despite my frustration, i followed the general's orders and donated his brain to boston university. prior to this note, my father did not share with my family his symptoms, nor did he tell us that he was depressed. you see, he hid his feelings, thoughts and worries by projecting a persona of strength. i wish my father knew that in order to be strong, you must first be weak, in order to be fixed, you must first be broken, and in order to be found, you must first be lost. [ applause ] this past year for my family has been difficult. it has been a year of healing and a year of reflection. in my grief, i have found comfort in the words of others, particularly one man whose family is no stranger to loss, robert f. kennedy. moments after the assassination of martin luther king jr., kennedy offered words of wisdom and love to a mourning nation, by sharing his favorite poem which goes, "even in our sleep, pain which we cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart until in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of god." in times of despair, we search for a

boston university. you were a year after me.asses. >> i don't remember a thing. i was sucking on a bong, but beyond that, i learned afterward. >> i'll take you beyond boston university. you're the face of bravo. people knew you were at cbs. >> i was at the oh plijs, hurricane an drew, covering the first "vanity fair" oscar party and bill clinton's nominating convention in new york, so a lot of really exciting things, and i absolutely loved it. i felt like at cbs news i was in the center of the universe. >> you haven't forgotten some of your best moments. i'll call your attention to six moments you'd like to forget. >> yes. what was on the list? >> one wiof them was open mike. >> my mouth has gotten -- i was voted most talk aive. it's gotten me where i am today but it's also my achilles' heel. i was doing a remote for cbs and i was saying something unkind about the anchor back in cbs and the person i was speaking with had around open mike and what i said was going right into the earpiece. >> you say you feel badly asking the toug

boston university. >> cool. >> you were a year after me but i don't remember taking any classes withr very little from that time. >> is that a good thing? >> i think. i mean, i was sucking on a bong half the time, but beyond that i learned a lot. >> i'll take your word for it. >> yes. >> all right. onto life after boston university. >> yes. >> you're certainly the face of bravo, but before that a lot of folks know you spent a lot of time at cbs. >> i had a front row seat for the entire '90s. i was at the little hammer olympics, hurricane andrew, at the first -- covering the first ""vanity fair"" oscar party and bill clinton's nominating convention which was in new york. a lot of really exciting things. and i absolutely loved it. i felt like at cbs news i was in the center of the universe. >> you haven't forgotten some of your best moments. i will call your attention to a chapter in your book six moments i will like to forget. >> yes. >> one of them was the open mike. >> yes. that was terrible. the open mikes -- my book is called "most talkative" because i was vote emost talkative. my

over 100 physicians and scientists from harvard and boston university school of public health have called cellular towers radiation hazards pierpont -- radiation hazards. cancer rates have more than tripled among people living within 300 ft. of cellphone towers or antennas. those within 100 m were exposed to radiation 100 times the normal levels. a new study showed the risk of cancer doubled among people with -- people living within 350 m, 1,148 ft. of the cellphone antennas. both studies focused on people who had leased at the same address for many years. levels of radiation emitted from the towers can damage cells, tissues, and dna, causing suppressive immune function and other health problems. we have two schools in this area. and children are at the greatest risk due to their thin scrolls. -- skulls and rapid rate of growth. also at risk are the elderly, the frail, and pregnant women. when i want to say -- [bell rings] >> thank you, sir. the time for public comment is out. >> oh, ok. correct any other speakers on this item? -- >> any other speakers on this item? >> my name is [unintel

athletes with repetitive concussions from the sports legacy institute and the work being done at boston university on the posthumously donated brains of retired professional athletes. we see the changes in the brain and a condition called chronic traumatic encephalopathy that's been identified as a single example of these lifelong conditions and progressive conditions. >> thank you. thank you, mr. chairman.

athletes with repetitive concussions, from the sports legacy institute and the work being done at boston university on the donated brains of retired professional another heats. we see changes in the brain and a condition called chronic traumatic encephalopathy that's been identified as a single example of these lifelong conditions and progressive conditions. >> thank you. thank you, mr. chairman. >> chair thanks the chairman. recognizes the gentleman from illinois. five minutes for your question. >> i thank the panel for being here. i apologize for not being here for opening statements. i was giving a tour to wounded warriors in the capitol. they just left. it gave any time to get back here. so in that venue, obviously some of my questions will already be asked. dr. strickland, you know, we think it's applaud bl for us to try to organize these agencies and try to maximize the focus. we know that you got the federal interagency community, the federal clearinghouse, or tbi, federal interagency for tbi research database, center for ye neurosciences and regenerative medicine. how are you going to try t

