dr. jonathan foret, orthopedic surgeon) "we've been seeing injuries both to the bones and joints, wrists and ankle injuries, fractures and those types of things," said dr. foret. "it's been more than what would be expected just from a typical fall." doctor foret says injuries are more serious because of the height and speed behind the fall. (sot: dr. jonathan foret, probably don't have the right protective equipment and then they fall and when they fall from an energy is quite a bit more than falling from standing," said dr. foret. some of the broken bones have required casts.. even surgery, other tears, sprains, and strains can ground a person for several weeks. doctor foret offers these tips if you plan to step aboard a hoverboard. (sot: dr. jonathan foret, orthopedic surgeon) "make sure you're wearing the proper protective equipment, first of all, and then start slow. make before you get out there and try it out." now a growing number of college campuses are banning hoverboards due to safety concerns. coming up on midday-- some navy sailors are free after being detained we have breakin

dr. jonathan foret, orthopedic surgeon) "we've been seeing injuries both to the bones and joints, wrists and ankle injuries, fractures and those types of things," said dr. foret. "it's been more than what would be expected just from a typical fall." doctor foret says injuries are more serious because of the height and speed behind the fall. (sot: dr. jonathan foret, orthopedic surgeon) "i think they underestimate the stability of it and so they get on it and probably don't have the right protective equipment and then they fall and when they fall from an elevated platform, the energy is quite a bit more than falling from standing," said dr. foret. some of the broken bones have required casts.. even surgery, other tears, sprains, and strains can ground a person for several weeks. doctor foret offers these tips if you plan to step aboard a hoverboard. (sot: dr. jonathan foret, orthopedic surgeon) "make sure you're wearing the proper protective equipment, first of all, and then start while you're getting a feel for how the hoverboard feels before you get out there and try it out." >> that was

dr. jonathan lapook, cbs news, new york. >>> the family of a florida woman who died after being forcibly removed from a hospital by police say they want a federal investigation. barbara dawson went to the e.r. complaining of stomach pains. when the doctors tried to discharge her, she refused to leave. police were called and placed her under arrest for disorderly conduct and trespassing. on the way to the squad car, she collapsed and later died. the family obtained the dash cam recording. >> either walk out of here peacefully -- >> oh, my god. >> or i can take you out. >> barbara dawson said she was in pain and couldn't breathe. to remove her oxygen mask. >> let's take this off. >> you can't take that off! >> i can. >> no, you can't! >> yes, ma'am. u have to leave. >> dawson arrived by ambulance to calhoun liberty hospital eight hours earlier. angela was with her biece throughout the ordeal. >> i said she need her oxygen. no, she don't.t. she's fine, she's fine. >> leave it alone! i can't even breathe! >> the officer suspected dawson was trying tavoid going to jail. >> put your r nds behi

dr. jonathan lapook has the rest. >> reporter: the new usda guidelines recommend people consume less than 10% of calories a day from added sugar, about 12 teaspoons. less than 10% of calories per day from saturated fats, about a fast-food cheeseburger, and less than 2,300 milligrams per day of sodium, about a teaspoon of table salt. women should consume between 1,600 and 2,400 calories a day. men, 2,000 to 3,000. let's see how this sample of daily meals stacks up. if you have cereal and coffee for breakfast, a cheese wrap for lunch, an apple for a snack, salmon, vegetables and a glass of wine for dinner, add small piece of cake for dessert, you consumed about 2,150 calories. recommended sugar limit, and the turkey wrap and chips contain about 1,100 milligrams of sodium, already half of the recommended amount. sharon zarabi is a registered dietitian at lenox hill. is honey added sugar? >> honey is added sugar, although it is natural, but you'll notice that milk products, such as milk or even a yogurt, has 12 grams of sugar per cup, and then when you are making it a fruit-flavored yogurt, t

dr. jonathan foret, orthopedic surgeon) "usually they come in and their injury is typically more than we would see regular fall, they say they were trying out their hoverboard or their kid's hoverboard and had a fall." butt (sot: dr. jonathan foret, orthopedic surgeon) "i probably don't have the right protective equipment and then they fall and when they fall from an elevated platform, the energy is quite a bit more than falling from standing," if you plan to use a hoverboard, take the following precautions. wear a helmet like you should for riding a bicycle. if you're new to riding, start off slowly and ride near something to hold onto. a growing number across the country and in hampton roads have banned them due to safety concerns. high drama on the highway. see how officers finally stopped the suspect behind the wheel in this high speed police pursuit. police need your help to find a man, they say, exposed himself to children inside at least two local side has information need to hear. meteorologist deitra tate is working on your forecast live in the super doppler 10 weather center. a

