the birth of a nation set the tone. it is still used to debate about how much progress has or has not heard. and whether such a films that have ever been made. america, the three birth of a nation hangs as vector. ultimately, the birth of a nation is about controversy. it's a deep ignorance. it was something in the tradition of america the, the minstrel show. it's that the tone for the 21st wouldy when media literally create a visual democracy. the rebirth of a nation -- the timetable became the projector. all of those things look back through history. it's been said that those who don't learn from history are due to repeated. [applause]the truth? >> masking and that ain't to come up q&a. we're asking them to come up in case there are any difficult questions. people walk up to the microphones? who's in charge here? >> i assume people walk up to the microphone. they are on each side. one is locking up to one. i wanted to know little more inut dw griffith, who he was his beliefs. and they were just up on the screen. i wan

iowa and premature births. the state gets a "c" for preemie births from the march of dimes. searching for answers. water works officials in one eastern iowa city are looking for the cause of high nitrate levels in its water supply. and you're looking live on our citycam this morning. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on another nice one all across eastern iowa. temperatures will be slightly warmer with highs in the middle and upper 50s area-wide. more clouds will build tonight setting us up for our next area of low pressure that will impact iowa on wednesday. most of the area will see rain by the afternoon and evening hours with thunderstorm s also possible. given how strong this low pressure system is, we may have a few strong storms within all this as well. there is a risk of severe weather over southern iowa, and much of this will hinge on how much sun we see as to whether severe storms will materialize or not. we'll be monitoring it closely. moving forward, plan on very strong wind on thursday with gusts to 45-50 mph possible, es

abandoned at birth. >> reporter: abandoned at birth? and take look. old records from hospital social workers confirm it, saying diane was abandoned by her mother, zella jackson. but the richardsons have more to reveal, saying that when diane was 9 years old, her foster mom made it a point to find diane's biological mom, and even had a name to start the search. >> she found a zella mae jackson and called her. the woman just said, "no, i didn't have a baby," so, i mean, what do you do at that point? >> reporter: though zella denies getting that call, u.s. attorney richard callahan is intrigued by those old records that are surfacing. >> that began to paint a different picture from what zella price was saying. >> reporter: so you began to see some discrepancies? >> well, the records were certainly contradicting the story. >> reporter: then he uncovers an explosive contradiction. one that will shake the stolen baby story to its core. >> new documents that call one mother's account into question. >> reporter: callahan releases diane's birth certificate, an

premature birth is the number one killer of babies. the grade iowa got today in it's fight to save infants. this is a live look down the cedar river you can see the mcgrath ampitheatre there. there's more news ahead when live at 5 continues on cbs 2. if you think we can grow our economy while ignoring climate change, think again. america's most innovative companies are already moving to clean energy using existing technology to improve their bottom line. now we need a plan to help businesses and families across america to save money on electricity and create millions of new jobs. it all starts with 50% clean energy by 2030. a brand new report out today from the march of dimes says iowa isn't yet making the grade when it comes to premature births. the state got a "c" on the report - but one board member says this report is actually encouraging. cbs 2 news reporter joy howe is here to explain. this report from the march of dimes comes out each year, but this year it's a bit overall, iowa got a "c" but the report is looking for the first

so you don't believe that this birth certificate is authentic? >> i believe it was an authentic birth certificate created years after the fact for the purposes relates to the birth of diane and the motherhood of zella. >> reporter: incredibly, he even charges that zella's signature is a fake. and he doesn't stop there. >> that's the same birth that's signed by a stamp with a dr. skaggs stamp. and dr. skaggs, if you look at that, was not a doctor as of that date. he was still a teenager. he didn't become a licensed doctor until years later. >> reporter: so your theory is that that record was falsified. >> absolutely. >> reporter: that led us to dig even deeper. starting with that so-called teen doctor's signature. this old news article in the archives led us to a major discovery. the real dr. skaggs -- now living in florida. and guess what? he was a full-fledged doctor when diane was born. >> that's a false comment. at the time of that delivery i was 27 years old. >> reporter: he agreed to look over diane's birth certificate for us. >> yes, this i

