fda has the authority to institute an import ban on these products. they are not doing that though. they are letting the products stay in the market. >> we have really been moving away from them for about 2.5 to 3 years now. >> reporter: locally run stores like pet food express are instituting a sort of voluntary import banff their own ban choosing to sell u.s.-made treats. chains we visited today say they are still selling the treats because there's no recall. so in the meantime, dogs continue to get sick and the fda continues to issue warnings. and grieving pet owners nationwide ar furious. >> i think they should make whoever made them eat them, themselves. >> reporter: the fda says there's nothing keeping stores and manufacturers from issuing a voluntary recall until the agency finds the source of the illness but stores and manufacturers say they believe the treats are safe. find the full responses at kpix.com/consumerwatch. >> it says clearly on those packages made in china? >> it does on these packages. but, you know, i have to say that they don'

fda officials didn't receive money directly. they got cozy with the pharmaceutical representatives that came there, some did go on "the washington post" said, to become consultants and get paid by them later. this cozy relationship when we're talking about, you know addictive drugs. >> yes, yes because in particular here we're talking about painkillers which is sort of the point of this article. it is very problematic when they start getting too cozy. you know what? it is government-wide, melissa. you talk about the resolving door, people leave government and go into lobbying and lobbying old colleagues and so on this. is another example. this is more dangerous. we're talk about addictive drugs going to the marketplace. >> the other problem with this idea of having meetings to open to everyone, as we say in washington as soon as it is open meeting less gets done. this is always the argument. >> i'm all for openness, there are things to try to get a scientific consensus, like national security, a lot of things have to behind clos

we have the act of 1994 and that's an fda act. what that says is that the fda at any time can shut down a company. >> or pull a supplement off the shelf. >> or pull a supplement off the shelf. they're going to make the manufacturers responsible for what's in those supplements. >> l. they also make them responsible for the titleses that they call their products? what i'm hearing from dr. radcliffe is that they're saying this is an all natural product when it's not. so maybe, dr. radcliffe, this is more about labeling practices than actually giving prescription over to supplements. >> correct. and doesn't mean just because something labeled, ten millig m milligrams says ten milligrams. there's no way to know. there's a poor reporting system because we don't have to report to the fda. >> 150 million american, carol, take supplements of some form. >> hold on a second. i am one of those. >> oh, my goodness. okay. >> this is -- >> you're one of my patients. >> this is me, okay? this costs me $1400 a month to do this. if this is taken ov

. >>> the fda says hundreds of pets have died from tainted treats. i'll tell you what officials are doing to get to the bottom of it. the american dream is of a better future, a confident retirement. those dreams, there's just no way we're going to let them die. ♪ like they helped millions of others. by listening. planning. working one on one. that's what ameriprise financial does. that's what they can do with you. that's how ameriprise puts more within reach. ♪ you feel...squeezed. congested. beat down. crushed. as if the weight of the world is resting on your face. but sudafed gives you maximum strength sinus pressure and pain relief. so you feel free. liberated. released. decongested. open for business. [ inhales, exhales ] [ male announcer ] powerful sinus relief from the #1 pharmacist recommended brand. sudafed. open up. from the #1 pharmacist recommended brand. google... how do i get home?t. getting directions. food and drug administration shows some of the treats you may be feeding your pets may make them sick or worse. some manufacturers

by 2015, the fda must have these rules in place. the fda believes that the new rules will keep animals and people safe, saying that food contaminated with something like salmonella can also make people sick as well. >> a homeless man was injured today when a home made device exploded in a garbage can. it happened in san francisco's tender line district. emergency crews responded to the incident at jones and golden gate avenue. shrapnel from the explosion hit the man's body. he had been collecting resigningibles from the can. witnesses weren't sure what the explosion really was. ñwith the construction going on, i thought it was a gas leak explosion or something. it was that loud that stopped the entire like working and everyone. and there was a homeless person sitting on the corner that was sitting there grabbing his ears. >> police are still looking for a man seen leaving the area when the explosion happened. he is described as a white man about five-ten, 160 pounds. >>> the rim firener yosemite is now fully contained although crew

