parents should contact the store for replacements. topping our health headlines this morning, the bionic eye is here. a former competitive weight lifter is among the first americans to get the device. the video camera transmits signals to electrodes and transfers them to the retina. it won t work on everyone with degenerative eye disease but doctors call it a game changer for many. staying in the hospital is often dangerous as what sent you there in the first place. one in 25 patients picks up a infection, so a suburban milwaukee hospital has hired this thing, mr. clean. a germ zapping robot that uses ultraviolet rays that are as powerful as the sun. we clean the rooms and then following the cleaning, we september in the robot to ensure it is clean and any potential bacteria and viruses aren t posing a threat to the patient. mr. clean s real name is the
dad, you didn t show me, you showed him. dad, he s gonna wreck the car! (dad) he s not gonna wreck the car. (dad) no fighting in the road, please. (dad) put your blinker on. (son) you didn t even give me a chance! (dad) ok. (mom vo) we got the new subaru because nothing could break our old one. (dad) ok. (son) what the heck? let go of my seat! (mom vo) i hope the same goes for my husband. (dad) you guys are doing a great job. seriously. (announcer) love a car that lasts. love. it s what makes a subaru, a subaru. now to an amazing scientific marvel that could restore sight to thousands of people in the united states. s being described as a bionic eye, a surgical implant that works with a small video camera and allows people who have lost eyesight through a degeneral tif disease to recover some lost vision. the fda approved the device last year. only four surgeries performed in the country. so far all of them at the university of michigan kellogg eye center. joining me now is dr. sanja
what s your policy? jenna: coming up next hour, he is usama bin laden s cousin and an al qaeda commander. where he is emerging now and what his location could mean for the terror group s efforts to recruit and train new fighters. a new report finding out that the irs is shelling out new bonuses with less-than-stellar records from drug abusers to tax cheats. how much irs gave workers with disciplinary strikes. giving patient as second chance to see. it is called the bionic eye. how it works and who could benefit from it. it is an amazing invention. we can t wait to tell you about it. jon: well a daredevil driver is in hot water again. police in new york city arresting speed demon adam tang for driving on a suspended license in the bronx. he lost his driving privileges after this video went viral,
television series the six million dollar man , with lee majors, billed the first bionic action hero. second sight is a company that has built the argus two retinal prosthesis, offers hope for blind people to actually see and experience the world the cutting edge of the amazing discovery. joining us now, dr. robert greenberg, the president of second sight. welcome. great to have you here today. pressure to be here. thank you, uma. talk about this groundbreaking technology that we are talking about now. tell us,is making a difference in the lives of those who have been blind for so many years. well, uma, this is a device that restores vision to patients who have been blinded from retin night tis pigmentosa, the patients are able to find a crosswalk again, the best patients are able to read with the it device and without the
sure does. great to see you. appreciate it. using amazing technology to give a gift of sight. later in our show, we will talk about the doctor behind a major medical break through, the world s only bionic eye. plus, the senate may have finally passed a budget but not one republican voted for t up next, one key republican senator, a doctor, testimonies tells me why he has big issues with it. it never balances, not this year, not in five years, not in ten years, never. [ rosa ] i m rosa and i quit smoking with chantix. when the doctor told me that i could smoke for the firsweek. i m like.yeah, ok. little did i know that one week later i wasn t smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostilityagitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix.