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claudine wong talked with ronstadt about her life and how parkinson's has affected it. >> parkinson'sly good friends that are stimulating to me that are smart and funny and keep my brain alive. but it's -- the idea of just running out to a concert or out to a movie, i have to really plan for it. and if it is longer than an hour and a half, two hours, i can't do it. if i have to sit in a theater seat, i can't do it. my life is way more limited. >> we will have the full interview tonight on the 10:00 news. for more on the fundraiser, i'm joined by the co-founders of the danville delegates foundation. thank you for coming in. >> thank you very much. >> we were talking at the commercial break. you watched your father, your uncles, grandparents. >> grandparents. >> yes. >> die from parkinson's. >> with it. >> right. >> describe what was that like? as a son, as a nephew. >> i grew up with it from being five, six years old. i remember my grandmother having it. and it is just something that we were used to seeing in our family. they called this wing of the hospital the evelyn wing because we

a very personal story of life with parkinson's disease.ften accompanied by tremors and sadly there is no cure. >> claudine wong set down with the singer to talk about her diagnosis four years ago, her life today and what matters to her now. [ music playing ] >> reporter: it is a rare opportunity to sit down with singing legend, linda ronstadt. she does not grant a lot of interviews anymore. they've gotten too difficult. >> it's hard to talk. i can say a sentence but if i have to say a lot of sentences i start sounding like little finger on game of thrones. i get very hoarse. >> reporter: our conversation at her home was filled with humor, wit and candor. life is not what she wants thought it would be. parkinson's change that. >> i did a lot of traveling when i was working but there were always places that i thought i would come back to and visit. like europe, that would've been nice. it shocking to find out that that is probably not going to have it. >> reporter: for 45 years, her voice captivated audiences around the world with hits like

more than a million people in this country are living with parkinson's disease. men more likely to face this diagnosis than women. this is just the first step. there is more study needed. i journal of neurology and there is so much going on when it comes to degenerative brain diseases the link between alzheimer's and sleep which we reported on just a while ago. this just adds to some of the exciting research that is underway about the brain. >> fascinating. >> it is exciting. and we need it badly. good to see they are making progress. >> what an innovative way to -- >> it's not intrusive, not invasive. >> thanks. >>> d.c. launches a new initiative to deal with missing teenagers. >>> why what seems like a modest change could make a huge difference. >>> and florida possibly the east coast in the path of irma. doug is back in just a fe w . >>> a lot of people here, seeing people leave florida for washington. a lot of us have family down there. some of them are riding it out like my folks. >> your folks, our makeup woman's parents. our news directors parents. everyon

>> we'll introduce you to those responsible of opening a parkinsons gym program. .w study shows gym equipment gross and full of germs. the average exercise bike is 39 times dirtier than a calf fear i can't tray. treadmill, 74 times more bacteria than a public bathroom faucet and the worst defender of all, 362 more times bacteria than a public toilet seat. >> hard to believe. sanitize your equipment. >> researchers find those with mild to moderate depression could have their mood changed for the better with intersense apps. as people continue to use the apps, many additional symptoms of depression went away. >> that's good. 7:53. there's a program called rock city boxing. it's not available everywhere. that did not stop one group of people from banning together to get that prom to the people that wanted it. inside this boxing gym you'll find determination, grit and passion. they come ready to try. >> i was diagnosed with parkinsons about four years ago. >> were you frustrated? >> kind of frustrated and discouraged. >> discouraged but open to something new. >> my goal