since 2007, the fda has received 3,700 reports of pets becoming ill. the fda issued an open letter to veterinarians, asking them to track and send information about any animal sickened by jersey treats. they're asking the vets for lab test results and urine examples. in august of 2012, our unit was the first to report on neckcy. pet owners have been calling for a recall. but so far, the fda says there's not enough evidence to issue one. >>> in health matters, benefits of the yearly flu shot. people who do not get a flu vaccine are almost twice as likely to suffer a major cardiac event. and parents with a history of heart disease, benefit even more. the flu shots lower the risk of another cardiac attack by 13%. experts aren't sure why. >>> the giants resign a fan favorite. dave feldman joins us up next. so does jay. >> fun show tonight. the lovely and talented kristin chenoweth on the program. music from joan jett and the blackhearts. >>> dave feldman joins us from the newsroom. and timmy coming back? >> he is. that is good news. the world series hasn't

we have the deshea act and that is an fda act. it says at anytime they can shutdown a company -- >> or pull a supplement off the shelf. >> or pull it off the shelf and they will make theake manufacturer responsible forctur what is in the supplements. >> will it make themhem responsible for the titles they call their products?what what i am hearing from dr. ratcliff is this is an all natural product when it is not. maybe, great ratcliff, it is more about labeling practices than actually givingving pr supplements. >> correct. and it something says 10 milligrams it is 10 milligrams. there is no way to know. we don't have to report to the fda. >> i think 150 million americans, carol, takeca supplements of some form.n >> hold on a second. i am one of those.>> >> oh my goodness. you look like one of my patients. >> this is me. this cost me $1400 a month to do this. m this ions taken over to prescription, i am not able to afford being healthy. it is what i need to stay healthy. so what is going to happen to other people?r pe i saved my p

food inspectors with the fda are also being furloughed. what that means is that part of our food supply mainly imported fish is not being inspected right now before it hits your plates. "fox 5" consumer reporter lauren demarco is here with that story. >> the fda monitors 80% of the u.s. food supply but they're not doing that right now because of the furlough, more than 90% of the foreign seafood that americans eat is not being inspected. one of the fda's responsibilities is to block shipments from companies that have a history of delivering tainted foods like high levels of pesticides in seafood. seafood contaminated with feces, drugs or e. coli even candy laced with lead. we visited the fish market to see how they're dealing with it. >> as far as ourselves we've not had a problem. but i could see it would be a problem if it keeps going and, you know, it gets more loose as it goes on. >> 80%? well, i didn't know that. i believe if that's true, we believe that we're not going to buy it and we'll probably be really, really slow. >> to be fai

the fda has to react to a small percentage of addicts. what that does is hurts everybody else , which i believ is unfair. given the nature of humanity, you have to allow people to figure things out themselves. lou's looking at my me like i'm crazy. >> no, i'm saying don't people have a sense of responsibility themselves? >> yes. >> the other thuing before we move on, why is oxycodone so popular? >> because it's so fun. >> it's called a pain killer. it's not really a physical pain killer. it is a psychological pain killer that cures the issues of life. you talk about the abuses of anti-depressants? there a lot of people who take anti-depressants that don't work. oxycodone actually makes people feel better. that's the problem. so it's a problem because it works. >> why is it a problem? >> that's my point. >> i mean, there has to be a balance between regulation of these drugs and personal responsibility. i don't think we've found that balance. people have to make the decisions for themselves, if you want to go harm your body, that's your bus

we have more on the outbreak. >> reporter: the fda has received nearly 4000 reports of sick cats and dogs dating back to 2007. it's estimated that 580 of those pets died. >> they're vague symptoms of vomiting, diarrhea, they're lethargic. >> reporter: he's a professor at the university pennsylvania school of veterinary medicine. he's been studying the medicine at his lab. >> jerky treats have been associated with this syndrome. >> reporter: though the fda has made trips to manufacturers in china, they've been unable to pinpoint the problem. for pet owners, waiting for answers is frustrating. >> you can't have so many healthy pups die and the one common denominator is the chicken jerky imported from china. >> reporter: in 2012, her two- year-old pug died from kidney failure. purina voluntarily pulled the project in january but said they don't pose a health or safety risk. >> the fda released a letter to veterinarians asking they provide samples from affected animals and continue to report on jerky related illnesses. >>> good for jobs and good for the city. amazon.com chooses baltimore

