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this year's nobel prize for medicine has been awarded to 3 of us harvey alter michael white and charles rice were honored for discovering the hepatitis c. virus a major cause of liver disease the prestigious award it carries a shared prize money of a $1000000.00. bars and restaurants in paris have been serving customers for the last time laughing to close their doors for 2 weeks here restrictions are being imposed in the french capital following a surge in corona virus infections the government had previously lifted a nationwide lockdown. this is g.w. news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram d w news or visit our website dot com. or. as president trump's a press secretary becomes the latest style high level republican to test positive for corona virus the president himself is going back to the white house despite this he is still infectious and isolating as is his campaign manager so with less than a month to election day who's actually running the campaign i'm still gail in then and this is the day. so he may not entirely be a little woods yet at the team and i agree that all are

virus the work of americans harvey charles rice and britain michael horton they were honored in stockholm the prize is seen as especially significant this year as the world grapples with the coronavirus pandemic this year's nobel prize in physiology or medicine awards the discovery of the hepatitis c. virus a major cause of liver inflammation also known as appetite as in their latest report the world health organization estimated over 17000000 cases of hepatitis c. globally this is likely an underestimation as many cases go on diagnosed hepatitis c. crosses 400000 deaths annually and it's one of the most common courses of liver cancer and liver transplant patients u.s. president donald trump has briefly left the hospital always being treated for covert 19 he did a drive by hundreds of supporters gathered outside the walter reed military medical center one senior doctor at the hospital called a quote astounding and irresponsible earlier clinicians reveal mr trump's oxygen levels did drop briefly on both friday and saturday. kyrgyzstan opposition supporters are protesting against early resu

harvey altera charles rice and michael houghton were honored for their groundbreaking research dating back to the 1970 s. and committee says their discoveries helped save countless lives around the world. 71000000 people that's how many suffer from a chronic hepatitis c. infection as estimated by the world health organization they have to try to see virus is transmitted through blood it often goes unnoticed for a long time slowly and silently attacking the liver infection can lead to diseases like liver cirrhosis or liver cancer a major reason people need a liver transplant the discovery of the virus led to huge medical breakthroughs really in saving discovery you know so it's critical to go to the to do beginning to really understand the basic original discoveries that he really enabled there's so much. that has happened so many. advances in syrup it's a terrific that's made possible but this initial discovery of the actually. when harvey alter discovered the hepatitis c. virus in 1909 it was the 1st step towards fighting dangerous and until then mysterious liver infections the 2nd n

virus americans harvey alter and charles rice along with british born scientist michael houghton are considered pioneers in their field well i think our work you know sort of maybe for the 1st while i'm actually sort of. you know sort of what. a functional. human genome. or in. the nobel committee says thanks to their discovery highly sensitive blood tests for the virus are now available their discovery also allowed the rapid development of antiviral drugs directed at hepatitis c. for the 1st time in history the disease can now be cured. hepatitis c. is a chronic disease found in the blood that can cause liver cancer and psoriasis many sufferers need liver transplants the world health organization estimates more than 70000000 cases worldwide with 400000 people dying from the disease every year. the discovery happened so long ago that the scientist weren't picking up their phones from the nobel committee to get the news i called them a couple of times before without any outsider but once i reached them they were extremely surprised them it has taken decades to fully measure the impact

virus the work of americans harvey alter and charles rice and britain michael morton was on today in stockholm now the prize is especially significant this year as the world grapples of course with coronavirus covert 19 and the pandemic laureates achievements provided the foundation that was needed to now start combating the spread of the virus thanks to the effective blood screening programs that the thai deceivers is now almost eliminated in many parts of the world and the development of highly effective antiviral drugs means that more than 935 percent of treated patients can be cured from the infection. these developments saved millions of lives well right well there is currently no effective vaccine against hepatitis c. but treatments are improving it is a blood borne virus that causes liver disease it's typically passed on through unsafe injection practices or even the transfusion of on screen blood products and according to the world health organization it kills around $400000.00 people every year hepatitis c. is found worldwide but the world health organization says the most a

