from ithaca, new york, show some love for loren loiacono. what's up? [cheers and applause] what's up, loren? >>

from ithaca, new york, show some love for loren loiacono. what's up?eers and applause] what's up, loren? >> not much. how you doing? >> so now, i understand this, too, is very special. like, you've actually-- you're studying music. you just wrote a classical piece that's gonna be played at carnegie hall. >> yes, that's right. >> y'all give her a round of applause. you know what i mean? very awesome. we want to see you make some money so that you can continue on with your studies and do great work, all right? >> all right. >> so we look forward. all right, this is the money that we have for you in round 1. we are gonna have the computer shuffle all that up. when i say "computer," i'm talking about my boy dennis down there. he gonna shuffle it all up. here are all the categories to all of your questions right here. we're gonna have them all scrambled up too. all right. let's see where your double money is. oh, so it's right up in there. so you know. >> all right. >> everything's been all shuffled up, loren. are you ready? >> i'm ready. >> audience, are y

from ithaca, new york, show some love for loren loiacono. what's up?cheers and applause] what's up, loren?

joining us are steve everily, from ithaca, new york, sandra steingraver. and from pittsburgh, dr.rd goldstein, a former dean of the university of pittsburgh school of health. sandra, let's start with you. we heard from the edf that this new study shows there is a problem with methane release, but that the way to capture it is working. what is your reaction. >> i see this as a really deeply flawed study. what bothers me is not only the industry funding of the study, but also the control the industry had over access to these well sites. so what -- typically what happened in a study who's results are very different from other studies would be some kind of explanation for that difference. and in fact, independent scientists in our own government have measured methane above our wellheads at 10 to 20 times what was found in this study. so this makes me wonder if this isn't something like studies from funded by the tobacco or lead industries lead to flawed studies. >> okay. and he said they plan to do more studies. would that help? >> we need to look at all wellheads, rather than just ha

you have a show in ithaca. it's 3:00. i'm flying back.ridgette at the diplomat's club in the airport. guess what i'm doing. i'm going to mr. pitt's, and i am telling him that i am quitting. so that's it? i never even met the guy. i've had enough. i'm marching in. you're marching in. i'm marching. hey. hey. elaine's quitting. really?

which is near ithaca, new york, where i went to cornell. okay, also, moratorium on cornell talk. and learn the history of this company. should not be a problem. i minored in history in the ivy league school which i attended. you're not off to a very good start, bernard. i agree. but in another way, i am off to a very good start, wouldn't you say? i am a great interviewee. why? because i have something no one else has. my brain. which i use to my advantage, when advantageous. [grunting] time! nope, you failed. damn it! this interview is over, i'll let you know. hey, thank you so much for driving me down for my interview. totally. no problem. what are you interviewing for, by the way? my assistant, or... oh, you know, i'm gonna have a "congratulations, karen" party, um, tomorrow night at my friend's house. oh, wow, that sounds fun. yeah. is your friend named karen too? what did she accomplish? no, i'm sorry. i should've been clearer. uh-huh. it's for me. oh. 'cause i'm gonna get the job. how remarkable. thanks. [both exhale loudly] wait, let me just check one more thing. okay. very

ithaca, new york, about 55 degrees.ittle chilly behind the cold front that brought areas of heavy rain overnight. new orleans picked up just over three inches from that front. up and down the east coast it is going to turn into a gorgeous day. tomorrow is going to be gorgeous through the eastern half of the country. cooler, though, but perfect for the first full day of fall. still raining in the pacific northwest. >>> we're seeing mostly clear skies from san bernardino mountains. our temperatures this morning as the skies have cleshd oared out and 50s. we should see upper 60s in san francisco, a warmer finish to the weekend than we saw yesterday with all the rain. no rain in the forecast today. just some high clouds. later on temperatures climbing a little bit more heading into monday afternoon. >>> today's top spot comes to us from my old town. boston, whdh, i miss you guys up there. the life is good festival raises more than $1 million to help one of my favorite charities for kids in need. it features tons of games, a

abc news, ithaca, new york. >> portion control. >> that's what it is all about. >> that's what it isll about. >> check this out. the difference between a will leaving a little on your plate, which your parents never encouraged you to do has a big difference. the students tricked in to cleaning their plate ended up eating 140 more calories than everyone else. that can equal 12 pounds over the course of a year. >> wow. >> if you can believe it. >> pretty impressive. this is the kind of stuff -- because you read it on the back of the package, you add pasta, sauce and meat. how do you know what a portion size is when you are done with that. >> put it in a doggy bag. you don't have to eat it all. >> do you eat until you are full but what if you have an extra appetite that day. >> or so amazing you can't stop. >> i have one tip, drink a glass of water before you eat and it is supposed to regulate. just a tip. >>> the teenager who is tearing up the court despite being born with just one hand. you are watching "world news now." ♪ >>> get ready for this one. one of the most inspiring stories

. >> steve, i did a talk at ithaca university. i said, why do you go to football games? bet on the game, and watch the cheerleaders and have a good time for four, five, six hours and get away from everything. i think a lot of people look at it that way, saying, hey, we can have a good time, maybe make a couple bucks on the game. >> that's an interesting -- i wonder how much, you know, it's a once a week game. everybody is paying attention to the same game. how much gambling is a part -- the nfl would never want to admit this. i don't know if i want to go this direction, but how much does gambling have to do with it? >> listen, i don't think gambling is irrelevant at all, but i think when you look at the nfl in particular, even more so it's been fantasy football. every single fan out there, whether they're a casual fan or a hard core football fan, has their fantasy team. all over america right now people are drafting. they're drafting their nfl fantasy teams. some people play college. fantasy is a big part of it. let's face it. football is a great product. it is a great t

jeff cohn is an associate professor of journalism at ithaca college. >> great to be with you. >> it'skeptical. when they watch tv commercials or see an ad, they know they're being sold something. they should raise their level of skepticism. we should be wondering. we're bombarded and we should raise our level of skepticism. >> there are times when people are trying to fool you. let's set that aside. let's take a look at breaking news. information coming at us, when i say us, members of the media, fast and furious we're trying to give that information out. what's your best advice for the consumer? >> sometimes turn it off, if you see the people on tv are speculating, they don't know what's going on, look, the navy yard we thought at some point there might have been an extra shooter. very scary. wasn't true. in boston we thought there might have been extra explosive devices. wasn't true. we got that from the media. we have to calm down. journalists can't be thinking, oh, i have to beat the other network by ten seconds. it doesn't matter. >> as a consumer you have to say let me consider