universities. they will offer credits through course area and hopkins will not. er universities offering courses include princeton, stanford and duke university and georgia tech. >>> in a virtual world, popularity contests google plus are beating facebook. it's tied with wikipedia with the most liked sites. fates book is at the bot ol of the list even though it dwarfs in terms of users. fast bike has -- facebook has 900 million users. so the rankings are based on interviews with customers who complained about facebook's user interface changes in the introduction. >>> time for five things to know before you head out the door this morning. today we will learn more about a merger with american airlines and u.s. airlines. the c-eo for u.s. air is speaking about the merger and american airlines is looking into merging while working through bankruptcy. we will keep you post on how it goes. >>> the first lady will be veries abouty and michelle obama will be in philadelphia for the let's move campaign. that's her initiative. she is going to travel to billham alabama where

sheldon dutes joins us from johns hopkins university with more. >> one of the climbers received his master's in economics from johns hopkins antanaclasis that the d.c. campus. these are some photos madonna -- we got on his blog. they were attempting to climb a 20,000 foot tall mountains northeast of lima, peru. they fell on their way down the mountain. they had been missing for several days when they found their bodies yesterday afternoon. they're both experienced climbers. he had been to approve several times and this was horn's first rips. friends and neighbors have been posting comments. "we would like to say thank you to everyone who helped in the search efforts. these are two of the finest climber's we have ever known, embodied in the spirit of the mountains with everything they did. many of us have shelled their love for the wilderness." on the alumni page, there were more. he went on to university of chicago after johns hopkins. sheldon dutes, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a mix of clouds and some on this sunday with seasonable temperatures around the area. a few isolated showers pop. in pennsy

. >>> in other news, a serial drunk driver convicted in the hit and run death of a john hopkins university student is asking for gnaw hearing now. last year thomas meighan pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter. now according to our media partner the baltimore sun meighan wants a new hearing claiming he was pressured into a plea deal he did not want. prosecutors have not commented on his request. >>> business is booming for maryland's casino. ron matz joins us for a closer look at numbers. >> reporter: the numbers are good. maryland's newest casino is providing a big boost to the state's economic. the maryland live casino generated $28.5 million in revenue on june 6th at its opening. more than a combined $12 million in june at other casinos. that means a lot of cash for maryland schools. maryland live is much larger than the other two casinos. it has more than 3,000 video terminals. the others have 1 #5shgs ,a -- 1 ,500 and 800. >>> in suspect spirit airlines will start daily nonstop service from here. spirit recently made the head lines by announcing plans to increase its bag fees to $1

researchers at johns hopkins university studied blood sample for more than 30,000 patients infected with hiv and found a number of people who have suppress the virus by medication is 10% less than that thought. this is not controlling the virus levels in the blood could increase the chance patients will spread the violence. the fda has treated -- approved two new drugs designed to treat cancer. the new drug was approved with home mortgage -- hormone receptors positive disease. the drug was shown to be affected when tumors were shown to be resistant to traditional treatments. the drug successfully shrank tumors in 23% of patients who had relapsed after being treated with at least two other medications. we all start to look older when our skin loses elasticity and volume, but surgery can help restore a younger look. for some people, that is too drastic, and can be expensive, but there are other options. >> this 56-year-old was about to try something new, something she hopes will give her face a pick me up, but she is not thinking about surgery. >> i do not like surgery but i am very intere

police say the body was found saturday morning, a little bit after 1:00, just south of johns hopkins university. police are giving no further details, but ought to reports should be released later this week. a man who used to work in maryland hospitals is accused of infecting 30 people with hepatitis c in new hampshire. he was -- he used a powerful anesthetic on himself and refilled the syringes with saline. when he worked in the veterans medical center in southern maryland, he also worked in the johns hopkins hospital. officials may want to know if he has infected anybody in this place is. hospitals will notify patients who may have been exposed with instructions for follow-up. an enormous " is on display as part of the international aids conference -- quilt is on display as part of the international aids conference. there are 48,000 panels that represent the lives of 94,000 people. those are on display across the d.c. area. >> over the last 25 years, we have seen this grow and change. it continues to grow and change. >> it is a mirror. our history and our contemporary issues. >> the quilt wil

