officials today stopped short of announcing whether anyone will face charges. >> all options are on the table. it will take many more corroborated facts before we can goat that criminal negligence standard. >> we need help immediately. >> reporter: the low budget western saw a number of issues during production with a camera crew walking off the job over pay and housing disputes the day of the tragic accident. allegations of using guns for target practice. >> budgets are being cut for pandemic reasons but this is not a corner you cut. >> reporter: it's worth noting that "rust" productions has said safety of their crew and actors is of their top priority. we should also note that cnn has reached out to halls and gutierrez and have not heard back from them. one new revelation today as well from the press conference was that the cameras at the time were not rolling. some were thinking that might give an answer as to who put the bullet or whatever it was, the ground, the dummy round, whatever it could have been inside that gun. now we know they don't have that footage from inside the area where they were shooting. >> stephanie elam in santa fe, thanks. let's talk about this with entertainment lawyer david albert pierce who also teaches classes on film safety. thanks for joining us. the sheriff said three people handled the gun before the shooting. the armorer, assistant director and alec baldwin. now we're learning the assistant director admits he did not check all of the rounds in the gun before handing it to baldwin. who is ultimately responsible for making sure the gun is safe? >> everybody. safety is everybody's responsibility. and i'm get something feedback here. >> that's okay. just keep going. >> but i have to tell you, safety is everybody's responsibility. the first a.d. on a movie set is primarily of responsible. he is the guy that is responsible for the overall safety. that is one of his major job duties. he is supposed to have a safety meeting every day. and he says this is what's going on today. we're going to be in a desert. so everybody needs to drink a lot of water and be hydrated and let's look for heat exhaustion. we're going to use a gun on the set. you know, everybody needs to be aware. we're shooting blanks but even blanks can be deadly. you know, whatever -- and certainly he's number one on the -- responsible for safety. the armorer, that's their one single job. protect those guns, watch those guns, keep them locked up. and every single person should check and double check. as i referenced yesterday, think of it when you go to a hospital and you get the hospital band that says your name and your date and every single person you meet in that hospital, the nurse, the orderlies, the doctors, they just keep asking you over and over, what's your full name? what's your birthday? why are you here? and it gets the redundancy is, oh, my gosh, how many times are you going to ask but that needs to be checked so the wrong leg doesn't get amputated. everybody checks and double checks. this is outrageous. the fact there was live ammunition on the set. that they were goofing around supposedly. the plicnking. this is not done on traditional movie sets. the buck ultimately stops with the producers as well. >> what is alec baldwin's legal liable ite here not just as the actor who fired the gun but also as a producer. >> i think he has more liability as the potential producer -- as the producer than the actor that fired the gun. but i have to understand the hierarchy of producers. the producers are the top executives for which the buck stops here. equivalent -- if we look at this as a manufacturing company, the producers are essentially the company president. you have four co-presidents on this film. executive producers are more like the board of directors and the unit production manager or line producer is like the plant manager and the first a.d. is that a number one foreman that is really on the front lines with the people. the four producers that they have on this movie all really are creative producers. generally there's a creative producer and a more business oriented producer. you have here alec baldwin who, obviously, is creative. no one is really expecting him to be involved in the hiring and making sure there's compliance with all the different things. matt de lapeno is a manager of the director. he got that credit because of that tie. a creative guy. nathan clinger, he only became a producer in 2021. all of his credits are tied to working with the distribution company more in terms of, i would say, possibly finance issues -- >> right. >> he seems to be more a financing guy. and the last producer is also creative. he was just the writer. i am not sure he wrote this. >> special effects departments, cgi, incredibly advanced these days. we've heard that the tv show "the rookie" announced they are no longer using any actual real guns on set. adjusted for such a workplace or not. they're only going to use air soft guns and actual props. no real guns. is there a need for real weapons on set at all given what special effects can do? >> steven spielberg did not have genetists create baby dinosaurs. if they can convince people light sabers are real, special effects in 2021 can make it look like a realistic gun in post production and whatever the minor cost may be affiliated with that, i don't even think the costs are more given to have it -- your stunt coordinator, an armorer and all of that stuff, guns should not be on a set. live guns should not be on a set. air soft guns can -- that just shoot out a little projectile, can be