i have here a july 12, 2012 letter from the american academy of pediatrics. i have here a december 12, 2012 letter from the american academy of pediatrics and copy. and i have here the full harvard 60-page study. my request is first that i do think that this should be disclosed, but most importantly i think that this should be continued, just continued because there's been such a development in the peer review data that i believe that it would be improper for this thing to be approved at this point. that's all i have to say. i'll answer any questions. thank you. >> thank you. any questions? thank you very much. [speaker not understood] cards here. arthur davis, are you here? and leslie [speaker not understood] is next, and james johnson after that. >>> thank you. i'm a scientist. i'm the writer on this book on cell phone safety. i was a professor at mount sinai. [speaker not understood]. i won the nobel prize with al gore and a group of scientists and i'm here today to tell you as the president of the environmental health trust why i believe that this law tha

our daughter was listed for pediatric lungs to start out with.or the first year, you know, was fairly stable and it wasn't until she became unstable that we listed for adult lungs. and we didn't find out sort of until we got pretty far into the wait for adult lungs when our number got really competitive and i started to think why aren't we getting offers when i know the number is competitive enough that we should be getting offers. and that's when i dug in and asked some questions and realized that we weren't getting offers because sarah's sickness wasn't competing the way everyone over 12 was competing. everyone 12 and over is competing based on how ill they are. and that's just natural emergency medicine. you treat the sickest patient first. doesn't matter how old they are, you treat the sickest patient first. my daughter's one of the sickest people in this region. and all we want is for her to be treated in order of how ill she is. >> i know. we're looking at some beautiful -- we are looking at some beautiful pictures of your daughter who has

think would be a courageous act and deeply reconsider the installation of sbr chrome and involve pediatric medicine regarding the key relative exposure to carcinogens which is lacking today. the use of this material is currently being challenged . in the california supreme court last month two fundamental supports are being challenged in washington dc; when you choose to recognize the toxicity of this material you can simply remove it; what cannot be done is to extract the metals, chemicals and carcinogens from the bodies and nervous systems of the children were being exposed yesterday, today and tomorrow. >> president chiu, can you hear me? >> yes we can. >> my name is j kennedy. i come today in this time of budgetary planning to commend you for your participation. i also come to bear witness about a wonderful participatory effort, called, i want to put it on the overhead. can you read it? called the utility underground task force report to the san francisco board of supervisors; it included all the districts, at&t, comcast, department of public works, public into this commission, 55 page

and there are not nearly enough i think awareness about pediatric cancer, and in particular the braincould to help out. i'm just representing the other guys that came forward and we all decided to match each other so they have seed money for their next fun raising thing, which they've been doing for over a year, this isn't new for these guys. jenna: we are glad that you are did and especially put a face to it. sometimes come forward and it's anonymous and it's nice to see a face associated with it, the they gentlemen that came forward. we will put up the website for you guys, the foundation will be on our website as well. where kp-fl is the money going? what are you doing with it? >> you can go on to team jack foundation.org to learn more about it. we've started a new campaign called the big give and it's our foundation's hopes that key could match the number of views on youtube with dollars. 8million views on youtube we'd like to see that equate into $8 million raised for pediatric brain cancer research. we are using the $30,000 generated from the cards to launch that campaign. we wo

she said, she was very impressed with the effort on both the adult and pediatric side.y pleased with that. we obviously wish it had never happened in the first place. >> thank you so much for joining us. he is mentioning the 1999 twister, that was an ef-5 and 19 people died and this is an ef-4, but that could be changed tomorrow when they assess the situation. >> moore hospital is the only hospital that suffered structural damage in the hospital and tore off part of the roof of the hospital. coming up in just a moment, we are going to be talking to someone from the moore medical center, what happened to the patients there, the personnel, the doctors, the nurses, their fate in this horrific tornado that has struck moore, oklahoma. our continuing coverage in just our continuing coverage in just a moment. is your body holding you back? where do you think you're going? i want to go running. not with that knee, you're not. your bones and joints can say, "no," at any age. let's not, uh, pick her up. what do you say? yet a lot of people in pain fight back... use your head. sav

she said, she was very impressed with the effort on both the adult and the pediatric side. very pleased with that. we obviously wish it had never happened in the first place. >> thank you so much for joining us. he is mentioning the 1999 twister, that was an ef-5 and 19 people died and this is an ef-4, but that could be changed tomorrow when they assess the situation. >> moore hospital is the only hospital that suffered structural damage in the hospital and tore off part of the roof of the hospital. coming up in just a moment, we are going to be talking to someone from the moore medical center, what happened to the patients there, the personnel, the doctors, the nurses, their fate in this horrific tornado that has struck moore, oklahoma. our continuing coverage in just a moment. exorably test test >> welcome back to our continuing coverage of this devastating tornado that killed 5100s have been injured and more in oklahoma. on the telephone is kelly wells spokesperson from the moore medical center. as i understand it your hospital sustained some damage as well. can you desc

