in healthcare, a first for merck in almost a decade. shareholders will get paid a little more to hold the stock. the drug giant boosted its dividend for the first time in seven years. the last dividend hike was before merck pulled painkiller vioxx off the market. shareholders will now collect 42 cents per share per quarter; that's up from 38 cents a quarter. the dividend boost certainly boosted merck stock. shares jumped more than 3%. volume was strong with the stock moving up close to its october high. the house of the mouse delivered better than expected earnings after the close tonight. walt disney beat estimates by four cents per share. it's tv and theme park businesses continue to show strong results, and those were joined by its film business last quarter, thanks to movies "the help" and "the lion king 3d." disney stock had buyers ahead of the news, up 2.5 % during the regular session. the stock added almost another 3% after the close. if that buying holds through tomorrow, it would take the stock over $35.50 per share. fellow med

however, merck doesn't admit liability or wrongdoing. vioxx was pulled from the market in 2004 after being linked to heart attacks. in 2007, the drug maker paid almost $5 billion to end lawsuits by former vioxx users. >> tom: the head of the federal communications commission wants to take a closer look at at&t's proposed takeover of t-mobile. "the wall street journal" reports julius genachowski will seek an administrative law hearing on the $39 billion deal. the companies are already facing opposition from the justice department. it has sued to stop the deal, citing anti-trust issues. the fcc hearing would come at the end of the anti-trust trial. professional golf is not taking a break for the thanksgiving holiday. the game heads to china for its next tournament. the $7.5 million purse is a small fraction of the $62 billion generated annually by the entire golf industry. in tonight's "beyond the scoreboard," rick horrow caught up with golfer mark o'meara recently to talk about how the business is changing and the difference winning maste

it is still in the pipeline for merck. >> that's legit. i had to take vioxx for a short time. i thought i was having a heart attack. i was fine but it was really scary. >> the corzine story, we knew -- >> not going away. >> wow! >> changing gears now, i was excited about her business report. spreading holiday cheer. the washington redskins organization makes sure dozens of d.c. families are able to enjoy a thanksgiving dinner. we're back with your weather first in less than two minutes. >>> 4:44 on this wednesday, thanksgiving eve. i'm amazed by a statement he just made. it chance his turnip. i don't know what that means but i'm i know he's upset about something. >> where did you come up with that one is this. >> a couple of metaphors that i mixed. >> what century is that? >> doesn't really make sense. >> we're stuck with the forecast from yesterday today but it is leaving us soon. >> today is a transition day. heavy rains overnight. watch out for some high water north. some of the rivers and streams in washington county, still running pretty high. heavy rains are pulling away

. >>> merck agreed to pay $15 million and plead guilty to a criminal misdemeanor charge.ederal prosecutors accused merck of breaking the law when it sold viax to treat rheumatoid arthritis before the fda approved the drug for that use. merck recorded more than $11 billion in vioxx sales before pulling it from the market in 2004. >>> a canadian health panel has issued controversial new recommendations on breast cancer screenings. the advisory mirrors a similar recommendation made in the u.s. two years ago raising the recommended age for women to get mammograms. canadian health officials now suggest mammograms for women between the ages of 50 and 74. instead of the earlier age range of 40 to 49. researchers say the benefits of screening in that younger age group do not outweigh possible harms from radiation. >>> developing news at the site of oakland's newest occupy encampment. what happened when police arrived there just a short time ago. >> there's a deer plan on interstate 80. it's an effort to save them and us. >>> how rain will impact your thanksgiving. [ female announ

