day says everyone is at risk for melanoma, no matter age, skin type or sun exposure. use sunscreen every day. we really need it these days. elise finch has your exclusive cbs 2 forecast. another gorgeous day. >>> another gorgeous day. another sunny day, yeah. for sure, this was a day for sunscreen. it was just gorgeous. hopefully you had a chance to enjoy it. we'll check in with the weather watchers. 75 degrees from eva in east i don't think we have a bigger, sunnier icon than that one. this is from the ever-faithful les, 64 days. today is in the running for one of the top ten days of the year. i think you're right. gorgeous. lower hudson valley, 70-degree readings. mark and janine says feels like summer. definitely more like a late spring, early summer kind of day. we take a live look outside. it's gorgeous. gorgeous evening. 69 degrees. winds right now out of the south at 13 miles an hour. so check out these highs around the area today. yeah, the cool spots, bridgeport at 66. islip at 65. jfk at 69. central park, 75 degrees today. in case you're wondering, it is a l

day says everyone is at risk for melanoma. she says no matter your age, skin type or sun exposure, use sunscreen every day. >>> well, next at 11:00, accepted by accident. what's next for 5000 students after an admissions error. >> plus, a driver dodges death. what caused a tree to crush his car right after he got out. >> plus-- >> enjoy your gifts. thank you! >> he's only nine, but his heart is huge. how a child is paying it >> and this weather is what some of us have been waiting for ever since spring arrived. tomorrow, warm, sunny and in the 70s. i'll have the details, coming up. i'm chris bosh. when i was sidelined with blood clots in my lung, it was serious. fortunately, my doctor had a game plan. treatment with xarelto . hey guys! hey, finally, somebody i can look up to... ...besides arnie. xarelto is proven to treat and help reduce the risk of dvt and pe blood clots. xarelto is also proven to reduce the risk of stroke in people with afib, not caused by a heart valve problem. for people with afib there's limited informati

the kind with cysts and boils. >> of those 100,000, 350 ended up developing melanoma. that's about 1.5 times higher rate than you would expect. >> reporter: allison santos is a physician's assistant at a dermatology center who agrees that in some cases, excess hormones can stimulate and change the appearance of moles. >> we already know that the more moles somebody has, the higher risk they are of developing a melanoma in the future. so young women who have a history of acne may already in increased number of moles. and that is most likely the link. >> reporter: she says it's imperative to be vigilant about watching for changes on your skin. >> anyone who has increased number of moles may want to get checked, a little bit more frequently. >> reporter: sand house ads, no matter what, some protection should always be a priority. >> wear sunscreen, broad- spectrum sunscreen. >> reporter: researchers are advancing their study and looking into whether altering these hormones might reduce the overall cancer risk. cindy hsu, cbs2 news. >>> time to look at our forecast, lonnie

. >> all of these spf 30 sunscreens were able to protect our mice from getting melanoma. >> reporter: malignant melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer. >> it's one of the highest killers of women in their twenties and thirties, not just in old people. >> reporter: in half an hour, you're exposed to the sun's harmful rays and at risk for a sunburn with a uv level at 7. >> even one blistering sunburn in childhood can double your risk for melanoma in adulthood. >> if you start protecting today, you can prevent and protect against further damage and even repair some of the damage that was done. >> reporter: by using spf 30,

. >>> there are new strides in treating melanoma.ne drug unleashes the immune system to fight the cancer without chemo. it teaches the body to recognize cancer cells as invaders and enaibles -- enables the immune system to attack them. >>> i'm feeling great. >>> another study looked at a similar drug, more than one-third of patients taken them have survived five years twice the survival rate of advanced mel -- melanoma. so glad you're waking up with us saturday morning. if you love your smart phone and hate how out of hand you have to charming it -- often you're you have to charge it you're not alone. nydia han has more. >> reporter: consumer reports tested phones that have the most lasting batteries. it happens to all of us at some point. you're nowhere near an electrical outlet and you have no way to charge your phone. consumer reports battery life tests consumer reports uses a base station emulater to simulate continuous use. >>> the batteries in our phones range from less than 8 hours to 24. >> reporter: the motorola does the bes

