tonight we are going to discuss the national institute of health. in many respects, the national institute of health is the goose that keeps laying the golden eggs. the golden eggs that help cure many of the maladies that many americans suffer from. the goose that lays the golden eggs that creates jobs. the goose that lay the golden eggs that helps us bring down the cost of health care. but we are at the brink, we are killing pping point of the goose that lays the golden eggs. let's put it in perspective. ot so long ago, then president george bush was part of a bipartisan effort to double -- let me repeat -- double the funding for the national institute of health. t was $21 billion. now, doubling of the resources for the n.i.h. was extraordinary and received with great fanfare and appreciation. because there was so much that the researchers were ready to do with that money. so what have we done since then? well, since then, in 2003 dollars, we have seen a gross decline in the money to fund the national institute of health. now down to the equivalent

journal" continues. >> host: just outside of washington dc in bethesda, maryland, is the national institute of health, it includes 27 separate institutes and centers, including research in various disciplines including biomedical science and neuroscience and joining us live is the director of the national cancer institute, inside the building that we looked at a minute ago. we appreciate you being with us. >> thank you and it's good to be here. >> host: president richard nixon declared a war on cancer. how are we doing today? >> guest: he signed the national cancer act, but he didn't call it a war on cancer as were many other people dead. it is a dreaded disease that affects over a third of our population and a major cause of death in the country. to say how we are doing requires a complex answer because it is not a single disease, but perhaps thousands of diseases that are characterized by what we now know with the efforts that we have made of a disease that is caused by this and changes in our chromosomes and genomes that we have been hearing about from eric green. we are making progress overall. a

. >> over the next two hours we focus on the mission and role of the national institute of health. we will begin with the director. in a half hour, the head of the institute of allergies. and then director of the human gen genome were project and then the national institute of cancer and mental health. >> the work over the years has been counted for break-through in aids and mental health. we will learn more about the work and people behind the scenes including dr. collins. we have live video from the nih. let's start with basic questions. what is the goal of nih? what is your objective? >> they are the biggest research of biomedical science in the world. we want to understand how life works at the detailed levels and apply that in terms of coming up with new insights to prevent and treat disease. >> we support tens of thousands of grants across the country conducted by the world's most cutting-edge scientist in the united states who are working on cancer, aids and other drugs. we are on a roll but there is a bit of an issue with the cuts. >> let's learn about the history. your root

span, washington journal looks at the mission and role of the national institutes of health. starting live at 7:30 eastern with director francis collins on the medical research priorities. future projects and the impact of sequestration. at 8:00, allergy and infectious diseases director anthony fauci followed by derek green director of the national human genome research institute gave at 9:00, harold varmus. at nine: 30 come i look at the national institute of mental health with director thomas in cell -- thomas insel. all with your comments live on c-span. >> the alliance for health reform will host a discussion on how medicare costs will be patient by new hospital bus vacations. you can see the discussion friday starting at 12:15 eastern on c-span two. and on c-span 3, formal utah governor and presidential candidate jon huntsman and former indiana governor and senator evan by will talk about bipartisanship. >> i am a combat vet. i served in the navy for seven years before i was medically retired. i contracted a terminal lung disease in iraq and i also crushed parts of my han

of the human genome institute. at 9:00, national institutes director harold varmus and at 9:30, a look at the national institutes of mental health with dr. thomas insel live on c-span. >> we'll have president obama talking about the economy coming up in a few minutes. it's scheduled for 11:15 a.m. eastern. until then, some house republican reaction to discussions on the iran nuclear program. host: congressman, let me begin with the iran nuclear deal. in "the washington post" this morning, this is how they begin

of the human genome research institute. in an hour and a half we talk with the head of the national cancer institute. followed by dr. thomas who heads the national institute of mental health. glias looked just outside of washington, d.c.> it comprises 27 different research centers. it's work over the years credited with new breakthrough in the study of medical science as well as mental health. and this morning on c-span's "washington journal" we want to focus on the work of nih and focus give onyou more opportunity toat learn more about the people the behind the agency.t the pe including dr. francis colins. a we appreciate you being with us on c-span.we appciate it's wonderful to be part of washington journal with the live video cast. hington journal." with basic begin questions. what is the mission, the goal of nih? the largeste supporter of biomedical research in the world. basicssion is to do science to understand how life works at the most detailed level and to apply that in terms of coming up with new insights that will prevent and treat disease. support tens of thousands of grants across the country, conducted by our world's most cutting-edge scientists in the u.s.

