. >>> we're back now as promised with the new effort tonight by the american academy of pediatri pediatrics, one of the most influential medical groups in the country. it's urging middle and high schools to push back the clock and start the school day a bit later to give slp-deprived kids a crucial extra hour of sleep. potentially boosting their grades and their health. we get our report tonight from nbc's janet shamlian. >> good morning. rise and shine. >> reporter: by his own admission, tommy cooper isn't as grumpy in the morning as he used to be. >> i feel rested, which is kind of a new thing. >> reporter: maybe it's because this 17-year-old is waking for school at 7:15, a full hour later than he used to. >> good morning teachers and students -- >> reporter: at hilton head island high school classes now start at 8:35 instead of 7:45. why did you do this? >> we thought it was best for the kids. we thought academically they would succeed. in years past they haven't been alert first thing in the morning. >> reporter: it's what the american academy of pediatrics today recommended for all mid

denise dowd helps write policy for the american academy of pediatrics. she says kid's brains aren't ma sure enough. >> you can teach them, but they should not be in independent control of that weapon. >> reporter: there are 30 to 50 cases abyulely. >> you don't trust your quid 1s00% of the time especially something so high risk. >> how many times does it have to happen before people say it's enough? it's enough for me. i didn't choose to sacrifice my child. we keep a watchful eye on his candles. >> reporter: jody sandoval keeps a memorial for her son. he was just 14 when he and his best friend were playing at his grand parent's house. >> levi found a gun behind the television. he removed the clip and fired a shot. >> reporter: listen as his 14-year-old friend is questioned by police. >> i pulled the trigger and i thought it hit the wall and it hit him. >> reporter: throughout his enter dpainterrogatio interrogation, levi has no idea the shot was fatal. >> do you think we should tell him what happened? i do too. noah didn't make it. he's dead. >> reporter:

the american academy of pediatrics say the laying the start of school would give kids more sleep and that would translate into better health and grades. students find -- studies find that most high school students get less than seven hours of sleep each night. no change in start time for kids in the sea or -- d.c. havinggomery county is later start times. have a great day today. welcome back. >> today is the fossil end of the summer for students. for over 150,000 other montgomery county students. there is something in store for them as they walk into their classrooms. >> it is supposed to be nice. >> they are distributing 12,000 laptops and tablets. the goal is 40,000 by the end of the school year. it is part of an initiative to use more technology in the classroom. >> i am excited to know that we can use this. >> the price tag? about $15 million. it is money well spent. technologyded to use to learn in the 21st century. they can access so many wonderful resources. they can collaborate online. it is essential and we are very happy to provided. they are just excited to see how the dev

. >>> new recommendations from the american academy of pediatrics about why teens may be so sleep deprivedart of the school year. nbc 10 national correspondent erica edwards reports. >> reporter: right around the time kids hit puberty, their bodies's internal clock shifts mromenting them to stay awake into the night and want to sleep in. the need for sleep in the morning is cut short by an early school bell. >> they are biologically programmed to fall asleep at 11:00 and wake at around 8:00 a.m. that's a time when they are already in first period class. >> reporter: to combat the problem of sleep deprivation, the american academy of pediatrics recommends middle and high schools delay start times to at least 8:30 a.m. >> first and second hour, a lot more energy. >> reporter: this year this high school moved their start time from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. back then, high school senior cameron jackson said the extra time helped him juggle classes and a part-time job. >> it gives me another hour to sit there and wrap up any homework i have left over, just get ready for the day. >> reporter: sleep

we'll tell you what the american academy of pediatrics is saying this morning. >>> plus, could reading ""fifty shades of gray"" novels cause young women to engage in bad behavior? we'll show you what some researchers are saying. >>> back to our breaking news. want to update you on the helicopter crash in cape may courthouse. "nbc 10 news" viewer james smith sent us this picture of the helicopter on its side there. it crashed in cape may courthouse, cape may county. in the past half hour or so. we're working to get information on the condition of the pilot, whether anyone else was injured. again, sky force 10 expected to arrive here. here we are. sky force 10 giving us an ariel view overhead over the scene here. this is off of route 9 in cape may courthouse. we understand that there is a pizza shop close by. again, you see the fire crews there, emergency rescue crews there working to get information on the condition of the pilot, but we're zeroing in on this helicopter. now this helicopter we received confirmation was sent out as part of the mosquito control area -- mosquito control eff