it was diagnosed as melanoma. a life.o save it is a very rewarding thing to look back on.aneiro, de tattooists are trained to identify skin cancer. this video shows how they can get a special qualification. what started in brazil has come to bristol. tattooists are being targeted because they see parts of our body that we cannot see ourselves. they are not the only ones. targetim to hairdressers, barbers, massage therapists -- anyone whose profession involves working with skin. >> i wouldn't even know what i was looking forward. -- looking for. >> they can now advise customers bodyere are areas of her were she should avoid having a tattoo so she can keep an eye on her skin. there is a risk that bodyguard could hide the signs of cancer in the years to come. experts warn tattooists and i customers to be vigilant long-term. bbc news, bristol. ♪ the triumph arch was destroyed in syria. it's replica is in london. the monument was blown up by the islamic state and palmyra. inopy has been erected trafalgar square. restorations have begun on the original site. from a brutal occupa

they watched for different types of cancer including melanoma and took note of any history of severend with cysts and boils. >> of those hundred thousand 350 ended up developing melanoma, that is about a one and a half times higher rate then would you expect. >> reporter: doctors say you may not be able to to anything about acne causing hormones but you can do things to prevent melanoma. >> it is just something you need to be careful, try to avoid tanning bed and heavy sun exposure without sun screen in the future. >> reporter: future studies could look into whether altering hormones link to acne might reduce risk of melanoma. i'm stephanie stahl, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> children's hospital of philadelphia, received a five million-dollar gift from the wawa foundation. it is in recognition of the generous donation, chop is renaming its existing volunteer program and brand new volunteer center after wawa. future plans for the gift will help up crease volunteer programs at chop care network locations all around the region. money will go toward the wawa coffee and care cards which i

another reason to stock up on sunscreen the summer, it may prevent melanoma. we all know it can prevent sunburns and burns race the risk of melanoma but now researchers at ohio state university have created a model for testing it on mice. they. they say it delays the development of cancer. sunscreen is generally classified as cosmetics. they have their new testing methods will lead to more advances in melanoma prevention. >> juliet: that's great to know. i had skin cancer my nose. i. i lived in miami, was in the sun as a little kid. not good, we have to keep ourselves protected. let's talk the school is apologize well the administrators are apologizing. they accidentally sent out to 5000 acceptance letters to prospective students. >> robert: the mistake was sent out to students whose applications we have not been fully reviewed yet. the school sent a second email a few hours later telling students about the mistake and apologizing. the university posted a statement on the website saying the miscommunication occurred when an incorrect e-mail list was generated

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melanoma shot up 80 a a sunburn. >>> up next on "action news" phillies battle nationals at citizens bank park, jeff skversky has details in sports. >>> youngsters take over lincoln financial field and had a real blast along the way, that and much more when "action news" comes right back. are you sick of harrisburg politicians like steve santarsiero, who will say or do anything to advance his career? he claims he wrote pennsylvania's gun safety law. but the truth is he didn't. there is no law requiring universal background checks for all gun purchases. his campaign even bragged that he passed 54 bills. in fact, 7 years in harrisburg, steve santarsiero has never passed a single bill into law. i'm shaughnessy naughton. i approve this message because i am not a career politician. >>> kid took over today at lincoln financial field. the eagles hosted huddle up for autism. carnival for children with autism and their families. children's hospital of philadelphia helped host the event and autism friendly environment. proceeds benefited the center for autism research, at chop. >>> jeff skvers

dari: that will suffice. >> for melanoma. dari: next time you go to use a hand drier in a public bathroom, you may want to get a paper towel. tell us. this was crazy. steve: we're talking about the high power -- dari: the ones you stick your hands in. >> those and the jet dryers. this is shocking to me. it blows the hands dry. you don't have to touch the paper towels will be wet. people have touched a bunch of them. but in the study, the researchers found out these spread more germs than the paper towels. the idea here, the researchers are pretty creative. what they did is found the viruses that infect bacteria. they put the virus all over their hands and they put the specific bacteria around the restroom and they used the jet drier, a traditional warm air drier and the paper towels and looked to see where did the bacteria die. the ones around the jet dryers are the ones that died more. they were killed by the virus because the virus spread all over the place. dari: isn't that special? >> if you clean your hands really well,

