. >> reporter: the methotrexate shortage is due to problems at this plant in ohio, shuttered voluntarilyecause of manufacturing and quality control problems, but many say there is a bigger issue. this is one of several shortages of relatively inexpensive drugs, mostly cancer medications, that cropped up around the country in the past few months. many doctors charge companies choose to make profitable drugs while cutting back on the older ones. >> a lot of these medications don't make a lot of money for drug companies because they've been around a long time. they're generic. >> reporter: the faa is urging companies to increase production. but has no an enforcement powers. as this current crisis shows, decisions about which drugs are manufactured and in what quantities can have huge impact on the most vulnerable of patients. robert bazell, nbc news, oakland. >>> up next, more evidence of a link between diet and memory loss, and a little more about last night and who hit the truly high notes. ♪ we could have had it all ♪ rolling in the deep >> her fans were quietly holding their breath unti

. >> the shortage is due in large part to problems at a plant in ohio. that plant shut down voluntarily because of quality control problems. >>> still ahead tonight, a valentine's day boycott of hershey's. we'll tell you what happened at one school that's prompting the national protest. >>> a lot of people making last-minute plans. others spent the night at an un-valentine's party. wendy rieger has our report. >>> plus, we continue to follow [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum, we can empower more people to innovate, create jobs, and put momentum behind our economy. and a spectrum auction could raise as much as 30 billion dollars to help fund the payroll tax cut. it's simple. more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. >>> some kids in cincinnati are getting paid to go to class. seniors at a charter school there will be awarded with a $25 gift card each week that they have good attendance and stay out of trouble. under

. >> officials blame the shortage to quality control problems at a plant in ohio. it shut down voluntarily. >>> we've been lucky so far, but flu season may have finally arrived. the centers for disease control says the first week of february showed a rise in the number of positive tests for the virus. up about 3% from the week before. until now, cases of the flu have been at 30-year lows. widespread cases are being reported in california, and there has been a rise in virginia. doctors say we still haven't reached the peak of the flu season. so more cases of the virus could still be on the way. >>> we should learn this week the results of an ethics probe of a maryland state senator who was acquitted of bank robbery charges. senate president thomas miller says an ethics committee reached a decision on how it recommends the senate should address senator ulysses curry. the senator was acquitted in a federal bribery case last year relating to more than $245,000 in alleged payments he received from shoppers food warehouse. >>> soon it could be illegal in maryland for an e

i have seen it at gm's plant in ohio where workers got their jobs back to build the chevy cobalt. d gm's plant in detroit, where i got to get inside a brand new chevy volt fresh off the line, even though secret service wouldn't let me drive it, but i liked sitting in it. it was nice. i bet it drive >> yeah. that's right. all right. i know our bet was a good one because i had seen it pay off firsthand. but here's the thing, you don't have to take my word for it. ask the crisis le workers near kokomo, who were brought on to make sure the newest high-tech transmissions and fuel-efficient engines are made in america. or ask the gm workers in spring hill, tennessee, whose jobs were saved from being sent abroad. ask the ford workers in kansas city coming on to make the f-150 america's best selling truck, a more fuel-efficient truck. and you ask all the supplier who is are expanding and highering in the communities that rely on them if america's investment in you was a good bet. they'll tell you the right answer. and who knows, maybe the nay sayers would come around and say standing by am

officials believe the shortage to quality control problems at a plant in ohio. down voluntarily. >>> flu season is here. the centers for disease control said the first week in february showed an increase in positive tests. up 3% from the week before. until now cases have been at 30-year lows. widespread cases are being reported in california, and there's been an increase in virginia, as well. doctors say we still have not reached the peak of the flu season. so more cases of the virus could still be on the way. >>> even playing at home doesn't seem to be helping the caps win games lately. they dropped their third straight last night. the san jose sharks came to the verizon center and blasted the caps 5-3. braden holtby got the start after being called up from hershey hours before the game. all three of the caps' goals came from defense men. washington will look to get back on track friday against the division-leading florida panthers. >>> the wildly popular "sports illustrated" swimsuit issue is hitting the stands today. you don't have to wait to see who's on the

