there's a wonderful aspect of the use of statins now.re now generically available. you can go to the pharmacy in a big box store and you can get a three-month supply of zocor for $10. $10 for a three-month supply. there are no pharmaceutical companies that will get rich with these guidelines, because these drugs are now very inexpensive, genericically available. this is about public health. >> i always enjoy speaking to you. how about you and i make a pledge that we'll both continue to beat the drum on prevention, because it's so important and people need to know that as you pointed out. appreciate you being on the show today. thank you. >> my pleasure. >>> coming up, sensors that are supposed to tell if a hit to the head is hard enough to cause an injury. we'll put them to the test. ll? it's lots of things. all waking up. connecting to the global phenomenon we call the internet of everything. ♪ it's going to be amazing. and exciting. and maybe, most remarkably, not that far away. we're going to wake the world up. and watch, with eyes wi

if i decide you need a statin and are having muscle aches, i may be able to change you to another statin. those are pretty minor and easy to adjust to. diabetes, there's a risk of diabetes. i believe those studies. minor risk, but jamie, the risk of having a problem from diabetes causing heart disease without the statin is much, must have greater. so diabetics should get statin drugs. >> let me just say one other thing, this partly comes from cardiologists using medications like this, for example, to lower ldl, but it doesn't reduce the risk of stroke and heart disease. but the big thing is, is it really the cholesterol we are going after or the component of information. and some problem in the vessels. and now statins reduce the clotting and the formation. that's the big news. >> they have shown angry plaques, and that's what led to this kind of thinking. but i also want to say, 190 is too high. you have to look patient by patient. if you don't see your doctor and he's looking it up, you want a doctor that looks at you the way we do. works with the patient and personalizes it. >> good i

that's extremely rare on statins. not so rare are muscle aches and pains and sometimes muscle weakness. we can often treat that by switching to a lower dose of the statin or changing to a different statin. >> you have described this as a tectonic shift. and think about that. we'll put these guidelines on our website so people can find them there. but you're predicting 35 million new predictions for statins. a lot of people suspicious about what this means for pharmaceutical companies. are they really driving this train? >> well, that's a great question. and you know, if you went back ten years, you might be able to make that argument. but there's a wonderful aspect of the use of statins now. all but one of them are now generically available. you can go to the pharmacy in a big box store and you can get a three-month supply of zocor for $10. $10 for a three-month supply. there are no pharmaceutical companies that are going to get rich with these guidelines, because these drugs are now very inexpensive, they're generica

statin. they're moving now in the direction of what is your risk factor? you know, do you have -- >> genetics, family history. >> are you male, do you smoke, do you have diabetes, are you obese? these are the things, smoking probably being the biggest. these are the things they're focusing on now. i still say it's got to be a doctor and a patient. and something we have emphasized on the show, and i know david is going to get into this, too. what are we doing first? you may be add risk. let me explain that a little. what do i mean by risk? we know that statin drugs retard plaques in the coronary arteries. if you have heart disease, they're going to prevent you from having a second heart attack. people at risk are forming the plaques. they just don't know it yet. the first way to address it is to improve your diet, get the blood pressure down, lose weight. you do all those things and you're not successful, then i'm thinking statdens. >> that's great, what you bring up, and maybe you can address

in general statins are safe. some people are going to have muscle pain. some may have increase in diabetes. if you have a low risk to begin with you have to decide is it worth it. do i want to go on a drug for the rest of my life to lower it a little more. >> there are interactions with these drugs. you have to be careful. >> there are many drug interactions. if you are starting on this new you have to check with those. something as simple as grapefruit juice is something you have to avoid if you are going to know statins. >> do not self-medicate. >> exactly. >> thank you, dr. richard besser. >>> tonight too many americans are racing to help millions of people reeling after the typhoon hit the philippines. an aircraft carrier, the u.s. s. george washington leading the charge tonight and heading to the disaster zone. marines are already on the ground there delivering supplies and helping the smallest victims of the monster storm. abc's chief foreign correspondent terry moran is in the hardest hit city in the philippines tonight. >> reporter: this was the w