. >> a new study on sunscreen,unre will it protect you fromouro getting melanoma?scientistsway in.tswa in. details ahead. the nra and its campaign cash are what stands between us and gun reform. "searing tragedy struck in a place parents felt their children were safe" chris van hollen met with nra lobbyists to craft a loophole that would let the nra skirt a new campaign finance law and block gun control. but democrat donna edwards said "no" to the nra loophole and stood up to the gun lobby. and she would ban assault weapons. democrat donna edwards, maryland's next senator. working for us pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> back now at 6:41 with what's trending on the web this monday morning. m these are the stories you're engaging with right now onight social media. the debate over georgetown university's controversial past is back in the spotlight.pt this after the new york timesk m ran a story over the weekendheee on the anniversary of thery of e university selling hundreds of slaves back in 1838.838. the slave sale was organized by two jes

applying it before surprise exposure significantly reduces risk of melanoma which is deadliest type of skin cancer. they tested multiple 30 sun screens and all prevented onset of melanoma and reduced influence of tumors. and next time you use a public bathroom remember this new study finds jet hand driers actually spread more germs than study fibdz that jet driers spray 1300 times more viral plaque that paper towels. sigh russ were lunched ten feet away from dryer. dryer industry is pro teching themselves they are the happened were more germy than real world. >> weren't they outed as being safe and germ free. >> no this is old news. >> i thought on myth busters. >> yes. >> every time i go in there don't do that. >> i got go like this and use my elbow. >> yeah. >> i definitely use paper towe towel. >> yes. >> thanks, mom. >> 5:41 2 is the time. still ahead head a bold effort to show flint michigan drinking water is safe. >> and when it comes to best high school in the america you don't have to look for. which schools in our area mad madeit cut. >> first gary and erin got another check o

. >> the brand name is a drug that's made melanoma that spread jimmy carter's brain apparently disappear. some have had long lasting, and some come back after a period of time but other drugs approved or in the pipeline may still help them. dr. max gomez, cbs 2 news. >>> that sure is good news. >> always to hear break throughs like that. >>> let's get to the weather, nice again can you imagine what a beautiful stretch of great weather? that medical news, good news for redheads. we know the forecast is a 7 that means burn time is 25 minutes, sunscreen get in the habit with that powerful sun. numbers are interesting weather watchers proving that, 56 in river head with nice sunny out to montauk stay in the 50s where islip at 60 degrees, i like this from walter even though he is not under a red flag fire warning, good point it is dry, windy so be careful smoking and hiking in the woods and also be careful about this ed has 61, lost his golf ball in sun glare. look at these blue skies nothing but blue skies one of the weather watchers singing that song too. 62 in the city wind out of the nort

more than a third of patients taking have survived five years that is twice the rate for advanced melanoma. >> and now miner league baseball teams are joining forces to discourage teenagers from using chewing tobacco. the ads will be in stadiums this summer. smokeless tobacco is often considered a right of passage and it comes as major league baseball uses an ad with curt shilling who talked openly about chewing tobacco. >> lesions and the loss of taste and smell. my mouth would bleed every night when i would brush my teeth. >> he had treatment for throat cancer two years ago and is now in remission. since then he has been actively to convince players and fans not to use smokeless tobacco. >> thank you so much. >> thank you ali. >>> big struggle. one person that really gets this is katie mcginty. she came from a working-class family. she was ninth of 10 kids. she gets it. she'll fight for equal pay for equal work. katie mcginty will protect social security and medicare. that's why president obama and vice president biden support her, too. she'll make a heck of a senator. dscc is responsibl