. >>> doctors may have a new technique when it comes to diagnosing parkinson's disease.rchers from michigan state university had volunteers attempt to identify 12 common smells. they used scents like cinnamon, soap, gas. they found that people with a poor sense of smell were nearly five times more likely to develop parkinson's disease within ten years. >>> hurricane irma continues to pound florida as it covers nearly the entire state. a new look at the damage the storm has left behind and where it's headed next. >>> we'll take you live to tampa for an update on conditions there. >>> the heavy rain bands of irma pushing into georgia. we'll have more on the impact locally in terms of rain coming up. >>> also watching on 95 this morning, our cameras around girard avenue. looks good so far. drive times from woodhaven to center city, no problems. there mine so i'll be here -- there might be, so i'll be here in about five minutes. >>> track could hurricane irma. overnight -- tracking hurricane irma. overnight, the latest on the track. >>> under water and in the dark. millions

. >> people are struggling with our disease, parkinson's disease, what happens to you if you have a life-threatening illness. what happens to you? thousands of people a year will die. if that legislation becomes law. understandingtime how any member of the senate that vote for legislation would take insurance as a port away from disabled children. if you are a child with autism -- if you're a kid with their difficult diseases, what happens to you and your family if medicaid is stripped away from you? -- this isd sisters a profound moral issue. the overwhelming majority of the american people -- democrats, independents and republicans understand that the united we mustn'tmerica take away the life insurance of millions of people. that is what the american people understand. keep up the fight, we are going to win this. health care is a right, trumpcare is wrong. health care is a right, trumpcare is wrong. health care is a right, trumpcare is wrong. thank you senator sanders. texas, theyte of defunding planned parenthood. i had to see personally what that looked like. i have had friends who looked at me

now, this can be transformative for people with conditions like facial palsy, parkinson's and autism, to control devices remotely, or even just smile naturally. my name is bethan robertson—smith, and i'm doing my daily routine. it's a series of exercises to flex the muscles in my face. in 2008, when i was at university studying to be a veterinary nurse, i had a serious car accident. i had a fractured skull, an acquired brain injury, and i was left with facial palsy, also known as facial paralysis. it meant that every one of the a0 muscles that gave expression in my face had been paralysed. years later, i had an operation that allowed me to smile like a mona lisa, using just two of the chewing muscles that were unaffected by the accident. it's very hard to know exactly what muscles i need to move to help me smile. i came down to brighton today to try out a new piece of technology that's going to help people like myself, who have got facial palsy. one of the surgeons who operated on me is part of a team of experts developing technologies with sensors to read the muscle activities of peo

technique when it comes to diagnoses parkinson's disease. researchers from michigan state university had volunteers to identify 12 common smells. they used scents like cinnamon, soap, and gasoline. they found people with a poor sense of smell were nearly five times more likely to develop parkinson's disease within ten years. >>> ready, set, lead. that is the theme of a great event happening this weekend designed to help kids in our area reach their full potential. for the 26th year in a row, the philadelphia graduate chapter of beta thai zeta is hosting a summit. valerie is here to tell us more of it, the president of the delta pi zeta chapter. so 26 years, that's a long time. tell us about the summit. what can people expect? >> the summit is something that, as you've said, we've hold for 26 years. it started off in north philadelphia and we've held it each year since then. this year, it will be at the west oak lane charter school. the day will culminate or start with a kickoff parade that will be held at the findley playground. we will take

eleanor parkinson with that extraordinary news.rvation of nature have warned that despite the change, the species — which were first listed as endangered in 1972 — still faces serious threats from poaching and habitat destruction. a man who knows all about snow leopards... let's talk to ianjones — head of big cats at paradise wildlife park in broxbourne, who are part of a europe—wide breeding programme for snow leopards. ian, you have got two of these beautiful creatures indoor park. yes, we have. we have a male and a female. tell us a little bit about how they came to be in danger to in the first place, and about what's being done in your breeding programme? so, originally in the 70s, we don't really know a lot about snow leopards, and they were finally brought back into captivity to start a breeding programme. and then over the last line of 20—25 yea rs, then over the last line of 20—25 years, we've got a lot better at actually looking at snow leopards in the world and trying to find out how many snow leopards are actually out th

