mr. shkreli. shkreli will not answer any questions. may answer one or two questions depending on the question. i am feet--mr. shkreli's attorney. to my left is my father. let me first say this was a frustrating morning for us because i think mr. shkreli would like nothing more than to enter the committee's questions and i think he would have very good answers. he has agreed because of the pending indictment in the district of new york to follow my advice and not answer any questions and invoke the fifth amendment privilege and i think that was the appropriate advice under the circumstances. the gentleman on the committee who discussed the fifth amendment with all due respect had no idea what he was talking about given the law as i understand it to be. mr. shkreli has the right to invoke his fifth amendment and to be ridiculed for it is just unfair and inappropriate. i would also tell you that mr. shkreli did not intend to show any disrespect for any members of the committee, listen intently. some of what you saw was nervous energy by a

mr. shkreli. they would pose for pictures while the ranking member was speaking and i think this was totally ridiculous. they would love to conduct some of the of the act that same way on trial. >> we will now recognize ms. martin for five minutes. the antics that in the kind of attention. let me say this about pharmaceuticals i think pharmaceuticals and the work of the companies are most extraordinary. it's often given as reason to be the reason we get the reason we do understand rnd. we do understand that it is done here is done abroad and then of course across less abroad. to make it clear that the government understands it, that understood let us go to the kind of paradigms here. a drug that is used for the parasitic or what could be fatal to. it's used by cancer patients and patients with hiv. it has a relatively small patient market. now, ms. retzlaff, turing purchased the drug and i just said i give all credit to the industries but it is true, is it not, that you did not do the rnd for dara

mr. shkreli. mr. shkreli is not going to answer any questions. i may ask one or two questions depending on the question. my name is ben brathman, mr. shkreli's attorney. on my left is my partner. let me say this was frustrating morning for us because i think mr. shkreli would like nothing more than to answer the committee's questions. i think he would have very good answers. he has agreed because of the pending indictment in the eastern district of new york to follow my advice and not answer any questions and invoke his fifth amendment privilege. i think that was the appropriate advice under the circumstances. the gentleman on the committee who discussed the fifth amendment, with all due respect, had no idea what he was talking about given the state of the law as i understand it to be. mr. shkreli has a perfect right to invoke his fifth amendment and to be ridiculed for it is unfair and inappropriate. i would also tell you mr. shkreli did not intend to show any disrespect for any members of the committee, listened intently. some of what you saw w

mr. shkreli that you reflect on it. i beg that you reflect on a it. there are so many people that could use your help. may god bless you. thank you. i yield back. mr. chaffetz: the gentleman yields back. mr. shkreli, it is -- it's your intention to decline all answers to the questions and invoke your fifth amendment right? r. shkreli: yes. mr. chaffetz: i ask now that the committee excuse the witness from the table. without objection, so ordered. we'll pause for a moment as mr. shkreli is escorted out. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] >> after appearing before the oversight committee, the former c.e.o. left the room and sent ut this tweet -- you can watch the heafering, including the other witnesses, called to testify on the pricing of prescription drugs tonight at 8:00 eastern. we'll have that over on c-span2. >> every election cycle we're reminded how important it is for citizens to be inform

mr. martin shkreli.he wanted the public relations to calm down, wanted the politicians to slow down a little bit. and mr. shkreli said, quote, we can wait a few months for sure. it sounds like a planned price increase to me. >> what was the timing of that e-mail? >> december. >> december, that was subsequent to that. mr. shkreli is no longer the ceo. so i will have final call on those business decisions. >> and we'll see what happens with that. the company has been in business how long? >> we started operations in february of last year. >> so about a year. >> yes. close to a year. >> and within the first year, you've given out raises? >> yes, we have. >> giving out bonuses? >> i don't believe we've given out bonuses as of yet. >> your spreadsheet said 30% across the board, everybody gets a bonus. >> but we haven't paid out any bonuses. >> we have this document from the agenda of october 14th, 2015. one person had a pay increase of $250,000, to $600,000, correct? >> correct. >> another person had a pay in

