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And as you might guess, the skin is closed over this area, but theres a concavity. >> so the skin grows back over it? or they graft skin on? >> theres an incision made and after the operation is performed, the skin is brought back together. >> they fold the skin -- >> and just, you know, and put together with sutures. but youre absolutely right, anderson, to your point, the only thing protecting the underlying brain now is that layer of skin. the bone is gone. so if a person were to fall or some...

But to your point, the only thing protecting the underlying brain now is that layer of skin. the bone is gone. so if a person were to fall or something were to injure this area of the head, that would be a problem. a lot of times people will wear helmets to protect that part of the head. but people can walk around with it. >> so during her surgery, did they put back the original piece of bone? >> in fact, that original piece bone, what they were concerned about, they were concerned it may have r...

A lot of times people will wear helmets to protect that part of the head. but people can walk around with it. >> did they put back the original piece of bone during her surgery? >> in fact, that original piece bone, what they were concerned about, they were concerned it may have risk of infection. so what they did is created a bone substitute. they essentially just model the same contour and go ahead and place it back as you see there. i dont know if you can see this around the edges, there is t...

telling affiliate ktla the plane was being operated by a contractor called omega. it crashed on an aborted takeoff. there are skid marks nearby. we dont know went wrong or if weather played a role. there are high winds in the area right now. we know the crew of three managed to escape with minor injuries. well bring your more details as we learn more throughout the hour. now tonight, we begin keeping them honest, with a statement so outrageous it would be laughable except it concerns...

good evening. we begin with breaking news. pictures just coming in from the west coast. a military jet engulfed in flames at the end of a runway at point mugu naval air station. thats just up the coast from los angeles, south of santa barbara. the plane is a military version of the old boeing 707. a public information officer telling affiliate ktla the plane was being operated by a contractor called omega. according to the affiliate kabc, it crashed on what appears to be an aborted tak...

there are very high winds in the area right now. we do know the crew of three managed to escape with just minor injuries. were of course going to bring you more details of this as we learn more throughout this hour. now tonight, we begin keeping them honest, with a statement so outrageous it would be laughable except it concerns and tries to gloss over systematic killings by the regime in syria. much of those -- many of those killings caught on camera. syrias dictator, bashar al assa...

The arizona congresswoman had sijry and recovering well after a cranial plasty procedure. dr. sanjay gupta is a brain surgeon and performs this procedure. he joins us to tell us what happened why is this important in the prognosis? >> you remember first of all we talked about this at the time when congresswoman giffords was first treated. in order to address the issue of the swelling from this bullet injury, this is a skull here. on the left side they remove bone. why? that gives space for the b...

death of bin laden. if the al qaeda leader led as long as five years, someone high up had to be protecting him. heres a tiny sample. >> there had to be work for bin laden in pakistan. >> its inconceivable that bin laden did not have a support system in the country. >> i think at high levels they knew being the intelligence service. they knew it. >> it is double dealing. >> sorry this benign and difference or was it indifference with a motive. >> but today at a pentagon briefing, secret...

Help explain this, and i no you have this skull here to demonstrate. >> well, the brain, you are giving it a place to swell. it has an injury, and it will be swollen as a result. you want the give it room. that is all you are doing here is mechanic. what people are surprised by is that the bone can stay off for a period of time and someone can be perfectly fine. >> thus the helmet. >> yes, to protect the outer layers of the brain and the brain, itself, and as far as the functioning goes, it shou...