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Reporter sold, like the country seems to be. Mark phillips, cbs news, oslo. With three simple words. My name is chris noth and i will listen. From maine to maui, thousands of High School Students across the country are getting in on the action by volunteering in their communities. Chris young action teams of High School Students are joining volunteers of america and Major League Baseball players to help train and inspire the next generation of volunteers. Carlos pea its easy to start an action team at your school so you, too, can get in on the action. If you were a hippie in the 60s, you need to know. Its the dawning of the age of aquarius. Yeah, and Something Else thats cool. What . Osteoporosis is preventable. All osteos preventable . Right on all cbs cares today, a Senate Report found that gilead sciences, which makes a cure for a fatal form of hepatitis, is more interested in profits than patients. The cure was invented under the leadership of the celebrated doctor in the department of Veterans Affairs. But at 1,000 a pill, even the va cant afford to save the lives of vets who need it. Chip reid has been looking into this. Reporter in 2013, vietnam veteran zion yisrael was told he had five years to live. He had stage four Liver Disease caused by hepatitis c. Which has infected as many as 230,000 veterans. Most contracted it in vietnam battlefield blood transfusions and vaccinations. The longer it goes, the harder it is to treat. Reporter after decades of suffering, earlier this year yisrael was overjoyed to learn there was a cure. I felt like my prayers were answered. I am ready to be cured. Reporter the drug, sofosbuvir, is sold as sovaldi and harvoni and claims to cure up to 99 of hepatitis c patients, but theres a catch. The retail price for a 12week treatment is 84,000. The department of Veterans Affairs gets a 50 discount, but even with that, the va told yisrael they cant afford to give it to everyone who needs it, including him. Come back next year, and all the time im thinking about that, my condition is getting worse. Reporter dr. Raymond schinazi founded the company and discovered the drug. He has worked for the department of Veterans Affairs since 1983. He says hes only a seven eighths Government Employee and what he does with his remaining time is up to him. So youre only spending one eighth of your time on your private company . Well, even less than that. Reporter even less . Yes. Im very efficient. Reporter dr. Schinazi made more than 400 million when he sold his company for 11 billion to pharmaceutical giant gilead in 2012. Do you see how that looks to an average veteran . Im sorry youre taking it personally. Reporter if youre surprised that a government scientist can make that kind of money, given federal laws surrounding conflicts of interest, so were we. Has anybody ever questioned the arrangement you have that allows you to become very wealthy while working seveneighths of your time with the government . That. I think ive done everything, ive disclosed everything to the va. Reporter the va declined our request for an interview but approved the arrangement, and in a statement said federal employees are allowed to invest in private companies, provided all conflict of interest rules are followed. Gilead, the company that now owns and sets the price on sovaldi and harvoni, told us that the cost is in line with the previous standards of care. But in this 2013 trade journal, dr. Schinazi said it only costs about 1,400 to manufacture the full 12week treatment. Thats less than 2 of the retail price. Why is it so much more expensive than what it costs to make it . Thats a good question. I mean, i think the price will come down eventually. Reporter zion yisrael wonders if the price will come down in time to save him, in the two years his doctor says he has left. Were still alive and we come here, and because of 84,000, you know, we cant get cured, a medication produced by the country that were protecting . Reporter dr. Schinazi says the drug he helped create has helped save hundreds of thousands of lives around the world, but, scott, the va concedes that funding for u. S. Veterans is limited. So far theyve treated about 35,000 vets, just 15 of the veterans infected with hepatitis c. Chip reid with a revealing story in our washington newsroom. Chip, thanks. Patients who suffer from a rare infection called toxoplasmosis got some help today when express scripts offered to sell the treatment for 1 a pill. The drug is similar to daraprim, sold by turing pharmaceutical after an uproar, turings c. E. O. Martin shkreli promised to lower the price and then he appeared to backtrack. Don dahler has more on this. Reporter when shkreli increased its price, they complained they were being unfairly vilified. There are a Dozen Companies just like ours that raise Prices Higher than ours and i dont see them getting the criticism i got. Reporter hes partially right. After valiant pharmaceuticals bought the rights to a heart medication, it raised the price from 179 a dose to almost 1,500. Activis increased the cost from 2,700 a bottle to over 1,800. You have your foot on the patients throat. Reporter industry analyst Richard Evans there is a moral obligation. You have to have the patients wellbeing at heart and you have to act accordingly. Reporter Imprimis Pharmaceuticals says theyre doing just that. Theyre using the basic their own version of the drug. The infamous founder and ceo mark baum. We decided to take action to make this new formulation available to this vulnerable population. Reporter youre selling it for 1. Are you taking a loss on this . No. The chemicals that we use to make this formulation are quite inexpensive. We make a really nice profit on this, but we make what i feel is an ethical profit. Reporter after a global backlash, shkreli said hed lower the price of daraprim, last week he did, but only for hospitals, not individuals. Members of congress have called for an investigation into steep increases in drug prices, and, scott, imprimis says its looking at