a leading fda official call the club collaborative. they take these concerns seriously but is not aware of improprieties associated with the group. >> that doesn't seem fair. they buy their way in the drugs we are all taking. doesn't seem safe. >> the time is 15 minutes to the top of the hour. are you hitting the gym hard but not slimming down? it could be making you fat? i don't e no. >> the sexiest woman alive she is not kate upton this morning. who is just named as a topic for the second time? first let's check in with brian kilmea kilmeade. bet we got your attention. >> i am looking at the two sexiest alive. the>> are you looking at the video? >> when we finally done in 13 minutes government shut down hardly a shut down at all depending on your political beliefs. a park that is supposed to be closed now reopened. an immigration rally. i don't know why i am doing this but it seemed right in rehearsal. governor jindal will be live on the couch. sorry kids one school is banning football, baseball, lacrosse because it's too dangerous.

let's start with the fda. you're on an advise or board to them. not on the fda, right? >> i was on an advisory board. if only they listened to me. >> i was going to say, did they listen? probably not. >> they most definitely did not. i was on the advisory board. a bunch of us advised the fda to lable modified foods. they didn't listen. >> uh-huh. okay, a lot of people have been talking since the recent shutdown, which is now over, but -- the food is nothing, independent. were we any less safe when they inspectd? >> the fda doesn't do much inspecting, anyway, and it inspects places once every several years. i hardly think anyone noticed during the shutdown. the real problem is with the usda, which has completely different rules and regulations and which is struggling to deal with the problem in california about chicken contaminateed with an antibiotic resistant salmonella. >> what is the update on that? where do we stand? are you eating chicken in california? >> absolutely not. not if it comes from foster farms. >> uh-huh. >> and i'm waiting for the recalls. i'm waiting

people use contact lenses to enhance outfits but fda says be careful. officials say nonprescription lenses can cause infection or blindness in cases. fda says do not buy them from a store or online. >>> subject of halloween, runners and walkers in louisville kentucky are running scared because of a remote controlled skeleton. it's a helicopter under that get up there. it's -- so quiet people don't hear it. it's comes up behind them, most people say having the grim reaper chase them is funny >> that is like a movie. wow. >>> wildlife officials in southern california having a tough time trying to catch a bear on the loose near the rose bowl the bear has been very resourceful. mer than state fish and wildlife officials. it reaches a high fence. don't do it he says he keeps running. officer s can't catch up. bears are not unusual in the fight hill neighborhoods. >> wow. ever feel like you can't come to hose who've been denied ewelcome to covered california. now, you can no longer be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. enroll today at covere

it is not fda approved. that's a new factor here. >> the prosecution scoffed at those safety concerns. >> they are alleging that their threatened harm is he could receive pentobarbital, it would cause him harm. we are talking about 5,000 milligrams of pentobarbital. 200 to 300 are used to put you under for, you know, surgery. 5,000 milligrams - we are not talking about whether or not this person is going to wake up with an illness. we are talking about killing a person. so whether there's a contaminant in it, whether you could go into shock is irrelevant. >> finally the prosecution released one document - a heavily redacted lab report. but the state's insistence on secrecy backfired. >> the court is aware... >> judge gail tuson ruled that georgia's attempt to make state secret on the drugs was an improper attempt to bypass the courts and ruled that warren hill would likely prevail with his claim that georgia's secrecy law is unconstitutional. hill's lawyers celebrated a huge legal victory. it was a victory f

the last of the meetings hosted by the fda will be in sacramento in december 6th. ktvu channel 2 news. >>> there is new information of the identity girl found. all dna tests now confirm that had the couple living in this village are the biological parents. the co maria -- they have been charged with kidnapping. >>> a major earthquake hit the waters east of island today. the quake measured at 7. 1. you can see the boat rocking tho following the morning quake, there is no report of damages or injuries. >>> the san francisco's 49ers are not the only one that's getting ready for sunday's football game at the stadium. ground crews and security teams are also preparing and we talke stadium that they're -- >> they're all gated and can be sectioned off and closed off. for the game all the gates are open. for american football, obviously they're friendlier fans. >>> well , it is friday night and time for our high school football game of the week of ktvu sports mark is not in london, he's sunnyvale. hi mark. >> [ indiscernible audio ] >> reporter: it is a great game and beau