he helped write the pediatric transplant rules. >> if i change the system to give sarah an advantage, adolescent who then gets a disadvantage. we built a system that we try to be as fair to everyone as possible. >> reporter: sarah now has three to five weeks to live. >> so hard to get pediatric lungs. >> reporter: her mother is still working on a solution. her options, though, are limited. >> maybe it is too late for sarah. i don't know. but it is not -- it is not right. i'm going to fight for the next person's kid. >> reporter: sarah still has hope. >> i'm not going for easy. i'm just going for possible. >> reporter: the possibility of living, of maybe one day realizing her dreams. ♪ zain asher, cnn, philadelphia. >> what a story. sarah's father fran joins me live from philadelphia. fran, i hate that i'm talking to you. i hate the circumstances, but i got to tell you, your 10-year-old is a pretty eloquent young gal. as a dad, your daughter is dying. but you and your wife have chosen not to tell her and that has to be incredibly difficult. >> yes, it is. i mean, she continues to fight

he helped write the pediatric transplant rules. >> if i change the system to give sarah on advantage very likely an adolescent who then gets a disadvantage and i'm not in a position and i don't think the system should be in a position to do that on a case by case basis. we built a system and we try to be as fair to everyone as possible. >> reporter: with the clock ticking on sarah's life. >> but it's so hard to get pediatric lungs. >> reporter: her mother is still working on a solution. her options though are limited. >> maybe it's too late for sarah, i don't know, but it's not, it's not right. i'm going to fight for the next person's kid. >> reporter: sarah still has hope. >> i'm not going for easy. i'm just going for possible. >> reporter: the possibility of living, of maybe one day realizing her dreams. >> we can do it. ♪ you can do it if you try it, oh, oh, oh ♪ >> reporter: zain asher, cnn, philadelphia. >> sarah's parents are urging transplant officials to change the policy which they say limits young children's access to adult donor lungs. they've set up a position at change.o

the reality is there's only 20 pediatric lungs every year and 2,000 adult lungs.ing the children from the adult lung pool they are keeping the children from getting lungs. the only lungs that will slide to the kids are those that are damaged or diseased. >>gretchen: sarah suffers from cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder that affects the lungs. but she only became sick about 18 months ago; right? >> that is true. she's been battling the disease her whole life but she became very ill 18 months ago and she went on oxygen. she couldn't go to school anymore. she couldn't do her normal things. then about 100 days ago she went into the hospital full time and hasn't been out since. >>gretchen: i want to read the statement from optn, a different organization connected to the health and human services department with the united states government. the biological needs and circumstances of candidates younger than age 12 are different from add less -- adolescent or adult candidates. one key difference is the size of lung capacity -- et cetera. your next step to go to the organ

ben carson director of pediatric neuro surgery at john hopkins hospital.e technical issues. here is the question i was asking you. it's a hypothetical. would you have had any difficulty treating dzhokhar tsarnaev if he had been brought to you? >> well, first of all, in the beginning introduction i was introduced as a republican. i'm an independent. no, i would have had no difficulty whatsoever treating we are taught to, as physicians, take care of the problem first. and, you know, you don't determine what somebody's affiliation is before you decide whether you're going to take care of them. >> the obama administration is fighting a court ruling, one that lifted age restrictions on plan b, the emergency contraceptive pill. the fda has approved the pill over the counter without a prescription. >> having that technical problem again. >> dr. carson cannot hear me. we'll have to come back to dr. carson at a later date if he cannot hear me. i'll switch gears now to our next segment. >>> this is what we call the buried stories we a lot of pla. st weeks before the

he's the director of pediatric neurosurgery at johns hopkins university.arks at last week's national prayer breakfast resulted in many asking him a run for elected office. that includes the editorial board of the wall street jurm that said "ben carson for president." in just a moment i'll ask him if he has any plans to pursue a career in politics. first, frank luntz recently convened a focus group of california voters and asked them to watch and dialed the doctor's popular speech. let's take a look at this. >> sean, the words of benjamin carson struck a cord with a lot of americans. we're here in los angeles with a group of swing voters. we want to know what they think of his language. before we go to them, let's go to a clip. the red line represents swing republicans, the green line swing democrats on the deficit and debt. man, does this guy score well. >> our deficit is a big problem. think about it. and our national debt, $16.5 trillion. you think that's not a lot of money? tell you what, count one number per second, which you can't do. it will take you

