now, let me go into some of the questions. cdc's overall budget would see a 5% cut, and the antimicrobial resistance program would see a cut of more than 50%. gentlemen, do you think these cuts would negatively impact the work you're doing related to antibiotic resistance, especially support for state and local surveillance, prevention and control efforts? >> mr. dingell, we're committed to doing as much as we can with the resources we have available. >> that's not the answer to my question. is that level of cut going to hurt what you're doing? >> it will be difficult to continue current programs at that level. >> would you submit for the record the level of your requests for financial support for these programs in the budget? and also, submit the amount that you have been given for the last three years and for the coming three years. >> we will provide that information. >> all right. now, you've addressed this slightly, but i'd like a little more on it. as much as it appears to to be much debate over what is the practice of adding

, the cdc? >> what i said is there is peer-reviewed research in europe. n the united states it has not been to my knowledge documented. >> my point is this and i use this across the board and on this committee, that running on emotions is running on emotions. running on science and fact, peer-reviewed replication is critical if we are going to move public policy and we don't seem to want to do that here in washington. but, do you know the danish study? have you followed the danish example of banning antibiotic use in livestock? >> i'm not familiar with a specific study. >> not a study. they actually banned antibiotic use in livestock and what they found us a couple of things. antibiotic resistance even though it was banned increased in humans. issue one. issue two was antibiotic use increased in the use of animals because it was then used therapeutically, so then the other question that has to be asked is, would we rather have in the livestock consumption industry antibiotic use for healthy animals or would we rather be using antibiotic use treating sick a

as the cdc notes, a recent uptick in cases in the southeastern united states. is busy planning for the 2010 season. >> spring break, that's when we had a lot of problems last year. we have a lot of international travelers. >> reporter: over the past year, h1 claimed an estimated 12,000 lives in the u.s. that's one-third of the average number of the number of americans who die each year from the seasonal flu. but experts say who is affected that's cause for concern. >> this was a hard year for younger people. we think five people under 65 died from the h1n1. >> reporter: researchers are working on new technology to produce vaccine at the cellular or even molecular level. current bacteria is slow and unpredictable. >> you need to have more than enough vaccine to have enough. i do expect that we'll be discarding a lot of vaccine at the end of the season and i think that's better than running out. >> reporter: the next flu vaccine due out in late summer will combine h1n1 and seasonal flu strains in a single shot. in the meantime, with tens of millions of doses of 2

and along with the lack of funding at nih, cdc say it's nonexistent. simply can't get the private companies to take any interest. thank you very much. >> thank you. gentlemen, mr. shimkus wanted to ask an additional question and if anybody else does, i'll allow it because i don't want to have another round but i know there's a great deal of interest here. i recognize the gentleman from illinois. >> thank you. and i'm just -- you know, we've talked about the cdc, usda and the fda. and then through this hearing i remembered that the copper industry had been working with the department of defense to test copper as an antimicrobial killer. and so epa has just certified -- the environment protection agency approved the registration by the copper development association for copper and copper alloys to make public health claims as being antimicrobial. these claims acknowledge the fact that copper is inherently capable of killing bacteria. have you guys done any look at that? and should you? is that something that cdc or nih or is this the problem of -- the fed

aid, the nih, the cdc, and the defense department all have critical capabilities that are being applied to global health. we need to ensure that these agencies are talking to one another, adopting best practices throughout our government, and avoiding duplication in activities. achievable steps to improve performance are insuring co- location of health care agencies and the emphasis where possible and reducing unnecessary overlapping reporting requirements by personnel in the field. conversations with the administration indicate they are aware of these issues ever working on improvements, but i look forward to the results of these reviews in the near future. as efforts on global health move forward, it is vital they be accompanied by assistance to improve agricultural productivity and food security. the connection between undernourishment and health has long been established. the world food program reports that 25,000 people die each day from malnutrition related causes. prolonged malnutrition in children results in stunting and cognitive difficulties that last a lifetime. health expert

