." >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod. this is the western edition of the broadcast. when we say boston has had a lot of snow this winter, this is what we mean by "a lot." boston is about to set the record for its snowiest month ever recorded. those records go back to 1891, and we're only halfway through the month. after two of the biggest snowstorms ever in the past three weeks, another blizzard is forecast for this weekend. how's this for snowfall-- in boston gets more than 10 inches, as predicted, it will have seen more snow in the past three weeks than chicago has ever seen in an entire winter. they simply don't know where to put any more in boston, leaving mountains of snow in the boston area. check out this campus shot in what are being called "the alps of m.i.t. and now here comes some more. jericka duncan begins our coverage. >> reporter: snow removal continues in and around boston due to record-setting snow that has fallen over the last three weeks. empty parking lots have become snow farms, and workers arel still shoveling off school roofs to avoid collapse.

for now, i'm jim axelrod in new york. and for all of us here at cbs news, thanks for joining us, and good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org people all over the bay area are scrambling to clean up.. before the next big storm blows in. christian live tease >>> get ready for round 2 tonight. people all over the bay area are scrambling to clean up before the next big storm blows in. >> i'm christian hartnett at the port of oakland where there is a worker shutdown for this weekend. we'll tell you about that and how it's bad for local business. >> and a hollywood reality star survives a deadly wreck in malibu. why police are looking into the pap rats. >> >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> another round of rain is bearing down on the bay area tonight. crews scrambling to clean up interest yesterday's storm.

scott. >> pelley: jim axelrod reporting for us tonight. jim, thanks very much. did the u.s. little league champions break the rules? we'll have that when we come back. back. [announcer:] what if one stalk of broccoli could protect you from cancer? what if one push up could prevent heart disease? [man grunts] one wishful thinking, right? but there is one step you can take to help prevent another serious disease- pneumococcal pneumonia. one dose of the prevnar 13® vaccine can help protect you ... from pneumococcal pneumonia, an illness that can cause coughing, chest pain difficulty breathing and may even put you in the hospital. prevnar 13 ® is used in adults 50 and older to help prevent infections from 13 strains of the bacteria that cause pneumococcal pneumonia. you should not receive prevnar 13 ® if you've had a severe allergic reaction to the vaccine or its ingredients if you have a weakened immune system, you may have a lower response to the vaccine. common side effects were pain, redness, or swelling at the injection site. limited arm movement, fatigue, head ache musc

scott. >> pelley: jim axelrod reporting for us tonight. jim, thanks very much. did the u.s. little league champions break the rules? we'll have that when we come back. [announcer:] what if one stalk of broccoli could protect you from cancer? what if one push up could prevent heart disease? [man grunts] one wishful thinking, right? but there is one step you can take to help prevent another serious disease- pneumococcal pneumonia. one dose of the prevnar 13® vaccine can help protect you ... from pneumococcal pneumonia, an illness that can cause coughing, chest pain difficulty breathing and may even put you in the hospital. prevnar 13 ® is used in adults 50 and older to help prevent infections from 13 strains of the bacteria that cause pneumococcal pneumonia. you should not receive prevnar 13 ® if you've had a severe allergic reaction to the vaccine or its ingredients if you have a weakened immune system, you may have a lower response to the vaccine. common side effects were pain, redness, or swelling at the injection site. limited arm movement, fatigue, head ache muscle or

." >> axelrod: good evening. this is the western edition of the broadcast. i'm jim axelrod. it is a gruesome scene we've now seen at least half a dozen times. isis militant again posted a video online today that purportedly shows the beheading of a hostage. this time it was a journalist from japan who was brutally murdered, a man named kenji goto. goto had been held captive since october when he had traveled to syria seeking the release of another japanese hostage, haruna yukawa. yukawa was executed a week ago. charlie d'agata reports now on the failed negotiations to free the two men. >> to the japanese government... >> reporter: time, apparently, ran out for japanese journalist kenji goto. the purported isis video addressed the people of japan. >> this knife will not only slaughter kenji, but also carry on and cause carnage wherever your people are found. >> reporter: japanese prime minister abe condemned the parent killings saying he would never forgive these terrorists and they would be brought to justice. there had been some hope goto's life would be spared. this week h