. >> officials blame the short to quality control problems at a plant in ohio. own voluntarily. >>> flu season is finally here. the centers for disease control says the first week in february showed a rise in the number of positive tests for the virus. it's up about 3% from the week before. until now, cases of the flu have been at 30-year lows. widespread cases are now being reported in california, and there has been a rise in virginia, as well. doctors say we still haven't reached the peak of the flu season, so more cases of the virus could still be on the way. wash those hands really well. >> absolutely. >>> our time is 5:26. coming up, getting ready to say good-bye. what we're learning about whitney houston's death as her family prepares for her funeral. >>> going too far. the incident that is causing [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum, we can empower more people to innovate, create jobs, and put momentum behind our economy. an

officials blame the shortage to quality control problems at a plant in ohio. it is shut down volume tear. >>> flu season is here and we could be a few weeks away from its peak. the centers for disease control says the first -- first week in february showed a rise in the number of positive tests for the virus. it is up about 3% from the week before. until now, cases of the flu have been at 30-year lows. widespread cases are now being reported in california and there has been a rise in virginia as well. doctors say we still haven't reached the peak of flu season so more cases of the virus could be on the way. >>> stocks opened lower on wall street today. we are bogey to check in now with kayla who joins us live with more on that and the rest of today's business headlines. good morning. >> good morning, barbara. true valentine's day fashion, stocks are in the red. they are a bit weaker today. europe the reason yet again. this time it is credit rating moody's. six european nations less likely to pay back their debts. that's also potential for three additional natio

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i have seen it at the gm plant in ohio. where workers got their jobs alt, to build the chevy cobzl and i got a volt that the secret service would not let me drive. but i like sitting in it. it was nice. i did it drives real good. and years from now when i am not president anymore, i might own one. yes. [cheers and applause] yes. [cheers and applause] >> four more years, four more years, four more years. i know our bed was a good one because i have seen it pay off first hand, but here is the thing. you do not have to take my word for it. asked the workers. who were brought on to make sure the newest high-tech fuel- efficient engines are built in america. or ask the workers in tennessee is jobs were safe from being sent abroad. ask the workers in kansas city making america's best-selling truck, the f-150, and more fuel efficient truck, and ask all of the suppliers who are expanding in the communities if america's investment in new was a good thing. they will tell you. and who knows? maybe the naysayers will finally come around

i have seen it at gm's plant in ohio where workers got their jobs back to build the chevy cobalt. gm's plant in detroit where i got a brand new chevy volt fresh off the lines even though secret service wouldn't let me drive it. but i like sitting in it. it was nice. i bet it drives real good. and five years from now when i am not president anymore i will buy one. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] that is right. [chanting] >> four more years! four more years! four more years! four more years! >> i know our batch was a good one because i have seen it. but here is the thing. you don't have to take my word for it. chrysler workers -- who were brought on to make sure the newest high-tech transmission and fuel-efficient engines are made in america. good gm workers in tennessee whose jobs were saved from being sent abroad. ask the ford workers in kansas city coming on to make the f 150, america's best-selling truck. a more fuel-efficient trucks. and you ask all the suppliers who are expanding and hiring in communities that rely on them if america's investment in you with a good

s plant in ohio. where workers got their jobs back to build the chevy cobalt and g.m.'s plant in detroit where i got to get inside a brand new chevy volt fresh off the line. even though secret service wouldn't let me drive it. [laughter] but i liked sitting in it. [laughter] it was knight nice. -- it was nice. i bet it drives real good. and five years from now when i'm not president anymore i'll buy one and drive it myself. [cheers and applause] [choud chanting] [crowd chanting] >> look, i know our bet was a good one because i had seen it pay off firsthand. but here's the thing. you don't have to take my word for it. ask the chrysler workers who were brought on to make sure the newest high-tech transmissions and fuel-efficient engenerals -- engines are made in america. or ask a steel worker in tennessee whose jobs were saved from going abroad. ask the ford workers from kansas city who are making the f-150, america's best selling truck, a more fuel efficient truck. and you ask all the suppliers who are expanding and hiring and the communities that rely on them if america