american academy of pediatrics said later start time for teens would help curb their lack of sleep. it has been linked to poor health, bad grades, car crashes and depression and suicide. the cdc recommend nine to ten hours of sleep for teenagers. >>> the american heart association released its first policy statement on e cigarettes. the group backs them as a last resort to help smokers quit and stresses that proven methods such as nicotine patches, gum and medications should always be tried first. the group also expressed great concern about e cigarettes and urges more regulation especially to keep them away from young people. [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, they could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. call today to request a free decision guide. with these types of plans, you'll be a

american academy of pediatrics, sesame street, whole slew of the best and brightest in early education. this campaign hopefully will succeed in oakland. we'll take the best pieces of it, including the clothing line and the outdoor signage, which by the way designed by silverstein, they are the folks behind the got milk commercials and best and brightest in the advertising world. we've combined the talents of wonderful organizations to create this and hopefully we can scale it nationally with our national partners and but oakland is where the pilot is going to run, for again, launching shortly. >> i know people are going to want -- they say, how can they get the good stuff? you have a website? >> yes, it's talking is teaching.org. people can go on to that website and find out where the materials are available. we will be working with community partners in oakland, clinics and hospitals and libraries and be distributing the materials to family who most need them in oakland. but it will be available to everyone. you will be able to purchase these. >> so there is a fee for them, then? >> y

today what i'd like to talk about is the rationale of vaccines there was an article in pediatrics journal which is the bible journal of the american academy of pediatrics and this article looked at child mortality rates by age at death in the united states between one thousand nine hundred and one nine hundred ninety eight and you see all the death rates of these diseases actually came down before the d.p.t. was licensed in one thousand nine hundred eighty nine and the measles vaccine was introduced in one thousand nine hundred three so what is it that actually helped state and local health departments implemented public health measures and public education about hygenic practices thoughts vaccination does not account for the impressive declines in mortality seen in the first half of the century. it doesn't say that vaccines don't work it just says that there's there's more information to actually understand that vaccines may not be responsible for the things that we're taught that they are responsible for i never learned in medical school how vaccines were studied what type of clinical trials they went through and how they about valuated

and the american academy of pediatrics says the best way to handle a bully is not pick a fight, but just say what are you doing this for? stand your ground. not back down. >> the problem with bullying is that the kids are not going to always open up and talk about this. so you want to look for any kind of behavioral changes. is the kid not interacting with others, is he not sleeping well, is he getting up in the middle of the night? pay attention to those too. but most kids are so scared that they may not come home. and tell you. >> it's a big problem across the country, bullying in schools. >> you may not think about that health checklist, but you bring up a great point on that. >> david's point is that they may not be telling you. >> an important checklist indeed. and now we want to turn to a ground breaking new idea that could help significantly cut down the number of complications in surgery and for patients, this is all thanks to a new tracking device, which is something like a black box like the ones that are placed in airplanes and that records surgeons movements and is also meant

. >>> the american academy of pediatric says the reason why kids are tired is going to schools too early and asking schools to delay the openings until 8:30 a.m. is the school time the problem, christine? >> no. it's the kids are staying up until midnight on their cell phones. i'm not a mother, so here i am crying out in the wilderness, i got up, i trundle miles in the snow as a child. >> i remember that, too. >> i don't i don't see a problem starting school at quarter of 8:00. >> the problem is not so much when it starts, it's what time the kids have to get up on the buses. you have an hour and hour half commute in rural communities. it's the dance that they have to travel. >> we have to go to a break. >> george is up first. take celebrate blinds to go's 60th anniversary sale. buy one get 50% off one. because you know what they say: 60 is the new 50. they also say your're only as young as you feel. we feel great. how about those blinds of yours? blinds to go blinds for life. >> inside stories of the week we start with george. >> reporter: matt a group has been organized the philadelphia

the american academy of pediatrics recommends breast feeding for the first six months and then you can start to introduce solid food at six months and then regular diet at one year. i think that's a pretty good recommendation. brain development improves. here's another one, the hormone you make when you're breast-feeding, that makes you feel good. it improves your relationships and you're bonding with your baby. but i don't think people who don't breast feed, my mother included out there, you still bonded with me, i'm cool with it. >> oxytocin. >> it sounds good. >> but go ahead, you say what? >> did you know that last week was the world breast feeding week. >> that's why we're talking about it. >> exactly right. it started in 1992, and they want you to go for breast feeding for the first six months. it helps the baby with antibodies. covers the lungs. lower respiratory infection. lower infections. there's a lot of benefit to mom as well. study after study shows, that if you breast-feed for four months, lower risk of breast cancer. also this oxytocin that we're talking about, there's a

