for tonight's conversations with for tonight's conversations of great minds i'm joined by dr nancy alcoa dr cohen is a historian author and a contributor to the huffington post her writing has appeared in los angeles times the chicago times and a variety of other publications she received her ph d. from columbia university and held positions as a visiting scholar at u.c.l.a. and a visiting proof professor of history at binghamton university dr cohen previously worked as a senior policy analyst for lane and advocacy organization dedicated to rebuilding the middle class dr cohen is also the author of the groundbreaking book delirium how the sexual counter revolution is polarizing america a groundbreaking investigation into a shadow movement deep within both political parties that's responsible in part for america's broken politics cohen thanks for joining us tonight. hi tom thanks for having me very very happy to have you with us what what initially interested you in what became this book delirium well american politics has gone crazy it's gone off the deep end so i started looking over th

dr. nancy snyderman, thank you as always. >>> two people were killed, seven others injured in a shooting today at a psychiatric clinic near the university of pittsburgh. police say late tonight one of those killed was the gunman. neighboring buildings were briefly placed on lockdown as s.w.a.t. teams responded there. the identity of the gunman and the motive still unknown tonight. >>> big news tonight from the state of mississippi, where you'll recall the former governor haley barbour handed nearly 200 controversial pardons in during his final days in office, including some granted to convicted killers who had worked at the governor's mansion. there's been widespread outrage, as you may know, over these pardons. but today the mississippi supreme court upheld the pardons, saying the decision was up to the governor. >>> we turn now to the economy. and as we await the jobs report for february, widely anticipated coming out tomorrow morning, by the way, even with so many americans still unemployed,

our report tonight from our chief medical editor dr. nancy snyderman. >> reporter: melody's 5-year-old son is at the dentist getting a cavity filled, his second. she said it's tough to see him in this position and vows it won't happen to her toddler hudson. >> hudson doesn't have cavities yet. with brushing twice a day and flossing hopefully we'll avoid that. >> reporter: like many moms melody has reasons to worry. according to the centers for disease control, tooth decay in children 2 to 5 years old is on the rise, a trend we haven't seen in 40 years. children in lower socioeconomic groups are even more at risk, they tend to see a dentist less often. so, too, are children whose teeth aren't brushed every day. dr. jed best is a pediatric dentist. >> every time a child has a snack with a sugary item the mouth becomes acidic. it's the number and frequency of exposure in that acidic environment that can cause tooth decay. >> reporter: also the eating habits of american kids. they are snacking more on all the wrong foods, sweetened juices, high s

dr. nancy snyderman by phone tonight. nancy, i heard the medical examiner quoted as saying, she had a heart attack aggravated by cocaine while in the bathtub, plain and simple. >> this is a classic example of the new face of addiction and the cause of death from addiction and a reminder you don't have to have one massive drug in your system. she really has a cumulative issue. underlying heart disease, most probable from cigarette smoking and smoking marijuana and then the legal combination of alcohol, xanax, ben drl, all depressants, and all of those things together when you slip into a hot bathtub can be enough to slide under the water and then drown. so the coroner is causing the cause of death accidental drowning, but when you decrease the respiratory rate with all of those medications, it really is one problem precipitating the other. and the real concern here is obviously, as an addict, as someone who was treated before for an addiction, there are doctors, famiilfamily, friends, could have

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and dr. nancy snyderman.elcome. [ cheers and applause ] >> hi, everybody. >> we have a crowd and the pressure is on. we'll start with republican politics. super tuesday was tuesday night. mitt romney got the win in ohio. won the most states. rick santorum had a strong showing in the south. there have been increasing calls, in fact, from some who are aligned with the santorum campaign that it's time for newt gingrich to get out. nancy? >> until mississippi and alabama weigh in and he get as check of the south, i have worked with him in the past. do not under estimate how smart he is, how tenacious he is and how much he wants it. he doesn't care if he's not going to get it. he wants to be sure his voice is heard. >> if santorum received gingrich's votes in ohio alone it would have put him over the edge. >> you kbgo ahead. >> no, you. >> number one, none of the guys are going away. there is no reason to. newt gingrich or rick santorum. number two, mitt romney looks so weak yesterday saying "it's over, the other

