sanjay gupta does have one story of a man who wanted to tell his story.ever be able to be a dad. but he wouldn't take no for an answer. >> reporter: steven and lindsey always dreamed of becoming parents. >> we both knew we wanted to have kids right from the get go. it was important to both of us. >> reporter: they got married, bought a house and eventually started trying for a family. lindsey was in her 20s and totally healthy. yet after nearly a year, they hadn't gotten pregnant. >> it honestly didn't really cross my mind for 11 of those 12 months that it would be a male issue. but finally, you know, i said well maybe you should go to the doctor. >> reporter: dr. michael whit says male infertility is more common than couples realize. >> one of the biggest problems is deciding how big of a problem it is. >> how big is it? >> well, probably affects about 12% of men in general, but all couples who struggle with infertility, probably half of those there's probably a male contribution. >> reporter: it could be a myriad of factors, genetics, irregular chromoso

sanjay gupta and miss piggy. still ahead at noon, a beautiful thursday. a final look at the forecast as >> john gonzalez just had to show that shot of the golf course earlier. >> it's a nice day for it. >> who is hitting the driving range later on today? >> that would be steve. >> i have germination going on in one of my garden's. into the weekend, cooling down a little, and '60s. we will take that for this time of year. a little drizzle possible, then rebounding nicely next week with warm weather. >> might be one of the most consistent forecast we've had in

sanjay gupta. you're about to meet hugh herr, he's an innovator, a scientist, and you could call him a bionic man. >> i don't see disability, i really don't. i see bad technology. but i don't see broken people. >> herr invents technology that augment human function, machines that merge with our own bodies. exoskeletons that we wear like pants that allow us to run long distances without getting winded or getting pain. it all starts right here in hugh's bionics group. i'm dr. sanjay gupta and this is "the next list." >> in the biome tronices group here, the mission is to blur the boundaries between humans and machines. >> we attach robots that attach to the body, to the legs that augment a person's physicality. >> why do you call them robots? >> we're developing very advanced systems. i would calm them bionic systems. they're robotic because they have sensors on, various computers across their structure. they have motor-like, with tendon-like symptoms that push and change stiffness and allow a person

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sanjay gupta and dr. drew pinsky. what role the drugs found in her system, cocaine and a cocktail of others played in her death. we're also keeping them honest on the gas prices. >>> now free speech or grounds for discharge? sergeant gary stein says he's facing dismissal from the military after he posted anti-obama comments on his facebook page. now, he founded the armed forces tea party and wrote on the

you can tweet sanjay@sanjay gupta. cnn@sanjay gup ta. that's place to tweet him.ews out of the united states supreme court, the justices all nine of them, they heard arguments this morning. according to jeffrey toobin our senior legal analyst the government did not do a very good job defending the law, the opposition representing more than half of the states did do a good job. we'll continue after this. mmmm. ...and a touch of sweetness. you'll be delighted to discover how good they taste. >>> we are covering a landmark day at the supreme court. it is day two of three grueling days of arguments before the nine justices. our jeffrey toobin has described today as a train wreck for the obama administration. meaning that the solicitor general t government's lawyer essentially, did not perhaps do the job that he may have needed to do to convince these nine justices to let this individual mandate get through. and of course there is so much that hinges on that argument. but i want to get to tom goldstein who has argued 24 cases before the supreme court. he's also the fou

sanjay gupta. certain that nich turing the human spirit is as essential collaboration, creativity, and curiosity that leads to adventure. what makes them experts? how do they come up with the educational idea of a lifetime? as you'll see, the inspiration and the name didn't come out of the blue. >> knock knock. >> who is there? >> banana. >> ban na that who? >> knock knock. >> who is there? >> banana. >> banana who. >> knock knock. >> who is there? >> orange? >> orange who. >> aren't you glad i stopped saying banana? >> the world that kids are graduating into now is so fast paced and changing that they actually need to be students of innovation. they don't necessarily have to be artists or inventors, but everyone needs to know how to get up on that wave and ride it as opposed to the world is clearly neither sustainable or harmonious at this point. it's going to take us and everyone around today, the kids growing up into being leaders of the world to change our course. >> i think it's going to take

