batman being hopkins. wilke did not like hopkins and roosevelt said community, you may be in this office someday and you will understand, but he asks nothing except to serve me. and by that time hopkins had set aside his personal and political agenda. and secondly roosevelt drew him close it has he -- hopkins had superb judgment and razor-sharp political instinct. hopkins had a linear way of thinking, and roosevelt was a visionary. has odds were vague and disconnected. hopkins could translate roosevelt of visions into concrete action. roosevelt knew that. and then he had a contempt for bureaucracy, cut through red tape. and then he had these enormously helpful political connections. because he was handing out jobs during the depression, harry knew the big city bosses. he knew the mayors. he knew the governors. and then another major reason why they were so close. this is the key to their relationship i think. that hopkins could read the president's mood, unlike anyone else. he came as close as anyone to ga

when he saw hopkins, he walked across the room to him. he greeted hopkins. he told people that hopkins spoke -- i won't be able to say this in russian -- it was translated to mean according to the soul of the body. in russian, that was very much an important accolade that denoted strength of character and compassion the key to victory was holding together the coalition. churchill used to be an off of hopkins ability to focus. so the notable story, the story that's never been told in this book of significance is how harry brought to a conclusion the hardest thoughts and words of john keegan. and that was a decision to invade north africa in 1942 instead of doing what marshall and eisenhower and everyone was doing, which is to go into western france. there were geopolitical ramifications, of course. let me just close by paraphrasing a few words. in the end, there was a little touch of harry. the two of them -- shakespeare's king harry and harry hopkins who bonded with the united states and great britain and the soviet union. the two of them -- according to sto

batman being hopkins. wilkie did not like you pay roosevelt set coming in now, you may be in this office some day in the lenders and, but he asks for nothing except the certainty. and by that time, hot content set aside his personal and political agendas. secondly, roosevelt turned close because he knew through experience that hopkins had superb judgment that razor-sharp political and teens. hot teens had a linear way of thinking that roosevelt was a visionary. his thoughts are vacant is connected. hawkins could transform, trees late roosevelt's vision into concrete action. roosevelt made out. and then, he had a contempt for bureaucracy, to cut through red tape. he had this enormously hope of political connections. because he was handing out by the punjab during the depression, harry knew the big city bus is. he knew the mayors, the governor's. and then, another major and why they are so close and this is the key to the relationship type rankings that hopkins could read the president's moves unlike anyone

barry -- >> more now from the gun violence summit as john hopkins university. next, a look at public opinion on gun-control laws. this is 35 minutes. >> it is an honor to say i am a faculty member at johns hopkins and this extraordinary community. before i began, the title of my talk, of course, is public opinion on proposals to strengthen u.s. gun laws. i want to acknowledge my wonderful collaborators. i think nobody in this room or maybe on the johns hopkins campus at this point is unfamiliar with my collaborators daniel webster and jan -- who have done a fabulous work in the context of this entire summit but also the work on the specific study that was done in a very short turnaround time frame, as you will see. many of you might not know emma maginty an amendment -- emblematic of the students here. fourth your doctor will do it in the ph.d. program and i -- without her talent and involvement. thank you. so, i think i may be the only speaker presenting research here who is not an expert on gun policy, gun violence. my expertise is a rather in health policy,

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andrew lee, the plastic surgery chief here at hopkins. marrocco is one of seven u.s. soldiers to received a successful double arm transplant. he will spend the next 3 to 4 months at hopkins and then he will return to a military hospital to undergo further physical therapy. again, that news conference to meet the soldier and the surgeon is scheduled for 11 this morning at the hospital. we are live at johns hopkins, linda so, abc2 news. >>> hundreds are expected outside a statehouse today to rally for better mental health care. as gun control takes center stage, they are calling for improved access to services and adequately funed public health system for the mentally disabled. this rally is organized by the maryland mental health colation and if you are curious it starts at noon. >>> madge announcement from baltimore county schools from the district. they are going to release the new phase of a long-term plan to improve school safety and security. the recommendations are a result of the ongoing review of all school safety and security operations. you will remember the

