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sanjay gupta is taking a look in our special edition of "sanjay gupta m.d." coming up. >>> last month president obama announced plans to start bringing down the number of u.s. troops in afghanistan. but still u.s. troops are going to be there for years to come. come fall it will be a full decade we've been at war. so this week and next we're taking a closer look at an aspect that's easy to miss, at least until your life is on the line. i'm talking about the impact this war has had on medical care, no the just for wounded troops, but also here at home. one pretty stark example is the care that saved the life of congresswoman gabrielle giffords. a bullet through the head. the kind of wound you might see in combat. dr. peter reed was running the emergency room that day. but he learned his trade in iraq with the navy. he says with the wound like giffords' had, a decade ago, a lot of doctors would have given up before they even started. >> for most handgun injuries through and through to the head, the chance of them going to the operating room are exceedingly low.

sanjay gupta is tracking the history of cocaine.ry is going to air in the next hour. >>> deadline on the debt crisis grows more urgent with every day which bring us to today's talk back question and carol costello who joins us from washington, hey, carol. >> yeah, i got the responses back, at least some of them. the talk back question today, suzanne, should president obama forget congress and ratz debt limit? this from michael if there is a way you some say there is, for obama raise the debt ceiling, i say do it linking the debt ceiling to all these spending, cutting plans is insanity created by the gop and some reason, bought into by the democrats, a pox on both. this from adam, if he can do it legally, he should use the executive order and end this nonsense. gw bush would have done it for sure. this from barack why would we raise the debt ceiling is if no money is going it toward paying down our dealt? makes no sense, i say let's default and get it out of the way sooner rather than later because it's happening regardless. this is

sanjay gupta is with us. now, doctor, tell us, first, stress-induced migraines, what are we talking about >>? >> when you talk about migraines, you are usually talking about migraine headaches, and it's a bunch of neurological things associated with it, people can be nauseated and can have vomiting and sensitivity to light, but it's usually the headache that characterizes these types of things. they occur typically on one side of the head which is a way to characterize or differentiate it from other headaches. stress-induced, john, as you might triggers for the headaches and stress can be one of the common ones. people that have stress, lack of sleep associated with that, that can bring on one of the higrain headaches. a lot of people will have some sort of aura so to speak, they'll have some idea that the headache is going to come on. they may get an hour or so notice, but if it comes on and not treated, it could be painful and last four hours to three days, it can be a pretty big deal, john. >> could it inc

sanjay gupta. doctor, number one, the main reasons, why this change, and how significant is it?i mean, they're looking at a lot of existing studies out there and that's where the change is coming from, oit pretty significant. the interesting thing is that, you know, if you look across the board, about 40,000 women a year will develop breast cancer in their 40s. that's the first thing to think about. 20% of those women will die. again, talking about women in their 40s. they also noted as part of reviewing these studies that a cancer tends to grow faster in a woman earlier in life, so between -- in her 40s the cancer will grow a little bit faster which is why they felt they needed to screen a little bit more quickly. that's sort of bottom line. they know that earlier screening, 98% of women will survive five years if their cancer is found early. and they added it all up and said we should increase screenings annually starting at age 40. >> these are today's recommendations, we've got them up on the screen so everyone can see them. it's the number of cases and the cancer grows fast

sanjay gupta has the story of how one man overcame major obstacles to get his life back on track. >>mbers the exact moment his life fell apart. >> i had a major personal train wreck. within the course of a week, my father died, a marriage that was rocky ended, and i didn't have any reserve. i had to quit neurosurgery. >> death, divorce, depression. all of it of happened in a matter of days. >> my mental processing was gone. >> you were rock bottom. >> i hit bottom. >> the crisis was so bad, dr. maroon contemplated suicide. but then came the opportunity. >> there was a phone call from a banker friend in wheeling, west virginia who i think took pity on me and said, hey, joe, let's go for a run. >> your first response? >> are you crazy? >> but he did go for that run. and he felt something go click. >> it was the first night that i slept in about four or five months. >> is that right. just getting a little bit of exercise. >> four times around, i slept. >> in fact he was running so much, he developed an over use injury, so he started to bike and then swim, and slowly his depression began

