at memorial sloan-kettering, 34% of cancer patients died in the hospital.ill, that figure was nearly 50%. >> many patients are dying away from their families in unfamiliar settings with a lot of discomfort and pain and that's a tragedy. >> reporter: another measure? aggressive treatment at the end of love life when the chance for a cure is remote. at sloan-kettering, just 4% of patients received chemotherapy in their last two weeks. at lenox hill, that figure was over 12%. lenox hill told cbs it's re-evaluating the balance of burden and benefit of the use of aggressive technology with cancer patients and that it has recruited physician specializes in palliative care. >> we will be getting into bed soon. >> reporter: from the beginning, giordano's doctors have been honest with him about his odds and that's prepared him for this most. >> i have to be a grown-up about it and say this is where i'm at. my wife and i, our lives have taken us right here. today. >> reporter: helping patients find their way at the end of life is one of the toughest and most importan

i'm allan sloan. >> susie: that's "nightly business report" for tuesday, november 16. i'm susie gharib. good night everyone, and good night to you too, tom. >> tom: good night susie. i'm tom hudson. good night everyone. we hope to see all of you again tomorrow night. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

at memorial sloan kettering, 34% of cancer patients died in the hospital.t lenox hill that figure was nearly 50%. >> many patients are dying away from their families in unfamiliar settings with a lot of discomfort and pain. and that's a tragedy. >> reporter: another measure, aggressive treatment at the end of life when the chance for a cure is remote. at sloan kettering, just 4% of patients receive chemotherapy in their last two weeks. at lenox hill, that figure was over 12%. lenox hill told cbs it's re-evaluating the balance of burden and benefit of -- and it has recruited physicians specializing in this care. from the beginning his doctors have been honest with him about his odds and prepared him for this moment. >> i have to be a grown-up about it and say, this is where i'm at. this is -- my wife and i, our lives have taken us right here. today. >> reporter: helping patients find their way at the end of life is one of the toughest and most important jobs a doctor has. dr. john lapook, cbs news, new york. >>> indeed. coming up a bit later on "the early sh

sloan blocks the shot. gives off the perfect pass to simmons. his 13th back hand of the year.ond highest scorer in the lead. >>> donovan mcnabb's agent will meet with the redskins before tomorrow night's game against the eagles about a coiderate extension. mcnabb's agent is seeking a four-year extension. meanwhile, the redskins week 11 opponent, the tennessee titans on the road at miami and randy moss and his new team, the titans, say hello to his former teammate. one catch in the game. first quarter, ball goes to johnston. 17ard touchdown. finished with 117 yards rushing. game tied at 7. third quarter, vince young came off the bench. under pressure, bobbles and loses it and the dolphins recover. miami in business. two plays later. chad henning to cobb. barely gets in. they left the game with injuries. dolphins survive defeated the tins 29-17. time for the plays of the day. tampa bay hosting carolina. first quarter, josh freeman, throws to ben. dives in for the score. watch the fort again here. this is fantastic. >> love t. >> the buccaneers win it 31-16. they're 6-3. to cleve

. >>> foofs were called to 24-g9 avenue sloan boulevard and when they arrived they found flames on the first floor. one dog died in the fire. firefighters say they had trouble putting it out because the flames were inside the wall. part of the home is being ren nateed at the time but investigators are not sure if that's what sparked the fire. tobacco sales had licensing is on the agenda for two communities. santacruz subpoenas and the city are looking at -- supervisors and the city are looking at requiring stores to have permits. businesses would have to pay $255 in santa cruz. $425 in unincorporated santa clara county. the money collected would go to programs to prevent the sale of cigarettes to minors. >>> work crews are shoring up a -- near the apartments on the esplanade. they are scheduled to place rocks at the bottom of the cliff in the afternoon. this neighbor didn't seem too concerned. >> it's a little concern but they are trying to fix it already and -- and try to reinforce it. >> in recent years, the eroding cliff has resulted in mandatory evacuations for several people livin

