it's not just hearts.s lungs, livers, they want to hit every organ in the body, what do you think? >> did you actually touch that thing? >> oh, yeah. >> had a did it feel like? >> it felt like a fist clenching over and over. it was warm, a little bit slimy. it's a pig party. >> is this better than a cooler? >> yes, the biggest thing they're looking at is increasing the amount of time that heart can survive outside of the body. when you put that heart on ice the organ is slowly dying. that means it only has four hours until it needs to hit the recipient. with this technique it keeps it alive and warm for eight hours, ten hours, that's a huge difference. they're not just talking about it for transporting organs. imagine a room full of organs, a heart there, a liver there, all these things bettin beating ready for anyone who needs one. >> that would make a great horror movie. >> what have you got next? >> i went to new york city spent the day riding around with cab drivers to test out cool technology, electri

>> in the middle of the heart, on the left side of the heart. the two leaflets come together like this. they're held together in a ring. and when some people, the ring die lates and so the leaflets don't bump against each other, they -- they don't come together and so the blood leaks backwards. so people were using a ring that wtz rigid at that time and i knew that the heart was not a rigid structure, it went like this, it contracted. i thought, gee, what we really want to do is develop a ring that we put in that flexes with the heart that will be more physiologic. and so i tried a number of things. but i put a stitch through the heart and i put it through some flexible piece and i tied it down and depends on if i had a big breakfast in the morning or not how tightly i tied the knot. there was no measured way to reduce the circumference of the -- the ring that was around the valve. and so i remembered back -- have you ever seen an embroidery hoop? a hoop that holds a piece of cloth tight. you put the stitches through, pull them tight, you take i

>> in the middle of the heart, on the left side of the heart. these leaflets come together like this, and they are held together on a reading. -- ring. the blood goes outwards. people were using a ring that was rigid at the time. i know the heart is not a rigid structure. i thought, what we want to do is ring thatreading -- flexes with the heart, which would be more physiologic. i tried a number of things. i tied it down. tiedpends on how tightly i it or not. i remember -- have you ever seen an embroidery hoop? you take it off, and you have an embroidered handkerchief or something like that. i thought, that's what we are going to do. pieceou have a flexible with a measured reduction. everyone use that now? >> it's probably one of the most used in the world. >> what was your day like? what time did you start? >> he operating room started at 8:00. i would get there at seven and get home after seven. >> how many would you do a day? >> i have done as few as two and as many as six or seven. >> what would you advise patients to have a hard problem? wh

oz: i just wants you to compare that heart to this heart. and here's the deal -- when i see this, i see a nice thin heart, very efficient, very small. i see this heart. i see the one that's been banged around in life, that's lived the hard life. you see how big it's gotten? go ahead and feel the thickness of this muscle and see how it's had to compensate. >> i'm not good at this. dr. oz: describe it to me. is it thicker or thinner? >> it's about five times thicker at least, maybe 10, and it weighs -- can i feel that one? this one feels so sweet. dr. oz: it does feel sweet. >> this one feels like a mean, mean, mean person. this one feels sad. i mean, when you feel this and you see how light your heart -- is this an adult's heart? dr. oz: they're both adult hearts. >> this one feels light and airy, and this feels cumbersome. to drag this around, no wonder people are short of breath. dr. oz: you hit everything i could have said better than i did. that's exactly what i see as a physician. and the key question, of course, is how do we keep our he

he earned a purple heart in vietnam.us destroyed his heart before he received dinardo's. >> to me it's like a buddy through the service. it's a bond. it's a friendship they can't describe how the feeling is, but it's an intense one. >> reporter: four years ago, he tried to put his feelings into words in this letter to mary dinardo. >> i can't explain it, but there is a deep sense of comfort and connection with the donor who i have never met. saying thank you in person will lift some of the guilt that i carry as the survivor. >> reporter: they finally met this week. the fallen hero's heart is now serving a war hero. >> you know, it may be inside somebody else's body, but that was the heart that fell in love with me. ready? >> reporter: it is a heart that continues to beat for two families forever connected. jeff pegues, cbs news, new providence, new jersey. >> pelley: and that's the cbs evening news for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs capt

