ages 18 to 34. overall the show had nearly 3 million viewers a night. conan's getting more younger viewers than jay leno and david letterman. conan airs on tbs, owned by our parent company here at cnn. ♪ the simpsons >> well, you know the music. even if you don't know the show, don't watch the show, if you will, everybody knows that music. why would you not? they've been around for 23 years now. fox says it will, in fact, renew the simpsons for what's coming up on their 23rd season. already the longest-running comedy series in history. and will hit 515 episodes by the end of next season. top of the hour here now. welcome to you all from the cnn center in atlanta, georgia. this is your "cnn saturday morning." i'm t.j. holmes.

a story we're keeping a close eye on throughout the morning, developing story, pro-democracy activist released from her house arrest overnight after years of detention. talking about aung san suu kyi. going live to myanmar straight ahead. also, avoiding the doctor. that is a potentially deadly mistake that so many people specifically men make, not just saying it to get on to you. i was making the same mistake not been to the doctor in ten-plus years for a checkup. i'm breaking my bad habit this morning. also hoping it will help you break yours. also, innovation, innovation at its best is what this is. "time" magazine releases its list of the year's top inventions. find out what they are. that's coming up. again, after spending 15 of the past 21 years under house arrest in myanmar, democracy activist aung san suu kyi has been released. thousands of supporters cheered

and applauded as she emerged from her home this morning. the military government refused to allow foreign reporters in myanmar to cover the story. myanmar, a lot of people refer to as burma. we have a correspondent there on the ground. we will not identify this correspondent for safety reasons, but joining me now, over the phone, we've been watching this story now for the past several hours. what is aung san suu kyi up to now? she came out and went right to work, some would say. >> reporter: yes, some would indeed say that, t.j. what she did she held a very short speech after she came out. obviously emotional moment not only for her but the supporters that have been waiting, as you say, years really, to -- the only -- >> looks like our reporter, we're having a difficult -- this is a very difficult and tricky thing to try to do try to get live reporting out of myanmar.

we've been able to throughout the morning for the most part, but appears we're having an issue with the signal now. again, military junta ha has been controlling myanmar since 1962. they have not allowed international monitors in. they haven't allowed international press in to cover their elections which took place on sunday. but also to cover this release of aung san suu kyi, we will try to reconnect with our reporter on the ground at some point. again, after all of these years, 15 of the past 21 under house arrest, she is now free. it comes less than a week after they held elections there. they held them on sunday. these were the first elections in myanmar in some 20 years. but for the most part, people from outside viewed these elections on sunday as a front to give the facade of democracy. a lot don't believe that will change with the military government but people hanging a lot of hopes on aung san suu kyi who has made it her fight for the past several decades to bring democracy to myanmar.

her release from house arrest comes as president obama is touring asia. the president, who has called for in the past several days her release has released a statement now since she was released from the house arrest. and it says, quote, she's a hero of mine and a source of inspiration for all who work to advance basic human rights in burma and around the world. the united states welcomes her long, overdue release. the president is nearing the end of his trip with a stop in japan attending the apec summit where the talk is focusing on trade. cnn white house correspondent dan lothian is there. >> reporter: well, president obama has been pushing the trade agenda, making the case to these world leaders that everyone can benefit from expanded trade. mr. obama pointing out that seven of the top trading partners with the u.s. are part of apec. also pointing out that 60% of u.s. exports come to this region. the case that mr. obama has been making on this asia tour is that

these global markets, as they open up, there's more opportunity for u.s. goods, creating jobs back at home. but some here are worried that the united states is coming with its hands out, looking for jobs back at home, and they wonder what are they getting in return. mr. obama addressed that issue speaking to business leaders today. >> i make no apologies for do whatever i can to bring those jobs and industries to america. but what i've also said throughout this trip is that in the 21st century, there is no need to view trade, commerce, or economic growth as zero sum games where one country always has to prosper at the expense of another. if we work together and act together, strengthening our economic ties can be a win-win for all of our nations. >> the headlines have not been favorable for the obama administration. words like disappointment, setback, because the u.s. was not able to make progress on the