in michigan and ohio today. mitt romney has an event plant in idaho. cnn called off a republican presidential debate that was scheduled for march 1 after romney and ron paul said they would not attend and santorum pose a campaign signalled he was not likely to attend. ronnie's campaign said that he has already been in 20 debates. coming up, the star-studded goodbye. the hollywood. a-list getting ready to honor whitney houston. >> danger when brushing. why the electronic toothbrush may do more harm than good. >> in the region it is cookie time. >> we have that and brian van de graaff is back. how >> you are watching on abc 7 news at noon with steve chenevey and cynne simpson. on your side. >> learning more about tomorrow's funeral plans for whitney houston. the family is planning a star- studded musical celebration to pay tribute to the singing legend. besides her godmother aretha franklin, we have learned stevie wonder, alisha keyes, and bebe wines will be taking part. and mariah carrey. kevin costner and jamie foxx as well will take part. >> google at

spinal fluid but one of the largest suppliers of that drug voluntarily suspended operations at its ohio plant inovember because of significant manufacturing and quality concerns since then supplies have dwindled doctors and federal health officials now warn that many hospitals could run out in the next two weeks >>overeating poses a special risk for the elderly according to a new study which involved more than 1200 dementia free people between the age of 70-89 years old participants were split into three groups based on their daily caloric intake those who consume more calories were more likely to develop mild cognitive impairment mile cognitive impairment is the condition between the normal forgetfulness caused by aging and early alzheimer's the study is in the american academy of neurology journal when it comes to children and sleep the more things change the more they stay the same researchers looked at sleep studies and exported rice going back more than a century found no matter how much sleep children are getting it's always assumed they need more the man of sleep recommended by experts of

in ohio. you know what i've seen? i saw president obama and senator sherrod brown and others save the american auto industry. and because of that, we have plants in toledo, lorraine, just outside of youngstown and lordstown ohio. auto workers working, making good money. he put tariffs on chinese tubing coming in which led to the steel mill i mentioned earlier, $650 million of investments. got almost a thousand building trades out there working right now building the facility. another company located in brookfield, tmk and i think they're going to add more. 20 bucks an hour these are. because of the tariff president obama put on the chinese. so it may be convenient to say to pick one or two issues. but i think when you look on the whole of what he has done compared to what the circus is going on in the republican primaries right now, it's clear that this is the man who we need to lead us into the next four years. >> matthew is an independent in port clinton, ohio. we're talking to congressman tim ryan of ohio, democrat. go ahead. >> caller: hi, tim. to tell you the truth, i don't think there is very much that you have said that is true this mor

in ohio. he's already looking forward to super tuesday trying to plant a flag now in ohio that he has said timeis waiting for super tuesday, to march 6th, where he thinks he can do better in georgia and tennessee and some of these other states. >> is there a possibility any time soon that we might see santorum stepping down? >> i can't imagine it. unless, you know what? the only reason i could see him stepping out now is if something happens to his daughter. his daughter is very sick. he has a young daughter with an illness, and if she were to get really, really sick i could see rick santorum saying enough is enough. my family is more important. >> you haven't seen your family in awhile. you know you've got to visit every once in awhile. >> maybe in a couple of days. >> we're going to see you here tomorrow too, right? >> we'll be right here tomorrow. >> you could say hi to your wife and kids. that's all right. thanks, mark. >>> well, the school at the center of these bizarre child abuse allegations is making some big changes now. but are parents going to be satisfied? we have a live update from

and, madam president, resulted in a new steel mill in youngstown ohio whereby about 1,000 building tradespeople are building that plant and 500 or 600 steelworkers will be working in that plant that manufactures oil country tubular steel, jobs that would have been in china if the president of the united states and the international trade commission did not enforce trade laws. that's why that matters. that's why the new trade enforcement panel that the president is setting up as part of his budget is so very, very important for the future of our national security and for the future of the middle class in our great country. madam president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. merkley: thank you, madam president. i rise today to address the legislation we hope will soon be pending here on the floor of the senate, the moving ahead for progress in the 21st century act, better known as the highway bill. this bill is dedicated to rebuilding both our highway and transit transportation system. it's critical down payment on both america's economic recovery and our long-term economic success. i

