at age 20, jason becker was diagnosed with als, lou gehrig's disease.they gave him three to five years to live. when we first met him he proven the doctors wrong. now, he is 42 years old. more incredible during all those years, even though these can't move or speak, he has continued composing spectacular music. ♪ ♪ >> dan: that music all over the world from heavy metal guitar lovers to ballet companies. >> we talked to jesse why he wanted to make a movie about jason. >> his story isn't just a story of a rock star or a kid trying to realize his dream. it's the story of family and love and triumph over adversity. those are things that are universal. >> dan: it explains how his father invented a system of eye movement so he could communicate. >> basically an eye geometry. >> jason spells out thoughts and family and friends interpret. it's called jason becker, not dead yet. >> that is bold title? >> i think it is funny. >> dan: funny, makes a statement, too. don't write me off. i got a lot of living to do. >> the film shows him composing working with his fa

. >> lou gehrig's disease crippled his body and speech but his mind remained sharp, sharp enough to continueo make music and win over fans. one of his biggest fans is jesse vooil, director of jason becker, not dead yet, a story of how becker's father, a classical guitarist invented a system using eye movements that he now uses to communicate and compose music. >> i felt like it is just was a film already, the story, and just wanted to be the one to make it. >> i-k-j-i just. i-l-o- >> through his translator, becker now 42 says he is excited about the film and hopes movie goers will focus on his talent as a musician and understand that it is okay if plans don't turn out the way you want. he says it is as much about music as the family and the human spirit. while his son can't tour anymore, technology and the communication system they use kept becker in the heart of fans. >> you can have your religion. you can have your prayers. that's certainly we have done our share of that. having art and creativity in music, that gives you a really wonderful tool to work with. i think the human soul kraifz

. >> did he have lou gehrig's disease yet? >> i'm not sure. but he had congestive heart failure. he had emphysema, he was retaining liquid. one of the reasons mao had a new suit made for nixon's visit was because he couldn't get into any of his old ones because he was so bloated. i think also possibly, and i may be wrong, but mao although he was a communist, had taken on the attributes of an emperor. he'd accepted his position, and emperor's always tend to live in splendid isolation and very few people got to see them very much, so the idea that mao would sit down and have long discussions and long negotiations with nixon i think was just not something mao intended to do and didn't fit in with his concept as leader of china. >> the interesting thing is mao and li the number two both died within four years. >> yes. >> and li at one point he writes -- who was he, by the way? >> li was also like mao a dedicated communist. he'd been a communist as a young man. he came from a morema he came from one of those old learned families that had provided so many civil servants in china down t

lou gehrig's disease that robbed him of the ability to control him of his body.m just three to five years to live. he had proven doctors wrong, now he's 42 years old. and almost more incredible during those years, jason can't move or speak, he has continued to compose spectacular music. that music has fans all over the world from heavy metal guitar lovers to ballet companies. ♪ [ music ] . >> we talked by skype with the director in london about why they wanted to make a movie about jason. >> it's a story of a rock star or a kid trying to realize dreams. it's a story of family, and love and triumph over adversity. things that are universal. >> this explains how his father invent aid system of eye movements so jason could communicate its an eye geometry. every qlert has a angle. and it's two eye movement autos jason spells out thoughts, his family and friends interpret as they did for me once again. to talk about the film. it's called "jason becker, not dead yet". >> it's a bold title. >> i think it is funny. >> funny makes a statement, too. >> yes. >> and don't wr

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the 13- year-old this morning -- she was nominated for the honor after sheep raised money for lou gehrig'sse and gave money to a family affected by the disease. and she received a $5,000 check for the charity of your choice. she says it's easy to find a way to help. >> you just have to open your eyes. any thing you can do to help out as worth it. >> three others received the award and will have a check to give to their favorite charity. >> as the case against john leopold stacks up, one well- known judge will be taking charge. we have more route the judge and how his influence will impact the case. first, -- >> and nfl players give back to the community. buying this juicer online was unbelievable. what a bargain! [ female announcer ] sometimes a good deal turns out to be not such a good deal. but new bounty gives you value you can see. in this lab demo, one sheet of new bounty leaves this surface cleaner than two sheets of the leading ordinary brand. so you can clean this mess with half as many sheets. bounty has trap and lock technology to soak up big spills and lock them in. why use more