statins, because my dad passed away at 50. to an older age, people tweeted the side effects, muscle pain, i never experienced that or the like. what could be the side effects? >> sometimes i think they're casually dismissed. the muscle pain can be so profound people don't exercise or move around as much, which is exactly the thing you want them to do to help to lower their cholesterol levels and heart disease, people can have memory loss problems, which means it may not come over suddenly. but over time you realize your memory is not as good as it was. the data -- that seems to agree with that. >> i actually have a terrible memory, that may actually be the statins. >> i don't want to diagnosis over the air, but it could be the cause, keep in mind, 36 million people take these drugs now. you're over one of them it. it could go to over 70 million people, and one of the things, people believe we're waving the white flag on exercise and diet. >> bottom line you have to talk to your doctor. >> this could start the conversation with

there's one here, statin may prevent dementia. that sounds great. common statin can impair memory.a and what that means to society when we think what it could mean to our own lives, there's nothing more significant than that. if there's still a risk these drugs could cause memory loss, is it worth having the number of people taking them double? >> it's a very important question. these are important questions. and i tend to ask a lot of questions about when guidelines like this get released. i mean, look. some of these side effects are pretty significant. even muscle aches can make it so a person can't exercise or be active, the very thing their doctor's telling them to do. memory loss as you point out, liver problems as well. these are all pretty significant problems. let me throw another point into that, erin. that is that despite the fact that there is good evidence it could reduce the number of heart attacks, if the question is is this going to make us live longer, if now doctor you're prescribing this medication. am i going to live longer as a result. the action isn't that comp

it's about statins. the cholesterol-loring drugs taken by millions americans. e in four over the age of 40. today the first new guidelines a decade about how they should be pscribed and the news could be aame cnger and could result in many more americans taking these drugs. we start off our reporting tonight with nbc's stephanie gosk. >> reporter: ithe united ates, someone has a heart attack ery 34 second every four minutes, someone dies from a stro. cardiovaular diseaseorsens as plaque buildsp in the arteries. up untilow cholesterol levels have larly dictated whetr or not a patient is prescribed statins. but now the guidelines change that. doctors will now tailor treatment to iividual patients. taking intoonsideration ltiple factors. it's a more personazed approach. >> i think doctors will naturally findhese guidelines easy to us cause the focus is not on the number. it is on the right intensity of therapy. >> rorter: the recommendatns incle moderate or intensive statin therapy for those with cardiovascular disease. those with ld numbers hier, anpeople with el

there's one here, statin may prevent dementia. that sounds great. common statin can impair memory.ut dementia and what that means to society when we think what it could mean to our own lives, there's nothing more significant than that. if there's still a risk these drugs could cause memory loss, is it worth having the number of people taking them double? >> it's a very important question. these are important questions. and i tend to ask a lot of questions about when guidelines like this get released. i mean, look. some of these side effects are pretty significant. even muscle aches can make it so a person can't exercise or be active, the very thing their doctor's telling them to do. memory loss as you point out, liver problems as well. these are all pretty significant problems. let me throw another point into that, erin. that is that despite the fact that there is good evidence it could reduce the number of heart attacks, if the question is is this going to make us live longer, if now doctor you're prescribing this medication. am i going to live longer as a result. the action isn't

i pulled them up today, statin may prevent dementia, common statin may impair memory.eans to society and our own lives there is nothing more significant than that. if there is still a risk these drugs could cause memory loss, is it worth having the number of people take them double? >> it's an important question and i tend to ask a lot of questions when guidelines like these get released. some of these side effects are pretty significant. muscle aches can make it so a personal can't exercise or be active. memory loss as you boinpoint ou liver problems. these are significant problems. let me throw another point into that, erin, despite the fact there is good evidence it could reduced and the number of heart attacks, if the question is this going to make us live longer, if doctor you prescribe this medication, am i going to live longer as a result? the evidence isn't that compelling. this isn't a thing where we're going to dramatically reduce the number of people dying of heart disease. we may reduce the number of heart attacks and cholesterol numbers but what we really

