t. cells were the key here because the treated mice had fewer activated t. cells in their colons and mice the lack t. cells completely were not protected from collide as even after receiving the apple policy it was only affecting the t. cells so this shows that apple polyphenols protect against collide as by the method of suppressing t. cell activation these findings are really important because the first to show a role for t. cells in polythene all mediated protection against any kind of an auto immune disease and thus could lead to new therapies and treatments for people with disorders related to intestinal inflammation like alters crohn's disease disease even colorectal cancer and cancer seems to come. in some cases out of inflammation especially since many people who suffer from these diseases routinely use dietary supplements in addition to medications to treat their symptoms and a chronic inflammation is implicated in lots of other things chronic tooth infections for example have been shown to correlate to heart inflammation and heart disease and other

. >> who are coming in here with advanced disease and t-cells less than 25. they have all these infections that a lot of the medical community in the united states as well as the population believes that aids is all over in africa and we're seeing here in the southeast that to me looks exactly like 1989. >> that was the year fred ricks harris was diagnosed. >> i thought my life was over, you know. at the time i was a drug user also. back then, you know, they didn't really give you much time with it. >> the 49 is heterosexual. he and his ex-wife who is also positive have a 16-year-old daughter. she's negative. harris used to take 20 pills a day, now he takes four. he gets regular three thf month checkups at potts. >> what's so significant about this that's so important to you? >> the nurses and the doctors really seem concerned. they have a lot of programs to help you, you know, with food and housing and all kinds of things. you know, this place gives you practically everything that you'll need. >> angelle calls it a medical hope. one-stop shopping. her days a

. >> they come in with t cells less than 25. they have infections that a lot of the medical community in the united states as well as the population that believes aids is in south africa. and we're in the southeast that to me looks like 1989. >> of that the frederick harris was diagnosed. >> i thought my life was over at the time. i was a drug user also. back then they didn't give you much time with it. >> the 49-year-old is heterosexual. he and his ex-wife who is also positive have a 16-year-old daughter. she's negative. harris used to take 20 pills a day. now he takes four. and he gets regular three-month checkups. what is it about this place, this particular clinic that's so important for someone like you? >> the nurses and the doctors really seem concerned. they have a lot of programs to help you. you know with food and housing and all kinds of thing. you know, this place -- it givings ygives you practically everything you need. >> she calls it her medical home, one-stop shopping. her days filled with rounds and patient care

not if you're on an at&t cell phone. according to a new consumer reports study, for the second straight year, they were ranked as the worst carrier in the country. t-mobile finished third sprint came in second, verizon for the second year on top. >>> people ask us what happens to the teenagers that we profile on students rising above? this afternoon, we catch up with one we first profiled five years ago. wendy tokuda has the before and after. >> reporter: giovanni was a tall 18-year-old when we met him. that day he received word that santa clara university was offering him a full scholarship. he had a 3.9 epa at a school designed to give low income kids in east palo alto a real education. five years later we see the payoff as a young man wearing a blue lei crosses the stage to receive his second-degree, a masters in mechanical engineering. the home video is fuzzy. but the accomplishments are not. >> if i was able to make it anyone can make it. a kid like myself who went to high school, could barely read and write going i

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continuing after troop withdrawal from afghanistan. >>> and according to consumer reports, at&t ranks as the worst cell phone carrier for the second consecutive year. at&t's rating dropped from last year and as did all four national cell phone carriers. verizon tops the list. >>> if you plan to ship packages, december 16th has been dubbed free shipping day. smart money magazine says most websites have placed restrictions on free shipping. so wait to do it or do it google search for free shipping codes. and the wiebs of baltimore ravens players will help the salvation army fill bass cefts clothes and household products for families. it will begin at 9:30. linda so. >> reporter: in health news this morning, we could be on the brink of one of the biggest advances in breast cancer in more than a decade. there are two new medicines that could delay the time women with advanced cases of breast cancer get worse. an experimental drug held cancer at bay for 18 month when given with standard treatment compared to 12 months when only given usual treatment. drug appears to be improving survival. in the second stud