in the united states, preterm births now make up nine point six percent of all rths? an improvement from last year, when more than 11 percent of all babies were premature. an improvement, yes, but the march of dimes says it's not enough? the organization giving the u.s. a grade of "c"? and re-stating their goal - reducing premature births to 8.1 percent by the year twenty twenty. a city and state breakdown reveals shreveport, louisiana topped the list for the highest rate of premature births - about 20 % -- that's one in five babies born before their time. portland, oregon had the lowest rates -- seven percent. and new this year? prematurity rates for different racial and ethnic groups? finding notable disparities? and suggeting new strategies to try to reach the goal we'd all realal want: every baby born in this country? a healthy baby . " tim: coming up after the break...ndidates decended on new hampshire today to register for the upcoming caucuses. we'll have the details g-o-p candidates made their way to new hampshire this all comes as gop frontrunner donald trump

the march of dimes is particularly concerned about racial disparities that show higher preterm birth rates for women of color. have access to care, and that is important not only when they are pregnant, but even for primary care. >> the biggest risk of premature birth is death. though most babies survive, they can face serious health challenges. >> including those relating to the lungs, the brain, neurologic development. >> the march of dimes is working to improve health care and educate mothers about risk factors, including maternal age and drug and alcohol use. her son max wilson turn three and is overcoming many of the challenges from his premature birth. >> he had quite a few developmental delays. his communication was delayed, and now, my husband and i went at each other and say can you believe we were worried about his talking? because he does not stop. jc: reid: many deals have already been had, though. next, the spike in sales that retailers have already seen. jc: you thought it was too good to be true -- you were right. an alert for consumers, the coupon circulating the inte

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why the birth home is such an important place. this is where, literally, martin luther king junior changed his identity. this is the place where he has his early experiences. this is the important thing that comes through in that wonderful document, the autobiography of religious development. that is something that he writes during his first year at theological seminary. a handwritten paper. i would love to show you it, just to see the way in which he kind of sketches out his life. he says, "i was born in 1929 on the eve of the great depression, which spread its disastrous arms throughout the nation." that is how he comes to his anti-capitalist view of the world. that's all in the first paragraph. have you ever read a document that reveals so much more than that? just from its beginning? those of you in this class understand that beginning, because it is the beginning of the auto biography. this seems like the perfect place to begin his story. what i like to emphasize is that, in so many other ways, that influence the person who w

suing a birth control company.ol pills were packaged wrong and they wound up pregnant as a result. now they are calling on a company to pay for the cost and educating these little babies. ninety-four of them. how will it play out in court. i am joined now. i have to tell you, as a mom, i am troubled by this story. these babies are here. they are on earth now. they are all healthy. thank goodness. these moms do not want them or they do not want the financial burden. >> there are a lot of issues around this case. it is not clear under the laws of various states in which these ladies lived, these claims will be successful. some states do recognize a claim for extraordinary expenses where there has been essentially a wrongful birth in a circumstance like this. a circumstance where a child is born with very, very severe handicaps and has a lifetime of medical expenses. >> these babies, fortunately, are healthy. >> i am told to the contrary. in a couple of these cases, the children do have handicaps. there will be extra

. >>> botched birth control? more than 100 woman who use the pill say a packaging error led to pregnancy. now these moms say the company should pay. "nightly news" begins right now. >> in nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news with lester holt." >>> good evening. we start with greig danger the sky which threatened nearly 2 dozen flights last night alone. the fbi is looking for potentially dozens of suspects who lit up the skies with laser pointers in 16 cities. one targeted the helicopter of our nbc station here in new york city which aimed its camera lens at the source catching the alleged culprit in the act. tom costello now with a rare pilot's view of this alarming threat from the ground. >>> it happened 1,500 feet over brooklyn. a bright green laser light suddenly lit up the nbc 4 helicopter cockpit. >> don't look, george. >> reporter: the reporter and his pilot nearly blinded as they hovered above the city. on the ground, a man who appeared to be targeting not only the nbc chopper

