but if the fda didn't tell merck that, whatever is in the fda's head, if the fda didn't tell merck that, then it's not impossible for merck to change its label and it has responsibility over its label and to the extent that it thinks that the literature supports a change it should change its label. >> well let me say two or three things about that. you look first and foremost to the letter itself and would have been better if the letter stated without ambiguity the reason we are rejecting your proposed additions to the warnings and precaution section we don't think there is sufficient evidence of causation to warrant inclusion of this health risk in this particular portion of the label. that would have been better. given that the -- >> that would have been better and enough, right? we wouldn't be here. >> exactly. >> or maybe we would, but it would be an easy case and merck would win. >> right. but failing that, failing the letter the court should construe the letter in light of merck's submission in light of the surrounding statutory and regulatory scheme, and in light of fda's -- >> w

discussing, connecting tpp 11 and eu and forging a very large fda, a mega fda. hopefully, this would have some impact on u.s. trade policy. to induce the u.s. to think about coming back to multilateral arrangement. so, i think tpp 11 has a law of potential to change china, to change the u.s.. and in a positive way, we are not destroying the world. we are trying to help reconstruct funeral multilateral trading system for the world. well, i think current tpp 11 members have to start negotiations with several new potential member countries and then the brexit, what's going to happen to brexit has to be observed and of course the uk can be a very strong member country, a strong candidate for membership expansion and the eu also. i cannot quite assign probability but i hope tpp 11 member countries would consider linking with the eu very seriously. >> professor kawai marilyn myers retired foreign service minister. two questions one is about the trade deficit with japan. i find it striking that 30 years on from when i was in tokyo, auto experts continue to be the bug a

they also turned to the fda for small administration. they provide different type of assistance including aden competing government contracts. access to capital and development. during this partial government closure the majority of fda employees with the exception of the officers were furloughed. temporarily halted the lending program to let many small business contractors without pay many small businesses around the country also saw drop in consumer spending especially those most frequented by government employees. even in the most trying of times i'm always encouraged by the determination of america's entrepreneurs. despite the dysfunction in washington small businesses started off 2019 strong. according to the national federation of independent businesses small firms added workers realizing the best rate gain since last july. wages also close in january what percentage of business owners increase employee compensation at a continued 45 record high. this welcome news small businesses came out on stage. many small businesses bottom lin

(grant) in today's health minute, meredith wood explains what the fda is doing to reign in some of these marketing campaigns. the u.s. food and drug administration has sent warning letters to companies that illegally market their products as alzheimer's treatments.the fda is cracking down on dietary supplements that are marketed as "cures, "treatments," or preventatives for serious illnesses like alzheimer's, diabetes, and cancer.the fda commissioner says they will be rolling out "new enforcement strategies," and "a new rapid-response tool to alert the public" of safety issues with a product.dietary supplements are not reviewed by the fda before they hit the shelves, but the agency will get involved if they are deemed unsafe or carry misleading claims.a study in october found that nearly 800 of these products sold between 2007 and 2016 contained unproved drug ingredients. twenty-percent of those included at least one unapproved pharmaceutical ingredient.about three- quarters of americans take dietary supplements regularly, contributing to a massive 40- billion dollar industry.for today's

for serious illnesses like alzheimer's, diabetes, and cancer.the fda commissioner says they will beout "new enforcement strategies," and "a new rapid-response tool to alert the public" of safety issues with a product.dietary supplements are not reviewed by the fda before they hit the shelves, but the agency will get involved if they are deemed unsafe or carry misleading claims.a study in october found that nearly 800 of these products sold between 2007 and 2016 contained unproved drug ingredients. twenty-percent of those included at least one unapproved pharmaceutical ingredient.about three- quarters of americans take dietary supplements regularly, contributing to a massive 40- billion dollar industry.for today's health minute, i'm meredith wood. (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news at 5... more information on a deadly plane crash on mount diablo... and what the victim's father did just before he was killed. (robin) live look outside... at the san t. ( robin ) coming up on the kron-4 news at 5... rain preps has already started in the bay area... kron-4's will tran will ha

