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after being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes a disease that eventually forced both his knees to be amputated. that didn't stop him from broadcasting 150 games a year. he said he was not going into baseball hall of fame. he passed away at age of 70 due to complications from bladder cancer. >>> the giants say mike will give you one for one, one year, $1 million, acan quired last season midway -- acquired last season midway through the season. 282 can play a numb pore of even field position. the as have resigned ryan sweeny but only one home -- home run, 36r.b.i.s. he'll play some nice defense for you. that's in oakland athletics, coming back to the oakland as, one year deal all over the place. the 49ers will have -- one year deal. all over the place. >> joe, he's still not ready to go. we'll see this kick here. when he was working for the pittsburgh steelers that's what made him available to come to the 49ers. christopher got rid of him. the 49ers -- underdog sunday at lambo field against the green bay packers. bulls and celtics, rondo arching 14 assists per game. shaq is still doing it after

dying prematurely from preventable diseases like diabetes and high blood pressu, having strokes, amputationsest life expectancy of any group or any shegment in the united states. that's why we decided to go into black on barber shops around the country. >> i came into the barber shop to get a haircut. i'm getting older now, body's changing. get an opportunity to check, why not? the results were good, i'm happy about that. >> dr. relaford has visited nearly 25 cities and given 25,000 men screenings for diabetes and high blood pressure. >> ultimately our goal is to screen 500,000 men by 2012. we're confident we'll get there with the help of barber shops across the country. >> the barbers are participating and ask canning their clients if they'd like to be screened. if you screened one person, it's already successful. >> successful enough for this barber shop doc to add a prostate cancer component to his visit in an attempt to save more lives. >> it's amazing, because with our program, we are seeing changes in behavior. when brothers notice somebody cares, they send to do better. they tend to b

a car hit me, and i had to get an amputation on my left leg. >> reporter: it was a suspected drunk driver that slammed into the young man, causing his injuries in the spring of this year. but despite being an amputee, the 25-year-old is moving forward and positively influencing all of those he comes in contact with. >> it is okay to lean forward -- okay to lean forward a little bit. i have a little metal in my leg, but i can still train, i can still do, you know, whatever i need to. >> reporter: in fact, he is back to training full time at the fitness first be gym in reston. his co-workers and friends rallied behind him to raise money and help fund the treatment he needed. >> and the numbers were just amazing. they opened up their hearts, their checkbooks, donating money, signing cards. >> reporter: those same clients said knowing his story makes them change their mind at the gym. >> if i'm feeling a bit tired, i can't make an excuse for not coming out with everything that he has pushed himself through. >> down to your side, just like that. >> reporter: this young man is looking ahead to

i had to get an amputation on my left leg. >> reporter: despite being an amputees, the 25-year-old is moving forward and influencing all those he comes in contact with. >> i'm back. i have a lot of metal and a prosthetic leg now but i can still train. >> reporter: in fact, tate is back to training full-time at the fitness first gym in reston. his co-workers and friends rallied behind him to help fund the treatment. >> they opened up their hearts and checkbooks and donated money. >> reporter: those same clients that helped chris out tell me knowing his story makes them change their minds anytime they feel like giving up at the gym. >> if i'm feeling tired or under the weather, i can't make an excuse with everything he has pushed himself through. >> reporter: now this young man is lock ago head into the future and letting everyone know where there is a will, there is always a way. >> you are going to come to a.where this is hard to just keep moving. and you can't let that stop you. you have to finish the race, essentially. >>> and good morning again. thank you for watching 9news now. it

eventually he has to amputate his right arm with his pocket knife that he has to get him out of theret what's extraordinary about the story is that the redemption you feel, having gone through this, is deeply earned. you feel like you've earned it. feel-good films -- i've done one of them, "slumdog millionaire" was a feel-good film. but there's nothing easy about this. this is deeply earned, this journey that you go on. it's a wonderful use of the intensity of cinema, to take you somewhere where you would rarely -- you'd never want to go yourself. but it makes you appreciate some of the things that are important in your own life as well, like the value of other people that don't give up, never give up. we will all face things that we might despair sometimes, but never, ever give up, because he achieves rebirth. life is given back to him at the last possible moment. it's extraordinary. tavis: i'm fascinated by your phrase that he earns redemngs this film. >> yes, he does -- redemption in this film. >> yes, he does. there's a wonderful phrase by mccarthy, and he says he achieves -- grac

. >> the story about aaron ralston who got stuck and had to amputate.everyone. and welcome to the nomination announcement for the 68th annual golden globe awards. and to reveal these nominations, please welcome blair underwood, josh duhamel and katie holmes. blair, you're up first. >> thank you, phillip. best performance by an actor in a miniseries or a motion picture made for television. idruth elba. dennis quade, a special relationship and edgar ramirez carlos. best performance by an actress in a miniseries or a motion picture made for television. pillars of the effort. claire danes, temple brandon. judy dench. best performance by an actress in a motion picture, comedy or musical. annette bening, the kids are all rig right, ann hathaway, jilly ann more the kids are all right. best performance by an actor in a motion picture comedy or musical. johnny dep. alice in wonderland. johnny depp. the tourist. jake gyllenhaal, love and other drugs and kevin stacy spacey, c jack. >> best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture. christian

