can you live without spleen? the answer is yes but then he would be at the risk of not having those soldier toes fight. so you have to get your vaccinations, your pneumonia vaccine. any infection can get you in trouble. such a vital organ that you need to keep. >> all these things we have we can live without, like tonsils, appendix. >> it's almost time for lunch over there, right? >> i'm not eating that, david. actually, the spleen is very hard to examine. inalternativists have a lot of trouble feeling it. you have to put the patient in exactly the right position. so if it's enlarged for some of the reasons david was mentioning, it's hard to find. and another thing that can cause a problem with the spleen is sickle cell anemia. if it was removed from a fall or on something like that, you have to have those vaccines. as david was saying. you're at a high risk of infection. one other point, by the way, if you have a traumatic fall, you have to watch out. that's one of the reasons ambulances rush people in. because

if you have leukemia or a rupture of the spleen it can be removed. can you live without a spleen?, yes. but you will be at the risk of not having the soldiers ready to fight. you have to get vaccinations and your pneumonia vaccine. any kind of infection can put you into trouble. it is a vital organ. >> dr.siegel all these things we can live without, include in that list the tonsils. >> actually, the spleen is very hard to examine. internists have a last trouble feeling it. you have to put the patient in exactly the right position so if it is enlargeed, for diagnosing of leukemia it is hard to find. and sickle cell leukemia, you have to have the vaccines. you are in high risk of infection. another point, if you have a traumatic fall, you have to watch out. that is one of the reasons ambulances rush people in because if that spleen bursts you can end up pleading out and that is a surgical emergency. >> the best way to detect it is a cat scan. we try to preserve as much of the spleen as possible and wrap it in the operating room and keep it. >> thank you. holidays, merry christmas. h

snoring) (hooting frantically) (grunting) (hooting excitedly) (coughs, groans) (grunts) george, my spleenapologetically) (sighs) thank you. and i am afraid it's still not christmas yet, buddy. aw... remember, we talked about this yesterday? uh-uh. uh-uh. uh-uh. and the day before? uh-uh. and every morning at 5:00 a.m. since thanksgiving? aw. (chuckles) see, today is the 14th. so, how many days are there until the 25th? uh... aha! no, it's more than one. (chatters sadly) (chatters skeptically) there. that's christmas. (chatter excitedly) this is today. oh! all these other days come before christmas.

he sued saying police ruptured his spleen when they hit him with a baton during a protest during november of 2011. also, a woman who is seven months pregnant becomes the target in a string of armed robberies in the east bay. she sharing details of that experience with us. the robbery happened around 9:30 yesterday morning a block from the bart station in berkeley. the woman said a man ran up to her and pulled a gun out on her. she is seven months pregnant and demanded her backpack. she told him she was pregnant, but he didn't care. >> i was stunned and shocked that it was happening to me. the the first indig nation that something was happening. >> police believe the suspects may have committed several robberies in the south berkeley and north oakland area and the black 2009 toyota venza and police #r* looking for these guys. >>> livermore police arrested a golf pro who is accused of molesting boys he was teaching. 31-year-old andrew nizbit 31-year-old andrew nizbit faces 6 the golf course while he was working. police say he molested two boys and they are interviewing others. police at the

probably had five pounds of tumor at a time we treated him in his bone marrow and places like his spleen and other organs. >> reporter: they're treating leukemia in a revolutionary away. taking white blood cells from the sickest patients and engineering them to attack cancer. they do this by infusing the t-cells with forms of the a.i.d.s. virus, they are mutated so they cannot continue the disease. just a few weeks later he had his bone marrow tested. >> there was no more leukemia. >> bob is not alone. in the penn trials 59 adults and children have been treated for end stage leukemia. 31 experienced complete remissions. of those only six have seen their leukemia return. the results publish ready preliminary but encouraging. the treatment pioneered here to battle leukemia might fight other forms of deadly canvas. bob is pruning his plum trees and taking on consulting work. his cancer behind him. >> it's just amazing that something can happen that quickly. a miracle. just a miracle. >> you can see the full report on this beak through treatment on america tonight. it airs at 9:00 eastern ti