and we know miracles happen in our backyard at johns hopkins every day. but the story you are about to hear is incredible. a soldier who lost his limbs in iraqarms once again. linda so is at the hospital this morning and linda, you hear the story and you have to wonder how is this possible. >> reporter: it's possible with the incredible doctors here. it's the first time that hopkins performed a double arm transplant and later this morning, we will get to meet that soldier and the surgeon. a news conference is scheduled for 11 this morning here at the hospital. this is video from before the transplant. brandan marrocco is the first soldier to survive after losing all four limbs in the iraq war. he was injured by a roadside bomb in 2009. he underwent the transplant last month. it involves connecting nerves and skins and muscles and bones on both arms. it involved a treatment that used the dead donor's bone marrow cells to prevent his body from rejecting the new arms. marrocco is one of 7 u.s. soldiers to received a successful double arm transplant. he will

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i'm ron daniel, president of johns hopkins university. before we begin today, i'd like to us for a moment of silence at our work over the next two days will focus on the wrenching and the pernicious effects of gun violence in america. violence that has ravaged hearts of many families, schools and workplaces, places of prayer, neighborhoods and communities that defined our landscape. so that i ask that we remember the victims, not only in places like newtown, aurora, oak creek, tucson and blacksburg, but victims in baltimore, detroit, new orleans and oakland him and countless other communities large and small across this country. [silence] >> thank you. on behalf of myself and mike, who is traveling overseas, i'm honored to welcome you today. this summit which was conceived scarcely three weeks ago in the wake of the harrowing event transpired in newtown, connecticut. daniel webster, of the johns hopkins center for gun policy and research, were determined for the debate over gun control which must follow from this event be informed by the

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it's great to be back at my all modern, johns hopkins. the president called me a few weeks ago and said putting together the best minds in the world on gun violence to produce a conference and a book and then when you help keep it off, to get off come he didn't have to ask twice. the fact is they were able to pull this conference together so quickly i think does show the dynamic and the commitment to scholarship and public service that i've always thought defines the hopkins spirit. it is clear that we meet today at a critical and i hope a hopeful moment. just one month ago at roughly this time on december 14th, a deranged young man pulled into the parking lot of the sandy hook school in connecticut and shot his way into a building with a high capacity semi-automatic rifle and the slaughter of six adults and 20 children really broke the heart of the -- the country's heart because for many americans, this is the straw that has broken the camel's back. since the sandy hook massacre, you should know that more than 100 mayors from across the

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that comes from a key member of the hopkins team, dr.amie shores, the clinical director of hand transplantation at the hospital. dr. shores, thank for joining us. we know that this operation was rare. we hear he's one of only seven people in the u.s. who have had a double hand transplant. you who risky was it? >> well, we feel that we've been able to minimize the risks because we do so many rehearsals and we did such anexteive prework-up on it to make sure we mitigate any negative aspects to the operation to lower them and make it as safe as possible. but there is always risk with any sort of operation like this. if you look at the number of hand transplants that have been performed in the u.s. though, the rate of not having the hand survive the operation within just the first few days is extremely low. i think there probably have only been two cases where hand transplants have been lost out of probably 22 attempts the united stes that w kn of >> ifill: you did you did rehearsal. tell us about that. how many were there and how does that

that comes from a key member of the hopkins team, dr.amie shores, the clinical director of hand transplantation at the hospital. dr. shores, thank for joining us. we know that this operation was rare. we hear he's one of only seven people in the u.s. who have had a double hand transplant. you who risky was it? >> well, we feel that we've been able to minimize the risks because we do so many rehearsals and we did such an extensive prework-up on it to make sure we mitigate any negative aspects to the operation to lower them and make it as safe as possible. but there is always risk with any sort of operation like this. if you look at the number of hand transplants that have been performed in the u.s. though, the rate of not having the hand survive the operation within just the first few days is extremely low. i think there probably have only been two cases where hand transplants have been lost out of probably 22 attempts in the united states that we know of >> ifill: you did you did rehearsal. tell us about that. how many were there and how