dangerous. and i tell my people that even if they are using air soft or rubber guns, treat it as a real gun. >> right. >> do not spin it around. people like to play. they're not toys. treat it as a real gun. >> thanks. sources are telling cnn democrats are expected to drop paid family leave from their social safety net plan after objections from moderate democratic senator joe manchin. manu raju is live on capitol hill. progressives that originally wanted 12 weeks of paid family leave, that's been scaled back to four weeks to get manchin on board. now it's out entirely? >> yeah, because manchin just was not able to get behind a four-week proposal. the white house made clear, president biden made clear to progressives he thought he could get four weeks. that's what he said a few weeks ago to get them on board. a four-week plan. but joe manchin has just not moved on this issue. says he does not believe there should be a requirement for companies to give leave either for sick leave or for -- someone has a child for parental leave, maternal leave. does not think that should be required. as a result, this is going to fall out of the proposal. joe manchin earlier today, i asked him specifically about paid leave. he said, quote, it doesn't make sense to me. he said i just can't do it as other social programs like medicare and also social security have faced issues with their own solvency. he said i can't agree to expand social programs. this is just one of a number of concessions they've had to make to concede to joe manchin to get him behind this, whether getting rid of tuition-free community college, scaling back the price tag. it's still a question about some of the other key social programs. expanding medicare. does that make it in there? joe manchin has been against that. bernie sanders has been pushing for it but that may have to go to get joe manchin's support. >> manu raju, thank you. coming up next -- it's not just covid you have to worry about. a look at side effects caused by life during a pandemic. plus, democrats hoping to tie a republican candidate in virginia to former president trump and trump, well, he seems eager to go along with it. what he just teased ahead. stay with us. such tree-mendous views. i'm at a moss for words. when a cough tries to steal dad's punchlines, he takes robitussin naturals powered by 100% drug-free ingredients. are you gonna leaf me hanging? soothe your cough naturally. as a dj, i know all about customization. that's why i love liberty mutual. they customize my car insurance, so i only pay for what i need. how about a throwback? you got it. ♪ liberty, liberty - liberty, liberty ♪ uh, i'll settle for something i can dance to. ♪ liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty ♪ ♪ ♪ only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty ♪ ♪ your new pharmacy is here. to help you compare prices, and save on your medication. amazon prime members get select meds as low as $1 a month. who knew it could be this easy? 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>> hi, jake. very important question. so what that poll also showed, that there's another one-third that's in a category known as wait and see. and what we know from adults and adolescents. those in the wait and see category are persuadable and movable. we just have to speak to them in plain, terms. and make sure parents understand the cumulative benefits of vaccination outweigh any risk. and make sure access to vaccines for children are readily available at schools, pharmacies, as well as their pediatrician's office. >> some parents might not fully understand and i confess i'm one of them, why the pfizer dose for an 11-year-old is one-third the size for a 12-year-old and i wonder, shouldn't this be based on weight and not chronological age. >> right. so vaccines are not administered based on weight like other therapeutics are. vaccines really are based on the developmental stage or age of the immune system in a younger person. that's why you see the differences in the cut-offs at the ages. so a parent who has an 11-year-old, regardless of size, your 11-year-old should receive the authorized dose for that stated age. and when someone progresses and achieves that next milestone, then they're eligible for the higher dose because their body is designed and fit to be able to endure that particular level. >> interesting. this is an interesting new study from the university of michigan. researchers finding that the need for liver transplants soared because of heavy drinking during the pandemic. we're also learning, obviously, that cigarette sales rose during the pandemic for the first time in 20 years last year. you're a doctor of preventive medicine. how concerning is this from a long-term public health perspective? >> it is concerning but it's not surprising, unfortunately. if you think about what we are going through and think about the worst of what we have been through, the isolation, we've seen a rash of mental and behavioral health diagnoses, whether that's in our hospitals and their emergency rooms or ambutulatory practices. people have struggled coping whether they are physicians and health care providers or those are people who are staying at home. this has been difficult. there has been social, cultural, political, you name it, all types of upheaval. hence you see a resorting to rebe behaviors that are not healthy. we've got work to do to ensure that people understand what are the bedrock actions that you can take, and how can the environment support those healthy behaviors? >> we've seen spikes in mental health related emergency