on tuesday the federal drug administration is holding a hearing on avastin.or breast cancer for women's tumors who came back after the first-round of treatment. marsha gilbert is one of those women. >> when i had the recurrence, my daughter was a junior in high school and my son was a sophomore in college, and i did fear that i wouldn't even see her graduate from high school. i had been very blessed, and not only did i attend and see those but also my son's college graduation and then her college graduation a little over a year ago. i personally feel like avastin has been a major contributor to me doing as well as i have. and concerned that this committee is just looking at the statistics, and not the individuals. and we are all, we are all individuals and respond individually to treatments and we're not just statistics. >> you hear a story like that and it's extremely powerful. let me lay out the controversy. approval to treat breast cancer was based on some preliminary studies. women who got avastin went longer without symptoms of getting worse. when the fu

at the federal level we're working with all our federal partners, everything from a prescription drug abuse problem with the federal drug administration; we're working with the office of national drug control policy on some of our substance abuse issues, particularly targeting young people and older adults. we're also looking, working with the centers for disease control. we're just working and working with our partners. we're asking states to do exactly the same thing. we want to give out the messages that we are trying to bring behavioral health into the primary world of health. meaning, and in a much simpler way, bringing substance abuse and mental health issues to the world of physical health. dr. greene, final thoughts? i would like to just say that promoting the community think tanks such as dc rock and other such initiatives that are there to help and provide additional services, they address needs... are a way for us to combine the health care professionals to outside community organizations so we aren't out there alone. there are other people who are working on these initiatives, and we need to combine our efforts. jane, fina

federal regulators have given a new safety endorsement to silicone gel breast implants. the food and drug administration reported today there is no evidence they lead to significant health problems. it did acknowledge that many women will have to ha the implants removed within ten years, when they rupture or cause scar tissue. the f.d.a. review was the first since sales of silicone implants resumed in 2006. they had been banned for 14 years over concerns about possible links to cancer and other illnesses. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: now, to the politics of climate change. former vice president al gore, writing in an upcoming edition of rolling stone magazine, takes president obama to task in an article titled "climate of denial." mr. gore writes: resident obama has thus far failed to use the bully pulpit to make the case for bold action on climate change..." he goes on to argue that the president "...has not defended the science against the ongoing, withering and dishonest attacks." gore's article has forced a largely internal debate into public view. we get t

. >>> federal officials could soon withdraw support of the breast cancer drug avastin, the food and drug administration today held formal hearings about the drug which is popular among patients in the advanced stages of cancer. a team of experts say avastin doesn't work and could everyone raise the risk of heart problems. 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 revolutionar

. >>> federal officials could soon withdraw support of the breast cancer drug avastin, the food and drug administrationearings about the drug which is popular among patients in the advanced stages of cancer. a team of experts say avastin doesn't work and could everyone raise the risk of heart problems. 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 t

federal prosecution. congresswoman lee backed previous marijuana reform efforts and says the war on drugs has been costly in terms of dollars and human lives. >>> obama administration decided to release 30 million barrels of oil as an international effort to pump more than 60 million barrels on the world market over the next month. the u.s. energy secretary said it's response to oil supply disruption caused by turmoil in the middle east and africa and libya. high oil prices inyees cost of gas as we know. according to triple-a the average price for gallon of regular unleaded gas in california is $3.88. in the bay area, prices in oakland are $3.86. san jose, is $3.87. san francisco drivers paying $3.97. >>> fewer people bought new homes last month. the latest sign that the struggling housing market is resisting rebound. they say new home sales fell 2% in pay. housing remains the weakest part of the economy. sales of new home have fallen 18% in two years since recession ended. >>> still ahead, an old school criminal is finally caught. federal agents use at new strategy to catch a former mob boss who was on the run for 16 years. >> the popular plan to run bart trains l

federal prosecution. congresswoman lee backed previous marijuana reform efforts and says the war on drugs has been costly in terms of dollars and human lives. >>> obama administration decided to release 30 million barrels of oil as an international effort to pump more than 60 million barrels on the world market over the next month. the u.s. energy secretary said it's response to oil supply disruption caused by turmoil in the middle east and africa and libya. high oil prices inyees cost of gas as we know. according to triple-a the average price for gallon of regular unleaded gas in california is $3.88. in the bay area, prices in oakland are $3.86. san jose, is $3.87. san francisco drivers paying $3.97. >>> fewer people bought new homes last month. the latest sign that the struggling housing market is resisting rebound. they say new home sales fell 2% in pay. housing remains the weakest part of the economy. sales of new home have fallen 18% in two years since recession ended. >>> still ahead, an old school criminal is finally caught. federal agents use at new strategy to catch a former mob boss who was on the run for 16 years. >> the popular plan to run bart trains l

