like to alter the way experimental drugs are used in the united states and allowing experimental drugsto be fast tracked for patients who need it. ten states have granted access to experimental drugs. >> in europe drugs tend to get approved earlier. in this country they could be approved earlier. because it would save so many lives. it's doable. >> the u.s. government last year allowed u.s. ebola patients to receive life-saving experimental medicines. the smiths say they want the same opportunity. >> that's really the first thing thing. if i have to wait i won't be around. >> they say they're already in the fight of their lives, and they don't want to fight their government too. kimberly halkett washington. >> doctors sat the national institute of health say an ebola patient has been upgraded from critical to serious condition. the patient who caught the virus in sierra leone earlier this month and had been in west africa treating patients since november. >> victims going face-to-face with those blamed for problems at a wisconsin care facility. >>> plus taking on hillary clinton. the t

tomorrow biogen will shed light on its experimental drug for alzheimer's disease. the initial results of the drug were released in december. shares shot up in that company 40%. meg tirrell takes a look at what to watch for. >> reporter: biogen shocked everyone in december when it reported initial data from a small study examining the safety of its experimental alzheimer's drug. what people didn't expect is that it would show signs of working as well. tomorrow. additional data from the study reveals how strong the drug looks. >> we've had a few fits in starts here with alzheimer's drugs. this class especially we've had a couple of fairly high profile you know, call it failures. but i think what's got folks excited is it's a little bit different. >> reporter: known as bib37 appeared to clear the amyloid plaques in the brain associated with alzheimer's disease and looked to stem decline cognition in memory and thinking clearly. on the strength of the results, it would move the drug quickly into phase three clinical trials, the last stage before for approval. successfu

. >> we know that some of these experimental drugs including one called zmapp were used in treating somethe other patients in the united states and zmapp in particular may have indeed worked. we don't know for sure because it hasn't gone through all those clinical trials but i just wonder if some of these people that are coming back if they do indeed have the ebola virus, are they going to be able to be treated with those experimental drugs? >> well it's possible although there was not quite -- there was not a very large supply of zmapp ready at the time. it took quite a bit to get those drugs up and running. so there's any of a variety of treatments they could receive includeing plasma from people who have survived ebola. the one thing we have learned from treating patients here in the united states is early aggressive therapy does improve survival and so i think that'll be the mainstay of therapy, but there's always options open for some of these experimental treatments including zmapp. >> you know, this brings us right back to what should be the focus, right, and that's west africa wh

the experimental drug that's showing promise in the fight against alzheimer's. our market monitor no matter what. all that and more for "nightly business report," friday march 20th. going in spring fever came to wall street today. dow jones industrial average capped a strong week within striking distance of all-time record closing high. blue chip index up to 18,127. the nasdaq gained 34 points rising for 5 straight days to get third highest close ever at 5026. and s&p 500 up nearly 19 to 2108. in a week of big triple digit swings don't fight the fed. stocks got lot of help after the fed wednesday dropped the word patient from its interest rate prognosis but basically said it will be patient about raising them. the dow rose 2% for the week. the nasdaq outpacing the others with a 3% rise and the s&p. so its steepest weekly advance. but focus squarely this week on nasdaq that closed above 5,000 for the second time this year and on a few occasions this week the index was up when the dow and the s&p were down. so why the recent strength in the index? bertha coombs ha

. >> glor: researchers say an experimental treatment could make cholesterol drugs much more effective and a drag racer wrecks a 280 miles per hour. when cbs evening news continues. >> >> glor: for decades doctors have prescribed statins to treat high cholesterol, now a new study suggests an experimental drug taken along with statins could be even more effective in reducing bad cholesterol, here to explain is dr. daniel yacht enter. >> what does this study say. >> basically what they did is they took patients who would be at risk for heart disease and put them on a standard medication and added evolocumab this new injectable medication to see how much it would lower bad cholesterol and decrease cardiovascular events. >> it is injectable and taken once a month and it was done alongside a statin in most cases in this study? >> that is correct so the majority of patients got standard therapy which were statins and got the injectable either twice a month at a lower dose or once a month at a higher dose. >> how much did it lower bad cholesterol. >> by a whopping 60 percent, which ask really

