NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (May 16)

Our top story tonight, President Trump announcing a top ISIS leader has been killed. A strike in northeastern Nigeria took out the terrorists along with other ISIS operatives. Tonight, a closely watched Republican primary. Senator Bill Cassidy facing a competitive fight amid continued scrutiny from the GOP. A powerful documentary on forced organ harvesting in China premieres this weekend in Washington. We'll hear why the experts behind the documentary say the world can't stay silent. The biggest children's hospital in the country agrees to open a detransition clinic, a first ever in the nation. What this means for kids harmed by sex rejecting procedures. And in the NBA, we'll have a winner take all game seven on Sunday in Detroit as the Knicks wait their next opponent and Denise Dave Martin joins us to discuss. Next, a copy of the oldest known poem in English previously thought to be lost was recently rediscovered in a library in Rome. Details on that. This is MTV Evening News, live from our global headquarters in New York City. Thank you for joining us tonight. I'm Arlene Richards. U.S. and Nigerian forces have taken out a top ISIS leader, the latest in a series of strikes targeting terrorist groups in Nigeria. President Trump says the terror group's number two leader, Abu Bulao al-Manuki, was killed in yesterday's strike. In a post on True Social, the president said the mission was carried out at his direction as al-Manuki tried to hide in Africa. And he thanked the Nigerian government for its partnership in the operation. It's not the first U.S. strike in Africa. Operations in Nigeria late last year targeted ISIS-linked terrorists accused of killing Christians. A historic trip to China, a new investigation into overseas biolabs, and a major show of support for law enforcement. It was another headline-making week for the Trump administration. President Trump was in Beijing this week on a historic trip to China. Great. Great place. Incredible. China is beautiful. President Trump said that Chinese regime leader Xi Jinping would like to see a deal made with Iran and offered his help, speaking on Fox News. He'd like to see the Hormuz Strait open. And says the Chinese have agreed to buy oil from the United States. They're going to go to Texas. We're going to start sending Chinese ships to Texas and to Louisiana and to Alaska. Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying U.S. policy on Taiwan is unchanged. It was raised. They always raise it on their side. We always make clear our position, and we move on to the other topics. We know where they stand, and I think they know where we stand. Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard launching an investigation into U.S. funding of overseas biolabs to stop potentially risky gain-of-function research. President Trump criticizing the World Health Organization for its actions during the COVID pandemic. And they were making the wrong diagnoses. I was the one that said it came from Wuhan. They didn't say that. They refused to say that because they were totally owned by China. President Trump spotlighting his administration's law and order agenda during National Police Week. All law enforcement, we want to thank you. And thank you from the bottom of my heart. I respect nobody more than I respect you. A White House proclamation also honoring officers killed or injured in the line of duty. Last year, 53 law enforcement officers in our country were feloniously killed in the line of duty. Vice President J.D. Vance was in Maine spotlighting the Trump administration's push to crack down on Medicaid fraud ahead of the state's key primary contests. This isn't Republican or Democrat. This is common sense. Maine's Governor Janet Mills disagreeing with the vice president's portrayal, saying she has always cracked down on fraud. And in California, the Trump administration is deferring $1.3 billion in Medicaid payments over concerns of fraud in federal health care programs. And a simple reason is because the state of California has not taken fraud very seriously. Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Kao says seeking help is a sign of strength in a message for Troops for Mental Health Awareness Month. Know this. The devil is a liar. Your brokenness does not diminish the blessing you are to the people who love you and the country that still needs you. President Trump welcomes the 2025 college football champion Indiana Hoosiers to the White House. Mr. President, thank you so much for having us. This is an honor. I know I speak behalf of my team by saying we're going to remember this for the rest of our lives. The Indiana Hoosiers capped a historic 16-0 season by winning both the Big Ten and college football playoff championships. Quarterback Fernando Mendoza became the school's first Heisman Trophy winner. Daniel Monahan, NTD News. China could soon be getting a lot more American beef. The agreement comes out of a two-day summit between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing earlier this week. The deal would open the door for beef imports from companies in 17 states, mostly cuts like hooves and tongues that Americans don't usually eat, while also easing restrictions on poultry. The two countries will also create a trade council, an investment council, and work together to make it easier to trade farm goods. Neither the U.S. or China said when the agreements would start. Now to Louisiana, where voters are heading to the polls in the state's Senate primary. Republican Bill Cassidy is facing tough competition from Congresswoman Julia Letlow and Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming. It may be an uphill battle for Cassidy, who continues to face GOP criticism for his vote to convict President Trump after the January 6 Capitol breach. Fleming leads in recent polling with Trump-backed Letlow close behind. Cassidy is running third, about six points back. A Cassidy loss could result in a Republican presence more closely aligned with President Trump in the Senate. Louisiana's U.S. House primaries have been postponed until the fall. Polls close tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern, so results are not expected until late this evening. A busy week on Capitol Hill with the Chinese Communist Party's human rights abuses in focus. Several events and hearings addressing the ongoing genocides. NTD's Melina Weiskopf brings us this week's roundup from Washington, D.C. