dr. lu indicated, can provide opportunities to promote the health of girls and women before they become pregnant. state governments have incredible convening power, even while there are restrictions on how, when, and for whom our federal dollars can be spent. by bringing together our community organizations, payers, insurance companies, large academic health care systems and smaller community-based hospitals, state governments can be the bridge for idea exchange. the imperative that comes from such an exchange is the creation of interdisciplinary policy and programs that reach communities that have typically not yet benefited from federal funding and programs. in pennsylvania, the department of human services administers both the social services block grant and the maternal infant and early childhood home visiting program. currently over 6,000 individuals representing 3,200 households are served through this program with a total of 40,000 home visits being conducted in 2017. and while these

obama dr. lu called it an attack not just on the hospital but on international law. >> today we say enough. even war has rules. >> experts on international law agree. and say an apology isn't enough. >> it doesn't address the issue of how this happened, it doesn't request, address the legal issue of what is the nature of responsibility on the part of the u.s. military or specific commanders. so the real key questions aren't addressed. >> the white house still insists the ongoing pentagon investigation along with probes by nato and the afghan government is enough. the apology comes one day after the top u.s. commander in afghanistan accepted blame. >> a hospital was mistakenly struck. >> how did it happen? mark kimmit. >> that is what's going to be investigated. >> doctors without borders said patients in kunduz burned in their beds and regardless how it happened, the group isn't satisfied with a simple apology by the president. >> we are calling on powms to pt obama to consent to the fact finding

dr. karen lu is an expert in this field at m.d. anderson cancer center; and dr.ela marshall is an advisor to the black women's health imperative. she is in private practice in maryland. dr. lu, now that we've set the table a little bit, let's add a little context to this. in relation to other cancers, how prevalent are these? >> so all together, as you said, almost 100,000 women this year will be diagnosed with a gynecologic cancer. and importantly, with uterine cancer, it's on the rise. >> sreenivasan: and put that in perspective. compared to--, you know, there's a horrible reality in the cancer marketplace that some cancers get more attention than others, and the more attention they get, the more research funding they get as well. so how do these cancers compete and fair when we think about all the other cancers out there? >> there definitely is less attention, even though there's such a high number of women with these cancers. and i think the breast cancer community has done a fantastic job about demystifying and being open about talking about breast cancer, a

dr. lu, how can we better and consistently collect data as you have outlined on social determinants of health and risk factors so we can make informed improvements that yield better results for millions of minority women in this country who rely upon our hospitals for safe delivery? put your microphone on, please. dr. lu: first things first, make - let's make sure we get mortality review committee in every state. they do collect a lot of data on social determinance of health. i think we also need to be better tracking severe maternal morbidity. for every single maternal death , there are 50 to 75 near misses. women did not die but suffered a life threatening complication. i think there are a lot of things we could be learning from severe maternal morbidities. i also think we need to be doing a better job in terms of monitoring the quality and safety of hospital care which begs for performance measures on the inpatient side or the outpatient side. lastly and probably most importantly, we need

green, dr. lu, i'd like to go back to your testimony and get a little bit more in terms of the magnitude of the potential threat that near earth objects could present. figure 18 we had the meteor strike in russia -- february 18. didn't have any real warning of the strike before it occurred? >> that particular date it was a e-15, really quite a special day. because we actually had our to defend but the first one was very close flyby of a much larger asteroid that we called our da 14. and that when we had been watching for over a year and we tackled its orbit. when it was on a safe trajectory passed by the earth. indeed, the much smaller be right, 17 years in size that struck russia was not observed prior to its entry in the atmosphere. it was on a very difficult trajectory for us to be able to see from ground-based telescopes, and came basically in a sunward direction. so are telescopes operate from the ground in the evening of course from the night sky. one of the next major steps that has been ini

