dr. anthony fauci, joins me now. welcome, dr. anthony fauci. >> thank you.d to be with you. >> woodruff: on this thanksgiving day, we appreciate your coming in. so only 20 people involved in this study. it's only been underway a lit morning tha two months. how is it possible to know already that it may be successful. >> when we say successful, we mean we've answered successfully two questions that a phase one early trial like this asks. a, is it safe? and b, does it induce the kind of response in volunteers that you predict would be protective? the answer is yes. it was safe in the sense of really no prohibitive adverse events among 20 volunteers, and when we measured the response in them, it was commensurate with the good response wes saw in the animal model that actually protected the animal from challenge. the proof of the pudding now is to find out if, in reality, it protects. the first phases are successful and that's where we are now. >> woodruff: we know there's no ebola in this so it's not dangerous in that regard. >> right. >> woodruff: how does it

dr. anthony fauci is an authority on ebola. the health crisis that has devastated parts of west africa, sickened or killed many health workers and called into question america's preparation for an epidemic. dr. fauci is director of infectious diseases part of the national institutes of health where he has spent his career. he became a public figure for his role in understanding hiv and aids and for his involvement in developmenting an hiv vaccine. he received a presidential medal of freedom for his work on hiv. of late, development fauci has been swamped with requests from the medical community, media, legislatures and the public for his guidance regarding the ebola outbreak. typically he does not sugar coat his assessment. last week he said, quote, the war against ebola is far from over, unquote and cautioned that outbreaks can come in waves, recedeing and then resurging. the virus continues to make headlines, such as nurses strike to demand better training and safer clothing for dealing with ebola patients. congress is conside

dr. anthony fauci is an authority on ebola. the health crisis that has devastated parts of west africa, sickened or killed many health workers and called into question america's preparation for an epidemic. dr. fauci is director of infectious diseases part of the national institutes of health where he has spent his career. he became a public figure for his role in understanding hiv and aids and for his involvement in developmenting an hiv vaccine. he received a presidential medal of freedom for his work on hiv. of late, development fauci has been swamped with requests from the medical community, media, legislatures and the public for his guidance regarding the ebola outbreak. typically he does not sugar coat his assessment. last week he said, quote, the war against ebola is far from over, unquote and cautioned that outbreaks can come in waves, receding and then resurging. the virus continues to make headlines, such as nurses strike to demand better training and safer clothing for dealing with ebola patients. congress is consider

dr. anthony fauci, the head of the national of allergies and infectious diseases. in the meantime, the city press in africa is reporting that preparatory work is well underway to license an hiv vaccine in south africa. if all goes well, the follow-up trials are set to begin january, 2017, and could be used for general use by 2019. this was revealed by glenda gray at the hiv research for prevention conference that is taking place in cape town. >> waiting for the start of this gathering of health officials, a discussion on progress made in creating a vaccine to combat hiv. all of the panelist, we understand, are in the room to ,y clipping dr. anthony fauci head of the national institute for allergies and infectious diseases. as is hosted by the center for international -- for strategic and international studies. it should get underway in just a moment. >> while we're waiting for this discussion on progress made and creating a vaccine for hiv, we will go for -- go to this morning's washington journal about the midterm elections. host: miss taylor, good morning. as it

dr. anthony fauci is head of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases at nih. recall he treated dallas nurse nina pham. dr. fauci noted today he has completed the 21-day monitoring protocol for health care workers who have been exposed to ebola. >>> bill cosby's career suffering more fallout from those sex abuse allegations that dominated the news the past week. two more venues have cancelled appearances. his show, set for next week at treasure island in las vegas, is cancelled. and a show in champaign, illinois, for april is also called off. earlier this week, nbc and netflix both backed away for upcoming projects. the reversals follow allegations from multiple women that cosby sexually assaulted them. we want to know what you think about whether that decision to drop cosby from tv projects is fair. it's our nbc washington flash poll of the day. you can respond by texting or calling or finding us on facebook and twitter. >>> with less than a week to go now before thanksgiving, the nurses at med star georgetown university hospital are busy. they're busy collect

dr. anthony fauci of nih. and then we say to drs. fauci and friedman, mr. lindberg, vet good general who's here, we will ask you to join us after they testify to be able to answer questions from really this robust participation that we have. opening statements will be from the four witnesses. now, we have before us an administration request to contain and fight ebola. an emergency spending request of $6.2 billion. because the ebola, in my mind, meets the criteria for emergency spending. it's sudden, unanticipated, unforeseen, urgent and temporary. the request includes funds from the state department and u.s. id for $2.9 billion. the department of defense to develop technologies to fight ebola and shorten vaccine development, $112 million. the department of health and human services to contain ebola, both with cdc in west africa and remember, cdc is both here in our country and also in west africa. to also fortify, strengthen domestic capacity to treat ebola with treatment centers available in every state and the appropriate personal protective equipment for

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dr. anthony fauci of nih. and then we say to drs. fauci and friedman, mr. lindberg, vet good general who's here, we will ask you to join us after they testify to be able to answer questions from really this robust participation that we have. opening statements will be from the four witnesses. now, we have before us an administration request to contain and fight ebola. an emergency spending request of $6.2 billion. because the ebola, in my mind, meets the criteria for emergency spending. it's sudden, unanticipated, unforeseen, urgent and temporary. the request includes funds from the state department and u.s. id for $2.9 billion. the department of defense to develop technologies to fight ebola and shorten vaccine development, $112 million. the department of health and human services to contain ebola, both with cdc in west africa and remember, cdc is both here in our country and also in west africa. to also fortify, strengthen domestic capacity to treat ebola with treatment centers available in every state and the appropriate personal protective equipment for

