don't take our avastin away!> reporter: they are challenging the fda's recommendation last summer to withdraw avastin for treating breast cancer. federal advisors made the decision after studies showed it did not increase survival rates for most breast cancer patients. and it comes with significant side effects, like hypertension and blood clots. >> in a situation where it delays the growth of tumors in some women but doesn't affect the survival overall and you have a drug that does have some side effects, the calculus is not so clear-cut. >> reporter: avastin is still fda-approved for various other cancers, so even if it's withdrawn for breast cancer, doctors could prescribe it off label. but insurers may not pay for breast cancer patients to receive it. avastin supporters say patients with advanced breast cancer need every option available. >> i need to preserve my energy to fight my battle. i don't need the insurance companies to take on. >> reporter: for patients like rotheim, it's a matter of life and death.

there's no survival advantage with avastin. >> reporter: the drug already a success in treating other cancers was given fast tracked approval in 2008 for breast cancer under one condition -- avastin's maker, genentech, had to follow one studies that showed it was safe and effective. patients also went through standard therapies. some say it's premature to give all the credit to one cancer drug. >> we believe that things have done us well. we don't want to believe otherwise. the signs suggest that may not be the case. >> reporter: the panel's vote on avadin will not be -- avastin will not be complete until the ruling expected next month. >> we are willing to work with the fda to find a solution such as a modified or restricted label. >> reporter: if avastin is not approved for breast cancer, it likely will not be covered by insurance and can cost patient an estimated $90,000 a year. nbc bay area news. >>> it's not quite a honeymoon, just a summer vacation with a lot of people watching. the royal newlyweds, prince william and kate, the duke and duchess of cambridge, are heading this way

. >> please approve avastin for the treatment of my disease. what if i was your wife, your mother? >> reporter: many patients testify regular what doctors call super responders meaning their experience with avastin was better than that was other patients. several people said the proposal to remove avastin is the right decision because the studies haven't shown an overall survival benefit. >> for every woman who had a two-year extension of her life apparently there's at least one woman and possibly two women who died sooner. >> reporter: if the drug is taken off the market for breast cancer, patients will likely have to pay the $90,000-a-year bill to keep treatment going. a price tag many women can't afford so they're asking the fda to make sure these super responder still have access. >> please allow avastin to be a treatment for patients -- >> reporter: some say the emotional pleas will be a setback in the cure. >> we deserve drugs that will work, that change will overall survival for women. that's what we need. >> reporter: both sides want dr

a course of avastin sells for about $88,000 a year. if the fda withdraws the breast cancer approval, doctors can still prescribe it for breast cancer, but most insurance won't pay. christine brunswick, a breast cancer survivor and activist testified today the fda should ignore public pressure and follow the science rigorously. >> it needs to be guided by the evidence and it can't be guided by the emotions of the story, as compelling as those are. >> reporter: the panel issues recommendations tomorrow and the fda commissioner will make the final decision probably within a few months. >> bob, we mentioned two stories. the other was a story about mammograms. a lot of us woke up to that this morning gain in the news. >> this is a very important study. swedish women, 130,000 of them over 29 years, 30% less breast cancer deaths among women that got mammograms. that is very strong benefits of the benefits of screening. >> a lot of common sense there. thanks. >>> violent demonstrations in greece today where the parliament there was debating au

jon lapook on the anguish over avastin. we were promised an end to special interest giveaways in washington. but nancy cordes found congress is still handing out favors. nearly half of americans live near a nuclear plant. lucy craft with japanese families learning what americans should know. and... >> i miss you, chance, i do. >> reporter: chance keesling died in iraq, but his family didn't get a letter of condolence from the president. elaine quijano on the american troops and an honor denied. >> i feel that to the core of my being this is about justice for my son. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, we're beginning tonight with what is, for women with breast cancer, a matter of life and death. the f.d.a. opened a hearing today to decide whether to end its approval of the drug avastin as a treatment for advanced breast cancer. the drug costs nearly $100,000 a year and there's serious doubt about how well it works. we asked dr. jon lapook to introduce us to

avastin is expensive. $90,000 a year for treatment. but this is an issue. other breast cancer drugs about 50,000. a drug for head and neck up to 80,000. the companies have programs offering some help to people who can't afford it. with numbers like these there's a lot of pressure to make sure these miracle drugs do help. >>> recognize that guy? what about his music? you know the allman brothers. do you know what gregg allman has been going through the past couple of years? we'll tell you his story. that's next. [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving i

