robert wah is a president of the american medical association, richard umbdenstock is the president and c.e.o. of the american hospital association, and in minneapolis we are joined by jean ross the copresident of the national nurses united. and ms. ross i want to start with you. your organization is the largest in the country. and last week you had some scathing criticism of the outrageous handling as you called it of ebola at the texas health presbyterian hospital. they have apologized and admitted that mistakes were made. do you accept that? and where do we go from here on this? >> an apology is nice but a corporate c.e.o. apology does not save lives. where we go is to listen to us which we have been begging for since the get go. once you've got the evidence that we were correct that people are not prepared, nurses are not prepare federal we say we are not we are not. it unfortunately has been born out with the threats to the health and safety of the rn's and other workers. one thing we have done is write a letter to president obama asking that he set a uniform national standard that

policy for over 30 years, involved with the texas medical association, the oregon medical association, the washington committee. i have been a trustee for the american medical association. i have been working to try to provide quality and affordable health care for 40 years and specifically for five years with obamacare. in 2009 talking about problems with obamacare trying to change these before they came through. i worked back when it was on the board. the idea that all of us that work in health policy know will work. all of us that work together know what works. because they don't meet the essential benefit packages to find a $300 million down the tubes for a website that doesn't work. >> we already knew that my opponent took her tax plan from romney and her environmental plan from the koch brothers, the biggest polluters in the country but i was shocked that her health care plan came from a survey written by karl rove, and extreme right-wing advisor to the failed bush administration. we had a situation where there was so much concern over access to health care. a woman came to me at a fundraiser for ms and said a year ago, if you got a diagnosis

that is the head of the american hospital association, the american medical association.d the national nurse's united group, which represents so many nurses around the country. nurses are very upset about where this is going in, they're challenging some of the protocols, they want clearer and better guidelines, and so we'll get their side of the story, as well. this is the story with many aspects, it is cents far from over, but we're going to keep focusing on it, and doing our best to bring you the complete story of where we are right now. >> all right, bob, yes, scary time for healthcare workers in the united states for sure. we appreciate it, thanks so much. >> thanks, nicole. >> still to come: weather here, carol tells us about the cooler weather and our next chances for rain in the seven day forecast, so coming up next. also ahead, the picture perfect way to purchase anything you want in just a snap. you'll see how it works coming upment. >>> roadside rescue caught on dashboard camera. how a police officer saved a woman's life, when "eyewitness news" continues. >>> vi

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the american cancer society is opposed to assisted suicide. all the medical professionals are opposed. >> that's not true at all. the american public health association is supportive, the american medical women's association san diego padres aid in dying and in the states where aid in dying is permitted, assisted suicide is actually still illegal. this is considered different. >> because of the mental competency? >> because of the mental competency and the fact that the person is going to die very soon, just as the people who jumped out of the world trade center, we wouldn't say they were committing suicide. >> -- more vulnerable, the elderry population. >> this is an individual choice, which every individual who is mentally competent and terminally ill should be able to make. >> is it a matter of morality for you? >> it's a matter of not killing. nobody supports giving this woman or anyone else treatment they don't want. what we're against is killing. it's not just religious people or conservative people. people with disability, advocates against elder abuse. ted kennedy's widow, he died of something similar to what this woman has. ted kennedy's wid

the stud appears in the journal of the american medical association. >>> also, on the healthwatch tonight, a wake, a alert and alive, that is the name of a for number washington, that is designed to raise awareness and fine solutions to the growing problem of drowsy driving. >> health reporter stephanie stahl has more on the dangers of the sleepy drivers. >> reporter: in this video driver of the truck runs a red light and then crashes in to another vehicle. he was reportedly, asleep at the wheel. transportation safety officials say drowsy deriving is just as bad as drunk driving. >> impaired trying probably covers alcohol and drugs, distractions, and drowsy or fatigue driving as well. and that is the problem. >> reporter: 41 percent of drivers report falling asleep or nodding off behind the wheel at least once in their life times according to triple a. that leads to at least 100,000 accidents a year, up to 6,000 of them, fatal. >> people are in a hurry and they don't take the time to get some rest when they need it, i guess. >> reporter: two hours less than recommended eight hours of slee

