in the day and age it is easy to imagine f.d.a. lator as bureaucrats focused on a set of responsibilities yet that could not be farther frer the truth. they are committed to helping people get the products that they need and count on. and i'm so happy that some of those f.d.a. employees are here with us today. i also was really very struck by the fact that f.d.a. employees do far more than just use their knowledge and expertise to review applications or investigate safety concerns but they also undertake research to advance medical products and improve food safety. for example we made a crucial commission to the me anyone jites vaccine by developing a needed conjugation technology and this vaccine has protected 217,000 people from what was a deadly killer across the so-called meningitis belt in the sub saharan africa. scientists have helped the ge gnome sequence technology to identify and stop food-born outbreaks and during the golf oil spill i was surprised but very grateful when another team of f.d.a. scientists developed a new la

but in about a year, the f.d.a. hether to grant duke what's called "breakthrough status," which would make the treatment available to many more patients much sooner. glioblastoma kills 12,000 americans a year. fritz andersen expected to be one of them. before he became the second patient in the duke trial, he wrote his own obituary. he'll have to update it. three years later, he's cancer free. >> stephanie lipscomb. >> pelley: stephanie lipscomb wasn't supposed to see her 22nd birthday. >> lipscomb: how are you doing? >> pelley: three years later she's graduated from nursing school. do you think being a cancer survivor's going to make you a better nurse? >> lipscomb: oh, yeah. it already has. just because i've been... been a scared patient, and so i know and i loved it when nurses held my hand. so i like to be there and be there emotionally for them, too. >> pelley: and as nancy justice's tumor continues to shrink, it's now leaving room for her imagination to grow. nancy, months ago, when i met you for the first time

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that picture is the last picture i took of him >>> despite the f.d.a.'s serious warning, the government accountability office found one in three nursing home residents cottics. >> dad, dad. come on, wake up. >> reporter: he's not waking up. >> i'm like what the heck happened to my father, why is he not waking up? >>> thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen. for any of us who has had to parent a parent it's a difficult challenge, making sure the care they receive is safe, a fear that they will live out the final days of their lives in a drug student our, and warnings that powerful drugs that many use are dangerous. they can be deadly. now a full decade after nursing homes were warned not to use strong anti-sye cottics, one in five patients still gets it. in an exclusive investigation, sheila macvicar found the results can be catastrophic. >> here is dad after surgery. >> patrice captured this moment with her father, following surgery for a malignant brain tumor. from the hospital, the firefighter went by ambulance to an assisted living vassility south of los

find out why that recall is not coming from the f.d.a. up next. autria: update on the breaking news today. that building explosion in new york. chris papst at the live desk now with the very latest. chris? chris: new york city mayor bill de blasio got done holding a press conference. 12 people were injured. three of them critically. there may be more people inside these building these don't know about yet. this happened about 3:15 this afternoon in the east village section of manhattan. four buildings have been affected. 350 firemen have been on the scene battling the blaze calling it a seven alarm fire. the commissioner said when he spoke during this press conference that they're blaming it on a gas explosion due to plumbing or gas work and that someone has been recently working on the gas inside of these buildings. these are old buildings, one of them we know is at least built in 1834 originally a single family homes and now they've been changed and renovated apartments and also on the first floor, there's at least three businesses that we know o

but -- and life science along with the f.d.a. did something i think was for the first time ever a private-public consortion on regulatory science and i just want to ask you how you believe that's going. the name of it escapes me. >> medical device innovation consortium. >> yes. which it says what it is. i like names like that but can't remember them. the medical device innovation consortium. can you from your perspective how has that been working? >> well, i think it is an example of the kind of thing we can and should be doing more of as you know bringing together private industry academic researchers not for profit organizations, and government, together under one organization that is committed to advancing the regulatory science needed to advance medical device development. it has grown enormously sips it was started. i think there was initially some skepticism perhaps. but it has grown. and it has identified critical areas of research whereby advancing the research through this partnership it will benefit medical device develo