a new warning from the fda about so-called youngblood legendary beatles. >>> and if for some reason you want to get that donald trump or kim jong-un look, we've got the barber for you. "early today" starts right now. >>> good wednesday morning. i'm phillip mena. >> and i'm marlie hall. we are following a massive winter storm moving across the country. the system dumping snow and ice could impact as many as 200 million people in 39 states. the snowfall ramped up tuesday afternoon in kansas, and a woman in georgia shared this video of a hail storm last night. the winter blast is expected to reach from the south to the southern new england today. webb.re, let's go to nbc >> good morning, everyone. we have severe weather out towards the south. also tracking that heavy snow. but timing, it's really going to be key on this system. it depends on you out towards washington, you're going to see possibly four tomp for your early morning commute. it then transitions into rain for the northeast, really impacts us as we step into your evening commute. so roadways definitely dicey and some delays def

>>> the fda on the brink of approving ingredients from a club drug to treat depression. the first major treatment option since prozac three decades ago. >>> the price you pay to borrow money. tonight a new way to boost your credit score. >>> and it's good to be king. america's new top dog, the toast of the town, and right here. >> what about a kiss? do you know how to give a kiss? >> taking over our studio. >>> this is nbc nightly news with lester hold. >> good evening too our viewers in the west. the fbi is warning national security may have been put at risk by a former u.s. air force intelligence officer who is charged tonight with spying for iran. officials say she revealed secrets of u.s. spying on iran and the names of american intelligence sources, making them targets of iranian hackers. all after she defected to iran where it's believed she remains tonight. this as the u.s. leads a summit in poland and increasing pressure on iran. our justice correspondent pete williams has details. >> reporter: federal prosecutors say monica witt served nearly 11 years in the air

people going to extremes to look and feel younger, and a new warning from the fda about so-called young blood transfusions. >>> and a heart stopping near miss. the puck going as fast as 100 miles per hour. we talk to that member of the nbc family about his brush with that devastating blow. >> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome to our viewers joining us in the west. two new accounts of the investigation swirling around president trump have him firing back tonight. former acting fbi director andrew mccabe doubling down about the investigation he says was opened on president trump, telling nbc news he told congressional leaders objected. but as the president was blasting away at mccabe's credibility on twitter today, "the new york times" was out with a story of its own about something it reports the president asked of his recent acting attorney general. our peter alexander has details. >> reporter: president trump tonight is denying the explosive "new york times" report that says late last year he tried to put his own appointee in charge of the invest

things >> and we do the same thing for the fda as well as the european medicine agency.ftware to understand three kinds of important data domains around their entities which is around the drugs, which is clinical trials and all of that data, around the compounds that go into the drugs, because there are different suppliers for the compounds, and then the production facilities. so once they have mastered each of these data elements, they can understand the interactions between them example, when there was the hurricane down in puerto rico, as you know there is a lot of compound production in puerto rico so the first thing the fda did is hey, we're going to have the hurricane in puerto rico it's going to take out the supply from puerto rico for a while. how does that impact different compounds, the supply of those compounds and the drugs? and the fda was able to use all of this data to do their contingency planning and make sure that the flow of drugs, the fly of critical drugs here in the u.s. was not impacted by -- >> where we would be without you guys now we have amazon

. >>> the fda has announced a crackdown on dietary supplements.of americans take officials warn some supplements contain ingredients that do not work as promised. anna werner has more. >> reporter: in a statement announcing the food and drug administration's actions, commissioner gottlieb said 12 warning letters and five advisory letters had been sent to supplement companies whose products the agency says have been illegally marketed as unapproved new drugs because they claim to prevent, treat or cure alzheimer's disease, as well as other conditions like diabetes and cancer. the fda found one company claimed its product had proven effectiveness against numerous deadly viruses. and another had touted reducing symptoms of cognitive decline. in the 25 years since the fda began regulating dietary supplements, they have become a $40 billion industry. gottlieb said in an online statement, that he's concerned that changes in the supplement market may have outpaced the evolution of our own policies and our capacity to manage emerging risks. the trade grou

