roche is appealing the decision. so for now it will continue to be available. the drug has been cleared to treat other kind of cancer and even breast cancer patients can still get the drug if their doctors approve. the pig question to be answered is will private ensureers continue to cover the cost of it for breast cancer patients. medicare will continue to do so for now. it costs up to $57,000 a year for breast cancer patients. with this medical minute, i'm dr. timothy johnson. >>> wikileaks founder says he is a victim of a smear campaign after being freed on bail for rape allegations. j julian assange says his house arrest won't stop him from releasing government secrets. ñ .. >>> baltimore county arrested a suspect for an assault inside a holabird middle school in dundalk. i'm roosevelt leftwich. police arrested this man right here on your screen 21-year-old sean schleigh on assault charges. he waited inside a stall in a boy's restroom when a male student walked in he attacked

. >> tom: roche's top drug, avastin, should no longer be approved for treatment of breast cancer. today's announcement by the food and drug administration could cost roche a billion dollars in annual sales. federal health officials cited the medication's poor performance in follow-up studies, and its potential for serious side effects. doctors will still be able to prescribe avastin, but many health insurance companies will no longer pay for it. avastin was once expected to become the world's best-selling drug by 2014, but its prospects faded after it failed clinical trials for prostate and stomach cancer. >> susie: another challenge today to president obama's health care reform law. 20 states sued to get the law thrown out, calling the requirement that americans buy medical insurance or pay a fine unconstitutional. after three hours of arguments, the florida federal judge hearing the case said he would try to come to a decision as quickly as possible. florida's attorney general, bill mccollum, led today's challenge, and said he was encouraged by the judge's questions. >> and i th

roche is refusing to stop marketing the drug as a breast cancer treatment and expected to appeal the fda recommendation. it was develop bid south san francisco based genentech. >> researchers at ucsf believe they've found evidence that links a chemical to lower fertility rates in women looking at bpa, often used in baby bottles and lined cans. scientists studied human eggs and discovered as level of bpa in blood doubled percentage of her egg that's normally fertilize decreased by 50%. >> thousands of dollars donated but san bruno fire victims haven't seen a dime. efforts to help those most in need. >> project hired where disabled job seekers can find hope in a bleak economy. >> and there is showing how they have decorated their home and on old glencoe road since 1999. >> saturday, santa will arrive and micky and mini mouse will be on hand to help collect gifts for toys for tots. >> we want to see lights in your neighborhood. there is e mail us at

and drug administration recommended avastin nolonger be used to treat breast cancer, likely causing roche hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenue. honda plans to recall 143,000 fit subcompacts in the u.s. to fix defective headlight ring. congress passed a law to make cars and trucks to make an artificial warning noise when traveling below 20 miles per hour. timely, the purse used by georgia littton to disarm a gunman last week will be auctioned off for charity. ppy ending there. >>> lightning strikes thrice in san diego. the celti streak reaches a dozen and hockey powers collide north of the border. plus, the arena may still be shaking after this stunt last night. your early morning sports headlines arjust ahead. >>> in weather, i'll have an active weekend forecast for you. that's coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, last night in nfl action, a receiver for san dieg picked a perfect night to put a charge into the home team. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>

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studies recommended avastin no longer be used to treat breast cancer, likely causing swiss drug-maker roche hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenue. >>> honda plans to recall 143,000 fit subcompacts in the touz fix defective head light wiring. congress passed a law to make silent hybrid cars and trucks to make an artificial warning noise when traveling below 20 miles per hour. >>> finally, the purse used by school board member ginger littleton, attempting to disarm a gunman tuesday, will be auctioned on ebay for charity. proceeds go to a bicycle repair project run by mike jones, the security chief credited with saving the lives of the board members. happy ending there. >>> lightning strikes thrice in san diego. the celtics streak reaches a dozen. and hockey powers collide north of the border. plus, the arena may still be shaking after this stunt last night by denver's j.r. smith. your early-morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> in weather, i'll have an active weekend forecast for you. that's coming up. you're watching "early today." that's going to go right in your glove.

