drug giant pfizer is moving toward focusing on its ce business of prescription medicine. it is looking at options for its animal health and nutrition units. but it will keep its generic drug and consumer health businesses. pfizer shares were the most active on the big board, and the biggest loser of the dow today, falling 2.6%. news that it wasn't going to be more aggressive in selling off assets came as a disappointment. pfizer stock is up almost 40% over the past year. the materials sector was also a leader. miner freeport mcmoran jumped almost 4%, pushing up to its april high. volume was heavier than usual. union leaders at one of freeport's indonesian mines says production has stopped as thousands of workers continue on strike. that comes on top of bad weather hitting copper production in chile, fueling the stock buying. here's what copper prices have been doing over the past 90 sessions-- the soft patch in mid-april. and copper prices have mirrored stock prices, jumping since the end of june. speaking of metals, here is the past 180 sessions of gold. prices were up a

pfizer stock is up almost 40% over the past year. the materials sector was also a leader. miner freeport mcmoran jumped almost 4%, pushing up to its april high. volume was heavier than usual. union leaders at one of freeport's indonesian mines says production has stopped as thousands of workers continue on strike. that comes on top of bad weather hitting copper production in chile, fueling the stock buying. here's what copper prices have been doing over the past 90 sessions-- the soft patch in mid-april. and copper prices have mirrored stock prices, jumping since the end of june. speaking of metals, here is the past 180 sessions of gold. prices were up a fraction today as the european central bank raised its benchmark lending rate as expected. that pushed the dollar down a little, helping strengthen gold. as erika reported earlier, june sales for retailers were pretty good. kohl's, target, and macy's each saw strong business last month, and each stock was up at least 5.5%. macy's gain puts it over $30 per share since late 2007. one department store not faring so well was j

. >> pfizer's quit smoking drug isn't all it's cracked up to be.or more on that and news before the bell let's turn to nicole lapin at world headquarters. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, laura. we'll get to that in a second. futures are flat to slightly higher. the markets come off their best week in nearly two years, rising sharply on friday following better than expected numbers often manufacturing. for now it's calming concerns about the slow recovery. asian markets took a breather, europe is mixed. we get data on factory orders and there are key numbers on the jobs market later, the june payroll report on friday. the market action on friday t dow rising 168 points to 12,582, where we closed t nasdaq to 2816. a new study is raising concerns about pfizer's quit smoking drug. researchers say the drug increases heart risks, pfizer refuting the claims but investors had high hopes for the drug when it debuted. reports of mental health problems in users led to the fda to order a stronger warning label on the drug. hackers claim they broke thr

the drugmaker pfizer questions the way the analysis was conducted. dr. gail caldwell is vice president of medical affairs for pfizer. >> we will continue to do a more in-depth look as the fda is asking us to do but to date we have not seen evidence of important risks to the heart health of patients. from chantix. >> reporter: in mid june the fda warned chantix might be linked to a small increase in heart problems if smokers who have heart disease. the agency tells cbs news that based on this new study, it will evaluate expanding that warning to include all smokers. that review could take a year. dr. jon lapook, cbs news, new york. >>> just ahead on the "morning news," a new sex abuse allegation against dominique strauss-kahn. >>> plus a hindu temple in india. you'll be amazed by what they found in the basement. >>> first, scott pelley has a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >> they helped win the race to space. but now, they're losing their jobs. the final flight of the space shuttle means the end of a career for many nasa workers, from astronauts

the drug maker pfizer questions the way the analysis was conducted. dr. gail walk well is vice president of medical affairs for pfizer. >> we will continue to do a more in-depth look as the f.d.a. is asking us to do. to date we have not seen evidence of important risks to the heart health of patients from chantix. >> reporter: in mid-june, the f.d.a. warned chantix might be linked to a small increase in heart problems in smokers who have heart disease. the agency tells cbs news that based on this new study it will evaluate expanding that warning to include all smokers. that review could take a year. >> pelley: jon, i wonder, with these apparent risks does it make sense for doctors to prescribe chantix at all? >> reporter: scott, yes with an affect risk. smoking's horrible, it loaf lowers your life span by ten years and if you stop by age 50 you can regain six of those years. so even if it turns out chantix increases heart risk a bit-- and i can't wait for the f.d.a. to complete their study-- it still might be worth the risk because the possible risk of ha

