with that, i'd like to introduce today's witness, mark miller, the executive director of the payment commission, welcome back. and before i recognize ranking member levin for an opening statement, i ask unanimous consent that all members statement's be included in the record. with that, i recognize ranking member mr. levin. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman and it's a pleasure for us to work with you. and your colleagues and to you, dr. miller, thanks for joining us today. and for the important role that med pack plays in informing medicare policy. we've had a chance to look at your report. maybe not read each page the long one b, but an excellent executive summary. and unfortunately, as mr. teaberry and i have discussed, this is the first hearing of this subcommittee. and i regret that we did not have an earlier hear iing on th consequenceal health legislation that the republicans introduced and passed. that bill as we know would have taken away coverage from 24 million americans. while handing out nearly $1 trillion in tax cuts for the wealthy. indeed, the very wealthy incorpora

with that i'd like to introduce today's witness, mark miller, the executive director of the medicare payment advisory commission, medpac. welcome back, mr. miller. before i recognize ranking member levin for an opening statement, i'd ask unanimous consent that all members' written statements be included in the record. without objection. i recognize mr. levin. mr. levin: thank you very much, mr. chairman. it's a pleasure for us to work with you and to your colleagues. and to you, dr. miller, thanks for joining us today. and for the important role that medpac plays in informing medicare policy. we've had a chance to look at your report, maybe not read each page along one but an excellent executive summary. and unfortunately, as mr. tiberi and i discussed, this is the first hearing of this subcommittee. and i regret that we did not ve an earlier hearing on the consequential health legislation that the republicans introduced and passed. that bill, as we know, would have taken away coverage from 24 million americans while handing out nearly $1 trillion in tax cuts primarily for the wealthy

members heard from mark miller, head of the medicare payment d advisory commission, which is an independent agency that advices congress on policy issues affecting the pral federal program. this is about 90 minutes. >>> good afternoon. excuse me, the first hearing of the health subcommittee ways and means will come to order as members are aware, the full subcommittee organized this year ratified our subcommittee assignments. however, i'd like to take the opportunity to substance abuse member

mark: only matt miller could get cars and toyota into a g7 conversation.s you say, many have addressed trade. part of it is so tricky because greases and they are. in the subject of greece, what has been said? an interesting solution floated by some of the ministers , the possibility of a debt swap. the imf has to be on board for a debt deal to be done with greece , and the european commissioner with whom i spoke last night says he is optimistic they will have a deal by may 22, the eurogroup meeting in brussels. the imf is very much a stickler for things like repayment schedules and budget forecasts. when some people are thinking about doing is swapping out eu debt from the esm for imf debt. it's lower interest rate and also making the imf feel a little lighter as far as their debt load is concerned. maybe with that, they can get on board. >> we need the imf on board, we want the imf on board and the imf is involved. it includes all institutions, meaning as well ourselves -- the commission, the ecb, the central and of course, the imf. the imf is a partner

mark: matt, good to see you. matt miller reporting from frankfurt. vonnie: let's check in now on first word news. emma: and south korea, centrist korean presidential candidate has exceeded -- has accepted defeat. he has accepted the people's choice. liberal candidate has won the election ending nine years of conservative rule. former replace the president who was arrested in march. a group of retired u.s. military officers have asked james madison -- retired general james mattis to stand firm in defending climate change. he is -- they are being called president trump to hold it paris climate records. scentedtences have been -- life sentences had been given to the man who attacked a nightclub in turkey. that is according to turkey's state-run news agency. the islamic state claims -- claimed responsibility for that attack. in the u.k., companies are finding it harder and harder to find workers, and brexit maybe making it worse. that is according to the recruitment federation. lackeport warns that the of clarity about immigration rules is putting off so

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miller, thanks very much. today president trump marked the national day of prayer by announcing plans to travel to israel, saudi arabia, and the vatican. he also signed an executive order meant to allow churches to get more deeply involved in politics. but what's on paper doesn't match his rhetoric. margaret brennan has more on that. >> no american should be forced to choose between the dictates of the federal government and the tenets of their faith. >> reporter: president trump's order falls short of the promises he made to social conservatives. >> get rid of and totally destroy the johnson amendment. >> reporter: as recently as february, mr. trump said he would lift the ban on religious organizations from endorsing political candidates, a 1950's era law named for lyndon johnson, but that would require an act of today's executive order only signals to the i.r.s. that it should not aggressively enforce the law, even though mr. trump in his remarks went further. >> this executive order directs the i.r.s. not to unfairly target churches and religious organizations for political speech. >> reporter: religious non