one is 1.8, the target birth rate of a couple. young people are encouraged to get married if they so wish and have babies. the other is to reduce the to zero the number of people who have to leave their job to care for elderly family members. they want to create a more dynamic and safer society. if everybody, young and old, men and women, handicapped and able bodied and once marginalized people can actively participate in social activities, the prime minister believes that we can expect the improvement in productivity and innovation and creativity. diversity would breed the investment and personal consumption, economic growth will trigger the second and third arrows to solve the social issues. growth in distribution can create a virtuous circle. the government aspires to tackle the challenging goal to attack new infrastructure. we will trigger the second and third arrow. the tax revenue in the fiscal 2014 and fiscal 2015 are favorable. so we would like to use this windfall prudently in order to compile the supplementary budget of

article in the birth control review 1935, she said this. in russia bolshevik russia the mother and child are under protection and care of the government to an extent never before equalled in history. then she said this, this is margaret sanger and bolshevik russia. theoretically there are no obstacles to birth control in russia. it is accepted on the grounds of health and human rights. we, america, could well take example from russia, the soviet union, 1934, on the verge of the great purge. we could take example from russia, the founder of planned parenthood weather are no legal restrictions, nowhere does condemnation and birth control instruction in this part of the regular welfare service of the government. that is where we are in america. birth control instruction as part of the regular wealth and service of the government, no legal restriction, no religious condemnation and if you don't support birth control being part of the regular welfare service of the government you troglodytes you favorite--favor a war on women. we are 80 years be

the birth and beyond expo, co-hosted by dr. carlin and dr. michelle wattier, will take place at the fifit presbyterian church of cedar falls this saturday, november 7. attendees can look forward to a fun, educational event for moms, babies, newly pregnant mothhrs and much more! resources will be made available at the event thanks to the chiropractic, advocare, babywearing international, ican of northeast iowa, fusion birth, shiprah birth services, made to nirtt jamberry nails, usborne books and more, murray, wilson & rose counseling and behavioral services, thirty one (christy klemish), scentsy (amy gehrke), it worksd gllbal, doterra essential oils, sweet little you photography, yer pharmacy, ad shaklee, and many more! this weekend's birth and beyoyo expo will be from 10am through 4pm at the first presbyterian church of cedar falls. joining us today is dr. stacy carlin of family health iropractic in waterloo. the birth and beyond expo, co-hosted by dr. carlin pr if you're looking for a medicare plan, we're health alliance. we b

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visit our website >>> we are back with a big lawsuit over birth control. over 100 women are suing a drug company because they say a mix-up in the packaging of their birth control pills resulted in unplanned pregnancies. as nbc's anne thompson reports, they want the company to pay millions of dollars in damages. >> reporter: for genenetions, women haveveelied on the pill to avoid pregnancy, but a new lawsuit says eight brands of birth control pills failed, putting 113 women in danger of unintended pregnancies because the pills were defectively and dangerously designed, manufactured, packaged, sold and distributed. the defendants, endo pharmaceuticals of quality and qualitest based in pennsylvania. they were packaged upside down so the placebo were taken at the start of the 28-day cycle rather than at the end. that left the women without adequate couldn't recommendation. qualitest voluntary recalled the pills in 2011. the recall involved an extremely smallumber of pill packs and was able to confirm only one defective blister pack was sold. one legal expert s

. >>> coming up on our morning newsstand, birth control lawsuit. dozens of women blame the maker of a birth control pill for alleged faulty packaging that led to unplanned pregnancies. an heal it in as few as two and a half days when used at the first sign. without it the virus spreads from cell to cell. only abreva penetrates deep and starts to work immediately to block the virus and protect healthy cells. you could heal your cold sore, fast, as fast as two and a half days when used at the first sign. learn how abreva starts to work immediately at abreva.com don't tough it out, knock it out, fast. >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. >>> a birth control pill maker is sued over alleged mispackaging. and a magazine says it's done ranking women. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. the philadelphia enquirer says more than a hundred women became pregnant because of a birth control mix-up and they are suing. in 2011, the fda pulled millions of birth control pills off the market. some of the pills

