. >> reporter: she plays the daughter of henrietta lacks.he woman that transformed medicine and had no idea. to this day many never heard her name. >> i started asking people, do you know, have you ever heard of henrietta lacks? no one had. >> reporter: something win friday is determined to change. >> the significance of what her cells meant is significant. and now the world will know that. >> reporter: she died at cervical cancer at johns hopkins. her unique cancer cells were the first to grow in a lab. she never gave doctors permission to use her cells and her family was never told. >> we didn't know nothing about nothing. >> reporter: like nothing they had seen before, those cells shortened to hela instead of her full name were used to test the polio vaccine and drugs used to fight cancer, just to name a few. her daughter debra and author rebecca finally uncovered the truth but debra died just before the book was published. >> i refuse to cry with you, kristen but i could when i think about debra, how eager she was to know about her mothe

immortal life of henrietta lacks."e book came out? it's a-- it's a brilliant story of an extraordinary woman's life and how it has changed all of our lives. you can explain to the people out there who henrietta lacks is, other than her contribution to science. >> absolutely. and it's important to know. it's like "hamilton." it's another story that no one knows and it impacts us all. henrietta lacks was an african american woman who died in 1951 of cervical cancer. but most importantly, she was a woman that loved to paint her nails. she was a woman that loved to dance. she was a woman that was a mother with five children. and somebody-- they biopsied her-- they took her cell, and it was the first cell that was able to live outside of the body, so it is responsible for the polio vaccine, the hiv cocktail. everything we know about cells-- what we learned about d.n.a. it's-- maybe it will save us from the zika virus at some point. >> stephen: so many cells, normally when they're harvested from someone and they try to propa

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tell people who henrietta lacks is and why she's called immortal. >> henrietta lacks is an african american was from maryland, baltimore, she died of cervical cancer. and at the time, her cells were taken without her concept or knowledge. she was receiving treatment at the johns hopkins hospital and her cells went on to become the first human cell line to grow outside of the body. like, most cells would die after two or three days of being cultured and hers doubled and tripled and went on to become this force of nature. and they developed the polio vaccine. they developed hiv cocktails, chemotherapy, in vitro fertilization. >> stephen: all based on the chain of her reproduced cells. >> which were cancer ow, and they were so powerful -- >> stephen: and not just in that lab, either. >> no, they're literally all around the world. >> stephen: all of our lives are better because of what this woman was able to give to the world. >> literally, literally. and this is-- this is the story of her family who, unfortunately, were very taken advantage of. and trying to sort of give them reparations and t

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>> this is henrietta levitt who was looking at -- and will get to these magnificent images -- looking at images taken from south america because the whole sky had to be covered there was a second observatory built in peru to photograph the stars of the southern hemisphere. he was looking at images of the clouds and she discovered thousands of variable stars and made a fundamental discovery about the pattern and variation that the stars the longest time to go through their cycles tended to be the brightest stars and she figured all of the stars that she was looking at were roughly the same distance away. the ones that look brighter were really brighter. that observation led to the first usable yardstick for measuring what we would call galactic distances and intergalactic distances in space. her work enabled the size of the milky way to be determined and i may be getting ahead of the slides here but she figured out the milky way was not the only galaxy in the universe. that the universe in fact consisted of multiple galaxies. >> so would be fair to say that at that time they weren't su

get reaction. >> oprah stops by studio 57 to tell us about her new movie, "the immortal life of henrietta that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. >>> live from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this morning. >>> well, a man is sitting in his basement when an s.u.v. suddenly crashes through the wall of his philadelphia home overnight. we'll tell you where it happened and about the injuries that man suffered. >>> the philadelphia fire department is discussing the results of an internal review today watch federal investigators say is to blame in the death of lieutenant joyce craig in 2014. >>> and it is time to pay up tax day is here. we'll tell you five things you can do if you're filing taxes today to make sure you check to uncle sam without a problem. >> i'm jim donovan. >> i'm sullivan, rahel solomon. >> katie, good to have you back, meisha, always good to see you. >> welcome back, so looking

it has been a bit since request "selma" she is bringing the story of henrietta lacks to life.. >> the word is scurrrrd. >> she was nervous for her role in "the immortal life of henrietta lacks". >> i haven't acted a lot. i get nervous about it. it isn't what i do regularly. and i don't get intimated easily but this intimated me a little bit. a little bit. >> rose byrne costars in the movie based on a true story. >> you yet to do what many people would not do. you tell oprah to shut the bleep up. >> you got to promise me no matter what you ain't going to lie and you ain't going to keep nothing from me. >> every person on this carpet tonight we asked them what is one thing you do not know about oprah winfrey. they said you are funny. >> they are telling the truth. i can't be funny on the spot. but if you spend ten minutes with me privately, you would be on the floor. >> who is your dream comedy costar? >> melissa mccarthy. please. >> who puts a -- on the scooter. >> that's who you want to star with. >> hollywood doesn't make this happen i don't know what to say. >> it's a genius

oz: the immortal life of henrietta lack. i brought you a little henrietta.terious untold story of the woman who changed medicine in america. >> we did her proud. >> coming up next. dr. oz: we'll save lives today. ou guys want to get healthy? ♪ [cheers and applause] dr. oz: as a doctor i've always

