you've got what we believe is leukemia. a blood test soon revealed that i eichner had the number of cells contained in a sample that confirmed that much. the doctors explained the stabbing pain he thought came from his kidneys probably was from his spleen enlarged by the high concentration of the cells, although the slow-moving nature of the disease meant he wasn't in immediate danger there was not any time to lose. for the best chance of long-term survival, he needed to start treatment right away. as he was rapidly informed common danger could eventually come. if the treatment didn't work, within five years his bone marrow with phil come of the white blood cells that failed to mature with overly abundant and useless. his blood once free-flowing what turned into this. the supplies of the iron a rich blood that carries oxygen around the body with steadily plummet, leaving him fatigued and anemic. it would render his blood unable to clot. as the disease progressed the minuscule capillaries leading to his eyes and his brain wi

july of 1983 janey got leukemia. after the shock of her diagnosis wore off, my reaction was to question it, why. that nagging question of why stayed with me through her illness, through her death, and for 14 1/2 years. it's something that doesn't just go away. it never does. in '97, i found out about the water contamination. i was fixing a plate of food in the kitchen, getting ready for the evening news. the reporter said -- >> the counsel tanmentes found in the water at le june has been linked in scientific literature to birth defects and childhood cancers. >> my first thought was, was this what happened to janey. i dropped my plate, right there. i mean, it was like god was saying to me, here is a glimmer of hope that you will find your answer. >> i knew my son for six weeks. christopher was buried at arlington national cemetery. and i don't think we ever discussed it again. in about 1998, i read that they were looking for persons who had lived at camp lejeune, and they talked about the exposure to chemicals. hold s

1959 and the eventual realization decades later that the mutation is the cause of a certain kind of leukemia. this led to the first ever successful treatment of cancer at the genetic level and opened up a new field of cancer

>> people know the term leukemia. there are several different kinds of leukemia.ia. it's tough to treat. typically occurs in elderly people. they can get chemotherapy but it has significant side effects. if you look at survival rates, even with treatment it's about 5% to 10% at around two years. this is a new medication that first of all is a bill, not a chemotherapy injection. it has seemingly very few side effects. we're talking about early clinical trials here. here is the most staggering point, at 24 months, the survival rate appears to be about 83%. those stats, lower side effect medication, exponentially higher survival rates, this is why now it is being fast-tracked. they say we've got our data, we want to fast-track it and make it available to as many people as possible 679 it's a whole new class of cancer drug, jake. we don't have drugs that work quite the way this one does in a very targeted way. so i'll tell you, within the cancer community and the medical community as a whole there's a lot of enthusiasm about this. >> dr. sanjay gupta, thank you so muc

let's hear it for raising over $80,000 for the leukemia and lymphoma society. you took part of this and are helping to spearhead this. >> it feels great. i think it is incredible that we can come together to raise so much money for a great cause. we hope to raise more next year. we are getting some great fund raising and getting things started already. >> i can feel the energy. this is great and you guys are awesome. i got a little help with the rather here -- whether here. everybody, meet marco of walter johnson high school. >> what do you think about tomorrow? >> tomorrow will be partly cloudy with a few showers in the afternoon. >> still humid, 84 a high temperature. >> friday it will be around 80 degrees, but it will be a little more cloudy with areas of rain. heavych could become rainfall as well. there is a bit of tropical moisture out of the south we are watching. that could give us heavier rain. it is time to get a look of traffic. 1, 2, 3 -- over to you, amanda. take it away, how is our commute? >> i could barely enter standing, but i got it. thanks. w

tell me about your illness. >> i have leukemia. sick for about a year and a half but everything is good now. >> and alex? >> i had lymphoma stage four but now i'm good. anytime remission now. >> that's good to get you back in school. bhaffs your first reaction when -- what was your first reaction when you heard the school was going to take part in this? how did you feel? >> i didn't think we were going to do it at all. >> it was really cool. >> when you heard over $8,000 what did you say? >> i was really shocked. that is a lot. >> we have some of your friends and soccer teammates and the soccer coach. what did you guys do to get behind your friends and your teammate? >> well, hunter had the idea to shave our hair off to support alex when he lost his hair. >> not only hunter and what is your name? >> tanner. >> who else shaved their head? right behind you here. >> most of the people on our team. >> that's owsome. i -- awesome. i have some help with the forecast. >> tomorrow rain and storms with a high near 80. >> it is going to be a