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sanjay gupta has his remarkable story in today's "the human factor ". >> reporter: kevin's sculpturesn be found all over the world. for the past seven years, he hasn't been able to sculpt i. was teasing him, you think that looks better from the ground up and then i took a look at him and i could tell there was something seriously wrong. >> reporter: what kevin's wife diane didn't know is that he previously healthy husband had a blood clot, which had traveled to his brain and caused a massive stroke. >> he was on life support for 13 days, and then from there in rehab hospitals for seven weeks. >> reporter: when kevin finally came home, he had lost his memory, his ability to speak and most of his movement, but when he was taken back up into his studio, something inside him lit up. >> he stood here, walked over and touched some of his machinery and for the first time since his stroke there was life in his eyes. >> reporter: kevin continued his rehabilitation and over time learned to walk on his own. bits of his memory came back and he can now speak more than 100 different words. all of t

i'm a little sanjay gupta but then i'm a little bit mexican as well. so i'm not native american enough to get a casino but i did blackout when i drink occasionally. >> difficult childhood, the end of his marriage, and the woman he says gave him his life and career. his good friend, sandra bullock. plus, an exclusive sneak peek at latest project. george lopez on this hour of "piers morgan" tonight. george, welcome. >> piers, i'm very excited to be here. >> how do you like being interviewed? as a man you interview so many other people. >> i don't have a problem with it as much as some of the people i work with. i'm going to try to be honest. i always try to be honest. i do. you know, it's been interesting for me. i've exceeded my own expectations seriously of what i had planned out when i first started in the business. so, you know, it's all fun. every day is -- >> do you find as you get more famous and successful being very honest and candid is problematic? >> you know, it really is, because when i do stand-up you're your own boss. you're very free. you

sanjay gupta introduces us to doug henry. >> reporter: four-time national motocross rider's career hasincredible heights, and devastating lows. he's been inducted into the american motorcycle association's hall of fame and won dozens of medals and trophies over the years. but look closely, you'll see this bike is modified with a bar and strap that help him stay on. that's because four years ago, the unthinkable happened. and he was paralyzed. >> when i hit the wall, between the bike, i was stuck between the bike, you know, it was the end. it was the end for me. it was all over. >> reporter: henry's love affair with racing began when he was 4. at 15, he entered his first race, had a mid tear collision and broke his arm. at the age of 20, henry had another bad accident and broke his back for the first time. but he recovered. two years later, he was back on the track. there were more injuries, over 200 serious crashes, but he always walked away. until march 4, 2007. he lost control on a corner, during practice. >> i knew it was over. i just -- everything, just -- dancing, i wasn't much of

sanjay gupta tonight sitting in for anderson. tonight we're going to bring you a view of casey anthony you've never seen before. 360 has obtained video of casey when she was a little girl. five years old. it's a birthday caylee would never reach. as casey's defense wraps up, we'll wrap up the dramatic final day of testimony and dig deeper on two questions everybody seems to have been asking, would she testify? and then why didn't she? we begin, though, keeping them honest with new and troubling developments in a disaster both anderson and i saw up close. the nuclear catastrophe in fukushima japan. today's headline. the government recommending more evacuations. hard to believe, 113 additional households in four districts in the city of date. that's far beyond the mandatory exclusion zone set up for 20 kilometers around the crippled reactors. these are newly designated hot spots. separately, according to a citizens group and a french ngo, trace amounts of radio isotopes have now been found elsewhere in children as far as 24 miles b