♪ owner of a broken heart ♪ owner of a lonely heart... sorry. are you going to the fires, daddy?. daddy's going to the firehouse. ♪ the eagle in the sky ♪ how he dancin' one and only ♪ ♪ you-- lose yourself ♪ no, not for pity's sake ♪ ♪ there's no real reason to be lonely... ♪ lorraine loomis, something about a job in '83. she family? i don't know. i just gave her coffee and told her i'd send you over. thanks, boss. lorraine? i'm detective rush. you work the old cases? how can i help you? uh, actually, it's my fiancee's daughter that needs help. she's meeting me here. okay. she's a really nice girl, she just has some... problems. do these problems have anything to do with a homicide? her mother was murdered 20 years ago. she and her father are both unted by it. rob doesn't talk about it much, but... gwen is obsessed, and i's making her do crazy things. like? oh, here she is. gwen. over here. i don't know what good this is going to do. this detective is going to help us. i'm lilly rush. you want to tell me about your mom? her name was dana deamer. she got killed by albert miller,

swell'st thou, proud heart? i'll give thee scope to beat, since foes have scope to beat both thee and me. northumberland comes back from bolingbroke. what must the king do now? must he submit? the king shall do it: must he be deposed? the king shall be contented: must he lose the name of king? in god's name, let it go: i'll give my jewels for a set of beads, my gorgeous palace for a hermitage, my figured goblets for a dish of wood, my subjects for a pair of carved saints and my large kingdom for a little grave, a little, little grave, an obscure grave; or i'll be buried in the king's highway, some way of common trade, where subjects' feet may hourly trample on their sovereign's head; for on my heart they tread now whilst i live; and buried once, why not upon my head? aumerle, thou weep'st, my tender-hearted cousin! we'll make foul weather with despised tears; our sighs and they shall lodge the summer corn, and make a dearth in this revolting land. or shall we play the wantons with our woes, and make some pretty

was no donor heart available, surgeons implantd van with a total artificial heart in this procedure.bridge device designed to keep him alive until a donor is located. earlier implants have been available to assist patients total artificial hearts. >> once removing it, for lack of a better taerm lous us to attach chambers. >> but what has improved is the technology driving the implant. back in van's room he's recovering with the help of a full-sized floor version but in weeks he's scheduled to return home with a portable pumping system known as the freedom driver. just over 13 pounds fits in a back back. >> to go home without a heart and just have an artificial heart. >> i'll allowed to move back to gress know and live my life style the way i do. which is walk animals, dogs go to the grocery store. and go shopping and the movies. everything i would normally do. >> and returning to the game he loves pouring his new temporary heart in coaching chess. >> i could then pick up my life and move on. and do what i want to do. >> doctors say one advantage into s.to allow a pishent to remain st

overcoming heart disease. i want to start tonight as the you to talk about that, you are this most famous cardiac patient in the country and maybe in the world, and you accomplished great things while you doubt with the challenge of heart disease. a be you could talk about how you dealt with it and in particular, what i think is interesting is the mental attitude you always had about the disease and not letting it pull you back. >> well, thank you liz. most of you know i dealt with a few heart problems along the way, in the midst of my career, and after i finally obtained a heart transplant 16 months ago, my cardiologist came to me, john reiner, and he suggested that there was a book that he and i might do together. if you look back at the historical record, between 1968 and 2008 we reduced the incidence of death by her disease by 60% in this country. the fact that i am here tonight at all, that i survived, through that time, and he described at one point to me as the only heart patient he still had a live who

was no donor heart available, surgeons implantd van with a total artificial heart in this procedure.ge device designed to keep him alive until a donor is located. earlier implants have been available to assist patients total artificial hearts. >> once removing it, for lack of a better taerm lous us to attach chambers. >> but what has improved is the technology driving the implant. back in van's room he's recovering with the help of a full-sized floor version but in weeks he's scheduled to return home with a portable pumping system known as the freedom driver. just over 13 pounds fits in a back back. >> to go home without a heart and just have an artificial heart. >> i'll allowed to move back to gress know and live my life style the way i do. which is walk animals, dogs go to the grocery store. and go shopping and the movies. everything i would normally do. >> and returning to the game he loves pouring his new temporary heart in coaching chess. >> i could then pick up my life and move on. and do what i want to do. >> doctors say one advantage into s.to allow a pishent to remain strong

