dr. laura exclusive. she shocked the country with her repeated use of the "n" word on her radio show last week. >> listen to a black comic and all you hear is [ bleep ], [bleep ], [ bleep ]. >> larry: the first time since then she'll tell the world why she did it, what she was thinking. she's got a big announcement, too, it's seconds away. and then kathy griffin. big supporter of same-sex marriage. what does she think of the fight over proposition 8? anything funny about that? find out next on "larry king live." >> larry: good evening. dr. laura schlessinger is a syndicated talk radio show host -- if i had to tell you, you are on another planet -- a "new york times" best-selling author and no stranger to controversy. last week stirred up a storm when she used the "n" word 11 times on her radio show, she was speaking with a black female caller who said she was becoming resentful of her white husband being what she called racist comments by his family and friends. here's a brief excerpt fro

dr. francis collins, the director of the national institutes of health-- which is a major center of stem cell research-- reacted to the decision today in a conference call with reporters. >> i was stunned, as was virtually everyone here at n.i.h., by the judicial decision yesterday. this decision has the potential to do serious damage to one of the most promising areas of biomedical research, and just at the time when we were really gaining momentum. as we understand the department of justice's ruling, grantees that already have awards from n.i.h. are permitted to continue their research and need not stop in place. >> woodruff: late today, the department of justice said it would appeal judge lamberth's decision in the stem cell case. two views now on the decision, and what it will mean from people who have worked in this field. dr. evan snyder is director of the stem cell research center at sanford-burnham medical research institute; and david prentice is senior fellow for life sciences a

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dr johnson believes this move. next to his daughter's body is evidence that someone tried to cover this the young he says there's no evidence to back that. the fire inside the tent resulted from p.f.c. johnson sitting some papers on she used to accelerate to ignite several pages that she had ripped out of a notebook which is believed to have been a diary. the army investigators also claim that living in his behavior prior to did pointed to suicide but her. own company commanders statement suggested otherwise this soldier was clearly happy and seemingly very healthy physically and emotionally. with no suicide note no recovered baluch no significant gunshot residue on her hands and injuries to johnson's belief look cool is by an attack on they decided to push on with their own inquiries and use force taking you behind the scenes of the investigation into the death of a local soldier dead a private living at johnson is clouded in controversy and allegations of a cover up new source matt says he was a johnson's head le

state line tried to speak with dr whitley but she declined to be interviewed her. it seems that in this whole area all the army can do is apologize in fact we're the first thing we do is apologize because we do recognize that there is a problem that reflects a society wide problem to say it's reflective of society is to dismiss the extent of the problem though isn't it because the problem is much bigger in the military then the real world we're acting aggressively on the problem and so the farthest thing we're doing is dismissing it what we're saying is we recognize that this is part of a larger piece the piece that we can act on is a piece in the army and that's what we're acting directly on and none of that is any consolation to john johnson look at video he is running down the left sad of her body which clearly implicates this she was lying on her lip side when she died knowing that not all her back like what like what she was found think him and his family this is and says goes on every piece of evidence they have had to be forced out of the army using freedom

dr. mitch katz, who deserves so much credit for getting us here. i think the commission behind me for their stewardship, and to all the men and women at work in this remarkable place that change people's lives each and every day. 100,000 direct lives are changed, but every time i come here, i realize you are not just saving patients. you are taking care of families, mothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, mothers, brothers. i have seen it too many times, the faces of those parents. i cannot even keep a straight face because it is so difficult to see someone in pain, but to see the pride on their face because of the job you have done. i'm just happy we are here to extent that magic, to share our values in a most meaningful and substantive way. i'm glad to kick off this remarkable institution that combines the best of san francisco. congratulations to all of us for being here today. thank you, mr. mayor. -- >> thank you, mr. mayor. when i needed for this project to go forward to the voters, i need

and he knew dr. scofield because he had known dr. scofield for many years but he did not remember the residents or the people who had been with him just around the time. >> how long did you work with him, brenda. >> i met him in 1955, which was a year and-a-half after the surgery. i used to go down to hartford and test him. we had him in montreal for a week. >> did he remember you at any time. >> oh, no, he never. even when i would go down to hartford and typically would spend three days. and during those three days, i could spend a session with him that we're talking across this table, i was talking and working with him and i would go back and it would be after lunch i would meet him and he would just look plankly. i want to exercise he was an extremely plight person. >> how did you discover there was any memory capability. >> well the challenge for me was whether he could learn something, you know. this was obviously a challenge. you can't just say, you can't learn until you've tried. so i would go to the, over to the psychology de

