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dr. kim hammond joins us to answer pet questions. >> up next, we will take you to the irish festival. >> plus -- recounting the achievements of john's hopkins hospital. we'll talk to the author of this new book coming up. >> now, your 11 insta-weather plus forecast with meteorologist john collins. >> this morning right around sunrise we were sunny in baltimore but there were clouds to the northwest, they've slipped into the area and there's been rain in those, not much. sprinkles, brief light rain showers mostly in pennsylvania but drifted into parts of harford and cecil county along i-95 and reaches up toward york. i've circled baltimore and the beltway to give you a reference point on the map. this is moving quickly and it's insignificant rain shower activity, maybe enough to dampen the pavement. toward york and the pennsylvania line, a couple of places may be down near freezing and there could be slippery spots on the road but as temperatures rise, that will be less of a problem. this is m

dr. kimmulvihill explanation how counting your blessings can actually keep you healthy. >>> reporter: halloween may be over, but don't tell these guys. >> i said, yes, wear your halloween costumes. that's fine. >> reporter: wear them again? >> airplane them again. >> reporter: and that makes mom jeanine kovack. >> i'm glad we got out of the house without a lot of tantrums in halloween costumes. >> reporter: her twin boys michael and wagner were born by emergency c-section 15 weeks early. they spent three months in intensive care. but instead of falling apart, kovack began to count her blessings and focus on the positive. >> i newsom of the things that i had to do to get through something traumatic. >> reporter: kovack is a volunteer at uc-berkeley's greater good science center. here researchers study the benefits of feeling gratitude or thankful. >> it really encourages you to think outside of yourself for a moment. >> reporter: research shows individuals who kept a journal and detailed their

dr. kim mulvihill with the hat's sparking a >>> license to smoke. that's a push from one group aimed at getting people to quit smoke. >> dr. kim mulvihill with a radical idea sparking a big debate. >>> reporter: you need a license to drive, get married, even practice medicine. but what if you need a license to smoke? for some, the idea is inflammatory. >> it's horrifying! how dare anybody tell me what i can or can't do to my body? >> reporter: the debate ignited inside a prominent medical journal. >> people would have a smoke card like a credit card. >> reporter: prophecy mon chapman of the university every sydney says we need a new creative radial approach to snuff out tobacco. >> it's crazy to think that we should continue to allow cigarettes, which kill one in two of their users, to be sold anywhere to anyone. >> reporter: all smokers would need to apply for a smart card and pay an annual fee. the card would be encoded with a preset limit of cigarettes chosen by the smoker 1 to 50 a day. the more you choose the higher the fee. >> it's a crazy ide

dr. kim mulvihill explains how *soud the key to getting >>> a new discovery in the quest to end sleepless knights. what if you could end insomnia by listening to your own brain? dr. kim mulvihill reports. >> reporter: this taxi driver has a stressful job. >> traffic and people doing everything imaginable they are not supposed to. >> reporter: that led to some sleepless nights and he is not alone. 50% of adults suffer from insomnia. but listen to this. it's the sound of human brainwaves put to musical tones. new research shows how listening to this might fight insomnia. >> when i first learned of this, we have to put it to the test and see if it works. >> reporter: on skype this neurologist says the brain is made up of two hemispheres that work together like parallel processors. but add chronic stress or other persistent trauma and the brain can become unbalanced and stuck leading to insomnia. the goal, get it unstuck. that's where these tones come into play. researchers recruited a small grou

dr. kim shows us the turkey day menu items that are packed with nutrition. >> steady rain for you last night. look at the totals, st. helena nearly 5", almost 2" of rain in the oakland hills but the sunshine is back. how long will it stick around? i have your forecast coming up in about 9 minutes. >>> and those online black friday steals aren't always a done deal. those bargains may be oversold. how stores are required to make it up to you in tonight's consumerwatch. ,,,,,,,, whether it's a stocking iss, or computer glitch, don't ct on that online purchase, unl it's in your hands. c-b-s five consumerwatch reporter julie watts tells , stores are "required" to mat up t >>> black friday steals and deals oversold. down the count on the online purchase until it's in your hands. cbs 5 consumerwatch reporter julie watts tells us stores are required to make it up to you. >> it's either in stock or out of stock. >>> reporter: every year about a week before christmas -- >> i was livid. >> reporter: --