they show us the heart in a box. >> the heart must arrive within six hours. over time, the ice gradually damages the heart, making it unif it for transplant. a new medical device actually keeps hearts warm and beating during transport. this could be a major break through in transplant history. >> hopefully, they will let me handle the heart. i'm no surgeon, but i've dissected a fair amount of animals. i'm going to do what i can to poke that thing and feel a beating heart in the machine. >> once removed from the donors body, the heart is connected to the device through the aorta. >> this is seriously one of the most amazing things i've ever seen. >> it continues to receive warmle blood and nutrients. >> how long could you keep a heart beating on this? >> it can go as long as you would like. >> v.p. of clinical development showed me how the device allows commissions to monitor the heart's rhythm and other vital signs every step of the way. >> this lets you know that everything is going ok. >> absolutely. >> what happens if something goes wrong. >> you have dete

hath he been in thy heart? richard: good sometime queen, prepare thee hence for france: think i am dead and that even here though takest, as from my death-bed, thy last living leave. learn in winter's tedious nights sit by the fire with good old folks and let them tell thee tales of woeful ages long ago betid; and ere thou bid good night, to quit their griefs, tell thou the lamentable tale of me and send the hearers weeping to their beds. my lord, you must straight to the tower. and, madam, there is orders ta'en for you; with all swift speed you must away to france. northumberland, thou ladder wherewithal the mounting bolingbroke ascends my throne, the time shall not be many hours of age more than it is ere foul sin gathering head shalt break into corruption: thou shalt think, though he divide the realm and give thee half, it is too little, helping him to all; and he shall think that thou, which know'st the way to plant unrightful kings, wilt know again, being ne'er so little urged, another way to pluck him hea

your heart rate is 73. that was fantastic. at 12:10:00 p.m., precisely, you were telling at your kids to turn off the tv, and as you did that, your heart rate shot up to 108. anything above 100 puts you in a danger zone. we all have a certain number of times our heart beats in our lifetime. when your heart is going at 108 you're wasting those beats. help me understand what your body is telling you. what do you feel when you have these moments like yelling at your children? >> i feel my blood boiling and my blood pressure is rising. i feel it. i can definitely feel. >> how does stress manifest itself in your house? >> i have gained close to 100 pounds since before children. breakouts. uhm, fatigue. loss of feeling -- restless and things like that. >> you come to the doctor with those complaints, we may be looking at the solution right in your own home. it's one of the reasons i feel so passionately about these topic because we miss the clues. one of the clues, maybe the most important one is your blood pressure. it tells me how

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he earned a purple heart in vietnam.efore he received dinardo's. >> he's like a buddy through the service. it's a bond. it's a friendship that i can't describe how the feeling is, but it's an intense one. >> reporter: four years ago he tried to put his feelings into words in this letter to mary dinardo. >> i can't explain it, but there is a deep sense of comfort and connection with the donor whom i've never met. saying thank you in person will lift some of the guilt that i carry as the survivor. >> hi. >> reporter: they finally met this week. the fallen hero's heart is now serving a war hero. >> you know, it may be inside somebody else's body, but that was the heart that fell in love with me. >> reporter: it is the heart that continues to beat for two families, forever connected. jeff pegues, cbs news, new providence, new jersey. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," we'll be live from st. petersburg, russia, as president obama rallies international support for a military strike against syria. >>> pl