mr. shkreli is escorted out.all questions, giggling a little bit as well. stephanie: no surprise. matt: he looked like he was thoroughly enjoying himself. andrew armstrong standing by. -- we have drew armstrong standing by. stephanie: we do not have drew. matt: we will take a little bit of our own money right now, take a commercial break, and come back with more from henry -- y.nry mcve stay with us. ♪ matt: welcome back to "bloomberg ." stephanie. stephanie: here i am. with the quick snapshot of markets. matt: markets turned around to it we had futures up, and then fell. the castrated, very little change. the s&p in the negative, the dow jones in the -- the s&p very market, very cash little change. the s&p in the negative, the dow jones in the positive. stephanie: credit suisse, all they have done is cut jobs in the investment bank, and they cannot make money. are you getting concerned about european banks? matt: henry mcvey with us. thank you for sticking through mr. shkreli. mr. mcvey: i will try to answer

mr. shkreli. people are dying and getting sicker and sicker. >> i intend to use the advice of my counsel, not yours. liz: now he is facing an unrelated federal criminal indictment. shkreli refused to testify on the issue of drug pricing repeatedly citing fifth amendment right not to incriminate himself. but he may have done himself and the entire pharmaindustry a big disservice with all the heated drama between ted cruz and donald trump, will that take a back seat to real issues like the cost of prescription drugs and the gouging that shkreli tried to pull off? team coverage on the story. it matters to all of you. adam shapiro along with blake burman live on the campaign trail in new hampshire where suddenly candidates are asked their positions on this and on drug pricing, but adam, first, begin with you. quite a stunning bit of drama here on capitol hill. >> reporter: yes, and two things mr. shkreli did that are raising eyebrows. one of them is what he said after he left the hearing. he has been t

mr. sclelly, i beg that -- shkreli that you reflect on it. ere are so many people that could use your help. may god bless you. thank you. i yield back. mr. chaffetz: the gentleman yields back. mr. shkreli, it is -- it's your intention to decline all swers to the questions and invoke your fifth amendment right? mr. shkreli: yes. mr. chaffetz: i ask now that the committee excuse the witness from the table. without objection, so ordered. we'll pause for a moment as mr. shkreli is escorted out. >> you can watch that hearing on prescription drug prices in its entirety tonight in primetime. we'll have it at 8:00 eastern. that will be on our companion net york c-span2 or you can look at it anytime online at c-span.org, including a number of other witnesses there called to testify before the house oversight and government reform committee with chair jason chaffetz and congressman trey gowdy as well as others. new jersey governor and republican presidential candidate chris christie held a town hall meeting in new hampshire yesterday. he spoke at the mi

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mr. shkreli,ng and they're getting sicker and sicker. >> reporter: he declined to ad why the company he once ledce of a drug by 5,000%. >> under the advice ofi invoke my fifth amendment >> reporter: he usually likes to talk, let his attorney talkng the other drug company executives to go under fire. valiant under well established drugs. >> we've made mistakes, we're listening and we're changing. >> reporter: shkreli took to twitter calling the congressman imbesls. no apology from the man who was once in charge of a company with >>> slippery morning and advisories from i 95 to the coast and now we're starting to pick up moderate snow rightng the coast. the temperatures in all these cities are above freezing and in some cases, significantly above the intensity of the snow is going to bring done the colder air but right now the roads are just wed. most of the be on the grassy surfaces. the heavier areas of snow will be down east main, coastal main southwards, from boston down along the coast. could pick up six inches of snow. and philadelphia possibilityches. the rest of the country, not too ba

mr. shkreli didn't choose to testify. he has taunted congress and said that if we just got to know him, we would think more of him. and gave him every opportunity to provide his side of the story. but nevertheless, look, you have drugs that have rapid increases in pricing and in this case, less than $20 to more than $700, closer to $750, then you would think that basic economics would allow competition to come in and undercut that pricing and still maintain a healthy profit. but i -- more of my focus, long-term, will be on the fda process. we have more than 3,000 drugs that are in a backlog at the fda, congress had passed in 2012 legislation nearly unanimously in the house and senate that allocated $1.5 billion in user fees to loosen up this process. but there is still a backlog. and drugs are not allowed to get on the market fast enough and i think that would undercut anything that mr. shkreli or any other company wants to do. >> this particular drug that went from $12.50 a pill to $750 a pill or whatever the prices were

