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>> he robbed me of the military. he was absolutely willing to make any sacrifice and it is just horrible that this was the sacrifice he ended up making. >> we are going to try to take care of my sister and nieces the way kevin would have taken care of them in the way he would want us to take care of them. >> last monday her brother in law 43-year-old captain bruce kevin clark was skyping with his wife back home in the states when he either collapsed was killed or committed suicide. welcome to the program everybody. i am geraldo rivera. we have seen an impressive
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effort to connect troops abroad with their families back home. never has the result been as terrifying as here. a soldier dropping dead while his wife watching on the other end of the skype line. now there's word that captain clark's widow susan saw a bullet hole in the closet behind the captain after he suddenly fell face down during their chat. stayed over for 2 hours until military personnel arrived and appeared to check the dead man's pulse. how did he die? what killed him? that's what makes this case so weird. captain clark's family says they are as baffled as the rest of us. they have not accepted a conclusion of a spokesman at the medical center where he was stationed who said on friday the captain died from natural causes. natural causes? what about the bullet hole that everybody agrees they all saw in the closet door behind the captain. his body has already been returned home to the state pending investigation.
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he will be buried in up state new york in addition to his wife he leaves behind two daughters ages 3 and 9. this is a fox news alert. before we probe the just released excerpts of osama bin lad laden's diary the long an winding road to justice of the victims of 9-11 just got hit by another pothole yesterday. when the mastermind of the 9-11 attacks khalid sheik mohammed defy rant antly disrupted their arraignment before a commission on guantanamo bay in cuba, friday. >> there were so man nehm nents in court and one has become a real lightening rod. one of the attorneys wore a black muslim dress. she believes the prosecution side should dress modest lee.
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>> there was somebody dressed in a way that was not in keeping with my client's religious beliefs. >> at the news conference today the defense attorneys tried to characterize the actions of their clients as peaceful resistance. i was in court yesterday and it was clear the men came with a strategy to from us straight and delay the process. they refused to cooperate with the court. they refused that wear their head phones through which they can shear the arabic translatio and they refused to answer the questions. at the news conference the prosecution and defense were asked to assess the proceedings. >> it went smoother than others anticipated. we got through the rainment process everybody has council now and things are set to gross. >> the bottom line is the five 9-11 suspects choose to defer their plea. it sets the wheels in motion for a trial. the prosecution says they can be ready by august the defense
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asked for a delay until may. it will be years before the trial is over and the appeals are done with. justice was swifter for osama bin laden. warrio warriors rounded up every document and computer desk they could find a year ago. the obama administration released a tiny portion of that intelligence treasure trove. blowing up fellow muslims may not have been the best way to win their hearts and minds. this was written by bin laden in 2010. i will plan to release a statement we are starting a new phase to correct the mistakes we made. in doing so we shalrie claim god willing a large segment of those who lost their trust in the jihadists. alberto gonzalez joins us. welcome. nice to see you againing. most aren't lists are saying that the tone of the document shows al qaeda as weak, inep
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president, on the ropes. what's the moral like? what do you think? should we care? >> we should care. it does reflect a reality of the situation. we made significant progress in downgrading the capabilities of al qaeda. make no mistake about it, it is still dangerous for the united states and interests around the world but we have been successful because of the many things we have put in place since 9-11. >> one of the things we put in place are the drone strikes. the documents show they were constantly on the run al qaeda was from the drones and from special operators. now they are wwe are getting wo fellow who was one of the al qaeda old guards the man who played a pivotal role in bombing the uss cole was himself killed in yemen by one of the grown strikes. good news. we are wiping out almost all of their upper and mid level management, aren't we? >> i say good riddens.