boston university study says $80 billion in damage in america so far. your conclusion is don't negotiate with terrorists. >> $80 billion is a year by itself. the amount of money that keeps getting lost keeps escalating because they operate like terrorists. the average terrorist in philippines, three guys in a bars and let's kidnap people and they get a ransom and hired two more people. they hired more people. now it's an armed military and that is exactly what is happening with patent control. >> john: okay, thank you. at least they don't kidnap people. >> they are working on it. >> why i had to file a lawsuit >> why i had to file a lawsuit because this guy beat me [ woman ] for the london olympic games, our town had a "brilliant" idea. support team usa and show our olympic spirit right in our own backyard. so we combined our citi thankyou points to make it happen. tom chipped in 10,000 points. karen kicked in 20,000. and by pooling more thankyou points from folks all over town, we were able to watch team usa... [ cheering ] in true london fashion. [ ma

boston university study says $80 billion in damage in america so far.conclusion is don't negotiate with terrorists. >> $80 billion is a year by itself. the amount of money that keeps getting lost keeps escalating because they operate like terrorists. the average terrorist in philippines, three guys in a bars and let's kidnap people and they get a ransom and hired two more people. they hired more people. now it's an armed military and that is exactly what is happening with patent control. >> john: okay, thank you. at least they don't kidnap people. >> they are working on it. >> why i had to file a lawsuit because this guy beat me up. [ male announcer ] knowing your customers is important to any successful business. which is why at wells fargo, we work with you to get to know the unique aspects of your business. we can recommend financial solutions that can work for you that have helped millions of business owners save time, reduce expenses, and maxize cash flow. as the number o small business lender f nine years running... we're with you when you need us

boston university study says $80 billion in damage in america so far. your conclusion is don't negotiate with terrorists. >> $80 billion is a year by itself. the amount of money that keeps getting lost keeps escalating because they operate like terrorists. the average terrorist in philippines, three guys in a bars and let's kidnap people and they get a ransom and hired two more people. they hired more people. now it's an armed military and that is exactly what is happening with patent control. >> john: okay, thank you. at least they don't kidnap people. >> they are working on it. >> why i had to file a lawsuit because this guy beat me [ jim koch ] there is a rhythm of the seasons, so we've developed styles of beer to accompany that. we brew octoberfest, winter lager, alpine spring and right now, there's summer ale. [ bob cannon ] samuel adams summer ale is a flavorful wheat beer. it has a very nice spice note. [ jim koch ] it has a little lemon zest and a historic brewing spice called grains of paradise. it's citrusy. -lemony. -flavorful. -refreshing. -

. >> i want to play something from steven at the boston university. take a listen. >> 2/3 are saying they never even debated or doubted the existence of god. most of the church people i know have a mixture of faith and doubt. i don't see evidence of the fact that religion is going away. it seems that religion is changing a little bit, but only about 3% of millennials and people under 30 say they are atheist. i don't see a lot of secularization problems in amica. >> he said there still plenty of people who have never questioned god's existence and the number is low. just because you questioned god's existence, it doesn't necessarily mean that you don't believe. >> it doesn't, but it doesn't mean that you do believe to say you are a christian. a lot of people are cultural christian or cultural jews and they check the christian box because their parents raised them christian even though they don't believe in the man in the sky. i want to go back to linda about the politicians. as we grow as a nation, the atheists are going to be looking at the candidates

boston university study says $80 billion in damage in america so far.r conclusion is don't negotiate with terrorists. >> $80 billion is a year by itself. the amount of money that keeps getting lost keeps escalating because they operate like terrorists. the average terrorist in philippines, three guys in a bars and let's kidnap people and they get a ransom and hired two more people. they hired more people. now it's an armed military and that is exactly what is happening with patent control. >> john: okay, thank you. at least they don't kidnap people. >> they are working on it. >> why i had to file a lawsuit because this guy beat me [ morgan ] lopez lomong started running when he was six and he didn't stop for three days and nights as he escaped life as a child soldier. twenty years later, he was still running, he just had a different thing driving him. every step of the way. ♪ visa. supporting athletes and the olympic games for 25 years. join our global cheer. our cloud is made of bedrock. concrete. and steel. our cloud is the smartest brains combating t