we had a link to the cdc where you can measure the outbreak or status in your community. go to wbaltv.com and click on medical alert. and one person remains in the hospital after suffering from a significant drop in blood pressure. he was taken after a severe nosebleed. the county executive did not lose consciousness. he is a large. he will likely be held overnight just for observation. >> the report is in on the effectiveness of the crime cameras. according to the city state's attorney's office, they are useful in prosecuting criminals. last year there were several arrests due to crime footage. 300 cases were dismissed. statistics show the cameras do not reduce crime. last year there was a 10% crime deduction in areas with crime coverage. in 2008, it was a 27% reduction with no cameras. the state's attorney's office says they lead to mostly misdemeanor drug charges and a few from gun violence. according to the lawyer of a 17 year-old boy now on trial, it will be the crime cameras that will get his client off. he is accused of firing a bullet that critically injured a fiv

the cdc's most recent data is that in the u.s. every year it is about 2 million hospitals related infections and about 90,000 americans die from that and then the other one included in the material in america there are about 94,000 cases every year with 18,000 def death from mersa. do these sound right? is it fair to conclude that over 100,000 americans die each year due to antibiotic resistance? >> large numbers i think the estimate that you gave was 90,000 which is an estimate that has been used before. as i indicated in my opening statement has been progress where we've seen a decrease of about 50% of serious infections in hospitals to participate in the national health care safety net work. >> how has the data collected for you to compile these numbers and estimates? >> we have two major methods. the one that is more widespread is the health care safety net work that builds on more than a decade of experience working with hospitals and infection control practitioners, standardizing the definitions and encouraging the reporting

the cdc is worried about a possible come back of the disease n maryland health officials are opening more than 150 vaccination clinics next week. >>> her disappearance has been a mystery for more than a month. now baltimore police are hoping that more feet on the ground will lead to more clues. joel d smith is live with more. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. we're live at carlie court in wood lawn where in a few hours there will be the chesapeake bay crews. trying to find any clues about the disappearance of 24 years old sahri reagan. she was last seen six weeks ago. we are talking about february 21st when she went to catonsville to meet someone near route 40 and rolling road. they are not sure exactly who. she has not been seen since. she has a her name tattooed on her neck. police say so far leads have been very hard to come by. >> detectives do not have a whole lot to work with. she went missing on the 24th when she left her house. she went in the woodlawn area of baltimore county near route 40 and rolling road and she vanished. >> reporter: anyone with information on her where

the cdc now says of that the 230 million doses made, only about 91 million have been used. 70 million doses may be dumped if they're not used before they expire. most of the rest will go to poor countries or to storage. >>> and straight ahead, your friday morning weather. also, in sports, dayton beats mighty north carolina and the flyers celebrate their first n.i.t. championship in more than 40 years. breath. i couldn't believe i was actually having a heart attack. i remember being at the hospital, thinking about my wife. i should have done more to take care of myself. now i'm exercising, watching my diet, and i trust my heart to lipitor. [ male announcer ] along with diet, lipitor is fda approved to reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, and certain kinds of heart surgeries in patients with several common risk factors or heart disease. lipitor is backed by over 17 years of research. lipitor is not for everyone, including people with liver problems and women who are nursing, pregnant or may become pregnant. you need simple blood tests to check for liver problems. tell your doctor if

the cdc says sexually transmitted diseases are among the rise among 15 to 24-year-olds. 80% of stds do not have any symptoms at all and in some cases stds can cause infertility. >>> apple upgrades its iphone and its ipad. find out how the changes are going to affect your service. that's coming up at 5:30, which starts in just two minutes. . >>> ah, yes, summer-like temperatures for another day in our area. it's been beautiful outside. a live picture of downtown baltimore there, but how long will this weather stick around? good evening, everyone, i'm roosevelt leftwich. wyatt is here with your forecast. >> we have big changes this evening. we have showers and storms developing out in western maryland. some of this activity severe. let's take you into it and show you what it looks like. you can see the line pushing in out of the west, and that's going to kind of continue to be something we have to watch into the evening. right now the baltimore area looking fine for probably another hour or so at least. but you can see here this particular cell will be moving toward carroll county very s