departments as well. especially during teens. what can be done to prevent these pandemic side effects given, this is something for us to talk about now because there will be another pandemic, people predict. experts. >> yes, there will be another pandemic. it is something we know from epidemiological data. and we've got to be more prepared. when we talk about preparedness, we need to think about preparedness in mental health and behavioral health. we need to think about things like mental health first aid or emotional first aid. we hear a lot about how we recognize warning signs for stroke or the warning signs of a heart attack but they have to understand, how do you recognize when a person is going through toxic stress or they're in crisis and how do you refer people to resources that can help them mitigate these dangerous and very concerning times and what do we do? what supports and connectivity do we build into our normal and daily practice to help people head off, i would say, exacerbations in mood disorders. >> dr. pernell, thank you. >> thanks, jake. coming up, a race to watch for the u.s. house of representatives. the challenger to congressman matt gaetz who is raising eyebrows. stay with us. way for you to sell your car. whether it's a year old or a few years old. we wanna buy your car. so go to carvana and enter your license plate answer a few questions. and our techno wizardry calculates your car's value and gives you a real offer in seconds. when you're ready, we'll come to you, pay you on the spot and pick up your car, that's it. so ditch the old way of selling your car, and say hello to the new way at carvana. ♪ i like it, i love it, i want some more of it♪ ♪i try so hard, i can't rise above it♪ ♪don't know what it is 'bout that little gal's lovin'♪ ♪but i like it, i love it♪ applebee's. now that's eatin' good in the neighborhood. ♪ ♪ there are beautiful ideas that remain in the dark. but with our new multi-cloud experience, you have the flexibility you need to unveil them to the world. ♪ ♪ ♪ - stand up if you are first generation college student. 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>> she says she posted an article in favor of her position too many times and that broke some kind of rule. others say, no, it was disinformation. you were trying to steal twitter followers. that's another whole mess. this story is simply filled with things like that in all directions and finding the truth of it all, very hard. >> tom foreman, thank you. president trump teasing a trip to virginia, but does the republican candidate there even want him to come? stay with us. gold. your strategic advantage. what makes new salonpas arthritis gel so good for arthritis pain? salonpas contains the most prescribed topical pain relief ingredient. it's clinically proven, reduces inflammation and comes in original prescription strength. salonpas. it's good medicine. if you're on medicare, remember, the annual enrollment period is here. the time to choose your coverage... begins october 15th... and ends december 7th. so call unitedhealthcare... and take advantage of a wide choice of plans... including an aarp medicare advantage plan from unitedhealthcare. it can combine your hospital and doctor coverage with part d prescription drug coverage, and more, all in one simple plan... for a low monthly premium or in some areas, no plan premium at all. take advantage of $0 copays on primary care doctor visits, virtual visits and lab tests. also get $0 copays on preventive dental care, $0 copays on routine hearing exams, and free yearly eye exams. plus, free designer frames and prescription lenses. now's the time to look at unitedhealthcare's variety of plans, and let us help find the one that works best for you. ask about ppo plans, too. they let you see any doctor who accepts medicare, without a referral. and pay in-network costs, at home or traveling, when you see doctors in the unitedhealthcare medicare national network. take advantage of $0 copays and deductibles on tier 1 and mail order tier 2 prescriptions. in fact, last year our medicare advantage plan members saved an average of over $9,000. and with renew active, enjoy a free gym membership - with access to the largest gym network of any medicare advantage plan. as always, you can count on unitedhealthcare to help you get the care you need, when you need it. we can even help schedule appointments or find a specialist. enrollment ends december 7th. call unitedhealthcare or go online today. we make it easy to enroll, too. enjoy all the benefits of the only medicare advantage plans with the aarp name. take advantage now. feel stuck with student loan debt? 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>> among tried and true democrats, it's being received pretty well. and that is the point here. the mcauliffe campaign needs to just get out the people who voted for biden or some share of them who voted for him last year to turn out in this governor's race. if they do that, there's a very strong chance they will win. among the democrats i was speaking to, certainly who took the time to turn out to that rally last evening where i was at, they are happy to see president biden overall. yes, there are disagreements on policy and they want democrats to get their act together and end their gridlock and pass the agenda but there's a sense of enthusiasm among those core democrats. that is why president biden came to northern virginia and he won the commonwealth by ten percentage points. but he won this county 80% of the vote. so those are the democrats the mcauliffe campaign is going after