according to the cdc, it is an epidemic. and that is not a word that i or the nation's public health community use lightly. well, the facts are devastating. in 2007, and that's the last year in which we have data available, 28,000 americans or about 1 in every 19 minutes died from an unintentional drug overdose and it was driven to a large degree by prescription drug abuse. more recent data show 7 people -- die from an unintentional drug overdose and to put this tragedy in perspective, the number of people who have overdosed on prescription drugs now exceeds the number of people who have died as a result of gunshot wounds. it is a significant problem. the overdoses that we have talked about in the past, historically, crack cocaine and others, are not at the same level of problems that we are seeing with prescription drugs today. well, today also in 17 states and here in the district of columbia, in fact, it's the leading cause of accidental death. what does that mean? it means it's ahead of car crashes from taking lives well,

dropped 4% according to the cdc's health stats. the fertility rate or the average number of babies born to women age 15 to 44 also fell. teen births reached the lowest rate ever but more women in their 40s had babies and the birth operate among women age 40 to 44 rose 6%. these women represent a small fraction of births. fertility rate fell for all racial and eggs nick groups -- ethnic groups. why the drop? many say the economy. couples are having fewer children because of the financial strain on the family. with this medical mirnghts i'm dr. timothy johnson. >>> one child in every 110 is diagnosed with autism disorders. how early screening is making a difference for families. >> and ace of cakes duff goldman is introducing a new line of cakes. woman: my giant -- they're fantastic. i can't say enough about them. i can go in, get the things i need, and i know i'm saving money. why would i shop anywhere else? at giant, we want to thank you for making us the store you love to shop for over 75 years. this week, look for savings in every

it's part of the cdc that began in 1951 in the middle -- and i'll show you the guy who started it. let me see, i think -- al exlander langer was the head epidemic epidemiologist at the center for disease control and it was the communicable disease center, the cdc. he had an idea to get young doctors out into the field immediately within 24 hours of being notified of an epidemic, bags packed, and ready to go. it sounded exciting, and it was exciting, but no one wanted to go into the field of health. nobody realized this was an interesting time. it appeared the new antibiotics would wipe out all the diseases, and there was more and more vaccines to deal with viruses. people said, alex, that's a dying field. forget it. he said, no, i think you are wrong. he was correct. as you know, we have not got rid of all the microbes of the world, but he couldn't get anyone interested in joining the group because it was considered a dead end. fortunatelily, we were in the mid of the l korean war, and there was a doctor draft. the doctors didn't want to join the army, and when they joined the eis,

for example, although regulators have proposed numerous new rules for derivatives, the cdc and the fcc have still not proposed rules that clarify the definition of a swap. this omission alone has had serious ramifications for our markets and implementation process. after all, if regulators do not know what the definition of a swap is, how can they finalize their own rules governing swap dealers or major swap participant. since it is unclear exactly who is covered by these rules. and if market participants do not know if they will be classified as a swap dealers or a major swap participant, how can they be expected to know when to submit comments? this is just one example of how dodd-frank has created a confused derivatives rule making process that is not preceding in a logical order in create significant uncertainty in our markets. the regulatory -- regulatory process is further hampered by the fact that dodd-frank, that the dodd-frank act was so poorly drafted. here's just one example. simple example that illustrates my point. one of the first of dodd-frank rules promulgated by the cf

the cdc, for example, did that. you go to cdc.gov, i'm sorry, i don't recall the exact page, but you'll see the 15 capabilities that working with their stakeholders at the state and local level, they said, you know, these really are the core things we need to focus on in terms of building capability, the ability to do medical search, the ability to distribute and dispense medical countermeasures. it's an engagement process with stakeholders, and so the implementation of the directive is the next step. those consultations in the development of those measures is where we go from here. but it certainly recognizes that we can't do it all here at the federal level. there are not federal solutions many terms of -- in terms of, you know, we identify for every community what we think they need. they understand their risks. we need to focus on their understanding. and try and focus on the core capabilities and agree, then, how we measure those. >> alan mccurry, front row here. i'll introduce alan. former chief operating offi

