for alzheimer's disease, a.m.p. will incorporate an expanded set of biomarkers into four ongoing trials designed to delay or prevent disease and evaluate those for effectiveness. another part of the project will develop detailed maps of molecular networks in the alzheimer's brain, potentially pointing to new therapeutic targets. empowered by the $100 million fy-'14 budget increase for research on diseases of ageing, nih will be able to make major investments in four cutting edge areas of dementia research that we would not have otherwise been able to do. genetic analysis, opto geneticings and translational centers. similarly, we will be able to funds a significant number of investigator research grants that otherwise would not have made the pay line and would have gone unsupported. so mr. chairman and members of the subcommittee, i began talking about people with alzheimer's disease. i'd like to close with a tribute to another deeply affected group and represented, i'm sure, by many in this room. the people who care

research and alzheimer's. and we have success along thesei way that the harsh reality is we still do not know how to harsh prevent, reverse definitive disease. more research is desperately an urgently needed. the subcommittee has adhered to a strict policy of notgently earmarking money for particular diseases, particular policy or k definitively saying what diseas. or the money to the national institute on aging and the recent fiscal year 20 on this and the alzheimer's disease will be supported. we have a distinguished panel of experts today, scientists, economists, family members and we also have quite an audience. what a welcome representatives of the alzheimer's association. some of you who came a long way to be here today. we thank you for your tireless work to educate members of congress and the press about the need to do more to help you and your loved ones. i'm told from the university of virginia these people are spending the day learning about the budget and appropriations and we welcome all of you he

>> i have been involved in the for aagainst alzheimer's long time. i lost my grandfather and my dad to alzheimer's and vascular dementia. i was on a conference call with the federal advisory council because back when the president and congress did things together, they put together this national alzheimer's plan. .t is a forward going movement congress unanimously approved $122 million funding research and care for alzheimer's. given the care and climate, that is a big deal. it appears in the play is in some ways a current event. -- a coincidence. i think it is a reflection, though, of the prevalence of the disease. and also to an audience, it is not an odd thing. it is life. for better and for worse, it is part of our common experience. you celebrate 120 $2 million and i will celebrate it. i may have agreed on it, but where are we at in funding? >> we need $2 billion. tavis: it seemed like it was a drop in the bucket. >> at least there is a bucket and they put a drop in it. there are people that get alzheimer's very young, but the vast majority of p

to testify on capitol hill about how alzheimer's has hit home. created the hilarity for clarity. republican senator mark kirk tweeted a picture, thanks to seth rogen about efforts to end alzheimer's. rogen said, why did you leave before my speech? just curious? it was, quote, very symbolic of how the government views alzheimer's. it seems to be a low priority. we're pleased that seth rogen could join us from california. >> i'm doing very well. thanks for having me. >> before we get to the senators attending your hearing, i want to get to why you're so passionate about this issue. tell us about your mother-in-law. >> yeah. my mother-in-law -- i've been with my what now wife for almost ten years. i met her mother when she was in her early 50s. and she was very shortly after that diagnosed with early onset alzheimer's and now she's in her 60s, early -- by the time she was 60, actually, she lost her ability to walk, talk, dress herself, pretty much all of her motor skills and, you know, the things that made her who she was were gone. and it was truly

is involved his wife, suffering from alzheimer's.o think about forest labs and what you guys have done for those sufficient iring from alzheimer's. will that continue? can you really find a solution to this. >> yeah. look, i think that is a difficult question. the one thing i can tell you the combination of actavis and forest will spend twice than what forest spent alone on r&d we're absolutely committed to the alzheimer space. we have two drugs. the xr version. we talked about it for namenda. we have a combination pill for ara sent, the only other drug approved for alzheimer's and namenda coming out in 2015. liz: they're committed to the path you started? >> they are. they are absolutely committed to invest and have durable portfolio and look for innovation to help patients. >> as we leave, you will have seat on combined company board? >> that is correct. liz: you had a short-lived seat on this one. >> i'm very committed to the combination. we'll see how things work out. liz: i'm sure uncle carl is looking for your next opportunity.