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i think the united states is rightly taking advantage of the technology we have available to our mill stair re. taking out the leadership is another way of helping the moral. we understand we can reach them wherever they are at. i think it's good news to the united states. as we see the courtroom drawings of shakhalid sheik mohammed and cohorts do you think they were correct to hold the trial on the foreign base of cuba. couldn't we have done this with more grace and dignity in long island? >> i think we would have the same circus in downtown manhattan, geraldo. it would place at risk the lives of new yorkers. tremendous cost to the city of new york and to the federal government. i think ringibringing them to je in guantanamo is the right
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approach. this is a day we waited for a long time. i know i suspect members of al qaeda are probably laughing at the process that we are providing to these terrorists. we are committed to bringing them to justice. that's what's going to happen. >> was the end in sight for al qaeda on the ropes or now do we have our handsful with home grown terrorists. could it be the next guy that blows himself up or takes out innocent civilians in this ministry comes from here? >> it is certainly my fear and the fear of the u.s. government that the next successful terrorist attacks is going to be perform bide someone who looks american who speaks english travels freely in the country. it prevents intelligence community to law enforcement community and clearly we have been successful in downgrading
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al qaeda as i mentioned earlier. we need to remain vigilant. it is a dangerous world for us. we have unique talents. different kinds of intelligence. we are being successful making progress but it is dangerous for our country. >> 30 seconds. may be unfair, general. do you think president obama should get 15 years for excessive celebration in the end zone? >> i think that is all part of politics as far as i am concerned. president obama should be commended for the action he took the order he gave. i have confidence any president in that position would have given the same kind of order. what is going on is all politics in a presidential election cycle. that's what's going on here. >> you are hiding out in asheville. you will be cool. you will be all right general gonzalez. come back and see us soon.
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>> according to documents the al qaeda leader was worried the moral in the ter roirgszation was fading. he was concerned his men were so depressed they wouldn't commit suicide. the documents reveal a spokes american for al qaeda says fox news won't bring neutrality. i am not de fernd of fox news but right back at you. >> aside from how much al qaeda hates fox news and vice versa the documents the two great guests about to review them
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shows bin laden was itching to kill the president and general petraeus at that time because he felt that vice president joe biden was utterly unprepared to leave the country. security experts were they right about vice president biden? seemed like a cheap shot. >> i think anybody who takes the oath of office as vice president of the united states should be prepare to do ache the office of president of the united states so i am not going to comment any further. what is funny about the tapes he just looked like an aging film star. worried about his image. he was fascinated and son sumeed by the image in the media, al qaeda and personally. it looks like his best days before behind him. >> i want to go back to my first question. the cross joefr to the united
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states marines i took over 200 marine officers on thursday. they asked me what lesson i got out of all of the things that followed the one year celebration of the assassination or killing of bin laden. i said, it was from joe biden's mouth. he said, and i really believe this, this is to be true, that what this shows, what the killing of bin laden showed what the killing of the guy in yemen shows you get up no matter how much it takeses no matter how much it costs we will get you. >> that is a good rebuttal from biden. >> you can run but you can't hide. >> chick out this letter from bin laden quoting now. even though we were able to militarily and economically exhaust and weaken our greatest enemy before and after the 11th, the enemy continues to possess the ability to topple any state
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we establish. isn't that ben smith former navy seal, isn't that almost a confession a sigh of defeat? >> yes, but look at the administration that is leasing the documents. the 7 documents like the doj and ice saw asking for holder to put things up there. there are 17 of how many? >> as they are using attack ads they are going to use this to make obama and the war that pbus diminished. >> you are making a political argument. you believe that it is inappropriate then for the president to talk about these matters in a cell bra tory way? >> as was last year we were on here we rode down at 9-11 everybody is feeling it. yes, feel the excitement of
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killing bin laden because that is our right. that man came here and killed 3,000 of our people because of him and all of his -- what he has done. fwauking about it talking about the intelligence we got from that day, talking about the tactics we use all of those things the books that have been written and a lot of the conversation we are asking is not really lose lipped to sink ships. if you taught the enemy as watching this right now they are learning. >> i am going to be watching how they think what they do what the leaders say and what intelligence they give away. >> so i don't believe for a second, ben, and i don't believe that you believe any of this teeshl being released now is going to be to the death. >> we would take them to the end of the earth. yes, i am an american and i am not exactly for this
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administration, but>> really? >> but the information out that is kind of true. we would puhunt them down. we will chase them to the ends of the earth and we will take every bacon hating american killing that they have in them from them if we can to the end of the earth. as americans we would. >> here is -- regarding what is related to pakistan, thus i didn't take a look at the report you mentioned but however the finance in general is concerned about calming things down and focusing efforts on the america. the context is no more attacks in pakistan killing muslims you have to target americans. >> the interesting thing if you learn from the vietnam lesson he learned from the soviet union. he realized from the west you can use the media against itself. that is asymmetrical warfare.
