beth's story resonates with leslie michaelson. he was just 17 years old when heart surgery. >> i picked up the phone. i called the chairman of cardiology at a major academic medical center and i got my dad a second opinion and it turned out he didn't need the surgery. there was nothing wrong with his heart and my dad lived for almost 40 more years and never had a heart problem. >> >> reporter: michaelson points out most americans live within 100 miles within a major medical center with specialists who take their plan. and everyone can get the best outcome by finding a strong primary care fission and developing a band, collecting medical records and writing a family health history, recruiting a health care quarterback, such as a friend or family member. cities show patient whose have help do better. and getting to the right specialist if the diagnosis is serious. >> what i encourage everyone to do is go online to the nearest city, find out the major academic medical centers. pub rushed, and is active researcher object your disease

best's story resonates with leslie michaelson, he was just 17 years old hen his dad was told he needed open-heart surgery. >> i called the chairman of academy, i got my dad a second opinion and it turned out he didn't need the surgery, there was nothing wrong with his heart. my dad lived for almost 0 more years and never had a heart problem. americans live within 100 miles of a center with specialists and take most insurance plans. >> in the patient's play book, he says everyone can get the best outcome by finding a strong primary care physician and developing a bond, collecting medical records and writing a family health history. recruiting a healthcare quarterback such as a friend or family member. studies show patients who have help do better. getting to the right specialist if the diagnosis is serious. >> i epicourage everyone to go to the nearest city, see who among their faculty has published research on your disease and call up and make an appointment. >> the plan to make school lunches healthier is working, according to the a study led by the university of washington. that stud

we have opened a picture of abbey michaelson. and mayor ed lee. and joe goldman. that was taken at jewish heritage night for the first time ever. we worked with the mayor's office to create a jewish heritage night in city hall. it was a beautiful celebration and we are so grateful to mayor lee. one of the top roles is to be the voice of the jewish community and that includes work being city officials. that was a wonderful exam. you mentioned abby port. she is an outstanding leader. >> we are blessed to have her. and what are some of the challenges that you see for the future of jc rc? >> i think one of the overriding challenges for our community now. if there is greater polization around isreal and remains a strong consensus. we are firming that consensus while maintaining the views within our community i think will continue to be a challenge going forward. simultaneously, we have seen a growth of antiisreal activity in the bay area. being able to address that challenge while continuing with our proactive intergroup relation, civic engagement work is critically im

alex michaelson reports from los angeles. >> reporter: after all white acting nominees last year andyear, the academy is making what it calls historic changes to the membership. the goal, double women and diverse members by 2020. each status for voting will last ten years and some can lose if they're inactive in the field. the leader says the academy is going to lead, not wait for the industry to catch up. last year, the director of selma did not receive the best director nomination many thought she deserved and tweeted quote, whether it's shame, true feelings or being dragged just get it done because the alternative isn't pretty. >> it feels like it's going the wrong direction. will smith presented the best picture award to a black film maker but this year, they're not tending. >> we no longer need to ask to be invited anywhere. >> i am going to a knicks game. >> charlotte rampling says, quote, perhaps the black actors did not deserve to make the final list. >> you can't vote for an actor because he's black. >> michael cain says actors deserved to be nominated but his time will come

alex michaelson reports from los angeles. >> reporter: after all white acting nominees last year andyear, the academy is making what it calls historic changes to the membership. the goal, double women and diverse members by 2020. each status for voting will last ten years and some can lose if they're inactive in the field. the leader says the academy is going to lead, not wait for the industry to catch up. last year, the director of selma did not receive the best director nomination many thought she deserved and tweeted quote, whether it's shame, true feelings or being dragged just get it done because the alternative isn't pretty. >> it feels like it's going the wrong direction. will smith presented the best picture award to a black film maker but this year, they're not tending. >> we no longer need to ask to be invited anywhere. >> i am going to a knicks game. >> charlotte rampling says, quote, perhaps the black actors did not deserve to make the final list. >> you can't vote for an actor because he's black. >> michael cain says actors deserved to be nominated but his time will come

as writing jay michaelson points out, the show has blown the case wide open. serving life plus 30 years. the case was closed until the maryland court of appeals decided to give him another chance; new attorneys, new evidence and new witnesses. and the closer you look, the more serial seems responsible for its reopening, says the writer. >> at first i actually thought it was a fictional show just because of the way people were talking about it, using first names. and then when i realized it was a real case, i got interested. >> lawyer susan simpson began blogging about the case after she stumbled on the show. now she's coproducer of undisclosed, her own podcast continuing the work of sir y'all. >> -- serial. >> public attention to a case can break open new leads and give them a chance that they would never have otherwise using the traditional legal method. >> let's take hbo's the jinx, for example. it was great for ratings, bad for durst. he'll be extradited to l.a. this summer where he will face murder the new rage is the netflix series, making a murder. now the hacker group, anonymous,

>> mchale not michaelson. >> thank you. [inaudible conversations] >> thank you very much. >> a high-tech camera. >> thank you very much. thank you very much. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> press the little white button, come on, sweetie. >> how are you doing? >> thanks. >> how are you doing? >> thanks for coming, thank you, a i appreciate it. we are going to do it together. >> week the people, that is what this campaign is all about. >> thank you. >> right here. >> that way first. thank you very much. >> god bless. thank you. thank you very much. >> we gave you a $100 bills the other night. oh my goodness. thank you so much. thank you. >> thank you for everything. >> my mom's birthday today. her name is kathy. i am here with senator ted cruz, our future president and he has something to tell you. >> happy birthday, have a wonderful birthday celebrating with your family, don't forget to come out and caucus. >> can you tell us -- [inaudible conversations] >> a president who has integrity. >> right ther

>> mikayla michaelson. senator cruz: thank you. good to see you. >> press the little white button. come on, sweetie. senator cruz: how are you doing, sir? senator cruz: god bless you. thank you very much. >> thank you. oh, my goodness. >> it's my mom's birthday today. can you tell her happy birthday? senator cruz: what's her name? >> kathy. i'm here with senator ted cruz, future president. re's what he wants to tell you. senator cruz: happy birthday. god bless you. don't forget to come out and aucus on caucus night. >> can you come out? senator cruz: reach out to our press team. >> can i have a quick picture? >> wish you all the best. praying for you. senator cruz: which way? his way? >> all right. thank you, senator. >> would you mind signing? senator cruz: sure. >> martin. >> joseph martin and david martin. senator cruz: i'll do it on the front because it shows up etter. >> thank you. senator cruz: thank you for everything you're doing. >> hi. katie. senator cruz: hi, katie. you got a sticker on your forehead. how did that happen? oh, that's better. i like your smile. i like the