wakefield, and he says he found that wakefield changed the data. according to the report, some of the children dr. wakefield claimed had autism were, in fact, perfectly healthy. and some of the children he claimed got sick after being vaccinated were, in fact, sick before the vaccine. all of which raises the question why this purported fraud. >> i think his motive was money. >> reporter: according to deer, wakefield was paid around $750,000 for his research by lawyers who were trying to sue the makers of the measles vaccine. tonight, many in the medical community are reacting with outrage, pointing out that after dr. wakefield's study, vaccination rates dropped dramatically. >> what's happened is, children have suffered and have died because of the false notion that vaccines cause autism. >> reporter: dr. wakefield has consistently denied any wrongdoing, and though he has been stripped of his medical license, he is still out pushing his theories. dan harris, abc news, new york. >>> and, still ahead on "world news," vulnerable military families and

wakefield. and he says he found that wakefield changed the data. according to the report, some of the children dr. wakefield claimed had autism were in fact perfectly healthy. and some of the children he claimed got sick after being vaccinated were in fact sick before the vaccine. all of which raises the question, why this purported fraud? >> i think his motive was money. >> reporter: according to deere, wakefield was paid around $750,000 for his research by lawyers who were trying to sue the makers of the measles vaccine. many in the medical community are reacting with outrage, pointing out that after dr. wakefield's study, vaccination rates dropped dramatically. >> what's happened is the children have suffered and have been hospitalized and have died because of the false notion that vaccines cause autism. >> reporter: dr. wakefield has consistently denied any wrongdoing. and although he has been stripped of his medical license, he is still out, pushing his theory. dan harris, abc news, new york. >>> coming up next after the break, why a photograp

wakefield defended the study today in an interview with cbs. did you have some sort of preconceived notion. a link between the vaccine mmr and autism before you conducted this study? >> absolutely not. dr. gupta, please, i urge you, go and read my book. you will understand t many people don't. the parents get it because they have lived it. okay? and the claims to whether the vaccine caused their children harm or not came from the parents, not me. i didn't have a preconceived notion about this at all. >> reporter: as their children watched their one allotted tv program of the day, she caught her breath and told us she is a firm believer in vaccines and she hopes today's new information may change some people's minds. >> it would be great to think it's something as simple as that but all of these subsequent studies that have looked at vaccines and any potential causes have really come up with no link. >> reporter: last year wakefield lost his license to practice in britain. some autism activists say that wakefield has been crucified by the pharma

wakefield did was a moral crime if not an actual crime. >> the journal claims wakefield falsified data saying some children got sick after the vaccination when they really didn't. >> this was a clinical examination of children on the merits of their clinical problems by the best people in the world. best clinical experts in the world. and they came to the diagnosis, not me. >> lisa is the parent of an autistic child. her son dante showed signs of autism before he received any vaccinations. but this mother admits the wakefield report did impact how she cared for her child. >> i delayed vaccines. i took multiple vaccines for him and i wouldn't have done that if i knew it was falsified. >> doctors are outraged by the possibility of being intentionally duped. >> what's happened is the children have suffered and have been hospitalized and have died because of the false notion that vaccines cause autism. >> it's disappointing but i don't think it changes the picture significantly. >> diana works with autistic children. she knows parents who still believe there's a link between vac nations an

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wakefield. and he says he found that wakefield changed the data. according to the report, some of the children dr. wakefield claimed had autism were, in fact, perfectly healthy. and some of the children he claimed got sick after being vaccinated were, in fact, sick before the vaccine. all of which raises the question, why this purported fraud? >> i think his motive was money. >> reporter: according to deer, wakefield was paid around $750,000 for his research by lawyers who were trying to sue the makers of the measles vaccine. >> what's happened is the children have suffered and have been hospitalized and died because of the false notion that vaccines cause autism. >> reporter: dr. wakefield has denied any wrongdoing. and although he's been stripped of his medical license, he's still out pushing his theory. dan harris abc news, new york. >>> what happens now? especially for parents who didn't vaccinate their children? our chief medical editor dr. richard besser will answer that and more later on "good morning america." the information will also be o

