hepatitis c. a few facts you may not be aware of. about 10% of people with hepatitis c have no known risk factors. why is that important? hepatitis c is a slowly progressive disease, usually 20 years after the infw*ex no symptoms. they show up at a liver clinic, very sick, with cirrhosis, needing a transplant. how did they get it? as i said, they had no risk factors. these were basically if people going about normal life. they could be your children. your grand children. people who might have gotten stuck at a playground, in a sandbox. could be an adult cleaning up outside their house who got an inadvertent needle stick, didn't notice it and 20 years later show up needing a liver transplant. hepatitis c costs about $80,000 to treat. liver transplant, depenting on who your insurer is, $500,000, plus or minus. and then you have a shortened life span. taking immuno suppressive drugs for the rest of your life at great cost and considerable risk. getting these needles off the street is imperative. a pr

hepatitis c costs about $80,000 to treat.er transplant, depenting on who your insurer is, $500,000, plus or minus. and then you have a shortened life span. taking immuno suppressive drugs for the rest of your life at great cost and considerable risk. getting these needles off the street is imperative. a programme like the safe injection sites will help. probably won't help thousands of people in the year, but one or two innocent people, like your children, or your grandchildren, may be protected by a programme like this. thank you. >> thank you. next, please. and you can actually all line up within the aisle so it will be a little easier. >> like being at the airport back there. hi, i'm holly bradford. san francisco drug use union. we talk about should we come here or not shz because we pretty much know how you're all going to vote. but we wanted to come here from the drug users union out of respect for you guys to say thank you for your bravery, for your willingness to care about the health and drug users in the city of san

it's hepatitis c. hep c can hide in the body for years without symptoms. left untreated it can lead to liver damage, even liver cancer. the only way to know if you have hep c is to ask your healthcare provider for the simple blood test. if you have hep c, it can be cured. for us, it's time to get tested. it's the only way to know for sure. >>> well remember this. the sight of dry lakes and cracked ground. that could return to california this year. but some say the situation is not actually that dire. newly released data today show for the first time in months three california counties fall into the superiority drought category shone shown in this map in orange. and today snow survey found the snow pack at 14% of average statewide only at 2%. abc 7 news reporter david louie lass more. >> the ten rest invoices operated bile water district range from 10 to 44% of capacity. they're primed to capture run off from the snow melt. but stretches of sun and warm temperatures have people wondering about another drought. a drought means a water supply shortage. >> we

hepatitis c drugs, right now there are millions of people in this country who can't get access to those drugs because they're just too expensive. they cure hepatitis c, we could wipe it out but the drug companies who own the drugs, has priced it out of reach for many programs, especially public programs and we have folks who could be cured who aren't because the price is too high. >> what about the access to pain medication and the impact that the effort to cut down on opioid has had on patients who use it correctly and need it? >> guest: i am not an expert on opioid addiction. i believe we need better steps to track the distribution of this drugs, how they're getting into people's hands, prescribing patterns by doctors, dispensing patterns by pharmacies to get a better handle, and then people who have addiction need appropriate treatment and that could be treatment at treatment centers, could be drugs to help wean people up a of addictive drugs. we need both of those things. we need to make sure we're cracking down on the supply and also supporting the people who are trying to fight th

hepatitis c, veterans have a bigger incidence of it. about 18 months ago there were close to 160,000 veterans with hepatitis c. we are soon going to be at 20,000 or less. we are going to be the first system in the country that is targeted this disease and going to eliminate it from the entire population of veterans. everyone who wants to be treated, and that's the way that you focus our resources to make sure we're doing right things by veterans. the governor talked about the opioid crisis. we are the only system in the country who publishes our opioid use rates. i want you guys to get your hospitals and your doctor groups to publish their prescribing rates. v.a. is doing it. go to our website. you can click on any one of your sites, any v.a., and you can see the opioid prescription rates. i know who the highest in the country is. i know who the lowest in the country is. you should know where your v.a. hospitals are and your other facilities. this is really important that we get this right for veterans but also for all americans. the fi

