devastating accident, olympic star amy van dyken rouen is rising.e bay area but very cloudy near the coastline early on. it looks like it's going to stay cloudy toward the beaches today. out to ocean beach right now, you have those clouds rolling on in. and that cool sea breeze is blowing probably going to bring down the temperatures slightly for today but not by much. we'll have a whole lot of sunshine inside the bay and the valleys. so temperatures up in the 70s, some low 80s inside the bay. couple of 80s in the valleys, 60s along the coastline with patchy fog. slightly warmer for the weekend. >>> this portion of >>> this portion of "thbs this morning" sponsored by the buy power card. "i'm 16 and just got my first car" feeling. presenting the buypower card from capital one. redeem earnings toward part or even all of a new chevrolet, buick, gmc or cadillac - with no limits. so every time you use it you're not just shopping for goods. you're shopping for something great. learn more at buypowercard.com mom usually throws a gogurt in there. well mom's