the man who stabbed miller is seen wearing a black beanie. ( mark ) the defense has rested in the penaltyphase of the trial for the man convicted of killing sierra lamar. now the trial for antolin garcia-torres shifts to closing arguments. in a surprise move...the defense rested without re-calling a police investigator to the stand. that witness' credibility had been called into question after it was revealed he gave false testimony in another murder case. defense attorneys say they decided not to call him because they may pursue a new trial for garcia-torres. jury deliberations are expected to begin next week. (darya) the city of oakland is closer to a settlement over a widespread sex scandal in its police department. the city attorney is recommending paying out close to one million dollars to jasmine abuslin. she is the young woman at the center of the scandal. she had sued the city for 66-million dollars claiming that oakland police officers exploited her. the investigation led oakland to go through three police chiefs. four current or former officers are also facing charges in the sca

michelle miller, thanks very much. >>> today president trump marked the national day of prayer by announcinga and the vatican. he also signed an executive order meant to allow churches to get more deeply involved in politics. but what's on paper doesn't match his rhetoric. margaret brennan has more on that. >> no american should be forced to choose between the dictates of the federal government and the ten enets of their faith. >> reporter: his order falls short of the promises he made to conservative. >> get rid of and totally destroy johnson amendment. fe reporter: as recently as the ban on religious organizations from endorsing political candidates, a 1950s era law named for lyndon johnson, but that would require an act of congress. today's executive order only signals to the irs this it should not aggressively enforce the law, even though mr. trump in his remarks went further. >> this executive order directs the irs not to unfairly target churches and religious organizations for political speech. >> reporter: religious nonprofits also wanted exemptions from obamacare provisions mandating

. >> matthew miller, let me try this on you, if mark met with the russian ambassador and said my mother-in-law is about to become president and i'd like to set up a line of communications, let's get this out of the normal channels, we can use your server in effect, imagine our discussion tonight. >> yeah. there would be impeachment hearings on the hill. there are seven committees that investigated benghazi. can only imagine how much would be investigating this. i any the problem with jared kushner's conduct is concealment, that's the problem over and over again. when they had the meeting with the russian ambassador brought them in through the back door not the front door the way other visitors have came so publicly. he didn't report it. said it was a over sight. it's hard to under what he requested that it was actually an over sight. we now find out he asked for this secret channel and found out he had three other discussions with the russian ambassador dating back to april that didn't report those either. so it is a pattern of concealment. when investigators see someone concealing something t

miller and myself. manus: we will bring you full cal coverage followed by governor mark carney's press conference.minutes later. matt, take it away. matt: i wanted to point out to any of our viewers with bloomberg, tv is a great way to watch this program, and really experience any of the bloomberg media outlook, because you can click on to the interactive tv box to watch us and to participate in the conversation, but you can listen to bloomberg radio here or follow even coverage. very important for bloomberg users, and it really helps us work together as well. it is an incredibly interactive function. now, deutsche post failed to deliver. we have been telling you this morning, missing estimates in the first quarter. we are going tuesday with the ceo, frank appel, at 8:45. just of human it, u.k. time, to discuss what happened, why, and the outlook for the future. investors need to tune in. this is bloomberg. ♪ manus: 8:24 a.m. in london. 8:40 4 a.m. in london. juliette saly with first word news. juliette. juliette: mattis, the european commission sent a letter to the u.s. government regarding

miller is in frankfurt. what are we watching question mark the china crunch. cuts beijing's rating for the first time since 1989. the markets have ignored the move. is chinese debt the elephant in the room or is the rating agency overreacting question mark threat level critical. theresa may warns of -- that further attacks could be imminent following the suicide bomber in register. what will this mean for u.s. shale question mark we will speak to former bush energy .nergy -- official the ecbam here for review. we will not expect much about monetary policy. that is on everyone's mind as lieutenanti's to top seem to disagree on how the ecb or when the ecb should start to normalize its policy. we will hear about the ecb's outlook for the eurozone growth and inflation and maybe get an update on the target and how the ecb thinks it's monetary policy is holding up. guy: mario draghi speaking in spain later. that could be a key discussion point. let's talk about where we sit with the markets. no clear sense of direction at the moment. the markets are looking for the

miller is in frankfurt. what are we watching question mark the china crunch. first time since 1989. the markets have ignored the move. is chinese debt the elephant in the room or is the rating agency overreacting question mark threat level critical. theresa may warns of --

mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. julia: breaking news from halliburton this afternoon. a leadership transition -- the ceo is stepping down. he is going to retire next month, replaced by jeff millerst a transition with the ceo. jeff miller set to become the ceo on the currency over ties next month. peteroming up, we ask zeidenberg, the man who prosecuted scooter libb become what he thinks could be in store when it comes to the comey-flynn investigation. this is bloomberg. ♪ scarlet: what'd you miss? let's get back to the store that has washington really, a memo written by former fbi director james comey that alleges donald trump asked him to drop an investigation into michael flynn. while the contents have been confirmed by bloomberg and other news organizations, the memo itself is not yet surfaced publicly. where do we go from here? let's talk to someone who has been involved in a high-profile prosecution. peter zeidenberg, he'll prosecute scooter -- he helped prosecute scooter libby. he joins us from washington. thanks for joining us. great get your perspective on a day like today. does what we have seen and heard so far constitute obstruction of justice, and if not, how might

mark: matt, we will speak to you later. matt miller, still in frankfurt today. a fascinating debate, isn't it, jean medecin? where do you stand? is there a risk of keeping monetary policy too lose? -- too loose? or is it, keep it loose and wait for inflation to pick up? you don't want to make the mistakes of the past, tightening policy too soon. i think this is a work in progress. in a way, it is supporting the equity markets of both countries because right now we have very accommodative monetary policy and probably, it will going for quite some time, even if the monetary policy might be gradually less accommodative, but still accommodative. what is fascinating with what we are hearing right now from the ecb is that they are laying the ground to give them a lot of thisbility to deal with normalization policy. a few weeks ago we heard the report that unemployment was higher than what the official figures suggested, and therefore, they expected core inflation to remain moderate. the strength of the euro will contain inflation. that gives the ecb a lot of ammunitio

miller. police have not made any arrests. ( mark ) coming up...ming to how college students pay off their loans under president trump's new proposal. we'll show you the big impact it will have on students. and... a new lawsuit is filed against bart. hear why some say bart may be jeopardizing your privacy. and here's a live look outside... san mateo bridge. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) a woman from albany is filing a lawsuit against bart. she claims that the mobile app used for reporting crimes to bart police has secretly been collecting people's private cell phone information. the lawsuit claims that the bart watch app collects a user's cellphone identification number and other identifying data. according to the lawsuit... the app violates several state laws. a bart spokesperson says the app is not used to track users and that privacy of the riders is one of bart's priorities. a lawsuit has also been filed against the software company that makes the app. ( mark ) the white house is expecte

. >> matthew miller, i try never to use this construct, but let me try this one on you. if mark met with the russian ambassador and said my mother-in-law is about to welcome president and i would like to set up a line of communication and get it out of the normal channels. we can use your server, in effect. imagine our discussion tonight. >> there would be impeachment hearings on the hill. seven investigating benghazi. you can imagine how many would investigate this. the conduct is concealment. that's the problem we keep coming back to over and over again. when he had this initial meeting with the russian ambassador, they brought them in through the backdoor and not the front door the way other visitors came so publicly. he didn't report it on his security clearance application form and said it was an oversight. it's hard to understand now that we know the significance that it was an oversight. we find out he asked for the secret channel and find out he had three other conversations with the russian ambassador dating back to april and didn't report those either. it's this patter

mark strassmann, thanks. today in missouri, two more people were killed dead after their vehicles were swept away by floodwaters. at least five people have died there since the weekend, and michelle miller is following this. >> reporter: four days of rain have soaked down along meramec river near eureka the water is 26 feet above glad stage. after flood barriers were breeched overnight, downtown looked like this. now an army of sandbaggers made up of volunteers and national guardsmen are racing to save the city of 10,000 where nearly 100 homes and businesses are threatened by a river that's less than 24 hours from cresting. >> can we drop some sand bags or something down there in the back end? >> reporter: scott barthelmass is with the fire department. >> the new crest is at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. >> reporter: you're breaking the record? >> we, are the all-time record. >> reporter: at eight feet high, intersection posts like this are the perfect guide for traffic. today boat traffic. across missouri stretches of highway that have turned into waterways are closed. torrential rain has caused flooding in seven states. at least 13 areas alongiv in missouri and oklahoma have reached rec