he sued saying police ruptured his spleen when they hit him with a baton during a protest during november of 2011. also, a woman who is seven months pregnant becomes the target in a string of armed robberies in the east bay. she sharing details of that experience with us. the robbery happened around 9:30 yesterday morning a block from the bart station in berkeley. the woman said a man ran up to her and pulled a gun out on her. she is seven months pregnant and demanded her backpack. she told him she was pregnant, but he didn't care. >> i was stunned and shocked that it was happening to me. the the first indig nation that something was happening. >> police believe the suspects may have committed several robberies in the south berkeley and north oakland area and the black 2009 toyota venza and police #r* looking for these guys. >>> livermore police arrested a golf pro who is accused of molesting boys he was teaching. 31-year-old andrew nizbit 31-year-old andrew nizbit faces 6 the golf course while he was working. police say he molested two boys and they are interviewing others. police at the

street demonstration while trying to get home and a police beating hospitalized him with a lacerated spleenconstituent councthe city counc will pay him $650,000. >> a new star takes the south bay pride very seriously. the ci $650,000. >> a new star takes the south bay pride very seriously. >> are you looking for the perfect gift this holiday season? >> one of a kind items you can't find anywhere else. san jose made is a seasonal retail store featuring local artists that opened last month in the south bay and will remain open until the end of the year. shoppers will find jewelry, art and even greeting cards. the concept was invented when owners tried to showcase their own products. >> we went around selling our wares and there were different markets at fairs so we saw different local vendors and fair goers and designers at the fair and at the markets so we decided to put one together because we felt like it wasn't really done correctly. >> it is located on the first floor across from white house black market. >> i know exactly where that is. i wonder if they have something for the perfect me

he says police ruptured his spleen when they repeatedly hit women during a protest two years ago. hes with arrested and take ton jail before being taken to high land hospital. he is the largest injury claim paid so far stemming from the protests. >> vote in the house of representatives is expected on a budget compromise reached by a key republican and a democrat. if the deal homeds we would not have to suffer through another government shut down for at least two years. >> smile on capitol hill. lawmakers reached a deal to avoid another government shut down. house budget chairman ryan, a republican, and senate budget chairwoman, senator murray, brokered the agreement. >> this agreement makes sure we don't have a government shut down in january. >> because of this deal, the budget process can now stop lunching from crisis to crisis. >> if approved it raises military can domestic spending so beyond $1 trillion the next two years and eliminating $65 billion in the cross cross -- across the board spending cuts. taxes do not go up but some airline tickets go up. >> this is an agreement

the 2011 beating left kayvan sabeghi with a lacerated spleen.the city of oakland agreed to pay 645- thousand dollars to sabeghi tuesday. it is the largest sum awarded so far to anyone injured during a string of occupy oakland protests in 2011 and 2012. see if we have vo from previous years. south bay "shop with a cop" event: 8 a.m. san jose police, santa clara county sheriff's deputies and other south bay law enforcement personnel will hold a shop with a cop event to help 32 low-income children from santee elementary school purchase gifts for their families. note: registration at 8 a.m.; shopping starts at 9 a.m. thanks to the help of 'batkid', the make a wish foundation has raised more than 100- thousand- dollars. 5 year old miles scott is now in remission from leukemia. his wish to become a crime fighter for a day grabbed world wide attention. locally, giants pitcher matt cain took notice and pledged a 50- thousand dollar donation if other donors matched that same amount. donors have raised more than 50- thousand- 700- hundred dollars, beating

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he sued saying police ruptured his spleen when they hit him with a baton during a protest during november who is seven months pregnant becomes the target in a string of armed robberies in the east bay. she sharing details of that experience with us. the robbery happened around 9:30 yesterday morning a block from the bart station in berkeley. the woman said a man ran up to her and pulled a gun out on her. she is seven months pregnant and demanded her backpack. she told him she was pregnant, but he didn't care. >> i was stunned and shocked that it was happening to me. the the first indig nation that something was happening. >> police believe the suspects may have committed several robberies in the south berkeley and northland area and the black 2009 toyota venza and police #r* looking for >>> >>> livermore police arrested a golf pro who is accused of molesting boys he was teaching. 31-year-old andrew nizbit 31-year-old andrew nizbit faces 6 the golf course while he was working. police say he molested two boys and they are interviewing others. police at the golf course say they are stunned t