he came to testify today on alzheimer's. he is a spokesman for national alzheimer's association.omic relief to show how the deadly disease has touched him personally. >> thank you for the opportunity to testify today and for the opportunity for me to be called an expert at something because that is cool. i don't know if you know who i am at all. you told me you never saw "knocked up". >> i want the record to note this is the first time in any congressional hearing in history that the words knocked up have been used. >> you are not going to like the rest of this, then. after forgetting who she and her loved ones were, my mother and law forgot how to speak, feed herself, dress herself and go to the bathroom herself all by the age of 60. that's right, the situation is so dire that it caused me, a lazy self-involved generally self-medicated man child to start an entire charity organization. >> your mother-in-law diagnosed at the age of what? >> 54 i believe. >> when did she loses wearness of who everybody was? >> a few years after that around 60 which was around when i was getting ma

all of those are senators not prioritizing alzheimer's disease alzheimer's, he tweeted afterwards. and when senator kirk tweeted this picture of the two together earlier and a note to seth rogen, thank you for speaking out. rogen shot back, senator kirk, thanks for meeting you. why did you leave before my speech? kirk said he had another meeting but later watched the testimony. >> seems like these people don't care. >> reporter: on "hardball," rogen, who launched his own campaign hilarity for charity took the missing senators to task. >> that is the direct message they're giving by leaving during your testimony is that they don't care. two of them are falling asleep during the testimony, literally. i saw it happening. >> reporter: a funny man driving home a serious message. >> there seems to be almost zero acknowledgment of it. >> reporter: even if washington was not listening. peter alexander, nbc news, washington. >>> we're back in a moment to remember a legendary figure from daytime television. >>> if you didn't watch the dating game that must simply mean you were not old enough

he reportedly became an advocate after his mother-in-law was diagnosed with alzheimer's disease.start add charity if her name two years ago that has raised hundreds of thousands for the national alzheimers association. >>> the red carpet is rolled out forward ward a day early because of rain in los angeles. a reporter has the latest on the preparations. >> the transformation has begun from tourist destination to celebrity red carpet. >>> it is a big deal. i did not realize how much preparation went interest it. very exciting. >> the street was shut down and crews are building structures. >> there will be 300 people working outside on this block alone. >> winter storms make the job harder this year. >> we are planning weather and we are on the plan, planning for sunday. we will start the red carpet and end on time. avenue were whats in the middle, we will deal with it. the days longer. >> some businesses are not. clogged streets mean a slowing of customer flow. >> the customs are frustrated. >> a business that thrives off celebrities, this week is less than glamorous. >> it is goo

disease my mother in law has early onset alzheimer's. that said she was in her early fifties and now she's in her early sixties and it's a very advanced and it was so brutal honestly that just made us decide to try to do something our son is in the brine disease slimy rocks memory and thinking skills in an individually eventually leaving the knights kept themselves or do simple costs after forgetting she loved ones were my mother in law a teacher for thirty five years then forgot how to speak feed herself cast yourself then go to the bathroom herself. oh by the age of sixty. lauren's father and a team of caregivers dedicate their lives away my mother in law b is called bullish it can be they would love to do more but can't because as you've heard of like any of the other top ten cause of death in america. there's no way to prevent skill or even slow the progression of alzheimer's disease. he was drunk and says there are three reasons he can testify before the senate committee steve got to see was a cute on all the house of cards hit tv s

his mother-in-law began showing symptoms of alzheimer's in her fifties.e, created "hilarity for charity"--to inform teens about alzheimers. senator mark kirk took to twitter to thank rogan for his serious work with alzheimer's, although he didn't stay for the entire speech. ben and jerry have done it again! this time, with four new "core" flavors of ice-cream. the new flavors "hazed and confused", "that's my jam", "peanut butter fudge", and "salted caramel" have all the elements of an ice-cream sundae. you can dig in and feel good about it--all pints are 100- percent fair-trade certified and made with non-g-m-o ingredients.ben and jerry also plan and adding the "core" flavors to their scoop shops in the spring. >> hazed and confused. that sounds good. >> really we are talking about ice cream? look at our numbers. if you put something in your car this year it will stay frozen. that's the good thing. we of current temperatures of 9 degrees. for home what is at 9. wind chill advisory in effect until noon. for these counties with just listed it does expire at