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the f.d.a.usually requires at least two much larger trials, and so those would have to now be under at least typical policy those would be required before it would be approved. the f.d.a. has given some signals they would like to fast track this sort of thing, so they could change those rules. but one would guess, if they ran the two trials in parallel perhaps it would be ready in three, four years. but it's hard to imagine being any faster than that. >> sreenivasan: and that's always side effects to drugs. i mean, are there any known side effects so far? >> there are. and this particular side effect is one that occurs with a number of these biologicals. there are antibodies like this for cancer, for example. and this is a swelling of the brain, or at least a change in the water content of the brain. it's often those symptoms and usually if you sort of decrease the dose of the drug or space out administration, it will resolve spontaneously. but it's fairly important to be-- to survey for it. it'

they want the f.d.a. approval process reformed so patients with fatal illnesses can access developmental drugs before their approved. >> we are telling the f.d.a. today that the status quo is not good enough. they need to do everything in their power to speed the search for a cure. >> the f.d.a. approval process can take more than a decade. the average a.l.s. patient lives three years from diagnosis so movements have been formed in the u.s. fighting government for the right to try experimental medications. >> the right to try movement is pushing for legislation that would dramatically alter the way medicines regulated in the united states, allowing for life saving developmental drugs to be fast tracked for the patients who need it. >> 10 states have already granted terminally ill patients access to developmental medicines without approval. 25 others are considering similar laws already in place in other countries. >> in europe, drugs tend to get approved earlier. in this country, they could be for serious

duke went to the f.d.a. for approval of this new frankenstein virus. u might create a monster? >> friedman: they were afraid we might create something which could infect the general community. i mean, look at me, i'm a scientist. i'm a physician. and i said, "this is nuts." i think that their reaction was appropriate. >> pelley: to satisfy the f.d.a., they did seven years of safety studies. tests on 39 monkeys proved they didn't get polio. and in 2011, the f.d.a. approved a trial in humans. someone had to go first. it's a hell of a thing to be told that you have months to live when you're 20 years old. in 2011, stephanie lipscomb was a nursing student with headaches. a doctor came in to say that she had this glioblastoma tumor the size of a tennis ball. >> stephanie lipscomb: i looked at the nurse that was sitting there holding my hand and i said, "i don't understand. like, what did he just say?" it was kind of hard for me to process. >> pelley: you had 98% of the tumor removed. >> lipscomb: exactly. >> pelley: as much radiation as you can have in a lif

industry, the f.d.a. and congress have taken steps to provide more transparency and consistency in the drug approval process. through the negotiation and authorization of the prescription drug user fee program, and a commitment to review goals imbedded in the agreements. however drugs that contain substances that have not been previously marketed in the u.s. and that have abused potential must also be scheduled under the controlled substances act, the c.s.a., by the d.e.a., before they can reach patients. under the c.s.a. there's no deadline for the diarra to make a schedule -- d.e.a. to make a scheduling decision and the delays in d.e.a. decisions have increased significantly. between 1997 and 1999 and 2009 and 2013, the average time between f.d.a. approval and d.e.a.'s final scheduling increased from an average of 49.3 days to an average of 237.6 days. recently a company had to wait over 13 months after f.d.a. approval to receive a final scheduling recommendation from the d.e.a. the lack of predictabilit

. >> first, i think it's important to know the nano materials are not regulated by the f.d.a. when a company puts them in food, there's no regulation to guide them. there is still - we would disagree with their statement about whether these are nanomaterials or not. the testing that we did, there is a range of materials in titanium dioxide. the question is not how one or another defines the materials, what are the impacts. what do we know about the harm that it could cause if they put into the food. >> that raises the question. do you need to address all the ways we are consuming it. >> we are getting it in medicines, in toothpaste. is the government doing enough. >> i think many believe that the government is not doing enough. certainly f.d.a. is not doing enough to protect people in terms of putting the nanomaterial substances into the body. do you need a brighter donut if the risk of brain damage, organ damage if there's the risk of this time of harm do we need a wider and brighter donut. >> no, we don't. there are substitutes. >> quick final question - i want to talk about