sanjay gupta. as a dad, i was curious. would you let your kids play something that looks like this? >>> i wanted to show you something you may have never seen before. death rates. a nearly 48-hour endurance challenge. it is very extreme. i'll show it to you. >>> we know the rock band kiss, but paul stanley was actually born deaf in one ear. we will hear his story. >>> we begin with an interesting turn in the case of jared loughner. in jail, he has been receiving anti-psychotic medication. he doesn't want to take it. his lawyers asked the judge to force him to stop taking it. it is a fascinating situation. we have jeffery tubin with us. we have been talking about this in the past. the judge says this is in the hands of his doctors, primarily. how does it work? can prison doctors hold loughner down and force this medication into him? >> the defense has one goal. to keep him from getting executed. that is the only goal. at the moment, he has been found not fit to stand trial. as long as you are not fit to stand trial, you are not getting executed. the status quo is pretty satisfactory

sanjay gupta. i have a lot to talk about. football and head injuries. a remarkable story about cocaine. when it first arrived on the world scene, the first supporter was a young dr. freud. >>> we start with cuts in washington. behind the numbers, there are real people. including one little boy who stole your heart in the super bowl commercial. next week, capitol hill is going to feel the force. >> dr. gupta? >> you're it. >> i'm it? max page knows one stage. full steam ahead. you probably have seen max before. remember this volkswagon ad from super bowl xlv? darth vader? no. just max. within mere seconds of meeting him, max was asking about my daughters. >> three girls. >> let me guess. 4-year-old. 2-year-old. >> yes. >> how did you know? we are at the children's hospital in los angeles with his brother and max to see dr. michael silka. >> get your pacemaker checked? >> that is right. max has a pacemaker. it is his third. for parents jennifer and buck, the first sign of trouble came before max was even born. >> my 38 week appointment, we found out max h

sanjay gupta met up with one who you just might recognize. sanjay? ashington is going to feel the force, so to speak. he's a little guy with a big mission. take a look at who i plet when i was out in l.a. >> dr. gupta? >> yes, sir. >> you're it. >> i'm it? max page only knows one speed, full steam ahead. you've probably seen max before even though you might not know it. remember this volkswagen ad from super bowl xlv? darth vader? nope. just max. >> yeah, we have that. >> within mere seconds of meeting him, max was asking about my daughters. >> three girls. >> let me guess, 4-year-old? >> yes. >> 2-year-old? >> yes. >> 6-year-old? >> you got it. how did you know? we're at the children's hospital of los angeles with max and his brother ells to see dr. michael soka. >> you're getting your pacemaker checked? >> uh-huh. >> that's good. >> that's right. max has a pacemaker. actually, it's his third, and he's only 6 years old. for parents jennifer and buck, the first sign of trouble came before max was even born. >> my 38-week appointment, we found out that

sanjay gupta met up with max and let's just say capitol hill is going to feel the force. sanjay? orter: next week washington is going to feel the force, so to speak. he's a little guy with a big mission. take a look at who i met when i was out in l.a. >> dr. gupta. >> yes, sir. >> you're it. >> i'm it. >> yeah. >> reporter: max page only knows one speed, full speed ahead. >> i don't know if i can keep up with this kid. >> reporter: you've probably seen max before even though you might not know it. remember this volkswagen ad from super bowl xlv? darth vader, no, just max. >> yeah, we have access. >> reporter: within mere seconds of meeting him max was asking about my daughters. >> three girls. >> let me guess. >> 4-year-old, 2-year-old, 6-year-old. >> you gout, it how did you know. >> reporter: we're at the children's hospital of los angeles with max and his brother els to see dr. michael silka. >> you're going to get a pacemaker check. >> reporter: that's right. max has a pacemaker. actually it's his third, and he's only 6 years old. for patients jennifer and buck, the first sign

sanjay gupta. the millennial generation, they are open to change. how do they feel about health care reform? >> this is interesting. we have been following this for sometime. despite the fact they will be the most impacted by virtue of living the longest, they are not as open about this as other forms of change. about half are fully supportive of health care, but more than one-third openly oppose health care reform as well. it's a dicey thing. this is a generation of people, who, as you say, are open to lots of different things. and they are not quite fully understanding it, and they say that if they are asked about the specifics of the bill, a lot of them have just tuned out over the last couple of years, and don't really what is in it for them. despite the fact it may have a huge impact on them, we're not getting a lot of support from there. >> it's surprising they would be lukewarm about it, because it's the underage 30 group, and that's the group that tends to . >> yeah, and you think, hey, i will just run out my luck here and see how it goes. t