it helps families struggling with alzheimer's. the >> as you know, extradition is a matter for the department of justice. i've read what you have read with great interest. one of the things that strikes me about where we are, it may be easier to work out the appropriate arrangement with the governor of mexico that will be to work out an appropriate arrangement among the six u.s. attorneys who would like to prosecute this individual. that would be an interesting discussion. but i have to defer to the department of justice with the discussions i know they're having with the government of mexico regarding ex-tradition. >> you are a part of this administration. i would hope having a seat at the table you urged the attorney general and the state department as i am doing to seek extradition and bring them to the united states for trial. i would hope you would agree with that assessment. >> i agree wholeheartedly that we in this country have an interest in seeing him brought to >> and i know there are multiple jurisdictions here at play.

americans whisper the word alzheimer's because their government whispers the word alzheimer's.r than the silence that the alzheimer's community has been facing for decades it's still not enough. it needs to be yelled and screamed to the point it finally gets the attention and fund being it deserves and needs. >> he's trying. moving words, right? only two senators actually stayed to listen. rogen clearly cares about this issue. he was not happy about the hearing's low turn out and he turned to twitter. quote not sure why only two senators were at the hearing. very symbolic of how the government views alzheimer's. seems to be a low priority. senator kirk didn't stay for rogen's testimony and that fact wasn't lost on rogen. symbolically it hurts the cause to see that many empty seats. wish you hung around. senator kirk was at most of the hearing but left for a bheegt the astronaut jim lovell. in the end senators don't care about people suffering from alsz. 5 million americans suffer from alzheimer's disease, 15 million americans care for them. >>> you can bet more than one politic

both of her parents had alzheimer's disease. soon after this trip her mother was diagnosised with early on set alzheimer's. at this point my impression of alzheimer's is what i assume most people's impression is. i thought it was something only really old people got and i thought the way the disease showed its was in the form of forgotten keys, wearing mismatched shoes and being asked the same question over and over. this period which was the only way i had seen it displayed was the way it lasted for a few years. after that is when i saw the real ugly truth of the disease. after forgetting who she and her loved ones are forgot how to speak, feed herself, dress herself and go to the bathroom herself all by the age of 60. lauren's father and a team of care givers dedicate their lives to letting her be as comfortable azshek be. there is no way to prevent, cure or even slow the progression of alzheimer's disease. another thing i didn't realize until i was personally affected is the shame and stigma associated with the disease. i'm t

americans whisper the word alzheimer's because the government whispers the word alzheimer's. although a whisper is better than the silence of the alzheimer's community facing for decades, it's still not enough. it needs to be yelled and screamed to the point tha that i finally get the attention and funding that it deserves and needs. i dream of today with my charity is no longer necessary and i can go back to being the lazy, self-involved and child i was meant to be. people look to their government for help, and i ask that when it comes to alzheimer's disease you continue to take steps to divide more. conservative activists gathered on thursday to mark the fifth anniversary of the tea party movement. the event was organized by the keeper he patriots. speakers during this portion of the event included congressman steve king of iowa, while brother of idaho and matt salmon of arizona. this is one hour and 15 minutes. ♪ [applause] thank you all very much. that's a wonderful welcome here on a terrific morning for us to celebrate the five-year anniversary of the beginning of the te

americans whisper the world alzheimer's because the government whisperses alzheimer's. whisper is better than silence the alzheimer's community has been facing for decades it is still not enough. it needs to be yelled and screamed until it gets funded and attention it deserves and needs. i can go back to being lazy self-involved man child i was look to be. people look to their government for hope. i ask when it comes to alzheimer's disease you take more steps to provide more. >> this weekend an c-span, actor seth rogen on capitol hill for increased alzheimer's treatment and support. on booktv. "in depth" at noon on c-span2. on c-span3, american history tv visits the national gallery of art to hear about colonel rob beard shaw and the 54th massachusetts volunteer infantry. sunday as 6:00 p.m. >> we're back at the u.s. institute of peace awaiting a panel discussion on the future of media in afghanistan. that is scheduled to begin in about 15 minutes. until then we'll show you remarks from this morning a from the state department's special representative for afghanistan an