. >> reporter: do you decapitate or do you amputate?rt of the gingerbread man's anatomy do you gnaw off first? your choice of tasty extremities can be very revealing. >> you get an idea what their true personality is like based on the part of the gingerbread cookie they eat first. >> reporter: neurologist dr. alan hirsch did an informal, unscientific survey, funded by dunkin' donuts. of the gingerbread man-eating habits of 500 people. according to his research, turns out about 64% of us chomp off the noggin first. 20% consume the legs. 16% munch off the arms. >> go ahead, take a bite. >> reporter: what does that first bite reveal about our character? >> people who bite off the head tend to be more aggressive, achievement-oriented individuals who are natural leaders. >> i'm more of a take-charge kind of person. >> we're very similar. >> you're more of a head-biter? >> i am. >> you bite the right arm, it suggests you tend to be more skeptical and pessimistic. those who bite first the left arms are more creative and extroverts who enjoy be

buzz, including the social network, black swan and 127 hours, based on a true story about aiker who amputated arm to survive. the golden globes will be handed out january 16th right here on nbc 4. >>> historians in italy think there may be something lurking behind the eyes of one of the most famous portraits in the eyes. experts took another look at the mona lisa. they say there are tiny letters and numbers behind her eyes. they believe da vinci painted them there. they're not visible to the naked eye. right now it is unclear what they mean. doo, doo, doo, doo. >> we'll probably never figure out what that means. >> leo is n around to ask. >> 6:28, 22 degrees. have you looked outside yet? you may be surprised to see what you see. >> a line of lake effect snow is making for a rather dangerous and treacherous commute with a lot of roads frozen over. oh, i see. a throne for the tv... room for movies... your workout gear... non-stop football... it's a man cave! the boys next door will never leave. who says we want them to? forty years ago,e wasn't worried about retirement. he'd yet to hear of mutu

or do you amputate? which part of the gingerbread man's anatomy do you gnaw off first? >> go for his head. >> reporter: your choice of tasty extremities can be very revealing. >> a good idea of what their true personality is like, based on the part of the gingerbread cookie they eat first. >> reporter: neurologist, dr. alan hirsch did an informal, unscientific survey, funded by dunkin' donuts, on the gingerbread eating habits of 400 people. about 64% of us chomp off the noggin first. 20% consume the legs. 16% munch off the arms. go ahead. take a bite. what does the first bite reveal about our character? >> people who bite off the head tend to be more aggressive and achievement-oriented individuals, who are natural leaders. >> i'm kind of a go-getter. >> i'm more of a take-charge kind of person. >> we're very similar. >> reporter: you're a head-biter? >> i am. >> if you bite the right arm, is you're going to be more skeptical and pessimistic. those who bite the left arm, are more creative and extroverts, who enjoy being the center of attention. >> i am creative. >> repor

. >> reporter: his left hand was later amputated. >> crying the entire time telling them, you know, pleaseon't take my hand. please don't take my hand. >> reporter: he had to learn to function with a prosthetic which doesn't allow for much movement. now researchers are working to change that by using a system of fiberoptic wires and sensors. >> the pickup occurs here. >> reporter: the idea to, replace a vast network of nerves inside a limb. >> it is a link to send and receive the information between the brain and the limb. >> reporter: now these microscopic sensors will be joined with nerves in the patient's body to reestablish that connection and pick up signals sent down from the brain. those signals will then travel down and attach the fiberoptic line to another sensor that's attached to a motor in the prosthetic directing it to move. >> it would be in a cuff at the healthy part of the peripheral nerve and would basically try to give a point-to-point connection. we are taking the best of the internet and putting it in someone's body to give them the use of a limb again. >> reporter: res

she had the leg amputated years ago and has been catching a ball and she knows how to throw the ball.> she can throw it? >> yeah. she is a wild woman and a great puppy dog and look for a home at maryland spca. >> she is about as sweet as can be. >> that was before you saw she was three legged no one knew until we showed it. >> thanks for coming in. >> you are welcome. >> over there on york road we will send it over to charlie. we are gone from like cupcakes to dieting talking and now chocolate cookies christmas cookies. charlie. >> coffee, tea, all the great things during the holiday season. we will be in the kitchen coming up with students from appleton school in columbia. they will talk about the great christmas recipes. take a look at all the guys here. chocolate. your name. >> lawyer en. >> lauren. chocolate. going off to a break. back to you in a bit. no break excuse me. my apologies. students are getting ready. one of the things we are talking about is each of the students they work in their station correct? >> yes. they work in groups in our lab and they do a variety of recipes