new research in the journal "pediatrics" looked at 184 children and found kids whose parents sucked on their pacifiers to clean them this a lower risk for eczema and asthma. >> the theory is the parents' saliva, with normal bacteria, can actually colonize our children with good bacteria with incredible health benefits. >> reporter: most experts agree if your baby's pacifier falls on the floor of your home, just run it under hot water. but if it falls on the sidewalk outside, that's a different story. >> at least once a day wash the pacifier well either on the top rack of the dishwasher or just with hot water and soap. >> reporter: dr. ruben also says to throw a pacifier away if it has cracks or tears because those are perfect places for bacteria to grow. katie says she is trying to wean her off the pacifier. >> can we take it out? no. [ laughter ] >> reporter: this 17-month-old may not be ready yesterday. in mineola, new york, vinita nair, kpix 5. >> some pediatricians recommend pacifiers to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome. >>> well, a reminder. if you have a consumer p

. >> a new report from the american academy of pediatrics says children whose parents served during warat an increased risk for social, emotional and behavioral problems. it calls on pediatricians to help families find resources. >> we do know that one in four kids that have a loved one who has a war deployment will show signs of depression. and one in three will have really excessive worry. about one in two, almost half, will have trouble sleeping. >> during the last so years, about 2 million children have been separated from a parent on active duty. >> what we flow know is that some of those effects become more severe the longer that service member has been gone. >> the separation also takes a toll on the care giver at home. >> a lot more stressful for that person, no matter how good she looks on the outside. >> the skillmans now have another loved one in the military, kelsey's brother sam is a cadet at west point. they really love their jobs and doing it for a good purpose. it is in them. that's who they are. and they love you do and they are doing it for you. >> they cherish the tim

the study published in the journal pediatrics, recommends pa pediatricians monitor more closely the childrendiagnosed with this order. >> researchers at the british company washroom hygiene found one in five handbags, 20%, had more harmful bacteria than you would find in your average toilet. loigss and lipsticks in those purses had a high germ count. bacteria tends to build up. the handles of the purse contain the most germs and leather handbags were the most likely to have higher levels of bacteria. >> let's bring in our meteorologist. now our local weather. it is hot. >> we're seeing rapid changes over the next 24 hours. we'll see numbers that look a lot like summer. low 80s in san jose. but all areas really enjoying some sunshine as we take you out to fran you can see, look at that off in the distance, mount diablo peeking out on the east bay. as we get down into the south bay now you can see sunshine there. so a warm evening for your dinner plans around campbell or sar toga. our temperatures now running 24 hours ago warmer than the same time yesterday. that's about to change. the sea bre

he helped write the pediatric transplant rules. >> so if i change the system to give sarah an advantagee's another patient very likely an adolescent who then gets a disadvantage. we've built a system that we try to be -- tries to be as fair to everyone as possible. >> sarah now has three to five weeks to live. >> it's so hard to get pediatric lungs. >> her mother is still working on a solution. her options though are limited. >> maybe it's too late for sarah, i don't know. but it's not right. i'm going to fight for the next person's kid. >> sarah still has hope. >> i'm not going for easy. i'm just going for possible. >> the possibility of living of maybe one day realizing her dreams. >> you can do it, you can do it if you try. >> zain asher, cnn, philadelphia. >> we wish sarah the very best. >>> a freight train and a commercial truck smash into each other, this happened yesterday. people felt this explosion blocks away. just watch. >> back up. >> this is rosedale, maryland. this is east of baltimore. emergency officials say nothing toxic was in the fire. and the smoke that shot up in th

prior to that there were no pediatric marijuana poisoning in that state. most of those, the children are eating pot brownies with sold at medical marijuana dispensaries. colorado has some of the most restrictive laws in the state. >> a university of illinois study said that women who experience frequent hot flashes did worse on the test even though most still scored within the normal range. >> get ready. it's graduation season and time for thousands of students and their parents to celebrate one of their crowning achievements. >> this reveals a prom they made a decade ago, a promise they kept. let's bring in garvin thomas with bay area proud. >> there are many schools with histories that stretch back more than 100 years. san francisco's academy is not one of them. a catholic middle school founded just last decade, they had one goal, give the children of the tender loin a chance, one they weren't getting. their milestone this year is tonight's bay area proud. >> today as we mark the completion of san francisco's 114th year -- >> among the 8,738 newly minute