sanjay gupta talked to him and his family about it. [ kimberly ] when i was 19, i found myself alone with two children and no way to support them. people told me i wasn't going to do anything. and i just decided i have more to offer than that. i put myself through nursing school, and then i decided to go get a doctorate degree. university of phoenix gave me the knowledge to make a difference in people's lives. my name is dr. kimberly horton. i manage a network of over a thousand nurses, and i am a phoenix. [ male announcer ] find your program at phoenix.edu. [ male announcer ] time to check your air conditioning? come to meineke now and get a free ac system check and a free cooler with paid ac service. meineke. we have the coolest customers. >>> this just in. cnn confirming john edwards is ordered to give back the matching funds. the fcc said he was given too much. the lawyers are indicating the democrat does not owe anything, and the attorneys can appeal the 6-0 decision. joe johns will be along with us to give us more details about the fcc. >>> rupert murdoch returned from a hearin

sanjay gupta. this fall will mark a full decade that the united states has been at war. it has left a mark. in many ways, the strong connection between the battlefield and medical care at home. i work at a level one trauma center at grady hospital. some of the techniques that we use, for example, cutting out part of the skull to relieve pressure on the brain was developed in the military. in the last decade out of necessity. it is not a one-way connection. we have barbara starr who spent time with a group of doctors and medical technicians who are all getting ready to deploy. for these men and women, heading off to war, a big city hospital like the one where i work, can be a perfect training ground. >> this doctor stops to check on an injured patient. he suffered massive abdominal injuries at the maryland factory job when he was caught in a conveyer belt. >> we will keep an eye on that. >> his cousin peter translates into the creole of their native haiti. but rimshaw treats cancer. why is he here? dr. john renshaw is deploying to the frontlines of stafghanistano treat th

sanjay gupta. thanks for being with us. we hahave a lot to catch up on this morning. including a ruling for workers from the twin towers. >>> a top motorcycle racer continued his career after an accident left him partially paralyzed. >>> first, how the budget dealings in washington are affecting our kids. max page. or should i call him mini darth vader. you remember max page. we introduced you to him last we' week. he is 6 years old and on his third pacemaker. he took capitol hill by storm this week. max and his family came to washington with a group of kids to put the pressure on lawmakers. >> we are one family from california trying to make a difference. >> to protect medicaid coverage for children and preserve funding for the programs that train half of the pediatricians. they met with lawmakers from both parties. >> i want to help my hospital. >> so, it is hard for something like a worthy institution like this. >> you are going to be around here a lot longer than i am. we want to make sure. >> you are here longer than me. i'm six and you are a senator? >> max join

sanjay gupta. thanks for being with us. we have a lot to catch you up on this morning, including a controversial ruling for workers at the twin tower rescue scene on 9/11. a remarkable story. >>> and also a top motorcycle racer who found a way to continue his career even after an accident left him partially paralyzed. we'll explain. >>> first, how the budget deal innings washington could impact kids. including little max paige. maybe i should call him mini darth vader. >> you remember max paige. we introduced you to him last week as well. he's a crazy cute kid. he's six years old but also on his third pacemaker. he's had eight major operations. a lot of people don't know that about him. this week he took capitol hill by storm. max and his family came to washington with a group of kids to put the pressure on lawmakers. >> we are one family from california trying to make a difference. >> reporter: to protect medicaid coverage for children and to preserve federal funding for the programs that train nearly half the nation's ped

sanjay gupta. this fall will mark a full decade that the united states has been at war. it's left a mark in many ways, including the strong connection between the battlefield and medical care at home. i work at a level one trauma center at grady hospital. as a neurosurgeon i handle all sorts of things, gunshot wounds, car crashes and other injuries. some of the techniques that we use, for example, cutting out part of the skull to relieve pressure on the brain was developed in the military. in the last decade out of necessity. it is not a one-way connection. cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr spent time with a group of doctors, medics, nurses and medical teches who are all themselves now getting ready to deploy. for these men and women heading off to war, a big city hospital like the one where i work, can be a perfect training ground. >> reporter: dr. john renshaw stops to check on one of his patients. he suffered massive injuries at his job when he was caught in a conveyer belt. his cousin translates into their native haiti. renshaw is an oncologist. he treats canc