. >>> still to come on 9 news this morning the cdc says almost half of americans either have hypertensiondiabetes or high cholesterol. find out how these life- threatening conditions can be reversed. >>> almost done with the rain but still need the jackets in the second half of the week. going to be summer like. the details when 9 news now this morning returns. >>> it's coming up on 4:45. we have been dealing with a lot of rain this this past few days but luckily haven't had problems like waynesboro, tennessee. it a stretch of the highway had to be closed after a part of the roadway washed away. it is 20 feet across and 40 feet deep. nothing like that has happened to us. >> no. we had a quarter to a half an inch generally. some areas a little more than that and we know that a couple of nights ago, sunday evening the storms were training from west virginia through frederick county where they had flood warnings, too. down there they had several inches of rain and that causes those problems for them and for us minor problems this morning. >> things are improving. >> oh, yes. and the sec half

. >> reporter: the cdc reports that only 5% of the salt we consume comes from home cooking. 6% comesm the salt we add while eating. most of the salt or sodium we eat comes from packaged, processed, store-bought, and restaurant food. that morning bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit on the way to work can have up to 1,360 milligrams of salt. a portion of cheese pizza, anywhere from 400 to 800 milligrams. french fries, 270 to 960 milligrams, depending on the restaurant. and that cheeseburger. 750 to 970 milligrams of salt. new york city has already launched an anti-salt crusade, pushing food manufacturers and restaurants to cut salt levels by 25% over the next five years. now the fda is looking at gradually cutting salt levels over the coming decade. the hope is that by cutting down on the sodium content over the next ten years, americans won't notice any difference in taste. >> we have conditioned our palates to want as much sodium in our food, and you can decondition your palate in the same way by eating a lot less processed food and eating fresh, whole foods. >> reporter: a new emphasis o

and so now, the cdc says more than 71 million doses may have to be incinerated, if not used by the restefore their expiration date. >>> and now, all day long, in case you didn't notice, it's been a day for double takes and second guesses. did you get fooled this april 1st? if you checked out starbucks, they announced brand new cup sizes. the plenta, 180 -- 128 ounces, and the micra, two ounces. and did you do a double take when logging on to google today? the company renamed itself "topeka." all a joke about the city of topeka, that tried to name itself google to see if it could attract the cheap's business. but none topped the granddaddy of pranks, the fake 1957 bbc documentary about the wonder of spaghetti harvesting. from trees. >> the last two weeks of march are an anxious time for spaghetti farmers. there's always the chance of a late frost, which, while not entirely ruining the crop, generally impairs the flavor. there's nothing like real homegrown spaghetti. >> by the way, hundreds of people called in after that documentary, asking how you got the trees. >>> coming up next, they

and a new study from the cdc says raising ticket -- a cigarette prices and taxes is one of the most influential tobacco control programs. studies show that increasing the price by 10% can lower consumption by 4%. it can also keep others from picking up the habit. some states have raised the taxes and others have lost said at a minimum price. -- laws set at a minimum price. >> for two years, 62-year-old kathy struggled to overcome a spinal cord injury. >> a card with a driver who was on drugs corrine right onto the bike path and hit me. >> -- careened right on to be bough-- on to the bike path andt me. >> this device is parking her muscles to work again cuts we're going to stimulate the muscles that control the -- to work again. >> we're going to stimulate the muscle control movement. >> my fingers just went straight out and i was absolutely thrilled. >> the device is meant to help those with neurological disorders such as burk -- stroke, strains and spine trauma. kathy said it improved her function 75%. electrical stimulation target specific muscles that need to be reawakened. the intensity lev

