. >> reporter: the researchers at the columbia university medical center in collaboration with the nba have released a new study that examines the hearts of the nba players. >> we have provided a frame of reference that all doctors can use to help to decide what is reporter: researchers and lies the echocardiograms of more than 500 nba players, and they found that while the heart increased proportionately with their size, the aorta was not proportional. >> the aorta reaches a plateau, so matter how big you get, there was a limit. >> reporter: and isaiah will not be able to play in the nba. >> basketball is my first love. i am golfing. i'm actually pretty good. >> reporter: he is using his foundation to educate other athletes. >> imagine how long those clubs are. >>> many parents and educators are resigned to the idea that homework is part of learning. but when is it too much? clinical psychologist are saying that younger children should have no more than 20 >> their attention span is short, and they need to be doing other things. they need to be mastering test, task like being with the

the as part of the columbia university research project, sponsored by the brain tumor foundation. >> so i strolled over and rest is history. >> reporter: follow-up testing revealed the deadly tumor that was successfully removed during a 14 hour operation, february 3rd. >> prognosis very good. >> reporter: beyond was among 343 people scanned in that mobile mri unit, problems were detect in 15, a number higher then expected. >> could my cell phone have have caused this tumor? >> reporter: doctor beyond lee who operated on john at penn tells patients there is no evidence that cell phones can cause brain tumors. while he is interested in seeing more research he says undetected brain tumors are still rare. >> i do not think there is an epidemic of brain tumors that we are not finding. >> this is where we are going back to celebrate. >> reporter: janet and john are already planning their next trip and feeling very grateful. janet wrote a letter to let us know how our story started process that saved john's life. >> cbs-3, i love you for making that decision. i just kept saying in italian i

this is the columbia university's president's official residence. he was the president of the university. rosanna: according to the governor's website today, 7 u.s. presidents are buried in new york. greg: and bunch liveed in the neighborhood. rosanna: let's talk toys, shall we. we are months away from the holiday season, but this is when they are showing the hottest trends. greg: not sure why. roz well, they have to produce them and stock them up. greg: and selling them to the department stores. toys are fun and there is a big convention. rosanna: ben, where are you? ben: hello, we are on the space classic. ground. it takes practice to get this, to get the hang of this. this is one of the many items. it is quite a sensation in europe about 150 bucks for this. i have to say, it is cool. it is a bit of a challenge. it is a bit of a workout. it is fun at the same time. i will park this actually here. i will bring in adrian with the toy industry association, adrian, thank you for being with us. you have a lot of items for us here. classic, new york city

the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. our guests are columbia universityesser, leading economist, jeffrey sachs, here in new york, and joining us from the capitol rotunda, commerce member gregory meeks of new york. he is just the congressional black caucus political action committee, which has just endorsed hillary clinton. can you talk about this endorsement? a lot of headlines have got it wrong thing the cbc, the congressional black caucus endorsed, but it is the congressional black caucus pac. and one of the members of the congressional black caucus, commerce member keith ellison, said or tweeted the congressional black caucus has not endorsed in presidential polls the separate cbc pac endorsed without input, including from me. yet a follow-up tweet saying -- can you responded that? >> absolutely. me apologize to the professor, i think i referred to him as "lee." the congressional black caucus this not ever endorse in any race at anytime because it is a composite group that can conclude and does include republicans as well as democrats. it is a nonpolit

as part of the columbia university least search project, sponsored by the brain tumor foundation. >>i strolled over, and rest is history. >> reporter: follow-up reveals a deadly tumor successfully removed during a 14 hour operation, february the third. >> prognosis very good. >> reporter: john was among 343 people scanned in that mobile mri unit, problems were detect in 15, a number higher then expected. >> could my cell phone have caused this tumor. >> reporter: doctor john lee who operated on john at penn tells patients there is no evidence that cell phones can cause brain tumors. while he is interested in seeing more research he says undetect brain tumors are still rare. >> i do not think that there is an epidemic of brain tumors that we are not finding. >> this is where we were at. >> yes. >> to celebrate. >> reporter: janet and john are planning their next trip and feeling very grateful. janet wrote a letter to let us necessity how our story started the process that saved john's life. >> cbs-3, i love you for making that decision. i keep saying in italian, i love you for that. t