yeah, i mean last year i had to pull out because i was going through cancer and i was in memorial sloan. >> this year you get to do it with ryan who ran last year in your place. what does it feel like to get to run together, ryan? >> it's a tremendous feeling. i think we wanted to run together last year and then everything happened with ethan and it was -- he's sort of suckering me to continuing to run it. i swore at the finish line i would never do it again and here i am mostly because of him. it's wonderful to have him back and i'm really excited. >> and four other cancer patients because you're running for a cause. >> ethan sort of inspired me to kind of get involved with a young adult cancer program that is from vail, colorado, where i live and this year it's for first descents, ethan is helping we that and we'll try to get rid of this whole cancer thing. >> sounds good to me. you're running for an organization as well. >> the charity i founded with the money from "survivor." we have 50 this year but we have a side bet going. >> what is that? >> you know, who's going to win? we star

they are also reporting this fimian will not be asking for a recouldn't, sloan though -- look at thesend you can see the race still qualifies for a recount in the state of virginia. all that separates them is 981 votes. less than half of one percent. connelly has claimed victory in the race. he did that on election knight. he is gearing up for his second term in congress. this apparent victory would make him the only one of four democratic lawmakers in v.a. -- virginia to survive the 2010 midterm election. connelly was released yesterday from the hospital from the hospital. his campaign says he is doing fine and recovering at home. as for fimian his campaign is expected to announce a time and location for this news conference where he is expected to concede. they are expected to issue a statement as to when and where that will happen this morning. >> kristin fisher live on captiol hill. thank you. house democrats are gearing up for a leadership fight now. hoyer safes he wants to be the minority win. that is second in command. he will face a challenge from james clyburn. he is the most

the disabled ship was towed in to san diego yesterday afternoon the sloan door lost power on monday when there was a fire in the engine room. carnival is offering a full refund and another freeze cruise. >>> amazon.com is bowing to public pressure. it is no longer selling a self published book called a pedophile's guide to love and pleasure. " the author says the title was intentionally provocative and adds the word pedophile itself means someone who loves children. but again they are not selling it. >> good move. your generosity will help others to have a better holiday season and it is still not too late to pitch in morning early. unisom. good night. good morning. i vacuumed my carpet, but it's still so dingy. she needs resolve deep clean powder. look what vacuuming alone leaves behind. this penetrates deep to release trapped in dirt, leaving your carpet looking like new. it looks great. (lab-guy) trust resolve. forget stains. . >>> happy friday. if you have had a great week weather wise, it ain't ending yet. >> no we will keep this through the weekend. >> this is a nice fall. >> it's

from atlanta putting on a show, alexander with a move around tyler sloan. what a shot that was.e 4-0. shut out for the first time in more than a year. they host the flyers at 7:00. no john ll for the wizards once again last night. the number one overall pick recovering from a foot injury. without thr starting point guard the wizards go out and shoot 38% against the grizzlies. it sounds like a recipe for disaster or an unorthodox recipe for success. the wizards up 10-6 in the first quarter. kirk hinrich up. remember this guys, vasquez one of three local products playing for the grizzlies. check out the kid fromontrose christian in maryland. up five points. memphis up. wizards pull away. gilbert driving up and in. the wizards win it 89-86. it was a very busy day on the college basketball front. georgetown, maryland. terms played a top 25 team for the second day in a row. this time it was 13th ranked illino. every team practices the inbound play and this is the result they are looking for. myers leonard froze it down. illini up at halftime. bowie with the pilfer. another kid from m

melanie sloan is here. she joins us along with roland martin and we have eric erikkson.elanie i mentioned mr. lowell was with him but not formally representing him. you say the congressman could be committing an ethic's vice during his trial. how so? >> if in lowell was representing him, let's just understand this. is mr. lowell -- are mr. rangel, are they saying that abbie lowell happened to walk by the ethic ice committee room and happened to walk in when mr. rangel was having his hearing and happened to sit in a reserved seat and walk out with the congressman and guide reporters? that seems unlikely. it does seem like he was, in fact, giving advice. >> can he be there as a friend? >> certainly. but given mr. lowell's well-known position as a plom nent legal defense fund who handles these kinds of matters that doesn't seem likely in these circumstances. >> does this pass the smell test for him to claim he didn't know he could set up a legal defense fund? >> i don't understand why that wasn't set up. but recognize, he was paying for his defense out of a campaign fund. h