pediatric care? can we have both? there's not a health-care system on the face of the planet that could provide everything that everybody wants. it's in the manner of rationing care that they differ, and whether they ration care in terms of... likelihood of a procedure succeeding or reducing the impact of an illness, or do they ration care on ability to pay? those are the two major poles, and we have veered dangerously into the ability-to-pay camp, and have been there for a long time, even before managed care. and that's a hard thing, because you are saying, to some degree, who will live and who will die. where are we going to put our resources? or what are the priorities of services that we'll pay for? should childhood immunization be more or less important than paying for problems of a child with advanced cancer or a very expensive child who's struggling in the neonatal intensive care unit? no one wants to talk about that, but ultimately, if we have limited resources, we have to make some decisions about who gets wh

the american academy of pediatrics recommends placing babies on a firm mattress and not using pillows or bumper pads in cribs. >>> "early today health" is brought to you by vagisil. >>> joining us by phone is a spokesperson with the american red cross. jennifer, good morning to you. now that your organization has had a bit of time to assess the situation on the ground, i mean, you've got thousands of folks without homes. where are they sleeping at night? >> well, you know, it's a combination of a couple things. we have several shelters open. and this is a very tight-knit community. a lot of people are staying with family and friends. >> what sort of items are residents needing most? >> well, as they're able to get back in the neighborhood, it's going to be cleanup kits. we're going to be doing bulk distribution and getting gloves and rakes and garbage bags and those kind of things into the hands of the people. so they can start sifting through and trying to put their life back together. >> any sense of numbers here, jennifer? the number of folks that don't have homes that do need home

and the american academy of pediatrics recommends very little for children. cardiologist allen taylor says the stimulant effect can have serious side effects. >> the least severe could be anxiety, nervousness, high heart rates, and on the extreme level, have been seizures and death in some patients. >> reporter: and dietitians point out caffeine can be an appetite suppressants which can deprive kids of the nutrients they need. >> substituting those nutrients for caffeine and then not having the appetite to have regular meals is a real concern for our children. >> reporter: in march a group of 18 public health experts urge the fda to regulate caffeine to protect adolescents and children. today wrigley's emphasized to nbc news that its alert gum is well labeled. it's developed for adults and will be marketed to consumers 25 and older, it says. and the grocery manufacturers association says it will work with the fda to ensure consumers have access to the safest possible products. one more major development from the fda. late today it announced it is approving th

she said, she was very impressed with the effort on both the adult and the pediatric side.d with that. we obviously wish it had never happened in the first place. >> thank you so much for joining us. he is mentioning the 1999 twister, that was an ef-5 and 19 people died and this is an ef-4, but that could be changed tomorrow when they assess the situation. >> moore hospital is the only hospital that suffered structural damage in the hospital and tore off part of the roof of the hospital. coming up in just a moment, we are going to be talking to someone from the moore medical center, what happened to the patients there, the personnel, the doctors, the nurses, their fate in this horrific tornado that has struck moore, oklahoma. our continuing coverage in just a moment. [ man ] on december 17, 1903, the wright brothers became the first in flight. [ goodall ] i think the most amazing thing is how like us these chimpanzees are. [ laughing ] [ woman ] can you hear me? and you hear your voice? oh, it's exciting! [ man ] touchdown confirmed. we're safe on mars. [ cheers and applaus

the study is the journal of pediatrics. >> women and girls age 15 and older can buy emergency contraception without seeing a pharmacist. the food and drug administration is changing the rules so customers will in longer have to ask a pharmacist for the plan "b" morning after pill and can be sold over-the-counter and the f.d.a. lowered the purchase ride but buyers will have to show roof of their age. >> if you still use the first generation iphone you are about to become obsolete. your phone will be, anyway. the first iphone introduced in 2010 will be classified as "vintage" by june 11 and if you need repairs they are only available to iphones riched in california and you can caught in have it serviced walking into an apple store. few will be affected because it has been discontinued for years. >> it will happen that people will collect them. >> we have breaking news in the north bay where fires are bun right now on this red flag warning day. there is a ballot -- battle to protect homes and road closures. >> and a woman charged with attempted murder after >> abc7 news starts right now with b