trying to awaken them, if you came to a vote for joe biden last year. come to vote for terry mcauliffe this year. youngkin was in roanoke today. he accused his opponent of just bringing in all these democrats who don't live here saying there's no enthusiasm. but they are particularly trying to go after those biden voters. >> jeff zeleny, thanks. let's discuss. alice, you just heard biden comparing youngkin to trump and to the big lie, the insurrectionists. for the most part youngkin has been trying to avoid being tied to former president trump. but now it appears trump is going to come to virginia some way. it's unclear but in a new statement, trump said, quote, arlington, see you soon and then trump's director of communications said, details will be released when appropriate but trump coming to arlington, virginia, northern virginia. that's wquite the tease. doesn't say when he's coming. could be for christmas shopping for all i know. but could this hurt youngkin? >> potentially. glen youngkin has done very well without trump by his side. and i think that is important to note. and he is a far cry from donald trump. his tone and tenor and demeanor is diametrically different. the thing they have in common is policy. and it's humorous when you see president biden going after youngkin for a fleece vest. i'll take a fleece vest over an empty suit any time. right now mcauliffe does not have the momentum. started out with 95% name i.d. and right now neck and neck in the polls. in the youngkin campaign internals show youngkin ahead by two because he has the message and the momentum and despite all these all-star surrogates out there for mcauliffe, they're not able to sell what people in virginia aren't willing to buy right now if they don't have the momentum. >> we have a virginia voter right here, paul begala. with an "i voted" sticker. they have a lot of early voting. i'm assuming you voted for terry mcauliffe. >> it's a private ballot but he's been my friend for like 35 years. you'd love for trump to gocome arlington before the election, right? >> the state party chair in america right away out with a tweet that says virginia is for lovers, not for losers. we defeated donald trump twice. breng him back a third time and we'll defeat him again. all focus has been on the democrats' failure to pass their agenda. it's an artful trick. i don't think i could pull this off. it's depressing the democratic base and alienating the swing vote they need and inspiring the republican base. this is hard to do all three at once and yet somehow we've accomplished it. >> congratulations. >> yes, god bless donald trump. >> keep up the good work. now we're not -- we're going to talk about donald trump for the rest of this. and it is the same agenda. mr. youngkin did play footsy with the big lie folks talking about the number one priority for him was election security. he's going to go on offense to outlaw abortion the way they have in texas, the way mr. trump wants to do so across the state. and now he's talking about banning tony morrison's books? >> he's not in favor of banning it p it. >> he's running an ad that did favor -- >> that was glen youngkin's ad that he paid for with the money he's earned -- >> as much as you'd love to make this about donald trump, donald trump is not on the ballot. youngkin is on the ballot. he's not talking about donald trump. >> why? >> democrats are. >> he's out there talking about what people of virginia like myself are concerned about. jobs, pocketbook issue ooze. >> he's talking about -- >> he's race baiting on a nobel prize-winning novelist. >> aisha, before 2020 in virginia, early voting lasted only seven days and you needed an excuse. you were going to be out of the commonwealth, but now early vote in virginia is 45 days long. there's no requirement for an excuse. anyone can vote by mail early. how does that change the calculus for republicans who don't often turn out in early voting? >> well, the one thing that glen youngkin had and also is not like trump is that he has embraced the early vote and he hasn't told them -- told his voters just come on election day. >> or it's rigged. >> or it's rigged. he has told them to come out and try to do early voting so that does go into his favor. the problem for democrats, too, could be that people would normally vote on election day are now kind of voting earlier. they're not getting more votes than they would necessarily have otherwise. and they have to make sure they're getting young people to come out and vote. so those are some of the complications that can come with early voting. more people voting, obviously, is good. but that's what they're trying to figure out. >> usually early voting, typically favors democrats. and election day voting favors republicans. so far there's been more than triple the early turnout than four years ago. if democrats typically turn out early, does that mean it's necessarily safe to assume that mcauliffe is leading with the early vote? >> you can say that the democrats right now are outpacing on early voting but there's a couple key points to point to before we get ahead of ourselves. many of those folks that are engaging in early voting now also did it in the 2020 election. so it's not necessarily, based off some data thus far, new voters necessarily that are coming forward. also a really crucial point which is also the concern around young people going and engaging in early voting. i believe i saw one data tracker that said just 6% of voters between 18 and 28 had engaged in early voting as well. so when you look at that, there are some points