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Is things were not going well and there was no brain function and he would die. i got to tell you, when you first thought of that moment, and was it just beyond comprehension that this son that you just had seen that day would no longer be there with you? >> you wrap your mind around that you kissed your son goodbye, healthy and ribrant, and happy teenager and by night fall, you are in the intensive care unit of a hospital and your child is brain dead. the fragility of life is hard to wrap your ...

>> sean: good point. you cant do cocaine when you have kids. you can, but you can. >> we all understand the prostitutes. who hasnt spent half their income on prostitutes? >> sean: me. >> okay maybe a third because you make more than most of us do. >> we need to have a serious conversation about mental illness and addiction. we know although eclipse hes not on drugs at this minute -- although he claims hes not on drugs at this minute. we know there are long term affects and it changes your brain ...

>> sean: good point. you cant do cocaine when you have kids. you can, but you can. >> we all understand the prostitutes. who hasnt spent half their income on prostitutes? >> sean: me. >> okay maybe a third because you make more than most of us do. >> we need to have a serious conversation about mental illness and addiction. we know although eclipse hes not on drugs at this minute -- although he claims hes not on drugs at this minute. we know there are long term affects and it changes your brain ...

Remains in critical condition. six people died and 14 others wounded. the suspect is scheduled to appear in federal court tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. local time in phoenix. federal authorities have charged him with first degree murder and the attempted assassination of a member of congress among other charges. sources say hes been assigned a public defender. now, investigators today questioned a man, apparently, a cab driver, who may have been labeled a person of interest. he has been b clears of any ...

Victims themselves as this is a small community where just about every group of people you encounter, somebody in there knows or has a connection to one of the victims. we will talk about them and we will talk about this investigation. first we are joined by randi kaye who has been following the developments and you have an update on congresswoman giffords condition. >> we do. they are keeping her sedated so they can let her heal a bit while every once in a while they bring her out to check her ...

Woods yet for congresswoman giffords. but he said the good news is she continues to respond to signals. the types of signals would be things like wickling her toes, holding up a thumb, gripping a hand. they say that shes been -- shes on a breathing tube, so they cant determine any more complex communication signals than that. but this is all, as he said, a very good news. they say -- he was asked if shes been able to recognize any of her family members, and he said, you know, in these circumstan...

In case the brain did swell. she has high brain function and does seem to be responding. the bullet didnt hit any critical areas of the brain. >> remarkable, but shes clearly not out of the woods yet. now, authorities released the 911 tape, at least one of them. its chilling stuff. >> very disturbing to listen to. you hear some of the eyewitnesses, victims, screaming in the background. over the days eyewitnesses told us the accused shooter came for war. the only reason he stopped shooting is he ...

The money, hundreds of billions of dollars globally, in illegal drulg drugs. the problem with heroin, methamphetamine, pot, ecstasy, all coming out of mexico, isnt what theyre legal or illegal, its what they do to the brain function, so you end up, you know, with the chronically addicted 16-year-old kid or truck driver in the u.s. transportation industry, thats the problem. these drugs should be illegal. the laws should be enforced. that doesnt mean you deal with the chronically addicted by putt...

Located. they put a target on his heart area so that the firing squad knows exactly where they should be aiming it. >> reporter: take a look and see what that one bullet did to the target. you can see a large hole in the middle there. gardner will have four bullets aimed directly into his heart. >> assuming that they do hit their target this is a very quick, instantaneous type thing. >> soon as the bullet hits the shock will set in. brain function will stop after 15 seconds. >> reporter: the fir...

Can make people mean because it upsets their brain function. >> mike: now, gail was rg to go through the process with us today. and gail, tell us, have you made various attempts to lose weight? >> yes, ive been on several diets in the past and always, you know, the rollercoaster where you lose the 20 pounds and then gain it back because its always the panz keeping every day eating, really, what you need to do and i never seem to get there. >> so you have agreed to put this thing on your head tha...