. >> matthew miller, i try never to use this construct, but let me try this one on you. if mark mess vinceski met with the russian ambassador and said, my mother-in-law is about to become president and i'd like to set up a line of communications, let's get this out of the normal channels, we can use your server, in effect -- imagine our discussion tonight. >> yeah. there would be impeachment hearings on the hill. i mean there are seven committees that investigated benghazi. you can only imagine how many would be investigating this. i think the problem with jared kushner's conduct is concealment. that's the problem we keep coming back to over and over again. when he had this initial meeting with the russian ambassador, they brought them in through a back door, not through the front door of trump tower the way other visitors came so publicly. they then didn't report it on his security clearance application form, said it was an oversight. it's hard to understand now that we know the significance this meeting what he requested, that it was actually an oversight. we now find out toni

our senior political analyst, mark preston, former white house communications director for president obama, jen sachi and director for the trump transition team jason millerrd sean spicer, superlative after superlative in a row. he was laying them out pretty thick. it truly does sound like he believes this was the most consequential trip by an american president in history. >> it was definitely an important trip. i think president trump did a fantastic job with his speech in saudi arabia and i think after eight years where i believe we had weak leadership at the helm of the united states, finally we had a strong, tough, confident leader who was helping to restore america's standing in the rest of the world. i think in particular i was happy to see that president trump was willing to stand up and deliver some tough words to our allies in the eu. i think as many trump supporters around the country, people who voted for him this past november who think we have been pushed around far too long and other allies haven't been paying their fair share, we were glad to see that. >> jen, unprecedented, historic, outstanding. >> i have no idea what trip he is referrin

to get to the reporter that broke the story, greg miller, national security reporter for the washington pogs. my panel is with me. bob baer is here, mark preston, alan dhers wits. let me start with you so you can explain. you're going to share as much as you can but not enough to put lives at risk if that is what you're trying to do. you're not going to say the city from where this intelligence op ty was able to penetrate top level os f isis to try to protect lives. how top specific and specific was this information? >> as your other reporter summarized, this was really sensitive information about an ongoing and unfolding islamic state terror plot that's caused a great deal of concern among counterterrorism officials. and in a conversation with the russian foreign minister and ambassador, trump is going into details of what the united states knows about this unfolding plot, how the islamic state is pursuing it, trying to put it together, trying to pull it off. and at the same time trying to talk about some of the measures that the united states is taking to try to deal with it. and this is problematic mainly because this is information

mark barton. vonnie: i am vonnie quinn and this is bloomberg markets. in brazil the prospect of back to back impeachment is running tread across -- is spreading tread across the country. ms. millercongresses accuses hush money to the former speaker. he said he did nothing wrong and will not resign. in index down as much as 17% dollar terms. we check out this on the bloomberg. the stock fell below the latin american peers, including colombia and mexico. but it more from sao paulo. -- let's get more from sao paulo. julia, how much does this surprise regular, everyday brazilians? it seems like impeachment is par for the course these days. >> a carwash probe has been going on for three years. over the last three years, it is every other week or every other month. it is getting -- if you speak to people on the street, they are tired of so much corruption. mark: what our money managers saying. it shows the massive move that we saw yesterday in the real. run uply, we saw a big in the real in the last year. bullish views on the country given the events of the last 24 to 48 hours. >> yesterday was a dramatic day. the worst day since the financial crisis. we had circuit breakers being tri

to bid below that bench marks, which in theory they should, they should be able to offer more benefit. >> all right, thank you, mr. chairman. i'm also hopeful -- thanks, mr. miller -- that over the next few months, we'll explore the medicare extender policies that are in place, such as the therapy cap, exceptions process, the ambulance, add on payments, i think it's critical we ensure there's not a disruption, that those critical services that are provided to seniors around the country as we strengthen the overall program in the future. i yield back. >> mr. kind, you are recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. dr. miller, thank you for your testimony here today and the good work that you and your staff do and the support that you submit to us every year. i appreciate your colleague's interest in it, and also appreciate the med pack's report as far as the benchmark caps and what you're recommending. for my colleague's edification, i introduced legislation last year, with mike kelly, mike doyle and brett guthrie, that gets at this issue as well. we're glad to see med pack focusing additional attention and we'd be interested in following up with yo