dr. kim has the health concerns packed in every bite. >>> reporter: how do you get your caffeine kick? >> coffee. >> soda. >> reporter: who needs could have free when you have crackerjacks? beginning december 22 a new version of the popular snack foods hits store shelves. the surprise inside not a toy but a calf nature munchie. they are called crackerjacked power bites. each serving contains about the same amount of caffeine as espresso. caffeine is in more food products from water to sports beans marketed by the jelly belly candy company. but not everyone is buzzed over the buzz. >> at least you know when you are drinking coffee. >> reporter: this cardiologist says most of us expect caffeine in coffee. >> but where you're not expecting snack caffeine is in snack foods and there are serious health effects for some people from having caffeine. >> reporter: including an increased heart rate and palpatations. high doses of caffeine can be dangerous. extremely high doses, fatal. the concern, kids

dr. kimvihill shows us how it works. >>> reporter: linda is married and a mother of three. about a year ago, doctors discovered precancerous cells in one of her breasts. she made a choice. >> decided to go ahead and do a double mastectomy. i didn't want to have to in five years be looking at something from a very scary position. >> reporter: linda knew she wanted breast reconstruction surgery meaning implants. >> i turned to my husband and said, well, do you want these or these? what are we doing? >> reporter: the morgan hill mom had to stretch her skin to make room. most women have to go to the doctor's office to get repeated painful injections of saline but linda had a different option. she joined a clinical trial and used an experimental device that puts the power back into her hands. it's called the air expander. >> a dose is automatically delivered. >> reporter: the experimental device is manufactured in palo alto. >> this device is flattened out and there's an incision made under the pe

dr. kim has more. >> i was actually [ indiscernible ] patients here right now -- >> reporter: pleasanton pediatrician sees a troubling trend. >> for the past few years we have noticed cases of allergy and asthma have risen and there's always a question, what's caused this. >> reporter: now a provocative new study about parents. it found the greater your income, the greater the chance your child will develop a peanut allergy. researchers believe higher income households may be too clean and that infants need certain germs to rev up and develop healthy robust immune systems. that's why kids raised on farms are less likely to suffer from allergies, asthma, even eczema. it's called the hygiene hypothesis. >> hygiene, overly clean environments, and protecting a baby kind of bubble wrap them in their environment and not exposing them to anything at all may not be the best idea. >> reporter: a second set of studies is good news for kids with egg allergies. 55% of them will outgrow it by age 7 and fo

joining us now to answer your pet questions, dr. kim hammond. special guest is chloe. >> she's a beautiful cocker spaniel. look how regal this dog is. she's shaking a little bit because her owner is behind the camera. she's afraid she's gonna leave her. she's not gonna leave her. everything is fine, chloe. >> let's talk about poodles, all right. >> poodle mix. i think we had this before. has brown stains from his tears. i have tried several products. how can i clean the tear stains? >> this is a really good question. actually chloe has black, you can't see. if you have a dog that has white hair, you'll sea tears. chloe has the same tears. >> is this about every dog? seems poodles have a lot. >> the tears come over the edge of the lid and they oxidize and they turn brown. it's a stain. it's very difficult to get rid of. if you have a white dog, there's really nothing specific that works. if you're not johnny ton spot every single day wiping the eyes once, twice a day and maybe just cutting that hair close. it's a tear stain. the question is, if i

. >> joining us is dr. kim hammond, and we have a friend with us. >> little pomeranian, cutest thing in the world trade like a little cartoon dog. hery, barry, i want to mention something about the action in annapolis regarding pet food. my personal opinion, we don't need to add to the cost of pet food, and there are ways to spay and neuter pets inexpensive flly. >> are you going to talk to lawmakers? >> i will talk to lawmakers. there is plenty of money already for lawmakers. no more taxes. we have some recurrence of the urinary tract infection. maybe it is, maybe at his animal in heat. you have to diagnose the c ause. that is something that i can answer -- >> you know this? very good. >> some of these are taken away from a mother too early. licking itself is not a bad thing, but you want to negatively in force licking and positively reinforce other things. have some to troy's. -- have some chew toys. you can break it, it just requires consistency. >> if you have a pet questions humid like answered, ascended t

cbs reporter dr. kim says think eggs. >> reporter: we run for all reasons and in all sorts of ways. but could it be we are running wrong? >> says who? >> reporter: says our aching knees, hips, legs and back. >> a large percentage of runners get injured. >> reporter: as many as 90 runners training for a marathon. the researchers come up with a tratagy to cut the risk. the -- strategy to cut the risk. take lighter, quicker steps. in other words, your right foot should hit the time 80-90 time as minute. >> that decreases the stride length and reduces the impact forces that are generated. >> reporter: using tiny markers, scientists quantify how a runner moves. these two skeletons tell the story. a runner with a long stride who takes fewer steps. >> it is far extended. >> reporter: on the bottom a runner taking more steps but beginning directly under the body. >> not reaching as much. >> the difference, the runner with the long stride creates an impact peak linked to injury. while not everybody needs to boost the number of steps they take -- >> running with better technique will be safer