sanjay gupta. >> now, the region of the brain we're talking about is something known as the insla. let me show you over here, a part of the brain largely responsible for negative emotion like disgust, pain, the sensation you get that something is not quite right. that somehow danger is lurking. some studies have shown the fear of losing everything in this case your money, your hivelihood could tap into that system and give you a real sense of fear. >> reporter: but are all brains created equal when it comes to finances and risk taking? >> there's very strong evidence that there is no such thing as a single risk-seeking person. that is, someone who is risk seeking, for example, interpersonally, they like adrenaline sports, like to go sky diving. that same person in their invechts. >> through i tracking and gaming simulations, neuroeconomic research is shedding light on this tug of war between the physiology and psychology inside our brains. we're all still evolving, still battling our inner caveman. >> no cavemen here. jason zweig is the author of "your money your brain." has the wo

sanjay gupta in tonight for anderson cooper. we begin with washington's trillion dollar showdown over the debt. two weeks to go until the treasury says it will be out of money to pay the bills there were two major developments. one has been called a possible break through. the other is being attacked by some as a stunt. >> on this vote the yeas are 234 and the nays are 190. the bill has passed. without objection and motion reconsiders laying on the table. >> that's the house tonight passing h.r. 2560, better known as cut, cap and balance. now it's a republican and tea party sponsored measure calling for massive spending cuts, a spending cap, and congress passing a balanced budget amendment. only then would the debt limit be allowed to go up, ending the current crisis. the measure was passed with just five democratic votes. senate democrats say they'll defeat it. if somehow they fail, president obama says he'll veto it. in other words, it's doa which is why a lot of democrats are calling it a stunt and a waste of time. earlier to

sanjay gupta, cnn, reporting. >> four days from default, still no deal.ts, they've given in on taxes. are republicans ready to come to the table too? coming up at the top of the hour, i'll ask one, senator rob portman of ohio. don't miss that. i'm phil mickelson, pro golfer. if you have painful, swollen joints, i've been in your shoes. one day i'm on p of the world... the next i'm saying... i have this thing called psoriatic arthritis. i had some intense pain. it progressively got worse. my rheumatologist told me about enbrel. i'm surprised how quickly my symptoms have been managed. [ male announcer ] because enbrel suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. don't start enbrel if you have an infection like the flu. tell yo

sanjay gupta. more news on cnn starts right now. >>> this is "cnn sunday morning" i am in for t. j. holmes. a busy night in store tonight. congressional leaders will meet with president obama to meet a reduction plan later today. >>> this is the last time subtle "atlantis" will link up to the space station, live to kennedy space center. >>> we're hours away from a meeting with congressional leaders. talks broke down yesterday. the apparent sticking point is taxes and who pays how much. republicans call taxing richer people a job killer. here is house the house speaker, john boehner, sees it. he says quote despite good faith effort to find common ground the white house will not pursue a bigger debt reduction agreement without tax hikes. i belief the best approach may be focus on producing a smaller measure based on the cuts identified. the white house also talking about expectations at those talks. here is what a spokesman had to say about it. we cannot ask the middle class and seniors to bear all the burden of budget cuts here. we need a balanced approach. we believe the american pe

