for hepatitis b, that would be the asian pacific islander population. for hepatitis c that would be our baby boomers as well as iv drug users and then also african-american population. and then the second study is also -- it's looking at hepatitis b specifically and it's testing, screening, and looking to care for those chronically infected with hepatitis b and the target population is foreign born asian pacific islanders. >> okay, thank you very much. >> sure. >> supervisor mar? >> i'd like to open up to public comment. there are any members of the public that would wish to comment on items numbers 1 or 2. seeing none, public comment is closed. supervisor mar. * >> i wanted to ask dr. sanchez, i know there is a very broad and strong help b free coalition and within the baby boomer population, which i'm a part as well * , i'm just wondering is there a similar coalition that works on hep b as well? >> yes, there is a hepatitis c task force that was convened by the previous mayor and we meet and try to appropriately target those high-risk population, the i

tell your doctor if you have had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections or have symptoms such as fevere, cough, or sores. you should not start humira if you have any kind of infection. ask your rheumatologist about humira, to help relieve your pain and stop further joint damage. >> live from the kgo broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> i am kristen sze. thank you very much for joining us. >> it is cold. >> really? again? we will check with mike nicco for the forecast. >> good morning, everyone. live doppler 7 hd shows how quiet it is. no radar returns. we will turn it over right now. >> guys, we have light traffic on the bay bridge. >> no issues southbound off the waldo grade and light traffic. no road work on the golden gate bridge this morning. just a couple of headlights. you have two lanes southbound direction and no issues here. fog free. westbound direction from antioch is good and 17-minute drive between hillcrest to 242. otherwise we are looking good with just road work and problem-free on the dumbarton bridge until 5:00. we have eastbound free with no road work happening rig

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tell your doctor if you're prone to infections, have cuts or sores, have had hepatitis b, have been treated for heart failure, or if you have symptoms such as persistent fever, bruising, bleeding, or paleness. [ phil ] get back to the things that matter most. ask your rheumatologist if enbrel is right for you. [ doctor ] enbrel, the number one biologic medicine prescribed by rheumatologists. >>> we're going to turn now to our consumer watchdog report tonight and to the brand new credit card surcharge, up to 4% now allowed in 40 states. what's behind it? and word tonight one major retailer telling "world news" they will not impose this fee. here's gio benitez. >> reporter: swiping your card might be the easiest way to shop, but starting right now, it might also be more expensive. stores can now legally charge you more money for using a credit card. as much as 4% more. stores have always had to pay a fee to let you swipe, but following a settlement with credit card companies, retailers can now pass that fee on to you. >> what would think if they added? >> i would be really upset. i wouldn't w

few days and plans to visit her. >> i want to tell her face to face that i came up positive for hepatitis "bat she needs to go to the clinic in jail. >> because they shot heroin together, there's a good chance katie could have hepatitis as well. in fact, she could have given the disease to chad. >> when you were using, did you ever share needles? >> with my husband, yes. i've slipped up a couple other times. in pittsburgh it was really hard to get needles. so i remember there was one needle between four of us. yeah. pretty gross. luckily, i don't have anything. i got tested here in jail. i was pretty worried. >> what did they test you for? >> hiv. i should probably, you know, get tested for hepatitis, but i don't think -- i don't think i have that. i was more worried about the hiv. >> coming up -- >> i don't know if he's been released. i put him down for visitation because he told me to put him down for 2:00 today. >> katie ellis waits for a visit that could alter her life. and michael garcia sees the daughters he's left behind. >> my dad's, like, he's the world to me, so it's like looking a

tell your doctor if you have had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections or have symptoms such as fevere, cough, or sores. you should not start humira if you have any kind of infection. ask your rheumatologist about humira, to help relieve pain and stop further joint damage before they stop you. >>> here on "mad money," i'm always telling you it's okay to speculate. put some money in high risk/high reward situations. usually single digit stocks that will be the head of the market that they don't appreciate. i talked about the money that you could have made betting single digit stocks like sprint, clear wire, nokia, supervalu. they were all written off at one point or another, including me. at one point or another just -- just today lowly dog best buy rose $2 or 16.38% on better than expected sales and research in motion was up really huge. another dog left for dead. i don't want all these moves to give you a sense that speculation is somehow ease where i. lots of single digit stocks can be dangerous. not enough to speculate. you have to speculate wisely. what dow mean by smart speculati