. >> the american medical association and the hospice organization, they oppose these sorts of laws.e ama says is that the practice is fundamentally inconsistent with the physician's role as healer. what do you say to that? >> you know, anyone watching brittany's videos can see what an enormous peace of mind she has achieved once she had those pills in her hand. that's the duty of medicine. that's what physicians are supposed to do. comfort always. >> thank you so much. really appreciate it. >> thank you. >> and whether you call it death with dignity, end of life awe autonomy it raises ethical questions. people remain quite divided. this is of course a very personal decision. for our call this week, we'd like to hear from everyone on this issue. tell us your opinion using the #death with dignity on facebook and on twitter. ronan farrow is back in dallas right after the break. with universities across the state. for better access to talent, cutting edge research, and state of the art facilities. and you pay no taxes for ten years. from biotech in brooklyn, to next gen energy in bingha

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he thought the american medical association was the worst cartel, but he agreed there should regulation against pollutants, much of which sends long-range damage, not exactly to market choice. i was debating ronald reagan once and i challenged him on corporate subsidies and he came right back and he said i always tell my friend in the business world not to put their hand in the washington trough. so he came out against corporate subsidies. but when he became president, he didn't challenge corporate subsidies in the comp and expansion of corporate welfare proceeded under his watch by and large as well. now again, there's lack of an infrastructure out there. public opinion convergence may raise the alarm in the minds of politicians. but it doesn't get very far unless it can be cogently visible and get media and get polls and start to get on the table of one or more of the political candidates. there is this book called dear billionaire. some people think i'm on a kick trying to find enlightened billionaires. i figure the following. there's never been more billionaires in the united states

recent poll in the new england journal of medicine, 67% say they opposed it as does the american medical associationabused in cases involving the elderly or disabled. dr. daniel sulmasy. >> if i were her doctor, i'd certainly try to talk her out of it. i would try to tell her what the opportunities are for her to live to the fullest possible extent that she can even while she's dying. >> reporter: but maynard said it should be her choice, how and when to die. >> so to people who would say, well, you're choosing to end your life, that's suicide, you'd say no? >> no, cancer is ending my life. i'm choosing to end it a little sooner and a lot less pain and suffering. >> do you ever feel like angry? >> i have at points. i have rested that now. it's mostly sadness. >> is it sadness of just everything you'll miss, or is it specific things? >> yeah, it's mostly -- i see most of my sadness around how much i wanted a family. and it feels like for me that was always like how you created legacy was like through your children. and sort inadvertently to sharing my story, i've realized there's a bit of a legacy in

constitution, and have looked at the evidence, and they have also heard arguments from child welfare associations, the american academy of pediatrics, the american medical association and other experts and in more than 40 courts in the last year, state and federal courts, they have rejected these kinds of arguments. on monday, the supreme court said we don't see any problem with what these courts have done and has let those court rulings stand. >> all right. jim, you're up first. go ahead. caller: yes, sir. thanks for c-span. i want to say about same-sex marriage is not normal. the lord didn't make adam and steve. so there you are. thank you. host: mr. brown. guest: look, again, evan wilson is making this up as he goes along. on one hand he's saying the judges have decided to support my position and, therefore, i'm right. it's like he actually accepts this notion that we live under a judicial oligarchy but then says the american people are making this decision. the fact is the last poll showed a 5% decrease in support for same-sex marriage. guest: we give great ideas as americans to the political history in the world. first, in the united states, kings

