colitis affects the colon to the rectum. those with colitis tend to have bloody diarrhea. >> this is a difficult topic to talk become the what are some of the symptoms? >> reporter: for crohn's disease abdominal pain and cramps, nausea, occasionally volume myth. colitis tends to be bloody diarrhea or diarrhea. patients may also have cramps with that as well. >> what age group? >> we see it affecting people of all ages actually. people usually present with both in their 20s, 30s and a second group will present later in life. >> the phone bank is right next door. the number to call is 410-481-2222. the doctor will be with us for the next hour and 15 minutes and we'll talk about treatment options. we'll send it over to mike masco and get look at that sterile -- stormy weather. >>> across town heavy rain in many locationings -- locations. go to the north and east and we're dealing with heavy rain. we're watching this cell over 70. this is out toward the north and mt. airy. 70 has a tough go of things out toward the north, hunt v

the drop is even greater for the big four, breast, lung, kolo rectum, and prostate cancer. >> fewer americansre smoking. after that it's improvements in early detections of cancer and improvements in treatment of cancer. >> reporter: still they expect more than a million new cancer cases this more and more than half a million deaths and cancer deaths are still rising for some cancer including melanoma. 46-year-old melissa had a melanoma cancered. she didn't protect her skin from her sun. her doctor says early detection is key. >> if you see a spot that's new, a spot that's changing in any way, getting bigger, getting darker, it needs to be addressed. >> reporter: moffatt now wears sunscreen and hopes her cancer doesn't come back. ines ferre, cbs news, new york. >>> there's something different about first lady michelle obama. mrs. obama added bangs to her hairstyle. she seens at the white house with one of the co-chairs of president obama's inauguration. thursday was also mrs. obama's obama's 49th birthday. looking good. get it, first lady. we'll have live coverage right here on cbs. i'm terre

these proposals rectum -- represents steps we can take . we agree we cannot permit any more time to go by without action. we all is to the families and victims of newtown, aurora, tucson, virginia tech, columbine, the list goes on. to turn the meeting over to co-chairs of our committee, congresswoman delauro and rob andrews. and the chair of the judiciary committee, john conyers, a dark and violence prevention task force, congressman mike thompson. i will yield to steny for a moment. you, madame leader. for scheduling this timely hearing. i look forward to hearing from the witnesses. all of us, as the president indicated today, we all feel the urgency of responding with the status of our mental health folks who should not have guns and who is getting weapons of great danger to our community. i appreciate the witnesses, i welcome them. it is obviously an extraordinary timely hearing. thank you very much for being here and thank you madame leader. >> thank you very much. it's a privilege for me to welcome all of you and i want to say a thank