SEE THIS LINE CLEANING OUT. >> THROWING OUT. JUST A MATTER OF CLEANING. I THINK IT.
>> AND AS HE LIKE, THAT WAS
THE WRONG PACKAGE WILL HAVE
THAT COMING UP IN JUST A
LITTLE BIT. BUT CBS MORNINGS
IS SHINING A LIGHT ON THE
STIGMA SURROUNDING TOURETTE’S
SYNDROME. LEAD NATIONAL
CORRESPONDENT DAVID BEGNAUD
HAS BEEN OPEN ABOUT THE
CHALLENGES HE FACES LIVING
WITH TOURETTE’S SYNDROME, THE
NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDER TIS
THE CARS WHICH IS OFTEN CALLED
TICKS.
>> JULIE: HE RECENTLY REPORTED
A STORY ABOUT TO RATS AND HE
INTRODUCED VIEWERS TO A POLICE
OFFICER, MINNESOTA NAMED CRAIG
ELGIN.
>> SO TIKTOK THROUGH ALL OF
YOUR TAKES FOR I TICS. I GOT
LIKE STRETCHING TECH HAND
STRETCHING WRISTS, ARMS I GOT
THE HOF TO LAUGHING TECH HARD
BLINKING. THROAT CLEARING FACE
GRIMACE. ALL I CAN THINK OF
RIGHT NOW. AND THE NEW ONES
COME AND GO. LUCKILY I HAD A
NEW ONE. IN A WHILE SHOULDER
SHRUGGING. WHO IS.
>> JULIE: CRAIG WAS ONE OF 3
PEOPLE DAVID PROFILED IN HIS
REPORT. DAVID JOINS US NOW.
DAVID, GOOD MORNING. WE’RE SO
HAPPY TO HAVE YOU WITH US THIS
MORNING. AND I HAVE FOLLOWED
YOU FOR YEARS AND WATCH YOUR
REPORTING FOR YEARS. AND I WAS
SURPRISED WHEN YOU REVEALED
THAT YOU HAVE TO REST. SO THAT
SORT OF HOW THE STORY CAME
ABOUT RIGHT?
>> YEAH. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ME
TAKING ON TELEVISION? HAVE YOU
EVER NOTICED? I HAVE IT. AND
WHEN I HEARD YOU TALKING ABOUT
THE NIGHT STARTED LOOKING,
I’VE NEVER NEVER NOTICED.
>> IT’S SO INTERESTING. I JUST
ASSUME PEOPLE SEE IT AND ARE
JUST TOO NICE TO ASK ME WHAT
IT IS. YOU KNOW, I USED ALL MY
LIFE. I’VE JUST BEEN USED TO
RIDICULE, QUITE FRANKLY, AND
BEING THE OF A JOKE. I MEAN,
LOOK, IT WAS TORMENTING AS A
CHILD WAS DIAGNOSED AT THE AGE
OF 6.
>> ADULTHOOD OBVIOUSLY IS IS
BETTER BECAUSE ADULTS ARE NOT
AS COOL AS KIDS CAN BE SIMPLY
BECAUSE THEY DON’T KNOW. BUT
AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHAT
BROUGHT THIS STORY ABOUT WAS I
JUST WANTED TO RAISE AWARENESS
I’VE NEVER SEEN A STORY ABOUT
TOURETTE’S SYNDROME ON
TELEVISION. DIDN’T SEE IT,
WHICH I WOULD HAVE. AND SO
THAT’S WHAT LED ME TO SORT OF
PITCH THIS TO MY BOSSES. AND
THEY WERE LIKE, ABSOLUTELY.
AND I STARTED LOOKING FOR
PEOPLE AND THAT’S WHAT I
FOUND. CRAIG. THE COP IN
MINNESOTA AND I FOUND KELSEY,
THE LOCAL TV REPORTER IN
MINNEAPOLIS AND I FOUND ALEX,
THE CPA AND HOUSTON. I MEAN,
THERE ARE PEOPLE WITH T S ALL
OVER THE COUNTRY ALL OVER THE
WORLD. AND YOU GOT DAN
AYKROYD, THE ACTOR WHO’S GOT A
DAVID BACK ON THE SOCCER STAR,
TIM HOWARD, THE SOCCER STAR.
>> BILLIE EILISH, THE
MUSICIAN. LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE
IT. AND DAVID BEGNAUD AND I
JUST WANTED PEOPLE TO KNOW I
WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW KIDS
WATCHING RIGHT NOW.
>> IF YOU HAVE TO REST, LET ME
TELL YOU SOMETHING. DAVID
BEGNAUD CAN BE LEAD NATIONAL
CORRESPONDENT OF CBS NEWS. YOU
CAN DO WHATEVER THE HECK YOU
WANT TO DO WITH DRESSES. I
WILL YOU.
>> OH, MY GOODNESS. THAT GAVE
ME CHILLS. WHEN YOU SAID THAT.
AND I KNOW JUST SHARING THE
STORY. YOU’RE CHANGING SO MANY
LIVES. DO YOU THINK THERE’S A
LOT OF MISINFORMATION OUT
THERE?
>> YEAH, I MEAN, FAIRNESS A
LOT OF PEOPLE JUST DON’T HAVE
A CLUE. EVEN AS I SAT WITH
DOCTOR SHOULD HEAD HERE IN NEW
YORK CITY. I WAS ASKING
QUESTIONS IS T S GENETIC?
WELL, THE REALITY IS, YOU
KNOW, WE THINK IT RUNS IN THE
FAMILY. IN FACT, I THINK MY
DAD HAS OKAY. IS THERE
MEDICATION FOR TOURETTE’S?
