any fallout from pfizer? fox talked with an attorney who says pfizer will open up for serious ramifications. dr. alvarez says this recall will not only cause angst now but increase doubt about our health care system as a whole. >> you see big pockets of recalls and this is just the latest example. so, this is putting a lost anxiety, a lot we of distrust in the whole relationship between patients and the health care system. >>guest: it is a big deal. the lot numbers are seen on the food and drug administration website, and you can find a link to their page on our web site and the drug should be returned to a pharmacy. >>shepard: i see lines forming all over manhattan right now, and jumping to the pharmacy. married people of course. new efforts to stop the blood shed in syria which got serious with major opposition even as more people are slaughtered. and, then, this is the guy who adopted his girlfriend. how old are you? >> 49. >>shepard: 49, and he is 47, right, in and his girlfriend is age appropriate, 42. s

pfizer is recalling a million packs. its birth control pills because they might not be effective.roblem happened while the pills were being packaged. we have a report. >> reporter: pfizer recalling one million packets of birth control pills in the united states. drug maker says the packaging error could raise the risk of an accidental pregnancy. the company reports some have too many acid tablets while others have too few. oral birth control product use a series of 21 hormone tablets and seven inactive sugar tablets to regulate the menstrual period. the recall is not safety related. some doctors disagree. >> from a safety perspective, have you to realize that a lot of women, there are medical reasons where you my want to keep them on birth control. >>? women are going to get pregnant whether you like it or not. they are going to get pregnant. it will create a lot of issues that is completely up necessary in this day and age. >> reporter: the drug maker releasing a statement saying, quote, pfizer has responded rapidly to ensure the product can't to meet the company's high quality s

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the drug maker pfizer is recalling 1 million packages of the con throw acceptive pills.e mistakes too many packets too active pills while others have two few of the active pills. women who think they're taking hormones to prevent pregnancy could be popping more than a sugar pill, surprise. officials with pfizer say the potentially botched products were sold in pharmacies and clinics all across the nation. and tonight they're warning women who have these pills to start using another form of birth control right now. anna with the news. she is in our new york city newsroom. exactly which products are we talking about here, an. >> that two products lo/ovraa-28. blister pack. 28 pills and norgestriol. expiration 31,2013 and march 31,2014. while they pulled 1 million packs to be safe. pfizer believes only 30 packs were actually affected. >> shepard: it's my understanding this isn't the first time this has happened. >> you are exactly right, shep. back in september a georgia woman sued test products after they recalled eight brands of birth control pills. the woman claims she b

while pfizer fell to a six-week low. here are those pfizer results-- three cents better than anticipated, but it trimmed its 2012 forecast because of a strengthening dollar. pfizer also saw its cholesterol fighting blockbuster lipitor come off patent late last year. eli lilly also saw a drug lose patent protection last quarter-- its anti-psychotic medicine. while earnings fell from a year ago, they were stronger than forecast. as we mentioned last night, radio shack looked to be a big loser today after warning its fourth-quarter performance will come up way short, and we saw the stock damage today. shares plunged, losing a third of their value, falling to a new 52-week low. volume was more than 20 times normal. the retailer blames a big drop in its sprint business for the shortfall. and it also suspended its stock buyback plan, adding to the selling pressure. and that's tonight's "market focus." >> tom: it's the biggest contest yet for republicans vying for the white house. florida's republican primary is winner take all

pfizer is recalling 1 million birth control pacts because of a problem with the packaging. and suzanne kennedy joins us with all of the details. and >> this is hardly what anyone who takes the pill want to hear but it is important information for those trying to prevent an unwanted pregnancy. >> the most widely-used form of birth control, and now comes word that a popular brand is being recalled. today pfizer announced some of its pills may not work, and could result in the one thing women are trying to prevent pregnancy. george washington university nancy grava says she is never seen a recall of this magnitude. >> if she is taking pills that do not have a sufficient or men in them, she could of the late in become pregnant. to go the voluntary recall is for november 28. they have expiration dates of july 31, 2013-march 331, 24 team. the problem is some pills make contain at inactive amounts of hormones. >> knowing that is really scary. it is like, what of mine do not work? i definitely do not want to get pregnant. >> you never know. >> the best advice for medical profession