dr. martin luther king's historic "i have a dream speech" one a revival style gathering at lincoln memorial orchestrated by conservative commentator glenn beck, the other called "reclaim the dream" organized by reverend al sharpton. al sharpton is here, civil rights activist, and dana lash, conservative talk radio host, host of her own program with kftk, 97.1, and tea party-tv, with pjtv.com. al, do you think they did this deliberately the other side? >> i don't know if they did it deliberately or not. but i do know that none of us objected to mr. beck. no one said anything contrary that i know of the he first was going to have it in september when it came to the date of august 2th. even though by then, a couple as go we decided we would go to washington to a school this year. no one said anything. until he started saying he was going to reclaim the civil rights movement and reclaim the moment. that's when we said, well, wait a minute, this is a civil rights day. we already commemorated t

dr. king's widow introduced both her son and martin iii who will be speaking today and myself at the rally. so we had determined and announced at our national convention in april that we were going to come back to washington this year and we were going to start at a school, dunbar high school, the symbol of segregation at one time, and march to the site where the king monument would be bit. at that time we didn't even know beck had changed dates. i don't even know if he had changed dates. originally his rally was going to be september 12. he late irchanged the date. so there was no way for us to know he was going to be here. a lot of people are concerned about some of the statements he made in light of that but we're not a counter rally. we're here to affimple the dream of dr. king and to talk about what it means in these times and what we need to do to achieve it. host: in the press release it says this, that glenn beck and others are expected to push for the expansion of state rights, t

dr. dyer in the studio with us and on public television. and if you had been in the audience to watch wayne live, you would have been on your feet applauding, just like those people that you saw. but there is a way for you at home to express your appreciation and gratitude to wayne. that's by calling this station. your phone calls -- it's kind of like getting a standing ovation in the studio, isn't it? it is, it's music to my ears when i hear the phones ringing and people responding to this beautiful information. and how can they not? one of the things that i've been thinking about is, some people may think that the "tao" is a little inaccessible or even esoteric. if i tried to read the "tao" on my own, it would have been very, very hard for me. some people might even use the word "scary," but your interpretation, your commentary has made it so accessible, so practical, and so beautiful. thank you, yeah. each one of those essays was, it was really guided by lao-tzu and his great wisdom. i

so what is the solution, dr. richard s. -- dr. richards? how are we going to turn this around for california and the nation? >> i am actually giving this paper in two weeks in finland at a conference, but just some of our ideas that come out of the convict criminology group. the first is and the war on drugs. just and it. -- just end it. it started in 1960 with richard nixon. it has been going on 50 years. nobody has even kept count of how many people have been arrested -- 10 million, 20 million, 30 million? it sounds like something out of it sounds like something out of stalin's russ

so what is the solution, dr. richard s. -- dr. richards? how are we going to turn this around for california and the nation? >> i am actually giving this paper in two weeks in finland at a conference, but just some of our ideas that come out of the convict criminology group. the first is and the war on drugs. just and it. -- just end it. it started in 1960 with richard nixon. it has been going on 50 years. nobody has even kept count of how many people have been arrested -- 10 million, 20 million, 30 million? it sounds like something out of stalin's russia. turn in your neighbors, turn in your friends. if you turn in 10 people, you get less time in prison. that is what it is, you know? this war on drugs is something out of stalin's russia. and let's stop this war on sex offenders before this gets way out of hand. it is already way out of hand. [applause] i know we are concerned about sexual assault and rape and people assaulting women and children -- i know that. most of the people in prison as sex offenders are not those people. i call them

so what is the solution, dr. richard s. -- dr. richards? how are we going to turn this around for california and the nation? >> i am actually giving this paper in two weeks in finland at a conference, but just some of our ideas that come out of the convict criminology group. the first is and the war on drugs. just and it. -- just end it. it

dr. katz? >> i think you have shown a tremendous amount of insight into why this has happened, because it really speaks to the heart of people feeling there is a problem, and is not being well salts, and it is natural in that situation to feel that, well, here is a potential solution, let's try that. i guess in my mind, there is a renewed commitment on the part of san franciscans to do something meaningful, but for people who are impacted themselves and for their family members. but they have often been made to feel this and powered by the system. often on the fringes, watching their relatives deteriorated. we need to be more responsive to that, and maybe we can use this dialogue and this difficult conversation. i have heard from so many people, to really know go forward with something better. maybe we have not put enough into this issue. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you president chiu: . -- thank you. president chiu: supervisor mar? supervisor mar: i have similar concerns that some of my collea