. >>> birth control crisis. women were on the pill getting pregnant. the apparent mistake by a drug company. should they be helping to raise those kids? >>> and later, the anticipation is over for justin bieber fans. his new album is about to go on sale. but that's not all of his exciting news. the frenzy in "the skinny" on this thursday november 12th. ♪ when you don't want me no more ♪ ♪ but you tell me to go >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> well-g morning on this thursday. i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm kendis gibson. we're going to get started with the wild weather that is raking over the middle of the country right now, flipping big rigs, ripping off roofs, and delaying flights for hours. >> and after dumping more than a foot of snow across the rockies, that same system has marched east, triggering twisters and thunderstorms from texas all the way up till illinois. here's more from abc's clayton sandell. >> tornado on the ground. >> reporter: tornadoes and strong winds are pummeling the midwest. >> tornado warnings. >> report

. >> coming up, an iteam follow up to problems, 4 gates exposed controversial birth control device. >> police and parents want to know why one new york school took two weeks to notify them a student brought a dangerous weapon to school. >> and janice huff, is it summer already? >> you would think with these temperatures and we haven't gotten to friday which will be warmer. you haven't seen anything yet. just wait. i have the details in the forecast coming up next. >> have a tip for new york's biggest iteam. call 866-news-244 or e-mail tips >>> in westchester county a 17-year-old high school student has been charged for bringing a taser stun gun to school. police say the incident happened on october 15th at the sleepy hollow high school but they were not notified until more than two weeks later. the female student who has not been identified because of her age surrendered to police with her parents last night. she faces misdeamnor weapons charges. >> it just doesn't seem to be that dangerous of a neighborhood that you would need a stun gun or anything else like that. >> police still do

the number of blue -- birth with racial eugenics she also wanted birth control for sexual freedom she had an affair with h. g. wells well she was married but said when they want birth control for abortion we do not there is that they were dangerous and the boarding of the old woman's offspring we condemn that in the strongest sense of course, 80 years later planned parenthood not only supports it but once federal funding and if you are against that and it is a war on women so the progressives had to evolves. so senator close to russia to sushi commercial birth control she came back and wrote an article that said in russia and the mother and child are under the protection of the care the government listened very carefully theoretically there are no obstacles to birth control is on the grounds of health and human rights we could take example from russia of the soviet union. to be on the verge much the villages condemnation as part of the regular welfare service. we want no legal restrictions and if you don't support birth control than you favor a war on women. so we're just 80 years beh

right after birth birth the baby still had nonbiblical court attached. >> is an american citizen over philadelphia and his family and friends were in chicago and went aboard the plane. he was told he cannot board the plane. >> it was a nightmare for me. i kept thinking about it how they embarrass me in front of everyone at the airport. >> you have dark hair, your facial hair, that's what means. >> it means. >> what is on a quest mark. >> diane at your chasing a story about cats and and on timely death for a few of the animals in york. >> that's right, keep an eye on your pets because they could end up dead if you live in brooklyn. a dog lover and bayridge tells me tells me there's a rumor going around that of friend, specifically cats are getting poison. the suspects are tainting food that animal lovers leave out for the stray and have killed at least three cats and others of the last three months. so i chase this from bay ridge to the so-called poisoning hotspot. as you can can imagine, locals are managed. >> there's always a bunch of pickles up there and cats they don't want dogs p

it's unusual for a woman to give birth to triplets, but even more s to have identical triplets. coming g p, you'll meet an eastern iowa woman who's done just that. stay with your 24 hour news source, kcrg-tv9. any family, but imagine that times three. an iowa city woman recently gave birth to identical triplets without the use of any fertility drugs. kcrg t-v nine's brea love visited with the triplets' mother. brea, having identical triplets is something that's very rare, isn't it? very rare. doctors say they don't know the exact number, but it's arounddpoint 0-0-4 percent of every birth. and the triplets mom says she could hardly believe it, when she found out she was having not one baby, but three. thehemacruairi family just gained 30 more fingers, and 30 more toes. the identical triplets, tadhg, sean, and cathal were born on november 3rd, weighing between four and five pounds. mom bridget hogan says she was shocked when three babies appeared on her sonogram. "i went by myself after work and thought it was just routine, their dad wasn there. i couldn't believe it." "its crazy.

