Mechanical side of treating their heart disease. So thats sort of how it all unfolded. Host youre also an author now. What possessed you to write a book . Guest well, so this book that ive written basically, its a memoir of my journey through medical training, but its written through the lens of race. There are a lot of physician authors out there and a lot of books out there, but i feel like race is a really important issue in medicine, and these authors largely overlook this subject. So i think thats a really, thats an omission because so many of the leading medical schools and Teaching Hospitals all across america are situated in communities with large black populations. And in many cases, theres been historical tensions between the communities and these large institutions. But thats a story that really hasnt been told in a narrative way. And so thats, so writing this book i was trying to really tell two stories my own personal journey of becoming a young black man from a working cl
There hasnt been any agreement on any single proposal. But that may be about to change. A combination of the republican takeover of the senate, a looming Supreme Court decision and the white house race are putting more pressure than ever before on republicans to offer some sort of alternative to obamacare. But before they could get to any sort of agreement, there are some fundamental philosophical disagreements that need to be worked out about how to get and move the country into a more free market direction. And thats why i wrote my book, overcoming obamacare. And what i tried to do is i looked at the flurry of plans that have been offered as alternatives to obamacare. And i sorted them into three basic approaches or schools of thought. The first school of thought i called Reform School and this is comprised of people who say that at this point it might be unrealistic to fully repeal obamacare. And holding out for full repeal shouldnt be a barrier to instituting reforms to the overall
More Like Television is what a beautiful studio in new york. When you have the Christmas Trees and all that you feel like you are on a film set sometimes i feel like. Maybe you are going to do a scene from a movie or something. Command rollout. You are right, feels like a morning show from a hallmark movie, your friends meet somebody, we will think of the plot throughout the morning. Ive got one for you. The christmas movie, a movie where one of your newest thinkers has agreed to an initiation routine which involves rappelling down a 22 Story Building. Oh, no, thats realize, that happened to me yesterday as you at fox and friends put me through this for the friday show. I rappelled down a 22 Story Building alongside two new york yankees manager aaron boone and general manager Brian Cashman, part of the tradition. From what i understand my the review gets done this. I have never been asked. You got the exclusive ticket. It was a special for you. When rick did it for 20 years, you carrie
13th, 2013. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning everyone. Welcome to today on a Tuesday Morning. Im Savannah Guthrie. Im matt lauer along side al roker and natalie morales. A lot to get to. Meantime were following a huge story out of boston. Mob boss James Whitey Bulger has been convicted after 16 years on the run. Well talk to a member of his defense team as well as the brother of one of his alleged victims. First, this breaking news overnight in atlanta. Natalie has that. A tragic story. A baseball fan died after falling more than 60 feet from the upper deck at turner field in atlanta. Were joined with the very latest. Randy, good morning. Reporter good morning natalie. At this hour the victim remains unidentified though an autopsy has been scheduled for later this morning. Police tell us he fell into the parking lot and paramedics did rush him to atlantas Medical Center but he ultimately
World down. Martha first we take to you paris where Rick Leventhal is standing by. Reporter the focus today is on more boots on the grounds. The french minister calls on 10,000 soldiers and thousands more Police Officers to add a new layer of protection around sensitive sites primarily jewish schools and synagogues and mosques. There are 700 jewish schools in france. The country remains on high alert. The terrorists made a video warning of more he tacks. Someone helped make that video. Authorities are hunting for coulibalys commonlaw wife. They believe she is hiding out in syria. Martha pictures splashed pack all the newspapers of these leaders. What was it like on the streets yesterday . Reporter it was incredible. We were part of that largest demonstration in french history. It was bigger than the demonstration after the nazis were defeated in world war ii. Almost a Million People in the streets of paris and up to 4 million across france vowing not to abandon the principles of freedo