. >> tests on the hopkins invention will be conducted by the cdc, using pathogens like anthrax in a secure biohazardous lab. >>> back on earth. discovery lands in florida, as the shuttle mission comes closer to a close. >>> deadly rampage. what sparked a shooting outside a tennessee hospital. >>> i'm bob turk in the first warning weather center. midweek showers headed our way. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. >>> and wjz 13 is always on. and here are the top stories on wjz.com. >>> for instant updates and all the day's news and the updated forecast any time, log onto wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> we have new information tonight about a gunman who shot inside a hospital yesterday. police say the mentally ill man was upset with a doctor he thought had implanted a monitoring device inside him during an appendectomy in 2001. the shooter was identified as a naturalized citizen from ethiopia. the gunman killed a hospital worker and wounded two others before killing himself. >>> mexican authorities are reportedly expected to make an arrest. the producer's wife's wife's body

in fact, the head of the cdc recently warned companies, get on the bandwagon.educe the salt or the feds are going to start regulating. tomorrow, the institute of medicine is going to come out with its long-awaited report, on salt, on trying to reduce salt in the american diet. according to "the washington post," in fact, it will say the voluntary measures aren't working and the regulation is needed. we reached the fda this morning, george. and at this point, they're telling us, there is no initiative they're going to put forward for sure. this is still a work in progress. so, we'll have to see what comes of this. george? >> okay, lisa. thanks. we'll be watching for more of this from our dr. tim johnson. you heard in lisa's report, that the cdc says americans take in twice as much salt as they should every day. this report, if promulgated, could have a huge effect, right? >> that's right. lisa said, that half a teaspoon a day reduction would prevent heart attacks and deaths. not everyone will benefit. we can't tell which ones will easily and won't easily. the be

. >> tests could be conducted by the cdc, using pathogens like anthrax and a secure biohazard lab. >>> still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. a tv producer's wife found dead. her family's demands for justice. >>> violent robbery. an ipad purchase cost one man part of his finger. >>> bob turk in the first warn being weather. -- warning weather. >>> first, here's today's report from wall wall street. we'll be right back. ♪ is that your new car ? uh... yeah ? cool. thanks. i knew i wanted a subaru legacy. i went back and forth on the hood scoop... but i'm glad i went for it. the subaru legacy. feel the love. >>> we have an update on breaking news. sky eye chopper 13 over harwood in ann arunile county earlier tonight. that's where crew knows were missing. there are reports now that crews have found the body of that teenager. wjz will continue to follow this story. it's breaking news. coming up on eyewitness news at 6:00. >>> in the meantime, let's check in with weather now and bob turk for our forecast. >>> tomorrow, we're going to have a lot of clouds in the area. take a look at

now, states are finding themselves with left over doses of the vaccine, but the cdc and doctors aroundng people to still consider getting vaccinated after an increase in cases in the southern u.s. >> people need to do what they need to do to protect themselves. this is the same pattern that started in the southeast region and then a few weeks later, we hit our second wave. so, is there a third wave coming? that's a possibility and we need to be on guard and basically again, the first line of defense -- you have families and loved ones, especially the high risk group, you need to make sure they get vaccinated. >> the doctor says high risk groups like children and the elderly should be first in line to be vaccinated. and everybody should take precautions to protect each other from spreading that virus. simple measures like frequent hand washing, using antibacterial hand soaps and staying home when you do get sick will make a world of difference for everyone. >> if you have children in the room, you might want them to leave. it's about a new trend in childbirth. anyone who had a baby know

further expand efforts and underage drinking prevention and the questions i have far first of all the cdcleaders in development strategy on the underage drinking so what are you doing to ensure the rest of the hhs uses their guidance and guidelines to implement the program directed at preventing and reducing underage drinking? how will you ensure the state public health agencies with zero net rich experience in tobacco control and other public health issues are fully engaged in collaboration with state substance-abuse agencies and what will be the will and resources available to the various agencies to ensure that all of this happens? >> congresswoman, as you say we do have a recommended budget increase for the stop act and that is directing more resources three we also have a talented new leader in the agency as my assistant secretary substance-abuse and mental health services him hide who has not only from state systems that has worked in the private sector and has run medical systems very attuned into this issue and is at the table looking at collaborative strategies to the of the agen

