st. louis university and a master of from troy state university. barbara's here to talk to us about the services available to support our military families. thank you for being with us this morning. >> thank you for the opportunity to share some of the wonderful programs that we have to support military members and their family. and i want to give you a little bit of a context. two thirds -- even up to 70% of our active be duty force live in your communities. they do not live on the installations like we did in the '70s. they're embedded in your communities, attending your churches, shopping in your shopping malls, they really are a part of your community. and we want to make sure we don't see them as being isolate ed. this has been ten years of intense deployments, separations and a lot of families. a lot of things that have changed in my world is the use of the garden reserve. never before have we deployed our garden reservists as we have in oif and oef. the infrastructure in the department was really not set up for geographically dispersed famil

st. louis university and a masters in management from troy state university. barbara is here to talk with us about the services available through her office to support our military families. barbara, thank you for being with us here this morning. >> thank you. good morning, everybody. thank you for the opportunity to share some of the wonderful programs that we have to support military members and their family. i just want to give you a little bit of a context. two-thirds, even up to 70% of our active duty force, live in your communities. they do not live on the installations, like we did in the '70s. so they're embedded in your communities. attending your churches. they're shopping in your shopping malls, and so they really are a part of your community, and we want to make sure we don't see them as being isolated on an installation and not out in your community, and really volunteering and supporting your community. this, as brad was saying, this has been ten years of intense deployments, separations and a lot of worry for our families. and one of the things

. >> i think the university st. louissed to be israel but i'm not -- is supposed to be israel but i'm not sure. and this ad from rick perry. i'm rick perry and i really approve this message. >> they are just getting meaner and meaner. p.a.b., what do you make of the race so far? is it just seem weird to me or is it weird to you? >> no, out of the many races that i have covered in my very, very short time as a journalist, you know, this is bizarre. it really is. it is very unpredictable. and there have been i would say three highlights for me. the first being when rick perry couldn't remember the third government agency that he would have liked to eliminate. >> i see where this is going, p.a.b. >> i'm sorry. two obvious. been there a million times. and the third. >> i love that you did that, though. >> i seriously have three. >> did you have three? then i ruined it. >> i thought it was funnier. >> that is okay. you are so adorable. if mike did that it would be horrible. >> it would be awful. >> andy is, this good people go

currently serves as director of development for college of arts and sciences at washington university in st. louis. she holds a phd in american history from kansas state university. her work shared today comes from oral history interviews conducted over eight years with dr. emily taylor, the former dean of women at the university of kansas. her paper is entitled "a dean of women and student activism, wropive intergenerational work during the student protests at the university of kansas." kelly? >> thank you, barbara, and thank you all for coming and being here so early on a friday morning. we appreciate it. the work i'm presenting today comes if my dissertation. so i'm going to follow my text pretty closely. if i don't, i'll talk for five hours and not 20 minutes. so thank you. today i'd like to talk about the long '60s as they appeared on the university of kansas. and then continue plett what this one campus might tell us about history and memory of the '6 0s. our common memory tends to center on the late 1960s and early 1970s. imagery of the time period on college campuses includes the vietnam w

. >> i think the university st. louisce so far? is it just seem weird to me or is it weird to you? >> no, out of the many races that i have covered in my very, very short time as a journalist, you know, this is bizarre. it really is. it is very unpredictable. and there have been i would say three highlights for me. the first being when rick perry couldn't remember the third government agency that he would have liked to eliminate. >> i see where this is going, p.a.b. >> i'm sorry. two obvious. been there a million times. and the third. >> i love that you did that, though. >> i seriously have three. >> did you have three? then i ruined it. >> i thought it was funnier. >> that is okay. you are so adorable. if mike did that it would be horrible. >> it would be awful. >> andy is, this good people going through a bad system or incompetent people going through a justice temperature? >> yes. no, it is the system i suppose that we deserve at this point. run one, i really miss mark block. i would like him to come back and maybe smo

. >> i think the university st. louis so far? is it just seem weird to me or is it weird to you? >> no, out of the many races that i have covered in my very, very short time as a journalist, you know, this is bizarre. it really is. it is very unpredictable. and there have been i would say three highlights for me. the first being when rick perry couldn't remember the third government agency that he would have liked to eliminate. >> i see where this is going, p.a.b. >> i'm sorry. two obvious. been there a million times. and the third. >> i love that you did that, though. >> i seriously have three. >> did you have three? then i ruined it. >> i thought it was funnier. >> that is okay. you are so adorable. if mike did that it would be horrible. >> it would be awful. >> andy is, this good people going through a bad system or incompetent people going through a justice temperature? >> yes. no, it is the system i suppose that we deserve at this point. run one, i really miss mark block. i would like him to come back and maybe smoke