trouble for united airlines the federal aviation administration claims united transferred 13 employees to safety-sensitive positions before it received the results of their drug and alcohol tests. the faa says their random drug testing is not valid. >>> a man was killed in broad daylight by a hit-and-run driver in san francisco's mission district. police say a latino man his 40s was crossing mission street near 18th around 10:40 he was hit by a man driving a white van. witnesses say the chevy van may have front-end daniel. the man was driven by an african-american man who appeared to be in his 30s or 40s. a driver hurt in in suh crash in east palo alto faces charges. police say the 25-year-old driver rolled her suv when she tried to run away from police last night on pulgas avenue, killing a 22-year-old woman riding with her. >>> an eldly san francisco woman with alzheimer's disease is missing tonight. more than 24 hours after she was last seen at her home in the outer richmond. she was last seen near california street at 1:30 yesterday afternoon. her family says she speaks mandarin and understands almost no english. if anyone has any information about her wh

federal rule bans manufacturering, sale or resale of the drop-side cribs. it mandates more rigorous safety testing for all cribs. >>> makers of a controversial breast cancer drug are asking food and drug administrationnsider a ruling revoking it. the fda withdrew the approval of abotston last year because of a dangerous side effect. but the advocates say that it's one of the few treatments available for women with late stage breast cancer. fda approved the drug to treat other cancers but without fda approval, insurance will not cover the drug for breast cancer and a year's treatment can cost $100,000. >>> a new consumer study finds filling prescriptions in big-name pharmacies can be troubling or dangerous. consumer report sent secret shoppers in five pharmacies that you can see on the screen in new york. they had them fill prescriptions for the blood thinker. target received the best mark for clear labelling. only costco included required fda medication guide. all missed important warnings. they are asking for national prescription standards saying we know more about saying we know more about our breakfast cereals than  if you've tried to lose weight, you know it's hard to find a diet you can s

federal rule bans manufacturering, sale or resale of the drop-side cribs. it mandates more rigorous safety testing for all cribs. >>> makers of a controversial breast cancer drug are asking food and drug administration to reconsider a ruling revoking it. the fda withdrew the approval of abotston last year because of a dangerous side effect. but the advocates say that it's one of the few treatments available for women with late stage breast cancer. fda approved the drug to treat other cancers but without fda approval, insurance will not cover the drug for breast cancer and a year's treatment can cost $100,000. >>> a new consumer study finds filling prescriptions in big-name pharmacies can be troubling or dangerous. consumer report sent secret shoppers in five pharmacies that you can see on the screen in new york. they had them fill prescriptions for the blood thinker. target received the best mark for clear labelling. only costco included required fda medication guide. all missed important warnings. they are asking for national prescription standards saying we know more about our breakfast cereals than our medications. >>> we'll be right back with more. you can see has the average guy on the street e

section, none of the funds made available through this act to the food and drug administration may be used to any application of the federal food drug and cosmetic act for approval of engineered salmo nmp. mr. young: i'm from alaska and we have the finest wild salmon in the world. and we have people that are trying to -- trying to approve this act and they have geared salmon. that's not natural. and our goal, as we have a supply of natural wild salmon for the state of alaska. and for this nation, because i think it's crucially important in this day, we have all those that accuse us of having artificial things, you know, pesticides, et cetera. this is a good amendment. supported by both sides of the aisle. this is not just for alaska, but california and oregon. i'm a congressman from alaska. it is important we understand. -- i call it the frankenstein fish, should never be allowed in our markets. i have a group of individual alaska ands who make it to have this occur and be promoted by the federal government is wrong. i'm trying to save money but should never allow it to happen in the fishing industry. i reserve the balance

drugs, alcohol, murder and car crashes... combined. we have a lot more work to do. administration is going to start fining people who point lasers at aircraft. and the fines won't be cheap. >>> the federaltion is going to start fining people who point lasers at aircraft and the fines won't be cheap. those powerful lasers can temporarily blind pilots. people caught pointing them at planes could face fines as high as $11,000. last year, there were over 2800 laser-pointing incidents nationwide. >>> it caught the world's attention. a colorado family who told authorities their son floated away in a balloon. the incident captured on live television back in 2009 turns out the boy was never in the balloon. now the boy's parents say they plan to auction off that balloon. they want the money raised to go to earthquake and tsunami relief in japan. the parents spent time in jail. terms of their probation prohibit them from profiting from their story. >>> the cbs evening news is coming up tonight at 5:30. here's harry smith with a look at some of the stories they are working on for tonight. harry. >> reporter: hi, liz. the dow takes a big hit. do new numbers today indicate another economic slump on