and experimental therapy has added years to the lives of some cancer patients. and the great rhino round-up. >> there is a brief period of discomfort that could ultimately save his life. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: they are cleaning house in ferguson, a house that the federal government found filthy with racial bias from the police department to the courts. late today the police chief resigned, just hours after the city manager was forced out. the federal investigation was a response to the shooting of an unarmed black man by a white officer. no wrongdoing was found in the shooting, but there was plenty of it in the department. here's dean reynolds. >> reporter: in the seven months since the shooting death of michael brown chief tom jackson has been the face of the ferguson police force and its chief apologist. this is what he told us less than three weeks ago. did you discover a racial problem in the department? >> no. >> reporter: none? >> no, there is not a rarely problem in the police department. >

the right to try experimental medications. right to try movement is pushing for legislation that will alter the way experimental drugs are administered in the united states, allowing fast tracking for the patients who need it. 10 states have already granted certain patients access. other countries have similar laws. >> in european countries, drugs seem to get approved earlier. it's doable. >> the u.s. government last year allowed u.s. ebola patients to receive lifesaving experimental medicines, the smiths say they simply want the same opportunity. >> that's really the important point. if i have to wait, i won't be around. >> reporter: they say they're already in the fight of their lives and they don't want to fight their government too. kimberly halkett, al jazeera washington. >>> counting underway, joining us from abuja is the assistant secretary of state for election affairs, thank you for joining us. counting is underway, we have a few more hours before any kind of election results. the u.s. and u.k. have already warned tha

experimental medicines. the smiths hope for the same. >> if i have to wait i won't be around. >> they are already in the fight of their lives they don't want to fight their government too. kimberly halkett, al jazeera. >> bolivia is facing a architectureal renaissance. daniel schwindler reports. >> there is no mistaking it. there's something different. something changing in el alto. it is a new kind of building. some call them chaletettes. a mixture of a chalet and an apartment. andean architecture. >> i've come up with a new tendency. breaking old rules. they don't teach us this. so for me i'm proud to present this new style. >> reporter: it may be new but it's very much rooted in traditional tastes and colors. freddy was influenced by the preincan ruins. a style between 500 and 900 ad. his order book is full. el alto's emerging middle class soon to be the proud owner of this property. >> translator: it's very bolivian. we're bolivian so we wanted the house to reflect that with lovely bright colors so my ch

fighting the government for a right to try experimental medications. the right to try movement is pushing legislation to alter the way medications are tested in the united states. ten states have granted terminally ill patients access to developmental medicines without approval. 25 others are considering similar laws already in place in other countries. >> in europe drugs tend to get approved earlier and in this country they could be approved earlier for serious life-threatening illnesses because it could save so many lives. it's doing. >> the u.s. government allowed ebola patients to receive experimental medicines. the smiths say they simply want the same opportunity. >> that's really the first thing. if i have to wait, i won't be around. >> they say they're already in the fight of their lives and they don't want to fight the government too. >> a group of grandmothers in the philippines are proving to be bright sparks. we have reports now where they have trained engineers providing solar-powered energy. >> deep in in the northern mountains in the phil

he eventually received experimental therapy in the czech republic. his doctors say he will soon be allowed to go home. lisa hampby reports. >> reporter: asher king a very different-looking little boy than last summer when he was suffering from brain cancer and his parents took him abroad for treatment not available to them on the nhs. now they say scans show he's free of cancer. >> the main thing i found, i was so relieved inside, because we saw him making physical improvements, but we weren't sure of what was happening inside. so we now know that that was good news as well. >> they told the sun newspaper the results justify everything they did and if they'd left him with the nhs, they don't think he would have survived. mr. and mrs. king took asher out of south hampson general hospital last august, after disagreeing with doctors about his treatment. they traveled to their home in spain and wanted to go on to prague. but they were arrested at the request of the british authorities and briefly jailed. it caused public outrage. the kings were finally r

ebola patients to receive experimental life-saving medicines. they simply want the same opportunity. >> that is really the first thing. if i have to wait, i won't be around. >> they say they're already in the fight of their lives. they don't want to fight their government too. kimberly halkett al jazeera, washington. >> major companies pulling their business from indian over a controversial religious freedom law. now the governor is on the defensive insisting the law won't be changed. >>> and flying closer to its goal, a solar-powered plane nears it's half-way point in its trip around the world. >> a new law in indiana is starting to effect the state's bottom line. angie's list announced it is canceling a $40 million headquarters expansion days after the governor approved a discrimination act. >> several thousand people marched through indiana's capital city denouncing a new state law that allows business own tours refuse service to gays lesbians, and strands gender people on the ground of religiouss of religious belief. >> are you tired enough