i've had a very low heart rate, i take beta blockers so the heart rate goes slow. i try to balance my systolic and diastolic blood pressure with hypertension medicine. i must see my heart rate doesn't go to -- >> the measure connects to your phone. data stored here, in the cloud, my doctor? how do you want to make this extend. >> we don't store data. that's for the consumer to do. they have several options to do that. they can do that on cloud. everything happens on the device. >> you just want to sell the box. >> no. we want algorithms -- >> i understand why sensitive you don't store my data. if you sell a million of these, that would be incredibly valuable data not just financially but medically. >> we survey to the consumer very well. he did not want data -- it's a bit like a banker where you have a banker and analyst. there's a firewall. we want to be the people of the computation, algorithm. we can't store the data, the consumer won't like it. somebody else should do it. >> find that interesting in the sense i find it contradictly to what i might want. if a st

how is that connected to a possible heart attack?ur heart, you will have changes to your blood pressure. that may translate to headaches and issues with sleeping. what we want people to know is very subtle changes in your symptoms. change of your sleep or any kind of other issues, talk to your doctor and not ignore it. that is a big deal. >> what about an aspirin. if you think you're having a heart attack take an aspirin or baby aspirin immediately. >> it will reduce the chance of clotting. even nitrate can take care of the pain and dilate the vessels. that would be good. i don't want people to treat themselves. call 911, get to the hospital. we can save their lives. >> what i'm hearing from you is to be very proactive and be preventive. that's what you have always talked about on this program. >> no question. certainly the prevention you are talking about eating healthy, exercise, what you eat, all of that plays a huge role. these are the kind of patients that are already in trouble. they are on the verge of getting heart attacks, b

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they will endure in the hearts of the american people and in the hearts of the navy that they help to keep strong, and in the hearts of their co-workers and their friends and their neighbors. i want them to know how she lived, jessica gaarde, said of her mother kathy. she is not a number or some statistic. none of these 12 fellow americans are statistics. today i want every american to see how these men and women lived. you may have never met them, but you know them. they are your neighbors, like arthur daniels out there on the weekend policy irving his white crown victoria. and kenneth proctor who, if you asked, would fix your car, too. sylvia frasier was the friendly face at the store who took a second job at walmart because she loved working with people. she was the die hard fan you saw at the game. kathy gaarde loved her hockey and her caps. season ticket holder for 25 years. they were the volunteers who made your community better. frank kohler giving dictionaries to every third grader in the county. michael arnold leading the gospel at church. a man who left everything he knew in

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association and said i want to do something about heart health.i can do. and they said childhood obesity, not what he was expecting to hear. and so now fast forward to 2013. the alliance for a healthier generation, a partnership between the clinton foundation and the american heart association is now the largest anti-childhood obesity program in the country. so we work with more than 18,000 schools, we touch more than 11.5 million kids every day through healthier lunch programs, better food in our snack machines, no full calorie sodas in their snack and soda machines. >> jon: right. >> and so i will be talking about the work that the clinton foundation with margaret chan who is the director of the who and other leaders who are thinking about what they can and should be doing around the world to stem the tide of obesity and other risk factors for ncd. >> jon: i been working on this with my i cans called get up. >> and move hopefully. >> jon: get off the couch. >> and you lead obviously. >> jon: but in is, so many factors are stacked against people

then to have that heart-to-heart hug. when i hug in a wheelchair, there's a disconnect, and get heart-to-heart hugs when i stand up. >> can you promise me a standing hug? >> yes. >> okay, good. >> amanda took her first step to make that dream a reality in 2010. that's when she got a call from robot's creators asking her to be a test pilot for the new technology. she went to the san francisco bay area and took it for a test run. how did it feel to be able to stand and just look at people? >> the first time i stood up, i went home and i cried hard in all honesty. maybe it's the emotions that i had been dreaming about for so long, and i felt so good in my body. i slept hard. i wasn't in pain. >> total ending steps? >> 4,850. >> all right! >> so nice! >> the technology is fast hive moving and they're constantly coming out with something new. that's why i love flying back to california and saying, okay, bring it on. what am i going to try today? >> this is xo's headquarters where the magic is made and perfected. here robots li