sanjay gupta has all the answers. sanjay gupta md starts right now. >>> medical mystery continues with new news about autism. cases are still on the rise and not just by a little bit. we'll tell you what we think is going on and what to look for. >>> also a just-retired top general has a that is importantf she didn't have that getting health insurance with the pre existing condition could be expensive. if the law is overturned, that is going to go away she will have to get insurance in the open market, just like everybody else, and pay more money for it. if the plan is severed, she could still have insurance but it would be tricky in terms of how it would get paid for and who would pay for it. >> another question, this one from twitter, isn't it preventative care supposed to be free? i received a bill last week after my yearly check-up. >> yeah, that is a good point because it is supposed to be free, supposed to have no co-pays, additional fees from it's preventive screen. couple things could have happened, september

sanjay gupta. this morning, i want to share a story with you that i latched on to when a producer showed me films of a medical experiment. astonishing. the story got stranger and stranger. then i met the men involved and i saw what those experiments did to them. i'm going to show you as well. i'm going to introduce you to a model and actress who thought she was invincible. like was great, then she got hit by a car and everything was turned upside down. how did she recover? she'll teach us. >>> then, the crisis in america. we call it that. it's alzheimers disease. the numbers are alarming and on the rise. this year, there will be an estimated 5.4 million americans living with the disease. a lot of people asking about the numbers all the time. there's a new report out from the alzheimers association saying an ageing baby boomer generation will cause that number to rapidly escalate. you could guess that. they say the number of cases will increase from 5.4 million to 16 million by the year 2050. it's d

sanjay gupta, i'll tell you what hand after jamie oliver led one town to ditch chocolate milk. a lot of people would say his efforts backfired. >>> also this morning, a look at your toxic house. carter ooste rhouse will help you detox your home. >>> i want to kick things off in washington the supreme court is set to hear what some are saying is the biggest case in a generation. under the microscope, health care on trial. more specifically the patient protection and affordable care ak. y act. according to our latest poll, 38% of americans like this new health care law. 56% oppose it. it's a central issue for the republican candidates including mitt romney, who took a jab at president obama while speaking in rockford, illinois last weekend. >> you know his views on health care, his view is the heavy hand of the government can do better than you can in picking your type of insurance, the kind of coverage you'll have. the kind of procedures you will be entitled to will be decided by government under his plan. if i'm the next president on day one i will stop obamacare in its tracks

sanjay gupta with "the next list." ♪ >>> welcome to "the next list," i'm dr. sanjay gupta.ou're about to meet a group that's an eclectic bunch of physicists, roboticists, musicians, circus performers, even a molecular chef that believes science can inspire extraordinary art. >> a lot of it's almost impossible. that's absolutely by design. couldn't happen without the contribution contributions -- and we're proud of that. >> they're headquartered in this unassuming 5,000 square-foot building which has been converted into this hybrid science lab/fun house. as you're about to see, innovation at the labs is sparked by pure unadulterated fun and a healthy dose of science. ♪ >>> my name is adam sidowsky. and i'm an art collector and people come together to create newly fun and interesting, innovative art. >> what is the unofficial motto here? >> well, there's a couple. geeks with girlfriends. we've also been called a drinking club of art problem. the past company called us the league of extraordinary nerds. we were about 15 who participate in an active way. we sometimes grow to as