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill examining the Chinese Communist Party's crime of forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience. Researchers estimate that tens of thousands of individuals, perhaps more, have been killed to supply China's transplant industry. This is a While the human rights abuse has taken place for over two decades, the issue gained more attention last year after the Chinese regime leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin were caught on a hot mic, musing about living to 150 through continued organ transplants. It was a glimpse behind the curtain, a glimpse into a world where human beings can be treated as interchangeable parts to prolong the lives of autocrats. We now have the first known survivor. Cheng Peiming, a Falun Gong practitioner, was taken for surgery against his will while detained and awoke with a 14-inch gash in his side. It's kind of a miracle that he survived, but basically our own medical scans show that he's missing part of his liver and part of his lung. On Friday, the documentary Silent Harvest premiered on Capitol Hill, exposing the forced organ harvesting. This film is not just a film, but it's a call to conscience, and we ask doctors and the public to take actions. A 2019 report by the Independent China Tribunal in London found that practitioners of the spiritual discipline of Falun Gong are the primary victims. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual discipline rooted in the tenets of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance. The practice has been brutally persecuted in China since July of 1999. On May 13th, World Falun Dafa Day, lawmakers across the nation celebrated its founding. Happy Falun Dafa Day. We respect your rights of freedom of religion, freedom of conscience, respect your values. Senator Ted Cruz described World Falun Dafa Day as an opportunity to recognize the values of freedom of belief and cultural diversity, as well as the positive contributions of those who uphold these values each day. And lawmakers in both chambers unanimously approved a resolution this week, urging President Trump to confront Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping about political prisoners. Several of these individuals have family members who are U.S. citizens. Their loved ones here at home deserve answers and action. In other news, senators questioned a CIA whistleblower. James Erdemann alleges the intelligence community downplayed evidence supporting a COVID-19 lab leak. Nobody wanted the lab leak conclusion, and I'm concerned that there's too many people willing to make excuses for China in this organization for the wrong reasons. Senator Paul insisted there's no reason scientific arguments about COVID-19's origins should be classified. It's about a federal apparatus that told the American people to trust the science while hiding the machinery that shaped the science. Also this week, senators confirming a new Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh. Pennsylvania's John Fetterman was the only Democrat to back the confirmation. Warsh takes over at a time when inflation pressures are intensifying due to the Iran war. Reporting from Washington, D.C., Melina Wisecup, NTD News. The new documentary that's been a decade in the making called The Silent Harvest shines a light on the brutal practice of forced organ harvesting in communist China. It was released globally online today, and Dinesh Davijian has the story. Silence is the biggest accomplice to crimes against humanity. Ten years in the making, Silent Harvest is a documentary about the forced organ harvesting of prisoners of conscience in China. I've never seen a community weather persecution with such dignity and grace as I've seen fallen death of practitioners suffer in such an incredible way. The 90-minute documentary features interviews with doctors, medical experts, and victims from around the world. They discuss the scale and brutality of forced organ harvesting, a crime against humanity. It's sad that there is a government that does not put a value on life. And obviously that is what is happening in the Chinese communist world. If we don't stop forced organ harvesting in China, then we can imagine that our children and grandchildren will be monsters or victims of monsters. We will become monsters or victims of monsters. I would rather be the victim of a monster than be a monster. But the reality is that's going to be the choice. And so if we don't stop forced organ harvesting in China, we're doomed. The organization behind the production Doctors Against the Forced Organ Harvesting, or DAFL, is a recipient of the 2019 Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice, and has been nominated three times for the Nobel Peace Prize. We are a medical NGO. We are medical doctors. We approach this topic from the view of medical doctors. Thank you to the makers of the film. They have given their time, their finances, and a great deal of their heart to make this happen and to bring this story out. For 20 years, DAFL has advocated for ethical transplantation practices through education and research. The organization believes the silence from the medical community is part of what fuels this lucrative and evil practice. Even the innocent person who's just trying to get some glory, they don't know when they go and someone is killed for the body part that's going in. I mean, there's a range of, I think, moral, economic, there's a lot of reasons. Everyone should care about this. The documentary is available online, free to watch at SilentHarvestMovie.com. David Zhang, NTD News, Washington, D.C. Coming up, the biggest children's hospital in the country agrees to open a detransition clinic, a first ever in the nation. What this means for children harmed by sex-rejecting procedures. Hi, I'm Jane Seymour, and I spent years on TV playing a doctor, but I learned about the heartbreaking reality of heart disease and stroke when they touched my own life. My father nearly died before having a quadruple bypass and valve replacement that saved him. 