that picture is the last picture i took of him >>> despite the f.d.a.'s serious warning, the government accountability office found one in three nursing home residents cottics. >> dad,

that picture is the last picture i took of him >>> despite the f.d.a.'s serious warning, the government accountability office found one in three nursing home residents

the f.d.a. is recalling frozen items from the amy's kitchen brand. list of products we got them here. we'll put them on screen for you. they include spinach pizza and vegetable lasagna. they may be contaminated with listeria. so far there are no reported illnesses. for a specific list for the lot numbers involved, head to our website at wjla.com. a stunning announcement today from actress angelina jolie. she revealed she had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed to prevent cancer. it comes two years after undergoing a double mastectomy for the same reason. karen traverse takes a closer look at what prompted the drastic measure. karen: angelina jolie with another personal bombshell. in an essay published overnight in "the new york times," the oscar winner revealed she recently had surgery to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes after a blood test detected potential signs of early ovarian cancer. i went through what i imagined thousands of other women have felt. i told myself to stay calm. to be strong. and that i had no reason to think i wouldn't

the f.d.a. will decide if it will be allowed on the market. >> the obama administration is launching a fish tracking system in an effort to eradicate illegal fishing and seafood fraud which will let consumes know where the fish was caught processed and stored. 90 percent of seafood in the united states is imported. only about 1 percent of seafood imports are inspected. >> the ohio river in cincinnati has stopped rising but residents are warned that waters will not subside this week. the river crested under 58' yesterday morning 6' over the flood stage. rain combined with melting snow pushed water over overlying counties and businesses and homes were swamped and some communities have been cut off because of flooded roads. >> a few states over from california it is not water but fire that has officials worried. this is part of a five mile long wildfire that spread from kansas into missouri. parts of the city of st. joseph have been issued mandatory evacuation orders. thousands of acres have burned

coming up this morning an alarming development in the super bug out break what the f.d.a. saying about the the device link to those deaths. >>> plus department of justice find a sweeping pattern of racial bias, in the ferguson police department. we will have details of a report about to be released to day. >>> hillary clinton hints at a run for the white house in 2016, that is coming up next. >> how long. >> too long. >> too long. >> my goodness, yes. >> can it be spring already? we have to get through one more winter storm. >> we have an eye on the storm, when will it get out the? we will find out. it is going out with a bang katie tracking snow when we come back. here is more, see you in a a bit. norwegians are free to do everything under the sun. free to cruise at their own speed... free to explore their own way... free to discover a new world of taste... free to smile wider... applaud louder... free to live fuller, deeper, and closer... that's how you cruise like a norwegian. ♪ cruise like a norwegian ♪ book now and choose from four offers plus friends, family and kids

the f.d.a. approved the use and hospitals are offering the treatment. doctors implant it around your collar bone to send stimulus to the tongue. breathing stops and starts during this breathing disorder. >> there will be a cafe at uc berkeley would was an student and will take over the cafe serving the trademark vietnamese food making it fast and affordable with the slanted door at the ferry building 20 years and earned more money than any restaurant in the state. >> fast and affordable. >> can you imagine that type of food on campus? >> today is st. patrick's day and you have been warned. there will be extra d.w.i. units on the road. amount aa will take you and your car home for free for 10 miles for pickup. you can also get a free ride courtesy of injury lawyers buc. >> and the annual dying of the chicago river which is tinted green. you can watch out it turns green in a matter of michigans with -- of minutes with 400,000 fans watching the boat spread the dy dye. doesn't the river already look less intense than the emerald green? >> still pretty cool.

the the f.d.a. says the company may have used organic spinach contaminated with listeria.o far there haven't been any reports of anybody getting sick. we will have a full list of the recalled products on our web site because the the list is very strong. just go to my fox philly.com and click on under the scene on tv section. >> today crews will return to the scene of the sink hole in philadelphia's rhawnhurst section to make repairs. >> this thing is darn big. the residents say the damage has been blocking a street for weeks. >> problem is on the 1700 block of danforth street. two weeks ago crews haded to open up a hole to repair a water main break there but the hole is still there and neighbors are worried about the savetive of it and the hole makes transportation impossible. >> there is lots of kid around here. ball initial there the kid go in there we have kick a few kids out. we have looked out the window and seen them playing in there and told them to getaway from there. we would like to have our street back. other than that i just know that these things take a little