. >> and buying young people's blood of the tonight the fda has a warning. >>> good evening. thank you for joining us. >> in less than 36 hours, owing teachers will walk off the job. >> there is little chance of an agreement to be reached before thursday. >> parents have to prepare. it is known as a solidarity school in oakland. lis? >> reporter: this is one of several places that a student who goes to a nearby school can go. this is one option for parents who don't want to cross the picket line but can't keep their children home with them. >> at a solidarity meeting for parents, thursday's looming teachers strike was top of mind while students played, parents listened and worried. no one wants to cross the picket line so they're learning their options. >> i have some time off work fortunately so grace will stay with me and we'll be out on the picket line. >> others brace themselves for possible fallout they could face by staying home with their children. >> what does that mean for you and your job? >> it means that i will, i'll have to deal with the consequences. >> strikers

tonight the fda is warning against one of them.t's the new fad, it's called young blood infusions. jesse karmazan founded the company called ambrosia. the goal is to sell young blood plasma, basically donated from people 16 to 25 years old nationwide, in clinics around the country including san francisco. thewo liters. karmazan explained the benefits for those over the age of 30. >> people don't look like they're 20, but they do look significantly younger. their wrinkles are better, their skin has a better color to it. >> now, the fda has not only called those claims unproven. it said the infusions are downright dangerous. ambrosia announced today it is ceasing any type of patient treatment. >> 32 bucks to cross the golden gate bridge. for years tourists in hertz rental cars did just that until the city of san francisco found out. the city then sued hertz in 2017. today a settlement was reached requiring hertz to pay the city more than 3 million bucks. san francisco challenged hertz's hidden policy which includes a daily charge for

the fda is warning against a trendy new medical procedure. >>> we are in weather alert again. doug and amelia? >> the snow's moving in guys. by early tomorrow morning, that's the first part of the storm that is going to have a bigmpact on the morning commute. >> it's all about the ice for the second half of the day. we're going to be breaking it ouwn hour by h >>> no s>>ool tomorrow. o school tomorrow! >> that is what pur joy looks like. melissa malaise's s brennan sed her nephew locklan celebrated becauhis storm is closing school in our area. doug is back in 2 1/2 minutes to break town the snow, the ice and the rain. > tonight parents say they felt singled out by their son'sn private chris school because of their sexuality. now they're the face of a bill that would all private schools to be sued for alleged discrimination. news megan fitzgerald spoke with one of the boy's mothers today abouthat led t all of this. >> like any good parents, tee yaw na hawkins and her ex-wife anisha want to make sure their 7-year-old son gets a good education. at's why they chose national christ

. >>> the fda is warning about false claims and harmful ingredients in many popular dietary supplements. we'll look at the potential health risks and how you can protect yourself. >>> plus, the hollywood success "black panther" inspires other artists to embrace afro futurism. see how the movement involves mythology and politics. >>> we begin with today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> jussie, you want to apologize to the city? >> jussie smollett is out on bail accused of staging his own hate crime. >> smollett claims innocence. >> the level of betrayal, if this is true, is so deep, it's almost hard to get the words out. >>> the second day of the vatican sexual abuse summit underway. pope francis is calling on church leaders to adopt concrete measures to deal with offenders. >>> north carolina ordered a do-over in a controversial congressional race. >> investigators released evidence of ballot tampering. >> the public's confidence has been undermined, and a new election is warranted. >> the music world is mourning. the monks, peter tork, has died. ♪ >>> a federal e slapd roge