parkinson's disease. we are going to do our best to you to a safe place, the governor told him. the fear here is fueled by maria's wallop of dominica and guadalupe. causing flooding and leaving one person dead. tortola is bracing for the worst. where to take shelter on an island where almost every building was damaged and the roofs ripped off. storm debris from irma could be turned into potential lethal missiles as maria's winds move in. in puerto rico, food is rationed. there are lines to buy fuel and get in shelters. are you going to got out? >> she headed for shelter after her generator broke. her daughter cannot sleep in the insufferable heat as the a monster hurricane approaches. most places are boarded up to night as the wind is picking up. you know the last time a category 5 hurricane made landfall here was 90 years ago map. maria expected to hit tomorrow morning early. >>> aftershocks continue after the region was hit by a massive 7.1 earthquake. the trembler collapsed buildings, set off fires and sent residents into the streets. adrian bard is there. it began to shake a

. >> and i'll at the parkinson's gala in danville. captioning sponsored by cbs >> today on "face the nation," no condemnation by the president of white nationalists after a deadly protest in a southern city. the president who built a career on bluntness took pains to not place blame on any one group, enraging many. >> so, what could president trump have said on saturday? >> this is a vicious group of animals-- living in their parents' a sements-- neortwawk of lavless sages-- who should be put in jail, by the way-- very, very bad people, very bad, evil people-- bing, bing, bong, bong, bing, bing, bing-- and unless you name the enemy, you will never ever solve the problem. >> and why didn't he say that on saturday? >> we have a president who doesn't know what the hell he's doing! >> announcer: it's the "late show" with stephen colbert!

health insurance when today they are struggling with cancer, with diabetes, with heart disease, with parkinson's disease. what happens to you and you have a life-threatening illness and you are suddenly thrown off the insurance that keeps you alive, that gives you access to your doctor? what happens to you? thousands of people a year will die if that legislation becomes law. and i have a hard time oferstanding how any member the senate could vote for legislation that would take insurance and support away from disabled children who are now on .he medicaid program what happens if you are a kid with down syndrome, if you are a child with autism, if you are a kid with asthma, if you are a kid with some very difficult disease? what happens to you and your family is medicaid is stripped away from you? >> it's a disaster. sen. sanders: brothers and sisters, this is a profound moral issue, and the truth is, as you have already heard, that the overwhelming majority of the american people, democrats, independents, and republicans, understand that in the united states of america, we must not of healththe l

i spoke to one woman who had park had parkinson's disease who hasn't had her own medicine. and sobbing she told me i don't know about the rest of my family. that same kerney had. how is my family doing. and that is the shelter. they don't have a generator. the generator went down circumstance days ago. so these patients in need of medical help don't have water. the refrigerator, that's gone too. they don't have food in there. they are relying on the goodwill of people bringing them food from other places. but that shelter in that small little town up in the mountains in the interior of puerto rico has no generator, no power, and people that need medical attention right now, again, let me run through that list in case you didn't catch it, hiv, cancer, diabetes, parkinson's disease, and cleanliness is issue as well, it's a nightmare to see. >> leyla santiago, i'm happy your family members survived the storm. we'll stay aggressively reporting this. you, chief, among hour excellent reporters in puerto rico covering this and making sure the people in puerto rico, american citize

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. >> my brother several years ago found out he had parkinson's. >> scamp around carts, he flipped over one day. i was like [ bleep ], lance, sick of seeing him flip over in this thing. let's pimp him out a wheelchair. >> they built him something truly special and it took off from there. >> they took this challenge as a family so there are now so many other people can benefit from this. >>> there's a beautiful relationship on the road between motorcyclists and vehicle drivers, except when you don't agree. like we are going to see in this video that comes from oklahoma, and you see immediately one of the motorcyclists up front is having a moving argument with the driver of that truck. now, according to reports, that truck driver had cut the motorcyclist off. there's a group of them on the road. but eventually they come to a stop, and that is when things escalate to the nth degree. they are arguing, and as this happens, another truck pulls up. the driver punches the motorcyclist, they go off the frame for a little bit, but you see that they are exchanging punches. it sounds like the other