it is great to be back at my alma mater, johns hopkins. president -- your president called me a few weeks ago and said he was putting together the best minds in the world on gun violence. he did not have to ask twice. the fact is, they were able to hold this conference together so quickly, i think that shows the dynamic and energetic amendment to scholarship and public service that i have always thought really defines the hopkins spirit. it is clear that we need today a critical and hopeful moment. one month ago, at roughly this time, on december 14, a deranged young man pulled into the parking lot of the sandy hook lament to school in newtown, connecticut. he shot his way into a building with a high-capacity semiautomatic rifle. the slaughter of six adults and 20 children really broke the heart of the country. for many americans, this is the straw that has been the camels back. -- broken the camel's back. or than 100 mayors across the country have joined our bipartisan coalition -- mayors against illegal guns. that brings our total number

i was on the johns hopkins university site in sicily looking at the american campaign at sicily in 1943. the grad student talking about terry allen mentioned rather casually at the end of his talk and after the battle was over and the campaign was one, omar bradley fired terry allen. my job dropped. i just come out of iraq where no one got fired. when mediocrity was our goal. and instead i hear about the army firing one of our most effective division commanders in europe our first year in the war. and naturally the threat that began, the book for me, going back and studying this. bob took me inside one day and said we need more about george marshall. a couple years later i'm in the archives, i immersed myself into the marshall papers. really came to admire the guy. i don't think he was a likable guy. the other hero of the book is eisenhower. i think eisenhower is underrated. the job of managing the allies, of dealing with the british, the french -- >> montgomery was -- >> montgomery is a piece of work. at one point -- montgomery won't come see marshall, so september 10, 1944, i'm sorry,

that man being hopkins. he did not like hopkins. and roosevelt said, you know, you may be in this office someday you'll understand. but he asks for nothing except to serve me. >> trusted adviser, friend and confident to fdr. harry hopkins lived in the roosevelt white house for three and a half years. "cop -- hopkins touch "on c-span2. >>> next from politics and prose bookstore in washington, d.c. thane gustafson looks how russia's unstability systems could impact the oil supply. he explores what it mean for the global economy. it's a little under an hour. >> it's a pleasure to see you here tonight. as we know, happiness is relative thing. i began the day this morning in the dentist's chair having a crown put in, and here by tonight i'm at politics and prose. i'm a happy man. having gone from one extreme to another. it's a special pleasure to welcome you here tonight. and standing room only. this is marvelous. i thought i would begin by telling you a few stories about what the book is about, and skipping the big structure and simply

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that man being hopkins. wilke did not like hopkins. roosevelt said, you know, you may be in this office some day and you will understand. he asks for nothing except to serve me. >> trusted adviser, friend, and confidante to fdr, harry hopkins lived in the white house for three years. david roll on "the hopkins touch." on c-span 2. >> hollywood's most famous movie stars leave the film capital to help the government sell war bonds. irene dunne, ronald coleman, all part of a contingent of 50 screen celebrities giving their time and talents to aid the war effort. >> what we want to look at today is how popular culture presented the war. how was the work presented in movies from the 1940's? how was it presented and comic books? how was it presented an athletic events from the 1930's and 1940's? how was it presented and it can pan alley and music from the 1940's? >> this week, popular culture and world war ii with randy roberts. lectures of enter history tonight at 8:00 and 10:00 eastern on c-span 3. host: we are going to be talking about re

from johns hopkins, the doctor is here with more.ng in. >> thank you for inviting me. >> knowing your numbers. what do you mean by that? >> cardiovascular disease and stroke are the number one in three killers in the state of maryland. other 100,000 people die from cardiovascular disease each year from that alone in this state. so it's important that you know your numbers. the sis to i can is the top number? >> yes. that's when your heart contracts and that's pretty much, you're in normal range if you're between 120 and 139. anything over 140 is considered hyper tensive. your diastolic number is the number where you have relaxation which between 80-100 is normal. anything over 100, you pretty much have hypertension. >> so it's important to look at the risk factors and control what you can? >> yes. one thing is food. the things we eat. in the state of maryland minorities suffer the most from cardiovascular diseases and stroke. and cerebral veras chrysler diseases, so we want to educate through the american heart association this campa

