over the past decade, with not much new money going in to nih, the purchasing power at nih has decreased by about 22%. we hope to see that reverse if we're successful with what we're trying to do to provide the increase that we're looking at here. these are clearly difficult budgetary times and i'm sure we could spend a lot of this hearing talking about how there should be more money for other things in this budget and there's a disagreement on that and an agreement in some cases, if we had all of the money in the world, the priorities might be a whole lot easier to achieve. but i look forward to hearing from you, dr. collins, from your team that you bought and i specifically said this morning, can you bring some of the people that we haven't seen lately that are focused on the individual areas of research so we can get a greater sense of understanding of what the potential is, what the needs are, what is out there that you are seeing and begin to see and also the challenge of young researchers having a research grant approved are dramatically less than they were a decade ago and i'm sur

real growth at nih. as you said, and was asked by senator shelby, one time infusion is a good thing. but constancey, predictability, is what leads to researcher commitments and long-term success in what we achieve. i would like to just throw out this possibility that we rally around one particular person who is up here. for 28 years barbara has been the strongest voice for the national institutes of health on capitol hill. and she is leaving soon. unfortunately for all of us. but i hope we can make a promise that we are not going to forget the commitment of this budget and the commitment of years to come. and in the time i've been in the senate you don't want to break a promise to barbara. something you will hear about. >> well said. >> so i hope we can be inspired by that. let me try to bring this down to ground level, if i can. i have two questions if i can get to them. the first is when we talk about $2 billion in growth, $2 billion in growth, in this coming year, i need to ask you, when it comes to a

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collins, nih recently released its professional judgment budget for alzheimer's. in i correct in assuming that the president's budget request was the starting point for which you were going to build upon that presence request? that's true? >> that's true. we were building for fy 17 what a professional judgment budget would look like assuming that the president's budget was the fy 16 number. >> i want to give you the chance to tell us if we are successful in accomplishing what this committee did in regard to increases in funding over the president's request would it give us a greater opportunity to advance the success, the research necessary to address the issues of alz? >> yes, senator, it would. some of the things that we imagined that we would fund in fy 17 could in fact be started earlier in '16. we would want to revise the number for the fy 17 professional judgment budget on that basis. >> so the subcommittee, senator blunt's subcommittee and the inclusion of a $2 billion increase at nih plus the specific issues related to brain and alz would have a significan

collins, nih recently released its professional judgment for alzheimer's. am i correct in assuming the president's budget request was the starting point that you were going to build upon that request? that is true? dr. collins: that is true, we were building for fy17, what the budget would look like assuming the president's budget was the fy16 number. sen. moran: i want to give you the chance to respond to the president's request. would it give us a greater opportunity to advance the research necessary to address the issues of alzheimer's? dr. collins: it would because some of the things we imagined we would fund in fy17 could be started earlier in 16 so we would want to revise the number for the fy17 professional judgment that it on that basis. sen. moran: the subcommittee and the inclusion of a $2 billion increase at nih plus specific issues related to brain in -- brain and alzheimer's would have a significant consequence to advance the cause of treatment and cure? dr. collins: i think we are not limited at the present time by ideas or talent. we are limi

that is nih is spending millions of dollars to help its ph.d. scientists to help find jobs outside the science field. >> remained at about 40% since twick. i'm just asking you, you know more than i do, why are government sources so different than what you are saying. >> the conference board is not a government source. nih -- >> where we use data on -- >> you're saying business groups? >> yes. >> use these sources for obvious reasons but i don't think we should confuse a business group position paper looking for lower-cost labor for what the national institutes of health says it's biggest problem is. national institutes of health, the largest source of science discoveries and they say the problem is that we have too many ph.d. scientists for the jobs available. i don't think that fits with the kind of public relations statements that you're citing from business groups. we need to take the business groups' statements for what they are which is -- >> we have to continue this conversation later but i'd like to actually have you back to have that con