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. >> reporter: pfizer markets chantix and says it's working with the food and drug administration toiew and monitor data. pfizer previously agreed to put a heart warning on the label for patients already suffering from heard disease. while the numbers can get hazy, smokers can improve their health if they're able to kick the habit. erica edwards, nbc news. >>> chantix has been on the market since 2006. after three months of use, up to half users stop smoking, at least temporarily. >>> when we come back on news4 at 4:00, they have been hard at work. the jury finally now deliberating the fate of casey anthony after hearing evidence for six weeks. we'll go to orlando for the very latest. >>> and exxonmobil is trying to clean up an oil spill in the yellowstone river. >>> and for all of your news, follow news4 online. search nbc washington on facebook and twitter. >> you can also find us at pl >>> the four astronauts who will close out nasa's space shuttle program flew into florida today from houston. on friday, the four will take "atlantis" on the last flight of nasa's 30-year shuttle pr

throughout the period, commentators and roosevelts of pfizer's said give up the fight.wait to see if roberts and hughes go back to the other side. so here is the main reason. because he does not believe for a minute they are in the liberal camps and he will flip again. the second freeze then it is an open secret in washington and the roosevelt years before had promised the supreme court seat to the senate majority leader joe robinson who was a big man from arkansas who had a dream his entire life to be the supreme court justice. saying it was an unseemly spectacle. what did you learn of writing supreme power of how we should you what is going on today? >> first obama's needs to be careful he doesn't personalize the fight i think it was entirely appropriate for him to criticize the decision in this "state of the union" address. he did not attack the justices that said this will have serious consequences and we will try to act to correct those. i don't think we should assume they are so vulnerable bank could not hear that. we are too worried about the sensitivities of the

pfizer had previously agreed to put a heart warning on the drug's labeling for patients already sufferingsease. while the numbers can get hazy, one thing is clear. smokers can improve their health if they're able to kick the habit. erica edwards, nbc news. >>> chantix has been on the market since 2006. after three months of use, up to half of its users do stop smoking. at least temporarily. >>> lindsay, what are we looking at? >> today, the nationals' best big thing, moving up. the black widow strikes again in new york. and jayson werth turns boos [ female announcer ] keurig brews more than just hot coffee. now you can brew over ice for delicious iced coffee or tea. hot or cold, keurig is the way to brew everyone's favorite cup in under a minute. choose. brew. enjoy. keurig. i am playing with my friends. hey, mrs. d... joseph? sarah! it's mommy's turn now. let's go. [ male announcer ] the average home has over four internet-connected devices. we were gonna storm the castle. i love your hair. [ sarah ] thanks i went to your guy. it's perfect. i thought we were storming the castle. [ male a

world largest drug maker pfizer is opening the center for therapeutic innovation at mission bay. and first partnership will be with uc sf. new york base pfizer says it will spend up to 100 million dollars on joint research development project with uc sf over the next 5 years. encourage going news indeed. >> spencer is here with the weekend forecast. can't go wrong. weekend here. wait until you hear what the weather is. >> great weekend coming up. bit cooler than the last couple days but pleasant coast to inland. live view from the east bay camera in emeryville lacking back across the bay bridge and back towards san francisco. we do have a rather forceful marine layer that is pushing across the bay in. and move locally inland and cool things down a bit. pleasant weather right now temperatures are 56 degrees in san francisco. 58 across the bay oakland 67 redwood city if and 77 at antioch. they have been the warm spot and evening hours tlouvt much of the week. low clouds fog moving locally and slight warmer by 2 or 3 degrees on sunday. now the satellite radar composite image shows a

drug maker pfizer says it strongly believes with chantix and disagrees with the findings. >> there wasmall number of of events. >> reporter: researchers admit the overall ch problems are small but significant because of the drug's widespread use. >> around 1 in 28 smokers would have a cardiac event. >> reporter: the question is whether the benefits of quitting outweigh the risks associated with the drug. >> chantix already carries a warning for side effects. says the worst part was the nausea but he is considering taking it again. >> i actually talked to my doctor yesterday and he is going to do a little bit of research for me. >> reporter: this time he's trying to kick the habit for good. >>> now the warning on chantix is for side effects including depression and suicidal thoughts. in light of the new study the fda is calling for more research. chantix sales topped 360 million in the u.s. last year. >>> you have some company on your ride to work tomorrow, nasa. the planes are testing air quality. they are flying a lot lower than usual and close to area highways between 95 and the balt