pfizer says the recall is not safety related.sagree. >> from the safety perspective you have to realize that a lot of women, you know, there are medical reasons where you may want to keep them on birth control pills. >> the recalled products are lo/ovral 28 tablets, generic norgestrel ethinyl tablets with dates ranging from july 2013 and march 2014. >> some women are going to get pregnant whether you like it or not. they're going to get pregnant and it's going to create a lot of issues that it's completely unnecessary in this day in age. reporter: the drugmaker releasing a statement saying pfizer has responded rapidly to ensure that its products continue to meet the company's high quality standards. according to a report nearly 80 million birth control prescriptions were filled in 2010 in the united states. >> this is putting a lot of anxiety, a lot of mistrust in the whole relationship between patients and the healthcare system. reporter: the drugs were distributed to clinics and retail pharmacies throughout the united states. p

pfizer found some packs had too many active tablets and others had few few and says packaging problem has been corrected and recall information is on our web site for you. abc 7 news.com look under see it on tv. >> and the susan gkomen foundation is cutting funding for planned parenthood meaning an tond hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants mostly for breast exams for uninsured women. congress woman jackie speier says she's disappointed. >> i have been a big booster of the susan gkomen organization but not anymore. their announcement yesterday they're no longer going to fund any organization that is being investigated by a federal, state or local body means that planned parenthood is no longer going to receive $600,000 a year. >> planned parenthood says the foundation is vowing to pressure from pro life groups. the komen foundation says actions are being mischaracterized. >> and if you're a college student or a parent you know costs have gotten sky high. >> the state legislature began to investigate ways to bring costs down. and there is some encouraging news. >> yes. anyone with

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pfizer says the pills may contain not enough contraceptive to prevent preg nasty. the pill -- pregnancy. they don't pose a health threat before if you you are affected you should use a nonhormonal form of the contraception immediately. take a look here are the specific pills that are being recalled affecting 14 lots of low tablets and the pills are manufactured by pfizer now we have a link on the website to the specific lot numbers that are being part of the recall. find that information in the health section or slide show at abc2news.com. >>> st. joseph's medical center is scutting ---- cutting 17 jobs. they are calling it a performance improvement initiative. patient care will not be affected and those losing their jobs can reapply for other positions in the hospital, the person who told us this news by the way is one of those losing their jobs. >>> else where the push is onto get people to be more healthy. city health department kicked off the community outreach initiative. it's the first in aer. >> sis -- series of neighborhood meetings. goal is to help people

. >>> pfizer is recalling one million packs of birth control pills after uncovering a packaging error could lead to accidental pregnancies. the packets have expiration dates between july 31st, 2013 and march 31st, 2014. a company spokeswoman says the problem has been corrected but if you have the packages pfizer advising women to start using another form of contraception, immediately. >> state department of water resources conning its second snow survey of the year right now. like the first manual survey january 3rd, at echo summit the water content measurement is expected to be small 19% of normal then. the latest readings indicate water content is now just 38% of normal. obviously we need a lot more rain and snow. >>> we got a little light rain this morning the proverbial drop in the bucket. >> light snow up there also we are halfway through winter usually by this time if we haven't made it to a certain stage, we are not going to get there. you can see clouds starting to part. warming trend that may push us near 70 over the weekend. >>> also, a dramatic rescue caught on video. the p

pfizer recalling one million packets of birth control pills with a packaging error that could lead toroblem affects 14 -- pfizer found that some packets of pills had too many active tablets others had too few. the pills manufactured and packaged by pfizer were sold -- you have any of the affected pills the company is advising to you use an alternative method of birth control and you can go to abc7news.com for more details. >>> peninsula assemblyman says pg&e's plan to upgrade natural gas pipeline system burdens rate payers with too much of the cost. jerry hill says he will urge state regulators to reject the plan. he will release a study he says shows the cost will be more than five billion dollars over 50 years, buck the amount the utility -- double the amount the utility projected and customers will a over90% and pg&e will make a profit. >>> this morning hill plans to ask chairman of the public utilities commission to remove himself from an investigation on whether pg&e should be fined for the san bruno pipeline disaster. >>> controller chung says california will run the of money by