of political right to the tool holder to get more important issues like health of everyone involved dr lu used to be a delegate to the w.h.o. when taiwan was still allowed to attend the assembly as an observer but that ended . on beijing's behest when taiwan's president from the pro independence party took office 4 years ago china claims the island as its own territory and therefore deems taiwan has no right to w.h.o. membership. politics should be set aside when it comes to health issues it's good for taiwan to share its experience with the world but you know you're not a one of them made a contribution to public accountability so it's unfair to be excluded it away from him full blown. taiwan has maintained its infection rate lower than almost anywhere else with 0 domestic infections for over a month even so the taiwanese haven't let their guard down. perhaps this is one of the things the world and the w.h.o. could learn from this island. and let's get more we're joined by dr daniel lu the former taiwanese delegate to the who was also featured in the africa fort he joins us from taipei w

and let's get more we're joined by dr daniel lu the former taiwanese delegate to the w.h.o. who was also featured in the after party he joins us from taipei welcome to the program and thank you so much for being with us why is it so important for taiwan to once again have a seat at the deputy chose top table yes i've got to move on taipei thank you for this opportunity for will to speak up a little bit for compatriots and all hills is a signpost so for us to go to a couple shows not just for this epidemic along the pent is devastating for a lot of we were scared and we were very. anxious but we've managed so far but operational provide not only for the sexual diseases the profile all but all the issues the plateful for all the public health issues it's just not fair for us to to go into the bar so we get to work all by also with out with all cooperation and help well instructed or to the national stage and given the ongoing geopolitical tensions you know we mentioned that yes you are excluded as a member so that that is part of that how confident are you therefore that the w

dr. ann lu says knowledge is power for public health officers. the increase and testing of people with and without symptoms will help them make better decisions about reopening. >> if we know a lot of transmissions are linked to a specific activity it gives us a reason to introduce ways to make that activity safer. >> reporter: dr. lu says while experts get a better picture of where the coronavirus is and how people are getting it, keeping your distance, covering your face and washing your hands are the best way to control the spread. jean elle, "today in the bay." >>> new details this morning, the deadline is now over for undocumented immigrants to apply for relief assistance in california. "the mercury news" reports this morning more than 150,000 immigrants applied for state-funded disaster relief. the state plans on giving out $125 million for people who were unable to receive aid during the pandemic due to their immigration status. so far the state approved over 30,000 applications in the bay area. the program provides undocumented immigrants

mercy medical center's dr. lu says a new study out of the mayo clinic sheds more light on that. >> people who slept five hours on average compared to people who slept six to seven hours took in 550 more calories per day. >> dr. lu says when people are sleep deprived, they make poor life decisions. >> people who are sleep deprived take in more calories but don't seem to expend more calories. >> mercy medical center's dietitian says get a hold of yourself and your habits. >> you're not making good choices and you want quick energy so people go towards donuts and pastries and coke and candy bars. those kinds of foods give you quick energy but burn quickly in your body. she says go for more complex carbohydrates. >> protein and to eat something every few hours to keep that energy going. >> it's also a good idea to pack some of those healthy snacks like cheese and crackers or peanut butter and crackers so when you feel the urge to grab something packed with sugar and calories, you have a handy better alternative. and d

. >> in weekly videos dr. lu updates her neighbors on the pandemic. these days she tries her hardest to not read the comments on youtube and facebook. >> we're seeing a lot of anger. and some of that unfortunately sometimes is targeted towards us health officers. they say they will come to my house. that gives me a little bit of pause. >> reporter: they are simply doing their jobs. in some cases it has reached a criminal level. after sending two dozen threatening letters to santa clara county top public health official. >> we're trying our best to keep the community safe. but we also want to feel that we are safe on a personal level. >> reporter: it is why she was relieved to hear of an executive order from governor newsom wednesday night, allowing public health officials to keep their home addresses confidential through the state's safe at home program. it provides a substitute mailing address and typically used for victims of domestic violence, stalking or human trafficking. sacramento health officer olivia says she plans to take part in the program

kennedy, dr. lu chain coe was here in march, and she said, quote, it's not clear the tsunami debris is going to have a devastating impact by any stretch of the imagination. is that noaa's view? is that still noaa's view? >> i think the jury's still out. we have been doing a tremendous amount of work trying to locate any of the debris that would be in the ocean in where we have projected -- modeling has projected that that debris would be. in my testimony, i mention that we've been every possible venue to try and find d debris including a lot of looking with high-resolution satellite imagery in quad ranlt where is the models say the debris should be. we haven't been able to find any debris. that's not to say it's not there. it's not to say we're not still looking. but i think the concern is not overreacting right now. we know that there are place where is there's more debris ashore. we've seen that in alaska. but we've been out there with our partners trying to identify that debris specifically from t