gerri: the fda or the conference? >> the fda. gerri: we have seen lots of problems with the fda. this, to me, it's seems like someone should have seen this coming. this conference has gone on for years. it is quite well known. add a disinformation get out into the marketplace now? >> i wish this had happened a while ago. we might have saved some lives. 15 million americans every day abuse nonprescription a opioids. gerri: if we got rid of the pay to play, would be the ultimate impact for the market? to we get better drugs? drugs that are less addictive? to you think that more people would live? >> honesty. if the drug is dangerous and should not put it on the market. gerri: unbelievable. thank you for coming innd having me. people out therere thoroughly shocked, but maybe not too surprised. not directly regulated. the vitamin industry is booming. according to the cdc, staff of americans take some kind of vitamins, but not all of those bills your popping are beneficial to your health. the list of vitins not to take is tonight's top five. number five, multivitamins. in some cases t

fda roulette is like any other game in the casino. when you're up big, don't keep risking everything by putting all your chips back on the table. instead take some of that money off, some of the money you're playing with. leave the rest on, the house's money. go get yourself a nice cashmere sweater, and that way you have recouped your original investment, and any losses going forward will be a lot less painful. i adore these small cap biotech companies. but i hate greed. i hate greedy people. as i say at jim cramer on twitter, and if you don't ring the register on the stocks here, you're being a bad little piggy. stay with cramer. >>> coming up, d.c. drama. >> it's time for these negotiations and this conversation to begin. >> the market went on a wild ride today as the news out of the nation's capital jolted stocks. tonight cramer is turning to homegrown energy solutions to find out how they could keep you flying high for years to come. [ banker ] sydney needed some financial guidance so she could take her dream to the next level. so

gerri: the fda or the conference? >> the fda. gerri: we have seen lots of problems with the fda. this, to me, it's seems like someone should have seen this coming. this conference has gone on for years. it is quite well known. add a disinformation get out into the marketplace now? >> i wish this had happened a while ago. we might have saved some lives. 15 million americans every day abuse nonprescription a opioids. gerri: if we got rid of the pay to play, would be the ultimate impact for the market? to we get better drugs? drugs that are less addictive? to you think that more people would live? >> honesty. if the drug is dangerous and should not put it on the market. gerri: unbelievable. thank you for coming in and having me. people out there are thoroughly shocked, but maybe not too surprised. not directly regulated. the vitamin industry is booming. according to the cdc, staff of americans take some kind of vitamins, but not all of those bills your popping are beneficial to your health. the list of vitamins not to take is tonight's top five. number five, multivitamins. in some c

the fda now making changes. >>> bulgarian officials say they have found the mother of that little girl pushed into the national spot light. >>> the u.s. is now trying to deal with the fallout from a week of damaging revelations about spying activities. germany now saying it will send its top intelligence chiefs to washington next week to try to get some answers from the white house. the spying allegations overshadowing a meeting in belgium. also today british prime minister talking about the leaker, and those who publish what edward snowden gave them. >> what mr. snowden has effectively done and what some newspapers are assisting him in doing, and that is going to make at it lot more difficult to keep our countries and our people safe. >> mike viqueira joins us now live from the white house with more on how the white house is dealing with these spying allegations. >> well, they are being relatively tight lipped here. the spokesperson saying the obama administration is committed to engaging bilaterally. yesterday jay carney, reiterating time and time again all of these are being discuss

>> the fda proposed the rules. it's going to take some time for them to make comments and finalize the rules. it's probably another year or so before they get them on the books and start enforcing them. >> it will that happens, how concerned should we be about the product from overseas in particular that are on the shelves. >> there is concern because we've seen a number of outbreaks linked to imported food products, both on the human and the animal side. there is concern that the fda doesn't have the resources or the capacity to really inspect those products coming into the stores. getting these rules in place as soon as possible is going to be the benefit of both humans and animals. >> and are we saying there have been no problems, no safety problems with u.s. products? >> absolutely not. we've seen the same sort of problems and outbreaks here in the u.s. linked to domestic foods. and fda also proposing rules that would address those, as well. and the sooner we can get this whole package of rules on the books and

