welcome back, everyone. we have a very special interview to share with you this morning. it features jaycee dugard, who spent 18 years in the captivity of a couple in california. amazing story here. during her first ever visit to new york she received an award and also spoke for a second time with world news anchor diane sawyer. it is an abc news exclusive. reporter: you may remember she was 11 years old, waiting for the school bus, when convicted sex offender phillip garrido and his wife, nancy, kidnapped her and imprisoned her in a deranged back yard. she was pregnant at 13, gave birth to two daughters. her incredible story of survival told in the book a stolen life. i was kidnapped by a stranger at age 11. and i want phillip garrido to know that i no longer have to keep his secret. reporter: we first spoke to
her eight months ago. and this is jaycee dugard today. still taking delight in ordinary things, like her first trip to new york city. oh, the buildings are incredible. my gosh. these cab drivers are like in and out, in and out, in and out. reporter: she is 31 and still reclaiming her real life. do you ever forget for whole days what happened to you? oh, sure. it s not it s not with me every day. i mean, that is over. you know. he nancy and phillip are behind bars. he hasn t tried to contact you, has he? no. not at all. which is fine with me. have you felt more anger? i am angry. you know. but on the other hand, i have two beautiful daughters that i can never be sorry about. reporter: the daughters fathered by garrido. she managed to protect their privacy even after the book. do the girls want to talk to you and ask you questions? we were in that situation together, and they know what happened. and it s time to move on and
circle. what really went on the hours before michael died and two men that worked with the king of pop for years. he said tomorrow, we re going to discuss the vocals for the tour. you know? that was the last time i spoke to him. this is piers morgan tonight. jaycee dugard s mother never gave up hope but it took 18 agonizing years. as she and her family putting their lives back together, joining me now is jaycee s mother and therapist. welcome to you both. an extraordinary story. one of the most extraordinary i think i have ever encountered in sort of 30 years of journalism. the obvious question is, how are things going? how s normal life? can it be normal for you and jaycee? absolutely. this is what s normal for us and every day is a challenge and we work through it and, you know, therapists help us and we help each other and it s one day at a time. how s she? pretty awesome. she s happy. and healthy. and learning and experiencing new things every day. and i get t
circle. what really went on the hours before michael died and two men that worked with the king of pop for years. he said tomorrow, we re going to discuss the vocals for the tour. you know? that was the last time i spoke to him. this is piers morgan tonight. jaycee dugard s mother never gave up hope but it took 18 agonizing years. as she and her family putting their lives back together, joining me now is jaycee s mother and therapist. welcome to you both. an extraordinary story. one of the most extraordinary i think i have ever encountered in sort of 30 years of journalism. the obvious question is, how are things going? how s normal life? can it be normal for you and jaycee? absolutely. this is what s normal for us and every day is a challenge and we work through it and, you know, therapists help us and we help each other and it s one day at a time. how s she? pretty awesome. she s happy. and healthy. and learning and experiencing new things every day. and i get t
for years. he said tomorrow, we re going to discuss the vocals for the tour. you know? that was the last time i spoke to him. this is piers morgan tonight. jaycee dugard s mother never gave up hope but it took 18 agonizing years. as she and her family putting their lives back together, joining me now is jaycee s mother and therapist. welcome to you both. an extraordinary story. one of the most extraordinary i think i have ever encountered in sort of 30 years of journalism. the obvious question is, how are things going? how s normal life? can it be normal for you and jaycee? absolutely. this is what s normal for us and every day is a challenge and we work through it and, you know, therapists help us and we help each other and it s one day at a time. how s she? pretty awesome. she s happy. and healthy. and learning and experiencing new things every day. and i get the joy of watching that. i missed 18 years of that kid s life and every day is a blessing in my eyes.