tripp buckley, md "like this, so that when you are eating, your food is able to go through no problem like a normal sphincter, and then it snaps back shut so you are not able to reflux." buckley also had the procedure done. gerd costs americans 30- billion dollars a year, in antacid medicine, treatments and lost productivity. tripp buckley, md "so we're treating symptoms with the drugs rather than treating the actual problem, and it definitely, again does not stop progression of disease." ((paula francis)) is medical science missing the point? is the problem our diet, or a weak sphincter? maybe both. tripp buckley, md "we really need to focus on thesat esophageal cancer has increased 600 percent since the introduction of antacid type drugs." ((paula francis)) for some patients, this procedure tripp buckley, md "we'vethese patients; given them back the ability to eat normally." ((paula francis)) for rob, that means as many hot peppers as he ((paula francis/onset)) 4577 doctor buckley suggests that a long term study of the system called the linx system is needed to confirm its ability t

face" "he was always smiling always happy" the rabon family has set-up a memorial scholarship in "tripp's" honor. richland county deputies are piecing together details of an armed robbery that happened sunday evening. deputies say a man robbed a korean restaurant on decker boulevard in columbia then took off. no one was hurt. if you have information that can help investigators call crimestoppers at 1-888-crime-sc. highway patrol troopers are looking to track down a driver who fled from an accident over the weekend. it happened near the percival road exit on i-77 north -- just after 8-30 saturday night. troopers say a pickup truck made an improper lane change and hit a car... sending the car off the road and into some trees. we do not know the condition of the driver. the pickup truck took off. if you have any information about this hit and run, call crimestoppers at 1- 888-crimes-sc. sad news to report -- the wife of south carolina senator john matthews has died. mrs. geraldine hillard- matthews passed away on christmas day. she was 75. she is described by some as a great democrat, commun

collected in this years coats the cooperative ministry tweet out a thank you to wis, jim hudson and tripp's fine cleaners -- all in partnership for this year's coats drive. at least 50 families in richland school district one will receive coats after the new year. columbia will throw another big... and famously hot new year's eve party tomorrow night. preparations are ununrway for the capital city's new year's eve party at main and gervais streets. this year's headline attraction is multiple grammy award winning artist lauryn hill--who will cap off a year the mayor says has been full of major challenges from the removal of the confederate flag at the state house to the october flood disaster. it was a wonderful reason to celebrate. and tomorrow night i look forward to spending some time celebrating with the people of columbia and the people in the midlands in a way that also helps create you know a few million dollars in impact for our small businesses mayor benjamin says the event helps the city with economic development. partrtgoers can bring foodod donations for flood this weekend -- rep

. >> scot tripp is the chief science officer for this mission.t's his job to oversee research operations aboard the healy. >> we want to increase our capability up here, we want to keep it safe for everybody. >> when it comes to safey during operations like this - orange is definitely the new black. time for me to suit up. today's test flights will be the first of many. drones are a big part of this mission - in the air, on the water, even under the ice. >> what's special about unmanned vehicles, why are you looking at them? >> well, two things - an unmanned vehicle is a nice extension of an asset, and you can look beyond the horizon and extend your reach. which is really good. also, because of the harsh environment up here there's times when its really dangerous to be out there with the manned asset and we can sacrifice a drone. >> alright, so what is this thing? >> so this is called a wave glider. it's basically a very small autonomous surface vessel. >> it looks like a fancy paddle board. >> yes it does, and that's kind of what it is. >> this

. >> scot tripp is a lead scientist for the coast guard's research and development center. >> you guys have done work on oil spill response what has that been? >> we do all kinds of oil research with respect to skimming devices... booms to collect it... how to store it how to move it - just about every aspect. and what's unique about up here is the coast guard is really good at recovering oil in the water, but we had that ice water interface that really hadn't been broached much and up here that's a common occurrence. so up here you can't use a boom to collect the oil in an icy environment because it'll rip the boom apart. you can't store it in a big rubber inflatable dirigible on the side of the boat because the ice will shear it. >> the question is which measures would work in this harsh environment? in 2012, the coast guard tested out a skimmer with brushes designed to grab oil out of icy water. it was used on a simulated spill of peat moss and oranges because they move like oil on water. any substance collected by the skimmer was sent to the ship for storage through a steel hose. >

it's sailor grace arrived and my heart doubled and showed off this pic of big brother, 7-year-old tripp welcoming the new addition to the famnd sara palin was there for the birth calng her the best gift ever. >>>> ah. >> juliette elizabeth. >> juliette elizabeth. >> exactly. oh, and, guy, 'tis the season to od on christmas music and if you got lyrics dancing around in your head you are so notalone. readers of science focus magazine named mariah carey's "all i want for christmas is you" is the ultimate christmas earworm, right? >> it is. >> i love it, though. i can't get enough of it. it can be an earworm in my ear. it's all rig because scientists say earworms are caught when you hear the same so played over and over which no doubt this song definitely is and can be triggeredably mememories, en smells, now usually strike out of a fatigue, stress or boredom which most feel. >> simultaneously. >> simultaneouly so how do you get rid of it. one study says try distracting your brain by chewing a stick of gum because it distracts your brain or maybe listen to the full song in its entirety so o