virus the work of americans harvey and charles rice in britain michael horton. in stockholm the prize is especially significant this year as the world grapples with the covert 19 pandemic this year's nobel prize in physiology or medicine awards the discovery of the hepatitis c. virus a major cause of liver inflammation also known as appetite as in their latest report the world health organization estimated over 17000000 cases of hepatitis c. globally. this is likely an underestimation as many cases go on diagnosed hepatitis c. crosses 400000 deaths annually and it's one of the most common courses of liver cancer and liver transplant patients ok let's talk now to dr gilbert thompson in london he's author of the book nobel prizes that changed medicine and he's immerses professor at imperial college in london dr thompson good to have you here on the news hour how significant was this discovery. there is significant indeed it revolutionaries they are the safety of blood transfusions for thousands of people. in the past. there was what was called known a known be pro

charles rice was born in sacramento, went to uc davis. he and two others won the prize for the discovery of the hepatitis c virus. the discovery helped find the cause of chronic hepatitis cases and helped make new medicines that save millions of lives. dr. rice currently works at rockefeller university in new york. it only takes a second for an everyday item to become dangerous. tide pods child-guard pack helps keep your laundry pacs in a safe place and your child safer. to close, twist until it clicks. tide pods child-guard packaging. tonight, try pure zzzs all night. unlike other sleep aids, our extended release melatonin helps you sleep longer. and longer. zzzquil pure zzzs all night. fall asleep. stay asleep. >>> welcome back, everyone. there are two "monday night football" games due to the covid-19 pandemic that we're in. the patriots game against kansas city was delayed because quarterback cam newton tested positive. one kansas city player also tested positive. at least 23 people with the tennessee titans also have the virus. all of

charles rice, an alum with uc davis and caltech won a nobel prize in medicine for discovering the hepatitis c virus. that discovery has made possible blood tests and new treatments that have saved countless lives. finally, dr. jennifer doubt him who was honored for her discovery of the crisper gene, the editor tool which has revolutionized live science as an application across science, medicine, and agriculture. most recently, it has been applied to covid-19 diagnostics. it may be the key to scaling low-cost, high accuracy testing. this is something more valuable than the $1 million prize. it came with a free parking spot for life on the uc berkeley campus. congratulations to her and all of the outstanding californians we honor here today. >>> battling covid-19 requires close collaboration between the state and local government. throughout our fight against covid-19, the state has worked closely with local governments to slow the spread, fill the gaps, and let locals lead in their communities. together we have made important progress in helping to stop the spread of the virus by building co

charles rice and michelle holden michael holt knob were honored for their groundbreaking work dating back to the 1970 s. the nobel committee says the discovery of hepatitis a helped save countless lives around the world. 71000000 people that's how many suffer from a chronic hepatitis c. infection as estimated by the world health organization they have to try to see a virus is transmitted through blood it often goes unnoticed for a long time slowly and silently attacking the liver infection can lead to diseases like liver cirrhosis or liver cancer a major reason people need a liver transplant the discovery of the virus led to huge medical breakthroughs really in saving discovery you know as it's critical to go to the to do beginning to really understand the basic regional discoveries that he really enabled there's so much. that has happened so many. advances in european center but that's made possible at this initial discovery of the action. when harvey alter discovered the hepatitis c. virus in 1909 it was the 1st step towards fighting dangerous and until then mysterious liver infect

virus where americans ha all the altar and charles rice and person michael hoatson was on it in stockholm the prize is seen as especially significant this year as the world grapples with the coronavirus pandemic. us president donald trump has briefly left the hospital way he's been treated for coronavirus he did a drive by for hundreds of his supporters gathered outside the walter reed military medical center once a new doctor the hospital called it a standing and irresponsible. medics revealed oxygen levels dropped briefly on both friday and saturday. thank you general young stoltenberg is an encore away he's trying to ease tension between turkey and greece the 2 nato member states have been told of a maritime borders in the mediterranean sea. today we discussed the tensions in the eastern mediterranean we have now established a military de confliction mechanism to did use the risks of instance and accidents in the region this includes a commitment to use a secure hotline that has been set up between greece and turkey vailable 247. the mechanism was achieved through the constructive enga