. >>> "sanjay gupta, m.d." is coming up. of what's ahead. >>> we are looking at medical errors and simple things you can do to protect yourself and your family. there are things we talk about as doctors that i want to share with everyone else. we have tips on how to eliminate toxic substances in your kitchen and eliminate sports injuries. >>> thousands of owners of honda sieve rickics say their car fell short on mileage. you are watching "cnn saturday morning" where news doesn't take the morning off. be $973.42. ya know, your rates and fees aren't exactly competitive. who do you think i am, quicken loans? [ spokesman ] when you refinance your mortgage with quicken loans, you'll find that our rates and fees are extremely competitive. because the last thing you want is to spend too much on your mortgage. one more way quicken loans is engineered to amaze. ♪ "for starters, it didn't cost me anything." "and i got a one-hundred dollar cash bonus for rolling over by april 16th." "i like bonuses." "plus at scottrade, there are thous

sanjay gupta. >> oh. dr. gupta. going sing one of your all-time classics for us. >> we're hoping everybody at home will sing along with us. >> we'll sing. >> right? >> all right. >> don't sing louder than me, okay? >> that's not possible. >> before that, how about a weather forecast. >> we have to know that. >> while even was here this morning, we took our own twitter pictures. we begin in weather, shall we. oh, there we go. >> look at that. >> so you don't feel left out, we'll put these on facebook. important cities like kermit, texas. did you know there was kermit, texas? >> i did. i've been there. >> pig lake, texas. a little cloudy. >> it has nothing to do with me. >> it matches your eyes. >> pig lake is stormy. >> walterville, oregon, looks like it's having great weather. >> heavy rain into the northwest today. mountain snow. if there are avalanche warnings, this will make the conditions everyone worse. be careful in those areas. waco, a lovely day. scatters thunderstorms around the gulf coast that will run up

sanjay gupta. this morning, how to avoid surprising dangers in your kitchen. also, how to avoid the most common injuries you get from working out. first, something more important. something that i think can save lives. i'm taking a closer look at a problem that killed more than 250,000 people every year. we're talking medical mistakes. in my 20 years of practicing medicine, hard to believe, i have witnessed things that will stay with me forever. i have been keeping notes because i want to learn from mistakes other people have made. there are stories i wanted to share with the world, but couldn't figure out how to do it. i thought the best idea was make it a novel, a fictional version. the book is called "monday mornings." i put my character will no doctor wants to be, confronting mistakes. the mistakes are often avoidable. that's what i want to talk about today. joining me, my colleague elizabeth cohen. you have been talking about these issues. "the empowered patient" i red it, it was terrific. >> mistakes that happened in my family, myself and my children. no

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sanjay gupta. >> tijuana, mexico, near the u.s. been along the front license of mexico's drug battle. >> the tourists who once went there to party, well, they're gone, leaving rival cartels to battle over the lucrative drug trade route into the united states. >> kaj larsen heads across the border to meet one brave journalist who dares to report on the drug cartels. >> reporter: the northern border of mexico's become a deadly beat for the press. but here in tijuana, next to the u.s./mexico border, one newspaper has continued to report on the drug trade and on government corruption, despite threats, attacks, and the murders of two of its editors. >> unfortunately, we learn how to live and how to work in this difficult situation. >> this is the secretary of security. >> reporter: adella knows the dangers firsthand. >> it's all narco trafficking. >> the journalist is the director of zeda newspaper here in this violence-racked border town. >> do the cartels have the ability to silence the press? >> of course. because they have impunity.

sanjay gupta and dr. drew pinsky. y, the autopsy report says she drowned from accidental drowning with heart disease and cocaine use as a contributing factor, what does this mean? >> i think the best way to put it together is that she had a history of heart disease. it souned like what is known as aur tearteriosclerosis. you add cocaine, which can cause constriction, spasm of the blood vessels, it causes a big adrenaline surge and all of that can be damaging to the heart and cause a cardiac event as they described it or a heart attack specifically, anderson, that could cause her to lapse into unconsciousness. as you know she was in the bathtub and she slid into the water at that time. so that's how you -- sort of reading this whole report piece it together. >> how do we know she died from drowning and not a heart attack from cocaine use? >> this is one of those tough things to really talk about. but the way you know is because her lungs had water in them. so what that basically means is at the time she went into the wa