dr. jonathan foret, orthopedic surgeon) "make sure you're wearing the proper protective equipment, first of all, and then start slow. make sure you have something stable to hold on while you're getting a feel for how the hoverboard feels before you get out there and try it out." several local colleges have banned students from using hoverboards on campus because of the fall risk, and the risk of fires; including william & transportation accidents have a "most wanted" list for the new year. improvements members of the national transportation safety board say will save lives in the sky, on the roads, and on the rails. a top train wish is this: widespread implementation of positive train control technology - or "p-t-c"- which can automatically stop a train when the system detects an imminent crash. and will eventually connect and monitor every train on every track across the country. safety experts have said positive train control could have prevented last year's deadly derailment in philadelphia, which killed eight people. (s/ robert sumwalt / ntsb board member :19) "i think that every day

dr. jonathan they, the radiation oncologist and co-medical director. thank you so much for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> the number two killer of men. >> reporter: and prostate cancer is one of those that there are some different ways ultimately there is a way that you all have been doing for a while now that is changing dealing with prostate cancer. >> correct. it is one of those cancers where treatment for a particular man is individualized. treatment ranges anywhere from surgery to observation, and many treatments in between. and we do many of those treatments here, but in particular we do the cyber knife treatment for prostate cancer. >> reporter: how is that changing the way you treat prostate cancer? >> it is an excellent choice for some men because it is a non-invasive procedure that doesn't require a big operation or implantation of seeds in the prostate, and it is a form of radiation therapy, much like the conventional therapy, but the big difference is it takes radio biological dose equivalent to what we can achieve with other

dr. jonathan at the cancer institute where new developments and prostate cancer researches that turned two years into no evidence of cancer many years later. and to say today that to try to find cancer in just body, you can't find it today. >> prostate cancer has improved dramatically in the last decade. >> this is one of the machines that we use to destroy in cities here in huntsman. >> and the high energy x-rays -- >> this complex machine is eradicating cancer -- >> we are gone from asking men to have to endure nine weeks of radiation therapy to as few as five treatment. >> reporter: for people like jeff, this is good news. >> if you are going to have prose at this time cancer, this is the time to have t because >> the doctor says psa screening can pick up cancer more than a decade before a man would feel a problem. there's a high risk of false-positives with screening. >>> if you are concerned, you should contact your local healthcare provider. go to hunt man. >>> there's a recall in a >>> new this morning, a woman is in the hospital after police say a man shot her in a movie theatre wh

dr. jonathan closed the rack is on the upper east side and a began advertising the 1980's offering treatment for skin conditions clowning acne when asked why he turned the subway for clients. he said he wanted to advertise the services to everyone not just the wealthy and if you got stuck with your hand staring at the face the whole time. >> everywhere. that and the law firm. >> yeah. right. dari: well, the presidential race is really heating up now. its official. steve: all right. could sin gl the race. happy new year. that is old news? steve: are you thrilled to get back to work or sad that the holidays are over? i wonder which one? steve: the election we have been hearing so much about so long is here. dari: forever. i can't believe it is steve: only two or lee years away. dari: all of that. now we are about to hit the real primaries. that for the white house of course. now the 2016 is officially here them he candidates are going to kick into high ger and for that, stacey delikat in the newsroom for what more we can pecks now. stacey? reporter: well, dari, steve, it was the warm-up. ways

dr. jonathan tort at the huntsman cancer institute where new developments in prostate cancer turned 2 years into no evidence of cancer many years later. >> they say today if you try to find cancer in jeff's body you can't find it today. >>reporter: dr. tort says prostate cancer treatment has improved dramatically in the last decade. >> this is one of the machines we use to destroy tumors here at huntsman. >>reporter: a patient, lies on this table. >> and the high energy x-rays can kill the dna in the cancer cells. >>reporter: this complex machine is eradicating cancer without the invasive program procedure. >> we have gone from asking men to endure nine weeks of once daily radiation treatment to as >>reporter: for patients like jeff, this is welcome news. >> if you have prostate cancer, this is the time to have it because the research is fantastic. >>reporter: in salt lake city, utah, mark ka belle reporting. >>jay: dr. tort says p.s.a. screening can pick up cancer in someone more than a decade before they actually feel a problem. however, there is a high risk of false positives with early