about the methods used by global witness in making them the we showed the footage to bill simon, law professor at columbia university, one of the country's top legal ethicists. >> i think it's, draw as tension to the fact that lawyers may be playing an important role in money laundering that requires more scrutiny. >> have you ever seen anything like this before? >> no. never. >> never. >> what is your overall impression of it? >> any lawyer is big to be this was a sting. somebody lied his way into a lawyer's office and secretly reported statements, a lawyer thought he was making to a client. that's kind of unprecedented and inconsistent with the norms about confidentiality. i am uneasy about that. on the other hand. i think that -- the tapes expose conduct of great public consequence. >> valuable the public sees it. >> yeah, very valuable. >> confidentiality. benefit of client. not the lawyer. lawyers benefit from it. because conduct that goes on under the protection of confidentiality, is never scrutinized by the public. lawyers are never accountable for it. so the sting actually brings some accountability to cond

the first bishop. allen university in columbia was named in his honor. the stamp can be purchased at post offices nationwide. still ahead on the news at 7 -- helping to prepare future teachers... plus -- it's heart month. february is heart month. and while the focus is he was rated a+ by the nra. not for his promises, but for defending the second amendment... he's a man of deep faith, who fought time and again for the right to life. he laid out a plan to destroy isis months before paris. he'll strengthen our border and use conservative principles to put washington's broken fiscal house back in order. jeb bush. he's the conservative you can trust, to fight for our beliefs. right to rise usa is responsible he was rated a+ by the nra. not for his promises, but for defending the second amendment... he's a man of deep faith, who fought time and again for the right to life. he laid out a plan to destroy isis months before paris. he'll strengthen our border and use conservative principles to put washington's broken fiscal house back in order. jeb bush. he's the

on legal arguments. , her sisterldmark pauline, and several volunteer researchers scoured the columbia university and new york public library's in search of materials of the kind brandeis wanted. on dangers tores women's health, safety, and morals from working excessive hours. and on the societal benefits of shortened hours. data was extracted from reports of factory inspectors, physicians, trade unions, economist, and social workers. steam a month, goldmark compiled information that filled briefes of the 113 page by brandeis. oregon was no that he did nothing radical, brandeis first set out of the 20 states that had restricted women's on-the-job hours. he also listed similar hours laws in force in europe. his basic contention -- the due process right to contract for another's labor is subject to reasonable restraints to protect health, safety, morals, and the general welfare. to convince the court, brandeis had to distinguish lochner against new york. baker's, the court had commented in lochner, a job category overwhelmingly male, were in no sense wards of the state. women, brandeis urged, or mo

the world. >> a paleo climatologist at columbia university. he says cores collected in greenland are like a black box of the earth's inner workings. this one he collected south of >> this is today's climate. we have had 10,000 years of relatively warm climate. then we go, 10,000 years in the past. boom. there is the last ice age. this is when long island was formed. cape cod was formed. go on. just find this color. this is filled with these rocks. ice rafted treditis. this period. whoa, a warm phase. cold phase. then another warm phase. short cold phase. longer warm phase. boom, another ice age. so you have had, cold, warm, cold, warm, cold -- warm. today. >>> you can see the full report on our website. cbsnews.com. the overnight news will be right back.'re new liquid gels. and you're coming with me... you realize i have gold status? mucinex sinus-max liquid gels. dissolves fast to unleash max strength medicine. let's end this. t tithgreat.it'sy socai ep iaugh l e ca ofe... .. in a rspi g we ur isyst s hakeep topur g yocan suit atinthy,inkiids,