sanjay gupta, cnn, reporting. >>> each week cnn's dr. from all walks of life and endeavor. the program is called "the next list." tomorrow he talks with a grouper collectors at sinlab collecting extraordinary art, work and videos. here's a preview. >> we sdrided to build a 100 foot long made out of 515 individually computer controlled full color l.e.d.s and connected all that to a music source. we had a deejay come and the light sequences were pre-programmed to play along with the tempo of the music. and it was beautiful. >> all right. that's tomorrow. 2:00 eastern time. >> i said, fred, isn't that -- oh. i guess it's -- yeah's. it's cool. >> it's art. where's do you naught? it's so big it has to be in a giant arena. >> how are you? >> good. >> we called each other. purple. >> got the purple thing going on pap day of serenity. right? >> yes. it is. >> a giving color. >> a color's royalty. >> okay. >> i'm going great. you have been covering this story. i have been covering this storyish about the flight attendant who sort of lost it yeste

sanjay gupta, chief medical correspondent, host of sanjay gupta m.d., a neurosurgeon and author and father but here to talk about health reform. 50 million americans without health insurance. the congressional budget office predicting around 30 million getting coverage under the law, meant to provide access. what happens to the uninsured if this law is overturned. >> in many ways it goes back to the way that it was before, which is people -- depending the reason they don't have health care insurance. maybe they have a pre-existing condition or if they simply can't afford it, they try and find it on the open market. they are not getting it through their job obviously. it's a tough process. expensive. more expensive if you or somebody who is already sick. it's worth pointing out as well, christina, talking about the law in terms of fully implemented in 2014. there are some things already implemented. for example, no discrimination for children for children with pre-existing conditions. they can't be charged higher premiums for health insurance. if the whole law is scrapped, that would go awa

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sanjay gupta. >> what is that? is in the early stages of possibly turning into a tv series. >> you know, david kelly, terrific guy, terrific writer. he's writing a pilot that's being filled now which is very exciting. >> name of the stoors who will be in it? >> jennifer finnegan, alfred molina, it's a really amazing -- >> sanjay gupta. >> no. >> no actor? >> no. >> no. so it's fun. i think he really sort of gets the concept of what we're trying to do with the book so, you know, we'll see. as you know, you're a television person, there's 1,000 steps between now and ever being on the air but it's a fun process. >> you have written books that are nonfiction as well. what do you like better? >> in the beginning when you're crafting the whole outline, i think fiction can be more challenging because you have to create the cashers. once you start drinking you don't have to source everything. it's made up. with nonfiction i think the organization is easier because you have an idea. but then the sourcing and everything, rea

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sanjay gupta. >> good evening. we begin tonight with this unbelievable story of how u.s. soldiers were used as human guinea pigs. during the cold war, the military embarked on this top-secret program to test chemical and biological weapons. >> the researchers used animals, but believe it or not, they also used humans, volunteers from the army who had no idea what they were signing up for. >> nearly half a century later, some of these human guinea pigs, well, they're emerging from the shadows with disturbing stories about what the military did to them and how they're being treated now. ♪ >> i enlisted, joined at 18 years of age. it was the height of the vietnam war era and really felt a sense of duty to my country to go and serve. >> i went straight to ft. bragg. it was the thing to do. it was my duty as an american. >> i was drafted and i was placed in the 85th missile detachment. we were supposed to be security guards for the nuclear warheads that were going in missiles. >> reporter: three american soldiers, tim josephs, rank rochelle, bill blezinski called to arms from

sanjay gupta. >> tijuana, mexico, near the u.s.s been along the front lines of mexico's drug lines, with gun battles across the city. >> the tourists who once went there to party, well, they're gone, leaving rival cartels to battle over the lucrative drug trade route into the united states. >> kaj larsen heads across the border to meet one brave journalist who dares to report on the drug cartels. >> reporter: the northern border of mexico's become a deadly beat for the press. but here in tijuana, next to the u.s./mexico border, one newspaper has continued to report on the drug trade and on government corruption, despite threats, attacks, and the murders of two of its editors. >> unfortunately, we learn how to live and how to work in this difficult situation. >> this is the secretary of security. >> reporter: adella knows the dangers firsthand. >> it's all narco trafficking. >> the 43-year-old investigative journalist is the director of zeda newspaper here in this violence-racked border town. >> do the cartels have the ability to si