, a sprawling campus close to the capital and bethesda maryland. it's a budget overall for 2013 was $29.2 billion. in 2014 they got about $30.2 billion in the white house request is $30.4 billion. the institute founded in 1887 comprised of 27 separate institutes and centers. one of those institutes is the national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases. we are joined by its director dr. griffin rodgers. dr. rodgers teleour our viewers was sort of research you do. >> guest: the national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney institute are have research in diabetes and related endocrine disorders thyroid disease and other metabolic conditions. we fund studies and digestive diseases, nutrition, liver disease as well as in kidney disease, benign neurologic diseases and hematologic diseases so you can see that the vast spectrum of disorders we are responsible for. >> host: your budget, $1.7 million. how is that money allocated out and for what? >> guest: there are two components to our funding stream. we have an intramural progr

close to the capital in bethesda, maryland. the budget overall for 2013 was $29.2 billion. about 30.2ey got billion. the white house requested 30.4 billion. this institute founded in 1887 and comprised of 27 separate institutes and centers. theof those institutes is national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases. we are joined by its director, dr. griffin rodgers. just tell our viewers what sort of research you do at the institute. >> the national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases is responsible for some of the most common and chronic, costly, and consequent so diseases affecting americans today. we have research in diabetes and related endocrine disorders and metabolic diseases. we funded studies of digestive diseases, liver disease, as well as in kidney disease. the nine neurologic diseases. a vast see it is spectrum of disorders we are responsible for. your budget is 1.7 billion dollars. how is that money allocated out and for what? componentse are two of our funding scheme. inter-more

host: we will move on to bethesda maryland. good morning. weler: i can't believe that are still trying to decide whether or not there is climate change. we are still trying to tell people that evolution exists, the planet is heating up, i just cannot understand why people don't just read. if you look at what is going on in the southern states, they are the ones who are suffering from climate change. they are having all of these catastrophic climate events. it is the democratic states that are paying all the taxes to bail them out. become moreto educated. i have a relative who does not believe in evolution. she says she is never seen a fish walk. she does not even know what evolution is. this kind of ignorance has to stop. this is the united states of america. i can't believe this is still going on. "wall street journal" had a piece over the weekend. if you want to read that piece, it was in saturday's "wall street journal." we are talking about how big of a priority climate change is for you. mike is in north carolina on our line for republi

at the uniformed services university of the health sciences in bethesda, maryland, dr. andy baum is studying post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans. [dr. baum] we bring vietnam veterans and various control group subjects into our laboratory, and we ask them to watch a film which most people would consider stressful, but which combat veterans may find more stressful because it's a film of combat surgery. we measure their blood pressure and their heart rate before, while, and after they view the film to see how reactive they are to that kind of stressful, relevant stimulus. please work rapidly. we ask them questions about how they feel, whether they are experiencing symptoms of somatic problems-- headaches, backaches, pains-- whether they're depressed or anxious, and whether there are certain kinds of situations that seem to make them feel that way. i think the thing we're most interested in and the thing i most want to understand is how these acute events become such long-term albatrosses for people and why it is, while most people can deal with these thgs, why it is

a physician exposed to ebola in sierra leone has been admitted to nih in bethesda, maryland. stephanie ramirez was there this afternoon when the patient arrived. >> reporter: this doctor exposed to the ebola virus is the first patient now working in that area to be transported to ours, an ambulance taking the physician to the nih's clinical center in bethesda today where dr. anthony fauci says he will enroll in a clinical study. dr. fauci would not comment on the patient status further due to hippa laws, but he and others close to this operation tell us just because the doctor was exposed doesn't mean he has the virus. >> this is an epidemic that is really raging. we do not have the kind of control over it that is necessary to put an end to it right now. >> reporter: the physician's relocation in bethesda is part of the latest push by president obama to increase the u.s.' role in combating the deadly virus that has killed close to 3,000 people in a few months. here at nihfauci said earlier in -- nih fauci said they plan to test some of the first patient candidates with possib