. >>> a birthday celebration for a san jose boy fighting leukemia. he celebrated his birthday with the mario brother's birthday party. he has undergone chem oh, treatments and is still in search of a bone marrow donor. today it was about having fun with friends and family. >> it's a grass roots sort of campaign of love i guess you could say. everyone from all over, either they've known him or not known him for a long period of time. we've come together for this little boy. >> the family was supposed to leave for saint jude's children's hospital tomorrow but he has a temperature and can't travel. the family is trying to raise money to cover medical and other expenses. you can donate at wells far go bank. let's step outside and take a live look at the golden gate bridge, significant for many reasons, the famous bridge of course but tomorrow the marathon starts and goes across the bridge. we're told there will be heightened security there in the wake of the boston marathon bombings. all bags will be searched. start and finish areas will be within enclos

now he travels the country giving hope to other leukemia survivors. >> just keep doing what you've beenirement 23 years ago, promoting better education has become his passion. for all ages. >> we're honored and privileged to have the greatest player in the history of the game and the greatest bruin... >> reporter: it all started here at ucla. >> you can go back to your communities and make a difference. >> reporter: ... while he was one of the most dominant players in the n.c.a.a., off the court he took such an interest in english and history that he decided to major in both. were your folks at your graduation? >> proud day for me. i'm the first person in my family to get a college degree. >> reporter: he used it well. kareem has since written more than half a dozen books, all highlighting the historical and cultural contributions of african-americans in everything from world war ii to the invention of the light bulb. he has found a new audience for that sky hook of his too. it's in a classroom. those bags he's tossing out are bags of potato chips, a reminder to kids that one of their f

jazz has another lymphoblastic leukemia drug. it's in the pipe. we should get phase 1 in september.s very early. it could be a nice catalyst. on the psychiatric side, jazz has a pair of smaller drugs, a hard core anti-psychotic. it's already going generic. theyals make luxor for depression, ocd anxiety. this is a fantastic franchise. jazz has a treatment for graft vs. host disease. that's where the body rejects the tissue transplanted from another person, especially bone marrow. this drug is currently at phrase 3 development in europe. it could only have jazz diversify away from the core narcolepsy down the road. jazz isn't a perfect biotech company. they have a franchise that should last until 2019, by that time the xyrem will expire. especially in that anti-cancer space i described. it's less dependent on one big drug. for now, though, this stock is being held back. i regard as being overblown worries about the competition for the biggest drug that i simply don't see happening. here's the bottom line. jazz pharma has roared. while i think the stock has more room to run. you have t

that's to treat leukemia. the company is creating an intravenous version of this drug that could be more effective. it's in early stage development. plus, another plastic leukemia drug. we should get phase one trial data on september. i know phase one is very, very early. that would be a nice catalyst. jazz has a pair of smaller drugs. it's a hard core anti-psychotic that is the drug of choice in homeland, although it's also going very generic. they also are going to make "luxor "they're developing a treatment for graft versus host disease. that's where the body rejects the tissue that's been transported from another person. especially bone marrow. this drug is currently in phase three development in europe. it could ultimately help jazz diversify from the channel franchise down the road. they've got a rapidly growing drug franchise that should last until 2019, and the patents start to require. especially in that anti-cancer space i described. it's less depending on one big drug. this stock is being held back

the little gray pill that could be a breakthrough in treating leukemia. >> plus, this isn't the running of the bulls. one bull broke loose in spain, though. the chaos it caused on a busy street. >> i think it's really cool because we're helping the earth. >> putting old markers to new use. how a bay area school's bright idea got the attention of crayola. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, running of the bulls. pedestrians in spain wrangl runaway bull in the middle traffic monday. at first the animal is seen p >>> this is not what you see when the running of the bulls happens in spain. there was a runaway bull in the middle of track. fedses racedpedestrians raced to the aid of the man before excitement and knocking the bull to the ground. the bull was overpowered. >> lucky. >>> now what are we going to do? >> now our next story. >> the long-awaited state-of- the-art skate park in fremont is open. did youer? >> yesterday was the grand opening of the fremont park for $2.2 million facility within central park. and the bay area's fourth largest city has been without a skate park since 2009. >> only fo