. >> to combat the problem of teen sleep depravation the american academy of pediatrics say schools shoulddelay school start time. still water opened the school start time from 8:00 to 9:00. high school senior cameron jackson said the extra time helped him juggle classes and a part time job. >> gives me an hour to sit there and wrap up homework i have left over and get ready for the day. >> experts say teens that don't get enough sleep, may set themselves up for car accidents, poor grades or depression. >> these kids are in a permanent state of jet lag. >> estimated 40% of high schools in the u.s. currently start before 8:00 a.m. erica edwards, nbc 10 news. >> this idea is catching on. in the past several years, long beach, california and glenn falls, new york have started to push the start of schools later. >>> nbc 10 news continues in a moment with a full hour of news. matt delucia is following a bitter sweat holiday weekend in the city. matt? >> reporter: three casinos are getting set to close including one here that will be closing this afternoon. i'll have more on that coming up after

in a report out this morning, the american academy of pediatrics recommend teens start class after 8:ey say the body's internal clock shifts around puberty. if the start time isn't shifted it can lead to sleep deprivation. >> they are biologically programmed to sleep at 11:00 and awake after 8:30. >> more bus drivers would be needed and it would affect sports activities, afterschool jobs and home work time. >> something to talk about and think about. >>> you're watching nbc 10 news. nbc 10 news today at 5:00 a.m. starts right now. >>> nbc 10 breaking news. >> right now, police are investigating a deadly crash. a driver slammed in a pole in hatfield township, montgomery county. we're live at the scene. >>> and cleaning up, a lot of that going after the quake in california, rocked by a 6.0 earthquake. homes and businesses badly damaged. more aftershocks are expected. i'm chris cato. >> i'm tracy davidson. let's begun with meteorologist bill henley in the first alert weather center. a cool morning this morning, bill. >> it feel goods. we saw bright, sunny skies. we're in for another winn

social media hit back at gun advocates by changing the book's cover irenaeus site the american academy of pediatrics points to grim statistics firearms are one of the top three causes of death among children in the u.s. killing twice as many as cancer injuries from fire arms send an estimated seven thousand children to casualty every year and an additional three thousand died from gunshot wounds before they get to a hospital and despite the growing number of deaths among children gun culture in america seems to be gaining momentum. the documentary film kids and guns features american families who encourage their young children to own and shoot arms . and those who regret ever having given a gun to their child he had a little twenty two thank you twenty two and i had just purchased it for him first and have purchased from us. obviously are a great purchase he did it. and this hank was crossing the creek they said these little red slipped. and when he did the better they get hit the guy on. you know when all working and i ran into several non americans as i was asking people what they thought about th

. >> now, the centers for disease control and prevention along with the american academy of pediatricsd against formula marketing inside hospitals. today's announcement coincides with world breast feeding week 2014. that started today. we have a lot more information on this new campaign, cbsphilly.com. click on health. >> big changes for new moms there. stephanie, thanks very much. >>> well, the man who played one of the most famous new jersians of all time finally taking his place in the state hall every fame. >> james gandolfini best known as tony soprano will headline this. died last summer, selected along with 11 others. the induction is her moanly take place in november in asbury park. >> potentially bumpy night and bumpy weekends ahead when it comes to the weather. >> judge have you been sick of the beautiful weekend? >> not at all. >> yes, you know, if you have been want to go catch a movie, don't want to do it on nice weekends there is week sends your chance. wet weather on the way, not total wash out all weaken long, but take a look at when the weather portions of the weekend

. >> the american academy of pediatrics is saying high schools should start later in the morning. they point to a lack of sleep leads to poor health, depression, poor grades, even car accident >> there's a solid body of research which now shows that delaying school start times at both the middle and high school level reverses a lot of the negative consequences. >> the academy says adolescents and teenagers need about 8 1/2 to 9 1/2 hours of sleep per day, but most obviously don't get that. they'd like middle schools and high schools to start the day no later than 8:30 in the morning. right now that only happens at 15% of high schools. >>> students in montgomery county start class at 7:19 of morning and today the school district superintendent told us he wishes students could start later, but that's not something officials could make happen, at least not right now. >> unfortunately the cost is prohibitive for us at this time. we can't afford us. the board asked us to look at it, see if we could do it a little cheaper. >> the goal is to make the change for under $10 million. >> in th

american academy of pediatrics says most middle and high school student don't not get the recommendedunt of sleep each night. >>> teens everywhere are cheering. >> yes indeed. >> and happy meals will be going on a diet if one new york city official gets his way. councilman benjamin introduced the healthy happy meals bill. under this proposal, kids meals could not have more than 500 calories and 600 milligrams of sodium. they also must include serving of fruit vegtables, or whole grains. that bill is still waiting for approval. >>> and as long as you get the toy. >> you have got to have the toy. >> as long as you get the toy. >> best part. >> up next in sports, big welcome home to the taney dragons and a w for the fighting phils. >> also, ahead major security breach on the brooklyn bridge when man climbs up the support beam. his motive for such a daring move? that's next. >> wow. >> good morning, kate. >> i good morning, everybody good morning, you know, really looking ahead to see pretty pleasant day out there today. bright sunshine expected, not terribly humid but will still be warm.