savannah guthrie filling in for dr. nancy, by the way.hey will tackle everything from the wildly successful kony to20 c campaign to an eye catching campaign about binge drinking before spring break. >> we begin with the new drama at the "desperate housewives" trial. a voicemail hints at a cover-up tied to her firing from the show. craig melvin has the story. good morning. >> reporter: ann, good morning to you. the plot thickens with the latest development. one can only imam -- imagine the defense scrambling to count there are mysterious voicemail that emerged, how they'll challenge the guy that allegedly left it. that is, if he shows up in court later today. anonymous messages are nothing new to the women of "desperate housewives." >> how ironic. to have something i tried so desperately to keep secret treated so casually. >> reporter: now the real life court drama may be imitating one of the plot twists on wisteria lane. it comes from a voicemail that nicollette sheridan's attorney says he got from someone at the show. >> marc, i'm an emp

dr. nancy, have you done that? >> no. >> no, she hasn't. >> it's not going to end well, i can tell. >> okay, then. how many people have debit cards? they have made shopping and going online convenient. there are risks. there are cases where it could be better to use a credit card. we have pros and cons to make the right choice. >>> we are going to try to put a smile on your face. jill martin has great signs from personalized flip-flops to necklaces for your social media fans. she's going to show us what it's about. >> a lot to get to. let's get a check of the headlines from gnatty. good morning to you. >> good morning, the gunman accused of killing seven people in southwestern france is dead this morning following a tense 32-hour stand off with french special forces. the french interior minister said he came out with guns blazing. he leaped from a window while firing and was found dead on the ground. at least two officers were injured in the raid. the suspect, 24-year-old mohammed merah bragged he was trained by al

dr. nancy synderman is nbc's chief medical editor. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> millions suffer from it. many unaware. my own mother had it. what is the toll this disease is taking? >> if you look at the global toll, it's estimated by the year 2030, which is really right around the corner, almost 10% of the global population will have type ii diabetes. it's going to cost a little over $476 billion. that means work days lost, amount of money spent treating it, and if you think about the kind of budget conversations we have in this country, or germany bailing out greece, there isn't enough money in the bank to take care of this epidemic. >> now comes two studies, reported in the "new england journal of medicine" on monday, and they describe, suggest a breakthrough saying one study in fact says that the researchers treated one-third of a group of people with type ii diabetes with medication only. >> right. >> and two-thirds with surgery. what was the findings? >> so they divided these people. one served medicine, one gastric

dr. nancy snyderman joins us on the phone. thank you so much for being here. tell us about the procedure and what his recovery most likely will be like. >> the hardest part is getting a tissue match. he's been on the transplant wait list about 20 months. though we don't know who the donor is, it's important to make sure that tissue matches together. his diseased heart is removed and the heart is harvested from the donor and then sewn into place. and then like most heart patients, he's going to recover in the intensive care unit for a while and go through cardiac rehabilitation. then for the long haul vice president cheney will be on medications to minimize any issue of rejection. obviously the hope is that this will take. >> dr. nancy snyderman, thank you so much. we will bring you much more as we know it. former vice president dick cheney has received a heart transplant. the 71-year-old has suffered five heart attacks in his life. we wish him the best recovery. now back to "lock-up." >>> america's prisons, dangerous, often deadly. there are 2 million people d

but this really was his only option. >> all right dr. nancy snyderman, thanks for your insight. >>> now to it rayvon martin investigation. ron allen is live in sanford, florida. ron, good morning. >> good morning to you, lester. still a lot of energy, passion and outrage here and we expect the daily protests to continue here and across the country today. we also expect to hear a lot from the pulpits of black churches about the demand for justice for trayvom man martin his family today. reverend al sharpton is on his way to be with the family tomorrow. we also understand the martin family intends to file a civil lawsuit probably targeting the homeowner's association that ran the crime watch program that george zimmerman was on patrol for on the night in question. now, we also understand that there's a lot of concern here about vigil ante justice. there's a small group calling themselves the new black panthers who put out a $10,000 bounty or reward for anyone who can find george zimmerman. it's a small group but police are very concerned. you'll