selling cheaper versions of other expensive medication, as well. Don dahler for us tonight. Don, thank you. Its cool in the midwest where records are falling and so is the snow. And we will remember a much family. politely wait, wait, wait you cant put it in like that, you have to rinse it first. Whats that, alfredo . No,that can go in. No it cant what are you, nuts . Thats bakedon alfredo. Bakedon . Its never gonna work. Dish issues . Trust your dishwasher with cascade platinum. It powers. Through. Your toughest stuckon food. Better than finish. to the hostess see, told you it would work. turns to girl 2 you guys heard me say that, right . Cascade. Tonight winter storm warnings are up in much of the upper midwest. Snow is falling and cars are sliding. Heres david begnaud. Reporter in sioux falls, south dakota, driving has been an uphill battle. The second winter blast in less conditions. Molly liberko lives here. This is pretty heavy snow. I know i heard some warnings yesterday. This is heart attack snow because its heavy. Reporter 81yearold eldora zea spent an hour today shoveling her landlords property. At my age, you get used to it. You just put a little extra apparel on. Reporter on monday, sioux falls got nearly nine inches of snow, breaking a daily record. That didnt stop donald shea from delivering more than 2,000 pieces of mail. You moved to south dakota from san diego ten years ago. Yes, i did. Reporter ever wish you were back . I love it out here. You put it through the test, rain, sleet or snow. Out here or south dakota. Reporter in minnesota, there have been over 500 weatherrelated accidents since yesterday. We rode with bryon foote as he plowed interstate 90. You might be driving on a really good road and catch some slush, and it will pull you into a ditch or another vehicle or something. Falls, just south of the downtown area, nearly 26 inches of snow fell in the month of november. That was a record. Scott, looking forward, northeastern minnesota is under a Winter Weather advisory for tomorrow morning. But it is beautiful. David begnaud reporting for us tonight. David, thank you very much. Now a correction in our report yesterday on cyber monday shopping, we misspoke when we said that nordstroms website had crashed. It did not crash. And we are sorry about the well be right back. Fans of 60 minutes know and admire the work of harry radliffe. Harry was the producer of some of our most memorable stories. Today at the age of 66, harry lost a sevenyear battle with colon cancer, and we lost an extraordinary talent and friend. Harry radliffe was a trailblazer. In the 1980s he became the first African American to head a cbs news bureau in london. As a 60 minutes producer for a quarter of a century, he traveled the world, producing nearly 100 stories. Harry was asked recently which one was his favorite. He picked the story that he did with the late correspondent bob simon about monasteries at mt. Athos on a remote peninsula in northern greece. It had the feel of a medieval city. Holiness seems to seep from the very stones. They saw our story and were happy that they had cooperated with us, that they let us tell their story. They started referring to me as beloved. Beloved. Not bad. That doesnt normally happen on 60 minutes, let me tell you. But beloved he was, by all of us. 60 minutes executive producer jeff fager said it best today. Decent and a wonderful friend. Woman what does it feel like when a woman is having a heart attack . Chest pain, like theres a ton of weight on your chest. Severe shortness of breath. Unexplained nausea. Cold sweats. Theres an unusual tiredness and fatigue. Theres unfamiliar dizizziness or lightheadedness. Unusual pain in your back, neck, jaw, one or both arms, even your upper stomach, are signs youre having a heart attack. Dont make excuses. Make the call to 911 immediately. Learn more at womenshealth. Gov heartattack. While i was on a combat patrol in baqubah, iraq, a rocketpropelled grenade took my arm off at the shoulder. I was discharged from the army, and ive been working with the Wounded Warrior project since 2007. Warriors, you dont have to be severely wounded to be with the Wounded Warrior project. We do have a lot of guys that have posttraumatic stress disorder. Being able to share your story, i guess it kind of helps you wrap your mind around what did happen over there. My name is norbie, today, to celebrate the birth of his daughter, Mark Zuckerberg announced hes pledging 99 of his facebook stock, about 45 billion, to philanthropy paying it forward. That was also the goal of a young man of more modest means, and carter evans has his story. Reporter with two small children, stayathome mother Jamie Lynne Knighten has her hands full. It was a recent trip to the Grocery Store that nearly pushed her to the breaking point, when the only credit card she had with her was declined. Nuts, what are you going to do . Trying to figure out if i could go home and get my other card. Thats when matthew stepped up. Reporter 28yearold Matthew Jackson was behind her and offered to pay for her 200 grocery bill. He refused to take no for an answer but he had one condition just do it for somebody else. Reporter a few days later knighten, tracked down the Good Samaritan to the gym he worked at. She called to thank him and manager angela lavender picked up the phone. When she said, i just wanted the manager to know what kind of a beautiful person they get to work with, my heart broke. She started to cry and she said, you know, im sorry to have to tell you this, but matthew passed away. Reporter matthew was killed in a car accident. And i put the dates together and it was the day after i had met him. I wanted to honor this man. I wanted people to know what he Facebook Page in matthews honor. It now has more than 10,000 followers and hundreds of stories inspired by matthew. You cant put a price on that. You cant put a price on giving people hope again. Reporter carter evans, cbs news, carlsbad, california. And thats the overnight news for this wednesday. For some of you, the news continues. For others, check