. >> reporter: a pediatric nurse and mother of two was having a stroke. most likely the result of a heart defect she was born with. >> i was so afraid i was never going to be able to tell my family i love them. >> reporter: a recent study in the journal "neurology" found the proportion of young people who are having strokes increased from one in eight stroke patients in the mid '90s to one in five in just over a decade. and they're three times more likely to die within 20 years than people who haven't had them. paul was 28 when he had a stroke. he exercised regularly, but was overweight. >> i was 5'11 inches and 235 pounds. >> reporter: and without knowing it, he was prediabetic, had high blood pressure, and cholesterol. and a predisposition to clotting, factors that likely led to his stroke. researchers aren't sure why cases in younger patients are on the rise, but believe that rising obesity and diabetes rates are at least in part to blame. >> when you have obesity and diabetes, you often have high blood pressure, the single biggest risk factor for stro

we have been waiting for 18 months for lungs shaoefpl she has been priority one on the pediatric list the entire 18 months. she has been number on one for her blood type and size for the past year. martha: in the beginning when you were told that did you feel hopeful, like, well, you know, we're going to get this. it's going to happen. >> i did. and i think that any parent on the listing thinks that this must be a fair and equitable list, so you don't really think that your child is going to be discriminated against. i have felt like we got on, we got on well in advance of -- as soon as she qualified for organ transplant we knew there would be a wait and we got on the list. we worked very, very hardo keep sarah healthy and we kept her healthy and stable for about a year through just enormous effort and enormousork by the amazing doctors her at children's hospital, philadelphia and by my husband and i. and about a year in she just started to do a lot worse and they said, you know what we need to consider putting adult lungs in her and that she would fare just as well. d so we began lis

a new study from the american academy of pediatrics says babies who sleep in bed with an adult are moreto die of sudden infant death syndrome. it recommends placing babies on a firm mattress and not using pillows or bumper pads in cribs. >>> now back to our continuing coverage of the devastation in oklahoma. joining us now by phone to discuss the relief efforts is vicki eichstad with the american red cross. good morning. thanks for being here. >> you bet. >> now that your organization has had a little time to assess the situation on the ground, what do you find are the most pressing needs there in moore? >> really need warm compassion of human kindness. simple things are really meaning an awful lot to people who have nothing. we are providing shelter, a safe place to stay, meals and someone to talk with for their mental health concerns. >> and, of course, when a tragedy like this strikes, the primary concern is rescue of those who are injured or trapped. but now as officials say, they were moving beyond that stage. we're looking at those left essentially homeless by this. do you have an

moases and chief of pediatrics and the rosen during foundation and at that time in 1976 no one talked about it. we didn't have a system. we tried to get our public agencies together to work together so over these last 36 years we really created an amazing system but what i learned about five years ago we had a whole another network and we didn't talk to each other. we had domestic violence and elder abuse and child abuse and we knew each other but we weren't sharing information as much. we weren't talk about family violence so i am thrilled to be here tonight to be part of this family violence council that looks at these three issues and we begin to talk about family violence in san francisco and i am pleased to able to talk about the report. >> my name is theresa gwen and work at the institute of aging and this program has been around since 1981. we started the first multi-disciplinary team in the country on the issue of elder abuse and we have continued this legacy by having one of the first elder abuse centers in the country so we're one of four. one is being started in new york an

. >> a new report from the american academy of pediatrics says children whose parents serve during wartime are at an increased risk for social, emotional and behavioral problems. >> we do know that one in four kids that have a loved one who has a war deployment will show signs of depression, and one in three will have excessive worry, and about one in two, almost half, will have trouble sleeping. >> during the last ten years, about 2 million children have been separated from a parent on active duty. >> what we know is that some of those effects become more severe the longer that service member has been gone. >> the separation also takes a toll on the care giver at home. >> things are a lot more stressful for that person no matter how good she looks on the outside. >> the skillmans now have another loved one in the military, kelsey's brother sam is a cadet at west point. >> they really love their jobs, and they're doing it for a good purpose. it's just in them. that's just who they are. but they also really love you, too, and they're doing it for you. >> and they cherish the times they're a

the girl died at hopkins pediatrics. police say the driver did remain at the scene. a pedestrian is in serious condition following an accident in west baltimore on wednesday night. police say an officer following two cars speeding, want loss control. so far no charges have been charged against either driver. >> there was a fire in north baltimore that burned through the night. jennifer franciotti is live with the latest details. good morning. >> it is hard to believe. things are so quiet last night. the re broke out here on sisson street. this is close to the jones falls expressway. the fire consumed a building that contains several atuo repair shops. there was a partial collapse of the building. firefighters had to attack the fire from above. dozens of people were also evacuated including rosemary fitzsimmons. could only wonder if her place would be the next to go up in flames. >> when we oned the door to our apartment, it was solid smoke. the whole garage was full of smoke. >> what was that like? >> my dog ran back into the apartment because he was scared. it was p