close to the capital in bethesda, maryland. the budget overall for 2013 was $29.2 billion. about 30.2ey got billion. the white house requested 30.4 billion. this institute founded in 1887 and comprised of 27 separate institutes and centers. theof those institutes is national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases. we are joined by its director, dr. griffin rodgers. just tell our viewers what sort of research you do at the institute. >> the national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases is responsible for some of the most common and chronic, costly, and consequent so diseases affecting americans today. we have research in diabetes and related endocrine disorders and metabolic diseases. we funded studies of digestive diseases, liver disease, as well as in kidney disease. the nine neurologic diseases. a vast see it is spectrum of disorders we are responsible for. your budget is 1.7 billion dollars. how is that money allocated out and for what? componentse are two of our funding scheme. inter-more

case, a good citizen did the right thing and really drew attention to that little house in bethesda, maryland. >> the neighbors said they hadn't seen the family in a week, and the papers and mail were backing up. normally the family would actually tell the neighbors that they were going out of town, they were going somewhere. >> i received a call on the police radio, i was working that beat, and they told me to go to the residence on williston drive in bethesda. as soon as i got in there, the whole thing was just, you know, awful to even look at. just blood dripping down and pooling up on the floor. it was like a horror house. >> montgomery county authorities picked up the flyer that we had left at poch hardware, and the neighbors identified it as the bishop family. >> the whole family was described repeatedly by a number of people as being the perfect foreign service family. brad bishop, rising star in the state department, trophy children, beautiful wife, talented. bishop's mother living with them. >> the victims of the crime were bishop's mother, lobelia bishop, who was 68 years old. annet

he'll be kept in isolation at bethesda, maryland. just because someone is exposed to the virus does not necessarily mean they are or will be infected. four other usa workers have been treated for ebola at hospitals. the epidemic is believed to have killed more than 3,000 people. >>> bill and hillary clinton can now add a new job title to their resumes. grandparents. the clintons releasing this picture. look at this. of them holding their granddaughter. that's a great photo. their daughter chelsea just gave birth to the baby girl last night. the clintons saying, we are blessed, grateful, and so happy to be the grandparents of a beautiful girl, charlotte clinton mezvinsky. >> i can't believe, first of all, that chelsea is a mom. >> a very big congratulations. >>> a group of u.s. governors are getting out of town for a bit. they hopped a military plane for the other side of the world. if we showed you a picture while they were there, you would know. >>> also, putting a patriotic spin on history. they are protesting their school board an

we're doing what's called a phase one trial in normal, healthy volunteers here in bethesda, maryland.a total of 20 people will be in that trial. it will take about three or four months by the end of this calendar year to determine if there are no adverse reactions to it and whether it induces the response. the trouble is -- not trooble, it's just the reality -- is that developing a vaccine is a long, multistep process. this is the first important step. see if it's safe. then if it is, then go to the next stage of vaccinating many more people to determine the correct dose, whether it's still safe and does it protect people. so it's not something that you get overnight. it takes a while. >> right. and zmap already being administered to some victims, by our count, seven, two of whom have died. what is the relationship between the two vaccines, which do you believe at this point is most promising, if you can make that judgment? >> well, lou, one is a vaccine, which is what we're working on, what you give to a person who's uninfected to prevent them from getting infected. zmap is a cocktai

the person will be dreeth in bethesda, maryland. >>> a moss kitto born illness is spreading. a million people have been infacted. the disease, is usually not fatal but causes pain. symptoms include muscle soreness, head ache, muscle fatigue and rash. travellers are bringing the virus into the u.s. 1125 cases have been reported in the u.s. an aerospace contractor is taking n.a.s.a. to court and at stake 6.8 million in contracts. n.a.s.a. is being challengedar it awarded contracts to boeing. the contracts to build space taxis taking astronauts to the international space station. it agreed to build vehicles at a saving of 9 million, and are questioning the way n.a.s.a. awards its contracts. the space taxis ends dependence on russia for rides to the space station. >> bill and hillary clinton are proud grandparents. hillary clinton sent out a tweet of a photo of her and bill with their knew grand-daughter saying it's one of the happiest moments of their lives. chelsea tweeted: . >> both the former president and former secretary of state re-tweeted their daughter's announcement. >>

