dr. simons:] yes. sure. [male voice:] it seems to me that along with opening up our minds to religious diversity, and i can't say that there's anything that we can call truth in a religion. it's a matter of belief. but along with opening up our minds to religion diversity, it seems to me that we are bound to come across religious beliefs along with the proliferation of cults of all kinds of temperatures and degrees that seem to us to be un-genuine, cons, scams, perpetuated by clever leaders and not in just this country but all over the world. so, it seems to me that we do have to be open to the fact that there are such people. some of them are being convicted of crimes in courts. so that diversity is fine and i think we need to examine it but i think there's a downside and we going to find some un-tasty bits. [dr. simons:] well, i want to thank you for a little reality check there because, you know, we have to be aware of that. you're absolutely right on. you know, as we move through this, if you get out the

dr. simone has been doing face-lifts like this for six years. heal faster. they also sit up for the surgery, instead of sitting down, which the doctor says makes for more natural results. >> they get up and they walk on their own. >> reporter: it's the day of the surgery. donna is having a face-lift, eye lift, fat injections, skin resurfacing and botox. and miki, she's having a face-lift, eye lift, skin resurfacing and botox. remember, miki's awake. she even chats with us during the surgery. >> having a good time. >> reporter: weeks later, we meet up with them again. will the twins still look alike? here's donna before. and donna after. she has the traditional face-lift. here's miki before. and miki after. she had the newer, awake face-lift. and here they are together. while they still look like younger versions of themselves, these twins couldn't help but compare notes. >> we were snapping pictures. look at my neck. look at your neck. our attitudes are more positive. we get compliments from our friends. >> they say we haven't changed the way we

simon and yo yo ma will both receive the 2012 polar music prize. one of the music industry's prestigious. >>> and on this day in 1963, dr. martin luther king jr. delivered his "i have a dream" speech during a civil rights rally in washington, d.c. >>> all day long, you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc "nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. details on a new wedding ritual that turned tragic for one bride in canada. and "american idol" winner phillip phillips performs live. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

>> simon: well, i would say to them that they've got to approach their diet in balance. >> gupta: dr.obert lustig agrees-- we need a balanced diet, but his idea of balance is a drastic reduction in sugar consumption. to that end, he co-authored an american heart association report recommending men should consume no more than 150 calories of added sugars a day. and women, just 100 calories. that's less than the amount in just one can of soda. >> lustig: ultimately, this is a public health crisis. and when it's a public health crisis, you have to do big things and you have to do them across the board. tobacco and alcohol are perfect examples. we have made a conscious choice that we're not going to get rid of them, but we are going to limit their consumption. i think sugar belongs in this exact same wastebasket. >> cbs money watch update sponsored by:. >> glor: good evening. mitt romney said today something dramatic is needed to help the economy, but a new federal stimulus package would be the definition of insanity. a meeting is set this week between treasury secretary geithner and his

simons foundation, uta frith is at the university of ledge london's ins opportunity. matthew state is the donald j. professor of psychiatry and genetics at the university of medicine and my co-host is dr. eric kandel. he's a nobel laureate, a professor of columbia university and a howard hues medical investigator. >> autism is a developmental disdisorder that manifests itself in a disturbance of social interaction. people with autism don't appreciate that other people have minds of their own. so they find it very difficult to put themselves in another person's position, to realize they have their own ambitions and ideas about the world. the underlying cause for this is a file your of optimal development of a biological function called theory of mind. you and i have a theory of mind. when you and i have a conversation i've got a good idea where you're going in the conversation and you've got a very good of where i'm going in the conversation so we're in some ways predicting each other's actions. an autistic person, not being able to put themselves in your position, can't predict where you're going to go and your thinking and your desires, everything else. and this as you can see is a v