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that's what he was using focus on the media, don't kill muslims because that will reflect badly on us. take the war from the americans we have enough ash ults in iraq organ stan or whether it is outside against the american people. what i was looking for when i read those 17 documents, what is the al qaeda connection with the taliban? are they still connected or is it something that is yesterday ayesterday's news and can you make a deal. the second one was there a connection to iran. >> i didn't see much about iran. >> doesn't seem like a close connection. kwho a ann arboring liar iran give nuclear weapons to al qaeda. >> stand by. we will be right back. at the airport in l.a. i met three elderly grandmas heading to new york to appear tomorrow on the big morning shows. why are they so deserving of
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>> this i got to see. >> sex tape with aj. >> aj who? >> here they go. >> she is holding him. >> oh my god. look at it. >> profile. >> the end is purple. (bleep) >> what's taking him so long. he's so young. a snake. >> two hands. >> i can't watch this. >> now what? >> she is laying there. oh, there he goes.
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>> it's so funny. it's so funny. you should see these little grandmas. i met them at the airport. it is absolutely hilarious. they are mittihitting the morni show circuit. you think kim kardashian loves it or hates it? >> she loves it. she loves any cratrash in gener. i am jealous you met these ladies. they are hilarious. >> awesome and so natural and unassuming. 3 million hits. the ore show business phenomenon is the avenger movie is that righted the all time biggest film opening made over 200 million almost that much this weekend last overseas. we found out why the film is so heated. >> the avenger shattered the box office opening. we talked to exciting fans.
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>> this is my first chance to see it. i am excited. better go see it in 3-d. very excited. it is going to be a blast. >> did you see the avengers? >> it was great. i love it. >> i went to see the avengers here on the amc marathon. i was here from 9:00 in the morning. i got home at 4:22 in the morning. >> it was great. it was. fantastic. i heard on-line that they pulled the hulk off. they did. >> he got too riled up. it was great. we had a great time. >> what do you think? how big can this movie be? >> there is no limit on how big it can be. it's the perfect date movie. you can take your family to it, and guys like it. it's not a twilight saga in the top ten for blockbusters where a lot of guys don't want to see it on a friday night date night. this appeals to everybody. >> why do women like it?
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the beef cake aspect. >> mark ruffalo, roby doin robi bert downey junior scarlet johanss johansson. it is not gore. women get excited about that, too. i will see this with you but then you have to watch the notebook again in 3-d when it is released. >> is the 3-d aspect of it driving some of this big box office? >> of course. fans of comic books and fans of the iron man and thor and captain american not only get to see all of their favorite people come together they get to see it in 3-d. i guarantee the people who are seeing it in 3-d will see it in the regular version as well. it is refreshing to know that people are still going to the movies with knelt flicks all of these on de planned options we have it's nice to know people want to have their popcorn and watch movies in the theater. >> scarlet johansson a believable action hero?
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>> of course. she trained a lot for this role. she whipped her butt in shape. she is believeable in anything. she is hot, right? >> kelly, thank you. what demon haunted all pro linebacker junior saeu. is there a link between his suicide and the rash of other suicides that hit the ranks of the nfl rooentl -- recently? is it about concussion? is it about brain damage? has the league done enough to keep the players safe? if they are going to reform the league will it change pro football as we know it today? should it all next coming up. i've worked hard to build my family.
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in an alter kateion. an autopsy will be performed monday. i'm patti ann browne. now, back to "geraldo atd large." crude oil prices. i am patti ann grown brown. now back to haled doe at large. -- geraldo at large. >> our police department got a call from who she said was junior say ow's girlfriend. she returned to the residents to find mr. seau unconscious with a gun shot wound to the chest. life support was performed on mr. seau and mr. seau is deceased. >> i appreciate yaeverybody sharing your love. share your love to my son. junior never do nothing to any
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of you guys. but i say today thank you. i appreciate you guys show your love to my son. i don't understand who do this to my son, but i pray to god, please, take me, take me with my son. it is too late. too late. >> when i saw the mom on wednesday, that is when i decided we had to do this program. junior saeu one of the handful of nfl players whose intensity who's sportsmanship so unquestioned. this man was adored by fans of the game. whether they rooted for the chargers or pats but when junior saeu killed himself he joined another group one linked by suicide and suspicion of brain related injuries on the field was to blame. >> a steady stream of well
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wisher rs and family members gather in front of junior say o say ow-- junior say ow' say ou* /* -- junior say ow's home >> you get stars and thunder in your head you keep going. we didn't call them a concuss n concussion. you got your bell running awrun didn't tell anybody. >> he could be the latest gridiron star to sec come to cte a brain disorder diagnosed in the suicide death of other football players who have gone so far to donate their brains to science before taking their own lives. >> could he have had brain damage 20-years in the nfl. his brain has been rattled. no we about it. >> miles mcpherson and radio commentator and cs keys were
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stunned to learn their friends with the infectious smile tock his own life. >> nobody, nobody saw any of this coming. i have been friends with junior for 12 years and he is the most encouraging up beat. he always greeted you with the smile. >> outside his oceanside home family members tend to an impromptu slooin lehrine left b distraught fans. >> we are very appreciative of every one is doing for the family. >> did you see anything like this coming? >> no, of course not. noble sees this coming. realistically nobody wants to believe it and nobody wants to see it. >> he typically charmed everyone around him in the charity outing this week.
