just this past week best-selling author vince flynn and well known actor james gandolfini died. both will be so missed. both from diseases that are potentially treatable if caught early enough. let's talk about vince flynn first. prostate cancer diagnosis in 2010. 47 years old, dr. samadi. what could have been done differently? >> okay. this is a really good point. everyone thinks prostate cancer is old man disease. in our practice we see a lot of guys like him diagnosed early 40s and 50s. one of the first things i want people to do is get their psa checked. at least a baseline at the age of 40. especially if you have genetic issues, if you are american -- african-american. if you are high risk check your psa. after age of 45 get that every year. the aua is changing the guidelines. i think a lot of guys like him would go absolutely without detection. that's the important thing. now, he was 43 when he was diagnosed. i would have probably without knowing too much of the detail, i would have offered him a surgery. surgery is the best option for young patients like this because you

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his sudden death comes just one day after the death of author vince flynn who dead of prostate cancer both died of a disease that sometimes is tough to detect. joining us a professor and from the cardiac diagnostic center and adam, executive producer of a show you know and love, america's newsroom with bill and martha. at just the age of 37, he recently had a heart attack of his own, which is just so scary. if you like america's newsroom, this is genius behind it, the genius behind geniuses bill and martha. we appreciate you joining us and we were all shocked when you at 37 had a heart attack. >> thanks for having me. >> i want to talk to the doctor about james gandolfini. 51 years old, massive heart attack. what would lead to this because they say he was alive in the ambulance and died at the hospital. >> frequently, the first sign of heart disease can be a massive heart attack. mr. gandolfini appeared to be obese, a major factor of heart disease, increases your risk of fatal heart attack. and we look for smoking, hyper lip py de lipidemia, diabetes. i don't know his history but thes

. >> on a sober note, vince flynn, one of america's best selling author died at 47 yesterday of cancerguy who tried to get his books published, nobody would publish them, 60 letters of rejection, finally self published, went on to publish endless numbers of "the new york times" best seller lists. he is a good friend of our executive producer, i had a chance to have dinner with him a few months ago. he will be missed, his books will be missed. >> survived by his wife and three young children. he was just a wonderful human being. >> remarkably talented man. loved by everybody in the book industry. here is my one more thing quick. i am to complaining. kimberly is wearing a turtleneck. greg has worn a sweater the past six weeks when it is warm. he keeps it 62 degrees in here so we freeze. so we need peer pressure to help so we need peer pressure to help >>> welcome to "red eye." it is like america's funniest home videos. if by america you mean greg and funniest you mean intensely personal and drifters no one will miss anyway because they are dead. now to andy levy for a pre game report. an

don: talking abo james gandolfini this morning obviously but also vince flynn who became an acquaintance died of prostate cancer. the cancer had spread throughout his body and he underwent radical treatment and so

author vince flynn. he's the man behind counterterrorism operative mitch rap.ge 47 after a two-year bat wl prostate cancer. >>> we want to talk about smartphone apps that facilitate something called the sharing economy. those apps help you rent out your house, sell old clothing maybe or borrow a car. they're designed to help you save money. as jonathan blum explains, one couple is using them to make money. >> everybody has stuff bought in the closet with the tags on it. >> posh mark, it's a trading post for women's fashion. >> i started putting up a few of my clothes and they were selling. and then i started selling things for my mom and my sister. >> then her friends and her friends friends. she wound up with a storage unit full of stuff and an idea. >> being able to use the websites, instead of having a quote-unquote real job. >> brittany was working as a cook but didn't like the hours. she quit and began hiring out her cooking services with another app called task rabbit. it's a market for odd jobs and soon she got her husband doing furniture repair. >> he m

we will never forget the contribution to america of the wonderful and legendary vince flynn. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute, without objection. >> thank you. mr. speaker, our amazing time traveling supreme court has truly surprised me this week. it was able to take us back to the 1960's on tuesday and to step into the 21st century the next day. by striking down doma. yesterday's ruling was a long overdue affirmation that married same-sex couples deserve the same federal benefits as everyone else. mrs. davis: it's a major step toward marriage equality. but this victory comes on the heels of a dangerous blow to voting rights. on tuesday, the court struck down a provision that's been vital to guaranteeing the right to vote for all americans. the voting rights act is a crucial guard against states back sliding on the process of civil rights musme and we must now work to res

. >>> best-selling author vince flynn has lost his battle with cancer.was first diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2010. among his fans was former president george w. bush who called his cia novels a little too accurate. flynn spoke about the inner workings of the government when he joined us here. >> people feel like the fbi and cia hate each other. they don't. there's elements within both organizations that hate each other. 10% maybe. but by and large they work well together. they're after the same thing. but you will get the occasional really aggressive person who wants to make a name for themselves in washington which we've never seen that before. and they just -- they go after it. >> such a sad story. vince is survived by his wife and three children. he was only 47 years old. >> now a little more on the loss of james gandolfini. we have a statement from edie falco who played tony soprano's wife car mel la. she says this, i am shocked and devastated. he was a man of tremendous depth and sensitivity with a kindness and jgenerosity beyond words. i consi