fda is now involved. dog owners should be careful of what they buy. avoid turkey tenders or strips made of chicken, duck, sweet potatoes or dried fruit. most everything else, go for it. >> at number four, spare the rod, spoil the vocabulary. >> oh, no. >> the researchers at columbia university analyzed data from more than 1500 families. besides having vocabulary problems, when they get older, the kids who were also displayed more aggressive bhar yor when they got older. hope that doesn't affect his vocabulary.5, do you want to go out with me? i'll make it worth your while? i feel like i'm interested, but i'm not that interest ds. so now, all of the sudden, i'm starting to get interested. >> we all know someone who's going through the agony of dating. now they can get their dream dates as long as they're willing to bribe their attraction. >> it's affected over the centuries. bribery. >> it's the oldest practice in the world. but, now, caret dating offers an app for it. from dinner to jewelry to even a tank of gas. the owner says it giveser in day guys

y medicamentos. >> también hay un aparato que ayuda con el cáncer de mamas también aprobado por la fda [food and drugs administration] o administración de alimentos y medicamentos. >> parece que se necesitan paraguas. >> así parece vamos con guillermo quiroz y el pronóstico del tiempo >> hola ¿qué tal, amigos? soy guillermo quiroz vemos estas bajas presiones con arrastre de temperaturas bajas y posibilidad de precipitaciones pero después regresa el calor línea costera con oleaje. estas son las temperaturas en napa santa rosa en los 47 a 49 grados máximas en los 57 grados mañana algo de viento pero el jueves y viernes cambiar casi en los 80 grados para el fin de semana [información en pantalla]. si tiene planes calor en la región san josé de los altos 70 a los 80 de aquí al fin de semana [información en pantalla]. más detalles mañana. hasta entonces. >> ♪. xxxñ÷ñ >> comienza la semana y se calienta el clasico entre chivas y américa. >> vamos con la acción deportiva. >> muy buenas tardes amigos soy yali nuñez bienvenidos a su información deportiva méxico con pan

tonight the food and drug administration, the fda, is recommending new restrictions on prescriptions for widely used pain meds in this country. our chief medical editor dr. nancy snyderman is here with more. these are the brands, the meds people are familiar with. >> reporter: these are the brands people are on primarily. hydrocodone in combination with acetaminophen drugs. right now they are prescribed to over 47 million americans. today's move by the food and drug administration follows an ongoing debate pitting patients who need pain narcotics for pain control against otherwise healthy people who abuse them. this change would hopefully curb use. it would also require having a written prescription rather than having the doctor call the pharmacy. currently a patient can get a prescription refilled five times over a six-month period before needing a new one. with the new recommendation, a patient would now need to see a doctor every three months. not everyone thinks this is a good move. the american medical association and pharmacy organizations are worried that this will be a burden

. >> the fda will require manufacturers to follow good practices for sanitation and other methods for keeping contaminants out of pet foods. the proposed regulation comes days after they asked for the

a consumer alert about the treats were issued by the fda. veterinarians say pet owners should report it to the fda if their animals start drinking more water, lose weight or lose their appetite and the treats in question should be avoided. >> there is a lot of great things down there at the pet store. >> since 2007 the fda has received reports of more than 3600 dogs and ten cats getting sick after eating chicken, duck, and sweet potato jerky treats. of those cases 580 pets have died. >>> authorities in san rafael plan to question a couple about a fire that broke out at their luxury home. the home is on sea view drive. it burst into flames early yesterday. the very same day the couple was evicted. now the husband and wife were not at home at the time. the sheriffs department found them at a resort outside of marin 14 hours later. according to the marin independent journal the tenants recently lost a court battle with a homeowner over a $10,000 a month lease. >>> the largest fire district in contra costa county says it will not have to close a

a dire warning from the fda about a problem killing hundreds of pets. more on the product putting them at risk. >>> a woman in new mexico takes living out of your suitcase to new extremes. why she spent nearly two months in an airport. >>> and a chill in is -- is in the air. bob will have the updated forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> in utah, a man takes an unusual trip to the state capital, by driving right up to the front door. surveillance video captured the bizarre scene, as the truck climbed three flights of steps. the suspect made it to a secure area on the third floor, where state trooper the caught up to him. of course he was on foot by then. then he started kicking the doors. when a taser didn't take him down, the suspect troopers had to tackle him. the man's motive is still under investigation. >> well, the crisis is but the fight is not over for firefighters, battling dozens of wildfires in australia. mary is in the newsroom with more on this. >> reporter: new fires are breaking out. and the wind is picking up. at least 60 fires ar

