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also michigan. mitt romney's boy hood home. michigan was once thought to be a lock for romney, but not any more. dean reynolds is in traverse city tonight. dean, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, jeff, well, in two days mitt romney gets another chance to show he can win over rank and file republicans. but the polls here at least in michigan show he'll have a difficult time doing it. romney chartered a jet from michigan to florida for the daytona 500 where a trackside man of the people photo opportunity awaited the candidate with four cars of his own. his enthusiasm was not dim...

we have a few minutes left for questions, and i know we have some questions coming off the internet. yes. >> judy woodruff with the pbs newshour. one of the things that certainly has marked this congress is the gridlock. on one issue after another, it seems that while there has been some cooperation, clearly there has also been a lot of disagreement on one issue after another. could one or two of you speak about the difference you think it would make to have more women? what issues could change in the congress if more women were elected. for example, the debt ceiling. >> i will open ...

>> if someone's had a heart attack and they have seen part of their heart turn into scar, that is irreversible, it's there for life. >> reporter: seeking to reverse heart injury, dr. marban used a catheter with pinss to snip healthy tisch view from millis' heart. since the heart produces so few stem cells on its own, the doctor in a laboratory coaxed the bits of tissue which producing stem cells-- millions of them. he then deposited millis' own laboratory-grown stem cells into the damaged area of his heart hoping it would repair itself and beat more strongly. previous studies have us...

following this therapy for two years. it's important to note it's just the beginning of trials and it's not clear where all of this will lead or how many patients it might help. but we asked bill whitaker to show us what's happened to the very first patients who received this treatment. >> reporter: ken, how are you feeling? >> i feel fantastic. >> reporter: when we first met ken millis two years ago, he had suffered a serious heart attack. >> the artery was 98% blocked. that particular type of blockage is called the widow maker because it's the one where typically when people get it...

>> there were grizz lie bears and black bears there. were were cheat takes. and there were lions and there were tigers. >> schools are closed and residents told to stay inside. we will bring you the latest on this search. apple is hold ago private memorial for its former chief. we will tell you who is expected to attend and why there is new renewed interest in his $6 billion interest "early" this thursday morning, october 19th, 2011. a little wet out there. i'm erica hill. nice to have you with us. >> i'm jeff glor. chris wragge is off this morning and hopeful staying clear of zane...