the f.d.a. will remove the 30-year-old ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men under certain conditions allowing them to donate flood if they have not had sex with another man if a year or more in effect since the height of the aids epidemic and the f.d.a. says it is basing its decision on scientific evidence in collaboration with several other government agencies. the f.d.a. did not say exactly when the ban would end. >> happening now firefighters in san jose from fire station 16 are patrolling the streets rather than remaining in the firehouse because of a potentially dangerous mold problem. we are joined in san jose with that story. >>> we are waiting for an update from command staff on what needs to be done but it is likely that fire station in san jose will be closed for a while. >> before walking through the doors leading to the tv room at san jose fire department station 16 on south king road we were warned it was considered a hot zone because of mold. inside, more plastic sheetin

we have impressed upon the f.d.a. the importance of acting safely carefully, but quickly.oved for widespread testing in africa the first ever vaccine to prevent ebola that test will start in three to four weeks with tens of thousands of people in west africa getting the vaccine that's another potentially significant step forward in the fight against the disease. >> garrett: is this beaten? near beaten or bae way from being beaten? >> you have to separate where we are at home from west africa. we're at home we've made significant strides to prepare for the occasional case of ebola that we'll see from time to time. in west africa a lot of progress, we've gone from 50 to 100 new cases down to five to ten new cases a day. there is still a lot of work to be done in sierra leone and troubling signs. we're nearing a pivot point in this where the number of new cases in west africa is stabilized this won't be done until we get all the way to zero. like a forest fire, few embers burning the thing can rei go nature. >> garrett: academic medical centers urging them to remove road bloc

morgan radford has more. >> the f.d.a. roposing a change in the policy to allow gay and bisexual me to give blood, but they must sustain from sex with men for a year. in a statement released on tuesday the f.d.a. said: . >> in other words, it present gay or bisexual men. be celebrate for a year or don't donate blood. a chaise that many gay right's activists say is uncare. >> i interviewed an openly gay marriage therapist a position and researcher, when a panel met to change the ban. >> why would i be forced to wait a year not to give sex, when a heterosexual man have been a sex with a woman, as long as he's not paying them, he can give blood, they'd be happy to take it. >> it makes sense to look at people's behaviour in terms of had someone paid money to a profit attitude or other things that put them at risk. >> the fg an is standing by the decision, implementing them in 1893, during the early days of the aids crisis, when they decided that no man could donate blood that this sex with another man since 1977. even if it hap

. >> the f.d.a. is considering reversing a decades old ban that kept gay and by sexual men from donating blood. there's one very controversial condition. >> in a statement released tuesday, the f.d.a. says that it carefully examined and considered the available scientific evidence and now recommends a change to the blood donor defederal period for men who have sex with men for indefinite deferral since a year from the sexual contact. in other words, it presents a choice, be celibate for a year or don't donate blood, a chase many gay rights activists say is unfair. >> that's ridiculous. >> i did an interview of a therapist and physician and researcher in early december when a panel of experts met to consider changing the ban. >> why should i be forced to wait a year to not have sex when a heterosexual men can walk in and give blood and they'd be happy to take his blood. >> it makes sense to look at people's actual behavior in has someone had sex -- paid money, a prostitute or other things that put the

the f.d.a. clamping down on sprinkles on doughnuts many >> that's the best part. >> watch out for the f.d.a. we'll have more of that later. >> but breaking overnight while you were sleeping, dozens of bodies recovered in the search for the missing airasia 850185 on is the plan van vanishing on sunday. we'll go live with the latest. >> good morning. the malasian navy said it recovered 40 bodies and that number is growing. indonesia's search and rescue agency chief was quoted as saying he was 95% certain the objects were from the plane that went missing two days ago. these pictures just released seem to show parts of an aircraft. one seems to show an airplane exit door. it is reported to be red and white, the same colors of the missing indonesia airbus. another shows an escape slide and another a life jacket. one official was quoted as saying the bodies recovered didn't have life jackets on. it is being reported a search plane spotted a shadow in the water which could be the remains of the plane.

