that on theranos' devices?r carefully-crafted narrative began to unravel, the careful claims she peddled to board members like george schultz, the former secretary of state. >> no. >> was a theranos device ever deployed in the battlefield? >> no. >> was it ever deployed in a medevac helicopter? >> no. >> reporter: she was challenged. >> sentence by sentence in what she told "fortune" in that star-making cover story. >> they offer 200 and are ramping up to offer more than 1,000 of those tests all without the need for a syringe, was that statement correct? >> ratedieading it now, i don'tk it is. >> reporter: there was another significant detail she had been nha t sonny ever engaged in a romantic relationship? >> yes. >> when? >> for a long period of time. >> would you say for the majority of that time, were you living with ms. holmes? >> yes. >> did you ever tell investors that you had a romantic relationship? >> no. >> personally me talking to investors one on one telling about my relationship, no. >> it was con

where is theranos now and are any of these tests still on the market, first of all? >> reporter: well, david, theranos is out of business and those tests are off the market. >> off the market. and what do we know about her tonight? >> reporter: elizabeth holmes is now awaiting trial, but insiders tell us she's planning her next move, she wants to start another company. >> all right, rebecca jarvis, thank you. we should point out that rebecca will have much more later tonight on "nightline," and her podcast called "the dropout." it's excellent. we can't wait to listen. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this wednesday. the major break in the case tonight followed across the country. the patient in a vegetative state who then gave birth. now the arrest tonight. we'll have more on that. >>> the new headline about a police beating. the driver arrested for a stolen car. that car turned out to be his own. the major decision just in. >>> and alec baldwin in court. what he pleaded guilty to, and what he tweeted immediately afterward. a lot more news a

>> no. >> was a theranos manufactured device ever deployed in the battlefield? >> no. >> was it ever deployed in a medevac helicopter? >> no. >> reporter: for the first time the representative of the coo in an interview. it seems like a central component of your case was theranos was on the right track and if they had enough time, they would have gotten it 100% right? >> i think eventually the company would have been a great success if it was allowed to run. >> reporter: when it comes to our health, people want to know it's 100% accurate day one. they want to know that what's inside of a walgreens or at their doctor's office can actually do what it says it will do. >> you know, of course that's true. i think, though, the unfortunate thing is in our system of health care, there's mistax made every day. there's no perfect answer. >> now, rebecca jarvis spoke with reggie on midday live about her work on this story. >> and when you look back at this story as we have now over the last three years, there were so many red flags, so many warning signs from early apple e

>> yes. >> did it concern you that a number of tests weren't working on theranos' devices? >> i know that we made so many mistakes on this front, but we were trying to take this forward and at that time thought that -- thought that we were doing the right thing. >> and rebecca has been reporting on this for some time for it. are any of these tests out there on the market? >> reporter: well, david, theranos is out of business and the tests are off the market. >> and what do we know about her tonight? >> reporter: holmes is awaiting trial, but insiders want to start another company. >> all right, rebecca jarvis, thank you. we should point out that rebecca will have much more on "nightline," and her kad capodc called "the dropout." it's excellent. >>> there's still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this wednesday. the major break in the case followed across the country. the patient in a vegetative state who then gave birth. now, the arrest tonight. we'll have more on that. >>> the new headline about a police beating. the driver arrested for a stolen car. that car turned

. >> no one from theranos ever called me to apologize.en, in this footage which you're seeing for the very first time, elizabeth is finally forced to answer to difficult questions under oath with the securities and exchange commission. >> did it concern you that a number of tests weren't working on theranos' devices? >> reporter: suddenly the woman who always seemed to have all the answers -- >> we are the only lab company that is actually really focused on leading with transparency. >> reporter: -- now had none. >> i don't know specifically. i'm not sure. i don't know exactly. i just don't know. >> reporter: there were those hundreds of tests her signature technology supposedly could perform at walgreens. >> how many tests could it run at that time in 2010? >> i don't know exactly what the number was. there was probably tens of tests. >> so when you say tens of tests you mean something less than 100? >> yes. >> reporter: dramatic claims she peddled to board members including former secretary of state george shultz. >> was theranos' techn

but it's not a matter of intentionally defrauding anybody. >> theranos is accused of exaggerating the effectiveness of their technology after promising a pioneering blood testing method. >>> just a week after they won college football's national championship at levi's stadium, the clemson tigers are now at the white house. president trump welcomed coach dabo sweeney and his players just a little more than an hour ago. the visit is the second for clemson since mr. trump became president. they last visited in june of 2017. a bit of a different twist this time, because the white house, mr. trump bought the team fast food because much of the white house staff is on furlough. >> i had a choice. do we have no food for you because we have a shutdown? or do we give you some little quick salads that the first lady will make along with the second lady. they'll make some salads. and i said you guys aren't into salads. >> clemson is the first champion in a major sport to visit the white house since the astros dropped in after winning the 2017 world series. you might remember the warriors and the