, involved with the texas medical association, president of the oregon medical association, national nurse surgical society, our washington committee. i've been a trustee for the american medical association. i've been working to try to provide high quality afford health care for americans for 30 years, specifically for five years with obamacare. i even ran ads act in 2009 talking about problems with obamacare trying to change these before they came through the i worked with senator biden on his healthy americans act out when i was on the board of the oma. so i've worked together within four years. there are ideas that all of us that work in health policy know will work. you look at the data, you see what works. that's why you will see similar ideas because all of us to work together know what works. senator merkley of course thinks it's fine for 150,000 people to be thrown off their health plans because they don't meet the essential benefit package and find another $309 down the tubes for a website that doesn't work. merkley: we already knew my opponent to cover tax plan from romney and environmental plant from the moscow biggest polluters in the country. but i was sh

years and involved in the texas medical association, president of the medical association, national mirror surgical society, washington committee. i've been a trustee for the americanedical association. i've been working to try to provide high quality affordable health care for americans for 30 years and specifically for five years with obamacare i even ran ads back in 2009 talking about problems with obamacare trying to change these before they came through. i worked with senator wyden on his healthy americans act back when i was on the board. there were ideas that all of us to work that work in the health care policy know will work. that is the scientific method. you look at the data and see what works. that's why you would see similar ideas because all of us worked together and know that it works. senator merkley thinks that it's fine for people to be thrown off of their health plan. they have a $300 million down the tubes for a website that doesn't work. merkley: we already knew that she took her tax plan from romney and her environmental plans as the biggest polluters in the country that i was shocked that her healthcare plan came from a survey written by karl

he thought the american medical association was the worst cartel but agreed there should be regulationgainst pollutants, much of which you can't see, sense, long-range damage, all the rest of it. not exactly market choice. i was debating ronald reagan once, and i challenged him on corporate subsidies, and he came right back and he said, i always tell my friends in the business world, not to put their hand in the washington trough. and so he came out against corporate subsidies. but when he became president, he didn't challenge corporate subsidies, and the constant expansion of corporate welfare proceeded under his watch by and large as well. now, again, this lack of an infrastructure. public opinion convergence may raise the alarm in the minds of politicians, but it doesn't get very far unless it can be cogently visible and get media and get polls and start to get on the table of one gyy more of the political candidates' various levels. so, i have a chapter in my book called "dear billionaire." some people think i'm on a kick trying to find enlightened visionaries. and i figured the fo

the 166 tee tdetainees w starving themselves in protest. half were being force fed, a process which has been widely condemned by medical professionals, including the world medical association and americannce that summer, most of the gitmo tee taken detainees have up, but some we think have persisted. we don't really know because efficients decided to stop public lirs reports. but that strategy has been rejected. on thursday, a federal judge rejected the white house plea to shut the public out of a hearing on its force feeding policy. one day later, that same judge ordered that 28 videotapes showing force feeding be made public. it is a major ruling in favor of transparency. the hearing which started today involves gitmo detainee who argues it was tantamount to torture. today's hearing is a big deal. it is the first time a federal judge has ever heard testimony about prison complainditions at know since it opened 13 years ago. and the hearing open to the public. a most welcome chapter after more than a decade of secrecy. that's all for now. i'll see you back here tomorrow. >>> let's get to work. >> it's a disease brand new to the united states. >> it will get worse before it gets better

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of the school of public health at sunni down state medical center and almost former new york commissioner of health. here in washington, executive director of the american public health association and former secretary of health for the state of maryland. also in new york, professor of socio-medical sciences at columbia university's melman school of public health. let's talk about africa. the new cases keep on coming and coming in large numbers, and they will continue to arrive here. i'm going to bet, as long as we don't push down new infections in the region. >> you know, th some of the other african nations have shown us that it's possible. and it will require a much more aggressive assertive effort in africa by the u.s. and all other nations in we want to get our hands around this. you need to end this epidemic at its source. that means resources, that means people, that means getting their hands around it because we missed it earlier this year. >> professor, we can't seal off the united states, can we? as long as new infections keep cropping up in the heavily infected countries like sierra leone, that virus is going to continue to find its way here, isn't it? >> it's true. w

the resident has taken makes sense. >> i will let you respond. >> the american association of medical colleges wrote a letter a few weeks ago to senators. it says we need to get away from these short-term crises and invest in long-term public health. the bill that passed just before session was an emergency bill to army syrian rebels and engage in airstrikes. i said i'm concerned about arming syrian rebels. i think what we need instead is instead of republican obstructionism, which got us the sequester that underfunded the cdc, we need to be more strategic and visionary. invest in the public health system, not just in a crisis but over time. >> would you like to respond? includedll we passed $88 million to fight this crisis. she said very clearly on her website that she would have voted against it. in addition, the administration has said the funding the cdc had was adequate to deal with this crisis. there have not been huge cuts in the cdc. nor in the agency which was created in the wake of the occurred incks that 2001. both have been adequately funded, according to the administration's own experts. >> we will try to s