. >> catherine: so the f.d.a.that gay and bisexual men can donate blood, as long as another man for 12 months. >> catherine: gay rights advocates say requiring gay blood donors to be celibate for 12 months isn't supported by science and continues to promote discrimination. >> catherine: the f.d.a. is expected to adopt the new policy sometime next year. >> catherine: a 25-thousand dollar reward is now being offered for information leading to the arrest of the person >> catherine: or persons who killed 60-year-old david renz-ell. >> catherine: the oakland writer and educator was hiking in the oakland hills when he was gunned down on the huckleberry regional preserve trail. two days before thanksgiving. >> catherine: today. long time family friend and former host of kron-4's bay area backroads. doug mcconnell. read a note from ren-zell's wife. . >> agreed here today not as for my family but for all families in all communities that have lost a loved one to random acts of violence. i stand with all agree the windows ac

. >> the f.d.a. taking the first step to guys donating blood. some say the procedure is still discriminatory. we have a take on whether the move goes far enough. >> spreading the christmas spirit, how the postal service and citizens across the country are stepping up to play santa. >> welcome back to aljazeera america. ahead, the attack on sony pictures, just the latest incident of cyber criminals stealing sensitive data in 2014. we'll break down what some dub the year of the hack. >> there is herbal goal in the hills of kentucky, harvesting jen sing. >> six people were arrested during demonstrations in missouri. >> a c.d.c. researcher is under observation after being exposed to ebola. officials say someone accidentally brought a live sample of the virus into the lab. the researcher will be monitored for signs of infection. >> a second day of isil captivity for a pilot taking part in u.s. led airstrikes over syria. his fighter jet went down near raqqa. isil captured him, claiming it shot down his plane. the pentagon said there is clear evidence

. >> demonstrators gathered in olde city outside of the f.d.a. office protesting the ban on blood donation from his gay men. f.d.a. announced last week it is relaxing restrictioning on blood donation from his gay men. new regulations still require men to have sex with men to remain celibate for one year prior to making a donation. >>> a local leader of the catholic church is recovering from surgery tonight. bishop david o'connell of the diocese of trenton had to have part of his leg removed due to infections brought on by diabetes. we are told everything went well with that procedure and he is said to be resting comfortably tonight. >>> area veterans are making sure that new years revellers get home safe and sound. >> reporter: this holiday veterans will be waiting for your call ready willing and able to get you home safe this new years eve. i'm justin finch with more on this one of a kind designated driver program. >>> in atlantic city they are gearing up to ring in 2015 but if you plan to spend the night you may be in for a case of sticker shock

the f.d.a. recommends lifting its ban on gay blood donors. hope for opening the door to a cuban import that may give major league baseball a lift. and, meet the war dogs who join soldiers in some of the world's most dangerous places. >> woodruff: let's take a closer look at what was behind today's strong numbers on the economy and impressive recent growth. for that, we turn to nariman behravesh, he is the chief economist at i.h.s., an economic forecasting and research firm. nariman behravesh, thank you very much. so what's behind this? what's driving this? >> well, the good news is it's fairly broad-based. the revision that we saw today was mostly due to two factors, consumer spending which is revised in large part because of reestimates of higher spending on healthcare. but that wasn't the only thing. capital spending was also revised up quite considerably. so it's a fairly broad-based upward revision in gdp. the goods in, as you said at the outset of the program, is there's a lot of momentum in the u.s. economy and that will keep us going fo

and in what is being hailed as the first in a new class of drugs, the f.d.a. as approved a new treatment for advanced ovarian cancer. the drug nparza, manufactured by astra zeneca, was found to shrink ovarian tumors in more than 30% of women who had a specific genetic mutation. friday's decision came a day after the european commission approved its use. according to the national cancer institute, an estimated 14,000 american women died of ovarian cancer this year. for the latest about the murder of those two new york city poce officers, we are joined now by pervaiz shallwani. he is the criminal justice reporter for the "wall street journal." so what are the cops are you talking to saying right to you. >> the top brass at the police department are telling officers, that you know, they need to do their jobs and not to take to social media and to mourn in peace. but there are unions out there who are expressing, you know, a very different sentiment. >> so the police department's union or a couple o them actually even went out of their way say don't make arrests un

assure you those same questions have been asked of the individuals that will make that decision. >> the f.d.a.? >> if they thought it through and understand exactly what their policy is going to be, the statement that they're going to make, because every decision like that has been -- has a precedent with it. and understand why it's difficult for the united states is because every day in this country, somebody guys of cancer because -- somebody dies of cancer because the f.d.a. has not approved an experimental treatment that they're denied that they might not have had a choice of anything else. they basically have a choice between nothing and nothing. a system that really puts a lot of stock and you have to get to this bar before we let you take the public and make them guiney pigs. a little different when it comes to an outbreak like this. and i don't know what the fresh hold is going to be, but i'm sure that our normal process will be cut short as long as the test results show something positive at the end. >> we've had this lack of public awareness of what was going on in africa. people di