scientists who discovered they have it so see virus where the work of americans harvey alter and charles rice and britain michael horton was honored says in stockholm the prize is especially significant this year as the world's grapples with the corona virus pandemic. the world health organization says around a 10th of the world's population may have been infected with corona virus in the majority of people worldwide remain at risk the comments come as the number of confirmed cases globally past 35000000 the director general is calling for global unity to defeat the virus. i will never be tired of calling for solidarity finger pointing will not prevent a single infection apportioning blame will not save a single life what saves lives is national unity and global solidarity everyone must play their part from the individual decisions we make to protect ourselves and others to the discussions we will have this week on behalf of the people we serve almost 16 thousands coronavirus cases in england's have gone unreported for a week after a technical error it means there's been a delay in efforts se

the work of americans harvey alter and charles rice and bersin michael hotel was honored in stockholm the prize is especially significant this year as the world grapples of course with the coronavirus pandemic this year's nobel prize in physiology or medicine awards the discovery of the hepatitis c. virus a major cause of liver inflammation also known as appetite is in their latest report the world health organization estimates that over 70000000 cases of hepatitis c. globally this is likely an underestimation as many cases go on diagnosed hepatitis c. crosses 400000 deaths annually and it's one of the most common courses of liver cancer and liver transplant patients u.s. president donald trump has briefly left the hospital ways being treated for coronavirus to do a drive by the hundreds of his supporters gathered outside one doctor working at the walter reed hospital said the irresponsibility of the move was astounding and medics revealed trumps all levels dropped briefly on both friday and saturday john hendren has the very latest. i it was perhaps the most brazen campaign stop in u

virus the work of americans harvey alter charles rice and britain michael horton was on it in stockholm the prize is especially significant this year as the world grapples with the covert pandemic the laureates achievements provided the foundation that was needed to now start combating the spread of the virus thanks to the effective blood screening programs that the thai deceive ours is now almost eliminated in many parts of the world and the development of highly effective antiviral drugs means that more than 90 faith 5 percent of treated patients can be cured from the infection these developments have saved millions of lives well right . well there is currently no effective vaccine against hepatitis c. but treatments are improving it is a blood borne virus that causes liver disease is typically passed on through unsafe injection practices or even the transfusion of on screen blood products according to the world health organization it kills around $400000.00 people every year hepatitis c. is found worldwide but the world health organization says the most affected regions are northern

virus the work of americans harvey alter and charles rice and president michael houghton were all notes in stockholm. that said from a cancer the course is up next. this is counting the cost of al-jazeera your weekly look at the world of business and economics this week tensions in the south china sea over shrinking fish stocks as beijing sends out a naval armada to stake its claim the united states steps up plans to build in the ploy warships to the region also this week responsible capitalism the investors who got the chief executive of an astray in mind are fired after blowing up aboriginal sites. plus the 1st motor show during the pandemic we talked to the man behind valvo as electric and ask what damage the pandemic has done to the auto industry. competition for dwindling fish stock in the disputed south china sea creasing tensions china has sent out an armada of naval vessels to defend its claim to about 80 percent of the sea fisherman from surrounding nations say they've been harassed by chinese vessels what countries are unable to stand up to beijing are turning to the us for su

virus the work of americans harville to earn charles rice and puts michael hawks and was owners in stockholm they harden reports. getting a blood transfusion used to be a gamble there was an unknown disease causing liver damage and it wasn't hepatitis a or b. in 18093 scientists were able to clone the name virus called it at the tightest see this year's nobel prize in physiology or medicine awards the discovery of the hepatitis c. virus americans harvey alter and charles reiss along with british born scientist michael hotel are considered pioneers in their field the nobel committee says thanks to their discovery highly sensitive blood tests for the virus are now available their discovery also allowed the rapid development of antiviral drugs directed at hepatitis c. for the 1st time in history the disease can now be cured. hepatitis c. is a chronic disease found in the blood that can cause liver cancer and psoriasis many sufferers need liver transplants the world health organization estimates more than 70000000 cases worldwide with 400000 people dying from the disease every year. the discover

prize for medicine has been awarded for research dating back decades americans harvey alter and charles rice and the briton michael how to have been honored for discovering the hepatitis c. virus of the nations for this year's award preceded the global pandemic but the noble assembly says the prize recognizes the importance of identifying a virus as the 1st step in winning the battle against the seeds. 9 days into the conflict between armenia and azerbaijan both sides appear to be ramping up was still a tease over the disputed territory of nagorno-karabakh the nato chief added his voice to calls for an immediate ceasefire as dozens more casualties were reported in the deadliest fighting there for more than 25 years the remote mountainous region is officially part of us survive but it's ethnically armenian and has been an officially run by a minyan forces since the end of a 6 year war in 1994 the go to look at a box says every forces have been launching sustained rocket strikes on its capital stepping the kept but the fighting is fretting beyond the disputed region as a by john has reported s