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dr. seuss. jonathan: first driving to protest.s heading michelle: a "7 on your side" consumer alert now and new details about the amazon drone delivery program. the company told yahoo! tech the delivery services will get package to you in 30 minutes of placing the order. they must weigh between 5-55 pounds and will deliver in a ten-mile radius. jonathan: a colorado couple road trip wasn't just for fun. they are returning their volkswagen jetta to the headquarters in hern don. as suzanne kennedy reports it comes back to the scandal surrounding te missions testing. suzanne: there are few people who would drive the car across the country to send a message to manufacturer but that is what a couple did. they drove the 2011 sport wagon from boulderer volkswagen and the american headquarters in hern don and delivered 20,000 petitions from the other v.w. owners asking them to fully compensate consumers for the admissions scand that came to light. >> we feel the emissions for example that we recite are small compared to the possibility of

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dr. ben carson's campaign. who's out next. jonathan: it took until the new year forward to start feeling like winter around here. it's the coolest stretch of the season. it's here now. but how chilly will it get? steve will check in and tell us. erin: i'm erin hawksworth. coming up in sports, sunday's redskins game in dallas may not have much meaning. find out what some players say is a very important game. kimberly: we are learning more about a massive police response in silver spring. it was a drug deal gone bad. after a suspected deal a group started to chase the other. and at one point floyd of thisson pointed a gun at the other car in a chase that wound down new hampshire avenue. three other cars were hit. of thisson has been charge bud the montgomery -- thompson has been charged but montgomery county continue to work the case. shots fired in a bar at tel aviv. not sure what prompted the shooting. media reports said the shooter might have been israeli arab. two people were killed there. three others hurt. the gunman is still on th

jonathan: dr. katie nelson in the help center to ask the dog trainer anything you like. how are you doing? >> i'm great. we have an awesome group of trainers with us tonight. we are excited to be answering the questions. we have interesting ones coming in though. jonathan: what is the goal as far as most people come and say i need to get my dog trained. we have to have a few things squared away. attacking the mailman when they come up the walk or what is it? >> it's mostly you are tearing up my things or peeing on the floor or something along those lines. interesting things. these are not just dog trainers these are animal trainers. so this is all sort of pets. it doesn't just need to be a dog question. call in. we have the old town school for dogs and the humane society dog training and anytime k-9 dog trainers. we have a group of experts here tonight. i'm going to come here. we have an awesome dog hiding under the desk. his name is sammy. looks like bo obama. they are kind of cousins. we have sandy from the old town school for dogs here. does he do anything really cool

our crew this week, jonathan hoenig, michelle fields and dr. jessica tarlov. welcome, everybody . terror was the hot topic at the big debate and the senate will decide whether to allow refugees to come here. michelle, i don't know. considering the costs, okay. and new terror threats shouldn't all americans echo trump on this? >> absolutely. look, this isn't cheap to bring in all these refugees. we spend $500 million. over $500 million a year on refugee resettlement. the cost of screening these people is very expensive. then you have to think about we provide job training programs for them. we provide a stipend when they get here, money for job placement. this is expensive. we don't even have money to take care of the veterans and the homeless. yet the government thinks we have money to take care of people who aren't even american citizens? >> i get the costs. i understand that. the real cost is in the potential of losing lives. you bring syrian refugees here and donald trump points out maybe it's a trojan horse. isis has said they will infiltrate the syrian refugee program. i'm le