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i guarantee it would be published in the journal of american medical association. any publication would love to have that. it wouldn't take very long according to these results. so why doesn't the anti-gmo industry and it's not -- it is kind of an industry, simply funneled and do those sorts of studies and it certainly well within their capabilities. >> you are asking me to respond? >> yes. >> first of all, i'd like you to volunteer to be part of the experiment. it would pass through an institutional review board. typically before you get into human trials, you go into long term animal feeding studies. and other side does not use long term animal feeding studies. the studies last 14 days, 28 days or at the most 90 days which make it impossible to have chronic problems, intergenerational problems in cancer. so before you get into the human studies, it's like, as you know from getting your products into the fda, there is a four phased deal. it starts with animal and then human. they're not done yet. there is not funding et cetera available for the long term animal fee

i guarantee it would be published in the journal of american medical association. any publication would love to have that. it's not like it would be very hard or take very long according to these results. so why doesn't the anti-gmo industry and it's not -- it is kind of an industry, simply funneled and do those sorts of studies, and it's certainly well within their capabilities. >> you are asking me to respond? >> yes. >> first of all, i'd like you to volunteer to be part of the experimental group that takes gmos. i don't think such a thing would pass through an institutional review board. but, typically before you get into human trials, you go into long-term animal feeding studies. the other side of the industry does not use long-term animal feeding studies. the studies last 14 days, 28 days or at the most 90 days which make it impossible to have track chronic problems and intergenerational problems and cancer. so before you get into the human studies, it's like, as you know from getting your products into the fda, there is a four phased deal. it starts with anima

i guarantee it would be published in the journal of american medical association. any publication would love to have that. it wouldn't take very long according to these results. so why doesn't the anti-gmo industry and it's not -- it is kind of an industry, simply funneled and do those sorts of studies and it certainly well within their capabilities. >> you are asking me to respond? >> yes. >> first of all, i'd like you to volunteer to be part of the experiment. it would pass through an institutional review board. typically before you get into human trials, you go into long term animal feeding studies. and other side does not use long term animal feeding studies. the studies last 14 days, 28 days or at the most 90 days which make it impossible to have chronic problems, intergenerational problems in cancer. so before you get into the human studies, it's like, as you know from getting your products into the fda, there is a four phased deal. it starts with animal and then human. they're not done yet. there is not funding et cetera available for the long term animal fee

senator, i'll let you quickly respond to the discussion about the bill that was passed before recess. >> so the american association of medical colleges wrote a letter to senators, just a few weeks ago, i'm not sure if you read it susan but what it said is we need to get away from crises and need to invest in the long term for health. the bill that passed just before session was an emergency bill to arm the syrian rebels, to engage in air strikes in iraq, and i said that i am concerned about arming the syrian rebels. what i think we need instead is instead of a public, which bought us the sequester which is underfunded the c.d.c. and the n.i.h. overtime and made us less prepared, we need to be more strategic and visionary in our thinking about the budget and invest in a public health care system not just when we're in crisis but over time strategically. >> would you like to respond? >> i would. the bill that we passed included $88 million to fight this crisis, and she said very clearly on her website that she would have voted against this bill. in addition the administration has said that the funding that the c.d.c. had was a

the president has taken make sense. >> i will let you respond. >> the american association of medical colleges wrote a letter a few weeksgo to senators. it says we need to get away from these short-term crises and invest in long-term public health. the bill that passed just before session was an emergency bill to army syrian rebels and engage in airstrikes. i said i'm concerned about arming syrian rebels. i think what we need instead is instead of republican obstructionism, which got us the sequester that underfunded the cdc, we need to be more strategic and visionary. invest in the public health system, not just in a crisis but over time. >> would you like to respond? >> the bill we passed included $88 million to fight this crisis. she said very clearly on her website that she would have voted against it. in addition, the administration has said the funding the cdc had was adequate to deal with this crisis. there have not been huge cuts in the cdc. nor in the agency which was created in the wake of the anthrax attacks that occurred in 2001. both have been adequately funded, according to the administration's own experts