british scientist michael houghton, along with us researchers harvey alter and charles rice, won thextraordinary games in the premier league, with liverpool and manchester united conceding 13 goals between them. joe wilson takes a look back at last night‘s action. if you don‘t want to see what happened yesterday then, as the saying goes, look away now. liverpool‘s second choice goalkeeper helped aston villa to theirfirst goal. it‘s a partial explanation. but don‘t dwell purely on liverpool mistakes. aston villa were too strong, too committed, too good. if you sort of try to block shots, then they sometimes end up going in. commentator: it's 3—1, to aston villa! from exeter via weston—super—mare and brentford, 0llie watkins came to the premier league. he was disappointed to only score three last night. ross barkley, on his aston villa debut, just a little deflection. itjust goes for you, some days. it‘s just that all those "some days" happened on this sunday. six, yeah. but you make your own luck. and when aston villa have a player as good as jack grealish... commentator: and it's a m

holds a phd from kings college london, shared the prize with american researchers harvey alter and charles riceed st maud, a psychological horror film, written and directed by the up and coming british director rose glass. her debut stars morfydd clark — a welsh actress in her first lead role, who's also been singled out for praise. 0ur arts editor will gompertz has been speaking to them both. maud, as she likes to be called, is a nurse, a carer who perhaps caresjust a little bit too much. it takes nothing special to mop up after the decrepit and the dying. she doesn't want to simply save lives, anyone can do that, she wants to save a soul. bless amanda's body. and bless her mind. it stars the 30—year—old welsh actress, morfydd clark, in herfirst major lead role. the challenges for me was dealing with a lot of subject matter that i feel quite passionately about, which is the nhs and how we treat workers there. and also, kind of, just struggling in loneliness and it was kind of thinking about that every day with trying not to obsess about that every day. the film was written and directed by 31—y

charles rice and michael who were on it for their groundbreaking work dating back to the 1970 s. the nobel committee says it's helped save countless lives around the world. 71000000 people that's how many suffer from a chronic hepatitis c. infection as estimated by the world health organization they have to try to see a virus is transmitted through blood it often goes unnoticed for a long time slowly and silently attacking the liver infection can lead to diseases like liver cirrhosis or liver cancer a major reason people need a liver transplant the discovery of the virus led to huge medical breakthroughs really in the way of saving discovery in the us it's critical to go to the to do beginning to really understand. basic original discoveries that he really enabled there's so much. that has happened so many. advances in the center but that's made possible at this initial discovery of the action. when harvey alter discovered the hepatitis c. virus in 1909 it was the 1st step towards fighting dangerous and until then mysterious liver infections the 2nd nobel laureate michael hawked

charles rice was born in sacramento and graduated from uc davis.rize committee said their discoveries ultimately saved millions of lives. dr. rice received his bachelor's degree from uc davis in 1974 and earned his ph.d. from the california institute of technology in 1981. >>> now to your morning money report. a major movie chain reporting a full closure just as theaters are reopening in the bay area. regal cinema suspending all operations in the u.s. regal's parent company cineworld announced overnight it's shutting down in the u.s. and in great britain. cineworld is the second largest movie theater owner in the world. there are more than 500 regal cinemas in the u.s. >>> weight right now we're looking at the new york stock exchange. we're up about 260 points. >>> new at 6:00, some 2020 dating help coming through for harris the otter. he was left alone in a sanctuary in england when his partner died, so keepers set up a fake dating site for him called fishing for love. in the profile harris said he is attentive and is worked. another uk sanctuary

charles rice was born in sacramento and received his bachelors degree from kru -- uc davis.k helped explain major source. their work led to blood tests as well as new medicines. >>> today would have been a traditional start of fleet week events would normally include concerts. about an hour ago san francisco mayor breed welcomed every one to the virtual fleet week. she said organizers will offer three days of events. >> we know this isn't what we are normally used but we are not letting that stop us from doing what we do best which is take a moment to pause, take a moment to celebrate the men and women in this country who day after day put their lives on the line in the service of others. >> the san francisco voice chorus will also perform and even though the navy's blue angels won't be flying the team will have a special online message. >>> the 49ers came home but then struggled last night losing to the philadelphia eagles. >> third down and seven. a little flip here, the rookie from arizona state and he will bust it inside the 20 and the 10 and look at that. he hurdles his

