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Diplomat and leader. ukraine is caught between the east and west. my feeling if the ukrainians want to fight for freedom, give them the tools to do it understanding the outcome may not change but the price to the russians may be very high and it may deter them from the next step. jon: they withdrew from afghanistan because they were paying the price. >> is ukraine the russia new afghanistan? jenna: house lawmakers are looking at the relationship between the white house and the fcc. they're set to make new rules for the road with internet traffic. bionic eye lets a blind man see his wife for th...

Hands. the hands are controlled using nerves and muscles transplanted into the patient's arm. allowing them to complete tasks like holding food or throwing a ball. it's just the latest in the series of bionic medical breakthroughs. a minnesota man received a bionic eye allowing him to see his wife again after being blind for a decade. we're seeing his results after the procedure for the first time. >> it's a pulsing like. it's not like regular vision where it's like constant. it's the flash and i've got to be able to interpret the changes in that shape. >> let's do it again. jenna: certainly c...

>> well the retinal prosthesis and bionic eye are nothing short of a medical miracle. this device allows a patient who has been blind for perhaps several decades to regain their sight through the use of a camera mounted on a pair of eyeglasses. the impact of this can be tremendous. jenna: and you install 60 ee locate -- electrodes into the patient's eye. does that hurt? does the patient feel that? >> no. he doesn't feel it. we're careful in covering up all the tish use. if you were to look at him, you wouldn't know that he has device implanted. his glasses are the only outside portion of the d...

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 rob...

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: w...