it includes the epa, the atsdr, the nih, the cdc. everybody is involved. and in addition, we pull in the state apparatus. we pull in the local city county. you're exactly right. you don't send and epa. that's not what our bill does. our bill says were going to coordinate this response, so everything you said is what we do. and it's high time we did it because i don't want to see a private citizen getting calls because of no faith in the government because we just not coordinated. so i hope you'll take a look at this. i think you like what you see. and again, if you want to make it more clear, when they get more clear. i want to thank so much this panel. you have been excellent witnesses. i look forward to the daily pass traverse the part of the committee and bring it down to the floor. we have everyone's support and remove it through. and trevor, you know, life takes so many twists and turns and it's a mystery why. but clearly, your life took a twist and a turn in a way that is giving you the power to communicate your story and the empathy and compassion th

the cdc, the center for disease control, reports the rate of firearms death -- that is the number of americans shot to death per 100,000 -- as hovering between 8.8 and 9.2 for white americans during the period 2000 to 2005, between 7.5 and 7.8 for hispanic or latino americans and between 18.4 and 19.3 for african-americans. such statistics suggest that there is something unique and frightening happening in the united states. and, of course, the homicide rate is only one measure of violence, and i talk about all kinds of different things in this book. and in part that's the point, to sort of look at undercurrents of violence in american life, to look at what i call the ethos of violence in american culture and american society. and accordingly, i spend time in the book in the first chapter looking at violence as a male phenomenon. violence is predominantly something done by men to other men, to women, to children as well. and so i wanted to look at the violence of american masculinity, how masculinity is constructed in the united states and to, to look at how boys are socialized into

the cdc for example did that. if you go to cdc.gov -- i'm sorry don't recall the exact page, but you will see the 15 capabilities that working with their state and locals -- stakeholders at the state and local level. they said these were we are the core things we need to focus on in terms of building capability, the ability to do medical search, the ability to distribute and dispense medical countermeasures. it is an engagement process with stakeholders, and so the implementation of the directive is the next step. those consultations in the development of those measures is where we go from here. but it certainly recognizes that we can't do it all here at the federal level. there or are not federal solutions in terms of we identify for every community what we think they need. they understand their risks. we need to focus on their understanding and try and focus on the core capabilities and agree how we measure those. >> it ellen kerney. former chief operating officer at the american red cross. and again, i listen fo

process in naming school buildings and have garnered widespread support to change the name of the burnett cdc after an american whose life work has benefited all of the students of the center regardless of their racial and ethnic backgrounds, educational capabilities. it is resolved that we honor leoloa havard by renaming the burnett child development center in her honor. be it further resolved that this resolution suspends the policy of the board of education to allow with all deliberate speed the naming of this energy -- of this school for a living person. [applause] ahead >> we have quite a few public speakers. >> madame president, mr. superintended, members of the board, to the member of our honorees face committees -- to the member of our honoree's faith community, to all san franciscans that know how to do the right thing, i wish to start by saying that this evening b espakes -- bespeakes a new vision for the sons and daughters of africa. in years past, some things happened. there were perpetrators against descendants of africa. i thought about those things. when i walked into this room

the cdc, if you go to cdc.gov, you can see the 15 capabilities working with their stakeholders of the state and local level they said that these are the core things we need to focus on for a surge to distribute medical countermeasures. the implementation of the directive is the next step. the consultation is where we go from here. it's certainly recognizes that we cannot all doing here of the federal level. they are not federal solutions that we identify for every community what they think -- what we think they need. we need to focus on their understanding and try to focus on the core capabilities and agree that how we measure. >> also on the front row, alan? >> former chief operating officer of the american red cross. >> thank you. discussion,in the they are critical and i understand if you do not want to go to specific events, but when you look at a disaster the size of katrina, the only groups that can bring the number of people to help the displaced survivors are ngo's whether it is my old organization, american red cross, salvation army, catholic charities, the list goes on and o

