suffered from epidemic levels of tuberculosis diphtheria typhoid fever and meningitis with no access to a drug that could have treated them thousands died. in the mean time alexander fleming experienced a personal triumph in october one thousand nine hundred forty five just a few months after the end of the second world war in europe he was awarded the nobel prize for medicine together with his oxford colleagues howard florey and ernst boris cheney. without intense pressure from the military and the exceptional circumstances of the war economy the breakthrough would have taken longer than it did. well i will. help many.
jackie heinrich is here to tell us about it. reporter: it was welcome news for many. it would dramatically increase penalties for scammers and also improve methods to block fake calls. this is high time something is done with calls reaching epidemic levels. this app was introduced yesterday by two senators have passed this act would run the authority of the federal can medications commission. finding up to $10,000 per call. the bill comes as data analyzer first orion released staggering new numbers estimated from 2017 through 2018, the rate of scam calls jumped more than 25 percent. they say now nearly half of all calls to mobile phones will be fraudulent in 2019 unless the industry adopts and implements more effective call protection solutions. one of the most popular methods is neighborhood spoofing.
arthel: beale air fort base is in yuba county, california. robocalls are being called out. a bipartisan bill would crack down on telemarketer s scams by slapping major financial penalty. jackie heinrick is live with the details. reporter: the bill would increase penalties for scamers . legislators say it s high time something is done with these calls reaching epidemic levels. the act was introduced yesterday. if it s passed and signed into law, the trace act would broaden the authority of the federal communications commission, allowing thing to levy abuser was fines up to $10,000 per call. the bill comes as data analyzer first owe rye i don t know released new first orion released numbers that said the rate of scam calls jumped more than 25% from 2017 to 2018.
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