spoke to elizabeth kovacs, who is the director of the alcohol research programme at the university of colorado'salk us through this research that links alcohol to seven different types of cancer. ~ . , ., cancer. what exactly are the risks here? _ cancer. what exactly are the risks here? so, _ cancer. what exactly are the risks here? so, as— cancer. what exactly are the risks here? so, as you - risks here? so, as you mentioned. _ there's seven different types of cancer that are associated with alcohol. and 16% of all breast cancer cases have been attributed to alcohol. alcohol is not a required source of energy for most human beings. so, what is the great benefit of allowing it to be legalised and readily available? i do want to also ask — i think many people will be watching this who perhaps drink moderately and they wonder, do you have to be a heavy drinker to face these risks? or could it apply to anyone who drinks alcohol? it would probably apply to anyone who drinks alcohol on a regular basis. having a glass of champagne on a wedding or new year's eve is not considered a continuous consumpt

i spoke to elizabeth kovacs, who is the director of the alcohol research program at the university of colorado'sdrinking. there's seven different types of cancer that are associated with alcohol. and 16% of all breast cancer cases have been attributed to alcohol. alcohol is not a required source of energy for most human beings. so, what is the great benefit of allowing it to be legalised and readily available? i do want to also ask — i think many people will be watching this who perhaps drink moderately and they wonder, do you have to be a heavy drinker to face these risks? or could it apply to anyone who drinks alcohol? it would probably apply to anyone who drinks alcohol on a regular basis. having a glass of champagne on a wedding or new year's eve is not considered a continuous consumption protocol. but people who drink one or two drinks a day could possibly be at risk. in the united states, there are alcohol suggested limits that may be would probably need to be curtailed. in the uk, it's a little bit different. i believe in the uk both men and women are — consuming 1a drinks per week, two p

assistant professor ian stanley from the university of colorado school of medicine.reciate your time. >> thank you so much. thank you. >> our time is now 840. well, california's electricity rates and costs, they are far from becoming less expensive. still ahead, we have details of the push to show why california customers are paying so much. >> after a car accident. [music] beware of insurance companies bearing small checks. if you've been injured, you may feel pressured to settle too soon and for too little money. don't be fooled. the minute you sign, your claim is over. no matter how serious your injuries are or how many bills come in later. choose jacoby and myers. for over 50 years, we've turned low insurance offers into big settlements. call us and find out what we can win for you. jacoby and myers because everyo deserves welcome back to mornings on two. we are taking you live to washington, d.c. as the state funeral for the late president jimmy carter continues this morning. we have heard from a number of people who either grew up with the former president. you

assistant professor ian stanley, from the university of colorado, said mental health experts are bracing to help people as they work to deal with feelings of fear and despair. >> good news is that most people in these tragic situations are resilient, especially in the long term. but in this acute phase, when people are dealing with immense loss of property and life and just the world as they knew it, sadness, anxiety, irritability, sleep problems, you name it can all creep up. and we really want to be vigilant now to prevent those, those symptoms and those distressing feelings from persisting in the future. >> he went on to say that the way people cope with trauma and tragedy does depend on the person. there is no one solution that will work for everyone, but just talking about the issue will help others know they're not alone. >> here's a live look from the chopper in southern california, showing you all that smoke and some haze. we'll update the conditions down there and we'll also update the bay area forecast. lots s shine r had lost an army field at fort moore in columbus, georgia. h

according to a study done by university of colorado researcher that was peer-reviewed if abortion was banned nationwide the u.s. would see a 7% increase in vacancy related deaths the first year, 21% increase thereafter. do you think additional restrictions on abortion in some states but women's lives at risk? >> i do not support a federal ban on abortion. i've been consistent and clear. i believe this issue lies with our state legislatures and conquered and after. not politicians washington, d.c. it resides with those closest to the people. i support our law that governor sununu signed and will continue to support the rights of our legislatures and congress to make these decisions and it will not support a federal ban on abortion despite my opponent stating otherwise trying to fearmonger women across the state into voting for him. as as a young woman that's offensive to me. i will stand strong for women and girls and continue to support our states' rights to make the decision on this issue. >> at me ask you specifically one more time. do you think additional restrictions on abortion i

according to a study done by university of colorado researchers if abortion was band nationwide the us would see a 7% increase in pregnancy -related deaths the first year, 21% increase thereafter. do you think additional restrictions on abortion in some states put women's lives at risk? i >> i do not support a federal ban on abortion, i believe this issue arrives at our state legislatures in new hampshire are not politicians aw in washington dc, it resides with those closest to the people . i support our new hampshire law that governor sununu signed and i will support the rights of congress to make .these decisions and will not support a federal ban on abortion despite my opponent continually stating otherwise trying to fearmonger women across the state into voting for him and as a young woman myself it's offensive to me and i will continue to stand strong for women and girls and support our state's right to make the decision on this issue . >> let me ask you the question one more time, do you think additional restrictions on abortion in some states will put women's lives at risk ? >>

there's a study we're right now of folks who lost homes in the marshall fire in colorado, which was in 2021 over 1200 homes were destroyed. it's a study we're doing, university of colorado and folks at duke university. but we're we're tracking homeowners over and we have over a thousand that have been responding to a survey that we've done now three times and underinsured. so this is a population that is generally well, but underinsurance is the number one challenge to people recovering in that disaster. folks policies don't cover the cost of replacement it's way out of date relative to inflation and construction has gotten very expensive. and so you start to is who's most vulnerable to underinsurance. well, people who are retired and our fixed incomes, it's lower income households. right. it's many of the same. and that that population is probably the most able to manage and underinsurance crisis with the disasters that we just saw for example what's the underinsurance crisis going to look like there and so i think that that to add to the topic not just markets closing down but also folks being broadly i think is something that we to be thinking about. yeah

university. theodore ted, thank you so much for joining. and nick troiano is a civic entrepreneur, based in denver, colorado and is the executive director of unite, which is a nonpartisan organization that looks to foster a more functional and representative government. nick has been a leader in the political reform over the last decade, beginning as a founding member of americans elect. in 2010, nick ran for congress in pennsylvania's 10th district in 2014, drew national attention, both the youngest candidate that cycle and, the most competitive independent u.s. house in nearly two decades. he then worked for change.org to launch a mobile app to voters, cast informed ballots. in 2016, he was named to the forbes under 30 for law and policy, and he's the author of primary solution rescuing our democracy from the fringes argues for abolishing partizan primaries that he argues favor extreme ists of both parties. nick, thanks so much being here. so this might be the news host in me but i did want to begin with something been in the news the past couple of days the presidential and specifically endorsements political candidates. ted paper where

we can speak now to doctor ian stanley, from the university of colorado.ychological health lead at the anschutz centre for combat medicine and battlefield research. for those who've been fighting these fires from the beginning; thank you forjoining us. how would you expect the firefighters themselves are coping after so much, so many days battling these blazes? thank you for having me. such an important question. these firefighters are the first responders, trained but these events, they are used to these high—stakes life or death high—sta kes life or death situations. high—stakes life or death situations. yet it is stressful, they are human, away from home seeing tragedy and widespread destruction of community. many communities they are from and where they leave. we expect them to feel anxious like everyone else. we expect them to feel hopelessness like everyone else. also going to expect them over time to feel better as well like everyone else. what kind of a schedule _ well like everyone else. what kind of a schedule should - well like everyone else. wh