. >> reporter: but then as he began another study on alzheimer's, he came across something strange. >> my colleagues brought in a normal group for alzheimer's and i was going through and comparing them. and everything looked quite normal. and then what happened is i came to one and it looked like this was all the murders look like this. that was the first moment i went, oh, that's curious. when i peeled it back, it was my name on it. >> reporter: his own name. now brain patterns alone don't mean you're a psychopath. there are other factors like genetics. >> 30 or so genes are associated with that. it doesn't mean you're a psychopath, but it probably means you have traits like aggression. >> reporter: wouldn't you know it, fallon is distant cousins with the ax murder liz by boarden who was thought to have killed her parents. >> i had inherited really all these high risk genes. when it came together, i still didn't kind of care. it was kind of still a joke because i'm not a killer or a rapist or a psychopath. >> so why not? >> i was sitting in the backyard and my mother was pruning plan

[laughter] >> eventually we'll do it with pry mates and eventually perhaps with alzheimer's patients.have a brain pacemaker that allows us to upload memories to a damaged hippo campus so that people that have alzheimer's will have memory again. it's one of objectives -- objectives of being able to upload a memory. >> jon: incredible. the idea would be while one side of industry focuses on maybe fixing the pathways biologically there's a whole other science that is working at this through data? >> that's right. we want to be able to decipher the thinking brain and perhaps connect the brain to a robot or a machine. think of stephen hawking my colleague. he is totally paralyzed. he has a chip in his right frame. next time you see him on tv there's a chip there that picks up radio waves from his mind, transfers it to a laptop and he can mentally type. >> jon: this is something present now. >> now. >> jon: and how does his -- how does the chip in his glasses pick up a radio wave that he generates from his brain? >> because it's very close to the brain. for other parents we put it -- patien

all the empty seats and senators who are not prioritizing alzheimer alzheimer's, it won't change. senator mark kirk tweeted thanks to seth rogan for speaking out about efforts to end alz him heimer's and keth r fired back and said pleasure meeting you, why did you leave before my speech? just curious. kirk said he had a meeting with a former astronaut and he did watch seth rogan's testimony later. this got us wondering when celebrities testify on capitol hill, are audiences always so small. dana bash knows a two about capitol hill. lift the vail for us. when celebrities come to the hill to identify, less famous folks, do lawmakers skip out on the hearings? >> the answer is yes. they come and go many, many times. whether it is celebrity or a mere mortal. seth rogan is not so special when it comes to the experience he had. i have been in more hearings than i can count. when a witness is talking to a few you lawmakers. one example is a stark example, but it tells the story. there was a joint economic committee, senator was there for the hearing. just one. just to focus on the hearing

their goal, finding cures for a number of major diseases, including diabetes and alzheimer's. the project will last five years, cost $230 million, and at the end, all the findings will be free for anyone to use. here to help will us understand it all is monica langdon from the wall street journal. has anything like this ever been tried before on this scale? >> no, nothing has been tried on this scale with this many diseases. and with this much collaboration. and the biggest revelation of all is they're going to put all their discoveries out to the public. so the big pharmaceutical companies or the littlest start up up will have access and can compete. >> almost following straight out of the play book of the software model of open source. >> and this is what is unusual. there started to an few more collaborations in the last few years, but nothing of this scale. and this actually took two years to get it done. and it was very difficult. there were a lot of sharp elbows and a lot of hurt feelings along the way. and not all the drug companies that participated ultimately signed u