we're going to get that now from dr. nancy snyderman who has the latest for us. >> reporter: like so many americans, dana started taking an aspirin a day ten years ago to help prevent heart disease. after being diagnosed and treated for colon cancer, his doctor told him to stay on it. >> my doctors in houston told me that aspirin therapy was now something that they thought about as the healthiest recur ens of cancer so i've been taking it ever since. so i continue to do it for both reasons, the cancer and the heart. >> a medical journal said aspirin may have a new role in cancer and treatment. consider the statistics, people who take cancer have a 15% lower risk of dieing from cancer. a 38% less chance of developing kolo-rectal cancer and aspirin may reduce the risk of cancers of the esophagus, stomach and lung. and it may provide benefits even after diagnosis. aspirin users have a 36% less chance of having cancer spread. >> there's reason for hope that aspirin may have this additional benefit in terms of preventing cancer. bu

and we want to start off tonight with our chief medical editor, dr. nancy snyderman. >> reporter: like so many americans, dana garmani started taking an aspirin a day ten years ago to prevent heart disease. after being diagnosed and treated for colon cancer, his doctor told him to stay on it. >> my doctors in houston told me that aspirin therapy was something they thought would help prevent the recurrence of cancer. so i've continued to take it for both reasons, the cancer and the heart. >> reporter: the medical journal says aspirin may have a new role in cancer prevention and treatment. consider the statistics. people who take aspirin had a 15% lower risk of dying from cancer. a 38% less chance of developing colorectal cancer. and aspirin may reduce the risk for cancers of the esophagus, stomach, breasts and lungs. taking aspirin regularly may also provide benefits even after diagnosis. aspirin users may have a 36% less chance having cancer spread. >> there's reason for hope that aspirin may have this an additional benefit in preventing cancer. but at the

i'm joined by our chief medical reporter dr. nancynyderman. >> we think of 70 as being the cutoff. but if the tissue matches right and he waited a pretty long period of time, then, you know, there are just times that it gets matched up. he had run out of options. >> in terms of his overall health, it is good? >> this is where the ethical issue comes up. because there are younger people also on transplant lists. when you have heart failure over this prolonged period of time, lungs and kidneys take a hit. that will be the question as he moves forward. he'll be on immuno suppressive drugs for the rest of his life. >> thanks. >> you bet. >>> the president visited the border region between north and south korea. >> reporter: making his first trip to the demilitarized zone, which separates the two koreas, president obama peered intently at the isolated north. >> it's like you're looking across 50 years into a country that has missed 40 years or 50 years of progress. >> reporter: but now north korea plans to test launch another long range ro

we start off tonight with dr. nancy snyderman. >> reporter: like so many americans, dana started taking an aspirin a day ten years ago to prevent heart disease. after being diagnosed and treated for colon cancer, his doctor told him to stay on it. >> aspirin therapy was something they thought of as a healthy recurrence of cancer. >> reporter: the medical journal says aspirin may have a new role in cancer prevention and treatment. people who take aspirin had a 15% lower risk of dying from cancer. a 38% less chance of developing colorectal cancer. and aspirin may reduce the risk of cancers of the esophagus, stomach, breast and lung. it may provide benefits after diagnosis. aspirin mayri may have a 36% chance having cancer spread. >> aspirin may have an additional benefit in terms preventing cancer. we also know that it's not a panacea. >> reporter: doctors caution that aspirin still carries risks. it can cause stomach upset and bleeding. these new findings suggest the risks of cancer prevention outweighs those risks. >> m