only cambridge was highe birth rate of 6.8%. the march of dimes is especially concerned about racial disparities that show higher preterm birth rates for women of color. >> we need to ensure women have access to care. that is important not only when they are pregnant, but or primary care. and only says aside from -- emily: aside from inadequate care, a host of factors can contribute to premature birth including the age of the mother and the use of alcohol or drugs. randy: the deadly mystery turning a worcester neighborhood into a crime scene overnight. and a deadly plane crash in new york. its ties to new england, ahead. plus, a local mom wins big at the country music awards. the hit song she helped create, randy: the eyeopener team ready with your news to go in boston, somerville, breaking news in worcester. emily: and erika with breaking details in a new york city plane crash with new england ties. but first cindy has your forecast. cindy: it is going to be in the 70' s today. you know house knowing it was last winter. these a

premature birth is the number one killer of babies.every year the march of dimes releases a report to try and bring those numbers down. one woman who knows first-hand about this says, there are great strides being made - and even more to come. come. we really need to find the problems of premature births so that all babies are born healthy 22.39.02.18 christy scimeca is a woman with a mission - you might say - she's been on her whole life. 22.32.22.20 i was born normally at 35 weeks, just a month early. fast forward 5 years and then my brother was born and he was born at 26 weeks while christy's birth didn't have lasting effects, her brother stevehe spent 125 days in the nicu fought hard. he had a shunt put in his brain, because he had brain bleedinga&..he was one pound, 13 oz. 22.33.11.25 but he survived, and to christy, is the perfect little brother. people look at me and they go 'oh how do you do that, how do you live with that? the different medical things, the needs that he needs.' to me, it's all normal. 22.37.14.16 when christy decided to compete in the miss america system, her

. >>> coming up on our morning newsstand, birth control lawsuit.ens of women blame the maker of a birth control pill for alleged faulty packaging that led to unplanned pregnancies. without it the virus spreads from cell to cell. only abreva penetrates deep and starts to work immediately to block the virus and protect healthy cells. you could heal your cold sore, fast, as fast as two and a half days when used at the first sign. learn how abreva starts to work immediately at abreva.com don't tough it out, knock it out, fast. with abreva. he then ends up in a deadly shootout with police. what know this morning about his motive... and the case. plus, a shooting along i-80 directly tied into another e just a week before. the suspected shooter, still out there. now police need your help. and mountain lions spotted the backyard of bay area residents. experts weigh inn whether or not you should be concerned. join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:3 go,,,, >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. >>> a birth c

>> birth control pills accidentally replaced with sugar pills?d friend first continues right now. >> a little music to your day to start your morning. i am lia gabriel. >> so glad to have you here. i am heather childers. we begin with a fox news alert. >> new jersey fuel fouring from the wings while the crew has no idea. >> a passenger capturing the terrifying video helping to divert a deadly situation. do we know how this happened? >> good morning, ladies. lia you are a pilot. it is never a good sign to see fuel gushing from a wing. the crew didn't even know it was happening until an alert pamming pointed out the leak to the crew. the passenger tweeting this video mid flight. you can see out the window a steady stream of fuel coming from the left wing. the passenger alerted the crew and the captain who decided to make an emergency landing. the plane heading from chattanooga, tennessee to dallas diverted to huntsville, alabama where all 41 passengers evacuated. they blamed the fuel leak on the lose cap on the fuel valve. they took to social media

eisenhower rejected a roll to the state and providing birth control or information on birth control in a press conference when he was asked if the united states should provide family training information. any thing moree emphatically -- this government has not and will not have a positive political doctrine that has to do with this problem of birth control. that is not our business. by 1964, he and former president harry s truman were honorary cochairman of planned parenthood world population. the population, ike was informed, was a threat greater than any posed by hitler. the claim which much -- must have captured his attention. the change in his view was so strong that by the summer of 1955, eisenhower wrote a letter in support of the bill in the senate that would've provided birth control information with foreign economic packages to be published in the washington post. his rhetoric in that letter harkens far back the war against hitler. while it is true, there remains great areas of the world in which there are still unexploited resources for food production and or irreplaceable mi

