plaque is formed by ldl cholesterol in the blood, the bad cholesterol. think of it as "l" for lousy. building up on the walls of your arteries forming plaque that can accumulate slowly over time narrowing the blood vessels, like something building up inside a pipe. this narrowing in the blood vessels leading to your heart can cause chest pain called angina, it can also cause a heart attack. did you ever wonder how seemingly healthy people can have a heart attack? this may surprise you. most heart attacks happen in people with no symptoms. in people whose arteries are less than 50% blocked. [ siren ] >> here's how. cholesterol can cause unstable bubbles or blisters of plaque to form in your arteries. these can be incredibly dangerous. most are covered by a cap, but inflammation and stress can cause the cap to thin and rupture, resulting in a clot that blocks the flow of blood to the heart. robbed of oxygen, the heart muscle can't function properly, heart attack. and therein lies the key he says, we can now find clues before the heart trouble gets dangerou

he had a lot of plaque. that plaque could have been identified with a heart scan years before. >> i don't want to sound glim, why wasn't it done? you'd assume the white house doctors, the president of the united states they'd be doing that for him? why not? >> it was not the standard of care then. we are past that. >> it turns out he had a coronary scan months after leaving office. but the technology was so new then doctors weren't quite sure what to do with the results. they said i had some calcium build up around my heart that put me basically in the top 1/3 of risks, but no evidence of blockage. for a few months before this happened, often when i would do strenuous exercise there were some hilly areas, when i'd climb those hills i had to stop and take a breath. i didn't take it seriously because every time it happened i just lowered the exercise level, got my breath back and it was never painful. it was just tight. >> if this isn't good for my heart, i don't know what is. >> by the time he felt the first

so he had a lot of plaque. that plaque certainly could have have been identified years before. >> but why wasn't it done? again, you would assume that the white house doctors, the president of the united states, they've been doing that afor hi. >> it was not the standard of care then. >> i decided to ask bill clinton about that. it turns out he did have a coronary calcium scan just months after leaving office. the technology was so new then, doctors weren't quite sure what to do with the results. >> they said i had some calcium buildup around my heart. that put necessity basically in the top third of risk. but they said there is no effort of blockage because i did so well on the stress test. for a few months before this happened, i noticed whenever -- not every time, but often when i would do rather strenuous exercise, there are hilly towns. i would climb the hills and stop and take a breath. i didn't take it seriously because every time it happened, i just lowered the exercise level, got my breath back and it

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we have a small plaque for you here. thank you for all of your hard work and support in the community. [applause] >> thank you very much. thank you, monique. i have enjoyed the last few years tremendously. before i came to work here, i did not know much about the port. with the merchants in daily working on the war, have become very proud of the community and benefit district. i look forward to continuing to work with counsel. thank you very much. i am very flattered. [applause] >> thank you. are you done with your report? >> no. did you want to stand for kevin? >> [inaudible] >> i do not know. >> susan is begging to get to the microphone. >> is there any public comment on this particular item? >> thank you. i know that there are many in the audience that would like to come and thank heaven. if you could bear with us for a couple of testimonials, i guess. i wanted to personally thank him, on behalf of not only the port and staff, me personally, and stakeholders in this community. he has provided so much leadership and bu

and she is no longer honored as an individual, but the plaque is now placed in a special shrine so shenored as an an zest tore. i haven't been able to figure out why 33 years, but of course in the past, a life expectancy was about 50 years. after 33 years, there's probably no one around to remember that, to remember. that's probably, probably why. i'm not sure. i'm just speculating. >>> if you will hold on to us, remember to come back and we'll wrap up with ron nakasone this morning. . >>> dr. ron nakasone, buddhism, aging in asian context, and ron had just told us about a visit to his ancestral shrine, then was talking about the relationship and the duties of between really the living and the ancestors. share that, if you would, sir. >> in the okinawan culture, japanese culture, chinese culture, there is no distinction between life and death. in japan, in okinawa, when a person passes away, he or she has ended her physical existence, but the spiritual existence still needs be cultivated. so at the end of 33 years, it's believed that the person finally fulfills and becomes a deity, anc