mr. shkreli. neil cavuto, my time is up. neil: thank you very much. there are some problems. they are not donald trump created. calling for a complete audit of the results in iowa. you may recall that the race is very, very close. that may be easier said than done. there is no way to recount these ballots. a national democratic party running it. i know that it is a little weird. i would say, no, what if we could. we can't. i have a feeling that this is not going away. the issue with it being too close to call. critics of hillary clinton going on in some of these districts. enough to get the registers saying this coin toss thing built into the rules of this. you may not like it. it is across a variety of counties in the state. it is not going down well. very proud the moyne registers saying we better recount this. the democrats coming back and saying we can't. we are five days out now to new hampshire. this one on the republican side between donald trump and ted cruz. it is nasty. >> yes. this really picked up yesterday morning. a series of tweets. about a half a dozen or so.

mr. shkreli will realize that he has saved many many lives by his brilliance. >> reporter: but shkreli at thursday morning's hearing didn't win him any fans in congress. shkreli is called pharma bro for his young age, and also for his active social media presence, and the attitude that he has with members of congress, they got what they expected today. but to dig into the substance of this very real question, what it's doing, and the oversight included documents from shkreli, talking about what huge profits the company will make jacking up the price of dara prim. and we're talking about $750 a pill. and 150 pills cost you $175,000. >> that's quite a performance from mr. screli, libby casei, thank you. >>> a united nations group, arbitrary detention, he's being dapped. and that doesn't mean that he will not be able to leave. >> julian asan is holed up inside of the ecuadorian embassy. asan filed a complaint to the u.n. in 2014, claiming that his state is effectively a detention, saying that if he tries to leave, he faces immediate arrest. had from assange's lawyer. >> he has been detained

mr. shkreli will be invoking his 5th amendment privileges against self-incrimination and not answering any questions." congressional investigators have obtained 25- thousand pages including emails from shkreli. last year, shkreli sent an email to the chairman of the board of directors writing : "one billion dollars, here we come." tim: the debate over how to solve flint michigans water issues continues. some have suggested that the city should get rid of all lead pipes. but before that can happen, someone has to figure out whe those pipes are. that's what a professor and his team at the university of michigan-flint have been doing for the past 10 days. they were hired by the mayor to map out lead pipes. natalie za-row-ny explains why, despite their hard work, there are still a lot of unknowns. " " " the information is gonna be spotty, but what we do, what we should be able to get a handle on is where there are concentrations of lead to at least start." professor marty kaufman of university of michigan-flint has been leading the team that's mapping out where flint's lead pipes are. they're

mr. shkreli. people are d andhere gett sker and sicker. >> reporter: shkreli decled to answer why the company hence led raised the price of a lif saving drug 5,000%. >> d you think you've do anythingwron>> on the advice of counse i invoke invoke my if everfifth amendme privege. talk. he let h attorney speak for him. >> some of what you saw was nervous energ fmn individual who would very much like toxplain what happened. >> repte leang thether drupg company executisacing tion questions. valiant under fe for hiking prices on wellstablished ugs. >> wre listening and we're chng. >>eporter: shkreli took to twitter calling the coreman an imbissal. ann thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> meteorologist, bill kari here with your friday recast. >> slippery morning for the morning commut we have winter storm rningsn new england and wter weaer advisory from i 95 to the coast. itas rainnd now turning over snow in many areas. what makes this forecast interesting and difficu is the temperatures are ave freezing. i

mr. shkreli. people are dying and they're getting sicker and sicker. >> reporter: shkreli declined to answer why the company he once led raised the price of a life saving drug 5,000%. >> do you think you've done anything wrong? >> on the advice of counsel, i invoke my if i ever fifth amendment privilege. he let his attorney speak for him. >> some of what you saw was nervous energy from an individual who would very much like to explain what happened. >> reporter: leaving the other drupg company executives facing questions. valiant under fire for hiking prices on well established drugs. >> we're listening and we're changing. >> reporter: shkreli took to twitter calling the congressman an imbissal. ann thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> meteorologist, bill karins here with your friday forecast. >> a slippery morning for the morning commute. we have winter storm warnings in new england and winter weather advisory from i 95 to the coast. to snow in many areas. and right down along the coast. what makes t