the glasers are in a five-year study of the caregivers of alzheimer patients. with caregivers of alzheimer's victims, you have a really severe long-term chronic stress. in some ways, it's analogous to bereavement work in that some caregivers call the process one of continual bereavement as they watch parts of someone they love dying. to study caregivers, we would look at not only caregivers, but then controls-- people who are the same age and sex but who don't have caregiving responsibilities-- so we'd know if it were the caregiving responsibilities versus the absence of them. over the course of several years of study, from the first to the second year in the study, immune function declined, particularly in spouses who are careving for a spouse, who tended to be older and tended to be providing more extensive care. what makes this study noteworthy is that the caregivers were ill more days than the control subjects. the researchers, with the subjects' permission, contacted their physicians to validate this data. we find that there's really excellent corresponden

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very symbolic of how the government views alzheimer's, end quote. rogen's mother-in-law is battling the disease. >>> the fda is pushing for a change on food labels to give you better information on what you're eating. the proposed new label includes bigger and more realistic servings, and calorie information. instead of labelling a 20-ounce soda as two serve, it would become one serving at 240 calories. those labels would also include added sugars. the fda is taking public comments on this change for the next 90 days. >>> an amazing discovery in space. 715 new planets have been found, and there could be life on some of them. the planet hunting kepler telescope made that discovery. all of them are in solar systems like ours where multiple planets circle a star, and four of them are known to orbit stars where the climate is right to sustain life. after this huge discovery, there are now 1700 known planets in the galaxy. >>> tourist visiting bali thought he set up a perfect videoing opportunity. he set up his camera to record himself feeding the monkey

it's a fund we have as a part of the alzheimer's association to help families struggling with alzheimer'st cutting edge research. that's right. it is so dire, it caused me, a lazy sfl involved and self medicated man child to start an entire charity organization. >> seth rogan will join us on the lead later this afternoon at 4:00 p.m. eastern. check it out. a quick check of the markets. the dow is up 70 points and stocks dipped a bit before bouncing back. we will watch for you. that's it for me. thanks for watching. i will be back in "the situation room." newsroom with brooke baldwin starts right now. >> here we go. thank you very much. i'm brooke baldwin. top of the hour, i want to take you to ukraine. the u.s. is confirming and keeping a close eye on the threat russia might pose there. the fear right now is repetition of cold war tactics. russia reenstated the promise they were there at the boarder and has nothing to do with ukraine. >> we believe that everybody now needs to step back and avoid any kind of provocations and we want to see in the next days ahead obviously that the choices

boss sac founder steven coen a day after a doctor passed on confidential information about a new alzheimer's produced disappointing results. shortly after that call sac began selling off $700 million worth of shares in wyatt, the two pharmaceutical companies involved in the test and when results were made public the prices plummeted but sac made millions and steven coen faces charges for failing to supervise him and others guilty of insider trading. he has an unnamed presence throughout the month-long trial in manhattan except when one person testified that said it was coen that investigators were really after and coen is not criminally charged but under investigation by the f.b.i. >> they want to see these guys go to prison as opposed to get fined or barred from the industry. and so do i think the public is appeased? no. is it a step in that direction? probably. >> we will continue to pursue insider trading investigations. >> reporter: in november federal prosecutors announced sac plead guilty to insider trading charges and agreed to pay $1.2 billion fine. the firm can no longer invest mone

ben affleck pushing to raise awareness about problems in congo and rogan appearing on an alzheimer'sn panel. and while they seemed to be following a certain star-powered playbook to promote their causes, the jury is still out on whether high-profile appearance like these actually work. >> reporter: they may wear suits just like everyone else who approaches those tables, papers in handle and a cause for which to advocate, but let's be clear, folks like these are not giving your average constitutional testimonies. >> that's wonderful! >> from the ridiculous to the impassioned. >> i may just run for office. >> to the down right distracting. >> i became goodwill ambassador -- >> when celebrities come to washington, the media and the politicians take notice. but does the spectacle of the star outshine or shed light on the cause they've come to promote? >> often hearings in congress are not about members of congress learning something that they don't already know. it's performance art. if they want to learn about issues they can get it from a book. >> today oscar winner ben affleck arrived