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the american people. it is not keeping us safe. >> i'm retired nurse practitioner. to an say in listening associate and medical experts speak to the american public, with the comment regarding the virus. some viruses are the most contagious. enough localh colleges to find out you are right. it hasn't changed. >> the u.s. is not prepared to deal with this in inefficient way. home and insecurity is not efficient. the transportation and security did not do its job. it seems to me people from should not bes allowed to come to the u.s. are be touring teamed or be put in a special camp or at least forced to undergo and a medical examination. >> continue to let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. us, or send as a tweet/ -- tweet. like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> on monday, the first day of the spring court -- supreme the question whether the search was legal under the first amendment. this is an hour. >> our first case is heien v. north carolina. >> in a country dedicated to the law, officer should be presumed to know the law at least as well as a citizens are. that being so, w

as for gmos, you know, here are the organizations, world health organization, national academy of sciences, european food safety authorization, american medical association, no problems with gmos. are all of these part of the conspiracy that a person with no scientific training has just suddenly uncovered and is telling us all about? and if that isn't enough for you, here are a whole bunch of other organizations. and these are not organizations with some scientific-sounding name. these are real medical and protective organizations. in europe, which is very anti-gmo, in australia, all over the world, here's the epa, which we pay attention to when it comes to global warming or something like that. they say, would not pose an unreasonable risk to human health and the environment. and i can come up with dozens of these. the australian and new zealand food safety group. we have identified no safety concerns for any of the gm foods that we have assessed. is this reasonable that something that is this extraordinary a poison here, this is just fear mongering, this is nonsense. and all of these organizations are just ignoring it? but jeffrey smith knows the truth

the u.s. for europe. the associated press reports they were allowed to keep social security in exchange for leaving the u.s. >> american children are given the wrong medication roughly once every eight minutes. that's the finding of a new study based on the national poison database. >> john joins us now. some astounding information and troubling. >> trouble, astounding, i mean really very worrying all round. we take you now inside your own bathroom medicine cabinet, because this is an 11 year study, published in the journal of pedestrian at tricks. prefers studies focused on mix ups but this zero's in on head occasion mistakes at home by parents. >> it's cold and flu season. many parents are reaching for the medicine cabinet. a study suggest mom and dad may be doing more harm than good. researchers in ohio analyzed calls to poison control centers from 2002-2012. more than 700,000 children under six were given the wrong drugs, that's one child every eight minutes. the most common mistake, giving an incorrect dose. >> not necessarily surprising that you might accidentally give your child too much medication or a lot of parents split up the tasks, maybe the fat

medical attention because they'll be afraid of deportation, detainment, et cetera. >> thank you for doing sauch great job explaining that. and pam sip an know with the american nurses associationank you. >>> more than 4,000 people we know already have died from ebola. global health experts warn this still could get worse. up next, we'll take you inside a lab that could be close to finding a cure for this virus. my name's louis, and i quit smoking with chantix. i had tried to do it in the past. i hadn't been successful. quitting smoking this time was different because i talked to my doctor and i... i got a prescription for chantix. along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. it was important to me that chantix was a non-nicotine pill. the fact that it reduced the urge to smoke helped me get that confidence that i could do it. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these, stop chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of mental health problems, which could get wors

