mistakes. checklists we re seeing in the future, right? jonathan serrie is live in atlanta with more on this how would they learn from the pilots, john than? reporter: if you go inside of a cockpit you see the pilots are going over checklists to make sure all of their equipment is working properly and that all of the pilots are on board with the same flight plan. well now doctors are finding that they can drastically reduce surgical errors by adopting a few simple yet highly effective practices. watch. nascar pit crews use them. pilots use them. and now doctors are starting to use checklists to reduce medical errors. the data shows decreased mortality. decreased complications for our patients and that is the most important thing. reporter: dr. john sweeney employs checklists before, during and after surgeries at emory university hospital making sure his team performs the correct procedure on the right patient and counting each item used in the surgery.
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and travelers squashed by major airlines. but first, to the desperate race against the clock to secure what president obama is calling america s national credit card. the country could face unprecedented default if congress is unable to agree on a deal to raise the nation s debt ceiling. failure to do so could downgrade america s debt rating and could be extremely damaging for global economy purposes. let s get all the angles. we ve just learned the president will be addressing the nation later to. kate baldwin is up on capitol hill. first to you. what s the very latest, the thinking behind the president s decision to address the nation and the world tonight? wolf, the thought was that the president like lly today ha to come out put and exclamation point on a very busy day. fruns and senate democrats, laying out their plans. already today, we saw a statement from the white house press secretary jay carney, endorsing senate majority leader reid s plan. and i ll save the de