currently a professor of animal science at colorado state university, temple grandin has written a new text about the latest cutting edge brain science as well as practical device for those coping with autism. the book is called "the autistic thinking across the spectrum." i am honored to have you on this program. is me start by asking, what the latest good news about autism? >> optimus a very big spectrum. at one end of the spectrum einstein would be labeled autistic. steve jobs, half of silicon valley. van gogh. at the other end of the spectrum you have severe than -- handicaps when they never learned to speak. when kids are little, they all look the same. i cannot emphasize the importance of early educational intervention. 20 hours a week working with the teacher. it is a very big spectrum. there is no black and white dividing line. between mild and may be just being sort of socially awkward. tavis: is there good news in the research about how we're doing treating autism? >> research is clear on the importance of early intervention with these kids, that is very clear. one of the pla

effects of our diet on our overall health with us today is dr lauren cord damed professor at colorado state university founder of the highly popular player diet his latest book is the player and certainly recommends a diet like our hunter gatherer ancestors fruit vegetables and fresh meats cat cora's a chef the first woman inducted into the killer a hall of fame a restaurant tour and author and started the nonprofit organization chefs feel manatee devoted to fighting obesity and hunger she's an omnivore and is appropriate in and of local seasonal food and dr t. colin campbell professor emeritus of nutritional biochemistry of nutritional biochemistry at cornell university. he's the author of the international bestseller the china study and his latest book is whole rethinking the science of nutrition it's in bookstores now dr campbell advocates a plant based whole food diet americans of fatter than ever the u.s. center for disease control predicts that forty two of a percent of americans will be obese by twenty thirty is this a major calamity dr absolutely if we look at the number of people that are rat

effects of our diet on our overall health with us today is dr lauren cord damed professor at colorado state university founder of the highly popular play on diet his latest book is the player and certainly recommends a diet like our hunter gatherer ancestors fruit vegetables and fresh meats cat cora's a chef the first woman inducted into the killer a hall of fame a restaurant tour and author and started the nonprofit organization chefs for humanity devoted to fighting obesity and hunger she's an omnivore and is a profile in and of local seasonal food and dr t. colin campbell professor emeritus of nutritional biochemistry of nutritional biochemistry at cornell university he's the. author of the international bestseller the china study and his latest book is whole rethinking the science of nutrition it's in bookstores now dr campbell advocates a plant based whole food diet americans of fatter than ever the u.s. center for disease control predicts that forty two of a percent of americans will be obese by twenty thirty is this a major calamity dr absolutely if we look at the number of people that are rate

currently a professor of animal science at colorado state university, temple grandin has written a new about the latest cutting edge brain science as well as practical device for those coping with autism. the book is called "the autistic thinking across the spectrum." i am honored to have you on this program. is me start by asking, what the latest good news about autism? >> optimus a very big spectrum. at one end of the spectrum einstein would b

the colorado state university professor says we have gotten caught in a fire suppression cycle the last years. >> i think that the choice to not suppress a fire in a wildland, urban interface environment is just socially and politically un-tanable. i think we always will have to suppress the fires. >> because of this fire, the fire code has changed so folks can continue to rebuild but the materials will have to change. jon? >> thorny issues there. thank you. jenna: a scientist unveiling a big discovery about one of the most fearsome creatures to walk the earth. the details of t-rex millions of years in the making next. ♪ i'm in my work van, having lunch, next minute i'm in the back of an ambulance having a heart attack. the emts gave me bayer aspirin. it helped save my life. i was in shape, fit. i did not see it coming. my doctor recommends i take bayer aspirin to help prevent another heart attack. [ male announcer ] aspirin is not appropriate for everyone so be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. i've lived through a massive heart attack. i don't take life

are ignition sources that grow quicker and create fires to spread faster and burn hotter, colorado state universityen caught in a fire suppression cycle over the last 100 years. >> i think that the choice to not suppress the fire in a wildland urban interface environment is just socially and politically untenable. think we will always have to suppress those fires. >> because of the wallow canyon fire fire codes changed. so while they can still rebuild close to the wilderness, the materials that they use are going to have to change. ashley: it has to make you nervous to be amongst of the ashes and charred remains behind to to build yet another round. an interesting story. thank you so much. of course there is the insurance costs as well. tracy: i can't even imagine. google, king of search. the king of tv, dennis kneele knows. tracy: with the latest. >> reporter: in talks with media titans for a new web based tea the service which could pose a big threat to comcast, time warner cable -- cut time warner cable. the service will go over the top, sidestep the old systems and hundreds of cable channels an

natural resources has been introduced by chairman he stings and to from the forest service at colorado state universitythe director of restoring america's forest the north american region and the vice president and general manager of the lumber company and i understand you were also from man to -- montana and a constituent so now i will introduce mr. ready to use the panel. i am. this is a critical issue for my constituents and it is why i am here today. he manages lumber located in the beautiful flathead valley anb talk a lot about endangered species but the zero lumber mills in montana or a change of species. we used to have 30 and now we're down at eight tim we will talk about what it is the case. when i was visiting in northwest montana he gave me something that is in my office it is a coaster to illustrate what is going on in what you have is a cross-section of two different entries both the same diameter you member you count rings of trays? on one side is 56 years old on the of circuitry that is nine years old. by the difference? but to who manages a forest it is 56 years old to we will hear more

