Announcer this is on the money, your money, your life, your future. Now, becky quick we begin with the Opioid Crisis in addition to the personal price millions of americans have paid the epidemic had an Economic Impact with an estimated cost of 500 billion in 2015. Heres more on the cover story today. One new tool doctors hope to use in the Opioid Crisis, digital pills which may provide a clearer picture of prescription opioid use. They contain an ingestible Wireless Sensor to notify doctors it has been taken. Doctors in boston ran a small study using the technology and enrolled patients who had broken a bone prescribing seven days of ox codone. They found on average patients took only six. We were able to identify patients dont need as many opioids as doctors think. Thats important. Data shows an initial prescription of opioid the more likely they will use it a year or more later. The digital pill Technology Used in the study made by a Company Called e tech rx but the First Digital pi
Assets mario has a different idea hell tell you what it is coming up. Excitement over tax reform is helping to fuel todays market gains, Murray Energy ceo whos been a supporter of the president s says the senate bill is, quote, a mockery of tax reform, and his companys taxes will go up under this plan hell explain and make his case. Then pancreatic cancer one of the most deadly forms of cancer out there former Nbc Universal chair bob wright will join us at post the, talk about his new rush to take on a new push. Hes rushing on this, too. Oh, yeah. Hoping they can get an Early Detection test out there on pancreatic cancer. Lets start with todays rally, though. Dow was up 300 early on, were about half that level right now. Bob pisani has more here bob . Good news, folks, we are acting rationally in the last five or six days so the sectors in the stocks that might see the biggest earnings boost from the tax cut are the ones that have been moving the most in the last five, six day. Its hap
Nominated 20 times for enemy and five Golden Globes with his portrayal of lou grant on Mary Tyler Moore shoe one oh and the only actor to play the same actor in a comedy and drama winning more than any other male performer in addition to his acting career serving two terms as the Screen Actors Guild and also a voice actor as Carl Fredrickson in the movie up. A long time political activist speaking out from autism and is active in many charitable organizations including Autism Speaks and defenders of wildlife is never shied away from criticizing policy even getting him into trouble. To be active on twitter criticizing our current president to defend our constitution this lefty is unapologetic on the urgent need for our deteriorating democracy. Please join me to give a warm welcome to ed asner b17. [applause] i am honored to be here. Quite a turnout. You are here to take part in the grouchy historian that i am a part of. I dont know where the hell my partner is. The thin man finishes. He
This afternoon, we are very pleased to welcome legendary actor, ed asner, with his new book, the grouch historian. Mr. Ed asner is a television legend. Nominated total of 20 times for an emmy award. The winner seven emmys and five golden globe awards. For his portrayal of hugh grant on the beloved, the Mary Tyler Moore show. At a espinoff series, lou grant. He is the only actor to win emmys proclaim the same character in a comedy and a drama and has won more emmys than any other male performer. In addition to his acclaimed acting career, he served two terms as president as the screen actors guild. Also celebrated voice actor. Most notably as the voice of Paul Fredrickson in the Academy Award winning film up. He talks about autism and unions and is active in Many Organizations including Autism Speaks and with wally. He never shied away from criticizing policies he disagrees with. Even when it got him into trouble. In recent years, he has been active on twitter. Calling a social injustic
Alarm fire in old city firefighters are still on the scene and residents not allowed back in what remains of their home. Tonight the work continues to make sure this location is safe. Sunday night and the big story on action news is a continued battle to secure the scene of an Early Morning fire that went to four alarms before firefighters were able to get it under control. More than 160 people had to be evacuated from apartments and nearby hotel rooms and tonight firefighters remain on the scene. Action News Reporter Annie Mccormick is there and joins us live with more, annie. Reporter that is right tonight this still remains an active scene and behind me this black is considered a collapse zone firefighters will be out here through the night investigators cannot get inside yet to determine the cause and where exactly the fire began. Just after 3 00 a. M. The four alarm blaze broke out at third and chestnut 150 firefighters tackled the fire. We were in the right places and to keep it