mallinckrodt is no exception.er, there's another piece of the puzzle, something company-specific, the aftermath of the questcore acquisition. it was already a company that was truly embroiled in controversy. que questcore had one drug whose price went to $23,000 a vial back in 2007, after rebranding it as a specialty drug. mallinckrodt liked that acktar had 19 different uses. but even at the time of the acquisition there were questions whether insurance companies would continue to provide reimbursement for it, especially after that jack-up in price. then there was legislation over the generic version, tenactin. mallinckrodt is now caught up in the political firestorm over drug price increases. there's a sense these prices will be rolled back because of an angry congress and candidates for president, including hillary clinton. mallinckrodt nevertheless decided to plow through and buy questcore, closed on the deal in august of last year. at the time mallinckrodt's ceo came on the show and told us he thought their ma

government and at no time did mallinckrodt own any uranium or its by-products. the atomic energy commission, which hired the clean-up company, no longer exists, so we're seeking comment from the department of energy and, scott, we will continue to follow this story. >> pelley: vinita, thank you very much. vinita nair. today the u.s. and russia agreed on ways to keep their warplanes separated other -- over syria. the agreement sets up a hot line between the forces. the u.s. and russia are supporting opposite sides in the syrian civil war. thousands of refugees fleeing that war and the war in afghanistan are now being pursued by winter. in eastern europe, many are stranded in slovenia, cold and hungry, after croatia and hungary closed their borders. the refugees' destination is western europe. desperate parents are now breaking up their families to save their children. charlie d'agata reports that refuge in sweden. >> reporter: the ferry from germany broke through the gloom of a thick morning fog, leaving behind the heavy shroud of danger and uncertainty. among th

it is early in the process and mallinckrodt tells us the company worked under the and d no time did mallinckrodt own any uranium for byproducts. the atomic commission that hired the companies no longer exists so we are seeking comment from the depapament of energy. scott, w w will continue to vol low this story. vinita nair. >>> canada took a left turn last night. justin trudeau and the liberal party rode in on a landslide. the new prime minister is the son of pierre trudeau who held the job from the '60s to the '80s. justin trudeau is 43. he ran on promises to tackle climate change. boost the economy and legalize marijuana. >>> if you are ever late f f a plane, don't do this. a security camera caught mark remar running on to the tarmac in denver in august as his plane backed out. it looks like he tried to talk the tug driver into stopping the plane. remar might be explaining he was trying to get to his high school union. police. and yesterday, he was sentenced to two years probation. >>> a lot of people trying to catch a space ship, caused major movie ticket web sites to crash. here is what's l

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set tag: several residents have filed a class action lawsuit against mallinckrodt and other companies that handled the uranium. it's very early in t t legal process and mallinckrodt told us " the company worked under the direction of the u-s government ... and at no time did mallincrodt own any uranium or its by products." the department of energy was responsible for hiring the companies to clean up these sites....and government officials there e ve agreed to talk with us in the near future. scott, we will continue to follow this story. the american cancer society released new guidelines on mammograms. up next in your healthwatch... for most women. today will be partly cloudy to mostly cloudy with a slight chance of sprinkles and a high of 68. tomorrow will start out cloudy but rain will move in around midday and continue throughout the night and all day friday. temperatures will be back in the 60's for the rest of the week and continue to drop during the weekend into theeginning of the week next week. after a dry weekend we will see rain return to siouxlanb on dropping into the 50's,

valeant pain is stretching to other specialty pharmaceutical companies, allergan, horizon pharma, mallinckrodt and mylan. >> so those other companies would be declining on the concern that they might have similar relationships with specialty pharmacies as is alleged in valeant's case? >> that's right. there's been a lot of digging into the use of specialty pharmacies. valeant, of course, was subpoenaed by two attorneys general over its patient access programs, and so folks just kind of nervous about the use of these specialty pharmacies. however -- >> and what was wrong with cvs or walgreen's? >> the specialty pharmacies are used by these companies as a way to basically streamline the process of getting patients their drugs which sounds good but what some people say is that it enables companies to keep the high costs high, provide co-pay assistance to patients so they don't feel the high price of those drugs. that's not illegal, but some of the things being raised in this short seller report today claim that in its relationships isr l valeant is shifting money around. >> sorry to be dumb. >> i