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Hunger is a story we can end. End it at feedingamerica.org. In a first for the nation, the biggest children's hospital in the country will open a detransition clinic as part of an agreement with state and federal law enforcement. It's the result of a years-long investigation into the Texas Children's Hospital that performs sex rejection medical procedures on children. Attorney General Ken Paxton says the new clinic will help patients reverse the damage caused by ideologically driven physicians wanting to transition them. So joining me now is Priscia Mosley, a detransitioner and ambassador for Independent Women. Also with us is Colin Wright. He's a fellow at the Manhattan Institute with a PhD in biology. He's also CEO and editor-in-chief of Reality's Last Stand. So thank you both so much for joining us. Thank you. All right, Priscia, I want to start with you. The hospital's going to pay more than 10 million dollars in damages, and for the next five years, provide free services to patients at its detransition clinic. So what is your reaction to the news? As a detransitioner, I think this is astonishing news. People like myself, detransitioners who've gone before legislature, have testified, have been raising the needs of detransitioners and the medical care we need for the aftermath of transition and the complications that often come from taking hormones and surgery. So I hope that a lot of research will be done and more informed consent will be given. Hopefully the doctors that treat us will learn from what was done to us in the first place. But I find this to be exciting news. Now, Colin, the hospitals agreed to also fire and never hire what Paxton called five woke doctors who performed harmful medical interventions on Texas. So what is your reaction to this as well as the settlement? I mean, I couldn't be happier with the news that came out. So this is, I think, a massive win, a big step towards exposing what is this massive lie that, you know, so-called gender-affirming care is evidence-based, it's medically necessary, that kids will commit suicide if they don't receive this type of surgeries and hormones. None of this is true. There's no evidence of benefits. There's mountains of well-documented harms for this stuff. And then there's a rapid-growing population of people coming forward who have been seriously and irreversibly damaged by this. So we have five gender doctors at Texas Children's, they're now fired for this ideologically motivated medical harm that they caused. And detransitioners can receive the care they need and deserve for what happened to them, because this could never have happened, really, because gender doctors and activists, they really can't give an inch to critics and detransitioners without being forced, because this whole thing shines this bright light on the pseudo-scientific lie that everyone is born with this innate and immutable gender identity that we all sense from toddlerhood. So they have to pretend that detransitioners don't exist or that their stories, you know, are exaggerated or something when they're not. These doctors are true believers. They won't change on their own. They have to be forced, and fortunately, that's what they've been forced to do. Now, Prisha, this clinic is being called the first ever in the nation. So how much help is there currently for people who want to reverse the harm from these procedures? There is not a lot of help. I feel lucky to have been connected with my doctor who's trying to put me on a regimen of straightening out my hormones, because I continue to deal with hormonal imbalance and difficulty with the whole function of my endocrine system. But I mean, it took me years to find a doctor who was not only willing but also able to work with me. And as I had complications with my chest when I gave birth, my midwife was very shocked and didn't know how to help me. So the idea of there being a place, a clinic, where doctors are competent and educated in the harms and complications and medical trials that detransitioners may be facing really makes me feel hopeful. It would be good to stop upsetting doctors by showing up at normal clinics or being turned away, especially in blue states like where I live. Some doctors are even barred illegally from helping detransitioners. So this is great news all around. Now, Colin, physicians sometimes give parents a choice. Either put your child through these procedures or risk them committing suicide. So could the creation of detransition clinics give us more evidence that this argument doesn't hold? Well, I mean, the argument is has never really held. It's people only believe it because this has been repeated ad nauseum again and again and again by the loudest activists out there. You know, this is it's a type of emotional blackmail that they put parents in by giving them this lie that if you don't, you know, give these irreversible, invasive, sterilizing procedures to their