dr. anthony fauci, director of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases will focus on the ebola outbreak. and on december 1, teresa sullivan, president of university of virginia will discuss trends in higher education. next, i'd like to present our guest with additional national press club mug. and, bob, the more often you come back from the more cups you get. there's no limit. >> thank you very much. [applause] and now for our last question. spent another one. >> you already gave me the mug. [laughter] >> there is not an extra month for the last question. bob, you have worked for a board of directors, not congressional committees are overseeing your work. what's that it is between reporting to a board of directors and reporting to a congressional committee? >> actually it's pretty similar. you know, i have very good relationship with our congressional committees, and i want it that way. just as i've invited you to partner with us, i have invited them to partner with us and the been great partners. senator barry, bernie sanders who leads our senate committee, you know, we

dr. anthony fauci of nih. and then we say to drs. fauci frieden, to ms. lindbergh, to the very good general who's here, we'll ask you to join us after they testify to be able to answer questions from this really robust participation that we have. opening statements will be from the four witnesses. now, we have before us an administration request to contain and fight ebola. an emergency spending request of $6.2 billion. because the ebola, in my mind, meets the criteria for emergency spending. it's sudden, unanticipated, unforeseen, urgent and temporary. the request includes funds from the state department and u.s. id for $2.9 billion. the department of defense to develop technologies to fight ebola and shorten vaccine development, $112 million. the department of health and human services to contain ebola, both with cdc in west africa and remember, cdc is both here in our country and also in west africa. to also fortify, strengthen domestic capacity to treat ebola with treatment centers available in every state and the appropriate personal protective equipm

dr. anthony fauci, director of the national institutes of allergy and infectious diseases.n december 1st, teresa sullivan, president of the university of virginia, will discuss trends in higher education. and on december 5th, gary bettman, commissioner of the national hockey league, and ted leonis, ceo of monumental sports and entertainment will discuss the growth of the national hockey league and the 2015 winter classic. next, i'd like to present our guest with the traditional national press club mug. if i happen to walk by your office, i will check to see that you have it there. [laughter] please accept it with our thanks. and -- [applause] one last question. one last question. many dentists charge about $200 for a set of x-rays. why can't the nrc regulate them? [laughter] >> thanks. >> okay, very good. [laughter] thank you all for coming today. i'd also like to thank the national press club staff including its journalism institute and broadcast center for organizing today's event. thank you again. we are adjourned. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversa

dr. anthony fauci, director of the institute of allergy and infectious diseases will focus on the ebola outbreak. on december 1, theresa sullivan president of the university of virginia will discuss trends in higher education. on december 5, barry betman, commissioner of the national hockey lead and ted leos any, ceo of monumental sports and entertainment will discuss the gret of the national hockey league and the 2015 winter classic. next i'd like to present our guests with the traditional national press cub mug. if i happen to walk by your office i would like to see it there. [ applause ] one last question. many dentists chargeds about $200 for a set of x-rays. why can't the nrc regulate them? [ laughter ] >> thanks. >> thank you all for coming today. i'd like to thank the national press club staff including its journalism institute and broadcast center for organizing today's event. thank you again, we are adjourned. [ applause ] >> on the next "washington journal" we'll talk with daniel newhauser about the newly elected house republican leadership. and former national security agency deputy c

dr. anthony fauci who heads the national institute of allery and infectious diseases. that's hosted by the center for strategic and international studies, live coverage begins at 2 p.m. eastern over on c-span. >> throughout campaign 2014 c-span has brought you more than 130 candidate debates from across the country in races that will determine control of the next congress. and tonight watch c-span's live election night coverage to see who wins, who loses and which party will control the house and senate. our coverage begins at 8 p.m. eastern with results and analysis. you'll also see candidate victory and concession speeches in some of the most closely-watched senate races across the country. throughout the night and into the morning, we want to hear from you with your calls, facebook comments and tweets. campaign 2014 election night coverage on c-span. >> attorney general eric holder and epa administrator gina mccarthy announced yesterday that car companies hyundai and kia would be fined $100 million for misstating gas mileage and greenhouse gas emissions in nearly 1.

dr. anthony fauci of nih. and then we say to drs. fauci and friedman, mr. lindberg, vet good general who's here, we will ask you to join us after they testify to be able to answer questions from really this robust participation that we have. opening statements will be from the four witnesses. now, we have before us an administration request to contain and fight ebola. an emergency spending request of $6.2 billion. because the ebola, in my mind, meets the criteria for emergency spending. it's sudden, unanticipated, unforeseen, urgent and temporary. the request includes funds from the state department and u.s. id for $2.9 billion. the department of defense to develop technologies to fight ebola and shorten vaccine development, $112 million. the department of health and human services to contain ebola, both with cdc in west africa and remember, cdc is both here in our country and also in west africa. to also fortify, strengthen domestic capacity to treat ebola with treatment centers available in every state and the appropriate personal protective equipment for

dr bob tomorrow with the american college of medicine and the center for analysis working at the surgeon general of the navy. i was fascinated by the introduction of a new kind of vaccine by anthony fauci's presentation of the approach. what does it look like for the individual that is challenging enough to have a few doses to a deliverer? do you envision a vaccine where there would be multiple boosts? how do we prepare to approach that social challenge and bigger change. people are rather poorly trained. >> that is a very good question. i hope it is up multiple multiple. if you look at the science of it, you really want to trigger a sell, one that recognizess en episode that is actually going to to get to the affinity maturation you want without having to mutate multiple times. i will try to explain simply for non immunologists. the higher the affinity or more power the antibody has to bind on to the hiv, the more you evolve and mutated genes of the cell mutate and mutate and mutate until they build up a really tight infinity so we know the really good antibodys are high the mutation land the reason they are is that hiv when you get infected just keeps regulating for -- replicating and