dr. e.o. wilson. he's received the pulitzer prize twice for his engaging nonfiction that explores the intersection of biology sociology and the humanities. dr. wilson's research explores the world of ants and other tiny creatures, illuminating how all living things great and small are interdependent. as such, he remains an impassioned advocate for biodiversity fighting the preserve the wondrous variety of the natural world. his new book bridges science and philosophy to create a 21st century treatise on human existence. dr. wilson's slim new book is valedictory work, according to the new york times. he stands above the crowd of biology writers the way john -- [inaudible] stands above spy writers. he's wise, learned wicked vivid, miraculous. dr. wilson will be interview ised tonight by dr. ian sheffer from temple university hospital. he earned his m.d. from temple university and a master's in bioethics from the university of pennsylvania. he's also my husband, which is perhaps the greatest accolade of

dr. alan wilson says val's slow approach to unplugging may actually get him a more lasting result. >> i admitmetimes a little overwhelming. i will admit this. i will not do it while in din are in or orchestra or anything like that. now, i might have to go over to this call -- >> reporter: go. and i will shut the phone down like on plane. >> reporter: now val says he's working on not texting at red lights. he wants to stop checking his phone throughout the night and to trim the number of alerts those pinking peeping and whistling sounds he gets all day long. now, we have more information that might help you at myfoxphilly.com. joyce evans fox 29 news. >> love joyce's reaction. can you believe it? >>> checking your twitter and everything during that story. >> i was watching. i was multi tasking. >> disconnect. >> we've got a beer lover's dream come true. >>> new research suggests beer could actually help keep your brain healthy? scientists in china say a compound found in we are might be able to protect the brain from numerous degenerative disorders. hop the ingredients to beer gives its bitter

dr. martin luther king jr. here is the tweet that reads "we shall overcome," with a picture of emotional quarterback russell wilsoncklash on social media they posted this "we apologize for push judgment shown in a tweet sent earlier. we did not intend to compare football to the civil right legacy of dr. king." >>> a proposal by the oakland mayor that could put the raiders and the a's against each other. >> big announcement for california college students the advanced education you will soon be able to get from some community colleges. >> we leave you with a foggy golden gate bridge and the fog and the golden gate bridge go happened in hand. you

wilson center, haleh esfandiari. i'm maria hinojosa. this is one on one. dr. haleh esfandiari, welcome to our program. >> thank you for having me. >> hinojosa: so, in the fall of 2007... no, in the spring of 2007, suddenly i go to my computer and i start seeing these emails that say, "there is an iranian-american academic who is being held in a tehran prison. do everything that you can to try to get her out." and of course i started sending that to many people, and i received it from women's groups, from journalist groups, from human rights groups. i don't remember any of those emails saying that haleh esfandiari was a grandmother who was detained. how did you survive? you were 105 days in solitary confinement. >> it was very tough, maria, but i am a very disciplined person. and being 67 years old and a student of iran, having studied carefully, a lifetime, iran, i knew how to handle my interrogators, and i knew how to make it possible for myself to survive under those very difficult and dire conditions, both physical and mental. >> hinojosa: when you say that

dr. martin luther king, jr. fox 29's shawnette wilson been talking with residents who cannot believe it. >> i just think it's crazy. >>reportthis couple are shocked to see this photo of what police say someones toed on the front lawns of a lot of homes in egg harbor city. >> it's a very nice neighbor. nobody really does things like that. report roar police got a call about these plastic baggies filled with rice and kkk literature that residents discovered saturday morning. joseph, says he walk outside his home off berger street that morning as a police officer was walking the neighborhood collecting the bags. >> cop comes and there's a little bag in my yard he goes and pick it up. i asked him what it was and he said it was something with kkk. >> ted reinhardt is upset to hear someone would do this. he watched from his home as martin luther king celebration was held monday at a church on his street. >> this over tone has got to stop. it's ridiculous. 2015. come a long way since then and i hope we still keep going. >> reporter: police say

the tweet showed a picture of an emotional russell wilson u-the seahawks quarterback next to the statement we shall overcome a quote from drthe hashtag mlk day. the tweet was referring to seattle's come from behind clinching win over green bay. some people were offended by the team equating the win with dr. king's struggles. the seahawks admitted it was poor judgment and removed it. >>> a new england patriot being hailed a hero off the field. defensive tackle vince will ford helped rescue the victim of a car crash. the incident occurred shorterly after the patriots beat the colts for the afc title an trip to face the seahawks in the super bowl massachusetts state police say they responded to the crash and found the all pro already on the scene. will ford was trying to help the driver of a jeep rangler escape her car after it rolled over near gillette stadium. the woman is charged with drunk driving is that expected to be okay. >> way to go vince. >>> we continue to follow breaking news here at 4:30. new information has just come in from that scene of a gas leak. we'll have a live update. >> erin o'hearn will have new infor

