NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Aug. 31)

Welcome to NTvening News. Our top story tonight, the first visit in seven years between Beijing and New Delhi. India's Prime Minister Modi is in China holding bilateral talks with Chinese regime leader Xinping. What's the message India wants to send to the West? In Yemen, Israel strikes the self-proclaimed prime minister of the Houthi terrorist group. And in the Gaza Strip, Israel targets the spokesperson for the Hamas terrorist group. Controversy over President Trump's use of a pocket recision. The maneuver effectively sidesteps Congress to claw back funds already approved for USAD. A guest joins us to unpack the political implications for the upcoming government funding deadline. Are weight loss struggles related to inflammation in the body? On our preview of Vital Signs with Brennan Fallon, a doctor says some patients suffer from obesity reinforced by inflammation. and a special look at the 10th entity international Chinese vocal competition. This weekend, the sound of traditional Balcanto music is resonating through New York City's Kaufman Music Center. [Music] This is NTV Evening News live from our global headquarters in New York City. Good evening and thank you for joining us tonight. I'm Tiffany Meyer. Top leaders from China and India are holding their first talks in seven years. The neighbors have a long record of historic border disputes among other issues, but they are standing closer today. That says both face increasing Western scrutiny over their ties to Russia on top of tariff hikes from Washington. NTD's Flora Hua has more. India's Prime Minister Modi is in China. He held a bilateral meeting with China's regime leader Xiinping earlier today. He's here in China's major port city Tening for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's regional security summit. He skipped the meeting last year. She told Modi that China and India should be friends instead of rivals, adding the border issue shouldn't define the bilateral relations between the two countries. And Modi said India was committed to improve their ties quote based on mutual trust and respect. The nuclear armed Asian countries share a 2400mile long border. Their shared border disputes traced back in the 1950s. 5 years ago, troops from the two countries had their first deadly military confrontation in decades over border disputes. At least 20 Indian soldiers and four Chinese soldiers were killed. Beyond border issues, the construction of a giant Chinese dam in Tibet is underway. Experts say the hydrop power facility could impact downstream countries access to water, including India. So what's pushing Modi to get closer to China? Analysts say the reason could lie in the increasing western pressures on India over its Russian oil purchase. On top of that, India is facing a 50% US tariff. At the same time, India's decision to improve ties with China is raising concerns across the West. Back to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The body is led by Russia and China is widely seen as an anti-West alliance designed to challenge the US-led world order. Flora, NTD News. >> In the Middle East, Israeli forces struck and killed the self-proclaimed prime minister of the Houthi terrorist group in Yemen. Israel also reported striking the spokesman for the Hamas terrorist group in the Gaza Strip. NTD's Jason Perry has the update. >> Israeli forces have been known for striking military infrastructure sites belonging to the Houthi terrorist group in Yemen. However, a few days ago, Israel struck Houthi government officials, including the Houthi self-proclaimed prime minister. On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave details of the strike. At the time they were watching a speech by the Houthi leader Abd al- Malik al- Houthi. Al Houthi usually promises in every such speech that he will hit Israel that he will destroy Israel. They engraved it on their flag. And in the Gaza Strip, Israel reported killing the spokesman for the Hamas terrorist group Abu Ua. He was often seen with his face covered giving various announcements from Hamas. Netanyahu commented on that attack as well. the name of >> I note that there is no spokesperson to report on this from the Hamas side. The upcoming hours and days will certainly tell what they will. >> Meanwhile, protesters in Israel demonstrated outside of an Israeli security cabinet meeting that Netanyahu attended. >> What we see is a prime minister that had demands from Hamas that Hamas accepted. And even though that Hamas accepted the terms of the deal, the prime minister is unwilling to discuss and to approve a deal that he wanted. >> In another development, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and other activists are once again setting sail toward the Gaza Strip. Thunberg said this before they departed Spain on Sunday. >> This story is not at all about the mission that we are about to embark. The story here is about Palestine. The >> the group hopes to break the Israeli maritime blockade on the Gaza Strip and deliver aid to the people of Gaza. Israel previously called Thunderberg's last attempt to set sail to Gaza a propaganda stunt in support of Hamas. Jason Perry, NTD News. >> Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was injured in a car crash last night. That's according to a statement released by Giuliani spokesman. A statement from Giuliani spokesperson Michael Ragusa