Rev. Jesse Jackson hospitalized with rare brain disorder

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00:00The Reverend Jesse Jackson is in the hospital.

00:05The 84-year-old founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition is under observation for progressive supranuclear palsy,

00:12a rare neurodegenerative disorder that impacts balance, movement, and eye control.

00:18In a statement, his organization says Jackson was first diagnosed with Parkinson's disease years ago,

00:23but doctors confirmed earlier this year that his actual condition is PSP.

00:28The coalition says he's been managing the illness for more than a decade

00:31and remains surrounded by family, in good spirits, as he receives care.