the fda releases a new warning that could have you chickening out. tim williams has more tonight in wjz's health watch report. >> reporter: they are considered halloween fun for your eyes, over the counter color contact lenses. >> they ask for them all the time because it's a really cool way to change your appearance without doing too much makeup or anything else. >> reporter: artistic costume in towson are joins a growing number of shops refusing to sell the contacts. >> we tell them they have to go see their eye doctor. >> you can buy them in flea markets and beauty salons and it's actually illegal to sell contacts without a prescription. >> reporter: experts warn color contacts are medical devices and not regulated by the fda. improper fit can lead to scratches on the cornea. >> the main problem that can occur is if people sleep in the lenses and the abrasion occurs overnight while they sleep and bacteria gets in the eye and they wake up in the morning and they're in a lot of pain, but the damage has been done. >> reporter: artistic costume does n

prescription. >> reporter: experts warn color contacts are medical devices and not regulated by the fda. improper fit can lead to scratches on the cornea. >> the main problem that can occur is if people sleep in the lenses. the bacteria gets in the eye and they wake up in the morning and there's a lot of pain but the damage has already been done. >> reporter: they don't sell them because the profit did not outweigh the health concern. >> i decided i didn't want to be responsible if someone hurt their eyes or got eye infections. it just wasn't worth it. >> if you still want to wear the decorative lenses, the fda recommends getting a professional eye exam and a prescription. we're crossing our fingers that trick or treaters won't get rained out. >>> the forecast looking a little tricky. no pun intended. i'm thinking it's going to last into friday morning. >> it will be a little warmer though, right? >> first let's get to temperatures right now across the region. check it out. already down into the 40s for some spots. sitting around 41 degrees at the airport. we're at 45 in oakland and 39

now, the fda is stepping up its investigation. it's asking pet owners and vets who have seen the problem firsthand to report what happened. the fda wants to test tissue, blood and urine samples from animals sick from the treats. despite concerns the jerkky strips continue to be sold in many pet supply stores and supermarkets. we bought all these at stores here in the bay area. the stores say they will continue to sell the treats until the fda recalls them. they say they can't do that until they find the source of illnesses. >>> bank of america customers will notice a big change meaning fewer overdrafts. the bank started processing transactions in the order you made. so a coffee you bought earlier in the day will be processed before the a larger one during the day. they used to process the largest ones first. that could result in overdrafts. >>> there's a problem with contact lenses worn on halloween. a warning that you should probably avert your eyes if you have a weak stomach because some of this video is gross. customs officials

gallagher applauds the move by the fda. >> the human health issue and an animal health issue. if a dog is exposed to salmonella from their food, then that dog's family is exposed to salmonella. >> reporter: last year a salmonella outbreak at a south carolina plant forced a recall of 30,000 tons of dry pet food. >> news about the big scare over pet food -- >> reporter: in 2007 a larger recall, again involving china and melomine used in plastics. still while the fda has yet to pinpoint a specific cause of the recent illnesses, the government is now turning its focus to prevention to make every pet meal and treat a safe one. ron mott, nbc news, chicago. >>> there is news again tonight on this effort to fix the website for the president's new health care law. today the government handed oversight of the troubled and mammoth project to a private company and even named a date by which the website should be running smoothly. nbc's tom costello on the story for us again tonight. he's in our d.c. newsroom. good evening. >> hi, brian. the administration is now saying it will take until

the vets -- the fda is asking veterinarians to send lab test results and urine samples. in august of 2012, our investigative unit was the first to report the results of a any cropsy performed on a pet that died in morgan hill. in january, nestle and del monte took their treats off the market. >>> okay. thick fog in the morning today. going to see a redo tomorrow? >> yes. take a look at this. it's up to 1,500 feet at the immediate coastline. we'll talk about our dense fog advisory and who should be concerned the most for tomorrow morning coming up in a few minutes. >>> here's what we have coming up in sports. 49ers enjoy they off day across the pond in london with sightseeing. mindie balk has a report. >>> tim lincecum will be back with more. we have the details on the contract next from the xfinity sports desk. >>> apple did what most tech watchers expected them to do today. companies showed us the ipads. two upgrades to the hot selling tablet line. our business and tech reporter scott budman is among the first to test it out. he's live in front of the los gatos apple st