pfizer, the company that makes chantix, says the research is based on insubstantial evidence and therug brings immediate help. >>> up next, a group of americans bringing help and comfort and making a difference this july 4th holiday for people who really need it. >>> happy fourth of july! >> those are skiers on july 4th, and while a lot of americans were enjoying the more typical fare, parades, barbecues and fireworks on this holiday monday, the people you're about to see spend it in quite a different way. it's been four months now since a devastating 9.0 quake and tsunami hit the coast of northeast japan leaving 23,000 people dead or missing. as nbc's ian williams reports from the disaster zone, young american volunteers are making a difference in the cleanup and bringing some measure of relief to traumatized survivors. >> let me see that. >> reporter: it was an unexpected place to find a fourth of july party, but this celebration was also designed to lift the spirits of survivors in japan's tsunami disaster zone. it's been four months since the torrent of water battered this coast,

. >> we have no special heed of pfizer is to tell you about but the next couple days it is going to beot. you may have to contend was of few low clouds as we head into the afternoon the fog is going to push back and we are going to see is sunny all conditions. the fog will return to the coastline later we are seeing '50s and '60s currently. this is a look of temperatures right now. as we move into the afternoon is going to get hot this is a look of afternoon temperatures around the bay area. we are expecting 90s and it will be the warmest day of the week. and your seven day forecast we will be warmer again once again tomorrow and then we will start cooling off the fog will return and and cooler temperatures saturday and sunday time right now is 6:18 a.m. and traffic >> an accident has been reported on won a one northbound this is at the overpass right here at involves a motorcycle i am seeing traffic begin to back up all little bit we will be watching it pretty closely this would be the first problem of the morning perry the bay bridge and the westbound run the meeting lights might be

chantix for smokers with existing heart disease this study says healthy smokers are also at risk, pfizer strongly believes in chantix and disagrees with findings. >> cardiovascular events were infrequent, small number and similar. >> reporter: researchers admit the overall chances of heart problems are small but significant because of the drug's widespread use. >> one in 28 smokers would have a cardiac event. >> about 58% of persistent smokers die from smoking the question is the benefits of smoking outweigh risks of the drug. >> it carrying a warning for side-effects, the worst part for him was nausea. he is considering taking it again. >> i talked to my doctor yesterday he will do a bit of research for me. >> this time he is trying to kick the habit for good. >> joel brown cbs news washington. >> for awhile yesterday i was thinking there might not be any fog tonight but looks like a little. >> certainly, inland, we are still experiencing the first prolonged heat wave of the season this is the same from dublin inspiration drive, looking out towards mount diablo some of the hottest tempe

. >> pfizer markets chantix and is working with the fda to review the study. 13 million people used theg last year. >>> you probably knew that an infant's health may depend in part on when its mother ate before she became pregnant. a poor prepregnancy diet might increase a child's chance of diabetes later in life. animals that were fed a low-protein diet before conceiving ended up giving birth to babies who had low birthweights. the babies also showed signs of health risks, including developing type 2 diabetes. researchers say humans and mice often respond in the same way to poor diet during pregnancy with low birthweights that are often linked to anniored risk of obesity. >>> the duke and duchess of cambridge continue on their canadian tour on prince edward island. today, prince william showed off his emergency helicopter water landing skills. william is a royal air force rescue helicopter pilot. he attempted a maneuver called waterbirding, adopted in canada, to land on water. earlier the duke and duchess were welcomed by an enthusiastic crowd in prince edward island's historic city of

drugmaker pfizer disagrees with the findings.esearchers admit the chances are small but significant because of the drug's widespread use. >>> will she tell all? maria shriver may be in line for a record-breaking advance if she decides to write a book about her marriage to arnold schwarzenegger. she filed for divorce last friday, about two months after the former governor admitted he fathered a child with their housekeeper. now there are some reports shriver is being offered a lucrative book deal, possibly more than the $15 million bill clinton earned for his memoir. >>> i don't know. does she need the money, lawrence? >> i think she is going to do okay either way. she'll be all right, i have a feeling. >> after all she has been through? she deserves 15 mill. >> i don't know if i want to hear any of that. i have heard enough. >> let's do the weather, shall we? >> yes. >>> we have temperatures soaring again in spots inland those numbers moving into the 90s already in spots like this. mount diablo going to be very hot in parts of th

pfizer is working with the fda but insists the drug is safe. 13 million people used that drug last year alone. >>> before astronauts who will close out nasa's 30-year space shuttle program arrived in florida today. a million people are expected to watch on friday as they take up "atlantis" for its final voyage. after that trip, "atlantis" will join the shuttle s darcy spence and "e -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur?] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that c help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a superhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪ >>> leaving out with some of the best fireworks from all over the country. happy fourth. tonight, jay