dr. nancy snyderman on this coroner's report just out in l.a. >>> a violent end to a story we told you about. a tengs standoff between french police and the alleged gunman in three fatal shootings. after being corners for 32 hours, french officials say the suspect came out with guns blazing as police stormed the apartment. he jumped from a window, landing on the ground, still firing until he was shot dead by police. three plofrszs were hurt in the exchange. the 23-year-old al qaeda militant died as they claim he wanted to, with a gun in his hands. >>> now to the pollaauolitics o women's health. the largest women's breast cancer charity remains in kroenchs after a controversial decision to cut off funding to planned parenthood. donations to the susan g. komen charity are down. >> the organization known for its iconic pink ribbon is taking a hit where it hurts. as raszs for the cure around the country. in southwest florida, donations down almost 30%. lafayette, louisiana, down 27%. ft. worth, tex

we'll talk about that and the findings with dr. nancy synderman. >> also new details in the search for california teen sierra lamar who disappeared one week ago. a team from the fbi searched her family's home last night. so what were they looking for? and did they find anything that can help them locate the 15-year-old. sierra lamar's parents speak out in a live interview. >>> plus, at the start of republican presidential race, of course, we all know michelle bachman was an early front-runner. her campaign eventually lost steam. she's yet to endorse a candidate but that's not stopping her from calling on her party to unify quickly. she is in the house. we'll ask her about that coming up. >> and let the games begin. "the hunger games" officially hit theaters overnight. excited fans coast to coast waiting in line and packing theaters. so, was it worth the wait? we will have some early reviews. >> we're going to find out. i'm interested in that because i have a teenager in the house who i think wants to see that movie tonight. let's now beg

nbc's chief medical editor, dr. nancy snyderman is speaking to me by phone. this is a far from routine operation for anybody, let alone a man of dick cheney's age. how long does it take to perform this sort of surgery and how long is it? >> the difficulty, frankly is finding the appropriate match and that's why he was on the list for 20 months. which is little longer than the average. and then as you well know, getting the right tissue type. because you want to minimize any chance of or minimize the chance of rejecting this organ because it really is a foreign body from one person to another. the technical aspects of taking a heart out of one person and sewing it into another interestingly, is, is rather routine at this point and only takes a few hours. but then the critical time of the intensive care unit, making sure that the fluids are balanced, no risk of infection and long-term, cardiac rehabilitation. and putting vice president on anti-rejection medications. and that's a life-long bout of medicines to minimize the chance that he will reject this heart.

>> dr. nancyick is making a return to education. >> how would you like to get a taste to spend a night in a famous prison? you can book yourself and. >> that is not in my top-10 list for vacation destinations. weather-wise, things will be nice again today. >> off to a pretty good start on most of the major roadways. number i 95 up towards delaware, we have an accident at the toll plaza.

dr. nancy grasmick will serve as a teacher in leader education for towson university. she will help shape the program. officials cannot be more pleased about her track record. >> people may ask why towson. i was graduated from towson when it was a teacher preparation institution. the lessons i learned on this campus are lessons that have guided me through my career. >> her new position at towson is being paid for in part through private donations. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. it is looking pretty good on most of the major roadways. the exception is northbound 95 at the delaware toll plaza. there is a tractor-trailer accident. you're forced to use the cash lanes and it will cause some delays as a volume continues to build. not seeing any delays on 95 from cecil county. the tydings memorial bridge continues to move well. 60 miles per hour on southbound 83. a nice start on the j.f.x. so far. we're starting to see the volume pickup on 70 down towards edmondson. 95, 65 south of 100

savannah guthrie filling in for dr. nancy, by the way.hey will tackle everything from the wildly successful kony 2012 campaign to an eye catching campaign against binge drinking just in time for a lot of the students headed off to the spring break locations. >> okay. that is an important topic. we begin this half hour with the new drama of nicollette sheri n sheridan's "desperate housewives" trial. a voicemail hints at a cover-up tied to her firing from the show. craig melvin has the story. good morning. >> reporter: ann, good morning to you. the plot thickens with the latest development. the defense is scrambling to see how this mysterious voice mail could impact the case and how they challenge the man who left that message, that is, if he shows up in court today. >> reporter: anonymous messages are nothing new to the women of "desperate housewives." >> how ironic that something i t tried so hard to keep secret treat sod casually. >> reporter: now the real life court drama may be imitating one of the plot twists on wisteria lane. it come