studies funded by the nih are not included in the data. i'm just kind of wondering why? >> geeky to give a a specific -- >> i can do that. >> i will be able to write a specific answer as to why that particular study or series of steps were not include or perhaps they were and were having a misunderstanding. >> i understand is they are not. that's what i'm concerned. some of your comments suggested with diabetes and prediabetes and obesity are major problems in this country. because of the cut down on that portion of the diet, we are recommending more carbohydrates. that's exactly the problem that prediabetic's and diabetics have is not being able to respond to carbohydrates. so i mean for the majority of the people, 52% being prediabetic, this is the wrong guy to recommend. when you say it's a general diet, that's great but shouldn't be with the caveat, carbs were mentioned. this is pretty serious stuff because someone else mentioned when we were kids, people were not have that back when we were kids. we were eating more fat. and, frankly,

is the nih involved in that process?i'm surprised that nih funded studies, some of which are larger than the studies that you rely on for your data, contradictory studies, funded by the nih are not included in the data. i'm wondering why. >> if you can give me specific -- >> yeah. i can do that. >> i will be able to provide you a specific answer as to why that particular study or series of studies were not included or perhaps they were and we're having a misunderstanding. >> my understanding is they are not. that's why i'm concerned. it is leading to me, some of your comments suggested that with diabetes and prediabetes and obesity are major problems in this country. because of the cutdown on the fat portion of the diet, we're recommending more carbohydrates. that's exactly the problem that prediabetics and diabetics have, is not being able to respond to carbohydrates. 52% of the people being prediabetic, this is the wrong diet to recommend. when you say it's a general diet, that's great. but shouldn't it be with a cavea

is the nih involved in that process?i'm surprised that nih funded studies, some of which are larger than the studies that you rely on for your data, contradictory studies, funded by the nih are not included in the data. i'm wondering why. >> if you can give me specific -- >> yeah. i can do that. >> i will be able to provide you a specific answer as to why that particular study or series of studies were not included or perhaps they were and we're having a misunderstanding. >> my understanding is they are not. that's why i'm concerned. it is leading to me, some of your comments suggested that with diabetes and prediabetes and obesity are major problems in this country. because of the cutdown on the fat portion of the diet, we're recommending more carbohydrates. that's exactly the problem that prediabetics and diabetics have, is not being able to respond to carbohydrates. 52% of the people being prediabetic, this is the wrong diet to recommend. when you say it's a general diet, that's great. but shouldn't it be with a cavea

is the nih involved in that process?i'm just surprise that nih funded studies some of which are larger than the studies that you rely on for your data, contradictory studies, funded by the nih, are not included in the data, so i'm just wondering why. >> if you can give me specific studies. >> i dock that. >> i'll be able to provide you a specific answer as to why that particular study or series of studies were not included or perhaps they were and we're having a misunderstanding. >> my understanding is they're not, that's why i'm concerned because leading me to -- some of your comments suggested that, you know, with diabetes and prediabetes and obesity are major problems in this country and because of the cutdown on the fat portion of the diet, we're recommending more carbohydrates. well, that's exactly the problem that prediabetics and diabetics have is not being able to respondbohydrates so being prediabetic this is the wrong diet to recommend. when you say it's a general diet, well, that's great. but then shouldn't it

and right now, the united states congress is cutting back on nih.is treating nih as if it is a stepchild to our budget, and our future. so speaker gingrich -- i lost it again. their ego. that was fun. speaker gingrich is someone who gets it. he wrote a piece in "the wall street journal," about how we should think about investing in brain science, in particular, and take it off the books. it should not be part of it. it is an investment in the future. i read the op-ed, i picked up the phone, and i said, "this is elizabeth warren. want to work together on this?" he said, absolutely. this is about building a sustainable future for all of america. and research is one of the pieces that is right at the heart of that. jonathan obviously, we are in : the throes of a presidential campaign. i would be remiss if i did not mention that. i don't know if you read that in the papers. you said you will endorse the democratic candidate in the primaries. senator warren: i pretty sure it will not be one of the republicans. [laughter] senator warren: i have seen enoug