. >> this is something from boston university. take a listen. >> wow, two-thirds are saying they never even in their entire lives never debated the or doubted the existence of god. i think most of the church people i know have some mixture of faith and doubt. so i don't see evidence here of the fact that religion is going away. it seems religion is, perhaps, changing a little bit. only about 3% of millenniums, under 30. >> so he says there are still plenty of people who have never questioned god's existence and the number of atheists is low. so just because you question god's existence doesn't mean you don't believe? >> i doesn't mean you do. a lot of people know there are cultural christians and cultural jews. and they check the box even though they don't believe in the man in the sky. i want to go back to linda about the politicians. as we grow as a nation, the atheists are looking at the political candidates and they're going to be looking at their religious beliefs with a very concerned eye. if you believe in a man in the sky

i was studying journalism in college at boston university. and i wrote her a letter.ade contact with anyone at the bu newspaper. i just wanted to interview susan lucci. and, so, her people said yes. i wrote this impassioned letter. >> jimmy: so you just lied your way through this? >> kind of. yeah. i mean it was fib. >> jimmy: it was a fib, yeah. >> it was for a news writing and reporting class, actually. but i went -- i flew to new york, and out she came from the double doors of the "all my children" studios, and her hair was this high. >> jimmy: there was, like, a smoke machine behind her. >> right. it was full of '80s manipulation. it was amazing. and she said, "i hope you like mexican food, andrew, 'cause i'm taking you to lunch. >> jimmy: whoa! >> and she did. and i hated mexican food, but i went anyway. >> jimmy: you're, like, it's erica kane. i have to do this. >> yes, absolutely. >> jimmy: and have you seen her since? >> yes, amazingly. the book opens with me kind of at this interview with her that will change my life. and i have this whole thing on audio tape

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boston university scholar steci tharow talk about how these words are used in his book "the americanible." >> there is this common anxiety in american culture that our disagreements are going to divide us. part of what i am saying is it is exactly the opposites. our disagreements is what bring us together to do something. what we do, we argue. we argue about wha is america, who are the true americans. my name is steve p rchl othe rchl o. i am the author of "the american bible, how our words unite, divide and divide a nation. "the american bible" are the songs, speeches, letters, novels that americans value enough to fight about. we don't know these texts in the american bible as well as we should. politicians can site them in ways that are ridiculous and nobody stands up and says, lincoln didn't say that, king didn't say that, jefferson didn't say that. one key document in the american bible is obviously the declaration of independence. that's in some ways what founded our country. we didn't focus on preamble, the kind of philosophy that jefferson injected in there about all men bein

there's a study in boston university that examined 18 of 19 brains postmortem brains of nfl players,c.te. the chronic traumatic encephalopathy which is the basis of the case. there's enormous discovery in the consolidation effort took place this week in terms of the class action i think that's what they're banking on. they think there's something in the league that will establish a knowing and deliberate effort by the league to cover up the likelihood of these very, very serious injuries. >> here's some of the commonalities spelled out by the lawyers of the former nfl players saying that very commonly these are the things that many players experienced, dementia, depression, reduced cognitive ability, sleeplessness, early onset alzheimer's and a debilitating disease known as traumatic chronic encephalopathy, which you mentioned, specific injuries caused by the continued head injuries, the concussions, et cetera. but the nfl did come out with this statement, too, to respond to this lawsuit saying the nfl has long made player safety a priority and continues to do so. any allegation that

despite my frustration, i followed the general's ordered and donated his brain to boston university. prior to this note my father did not share with my family his symptoms, nor did he tell us that he was depressed. you see, he hid his feelings, thoughts and words by projecting a persona of strength. i wish my father knew that in order to be strong, you must first be weak. in order to be fixed, you must first be broken. and in order to be found, you must first be lost. [applause] this past year for my family has been difficult. it has been a year of healing and reflection. i have found comfort in the words of others, particularly one man whose family is no stranger to loss, robert f. kennedy. moments after the assassination of martin luther king jr., kennedy offered words of wisdom and love to a mourning nation by sharing his favorite poem which goes: even in our sleep pain which we cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart until in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of god. in times of despair, we search for an instant cure as if there is a

that's been validated by independent studies from boston university and elsewhere.sts $6 and a kid can sleep under it for years. then this is a new device that we created. this doesn't look like advanced technology because it's not. as you know, this is a bag mask. you can put this on a little infant, put their mouth right in this piece and do suction to help babies breathe. we have launched an effort called helping babies breathe together with private companies that now produce this device for about $8. if you walk into an american hospital, a similar device made with much higher quality materials would cost 10 or 12 times that amount. if we can get these basic items, new technologies through new partnerships with the private sector, with faith-based institutions, to millions of kids who don't have them, we think we can literally end preventible child death. >> you have photos and testimonials from a lot of famous people age 5. let's take a look at some of the pictures you've got on your website because these are all people involved in this and people who care. i'm