now, there may be a sub set of patients who benefit from avastin.e believe the drugmaker should figure that out before the drug is continued to be used on breast cancer patients. the fda panel votes tomorrow on whether the drug indication for breast cancer stays or goes. >> if it is saving your life it doesn't matter how much it costs. but $100,000 a year to use this one drug? >> it's a very expensive therapy. and, you know, as people are saying, it's expensive. we should make sure it works and that it outweighs the risk. right now they haven't proven that. studies have not borne that out. >> right. all right, kim, thank you. >>> it's the confrontation? >> and the police are looking at. now we know what the men were talking about. the seemingly harmless banter between fans and why the whom took this video furious. >>> one person's definition of, say, slim or heavy or thin or medium build may be different from mine. >> it's one of the lapd's primary tools in the stow case. a police sketch. so how are they made, and do they work? we are going to take

available to them. >> i believe avastin coming off the market would be devastating to my breast cancerreporter: the drug was approved in 2008 to treat advanced stage breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body and is considered incurable. but last july the fda voted to revoke the drug for breast cancer treatment over concerns about its effectiveness and side effects like holes in the stomach and intestines, severe bleeding, and blood clots. >> we believe we need more effective and less toxic treatments. >> reporter: the fda said avastin neither extends nor improves life for breast cancer patients but it can still be used to treat other cancers. but the makers of avastin asked the fda to reconsider its ruling and allow the world's best-selling cancer drug to stay on the market for women with breast cancer. if the fda pulls the plug they could still prescribe it but insurance won't cover it. a one-year supply could cost $88,000. peggy and dam. >> new lifeguards in one town are having their pay cut after a public outcry. there was outrage after it was revealed guards in newpo

breast cancer patients are losing the drug avastin. and what happens to the nuclear waste if that wildfire reaches the los alamos lab when the "cbs evening news" continues. >> pelley: los alamos, new mexico is where the atomic bomb was invented. today, a wildfire is burning near the national lab there where over the years, a great deal of radioactive waste has been stored. we asked cynthia bowers to look into the hazards. >> reporter: with fire burning just a few miles away, los alamos national laboratory scientist terry wallace pointed out area-g. it's there 10,000 55-gallon drums filled with low-level radioactive waste is stored. >> the bulk of the drums there truly are things like notes that are contaminated, gloves. >> reporter: those drums area housed outdoors in domes made of reinfoirsed steel covered with a plast sized fire-retardant fabric. radioactive waste is stored in concrete tubes buried deep in the ground. plutonium and uranium are stored in vaults inside hardened concrete buildings. air quality tests over the sprawling f

so as a last ditch effort, doctors decided to try avastin. which kills cancer cells by choking off their blood supply. cleary credits the drug with keeping her alive the past five years. according to the fda, liz cleary is the exception, not the rule. the fda granted preliminary approval to use avastin for advanced breast cancer in 2008. last year studies of almost 3,000 women show the drug can cause life-threatening complications, delay tumor growth by three months or less and on average did not extend the lives of patients so the fda planned to withdraw approval. dr. gary lyman of duke university was one on the fda panel who voted to revoke approval. >> no survival improvement, no improvement in quality of life demonstrated and the serious toxicities that have been reported i voted no. >> reporter: cleary was one of the patients pleading with the fda to approve avastin for breast cancer otherwise insurance companies may not cover the cost. the cancer community worries the controversy will make the fda less likely to give preliminary approva

avastin is approved for colon, lung, kidney and brain cancer, which are not part of this debate. the final decision for the drug's use in breast cancer will be made after july 28. >>> put down the diet soda. it might make you fat. that's according to two new studies presented at a diabetes conference here in california. dr. kim mulvihill joining us and kim, a lot of folks are saying, no. it ain't so. really? >> reporter: well, allen, sugar- free drinks serve a purpose but two new reports suggest just because diet sodas are free of calories doesn't mean they are free of consequences. in this case, weight gain. in one study, volunteers who drank two or more diet sodas a day saw their waistlines expand. over the course of 10 years, their bellies grew 70% more than those who did not drink diet soda at all. one expert explained diet sodas may turn on the sweet tooth. >> some people do feel that, you know, if they are drinking a lot of diet soda, it reinforces the desire for the sweet taste and find in other areas of their diet they are continuing to chase that sweet taste. >> i guess