tell your doctor if you have had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections or have symptoms such as feverough, or sores. you should not start humira if you have any kind of infection. ask your rheumatologist about humira, to help relieve your pain and stop further joint damage. >> we are back . for that we go do andy. >> i am good, thanks. >> that's right we edited that part where we asked you how you were. >> yeah. to save time. >> yeah. >> now that you brought it up again. >> we made the whole segment go longer than it needed to be. >> we sure did, greg. >> maybe you shouldn't have responded to something that was out and we haven't that problem. >> watching cute videos makes you aggressive a. >> you said would to hold animals or immigrantings. >> he said althoughiens. >> i call it. illegal aliens. that counts mexico and space. >> will, you don't like the money spent on the study and you know we used to cure things like polio. the study aimed at curing polio and althiemers and cancer. that is for the super start genius that learned medical and scientific stuff. what about the rest of us,

tell your doctor if you have had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections or have symptoms such as fevergh, or sores. you should not start humira if you have any kind of infection ask your rheumatologist about humira, to help relieve your pain and stop further joint damag >> bret: some encouraging numbers tonight about housing. if you read between the lines they tell you something about the overall economy. chief washington correspondent james rosen interprets for us. >> the national association of realers reports that -- realtors reports while existing home sales dipped in december, such sales are up by december 2011 by 19.8%, with total sales in 2019 reaching the highest point in five years. among the reasons why, experts cited an improving jobs market. >> the driving factor,be of course, have to include the historically low mortgage rates. for those people who can qualify. the other factor is the household formation. many of the young adults who used to live with their parents are seeking out their own housing unit. >> a recent survey by the national association of home builders and w

tell your doctor if you have had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections or have symptoms such as fever, fatigue, cough, or sores. you should not start humira if you have any kind of infection. ask your rheumatologist about humira, to help relieve your pain and stop further joint damage. >>. >> neil: you wanted your hostages? give us our terrorists. that is deal islamic militants are making with america. fat chance that is going to happen but the more brazen the terrorists of getting more frequent the calls for a america's military to start intervening. should it. ron paul former republican congressman, presidential candidate says no, can very careful. congressman, what do you think of this? >> i think it would be foolish. i think what we've been doing for so many years has been foolish. think ought to try to understand what blow back is all about and what the c.i.a. has talked about and what michael cher has demonstrated in his work in the c.i.a. it's just way too much. it hurts us to no end. one of the points i made when i gave my last little talk on the house floor was that one of th

had tb, hepatitis b, had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections or have symptoms such as fever, fatiguecough, or sores. you should not start humira if you have any kind of infection. ask your rheumatologist about humira, to help relieve pain and stop further joint damage before they stop you. >> neil: a little more than a week after the president said that the nation apparently didn't have a spending problem we get this from his white house press secretary. >> deficit reduction s not a goal, a worth you goal unto itself. >> kate says that is the problem. the whole problem right there. amazing. absolutely amazing. >> i don't think it is that amazing, neil. this is what has been going on all along. what amazes she that republicans continue to be flabbergasted that the president has no intention whatsoever of talking about deficit reduction or containing spending or any sort of reasonable budgeting. the senate may be passing a budget. this president's goal and that of his press secretary and his to be treasury secretary lu is fundamental transformation. is what the misunderstanding here is

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tell your doctor if you're prone to infections, have cuts or sores, have had hepatitis b, have been treatedor heart failure, or if you have symptoms such as persistent fever, bruising, bleeding, or paleness. [ phil ] get back to the things that matter most. ask your rheumatologist if enbrel is right for you. [ doctor ] enbrel, the number one biologic medicine prescribed by rheumatologists. >>> another look now at the dangerous cold snap gripping more than a dozen states from the upper midwest to the northeast. at least four people have died. many cities are in minus and single-digit territory for the third consecutive days, some wind chills are plunging to 50 below zero. >> wow. >>> now for a look at the morning road conditions. snow makes for a slippery commute from the great lakes into western pen. upstate new york. wet roads around little rock and memphis. snowy passes in the cascades. >>> if you're flying, airport ke lays expected in seattle, san francisco, and detroit. >>> this morning, one man is charged with aggravated assault after a wild shooting incident at a community college in

have cuts or sores, have had hepatitis b, have been treated for heart failure, or if you have symptoms such as persistent fever, bruising, bleeding, or paleness. if you've had enough, ask your dermatologist about enbrel. >>> things that make you go hmm. honey boo boo is a trust fund baby. the family gets paid 15 to 20 grand per episode. it all goes into a trust fund. 15 grand sounds a bit low for such a popular show. millions of people watch it. you got to compare it to ashton kutcher's $700,000 an episode for "two and a half men" or the "jersey shore." $2 million each for the last season. sounds low to me. >> you got to redneckonize that's a lot of money in those parts. >> goes a long way. >> i know because my family is from those parts. thanks for watching. >> do you say redneckonized? >> thank you. >>> hi, everybody. good afternoon. welcome to the "closing bell." i'm maria bartiromo at the new york stock exchange. the market down today. todd, welcome back. >> happy new year. i'm tyler mathisen. bill griffin will be back with us tomorrow. in the markets now, let's look where the dow

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