children, the people that they love the most and they want to protect and who they're seeking expert guidance from from these doctors, that if they don't give them these these procedures, that they're going to commit suicide, that their son or daughter was born in the wrong body. No, it's it's it's always been pseudoscience. Fortunately, we have the detransitioner clinic now, which, again, it's just naming the fact that there are detransitioners is a huge step because this is a population that the gender doctors and the activists, they have been trying to deny exists from the moment the first detransitioner ever spoke up. And now they can't ignore this anymore. This is a real thing. This is a real growing problem. And now it's fully exposed, not just to the the gender doctors and clinicians, but to the entire world. And hopefully the world sees what's going on, too, because there's a lot of countries that are still going, you know, 100 miles an hour towards a cliff on this gender stuff. And they need to turn around as well. Now, Colin, I want to stay with you for a little longer. The hospital says the decision to settle was difficult and they're saying doing it to they're doing it to protect resources from costly litigation. What are your thoughts on that? Well, I mean, they reached a settlement. So, of course, they're never going to admit that they did anything wrong. So, I mean, this is what's expected. Again, they're they're not allowed to give an inch to the to critics or any detransitioners on this topic, because to do so would just expose the lie even further. So they have to keep doubling down on this and just make it procedural or something like that. So I think there's still a lot of wins that we need to get in the future to make sure that, you know, these types of procedures aren't offered anywhere, not just in Texas, that we make these services available to detransitioners, because they've had such a hard time getting these reversals because they no longer identify as the opposite sex. And so gender affirming procedures no longer applied to them. That makes no sense whatsoever, because what detransitioners are trying to pursue is the actual real gender or sex affirming procedures. What they received before were these gender and sex rejecting procedures. So it's it's total Orwellian nightmare we live in. And it looks like we're just seeing some daylight to get out of this, hopefully. Now, Prisha, earlier this year, we saw a landmark ruling in New York, which, as you know, is a blue state. A woman who used to identify as transgender was awarded millions over medical malpractice. Now, do you feel that the tide is turning? I think this is it's excellent that Fox variant was able to win her case, especially like you said, said in a blue state like New York. The jury unanimously knew that Fox variant was harmed by being given a double mastectomy at 16 when she actually needed help with her mental health and was too young to consent. And I think this is the case for any person who consented while gravely mentally ill. And of course, any person who consented while a minor. And of course, when doctors aren't fully giving informed consent, I was offered no other options when I was told, you know, this was the treatment for identifying as trans that I needed to take testosterone and have my breasts removed. This just isn't the way true informed consent works. So. So, Colin, you were talking earlier about other countries falling off the cliff. And as we're seeing, there are some big shifts here in the US. But let's look at Australia. The issue appears to be a moving in the opposite direction there. The Australian Federal Court upholding a ruling yesterday that found that Giggle for Girls, a female only app illegally discriminated against a man identifying as a woman by excluding him from the app. So your reaction. I mean, it's it's just completely insane. So while the US is making some strides and, you know, we're slowly waking up from this this crazy nightmare, other countries like Canada and as you mentioned, Australia, Australia just had this case tickle versus a giggle where it turns out, you know, their high court has has deemed that men who now identify as women really receive more rights as women than actual women do in the country. So this just exposes several things. It exposes why we need our laws and our policies to be rooted in reality, in this case, biological reality. And then, you know, in the case of the US, we need our medical procedures to be rooted in biological reality as well. Your sex is such a fundamental aspect of who you are as a person and what humans are as species. You were sexually reproducing species. You cannot deny such a fundamental aspect of our reality and expect that, you know, we're going to be able to have justice are going to be have a good mental health or health care outcomes when we're denying such a fundamental aspect. Well, this apparently was the first transition of place, but we hope there will be more pressure, Mosley and Colin Wright. Thank you for coming on. Thank you. Thank you. And coming up in the NBA, we'll have a winner take all game seven on Sunday in Detroit as the Knicks await their next opponent. And it is Dave Martin joins us to discuss. And is medication really the best way to counter ADHD? A Harvard trained psychiatrist offers an alternative view on how the mind's unfocused can actually be harnessed in beneficial ways. My 15 year old son, Ethan and I had a fun and relaxing morning. We returned home and Ethan walked to his best friend's house. An hour later, I heard the ambulance scream by the street carrying my beautiful boy. Ethan was shot in the head in his best friend's house with an unsecured gun. He had zero chance of survival. The father, the gun owner, he stored his three guns and bullets in a shoebox. How do you feel that has to