institutions, no birth control mandate.nother tweet from edwin who says when the rights of one person trump the rights of another we might as well taught -- toss out the constitution. ruth benjamin smith writes, whatever happened to the separation of church and state. read is up next from union, washington. for republicans. good morning. caller: i wanted to say a caller earlier made this point. she did not appreciate the white ringers perspective on this -- the right-wingers perspective on this. this is an american opinion of what your rights are. i believe abortion is wrong. anybody from either side of the aisle ultimately believes it is wrong but i believe in not letting the government make these decisions for a human being. result is to get rid of obama roberts care. the employers or anybody else is not put in the position where they have to be forced to do something against what their beliefs are. this is an example if you let the government get involved in this, nothing ever works out. the democrats seem to always knee

the national preterm birth rate is about 9 and a half percent... earning a grade of "c" in the march of dimes' latest report card. "there have been small we still have a lot of work to do and a lot of progress to make to give every baby a healthy start improvements to fewer doctors scheduling early elective c-sections... efforts to help pregnant women quit smoking.... and the use of progesterone injections in women who've given birth prematurely before. portland, oregon earns an "a" of 7.2 percent. st. paul, minnesota and seattle also received as. shreveport, louisiana's preemie birth rate is close to 19-percent... earning a failing grade. "what we see in some places is limited access to care, lack of health insurance, and then we have trouble getting those women equipped with the tools they need to improve their health." also helpful -- getting women to doctors before they get pregnant... to start on prenatal vitamins and get chronic conditions like asthma and diabetes under control. erika edwards, nbc news. iowa got a "c" grade with a nine point

currently the united states has highest pre- matutu birth rates in the world. jessica rae: spendingngome time in prison for stealing an atm machine in northeast nebraska here's paul hughes with the details. " two men have been given 30 to 60 months in prison for stealing an atm from a hoskins bank. cody murphree and 23-year-old jacob christiansen, both of norfolk, were sentenced wednesday morning in wayne county district court. they to theft after taking plea deals with prosecutors. the two also must make restitution of $13,900 to elkhorn valley bank & trust. a third man convicted of the same charges, 24- year-old david rhodes, of madison, ala., is scheduled to be sentenced on dec. 2. the city of norfolk has some property for sale for anyone who wants to build housing. at this week's meeting of the city council, city risk manager lyle lutt said the property is in the 700 block of north oakak strere. lutt says whwhver buys the property will be asked to commit to building h hsing and will face fines if housing is not constructed on the lots in a timely manner. a

the group gave iowa a "c" for its preterm birth rate. that sounds about right to drdr roger allee director of mercy's nicu. he said that puts the state in the middle of the pack. "vermont and the area around portland have a much better record on prematurity than we do. but, the problem is we're not exactly sure why that is."dr. allen says the reearch that is out there suggests preterm birth rates can be cut byyealthy livinggexercise. reduce stress. avoid smoking or drinking. and have a good diet during and before pregnancy. "identifying how to put that all together in a package that works reliably for each mom, that has been the challenge." dr. allen says more research is needed. but the good news, linn county is scoring better than the state averagag getttng a "b" at 9%, nudgigig past black awk, woodbury and polk counties. "we're ready to go home and start our family," with no more kids on the horizon, lindsey says she's done worrying about preterm births for a bit. her focus now will center on beig a mother of two. iowa ranks 19th in t

for the first time - linn county knows exactly where it stands on premature births. births.the march of dimes today released its county- specific premature birth report card that gives linn county a b grade at 9 percent. that's slightly better than iowa's overall c grade.the goal of the report card is to improve preterm birth rates across the country. country.cbs 2 news will have on the cbs 2 news live at five. cedar falls is getting a new mayor.the waterloo cedar falls courier reports reportscurrent mayor jon crews is dropping out of a run-o-o election.however, the black hawk county auditor tells cbs 2 news that crews has not spoken to him yet. on tuesday - niether crews nor cedar falls school board member jim brown got enough votes to win the election.crews was seeking a 16th term in office.jim brown will take over at the end of the year. changes are coming to the cedar rapids public library. library.on tuesday - voters rejected a tax levy that woululve provided funding for the library's operations. library staff members say most likely -- both the downtown locatio