first year as a graduate student at cambridge went he was diagnosed with his motor neuron disease, lou gehrig's disease and his courtship with jane wilde, moving story because it took place in the context of his coming to terms with his disease and her coming to terms with not only the disease that his ability -- the prospect of what was going to be a very early death. then goes through the birth of his children, the failure of that first marriage and second marriage and all the things you expect from a biography. this included descriptions, a cornucopia of science not only in his science but would influence him. is cygnus x 1 a black hole? is there such a thing as a naked singularity? is information irretrievably lost in a black hole? i kept encountering things i never knew he made. always a document with his thumb print on it. this is a big activity. a slightly simpler level than he explained it in his own book. it is one of my great joys to find ways to explain things simply in ways that can be understood. my father was a physician but also love mathematics and science and he read a lot of s

at age 20 jason becker was diagnosed with als, lou gehrig's disease.bed him of the act to control his body. doctors gave him just three to five years to live. when we first met him in 1996 he had already proven the doctors wrong. now he is 42 years old. >> i'm so glad to see you again. >> and almost more incredible, during all of those years, even though jason can't move or speak, he has continued composing spectacular music. ♪ that music has fans all over the world, from heavy metal guitar lovers to ballet companies. we talked by skype with director jesse vile in london about why he wanted to make a movie about jason. >> his story isn't just the story of a rock star or a kid trying to realize his dreams, it's really the story of family and love and triumph over adversity. those are all themes that are universal. >> the documentary explains how jason's father invented a system of eye movements so jason could communicate. >> it's an eye eumetria. every letter of theler has two angles. >> he spells out his thoughts and his family and friends interpret. t

at age 20 jason becker was diagnosed with a.l.s., lou gehrig's disease.obbed him of the ability to control his body. doctors gave him just three to five years to live. when we first met him in 1996 he had already proven the doctors wrong. now he is 42 years old. >> i'm so glad to see you again. >> and almost more incredible, during all of those years, even though jason can't move or speak, he has continued composing spectacular music. ♪ that music has fans all over the world, from heavy metal guitar lovers to ballet companies. ♪ we talked by skype with director jesse vile in london about why he wanted to make a movie about jason. >> his story isn't just the story of a rock star or a kid trying to realize his dreams, it's really the story of family and love and triumph over adversity. those are all themes that are universal. >> the documentary explains how jason's father invented a system of eye movements so jason could communicate. >> it's an eye geometry. every letter of the alphabet has two angles. >> he spells out his thoughts and his family and friend

first year as a graduate student of cambridge when he was diagnosed with motor neuron disease, lou gehrig's disease. then his courtship of jane wilde, later to be jane hawking, very moving story because it took place in the context of his coming to terms with this disease are back -- this birth of his children, the failure of that first marriage, second marriage, all the things you expect from a biography. i also included descriptions of my own experiences with him, some of which i mentioned already. there is just a crack -- cornucopia of science, not only his science, but the science that has most interested him and employ some, and then there are all sorts of wonderful steps that he has made with his colleague. a black hole, really such a thing as the similarity. his information director of the loss. so many deaths. keeping countering that. the document when his thumbprint on it. explain the science. what i hoped, the slightly simpler level that he explained in his own books. it is one of my great joys to find ways to explain things simply in ways that can be understood. my father was a m

. >>> ed opp is a pastor diagnosed with als better known as lou gehrig's disease.e has written a book about how his faith has been impacted by this. he also made a series of films about his journey. >> i never thought that my speaking and writing and living would come to an end. once i realize d it's getting close to the end, then you begin to realize how fragile life is. and you only do the things that are important. i think humans have this capacity to think they'll live forever. you ain't living forever. >> we are grateful to have pastor ed dobson with us live today from grand rapid, michigan. pastor, thank you very much for joining us. >> oh, my, delight, gary. >> pastor, you've lived with this deadly disease for more than ten years. you write about birds as an inspiration and you mention this passage that i want to read from matthew 6: verse 126. it says look at the birds of the air. they do not sow or reap or store in barns and yet your heavenly father feeds them. how do birds strengthen your faith, pastor? >> well, actually every time i see a bird, i'm remin

the early on set of dementia, alzheimers, even lou gehrig's disease, and then to where some players killhat is part of the game. unfortunately the violence is part of the game. to go that next step and to say, we'll pay you if you injure a player and put them out of commission and put them on that cart so that they have to wheel them off-the-field, i find that disgraceful. bill: what it tells me, bernie, is that the commissioner had the goods and he knows how deep this program ran within the team. and what he's saying to every other football player and coach in the league, is that do not go down this road, because if you knockout one of our star players there will be hell to pay down the road. >> that's exactly it. bill: there is a tweet from drew brees, he says sean payton is a great man, coach and mentor, the best there is. i need to hear an explanation for this. perhaps in time he gets his explanation. this came out, bernie, on the same day, keep in mind this is americ america's most popular sport this morning, on the same day that tim tebow is coming to the world's largest media mark