former hhs secretary from the clinton administration, fda commissioner, housing secretary, budget conferee, and congressman peter king. and because we all need a smile today, we will show you how this little boy stole the spotlight and became one of pope francis' youngest and most charming apostles. >>> and good day. i'm andrea mitchell in washington, where kathleen sebelius fell on her sword for the obama administration today, apologizing to the american people, acknowledging the critical flaws within the health care enrollment website, and it happened under her watch. >> hold me accountable for the debacle. i'm responsible. we did not adequately do end-to-end testing. we were anxious to get the website up and running and functional, which we clearly have failed to do. i know that the only way i can restore confidence that we get it right is to get it right. >> donna served as health and human services secretary during the clinton administration and is now the president of the university of miami. donna, great to see you. thank you very much for being with us. well, you could certainly id

a stronger warning for the fda about the jerky treats that may be sickening and killing thousands of dogs and cats across this country. here is kai jackson with more on the treats made in china. >> the fda has received nearly 4,000 reports of sick cats and dogs. it dates back to 2007. it's -- it'sest move through thd estimated that 580 -- est it's estimated that 580 pets have died. >> vomiting, diarrhea ande -- >> jersey -- jerky treats have been associated with this syndrome. >> the fda has been unable to pinpoint the problem. for pet owners like robin pier waiting is frustrating. >> you can't have so many healthy pups die and the one common denominator is the chicken jersey imported from china. >> in 2010 pier's 2-year-old pug bella died from kidney failure. she said it was after she ate waggin tail tenders. purina pulled the products. they insisted they don't pose a safe or health risk. >> the fda is sending all letters to the veterinarians asking that they provide samples from effected animals and continue to report onilness pgs -- report the illnesses. >>> if you want to find a

the fda now proposing new rules to limit how it is prescribed. bertha coombs covers health care for us and give us the details. >> widely prescribed and apparently widely abused as well. we're talking about popular painkillers containing hydrocodone. the food and drug administration recommending tighter prescription standards to curb abuse, some 12 million americans said they've abused them and to curb addiction to these painkillers. the fda is now recommending prescriptions on any drugs containing hydro codine like vicodin be classified as schedule 2 substances in the rules putting limits on how they're dispensed. prescriptions limited to a maximum 90 day supply from 180 days. hydrocodone drugs are dispensed more widely than cholesterol and blood pressure drugs but sold generally as generic drugs. as a result, she's from fpc consulting the new rulings may not have a big impact on the drugmakers. they're not big dollar makers per se. the news, in fact, today is not hitting their shares. abvie which makes vicodin hitting a new high. the rules have

the fda has said it is safe to environment. it was first engineered in 1989. it's an atlantic salmon modified by a combination of chnookcal monday and an ocean pout that reaches full market size in half the time. under the application before the fda aqua bounty would spend their eggs to panama where they would grow the salmon from tank farms to avoid any chance they would get out and mix with the salmon population. then they would be sent back to the states for sale. here at seattle's famed pike place fish market the idea of gm salmon is not tossed around lightly. >> for kara. [ cheering ] >> what would you say to me if i said the words genetically modified salmon. >> no! >> why no? >> welding worried that a genetically modified fish would escape. >> this guy is really big. he's about 28.3 grams. >> reporter: dr. bob devlin is a scientist wit , he's involved with the science and the impact it might have on the environment. >> reporter: you're telling me that these transgenic fish have been able to eat all they want, and they're the exact same egg as those wild

a topical medical treatment that is fda-approved for treating thinning hair, as well as the first fda-cleared home-use laser comb. >> hair club also offers, in select areas, the gold standard in hair transplantation -- microscopic follicular unit hair transplants. it's natural, permanent, and your transplanted hair is guaranteed to grow mother nature programmed it to. >> we work with our clientele together to determine the best option for them, and we take into consideration age, the extent of their hair loss, and what their expectations are, both in terms of the amount of hair they want, the thickness they want, and how soon they want to have some results. my job is to give them the most natural-looking hair transplant they could possibly have and to see to it that when that person looks in the mirror after his hair grows in, that's the person they want to see. >> when you actually see the hair grow, you're amazed. you're watching it grow day by day from a thinner look to a fuller look till you can do the things that you've always wanted to do with your hair, using different products and sty

