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Town officials and residents seem to be all onboard with that decision. the new commitment will cost a big chunk of the chief's budget, but he is not willing to take any chances with the safety of the children. heather: we are seeing more attention focused recently on a coming doctor shortage and what that means for president obama's health care act. today new questions about whether many of the medical is thes that have been traditionally -- that have been traditionally provided by trained physicians could be administered by nurse practitioners and pharmacists. well, "the new york times"es fl...

The numbers and the arithmetic is going to specifically be decreased. the affordable care act only provides enough funding for the actual education of 1700 family doctors. we're going to need 0,000 primary -- 40,000 primary care physicians. heather: need far more. >> right. heather: thank you so much, dr. brooks. >> merry christmas to you and everybody there. heather: merry christmas to you too. gregg: speaking of which, christmas celebrations in the holy land in full swing right now. we've got a live report from bethlehem. look at the pretty scene there, thousands of pilgrims preparing to mar...

Str is important in, as a cause of heart disease, and, other diseases in life. so, i think there are multi-factors involved. >> heather: and, doctor, speaking of those factors, does it boil down to personal responsibility? >> absolutely. it really does. with the cost of health care, going completely out of control, this is something that we can control, so you are talking about over $500 billion that is controllable and is relate to what you put into your mouth. there is certainly obesity that cannot be controlled but that is not usual. so, as it affects the -- the cost of health care, add on ...

Ranking 18th and louisiana and mississippi, are tied, way down there, 49th. >> gregg: dr. mitchell brooks, the host of "health of a nation" and joins us live from dallas, texas. doctor, thanks for being with us. are you surprised by this or not. >> no, not at all. >> gregg: why? >> well, the states that are on the top are states that educate their young people, states that have taken the issue of obesity and exercise very seriously. the states on the bottom tend to be poorer states but that is not mutually exclusive because you have states like oklahoma and alabama, who have actually moved up ...