monument find every single crack there not check in the nuclear plant it was a very quick turnaround. restart and we're seeing that at davis bessie in ohio they have a cracked concrete steel building and they let them restart anyway even though they don't know the root cause they don't know the extent of the cracking and they don't know how to fix the problem so the n.r.c. is really out doing itself i mean it's this is a captive this is very literary capture this is very much regulatory agency that's taking huge risks on these hasty restarts i mean kevin thanks so much for being with us i think it's great to see nuclear power is the most dangerous and most expensive form of electric power generation in the world and would not exist in the united states without massive taxpayer subsidies and guarantees in the price anderson act and other legislation it's time for all of us to say no nukes. and sugar and spice and everything. nice according to a commentary in study published in the journal nature added sugar and related sweeteners are so toxic to the human body that they should be regulated and treated as strictly as alcohol and tobacco th

in. on "morning joe" this morning santorum says he plans on planting his flag in michigan. >> we're really excited about that, also headed to ohio. super tuesday will be a very, very big day for us. we have organizations developing in every one of those states, but we think michigan is a great place for us to plant our flag. >> one thing about arizona, winner is take all, michigan is not. the other guy last night was newt gingrich. in some ways he had a rough night, third in colorado fourth in minnesota and not on the ballot at all in missouri. awkwardly while the other candidates were responding to results, gingrich was talking about ohio. >> we have been crisscrossing the state, started in cincinnati, went to dayton later this evening we'll go to cleveland. >> still for them anything that stops mitt romney hats proven to be good for romney an santorum could very well be on their way. last night both gingrich and ron paul, who also had a disappointing night, chose to look on the bright side. >> we came in second in nevada, we came in second in florida, first in south carolina. i think we're going to do very well on super tuesda

plant his flag this month in michigan. newt gingrich will camp out heavily in ohio. super tuesday in ohio will be the next place where we see all three candidates try to compete in the same state. >> chuck todd from our d.c. newsroom. thanks. >>> from domestic politics overseas to syria, where president assad's forces unleashed the heaviest shelling yet on towns and neighborhoods held by the opposition forces who want him out. reports say as many as 50 more people died overnight. the rest of the world, while watching, seems helpless to stop it. nbc's ayman mohyeldin has our report. >> reporter: daybreak in homs. shattered by explosions. five days of relentless indiscriminate shelling. no one is safe, not even children. this boy says he was shot by a sniper. doctors unable to tend to the wounded as the war rages on all around them. "we are treating patients in their homes. what can we do," this doctor cried. on the street, more pleas for help. >> where is the u.n.? where is humanity? where is america? are we animals here? >> reporter: in the face of global inaction, s

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ge is also expanding its aviation business at home, opening three new plants next year in mississippi, alabama and ohiopolice and child protective services visited the dad who fired a gun nine times into his disrespectful daughter's laptop and posted it on line for everyone to see. >> i've got one left. i got two left. now i'm out. >> now he's out. there went the laptop. neither agency in north carolina is taking action against this guy. this is tommy jordan, a former marine. he posted video on youtube of the shooting and explained why he did it. his teenage daughter complained about her chores. in a rude facebook post, the former marine said the police said kudos, and actually showed their own kids the clip. >>> remember myspace? the social site said they added a million new users just over the past month. why, you ask? justin timberlake credits a new music player for the surge. the myspace player offers unlimited music to a library of more than 40 million songs. >>> and you can get a look into the private thoughts of former first lady jacqueline kennedy. dinner invitations and notes on decorating are

