>> reporter: but nozawa's outlook began to improve after he heard about research at osaka university hospital into regenerating injured spinal cords through transplant surgery. so he decided to have the operation. it's the first of its kind in japan. and it's performed by dr. koichi watsuki. the team operated on their patient for eight hours. they transplanted the main vein from his nostril. it was grafted near the damaged area on nozawa's spine. this tissue regenerated the nerves. when transplanted to a damaged spinal cord, it helped stretch severed nerves and reconnect them. experts say patients under the age of 40 have a higher chance of success. before the operation nozawa couldn't sense electrical signals from his brain to his lower body. but the surgery helped to reconnect the nerves, so the signals could get through. >> translator: it's amazing. >> translator: the injury was more than a decade ago. >> translator: i hope that many patients will feel the joy of standing on their feet and walking again. the prospects look good. i consider this a major step forward. >> reporter: even thoug

>> reporter: but his outlook began to improve after he heard about research at osaka university hospital. so he decided to have an operation. it's the first of its kind in japan. and it's performed by this doctor. the team operated on their patient for eight hours. they transplanted membrane from his nose. it was grafted near the damaged area on the spine. this tissue can be regenerate nerves. when transplanted to a damaged spinal cord it helps stretch the fibers and reconnect them. experts say patients under the age of 40 have a higher chance of success. before the operation he couldn't send electrical signals from his brain to his lower body. but the surgery helped to reconnect the nerves so the signals could get through. >> translator: it's amazing. the injury was more than a decade ago. i hope that many patients will feel the joy of standing on their feet and walking again. the prospects look good. i consider this a major step forward. >> reporter: even though the operation was successful, it doesn't mean he can walk right away. he must undergo heavy rehabilitation. it's a new kind d

>> reporter: but nozawa's outlook began to improve after he heard about research at osaka university hospitalo regenerating injured spinal cords through transplant surgery. so he decided to have the operation. it's the first of its kind in japan. and it's performed by dr. koichi watsuki. the team operated on their patient for eight hours. they transplanted the main vein from his nostril. it was grafted near the damaged area on nozawa's spine. this tissue regenerated the nerves. when transplanted to a damaged spinal cord, it helped stretch severed nerves and reconnect them. experts say patients under the age of 40 have a higher chance of success. before the operation nozawa couldn't sense electrical signals from his brain to his lower body. but the surgery helped to reconnect the nerves, so the signals could get through. >> translator: it's amazing. >> translator: the injury was more than a decade ago. >> translator: i hope that many patients will feel the joy of standing on their feet and walking again. the prospects look good. i consider this a major step forward. >> reporter: even though th

whoa. >> reporter: howard university hospital staffers boxed out to get close to the hall of famer, butnot there for just the day. johnson is the president of the food service company that serves the hospital and howard campuses, and he's the man behind the magic johnson subconnection shop at the hospital. he says he's also found success with the magic johnson theater in prince george's county. >> the people have really come through our doors and enjoyed it. >> johnson says he will meet with president obama. he says he's been a part of the commission on hiv and aids for decades. the message has always been the same. >> early detection can definitely save your life. >> johnson really wanted one point to hit home to make sure that young people get tested for hiv and then go back and get the results of that test. he says early detection is the difference between life and death. at howard university hospital, richard jordan, news4. >>> i'm going to -- we're going to halt the hearing. i'm going to ask that the room be cleared. >>> now at 6:00, protesters interrupt john brennan's confirmation

basketball legends and "mompreneuer" magic johnson will speak and how or university hospital today. -- entrepreneur. >> he will talk about basketball and how the stigma of having hiv has affected him and others. he's been an advocate for prevention and eliminating the stigma. >> whitman walker helped will offer free and hiv testing at the anacostia metro station from noon until 3:00 p.m. and at a bachelor's mill from 10:00 p.m. through 12:30 p.m. and you can get tested at the elizabeth taylor medical center from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and at the max robinson center from 9:00 a.m. through four corners 30 p.m.. for more informations, log on to to wjla.com. >> new jersey governor chris christie does not shy away from jokes about his weight. recent comments made by a former white house position don't seem to sit well with him. >> earlier this week the doctor said she would like to see in him and run for president in 2016 but that he needs to lose weight. she said that she worries he could die in office. chris christie said his 12-year- old son heard the comments from the doctor and asked