back with us a little later for the morning news and cbs this morning. From the Broadcast Center in new this is the cbs overnight news. Welcome to the overnight news. Im anna warner. The next Republican Debate is just two weeks away, and gop front runner donald trump is predicting it will be a ratings bonanza. Trump told supporters that so many people will be tuning in to see him, that he might charge cnn 5 million just to appear on stage. Whether or not thats a joke, iowas first in the nation caucuses are less than two months away, and polls in the state show senator ted cruz is now nearly even with trump. Thats got cruz going on the offensive. Major garrett reports. All of these dumbass politicians said oh, no, oh, no. Thats what they are. Reporter trump stayed on the demanding 5 million from cnn for Veterans Charities or he would bug out of the networks december 15th debate. Should i do it . I dont know if i want to take the chance. Reporter but trump pulled punches when he talked about senator ted cruz, now nearly tied with trump in iowa. Hes been so supportive, but at some point hes going to have to hit me, right . Its going to be a sad day, but we will hit back. Reporter that day is already here. I dont believe donald trump is going to be our nominee. I dont believe hes going to be our president. Reporter cruz invited controversy of his own to last weeks shooting at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic. Here is the simple and undeniable fact. The overwhelming majority of violent criminals are democrats. The media doesnt report that. Reporter earlier in new york, trump met with black pastors to discuss comments hes made in the past. I think they want to see reporter trumps message appealed to some. I see strength, leadership. Reporter but others were skeptical. Its very unfortunate the way hes talked to not just the Africanamerican Community but things hes said about mexicans and muslims. Reporter ted cruz has risen more than ten points in two weeks. Cruz said yesterday conservatives are coalescing around his campaign and he says if that wont scontinues, its game over. Hillary clinton says she has a plan to destroy the islamic state. Her strategy includes special forces, air strikes and a nofly zone over parts of syria. But she told charlie rose her plans do not include combat troops. I agree with the president s point that were not putting american combat troops back into syria or iraq. Were not going to do that. Under no circumstances would you not do that . Well, at this point i cannot where i would agree to do that. We dont know yet how many special forces might be needed, how many trainers and surveillance and enablers might be needed. But in terms of thousands of combat troops like some on the republican side are recommending, i think that should be a nonstarter and it should be a nonstarter both because i dont think its a smartest way to go after isis. I think it gives isis a new recruitment tool if we get back in the fight. Tell me how serious the threat of isis is and what level do we decide well do anything we have to do to stop them . Well, i think we have to haves our objective their defeat. I think you have to fight them in the air, fight them on the ground, and fight them in cyberspace. Now youre facing an even more barbaric enemy which has more money and now controls territory. We need to get over the false choice between either going after assad or going after isis. Help us understand that, because everybody is talking how do you do both . I think you do both by making it clear and bringing the russians in. You know, the russians have paid a big price because of the bomb in their jet coming from sharm el sheikh. So theyve lost people to isis, right . I think you say, look, we need your if not your active help, your acquiescence in what were going to do going after isis. So that means youre going to have to pull back while we go after their leadership and their economic infrastructure. But if you want to be part of that, we welcome you and you have a dog in hunt now because youre worried about whats happening in the caucuses. Youre worried about isis spreading its ideology. Right now were not going to see a military defeat of assad. Thats not going to happen. It might have been possible a few years ago. Its not going to happen now. Theres a nofly zone, which you advocate. And the russians invade that nofly zone, would president you give it warning . That would not happen. Were going to put up a nofly zone where the russians are clearly kept informed. I want them at the table. They dont have to participate in it, but i want them to understand that there has to be safe areas on the ground. Is there some lesson we need to learn and it may be applicable to syria, dont get rid of a strongman until you have somebody that can come in there. Because you dont want chaos. Because what you have in libya now is an increasing force of isis. There are armed groups that are fighting for power within libya that are not in any way identified with or allied with isis. They need to form even a loose confederation to try to push isis literally into the sea before they get a stronghold. The political uproar continues over president obamas plan to resettle 10,000 Syrian Refugees. They wont allow it. Now the white house is offering to provide an individualized report on every refugee settled this year. Thats not good enough for the governor of texas, who is threatening legal action against organizations helping the immigrants. Manuel bojorquez reports from austin. Reporter almost 200 Syrian Refugees resettled in texas last fiscal year, many with the help of organizations like the International Rescue committee, or the irc, a nonprofit. That group is now under the scrutiny of Texas Governor greg abbott. We will be working to ensure that Syrian Refugees are not going to be allowed into the state of texas and given refuge in the state of texas. Reporter 31 governors, all but one republican, say they oppose accepting Syrian Refugees, fearing terrorists may sneak in with them and carry out paris two weeks