wakefield. >> reporter: this pediatrician believes the impact of dr. wakefield's study will resonate for a long time to come. >> the message or the sense is, is that vaccines equal autism or vaccines cause autism and when the science shows something very different from that, there is not a relation. >> reporter: now, the number of california parents seeking vaccine exemptions for their school-aged children doubled since the wakefield study was public plush -- published. >> a study with only 12 participants. the medical community was interested. it is like, wow, we should look into it. let's see if we can replicate it. couldn't. >> but the public did. >> unfortunately the public i think ran with it. a lot of people wanted to believe here is an explanation. >> right. >> and that's a problem. >> so it is understandable to want to have something tangible that you can refer to. >> but again, think of -- science is kind of a moving target. everybody knows examples of that. today this causes cancer. tomorrow, no, it doesn't. >> exactly. >> how do we put this

wakefield's papers had already been discredited. keep in mind again, katie, this is one of the most widely studied things in medicine and as much as they've searched, they have not found a conclusive link by any means between vaccines and autism. that link has not been found. >> couric: dr. sanjay gupta in atlanta tonight, sanjay, thank you. now a medical controversy of a different sort. ben tracy reports a second person in arizona has died while waiting for an organ transplant. not because they couldn't find a donor, but because state budget cuts took the patient off the transplant list. >> reporter: when we first met 27-year-old tiffany tate last month, she was in desperate need of a double lung transplant yet she and 98 other people in arizona were kicked off the organ transplant list. the state decided it could not afford to pay for some transplant which is can cost $200,000. >> if we all don't get our transplants, all 98 of us are going to die. we deserve a second chance. i didn't ask for this. i was born with this and i've...

andrew wakefield. his small study in 1998, set off a global public health scare, changing the way that so many parents make decisions about the health of their kids. now, it appears that his study, the one that sparked this whole, emotional controversy, may have consisted of outright fabrications. this morning, in many families across america, this news is being greeted with anger. >> we're still in shock. >> reporter: in 1998, dr. andrew wakefield, a british surgeon and researcher, claimed a link between the measles, mumps, rubella vaccine and autism. >> the work certainly raises a question mark over mmr vaccine. >> reporter: but now, a prominent medical journal says dr. wakefield's study was an elaborate fraud. >> i think what dr. wakefield was a moral crime, if not an actual crime. >> reporter: investigative reporter, brian deer, debunked wakefield's study showing eight children developed autistic symptoms, within, on average, a week after receiving the measles, mumps, rubella shot. by cross-referen

wakefield's study. also last year, dr. wakefield was stripped of his license to practice medicine in england. sydnie. >> and this one report led a wave of parents to not vaccinate their kids so what was the fallout? >> reporter: huge. here in california personal beliefs exemptions, when a parents opts out of getting their schoolchildren vaccinated, these exemptions doubled after the study. in some bay area schools 30 to 60% of students are not vaccinated. >> what's the impact of having so many kids unvaccinated? >> reporter: certainly that puts kids who have not been vaccinated at risk but it puts even kids that are vaccinated at risk. vaccines are not 100% effective . your kid might still get sick from a child who wasn't vaccinated. public health experts say it may take decades to overcome what's been done by this study. >> dr. kim, thanks. >>> in oakland, police are searching for two people hiding out in a richmond neighborhood. now, we're told it started off as a high-speed chase in vallejo about 20 minutes ago. you can