very symbolic how the government views alzheimer's.'s right now. >>> also new documents show two former allies of new jersey governor chris christie joking about causing other traffic problems. this time outside home to of a new jersey rabbi. the emails from david wildstein to a traffic agency and bridget anne kelly were exchanged days after closing the george washington bridge. he told the paper he has no idea why he was the subject of a traffic joke. >>> a discovery in space. 715 new planets and there could be life on some of them. the planet hunting telescope discovered the planets outside of our solar system. four of them orbit stars in what's called habitable zones where the climate is right to sustain life. after this big discovery there are now 1700 known planets in our galaxy. >>> the new ben's chili bowl is taking shape in arlington. it's scheduled to open march 6th. bill crosby will be on hand for the new event. it's ben's first restaurant in virginia. >>> riding metro will soon take a bigger chunk out of your budget. fares a

now we've been doing this for alzheimer's patients. justice department funds the program. so it seems almost obvious, you know, like a hand fits into a glove, that we could do this and people with alzheimer's as you know, wander as well. it seems like just a perfect fit to do the same thing for children with autism who tend to wander. now i understand that the program that's used for alzheimer's is not available for families of children with autism. so have you been able to identify any other streams of assistance pursuant to my request? >> well, i think the concern that you have is a very good one a legitimate one and the fact that you brought it to our attention is something that is going to help a lot of kids who deal with this issue and we have made the determination that the burn grant program can be used for the purchase of these devices, these transmitted bracelets, i think they're called. >> sometimes bracelets, sometimes around the ankle, even in the clothes because occasionally kids with autism want to take off the bracelet. >> but the grant money can be made and

seth rogan testified to the senate appropriations subcommittee about the rising costs of alzheimer'sgetting who she and her loved ones were, my mother in law, a teacher for 35 years forgot how to speak, feed herself, dres herself and go to her bathroom herself, all by the age of 60. unlike any of the other top ten causes of death in america, there's no way to prevent, cure or even slow the progression of alzheimer's disease. >> that's where .celebrity testimony is usually the most helpful. at otherwise obscure appropriations hearings about how much money we should devote to a particular problem. we would not even know that there was a senate hearing today involving the rising costs of alzheimer's for patients if seth rogan or someone else of his visibility level had not testified. in another senate hearing room today, there was a hearing titled prospects for peace in the democratic republic of congo and great lakes region, which would have attracted no news cameras and no news reports and very few senators if ben affleck wasn't one of the witnesses scheduled to testify. foreign polic

i got an email on wednesday morning from my mother happens to have alzheimer's and i got an alzheimer's email saying we're so sorry he didn't mention this last night. you can't mention everything. gwen: and not going to affect anything else. if he mentioned it. except the lack of mention i suppose. >> i've been talking to trade reporters about an issue i won't go into here but the number of times they mentioned -- and keep viewers awake. but the number of times people i talked to in the reporting said, well, he said this in the state of the union. it still has that -- that effect. gwen: and a way of holding his feet to the fire on issues. >> right. but in the end, it doesn't really hold his feet to the fire. so that's why it needs to be rethought. these prison bars of laundry lists, they are of his on making the president's. gwen: break free. and he's not running for re-election. this is the time. >> any president. the next one. gwen: well, thank you. now, take that advice. white house. we -- we weren't giving you advice and just talking. we have to stop here for now. but the conversati