this is the second time the fda has said that avastin is not safe for breast cancer treatment. avastin is still approved to treat other forms of cancer, but this means that insurance won't pay for it as a breast cancer treatment. opponents are saying that the fda is taking away one of their few options for treatment. a final decision by the full fda is due in just a few months. >>> back to the story in this country we have been following off week, that big fire in new mexico that's been moving in on the los alamos nuclear weapons lab. janet shanlian is there and has been covering it for us. janet, good evening. >> reporter: firefighters are making some progress out here, but the winds are picking up once again and that is a problem. today fire teams became much more aggressive about setting preventative fires around the rim of the lab. that is deliberately burning trees and brush in order to rob the wildfires of their fuel. they're also tackling this from the air, helicopters are dropping water and the epa has supplied a radiation detecting plane. they've also tested the air he

please approve avastin for a treatment for my disease. what if i was your wife, your mother, your sister, your friend? and what if i was your grammy? >> after two days of often emotional testimony, an fda panel recommends that the drug avastin lose its approval for treatment of women with advanced breast cancer. and some women with broadcast cancer swear by this drug. senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen joins us. elizabeth, fist of all, what does this mean for women who have breast cancer now? >> what the fda did yesterday will likely mean that women who want to keep taking avastin or want to start avastin will have to pay for it out of their own pocket because insurers will say, well, geez, the fda didn't approve it, if that's what ends up happening, doesn't put it on their list of approved drugs for metastatic breast cancer. we don't want to pay for it. it's $90,000 a year. >> that's so tough. >> most people can't afford that. >> some breast cancer survivors are not big fans of this. what are they saying? >> we heard from the w

many have been taking avastin before it was revoked. kidney cancer treatment. 6:55. scott's going to check the markets. >> avastin made by a local company. doctors can use it, just off label. on wall street the dow industrials are up this morning, better than 50 points. linked in doing well this morning. up better than 8% to 82.90. >> put to the test. >> it's the the one thing we must always be. >> pixar releasing the first trailer for "brave." you heard about it when bob redell was live friday. brave is their first film with a female lead character and due out next summer. the latest transformers movie day abuse at midnight tonight. transformers dark of the moon, there is a lot riding on this movie. it's in 3d and so far has tanked this summer. more people are choosing to see movies in good old fashioned 2d. theaters don't like that because they charge more for 3d. the latest was shot using some of the same technology as av i tar, now the ven general take are first one okay, second one, horrid. the third one seems to be getting fairly

the agency recommended pulling avastin for treating breast cancer. not effective against the disease and could cause deadly complications. the drug's maker and breast cancer patients are challenging that ruling. at hearings today, women who say the drug extended their lives protested outside and testified inside. some doctors agreed with them. >> it would be embarrassing for the number one country in the world with the greatest healthcare system to deprive the women with millions of women that have breast cancer with the possibility of getting a fabulous drug. >> the fda advisory panel votes tomorrow on whether they will withdrawal approval of avastin. avastin costs about $100,000 per patient per year. >>> this summer are you flying with a baby? you won't be sitting in the front of the plane if you are. not on one airline that is now telling parents infants are no longer welcome in first class. elizabeth cook on the baby ban that might not fly here in the u.s. elizabeth. >> can the price of a first class ticket is 5 1/2 times more than the cost of an

. >>> in this morning's "healthwatch" the cancer drug avastin.rings on withdrawals of its approval of avastin for treating breast cancer. and the agency says studies have shown the drug is not effective. but this morning some outraged breast cancer patients are rallying against the fda's upcoming action. one of them told us avastin essentially saved her life. >> my name is carrie harrington, and i'm 49 years old. i have two children, 18-year-old, and a almost 16-year-old. a girl and a boy. and i've been married 25 years. 3 1/2 years ago, i was diagnosed with stage iv met static breast cancer. and i found out that it had spread to my liver. my oncologist, thankfully, signed me up to be in a clinical trial that consisted of the drug avastin. as part of it. i used a ruler to monitor how -- what was happening with the tumor in my breast, and you know every week it got smaller and smaller. and after six months, my doctor felt i needed a break. so, after that break we -- the p.e.t. scan revealed nothing. no cancer. avastin saved my life. you know, i'm

the fda has already found that avastin does not extend or improve life for breast cancer patients.ut the drug's manufacturer is challenging that ruling. it wants more time to study the effectiveness. avastin is already approved to treat colon, lung, kidney and brain cancer. >>> 4:55 now. >>> today some new rules go into effect for baby cribs. the newly required safety tests are so stringent that few cribs now in use are sturdy enough to pass them. it's now illegal in the u.s. to sell or donate the new cribs that fail to immediate the standard. there are new standards including gaps where the baby could get caught. >>> dna testing not just for serious criminals anymore. an apartment manager in new hampshire has purchased dna sampling kits to find out which dogs are leaving presents around the complex. debbie is fed up with tenants who don't scoop the poop and her neighbors agree. >> coming out in your dress shoes first thing in the morning step in a pile, that's no fun. >> indeed. that kit costs about $50. but saliva samples from the dogs and the piles of poop have to be sent in to