. >>> merck agreed to pay $15 million and plead guilty to a criminal misdemeanor charge.eral prosecutors accused merck of breaking the law when it sold viax to treat rheumatoid arthritis before the fda approved the drug for that use. merck recorded more than $11 billion in vioxx sales before pulling it from the market in 2004. >>> a canadian health panel has issued controversial new recommendations on breast cancer screenings. the advisory mirrors a similar recommendation made in the u.s. two years ago raising the recommended age for women to get mammograms. canadian health officials now suggest mammograms for women between the ages of 50 and 74. instead of the earlier age range of 40 to 49. researchers say the benefits of screening in that younger age group do not outweigh possible harms from radiation. >>> developing news at the site of oakland's newest occupy encampment. what happened when police arrived there just a ♪ [ cellphone rings ] cut! [ monica ] i have a small part in a big movie. i thought we'd be on location for 3 days, it's been 3 weeks. so, i used my citi

merck looks to close the books on its past with the pain killer vioxx.nwhile more bad news at netflix with shares hitting a new low for the year. we bring in steve sedgwick live for us in london. good morning. >> very good day to you. these markets on the book foot five days dow down 5% during that period, but for merck, they're trying to draw aç linen this vioxx case. they paid $950 million to settle charges both civil and criminal brought by the doj including the probe in to vioxx used to promote basically rheumatoid arthritis treatments. so far they paid nearly $6 billion in litigation settlements. elsewhere, netflix, things go from bad on worse. the shares dropped as much as 7% in the session, basically they've lost a number of customers who are very upset about the splitting up of the business and the raising of prices and basically this has caused them to warn about a loss in 2012. the shares in this company once at $300 earlier this year traded down as low as $69 in the prior session. but tough times ahead perhaps for met fliks. back to you. >> a

a battle over a facebook corporate paid is pitting merck against monarch.as split up as part of a treaty ending world war all-in- on -- world war i. >>> don't get used to these temperatures my california friend. >> people where flip-flops in california. >> is it going to be warmer today than yesterday? >> definitely sunny and warmer. monuments lit up this morning. i love this picture and during this time of day. sunrise just after 7:00 a.m. i will show you the sun rises on a little later this morning. look at the temperatures. 39 right now in the district, 28 in outlying areas including manassas and culpeper. dulles airport, 29 degrees. 42 in lexington park, 43 in annapolis. wide-ranging temperatures, as often happens in autumn. clear skies and cold wind helps temperatures drop quickly overnight. high-pressure overhead. looks beautiful east of the mississippi and even west of the mississippi is not bad. starting to see a system come together in the rockies. the cold front will move our way and will move through and some point on sunday and later in the even

i think it is also appropriate to announce that govern merck -- governor edwin brown announced that hed ab 199, school curriculum, social sciences, filipinos in world war ii. i think that all of these events show that the filipino- americans are really coming out of the woodwork and showing themselves as a group that needs to be recognized. as we, this evening, a well recognized quite a number of them. we welcome you tonight. may i also ask you to welcome the honorable mayor edwin lee. [applause] >> well, welcome. welcome to city hall, everyone. it is my pleasure to welcome all of you here to the seventh annual philippine-american celebration heritage month. counsel general, thank you. mayer brown, thank you very much. i know you are out there somewhere. board president, thank you for being here as well. i am is so happy, because we have a lot of things to celebrate. and i want to first and foremost thank one of the people that i have had a chance to work with, and i think she is a proud member of the filipino-american community here in san francisco, and that has been my chief adviser

merck pleaded guilty to marketing vioxx as treatment for rheumatoid arthritis before getting fda approvaljor league baseball contract has new limits on smokeless tobacco. the players agree not to use it in the pre-game or post game interviews or carry packages or tins in their pockets but they did not agree to ban on the use during games. from smokeless tobacco to a burning issue in washington, entitlement reform. normally it's republicans who are accused of pushing drastic changes in programs like medicare. chief washington correspondent jim angle reports now the political shoe is on the other foot. >> even before the super committee, democrats had a familiar refrain to reform medicare by offering competition. >> put simply, it ends medicare as we know it. >> it would end medicare as we know it. subjecting seniors to the rising cost of healthcare. >> he threw the same stone at mitt romney to accuse him of ending medicare and medicaid as we know them. as it turns out, president obama himself limits medicare spending and democrats voted for it in the new healthcare law. >> president obama