are you taking statins to lower your cholesterol? maybe you should. the american heart association just released new advice that could change everything you think you know about fighting the artery clogger. >>> the world lead. the effort is massive. relief is on the ground but the wreckage from the super typhoon is so widespread, relief may not get there in time for those who need it most. >>> and bill clinton calling out president obama for telling people if you like your plan, you can keep your plan and could it be sarah palin siding with bill clinton on something? the former vice presidential nominee goes full on mama grizzly on everything from what she describes as the war on christmas to governor chris christie's weight to the moment she became born again and what she said god helped her survive. some surprising moments from our sit-down. >>> good afternoon. welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we begin with breaking news in our national lead. it's being called a tectonic shift in the way cholesterol is treated in this country, which never met

now let's get into the statins. the big change, besides what sanjay's already mentioned is that we have these target numbers. so for people who didn't have heart disease, it was getting the ldl down to 100. and for those who did have heart disease, it was getting it down to 70. and there was no basis for these numbers. so they've been abandoned. and these guidelines have been around for ten years. is there has been a fixation of americans to get their numbers right, even though so many of them are just getting a cosmetic effect on their blood test without actually improving their risk of getting heart disease. so this has been a big problem. we've already overcooked the use of statins. the data, the evidence for people who have heart disease is overwhelming. it's the people who don't have heart disease, this concern of 40 million americans already and possibly doubling that, that is really worry some. >> let me turn to obama care. president clinton today came out with a pretty striking criticism of president obama.

if you have heart disease or diabetes - you're put on a statin. if you have high cholesterol of over 190 - you're likely to get a statin. statins, like lipitor and zocor, essentially help the body clear out the waxy cholesterol that can build up and cause heart attacks or strokes. under the new advice 33 million more americans would be candidates for taking statins. the upside? >> sot/are uncommon. the downside? ucsf heart specialist - dr. rita redberg - says statin side effects are not so rare and can harm your liver. . and you can also experience muscle and joint pain and weakness and memory loss. >> of course, experts say exercise is good. you might just look into changing your diet - dropping bad habits like fried foods and meats can't hurt. your cholesterol should go down and you might also drop a few pounds. >> i'm vicki liviakis, kron 4 news. r >> ahead at eight. a tattoo designed to communicate with smartphones and tablets? our gabe slate has a look at the unusual technology. >> plus: traffic trouble near the bay area's newest casino. why

statin treatment may not be warranted. but for a man who is african american-- a group known to be at higher risk-- the exact same numbers give a risk of almost 9% a level that meets the panel's criteria for treatment. >> everyone is different. we all have our risks and our individual factors that make treatment either more beneficial or may make treatment more difficult, and to deal with that we're urging a patient/clinician discussion. >> reporter: getting rid of target cholesterol levels is such a departure from current practice, it's likely to be very a controversial among doctors. but the panel hopes the new guidelines will help remove the false sense of security that can come when a patient on a statin has a very low cholesterol level, but eats poorly and doesn't exercise. >> pelley: big change. jon, thanks very much. the troubled rollout of president obama's health insurance law is taking a toll on his job approval ratings. in the respected quinnipiac university poll out today, only 39% of americans say they approve

statin. today new guidelines dr.tcly expand the use to one-third of all adults. >> we have always treated people that have had a heart attack or stroke. now we treat many millions more people who have not yet had a first event. that's a very big deal. >> among the changes statin now recommended for all people with type 2 difficult beat. age 40 to 75. regardless of cholesterol. the old guideline recommended statin risk of having heart attack over the next 10 years was 20 percent. new gid lanes look at race and sex. if 7 and half percent recommend statin. yesterday 5 55-year-old african american woman with normal cholesterol and high bloop would not go on statin. today she would. >> trading -- treating more people makes sense. important however that we treat the rate people. >> now dr. vesser says statin are very safe but there are side effects to know about like muscle pain and increase risk for diabetes. and there are many drug interactions as well. >> well the government is now inviting you to try obama care web sit