>>> magic johnson greets students, media, business leaders at howard university hospital today and shares approach to fighting the stigma of hiv. >>> who is the most stressed out? they revealed the top stressed triggers on how you could tackle them. >>> but up next, six police officers were caught on camera, ignoring >>> we've got the story. >> it just occurred. >> the armed robbery is underway. >> a black male wearing a black hoodie. >> you don't have anybody else to take it? >> the miami-dade police officer is nowhere near the crime, but this one is. in another video obtained by cbs news, he was seen with two members of his squad, while enjoying their coffee and someone else is having a medical emergency. >> a 5-month-old is not alert. >> they refer to this officer, 341 is a high-priority call. paramedics and police are expected to go full out when that code is issued. the officer answers the call. but instead of rushing to the scene, he keeps drinking his coffee for 25 more minutes. fortunately paramedics were able to help the boy. if he does not look worried about what the supervisor

. >>> basketball legend magic johnson dropped by howard university hospital this afternoon. nds in so many different businesses these days, including food service. the hospital is offering magic johnson subconnection in the hospital. cafeteria and johnson stopped by to say thank you. >> want to say thank you for allowing us to be a part of howard university hospital to have that magic here and for all of to you support us. >> johnson not only met with doctors and hospital employees, but he took time to talk with students in the howard school of business. >>> coming up, when it comes to literacy, d.c. is at the head of the class. >> yet nation's capitol came out on top in a new study. >> and preps are underway for a winter storm expected to dump up to two feet of snow in new england. we'll go live there as residents get ready for the worse. >> and that nor'easter is expected to slam parts of the east coast and is going to be felt here. gary's back with more. ♪ [ male announcer ] the distances aren't getting shorter. ♪ the trucks are going farther. the 2013 ram 1500 with best-i

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he will speak at hospital university hospital this afternoon.d in 1991 after learning he contracted the disease. he's since started a foundation to fund research and educate the public about hiv and aids. >>> 6:15. a fraternity at duke university facing outrage after throwing a party that some say was racist and mocked the asian community. take a look at pictures now from that party. they show students wearing hats and sumo suits. some say the online invitation even had racist undertones. the party sparked protests on campus, but the university is not planning any discipline. >> it made us angry, and it's happened again and again. this is not the first instance. we felt like it was time that we do something about it. >> at the moment we're not aware of overt violations. acting boorish and foolish is not in and of itself. i take it seriously. >> the local chapter has been suspended. the president of the chapter has apologized. >>> for the first time in weeks, a boeing 8 787 dreamliner will take to the skies today. the faa gave boeing permission t

before meeting with president obama, johnson spoke at howard university hospital.e company that serves as the hospital's food service provider. johnson was diagnosed with hiv some 22 years ago. he says research shows that the highest percentage of new cases, especially among african-americans, is in people between the age of 13 and 24. >>> well, a small dog found starving on the side of the road is recovering at a local animal shelter. she got lucky. her jarrony is paved with a lot of good people doing the right thing. but it is also a cautionary tale for dog owners. >> reporter: her name is esperanza. that's spanish for hope. and it was a combination of hope and luck and generosity that brought her to the washington animal rescue league. >> she's one of the skinyest dogs i have seen alive. >> reporter: he esperanza was s and bones, found on the side of a road in rural south carolina. >> and she was eating road kill, and she was fighting off vultures. >> reporter: the rescues in that state couldn't helper but wanted to. so they shipped her in the league in washingt

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johnson was in town yesterday for an event at howard university hospital.fly discussed hiv and aids in the african- american community. well, well, well. growing up, we didn't have u-verse. we couldn't record four shows at the same time. in my day, you were lucky if you could record two shows. and if mom was recording her dumb show and dad was recording his dumb show then, by george, that's all we watched. and we liked it! today's kids got it so good. [ male announcer ] get u-verse tv for just $19 a month for 1 year when you bundle tv and internet. rethink possible. >> traffic at a standstill at the bay bridge toll plaza. a motorcycle accident on the suspensions bandbox at least three lanes. the big rig that may have caused it is blocking the right lane further down. traffic is at a standstill and is rapidly backing up. alternate routes of the san mateo bridge, the richmonds and revell bridge and the golden gate bridge. i love more on this in a south bay hot spot that is developing coming up. >> a dolphin swim toward group got quite a sight off the coast of