says the crash took place on Saturday night after Giuliani helped a domestic violence victim. The victim reportedly flagged him down and Giuliani waited with the person until police arrived. When Giuliani got back on the highway, his car was struck at high speed from behind. Giuliani is 81 years old and suffered cuts and bruises, a fractured spine vertebrae, as well as arm and leg injuries. The spokesperson wrote on X that the former mayor's recovery is going well. Regusa is Giuliani's head of security. He told online commentators Giuliani was not targeted and that there is no link between the crash and the earlier domestic violence incident. >> President Trump has signed a new executive order making classical architecture the preferred and default style for federal public buildings as opposed to more modernist designs. NTD's Washington correspondent Jack Bradley has the details. A new executive order mandates that classical architecture be the default style for all new federal public buildings, except for in special cases that necessitate another kind of architecture. President Trump wrote in the executive order on Thursday, "Federal public buildings should uplift and beautify public spaces, inspire the human spirit, enoble the United States, and command respect from the general public." Classical style is inspired by ancient Greece and Rome and it's characterized by marble dome rooftops and tall pillars and presidents Washington and Jefferson personally oversaw the designs of the capital building and white house. >> We have the Greek architectures showcasing columns in the supreme court which symbolizes the democratic and civic participation and then the Roman architecture influenced the domes in the US capital represents the strength and governance basically. But in the 1960s, the federal government replaced traditional designs with modernist and brutalist styles, which are characterized by a massive blocky cube shape with a large amount of concrete. The Trump administration says the brutalist style has been highly unappealing to the general public. >> It was adopted in the US during the post-war uh period for its cost effectiveness, durability, and functional focus. On day one in office, Trump directed his team to provide recommendations to improve architecture and beautify Washington DC. >> My father said to me, "When you see a restaurant and you want to go and you want to have dinner and then you go up to the front door and it's dirty, turn around and go back because the kitchen's dirty." It's the same thing with the capital of the United States of America. If it's dirty and unsafe, it sets a bad tone for the rest of the world. This is actually an order that President Trump signed during his first term, but it was quickly rescended by the Biden administration. Trump has already made changes to the White House, including paving out a seating area with yellow striped umbrellas in the Rose Garden. He also installed two giant flag poles on each side of the White House waving American flags. And next month, he'll start construction of a $200 million ballroom there. Trump is funding all of these White House projects out of his own pocket with some help from donors. Reporting by Jack Bradley, NTD News. >> And what do Americans think about the change in DC? Should federal buildings embrace the style of traditional Greco Roman architecture? NTD Sam Wong was out on the National Mall in DC to hear from the people. >> What do you think this picture on my phone is compared to the one architecture behind you? >> I prefer this behind me to to that. And why do you think that is? I think that this just represents the age of our country and it's an old look that looks like more kind of Warsaw packed. >> Well, that's amazing. That's that's Well, this is historical. It's it's beautiful and and that looks a bit Orwellian to me. >> You know, if it all blends in with the the the grand scheme of things, it doesn't look too bad to me. >> Does it fit in with this style? No. But I mean, there are a lot of areas in DC that look like that, though. >> Kind of industrial looking, tell you the truth. blocky kind of midcentury maybe looking. >> Yeah, it could use a little dressing up I guess. But I I think more importantly for the future make some architecture that we all are proud of. You know, you you go to big cities in Europe and you see all sorts of things that are beautiful or for that matter Chicago's got wonderful architecture. >> President Trump signed an executive order just recently uh basically requiring all federal buildings to embrace classical architecture. What are your thoughts on that? >> I feel like we got bigger problems to solve. uh for the president to be weighing in on on that level of detail. >> Well, the guy's a builder. I guess that's his first passion, right? He wants to worry about what color everything is. Everything's matching. Uh so, I mean, it's all right. Don't look bad. >> I'm not opposed to renovating and upgrading buildings and trying to make them more, you know, alike. I'm not opposed to that. >> I like it. I mean, that's what I'm getting at. You know, don't just make a bunch of blocks and windows. Make it something that we can be proud of. If you want to make it that way going forward, I guess that's one thing, but I don't see the need to in force a bunch of money spending on what already exists, unless it's actually falling apart or breaking or something like that. I