a few dozen will represent the children's inn for nih and raise money even for future patients.kie was there for their pre-race pasta dinner. >> reporter: some had never set foot in here prior to lining up for a mouth watering pasta buffet this evening. each runner with friends and family accompanying them to the dinner had a heart for the children at nih. >> it's a very inspiring opportunity for me to run alongside two families running with us. >> reporter: the children's inn at the national health for children in bethesda is a place for children to stay while receiving treatment for serious illness. teammate, pamela, who flew in from florida will be running sunday for her granddaughter. >> she was depressed and thought no one else knows what was going on. since she's been coming here she wants to come back for 6,000 years. they say it's a place like home, she says it's better than home. >> reporter: there's no charge for families to stay at the inn, a unique place that opens its arms to children at what is often a frightening frustrating time for them. >> i'm a pediatric endoc

nih funding i remember the days when it was handed on a platter to any nih director who walked into congress it stagnated. doubled for a while and stagnated. what is the current prospect for this kind of biomedical research that we're talking about here? >> first of all, vice president biden, joe biden has been a champion of research over the years but i would say right now, there is no one who is enough for research. i would like to think that our organization, the american association for the advancement of science is, but in any case, we are underinvesting in research by a huge amount. nih yes as you say went through a doubling a decade or more ago, but in the last few years, last five years it's fallen by about a quarter, about 20% actually. nih, the nci, the national cancer institute similarly. so you know, vice president biden of course is talking about the disease or the cluster of diseases that he now feels very personally, but in every area of human welfare, there are real gains to be made, and we are nowhere close to investing as much as we could productively invest. we could inves

worst intersect n intersections in our region, the waerlt main break that shut down rockville pike near nih could have a huge impact on traffic tomorrow morning and beyond. >> several lanes are still closed tonight. what we're trying to figure out now is how many will stay closed tomorrow morning. >> it has been a mess, folks, to say the least. jackie bensen live. there are serious concerns about how much damage that water did today. >> reporter: that's right, jim. the water has been shut off. that's good news. take a look behind me, you see cars going through the intersection through the water. the concern is possible structural damage to the northbound lanes on the opposite side of the streets. it could be tough tomorrow morning. crews spent the evening turning off the flow of water from the broken 26 water main under busy rockville pipe just under. at one of the busiest intersections in montgomery county and affected heavy traffic out of nih and walter reed hospital. and indicates this might not be over by morning rush hour. >> right now, the focus is to repair the water main and get peo

right now, the united states congress is cutting back on nih, treating nih as if it is a step child tour budget and our future. speaker gingrich, i think i lost this. jake: you lost it again. senator warren: that was fun. speaker gingrich is someone who gets it. he wrote a piece in the "wall street journal," about how we should be thinking of investing in brain science research, medical research. it should not even be part, it's an investment in the future. so i read this and think of the phone and said, hi, this is bigger, this is a live -- mr. speaker, this is elizabeth warren, want to work together? he said, absolutely. we are going to keep working on this, because this is about building a sustainable future for all of america, and research is one of the pieces right at the heart of that. jake: obviously we are in the throes of a presidential campaign. i would be remiss if i didn't mention that. i don't know if you picked that up in the newspapers. you said you will endorse a democratic candidate in the primaries. senator warren: i am pretty sure it's not going to be one of the repu

we couldn't do it without the nih funding. the difference is why rs are important, when we want to do experimental research, that is not funded by nih. that's where we need the philanthropic dollars. >> you talk about raising five boys, the struggles of that, how exhausting that must have been a and there's a funny story where you talk about punching tags. you got to your limit. i can't imagine with what you faced as health challenges now looking in retrospect at how exhausting that was and how people manage. >> fortunately i was not diagnosed -- by the way, that was not my proudest parenting moment. i put it in there, too, because this is what happens. it's not like i was the perfect mom. i was 49 when i was diagnosed. and it was really hard for me. i had one son at home that was a senior at high school who was my buddy at that point and a help to me. there are moments where people that have jobs, they are supposed to be there and it's really tough if you are dealing with this enormous fatigue and that's why it is so importan