the woman's decomposed body was found at 123 west 29th street south of hopkins university. police are waiting on an autopsy report. >>> a pair of middle river men have died after a head-on crash. friends say the two attended student orientation at the university of charleston and were northbound on interstate 29 when the car crashed the -- crossed the grassy median. tavon frisbee and cameron shields excelled in sports. >> a great earnings great individual, really hard working person. t avon one of the most outgoing kids. really involved in student government, just an awful shame when you lose two kids who could be leaders. it's an awful situation. >> the men in the other cars will lost their lives, 44-year-old steven ranjo of philadelphia and his father who was 88. >>> all right. a few showers primarily in northeastern maryland. for most of the state, including the ballet area, just a brief, brief isolated shower. it is hot and humid. that is the main story right now. late summer classic. you can call it late july classic with heat index values. humidity levels are excessive

the body was found saturday at 1:23 west 29th street within the city and south of the johns hopkins universityampus. police have not released a id on the woman or her age. an autopsy is expected later today. if your child gets sick, your first instincts is to call the doctor and hope everything is okay. for some families their children are facing serious problems and advanced medical treatment is needed. linda so is here with a story on family from hamp den taking the fight to hampden. lnda. >> reporter: they learned from experience how access to -- linda. >> reporter: they have learned from experience how access to good health care can mean life or death. they have a three-year-old daughter that pent much of her time in the hospital. meet with us mimone who has been treated for a number of illnesses since birth and needs constant medical care. her mom quit her full-time job to take care of simone. but that's not enough. they require medicate for a nurse to visit their hose every day. per-- there house every day. they are going to washington to ask to preserve funding for pediatric care. >> me

good friend and colleague, associate professor at the paul nicci school of studies at johns hopkins university and a mexican who divides his time between washington, d.c. and mexico. we appeared together last week. you will see that he spent a week or ten days around the election. so has a lot to tell us firsthand at the academic research. last but not least, we have invited our new wilson center visiting scholar who has been a long time friend of the mexico institute. also a professor in mexico city, but on a year long sabbatical spending some of his time here in washington, d.c. working on accountability. it has been one of his main themes for academic research and professional work over the years. he has been traveling to many parts of the world to look at how governments and countries deal with the issues. we are excited to have him. i should point out that maurice was a member and a citizen counsellor in the 2000 election and member of the federal institute. that was a historic moment for mexico when they held the first about theial election on an independent institute for the first time.

or uk including maryland own john hopkins university and it's no wonder nearly 9,000 uk students andcross it is bond each year for their studies. they develop into international friendships, research collaborations and business partnerships, science inonovatos and business men and women, athletes and artists and mufshgians shape the world and work foeg for the mutual benefit for both our countries. today may be the

today how a person died in baltimore city after officers found a decomposed body near johns hopkins university on the campus. all police know this morning is that the body was that of a woman discovered in an apartment in the charles village neighborhood. an autopsy should reveal how she died. >>> as a parent, when a child gets sick or needs medical care you want what's guest for them and available. but when you are losing the care things can appear bleak. linda so is live with a story of a baltimore family's fight to get the best care possible for their young daughter. linda. >> reporter: she is a 3-year- old girl who spent a lot of time at mount washington pediatric hospital. that's why today her parents will head to d.c. to urge law makers save pediatric health care programs on the chopping block. meet simone, this 3-year-old from hampden has beaten the odds. from birth she has been treat for a number of illnesses and needs constant medical care. her mom quit her full time job to take care of simone but that hasn't been enough. they rely on government aide like medicaid and she has doctors