los bordes son irregulares, el melanoma tiende a ser un poco mÁs grande tambiÉn.as personas se les puede complicar con parÁlisis facial y en casos extremos puede dar hasta complicaciones del corazÓn, arritmia o desÓrdenes del corazÓn, se trata con antibiÓticos y lamentablemente hay que tomar antibiÓticos por un periodo largo. karla: ¿no se cura? doctor juan: se cura. bolÍvar: ¿se puede prevenir? doctor juan: la prevenciÓn es evitar la picada, y lo otro, cuando usted estÁ en 1 a donde -un Área donde hay enfermedad del lyme, verifique la piel, porque si encuentra a la pulga se la puede sacar, es importante que estÉ pendiente. karla: thalÍa ha sido una buena portavoz respecto a esta enfermedad y trata de ayudar a los demÁs para prevenir que otros sufren de esto. doctor juan: a thalÍa le deseamos una recuperaciÓn pronta, es muy difÍcil, muchas personas han tenido escepticismo con los sÍntomas de thalÍa, es real, es muy difÍcil tratarlo y hay que apoyar a thalÍa. bolÍvar: hay que estar pendiente de nuestro cuerpo y del cuerpo de nuestros hijos. karla: muy pendientes. g

now, you may recall former president jimmy carter was diagnosed with melanoma. after being put on immune based cancer drug treatment, he announced in december he was cancer free fr d>>> there's also new developments in the killing of fochrmer nfl star will smith. they found a loaded gun in his car, leading to more questions surrounding the circumstances of his death. nbc's gabe got toiuttierez. >> reporter: this appears to star's last minutes. and the main charged with his murder was driving a hummer. in this video a hummer suddenly stops and is bumped by a mercedes suv. the hummer pulls over and the suv appears to pull awa y. just down the block they say a hummer rear ended smith's suv and smith and hayes then exchanged words. ey says. hayes was not the initial a greszer. this cell phone video show as wisutness describing how the argument escalated. >> reporter: pol thice said they found another two fully loaded guns, one inside .ayes vehicle and another inside smith's. previoelusly confiscated the night of the shooting. and pierre writing on soiial media i wit

. >>> and could there be a link between acne and melanoma? find out what experts are saying about the cancer connection. continues after this. they said it wasn't possible... to make a sunscreen you can apply to wet skin. a wrinkle cream that works in one week. and a shampoo that washes away the residue hair care products can leave behind. but we did it. no wonder dermatologists recommend neutrogena 2 times more than any other brand. we're always re-thinking what's possible in skincare. that's just how we roll. neutrogena . >>> it's 6:00, 49 degrees on this thursday, april 7th. some wet weather today. a chance of snow this weekend. we've got our eyes on the forecast for sure for you. we've got that coming up. good morning, i'm mary calvi >> i'm dick brennan in for chris wragge. we'll have traffic and weather >>> first, here's your morning news to go. >> braz in astoria, queens. the search is on this morning for a driver in a deadly hit- and-run accident. a man was struck and killed while crossing the street and police say the driver just kept

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examples, just in the last few years, of how to wake the immune system up, and even very late stage melanoma or leukemia, or lymphoma, they have been essentially cured by these checkpoint inhibiters, using something called car t says, and it still doesn't work for many other tumors, for lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, and prostate and breast cancer. only a few cases have they have been successfully treated by immune therapy. but they have the same thing going on. their cancer cells are abnormal too. so figuring out how can we understand the specific science of cancer immunology and activate the same approach to treat disease that's we currently don't have good answers for. suppose we could do that for pancreatic cancer, and brain tumors, for which we don't have good treatments. that's part of the moon shot. but there's prevention, there's early detection, and there's the art of looking at single cells instead of a lump of a tumor, and trying to create a buzz in the community for people to try innovative ideas. >> does that require you in a process for department heads all over the federal ab