our hearts are broken again.we care so deeply about these families, but the question is do we care enough? do we care enough to keep standing up for the country that we know is possible even if it's hard, and even if it's politically uncomfortable. do we care enough to sustain the passion and the pressure to make our communities safer and our countries safer? do we care enough to do everything we can to spare our families the pain that is felt here today. our tears are not enough. our words and our prayers are not enough. if we really want to honor these 12 men and women, if we really want to be a country where we can go to work and go to school and walk our streets free from senseless violence without so many lives being stolen by a bullet and from a gun, then we're going to have to change. we're going to have to change. on monday morning these 12 men and women woke up like they did every day. they left home, and they headed off to work. gerald reed's wife said, see you tonight for dinner. john johnson said to h

the pilot of a commercial jet suffers a heart attack at the controls. the co-pilot takes action. two passengers rush to help. tonight we're learning about heroism inside that plane. and we have the drama moment by moment. >> reporter: chaos in the cockpit, just before 8:00 p.m. on united airline 737 speeding it's way from houston to seattle. the co-pilot radios the tower. >> we got a man down, chest compressions going on right now. can an ambulance and maybe some air stairs meet us on the runway? >> united 1603, we'll get that going. >> reporter: the captain is having a massive heart attack over the pa the call goes out, is there a doctor on board? >> told everyone to stay seated. somebody could say they saw them giving the pilot cpr. >> reporter: a pair of young army doctors were on board and rushed forward to help. the pilot described the heavy man had to be pulled from the cockpit. the first class cabben turned triage, they performed cpr right there on the floor. >> i saw them working on the captain. it was very impressive, how they worked together. >> reporter: another plane'

to save hearts. why? because cardiovascular disease is the number-one killer of american men. >> it's also the number-one cause of death in american women, costing us 400,000 moms, sisters, and daughters each year. >> it's the cause of 1 in 4 deaths for men, but regardless of your gender, certain lifestyle behaviors impact your chance of developing heart disease in the first place. now, there's nothing you can do about family history or age, but you can take control and drastically minimize risks by doing simple things. >> exercise regularly and eat a healthy diet, including heart-healthy supplements. prevention is the key. >> that's right. so our foundation is dedicated not only to helping those who have heart disease, we are actively fighting to bring those numbers down by pushing prevention. >> "exercise and good nutrition" -- we're casting that message far and wide. please join us. help spread the word. together we can build a heart-healthy future. >> join the movement. find us on facebook or www.lkcf

flight when he a had a heart attack yesterday.n off-duty pilot took control of the plane and made a landing in boise, idaho. doctors performed cpr. >> several people helped give him cpr and then when they got [inaudible] >> he died at the hospital. on tossage is were flown seattle. doing fine. bush is after having a stent inside of his heart last month. >> other than the fact i almost when i cut myself shaving, i am doing pretty good. i thought you're going to have to put a turn a kid on me. >> he was being interviewed about a golf tournament he is hosting in dallas for winded warriors. >> good for him. in great shape. retirement is good for him. >> absolutely. we're looking at beautiful weather tonight, tomorrow, at and into the rest of the weekend and then next week, something that is missing, rain. >> we need some. >> we need rain. the leaves are starting to fall off the trees. the lawn is drying out. take a look outside on this friday evening. it is beautiful. temperatures are warming up nicely. 72 degrees reagan national airp

your loved ones will not be forgotten, they will endure the hearts of the american people, in the heartskeep strong, in the hearts of their co-workers and friends and their neighbors. i want them to know how she lived, jessica said of her mother agent: he is not a number or some statistic. none of these 12 fellow americans are statistics. today i want every american to see how the men and women lived you mayor never have met them but they are your neighborhoods, like arthur dan yells on the weekend polishing his white crown victoria. kenneth proctor with his beloved we mustang, the friendly face at store and sylvia frazier who took a second job at wal-mart because she loved working with people. and a diehard began you sat next to at the again, kathy loved her hockey and his cats ticket holder for 25 years. the volunteers who made your community better, frank kohler giving dictionaries to every third grader in the county and another leading the children's bible study at church. they lived the american dream, like pundhit who dedicated himself to the united states navy after leaving his be