. >>> in health news this morning, the swiss drugmaker roche defends the use of its popular breast canceravastin. the fda says studies have failed to show it slows breast cancer or extends patients' lives. the company is taking the rare step of requesting a public hearing on the issue. avastin remains approved for colon, lung, kidney and brain cancer. >>> private services planned for oscar-winning filmmaker blake edwards who died wednesday in santa monica, california. he directed more than 40 movies but will be best remembered for his comedies. edwards directed seven "pink panther" movies, along with "10" and "breakfast at tiffany's" and wrote and directed "victor, victoria," which starred his wife, julie andrews, of 42 years. blake edwards died of complications from pneumonia. he was 88 years old. ications of pneumonia. he was 88. because it was different than any other toothpaste i'd ever seen before. i have sensitive teeth as well, so i want to make sure that i can deal with that problem. i love the fact that the gel turns into a foam. it spread all over my mouth and was able to get al

studies recommended avastin no longer be used to treat breast cancer, likely costing swiss drugmaker roche hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenue. honda plans to recall 143,000 fit subcompacts in the u.s. to fix defective headlight wiring. congress passed a law requiring silent hybrid cars and trucks to make an artificial warning noise when traveling below 20 miles per hour. >>> and a soon-to-be piece of beatles history can be yours. the white suit worn by john lennon on beatles "abby road" album cover will be hitting the auction block on january 1st. >>> lightning strikes thrice in san diego. the celtics streak reaches a dozen and hockey powers collide north of the border. plus, the arena may still be shaking after this stunt last night but denver's j.r. smith. your first look at sports is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. [ female announcer ] experience dual action power with listerine® whitening plus restoring rinse. it's the only listerine® that gets teeth two shades whiter. and makes tooth enamel two times stronger. get dual action listerine® whitening® r

. >> inside a modern home in virginia the most improbable wish came true for 67 roche really great. >> it is at miracle. >> her most precious of present was gift wrapped by the man sitting next a >> it. not many people will do that. >> this starts with her biggest loss. >> they tried their best and they considered heart transplant >>. three years ago her husband die >> it's like your life is over. were standing there and you do not know what >> to do to make matters worse she cannot pay her late husband's medical expenses, debt and mortgage. >> i hated that i cannot pay and >> the love that she started a life wet was heading into foreclosure. >> it's my everything. >> last month in her homeland up for auction out side of the it county house. >> and gentlemen was here. >> the retired attorney put the only bitten >> i knew something about him >> so it he drove to roman realized he had business dealings with her years ago. >> i wanted her to have a place to live so i told her do not worry about it, we will do some about it. >> what he did was give her back from >>. >> she hugged me. >> h

andy roche reporting. >> we have got a break in southern california everybody is getting a well needed break from the right. >> starting this morning with cooler temperatures even more in the way a father as well. a holiday forecast cloudy into the afternoon but we will stay dry. partly cloudy but if we see in iran a dollar should be very late into the evening. christmas day going to be a wet one. rain in the bay and snow in the sierra as well. we are giving you an idea of visibility along 1 01 headed down to the golden gate bridge we could get dense fog in novato and santa rosa. also through the napa valley dense fog and into the delta as well. current temperatures on the cool side. 35 san rosa low 40 san rafael, napa, oakland 45 for san francisco. your afternoon highs bring this into the 50s. 56 into richmond, south bay temperatures should talk about in the mid to upper 50s. 544 half moon bay 56 redwood city and about 57 in hayward. satellite and radar showing clear conditions for today and tomorrow. the cold front associated with an expected to drop down by christmas. we could pick

so just after 11:00 last night a roche entered that house and three people were home at the time. and then fled from the scene. later on, police were involved in a shooting -- an officer- involved shooting at 1st and reed. an officer opened fire struck a suspect. that suspect sustained nonlife- threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital. the officer was also injured but not shot. and that officer also has been treated. now, here's the tricky part. police are not entirely sure that the suspect who was shot was the robbery suspect from this location. they are interviewing the three people who were at home at the time and trying to see if the two stories match up or if the descriptions match up. police are planning to hold a briefing at 11:00 this morning at police headquarters. at that point, they will know more information. and we can get some more information and pass it along to the public. but again, a robbery happened here. an officer-involved shooting a few blocks away. no fatalities. a suspect was shot and sustained nonlife-threatening injuries. back to you guys. >> t

