. >> scott durry, i ill state representative. scott durry, illinois state representative. >>> meanwhile, we'll get more on that story. before we head to break, take a look at the s&p today, down about .5% or 11 points. >>> shares of valiant having a particularly bad day. although there have been many of them in the latter half of 2015. the stock down, as you see, a little less than 10%. this, on the news this morning that chairman and ceo michael pierson has taken an indefinite medical leave. the reason, severe pneumonia, at least according to the company. this, from his family, we believe, telling why he has been hospitalized. a group of executives at the company will take over on an interim basis to run the company while mr. pearson is unable to do so. unclear at what point they expect him to return though. they do say interim certainly. valeant, no stranger to controversy. the activist investor. value act also a large shareholder as well. that's not been where the controversy has been. it's been related more to its strategy wh