dr. michael roizen from the cleveland clinic. it is hell up as a model for what a health provider should look like. he's at the forefront of efforts to support healthy lifestyles. also tonight, a conversation with a legendary figure in business. peter peterson. he went on to serve in a number of key positions, including secretary of commerce. his memoirs, the -- coming up right now. tavis: dr. michael roizen from the cleveland clinic. he's also a best selling author who has cowritten a series of books. he joins us tonight. it is nice to have you on the program, sir. >> privilege, tavis. tavis: let me start by asking this question, how hopeful you are about the conversation we're having right now around health care in america. as you know, we tried this before. >> if we really focus on health care and not just illness care and if we focus on more than just access, access is important, but if we focus on more than just access, i'm really hopeful, because we have a chance of radically imprfing health and radically decreasing costs i

dr. michael roizen. doctor, thank you very much for your insight. ave studied this drug extensively. when we hear the piece and see what just happened, was he getting a good night's sleep from this, michael jackson? >> we actually don't know the answer to that question. this would be a new use of an old drug. no one has ever studied it as, quote, a sleep aid, because it has to be given into an i.v., or into a vein. and it's the blood level in ur brain that actually causes you to go to sleep. there is one or two indications that it may be better than a lot of other drugs because, in fact, people wake up more happy or happier. they don't wake up with nausea. and there is a little euphoria, in a small percentage of people. but it's never been studied to say whether this is actually a better, quote, sleep aid. but it's just so unlikely to use it this way. >> and you said you're courting disaster when you use it that way. >> right. you saw in the piece that he became apnic. didn't breathe himself for a period of time. 30% to 40% of people if they get just