. >> when it comes to spacing that goes in contradict the cbc, the f.d.a. and the american academy of pediatrics, you think what? >> when it comes to spacing of vaccines different from what they recommend, there's no doubt to suggest that it's necessary or a good thing to do. >> i'm liz bonis abc 7 news. >> we want to take a moment to clarify a story we brought you last thursday on abc 7 news at 5:00. we told you about the enhanced penalties that maryland lawmakers were considering for hazing. it features a young man named johnny powell and talked with him pledging for a fraternity at stevenson university. powell did attend stevenson and pledged with a fraternity chapter at coppin state university. we apologize for that error and confusion. >> still to come at 5:00 what explorers think they found in this wreckage at the bottom of the sea. >> plus -- >> tied behind my back out in the road trying to flag people down to call the police. >> new clues as police try to find the bandits behind a $4 million gold heist. >> protecting and serving but mistakes by drive

that picture is the last picture i took of him >>> despite the f.d.a.

. >>> a stroke prevention device, just approved by the the f.d.a. for some patients, our health reporter stephanie stahl is on your side with how it works, kate? >>> more march madness in the the forecast we're talking about highs near 70 tomorrow with the chance for thunderstorms and then 30's and 40's by the weekend with the chance for a few snow flakes big swings in the forecast, we are tracking that rain and warm up when we come >>> well some breaking news right now, philadelphia fire truck, has been involved in a crash, in olney. a chopper three is live over that scene at third and grange, you see the truck there, up on the sidewalk and then what appears to be an suv on its side. we do know that a female in this vehicle that is on its side was injured and taken to the hospital. we don't necessity how serious those injuries may be. we're told no fire fighters were hurt but exactly what happened here remains under investigation. chopper three is there and we will keep you posted on the air and on line at cbs philly.com. >>> blue bell ice cream is

fat under the chin and takes five minutes with minor discomfort and two or three days to heal and the f.d.anded approving the injection after clinical studies. >>> the demolition work continues at candlestick as the foam home of the joy amountses and -- giants when demillionished the area will be a mixed residential and commercial space. >>> as the tear down continues san francisco's rec and park reminds there is only a week to bid on historic items from the stick including from memories action are seats autographed by joe montana and jerry rice and 49ers lockers and even field goalposts. the auction closes at 8:00 p.m. on tuesday march 17. >> drew we will fight over midding over the field go posts >> good morning, everyone, we have temperatures in the 40s and 50s, 51 in oakland and 54 in san francisco and 52 now in fremont and antioch is 53 and concord is 50. the day planner is ahead with sun up at 7:26 and then a lot of sunshine on the way and mild temperatures 70s in most spots along the coast in the mid-to-low 60s. >> if your travels take you to the maze may it is a beautiful shot at 80

do they do their job at the f.d.a.? dr. fugh-berman: the fda is quite overburdened. we have to regulate the approval and the promotion of drugs and foods -- they have to regulate the approval and promotion of drugs and foods and medical devices and they are understaffed and underfunded. the amount of money that is spent on promotion completely dwarfs the amount of money that the fda has her the nih has -- or the nih has. they cannot keep up, ads are not pre-vetted by the fda. the get one million pieces of promotional material year. -- a year. consumers can report illegal promotion by drug reps, illegal promotion by physicians, or misleading advertisements. brian: i am going to show an ad. we do not take on these companies or ads for any other reason than to ask you about the information. v.o.: any prescription may increase the chance of heart attack or stroke. this increases if you have heart disease or risk factors like high blood pressure. all increase the chance of serious skin reactions or stomach and intestine problems like bleeding or ulcers which can occur wit