> i see the front lines of vaccine research for the strain over in china funded by the national institute of health there is a team of a dozen doctors and scientists working to find a real vaccine to treat people around the world. >> dr. katherine edwards joined that search. >> the chinese were very good about sharing the virus with the with who and with the cdc so we could begin to grow the virus. >> reporter: they infected 200 people with the varying levels. that led to the development of a successful vaccine. while china is 800 miles away, a global flu pandemic could be on their door step at any time. >> it used to be that if something happened in china we wouldn't see it for a long time. but basically any of these pandemics are a plane ride away. >> interest should be no fear. what americans should know is that the public health infrastructure that we have in the united states is alert to this. we're all tuned in. we're on top of this and watching it very carefully. >> as test trials get ready to begin, they should be able to ry should the strain begin to spread. a remarkable breakthrough in th

the national institute of health includes 27 centers that conduct research in various disciplines of biomedical science and non-science. joining us live is the to rector of the national cancer is to. inside the building that we looked at a moment ago. thank you for being with us. back in the 1970' nixon declared war on cancer. how are we doing today? not call it a war on cancer. many others did. it is a dread disease. it is a major cause of death in the country. requiresw we are doing a pretty complex answer. it is literally hundreds perhaps thousands of diseases that are -- caused by changes in our chromosomes. it is a disease of the genome. we are making progress overall. annually, we report to the , measured by the best metric that we have, the mortality rates. over the last decades, there has been a 1.5% decline in age- adjusted cancer mortality. that is good news. however, we would like progress to be faster. for some cancers, there has been more progress than there has been for others. some cancers we have been able to chew her or control. cancers, we have made much more limited

host: just outside of washington, d.c., in bethesda, maryland is the national institutes of health, including 27 separate institutes and centers. they conduct research in various disciplines of biomedical science and neuroscience. dr. haroldlive his varmus, director of the national cancer institute inside the building we looked at a moment ago. dr. varmus, appreciate you being with us. in nearly 1970's, president nixon declared a war on cancer. how are we doing today? guest: first, richard nixon signed the national cancer act, but he did not call it a war on cancer. many others did. cancer is a deadly disease. it affects nearly over a third of our population. it is a major cause of death, the number two cause of death in the country. to say how we're doing is a question that requires many complex answers. because cancer is not a single disease. hundreds if not thousands of diseases that are characterized by, we now know through the efforts we have made here, it is a disease tossed by changes in our chromosomes. it is a disease of the genome. that is what you have been hearing about from eric

post says it is bad medicine to keep cutting the national institute of health. basic research funding and biomedicine in the united states in the field today is exciting and dynamic. we will be at the national institute of health tomorrow at the washington journal. our whole show will be dedicated to talking to the folks who run the different research units out there. we'll talk to several doctors. we look forward to your phone calls, tweets, and e-mails about that. we have also learned that progress is being made on to legislative fronts up on capitol hill -- the budget negotiators andcoming closer to a deal also negotiators for a five-year farm bill are getting closer as well. great progress being reported. we will talk about that next with a texas republican, randy neugebauer. that is coming up at 7:45 eastern. back to our topic. income inequality. stuart in oklahoma. caller: i am 51. host: what is your story? caller: when i got out of college -- host: we are listening. caller: when i got out of college, people's dreams were to get a job, retire, building home

the annual survey released bit national institutes of health shows 60 percent of high schoolers do not think regular use of marijuana is harmful. 36 percent of seniors, more than a thirds admitted using marijuana the past year and 6.5 percent of seniors said they use marijuana every day. on the positive side, the rate of teens who smoke, drove and take pain killers is declining. >> the white house party crabber is running for public office. salahi is running for congress, the former reality star will seek the republican nomination for retiring representative frank wolf's seat in virginia. he shot to fame in 2009 when he and his then wife crashed a white house state dinner. she is now married to a rock legend of journey in san francisco last weekend. >> toronto mayor rob ford may have to wait for an invitation for "dancing with the stars" and could be waiting a long-term showing off his moves year at the city council meeting. a bob marley song was laying and he started getting down admitting to smoking crack cocaine recently and he used the meeting to apologize to a toronto reporter who