saying sailor grace arrived and my heart doubled and showed off this pic of big brother, 7-year-old tripp welcoming the new addition to the fam and former vice presidential candidate, sarah palin, she was there for the birth calling her the best gift ever. >> cute baby. juliette elizabeth. >> juliette elizabeth. yep. >> how precious so congrats, congrats. >> the season. >> exactly. oh, and, guys, 'tis the season to od on christmas music and if your head, you are so not alone. readers of "science focus" magazine just named mariah carey's "all i want for christmas is you" as the ultimate christmas earworm, right? >> it is. >> earworm. >> it is. >> right? i love it, though. i can't get enough of it. it can be an earworm in my ear. it's all right because scientists say earworms are caught when you hear the same song played over and over again, which no doubt this song definitely is and they can be triggered by memories, even smells. now they usually strike out of a fatigue, stress or boredom which most of us feel at some point during the holiday. >> simultaneously. >> simultaneously, so how d

republican strategist frank linda tripp's is here with his newest -- lunts is here with his newest focusa discussion with tim cook and a holiday treat a special reading of t'was the night before christmas by charlie rose. i know. ah, let the church say amen. the news is back in the morning. we'll see you guys at 7:00. michelle, did you say you're on vacation too? >> yes, i am. my last day before vacation. so -- >> she is retiring. she has two weeks off. >> two weeks! [ laughter ] >> all right. well, we'll both come back tanned. >> hopefully. >> have a great holiday and good show that start at 7:00. >>> amazon is in talks to lease cargo jets in order to develop its own air delivery ises. >> here now is kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks about their own air delivery service. >> reporter: amazon wants more control over the entire ecosystem of online shopping. and one of those is with big cargo jets. the "seattle times" reports that the company is looking to lease up to 20 boeing 767s and another report says that amazon may simply buy those plane outright. online shopping has been

but this is almost tripp ling the amount of forces you've approved there. is this going back on your word? >> when i said no boots on the ground on, i think the american people understood generally we are not going to do an iraq-style invasion of iraq or syria with battalions that are moving across the desert. but what i've been very clear about is that we are going to systematically squeeze and ultimately destroy isil and that requires us having a military component to that, and the 65 country coalition that we put together has been striking isil mers mercilessly and strike back against isis of territory they have taken both in iraq and syria and we are developing partnerships, although they are not as strong as we want yet, with local tribes and sunnis who are willing to fight isil. what i've said is that we are going to continually modify and adjust our strategy, based on those things that work and those and our special forces are the best in the world. they are not going to single-handedly destroy isil, but what they can do is give us greater situationa

my colleague tripp gabriel had a great piece for all of trump's talk that he has this unstoppable campaignaratus, he isn't making the person connections in iowa. he doesn't have that grassroots level of support where people are going to go out and recruit caucusgoers for him. that's the peculiar thing about iowa. it's not like you go and cast your ballot at any time. you have to show up at an appointed hour in an appointed location and stay there for quite a while. it's requires a lot of grunt work. even though trump has some very smart people working for him in iowa, it doesn't appear they've done the -- laid the groundwork they need to. >> there's only 15 paid staffers. that's small by comparison. jeremy peters, thank you. >>> good news for procrastinat r procrastinators. now may be the best time to get some good deals. ron mott was out at the mall today. what did you find? >> reporter: so the type as are long gone. some of them probably got their shopping done over the summer. now it's time for the reflt st us. a lot of the top-selling gifts are probably gone. know that going in you'll

my wife and i took a recent trip to yosemite national park and i have to say that tripp has changed myiewpoint. i see them possibly leaning more to the democratic side and it seems to be mostly around environmental issues so i was wondering if you would be able to pledge to keep the national parks from commercial activities such as the arctic or even new hampshire. i would like to get your thoughts and your environmental stance. >> i don't think there is anybody who has a family and raise his children and loves this country that wants anything other than clean air and clean water and open spaces to people to explore and enjoy our families. i will protect the environment and i will tell you more about that so you will know what i've done. with everything else in life there has to be some balance. i can't be extreme, shouldn't be extremely organized or. so come in new jersey, we've done enormous things to help expand our state parks in the state to grow and thrive and given some more funding and give similar rules to protect the. we also have set up an energy policy where 53% of all the

wonderful to meet yoyo >> peyton, you have been chosen as one of five finalists to see if you win a tripp to super bowl 50, and we sure hope you win because you're an absolutely incredible young girl. >> thank you. >> for somebody your age to care so much about other people, it's awesome and inspiring, keep doing what you'ree doing. you're going to change the world. >> that't' a cool moment for both of them, by the way. >> so sweet. >> j.j. promised peyton if he's put in on offense he'll score a touchdown for her which happened last year, scored a bunch of touchdowns and peyton promised j.j. a tuff girl it shirt the next time they meet. >>> a couple more remarkable finalists to meet before we crown the winner who will head to super bowl 50 in california's bay area. >> i wouou n n want to choose. there havav been so many good ones. i can't to t.totally recused i'm too close to all the stories. >>> sunday night here on nbc, we've got the perfect matchup for savannah. the arizona cardinals, her home state talking on her adopted philadelphia eagles. >> a toughy. >> my mom is in town, my mom,