to suppress the student vote here in new hampshire is really a strike against democracy. reporter: maggie flaherty says the lawsuit is one way to strike back. hopefully there ll be some clarity soon and hopefully there ll be answers soon, but right now we re in the fight. reporter: jason carroll, cnn, hanover, new hampshire. really interesting story. now to a personal story from one of our own cnn family. new york times columnist and contributor frank bruni woke up last year to find the vision in his right eye was completely blurred. doctors discovered he d had a rare optic nerve stroke in that eye. and there was a 20% chance that he could lose sight in the other eye as well. in a recent op-ed, bruni reflects on how this experience has actually changed his life for the better. frank bruni joins us now. frank, great to see you. good to see you. and i think the people really appreciate you sharing this personal struggle and this personal story. but you write about how you