>> reporter: the cdc is calling this fungus very rare.s identified first in oregon but now, unfortunately, cases are popping up in washington state and california as well. it's called cryptococcus gattii, this disease is blamed for at least 23 deaths so far. there are currently around 200 people who are known to be infected. researchers at duke university say they are especially concerned because this strain is affecting healthy people. doctors say symptoms can appear as early as two weeks after exposure. but it can also take months for symptoms to manifest. the symptoms include chronic cough, sharp chest pains, shortness of breath, headache, fever, and weight loss. we discussed this last hour. what's unfortunate is that a lot of those symptoms -- could be the general flu. >> sure. >> but in this case it is incredibly dangerous. if you see more than one of those you should get concerned and perhaps go to your doctor. >> is there any idea where this fungus is coming from or how people catch it? >> yeah, that's the problem. scientists still

this is' -- and i think -- i think there are warnings on some products, that 'this is not approve by the cdc or the fda and so take at your own risk,' or -- or kind of whatever, you know, all -- all -- all those products. c-span: go back to "crossfire." >> guest: yeah. c-span: you're sitting there with pat buchanan or -- or bob novak or tucker carlson. and do you ever find yourself at a break saying, 'you know, i really don't want to come back and defend my side. i'm on your side this case'? i mean, if you -- are you there to take a side whether you believe it or not? >> guest: no. i would never say anything on television i didn't believe. c-span: never? >> guest: never. no, i -- i wouldn't. and i think that's important. i think it's important because i think people have to trust us, whether we're coming from the right or from the left. and, i -- i mean, i don't -- i don't want to become like those politicians i was just talking about that you -- you -- you -- you ally never know. so the m -- sometimes people come up tome and say, 'you know, i -- i don't agree with you all the time, but that

. >>> tests will be conducted by the cdc in a secure biohazard lab. >>> coming up on eyewitness news g, punitive damages, a jury decides against the boy scouts of america. how much the organization will pay to a sex abuse victim. >> why baltimore residents have one of the worst communities in the country. >>> come out and have a blast with all of us. >> a festival to raise money for autism research. that story next ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> welcome back to eyewitness news saturday morning. i'm andrea fujii in for gigi barnett. >>> i'm tim williams. temperatures 50 degrees. we'll see rain moving in. winds are calm. we're seeing sun peaking through the clouds. the clouds are thickening ahead of a storm system extending from the east coast back past texas. it comes really this afternoon and stays with us the next few days. first warning live doppler radar shows we have a little rain from the panhandle of west virginia extending toward the lower eastern shore. south of washington most of maryland not seeing too many hours at play. 62 is our daytime high, mostly cloudy with rain in the afternoo

we visited a facility that was the equivalent of the ukraine cdc. we walked into a room and out of a refrigerator. somebody who work there took out a series of test tubes that were anthrax. suffice to say, i think the level at which we believe that type of material ought to be secured, in 2005, that standard was not being met at the basilica we visited. -- was not being met at the facility we visited. we provide the type of funding necessary to help many of these countries secure this material. we have assisted ukraine and a number of those projects whether it be biological, chemical, or, in this case, nuclear. >> senate investigators said washington mutual, the world's largest bank that has ever failed, engaged in deceptive practices in its home mortgage business. former executives for the company testified this morning. live coverage from the subcommittee on investigations starts at 9: 30 eastern on cspan 3. >> cspan, our public affairs, and is available on television, radio, and online. you can also connect with us on twitter, facebook, youtube, a

also mentioned the need to be ready for immunizations and i want to thank you for your support of the cdcsection 317 immunization program, which we have asked to receive additional funds to make sure that all the americans have access to vaccines that are the best protection against some of our most dangerous diseases. investments like these will help make sure that americans get the best possible care when they are sick. but we also have to do a much better job keeping americans healthy in the first place. so this budget builds on the recovery act significant investment and health information technology, which moves us closer to a nationwide interpol portability and helps providers make health i.t. part of their daily routine. we try to build on the historic investment and prevention of wellness the congress made last year in the recovery act with new efforts that will reduce the harmful effects of chronic disease in the cities and create a new health prevention core and a mat preventing unintended pregnancies. and because minorities and low-income americans are likely to be sick and les