now witnesses say one of the officers beat him with a baton rupturing his spleen. a 64,000 dollars settlement was approved by oakland city council council. room. >> late last night, it pry vends marijuana clubs from opening near the homes and this allows one percent banning them from the city of san jose. >> a fear is always lingering. >> i will support at least a mile from the school at least up to 1,000 feet. >> and sign parters will get this on the ballot. >>> and controversy tonight scrap the long time mascot. >>> and it is blocking lanes, the alternate route, don't even bother with 101 and 208 has some -- 208 has some good drive time and we will have more coming up. >>> , it will continue to be dry and is it possible to go from already cold to record warm. . >>> happening right now, we are in the city where nelson mandella's casket now lies in state. this one here carried his casket to the union buildings and it is on display in a theater where nelson mandella was sworn in as the first black president. through friday he will be buried on sunday. there is a uni

riot police orders to move and police say one of the offices beat him with a baton rupturing his spleen. a settlement was approved by city council and it still has to be ratified before it becomes official. >>> critics in the crackdown could put down almost every marijuana dispensary down in the city. >> reporter: they are facing tighter restrictions and this one is inn couldn't expect wows and there is not too much signage and it may have to boost because they don't want them to be located near homes but it will put them out of business. the city has not set up the way they conduct business until now and officials are concerned that dispensaries are causing nuisances in neighborhoods and they are considering to ban them within 500 feet of a drug store and 150 feet from homes. it will make them off limits to operators of medical marijuana dispensaries. >> the mayor still hold true to that. >> tell support at least a mile from the school, at least 1,000 feet from the home. >>> they are considering an under able decoy program and they are looking into what regulations they want to focus o

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in bone marrow and places like his spleen and other organs. >> treating leukemia in a revolutionary way. taking white blood cells known as t cells from the sickest patients. then genetically treating them to attack cancer. they do that by infusing the t cells with a form of the aids virus so it cannot cause the new disease. transfused back into the patient's blood then the fighting begins. >> is there a war going on for your body here? >> it's literally a war, it is a cell you a la cellular war. they go from one tumor cell to the next and kill them. >> a few days after the new t cells entered his blood bob levis could find the war raging within. >> my fever got up to probably just above 104. and it cycled a lot. i'd be sweating the bed. my heart rate was the most amazing thing. it went up over 100 beats per minute, and stayed there, 24-7, for seven days. so i was racing. just boom boom boom boom boom boom. >> but that meant the new killer cells were invading and attacking. >> that's a good thing. >> that is with this therapy a good thing. and it lasts for a week or two. and then when it

the 2011 gittin left kayvan sabeghi with a lacerated spleen.and agreed to pay six one of $45,000 on tuesday. this was the largest awarded some so far to anyone injured. >> thanks to the help of batkid, the make-a-wish foundation has raised more than $100,000. five year-old miles scott is now in or mission from leukemia. his wish to become a crime fighter for a day grab the world wide attention. locally, giants pitcher matt cain took notice and pledged a $50,000 donation. donors have also raised more than $50,000.700 and dollars, beating the goal. >> some low income children in santa clara county will get a chance to buy gifts for their families today. the san jose police, santa clara county sheriff's deputies and other south a law enforcement personnel will hold a shop with a copy that. 32 low-income children from santee elementary school will have a chance to purchase. >> we're also getting you in the holiday spirit with another kron for special, amazing holiday lights. this is a one-hour show it will take you live all round the bay. kron4 ama

you look at the whole history in terms of cultural crash, that is just -- you are attempting this spleen the political events that took place in the meantime and reduce everything to these views. of course, these things affect one's thinking and acts as part of the mind. but we can't really say this because of the racism. of course, we can disquiet individual beliefs and how people might have reacted to different situations and how others may have held onto certain beliefs more strongly than the others. it doesn't explain this. and i can see how it could be tempting. >> my role here is to be the right wing japanese nationalists. [applause] >> so why didn't this work we met what do they think -- what was the hope? because even the mastermind of the attack on pearl harbor, the general who had been a harvard and the u.s. embassy in washington, he knew the west very well and he was a very sophisticated man who wanted the government and in several occasions it was a very reckless thing to do. and i know that he was a gambling man and he was a vain enough to think he was the man to do it if an