of cook county need to be accountable to not just county board president but the board as well >> dr. nancy jones starting in december 2010 examiner may be removed on claims of negligence measures have come about as a result of renovations relations in january over capacity more bodies piled up >> very strict standards of 40 days after medical examiner determination cause of death tell the public we will bury the body exhumed the body presented to you >> commissioner behind ordinance passed today requires medical examiner's how long bodies can remain at the bork lived a nightmare went missing in december told of relatives he was not there turns out he was four weeks on accounted for >> and did with no comfort not sorry for your loss sorry for misinformation please make arrangements only thing we got get these >> chief administrative officer questioning by commissioners says the board has been cleaned up has not taken catholic cemeteries on offer catholic cemetery offering transportation of the bodies kelly says has not heard the offer directly >> donated 300 plots outer lining we still have

dr. nancys a lot to do with memory issues that could be a side effect of the drugs. natalie has the headlines from the news desk. >> good morning. a new round of violent storms and possible tornadoes threatening the south and midwest today from alabama to ohio. those storms could hit some of the same areas where tornadoes killed at least 13 people and destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes two days ago. a startling security breach led to a dramatic scene thursday at philadelphia international airport. police say a drunk driver crashed through a construction fence and led officers on a chase along two runways. the airport was shut down for a half hour and several incoming flights had to delay landings. the suspect has been ordered to undergo psychiatric testing. >>> the senate upheld the birth control policy voting down the republican's blunt amendment which would have let employers deny birth control and other services on religious or moral ground. court any reagan is at the new york stock exch

. >> all right, dr. nancych for your insight. >> youe1 bet you. >>> now to the trayvon martint( )t(u-7l and new calls f justice for the slain teen. nbc's ron allen is live in stanford, florida. ron, good morning.e1r thank you both for joining us. joe, let me start with you. you spoke to george zimmerman as recently as yesterday. how is he weathering the storm around him and how aware is he, if at all, of the things we just showed? >> i think george is just now becoming aware of how big this is. it was the first time i spoke to him yesterday since before the shooting, and through his family members, i learned that right after the shooting, he couldn't stop crying. he's at the point now where he's just now realizing not just how big this is for him but how big this is for the country, which is one reason why i'm sitting here now. >> craig, mr. zimmerman claims self-defense with police originally. you're standing by that defense of him. what's the evidence of self-defense here? >> well, what i can reveal right no

that led to this assessment by dr. nancynyderman of nbc. >> this has raised ethical questions, moral questions about whether the vice president in fact should have received his heart ahead of other people and, raised the question how old is too old to receive such a precious trans plant? >> bill: mr. cheney waited 20 months before receiving the heart. that is longer than the average wait. he has had five heart attacks. check three. army staff sergeant robert bales charged with 17 counts of murder accused of gunning down civilians in afghanistan is being held at fort leavenworth, kansas. his wife says he is innocent. >> he is being charged with first degree murder. in other words,premeditated, that he planned this. >> it's very unbelievable. all i can think of is what happened? what led up to it. i don't have have -- i don't feel like i have all the information. >> when i asked what kind of dad he he was you said he was so involved with his children. he loves children. >> he loves children. is he like a big kid himself. >> he