mean, classical is great, but I don't know. Modern's good, too. >> Well, I think it's I, you know, being from Europe, we we uh I I can I I get that. I mean, it's it is beautiful, and you should preserve these things cuz they they're they're part of your history. Ukraine is reporting Russian attacks in multiple areas throughout the weekend. Moscow suggests it's up to Keev to stop the fighting. Entities international correspondent Arian Pastar has the latest. >> Firefighters in Ukraine are dealing with the aftermath of a reported Russian attack on Sunday. Ukrainian officials say the overnight attack left almost 30,000 civilians in the southern Odessa region without electricity. According to Ukraine's largest private energy producer, the attack damaged four power facilities. This comes just one day after an attack on a different Ukrainian region, which reportedly killed one and injured 24. According to the local governor, the Saturday attack also damaged 14 residential buildings. Russia reportedly attacked with over 500 drones and almost 50 missiles. Amid the attacks, US Ambassador to NATO Matt Whitaker says the US is giving Ukraine deeper strike capabilities to defend itself. Here's what he told Fox News on Friday. President Trump's making sure one that Ukraine can continue to defend itself. And by giving them some some deeper strike capabilities that obviously uh could help them uh offensively. They've already taken out about 20% of Russia's oil refining capacity in the last month. Russia, meanwhile, claims European nations are hindering peace efforts, empowering Ukraine to continue the fighting. >> We are ready to resolve the problem by political and diplomatic means, but until we see reciprocity from Kiev, we will continue. The spokesman added that he believes the US, in contrast, has been trying to bring peace. Arian Pastar, NTV News. Coming up, controversy over President Trump's use of a pocket recision. The maneuver effectively sidesteps Congress to claw back funds already approved for USAD. A guest joins us to unpack the political implications for the upcoming government funding deadline. And are weight loss struggles related to inflammation in the body? 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The latest in the Trump administration's efforts to claw back funding. President Trump cancelling $4.9 billion in congressionally approved funds for USAD. President Trump using something known as a pocket recision that effectively sidesteps Congress. Here to break down the political implications of this is Rod Martin, founder and CEO of Martin Capital. Rod, thank you so much for joining us. Great to have you here. First, how significant is this move, especially considering the last time it was invoked was by President Reagan in 1983? >> Well, it's very significant and and the truth is it's very creative. Uh, as you said, Ronald Reagan uh did it. Jimmy Carter did it, which demonstrates that even the party that originally passed the Empowerment Control Act understood this to be legal. And the way it works is very simple. Uh the president has uh the opportunity to ask Congress for recisions of appropriated spending. However, the fiscal year ends on September 30. And if he submits that request prior to that, but they don't act within the 45 days leading up to the end of the fiscal year, it's automatically uh effective. And what this does is it creates an opportunity if this test case works for the president to do much much larger pocket recisions in future years. >> Now on that note, there is a lot of controversy around it including say the government accountability office saying that pocket recisions are illegal as Congress holds the power of purse. On the other hand, you have the Office of Management and Budget posting on X, quote, "President Trump canled 4.9 billion in America last foreign aid using a pocket recision," adding, "President Trump will always put America first." How are you viewing this use of pocket recisions here? >> Well, again, the very first one was by Jimmy Carter in 1977. The Empowerment Control Act was passed in 1974 by the Democrats. This is a Democrat president with a veto proof majority in the Senate. He had 68 senators at the time and he did it and it was fine. This tells us that congressional intent from the beginning was that this sort of thing would be admittedly creative but absolutely legal and I think the president will prevail. Now you have people like Senator Susan Collins, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, saying in a statement, quote, "Instead of this attempt to undermine the law, the appropriate way is to identify ways to reduce excessive spending through the bipartisan annual appropriations process." Do you see more of that going forward or other uses of the Empowerment Control Act? >> I think we're going to see the president use every tool at his disposal. We saw a great recisions package back in the summer is very effective. uh not just in terms of the quantity of dollars clawed back but in terms of their effect. He basically shut down state sponsored media in the United States. A very big deal. He also shut down a lot of the corrupt slush fund that used to be USA ID. This pocket recision goes after much of the rest of the US ID funding and and the legitimate programs of that corrupt agency have been subsumed under the state department. Russ Vote who is the head of the office of management and budget and a wonderful guy