dr. lu used a flawed set of analysis, the plans aralso flawed, the joint peix at 142 to 144 strates magnitude of that flaw, dataset told him there re 91 split the tds, seven times more than there were witches -- 14. >> thank you. >> you know, of each expert, you take pot ot. you say they fail do this and failed to do that, we never required one perfect expert to testify all aspects of the case, but worry that your methodology is going to suggest what do we do now, do exactly that. instead of looking at -- which is what the district court did, but the whole pitcher. you discount all fourof the plaiifexperts, but there were three others. two of the experts accounted for partisanship and t geography, two others accounted for geographbunot partisanship. there is no rule that requires one expert to do all of it. even with the doctor, his purpose for choices re not your purposes, his purposes were his choices were to show that vtd's with a percentage of blacks were going to be selected over distri

green, dr. lu, i'd like to go back to your testimony and get a little bit more in terms of the magnitude of the potential threat that near-earth objects could present. february 18th we had the meteor psych in russia. did we have any, any real warning of that strike before it occurred? >> that particular day, it was february 15th, was really quite a potential day because we actually had two events. the first one was a very close fly-by of a much larger asteroid that we call da-14, and that one we had been watching for over a year, and we'd calculated its orbit. we knew it was on a safe trajectory to pass by the earth. indeed, the much smaller meteorite of 17 meters in size that struck russia was not observed prior to its entry into the atmosphere. it was on a very difficult trajectory for us to be able to see from ground-based telescopes and came, basically, in the sunward direction. so our telescopes operate from the ground in the evening, of course, on the night sky. one of the next major steps th

the medical school dr. luow, great to have you with us what can you tell us, everybody is anxious to hear some good news, where you guys in this process? we know it takes a long time. >> thanks for inviting me. the vaccine that we are developing is a basic protein subunit vaccine, much like traditional flu vaccines. the target for this vaccine is a protein on the surface of the virus that's essential for the virus to enter human cells. our idea was that we could make antibodies against that protein, we could prevent viral entry into cells, therefore avoid the disease. we took that very small protein, and repackaged it in a novel delivery system that is called a micro needle over a period that micro needle array is actually, you can think of it as a band-aid. except that it has hundreds of very small needles. so microneedles, about the size of a human hair, about the length of a little over a half a millimeter. these needles actually are made of a type of sugar which very readily dissolves when it's exposed to

dr lu from st. louis if trump was ever going to be presidential it should be now.s base but they won't help them win independence. shirley from sioux falls south dakota thanks for happening sage deal on. 's martin site fly would vote for her. sage steal for president? maybe. bob from ohio biden to know is we have to stage and kamala harris doesn't know her way on 1 taking black voters for granted not a good look. carol from alabama if she's going to put on a fake southern accent do it right it's not you all, it's a y'all. i should do a southern accent for the whole hour maybe tomorrow. bob from elam washington now that joe isn't running any more maybe it's time for the golf match with trump a 6 handicap that was the biggest lie told that night. that's all for tonight and dv are the shoshana's next to him remember i am waters and this is my world. [ ♪♪ ]

finally, dr. lu will provide her testimony, and please correct me, doctor liu is the maurice r greenberg, fellow for china studies at the council on foreign relations and she will address the role of state owned capital, particularly china's sovereign wealth funds in financing the country's domestic and overseas ambitions. thank you all so much for your testimony. and appearing before the commission today. we all look forward to hearing your remarks. i ask all the witnesses to please keep the remarks to seven minutes. dr. wright, we'll begin with you. >> thank you, commissioner cleveland, commissioner glass, all the commissioners and staff for your kind invitation to testify at this important hearing today. my testimony focuses on three principal arguments related to developments in china's economy and financial system and their implications for the united states. first, the severity of china's ongoing economic weakness is still widely under appreciated and the united states no longer faces a growth