. >> spo >> while that may be true, new research from washington university in st. louis goes against many patient's gut reactions. early detection for prostate cancer does not always translate into longer lives. >> after screening these men for up to 13 years, we can find no reduction in their chance of dying of prostate cancer. >> p.s.a. blood tests detect cancerous prostate cells, but those cells grow so slowly, most men will go on to live long, otherwise healthy lives, ultimately dying of something other than prostate cancer. going forward with surgery can leave men with sexual problems for their lives. >> african-american men and other men who have a strong family history of prostate cancer. >> doctors say andrew cox is one of day drupegruche people who -- group of people who may benefit from p.s.a. testing. >> but they say many men may be better off if their prostate cancer cells are never discovered. >> do you think comparing yourselves to you'll those toned and buffed bodies at the gym? you are not alone. downsize fitness opened last october. the owners wanted to

st. louis. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. three days to go until florida republicans have their say and while it is not officially a two-man race, it sure feels that way in the sunshine state. mitt romney and newt gingrich spent the day crisscrossing florida trading sharp attacks. meantime, ron paul ditched the sunshine for a snowstorm up in maine today looking ahead to that state's caucus vote next weekend. and rick santorum went back to washington, d.c. to raise some much-needed campaign cash. our political team is in place tonight. let's begin in panama city, florida. peter alexander is traveling with the romney campaign. peter? >> reporter: kate, good evening to you. the campaign officials believe what the campaign is doing is working. they say the candidate has a renewed focus after his loss in south carolina. and has done a better job being more aggressive, consistently against newt gingrich and emphasizing their belief that he is the best candidate to improve the american economy. mitt romney says he's feeling like the

st. louis university and a masters in management from troy state university.h her office to support our military families. barbara, thank you for being with us here this morning. >> thank you. good morning, everybody. thank you for the opportunity to share some of the wonderful programs that we have to support military members and their family, and i just want to give you a little bit of a context because two-thirds, even we say up to 70% of the active duty force live in your community. they do not live on the installations like we did in the 1970s. they are embedded in your communities, attending your churches, shopping in your shopping malls, and they really are a part of your community, and we want to make sure that we don't see them as being isolated on an installation and not supporting your community. this, as brad was saying, this has been ten years of intense deployment, separation, and a lot of worry for our families, and one of the things that has changed in my world is that the use of the garden reserve -- never before have we deployed the reservist

researchers at washington university in st. louisile psa tests are helpful, most cancerous prostate cells grow very slowly. because of this most men will go on to live long otherwise healthy lives while treating it aggressively could leave men with urinary or sexual problems. some men swear their psa tests saved their life. >> i'm cancer free. i would not known anything about it without having the psa screening. i had no symptoms. so the psa tests i think saved my life. >> doctors do say that there are certain subsets of men who may benefit from multiple psa blood tests like african-american men and those who have a family history of prostate cancer. >>> president obama has a new and unusual opponent in the upcoming election. montgomery sibly on the left is the former attorney for d.c. madam. he announced he's running for president and he's also suing the president saying he is not a natural born citizen of the u.s. he represented the madam in 2008 who was dieted for running an escort service. he's prohibited from practicing law afte

. >> reporter: while it may be true, research from washington university in st. louis gut reactions. it doesn't always translate into longer lives. >> after screening these men for up to 13 years we can find no reduction in their chance of dying of prostate cancer. >> reporter: cancerous prostate cells but they grow so slowly, most men go on to live long, otherwise healthy lives, ultimately dying of something other than prostate cancer. aggressive treatments can leave men with sexual and urine nar problems for the rest of their lives. only certain men may benefit from early detection. >> african-american men and men with a history of cancer. >> reporter: he's part of a small percentage of men whom psa testing is necessary. >> i'm cancer free. i would not have known about it without the psa screening. >> reporter: it appears many men may be better off if the prostate cancer cells are never discovered. >> a government agency recommended against psa testing, men are still able to get the test, if they choose. >>> still to come tonight on news 4 at 5:00, who is taking cred