cbs 5's dr. kim mulvihill said think eggs. >> we run for all kinds of reasons. >> i'm getting up there in age so it helps keep me young. >> and in all sorts of ways. >> slow and steady. >> but could it be we're running wrong? >> says who? >> says our aching knees, hips, legs and backs. >> a very large percentage of runners every year get injured. >> specifically 56% of recreational runners and as many as 90% of runners training for a marathon. half of the injuries involve the knee. researchers have come up with a strategy to cut the risk, the idea, run like you are running on eggshells and take lighter and quicker steps. >> your right foot should hit the ground 80-90 times a minute, shortening your stride. >> by increasing the number of steps, that decreases the side length and reduces the impact forces that are generated. >> at the human performance center, using tiny markers and specialized cameras, scientists quantify in 3-d how a runner moves. >> we can reconstruct the skeleton. >> these two skel

dr. kim us why a lot of the food is good for us. >>> reporter: at whole foods they came in droves. >> i would say that is one of the busiest if not the busiest day that we have in the year. >> reporter: on everyone's list, a favorite. >> probably the dressing. >> i personally like the turkey. >> i say the pumpkin pie. >> i like everything. >> reporter: thanksgiving's actually packed with nutrition. take turkey. turkey is a good source of lean protein, a complete protein that provides all 18 essential amino acids. cranberries are packed with anti-oxidants. in stuffing, lots of fiber-rich foods including onions which contain antiobjection continues, vitamin c and chromeup . rice contains manganese, magnesium, synch and copper. mush embassy rooms copper, potassium, iron and vitamin c c, brussels sprouts with flav admits to and vitamin c, k, aab complex. as for yams, they are rich in fiber, potassium and vitamin c. another favorite? >> probably the dessert. yeah. >> reporter: you can find fruit i

cbs 5's dr. kim mulvihill hs of a lifelong >>> a bay area athlete's battle with lung cancer has inspired a unique journey. >> a lifelong friendship and the spectacular finish and honor of that friendship that's just days away. >> reporter: joe costello was just 22 when she died from lung cancer in 2010. it's how she lived that lives on. >> i do think that last year of jo's life although it was her most difficult and challenging, in many ways it could be the best year of her life. she did so many wonderful, amazing things and lived life to its fullest. >> reporter: best friends since kindergarten in san francisco,. >> i'm using my lungs to run from new york city to san francisco. >> reporter: the 24-year-old harvard grad is spreading a simple message: anyone can get lung cancer, even nonsmokers like jill. >> the reason i'm doing this is for jill is because i have that drive. >> reporter: kelsey took off from times square on july 30th and has spent 4 months on the road. at the wheel, sidney ford who ro

i think that's a really great idea. >> makes sense. >> reporter: dr. kim mulvihill cbs 5. >> my banana split cake i made last night? 2,000 calories. >> my parents say if you bring a calculator to the thanksgiving day table you're out! >>> 6:52. the holiday shopping rush happening now. the bay area shoppers who just missed some mighty big deals. >> and prepping turkey plus all the fixings for a bay area tradition. the volunteers ready to serve thousands of thanksgiving meals this morning. [ male announcer ] this december, remember -- you can stay in and share something... ♪ ♪ ...or you can get out there with your friends and actually share something. ♪ the lexus december to remember sales event is on, offering some of our best values of the year. this is the pursuit of perfection. offering some of our best values of the year. get 36 months interest-free financing through thanksgiving weekend at sleep train, and save $400, $500, up to $600 on beautyrest and posturepedic. even get 3 years interest-free financing on serta icomfort and tempur-pedic. plus, free

dr. kim, cbs 5. >>> cell phone companies have come up with an unusual way to keep one the demand for service. mark sugar man on the deal they're making with a higher power. >> reporter: there never seems to be enough cell coverage for the calls we're make. a lot of times the calls break up. people want antennas but they don't want them in their neighborhood and they don't want to see them. well your prayers may have been answered. church steeples make a wonderful location for a cell site. >> people don't like the obvious ones even when they try to dress them up. at canyon creek presbyterian the pastor says they make upwards of $30,000 a year for putting a site in the steeple. many others are doing the same thing around the bay area. they do lose part of their tax exemption but still make money and cell companies love them. >> it's up in the air. it's giving good connectivity and people don't see us. >> they're the latest place towers are hidden in plane site. they're disguised as tree. there'

