MARCH OF NEXT YEAR. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>> WE'RE GOING TO GET AN UPDATE ON JAY LENO, DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL A WEEK AFTER BEING SEVERELY BURNED IN A GARAGE FIRE. OUR NEWEST CORRESPONDENT IS IN LOS ANGELES WITH THE STORY. GOOD MORNING. >> Reporter: GEORGE, GOOD MORNING TO YOU. JAY LENO WAS OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AND ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY AFTER SUFFERING SIGNIFICANT SECOND AND THIRD-DEGREE BURNS. WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT THOSE SCARS AT A PICTURE TAKEN AT THE TIME OF HIS RELEASE. THIS MORNING, JAY LENO WAS ALL SMILES IN THE NEWLY-RELEASED PHOTO, FOLLOWING THE DEVASTATING CAR FIRE, STANDING WITH MEDICAL STAFF AFTER BEING RELEASED FROM THE BURN CENTER. THE SECOND AND THIRD-DEGREE BURN WOUNDS HE SUSTAINED VISIBLE TO THE EYE, AS DR. GROSSMAN WROTE IN A STATEMENT OVERNIGHT, I AM PLEASED WITH JAY'S PROGRESS AND I AM OPTIMISTIC THAT HE WILL MAKE A FULL RECOVERY. THE 72-YEAR-OLD COMEDIAN HOSPITALIZED FOR TEN DAYS AFTER A FLASH GASOLINE FIRE LEFT HIM WITH DEEP THIRD-DEGREE BURNS. THE FORMER TONIGHT SHOW HOST UNDERGOING TWO SURGICAL GRAFTING PROCEDURES. HIS NEXT STEP TO RECOVERY WILL INCLUDE FOLLOW-UP CARE AT THE OUTPATIENT FACILITY. >> HE DEFINITELY HAS SERIOUS INJURIES. THERE ARE POTENTIAL FOR SCARRING AND A POTENTIAL FOR SOME DYSFUNCTION IN SOME OF THE AREAS THAT HE'S INJURED IN. >> Reporter: LENO'S NAME REMAINS SYNONYMOUS WITH LATE-NIGHT TV AND COMEDY. HE'S ALSO A CAR ENTHUSIAST. THE HOST OF "JAY LENO'S GARAGE" HE WAS WORKING ON A CAR WHEN GAS IGNITED THIS MONTH. THE DOCTOR REMARKED ON THE HIGH SPIRITS HE MAINTAINED. >> THERE ARE CHILDREN IN THE UNIT AND HE DELIVERED THEM COOKIES AND GOOD WISHES AND HE'S REALLY BEEN AN IDEAL RESIDENT IN THE BURN UNIT. >> Reporter: AT A PRESS CONFERENCE LAST WEEK DR. GROSSMAN SAYS HE EXPECTS