carter. >> friday on c-span, "washington journal looks at the mission and role of the national institutes of health starting live at 7:30 a.m. eastern. 8:00, allergy and infectious ateases direct or, followed 8:30 a.m. by aaron green, director of the national genome human research institute. at 9:00, national cancer institute director harold varmus, and at 930 a.m., a look at the national institute of mental health with director thomas insole. all followed by your comments and calls. treasury secretary jacob lew earlier today gave an update on the implementation of frank. he spoke at an event hosted by the pew charitable trust. he also said the obama administration would press for globalmprehensive integration at an upcoming g-20 summit. >> good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us for this very special event. a little housekeeping before i get started. his secretary luis finished remarks, if you could stay seated until he is through, we would appreciate it. he has a very tight schedule. we are very honored to be hosting jack lew. this event is a tribute to the pew charitable trust, whic

of health to prevent and health strategies to one of the most effective strategies for affecting the consumable products that are harmful to health that being sugary beverages and doing studies in national institutes of health. when i speak about what we don't know about sugary beverages and taxation. i spent a quarter of my lifeworking in this area of research. i want to first speak to some of that, i think budget and legislative analyst report, i was able to read it. i think it's a wonderful piece of work. the ability to bring national and local data to bear is great. i want to speak to some things that are not in the report and that as your representative said, it's a very conservative report. and there are a number of aspects of what we know in the scientific community and the public health communities that could be brought to bear in this discussion. the first one is the larger evidence around taxation. someone mentioned that mexico had just passed a soda tax. i want you all to know that i'm doing research on this now with a law professor at georgetown law school. 14 countries around the globe have national soda taxation regimes and many more are currently deliberating. so the city of san fra

scientists at the national institutes of health say they're close to developing a new vaccine, using echnology. researchers created 3-d models of the virus before it invades the body. from there they were able to isolate parts of the virus that they were never able to see before. in animal testing, those compounds actually were able to stop an rsv infection. >> could you predict that it's going-to-to have a protective effect in humans. >> reporter: the director of the national institute for allergy and infectious diseases at nih says this is the first time scientists have seen such promising research in the fight against rsv. up until now, there hasn't been much in the way of treatment. patients usually just have to wait it out. that's what darryl gould is doing. he has been at children's national medical center for the last two days. >> he is doing a lot better. he is doing a lot better. >> reporter: doreen gentzler, news4. >> so the next step is to test the vaccine on humans in a ical. and if all that goes well, an rsv vaccine should be on the market in just the next couple of years

. >> bring them all out this time of the year. [ laughter ] >>> national institutes of health releasedew report on teen drug use and attitudes. adriana diaz has a look at this morning's top medical stories. >> reporter: are these high times for high schoolers? 60% of 12th graders do not see regular marijuana use as harmful according to a new report released from the national institutes of health. nearly one in four senior says they smoked pot within a month of the survey and more than 36% said they smoked marijuana in the past year. an apple a day doesn't just keep the doctor away. according to a new report in the british medical journal, it can also prevent deadly heart problems. researchers say if adults 50 and older ate an apple a day, that would prevent or delay about 8500 deadly heart attacks and strokes every year in britain alone. and researchers at duke university released the results of a ten-year study asking 650,000 american adults how much preventative dental care they receive. the study was the first to compare dental care among different races. it found that 77% of asians

material list, time line and budget and sent to 200 professors at the st john hopkins uni and national institute of health. eventually one director said yes. i got it his office, i had an hour-long interview, answered the questions and got what i need the. >> when he got his lab, i just drove him there and i would sit out there for hour after hour until my poor ipod and iphone would run out of batteries. >> after seven months of trials and tribulations i got through it all and ended up with a paper sun serve. >> it was exciting that one day in late winter when he came out late at night. it worked. >> jack's method of cancer detection sues strips to test blood, a protein overproduced in people with pan ci at k and ovarian cancer. >> they get the initial reading and then i disperse this, and apply six microleaders. i take this measurement from the graph. at the end i subtract the maximum minus the minimum. based on the difference i can tell what a patient has pancreatic cancer and the earliest ages i can detect it when someone has 100% chance of survival. hundreds die of pancreatic cancer and my motivation

