joining us is special guest dr mike brown. dr brown is a professor of planetary astronomy.e made many significant scientific discoveries, he's probably best known as the man who killed pluto. welcome to "techknow" dr brown, why did you do it? >> the obvious answer is did it have it coming. if it wasn't me someone else would do it. >> tell me the story. >> pluto never should have been called a planet. it was a mistake, just because everyone thought it was big when it was discovered, as big as june it ter and realised it was smaller and smaller. it is smaller than our moon. and there are thousands of other things out there just like it. >>> if pluto is not a planet, what is it? >> the official definition is work planet. which i like to think about things that look like planets. >> i love the story of the declassification of pluto. it's a great example of how new information can change the idea that a group of scientists have about something they take for time. >>> you came up with an announcement about pluto, did you face much feedback? >> i had hate mail for many years, from

. >> the meet hosted by dr. brown pastor of the third baptist church and president of san francisco naacp chapter calling for police sensitivity training among other things. but this video of the shooting has made people so angry many don't feel that would be enough. >> we want the chief to step down if he thinks that was a justifiable homicide. >>reporter: some people couldn't help but yell. demanding change in the police department. >> this community doesn't trust the police department. >>reporter: shooting of woods was captured on cell phone video. he was killed in a bar ran of gun fir after police say they tried bean bag and pepper spray. police say woods was the suspect in stabbing and he manufactured toward officers still holding the knife. many say that's not what they see in the video. and that police are slandering woods in the media. >> you they about his mental illness and criminal record and you make him look like a ville listen as if he deserves to die. >> he be of racialen quality within the police depar

. >> the meet hosted by dr. brown pastor of the third baptist church and president of san francisco naacp chapter calling for police sensitivity training among other things. but this video of the shooting has made people so angry many don't feel that would be enough. >> we want the chief to step down if he thinks that was a justifiable homicide. >>reporter: some people couldn't help but yell. demanding change in the police department. >> this community doesn't trust the police department. >>reporter: shooting of woods was captured on cell phone video. he was killed in a bar ran of gun fir after police say they tried bean bag and pepper spray. police say woods was the suspect in stabbing and he manufactured toward officers still holding the knife. many say that's not what they see in the video. and that police are slandering woods in the media. >> you they about his mental illness and criminal record and you make him look like a ville listen as if he deserves to die. >> he be of racialen quality within the police depar

welcome to a special broadcast, dr. brown, and dr. corom is going to join us. i feel deeply that we don't always celebrate our veterans and people that fight for our country at home or abroad everyday. we can never say enough about them. and cable news and get a segment. how about dedicating the entire show to courage, and the heroes and see what they have been able to overcome in their lives and see and find out what they're capable of. i want to start with you, you're a military brat, you were in the military in the airborne. >> yes. >> you have overcome incredible obstacles. give us a walk through in the life of the military and what we have seen firsthand to give new meaning to that term valor and courage. >> i tell you, it has a fen no phenomenal. being in the military whether being a veteran or being the child of a veteran. we experience phenomenal. we see the opportunity to see people who are going into unsurmountable odds when i was in the 82nd airborne division, we were running with sacs in our take 20 miles, walk 20 miles. so you look and start to see

scott, dr. brown, dr. miller, you have no idea what they're talking about. on a very basic level reinforcing of the hierarchy of titles can get in the way about care about who is the doctor and how do i call that person. >> host: right, right. another example you used in the book is how nurses can be -- or certainly trusted to administer a drug that could be very damaging to an individual particularly in an oncology unit. you're administering medication through the vein and then you encounter that example that you're not quite sure to use google without filters. it's like we have a dynamic of fut competence and trust and yet we have barriers that seem to impact the respect that we would have for a professional. >> guest: yes, that's a great contrast. on the one hand, we are very skilled technicians. i attended very extensive classes that my job provided to be able to give patients equipment -- chemical chemother. it seem today come and go, that authority and then another nurse said you can pull out a ekg, somebody found that out and cut that out. [laughter]