china currency i not able to lock up a trading deal with south korea. one top administration official pointing out these deals take time, incremental steps before you get victory. this official pointing out negative talk, the u.s. not being able to accomplish what they came here to do, are nothing but exaggerations. top maryland government official arrested in connection with an alleged kickback scheme says he's innocence. fbi agents arrested jack johnson and his wife yesterday. agents say they found his wife with nearly 80,000 stuffed in her bra. after searching the johnson's home they left with at least ten boxes of evidence. the johnsons are charged with tampering with evidence and destruction of records. >> innocent of these charges. i can't wait for the facts to come out and when they come out,

i am absolutely convinced that i'm going to be -- we will be vindicated. >> in addition to that $80,000 that authorities say, the wife was trying to stuff in her underwear, authorities say while agents were at door he was instructing his wife to try to flush a $100,000 check down the toilet. jack johnson's second term ends in december. flying cars, jet packs, lasers, all some of the year's best inventions. what else makes the police josh levs taking a look. he's got that look next. in tod? our professors know. because they've been there. and they work closely with business leaders to develop curriculum to meet the needs of top businesses. which means when our graduates walk in the room, they're not only prepared... they're prepared to lead. devry university's keller graduate school of management. learn how to grow the business of you at keller.edu.

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ten minutes past the hour now. "time" magazine out with a list of best inventions of the year. josh levs is on the lookout. >> reporter: the list is out. the one every inventor wants to be on the 50 best invention of went to. from time.com. first one, the most obvious one, the ipad. here you go. the folks at "time" asks how does apple keep outinventing the rest of the tech industry?

reinterventing a product category that competitors have given up on. here's something on the list that you're less likely to own. a flying car. time says it could redefine the convertible designed by a team of m.i.t. aeronautics engineers a street legal, airworthy, air bag and parachute-equipped flying car that $200,000, priced less than a lamborghini. by the way, speaking of cool and new ways to fly, the list includes this. take a look, martin jet pack, positions itself as the first practical jet pack. also inventions on here that are all about medical breakthroughs that can help people. take a look here. the malaria proof moss skeet toe and the xo skeleton that uses artificial intelligence to wear

simulate a human walk. we showed it to you in the newsroom with ali velshi as a woman in a wheel chair for years tried it out. >> i never believed in my lifetime that i would be able to walk and here i am walking with you side by side, eye to eye, and it's the most beautiful thing that, you know, it just triggers emotion in me to this day. >> some amazing inventions. i posted a list for you facebook and twitter. take a look there or at the blog. let us know if there's cool inventions out there that you think were left out of this list. love to hear from you. back to you. where would you say in the country the most attractive people live? well, according to one survey, they're in charleston, south carolina. apparently got good-looking folks in charleston,

distinguished by travel and leisure magazine as the most attractive people. it beat out san diego, as you see on the list. san juan, puerto rico, on the list. denver, austin, but also nashville. savannah, georgia, miami, salt lake, honolulu also in that top ten. in an era where many restaurant are offering healthier food options a restaurant pushing backer the heart attack grill. and its slogan is, quote, taste worth dying for. offers free meals to anyone who already weighs more than 350 pounds and they're serious about that. take it from the 570-pound spokesman. >> other diets don't deliver results. but i made incredible progress on the heart attack grill diet. a couple months ago, i was wearing these. >> no dangerous yo-yo syndrome. >> okay. you see what they're getting at

here, who knows what they're actually serving there. a lot of doctors disagree with what they're going after here. but if you also like an afterdinner smoke, the heart attack grill sells completely unfiltered cigarettes. well, as they say you can't squeeze blood from a tur turnip. might be easiest than getting a guy to go to the doctor sometimes. guys will not go. you can be walking around feeling fine, but killing yourself and not even know it. i'm not just getting on to you about it. i'm embarrassed to admit i was one of those guys in that category. had not been to the doctor for a physical in some ten years. that changed this morning. hopefully it will change for you as well. taking you along for my trip to the doc. everything you need to stretch out on long trips. residence inn. ♪