. >> it's remarkable that in the absence of having federal guidance or rules handed to us by the f.d.a. the two states created the systems for themselves, and they put public safety and help at the forefront. >> any fears about the public safety and help of teenagers, fewer teens think marijuana is as risky a drug as thought. it's largely because marijuana is legalized. >> you know i don't know that it's just because marijuana is legalized that teens have this attitude. they have started to reflect the perception in surveys going back a few years as more information was shared about the risks of marijuana and alcohol. it's a tricky conversation. what we boept want to say is objectively marijuana may be safer than alcohol, and have it heard as marijuana is safe. especially for young developing brains, the risk is greater. what adults need to do is step forward and say let's have a conversation about what the real risks are, and why it's a good idea for you to wait before you are an adult. here are some of the warping signs you should be aware of in case you develop problems slip in scho

the f.d.a. witch early next year and move to finalize it after taking comments from the public. >>> george h. w. bush is hospitalized in texas. he was suffering shortness of breath and was taken to the hospital yesterday. it was a precaution. the former president is 90 years old. he spent two months last year where he was treated for bronchitis. president obama sent good wishes to former president bush and his family. >>> they went hiking on the trail on the southeastern point of owahu, the wildlife sanctuaries and they're staying in hawaii until the first week of the new year. >>> there's a good chance of a white christmas in hawaii. there are blizzard warnings on the summit of the island. there could be snow at 1 1,500. >>> they took images of the ground. that's we are, it doesn't look like hawaii. >> the national weather service is warning for anyone who is trying to drive or hike the summit. the roads from not prepared for that. >> that will not try to stop me getting to hawaii, however. >> i

the f.d.a. loosened up on the blood ban against gay men. we have to remain celebrate for a year. we need to change that. there are things like boy scouts that kicked the door open allowing gay scouts not masters. that will change. there's a number of things to do. the l.b.g.d. community is tired of getting treated as second class citizens. >> fred a former candidate and a president of the lbgt group, rights equals rights. good for you to be on the program. thank you. >> a case of michael brown, a missouri taken killed by a police officer is bringing attention to eyewitness testimony. more than 100 men convicted of crimes have been exxon rated after d.n.a. evidence proved that witnesses were wrong about what they thought they had seen. tom ackerman has more. >> dennis is a happily married father of two. the 19 years he spent in prison for rapes he did not commit are never far from his mind. nor the realisation that the victims were so many in picking him as their attacker. >> i was trying to reason why it all happened. how could they misidentify me. >> the first victim said i didn

the f.d.a. draft guidance on the policy, let us know what you think of the proposal on twitter.his change could increase the 4%. >> we'll see if that happens. coming up, big news out of n.a.s.a. - far, far away on venus. first. what happens to the christmas trees. the sad ones in the lots that will go unsold. >> these people have decided that today they will be arrested >> i know that i'm being surveilled >> people are not getting the care that they need >> this is a crime against humanity >> hands up! >> don't shoot! >> hands up! >> don't shoot! >> what do we want? justice! >> when do we want it? >> now! >> they are running towards base... >>...explosions going off we're not quite sure... >> fault lines al jazeera america's emmy winning, investigative, documentary, series... >> it's a chilling and draconian sentence... it simply cannot stand. >> this trial was a sham... >> they are truth seekers... >> all they really wanna do is find out what's happening, so they can tell people... >> governments around the world all united to condemn this... >> as you can see, it's still a ver

the f.d.a. draft guidance on the policy, let us know what you think of the proposal on twitter.his change could increase the u.s.'s annual supply by up to 4%. >> we'll see if that happens. coming up, big news out of n.a.s.a. - far, far away on venus. first. what happens to the christmas trees. the sad ones in the lots that will go unsold. our data dive is next. >> by the thousands, they're sending their government a message. >> ahead of 'em is a humanitarian crisis where tens of thousands of people are without food, water, shelter. >> a special one hour look at global attacks on free press. monday 9:00 eastern. on al jazeera america. >>> if you feel a little ba hum bug today's data dive may get you in the spirit. four in five households display a christmas tree, according to the american christmas tree association. listen to this. about 80% of americans are faking it with artificial trees. you know who you are. if you happen to have a real one, odds are your tree may have come from oregon or north carolina. half of all the christmas trees harvested in the u.s., 2012, came from s