ago. Texas is threatening legal action, sending a letter to the irc saying failure to cooperate violates federal law and your contract with the state. This woman runs another immigrant Services Organization that works in texas with Syrian Refugees. What about those security concerns, though . What would you tell people who say we should take a pause . Prove to me theres been one active terrorism by a refugee during the past year since 2001. There have been none. Reporter but now many resettlement organizations find themselves having to choose between following state orders and federal law. The Obama Administration sent a letter to resettlement organizations last week, reminding them that federal law requires states to provide assistance and services to refugees, without regard to nationality. The organizations know very well that they cannot exclude just Syrian Refugees, and if they do, theyre opening themselves up to potential liability on that basis. Hey peter. unenthusiastic oh. Ha ha ha joanne . Is that you . Its me. You dont look a day over 70. Am i right . Jingle jingle. If youre peter pan, you stay young forever. Its what you do. If you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. You make me feel so young. Its what you do. You make me feel so spring has sprung. Ever since darryls wife started using gain flings, their laundry smells more amazing than ever. sniff uh honey, isnt that the dogs towel . dog noise hey, mi towel, su towel. More gain scent, plus oxi boost and febreze for 3 big things its our best gain ever so how ya doing . Enough pressure in here for ya . Ugh. My sinuses are killing me. Yeah. Just wait til we hit ten thousand feet. Im gonna take Mucinex Sinusmax. Too late, were about to take off. These dissolve fast. Theyre new liquid gels. And youre coming with me. Wait, what . you realize i have gold status . Do i still get the miles . New Mucinex Sinusmax liquid gels. Dissolves fast to unleash max strength medicine. Start the relief. Ditch the misery. Lets end this. Covergirl is the easy way to draw attention Perfect Point liner smudge with spongetip to create a smokin kitten eye lash blast mascara adds an instant blast of volume add a pow to your brow wow from easy, breezy, beautiful extreme athlete j. T. Holmes is celebrating his conquest of one of the worlds most forbidding mountains, iger mountain, in switzerland. Anderson cooper and the 60 minutes cameras went along for the thrill of a lifetime. Reporter the 13,000 feet, the icy summit of the iger, is too steep and rocky to simply ski down. Ready . Reporter so j. T. Holmes is training in three extreme sports to rocket down more of the iger than anyone ever has. Right now hes practicing one of those sports, speed riding, on a nearby mountain slope with his to speed ride, hes using skis, but hes also attached to a gliderlike parachute called a speed wing. It allows him to soar over rocks and legends, impossible to ski. Youre capable of transitioning skiing and flying. Reporter youre both skiing and youre flying. And then youre skiing a little bit more. Exactly. Reporter but speed riding will only take j. T. So far down the iger. Hell ski off a cliff and freefall the rest of the way, all in one long, nonstop, breathtaking ride. Three sports, one run. And theyre my three favorite sports. Reporter these are the three things you love . Yeah. These are three of the things i love. Reporter j. T. Needs perfect conditions for this descent, and so far he hasnt been lucky. Weather on the iger is unpredictable. Change directions dramatically. J. T. Checks the iger every day to see if he can finally head to the summit. For the past two years, he had to cancel plans because wind bleu the snow off the top of the mountain. Today, the conditions are not right . Yeah, today you cant even see the top, so we cant get a helicopter up there. Reporter how long have you been planning this . The first thoughts of it were upwards of six years ago, but focused on a good three. Reporter why has it taken to long . Youre putting your life in unnecessary risk. So i need the right day. Reporter j. T. Is well aware of the risk. He started out as a professional skier. The steeper the slope, the better. Ready, set, go reporter now at 35, he makes a living through endorsements and filming his remarkable feats. When we first met him six years ago in norway, he and his daredevil friends were pioneering the use of wing suits, jumping off mountains and hour. But in the last several years, a number of his friends and acquaintances have died in wing suit accidents. One of his friends was killed in 2012 when he struck a cliff and fell 1,000 feet. J. T. Wont be wing suit flying off the iger. The most dangerous part of his descent will be when he tries to jettison his skis and freefall down the rest of the mountain. To practice, he makes base jumps without skis, off a tiny, slippery piece of rock he calls the mushroom. I stepped off the helicopter onto the mushroom and that was fine. I had a good grip. But then i took one step and there was this really thin ice layer. It feels more uneven than i remember. Hes off. Reporter he falls for about miles per hour, before opening his parachute. Hes right toward us. His parachute is open. Reporter that was amazing. How was it . Scary. Reporter when j. T. Jumps off the cliff, hell have his skis on. Properly releasing them is critical. Whats the danger if you cant get the skis off . Youre at risk of an unstable parachute deployment or a snag. Reporter that risk is foremost in his mind because of what happened to his best friend, shane. In 2007, j. T. And shane started skiing off mountains, dropping their skis, and flying away in wing suits. It was a dangerous combination they found thrilling. Oh, yeah. Reporter but on this jump in italy in 2009, shanes ski release mechanism jammed. He couldnt get his skis to come off. He crashed into the ground at high speed and was killed instantly. Thats how he died . His skis didnt come off . He couldnt get his skis off, struggled in his wing suit and crashed. Reporter when j. T. Is training, he wears a tshirt