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17 past the hour. need to turn to some weather now. for a lot of folks flying today, bonnie schneider, if you're flying through a particular section of the country, you'll have some problems. >> absolutely. minneapolis, t.j., right now, delays an hour, and they are going up. and there's a really good reason for it. snow. i know it always snows in minneapolis, certainly in november, but november 13th, getting snow is below average. on the average we tend to see the first snowfall around the 18th to the 21st. so, this snow, and there's a lot of it, is coming early this season. you can see it on the radar. notice the heavy rain in advance of the system. tracking snow, rain, sleet, and ice on this saturday morning. this big strong area of low pressure will produce snowfall totals 10 inches. we could see more than that in isolated areas. winds are intense with the system. we'll have blowing and drifting snow throughout the day and into the night and into tomorrow.

i want to take you closer in to show you the latest readings, because they're really interesting. winds are brisk, coming in 15 miles per hour. gusts as high as 30 miles per hour. number 34, that's the temperature. below it the windchill factor, it feels like 22 degrees. and this number kind of fluctuating here, this is cool. able to show you the snowfall totals as they're occurring. it's measuring snow from our radar perspective. we have approximately 5 inches on the ground south of the city. it's still snowing. we will see more as we go through the day. it's a tough start to a saturday unless you like the snow, then you're probably happy. rain across the northeast. raining in seattle throughout the morning. more of that. as we head southward along the west coast, tracking strong wind. wind advisories for cities like sacramento for today. the winds will pick up. gusts may get stronger later on today as well as further south into southern california. los angeles, you're not under a wind advisory but to the north

and santa clarita, you are, the winds are stronger there. also wind advisories through san bernardino and riverside as well. sun is shining, you'll see nice weather. for those travel, tracking delays. wow, flight explorer is busy. maybe a head start on thanksgiving travel. early for that but lots of planes out there thousands of them. one place tracking delays, right here, minneapolis, minnesota, at least an hour, and delays are going up from here due to wind, snow, and ice. >> wind, snow, and ice. three things that no traveler wants to hear. >> no. >> all right. bonnie, appreciate you as always. thanks so much. keep a close eye on the weather situation. a look at the stories making headlines. former israeli prime minister ariel sharon is out of the hospital and back home but just for the weekend. he suffered a massive stroke in 2006. has been in a coma ever since. the former aide says the family's working to bring sharon home permanently.

also if you're traveling by air the next couple of weeks, could take you longer. yes, longer to get through security and here's why. grassroots organizations are urging passengers to say no to the new full body scans. you know the ones that take an image of you. what you're seeing here are the pat-downs. if you don't do the image scanner you can opt for the pat-down but they have enhanced these things and they're much more intrusive than they were before. and they'll certainly take more time. so if you refuse the scanner, a lot of people are doing that it could back things up. these new scanners were ordered in the wake of recent terror plots. san francisco now, with the mayor says parents, not politicians, should bei decidin what kids should eat. he's vetoed the ban on meals with kids' toys. excuse me it is still likely, though he vetoed the bill, it's still will become law, many

believe, because the board of supervisors passed the ban with more than enough votes to overturn the veto. we oftentimes talks about mcdonald's but this applies to any restaurant that serves toys with meals but there have to be certain nutritional restrictions. you can put the toy in there but it has to meet certain strict nutritional standards? fellows, let me talk to you for a second. many men out there, no matter what age, just hate going to the doctor. you feel fine, it ain't broke it ain't bleeding, you ain't going. we get that. i was just as guilty. my last visit to the doctor for a physical, i'm embarrassed to admit at least ten years ago. well, i had my friend and a couple of loved ones get on to me about this and one of those friends radio show host, syndicated host, tom joyner, helped me put an end to the overdue appointment. >> second time around. ♪

