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>> michelle knight talking about the man who imprisoned her for 11 years. a psychiatrist also testifying saying that michelle, amanda and gina all now face life sentences of their open, as they try and heal. amazingly, in her statement tonight, michelle knight was looking beyond herself and her two friends. >> a remarkable sentiment for someone who has been through so much. here to talk about what theyre going through, ed smart, whose daughter was abducted when she was 11 years old. and co-autho...

Events that happened to you, define who you are for the rest of your life. >> ed -- >> its a really important piece. >> ed, elizabeth testified against her captor and read a statement in court during his sentencing. i want to play a bit of what she said immediately afterward. >> i told him that whether -- i told him today in court that whether he received his just sentence here on earth or after this earth life, that one day he will have to be responsible for his actions. >> how do you prepare y...

Event -- >> so you have to create a meaning about it or narrative about it? >> some narrative in -- to make sense of it because its such a senseless act. the things that these women have endur endured, is senseless. i was saying earlier that a psychopath in there never have to say think are sorry. they never have to feel it. thats part of the seduction of being a psychopath in my mind. but understanding that and moving forward is the ability to let go that the event or the events that happened t...

Healing and happiness and to life for them is very individualist individualistic, there is you know, not a one size fits all in that path. but i think finding and reconnecting with people, being able to have those relationships and being able to trust again, i think that is the biggest issue, is learning to develop a trust with your friends, with your family, with other people that you come in contact with. you know, to have been violated and put through such hell for so long, you know, to be ab...

Hugely. i ask that everybody continue to respect our privacy and give us time to have a normal life. >> i would say thank you for the support. i just want everyone to know im doing just fine. i may have been through hell and back, but, i am strong enough to walk through hell with a smile on my face. and with my head held high. and my feet firmly on the ground. walking hand in hand with my best friend? i will not let the situation define who i am. i will define the situation. >> joining me now is...

Outstanding. i applaud them. i wish the very best for them. the -- you know, the road to healing and happiness and to life for them is very individualistic, there is you know, not a one size fits all in that path. but i think finding and reconnecting with people, being able to have those relationships and being able to trust again, i think that is the biggest issue, is learning to develop a trust with your friends, with your family, with other people that you come in contact with. you know, to h...

I am getting stronger each day. and having my privacy has helped hugely. i ask that everybody continue to respect our privacy and give us time to have a normal life. >> i would say thank you for the support. i just want everyone to know im doing just fine. i may have been through hell and back, but, i am strong enough to walk through hell with a smile on my face. and with my head held high. and my feet firmly on the ground. walking hand in hand with my best friend? i will not let the situation d...

Predators from doing it again. to think that this happened three times on -- those are huge. a kidnapping is a huge issue that certainly doesnt happen frequently in our communities, fortunately. and the one great thing that i got out of this is, yes, there are some really bad people out there, but its amazing the wonderful people that are there in our communities and help and care. >> ed smart, father of elizabeth smart, reunited back in 2003 after elizabeth had been with her captor for nine mon...

As we talk about these three women who were released as amanda berry went to that door and screamed for help. as we talk about their future, a few people know whats coming next. we talk about elizabeth smart, the young woman kidnapped from a home in utah in 2002. she was rescued a few months later. her father, ed smart, as she was released, he was obviously elated. listen to this. >> elizabeth is happy. she is well. and we are so happy to have her back in our arms. i hate even leaving her. im ju...

>> that was ed smart back in 2003, when his daughter elizabeth was found nine months after being abducted. he joins us to talk about the long road to recovery and how a family rebuilds when the unthinkable happens. and an incredible story of survival. a woman pulled out of the rubble in bangladesh 17 days after the building collapsed. well tell you how she stayed alive so long. good morning. it is saturday, may 11th. the man accused of holding three women captive for almost a decade is now con...