in bob's case he had about a five pound tumor in his spleen and other organs. >> researchers are treatingukemia in a revolutionary way. taking t cells from the sickest patients and then genetically engineering them to attack cancer. with forms of the aids virus or hiv that has been disabled so it cannot cause the disease. the newly transfused cells are reinfused back into the patient's blood. only weeks after the test, bob lovette had his body tested. >> there was no more leukemia. it was very griferg. gratifying. >> 31 experienced complete remissions. of those only six have seen their leukemia return. the results just published are preliminary but encouraging. the scientists involved believe the treatment pioneered here to battle leukemia may also fight other forms of deadly cancer. bob lovette is pruning his plum trees and taking on consulting work, his cancer hid him. >> it's just amazing that something can happen that quickly. a miracle. just a miracle. >> al jazeera's chris burry bury recording. you can catch this 9:00 eastern on al jazeera america. >>> still ahead, a members-only su

the 2011 beating left kayvan sabeghi with a lacerated spleen.reed to pay 645- thousand dollars to sabeghi tuesday. allied for a 30it is the largest sum awarded so far to anyone injured during a string of occupy oakland protests in 2011 and 2012. the elevator company involved in the deadly accident at the new 49ers stadium has been fined more than 50- thousand dollars. the schindler elevator corporation was cited for three serious violations now and a which investigators say led mall in must be out there trying to restore to the death of 63-year- old mechanic don white. he was struck by an elevator counterweight in june. white was the first of two workers to die while working on the new stadium. the second worker was killed by rebar falling off a truck. the new stadium is expected to open next year. >> welcome back. a texas teenager got behind will drop and killed four people. prosecutors pushed for a 20 year sentence for 16 year- old ethan couch. a judge's sentence him to just 10 years, probation. how did he get that? >> on the teens attorney ch

police orders to move and witnesses say one of the officers beat him with a baton, rupturing his spleenhe $645,000 settlement needs to be ratified by the council one more time before it becomes official. >>> there are reports from texas, the university of texas may want to steal away and hire jim harbaugh. a texas sport site reports that the current coach there, mack brown, will step down. the school has a wish list of possible replacements. they include harbaugh, alabama coach nick saban and stanford head coach david shaw. the current texas school president graduated from cal reportedly he wants the school seen in the same light as cal and stanford. >>> 8:27. a woman found dead in a hospital stairwell more than two months ago in san francisco. mum, the internal prob -- coming up, the internal problems holding up for answers in that still- disturbing case. >> reporter: we're live in burlingame where dozens of people have gathered to watch the ntsb crash hearing. >>> right now we're looking at traffic that's getting slower again on the san mateo bridge. it's up and down. but there's a ne

our spleen contracts, releasing oxygen-rich blood into our arteries.ree divers think so. they point out that the amniotic fluid in the womb where a fetus lives for nine months is very similar to seawater; that if a newborn is immediately submerged in a pool, it will swim the breast stroke and be able to hold its breath for 40 seconds. it will retain this ability until it learns how to walk. then, it's all over. >> tanya streeter: we're physiologically designed to hold our breath underwater. we're not designed to breathe underwater. >> simon: during her career as a free diver, tanya streeter held ten world records. she had gone down deeper than any man. the key to her success, she says, is her ability to equalize the pressure underwater so her eardrums don't burst. >> streeter: as you dive, the... the pressure of the weight of water around you increases. and it pushes your eardrums in and in and in, and you have to push air into the eustachian tubes to be able to pop the eardrums out to equalize that pressure. i mean, it... it hurts. i've described it a