molson coors, the ceo mark hunter is talking about this year being a transition year. of course they -- remember, they brought in miller of the huge deal that anheuser-busch did. but first quarter revenues were below estimates. and that stock is down you see it there a little over 3.5% right now. >> well, i think they're transitioning to mexican beer. at 16% growth, constellation. so maybe they have a beer that people don't really want to drink. also, craft beers are on fire. when i saw that number that was surprising because when you're on with rob sands from constellation, pizza and beer watching netflix, having the greatest time on earth playing call of duty is the new world. we have to accept the fact that's what's going on. and that reed hastings is right at netflix when he says the real competition is sleep. those of us who have a good form factor and don't want to sleep like i'm against sleep when i'm out here, it's a huge win. but i don't see -- i'm not drinking the coors light. >> guys, apple's taking the biggest bite out of the dow for the moment. let's get to bob pisani on the floor. >> good morning, guys. h

miller, former justice department chief spokesman and an nbc news justice security analyst. gentlemen, thank you very much for joining me. let's talk about this lawyer that president trump has hired, mark casowitz. do you think it's prudent for somebody to hire someone with his own ties to russia, for one, and someone who is not a traditional washington lawyer who understands the intricacies of what this will look like in washington. >> it's definitely a problem. not only is he not a washington lawyer, he's not a criminlawyer this, he is a criminal lawyer. he just seems someone you would not go for with someone in these circumstances. donald trump has a reputation in this town, including stiffing contractors. he has stiffed lawyers in new york city. if i was representing donald trump, which i have no intention of doing, i would want to have all my fee up front so as not to be the last victim in the crime wave. i think it will be very difficult for him to find the right person. >> matt, how much is flynn factoring into all of this, and is he going to find himself needing to cooperate with one of the congressional hearings at some point, or could he just cooperate with robert mueller's i

. >> matthew miller i'm trying never to use this construct but let me try this one on you, if mark metd said, my mother-in-law is about to become president and i'd like to set up a line of communications, let's get this out of the normal channels, we can use your server in effect, imagine our discussion tonight. >> yeah. there would be impeachment hearings on the hill. there were 7 committees that investigated ben gatherigazi. the problem with his conduct is concealment. that's the problem we keep coming back to over and over again. when he had this initial meeting with the russian ambassador they brought him in through the back door. not through the front door of trump tower the way others came so publicly. he then didn't report it on his security clearance application form. said it was an oversight. it's hard to understand now that we know the significance of this meg d what he requested that it was actually an oversight. we now find out tonight he asked for this secret channel and he had three other conversations with the russian ambassador dating back to april and didn't report tho

mark fields is said to be replaced by the automaker's smart mobility head jim hackett. will he be able to turn the stock around? welcome to bloomberg markets european open. i am matt millerin alongside guy johnson. guy: let us have about what is going on. this is how the picture is looking right now to read european equities to be honest, not exactly delivering a clear sense of direction this morning. we started off positive. we have gone mildly negative. the sterling story is off a little bit this morning. maybe that is the reason the ftse is doing better. well.ocks are doing bid,rms of the bed, -- the you have auto parts and technology stocks moving on the downside this morning. to me, that is kind of the reason why we are seeing what we are seeing right now. that it's a wrap up of european trading. u.s. futures, mildly positive at this point in time. let us get back to the story about what happened at the weekend. the ceo forum investment summit to boost ties. there were many knee-deep -- tell many new deals. we started by asking him about sort of what is going on with the bank, he whether his bank can grow further. -- the world will double. we have plenty of opportun

it marks the third straight defeat for social democratic challenger martin schulz. today the chancellor welcomes to french president macron. matt millerancellor will speak with macron about and where this leaves more and schultz. matt: they will talk a lot about european issues, but also about foreign policy beyond europe. they are obviously going to be meeting again in just a couple of weeks time in sicily for the g-7 leader meetings. and macron, a lot of people are saying count on working with merkel, a lot more in the future. previously the question was, would he work with martin schulz withd euro bonds or when european finance minister, or would he work with angela merkel? after the trauma and the spd received in germany's most populous state over the weekend, looks more and more like you will be working with the cdu. francine: give me a sense of how macron and merkel will work together. i keep hearing this is a resurgence, but there must be points on which they disagree. matt: like i said, macron is for much more unified federalist europe. he is for euro bonds. he is for a single finance minister in the european union. angela mer