see how a person died p baltimore city after office aers found a decomposed body near johns hopkins universityl police know about the body right now is that it is that of a woman who was discovered around 1:23 -- 123 west 29th street. police say an autopsy should reveal more and how she died. >>> one farmer in maryland basically has to sacrifice one crop to save another thanks to the record setting drought. his story is similar to many across the u.s. these days. a third generation farmer in homestead farms in poolsville maryland. one look at his water reserves and you can see why he is in bad shape. >> water is supposed to be right about right here. i should have my foot in the water right here. >> he says the farmers in the midwest and corn belt are socked right now. and one key measure the worst drought since 1956. for us it's likely going to mean higher prices as we head to the local market. >>> well, at 16 you might think you are adventureous and they may think you are bulletproof. this teen may think about twice about forcing rounds on a cliff by the ocean. how his friends helped save hi

he received a master's degree from johns hopkins university.n fell down on the mountain. >> will close for good tomorrow. the small post office -- sure it decided to retire after officials cover hours and took away her benefits. that came as part of a cost- cutting plan to return to profitability. they're urging congress to take action on the bill as they're currently facing a $13 billion debt. the focus on the race for the white house remains overseas with presidential candidate mitt romney wrapping up his foreign tour with a stop in poland today. the gop presidential hopeful spent the day in israel with leaders there. good morning. >> good morning. mitt romney showed his strong support in jerusalem. but the white house is making moves to hide its own relationship with israel. mitt romney and visited one of the important sites. the western wall in jerusalem. in his speech in israel, he emphasized the importance of preventing iran from getting nuclear weapons. >> where -- we recognize israel's right to defend itself. >> a show of solidarity. >>

the apartment is south of johns hopkins university appeared the autopsy results should be released sometimes week. new rules for abortion clinics in maryland. clinics will not have to pay $5,000 for a three-year license. >> ray lahood will be in baltimore letter today to make a big announcement for funding to improve transit service. elijah cummings will be there at 1:30. we'll have complete details at 11 news and wbaltv.com. we are four days away before the opening ceremonies for the olympics. the torch bearer said she was not afraid of falling. the torch will go to a number of landmarks around london. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what are you looking forward to most about the 2012 london olympics? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> she said she wasn't afraid. >> the ncaa set to punish penn state. >> what school officials are doing to soften the blow. >> this is the beltway at belair road. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone likes a bit of order in their life. virtual wallet helps y

. >> johns hopkins university is prepared to screen student athletes who may unknowingly have that heart condition. tim tooten is sheriff that story. >> is a very serious condition -- tim tooten is here with that story. >> this coming saturday at morgan state university, where thousands of teenagers are competing. they are competing for top prizes, athletes from all over the nation. this event caps off months of training and grueling competition. there is concern that some of these teenagers may have signed of hcm, which can lead to a heart attack. reggie is watching his son compete in the shot put. >> i am from the houston area and taxes. unfortunately, we have heard of athletes falling down and having cardiac arrest are up -- or some other type of heart condition. we understand it is a serious situation. >> dr. theodore abraham will lead a team at the track and field championships to screen teenagers. she says for the most part is hereditary. >> they have no symptoms and they feel great. it is a problem that could manifest itself at any time without warning, which is the scary part of

. >> reporter: ben horn had graduated from ben hopkins university and was working for a degree in economics. >> his goal was to be as complete of a human as he could be. >> reporter: his loved ones say he was humble and quiet about his talents but make no mistake about it the 32-year-old had mastered his skills. he and his friends had been climbing some of the highest part of the andes in peru. the climb ended in tragedy, it's not clear why. >> he had along with his climbing partner had plunged about 1,000 feet. >> reporter: horn and his climbing partner was killed and found by rescue crews after their last contact from the mountain. >> i think ben had a deep appreciation for people. for one thing, he connected with many many people. >> the example he sets for everybody is that, you know there's no excuse not to be extraordinary. >> reporter: and ben's father will be traveling to peru this week to bring his son's body back. funeral arrangements have not yet been made. >>> the battle for syria's largest city is intensifying. the united nation says 200,000 civilians have fled the city of arep

