news worldly report ranked us the number one neurosurgery unit in the united states. so that requires the ability to do things. i had to negotiate with many people in different cities as we were putting the carson scholars fund together. it's now active in all 50 states. as you know, 9 out of 10 nonprofits fell. not only that, has won major awards only given to one fill philanthropic organization in the country out of tens of thousands. that's not done without having the ability to negotiate. >> donald trump also suggested that george w. bush has to share in the blame for 9/11 because it happened on his watch. what do you make of that? >> i would probably ask him what he meant by that. blame for it. but beyond that, i would ask him. >> you're the only republican -- >> i certainly don't think so. >> you are the only major candidate who opposed president bush's decision to invade afghanistan after 9/11. i want to show what you said at the debate. >> declare that within five to ten years we will become petroleum independent. the arab state would have been so concerned th

didn't offer, services such as neurosurgery and specialized forms of radiation therapy. before this program was implemented, the v.a. forced veterans to fly -- again, to seattle or other parts of the country -- and, again, for services that we would consider pretty routine. you've got 1,000-mile-plus flight to seattle for an orthopedic appointment or for a urology appointment. this is what we were putting our veterans through. so imagine, you're 70 years old, you're 80 years old, we're telling you, go take a flight three and a half hours down to seattle, get yourself from the airport to the hospital, just for an orthopedic appointment. and, you know, by the time the veteran is at this place and needs that appointment, you're not feeling really well in the first place. i have -- i've talked before, i've written before about a veteran on the kenai peninsula who died while fighting with the v.a. over urology care. he couldn't travel to anchorage, which is about a three-hour drive, much less seattle, where the v.a. wanted to send him, because he was in frail condition. but t

he rose to become the director of pediatric neurosurgery at johns hopkins. he became the first person to successfully separate siamese twins. joined at the back of the head. he won the presidential medal of freedom in 2008. he has published several books including his autobiography, "gifted hands." during various media appearances, he has made a lot of headlines on issues such as the mass shooting in oregon, the debt limit, and whether he can vote for a muslim for president. we all know, the best place to make news is in this room and at this podium. please give a warm welcome to dr. ben carson. [applause] dr. ben carson: thank you. thank you very much. candy and i are delighted to be here. i will get right into it. why did i write this book? and, america is such a great place and i am so glad that i was born here. i have traveled to 57 different countries. gotten to know a lot of people and a lot of ways of life. this remains the place that is the land of dreams. i know a lot of people like to criticize our nation and demonize it and say it is responsible f

i have two children he is doing neurosurgery trading in chapel hill that was not his first race by hes enjoying it down there to work hard having a good experience. they give for your comments and i appreciate the opportunity to be here this morning to take me away from where i practice medicine in the city of richmond is ever capital in virginia it is nice to get a day in the nation's capital her also to thank them of breaking his institution fall of the great work there will be doing. i will try to go through the next 10 or 50 minutes to explain that that as a practitioner is a pediatric neurologist and as a policy maker the concept of contraception as of way to decrease unplanned pregnancy or the number of abortions not only in virginia but in this country and our society but also to increase the health and well-being of our children and their families. it is an important concept for a practitioner and policy maker. a lot of people don't realize the of lieutenant governor on paper is a part-time job so unless you are independently wealthy, i know you are. [laughter] so we continue

being appointed at a very young age director of pediatric neurosurgery at hopkins, which was not even on the map at that time. and building the program in 2008, u.s. news ranked it number one in the nation. sitting on corporate boards, 18 years at kellogg, 16 at costco, starting a national scholarship program. active in all 50 states which have won major national awards that are only given to one organization in the country. you know, these are accomplishments that i think many people in the political realm have not had, that i think are incredibly relevant. and i think the ability to solve complex problems and to work with others, to use the synergy and solve the problems. we have some amazingly talented people in the country. and the wisest man, solomon, said the wisest are the council. and it should not just be people who agree with you. >> i should add that a businessperson, you can't just fire people. he didn't just pick up yeah, your background, you have equal opportunity on that. >> everybody thinks that whatever they do is the most important thing and i realize that. >> and we

folks at mercy down there this morning and they said they had to come up here because they needed neurosurgery, something expertise that they couldn't offer down there. is it safe to assume or is it a fact that all three had head injuries? >> we had one with a gunshot wound to the head and one to the spine. i think, first of all when you talk about mercy, they did a fantastic job yesterday in providing the initial care to these patients. triageing them. i haven't had chance to talk with them but the way they packaged the patients up and prepared them for transport and got them to us in timely manner was fantastic. all the patients were stable and had appropriate interventions prior to being transferred to us. the most critical one was the one with the head injury. we knew they were coming. we actually activated our mass casualty protocols here at sacred heart river bend. with the number of potential injuries that we were expecting, i think i received the first phone call yesterday morning. about 10:30 i was in the o.r. operating on another patient. we actually had 63 personnel in the e.r. by 1