in marysville, ohio, honda is hiring. >> they come in every day and there is eight hours of work for them. for a period of time last year, there wasn't. >> reporter: plant manager jeff tomka has about 200 new employees and counting. in december, the assembly line here added a second shift for the first time since the recession. >> our inventories are increase and can our sales are increasing, also. >> reporter: albert joornd has worked the line for more than 20 years. he says moral is running high. >> we had a rough time but we're bouncing back. >> reporter: like the rest of the country, ohio's unemployment rate is down. growth in manufacturing, transportation, and other sectors has helped drop it to the lowest level since december 2008. >> up to the make your resume relevant. >> reporter: but in columbus this week, the impact wasn't quite so obvious. more than 500 people showed up to the annual blue jackets job fairk the same number as last year. jennifer amand has been looking for work since october. >> it's been challenging. >> reporter: and in southeastern ohio, where jobs were a problem even before the recession, unemployment is down but still abov

ohio plant. he represents 11 people who say they have had serious damage from fires in dish washers made by whirlpool, which has until february 15th to respond to the lawsuit. his clients want compensation and a recall because of what they consider a product flaw. >> this design defect in the control unit causes the wires inside to overheat and eventually burn. >> reporter: a defect consumers believe exists in whirlpool machines, which account for about half of the dish washer complaints on safer products.gov. but consumers have reported fire and smoke in other brands, too, including fridgidaire. while that company doesn't have as many complaints as whirlpool, fire investigators believe a fire in or near a fridgidaire dish washer killed an elderly woman in oregon. consumers have also complained on safer products.gov about bosch, ge and others. ge is the brand that ken logan says caught fire in his house. >> you've got water. how can it catch fire? it did. >> reporter: that's why he is keeping an eye on his dish washer he had repaired after the fire. >> we run it through a good day now. and i just lik

forget the huge investments from united states steel right up there next to that plant in republic steel. they believe in ohio to this, folks, i just don't -- i can't believe it. the unemployment rate in youngstown has gone from 11.5 to 8.3% in the last year. the mahoney valley is alive again and they deserve it. [applause] >> hamilton ohio, they were going to move their shock absorbers to mexico, not only are they not moving them because we got down there and we worked with them. not only are they not moving them to mexico, they're moving people in mexico to hamilton, ohio, to make shock absorbers. johnson controls up near toledo, a whole new generation of battery-making, something that we can put in our cars that's good for the environment, something that go in our cars that will bring about a new generation -- generational change in the way we power our cars, right up there in toledo, ohio. and whirlpool, this is really cool. whirlpool is moving a bunch of their stuff from germany to toledo, ohio, why? market, location, workers, it all fits together, doesn't it, when you're on the ball and working aggressi

will create a lot of jobs in pennsylvania ohio, and west virginia are competing for this, and they are basically offering every tax break in the book to try to get this plantit is a tough situation because you want the plant makea deal but on the other hand, you shrink your tax base and when a company in ohio does this as a matter of policy, almost every business gets a tax break so you are shifting taxes on to other people. especially places that you do not know whether they will be successful as job creators or entrepreneurs, it is a very difficult situation. host: from georgia, helen is on our republican line. caller: since obama has come in my daughter has spent for her cost of gasoline $6,200 pier that much money, she could have stimulated the county pay sales tax and being able to purchase other things. she is buying her own home, and it is taking everything she can extra just to buy gas. she may lose her home one of these days because of the price of gas. that would be more stimulation if she had more money in her pocket to pay for the entrepreneurs that of trying to start business or trying to do something like that. she could support them rather t

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in youngstown, ohio. u.s. steel is expanding in northeast ohio as well. we also make pumps and also make other structural steel for the plant. there is a huge opportunity and i do think the environmental issues can be handled among the energy committees. we work a lot with those to be sure the hydraulic fracking can be successfully done and it is properly regulated. john mentioned earlier fracking water doesn't get into the groundwater and so on. the companies that have been doing this for 50, 60 years are good at it and dealt with a lot of these issues. ohio happens to have pretty good regulations in place. maybe some states need to work on that but i think there is enormous opportunity here. i frankly don't see there is a huge disconnect here between what the community want and what the industry wants when it is done in a safe and in a way with a regulatory environment that, you know, requires them to do it in an appropriate way. so i think it's a great opportunity and specifically for manufacturing, not just extraction of resources but ohio, it is great for us. >> you about it is, i couldn't agree more. it is a great opp