the cdc says quick treatment with flu medicine saved the lives of many other pregnant women strickenh the new strain of swine flu. >>> washington, d.c. residents will have to put their hopes of getting a vote in congress on hold again. the house has abandoned plans to take up a d.c. voting rights bill this week. house majority leader steny hoyer says the legislation probably won't come up this year. a major sticking point, the bill was linked to a provision that would have effectively eliminated the district's tough gun control laws. >>> and happy 90th birthday to supreme court justice john paul stevens. he celebrated the milestone today with his colleagues who, incidentally, also throw him a party when he retires in a couple of months. he's is second supreme court justice to park his 90th birthday on the court. oliver wendell holmes was the old ets sitting justice. >>> president obama reviews possible successors to justice stevens, americans disagree about the kind of candidates that he should consider. our new cnn opinion research corporation poll shows 25% of those surveyed want t

this is very alarming information out of the cdc. ase that puts them at risk for high blood pressure and stroke. this is high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes. this does not the americans that increase their risk by smoking of equal concern, one in seven americans have one of these conditions and don't know it. if you don't know you have the disease, it's hard to get the right treatment. >> those are startling numbers. let's give them some context. what does it all mean? >> if this is left unchecked, the next generation could be the first generation that lives shorter than their parents. it's not possible to control health costs if we can't get a handle on preventing these diseases. >> so, dr. besser, what's your prescription? >> it isn't magic. you've heard it before. get your blood pressure and blood sugar levels checked. if they're high, get them checked every year. don't eat anymore than your body needs. if you eat more than that, you'll pack on the pounds. those pounds put you at-risk for these diseases. third, be on

the cdc says that every single year hospitals, when they treat patients with these hospital-borne infections, it costs up to $60 billion a year. remember, jon, medicare and medicaid announced last year they would no longer be reimbursing hospitals for those infections, so they had to come up with something. take a listen. nurses and doctors at the university of florida medical center are getting warned. if they get too close to patients without washing their hands. inside the neurointensive care unit, all staff must wear electronic badges, id that sends signals warning if they don't sanitize they could pass on an infection. >> it really makes you a lot more conscious of how often we don't wash our hands even though, you know, you're taught to wash all the time, the little buzz to remind you even when you're walking in. >> reporter: the high green hand hygiene system detects much like a breathalyzer detects alcohol. >> take a deep breath. i think it probably brings a level of comfort to them knowing that, you know, their health care provider has clean hands. >> reporter: okay, now. in the tim

and then the cdc reported that almost 100 people die from preve preventible and that's 20, 747 jet linesgoing down every week. and it spreads over all hospitals. host: how many people every year die from medical errors? guest: it's got to be over 200,000. and that's why the documentary we are releasing, is choosing zero, not just the harm, that's the story. but the biggest story are the winners all over the country saving lives with ordinary things. and we are excited about having dennis and his awareness. host: that's on discovery? guest: april 24 it will air. host: what is driving the increase in medical errors? guest: we are treating sicker and sicker patients, faster and faster with more complex illnesses. they can't keep up with it. we have good people with bad systems. we believe an msd approach to medical harm could be magnificent to bring this number to zero. zero is the number and now we can do this. host: this book, you unveiling the practices? guest: there is a standard for federal government and all organizations can use. dennis will announce this year's version of this repor

