deployment in afghanistan and was injured while on patrol. he lost both arms and both legs, making him one of the few surviving quadruple amputees of war. on may 30th, 2012, 6 weeks after his injury, we spoke to him by phone from walter reed and here s how he described what happened to him. i wish i didn t have a case of the mondays on april 10th and had a bad day at work, but every now and then, people have bad days at work and my bad day at work had me coming back. i didn t get hit in the face. jenna: from that time on, we follow his recovery, along with his wife kelsey and his young daughter. he spent 19 months at walter reed and went from being bound to a wheelchair to walking to then running and even beyond that. in the last five years, travis has exceeded expectations at every turn. from starting his own business to inspiring others by writing a best selling book and he has
in his precarious physical state kelsey was right. he was a star patient while undergoing five surgeries before being flown back to the state. at walter reed bethesda he s gone through six more. we continue to check in with travis family throughout the next several weeks and a little more than a month after the attack we were surprised when travis joined us live for his own interview. we are so happy to talk to you, travis, just how are you doing? i m doing really good. i mean, i m moving pretty quick through this place. it doesn t get any better than being here i guess. jenna: with only six weeks since the aeu fact travis is already in the gym working on standing for the very first time on his prosthetics but his thoughts remained with his men back in afghanistan. i miss them, and i wish i was there, i wish i didn t have ra case of the mondays on april 10th and had a bad day at work. every now and then people have bad days at work and my bad day in work had me come back to the st
i wish i didn t have a case of the mondays on april 10th. every now and then people have bad days at work and my bad day at work had me come back to the states, you know. i miss them, i wish i was there at the same time i m glad i m home with my wife and my baby. so, you know, it s good either way i guess. i mean i don t like having my arms and legs gone but with all the technology out there and everything they are doing for me i ll be able to drive, wraubg, i can still talk and i still have my moneymaker i didn t get hit in the face, so. jenna: moneymaker, really? staff sergeant travis mills joins us on the phone. how is the moneymaker today ph. it s doing good. i ve actually lost about five pounds. it s skinny, but looking strong, looking strong. jenna: strong as ever. so, you know we talked the first time we met over the phone was today last year, and it s been an incredible year and i m just just tell our viewers what you re up to. well, i m actually finishing a month-long tr
dangerous to american security. so, as these weapons are to get out there, there is, they could really shift to a lot of different things or different groups america might not be comfortable arming. also, should point out that, there s a, one of the people that met with senator mccain, is reported to have been involved in a fairly high-profile kidnapping case. it is really difficult to even, with people that we know and we trust, inside syria, that there s, there really isn t a clear answer as to who we can safely arm and know 100% these arms are not going to be used in a way that would potentially be counter to the interests of americans security. jenna: very interesting what you say about who senator mccain met with. again some of the different variables we should consider. thank you as always, tom, for the invaluable perspective. we look forward to checking back in with you in the next several weeks. thank you so much. yeah, my pleasure.
senator roger wicker. there is no information that that case or any other so far could be connected to the bloomberg case. this is all right now at this moment under investigation, jenna. jenna: we ll continue to watch for developments, thank you. jon: jury selection begins next week for notorious gangster james white thee bulger s trial. preparations underway for what some are calling the great american mop trial. we are hearing from a arizona mother of seven jailed in mexico right now on drug smuggling charges. her words next. bonjour je t adore c est aujourd hui et toujours me amour how about me? [ male announcer ] here s to a life less routine. and it s un, deux, trois, quatre give me some more of that [ male announcer ] the more connected, athletic, seductive lexus rx. je t adore, je t adore, je t adore