the cdc says 93% of americans have detectable levels of hormone-disrupting chemicals in their bodies. switched over to bottles not made out of plastic sippy cups of stainless steel, and got most of the plastic out of the kitchen. >> that is what scientists had five families do. they ate fresh food and did not use plastic containers. the result is bpa levels dropped. it is an amazing reduction. scientists say it is a frightening testament to our daily exposure. one scientist says the lining of soda canns and canned foods are especially problematic. >> we're going to be a small dose of bpa with tomatoes as well. >> now that we know more, we're trying to switch to soaking beans overnight. >> she buys in bulk rather than plastic packaging. she transfers to glass jars when she gets home. >> if you have a big effect on your family's diet and health. >> the study was done by the massachusetts non-profit group and the breast cancer fund. the american chemistry council that represents plastic manufacturers says that bpa levels are safe. go to our website for more information. >>> a crash with

process in naming school buildings and have garnered widespread support to change the name of the burnett cdc after an american whose life work has benefited all of the students of the center regardless of their racial and ethnic backgrounds, educational capabilities. it is resolved that we honor leoloa havard by renaming the burnett child development center in her honor. be it further resolved that this resolution suspends the policy of the board of education to allow with all deliberate speed the naming of this energy -- of this school for a living person. [applause]

>> i represent the chinatown cdc. i am delighted to to be here. let me congratulate you and the mayor for the two ended million dollars. this links of some of the dances neighborhoods in san francisco. this is a very critical project. we remain steadfast in our support. i have presented 15,000 petitions in support of the project. right here from not only chinatown but for the northeast sector. i am very happy to urge our strong support for this project and got to get this project built. >> good afternoon. >> i have served on this in the first year.

just a few weeks ago, the cdc released 15 capabilities to serve as national public health. the standards to assist state and local public health departments. third -- we are actively pursuing more rigorous assessment systems that are focused on outcomes so that we can measure and track our progress over time. we simply need to do better in articulating our current level of preparedness and demonstrating what innovations have worked. are very actively evaluating their grant programs. are we prepared? how would we know? how better are we this year than last? so, consistent with these principles, we undertook a review of our national preparedness policy. we spoke with 24 national associations that represent a wide range of stakeholders. including a variety of disciplines, law enforcement, public health, emergency medical services, emergency management, the national guard, and i am pleased to see a number of representatives from those organizations are with us this morning. we also evaluated our preparedness policy in light of the reform act of 2006. the result of that review is

>> i represent the chinatown cdc. i am delighted to to be here. let me congratulate you and the mayor for the two ended million dollars. this links of some of the dances neighborhoods in san francisco. this is a very critical project. we remain steadfast in our support. i have presented 15,000 petitions in support of the project. right here from not only chinatown but for the northeast sector. i am very happy to urge our strong support for this project and got to get this project built. >> good afternoon. >> i have served on this in the first year. we serve the same purpose, to bring the area all the way into downtown. we were notified her that this is expensive. if we hear anyone coming into protests, we keep this one for one reason or the other. we will go between union square and chinatown. is this right thing to do? thank you for your support. >> i can to speed gun and other issues coming before you. i feel compare of -- i feel compelled to talk about this. from what i've heard, this is a lot of money spent with very little good return. i ride

in fact, one thing that stuck out in this report, which by the way is from the cdc, the american cancer society, the national cancer institute, they found lung cancer deaths for women are down for the first time in four decades. and, in fact, they started to see the numbers with men ten years ago, but they are now starting to see the same thing with women. taking a look at the big picture, cancer rates, incidents of cancer are down 1% every year over the last couple of decades. death rates down about 1.5% every year during that same time. there are still some areas of concern. for example, african-americans have the highest death rates, but they are dropping at the fastest rate. much more so than any one else. that's good news. you asked about california. the good news in california is both cases of cancer and death rates are much lower than the national average. in fact, death rates are significantly lower than the national average in california. and that seems to indicate that treatments are working, that research is yielding some good treatments. it is good news for california. and o

the cdc says birth rates for women ages 20-24 down 9% and that is the lowest rate ever recorded for this age group. teen births also fell but more women in their 40s had babies. the birth rate of hispanic women dropped to lowest level in more than a decade. >> and there have been slow progress fix prog gres from a trio of slides in the south bay. waiting to be sure the ground is just not going move again and there residents remain evacuated from three mobile homes crews cleared part of a massive mudslide trapping a neighborhood and have reopened a lane. and there are police forcing a lock down two of schools this afternoon. the victim has been taken to the hospital. investigators haven't released information about that person. sky 7 was overhead. and there is a students and teachers were told to stay in place. the lock down was listed. >> and police are looking for a driver of a car that crashed into the side of a building near the 2100 block of east francisco boulevard this evening. the driver left the scene in apparently good enough physical condition to just walk away. there is no inf