---el doctor "andrew wakefield", a quien le quitaron la licencia medica, niega las acusaciones de que manipulo los resultados del estudio para demostrar que su teoÍa era cierta.---la mayoria de sus colaboradores se desentendieron del estudio cuando se enteraron de que "wakefield" era financiado por una firma de abogados que pretendia entablarle juicio a los fabricantes de vacunas. ---los casos de sarampion aumentaron en estados unidos y gran bretaÑa porque muchos padres, asustados por los resultados del estudio, decidieron no vacunar a sus hijos. ---todos sabemos que caminar es bueno para la salud... pero qÉ tan rapido camina, podria ayudarle a vivir mas tiempo. ---los investigadores analisaron a mas de 34-mil personas que acostumbran hacer caminatas, y descubrieron una relacion directa entre "el paso" y la longevidad:... mientras mas rapido yÁgil era el individuo para caminar, mas probabilidades tenia de sobrevivir, especialmente pasados los 75 aÑos.---los investigadores seÑalan que caminar rapido requiere energia, control de movimiento y soporte muscular, y todo esto ayuda a m

here's just some of my interview with wakefield. sir, according to this new report, not only did you do a study that was scientifically and ethically flawed, it was, quote, an elaborate fraud. an award winning investigative journalist has published evidence that you had sought to exploit the scare among parents for financial gain. how do you respond? >> you know, i had to put up with this man's false allegations for many, many years. i've written a book -- >> this is not just one man. this is published in the british medical journal. >> i have not as yet had a chance to read that but i have read his multiple allegations on many occasions. he's a hit man. he's been brought in to take me down because they are very, very concerned about the adverse reactions to vaccines that are occurring in children. >> again, we're going to have the complete interview at 10:00. roseanne, you have kids, grandkids. did you get them vaccinated? >> yeah, of course. i think you have to. absolutely. >> have you heard the concerns about autism? >> i have he

the researcher andrew wakefield is here to answer the charges live in a "gma" exclusive. >>> but we are going to begin with gabrielle giffords' husband breaking the silence on her remarkable recovery. tomorrow abc news is going to air his exclusive interview with diane sawyer. that's going to air on "20/20." david muir starts us off from tucson.

. >> it claims wakefield falsified data saying some children got sick after the vaccination when they really didn't. >> this was a clinical examination of children on the merits of their clinical problems by the best people in the world, the best clinical experts in peed yoot tricks in the world -- pediatrics in the world. they came to that, not me. >> her son is autistic and he showed signs before vaccinations. but the mother admits the wakefield report did impact how she cared for her child. >> i delayed vaccines. i took multiple vaccines for him, and i i wouldn't have done that if i knew it was falsified. >> doctors are outraged about being intentionally duped. >> what has happened are children have been hospitalized, suffered and died because of the false notion that vaccinations cause autism. >> diana works with autistic children. she knows parents who still believe there is a like -- a link between vaccinations and autism. the journal claims wakefield was paid $750,000 by lawyers who plan to sue the makers of the measles vaccine. lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >>> san francisco'

i spoke with wakefield a short time ago, about two hours ago. we're going to have the complete interview at 10:00 p.m. on "360" as well as rebuttal from sanjay gupta. here's just some of my interview with wake tooeld. sir, according to this new report, not only did you do a study that was scientifically and ethically flawed, it was, quote, an elaborate flawed. an award winning investigative journalist has published evidence that you had sought to exploit the scare among parents for financial gain. how do you respond? >> you know, i had to put up with this man's false allegations for many, many years. i've written a book -- >> this is not just one man. this is published in the british medical journal. >> i have not as yet had a chance to read that but i have read his multiple allegations on many occasions. he's a hit man. he's been brought in to take me down because they are very, very concerned about the adverse reactions to vaccines that are occurring in children. >> again, we're going to have the complete interview at 10:00. roseanne, you have

so say the first 13 authors behind the paper headed by andrew wakefield. they are renouncing the 1998 study that linked the vaccine of pumps, rubella and measles was not true. colleagues altered facts about the patients that they observed of the of the 12 children they studied who were normal before they had the mmr shot, five had previously documented developmental problems. researchers also say the cases were misinterpreted. when they compared data from medical records and the children's parents. since wakefield's paper was pushed published, measles has spread because parents were afraid to vaccinate their children. >>> the 42-year-old captain, scott carnival, died of cancer of the esophagus. there is no way for sure to know how his cancer developed, but there are suspicions. after conclusions of a study, it finds that professionals are more dangerous and it doesn't protect the workers. he's cheryl hurd is in alameda to find what they're saying. >> they're saying it's all part of the job, but rushing into a burning building isn't the only danger firefigh