with a funny picture of shane on it. Without his old friend there to help him, hes turned to new friends. Martin sherman is an experienced Swiss Mountain guide. It can change very quickly, from good conditions to really nasty. Reporter it can turn bad very quickly . And then youre in trouble. Reporter they are cautious and methodical, making numerous trips to plan in advance every part of the complex descent. J. T. Will jump, jettison his skis, and begin to freefall. Youre standing there on top of the mountain. What goes through your mind . Theres two mindsets. Theres the evel knievel, which is kind of kamakazi, and who knows how its going to work out . And then theres the james bond. And bond is composed and dialed and hes uses clever pieces of gear which he developed to outwit his opponents and pull off tremendous things. Reporter which one are you . Im bond. Reporter after days of waiting and years of false starts and canceled attempts, on this visit in april, the weather on the mountain suddenly clears. J. T. Decides the time is right. He and his team take a chopper to the igers summit. Im checking for landmarks on the way up and confirming my path of descent. Reporter so you already have memorized. Reporter the iger might be a monster of a mountain, but the summit is shockingly small. Here there is no room for error. No room for the helicopter. Its not big enough for the helicopter to land . No. It just puts its nose into the iger and hovers there. Reporter how big is the area that youre standing on at the top . Its pretty small. There is no slat spot. Workable space is three pingpong tables. Reporter thats it . Something like that, yeah. Reporter a mistake here, one wrong step at 13,000 feet could cost them their lives. They work for almost an hour, they dig trenches with ice axes so they wont fall down the nearly vertical slope. The surface is jagged ice, not rip the speed wings. I dont like how these things drag the lines. Reporter they file down the sharp pieces of ice so they wont snag the speed wing lines. But the wind picks up and they have to quickly reposition them. J. T. Decides its now or never. Okay, three, two, one, go. Reporter j. T. Launches off the summit. Champion ski rider valentin quickly follows. Videotaping for us with a camera on his helmet. The ride of a lifetime has begun. Thats when you turn your skis downhill. Thats very committing, because you point your skis down the iger, youre probably not going to stop until tomorrow. Reporter one way or the other. One way or the other. Reporter j. T. Uses the speed wing for much of the descent, flig over outcroppings of rock he reaches an open slope on the igers western flank and lands. He cuts loose his ski wing so it wont slow him down. Now he relies solely on his skis and skill. Youre in a really cool place where few people ski. What youre trying to do is gather as much as possible and propel yourself off the cliff. Reporter the cliff hell ski off is coming up fast. This is the most dangerous part of the descent. There is no stopping. He completes a double back flip to stabilize himself, releases his skis, then freefalls. His nylon suit is arrow dynamically designed, propelling him forward. He falls nearly 2,000 feet, finally opening his parachute. [ cheering ] reporter he drifts safely to the ground, landing more than a mile below the igers summit. Oh, yeah oh, my god. That was pretty intense, man. Holmes actually did it a second time, but that run didnt go so smoothly. You can see the full story on our website, cbsnews. Com. The overnight news will be right back. Coming back on my longterm control medicine, i talked to my doctor and found a missing piece in my asthma treatment. Oncedaily breo prevents asthma symptoms. Breo is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a longterm asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. Breo wont replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. Breo opens up airways to help improve breathing for a full 24 hours. 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Shkreli now says hes reducing the price for hospitals only. Individuals will pay the full amount. But last month, a san diego based drug Company Announced it will offer its version of the drug for 1 a pill. Mark baum is the founder and ceo. Youre selling it the equivalent for 1. Are you taking a loss on this . No. The chemicals that we use to make this formulation are quite inexpensive. We make a really nice profit on this. But we make what i feel is an ethical profit. Reporter the drug is considered the most effective treatment for a rare but deadly disease that inflicting persons with lowered immune systems, including cancer and hiv persons. The fda says its looking into the announcement but has no further comment at this point. The drug company says theyre considering selling cheaper versions of other expensive drugs, whose high prices are don dahler, cbs news, new york. The cbs overnight news will be right back. When the engines failed on the plane i was flying, i knew what to do to save my passengers. But when my father sank into depression, i didnt know how to help him. When he ultimately shot himself, he left our family devastated. Dont let this happen to you. If you or a loved one is suicidal, call the National Suicide prevention lifeline. No matter how hopeless or helpless you feel, franklin d. Roosevelt the inherent right to work is one of the elemental privileges of a free people. Endowed, as our nation is, with abundant physical resources. And inspired as it should be to make those resources and opportunities available for the enjoyment of all. We approach reemployment with real hope of finding a better answer than we have now. Narrator donate to goodwill where your Donations Help Fund pirelli is famous for making High Performance tires, but it also puts out a calendar every year, usually filled with scantily clad models. But after five decades, pirelli is changing gears. It is a simple concept. 