. >> she's talking about the immortal life of henrietta lacks.estion. >> have you ever regifted? >> i love it. oprah would never regift. >> i regift all the time. but i always have to make sure that oprah isn't on it. >> bye, everybody. now at eight :car thieves at fisherman's wharf rob a north carolina woman of her father's last remains.whoosh... i am not going i am not goingthat manhandled united airlines passenger says he wants to start a consumer revolution. whooshmessages of hate on full display at a san francisco home.we ask police why they have refused to act on neighbors complaintswhoosh believe me. i would bomb the sáát out of them."boom! president trump makes good on one campaign promise.what we are learning about the mother of all bombs dropped on afghanistan today.you're watching kron four news in prime time. < i hate to think that he was thrown away in a trash can or something (tearful sigh)."> (steve)ashes ... stolen from a rental car, hours after a family in mourning

the immortal life of henrietta lacks. >> i i haven't acted a lot. get nervous about it because it's not what i do regularly and i don't get intimidated easily. this intimidated me a little bit. >> rose byrne co-stars in the movie based on a true story. >> you tell oprah to shut the bleep up. >> yes, it's one of those strange, surreal moments in your life. >> you got to promise me, no matter what, you ain't going to lie and you ain't going to keep nothing from me. >> every single person on this carpet tonight we asked them what is one thing that you don't know about oprah winfrey, everybody tells us you're funny. >> i can't be funny on the spot. if you have ever spent more than ten minutes with me, privately, it would -- you would be on the floor. >> who would be your dream comedy co-star. >> melissa mccarthy. >> what are you, the pope? >> that's who you want to star with in the comedy. >> please, i have an idea for that movie. i got it for you. >>> another big movie premier right here. for the thriller "unforgettable." >> and star katherine heigl wa

. >> she's talking about the immortal life of henrietta lacks.on. >> have you ever regifted? >> i love it. oprah would never regift. >> i regift all the time. but i always have to make sure that oprah isn't on it. >> bye, everybody. >>> "the insider," tracking the biggest stories making news today. number one, is bill o'reilly's sexual harassment forcing his exit from fox news? >> i don't say anything to anybody about that. >> as late night tries to guess his vacation destination. >> to hell, maybe? is it hell? >>> then, are katie holmes and jamie foxx ready to make their rumored romance public? >> now, katie holmes wants to come out of hiding. >>> and number three, stephen colbert celebrating his late night comeback. who does he credit for his success? >> there's never been a better batch. >>> plus, your "insider" bonus -- amy and goldie on the "ew"

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. >> she's talking about the immortal life of henrietta lacks on hbo.ou ever regifted? >> i love it. look at the shock on her face. oprah would never regift, right? >> i regift all the time. but i always have to make sure that oprah ain't on it. >> i want her hand me downs immediately. >> not too shabby. bye, everybody. how do you know when to trust your instincts? will they lead you to this? this? or this? if so, trust them. if not, you need better instincts. you can't fake steak. longhorn steakhouse. tonight's special, bone-in, bold flavors. get our new pork porterhouse, our new grilled lamb chops, and our signature outlaw ribeye. and for lunch, try our steakhouse burger. or any steakhouse lunch combo. only at longhorn. >>> "the insider," tracking the biggest stories making news today. number one, is bill o'reilly's sexual harassment forcing his exit from fox news? >> i don't say anything to anybody about that. >> as late night tries to guess his vacation destination. >> to hell, maybe? is it hell? >>> then, are katie holmes and jamie foxx ready to ma

eleanor roosevelt meets harry at nesbitt in new york and henrietta couldn't cook. >> is your sister?no, a white woman. you had this team of african-american cooks who she supervised. they had to put something good out. but what we find out from memoirs is that henrietta would stand behind them and correct the seasoning. she messed everything up. it was so bad you all that when people got invited to a state dinner at the white house they ate before they went. [laughter] >> dang. >> yet, to cook so i talk about was named libby mcduffie she would help up with the food and there was a woman named davey bonner who cooks for roosevelt went he would go to warm springs georgia for his treatment for polio. >> p, unlike his wife, he appreciated boot. >> he would go for two to three weeks at a time and a wealthy family in warm springs allowed their african-american cook to cook for him. the first lady and the white house position were with him and they knew the food wasn't going to be great because it would be something that adhered to diet. bonner and mcduffie would look at the president and d