for ten months, we've been inside an experimental therapy at duke university.ts there use words that doctors don't use like "miracle" and "cure." and that's remarkable, because these patients were handed a death sentence, a relentless brain cancer called glioblastoma. to beat it, researchers are doing something that many thought was crazy-- they are infecting the tumors with polio, the virus that has crippled and killed for centuries. in just a moment, polio will be dripped into the brain of 58- year-old nancy justice. her glioblastoma tumor was discovered in 2012. surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation bought her two and a half years. but the tumor came roaring back. now, the virus in this syringe which mankind has fought to eradicate from the earth, is the last chance she has in the world. >> you might feel a little tug. >> pelley: in october this past year, half a teaspoon of polio flowed into her tumor. >> okay. ready to go? >> nancy justice: i'm ready, bring it on. >> we're starting. 9:21. >> annik desjardins: if you feel anything, you let us know. >> justic

those are the experimental names.book we've talked for a while about a couple greenfield revenue opportunities they have, that facebook has. two things we've been looking for evidence of. do we see people buying in on auto play video ads. survey said yes, 10% are buying in and 50% very or somewhat interested in buying auto play video ads on facebook. a nice distinct positive for facebook. they have the instagram asset more than 300 million users barely started monetizing it. what looks like to us clear from the survey advertisers want in, to be able to advise on instagram. our guess facebook will hold that off until next year. a great opportunity for facebook. >> billion dollar deal looking smarter every day. appreciate you joinings us. >> thank you, kayla. >> mark mahaney from rbc. >> the dow is now down just over 200 points. s&p and nasdaq down just under a percent the as well. what is moving. plus a little later on twitter co-founder biz stone will join us live from south by southwest. it's a first on cnbc intervie

experimental music concert, and also readings. >> give us this day our daily bread at least three times a day. and lead us not into temptation to often on weekdays. [laughter] >> meridians' stands apart from the commercial galleries around union square, and it is because of their core mission to increase social, philosophical and spiritual change my isolated individuals and communities. >> it gives a statement, the idea that a significant art of any kind, in any discipline, creates change. >> it is philosophy that attracted david linger to mount a show at meridian. >> you want to feel like your work this summer that it can do some good. i felt like at meridian, it could do some good. we did not even talk about price until the day before the show. of course meridian needs to support itself and support the community. but that was not the first consideration, so that made me very happy. >> his work is printed porcelain. he transfers images onto and spoils the surface a fragile shes of clay. each one, only one-tenth of an inch thick. >> it took about two years to get it down. i would say i

. >>> a new experimental drug could help people in the early stages of alzheimer's. drug maker biojen released the findings today and a small study, but it indicates that the experimental drug slowed memory loss when the disease is in a mild stage and reduces the plaque in the brain that is associated with alzheimer's. headaches and brain swelling is some of the side effects. doctors say that a much larger study is needed to confirm the effects. >>> and b.a.r.t. is being sued over a beer. they are suing this 50-50 brewer brewery for bart, and it is barrel aged really tasty and it is also an acronym for bay area rapid transit. they want to sell bart beer in other states, but b.a.r.t. says that even if it is beer, it is a violation of the trademark law. >> up next, we will have ahmed fareed in sports. >>> ahmed fareed here from the comcast sports studio. the warriors winning streak up to 11 games, and the latest victim is a team they could play in the first round of the playoffs. the pelicans and the warriors and anthony davis was out with a right sprained ankle, and t