lindsey: he's got a huge heart. in someone, whether it's off the field, on the field, you can't help but want to help him help others. shane: you want to do anything that he's involved in because of not just the player he is, but the type of man he is. allie: he is simply one of the best to ever put on an nfl uniform. from the moment he entered the league, larry fitzgerald has amazed football fans with his talent. a four-time all pro, the cardinals wide receiver entered this season with 77 career touchdowns, each season working tirelessly to stay among the elite. away from the game, fitzgerald's desire is equally as impressive. he possesses an endless desire to help those who need it most. it's a virtue he learned early in life from his mother. larry: the things i really take from her is just always make sure you try to put a smile on people's faces. you never know what they're going through; and if you can lend somebody a helping hand, do it. allie: carol fitzgerald lost her battle with breast cancer in 2004. her i

i can tell you - safety is at the heart of everything we do. added cutting-edge technology, like a new deepwater well cap and a state-of-the-art monitoring center, where experts watch over all drilling activity twenty-four-seven. and we're sharing what we've learned, so we can all produce energy more safely. our commitment has never been stronger. vo:remember to changew that oil is the it on schedule toy car. keep your car healthy. show your car a little love with an oil change starting at $19.95. >>> the u.s. and russia nail down the details on their agreement to destroy serious chemical weapons. the russian foreign minister cut the deal with secretary of state john kerry. he tells russian television that the u.s., in his words, is blackmailing americans if syria fails to comply. the details are crucial because the u.n. needs to be approved. it turns over just a day after inventory. these are senior fellow at stanfords university hoover institute. u.s. officials said yesterday that he was pleasantly surprised with a level of detail that the sy

midair emergency, heroes jump into action, when their commercial airline pilot suffers a heart attack in the cockpit. >> we have a man down, chest compressions going on right now. >> how they landed the plane. how passengers reacted. and real money helped one family score money saving tickets to the big game. how would you like it, if everyone around you paid six times more than you did? >>> a good evening to you, we begin on this friday night with a single phone call opening a world of possibility. today president obama surprised everyone, announcing he had a personal phone conversation with the new president of iran, the first direct contact between leaders since 1979. so the question tonight, is this the best chance for a breakthrough in the middle east in 30 years? will the new leader of iran really deliver? abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl on the latest developments from the white house. john. >> reporter: history was made today, diane with that 15 minute phone call. a potential opening to a country the u.s. has accused of trying to build nuclear weapons and su

>> i don't know. >> but you did. >> yeah. >> so do you feel in your heart of hearts that you have a drinking say no, but i mean, obviously i must. >> yeah. it's taken everything from you. let me tell you what's on the table. melinda wasn't going to say you've got to go, but she does want you to get sober, stop drinking. she wants you to get better. first of all, can you stop drinking? >> yes. >> you get some help and support for that. will you go to an alcohol counselor? >> yeah. >> it's easy to sit here at a table and say, yes, i'm going to do that. giving up drinking is one of the hardest things in the world. it's really hard to give up negative patterns that you think have worked for you your whole life. the kicker is, first time you come home drunk, you leave. >>> melinda and i and the mediator are asking you to basically tell your best friend good-bye because alcohol has become your best friend. >> this is i thigoing to be the hardest 90 days in my life. i know you. you're going to say, okay, i didn't drink for two weeks, you should have sex with me. may beg through allergies. try zyrte

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the head of police issuing a plea from the heart. abc's alex perez takes us in the streets of his own hometown. >> reporter: within seconds, a warm evening at the chicago park last night turned into a nightmare. >> we have a total of ten adults and the one 3-year-old. >> reporter: that number would grow to 13 people shot and wounded, the 3-year-old little deontae howard shot in the face but expected to survive after a group targeting rival gang members opened fire on this crowded basketball court, with a military style assault rifle. the pain is becoming all too familiar for little deontae's grandmother who just buried her son, killed by gun violence on monday. >> it got to stop. y'all hurt innocent people. kids. >> thank you. >> it's the same frustration expressed by the community last october when diane hosted a special summit on chicago violence. >> go behind a couple bushes, i'll bet there are guns there. >> reporter: in chicago alone this year more than 1300 shooting incidents, and nearly 300 homicides, and that's actually down

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