the plane has tall ceilings and bigger windows than most planes. storage space for luggage. boeing has also made a big donation to help restore a historic building at allen university in columbia. the company gave the university 100-thousand dollars to help pay for the chappelle auditorium. it's a site of historic speeches by dr. martin luther king, jr. and muhammad ali. boeing made the donation in honor of the late reverend clementa pinckney -- he major advocate for restoring the building. officails say construction should be complete later this year. richland one is rolling out a new process for families to enroll in its pre-kindergarten programs. starting march first, families with a four-year old will have to apply online. but prior to registering, parents must attend a and bring important documents. one of those meetings is tonight at 6 at st. middle school. for more information we've put a link under the big red 10. the pope's visit to mexico making an impact across the border. coming up... we look at the papal mass in mexico that's expected to draw thousands in the u-s. plus, tech giant apple preparing to battle the federal government. the debate between protecting peop

. >> eric wimer is a senior at columbia university and one of the many enthusiastic volunteers for bernie sanders. >> socialism isn't that dangerous a word. we want highways. we want an army to protect ourselves. if we're ever invaded. we want health care. we want social security. and we want all the common benefits. that will make our economy more equal and our government more fair. right now we have socialism already for the rich. we want socialism for everybody. >> sanders is phenomenally popular among young voters. >> my entire generation is not giving up. i'm not guaranteeing rainbows and happiness if he's elected but a major step and it will be the kind of election we haven't seen in our country for decades. >> though at one time she was a

the tech athletics website.. prior to attending the university... eisenhauer ran track at wilde lake high school. that's located in columbia maryland. he was a standout in the sport

the wrong miss universe. >> i have to apologize the first runner up is columbia. miss universe 2016 -- >> mona:istry is the not only one dealing with embarrassment. clayon reports on what are calling the worse game show answer ever. >> name another way people say, mother. >> nana. >> reporter: may be the pressure of the cameras. sheila? tell me another way people say mother. >> got the patterson family stuck on repeats. >> didn't you see nana. you can't go change ittingbeing the inflection. and naw-naw can't be yours. >> another way people say mother. >> mom-mee. >> right. >> let me askualing smchlual crazy. >> family tried to explain. i had a moment and i think my nerves got the best me. abc news denver. >> mona: still to come, want to keep your brain sharp, a doctor suggests a game. details in health check. pam pat we can't say it enough you need a heavy jacket. it is chilly. teens and we don't see a warm up melissa has your forecast coming >> next "e.t." we are invited to the bachelor wedding. but is ben ready to say i do? >> let's celebrate. exclusive. >> melis

the world. paleo climatologist at columbia university. he says the cores collected in greenland are like a black box of the earth's inner workings. this one he collected just south of greenland. >> peter demenocal: so this is today's climate and we've had about 10,000 years of relatively warm climate. and then we go ten thousand years in the past - boom, there's the last ice age. this is when long island was formed and cape cod was formed. >> peter demoncal: and you can go on, and you can just find this color. it's filled with these rocks, what we call ice rafted detritus, until this period when - whoa, there's another warm phase. and then another cold phase, and then another warm phase. a short cold phase, a longer warm phase and then - boom, another ice age. cold, warm, cold, warm, today. >> alfonsi: how do we know that the warming we're seeing now, how do we not know it's part of this warm, cold, warm, cold? >> peter demenocal: that's a great question. these transitions are gradual. and kind of almost like a tide wave or something. and

we showed the footage to bill simon, a law professor at columbia university, who is one of the country's top legal ethicists. >> bill simon: i think it draws attention to the fact that lawyers may be playing an important role in money laundering that requires more scrutiny. >> kroft: have you ever seen anything like this before? >> simon: no. >> kroft: never? >> simon: never. >> kroft: what's your overall impression of it? >> simon: any lawyer's going to be uncomfortable about the fact that this was a sting in which someone lied his way into a lawyer's office and secretly recorded statements a lawyer was... thought he was making to a client. that's kind of unprecedented and it's kind of inconsistent with the bar's norms about confidentiality. so i'm a little uneasy about that. on the other hand, i think that the tapes expose conduct of great public consequence. >> kroft: you think it's valuable that the public sees it? >> simon: yeah. benefit of the client, not the lawyer. but the lawyers benefit from it, because conduct that goes on under the protection of confidentiality is never and l