too many of the sugar pills or mixed up, together. >> pfizer says it's connect corrected the problem estimating only 30 packets were flawed. and women who believe their prescription could be affected should contact their pharmacist. >> stay with us. 7 on your side is up next. >> taking a look at california's new law to help victims of hackers and questions whether new rules go far enough. >> we want to update you on the news over brentwood. a man has been stuck in a trench after a collapse. >> right now we have brett eastwood on the line and we understand you witnessed what happened here? >> i've witnessed it after it happened. i'm on the corners of sunflower and don view. just looked like they're digging a hole in a driveway. and i guess the guy was seven, eight feet down it and collapsed around him. and they said he's alive but it's been over an hour, there is probably seven, eight trucks here and helicopters. and just trying to get this guy out. and he is stuck in this hole. >> have you had any sense whether or not they can communicate at all? >> knox they won't let us get that cl

. >>> pfizer is recalling one million packs of birth control pills after uncovering a packaging errorat could lead to accidental pregnancies. the packets have expiration dates between july 31st, 2013 and march 31st, 2014. a company spokeswoman says the problem has been corrected but if you have the packages pfizer advising women to start using another form of contraception, immediately. >> state department of water resources conning its second snow survey of the year right now. like the first manual survey january 3rd, at echo summit the water content measurement is expected to be small 19% of normal then. the latest readings indicate water content is now just 38% of normal. obviously we need a lot more rain and snow. >>> we got a little light rain this morning the proverbial drop in the bucket. >> light snow up there also we are halfway through winter usually by this time if we haven't made it to a certain stage, we are not going to get there. you can see clouds starting to part. warming trend that may push us near 70 over the weekend. >>> also, a dramatic rescue caught on video. the

. >>> the pharmaceutical giant pfizer recalled a million packages of birth control pills because of a packaging error that could cause the contraceptive to fail by leaving the women taking it with too small a dose to work. pfizer says the error was caught quickly, but anyone with an affected package should start using another form of contraceptive immediately. we put the list on our website tonight, nbcnightlynews.com. >>> employees of bankrupt american airlines have braced for bad news for weeks. american's parent company said today it wants to eliminate 13,000 jobs. that's 15% of american's work force, part of a plan to return to profitability. it also wants to end its traditional pension plans. >>> up next tonight what the first lady revealed to jay leno last night about what really goes on in the white house. >>> a big anniversary being celebrated at a rival network. a tip of the hat from the industry to david letterman who today is celebrating 30 years in late night television. it's run the gambit of stupid pet tricks to sitting presidents. as we congratulate dave we remind him h

>>darya: pfizer is voluntarily recalling birth control pills. if you take that hill, you will want to listen, especially if pfizer mexico the duty. some of these packages will not protect you properly. some of them have too many active tablets and others have too few active tablets. the drugs are marketed under a number of various brands the ec on the screen. >>mark: the opening bell on wall street, we had a report from 880 showing the private sector added 170,000 jobs last month. that was in line with estimates that job growth is fueling flow looks like a rise in early trading on wall street. >>darya: st. ignatius college prep in-dash is closed today because 140 students who are sick with a stomach flu. crews are going to be out today cleaning the campus, scrubbing it. all activities on campus have been cancelled as well. the social networking site facebook file paperwork for an initial public offering. they hope to raise as much as 10 billion. any final layoff notices off go out today for city of oakland employees. class and the city of counse