. >>> inspiring milestone from johns hopkins hospital, where last month an army veteran has lost all four limbs underwent a remarkable transplant. today, the 26-year-old new yorker talked to reporters and said quite simply, quote, i feel like i'm getting a second chance. you will agree with that assessment when you see his story from jim miklaszewski. >> reporter: brandon wheeled himself into a packed news conference in baltimore. what's remarkable, he did it with a pair of arms he received six weeks ago in a double transplant operation. >> i never really accepted the fact that i didn't have arms, so now that i have them again, it's almost like it never happened. >> reporter: as an army private in iraq, he lost both his legs and arms to a roadside bomb. the military's first quadruple amputee to survive. but he never gave up hope, and amazingly, considered himself lucky. >> i was still alive. that's really all that mattered to me. >> reporter: for nearly four years, he suffered through the pain of therapy at walter reed hospital. >> hurts anything that touches them. >> reporter: he ma

talking about his ordeal. 26-year-old brendan marrocco just wrapped up a news conference at johns hopkins hospital in baltimore. the staten island native lost his arms and his leg in a roadside bomb back in 2009. >> i just want to get the most out of these arms and just as goals come up, knock them down and just take it as absolutely as far as i can. so really i just want to -- i just want to get to the point that i can be completely on my own and just get back to enjoying life. >> the successful double arm transplant surgery at johns hopkins hospital last month took 13 hours. marrocco says one of his goals is to hand cycle a marathon. we wish him well. >>> the pentagon is reportedly considering a move to put a base in north africa for spy drones. "the new york times" reports the move is in response to increased fights against terrorists in that region, including rebels in mali. the u.s. currently only has one permanent base in africa. >>> to afghanistan now where private first class ted daniels is talking about the video that's made him an online seen decision. barry peterson talked to t

. >> and surgery surgeons at john hopkins pull off a rare double arm transplant. hear from the recipient when we return. new at 11:00, after three decades in the senate john kerry is poised to step into a new job. today the senate confirmed him as secretary of state. the next step is taking the oeths of office and tonight, president obama is taking over the push for immigration reform. the plan he released is pretty similar to the senate's out line we told you about last night. whileboth plans have bipartisan support in the senate, it's unlikely a bill will go over well with the develop controlled house. >> in health news tonight, women have been taking it for decades but tonight, researchers in texas are working on a birth control pill for men. othershave tried but failed because of harmful side effects. otherpills have targeted hormones but jq one targets germ cells and so far in mice there have been no side effects. >> i'll tell you what it didn't do, it didn't affect the laly booe doe of the animals clinical trials could start in five years. you can imagine th

the hopkins researchers found that cancerous cells from the ovaries and uterus made their way into the cervical fluid. they did not look at the cells, but used sensitive dna testing that revealed ovarian cancer 40% of the time, and uterine cancer fully 100%. >> just as important is that we could detect no false positives. >> reporter: this initial experiment on only 46 women. these need to be repeated in far larger groups. it will likely not be available as a routine clinical test for at least four years. meanwhile, doctors hope that more refined genetic tests will find a higher proportion of the ovarian cancers. but even a 40% early detection rate for ovarian cancer would be a vast improvement and save many lives among the 22,000 american women diagnosed with the disease in this country every year. robert bazell, nbc news, new york. >>> at the white house today, vice president joe biden presided over a meeting of gun control supporters, one day before a planned meeting with gun rights advocates, including the nra. this is all in advance of the administration's push for new gun laws in