. >> the maker of avastin is taking a last-ditch effort to keep that drug on the market.ing u uthis morning with more on the emotional testimony. karen? >> reporter: good morning, peggy. good morning, daniel. this was an unprecededted meeting at the fda. and breast cancer survivors were making emotional appeals to keep their access to a drug they say is saving their life. five years after she was diagnosed with breast cancer, pat howard says she can't believe she has to b b for the drug that she says is keeping her and many other women alive. >> due to avastin i'm experiencing a quality of life that is nothing short of miraculous. >> reporter: doctors and patients like howard made personal appeals to the fda to keep the breast cancer drug avastin available to them. >> i believe avastin coming off the market would b bdevastating to my breast cancer patients. >> reporter: the drug was approved in 2008 to treat advance-stage breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body and is considered incurable. last july the fda voted to revoke the drug for breast cancer treat

supreme court >> >> breast cancer drug, avastin -- several experts say it's not effective and could raise risk of heart disease, during a two-day public hearing, some advanced drug cancer patients called avastin a miracle drug >> why should a woman in europe and 26 other countries be able to get it but not in the united states. i believer the lives of thousands of women would be compromised. they would actually die. >> reporter: if the fda follows the advisory panel, which is generally the case and takes away its approval for avastin, the drug would no likely be covered by insurance and it could cost patients $100 thousand a year >> >> president obama used his pulpit to lean on republicans to tax breaks -- >> the tax breaks i'm proposing we get rid of are tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires. tax breaks for oil companies and hedge fund managers and corporate jet owners. >> reporter: house speaker rejected the president's call saying his remarks ignore legislative and economic reality. some democrats considering canning next week's july 4th holiday to work on a deal to cut the nati

but it held a second hearing after the makers of avastin protested the finding. >>> johnson & johnsons recalling more than 60,000 bottles of tylenol extra strength caplets because of a musty moldy smell. the pills were made in february of 2009. the odor has been linked to a trace chemical known to cause temporary stomach ailments. >>> and we were talking about this. summer skiing. >> i know. you might have to chain up, though. take your chains. kidding, of course. but there is a lot of snow up in the sierra. just take a look. and not just flurries but a full-lush blanket of white covering. this is lake tahoe, a live pic right now at sierra tahoe ski resort. and it looks like the 4th of july there's going to be a lot of snow up there. squaw is open. alpine is open. and pretty -- the lake's open, too. but i think it will be a little cold. >> the forecast in that area, i definitely feel bad for those guys. conditions are cold right now. they are going to get warmer, i promise, by the weekend. we have a high pressure ridge that's building nicely. in the meantime, let's take a look outside

more than 17,000 women had been taking avastin. >> coming up more bars in more places. san francisco rethinks possible when it comes to better at&t service. will the proposal get off the ground.

. >>> and the fda is recalling the drug avastin. cancer parents. >>> and four years after a deadly attack at the san francisco zoo -- >>> a critical decision in washington tomorrow could affect hundreds of thousands of cancer patients. the fda is expected to retrieve approval of drug. >> reporter: the fda today says there's a problem, the drug does not work. obviously her kids are energetic and healthy, and for the first time tracy galvin says she is too. >> i am scared out of my mind that i'm not going to have it available to me down the road. >> reporter: today the food and drug administration held formal hearings into avastin. they said more recent testings shows the drug is no better than a placebo and races health problems. >> they fail to show approval in over all survival. and there's no data showing improvement in health related quality of life. >> reporter: if the fda does pull back support of avastin, patients will have to pay for it out of pocket. it cost $80,000 a year. so many showed up security was called in to control

if the fda pulls back its support of avastin it will no longer be covered by insurance. thousands of patients taking the pill are fighting the move. >> a drug that's working after many many drugs haven't worked. but i'm scared out of my mind that i'm not going to have it available to me down the road. >> avandia could cost patients thousands of dollars a year if it's recalled. >>> the violence comes one day after a vote on painful austerity measures. at least 15 people were hurt. greece must enact major budget cuts in order to get billions of the dollars in bail out money. more protests are expected tomorrow. >>> and officials saw more pictures of what proves are missile technology. that allows them to be fueled and launched well before satellites can pick them up. iran's revolutionary guard also noted that its missells are well within range of the united states. >>> and for the first time today, the pope twitted. he twitted dear friends i just launched news . va, praise be our lord jesus christ. with my prayers and blessings, pope benedict xvi. >>> and the man on the vi