. >>> all right, the f.d.a. could be reversing policy banning gang men from donating blood. an advisory panel last week, said that blood testing is more precise in the past two decades, but restrictions would stay in effect because only allowing men to donate blood if they haven't had sex in more than a year. >> joining us now is damon jacobs and marriage therapist from n.y.u. thank you for joining us this morning. let's start with you. last month announced they were considering shifting his ban. i think he is. the ban started in the early '80s, at a time she didn't have the testing. who at that time they had to, without the knowledge, is test participation recipients of blood. they enacted the ban. a lot has changed. the medical accession and red cross are in favour of lifting the permanent life-time ban. >> what about the time between infection and detection. >> a few things changed. it took six months. you get tested and if you have a result it's possible you have the virus in his blood. >> it needed to show up. >> the testing - we need to check again. we could get testing

center will be first in the philadelphia area to offer the implant that was recently approved by the f.d.a>> is there a stimulator which stimulates the throat muscles to expand, opening up their throat for sleep apnea patients. >> reporter: he says implant ace i new option for people who cannot use a standard treatment c pap machine. >> we really never had an alternative with this level of effectiveness that comes close to c pap before. >> reporter: implant is turn off and on with the remet control. jody says stimulation doesn't usually wake her up. >> it just feels like you have to swallow. >> reporter: she says surgery was easy and it has been a life changer. >> i can function in the afternoon which was not happening and i can sleep with my house bob again. >> well, is there a plus again. >>> now doctors say the implant doesn't work for everyone and mace cause some throat irritation. also, forgiving tuesday, what did you do? i donated blood at the red cross, it is a day dedicated to giving back and bloodies always needed. officials say supplies run low because of the holiday and bad weat

. >> if the change is approved, the f.d.a. says it will be implemented in a matter of months >>> a romanian company has become a fast-growing car-maker. sales grew 35%. workers are not thild at the company's success the production line north of bucharest almost can't keep up with demand. the economic crisis created an niche for low-cost vehicles. entry level costs cost $9,500. they generated turn over of 5.5 billion, a world away from the days when the company was state owned. >> translation: i worked under the communist system and now under the system of renault. the difference between the two is incredible. no comparison. >> reporter: 65 cars an hour is coming off the production line, the company flatout to meet demands. with extraordinary success is a collega of how to pay the workforce. a deal was raised in the past to raids wages in line with the company's fortunes. the union wants a new deal. >> translation: multi nationals are losing center in good labour relations. we are in conflict to ensure they report the previous d

the f.d.a. proved drug is an injectable weight management tool, clinical trials help 62 percent of the patients lose 5 percent of the body fat. it is only approved for overweight people with high blood pressure, cholesterol or type two diabetes. we will be right back. >>> did you end up with a holiday gift that is not exactly a perfect fit? you better pay close attention to those return policies, otherwise, you could get stuck with it. three on your side consumer reporter jim donovan is here, you always have good tips. >> this year i didn't get stuck with any crummy gifts either so i'm happen bye that. national retail federation says customers return an average of nearly four holiday gifts so it is not over the mall just yet it is now time for holiday return dash. >> not every gift is a perfect fit and stores understand that. >> we're returning some gift that we got that we love but want in a different color. >> reporter: many retailers adopted less flexible return policies that consumers encount

the f.d.a. is expected to ban sales. nothing has been finalised >>> still ahead on al jazeera america - what is old is new again. >> phil lavelle in london. we are days away from christmas, there's an industry set to do well. can you guess what it is? find out shortly. >>> move over ipad and xbox. a trend in giving is from modern electronics to old-fashioned entertainment. phil lavelle on the booming business of board games. >> reporter: talking about coming full circle, the board game is back. the fun, friction of a christmas tradition. it appeared under threat. you can't shoot the numbers. sales are up 40% year on year. board games were once staple presents but lost their way thanks to electronic alternatives. it is the electronics that appear to be helping. fact is video games are the big sellers, there's no getting away from that. lots of old titles have been brought to the big screen. they have graduated to smaller screens - tablets and smart phones. very portable. it is these that are importantly bringing the curio

restaurants to post calorie amounts and 54 percent favor the posting at sit down restaurants after the f.d.anounced restaurants with 20 or more locations have to post calorie counts. >> imagine ditching your new iphone or droid smartphone for an old school black berry that is what employees had to do after hackers hit the company and sony employees had to use the old blackberryies and set a phone tree with one employees relaying a message and they used personal cell phone and gmail. north korea is responsible according to the f.b.i. for the hack but some experts say it may have been an inside job by disgruntled laid off employees. >> jim harbaugh coaching area is underway at michigan. the head coach was introduced in ann arbor yesterday and the interim athletic director says harbaugh signed a deal working $5 million a year the same salary he made with the 49ers and received a $2 million signing bonus and has incentives that could push it up to $10 million. the 49ers interviewed a defensive coordinator yesterday morning and also interviewed seahawks defensive coordinator dan quinn last night.