avastin is made by the swiss company roche. it is still approved for treatment of kidney, brain and lung cancers. movie director and producer blake edwards has died. he passed away last night in santa monica, california, after contracting pneumonia. edwards directed a string of "pink panther" movies, starring peter sellers as the bumbling inspector clouseau. his other well-known films included "breakfast at tiffany's", "days of wine and roses" and "10". his wife, actress julie andrews, starred in several of his movies. in a statement today, she said, "he will be missed beyond words." blake edwards was 88 years old. wall street moved higher today on word that claims for unemployment benefits have dropped again. the dow jones industrial average gained more than 41 points to close at 11,499. the nasdaq rose 20 points to close at 2,637. major stories. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: and to the u.s. senate taking up nuclear arms control in a crowded lame duck session. after months of back-a

and finally, there is an irony than in the final years of president roche's time in the white house, when he was at his lowest in terms of approval rating, he made some of the decisions which might as in the most significant other than post-9/11, both with the surge in iraq and with t.a.r.p. and the decision over how to rescue wall street. and i think we might be talking about those last-minute decisions, so to speak, for years to come, even though they came in to tighten his presidency when they were just a lame duck. >> i just wanted to weigh in on the comments about the financial crisis. i do actually agree that president bush did, with hank paulson, essentially save our system. we ran the place where t.a.r.p. absolutely had to be enacted. in fact, i thought it was a great diligent duty on both republicans and the democrats part to let that bill failed in the house. i think if you look back at the tape, there were more democrats that voted in a post it in more republicans who opposed it and voted for it. but as speaker pelosi has the power of any speaker come which means if she wa

here is what happens a customer confronts a roche and the suspect is wanted by police s case of the so-callediller closed? why is he called the honeybee killer? those developments next. >>> plus, new video of the search for the clues in new york, remember about the four body wes told you about this week found on this remote stretch of beach? police say there could be a serial killer on the loose. and now, several family members are waiting to see who those victims are. that's next. >>> evidence still being analyzed but evidence over the weekend from the so-called honeybee killer. 48-year-old gary amaya killed with his own revolver during this weekend robbery gone bad, killed by the same gun used to kill one person and wound two others back in october. but here is the thing. and look that the with me. saturday's incident capture on video. pretty amazing. here is what happened, a man identified as gary amaya, a tanning salon, holds out his pistol, point it is to the clerk, orders her to back away from the counter and later makes her tie her hands okay a short time later there is a customer walk

first we have a really fun dress from gabriella roche. from zappos.com.ear that as a teen or tween. >> i think you should be careful. there are different ways to accessories it if you are older. adding the headband, the fun clutch and sparkly tights and bejeweled flats we kept it age appropriate. on stephanie, she's looking very glam but still very downtown chic. >> love it. >> i love a tiered miniskirt. it is fun, makes you feel like dancing. we paired it with black leggings, great fitted jacket and sparkly bag. >> so cute. girls, you look so great. also if you want something less predictable maybe with shock value ala kesha. >> i don't want to go that far but people think what dress will i wear on new year's eve. you don't have to. we have two great examples. first, showing how black skinny satin pants can look fantastic. working in the sequin theme adding a velvet blazer, a way to be comfortable. if you are not a dress person and some people aren't you can look elegant and party friendly. >> and can walk from the cab to the party and not freeze in that

and next to charlie is andrew for shw roche. he has advised the senators and congressmen and he will help us as we look in the past, also look in the future to see where presidential debates are headed. to my immediate left is mike mccuray. i have known michael since he started in politics. michael has had a long career in democratic politics and spokesperson for the state department and white house. speaking for reporters in my generation he has a standard for openness and effectiveness for the president. he is really the standard by which modern press secretaries are measured. he is also co-chairman of the commission on presidential debates. i do not know which hat people wear tonight. -- he will wear tonight. nicholes left is wallace. nikole also earned a reputation for person that argued within the white house for more openness. she worked from the sarah palin campaign. if i've ever heard tonight it is not because she is the only woman or only republican, but it is because she is a californian and journalist. we will have a