we were talking to folks and they said they had to come up here because they needed neurosurgery that they couldn't offer down there. safe to assume or a fact that all had head injuries? >> no, we had one with a gunshot wound to the head, one with a gunshot wound to the spine. i mean, i think, first of all, we need to talk about mercy did a fantastic job yesterday in providing the initial care to these patients, triaging them. i u don't know what they took care of personally down there. i haven't had a chance to talk with them. the way they package d the patients up and prepared them for transport and got them to us in a timely manner was fantastic. all the patients were stable and had appropriate interventions prior to being transferred to us. the most critical one was the one with the head injury. e we knew they were coming. we activated our mass casualty protocols here at sacred heart. with the number of potential injuries that we're expecting, i think i received the first phone call about 10:30. i was actually in the o.r. at this time operating on another patient and received a ph

he rose to become the director of pediatric neurosurgery at hopkins for 29 years. e became the first person to successfully separate siamese twins joined at the back of the head. the presidential medal of freedom in 2008, and he has published several books, including his auto bio graphy, "gifted hands." during various media appearances, he has made a lot of headlines, with issues such as the mass shooting in oregon, the debt limit, and whether he could vote for a muslim for president. the best place to make news is in this room and at this podium. so let's be about it. ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm national press club woman to dr. ben carson. . . pplause] ben carson: thank you very much. andy and i love to be here and i'll get right to it. we don't have a lot of time and i want to answer some questions. why did i write this book? and america is such a great place. and i am so glad that i was born here. you know, i have traveled to 57 different countries, gotten to lots of people and a lot of other ways of life. that is remains the place is the land of dr

recent polls has been the rise of ben carson, a neurosurgeon and former director of pediatric neurosurgery at johns hopkins medical school. carson is currently sitting second in the polls, a development to which donald trump has not taken kindly. here's trump at a rally in dallas on tuesday. >> here's the headline. "carson surging." i said what about me? where's my name? [ laughter ] i'm at 40. where's my name? >> seth: i'm sorry. are you concerned that you're not getting enough media attention? [ laughter and applause ] you are -- your name is on buildings. everyone is covering you all the time. you're on the front page of every newspaper. you are even on the cover of the latest issue of "cat fancy." [ laughter ] he was a cat the whole time. he's been a cat the whole time. an expose. "cat fancy" expose. [ light laughter ] in a recent interview carson made the mistake of questioning the authenticity of trump's religious faith. a slight that, surprise, trump did not take well. >> i don't know ben carson. he was a doctor. perhaps a, you know, an okay doctor. >> seth: an okay doctor? say what

neurosurgery evaluated her. had the discussion of a benefit of mri and can't use it to assess that.did a neurologic exam. made the determination that he felt that the bullet was impinging on the nerve and needed to be removed. took her to the o.r. i think probably two hours after she arrived and took the bullet out. i was in the pacu around 10:00 last night. she was coming out of surgery at that time. >> did she say anything about the shooting? >> did not talk to her about that this morning. i did ask her if she wanted to speak to a psychiatrist. we'll consult psychiatry for all of the patients once they oar alert and oriented enough. i do know the nurse spoke with her and gave me some information about her mental status at this point. i can tell you that she has affected greatly by this event in her life. >> any patient you say is critical and went to icu. >> two still in the icu and one with the gunshot wound in the head is the more critical of the two. but from a clinical standpoint, she looks very good this morning. okay? we look at brain profusion is what we're interested in. t

he rose to become the director of pediatric neurosurgery at johns hopkins. he became the first person to successfully separate siamese twins. he won the presidential medal of freedom in 2008. he has published several books including his autobiography, "gifted hands." during various media appearances, he has made a lot of headlines on issues such as the mass shooting in oregon, the debt limit and whether he can vote for a muslim for president. we all know, the best place to make news is in this room and at this podium. please give a warm welcome to dr. ben carson. [applause] dr. ben carson: thank you. thank you very much. candy and i are delighted to be here. i will get right into it. why did i write this book? and, america is such a great place and i am so glad that i was born here. i have traveled to 57 different countries. gotten to know a lot of people and a lot of ways of life. this remains the place that is the land of dreams. i know a lot of people like to criticize our nation and demonize it and say it is responsible for a lot of horrible things. and