but more than a decade passed before the f.d.a. on-shiong: the problem is, for cancer, however, we don't have that time. you know, if you have pancreatic cancer, you have two months, if you have metastases throughout your body. the war against cancer is a war against time. >> gupta: soon-shiong is also frustrated with what he calls the "trial and error cycle" of cancer care. >> soon-shiong: the truth of the matter, we treat cancer today-- we guess. we take what we call the average results, put it in you, see if it works. if it doesn't work, oops, we'll try another drug. if it does work, we stop the drug. when you look back ten years from now, it's almost barbaric. >> gupta: the 62-year-old native of south africa can afford to be outspoken, because of his immense wealth. he doesn't need to rely on the government or big pharma for funding. soon-shiong is certain what he terms the "dark age of cancer treatment" is nearly over, and the enlightened age is about to begin. what will the average person note about the enlightened age versus

that the food and drug administration guaranties the the safety of weight loss supplements but the the f.d.a. regulates them much like foods, meaning they are considered safe, unless they are shown not to be safe. >> someone has got to to do a study that shows that it works, just saying that it works, advertising that it works, that is not enough. >> reporter: and experts say label the weight loss supplements often look like what is on over the counter medication so people might think they are more reliable. also, the the survey shows that a lot of people a third of them, taking diet supplements also take prescription medications, a combination that can cause dangerous complications. a lot of controversy with this, we will have more details on facebook and twitter. too good to be true sometimes with those supplements. >> just can't cut corners with weight loss unfortunately. >> stephanie, thanks very much. >>> good evening everyone. traveling on all of our majors you are going to find some sort of volume, like the vine street expressway traveling on the vine in either direction it doesn't ma

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the f.d.a. is expected to ban sales to anyone under 18. >> according to the c.d. cigarette use, it's tripled. >> how a woman's testimony secures the future of thousands. >> a presidential foe pea. when the commander-in-chief may have been thinking about a football roster during his speech. stay tuned. [ ♪ music ] >>> n.a.s.a. released a video of the orion spacecraft breaking through the earth's atmosphere before making a splash landing in the pacific o. -- ocean. n.a.s.a. showed off the burn marks and scars. n.a.s.a. hopes the $350 million unmanned ship will one day take us to mars. >> an historic day in washington d.c. president obama signing the achieving a better life experience, known as the able act into law. it provides financial stability for countless disabled americans as they get older. mike viqueira caught up with a woman who hoped to get the groundbreaking law past. >> from an early age sara wolf defied expectations. she was born with down's syndrome. what do you want people to know about you? >> i'm a good person. i like to help people. >> reporter: s

former head of the f.d.a. mitted patients have no way of knowing if the drugs they're getting are f.d.a. approved or not. the two gentlemen facing murder charges will go before a judge today. >> our legal contributor joins us. the indictment charges two people with second degree murder. why are the executives culpable in this case? >> the claim is that the executives, they don't have to have specific in tent to kill anyone, but as you heard there, reckless disregard for the fact that someone could have become sick and died. the claim is that the owner of this pharmacy actually gave the order to disregard the health and safety of people who might receive the drug, integrally involved in the conspiracy. this is a rico -- >> a statute used for organized criminals like john gotti. >> 14 defends were claimed to mislead the government. >> people are wondering what about me, this case resulting in 64 deaths, 751 cases of meningitis across the country. are there other potential victims out there? >> i consulted with a

. >>> all right, the f.d.a. could be reversing policy banning gang men from donating blood. advisory panel last week, said that blood testing is more precise in the past two decades, but restrictions would stay in effect because only allowing men to donate blood if they haven't had sex in more than a year. >> joining us now is damon jacobs and marriage therapist from n.y.u. thank you for joining us this morning. let's start with you. last month announced they were considering shifting his ban. i think he is. the ban started in the early '80s, at a time she didn't have the testing. who at that time they had to, without the knowledge, is test participation recipients of blood. they enacted the ban. a lot has changed. the medical accession and red cross are in favour of lifting the permanent life-time ban. >> what about the time between infection and detection. >> a few things changed. it took six months. you get tested and if you have a result it's possible you have the virus in his blood. >> it needed to show up. >> the testing - we need to check again. we could get testing.