they're saying a statin. there are a lot of generic statins on board. and there are some combination drugs that from prior studies we knew really didn't help stop disease progression. so they were the enhancer drugs. and so, you know, statins do things more than lower cholesterol. it is an approach that's looking at the whole person. and it isn't just a pill. that's not, that's not the main part of these recommendations this is just one part. but the key is, you shouldn't just, the prize is not the lower cholesterol. the prize is decreasing heart disease, less death from heart disease. so you know, the key is, you need to look at everything. diet and exercise were a big part of it. >> shane, you know, what does this mean overall in the insurance industry? so you have more people that are going to be on more pills. more pills means more dollars to me, even if a lot of them are off patent and are cheaper month. it means more people in my insurance pool will be getting more prescriptions. don't health care costs go up? >> absolutely. costs are skyrocketing

the advisory panel said patients may benefit from statins if the risk is at least 7.5%. two researchers, dr. paul ridker and nancy cook of brigham and women's hospital looked at published studies of women are w cardiovascular disease and says it overestimates the risk. they warn the calculator may suggest statin treatment for about twice as many middle-aged americans as actually may significantly benefit from it. dr. neil stone who led the panel that devise it had calculator argues "it is just one tool to figure out who should get a statin." >> when people say they're treating more people with statins, i would argue our intent was to treat more people appropriately. isn't that what you want when you sit down with your doctor? don't you want them to tailor make the message to you? >> reporter: dr. steve nissen of the cleveland clinic says the calculator should have been tested more thoroughly before being released. >> the right thing to do is pull back on releasing these guidelines, put this out for public comment, let independent scientists examine the risk calculator. b

a statin may not be warranted. at high risk with the exact same numbers is given a risk of almost 9%, a cnumber that affects it. >> everyone's different. they have risk factors that make treatment more beneficial or more difficult. to deal with that we're urging a patient/clinician discussion. >> getting rid of target cholesterol levels is such a departure from current practice, it's likely to be very controversial among current doctors but the panel hopes to remove the false sense of security that can come with having a very low cholesterol from receiving the statin while skper siegs but eating poorly. jon lapook, cbs news, new york. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," we will speak with ryan ferguson, the missouri man freed from prison last night after serving nearly a decade for a murder he did not commit. >>> plus, talk show host joe scarborough stops by the studio. and former yankees manager joe torre talks about the state of major league baseball. >>> that's it for the "cbs morning news

>> if you are one of the tens of millions of people who is taking a statin right now, this controversy and confusion doesn't apply to you. there are problems with the guidelines in terms of figuring out who is in the highest risk. >> but they're saying specifically a lot more people should go on statins. one in three adults, is that still true? >> there is a lot they agree on in terms of who should be on these drugs. three groups, those people with a bad cholesterol greater than 90, anyone who has had a a heart attack or stroke or anyone with diabetes over 40, all of those people should be on statin. >> they do agree that some additional people should go on. where do they disagree? >> it comes down to figuring out other people who don't fit into those groups who are at high risk. the way they calculated it in the guidelines they don't think that's right. here's what you need to do. next time you see your doctor, say based on my age, sex, race, my blood pressure, whether someone in my family has had a heart attack, am i at high enough risk that i should be on a statin, and then talk abo

statins.nes that dramatically expand our use to one-third of all adults. >> we have always treated people who had a heart attack or stroke. we will treat many more millions people who have not had a first event. that's a big deal. >> reporter: among the changes statins will be recommended for all people with type 2 diabetes, ages 40 to 75 regardless of cholesterol. the old guidelines recommended a statin if your risk of having a heart attack was over 20%. and other guidelines consider race and sex. and recommend statins if your risk is 7.5%. yesterday a 55-year-old african-american woman with normal cholesterol and high blood pressure wouldn't go on a statin. today she would. >> treating more people makes sense. it is important, however, that we treat the right people. >> statins are generally safe. some people may experience muscle pain or risk of diabetes. if you are at low risk do you want to go on a drug to lower your risk any further? dr. richard besser, abc news, new york. >>> new moms i