new research in the journal "pediatrics" looked at 184 kids and found children whose parents sucked on pacifiers to clean them had a lower risk of developing both eczema and asthma. >> so the theory is here that the parents' saliva which contains normal bacteria can actually colonize our children with good bacteria and that may have incredible health benefits. >> reporter: most experts agree if your baby's pacifier falls on the floor on the home, run it under hot water. if it falls on the sidewalk outside, that's a different story. >> at least once a day we try to wash it well either on the top rack of the dishwasher or just with hot water and soap. >> reporter: dr. ruben also says to throw a pacifier away if it has cracks or tears because those are perfect places for bacteria to grow. katie says she is trying to wean her daughter off the pacifier. >> can we take it out? no. [ laughter ] >> reporter: but this 17-month- old may not be ready just yet. in new york, vinita nair, kpix 5. >> now, some pediatricians recommend pacifiers to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome. >>> n

more likely to become surgeons while women tend to go for the old lower paying specialties like pediatrics and dentistry. and that's all the latest from us of the business team after a short break r.t. speaks with the leader of the libertarian party in the netherlands about the role of the state and the individual freedoms that the party stands for keep it here. british stock. market. was really happening to the global economy. there are no holds. headlines kaiser reports. and admission free accreditation street firms for charges free. range means free risk free studio types free. old free broadcast quality video for your media projects and free media. outlets. more news today. the full these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. today. to cool. it's been said that in life only two things that guarantee death and taxes and my guest today has some issues with one of those i'm joined by two on monday is the leader of the libertarian party of the netherlands thanks very much for talking to us now for our view is that might not be completely ofay with libertarian

. >> she's at the top of the pediatric list for organ donation, and the number of pediatric lungs is this task. they're working to get the feds to make an exception. isn't that horrible? >> this is just such a tough story. you never want to be in that position. her parents are doing everything that they can. they're talking about online petitions. we're talking about reaching out to every federal government official that they can think of to try and get this change done. i can understand both sides of this idea. you need to have children, pediatric patients, and then you have adult patients. and it's hard to put anybody in front of anybody else. how do you make this decision if you're the one in charge of that? this is an incredibly tough story to handle. >> if you're a mother, you're only thinking about her daughter. we wish her well. >> we absolutely do. she'll be in our prayers. >>> a giant ice jam that sent floodwaters gushing into a tiny alaskan town is finally starting to loosen up. chunks at the 30 mile jam broke off yesterday. that means the frozen mass will begin to move soo

i have a practice in pediatrics.as treating who was dressed in a tiara and tutu looked at me and said i wish i could be a dancer but nobody wants me. i thought i can do something about this. >> reporter: dancing dreams started in 2002 with only five girls. and now over 50 dancers get a chance to pull up their tutus and take their place in the spotlight. >> it gives them the chance to be on stage just like their friends they're proud of themselves. they're happy. >> reporter: and happy in abby's case is an understatement. dancing dreams gives her hope. >> there is something they call the special olympics. and i actually want to do that. maybe i could get stronger and maybe improve my dancing more. >> reporter: abby has spina biff d biffida, the spinal cord is not developed in the womb there is no cure and causes are unknown. abby's twin brother does not have the same condition. >> i have had six or seven surgeries. i am about to have my eighth this summer. it is challenging having this problem. but somehow, i don't kn

parents n a statement sutter says our nurses are bound by duty to call authorities if they believe a pediatric patient's health is in danger. >> people taking a baby away you know, you don't know what is going to go on. >> the parties say baby is still in the home. the parents have to agree never to take him from the hospital against parent's order autos still ahead a cancer warning for women smokers. >> and oby, an obese dog that can barely walk. the day he underwent surgery. >> i'm taking your questions on twitter and pace facebook. so you can contact me on abc 7 or on twitter at m finny. i'll answer questions here live in just a little bit. >> i'm spencer christian. a view of the western sky. it's sunny, warm today, we can see highs tomorrow we'll take a look at the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> taking a look at san jose now this is between 280 and 101. stay with us. >>> a pudgy pup is on the end of a weight loss journey he tipped scales at a whopping 77 pounds. you can see him, he can barely walk. >> fast forward to today this, is now wee. got to get a wider shot. so you can see. 40

>>gretchen: the one problem is that pediatric lungs are rare.her words, another child would have to die and be on the donor list to be able to give their lung to this little girl. some people ask this tough question, which is: she has cystic fibrosis. what is the life span of somebody, even if she gets this new lung? and does that factor into where she would be placed on the list even if she was eligible? >> that is a tparbt that the committee needs -- that is a factor the committee needs to look at. they are living longer and longer. they go to their 30's and 40's. it is becoming a chronic disease so they have a better chance to live. in a case like this what is going to happen is the surgical team, the ethical team, all of them will get together. they have to have an emergency meeting to take her case as a special case if she's really sick. usually the organ goes to the sickest person on the list. this is a rare case. as we said there were only 20 cases of transplants in children in the last year. she is not going to have a chance to wait for