. $5.4 billion to fight ebola and 1 billion to beef up the f.d.a. when the bill came out be, some lawmakers were surprised and angry when they learned about the details. >> this is a lousy way of doing business. >> we are very, very concerned. >> some democrats threatened to pull support because of a last minute measure to alter campaign finance moves allowing big donors to give big money and cutting staff at the e.p.a. the most controversial is the plan to roll down a current plan an taxpayer bailouts for big banks involved in high risk investment the. elizabeth warren said she won't support a bill that's soft on wall street. >> this is about reckless behavior. it is about a giveaway to the largest financial institutions in this country and it's up to us to say no. >> the government technically runs out of money at midnight. look for a short term spending bill to buy time. the president's new immigration policies mean that the proposed bill only covers homeland security until february. republican tom coal of oklahoma said: >> are you placing bets on

up next this morning the f.d.a. built a case of companies that sell powdered caffeine. ♪ >> you shouldn't try this at home. in utah, a man joined an eggnog chugging competition. in 12 seconds he finished the carton but then he couldn't breathe. he spent three days in the hospital and barely survived a lung infection. after his ordeal, he says there's no chance he'll chug eggnog next year. >> i think that's a story that no one will. avoid the eggnog chugging. >> welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in this half hour, a high school wrestler dies from an overdose of pure powdered caffeine. see how the fda is waging a battle to stop teens from taking this potentially lethal power. >>> pharrell williams lawyer isn't happy with youtube this morning. see how the video site's new feature could create a $1 billion legal fight. that's ahead. >>> time to show you this morning's headlines. "the new york times" says the food and drug administration will recommend lifting a ban on blood donations by gay and bisexual men. the faa wants to allow men to give blood if they abstai

again through a high tech prosthetic device moss rehab was first to test the the device and now the f.d.a. approved it for use outside a hospital environment. with us this morning is one of the rewalk patients and a doctor who led the trial, this is an amazing thing that is here. we are so exited to talk about this thank you for coming here. >> thank you for having us first, lets talk to you dan. we were talking during the break. can you tell us what happen back in 2010. >> yes, iowaness a tree stand accident where my tree stand collapsed and became paraplegic from the about the belly button down. i have a t9 fracture. >> did you ever think you could walk again. >> no, i really didn't. i did a little research and found out that moss had a unit that would stand you up and walk you and ran right over there. >> did you ever believe it at first. >> in, just that initial standing up talking face-to-face again it is tremendous. the the sensation of being able to walk without being tethered to anything, to rome the hospital it is fantastic. unbelievable. >> this is a break through. >> it is a br

. >> the f.d.a. is revamping drug warnings for pregnant women. owl new prescription drugs will have to clearly state a summary of the risks to a mother and her unborn child. the current label use a letter system to denote risk, but health officials say that is vague and confusing. >> trying to unravel the mysteries of a new dinosaur skeleton. >> they hope to learn more about the lifestyle of this iconic creature. >> meet sophie, 150 million years old, a vegetarian from north america, and as dinosaur lovers will know from the row of plates on her back, she's a stag in a sour russ. it's almost impossible to tell if it is mail or female. the donor who gave the money to buy the fossil wanted to name it after his daughter. sophie is the size of a small elephant or large rhino but would have acted like a could you, grazion on low lying shrubs just to feed her massive body. the fossil is an absolute bonanza for scientists. soon to be published, an article on how much it would have weighed. how fast did they walk and how strong were the plates, and what w

a simple test you could do to prevent the most common form of cancer which is the first and only f.d.aproved non-evasive screening test for colin cancer. this is important because colon cancer is preventable. >> it is the number two killer of cancer in the united states. if you do not get it early there is only if y there's only a 12%, five-year servileal rate. survival rate. if you do get it early, it is a 90% five-year survival rate. we need everyone over the age of 50 to gscreened with a colonoscopy. 23 million people that are supposed to get it don't. there is a big study in the "new england journal of medicine" on colon guard which i am about to tell you about that shows it is over90% effective at detecting colon cancer and 69% effective at detecting polyps. >> it's as easy as going to the drugstore to pick it up? >> it is prescription only. you check your own stool sample. we send it away for you. you get the results in two weeks. it is a dna test. we'll talk about this next week. what's fascinating, we're getting to the point where we're seeing the abnormal dna that tumors make.

