vanderbeek did not share any details on his treatment or prognosis.iting in part, nothing could have prepared us for this past year except perhaps the previous 12. doctors say it's imperative to catch disease through early detection. >> colorectal cancer is very survivable and more so the earlier it's detected. >> next month vanderbeek is set to appear in a live tv special called "the real full monty" to raise awareness and money for a variety of cancers. other celebrities are also going to be taking part in "the real full monty" which is set to air on fox next month. it's unclear when vanderbeek signed up for this special. he didn't really reveal details. it was troubling to me to read his posts last night saying he felt forced to come forward with this diagnosis. >> why? >> because a tabloid was going to break the news over the weekend. he felt the need to share it and own the narrative. >> it's a good thing he did come forward. every time someone like james vanderbeek comes forward and they talk about their diagnosis, first of all it's a sign for o

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. >> rebecca: we've got a lot more ahead including james vanderbeek revealing his cancer diagnosis. >tes. we'll start with georgia. donald trump won in 2016, lost by fewer than 12,000 votes in 2020. steve osunsami is in atlanta. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, george. we are already seeing record turnout in this election. so far more than 4 million people voted. compare that to 2020 when the total vote was about 5 million. so people are curious whether or not we are even going to see long lines at polls like this one tomorrow. republicans point to success in some of the small deep red counties where voter turnout is near 70%. incredible numbers. the only issue is that's not where most of the people live. they live in counties like this one where i'm at this morning. fulton county, where the polling turnout has been well above the state averages. both campaigns are gonna be on the lookout for what you might call closeted voters. on the left black and women voters for trump. on the right, independents who are sick and tired of the chaos, the indictments and the lies about the 2