the medical school dr. lu low, great to have you with us what can you tell us, everybody is anxious to hear some good news, where you guys in this process? we know it takes a long time. >> thanks for inviting me. the vaccine that we are developing is a basic protein subunit vaccine, much like traditional flu vaccines. the target for this vaccine is a protein on the surface of the virus that's essential for the virus to enter human cells. our idea was that we could make antibodies against that protein, we could prevent viral entry into cells, therefore avoid the disease. we took that very small protein, and repackaged it in a novel delivery system that is called a micro needle over a period that micro needle array is actually, you can think of it as a band-aid. except that it has hundreds of very small needles. so microneedles, about the size of a human hair, about the length of a little over a half a millimeter. these needles actually are made of a type of sugar which very readily dissolves when it's exposed t

finally, dr. lu will provide her testimony, and please correct me, doctor liu is the maurice r greenberg, fellow for china studies at the council on foreign relations and she will address the role of state owned capital, particularly china's sovereign wealth funds in financing the country's domestic and overseas ambitions. thank you all so much for your testimony. and appearing before the commission today. we all look forward to hearing your remarks. i ask all the witnesses to please keep the remarks to seven minutes. dr. wright, we'll begin with you. >> thank you, commissioner cleveland, commissioner glass, all the commissioners and staff for your kind invitation to testify at this important hearing today. my testimony focuses on three principal arguments related to developments in china's economy and financial system and their implications for the united states. first, the severity of china's ongoing economic weakness is still widely under appreciated and the united states no longer faces a growth

. >> dr. lu wong from boston followed nearly 20,000 healthy middle age and older women.e weight gain was typical over the 13-year study period, but women who started with a normal weight were less likely to gain extra pounds if they drank light to mad roderate to alcohol. that means no more than two to three drinks a day. the link was strongest with red wine. there seems to be something about the alcohol itself. women who didn't drink any gained the most weight. and rather than break bread with their wine, moderate drinkers also tended to eat smaller portions, cutting out carbs in particular. the bottom line -- for healthy women who already have a glass or two with dinn nerdinner -- >> they could keep their drinking habits without gaining more weight. >> erica edwards, nbc news. >> although the study only involved women, the authors believe the findings may not apply to men. >> police say kevin wright entered the an area closed for renovati renovation. zoo officials escorted him off the property. when he showed up again this time creating a disturbance in the cheetah are

. >> the top -- they relied upon the testimonth -- we do have dr. lu unrebutted testimony that diin disentangle race and serve the purpose of an alternative map we look at gu 1 in the rebuttal report that dr. includes a look atthe -- that were available to people in a heavily white precinct that wereavailable to be moved in and were simply moved in. they servthsame purpose as aernative. speak of the defense expert evaluated the ma and found the moats uld win in district 1 over 90% of maps that dr. rehnquist are produced did -- decide shelf it when results were not favorable to your client? >> atis not what the record reflects. >> did it not occur tohim that optics might ha mething to do with this? >> -- with particular questions. i do not lie there is any requirement that every expert look at every decision print of each expert looks atdierent things but dr. ragusa and dr. lutes showing race was more predictive party affiliation. dr. ahmad -- this is -- testimony looked at all of th traditional redistricting principles. i uld submit that -- this is the

. >> dr. lu is still insisting on an independent investigation. writing: earlier wednesday. she spoke to mr. obama. dr. luz called it an attack not just on the hospital but on international law. >> today we say enough. even war has rules. >> experts on international law agree and say an apology suspect enough. >> it doesn't address the issue of how this happened, it doesn't address the legal issue of what is the nature of responsibility on the part of u.s. military or specific commanders. so the real key questions aren't addressed. >> the white house still insists the ongoing pentagon investigation and the on going probes by governments and afghanistan are enough. >> a hospital was mistakenly struck. >> how did it happen? mark kimmit has been in charge of recent vieks. >> i would say the breakdown happened not in the air, on the grounds but in the accordance center and that's what's going to be investigated. >> doctors without borders said patients in kunduz burned in their beds. >> we are calling on president obama to consent to the fact finding commission. doing so will se