you need the same effort in rhetoric for alzheimer's disease, that you would have had for hiv and formate change, and the danger of hysterical causes like climate change it steals from real ones. he has a personal investment, as does just about every american has a personal investment for finding a cure for alzheimer's disease. i'm a hypocrite. make fun of celebrities for their causes, but when they find a real cause, i love them. >> this one is okay. dana, you all right with this one? >> i like this one because people have the benefit of celebrity and can use it to a positive advantage, that's great. i remember whennage leone jolie came to the hill to talk about her work in the united nations. it was -- it was very helpful in trying to get some of those programs pushed through. >> go ahead. >> who wants to go? >> i don't know. >> you're so polite today. >> i was going to say i don't believe climate change is not as big an issue. whatever the issues are they do get a lot of publicity. otherwise the hearings would have nothing. >> yeah. >> you could have the best people testifying out

seth talked about the rising cost of alzheimer's disease on americans. he addressed the adequate funding. he is married to a lauren miller whose mother was diagnosed alzheimer's. >> you said you never saw knocked up so that is insulting. >> i am aware this has nothing to do with the legalization of marijuana. >> he testified and took to twitter venting he testified between a row of empty seats because only 2-18 were pleasant despite the fact they took pictures with him. ben affleck took the stage to talk about the violence in congo. i am not a congo expert but working to fight for a community i believe in. 5 million have been killed since 1998 there. he said we should increase agriculture. he said your creditability is great because of the depth of commitment. sometimes proving hollywood can go further in politics. >>> the situation in ukraine is intensifying and the leaders are warning russia to stay out. we're live with the latest on this. and a federal appeals court is siding with the california high school that banned t-shirts featuring the american

americans whisper the word alzheimer's because their government whispers the word alzheimer's. although a whisper is better than silence, the community has been facing for decades -- it is still not enough. in these to be yelled and screamed until it's gets the attention it needs. i yearn for a day when my charity is no longer necessary. people look to their government for help and i asked it when it comes to alzheimer's, you continue to take more steps to provide more. >> this weekend, self rogan on capitol hill --for support for all summer street and. tv,live sunday on book tufts university professor will take your calls and comments on black power studies. that is at noon. and on c-span3, american history tv visits the national gallery of art to learn about robert gold shaw. that is sunday at 6:00. next, an event marking the 20th anniversary of the brady handgun violence prevention act. forcontrol advocates pass expanded prevention. jim brady was shot in the head during an assassination attempt on reagan and 1981. sarah brady is the founder of the brady foundation. she is th

he was charged for trading on any legal information results trialn alzheimer's drug from two men whoork as part of an insider network for the fund and for matthew martoma. all three charges, the verdict is guilty. it was a four-week trial. for the verdict to come back this quick in two full days is unusually quick. we know the jury sent a note to the judge asking to reread what was the defense's strongest piece of evidence, testimony from a neurologist, a defense inside who said the information was very similar to information that had been previously published about these drug trials, but the jury came back with the verdict of guilty of all three counts against atthew martoma, bringing complete success story for the prosecutor's office, which has so far brought close to 80 people in on insider trading charges, and all of those have to someher agreeing kind of cooperative agreement, pled guilty, or have been convicted. nobody has been able to get off, acquitted of charges. >> su keenan, with a guilty verdict for matthew martoma in the sac insider trading case. stay with bloomberg tele

but your mother had alzheimer's. >> yes. it is -- anybody who has had that in their family, that experience, it is truly horrific . and a very tough for everybody involved. and so, if you can potentially help bring forward treatment for alzheimer's or parkinson's or any of these things, that is a wonderful prospect. hopefully, out of the basic research at the brain institute, there will be treatments. >> let me go back to seattle. when you look at this team, what is it that you like? >> there are a number of things. we are a very young team. but the team that pete and john have built, again, it is about speed and determination. and pete, heess uniquely gives the players the ability to express themselves to be who they are. i think that is really a trend more and more and sports. today's players do much more of that you see that every everything from social network to the press coverage that you get on the sports channels. pete kind of uniquely celebrates that. -- yet within a framework you have to have the discipline to take