. >>> the fda reaching out to v t veterinarians asking for answers about pets who may have gotten sick after eating jerky treats. >> how the bay area community is rallying and her. >> the wings were clipped this year, but will the blue angels return to san francisco next year? we'll let you know. >> let's take a live look outside. you can see a little bit of fog across san bernardino mountain. we'll have your forecast coming up in about ten minutes. >>> developing story right now. we are learning more tonight about what led up to that train incident that killed a bart employee and a contractor over the weekend. the accident happened saturday just before 2:00 in the afternoon on a section of the track between the walnut creek and pleasant hill stations. the ntsb says the train was traveling between 60 and 70 miles per hour. it was being operated by a trainee under the watch of a supervisor. >> reporter: well, the briefing is still taking place right now. the lead investigator is answering questions right now as we speak. yesterday we found out that a train operator trainee was operating

the new fda drug that is fighting the early signs of breast cancer. >> plus, a massive landslide on a popular hiking trail. the results are deadly. details are next. >> a gorgeous afternoon with late summer-like temperatures. stick around for your updated forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> partly cloudy skies and 78 in central maryland right now. the complete first warning forecast is coming up. first, kenya's president is standing strong saying he will not remove the country's troops from somalia. the country will help find the extremist islamic group that attacked a malice month killing 67 people p. al shabab said the tack was in retaliation for sending troops to somalia. >>> the second phase of the bp gulf spill trial continues this afternoon. the trial shifted from the causes of the deadly disaster to the company's struggle to plug the blown out well while millions of gallons of crude stretched into the gulf in the summer of 2010. bp could have capped the well sooner if they didn't ignore suggestions earlier. >>> five hikers are dead after a massive rock slide. the hikers were on

a topical medical treatment that is fda-approved for treating thinning hair, as well as the first fda-cleared home-use laser comb. >> hair club also offers, in select areas, the gold standard in hair transplantation -- microscopic follicular unit hair transplants. it's natural, permanent, and your transplanted hair is guaranteed to grow mother nature programmed it to. >> we work with our clientele together to determine the best option for them, and we take into consideration age, the extent of their hair loss, and what their expectations are, both in terms of the amount of hair they want, the thickness they want, and how soon they want to have some results. my job is to give them the most natural-looking hair transplant they could possibly have and to see to it that when that person looks in the mirror after his hair grows in, that's the person they want to see. >> when you actually see the hair grow, you're amazed. you're watching it grow day by day from a thinner look to a fuller look till you can do the things that you've always wanted to do with your hair, using different products and sty

this afternoon they'll look at funding for the fda. >> so much to watch. tracie, thanks so much. >>> a brazen raid in libya ends with the capture of a leader. anas al libi is known as an elusive confident. officials tell nbc news he's being held aboard "the uss san an tone nknow." >> now al libi is an alleged conspirator in the east africa embassy bombings that killed more than 220 people and after 9/11 he was among the first names placed on the fbi's most wanted terror list with a $25 million reward. over the years al libi was reported killed, captured or living in iran but the u.s. knew he was back in his native libya for more than two years. libya asked the u.s. for clrngss regarding that raid. he was a legal and appropriate target. >>> egyptian security officials say one army officer and four soldiers were killed this morning. masked gunmen were involved in the shooting east of cairo. 51 people dead. it was their highest single day death toll. >>> more on that motorcycle chase. reginald chance is now the fourth arrested. he faces charges including gang

it was fda approved earlier this year. patients are are being screened at the 12 major u.s. hospitals showsen as implant centers. the device includes a chip implanted on the retina and glasses with a video camera that wirelessly transmits images. >> it converts that video into a 60 pixels image that delivers electronic impulses to the 60 electrodes in the chips that then stimulate the retina to generate a perception or message the brain can interpret or understand. >> the device doesn't restore vision but patients can detect light and dark. >> i can see where the grass comes up to a sidewalk. >> it is not going to enable them to drive a car or read fine print in news -- in newspapers, but it might help them enjoy a quality of life. >> making some take a second look at the first government approved bionic eye. >>> second sight is working on software upgrades to improve resolution and possibly provide color. second sight anticipates 100 patients will receive the ar gus in the coming year. the device is priced around $145,000 but it is covered by medicare. it is 4:52, a report