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for example if you have drug disease it's recommended you take a statin drug. the recommendation also includes those who have diabetes type one and type two. the prescription is is also recommended if you have a history of heart disease in your family. the doctor will probably give you a prescription if you're between the age -- if you're over 40 and have the risk of heart disease. >> reporter: tonight there's debate whether there's a good idea. >> i think that's doing to -- going to be nothing but good. >> these are recommended with statin with a lifestyle. because we know statin's are the one drug that we know have a very strong favorable effect at reducing a bad outcomes with heart disease in particular. >> reporter: others were critical including rita redburg. she says the side effects are under reported. >> i don't think statin's are the magic pill. i think we really need to work a lot more on lifestyle and these guidelines which really emphasize statins may be well intentioned but it's not going to help healthy americans. i don't think we should be puttin

more than 30 million americans take statins to lower their cholesterol. because of the news about heart attacks and strokes that number could double. dr. richard besser now on what's coming. >> reporter: they are life saving drugs, the best we have for lowering the risks of heart attacks and strokes, statins. today new guidelines that dramatically eksz panned their use to one third of adults. >> we're going tore treating many more people who have not yet had a first event. that's a very big deal. >> reporter: statins will now be recommended for all people with type two diabetes age 40 to 75 regardless of cholesterol. the new guidelines also look at race and sex and recommend statins if your risks 7.5 percent. a 55-year-old african-american woman with high pressure would not go on a statin. today she would. >> treating people makes sense. it's important however that we treat the right people. >> our own rich besser is here. a third of all adults in this country on prescription medication. does this give you pause? >> it does. in general statins are safe. s

we're talking about statins.hey are the only ones up to this point that have been shown to reduce heart attack, and strokes. now comes a different story because there's other types of medication that have been in the pipelines. these are the pcsk-9 inhibitors. which is basically new medication that's going to target a specific gene to lower bad cholesterols. the pharmaceutical companies are saying that's okay, it's going to work, we don't need to do a lot of studies. now doctors are saying, wait, you told us not to chase numbers. you want us to use something that really prevents heart attacks. the pharmaceutical companies are saying we have something that is going to help you lower bad cholesterol. more importantly, confused patients. >> what's your advice? you hear about the side effects, dealing with statin, muscle krumps and this sort of thing and the liver situation. >> well, look, all of these medications do have side effects. some people cannot take them because the side effects are quite significant. what

statins.uidelines that dramatically expand our use to one-third of all adults. >> we have always treated people who had a heart attack or stroke. we will treat many more millions people who have not had a first event. that's a big deal. >> reporter: among the changes statins will be recommended for all people with type two diabetes, ages 40 to 75 regardless of cholesterol. the old guidelines recommended a statin if your risk of having a heart attack was over 20%. and other guidelines consider race and sex. yesterday a 55-year-old african-american woman with normal cholesterol and high blood pressure wouldn't go on a statin. today she would. >> treating more people makes sense. it is important, however, that we treat the right people. >> statins are generally safe. some people may experience muscle pain or risk of diabetes. if you are at low risk do you want to go on a drug to lower your risk any further? dr. richard besser, abc news, new york. >>> new moms in parts of new england are paid to b

by the way "on these drugs" means statins. another piece of the guidelines was de-emphasize the drugs we have that lower l.d.l. cholesterol but are unknown with respect to their benefit, like zetia, or some of the other drugs, the nonstatin derision drugz. they said if you have diabetes, that's another group that might be more likely to benefit. and after that, they said if you don't have diabetes or markedly elevated cholesterol, let's take a look at all of your risk factors and figure out if you're in a range where it might be worth it for to you take a statin. and then they have introduced a calculator that's online that people can use. but the general principle is trying to figure out am i someone who is likely to have a big benefit from taking these drugs. because if you're not, and especially if the benefit's really small, it may not be worth it to you. >> sreenivasan: how significant is the population size that may not be prescribed statins anymore-- or i should say the additional medications? >> i think there's some co

for example if you have drug disease it's recommended you take a statin drug. the recommendation also includes those who have diabetes type one and type two. the prescription is is also recommended if you have a history of heart disease in your family. the doctor will probably give you a prescription if you're between the age -- if you're over 40 and have the risk of heart disease. >> reporter: tonight there's debate whether there's a good idea. >> i think that's doing to -- going to be nothing but good. >> these are recommended with statin with a lifestyle. because we know statin's are the one drug that we know have a very strong favorable effect at reducing a bad outcomes with heart disease in particular. >> reporter: others were critical including rita redburg. she says the side effects are under reported. >> i don't think statin's are the magic pill. i think we really need to work a lot more on lifestyle and these guidelines which really emphasize statins may be well intentioned but it's not going to help healthy americans. i don't think we should be puttin