we had doctors fauci and dr. lu will and ski join the call. the team will continue to support the statewide effort, the federal channels, the community health centers, to make the adjustments. i think the message got out clearly and quickly. there was no heads up here. the announcement was made this morning. reporter: thank you. reporter: just a few questions. you may have answered this. do we have a timeline in terms of how long this is? are we talking days in nine. -- might get put back on? a second one, i understand what you are saying on the macro level. when you talk to local officials, j&j shots, because it is one-shot, was considered a crucial component in rural areas. how does that not affect the timeline that you guys are on in terms of getting shots in arms? jeff: during one of -- reporter: dr. fauci: during one of the questions of the cdc, the question was yours. i don't know what they will be doing. what i heard from the previous press discussion is that it will be more like days to weeks rather than we two months. jeff: we have pl

. >> reporter: dr. lu said it's important for other researchers to consider the study's information, but warns there are still man unknowns. >> and this is the dire situation. there is so much we need to learn from the pandemic. until a vaccine is developed, nobody is safe. >> reporter: jana katsuyama, ktvu, fox 2 news. >>> tensions between the u.s. and china are escalating with the trump administration accusing china of a lack of transparency about the origin of the coronavirus. here's more from washington, d.c. >> china should have informed us they had a problem. >> reporter: the war of words between china and the u.s. is heating up. the trump administration accusing beijing of a massive coverup, including a new crackdown on coronavirus victims in their families with online sensorship, police interrogations and pay laughs to silence survivors. >> they need to still allow us in to talk to early patients and the chinese researchers and scientists. and to have access. >> reporter: the fight intensified last

in fact you are imposing on other people's bodies, though the covid vaccine was rapidly developed, dr luays the underlying science goes back many, many decades. tom vacar ktvu, fox two news. the world health organization is recommending that pregnant women skip the madonna and fizer vaccines until more studies have been completed, experts say on lee, pregnant women at risk of high exposure like healthcare workers should take the vaccine. at this point. there have been any problems so far, but scientists say it's better to be safe than sorry. cbc's advices similar they say pregnant women should carefully assess their risk when considering a vaccine. coming up. we're continuing to track the storm and the damage it caused last night, including some down trees and power lines in san mateo county, the president says action on the climate crisis cannot wait. i'm lauren blanchard in washington more on the executive orders he signed today no. te bull today. f the potential for lingering violence from people motivated by anti government sentiment after president joe biden is election and inaugura

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. >> reporter: the a dr. lu opposes -- the aclu opposes the use of stun guns. chief's plan to give stun guns to 74 specially- trained crisis intervention officers bo help them potentially defuse situations, he's trying to do what his predators would not do. the police chief and commission will spend the next few months studying the use of these die vices. alex sav vig, ktvu channel 2 news -- alex sav vim -- alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> this man, robert johns, is in jail. police arrested him last month after finding a variety of weapons and ammunitions in his jeep near golden gate park. now, greg suhr says johns may have been targeting a member of his family. >>> there's new information about the accused online movie theater shooter, james -- movie theater shooter james holmes. there is word that a psychiatrist who treated him tried to discuss his behavior with an -- with an assess meant team at the school he was attending. >>> there are new developments in the now your black muslim bakery case. a woman has stepped forward and is claiming that bey trie

once a month, dr peter lu bank cove is a dementia specialist with ucsf's memory and aging center at mission bay. the drug has been given to patients participating in the clinical trials conducted here. it certainly is a big paradigm shift for the field, and i'm excited about that. and, uh, we now have a disease modifying drug that the fda has approval monday was controversial. potential side effects include brain inflammation and bleeding. there are mixed results from the clinical trials and an independent panel of experts recommended against fda approval. it certainly is unusual to have a. fda approval. um with one negative andtive trs very exciting, and, uh, but we'll have to wait. it's the only way you can be realistic, right. the doctor says it will likely take a few months for the drug to be given to patients as a treatment. biogen the maker of the drug says it would charge $56,000 a year per patient without insurance in san francisco, amber. lee ktvu, fox two news lawmakers are focusing on a classified report from the lawrence livermore national lab as they look into the origins of th