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you may recall former president jimmy carter was diagnosed with melanoma that spread to his liver and brain. after being put on a treatment, he announced in december that he was cancer free. >>> new developments in the killing of former nfl star will smith. police say they found a loaded gun inside smith's car leading to more questions about the circumstances surrounding his death while new surveillance videos are shedding light on moments leading up to the deadly encounter. nbc's gabe gutierrez has details. >> reporter: this surveillance video from a restaurant blocks away from the shooting appears to shed new light on former nfl star will smith's final moments. police have said that smith was driving a mercedes suv, and the man now charged with his murder, cardell hayes, was driving a hummer. in this new video, a hummer matching that description suddenly stops and is bumped by a mercedes suv. the hummer pulls over. but the suv appears to speed away. seconds later, the hummer follows. video from another business shows both vehicles driving by. just down that block, police have said a

former president carter was diagnosed with melanoma that spread to his liver and brain. after being putting on a new drug treatment he announced he was cancer free. >>> new developments in the killing of will smith. police said they found a loaded gun inside smith's car leading to more questions about the circumstances surrounding his death. while new surveillance videos may shed light on the moments leading up to the deadly encounter. nbc's gabe gutierrez has details. >> reporter: this surveillance video from a restaurant blocks away from the shooting appears to shed new light on former nfl star will smith's final moments. police have said that smith was driving a mercedes suv and the man now charged with his murder cardell hayes was driving a hummer. in this new video, a hummer suddenly stops and is bumped by a mercedes suv. the hummer pulls over, but the suv appears to speed away. seconds later, the hummer follows. video from another business shows both vehicles driving by. just down that block, police have said a hummer rear ended smith's suv and smith and hayes then

she had widespread melanoma. she was the first of many to show a response to immunotherapy.effective for a small number of patients, but it proved the idea could work. he and his team have spent the last 30 years trying to improve the treatment. recently, they had a breakthrough with genetic engineering. they can take immune cells and reprogram them to fight cancer. >> we can isolate the warriors of the body and introduce genes to give them a property that recognizes and destroys cancer. we can expand those for patients. >> dr. rosenberg has had success with this treatment and it has caused regression in 70% of lymphoma patients in trials. it is an exciting moment that dr. rosenberg has pioneered and it has taken over 40 years for him to get to this point. he is the first to say that any talk of a cure is a way off. >> the problem is that it does not always work. with solid tumors, it works less well than blood cell tumors. we are looking at the common solid cancers such as those in the colon, ovaries, and prostates. until we can apply the treatment to all, there is plenty o

wrinkles, age spots and an increased risk of skin cancer, including melanoma, the deadliest form of skinancer and the second most common cancer in women 15 to 29. stop tanning. time may not be on your side. learn how to protect your skin at spotskincancer.org a message from the american academy of dermatology john: students for liberty. almost all of you have one of these things, a smart phone. how many of you actually worry that the government is going to watch what you do, spy on you? i mean, some people want to kill us. we all post things on facebook or snapchat are embarrassing that anybody can see. it's in the cloud. why is it worse if government is doing it? calia barns is with the electronic policy center. i'm thinking about this the wrong way? >> privacy is a fundamental right. john: so is life, people want to kill us. >> but when you are looking at massive government surveillance. private companies gobbling up your information left and right. we have to fight more now than ever. john: i voluntarily give it to the university or facebook. >> you actually don't. as a student you are goi

reporter: researchers have found when a sun screen 30 was applied, it was helpful in the delay of melanoma. the study was conducted on lab mice. ohio state researchers will continue researching to figure out which sun screens provide the strongest development. >>> it has access to kids md, a new app powered by info prepared by doctors from children's hospital. research suggests that jet hand dryers may have more of an impact on public bathrooms. long story short, the explosive power may be blasting bacteria and nasty stuff further across the room than any other hand drying method. a team of researchers found that jet hand dryers blasted a virus ten feet across the room. here's to your health. >>> just ahead, san francisco police are fighting back. see how they're disputing the claims of racial bias on the force. >> the final push for votes in new york. see why tomorrow is huge for clinton and trump. get high speed internet from at&t. with 99.9% reliability for just $30 a month. keep calm, your internet's on. >>> here are the headlines as we approach4:30. this video is the people enjoying t