the fda is saying there is absolutely no proven clinical benefit of any of these treatments and there risks of infection or allergic reaction. one company that has gotten a lot of attention recently is called ambrosia, which has a clinic in san francisco. as of today, their website says they have stopped treatments in compliance with the fda announcement. >>> scientists around the world have been warning about insects vanishing. now, growing concern about the celebrated california butterfly. western monarch butterflies spend their winter along the california coast. but the latest count shows a dramatic plunge in their numbers. >> before, this whole area was butterflies. >> a very significant drop. >> wasn't a good year. >> reporter: the federal government looking into what it will take to protect the missing monarchs. you can see our original report coming up tonight at 7:00. >>> another gorgeous day outside, nice to be out. >> so pleasant. we can use it as a comparison to the three weeks prior to we couldn't get out for 10 minutes. almost every day this month has been below average a

found food in the cabin but by then her husband was already gone. >> hopefully they find him. >>> the fdaas issued a warning about a trendy medical procedure that claims to slow the aging process. clinics have been offering blood transfusions from teenagers claiming the blood can help older people's skin look younger and provide other health benefits, but the fda says it's risky and there's no proof of any benefits. a start-up company was charging $8,000 for one liter of young blood. >>> a new study warns heart attacks are on the rise among young women. many doctors say obesity likely plays a role as well as diabetes and high blood pressure but they say more research is needed to determine exactly what is behind the increase. >>> a dramatic scene at a rodeo in kentucky when a stunt went horribly wrong. two men were sent flying into a game called cowboy pinball. participants who had already signed waivers were supposed to stay in their circles while trying to pull a $100 bill off the bull. no serious injuries were reported. >>> baseball all-star manny machado has reportedly agreed to a ten

the fda has said it is not safe to put in food or drink. you can go to any store and buy it in a tincture form, no problem. but new york city is saying you cannot put it in coffee, blueberry muffins. that is because the fda has not approved it as a food additive, but it speaks to this strain situation. still a gray area. widely available but not in certain forms. amanda: thank you so much for that. it is time for the bloomberg business flash. a look at the business -- biggest stories in the news right now. twitter is taking steps to keep russia or others from meddling with european elections in may. it will introduce extra checks and publish more information around political ads in europe. last month, the you born tech companies to step up their combat against disinformation. the fda says there is no clinical benefits to taking a young person's plasma and infusing it an older person to ward off aging. it is a treatment that has attracted tech entrepreneurs. a company called ambrosia cells month later of plasma for a thousand dollars. discou

xeljanz is the first and only fda-approved pill for moderate to severe uc.an reduce symptoms in as early as two weeks, improve the appearance of the intestinal lining, and provide lasting steroid-free remission. xeljanz can lower your ability to fight infections including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened. as have tears in the stomach or intestines, serious allergic reactions, low blood cell counts, higher liver tests and cholesterol levels. don't start xeljanz if you have an infection. your doctor should perform blood tests before and while taking xeljanz, and monitor certain liver tests. tell your doctor if you've been somewhere fungal infections are common and if you've had tb, hepatitis b or c, or are prone to infections. you could take your uc treatment in a different direction. ask your gastroenterologist about xeljanz. so why haven't youul started building? tyler's off to college... and mom's getting older... and eventually we would like to retire. td ameritrade can help you build a plan f

with the new fda laws, you'd have to test that those chemicals aren't breaking down the plastic, whichhey probably are. lemonis: now he's letting down his customers... carolyn: there would be like five flavors out. lemonis: that'd be like going to baskin robbins or 31 flavors and them saying, "sorry, we only have 20." ...he's letting down his employees... ovie: it'd be nice if my own opinion mattered. lemonis: it'll be a giant [bleep]show unless you guys are on the same page. ...and with a new baby at home, he feels like he's letting down his family. tony: my wife, steph, is an absolutely trooper. she's so understanding, but i know she deserves so much more. lemonis: if i can't help him see what he's done wrong... tony: i guess i just had visions of grandeur. lemonis: ...and where he needs to go next... i want to literally start new. ...this business will evaporate. tony: this is a little -- can we get off camera for this? this is, like, crazy. lemonis: my name is marcus lemonis, and i risk my own money to save struggling businesses. we're not going to wake up every morning wondering i

