as wral's dr. allen mask explain, routine exams don't have to take long. >> reporter: getting ready for an annual checkup. >> check the blood pressure, make sure everything else is going good. >> reporter: everything else includes a breast and pelvic exam and a pap smear. >> vu work responsibilities and life responsibilities and children responsibilities, and we put ourselves on the back burner. >> reporter: they go over more than just a patient's vital signs. >> i will talk about recommendations about calcium intake and exercise and bone health and cardiac health. as you get closer to menopause, we'll talk about that. >> there is a lot of preventative things we can talk about in the annual exam. if you don't go or forget to go or feel like your health is important enough to go, a lot of things can be missed. >> reporter: jody makes sure she does not skip her doctor's advice. >> mark it on my calendar and with technology and smart phones i put a reminder on my phone. >> reporter: this year, she gets the

still ahead, dr. allen mask explains how it works and the >>> coming up at 5:00 on wral, donald trump making two campaign stops in north carolina story from wilmington and fayetteville. >>> when veterans leave the service, they can apply for disability compensation for injuries sustained while in uniform but the application and appeals process is so complicated and cumbersome, many wait years before finally getting an answer. wral investigates takes a close look at the problem. >>> and from rio, deborah morgan is live with the story of another north carolina's >>> many fans are talking about the large reddish spots on athletes like michael phelps. it has roots in ancient medicine but how safe is it? dr.mask explains even weekend warriors have discovered the option. >> reporter: 41-year-old jocelyn is a runner. >> like most runners, the ip bands they get tight. >> reporter: ip bands are tissues connec to the lower leg. >> sometimes, it's like shrink wrap, too tight. >> reporter: this licensed acupuncturist c

this needs to be tested in longer and larger trials to determine safety and efficacy. >> dr. allen mask wral health team. >> dr. dinsbury credits the technical and financial support to the north carolina biotechnology center which started in 2015. he says future drug trial science will likely include new hope clinical research sites in artists using mixed mediums to create their works of art. one man is mixing his creations like a deejay of sorts. walter logan hamilton is flown for his unique pieces of art. hamilton meticulously breaks, cuts and mixes albums similar to a deejay. only you can't dance to his works of art but you still can enjoy them. he says it takes anywhere from days to a couple of months to complete a piece. he's even been commissioned by actors, comedians and has a piece featured on didn't know that was his piece -- featured on the fox hit show empire. >>> hostess is launching deep fried twinkies today in a version for your home freezer. >> never had one. >> i have. >> i bet you have. the snack is the result of a year-long collaboration between hostess and wal-ma

. >> dr. allen tern is the principal investigator for nasa's new horizon mission. the spacecraft reached pluto last summer sending back stunning pictures of the dwarf planet. images no human had ever seen be research institute in bolder be -- in boulder and returned to check out the stamps replaced by this one before the pluto encounter. >> after the fly by the u.s. postal service made a new stamp for pluto that said pluto explored. >> new horizons is now more than 300 million miles past pluto on its way to a new >> yes. so they think it will keep setting records the further and further out it goes. it's incredible. >> it's unchartered territory. there's a loot of rock lot of rocks -- there's a lot of rocks and debris and never been mapped before. how is it going the survive >> ? >> it is a big ris b and they use the -- risk and they use the stars to chart through it. something as small as a quarter could do a lot of damage. it's ve through with it. >> visions. >> star trek, i hear you. >> assuming it make s it through all that it will be really interesting to see

. >> reporter: in the shape of dr. allen lee. among the jet blue passengers, traveling from boston to sacramento. >> and when they first started, you know, that they would have a turbulence with that sudden drop. >> reporter: when they give in to the elements. >> i was in row 11. and just in the ten rows ahead of me that there were several people whose head hit the ceiling. >> reporter: he used the cabin as the emergency room. >> reporter: those people were screaming. when it first happened, you know, that things were flying everywhere. and that they were concerned that they would hit the ceiling myself. and while attending to the flight attendant that i made sure that one arm was holding on to something solid so i wouldn't go flying. >> reporter: at some point we all experienced turbulence, but this? >> and like any weather phenomena, sometimes you get unforecasted and unexpected surprises. >> reporter: scott miller has been a pilot for more than 30 years. >> you may hear two to three, but up in the 20s is incredible. >> emphasi