but it came -- it was originally founded as a student publication of boston university by april stun who was a debutante of -- she supported the idea of "reason" so he took the name from that. and i think having that name has encouraged the magazine to have a certain tone. i mean, we tried not to have -- the i am tone throughout. we try to have, you know, variety and humor and different voices. but i think we address issues, we try to address issues in a rational way, in a way that appeals to people's intellects as well as their passions. >> where did you grow up? >> i grew up in greenville, south carolina. >> what did your parents do? >> myfer was an engineer, worked for a polyester film manufacturing company. my mother, when -- most of my childhood when i was growing up, my mother was a full-time mother with a vast range of volunteer activities. when i was in high school she went back to graduate school and got her masters in english and taught english at the college level for a number of years. and now she's primarily poet and fiction writer. >> when did you get interested in firs

i donated his brain to boston university.hought it did not share with my family his symptoms, nor did he tell us he was depressed. he hit his feelings, thoughts, and worries by projecting a persona of strength. i wish my father knew that in order to be strong, you have to be weak. in order to be found, you must first be lost. [applause] this past year for my family has been difficult. it has been a year of healing and a year of reflection. i have found comfort in the words of others, particularly one man who is no stranger to us. robert f. kennedy. moments after the assassination of martin luther king -- he shared a poem. even in our sleep, pain we cannot forgets, until in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of god. in times of despair, we search for an instant cure, as if there is a magic wands, formula, or secret. recovery takes time. each of us has our contradictory. it is filled with ups and downs, leading us on a never- ending road. there is no closure, only wisdom. we will never be wh

. >> and you go to boston university..a. and try to win miss universe. you owe it all to band camp. >> i do. >> you do? >> i think i do. playing the cello and working towards a goal is the same thing that i did for miss u.s.a. you worked towards a goal and i think it really helped me get to where i am now. absolutely. >> you were stunningly beautiful but i hear it's your personality that won people over because you're outgoing and nice but i've also heard for a lot of young ladies out there when you talked about your childhood. a little overweight as a kid. >> i was a little chubby growing up in elementary school and i was a middle child of a big italian family. so it was a little different growing up in that i never thought i would be a beauty queen. no way and i just -- i hit a growth spurt and i really changed from that chubby kid to who i am today, i guess. >> and that great personality. >> thank you. >> miss pennsylvania has come out and said that this thing is fixed. i'm dropping out. take my miss pennsylvania title

the case studies that you can see online from boston university will -- it lined up with everything thatay was experiencing. and a light went on. sure enough, when he was given tests, given the pet scan, the mris, it showed brain damage. and it showed the cause for his symptoms, which were severe by that point. >> he ended up taking his own life. and i have to imagine for you that some of your work in this lawsuit is to -- i hate the word closure, but i can't think of another one, to kind of understand what brought him to that terrible point. >> i would like to see families not suffer and not be clueless about what is going on with the husband and their family, and the dad. it's very important for them to be able to see an end -- have hope and realize that there's going to be help in this situation. that's what i want more than anything else. >> mary ann easterling joining us this morning, part of that lawsuit against the nfl. thank you for joining us. >> you're welcome. have a good day. >> likewise. >>> she said yes, but the hot air balloon proposal didn't really go all that well. it's

olivia was crowned miss usa last night festivities in las vegas the 20-year-old is a sophomore at boston universitythe questioning round, she voiced support of trans gendered beauty queens. >> she looks the part. and if for some reason she can't fulfill her duties as miss usa a woman from our area will take over take a look mismaryland named first runner up, nana merry weather is from potomac she cofounded a nonprofit to support orphanages and rural clinics in south africa. >>> wow. that's great. >> congratulations. >> very good >> holly is getting spicy this morning. >> yes, she is. live in middle town virginia of all place, what is going on there holly? >> i don't know tony after that you got to go middle town virginia. >> that is where we are live this morning, we have take an road trip it is well worth it as we are live at sun flower cottage where they are gearing up for their annual virginia herb festival what is going on and why you don't want to miss it this coming weekend all live next fox 5 morning news. >> i love the picture i saw. >> we are still on. >> yes, thank you for that. >> you ar