and a great friend of mine is leading the effort to shut down that agency and this pocket recision will enable uh the culmination of that. And Rod, expanding on that, Congress has an October 1st deadline to avert a government shutdown. You already have Democrats hinting at stalling a funding bill if Republicans don't push back against President Trump's pocket recision. What do you see as the political impact of all of this? >> Well, I encourage the Democrats to do exactly that. I don't know how they could make Republicans any happier than by closing down the government for some period of time, being responsible for people's checks not showing up when they're supposed to, and trying to blame it on President Trump when everybody knows that the only reason they're doing it is because they want more funding for their corrupt slush fund at USAID. I think this will blow up in Chuck Schumer's face and it will be wonderful for us in the midterms. A lot to watch for for sure. Ron Martin, thank you so much for joining us. >> Thank you. >> Cyber security threats linked to China are once again in the spotlight. More than 20 agencies have signed on to a new cyber advisory. It urges companies and governments to actively search for cyber threats. Here are the details on the new report. >> Cyber and intelligence agencies from the US and more than 20 other countries put out a joint warning Wednesday. They outline how Chinese governmentbacked hackers broke into major American telecom networks last year and urged companies to start looking for signs of that same activity. The FBI now says this campaign has breached more than 80 countries. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the joint advisory links the campaign uncovered last year, known as Salt Typhoon, to three Chinese companies, including two never before publicly named. The head of FBI cyber division says the incident shows the need for closer cooperation with international partners to detect and stop these attacks as early as possible. At the same time, the Pentagon is addressing a different China related cyber security risk involving Microsoft. Defense Secretary Pete Hexath says the company used Chinese engineers to service sensitive Pentagon cloud systems. The Obama era program called digital escorts has been running for almost a decade. For nearly a decade, Microsoft has used Chinese coders remotely supervised by US contractors to support sensitive DoD cloud systems. Program was designed to comply with contracting rules, but it exposed the department to unacceptable risk. I mean, if you're thinking America first and common sense, this doesn't pass either of those tests. Hexath says the Department of Defense has launched two investigations, one by outside auditors and another in-house to determine whether Chinese workers embedded malicious code. Hexath also said Chinese coders would no longer service the Pentagon's cloud systems. The use of Chinese nationals to service Department of Defense cloud environments. It's over. We've issued a formal letter of concern to Microsoft documenting this breach of trust and we're requiring a third-party audit of Microsoft's digital escort program, including the code and the submissions by Chinese nationals. This audit will be free of charge for US taxpayers. >> In July, Microsoft said it has stopped using China based engineers. Meanwhile, cyber officials say China's espionage campaigns are not slowing down. They're warning US allies and American companies to lock down their systems before the next breach. >> When protesters come with a paycheck, who's really speaking? This isn't just an isolated case. Independent journalist Nate Freriedman has been investigating a growing trend in major US cities including New York and Washington DC. Earlier, we spoke with him to dig into who's behind these paid protesters and what's really at stake. It seems lately more and more in the headlines are protests over all sorts of issues. But are these organic or are they paid for? Well, we have with us a very special guest. He's an independent journalist who's found out these are paid protesters. So, Nate Freriedman, thank you so much for joining us. Good to have you here. >> Thanks for having me. >> So, talk to us about, you know, how you found out a lot of these were paid protesters. Did you go in there knowing this or did you find this out organically? >> No, I found it out organically actually. So, um, there was a big Tesla takedown protest in downtown New York City. And I was struck by how Elon was loved by the left, um, prior to Trump winning. Um, and I saw things switch on a dime and not just against him, but calling him a Nazi. And as a Jew who had family who've died in the Holocaust, I I took that to heart. So, I wanted to know what was really going on. So, when I went there, I immediately was confronted by a woman who had a troll sign and just followed me. So she looked to have a picture of me on her phone as one of the people sort of that they have to ensure that can't ask questions there, which is pretty crazy. And then I was trying to do any kind of interviews I could and more pe more protesters would come in with big right-wing troll arrows and they would have teammates that would beg the person that I'm trying to interview to not do the interview. So that's when I realized, okay, this is not organic. >> Wow. So you were just going to, you know, going up to people being like, hey, why are you here? And