the american academy of pediatrics is pushing for a later start to the school day for middle school andigh school students. it says only 13% of teens get the optimal amount of sleep that's between about 8.5 and 9.5 hours. the panel of researchers suggests middle and high school students start their day no earlier than 8:30 a.m. >> getting less sleep is associated with poor grades, with lower performance on standardized tests. across the board, we see whole host of very negative consequences. >> it is estimated only 15% of high schools start at 8:30 or later. 40% start earlier than 8am. >>> well, sidewalk shopping has whole new meaning thanks to new mannequins that actually sell what they're wearing. some smart mannequins in london's busy shopping district are using cutting edge technology to actuall actually e clothes off their backs. the dummies have sensors that link to a smart phone app to allow customers to shop right there on the sidewalk. >> you open the app and up pops all the mannequins in the wind window. you can see more detailed product with prices. you can share with your fr

. >> a new report from the american academy of pediatrics says early class times could be ruining a teenager's education. it cites studies showing teens who weak up too early too often become sleep deprived which lead to poor academic performance. >> wednesday, chicago will hold a big celebratory parade for its little league team. the boys beaten by a team in south korea, in a championship game in the little league world series. and those are some of our top stories on this monday, august 25th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> did you watch the little league game? >> i did. despite the outcome though, they have to be holding their head high this morning. >> still national champions. had a really good hard fought battle. unfortunately next time maybe. >> exactly. >> we'll begin with serious news. the clean-up effort in napa, california after the region any most powerful earthquake in generation. >> a magnitude 6.0 quake. it severely damaged 100 homes. this morning the power is back on for nearly everyone. our coverage begins with abc's ryan owens in the middle of all t

am a practicing pediatrician and associate professor of pediatrics at the school of medicine in dartmouth here today representing the american academy of pediatrics, and professional organization of 602,000 pediatricians and the chair of the eep to back a consortium and conduct research on tobacco and adolescence. chairman, ranking member, members of the committee, made is my pleasure to be here today to talk about electronics cigarettes. pediatricians at numerous and growing concerns about the known and unknown risks and health impact of the cigarettes. seriously concerned that they may leave adolescence to a lifetime of nicotine addiction and to serve as a gateway to traditional cigarettes. the aggressive marketing of electronic cigarettes and its impact on users it is particularly worrisome. the evidence is clear that tobacco advertising directly and vons is youth. use of the cigarettes is rising dramatically, and we believe that it is clear link to unfettered advertising. while there is much we don't yet know, we do know enough to say this, we must act now to protect children against these risks. e-cigarette, as mentioned, the d

social media hit back at gun advocates by changing the book's cover irenaeus site the american academy of pediatrics points to grim statistics firearms are one of the top three causes of death among children in the u.s. killing twice as many as cancer injuries from fire arms send an estimated seven thousand children to casualty every year and an additional three thousand died from gunshot wounds before they get to a hospital and despite the growing number of deaths among children gun culture in america seems to be gaining momentum. the documentary film kids and guns features american families who encourage their young children to own and shoot arms . and those who regret ever having given a gun to their child he had a little twenty two thank you twenty two and i had just purchased it for him first and i purchased from us. obviously our great purchase he did it. and this hank was crossing the creek they said these little rubber slipped. and when he did the better they get hit the guy on. you know we're not in shock. i ran into several non americans as i was asking people what they thought about the c

the american academy of pediatrics has some tips for healthy, productive study habits at home. chedule plenty of time to get their homework done, with time set aside for breaks to limit eye, neck and brain fatigue. establish a consistent, quiet place to get work done. and keep those t-v's and other electronics off, except when computers and the internet are needed for assignments. >> i need help with my teenager what to do about attitude? >> i am not there yet. >> you will be and you will get it's because you have a girl. celebrities and the not-so famous are all accepting a chilly challenge after a fundraising idea went viral. the a-l-s *ice bucket challenge* was started in july by pete fratees, a 29-year-old former boston college baseball player, diagnosed with lou gehrig's disease two years ago. he called his friends and challenged them to videotape themselves as they dump ice water over their heads. if they didn't respond to the challenge within 24 hours they had to send a hundred dollars to a-l-s research. >> now that something happened it's raising the awareness. ever but