a study at johns hopkins university found grocery store chicken had prozac, caffeine, tylenol and benadrylprozac reduces anxiety in chickens that can lead to tougher meat. caffeine keeps the chickens awake so they eat more and grow faster. >>> nasa released two new images from the surface of mars today. the mars exploration rover opportunity captured the picture with the fifth martian mission. it combines more than 800 images taken by a pan or -- panoramic camera. opportunity has spent nearly a year next to the crater. >>> beautiful weather today. but leigh glaser says it is going to start getting hot. >> it really is. temperatures in the extreme east bay locations near 100 degrees as we head into tuesday and wednesday. a big contrast in what we are seeing right now. mist and drizzle and low clouds and fog. folks, this fog is going to hang tough tonight and tomorrow morning. it could slow down the monday morning commute. be advised of that. live doppler 7hd is not picking up the very dense band of fog over the golden gate bridge simply because it might be just a little too light there. you

. >>> today a serial drunk driver convicted in the hit and run death of a john hopkins university studentking for a new hearing. last year thomas beakon pleaded guilty. now he is having for a new -- he is asking for a new hearing, claiming he was pressured into a plea deal he did not want. prosecutors have not commented on his request. >>> from holiday wood to may ber -- hollywood to may berry, americans are remembering andy griffith this morning. >> there was no mistaking the theme to the andy griffith show and no mistaking the charm of its star. andy griffith played andy tay -- taylor. the straight man to comic don knox and tv father to a young ron howard. >> me would call me youngen. youngen, over here. >> how ard says he learned a lot from griffith, a man who elevated elevate his show. >> he was more -- elevated his show. >> it was more of a sit come dad. >> griffith first hit it big in feature films. it was may berry that made him a household name. >> griffith earned a star on hollywood's walk of fame more than 36 years ago. his career in television was far from over. >> estella orti

a study at johns hopkins university found grocery store chicken had prozac, caffeine, tylenol and benadrylprozac reduces anxiety in chickens that can lead to tougher meat. caffeine keeps the chickens awake so they eat more and grow faster. >>> nasa released two new images from the surface of mars today. the mars exploration rover opportunity captured the picture with the fifth martian mission. it combines more than 800 images taken by a pan or -- panoramic camera. opportunity has spent nearly a year next to the crater. >>> beautiful weather today. but leigh glaser says it is going to start getting hot. >> it really is. temperatures in the extreme east bay locations near 100 degrees as we head into tuesday and wednesday. a big contrast in what we are seeing right now. mist and drizzle and low clouds and fog. folks, this fog is going to hang tough tonight and tomorrow morning. it could slow down the monday morning commute. be advised of that. live doppler 7hd is not picking up the very dense band of fog over the golden gate bridge simply because it might be just a little too light there. you

he a oktshol va nternational studies at the johns hopkins university. a group of young people from israel, palestin and other parts of the world a part of the discretn oe of ac tmdleet. 'r aakrgt eyl eurngtl whaover on c-span2. until then, some of the group's discussion from earlier this pastit an rtaraty si erf political solution. >> nitzan, would you like to go first? >> well, i thik that is the es ts e'nd in ee h oln oulr hgowt it. we are here to try to tk with him and reach some kind of an understanding. i believe that only when we ge hnc u kh t in oerab b mmiewl a actual chance of king the solution because to be honest, i don't believe that after a handshake if tldh ehnshofaoi itldllcnu wo reach beyond understanding that we are both here to stay and we have to create a joint futu onlthoue tac o u. >>ouddtn id y speeches our cost of determination on the two sides and the two people really want peace we can acheve peace. ao thaeter ob te thv pe etr snddmitind kind of want to end this conflict. as we said before and you may have heard this before eor

