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Sanjay, you perform these surgeries every week. you did a demonstration of how much of her skull had to be originally removed to save her life. i want to take a quick look at that. >> one thing to keep in mind, the brain, unlike other organs of the body, if it starts to swell, its got nowhere to go. it can only go downwards and thats called a herniation. the second part is to connect these holes. this is the last cut now were making. one of the things thats really important is when you take this...

The big step forward in the recovery of congresswoman gabrielle giffords. you can recall, of course, she was shot in the head at a constituent meeting in arizona back in january. severely wounded, six people were killed in that attack. today, giffords underwent surgery to replace a piece of her skull that doctors removed because of brain swelling. a hospital says shes doing well tonight. i spoke to dr. sanjay gupta about the procedure a short time ago. sanjay, you perform these surgeries every w...

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 these little plates with tiny little screws. two screws in the bone graft itself and two screws back in original skull. and thats what holds it in place. they close the skin over it and thats the operation. >> thats incredible. you spent time with her doctors. do they think shes going to regain enough function, can she return to congress? >> i s...

Opened it, it was on the media and i spoke to human rights organizations about what happened to me. and im happy for that. i call on all girls, not just in libya, but in the whole world, to speak out and not be afraid. >> reporter: nic robertson, cnn, doha, qatar. coming up, an update on gabrielle giffordss recovery. she had surgery on her skull. dr. sanjay gupta is going to join us and show you the procedure of how they take off part of the skull. its something sanjay does quite frequently. ...

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...

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...

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