pfizer, the company that makes chantix, says the research is based on unstabl health and it brings substantial health benefits to smokers who want to quit. >>> up next, back here on earth a group of americans bringing help and comfort and making a difference this july 4th holiday for people who really need it. ? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a superhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪ whose long day starts with arthritis pain... and a choice. take tylenol arthritis and maybe up to six in a day... or choose aleve and two pills for a day free of pain. happy chopping. on every surface in your mouth. but did you know those same germs can build up and form a resilient layer called biofilm? biofilm germs are strong enough to survive daily brushing. thankfully, there's listerine® antiseptic. its triple-actio

government reaching even beyond the extraordinary powers that it secured ten years ago neither patriot nor pfizer have ever been subject to a full and transparent debate the thought is amendments act of two thousand and eight is so aggressive with respect to the bill of rights that every federal court ever to or review the program on its merits has struck it down as unconstitutional those rulings however of never stood on appeal and so we're left with this act that was essentially passed in secret to authorize secret executive surveillance of law abiding americans enmasse and i think there's plenty of reasons to be concerned especially given the congress seems to be asleep at the switch i think at a switch and yet talking about it under the radar right now during and parry highly publicized debate over the get do you think they're doing that on purpose so that if does not get attention. i wouldn't be surprised i mean there's certainly been other instances in which congress has affirmatively ovoid publicity for its domestic national security acts that impinge on civil liberties one just happened t

needed brown yeah i'm afraid there must be some sense of being pfizer's must be made we must be on top of her because many things can go wrong and in history many things that have gone drop is not tall enough to catch expenditure increase taxes but a new policy is better shoots her roth ira necessary if these policies don't come along it will be in and mess. well still to come on the program skeletons in aids has claws it why the alliance tons of lines and edge speil ations my answer exactly rebels expert opinion coming up in. the operation to bring the sunken the cruise ship bulgaria to the service of the colgrove in search of sound and says its final stage. news international and james murdoch has been accused of trying to mislead british m.p.'s after saying he was also aware of the true extent of phone hacking by reporters his testimony was challenged fighting former executives who say murdoch was informed three years ago that the illegal practice went beyond just won a rogue journalist some of the media mogul rupert murdoch however adds another lie is the accusation then made fresh

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flemish people don't know who are the popular singers or writers today in the french speaking part of pfizer's elbert bill james national day last week was its last here did the crisis threatens not just every belgian but european integration itself. the e.u. skeered the divorce of belgium the rest of europe catalonia leaving to be scotland leaving a group releasing separatist marchers and mixed community terms here. with guns getting. just one big clash to become. that conflict killing suffered in europe since world war two was turned on each other as you can slow over your broke up and the determination of regional identity is not to be underestimated for it unionists say they have the flag and everything else worked out to become france's twenty eight region all that's left are the details of the new cultural altie rossi's. and if that story interests you to also be interested to know that later in the program we look at a part of eastern europe where separation brought anything but peace and stability . also always stores the session of the public so in other words a service or down across

nine now earlier i spoke with mike adams he is known as the health ranger he's actually son of a pfizer contractor and he went under he was a clinical trial tester for some of americans largest pharmaceutical companies now he's one of their toughest critics i asked him why health care costs are so much more expensive in the u.s. than in other countries here's what he said. well at its core health care in america is based on profit not based on the idea of public service in other words the system doesn't really have a motivation to teach people how to be healthy to prevent disease or reverse disease or cure disease even instead it's sort of traps people in a system of dependence of disease treatment or the continuation of disease for example we have millions of americans on diabetes drugs and yet new research just released this week shows that diabetes rates have doubled in the last thirty years so clearly the system is not working and again that gets to the core because it's corporate greed driving it not any kind of motivation to really help people that are those no debaters not presen

pfizer believes in the drug and disagrees in the findings. 50% of smokers die from smoking.he question is, whether the benefits of quitting out weigh the risks. they carry a warning for side effects firefighter -- for side effects. he said that the worst part was the nausea and he's going to take it again. >> the fda is asking for more research. >>> you could see a low flying airplane this morning testing for air quality. it could be between i-95 between baltimore and the capital beltways. the flights were scheduled to begin an hour ago. >>> the pitching woes began for the orioles in texas. the rangers rolled to a 13-4 victory. they've allowed an average under. seven runs per games. game two is tonight. >>> and the annual nathan's famous hotdog eating contest is in the books. sonya, the black widow won for the women. joey chestnut inhaled 62 hotdogs and buns in ten minutes. that's six shy of his world record. >> and this next story will rope you in. it's video from the world jump rope championships in washington, d.c. jump ropers showed off their skills. they did freestyle a

