dr. cheryl perry to join dr. coe and i and we'll be happy to take your questions.

dr. cheryl perry, dr. melissa siegler.year frank that are here and they will be here to help with the questions and answers. also i understand, think dr. kessler is here to represent him and we thank you for being here. i would like to recognize entangle my medical professor and mentor dr. david baxter assistant surgeon general and all of the former surgeon general's for their work on tobacco nationally and internationally. every surgeon general since 1964 is waiting on the issue of tobacco and everyone has called for the immediate action to solve this problem. today is the 31st surgeon general's report on tobacco, preventing tobacco use among youth and young adult. it reminds us once again that the burden of tobacco puts a heavy burden on society.

want to thank dr. perry, senior science editor of this report and colleagues who helped edit and write this very important product. and most important, we want to thank each and every one of you for being here to support this very, very important effort in this great day. we are here today to bring heightened urgency to the tremendous public health burden that tobacco continues to impose on our youth. a burden that is completely avoidable and completely preventible. too many of our children are addicted. too many cannot quit. and too many go on to die far too young. in fact, as you heard from our secretary, each day, more than 1,200 people die due to smoking and each death replaced by two new smokers under age 26. i have personally witnessed the cycle of dependence and despair as a physician who has cared for patients over 30 years. i can tell you it is heartbreaking when our patients tell us that they want to stop smoking but they haven't yet been able to do so. and it is tragic when our lung cancer patient

dr. cheryl perry, dr. melissa stigler, dr. frank chipluca who are here and they'll be here to help with questions and answers if you get into too detailed things. also i understand, i think dr. woody kessler is here to represent dr. c everett coop. i would like to thank my medical school mentor, dr. david satcher, former surgeon general, and all former surgeon generals for their work on tobacco. every surgeon general since 1964 has weighed in on the issue of tobacco. and every one has called for an immediate action to solve this problem. today's release is the 31st surgeon general's report on tobacco, preventing tobacco use among youth and young adults. it remind us once again that the burd in of tobacco puts a burden on society. and the report challenges us to end the epidemic of smoking among young people. and the numbers in this report are shocking. you have heard some of them earlier. they're worth repeating. every day, 1,200 americans die from smoking. and each of those people are being replaced by two young smokers. almo

silicon valley, dr. perry esl corporation and served as an an perry emeritus at stanford university. he is co-director of the preventative defense project, a and harbor laboration of universities. he received his b.s. degree from stanford university and phd from penn state, all in mathematics. we also are delighted to introduce the wonderful lee perry who is here. sam nunn is co-chairman and officer of the initiative, a non partisan the global threats from nuclear weapons, which he was instrumental in founding. he served as thesenator of geor from 1972 to 1996. now he is retired from the law firm king & spalding. senator nunn served as chairman of the arms committee and permanent subcommittee on investigations. he also served on the intelligence and small business committees. senator nunn's legislative achievements include the non-luger productive program which provides assistance which secures destroying biological weapons. senator nunntt tech, emery university and emery law school where he graduated with hon

dr. perry received his b.s. and m.s. degrees from stanford university and his ph.d. from penn state, all in mathematics. we're delighted to welcome the wonderful lee perry, who is here. sam nunn is co-chairman and chief executive officer of the nuclear threat initiative. a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working to reduce the global threats from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. he served as a united states senator from georgia for 24 years, from 1972 through 1996. now he's retired from the law firm king and spalding. senator nun served as chairman of the senate armed services committee and the permanent subcommittee on investigations. he also served on the intelligence and small business committees. senator nun's legislative achievements include a program which provides assistance to russia for securing and destroying their excess nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. he attended emery law school where he graduated with honors in 1962. and we're delighted to welcome colleen nunn, as well. they have all been involved in the making of a documentary film

." >> hi, dr. perry. my son is 2 1/2 years old and my wife and i are just starting to look into kindergarten programs. sense of duty to my country to go and serve. >> i went straight to ft. bragg. it was just the thing to do. that was my obligation, that was my duty, as an american. >> i was drafted and i was sent to ft. sill and placed in the 85th missile detachment. we were supposed to be security guards for the nuclear warheads that were to go on the pershing missiles. >> three american soldiers, tim josephs, frank rochelle, bill blazinski. called to arms nearly a half a century ago, from different backgrounds, but about to share an experience that would change each of their lives at edgewood arsenal military base in maryland. >> a couple of doctors from arsenal came and gave a presentation. >> they presented it as not everyone would be chosen. >> there would be a guaranteed three-day pass every weekend. >> three-day passes are the rule. >> no duties, no guard duty, no kitchen police. >> this is what w