WELL, THEY USE THINGS LIKE
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
MEDICATION, ADHD MEDICATION,
NO SMOKING GUN MEDS AND TAKE
CREDIT, FOR EXAMPLE, ACTUALLY
CONNECTED WITH THE DOCTOR HERE
IN NEW YORK CITY WHO SAW HIM
AND SHE GAVE US SOME ADS AND
THE METS HAVE WORKED. HIS
TAKES HAVE LESSENED, HOWEVER.
HORRIBLE NIGHTMARES AND
TERRIBLE RESTLESSNESS. SO THEY
DIAL BACK TO MINUTES, BUT HE
DIDN’T WANT TO GET OFF OF THEM
BECAUSE THE METS ARE REALLY
HELPING. BUT NOW HE’S LOOKING
INTO HAVING A DEEP BRAIN
STIMULATION DEVICE IMPLANTED
USUALLY WORKED, USUALLY USED
FOR PARKINSON’S PATIENTS. IT’S
CONSIDERED EXPERIMENTAL FOR
TOURETTE’S BUT HAS SHOWN TO
WORK VERY WELL. ELECTRODES ARE
IMPLANTED IN THE BRAIN AND
THEY CAN STOP THE TICKS. AND
CRAIG ELGIN THE COP, THE CLIP
YOU JUST SAW, HE WANTS TO HAVE
IT DONE.
>> JULIE: AND ONE THING THAT
YOUR STORY REALLY HIGHLIGHTED
IT IS HOW THERE’S SO MANY
DIFFERENT SYMPTOMS WITH THE TV
REPORTER IN ACCOUNT AND IN THE
POLICE OFFICER THAT YOU TALK
TO. YEAH.
>> YEAH, IT’S JUST SO IT’S
JUST SO DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT.
I HAVE A SO I HAVE AN ECTOPIC.
I HAVE MY EYE TAKES. I HAVE A
NOSE TO CRY. DO THIS. I REALLY
EMBARRASSING. TOM. TAKE WHERE
MAKE LIKE STICK OUT TO THE
SIDE. IT’S A VIBRATING SOUND.
I’M ALSO PART MY EYES A LOT
DURING INTERVIEWS I THINK CAN
SORT OF STARTLE PEOPLE
SOMETIMES BY THAT. MY WATCH
BACK ON TELEVISION. I THINK
ALSO THE INTENSITY THAT I HAVE
AND THE FOCUS THAT I HAVE IS
ALSO PART OF MY TOURETTE’S.
BUT LADIES, LET ME SAY, I
THINK THAT WHICH IS MY
ACHILLES HEEL, MY TO RATS HAS
ALSO BEEN A BLESSING IN MY
LIFE. IT HAS ALLOWED ME TO
FOCUS ON THINGS AND GO AFTER
THINGS WITH NASA T AND DRIVE.
YOU KNOW WITH THAT, I THINK
HE’S GOT ME TO WHERE I AM.
>> JULIE: AND WHAT DO YOU WANT
PEOPLE TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS
STORY? PEOPLE WATCHING WHO
MAYBE DON’T UNDERSTAND AND
DON’T KNOW SOMEONE WITH
>> THAT EVERYBODY’S GOT
SOMETHING. AND THIS JUST
HAPPENS TO BE MY SOMETHING.
THERE’S ABOUT 400,000 PEOPLE
IN THE COUNTRY WHO HAVE THIS
SOMETHING TO RETT SYNDROME,
BUT IT IS NOT GOING TO STOP
YOU. YOU MAY TAKE YOU MAY BE,
YOU KNOW, MAKE NOISES. YOU MAY
BLANK, BUT IT DOESN’T MEAN YOU
DON’T HAVE THE INTELLIGENCE.
IT DOESN’T MEAN YOU DON’T HAVE
THE PERSONALITY AND IT DOESN’T
MEAN YOU DO HAVE THE LOVE. A
WONDERFUL LIFE. THAT’S OF
THEM.
>> DAVID BEGNAUD, THANK YOU SO
MUCH. WE ALWAYS LOVE TALKING
TO YOU. THANKS FOR LISTENING.
>> CANDACE: IT’S JUST SO
GREAT. I MEAN, JUST CONTINUE
THE CONVERSATION BECAUSE WHAT
HE SAID, HE’S LIKE, I’VE NEVER
SEEN A STORY GETS AND IT JUST
THOUGHT TO MYSELF, I’M LIKE
ACTUALLY, YEAH, BUT I HAVEN’T
SEEN IT A LOT ON TIKTOK AND A
LOT OF SOCIAL MEDIA WHERE
PEOPLE WHO HAVE T S ARE THE
ONES THAT ARE TRYING TO
EXPLAIN HOW THEY GO ABOUT
THEIR LIVES AND HOW THEY’RE
JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE. THEY
JUST HAVE A LITTLE EXTRA
SOMETHING. YEAH, AND I WANT
TALK ABOUT THE THE LITTLE KIDS
AND HOW IT WAS SO HARD FOR HIM
AS A CHILD BECAUSE HE’S JUST
BRILLIANT AND SUCCESSFUL IN A
WONDERFUL HUMAN BEING. SO THAT
MESSAGE IS SO IMPORTANT. AND I
THINK BUILDING AWARENESS IS
JUST SO IMPORTANT IN
UNDERSTANDING DIFFERENCES AND
OTHERS IN AND, YOU KNOW, NOT
MAKING FUN OF IT HAS BEEN
MADE. FIND OUT WHY HE
MENTIONED THAT STORY.
>> JULIE: IN FILMS AND TV
SHOWS. AND SO WHEN YOU BUILD
THAT AWARENESS AND YOU DEVELOP
MORE SENSITIVITY AND
COMPASSION TOWARD OTHERS WHO