. >>> cancer patients and scientists are in a tug of war over a breast cancer drug, avastin. studies done by the food and drug administration found avastin's benefits didn't outweigh risks, including death. so the agency moved to revoke approval, leaving thousands of women who did see a benefit outraged. now the fda is giving the public a chance to weigh in during a two-day hearing. >> i was able to measure the tumor in my breast with a ruler and watch it shrink. >> i want you to see that i'm a real person. >> tomorrow, panel member also vote whether it should continue to be used for breast cancer treatment. the fda commission will make the final decision in the next few weeks. >>> the little numbers next to your favorite dish on restaurant menus, they are calorie counts. by the end of the year, the fda will require any chain with 20 or more locations to do the same. but how accurate are they? vicky nguyen puts some of the most popular food chains to the test. eat out. on average, we spend $2,600 last year on places like these. do you know just how many calories you're taking

if the fda pulls back its support of avastin it will no longer be covered by insurance.ts taking the pill are fighting the move. >> a drug that's working after many many drugs haven't worked. but i'm scared out of my mind that i'm not going to have it available to me down the road. >> avandia could cost patients thousands of dollars a year if it's recalled. >>> the violence comes one day after a vote on painful austerity measures. at least 15 people were hurt. greece must enact major budget cuts in order to get billions of the dollars in bail out money. more protests are expected tomorrow. >>> and officials saw more pictures of what proves are missile technology. that allows them to be fueled and launched well before satellites can pick them up. iran's revolutionary guard also noted that its missells are well within range of the united states. >>> and for the first time today, the pope twitted. he twitted dear friends i just launched news . va, praise be our lord jesus christ. with my prayers and blessings, pope benedict xvi. >>> and the man on the video is sean ommaley.

avastin works by restricting blood flow to cancer tumors.el's decision is not expected to impact avastin's use for treating other cancers. hackers target police again. they gained access to the arizona department of public safety's e-mail accounts today. the dps says the e-mail system was not compromised but hackers say they got into personal interdepartmental accounts. on the message posted on the website the hackers say they leaked names, addresses, pass words, social security number and internal police records. this is the second time the agency was hacked in less than a week. coming up, six horrifying hours for guests at a prominent afghanistan hotel. several suicide bombers blow themselves up. a live report from kabul next. plus this -- >> fire! american troops under attack by taliban forces in afghanistan. a cnn reporter was there as it happened. it's a cnn exclusive you don't want to miss. hey! you want that? you want a warm, super-delicious strawberry toaster strudel yeah but now i have nothing to eat sure you do. hey! you can have t

health panel begins meeting today to consider whether the world's best-selling cancer medicine avastin should retain approval for treating breast cancer. the fda believes avastin is ineffective against the disease. >>> and betty, if you're just not into exercise, well you might want to consider living in lexington, kentucky. lexington has won the distinction of america's most sedentary city. a survey by "men's health" magazine found lexington, along with indianapolis, and jackson, mississippi, are the most exercise-phobic cities in the nation. in case you're wondering, folks in minneapolis and denver exercise the most. and i think that explains a lot about me since my whole family's from kentucky, and i'm from indiana. that's why i don't like to exercise. >> but you're in new york so you've got to do a lot of walking. >> it's hard to take it out of you. >> it is. all right, ashley, thank you so much. >>> just ahead on the "morning news," moammar gadhafi's reaction to being accused of killing civilians. >>> plus, the supreme court makes a controversial ruling on violent video games, ang

there's no survival advantage with avastin. >> the fda panel's vote on avastin will not be final until the agency's commissioner makes an official ruling expected within the next month. if it's not approved for breast cancer, it will likely not be covered by insurance, and can cost patients an estimated $90,000 a year. >>> riots broke out in the streets of athens, greece, today. some 100 people were injured including 38 police officers after parliament passed a proposed bill of $40 billion in tax hikes and budget cuts. according to a recent poll, 80% of the greek people oppose the plan. the greek deficit is more than currently more than $408 billion american dollars. >>> a surprising admission from charlie sheen today, what he says he took while filming one of his most well-known movies. >>> and it's found in just about every household, but if you think about it, duct tape can have some very effective uses, believe it or not in fighting diseases in hospitals. >>> i'm rob mayeda in for jeff ranieri today, we're talking still cool temperatures. 69 degrees in san jose, but very soon we wi

