in 2015, at nyu langone medical center in new york, dr. rodriguez agreed to perform what was then the most extensive face transplant ever done. >> i'm saying, get me back as normal looking as you can. >> reporter: the operation took 26 hours. this was the amazing transformation! all made possible, because of a donor. a reminder that one man's mortality is another man's miracle. so, it's no wonder. as soon as bev learns about that story -- >> a face transplant. it's like something out of a movie. so you pick up this magazine, and you see the name dr. rodriguez. >> reporter: all she can think of is what dr. rodriguez might mean for her son. >> and so i decided that i would go ahead and send an email to dr. rodriguez. >> reporter: but cam will first have to prove he wants a second chance at life. >> there was reluctance because of the concern to take away his life during a bout of depression. >> reporter: the fact that he had become this disfigured. >> correct. >> reporter: because he attempted suicide. coming up, convincing a savior you're w

ted langone is joining us and stan bergman is here as well. we will have all of that coming up.ry, it is election day. the polls opening in 13 more states including washington, d.c. this hour. voters across 23 states are now casting ballots. kristina partsinevolos is live this morning in orlando, florida. she's got the latest in this battleground state which is really tight. good morning. >> reporter: gone. good morning. i'm in orlando at ron de santis' eheadquarters. we came to this city for the election. i have to say, it's incredible to see how many people are motivated to get to the polls. if you look at the early voters, there are over 5.1 million people in florida who have already voted. if you look at the number of registered voters, that's at 13 million. so that's more than a third of floridians who have already voted for this election. that is a record for midterm elections which just shows how motivated people are to get out to the polls which i think is great for democracy. if we're talking about some of the contentious issues that have come up between both candidates

doctor, but as a patient getting my screening colonoscopy at the very endoscopy unit where i work at langone always, it starts with the represent e prep. to properly cleanse my colon, i drank -- >> it's really not that hard. >> reporte . >> and drank and drank. four liters letter ways ready for my close-up. >> and the doctor becomes the patient. >> yes. >> any discomfort? >> no. >> the colonoscopy will be done by the chief gatt gastroenterologist at the ny health. assisting him is a second set of eyes, a computer powered by artificial intelligence or ai. >> so the good news is is that what we do really prevents cancer. but we do miss polyps and we have to recognize that anybody, no matter how did goode thgood misses some things because we're only human. >> they found artificial intelligence was able to detect polyps more than 90% of the ed e computer month than 5,000 images from colonoscopies and the computer used those pictures to teach itself to recognize polyps, especially ones that are hard for humans to see. >> jaon, you did a great job wih the prep. >> the ones we're trying to improve