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google she would out 12.5 billion nor motorola cell phone business. at&t hoped to create the largest wireless company in a merger with t-mobil but the justice department filed to block the merger. millions of blackberry users had to make do without e-mail or text during a three day outage in october that spread to nearly every continent. blackberry maker research in motion offered customers $100 worth of free apps as a consolation. >> the worldwide outages we experienced this week were unfortunate. we restored full service as quickly as we could. >> reporter: netflix lost hundreds of thousands of subscribers after raising prices and attempting to rename its dvd name. it must now get clear consent from users before sharing material. its privacy controls will be subject to independent review for the next 20 years. news corps british paper news of the world was caught in a phone hacking scandal issued its final edition after 168 years. rupert murdock apologized but denied any knowledge of cell phone hacking. americans were just plain fed up with big banks in

. >>> a major cell phone deal dropped. at&t says it is not pursuing its $39 billion takeover bid for t-mobile because it can't overcome opposition from the obama administration. the deal would have created the nation's biggest cell phone service provider. at&t says taking over its smaller rival would have relieved its congested netrk andxpandeservice to rural areas. >>> today, its second day of public trading, zynga lost another 5% off its initial public offering price. the san francisco-based company generates most of its revenue from games on facebook. zynga sold 100 million shares at but the price a began falling. today $9.05, down nearly 10% from its ipo. analysts say the stock is prriably hurting from a large offering and from increased competition. >>> still ahead, from occupy protests to the death of steve jobs. we're going to have the top quotes of the year. >>> plus, an uncertain future. a woman who risked never walking again, and the surgeon here from the bay area who gave her a new please on life. >>> i'm jeff ranier

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number four, the proposed merger between at&t and t-mobile all but dead. that's what a cellne industry analyst told "out front" tonight. this came after at&t requested a federal judge put on hold an anti-trust lawsuit. a suit at&t has to win for the deal to go through. the justice department sued to block it said it would hurt customers by raising prices on your cell phone bill. the proposed $39 billion deal would make at&t by far the largest carrier in the united states. >>> it has been 129 days since the u.s. lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? we may be about to borrow more money, which won't help. 19 days until a tax hike and no agreement in sight. democrats and republicans are still fighting over the payroll tax cut. this is a cut that would put about $1,000 in the pocket of every average american next year. it does mean less money goes to your social security in the future. both parties want to pass the extension of this tax cut but they cannot agree how to pay for it. republicans, in addition to wanting to freeze federal salaries, want to thr

number four, the proposed merger between at&t and t-mobile all but dead. that's what a cell industry analyst told "out front" tonight. this came after at&t requested a federal judge put on hold an anti-trust lawsuit. a suit at&t has to win for the deal to go through. the justice department sued to block it said it would hurt customers by raising prices on your cell phone bill. the proposed $39 billion deal would make at&t by far the largest carrier in the united states. >>> it has been 129 days since the u.s. lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? we may be about to borrow more money, which won't help. 19 days until a tax hike and no agreement in sight. democrats and republicans are still fighting over the payroll tax cut. this is a cut that would put about $1,000 in the pocket of every average american next year. it does mean less money goes to your social security in the future. both parties want to pass the extension of this tax cut but they cannot agree how to pay for it. republicans, in addition to wanting to freeze federal salaries, want to throw

system which would be cross neutral, i think, to the planning department, because at&t would be billed for it or whatever cell carrier is at issue, so that when the planning commission acts, it's based on actual data and independent analysis of whether a significant gap in coverage exists or does not exist. >> the commission, to date, has been frustrated, i guess, with the process, and staff relays to them every week the actions of the board and why the board takes certain actions to either uphold the c.e.u. or disapprove so every week they get feedback of the board's actions relative to the c.e.u. operations. the commission and our department director are pursuing ways that might be changed in the future for the better but at this point the commission feels under the present criteria that they're applying the c.e.u. criteria appropriately and adequately so they're frustrated. supervisor wiener: is there an estimated time table of when that process change might happen? a year, six months? >> not at this point. supervisor wiener: five years? >> it would really depend on, you know, as you know, to move anything