13 women chosen for their accomplishments and not just their figures, developed and shot by one of the most respected female photographers around. It is a deep departure and one that is rethinking female sexuality. Cindy, jennifer, sophia. For decades, those pages have and hollywood alisters, sho angus gunn with her granddaughter. Musician patty smith. Clothed and striking in each image. Cbs news contributor melody hobson is ms. June. I thought, well, heres an opportunity to perhaps showcase a career and a story that is not common. I think thats what women like me have been dreaming of. Reporter only two women kept theme. Tennis star Serena Williams is pictured topless, with her muscular back to the camera. And comedienne amy schumer in her underwear, sipping coffee. She had an idea that there was going to be clothing this year, and i was like, great, lets do it. Nudity. Reporter nudity has been a near constant since pirelli began the project in 1964. It hoped to be an artistic version of a pinup calendar, legitimized by fashions elite. But times are changing. And attitudes about objectifying women along with them. I think it would risk a lot of people saying, this wasnt sincere. News for this wednesday. The mayor of chicago is trying to end the turmoil there superintendent, garry mccarthy. The city, plagued by gun violence and distrust of the police, was rocked last week by video of the shooting of a black teenager by a white officer. Release of that video after a yearlong delay led to a series of protests. Dean reynolds is in chicago. Reporter with murderous Gang Violence on the rise in chicago once again and with Public Confidence in the citys police collapsing, mayor rahm emanuel decided it was time for a change at the top of the force. Public trust in the leadership of the department has been shaken and eroded. This morning, i formally asked for his resignation. Reporter this appeared to be the last straw for garry mccarthys four and a half year tenure dash cam video showing a white chicago cop shooting a black teenager 16 times. The death of Laquan Mcdonald occurred in october 2014, and the video finally released last week, undercut the Police Account that officer jason van dykes life was in danger when van dyke has since been charged with firstdegree murder. The street protests that followed anyway cost merchants 25 to 50 of black friday sales. While strategies mccarthy introduced have cut crime overall, murders are up 13 from a year ago, shootings up 17 , innocents have been caught in gang crossfire, children have been executed in revenge attacks, and mccarthy was unable to reverse a history of Abusive Police work. A university of chicago study found in more than 99 of the thousands of misconduct complaints against officers this year, no disciplinary action was ever taken. He has become an issue rather than dealing with the issue. Reporter but some critics say emanuel himself has become an issue and have questioned his leadership. One reporter asked if he still had the trust of the public. I work at that every day, and i have a lot of work to do at reporter job one will be to find a new police superintendent. The mayor has just created a new Accountability Task force to restore confidence. Thanks, dean. The United States is about to get more deeply involved in the war against isis in iraq and syria, with more special Operations Forces on the ground. David martin has the details from the pentagon. Reporter about 200 special Operations Force also be based in the northern iraqi city of irbil where they will launch raids against isis. Defense secretary carter revealed plans for what he called a targeting force. Its important capability because it takes advantage of what were good at and it puts everybody on notice in syria, that you dont know at night who will be coming in the window. Commando raids against isis have been few and far between two in the past seven months. Both times the commandos were brought in to conduct the raid and sent home when it was completed. By basing them inside iraq, carter hopes to increase the frequency of raids. Capturing isis leaders for interrogation and seizing the information stored on their cell phones and laptops. Joint chiefs chairman general Joseph Dunford our assessment is the operations this force will conduct will provide additional intelligence that will make our operations much more effective. Reporter this targeting force is in addition to the 50 special operators being sent to syria to work with local fighters advancing on the isis capital of raqqah. It will probably require president obama to raise the ceiling on the number of american troops permitted in iraq from the current 3,500. Increased raids will also bring increased risk of american casualties. The only american killed in combat since the war on isis past october. Scott . David martin at the pentagon tonight. In paris today, president obama put in for a last push of a climate agreement before going home. Negotiators have two weeks to hammer out a deal to cut carbon emissions. About 150 countries are at the table. Mark phillips visited one that takes all of this very seriously in tonights climate diaries. Reporter a Great National and expensive experiment is under way in norway, where a quarter of all new cars sold have eplates for electric. Leif halberton has done the math. He says he would be crazy to the to do this. This car will be for free. Reporter its hard to get a thats true. Reporter by free, he means he can basically drive for nothing. By the time the governments waive the whopping 25 sales tax and the road registration fee, the Sticker Price for electric cars can be less than their gas or diesel equivalents. And no highway tolls, free ferry rides and free chargeups at the governments subsidized plugin points where the power comes from clean hydrosources. The old criticism that these cars have limited range, about 150 miles per charge, becomes a nonissue when you can plug in almost everywhere. And for this commuter, theres another incentive, access to bus and taxi lanes. I can save up to an hour if its really bad actually. Reporter theres traffic all over the roads, but you have your very own anita lane. Thats quite right. Thats right. Work in norway. Its a small country with relatively short driving distances and with plenty of cash to throw at the problem. But what about bigger places with less cash to throw around . Well, the norwegians say, they have learned one thing here build them and they will come. So many have come, norways deputy environment minister lars linda says the government will start phasing out the subsidies. 