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earlier, the journal reported that wakefield doctored his results and his 1998 study was scientific fraud. >>> the homeless man whose smooth radio voice made him an internet sensation was briefly detained by police in los angeles. ted williams was in l.a. for tv appearances. well, monday night, williams and his daughter got into an argument at a hollywood hotel. and police were called. officers took them to the police station. calmed them down. and eventually released them. williams has been open about his problems with alcohol and drugs, which led to his homelessness. >>> this week, the season finale of the television show hoarders, it showed an episode about a man with thousands of pet rats. you may recall that a few months ago, we showed you how some of those rats actually ended up in the bay area. as kit dough shows us, there is still plenty to go around. >> the a & e network call staten island called it the most -- called it the most shocking episode of hoarders ever. there were so many rat, the hoarder had to live in a shed in the backyard. it started with a male and female who esca

wake field and he found that wakefield changed the data. according to the reports, some of the children the doctor claimed had autism were in fact perfectly healthy and some that he claimed were six after being vaccinated were in fact sick before they got the vaccine. i think his motive was money. >> he was paid around $750,000 for his research by lawyers who were trying to sue themakers of the measles vaccine. tonight, many in the medical community are reacting with outrage. pointing out that after the study vaccination rates dropped dramatically. >> what happened is that children have suffered and have been hospitalized and died because of the false notion that vaccines cause autism. >> although dr. wake field has been stripped of his medical license he is still out pushing his theory. >> dan harris, abc news, new york. >>> the city of san bruno is holding a meeting right now to talk about how to spend nearly $400,000 in donations for the victims of the pipeline disaster. most residents are concerned that the money has yet to be distribut

enter wakefield of misrepresenting or altering the medical history of the 12 histories of that the study was based on >> anti vaccine activists around him have spread anxiety, bring it across the atlantic to the united states with the rales all that we're seeing parents are anxious about vaccines. >> wakefield is the name behind his study. >> he is bold leading to take me down, because they're concerned about the adverse reactions. >> medical experts say he has had long had questions about the study. >> the most important thing that you can do is a nice your children. >> the lancet retracted the study. >> despite being stripped of his medical license in brick 10, he will continue as board. >> i am not going away, these children are real, they are growing in numbers. >> his research has panicked many parents. measles cases in britain and the u.s. went up after vaccination rates drop. >> looking at the top 10 of patients, this year tvs are the stars coming up next we will look at a few different features from and all my connection 3d without the glasses. not tech reporter kurt the sideshow

wakefield falsified data in order to get his results. not that he made a mistake that the action falsified data. the investigator journal says that he's the better part of seven years looking at dr. price data and he says he made it up. >> all the way through the paper we see dr. rizzo chiselling the data falsifying medical histories of children, essentially concocting the picture which is of much of it he was contracted defined by lawyers having to sue if boxing minute or trees and create a vaccine scared. cnn spoke to him, dr. rachel says he did not make up the data, he says this journalist was paid by the pharmaceutical company as a hit man to say bad things about him. what's a parent to do about this? the bottom line is nearly every pediatrician will tell you get your child vaccinated, yes there are risks, not autism but other arrests. but these are tiny and far away by the vintages. they save millions of children's lives and certainly they say you should not worry brought optimism the study was never true to begin with, and factor w