mr. shkreli for nearly an hour, he grinned, doodled and twiddled his thumbs as lawmakers grilled him about that drug price hike. sot chaffetz: do you think you've done anything wrong? sot shkireli: on the advice of counsel , i invoke my 5th amendment privilege the former ceo facing separate criminal charges, repeatedly refused to answer sot shkreli: i intend to follow the advice of my counsel, not yours irking lawmakers sot very serious, sir." sot ben brafman, laywer: some of what you saw was nervous energy by an individual who very much would like to explain what happened but moments later, shkreli tweeted this: hard to accept that these imbeciles represent the people in our government. that was mary bruce reporting if you're a student, then you already know applying for fafsa - also known as the free application for federal student aid -- can be a confusing process. but a nevada congressmen is working to simplify the process for prospective college students. right now, to apply for fafsa.... students have to fill out a ten page application thats 100- questions long. the bill will cut thr

mr. shkreli is not a villain, not the bad boy, i think at the end of this story, he is a hero. >> up next, we'll hear exclusively from martin shkreli's attorney ben brafman on why he thinks his client is being unfairly singled out by congress. vo: know you have a dedicated advisor and team who understand where you come from. we didn't really have anything, you know. but, we made do. vo: know you can craft an investment plan as strong as your values. al, how you doing. hey, mr. hamilton. vo: know that together you can establish a meaningful legacy. with the guidance and support of your dedicated pnc wealth management team. ♪jake reese, "day to feel alive"♪ ♪jake reese, "day to feel alive"♪ ♪jake reese, "day to feel alive"♪ >> on pt advice of counsel, invoke my fifth amendment privilege against self-incrimination and respectfully decline to answer your question. >> i intend to follow the advice of counsel, not yours. >> that was exceo martin shkreli refusing to answer any questions about his former company's price increase by more than 5,000 percent. after being escorted out, his attorney d

mr. shkreli, people are dying, and they're getting sicker and sicker. >> reporter: he declined to answer why he raised their life-saving drugs 5,000%. >> do you think you did anything wrong? >> on advice of counsel, i invoke my fifth amendment >> reporter: the 32-year-old usually loves to talk. >> i'm from the streets. >> reporter: but today he let his attorney speak for him. >> what you saw was nervous energy by an individual who very much would like to explain what happened. >> reporter: leaving the other drug company executives to face furious questioners. >> i find it repulsive what you've done. >> reporter: valiant under fire for jacking up prices on two heart medicines and other well-established drugs. >> where we've made mistakes, we're listening, and we're >> reporter: determined to have the last word, shkreli took to twitter calling the congressmen imbeciles. anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> fears over the zika virus have led florida to expand its state of emergency to cover five counties. governor rick scott said that the 12 cases discovered in florida are from infections

mr. shkreli did not intend to show any disrespect for any members of the committee, listened intently. some of what you saw was nervous energy shkreli showed plenty of disrepect after. the hearing.. tweeting, ""hard to accept that these imbeciles represent the people in our government." healthcare was also the focus of tonight's democratic presidential debate.... presidential candidate: "the republicans want to repeal the affordable care act. i want to improve it. i want to build on it, get the cost down, get the prescription wants us to start all over again." presidential candidate: "let's make the affordable care act work for everybody." presidential candidate: "i am on the health education labor committee. that committee wrote the affordable care act. the idea that i would dismantle health care in america while we're waiting to pass a medicare for all is just not accurate." tonight's debate wasn't supposed to happen. hillary clinton requested the debate last week... and bernie sanders only agreed after three other debates were also added. during the debate clinton defended her ties t

