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Erick Aleman, a junior at Rio Mesa High School, was born without his left foot and lower leg due to Hanhart Syndrome.

Insignificant to be concerned about high heels when youre an amputee. to me, it was really important. it was part of who i was, part of being a woman and it was something that i didnt want to have to give up. hopefully well be making it happen for a lot of other people as well. its going to open up a whole new life for me, i think. >> it means a lot to me to help another person the way the i was help, also to make people aware of the cost of prosthetic devices and hopefully make some changes. >>...

Was 11 above the knee, and yeah, thats how it started really. >> and you started running at age 32. >> yeah, i actually from england originally and moved to the use, and first running-- 32 when i first got my running leg. >> sarah, you came over and jumped in and said this is the first event of a bit of a series youre doing here. >> yeah, calling it the triple crown of the trifecta, new york city tri today and coming back for the new york city ironman and capping it off with the new york city ma...

Shepherd in the green t-shirt, running for the first time with her new prosthetic running leg. shes from vietnam, she lost her legs when she was an infant after her birth parents strapped bombs to themselves with haven in their arms. a horrific incident that unbelievably has not quelched the spirit of this little girl. >> i dont care if i have prosthetics or no. my mom taught me this thing. it really doesnt matter if you have fake legs or real. everybody will fall down. but getting up is the big...

repeated blows to the head, the kind that you get on a football field can have lasting reprecussions. especially for young people. some states are writing new laws. in fact, one just took effect this month here in california. any player on a high school or middle school team who gets a concussion must be cleared by a trainer or doctor before going back on the field. even then, though, the risk is hard to gauge. you cant really see damage to the brain unless you actually look inside. of...

i want to start with peter hanby in charleston, south carolina. talk to me about the romney camp managing the expectations going into tomorrows primary. >> yes, after a week ago when they were up for ten points in the poll, they aare bracing fora second-place finish here which is not expected. last night, romney said it is a four-person race and we never expected to win here, and sure we could lose, but we will go down to florida to where we have a organization and a lot of support. an...

fighter jet. hope you have a great weekend. well be back here bright and early monday morning. >> it will be a great weekend just watching -- happy friday. well watch that primary, as well. >> it will be a great saturday. live from studio 7, im suzanne malveaux. want to get you up to speed for friday, january 20th. its the eve of the south carolina primary. republican presidential race is now hotter than ever. newt gingrich turned up the heat on the news media in last nights debate. ...

a week after irene hit the east coast, the central gulf coast is getting ready for storm with flooding rains. louisiana governor bobby jindal already declared a state of emergency. oil companies are pulling workers off the rigs in the gulf. some places including new orleans could get as much as 20 inches of rain. texas could really use some of that rain from the tropical system. it doesnt look promising. 14 big wildfires are burning in that state. just one of them west of dallas. firef...

Your prosthetic devices. you have different ones for different things? >> i do. as you can see beside me, i obviously have one. this one right here is for wearing high heels. the next one that i have is for, you know, wearing flip-flops, anything. it has an adjustable ankle in it. the one next to it is primarily the one that i used all the time. i am a mother, single mother. i have two kids that i take care of. and im usually chasing them on a bicycle, behind them, im usually using this one. my ...

Leg to accommodate all the pounding that i have. so the lower part of this running leg here actually acts somewhat as a shock absorber. that way, all the residual, all the pounding doesnt go straight up through he residual limb and it could cause damage to the end of my bone where my leg is amputated. >> finish your thought. sorry about that. >> and the next one is more so of a high activity leg. and thats what i use predominantly every day. >> and do you -- you end up talking to people about th...