people were they had a first of they had a photo of you so they knew who you were. >> Yeah, they knew who I was. They were they were taking more photos to intimidate me but she knew who I was right when I walked in. >> That is crazy. Well, often it's been said to follow the money. So in this case, I assume you followed the money who the money lead. >> Sure. So for this particular protest, it was funded by Rise and Resist which is funded by George Soros. And you can see that there is they take money through act blue. Act Blue is the Democrat fundraising platform. So, um, People's Forum, which I'm sure we'll talk about later, but also has to do with the PE with, uh, Rise and Resist because People's Forum is also funding Rise and Resist as well. So, yeah, >> that's a lot. Speaking of People's Forum, I know you've spoken to someone named David Chung a couple times. Speaking might be a bit generous since he was saying no comment, but we actually have a clip of you trying to speak to him. So, let's actually roll that now and then we'll have you comment. >> Of course. >> Hey, what's up, David? Yeah. >> You want to talk at all about the last video? >> No, I'm good. What did you think of it? >> No comment. >> Did I get anything wrong? >> No comment. >> You got no comment, bro. They're paying you 80k a year to protest. Is that wrong? Is that wrong? Tell me if it's wrong. >> No comment. >> Do you think that um What's that? >> You going to stop him from interviewing me? What do you want to prevent him to say? >> We're getting ready to march. >> Right. So, there's a couple different times you ran into him. There's a lot to unpack there. There's a lot of money thrown around the group he's with, but break down for us a bit who is he, what group is he with? And, you know, why were you trying to talk to him? >> So, how I met David Chung was I was trying to speak to a protester who had a large flag that said uh Allah is the only God. And I wanted to just have a conversation with him. This was after uh Trump struck Iran. And I wanted to know what was going on. So, David Chung immediately comes over to prevent prevent the interview. I didn't know who David was at the time, but he said, "We're getting ready to march." Which is blatantly saying that he's organizing everything. So, looking into David, I saw that on the 990 forms of the people's swarm, he is getting paid $75,000 a year to protest. I asked him about 80K, hoping that he might correct me and say, "No, it's actually 75K a year to protest, but I gave him a chance to to speak his mind about it, but he refused." >> That is insane. So, 75,000 to protest. >> Yeah. Crazy, right? So he's with something called the people's forum. Where where is that kind of money coming from? Who's funding people's form? >> Yeah. So Roy Neville Singum who is a billionaire Marxist which obviously yeah it's hard to believe but yes he sold his uh IT consulting firm to a private equity firm for $775 million$85 $785 million. And uh they had firms in China when he sold it to them. So there could be something there. Anyway, he's given over $20 million to the people's form through something called a donor advised fund, which is when you don't want people to know where the money is coming from. You put it through what was called the Goldman Sachs philanthropy fund. So, it's not traced back to Roy Neville. However, investigations absolutely revealed that it was. And then later on, People's Forum said, "We'd like to thank our comrade Roy Neville Singum for supporting us." So, yeah, >> that's they even use that language, comrade. >> Yeah. >> Insane. So Roy Neville Singum there's a lot of reports about him quite controversial right ties to China as you mentioned Marx is billionaire so the ideology of supporting socialism or eventually communism but with a lot of money to actually produce change if you will in that direction. So what is what is his goal with funding all of this process? >> Yeah. So you can see that at the people's form they have a bookstore in uh downtown New York and you can see that they've actually doing classes on Marxism and socialism and they have a lot of young people that come in to learn about it and they put a very positive spin on Marxism and socialism that historically has never worked. Um but young people um come in through their hatred of Zionism. So they use Zionism as a springboard to get them into socialism and Marxism. So it's an it's an effective way to do things actually. But with all the different areas covered today, any final thoughts you'd like to share? >> Well, I would just ask that people like really wake up to what's going on over 20 protests and just to look and see that these people are being paid, but a lot of these folks are getting indoctrinated through colleges, through things like the people's forum, and to understand that Manny looks to be getting elected, and that means that young people are pro- socialism. Socialism has never worked. So, it's time to wake up. >> All right. All right. Well, Nate Friedman, thank you so much for joining us. >> Thank you for having me. >> To watch the full interview, visit entityd.com. And coming up, our weight loss struggles related to inflammation in the body. On our preview of vital signs with Brendan Fallon, a doctor says some patients suffer from obesity reinforced by inflammation. And a special look at the 10th entity international Chinese vocal competition. This weekend, the sound of traditional Bcanto music is resonating through New York City's Kaufman Music Center. Find out more in just a minute after this quick break. [Music] >> We said we'd never give into a meltdown. >> Okay. >> We'd never babysit with a screen. We said we'd never let the toys take over. >> Marella, >> never leave the house looking. Well, >> and never let them out of our sight. [Music] Skyler. Skyler. Skyler. Come here. >> Cars get hot fast and kids can be at risk. Before you leave the car, always stop, look, lock. There is a road laid out for me. >> Boxes everywhere. And this is going to be Add's room. >> Think you're really going to like it? I hope so. Yeah. [Music] >> First night here, but Amy seems cool. you waste down by the river. 