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there's a risk of diabetes with statins, 10 or 11%.ase. some say it slows cognition and thinking, studies have not shown that. overall it's one of the best tolerated drugs we have. these are relatively minor side effects. the major effect which is to prevent cholesterol from forming and decrease plaque in the coronary arteries is dramatic. i myself have been taking lipitor over ten years. stuart: look at you. >> and you are-- i'm going to convince you. stuart: i'm perfectly healthy. i'm 65 years old. i don't mind admitting it, i feel terrific and lots of energy. charles gets better ratings on the show, that's irrelevant. i'm doing okay, why should i take a pill the rest of my life. >> i'm glad you eat that salmon in the morning. stuart: precisely. >> i'm not going to reveal your numbers, but people who have high cholesterol have cardiac risk factors. stuart: do you think i have high cholesterol? >> i'm not saying, but people with risk factors should be on the drugs and i think they have a dramatic impact and that's what the organizatio

devised the new guidelines argue they are part of a process to help figure out who should take a statin. but dr. steven nissen of the cleveland clinic said the guidelines should have been tested more thoroughly. >> the right thing is to pull back from these guidelines. put this out for public comment. let independent scientists examine the risk calculator. because we're talking about the treatment of tens of millions of americans with medications. we have to get this right to maintain the public support. >> old guidelines made it easier for doctors to determine risk by relying on specific cholesterol numbers. >>> george zimmerman is due in court today to face charges involving a domestic dispute. it's the latest legal trouble for the man acquitted in the shooting death of florida teen trayvon martin. vinita nair reports. >> reporter: george zimmerman is in trouble with the law again and has a new mug shot. it was taken after his girlfriend of three months samantha scheibe called police from her florida home. >> you just broke my glass table, just broke my sunglasses and you just put you

if you have heart disease or diabetes - you're put on a statin. if you have high cholesterol of over 190 - you're likely to get a statin. statins, like lipitor and zocor, essentially help the body clear out the waxy cholesterol that can build up and cause heart attacks or strokes. under the new advice 33 million more americans would be candidates for taking statins. the risks? >> the most compelling evidence is that it will prevent heart attacks and strokes. the drugs we use are safe. they do have an adverse affect but the serious is uncommon. >> the heart specialists stated that the side effects are not so rare. you can also experiment muscle and joint pain and weakness. you may also experience some memory loss. experts say that if you exercise and that will help a lot. they also stated that if you change your diet by dropping a lot of greasy foods. >> this adjust them. a police chase in richmond is with a crash that seriously injures two people. new video and our nose room shows the same. this is from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news.

it will include a greater number of people in the statin pool. how far, statins have side effects. some of the most common joint pain, muscle pains, liver problems. there are two schools of thought. there are doctors that think everyone should be on a statin it should be in the water. other doctors are much more skeptical of it. so putting double the number of patients in the pool is creating controversy. >> thank you. >>> time to show you some of this morning's headlines from around the globe. the washington post says the justice department reached a deal to allow the merger of u.s. air ways and american. the combined company will make room for low cost competitors but could end direct flights to smaller airports. >>> nourk's one worldew york's one world trade center is taller than chicago's tower by more than 300 feet. >>> hawaii is poised to become the 15th state to legalize same sex marriage. the governor is set to sign the law today. same sex marriages start december 2nd. >>> the toronto star says bobble head dolls of rob ford were sold tuesday. more than a thousand people lin

