dr. gibbons, do you currently have patients at. i.h.? guest: i'm sorry, i didn't get that last question. currently at heart lung and blood institute patients?have guest: there is a program at. i.h. on the bethesda, maryland campus in which we have the largest research hospital in world. which patients come from all world.e it's an integral program in which patients are undergoing research studies in the clinical center. host: from virginia, good you.ng to caller: hi, how are you doing. about researchon biomedical. i have a chronic illness and i and since thent problems.ll kinds of i'm diabetic. i'm certain to have trouble with and starting to cough up blood, and blow out blood and nose.out of any and the stress of it is really great diet,ave a vitamins every day. but i do not have a doctor or insurance right now and i'm wondering if you're having these bloodms like coughing up and stuff, is there any kind of, to say, research thing that y'all could get me into? guest: well, certainly those symptoms are of concern. you toould encourage se

dr. gibbons, do you currently have patients at. i.h.? i'm sorry, i didn't get that last question. currently at heart lung and blood institute patients?have guest: there is a program at. i.h. on the bethesda, maryland campus in which we have the largest research hospital in world. which patients come from all world.e it's an integral program in which patients are undergoing research studies in the clinical center. host: from virginia, good you.ng to caller: hi, how are you doing. about researchon biomedical. i have a chronic illness and i and since thent problems.ll kinds of i'm diabetic. i'm certain to have trouble with and starting to cough up blood, and blow out blood and nose.out of any and the stress of it is really great diet,ave a vitamins every day. but i do not have a doctor or insurance right now and i'm wondering if you're having these bloodms like coughing up and stuff, is there any kind of, to say, research thing that y'all could get me into? guest: well, certainly those symptoms are of concern. you toould encourage seek a he

dr. garying up next is gibbons, the director of the institute for heart, lungs, and blood. that is the next topic. we are live this morning at the national institutes of health, ,riginally founded in 1887 located in bethesda, maryland, just north of the district of columbia, 27 separate institutes, 31,000 employees, and $31 billion per year budget. as we get dr. gibbons seated, we will talk with maria in los angeles. no guest, but what is your comment? gone?: he is

dr. gary gibbons of the national heart lung, and blood institute, and dr. stephen katz, director of the national attitude of arthritis, muscular, and skeletal and skin diseases. "washington journal" live from the national institutes of health at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> a couple of live events to tell you about today. beginning with the brookings institution forum on the syrian refugee crisis which is affecting millions of people. panelists are scheduled to include the ambassadors. that is at 10:00 a.m. eastern. at 3:00 p.m., the heritage foundation focuses on political protests in venezuela following the arrest of the leader of the opposition and the relations between the u.s. and venezuela maybe affected by the expulsion of three u.s. diplomats. >> the beauty of america is that in this country, we have the ability to write the script of our own life. we are in a sense in the driving seat of our own future. our biggest decisions in life are made by us. america creates the sense of possibility, and out of that you can become an activist, a community organizer.

dr. gary gibbons of the national heart and blood institute, and stephen cap, the head of the institute of arthritis and skin diseases. washington journal live at 7 a.m. eastern. of america is in this country we have the ability to write the script of our own life. we are in a sense in the driving seat of our own future, and our biggest decisions in life are made by us. creates this sense of possibility, and out of that, you can become an activist, a community organizer. in this sense, what are you doing? you are living off the great capitalist explosion of wealth. >> so many strongmen it is hard to know where to begin. nobody said america is the most terrible place, but there are a couple of assertions you have to take on faith that are astonishing. what is the idea that america's great invention was wealth creation. what about the theft of the entire continent? that was a theft. 90% -- 90% ofean the residents who lived here were murdered. that's a part of it. >> they debate what's so great about america, friday night at eight eastern on c-span. transportation secretary anthony encouragin