there was another case of conjoined twins and i said, you know, we have the best neurosurgery department in the world -- vascular surgeons and tumor surgeons and skull-based surgeons and the whole gamut -- so i said, let's do this in the way we slot each team in and where we get to the part of the operation where they would be the great expert. we were literally ten hours ahead of schedule. goes to show what can happen when you don't care who gets the credit but are trying to accomplish the goal. >> rose: so this is a great life you built for yourself. >> things word out extraordinarily well, no question about it. >> rose: your opinion at the top of your game, much admired. >> yeah. >> rose: you were saving lives. so how did this political idea come through? >> i got an invitation to speak at the national prayer breakfast. >> rose: you had a reputation as a religious -- as a man of deep faith who spoke eloquently about his faith? >> and i did a lot of public speaking, and i had spoken at the prayer breakfast in 1997 as well. that's why it shocked me so much because i wasn't aware anyone

my son wes, we have two children, he's doing his intern in neurosurgery at chapel hill. that was not exactly his first choice, but being a virginian any port in the storm. but he's enjoying it down there and working hard and having a good experience. bell, thank you so much for your comments, and i really appreciate the opportunity to be here this morning. it takes me away from norfolk, which is where i practice medicine and the city of richmond, which is our capital in virginia. so it's nice to get a day up in the nation's capital, and i would like to also take this opportunity to thank the brookings institution and as well as princeton for all of the great work that y'all are doing. one might ask, why is a pediatric neurologist before you this morning talking about contraception? and i will try to go through in the next maybe ten to 15 minutes and explain that. but, as a practitioner, as a pediatric neurologist and also as a policymaker in the commonwealth of virginia, the concept of contraception and, as a way to decrease unintended or unplanned pregnancies, also to d

he flopped on let's be real clear, his business, pediatric neurosurgery.pitalism involved there. a mug of new york city real estate. neil: you also know new york politics. there is a view of donald trump. things are going to get uncomfortable. he just of families. >> no. i do not think that that is going to happen. they are sick and tired of the establishment. neil: he has you as a friend. the american people want them sitting at their table. what they do when it emerges a movie shot of him dancing with hillary clinton at his wedding. the average american, the average republican voter is like, who is this guy. >> you dance with hillary at his wedding. >> sitting in the white house right now. >> fed up with it. charlie: it is a sizable time. i am not saying that there is anything wrong with it. the american people. neil: they do not know this already. charlie: i do not think that a do. i love donald. he has to play the game. the american people want to know that he played the game with eclipse. they have all played. that is a washington establishment. they

those that were transferred out because we don't have the fat silt for neurosurgery. >> we don't know if that's one of the 10 or not. >> all four expected to survive. one already out, one later today. >> correct. >> have you seen something of this nature before? >> in a small community like this, it's the first time. bill: that is the latest we are getting from the hospital. the microphone dropped out at the end. but 10 patients at that hospital. four head surgeries. one released last night, another expected to be released today. one still in serious condition according to a doctor a moment ago. >> it's focused on treating the patient. and then us and staff, you go through the rest of the range of emotions from disbelief, from anger and sadness to resolution. it's less than 24 hours. it's still raw and we are quite numb. >> what's next for you and your staff? >> there are currently three here. one will likely be discharged today. so there will be two. we'll continue to focus on the well-being and medical care and emotional support of the family of the victims and our staff. >> we have

typically neurosurgery. >> the one person deceased. is it in addition to the ten that were announced yesterday? or? >> you know,ky not vouch for those numbers. >> we don't know if that's one of the ten or not. we don't know that. >> all admitted here -- >> correct. >> and your background you have seen something of this nature before? >> in a small community like this, this is the first time in a small community. and it really shows how the community came together. the first responders, the law enforcement officer, the staff here, the nurses. the community outpouring. we received support from across the country. quite amazing. pizza delivered from hospitals in georgia. really shows the best in the community unfortunately. >> can you [inaudible]. >> initial emotions are disbelief. and then it is focused on treating the patients. and then us and the staff go through the rest of the range of emotions from disbelief, from anger, from sadness to resolution. and you know it is still -- it is less than 24 hours. it is still very raw for a lot

let's talk about ben carson the retired neurosurgery expert.remarks he made yesterday at oregon in the community college saying people should have rushed the shooter. maybe even more of them would have survived. he said this earlier today on fox. >> we're living in a culture now where you have a group of people who just sit there. they don't try to listen to what you're saying. they're just trying to find a defect so that they can cause more division. >> what is your reaction? >> well that is just more gibberish from someone who should know better. but ben carson is someone who constantly offers up opinion that is not informed by fact. he seems to believe no one rushed the shooter in oregon in fact someone did and was shot several times in doing so. not based in fact or in reality. not offering policy just simply i would have done it better. his campaign slogan should be "i'm smarter than you at everything." and while that might be inspiring to some people most people should be skeptical by someone who truly believes his opinion on any range of