on monday, two american scientists and one british scientist -- harvey alter, charles rice, and michael houghton -- jointly won the 2020 nobel prize for medicine for their work in identifying the hepatitis c virus, which causes cirrhosis and liver cancer. the nobel peace prize will be announced on and those are some friday. of theeadlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. i'm amy goodman in new york city, joined by my co-host juan gonzez in nebrunswick, new jersey. hiuan. juan: hi, amy. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. amy: in a shocking show of recklessness, president trump left walter reed national military medical center for the white house on monday evening, staging a series of photo ops as he walked out through its golden doors after a 72 hours day and boarded the presidential helicopter back to the white house to continue his treatment for covid-19. it was the beginning of a bizarre sequence of events that alarmed public health experts. at the white house, trump stepped off marine one and then

charles rice was born in sacramento and graduated from uc davis. rice was given the award along with america researcher harvey altar and british scientist michael hotton. the nobel prize committee said their discoveries ultimately saved millions of lives. hepatitis c is a common cause of liver cancer. dr. rice received his bachelor's degree from uc davis in 1974 and earned his ph.d. from the california institute of technology in 1981. the nobel committee says thanks to their discovery blood tests for the virus are now available. >> congratulations. >>> a dog whose big sister won't let him through the gate in the front yard found a creative way to see what's going on. this is max. neighbors walking past him took a video of his head popping up over the wall. they thought max maybe had a trampoline on the other side and that's how he got so much air. max is just a gifted jumper. >> we just see him pop up every now and then. we're amaced. >> we thought for sure he was jumping on a trampoline. >> he just wanted to see people walk by. >> max's owner says

well now let's return to our top story hargitay alter michael how tim and charles m. rice a group of international virologists have been awarded the nobel prize in the field of physiology or medicine the institute in stockholm handed them the prestigious prize for their just coverage of the appetite is the virus a fine tooth milestone that benefited millions of people by for example making blood transfusions safer laureates will receive a gold medal and shared prize money of $1100000.00. and on the story for us is our science correspondent derrick williams here in the studio to tell us a little bit more about these winners that were you surprised by this. you're always surprised i mean i've been doing this for many many years and i think i've only gotten actually 2 right out of about 50 different does as and that's because there's so much fantastic science being done out there that will that will never receive a nobel prize but it's important to say that i think it's sending a message at this particular period of history that they're getting this particular prize even if i

harvey alter and charles rice. along with the british man michael horton.—borne hepatitis, a major problem that causes cirrhosis and liver cancer in people around the world. many countries are currently experiencing a rise in covid—19 cases but one region is going in the opposite direction. according to the world health organisation, confirmed cases in africa have been decreasing for the past couple of months. one of the countries which has been getting international praise for the way it's handling the disease is senegal. since the first case was confirmed in early march, it has managed to contain the pandemic. mayeni jones looks at how. friday prayers in west africa's largest mosque. in the era of covid—19, some places of worship have been hotspots for the disease, but not here. senegal‘s experience of previous outbreaks including zika, dengue fever and ebola has been crucial. i think the experience of senegal dealing with disease has been key to its current success, as the structure, the ecosystem for the disease has been reused and re—adapted to covid—1

harvey alter, charles rice and michael houghton discovered the hepatitis c virus in 1989. it kills more than 400,000op , worldwide, every year. rice now works at rosiefeller univ in new york. he says when the nobel committee called, he thought it waa prank. >> basically after a chat with them, he said, 'wellou don't believe me, i actually ost sort of go to the, go the nobel sort of site. and inn hour, hopefully, we'll convince you that this is, you know, sort of not, not a crank call.' s' woodruff: the nobel committee says the scientiork has greatly reduced the chances of blood transfusionstis c through the u.s. supreme court kicked off its w term today, with toly eight justices. they paid tributheir late colleague ruth bader ginsburg, in a conference held by phone due to the pandemic. chief justice john roberts remembered ginsburg as "a dear friend and a treasured colleague." and, wall street started the week with fresh hopes of new covid economic aid from congress. the dow jones industrial averagd ga65 points to close at 28,148. the nasdaq rose 257 points, d, the s&p 500