if you have invented the hepatitis c drug, and got something that is unique, that is understandable. all of the drugs don't fit into that category. that is more complicated with hepatitis c and how you have to take it, how they have to recover costs. when these companies talk about r&d, how much of it do they actually do? or did they buy it from a -- papery, then charge the university, but also claim r&d. there are massive things that have to be done. you have a guy in there who will understand the system, i hope so. drugs, they are critical. mental illness, diabetes, whatever it is. we have to get cost control on these things. and my optimistic about congress getting this done? they got used to say to me, don't tell me, show me. bill is optimistic, i don't want to talk, i want action. one alexander murray to be called up. i want him to pass on a bipartisan basis. i want to see the insurance market stabilize before more people get hurt. do i think they are ready to do it? let's take a vote as to what you think. >> do you support adding work requirements to medicaid? for governor kasi

if you invented the hepatitis c drug and that is understandable. all the drugs don't fit into that category and that is more complicated with hepatitis c and how they recover their costs. how much r&d did they actually do? or did they buy the r&d from the university and charge the university and claim r&d? mess of things need to be done. a guy who is going to tackle this and understand the system, mental illness, diabetes, whatever it is, we need to get cost control on this. and i optimistic about congress getting this done. don't tell me, show me. i don't want to talk. i want action. i want alexander murray to pass on a bipartisan basis, the insurance market stabilize before more people get hurt. do i think they're ready to do it? let's take a vote in this room as to what you think? >> do you support adding work requirements in medicaid in the state legislature? >> it is okay with me because many vulnerable people are exempted and there is a sense and i share it that i go to work, i struggle, my wife working, my husband working extra shifts or wha

they cure hepatitis c. we could wipe it out. the drug company who own those drugs, principally gilead, has priced it out of reach for many programs especially public , programs. we have folks that could be cured, who aren't being cured because the price is too high. host: what about the access to pain medication and the impact that the efforts to cut down on opioids has had on patients who use it correctly and need it? guest: i am not an expert on opioid addiction. and i believe that we need steps, better steps to track the distribution of drugs, how are they getting into people's hands, prescribing patterns, dispensing patterns by pharmacies and people who have addiction need appropriate treatment. that could be treatment at treatment centers, drugs that help wean people off of addictive drugs, we need both those things. we need to make sure we're cracking down on the supply and supporting people who are trying to fight their addiction. host: the group is patients for affordable drugs, patient theforaffordabledrugs.org, david m

it's hepatitis c. hep c can hide in the body for years without symptoms. left untreated it can lead to liver damage, even liver cancer. the only way to know if you have hep c is to ask your healthcare provider for the simple blood test. if you have hep c, it can be cured. for us, it's time to get tested. it's the only way to know for sure. for us, it's time to get tested. at&t has a network with thousands of best-in-class security experts. which means... more of the eye balls you want watching the network... & less of the ones you don't... more experts preventing security issues & less security threats impacting our customers. more of a highly secure network with more security products available for further protection & less per month than comcast for business internet. switch to at&t internet for business. more & less - that's the power of &. >>> new details from oakland where one of the two people shot this afternoon has died. sky 7 was over 45g9 and market streets after shots were reported fired around 1:00. the victim walked into dhirn's hospital and a

it's hepatitis c. hep c can hide in the body for years without symptoms. left untreated it can lead to liver damage, even liver cancer. the only way to know if you have hep c is to ask your healthcare provider for the simple blood test. if you have hep c, it can be cured. for us, it's time to get tested. it's the only way to know for sure. >>> now to the winter olympics in south korea. this is a live picture now from outside the winner games in pyeongchang. we hope we'll bring that up for you. there it is. the action is under way ahead of the friday opening ceremony. and the story lines, the plots, heroes, legends and heart break are all starting to emerge. here is abc news reporter alex stone. >> reporter: as we approach the opening ceremony, eye here in pyeongchangs narratives are starting to set. north and south korea competing aund neutral flag. the russians officially under close scrutiny after banned as a country following the doping scandal at the 2014 olympics. the athletes who tested clean are allowed to:compete. but if any russian wins gold they'

it's hepatitis c. hep c can hide in the body for years without symptoms. left untreated it can lead to liver damage, even liver cancer. the only way to know if you have hep c is to ask your healthcare provider for the simple blood test. if you have hep c, it can be cured. for us, it's time to get tested. it's the only way to know for sure. >>> what's more important, privacy or security? that's the question being posed in alameda, and there is no clear answer tonight. the city wants to buy and install license plate readers. >> abc 7 news reporter laura anthony spoke with people on both sides of the debate. >> reporter: there could be a new feature coming to the webster tube that connects oakland to alameda, license plate readers. >> this is trying to reduce a recent spike in property crimes. >> reporter: police chief paul roleri says crime is up 12% this past year, two-thirds of that driven by burglaries, car break-ins, and robberies. now he wants his city to spend $500,000 for 13 fixed license plate readers. mounted on the major bridges and tunnels that le