dr. h. westley clark, director, center for substance abuse treatment, substance abuse and mental health services administration, u.s. department of health and human services; josh koerner, executive director, consumers helping others in a caring environment (choice); katherine high, duel diagnosis program coordinator, community psychiatry, university of maryland medical systems; mark segal, clinical director of co-occurring services, second genesis. dr. clark, about 33 million people in the u.s. live with a mental illness and a substance-use condition. what are co-occurring conditions? co-occurring conditions are conditions that occur in people who have several things going on. they may have a substance-use disorder and they may have an independent psychological problem such as anxiety or depression, or more serious problems like bi-polar affected disorder or schizophrenia. and, kathy, what are the current barriers of care for individuals with co-occurring conditions? well, there's probab

and dr. marker knows there is a lot more work to be done. this is chewbacca who dr. marker adopted as an infant 14 years ago. with his excellent people skills, he's been an ambassador and companion for dr. marker. as you can see, he's reaching the end of the line. >> oh, chewbacca. it's not that easy anymore. >> reporter: a living reminder of how magnificent and how fragile this species is. >> everything about them is just amazing. and yet they are truly one of the beyonders erwonders of the >> reporter: and they could go away? >> they are going away. they are going away in front of our very eyes. >> reporter: for "nightline" this is dan harris in namibia. >> in danger but not forgotten. >>> when we come back, the president weighs in on building a mosque near ground zero. that's the subject of tonight's "closing argument." first, here's jimmy with what's next on abc. >> thanks, cynthia. tonight, hayden christensen, magician criss angel. mmmm. you don't love me anymore do you billy? what? i didn't buy this cereal to sweet talk your taste buds it's for my heart health.

i have to say that dr. richards probably will not authorize this, but i am going to make a plug for the book he has written. i want to say he has written the book "convict criminology." another book called "behind bars." and "beyond bars." so check it out on amazon. we also have with us the policy co-director of the national employment law project. and eliza hirsch is the supervising attorney in the clean slate pride is at the east bay community law center. welcome, panelists. i want to tell the audience that while we are having this session, if you have questions, feel free to write them down, and the ushers will get them some you. at the end of the discussion, we will have a question and answer session. dr. richards, it is my understanding you have some personal experience in this area. i would ask you to share your experiences with us and tell us about the barriers that exist for people who have a criminal record. >> i'm a convicted felon. i'm an ex-con. and i'm a professor. i'm the leader of the convert

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dr. laura's sunning decision. what she said on the air from the air. >>> what's kuhligoing back for second visit. >>> a lot of 50s across the bay area right now. 58 in livermore. 6 2 in san jose. and 58 in. >>> well, the "n" word turns into the "n" word for dr. laura on national talk radio. dr. laura schlessinger announced tonight on "the larry king show" that she is leaving her long-running conservative radio program. >> i want to be able to say what's on my mind and in my heart and what i think is helpful and useful without somebody getting angry, some special interest group deciding this is a time to silence a voice of dissent. >> and with that, dr. laura named by an industry magazine as the seventh greatest radio talk show host of all time announced that she is leaving talk radio network when her contract expires at year's end. the 63-year-old schlessinger has been under attack since last week when she used the "n" word 11 times during an exchange with a caller. dr. laura is saying go

dr. king. as one king follower put it, if all sides can channel dr. king today, it will keep this commemoration at least in the spirit of the original. so far, ron, as the crowds and the excitement continues to grow here, everybody seems to be taking that advice very seriously. >> all right. thank you very much. claire shipman reporting from washington. >>> and joining me now, from just outside the lincoln memorial in washington, d.c., is dr. alveda king. she is dr. martin luther king jr.'s niece. she will be speaking later today. welcome to the show. >> thank you. good morning. >> good morning to you. dr. king, why are you attending this rally, the glenn beck rally there in d.c. today? >> i'm attending this rally to help reclaim america. when glenn said he's reclaiming the civil rights movement, i don't need to be reclaimed. i am the civil rights movement. so, i'm joining glenn to talk about faith, hope, charity, honor. those are the things that america needs to reclaim. our children nee

