dr. edwards was a genius. basically we're now able to do the things he did, but better, because we have more knowledge and more technology that is improved upon the technique. so now we're treating patients with natural cycle ivf. many people and even doctors are unaware that he produced that baby with no fertility drugs and now we're producing babies with lesser medication or no fertility drugs, ie, natural psychology ivf. most of the time we are transferring a single embryo and we can produce one healthy baby and we're doing that by large. >> and there are still the ethical questions, is the mother too old for this, in the case of octo-mom and is this somebody with an objection of helping babies? what happens to the embryos handled? are the doctors playing god? >> these are complex and important questions and i think the medical society and doctors are responsible. and i think that we work together with the law, the rules, in parallel, so as medical advances occur, the laws, society, ethical issues advance a

dr. edward, who has been more than a doctor to repair >> needless to say -- dr. to her. >> needless to say, i am very pleased. i know that he is not very well at the moment. >> this is where professor edwards used to work. the lowborn trees were different in his -- the laboratories were different in his day. it took 20 years of painstaking research to turn this simple idea into reality. >> it is tremendously important because, but for the first test tube was taken, there was no real treatment for infertile couples. it was a taboo subject the people did not talk about, that they kept secret if they have problems. >> in 1983, the walton sextuplets were born. over the years, it has become a safe and reliable technique. tonight, the vatican, which has always objected to the creation and discarding of human embryos by scientists, has criticizing the awarding of the nobel prize to professor edwards. the 4 million ibf children born since louis brown are living testimony of the value of his work. >> still to come, deep in the kids, china claims and a deep in the caves, ch

dr. edward chou. -- chow.applause] he has been in private practice for over 40 years, since he was 5 years old, and he has been addressing health disparities in both the national and local level for over 25 years since he was 5 years old. he has worked with the chinese hospital and the chinese community health care association to create the nation's first and only bilingual and culturally competent health class. he also spearheaded the creation of the chinese community health resource center, which today serves over 30,000 san franciscans. he currently serves on the san francisco health commission, which he has served for over 20 years, where he has been a staunch advocate of our community, requiring culturally competent programs, rebuilding lebanon hospital, san francisco general hospital, and encouraging support for the hepatitis b three program. he was quoted in today's "new york times" for his advocacy to that program. one of the first individuals are asked to come to my office to greet me was none other t

dr. edwards celebrate the 30th anniversary of ivf two years ago.t is a technology that has now become widely used and transformed the lives of millions across the world. bbc news. >> you're watching "bbc world news." still to come, life in the deep. the results of the decade-long study of the world's oceans. ♪ >> africa might be growing richer, but africans are enjoying was political freedom. that seems to be the conclusion of the just published index of the performance of ever government. the ranking is sponsored by it is sudanese billionaire. emily reports. >> the two faces of africa. a booming shopping mall in south africa and fighting in somalia's capital, mogadishu. a continent where most economies are doing better. but where political stability and human rights are also on the retreat. the index measures of economic and human development factors, and this year, as in previous years, the top three performers are the richest. the countries with the lowest scores are somalia, chad, and the democratic republic of congo. the author of the report s

dr. edwards was working on this for two decade before there was success. what drove him, what was pushing him to do this? >> the idea that louise proun would have a birth and have a child of her own 32 years later drove him, and his partner dr. steptoe. >> woodruff: we heard the scientist who worked with him say that there was a lack of funding, there was opposition. what exactly were they dealing with back then? >> well, there was a huge limitation on the fears that there would be poor health in outcome. there was great religious limitations and concerns, those still exist today. so there was no funding from the british government, which they had asked for for many, many years. so that there were enormous hurdles. and when i said that they were hoping for louise brown and the birth of her child, really what they were hoping for was to bring progress to the science, bring progress to and hope for millions of infertile couples, which has been born out. >> woodruff: you actually met him, worked with him, trained with him. >> well, i was privileged enough to

dr. edwards for for bringing that to the forefront.re are patients who had no hope. >> and you agree they deserve the nobel prize? >> absolutely. absolutely. >> thank you so much for coming in to be with us today and answering our questions. i'm sure we'll probably have to have you come back because people will be calling us and aski more. >> my pleasure. >>> still ahea on "news4 midday," will higher world markets mean gains on wall street today? we'll have the latest numbers? >>plus, clearing away the damage the sun has don to your things were going along fine, and then surprise -- my retiree health benefits were cut. we need something to hp pay what medicare doesn't. have any ideas? if your health care coverage has recently changed, consider an aarp medicare supp, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. medicare doesn't pay for everything these supplemental insurance plans... help pay for some of those out-of-pocket costs. that cou save you up to thousandof dollars a year. go on, we're listening. medicare supplement plans let