mr. shkreli tweeted right out, hard to accept these imbeciles represent people in our government. how can he be allowed to be on social media? i hear he took out soundtrack of youtube video instead of letting voice over but how does this happen? >> deirdre, i appreciate his lawyer zealously protecting his client like a trooper. good for you but let's, you know, capitalism is the greatest engine of human justice and human improvement and human happiness that mankind has ever invented. this little weasel is making us all look bad. i agree with jessica. republicans need to talk about, we need to talk about what capitalism is. it is about creating jobs. it is about creating products. it is about raising standard of living. it is about creating drugs that save peoples lives. this guy is a disgrace and he is not what capitalism is. deirdre: here, here. kurt, jessica. stay there. quick break. we're back with you in a little bit. we want to show people new disturbing video from inside of a plain explosion. -- plane explosion. a terror group is suspected of carrying this out. we'll give yo

mr. shkreli.eople are dying and getting sicker and sicker. >> so repeatedly addressing him as he was looking away and smirking during this calling the money blood money. he pleaded the fifth so many times. in a press conference after shkreli left the hearing his lawyer making very brief statements. >> it's extraordinarily unfair that he has been singled out with a type of unfair publicity that they have received and with all the facts are ultimately disclosed i think everyone will recognize that mr. shkreli is not a villain or a bad boy. at the end of the story he is a hero. >> so say he will be seen as a hero reiterating that he's confident that he will be cleared of all charges. he has federal charges against him and expected to appear in court on may 3rd. he's been very active on twitter this morning. putting on a few shots about congress to find out whether they're monitoring those and let you know what we hear guys. >> we'll be watching that as well. thank you very much. let's turn to henry o

mr. shkreli, my words not his, shut up, do not talk publicly about this case. s the exclusive interview that maria bartiromo got on fox business america with shkreli is the last we will hear from shkreli until trial, if he adheres to lawyer's advice. here's what shkreli said about his, quote, innocence with the criminal charges. >> obviously, i think that innocent not guilty and so forth. the government alleges a ponzi scheme, so-called ponzi scheme. despite that, all my investors were very successful in our funds and usually in ponzi schemes someone loses money, and the government can't find that part of the so-called scheme. we think the charges are baseless and meritless and we'll be vickorious. >> reporter: baseless and meritless, the criminal charges. tomorrow is the civil issue, nothing criminal. this is congress holding a hearing on price gouging with pharmaceuticals, mr. shkreli expected to be there but pleading the fifth, quite obviously, he faces criminal charges and anything he would say to congress could be used against him in the criminal matter, th

mr. shkreli: yes, sir. >> you can answer some questions.t think him at you to understand that you can answer questions, and not all of your answers will subject you to incrimination. mr. shkreli: i intend to follow the advice of my counsel, not yours. facingartin shkreli is securities fraud charges. u.k. prime minister david cohosted a one and a meeting attended by leaders from 70 countries. he says the funds include almost $6 billion pledged for 2016 with another $5 billion committed by the year 2020. donald trump and bernie sanders have commanding leads in new hampshire. that is according to a poll out today. trump leaves the gop field with 36%. he is followed by florida center marco rubio with 15%, and texas senator ted cruz with 14%. on the democratic side, senators sanders leads hillary clinton, 58% to 36%. future isenergy looking bright, and fueled by sahara sunshine. the north african nation is raising the curtain on one of the world's biggest solar plants . the $3.9 billion project is the first phase of an initiative that is expecte

mr. shkreli. people are dying. and they're getting sicker and sicker. >> shkreli is the former ceo of came under microscope after the company raised the price of a life saving drug from $7 a pill to $750 in the same day. >> we're exploiting a patient group trying to do nothing more than extend their lives. >> shkreli who was arrested here in new york on an unrelated federal charge took to twitter saying hard to believe these imbeciles represent the people in our government. the pharmaceutical company stonewalled his request for information and 3 hundred 00,000 pages of documents show an enormous profit. >> lining their pockets at the expense of some of the most vulnerable families in our nation. >> that will do it for us. >>> live from studio 3 c in rockefeller center, this is news 4 new york. >>> now at 6:00, a $2.5 billion streetcar line connecting brooklyn and queens . >>> plus, shocking allegations of sexual abuse at our city jails, not of the inmates but of the innocent women who come to visit the people behind