if you're a man over 50 you're in the group most likely to develop skin cancer, including melanoma, the cancer that kills 1 person every hour. check your skin for suspicious or changing spots. go to spotskincancer.org to find out what to look for. a message from the american academy of dermatology >>> on the democrat side, bernie sanders two points ahead of hillary clinton in wisconsin. anthony, good to see you. front-runners, both have fallen behind in wisconsin. let's talk about the democrats, first. overall for hillary clinton how much of a concern is that? >> well in wisconsin you have a very liberal democratic electorate. that tees it up well for someone like bernie sanders. a close race there, but overall, the delegate math is still on hillary clinton's side. because she has got the lead in the elected delegates and got a lead in what we call super delegates. those are party leaders in the democratic side who can support whomever they want. they're still behind her as well. so the climb for bernie sanders, even if he wins wisconsin is still pretty steep. >> back to the republicans

if you're a man over 50 you're in the group most likely to develop skin cancer, including melanoma, thecer that kills 1 person every hour. check your skin for suspicious or changing spots and ask someone you trust to check areas you can't see. early detection can put you in a better spot. go to spotskincancer.org to find out what to look for. a message from the >>> severe storms in southern plains followed heavy snow in the rockies this weekend. barry peterson is in denver. >> reporter: across the region, sunday was not a day of rest. it was a day of working to clean up and shovel out. mike hillham is a fifth grade school teacher. were you surprised how much snow you got? >> very surprised it was a lot. this is probably 18 inches or so. >> very, very heavy. very, very wet. >> reporter: the worst of the storm now over, this was the chance to get the last of the cars out of ditches. and the storm continued its swath of destruction elshere. flooding the streets of altus, oklahoma saturday night, spawning a number of tornados like this one saturday in kent county, texas. a mall in kansas re

. >> reporter: when tom was diagnosed with home melanoma five years ago, it had spread to his other organs. >> i thought it was the end of the line. >> reporter: he is receiving a new type of antibody that takes the brakes off the body's immune systems. >> what we are trying to do is redirect the immune response and then the cells attack the cancer. >> reporter: researchers tested this drug on more than 650 patients around the world. patients showed enough response that the fda later gave the drug breakthrough therapy status. >> when compared to the tumors after dosing the lesions around the body were smaller in many patients. >> reporter: the study appears in the journal of the american medical association. >> the patients who responded the great majority continued to respond at one or two years. 75% maintained the response. >> reporter: the drug was well tolerated in the majority of patients. >> we have a sizable number of patients who have a response to the then and are going on to live normal lives three or four years later. >> reporter: that's what happened for tom, who continues to r

wrinkles, age spots and an increased risk of melanoma, the second most common cancer in women 15 to 29ng. time may not be on your side. learn how to protect your skin at spotskincancer.org a message from the american academy of dermatology . lou: i just got to say it's great to have former president clinton back on the campaign trail. today following his contentious exchange with black lives matters protesters yesterday. >> i don't know how you would characterize the gang leaders who got 13-year-old kids hopped up on crack and send them out on the street to murder other african-american children. maybe you thought they were good citizens. she didn't. she didn't. you are defending the people who kill the lives you say matter. tell the truth! >> tell the truth, and today we're telling the truth. the former president talking about, well, his regrets and the possibility of even an apology. expressing regret certainly for the heated exchange. >> so, i did something yesterday in philadelphia. i almost want to apologize for it but i want to use it as an example of the danger threatening our c