avastin will be available to treat other forms of cancer. >>> been meaning central subway project ising ahead. they approved the $203 million tunnel contract that will extend the muni line. the federal government has chipped in more than $96 million. >>> tucked into the marin head bent is a military bunker with no name. few people know about it and pretty soon no one will know about it. they got a look at this piece of history. >> this is a long ways from nowhere. >> this is battery 129 pre- never named because it was never finished. rooms were once filled with 204- pound explosive shells. >> bars, heavy wood, concrete. this was built to fight. >> in stark, not a lot of air, hard to breathe for the last time today people will be allowed inside. >> you can see a lot of these had been bent out of place and there is a lot of water. >> reporter: that installation shop was a secret entrance -- shaft was a secret entrance and the openings will now be boarded up because of safety and nearby trees will be chopped down. >> that will make things much more visible and open so we have to be sure

women had been taking avastin before it was revoked.g is approved for brain, lung and kidney cancer treatment. >> guess what, there will be a toy story 4. scott joins us with tech news. >> good morning. tom hanks spilling that news to a reporter. hanks is the voice for woody in the successful toy stories series. pixar won't comment but did release this, the first trailer for new movie "brave." you heard about it when bob redell was live from pixar on friday. this is our first look at the animation. "brave" is pixar's first film to feature a female as the lead character. it's due out next summer. microsoft is in the cloud above your head. the company is flying small planes above cities taking pictures at one foot resolution. 152 cities will be photographed for the microsoft bing maps. and the chicago museum looking for someone to live in this glass house for a month straight. as part of an exhibit. you'll be replacing a young woman whose month is almost up. after the museum closes for the night you can wander wherever you want. you can s

cancer >>> for the second time a group of cancer experts says the world's best-selling cancer drug, avastinsafe and should have its approval for breast cancer withdrawn. today they voted that it provides no clinical benefit that justifies the risk. dangerous side effects include intestinal perforation and hemorrhaging. it's approved for colon, lung, kidney and brain cancer, which are not part of the debate. a final decision for the drug's use in breast cancer will be made after july 28. >>> a new report takes a closer look at pain in the united states. the institute of medicine says millions of americans are suffering needlessly. dr. kim here to explain how major changes are needed in pain management. it's huge. >> reporter: absolutely. chronic pain is a tremendous problem. more people are affected by this than heart disease, diabetes and cancer combined. this report says we need to do a better job understanding what causes pain and how best to treat it. >> slower. >> reporter: mandy has been living with pain since she was 10 years old. >> it would almost be like someone hit you with a truc

the fda has already found that avastin does not extend or improve life for breast cancer patients.s manufacturer is challenging the ruling and is asking the fda for more time to study its effectiveness. avastin is approved to treat colon, lung, kidney and brain cancer. >>> the fda's also beginning research on the public health impact of menthol cigarettes. mint-flavored cigarettes are one of the few growth areas in the otherwise is shrinking tobacco street. an earlier report by an advisory committee said the flavor led to an increase in smoking among teens, blacks and those are low incomes. it claims they are disproportionately marketed to that part of the population. >>> the american academy of pediatrics wants the government to ban fast food commercials during children's tv programming. the influential group of physicians says it's time for the fast food industry to clean up its act and not advertise junk food to kids. health experts recommend limiting fast foods. those are some of the day's top health stories. i'm alison harmelin, cbs news, new york. >> from the healthwatch now

the drug is avastin which some advanced breast cancer patients call a miracle drug.thers say it doesn't work and could raise the risk of heart disease. today's hearing will result in a recommendation to the fda. if the fda commissioner takes away approval for avastin, it would no longer be covered by insurance. >>> time now 5:56. a former espn commentator will soon go on trial charged with attacking his former girlfriend. jay was told by a judge yesterday there's enough evidence for him to stand trial on several felony counts tied to an incident last fall outside of a southern california restaurant. prosecutors say he grabbed the woman and violently pulled her hair after an argument. his lawyer says there's nothing to those claims. >>> counterfeit giants t-shirts and baseball caps now headed to haiti. last fall federal agents seized the unofficial giants gear from unauthorized vendors. they were doing a pretty brisk business outside at&t park during the giants historic march to the world series. while the federal government could have destroyed those counterfeit item