>> reggie: are you ready to3 columbia police 3 have released images of a man who they say is a person of interest in a sexual assault on the campus of the university of south carolina ... take a look at your screen. columbia police chief skip holbrook released photos this afternoon saying his officers would like to speak to the person seen here.officers say the attack happened this past saturday between 3:15 a-m and 3:30 a-m in the 800 block of barnwell street.the victim was talking to an unknown man when he said he had a weapon and forced the victim to a nearby area where officers say he sexually assaulted her.u-s-c sent out an email bulletin ... but did not send out an emergency alert right after it happened.students say they are concerned. 3 "i feel like just an alert that, even if they don't know exactly what's going on, just would have been nice, just a warning. i mean, i wasn't out that night, but i know a lot of my friends were and that any of them."3 if you have any information about this case ... call crimestoppers at 1-888-crime-s- c. 3 3 there's word tonight that charleston's mother emanuel ame church has been nominated prize......the r

the district of columbia. one north carolina university is joining the fight. researchers at north carolina they believe by doing so, these mosquitoes are produce offspring that carry the -- >> this happened saturday parkway. inside the commons shopping center. the report says a man in his early 20s came in with a bandanna and had a gun. weather. >> i'll take you with our pass tomorrow afternoon. and show you what to expect coming down the rote. >> i think channel 9 investigated their link to >> new at 11:00, cmpd gave >> new at >>> right now, we're tracking powerful storm system pushing toward the carolinas. steve udelson will be back with the latest track of weather and the top threats we could face starting tomorrow. new at 11:00, channel 9 was there as cdot crews posted no >> this is one tool that the city is using to fight a dangerous problem we've been investigating for months. illegal liquor houses. police gave anchor allison latos exclusive access as they patrolled known trouble spots. >> reporter: a team of cmpd officers allowed us along to see their e

i would like to introduce doctor jeff lieberman, chair of the psychiatry department at columbia university in the past president of the american psychiatric association. advance the understanding of the geology and treatment of schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders and has authored and co-authored over 600 papers, written or edited 11 books and mental illness, psychopharmacology and psychiatry and is the recipient of many national awards. in 2000 he was elected to the national academy of sciences institute of medicine, and during his term as president of the american psychiatric association he actively contributed to government policy and legislation including the mental health parity and addiction equity act, the patient protection and affordable care act, the families and mental health crises act and was a visible a visible spokesperson for the media on mental illness and psychiatry. recently in this last year he published "shrinks", which we will discuss here tonight. one quick word, everyone has a copy of the book in their chair. when we finish the dialogue in here we will move

the november election. it just wrapped up at allen university in columbia. afterwards... the former president took pictures with the crowd. we'll have the highlights from his speech... coming up on 7 news at -10- and -11-. you can see who else will be making campaign stops in our area .. get the latest updates on each of the candidates... and important election dates right now on wspa dot com. just look under the "news tab"... for our special "elections and politics" section. next on 7 news .... a disturbing case of child neglect ...the gross act that a mother and her co-worker are accused of that has them both facing charges.. and her legally removed from her home. and a legal setback for comedian bill cosby... how one judge's decision today.... could affect a case involving we often report on child abuse... and child pornography arrests... but a story out of michigan is raising eyebrows... a mother is charged with child neglect... accused of showing a sexually suggestive picture of her young toddler to a male co- worker. michigan police say they later uncovered text mess

the "jeopardy!" college championship. a freshman at columbia university from san diego, california... a senior at the u.s. military academy at west point from west lafayette, indiana... and a junior at the university of virginia from baltimore, maryland... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. welcome. college rivalries are always a lot of fun. most of the time, we experience them in sports competitions. football -- leading up to the bowl games. basketball -- leading to march madness. but "jeopardy!" figures in there also, but with a twist, because each year we invite some of the smaller colleges and universities to participate in our tournament -- schools that don't usually get to compete against the big guys, and what winds up happening