. >> and dr. allen mask gets our gold every day when it comes to good health and here to help everyone who wants to get swimming part of their regular routine. dr.mask? >> reporter: that's right, bill and lena. swimming, because of the effects of water resistance, offers a much more productive workout in a shorter amount of time than on dry land and can be a greater benefit for people who suffer from joint pain. compared to many exercises, swimming is more low impact and therefore, easier on the joints. the water offers multiple more low impact exercise to start off with the low impact. and it sauls great because it encourages range of motion of all parts of your body, using your arms and legs and glutes and most importantly, you are engaging the core. >> reporter: the weightless feeling experience reduces compression on irritable joints. the doctor recommends swimy -- swimming because it shows swimming had lower heart rate and blood pressure and to lose weight, it's a great calorie burner and increases

our i]own health team expert dr allen mask is lphere to help us out. dr.mask? >> reporter: good morning, q monica and bill. we encourage people nw(?to diet but to change lifestyles. experts with web md offer 4h2ux including getting a kitchen timer. set it ol'? reinvent yourself as a slow eater. you will enjoy your meal m%xq than when you woof it w3down in hurry xdand enjoy conversation between bites. ill have time to tell your brain qit's full. try the 80-20 rule. you feel 80% full. according to a university e @&c& michigan of study, an extra hour of sleep every night could help to you lose 14 e1pounds in year based on 2500 calories a ?r day intake. an hour of xdf?sleep, an>dhour day intake. an hour of xdf?sleep, an>dhour without snackingi#:?jhcould cut calories. sleeping less than 7 qhours making you feel more hungry. and put meals on a plate with xdsmaller portions o proteins and carbs, and fill half the plate with three vegetables rather than just one. flavor them with lemon juice f?1 and herbs rather than sauces. add a broth-based soup qto a add frozen q?ro

our health team's dr. allen mask explains. >> reporter: video games may be catching a bad rap. certain test scores while some people especially parents, may not be sold on the idea just yet but a new study recently published in the international journal of communications found that teens who played video games on a regular basis scored higher than average in math, reading, and science on international exams. the test scores and technology used from 12,000 australian teens found that students who spent time on social networking sites scored low or tests. the findings may help to show new way that is children can learn from online games and potentially improve. a professor says although he's not surprised by the study, it suggested that higher test scores could be the result of bright kids looking for a social media. dr.allen mask, wral's health team. >>> stocks closed up as the price of oil continues to rise giving chemical and machinery makers a big lift. >>> raleigh city officials want to you learn more about project areas for the future of downtown. the new plan identifies th

dr. allen mask wral health team. >> good advice. flu vaccines really do help the spread of the virus. easy access to the flu vaccine from local pharmacies are more likely to be vaccinated and more likely to get the flu shot over the age of 50, higher income levels and chronic conditions. healthier people and those who smoke on a regular basis were less likely to be vaccinated. >>> david wood is launching a new project with his son. green eyes production just announced casting for the believers. ira david wood iii and his son the iiii. a gifted but troubled chylist who join a rock band. the first time they are on screen. >>> reducing traffic to that area in one lane forestville traffic for drivers and allow crews to create a new turn lane for the future grocery store. signs and flaggers will be on the scene to direct traffic around the area. >>> donald trump and hilary clinton both have plans for our future. still ahead the finer points and what it means for you. >>> and at 5 live to rio a first hand look at the brand new gold medal

there are many more regular pot dr. allen mask explains the results. >> reporter: eye-opening new data on marijuana. a new poll shows the number of adult american pot smokers has nearly doubled in the last three years, one in eight people according to a telephone survey of 1000 people. a 2014 government study found cannabis to be the most commonly used drug and it's legal in colorado, oregon, a lack of residents are more likely to say they smoke pot, and voters in five other states will vote to legalize weed this november. it's been beneficial for those with cancer, epilepsy, and alzheimer's. the drug enforcement agency lists marijuana as a schedule 1 drug, the same as horn. mental issues. dr.allen mask, wral's health team. >>> hillary clinton is including donald trump by 9 points, but voters have unfavorable impressions of both candidates. steve handelsman has the results of the survey monkey poll and what the candidates are trying to do about it. >> reporter: trump was in north carolina when he got the bad news from other g

dr. tony allen, managing director, corporate reputation global marketing and corporate affairs of bank ofe] reverend sharpton: let's give all our panelists a big hand. [applause] reverend sharpton: all right. you may be seated. let's start off by each one of you taking one minute, and i do mean one, by giving us an introduction of what you do and where you are generally on this issue of how we deal with from a , criminal justice reform point of view saving our cities. ,let's go around. one minute each. erica: good morning. i am the president and ceo of the urban league of greater new orleans. we work closely with all of our law enforcement agencies throughout the state. we also work in the area of economic development and education, which we know are so critically and connected to criminal justice reform. we work deeply in communities throughout the state from a direct service perspective and a policy perspective. >> good morning. i am cam fox. kim fox. we have the largest single site to jail in the country. sadly, we have 94% of detainees are african-american and latino. cook county has

