bernie marcus was a depressed dude -- >> a different bernie?me depot he got fired in christmas week he was very depressed. he called up ken langone to express his depression ken is one of the great people in the country said what the hell are you depressed about i'll raise you money and you'll pursue your dream, okay? his dream was super stores he said i can run a hardware store. today home depot has $258 billion market cap, they employ 400,000 people they have thousands of associates who are millionaires and bernie has given back a fortune to the economy starting with the atlantic aquarium, $250 million. ken langone is a legendary -- >> we did a show from there. >> ken langone, i can't count his money. give him $350 million to nyu he led the initiative to provide free medical tuition for the lucky students that get into nyu. then you look at bill gates, mike bloomberg i recently interviewed david rubenstein, i turned the table on him, my new distinguished speakers series. rubenstein's old man was a postal worker, started with nothing. his patr

marcus. >>> we're going to turn now to the race for 2020, and the alarming scene overnight. senator bernie sanders appearing to have trouble on stage and then the emergency heart procedure right after at a las vegas hospital. the presidential candidate appearing subdued at an event in nevada last night, asking for a chair, saying, "it's been a long day." the senator is 78, and tonight, what he's now saying. here's abc's senior national correspondent terry moran. >> reporter: a warning sign. bernie sanders, at a campaign event in las vegas last night, apparently feeling worn out and asking an aide for help. >> ari, can you do me a favor? where's ari? get me a chair up here for a moment. i'm going to sit down here. it's been a long day here. >> reporter: not long after, the 78-year-old sanders complained of chest discomfort and went to a hospital. doctors discovering that one of sanders' arteries was blocked and they inserted two stents to unblock it. sanders has had a history of high cholesterol, but no heart disease in the past. he is the oldest candidate in a race where the top three cont

marcus washington. within the last half hour, bernie sanders's campaign confirming the presidential contender is.scomfort. later, doctors found a blockage in his arteries and two stints were inserted. sanders is said to be in good spirits, but right now all of his upcoming campaign appearances have been canceled. his recovery is expected to take at least the next few days. >>> right now let's get a look at that commute for you this morning. mike? >> all right, we're looking over towards most of the bay with a typical pattern here. good recovery in fremont after the earlier crash cleared over a half hour ago at mission boulevard. still slow, of course, south 680 through pleasanton, though. jammed up northbound 101 approaching 280, just shy of that interchange. reports of a car carrier and a large van that got into a crash. no major injuries, but we do have a lot of slowing. it may take quite some time to move that car carrier. we're tracking that in the newsroom. meanwhile, 280 shows a typical slowdown towards that same interchange. the east bay in contra costa county shows a smooth drive, through

marcus. amy. >>> breaking news for our viewers in the west. democratic candidate berniego. cecilia vega has all the latest for you. >> reporter: good morning to you. the statement is just coming in right now. the sanders' campaign said he's cancelling events and appearances until further notice. they say, quote, during the campaign event yesterday evening, senator sanders experienced some chest discomfort following medical evaluation and testing he was found to have a blockage in one artery and two stents were successfully inserted. senator sanders is conversing and is in good spirit. not a lot of details. amy, senator sanders is 78 years old the oldest candidate in the race for 2020. he's been relatively at the top of the pack in our recent polls. tied alongside elizabeth warren as they vie for the same slot of progressive voters. in a very, very tight race. >> he sparked a movement that continues until this day, cecilia. >> reporter: exactly. the start of the progressive movement. tap into this young, grassroots base of blue-collar workers. amy. >> all right, cecilia,