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>> the twins attend school. once a week they go to a private english-speaking school for free. >> ahmed. >> theyre a bit shy. they used to stay by themselves whereas now theyre a proper part of the class. they really try and join in the classes as much as they can. >> within a few short months after returning home the boys are progressing enormously. >> their english improved a lot. you can have conversations with them. >> yay. >> flowers. >> their parents say mohamed and ahmed love learning and...

It will most likely be soon. but dr. salyer knows that to accomplish this he needs to reach out and find an elite group of pediatric neurosurgeons. he does find them. but the question is can they help? >> initially it was quite daunting. it was very difficult to figure out the exact anatomy. >> dr. dale swift is one of the team that would attempt to come up with a surgical plan for ahmed and mohamed. swift and his colleagues conduct ct scans, mris, arteriograms, and using the data they commissio...

And the pros pekt of separating them is all consuming for dr. kenneth salyer. he is now as obsessed as dr. nasser abdel al, the boys egyptian doctor. and both of them watch the egyptian nurses, who have spent nearly every day of the boys lives caring for them, changing them, feeding them, and playing with them. wafa looks after mohamed, and nagla cares for ahmed. >> translator: we love these children like mothers, and we feel like mothers. sometimes we even sleep with these children. >> do you b...

To increase the offerings that we can give to our customers. [ anderson ] we decided that we would take our experience and apply it to the lighter, mellower, more subtle side of the bean. its for the person who always wished that starbucks had a roast like this. [ hayes ] theyre gonna love it. i mean, its a fantastic blend. at medical city hospital in dallas, conjoined twins muhammad and ahmed are being evaluated,

Is twofold. hell tour the facility run by dr. nasser and, of course, check up on mohamed and ahmed. >> its been a long time. >> okay. >> okay. >> you went over to egypt to see these boys. >> right. >> what was that like? >> it was a wonderful moment. we had an opportunity to see these boys, and they were happy. >> its still soft right here. i mean, it still hasnt filled in like i wanted it to. >> this is you. thats you. look. see this place right here? its still a little soft. it has to grow som...

The reaction is overwhelming. >> my dream for them actually crystallized. i wanted these boys to come back with two separate passports. ♪ >> the twins must still wear helmets to protect their heads and give their skulls more time to heal. >> look. look, egypt. >> ahmed. >> for the family life in egypt will be different now. the twins brother and sister will remain in their village of qus with relatives so they can attend their same school. but the parents, sabah and ibrahim, will be in cairo w...

Weve gone from its doable, its not doable, theres -- we could do it and i can see how we can make it happen, and then all of a sudden we get new information and then its like i dont know how were going to make this happen. >> but for now mohamed the rascal and ahmed the philosopher are blissfully ignorant of all the weighty opinions around them, playing new games with their nurses. watched over by nasser, apparently in no danger at all, no closer to surgery. but a little closer to the man who wo...

Five months later the twins are back in the operating room for reconstructive surgery. >> they both had two large holes in their skull after separation, and the idea was we need to fill all that in so they have a solid skull. >> more than two years after the separation surgery theyre ready to come home. ♪ on november 20th, 2005, cairo airport is filled with excitement. the celebration is about to begin. egypts favorite sons are returning home, finally, after more than three long years. and the...

Im alex witt. a new poll shows mitt romney has a lead among hispanic republicans in florida. the abc news poll shows 35% would vote for romney. 21% would say gingrich is their choice. santorum received % and ron paul received 6%. they make up 10% of the republicans likely to vote in tuesdays primary. for all of this and our political coverage, but for now well take you to the d documentary mystery "double lives." for a year and a half medical city hospital in dallas, texas, has been home to co...

Ahmed is unable to walk on his own. >> good boy. >> three times a week dr. samy nasseh volunteers his services, gives the twins physical therapy. >> good boy, ahmed. >> he believes ahmed will walk on his own but it will take a long time. >> and stand up. he needs the assistance of two for him to stand up and walk. but for five months we think, i believe that we can increase the assistance and he can walk independently. >> stand on your right foot. >> goals are set for mohamed as well. >> for moh...