. >>> pfizer is recalling million packets of birth cell pills. lo/ovral is affected.pfizer says there's no health risk but woman who are affected, you are advised to contact your doctor. >>> 7:15, the violence continues in syria. syrian government forces launched an offensive against rebel soldiers who briefly captured control around damascus. yesterday, the united nations security council considered a resolution demanding the president of syria. the u.n. estimates more than 5400 people have been kimed since march. >>> extreme weather has killed dozens -- dozens of people in japan. more than 50 were killed an 700 injured during a heavy snowstorm. authorities say there's been a delay in snow removal. they say a lot of the equipment is still being used for reconstruction in areas affected by last year's earthquake and tsunami. >>> an 18-year-old man, in grave condition after an accident at north berkeley. police say a car crashed into him while he was riding his skateboard on a rhine -- marin if avenue -- ma -- marin avenue monday evening. the driver of the car stopped

pfizer says they may not contain enough contraceptive to prevent pregnancy. the pills doesn't pose a health threat but if you are affected by the recall you should use a nonhormonal form of the contraception immediately. now here are the specific pills that are being recalled. look at your screen. it affects 14 lots of low oval 28 tablets and 14 lots of ethanol tablets. they are manufactured by pfizer we have a link on the website to the specific lot numbers that are part of the recall. you can find all that information in the slide show at abc2news.com. linda so, abc2 news. >>> a nation leading breast cancer charity susan g. komen is halting partnership with planned parenthood meeting a cut off to hundreds of thousands in grants mainly for breast exams. planned parenthood says it results from komen bowing to pressure from antiabortion activists. comen says the key re-- komen says the key reason is planned parenthood is under investigation in congress launched by a conservative republican urged to act by antiabortion groups. komen gave 68 a you -- 608,000 to

k says the packaging error -- pfizer says the packaging error could raise a problem. it raises the risk of unintended pregnancy. >>> a palo alto police officer has plans for vacation this year. that would be officer ben lee from san jose. he will be the only coach of the u.s. olympic badminton team on the way to london. 20 years ago, lee was captain of the first u.s. olympic badminton team and since then he has been a volunteer coach, most recently at last year's pan am games. the 46-year-old lee thinks being a cop can help him be a coach. >> i think it's the discipline, you know, just the mindset, you know, waking up early, training. when you set your mind to something, just be disciplined and stay with that. >> well, when he plays, lee could smash the shuttlecoc k-1 80 miles an hour. >> kit was nailed! >> too overdressed. lose the tie. . >>> these days, many people watch the super bowl because of commercials. we also have a sneak peek of the pepsi ad. take a look. ♪ your cheating heart >> bet you're wondering how i got all that pepsi taste into a zero calorie cola.

here is a look at the brand names that these pfizer pillows are marketed under. be sure to check your prescription. if you do, notify your doctor in return defectors to the pharmacy. >>mark: of the susan g. coleman affair fund will no longer give money to planned parenthood for breast cancer screenings after they are under investigation in florida for using federal money to provide abortions. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a live look outside. at the san mateo bridge traffic is ninth in the light. and san jose is 49. if a high of 61 for this afternoon. we will be right back feria off to her hand it it >>darya: the big stories we're following at this hour, st. ignatius college park in san francisco is closed today because there is a sweeping illness. 140 students have come down with a stomach flu. the crews are cleaning while the school is closed hoping to stop the spread. facebook is hoping to raise as much money as a $10 billion from registering to start their ipo. 80 workers in oakland will get final layoff notices today. this ci

. >> pelley: pfizer is recalling about a million packets of birth control pills. the drug maker says a packaging problem may leave women with an inadequate dose. pfizer says there's no health risk, just a greater chance of unintended pregnancy. you can find the names of the recalled pills at cbsnews.com. a college cheating scandal. why an administrator inflated that's next. on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. dulera will not replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. dulera helps significantly improve lung function. this was shown over a 6 month clinical study. dulera contains formoterol, which increases the risk of death from asthma problems and may increase the risk of hospitalization in children and adolescents. dulera is not for people whose asthma is well controlled with a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. once your asthma is well controlled your doctor will decide if you can stop dulera and prescribe a different asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. do not take dulera

