. >>> hey, there is thank you for joining us, actor frankie muniz is here, just had a mini-stroke, he is only twenty-seven years old. >>> first, consider this, hoarding as a mental illness under the microscope. you know that the medical world is buzzing about the new diagnosis and the specific manual of disorders. dsm, the first overhaul in twenty years, the so-called bible of mental illness, it defines what is and what is not a mental illness. i can't underscore enough what a big deal this is. they just changed issues based on the latest research. so i want to give you example of something you may have not heard of, or thought about. hoarding. it now has a category of its own. >> if my mother is unable to clean up the house, i don't know what will happen. we are doing this as a last ditch effort. she has hit rock bottom. >> she is the dean and a professor at the boston school of socialwork and has written extensively on hoarding, thank you for joining us, appreciate it. >> glad to. >> you know, we all collect stuff. it is the first thing i sort of thought of when i was reading about

actor frankie muniz is here. he had amy know stroke and he's 27 years old. >>> but first consider this. hoarding as a mental illness. "under the microscope." you know, the medical world is buzzing about the knew diagnostic and & statistical manual of disorders, dsm. this so-called bible of mental illness defines what is and what isn't a mental illness. i can't underscore enough what a big deal this could be. they just ratified, for example, many changes, many revisions, based on the latest search. so today i wanted to give you an example of something you may have never thought about or even heard of. hoarding. it now has a category of its own. >> if my mother's unable to clean up the house, i don't know what will happen. we are doing this as a last-ditch effort. she's hit rock bottom. >> gail is the dean and a proffers at boston university of school social work. she's written extensively on hoarding. thanks so much for joining us, professor. appreciate it. >> glad to. >> you know, we all collect stuff. it's the f

"malcolm in the middle" star frankie muniz, revealed on twitter he suffered a ministroke. muniz, a young guy, just turning 27 years old today, was taken to an arizona hospital last week reportedly after he had trouble speaking and understanding words. muniz later tweeted, have to start taking care of my body. getting old. no word on what exactly caused that stroke. >>> a georgia woman said to be the oldest person in the world has passed away. betsy cooper was 116 years old and lived in a nursing home outside atlanta, where her son, who is 77, said she'd just had her hair done on tuesday morning. cooper was born august 26th, 1896. yeah. when asked her secret to a long life, cooper said, minding her own business and not eating junk food. >> may we all be that blessed, huh? wow. >>> and it was a dramatic, now you see it, now you don't moment, in the show-me state. part of the blanchett bridge in st. charles, missouri, was blasted away in a matter of seconds. 4.5 million pounds of steel. dropping with such force, in fact, it sent waves in the river bank. most of the bridge is b

frankie muniz, nice to have you. ahead on "starting point" a man who played with the rolling stones the past 30 years, now the legendary band is celebrating their 50th anniversary, they have a new tour. ♪ >>> it's only rock 'n' roll and they like it. the stones have been playing for 50 years and chuck leavel has been with the band for 30 years. >> great to be with you. >> are you excited about this? is it just amazing this tour? >> incredibly excited. we were in paris six weeks rehearsaying, two shows in london that went well and we're ready to conquer new york city. we had the show at barclays in brooklyn. >> new york city is ready to be conquered. everybody is really excited about this. >> one of the music writers at "the new yorker" said the stones were sounding the best they've sounded in years. >> why is that? why are they so eternally fresh or you guys so eternally fresh, why the appeal goes across generations? >> rock n roll keeps you young. >> why is it the high point they're play so long well. >> we all feel

and my fiancee was looking at me like i was speaking a foreign language. >> reporter: frankie muniz lostn one eye. his body became numb. >> i had a headache. i don't know. >> reporter: muniz says his doctors discovered he suffered a mini stroke. unusual for a man who is not only healthy, but under 30. experts say fewer than 10% of all strokes happen to people under 45. >> a big question is why is stroke on the rise in people who are younger? it may be from increase in high blood pressure, diabetes. and also may be due to increased awareness. >> reporter: muniz says he's aware his stressful life, acting and playing in a band, may have played a part. >> i never had a sip of alcohol in my life. i never had any drugs. never smoked a cigarette. >> reporter: he says he feels back to normal mentally. physically, he still feels lethargic. >> i can't get a deep breath in. still trying to make sense of it. but you know, happy that i'm alive. >> reporter: a wake-up call for a young star who says he still plans to play drums with his band, tour next week, marry his fiancee next year, and celebrate h

so "malcolm in the middle" star, frankie muniz turned 27, a bit of a frightening experience for him.lcolm in the middle" finished in 2006 after a six-year run. he had a mini-stroke last weekend. he was taken to an arizona hospital. because friends noticed he was acting really weird. he was slurring. they couldn't understand what he was saying. he had trouble speaking. he tweeted this. he says, i was in the hospital last friday. i suffered a mini stroke, not fun at all. i have to start taking care of my body. i am getting old. doctors are not sure of the cause. they have run preliminary tests. results have not been released. he is scheduled to begin touring with his band, king spoils. so he's a musical, but that has to be put on hold. >> so young. you have to wonder. >> 27. >> if there is genetic something behind it. that is so young for a stroke. glad a mini, one, but scary for a guy that age. also guess who is coming back to television. michael richards from "seinfeld." >> guess who's back? >> kramer is coming back in a show, "giant baby" on tvland, playing a character opposite kirs

frankie muniz shocked his twitter followers when he revealed he was recovering from a mini voestroke.ar-old wrote i have to start taking care of my body. that and playing the people's princess was, quote, the hardest thing i've ever done. wats went on to say the film focuses with her love affair with a surgeon. and finally, forbes has released its list of hollywood's most overpaid actors. top the spot went to eddie murphy who has had a string of recent flops. forbes estimated every dollar murphy was paid for his last three films, he returned $2.30 at the box office. number two, cath lynn katherine heigl. she sort of disappeared. >> maybe tv is where she should have stayed. look at me. >> bill, probably same advice for you. i'm lynn berry this is "first look." stay tuned, "way too early" starts right now. >>> stop this back and forth of offers. it's pretty clear the republicans aren't ever going to come it to the table with anything even remotely reasonable, so i'll be the one to say it. i know it will be disastrous. i know it will doom our economy. for years to come. but let's just go

