so tom joyner is taking me to the doctor. he cooper clinic dallas, where joyner himself is a regular patient. >> how you doing? >> reporter: you know, to be honest with you, i haven't done this in so long. >> i heard. >> reporter: it's scary been with that, on to my first meeting with dr. tyler cooper. >> do you sleep well? >> reporter: i sleep well. i don't sleep a lot. >> allergic to medications? >> reporter: not that i nov know of. >> haven't had a tetanus shot in the last ten years? >> reporter: what occasion would vie done that? a head-to-toe physical exam, lab work, hearing, vision, lung and stress tests. seeing a dermatologist, a nutrition counselor, and even an exercise consultant. >> come on in. >> reporter: right off the bat, my blood pressure concerned the doctor. >> little high. 38/85. we'll get several others. >> reporter: it's an alarming statistic. close to 45% of african-americans suffer from high blood pressure. and more than twice as many african-americans will die from hypertension when compared to white pat

so tom joyner is taking me to the doctor. how you doing? >> you know, to be quite honest with you, i haven't done this in so long. >> i heard. >> it's scary. >> and with that, on to my first meeting with dr. tyler cooper. >> do you sleep well? >> i sleep well. i don't sleep a lot. >> are you allergic to any medications? >> not that i know of. >> had a tetanus shot in the last ten years? >> i don't know. what occasion would i have done that? >> everything back here is benign. >> a head to toe physical exam, lab work, hearing, vision, lung and stress tests. i'm seeing a dermatologist, a nutrition counselor, and even an exercise consultant. >> come on in. right off the bat, my blood pressure concerned the doctor. >> a little high. 138 over 85. but we'll get several others. >> it's an alarming statistic. close to 45% of african-americans suffer from high blood pressure, and more than twice as many african-americans will die from hypertension when compared to white patients. >> just breathe normally now. >> my heart sounds healthy.

so tom joyner is taking me to the doctor. himself is a regular patient. >> how you doing? >> to be quite honest, i haven't done this in so long. >> i heard. >> it's scary. >> and with that, my first interview with dr. cooper. >> do you sleep well? >> i sleep well, not a lot. >> haven't had a tetanus shot in the last ten years? >> i don't know. when -- what occasion would i have done that? >> everything back here is benign. >> a head to toe physical exam. lab work, vision, lung and stress tests, i'm seeing a dermatologist, nutrition counselor, and even an exercise consultant. >> come on in. >> right off the bat, my blood pressure concerned the doctor. >> a little high. 138/85. we'll get several others. >> it's an alarming statistic, close to 45% of african-americans suffer from high blood pressure, and more than twice of african-americans will die from hypertension when compared to white patients. >> just breathe normally now. >> my heart sounds healthy, so it's off to the next exam room where a periscope checks my voc vocal co

bev tom joyner talking about it. >> are we literally killing ourselves? >> yes. yes. yeah. yeah.evention and the first step of prevention is right up until your shoes. take a -- you're at the doctor's office, and that's the first step to prevention. >> i'm sick of -- prevention is key, and i've done good work, but i'm sick of these text messages and e-mails i'm getting about keep t.j. on longer with his shirt off. what is this? >> stop, stop, stop. >> we're trying to get a serious message out here. >> i get these blasts, but did you come away with any knowledge about health factors, risks, things that you need to be mindful of? >> yes, my life changed this week. my life changed this week. my habits changed this week. like the doctor said, and you'll hear this this week, prevention, they don't focus on it in the medical community, because there's no money in there's money when you get really sick. >> right, right. >> but the wife is glad. everybody loves me like you. i'm glad i got in there. >> terrific. this weekend, starting tomorrow? >> tomorrow we're going to do a whole half h

earlier this week on the tom joyner morning show, he read a letter from a woman who for three years hasn't been able to find a job. she's been sending out resumes, going to the library, couldn't afford a drug test to become a trucker. she paid $600 for rent. if she was late it cost $800. her mother moved in with her. you're talking about republicans extending tax cuts, costs for the rich $700 billion. $700 billion for them, $100 billion plus unemployment benefits. i say money well spent. as christine said that money goes back into the economy. what happens, they become homeless? food stamps? what happens to 4 million people. >> let's bring stephen in. he makes an interesting point. we know, we agree the money goes bought economy, people on unemployment, benefits don't have a cushion, they have to spend it. first i wan your view on that. secondly, is there some trade to be had here with republicans saying you extend the tax cuts, we'll extend unemployment benefits? >> ali, i do believe we should provide a cushion for people who lose their job. there's no question about that. two years of un

joining the discussion today, jeff johnson, contributor to the tom joyner morning show, gop strategistice speechwriter, elise jordan and from ivillage, kelly wallace, and vicki ward on the big wall street crackdown. >>> it's the holiday week, air travelers are in for longer lines, bigger delays and hotter tempers this thanksgiving week. complaints escalating and not just from passengers, but on blogs from the tsa agents themselves. this morning this was the