doctors at the uniform services -- university of bethesda maryland say early warning signings includeflashing lights, the link may be associated with a dysfunction in one of the brain's messengers but researchers say the risk is still low and migraine sufferers should not be alarmed. scientists say if further research confirms this link, then migraine could be included as one of the many early warnings symptoms used to identify people at high risk of developing the disease. >> in you mothers say they feel discouraged from breast feeding because of what they feel is a stigma. british study women complained about being stared at, negative comments and feeling sigma tied in they chose to breast feed their children for more than a year. others even say the health community does not support them enough when they're learning to nurse. this is not in the united states. this is a british study. it's in the journal of maternal and child nutrition. >> all right, doug lovers look at your four legged best friend and feel i am positive there is intelligence in those eyes. new clues just how smart

he lives in bethesda, maryland. ladies and gentlemen, welcome mark lee greenblatt. [applause] >> mark o'meara said this before. he wrote to someone who hasn't served as a that of a wand to honor -- what made you undertake this endeavor, and how long they take in what is the process been like? >> into the seventh in 2008 i went to an awards banquet where they honored military veterans. folks serving in military. they would tell the story and bring them up on stage in front of this huge audience of people and was not a dry eye in the house. these were unbelievable stories. i would go year after year, and they kept saying, how come no one knows this guy? how come no one knows this woman? they're going to go back to they will be bagging groceries if you like enough to find a job, where as in years past, in generations past they would have take a tape parades in the honor. they would be hometown heroes and we just didn't have that. so year after your i said, how come no one knows these folks quick finally i said, why don't i write about them? that literally was the start

he lives with his wife and two sons in bethesda, maryland. [applause] >> so mark can be wrote this who has a served as a veteran, but what made you undertake this endeavor and how long did it take and what is the process been like quite >> in 2007 in 2082 were spent was for the honor military veterans and folks serving in the military. they would tell their stories and bring them up on stage in front of this huge audience of people and there was not a dry in the house of the company stories. this one movable stories. i would go year after year and i kept saying how come no one knows this guy? they are going to go back and they'll be back in grocery if they're lucky enough to find a job. whereas in years past, in generations past, they would take parades in their honor. the hometown heroes is so year after year is that how come no one knows these folks? finally i said why don't i write about them? and then i just started hearing stories coming after people. i do investigation for a living and so this is something where during my day job i look

located in bethesda, maryland in sprawling campus. 37 separate institutes and centers. world's largest hospital dedicated to clinical research. a little over 23,000 unique patience in 2013. your questions, your comments for the director of nih. get your thoughts in a minute. william is up first. vicksburg, michigan. democrat, thanks for hanging on the line. go ahead. >> caller: actually i'm from mississippi. >> host: sorry about that. go ahead. >> caller: first of all, thank you to c-span for allowing me to comment on this subject. first of all, first of all, i shouldn't say this but i'm a free mason and i don't want you guys to lie about health and thing like this because one thing about it is i love to help other people. it's one of the things that i love to do. if you guys are funded for this ebola operation, then you can put forth the most earth to it and i understand that what you're saying and everything but if you reach out to the other cities, countries, states and ask them for funding, if they won't give you funding, ask the other people will they fund you to h

the doctor is being treated at the agencies clinical center in bethesda maryland. close to 3100 people have now died from the outbreak in west africa. >> a painful mosquito born illness is on the rise. health officials say more than a million people have been diagnosed with the illness, spreading to two dozen countries, including the u.s. the virus causes extreme pain. >> chicago's airport slowly getting back to normal this morning after a weekend of rather frustrating delays and cancellations. aviation officials say it could be two weeks before operation are fully resteered at midway and o'hare. it's the fallout from a fire set at one of the nation's busiest air control centers. stephanie sy one of the millions stranded. good to see you by satellite. >> good morning, del, things are looking a lot better this morning. this time yesterday, there were 200 united flights, united flights alone that were canceled. my flight to new york was among those. there were 700 total flights canceled at o'hare. this morning i just took a look at the board for departures here in th