many of the seniors in the home suffer from alzheimer's dementia or parkinson's these games were developed especially for them they're designed to stimulate the brain encourage movement and distract patients from their suffering. as well as what's wrong with it makes me laugh it's funny and it gets me moving that does me a lot of good and i like to ride motorcycles. you can see there are lots of games to choose from we try to cover every type of movement. this force guys meet in the city and the hamburg start up came up with the idea to start using computer games in nursing homes the games are all controlled by movement alone doctors and psychologists help develop them yes. yes. yes. now it's my turn. about that wolf that's all. ok you have invited me down. here you guys is the history of insulin. that run from me asked to call me that so it's the combination of motor activity with neural psychological cognitive and memory functions that creates an optimal mix for therapy and prevention and creating that mix has only become possible recently the technology needed to run multiple processes

it's not parkinson's. it's not m.s. i hate to tell you, pete, mr. and mrs.rates, you have a.l.s. >> reporter: it was a death sentence. a.l.s., amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. more commonly known as lou gehrig's disease. the rare neurological condition affecting roughly 30,000 mostly older americans, robbing patients of their movements, their voice, and eventually their ability to breathe, all while the mind stays alert. >> nancy ran screaming out of that office. she knew exactly the magnitude of this thing. devastated. i didn't know if i should run after her or stay with pete. >> all of a sudden i was, you know, faced with the person i wanted to spend my whole life with -- being, you know, given a timeline. >> reporter: a.l.s. currently has no known cause or cure. most patients live only three to five years on average. but almost immediately, rather than wallowing, the brawny baseball star started looking at the diagnosis as a dare. >> pete says to the doctor, how much money do you need to cure this thing? she puts her hand on his knee and says, pete -- >> i

or my father has parkinson's, whatever it might be. that's what jeff says.> rose: did you spend much time with him? >> tons of time. we spent pretty much six to eight months before we started shooting and then when we started shooting, he was not as much there. i think that was a very interesting process for al all f us. we texted every day. he didn't come to set as often. he came one day we were sheeting a td garden for a bruins game. now we're very good friends. we talk every day. >> rose: jake gyllenhaal talking about his amazing sister maggie gyllenhaal. she has a fantastic show called the deuce. this evening. >> here's what new for weekend, new york's fashion week is underway. the movie adaption of it, opens in theaters. >> and greg allman's final studio album, southern blood, will be released. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> and here is a look at the week ahead. sunday is the men's since finals at the u.s. open tennis championships. monday is the 16th anniversary of the september 11th terrorist attacks. tuesday is the start of the u.n. general assembly. wednesday marks the 3

and a possible breakthrough in parkinson's treatment features in the japan times.restored brain cells in monkeys which could help human patients with the disease. moving onto trending, then, which stories are sparking discussions online? in the amazon, a two year study by the world wildlife fund has discovered 381 new species, including this monkey. it equates to a new species discovered every two days. the discovery comes at a sensitive time as the brazilian government tries to allow more development. it's the largest single biological structure on earth, and attracts millions of tourists every year. but there's growing concern that the great barrier reef is losing it's appeal, because of coral bleaching. warm water temperatures are believed to have caused the worst destruction of corals ever, last year, and that may well be putting visitors off. some people concerned about the publicity they said about the reef. we have a somewhat softer level of bookings and we had last year. there is not really an identifiable reason for that they can be attributed to things li

he is bedridin with parkinson's disease. "we're going to do our best to take you to a safe place," the governor told him. the fear here is fueled by dominica and guaynabo. tortola is bracing for the worst. where to take shelter on an island where almost every building was damaged and the roofs ripped off? storm debris from irma could be turned into potential lethal missiles as maria's winds move in. in puerto rico, food is being rationed. there are lines to buy fuel and to get into shelters. are you going to get out. >> yes gl this woman is headed for shelter after her generator broke upon her daughter cannot sleep in the insufferable heat as a monster hurricane approaches. most places are boarded up tonight as the wind is picking up. you know, the last time a category 5 hurricane made landfall here was 90 years ago. maria is expected to hit tomorrow morning early. anthony. >> mason: eric fisher is chief meteorologist at our cbs boston station wbz and he has the latest. >> hurricane maria has a very tight core, meaning the w