. >> jonathan thanks. >>> dr. stewart is a pedestrian tradition and professor at st. university school of medicine. he conducted his own study on the impact of anxiety on students. doctor, first of all, a lot of parents will look at this and say you can got to be kidding me? welcome to being a teenager. but what did you find in your study in particular? >> the key is that it isn't just stress, it's actually profound symptoms of depression and anxiety as well. it's one thing to feel a little bit stressed or a little bit overwhelmed but when you are starting to suffer from these literal mental health problems, i think it's clear we have gone too far. >> and for a lot of people who have friends of parents that have seen their kids reach high school, it seems like an extraordinary amount of homework expected today. are you seeing a noticeable difference? can you quantify the difference say between 30 years ago? >> there's no question. when i went to school and getting one to two hours was an unusual event. so many of these kids report getting four or five even more hours

welcome to huntington, one of money magazine's jonathan: welcome back. the dr. martin luther king jr. holiday is coming up on monday and the museum center wants to help you celebrate his legacy and asked or the richness of african-american culture. thanks for coming in, cody . how is the museum center taking part in all of this? cody: we have been holding this event for 20 years. it is always on martin luther king jr. day. his iconic "i have a dream" speech is one of the most instantly recognizable appeals for a quality and a big step in understanding of other people' s culture. a lot of people take for granted the influence african-american culture has had, not only in cincinnati but throughout the country. what were going to do on monday is celebrate that through interactive activities, through an african marketplace with authentic goods, including fruits, all these great things, a lot of music and dance as well. jonathan: i see something for kids to take part of that is interactive. what are they doing? cody: they are creating their own quilt squares. one of

jonathan: f.b.i. director james comey helped lay a wreath in honor of dr. martin luther king south of the national mall. this is the 30th year for the federal holiday honoring the civil rights leader. the cold didn't stop some folks for honoring martin luther king. >> dozen of students came to the southeast today to clean up the area around the anacostia river. this is just one group. wind chill in single digits. this is freezing out here but they are on a mission to clean up anacostia park. this time last year, they cleaned up more than 9,000 pounds of garbage. they want to beat that goal. jimmy is a student here. what brought you out here? >> well, thank you for having us. we are with hab talent for humanity. they have a service here for the university. we had the day off of school. they try to call a day on. a day of service for us. >> thank you. you had to work for the day off. this same group is going to be traveling to south carolina to continue their service on the spring break. this whole program is part of the anacostia clean rivers program. report

tomorrow public observances will be held luther king junior day, fifty years ago jonathan daniels of keene was inspired by dr. kings words and call for clergy to become more actively involved in the civil rights movement. he traveled to alabama in an effort to assist with voter registration. it was there in 1965 that he made the ultimate sacrifice. when a local white man leveled a shotgun at a black teenage girl , daniels at age 27 became a human shield stepping in front of her to take the fatal shot himself. intended victim ruby sales was 17 at the time. she is now in her late 60' s and says that moment will forever be etched in her mind. >> i heard a shot, and it was jonathan. he shot jonathan. jonathan never made a sound. i think he was dead instantly. the collective grief of losing jonathan, bound us together in the county. and instead of retreating because of that, people were forward. adam sales traveled to new : hampshire earlier this year to honor reverend daniels on the 50th anniversary of his murder. in response to his death in 1965, dr. king called it bestial and said that few people in our time w

dr. martin luther king day is cold and 32. only 30 for high on tuesday. that is the latest. jonathan: thanks. member of armed militia took control of federal building in oregon are not happy with the mail they have been getting. one of the organizers wrote on facebook about the group being mailed adult toys. i'm not talking a couple. they are getting a bunch of these things. he encouraged the you viewers to stop wasting money and take action by enjoying them. that is showing displeasure. the internet is going crazy with the story. but nothing on what we're about to show you. michelle: there are things that go viral for the right reasons. cute baby videos that kind of thing. others do so for the wrong reason. what is winning the web? alison: i'll apologize off the start to show this to you. but it is getting attention on the internet. this is a man's back hair. he has made a calendar out of this. calend-hair he calls it. this is the easter bunny. a lot of people will talk about it. if you want to see it. i don't know you do. mike wolf from idaho has been called a man-scaping maven. he is shavi

dr. king's fight for equality and today's keynote speaker was jonathan jackson from rainbow push coalitiondia university in glenside held a different kind of volunteer event in honor of mlk day today. the public was invited to drop off various items they no longer wanted but other organizations could certainly use from clothes to electronics to old books. even canned goods and toys. whatever's left would be discarded and recycled here. it was all part of acadia's university so-called shredding e wait and repurposing event. they've recycled 10,000 tons of electronics in the past. >>> in pen salk can ken new jersey thepennsauken new jerseye food bank of south jersey. volunteers sorted through boxes of donations. >> kids in delaware county hit the hardwood for mlk day. county council members took farther mlk junior day hoops from the heart youth basketball clinics. three clinics were held across the county including route here at haverford college. the program started back in 2002 to engage youngsters and raise donations for the county's antipoverty agency. >> nice. >>> still to come on az ne