reporter: the nondenominational church in uptown they celebrated their 50 years attending services. dr. brown service. reporter: michelle moved here as a 19-year-old aspiring actress from where else? >> ohio. reporter: many traveled from afar not prepared for how they would react when they walked inside that building. >> we did a candle for my mother and father in my little brother. reporter: hours away from christmas patty shepard is fidgeting on the chapel floor. we looked for the wisest man to get signed to sum up what excited him the most about the sunday. >> i'm going to call ohio to see my grandparents. reporter: and i'm staying there for a whole week. there is a king that he is not here now. reporter: in midtown mac king "fox 5 news." allison: pope francis at a special christmas eve mass at they celebrated the birth of jesus and featured a special prayer from the pope. tomorrow tens of thousands of people expected to attend the pope's traditional christmas speech in st. peter's square. in bethlehem thousands of people gathered for midnight mass. palestinian president mahmoud abbas and

dr. david brown, formerly with the cdc, says health agencies should have flagged the potential problem after hearing of as few as five cases potentially linked to crumb rubber. >> there are enough to make you cry. we missed it, we did not fight hard enough. josie: the fight is s anging. in a congressional hearing, the consumer product safety commission's chairman reversed course on crumb rubber. backtracking from his 2008 statement. >> safe to play on means something to parents that i don't think we intended to josie: they want more testing and lawmakers are demanding it. >> wheel into ourselves and our children. josie: two u.s. senators recently sent a letter to the cpsc asking for independent federal testing of crumb rubber. >> we want to really authoritative, existing, and accurate study to be done to know the truth. they should not fear the truth. we should know it. josie: the environmental protection agency said it previously looked at crumb rubber, just not comprehensively. they are supposed to go forward with a planned california study that could not settle the debate. we found docume

. >> the police commission meets on wednesday and the dr. brown is asking members of the naacp to attend. i am katie marzullo for abc7 news were. >> san mateo plan commission will discuss the re-opening of the beloafed ice rink. the real estate firms that own the center wants to transform it to retail. advocates want it re-opened and the plan, commission will send the wreckization to the city council and the commissioners said they would consider re-opening the rink to stay competitive withstand ford and hillsdale. >> more rain coming our way people can pick up free sand magazines to protect their homes and other property. the public works department is secretary up a sandbag station on lexington station. that is near the former alameda naval air station. they will be open every tuesday and wednesday and thursday but for holidays through the end of the year. the department is giving away five sandbags to anyone who can she proof of residency. >> you will not see much of this today along the bay area coastline, the high surf warning expired an hour

dr. laura brown with george washington university tell us pays off in early voting states because it's the die hard who actually show up to vote. >> we are talking about people in the vast majority of states have to be registered partisans, to even engage and vote in these contests. >> reporter: a responsibility iowa and new hampshire voters take seriously, one you will hear a lot about as the americans choose their next president. both contests provide worldwide media attention and a much needed boost in fundraising, that is if they win. when it comes to who will winks we will have to wait to find out. >>> 2016 is president obama's last year in office. making his to-do list particularly time sensitive. after his 16 day vacation, he will focus on national security ask unpredictable terror threats. also criminal justice reform, the economy and closing the guantanamo bay prison. the biggest challenge, climate change. republicans are expected to block his clean power plan. >>> this afternoon, a grand jury decided not to indict a rookie cleveland police officer or his partner for the shatting

dr. elizabeth brown, physician) "i want them to look at themselves, not a plastic version. i think it's for all guys. i have some very masculine guys who have very high powered jobs: attorneys, truck drivers, construction workers, men with sun damage." to ensure safety, brown said to make sure you're receiving botox from someone who is trained and licensed to offer the injections. starting tuesday -- chain restaurants in new york city will be required to alert diners of saltier dishes. this salt shaker icon will be posted next to menu items that contain at least 23-hundred milligrams of sodium. that's the average consumer eats about 34-hundred milligrams of salt a day. most experts say that's too much and may contribute to high blood pressure. restaurants will have until march to comply fully with the new salt icon requirement. mark freund, in for brad pautsch tonight - with details on one of college basketball's greatest traditions. (mark) the big ten-acc challenge - always so much fun - and iowa gets florida state this year. adam woodbury has shown a little offensive spar