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he was diagnosed with parkinson's disease, needed help around the house and employed a camera. she saw a carer helping herself to her father's money. right into the bag and into her bra. the theft was reported to the police. financial abuses the third most common type of abuses the third most common type of abuse and according to the police is on the increase. it is not the usual suspects by conmen and scammers but people closest to the victims. there are protections for elderly people, who can appoint someone to be in charge of the money, but that is not a lwa ys charge of the money, but that is not always the theft proof. the other people reported with wrongdoing has been doubled since 2013. more than 1000 last year. it is argued that the law is not strong enough. 1000 last year. it is argued that the law is not strong enoughlj believe there should be a separate crime for abuse of elderly people because they do not think there is enough support in the legislation as it stands to bring more people to justice. joanne did getjustice for her dad. but the experience still affects

the company's focus areas are psychotic disorders and parkinson's and alzheimer's diseases. been seeing some growth in the drugs that have been fueling share growth as well as revenue growth. vonnie: what are the challenges facing this new ceo? julie: part of the challenge has been the growth in the shares. you never see a valuation issue. a lot of the positive news priced in. some analysts have commented on the thin lifeline for the company. disconnect between a huge gain and negative analyst sentiment. some ratings on the stock have climbed even before the resignation of lundbeck today. the forward price-to-earnings ratio compared to european peers is around 27. the next high this -- the next highest is below 20. vonnie: julie, thank you for that. our mover of the hour. global investors cannot get enough of daniel ives and dashed daniel iversen. attracted $31 billion in net deposits through august. the biggest mutual fund in europe. joining us with details is charlie stein, from boston. talk to us about why this has become so popular. the massive amount of inflow. massive

theirjobs and moved back home to look after their mum, annie, who is 82 years old and has advanced parkinson'seople to look after their mum. this year alone, from the beginning of the year, we have had up to 30 different carers, which is... people just come and go all the time. they don't get paid enough, the carers. they're exhausted, they're doing crazy long hours. we've had to step in numerous times to cover care ourselves. recruiting care workers is really difficult in many parts of the uk. earlier this year, research done by the bbc found that, every day in england, more than 900 care staff leave theirjobs. rachel smith—lyte was a care worker, but after three years she'd had enough, and left the profession. she said the pay rate of £8 an hourjust wasn't enough. it was just so physically demanding, and i was starting to get health problems as a result. it was also very emotionally draining, and it started to kind of make me feel a bit hard towards people. and that isn't who i am, at all, and that worried me. the number of people aged over 85 living in the uk is expected to double in the ne

i know personally wayne walker died this last year from parkinson's which was brought about by 15 years in the nfl. there during research and find out whether or not als is related to head trauma. there are players that have committed suicide by shooting themselves in the heart so their brains would be available to do autopsies to see about brain damage. that is the most insensitive comment that i could ever describe in a divisive thing as opposed to bringing people together. >> i have to agree with you on that. cte is a huge issue in the nfl. as you said, you have players shooting themselves in the chest so that their heads are preserved so they can study their heads. he's making out like maybe they are not hitting hard enough i cannot explain how insensitive that is the people were playing the game today and to the brotherhood. both guys get paid well but to call them all millionaires is so wrong. the vast majority don't ever make millions. those guys put stuff on the line every day. >> all those things are terrible and no one wants to see that in the head trauma but what does that ha