scott. >> pelley: jim axelrod reporting for us tonight. jim, thanks very much. did the u.s. little league champions break the rules? we'll have that when we come back. [announcer:] what if one stalk of broccoli could protect you from cancer? what if one push up could prevent heart disease? [man grunts] one wishful thinking, right? but there is one step you can take to help prevent another serious disease- pneumococcal pneumonia. one dose of the prevnar 13® vaccine can help protect you ... from pneumococcal pneumonia, an illness that can cause coughing, chest pain difficulty breathing and may even put you in the hospital. prevnar 13 ® is used in adults 50 and older to help prevent infections from 13 strains of the bacteria that cause pneumococcal pneumonia. you should not receive prevnar 13 ® if you've had a severe allergic reaction to the vaccine or its ingredients if you have a weakened immune system, you may have a lower response to the vaccine. common side effects were pain, redness, or swelling at the injection site. limited arm movement, fatigue, less appetite, chill

." >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod. here we go again. this is the fifth saturday night in a row we've started our broadcast with news of an impending snowstorm making things miserable in the northeast. and while new england will get another shot this weekend, it is the south that is dealing with the most deadly conditions right with this massive storm moving through. look at this picture from robertson county, tennessee. the governor has just upgraded the state of emergency in tennessee to what's called 112. that means the situation is considered a major disaster. as you can imagine, with scenes like these the threat of power outages is widespread. but it's not just tennessee. 43.3 million americans are now under a winter storm warning. anna werner begins our coverage. >> reporter: snow, sleet, and freezing rain combined in tennessee with bitterly cold temperatures. officials say at least 18 people died including nine from hypothermia and five from car accidents on slick and snowy streets. now state officials are warning of flash floodin

jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by control... to transportation... >>> the super bowl spotlight shifts to the bay area. from security to crowd control to transportation. organizers have a lot of work to do before our big game. good evening. i'm allen martin. >> and i'm veronica de la cruz. with more than 114 million viewers, super bowl xlix was the most watched american tv broadcast ever. tonight the pressure is on the bay area to put on an even bigger and better show. kpix 5's joe vazquez is live in phoenix tonight where the super bowl 50 host committee is doing a little monday morning quarterbacking. >> while the world was riveted by super bowl xlix, the super bowl 50 committee had directed its attention off the field. they were paying attention to such things as major traffic jams and exorbitant parking prices and even some political problems. >> reporter: game over in phoenix. now that the super bowl has officially

jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. >>> nearly three years to the day of her mother's death, whitney houston's daughter is now fighting for her life. >> we're in atlanta with new details on bobbi kristina's condition. >> bobbi kristina was found unresponsive in the bathtub. >> she is gurgling. she has been drinking some wine. >> i'm at the hospital. bobby brown was here all weekend. the situation so serious, >> the biggest concern is that there's brain damage. >> what happened before her hospitalization and the sad similarities to whitney's tragic passing. >> i'm my mother's child. >> then -- >> katy, how d it go? >> inside katy's halftime setup and fter party with her ex. >> only "e.t." was backstage and on the field with all the performers.

jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. >>> why was a fairfax county police officer who had an outburst in court allowed to be holding a gun in a standoff situation? i'm peggy fox. coming up hear from the family of john geer, the man killed by that officer. >> reporter: i'm stephanie ramirez looking at court documents that say a mother and her boyfriend abused the mother's 9-year-old son. >> we'll tell you how cold it will be at the bus stop in the morning. >> reporter: christmas cards from autistic students to injured vets, we look at why walter reed sent them back. >>> an 11,000 page document has left a fairfax county family questioning the man who shot their loved one. thanks for joining us tonight. i'm jan jeffcoat. >> i'm derek mcginty. john geer had his hands in the air in his own home when that officer fired the fatal bullet and today peggy fox sat down with geer's dad and good friend, both of whom saw it all go down. >> he had no desire to die that day. >>