alter, michael houghton, and charles m. rice the discovery of hepatitis c virus. >> the nobel assembly says the breakthrough helped explain the majority of blood-borne hepatitis cases that remained after the discovery of the hepatitis a and b viruses. it added the discovery of the hepatitis c virus made possible blood tests and new medicines that have saved millions of lives. hepatitis is a major global healthth problem that causes cirrhosis and liver cancer. a man who had been treated for hepatitis c was delighted to hear the announcement. >> translator: i think they should have gotten the award much earlier. the number of infections has not yet reached zero, so we hope further research will be taken so that no one will suffer. >> the world health organization estimates over 70 million people have chronic hepatitis c virus infections. >>> now turning to world weather with our meteorologist yoko komagata. we've been seeing storm alex in europe since the weekend and it's causing major floods. so how severe is the situation now? >

adler michael houghton and charles and rice the panel as the institute in stockholm awarded them the prestigious prize for their discovery of the have to tie in a senior virus now medicine prize that carries the tickler significance this year of the corona virus pandemic highlighting the importance of medical research for societies and economies around the world. let's get more with 5 correspondent eric williams who is here with us in the studio so tell us more about the winners and whether you were surprised with the well to be honest i'm almost always surprised i mean i've been doing this for a lot of years and there are always predictions everyone always has predictions and most of the time i think i've gotten it right twice in the last 15 years and that's that's 50 different prizes it isn't a surprise in the sense that this is a dangerous and deadly pathogen and the steps that these scientists took were very important to helping us get on top of that pathogen they were very fundamental and very basic so in that sense also against the current backdrop of the pandemic that we're go

the 2020 nobel prize in physiology or medicine jointly to harvey jay alter michael horton and charles am rice for the discovery of hepatitis c. virus but as that of this year's nobel peace prize for medicine in their announcement they in about price committee said when his discoveries and saved millions of lives. now i hardly outset discovered the appetites the same virus in $1809.00 michael horton isolated its d.n.a. and charles reiss prove the virus cause liver diseases such as cancer so it's thanks to their work that most have otitis see patients around the world countries successfully treated for the virus today. to end on a bit of good news that was the day as ever the conversation continues online you can find us on twitter at the w used for the day. after the live site in day. the match is dramatic and munich grabbed 3 more points. shaka is defeated again thanks to their shock or performance likely enters the international break at the top of the table. on d w. confrontation between china and taiwan the superpower is threatening to invade its neighbor. how serious is it how is china ju

beenjointly awarded to british scientist michael houghton and the americans harveyj alter and charles m rices. the nobel committee praised the trio for helping explain a major source of blood—borne hepatitis that could not be explained by the hepatitis a and b viruses. their work makes possible blood tests and new medicines that have saved millions of lives, the committee said. and we can speak now to the virologist michael houghton, one of those awarded the 2020 prize in medicine. many congratulations. you've been working on this i think for many yea rs. working on this i think for many years. it didn't come as a surprise today, or were you thinking why has it taken so long? in between those two scenarios mainly. it's very nice of course to be awarded that, but i've been aware that it's been a possibility for many years. so it's very nice when it finally happened. congratulations, but it's interesting because you are quite slow to comment this. some people thought you haven't been told at the right time. when did you get the call? when did you know? well, yes, i actually got the call from a

the 2020 nobel prize in physiology or medicine jointly to harvey jay alter michael horton and charles am rice for the discovery of hepatitis c. virus. but as they all fishes nobel peace prize for medicine in their announcement the nobel prize committee witnessed discoveries and saved millions of lives. now i haave out so that discovered the virus in 1809 michael horton isolated it stand a chance rice proof the virus cause liver diseases such as cancer so it's thanks to vet work that most have to tie to see patients around the world come to be successfully treated for the virus today. a bit of good news that was the day as ever the conversation continues online you can find us on twitter at. use. fights. at the matches dramatic and munich grab 3 more play. shot is defeated again thanks to their performance like 6 interest international break at the top of the table. next. to current big diesel engines the single sense of trying. in only 3 rides in the country. by train isn't it ensure that leads to treasure. the games of the real world number. last train. staying up to date don't miss our high

