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Very narrow view of what beauty is. a beautiful woman kind of looks like this and a beautiful mankind of looks like this. in that future you can have all kinds of different human beings with body types and different types of minds and it wont be ugly. because it wont -- the conversation wont be about disability. it will be about capability, about ability. about expression. i call it the death of normalcy. >> hugh herr is changing the way we see disability and turning what can be a tragedy in man...

Was shane. turned out it was jane. the answer was irrelevant. the fact that she could speak meant she was conscious and alert and knew what was going on. she looked in a state of shock. she just hadhis emotionless look. i only remember her saying once or twice that, her leg hurt. >> was she crying? >> no. no crying. she looked me straight in the face and answered the question. whats your name? it turned out to be jane. u can imagine with the cos and noise, shane, jane, it was -- >> what did you ...

The fact that she could speak told me that she had an airway, it was patent and she was conscious and alert to what was going on. she just looked in a state of shock. she just had this emotionless look and i only remember her saying once or twice that her leg hurt. >> so was she crying? >> no. nope. no crying. she looked me straight in the face and answered the question. whats your name. turned out to be jane. but shane. you can imagine with the chaos and the noise, shane, jane. >> right. >> it ...

Was shane. turns out it was jane. like i said, the answer was irrelevant. the fact that she could speak told me that she had an airway, and she was conscious and alert to what was going on. she just looked in a state of shock. she just had this emotionless look and just, you know, i only remember her saying once or twice that her leg hurt. >> was she crying? >> no. no crying. she looked me straight in the face and answered the question. whats your name? and turned out to be jane, but shane. and ...

Know, hi, im matt, im here to help you. dad was there, im a paramedic, were going to be all right, were going to be okay. >> she was with her father? >> with her father and older brother. neither one of them looked injured. i asked her her name. the reply i thought i got back was shane. turns out it was jane. like i said, the answer was irrelevant. the fact that she could speak told me that she had an airway, it was patent and she was conscious and alert to what was going on. she just looked in ...

Whats your name. turned out to be jane. but shane. you can imagine with the chaos and the noise, shane, jane. >> right. >> it was just -- >> what did you do first? >> so once she spoke, i realized her air was good, looked down, i realized that she had a full left leg amputation. so i get up, i run back to the sidewalk. there happens to be a gentleman standing there, couldnt tell you who he was, spectator. i need your belt, i need your belt. no hesitation, this man just ripped off his belt, gave ...

>> how is her husband dealing with it? hes a gregarious guy. you see him on the hollywood entertainment shows a lot, out and about in california, in los angeles. how is he dealing with this? >> prince frederic von anhalt is a gregarious person. he likes to talk to reporters. he actually invited us into his home not too long ago to talk to us about his problems with his stepdaughter. hes at the hospital a lot because at 94, she had a leg amputation just a few weeks ago, zsa zsa did. and she had a...

Hes never ridden with me. its true. im a good driver. zsa zsa gabors husband will hold a news conference at the top of the hour. not talking about his wifes recent leg amputation but instead to talk about why theyre selling their $28 million estate. first responders from 9/11 will be in the nations capitol this afternoon to present congresswoman gabby giffords office with a signed u.s. flag. at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 out west, president obama will deliver his second state of the union address....