dickstein says early results are promising but much more testing is needed. he says, if it works, it could be scaled up quickly and help thousands of children. why hasn't this kind of research been done before? >> it's harder and harder to get funding. >> reporter: in the past several years, large amounts of federal funding have been put toward researching causes of death like hiv, heart disease and various cancers. mortality rates in all those areas have dramatically decreased. even as suicide deaths continue to rise, suicide research gets significantly less funding. dickstein is among many experts who believe that, if suicide research was better funded, the epidemic would also slow. he says people need to prioritize suicide and mental health research, in the same way they did for childhood cancer. >> whereas before up to the¡ 80s, it was an absolute death sentence. now, the five-year survival for childhood leukemia is over 90, 95 percent. patients, parents, clinicians, researchers and funders got together and said, "enough of our kids dying of cancer." ever

the high-rise building that is deadly sinking in san francisco, the millennium tower has settled dickstein inches, much more than the 4 to 6 inches that was predicted through the entire life of the building, the san francisco examiner reported that some inspectors may have known about the problem as long as six years ago, and a news conference is scheduled for 9 am this morning when the millennium tower association will talk about efforts to monitor movement around the building. >>> it is 5:09 am. >>> and the latest incident and whether there will be more police patrols after the string of shootings. >>> jose fernandez killed and the weekend boating accident, and the rising star was making a name for himself in major league baseball. >>> traffic will be busy if you're driving in some areas, the east shore freeway steady more credit heading to the bay bridge toll plaza.>>> offer a warm start, 50s, 60s and in some locations in the 70s. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2, it is 5:13 am. >>> the sports world is done by the death of golf legend arnold palmer, tributes coming in from all over the