. >> five aspects deal with psychological skills. 66-year-old kathryn has parkinson's. >> it helps slow the progression of the disease. exercise in any form is one of the most important thing i can do. >> combination of the physical movement and creative thought. 69-year-old cathy hudson loves coming here. >> it makes it hard to so she keeps me moving. i like that. >> shake it up, shake it up, baby. >> there is no right or wrong answer. we let them be there. >> for sinclair cares, i'm frank crocker. nancy: former prosecutor you may know from a serial podcast wants to be baltimore's top lawyer. he is going to run in next year's democratic primary for the state attorney. he handle it would state opposition for new trial for said -- adnan syed. jonathan: can you believe hockey season begins today. caps hit the ice for the first practice. caps face the devils in the preseason opener monday in jersey. the caps regular season starts october what for the second straight year they were eliminated by pittsburgh in the second round. we are trying to eliminate that from our memory. the first time

we then find francis ka who has parkinsons disease and hasn't had access to the medicine she needs in days. >> look. she's crying because she doesn't know with about her family. desperation is growing. people are waiting in line to get water from mountain streams. >> he says they can live without power, but they can't live without water. that's why they're standing in line for springwater. people are resort to go washing clothes like in this. this is juana. [ speaking spanish ]. >> she's been here since this morning washing clothes. five to six hours cleaning clothes, she tells me. i'm asking her where is the help. she says there's no help. no help has arrived here. >> no help at all. none from the local government, residents say, nor from fema, which has only been here to do an assessment, not to deliver any aid. the people of corozal are now in survival mode waiting for their relief. >> there have been so many people around the world doing their best to help out. and if you want to find out how you, too, can help, the people in puerto rico and around the caribbean, be sure to go to

o with the most recent hurricane irma just avoided having to evacuate with a --th parekh and parkinsons. roof in se our hurricane matthew last october and the time our insurance roof and d cover the were quick to act, but they so 't cover the deductible, since we're on limited income, i applied to fema. denied, but i appeald and they helped with the deductible. want to mention, i think we need a wall, excuse me the quote, not that wall in mexico, it is sea walls. be ink fema is going to ontinually funding people, paying insurance for people over and over again on beach front rebuild, when people they need to have seawalls. local e probably ordinances that will have to be changed, but i think seawall on property is the way to go in this country. storm after e one another. thank you. host: on the fema experience, take?ng did that process how long did you not have a roof over your head and what does up pay something how much did they give you to cover the deductible? okay.r: oh, with the insurance, you know, i ad hired a guy and the insurance reimbursed me. fema probably took two months to

the same thing is true when 2 comes -- when it comes to prostrate cancer, parkinson's disease. what we found over and over again is money invested in this program for medical research is money well spent. why, then, would we bury this program in red tape? i am happy that some 54, 55 senators from both sides of the aisle are going to stand with me. i see i have other colleagues preparing to speak. i'll return to speak more specifically about the programs of this agency. is there a person in this country who believes that america is spending too much money on medical research? well, perhaps there are. but i haven't met them. what i have found over and over again is that members of both political parties are committed to medical research. the department of defense does a great job with the resources given to them. let's continue this program as a salute to our men and women in the military, their families, and our veterans. mr. president, i yield the floor. mr. mccain: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. mr. mccain: mr. president, let me state the botto

a like parkinson's orff chronic pain or mobilityty issues or some forms of cancer so they're dealing with all of this to with knowledge very little support and i think it is clear they need to have the same kind of opportunities with the most severe injuries they are dealing with a need to be a part of the comprehensive caregiver program that means they have respite care. that is so important because when you are almost burned out house you provide the best quality care for veterans?. >> those that have borne the battle with those individuals that deserve to have the best possible care so they are not depressed or facing immune system problems and heart problems with a great deal of stress and anxiety and depression it is very important to have respite care that these caregivers are able to have mental health counseling. there is a comprehensive program and to have health insurance it would be provided. so they deserve this and it is not fair they don't have it now. there is every reason to move quickly and the sooner we can get that legislation passed we can get theop community -- q