she's playing the daughter of henrietta lacks. she transformed modern medicine. she died of cervical cancer at johns hopkins in 1951. that's when doctors found her unique cancer cells were the first to grow in a lab. lacks never gave permission and her family never knew the cells were being used until a reporter revealed the story. >>> news 4 your health this morning, getting through difficult times in childhood may increase the risk of suicide among kids. research study childhood people born in sweden. those who experience trauma and turmoil had about double the suicide risk as a teen or young adult compared to their peers. the highest suicide rates were found among those who had a family history of suicide. a parent with a psychiatric disorder or parent with a criminal background. >>> a few thousand loudoun county high school students are learning a powerful lesson about suicide prevention outside of the classroom. every student from wood grove high school walked yesterday in memory of ryan bar teltell. they started the we're all human walk. all 1600 students t

. >> oprah winfrey is playing the role of henrietta lacks. she died of c doctors found her unique and aggressive cancer cells were the first to grow in a lab. they tested a polio vaccine, developed in vitro permission, they never knew they were being used. >> the significance of her, the world needs to know and now they will. >> this premiers this saturday night on hbo. >>> whether you are a fan of sports or not, it is a big day here in d.c. >> peel the jumper. dagger! >> wizards fans on their feet. everyone talking about the clean sweep by our teams. we'll get you caught up on the big moments people will be talking about today. >>> plus, a day of fun the whole family can enjoy. a look at why you may want to bring your kids to a >> and paying for metro even if you don't are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool? try zyrtec® it's starts working hard at hour one and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. stick with zyrtec® and muddle no more®. >>> right now on "news 4 today" a multibillion dollar plan to reva

. >> this is henrietta who is looking at, we'll get to this magnificent images, who is looking at imagestaken from south america. the entire sky had to be covered. there is a second observatory built in peru to photograph the stars of the southern hemisphere. she was looking at images of the clouds and she discovered a couple of thousand variable stars and made a fundamental discovery about the pattern of variation that the stars that took the longest time to go through their cycles tended to be the brightest stars. she figured all of the star she was looking at were roughly the same distance away. so the ones that look brighter were brighter. that observation led the first usable yardstick for measuring what we would call galactic distances and entered galactic distances and space. her work enabled the size of the milky way to be determined, i may be getting ahead of the sites. and we figured out the milky way was not the only galaxy in the universe. that the universe, in fact consisted of multiple galaxies. >> so it would be fair to set the time they were not sure if the universe was j

>> yes, i just finished the immortal life of henrietta. >> cells were used for the polio faxing.r daughter. >> will you continue acting? acting, icontinue will continue developing shows that make people want to live and exultsdo better their victories and lets them know that they are important. that every day -- that show was like there before me. i paid attention. i had never been to a therapist. i made therapy acceptable to a notof people who thought made -- not me. >> one of the things i started mid to late 90's is that everybody that i have on the shout at the end of the show would say something to me like was that ok? was that ok? i started to track it. matter if i had gone and done a show where i was in a prison, i was interviewing a lifer who was in jail for for murdering his twin daughters. at the end of the interview he said to me is that ok? how did i do. and george bush said it, beyonce said it, she taught me how to track and then set is that ok? an acquired skill? like this is what i learned sitting in that chair for 25 years, at the end of the day, areher you are you

oprah: yes, i just finished the immortal life of henrietta -- [applause] david: that was about cellsolio vaccine and other things, and your role in that is -- oprah: her daughter. david: we you continue acting? oprah: i will continue acting, developing shows that speak to the humanity of people in a way that makes them want to live better and do better, that exalts their victories and lets them know that they are important and meaningful in the world. i would have to say that every day, david, that show was such a, it was like therapy for me, kind of like now. every day the show was, i paid attention. i have never been to a therapist, but i have paid attention all those days on the show, and i made therapy acceptable for a lot of people who thought not me. so one of the things that i started to get around mid-to-late 1990's is that everybody that i had on the show, at the end of the show they would say something to me like, was that ok? was that ok? how was that? was that ok? at the end of the interview. i started to then track it. it did not matter if it was, i had gone and done a s

. >> this is henrietta levit. she was looking at images taken from south america because the whole sky had to be covered. there was a second observeivation in peru. she was looking at images of the clouds and discovered a couple thousand variable stars and made a fundamental discovery about the pattern of variation that the stars that took the longest time to go through their cycles tended to be the brightest tars. that observation led to the first usable yard stick for measuring what we call galactic distances in space. >> it would be pair to say at that time they were not sure if the universe was just a few houn thousand light years across and that was it. >> that was it. this led to us looking at the geometry and place ourselves within that. >> you can watch this and other programs online at booktv.org. [inaudible conversations]

henrietta called, said she was in trouble, so here i am-- once more into the breach.