. >>> actor frankie muniz is opening up about a recent health scare. former malcolm in the middle star revealed to twitter that he suffered a, quote, mini stroke last week. he said he was taken to an arizona hospital after becoming blind in one eye and having trouble speaking. muniz turns 27 -- 27 years old today. >>> kidnapped and beaten to make home repairs? that is what a california man said happened to him. >> reporter: detectives say this morgan hill mansion was the scene of a full day of punches, death threats, kidnapping and home repair. >> so they beat him up and said fix this. >> correct. he was assaulted, threatened with his life to forced to do work at the house. >> reporter: investigators say monday morning, a handyman was lured into the sprawling five- bedroom, 4600-square-foot home, complete with pool and volleyball court. they beat the handyman, threatened to kill him, and get this, made him fix the dish washer, a broken door, and other odd jobs. >> the victim was pretty shaken up and terrified by this whole incident. what he said, he wa

. >>> he's only 27 years old, but actor frankie muniz, you know him from the show malcolm in the middlemy only sunshine ♪ ♪ you make me happy when skies are gray ♪ [ female announcer ] you know exactly what it takes to make them feel better. ♪ you make me happy [ female announcer ] that's why you choose children's tylenol. the same brand your mom trusted for you when you were young. ♪ how much i love you [ humming ] [ female announcer ] children's tylenol, the #1 brand of pain and fever relief recommended by pediatricians and used by moms decade after decade. [ humming ] >>> actor frankie muniz, star of the tv show "malcolm in the middle" says he's happy to be alive after suffering a mini stroke. he said he was riding his motorcycle, happened last friday, when he suddenly lost vision in one eye. his body went numb. he says he was hospitalized in phoenix. where he lives. he reportedly sent out a tweet afterwards saying that the episode was, in his words, not fun at all. well, he's lucky. to learn more about mini strokes, visit cnn.com/empoweredpatient. yep. the longer you stay with us, t

. >> tomorrow on "starting point," we'll talk to director ed burns, actor frankie muniz, congressman steve israel, jeff sessions, javier palimares, the president and ceo of united states chamber of commerce, and chicago mayor rahm emanuel as well. cnn news room with ted roland begins now. >> stories we're watching now in the cnn newsroom. off the air and under siege. >>> i think about their family and what they must be going through and the thought we may have played a part in that is gut wrenching. >> for the first time, we're hearing from two radio deejays blamed for the nurse's suicide after that royal prank phone call. plus this. ♪ a plane crash cut short the life of popular mexican-american singer jenni rivera. now investigators look into what brought down that plane that killed everyone on board. >>> south korean rapper psy receives a warm welcome in washington despite his past anti-american comments, and president obama getting some flack for attending that performance. >>> plus the bizarre saga continues. american tech mogul john mcafee fighting deportation to belize. he hold

it comes from actor frankie muniz. >> the best advice i ever received, and i tried to stick to everyour life that you're living and don't take anything for granted. >> yeah. >> i'm so grateful for the two of you. >> so this guy just survived a mini stroke. >> at the age of 26. >> and he is doing great. he is the most upbeat, friendliest, happiest guy i have ever met. he is fantastic. we love him. that is all for "early start." >> "starting point" with soledad o'brien starts right now. >>> good morning. welcome, everybody chbl. our starting point this morning new information on a gunman who went on a ramge

. >>> i am going to talk to franky muniz, who is only twenty, he had a stroke. >>> also, issues cominging up. >>> what are you? a question many people ask it many ways. for mixed people, it always comes down to skin clear. soledad o'brien brings us a story on a girl whose race is constantly questioned . >> if i had like a word to describe me, it would most likely be quirky. i am in a band. we do like progressive alternative rock, kind of. at first, when people meet me, they don't really know what i am. they will ask me like, what are you? >> seventeen-year-old nio jones is a singer, a talented poet, a high school senior. but that is not what people want to know. >> recently after i had one of those experience, i just started like writing things. and i thought this deals with the same things, let's make it a group piece. >> what is it you want to do? >> i don't know, pick a book, a people. >> her best friend does spoken word and poetry with her. >> it starts off, girl, you are so pretty, what are you. the question for a girl with soft, kinky curls, it simply is not enough for them. they

a scare for franky muniz who rose to fame for malkare olm in the middle. >> it is the video .you had. >> gretchen: the 26 year old recovering after suffering from a min i stroke. they are awaiting results. they noticed that nuniz had trouble understanding word and speaking. >> brian: he has to take better care of himself. >> steve: meanwhile, a mother could face crimminal charges if she doesn't bring her daughter back to the hospital. cops are searching for 11 year old emily who suffers from leukemia. her mom removed her iv and snuck her out of the arizona and took off to who knows where. doctors say emily is at riskk of infection and could die within days. >> brian: a cheerleader making a recovery after falling five stories . back in october. page rocky was at a party, ridiculous in a way . unbelievably good and fell 39 feet out of a apartment window. she had brain damage and now she's in rehappen and walk talking again and thankful for the outpouring of support. >> i needed every single person that rallied behind me and they pushed me through it . they are the reason i am he