-- positive results for its experimental alzheimer's drug.ood to have you on. is this a potential game changer? >> i think so. right now alzheimer's has been treated by molecules that hit the symptoms. this is part of a new wave of drugs that are actually looking like they could change the way the disease is treated. part of a new wave. mark: is that is what is done differently? it is targeting the protein? >> both drugs target the protein. what biogen did differently, it selected -- the patients getting the drug have this in their brain. until now the trials were run by doctors who had an idea that the patients had alzheimer's. mark: does this prove that so-called hypothesis? >> it as a lot of rationale to it. it has to be tested in larger studies but is a hypothesis. and valid hypothesis. this data as more -- as more rationale to the argument. mark: what does the drug due to locate where in the brain it is made? >> these antibodies are amazingly selective. it's like a homing missile. less of where in the brain, more about clearing the amylo

doctors stay an experimental drug though, is showing some great promise in early research. in this small study from drugmaker biogen it slowed memory loss in people just starting to show symptoms. experts in the alzheimer's field are optimistic about the findings but urge caution. >> this is very early in those human clinical trials. it will be going to its next phase where often we've seen these drugs fail. >> the alzheimer's community is buzzing about an experimental drug which is showing great promise again in early research. again, more than 5 million americans living with alzheimer's. no drugs, no therapy. the doctors say this experimental drug may benefit mills s millions of others in the earliest stages. >>> even though the cherry blossom festival has begun, there will be track work on metro this weekend. trains on the orange silver blue and yellow lines will operate every 18 minutes this weekend. the red and green lines will have a regular schedule. usually track work is suspended during this festival but this year metro decided to continue track work for the first

different genres experimental noise electronics, dissonance some drums.a tiny bit of ambient -- the first noise pancake shows, 1999 the first waffle noise, 2001. god-waffle noise noise pancake came out of cubist art, place on mission street, brutallo where the church -- opened up his house and saturday morning cartoons. a big space. you can have everybody set up and barely move equipment around; small room for an audience to move around, walkover and get pancakes without getting burned up in the kitchen. there's like people in their hard-core gabber; people into really fast death metal; black metal. people who don't listen to music at all. guy like larnie bock (sounds like) set up huge, motor driven harp. i don't know how to explain it. 40 foot of motors that he had running over strings and wires. and then played each string individually with the mixer. there is a feeling of euphoria when somebody's really good at what they do. experiencing a buffer, pushing your bowels out your rear. different. a lot of noise. you don't play clubs with a cleaning schedule, a guy coming in the morning emp

biogen shares are rising after the company's experimental drug for alzheimer's showed promise. in an early stage trial, the drug slowed progression of the disease, showing progress in two key areas. biogen is skipping mid-stage testing and moving to final stage trials that will begin later this year. now, to the lead. a gender discrimination trial is taking a new twist. matt murphy testified that he pleaded with ellen pao to improve her performance. murphy said pao was prone to conflict said did not respond to his advice. his first notes were dated days after pao filed her lawsuit. katie you were at the trial yesterday, i believe? what was it like? katie: the trial has been interesting almost every single day. the defense has done a very good job of painting ellen pao is a difficult employee. her story is that she was not only discriminated against, but it was generally an unfriendly place for women to work. she did a good job of establishing that case. they had a great witness. she talked about how she had been sexually harassed and how poorly the firm handled that. that was g

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an experimental toyota. an experimental toyota. the only emission: water. the only emission: water. could this be the new way to could this be the new way to fill er' up? fill er' up? then, dr. shinny samara, a then, dr. shinny samara, a mechanical engineer, the latest mechanical engineer, the latest in crash test dummies and how in crash test dummies and how researchers are turning to 3d researchers are turning to 3d imaging to make those dummies a little smarter. imaging to make those dummies a little smarter. >> there is a graphic, of the >> there is a graphic, of the different impacts. different impacts. >> an engineer who designed >> an engineer who designed everything from satellites in everything from satellites in space to bionic eyes. space to bionic eyes. >> i love watching the steering wheel. >> i love watching the steering wheel. giving us a whole new meaning to giving us a whole new meaning to being a back seat driver. >> that's our team. being a back seat driver. >> that's our team. now, let's do some science. now, let's do some science. i am phil torres driving along

. >> so when jeff heard that herm needed some $15,000 to pursue an experimental ms treatment, he got a few hundred friends together to see what they could do.ss for herms was held. musicians herm had bakd up over the years now had his back. they came to play for him by the end of the night they had the money and herm? he had proof that for his whole life he had been hitting the right notes on stage and off. >> i can still smile because i am still me. i'm a musician that plays differently now. >> three san hoejose brothers took their love of material sht artrtial arts to the national stage. how they did exit why comes out of another love. that story when we come back. >> there is no shortage of success stories that begin in a garage. our next story is not any high-tech start up but does involve three brothers who all work at high-tech. team m have roots of something else all three brothers share. a love of tie kwan doe and their father. >> it wasn't the square foot amg that sold them. it was, of all things, the garage. it was perfect. not for parking cars but for practicing their craf