according to the cdc, it is an epidemic. that is not a word that i or the nation's public health community uses lightly. 28,000 americans, about one in every 19 minutes, guys from an unintentional drug overdose. -- dies from an unintentional drug overuse -- overdose. to put this tragedy in perspective, it now exceeds the number of people who have died as a result of gunshot wounds. it is a significant problem. the overdoses that we have talked about in the past, historically crack cocaine, are not at the same level of problems that we are seeing with prescription drugs today. today, in 17 states and the district of columbia, it is the leading cause of accidental death. it is ahead of car crashes were taking lives. the obama administration has been focused on this particular problem. we had increased funding for drug treatment by millions of dollars. there was the first ever national prescription drug take that program, collected over 121 tons of prescription drugs in one day alone. in october of last year, the president signe

biedrzycki: by no stretch of the imagination do i think we're out of the woods. recent cdc statistics indicate that up to 32 million cases of waterborne disease occur each year in this country. roy: but the vast majority of waterborne outbreaks go undetected. when people first get ill, they think, "oh, it's something i ate last night." they don't think, "oh, it's something i drank last night." narrator: the milwaukee incident pointed out the potential vulnerability of our drinking water infrastructure in controlling the spread of illness. biedrzycki: it's incumbent upon us to try to stay ahead of the curve, but it's very, very difficult. there's always another bug on the horizon. narrator: in 2008, the associated press reported that water quality testing across the nation uncovered trace amounts of pharmaceutical compounds in the drinking water supplies of millions of americans. the health effects of these low levels of medications diluted in our water are still being determined. but these findings further illustrate the fundamental relationship of infrastructure to health.

men and women vote and serve on the cdcs. block grants from the ministry are calculated at about $200 per family, with a maximum of $60,000 per community. a number of financial steps to ensure funds are not diverted. committee members informed about how the monies being sent to public notice boards and enlarged public meetings, monitoring committees are established to promote transparency and accountability. issue to mention cdcs hire local people to undertake complete projects when watching their progress. the past eight years, the irc has help to establish 1728 community development councils and districts and four provinces. the councils have spearheaded over 3406 projects, reaching more than 2 million people. the projects that range from the construction of roads, schools, hospitals and irrigation systems to classrooms to learn to read or acquire a skill. the intangible benefits are also meaningful for many participants that represents the first time they've been able to play a role in determining how their needs are met. t

. >> the cdc, fda, all sorts of government agencies saying that. >>> we're going to turn to a wild government crisis in italy. tv show girls, sex charges, plastic surgery. all charges swirling around the trial of leader silvio berlusconi. the prime minister took another turn this morning. and lama hasan has the latest this morning. >> reporter: good morning, george. it is italy's trial of the century. it has everything, from an aging world leader, to famous movie stars. and allegedly, underaged sex. this trial has it all. sex, glamorous girls, money and power. not to mention the a-list celebrities, like george clooney, who could be called as witnesses, to defend the man with the permanent tan. silvio berlusconi, who is in the middle of a second divorce, is a self-confessed ladies' man. he's said he's had lavish orgies. they had a disco built in the basement of his milan residence. the women, tv showgirls and beauty queens. they're said to have dressed up as police officers and nurses. berlusconi allegedly showered them with gifts. and even played for surgery. all fun and games until he got ca

men and women vote and serve on the cdcs. block grants from the ministry are calculated at about $200 per family with a maximum of $60,000 for community and making sure the funds are not diverted. they are informed how the money is being spent, and monitoring committees are promote accountability. it should be mentioned to local people while monitoring the progress. it has helped to establish development in districts in four providences. it was headed over 3,406 projects reaching more than two million people. the project has ranged, and irrigation from classrooms to learn to read to acquire a skill. the intangible benefits are meanful. for many participate, it represents the first time in how they are able to play a role. the opportunity to elect consensus is an exercise in good gov innocence on the community level. funding is protected by corruption and communities see results. communities are invested in ncp as it dependents on their ability to deliver. the level of buy in is not only critical to the project, but long-term