so then they told my mother to bring me down to the university hospital to drop me off don't come see for six weeks. but i said for over 9 months and the hospital became my home. >> after you left the hospital, once they leased you what diet did they put you on? >> baked bananas and bavarian buttermilk. >> the routine was she would bake 3 bananas a day. i would eat one for breakfast one for lunch and one banana for dinner. >> how long did you stay on this banana diet? >> for about two years then the pediatrician said he thought we could add other foods to my diet. he would add a different food each week. and finally at the age of 6 i had my first ice cream and milk. a >> what did you think? >> i thought it was wonderful. >> why bananas? >> bausz they contain all of the salt, the nutrients and some protein that allows you to survive. >> jennifer, mickey and barbara have each shed light on the mystery of celiac disease. >> i tell you my day has been consumed with bringing information -- between a blog, jennifer's voice.org, jennifer foundation on celiac education everything i do to brin

so then they told my mother to bring me down to the university hospital to drop me off don't come see for six weeks. but i said for over 9 months and the hospital became my home. >> after you left the hospital, once they leased you what diet did they put you on? >> baked bananas and bavarian buttermilk. >> the routine was she would bake 3 bananas a day. i would eat one for breakfast one for lunch and one banana for dinner. >> how long did you stay on this banana diet? >> for about two years then the pediatrician said he thought we could add other foods to my diet. he would add a different food each week. and finally at the age of 6 i had my first ice cream and milk. a >> what did you think? >> i thought it was wonderful. >> why bananas? >> bausz they contain all of the salt, the nutrients and some protein that allows you to survive. >> jennifer, mickey and barbara have each shed light on the mystery of celiac disease. >> i tell you my day has been consumed with bringing information -- between a blog, jennifer's voice.org, jennifer foundation on celiac education everything i do to brin

today he spoke to students and employees at howard university hospital. c johnson owns the company that serves as the hospital's food service provider. he was diagnosed with hiv 22 years ago. he says research shows that the highest percentage of any kay i is in people 13 to 24 years old. >> so we have got to now get the word out about, first of all, protecting yourself, number one. >> they will also talk about -- >>> a virginia deli owner is out of the hospital after being severely burned in an explosion yesterday. police tell us someone fire-bombed the shop in laurel here. megan mcgrath -- lorten, rather. >> reporter: the sub shop is closed and will be for quite some time. crews have come and boarded up the windows that were blown out. the fire department has put up a sign saying the area is unsafe for occupancy. investigators say this explosion was intentional. this was no accident. the big question is, who did it and why? the blast blew out the windows of the sub shop. owner lawrence reece was just outside unloading supplies from his car. reece was seri

so then they told my mother to bring me down to the university hospital to drop me off don't come seeer for six weeks. but i said for over 9 months and the hospital became my home. >> after you left the hospital, once they leased you what diet did they put you on? >> baked bananas and bavarian buttermilk. >> the routine was she would bake 3 bananas a day. i would eat one for breakfast one for lunch and one banana for dinner. >> how long did you stay on this banana diet? >> for about two years then the pediatrician said he thought we could add other foods to my diet. he would add a different food each week. and finally at the age of 6 i had my first ice cream and milk. a >> what did you think? >> i thought it was wonderful. >> why bananas? >> bausz they contain all of the salt, the nutrients and some protein that allows you to survive. >> jennifer, mickey and barbara have each shed light on the mystery of celiac disease. >> i tell you my day has been consumed with bringing information -- between a blog, jennifer's voice.org, jennifer foundation on celiac education everything i do to br

. >> it stood at loyola university is hospitalized because of bacterial meningitis. >> baltimore city and county people can get their taxes done free. >> winter weather advisory. was a morning to the north. -- blizzard warning to the north. >> the case of bacterial meningitis at loyola -- at loyola university's night. an undergraduate did was diagnosed today and taken to hospital for treatment -- an undergraduate student was diagnosed a day and taken to hospital for treatment. this dude was listed in serious but stable condition. twitter -- the student was listed in serious but stable condition. twitter, facebook, youtube -- school officials believe it will serve as a vital tool to enhance education, communication and learning. it would prohibit communication between students and staff but the district says there is little doubt about how social media would benefit the classroom. >> we will look at unblocking social media sites to use them for instructional purposes. >> this is only the first reading on the social media policy. if it is approved by the school board, it would go on the