bristol myers gaining back most of thursday's loss as investors cheered for leukemia treatment and bristol myers up 2.5% on above average a $45.73. dish network touching a five-year high after it abandoned efforts to close in on sprint. they won't be spending it now. that didn't matter to the market today as dish network gained more than 3% to close at $41.40. dish up 7% since it lost that sprint bid back in april. >>> archer daniels midland gained after saying that it's in talks to sole the coco business, 4% of the overall sales. adm shares were up 1.5% closing at $33.09 and facebook gained today on an upgrade to buy and some astonishing stats on instagram video. one year of video was uploaded in the first eight hours. in other words, it would take a year to watch all of those videos and remember, they are only 15 seconds long. facebook acquired instagram in september 2012 and today's trade they tacked on 2.5% closing at $24.53. >>> time to turn to the market monitor guest who is positive on equities over the short and long-term. she's judy, portfolio manager. what a week, great week to h

her battle against leukemia began at age 3.rs say amira won that fight as of 2012. >> i'm a cancer survivor. >> it's a really difficult battle merely, physically, financially. i know several families that elaine and her foundation have touched in many different ways. >> amira and her family credited the taylor family foundation for helping them through the toughest three years of their lives. >> it was difficult. it felt like taylor foundation was our family. they gave us resources. they made sure she was well taken care of financially. merelyly. they were wonderful support for us. >> they suggested the hutcherson visit the children's cancer group at camp aroyo. >> my hair fell out. >> elaine asked her what was wrong and said i wanted to ride the horses. they are all gone for today but i'll make sure you can ride a horse soon. >> short of getting a horse, we need to get her in lessons. it happened during her chemotherapy and something to look forward to every week. >> that really changed a lot for amila because it was taken a t

how doctors are dealing with a drug shortage in the treatment of a number of cancers, including leukemia and lymphoma. traders and investors are closely watching updates out of asco. scott bauer of trading advantage joins us now. what drug stocks do you think are the best buy? - well, there's two of them really, and they were the ones in the news yesterday: they were merck and bristol. and, actually, between the two of those, i really love merck. we saw merck up just tremendously on very intense volume, and it broke through a major, major resistance area of around $49. like i said, on high velocity, high volume, and based on these phase one results that they released, let's hope for everyone that this actually becomes a reality. but merck is looking extremely, extremely strong. - aren't there caveats though, when buying drug stocks? - oh, of course. i mean, just like anything else that goes before the fda, sometimes it's a crapshoot. now, this was just a phase one trial for both of these, but both look extremely, extremely promising. - good to hear! thanks scott! u.s. wheat faces increas

reporter: now his family is struggling to place his remains next to his son who died 10 years ago of leukemia. >> we're looking to see if the public will help us for the public to help us to put our father with his son. >> reporter: police are looking to church the teenage suspect with murder. the reason he was robbing chang to get money to buy a cell phone. john sasaki, ktvu news. >>> weather is being blamed for an accident in oakland that injured a woman and took down a palm tree. it happened in front of the grand lakes theater in oakland on grand avenue. the woman driving the car was taken to the hospital but is expected to be okay. the car hit standing water and hydroplaned. >> we've had widely scattered showers. heaviest rainfall was in the north bay. santa rosa in the last 24 hours got over an inch of rain. the official rainfall totals on my next weather hit for