this year he will begin his freshman year at colorado state university. or take marcus weaver who was shot twice but hosts a weekly radio show in denver that spotlights great americans who are making a difference in their communities. marcus also works with his church to help people who've struggled through addiction or incarceration and he now travels the country inspiring others with his story and pushing them to take charge of their lives? mr. president, these are just two of literally countless examples of the perseverance of people who are affected by the aurora shooting. zach and marcus' strength and their actions define us as americans. that's something which we can take great pride in. it's the kind of strength we honor in remembering this tragedy now a year later. particularly, we look back and we remember young men pliek 26-year-old john blunk and 24-year-old alexander tevis, who actual literally sacrificed their lives to protect their friends. they put themselves in between their friends and the shooter. then there was emergency responders who

new york university tops the list followed by harvey mudd college, bard college. >>> it may be a buzz kill in colorado for marijuana smokers. the state will decide how much to tax recently legalized pot. voters will cast ballots in november on a proposed 15% excise tax and a 10% sales tax on all marijuana purchases. >>> and next to london where the royal baby frenzy is reaching a fevered pitch. >>> plus, all your sports highlights. >>> now to london where we eagerly await for news on the arrival of the prince or princess of cambridge. we're learning more about exactly how the world will find out. martin fletcher is live outside st. mary's hospital in london for us. martin, tell us about all the hype. >> reporter: certainly a lot of hype. there's a couple hundred cameramen and photographers staking out the front of the hospital waiting for the photograph of the duke and duchess with in their hands the new baby, the future king or queen of britain. there's excitement among the people but that will explode when the baby is born. how will they find out? prince william is expected to phone his grandmother and his father and the family of

university tops the list. followed by harvey mud college and bard college. >>> and it may be a little bit of buzz kill in colorado for marijuana smokers, the state will considermuch to tax recently legalize bot pot. voters will cast ballots on november. >>> turning next to london where the royal baby frenzy is reaching a fever pitch, you're watching "first look" on msnbc. [ shapiro ] at legalzoom, you can take care of virtually all your important legal matters in just minutes. protect your family... and launch your dreams. at legalzoom.com we put the law on your side. >>> a developing story in london, there are live pictures of six environmental protesters attempting to climb the chard. they're refusing to come down. it's 1,116 feet tall, the tallest building in western europe. >>> also in london, where we eagerly await for news of the arrival of the prince or princess. nbc's martin fletcher is live in london. martin, tell us about all of the hype. >> reporter: well, mara, there's a lot of it that's for sure. couple of hundred cameras and photographers here already. waiting for that iconic photograph on the steps behind me when the baby is born with the duke

new york and connecticut but states like colorado, which passed a comprehensive set of gun laws a and nevada is, one of the houses of state legislature who just passed universal background checks. there is some movement and there is evidence that there is some movement and it matters. lives will be saved in states and i thinkountry this will put the pressure on to do more of this at a federal level. >> there is a lot of variability .n the rate of firearm deaths what is it about the states that have not as serious problems? .hat may be the key to optimism it is not that it is bad everywhere. there are areas where the problem is far less. >> i would like to throw in the this tot if we expand include suicide, which is a majority of death, my guess is that the research is going to show that, not surprisingly, if forave background checks people who fall into a certain category of mental illness that we will get more of an effect there. we just have not found it yet. i think that is a cause for optimism. study done here in california showing that people who tried to jump off the 5% wereate bridge, only stopped and eventually committed suicide. there is no reversal

colorado couple is creating something joyful out of a tragic day. >>> a man is attacked while using his laptop at san jose state university. you may be surprised to hear who campus police say is behinded -- behind the armed robbery. >>> we're live in san mateo where we are expected to learn how one of the asiana crash victims died. we'll tell you the details that we do know -- coming up as "mornings on 2" continues. >>> we should find out the official cause of one of the deaths on flight asiana 214. brian flores has more. >> reporter: the coroner met with the victim's family yesterday to let them know of the details before they were made public. there will be a 10:00 this morning to release the details. 16-year-old ye mengwuan was found near the left of the plane. there were signs she was run over. there are bigger questions about whether she was alive beforehand. according to the chronicle, the paper cites two sources that days she was alive before she was run over. the source says she may have been covered in a foot of fire foam. as part of the investigation, there was helmet cam footage from the first responder that poi

and connecticut but states like colorado, which passed a comprehensive set of gun laws a few months ago, and nevada is one of the houses of state legislature who just passed universals some movement and there is evidence that there is some movement and it matters. lives will be saved in states around the country and i think this will put the pressure on to do more of this at a federal level. >> there is a lot of variability in the rate of firearm deaths. what is it about the states that have not as serious problems? that may be the key to optimism. it is not that it is bad everywhere. there are areas where the problem is far less. >> i would like to throw in the fact that if we expand this to include suicide, which is a majority of death, my guess is that the research is going to show that, not surprisingly, if we have background checks for people who fall into a certain category of mental illness that we will get more of an effect there. we just have not found it yet. i think that is a cause for optimism. >> there was a study done here in california showing that people who tried to jump off the golden gate bridge, only 5% were stopped and eventually committed suic