and our pharmaceutical companies for cahoots with the f.d.a.and talk about a military industrial complex, we have a pharmaceutical industrial complex that is running our medical system in america. host: ok. julie rovner? >> pharmaceutical companies are making -- if you look at who's got the biggest profit margins. the pharmaceutical companies and medical device companies have the biggest profit margins but to go to the broader issue there are many people unhappy with the functioning of the healthcare system. the affordable care act was not ever intended to fix everything that was wrong with the healthcare system. it was intended to make a start. mostly focused on coverage secondary focus on sort of cost and starting to give a push to a system that was starting to change itself anyway. there are still a lot of people who would like to go far off in one direction or far into another direction. if you look at the difficulty congress had and the country had passing just the affordable care act, it's hard to imagine doing something that would more d

would it bar donation from his in even who have had gay sex in the previous year. f.d.a. officials say that policy would put the u.s. in line with other countries including australia, japan and the uk. >>> is there a recall involving a popular kui rig coffee makers. that is coming up on "eyewitness news". >>> is a ferry friend on your wish list at christmas. it doesn't last long after the holidays are over. three on your side has a reality check for new pet owners. >>> holiday block party is underway in south philadelphia, here's a look at the the lights. our justin drabick joins us live from this amazing light display later. >>> a bear that just loves to run, problem is the animal doesn't seem to want to leave a neighborhood. we will show you more when "eyewitness news" at 5:00 >>> three on your side with an important recall, you need to know bkeurig is recalling more than 6 million of the many plus brewers made between 2009 and 2014. the company says that it has received 90 reports of burn-related injuries. so customers with a mini plus k10 model, that have an identifica

the f.d.a. approved a new test that measures a protein in your blood. ll be able to see whether plaque is building up and irritating or inflaming the lining of your blood vessels. >>> remember i.b.m.'s computer watson from jeopardy? the v.a. just recruited watson. he will apparently -- or it will help treat veterans diagnosed with ptsd. watson will be used to quickly process large amounts of data and suggest treatment options best suited for each and every patient. excellent. >> hey guys, has this ever happened to you? >> are you okay? because you're sweating pretty profusely. >> yeah. no, i'm fine. i always react this way to spicy food. yeah, but i love it. >> a little pain might be worth it. a new study claims men who like spicier food are alpha males with higher levels of testosterone. what types of food should you be reaching for to boost your manliness or is it just an indication of your manliness. joining us now, the man's man, dr. david samadi. dr. samadi, is this a fun study or is this a study you've been taking note of? >> chili pepper increases

'the new york times', f.d.a. is going to ease their ban on gays to let some give blood. the measure was put into place, against hiv advocacy policy, still tinglinged by old biases. and also, another couple stories for you, from the 'new york times'. it says firing of va clinic chief is upheld, over gifts, the dporm mer director, hassles been implicated in the waiting lift for care,. also in the 'new york times', another story is, about the affordable care act, and the headline, is so far, 6.4 million obtain healthcare coverage, in the federal marketplace and, new customers, 30% of the total or 1.9 million. back to our question for all of you about the economy, are you feeling optimistic or pessimistic. here's some reaction, from capitol hill, about this. the economy grew at 5%, the fastest rate since 2003, and more americans, must see the benefits. and, economy grew at 5%. and not a lot of reaction, from republicans or this issue. rachael floating the silence of republicans as well on this. we'll go to daniel,. caller: hello. can you hear me? okay, the guy that came on, a

. >> reporter: doctor karl degaining with the jefferson sleep center will be first to offer implant that was approved by f.d.a. >> there is a stimulate or which stimulates the threat muscles, opening up the throat to sleep apnea patients. >> reporter: he says it is a new option for people who can't use standard treatment a cpap machine. >> we really never had an alternative, with this level of effectiveness that comes close to that before. >> reporter: implant is turn off and on with a remote control. stimulation usually doesn't wake her up. >> it feels like you have to fall out. >> reporter: he says surgery to implant device was ease up and it has been a life changer. >> i can function in the afternoon which wasn't happening and i can sleep with my husband again report report doctors say the implant doesn't work for everyone and may cause, some throat irritation. i'm stephanie stahl, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> count down to christmas is on and holiday shoppers is out in full force this weekend. even gloucester township police did some shopping they took deserving children to target stores. "eyewitness news