dr. amos brown, head of the local naacp supports the use of tasers but only if officers also walk the beatsnd learn the community. >> you have to have appropriate weapons used appropriately. to deal with crisis, human situations. >> if our officers had tasers available to them at that officer-involved shooting last week, it may have changed the course and it may have changed the outcome of this incident. >> the fatal shooting a week ago of mario woods who held an 8-inch kichen knife has led mayor ed lee for police to use what he calls minimal force, but the police union president took exception to the mayor's comments. >> law enforcement doesn't go to a knife fight with a knife. we are there to win the day. and to apprehend the suspect, who allegedly just stabbed an individual 15 minutes before. >> the motion spokesman said that expect no quick decision on tasers, more likely something will come after the first of the year. meanwhile, police shields have been issued to protect them against people armed with knives and use of force policies are being reviewed. reporting live in san francisco

brown or dead. >> different levels of health then? >> exactly. >> it's a small crew. dr. gates and myself... team members jen davidson and beth lenz, and the boat's captain. john 'lj' benson. this won't be leisurely... we're racing the elements. in the mountains overlooking the bay, a storm is threatening. it's an ominous day to go scuba diving, but science doesn't wait for perfect weather. near our dive site, beth and jen jump in with snorkel gear to help us zero in on the reef below. the event that brought us here is called bleaching. higher than normal water temperatures cause corals to expel the symbiotic plant cells which provide them food. without the algae the corals begin to starve...turning healthy brown coral, ghostly white. this year's bleaching has been so pervasive, that for only the third time in history, scientists have declared it a global event. back on board, i check out a new piece of equipment; an aquatic communication system that will let me talk underwater. jen and beth surface, confirming we're on the reef. >> directly under me. >> it's directly under her... we'll do i

dr. amos brown, local head of the naacp, supports the use of police tasers. but only if officers also walk the beats learn the community. >> you have to have appropriate weapons used appropriately to deal with crisis, human situation. >> if our officers had tasers available to them, that officer involved shooting last week, it may have changed the course and it may have changed the outcome of this incident. >> the fatal shooting a week ago of mario woods who held an 8-inch kitchen knife has led mayor ed lee for police them to use minimal force. >> we're doing our best to train ourselves and doing better. >> the police union took exception. >> law enforcement doesn't go to a knife fight with a knife. we're there to win the day and to apprehend the suspect who allegedly just stabbed an individual 15 minutes before. >> police commission president susie loftus is more open to tasers than she was before. commissioners will likely take this debate into the new year. reporting live, chuck coppola. >>> another troubling discovery into the san bernardino attacks. the

dr. laura brown with only one of the pervasive set in 2016 until voting again they both have no to wait >after rejections force calculations the coffee officials to buy the jules mother said and mountains on some of the imposing christianity on file list of other religions he won nothing to do the controversy he seemed much more interested in chechnya who was being assaulted and knives the to men our point of support for church and half moon bay that fog will thousand chechens with stolen is a story which totaled about this week for the first time since then more donations poured in from the public and the san mateo county sheriff's office and attract to the church $4,000 to help cover the cost to help replace those camps >>marty gonzales: will ticket to a neighborhood is nicknamed christmas lane and san carlos and eucalyptus have an their two blocks stretch of decorations such about one is edition the thought that the one house 44 years ago to continue to grow residence senate this hundreds of visitors each and every day live in the industry for 40 years and they said everyone in the nei

dr. be in doctor brown and the nurse always being, tresa reinforces that sense. that the dr. is the expert and the authority and the nurses something between a waitress and a best friend. i don't mind at all having patients call me teresa, in fact i like it. i would like the formality that doctors work with us, i find it so strange to be talk into physician and they'll be talking about another dr. and they'll just say dr.. sometime it's a really, last name like doctor scott, doctor brown, doctor miller. you have. you have no idea who they're talking about. so on a very basic level, this reinforcing hierarchy with titles can get in the way of really elementary things like care like who is the dr.? how do i call that person? >> host: another example used in the book is how nurses -- are certainly trusted to administer a drug that could be very damaging on an individual particularly in an oncology unit, a cancer unit. you are administering medication through the vein yet you counter that example how you are not quite sure that you can use google without filters. so it is likely