dr. tony allen, managing director, corporate reputation global marketing and corporate affairs of bank ofrica. [applause] let's give all our panelists a big hand. [applause] all right. you may be seated. start off by each one of you taking one minutes -- and i giving us an- i introduction of what you do and where you are generally on this issue of how we deal with -- from a criminal justice reform point of view -- saving our cities. >erica: good morning. with only thework urban league affiliated with the state of louisiana. we work closely with all of our law enforcement agencies throughout the state. the area of in economic development and education, which we know are so critically and connected to criminal justice reform. so we were deeply in communities throughout the state from a direct service perspective and a policy perspective. we havell >> the largest single site to jail in the country. 94% of detainees are african-american and latino. we ran a campaign platform our criminal justice reform talking about mass incarceration, talking about making sure that we use our jails and deten

dr. carson and myself and allen west and many others are talking about, they need white folks to say, enoughwe're not going to play this victimization game because white people are not doing it. the people victimizing blacks are other blacks. the cities are run by blacks. there's hardly a white person and certainly no republican in sight when you talk about the issues plaguing the so-called black community. >> given all that, there have been people that give the talk of a past few days isn't about getting minority votes because that's a tough road ahead, how many could he pick up? it's more about soothing the fears of moderates on the right or even independents that he's racist or crazy or too fringe or this whole alt-right thing and what do you think? >> i dis'gree. i disagree. trump can't go far enough in describing the bigotry of the left. >> all right. we have do go. kevin, i'm so sorry to cut you off. you ire a fantastic guest. thank you. >>> the best of "street justice" is moments away. back after this. existential poe. and uncle john was an explorer. i inherited their can-do spirit. a

allen who has a history of drinking and driving. it took them until yesterday to track him down. the couple's family lives out of state. i smoke with dr. morris's brother by phone. he admits for some time, his brother-in-law was responsible. >> just a horrible -- to have to, think along those lines. craig allen will be arraigned tomorrow. in san jose, abc 7 news. >> a dock worker is recovering after slipping and falling about 10 feet aboard a navy ship. sky 7 hd shows san francisco firefighters putting him into an ambulance. it happened this afternoon on the mid deck of the ship in the dogpatch neighborhood. the fire department videoed the rescue and a rope cyst temperature to raise him up and pull him out. the victim works for the private dock. he is not in the navy. the power is back on after a large pg & e outage in san francisco started around 5:30. and 20,000 customers in the south of market area seen on the map were in the dark. pg & e told abc 7 news it is still trying to figure out the cause. >> california mayor accused of playing strip poker with children is under increasing pressure to resign. video shows fbi agents arrestin

allen who has a history of drinking and driving. it took them until yesterday to track him down. the couple's family lives out of state. i smoke with dr brother by phone. he admits for some time, his brother-in-law was responsible. >> just a horrible -- to have to, think along those lines. craig allen will be arraigned tomorrow. in san jose, abc 7 news. >> a dock worker is recovering after slipping and falling about 10 feet aboard a navy ship. sky 7 hd shows san francisco firefighters putting him into an ambulance. it happened this afternoon on the mid deck of the ship in the dogpatch neighborhood. the fire department videoed the rescue and a rope cyst temperature to raise him up and pull him out. the victim works for the private dock. he is not in the navy. the power is back on after a large pg & e outage in san francisco started around 5:30. and 20,000 customers in the south of market area seen on the map were in the dark. pg & e told abc 7 news it is still trying to figure out the cause. >> california mayor accused of playing strip poker with children is under increasing pressure to resign. video shows fbi agents arresting stockton

allen who has a history of drugging can driving. >> it is a release to know what happened. all the family lives out-of-state. i spoke with the brother of dr. morse and he admitted for some time he thought his brother-in-law was responsible. >> it is horrible feeling to think along those lines. >> uc berkeley police are look for this man, he inappropriately town add 20-year-old female student at noon yesterday at lazy, described as white male, 50 to 60, clean shaven wearing a dark shirt and cargo shorts. >> mayor accused of playing strip poker with children at his camp is under increasing pressure to resign this morning. f.b.i. agents stockton marian tone silva yesterday morning where me hold as summer camp each year. official say the amendments stem from a strip poker game in his bedroom with underage counselors last summer. investigator say audio recorded on the cell phone indicates that the counselors were naked. in all, investigator say they found 23 photos and four videos related to silva's activity with teens at the camp. >> did not need to result with an increase they have been talking about this fore a year and they could clearly m