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many went back to the car death where hours after an arrest for assaulting his girlfriend at the time seau's car plunged off of a 100 foot cliff going at 60 miles an hour. at the time he insisted he had fallen asleep at the wheel. some wonder now if it was a cry for help. >> was this a brain injury? was it something that wasn't apparent? was it a hidden reason? >> there were things probably going on no one knew. >> the thing that was so bad about brain injuries and what people don't understand about it is that it changes who you are. >> several research facilities already researched brain for study joined 1500 others who filed a lawsuit against the nfl who said there hasn't been enough done to protect them and their brain.
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an attorney from san diego specializes in brain injury. >> how is the nfl responsible? they know what they are getting into once they put the uniform on. >> they don't know. they don't know actually what's going on. the team doctors should know but they are not sharing that with these guys. >> it is sad because he had his family structure in the town that he grew up in. >> carrington played on the 94 san diego charger's super bowl team with seau. he is the 14th member of the team to die from tragic circumstances. >> i wish from this that more guys would begin to reach out to other guys who can really understand the struggle they are going through. earlier today several hundred surfers took part in a paddle out outside of his oceanside home to celebrate his life. there were tears but mostly there were cheers they chanted junior, junior, junior and 55,
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55, 55, seau's number. the charger quarterback drew brees was one of the surfers as well as hundreds of fans on the shoreline who brought mementos and cast flowers out to the sea in memory of junior seau. >> he was definitely beloved. a damn shame. it really is. so, so, sad. >> thorn mitchell the san diego charger spokesman now for the seau family. thank you for being with us today. is that a sim mow an tradition? >> it is something many talked about doing and it is very, very fitting. he loved the ocean and loved life. >> you know in the sam mow an
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culture elders play a pivotal role. what are they say being the family's intention of donating junior say o junior s june -- junior say ow's brain to research? >> you can only image the decisions having to be made. they have slowed down backed up taken a deep breath. they bring in elders folks that bring support, guidance. they have important decisions on things as far as brain research and other items important to the family. >> what about this car crash in 2010 where he was driving so fast following the beef he had over the domestic violence, many think he was trying to kill himself then. do you know anything about that? >> yes, i do. junior and i have been friends for over 20-years.
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served as his chaplain and pastor. after the terrible accident where his life was spared. i went to the hospital when i went into junior's room, big man saw me walk in there were tears streaming down his face. he said john, john, i am so grateful to be alive. god spared my life. we talked about this. he wanted to get together when he was done. we had numerous phone conversations tweeted a lot and to a person who now him well there is no question in my mind he fell sliep on that day two years ago. >> do you think he killed himself now because of brain injury? >> i have dealt with a lot of death in the ministry 40 years and unfortunately suicide as well. junior was one of the best
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individual you wanted to meet. infectious personality. tremendous guy. you did not see the sign. i would think had it had to be, knowing him for so many years, there had to be something else. before judgment is passed wait until everything comes in. >> pastor mitchell. thank you very much. coming up we will hear from steven r. jackson. running back for the st. louis rams. another hard hitter from the nfl and we will know better than and we will know better than most are we seeing a tip when y irregular heartbeat put me at 5 times greater risk of a stroke, my first thoughts were about my wife, and my family. i have the most common type of atrial fibrillation,r afib. it's not caused by a heart valve problem. i was taking warfarin,
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>> he had to be impaired somehow. he shot himself in the chest. this is why the bill needs to be run. this is not just a pro football problem. it's a college high school in every collision sport. >> steven jackson is one of the nfl elite running backs. he is coming off of his 7th straight rushing yard season. it has been done by 12 other players in the entire history of the nfl. in the days before sam bradford brought st. louis back into the
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killed derness, the man you are about to meet steven jackson was the only reason to even watch the rams on tv. welcome, it's nice to have an athlete of your caliber on the program here. how are you doing? >> i am doing good. it's a pleasure. thank you for having me. >> i know you got two years left on the deal, are you going to stay with the rams? >> it's a tough question out of the gate. i would love to stay in st. louis. i built my house there and community there. i am really involved in what's going on in the community. i would love to stay in st. louis. >> i am always amazed how someone doesn't take you die the dreads and tackle you. that's legal isn't it? >> your injuries aren't as severe as they could be but you get pounded a lot especially with your style of running.