mr. shkreli wowod like nothing more than to answer the committees questions and, i think, he would have very good answers.he has agreed, because of the pending indictment in the eastern district of new york, to answer any questions and invoke his 5th amendment privilege.and i think that was the appropriate advice under the circumstances. "shkreli is facing securities fraud charges for actions taken while he was the c- e- o of a different pharmaceutical company. 3 chad's back with a final check 3 <> - move over. i want to slide in close t tyou so we can takekehe picture for our new website. - look, if you want to get all lesbian with me, just go fo

mr. shkreli. people are dying and they're getting sicker and sicker. >> reporter: he then invoked his fifth amendment right to remain silent. >> on the advice of counsel, i invoke my fifth amendment privilege and respectfully decline to answer your questions. >> reporter: the hearing got heated as lmakers ranted about the out of control pricing. >> perverse business practices to exploit a patient group trying to do nothing more than totoextend their lives. >> reporter: shkreli has been outspoken and unapologetic in the past. >> we're certainly not the first company to raise drug prices. >> reporter: his former company did back off that price increase, but shkreli defended the decision as simply good business. in fact the chiefef commercial officer said the majority of patients rececived the pill at a government programs. >> i believe the decisins made by the company have been appropriate and strike the right balance between patient access, innovation, and shareholder value. >> reporter: he rolled

mr. shkreli is not a villain. he's not the bad boy. i think at the end of this story he's the hero."(gfx)shkreli tweeted: "hard to accept that these imbeciles represent the people in our government." - shortly after leaving the hearing.mark albert for cbs news, washington. 3 3 safety is an important part of 3 coming up after the break in tonight's healthwatch... how sioux city fire rescue, siouxland papamedics and mercy medical center are teaming up to increase safety in kids and adults. 3 "you're watching siouxland news at five on kmeg 14, with larry wentz, diana castillo, siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell and sports director chris 3 3 3 sioux city fire rescue is hosting two programs to increase safety in siouxland.on saturday, february 13th... firefighters at fire station number 4 on hamilton boulevard will host a safety expo.in addition to tours of fire engines and equipment... technicians from mercy medical center will be on hand to provide free car seat checks to parents concerned about the fit of their child's seat. 3 "we're all certified techs, we'll know exactly h

mr. shkreli. people are dying. d they're getting sicker and sicker. >> reporter: shkreli declined to answer why the company he once led raises the price of a life-saving drug 5,000%. >> do you think you've done anything wrong? >> on the advice of counsel, i invoke my fifth amendment privilege. >> reporter: under federal indictment for unrelated securities fraud, the 32-year-old shkreli usually loves to talk. >> i'm from the street. >> reporter: but today he let his attorney speak for him. >> some of what you saw was nervous energy by an individual who very much would like to explain what happened. >> reporter: leaving the other drug company executives to face furious questioners. >> i find it repulsive what you've done. >> reporter: valiant under fire for jacking up prices on two heart medicines and other well established drugs. >> where we've made mistakes, we're listening, and we're changing. >> reporter: determined to have the last word, shkreli took to twitter, calling the congressmen imbeciles. no apology from

mr. shkreli will be invoking his 5th self-incrimination and not answering any questions." congressional investigators have obtained 25- thousand pages of documents from turing... including emails from shkreli. the country's largest u.s. drug store chain is finding a new home inside one of the country's largest discount retail stores. the first c-v-s pharmacy inside of a target officially opening in charlotte, north carolina today. cvs agreed last june to pay 1- point-9 billion to acquire the target pharmacy business. now all one thousand 672 of target's pharmacies will be rebranded under c-v-s. and jobs are springing up at home depot-- ahead of the company's busiest season. the company announcing it will hire 80-thousand seasonal workers-- which equates to 40 to 45 workers at each of its 2- thousand stores. the company is also hiring in canada. ahead tonight ... you have to start them young. really young! the amazing skills of this 14-year old return. keep watching for an all new more access. coming up the world a president has to grapple with. sometimes you can't even imag