obama is "o tannenbaum" the instrumental version featured in "charlie brown christmas." mr. and dr. biden went with a slightly edgier number one bruce springsteen "santa claus is coming to town." are you going to sing it? >> no. >> i try to get you do that every time. >> look at all these colors on "storm team 4" radar. chuck bell, what does that mean for us? >> it means that it's not only raining now but harder a little bit later on. about two or three hours from now the next moderate to heavy rain comes in. and there's a possibility for our friends and neighbored in fredericksburg, southern maryland to get thunder on christmas eve. we had a lot of rain yesterday. over two inches at b.w. marshal yesterday. flash flood watches are posted around the metro. a lot of people traveling today. big impacts on local roads mainly before noontime. ponding of water on the main, also with all the heavy rain going from new york to philadelphia down to atlanta, big delays possible and air travel as well. >>> it will not be a white christmas because temperatures are nearly 70 degrees before the su

>> brown: an early ally, played in the film by alec baldwin, was dr.ian bailes, a neurosurgeon and former team doctor for the steelers. he told us of his early trepidation at going public. >> i remember remarking to my wife that this wasn't going to be a fun journey. i had been a football player, it was my favorite sport. i didn't want it to be true, but i felt that it was, and we needed to bring it forward and that bennet omalu needed help from myself and others to do that. >> brown: "concussion" is a dramatized version of events, not a documentary, and experts say it over-states the role omalu played in discovering and naming c.t.e. the family of one former player, dave duerson, has also criticized the film for the way he is portrayed as opposing omalu and ignoring fellow players showing symptoms of the disease. but there's no doubt that in the years since omalu published his findings in 2005, c.t.e. and the hazards of head injuries have become a growing part of the conversation around football. as several more former players were discovered to have

dr. oz to see what's coming up on the show today. "today, singer bobby brown gets raw, real, and emotional about the tragic loss of daughter bobby christina. he shares how he plans to honor his late daughter, and what he thinks may have helped save her life. plus, what happens when you die? psychic medium laura lynne jackson has the answer, and even helped a staff member put an end to a frightening ordeal." jessica rae: again that's coming up today on dr. oz at 4 o'clock right here on abc9. jessica rae scott: tonight, isolated mix could start late, but with calmer winds, low 28. tomorrow, light morning showers east, cloudy and cooler for everyone. high 37. 7-day has light snow chance christmas eve, light mix chance christmas day and saturday. none should hinder travel, but monday significant snow.

dr. brenda nelson. we will hear from paulette brown , president of the american bar david carr. and thank you. >> [applause] >> good morning. good morning. i want to be sure i am in the right place. reverend, thehe reverend -- [indiscernible] -- currently serving as the interim pastor of mother emanuel ame church, the clergy and members, it is my privilege this morning to welcome you to mother emanuel methodist church. we are indeed humble that the planning committee for this historical event convened together at mother emanuel as we , a church, a community, a state, nation, and world prepare for what i call the six-month point in the journey from june 17, 2015. it gives us so much comfort to know that june 17, 2015 was not an event to soon forgotten by those outside of the immediate circle of the emanuel nine families and survivors, the church, and the episcopal church that the, but instead events of june 17, 2015, after too many horrific events that have followed, have spiraled -- inspired so many to not get stuck in crisis but to move forward in deliberate and strategic actio

nationwide initiative called "let's play", dr pepper/snapple is purchasing $9,000 dollars of jerseys, cones, balls and other pe equipment that activities director dave brown says will help the s sool reach it's goals for "life lolo fitness"s"brown says 7,0 (k-12) students will benifit from the contribution. more than $3 million dollars is commted to the "let's play" program through 2016. tim: students in des moines got the opportunity to learn more aboutthe weather today. the science club group at callanan middle school has been busy getting cameras, trackers and computers ready for the launch. the f-a-a even gave them the clearance to go up in the air so they can study our weather patterns. "we had to fill the balloon with helium, and we were standing with our hands up in the air for about 30 minutes. we're gonna get pressure, jenna: students will use the data the weather balloon collects for projects to be presented at an upcoming science fair. jenna: turning to national news now, new details were revealed today about the couple behind last week's deadly san bernardino terror attack. in a hearing today on capitol hill f- b-i director james comey said sy