. >> i am from john hopkins university. i am a student. what effect advertisements have on the turnout in elections? >> i think they drive interest in the elections. i think they do that for the base as well as people who are not committed. i think positive and negative advertisements do that. particularly negative advertisements generate interest which translates into participation. >> right here. on the aisle. >> i have a question about to project -- >> speaking to the microphone. >> sorry. i'm a retired department of labor employee. when you have participants rate i wasing as disgustdisgusting, thinking i could end up discussing at a candidate who was running it or of the political system in general. do you measure for that? does it make a difference? >> we ask if it makes you feel disgusted. there are a bunch of different targets that it could be. one of the first results we had was that republicans, when they see attack ads from their own team, they do not like them. they say it is disgusting. what that means is that what is going on

margaret moon is a pediatrician and bioethics professor at johns hopkins university.drugs that delay puberty, blockers, may be helpful in some extreme cases. but that second step, giving opposite sex hormones, is alarming at josie's age. the changes are irreversible and include rend, the child sterile as an adult. >> any change you make that's irreversible is harder to justify when the child is young. >> reporter: even among the doctors who specialize in treating transgender kids, there is debate about when and whether opposite sex hormone therapy is okay. >> we have lots of very well-informed, very well-intentioned people looking at the same data and coming away with very different ideas. >> is this an overdiagnosis issue? >> potentially. it's potentially an overdiagnosis issue. >> reporter: for vanessa there was no debate. she felt certain that not only would female hormones help joe says, but forcing her to go through male puberty could be psychologically devastating. transgender young people are five times more likely than their peers to attempt suicide. >> whenev

and vali nasr is dean of the school of advanced international studies at johns hopkins university.he served in the obama administration's state department focusing on afghanistan and pakistan. vali nasr, i'll start with you. a good and important step. what do you make of this, both the apology and the reopening of the truck routes? >> i think it's a very good and important step largely because these two countries need one another. pakistan is very fragile and unstable and the united states needs pakistan in the war on terror for finishing off the war in afghanistan and the stability of pakistan matters to us greatly. the way in which this relationship was unraveling was going to put at jeopardy america's larger interest in the region. unfortunately we had gotten ourselves into a position where this issue had become a stumbling block to moving forward. it's very good that it's remov removed. >> brown: general keane, what do you think? the stumbling block removed? why did this become such a stumbling block? >> first of all i agree. it's obviously a step in the right direction. we use

of say, will what are the human rights, human rights of people living around say the johns hopkins university hospital in baltimore which has the lowest life expectancy of any -- >> rose: pair enough. >> rose: being in prison for their political views. >> no but on the other hand they die of -- so you couldn't check that one against the other. i am not a defender, a great defender of the cubans. >> rose: i am looking for manager -- people lock at cuba and cite the two things you did, education and childhood mortality. >> childhood nutrition. >> rose: i think what ought to be done and what ought o to be part of a debate in politics as well as in other forum it is the notion of what are we learning from my experiences? you know, whether it is a sub prime crisis, sovereign debt crisis and what is it telling us about sort of the future and what we ought to know? i mean it raises basic questions about the regulation of capital limit. when the credit system in the united states collapsed late in 2008, who led the charge to the government to come in and bail everybody out? the same

joining us to sort it out a professor of public health at johns hopkins university.dangerous is this? >> well a lot of people don't realize, jenna, when you pick up your medications from the pharmacy and leave it in your car where it can hit like 140 degrees medicines may not be as effective. they're sensitive to extreme heat. certain medications are more sensetive like insulin or any gel cap or nitroglycerin. now they will not turn into poison or anything that dangerous but they might be less effective and you might need to watch the expiration date more carefully. jenna: talk a little bit about the drugs because a lot of folks might carry them on your body or in their purse or something like that. you have ibuprofen and insulin. you should worry of them causing a majorly negative effect on you but should you be taking these medicines if you've had them with you over the last several weeks and it has been hot? >> if in general around the room temperature you're okay. if they have been in an extreme of heat you want to really be careful and maybe not use them or mayb

it was a joint host the program at the johns hopkins university. hours. >> good morning, everybody. welcome to this wonderful occasion this morning. our second conference. have battled through stormy weather and power outages so fingers crossed that the lights stay on and that we are in for a wonderful morning. my name is paul costello. you can tell by my accent that i am not a local. i hail from australia originally. i am the proud director of a new story leadership and part of the team that helped to found it in 2009. i want to welcome all of you who are friends of the program and give special recognition to some of our distinguished guests that include members of the diplomatic corps, the palestinian delegation, members of the israeli embassy and members of the european union. i think we have a representative from the embassy of china. we had some students here who are on a program studying in oxford and the university of edinburgh. you are all very welcome. in a moment, i will ask andy to come up to welcome you all. in partnership with a lot of