wilson. >> enough already with the rain. >> hello to the sunshine, which we will enjoy tomorrow. great for so many people enjoying the day off and honoring dr. martin luther king. it will be on the breezy side. 45 is where we should be this time of year. tuesday, no need for the umbrella. wednesday, a 40% chance of a rain-snow mix. kids and teachers, i am not anticipating a school delay. >> thank you for joining us. tt2wút3n@2t bt@q&m tt2wút3n@2t "a@q6ad tt2wút3n@2t bm@q=jh tt4w4wút3n@2t " dztq &1p tt4wút3n@2t " entq v50 tt4wút3n@2t " gzt& o2h tt4wút3n@2t " hnt& ó<$ tt4wút3n@2t iztq 5ué tt4wút3n@2t " jntq '%< tt4wút3n@2t " lzt& ?h@ thank you, cable for the slower internet upload speeds. for fewer video on demand titles. thank you cable, because if we never had you... .....we wouldn't know the incredible difference verizon fios makes. in customer satisfaction studies, fios is rated #1 in internet speed and reliability - 8 years running. plus, fios has the fastest wi-fi available from any provider. period. see the differen for yourself. get a fios triple play online at an amazing price guaranteed for two full years! plus, get a $300 bonus wit

dr. davinski is vivian's doctor. he's also one of the world's leading epilepsy experts. >> western medicine has failed their children. >> but the wilsons now found themselves in the political crossfire of pot. marijuana was legalized for medicinal use here in new jersey right before chris christie took office in january of 2010. it was done by his democratic predecessor. but once in office, he blocked the legislation for more than a year. he eventually signed one of the strictest, most limiting medical marijuana bills to date. just six approved stores in the entire state, and perhaps most damaging for vivian, no edible forms of marijuana allowed. which was crucial. the only option then for this 2-year-old would be to inhale it. >> talk to brian wilson. >> protests erupted across the state. and that's why brian wilson took things into his own hands that day in august. >> i have read everything -- >> it became known as the dust-up in the diner. >> i mean, it was all over cnn. it was national news. it was like, libya, vivian wilson's father. it was crazy. >> hi, how are you? >> nice to meet you. >> it's a battle these families understand

wilson crying along with a quote by martin luther king, jr. social media reacted sortly after seahawks tweeted an apology saying we did not intend to compare football to the civil rights legacy of dr talk about a dunk fail. you have to watch this. during the chinese basketball association dunk contest, well that one fell a little short and kind of looked like it hurt. obviously didn't work but he was trying to dunk over five people. >> announcer: "early today" brought to you by just for men. >>> they have earned grammys and made millions. up next the group is asking fans to fund their next album. plus how to score an invite to shakira's baby shower. you're watching "early today." [ kevin ] this is connolly cameron, zach, and clementine. we have a serious hairball issue. we clean it up, turn around and there it is again. it's scary. little bit in my eye. [ michelle ] underneath the kitchen table underneath my work desk we've got enough to knit a sweater. [ doorbell rings ] zach, what is that? the swiffer sweeper. the swiffer dusters. it's some sort of magic cloth that sucks in all the dog hair. it's quick and easy. pretty amazing that it picked it all up. i would totally take on an

dr vivac shaw. >> it started, it was amazing much the weather was perfect. it was my best run so far. i felt good. i made the turn, came down wilson. and i threw my hands up, i felt good. >> reporter: and then... [ explosion ] >>reporter: the unthinkableful. >> first, i didn't know what it was. spectators ran towards us. that's when we knew that something was wrong. >> amid the chaos, his first they? >> my wife met me at the finish line for every marathon. she was there with my daughter, parents and sister. i ran towards where the explosions went off. i found them in front of the old south church, after i had helped a couple and realised that there were plenty of emergency personnel. i ran and looked until i found them. luckily they didn't leave like they were told to, and stayed. they knew that i would be locking for them there. >> his body spent by the marathon, highs mind racing, moment. adrenaline. i don't know how. i think that the fear of what could happen to your family, and the desire to help gives you a lot of strength. >> reporter: his own family safe, shaw shifted into doctor mode. he's an orthopaedic surgeon at a nearb