a new cdc report says the key is having all states adopt uniform tobacco control plans.a good example. greatly reduced heart and lung diseases compare would the rest of the country. interesting. >>> it's one of the most popular video games, but its cover is one that many nfl players actually do not want to be on. why is that? rafer weigel is here to explain. this is so interesting. there's something to it. i'm telling you. the curse of the madden football game. it does appear to exist. this year it is saints quarterback drew brees on the cover, but here have been some past covers the fates that have befallen such men troy polamalu and brett favre the year before, donovan mcnabb missed half the year and before that michael vick broke his leg. this is just a handful of these poor guys. but brees went on letterman and put on a tough face and gave the top ten features of this year's new game. >> number seven -- >> electronic pants let you feel every groin pull. >> and number one feature of the new madden nfl 11 video game -- >> i'm on the cover. >> what do you want? i'm on t

according to the cdc, we can prevent 16% to 30% of childhood obesity it the child is breast fed. the greatest protection happens when the child gets no formula and no solids for at least six months. this is a magic pill. why haven't we embraced it? it is not for lack of effort. i want to sec chairman miller -- i want to thank chairman miller specifically. thanks to all of you, the agricultural appropriations committee provided a major expansion of breast feeding money. they created a new breast feeding performance bonus, which is very unusual and extremely welcome. it provided new funding for evaluation of program effectiveness. it was like manna from heaven. we were waiting for it to change. it is a fabulous tool for us to get out the good nutrition messages. it has a little extra food for the breast-feeding mother. what are we doing with breast feeding? our rates are increasing, but they are increasing very slowly. we are lagging behind the national data. non-wic moms do better than wic moms. why is that happening? i am going to ask you for five things. number one, we would lik

when you add what the cdc reported couple years ago, almost 100,000 people die from preventable infectionswe give patients in the health care system, that doubles to be 20, 747 jumbo jet liners going down every week but spread over 5700 hospitals and happens in the systems and it's invisible. >> guest: actually third leading cause of death in our country. >> host: how many people a year die from medical errors? >> guest: i would say 200,000? >> guest: got to be over 200,000. the documentary we're releasing and dennis is announcing, chasing zero, not just about the winners but the biggest story are the winners all over the country saving lives with ordinary things. that's, where we're so excited to have dennis humbly said as known person but his celebrity brings real awareness to the documentary. >> host: the documentary is coming up on discovery later this month? >> guest: april 24th it will air. >> host: we have calls waiting we'll get to them momentarily. one quick question, what is driving increase of medical errors? number of people using the system? is it personnel? >> guest: great qu

we visited the facility that is the equivalent of the ukraine's cdc. we walked into a room and out of our refrigeratora our -- a refrigerator, someone took out test tubes that were anthrax. suffice it to say, i think the level at which we believe that type of material ought to be secured i, in 2005, that standad was not met at the facility. we [unintelligible] and in other programs the type of funding necessary to of many of these countries secure this material. we have assisted ukraine in a number of those projects, whether it is biological, chemical, or in this case, nuclear. >> president obama met with officials for more than -- from more than 40 countries on a summit on nuclear security. here is the president reading some of the heads of delegation today. -- greeting some of the heads of delegation today. >> how is everybody doing today? >> the director general of the international atomic energy agency. >> thank you very much. >> we will keep you very busy. >> [inaudible] >> his excellency herman van rompuy. president of the european council. his ex

you can go to the cdc, for example, for very clear information about the actual dangers from almost anykind of disease scare that you are hearing about. you can go to various reliable medical sites like mayo and choose another one for medical conditions. you can get a government side project information before i mentioned how many essential for our there. we hear a large number. you can go to the justice agency. there are various .gov's for that and you can get the numbers. what people too often do is to go to an advocacy group that wants you to be afraid or to a political campaign that wants you to be afraid but we don't have to do that. these days, unlike even just recently ten years ago you could get the real information pretty quickly. >> last call for dr. glassner comes from fairfax, virginia. >> caller: hello? professor b glassner, i was disappointed by your statement that the supply -- sob cspan: problem in the country is primarily and substantially one where black homeowners or potential homeowners were the purchasers were responsible for the issue and the problem of supply and