be the most horrific experience that a human could ever have? David, would you give any advice? First thing you do is not keep your ammunition with your weapons and that your weapons need to be locked at all times. The first time seeing my son, I feel like my life did a 180. I was already trying to change my perspective of life and really just be a father figure that I never had. Being present is the most important part. I'm still growing every day. Becoming a better version of myself to be the better mirror for my son. I mean, he's just growing. He's becoming his own person. Man, first I saw him dance, bro, he brings the vibes, you know what I'm saying? He brings the party no matter what. He really a definition of like why he loves the body and I love him to the death of me. And now for your sports news, we're joined by NTD's Dave Martin. Dave, good to see you. Good to see you, Arlene. How's the weekend so far? You know, it is beautiful outside. So as soon as we're done here, we're taking off. That's for sure. That's for sure. All right, so we've got a lot going on. We've got baseball, golf, but I want to start with NBA playoffs. So we had a pair of pivotal games yesterday. Where do they stand now? Yeah, well, first in the Eastern Conference, Detroit won at Cleveland last night to force a game seven. That'll be played on Sunday and that'll be in Detroit tomorrow night. Now Pistons looked great last night, especially with Duncan Robinson back from injury. Hope they kind of spread their offense. He's a great three-point shooter. Now the winner then of Sunday's game will face the New York Knicks in the Conference Finals. And by the time that series starts, which it should be Tuesday night, the Knicks will have been idle for more than a week. I mean, there could be some rust there, but at least they got some rest for sure. Meanwhile, in the Western Conference, the Spurs blew out the Timberwolves last night to advance to the Conference Finals. They will play the Oklahoma City Thunder. Now this should be probably the most exciting match of the Thunder. They are the defending champions. They have the best record in the league this year, but somehow the Spurs have had their number. They've won four of their five regular season matchups. So the Thunder were one and four against the Spurs, 63 and 14 against everybody else with quite a contrast there. I'm not really sure how they did it. We'll see if they can. I mean, it starts off 0-0 this series, so we'll see what happens. But anyway, game one this series starts on Monday. And who are you rooting for? Rooting for? Not predicting. Not predicting. Rooting. Rooting. Yeah, well, let's distinguish. You know, I'm actually, I'm rooting, surprisingly, I'm kind of rooting for the Thunder in that series. I just like to see if the Thunder can kind of do this again. It's kind of fun to see what they've done here. Spurs, meanwhile, they're so young. There should be a rivalry coming for years to come, I would think. And the Detroit versus Cleveland, I've gone kind of back and forth, I've got to say. I guess I'm rooting for Detroit at this point. We'll see what happens when they face the Knicks. That should be a really good series. I've been shocked by how great the Knicks have looked in these playoffs. They like changed their offense, it seems like, on the fly. Nobody could figure out how to defend it yet. It's really impressive what they've done. I've been a little surprised because, of course, I was a little bit critical last year after they fired head coach Tom Thibodeau. I was like, what are you doing? You get something good and you do this? But Mike Brown, I thought he was a great hire, but he's done a great job. So that's where I'm at right now. Sounds like it's going to be an exciting game. I think so. Yeah. So let's shift gears to golf. The second major of the year, the PGA Championship, is going on right now with the third round playing today. Who's in the driver's seat? This is such a fluid situation at this point. We've had so many changes at the top. I mean, the leaderboard has really been tight ever since they teed off Thursday morning. It was a record seven-way tie for first after the first 18 holes, and then that included world number one Scottie Scheffler. Now, the big story that day is actually probably world number two, Rory McIlroy, who had a decent start, but then the last four holes, bogey, bogey, bogey, bogey, and all of a sudden, he was like in 100th place out of about 156 after the first day. But then today, he has shot up the leaderboard. He shot a four under 66. He's all the way into second place. He was briefly tied for the lead, which is amazing considering how far he was behind 48 hours ago. Scheffler, meanwhile, has kind of gone back today. I think he shot a one over 71. He's one under for the tournament, which is three shots off the lead, which doesn't seem much, but he's got to go up. He's got to pass 20 players now to get to the top at this point. So, it's very top. They're not done with the third round today. Like I said, it's been a fluid leaderboard. It was still a seven-way tie for first. John Wong, one of those seven players, Rory McIlroy, Zander Schauffele, one shot behind. They're in second place. Well, actually, it's eighth place, but they're one shot behind. So, it is a cluster board at the top. A lot of people are saying it's a very difficult golf course. Now, this is an anoramic in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, which I've never actually heard of this course. They haven't played this. They haven't played a major here in a long time, but Scheffler yesterday was talking about how the pin placement there is so difficult. Plus, with the wins they were having, it was difficult conditions. So, you see a big cluster of people kind of near the top. So, that's where we're at right now. It's going to be quite