dr. brent cook, veterinarian, kingsbrook animal hospital :05-09 "the pet looks at them with those sad little brown eyes they're like 'oh i love you here eat this.'" but those side helpings can quickly turn into extra pounds .. and veterinarians warn that added weight could be harmful to your pet's health s/dr. stephanie phillips, internal medicine, care veterinary center:17-21 "weight in pets is very important because they're just like us if they're obese, they are certainly more prone to other conditions and diabetes is definitely one of them." and like humans, diabetes is also on the rise in pets .. one study showing a 32 percent spike in dogs. "increasing their thirst or increasing their urination they might suddenly lose weight, their hair coat may change, those would certainly be trigger signs to make an appointment with their veterinarian." and while diabetes is treatable with diet foods and insulin .. experts say you're better off trying to prevent it.. by intake and keeping your pet active throughght the year .. particularly in the winter months. "we play what we call the stairmaster, wher

dr. brenda nelson. after her remarks, we will hear from paulette brown, president of the american bar association. and david clark, the cochair of today's event, and the chair of the american bar association standing committee on gun violence. thank you. [applause] brenda: and again, good morning. good morning. i want to be sure i'm in the right place. the amehalf of church in the state of south carolina, dr. marianne elders, theresiding clergy, officers, and members of mother emmanuel, it is my privilege this morning to welcome you to mother emmanuel african methodist this will church -- the oldest ame church south of maryland. we are indeed humbled that the planning committee for this historical event sought to convene at mother emmanuel, as we as a church, community, state, and world prepare for the six-month point from the journey from june 2015. a gives a somewhat comforted was nott june 17, 2015 an event to soon forgotten by those outside of the immediate circle of the nine families and survivors, the mother emmanuel church and the church as a body. but instead, that it is the event of june

brown. later that same year, after the assassination of dr. king, in baltimore, riots broke out. my mom and dad learned that the school boundary lines had changed, which would force me to go to one of the more dangerous schools in the city. that was enough for my parents to get motivated to pull together the resources, and move us 30 minutes outside the city of baltimore. on the right, you see the picture of my class in baltimore county. it looks a little different than the one on the left. i remember my first day of school in the county. ur blacks of about fo in fifth grade. we had shiny floors, individual desks, and new books. there were no more than two black students in each class. everyone was friendly, but i have to tell you, i felt like a fish out of water. my mother was 82. she grew up in baltimore after moving from north carolina. at 82, she still has regular contact with the students she went to school with an baltimore. she has monthly meetings with her friends. in essence, there is a lasting relationship, a sense of community and a shared past. i have to tell you, i h

brown. later that same year, after the assassination of dr. king, and baltimore riots broke out, and my mom and dad learned that the school down to reliance had changed, which would force me to go to one of the more dangerous schools in the city -- school whichries had changed, would force me to go to one of the more dangerous schools in the city. on the right you see the picture of my class in baltimore county. looks a little different than the one on the left. i remember my first day of school in the county. i was one of four blacks in fifth grade. out of three classes there were no more than 2 blacks in each and no black teachers in the entire school. everyone was extremely friendly, but boy, did i feel like a fish out of water. my mother also grew up in baltimore after moving from north carolina, the segregated south. at 82, she still has regular contact with the students, her friends, she went to school with in baltimore. she has monthly lunch club meetings with her friends. is a lastinghere relationship, a shared path. i have none of tha