not from pfizer but from another company. this is a big issue.f this past year many more babies? >> i'm already getting phone calls because we have to tell women, listen -- i'm an ob-gyn. get a new pack. if you have two packs, throw them out. megyn: this is a popular brand of birth control? >> very, very popular. megyn: can you imagine the lawsuits? i predict people are going to sue pfizer for the cost of raising the children they wind up with. >> absolutely. megyn: how did it happen? they have been around forever. >> patients began to call fires and said, by the way, all my pills are pink for the first and second week and now there is a couple of blue pills in the middle of the pack. is this normal. they went back and found everything was not properly packed. megyn: they had machine checked and hand checked. so there would have been two failures. >> the manufacturing practices have not met standards. we see quality control issues. inspectors are down because i guess budget cuts. so this is something that really is taking away the confidence that

. >> the drug company, pfizer says the birth control pills may not stop users from getting pregnant.estigators found packaging errors where some pacts of the hormone-based drugs had too many active tablets while other his too few. here is the list of pills in question. take a close look at them. the affected packets have expiration dates ranging between july 31, 2013. and march 31st, 2014. a pfizer spokesperson says the problem was caused by mechanical and visual inspection failures on the packaging line. the problem has since been corrected. vic? >> pfizer says women using the affected products should notify their doctors and switch to backup contraception immediately. >>> football season isn't quite over yet. but believe it or not, it's almost time for baseball. the orioles' bird was lending a hand in camden yards today as the o's packed up. the first team workouts down in sarasota are set for february 19th. the first spring training day will be march 5th. opening day here in april, in baltimore is april 6th. >>> let's check on the roads now with kristy breslin. at traffic control.

we asked pfizer that and we don't know.y because the hormone pills versus the non-hormone pills are different colors. and they said, this is kind of odd, so this woman called pfizer and they said, oh, my goodness, and then they looked and saw that this was a problem for more than just this woman. women hearing this i know will have a lot of questions. go to cnn.com/empowerpatient. we have all the information you need to find out if your pills are affected. if you are, you might not be affect protected, necessarily. think about that before you have sex. >> we blew through the names and numbers again. just go to cnn.com/empow cnn.com/empoweredpatient. thanks so much. >>> comments he made to cnn about, quote, unquote, very poor people. the candidates are headed from here to nevada, a state with sky high unemployment. i wonder how his words are going to play there? we're going to take you live to vegas next, but first, i have a list for you today. tech world on wall street buzzing today. will they finally file for their long-a

watch a major recall of birth control pills that may be an effective at preventing pregnancy the pfizerny is recalling 1 million packets of birth control pills. the nationwide recall involves 14 lots of lo-ovral 28 and 14 lots of the generic form of that madison pfizer found some packets of those drugs had too many active tablets while others had too few women affected by the recall are urged to use a non hormonal form of contraception immediately >>scientists said textbooks may have to be rewritten because a new study finds the part of the brain used a speech processing is in a different location than originally believed britax behind the area that receives sound off after analyzing more than a hundred previous studies that investigated speech perception and used brain scanning researchers report that the speech center is actually 3 cm closer to the front of the brain and is in front of the auditory cortex not behind it >>women with higher testosterone are less cooperative ... a new study finds that testosterone makes people more self-centered. the study led by research at the universi

pfizer recalling a generic version of birth control pills. women on the pills at risk for pregnancy. pfizer has not received any reports of adverse health consequences. i am a jane king at the new york stock exchange for wbal-tv 11 news. >> 6:20. 55 degrees on tv hill. an early morning accident that several of details about. >> the biggest story in football is about a player who is not playing in the big game. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. denny's new sizzlin' skillets are here for a limited time. so strike while the iron's hot. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. one accident of note along dundalk avenue at eastern avenue. a bit of a delay on 395 towards 95. speeds around 43 miles per hour. 44 at baltimore national pike. up to speed on the north side in the outer loop. so far so good on the 83's this morning. 795 moving well out of the police mills are