in tonight's healthwatch, dr. kimhows us the turkey day menu items that are packed with nutrition, coming up at 5:00. >>> san francisco's world series champs are adding a little orange to black friday. single game tickets for next season already going on sale starting friday at 10:00. tickets start as low as 8 bucks and they will be on sale until midnight christmas eve. after that windows sales for tickets will resume in february and we think that might be a hot little gift this year. >> i think so. >>> so what's thanksgiving without a little football, right? you don't have to wait to see though who is going to win the big game tomorrow because we already know. >> we do. ♪ [ music ] >> that's all thanks to this guy jimmy junior part of the wild turkey bourbon challenge. he picked the winner of the thanksgiving day nfl matchup in detroit. jimmy likes the home team pick the lions over the texans. bold prediction. >> no kidding. we'll see. >> dip it in the bourbon. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.c

a leading analyst, researcher and advisor, dr. kim has served as research manager of government services, principled real -- korea analyst at the global consulting firm, eurasia group. at eurasia, dr. kim managed a group of analysts and u.s. government research projects covering issues such as international trade, political stability and emerging markets, and the global financial market. he is also worked to develop new systems to integrate social media and data visualization tools with social science, analysis. his writing has appeared in the asian "wall street journal," foreign policy, he's been interviewed by major news organizations around our world. it's my pleasure to welcome to the stage here in gaston hall, dr. kim. [applause] >> thank you for your kind introduction, president john degoiia. the korea economic institute is very honored to be a cosponsor of the distinguished panel of the united states current and past assistant secretaries of state for east asian and pacific affairs. i can think of no better partners than the ed

dr. kimhill shares the story of a woman who is making a difference. >>> reporter: in 2009, as a senior at cal, jill costello had three goals: graduate, win nationals, and beat cancer. >> it was so surreal. it was so unbelievable. >> reporter: she had stage 4 lung cancer, the type usually found in nonsmokers. the most common type seen in women. >> there are new jersey that you think in the back you your mind could happen and you're trying to guard your child from it. but lung cancer is not something that occurs to anyone. >> reporter: her parents say jill was dealing with cancer but foremost living her life. she got 4.0 average her senior year. she worked with a lung cancer foundation to organize jog for jill, charity runs to help raise awareness and beat lung cancer big time. and she got back to crew. >> she would go from chemo to practice in the rain. >> when she said you need to be tougher here, for her battling for her life, really had a profound effect on the women on the team. >> reporte

dr. kimvihill has the exclusive television interview tonight. >>> reporter: more than 30 years ago, scientists identified the signs of a strange new virus in a handful of men in california. that was hiv. in the early days, an infection was a death sentence. millions have died. now one of the world's leading aids experts sees light at the and of the tunnel. >> back in the 1980s, when we were struggling desperately, i never would have imagined that we would have a day when we could say, it is quite feasible that we may be able to end the aids pandemic. >> the actual protection -- >> reporter: dr. anthony fauci spoke today to scientists and researchers and then spoke to me. >> we have the toolkit in our hands to make it happen. >> reporter: he says one way to get rid of hiv for good is to slowly choke it out of existence. 44% of u.s. infections are in 12 cities including san francisco. >> 20% of them do not know that they are infected. >> reporter: a massive federal project is under way that tar

. >> dr. kimts doctors are concerned about what you are really taking. >> a few months ago roberta lou went on facebook and saw an ad about a fat buster. >> if you can take two pills a day, you are in. >> reporter: online she found a ton of them for sale. >> so i clicked on it and i ordered it. >> reporter: without changing her diet or adding exercise. >> i lost my belly fat and ten pounds in two months without even trying. >> reporter: what is she taking? green coffee extract. green coffee extract comes from unroasted or green coffee beans. what is in them? >> caffeine, a well-known stimulant, but the beans also contain chloro genic acid, a substance believed to help boost your metabolism of fats and carbs. 16 subjects lost more than 10% of their body weight in five months, but some experts are voicing strong concerns. >> i worry that we don't even know the right dose to take of coffee extract. >> reporter: dr. mark hellerstein is a scientist at uc berkeley and said the study is too small to draw