last week the predictions came through when evolus, a tiny relatively unknown company got fda approvalo, which they describe as a drop-in replacement. we're going learn more than for botox. doctors can swap out one drug for the other. ever since the fda rendered its judgment on friday, evolus' stock has been flying from $16 last thursday to nearly $29 today. i'm wary of chasing anything that had such a monster move, but this definitely merits closer inspection. let's check in with david moatazedi. he is the president and ceo of evolus, who used to run allergan's medical aesthetics division learn more about his company and how it's doing with this new drug welcome to "mad money. good to see you, sir >> great how you? >> good to see you. >> exciting times for your company. we know that botox is a gigantic drug, but we also know allergan is a gigantic company. what makes you think they'll be able to go head to head with them, given how many companies have tried, but even the two that are out there right now have never been able to take more than 30% of the market. >> well, jim, you're rig

the fda says do not do this. it takes plasma and infuses it into older patients to stop normal aging. the fda says there's no clinical evidence that it works and there's significant risk with any blood transfusion. >> the blood plasma you get from somebody, the antibodies and the blood you're getting can react against you. >> this is especially rel vabt in the bay area. a startup company called ambrosia, founded by a medical school graduate that promised benefits. cures, remedies and retail price of 8,000 bucks per unit were -- in compliance with the fda announcement, we have ceased patient treatments. >>> new at 6:00, tesla vehicles could be totally self-driving by the end of the year. that is the claims made on a podcast. he said the autopilot feature will be advanced enough to find you in a parking lot, pick you up and drive you to a destination without human interventi intervention. however, musk says that you will still need to monitor the car while it's driving and tesla is waiting waiting. >> i'm going to

what has been the response from the fda about this report?the fda said it shared the concerns that can at the medical journal, and that it is going to make some changes to this safeguard program, which is used only in a small number of cases, and for very, very powerful drugs, and it is going to come out with some new rules that will hopefully keep it from happening again. >> hopefully. do we know the percentage of people who received the drugs who should not have? >> is only about 5000 people who take this drug. these are people with cancer, who are already in opioids 24/7. if their pain breaks are, unfortunately they need something even more powerful. from what we can tell, this got into the hands of about 12,000 people who should not have gotten it. about 50% of the prescription. >> okay, so looking at the broader picture here, what do we think the role of this is in a crisis that so many cities across the country are experiencing right now? >> this study really was not designed to assess that. i think though in speaking with the people wh

the fda has been tracking this since 2011., they reported reported 457 cases, that includes, unfortunately, nine deaths. now, let's do a deeper dive on the numbers. about 300,000 implant surgeries are done in this country every year. over the last seven years that's over 2 million. right now just 457 cases. to be clear, the number should be zero but the overall risk for a woman on the high side, we're talking about 1 in about 3,800. on the very low side, 1 in 30,000. so as we say in medicine an increased risk of a rare event is still a rare event. >> letters are being sent out to doctors. >> exactly, which is unprecedented to increase their awareness. >> what are somethings they should look for? >> the fda wants not just doctors and health care providers but women also with implants. they tend to show up about three years after the implant is put in. we're talking about things like pain, redness or swelling on one side, an asymmetry, one side looking different than the other, and a new lump or mass. we have to remember that th

up next, the fda cracking down on youth tobacco sales.rs -- walgreens caught in the crosshairs. this is bloomberg. crosshairs. this is bloomberg. >> this is bloomberg daybreak. coming up in the next hour, linda jane, purview investments founder and ceo. carol: this is -- your bloombergth business flash. job cuts are on the way at one of the world's largest videogame makers. bloomberg has learned activision blizzard plans to announce the cuts next week. they could number in the hundreds. in november, activision it knowledge that some key gains were seeing flat or declining numbers of users. no idea what he is doing -- except to run the french bank into the ground. these are harsh words from jeffrey gundlach about the ceo from --. bank stocks falling to a five-year low yesterday. it announced plans to shrink its trading deficit. processing payment company wirecard says it is cooperating with the police fraud investigation in singapore. --y turned over at material to authorities. senior say two executives of wirecard knew about the accountin