. >> this lesion is very high probability for being melanoma. >> and just like jeopardy, he's beatingthis? >> the computer is greater than 95% accurate on the lesions where as the best dermatologist today are somewhere between 75 and 84% accurate. >> in the future, watson could do more than just help doctors fight cancer. >> i would like to think that watson will be able to outthink cancer, outthink natural disasters, outthink criminals. it will make our world a better place. >> reporter: not everyone agrees when it comes to the future of ai. >> with artificial intelligence, we're summoning the demon. >> that's elon musk, the ceo of tesla. that same tesla. >> the stories where the guy with the pentagram and holy water and he's sure he can control the demons. didn't work out. >> reporter: what are some examples of ai going rogue? >> if you look at the news recently, microsoft created this really awesome teenage girl, ai called taye she'll get on twitter and interact with other teenagers, learn their slang, but then a lot of people on twitter started trolling the situation and before yo

ohio university discovered in lab tests that apply toing sunscreen properly can delay the onset of melanomaumors. determi they are trying to identify sunscreen give the strongest protection. lather it on. >>> starting today, you can help name two of d.c.'s new baby eagles. you remember these eaglets hatched recently at the national a arboretum. votes this morning starts this morning at 9:00. we have a link on nbcwashington.com. just search eaglets to find it. you can vote until sunday night and then the names will be announced next puig. love all those ideas. >> do you have any favorites? >> we were thinking of something that without a gender match. so we were thinking, you know, rick said anacostia and potomac would be good. >> i like that. and if it's a girl, you can call her anna for short. i like cherry and blossom because it was right around the cherry blossoms. so sign of the times. >>> speaking of weather, the kids are chuck bell's biggest fans. it's all about >> as soon as it hits spring, at the only want to wear shorts and now it actually fits. >> that's right. beautiful weather an

told me it was form of melanoma cancer. >> were you shocked?as. >> reporter: she like so many people of color thought african-americans don't get skin cancer. certainly not twice. >> her situation she may have a genetic pre disposition to making cancers not just of the skin but inside organs. >> i'm looking for everything and i started like freaking out. >> reporter: but she's all fixed up now. >> so the site is healing very well. i mean, there's no sign of infection. there's no redness. the most important thing is that the cancer has been completely remove. >> reporter: it's more than just treating brown skin issue that is convinced doctor a product of temple med school to come back. >> i'm excited. i think that it's long overdue because it's not one size fits all. >> you look for it and encourage your patients to assess their skin and then you can do the studies needed. >> reporter: all in one place. >> it makes a difference with treatment? >> it makes a huge deference with treatment. >> reporter: quicker a chan at better results and dispelli

do a lot of clinical trials of new novel therapies, particularly immunotherapy and lung cancer, melanomakidney cancer, bladder cancer and others. but we're really looking to see if we can improve on these treatments. these treatments now exist. they're in the clinic, but we feel we can identify patients who will respond and turn patients who may not respond to these into those who benefit. and that's the focus of a lot of the work our scientists and doctors are doing at fox chase that we hope to fund with funds raised from this event. >> dr. elizabeth plimack, thank you so much for telling us a little bit about that. now, in vino vita benefit and wine auction is happening this saturday april 9th at 6:00 p.m. at vie. that's located right atd 600 north broad street in philadelphia. for more information just head to our website, nbc10.com, or check out the nbc 10 app. >>> all right. it's about quarter of noon. and happening now, new jersey governor chris christie is speaking to the media about the financial crisis in atlantic city. well, that's not governor christie, but he is about to take

wrinkles, age spots and an increased risk of melanoma, the second most common cancer in women 15 to 29top tanning. time may not be on your side. learn how to protect your skin at spotskincancer.org a message from the american academy of dermatology >>> i am so sick of the sanders' campaign lying about me. i'm sick. >> these are not just workers in the fossil fuel industry. >> these are paid registered lobbyist, secretary hillary clinton, you owe our campaign an apology. we were telling the truth. >> hillary clinton feeling the heat from bernie sanders over his charges that she is getting big dollars from the fossil fuel industry. we are back with the panel. this became a hot issue in the democratic campaign this week when hillary clinton responded vigorously to the greenpeace protester, the campaign said they have gotten no money from oil or gas political action committees, pac's, but the bart said industry employees, and that is what you her, including the lobbyists have giften $300,000 to the campaign, have raised another $1.5 million for the campaign, and have given more than $3 mil