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In covering every health topic from joint pain to Alzheimer's disease, we see inflammation come up time and time again. And the matter of weight loss is no exception. Now I have 25 lbs on me I can't get rid of. We're seeing it so commonly and when we do an investigation and a workup, we realize they got a lot of inflammation going on in their body that they didn't realize. Today we welcome back rehabilitation and pain medicine specialist Dr. Damon Noto highlight the connection between controlling inflammation and losing weight. What is the interplay between gut health, stress, sleep, and curbing inflammation to lose weight? How do we find out if we have inflammation and how has it influenced the obesity epidemic in this post-pandemic age? Welcome to Vital Science, where we look at how to get healthier from all angles, from the biochemical and nutritional to the things we do that nourish our minds and our souls. I'm Brendan Fallon. Using a functional medicine approach which treats the whole person alongside the illness symptoms, Dr. Nto is guiding a number of patients to lose weight. Dr. Dr. Damonto, welcome back to Vital Science. >> My pleasure. >> Great to have you back again. And to continue on from a previous episode looking at some forefront medications and supplements that are being used to help people lose weight. And what came out of that discussion naturally was if these meds aren't working or these supplements aren't working, what might have been missed in the process of of why this person is having trouble losing weight. >> Exactly. >> And um inflammation flashes up immediately. So how does inflammation factor into to weight loss? We have come to learn inflammation plays a great role in the ability of people to lose weight. There's a subset of patients that come to us no matter what they do they cannot lose weight. They come doc I'm not eating that much. I'm following a strict diet. I'm exercising all the time but the weight just doesn't seem to come off. And one of the most common reasons is because they have a lot of inflammation in their body that they didn't realize that they had. And once we address that inflammation, their ability to lose weight or drop the pounds is greatly increased. >> Before I started doing the show, even I wasn't that clear on what inflammation exactly is. So, Dr. Notto, could you give us a rough outline of what is inflammation exactly? >> So, inflammation is actually the body's natural response to help with an injury. So when you have something going wrong in your body, your body kicks in this inflammation cascade or inflammation response which is the cascade to actually help that area heal. So inflammation inherently is not a bad thing. The problem is chronic inflammation. So it's this process that goes on that doesn't shut off and is chronically there. And what happens when inflammation is there for a prolonged period of time? It stops circulation. it stops blood flow and it affects metabolism in that area. So it's a process that in the beginning is good but when you have it going on for a long period of time becomes detrimental and unhealthy and I know this is something that's associated with long co where people are having this this chronic inflammation. Why is that? What's the connection there? >> Usually with long co it could be one of many things. One is it's started the inflammation going because it was an infection. So infection is one of the most common causes of inflammation in the body. When you have something that's infecting your cells, your body will try to beat it. It'll try to fend it off. It'll try to fight it. Inflammation naturally kicks in. Inflammation will help your body fight it. Problem is when an infection lasts for a prolonged period of time, you get so much inflammation going on in the body, it becomes pathologic or bad or detrimental. Long COVID is you could possibly have low levels of the virus that are undetectable that are still in your system that your body never really fought off or long CO could have started the process of inflammation and even though you wiped out the virus, your body didn't stop that inflammation cycle from continuing. Also, unfortunately, COVID can actually make underlying pathologies worse. So for instance, if you had mild pre-diabetes or mild diabetes and then you got COVID, afterwards the COVID goes away, but your diabetes got worse. So a major underlying pathology or a major underlying disease or problem amplified, put it like with steroids, and now it's raging in your body and you didn't even realize it. So is this something you're encountering in your own practice where you're using functional medicine, integrative