. >>> plus, medical history made at johns hopkins.aq war veteran undergoes a double arm transplant. next he shows off his new arms and talks about his new lease on life. topper? >>> 69 today. not good enough for a record. here's your wakeup weather. we're tracking thunderstorms and also some know and arctic -- some snow and arctic air. windy and mild. it will be dry >>> in tonight's health alert, giving the gift of limbs. an iraq war veteran we met today at johns hopkins got a double arm transplant. his surgery was done in a brand- new way to limit the antirejection medicine he'll need. the technique gives hope to thousands of people who lost hands and arms in accidents or at war. >>> a throng of media and camera flashes meet 26-year-old brandon morocco in baltimore today. he served in the army during operations in iraq where in 2009 he lost all of his limbs in a roadside bomb attack on easter sunday. >> since i got hurt, i still thought of myself as being normal. >> reporter: from brave war veteran to medical pioneer. last month bran

researchers at john's hopkins iversity say the c >>> in today's healthwatch a vote of confidence for antibacterial cleansers. researchers at johns hopkins university say the cleansers are much better than soap for protecting critically ill children. they found antiseptic baths reduced bloodstream infections by 3 of% compared to soap and water. such infections can lead to organ damage or death. >>> tony tantillo is always helping us eat healthy. he and his daughter stephanie show us an easy one pot dish today. >> today stephanie decided to make me a wonderful corn chowder which is simple to make, not a lot of ingredients. >> we started sauteing some vegetables using corn, carrots, celery, red papers and bacon, smoke bacon. you just microwave potatoes and you put it in there with skim milk and let it zimmer down and that's how you get that rich broth. >> the skim milk all comes together and that's what it looks like when it's ready to go rich and creamy. if you can't find fresh corn there is some imported and you can use canned for something like this? >> it's the middle of winter so c

he shows the world can you do anything. >> reporter: brendan is leaving john's hopkins and has a lot of recovering to do. the nerves in his arms will regenerate about one inch per month and it will be two or three years until he reaches his maximum mobility. >> and i suspect he will be using his hands for anything as soon as we let him start do more and more. >> and i want to get the most out of these arms and as goals come you, knock them down and just -- take it as far as i can. >> along the way, he'll be thinking of the family of the anonymous donor. >> i am humbled by their gift. and they, they're certainly champing my life and thank you. >> reporter: he has a message for other wounded warrior. >> to not give up hope, you know, life gives up better and to be stubborn, there are a lot of people who will say you can't do something. just be stubborn and do it anyway. >> reporter: beth parker, fox 5 news. >> and we're wishing you well. here's some more interesting facts. the surgery lasted 13 hours and the doctors rehearsed that procedure four times. brendan said once where's well en

they were taken to johns hopkins hospital but are expected to survive. on sunday, people came by in disbelief. >> that's so terrible. >> reporter: the flames were so intense, the commander had firefighters leave the home. they went back in to search for the girl and found her body on the first floor. investigators say she died from smoke inhalation and burned. >> my friend was a nice girl, and i miss her. >> reporter: the cause of the fire is still under investigation. the cause of the long faces needs no words. >> i'm scared. i still want her here. >> reporter: and it's also not known if there were working smoke detectors in the home. next week firefighters will be in the neighborhood installing the alarms for free. cheryl conner abc 2 news. >>> thanks a lot. fire claimed the lives of hundreds of people in brazil. we know at least 230 people are dead and that number could climb higher. the club was jammed with college students have a good time and a fire broke out started by a stage effect that was part of the entertainment. >> reporter: a saturday nigh

johns hopkins university in baltimore is the site of the forum today.earlier president obama said during the final news conference of the term she would spell out his proposal to reduce the violence by the end of this week but he didn't say whether an assault weapons ban would be a major focus of the plan. where we will have more from the gun violence summit in about ten minutes the next panel will examine high risk guns and dramatic entry from shooting. until then a discussion of "the wall street journal" reporter covering the same issue. islamic the segment of the washington journal we take a look at how your tax dollars are at work and the different federal regency and today we are focusing on the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives and to do that we are joined by "the wall street journal" justice department reporter first what is the mission of the atf as it is known and its role sort of within the justice department? >> talk about the names in the agency the government bureaucracy bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives

. >> reporter: six weeks ago a huge team of surgeons, the johns hopkins hospital perform ad complicated, successful double-arm transplant on brendan. to cut down on the immediate for anti-rejection drugs which carry potential for infections and organ damage, the johns hopkins team gave brendan an infusion of the deceased bone or's bone m marrow cells. >> he will take one anti-medication instead of the usual triple. >> reporter: full range of movement will take years. nerves grow at a maximum speed of one inch per month. >> i suspect that he will be using his hands for just about everything as soon as we let hem. >> reporter: brendan is itching to do more. already finding creative ways to comb his hair. he has advice for others overcoming hardships. >> there's a lot of people that will say you can't do something. just be stubborn and do it anyway and work your [ bleep ]. >> reporter: brendan has a tremendous amount of work ahead of him. six hours a day of intensive hand therapy. he's already proven that he's up to the challenge. ircan a edwards, nbc news. >> all of the surgeons and nurse

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at johns hopkins, kim dacey.s. >> you look like a barbie with -- that is the greatest story that i have heard all week. thank you, kim. now you can be part of the crew sending the ravens off in style. baltimore city is preparing a huge rally before the team leaves for new orleans. it is scheduled for 11:30 monday morning at the family theater. our own 11 sports director will be will as m.c. and members of the 2,000 -- of the 2000 season super bowl ravens team. >> capturing the ravens frenzy and taking you inside and a look at ray lewis' amazing career and how the ravens got to new orleans this season on wbal-tv tv.com and on our mobile app. the time, 5:55 and here's a look ahead of our next hour of 11 news saturday morning. >> i'm rob roblin. the super plungers continue to plunge, and it is cold out hear. a live report coming up. >> that's right. and that water as well as the air temperatures are cold. the insta-weather plus forecast just ahead. >> plus a light rail passenger seriously injured. shot. what detecti

he did not like hopkins.sevelt said, well, you may be in this office some day and you will understand, but he asks for nothing except to serve me. >> trusted adviser, friend and confidant to fdr. harry hopkins lived in the white house for three years. david roll on "the hopkins touch." >> california democratic representative mike thompson held republic formed this week to hear from constituents on both sides of the candidate. in about 15 minutes, you can watch the form from santa rosa, california. vice-president biden also held a series of talks. he is expected to make recommendations to the president this week on how to deal with gun issues in the u.s. he made remarks after wrapping up three separate talks with gun rights groups, gun violence victims, and the new game makers at the white house. here is what he had to say. >> let me begin by thanking you all for being here. i know you came a long way and you have an awful lot on your plate. secondly, i want you to know what we have been doing. and maybe we ca

that man being hopkins. he did not like hopkins. and roosevelt said, you know, you may be in the office someday and you'll understand, but he asks for nothing except to serve me. >> trusted adviser, friend, and confident to fdr. he lived in the white house for three and a half years. david on the hopkins touch. sunday at 10:00 p.m. eastern on booktv on c-span2. the manhattan institute earlier this week hosted a discussion on new york city's welfare program and efforts to transition welfare recipient to work. they awarded the 2012 urban innovator award to the city's human resources administration commissioner. [applause] thank you, peter. i want to especially thank you for your joke because you have provided the humor for our speech today. i esspecially like your reference to my position as a relatively on secure publish official. [laughter] you're correct about that. and thank you all to the manhattan institute not only for the honor but also for you have zone for our city. the list of important thinkers and writers of the institute