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Gibson chokes up (a little) after Woodruff piece

Posted by Steve Safran on February 27, 2007

Tonight’s World News Tonight just showed a piece on Bob Woodruff’s long climb back from the brink of death. I had no idea the extent of damage to his brain and how far Bob has come. Bob’s speech center was destroyed. It’s gone. And Bob had to teach himself to talk again. The brain is amazing. And seeing Bob’s own children teach him how to say “diamond” is enough to bring a tear to anyone’s eyes. Following the piece you could hear a slight clutch in Charles Gibson’s voice. That he could hold it to that is astonishing. I’ll be watching the full special tonight.