>> yes. >> did it concern you that a number of tests were not working on theranos' devices? >> i know we made so many mistakes on this front but we were trying to take this forward and at that time thought that we were doing the right thing. >> reporter: theranos is now out of business and its technology is off the market and elizabeth hoems is awaiting trial. rebecca jarvis, abc news. >> this story is fascinating. there is so much to it. >> she's such a character herself. >> right. she dropped out of college, left stanford and apparently she was obsessed with steve jobs and wanted to follow in his footsteps. she wore black turtle necks -- >> people thought she was following in his footsteps until this. >> a lot of successful people bought in. wow. >>> coming up, people literally walking on water, speaking of bold claims here. >> maybe not quite walking -- it's actually ice. >> looked like it. >> it's ice, but it happened, okay. we'll show you. you are watching "world news now." >> looked like it. >> it's ice, but it happened, okay. we'll show you. you are watching "world ne

abc 7, an in-depth look at the rise and fall of stanford dropout elizabeth holmes and her company theranos. she promised a revolutionary blood test, but is now facing the prospect of decades in prison for fraud. abc news chief business, technology, and economics correspondent spend three years working on this story. >> reporter: how did so many smart people get soit wrong about this woman who early on was compared to steve jobs? today she's being concerned to bernie madoff. when you look back at this story as we is have now over the last three years, there were so many red flags, so many warning signs. >> you can see a special preview of "the dropout" on "nightline." the dropout podcast also launched today and features new episodes every wednesday. >>> and in accuweather, we are underneath sunny skies for much of this week, but a warming trend will take over starting tomorrow. so we're going to see numbers actually above average for this time of the year. live doppler 7 giving you the active sweep across the region. not finding a drop of rain tonight. the picture, it is a gorgeous one. we

. >> did holmes know theranos could not do all of those tests?> yeah, she knew. >> not only did they fool the investors, they fooled patients. they fooled doctors. >> you can see a special preview of "the dropout" here on abc 7 tomorrow after "jimmy kimmel live." it features new episodes every wednesday. soak up the sun. you're seeing pretty colors thanks to the clouds. not tracking any rain. i do want to show you the climate prediction center's outlook. there's a 40% chance of above normal precip. it's not going to happen next week but more toward the 14-day time period. early february is when we're looking at a pretty good chance of rain. dry across the southern tier states as you take a look there and in terms of temperature, really cold conditions from the midwest to the south to the east coast over the next eight to 14 days but warmer than average here out west which includes the bay area. now, do keep in mind that with a warmer than average conditions we're going to see a change in our air quality. as a matter of fact, the air quality will

. >> that's elizabeth holmes, founder of theranos. the fill seam about their spectacular rise and crushing fall. it premiered last night. her company promised to diagnose dozens of diseases from just a few drops of blood, but investigators say it turned out to be a fraud for this palo alto-based company. the reviews are excellent. >> check it out. that's it for us. thanks for joining us. juan guai. a breakthrough in the longest shutdown in history. >> we have reached a deal to end the shutdown and reopen the federal government. >> president trump retreats, agreeing to a short-term deal that provides no money for his border wall on the same day hundreds of thousands of federal employees missed a second paycheck. staffing shortages causing major delays at airports just hours before his announcement. >>> roger stone arrested. president trump's long-time adviser charged by mueller with obstruction, false statements, and witness tampering. how the president is reacting. >>> double arctic blasts. a one-two punch. brutal cold for . >>> drama

theranos promised it could perform various tests using blood from a single finger prick. they both face up to 20 years in prison if convicted. it dissolved after the scandal was uncovered. >> also happening tomorrow, grief counselors will be at three campuses to help students cope with some tragic news. two teenagers were killed and four others injured in a crash friday night. one of those killed is the 13-year-old from delta vista middle school. speeding on a wet road is believed to have been the cause of that crash. >> a federal judge in the bay area blocked the trump administration from allowing employees to opt out of providing women birth control. they want to stop the rule from taking effect as scheduled, tomorrow. they can opt out on religious or moral grounds. while the rule is blocked in 13 states and washington d.c., the judge did not block it nationwide. >> a blast in san francisco blows out windows and rattles nerves. witnesses say they heard an explosion about 10:00 this morning. what caused the blast is still under investigation. police have not released man