mr. shkreli. people are dying and they're getting sicker and sicker. >> reporter: shkreli declined to answer why the company he once led raised the price of a life saving drug 5,000%. >> do you think you have done anything wrong? >> on the advice of counsel, i invoke my fifth amendment privilege. >> reporter: under federal indictment for unrelated securities fraud, the 32-year-old shkreli usually loves to talk. >> i'm from the streets. >> reporter: he let his attorneys speak for him. >> some of what you saw was nervous energy by an individual who very much would like to explain what happened. >> reporter: leading the other drug company executives to face furious questioners. >> i find it repulsive what you have done. >> reporter: valiant under fire for jacking up prices on two heart medicines and other well established drugs. >> where we made mistakes we're listening and we're changing. >> reporter: determined to have the last word, shkreli took to twitter calling the congressmen imbeciles. no apol

mr. shkreli, people are dying, and they're getting sicker and sicker. >>eporr: he de to swer why the company he once led raisedhe price of a life-sav dru 5,00. >> on advice of counsel, invoke fth amendment privilege. reporter: under deralndictment for unrelated securits frd, the -year-old ually loves to talk. >> i'm from the street >> reporter: but today he let his attorney speak for him. >> what you saw was nervous ergy by individual who very much would like to explain what happene >> rorter: leavi the other drug company executives to face furiestioners. >> i find it repulve what you've done. >> reporter: valiant under fire for jacking up prices on twoeart medicines and other well-established ugs. >> whe wve made mistakes, we're listening, and we're changing. >> repter: termined to ve the std, shkreli took to twitter calling the congressmen imbeciles. no apology from a man who oncean a company with the potential to save les. anne thompson, nbc wsnew york. >>> fears over the zi virus have le state of emergcy to cover five counties. vernor rick scott sa

mr. shkreli, the price of a drug was raised 5,000% to $750 per pill. later he tweeted it's hard to accept these imbeciles represent the people in our government. >>> if it's been a while since you bounded the pavement, there are some things you need to know before sending out your resume. sharon epperson is here now with some ideas on how to make the most of your job hunt. sharon what are some of the trends you're seeing out there in today's market, where are some of the highest areas for hiring? >> some general trends are low-skilled workers getting the trainer to get into higher skilled jobs. talked about increasing wages, that's another great sign for people. whether they're currently working in a company or if they know they're going to be hired at a higher level of pay. also we're seeing more diversity in terms of management. a lot more women in the managerial ranks and a lot more younger people, people under the age of 30. the career builder survey looked at the areas where industries are adding more workers than the average number, and those ind

mr. shkreli. getting sicker and sicker. >> members of the house oversight committee criticized him for appearing before them with a smile or si a smirk on his face and instead of answering he was exercising his fifth amendment right and he is facing charges in a ponzi scheme case related to another company he once ran. >>> coming up next at noon, a new york city throwback. >> i'm catherine creag in brooklyn where there could be a street car along the waterfront and you'll see what that street streetcar could look like. >> we have snow in the forecast. what does it mean for the jersey shore, into the city and out to long island? potentially three different things. we'll tell you about it and go >>> happening today, mayor de blasio will deliver his state of the city address at 7:00 tonight and he's expected to push for a popular throwback. streetcars on the city streets. news 4's katherine creag is in brooklyn with mixed red action. >> reporter: david, while we're here, this is the waterfront over here. we're right by the brooklyn bridge and this is the area where you could see a streetcar and alt

mr. shkreli. people are dying and they're getting sicker and sicker. >> reporter: shkreli declined to answer why the company he once led raised the price of a life saving drug 5,000%. >> do you think you have done anything wrong? >> on the advice of counsel, i invoke my fifth amendment privilege. >> reporter: under federal indictment for unrelated securities fraud, the 32-year-old shkreli usually loves to talk. >> i'm from the streets. >> reporter: he let his attorney speak for him. >> some of what you saw was nervous energy by an individual who very much would like to explain what happened. >> reporter: leaving the other drug company executives to face furious questioners. >> i find it repulsive what you've done. >> shkreli later took to twitter calling lawmakers quote imbeciles. >>> the white house is proposing a $10 per barrel tax on oil and that would be phased in over five years to pay for $300 billion worth of green transportation projects over the next decade. cnbc's geoff cutmore has more f