they differ in their experimental contact with the physical world. philosophy makes statements of the value. it raises very important interesting questions but questions which cannot be answered by experiment. for example is it right to kill an enemy soldier in a time of war fare? that is a question of ethics values, a philosophical question. science cannot touch that question. science deals with those questions that can be answered by experiment. that bill is the difference. they are both valuable enterprises. >> host: here's the cover we're talking with alan lightman about, "the accidental universe: the world you thought you knew". he has also written a book called feinstein's dreams and a new book out, the name of that is? >> guest: screening room. >> host: what is the topic? >> guest: it is about the south that i grew up in 50 years ago. is also a book about my own family in the south going back to the 1800s. >> host: bill in california. >> guest: are you able to hear me? >> host: i am listening. >> caller: i have a question that has long since b

she will receive the best possible treatment with potential access to experimental drugs. but for those who have been fighting this outbreak since the start, many challenges still lie ahead. >> the biggest mistake we can make now is to see ebola decline and think, the job's done. the ripple effect of this outbreak has been enormous. surgical services are down vaccinations the ability to access a skilled midwife when you need to deliver, all of these have been dramatically affected, and it's a top priority at the moment to get those services back online. >> guinea liberia, and sierra leone have lost hundreds of health workers to ebola. there are urgent calls now for their decimated health systems to be rebuilt, to help ensure an outbreak this deadly can never return to west africa. tulip mazumdar bbc news. >>> after failing a gender test the sprinter is trying to overturn her ban. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ shopping online... ...is as easy as it gets. wouldn't it be great... ...if hiring plumbers, carpenters and even piano tuners were just as simple? thanks to angie's list now it is. we've ma

. >>> a new experimental drug could help people in the early stages of alzheimer's.er biogen released its findings from a small study. it indicates the experimental drug may help slow memory loss in alzheimer's patients when the disease is mild. it reduces the plaque in the brain that is associated with alzheimer's. headaches and brain swelling are some of the side effects. doctors say much larger studies are needed to confirm these results. >>> much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, we investigate pg&e, has it done enough to improve security after this shooting at a power station two years ago? >>> you're watching "today in the bay." >>> welcome back. 7:50 on saturday morning. a foggy look at the golden gate bridge. cooler today across the bay area. a mix of sun and cloud. as we look in downtown san jose, same thing. low cloud fog coverage. it will be cooler saturday like i said. but still quite lovely on this second day of spring. it was an attack that moved san jose into the national spotlight. an attack on a pg&e sub station. the unanswered question --

research shows an experimental anti-cholesterol drug could significantly lower the risk. the drug significantly lowered ldl by as much as 60%. the drug is pending approval by the fda later this year. >>> clear skies and a chilly morning. live view from the comcast center. right now 33 degrees and still falling. it's 4:25 and traffic on a monday morning. >> good news to report right now on the majors in pennsylvania. 76, 95 and 476, all in the green. all pretty good drive times right now. and following roadwork affecting some things. >>> there's a snag in the confirmation vote for the nation's top law enforcement officer. the reason why that vote may be delayed. >>> ambushed in his home a delaware county man opens fire on his neighbor over what police say was bad blood. >>> fire tears through a philadelphia home overnight leaving two people injured including a firefighter. >>> and the winds have died down. should feel a little more warmth today. we are tracking a chance for showers. good morning. this is nbc10 news today. >> and he has returned from some balmy region tanne

this kind of experimentation is important., the engineers are having fun creating a lab like that, and it's necessary for improving building codes and making shelters safer for people. >>> having grown up with the iconic whiched ard of odd, tornado was a fear as a kid. i can't imagine what it would be vortex. >> it's a problem with tornado in the united states. on average, they get 1,000 a year, and the next highest rate of tornados is in canada, and they get 100 a year. >> from the microscopic viruses and lab to tornados, scientists have the work cut out for them, approaching this in creative ways. that's to this week on "techknow", be sure to check us dive deep into these stories and go behind the scenes at aljazeera.com. >> criminal gangs risking lives >> it's for this... 3 grams of gold >> killing our planet >> where it's blood red... that's where the mercury is most intense >> now, fighting back with science... >> we fire a laser imaging system out of the bottom of the plane >> revealing the deadly human threat >> because