>> i will not speak for the cdc but certainly at nih we're doing the work trying to serve the public. >> game grateful for the direction that you're trying to go but congress would watch people die by gun violence in refused to take action is irresponsible and a sellout to the bill and lobby but to follow that up with congressional inaction to underfur and mental health research in refusing to support research to help us reduce gun violence to improve the mental health system loses congress from irresponsible to culpable. it is tearing apart of families in communities. >> thanks to the panelists to discuss a very important issue i have been appreciation of the impact of the mass violence around the country we're looking for ways to help reduce the impact they give for the, - - progress being made in the highly did earlier -- highlighted earlier the local and county jails frankly 20,000 are incarcerated in the least 3,000 have been diagnosed some studies suggest it could be to read three times higher so we're finding folks incarcerated not because they have the crime but the mental ill

know if he is going to cut the nih budget, florida patrol? john: whose tax pie is more irresponsible? donald trump or john kasich? al: donald trump. hugh can't beat him in that contest -- you can't beat him in that contest. he doesn't pretend he is going to cut any entitlements. he goes further. this from a guy who is a pretty imaginative and courageous politician at times at a very good governor, this is a disappointment. john: you are a god of tax policy. thank you so much. we will be back with a really funny joke. john: it is time for some good old-fashioned white house trolling. -- by defeating the houston astros last night, and getting ready to take on ted cruz is other hometown team, the cruz's blue jays -- ted other hometown team, the toronto blue jays. to make a betke he knows how to track me down. mark: thanks for watching. 7 a.m. tomorrow, donald trump, bloomberg . >> hamdi reports a big loss. loss. reports a big emily: i am emily chang and this is bloomberg west. back following a report questioning its technology at its legitim

of course, anyone coming out of nih will have to deal with that mess there and anyone who is going to walter reed will have to deal with that, as well and one guy told me earlier it took him an hour just to get off nih's campus last night and the same situation going on tonight and i want to bring in jerry irvine with wssc. thanks for joining us. this is a big one. >> this is a mess. no question. >> you saw the traffic and you can see the debris even at 16 inch which is one of the smaller big pipes can cause a lot of damage. what should we tell people? this is not a spot to be around tonight during the evening rush. do you expect things to be around tomorrow morning? >> you can see behind you, they're starting to pave on the northbound side and we're happy about that and long story short, if we keep this progress, we should be able to keep this done somewhere between 10:00 and midnight. the morning rush should be better than it was today. >> the water situation and the water back on for people, should they call you if they're having a problem? >> 301-206-4002. a couple of hours ago, e

one southbound lane is now getting by on the break which is just north of nih. southbound lanes have been closed for most of the afternoon and heading the other way, again, one southbound lane is open, and getting the other way isn't much better. there's only one working lane northbound cr northbound. crews have been trying to ice la ice lay late the 16-inch break. we'll push out alerts on the nbc washington app and update you again on news 4 at 11:00. >>> fbi agents searched a montgomery county home earlier today in connection to the disappearance of the lyon sisters. that home was apparently where relatives of lloyd welch once lived, on trial as you know for murder connection to the 40-year-old case involving sheila and catherine lyon. the girls vanished back in 1975 after going to a mall in wheaton. earlier today, lloyd welch's aunt, patricia welch, charged with perjury in the case, had her trial pushed back to january. >>> now the latest on a high-profile trial and a woman who knows accused killer charles severance very well. today his former girlfriend spen