altera michael houghton and charles and rice the panel at the institute in stockholm awarded them the prestigious prize for their discovery of the hepatitis c. virus the medicine prize carries a particular significance this year with the corona virus pens and make highlighting the importance of medical research for societies and economies around the world. so let's get more with 5 correspondent eric williams who is here with us in the studio so tell us more about the winners and whether you were surprised with this choice well to be honest i'm almost always surprised i mean i've been doing this for a lot of years and there are always predictions everyone always has predictions and most of the time i think i've gotten it right twice in the last 15 years and that's that's 50 different prizes it isn't a surprise in the sense that this is a dangerous and deadly pathogen and the steps that these scientists took were very important to helping us get on top of that pathogen they were very fundamental and very basic so in that sense also against the current backdrop of the pandemic that we're

british scientist michael houghton, along with us researchers harvey alter and charles rice, won thef the earth's rarest and most coveted wonders" will go on sale in hong kong today. the 102 carat flawless, oval white diamond is the second—largest of its kind ever to be offered at an auction. if it is sold, it will be only the eighth white, regular—shaped diamond over 100 carats ever to have been sold at an auction. the stone, originally a 271—carat rough diamond, was discovered in ontario, canada in 2018. it was then cut to its present size and polished for more than a year. now it's time for a look at the weather, with louise. there is a chance you could encounter a few showers of the next showers over the next couple of days, but in comparison to the weekend just past, that is an improving picture. we also started today with some blue sky and sunshine, as you can see in highland scotland. but the soggy cloud feels a legacy of the weekend just past and we are still under an area of low pressure, which will drive the story for monday and tuesday. weather front out to the west, enhan

scientist harvey alter and charles rice got the nobel for discovering hepatitis c.t this award? >> my message is go for it you know, really just swing for the fences, because i think that's where the big discoveries come from ultimately >> reporter: and she would know. for "today," stephanie gosk, nbc news >> she said she was told back in the day, i think it was in high school, when she said, i want to be a scientist, her professor or dean said, no, honey, it won't work for you >> girls don't do that this one does. >>> why don't we look at our morning boost? it's about that time of day. because of the covid quarantine and, before that, a pregnancy, two sisters had not seen each other for 15 months. when they were finally reunited, they were completely overwhelmed. >> what? oh, my gosh, i'm going to cry really hard. >> get off the stairs. >> oh! oh, my gosh. oh, my gosh. >> i picked up a hitchhiker. >> can you feel it these two have been best friends as well as sisters anyway, i know i was, like, right now, i think you're missing your mom, you're missing your sister,

vulture michael horton and charles am rice for the discovery of hepatitis c. virus but as this year's nobel peace prize for medicine in there and i was with a nobel prize committee when his discoveries had saved millions of lives. now i haave outset discovered the appetite to say virus in 1809 michael horton isolated it stand a chance rice proof the virus cause liver diseases such as callous and so it's thanks to their work that most have a tie to see patients around the world country successfully treated for the virus today. a bit of good news that was the day as ever the conversation continues online you can find us on twitter at dave w news. of the day. confrontation between china and taiwan the superpower threatening to invade its neighbor. how serious is it how is china justifying its claims. de w.'s richard walker analyzes the causes and dangers of the conflict in taiwan china's next target. in 90 minutes on d w. the power of foreigners. where i come from and i never saw the sun where it needs to. have been going up in brazil the sun was always a man sin

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physiology or medicine this year's is a trio of berber ologists harvey alter michael houghton and charles and rice paddy all at the institute in stockholm award of them the prestigious prize for their discovery of the hepatitis c. virus. the medicine prize carries tickler significance this year with the coronavirus and democrat alike me importance of medical research for society youth and economies around the world. let's get more with 5 correspondent eric williams who is here with us in the studio so tell us more about the winners and whether you were surprised with this choice well to be honest i'm almost always surprised i mean i've been doing this for a lot of years and there are always predictions everyone always has predictions and most of the time i think i've gotten it right twice in the last 15 years and that's that's 50 different prizes it isn't a surprise in the sense that this is a dangerous and deadly pathogen and the steps that these scientists took him were very important to helping us get on top of that pathogen they were very fundamental and very basic so in that sense also agains