dr. at lus. while come back to dr dr. ioannidis. writing for the hill, the data is in, stop the panic and end the total isolation. he's a senior fellow at stanford's institute, former chief of neural radiology at the medical center. why has your essay struck such a chord? there are 15,000 comments appended to it. >> yeah, thanks for having me. i think the answer is, we're in a different position now. we have the evidence, the date did is in on who is the target of this threat. and we've accomplished the goal of the policy which was to flatten the curve. by the curves, we meet flattening the curves on deaths per day and hospitalizations per day. now, we know who the target is, we know who to protect, the vulnerable, people with underlying diseases. and we also know we can prevent overcrowding by doing that. but the big picture here we're creating a catastrophic health care situation because of this idea of stopping covid-19 at all costs is not causing people not to seek medical care for serious and often emergency care like cancer, c

joining us lu nguyen dr. fung president of hope for tomorrow and we have outreach marketing director for hope for tomorrow. thank you all for joining us. doctor you're based in rock hill and you started out 10 years ago with a small group of friends who got together for a service project. tell us more about that. >> a small group of friends who volunteer and most of them already with the volunteer in the past and time for them. they appreciate that whatever we have in this country as japanese american and we think it's time for us to give back to the community we are also 100% volunteer based. in the past two years we have provided at least five missions of the local patients in washington, d.c. metro area. provide completely free prenatal care for the patient in need those that would not have that service. >> dr. nguyen that has been your service for the last two, providing dental services for those who couldn't get it. >> yes. >> tell us about that. >> thanks to our friends we are able usually at the dental

dr. frederick dug lus haines and dr. george mason for the fourth annual national justice teach-in.urch in dallas, texas. it reflected on the life and legacy of dr. king today. >> we have a lot of work to do to realize fully the dream that dr. king had, and we can do it. we can do it because we have people in this country who believe in seeing change, and we also are going to have to fight against those who are trying to hold on to something that >> the virtual teach-in also aimed to educate people about engaging in the social justice movement and the creation of public policy. >> recapping our top story of the night, that 4.2 earthquake in aromas, a few miles southwest of gilroy between watsonville and hollis ter. struck about 8:00 this evening. there were some after shocks, the strongest of which was 3 poip 0. people felt shaking and then a jolt. didn't last long but it's something you certainly will remember. rob remembers it because he felt it right here at the studio. >> and that seismograph. little accelerometers felt that brief but noticeable shake manager the studio. we had

dr. charles lu performed brain surgery on sordo two years ago at tech hospital of usc.planted a region of electrodes where the intent of movement is formed. >> it was a loop of faith just seeing these were -- leap of faith just seeing these were the right areas. >> reporter: two wires are connected to computers which decode his intention and move the prosthetic arm. until now there's only been jerky delayed movements, but sciences say this new approach makes -- scientists say this new approach makes them much more natural. >> you don't think about moving the muscles or joints. you think about i want to pick up that glass of water. >> reporter: sordo is the first in the world to have this new device. the 34-year-old was able to pick up and drink a beer on his own. >> i want to be able to brush my own teeth. that's the next goal in. of. >> reporter: chelsea edwards for cbs news, downey, california. >> it looks like he's on his way. two other patients have since joined the clinical trial. >>> clowns can be scary enough for some people as it is, but wait until you find out

dr. martin lu ther ki king day. >> and the president and his family were at the d.c. kit chen making burritos for needy. and there is no way that america could have chosen our first black president without dr. king's 1963 speech. reenacted in kansas. >> 1963 is not an end, but a beginning. >> reporter: and if king had not challenged america. >> it would be impossible for barack obama to accept his party's nomination for president sglsh and coast to coast, the nation reached out to the help the baby in need and to celebrate his life. that is jada who volunteered all day. when she had breaks, she danced. it is run by metropolitan feet and they have distributed the shoes since 2008 and this time, coordinated the distribution with the king holiday. i'm steve handelsman, news4. >> very good work, steve. >>> and three weeks until the olympics in sochi, russia. tonight the russian security forces are on high alert, and tonight, new information of what they are calling the black widows could be threatening the games. >>> and a postal worker speaking out about mail carriers an