the american stroke association have updated their stroke prevention guidelines. they say the most important way to lower the risk of a first stroke is to control high blood pressure through home monitoring or medicationif necessary. the new recommendations include eating a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and nuts. they recommend eating less red meat, dairy and sodium. they say daily exercise and quitting smoking can help lower the risk of stroke. today is world stroke day, a day to spread awareness of the world's high stroke risk. >>> scientists at stanford say they found differences in brains of people with chronic fatigue syndrome. those with the condition had lower brain volume and significant abnormalities in the white matter. researchers say larger studies are needed to understand the link between brain and structure and chronic fatigue syndrome. >>> new research shows a majority of parents aren't checking nutritional labels. moms are more likely to do that man dads. out of nearly 1,500 parents, less than half of the mothers said nutrition labels influenced their purchases. one-third of fathers said the same thing. 16% of moms and so10% of dads sd they never read the labels. >>> ho

medical tape. they claim there was no one around to pick up hazardous waste. it's unclear how many nurses the union spoke with. joining us now is the ceo of the american nurses associationup making the claims but represents nurses around the country. what do you make of these accusations? >> will, anderson, it's a little hard to know exactly what has gone on. we don't know which nurses, how many nurses, or even if this information is accurate, unfortunately. one of the things the american nurses association asked both the hospital and the cdc yesterday is to be open and transparent about exactly what went on in the care of thomas eric duncan for the purpose of really understanding why one and now two health care workers have gotten ebola. not only so that the health care workers who are now taking care of them can be protected but if an ebola patient does show up anywhere in the united states, every nurse, every health care worker, knows exactly how to take care of them. >> right. and this isn't about criticizing this hospital for the sake of criticizing them, this is about getting transparency in order to help other hospitals who may have to deal with this or some othe

to provide medical supplies in the heart he is hit areas of liberian one we associate a lot are hazmat suits, protective chemical suits, made here in our area, they're being used in american hospitals, and by aid workers in africa. "eyewitness news" anchor chris may got a chance to try on one of those suits. he will show you how they work coming up. >>> meanwhile, we are waiting for daylight in bermuda to get idea of damage left behind from hurricane gonzalo. that will category two storm spent all night lashing the tiny islands. this is some video here from overnight. you can see it is tough to actually make out the extent of the damage. but earlier this is the day, you could see heavy surf nearly 10-foot tall storm surges, right now word the islands' main hospital is damaged. much of the islands now without power. so far there is no reported injuries. so good news there. >>> well, the search search on r hit-and-run driver who side-swiped new jersey state police cruiser in monmouth county. dash cam video shows the close call for two troopers there. conducting a stop at i95 in upper freehold, left colored jeep whizzed by, the trooper was not injured. >> corrections cents o

medical care areas and the creation of a buddy system with workers watching each other put on and take off all their protective equipment. jo joining me is the president of the american's nurses associationpriano. do you interpret these guidelines as an admission of fault on the cdc's part in some way? >> no. this is a big step forward. these requirements actually mirror what's done in the four biocontainment facilities. so we've actually been advocating similarly that rather than following the basic precautions, that anyone who would encounter a patient with ebola would actually have the higher level of full protective equipment. so these recommendations are welcomed. they are being discussed with health professionals for the last week. more than 6,000 nurses were on a call with the cdc on thursday. many of these suggestions came forward. we're anxiously awaiting the official recommendations. >> that's a heck of a conference call with 6,000 members participating. i know you're familiar with the one nurse who works at the dallas hospital where thomas eric duncan was treated who's now speaking publicly. here's what she said on the "today" show earlier this week? >> there were no special p

medical jet before the journey to bethesda, maryland. she's going to be treated there for ebola. are hospitals prepared and is the cdc doing enough? joining us now is the president of the american nurses association interest of nurses throughout the united states. welcome. thanks for joining us today, pam. >> thank you. >> i don't think we've ever had anything quite like this before. it'd be great to think that we're all just so competent in the united states that we're ready for anything all the time. but -- and i wish we were for people that deal with patients. but we aren't and we weren't. >> you know, we really found that there were some lapses that created the problem that these two nurses have now become infected. but i would have to say that for many years we've had very good infection control and prevention procedures. i think ebola has created some challenges that now we've really learned very quickly. the american nurses association has been in touch with the cdc on a regular basis. there was a conference call yesterday with more than 6,000 nurses dialed in to express our concerns that we really believe there needs to be greater clarity and a stepping up of the protective equipment that