lining,d only fda-approved pill and provide lasting steroid-free remission. xeljanz can lower your ability to fight infections including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened. as have tears in the stomach or intestines, serious allergic reactions, low blood cell counts, hlshdon't starests and cholesterol .le t xeljanz if you have an infection. toshould perform blood tests before and while taking xeljanz, and monitor certain liver tests. tell your doctor if you've been somewhere fungal infections are common and if you've had tb, hepatitis b or c, or are prone to infections. you could take your uc treatment in a different direction. ask your gastroenterologist about xeljanz. >>> time for our index. a sc malfunctio aga. orinal people suffered min juesor sped up. some falling down at the bottom. they were trampled. inve ihappficials are >>> shocking new video from the deadly dam collapse in brazil. look at that, the massive wall of sludge and mud slowing surging over adjacent homes. ultimately burying par

then, later, fda commissioner dr.tt gottlieb will join us to talk about today's big drug price hearing in the senate and the fda's crackdown. bcx"n watching "squawk bo o cn >>> welcome back u.s. equity futures this morning have been under some pressure. take a look right now, and you'll see that the dow futures are indicated down by about 104 points a couple of different -- caterpillar trading lower on a buy to a sell at ubs also, home depot posting an earnings miss for its most recent quarter it looks like home depot is down by 3.25% they're off by 3.5%. >>> time for the executive edge. am sflon adding a familiar face to its boardroom former pepsi ceo is joining the board. she's been named to the board's audit economy. nooyi becomes the fifth female member of the 11-person board. she's awarded 549 shares as part of her appointment, valued at nearly $900,000. the stock price fell as much as 5% in after hours trading. another skirmish between ceo elan musk and the s.e.c. with us now colin rush, managing director and se

. >> the fda chief is accusing them on backtracking promises to teen vaping cigatte manufactis truly committed to reduce teenage vaping. jewel has said it suspended sales of fruity flavors in an attempt to stop appealing to kids. the fda chief is calling for the joint meeting with the ceo's of jewel. >>> a homeless man accused of raping a woman in his tent is behind bars tonight. the alleged attack happened in january. originally bobian was allowed to walk free when prosecutors decided not to file charges. he was arrested in san jose today after the d.a.'s office decided to re-examine the case. the victim who wants to remain anonymous said she is disappointed in how prosecutors handled the case. she is glad they decided to arrest and charge her alleged attacker. she claims she was attacked by the suspect after she brought items to his tent. >>> a woman convicted in a deadly dog attack in san francisco will have to stay in prison for another three years. the state parole board denied early release. she is serving 15 years to life for second-degree murder. back in 2001, her two attacke

for serious illnesses like alzheimer's, diabetes, and cancer.the fda commissioner says they will berolling out "new enforcement strategies," and "a new rapid-response tool to alert the public" of safety issues with a product.dietary supplements are not reviewed by the fda before they hit the shelves, but the agency will get involved if they are deemed unsafe or carry misleading claims.a study in october found that nearly 800 of these products sold between 2007 and 2016 contained unproved drug ingredients. twenty-percent of those included at least one unapproved pharmaceutical ingredient.about three- quarters of americans take dietary supplements regularly, contributing to a massive 40- billion dollar industry.for today's health minute, i'm meredith wood. (ken) half of all american children with a mental health condition are not getting the necessary treatment. that's according to a new study published in the journal "jama pediatrics". researchers looked at data from a survey of nearly 50-million kids ages six through 18, filled out by their parents. they found seven-point-seven mill