. >> the f.d.a. is issuing a warning for patients. certain medications may cause sudden death. only on al jazeera america. >>> welcome back. some cities and states deal with financial woes. pensions funds have come under pressure. people are finding out some of the money that was supposed to go into pensions now go elsewhere. the supreme court is reviewing a plan that means less money in the pockets of retirees. unions say it's not their fault lawmakers underfunded retirement savings. >> after quarter of a century of teaching. judy is looking forward to retirement. the pension she was promised. it could be skimpier. >> i'm upset. i don't feel that the teachers are at fault. >> illinois public employees contribute up to 9% of their salaries the state has not made regular contributions for decades. state governor pat quinn agreed an initiative in 2013, saving $163 billion helping the pension programme reach solvensy. to do so retireies would have benefits reduced 10-33% depending on the job and years of service, and reduces employees corrections, caps salaries pushes back the ret

it wasn't until 2012 that the f.d.a. ad a system to approve cheaper copies of expensive biotech drugs. the so-called "biosimilar" will launch later this year. but there were no immediate details about its pricing. in wisconsin, the republican- controlled legislature approved a strong anti-labor law today, after an overnight debate. the so-called "right to work" law prohibits businesses and unions from requiring workers to pay union dues. democrats argued the measure would reduce wages and stunt job growth. the state's republican governor, scott walker, is expected to sign it into law monday. 24 other states already have similar legislation on the books. jim boeheim, the coach of the syracuse university men's basketball team, was suspended today for nine games next season. after a long investigation by the n.c.a.a., officials found he did not properly oversee the basketball program when a series of academic, drug and other violations were committed. the n.c.a.a. also took away scholarships and put the school on probation f

while the f.d.a.'s regulatory framework is often frustrating and i think overly complicated, other times it keeps us safe from medications that ultimately could harm people. it's not just the importation of the drugs it's ensuring that the chaven custody and production to user has not been contaminated along the way. in fact, even in the united states there are many pharmaceuticals, prescription drugs that people buy in the black market and when you test within those dugs it's all sorts of things that could be damaging so that's important. sfashes negotiating prices window that already. for example, in the state of florida the medicaid program does negotiate a formulary for companies to get the lowest price and buy in bulk. i think the bigger challenge comes in the commercial plans and their ability to ensure those prices. look the cost of pharmaceuticals is big because of the limited patent time they have to make their product. i invest the $1 billion to get some miracle cure. i only have a x number o

for the f.d.a., we will beautien was withdrawn from the marketplace. we are concerned about the safety of our patients. the f.d.a.'s regulatory framework is often frustrated and overly complicated, it keeps us safe. it's not just the importation of the drugs but the chain of custody and from production to user has not been contaminated along the way. in the united states, there are many prescription drugs that people buy on the black market, when you test in those drugs, they aren't what they say it is. in the state of florida, the medicaid program does negotiate a form larry with drug companies. it becomes promising and the bigger challenge is the commercial plans. the cost of pharmaceuticals is significant because of the reseven and development that goes into these drugs and the patent time they need to make the profit. i invest a billion dollars for a miracle cure, i have x number of years to make money off of that investment. they charge american consumers than elsewhere on the planet because they can. that's a real problem we continue to confront.

they could be approved by the f.d.a. this summer. that is such good news for me because doctor mike says you have high cholesterol, chris. you have to exercise more and eat less junk. >> good advice. >> yes. >> anyway, so, high profile spats but sir elton john's latest celebrity battle is more personal than most. >> the singer took to instagram asking fans to boycott doll chicago jabana after they dismissed children that were born as a result of in vitro fertilization. sir elton's post say how dare you refer to my children as synthetic and boycott dollche. >> they are saying they were only talking about their only opinions without judging anyone else. >>> i know it is hard though because when that is how you have your kid of course, you take that personal. >> of course, very personal. >> of course when they are your children. >> of course. >> coming up, gun rights supporters calling for the the repeal of the local gun ordinance, why they believe it conflicts with state law. >>> and we are following this developing story two people in