a thing tomorrow to sort out who's actually going to win this. Now, I want to stay with golf for a minute. What kind of payout does this event have and how does it compare to live golf events? Yeah, you know, the PGA Championship just kind of made news. They've become part of the $20 million club. This year, they raised up to $20.5 million. $3.7 million goes to the winner. That still trails two of the majors. You've got the Masters just paid out $22.5 million last month. $4.5 million of that went to the winner, Rory McIlroy. Meanwhile, the U.S. Open last June paid out $21.5 million, and then you've got the fourth major, the Open Championship, which is generally played in either England or Scotland. They paid out $17 million. So, it's up there, but it's behind two of them. Now, meanwhile, if you contrast that to live golf, live golf pays out $30 million combined for their courses. So, you can see why players are, of course, so attracted to that league. You can also maybe see why the Saudi Public Investment Fund is going to be pulling their funding after the season. So, if they play next year, we'll have to see if those changes their payouts. It's going to be, I would think, without them funding it, it's going to be tough to do. We'll have to see about that. We'll have to see where the money is. All right. So, let's look at baseball news. All 30 teams are in action today. Again, what are some of the more intriguing matchups? Well, you know, this is what they call Rivalry Weekend in baseball. So, we've got the Subway Series, which is New York Mets versus New York Yankees. You've got the Chicago teams battling out the Cubs and White Sox. Same for LA, Dodgers and Angels. They've pretty much done all those. The oddest of these, you know, rivalry series is Atlanta versus Boston, which kind of cracks me up. It's not really a rivalry, but these are like the two teams that are left after you do all these geographic rivalry. Now, the crazy thing is the best rivalry in baseball, I think everyone would say, is the Red Sox and Yankees. I mean, it's really probably one of the best, you know, sports, but it doesn't work for this weekend because, you know, what would you do with the Mets, you know? But they're right here in New York. Plus, New York City used to have all these major rivalries in baseball when the Dodgers and Giants were out here. Dodgers were in Brooklyn, Giants were in New York. So, it really should be called, you know, baseball's best geographic rivalries. If I was commissioner, if I was the commissioner, that's what I would call it. But you're not the commissioner. They don't ask me these things, just like the NCAA. But anyway, on the field, Braves, Red Sox play in Atlanta tonight to try to come up with some kind of rivalry. Also, the real Red Sox rivals, Yankees play the Mets at 7-15 Eastern tonight. Like you said, though, all 30 teams will play today, whether it's a rival or not. Well, you know, good weather and good games. I don't know how you're going to choose, you know, whether you're going to stay outside or stay inside. But anyway, we appreciate all of your updates. Well, thank you, Arlene. I appreciate it. All right. And is ADHD always a disorder, or can it reflect a differently wired brain that needs a more personalized approach? In this episode of Vital Signs, Harvard-trained psychiatrist Dr. Srini Pillay joined host Brendan Falun for a deeper look at how we understand attention, behavior, and the developing brain. Here's that conversation. Dr. Pillay, it's a pleasure to have you join us on Vital Signs. Thanks so much for having me. I appreciate it. Having looked at this field for so long, what would you put forward as the main indicator that medication isn't necessarily the main go-to for treating ADHD? Well, I think right now, in terms of standard of care, medication is the standard of care. But I think anyone who treats a person with ADHD knows that it's very rare that medication completely eliminates all symptoms. So for somebody to not choose medication, there are a couple of things. Firstly, I think patient preference matters. So if a parent or a child does not want to be on medication, that's the first thing to consider. The second thing to consider would be any contraindications that exist. So if there are cardiac contraindications like arrhythmias, some of the medications that are used for ADHD might not actually work. I think the third thing would be a more philosophical discussion, where we would get into the nature of ADHD and perhaps talk a little bit about what a psychiatric diagnosis truly is. Because after all of these years in the field, I think one thing that is true is that all psychiatric diagnoses have very high rates of reliability. You can diagnose ADHD here. You can diagnose it in London. You can diagnose it in Paris. You can diagnose it in China. But the validity for any psychiatric diagnosis is lacking, in that there is no tissue diagnosis. I cannot actually see tissue destruction. I cannot look at it under a microscope. And so I think as a parent or as a consumer in psychiatry, one of the things I would ask is if there's no high validity, why should I actually go with a standard of care where the diagnosis is not certain? Are you suggesting that there is a way to increase that reliability of the diagnosis? Well, right now, in terms of reliability, it's pretty reliable because we have the DSM that lists the criteria. And if you learn the criteria, you could do that. In terms of validity, I think we've searched high and low using brain imaging techniques, trying to look at correlates, looking at the neurochemistry. And while there are lots of correlates, there's no what we call pathognomonic or fundamental diagnosis that can correlate with that. So do I believe that there will be? I don't believe that, but I don't know that either. When I think back to my early