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do lay people have any idea the punishment the pro running backs and linebackers take? >> i believe the average fan understands the way we feel monday morning. we know it's a collision sport. we take a responsibility of rehabbing our way back to health so we can play the game that we love. >> what do you think about this seeming epidemic of suicide? >> it's unfortunate that when you lose one life that's far too many. we as akty players and retired players have to come together. if we could come to a place where we have hudz and voice our securities as we transition from football to post career i think it will help out. it will be hard for people to tell you concerns to someone who doesn't understand your walk. >> what about -- is it the
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helmets. something can be done, maybe opposing more quickly the speering penalties? what can be done to protect you guys against concussions that can lead to these serious brain injuries? well the nfl is trying to do a good job of talking about the way we tackle as alluded to speering each other. as the technology comes out we need those that are putting together our helmets to take those features in the process of helping froekt us from these collisions. the way everything is evolving our technology has to keep up with the athlete participating with the game. >> do you support the lawsuit filed against the nfl that is 1600 former players and their family. do you support that lawsuit? >> it is hard to to understand.
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i don't know both sides of the nfl or most players filing the lawsuits to know what their g going through and when they wake up to know what they go through. i believe the nfl and player also try to get those resolved so players like myself and those coming behind me have something to know we are going to be protected fror myself and each other. >> when do you start training? are you in camp yet? you are still in vegas? >> i am still in vegas. i never stop training. train something a lifestyle. something i love. >> we will be watching you next season. you are a great ball player. >> thank you. >> appreciate you coming on. >> up next the wife of another nfl suicide believes the league is covering up an epidemic of is covering up an epidemic of conclusioussionjourney across a, i found new ways to tell people about saving money.
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>> my next guest is the widow of ray easterling who took his own life less than a month ago after gr gradually slipping into dementia after 20-years after he left the game. hi, mary ann, i am so sorry for your loss. do you have any doubt but that it was -- that the dementia was related to the knocking around that ray took during the time as an atlanta falcon? >> no doubt in my mind. >> tell me how he gradually deteriorated over time? >> it started 20-years ago with insomnia and then led to
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depression. his personality changed. things that we had agreed upon as a couple became negotiable and he made decisions that were so uncharacteristic of him, and he would -- his focus became entirely different than when he started out in our marriage. >> do you think what happened with junior seau is what happened with ray? >> it is hard to tell from this distance. i tell you one thing geraldo i learned about in living with my husband they are practiced at putting up a good front. they know how to tell the
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stories of the good 'ole days of the games, and they can cover it up really, really well. it's unless you are around them for a long period of time that you realize oh, they are repeating the story again and they are not really getting that you are going to sleep over there in the chair. the inability to process feedback from those around them is a sure sign of the dementia. >> is, ladies and gentlemen, the nfl doing enough for those who suffer permanent damage as a result of head injuries? the doctor is a neuropsychologist from columbia university conclusion clinic. doctor, thank you so much for being with us. do you believe that the nfl is hiding a deep, dark secret here? >> geraldo, i don't know -- i
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can't say one way or the other on that. it can be hard to diagnose a concussion. the player has to tell the coach something has happened. the majority of concussions don't involve a loss of consciousness. there can be an alteration of consciousness. if the player doesn't report that then of course the coach doesn't know, no one knows. >> can you give me one minute. i hate to do this, doctor. can you give me one minute to give us a track from concussion to suicide? >> a concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury. when there's a concussion it will be due to a force that occurs where the brain is shaken or it can be due to a rotation of the brain. it doesn't have to be an impact or a hit. very much like shaken baby syndrome. this causes damage to the brain and the front part of the brain is differentially vulnerable.
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that is important for one reason. the front part of the brain deals with judgment, inhibiting responses, not being impulsive. if that area is damaged the person can be very impulsive make poor decisions. as a 10-year-old patient of mine said wisely who had a condition cushion. i said are your emotions different? he said i am weirdly emotional. i think that captures how a lot of these players are. >> thank you doctor. mary annesterling. our condolences. thank you for being with us. thank you both. sue>> if i seemed less focused tonight than i usually am it is because i celebrated cinco de mayo yesterday with several hundred of my closest friends at
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