dr. harris and dr. gillece, but the most important thing is care that takes into consideration the traumatic experiences that a person may have had. it is care that recognizes that trauma is a very real possibility. when you take a look at the statistics and you find a lot of people who present for treatment, whether it's traditional mental health treatment or substance abuse treatment or a combination, or people who enter the criminal justice system, a significant number have had traumatic experiences. so, if we're going to intervene in a positive way, we have to take into consideration, and the very strategies that allow us to take into consideration. but the most important part of it is the beginning, acknowledging the trauma that could have happened in that person's life. and dr. gillece, how do we screen for that? well, i think when you do trauma-informed care, i think what's really important too is to create environments of care that do no more harm. there are many different screenings that we can

dr. harris is engaged in. but the key issue is, while we're not solely responsible for addressing these issues, we are working very aggressively. we also have partnerships with the administration for children and families, the department of defense, the department of justice, and the veterans administration, and hrsa, so that we deal with trauma across the board. we want it to be in primary care settings. we want people asking about it. and then we want to make sure we have a workforce that's skilled enough to begin to do something about it. and we are very glad that you have enlightened our audience related to this topic. i want to remind our audience that national recovery month is celebrated every september, and we're hoping that you engage and be visible and vocal during this month by hosting events and also be engaged, not only with the family, but with those that are in recovery. i want to thank you for being here, and it was a very good show. thank you. for a copy of this program or other programs in th

dr. maxine harris, ceo and co-founder, community connections, washington, dc. dr. clark, what is trauma and how do we define trauma? the definition of trauma is a little ambiguous, but it's tied to specific adverse events that a person may experience or a community may experience, including disasters, physical or sexual abuse, or witnessing the above-mentioned. it's of that nature, it could be psychological as well as physical, and there are a wide range of issues associated with the definition. very good, and what are the various sources of trauma? well, the sources are similar to the precipitant. it could be from a relative or a partner. it could be in war, from the enemy. it could be from tornadoes or hurricanes or floods. it could be from predators who are in the community unbeknownst to the victim, a person who's victimized from either physical assault or rape or events like that. so the, it can be from a loved one or it can be from a total stranger. dr. gillece, basically how is trauma closely tied with substance use and mental health issues? well, we believe

dr. joe harris says the memories are still fresh from the civil rights movement. >> i live through that as a student. i understand all too clearly what dr. king was trying to accomplish. >> he was among those committed to keeping dr. king's dream arrive. >> i bring up examples of myself that are supported by stories that we read. that's how i embew them with that character. >> tim tooten, wbal-tv 11 news. >> and we want to let you know that government offices, courts, and post offices will be closed on monday to mark the holiday. however trash and recycling will be collected as normal. >> the time is 6:26. when we come back, joe paterno back in the hospital. wlats behind it this time. >> and we'll show you a picture. investigators want to know how a goat ended up with a 23-pound chain embedded in her neck. that story coming up. >> the temperatures have gone to winter mode once again. how big will the recovery be? we'll talk about that in the insta-weather plus forecast. >> welcome back to "11 news saturday morning." temperatures have been everywhere this week. >> up and town. >> now we're

dr. nadine burke harris. recently got married. >> congratulationings. >> thank you. i am the founding physician of the cpmc child bayview health center and was until july of this year the medical director. i am here today in my new role as a c.e.o. of the center for youth wellness. and also the reason i'm here is because -- the reason i transitioned roles and the reason i'm here today is because in my past five years of clinical practice, serving families and children in bayview it has become clear to me that exposure to violence and trauma is the single greatest health risk for children in bayview hunters point. and we know the effects on development and emotional development. and learning, etc. but emerging data has shown that kids exposed to four or more types of what we call adverse experiences are twice as likely to develop heart disease in adulthood. 2 1/2 times as likely to develop chronic obstructive poll monday other disease and more likely to develop learning and behavior problems. we have joined forces to create a first of its kind national model for a mul

dr. nadine burke harris, founding position of the cpuc bayview help center.was not until august of last year, the medical director. that i am here in my role as the ceo of the center for youth wellness. the reason i transitioned out of my previous role and into this role is based on the experiences that i have had in caring for children of the bayview-hunters point community for the past five years. in have done a wonderful job at the clinic in reducing hospitalizations and improving immunization rates for the kids in the community. in my experience, the number one health threat to kids in the community is exposure to violence and trauma. there is a tremendous amount of research that has emerged over the last 20 years to demonstrate that these exposures are damaging to children, not only in terms of the things that you would expect in that we know about, in terms of the risks for learning problems, behavior problems, mental health problems, but it turns out that the data shows that these exposures increase our kids risks to heart disease, chronic obstructive