it will include greater number of people in the statin pool, however, statins do have sight effects. some of the most common are joint papers, muscle pans, live problems. there are two schools of thought. there are doctors who think everyone should be on a statin, it should be in the water. other doctors are much more skeptical of it. putting double the number of patients in the pool is creating some controversy. >> thank you. >> thank you, dr. holly phillips. it's time to show you headlines from around the globe. the "washington post" says a merger is set. the combined company will need to make room for more low cost competitors but could end direct flights to some small airports it's official. norm times says new york's one world trade center is the tallest building in the country. the committee judges say the spire is part of the billing and counts toward the height. that makes it taller than the willer tower in chicago by more than 300 street. >> hawaii is to become the 15th state to legalize same-sex marriage. same-sex marriages start december 2nd. >>> the toronto star says bobb

if it's 7.5% or higher, you go on a statin. that could double the number of people who take statins. >> wow. okay. rich besser, thanks very much. >> that was astounding right there. >>> now, to the florida mother who could soon be released from prison after winning an appeal in her stand-your-ground case. she was sentenced last year to 20 years for firing a single shot that she claims was a warning shot. abc's steve osunsami has her story. >> reporter: this morning, a mother's plea for freedom. >> this is my life i'm fighting for. this is my life. and it's my life. and it's not entertainment. it is my life. >> reporter: marissa alexander, the other face of florida's controversial stand-your-ground law, telling cnn, she was defending herself, when she fired a warning shot during an argument with her husband in december 2010. >> he put his hands around my neck. >> reporter: alexander's lawyers argued she was standing her ground. the florida law that was widely discussed before the george zimmerman trial down the road in sanford.

it will include greater number of people in the statin pool however, statins do have sight effects. some of the most common are joint papers muscle pans live problems. there are two schools of thought. there are doctors who think everyone should be on a statin, it should be in the water. other doctors are much more skeptical of it. putting double the number of patients in the pool is creating some controversy. >> thank you. >> thank you, dr. holly phillips. it's time to show you headlines from around the globe. the "washington post" says a merger is set. the combined company will need to make room for more low cost competitors but could end direct flights to some small airports it's official. norm times says new york's one world trade center is the tallest building in the country. the committee judges say the spire is part of the billing and counts toward the height. that makes it taller than the willer tower in chicago by more than 300 street. >> hawaii is to become the 15th state to legalize same-sex marriage. same-sex marriages start december 2nd. >>> the toronto star says bobble

if it's above 7.5%, again, it would be recommended a statin.e segment of the population. >> this could double the number of americans taking statins. that raises the question, is that safe? are there other side effects people need to worry about? >> there are side effects to these medications. sometimes people write them off. i've talked to patients who suffered from muscle cramping which can be significant, to the point they can't get out and be active, despite the fact that their doctors are telling them to exercise. they can develop problems with the liver or memory loss. there are significant side effects and there are very serious side effects in rare cases. the other issue i think as well, kate, does all of this actually increase longevity? does it make people live longer? we know that it can lower cholesterol. we know it can do different things but if patients are to go to their doctors and say will this change make us live longer? we can't convincingly answer that question either. >> sanjay, kind of bottom line, what's your take on all

no problems but it said he should be on statins. it made us go, huh?uming more should be on statins than are? >> the doctors we talked to says this calculator is off. there's something not quite right about it. it needs to be re-evaluated. >> this is confusing enough for people. >> yes. >> what do you do? >> go to your doctor, talk about two things. one, what are my cholesterol levels and the, two, what's my general health profile? do i have diabetes? did my parents die of high blood pressure or heart disease? do i have high blood pressure and make the statin decision that way. >> listen to your doctor as a human being as opposed to a computer? >> right. for now. think two things. cholesterol measurements and personal and family history. smoosh those two together, a medical term, by the way, smoosh those two things together and you can get an idea whether or not you want to take this. >> being an empowered patient. >> it's a not passive. tell your doctor, what did your mother and father die of? did anybody have this or that. important to know your own

statins, of course, often prescribed to treat heart attacks but they're now being used to prevent strokes as well. the medications are not without their side effects which include greater risk of diabetes. >>> in terms of what's the tallest building in the world, one world trade center has reached the official height at least in this country. it has been deemed the tallest building by a panel of expert architects. it takes the place from the willis tower which was formerly the sears tower. there was a controversy over whether that needle would count toward the height but the panel ruled it's part of the actual design and not an antenna, which would not have counted. a symbol been 1776 feet. still ahead on "way too early," the college basketball season just tipping off. but the freshman phenoms not wasting time taking off. there are about 70 nba scouts on hand to watch duke and kansas also wondering what to expect when lady gaga hosts snl this weekend? a sneak peek in the cooler. >>> i'm here tonight to announce my intention to seek the republican nomination for president of the united sta