for concern. and let's remember, this race here also matters a lot to some folks in washington and in the administration. >> sure. absolutely. >> this is really a test for many folks in the white house, as well as on capitol hill around, can the president's agenda, you were just hinting on it. can the president's agenda also galvanize the electoral vote, especially in -- this is just a start but we're going to see more. >> and there's some shocking video i want to show because, look, republicans, like alice stewart and glen youngkin have not engaged in the big lie and it's important to point that out. but the reason why so many people hate it is because not just that it's a lie that hurt joe biden's feelings but because it potentially can cause violence. we saw january 6th. the founder of the conservative student group turning point usa recently held an event where a member of the audience asked him when republicans should start using guns against people who, quote, steal elections. take a listen. >> we're living under corporate and medical fascism. this is tyranny. when do we get to use the guns? no, and i am not -- that's not a joke. i'm not saying it like that. i mean literally, where is the line? how many elections are they going to steal before we kill these people? >> so, no, eye hold on. i am -- no, stop. hold on. now i'm going to denounce that and tell you why. because you're playing into all their plans and they're trying to make you do this. hear me out. what i'm saying is we have a very fragile balance right now in our current time where we must exhaust every single peaceful means possible. >> first of all, charlie kirk denounces this, quote/unquote, but only because in that clip, because you're playing into all their plans and they're trying to make you do this not because you shouldn't talk about killing people. and not -- no one stole an election. >> shame on him for not stopping that man's tracks and saying, none of that. stop that kind of talk. that's nonsense and ridiculous and dangerous and stupid. look, my pastor always says, your feelings might be real. doesn't mean that they are true. and people need to stop thinking that because they feel the election is not safe and fair that it's truly not fair. they need to get past that. they need to embrace the fact we have free and fair elections, integrity in our election process and need to move forward and get past this inciting violence and danger because you don't like the outcome of an election. >> amen, alice stewart and thanks to everybody here. taiwan's president sitting down with cnn. what she had to say about the threat from china. that's next. and just being sustainable isn't enough. our future depends on regeneration. that's why we're working to not only protect our planet, but restore, renew, and replenish it. so we can all live better tomorrow. ♪ i'm not getting through the pandemic just to end up with the flu. i asked for fluzone high-dose quadrivalent. it's the #1-used flu vaccine for people 65 and older. fluzone high-dose quadrivalent is the only vaccine approved by the fda for superior flu protection in adults 65+. i'm not letting my guard down. fluzone high-dose quadrivalent isn't for people who've had a severe allergic reaction to any flu vaccine or vaccine component, including eggs or egg products. tell your health care professional if you've ever experienced severe muscle weakness after receiving a flu shot. people with weakened immune systems, including those receiving therapies that suppress the immune system, may experience lower immune responses. vaccination may not protect everyone. side effects include pain, redness, and/or swelling where you got the shot, muscle ache, headache, and general discomfort. other side effects may occur. all flu shots are not the same. i raised my game with fluzone high-dose quadrivalent. ask your doctor or pharmacist for fluzone high-dose quadrivalent. i just became eligible for medicare and, can i say? 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>> if it's a threat from china, it's increasing every day. >> reporter: the mainland's massive military, 2 million strong, more powerful than ever. china flew 150 war planes near taiwan in just five days this month. this democracy of more than 23 million governed separately from the mainland for more than 70 years since the end of china's civil war, still seen as a breakaway promise in the eyes of beijing's communist rulers who have never controlled the island. china has pressured most of the world to sever formal diplomatic ties with taipei. chinese president xi jinping says reunification is only a matter of time. are you interested in speaking with president xi? would you like to have more communication with him? >> well, more communication would be helpful so that we would reduce misunderstanding given our differences. differences in terms of our political systems. we can sit down and talk about our differences and try to make arrangement so that we will be able to co-exist peacefully. >> your predecessor did meet with president xi. why do you think that things -- the communication has really gone south since 2016? >> well, i think the situation has changed a lot. and china's plan towards the region is very different. >> that plan includes more threats over taiwan. clashes with japan and the east china sea. and militarizing manmade islands in the south china sea. posing a direct challenge to seven decades of u.s. military supremacy in the indo-pacific. in response, the u.s. ramped up arms sales to taiwan. selling the island $5 billion in weapons last year. president