. >> wakefield is standing by his study. the multiple allegations and he is a hit man, and he is been targeted because they are concerned about the adverse reactions. >> the audit is a medical expert said that he has long had questions about this study. the odd to some medical expert. >> the most important thing that they can do to is have them immunized. >> the audit is a medical report has long been under question. >> the odd to some the ought to somthis autism report has always been under suspect. >> i'm not going anywhere. >> and with many parents and medical experts say that changes in recent changes through the vaccination rates dropped through london and the u.s.. >> and the more people that drink all call. and exercise more, according to a new survey. heavy exercising, that 10 more minutes per week and moderate. and 20 minutes more the people do not drink at all. and healthy habits, and on healthy ones, do not usually go hand in hand. the guadeloupe overpass. southbound, moving well. we will be back with more news af

named andrew wakefield published findings that linked vaccines to autism. as a result, many parents decided not to vaccinate their children. but now, the british medical journal accuses dr. wakefield of not just being wrong, but having falsified his data for financial game. the doctor has not replied to the charges, but if he did make up his research, do you think he should face criminal or even civil charges? we've heard from many of you on facebook and twitter tonight, but please join the conversation and tell us what you think at the "nightline" facebook page or on the "nightline" page at abc news.com. and finally tonight, a look ahead to tomorrow. more than 500,000 children in adolescents in america are being given anti-si sigpsychotic drug. medicating a 3-year-old may sound extreme, we met a family who said they don't believe they have any choice. meet cole. for this little boy, what you're seeing is not just a mow men tear tantrum, but the still of every day life. >> that hurt. >> stupid and i hate your camera. >> reporter: his parents say cole actual

the investigative report in the british medical journal looked at the data used in wakefield's study and found the doctor's facts. >> i think what dr. wakefield did was a moral crime if not an actual crime. >> this was an examination of a children and their clinical problems with the best clinical experts in the world and they came to the diagnosis, not me. >> i delayed vaccines. i took multiple vaccines for him. and i wouldn't have done that, you know, if i knew it was falsified. >> the parents or actually this parent of an autistic child said her son showed signs of autism before she received any vaccination but said it did impact how she cares for him. >> the army did not thoroughly test the body armor issued to u.s. troops. the report says the army cut corners and at times lowered ballistic testing for the vests. they have no guarantee the vests will save their lives as advertised. it cost the taxpayers $434 million. now the army must determine whether it needs to be recalled. >> bank of america makes it more expensive to bank. the bloomberg business report coming up. >> the comp

. >> reporter: last year, wakefield lost his license to practice in britain. the medical junior that originally published the study has since retracted it. >>> police in nevada want people who live there to hear this message. gang activity is on the rise. the police issued a three-page public letter. it describes the growth of gang populations in the north bay. this comes just two days after two men were shot in a parking lot. they are saying they are not just seeing rival gangs fighting but subsets at war with each other. >> we've not experienced in the past, it's causing us concern. i think it's certainly a wake- up call for the community. >> well police did arrest a man in connection with monday's shooting. >>> a killer is on the loose tonight in unincorporated alameda county. a 24-year-old man was shot and killed around 6:00 tonight. that shooting happened near a gas station at garden avenue and a street. that's just outside heyward city limits. the victim had been hit by several bullets. >> the person is not in custody so there is somebody out there that

wakefield lost his license to practice in britain and the medical journal, the lab set, which originally published the study has since retracted it. >>> the bay area's largest cop particular church has beefed up security on one of its holiest nights following mid-east tractor attacks. at the orthodox church in hayward a check point has been setup to screen everyone from midnight mass unfamiliar faces need to show id. the alameda county sheriff's office has increased patrols in the action. it is all in response to threats against cop particulars worldwide after a bombing of a church in egypt that killed 21 people. >> that's the times we're living in right now, unfortunately. but it's very important for one to be careful. >> the bay area is home to 5 cop particular churches serving several thousand families. nearly all in the cop particular faith in california are egyptian. >>> we have told you about four loko? well, it's back. sort of. why that high-tech poured energy drink could soon be found closer to home. >> that's the one thing that i am looking forward to. >> he has gone from down a