also plead guilty to marketing the drug before getting merck approval.ientists found it raised heart attack and stroke risks in? patients. kenneth frazier has been hired to investigate. >>> all four judges based in penn state's home county has recused themselves from the trial in order to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest. sandusky's preliminary hearing is scheduled for september 13th, amid reports that two cases of alleged child abuse have been reported against the former assistant coach. if the new allegations are found to be credible, it would be the first known cases involving individuals under the age of 18. >>> well, my next guest is a former national gymnast who helped blow the whistle on her former coach, and she wrote in mer mum war in "chalk up" jennifer sey, it's good to have you with us. in your story, two gymnasts accused your coach don peters of having sex with them. he couldn't be prosecuted, however, under california law because of the statute of limitations, but he was banned for life from the gymnastics and the hall of fame

companies like merck raising its corporate dividends as well. the euro coming off its one- month low against the dollar. the united states treasury secretary has called for fast action by europe in light of the debt crisis. speaking at the summit in hawaii, tim geithner said leaders have been discussing how the asia-pacific economies can strengthen their own defenses against the fallout. >> the crisis in europe remains the central challenge to global growth. it is crucial to all of us that europe move quickly to restore financial stability. we're all directly affected by the crisis in europe. the economies of the asian- pacific region are in a better position than most countries to take steps to strengthen growth in the face of the pressure of europe. >> tim geithner. the washington national baseball team in the united states has been kidnapped by gunmen in venezuela. he is a catcher for the major league team and was back, during the american off season. does a venezuelan government has says it is pursuing the kidnappers. >> in baseball -- such

upside medtronic rose higher and merck pleaded guilty and agreed to pay nearly $1 billion in civil fraud charges in relation to vioxx. federal reserve announced another round of stress tests for 19 financial firms including six of america's biggest banks as the national retail federation said it was suing the fed accusing to buckle to those banks over a cap on debit card swipe fees. another roadblock for at&t's $39 billion merger with t-mobile. the chairman of the s.e.c. has requested a judge's review after his staff concluded the deal is not in the public's best interest. finally, so much for six degrees of separation. thanks to facebook's growing population, a mere five people -- actually 4.74 to be exact -- now separate you from any other person on the planet. so, it really is a small world after all. >>> coming up, all your hockey highlights and a double overtime thriller in college basketball. plus, it was a close race for national league mvp, so who came out on top? your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> as we head toward thanksgiving day, one storm leaving and

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merck pharmaceuticals, the vaccine manufacturer, has no legal liability.i repeat, no legal liability at this point. the taxpayers pay for the vaccine, and the families shall the burden with disabled and dead children, so what i would like to ask you is what can the city and county of san francisco do? should there be an injunction to stop any administering of this vaccine to any kids here until there has been further investigation? can the board researched this, work to repeal ab? these are my questions today, and think you for your attention. president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> mr. president, members of this assembly, $1.20 million is a lot of money to be spent on a piece of furniture for this legislative place. at the same time, nobody is paying attention to those poor people who are sleeping on the sidewalk day in and day out. it is about time you wake up. i, as a senior, i am here to protest on behalf of those people. they need to have some place where they can come out of the cold and out of the rain. it is going to get colder, so i am asking

i mean, is ceo of merck, is he qualified to do something like this? what do you think?sure about ken frazier's background, but what penn state needs to do and what the authorities need to do, what the ncaa needs to do, somebody independent needs to come in here and look at this with a clear mind and determine what really happened. part of the problem and the reason why people are enabled over the years is because they were scared of the power of penn state football and joe paterno. penn state needs to clean house and start anew. what we need to realize here, penn state has a huge opportunity to do something right. they need to start now because for so many years they did wrong by the kids, the kids that got abused, by the law, by everything. morally, ethically, legally, it's time for them to step up and do something right. >> b.j., you think they should -- should the ncaa be looking at this closely? i mean, they've gone on record saying they're going to wait to see how the legal end of it all plays out, but is there a chance that the ncaa would come in and say, hey, you