. >> for the first time in more than two decades, johns hopkins university -- i'm sorry, johns hopkinspital loses its number one ranking. according to the "u.s. news & world report," hopkins slips to number two among america's best hospitals falling just behind massachusetts general in boston separated by just a fraction. hopkins had held the number one position for 21 years. hospital officials are disappointed but say they'll continue to work to be the very best. >> that's to provide the world's most cutting edge research, educational innovations and provide the finest patient care available. that's what we do here. that hasn't changed today, it's the same as it was yesterday, the week before and the year before. that's what this place is all about. >> and the rankings are based on hospital performance. according to the report, massachusetts general beat out hopkins because of its number of nationally ranked specialty programs. frustrated by his inability to keep his house plants alive, the son of a landscaper takes matters into his own hands. his unique solution to the problem. first

. >> bob proctor, johns hopkins university, student. i was wondering what effect do you think advertisements have on the base and turnout in elections? i know there's a lot of discussion about how much the base turns out in the elections. does advertising have any effect on that for either party? >> i think ads drive interest in elections, and i think they do that for the base as well as people who are not committed. and i think positive and negative ads do that. and particularly negative ads generate a lot of interest, and i think that translates into participation. >> right here on the aisle. >> i had a question about your project. >> with actually, can you speak right into the microphone? >> oh, i'm sorry. my name is kay, i'm a retired county -- department of labor employee. and when you have participants rate as disgusted, i could end up disgusted with the candidate who was running it, i could end up disgusted as his opponent or disgusted at the political system in general. do you measure for that? does it make a difference in your

hear from a very good friend and colleague, francisco ensalas, assistant professor at johns hopkins university a mexican who divides his time between washington, d.c. and mexico. we appeared together just last week on "the diane rehm show", and you will see that he's a very dynamic and insightful speaker. he spent a week or ten days in mexico around the time of the election, so has a lot to tell us firsthand and from his own academic research. and then last but not least we have invited our new wilson center visiting scholar, mauricio merino who has been a longtime friend of the mexican institute, also a professor at cide in mexico city but on a yearlong sabbatical spending some of his time near washington, d.c. working on a book on accountability. which has been one of his main themes for academic research and professional work over the years. he's been traveling to many parts of the world to look at how governments and countries deal with the issue of accountability in government. so we're very welcome to have him -- excited to have him here, welcome. i should point out also that mauricio wa

already done training at unbc and has been reaching out to other schools like the university of maryland and johns hopkins to do the same. >>> we posted this store online and the reviews have been mixed. head to the wmar facebook page to weigh in about the report. >> no complaints about the weather. temperatures holding steady in the upper 80s. we could see another round of temperatures in the lower 90s pretty soon. let's check in with mike. he is here tonight with a look at the forecast. that's not good. >> no. it's not good. we know all going to end. look outside. a beautiful shot. we have a very packed house down around the harbor. watch the water taxis come in and out. it's a beautiful evening. take a look at the temperatures ; these are all high temperatures, 87 and will fall back into the 80's. 85 for -- on the way for the 60's. we have three inches of rain in parts of atlanta georgia. that's three inches, just a lot of rain but we go out toward the west. we had temperatures in to the 90's today. 98 in oklahoma city. this heat is aligning to be pushing war toward the east. >> thank you. caught on ta

