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Fargo red river area. substantial flooding is expected there this week. president obama has allocated federal funding to the fargo area to help emergency efforts. 14 victims lost a limb as a result of the boston marathon bombings. for some of them recovery will be a slow process. dr. sanjay what they will face as he talks wi about six weeks post-surgery for a new amputee to take this first step. >> one of the most i things is this wound around the amputation has to heal up completely this incision line that you see over here. after that they actually have to shape the -- tissues, the prosthe...

Amputation has to heal up completely. this incision line that you see over here. after that is done, they actually have to shape the remaining area of the leg and then actually put something on to sort of shrink those tissues so that the prosthetic can go on. every patient that suffers an amputation, those who tailor therapy to use their new limb. peter coolidge who lost his leg due to complications from diabetes has had his prosthetic leg for less than two weeks. >> no hands there. he was using one hand earlier and two hands before that. let me show you something else. come around and take a ...

Step. one of the most important things is that this wound around the amputation has to heal up completely, this incision line that you see over here. and after that is done, they actually have to shape the remaining area of the leg and then actually put something on to sort of shrink those tissues so that the prosthetic can go on. every patient that suffers an amputation goes through tailored therapy to learn how to use their new limb. peter kulick, who lost his legedu to complications from diabetes, has had his prosthetic leg less than two weeks. the signs of progress can be small sometimes, ...

Well, the road to recovery for the dozens of injuried in the bombings will be a little longer for some. at least 14 bombing survivors have had amputations, all of them will have to learn to walk again with prosthetic devices. there have been remarkable advances in prosthetics over the past several years due to the wars in iraq and afghanistan. our chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta takes a look at how learning to walk again with a prosthetic. >> it takes time. about six weeks post-surgery for a new amputee to take this first step. one of the most important things is that this wound a...