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The brain. skin involvement. they had to take, you know, the bone out of anias. they had to take skin out. you know, theres just -- for anias, theres never a break. >> despite all of that, the boys doctors are so pleased with their progress. dr. james goodrich is the boys neuro surgeon. >> he said he was right on or ahead of schedule even. is there a -- i mean, because this is so rare, is there a schedule? >> well, just when we deal with traumatic cases, people with injured, recovery times are i...

In the neck early sunday morning. she was in a restaurant parking lot in kentucky when a group of men opened fire. an autopsy expected to take place today. an update now on jaden and anais mcdonald, a rare set of twins born conjoined at the head. the boys are recovering from a 27-hour surgery that separated them. cnn was there exclusively as the boys parents saw them apart for the first time. >> want to kiss him? >> hey, buddy. you look beautiful. you are even more handsome. >> theyre so tiny ...

Team hits the land of the unknown and then well past midnight, they continue to work through the twins brains, vein by vein. and then 2:11 a.m. -- >> its been about 17 hours now since they started operating. you can see for the first time jaden and anias are on two separate operating room tables. they still have a lot of work to do but there was a spontaneous round of applause when the separation finally occurred. and after all the applause come the tears, tears of joy. first for jaden, and then...

>> 7:15 a.m. this is the day the mcdonalds have been wait withing for the for the last year. the hope that jaden and anias, 13-month-old conjoined twins will be separated at last. >> what were you thinking when you were wheeling down the hall this morning? >> its just not real. its like another surgery from before. >> are you talking to me? >> jaden and anias were born sharing 1 1/2 sent meters of brain tissue. they were known as cranial pegas twins and have undergone three complex operations ov...

It has been an emotional week for the parents of two boys who were born conjoined at the head 13 months ago. but after 27 pain-staking hours of surgery, the two were able to begin a new life apart yesterday. our chief medical correspondent, dr. sanjay gupta, has their incredible story. >> good morning, how are you doing? how are the guys? they look ready. >> 7:15 a.m., this is the day the mcdonalds have been waiting for for the last year. the hope, that jaden and anias, 13-month-old conjoined tw...

First for jaden and then for anias. after hours of surgery, hes finally reunited with his team. >> hey, buddy. you look beautiful. >> wow. >> thanks so much, sanjay. that was great. a great exclusive. thanks for joining us. im paula newton. for viewers in the u.s. with new day is just ahead. for everyone else, amanpour starts in a moment. make sure the germs they bring home dont stick around. use clorox disinfecting products. because no one kills germs better than clorox. and now...im in bristol...

Operation began, nicole, christian and their entire family are playing their waiting game. >> do you feel anxious? do you -- are you settled or how do you feel? >> like i have a little nervous energy. >> whats waiting in my stomach is for that phone call, okay, were into -- i call it the land of the unknown. >> an hour later, the surgical team hits the land of the unknown. and well past midnight, they continue to work through the twins brains. vein by vein. and then, 2:11 a.m. >> its been about ...

And a half centimeters of brain tissue. they were undergone three complex operations over the past five months to slowly separate them. today is the fourth and final stage. >> here is the model of our present set of twins. and we have -- this is anias on this side and this is jaden on this side. >> no one in the world has operated on more twins like jaden and anias than neurosurgeon dr. james goodrich. >> when you first met the mcdonalds, did you lay out any statistics? how did you approach it, ...

Even performed makes a huge difference in terms of outcomes. and thats part of the planning that goes into something like this. it takes months, maybe years of planning, makes a huge difference. >> oh, my gosh, sanjay, wow. that is an eye opener. were prague for the little boy. >> jaden is now out, anias is still having his individual surgery done. >> please keep us posted thanks so much for bringing us all the latest on the surgery. >> and god bless those parents. you know. for the strength the...

Know. its never going to be normal again. but, just trying to move forward. >> you have two sons. >> yes, justin and jaden. >> one is in college. >> the other one is 14. >> how are they doing today? >> theyre hanging in there, you know. one day at a time. >> youre so strong. one thing that struck me, but one ufrs resilience and your strength during this time to turn something to painful and tragic and wrong into something so good. and were going to ask about the foundation in a moment. but how d...