come on, girl. >> reporter: host tom joyner is 60 years old but you'd never know it. look at him. it's not just a song. it's a mantra for joyner who credits his career longevity to regular doctors visits. he wants his radio family to hear that message. >> if we've got you laugh, we've got you listening. if we've got you listen, we can feed you information. >> reporter: join joiner's take a loved one to the doctor's initiative. >> we are disproportionately affected by heart disease, diabetes and the list just goes on and on and on. >> reporter: and that's where i come in. it's been more than ten years since my last physical. so tom joyner is taking me to the doctor. we're at the cooper clinic

dallas, where joyner himself is a regular patient. >> how you doing? >> reporter: you know, to be honest with you, i haven't done this in so long. >> i heard. >> reporter: it's scary been with that, on to my first meeting with dr. tyler cooper. >> do you sleep well? >> reporter: i sleep well. i don't sleep a lot. >> allergic to medications? >> reporter: not that i nov know of. >> haven't had a tetanus shot in the last ten years? >> reporter: what occasion would vie done that? a head-to-toe physical exam, lab work, hearing, vision, lung and stress tests. seeing a dermatologist, a nutrition counselor, and even an exercise consultant. >> come on in. >> reporter: right off the bat, my blood pressure concerned the doctor. >> little high. 38/85. we'll get several others. >> reporter: it's an alarming statistic. close to 45% of african-americans suffer from high blood pressure. and more than twice as many african-americans will die from hypertension when compared to

white patients. >> breathe normally now. >> reporter: my heart sounds healthy. so it's off to the next exam room where a parascope checks my vocal chords. ahhhh. >> "american idol" needs you, huh? >> reporter: next, the eye exam. >> can you see the black dot? >> reporter: yes, ma'am. >> all four corners? >> reporter: yes, ma'am. clearly, joyner is the only person here enjoying my physical. >> how many fingers? >> reporter: deuces. glad you're enjoying this. when was the last time you did one of these? >> last year. i'm scheduled to come in this year. >> reporter: yeah, i'm coming back. >> i'm going to pin. the skin, pull it away from the muscle, pinch again. >> reporter: joyner didn't have anything to make fun of during my body fat analysis. >> al done. 7.1. >> reporter: like that? >> i hate that. >> reporter: like that? >> i can't wait for you to get fat. >> reporter: when does that start? so far, so good.

but i hadn't got tonight the part i had been warned about. the infamous, and all-important, stress tests. do people fail? >> nobody fails. >> reporter: let's do this, man. but i'm not just worried about failing for all to see. after avoiding the doctor for more than a decade, i'm nervous about what my results might say about my overall health. >> and still ahead, you will see those results from that, yes, infamous but still all-important treadmill stress test. that is coming up in the next half hour. and, yes, the doctor has me making changes to my life, my diet, that's why i have a bag of carrots i'm eating here as well. that's coming up. also, the votes still being counted in several congressional contests. find out what's at stake.be oots. until one day, my daughter showed me a designer handbag. and like that, we had a new side to our business.

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all right. we just wrapped up the midterm elections. we're already talking about congressional races for 2012? joining me now from washington, deputy political director, paul steinhauser. can't we take a couple of weeks off from campaigning? talking 2012 congressional races? >> i'm sorry about this, t.j. i promise, thanksgiving, christmas, we won't talk of this okay? but that -- we're not there yet. talk about it right now. let's look ahead to 2012, talk about the battle for the senate. in the house side you know all 435 seats will be up. what about the senate? check this out. 33 seats will be up in 2012. of the 33, look at this, this is the trouble for the democrats, 23 of the 33 seats will be democratic seats, t.j. democrats were able to hold on to the senate this time. they lost their bigger, larger majority, lost six seats to the