. >> today, dr. nancyick assumes the position of presidential scholar. >> it is a position tailor made for her. she is a scholar on special assignment. >> people may ask why year. i was graduated from here when it was a teacher preparation institution. the lessons i learned on this campus are lessons that have guided me through my career. >> her official title is presidential scholar for innovation and teacher and -- in a little education, meaning she will head of the campus wide effort to prepare teachers and frame educational leaders. jobs also put emphasis on the school's them by science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs. >> we are excited she is going to take our already great program and make it better. >> the school president says she has no doubts she is the right person for the job. >> at her heart, she is a teacher. her professional and personal life, her every action is tied to the success of students, students, students. that is what it is about for her. >> i expect she will lea

dr. nancy sneiderman will weigh in on that story. >>> also this morning, madonna's new video has sparked some controversy including the fact that she is seen smoking a cigarette. now the controversy is growing with new photos showing the pop star's 15-year-old daughter lighting up. some are saying like mother, like daughter. we'll be talking about that coming up this morning. >>> a lot to get to, but we begin with new details on the murders of 17 afghan civilians allegedly by an american soldier. we'll hear exclusively from his wife in a moment. but first, nbc's jon yang is at fort leavenworth in kansas with the latest. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. this morning, we have learned new details about what military prosecutors believe happened that night, that night that ended with 17 afghan civilians dead, 13 of them women and children. military prosecutors allege the deadly rampage came in two waves, with staff sergeant robert bales returning to base after the first attack

dr. nancy synderman is nbc's chief medical editor. ck cheney can cause all kinds of controversy if he orders a cup of tea. but talk to me about this list and how it works. >> well, people say it's unlikely that a 71-year-old jumped the line. but nonetheless, this has raised a lot of ethical questions, moral questions, about whether the vice president, in fact, should have received his heart ahead of other people. and, raises the question, how old is too old to receive such a precious transplant. 71-year-old former vice president dick cheney was on a waiting list for 20 months before his successful heart transplant surgery this past weekend. longer than most patients. still, the news was met with controversy. >> because if mr. cheney was 55, there wouldn't be any discussion. >> reporter: more than 3,000 americans are on the national waiting list for a heart transplant. but every year, hundreds die before they receive a new heart. when a patient cheney's age receives such a scarce, life-extending organ, some doctors request whether hospi

we have geraldine dawson the chief science officer for the advocacy group autism speaks and dr. nancys chief medical editor. >> good morning. >> first of all, nancy, let me ask you, what is behind this really stunning rise in numbers? >> the big honest answer is we don't know. certainly there are increasing scenes looking at genetics of autism, and to really look at your family tree, you can start to see some elements of it. sometimes other family members. but there's a big environmental curtain hanging out there. and to try to figure what environmental triggers there might be, i think that's where a lot of the research really needs to go. i think we know what doesn't cause it but we really don't know what the triggers might be. >> we talk about this, the increased possibility that reporting, better reporting is adding to the numbers. is there a way to measure how much of it might actually be an increase? >> well, i think that is, you know, when you ask about the cause, the answer is we don't know. when you ask about why the numbers are growing so much, certainly this whole idea of an

suze orman is filling in for dr. nancyyour local news and weather. >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. jury selection in the retrial of two but is accused of setting a pit bull on fire is set this morning. an unusually large pool of potential jurors was called in. >> the cold front that generated the thunder shower activity has moved south. cooler today. 60 to 654 the high. if you pressed a bit stronger.

on the "today" show today dr. nancy snyderman says this technique could make kids sick. >> certainly no health benefits for this. a couple down sides. there is nothing dirtier than the human mouth so forget the ik factor of pushing up food. there is nothing very good about the viruses and bacteria that live in an adult mouth and a child's immune system may not be ready for those. >> but it is so appetizing to watch. dr. snyderman also said the technique could make it tougher for toddlers to learn to feed themselves. >>> well, the public wore of words between model/actress christy brinkley and her ex-husband peter cook took another turn today. cook and brinkley settled a bitter divorce four years ago but a judge ordered them to be civil. he said he would fine them for saying nasty things about one another. brinkley says he has violated that order several times and broke down in tears yesterday on the "today" show. cook appeared on "today" this morning and said brinkley's behavior was in his words a cunning and shameless

