advanced sideline technology and expanding medical resource. but sanjay, with players constantly getting hit, are there ways the sport could change to prevent brain damage? i think so, john. and i ask the researchers who ve been doing this study. i talked to the chief health adviser for the nfl recently and they both say it is possible to make it a safer game and still have it be football. couple examples, first of all one of the worst consequences is if someone has a concussion and then is not taken out of the game. and they get a second concussion. that s called second impact syndrome. that can even be deadly in certain situations. so preventing that from happening. you ve probably seen the sideline exams now taking place if you ve been watching football. they re doing other things in terms of the rules as well trying to decrease the types of hits that are actually taking place. and also in practices not having blows over and over to the head. so helmetless practices for example. t
welcome back, everybody. this the beach hut, cafe. they are very busy. i think this is the busiest diner that we have been in at 7:00 in the morning. we re glad they re having us. you re listening to luther vandross, the power of love, my selection. let s introduce you to our panel. cnn political contributor and republican consultant and maria cardo cardona, democratic strategist. and david frum, let s get a shot of david frum s chair. i ve committed to mocking david frum this morning because he is late for my show and when you have arrive with sleep in his eyes. i m told it s not his fault. too bad, we don t care. we re moving on. let s talk a little bit about this final debate last night. it is the debate right before florida republicans will vote and stakes were very, very high. mitt romney and newt gingrich really going at it all night with jabs. was there a clear winner in addition to our panelist who got florida republican congressman is in miami. endorsed newt
concussions within a season and there are still concerns about what led dave duerson so kill himself last month. he became a successful business man and radio host. he shot himself in the chest because he said in text messages he wanted his brain to be studied for science of brain damage for the many hits he took on the football field. dr. gupta has more on what these tests can and can t determine. one thing i want to point out is there have been various sideline exams for some time. but this is a new exam. it is supposed to ensure consistency across all the all right, we lost that segment from dr. sanjay gupta about concussion tests. a very passionate and sad story really after the suicide of duerson just recently.