." >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod. groundhog day was monday, but for the people of new england it must feel like groundhog month. for the third time in the last three weekends, they're looking at a forecast for a major winter storm. boston is expecting up to another two feet of snow by tuesday. and they're not entirely sure where they're going to put it all, because that would make six feet in just the last 16 days. let's bring in eric fisher. he is the chief meteorologist at wbz-tv, the cbs station in boston. eric, how much more can new england take? >> jim we are waving the white flag in new england unbelievable snow totals. four feet in boston in the last two weeks alone and we'll be measuring in feet again. the next storm sliding in, steadiest snow sunday and monday, and it will be impacting new york state and much of new england with more heavy snowfall. there aren't many places to put that additional snow. it is streaking out of canada. a couple of areas nearby boston could see up to to tweet before all is said a

as jim axelrod reports, it's about to be released. book sells 40 million copies, wins a pulitzer prize, is translated into several languages, and becomes an oscar-winner movie starring gregory peck, it stands to reason a lot of people will be waiting for your second book, even if it takes 55 years to come out. >> it's great gift to the world. >> reporter: cary maddon isn't just a fan of harper lee's. she wrote an autobiography of her. >> i completely believe it will have her voice, and it will be so wonderful to see the voice of this young writer. >> reporter: the new book to be set to be published in july will be called "go set a watchman." harper lee wrote it before "to kill a mockingbird," but it's a sequel of sorts. it takes place in the same make-believe town of macon, blame. scout finch comes home 20 years later to visit her father atticus. >> we'll get to see, you know, the grown up scout going back pinto that world. >> scout, there are some things that you're not old enough to understand just yet. >> reporter: lee set "to kill

jim axelrod reports. >> reporter: ever since malcolm x was killed, every detail of his life has been scoured. at least that's what malcolm burnley thought until as a senior at brown university he discovered a story about a campus visit. >> i was reading his autobiography. it was a really big moment in my adolescence. >> and all of a sudden you realize, wait a minute, he was on my college campusing and you didn't know about it? >> i didn't know about it and no one knew about it. >> reporter: burnley came across a 1961 article in the "brown daily herald" written by a student named katherine pierce who argued that integration was the key to progress. malcolm x read the article and came to brown to push back. >> my hope was to find her phone number. >> reporter: burnley, named in part for malcolm x tracked down katy pierce. it turned out she remembered it all. >> he did not detract from his separate thesis, which is that separation is better than segregation. >> brilliant speaker? >> brilliant speaker. >> reporter: katy even had an audiotape of that night in the hall that included her ow

jim axelrod, cbs news, providence, rhode island. >> >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. >>> e! re-airs giuliana rancic's offensive comments about zendaya on "fashion police." >> will co-host kelly osborne really quit the show? >> i'm talking to her mom, what there without joan rivers? ♪ >> she smells like weed. >> people are offended. >> what's going on with kelly? >> kelly was really upset. >> why her first apology asn't enough. >> and what zendaya says today. >> then will and jada get candid with us about their marriage. >> plus music news, madonna talking about what caused hysteria and paranoia in her camp. >> i didn't sleep for weeks. >> as new mom kelly clarkson learns photo shoots will never be the same. >> smashed banana. >> also tonight are honey boo-boo and mama june making

jim axelrod, cbs news, providence, rhode island. >> >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. >>> legalization of pot possession in the district come midnight will proceed despite threats from congress. >> a man arrested for killing a world war ii vet claims his motive for murder was sex. >> reporter: a top state department official arrested on a charge of soliciting sex from a minor in fairfax remains in jail waiting for fairfax to pick him up. i'm peggy fox. i'll tell you what the judge said about that charge today. >> thousands of people say beniful dog food hurt or killed their pets and now they're filing suit. >> and automakers fighting so they don't have to give you the run-around, the safety information they cannot legally tell you right now. >>> but first another round of snowy weather is on the way. crews in virginia, d.c., maryland prepping roads for the possibility of a messy morning drive. thanks for being here. i'm derek mcginty. >> i'm jan jeffcoat. we're under a yellow alert already, chief mete