school days, I used to get into a lot of trouble in school for not focusing, but I wasn't necessarily a stupid kid. But somehow I managed to get through school. And even into high school, I was getting into trouble for having a wandering mind, you know, during school. And I got through it by studying myself. If I sat there and learned on my own terms, I was able to get through it. I'm not sure, maybe I would have been, maybe I was somewhere on the spectrum at that time. I don't know. I was never really tested for that. But is this necessarily a disorder? Or is this just something different in the way that these people's minds are wired? So I think the idea of a disorder is usually considered if it is disrupting social or occupational function. So if the symptoms you have are such that they are disrupting your functioning on a day-to-day basis, you might consider that a disorder, just in the most technical sense, like not in the order of things. And then you can try to figure out how to address that. But what you're implying, which is there are potentially some advantages to having a lack of focus from time to time. It's something that should be considered when you're thinking about what your target symptoms are. For example, if somebody knows that their wandering mind contributes to their creativity and success, you don't want to completely stop that wandering mind so that their minds are not wandering, but they're not able to express their strengths either. So I think it is a more delicate matter than the way in which we treat it in psychiatry. And I think it is a more delicate matter than the way in which we talk about it in society. Certainly, the diagnosis of ADHD has been marketed well. So I think a lot of people feel like when they can't pay attention or they're distracted that they have ADHD, which if they meet criteria, then you could say they have this disorder. But I always advise my patients that you are not whatever this diagnosis is. The diagnosis is a way of conceptualizing the difficulty that you're having so we can think about how you can live your life. You are much more than whatever this quote-unquote disorder is. Where does that process start to give it a different way of dealing with a lack of focus or problem focusing? Where does that begin? So in terms of thinking about what the different meaning is, in my last book, Tinker, Dabble, Doodle, Try, unlock the power of the unfocused mind. I pointed out that there are several, everybody knows why focusing is helpful. You know, focusing is helpful because you can finish tasks and you can check off lists. But what a lot of people don't realize is that there are some disadvantages to focusing too much. To see that full interview and others on how to optimize health, go to ept.ms forward slash vital signs. Vital signs offers general health information, not intended as medical diagnosis or advice. Please consult your doctor before undertaking a new health regimen. Coming up, a copy of the oldest known poem in English, previously thought to be lost, was recently rediscovered in a library in Rome. Details on that story. 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I'm at the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan, New York, and with FIFA World Cup coming into town, sports have become a big theme for 2026. Instead of just space, dinosaurs, and general science stuff, objects of sports excellence is now taking place in the spotlight of United States history. Spanning more than 15 sports and nearly 150 years of history, For the Win showcases an extraordinary collection of trophies, rings, and unique awards. It's a display of the tradition of using precious metals and gemstones to commemorate victory. To kick things off, For the Press, Super Bowl champion Justin Tuck and world champion boxer Clarissa Shields spoke to the Press, and Neil deGrasse Tyson moderated everything. Many might not know that he was the captain of his high school wrestling team and competed on Harvard's wrestling squad while majoring in physics. If there's ever science anywhere, it is manifest in sports. Force, energy, momentum, mass, there's no greater display of physics in sports. Highlights of the showcase include the National Football League's Vince Lombardi trophy, one of Jesse Owens' gold medals from the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, a 2024 WNBA championship ring from New York Liberty's Brianna Stewart, and Kevin Durant's 2024 Team USA Gold Olympic medal. Let's get some backdrop on what is going on in the heart, mind, and soul of someone who will one day become a champion. If we go back into your childhood, what were you thinking? What were you thinking? Well, my journey started very young. I started boxing at the age of 11. I was born in Flint, Michigan, and my dad was in prison. Flint, Michigan. This is the infamous Flint, Michigan. Yeah, the water crisis place. Yeah, right, okay. That's what they say is known for, the water crisis, and then myself. You know, why not work hard and see where boxing takes me? Then at the age of 13, they said that 2012 would be the first Olympics that they were allowing women to be in. I was 13 at the time. In that sport, yeah. Yeah, in boxing. I was like, I'm just going to see if when I turn 17, can I go to the Olympics? Then, overhaul, I was 17 in London fighting at the Olympics. Whoa. Sports for me was kind of like when they told me that I could play football, or play basketball, or play a sport, and if I was good enough, get a free education. For me, that was kind of like my a-ha moment, and trying to see that and conquer that. For me, sports was just kind of like, okay, I love Kelton, Alabama, but I do not want to be in Kelton, Alabama, for the rest of my life. Sports was an avenue out of that. Luckily for me, I became good enough to get a scholarship to play the Division I