The Story

A few weeks ago, Scott Johnson became the first double lung transplant to compete in the legendary Hawaii Ironman. The race  includes a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike race, and a 26.2 mile run. All elements must be completed in 17 hours.  The story behind a piano known as Big Red.

Pastor Phillip Miles has gone to the Russian city of Perm off and on for the past 10 years. At the last minute before his most recent rip, Pastor Miles packed a box of bullets in his luggage as a gift. He got permission to fly with the bullets by airport security in South Carolina, but authorities in Moscow arrested him and charged him with smuggling. Pastor Miles was sentenced to 3 years and 2 months in prison. Also in this epsiode: Elexis is a blind athlete competing in the Paralympics - his events include the triple jump, the 100 and 200 meters, the 4x100-meter relay, and the 4x400-meter relay.

We hear from Sally Silverstone who was part of an eight member team that sealed themselves into a glass structure in Arizona called the Biosphere and did not leave for two years.

Elizabeth Murray had her dream job as an horticulturalist when she quit to volunteer at the famous gardens of the painter Claude Monet.