harvoni is a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. it's been prescribed to more than a quarter million people. and is proven to cure up to 99% of patients who've have had no prior treatment with 12 weeks. certain patients can be cured with just 8 weeks of harvoni. before starting harvoni, your doctor will test to see if you've ever had hepatitis b, which may flare up and cause serious liver problems during and after harvoni treatment. tell your doctor if you've ever had hepatitis b, a liver transplant, other liver or kidney problems, hiv or any other medical conditions and about all the medicines you take including herbal supplements. taking amiodarone with harvoni can cause a serious slowing of your heart rate. common side effects of harvoni include tiredness, headache and weakness. ready to let go of hep c? ask your hep c specialist about harvoni. sometimes you need an expert. i got it. and sometimes those experts need experts. on it. [ crash ] and sometimes the expert the expert needed needs insurance expertise. it's all good. stev

harvoni is a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. it's been prescribed to more than a quarter million people. and is proven to cure up to 99% of patients who've have had no prior treatment with 12 weeks. certain patients can be cured with just 8 weeks of harvoni. before starting harvoni, your doctor will test to see if you've ever had hepatitis b, which may flare up and cause serious liver problems during and after harvoni treatment. tell your doctor if you've ever had hepatitis b, hiv or any other medical conditions and about all the medicines you take including herbal supplements. taking amiodarone with harvoni can cause a serious slowing of your heart rate. common side effects of harvoni include tiredness, headache and weakness. ready to let go of hep c? ask your hep c specialist about harvoni. >>> up, up and away. space x is a step closer to providing low cost broad band internet access. a falcon 9 lifted off from the vandenberg air force base. onboard the demonstrations satellites for the planned satellite constellation called s

harvoni is a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. it's been prescribed to more than a quarter million people. and is proven to cure up to 99% of patients who've have had no prior treatment with 12 weeks. certain patients can be cured with just 8 weeks of harvoni. before starting harvoni, your doctor will test to see if you've ever had hepatitis b, which may flare up and cause serious liver problems during and after harvoni treatment. tell your doctor if you've ever had hepatitis b, a liver transplant, other liver or kidney problems, hiv or any other medical conditions and about all the medicines you take including herbal supplements. taking amiodarone with harvoni can cause a serious slowing of your heart rate. common side effects of harvoni include tiredness, headache and weakness. ready to let go of hep c? ask your hep c specialist about harvoni. >>> religious leaders and politicians are mourning the death of reverend billy graham. he died today at his home in north carolina. he was known as america's pastor but his influence reach

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one thing people are trying to get a hold of is the future of its hepatitis c franchise. the stock went down after-hours. potentially under 2018 forecast. big questionfor gilead of course is how are they going to return to growth and a lot of that could potentially come from m and a. gilead says it's going the repatriate $28 billion in crash this year. a big question people have is what are they potentially going to by. gilead and gel gene have been the most aggressive management teams talking about m and a this year and celgene just did two big deals. gale yad was asked about the technologies he wanted to bring in jeeb editing companies, he highlighted four companies, all between 1.4 and $2 billion in market cap they named blue bird by yoes and spark therapeutics both in one time gene therapy treatments intercept. they are in liver diseases and biomarin a bigger company in liver disease. these are all names that gilead is potentially looking at. >> we will let you get back on the phone. let's trade it pete najarian. >> we knew what was going on this, hepatitis c was goin

harvoni is a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. it's been prescribed to more than a quarter million people. and is proven to cure up to 99% of patients who've have had no prior treatment with 12 weeks. certain patients can be cured with just 8 weeks of harvoni. before starting harvoni, your doctor will test to see if you've ever had hepatitis b, which may flare up and cause serious liver problems during and after harvoni treatment. tell your doctor if you've ever had hepatitis b, a liver transplant, other liver or kidney problems, hiv or any other medical conditions and about all the medicines you take including herbal supplements. taking amiodarone with harvoni can cause a serious slowing of your heart rate. common side effects of harvoni include tiredness, headache and weakness. ready to let go of hep c? ask your hep c specialist about harvoni. >>> breaking news tonight. special counsel robert mueller has filed another series of criminal charges against former trump campaign chair paul manafort. today's indictment accuses manafor

