1/29: Vet gets 2 transplated arms; Violence ravages Bolshoi ballet

January 29, 2013 5:07 PM

Brendan Marrocco, a veteran who lost all four of his limbs in Iraq, received two transplanted arms, with which he can now move and gesture. David Martin speaks with Marrocco about his "second chance"; And, the walls of the Bolshoi Theatre echo with legendary stories of vengeance -- needles that were found in costumes, broken glass in a ballet shoe and more. But as Charlie D'Agata reports, there's never been anything more savage than the recent acid attack on the ballet's artistic director.

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