dr. kolbe i know he's around here somewhere who is with our walmart. mike cantrell of uaw local 42 the kia wilson of the detroit federation of teachers and leon zeller of the aew local 26. i just want to say you really do have my special thanks. by heartfelt thanks for your involvement here today because it reminds everyone what wages is all about. it's about real lives and that's why this is so awfully important for all of us to take on and carry forward. i want to thank senator elizabeth warren. i have to tell you she's an inspiration. [applause] a vision of a her raising wages america embodies our highest ideals and senator warren is that rare a little goal leader and she shares our values and really connects with us and she is a genius when it comes to policy and she is tough as nails when it comes to politics. we want to thank you because uis have been and you always will be a remarkable remarkable champion for working people. i want to thank you for that. [applause] and to the roundtable members i was blown away. i mean it was incredible. the interaction, what we learned learned, the heartf

wilson. >> jimmy: this one from @kristenrose124. she says "last year, my mom told everyone that all she wanted for her birthday was a a pair of beats by dr out? [ as dr. phil ] >> jimmy: how's that working out? more like dead beats. stuck with a pair of dead beats. [ laughter ] how is that working out for you? >> steve: i can't hear. >> jimmy: this one's from @clova11. she says "my family and i all wear scrubs when we watch 'grey's anatomy.'" [ laughter ] >> steve: come on. >> jimmy: that's weird. that is weird. >> steve: that's like reenactors. >> jimmy: i kinda like that, man. this someone from @stringerla. she says "my dad carries around a photo of alice cooper in his wallet and tells people it's his wife." [ laughter ] that's not weird, that's just funny. >> steve: that's just funny, come on. >> jimmy: that's just a funny move man. >> steve: give it up. >> jimmy: i like that, dude. [ laughter ] this last ones from @celebdumbtweets. she says "our parents named me and my brother skip, buddy and rolo. they named our dog, robert." [ laughter ] there you have, those are our tonight show hashtags. to check out more of our favorites, go to

wilson, the tears. just feeling for him. >> we're going to get to that and we're celebrating the life of dr. martin luther king, jr. there's a live look at the memorial in washington. we have a special tribute to him and "selma" and our own tribute coming up as well. >> we're going to begin with the chaos on the road. such dangerous conditions all across the country. the ice blaming hundreds of accidents, some deadly and the incredible survival story. the driver pinned between trucks alive now. abc gio benitez with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: many accidents happening along the i-95 corridor. that slippery black ice creating a dangerous mess across the country. this morning a black ice nightmare across the country. hundreds of accidents from maine to maryland cars sent flying. >> when i saw the cars crisscrossing each other. >> i thought i was going to die. >> reporter: the new york city fire department receiving more than 3,700 emergency calls sunday and this chain reaction 60-car pileup claiming one life on the express way and injuring more than 30 others. this pileup killing two others. 30 vehicles pil

wilson high school who watched doctors perform live thoracic surgery how many do you think got squeamish? >> we're going to start with our first incision over here. >> reporter: we chose to spare you dr. morton's first incision as he and his team begin thoracic surgery on a female patient, a long time smoker. >> there's the lungs. >> reporter: all while a live audience of about 50 students from d.c.'s woodrow wilson high school look on. >> she came to me with a nodule in the bottom of each lung and one of them on the left side had been previously diagnosed as cancer. >> reporter: the goal? take out that nodule and see if it's cancerous. the goal of the live audience? keep these teens from smoking and draw them closer to a career in healthcare. >> who can tell me what that structure is right there we're looking at? >> reporter: if you guessed the heart, you're right. dr. morton used his tools to cut out that problem nodule, put it in a bag inside the patient to protect the rest of the body, then pull it out for testing. >> when they first cut the skin, i got a little grossed out at first. it was more of like a whoa, this is actually happening. >> reporter: on a scale of one to 10 how

dramatic fashion and russell wilson an african american quarterback wept with joy in the middle of the field because they overcame such a huge obstacle in football. i don't think that drhat his idea of being able to overcome the odds to success and having stepped in faith would be used in so many different ways. i don't think he'd be offended. people need to stop. it's like a grievance industry that's out of control. >> for once we actually agree on something. i think that dr. king is bigger than just -- he's also become an inspirational figure. he inspires millions of people. people turn to him and his quotes when they are trying to overcome something. i think it was fine. i think they made a mistake by taking it down. they made more news taking it down than putting it up. >> that was like you when you said we shall overcome. i thought of it as a joke like hallelujah but anyway -- >> it's pc gone amuck. it's ridiculous. >> many of us are thinking about the legacy of dr. king and about the holiday in context, with eric garner and michael brown, with the protests across the country. what does the legacy of mlk jr look like today? >> well it's a really broad question. i