dr. kimlains a growing number of women are going under the knife to change all that. >>> reporter: this woman always dreamed about being a mom. >> awesome. >> reporter: but seven years ago, it didn't seem possible. she weighed 340 pounds, had high blood pressure and was prediabetic. her doctor gave her devastating news. >> the chances of my conceiving naturally would be very slim. practically impossible. >> reporter: the 33-year-old said that was her wake-up call. >> so that's when i started researching weight loss surgery. >> reporter: a surgeon says a growing number of obese women are resorting to surgery to help fertility. >> having excess fat changes the concentration of the hormones that actually regulate menstruation and ovulation. >> reporter: it's estimated about half of american women over age 20 are overweight or obese. experts say losing even 10% of your body weight can help improve fertility and help prevent pregnancy complication. >> a higher chance of miscarriage. there's a high

dr. kim mulvihill explains w the discovery is highlightig the need for... of all thin. a flu shot. >>> a new link is discovered between pregnant women and autism. >> we explain how the discovery is highlighting the need for, of all things, a flu shot. >> this woman is pregnant with her first child. she knows it is important to stay healthy for herself and her unborn baby. >> i do everything that i can not to get sick. i wash my hands a lot. i use hand sanitizer and got the flu shot. >> every flu season pregnant women are encouraged to get vaccinated against the flu. >> we know pregnant women are more sensitive to viral infections. >> reporter: so now there is another reason to get a flu shot. a new study suggest that children of mothers who contract the flu or have a long fever while pregnant may have an increased risk of autism. in a research, kids had twice the amount of autumn if the mom reported being sick. having a fever would triple the risk. >> common sense would be that it wouldn't be good for the baby to be exposed to high fever or the virus in the bloodstream.

dr. kim joins with us more. >>> reporter: well, what's bad for your heart is bad for your brain. this is sobering news. researchers at uc-davis have shown for the first time that high blood pressure speeds up the aging process in the brain. what's more, they found brain damage even among young people with prehypertension. >>> reporter: high blood pressure has been linked to brain atrophy, cognitive decline and dementia later in life but this is the first time scientists have detected brain injury in running whyer patients with the condition. the concern -- in younger patients, with the condition. the concern it could lead to earlier dementia. the good news bay area experts say you can influence your brain health later in life by knowing and treating high blood pressure and by knowing risk factors you can change. >> for example, for young people, weight gain being overweight high salt diet, not paying attention to what you eat, inactivity like sitting in front of the tv. >> the researchers used mri scans to evaluate brain health. on average, the 33-year-old with high blood pressur

dr. kimwhat you can do to reduce the risk. >>> reporter: from clean water and air to organic food, california is a trendsetter for good health a great place to raise kids. >> i feel like there's a real consciousness around the way we live. >> reporter: now new research is raising questions about the health of children and a chemical found in many homes. >> california children have the highest levels of exposure to these chemicals than any other place in the world. >> reporter: the chemicals, flame retardants called pbdes. a doctor and her team found a link to exposure to the compounds during pregnancy and problems in the children later on, poor attention spans, diminished motor skills and lower iq scores. >> we now have a body of evidence that strongly suggests, i would say, that these flame retardants are associated with neural behavior deficits in children. >> reporter: thanks to the state's strict fire safety laws passed in 1975, pbde's are widely found in foam furniture, electronics and o

dr. kim mulvihill with the story. >>> reporter: cal grad jill costello was just 22 when see died from lung cancer in 2010. but it's how she lived that lives on. >> i do think that last year of jill's life although it was her most difficult and most challenging, you know, in many ways it could be the best year of her life. she did so many wonderful amazing things and truly lived life to its fullest. >> up here. >> reporter: best friends since kindergarten in san francisco, jill costello and kelsey harrison now share another bond. >> i'm using my lungs to run from new york city to san francisco. >> reporter: the 24-year-old harvard grad is spreading a simple message. anyone can get lung cancer. even nonsmokers like jill. >> the reason that i'm doing this is for jill and so i have that drive and i think she is watching out for us and making sure we make it to the end safely. >> reporter: kelsey took off from times square on july 30th and has spent four months on the road. >> go, giants! > >> rep

dr. kim takes a look. >>> reporter: like millions of americans, ted joe takes a statin every day. >> i eat a lot of good stuff. i think that's why. so i'm thanking god for lipitor. >> reporter: statins are used to lower alcohol and help protect the heart. new research suggests statins might do more. they might stop cancer in its tracks. >> wow. >> reporter: they were less likely to die from their cancer. >> that's really interesting. that's good. >> reporter: in the study, researchers looked at nearly 300,000 cancer patients in denmark and compared those who were on statins before getting cancer to those who had never taken the drug. they found across all cancer types statin users live longer. one theory, that cancer needs cholesterol to grow and that these drugs choke off the supply. >> it's a very interesting study. the results are quite provocative. >> reporter: ucsf cancer epidemiologist dr. june chan says the findings are good news for cancer patients who are already taking statins but i