. >> something that's good for you, and this study, sponsored by the cdc, very reliable but a big businesson for supplements. >> that's insane. >> all cash. >> and multivitamins are the most popular. i take them. you think that you're doing something healthy. oh, no. >>> when we come back, justin bieber's sour note in the mideast. >> why his tour to israel was not as harmonious as planned. >> why his tour to israel was not scheduled as plan. c is >>> welcome back, everybody. justin bieber has caused plenty of chaos at concerts and malls around the country, and now, though, he's caused an international incident. >> the teen heartthrob is in israel on tour and was going to meet with prime minister benjamin netanyahu, well, the meeting was canceled. causing quite the stir. here is alex marquardt. >> reporter: it was meant to be easy. see the sights, play a show and head to the next tour stop. like everywhere, bieber fever greeted justin in israel. along with ultra aggressive paparazzi, but unlike elsewhere, this region's complex political issues have made the teenager's visit a headache. prim

the video shows said today cdc's song it shows villagers can again cutting a deal thin by wearing a brighto daddy acts. he said his start was a problem elephant that have been destroying the crops of the nearby village in the animal was able to provide food for the villagers. today he took to twitter saying that over 10 interviews today, love explaining why it's a good thing to help starving people. in his personal block, a lot of comments mixed. i did watch one of his interviews today with cnn, he again step by the same lines and you don't understand what's going on over there. the villagers are starving and he was helping them out. p until the african elephants are not endangered the data are vulnerable which is a step closer to becoming endangered. his company probably >>pam: doesn't like this kind of attention. we will be back after the break. >>mark: there is a report of the missing child, his name is philip and we have jason from the san jose police department on the phone with us now. but until this about this missing boy? >> 12:13 p.m. san jose police officers responded to a report

when i speak to the people at the nih, cdc, and as a physician and a clinician, what they tell me is to give us the resources but to let them make the decision about where the money goes. do not decide for them. with this amendment would do would be to preclude the ability of the clinicians and scientists to make a decision about the room -- about the biggest bang for their buck. i think that there are some incredible assumptions being made and remarkable hyperbole, but the fact of the matter is that the funding for nih has gone up over 150% over the last 15 years with significant increases. i would like to yield to the gentleman from idaho, dr. simpson, for the time that he may consume. >> i think the gentleman for yielding. i pretty much agree with everything my colleagues said about the nih, and let me add my congratulations to ms. wasserman shultz to your new appointment. i wish to moderate success. [laughter] i have spent more time at the nih than anyone else. i look at the 27 institutes and the nih is the best kept secret in washington, d.c., which is a problem. they let -- they

i want to mention to the head of the cdc -- he could not be with us here today. when we have metz, i can tell you that he is also been absolutely focused and committed to reducing this problem that we're going to talk about for a few minutes. tom is the director of the center for disease control and prevention. he is represented here today by the director of the national center for injury prevention control. let me start by talking about a staring fact. as a longtime police chief who paid attention to what caused harm in my city in seattle, it was one of the startling to me. i think it is startling to a lot of people in this country. america is in the midst of a public help epic -- idemic driven by prescription drug abuse. prescription drug abuse is our nation's fastest-growing drug problem. it is an epidemic. that is not a word that i, or the nation's public health community, use lightly. the facts are devastating. and 2007, 28,000 americans or about one in every9 minutes died from an unintentional drug overdo. it was driven to a large dree by prescription drug

i want to mention to the head of the cdc -- he could not be with us here today.hen we have metz, i can tell you that he is also been absolutely focused and committed to reducing this problem that we're going to talk about for a few minutes. tom is the director of the center for disease control and prevention. he is represented here today by the director of the national center for injury prevention control. let me start by talking about a startling fact. as a longtime police chief who paid attention to what caused harm in my city in seattle, it was one of the startling to me. i think it is startling to a lot of people in this country. america is in the midst of a public help epic -- epidemic driven by prescription drug abuse. prescription drug abuse is our nation's fastest-growing drug problem. it is an epidemic. that is not a word that i, or the nation's public health community, use lightly. the facts are devastating. and 2007, 28,000 americans or about one in every 19 minutes died from an unintentional drug overdose. it was driven to a large degree by prescripti