awarded $1.4 billion in funds, with at least one grant in your district, so the brain trust in bethesda, maryland, not only, but it is and we aree country, leaving a good deal of wonderful science on the table due to the system,stress on the which is quite understandable given our fiscal constraints, but the case here is so strong in terms of the contributions to our health and economy, that we can find a straight trajectory forward, and that would certainly be a wonderful way to document america's intent to continue leadership in this space. thank you. >> thank you, dr. collins. hamburg, with the u.s. food and drug administration. >> there was huge benefit in getting out of washington and listening to people on the ground with important issues, with various perspectives, and this is a welcome opportunity to do so, in a region that is rich with distinguished research institutions and wonderful health care facilities and systems, so it is very appropriate. noted, the 21st century cures initiative has really given us a chance to come together across disciplines, across sectors, across states, and a

steven paul is vice president of home building operations in bethesda, maryland.this morning on the number and put it in context. every survey throughout the past couple months suggested there was more and mf confidence. yet there was anxiety the confidence was unfounded. >> we have seen strong markets since march. some of the numbers you talked about, our july was the best we've had in i don't know how many years. then august, we expect it to fall off because of vacations and things like that and it hasn't come back since. we're constantly having our expectations pulled out from under us because we think that the market might finally be in a more permanent recovery and now we go into a slowdown again. it's hard to figure out and plan with this kind of economy. >> when you think about we've been having a debate about janet yellen and her impact on all of this. you would like her to do what? >> i guess part of me wants to leave interest rates just where they are and then part of me would like to have them go up a little bit to get people to go, oh, i guess things a

an american doctor exposed to ebola has arrived at nih in bethesda, maryland.an you tell us act this situation? someone exposed to ebola, you want to get them to a fact where if in fact they're infected they can be treated quickly. >> that's right. i can't give you details about this patient because of c confidentiality. like you correctly said, the patient is a physician who had been follvolunteering services. the physician was exposed in a way that would be at risk for being infected. when we say exposed, that does not necessarily mean a person is infected. when you have an exposed person, you put them under the right isolation situation where you can monitor them f. they're exposed and not infected, they're home free after a certain period of time. the outer limit of that is usually 21 days following exposure if unfortunately a person does get infected, then you treat them appropriately under the proper infection control conditions. >> that has been remarkable watching ebola happening in west africa. we wish you the best in working on a vaccine and helping t

looking northbound straight up wisconsin avenue towards bethesda, chevy chase, rockville pike, good looking morning, more sunshine in northern maryland than southern maryland. the view from prince george's county over the district and parts of arlington as well, nice looking morning outside. temperatures here in the metro 66 rockville and gaithersburg. 73 at national airport. 68 in brandywine and rosariville in prince george's county and your sunday starter, temperatures now moving their way into the middle and upper 70s. your afternoon, a mix of clouds and sunshine but a beauty of a day. temperatures upper 70s and low 80s for the afternoon time. back into the low 70s by 9:00 tonight. nice, quiet overnight tonight but rain chances are back, no later than lunch time tomorrow. more about all that and the week ahead coming up in a few more minutes. >>> new this morning a quiet community wakes up to a heavy police presence. two children from the same home are dead. police are trying to figure out why. news 4's derrick ward is getting new reaction from neighbors in shefr early. this is one of those stories that makes your heart drop. >> w

also today new jersey governor chris christie will be in bethesda helping to raise money for marylandal candidate larry hogan. hogan is the republican candidate. you vote for him or democratic candidate anthony brown this november. we were not told exactly where the bethesda fund-raiser will be. >>> well, to for the first time in more than 20 years, a congressional l wi hold a hearing on d.c. statehood. district delegate eleanor holmes norton along with members of d.c. council will testify before a senate committee. the hearing will happen tomorrow afternoon at 3:00 in the dirksen senate office building. mayor gray is among those who will testify in support of the new columbia admissions act. that will make the district the 51st state. >> an opporti for us to once again make th case on behalf of bringing ame values to the district ofumriin democracye ct columbi >> supporters say more than 600,000 d.c. residents should see the samrind representa i congrs as the rest of the country. however, oppos say the country's founders did not intend to make the nation's capital a state. >>> the "t