we will tell you that pfizer says the situation does not pose a health problem. but does raise the risk of an unintended pregnancy. the affected packets have expiration dates ranging between july 31, 2013, and march 31, 2014. pfizer says women affected should stop using the pills immediately and use another form of contraceptive. >>> today in maryland governor o'malley will deliver the state of the state address. state of the state address is scheduled to begin at noon. the governor's speech is expected to focus on job creation. o'malley is expected to talk about the proposed sales tax on gasoline and the same-sex marriage legislation. >>> and that same-sex marriage debate in maryland is bringing lots of people to annapolis. even at 14-year-old girl named sarah. >> today is my shth birthday and best birthday present ever if you would vote no on guy marriage. >> sarah was one of the many people that testified in front of a maryland senate committee debating the bill. governor martin o'malley testified for the bill. and he introduced the legislation earlier this mo

the pills in question are manufactured by pfizer but sold in the u.s. under the akrimax pharmaceuticals brand. at least 73 people were killed in egypt today when a soccer match erupted into a riot. fans of rival teams rushed the field in port said, hurling sticks and stones at each other. egyptian state television reported at least a thousand people were injured in the ensuing stampede. >> u.s. forces are expected to end their combat role in afghanistan some time in 2013. defense secretary leon panetta laid out that timeline today, the most explicit yet. he said a training role would continue through 2014. mental, a leaked nato report said captured taliban fighters believe their side will seize power again after nato forces leave but a nato spokesman in kabul insisted the insurgents are losing the war. >> we cannot really put that high a value on what they are saying as they are talking about their perception of the campaign, what they believe how the campaign is going, and what they want us to believe how their campaign is going. >> reporter: the repor

pfizer says the pills may contain enough not enough contraceptive to prevent pregnancy. they've just the most messed up thing i mean on the planet there's a million packets of birth control out there with all these pills right and you're taking it and you think you're doing the right thing and then how many babies are going to be accidently can sound like a prude but there still is one form of birth control this one hundred percent effective ladies oh my goodness i'm not going to say i was like you know i'm going to say ok i think you're going to try to come on our knowing. this is the most of that you know abstinence. i'm super excited for is when the class action lawsuit comes and the ads are everywhere going with your gift from god a mistake well you. know. i don't well that's a sad thing is that you know there's a bunch of you know anti birth control people out there that are pro-life that is green and that was my first thought was was this really an accident or an act of pro life terrorism i don't. really i said it was again. that we get thrown around a lot ok let's

let's start with our winded pfizer a that is plenty take effect later on. frigid wind advisory that is going to take effect later on. the cream color is where we have the when the advisory. it is a step down. gusts anywhere from 50 to 60 miles an hour. right now we have some areas of rain coming in. it is getting clipped by a sprinkle. it is moving from west virginia. the winchester has moderate to heavy rain. thunderstorms expected this afternoon. the time frame would be 2:00- 6:00 p.m., some of which could be severe. it is becoming windy. highs in the low to mid-70's. >> when i heard it would be warm, i thought let's go for it. a visit friday. -- it is a friday. it'll be gorgeous. 66 they had periodic closures overnight westbound. it will be taking care of very soon. they're getting ready to wrap it up. they have no closures to report. first of all we take you across the 14th street bridge were things are beautiful. nothing in york ave. the track have in maryland where they go, it to 70 southbound beautiful traffic. back to the news desk. >> you are getti

pfizer recalling 1 million packs of birth control pills because of a problem that could lead to unwanted preg sichlt what women need to know. >>> and brad pitt live. he could walk away with two academy awards on oscar night. first, he's stopping by our studio live for the first time ever. we'll catch up with brad and his former "moneyball" oscar nominee jonah hill today, wednesday, former "moneyball" oscar nominee jonah hill today, wednesday, february 1, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> touchdown! anp and welcoand welcome t wednesday morning. i'm matt lauer. >r >> i'm ann curry. good morning. mitt romnp mitt romney wmie nominnominee during his speech florida lap florida last fl reaready tp ready to lerea nation. >p >> mitt romn>> mitt romn% of the vor of the votea is a winner take all state. romney had comments on the heated nature of the gop race to date and what it will mean for the general election. we'll talk to him about that and other things ahead. >> also ahead, what's going on with the weather? you can see from our temperature it's 49 degrees on the plaza.

