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Videos exclusively acquired by abc. they showed jaycee briefly talking to the camera. she was riding a horse and also doing some holiday baking. that is 29-year-old jaycee on the left. and a gray pullover on the middle. her mother on the right, in the middle her half-sister. also on home video, jaycee speaks to the public. >> hi, im jaycee. >> we want to talk about these new images of jaycee, what they may reveal about how shes adjusting and about her mothers plea for privacy for her family. joi...

Re-engage with life, i think she looks like shes doing great. you know, elizabeth loved horses and had a wonderful time with them, so i think that jaycee looks like shes doing very, very well. >> you know, ed, in this video, theyre clearly showing normal activities, normal family activities, embracing, laughing, having fun, baking cookies. does this ring true to you in terms of what went on with your family when you guys were reunited? >> absolutely. i remember that night very clearly when eliza...

>> ed smart, appreciate you talking with us and our best to your family and elizabeth. >> thanks so much, anderson. ed mentioned some ways you can help survivors of sexual abuse and abduction. hes asking people to go to rideforyourlives.com to learn about a cross-country bike ride for the cause. ed smart supports dnasaves.org which aims every state to allow dna to be taken on arrest. and fund other various dna programs. coming up next on "360," caught on tape. saved from the tracks. amazing ...

2002 at age 14. she was found nine months later. the man accused of her kidnapping and rape was recently ruled competent to stand trial. katie, having gone through something like this yourself, what do you make of seeing these home videos from jaycee? >> i think that jaycee looks remarkably well. i think they are making excellent progress in this process of healing, and thats only going to happen with time. it is a process. and its going to take time. and thats what theyre asking for. theyre jus...

A position where, you know, do i trust this person? is he going to try to do something to me? and all of the normal parts of life is what brings her to a point shes moving on with it. i couldnt agree more. >> ed smart, appreciate you talking to us. best to your family and elizabeth. >> thanks so much, anderson. ed mentioned some ways you can help survivors of sexual abuse and on abduction. go to rideforyourlives.com to learn about a cross-country bike ride for the cause. ed smart supports dnas...

>> katie and ed, thank you guys both for joining us. thank you for your insight and sharing your thoughts with us. we will talk to you again soon, im sure. all right. we are now changing subjects in a big way. were going to talk about people who love their exotic pets maybe a little too much. fatal animal attractions. that is next on "larry king live." ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] all we ask is that you keep doing what youve always done. the lexus rx. never has a vehicle been designed to feel so...

That elizabeth was out there, there were a lot of times when people said ed, you know, smatistically, shes -- statistically, shes dead, theres not a chance shes out there, but i kept having this feeling she was, and we couldnt give up on her and sure enough, i remember hearing a few weeks beforehand my brother saying ed, she might be alive, and i said well, i believe she is, and you know, that is a possibility. and a lot of people say statistically, its over with, but miracles do happen, and i m...

That was early on. martha: right. kelly, how do you deal with this? im sure youve seen these stories before. are you still with us? im sorry, can you repeat that? i just -- martha: kelly, i just wonder, you have seen these kind of stories, ed smart -- ed smart, his daughter was miss fog nine months and his outcome was better, and as you watch this, what goes through your mind? go ahead. im sorry about that. -- missing for nine months and his outcome was better, and as you watch this, what goes t...

Followed was a family nightmare and now the smart family may finally get justice in all of this. brian david mitchell, accused of kidnapping elizabeth smart and holding her for nine harrowing months has finally been found competent to stand trial. the court date is going to come out later this morning. ed smart, elizabeths father, joins us. what a long haul this has been for you and your family. >> its a great day. great day. martha: im curious what your daughter elizabeths reaction is to this, ...

Serving an lds mission for the next eight -- well, shes down to about one four-months, but she is very happy, enjoying life, and i think mitchell is at the back of her mind. but you know, moving forward is where shes at. martha: yeah, you know, when you look back on all of this, ed, you know, take us back to that moment when you realized, because im about to speak to another couple, the kellies, who are looking for their daughter right now, and everybody had written your daughter off, everybody ...