which disease is now used to treat leukemia patients?s? believe it or not, aids. although this devastating disease still does not have a cure, it may hold answers in other medical research. because hiv, the virus that causes aids, attacks the immune system, it may turn out to be beneficial in fighting diseases like leukemia where one's own immune system is the cause of the problem. and on a lighter note, true or false? dogs may be used to sniff out colon cancer. it's true. the dog was 95% as accurate as a colonoscopy when sniffing a person's breath and 98% as accurate when sniffing their stool. when we come back, we'll get to the bottom of some myths including how stories about vampires got started and what's really behind the curse of the mummy. all this and more coming up next. this is "on the spot." girl: don't look at me. second girl: your hair's a bit frizzy today. aw! ha ha! you should pick that up. [girls laugh] oh, you're such a dork. loser. here. let me help you with that. oops! ha ha! announcer: every day, kids witness bullying

the tournament a childhood dream and dedicated in fact to his late father who died after battling leukemian 2002. >> look up to the heavens for my dad. father's day was not lost on me today and, you know, you don't often have opportunities to really dedicate a win to someone you love and today was about him. >> great moment for him. phil mickelson tied for second place. it's his sixth runner-up in the u.s. open. a rather dubious record. >> and now to the nba times. lebron james and heat are now one game from elimination. san antonioians tim duncan, tony parker and manu ginobili all came up big last night and the spurs' danny green set a brand-new record with three-pointers thrown, threw 25 from downtown. the spurs win it 114-104. game six is tomorrow night right here on abc. >> danny green, kid on fire. looking good. >>> now to the texas mom who fought back to protect her children. dorothy baker was shopping with her sons at a local cvs friday. >> when he they got back into the van a man popped up from behind the seats with a knife. when mom refused to take him to an atm to get cash that's

. >> this is proof that pennies can add up to $80,000 for the leukemia and lymphoma society.are rocking out this morning with students. they are energetic. they are celebrating the fundraising and the wonderful job they have done this year. we will dance off to amanda now. >> thank you very much, adam it looks at their having a great time. not a great time on the roadways as usual. we are monitoring conditions on slowdowns on 66. a live cameras there and you can see eastbound moving slow all due to a breakdown just before the first exit for route 50. >> before we go, new zealand's oldest licensed driver says you will have to pry the car keys out of his cold, dead hands. >> we are talking about bob edwards. he is 105 years old. he says he gets behind the wheel three times a week and goes to doctors appointments. he is 88 years behind the wheel. he has been involved in just one accident and received just one speeding ticket. >> that is a good driver. >> a lot of people recommend up to one year. good for him. that will do it for us on good morning, washington for -- >> have a wo

more than 100,000 americans are diagnosed with blood cancer like leukemia each year. patients in need of a bone marrow transplant can find someone. >> one performer trying to change that and impact your world. >> we can make an impact on people in need. ♪ love, help, strength is rock and roll cancer organization. they're getting people to register for bone marrow transplant. it's easy. all it takes is one of these and one person. you get a swab and that's it. that's how simple it is. i think part of the mission on this tour was when he get different ages in our shows and different ethnic backgrounds. i thought a lot of people would sign up. i think it comes a point in you you reach a certain age where you feel responsible. we have a certain level of power and by power i mean you can communicate to your fans especially nowadays over twitter and facebook. i feel like i can do something positive. it's a good thing. >> on that note good luck to him. that will do it for me. thanks for watching "around the world". we'll see you tomorrow. >>> cnn news room starts after the b

in olney is morning where they raised over $8,000 for leukemia- lymphoma society. let's hear it for everybody. it will get wet to more with rain showers moving in and possibly heavy at times along and the i-295. by saturday, back to some of the chance of afternoon thunderstorms passed -- under showers possible. >> thank you so much. fantast >> a. -- fantastic. before we go, this mix -- this next story will have been taking a second look at anything you ever bought at a garage sale about a colorado couple bought this chair for $5. >> they had it in their garage and they talk about donating the chair to good will but they learned it was made by the herman miller office furniture company in the 1940's. that means it is worth between 14-$140,000. that is a big rage. it is not clear what they planned to do with the chair but they may sell it. >> i love those finds. >> you're on timeout leo! some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof! some things will. you're on timeout leo! some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof! some things will. >>> good morning, america. breaking o