. >> it does but as dr. kimvihill reports there's a catch. >>> reporter: eating right and exercising are good for a healthy heart. but if you are in great shape, new findings may raise your blood pressure. researchers analyzed five major studies involving nearly 50,000 adults followed for 50 years ago. the results? even if you are doing a good job and staying fit you're not immune to cardiovascular problems. among the fittest adults, one in three will eventually develop heart disease or have a stroke. the good news, if you are healthy your ticker will thank you. you'll live longer and better than your unhealthy friends. up to 14 years longer without heart problems for 45-year- olds, up to 7 years longer if you are 55. but don't expect multivitamins to do your heart any favors. a second report found they don't lower heart disease risk at least in men. >> they didn't affect the rate of having a heart attack or dying from cardiac disease or requiring coronary bypass surgery. >> reporter: too many people may be usin

dr. kim has served as research manager of government services and principle preanalysts at the global consulting firm your asia group. dr. kim managed a grouch annalists in government research projects covering issues such as international trade, political stability in emerging market, and the global financial crisis. he's also worked to develop new systems to integrate social media and data visualization tools with social science analysis. his write ago peer in the asian "the wall street journal," foreign policy, he's been interviewed by major news organization around our world. it's my pleasure to welcome to the stage here dr. kim. [applause] >>> thank you for your kind introduction. the curry economic institute is hon snored to be a cosponsor of the distinguished panel of the united states current and past assistant secretary of state for east asian and pacific affairs. i can think of no better partner than the edmund school of foreign services and georgetown university to share this uniqu

dr. kim mulvihill explains how the discovery is highlighting the need for a flu shot. >> reporter: lopez is pregnant with her first child. she knows it is important to stay healthy for herself and her unborn baby. >> i do everything that i can not to get sick. i wash my hands a lot, i use hand sanitizer, i got the flu shot. >> it will be a pinch. >> every flu season pregnant women are encouraged to get vaccined against the flu. >> we know pregnant women are more sensitive to viral infections and complications of viral infections. >> reporter: well now there is another reason to get a flu shot. a new study suggested mothers of children who had the flu or a prolonged fever while pregnant may have an increased risk of developing autism. researchers looked at 100,000 danish children and found kids had twice the chance of autism if their mom reported having the flu and a fever was associated with triple the risk. >> common sense would be it wouldn't be good for the baby to be exposed to high tempe

dr. abraham kim -- to introduce dr. abraham kim.as research manager of government services and principal korean analyst at the global political risk consulting firm eurasia group. managed a group of analysts and research programs covering issues such as international trade, political stability, and emerging markets in the global financial crisis. he has worked to develop new systems and data visualization tools with social science analysis. his writing has appeared in "the wall street journal." it is my pleasure to welcome to the state chair dr. kim. [applause] >> take you for your kind introduction. but the korean economic institute is honored to be a co- sponsor of this panel of the united states current and past assistant secretaries of state for east asian affairs. i can think of no better partners than the amend school of foreign services and the president and georgetown university to share this platform to explore the future of the united states policies in the asia-pacific. i think that that 21st century will be seen as the a

dr. sheena. japan's top atomic scientist sent down to hear a shame of following day and had to report back to the emperor. he was asked, was this an atomic bomb? dan kimhe line, how long until we can make money? is hardly the response of somebody looking for a way to surrender. truman intended to show japan that he would use any weapon at our disposal. there was no atomic diplomacy. he wanted to show the japanese it was surrender or die. became a temporary victory the principles of american exceptionalism worldwide. unlike all previous empires commit the u.s. is unwilling to dominate the free world delete previous pictures had. the postwar world asked if america fisheries resources unreservedly, restrain itself economically and rebuild her former friends and enemies enthusiastically. this in turn would produce well in western europe. all provided by the protection of the american military. that will suddenly share would in turn provoked the very institutions and disciplines needed to maintain, let alone expand freedom and prosperity for others. i want to mention for a moment the role of the soviet union in world war ii and take this on as a challenge