. >> melissa harris-perry and dr. james peterson have reaction. >>> the fight for florida is ending with a flurry. >> conservatives will come together and decide they don't want a massachusetts liberal to be the republican nominee. >> the speaker has been attacking me all over the state in ways that are extraordinary. >> the latest with e.j. dionne. >> bill burton and joan walsh >> bill burton and joan walsh with the problem with the latino vote. >>> the fight for fairness headed to the floor of the senate. robert reich on today's big news for the buffet rule. >>> good to have you with us tonight, thanks for watching. newt gingrich is taking a pounding in florida. he's been outspent by mitt romney 5-to-1, poll numbers have taken a dive. but even gingrich knows what kind of red meat the conservative republican audience wants. >> something very, very important, something i want to take a minute to talk about. the obama administration is engaged in a war against religion. >> gingrich has no proof that president obama is

century movement, or neighborhood and community leaders, like rows in chinatown, mary and al harris in the mission, or dr. joe marshall in the bayview, san franciscans from across the city are working together to find new and exciting ways to address social problems. they are bringing legions of committed people to the table with them. we all want a city where a kid from any neighborhood can grow out safely, play in his local park, and go to a good public school. we want a city where kids can go to college and get the education that they need for a job. or opening a small business in the outer sunset. at its best, san francisco is a city for everyone. we are a city for the 100%. [applause] we will only realize our true promise and potential when we serve the needs and aspirations of each and every one. i will tell you one of the ways that we can do that. we need to create a permanent source of revenue. for funding of production and housing in san francisco. creating a space that is livable for everyone at every end of the spectrum. but just low-income housing, but working-class housing. we must never let

dr. king ofby volunteer . ing. leon harrism the young to the old converged on the national mall, but everyone had the same message. >> equality and freedom. >> in justice -- for justice everywhere. >> music and dance filled the air as city leaders joined children in the parade. >> i love parades. that is exciting for me a pair >> dr. king's "i have a dream speech" was delivered in 1963. >> will be able to transform this into a beautiful symphony of brother. >> the president helped to build bookshelves at the brown education academy in northeast. >> there is no better way to celebrate dr. king then to do something on behalf of others. >> we invite you to see our photo gallery of dr. martin luther king jr.. and it read his most inspiring quotes on our webstie wjla.com. 4:56 is your time. >> still ahead, all warning for customers of the online retailer [ snoring ] [ x under crashes ] [ snoring ] [ thunder crashes ] [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] vicks nyquil cold and flu. the nighttime, snifflfng sneezing, coughing aching, fever,

dr. scott harris describes how a train operator snacking in the crew room was bitten by a rat. >> went toporter: they're pushing the contest because it's negotiating with management and wants the transit authority to hire more cleaners. sometimes the subway can feel like a rat race to nowhere. >> all you people over there, there's no service. you sitting on the bench, you got be gone. >> reporter: at least the rats provide entertainment. this visitor from chicago joked about spotting her very first subway rat. >> i finally feel like i've arrived. >> reporter: how big was it? but who needs to exaggerate in a city where we once saw a rat about to get squished in the middle of eighth avenue when a good samaritan ran out and rescued it? who says new yorkers don't give a rat's [ bleep ]. turns out the rescuer was from boston. jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> no, he didn't rescue a rat? >> pretty nice. like new yorkers are nice. say right now, they're nice people. >> okay. i have to share this as we're watching that, ashleigh, the one that didn't have any hair, and got run over by a train. ashlei

dr. banks is the director and founder of a non- profit organization created to provide programs for district children. centered at the historic langston gulf course in northeast where we're told that banks met harrymas in some years ago. >> anyone who understands dr. banks and knows dr. banks and understands anything about his commitment, the children to education, will understand that that commitment is unlabor be. >> reporter: in court, the professor admitted his foundation received hundreds of thousands in city grant money and at harry thomas' direction, funneled that money to corporations own boyd thomas for what he thought was a youth faithful program. when the doctor learned the council men was using the money for his own use, he never did anything about it. >> and that is a tragedy for the citizens of the district of columbia and it's very, very unfortunate. all the way around and i think mr. thomas probably on nose steps, took responsibility and has indicated to everybody with welling to listen he's truly story for what happened and we'll try to move forward from there. >> reporter: the attorney also represents james jimmy garvin, the general manager of the langston golf course who is exp