the patients which were transferred required services that we don't have available, typically neurosurgery. >> the one deceased, is it in addition to the ten that were announced yesterday? >> you know, i cannot vouch. >> we don't know if that's one of the ten or not. but again, all ten here expected to survive and do well. one's already out, another one leaving today. >> in your background, doctor, have you seen something of this nature before? >> in a small community like this, this is the first time in a small community. as kelly mentioned it, shows how our community came together, we look at the first responders, law enforcement, community outpouring. we've received support all over, pizza ordered and sent from hospitals in other states and coffee. we're focused on treating the patients. and us and the staff, you go through the range of emotions from disbelief to anger and sadness and resolution. it's still less than 24 hours. it's still very raw for a lot of people. most people are quite numb. >> what's next for you on the staff? you have two more people you're tending to. then what? >

my son, wes, we have two children, he's doing his neurosurgery training in chapel hill. that was not exactly his first choice, but being a virginia you any port in a storm. he's enjoying it down there and working hard, and having a good experience. thank you so much for your comments. i really appreciate the opportunity to be here this morning. it takes me away from norfolk, which is where i practice medicine, and the city of richmond, which is our capital in virginia. it's nice to get a day up in the nation's capital. i would like to also to take this opportunity to thank the brookings institution as well as princeton for all of the great work that to you all are doing. now, one might ask why is a pediatric neurologist before you this morning talking about contraception. i will try to go through in the next maybe 10 to 15 minutes and explain that. but as a practitioner, as a pediatric neurologist and also as a policymaker in the commonwealth of virginia, the concept of contraception, and as way to decrease unintended or unplanned pregnancies, also to decrease the number

if you want neurosurgery, he's your guy. if you want a budget to work in the real world, he's not.an tell, he did initially as kasich suggested, suggested getting rid of medicare and medicaid. and i'm sure one of his aides told him that's unpopular. then he came back to say something about keeping them in the system but giving people something like $2,000 a year for them to shop for health care. well, right now the typical american spends something like $10,000 a year on health care including premiums and out of pocket. and if you are an older person, it's multiples of that. he's been fraught with unrealistic ideas. he did talk about the 10% tax rate across the board. well, low-income people don't pay federal income taxes, they pay other taxes. that would be a massive increase on low income people and a massive decrease on the wealthy. >> wasn't that $2,000, the fact to redistribute between family members. you can take from your wife or husband and take it into your account if you wanted to. did you hear about that? >> well, i think maybe the thinking behind that is differentiating

carson in his vacuum, when he was director of pediatric neurosurgery and everything was about being there and the culture of the hospital that he's willing to step out and see there's a real world. and he talked to other experts and get other perspectives, he may see flaws in his own ideas. i think one of the things that you want in a leader that no matter how much you've invested in your ideas and your policies, if you find something that is truth and something that takes you to a place that really works and you're willing to abandon it, or at least incorporate those ideas to make the plan better. it is all about what works for the people. it doesn't necessarily mean that dr. carson has all the right ideas in the beginning, but he's willing to surround himself with the right kind of thinkers and experts who can help him get to that point. that's a good thing that dr. carson is willing to abandon, at least step back and say, maybe i was wrong, let's re-evaluate. >> dr. armstrong, thank you for being on the show. we want to test the issues on this show throughout the rest of the campaign.

he as a neurosurgeon would like us to consult him before we start talking about neurosurgery and the right way to separate conjoined twins or something like that. the fbi says, run, hide, fight. run if you can, hide if you can, fight if you must. that would be advice if you wanted to offer advice. >> politically speaking, lindsey graham came out and said rationally, ben carson has no idea what he's doing. >> he said that to me, by the way. >> he did? >> really? >> so lindsey graham said to you -- >> you have no idea how much it hurts me that you don't know. >> he said rightly, he has no idea, none of us have any idea what we would do in a horrifying situation like that. but lindsey graham, voters are not supporting him. rational explanation versus ben carson, how do you explain that? >> that's the story of the last republican primaries. responsible is the mission of the republicans. you're trying to be more inflammatory, get more attention and play to the base. >> it mean anything that trump defends him. >> oh, yeah, of course, it does. >> yeah, donald trump sort of operates in the s

detroit with a single mother and excelled in school, he rose to become the director of pediatric neurosurgeryohns hopkins for 29 years. he became the first person to successfullylzez separate siam twins joined at the back of the head. he won the presidential medal of people the freedom in 2008 and he has published several books included his autobiography ""gifted hands." during various media appearances he has made a lot of headlines on issues such as the mass shooting in oregon, the debt limit and whether he could vote for a muslim for president. but we all know the best place to make news is in this room and at this podium so let's be about it. ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm national press club welcome to dr. ben carson. [ applause ] >> thank you. >>> well, thank you very much. candy and i are delighted to be here and i'll just get right into it because i don't have a whole lot of time and we want to leave time to answer questions. you know, why did i write this book? and america is such a great place and i am so glad that i was born here. i have traveled to 57 different countrie