wakefield lost his license to practice medicine in britain. and the medical journal lancet which originally published the study has since retracted it. >>> new data showing the importance of exercise in preventing death from prostate cancer and a disparity between moms and dads in terms of who gets up to take care of the kids. more now in today's healthwatch report. >>> reporter: there is one more reason to hit that treadmill. a new government study finds men with prostate cancer who exercise are far less likely to die from the disease than those who don't. researchers followed more than 2,000 men over 18 years and found those who walk even 90 minutes a week at a normal that brisk pace were 46% less likely to die from any medical cause. the results were even more dramatic for those walking three hours a week. doctors say 15 minutes a day of walking, jogging or biking could do the trick. >>> a new study shows working moms are 2.5 times more likely to get up at night to take care of the kids than working dads. the data also shows women stay up f

wakefield, deliberately fake tape to prove his own theory. wakefield has been stripped of his medical license in britain. >> at the journal some of the doctors don't give medal of rice, i can say from what i understand talking to doctors and scientists did autism and neurological problems in children are complex issues science does not have the answer so when someone comes along and says gives a simple answer claims it people, a drug companies now blames me it's all my fault a very small number of parents becomes misled by that clings to this. their choice is basically blame somebody else or suffer the possibility that they are left with the guilt of thinking that it's their fault that they vaccinated their trial. it's a very vulnerable group that believe him. >> medical experts say measle cases went up because frightened parents did not have their children vaccinated. >> the preliminary hearing for the doctor charged in the death of michael jackson will continue today during defense questioning yesterday paramedics say that when he arrived a

a medical journal saying the doctor in group wakefield fake they get to prove his argument. it has been retracted and he has been stripped of his medical license. they've found out he was paid by a law firm that planned on selling vaccine manufacturers. measles went up because frightened parents did not have their children vaccinated from measles. >> five days there it after our rate hike blue shield is planning on having its policyholders with another increase. the hike started january 1st, will tran reports the insurance company has its way the new proposed increase is too much weight. >> even as they tried to get used to the new rate increase, 200,000 blue shield policyholders, they will have to get ahold of another increase. it is set to increase march 1st, 30-35 percent for most customers. 1-4 will receive a 50 percent hike. they blamed on rising health-care coverage doctors' bills, and drug coverage. under the current law he can go under health insurance the way he can go under the richards. blue shield says it will still lose billions of dollars this year. will tran k

the arthur, andrew wakefield, claims the report is a conspiracy. >> it's a ruthless pragmatic attempt to crush any -- to crush any investigation into the safety of the vac nation -- vaccination. >> we see him chiseling the data and falsifying medical history of people. >> now, that man claims he was paid $700,000. it's important to note, the reporters is a result of j ournalism and it's not a c linical study. >>> some blueshield of california policyholders are complaining about the company's third planned rate hike in less than 6 months. blueshield says it needs to raise rates starting march 1st because of the increasing cost from new healthcare laws. but some consumers say they will be paying more than 60% more than they did last september. 193,,000 individual policyholders will be aeffected by the change. the state insurance commissioner is reviewing the rate hike. 7:20. well, the party may over for a san jose nightclub. what city officials are planning after recent violence in a nightclub that has a troubled past. >>> elizabeth edwards's will has been released. it reveals how she a