jonathan allen joining us from d.c., thank you. >> take care. >>> as the nation pauses to remember dr. martin luther king jr.ear one of the civil rights leaders who was right there with him on the front lines. of america to help pay for her kids' ice time. before earning 1% cash back everywhere, every time. and 2% back at the grocery store. even before she got 3% back on gas, all with no hoops to jump through. katie used her bankamericard cash rewards credit card to stay warm and toasty during the heat of competition. that's the comfort of rewarding connections. apply online or at a bank of america near you. >>> welcome back on this dr. martin luther king jr. holiday. john hardwood took a moment to sit back and sit down with one of the leaders on the front lines for civil rights. congressman john lewis was right there with dr. king, ralph abernathy and countless others standing together against unspeakable adversity in the quest for basic human rights. here is what he had to say about president obama. >> -- he's ohm got one year left. >> providing health care for hundreds, thousands and millions of people. >

jonathan. cold temperatures not keeping everyone inside if you take a look behind us, many of you taking time to honor the legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. this afternoon. >> that's right. civil rights icon would have been 87 years old this year and although he's gone, his dream lives on. abc columbia's jennifer ready is live at the statehouse behind us where the king at the dome is just wrapping up. jennifer? >> eric and rochelle, things are just wrapping up here at the statehouse right now. u.s. attorney bill nettles is addressing the crowd. in two hours, hundreds of people made their way down main street for today's event. many of the speakers in honor of focusing on education and voting. encouraging those in the crowd to use their voting rights to vote for somebody who will vote to fight to strengthen education here in the united states and south carolina. several democratic presidential candidates made their way from charleston to attend today's event and many of them echoing the same sentiments of how to strengthen education here in the united states and especially here in south carolina. they laid out their

dr. cornell west, african-american professor who has caused some controversy. he has made some comments about president obama. jonathann post wrote about it potentially being problematic. dr. west has referenced senator sanders marching for civil rights many years ago, talked about him being able to testify to sanders potential strength with african-american voters. that, of course, is in the long run. >> she'll be swroined by gabby giffords and her husband, mark kelly. clinton's final push comes 24 hours after the state released a new batch of emails and declared 22 of them top secret, and while she has not mentioned any of those at her events, here's what a campaign press secretary told me a short while ago about the impact it will have. >> i just don't think this issue is actually going to change the mind of iowa caucus goers on monday who have seen hillary clinton up close and know that she has the breadth and depth of experience to assume the role of commander in chief wrrch. >> joining me now is heidi, a political reporter for usa today, and -- ladies, with a welcome to you both. is this going to change any vote

jonathan: that's right. despite some nasty weather the doctor is in. dr. darly larusso has been hopping on his trust tractor and driving it through three-feet of snow to get to work at a medical center in west virginia. that might be his normal ride in west virginia. the normally 15-minute commute takes an hour in the snow. but the doctor isn't alone he picks up co-workers along the way. out of the entire emergency room staff only five people couldn't make it in. >> eric: employee of the year for sure. >> jonathan: absolutely. >>> eric: we're now going to turn our attention to your health. >> jonathan: good morning, >>> rochelle: good morning, jonathan. good morning, eric. for some these dreary cold days can have an effect on your emotions. it's estimated at least 12 million americans suffer from a type of depression called seasonal affective disorder or "sad." but health offials say there are ways to fight the winter blues. you can help by modifying your diet and exercise more. there are also specially designed light boxes that are used to treat those wit