sanjay gupta reporting about how the best fight against depression may be exercise.s today's "human factor." >> reporter: dr. joseph maroon remembers the exact moment his life fell apart. >> i had a major personal train wreck. within the course of a week my father died, a marriage that was rocky ended, and i didn't have any reserve. i had to quit neurosurgery. >> reporter: death, divorce, depression, all of it happened in a matter of days. >> my mental processing was gone. i was -- rock bottom. i hit bottom. >> reporter: the crisis was so bad, dr. maroon contemplated suicide, but then came the opportunity. >> it was a phone call from a banker friend in wheeling, west virginia, who i think took pity on me and said, hey, joe, let's go for a run. >> reporter: your first response? >> my first, are you crazy? >> reporter: but he did go for that run. and he felt something go click. >> it was the first night that i slept in about four or five months. >> reporter: is that right? just getting a little bit of exercise, then? >> four times around, i slept. >> reporter: in fact,

sanjay gupta m.d. at 7:30 a.m.ight here on cnn. >>> rupert murdoch is taking a huge hit. now it might spread to the u.s. >> he has plenty of enemies in this country. >> they get a lot more ammunition to send against them. >> he wants to put the media empire under the microscope. of . the next i'm saying... i have this thing called psoriatic arthritis. i had some intense pain. it progressively got worse. my rheumatologist told me about enbrel. i'm surprised how quickly my symptoms have been managed. [ male announcer ] because enbrel suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. don't start enbrel if you have an infection like the flu. tell your doctor if you're prone to infections, have

>> well, randi, as part of the special report we were looking for sanjay gupta's morning show, we had look at a very unique program where military doctors who are headed for the war zone are actually training at this civilian hospital. we hope nobody needs this kind of care, but they are learning to deal with the kinds of battlefield injuries, accidents, traumas, that they may see once they get to afghanistan. we want you to listen and watch some of the things that we saw when we went there. >> the wounds appear to be superficial. >> 15 up, and ten minutes back. category a, priority one. >> reporter: every day, dozens of trauma patients are wheeled here. this man came from multiple stab wounds. but right alongside the civilian trauma doctors, nurses and techs, military personnel. >> the injuries that i have treated here and see here at this hospital are the closest thing to the injuries that i saw in iraq that i experienced in the continental of the united states. i have had a gentleman whose entire scalp was torn off in an industrial accident, and i have an individual who was now inv

sanjay gupta, cnn, reporting. >>> and last november, the family was hit with another tragedy.. but instead of focussing on that, henry looked at thes positives. his wife is in remission, the kids are okay and he says no matter what, don't give up on your dreams. an amazing story. all the best to him. >>> the debt debate is dragging down the public's opinion of leadership in washington. we'll have the results of a new cnn poll that says people are fed up with the fighting. i've been in your shoes. one day i'm on p of the world... the next i'm saying... i have this thing called psoriatic arthritis. i had some intense pain. it progressively got worse. my rheumatologist told me about enbrel. i'm surprised how quickly my symptoms have been managed. [ male announcer ] because enbrel suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss

article, larry king said that given the choice, he would marry anderson cooper and sleep with sanjay guptai didn't read the rest of the interview 'cause i was busy pouring bleach in my eyes. [ laughter ] listen to this -- a new study found that urine doesn't ease the pain of jellyfish stings after all. [ laughter ] but at least we have a funny story to tell, right higgins? [ light laughter ] >> steve: i guess you could call it that. >> jimmy: that wasn't even the beach, was it? [ laughter ] >> steve: it was at a diner. >> jimmy: we were at a diner? i thought a jellyfish landed on your foot. >> steve: right. it was an egg. >> jimmy: it was an egg, yeah. [ laughter ] i just wanted to act quick and -- >> steve: yeah, you know, safety first, right? >> jimmy: yeah, you're right. doesn't hurt you now, does it? >> steve: well, little sting. stings a little bit. [ light laughter ] hurts here. >> jimmy: you got five minutes? [ laughter ] >> steve: you told me it was raining. >> jimmy: you guys, this is insane. a man in iowa was arrested at his own wedding after he hit another guy who was dancing wi