men and women can serve on the cdc. grants from the ministry are captivated and about $200 per family with a maximum of $60,000 per community. a number of financial steps help make sure the funds are not diverted committee members are informed about how the money is being spent through public support and in large public these are marching committees are established to promote transparency and accountability. it should be mentioned cdc's hire local people to undertake complete projects by monitoring their project. over the past eight years the irc has helped to establish 1728 communities develop councils in districts in four provinces. the council is spearheaded over 3406 projects reaching more than 2 million people. the projects have ranged in the construction of roads, schools, hospitals and irrigation syste systems. the intangible benefits are also meaningful for many participants who represent the first time they have been able to play a role in determining how their needs are met. the opportunity to elect councilmem

into effect, which that will impact in terms of reducing the population based upon they will be able to get custody credits. it also authorizes cdc to contract and djj with local counties for the population. it expands alternative funding for the locals. the three elements of the actual population are non-serious, non- violent, non-sex offenders, who are paroled after july 1, who would have normally been supervised by state parole and will now be supervised by community corrections probation supervision. that is one population. under that, they can have serious violations in their background, but their current sentence must be for non-violent violations. the second component of it is those that would have previously been sentenced to state prison -- non-serious, non-violent, non-sex offenders and no serious or violent offenses in the background, sentences could have been up to five years, but traditionally, the sentences are 36 months or less. those will now serve their time locally. the proposal is not just to have them serve their time, and it is not funded that way. it relies upon the community to implement evidence-based prac

when i talk to the folks at nih and cdc and elsewhere, they tell me over and over to give them the resources but let us make the decisions about where the monies go. this amendment would preclude the ability of the clinicians and the scientists to make the decision about where the biggest bang is for the buck in terms of solving the remarkable challenges we have in health care. i think they're sick -- are some incredible assumptions whbeing made. the funding for nih has gone up over 150% over the last decade and a half. they are significant increases and i would like to yield from the gentleman from idaho. >> i pretty much agree with almost everything my colleagues on the other side of the aisle said about nih. let me add my congratulations to ms. wasserman-schultz. i offer you moderate success. [laughter] there is probably not a bigger supporter of nih than i am. i go out and visit the 27 research institutes. the nih is the best kept secret in washington, d.c. they need to let the american people know what they do because they do incredibly important and good work out there. i wish we did n

just to explain more of who we are, i work for the san francisco injury center, one of 13 nationally-funded cdc's centers. we are housed at san francisco general hospital. we have a diverse professional staff and a full focus on research, prevention, policy, and education. san francisco general hospital, if you will permit some informality, at a deer second home to me. we are also a trauma center. we get about 90% of injured patients in this city regardless of their ability to pay. we see about 100,000 people a year. given that this is the only trauma center in this city, this is a unique opportunity to study pedestrian injuries. to echo the doctor and department of public health, the scope of the problem is very wide. during 2008, in san francisco, 92 injuries for every 100,000 people. we had had previous work done through collaborations with other groups. we mentioned to the injury center. 650 to 750 pedestrian injuries are seen at the san francisco general hospital every year. so i would like to go through the day of an injured pedestrian. not to put a price tag, but to highlight the cost to m

canadian voters go to the polls on may 2nd to elect a new parliament, canadian broadcaster cdc previewedthe election on its nightly news program the national. this is a half hour. >> this back down in the steel town. check out the turnout. >> good evening i am peter and this is "the national." why both of the conservatives and the liberals need to win here. another powerful earthquake hits northeast japan rattling buildings and nerves. plus, on the country's most watched political panel, has anyone, politicians or media, talk about your issue on this campaign? alan, andrew and shan't tell on that. and analyzing the campaign photo ops. >> of the imagery alone is better than anything i've seen and about the same price as, well, avatar. >> rex murphy calls them like he sees them. ♪ >> hamilton ontario was apparently the place to be this evening. steven harper and michael have both held defense. both going after voters who overwhelmingly supported the ndp in the last election hampering carper's message was the question of who would be led in to hear it. senior correspondent was there to see