dr. nancy synderman is going to be here in just a little while to talk more about that. >> that's right. and so far she's already calling it a game changer. very significant development. and also coming up this morning we're going to get advice for financial emergencies, including when to consider reverse mortgages, and also how to talk about a deal with credit card debt and also when to call in a financial planner. eve got our money 911 straight ahead. >> and it is that time of year. all hands on deck. george oliphant is here. he did a rescue of a deck for a brooklyn homeowner and he's going to be here if you're dreaming of backyard fun with family and friends he will tell you how you can renovate your deck with some beautiful flowers and plants coming up. >> it's always good to have george here. let 's go inside right now. we should mention, al is down in clearwater, florida. we'll check in with him in a second. first the headlines of the morning from natalie over at the news desk. >> all rig

deutsch, chairman of deutsche incorporated and suze orman is host of cnbc's "suze orman show" in for dr. nancys morning. welcome to all of you. welcome, suze. are you ready for this, do you think? >> more than ever. i'm coming after you two. >> let's go. let me give you a topic first. we're going to talk about two people going after each other in public, christie brinkley and peter cook. their very public battle spilled onto our airwaves this week when matt interviewed christie brinkley and then the next day i interviewed peter cook. let's play a portion of that and set it up. >> i'm sorry but i just want peace. and every time i have any joy or any kind of success in anything, he has to try to destroy it. >> there was a moment when she cried. >> crocodile tears. >> why do you say that? >> because she's not being bullied. every since the separation, she has been on a campaign to smear me. >> suze, i'll let you have the first crack at this. what do you think? >> ridiculous. it's not like they just got divorced. it's not like they're just going through it. why it is still news this far after the

that led to this assessment by dr. nancybc. >> this has raised ethical questions, moral questions about whether the vice president in fact should have received his heart ahead of other people and, raised the question how old is too old to receive such a precious trans plant? >> bill: mr. cheney waited 20 months before receiving the heart. that is longer than the average wait. he has had five heart attacks. check three. army staff sergeant robert bales charged with 17 counts of murder accused of gunning down civilians in afghanistan is being held at fort leavenworth, kansas. his wife says he is innocent. >> he is being charged with first degree murder. in other words,premeditated, that he planned this. >> it's very unbelievable. all i can think of is what happened? what led up to it. i don't have have -- i don't feel like i have all the information. >> when i asked what kind of dad he he was you said he was so involved with his children. he loves children. >> he loves children. is he like a big kid himself. >> he is accused o

nbc's dr. nancyn wayed in on this unusual feeding style. >> certainly there are no health benefits from all of this and a couple of down sides, there's nothing dirtier than the human mouth. there's nothing good about the viruses and bacteria that live in the adult mouth and a child's immune system may not be ready for those in his or her mouth. so it's not a great idea and you hit on the social parenting aspect. toddlerho toddlerhood. learning the skills of how to sit in a high chair and eat foods with your hands and eat on your own, those just are really born adaptive skills. >> snyderman said the method could put a child at risk of contracting a virus. silverstone posted a note with the video that said the veggies from the miso soup are her son's favorite. >>> we're going to take a look at some stories we'll be following this afternoon. coming up at 4:00, a congressman gets thrown out of the house today, while supporting trayvon martin. plus, how many hours of sleep should you get to limit your cha

. >> reporter: dr. nancy snyderman, nbc news, new york. >> over the past decade the number of pediatric dentists has risen by more than 50%. so the number of young kids needing dental work going to the dentist. it is now 11:42. still ahead, everyone is waiting for the unveiling of the new ipad today. earlier reviews are in on the new features and upgrades. plus, the medications now on the market to help fight alcoholism. stay with us. >>> you have a chance to own piece of americana. capital city diner in northeast d.c. is for sale right now on ebay. the popular restaurant closed in late january. the owner moved the diner from a small town in new york after buying it himself on ebay. we just checked and so far there's only one bid for $20,000. if you are interested, you have two days left to put in your own bid. >>> speculation over apple's new e invention will end today. the tech company is expected to release details of its latest ipad. experts anticipate the new version to have an updated display screen, mu