sanjay gupta look into what the war has taught doctors and patients. >> reporter: you know, last month president obama announced plans to start bringing down the number 0 u.s. troops in afghanistan but still u.s. troops are going to be there for years. come fall it's a full decade we've been at war. there is an aspect of this that's easy to miss, at least until your life is on the line. i'm talking about the impact this war's had on medical care, not just wounded troops but for people here at home. one pretty stark example is the care that saved the life of congresswoman gabrielle giffords. a bullet through the head, the kind of wound you plight see in combat. dr. peter rhy running the plj si room but americans his trade in iraq with the navy. he says with a wound like giffords had a decade ago doctors would have given up before they even started. >> for most handgun injuries through and through to the head, the chance going into the operating room are exceedingly low. but now that we've gotten experience of penetrating trauma from the iraq experience we're aggressive about getting to

sanjay gupta, cnn reporting. >>> and we want to take you to some breaking news in arlington, texas.sident of the texans there, the texans baseball team, is making a statement following the death of a fan. the texas rangers, i should say. he's making a statement following the death of a fan who fell about 20 feet to his death trying to catch a foul ball. let's listen in. you know what, we're having trouble getting the audio there. nolan ryan, a man who has been a baseball fan his entire life along with being one of the greatest pitchers ever, he is the president of the club there, the owner, ceo, president of the texas rangers and the round rock express. so we're going to try to get that audio fixed and bring that statement to you. oh, got it up. let's listen in. >> we'll see what you might all have and what we can answer. i talked to her by phone this morning. >> is there grief counseling available for the players and staff? >> yes, we have a counselor on staff with our organization, and that person is going to be available for our players. and then we also have availability for the

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sanjay gupta about how all the hits and concussions he endured in pro football have affected his brainow, mcneill's former teammate, one of them, hall of famer fran tarkenton, and fran, you and fred played together on the vikings. one more sound bite i want to you hear. going to be really tough, but listen. >> -- actually considering not livi living. actually considering it. >> reporter: you'd like to end your life? >> yeah. >> emotional stuff. tell us about him as a player. >> i knew him when he came up as a rookie from southern cal. he was 23, 22 years old. great athlete. great linebacker. he got it. he's smart. went back to law school. graduated from law school and just a great citizen. couldn't find a better human being than fred mcneill and to see this, so many of my teammates, of my generation happened because we had concussions and we'd go back in the game. >> do you worry about it for you? do you ever think you have a -- we're being funny, do you have a senior moment and say i'm having a little moment. i can't catch it. did you ever think about it? >> sure i do. and all of us d

sanjay gupta introduces us to a scientist working on a new approach to the injury. >> he always wantedprofessor at harvard. he thought he would develop the next great heart medicine. but in 2002 when he was offered his dream job there was a catch. he was in the army reserves and he signed up with a unit that he knew was headed to battle. so major parker said -- >> hold the job. i got to fight. i took off a year. >> he spent much of 2002 and 2003 near kandahar hunting for taliban. he came back to harvard. in 2009 with the national guard unit he went back to afghanistan. >> and so i spent a lot of time with units looking for ieds. we got hit several times. vehicles in front of me got blown up. i was never hit. i was very lucky. when you run up there and pull open the for and see your injured buddies you never forget that sight. >> this time, back home, he began to explore the science of brain injury. >> what happens when the brain gets hit by a blast wave and slams up inside the skull. >> with colleagues at northeast university parker built new tools to study how a blast affects the brai

sanjay gupta. ak today, a man fired a team of lawyers, choosing to represent himself.urt. that's at the top of the hour. >> thanks. mariah carey sends her love, by the way. >> okay. >>> i want to bring back john king and gloria to talk about what's happening tonight. gloria, does anybody have a clue of what's happening? i'm an ordinary person of the public, hearing at a vote that may or may not happen. the country is on the verge of disaster. >> i think you summed it up quite nicely, piers. look, a lot of members of congress feel the same way. i think what you see going on now is the speaker trying to twist the arms of new members of congress, largely, who don't owe him anything. they came to congress outside and separate from the establishment. he's trying to convince them to cut a deal with him so they can be in good negotiating position with the senate. he knows their bill isn't going to go anywhere in the senate. it is kind of ridiculous, if you will. what really strikes me is that you have a president of the united states elected because he wanted to be transforma