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the fda announced several moves day aimed at keeping you safe. first they're cracking dow on companies claiming they have supplemes to treat alzheimer's diabetes and cancer. that came as they annoued an overhaul of the supplement industry. they're working on a new rapid response tool to warn consumers of potentially harmful supplements and working on a way to tesupement safety, which is largely unregulated. >>> it's a issue a lot of parents have to deal with as kids getr. ol >> we're talking about vision issues. there's an option for parents wh child's eyesight without surgery. >> doreen gentzler is working or this you tonight. >> there are special contact lenses for childrenou as as 6. you pop them in before bed and thes len work to reshape the cornea while you sleep and then kids take them out in the morning and they can see clearly all dare but tre potential risks to consider. >> i can see far away without putting on my glasses. >> 8-year-old celine gets checked out to make sure her vision is still on point. like the majority of children with

for serious illnesses like alzheimer's, diabetes, and cancer.the fda commissioner says they will being out "new enforcement strategies," and "a new rapid-response tool to alert the public" of safety issues with a product.dietary supplements are not reviewed by the fda before they hit the shelves, but the agency will get involved if they are deemed unsafe or carry misleading claims.a study in october found that nearly 800 of these products sold between 2007 and 2016 contained unproved drug ingredients. twenty-percent of those included at least one unapproved pharmaceutical ingredient.about three- quarters of americans take dietary supplements regularly, contributing to a massive 40- billion dollar industry.for today's health minute, i'm meredith wood. (ken) it's just february... but more than 100 cases of the measles have already been reported this year. washington state health officials confirm 58 cases linked to an outbreak that began last month. four of those cases are just over the state border in oregon. the c-d-c linked the washington state outbreak to a strain from eastern eur

it is true, recent study documented that virtually all of the new drugs approved by the fda in the last three years were based upon foundational information that was provided by research funded by the national institutes of health. but, much of that is very upstream with the type of research that pointed you to a possible new drug product. the ex- rural development of the drug itself took many steps and was largely carried out in the private sector. there's also a legal issue. congress decided many decades ago that in order to encourage technology transfer, that when we give a grant to an institution in the country, the intellectual property rights go to that institution. they don't come back to nih. that has provided an incentive for tech transfer to happen. also pretty successful. i think we are to be careful not to mess with that group are thinking about the consequences. gerry: another controversy is futile tissue research. people have very strong opinions on this. a lot of religious objections. as all feudal tissues use from fetuses that have been aborted. the trump administration

the fda says there's no scientpic evidence to back any of the claims. three-quarte of americans take a supplement on a daily basis. >>> you know it's cold outside when even the polar bears are heading indoors. this is in russia, where one community has had to decla a state of emergency because of a massive influx of polarth bearsn town. >> what? >> the animals are getting into buildings .apparent at least 52 bears have been reported in the community. some are even threatening a attacking people who live there. ngthorities think climate change is lea to declining sea ice, forcing the bears to look elsewhere for food and where there are shumans, there food. >> they know it. >> today is the day the teddy bears have their picnic k >> theyw where it's at. look at that. >> that's scary. >> you know it's bad when it's too cold for the polar bears. >> put a couple black spots and they look like a panda, another deadly carnivore. >> they eat >> yeah, sure. 35 degrees here in town. northeast winds are pushing some very cold air down into the front of the appalach

the fda says the infusions are dangerous and will not reverse aging as advertised.al procedure involves infusing plasma obtained by young donors for thousands of dollars. >>> and the death of legendary chanel creative director karl lagerfeld raises questions about the future direction of the iconic brand. the prolific designer died yesterday in paris at age 85. he held the position of creative director since 1983. the director of chanel's fashion creation studio will take over at the creative helm of the brand. anne-marie? >> diane king hall at the new york stock exchange. thank you, diane. >> all right. thank you. >>> still ahead, instant multi-millionaires. nearly two dozen co-workers claim a huge mega millions jackpot. we will tell you how much they'll each walk away with. we will tell you how much they'll each walk away with. >> tech: at safelite autoglass we know that when you're spending time with the grandkids... ♪ music >> tech: ...every minute counts. and you don't have time for a cracked windshield. that's why at safelite, we'll show you exactly when we'll

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