. >> reporter: if all goes according to plan, doctors here believe the f.d.a. could approve this therapy for blood cancers next year, which is when the new center is expected to be up and running. for the pbs newshour, this is jackie judd in philadelphia. >> ifill: you can learn more about this promising new treatment. find a link to the university of pennsylvania's site, on our homepage, pbs.org/newshour. >> woodruff: this year, millennials, the group roughly 18 to 34-years-old, will overtake baby boomers as the largest living generation in the country. and even at the dawn of their careers, it turns out they are more worried about retirement than previous generations. and perhaps they should be. here to help fill in the picture: jen mishory, executive director of "young invincibles," an advocacy group for young adults, and david john, senior policy advisor with a.a.r.p. he also works on retirement issues at the brookings institution. and welcome both of you to the "newshour." >> thanks so much for having us. >> woodruff: so we know today the average retirement

the f.d.a. approval covers six varieties of potatoes and two kinds of apples. there's no word when these foods will end up on store shelves. and two breakthroughs to tell you about in alzheimer's treatment. research out of australia shows a new ultrasound treatment used on mice is providing some encouraging results. leon: a second project shows major progress in treating human suffering from the disease. and rebecca cooper is live now with more on that. rebecca? rebecca: big news. in early testing, the experiment they've been testing is proving so effective in slowing down memory loss, it could be available to all patients in as little as five years. that still seems like a long time for families struggleing with the disease. that other promising development you talked about, the new test results on mice announced in australia. it shows ultrasound treatment is working to restore lost memory not just slow it down. today, we spoke to the head of medstar's memory program at georgetown, he's one of the top alzheimer's neurologists in the country and says it will ta

and while it's illegal for a company to market a drug before approved for the f.d.a. it's not illegal to market a disease. so drug companies have sometimes invented diseases or exaggerated the importants of certain conditions or exaggerated the importance of a particular mechanism of a drug, for example. and then blanketed medical journals and medical meetings and other venues with these messages that are meant to prepare the minds of clinicians to accept a particular drug. and also to prepare the minds of consumers to accept a particular condition. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a." >> the supreme court heard oral argument a week ago on whether police can conduct a warranted search of hotel guess registries. the says of city of los angeles vs. pa tell that allows city law to allow police to inspect hotel and motel guest registries at any time without a warrant. this is about an hour. >> argument first this morning in case 131175, the city of los angeles vs. pa tell. -- patel. mr. rosen crants. >> thank you, mr. chief justice this. case is a

the the f.d.a. says company may have used organic spinach that might be contaminated with listeria.based organic and natural food company says it was not a wear of any reports of illness connect with its products but was recalling them out of an abundance of caution. >>> new jersey drivers, once again, paying the most in the country for auto insurance. according to a report by the national association of insurance commissioners, drivers in the garden state paid an average of $1,220 on car insurance policies, in 2012. that is 49 percent more than the national average. this is a third year in a row that new jersey tops that list. delaware drivers paid an average of $1,065. pennsylvania drivers paid the least with an average of $827. >>> in health news for you now there is new research this morning on the popular artificial sweetener found in sweet ape low. it was once thought to be bad for you but a new study find it can actually help treat aggressive forms of cancer. researchers at the university of florida say saccharine can actually block proteins that cause tumors to grow in the b

if you really object to that, then i'm sure you're going to stand up and start saying that the f.d.a., the capb, all the others that get personal data, you don't want them to touch that either. come on, little intellectual consistency here. let's try it. something i chose not to do when we ran this bill last time, and i'm going to do this time is i'm going to ask for u.c. i have a handful of memos coming from my office when this body was controlled by the democrats and there was a republican in the white house and the democrats were demanding this of the white house. and a series of senior democrat officials demanding this tiche disclosure of information to make public policy. i think that would be sort of amusing to put into the public record so folks can see how duplicitous this argument has started to become. and there's -- now back to sort of an underlying principle that i embrace and all those -- i hope all those who are not at war with science and want to embrace the completing a gation of information is we need to walk -- aggregation of information is we need to walk away from

