when he is dying his aorta is elected and he decided not to have an operation comegys in princeton knowing he has a day or so left. what he does is signs the bertrand russell lubber neinstein manifesto to say we have to control these atomic weapons. but even as he's dollying that still 17-year-old, 6-year-old come curious how does that force field work. he asked his assistant to bring nine pages of the patients he was working on in his office and he sat in his deathbed writing equations making mistakes and crossing them out, trying to figure out a unified theory that would help explain the electromagnetism, gravity, the force fields and just to look at them and see the story he would see the last line where it dribbles off and saw as his body he's writing one last line of equations he thought would get him and the rest of us one step closer to the spirit manifest in the law of the universe. as for dr. franklin, that tolerance carries with him a larger thing, being part of something larger. during his lifetime he donated the building front of each and every church built in philadelphia. at

there's the aorta.> reporter: the v-scan is made by ge, a parent company of nbc. >> can you see that? see how strong that is coming together? >> reporter: he does in the office what would normally be a separate test costing $800. >> there's 20 million, over 20 million echocardiograms done a year. so 20 million times $800, that's a lot of money. probably 70, 80% we can get rid of just by having this as part of the physical exam. >> i was surprised when you saw ron that the technology did not get in the way of the doctor/patient relationship. >> actually i think it helps make the whole interaction much more intimate, because now i'm sharing the results in realtime. there's so much technology now that we could -- by using digital structure that exists today, that we could make the office visit an enjoyable thing. not only that, nancy, but it doesn't have to be in person. there's no reason why a lot of office visits, if not most, could be done remotely. >> ron could take his ekg at home, send -- >> yes. we'

my aorta has been replaced with a wire mesh tube. i have been trying to find part- time work so i can be a productive member of society. i keep hearing you want to cut medicare and trim social security and everything. these are programs i need to survive on. guest: i'm sorry about your medical situation. is there that medicaid and for you. i believe there is it proper role for medicaid and medicare and social security. what we have been proposing is to strengthen those programs to make sure they are there for you. right now we know that absent any reforms, we are getting to the point that we will go bankrupt as a country. this is just as true as that the sun is going to rise. this is a critical time in our country. we have to make some changes to protect people like you. some changes have to be made. host: susan is next in texas. caller: good morning. ut me off.'t come why don't they look for the fraud and abuse? work on the first. it is not it will lead soldiers that are getting the money. it has been the military industrial complex

my aorta has been replaced with a wire mesh tube. i have been trying to find part- time work so i can be a productive member of society. i keep hearing you want to cut medicare and trim social security and everything. these are programs i need to survive on. guest: i'm sorry about your medical situation. is there that medicaid and for you. i believe there is it proper role for medicaid and medicare and social security. what we have been proposing is to strengthen those programs to make sure they are there for you. right now we know that absent any reforms, we are getting to the point that we will go bankrupt as a country. this is just as true as that the sun is going to rise. this is a critical time in our country. we have to make some changes to protect people like you. some changes have to be made. host: susan is next in texas. caller: good morning. ut me off.'t come why don't they look for the fraud and abuse? work on the first. it is not it will lead soldiers that are getting the money. it has been the military industrial complex

>> brian: bite marks on your aorta? >> that will do it.g? don't start with having a dog in the house. maybe you go visit a shelter for two minutes. exposure therapy is great, but i don't know if you want to live with it right away. >> gretchen: number three, i have a high school dance coming up or a school dance coming up, really have no interest in going. i dislike all school functions. i'd rather stay home and read a good book. does this make me nutso? >> not nuts. not everybody is the same. not everybody wants to dance the night away. read the night away. it's okay. you may find someone in the library to date. wouldn't that be a happy story. >> brian: don't feel the pressure to do something you don't feel comfortable. >> how many times have i told you that. you're out every night you and don't need to be. you could be home. you have a family. >> brian: keith, we're on now. what about confidentiality? this is unbelievable. in front of everybody? >> you owe me. >> brian: this is part of my therapy? >> steve: if you got a question for dr.

that blade had gone through, and the x-rays revealed that the tip of the blade was on the edge of my aortan artery. and once that's punctured, you drown in your own blood that's the end of you. it came out in the new york times the next morning, that if i had merely sneezed, i would have died. well, about four days later, they allowed me, after the operation, after my chest had been opened, and the blade had been taken out, to move around in the wheelchair in the hospital. they allowed me to read some of the mail that came in, and from all over the states, and the world, kind letters came in. i read a few, but one of them i will never forget. i had received one from the president and the vice president. i've forgotten what those telegrams said. i'd received a visit and a letter from the governor of new york, but i've forgotten what the letter said. but there was another letter that came from a little girl, a young girl who was a student at the white plains high school. and i looked at that letter, and i'll never forget it. it said simply, "dear dr. king: i am a ninth-grade student at the w