republicans but they did control the senate that's 53-47 majority. they're going to have a tough time possibly in 2012 just by looking at numbers. of those 23, democrats who could face tough times like sharon brown of ohio, jim webb of virginia, ben nelson of nebraska, ken conrad of the dakotas and a list of others that could face challenging re-elections because of the states they're in which are states with moderate to more conservative voters. so numbers are troubling for the democrats. >> you talking about troubling for the democrats but is there some pressure, somewhere for republicans as well? >> there is. there's only ten, right? the odds are better for them. but let's talk about those ten. let's talk about senator scott brown of massachusetts. he just won that big upset earlier this year to win ted kennedy's old seat. and basically, by winning that election, he's finishing out the last two years of kennedy's term. that means he's up in 2012. a republican in massachusetts

isn't the easiest thing to win the election. democrats are definitely going to have their eyes out for him. also you know what? he may face trouble from the tea party movement which backed him earlier this year in his big victory and helped him, but since he's been willing to negotiate and vote for a couple of democratic pieces legislation that could put hip in the bull's-eye of tea party types. another person in the bull's-eye of tea party types, senator orrin hatch of utah. a conservative senator but somebody who is willing to negotiate with democrats. he just saw his fellow utah longtime republican bob bennett get ousted in the republican primary by tea party groups. a spoke to somebody from tea party express, weighed in big time in the republican primaries and they said they -- they didn't give me a list -- but watch out for some republicans we may come after you in 2012 like we did in 2010. >> have they sorted out the

leadership issues on the democratic side from the house from the number one democrat, who will be the number two, now talking about a number three democrat? did they work all of this out? >> they may have. some brand new reporting late last night by dana bash, senior congressional correspondent, on what's go throng. what's the problem? well, the democrats are in the minority in the house. they lose the speakership. it's like musical chairs. they just lost a job. nancy pelosi is going for the minority leader that means everybody else bumps down one. the problem, you had steny hoyer of maryland, current majority leader, and jim clyburn, democrat from south carolina, who is the whip, going for the same job, number two job under pelosi. and that was a problem because steny hoyer is adored by moderate democrats. clyburn, of course, one of the senior african-americans in the democratic coalition. there want enough room, right? what would you do? both going after the same job. dana bash reporting there may be a deal in the works to give clyburn a new position they

would create. hoyer be the minority whip. clyburn would have a new position, not announced yet. we're going to keep a close eye on this and see if that is settled. that was a problem for the democrats in the house. >> has to be a compromise. they may have worked something out. good to see you. abortion was not one of the biggest issues in the midterms for a lot of people but it's expected to be back in the spotlight in the presidential race. sarah palin already hammering away at the issue, attacking president obama's health care plan. reporting for us now, cnn's brian todd. >> reporter: sarah palin takes on the president's health care plan in very stark terms. >> the biggest advance of the abortion industry in america has been the passage of obama care. >> reporter: she's hammered on this for at least a couple of months now, and usually so the same anti-abortion crowd. palin has attacked the obama team arc excusing them of sneaking provisions into the overhaul that would make it

easier to get abortions and she says they did it with the help of willing members of congress. >> but they caved at the last minute, many of them did, in exchange for a nonbinding executive order that was promised by the most pro-abortion president to ever occupy the white house. and sure enough, just three months after the executive order was signed, the obama administration broke its promise by making funding available for high-risk insurance pool in some states that do cover in some cases, elective abortions that we talked about. >> reporter: what's she talking about? we tried to reach palin's represent everybodies with phone calls and e-mails and got no response. white house officials tell us, the health care plan makes no federal government money available for abortions. except in the cases of rape, incest, or if the mother's life is in danger. but there is a provision that gives subsidies to low and middle-income people to help them buy insurance through state-based health care exchanges. if those people used government money to buy a plan that covers