. >> reporter: that is elizabeth holmes, founder of theranos.m is about the company's spectacular rise and crushing fall. it premiered thursday night to excellent reviews. holmes' company promised to diagnose dozens of diseases from a few drops of blood, but investigators say the company turned out to be a fraud. >>> it is 7:54. still much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, our clear the shelters segment featuring our friends from pets in need. we'll introduce you to miss bella next. [music playing] (sashimi) psst. hey, you! the one with the designer dog collar. wondering how i upgraded to this sweet pad? a 1,200-square-foot bathroom, and my very own spa. all i had to do was give my human "the look". with wells fargo's 3% down payment on a fixed-rate loan and a simpler online application, getting into my dream home was easier than ever. get your human to visit wellsfargo.com/woof. what would she do without me? need. executive director al mollica and rachel meisels are here wit >>> welcome back. it's time for our clear the shelters segm

. >> that is elizabeth holmes, with the startup theranos and the rise and crushing fall, and the inventorod from claimed to name diseases with a couple of drops of blood and experts say that is fraud. the movie is gripping and powerful. >>> and apple has less than a year to add a woman to the board of directors. it has no choice. the new state law that requires publicly-traded companies based in california to better balance their boards. women needs three women on the board. it currently has two. scott mcfwrgrut takeles the iss >> let me say off the top, women on boards makes sense. nobody argues that. it is indisputable. companies are more successful and make more money and simply better when women have a spot at the table but should we legislate that? and should we force the free market to do what is best kwnd with women on the board, why stop there? theion he hea of the women's corporate board association. >> we absolutely have established that women on boards make a company better. would a minority on a board make a company better? >> absolutely. >> should we legla that? require a m b

she founded theranos and things unraveled after an investigation questioned the legitimacy of the company'sod testing technology. holmes is now facing the prospect of decades in prison for fraud. nightline has produced a documentary and podcast featuring interviews and never before aired depositions. >>> first they think you're crazy and then they fight you. all of a sudden you change the world >> it hurts me to know that so many women believed in her and she was ethically corrupt. >> you can see a special preview of the dropout tonight at 12:35 a.m. after jimmy kimmel live. the podcast launches today and features new episode every wednesday. >>> teachers in l.a. are headed back to work today. last night they voted toppvea n session and six-day strike. the contract gives l.a. unified teachers a 6% rae.dion sff>>> ny for full-time undergrads. the chancellor said a tuition increase is off the table. his a nounlts is after the governor's proposal to expand the budget by $300 million. trustees meet again today to talk about the audit and campus improvements. >>> now your morning money report. i

elizabeth holmes was a college dropout who founded the blood testing lab theranos in palo alto.decades in prison for fraud. abc's rebecca jarvis has been following the story for years. on midday live reggie mckee and kristen sze asked jarvis about holmes's intentions. >> was she diabolical or delusi delusional? or something in between? >> yeah, this technology, it was supposed to make blood tests not painful anymore. it was supposed to completely revolutionize blood testing. and one of the things that you'll see in both our "nightline" documentary as well as here in the six-part podcast, both by the name of "the dropout," is the deposition testimony of elizabeth holmes. for people who have followed this story from the beginning, that's one of the things that they've desperately wanted to hear. elizabeth holmes called into account under oath. that's what you'll hear for the very first time. >> and you can see a special preview of "the dropout" at 12:35 a.m. on abc 7 right after "jimmy kimmel live." the "dropout" podcast also launches today and features new episodes every wednesda

. >>> and former theranos ceo elizabeth holmes and the company's former president are expected in courtoday, accused of conspiracy and wire fraud. their high-tech blood testing startedup was once valued at $10 billion, until it was confirmed the company was falsifying data. >>> brand-new now, experts may know the key to detecting heart problems before a person even shows symptoms. it's all thanks to artificial intelligence. researchers at the mayo clinic started applying artificial intelligence to ecg or ekg tests. it helped them actually pick up on weak heart pumps that doctors might not be able to detect with a human eye. patients could then receive medications and treatments to prevent heart failure later in life. >> we thought it would be very helpful if there was an inextensiinexte inexpensi inexpensive, widely available test that lets people know they have a condition. so it picks up early disease and puts intervention at an early stage. >> the mayo clinic is rolling out a pilot program using the artificial intelligence. this could some day be used in tandem with ekgs performed on

we have a company in scottsdale that now has four or five locations up, i guess they used to be theranos booths, i think they're at safeways, if i'm allowed to say such a thing. you go in, fill out information, go to a private booth, there's an avenue tar on the crean, grab the scope, i'm not a medical person you shove it down your throat, in your ear, it tells you how to move it. you put your hand on something, it can do pulse, temperature, other things. an algorithm does the calculations and apparent he the alduorhythm is amazingly accurate. what would happen if that type of health care became available to all of us? we crash the price, we dramatically change the availability, and yes, these things are scary. because it's a disruption of technology into our economy. but we don't have a choice. you saw the charts before. the greatest fragility in our society is promises we've made .hat we have no money and almost every slougs gets us nowhere near the types of resources needed. we must have a disruption in the cost of delivery. part of the thought experiment, it's been a year or two, but