t is the worst carry ear. that's according to consumer reports. it dropped from last year as did all four national cellne carriers. verizon topped the list, sprint was second, t mobile in third. >>> retailers may have spoiled shopper was free shipping. 63% of internet sales were shipped for free during the past week. that was up 51% the same week last year. many retailers need to offer free shipping to keep attention. a study found nearly half of on line shoppers have canceled purchases after realizing there was no free shipping. this is at a price. amazon which has always offered free shipping on sales over $25 may see a loss in the 4th quarter. >>> and martha stewart teaming up with a retailer. . the ten year deal includes a seat on the martha stewart board. jc penny plans to open stored dead dedicated to the brand. >>> the fight to change maryland law and allow marriage for same sex couples has another heavy weight who has put their face on the campaign. coming up at six, which starts right now. >> now,abc 2news at six. >> the weather outside isn't frightful but we will be dealing a bit of winter. h

cell phones and other electronic gadgets when behind the wheel. it is recommending that states ban drivers from using such devices except in emergencies. the new push is only a recommendation from the ntsb t would -- it would be up to state lawmakers and the city council to ban cell phones altogether. >>> california representative darryl issa has sent a letter to the interior secretary pushing for the national park service to enforce the no camping rule at mcpherson square. >>> in sports, yagr returned to the verizon center for the first time in four years but this time as a flyer. this one was all philadelphia. they blasted the caps 5-1. they are now 3-4 under coach dale hunter. >>> plenty ahead, weather and traffic and all your top stories. fox 5 morning news at 4:30 starts now. >>> good wednesday morning to you, december 14, 2011. just a couple of days away from christmas. i can hardly wait. taking a look there from our tower cam and the national cathedral in the distance. i'm maureen umeh. welcome to fox 5 morning news. let's get a quick look now at our weather with tucker barnes. i thought it was my imagination, it felt warmer this morning when i went out. >> you're right. >> but i d

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phone robberies and advising people to be aware of their surroundings and keep cell phones and other valuables out of sight t. happened at different times of the day in different neighborhoods n. one case two 14-year-olds were robbed of cell phones. in other cases investigators say robbers targeted people sitting in their cars, talking on the phone. >>> there is late word that the mayor of fremont died today after 35 years of serving the public. he was chief of police back in 1976. he was elected to the city council in 1992 and became mayor in 2004. waserman died at kaiser hospital with his family at his side. survived by his wife of 53 years and their two children. he was 77 years old. the vice mayor will fill in the vacancy until the city council decides on a replacement. >>> police in east palo alto are gearing up for a new year's eve crack down. >> reporter: today, officers tested their shot spotters that detects gunfire and pin point the location. they say they will be watching and listening for people who celebrate by shooting firearms in the air t. is illegal and risky. shot spotter gives them the tec

. >>> at&t said today it is giving up on the bid to take of the t.mobile cell phone company. &t had hoped to use t.mobile technology to improve the service in places like the bay area where smart phone use is heavy and dropped calls comcommon. justice department will reduce competition and lead to hire praises so it knicksed the idea. at&t will have to pay t mobile parent company 3 billion dollars for the deal even though it fell through. company issued a statement saying customers will be harmed and investment stivlsd unless the government involves the entire wireless industry. >> michigan police praising the action of a 13-year-old girl and you will too when you hear what she d.she was sick and home alone and burglars broke in. she was listening as they got closer and closer to her room. she kept her wit about her, though. ron clay born picks up the rest of the story. spm. >>reporter: in the movie taken a teenager girl hides from intruders who have broken into the apartment where she is staying. chilling similar scenario played out in mitch. only this was real. >> do you hav