medicine to help patients lose weight? Are you seeing the side effects of the or the fallout of the pandemic in patients? >> Absolutely. It's a very high percentage of people are coming in and saying, you know what, after the pandemic, after I had COVID, after I had all these vaccines, now I have 25 lbs on me I can't get rid of. We're seeing it so commonly. And when we do an investigation and a workup, we realize they got a lot of inflammation going on in their body that they didn't realize. So they feel like, oh, I'm overco, but now I feel more tired. I feel like I don't have as much get up and go and I have more weight on my body I can't get rid of. And they don't realize that they come in that there's some underlying things that they didn't address. And mostly it's because they got inflammation going on in their body that they need to get rid of. To see that full interview and others on how to optimize health, go to ep.msvitalsigns. Vital signs offers general health information, not intended as medical diagnosis or advice. Please consult your doctor before undertaking a new health regimen. 20 years ago, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in southeast Louisiana. What followed was one of the costliest natural disasters in US history, claiming nearly 1,400 lives. Entities David Lamb was in New Orleans Friday where local organizations marked the 20th anniversary of the storm. It's a solemn milestone for communities impacted by Hurricane Katrina. 20 years have passed since the southern US was hit by the deadly storm. New Orleans was one of the cities impacted by Katrina and had the most deaths. 80% of the city was flooded after the levy system failed. Friday's events, which included a commemorative march, honored those who lost their lives. And we know that on this day, 20 years ago, August 29th, 2025, our city and our lives were forever changed. But 20 years later, we stand and we sit here united. We're not united in faith, but united in real purpose. And it's been because of each and every one of us that are here, that are throughout the city of New Orleans who made sure that every single one of those 20 years, 20 years later, New Orleans is still here. New Orleans still stands, and New Orleans is truly positioned On Thursday, the Ella Project, a nonprofit that provides legal assistance to artists, hosted a discussion at the New Orleans Jazz Museum, where panelists and locals came together. They expressed concerns about the preservation of local culture and the cost of rebuilt housing. >> It's not going to last much longer that we continue going down that road. We have to change that. A lot of houses since they come back and they fixed them, the rent is too high. at the time right after Katrina many folks were saying that you know New Orleans isn't coming back that um the city's dead is there's no reason to rebuild and but um Nor New Norinians knew that no we're going to rebuild you know 20 years after Katrina it's it's uh it's vibrant it's happening New Orleans is resilient and we're going to keep moving forward >> back in late August 2005 Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast after making After first making landfall in Florida, Katrina intensified before hitting Louisiana on August 29th as a category 3 hurricane. Katrina caused nearly 1,400 deaths and over $100 billion in damages. You're everything I want, everything I need. This love's what I want it to be. I mean, us as New Orleans, we struggle and we fight and we come up on top. >> Folks told me the city has been through a lot, but people still love the area and call it their home. And we can see their resilience in the commemoration each year. In New Orleans, Louisiana, David Lamb, NTD News. Coming up, a special look at the 10th ENTD International Chinese Vocal Competition. This weekend, the sound of traditional Balcanto music is resonating through New York City's Kaufman Music Center. And thousands gather in Lithuania's capital for all things corgi. Watch to see if a corgi named Mango can win this year's race. And who's going to emerge as best dressed. That and more in just a minute after this quick break. [Music] Six prescription glasses from Select Specs are always of great value. There are no offer codes or firsttime customers only. Anyone can buy them anytime. And you can upgrade to Select Specs Express for next day delivery. And with deferred payments, you can spread the cost. >> See now, pay later with Select Specs 6B Specs. 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Researchers at Henrik Hine University studied 600 shark teeth that were naturally shed and place them in water with different pH levels. More damage was discovered on the teeth placed in water with a higher acidic level. Researchers say that this could eventually result in changes in the way sharks digest food. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, seawater has become 30% more acidic over the past two centuries. That could affect many ocean species and ecosystems. Staying out at sea, daring rescue saves a pilot after a crash in the open ocean. Plus, a rare creature considered one in two million makes a dazzling entrance. Take a look. Watch rescuers pull a pilot from an ocean plane crash they say he survived in a tiny pocket of air in the submerged craft. Responders in the town of Oak Island, North Carolina were dispatched to the plane after they say it experienced engine failure and made an emergency landing in the Atlantic Ocean. They were greeted feet first by the pilot, whom they say had survived inside a small pocket of air in the back of the aircraft's cabin before being pulled out of the windshield and taken back to shore. Video of the plane being towed back in was later shared online. And from a coastal ocean rescue to a deep ocean double rescue, newly shared US Coast Guard video shows a carefully coordinated operation to pull two different passengers suffering serious medical emergencies from the same cruise ship sailing some 145 nautical miles off the coast of Washington. Multiple helicopters were sent from both US and Canadian units to the ship in open waters where simultaneous hoist operations carefully extracted the alien passengers to two different choppers before transferring them to medical facilities on shore for treatment. Finally, from tense ocean rescues to an eyeopening ocean discovery. Say hello to Neptune, an incredibly rare electric blue lobster that recently moved in at Northeastern University's Marine Science Center. They say this surreal cerulean crustaceian was snagged in July by a lobsterman who along with a local educator donated Neptune to the university after realizing just how rare it is. Researchers say lobsters sporting a shell this vibrantly blue are about a 1 in 2 million occurrence, which makes Neptune truly out of this world. NTD's 10th International Chinese Vocal Competition has just wrapped up in New York after three days of soaring performances. The winners have been announced. ENTD's Sheree Ning reports. [Music] From Puchini to Chinese art songs, The Sound of Bonto filled New York City's Kaufman Music Center. Contestants from around the world came together to showcase traditional vocal arts rooted in purity, authenticity, goodness and beauty. This helped me to verify what is more than what is tradition and uh what I want like what I want to absorb uh from the from the world and uh from the history from the modern world. Um, and um, I think it purifies me cuz every time you when you stand on the stage, you show everything like of yourself, your inner heart, your technique. [Music] >> Belonto, Italian for beautiful singing, is a traditional vocal technique emphasizing purity of tone, smooth phrasing, and precise control. It forms the foundation of western opera areas and Chinese art songs both required in this competition. One gold, three silvers, two bronzes and four honorable mentions were presented at the awards ceremony. The gold medal went to Suning, a tenor from Vietnam. Holding this gold award trophy in my hands, I feel immense pride and honor. It represents the highest glory pursued by all the singers who took part in today's competition. As I leave the trophy today, my heart is filled with pride and gratitude. Audience members say the level of artistry on this play rivaled the world's top stages. >> When you have such a competition, you want to get the best, but actually you did get the best. And I'm a regular patron of the opera of the Metropolitan Opera. And I was thinking as I was listening to the contestants that I hope the opera has a scout because, you know, they could recruit anybody here for their productions. Vocalists with the worldrenowned Shenuin Performing Arts served on the panel of judges. [Applause] American opera legend Frederria Vonada also offered contestants special guidance in a master class. The power of the human voice to convey love and kindness and goodness and strength and beauty is just amazing. and we need it in our world right now which is so upside down. >> This prestigious competition is part of NTD's International Cultural and Arts Series. The 2025 NTD International Classical Chinese Dance Competition will take place September 11th to 14th. We'll bring you coverage of that event as well. Reporting from New York, Sharining, NTD News. And you might associate these cute Welsh corgis with the British royal family. But did you know this breed is also known for racing while thousands gathered in the Lithuanian capital's largest park this weekend to watch a host of corgi contests? >> So this is a mango like a fruit mango and we are participating second time in race 2025. Uh last year we didn't manage to end the race perfectly. He knows what he did and he is really proud of himself. So to the next year. >> Mango came out in front to win the solo race much to the delight of his owners as they said last year Mango wasn't able to finish the race despite training every day. Perhaps this year's method of coming in son's training was the secret to victory. Over a 100 furballs and their owners participated in Corgi Universe from solo racing to costume challenges and group racing. A corgi named Amigo was crowned the winner of the costume contest. Sporting a factory- themed costume complete with two tiny chimneys and fur factory lettering. The Corgi Race Illinois started as a small gathering when CO regulations were relaxed in 2020. It has since become an international phenomenon with over aund registrations. The event culminated Sunday with the so-called World Quirky Meetup where dogs in Lithuania were connected via a live broadcast with their peers in the United States. Ireland and Poland. Who knew such little legs held such big dreams? And that's all for today's news. For around the clock coverage, visit us at ntd.com/live or download our NTD app. Thanks for tuning in. I'm Tiffany Meyer. Good night. [Music]