. >> wakefield is standing by his study. >> with multiple allegations and he is a hit man, brought in to take me down because they are very concerned to our children. the medical experts say the as long had questions about that particular study >> we tried to stress to parents is the most important thing they can do is to have them immunized. >> the original jjournal retract of this, and a despite getting stripped his medical license in london he will continue to practice medicine. >> i'm not going to go away! these children are real. >> and he is attacking many parents and medical experts say that measles went up after vaccination rates dropped. >> in washington, san trough endo. and dr. conrad more will go to trial for michael jackson's death. jackson's family including the mother, and latoya back in troy court to hear the testimo and with voluntary manslaughter. >> the corn ocounty cornoner is ruling that michael jackson's death could have been an accidental or intentional overdose of anesthesia. >> and the a state of the late elizabeth edwards. nothing was left to john and towards

new investigation shows wakefield and colleagues fudged facts about the patients they observed. five of the children classified as normal had developmental problems before they had the shot. researchers discovered the discrepancy when they compared the medical records and the parents. measles has surged in the u.s. and europe because parents were afraid to vaccinate their children. >> a san francisco-based company is asking to start off the new year to save a life. they are hosting a be the match bone marrow drive. the company will donate $100 to the foundation. to participate, you have to be healthy between the ages of 18 and 60 and have a valid id. to donate, go to the first floor atrium in san francisco between 9:00 this morning and 1:00 this afternoon. >>> a certainly story for the company. >> hope you can find matches for all kinds of patients. they have a special patient in mind. there will be a match for him as well. john green has leukemia and needs a bone marrow transplant. if he doesn't get it, this could be fatal. bone marrow donations, you don't donate right at the s

. >> she says her son showed signs of autism before being vaccinated but she says the wakefield report influenced the way she cared for her son. >> oracle's larry ellison is denying a forbes.com report that he wants to buy the hornets and move the team to san jose. the hornets are up for grabs. the nba bought the new orleans hornets from the local owner and wants to sell the money-losing franchise. ellison admits he tried to buy the team and was outbid by the nba. they could join the sharks as tenants at the h. p. pavilion. >> i think there's a lot of interest moving the basketball team to san jose. but this point it's just speculation about what larry ellison might be interested in doing. >> san jose mayor chuck reid says he's never had any conversations with ellison about bringing an nba team to his city. it's 6:46. we've lost one tower of the bay bridge to fog and it's getting thicker out there. >> they're reporting a clear sky over sfo but flight arrival delays. they may be diverting it just a little about 62 minutes. check out this beautiful picture from mount tamalpais, just how

a follow up report in the british medical journal says andrew wakefield planned to develop his own vaccine and testing kits to replace the m mr vaccine netting him more than $43 million. last week the journal caused the vaccine autism link scientific fraud. >>> australian researchers say breaks from sitting even if as little as one minute long are good for your waistline and heart. longers period of sitting even in people who exercise are associated with larger wastes and low levels of good cholesterol. those are the day's top medical stories, cbs news new york. >>> 5:55. let's get another update on your forecast with tracy. >>> good morning, liz and sydnie. today we're expecting temperatures to be slightly warmer. i have to be careful by the use of warm. today's highs in the mid to upper 50s near 60 inland. mix of sun and clouds. another rounds of showers possible tomorrow. friday, yeah, pretty nice end to the work week. plenty of sunshine. more sunshine saturday. clouds filling in sunday and more sunshine monday and tuesday with seasonal temperatures just sticking around. >>> photo sunse

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andrew wakefield on several occasion, he has been defiant on every occasion saying he absolutely is being vilified here. now, he has released a new statement saying there was absolutely no fraud. in the absence of adequate data on vaccine safety they can continue to go after the man. what government and pharma fear in the uk is the exposure that the uk government intestimoninified the manufacturer and don't understand why i won't just go away. there is just too much at stake, end quote. >> what is at stake is his medical license, which he lost in england. he does not have the a medical license in the united states. and he has lost his job in the united states. the indemnification of a government to this pharmaceutical company is important for people to understand because there are so many bogus lawsuits that -- we were on the verge in the world of not having any pharmaceutical companies making any vaccines, so the government stepped in to thankfully save a vaccine supply line. >> so real quickly, when he stays in the absence of adequate data on vaccine safety, you completely disagree with