dr. william keen and sigh lus weir mitchell and others were actually developing the origins of modern neurology. one of the problems they got to was a specific type of chronic pain which we still have problems with today. this chronic pain was a burning sensation that would never go away, and it exhibited itself in a number of patients during the civil war who had had severe injuries. the people at the turners lane hospital in philadelphia, people like weir and mitchell, began experimenting using morphine in a new way, actually injecting it deep into the tissues that were affected by the pain. but moreover, they used electricity, and in 1863, that meant one of these small electric generators, relying primarily on static. the idea was very simple. by interrupting the nerves with electricity, basically overpowering them if you will, and cutting that pain signal to the brain, they were able to calm the nerves. and in conjunction with the morphine, they actually had a pretty good cure rate. it started us down the road to our modern pain relief systems. what do i mean by that? think about this. you

dr. martinr luing junior's contributions today, just days after what would have been the slain civil rightsder's 90th birthday. president trump and vice president pence laid a wreath at king's memorial in washington. while across the u.sse communities ed the holiday with parades and marches in his honor. and, a passing to note: tony mendez, the former c.i. spy who inspired the award- winning movi"argo" died saturday in maryland. he'd suffered from parkinson's disease. mendez worked for the c.i.a. for 25 years, mostly creating disguises and forging documents. in 1980, he helped smuggle six u.s. diplomats out of tehran during the iran hostage crisis, by disguising them as a canadian film crew. tony mendez was 78 years old. still to come on the newshour after 31 days, there's still no sign of compromise on theut wn. catching the world's most wanted drug lord. the potential risks of using marijuana edibles, and much more. f: >> woodray 31 of the partial government shutdown, and still no deal. as white house corresponent yamiche alcindor reports, president trump's latest proposal to end the shut

chris lu, dr. kavita patel, thank you so much. >>> breaking news, nbc news justice correspondent pete williams, breaking news on justice ruth bader ginsburg. pete? >> reporter: so justice ginsburg has just disclosed, andrea, she is now being treated for a recurrence of liver cancer. she says it was discovered by a routine scan in february and confirmed by a biopsy and that she has since may 19 begun receiving chemotherapy. she says she has satisfied her treatment course is now clear, so she is providing this information. she said her most recent scan on july 7 indicated significant reduction of the lesions on her liver and no new disease. she says she is tolerating the chemotherapy well, is encouraged by the success of her treatment, that she will continue to receive chemotherapy biweekly to keep the cancer at bay, but she says she is able to maintain an active routine. she says she has kept up with her opinion writing and all other court work. and she ends her statement with this. "i have often sa

michael kay and dr. yu luhink it will be the best answer. >> we will show them the mathematics related to robotics. >> reporter: pi -- by playing with these, the students enjoy and develop their math skills. >> many times, the students are here until 4:30, 5:00, still playing, still wanting to do more. and i have to start flashing the lights and saying, okay, guys, the day is over. we have on go home and come back tomorrow. >> it sounds fun. but no other community colleges in the country are doing what is being done in this room. and the national science foundation kicked in $600,000 to offer the classes to all who enroll at bcccc. >> i would like to develop myself to help the kids from the urban areas. >> reporter: the robots to improve math skills classes are for credit. but once completed, it will allow a student to succeed in credit courses. and that adds up. >> based on the study, we object this project will be a huge success. >> reporter: at bccc, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. >> and those new classes

the president assured dr. lut the department of defense investigation currently under way would provide a transparent, thorough and objective accounting of the facts and circumstances of the incident and that if necessary the president would implement changes that would make tragedies like this one less likely to occur in the future. >> the u.s. changed the account of the event several times since the strike several days ago. an investigation is under way and more on this in just a moment. first, another big story. right now we are watching a huge escalation of russia's military intervention in syria. for the first time, the u.s. military has had to divert an aircraft over syria to avoid a russian jet. this close call in the skies as russia launches 26 long-range cruise missiles from warships positioned in the caspian sea, firing them into western syria, an opposition group reporting that russia and syria have carried out what appears to be the first major coordinated air assault. this video apparently showing on