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days and plans to visit her. >> i want to tell her face to face that i came up positive for hepatitis "b" and "cneeds 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 at

harvoni is a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c.ore than a quarter million people. and is proven to cure up to 99% of patients who've have had no prior treatment with 12 weeks. certain patients can be cured with just 8 weeks of harvoni. before starting harvoni, your doctor will test to see if you've ever had hepatitis b, which may flare up and cause serious liver problems during and after harvoni treatment. tell your doctor if you've ever had hepatitis b, a liver transplant, other liver or kidney problems, hiv or any other medical conditions and about all the medicines you take including herbal supplements. taking amiodarone with harvoni can cause a serious slowing of your heart rate. common side effects of harvoni include tiredness, headache and weakness. ready to let go of hep c? ask your hep c specialist about harvoni. >> ♪ >> now on "action news," flu fears rising in the delaware valley. local cases are hitting record numbers. >> ulta, betrayal. popular beauty chain is accused of selling used makeup to unsuspecting customers. >>

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harvoni is a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c.s been prescribed to more than a quarter million people. and is proven to cure up to 99% of patients who've have had no prior treatment with 12 weeks. certain patients can be cured with just 8 weeks of harvoni. before starting harvoni, your doctor will test to see if you've ever had hepatitis b, which may flare up and cause serious liver problems during and after harvoni treatment. tell your doctor if you've ever had hepatitis b, a liver transplant, other liver or kidney problems, hiv or any other medical conditions and about all the medicines you take including herbal supplements. taking amiodarone with harvoni can cause a serious slowing of your heart rate. common side effects of harvoni include tiredness, headache and weakness. ready to let go of hep c? ask your hep c specialist about harvoni. >>> hey there, good day, everyone, i'm alex witt in new york at msnbc world headquarters. here's what's happening. >>> beyond dispute. that's how president trump's security adviser spoke about

it's hepatitis c. hep c can hide in the body for years without symptoms. left untreated it can lead to liver damage, even liver cancer. the only way to know if you have hep c is to ask your healthcare provider for the simple blood test. if you have hep c, it can be cured. for us, it's time to get tested. it's the only way to know for sure. >>> most gutsy play calling in super bowl history is what espn is saying about doug pederson just two years in the job he out coached, the great owes of all time, and here's doug with angelo cataldi on wip. >> doug, did you ever think this would happen to you? >> i did. >> i did, difficult. i didn't think would it happen in year two but, you know, angelo, listen if i don't get in this business not wanting to win this super bowl, i will go do something else. that is just why i coach. this is why i teach. this is why i lead this team. it is for moments like this. if i don't have that confidence, how am i going to show that to the team that we can win the super bowl. you know, obviously now the challenge is, trying to repea

it's hepatitis c. hep c can hide in the body for years without symptoms. left untreated it can lead to liver damage, even liver cancer. the only way to know if you have hep c is to ask your healthcare provider for the simple blood test. if you have hep c, it can be cured. for us, it's time to get tested. it's the only way to know for sure. >>> ♪ national anthem >>> that was really a boot fill moment. >> yes, earlier today here on the art museum steps. >> a stirring rendition of the national anthem, fire works, included, and i would probably say, that since we wrapped up, three hours of people here, everybody is on the move. >> would i say so. >> either on the move or they found themselves, you know, and they found themselves, you know. >> a nice stop over. >> exactly. >> exactly. >> a little fly over along the way. >> lets go to alexandria hoff, she's checking on mass transit for us, alex. >> yeah, you know, it was cramped quarters out here for a while but things have been clearing out a great deal and since then, they have released at 7:00 their market fr

. >> did you get stuck with these disposed needles, you can get hiv, hepatitis c, hepatitis b. >> dr. lee riley is infectious disease expert at berkeley. >> fecal matter could get in the air. >> it can be deadly for trirn. dr. riley has researched the dirtiest slums in the world. parts of san francisco may now be worse. >> much higher than what we see in places like brazil or kenya or india. >> the neighborhoods we surveyed include the notorious tenderloin, but also popular tourist spots like union square and major hotels. the area also includes city hall, schools, playgrounds and a police station. we took hundreds of photos and videos. along the way we spotted several people shooting up. this woman walked right up to my producer, before going to the bathroom on the street. >> unacceptable, absolutely unacceptable. >> reporter: san francisco's supervisor hillary ronan is fed up. >> we're losing tourists, we're losing conventions in san francisco. all of this is happening because we aren't addressing the root cause. we don't invest enough money in our temporary shelter system. >> ronan