. ♪ ♪ >> bob: there was a study published in the journal of american academy of pediatrics which sayslt. more likely to develop illnesses and anxiety disorders or become alcoholics. let me say, spanking once or twice and geting the hell beat out of you every day, i didn't i did become an alcoholic and lots of these things. mine was different. i-but mine was different. i took a whipping every other day. i think there needs to be a distinction. >> i think that spanking can be good for certain. i remember my mom used to spank with me a wood ep spoon but it hurt. and i never did it again. and believe me, i would straighten up. >> what did they spank you with? >> a toothpick because he is so small... >> isn't that funny. >> what would you rather have in society. two parent household with spanking or a single parent household. it is not broken homes, these are people who believe it is better to be an orphan than have two parents that smoke. their priorities are skewed. >> there is a lot of single family kids that get abused. >> were you spanked in >> absolutely. my parents had a wood ep spo

only 21% of affected children children get treatment because of a shortage of pediatric pedia subspecialist child and adolescent psychiatrist.ychiatr. child mental disorders can disos change the way children learn, r behave, and cope with emotions.t >>> it's prison of war week andd in california, there will be a a reunion of the hundreds of powss and fair families, at thethe richard nixon lie prayer. they ar---- library. are marking 40 years, and the largest dinner held at the white house. that was in 1973. 1973. the nixon li library which is hosting, this could be the last for the vietnam vets and their families. >> here in annapolis, thieves ts will be trying to climb the herndon monument. monu it happens every year and today about 1,000 members of the navaa class of 2016 will form a humann pyramid around the monument. as they try to form, upper class man put on top. >>> the games for the nats, a na lot of injuries lately. >> tough times for the nats. na >> man, they sure didn't help hp their case for last night ace game.. >> dave ross joins us with the highlights. >> we're checking the t

tells abc news, "our nurses and physicians are bound by duty to call authorities if they believe a pediatricient's health is in danger." but these parents say, there was no imminent danger. >> it's like people taking your baby away, stealing your baby, and you don't know what is going to go on. >> the parties in the case can't comment because of privacy. baby sammy is still in the hospital and will be transferred to a different one then he head home. a judge ruled that cps will make home visits. his parents had to agree to never again take him from a hospital against doctor's orders. cecelia vega, abc news, los angeles. >> pretty outrageous, right? >> really is. i love there are these laws out there that protect the children. and that's understandable because they need protection. they can't protect themselves. but i do also believe that this story -- missing a little bit of common sense. >> how about a little common sense? that's exactly what i was going to say. by the way, when they took sammy away, they didn't tell those parents where they could find him or how they could follow up on it.

and we take care of patients from pediatrics to geriatrics. we have 20 different practices adjacent to the hospital and we see patients from all over the area and we have an office in silver spring. have been with howard university at least five years. what are you proudest of? >> it is amazing how the physicians are generally interested in taking care of the patients, the health and wellness of the patients is critical, and we see that as we see the physicians taking care of the patients. >> tell me some of the big things coming from the bariatrics program at howard. >> it is wonderful working here because we get people to live healthier lifestyles. it is not just about weight loss, it is about living healthier. >> thank you so much. the number to call, 70' >> rain fell in already devastated moore, oklahoma, making it difficult for anybody who is trying to salvage mementos. natasha barrett has the latest from the satellite center. >> today was also the first funeral for the town, the first time so many had to say their final goodbye to one of

. >> reporter: ryan a maternity and pediatric nurse has a number of patients have recently received the >> sometimes on patients that have been discharged. >> there was a cardiac med that had the wrong dosing on it. it had an adverse affect on a person's heart rate. >> reporter: on may 7 the hospital says it went live with the new entry system allowing physicians to enter patient orders directly into a computer eliminating hand written orders. the california nurses association says it feels nurses and doctors did not get enough training prior to its launch. >> when the nurses and the doctors are frazzeled because of the system that leads to mistakings. >> reporter: lee demonico said in statement, i have not received any written documentation of errors. despite the nurses claims, swab says she's going back for care. >> i cannot say that i enjoy being here, but it's enjoyable because of the nurses care. >> reporter: the hospital ceo says that the hospital is safer now than when the system went online. >>> the crims formally from san francisco made the announcement that they will soon be h