hours after a town hall on the campus of columbia university, bernie sanders came under attack from the local newspaper, accusing him of abandoning the state even before the first votes are cast in saturday's primary. the paper said that sanders is so far behind clinton in the polls that he is often in states where he has a better chance of winning. on the face, talking about poverty, but to push back on the notion that he's walking away. >> there's a feeling in south carolina that you're writing off the state. >> no, no, no. >> reporter: sanders has left for states like oklahoma and ohio, and there's no guarantee that he'll be back to witness saturday's result, expected to be a big clinton win. at a luncheon saturday, for the sorority, capa alpha, clinton, far ahead with blacks, appealed to them to look at her career in the voting booth. >> so here's what i ask for all of you. hold me accountable. i'm laying out my plans, my agenda my hopes, my dreams in this campaign. >> she rattled off a list of issues that these voters care deeply about. jobs, civil rights, and they rose to their fe

hundreds of students came down from the state and students from columbia and morris college and south carolina state university. in fact, congressman clyburn, jim clyburn was arrested, he was one of the ones arrested during that particular march on the state capital. but they kept us in jail overnight and that next day when we were able to have visitors, who wasn't there but are faithful youth advisors. they stay there all night, even though we were released at that time. but we had some wonderful adult leaders in the movement and there is so much to be told and sometimes i'm hesitant to even talk about the civil rights movement because the history of the civil rights movement, like most histories, is like a wild, elusive bird that always flies away. you can't put your fingers on it or your hands around it because what i found is that when you are a part of something as life-changing as the civil rights movement, everybody wants to be a part of it, everybody wants their little niche in history. if they marched in one march, they ran the civil rights movement, or they were a leader in the civil rights movement.

cnn will host the event at the university of south carolina in columbia. bernie sanders will take the stage first. followed by hillary clinton. >>> republican candidates have moved on to nevada now which hold its republican caucuses today. donald trump is still considered the favorite there. marco rubio and ted cruz are channel 9 will bring you the caucus results and the key town hall. watch eyewitness news at 10:00 and 11:00. >>> new at noon, a developer wants to build 260 homes in harrisburg. the homes would go on 40 acres near the harrisburg town center. most would be town homes with several detached single family homes. neighbors told our partners at the independent tribune, they don't want the extra traffic near the senior center. town council could vote by april 11th. >>> pressuring state senators to pass a roads repair bill. the chamber wants a bill that increases funding and holds the state d.o.t. accountable and fixes crumbling roads and bridges. >>> today we're asking police for more information after officers in northwest mecklenburg county arre

the trail. hillary clinton will appear at a town hall in columbia tomorrow night at the university of south carolina. a campaign stop in sumpter this morning. he fought back against critics who say his agenda isn't achievable. telling the crowd it's what the american people want. dozens will cast their ballots saturday. clinton is leading sanders by double digits in the polls, largely due to her popularity with african americans. clinton has more than double the support for african american voters in the palmetto state, than sanders. >> the democratic party has a lot more minority voters. and if you can't show support in minority communities, you really don't have a shot at winning the nomination. >> frank: there's one group in south carolina that's expected to support senator sanders in large numbers saturday. find out who they are tonight on >> tammy: north carolina's naacp is calling the maps unconstitutional and is asking the federal court to reject them. a federal court panel will now decide whether to improve the new maps passed by republicans last week. supporters argue they are fair and lega

