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Double-amputee Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was granted parole Friday, 10 years after shooting his girlfriend through a toilet door at his home.

David Behre lost his feet when he was 20 years old, in an accident that changed his life. He found support in competitive sports and learned to run with sports prostheses. He went on to become a world champion and Paralympic champion. Today he helps people who have also lost limbs to cope with their new lives and gives them hope by discovering new ways to do sports.

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Meantime the united nations addressing sundays referendum to decide whether crimea stays as part of ukraine or rejoins russia. the u.n. security council in talks over a possible resolution supporting ukraines sovereignty. russia is permanent member of that security council. so again some interesting twists and turns to this story. arizona senator john mccain is traveling to ukraine today. he flies out this evening. he will join us before he does in the second hour of "happening now." meantime ...

Its gentle and clinically proven to help restore and maintain regularity. look for citrucel today. and in the big finish tonight, it is a shocking dark turn for a beloved athlete who has inspired millions around the globe. 26-year-old oscar pistorius of south africa made history last year as the first double amputee runner to compete in the olympics using prosthetic blades. tonight he is in a south african jail charged with murder. pistorius is being held in the fatal shooting of his girlfrien...

People to own their own firearms. bill: he was the national figure in that country. >> reporter: absolutely. the media is all over the story. the pistorius is an olympic star and amputee runner. he made history last year in the summer games as the first am amputee to compete in the olympics. so-called "blade runner" campaigned for year to be able to compete against able-bodied athletes n 2012 his work paid off and he was cleared to compete with the worlds top athletes. bill: thank you, elizabeth...

Oscar pistorius is a double amputee runner from south africa who will now be the first amputee to compete in track at the olympics when the games start in london. can you ever go back to like complaining about when the dry cleaners close when you see this guy? >> never. >> i know. i have trouble going for a jog after work for a couple miles. its amazing. inspiration inspirational. >> people are walking down the block in the heat. >> you can see the footage. this is the first time it happened. th...

In which steenkamp stated, im scared of you sometimes and how you snap at me and of how you will react to me. pistorius defended himself by saying, quote, it was a bad day in our relationship. i think i was just being sensitive. maybe i felt a bit insecure, jealous. i wasnt kind to her like i should have been. the dull amputee runner is accused of murdering his girl friend last year on valentines day. officials are shedding new light on what may have caused that deadly shooting last week at ft...

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