you are about to take us on a journey, an experimental matthews. >> this is an emotional piece.followed the retrieval of grace's umbilical cord blues cell, and we had access to where they condition those cells for treatment in the hope of saving her life. let's take a look. >> reporter: it was just after 8:30 by the time sara matthews, her mum and baby grace stepped out of the pick-up truck. and into the north carolina night. this isn't the first time they have come to the ronald mcdonald house mere duke university, and it will not be the last. they are here for little grace. >> when did you find out that grace had the condition? >> it was a 20 week ultrasound, went to find out if it was a boy or girl. waited for the doctor to get us. she came and told us that she had bad news. >> reporter: grace had brain. >> me and my husband had been married for 12 years and figured we couldn't have children and all of a sudden i was pregnant. that's where her name was grace... sorry. and to find out she has something wrong with her. sorry. >> reporter: if you look at grace you can make out t

ebola patients are allowed to receive experimental medicines. the smiths say they simply want the same opportunity. >> that's really what we're fighting for. if i have to wait, i won't be around. >> they say they're already in the fight of their lives and they don't want to fight their government too. al jazeera washington. >> still ahead on the news hour: >> i'm daniel lack in canada's yukon territory. some are living off the grid, no running water no electricity and unique ways of keeping winter's cold at bay. >> in sports, big names knocked out in the third round. who's heading on. >> could you live without your t.v. smart phone or running water? some pool in canada's yukon territory shunned modern living to get back to babes. daniel lack went to meet people choosing to live off the grid. >> along the rocky shore of a now frozen yukon river a man's home for 18 years now. they call him care man bill. here's why. there's just room inside to eat and sleep and do the fine carpentry that earns him a living. water comes from the river and heat from

right now, this technique is still experimental, being used only for breast cancer and skill cancer but that's not all there is out there. because cancer cells look so different, getting specific with that fluorescent dye is going to be a real challenge. >> do you think it will become standard? >> we hope so. they are comparing the use of fluorescents to the standard of care. i would love to see that practice a understand then they're comfortable as they see it now. >> seems like droughts are bad cancers bad for us, but science comes i understand an bright minds to the rescue and it's so much fun exploring these and discussing them with both of you. >> that's the power of science understanding science and scientific topics help you understand your world and find innovative solutions to your problems. >> check with us next time here on tech know. >> dive deep into these stories at aljazeera.com/techknow. follow us on twitter, facebook, google plus and more. >> studying deadly viruses. >> these facilities are incredibly safe, incredibly secure. >> go inside the study of infectious disease

an experimental drug they hope will save jay's life and others. they want the fda approve process reformed so patients with fatal illnesses can access developmental drugs before they are approved. >> we are telling the fda today that the status quo is not good enough. they need to do everything in their power to speed the search for a cure. >> the fda approval process can take more than a decade. the average als patient lives only a tu years. the way drugs are regulated in the united states allowing for potentially lifesaving developmental drugs to be fast tracked for the patients who need it. ten states have already granted terminally ill patients, access to drugs without approval. similar laws are in place in other countries. >> in europe drugs tend to get approved earlier. in this country they could be approved earlier for serious lifesaving cases, it is doable. >> the smiths say they simply want the same opportunity. >> that is really first thing if i have to wait, i won't be around. >> reporter: they say they're already in the fight of their

. >> pelley: for ten months, we've been following patients flu an experimental therapy at duke university...

. >>> the world health organization began large-scale testing of an experimental ebola vaccine in west africa today. doctors plan to vaccinate as many as 10,000 people. it's developed by government researchers in canada. the vaccination strategy is used in guinea. the west african nations have been hardest hit in the year-long outbreak. >>> coming up how some folks in the pennsylvania poconos took to the slopes in a pretty unusual way. look at that. the lamp. these sleds made out of cardboard, coming up. life's morning multitasking. it's multiple ideas for growing families and drawers with many layers to show exactly what you need. life's the food that brings us together. and kitchens where every meal is the most important of the day. >>> it is that time of year again, time to spring forward. do not forget to set your clocks one hour ahead when you go to sleep -- >> ahead. >> ahead. something also to mull over while doing it the benefits of daylight saving time. >> reporter: time for something we can't see, we sure do worry about it a lot. >> 3, 2, engine starts 1. >> reporter: nothing