the f.d.a. gets criticized if they don't to enough, if they do too much. so i live by this phrase, in god we trust, and everyone else, show me the data. it can't be that somebody just says i think it is okay, and then we find out there is a problem. the key though, and by the way, you had a little sunburn. >> can you tell. >> yes, the strangest thing. i go back to the room ape just my forehead is all red. >> thank goodness for make up. >> that says you were out in the sun too long. that is an indication of damage to the skin. >> not good. >> the the key is not to go out at times when the sunnies at its hottest and to cover up, were you wearing a hat. >> no. >> okay, i rest my case. >> i am violating everything. >> the sunnies always out, but now i'm back here and now it is gone. >> be careful because melanoma and skin cancer is a major problem. the don't stop using your sun screen just let f.d.a. work its magic and get things right. >> i love you. >> thanks very much. >> oh, i love to. >> alex, i love you more. >>> good day to you, we love you, tuesday, mar

from the people you trust to care for them. f.d.a. rs the warnings used for the convenience of theft. the deadly nursing home shortcut you need to know about. what goes on when you are not there. "america tonight" >>> welcome back. 50 years ago hundreds of people began a march crossing the edmund pedize bridge. president obama joined a group of leaders. they crossed the bridge in the footsteps of john luize and others attacked as they reached the far side. within days the voting act was before congress. the president voted for the sacrifice that original writers made. >> we must run so our children store. and we will not go weary, for we believe in the power of an awesome guy and a sacred promise. >>> the president offered a call to act. he wants to roll back poverty with a plan including more jobs in education reforms, and reforms in the justice system including addressing unfair sentencing practices. joining us from selma, an associate professor of political science. and bill payne, a former new jersey assemblyman. great to have you

but we had to had that working relationship with the f.d.a. and working with dr. hamburg, i continued that on when i got the job here and thanks to that relationship we have a working group that is working together with you all in a way to reduce some of the problems of delayed shipment and programs. i thank dr. hamburg after six years, for her strong leadership as she retires and in our phone call and discussion the other day, she has made it clear to the staff and key leadership within f.d.a. that these partnerships should continue. we are working closely with the chairman of the consumer products safety commission. we have met and talked and discussed how we can be more helpful and in fact how we can ease some of the burden. we have a lot of people, as we have a lot of boots on the ground when it comes to our ports of entry. we can be a huge of benefit and value add to these other interagencies. the more they trust us and more work we can do with them and more knowledge and understanding about what they do. the better we can be in helping them them and make sure

i can go to the f.d.a. which protects our food supply. we have the safest food supply in the world but they need the resources to carry out the mission. i could go to e.p.a. we all like clean water. we like clean air. the chesapeake bay is critically important to my state to our region. to this country. they depend on the environmental protection agency having the tools to protect our clean water and our clean air. this budget does not allow for that type of resources so that we can reasonably expect the mission to be accomplished. it's also costing us economic growth as i pointed out because the partnerships with the private sector is not there. let me just point out that -- another part of the environmental risks of this budget. e.p.a.'s popular clean water and drinking water state revolving loan funds all of us are fighting for those loan funds because our local governments need it to improve their drinking water capacities, wastewater treatment facility issues and we've had a majority of the senators say let's increase those funds. in

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even just the final step of submitting your new drug application to f.d.a., they have nine months toeview it and get back to you. and i don't know if this is going to speed that up. cory: thank you, jay and caroline. "bloomberg west" will be right back. ♪ cory: you're watching "bloomberg quest" -- "bloomberg west" where we focus on technology. russia has expanded its presence in latin america in ways that signal, quote a clear return to cold war tactics, end quote. that's according to the general commanding u.s. southern forces john kelly. in a statement to the senate armed services committee he said that russia is stepping up efforts to gain influence in americas. president putin accuses america of meddling in his backyard by backing ukraine against pro-russian separatists. iran's president likes that letter from the republican senator about as much as president obama does. he he said it makes him question whether the u.s. can follow through with any deal. >> these gentlemen, the senators who openly announced when the current administration is no long for the office, the deal that a

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