detailed response plan, the baltimore center does that and has while reaching out to university of maryland and johns hopkins to do the same. training for counselors, whether to report abuse and how, all in an effort to avoid the night mare failure of penn state here at home. >> we are working with them. we recognize it's a need that exists. we have a lot of policies in place for disasters, for fires, for sexual harassment but nothing for abuse. though we say --. >> reporter: the hope is with the failures now outlined in black and white local institutions will begin to change . >> thank you. sandusky is still waiting to be sentenced after being counted on 45 counts. two other staff members, the athletic director and vice president are awaiting trial. they are accused of lying to a grand jury and failing to report the abuse. >>> to read that entire 267 page penn state report go to the website abc 2news.com and find the report inside the story right there in the slide show. >> another beautiful day across the area. take a look at the statewide highs, 87 degrees for the city limits, hagerstown at 87, charlottes

he is from the school of advanced international studies at johns hopkins university. he divides his time between washington, d.c. and mexico. we appeared together last week on the diane reems show. he is a very insightful speaker. he spent a week or 10 days in mexico and around the time of the election. he has a lot to tell us from his own academic research. last but not least, we have invited our new wilson center visiting scholar,mauricio merino, who is also a professor at mexico city zero on a yearlong sabbatical. he is working on a book on accountability which has been one of the instances. we are looking at how government in countries still with the issue of accountability. we are welcome to have him here. i should point out also that mauricio was a citizen counselor in the 2000 election, a member of the federal electoral institute. that was a historic moment for mexico when they held their first presidential election under the guidelines under an independent institute. he was part of the people that oversaw the election and saul lose thei elections for the first

jackson tried other treatments and clinical trials at johns hopkins university where he met dr. matthew suspect who teaches children exercises to help control the ticks. that technique, c.p.i. ty, requires patients to use a great amount of focus and it does not work for everyone. but it did help jackson control his squeaks. in middle school he encountered a guidance counselor named mrs. oat oats. she learned as much as she could about t.s. and helped me learn how to deal with the kids better and talk to teachers about what was hang. she also gave me a safe place to hang out when things were bad. through her and a group that my mom started to step h. help other families with t.s. in other area i made a few friend whose understood me b she also helped jackson develop a presentation for the sixth grade classes in his school. jackson is now 13 years of age and in september he will enter the ninth grade. he is no longer feeling depressed and he no longer retreats from earmarks. he welcomes the opportunity to use his experience to educate teachers and other students as a youth ambassa

this was held at johns hopkins university school of advanced international studies.ns about two hours and 10 minutes. >> good morning, everybody. and welcome to this wonderful occasion this morning. our second conference. i know that you have battled through stormy weather and power outages and whatever. keep our fingers crossed that the lights stay on. we are in for a wonderful morning. i am paul costello. you can tell by my accent that i am not a local. i hail from australia. i am be director of the news story leadership. -- the director of the new story leadership. i want to give special recognition to some our distinguished guests who include members of the diplomatic corps, the israeli embassy, the european union, the european parliament. we even have a representative from the embassy of china. we have some students here who are on an oxbridge program who are studying at oxford and the university of edinburgh. you all are very welcome. we have representatives of the state department here as well. it is important that we acknowledge them and appreciate them. nsl

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from johns hopkins shows that older woman who look up often during the night had higher odds of going to nursing centers. researchers say it warrants further study. researchers from the universityf minnesota's school of medicine tracked more than 700 men for a decade after they were diagnosed with prostate cancer. 5.8% of the men who had surgery die from their prostate cancer a decade after diagnosis. -- it was 8.4% of those who elected not to treat the cancer. the orangutan known for her prowess on the ipad is now fighting cancer. >> now, beautiful. >> -- yeah, beautiful. >> this primate's prowess on the ipad made her a celebrity earlier this year. >> we knew that something was off when she was not as hungry or active. was it a virus or cold? >> she ended up needing surgery for an intestinal blockage. tissue samples were sent for analysis. >> the diagnosis was cancer, which was more than a shock. >> they sent samples to a laboratory in miami. >> is the study of looking at similarities end of insists between animals and humans. >> in this case, there were no differences. >> this looks like an aggressive lesion. >> had he not been told of this patient was entering 10 -- was an o