and right now, the united states congress is cutting back on nih. is treating nih as if it is a stepchild to our budget, and our future. so speaker gingrich -- i lost it again. their ego. that was fun. speaker gingrich is someone who gets it. he wrote a piece in "the wall street journal," about how we should think about investing in brain science, in particular, and take it off the books. it should not be part of it. it is an investment in the future. i read the op-ed, i picked up the phone, and i said, "this is elizabeth warren. want to work together on this?" he said, absolutely. this is about building a sustainable future for all of america. and research is one of the pieces that is right at the heart of that. jonathan obviously, we are in : the throes of a presidential campaign. i would be remiss if i did not mention that. i don't know if you read that in the papers. you said you will endorse the democratic candidate in the primaries. senator warren: i pretty sure it will not be one of the republicans. [laughter] senator warren: i have seen enou

. >>> according to a recent report from the nih, adult marijuana usage has doubled in the last decade. 30% of users meet the criteria for addiction. >>> check out this surveillance video. a dramatic smash and grab at a jewelry store in california. four thieves smashed cases and stole jewels and watches during the minute-long heist yesterday. rolex watches were being thrown from a car on the freeway. the stolen watches reportedly had tracking devices. >>> time to get down to business. a lego shortage at christmas? say it isn't so. the reason? will likely be a lego shortage in european countries. >>> get ready for youtube red. what is it? well, it's an ad-free subscription-based service that launches on october 28th for $9.99 a month. it will include access to original shows and movies and much more. >>> making its debut on the new york stock exchange, ferrari, the ultra hot and luxury car maker raised about $893 million. finishing the day 6% from its initial price. beauty of a car. >>> just ahead, two teens with an opportunity to punch a ticket to the world series. only one took advant

you can see the other side of rockville pike right in front of nih and walter reed. even though folks have water back on we're not out of the woods as far as traffic goes. only one lane in each direction getting by and officials telling me that will be the case through the evening rush hour. you definitely want to avoid this area the rest of the day. we cover a lot of these water main breaks and if i do guess i would say rockville pike will be dicey the rest of the week. .ohn gonzalez, abc 7 news autria: coming up, new details about a devastating plane crash all caught on camera. . landmark lawsuit the controversial decision from a wisconsin jury and why it is inflaming tensions over gun control. fighting for his life. odom.ate on lamar isk at home, cooler weather on the way. doug is back with what to expect here at humana, we value sticking with things. when something works, people stick with it. more people stick with humana medicare advantage. because we stick with them. humana medicare advantage. the plan people stick with. >> you're watching abc 7 news at noon.

. >> reporter: if your commute includes rockville pike near nih, you might want to try to go another way. one lane in the north and southbound side is closed while they work on repairs for this water main break. >> we're working as well and as fast as we possibly can to get everyone back to normal. >> reporter: a few unexpected setbacks haven't made things easy. the water main break was close to being fixed early this morning, but when crews tested it, they found leaks. traffic continued to back up on rockville pike. >> a lot of traffic. >> reporter: buses weren't able to stop, either. >> a girl was waiting at the stop for an hour and then we just decided to walk. >> i came out and saw cooper here. she said the bus hadn't come so we had to go ahead and walk. >> reporter: 250 customers are without water and wssc set up a water station for those in need. at this point, there's no time line for those to be finished. >> we were so close earlier. i don't want to say right now. >> reporter: in bethesda, niki burdine, wusa 9. >> water should be restored to customers once the repair is fixed

you know, i work at nih. i don't want to be identified in something like this. >> what'd he look like? >> he was bald, and he had a -- he's about my color. skinny guy, scruffy beard. i didn't see his face straight on. i wasn't trying to look at him directly. i'm not trying to look like i want to know who you are. >> reporter: after driving back to their building, eric and katrina spent the rest of the night watching the basketball game before they became focused on each other. >> excuse me, if this is too much information, but we had sex for a while, and i went to sleep. >> reporter: a little later, she told the detectives, she was woken up by the sound of eric talking to someone outside the bedroom through a crack in the door. katrina thought she could make out a face. and the man looked familiar. >> she believed the guy to be the drug dealer. >> reporter: the same guy she'd met earlier? >> yes. >> reporter: this was only hours before eric was murdered in his bed. detective ruvin now had another major suspec