tonight he shares that story with jim axelrod. >> reporter: ever since malcolm x was killed, every detail of his life has been scoured, at least that's what malcolm burnley thought until, as a senior at brown university, he discovered a story about a campus visit. >> i was reading his autobiography. it was a really big moment in my adolescence. >> reporter: now all of a sudden, wait a minute, he was on my college campus and you didn't know about it. >> i didn't know about it and no one knew about it. >> reporter: burnley had come across a 1961 article in the "brown daily herald" written by a student of katharine pierce who argued that integration was the key to progress. malcolm x read the article and came to brown to push back. >> my instinct was to find her phone number, hope she was still alive and see if she remembered everything. >> reporter: burnley, named in part for malcolm x, tracked down pierce and she remembered it all. >> he did not detract from his central thesis, segregation is better than separation. >> brilliant speaker? >> brilliant speaker. >> she had a tape. >> and the

along the frozen hudson river coast guard ice breakers have been clearing the way and jim axelrod went along. >> reporter: lieutenant ken sauerbrunn commands the coast guard cutter, which means long days breaking ice on a 60-mile section of the hudson river south of albany, new york. >> this is the worst winter we've seen on the hudson river since 2004. >> reporter: he and his 16-man crew measure "worst winter" in inches of ice. >> >> we really get the extent of just how thick this ice is. you can see. it's upwards of close to a foot and a half thick. >> reporter: the s-shaped bow and football-shaped hull are designed to crush the ice and clear a channel 250 feet wide so barges can navigate. >> our mission is to try and keep the traffic flowing to the best of our abilities and get the product that they're carrying to the consumers truth the northeast. >> reporter: for instance, 87% of the nation's home heating oil is consumed in the northeast and much of it travels on barges up and down the hudson. the thermometer reads 19 degrees. factor in the wind-chill, and it feels like 4 which is

after more than half a century jim axelrod tells us "to kill a mockingbird" author harper lee is publishing her second novel. and vinita nair with the man who has the worst commute we've ever heard of. >> i had no idea how long it was. to me it was just another commute. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. jordan's king abdullah ii hurried to the white house tonight after what appears to be the savage execution of a jordanian air force pilot who was might fooiting in the u.s.-led coalition against isis. jordanians had been holding vigils for the 26-year-old who fell into the hands of the islamic terrorist group when his plane went down in syria christmas eve. today, isis put out this video showing the pilot in an orange jumpsuit. then, he's murdered, not a beheading this time, but something equally cruel and inhuman. he's set on fire. we're not going to be showing you that. we don't know when the execution was carried out, but isis chose to release the video just as jordan's king was in washington. and holly williams has been

after more than half a century jim axelrod tells us "to kill a mockingbird" author harper lee is publishing her second novel. and vinita nair with the man who has the worst commute we've ever heard of. >> i had no idea how long it was. to me it was just another commute. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. jordan's king abdullah ii hurried to the white house tonight after what appears to be the savage execution of a jordanian air force pilot who was fighting in the u.s.-led coalition against isis. jordanians had been holding vigils for the 26-year-old who fell into the hands of the islamic terrorist group when his plane went down in syria christmas eve. today, isis put out this video showing the pilot in an orange jumpsuit. then, he's murdered, not a beheading this time, but something equally cruel and inhuman. he's set on fire. we're not going to be showing you that. we don't know when the execution was carried out, but isis chose to release the video just as jordan's king was in washington. and

after more than half a century jim axelrod tells us "to kill a mockingbird" author harper lee is publishing her second novel. and vinita nair with the man who has the worst commute we've ever heard of. >> i had no idea how long it was. to me it was just another commute.

. >> pelley: as the mooltses outbreak spreads, jim axelrod looks at the fears and facts about vaccinating kids. >> it looks like he has a weapon. >> pelley: and john blackstone has the great escape attempt. captioning

jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," reaction to the killing of jordanian pilot and we'll speak with with. and jeff bezos joins us in studio with actor jeffrey tam bore starring the hit series "transparent." thanks for watching. i'm alison harmelin. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> breaking news right now a raging apartment fire in montgomery county, we are live, on the scene as fire fighters battle the the the flames and frigid temperatures making several daring rescues. good morning everyone we're also learning that at least one person was seriously injured. thank you so much for joining us i'm ukee washington. >>> i'm quarter von tiehl. we have more breaking news a horrifying scene a deadly plane crash caught on dash cam video just an unbelievable sight. we will have latest on the desperate effort as death toll rise these morning. >>> investigators are trying to figure out why an suv was sitting on the train trackness new york causing the worst crash in metro north history we will have the latest on