ngs hearings into a possible lifesaving cancer drug, avastin.ive report from washington. ♪ [ woman ] sam begged and pleaded... so i sent him to camp. we'd earned lots of points with our new citi thankyou card... and i put them to good use. he told me about his bunkmates, and how he signs up for every activity. ♪ he even hangs out with the camp director. just like that. [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi can help you write it. >>> welcome back. good morning, it's 6:42. fda is holding hearings on whether to approve the drug avastin for treatment of advanced breast cancer. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is live in washington. tracie at issue is whether the drug works for breast cancer patients. >> absolutely. the answer seems to be it works very well for some and there are big concerns for a lot of others. there are a number of women the industry calls super responders. they respond well when they have breast cancer. the studies found for a lot of women it doesn't pro

the fda has already recommended pulling avastin for the treatment of breast cancer.studies show that it does not improve survival rates and has significant side effects. it's also very expensive. however, breast cancer patients argue that the drug helps keep them alive. johnson & johnson is recalling more than 60,000 bottles of tylenol extra strength caplets because of a musty moldy smell. the pills were made in february of 2009. the odor has been linked to a trace chemical known to cause temporary stomach ailments. >>> one problem related to a construction project at stanford has apparently now been resolved. a $5 billion project to expand stanford medical was put on hold last week because of its potential impact on a nearby daycare center for children of university staff and students. now the daily news reports that there is a plan to move the daycare to a site away from the construction zone. >>> a 13-year-old southern california girl is beginning treatment for a rare infection she got from her family fish tank. hannele cox got her hand -- put her hand and pulled

the panel said avastin's approval for breast cancer patients should be revoked, that it's not effective and has dangerous side effects. some women at the hearing were outraged at the vote. it's now up to the fda commissioner to make the final decision. >>> and, now to that wildfire raging near the top secret nuclear lab in los alamos, new mexico. as firefighters work to control the blaze, teams on the ground and in the air are testing the smoke for any trace of lethal radiation. the fire's spread across 108 square miles, raising new concerns about the nuclear material that may be in its path. abc's ryan owens is on the scene tonight. >> reporter: on the front lines tonight, firefighters are setting their own blazes. they hope to deprive the wildfire of the fuel it would need to jump the perimeter into america's preeminent nuclear weapons facility. so far, their strategy is working. today, the governor herself inspected air samples, lots of smoke, no signs of elevated diation. >> those results show that what we see in this fire is exactly what we see in any fire across new mexico. >> rep

. >>> and in washington an fda panel voted to revoke the approval of avastin for breast cancer patients. now, this is the world's best-selling cancer drug, but the panel said it doesn't help breast cancer patients. also, it could caution dangerous insurers may stop paying the $100,000 yearly cost, a prospect that clearly upset some women at the hearing. >>> tropical storm arlene is bringing heavy rains to mexico before making landfall there later this morning. town as long the northeastern coast are bracing for severe flash flooding and mud slides as the storm comes ashore with 60-mile-an-hour winds. rain bands from arlene are also drenching brownsville and other cities in south texas. >>> taking a look at this morning's weather for this thursday, we have some severe storms with gusty winds and hail from fargo to cheyenne. rain drenches down to northern new mexico. showers in the pacific northwest and pop-up thunderstorms along the gulf coast into the carolinas. heat advisories and warnings from oklahoma to minnesota. >> 90s in minneapolis. omaha and kansas city and 101 in dallas. phoen

. >>> and an fda panel today voted to stop the use of the breast cancer drug avastin. the panel says the drug, which is made by south san francisco group is not effective and has more risks than benefits. the decision was made despite protests by cancer patients and doctors who want the drug to remain available. >>> why should a woman in europe or 86 other countries be permitted to get this drug for breast cancer, but not in the united states? i believe the lives of women could be in the balance, they could actually die. >> the decision means patients who want to keep take the drug soon will have to pay for it out of their own pocket, insurance will no longer cover it. >>> and the 2010 census is complete, but many are not happy with the results because they could lose quite a bit of money, about 4,520,000,000,000 in federal aid is at stake here, or about 500,000 per person, dozens say it is not right. the budgets have become very tight, and cities are more desperate for the federal dollars. >>> and a report showing the rash of gasoline thefts in concord in the past few

fda holding hearings on whether to approve the drug avastin for treatment of advanced breast cancer.at issue whether the drug actually works for breast cancer patients. >> reporter: absolutely, marla. in some cases it does. those patients are called super responders. these are people who really respond very well to this drug, but that does not appear to be the majority. some recent studies found not only are women with advanced breast cancer not living longer on this drug but there are also concerns about it causing high blood pressure, being linked to internal bleeding. for that reason, the fda officials have suggested taking it off the market only for breast cancer. but that never became final. the company who makes the drug, they appealed and that's why we're having this hearing today to determine whether or not there's actually enough evidence to pull it off the market for breast cancer. i make that point because it's already been approved for a number of other cancers and could be used off label for breast cancer patients even if it loses approval. the problem with, that insuran