. >> reporter: today, officials appointed ken frasier, president and ceo of pharmaceutical giant merck and a penn state alum and board member to lead an internal investigation. meantime, the criminal investigation continues. >> i didn't even know that he was leaving the school with my child. >> reporter: on abc's "good morning, america" the mother of an alleged victim described her son's struggle in coming forward about former assistant coach jerry sandusky whom he first met at age 11. >> you should have told me. he was like, well, i didn't know what to do. i just didn't know what to do and you just can't tell jerry no. >> reporter: sandusky is charged with sexually abusing eight boys which he denies. >> sandusky is being carried off the field. >> reporter: texas officials are looking at sandusky's trip to a bowl game there in the late '90s to see if any abuse occurred. this afternoon police say a window at his home was shattered by a cinder block. a student-led candlelight vigil and prayer service is scheduled for tonight. they say they planned this before wednesday night's violent re

merck will pay $950 million to settle charges that it illegally promoted vioxx and deceived the government about its safety. vioxx was pulled from the market seven years ago because it bubbled the risk of heart attack and stroke. >>> facebook wants to be more than just an app on your phone. it has reportedly tapped htc to make a smartphone to integrate the phone and the software. facebook won't say. but it should go on sale the next year or two. >>> and there's a new possibly illegal tactic to save money on travel. hotels say guests threaten to post bad reviews online anonymously if they don't get perks. that could cost hotels thousands of dollars in lost bookings. >>> many people won't be at work on thanksgiving. but for some, the work goes with them. a survey finds that more than two-thirds of us will check our business e-mail accounts tomorrow. that's an increase over last year. >>> and while movie theaters this weekend will be stuffed with family films, the latest "twilight" saga could feast at the box office. none of the three kid-friendly releases is expected to stake out as much in

drug giant merck is agreeing to pay a 950 million dollar fine over the marketing and sales of the pain killer vioxx which was pulled from the market because of double the risk of hart attack and stroke. dozens of british hotel owners have been blackmailed into giving guests discounts and free upgrades. they threaten to post bad reviews online anonymously if they don't get the perks. and while movie theaters will be stuffed with family films, the latest twilight saga that is feasting at the box office. muffet is expected to be the strongest of the three pg rated films and the others are hugo and all for christmas. that's america's money, i am rob nelson. >>> #:13a frightening ordeal for a elderly couple a severe storm swept through the area causing a oak tree to fall on the home they lived in for 45 years in jackson, mississippi. no one was hurt and they are staying with relatives until the damage is repaired -- until the damage is repaired. >>> washington state, this is what they are dealing with. know. these are pictures from the passes -- look at that. >> equally mi. >> cars getting

upside, medtronic rose higher ç and merck pleaded guilty and agreed to pay nearly $1 billion in civilarges in relation to vioxx. federal reserve announced another round of stress tests for 19 financial firms including six of america's biggest banks as the national retail federation said it was suing the fed accusing it of buckling to those banks over a cap on debit card swipe fees. another roadblock for at&t's $39 billion merger with t-mobile. the chairman of the s.e.c. has requested a judge's review after his staff concluded the deal is not in the public's best interest. finally, so much for six degrees of separation. thanks to facebook's growing population, a near five people -- actually 4.74 to be exact -- now separate you from any other person on the planet. more proof that mark zuckerberg rules the world. >>> coming up, all your hockey highlights and a double overtime thriller in college basketball. plus, it was a close race for national league mvp, so who came out on top? your first look at sports is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. act my age? -why? -why?

merck will pay $950 million to settle criminal and civil charges that it illegally promoted vioxx andeceived the government about its safety. vioxx was pulled from the market seven years ago because it doubled the risk of heart attack and stroke. >>> facebook wants to be more than just an app on your phone. it has reportedly tapped htc to make a smartphone to integrate the social network into the operating system and hardware. the facebook phone supposedly is code named buffly, as in the vampire slayer. facebook won't say. but it should go on sale the next year or two. >>> and there's a new possibly illegal tactic to save money on travel. dozens of british hotel owners say they've been blackmailed into giving guests discounts and free upgrades. the inn keepers say the guests threaten to post bad reviews online anonymously if they don't get the perks. that could cost hotels thousands of dollars in lost bookings. >>> many people won't be at work on thanksgiving. but for some, the work goes with them. a survey finds that more than two-thirds of us will check our business e-mail accounts