today, planned parenthood's president sent a letter to nih laying out the new term the. cecile richards took tough questions from congress about the fetal tissue program and those controversial videos. republicans have launched investigations into planned parenthood and tried to cut its funding. but the organization has said, and still says, it never profited from its fetal tissue programs and the money it received only covered the cost to run it. the tee apartment department of human services says fetal tissue is critical in studying a host of diseases and disorders. jim? >> chris, thank you. >>> wildlife officials are looking for an aggressive owl that's been badgering folks on the crescent trail. montgomery county parks put up this sign warning the owl is attacking people from behind. sneaky thing. the attacks happened on the trail between river road and dorsett avenue in bethesda. wildlife officials say it's probably a young owl mistaking reflectors on bicycles even ponytails for prey. they say you should tuck your ponytail in a hat. i'm going to have to remember tha

. >>> meanwhile we're keeping a close eye on the water main repair s near nih. all stothe northbound lanes are back open. crews are making repairs on the southbouid be done in time for the morning commute. you will get an alert the minute the lanes are open if you download the washington app. it starts at 4:26 a.m. on "news4 today" for updates. >>> fantasy sports sites just had their best week ever but now comes word federal agents are investigating whether they're even legal. f fanduel and draftkings just took in record entry fees this past week. the "wall street journal" reports fbi agents have been contacting draftkings employees looking for inside information on the company. the journal says it's in the early stages with an ongoing department of justice inquiry. the company is taking in hundreds of millions of dollars and customers pick virtual teams and decide how they will worm. and it also includes our sister company, comcast ventures. >>> turning to the presidential race now, donald trump paid a visit to virginia tonight for a campaign rally at the richm

the nih budget is being cut. the cdc budget is being cut. let's replace these cuts.ntitlement reform and tax code reform. the answer to your question is, i would seek congress blessing but i would not lead a dysfunctional congress keep me from fighting an enemy that is i amy coming here, and fighting to win. winning is my goal. destroying it these standards is my goal. >> my name is kyle. i am been no labels chapter leader at indiana university. i wanted to say as a republican, thank you for running for president and being the voice of reason in this race, it's much appreciated. a few years ago wall street crashed and they got a bail out while the middle class still crashed and they haven't gotten a bail out. today wall street is being better than ever. what are you doing to help main street? graham: rather than the government bailing out main street, how about creating jobs on main street? if you think the government is the salvation of the middle class don't vote for me. if you think jobs are the salvation for the middle class , vote for me. a little about me. i gr

fauci of the nih says the universal vaccine may be five to ten years away.or "nightly business report," i'm meg tirrell. >> a little chill. to read more about the big business of the flu, head to our website, nbr.com. get your shot. >> i just don't like the close-ups of the vaccines. that does it for us tonight. thanks for joining us. i'm sue herera. >> thanks from me as well. i'm tyler mathisen. we'll see you back here tomorrow night. [ elephant trumpets ] -[ shouting ] -many of us are trying to find ways to build a more sustainable world for future generations. we're concerned that our planet's well-being isn't as secure as it once seemed. but on every continent, there are new environmentalists who are committed to change. whether it's an individual, a small group, or a grassroots organization, they've made personal sacrifices that most of us couldn't even imagine. -you do not have authority to be in our territory.