the best place to go. >> that's really cool. thank you very much, mark sanders. live from britain. thanks so much. >> thank you, carroll. >>> more evidence that life begins at 40 from a cdcoman ] nine iron, it's almost tee time. time to face the pollen that used to make me sneeze. but with zyrtec® liquid gels, i get fast, 24-hour allergy relief. so i feel better by the time we tee off. zyrtec® liquid gels work fast, so i can love the air®. by giving me huge discounts on rooms hotels can't always fill. so i feel better by the time we tee off. with unpublished rates. which means i get an even more rockin' hotel, for less. where you book matters. expedia. >>> i kind of don't find this surprising. there's a new cdc study out showing fertility rates of women over 40 skyrocketing and more than any other age group. elizabeth cohen is here with the "daily dose." so many of my friends are having children. >> the birthrates overall have gone down for younger women, especially. way up for women over 40. up 6% between 2006 and 2009. and that's a huge jump for three years. i mean, that is really a big jump. >> shows you how women lives have changed. younger women going overseas, go t

the states are. we work very closely with our partners at health and human services. through cdc and fda, depending whether we're talking food stuffs like milk or other issues, it's very important that the health officials in those states are not surprised by even trace increases because we want them to be able to feel comfortable that they know what the data say and what they mean and context you'llize that for citizens. most aren't speaking of radiation or understanding the units coming at them. we haven't gotten it perfect every time. we also work with ee leked officials. >> i'm going to stop there and some colleagues who are here and some not will have questions to submit in writing. how long do they have to submit those? >> they have two weeks to submit their questions in writing and we ask that you promptly respond. thank you so much for being here and for testifying today. agn, our thanks to you and the teams you lead at epa. at the nrc for the continued vigilance being demonstrated response to this disaster. thanks so much. with that, we'll envit our second panel, actuall

the states are. we work very closely with our partners at health and human services. through cdc and fda, depending whether we're talking food stuffs like milk or other issues, it's very important that the health officials in those states are not surprised by even trace increases because we want them to be able to feel comfortable that they know what the data say and what they mean and context you'llize that for citizens. most aren't speaking of radiation or understanding the units coming at them. we haven't gotten it perfect every time. we also work with ee leked officials. >> i'm going to stop there and some colleagues who are here and some not will have questions to submit in writing. how long do they have to submit those? >> they have two weeks to submit their questions in writing and we ask that you promptly respond. thank you so much for being here and for testifying today. again, our thanks to you and the teams you lead at epa. at the nrc for the continued vigilance being demonstrated in response to this disaster. thanks so much. with that, we'll envit our second panel, ac

the states are. we work very closely with our partners at health and human services. through cdcnd fda, depending whether we're talking food stuffs like milk or other issues, it's very important that the health officials in those states are not surprised by even trace increases because we want them to be able to feel comfortable that they know what the data say and what they mean and context you'llize that for citizens. most aren't speaking of radiation or understanding the units coming at them. we haven't gotten it perfect every time. we also work with ee leked officials. >> i'm going to stop there and some colleagues who are here and some not will have questions to submit in writing. how long do they have to submit those? >> they have two weeks to submit their questions in writing and we ask that you promptly respond. thank you so much for being here and for testifying today. again, our thanks to you and the teams you lead at epa. at the nrc for the continued vigilance being demonstrated in response to this disaster. thanks so much. with that, we'll envit our second panel, actu

the morning. this is 30 minutes. [applause] >> i am smiling because i am thinking of election night. my sons were on stage, playing a cdc for me. those were very kind words and about half of what you said about me might have been true. one thing you will know within five minutes of meeting senator grassley is that he cares about iowa and he cares about the people of iowa, and there is nothing false or disingenuous about him. you're very lucky. i met your other senator. am i allowed to say anything about him? i have met him a couple of times. i am a nice person. we have had correlations. we had a few words in a debate. i tried to explain that we could build a lot more schools and a lot more airports if we did not have to pay chicago unions' wages in kentucky. he reported that you cannot have a quality product made unless they are made by union workers. i scratched my head and said nothing? 95% of the things you buy every day are not made by a union. do you need to send them all back? i do not think i got anywhere. i said i met with the governor. he invited me over to the capital. i am in a double wide trailer in a courty