last week, after scruggs filed a lawsuit, the two sides reached an agreement.he terms of the settlement have not been released, but e! news is reporting the payout is upwards of $1 million. >> this is not a case where the lawyers are arguing about whether there was pain or suffering. there clearly was pain and suffering. and there clearly was the kind of serious injury that would justify a very significant damage award into the seven figures. >> reporter: scruggs and her family have not spoken out pub linkly about the settlement. but lauren's mother recently posted on the website caring bridge, describing last week as particularly hard, but one filled with abundant peace. besides wearing a brave and happy face, lauren scruggs has kept busy since her december accident. vacationing in colorado with family and friends, blogging about fashion on her site lo lo, and keeping her fans updated on twitter, tweeting about floral prints to her christian faith. and although scruggs has kept silent there is now talk of a possible book deal. >> there's been a lot of talk tha

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we now have an update on lauren scruggs who was seriously injured last december.woman who accidentally walked into the propeller of an airplane. a grisly injury. >> there's new evidence about just how well her recovery is progressing. >> she's smiling and seemingly exuberant in the texas sun. over the weekend, lauren scruggs spotted leaving this dallas-area sporting goods store no longer shielding her wounds from public view. for the first time since the former model accidentally walked into an airplane propeller after a sightseeing tour in december, we see what remains of her left arm as well as her new prosthetic eye. both revealing just how much she's lost and how far she's come. >> people like lauren just sort of redefine themselves as saying, well, this is who i am. you know, i have a prosthetic eye, a partial arm. i am still who i used to be on the inside. and these things are just small aspects of who i am. >> reporter: her parents cheryl and jeff scruggs, seen alongside their daughter, also smiling and with her every step of the way in her battle back to h

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. >>> and now, to the latest on former model lauren scruggs.ew photos emerging, showing her life now four months after her accident with a spinning plane propeller. abc's paula faris has the story. >> reporter: she is smiling and seemingly exuberant in the texas sun. over the weekend, lauren scruggs spotted leaving this dallas area sporting goods store. no longer shielding her wounds from public view. for the first time since the former model accidentally walked into an airplane propeller after a sightseeing tour in december, we see what remains of her left arm, as well as her new prosthetic eye. both revealing how much she has lost. and how far she's come. >> people like lauren, just sort of redefine themselves. say, this is who i am. i have a prosthetic eye, i have a partial arm. redefining themselves. this is who i am. i am still who i used to be on the inside. and these things are just small aspects of who i am. >> reporter: her parents, cheryl and jeff scruggs, seen alongside their daughter, also smiling. and with her, every step of the wa

, this effort will focus on music and stories and preserve the legacy of earl scruggs. drawing on the region's rich history in music, the center will enlighten, educate, and celebrate the traditions and people of cleveland county and region for that matter, all the while honoring earl scruggs. legendary comedian and accomplished banjo player steve martin summed it up best when he said, quote, before him no one had ever played the banjo like he did. after him, no one -- nobody played the banjo -- i'm sorry, after him everybody played the banjo like he did. or at least tried. imitation is the kindest form of flattery. and indeed earl scruggs has many folks that tried to emulate what he created. he will be missed. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until 1:00 p.m. >> it also cuts funding forings and conferences held by federal agencies by 20%. this is in light recrend spending in the general services administration where agency officials authorized over $800,000 for a conference held

there's also word that scruggs received a seven-figure settlement. >>> a transsexual beauty contestantill be allowed to compete for the miss universe canada title. she was initially disqualified from the competition because she was born a male. but the pageant, owned by donald trump, has reversed its decision, saying she can compete if she meets canada's legal gender requirements. >>> we told you about the violence in lexington, kentucky, that followed last night's march madness championship game. let's have the highlights now. it was kentucky and kansas facing off. the two winningest proms in college basketball history. kentucky got out early. the jayhawks were able to close to within five. they wouldn't get closer than that. kentucky wins 67-59, clinching the school's eighth men's basketball national title. their superstar, anthony davis, was named the final four's most outstanding player, despite only scoring six points last night. and that's why you're seeing lexington in full party mode right now. >> exciting game, for sure. >> not a lot of kids in school. just guessing. >>> comin