metro area. 58, bethesda, 64 in d.c. 62, alexandria, starting out. areas across northern maryland starting out fairly low. 50 in cumberland. 52 in frederick and northern virginia. overnight, down to the upper 50s. around culpeper, 59. 59 also quantico, just down i-95. again, a crisp start to the day tomorrow and a lot like fall. the high temperature, 75 to 79 degrees. on top of that, could be breezy early in the day. so you're going to feel that chill more and might need a light jacket. showers likely right now on saturday. saturday is the day for whatever you're going to be doing outside. there will be showers throughout the day, i think our best bet during the afternoon. there's 2:00 with temperatures in the low 70s. low humidity for sunday. but saturday might wind up being a bit of a washout. we'll be tracking this system closely over the next couple days. into the early part of next week, still 70s for temperatures on tap. right now just a slight chance for a few showers coming our way tuesday of next week. jim, pat? >>> now some stories we're working on right now in our newsr

bethesda. more than 100 runners and walkers laced up their sneakers in support of special olympics maryland.nizers tell us they're still waiting for all the numbers to come in, but they believe theyded their goal. the group holds olympic-style competitions for kids and adults in montgomery county. >>> also in montgomery county, a town hall to tackle the issue of bullying in school. it was a way for citizens to voice their frustrations and couple u ide to stop bullying. over the past few months, the community has worked together to stop the problem. >> we've got caring hearts out there. we have caring citizens and caring organizations and we'll bring that all together and make it a better montgomery county public school system for the kids there being bullied and the bulliers because they need help as well. today's town hall was the third event of the county's efforts to raise awareness and educate people on what they can do to prevent bullying. >>> it's been a weekend of wild weather for millions of people. check this out. storms brought down trees and power lines across arizona, but that wa

looking northbound straight up wisconsin avenue towards bethesda, chevy chase, rockville pike, good looking morning, more sunshine in northern marylandhern maryland. the view from prince george's county over the district and parts of arlington as well, nice looking morning outside. temperatures here in the metro 66 rockville

maryland, surae chinn, wusa9. >> a doctor who was exposed toe the ebola virus is now being observed at n.i.h. in bethesda. he was exposed while treating patients in sierra leone. the doctor who isn't sick right now was admitted out of an abundance of caution. doctors will observe him and enroll him in a clinical study. dr. anthony fauci wouldn't talk about the specifics of this case. he says just because someone is exposed to ebola doesn't mean they'll be infected. >> we do not have the kind of control that is necessary to put an end to it right now. it's very important to accelerate greatly our response. >> so far close to 3,000 people have died from this latest ebola outbreak. >>> a sad note from a legend in journalism. former "washington post" editor ben bradlee is now in hospice care. the 93-year-old bradlee's health has deteriorated following years of alzheimer's disease. he's being cared for at the couple's d.c. home. grad lee as you know was the post editor from 1968 through 1991 and he led the newsroom through coverage of watergate as well as the pentagon papers. >>> when we come back, the nation'

. >>> a new business in maryland is offering a unique relief for people that suffer from allergies think the bethesda cave covered in crystals, salt crystals are used to treat asthma and other conditions since world war ii, people leave feeling better but it shouldn't just be a doctor patient approach. >> i would not replace it with seeing a regular physician or your regular allergist. breathing and meditation classes are also offered here and they hope to offer yoga as well. >>> karen rogers is here now and the forecast is picture perfect out there. >> i like lounging around, but a day like this, you may as well be outside. looking at stormtracker 6 live double scan, looking around the region, we are dry today and really a beautiful day, lets go outside. i'll show what you it looks like, sky 6 looking live, wall-to-wall sunshine and we have the fair weather cumulous clouds popping up on the skyline, a very nice day, how about those temperatures at 71 degrees, we start of on the cool side and temperatures in the 40s, recovering a bit. 68 in allentown and 68 in trenton and 68 in millville as well as t

maryland, wet. same thing east of frex fredericksburg too. and annapolis, more rain. all of this making its way slowly to the north-northeast so rain in the back door. bethesda and areas around woodbridge and right down quantico, so some wet roads for the evening for anyone going out. there's a snapshot of areas around frederick, maryland to warrington in virginia, mostly dry. but in terms of what's going on, we've got some showers across southern maryland. there's the front. area of high pressure to the north so it's that east-northerly fetch that allows us to stay locked in for another 24 hours and thunderstorms. that front will make its way northward tomorrow. so there might be an isolated thunderstorm across southern maryland tomorrow. 76 degrees now. we drop to 70 by 11:00. yes, still a few more light scattered showers around. in terms of what we're going to be seeing by tomorrow morning, we're going to introduce fog into everything going on. and that fog will be rather patchy, mainly down to the south and off to the west. so here we are, 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. again, areas of some wet weather, roads wet. might want to get an early start out the do