beating brain cancer after being the first child to test a drug that is used to treat adults with melanomae question was if the drug works in skin cancer will it work in brain tumors. >> reporter: just before allison's fifth the birthday she was diagnosed with seven metastatic brain tumors. following surgery doctors determine her cancer had a mutation also found in some skin cancer patients for whom there is a high liz successful drug. but no child, let alone one with brain cancer had ever taken it. >> it was pretty scary, actually. we want nothing but the best for our kids. we want new, we want cutting edge. but it is also very tough decision to be the first. >> reporter: drug is a drug that eight weeks after allison started taking it the her scans were clear, every tumor were gone. >> we're like what, what do you mean they're gone. >> i felt like shouting off rooftops, call everybody i know. >> reporter: allison's monthly checkups are worthy of celebration and not just for her family. >> we have been learning so much from her just by the way that she's responded, you are the one teaching

purposes.stic this could be u used for medical purprposes, earlrly detection of melanoma, but also forollecting dna for potential identification purposes or other purposes. as this company progressed, they realized that this technology also had cosmetic value. so the public's side of this company has a product line called clearista. they market it very heavily on social media, in oprah's magazine and other places. this is an interesting product line. but what has been acknowledged or publicly reported is that this compapany also has a partnership with the cia. the cia is very interested in developing technolology where ty collectbiomarkers to dna. amy: so explain more how it works. >> it is kind of like a tide pen. instead of rubbing this pen against her clothing to remove stains, this is a special pen used to rub against the5 in removing -- skin and removing a thin upper layer. has cosmeticlso value because of folks have used it and it is then modified to be used to erase blemishes, to get rid of dark patches on the skin. at the cia is interested because , theyey're interested in ws s

at the moment, immunotherapy is most successful on melanoma, lung, and kidney cancer. be treated with as little as one dose or multiple treatments every two to three weeks. just watching this, it should be the first thing we're trying. i also like the part about how the hospitals are sharing. sometimes a guy from sloan can have a breakthrough and the guy from m.d. anderson doesn't know about it. now they're sharing info. >> i like to see these silicon valleys guy who made so much money, i'm going to put huge amount of money to doing something great for humanity. >>> coming up, trending a popular fast food chain's decision to stop serving a key ingredient. >> plus, the upcoming trial that will make you wonder did led zeppelin steal "stairway to heaven". >>> and we get introduced to the next country super stars of country music. first, these messages. to help protect your dog or cat from fleas and ticks. with the performance you expect from a monthly topical in a non-greasy collar... seresto® kills and repels fleas and ticks for 8 continuous months. seresto®. from bayer.

at the moment, immunotherapy is most successful on melanoma, lung and kidney cancers. le 30 cancers. >> amazing. >> watching this, it should be the first thing we're trying. now, it's like a last result. i like the part about how the hospitals are sharing. sometimes, a guy can have a break through and another doesn't know about it. now, they're sharing info and move the ball quickly. >> silicon valley guys who make money saying i'm going to plunge huge amounts of money into something great for humanity. thank you, hoda. >>> up next is trending. a popular fast food chain's decision to stop serving a key ingredient. >>> plus, the upcoming trial that'll make you wonder. did led zeppelin steal "stairway to heaven"? >>> keith urban and vince to help protect your dog or cat from fleas and ticks. with the performance you expect from a monthly topical in a non-greasy collar... seresto® kills and repels fleas and ticks for 8 continuous months. seresto®. from bayer. here's hevery year with iphone forever from sprint. here's how it feels to get 50% off most national carrier rates