century food and drug administration means better health, lower costs, longer lives, greater independence living, and more american jobs. it is a big deal. we should audit the federal reserve and find out who got our money? [applause] we should reform the federal reserve to take away the power to give money to banks and return it to the treasury where it can be inspected and looked at in public because no single person should have that level of power in a free society. [applause] in addition, we should amend the law to say to the federal reserve that your job is to protect the value of the dollar. it is the president and the congress that should focus on employment and economic growth. you protect the dollar. [applause] inflation is a terrible tax on the middle-class and on working and saving americans and is profoundly wrong to have your government cheap you by devaluing the dollar. [applause] finally, if you want this economy to grow again and you want to grow rapidly, you need an american energy policy and louisiana is the best case study. [applause] the obama administration is so anti-american energy, all laws and the bureaucracy and regulatory procedures are s

the federal aviation administration has proposed a nearly $600,000 civil penalty against united airlines for violating drugs that united failed to perform mandatory drug testing before transferring 13 people to safety-sensitive positions. united airlines has 30 days to respond to the faa. >>> well, talk about a slap in the face. you're barred from driving because you're a woman? how they're fighting the ban in saudi arabia. we'll talk about it with michael holmes, right after this. >>> a lot of women in saudi arabia are saying enough is enough! they're hitting the roads in cars as a protest against the ban against women drivers. here with us with his take on a protest that is also being driven by social media, of course, is michael holmes. so, let me just get this straight, it's not illegal for women to drive there, technically. >> no. >> there's no law on the books against it. >> there's no official law against it. it's a religious edict in saudi arabia. it's the only country in the world that has such an edict, as well. and the clerics and the conservatives there say women driving on their own, they've g

may be used by the department of agriculture, the food and drug administration, the commodity futures trading commission or any other federal agency receiving funds under this act to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles or any executive fleet or for any agency's fleet inventory accept in accordance with presidential memorandum. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. engel: thank you, mr. chairman. on may 24, president obama issued a memorandum of -- on federal fleet performance which requires that all new light duty vehicles in the federal fleet to be alternate fuel vehicles such as hybrid, electric, natural gas or biofuel by december 31, 2015. my amendment simply echoes the presidential memorandum by prohibiting funds in the agriculture appropriations bill from being used to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles, accept in accord with the president's memorandum. two weeks ago i introduced a similar amendment to the department of homeland security appropriations bill that was accepted by both parties and passed by voice vote unanimously. our transportation sector is by far the biggest reason w

federal bureaucracy. as the manager of his company he must administrator a random drug test to employees. as the only employee he must surprise himself with the drug test. as the manager he must take a course on giving drug tests. as the only worker. mr. greenspun notes all these requirements and steps don't just cost him money but cost the federal government since f.a.a. employees must ensure all these requirements are met. this is a small i illustration of how government makes the simple, complex and hurt both businesses and taxpayers. another reason why we need a smaller, less expensive federal government so that our private sector can grow again. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee rise? mr. cohen: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee is recognized for one minute. mr. cohen: thank you, mr. speaker. up to today i was concerned that my friends on the republican side were only trying to defeat great democratic programs of the 20th century. medicare

that passed unanimously resulted from a recent federal court case that had its genesis in the difficulty that the f.d.a., the food and drug administration and the patent office face when deciding how to calculate hatch-waxman deadlines. hatch-waxman law was a compromise between drug patent holders and generic manufacturers. under the waxman-hatch law, once a patent holder obtains a market approval, the mandate has 60 days -- the patent holder has 60 days to request the patent office to restore the patent terms time lost because of the f.d.a.'s long deliberating process eating up valuable patent rights. the citation for the case that i'm talking about is 731 federal supplement second 470. the court case found -- quote - "the f.d.a. treats submission to the f.d.a. received after its normal business hours differently than it creates communications from the agency after normal hours." when notice of f.d.a. approval is sent after normal business hours, the combination of the patent trade office's calendar day interpretation and its new counting method effectively deprives applicant of a portion of the 60-day filing period that congress expre

century food and drug administration means better health, lower-cost, longer lives, greater independence living, and better american jobs. it is a big deal. we should audit the federal gotrve movand figure out who our money. [applause] we should reform the federal reserve to take away the power to give money to banks and return it to the treasury where it could be expected and looked at in public, because no single person should have that level of power in a free society. in addition, we should amend law to say to the federal reserve, your job is to protect the value of the dollar. it is the president and congress that should focus on employment and economic growth. you protect the dollar. inflation is a terrible tax on the middle class and on working, saving americans and is profoundly wrong for your government to cheat you by devaluing the dollar maright out from under you. finally, you want this economy to grow again. you want to grow rapidly. you need an american energy policy, and louisiana is the best case study. [applause] the obama administration is so anti american energy, the law and grassy and procedures are so anti-american that all around us there is in