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harvoni is a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c.ed to more than a quarter million people. and is proven to cure up to 99% of patients who've have had no prior treatment with 12 weeks. certain patients can be cured with just 8 weeks of harvoni. before starting harvoni, your doctor will test to see if you've ever had hepatitis b, which may flare up and cause serious liver problems during and after harvoni treatment. tell your doctor if you've ever had hepatitis b, a liver transplant, other liver or kidney problems, hiv or any other medical conditions and about all the medicines you take including herbal supplements. taking amiodarone with harvoni can cause a serious slowing of your heart rate. common side effects of harvoni include tiredness, headache and weakness. ready to let go of hep c? ask your hep c specialist about harvoni. >>> nba star lebron james at the center of a heated debate over whether celebrity athletes should get political. >> he's being criticized by fox news host laura ingraham. she's explaining her comments. eva p

they cure hepatitis c. we can wipe it out. but the drug companies who own those drugs, gilead, has priced it out of reach for public programs. we have folks but could be cured, but aren't because the price is too high. host: what about the access to pain medication and the impact that the efforts to cut down on opioids has had on patients who use it correctly and need it? i am not an expert on opioid addiction. believe that we need better steps to track the distribution of these drugs, how they are getting into people's hands, prescribing patterns by doctors, dispensing patterns by pharmacies, so we can get a better handle on it. people who have addiction need appropriate treatment area that could be treatment -- people who have addiction need appropriate treatment. we can take them off of different drugs. we need to make sure they are cracking down on the supplies, but also supporting people who are trying to fight their addiction. host: the group is patients for affordable drugs. patients444 drugs.org. thank you for your tim

it's hepatitis c. hep c can hide in the body for years without symptoms.ted it can lead to liver damage, even liver cancer. the only way to know if you have hep c is to ask your healthcare provider for the simple blood test. if you have hep c, it can be cured. for us, it's time to get tested. it's the only way to know for sure. marianne: i'm marianne rafferty. the world famous parade has already begun in new orleans. the endymion has groin to one of the largest parades in the city. mardi gras kicks off on fat tuesday, february 13. the vice president caused a bit after stir in south korea. refusing to stand for the korean team during the opening ceremony. i'm marianne rafferty. now back to "justice with judge jeanine." jeanine." judge jeanine: a blowout battle on "the view" about rob porter's resignation. >> we are talking about the abuse of a woman. >> we are talking about kelly. >> you are laughing. >> we are laughing at him being shocked. >> it's very serious. as a republican i'm offended. >> as a democrat i'm offended by republicans. judge jeanine: i do

about 18 months ago there were close to 160,000 veterans with hepatitis c. atare are soon going to be 20,000 or less. we are going to be the first system in the country that has targeted this disease and going to eliminated from the entire population of veterans. you focus your resources, to make sure we are doing right things by veterans. we are again the only system in -- iountry who publishes want you guys to get your hospitals and your doctor groups to publish your prescribing rates. you can click on any one of your sites and you can see the opioid prescription rates. i know who the highest in the country is, i know who the lowest in the country is. you should know where you're v.a. hospitals are and other facilities, because this is important that we get this right for veterans but also for all americans. the fifth and final priority is to prevent suicide. 20 veterans a day take their life through suicide. a number that is unacceptable to you, unacceptable to me. if veterans get their care in the v.a. system, it saves lives. take a look at the bottom li

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all three of them contracted hepatitis c and turned yellow. eventually though, my dad's fever dissipated and he was moved to another camp called the plantation. this is a picture that shows a propaganda photo. so every once in a while, the north vietnamese would choose a few men and take them out and clean them up a little bit and pose them for a picture that they could send around the world to show the world how decently they were treating the american prisoners. this was another thing that the prisoners had to go through that maybe is not talked about as much as it should be because it was real psychological warfare. of course, they hated it because they were forced to smile. they were forced to look like they were having a great time at summer camp. and if they didn't do it, it would be more torture. in this particular photo, they are making a dinner, some kind of dinner. this is my dad here. on the regular though, they only received about one bath a week, and that was -- basically consisted of sitting in a concrete cistern and the guard wo

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