jim axelrod is monitoring the story. >> good morning. this story is unfolding. the metro link train headed south to los angeles. it came to an intersection in oxnard and ran into a tractor-trailer about 5:45 this morning. the truck burst into flames on impact. the spokesperson said there are at least 30 injuries. crews rushed to the scene and they were able to get everyone off the train. the train derailment tore up the section of track. as you saw, three cars ended up on their sides. the train service is shutdown in the area. we will follow this throughout the day. >>> thank you, jim. the veterans affairs secretary admits he lied about his military service during a visit to los angeles. robert mcdonald appointed to the administration last year to clean up the agency. >> as the cbs camera was rolling, mcdonald said he served in the special forces. that turns out not to be true. wyatt andrews is in washington. >> reporter: good morning. good morning to the viewers in the west. secretary mcdonald decorated for service, but admits he was not in the special forces.

jim axelrod on the rookie who snatched the super bowl. >> it's got to be one of the dumbest calls offensively in super bowl

." >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod. when we say boston has had a lot of snow this winter, this is what we mean by "a lot." boston is about to set the

jim axelrod on the rookie who snatched the super bowl. >> it's got to be one of the dumbest calls offensively in super bowl history.

after more than half a century jim axelrod tells us "to kill a mockingbird" author harper lee is publishing her second novel. and vinita nair with the man who has the worst commute we've ever heard of. >> i had no idea how long it was. to me it was just another commute.

." >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod. when we say boston has had a lot of snow this winter, this is what we mean by "a lot." boston is about to set the record for its

." >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod. this is the western edition of the broadcast. here we go again. this is the fifth saturday night in a row we'

jim axelrod on the rookie who snatched the super bowl. >> it's got to be one of the dumbest calls offensively in super bowl

." >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod. this is the western edition of the broadcast. when we say boston has had a lot of snow this winter, this is what we mean by "a lot."

. >> pelley: as the measles outbreak spreads, jim axelrod looks at the fears and facts about vaccinating kids. >> it looks like he has a weapon. >> pelley: and john blackstone a has the great escape attempt. captioning sponsored by cbs

after more than half a century jim axelrod tells us "to kill a mockingbird" author harper lee is publishing her second novel. and vinita nair with the man who has the worst commute we've ever heard of. >> i had no idea how long it was. to me it was just another commute.

. >> pelley: as the mooltses outbreak spreads, jim axelrod looks at the fears and facts about vaccinating kids. >> it looks like he has a weapon. >> pelley: and john blackstone has the great escape attempt. captioning sponsored by cbs

jim axelrod has that story. >> reporter: 11 days ago, brian williams said this on nbc "nightly news,": the story actually started with a terrible moment a dozen years back during the invasion of iraq when the helicopter we were traveling in was forced down after being hit by an r.p.g.. >> reporter: his career would never be the same. last night, his bosses at nbc released this written statement. >> we are one of four chinook helicopters. >> reporter: in 2003, williams first reported traveling in a group of helicopters and said one of the other choppers took fire. >> on the ground, we learned the chinook ahead of us was almost blown out of the sky. that hole was made by a rocket- propelled grenade, or r.p.g.. >> reporter: that story morphed over the years. he told david letterman in 2013 it was his chopper. >> two of our four helicopters were hit by ground fire, including the one i was in. >> no kidding! >> r.p.g., and ak-47. >> reporter: but it was only after the most recent story ran on nightly news. >> when the helicopter we were traveling in was forced down after being hit by an r.

