. >> when he woke up from a 12-foot fall michael gore thought he would never walk again. >> what didhappened? >> they said you fell at work and right now you are paralyzed from the waist down. >> he didn't walk for a decade. confined to a wheelchair until one miraculous moment when he stood up. what he once took for granted is now a precious gift thanks to robotic exo skeleton that does the walking for him. >> you can't get enough of walking. >> no. never be. until you -- you don't know what you have until you miss it. so many times we walk around all day oh i'm tired i can't wait until i can sit down. it's the opposite for me. >> gore is is a test pilot for this new device. born from aircraft flight controls and industrial robots. it's called indigo for independence and go. >> i want this to that i think lives. be accessible to the populations that can be taken and fit into a user's life and enable them to enjoy freedoms that they previously experienced before their accident independence is what it gives michael gore. it will climb stairs. not quite abled body but not as disabled as

. >> reporter: life changed for michael gore when fell off a 12-foot high cat walk and shattered hisve my legs and couldn't move them and reached down there and didn't feel anything. >> now, after a decade of paralysis confined to a wheel chair life for gore is changing again. he is about to stand up. and walk. >> what was it like the moment that you stood up? >> ' mazement. excitement. joy. all good. >> reporter: gore is wearing an exo skeleton a break through device derived from aircraft controls. all gore has to do is lean forward or back to control it. ryan farris is leading the development team. >> every aspect of the design was really intended to promote independence. promote an unprecedented level of independence for the users. >> the device short for independence and go is one of three exo skeletons coming to market though this is the lightest and least bulky of them. it can be used by accident victims, wounded warriors with spinal or brain injuries, even stroke patients. though he is only allowed to test in in the shepherd center rehabilitation hospital michael gore feels a

this is michael gore he was in a wheelchair for more than a decade after an industrial accident.no use of his legs and he can't even feel them. watch as he puts his feet down and stands up. this powered exoskeleton is a robot he wears around his weight he can sit and stand up and even climb stairs. he only gets to use eight couple times a month it has given a whole new perspective. >> independence, freedom, joy again. it's a different outlook on life from being normal to being paralyzed. you are paralyzed but almost mobile again. >> reporter: really amazing. this is one of three such devices. this one is derived from aircraft and sbril robotic technology. its scaled down version of that. the company that is developing this, blue sky envisions they will have much more sophisticated device that is controlled by your thoughts. >> i wanted this to change lives. i want this device to be accessible to the populations that need it most, can be taken and fit into a user's life and enable them to enjoy the freedom that they previously experienced before their experience. >> reporter: righ

this is michael gore. in 2002 he had a work place accident. fell 12 feet and crushed his spine and lost total use of his legs. he uses a device and stands up and starts walking. what he has on is something called indigo. it is a powered ex-owe skeleton. it is a helps him walk. this gives michael what he thought he would never have again the. you never get enough of walking? >> until no, you never do. you don't know what you have until you miss it. so many times we walk around all day, i'm tired. i can't wait until i sit down. it is the opposite for me. >> reporter: he just can not get enough of it. he will walk four or five hours at a time. this is one of three similar devices being developed. this is the lightest and least bulky of them all. it is made by a company that builds flight controls for airbus airliners. and builds industrialized robots. it has taken the technology and shrunk it down and hopes to get approval from the fda very soon for application in a clinical setting. >> i want this to change lives. i want this device to be access

the step that shattered his spine was the last one michael gore took for a decade.ot fall that left him paralyzed from the waste down. >> the first thing i said i can't feel my legs. >> reporter: at atlanta shepherd rehabilitation hospital, gore is about to do something remarkable, stand up and walk. >> it was amazement, excitement, joy, all good. >> reporter: gore is wearing a battery powered ex-sew skelton, in essence a robot that gave him freedom he thought he would never have again. ryan faris is leading the development team. >> every aspect of the design was to promote independence, unprecedented independence for these users. >> reporter: this ex-owe skelton auld ingigo is one used for production. get them into clinics like the shepherd center where incredibly they're subject to the obama administration tax on medical devices. >> it doesn't make sense to us. you don't want to do anything that will slow down the commercialization of a prod like this. >> reporter: ultimately the goal is to get them into the homes of people like michael gore. who said even a chanc

point, megyn, if any health insurance will pick up any part of that cost should somebody like michael goreportunity to use this on a daily basis. >> megyn: wow, all right. john, thank you. well, we could be on the eve of a historic decision as the college of cardinals gets ready for the conclave which begins tomorrow, where they will select the next pope to lead the world's 1.2 billion catholics. we're live at the vatican. then, one of the big bosses at facebook, the coo starting a national conversation, some say argument, over the right way for women to advance to the top in their careers and her advice is sparking some strong reaction from the left and the right. we'll have a fair and balanced debate next. and plus, a prestigious institution, leaks to the media and bosses spying on employee e-mails. wonder if your boss could do that to you? kelly's court holds a hearing in harvard square just ahead. searing for a bank designed for investors like you? tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 schwab bank was built with all e value and convenience tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 investors want. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 like

it happened in democratic primaries when al gore -- -- he attacked michael dukakis or willy horton. your greater point is a critical point for republicans. i come from a state that is 38% black. highest percentage population of any state. republicans like george bush and mitt romney get 5% or less. i got 20%-something mississippi from the blacks in mississippi, and i would like to think partially because i had a good record, but also because i tried. if your greater point is a critical point for we talk abou 27% of the hispanic vote after saying effectively we want your grandmother to self-deport, you know, i want to know who the 27% of hispanics who voted for him. [laughter] the truth of the matter is, not only is it easier to vote for somebody if you like them, it is easier to vote for somebody f you think they like you. this is a real -- this became more than about latinos, ecame about color. when asian-americans were both or democrats, then that says to me at all those chinese-americans who came here as republicans, because they were fleeing communism, all those vietnamese-ameri

liberal big-mouth michael moore wants to do something really heartless and stupid. al gore gets a grilling over his hypocritical deal with al-jazeera, and the media show tear support for mayor bloomberg's antics. which stories made our list? find out next on news watch. >> jon: on the panel this week, daily beast columnist kirsten powers, rich grinle spokesman to the last four members ambassador united nations and jim pinkerton, and analyst juan williams, i'm joan scott, fox news watch is on right now. >> we're not going to balance the budget in ten years because if you look at what paul ryan does to balance the budget, it means that you have to voucherize medicare, you have to slash deeply into programs like medicaid. my goal is not to chase a balanced budget just for the sake of balance. >> jon: so president obama there appearing on abc telling george stephanopoulos that balancing the budget is not his goal and attacking congressman paul ryan for the budget that he proposed. so, jim, to you first. did the media ignore the president's contention that a balanced budget is n

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