the nfl and the national institutes of health want these new studies to focus on live patients and youth. friday the body of jovan belcher, the former kansas city chief, was exhumed to look for a brain injury. belcher committed suicide last year. >>> it was the best shooting night ever for the heat. miami rolling past the utah jazz, 117-94. lebron, as you can see there, tweaking his ankle in the third, but that didn't stop him looking at that dunk. james got 30 points. dwyane wade, 27. chris bosh, 20. team shooting percentage, a whopping 63%. >>> talking about records, the nets' joe johnson tying an nba record, scoring 29 points in up with quarter. johnson had 37 points including 10 three-pointers against the 76ers. nets at home beat the 76ers, 130-94. >>> do you think sir paul mccartney was impressed by joe johnson's numbers, by the way? well, he seemed more interested in getting a free shirt. he reaches, as you see there, but fails when one is launched toward him during halftime. he was probably thinking, let it be. ♪ >>> all right. being inside gondolas is scary enough. how about walk

billion a year. >> friday on c-span, washington journal looks at the mission and role of the national institutes of health starting live at 7:30 eastern with director francis collins on their medical research priorities. allergy and infectious diseases director anthony foutch greenlowed at 8:30 i eric , director of the national human genome research institute. 9:00, harold pharmasset and , a look at the national institute of mental health with with yourhomas insel calls and comments live on c- span. >> treasury secretary jack lew gives an update on the implementation of the dodd frank financial regulations law. hosted byt an event the pew charitable trust. it is a half-hour. >> good morning, everyone, and thank you very much for this very special event. a little housekeeping before i get started. once secretary lou finishes his remarks, please remain seated until he leaves. he has a very tight schedule. we are very honored to host the 76 secretary of the united states secretary jack lew. this has been a tribune to the pew charitable trust which, under the steady hand of our president, has become a major a

we were fortunate to receive funding from the national institute of health based on a plan without the drug having been selected yet, but we are in the process of selecting it now. >> so you know that you want to go after the protein amyloid, am i correct? how is that related to happened? >> in an analogy that the viewers might understand, we think that amyloid is to alzheimer's disease, it looks like it may an central player, probably not the only player, but if we can attack it with an anti-amyloid agent at the right time our wager is that before damage has occurred might be the right time to test this experimental anti-amyloid therapy. >> in the community of doctors working to understand how amyloid might be related to the brain damage associated with homicide, are there issue schools of thought, what it does, how it works and how alzheimer's disease begins? >> sure, i can't pretend that we know everything on how the disease unfolds, but we do know that this protein is found if sticky deposits in the rain and around blood vessels. we know genetic mutations to cause misprocessing of

we were fortunate to receive funding from the national institute of health based on a plan without the drug having been selected yet, but we're in the process of selecting it now. >> so you know you want to go after the protein amaloid. how is that related to alzheimer's? >> on the analogy that the viewers might understand, we think that amaloid to alzheimer's disease as cholesterol to heart disease. we believe it's a central player. if we can attack it with an anti-amaloid agent at the right time we believe before damage has occurred is the right time to test this therapy. >> in the community of dollars working to understand how amaloid might be related to the brain damage associated with alzheimer's are there different schools of thought about amaloid. what it does, how it works, how alzheimer's begins? >> sure. i can't pretend to know that we know everything about how alzheimer's disease unfolds but we do know that if you die with alzheimer's disease this protein is found in sticky deposits in the brain and around blood vessels, we know genetic mutations that cause misprocessing of