me now to help me make sense of all of this is the health ranger mike adams he's actually son of a pfizer contractor he was a clinical trial tester for some of america's biggest pharmaceutical companies now he's one of their toughest critics and he's going to help me mike you heard me thank you for joining us first of all thank you you just heard me recount some statistics about the costs of health care in this country and then the profits of the insurance companies and the cost of health care compared to other countries why is health care so much more expensive in the us than in the rest of the world will add its core health care in america is based on profit not based on the idea of public service in other words the system doesn't really have a motivation to teach people how to be healthy to prevent disease or reverse disease or cure disease even instead it's sort of traps people in a system of good one. it's disease treatment or the continuation of disease for example we have millions of americans on diabetes drugs and yet new research just released this week shows that diabetes rates

. >> pfizer is moving plans to open a research is center in mission bay. announcing announcement will be made today and the deal has committed $100 million to ucsf over the next five years. >>> have a great weekend. >>> at&t has nou daeys admits it violated environmental laws when 1300 gallons of diesel spilled into the guadalupe river. at&t has agreed to pay $10,000 fine and $30,000 in cleanup costs. company does want to point out it was complimented on ace response at the time of the spill. >>> what kind of heat we've had the last couple of days. >> things are changing. >> and this one from emeryville, the clouds so far not causing flight arrival delays into sfo but the clouds continue to thicken. we'll keep an eye on it for you. go to flight tracker at abc7news.com. check out the temperatures outside. they are running into the 50s to near 60 in antioch. clouds forming in the north bay valleys. cloudy conditions around the monitor ray bay. 55 to 56 degrees. we will have sunshine this afternoon, cooling sea breeze will take our temperatures back below ave

pfizer believes in the drug and disagrees with the findings. >> there are small numbers of the resultsere similar. >> reporter: the overall chances of heart problems are small, but significant. >> around, one in 28 smokers would have a cardiac event. >> about 58% of persistent smokers die from smoking. would the benefits of quitting out weigh the risks. the drug already carries a risk. the worst part for this man was the nausea. >> i talked to my doctor. he's going to do research for me. >> reporter: this time, he's trying to quick the -- kick the habit for good. >> in light of the new study, the fda is calling for new research. >>> well, the likeness of ronald reagan standing tall in london this 4th of july. a newborn staff which you -- a new bronze statue was unveiled today. the 1'0" memorial stands alongside roosevelt and eisenhower. >>> an inline skater takes a leap of faith in paris. he set a new world record. the crowd was so enthusiastic, he gave it a second shot. he -- oh, my gosh! , jumped off the first floor of ,,,,,,,,tical tower -- eiffel [ male announcer ] are you paying m

the maker pfizer said in a statement that it disagree was the conclusion and actual number of heart attacks and other events was too small to determine if it was the cause. chantix has been prescribed to 13 million people. >>> a south carolina woman to raise money for breast cancer research made a stop in san francisco today. she was joined by several riders who will accompany her on part of the trip to canada and wyoming for a big rally 10 days from now. >> i don't know what you're doing that. is the reception we can get. people see that and they know there is a story behind it. >> and he hopes to share the stories with the world. she's interviewing women who have had cancer and will put testimony in a book to inspire others. >> and the pride of san jose took home another win at the annual hot dog eating contest on coney island. more on what was new at this year's event. that is ahead. >> then, at 5:00 a stanford study suggests environmental factor koz play a sig cal role in autism. >> checking view from mount tam, live now, you can see spencer said, the fog there in ocean beach, by... sho

moody is threatening to downgrade america's rating and says nonfinancial companies such as apple and pfizerting on $1 trillion. a lot of green. and my next guest is seeing red because of that. congressman you say the companies have an obligation to hire, is that it? >>guest: they should hire. the economy is getting better. the people for see a better economy the second quarter. i predicted the dow jones industrial average at 12,000 a long time ago right here and i see it going up to 13,000. it has again down because of inaction of congress but we will get it resolved and the bond rating and interest rates have not again down. >>neil: you could be optimistic on the economy, knock on whatever, i hope you are right but the latest number she the opposite, durable orders, a key gauge of manufacturing sector is doing no sign of progress in the real estate or housing and more companies laying off and the lay off picture has picked up considerably with research in motion this week alone more than 10,000 such layoffs announced. if it not a double dip, it is bad. what is going on? >>guest: the railro