a sophomore at boston university and she is aaccomplished cellist who considered herself as a nerd but not any more. she will represent the usa in the miss universe pageant. when asked who was the vice president, some couldn't fake it. >> oh, god! >> that's awesome. >> oh, shoot. oh, my! >> this is so bad! i just read an article! >> i don't know anything about politics so i don't know. >> this is bad! >> i don't know! i'm blanking! >> oh, my gosh. i'm drawing a blank. >> world peace! >> that is bad! i'm sorry! it's bad! culpo the young woman who won was asked about the controversy voupeding the pageant's first transgender contestant. she said anyone qualified has a right to wear the crown because it is a free country and, yes, she did know the vice president was joe biden. >>> two men battling it out for wisconsin's top job. will scott walker stay on as governor or will mayor tom barrett take over that position? a closer look at how this race could impact the november election. people with a machine. what ? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it ? hello ? hello ?! if your bank

you're now teaching at boston university once again, you're a professor. used to speak openly when i was ambassador. >> right. do you believe high officials in pakistan knew bin laden was hiding for years at that compound in abbottabad? >> wolf, i honestly do not know. and i will not speculate. all i can say is pakistan has to come clean. we have to find out who did know. somebody must have known, whether they were official or not official. and the fact of the matter is that there are powerful elements in pakistan that want to distract the conversation and simply do not want to face that fact. we have a judiciary that will not face these kind of issues but will create other issues that are not that significant for national life. we have media which will blame america for everything and not ask the tough questions. and of course we have people in our security establishment that do not want to answer these difficult questions that the world is asking, not just you. >> husain haqqani, thanks for coming in. >> thank you. >>> millions live in fear of being depo

i donated his brain to boston university.t share with my family his symptoms, nor did he tell us he was depressed. he hit his feelings, thoughts, and worries by projecting a persona of strength. i wish my father knew that in order to be strong, you have to be weak. in order to be found, you must first be lost. [applause] this past year for my family has been difficult. it has been a year of healing and a year of reflection. i have found comfort in the words of others, particularly one man who is no stranger to us. robert f. kennedy. moments after the assassination he martin luther king -- b shared a poem. even in our sleep, pain we cannot forgets, until in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of god. in times of despair, we search for an instant cure, as if there is a magic wands, formula, or secret. recovery takes time. each of us has our contradictory. it is filled with ups and downs, leading us on a never- ending road. there is no closure, only wisdom. we will never be what we were. we mu

host: represented some this is a graduate of smith college and boston university law school, a member of the armed services and natural resources committee. prior to being elected to congress in 2007 she was dean of external affairs at middlesex community college. the president later today will make a statement on student loan rates and their impact. guest: we know the rising cost of education is becoming more and more challenging for american families. we know that the issue of college education is ever more important, given the level of innovation, the kinds of jobs we are creating across this country, so that it is ever more necessary to have some form of higher education, whether it is community college, four-year degree, or more. the challenge we have is to make it possible -- if we were to let these interest rate loans double, we know the further economic burden that would put on families already squeezed by the talented times we are in. it is the way in which the federal government can be a partner in helping educate our young people, is to provide loans in an affordable way. i

but once a week those two worlds intersect when students from harvard university and boston college comeheir geds. >> for them to come in and do it for us as little convicts, i should say, that's a good thing. looking out for us. showing us, you know, there is a world out there. there is help out there. people want to help you. >> girard cohen has been teamed with alexander, a harvard sophomore. >> it's one of these things, you can do the answers in your head probably, just to be sure, because we all make mistakes and try do it in our head, just write it out. it will take five extra seconds, but it's totally worth it. if you're taking a test, each answer matters for the final score. people have a wall about how they think of prisoners and what this whole community is like and it's just not true. if you work with someone consistently for a while, you really get to know them. that's one of the interesting parts of being here. you're very confident. >> i sure am. i know this stuff. >> all right. i'm going to make you prove to me that you know this stuff on paper. >> smart. goes to harvard.

here is a clip from col len powell at northeastern university in boston. >> i wasn't considered one ofhe great suck is 70ss of the ccny educational system. the only reason i got out of ccny was they included all of my rotc grades into my grade point average. and i got straight as in rotc and when they rolled it into there it brought me up to 2.0. and they he said good enough for government work, get him out of there. now, i'm considered one of the greatest sons the city college of new york has ever had. it ain't where you start in life. it is where you end up and get along the way. >> you are are here to help us out with the segment. >> brilliant. >> you like that. >> i was a horrible student. >> bill: that's shocking. >> i will ignore that. my things came later in life. i worked hard. >> bill: you went to college, right? >> university of missouri. go tigers. >> bill: how did you do there? >> mediocre. >> bill: you say if you are student and you don't perform well in school that is not an indicator of what you will do in life? >> it is not. he said it is not where you start it is what