drugs. 60 companies raised prices o almost 300 drugs in the first two days of the year, including humi, armour thyroid and oxycontin. the average hike is 6.3%,ne ly three times the rate of fl i inflation. >> drug companies raise prices simply because they can. >> foravid mitchell, the outrage is personal and al professi he needs almost $300,000 worth of medications a year to fight of cancer. >> pple are hurting and want the elected o this country to make changes to get this drug pricing situation under control. >> president tru promised action soon. g >> we'veone through a big process. i think you're going to see a emendous reduction in drug . pric o this month the industry trade group says spendin medical sin is increasing at its slowest right in years. >> what is actually paid for dicine, the net price for the medicine is much lower than the initial list price because o scounts and rebates negotiated in the marketplace. >> prince dge sorgeet'shing abe high prices. adership will announc support to create a prescription drug fordability board. the board will review and establish afford

ra don't start humi if you have an infection. woman: help stop the clock on further irreversible joint damage. talk to your rheumatologist. right here. right now. mira. >>> if you're just joining us now as we hit 4:45, let's get you caught upith four things to know. >> we continue to track the snow falling around the washington region. storm team 4 shows the snow coming down in lots ofplaces, expected to continue through the evening and most places will see from a coating to a few inches further north of the district. > keeping an eye on the roads as well. look here at these pictures, this is westbound i-66 in centerville. everyone got a jump on their ride home, theoutbound lanes are jammed. we'rele tracking all the tro spots at the top of the hour. >>> in prince george's county, the rainve mixing to all snow within the last hour. this is a look at conditions in college park right now. schools in the countylosed two hours early today because of the snow. >>> don't fget your pets in this cold weather, bring them inside when it's b