the charleston church shooting... during a forum at duke university on faith and race. back here at home... columbia police are assuring the public that the investigation into a teen's death... is still ongoing. back in july... 14-year-old najeer buggs was walking along the 41-hundred strand on grand street... when he was shot and killed. investigators say they are actively following new developments based on forensic evidence that was processed by sled analysts. investigators e also working to determine if there were additional witnesses to the shooting. this is a surveillance picture taken from the scene of the crime. officials say the vehicle was used in connection with the deadly shooting. if you have any information that could help in the case, you're asked one-triple-eight-crime-s-c. 33 still to come... columbia is anything but "famously hot" this morning. we're taking a closer look at those cold temperatures... and a frosty tease... from mother nature.a bitterly cold start for your wednesday forecast. expect the cold and blustery conditions to continue this from main and gervais. >>> hey, the

the body's main blood vessel was not proportional. (sot dr. david engel, ny presbyterian/ columbia university medical center) aortic root diameter reached a plateau so no matter how big you get there was a limit. isaiah won't be able to play in the nba (sot isaiah austin/baylor university) aw man, i miss it every day. it's my first love basically. he pours his competitive spiritinto a new sport. (sot) you golf? i do actually pretty good. and he uses his foundation to athletes. omar cbs newswaco texas. a jury in missouri has ordered johnson & johnson to pay 72-million dollars in damages in a lawsuit over its talcum powder. the suit claims that jackie fox died of ovarian cancer caused by the company's product. her family argued that johnson & johnson was aware of and nglected the dangers its talcum powder presented. the company is appealing the ruling. johnson & johnson released a statement saying it stands by the safety of its talcum powder. time to take a look at what's going on in trending after its president obama is looking at nevada republican governor brian sandoval for seat. #virginia i

have seven hbcus in my district that spent a lot of time on those campuses, the citadel, the university of south carolina, columbiadical university of south carolina are all in my district, so to see these kind of activity on those college campuses is very, very pleasing to me. >> and congressman, hillary clinton has had such a long record and has worked so hard on south carolina and on the african-american issues, but it was interesting to note in her campaign manager's note that came out right at 8:00 a.m. as the polls closed and the networks were all declaring bernie sanders, the victor, the projected winner, he said that march, the first 15 days of march, will determine who gets this nomination and that is delegate rich 1870 delegates in those 15 days alone, 900 on super tuesday on march 1st, is he or she or they beginning to think they may not win in south carolina and nevada for that matter? >> oh, i don't know about that. but i think no matter who wins south carolina, i think that is correct. i think super tuesday is march 1st. i think there's another super delegate-rich day coming up around the 15th of mar

the candidates took part last night in a cnn town hall at the university of south carolina in columbia. both responded to president obama's plan to close the prison at guantanamo bay. >> we look like hypocrites and fools to the entire world. what we have done is locked up people in a way that is causing all kinds of repercussions around the world. >> there is no reason for us to which is a very serious, i guess, symbol for a lot of the people around the world who would do us harm and try to recruit others to do us harm. geoff: before the town hall, clinton attended an emotional forum just down the street. mothers whose children were victims of gun violence or who died while in police custody met with clinton and former congresswoman gabrielle giffords. back in the upstate, and the rest and pickens county in connection with the case where a woman was found shot and killed on a boat ramp last weekend. deputies say kasey waldrop killed reza kahn early sunday morning. he faces a slew of charges including, murder. two fishermen found kahn's body sunday at a boat ramp off saluda lake in easl

the student at columbia university tried getting out of an exam he says he e-mailed the picture to his professor as r f proof of his illness no word on if he got out of taking the test. >> i don't think that works anywhere. >> speaking of pictures kevin spacey joins instagram and posts the perfect picture selfie. >> showing off his house of cards inspired selfie. he posted a picture outside of the white house with the caption even i like to take a selfie outside of my house from time to time. welcome to my instagram. season 4 of house of cards will premiere. >> he looks more dashing in that second picture, doesn't he? >> speaking of dashing. they think he's dashing. donald trump. some do a lot. he joins the cast of game of throwns. >> trump may be busy on the campaign trail a spoof video shows the presidential candidate tackling the world of game of thrones politics as well. >> pope was in mexico. did you know that? he said they have a thing about me. the pope is being told donald trump is not a nice person. donald trump is a very nice person. >> the title is winter is trumping. a popu