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the national institute of health and clinical excellence in great britain has not changed to 150 over 90. they're still at 140, and the american heart association has not changed. there, it's still 140. the main point i want to make is this is a decision between doctor and patient. i take care of high blood pressure all the time. it's the number one risk of heart disease in the world. we have a huge problem with heart disease, so we should not rush to medications. david mentioned diuretics. they're a very good medication to consider in elderly people if the higher number is higher. that's called the systolic. if the systolic is up, that seems to work more. we shouldn't rush to medications. on the other hand, we have to be careful in undermedicated. i'm not a huge fan of overinterpreted guidelines. guidelines are something to put up on the wall. they're not something to follow religiously. what are you risk factors? what about heart failure, what about diabetes, what about people in high-risk groups. >> 140 over 90, talk to your doctor. >> lifestyle changes. >> absolutely. marc brought

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according to a survey by the national institutes of health, nearly one in four high school seniors smoked pot in a month. more than 36% said they smoked pot in the past year. 60% of 12th graders do not see regular marijuana use as harmful. according to researchers, pot can help prevent or delay heart attacks and strokes. >>> and alaska airlines promotion may have 49ers fans thinking it's for the birds. literally. if you wear a russell wilson jersey, you get priority boarding on any flight out of seattle. now, the offer is good however long the seahawks season laz. they hope it's through february. 49ers fans would of course like to ground their season a few weeks earlier. wilson you don't know the seahawks quarterback was more than willing to take part in the proposing posting this picture in a pilot's uniform on instagram. he said, since he is the pilot, no turbulence. >>> there is a good chance the cashier wants the store to email your right this holiday season. on the consumerwatch, julie watts tells us why one group is urging shoppers to just say no. >> reporter: it's the final decisio

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. >> this morning "washington journal" visited the national institute of health and bethesda, maryland. we heard about the mission and the role of the nih, as was the priorities and medical products. this is two hours. located just outside washington dc, the national institute of health comprises research centers. it has been credited with new breakthroughs in the study of medical science, including aids and mental health. this morning on the "washington journal" we want to focus on the nih and give you an opportunity to find out more about the agency. francis s. collins joins us live. >> it is great to be here. >> you are the director of the nih. what is your objective? guest: we are the largest searcher -- researcher in the world. we focus on how life works at the most detailed level, and partly to apply that and come up with new insights that will prevent and treat disease. we support tens of thousands of grants across the country, conducted by our world's most cutting-edge scientists who are working from everything from cancer, to hiv-aids, two timers -- o all alzheimer's. you name

. >> today, i am pleased to announce a new initiative at the national institutes of health to advantage hiv cure. we will launch $100 million into new project to launch a generation of therapy. because the united states should be at the forefront of putting hiv into long-term remission. >> according to a new study, if current progress continues, the world will reach the beginning of the end of aids as soon as 2015. this monday after a long holiday, let's talk about the weather. it is nice and mild. >> it will warm up to maybe 60 or above by the end of the week. but then the cold air will come right back. start with a time lapse. this is from the naval academy. a changethe clouds do of direction. a glimpse of blue sky for a moment across southern maryland and the western shore of the bay. and then nighttime, clouds are thick as ever and will stay cloudy tonight. temperatures are not terribly cold. 48 degrees at the moment. that is out at chevy chase right now where the winds are very light. the region, temperatures a little below average. late afternoon temperatures in the low to mid 40

the national institutes of health said 20,000 researchers and technicians would lose jobs. >> but we'reprogress. for anyone hoping to get their hands on a real lifesaver, like in star warz, there's some good news. on a very small scale, they've gotten particles of light like photons to stick together. follow us on twitter at cnnlightyears for more science updates. >> thanks so much, elizabeth. may the force be with you. >> millions of people around the world will go hungry. this holiday season, singer christine aguilera looks at how an impact can be made. ♪ twinkle, twinkle little star >> aguilerra is lending a hand and a voice to fight world hunger. ♪ how i wonder what you are >> the grammy-winner says becoming mother played a key decision in getting involved. >> when i look at my son, i realized every child deserves the chance to dream and to hope. >> aguilerra recently traveled to uganda. >> it's wonderful to see their eyes light up and for them to be eager to get an education and, in the long term, try to provide for their family and wraek the cycle of going hungry. >> this is aguil