level, and then got drafted to New York. That was Dr. Day. That was the University of Notre Dame. This show is opening right as we begin to prepare for the coming of the World Cup to North America. Here at AMNH, we're going to be doing a number of events and activations to bring people together to both celebrate the World Cup, to look at the importance of sports in all of our lives, and to come together and form community at this moment. For a visitor, they can come to the museum and see anything from around the world, but in this exhibition, For the Win, they can really see little stories about people and about how we make beautiful things to celebrate achievement. One of my favorite things is the ring from the New York Liberty Championship ring, because inside the ring, there are some hidden surprises, and visitors can see those. There's a pair of earrings inside the celebration ring, so there's something for everyone, for kids and for adults. Sean Marshall, NTD News. A new copy of the first poem ever transcribed in Old English has been unearthed in a library in Rome. It's a story that spans over a millennium, a hymn composed by a cow heard documented by a saint, transcribed by an Italian monk, and rediscovered by 21st century researchers, thanks to digital archiving and the internet. NTD's Daniel Monaghan has the details. In an Italian library, pages of English history, researchers have uncovered a ninth century copy of the oldest known poem written in Old English. The lost copy of the hymn of Cadman was uncovered in the archives of the National Central Library of Rome. The composition praising God for the creation of the world was composed in the 7th century. It was written over 1300 years ago. The author is said to be a cow herd from Whitby, North Yorkshire, who was inspired after a divine visitation. The copy rediscovered in Rome was transcribed by a monk in a northern Italian Benedictine Abbey in the 9th century. It later went missing and was thought to be lost forever, until that copy was digitised and made available around the world by the Rome Library. The two Trinity College experts who made the discovery, Elisabetta Magnanti and Mark Faulkner, studied the book from Dublin thanks to the online digital copy. They travelled to Rome and finally got to handle the manuscript and see the ancient text for themselves. People's is one of the most widely copied works in the Middle Ages. There's almost 200 manuscripts. But the most famous two are the earliest two, one of which is in Cambridge, one is in St. Petersburg. Magnanti spent over four years studying Bede's history when she finally came across the Rome copy classified as lost or untraced for decades. But after contacting the National Central Library in Rome in February last year, Magnanti received digital images of the entire manuscript. We were extremely surprised. We were speechless. We couldn't believe our eyes when we first saw that. And we were even more marvelled at the fact that this text was within the main body of the Latin text, which was extraordinary, really. The National Central Library of Rome says this is part of a broader project the library has been carrying out with the aim of making it possible for everybody around the world to access the vast collection of thousands of rare books the library has. Daniel Monaghan, NTD News. And America's 250th birthday celebration is ramping up in Washington this weekend with a massive prayer and worship gathering on the National Mall. The president, administration, officials and faith leaders will rededicate the U.S. as one nation under God. Here's more. The National Mall is preparing to host thousands of Americans Sunday for a day of prayer, worship, music and testimonies ahead of the country's 250th birthday on July 4th. The event culminating in a unified national rededication of the country as one nation under God. Organizers with Freedom 250 say the event will focus on what they describe as God's role throughout American history and a renewed commitment to the nation's future. President Trump is expected to appear with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, as well as House Speaker Mike Johnson. They will appear alongside a lineup of clergy, including Bishop Robert Barron and Evangelist Franklin Graham. Music is also on the program, with Grammy-winning contemporary Christian artist Chris Tomlin slated to perform. Top administration officials taking to social media, inviting all Americans to join the Our founders knew two simple truths. Our rights don't come from government. They come from God. And a nation is only as strong as its faith. Let us gather in unity to give thanks for two and a half centuries of freedom and to rededicate our future as one nation under God. This is our moment to rededicate ourselves to the principles of faith that allow every citizen to thrive. The event is scheduled to run from morning through evening on Sunday. Freedom 250 posting on X, the National Mall is transforming. History is calling. It's calling the event one of the most unforgettable moments leading into America's 250th anniversary. The gathering is part of a nationwide celebration of America's founding. The White House saying D.C. will host parades, historical exhibits, concerts, and large-scale public celebrations leading up to Fourth of July. On Memorial Day, the nation's capital will host the Spirit of America Parade, honoring service members and their sacrifice. The White House is also planning UFC Freedom 250 on June 14th, featuring a mixed martial arts event on the South Lawn. And from June 25th through July 10th, the National Mall will host the Great American State Fair, with pavilions representing every state and territory. And that's the news for this evening. Thank you for tuning in. I'm Arlene Richards. Good night. 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