we'll explain. i want to begin this morning with politics. as you know, the presidential race tightened up with rick santorum winning in missouri, colorado, arizona. as we go forward, we want to check up on the claims regarding health care. what adds up and what leaves something to be desired? something you have read about, the contraception controversy. they chewed out the president for a rule that requires insurance plans to cover contraception. even plans for those with religious organizations. like catholic hospitals and universities. just in the last several days, the administration said under obama care, religious organizations like schools catholic schools, catholic hospitals have to provide for free contraceptives and free morning after pills, abortive pills for employees, in violation of the religious conscience of those organizations. >> after that, the white house said look, you know, governor romney was flip-flopped. romney responded to that. here is how it went down. >> former governor of massachusetts is an odd messenger on this given that the services that this rule would provide for women around the country are the same that are provided in massachusetts and provided when he was governor. >> he needs to check his history. that provision was put in massachusetts before i was governor. then when i was governor, i tried to have it removeed from the health care plan. i worked hard to get the legislature to remove all of the mandated coverages including contraception. so, quite clearly, he needs to understand, that was a provision that got there before i did and it was one that i fought to remove. >> all right. so here is the real deal as best we can tell. mr. romney is accurate. the law did exist before he became governor. if you ask people in massachusetts, they differ on how hard he tried to remove the law. some say he was happy to leave it alone. it's not something he put in place. more than two dozen states have laws requiring insurance cover contraceptives. who is exempt varies. one thing to keep in mind is the federal rule does not affect the services provided by catholic hospitals and doesn't put requirements on doctors or health providers. this is about insurance whether catholics or prod stent hospitals have to cover it. rick santorum gave a speech on health care blasting romney for the plan he got passed in massachusetts. he says it's virtually identical to the federal law, some people call it obama care. the truth is it is similar. santorum also said that -- >> nothing that romney care did anything like obama care to reduce costs, which is the principle problem. the uninsured went from 92% up to 94%. 2% increase in the number of insured while the cost for the state of massachusetts skyrocketed. they now have costs higher than any state in the country. >> that's true, but, the number of insured went up 2% but down in the rest of the country. so, it is successful in that regard, an important point. massachusetts does spend more money per person on health care than any other state. it was true before romney care. you can't say it's just because of the law. finally, of course, newt gingrich this week paining in ohio. he had this to say about medicare and medicaid fraud. >> the governor is a incompetent administrator of your money. $16 billion and $110 billion of your cost. in south florida today, professional criminals say it is safer and more profitable to steal from medicare and medicaid than to sell cocaine. >> obviously, it's tough to make that apples to apples comparison. statistics on fraud is hard to compare. the government estimates on the high end, one in $10 of medicare and medicaid spending is lost to fraud. worth noting, the federal government put more resources into finding fraud and trying to recover more and more of that money. coming up, an ad campaign with real kids talking about real issues and how it hurts to be obese. some people say it is shaping the kids, changing the children and it's the wrong approach. one of the girls is here to talk about it. looking good! you lost some weight. you noticed! these clothes are too big, so i'm donating them. how'd you do it? eating right, whole grain. 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what was it like being in it? >> we came about the ad online on a casting site. it came to my mom's phone. she saw it and asked if i would like to be a part of it. i was hesitant at first. i took a chance, i auditioned and got the part that same night. i went in to do the taping the next day. >> was it nerve -- were you nervous? how did you feel about it emotionally? >> i was really nervous because i wasn't sure how people at my school would take it. i knew it would be a good opportunity for kids like me to see they are not alone. >> you were doing it to inspire other people. i mean you work with kids. you have heard critics who say this is going too far, they are kids. they are young people. what do you think, first of all? >> first of all, we want our kids to be healthy. whatever message we can send, to start the conversation with families and among students, it's important we do that not just for the kids today, but for their future. i certainly am very proud of maya and not just the way that she has tried to change her own life, but in the way that she sets to be an example for students across the country. >> we have talked about the impact of carrying too much weight, being obese. childhood obesity epidemic is something people generally know about. how hard is it as a leader to combat this in a school district? where do