he is also raising money for stay focused and a driving program for a boy fighting leukemia.ng grueling chemotherapy treatment and is still in search of a bone marrow transplant. family, frernds, both old and new. >> it's a grassroots sort of campaign of love, i guess, if you can say, everyone from all over, either they have known them or not known them for a long period of time and we have all come together for this little boy. >> the family is set to leave for st. jude hospital next week. you can donate at any wells fargo bank. >>> a special football camp for children with down's syndrome this weekend. it was a two-day event called football camp for the stars and was founded by former 49ers head coach and run by current and former 49ers' players and coaches. >> i made my first touchdown history. i've never made one before. it's great to be part of the team. >> this year's game even included an nfl rep who worked this year's super bowl. he also practice as well. >>> hundreds of service members, children got to play football with the pros in palo alto today. also linebacker p

his son died of leukemia 13 years ago.ised $70,000 for a foundation in his son's name. >>> coming up in 2 minutes. >> that was kind of beastie right there. beastie. that was no record for life. >> only on 2, people running for their lives as gunman takes aim, how this put a neighborhood on edge. >> and waiting a decision on proposition 8, the preparations being made and the three potential outcomes. >>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. >> only on 2, it is dramatic and disturbing. a deadly shooting in oakland and all caught by a surveillance camera. good evening. >>> i am julie haener. >> and i am frank somerville.-- >> ktvu's cara liu asked the police chief what changes he is making but ktvu's lorraine blanco spoke to neighbors who watched a teen die on the streets in front of him. the police say the community has been a real asset in this caw case. the victim is a 17-year-old of oakland. investigators are looking closely at surveillance video that may be key in cat

. >> when marine corps master sergeant jerry ensminger's young daughter died from leukemia, he wantedo know why. his answers led him to the shocking discoveries of one of the largest water contamination mysteries in u.s. history, at camp lejeune where he had once been based. with relentless determination, he spearheaded a decades-long battle to make this information public. the powerful documentary you're about to see is called "semper fi: always faithful." it is a searing look at the american military's betrayal of its own, and an emotional story of one man's transformation into the activist he never imagined he'd become.

her battle against leukemia began at age 3.2012. >> i'm a cancer survivor. >> it's a really difficult battle merely, physically, financially. i know several families that elaine and her foundation have touched in many different ways. >> amira and her family credited the taylor family foundation for helping them through the toughest three years of their lives. >> it was difficult. it felt like taylor foundation was our family. they gave us resources. they made sure she was well taken care of financially. merelyly. they were wonderful support for us. >> they suggested the hutcherson visit the children's cancer group at camp aroyo. >> my hair fell out. >> elaine asked her what was wrong and said i wanted to ride the horses. they are all gone for today but i'll make sure you can ride a horse soon. >> short of getting a horse, we need to get her in lessons. it happened during her chemotherapy and something to look forward to every week. >> that really changed a lot for amila because it was taken a toll on her. it was giving hear new

eversmith grew up along that creek and she now has leukemia.. >> it makes me very angry.t affect my churp. c we're seeing second and third ti generation issues. i have a daughter who now has to see a doctor for roomtology issues, auto immune issues. >> a small plane on a routine training mission crashed after take-off in texas. the accident happened saturday in victoria, texas. t thea people were rushed to the hospital. the plane experienced engineine trouble. the faa now investigating the crash and the national transportation safety board hasr been notified. >>> a family oriented theme park in the heart of utah is under fire for one of the riewdz, the terror ride is said to depictict sexual violence towards women and one of the themes shows two dumbies, one dressed in long ray. park officials say the ride has remained unchanged for nearly four decades.. >>> an unusual rescue played out along interstate 75 in southern kentucky. emergency crews rescued a sheep on a lif. crews tried to coax the sheep s down but eventually the sheepep made its way down and found a a farm to

they have a drug to fight solid tumors, leukemia, lymphoma.they are early on along with a solid tumor vaccine in phrase 2. an orphan kidney condition that affects children and adults in phase 2. they have a recent capital raise. that gives them enough resources to last through 2015 the year their two big drugs come up for approval. right now the company is unpartnered, not splitting revenues. if they do decide split up, that could be a nice catalyst for the stock. celldex may have a lot of shots on goal and promising clinical trial data, but if the next round isn't as good or the fda sends them packing, this stock could get eviscerated. company is releasing a lot of data at the end of the year. i think the news will be good based on what we seen so far. remember, speculation, inherently risky. on the other hand, if things go right, i will reap some enormous rewards here. celldex is a pioneer with a pair of drugs for hard to treat cancers that could by a proved if 2015. i like this stock a lot. given that much it's run, there is no need for to