brown. later that same year, after the assassination of dr.king, in baltimore, riots broke out, and my mom and dad learned that the school boundary lines had changed, which would force me to go to one of the more dangerous schools in the city. so that was enough for my parents to get motivated to pool together their resources and to move us 30 minutes outside of the city of baltimore. on the right, you see the picture of my class in baltimore county. it looks a little different than the one on the left. i remember my first day of school in the county. i was one of about four blacks in fifth grade. we had shiny floors, pretty individual desks and new books. out of three classes, there were no more than two blacks in each and no black teachers in the entire school. now everyone was extremely friendly, but i have to tell you, boy did i feel like a fish out of water. my mother, who's 82, also grew up in baltimore. after moving from north carolina. the segregated south. at 82, she still has regular contact, with the students, with her friends that

dr. pepper/snapple is purchasing nine thousand dlars of jerseys, cones, lls and other p-e equipment that activities director dave brown says will help the school reach it's goals for "life long fitness". brown says 7- thousand students will benifit from the contribution. jessica rae: the wayne state women are no strangers to success on the volleyball court, but this year, the wildcats are in the midst t the best poseaean run in school history. abc9 sports reporter alex walker caught up with the wildcats before they left for tampa and the elite eight. natl you excited for this? me too! wayne state's postseason run has been nothing short of magical... but the run almost ended before it began. scott kneifl: "obviously, losing first round of the conferencece tournament was not part of the plpl, and then we e sit around and wait for the selection show to see if we were still in and fortately enough, the selection committee decided that we were worthy and obviously, we were." wayne state received a bid to the n-c- double a tournament as a seven seed in the central regional, nat: "hey lets go cats! let's keep it clean!" but

dr. brenda nelson. after her remarks, we will hear from paulette brown, president of the american bar association. and david clark, the cochair of today's event, and the chair of the american bar association standing committee on gun violence. thank you. [applause] brenda: and again, good morning. good morning. i want to be sure i'm in the right place. the amehalf of church in the state of south carolina, dr. marianne elders, theresiding clergy, officers, and members of mother emmanuel, it is my privilege this morning to welcome you to mother emmanuel african methodist this will church -- the oldest ame church south of maryland. we are indeed humbled that the planning committee for this historical event sought to convene at mother emmanuel, as we as a church, community, state, and world prepare for the six-month point from the journey from june 2015. a gives a somewhat comforted was nott june 17, 2015 an event to soon forgotten by those outside of the immediate circle of the nine families and survivors, the mother emmanuel church and the church as a body. but instead, that it is the event of june

dr. pepper/snapple is purchasing nine thousasa dollars of jerseys, cones, balls and other p-e equipment t that activities director dave brown says will help the school reach it's goals for "life long fitness". brown says 7- thousand students will benifit from the contribution. jessica rae: the wayne state women are no strangers to success on the volleyball court, but this year, the best postseason run in school history. abab sports reporter alex walker caught up with the wildcats before they left for tampa and the elite eight. natl you excited for this? me too! wayne state's postseason run has been nothing short of magical... kneifl: "it's a really exciting time for our program." but the run almost ended before it began. scott kneifl: "obviously, losing first round of the conferencetournament was not part of the plan, and then we to sit around and wait for the selection show to see if we were still in and fortunately enough, the selection committee decided that we were worthy and obviously, we were." wayne state received a bid to the n-c- double a tournament as a seven seed in the central regional, , nat: "hey lets go cats!

dr. strange love. it's about the nuclear destruction, nuclear holocaust. what could be more serious than that, but that's a very, very funny film. >> brown: blend seringous mattersh touche touches of r and saturday is hallmark of spikspike lee's films. she's gotta have it is about alyoung woman balancing three suitors one played by lee himself. >> you can do what you want to do. >> brown: the examined complexities of racial tension in this 1989 breakout film do the right thing. and the life and struggle of malcolm x in 1992. he's continued to turn out films yearly though most recent films have struggled to find commercial success. >> everybody stay calm. don't i seem calm to you? yes, you do. >> brown: last box office hit was in 2006 with "inside man," a more traditional hollywood crime thriller. often enough these films have brought controversy. >> i was clear i was not happy about the title. >> brown: with "chi-raq." the criticism from local chicagoans most notably rahm immanuel who chafed to having his city compared to iraq. >> i was not going to change the title of the film. the the mayor never said, spike, don't make this film, that needs to be stated. he d