abortion, then palin may be arguing abortions covered in that plan would be paid for in part with government money. but the law says, abortions in those state plans have to be paid for separately, out of the person's own pocket. another question, has to do with sarah palin's political calculation. why she's hammering on the issue of abortion when it doesn't seem to resonate with voters this year. a cnn poll in early august showed that out of the issues extremely important to voters, 15 of them in fact, abortion ranked 14th. why does she keep hammering on it? >> abortion will be important in the 2012 presidential race, though it wasn't so important in the 2010 midterms. and especially in a place like iowa that holds the opening caucuses in the presidential process. that's a place that has a really powerful anti-abortion movement. >> reporter: do we take this as a signal sarah palin is going to run for president? again, we got no response from her side but susan page says palin sends every sign she can these days that she does plan to

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40 minutes part the hour. stories making headlines, pro-democracy activist aung san suu kyi is free, after years of house arrest. myanmar's ruling military leaders released her today. the nobel peace prize winner spent 15 of the last 2 and years in confinement. myanmar known to many as burma. haiti's cholera outbreak spreading at an alarming rate. more than 800 deaths reported, more than 12,000 others sick. the united nations calling on international donors to contribute another $164 million in aid to battle this outbreak. also, president obama is nearing the end of his trip to asia. today in japan meeting with

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we are only seconds away from fredricka whitfield, joining us near a moment. but first, i want to give you an update on the latest political headlines out there. the dominos still falling as the republican takeover of the house. speaker, house speaker nancy pelosi, poised to replace steny hoyer as house democratic leader. hoy already move down to the number two slot, making him the house democratic whip. they say the current whip, james clyburn, has agreed to move to a newly created number three slot. president obama and congressional republicans apparently agree on one thing, earmarks need to go. in a statement released yesterday, house republican leaders called on congress to

ban earmarks. in his weekly immediamedia addr today the president said much of the same thing. sarah palin she remains popular among republicans. she appears to be maybe losing favor with other americans. new gallup poll suggests most americans, 52%, have a negative view of palin. as i've said a moment ago, my favorite part of this morning, good to see fredricka whitfield. i wish we could show people the things that go on to get you to where you are right now. >> i'm so glad they can't see that part. >> a lot going on while i was doing news there. a little wardrobe shifting going on. >> up to the minute. 24/7 broadcast here. sometimes we do things just as it's all happening. >> and it was just happening. >> sometimes you need to see it sometimes you don't. >> you didn't need to see that. >> how are you doing? >> hello. all of the stuff that you can

see, should see, start agent noon eastern time. legal guys. >> legal guys. >> i love to start with them. they are my favorite of the noon eastern hour and the favorites of a lot of people who tune in every weekend, they're so bright, smart. incredible takes on everything from mel gibson heading to court coming up involving, yeah, the battle with his -- should we call her ex-girlfriend? estranged? not sure what the relationship is but you know what i'm talking about. talking about mel gibson and everything else taking place in his world. and we're going to talk about facebook, how much of what you say on facebook could ultimately get you in trouble? could it get you fired? how much should you be culpable for as it come dozen to your work. >> labor rights groups saying you should say what you want to say. >> companies want to say if you're representing our company by being an employee we have certain codes of conduct, you have to adhere to it.

that's the area that we're going to be discussing how it becomes a legal fight. >> are your legal guys going to agree on it. >> of course not. that's what makes it wonderful and special. sar sar sarin deputy. you know ken and daria dole. incredible financial experts comingplace. you know the dolans, incredible financial experts from long beach. they are back after a long hiatus. they have been in italy. they have been doing incredible financial planning for their lives so they are benefiting from it. today they are talking about what you can expect in terms of your investments and taxes now that republicans have had so many victories during midterm elections come january or maybe even prior to the swear in what should you expect and how should you handle your money. of course you talked about veterans in focus. this is going to be 3:00 eastern time special on how the men and women in uniform are being