45 , 50 , 60 . When you have a really big market share, the benefits have to be fazed out. Reporter thats what you are anticipating . We have to get to 100 . Our target is actually that. Reporter what the norwegians have done is change the image of electric cars. Theyve made them, well listen to car shopper leifs daughter. What do you think of this car . Its cool. Reporter its cool . Deal closed. Thats it. Reporter sold, like the country seems to be. [ vocalizing ] [ buzzing ] [ tree crashes ] [ wind howling ] today, a Senate Report found that gilead sciences, which makes a cure for a fatal form of hepatitis, is more interested in profits than patients. The cure was invented under the leadership of the celebrated doctor in the department of Veterans Affairsrs but at 1,000 a pill, even the v. A. Cant afford to save the lives of vets who need it. Chip reid has been looking into this. Reporter in 2013, vietnam veteran zion yisrael was told he had five years to live. He had stage four Liver Disease caused by hepatitis c. Which has infected as many as 230,000 veterans. Most contracted it in vietnam where it was spread by and vaccinations. The longer it goes, the harder it is to treat. Reporter after decades of suffering, earlier this year yisrael was overjoyed to learn there was a cure. I felt like my prayers were answered. I am ready to be cured. Reporter the drug, sofosbuvir, is sold as sovaldi and harvoni and claims to cure up to 99 of hepatitis c patients, but theres a catch. The retail price for a 12week treatment is 84,000. The department of Veterans Affairs gets a 50 discount, but even with that, the v. A. Told yisrael they cant afford to give it to everyone who needs it, including him. Come back next year, and all the time im thinking about that, my condition is getting worse. Schinazi founded the company and led the Scientific Team that discovered the drug. He has worked for the departmet of Veterans Affairs since 1983. He says hes only a seven eighths Government Employee and what he does with his remaining time is up to him. So youre only spending one eighth of your time on your private company . Well, even less than that. Reporter even less . Yes. Im very efficient. Reporter dr. Schinazi made more than 400 million when he sold his company for 11 billion to pharmaceutical giant gilead in 2012. Do you see how that looks to an average veteran . Im sorry youre taking it personally. Reporter if youre surprised that a government scientist can make that kind of money, given federal laws surrounding conflicts of interest, so were we. Has anybody ever questioned the arrangement you have that allows you to become very wealthy while working seveneighths of your nobody has ever questioned that. I think ive done everything, ive disclosed everything to the v. A. Reporter the v. A. Declined our request for an interview but approved the arrangement, and in a statement said federal employees are allowed to invest in private companies, provided all conflict of interest rules are followed. Gilead, the company that now owns and sets the price on sovaldi and harvoni, told us that the cost is in line with the previous standards of care. But in this 2013 trade journal, dr. Schinazi said it only costs about 1,400 to manufacture the full 12week treatment. Thats less than 2 of the retail price. Why is it so much more expensive than what it costs to make it . Thats a good question. I mean, i think the price will come down eventually. Reporter zion yisrael wonders if the price will come down in time to save him, in the two years his doctor says he has left. Its not right that the vets, here, and because of 84,000, you know, we cant get cured, a medication produced by the country that were protecting . Reporter dr. Schinazi says the drug he helped create has helped save hundreds of thousands of lives around the world, but, scott, the v. A. Concedes that funding for u. S. Veterans is limited. So far theyve treated about 35,000 vets, just 15 of the veterans infected with hepatitis c. Chip reid with a revealing story in our washington newsroom. Chip, thanks. Patients who suffer from a rare infection called toxoplasmosis got some help today when express scripts offered to sell the treatment for 1 a pill. The drug is similar to daraprim, sold by turing pharmaceutical for 750 a pill. After an uproar, turings c. E. O. The price and then he appeared to backtrack. Don dahler has more on this. Reporter when shkreli increased its price, they claimed they were being unfairly vilified. There are a Dozen Companies just like ours that raise Prices Higher than ours and i dont see them getting the criticism i got. Reporter hes partially right. After valiant pharmaceuticals bought the rights to a heart medication, it raised the price from 179 a dose the almost 1,500. Activis increased the cost from 2,700 a bottle to over 1,800. You have your foot on the patients throat. Reporter industry analyst Richard Evans there is a moral obligation. You have to have the patients wellbeing at heart and you have to act accordingly. Reporter Imprimis Pharmaceuticals says theyre doing just that. Theyre using the basic ingredients of daraprim to make neighbor c. E. O. Mark baum we decided to take action to make this new formulation available to this vulnerable population. Reporter youre selling it for 1. Are you taki a lngs on this . No. The chemicals that we use to make this formulation are quite inexpensive. We make a really nice profit on this, but we make what i feel is an ethical profit. Reporter after a global backlash, shkreli said hed lower the price of daraprim, last week he did, but only for hospitals, not individuals. Members of congress have called for