the cartridge. condensed citracharge slowly releases. looking at a microscopic level f.d.a.pproved citracharge citric acid attaches to particles of lime and scale-- it grabs them and instantly binds to them. lime and scale can only bond once, so once they are attached to citracharge, they are neutralized and can't stick to pipes, faucets, enamel, glass, dishes, laundry or you. >> so, jan, that means lime and scale won't build up on anything. >> that's right. it's pretty simple, huh? >> it is. and it's citric acid, like lemons, limes and oranges? >> yeah, it's the exact same compound found in mother nature, and it's safe. wanna taste it? >> taste it? [laughs] o.k. mm, it's sour like lemons, but not bad. >> that's citric acid. but you'll never taste it in your water. you see, the citracharge cartridge releases the citric acid in very low concentrations, so it binds to the minerals and carries them away, just enough to make your hard water soft. >> hmm. mm, can't taste it at all. it's good water. >> we've been manufacturing water treatment products for over 30 years. we've take

but whoever made the tape, could be facing charges, police are working hard to find out more. >> i was informed through f.d.a. middle school's principal yesterday that students had been viewing a video, that our choir concert on tuesday night. so, the students were very forthcoming and concerned, and presented that information to our principal. >> we want to make sure that we do it very methodical investigation, we are not leaving any stones unturned. >> the superintendent is adamant about saying the tape was not made on school grounds, relatively new pennsylvania law makes it illegal for anyone under 18 to share videos of this nature even if the exchange is consensual, so today alex and mike counselors are on hand to talk to any students who may want to talk about what they saw in these tapes. >> just a whole new world. >>> speaking of our world yesterday on the streets of philadelphia, a wild scene, a man, shooting indiscriminantly with an ak-47. >> thirty-nine year-old eric barnes was arrested without incident on the 2800 block of north 20th street. police say he fired nearly 30 shots, from the assault st

the second is to free these amazing new innovations in personal health information such as smartphone monitoring apps and personal genetic profiling techniques such as those of 23 and me from f.d.a. premarketing controls. senator deb fisher of nebraska republican, senator king of maine, independent, that means democrat, he caucuses with the democrats, have introduced a pretty good piece of legislation along those lines. i have a particularly colorful phrase that i'm proud of in my article. it said, if these acts were to pass and actually take power away from the regulators in these two areas, they would be great victories for bipartisan, smart populism over the forces of foe expertise and crony capitalism. how do you like that? so i'm for pursuing opportunities here to take law making right back to congress. i think that we should be prepared that congress, in thinking about the balance of powers, should be prepared for some surprises in the next two years. i think this conventional media idea that the presidents a late termer, a lame duck, he's very unpopular, he'll try to pursue some foreign policy initiatives, that is what presidents do in the end game, with you not much else

the second is to free these amazing new innovations in personal health information such as smartphone monitoring apps and personal genetic profiling techniques such as those of 23 and me from f.d.a. premarketing controls. senator deb fisher of nebraska, republican, senator king of maine, independent, that means democrat, he caucuses with the democrats, have introduced pretty good piece of legislation along those lines. i have a particularly colorful phrase that i'm proud of in my article. it said, if these acts were to pass and actually take power away from the regulators in these two areas, they would be great victories for bipartisan, foe populism over the expertise and crony capitalism. how do you like that? up so i'm for pursuing opportunities here to take law making right back to congress. i think that we should be prepared that congress, in thinking about the balance of powers, should be prepared for some surprises in the next two years. i think this convention alameda idea that the president is a late termer, a lame duck, he's very unpopular, he'll try to pursue some foreign policy initiatives, that's what presidents do in the end game, but not much else. i think that may

f.d.a. is changing prescription drug labels to make it easier for pregnant and nurse would go man to understand which medications could pose a risk to their babies. theetters abc d and e and x are used to convey risks but few understand their meaning. starting next summer, labels must be clearly stating what is known about safe use including the the information that comes from studies in people or animals. >>> also on the "eyewitness news" healthwatch tonight, new research shows many people in the u.s. are battling depression and in the getting help they need. our health reporter stephanie stahl has more on that new study. >> reporter: forty-six year-old kate whitman has struggled with depression since she was a teenager, exhausted, sad, hard to get out of bed, how to pick up the phone. is there also a guilt and an embarrassment. >> reporter: new research shows 8 percent of americans have moderate to severe depression, the national center for health statistics found depression is more common with women and among people age 40 to 59. >> lowered mood, lack of inability to enjoy anything in life. we see appetite changes, people have trouble sleeping. >>