ththe doctor who gave the allegd insider information, he became a witness, one of the top alzheimer'specialist in the country, the case was about drugs that were supposed to be alzheimer's related drugs. and shorting those shares when he heard exclusively inside information that those drugs were not going to do too well at trial. poke a hole in this guy's credibility. now did he have some memory lapse? charlie: they're trying to say he is confused or didn't know what he is talking about. charlie: you have to prove something beyond a shadow of a doubt. so that is where we are right now. i really think there is a degree of they don't want to believe the reality of the situation. reality of the situation, this is a fund that is not quite neutered, but on the way. liz: which is what he wanted. charlie: he also wants to indict steve cohen, smith continues as well. liz: he has had any success. not one loss. charlie: it to be ironic if they convict him. but the heavy betting is yes, he will be convicted. liz: charlie gasparino, come back down if you get anything. yahoo searches for its come

approved for alzheimer's. we have the patent well into the 2020.elieve we can hold onto this franchise as well as offer innovation by a combination product. the other drug in this space and fix those which we will be filing shortly. liz: i suppose no space people are very interested in what is going to happen in the coming years with the formal cataract. have you seen any reaction as far as your sales, your business? >> you see it with our customers, doctors and hospitals, more consolidation, more pricing pressure in the marketplace. that is why we have this strategy of creating blockbuster line costs. i do believe with the affordable care act and primary care, which is where we specialize, the blockbuster drugs will be harder and harder to come by smith created an approach that will endure given the affordable care act. liz: doesn't make you think i'm not going to invest in much drug discovery or do you put that aside and say more people will be needing our drugs, let's go forward with it? >> you have to think about health care when all this final

it has raised hundreds of thousands for national alzheimer's disease research. >> red carpet is readyday early because of rain expected in los angeles today. a crew of 300 workers is building structures on hollywood boulevard. getting the job ready in time for oscars is harder this year. >> we are planning for weather. we are on top of the plan, landing for sunday. we will start the red carpet on time and end on time. whatever happens in the middle we will deal with. the days and nights are longer. we will be ready. >> businesses have clogged floats and closures from the preparations. some tourists are confused because they are not able to get in. >> oscar sunday is this sunday only on abc7 news for the first time you can watch the oscars on the smartphone or tablet with a watch abc app and watch them back stage to see the moments that everyone will talk about. you can download the app at abc7news.com/apps. >>> on friday, katie marzullo will be in los angeles covering the oscars. >>> two suggestions for twitter followers in addition to katie marzullo, live doppler 7 hd and >> hello, l

so if you can potentially help bring forward treatment for alzheimer's or parkinson's or , that is ae things wonderful prospect. so hopefully out of the basic research we are doing at my brain institute, there will be some treatments brought forward. >> let me go back to seattle. when you look at this team, what is it that you like? >> there is a number of things. we are a very young team. but the team that pete and john have built, again, it is about speed and determination. and fearlessness. and pete, he uniquely gives the players the ability to express themselves, to be who they are. i think that is really a trend more and more and sports. -- in sports. today's players do much more of that. you see more activity on everything from social networks coverage youesent get on all the different sports channels. pete kind of uniquely celebrates that. and yet within a framework -- you have to have the discipline to take that energy and focus it on what you need to do every week to win a game. all of that comes together and pete makes it all fun. you have seen the clips in the locker room w

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they're going to combine money and the best and brightest of minds to find cures for diseases like alzheimer's other things that especially affect the brain. this was a good example of public-private partnerships and way for americans to really put some muscle behind trying to figure out alzheimer's and other diseases. anybody else? >> done, done, done. going once, going twice. don't forget to set your dvress. we'll see you tomorrow. "special report" is up next. aut >> it is wednesday february 5th. round two. old man winter is at it again blasting the east coast. from half an inch of ice to a foot of snow maria molina tracking it all. >> breaking news while you were sleeping, four suspected heroin dealers arrested in the death of phillip seymour hoffman. plus new tests are revealing about the drugs that were found in the actor's apartment. >> are you willing to try anything to get a date. >> i am a lawyer. >> i went to harvard law school. >> i am a stewardess. >> how much it will cost you to land a date. "fox & friends first" starts right now. ♪ >> waking you up where a little stevie nicks thi