mark mentioned there, emmanuel macron is due to meet the german chancellor, angela merkel, this afternoon. we will bring that to you live. it is time to catch up with the weather forecast. nick millerland and a soggy scene in the lake district so far today and some spots have seen a lot of rain. more than an inch of rain this dumfries and galloway, 33 millimetres today at last count. not so much into parts of south—east england, but that could change on wednesday as i show you in a momentment you won be surprised to see low pressure instead of high pressure last week. now driving our weather. so it has turned more u nsettled. weather. so it has turned more unsettled. it's windier too and we will continue this evening with heavier outbreaks of rain across wales and north—west england. elsewhere, you may just wales and north—west england. elsewhere, you mayjust find a little showery burst occasionally, plenty of low cloud to the south and the west of the uk, that means there will be fog on the hills, but it is a mild to warm night to come. we had chilly nights last night. it is all change with temperatures holding up into the mid—teens. tomorrow morning, there is another spell of sho

mark seals will step aside. week, job cuts in the thousands around the world. be replaced by jim, running for the smart mobility unit. joining me is matt miller, a real car fan.d about stock price, matt. much is this because he could not get the stock price up? matt: a lot of it likely is due to that. the is a company owned by ford family. they get paid by the company depending on their dividend. they are not as sensitive to stock price changes as may be another company would be. since he tookop over. is still valued at a much higher valuation versus earnings than rivals like fiat chrysler, whereas ford is trading at 7.5 times earnings. strong.luation is progress not made any since 2014. >> take gm and ford. matt: ford has celebrated its 40th year in a row. kill it -- killer margins in the u.s. even when everyone was disappointed, they have 9% because of the truck sales. they sold 45. -- 45,000 in april. over $40,000 per unit. power,d strong pricing great strategy as far as the production of cars. mark fields got very conservative with production when he saw that sales may not continue to rise in the u.s. they have not made the move into mobility and have not

miller was stabbed early sunday morning near the corner of post and south first streets. that's just three -blocks away from the university's campus. police have not made any arrests. (mark) oj simpson could be released this year on parole after spending nearly a decade behind bars. simpson is scheduled for a parole hearing in july. the former n-f-l star turned actor is serving nine to 33 years in prison at a prison 90 miles east of reno. in 2008 he was convicted of several felony charges, including kidnapping, armed robbery and conspiracy to commit a violent crime. those charges are unrelated to the trial following the murders of simpson's ex-wife nicole brown simpson and her friend ron goldman, dubbed the "trial of the century." (darya) a disruptive passenger causes problems on a flight from shanghai to new jersey... resulting in an unscheduled stop at s-f-o. this is video one of the passengers posted on social media. you can see the man who is wearing a "make america great again" hat yelling at passengers. they say he was insisting that he was entitled to several seats next to him because he could not get an upgrade. the plane stopped in san francisco and police persu

miller, centre county district attorney: "it's just.... it's heartbreaking all around. there's no winners. we don't win even by charging these young men, because the only win is for him to be alive.">( mark from campus. ( darya ) a hiker who broke her ankle on a remote mount diablo trail was airlifted to safety and taken to a hospital. contra costa county sheriff's deputies say the hiker was on the ground and not moving when they got to her. officials say the trail she was on was steep and the terrain was unstable. ( mark ) the f-d-a has just approved a new drug for lou gehrig's disease or a-l-s. its maker says the drug can slow down the patients' physical decline by one-third. it is the first drug approved specifically for the illness in more than 20-years. a-l-s is a degenerative disease affecting the ability to control muscle movements. up to 15-thousand americans suffer from it. and its cause in still unclear. the new drug is expected to be on the market in august. ( mark ) the city of san francisco is taking new steps to reduce homelessness. according to mayor ed lee the city is getting a 100- million dollar donation. the goal is to cut homelessness in the city in half over the next

miller, centre county district attorney: "it's just.... it's heartbreaking all around. there's no winners. we don't win even by charging these young men, because the only win is for him to be alive.">( markrya ) a concord police officer and his k-9 partner are recovering after their patrol car was hit by a suspected drunk driver. concord police say the officer was investigating a crash when he heard a pick-up truck speeding his way. the officer jumped inside his partol car and tried to move the car. the officer was not able to get out of the way in time and the truck smashed into the patrol car. the officer and k-9 were transported to the hospital with minor injuries. the truck driver was arrested. ( darya ) a hiker who broke her ankle on a remote mount diablo trail was airlifted to safety and taken to a hospital. contra costa county sheriff's deputies say the hiker was on the ground and not moving when they got to her. officials say the trail she was on was steep and the terrain was unstable. ( mark ) the f-d-a has just approved a new drug for lou gehrig's disease or a-l-s. its maker says the drug can slow down the patients' physical decline by one-third. it is the first drug approved s