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One, two, three. >> you know, thats maybe why i wrote the grandpa books when i could and get my thoughts down on paper for my children and grandchildren as to how i felt about things. >> sandy showed me his grandpa, or as he calls them, g-pa books on a recent rainy afternoon. >> so i wrote here, during your lifetime there will be endless firsts. >> what emerges is a memorable portrait of a caring and quirky dad. >> i used to make all the kids lunches, peanut butter, jelly, ham, cheese, whatever ...

Thats an incredible story. all right, thank you so much. dr. sanjay gupta. you can find more of sandys story at cnn.com. and dont miss "ill be me" tonight on cnn. the next hour of the "newsroom" begins after this.

No prevention or cure. cnn chief medical correspondent sanjay gupta has spent the past three years observing how the disease has slowly consumed one patient, who says it feels like cotton stuffed inside his head. >> over the last three years ive been following this man and his family, who frankly refused to let alzheimers define what he is and what he can accomplish. its an extraordinary journey and im thrilled now to share it with you. >> say hi, mommy. im holding you. do it. >> i held her, she...

>> whats in my bucket? >> reporter: sandy has created a motivational bucket list, filled with things hed like to accomplish while he still can. most focus on family. but sandys also found what truly energizes his brain is his volunteer work for alzheimers. >> that got him up and going. and with purpose. its given him a life. >> im broken. im not missing a limb, but ive got a defect. but it doesnt mean i cant live with life with that defect. >> it was so powerful to me. you know, the fact that he...

For nearly three years now, sandy has literally welcomed us into his life and his brain. with open arms. >> how are you? >> what a treat. >> reporter: hes given us a rare glimpse into the actual experience of losing your memory. how are you? i mean, are you suffering? >> yeah. >> reporter: are you suffering? >> im suffering a lot. i often feel like in the front of my head that theres cotton stuffed in there. like an uncomfortable feeling in the front of my head. >> reporter: does it hurt? >> no....

Issue. when we develop that c-- >> governor omalley, you passed gun legislation, but you had a democratic controlled legislature how can you? >> i also had to overcome a lot of opposition in the leadership of my own party to get this done. its fine to talk about all these things and im glad were talking about these things, but ive actually done them. weve passed gun safety legislation, not by looking at the pollings. we actually did it. and anderson, here tonight in our audience are two people t...

Deleted the message. the times call heed it inappropriately and says the employee is being dealt with. in a new common core aligned writing lesson fueling an anti-gun -- in our schools? critics say a study guide dubbed, quote, the battle over gun control is far too one-sided against guns. one part of the guide says the nra used, quote, powerful political influence to slap down gun control measures after the sandy took massacre. concerned parents think this standard is teaching attitudes and be...

Anderson, here tonight in our audience are two people that make this issue very, very real. sandy and lonnie phillips are here from colorado. their daughter jessie was one of those who lost their lives in that awful mass shooting in aurora. now, to try to transform their grief, they went to court where sometimes progress does happen when you file in court, but in this case you want to talk about a rigged game, senator, the game was rigged. a man had sold 4,000 rounds of military ammunition to th...

Here from colorado. their daughter jessie was one of those who lost their lives in that awful mass shooting in aurora. now, to try to transform their grief, they went to court where sometimes progress does happen when you file in court, but in this case you want to talk about a rigged game, senator? the game was rigged. a man had sold 4,000 rounds of military ammunition to this person that killed their daughter riddled her body with five bullets and he didnt even ask where it was going. not only...

Bernie sanders is about as liberal as they come on most issues except guns. last night he explained at the debate why he voted to protect gun shops. >> do i think that a gun shop in the state of vermont that sells legally a gun to somebody and that somebody goes out and does something crazy that that gun shop owner should be held responsible? i dont. on the other hand, where you have manufacturers and where you have gun shops knowingly giving guns to the criminals or aiding and abetting that, of...