switching to form a stock, that is pfizer, they have new uses for their targeted cancer drugs. stock up 1.5%. switch to tech. google's addition of the phone industry, that is driving their share higher. a price target for sarah lee of up to $24. and lastly, it's a historic day, apple hitting an all-time high, and berth a will have interesting data on apple and make sure to watch out for that those are the stock movers. back to you. >> you may have seen the graphic a moment ago that they halted trading at the group in oil, what is that about? >> it's not just oil futures, it's heating oil, and gas oil as well. traders that are left on the floor are in panic mode, some of them have positions on and are unable to get out of them. what the cne group is saying, they were halted due to a technical glitch and they are trying figure out what is the cause of the glitch, the factory mains that all day and session orders, will be cancelled. they will settle prices based on the trading floor information, they are doing it old school way, they have to do the paper trades and figure out what

. >> we are learning more about pfizer's recall of birth control pills. 100 packets of lo/ovral-28 areled. did there been destroyed with the pills out of order and that the patient could have unknowingly skipped a dose. >> coming up on this thursday morning. >> music fans are reeling from the sudden loss of a true pioneer. >> coming up how fans are remembering the creator of soul train, it don cornelius. >> first up, let's check on check it whether every 10 >> thursday morning. we are here in the furniture weather center. it is a little damp. it is not raining everywhere. we will clear out later on with a lot of sunshine for the afternoon. it is a beautiful afternoon. it will not be quite as warm this afternoon as the past couple of days. 51 degrees in the district. we have some areas of light rain especially in lower southern maryland. here is the wider view on these storms can. notice the batch of rain. that is the next area of rain that will move through town. it'll be over with by 11:00 a.m.. despite the morning rain into be a nice day. a lot of sunshine. temperatures well into the

pfizer is recalling 14 lots of lo/ovral-28 tablets as well as the some generic pills. the company says a packaging error could leave women with an inadequate dose of hormones. pfizer says there is no health danger but the error does raise the risk of pregnancy. >>> just as bad for you as smoking or drinking, a group of experts from ucsf says sugar should be regulate like a dangerous substance. dr. kim mulvihill explains. >>> reporter: we all know too many sweets pack on the pounds. but they're often too hard to resist. >> i love sugar! >> it's toxic. it is toxic beyond its calories. >> reporter: in a new commentary in the journal "nature," a ucsf endocrinologist, dr. robert us will stick, says sugar is responsible for the high rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer and should be regulated. >> the sugar that's added is the problem. the sugar that's inherent in the food is not. all food is inherently good. it's what we do to it afterwards that makes it bad. adding the sugar taking away the fiber. >> reporter: he says it's time to put restrictions on sugar s

i have berkshire b, cbu, microsoft, chevron and pfizer. am i diversified, jim?ap here, i've got to tell you. someone asked me yesterday about chevron, and i have not talked enough about chevron because i've been so fixated on conoco phillips and it's absolutely terrific. community bank is what i actually like here. chevron oil and gas, berkshire, i'm going to call it financial with other characteristics, conglomerate, and very big, 35, pfizer and not a lot of earnings momentum and a terrific yield and the drug company, diversified insurance and conglomerate, tech, oil and bank. hey, you know what? i'm blessing that one, too. >> well played by everybody, i know, people are starting to really get the game now, but if you do something for ten years, that's what happens. stand by after the break. [ tom ] we invented the turbine business right here in schenectady. without the stuff that we make here, you wouldn't be able to walk in your house and flip on your lights. [ brad ] at ge we build turbines that power the world. they go into power plants which take some form