. >>> at&t is hanging up on its attempt to take over cell phone competitor t-mobile.e resulted in the largest wireless provider in the nation. the justice department sued to block the merger in august. there were fears of reduced competition and higher phone rates. >>> weather news this morning. a powerful blizzard is moving east after dumping up to 18 inches of snow and stranding drivers from new mexico to kansas. that storm now being blamed for at least two traffic deaths, covered roads and a thick layer of ice reduced visibility to almost nothing. many roads were closed including major highways in the texas panhandle. and stuck holiday travelers filled up hotels in northern new mexico. >> that looks awful. >> it looks so bad. and the sad part is winter's not even officially here until next week. so we're getting a taste of it early. >> here's your tuesday forecast. a mix of rain and snow. all over -- rain from kansas city to chicago. thunderstorms from new orleans to memphis. light rain around nashville, detroit, cincinnati, and pittsburgh. snow in the cascades. an

cell phone companies like at&t are clamoring for more spectrum, or airwaves, to meet that growing demand but analysts say at&t's options are limited. >> they can invest in the network that they have, and roll out 4g services with the road map that they laid forward with t-mobile, and they can try to gather additional spectrum through alternative means. >> reporter: so at&t is asking regulators to quickly approve its pending purchase of unused spectrum from qualcomm. but that small deal won't solve congestion problems for at&t and other providers long-term. they want congress to release additional spectrum. >> the carriers really want additional spectrum to be made available, so they can provide additional capacity to their customers without the necessity maybe of investing maybe as heavily in network equipment. >> reporter: but what about t-mobile? it has only about a third of the subscribers of at&t and verizon wireless. >> given its standing as the fourth largest wireless carrier, t-mobile is expected to remain up for sale by parent deutsche telecom. in the meantime, expect t-mobile to

cell phone companies like at&t are clamoring for more spectrum, or airwaves, to meet that growing demand but analysts say at&t's options are limited. >> they can invest in the network that they have, and roll out 4g services with the road map that they laid forward with t-mobile, and they can try to gather additional spectrum through alternative means. >> reporter: so at&t is asking regulators to quickly approve its pending purchase of unused spectrum from qualcomm. but that small deal won't solve congestion problems for at&t and other providers long-term. they want congress to release additional spectrum. >> the carriers really want additional spectrum to be made available, so they can provide additional capacity to their customers without the necessity maybe of investing maybe as heavily in network equipment. >> reporter: but what about t-mobile? it has only about a third of the subscribers of at&t and verizon wireless. >> given its standing as the fourth largest wireless carrier, t-mobile is expected to remain up for sale by parent deutsche telecom. in the meantime, expect t-mobile to

cell phone companies like at&t are clamoring for more spectrum, or airwaves, to meet that growing demand but analysts say at&t's options are limited. >> they can invest in the network that they have, and roll out 4g services with the road map that they laid forward with t-mobile, and they can try to gather additional spectrum through alternative means. >> reporter: so at&t is asking regulators to quickly approve its pending purchase of unused spectrum from qualcomm. but that small deal won't solve congestion problems for at&t and other providers long-term. they want congress to release additional spectrum. >> the carriers really want additional spectrum to be made available, so they can provide additional capacity to their customers without the necessity maybe of investing maybe as heavily in network equipment. >> reporter: but what about t-mobile? it has only about a third of the subscribers of at&t and verizon wireless. >> given its standing as the fourth largest wireless carrier, t-mobile is expected to remain up for sale by parent deutsche telecom. in the meantime, expect t-mobile to

it has a built-in wi-fi and it is the first hand-held gaming system to offer 3d cell phone service from at&t. the device can always be connected on ago. you cannot use it on a fumble you can always be connected to the web at online gift committee. about if you have a ps3 and the the debt, they go hand in hand. take it with you and play the same game where you left off. it is now on preordering and comes out in february. it is a great high-end portable gaming device. i think it will be the best in its class. lately the ipod touch and iphone have taken over hand- held the means. >>kimberlee: a home- improvement chain lowe's is sticking by its decision to call ad for the television show all-american moslem. the show chronicles the lives of five families in detroit. ophthalmia they received pressure from conservative groups who called the show pro muslim and anti-american. thousands of people have been leading comments to condemn me and supported the company for their decisions. fan there is a petition to fight back against what is being called the bigotry. loews has released a statement. the st