they address the question that no one seems to know what the answer too, what does the spleen do?e pretty guidancers. also "off the desk," by the way, listen for government agency, defense advanced research project agency, the acronym is darpa. they develop ad next generation satellite capable of observing who% of the earth's surface at one time. the moore satellite will be able to produce high resolution images real time infrom anywhere on the planet. the satellite will be 20 feet in diameter at launch but once in orbit it will be 6feet when deployed. the prototype is successfully tested. if you think the government is watching before, just wait. >> with 68 feet of satellite in the air. we asked you on facebook and twitter with gm naming the company's first female ceo and the government also selling the stake in the automaker is it time to invest in general motors? jim on facebook, i lost a lot of on gm. when they went bankrupt. fool me once shame on them. fool me twice shame on me. david: good advice to live by. number one thing to watch, hilton worldwide holdings ipo the compan

my spleen was so badly ruptured they had to take it out, and i had hemorrhages in both my eyes. >> withts back in england, family friends living in the area rushed to the hospital. he's unconscious for more than 12 hours and in critical condition. >> when i next woke up, i was on a breathing machine, had seven or eight tubes coming out of me, and i was the most scared i've ever been in my life. they said, thank god you got to the hospital when you did. >> nearly two months later his parents bring him home. painfully, he relives the nightmare by watching the video of his accident. >> i was watching it thinking, who's that guy? that's not me. really? wow! and then i kind of watched it a few more times, and it kind of sunk in. when something like this does happen, you gain a lot of perspective and it makes you realize what's really important. and you appreciate little things a lot, lot more. >> incredibly, the near-death experience has not stopped him. >> i've been given a second chance so i'm going to make the most of it. >> he's gearing up for his next adventure, skydiving. but his mothe

you look at the whole history in terms of cultural crash, that is just -- you are attempting this spleen the political events that took place in the meantime and reduce everything to these views. of course, these things affect one's thinking and acts as part of the mind. but we can't really say this because of the racism. of course, we can disquiet individual beliefs and how people might have reacted to different situations and how others may have held onto certain beliefs more strongly than the others. it doesn't explain this. and i can see how it could be tempting. >> my role here is to be the right wing japanese nationalists. [applause] >> so why didn't this work we met what do they think -- what was the hope? because even the mastermind of the attack on pearl harbor, the general who had been a harvard and the u.s. embassy in washington, he knew the west very well and he was a very sophisticated man who wanted the government and in several occasions it was a very reckless thing to do. and i know that he was a gambling man and he was a vain enough to think he was the man to do it if an

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the question also comes, president obama spleen, the steel allows them to enrich uranium to a certainpoint. it only takes a few minutes to go from that point to nuclearization. if that's where you want to have them wear brand two months away from having a nuclear weapon at all times, if that makes everybody happy, that's pretty scary. >> host: back to the "washington post." they also write this. sunni arab states don't object to deal that could curb iran's nuclear objections, but they worry about the ramifications of ties between tehran and washington said one security expert, the big worry he said at a long-term deal normalizing ties between iran and the united states took him at the expense of sunni influence. what do you think about this? expanded a little bit. they like to make friends with our past foes and kind of ignore our allies. this kind of plays into it. the saudi's will not be the greatest country in the world, women still can't vote in saudi arabia. women can't drive in saudi arabia. it's not the greatest country in the world, but militarily and security wise, they've be

in his bone marrow and spleen and other organs. >> a team of researchers at penn are treating leukemiaary way, taking white blood cells known as t. cells from the sickest patients, then genetically engineering them to attack cancer. they do this by in fusing the t. cells with a form of the aids virus or h.i.v. that has been disabled so it cannot cause the disease. the newly engineered t cells are transfused back into the patient's blood. weeks after his treatment, he had his bone marrow tested. >> there was no more leukemia. >> was that astounding to you? >> it was very gratifying. >> bob is not alone. in the penn trials, 59 adults and children have been treated for end stage leukemia. 31 experienced complete remissions. of those, only six have seen their leukemia return. the results just published are preliminary, but encouraging. >> the scientists believe it may also fight other forms of deadly cancer. >> bob is pruning his plum trees and taking on culting work. his cancer is behind him. >> it's just amazing that something can happen that quickly. a miracle. just a miracle. >> you ca