he lost his sone1 emilio to leukemia in 2000.more than 2200 riders from around the worldo$ujjze1 off fr the cal palace at 6:30 this morning. after the next seven days they will travelñrq 545 miles to los angeles to raisee1 awareness abd et to raiseÑÑp money for the san francisco aids foundation. this event is the fáworld'ss7 largest hiv/aids fund raiser qo, is expected to raise more than $13 million this year. and they got a very nice start to the day for xdthat. >> it will be quite nice getting into santa cruz Ñiau&ey 70s as they wrap things up. >> they will pedal on and raise more money. +átju making us a part of your money. it's always a treat for us to not be alone, right? >> right. >> thanks for joining us,?; we will see you for more local news at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00 and any time of day on nbc bay area.com particularly if news breaks. have a great day and we'll see [ male announcer ] citibank's app for ipad makes it easy for ann to manage her finances when she's on the go. even when she's not going anywhere. citi tablet a

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. >> it is interesting, in 1984, paul tsongas was diagnosed with leukemia, and was not going to run.ed markey who was a young, up and coming eight-year member of congress decided he was going to run. he got into the race and quickly realized that john kerry, who was the sitting lieutenant governor, and another congressman had the upper hand. he backed out of the race and said i'm going to wait for another day. and he waited and he waited and he waited. and 29 years later, after 37 years in the u.s. house, he is now going to go to the senate. >> and he set a record? >> yes, the previous record in the house before being elected to the senate, 32 years, the man from massachusetts who gave up being speaker of the house after 32 years to be a freshman in the senate, served one term and died shortly there after. >> and the markey campaign, he has huge seniority, the trouble is he is in the minority. and the only way for the seniority to matter is for the democrats to get it back. his majority shows you how soon they think the democrats will get the majority. >> ed markey could have run in

they have cancer, leukemia, they are dealing with mental distress or mental illness, trying to get off medication they are on, prescription medication and interesting to see these are people looking to get help. >> were you surprised how easy it was to get a medical marijuana license? >> yeah, it's pretty simple. it's -- you know, it's not like you have to have a tremendous amount of proof of an illness. i went in and talked about how stressed i was with my job. you know how it is, piers, you get strelszssed at work all the time. >> yeah. >> i talked about my stress and walked out with a card. >> and in terms of overall debit, has your view about the marijuana debate changed at all? >> when you look at a state like california and the dispencery i was in is the largest in e united states. it makes $25 million a year, the money going back into the clinic where they offer health services for clients. they offer yoga and psychiatric treatment and psychologist treatment and people to go there and have relaxation exercises. to pour this in is a great thing and if they em late that around the

in fact, i have a dear, dear friend who was sprayed in vietnam, and it took 40 years for the leukemiaest itself and he died six is months later. so i can see at the time while in military service you seem very healthy, could 40 years later result in devastating injury. in your letter to a government official, i think it is the sva, attention, you said my family and i have made considerable sacrifices for our country. my service as a disabled status, should serve as a testimony to that end. i can't play with my kids because i can't walk without pain. i take daily medication so i can work a day's work. these are crosses that i bear due to my service to our great country and i would do it again to protect this great country. i am so glad that you would be willing to play football in prep school again to protect this great country. shame on you, mr. castillo. shame on you, you may not have is broken any law. we're not sure yet. you did misrepresent to the sba, but you certainly broke the trust of this great nation. i hope you think twice about the example you set for your children, the ve

