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Buddy to get an mri scan for his aching back. while largent was in the tube he also agreed to a brain scan to help ippolito check a new computer program. the image that appeared took john ippolitos breath away. >> right behind the right eye. and see, its about the size of a golf ball. its a good size. >> reporter: john hid his fear from alex. >> that was the big calming point, was you know, hes done this for so long, he knows that this can happen or that can happen. >> reporter: john simply told...

>> all right. first, though, big news today. the trial of the accused underwear bomber begins this morning with earnest with opens statements at the federal courthouse in droit. umar farouk abdulmutallab is charged with trying to blow up a flight on christmas day 2009 with a bomb hidden in his underwear. >> the defendant is acting as his own attorney. cnns deb feyerick in live in detroit, where you were the night this all developed and christmas day 2009. deb, what is the situation? >>...

way. todays cry for outrage go to democrats. of maryland who heres a surprise, doesnt like the proposed cuts in social programs. >> once again, the radical right is more worried about protecting their next election than protecting the greatest generation or investing in the next generation. what a sham. what a scam. id be tempted to just blow it off if it were not so cruel, stupid, and dangerous. >> and now tonight after all of these accusations and whining, were hearing the whole mess...

Also have a differing opinion, but right now hes been treated -- diagnosed rather with a medical problem. a major medical problem. so i think the focus and the goal is to try and treat that existing medical problem. how the trial ends up, where exactly it goes from there, i think are probably, you know, less on the find of the doctors who are trying to say he has a diagnosed mental illness. we know how to treat this, we know some strategies. >> its interesting, loughner reportedly had outbursts ...

But right now hes been treated -- diagnosed rather with a medical problem. a major medical problem. so i think the focus and the goal is to try and treat that existing medical problem. how the trial ends up, where exactly it goes from there, i think are probably, you know, less on the find of the doctors who are trying to say he has a diagnosed mental illness. we know how to treat this, we know some strategies. >> its interesting, loughner reportedly had outbursts in court as did brian david mit...

>> i dont know where to go. >> we got to keep going this way. dont step on any of this. come on. >> i feel like i need help. >> well keep asking. come on. >> you guys okay? >> yeah. >> oh, my gosh! look at these houses, babe. >> you guys okay? >> yes. >> what street is this? >> i dont know. >> oh, babe, look. >> what? >> oh, no. its the hospital. >> it was the hospital. show you more of that video. everything is so destroyed, you cant even tell where you are. they went to find her sist...

oh, my gosh, aaron. oh, my gosh. >> it went right through here. i dont know where we are. >> i dont know where to go. >> we got to keep going this way. dont step on any of this. come on. >> i feel like i need help. >> well keep asking. come on. >> you guys okay? >> yeah. >> oh, my gosh! look at these houses, babe. >> you guys okay? >> yes. >> what street is this? >> i dont know. >> oh, babe, look. >> what? >> oh, no. its the hospital. >> it was the hospital. show you more of that video...

If they are, thats important evidence the person has alzheimers. >> this is a scan of my brain. later well tell you what dr. cummings saw. another part of the exam is memory testing. since alzheimers affects the ability to learn and remember new information, doctor cummings is looking at my memory and recall skills. >> grass. engine. >> good. now, tell me as many of those words as you can remember. >> butter, arm, short -- >> brain controls everything we are, larry. our memory, our thinking, our...

And for now, the brain scan is only effective on people over age 60. doctors are not ready to use these tests as screening tools like, say, a mammogram, just yet. ron reagan watched me take the tests on this day, decided he didnt want to take any of his own. >> you dont want to know if youll get it? >> until they come up with a cure or a real definite treatment, id just as soon remain blissfully ignorant. >> how well is our understanding of it improving? >> i think weve made enormous strides in ...

Mentally stimulated. attend lectures or plays. as someone in the age range of rick, i try to follow all of these pros. >> theres no atrophy specific to those areas of the brain that are affected in alzheimers disease. >> and dr. cummings tells me my brain scan shows no visible symptoms of alzheimers disease or early memory loss. but for the millions of people who currently have the disease, for the millions about to be diagnosed and for the millions of family members caring for their loved ones,...