they'd like to see some of those things happen in other cities around the country. >> troy johnson. thank you, troy. >>> there is a frantic search on now for the missing. first at 4, a situation still dire in ecuador. the emotional happened. >>> another dry day for us. we'll take a look at just hw dry ito's 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. >>> well, the capitals will be trying to break out the brooms tonight when they face off against the flyers. >> one more win and they come away with a sweep, but they'll have to do it against friend. carol maloney has more from philly. >> reporter: the caps chan

troy johnson is here with today's "talk around town." it's not just young people. it looks like road rage was a driving force in will smith getting gunned down in new orleans. what are your listeners say being all this. >> over and over and over again people are telling me that they're concerned about the fact that this kind of violence is truly senseless. there's no reason for young people to be losing their lives or putting themselves in situations in harm's way where their lives are altered by mistakes that simply just don't have to happen, and they're saying we're seeing this situation time and time again. this is a long time issue with young people, and they're hoping that these people -- these young people are nurtured and really get the kind of arms around them to help them succeed in life. >> you talked to somebody about that? >> i did. i talked with dr. lamar shields who is an educator. he travels the country and counsels and mentors young he says these tragic situations are a teachable moment about how we all need to help nurture these young folks. >> one

whur radio's troy johnson joins us. this study, troy, involved a random sampling of 92 white americans across the country and medical students and residents. what were the main findings and what kind of reaction are you hearing? >> what listeners are telling me is this is a very telling study, first of all, and an uncomfortable conversation to have to have when we're talking about people's individual health care. the university of virginia study is using information with false statements to find out what some of these health professionals actually believe. statements like blacks have more sensitive sense of smell compared to whites. or blacks have a stronger immune system than whites. human beings' sense of smell and our immune systems are the same. there's no difference in race. really an interesting thing, and listeners are telling me if we're talking about people in the medical field who believe these kind of outlandish things, there's a chance that that could impact the health care they're receiving, and there's alre

these days especially i remember there was a big hoopla about jimmie johnson coaching the dallas cowboys. he left the star quarterback troy aikman and people couldn't figure out why he would've madea star football player. he had a shortened time at the bus was leaving and he wasn't there. and of course he went on and today he's in the national football league of fame. i don't know if we take the correction as good as we should, but the truth usually does hurt before it helps. and that's with kids and employees and the church. my wife and i went to a marriage conference four or five years ago and i wasn't excited about it, valentine's day, i wasn't excited about going and i went and got some strong medicine and i thought he had a program called marriage life today and i thought we look back on that and i couldn't argue at the end of the day with anything that he was saying. so it did hurt but nevertheless, i think it's made me a better husband, better father, that her friend if we can accept correction if it's given in the right way and in the right spirit. it should be good for us, not bad. >> host: so you play quarterbac

i remember a big hoopla about jimmie johnson when he was coaching the dallas cowboys. he left the star quarterback troy aikman. people couldn't take her out why he would leave his dark football player. well, he had a certain time. he said the bus was leaving. try was not there. of course, troy went on and today is the national folk all the colosseum. correction doesn't always -- i am not so sure that any of us take direction as well as we should. the truth usually does hurt before it helps. with employees, in the church, my wife and i went to a marriage conference here four or five years ago. i wasn't excited about it. on time today. i wasn't excited about going. i went and got some strong medicine. and he had thought was taken on the man. the joke was hired. you know, i look back on that and i couldn't argue at the end of the day i couldn't argue with anything he was begging. so it did hurt. nevertheless, it made the batter , a better husband, a better father, better friend if we can accept correction, it'd give women the right way in the race. except in correction should be good for us. >> you play q