st. louis, 78-56. and american university crushes colgate, 82-54. that's your morning sports. i'm hakim dermish.t day. >> and there's still more news 4 after the dunkin' k-cup packs are here. get america's favorite coffee for america's favorite single-cup brewer. try all five delicious varieties, only at dunkin' donuts restaurants. america runs on dunkin'. thanks, mom. who are you calling "mom"? dunkin' sausage pancake bites, delicious like mom's, only easier to carry -- get three for $1.59. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm angie goff. >> i'm chris gordon. welcome to news 4 on this sunday, january 8th. if you like the weather, the hits just keep on coming. >> today's hit won't be quite as good. yesterday was the breakout smash sensation hit. today is an old standard. >> are we above average still? >> yeah. no complaints at all. temperatures nearly 10 degrees, in some places warmer than average. yesterday we were 25 degrees warmer than average. so that was the real bonus. that was your favorite song ever. outside we go. temperatures are chilly but not cold. 42, national airport. 39 in leesburg. 39

. >> reporter: while that may be true, new research from washington university in st. louisainst many patients' gut reactions. early detection for prostate cancer does not always translate into longer lives. >> after screening these men for up to 13 years, we can find no reduction in their chance of dying of prostate cancer. >> reporter: psa blood tests detect cancerous prostate cells, but those cells grow so slowly that most men will go on to live long otherwise healthy lives ultimately dying of something other than prostate cancer. going forth with surgery can leave men with sexual and you are their problems forrer the rest of their lives. doctors say only certain subsets of men that may benefit from early detection. >> african-american men and other men who have a strong family history of prostate cancer. >> reporter: andrew is one of a small percentage of men that the testing was necessary. >> i'm cancer free. i wouldn't have known about it without having the psa screening. >> reporter: it appears better off if the cells are never discovered. >> although a government age

researchers at washington university in st. louisarticular variant of the cd-36 gene may be more sensitive to fat in foods. they looked at 21 obese people according to the study those with less cd-36 were less sensitive to fatty foods. researchers say better understanding of that gene could help in the fight against obesity. >>> this is a popular time of year to join a gym and there are a lot of deals being advertised but unless you know exactly what you are signing up for, you can end up paying more than you planned. >> liz crenshaw is here with a warning and some ways that you can protect yourself so you can get a fair deal. >> a good idea this time of year to think about it right? >> yeah. >> watch your pocketbook. there is no need to break a sweat when choosing a health club but you need to know the rules or you may end up paying more than you bargained for. >> after a couple months i realized i just wasn't going and i thought it was pointless to keep paying for it. >> reporter: it happens to the best of us. you join a gym and do

university of north florida in jacksonville. friday the president wraps up his busy week in detroit. and saturday st. louismes our troops home from iraq in a grand parade. the event will include a veterans resource village along the round. it is expected to ease the transition back home for virus men and women. st. louis will be the first major american city to hold an official parade for iraq vets. i'm mary ann rafferty, fox news. >>> romney, gingrich, paul or santorum. many voters in the palmetto state weren't sure how they would vote. how some of south carolinas undecideds made up their mind at the last minute. óÑ >> thank you to everyone in south carolina who decided to be with us in changing washington. >> i want to congratulate speaker gingrich and my fellow republicans. >> three states, three winners, whether a great country. >> this is the beginning of a long hard slow. >> the latest tally has him with a 12 point victory over mitt romney. rick santorum third with 17% and ron paul with 13. many voters were undecided up until voting day. we report on how the undecided voters finally made th

. >> mina micheli welsh economy of university city research is a st. louis suburb.in a previous life i was in the meeting included tenures abc network in washington as well. i'd like to ask your opinion of what responsibility the media has played in this changing world. we yesterday heard a very good report on this in public opinion on a variety of issues, all of which is in the public domain, most of which has not been focused upon by our national media and local media. our media seems to allow candidate particularly to say whatever they want about anything as fact when in fact the facts do not exist. i think this happens locally and nationally. >> good, good question. i always have to start by saying, i'm not here to represent the media. i only represent itself. i represent my column in "the new york times." what strikes me about the web is that all i can move faster on the web than ever before. mark twain is supposed to have said twice around the world before you listed your shoes. he wasn't talking about the web. talking about the telegraph. here's what's change