tonight, in a remarkable investigation, cbs news correspondent jim axelrod and producer emily rand have discovered that unwhiting patients across the country were sent millions of dollars in medications they did not order. the medications are made by compounding pharmacies which mix custom drugs for doctors but in this case, the combination of the compounding pharmacy with a telemarketer added up to outrageous bills to medicare and private insurance. >> reporter: last april john picard got a call from a telemarketer about an alternative treatment for pain. what kinds of questions did they ask you? >> do i have ever pain? do i have needs for medication? >> reporter: picard gave the caller permission to speak to his doctor. did you authorize them to seek a prescription? >> no. >> reporter: which is why picard and his wife meryl were surprised when these jars of prescription creams angels showed up three months later. >> our immediate reaction was oh, my goodness, someone else ordered medication and they sent it to us by mistake. >> reporter: it wasn't a mistake and their insurance had bee

jim axelrod has that story. >> reporter: 11 days another brian williams said this on nbc "nightly news,": the story actually started with a terrible moment a dozen years back during the invasion of iraq when the helicopter we were traveling in was forced down after being hit by an r.p.g.. >> reporter: his career would never be the same. last night his bosses at nbc released this written statement. >> we are one of four chinook helicopters. >> reporter: in 2003, williams first reported traveling in a group of helicopters and said one of the other choppers took fire. >> on the ground, we learned the chinook ahead of us was almost blown out of the sky. that hole was made by a rocket-propelled grenade, or r.p.g.. >> reporter: that story morphed over the years. he told david letterman in 2013 it was his chopper. >> two of our four helicopters were hit by ground fire including the one i was in. >> no kidding! >> r.p.g., and ak-47. >> reporter: but it was only after the most recent story ran on nightly news. >> when the helicopter we were traveling in was forced down after being hit by an r.p

well tonight, jim axelrod tells us about an f.d.a. inspection of downing, part of a national investigation after tainted drugs from a different pharmacy called n.e.c.c. killed more than 60 people. >> reporter: the f.d.a.'s inspection of downing labs in july found sterility failures in 19 lots of drug products. ashley downing is the co-owner of downing labs. they asked you to recall your sterile products. >> that's correct. >> reporter: and you decided what? >> no. >> reporter: why? >> because we are compliant with every state guideline. we actually have a sterile compounding license with the state. and we've met all of their guidelines and with no problems. >> reporter: did any parent of you think, given the n.e.c.c. story, why don't we be safe here and let's avoid even the appearance of a problem and recall all of our sterile product? >> we were confident in what we were shipping out. >> reporter: the downings may have been confident that no tainted drugs made it to patients, but the f.d.a. was not. in september the agency issued thi

tonight, in a remarkable investigation, cbs news correspondent jim axelrod and producer emily rand have discovered that unwittingco patients across the country were sent millions of dollars in medications they did not order.on the medications are made by compounding pharmacies which mix custom drugs for doctors, but in this case, the combination of the compounding pharmacy with a telemarketer added up to outrageous bills to medicare and private insurance. >> reporter: last april, john picard got a call from a telemarketer about an alternative treatment for pain. what kinds of questions did they ask you? >> do i have ever pain? do i have needs for medication? >> reporter: picard gave then caller permission to speak to his doctor. did you authorize them to seek a prescription? >> no. >> reporter: which is why picard and his wife meryl were surprised when these jars ofs prescription creams and gels showed up three months later. >> our immediate reaction was, oh, my goodness, someone else ordered medication and they sent it to us by mistake. >> reporter: it wasn't a mistake and their insura

well, tonight, jim axelrod tells us about an f.d.a. inspection of downing, part of a national investigation after tainted drugs from a different pharmacy called n.e.c.c., killed more than 60 people. >> reporter: the f.d.a.'s inspection of downing labs in july found sterility failures in 19 lots of drug products. ashley downing is the co-owner of downing labs. they asked you to recall your sterile products. >> that's correct. >> reporter: and you decided what? >> no. >> reporter: why? >> because we are compliant with every state guideline. we actually have a sterile compounding license with the state. and we've met all of their guidelines and with no problems. >> reporter: did any part of you think, given the n.e.c.c. story, why don't we be safe here, and let's avoid even the appearance of a problem and recall all of our sterile product? >> we were confident in what we were shipping out. >> reporter: the downings may have been confident that no tainted drugs made it to patients, but the f.d.a. was not. in september, the agency issued th