. >>> a health scare on campus, a student at loyola university is hospitalized with bacterial ben -- meningitis. mike schuh is live. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. everyone has been warn ed about what bacterial meningitis is and how to prevent it and how to be on the look out for symptoms. >> here on the campus at loyola university news that a student has a case of bacterial meningitis spread quickly. men -- >> i got the e-mail in class. >> city health officials are talking. >> if you are a loyola student and you think that you've had contact with the person then in that situation ill recommend contacting your doctor. >> students say it is time to take precautions. >> i try to wash my hands every time i go to my dorm room, every time before i eat. >> so meningitis is spread by close contact with an infected person. symptoms includes chills, voementing -- voementing, headaches. >> reporter: that student is hospitalized in serious by stable condition. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. maryland requires meningitis vaccinations for all students living on campus in this

neil from the university hospital in cleveland. good to see you, doc. guess we're not supposed to drink? >> well, you know, this is one of the many risk factors that have been described for a variety of types of cancer, and it is a risk factor that we have control over. and so everybody's got a -- to weigh the potential benefits of a behave, like having a few drinks, versus the potential harm, which in this particular study show that alcohol can account for cancer deaths. >> shepard: stress is a big factor in deaths, too isn't it? >> stress? >> shepard: yep. >> well, there's -- >> shepard: without the alcohol i'll be stressed out. >> it's really tough to put a number on the number of deaths caused by stress, particularly with regard to cancer. certainly opposite you have a diagnosis of cancer, your level of stress can impact how you deal with that diagnosis, and what your subsequent outcome is. but if you're trying to associate drinking with reduction in stress, again, one has to weigh the potential benefits of a particular behave against the potential

i give a shout-out to the staten island university hospital. within 15 minutes, he's in the hospital, and out with six stitches in his head. he's doing okay. we're happy to say. >> i'm so glad to say it, albert, we're thinking about you, and thank you for hanging in there and helping us be on tv at 2:00 in the morning. before i let you go, there was a picture on your twitter page of a christmas tree. tell me about that. >> right, let me show it to you, brooke. i can show it to you. can we see -- good enough light to see this? i'm going to run over there. this christmas tree was lying down earlier today. it was blown over by the wind, and some neighborhood residents came pack and put it right back up here. this is a christmas tree that has basically been here for, you know, since the beginning of december, and it still stands here today, and people thought it epitomized the spirit of the neighborhood. they wanted to leave the christmas tree up on this difficult day for the people of staten island and the people of the northeastern united states.

what we have found when we look at these active shooter situations in schools, universities, hospitalsettings, people don't have time. just telling people to hide, your setting them up for failure. >> with san jose community college it was students not professors or law enforcement who led the evacuation of the building last fall. they say that is successful training. and more active shooter courses are going to be offered to students this spring. >>> across the country vice president joe biden is trying to rally support for new gun control laws. the vice president was in connecticut today not far from the scene of the newtown school massacre. the december 14 shooting is fresh in memory. how congress will respond to newtown is still an open question. >> people say and you read and people write about the political risk and why they are unacceptable to take on. i say it's unacceptable not to. >> the vice president is pushing for the obama administration's gun control proposals including expanded background checks for gun purchases a ban on military- style weapons and a limit on the size

health and human services on friday guarantees that employees at really just nonprofits like universities, hospitals, and charities, still have access to free contraception coverage, but it allows the institutions to avoid having to pay for the contraception directly. instead, insurance companies will pick up the tab. in addition, the rule broadens the types of institution that is can opt out of the mandate. no longer would a nonprofit have to site the promotion of religious values as its purpose or primarily employ persons who share the same religious beliefs or primarily serve people who share the same religious tenants in order to be eligible to opt out. while some religious groups, including the u.s. conference of catholic bishops reacted cautiously to the new policy, others weren't satisfied saying secular for profit businesses with over 50 employees should also be able to opt out over religious objections. the beckett fund for religious liberty, a group representing plaintiffs in eight lawsuits, said the compromise was "still unacceptable and unconstitutional" noting that the proposed rule doe

with the item and i said i'm going to sell it and i'm going to donate the money to sir ghent's university hospitals gmas, to the liver transplant unit where i had a transplant. you had a transplant there yourself? yes. yes. and ever since then, i mean, that just came into your head at that moment, didn't it? and since then you've been fundraising for the hospital as a result. i have, with good friends behind me, yes. very good to see you. lovely to see you on the program and very nice of you to come back as well. thanks. and thank you not just to dorothy, but to all the people who've come here from blackpool. we've had a wonderful day. i hope you've enjoyed it as well. until next time, bye-bye. >> this is "bbc world news america." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york stowe vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation and union bank. >> at union bank our relationship managers work hard to know your business, offering specialized solutions and capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small busines