plaque buildup... and if crestor is right for you. help. >> sean: he is a nationally syndicated talk show host, mike gallagher. she is a republican strategist, the one and only, angela mcglowan, who looks great -- so that's harassment. he was part -- is that allowed? >> it's allowed. you can say that, sean. >> tell come out of your salary. >> sean: part. obama media team, democratic strategist, steve murphy. we are not making light of sexual harassment. but there are instances now, where we are so p.c. and so out of control -- we don't know the details in this case, but we don't have any evidence that anything happened. but if you say to mike that he's attractive and his tie looks great, you are paying unwanted attention to mike. >> every boss in america now takes meetings with the door open, blinds open, they are terrified of being falsely accused of something. i think americans are tuned into that. i think this helps herman cain in a very big way. i think americans are going to reject this. the women come forward, one makes her $400

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history up until that point. 30 years later the school put up a plaque for mario savio. they named the steps where he spoke there to honor the most articulate and powerful of the free speech movement student organizers, at that spot. at that spot, this month, at that plaza where cal put up the plaque to mark the success of the free speech movement, here's what happened on wednesday. riot police breaking up an occupy wall street demonstration at cal's supposed free speech plaza. last week on wednesday. here's the thing, though. since that massive police show of force on november 9th, the protesters there are back. today they organized a day of action at cal that included classes being taught outside and a march from cal's spral plaza, the home of mario savio steps to a local high school, berkeley high and berkeley city college. cal's annual mario savio memorial lecture was already scheduled to be taking place tonight. it was scheduled to be held this year in some ballroom on campus, but thanks to a request from the occupy cal protesters, the mario savio lecture tonight wi

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the idea that you could actually remove plaque was something we never thought we would be able to do. >> the amount of plaque we moved was small, and it's not clear if it will translate sba fewer heart attacks or strokes. but doctors who presented the research at the annual heart association's meeting in orlando are excited about its potential. erica edwards, nbc news. >>> arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords is making a tremendous recovery from the injuries she sustained in a shooting in january, but she says she won't be returning to congress until she makes more progress. giffords and her husband, former astronaut mark kelly have just released a joint memoir called "gabby, a story of courage and hope." the book is a detailed account of giffords' therapy and her coming to terms with a shooting that left six people dead and 13 others wounded. she talked to abc news about her feeling about the tragedy. >> sad, sad. a lot of people died. >> it hurts your heart. >> yes, yes, yes. >> during the interview, giffords struggled to form some words, and at sometimes her husband completed h

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they both produced reduction in plaque volume. >> reporter: showing, experts say, they both have the same effect on heart disease. the winners are the millions who take lipitor. now there is more evidence the drug is effective, and, brian, soon it will cost less. >> there are new patients born every day. bob bazell, thanks as always. >>> congresswoman gabrielle giffords has recorded a message to her constituents in arizona. the first time they've able to hear from her directly since she was shot outside that grocery store in tucson back in january. she's in houston now continuing her rehab treatments, told the people back home she misses her home. >> i'm getting stronger. i'm getting better. i want to get back to work. representing arizona is my honor. >> so interesting to hear her voice, realizing the hard work that represents. the entire message lasts about a minute. we posted it on our website for you tonight, nbcnightlynews.com. >>> when we come back here this evening, how annie leibovitz answers the question, what kind of camera should i buy? >>> if you were with us here for "ro

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plaque buildup... and if crestor is right for you.f you can't afford your medication, astrazeneca may be able to help. >>> we're at the bottom of the hour now on cnn saturday morning. and sad news to bring you. andy rooney, the long-time cbs man has died at the age of 92. this comes right at a month after you signed off tr his legendary essay at the end of one of the "60 minutes" programs. he had been in the hospital. he had minor surgery, but developed some complicationes from that surgery and had to go back into the hospital with cbs confirming this morning that he, in fact, died. john cline joins me now on the line pup certainly worked with him for a number of years. john, something a number of people told me this morning, this was just -- can you pick a better way to go, to sign off from the show and literally sign off? >> it's really something, you know? everything about this guy was original and you could almost say perfectly timed. to me, he's one of those people who was in the group that figured out what tv news was or would b