. >> this was the first day of school for many american children and the american academy of pediatrics said it probably started too early in the morning. pediatric evidence that middle and high schoolers perm better when they sleep longer. less than nine and a half hours a night can contribute to obesity mood change behavior problems. they say pushing the start time back by just a half hour can cause dramatic improvements in a child's health and performance. dr. david newman is with mt. sinai medical center. david, good to see you. >> evening. >> what's the difference between adults and teenagers when i.t. comes to sleep? >> adults need in the range of seven to eight hours of sleep. teenage rs need a good hour or more beyond that. >> why is it that they need to get up later? >> well, they've got what we call a delayed phase in their sleep cycle. they actually start sleeping later. this is why teenagers, go to bed at 11:00, midnight, they're night birds. if they try and go to sleep earlier, they have difficulty going to sleep earlier than that. 8, 9:00, when adults are delighted to fall

well, the american academy of pediatrics now pushing school districts around the country to delay theclasses until at least 8:30 a.m. saying kids respect getting enough sleep. it is jeopardizing their health, as well as their grades. >>> vacation is over. president obama's back in washington today and this afternoon josh ernest back in the white house press briefing room and so was our chief white house correspondent ed henry. how does the white house defend the criticism the president got with so much going on while he was on vacation? >> reporter: they say inside the briefing that the president has been focused on these various national security crises. one of the problems we're dealing with right now though is various senior officials saying various things about how big of a threat isis really is. defense secretary chuck hagel saying this is bigger than the threat from al qaeda pre-9/11. then general martin dempsey who remember last thursday, comments now being clarified by the pentagon but he was basically saying at one point can they be defeated, isis, without addressing that par

. >> a statement published by the american academy of pediatrics agrees with the students falling asleepthey recommend schools start no earlier than 8:30 in the morning saying sleep deprived teens are at high risk for obesity depression and accidents and need between 8 1/2 to 9 1/2 hours sleep. only 14 percent of public high schools start first period at 8:30 a.m. >>> they could do better with their studies. >>> if you at 6:00, big increase in attendance at cal football games and why this is not the case across the nation. >>> did you see this? "friends" reunion? what brought women of the together on jimmy kimmel? >> the new abc7 news now. we have what going on during the we have what going on during the break all on the screen for hey pal? you ready? can you pick me up at 6:30? ah... (boy) i'm here! i'm here! (cop) too late. i was gone for five minutes! ugh! move it. you're killing me. you know what, dad? i'm good. (dad) it may be quite a while before he's ready, but our subaru legacy will be waiting for him. (vo) the longest-lasting midsize sedan in its class. introducing the all-new s

as a result american academy of pediatrics is calling on doctors to fight for later school starting timesakes sense. >> what time did you go to high school, do you remember? >> if i got to class on time, 7:00. 7:30, 8:00. probably i think. you? >> 7:00 a.m. every time i apologized to my english teachers in lodi, california, i would fall asleep in english class. >> i see the merits of this. your brain is still developing. help your body. at the same time you will have to hit the work force where you will have to get up at this time. so. >> yeah. >> suck it up now. i guess. sorry. >> oh. moving on, please, do not adjust your tv's when you see the subject of the next story. >> we say that because this is a blue lobster. it was caught off the coast of maine over the weekend. >> yeah. not color enhanced. a teenager and her dad found it. in one of their traps. people who study lobsters say the is blue because of a genetic defect. one in two million lobsters. turn out this way. apparently. >> apparently this defect has saved that lobster's life. instead of being dropped in a pot of boiling water

the american academy of pediatrics, my second favorite academy after the police academy says high schoolouldn't have to get to class until 8:30 a.m. or later. the optimal amount of sleep for add less -- adolescents is nine hours a night which i have heard, but they are getting less than seven. outraged. they have a reduced risk of being overweight and suffering depression and less likely to be involved in automobile accidents and higher grades and test scores and an over all better quality of life. if that's the case, why don't they sleep 24 hours a day? they will never get in an accident. >> exactly. they want to text and snap chat all night. and then they want to sleep in or say the school needs to change their hours? >> yes. >> what have we come to? >> this is crazy. i like to think of myself as a teen, but i can't get behind this. >> my dad would come in in the morning and if i didn't get up he would throw water. get out of bed and get to school. >> no wonder. >> the judge was pretty clear that the i like to think of myself as a teen defense was not going to apply. >> you know, a lot