one example, pfizer says counterfeit versions of their drugs have made it to pharmacies and hospitalscanada and right here in the united states as well. so it's not just a question of easy access to these online pharmacies. it's also a health and safety issue as well. >> reporter: absolutely right. but you know what, a couple of years ago the fda tried that route warning people about buying these drugs online. it didn't really stop. that message did not get across. so people are still trying to access these online pharmacies even with the risks, sanjay. >> my parents do it as well, in part because of these high costs. again, a fascinating report. drew griffin, many thanks. >>> coming up, breaking news, new developments that could blow the sexual assault case against the french diplomat dominique strauss-kahn to pieces. we'll tell you about it. >>> plus the defense rests in the casey anthony trial after a dramatic day of testimony. what george anthony's alleged mistress said on the stand today. plus an exclusive look at home video that 360 has just obtained. it shows casey anthony as a

morning and happy friday knelt hotspots or incidents to report all morning long no strong wind of pfizeraise this is a shot of the bay bridge and i will have a complete check of the bridge's lower return >> more than a thousand people are expected to pay respects to jim matheson is memorial service which will start at 11:00 a.m. in in the marin the memorial auditorium he was asked by a friend stacey powers to come over her daughter was receiving with threatening text messages from or what former board friend tolerant hole and pulled out a gun and shot the deputy twice their in this is a map of what are the area where the memorial will be taken place 101 could be severely impacted no party will be available from 6:00 a.m. until 3 the afternoon across on civic center drive the done it used in a shooting of a bay area resident kenneth harding he used to shoot and kill himself you wish shooting at police said on july 13th- police said harding fired at police first her >house republicans are trying for the third day to pass that bill it has no chance of surviving in that the senate boehner su

felt combat was infantry unit now we find it jessica lynn two was supply person on the convoy in pfizer self -- finds itself in a firefight that i want to go back to that but it use the someone like ruby where the bomber got the front line going into the cafeteria she was one of the people blown up. the reality is i would say that is the front line. >> guest: surprisingly women are off to it -- often under acknowledge because there are no combat roles for women. whether because of current policy or because women are suddenly finding they are put in that place but it there is a role for women in this capacity that the policy makers are useful such as being at translators are serving and civil affairs and help gain the indigenous women and children to communicate with them. >> host: when we go into afghanistan may go to the villages to win the hearts and minds of the afghan people and find they are more effective going into the villages to talk to them to get good information where the taliban is in what it means to get more cohesive to stand on their own so we can get out of afghanistan

. >>> and the drugmaker, pfizer, may sell off its animal division focusing on pharmaceuticals, jnd it'scnbc market update. we are first in news worldwide. >>> welcome back to "hardball." media matters. we know that. fox is at war we knew that. media matters, dispose distractions. the right wing cable channel fox is taking direct aim at media matters calling it to be stripped of its tax xavrpt status. for more, turn to ron reagan. thank you for joining us. josh marshall, editor of "talking points." seems to me the law is fairly clear. you get tax example status unless you're an actual partisan organization that promotes candidates, gets them elected. it's fair to call media matters progressive in its orientation. you're entitled to your 5013-c. whatever. your thoughts? >> right. they haven't violated the law. are not violating specific candidates, not training people in their media training organization to run for office as republicans or work for republican candidates. they're unabashed about their progressive meeting. us a say, you can be ideological and be tax exempt, you can't be pol

there is a quote in my book i lifted from david redneck's book from one of obama's pfizer's -- advisers when he was a state senator running for first state senate office and this other guy says you know, you have to learn when you can't get the whole policy you need to take the ham sandwich. and obama is taking every ham sandwich he can get but there's no ham in those ham sandwiches. not even a powerful closure ham. let them eat bacon or not. but forget about closure bacon. we need to get more ham in those sandwiches. young people and minorities have not gotten much am in their sandwich at all. they got a big sandwich of nothing. they won't be there in the same numbers at all. i have this theory that the night obama won the election in 2008 was the night he appeared with rick warren who put his arms around him and said i don't agree with everything he says but he is all right. if you look at the numbers in 2008 what changed was the republicans stayed home because they didn't think he was the antichrist. now they think he is the antichrist again so they will turn out and it is not clear

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