scruggs died wednesday of natural causes.>>> mitt romney and rick santorum are courting voters in wisconsin today. the state's presidential primary is tuesday. romney says a win in wisconsin would put him on the way to securing the nomination before the august convention. voters in maryland and d.c. will also go to the polls on tuesday. >>> hillary clinton says the syrian regime will face serious consequences if it does not stop killing its own people. the secretary of state and regional leaders gathered in turkey for a crisis meeting in syria. she also announced an additional $12 million in humanitarian aid to syria's people, bringing the american total to nearly $25 million. >>> this morning in faces of faith, kind words for pope john paul ii. he seems to be on the fast track to becoming the saint. but as cnn correspondent drew griffin found out, there may be one obstacle standing in his way, the new pope. >> reporter: joanna doesn't need the catholic church to tell her who and who isn't a saint. she knows. >> i'm 100% sure

. >>> an update on lauren scruggs after she was badly damaged by a plane's propeller.t how faith helped them get through this difficult time. >>> still to come on "today," dennis rodman like you've never seen him before. in an exclusive interview we talk about his health and the report that he's broke. >>> the scavos are here. they have three dishes you can prepare for your easter brunch. look at her dancing. first these messages. i've been growing oranges my whole life, ever since i can remember. my name is paul fabry, and i grow oranges in florida for tropicana. my grandpa taught me that there's no orange like a florida orange. they're grown in just the right soil... with the perfect amount of sunshine. see, that's how you get that beautiful colour and ripeness. tropicana pure premium is made with 100% florida oranges. because the best oranges make the best juice. ♪ what if the first step on that road is a bowl of soup? delicious campbell's soups fill you with vegetable nutrition, farm-grown ingredients, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's -- it's amaz

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rascal flatts and steve martin took part in a tribute to earl scruggs. he passed away last week.is funeral was just hours before the show started. but the night's most memorable moment came when frank tucci and christina davidson were married during the show. >> i pronounce you husband and wife. >> reporter: both lost their spouses three years ago and met in a support group. during the ceremony martina mcbride and pat monahan sang "marry me." >> our life has come full circle. we'll never forget about our spouses. we'll also honor them. >> reporter: the their families watched the wedding from home along with millions of country music fans. cbs news, las vegas. >> congratulations to them. a good time was had by all. >>> cold tonight. so watch the plants and enjoy the day. >> okay. beautiful weather. thank you, howard. >>> thank you for being with us. come back at 5:00.

rascal flatts and steve martin took part in a tribute for earl scruggs, who passed away last week. forget about our spouses. we'll always honor them. >> reporter: their families watched the wedding from home, along with millions of country music fans. theresa garcia, cbs news, las vegas. >> you will never forget that. wn. ,,,, >> our first look of a dramatic co-starred rescued in the pacific.

plus, lauren scruggs, she's the model seriously injured when she walked into a plane's spinning propellhrough that difficult time. and then dennis rodman like you've never seen him before. the basketball legend sets the record straight about allegations that he's not only broke, but very sick. all that and more when we see you this weekend on "today." >> all right, jenna, look forward to that. al is going to get a check of the weather. >> something about dennis rodman, he always has a place to put his keys. let's show you what's going on as far as your weather is concerned for saturday. some clouds along the pacific northwest coast. slight risk of strong storms from texas into the mid-mississippi river valley. sunny along the east coast. mild conditions into the southeast. and then easter sunday, sunday, we're going to see snow showers in new england, wet weather along the pacific northwest coast. more hit or miss showers and thunderstorms texas on into oklahoma. sunny and warm through the southwest. nice and mild through the central plains on into the southeast. nice and warm down in f