this is according to a new study in the journal pediatrics journal of the american medical associationarijuana and 2000 and voters approved legal recreational pot last year. that study found a significant increase in medical marijuana expos are in children after that 2009 edicts. in most cases of marijuana belong to grandparents. the study examined 1400 patients from eight months old as well years old from 2005 to 2011. look at them kids. [ sigh ] they have no idea what it was like before u-verse high speed internet. yeah, you couldn't just stream movies to a device like that. one time, i had to wait half a day to watch a movie. you watched movies?! i was lucky if i could watch a show. show?! man, i was happy to see a sneezing panda clip! trevor, have you eaten today? you sound a little grumpy. [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. what some wall street with rob black, we were only up 68 and close over hundred. now we're down hundred. >> things are getting a little bit better. have you seen mortgage ra

joining us now is a pediatric trauma medical director of the children's hospital at ou medical center. 59 children have been there since the storm on sunday and two kids are currently in critical condition. doctor, can you give us an update on what the status is of some of those children, those that are in critical condition, especially? >> both the two that were in critical condition yesterday are still in the icu. i would say that i would upgrade one to fair condition with one still being critical. both are doing okay. >> doctor, let me ask you. with kids, you know, i keep thinking about this school where the kids were in the hallway and a lot of them were hurt. what is the most dangerous part of a hurricane from a medical standpoint? is it material blowing through the air? i mean, i understand that some of the material in that town was found 80 to 1 with000 miles awa. are kids in a school where there's lots of stuff, desks, chairs, all that. does that make it more dangerous for them? >> i think that being in tornado, no matter where you are, is going to be dangerous, whether it's s

. >> reporter: ryan a maternity and pediatric nurse has a number of patients have recently received the medication. >> sometimes on patients that have been discharged. >> there was a cardiac med that had the wrong dosing on it. it had an adverse affect on a person's heart rate. >> reporter: on may 7 the hospital says it went live with the new entry system allowing physicians to enter patient orders directly into a computer eliminating hand written orders. the california nurses association says it feels nurses and doctors did not get enough training prior to its launch. >> when the nurses and the doctors are frazzeled because of the system that leads to mistakings. >> reporter: lee demonico said in statement, i have not received any written documentation of errors. despite the nurses claims, swab says she's going back for care. >> i cannot say that i enjoy being here, but it's enjoyable because the rses care. >> reporter: the hospital ceo says that the hospital is safer now than when the system went online. >>> the crims formally from san francisco made the announcement that they will so

her family thought that chance came when she made a list of adults waiting for transplant because pediatricre rare. they found a national organ rule in her way. her parents say they learned she needs to be 12 to compete with the adults on the list even if her cases aren't as serious. they insist hers is. >> the only thing standing between my daughter living and my daughter dying is the fact that she is 10 and not 12. that is unreal to me. >> we have gotten to understand the roles of all of this in the last week or two. it has really driven us to sepek out. >> family and friends are fighting for her circulating this petition on friends.org. it is growing in social media, too. every bit can help. >> it's an impossible place to be you have so much hope and it feels like everything was short of shattered last week when she got so much worse. >> the family says they are hoping to appeal to regional medical centers that can make an exception to that rule. surely they would do that. >> gis she is so young the problem she is not able to take a lung. that's better than the alternative. at least try

in the pediatric ward and visiting with some adults over there.e week, we're available, and people can actually go to our website, and if they have individuals or families that are looking for a little comfort, they can go to our site visit request. >> how do you get the dogs? people don't them? do you have specific breeders that you like? how do you cultivate your beautiful workers here? >> we mainly work with breeders. we have breeders in chicago, michigan, that we primarily work with. they work with dogs that either have a service training in their bloodlines or show dog training. so we know in the beginning, there's predictability, as far as the calmness of the dog coming out of those litters. >> very nice. have you been able to see people here yet? >> we're just beginning our day. >> and what will be your first stop for the day? >> the first stop is the messiah lutheran church and sloan-kettering medical center. >> very happy to have you. how many dogs can you deploy? >> we're able to make multiple deployments. we have over 60 dogs in eight s

maybe they want more preventative care or kids to have pediatric services.would save money and probably get to keep the difference and put it into medical savings account for extraordinary expenses. bill: take the voucher up to $15,000 and you to shop around. >> right. bill: and you know the bills. >> and you know the bills. bill: you know the price. >> most health care is not emergency health care. most health care isn't appendicitis that bursts and you have to go to the hospital right away. most health care involves things you can plan for, or, that you can be encouraged to be healthier through preventative care. having people shop around would mean more of those plans. bill: that is not one of the options here. so what are the options -- >> one size fits all. bill: company says i don't want to be taxed 40% with the cadillac tax, what do the employers do? >> they will slash the value of the health care they give their employees and in some cases they will drop coverage completely. as we learned a lot of employers say i can pay the fine, i drop coverage. pe