you begin? >> the challenge for us as a public school is there are no state or federal money to address nutrition and health and wellness. for us, as a school, you know, we don't have the same resources we might have for english, math, science and social studies. much like, you know, as a result of the recession, aspects of our economy, as budgets get cut, the resources are becoming tighter and tighter. >> it's funny. that's important. we talk about this all the time. we say schools just serve healthier food. serb salads instead of fried food. what's the reaction? can you do that? >> not just in our school, but in schools across the country, we have healthy options for students. the problem is, sometimes when given those choices, students or kids don't understand the consequences of the decisions. they choose the fried food as opposed to the salad. that's the concern, the kids aren't educated about the em pact of their decisions. >> how educated were you, maya? when you hear the superintendent talk about this, did you know some of these things? >> i don't think i did. i don't think i was educated. along the way, the whole process, i think that i became more educated about making better choices and food choices and fitness choices as well. >> has it made an impact for you? >> it has. i can feel it when i do certain things. how it used to feel two months ago, it feels way better now. >> the reality and everything that comes up is vending machines and buying junk food or sugary drinks in schools. the vending machines help pay the bills, don't they? >> we get county, state and federal money to teach children. all the extra things we need come from extra revenue we can bring in. we are dependent upon the vending contracts to do football helmets to graduation ceremonies and student recognition. itis a challenge. we are dependent upon the moneys and we have to decide how important is that money and what are we willing to sacrifice to do that. >> people called me after the ads ran. some pediatricians and people who focus on this. again, you are the one in the ad and some people found it tough to watch. is this too much for a young person like you. what do you say to that? >> i think you have never been in this situation that you can't really judge. then, at the same time, i see where they are coming from. but, they are helping me along the way and they are getting me to learn how to change my habits and they are teaching me deferent ways to get in exercise. if it's raining outside, i can't go outside. they are teaching me to exercise inside. they are helping me along the way also. >> sounds like they are changing your friends as well. you are cheer leading tonight, is that right? >> yes. >> are we going to get you there in time? >> yes. >> you're really inspiring. again, it's tough. i have three daughters of my own. i think about this all the time. thank you for being courageous and being with us. thank you for joining us. very inspiring. another true inspiration. a man named kyle maynard. you met here last year on "sgmd." he's done the impossible. this morning, he's going to tell us about it. 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[oinking] i guarantee you, he's one of the most inspiring individuals you will ever meet. you are going to meet him here this morning. he is a congenital quadruple amputee. we have been following his journey. a few months ago, i told you he began training for his biggest challenge, the become the first quadruple amputee to summit mount kilamanjaro. i'm happy to report he did just that. he made it, essentially bear crawling all 19,336 feet to the top of the mountain. amazing. he's here with us now. first of all, is that right, 19,336 feet? you must have the number memorized and sered into your brain. >> at 19,000 feet, it's half the amount of atmosphere we have here at sea level. >> the images are here behind you of what it looked like. i'm so inspired to have you here. thank you for coming. tell us about how you did it. we saw you training for this, climbing stone mountain. you had gear that looked like this. talk us through it. what is the gear? how do you do it? >> this gear was further along in the progression. it's something i started when i first climbed. i had towels around my arm and a rope. that was it. this is sort of things we came up with from just shopping at walmart. the bike tires. it was just -- >> bike tires, tape. >> yes. towels inside there. from that, there was an amazing group in phoenix called the orthodics specialist that put that was incredible. i mean, it was -- the amount of time they put together was unreal. >> you could see the wear and tear. some proof that you were there. this is a shoe. >> that's right. >> looks like the right. and then these are the carbon fiber that you're talking about with again the grip on the bottom? >> it was a little bit more advanced than the towels and tape that i used before. it's really what helped make it possible to get to that point. >> were there surprises? nothing goes exactly as planned on these sort of trips. what was the biggest challenge or surprise for you? >> one of my biggest concerns in getting blisters and just the pounding that i was going to face on the end of my limbs. you know, it was a pleasant surprise that my skin held up and didn't tear. previously climbing stone mountain, the very first time i did that i tore all of the skin off my arms and it was painful. >> where did this come from in a mental fortitude? this is something that is seemingly impossible. how did it come about? >> the purpose