. >>> there's a battle going on about a cancer drug made by genentech, avastin was temporarily approved2008, but when studies did not back up earlier research, the fda moved to revoke the approval, some patients and doctors and panel members told the fda why it helped curb the cancer growth. if it's taken off the market, they may have to pay the $90,000 price tag. >>> 1:15, san ramon, thunder, and suddenly downpour. and suddenly we got drenched. >> the dogs ran for cover. >> crazy! >> and the kids getting drenched in the summer rain, record-breaking rain. there's a live look at the bay bridge commute as we're also watching the weather impacting the a's' dame this eveningame t. >>> and are you a double-double kind of person? then today is for you. the giants double dipping at wrigley, and look who is on the mound, barry zito making his first major league start since april. how is he doing? details next. she notices when my skin's rough. (announcer) gold bond ultimate softening lotion. with shea butter for soft healthy skin. gold bond ultimate softening. this stuff really works. >>> take

pulled off the market to the fda has a two- day hearing on its decision to withdraw all of approval of avastin, it is not a safe and effective. the recommended removing approval because it is not effective according to studies. san francisco area companies are saying that this will be appealed. patients and doctors that of responded well to the medication are concerned about possible withdrawals. it could allow this to be used with a warning until future studies are conducted. >>pam: at 5:00 p.m.. hentoff talk from obama. the heated news conference. and tough talk-from obama to get busy on the debt deadline. 5:25. gearing up for the kron 4 fourth of july celebration. the best areas to see the celebration fireworks. 5:32, the latest video of a new with video and the safety upgrades to the tiger exhibit i want to crush more cars. i want to sell more tea cups. ♪ i need help selling bread. ♪ i want to sell more crabs. [ male announcer ] you know where you want to take your business. i want to design more buildings. [ male announcer ] in here, small business solutions from at&t can get you there. l

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. >>> and d other cancer news, an fda panel voted unanimously against the use of avastin for breast cancerbe tough for a lot of folks. the panel said, however, it does not extend the life of breast cancereratients, in fact, it causes dangeroususide effects. if the fda commissioner agrees with this, many insurers will stop paying for this drug which costs about $100,000. >>> this next story, a bit of a mystery. investigators are trying to figure out how a passenger managed to evade airport security and fly from new york to l.a. with an expired boarding pass and fake i.d. if you can bebeeve it. >> yeah, this is mind-boggling. >> it is, and the man is now in fbi custody awaiting a hearing tomorrow. >> agents say that a search of the man's bag revealed more than ten boarding passes with different names. somewhat alarming. the tsa so far has refused to comment. basically they ask for a fingerprint or your birth certificate before they let you on the plane. >> or a blood sample these days. you've got to think there's more to this story. and we'll have more on it on "gma." >>> top republicans are

. >>> and an fda panel has voted unanimously against using avastin as a treatment for breast cancer.s the world's most popular cancer drug. but the experts say it's not effective in fighting breast cancer. and, in fact, causes dangerous side effects. >>> finally, well, a bank account we can only dream of. look at this atm receipt found in the posh beach escape of east hampton, new york. it is not a deception of your eyes. the balance, $99,864,000 and change. it was turned over to the website, dealbreaker.com, which says it belongs to a billionaire hedge fund manager named david tepper. he is denying it at this hour. i would argue that's nothing to be really ashamed of. but that's just me. >> ashamed for having an interest-bearing accountntf less than 1% probably. >> diversified. >>> let's go to washington now. president obama's feisty press conference, with talks stalled on preventing default of the national debt, the president went public insisting the final deal should take away tax breaks from millionaires and billionaires, like david tepper, and for taking on congress for shirkin

and a federal panel votes today on whether or not to revoke approval of the top-selling cancer drug avastin. the fda says recent studies show the drug is ineffective despite impassioned pleas from breast cancer patients who says the drug keeps them alive. >>> to another developing story in the world of medicine and reports now that the surgeons conducting clinical trials of medtronic's bone growth protein widely used in spine surgery did not report serious complications and some reportedly received payments. our chief science correspondent robert bazell joins us live. good morning. >> good morning. this is a big battle today. a prominent group of spine surgeons is charging another group of spine surgeons wrote research papers that hid serious side effects of this drug. the drug is called infuse, and it is made by the medtronic corporation. according to the curremedtronic corporation. according to the current issue of the journal "spine surgery," the doctors writing the papers got payments from medtronic as high as $23.5 million and as little as a half million dollars. infuse is used during