. >> joining us now jonathan altar and kurt anderson, the host of the republican radio program studio 360. dr dressed in your radio wardrobe. this is how radio looks. i want to talk about what senator mccain had to say about this. it's fascinating where he's coming down on this. >> it came up in my race because i was born in beenpanama which is canal zone which is a territory. barry goldwater was born in a territory. >> you were born on a base, too, weren't you zm. >> yeah, it's a u.s. military base. that's different from being born on foreign soil. so i think there is a question. i'm not a constitutional scholar on that, but i think it's worth looking into. i don't think it's illegitimate to look into it. >> he's not a constitutional scholar, and he's not a friend of ted cruz, and he's happy for you to look into this. >> it's extraordinary. and donald trump, the other line of donald trump's that wasn't in that clip is i would hate to see something like this get in his way. which really sounds like the mobster which says i would hate to see something happen to your store. >> this is how much

jonathan: there is one other thing we could focus on to take our attention away from the bengals. in the words of dr. evil, $1.3 billion. we'll talk more about the powerball jackpot to come as well. you've been busy this morning. snow coming. jennifer: snow in our indiana counties. 30 minutes before it picks up for downtown. it will move across hamilton county. a wet, slushy snow could cause problems for roadways. deterioration in roads because they are just wet from the temperature being 48 degrees a couple of hours ago. this temperature, though, air temperature is dropping off. here's the wide view on wlwt radar. this upper level system is lifting northeast quickly. on the back side, a nice band of snow. it's going to be heaviest in the northern and northwest counties especially as it lifts out. we're already seeing the snow for indiana counties, trying to invade parts of northern kentucky. not quite into downtown yet. snow showers on the way, dropping visibility. a burst of wet snow. temperatures are falling back. we're not into downtown. give it a little bit in the next 15 to 20 minutes. by 6:30

jonathan: thank you so much. alison: thank you. well, a 70-year-old man with a broken leg crawls for 16 hours to find help. dr.richard olson was hunting in north dakota when he fell in a ditch. he said he felt his femur break instantly. so he pulled himself out. he corralled for 16 hour -- corralled for 16 hours until he -- he crawled for 16 hours until he was picked up by a truck driver. jonathan: then push. that is all i let in for the next five hours. alison: ouch! in addition, to the broken leg, he did get frostbite on his fingers and he is being treated at the mayo clinic. he still may need surgery on his leg. jonathan: one tough guy. holy cow. alison: imagine that. freezing cold temperatures. all right. coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- a toy store that is a favorite for generations. alison: how much longer the iconic store will be open. jonathan: check this out. a bank robber, the internet is convinced is former dirty job host. alison: the director of the orchestra is making the first visit to washington since being named. he is the music director from turin and the principal guest conductor. he is it

. >> jonathan: let's take a bite out of your morng menu, sponsored by bojangles'. it's mlk day and today the city of columbia's holding their 28th annual "dr. martin luther king, jr." celebration. this year university of south carolina's president, dr. harris pastides, will be the keynote speaker. the celebration will include performances from logan elementary school and keenan high school. this will take place at the martin luther king, jr., park and community center at 4:00 this afternoon. and that's not the only event honoring martin luther king happening in the midlands today. >> rochelle: that's right. a few things going on. the columbia urban league is hosting its annual "keeping the legacy alive breakfast" this morning at 8:00. that's going to be at the brookland banquet and conference center. this year's theme: "empowering south carolina graduates for 21st century global career opportunities." south carolina state superintendent of education molly spearman will be the keynote speaker at this morning's breakfast. >>> rochelle: and it's time to zumba instructors from across the city are uniting to celebrate martin luther king for its

dr. king's national holiday. leaders and ministers held an interfaith prayer at bright hope baptist church in north philadelphia. voter registration booths were set up. today's keynote speaker what your jonathanm the rainbow coalition. >> all right. time now for a check of the traffic situation even though it's a holiday a lot of folks still coming and going. >> let's see what autumn maris is in for matt pelman has to say about it all. >> hey, autumn. >> hi monica and rick. fortunately it's not like a usual monday afternoon. this commute down into philadelphia in these westbound lanes of the schuylkill expressway only taking about 15 to 20 minutes certainly nothing to complain about. you can see the eastbound lanes looking great as well and heading over the big picture you can see speeds across the region nice and high out there, 95, 55 miles per hour that's something we don't usually see. the blue route about 30 miles per hour. so, again, because of the holiday, we're seeing a great commute. taking a look at the tacony palmyra bridge, it is opened right now so you can expect delays in both directions. that should be out of there shortly and taking a look at the 42 freeway northbound and sout