was just to have this vision to help other people, look, if you are unsatisfied with whatever condition, circumstances are in your life, you have the choice to create the life that you want and to be able to make the decision to do it, things aren't going to be perfect but to choose that say that, hey, i'm capable of living more. >> it's incredible. hopefully you're reaching a lot of people, people are watching. i was so excited to see you. someone told me you might do a triathlon as well, is that right? >> that's right. i know you are organizing something with that. so i -- i think it might have to -- september, right? >> it is september, right. i have an offer you can't refuse. seriously, it's incredible. you want to do the triathlon, we'd love to have you. it's an incredible journey for you. i appreciate it. thank you so much. i love meeting people like you and having our viewers meet people like you. >> without you i wouldn't be able to share the message. it's that team effort. appreciate the chance to do that. >> come on back any time. kyle maynard. you know jeff dollar? >> i do. >> from fat to fit. take a listen. >> sponsored on your spandex outfit? >> sponsored by cnn or as it looks on mine, cnn! >> jeff daulor, a funny guy. we got you covers. we'll meet jeff and the lucky seven, next. stay with us. so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. [ woman ] lower cholesterol. [ man 2 ] yummy. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste and whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. we're back with sgmd. as you know, we kicked off train, for the fit nation triathlon challenge and introduced you to three teammates. this week the rest of the gang, we call them the sexy seven, the lucky seven. each sent in a video to our page last december and then we picked them. and we've hooked up with them since then. we've got them personal trainers in hometowns to get ready to compete. they've got a bike. they're getting a wet siuit. all in preparation for the nautica triathlon in september, also a trip to hawaii which sounds good. thanks for being here. this has been great. how's your day been so far? >> it's great. workouts, looking to the marshmallow shake. >> a little bit of a treat. >> you are a journalism teacher living in maryland. >> yes. >> you sent in this video. one of the most amazing things, this because i got maried a few years ago, but you're going to get married two weeks about the triathlon, putting a lot of things on the plate there. >> i hope everybody can come. >> there's the invitation. that will be our taper week, tapering down. what was the real inspiration for you to do this at this point in your life? you have twin 7-year-old children. >> right. i think i needed the to be a role model for them and their own health. i don't want them to see me as unfit. when my daughter was playing soccer, she said mom you can't be the coach because you don't look like one that really -- i don't want her to think of me that way. >> we are not going to let you down. we'll be there with you. jeff dauler's going to be with you as well. atlanta radio deejay. everyone around this town knows you, jeff. an emotional experience. when i came and spoke to you on your show about the fact you're a part of the team, what inspired you, jeff, at this point in your life to do it? >> it's a challenge that i never took on before. being physically fit. so i thought maybe i could try to run a 5k but that seemed too simple. >> just the triathlon was the -- >> yeah, throw in swimming and biking. it's easy, right? no problem. >> glenn keller, you're from a smalltown outside dallas a truck driver. you have a call-in ministry. the town outside dallas? >> burleson, texas. >> they love you there. they're going to have a 5k race in your honor? >> yes. >> what did they tell you? >> the city manager got in touch with me, next thing i know i get an e-mail, saying we want do a 5k, named let's get started with glenn. the whole city's going to come together. >> fantastic. you're an inspiring guy. i think you inspired many members of the team. what inspired you to do this? >> god, i've spent so much time trying to motivate people, encourage people, letting them know what they could have, but when i looked at myself what i was saying wasn't lining up with what i was doing and it was an awesome wake-up call. >> denise, you're an office manager from new jersey. i've had the luck to be able to sit down and talk to you a couple of times today. you lost your leg as part of a softball accident. you had an infection in your leg. tell me about the last couple of years. you're an athlete, now getting back into it. what's it like? >> it's been a roller coaster ride, to say the least. filled with a lot of lows, now a lot of highs. i remember the moment i woke up from surgery, laying in the hospital bed, looked down and was thinking, how am i going to live? what am i supposed to do? so for me just to be out here and training for a triathlon, i mean, really, you know, it's too emotional for me to speak about but i have my identity taken away from me, this identity was forced on to me like all of a sudden i was labeled an amputee and i am an amputee and i'm okay with that but i think i'm an athlete above everything. >> you're definitely an athlete. you said you were worried people wouldn't love you. let me tell you something, you don't worry about that anymore. there's a lot of love here for you. thank you very inch. you're all very brave. it's amazing. that does
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