they hit a land mine which broke sergeant alva's arm and broke his leg so badly the leg had to be amputated. the president awarded him a purple heart. he received a medical discharge from the marine corps. he was the first marine, first american, for that matter, who was injured in the iraq war. he's also an openly gay man. joining us now is marine corps staff sergeant, eric alva. thank you for joining us this evening. >> thank you for having me. >> the commandant of your branch of the service, the marine says repealing don't ask, don't tell is a distraction that will result in marines being injured and killed. what is your reaction to that? >> you know, i didn't hear about his comments until this morning, even though he made them yesterday, and i was just really taken aback on how disrespectful someone who is the leader of the united states marine corps can talk about, you know, members in the armed forces who is aware of that there are gay service members serving in the marine corps, and all branches of service. but what he did was totally, what we call in the military, conduct unbecoming

after was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes the disease that eventually forced both his legs to be amputatedow the knee. he kept his spirits up in the bows. i was listening to reports this morning in chicago and they said that says what regrets that he was not inducted into the baseball hall of fame. ron santo always close in those ballots but he passes today at age 70. the giants re- signed players the latest mike cable barger this season. he did a nice little shot in shedding the here and there playing a little bit a second, but the third period ended up hitting 282 in 28 games. like back with another season with the giants. the a's a science school. just one home run and 36 rbis. the 25 year- old is to 91 and 300 games. his goal is to grow uneasy in the changing climate of a lot of one and two-year contract that's the norm in baseball. forty-niners joe apparently is still not ready for green bay on sunday said the forty- niners what out inside jeffrey he was the pits or steelers it earlier this season after a few critical mrs.. the way this works kicker's it it seems to be dispensable he

none is more deafening than the amputations undergone by service men members as a direct result of a widespread use of the roadside bombs otherwise known as i.e.d.'s, improvised explosive devices. this class of injury which has spiked drastically since the onset of operation new dawn requires special contribution within the department of veterans affairs. these individuals must embark upon a long road to recovery that includes extensive rehabilitation and specialized treatment. this bill instructs the v.a. to inform veterans and educate employees at each v.a. clinic that there is an injured and amputee veterans bill of rights. it requires the v.a. to monitor and resolve complaints of amputee veterans alleging mistreatment. i believe this bill will do much to protect the rights of our amputee veterans and bolster the consistency of care throughout the v.a. health care system. i urge my colleagues to support this important legislation. we have been working on these bills for a long, long time. and i'm pleased that we have been allowed to bring these bills even in this lame duck session

a eventually forced both of us likes to be amputated below the knees.he did not stop him from the broadcasting 150 games per year. and the one disappointment is that he was not inducted into the baseball hall of fame. he was 70. the giants are going to give one-1 record $1 million, per one year. and midway through the year, with 28 games. and he can play a number of infield positions. >> brian f. sweeney - ryan 36 rbis, he has also played defense. the career average to 91 and 330 claims. and triumph with ryan sweene coming back and green bay. and joe is still not ready to go, when he was working for the pittsburgh steelers that is what made them available ". and the 31 year-old is going to come in add this to take into with the 49ers. 10 point underdog sunday at a level field against the green bay packers. the warriors are off against oklahoma city. the bulls, the celtics, and averaging 14 assists per game. and let me show you that shaquille o'neal is still and he was there in harvard square, letting people take their pictures. 20-17. and 19 assists. th

dominate the screen 127 hours, the story of the hiker who got in a very difficult position and had to amputateormation. >> yes. i mean, you would think that that movie would be the slowest and most static kind of narrative around, but actually, i think danny creates an incredible kind of a movie going experience and one of the most dynamic movies out there. >> well, it's getting an enormous amount of response, and your role in particular, and the job you do with this character. congratulations, james. thanks for getting up early. say hi to the folks in providence. >> i will. thank you. >> you got to see that movie now. you winced a little. >> is it a comedy or musical? >> oh, gosh. yeah. >> you get to do the golden globes again. you'll never come back here again. >> break a leg, ricky. >> thank you. >> you can catch the 68th annual golden globes live coast-to-coast on sunday, january 16th, starring that man right there, and it starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern, 5:00 p.m. pacific-on nbc. this is "today" on nbc. back in a moment, this is "today" on next. >>> 31 years later, the cohn brothers have rema

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his fingers were bashed and three later had to be amputated as if his assailants sought to make sure that he would never write another word. he lost a leg. now 52, these in a wheelchair, his brain so damaged that he cannot utter a simple sentence. no one has been charged or held responsible for this crime either. the same article mentions another journalist, piotore lipitoff, attacked while attending a rally. as he was leaving, three men pushed him to the ground and punched him in the head. even while i was unconscious, they didn't let me go, he said. this beating was recorded on video by protesters. his colleagues used the video to track down the met who beat him. they were police officers. while mr. lipitoff, 28, was recovering in the hospital, he said two other police officers visited and urged him to sign a statement saying that he had provoked the attack. officials later acknowledged that police officers had been involved in the attack, but they still brought no charges. instead they raid phr-d lipi -- mr. lipitoff's and brought a suit against him. they assert he sought to fomen