richard besser, abc news, new york. >> and dr. besser will have much more later on "gma." >>> and more medical news, now. a new study suggesting pancreatic cancer is the only major cancer killer where the incidence and death rates are expected to rise over the next 20 years. pancreatic cancer is a particularly deadly form of the disease, with the survival rate at about 5%. >>> the cheating scandal at harvard university is reportedly impacting some of the school's sports teams. "sports illustrated" and the school's own newspaper says the co-captains of harvard's basketball team are being implicated in the scandal and both may be forced to leave the school. other athletes are among those implicated. administrators aren't commenting publicly. >>> we're learning details about the relationship between amanda knox and her former boyfriend. both were freed by an italian court last fall after they had served time for the murder of a roommate. in a new book, raffaele sollecito maintains their innocence but admits their bizarre behavior may

richard besser, abc news, new york. >> you're always warning us. cautioning us about those supplements. >> i am. very little about supplements is proven because unlike drug, it doesn't have to be. if you look at the bottle and you look at any health claim, there's a little asterisk after the claim and here's what it says on the back, "these statements have not been evaluated by the food and drug administration. this product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease." all they need to prove is that it's safe, not that it works and so i tell people to troy and get their nutrition through food. unless your doctor tells you have a true nutritional deficiency, my opinion this is not a good use of people's money. >> you tell us that over and over again, your friends around here. thank you, richard besser. >>> as we said this is the day america remembered. 11 years ago on a sunny tuesday morning in new york much like today those planes crashed into the world trade center, the pentagon and a field in western pennsylvania. nearly 3,000

thank you, richard besser. >>> and now, as we said, this is the day america remembered. 11 years ago on a sunny tuesday morning in new york much like today, those planes crashed into the world trade center, the pentagon and a field in western pennsylvania. nearly 3,000 lives were lost. we are told that 97% of americans across the country remember exactly where they were the moment the world changed. we want to tell you what we know as we know it. we just got a report in that there's been some sort of explosion at the world trade center in new york. a tuesday morning in september, and today 11 years later, a nation paused to remember. ♪ >> emelda h. perry. >> glenn c. perry, sr. [ bells toll ] [ playing "taps" ] [ playing "amazing grace" ] ♪ ♪ >> and while our thoughts went back today, the rebuilding does move on. a stunning new time-lapsed video has been released documenting the rise of 1 world trade center, the building reaching higher and higher and taking its place on the skyline. already the tallest building in new york, 1 world trade center is scheduled to open in 2014, and it w

richard besser brings us to the center of the outbreak. >> reporter: even this infectious disease expert can't explain what west nile virus is doing to the brain? >> when you came to the hospital how much do you remember? >> zero. >> reporter: as he walks these halls, he had few answers for the west nile patients still fighting. >> i'm well known for being a straight talker. >> i don't know if i'll make it. >> you can see the white spots. >> reporter: this is a brain destroyed by west nile. >> changes that go along with brain damage. >> reporter: even the doctor can't explain the white areas, all he knows is the body count is rising. >> go, dad. >> reporter: this is joe. days later he thought he had the flu. then it hit. now he needs help getting in and out of bed. . my biggest thing it's between the fever. i get fever and chills really bad. all your joints hurt. >> you see somebody like that who can't even touch his nose with his finger. that's pretty scary. >> reporter: west nile first arrived from africa more than a decade ago. now birds and mosquitos have spread it across the entire

richard besser said women suffering from some form could mean better treatments. >> some cans sers are much like ovarian cancer. that may lead some doctors to treat them with other drugs. >> but the red map isn't complete -- road map isn't complete. >> it's like a map with cities, villages and towns but doesn't have the bridges, stop signs. >> i find the study exciting but it's really a stay tuned situation. it will be years. >> reporter: experts say for now most breast cancer patients will have to wait for clinical trials and studies. >>> not a bad afternoon. mostly sunny skies. it's a beautiful shot downtown. we're at 67 degrees. bone dry humidity. winds are out of the west, just about seven, a very strong pressure reading. so that's an indication we have high pressure on top. we made it to 68 degrees despite sunshine. morning low 61. we should be around 75, not touching the record high in 2010 of 95 degrees. just about 7:00. that's when the sun crosses the horizon. 67 downtown. 67 hagerstown. winds are calm. here's your hour by hour forecast. cool conditions. we're back to the 50s t

protest thing issuance on may 18, 2012 to pickle/besser family trust of a permit to alter a building, interior soft dem in addition only on ground floor and basement, no exterior work per ab-017, the application number is 2012/05/14/0406, it's on today. have you gotten confirmation pr the interpreter that they are set up and ready to go. >> the last day that ms. wong left, she didn't mention it. >> she said she needed one more minute. >> i can go double check. >> if you would nlt mind or maybe she'll see me asking for it and maybe she'll come in. >> to come to this room? >> well, i just want to make sure -- >> okay, thank you so much, okay. so, president hwang. >> yes, and i just wanted to say, thank you all for coming out here, i know you've waited a little while but i wanted to take this out of order and i wanted to hear from mr. duffy first just so i can focus on what the permit is that we're dealing with today. >> good evening, commissioners, this building permit's for 4218 mission street is only for dem -- demolition on the ground floor and basement, no exterior work, it lets som

