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A m marry. that's on the way to the supreme court. pete, big topic. you have been thinking about it for a while. what do you think the president is thinking? >> he's thinking a couple things. how can he get someone through the senate given the political climate that he faces now. the calculation he's going to have to make is does he choose a relatively moderate justice who would be easy to get confirmed or does he choose someone who is perhaps more well developed legal pedigree and a more developed record of decisions or statements that are liberal that will be a tougher fight. that's the ques...

Who we choose to marry. that's on the way to the supreme court. pete, big topic. i know you've been thinking about it for a while. what do you think the president's thinking? >> he's thinking a couple things. how can he get someone through the senate given the political climate that he faces now. the calculation he's going to have to make is does he choose a relatively moderate justice who would be easy to get confirmed or does he choose someone who is perhaps more well developed legal pedigree and a more developed record of decisions or statements that are liberal that will be a tougher fight...

Meritorious already where liability has been found. the harvard study in 2006 showed that 97% of cases filed were, in fact, meritorious and over 80% of them involved serious medical injuries. so, you know, the numbers that dr. strunk is putting out there about not enough patients receiving compensation is no reason to take away the rights of patients who have been catastrophically injured. >> you know, again, another big topic. i wish we could continue. dr. strunk, sorry to cut you off there. obviously stay tuned. lot more on this. anthony tarricone. dr. strunk. thanks so much. i'm going to ...

Watched the closing remarks by president obama today. he seemed opened to the idea of tort reform. >> the one thing the president has said is he's completely against the idea of caps on damages. which is the number-one restriction we hear floating day after day by the opponents of so-called tort reform. caps on damage, their very definition, only to the most serious cases and cases deemed meritorious already where liability has been found. the harvard study in 2006 showed that 97% of cases file the were, in fact, meritorious and over 80% of them involved serious medical injuries. so, you know,...

So, you know, the numbers that dr. strunk is putting out there about not enough patients receiving compensation is no reason to take away the rights of patients who have been catastrophically injured. >> you know, again, another big topic. i wish we could continue. dr. strunk, sorry to cut you off there. obviously stay tuned. lot more on this. anthony tarricone. dr. strunk. thanks so much. i'm going to take you to my operating room, item by high priced item. i'll explain it to you. can president obama's held care plan or anyone's bring those costs down? we're going to keep them honest. a...