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>> hey, mitch. anything else you want to say? do you want to say anything else to the press? >> go ahead, john. >> reporter: sow, the senator was speaking to him was senator john barrasso who is a physician who asked him if he was okay and wanted to continue on with the press conference. there's a concern about senator mcconnell's health. earlier this year, he suffered a fall, hit his head while at an event at a washington hotel he was later hospitalized for some time, diagnosed with a concussion along with broken ribs. he's had walking issues for much of his life given he had polio as a child that he later recovered from, and had incidents in recent years of tripping and falling including
said he's fine after a truly unnerving moment. mcconnell stopped seeking for some 30 seconds right in the middle of remarks at his regularly scheduled news conference. here is that moment. >> after finishing the nda this week, there's been good bipartisan cooperation in a string of -- >> are you okay, mitch? mitch? do you want to say anything else to the press? >> let's go back. >> go ahead, john.
mitch mcconnell. mcconnell was in the middle of a press conference when he abruptly stopped speaking. the 81-year-old fell earlier this year and suffered a concussion. cbs's nikole killion is on capitol hill with the latest. >> in a string of... >> reporter: just a few moments into his weekly news conference, minority leader mitch mcconnell stop talkin midsentence and froze. >> are you okay, mitch? >> anything else you want to say? let's go back, do you want to say anything else to the press? >> reporter: he was escorted away by colleagues before returning a few minutes later to answer reporters questions. >> i'm fine. >> you are fine? you are fully able to do your job? >> reporter: a mcconnell aid said he felt lighthearted and stepped away for a moment, but the incident prompted fresh inquiries about the 81-year-old's health.
>> reporter: ceecee, too, has found it difficult to fully disconnect. do you still have social media accounts? >> i don't have instagram but i have senate chat and facebook. you almost feel like you have to have it in order to be included. >> reporter: eight out of ten american teens say social media makes them feel more connected to their friends' lives. about a third admit to spending too much time on the apps and more than half say it would be hard to give up. the long-term effects of all this usage on teens may not be known for years. but scientists like mitch and eva at the university of north carolina chapel hill are trying to figure it out. >> can i play the game? >> uh-huh. >> i check my phone a lot. >> reporter: for three years, the professor and her team had 175 children starting from age 12 play this game once a year while inside an mri machine. >> we're taking pictures of their brain while they play this game. >> reporter: it's designed to mimic peer feedback on the social media apps. i'm clicking as shapes appear.
known for years. but scientists like mitch and eva at the university of north carolina chapel hill are trying to figure it out. >> can i play the game? i check my phone a lot -- >> reporter: for three years, the professor and her team had 175 children starting from age 12 play this game once a year while inside an mri machine. >> we're taking pictures of their brain while they play this game. >> reporter: it's designed to mimic peer feedback on the social media apps. i'm clicking as shapes appear. the faces i'm shown appear depending on how quickly i react. >> it's a queue for children and adolescence and smiling faces is a reward. scowling faces is a punishment. we're looking at brain activation right before they get that feedback. so, like, as you anticipate maybe getting a smile from your
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