. >> hi, dr. perry. my son is two and a half years old and my wife and i are looking at kindergarten programs. what sort of cry tear kwla should we consider beside cost, hours when we are looking at these schools? >> the most important thing i can say to you, you as a shopper as someone who is looking for a school must understand first what you want before you look at schools. meaning if you want a school that teaches in a traditional setting if you want a montessori or some sort of hybrid of that then you have to decide what works best for you. one of the biggest mistakes that parents make is you decide on a school for reasons other than they fit your family's academic needs. if you want a criteria look at the quality of the academic experience. you want your child to read simple words and have some understanding of the meaning of the words. they should be able to do simple math and know their colors and begin to write to some degree. if you understand that you will have an understanding of the type of

dr. perry who is the author of this report. he comes from texas to be with us today. a lot of you who have been involved in this effort for a long time. since the first surgeon dingell's report on tobacco was published in 1964, the good news is we have seen the percentage of americans who smoke steadily declined -- since the first surgeon general's report. in 1965, over 42% of americans smoked. by 2004, it had fallen to just under 21%, and that is very good news. but while the progress we have made, tobacco use remains the biggest single threat to americans held. it kills an estimated 443,000 every year. every tobacco related debt is replaced by two new smokers under the age of 25. today's report brings more troubling news. it is the first of its kind to explore the causes and consequences of tobacco use among youth and young adults. it shows us just what we are up against. today, all over america, there are middle schoolers developing deadly tobacco addiction before they can even drive a car.

dr. perry who is the author of this report. he comes from texas to be with us today. a lot of you who have been involved in this effort for a long time. since the first surgeon general's report on tobacco was published in 1964, the good news is we have seen the percentage of americans who smoke steadily declined. in 1965, over 42% of americans smoked. by 2004, it had fallen to just under 21%, and that is very good news. but while the progress we have made, tobacco use remains the biggest single threat to americans held. it kills an estimated 443,000 every year. every tobacco related debt is replaced by two new smokers under the age of 25. today's report brings more troubling news. it is the first of its kind to explore the causes and consequences of tobacco use among youth and young adults. it shows us just what we are up against. today, all over america, there are middle schoolers developing deadly tobacco addiction before they can even drive a car. the younger child is when they try cigarette

dr. shell perry, melissa st. clair, that their french palooka that are here and you will still be here to help the question and answers if you get an tutu detailed i think. also, i understand i think dr. woody kessler here is to represent dr. c. recoup here's the thank you for being here. but i'd like to recognize and thank my medical school professor and mentor, dr. david satcher to 16 surgeon general and all of this former surgeon general's further work on tobacco nationally and internationally. every surgeon general since 1964 has weighed in on the issue of tobacco and everyone is called for an immediate action to solve this problem. today's release is the 31st surgeon general's report on tobacco, preventing tobacco use among youth and young adults. and it reminds us once again that the burden of tobacco is a heavy role burden on society. the report challenges as to end the epidemic of smoking among young people and the numbers in this report are shocking. her son earlier but they're worth repeating. every day

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dr. joseph lowery is in the house. and finally, let me just say something about the man who introduced us, tyler perry. hosting us all at his incredible facility. he and i were talking, and there's something about americans where somebody from my background can do what i'm doing, and somebody from tyler's background can do what he's doing. and as tough as things get sometimes, and as frustrated and cynical as people can get about politics, when you look at a tyler perry and all that he has achieved and the humility and graciousness with which he has achieved it, you can't help but be proud of him and to be proud of our country. so give it up for mr. tyler perry. [cheers and applause] now i'm here today, not only because i need your help, i'm here buzz the consumer -- because the country needs your help. there are a lot of reasons why so many of you decide today get involved and then just work your hearts out in the campaign in 2008. it was not because you thought it wouldn't be easy. the odds of me becoming president were long. you didn't need a poll to know it was going to be tough. you didn't join th