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Skiing in the french alps on sunday. hes undergone two operations on his brain and is a medically induced coma. doctors have no prognosis for his recovery. former first lady barbara bush is in a houston hospital tonight. mrs. bush, who is 88, was admitted monday suffering from pneumonia. the statement issued by the office of president george h.w. bush said she is in great spirits. president obama sent along his wish today for a speedy recovery. millions of americans got a raise today. that story...

Vitamin "e". >> id be willing to try anything if its going to help me and help other people. >> reporter: patients in the study were giving 2,000 international units of vitamin "e" a day. those patients required less time with caregivers and reported no serious side effects. maurice, since the medication is inexpensive, the authors say it could be a cost-effective treatment. >> dubois: elaine quijano, thank you. in france today, doctors said michael schumachers condition has improved slightly. t...

Michael schumacher, the most successful formula 1 race car driver in history remains in critical condition tonight after a skiing accident in the french alps. he was skiing with his son yesterday wearing a helmet when he fell and hit his head on a rock. he underwent surgery. hes in a medically induced coma. his condition described as critical. his outlook, uncertain. news tonight about lindsey vonn as she continue it is to recover after hurting her right knee again in france nine days ago. her...

Only in the new year. turneys first tweet today, a disappointing day but hopefully the ice breakers will get through to us tomorrow. disappointing for the ships owners too. they could have to pay the rescue costs. and thats quickly adding up. martin fletcher, nbc news, london. theres more ahead tonight including important new guidelines on screening for lung cancer. doctors say tens of thousands of people could be saved each year. well have that. later, the latest on lindsey vonn as she trie...

He says she may not compete at all before the olympics. she had surgery on the knee in february and partially re-tore one of the ligaments in november. for the nfl this is black monday, the day after the end of the regular season. and its not hard to see why. five head coaches got the news they will not be coming back for another season. jim schwartz of the detroit lions, greg schiano of tampa bay, mike shanahan of the washington redskins, leslie frazier of the minnesota vikings, and rob chudz...

Driver in the history of formula 1 racing. elaine quijano has more on the accident. >> reporter: the 44-year-old schumacher was skiing with his 14-year-old son in an ungroomed part of the trail when he fell and slammed the right side of his head on a rock. schumacher was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. emergency responders say he was conscious when they arrived although they say he appeared to be in shock and his limbs were moving involuntarily. shortly after he slipped into a coma...

Reportedly fell on his head at a resort in the french alps. were told he was wearing a helmet, but arrived at the hospital in a coma and underwent emergency surgery for a traumatic brain injury. the 44-year-old german won seven world championships and secured 91 wins in formula 1. and in antarctica tonight, the big question looming now, will the third time be the charm, or will they have to airlift those stranded passengers to safety now? abcs monica villamizar on the efforts playing out right...

She had been doing well drawing lock stock support as she always does and in canada two weeks ago logging finishes, 40th, 11th. then 5th. instead progress toward the podium again. she has the will. >> short of anything being damaged further, shes going to compete. >> reporter: but even vonn concedes luck will have to bail her out posting on her facebook page, im fighting as hard as i can but skiing with no acl is harder than i expected. fingers crossed. >> my knee just gave out, thats all. >> re...

She lifted her left leg and glided past the gate. headed for the nearest safety net and with boyfriend tiger woods looking on pulled herself upright in obvious pain. >> my right knee just didnt hold up. just gave out. >> reporter: and then something ominous. >> am i suffering? well, i mean, i have no acl, so, you know, its -- yes, i am. i guess im suffering a little bit. >> reporter: no acl, not just a partial tear as had been reported following her wipeout ten months ago in austria. the acl, th...

With much of the nation shivering, we thought wed end the south pole tonight, where prince harry and champion veterans are facing ahearted fought victory. heres bob woodruff. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a race to the south pole. a competition between the americans, brits, canada and australia. all trekking 125 miles through some of the most extreme conditions on the planet. among them, 12 wounded veterans struggling to make their way to the south pole along with prince harry, a military p...