the american folkway series, 28 volumes edited by caldwell, was published by sloan and pierce between 1941 and 1958. caldwell described it as the colorful series of american life told through the customs of the people in the widely-scattered regions of the country. the american mountains series, nine volumes edited by roderick peety was published between 1932 and 1952. the american lakes series, ten volumes edited by milo quaff, was published between 1944 and 1949. the series covers the five great lakes and four other major lakes, lake ponte char chain, lake oak choke, florida, the sierra nevada lake and the great salt lake. now for a little fun. the regional murder series -- yes, there is such a series -- nine volumes with marie rodell as editor was published between 1944 and 1948, an excursion into true crime american literature. each volume was based on murders in a single major american city. the series includes contributions by 66 authors. washington is not included. [laughter] and they're wonderful. they're just readable today because they're a lot of fun. photo of the american

i put together a compendium of all his medical information and i showed it to a former chairman of sloan- kettering and his doctor-son, dr. marx, and they both had the feeling that it was primarily a heart problem, not a long problem. >> the year he died? >> he died on the feast of the epiphany, january 5, 1919. >> here is a biological no -- ote --- how did you discover that? >> it is member was a brilliant but what free to me at researching this book was i came across a letter he wrote a to his son kermit. he was asked if he was remembered a palm about living south of the border. he said yes. he quoted it. they rode out the entire two- stanza poem. by an obscure public. i checked this out and looked at the powhatan found when it was published and he wrote the letter in 1914 and the poem was published in 1898 in the atlantic monthly. i looked up the issue of the magazine and a found that t.r. had an article in that same issue. in other words, in 1898, looking at is an article, he had come across this poem in the magazine, registered it is head. i compared the written word with what he ha

. >> sloan used to come into the wooden horse as a little girl, dreaming of owning every toy in the placeanted to buy the whole store. i grew up and i did. >> she cashed out her career at apple to be a small business owner, putting her right square between two giant forces. big dot-comes like amazon and so-called big boxes like target. >> flashlights are always good. >> if you ask her how she survives, she gives you the answer you predict. good customer service, quality products and that's the right answer, says retailing expert. >> if in fact the local retailer doesn't offer me anything special in terms of a relationship, in terms of knowing me, in terms of having a better assortment to meet my needs, how else am i going to choose? >> she is going further, taking the lessons she learned in high tech to bring the store into the 21st century. a website of course, but also new state-of-the-art point of sale computers, measuring and roaring every purchase detail. and sales advertised on twitter and facebook. >> we are just starting to do that. >> there in fact so many new ways for small busi

. >> sloan used to come into the wooden horse and los gatos is a little girl, dreaming of owning everyn the place. >> i wanted to buy the whole store when i was little. i grew up and i did. >> she cashed out her career at apple to be a small business owner, putting her square between two giant forces. big dot-comes like amazon and so-called big boxes like target. if you ask her how she survives, good customer service and quality products. that's the right answer. >> for in fact the local retailer doesn't offer me anything special in terms of a relationship and knowing me and having a better assortment, then how else am i going to choose? >> she is going further taking the lessons learned in high tech to bring the decades old store into the 21st century. new state-of-the-art point of sale computers and measuring and recording every purchase detail. sales advertised on twitter and facebook. >> they reach customers that all of a sudden the little mom and pops can compete with the big guy. >> you have to be innovating and your own marketing giving you the customer like the large retailers.

sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> suarez: americans took time out to observe thanksgiving today. some got a jump start on the christmas shopping season, even as many were mindful of those serving overseas. for the more than 140,000 u.s. troops serving in iraq and afghanistan, thanksgiving meals were served far from home again this year. servicemen and women at this >> it means a lot to me and the guys; it give us kind of a taste of home. >> suarez: servicemen and women at this post in afghanistan celebrated with a traditional turkey dinner, the first meal served in their newly-built mess hall. but the break was only temporary. troops continued to patrol the border with pakistan, where s

sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

and i showed it to the former chairman of sloan ketering. problems, not a lung problem. failure of the heart. >> the year he died? >> he died in the feast of the epiff my of january 6, 1919. >> here's that biological note. t.r.'s memory. and you mentioned this. was as comprehensive as it was photographic. it went far beyond the normal politicians of remembering names and faces although his ability in that regard was phenomenal. what he saw and heard, and particular what he read registered with almost mecknist tick clarity. how did you discover that >> everybody commented on his memory throughout his life. but what really freaked me out researching this book was i came across a letter that t.r. wrote his son kermt in response to a question saying dad, do you remember a poem by i think her name was edith waters about lig south of the border? and tr said, yes, writing back in his hand writing. yes, i remember it very well. it goes like this. and he wrote out this entire two stanza poem. by this very obscure poet, who i never heard of. i thought, i'll just check her out. i f

. >> it is a general image and the only display that will then be sloan are the boxes that indicate potentialeats that have been found on the body. >> the tsa says now that it's starting to exempt pilots from the screening, it's talking about whether it should do the same for flight attendantattend. >> thanks for that, pete. >>> 9/11 groundworkers have joined a legal settlement. it wrapped up a seven-year fight. the workers say they were not properly outfitted for rescue and cleanup splice in the aftermath and they have respiratory problems as a result. >>> thousands of people in california without tap water until further notice because of a possible chemical contamination. the water in barstow shows high levels of a chemical found in explosives and it incidenter fears with human hormone glands. boiling or filtering the water doesn't do any good. "the wall street journal" this morning says the fed res preparing charges to expose a culture of insider trading in financial markets. an untold number of investment bankers and hedge fund managers could go facing charges after a three-year investiga

sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> lehrer: leaders of the main political factions in iraq finally agreed today on a new government. t development was closely watched in washington, with thousands of american troops still deployed in iraq. the iraqi political system had been paralyzed for eight long months until parliament met today. the session came hours after a new power-sharing agreement was unveiled. kurdish leader massoud barzani announced the deal, involving the kurds, prime minister nouri al-maliki's shi-ite national alliance and the coalition al- iraqiya, backed by the sunni minority. >> ( translated ): the three top posts, which are the presidency, the prime minister post and th

sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org - beaches resorts is a proud sponsor of "the electric company," connecting bright ideas and countless outlets for high-energy excitement. announcer: find your voice and share it. american greetings-- proud sponsor of "the electric company." from the u.s. department of education's ready to learn grant, and... - ok, so here are your 5 words. you use binoculars to see something up close

sloan foundation.supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> lehrer: president obama took his first steps today on the new political landscape in washington. he invited party leaders to talks at the white house as republicans made it clear that hard bargaining lies ahead. judy woodruff has the story. >> woodruff: the president met with his cabinet this morning and made it clear he's adjusting to the election he called a shellacking, with republicans taking over the house and gaining in the senate. >> what's going to be critically is creating a better workingnthz relationship between this whiteç house and the congressional leadership that's coming in, as well as the congressional leadership that carries over from t

sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: general motors returned to life as a publicly traded company today. and though many questions remain, the move symbolized the rebirth of an american corporate icon that the government rescued from collapse last year. g.m.'s chief executive dan akerson rang the opening bell at the new york stock exchange this morning. accompanied by the roar of a chevy engine, he said he hoped it signaled a revitalized future. >> it's just a wonderful day for general motors. i think it's a wonderful day for the united states. and i'm particularly pleased for the employees and retirees of general motors. this is not the finish line for general motors today, in fact