. >> this is henrietta leavitt who was looking at how we will get to these magnificent images, who was looking at images taken from south america. because a whole sky had to be covered. there was a second observatory built in peru to photograph the start of the southern hemisphere. and she was looking at images of the clouds and she discovered a couple thousand variable stars and made a fundamental discovery about the pattern of variation, that the stars that took the longest time to go through their cycles tended to be the brightest stars. and she figured all of the stars she was looking at were roughly the same distance away. so the ones that looked brighter really were brighter. and that observation led to the first usable yardstick for measuring what we would call now to lactic distances, intergalactic distances in space. her work enabled the size of the milky way to be determined, i may be getting ahead of the slides here. >> the milky way was not the only galaxy in the universe, that the universe in fact, consisted of multiple galaxies. .. .... ....

there's a lot of twists and turns and in the second chapter with henrietta, she came from a family of ten. everything was going fine for her, she had a boyfriend and and was working at night and working during the day. then she started doing crack and from there it went downhill. her house burned down, she ended up living on the streets and came across lonnie franklin and in her case, they had two people ? there was a female informant who said, my boyfriend did it. the police went off in that direction and then she changed her mind and said no, it wasn't him, it was my other boyfriend. you know what i mean? there were so many murders going on in the police they were working hundreds of cases like, two detectives. someone would would say this is the murder, they say like sounds good. and they'd arrest that person and it would turn out to not be him. there were so many twists and turns and with each chapter i put in the story. also, the politics there were going on in the time. a a lot of activists were saying that no one cared because the girls had prostitution records, they were black

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soldiers, if you to use, what not, you will see some of that in >> i think it is henrietta set up the home of the blind in did hospital work. she became very famous. she was married to a very famous architect. she was originally italian and italy had just entered the war on the allied side. she did work for the german wounded. and after the war, it was turned over to the german government and i think it is still in existence. here is alexander hamilton and miss jane adams. there she is on the right. three extremely powerful women. it is funny, as jim said, that shot you just saw is probably the most famous shot that has come out of this. >> so jane addams? who was she? >> jane addams ran h for europeans to get integrated into ourull hous society. e she did a lot of effort in the piece movement. her reputation was so important she was invited to be the cochair of the peas conference the women organize. >> this is visiting day of the hospital? >> is is very interesting. it would've showed the dark side becoming more and more evident in this. the summer of 1915. this is not frivolous foo

he said. you know.im tired of wanting to know and hiding the star of hbo's 'the immortal life of henrietta admits she's far from perfect and is still bad at confrontational discussions and expressing anger and disappointment.. so i had multiple multiple multiple lessons. ive had a great deal of healing sitting on the other side of the microphone i really did. just heal myself heal myself so i did alot of work on myself sitting in that chair everyday. (----louis----) we'll have so much more on this story tonight at 7 on the insider, for kron 4 news, i'm louis aguirre back to you. (ááávicki/2-shotááá) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5. (ááágrant/2-shotááá) steve aveson and catherine heenan are here with kron 4 news at six. (steve) grant and vicki thank you. next ... one east bay city says it has had enough of crime at one intersection. coming up at six... how the city is cracking down on crime by keeping an eye on the trouble spot at all times.(catherine) also - a health alert tonight... it's about the hidden risk for men who have gray hair. kron 4 news at six is next. ( steve ) an east bay nei

jason is the boss here and henrietta is from the chamber of commerce.e are net importers, we import from around 150 countries to processor manufactured here in the uk. that has affected cost. it is quite difficult to pass those costs on to retailers and certainly to consumers. it has created a squeeze in the business. henrietta, there is an assumption that if you are an importer exporter then things will iron out and you see a boost in a fall in the other. it is not quite so simple, is it? no. many exporters in poor parts of the products or machinery to make them. they have been affected as well. that being said, there are still positivity among manufacturers in particular but also in the services industry. hats are manifest for business day today. it also felt other retailers, will what is the uncertainty means of these businesses? it does mean a lot of looking at what you can and can't afford and trying to keep your business in a strong place, particularly on the exchange rate front. the cost of imports going up means people that new options for sourc