. >> how it could mean millions more american adults will be prescribed statins. >> the u.s.overnment giving the clear for u.s. airways and american airlines to merge. how the deal could affect you the next time you take to the skies. >> i've seen a lot of dead fish. >> it's called a clean source of energy, but new data is showing ethanol production is having an impact on one part of the u.s. >> a live shot of laguardia airport in new york, which is set to see the effects of that airline merger. >> good morning. welcome back to aljazeera america. >> good to have you with us. coming up in a moment here, the gulf of mexico isn't cleaned up from the oil spill three years ago. it was an in environmental disaster. a new pollutant is pouring in from what is touted as clean energy. >> first let's look at the weather. good morning, nicole. >> if you've paid no attention to the weather pattern you're getting a surprise. houston is going from 60's yesterday in the morning, so those are morning temperatures, to 30's this morning. nashville, 70-degree highs monday, gorgeous with sunshine

new medical guide lines call for doubling the number o people eligible to take statins.one in four americans overhe age of 40 already take statins. > an apple surprise today, announcing t new everything pad anyo -- new ipad minii is unveiled. >>> twitter announced it's going to let users make cusm timelines that wl let them follow specic topics. the goal is to give people more control how tweets are organized and let you see t tweets mt relevant to u. >>> a big night for the warriors and sharks. dave feldman joins us next. and s does ja >>> good show tonight. actor casey aleck on the program and lly clarkson is here. >>> dave feldman joins us. thatas a blowout in the second quarteasn't it? the warriors dominated. after losing the last two on the ad, the warriors returned looking for a little home cooking, servi up some stef pistons, warriors with 35 in the first. in the third, warors up24. stef occcurry, 25 pointsnd 8 assists. curry to harrin barnes. joel bought this team three years ago tonigh he's fed up. warriors win 113-95. david lee, what dyou have? >> tonight, comi

. >>> a major expansion in the guidelines governing who should take statins to lower cholesterol.tors will no longer use cholesterol as the sole determining factor. the american heart association is recommending statins to four high-risk groups, and they include people with diabetes and cardiovascular disease. they say the reason is the drugs help prevent heart attacks. >>> it's official. one world trade center in new york is the tallest building in the us. it takes the top spot from chicago's sears tower which stands at 1451 feet. one world trade will stand at 1776 feet. officials are questioning a 408- foot needle on top of the tower. today, they determined it will count as the total height. one world trade is expected to be finished early next year. >> i wonder what comes along with that, building the tallest building, something special? >> up there, it's very different weather than down the street in new york. it's amazing. >>> around the state, some different weather from baltimore county to washington county. very wide ranges of temperatures too. 31 here, west-southwest wind

double to 30 percent of all american adults on statins. >> the vitamin or supplement you take couldrting your health. draft guidelines from a task force say certain such sun -- such flame could do more harm than good including a greater risk of cancer in smokers and others at risk already rather than supplements, though, get your vitamins from a well balanced diet. >> elementary school in new york is changing the way they do school lodge by getting rid of meat altogether and serving up all vegetarian menu in queens, the first to serve vegetarian only options. since the switch, the cool claims to have fewer overwet students, higher test scores and bet we attendance. officials say the vegetarian menu is controversial, it seemed, at first, the kids are eating it up. >> we had people saying, my kids are not vegetarians, why do they have to eat vegetarian meals. >> it was not about the vegetarianism as about helping them understand there are more choices out this. >> the school says the success is due in part to weekly curriculum to teach students about curriculum choices. >> the 49ers d