honored and how they should be honored. adhd, one in ten now children with adhd. we're going to have a guest who is doing to tell folks what do you do if your child is diagnosed. how do you make sure they succeed, whether it be in school, socially, in lifer. what are the tools they need. >> i need to hear that. add, adhd. >> attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity. >> the difference. >> it's troubling and sometimes perplexi perplexing. of course we love going to the movies. >> what have you got? >> fair game, valerie plame, the outed operative. >> good cast. >> how much does what we see on the big screen convey or say about the white house, about the power of the white house, the power of intelligence, how accurate might this be and what would be your grade if you were a movie critic like the one who is going to be joining us.

then face-to-face with who this weekend? russell simmons. you know him as -- he's an incredible businessman, a big mogul. you associate him with music, with fashion. >> with money. >> he's doing to talk a little about that. the definition of rich. he's got a new book out. he's talking about how you get rich. it has nothing to do with the monetary value of things. >> stop it. so says the rich guy. >> i asked him about that. wait a minute. that's easy coming from someone worth millions. he says, no, it's much more than that he has some very revealing things about his business plan how he's never really had a business plan but he's also never really failed at an undertaking. very insightful. he talks about that. of course he's got a reality show, "running russell simmons." we talk about all that noon eastern time, noon, 2:00, 4:00, you want to tune in for all of that. it is not what you expect in terms of you think you know russell simmons because he's been in the public view for so

long. you do not know russell simmons. he's quite an extraordinary character. i say character, quite an extraordinary man. >> you always give us good stuff. i love this part of the story. >> good, good, good. >> we talked about him not failing ever. i was worried. did you know i had never been to the doctor in 10 years. >> how did you get away with that for 10 years. >> i'm fairly healthy, eat well. >> you presumed everything is fine. >> everything is not fine. >> really? >> i had to change a lot of things i've been doing. we showed part one of my visit to the doctor. the all important stress tests. the results, doctor, stick around. >> i can't wait to see that. has come down to this... the next generation of macbooks.

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to admit after some ten years i'm finally going to the doctor for a checkup for the first time. i want to show you part two of my trip to the doctor. the all important stress test that can let you know what kind of shape your heart is in right now and what you might need to change to prevent problems down the road. >> have a seat there. >> time for the dreaded stress test. the electrodes on my chest, hips and legs monitor my heart rate looking forewarning signs. radio host tom joyner is still at my side and he has jokes. >> it's a treadmill. you're not going to be running, not walking. the problem is you're going to be like lionel richie, you'll be walking on the ceiling. this thing is going to raise so high. >> he's serious but making an impact on health. >> every year after we take a level into the doctor, we get

testimonials from people who say, i went to one of your events and went straight to the hospital and had bypass surgery. yeah. it's working. >> am i the exact problem you're trying to get at. 33-year-old young man, hasn't been to the doctor in 10 years. >> yes. >> why won't we go to the doctor? >> number one, we're stupid. let's face that. we think we know everything, but we're stupid. we're wimps. you hated getting your blood work. >> wasn't that bad. >> because you've got a little boo boo now. why didn't you get dora the explorer. but you really didn't like it. >> very tough. especially in the african-american community. >> yeah, i don't need to go to no doctor. everything is fine. i feel just great. boom. say, man. >> are we literally killing ourselves? >> yes.

yeah. yeah. yeah. but we can do something about it with prevention. >> it's hard to argue with joyner on that. >> you'll be all right. >> it's finally time. this ekg machine will monitor my heart during the exercise. >> all right. so this is a maximal test. >> maximal. >> we want you to push as hard as you can. we'll speed you up to 3 miles an hour. you're off. >> your treadmill is faster than mine. i'm told to keep walking as long as i can while the incline rises every minute. >> piece of cake. >> so far so good but we only three minutes in. whose idea was this? all up in the legs. i should have done this first. getting a little difficult. >> you feel like y