dr. robert edwards, in essence has helped father millions of babies. he pioneered in vitro vertluivation. >> the vatican is blasting his procedure. the bbc's paula gauche reports. >> reporter: her birth was a sensation. louise brown was the world's first test tube baby, held by dr. robert edwards. headlines at the time described her birth as a miracle. speaking two years ago, professor edwards described the media frenzy at the time. >> the press was chasing me all over bristol in england, secretly. we hid the mother in a car and drove to her mother's house in lincoln. >> reporter: louise brown said she was delighted for professor edwards who has been more than a doctor to her. >> it's just like -- he's just like close family, like a grandad. i was just so very pleased. and obviously it can come at a better time. i know he's not very well at the moment. >> reporter: it's here at this clinic that he did much of his early research. this is where professor edwards used to work. the laboratories were different in his day. back then, the idea of fertilizing

dr. edwards was doing back then. and highly criticized he and his colleague.empts before they had the first pregnancy. and one was a miscarriage and one was an eptopic. it just shows with a passion and vision, you can make a difference in the world. thankfully it's finally recognized, proudly about 25 years too late, but better late than never. >> a lot of people in this world would not have children in this world if it were not for that process. >> it affects so many people. 4 million babies is not just 4 million people. there's families around those babies lives that have changed. >> a fascinating field that remains controversial. >> always will be. >> thanks for coming in. kiran? >>> forget the traditional brick home, meet the couple that's building homes out of trash. >>> first, though, still to come on the most news in the morning, rob's going the be along with the travel forecast. got some extreme weather yesterday. is it shaping up to be a better day across the nation? he'll tell us it's 46 minutes past the hour. i've been promoted ten times over the sp

dr. neri followers of rauf and edward. -- who were doctrinary followers of ralph and edward. >> all those children who are socially deprived -- > >> she is an active member of the jews of justice for palestinians. friends have said to me that she has been a bigger influence on the boy's, more hands-on and practical in her politics, then their late father who was more ideological and theoretical. although, like him, she is still well to the left than either of the boys. she told friends that she has found the last two months a real strain. it would have been easier if they both had become academics rather than politicians. two brothers slugging it out is almost unknown in politics. it will be a long time, surely, before any british politician dares challenge to their sibling again. >> we spoke with the new labor leader after his first speech to his party. >> you talked yesterday about your family background in north london. it was clearly a have the kind of the child appeared >> yes, it was a happy childhood. it was quite a political family. an unusual family with unusual people coming in

dr. robert edwards.ather of the test tube baby, vn develo d ed in vitro fertilization. which is credited with 4 million births since the one back in 1978. >>> now, a look at what's coming up on "world news." here's diane sawyer. >> good monday, juju. hope it's a great week ahead. and tonight, on "world news," as you know, we asked people in america to tell us great ideas for creating jobs in their hometowns. and this week, we are taking our cameras to your hometown. telling everyone the solutions. and tonight, a new kind of library really helps. ks,rary really helps. nr thec nr thec he he >> good morning, juju. i think we're kind of in between, guys. what do you think? go ahead. lisa, you're from rainesville funeral home. you wrote to us with the "work tell me, what would we do if we were at the funeral home? >> i would let you choose. you can tell me if i have a dream job or whatever. i want you to tell me your opinion, because we do quite a few thi >> okay. at the funeral home. but you're such a happy

dr. phil mcgraw. and breaking news involving john edwards, presidential candidate who fathered a child out of wedlock with a woman on his campaign, rielle hunter. we have the latest on that. >>> we begin keeping them honest with a new development in what is one of the strangest stories we've ever covered. tonight the target of that assistant attorney general in michigan is breaking his silence, his name is chris armstrong, he's for months been targeted online and in person by this guy, andrew shirvell, an assistant attorney general for the state of michigan. now, ever since armstrong became michigan's first gay student body president, sure vil has been on the war path, protesting at events where armstrong appears, picketing outside nightclubs armstrong has gone to, even videotaping outside his home. online shirvell set up an entire blog making unfounded allegations against armstrong, labeling him a nazi and liar, quote, satan's representative on the student assembly. after days of pressure on the attorney general to do something about his assistant attorney general, andrew shirvell took a voluntary l

dr. timothy johnson. >>> well it's the start of a new and important chapter in the field of reproduction, but it has the vatican up in arms tonight the bio ethics leader at the vatican says robert edwards who won the nobel prize in medicine is responsible for the destruction of embree i don't say and the creation of a "market" in donor eggs. they say edwards raised a great number of questions because his research didn't treat the underlying problem of infertility but skirted around it. >>> the man who once flopped near an arundel mills mall, we have that story and much more coming up on the news at 5:30. ks to se jobs over seas. i think we need tax breaks to send kids to college. so i worked for a $2,500 tax credit to help pay for college. fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! i always feed in the fall. but, it's the best time. feed your lawn in the fall. the fall feeding makes all the difference in the world. what the fall feeding does is build the roots.. that's when the roots