. >> reporter: james garvin is the second person to admit he knew harry thomas was involved in the illegal activity. last friday, drty to the same charge. garvin and banks not only have a connection to harry thomas, but also to an organization thomas used to funnel money to himself. as james garvin walked out of federal court, there were no smiles for the camera. this was taken during better days. garden served as a general manager for langston golf course and a board member for langston 21. >> at the appropriate time, i will have a lot to say. >> reporter: garden and his attorney refused to get into any details twine former council member harry thomas and the money that thomas used to buy an suv, trips, clothes, and meals. court documents reveal that james garvin and dr. marshal banks both served on the board of directors for langston 21, an organization set up to help youth participate in sports. that is the same organization hairy thomas used to acquire grant money for his own pockets. >> and jimmy garvin is one of a time and is a tremendous individual, as you know. he's never had any difficulty whatsoever. and

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the president and ceo of the memorial, harry johnson and reverend al sharpton attended the ceremony. he said it's an honor to have a memorial to drhe was never a president or held office. what he did is hold a banner of freedom and equality that actually transformd this nation. >> reverend sharpton went on to challenge americans to continue dr. king's fight in their everyday lives. >>> the traditional parade made acomeback in the district today. if you have missed it, it's because the parade took an 8- year holiday and it's back on track now. karen gray houston joins us now from the newsroom. and why did the parade go away in the first place? >> reporter: it was called off because of weather. marion barry suggested moving it to april, the month king was assassinated because it would be warmer. for eight years, a smaller affair called the peace walk took its place. the peace walker organizers thought it was time to bring back the main event. it was a parade of high- stepping local bands. they strutted down martin luther king avenue in southeast, the south capital street, to lucky elementary and southwest. >> happy king day. >> rep

dr. king said and had his words. we spoke after the wreath laying with the president of the memorial foundation about this change. harry few weeks ago, actually a couple months ago, talked about looking at whether it could be changed, how it could be changed because we want to correct for generations yet unborn. we do not want it as a distraction. we want it to be correct. we're working with the park service to see what will happen. >> reporter: and so he said we'll have to see what kind of changes they can make. it will be several months most likely before we see anything take place here. lots of people coming out to celebrate dr. king's birthday. back to you. >> athena jones, thanks so much, on the national mall on washington. >>> so quite the extreme after weeks of record snowfall, cordova, alaska, is buried under 18 feet of snow for a place used to harsh winters even this is too much. how are they doing? jennifer gibbons, editor of "the cordova times" is joining us on the phone. how are people dealing with all of this snow? >> good morning, fredricka. well i have to say, having the national guard and having our coa

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. >> we have the -- harry, i kno the excitement with the unveiling of this remarkable memorial, it was a bit clouded by the fact that those that new drthe quotation was taken out of context, it reversus the meaning. the architect said he did it to fit the room on the statue. now it's directed that within 30 days a revision should be come back with. what is your advice? >> i agree with the president of the united states, the underlying meaning of what this says about dr. king, it should not be overshadowed by anything on the side of the statue. so we agreed with the secretary of the interior well before the dedication that we could come back and revisit the quote and see if it should be changed and what it should be changed too and how soon it should be done. we are waiting for another meeting with the park service, talk with them and meeting with nick benson, the person that carved the words into the side of dr. king's memorial and see what conclusion we can come up with that best fits this is and make everyone happy, at least try to. >> the original quote was from a speech in 1968 as you know well about two months before dr. king wa

harry thomas, jr. a long time friend pleaded guilty in court today for aiding the scheme and not blowing the whistle. drrshall banks admitted to being the middleman funding hundreds of thousands of dollars of city grant members intended for underprivileged children to the former d.c. councilman's direction. >> anybody who understands doctor banks understands anything about his commitment to children, to education will understand that that commitment is unwavering. >> professor banks faces up to three years in prison, a $250,000 fine when he's sentenced later this year. >>> an audit of d.c. mayor vincent gray's transitional fans shows campaign contributions to a staffer. howard brooks was paid $34,500. brooks was accused of giving cash to sulaimon brown in exchange for negative comments about then mayor adrian fenty. payments also went to citadel partners. the company has one employee, ruben o. charles, the mayor's fundraiser and head of the transition committee. he for the $70,000. thomas goro was campaign treasurer and got 25,000. joining us now, wtop political analyst mark plotkin. what do you make of