maryland. and there is the cloudy sky over northwest right now. a live view from the storm team 4 tower camera. there is friendship heights and there is bethesda off in the distance. tenleytown right there. and we have the clouds with us at reagan national where it's at 77, dew point very steamy at 71. all around the region, low to mid-70s from the shenandoah valley all the way to the bay and eastern shore. and for this labor day, we will have some hazy sunshine through the middle of the afternoon. but much of the morning, cloudy, in the mid-70s. maybe a passing sprinkle between now and around 10:00. and then sunshine breaks out noontime, mid-80s. jumping to the low 90s by mid to late afternoon. and then by then 3:00 to 6:00, an isolated thunderstorm could roll through. probably not as severe as yesterday. just a small chance of that. here are the rain chances going forward over the next seven days. pretty good chance today. then a lower chance on tuesday, maybe tuesday evening. then probably no rain around on wednesday, thursday. then chances increase again as we get into friday and saturday over the weekend, a likelihood of shall showers and

maryland heading toward the exit for the field. the good news is despite the heavy traffic lanes are open. inner loop lineup is leading tysons across allegiant bridge up toward 270, a break through bethesdaslowdown out of college park toward greenbelt and exit to the stadium. across the 14th street bridge takes you across south capitol street. a little break there for ballpark traffic and kenilworth avenue, heavy heading toward eastern and through cheverly, but lanes are open. despite all the heavy traffic no major incidents or obstacles. keep our fingers crossed. >> it's burgundy and gold against the giants thursday night. >>> derek mcginty, dave owens, kristen berset join us live again from fedex field with a look at how the redskins camera crew is important to the team's success. how so? >> reporter: oh, man, first if you can make it through all this traffic we just heard about, you'll be here with us counting it down to primetime as the redskins take on the giants. one of the hallmarks of a good player in the nfl is a guy who does his homework. by that we mean film work. >> reporter: this week being a short week they've had to cram it in there and get their first look at the giants t

maryland. chris christie will attend a fund-raiser for larry hogan. the fund-raiser planned for september 17th in bethesda. joe bill clinton's appearance for anthony brown which also happened to be in montgomery county raised a million dollars. do you think chris christie can do the same for larry hogan? >> we willhe'll raise a lot of money. the problem isn't money it's votes. that's what he needs. what we've learned with elected officials coming in, is that it usually doesn't translate into votes. bill clinton raises money because they're clinton and people, you know, like to be around them. with christie you don't have that kind of a real enthusiasm. so he'll raise some money. but bottom line is, his problem right now is not going to be just money. it's got to get votes. he has to get votes. >> talk about the campaign so far. larry hogan's tv ads have hit the air. he's criticizing tax hikes signed into law by the outgoing governor. are they resonating? >> i think they resonated amongst their base. maryland is mostly democratic. i think this fund-raiser will raise money. it will motivate the people who a

maryland this morning. stepping off the plane in a special white suit. the unnamed patient went from here to the nih center in bethesda. it's not clear if the doctor actually contracted ebola. >>> to another virus. this one sending hundreds of american kids to the hospital. the enterovirus is taking a dangerous new turn. the cdc is investigating whether muscle weakness or paralysis in nine colorado kids is connected to the virus. 40 states confirm cases of the illness that swellled when the school year started. doctor, good morning. >> good morning, charlie. >> so tell me how you see this connection paralysis is a very scary consequence. >> certainly is. this is a virus called enterovirus d-68. it's from a family enteroviruses. polio is an enterovirus. in fact there was an outbreak early this year in the state of california where several kids got paralysis and they had this particular virus. we can't prove the virus causes this neuro logic syndrome but there clearly is an association. these kids present -- they've got sim tops of a virus. they have virus in the blood of some of them. and they also have character chang