pfizer says the pills pose no health threat but women affected by the recall should begin using anotherseption immediately. you will find more information on myfoxdc.com. >>> the underwater search for 16 people still missing in the cruise ship disaster off the coast of italy has been called off indefinitely. the conditions are just too dangerous for divers to go into the wreckage. bad weather is also moving into the area. seven teen bodies have been recovered so far. the ship ran aground two and a half week ago. crews are now trying to prevent 500,000 gallons of fuel from spilling into the sea. >>> occupy d.c. protesters at macpherson square aren't just butting heads with law enforcement. they are having confrontational encounter with people in the neighbor too. yesterday, two men not associated with occupy movement found themselves face for face with demonstrators. this after the men tried to remove i atent thrown over the statue of general james macpherson. a u.s. district judge is now weighing in on the campground crackdown. yesterday, he ruled that the government must notify protest

check pfizer's website for a complete list of what's affected here. >>> susan g.en for the cure has cut off grants to planned parenthood. komen says it forbids funding any organization under investigation. last year, cliff stearns launched an inquiry as to whether planned parenthood had been using money for abortions. >>> well, we have new numbers that back up the growing concerns that multimillionaires and billionaires coopted the presidential campaign. pro-romney pacs raised more than $31 million last year, maybe even more in january. pro-gingrich pacs raised just $2.1 million. michael isikoff joins me now, what else can you tell us about these new numbers? >> first of all, they do show the big republican advantage in this new era of super pacs, unlimited donations from wealthy donors and corporations. there were some filings last night, not just by the romney super pac, the main one, which has raised $30 million last year. there's also another big one, american cross roads, run by carl rove, over $50 million, and then you look at the comparable super pac for pr

los productos son fabricados por pfizer... los medicamentos afectados tienen fecha de expiracion entre julio 31 del 2013 y marzo 31 del 2014... en peru, un ciudadano chileno fue detenido en la localidad de talara, al norte del pais, bajo la presuncion de estar espiando una base de la fuerza aerea... el detenido fue identificado como luis maximiliano serain gutierrez, de 34 aÑos, quien se encontraba en una zona restringida cercana a la base aerea el pato, del grupo aereo numero 7 de talara...el gobierno chileno descarto el supuesto espionaje de un trotamundo que llego a lima en un recorrido en bicicleta por paises del continente.... en mexico, para evitar que grupos criminales sigan a la caza de policias cuando terminan su turno, la secretaria de seguridad publica municipal de ciudad juarez acuartelo a todos los agentes de la delegacion central y en hoteles.. tambien se giro orden para que no les recojan sus armas de cargo... la desicion de resguardar a los oficiales se dio horas despues de que otro agente -- el octavo en caer-

yesterday, earnings missed from merck dragged on the dow and weighed down pfizer.ixed january retail sales painted a picture of cost conscious shoppers. discounters, costco and target topped expectations, while department chains macy's and dillard's came up short. abercrombie and fitch tumbled but it wasn't all bad news. gap projected better than expected earnings thanks to sales from banana republic. green mountain's shares up 14%. merger talks between xstrata which could create the third largest mining company in the world gave investors a doze of healthy optimism. swiss's older bank has been indicted by u.s. prosecutors on charges it helped wealthy americans stash more than $1.2 billion in secret accounts. talk about job satisfaction. a very lucky 21-year-old waitress in florida who won a million dollars in a scratchoff game says she has no plans to quit her day job. she says she likes working there that much. good for her. >>> coming up, the knicks battle the bulls. peyton manning can play next year. and the nba names its all-stars. plus has madonna tipped off

pfizer beat earnings estimate.he drugmaker announced a recall of about 1 million packets of birth control pills that may not contain enough contraceptive to prevent pregnancy. >>> transportation stocks dipped as u.p.s. flipped despite delivering a quarter profit. >>> fred goodwin has been stripped of his knighthood after leading the bank into near collapse during the financial crisis. >>> finally, it appears the virtual voice of the iphone 4s doesn't understand scottish. when asked how is the weather today, siree mistakenly hears how is the weather on labor day? you hope the iphone 5 will speak scottish. >>> carmelo reappears for the knicks and another top ten college upset in college basketball. the craziness and cliche that is super bowl media day. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> now that we're into february, will winter ever show up? it doesn't look like it tomorrow. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early t