richard besser, abc news, new york. >> i like me a nice piece of salmon.too. the study was published by the american medical association. >>> coming up -- hello why brightish royal watchers believe there could be a new heir on the wi. >> baby bump, and tattoo talk, involving chris brown. controversy over his new ink. we will show it to you next in high speed internet at home on our newly expanded advanced digital network, a connection you can count on. introducing at&t u-verse high speed internet with more speed options, reliability and wi-fi hot spots than ever. go to our website below to get u-verse high speed internet for just 14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. it's all the speed you need all at a great price. our newly expanded advanced digital network gives you more of what you enjoy online. and with at&t, our wireless gateway turns your home into a private wi-fi hot spot that connects your wi-fi devices and can even save on your smart phone data usage at home. go to our website below to get at&t u-verse high speed internet f

richard besser. rice? how worried are you? >> you hear the word arsenic. the key question that hasn't been answered yet is how risky is it to your health. we'll not know that until the fda study is done next year. we're exposed to arsenic through the food we eat. the key question is, is this level risky? >> what do you do to minimize the risk if it nobody knows for sure what it means long term? >> i don't think you give up rice. rice, bilkly brown rice is a great source of nutrition. when air cooking rice watch the rice before you cook it. watch it in the calendar until the water runses clear. cook the rice with extra water. six times more water than you have rice in there. if you do those two thing, consumer said that will reduce by 30% the amount arsenic you take in. >>> and now we take a look into a kind of secret society. baby boomers ready to do whatever it takes to stay young. since 2006 prescriptions of testosterone have doublinged since 2006. and they're expected to triple again in the next 5 years. abc's neal karlinsky tells us who is doing this a

richard besser is here to break it down. it's ground breaking. a different kind of breast cancer? >> what this does, it adds to our understanding, when it comes to cancer, doesn't mat whaer part of the body it's in. the lung, your breast, colon. what are the defects that cause them to grow out of control. in this study we looked at hundreds of breast cancer tumors. there were a variety of defects that caused them to be cancer and each is a different disease that take ace different form of treatment. >> different treatment. what will begin soon? >> one of the different surprising findings for one of the hardest types of breast cancer, triple negative disease. it's about 10% of breast cancer. they found those cells were more closely related to ovarian cancer than breast cancer. some are trying use ovarian cancer treatments to tackle that. it opens all kinds of examples for potential treatment. it's very exciting. >> treating it as a ovarian cancer. >>. >> it is located in the breast but it acts like a ovarian cancer. >> you also take questions online. >>> still ahead on "world news,

richard besser, abc news, new york. >> i like me a nice piece of salmon. >> i do too. >> the study byhy british royal watchers believe there could be a new heir on the way. >> baby bump, and tattoo talk, involving chris brown. controversy over his new ink. we will show it to you next in "the skinny." ♪ >> announcer: abc's "world news now" will continue after this from our abc stations. ♪ skinny, so skinny >> so the question is to kate middleton and will getting pregnant, it wasn't when, or how long it is going to happen, but it looks like it might be happening now. they knew it would happen shortly. according to "the daily beast" reporting that she turned down a glass of wine. >> a pretty good clue. >> two glasses of wine to be specific. >> why any one would turn down a glass of wine, i have no idea. must be. >> there part of a tour of southeast asia and south pacific. she toasted the queen twice with water. will was drinking. she wasn't. >> kate and will enjoy, they enjoy imbibing. >> they do enjoy wine. when they were engaged they said we want to have a happy family. most royals are

richard besser who has watched over her, so amazingly, rich.ve come up and said, a transplant, that must mean surgery, how long will the surgery be? >> reporter: that's the question i get, how long is the operation? and it's really incredibly miraculous. to get a bone marrow transplant, all it is, in less than ten minutes, the doctor injected bone marrow cells, millions of them, into her body. through a vein. and they just go in, they set up shop and they do their incredible work. >> i know that she wants everyone out there to know that you can donate, you can donate, you can join the registry and save so many lives. >> reporter: such an outpouring. about 7,000 people have one of these every year. thousands still waiting. but in response to robin's call, tens of thousands of people who hadn't thought about it have signed up. and, you know, in her honor, the more people who do that, the easier it will be for her. >> and we've been saying to each other, she is amazing. amazing, every moment in this, and only robin roberts could have disco balls o

richard besser. rich, rice? rice? how worried are you? >> you hear the word arsenic. it's worrisome. the key question that hasn't been answered yet is how risky is it to your health. we're really not going know that until the fda study is done next year. we're exposed to arsenic through the air, through the water, through the soil, through the food that we eat. the key question is, is this level risky? >> what do you do to minimize the risk if nobody knows for sure what is means long term? >> i don't think you give up rice. rice, brown rice is a great source of nutrition. when you're eating rice, do things to reduce the amount of arsenic you take in. when you're cooking rice, wash the rice before you cook it. wash it in a colander until the water runs clear. cook the rice with extra water. six times more water than you have rice in there. if you do those two thing, consumer reports said that will reduce by 30% the amount of arsenic you take in. but the most important thing a varied diet makes sure you don't take in any more contaminant at a dangerous level. >>> still

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richard besser says that for women suffering from some forms of the disease, this could mean certainme are like ovarian cancer. that may lead some doctors to treat the cancers with other drugs. >> this is a very important road map of the genes that go wrong. >> reporter: but cautions dr. larry norton of new york's memorial sloan kettering cancer center, the roadmap isn't complete. >> it's like a map that has all the cities, villages, and towns, but it doesn't have all the roads and the bridges and the stop signs. so there's a lot that we have to do to connect the dots. >> experts say that for now, most breast cancer patients will have to wait for clinical trials and dozens of drug studies. that process can take ten years or more. abc news, new york. >> another ten years. i mean? >> seems like a long time doesn't it? >> seems like a long time when you're talking 40,000 women that have died. according to many breast cancer experts these findings confirm that cancers need to be treated according to their genetic components rather than their location in the body. so, at least that sort o