domestic investments in our kids education, and science and research and places like the national institutes of health, law enforcement, and those kind of areas. this will help restore almost two thirds of the cuts that would otherwise have taken place in fiscal year 2014. and i believe that the way those cuts are paid for is not at all perfect, but a lot more equitable than it was 48 hours ago. our caucus will have to look at the details as individuals, and obviously we will be doing that over the next couple of days. with that, i will yield to mr. s.yburn, one of the conferee >> i'm very pleased to stand here today in support of this legislation. , as mr. van hollen said yesterday afternoon, i was very ambivalent about where all this was going. that with mr.ed van hollen's very strong work and the sensitivities of senator murray, with whom i have worked .n these budgets you remember the supercommittee. it turns out now this is the third time. you is in fact the charm. i want to say one thing. a lot of headlines going out in reference to federal employees. i want to emphasize now that nothing in this

. >> the national institutes of health say that women who drink, are likely, susceptible to heart disease, women who have a drink a day have a 10% higher chance of getting breast cancer than women who do not. that's just the beginning of the >> right. there are different reasons for that. women, for instance, physi physiologicallalogical reasons, alcohol is dispersed by water, women have less water in their body pound per pound. there are some studies that suggest that the enzymes that breaks up your body, alcohol dehydrogenate, is less in women. so women get a higher blood alcohol level than men. and i don't see -- i don't -- there is definitely these alarming results. it's not just breast cancer, it's colo rectal cancer, gastric cancer, cardiovascular that leads to a whole host of things like strokes. and things like that. but just to go back to ann's comments about how men -- why men drink, what's the pattern, men also drink for end-diagnosed anxiety, for depression, it's just that women, that's a fact, swroms high likelihood, twice as much to be more -- to be anxious and more depresse

is it a national institute of health, food stamps, reform of how the money is going into food stamps? it sounds like we will see a shift in the debate and how we are focusing our attention. >> i think that is right, but let me raise another issue. i think it is complicated -- life over the recent years. less and less have the committees been doing their work. when they do do their work, they are overruled by central leadership. the committees produce a product and then they get vetoed by leadership. my observation is that it is not leadership is not nearly as smart as they think they are. [laughter] this issue goes beyond appropriations. this has been a major problem with the farm bill. they have negotiated bipartisan, and then leadership pulls the rug out from under them. >> speaker sviggum, i will give you a chance to weigh back in on the farmers. minnesota, the upper midwest, the farm bill is big news. a lot of people are very anxious and i am sensing some increasing frustration and anger that this has not been worked out. >> we are talking about the wrong bill. we should not be ta

the money will go to the national institutes of health. the president says the u.s. nt of discoveries to eliminate hi vice president or put it into remission without requiring life long therapy. >> those of who you lived through it remember all too well the fear and the stigma and how hard people with hiv had to fight to be seen or heard or to be treated with basic compassion. >> the white house also marked world aids day by hanging a giant red ribbon between columns. president obama announced the u.s. has surs passed the goal he set last year to support 6 million people around the globe in getting access to antiretroviral drugs. >>> a new epidemic of sorts is being reported in america, a growing number of twins. nearly half babies born to mothers who use advanced fertility aids were multiple births. twins have higher risk of prematurity and serious health problems. new guidelines encourage doctors and patients to consider implanting just a single embryo. >>> coming up next, stay classy. >> you look lovely tonight. >> thank you, you, too. >> are you married? >> no. >>

i'm pleased to announce a new initiative at the national institute of health research for an hiv cureting 100 million to a new generation of therapies because the united states should be at the fore front of new discoveries in putting hiv in long term remission without therapies, or better yet, eliminate it completely. of course, this fight extends far beyond our borders. when i became president, i inherited president bush's plan to help millions around the world to receive life saving treatment. we have not just sustained the efforts. we've we've expanded them, reaching, serving more people, especially mothers and children. we reached a wonderful milestone, the 1 millionth baby born without hiv. that alongside -- [applause] that alongside the rapid deline in hiv infections and aids in africa 6789 on my visit to africa this year, i visited a clinic run, and i had the honor of spending time with some of their extraordinary young patients and counselors and outreach workers and doctors, and every day they are doing extraordinary work. you can't help be be inspired what they do every day