dr. t., says the key to stopping the esophageal cancer epidemic is to catch it early while in the precancer stage. dr. t. found the condition early, a diagnosis that ultimately saved his life. >> there are very, very few people who actually can survive esophageal cancer. those are the ones who are picked up and diagnosed very early. >> reporter: getting rid of the precancerous cells is fairly easy. this wand is inserted through the mouth, a small balloon is inflated inside the esophagus, and radio frequency waves are used to burn off damaged cells. >> i have had many patients who had early esophageal cancer or precancer stage that i treated them with this device, and they're now cured. >> reporter: dr. t. hopes to treat awareness about the importance of catching cancer early. undersecretary ellen touser was recently diagnosed with esophageal cancer. dr. t. hopes these cases will encourage lawmakers to require mandatory screening. >> we should be screening patients with acid reflux. that's ho

tomorrow, we will see the city through the eyes of a xavier university president dr. norman francis, who is at the forefront of bringing back the college community. his views on the ups and downs of this journey. friday, we'll introduce you to a family that had to indoor both the hardships of the storm and the stereotypes surrounding their muslim religion. their story is particularly relevant in the national debate right now over the proposed mosque near ground zero. tonight, dave walker, a veteran reporter and columnist of the "times-picayune," who has been covering television and media for the paper for more than a decade now. it always a pleasure to have you on the program. what do you make of all the renewed focus? every network, every cable outlet, all the focus on new orleans now, is that good or bad? >> it is a combination of both. i spent the weekend compiling the list because it is so long. everybody here is bracing for what it is the coverage will be, because it is so complicated even five years after the storm. it is complicated because it what has happened

dr. h. westley clark, director, center for substance abuse treatment, substance abuse and mental health services administration, u.s. department of health and human services, rockville, maryland. marco e. jacome, chief executive officer, healthcare alternative systems incorporated, chicago, illinois. john de miranda, president and ceo, stepping stone, san diego, california. william lossiah-bratt, board of directors, southeastern regional representative, faces and voices of recovery, cherokee, north carolina. dr. clark, why should we be concerned about ethnic and racial differences within the addiction and recovery field, as well as other differences? well, one of the things that we want to make sure is that people who have substance use problems are able to recover and that materials that we use can assist them in that process. and so, you know, there are differences associated with cultural values and beliefs, starting from how one physiologically responds to a particular substance misus

dr. fisher would test them both before and after the trip. dr. fisher says she has had people say they were in love, only to have their brains say otherwise. would mike and alana's brains betray them? take a look at their brains before the trip. the illuminated area here in the romantic love center is glowing like a christmas tree. and after the trip, alana's still is. but mike's scans show deep attachment to his wife, romantic love for her has virtually disappeared. might all this science ruin the mystery of love? >> yeah, it's about like the groucho marx quote on comedy that comedy is like a frog, if you dissect it, it dies. >> reporter: mike and alana say they are still very much in love, test or no test, even if their brains disagree with their hearts, at least for now. cynthia mcfadden, abc news, new york. >> i believe they're going to make it. you can see the whole story and a whole lot more about who we love and why on a special edition of "nightline" at 10:00 eastern. that is "world news" for this thursday. i'm george stephanopoulos. for

dr. byock. >> kroft: marcia klish is either being saved by medical technology or being prevented from dying a natural death. >> byock: we're just here checking on you. >> kroft: she is 71 years old and suffering from complications of colon surgery and a hospital- acquired infection. she's been unconscious in the intensive care unit at dartmouth-hitchcock medical center in lebanon, new hampshire, for the better part of a week. one of her doctors, ira byock, told us it costs up to $10,000 a day to maintain someone in the i.c.u. some patients remain here for weeks; one has been here for six months. >> byock: this is the way so many americans die; something like 18% to 20% of americans spend their last days in an i.c.u. and, you know, it's extremely expensive, it's uncomfortable. many times, they have to be sedated so that they don't reflexively pull out a tube, or sometimes their hands are restrained. this is not the way most people would want to spend their last days of life. and yet, this

and they're going to be standing where dr. king stood. well, they may have the mall, but we have the message. >> over these grounds where we are so honored to stand today, we feel the spirit of dr. martin luther king, jr. >> reporter: others saw the gathering as a call to prayer and renewal of faith. ♪ >> reporter: it remains unclear how many people attended the rally today. organizers applied for a permit for 300,000 people but the national park service stopped estimating crowds in 1997 after being accused of undercounting the million man march in 1995. tony larussa always spoke at the glen beck rally. he presented albert pujols with an award for his charity work. >> what separates albert is his total commitment to his life in and out of billion. -- in and out of baseball. his commitment to his family, deed dre and their kids, his commitment to his faith. and also, his tireless, in and out of season, commitment to community. >> dan: the cardinals are in d.c. to play the nationals. >>> california prison authorities say seven inmates wer