reporter: remembering reilly was a blog claiming to pay tribute to a 3-year-old boy who died of leukemiaictures were of sarah's son, jack, shot after shot taken directly from sarah's site. an identity stolen, a tragedy fabricated, complete with t-shirts and ribbons designed to commemorate a child's story that never existed. the warrior eli hoax project, a watch dog for internet scams, was alerted to the fraudulent blog after some readers noticed inconsistencyies in the details. >> there were families that followed her that had children who were dying. you know, so that's really tough to digest. >> reporter: the cyber sleuthing started. they tracked down an alerted sarah and contacted the alleged hoaxter a 17-year-old high school sophomore in north carolina. she has since apologized to sarah saying in part, you have every right, beyond every right to be furious with me and with what i have done. it's an ungrateful, shameful, humiliating, downright awful thing. on the facebook page for the hoax, she also states, i didn't make any money. i didn't send any money. i did not receive any gifts.

market because they were killing people with cancer they were getting leukemia and things from them and we also used their watches the globe in the dark and that was radium and it turns out that was giving people cancer especially if they slept with the washing of their face. is are we going to at some point you know now this is forty years out so are we going to at some point look back to now forty years from now and say holy cow look at that that's a very good question and i may answer it's the reason i set up environmental health trust is so that we don't have to wait forty years for the kind of proof that we now have about ionizing radiation which was what was in those shoes and which was on that radio dial what we know now is that people who use cell phones heavily for ten years or more have doubled or greater the risk of brain cancer in most well controlled studies down fact cancer is not the main concern that i have i'm really concerned about sperm count and about effects on pregnancy i just got back from a conference in turkey and greece where we heard a new study showing that p

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. >> reporter: marvin norris' son was diagnosed with leukemia in 2008 and she wants more funding of drugsses. >> any money we can raise to go toward improving the drug treatment that we used for our children. anything that we can do to raise awareness, they're not aware of how serious it is. >> reporter: house majority leader eric kantor is proposing legislation that could do just that. by ending taxpayer funding of presidential campaigns and party conventions and diverting $130 million in federal money instead to the national institutes of health to fund research for diseases. like childhood cancers and autism. >> this is an issue all of us can rally around. it is about helping these kids. and if all you have to do is look at them it is really the right thing how to do. >> reporter: the legislation is controversial, on both sides of the aisle. some conservatives say the money should be used to pay down the federal budget deficit without diverting it to other programs. kantor countered saying it could help pay down the deficit. >> if you cure disease you no longer have to spend dollars to

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in fact i have a dear, dear friend who -- it took forty years, forty years for the leukemia to actually manifest itself and died six months later. i can see how military service -- while at the time you seem healthy, could forty years later result in devastating injury. can you tell me if you hurt your left foot again during your football career subsequently to twisting it in high school? >> ma'am, i don't understand the high school -- >> the gentlelady -- prep cool. post high school. >> i'm not -- >> okay. prep school. before college. prep school. did you injury your left foot again after prep school? >> i'm not sure i understand the question. >> you played football in college. >> yes. >> as a quarterback. >> yes. >> did you injure that same foot again subsequently in the years since you twisted it in prep school? >> not to my recollection. >> not your recollection. okay. mr. castillo, tell the va your doctor's note was inaccurate when you knew it was? >> i don't feel that it's inaccurate, ma'am. >> okay. would you like me to address that? >> go ahead. >> yes, ma'am. one of my doctors

deer friend -- dear, dear friend who sprayed agent orange who it took 40 years, 40 years for the leukemia to actually manifest itself and he died six months later. so i can see how military service, while at the time you seem very healthy, could 40 years later result in devastating injuries. can you tell me if you hurt your left foot again during your football career subsequently to twisting it in high school? >> ma'am, i don't understand the high school comment. >> posthigh school. ok. prep school. before college. prep school. did you injure your left foot again after prep school? >> i'm not sure i understand the question. >> you played football in college, correct? >> yes, ma'am. >> as a quarterback. >> yes, ma'am. >> did you hurt -- did you injure that same foot again subsequently in the year since you twisted in it in prep school? >> not to my recollection. >> ok. why didn't you, mr. castillo, tell the v.a. that your doctor's note to them was inaccurate when you knew that it was? >> i don't feel that it's inaccurate, ma'am. >> ok. >> would you like me to address that? >> yes, go ahead