>> the national institutes of health estimate as many as 180 million people worldwide are infected with the disease. the sickness leads to 17,000 deaths each year in the united states. it spreads through contact with infected blood. dr. anthony fauci heads the national center for allergy and infectious diseases. there has been treatment but the treatment has not been overwhelmingly effective number 1 and number 2 it has had considerable toxicity. >> traditional treatment involves months of interare interferon. >> when you first underwent treatment what kind of side effects did you endure? >> the side effects is an intense chilling situation, you can't warm up. you feel like you freeze from the inside out. so you put blankets on to try oget warm, it doesn't help. you are shivering under a blanket. >> dan tried various types of treatment to recover from the disease and cleared the his system in 2012. clyde underwent a liver transplant a combination of drugs with painful side effects eventually cured him. joan however, is still fighting. >> well aside from the four major treatments i did,

rnment stay open or we're now going to get into the invest in.t what we the national institute of health, food stamps? need to look at a reform of how that money is going into food stamps? we're going to see a shift in the debate and we're focusing our attention. >> i think that's right. ut let me just raise another issue. i think it's complicated life be some tears. less and less have the been doing their work or when they do work to get leadership.y central central leadership inserts hemselves today in many more issues than i used to see in the a product, produce sometimes in a bipartisan basis. hen they get vetoed by leadership. my observation over the years, not eadership staff is nearly as smart as they think they are. we'll get back to appropriating committees, the subcommittees, getting some of the power back number. there is that >> this goes beyond appropriations. it's been a major problem with bill.rm they've negotiated bipartisan solutions and then leadership are pulled out from under them. >> i'm going to give you a hance to weigh back in on the farmers. your good friend over

what's most important about it for me is it's increasing investments in the national institutes of healthesearch. it will make a very important investment in early education, and of course transportation. these issues are important to both republicans and democrats, and i hope we can continue moving forward in a bipartisan way. now it's time for the appropriations committee to write the bill. chairman rogers and i also work very well together. so i'm optimistic that it can be a step in the right direction, although i was furious when we left town that we didn't include unemployment insurance in this bill. >> i was going to ask you about that. as of friday long-term uninsurance will expire in a matter of days. those are the people most impacted by continuing slow growth in the economy. >> december 28th is the deadline. can you imagine christmas time you're going to tell people, sorry, you can't get your unemployment, most of whom have been looking for work and rejected. although the economy is improving somewhat, it's still not where it is and we are losing jobs. it is so critical for wome

year set aside for political conventions and instead use it for pediatric research at the national institutes of healthbill is used for 10-year-old activist gabriella miller, who before she died urged congress to work together to support child cancer research. >>> pope francis has been named with an eclectic group, including miley cyrus and senator ted cruz. >> i don't know if those two names were said in the same sentence. >>> up next, "crime and punishment," day three of the newlywed murder trial, a woman accused of pushing her husband off a cliff just days after they were married. a friend on the stand said she may have blindfolded him on that day. >>> in "crime and punishment" tonight, day three, the trial of the woman accused of killing her husband, just eight days after they were married. she was accused of killing her husband, cody, the defense says it was an accident, the prosecution says it was murder. graham changed her story about what happened. the prosecution's theory was that graham blindfolded her husband on that cliff. today, several of johnson's friends took the stand. kyung lah has mo

bring back the $1.55 billion they cut from the national institutes of health. >> cantor vows to workthe democratic sponsor says he too wants it invested, but you have to start somewhere. >> can't we put the battle-axes down for a while and take a step forward. i think we can. >> all of this in the name of gabriella. >> i want people to carry on for more. they can win this more. i'll be in a good place. >> dana bash, dana bash, you took the words right out of my mouth when you said she seemed like an old soul. her story and the politics of all this, explain to me why exactly are the house democrats working so hard to kill this bill named in this little girl's honor? >> it is counter intuitive, but they are working against it. this is a whip alert that just went out ahead of the vote, which by the way, i should say, is going to happen momentarily on the house floor. house democrats are urging rank and file democrats not to vote for this. because they say, as you heard from nita lowey in my piece, that this is a publicity stunt by republicans and to be more specific, what they argue is