we visited a facility that -- basically the equivalent of the ukraine's cdc. e walked into a room and out of a refrigerator somebody who worked there took out a series of test tubes that were anthrax. suffice to say, i think the level at which we believe that type of material ought to be secured -- in 2005 that standard was not being met at the facility we went to. we provide through -- on nuclear issues through the nunn- lugar program and in other programs the type of funding necessary to help many of these countries secure this material. we have assisted ukraine in a number of those projects, whether it be biological, chemical, or in this case nuclear. john, do you have anything else? what you are watching public affairs programming on c-span. up next, a panel examines grassroot communications in iran. after that, a group of former u.s. ambassadors talk about peace in the middle east. >> senate investigators say that washington mutual engaged in fraudulent and deceptive practices in its home mortgage business former executives testify tomorrow morning. live c

the h1n1 virus. and state health officials say there will be more than 150 vaccination clinics next week. there is a resurgence of flu activity in nine southeastern states. and cdc is worried about a possible come back of the disease. >> the most prolific serial killer in the u.s. is sentenced to death as police fear he could be behind 130 murders. rodney akala was a contestant on the dating game back in 1978. prosecutors say he had already killed two women before his appearance on that show. and killed three more after that. he is also been linked to five teen murders in seattle, los angeles, and new york. and police found 1000 pictures of women in his storage locker. they believe some of the suspects -- subjects could be unknown victims. >> and the anti-abortion activist that murdered a kansas doctor is sentenced to life in prison with the possibility for parole in 50 years. scott roeder shot late term abortion doctor george tiller in the foyer of his wichita church back in may of 2009. he planned the attack, attending the church for weeks. before pulling the trigger. roeder said killing the doctor would protect unborn children. >> violence continues to spill

we visited a facility that was the equivalent of the ukraine's cdc. walked out of room and -- into a refrigerator and someone took out a series of test tubes that were anthrax. suffice to say, i think the level to which we believe that type of material should be secured -- in 2005, that standard was not being met at the facility when to. -- went to. we provide the type of funding necessary to help many of these countries secure this material. we have assisted ukraine in a number of those projects whether it be biological chemical or nuclear. >> in some instances it will be and we welcome that. >> what about materials being transported in this country? >> as we did with chile -- remember, we have a choice. we can take a flier on this being secured somewhere else in the hope that somebody with the type of design is that john discussed or, needless to say, in a tough economic situation, a person working in one of these labs that needs money making a sale. the american people feel more confident that the material of which not a huge amount can destroy an

cdc officials confirm there's a recent spike in veer cases in the southeast.e not sure if this is the start of another wave or not but hundreds of thousands of doses are still available and some are nearing their expiration date. doctors say nearly all of the patients hospitalized all did not get the shot. if you were vaccinated in the fall you are still protected. >>> a warning for pepco customers to be on the lookout for a scam. some customers have gotten fake letters saying that all rate increases have been cancelled. and there's a phony website telling people to contact pepco's call center to get renewable energy adjustments. pepco has issued a statement stipulation that customers should contact the pepco call center for renewable energy adjustments are also false. rate increases are not being cancelled and currently there are no rate adjustments. >>> 6:26 is your time now. hundreds of layoffs and an increase in fees, a major budget cut that could soon be coming to d.c. >>> and an air force colonel teams up with the challenges for a surprise homecoming tha

the consequences of these antibiotic resistant bacteria is deadly. 2005 this cdc reported that 95,000 americans contacted mrsa and over 18,000 died as a result of that disease including young and otherwise healthy patients. many in the medical community believe that mrsa might not be as big a threat as some of the other antibiotic resistance resistance diseases and are still are some that can treat mrsa and for others like -- there are few options and as articles have been, this was a concern among the wounded troops and iraq. 35 percent of those infections responded to only one antibiotic on the market and 4 percent were resistant to all of our current drug. it is horrifying to me to thank our soldiers can survive a war only to then succumbed to a bacterial infection we are powerless to treat. intriguing is highly resistant infections physicians have to prescribe more expensive and older and less commonly used antibiotics beckham cause serious side effects including nerve and kidney damage. patients end up hospitalized for logger times and often suffer recurring infections that's in