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. >> nih has been the first for the health crisis. >> we didn't know and didn't have a way to diagnosis and didn't have treatments and people die within six to month months of coming to see us. >> in 2013 there were over 350 new cases. now, the city is on the way to 0, possibly by 2020. that is five years from now. >> 0 new infections and 0 preventible deaths among people living with hiv. >> here is how the agencies plan to achieve that. >> now, the san francisco foundation has 600 clients. the new building will allow them to expand and increase the number of cleents. second, begin treating patients on the day they're diagnosed and third, do more outreach, care among the vulnerable populations like the homeless and those with mental abuse problems. city hall will dedicate to the plan, mac cosmetics donating through their aids fund. >> people have forgotten that hiv has taken such a toll. >> and going from ground 0 in the 80s and 90s to 0 is something he, and others thought they'd never see. in the newsroom, abc7 news. >>> thank you, lyanne. >> we're learning of a $2 billion fraud scheme

fauci of the nih says the universal vaccine may be five to ten years away.or "nightly business report," i'm meg tirrell. >> a little chill. to read more about the big business of the flu, head to our website, nbr.com. get your shot. >> i just don't like the close-ups of the vaccines. that does it for us tonight. thanks for joining us. i'm sue herera. >> thanks from me as well. i'm tyler mathisen. we'll see you back here tomorrow night. announcer: the following program contains mature content which may not be suitable for all audiences. viewer discretion is advised. ah, camillfortescue- cholomondeley-browne? yes. come in. i generally answer to chummy. you can ride a bike? i can ride a horse. that can't be so very different, surely. woman: miss, could you change a £5 note for me? people like you are supposed to help people like me. chummy: it would seem, betty, as though your baby is presenting in the breech position. you what? it's coming out ass first. mrs. fraser: that's bad. announcer: funding for "call the mie" is provided by contributions to your pbs sta

. >> nih has been the first for the health crisis. >> we didn't know and didn't have a way to diagnosis and didn't have treatments and people die within six to month months of coming to see us. >> in 2013 there were over 350 new cases. now, the city is on the way to 0, possibly by 2020. that is five years from now. >> 0 new infections and 0 preventible deaths among people living with hiv. >> here is how the agencies plan to achieve that. >> now, the san francisco foundation has 600 clients. the new building will allow them to expand and increase the number of cleents. second, begin treating patients on the day they're diagnosed and third, do more outreach, care among the vulnerable populations like the homeless and those with mental abuse problems. city hall will dedicate to the plan, mac cosmetics donating through their aids fund. >> people have forgotten that hiv has taken such a toll. >> and going from ground 0 in the 80s and 90s to 0 is something he, and others thought they'd never see. in the newsroom, abc7 news. >>> thank you, lyanne. >> we're learning of a $2 billion fraud scheme

my plan would aggressively support groundbreaking work at the nih and our country's finest researchers as they find new treatments and cures. if we started from scratch, if we did not have a system of how we allocate the resources for the research that goes on, and if we start from scratch with the fda, i can promise you it would be a less costly system and it would take a lot less time and it would the a lot more strategic in its efforts. that is what we need to do. we need to make medical record keeping efficient, shareable, and secure. the president had a golden opportunity to be able to do this, but the simple fact is the information technology funding, through the stimulus, was not focused on creating a shared platform for all of us to benefit. we have huge complexity in information technology, and that information is not protected nor is it shared. we have to look celebrate the -- we have to accelerate the fda process of drug production and approval so potential drugs can reach patients more safely and quickly. i believe we need to create a consensus, as we did in the 1960's, whe

while nih, for example, has worked so hard and put a lot of federal dollars into treatment, we have seen a decrease in death rates, mortality rates. for heart disease, cancer, for auto accidents for a declining rate. at the same time we have seen increases in suicide deaths going up. drug overdose deaths going up. crimes, more people in prisons, more people homeless. those statistics are telling us the system is failing those it is supposed to help. while i want to make sure there is nothing that take people's rights. i understand that people don't want to change. the current system is failing. you want to talk about people's rights? go to the parents whose children died at sandy hook. i have their photos from the time the parents sat in my office. every day i look at those faces. where is their rights? where is the rights of the students who just died in oregon? where is their right for a hopeful future. how about the police officer in texas who was gunned down simply getting gasoline with someone who had serious mental illness who was untreated. case after case after case. where is the