tsai confirms to cnn, u.s. support goes beyond selling weapons. >> does that support include sending some u.s. service members to help train taiwanese troops? >> well, yes. we have a wide range of cooperation with the u.s. aimed at increasing our defense capability. >> how many u.s. service members are deployed in taiwan right now? >> not as many as people thought. >> reporter: defense department records show the number of u.s. troops in taiwan increased from 10 in 2018 to 32 earlier this year. the state department asked for more marines to safeguard the unofficial u.s. embassy in taipei. any u.s. military presence in taiwan, big or small, is perceived by beijing as an act of aggression. when reports surpassed earlier this month of u.s. marines training taiwanese troops, china released this video. a training exercise targeting taiwan independence and interference by external forces like the u.s. a warning for president joe biden who vowed to defend taiwan at this cnn town hall last week. >> so are you saying that the united states would come to taiwan's defense if china attacked? >> yes, we have a commitment to do that. >> reporter: the white house later walked back biden's comments. they seemed to contradict the u.s. policy of strategic ambiguity. leaving u.s. military involvement in taiwan an open question. >> people have different interpretation of what president biden has said. >> do you have faith that the united states would defend taiwan if the mainland were to try to move on taiwan? >> i do have faith. and given the long-term relationship that we have with the u.s. and also the support of the people of the u.s. as well as the congress and the administration has been very helpful. >> reporter: taiwan's defense minister says china could launch a full-scale war by 2025. he says military tensions are the worst in more than 40 years. >> we have to extradite our military reform so that we have the ability to defend ourselves. and given the size of taiwan compared to the size of the prc, developing a symmetric capability is the key for us. >> how prepared is taiwan today? >> we are trying to make us stronger in every aspect. that includes our military capability. and our international support. >> reporter: support bolstered, she says, by taiwan's critical importance to the global supply chain. the island is a world leader in semiconductors. taiwan was asia's fastest growing economy last year. a fact president tsai proudly points out over lunch. >> this is one of my favorite foods. >> all right. >> reporter: despite everything, she appears calm and confident. >> you talked about how really the situation is so complex now. >> it is very complex. this is probably the most challenging time for people of taiwan. >> reporter: you read the outside headlines. the most dangerous place on earth. >> we read these reports as reminder to us as to what threats we're under and we have to get ourselves better prepared. but we're not panicked. we're not anxious because we have gone through so many difficulties in the past. >> reporter: she says taiwan's future must be decided by its people. the people who worked hard over the last 70 years to build the world's only chinese speaking democracy. a demogeracy under growing threat. this is the first time in more than 40 years that a taiwanese president has publicly confirmed u.s. troops are here on the island training taiwanese troops. it comes at a time the u.s. is calling for a more meaningful role for taiwan at the united nations. much to the ire of beijing which just yesterday said it's not ruling out the use of force to reunify with this island at any cost. >> cnn's will ripley, thank you for that. coming up, a federal judge has ruled in the case brought by kobe bryant's wife who will now have to testify. that's next. and along the ride, you'll have many questions. challenges. and a few surprises. but wherever you are on your journey. your dell technologies advisor is here for you - with the right tech solutions. so you can stop at nothing for your customers. i thought i was managing my moderate to severe crohn's disease. then i realized something was missing... ...me. my symptoms were keeping me from being there for her. so, i talked to my doctor and learned humira is the #1 prescribed biologic for people with crohn's disease. humira helps people achieve remission that can last. and the majority of people on humira saw significant symptom relief in as little as 4 weeks. humira can lower your ability to fight infections. serious and sometimes fatal infections, including tuberculosis, and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened, as have blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure. tell your doctor if you've been to areas where certain fungal infections are common and if you've had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections, or have flu-like symptoms or sores. don't start humira if you have an infection. be there for you, and them. ask your gastroenterologist about humira. with humira, remission is possible. learn how abbvie could help you save on humira. in 2016, i was working at the amazon warehouse when my brother passed away. and a couple of years later, my mother passed away. after taking care of them, i knew that i really wanted to become a nurse. amazon helped me with training and tuition. today, i'm a medical assistant and i'm studying to become a registered nurse. in filipino: you'll always be in my heart. moving is a handful. no kidding! fortunately, xfinity makes moving easy. easy? 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