he'll speak at howard university hospital between 1:00 and 3:00 this afternoon.nson retired abruptly in 1991 after learning he contracted the disease. he has since started a foundation to fund research and to educate the public about hiv and aids. >>> this morning, the lawmaker selected to give the gop response after the president's state of the union address next week. >>> plus, the push to make sure every child has a chance to preschool. >>> if you are just waking up, we have big changes ahead in the forecast. and...done. did you just turn your ringer off so no one would interrupt us? oh no, i... just used my geico app to get a tow truck. it's gonna be 30 minutes. oh, so that means that we won't be stuck up here, for hours, with nothing to do. oh i get it, you wanna pass the time, huh. (holds up phone) fruit ninja!!! emergency roadside assistance. just a click away with the geico mobile app. [ male announcer ] once you've got verizon fios -- america's fastest, most reliable internet -- you get it. but don't take our word for it, ask a real fios customer. ask me

can't hire if you don't have a budget to do it, and then take into account that a lot of universities and hospitals here get grants to study, the impact that that might have. how do you know if you are going to get this grant, because it's not just employees, they will be cutting grants and the whole like. and this is major, and quite honest honestly, i think they are probably going to take it down to the wire. i really think that's what is really going to happen, and then there will be a piecemeal that will fix it. >> that's the democrats plan, give us a year and we will work on it then. >> we have to take a break and >>> welcome back. last monday reporters got a tour of the convention center, and mayor gray held the tour, and it's located across the street from the convention center, and when it opens in may of next year it will be the city's largest hotel with 1,175 rooms and it already has 330,000 nights booked and it sounds like a lot of demand, doesn't it? >> it's a big deal. and this is one impediment to a skyrocketing effort by the convention center to be a host for everything. and they don

johnson was in town yesterday for a bit at howard university hospital.nd aids in the african- american community. >> before the new eastern span of the bay bridge opens the vehicles the bay area is being invited to try out on fled. the $6.3 billion that will officially open on september 3rd the tuesday after labor day. the days before that there'll be a huge party. the bay bridge toll authority is planning to allow people to walk, run and biked across the bridge. we are also learning about a wire works show at the ceremony when the bay bridge lights are officially turned on. >> it's been 24 years. >> this is going to come cheap right? a big party means a big price tag. about $12 million. >> the curiosity rover has drilled a test hole at the marsh and rock and preparation for the rogue bank. images released by nasa shuttering a powder that was generated by the drill at the end of the robbers robotic arm. the whole measure less than an inch deep. scientists plan to analyze the latest activities dubbed a mini drilled test before commanding curiosity did gro

our industry contributes good paying jobs to our hospitals, universities and medical firms. and finally, to fully insure that our economic recovery reaches every people in the community we must join with our democrat leader president obama and shout immigration reform for our country this year. we're - we are a city of imgranite and we know that some are fathers and mothers and daughters and son who work hard to commit to this city. it's time to let them come out shadows of our city we must ask washington to pass the immigration reform bill. and we must demand a pathway to citizenship in our society for every american and every san franciscan. and this san francisco of the 21 accounting century requires a violation and move our workers around the city reliablely and efficiently. and, yes i'm talking about our public transit system. i'm talking about all our transportation systems. and one day high-speed rail. i know it's frustrating to push your way onto a overcrowded bus. i know you were frustrated in the past to reach your jobs late. i'm proud to say there's changes on the

so you really have to figure out when you give it to a university or hospital or organization that manages donor funds, some place that has sophisticated what we call plan giving expertise. >>tom: and finally volunteering your time. i got to think that a number of charities, local charities especially, smaller ones, very valuable. >> very valuable. about 25% of americans donate their time. it's actually worth about $169 million to the american charitable organizations that get it. so it's very valuable. you have to pick an organization you like and you have to make sure you stay there for a while when you volunteer because they train you and you become accommodated to what they do. if you do get trained and then you stop going, then they ha to take the time to train somebody se. so if you are going to volunteer, just stick with the charity for a while. >> tom: make that investment in you. all right. how to give tonight with conscious capital, eileen heisman is the president and ceo of the national trust. one of the things that comes out of anyone in the taxi determine community is their se