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. >>> and for the very first time we'll hear about lauren scruggs' recovery.former model who ran into the plane propeller. her parents will be live here tomorrow, only on "gma." >> a remarkable story. >>> we begin with the arrest of a washington state man, charged with killing his wife six years after her death. david pets was long the suspect in the case. but there wasn't enough evidence to charge him until now. abc's neal karlinsky is in seattle with the latest. good morning, neal. >> reporter: george, good morning. this is one of the cases where a family waited and waited and refused to give up hope. now, after more than six years, cold case unit detectives reopened the case, found fresh evidence. and now, they have a suspect behind bars. >> look at that beautiful girl. >> reporter: it began like so many missing cases. a family's plea for help. a young woman, 32-year-old nicole pets, suddenly vanished. her husband told reporters she was simply gone. >> focusing on finding her so you don't let your mind go to the bad places. >> reporter: but within days, nic

." ♪ i love my red solo cup >> reporter: in a tribute to banjo great earl scruggs who died last week,ming the song "banjo." ♪ a piece of heaven you've got to go deep way on back ♪ >> reporter: since las vegas is probably more famous for quickie weddings than country music they added a live wedding as christina davidson and frank tucci, a couple from new jersey, exchanged vows, martina mcbride and train's pat monahan sang "mary me." by the end of the song, they were husband and wife. a quickie wedding, indeed. >> you may now kiss your bride! >> reporter: the entertainer of the year award went to taylor swift. her date for the ceremony was to be an 18-year-old fan who's fighting leukemia, but he was too ill to make it. >> my date tonight was supposed to be a high school football player named kevin mcguire and he's not here, but i promised him i would give him a shout out. kevin and all your family and your friends, thank you for wanting to take me to the acms. my band and crew and everyone who helps me make music, and to the fans for voting, thank you for doing this! this is exciting! >

bluegrass fans say goodbye to early scruggs laid to rest in nashville known for banjo pickings, and theght. greg? >>greg: as we told you a moment ago, and showed you, romney is behind, substantially, by most of the polls from the president. and he is not doing well particularly among independents, as well, and romney's negatives are quite high compared to positives. and now we bring become our campaign insiders, john leboutillier and pat caddell and doug. you think he need as candidate makeover and you have five ideas. and now we will talk about them individually. number one, is reintroduce him as a nonideological problem solver. two, main focus is solving the nation's, and yours, problems. and, three, explain how to unleash the economy to create jobs. now the first one. reintroduce him. is this like the new nixon? >> in fact, we had the thing last week, we joked about etch a sketch but there is truth when you are nominated you can readdress the country. he has one shot to go away for a while, come back, and be a likable candidate who can get elected. the points we will tack talked abou

plus, lauren scruggs the model seriously injured when she walked into a plane's spinning propeller, herthat he's not only broke but very sick. all that and more this weekend on "today." >> all right. jenna, we look forward to that. al, better get a check the easter weather forecast. >> dennis rodman. a place to put his keys. let's show you what is going on as far as your weather is concerned. for saturday clouds along the pacific northwest coast. strong risk of slight storms from texas to the mississippi valley. mild conditions into the southeast. easter sunday we'll have snow showers in new england, wet weather along the pacific northwest coast. more hit and miss shower storms texas into oklahoma. sunny and mild through the plains. nice and warm down in florida. that's what is going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >>> mild today and warm tomorrow. good morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren talking about the mid 60s inland today in places like san jose, livermore, even concord hitting 62 degrees today. tomorrow we're talking about the 70s a

plus, lauren scruggs, she's the model seriously injured when she walked into a plane's spinning propellt only broke, but very sick. all that and more when we see you this weekend on "today." >> all right, jenna, look forward to that. al is going to get a check of the weather. >> something about dennis rodman, he always has a place to put his keys. let's show you what's going on as far as yput his keys. let's show you what's going on as far as your weather is concerned. for saturday some clouds across the northwest coast. slight risk of storms from texas into the mid-mississippi river valley. mild conditions into the southeast. east eer sunday, sunday, snow showers in new england, wet weather along the pacific west coast. texas on into oklahoma thunderstorms. nice and mild through the central plains on into the southeast, nice and warm down in florida. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >>> good morning. a sapphire sky. a live view overlooking washington. temperatures are still chilly. we're in the upper 40s and it will be 50 deg