an investigation into steep increases in drug prices, and, scott, imprimis says its looking at selling cheaper versions of other expensive medication, as well. Don dahler for us tonight. Don, thank you. Its cool in the midwest where records are falling and so is the snow. Lo sometimes we use ky ultragel to enhance my bodys natural moisture so i can get into it a bit quicker. And when i know shes into it, i get into it and. Tonight winter storm warnings are up in much of the upper midwest. Snow is falling and cars are sliding. Heres david begnaud. Reporter in sioux falls, south dakota, driving has been an uphill battle. Than a month created whiteout conditions. Molly liberko lives here. This is pretty heavy snow. I know i heard some warnings yesterday. This is heart attack snow because its heavy. Reporter 81yearold eldora zea spent an hour today shoveling her landlords property. At my age you get used it to. You just put a little extra apparel on. Reporter on monday, sioux falls got nearly nine inches of snow, breaking a daily record. That didnt stop donald shea from delivering more than 2,000 pieces of mail. You moved to south dakota from san diego ten years ago. Yes, i did. Reporter ever wish you were back . I love it out here. You put it through the test, rain, sleet or snow. Out here or south dakota. Reporter in minnesota, there have been five weatherrelated accidents since yesterday. We rode with bryon foote as he plowed interstate 90. You might be driving on a really good road and catch some slush, and it will pull you into a ditch or another vehicle or something. Reporter back here in sioux downtown area, nearly 26 inches of snow fell in the month of november. That was a record. Scott, looking forward, northeastern minnesota is under a Winter Weather advisory for tomorrow morning. But it is beautiful. David begnaud reporting for us tonight. David, thank you very much. Now a correction in our report yesterday on cyber monday shopping, we misspoke when we said that nordstroms website had crashed. It did not crash. And we are sorry about the well be right back. Fans of 60 minutes know and admire the work of harry radliffe. Harry was the producer of some of our most memorable stories. Today at the age of 66, harry lost a sevenyear battle with colon cancer, and we lost an extraordinary talent and friend. Harry radliffe was a trailblazer. In the 1980s he became the first African American to head a cbs news bureau in london. As a 60 minutes producer for a quarter of a century, he traveled the world, producing nearly 100 stories. Harry was asked recently which one was his favorite. He picked the story that he did with the late correspondent bob simon about monasteries at mt. Athos on a remote peninsula in northern greece. It had the feel of a medieval city. Holiness seems to seep from the very stones. They saw our story and were happy that they had cooperated with us, that they let us tell their story. They started referring to me as beloved. Beloved. Not bad. That doesnt normally happen on 60 minutes, let me tell you. But beloved he was, by all of us. 60 minutes executive producer jeff fager said it best today. Decent and a wonderful friend. Every day its getting closer going faster than a roller coaster a love like yours will surely come my way hey, hey, hey babies arent fully developed until at least 39 weeks. If your pregnancy is healthy, wait for labor to begin on its own. O0 c1 travel is part of the american way of life. When were on vacation, we keep an eye out for anything that looks out of place. [ indistinct conversations ] miss, your bag. When we travel from city to city, we Pay Attention to our surroundings. [ cheering ] everyone plays a role in keeping our community safe. Whether youre traveling for business or pleasure, be aware of your surroundings. If you see something suspicious, today, to celebrate the birth of his daughter, Mark Zuckerberg announced hes pledging 99 of his facebook stock, about 45 billion, to philanthropy paying it forward. That was also the goal of a young man of more modest means, and carter evans has his story. Reporter with two small children, stayathome mother Jamie Lynne Knighten has her hands full. It was a recent trip to the Grocery Store that nearly pushed her to the breaking point, when with her was declined. Youre in line, wyatts going nuts, what are you going to do . Trying to figure out if i could go home and get my other card. Thats when matthew sepped up. Reporter 28yearold Matthew Jackson was behind her and offered to pay for her 200 grocery bill. He refused to take no for an answer but he had one condition do it for somebody else. Reporter a few days later knighten, tracked down the Good Samaritan to the gym he worked at. She called to thank him and manager angela lavender picked up the phone. When she said, i just wanted the manager to know what kind of a beautiful person they get to work with, my heart broke. She started to cry and she said, you know, im sorry to have to tell you this, but matthew passed away. Reporter matthew was killed in a car accident. And i put the dates together and it was the day after i had met him. I wanted to honor this man. I wanted people to know what he did for me. Reporter so knighten set up honor. It now has more than 10,000 followers and hundreds of stories inspired by matthew. You cant put a price on that. You cant put a price on giving people hope again. Reporter carter evans, cbs news, carlsbad, california. And thats the overnight news for this wednesday. For some of you, the news continues. For others, check back with us a little later for the morning news and cbs this morning. From the Broadcast Center in new this is the cbs overnight news. Welcome to the overnight news. Im anna warner. The next Republican Debate is just two weeks away, and gop front runner donald trump is predicting it will be a ratings bonanza. He said so many people will be tuning in to see him, he might charge cnn 5 million just to appear on stage. Whether or not thats a joke, iowas first in the nation caucuses are less than two months away, and polls in the state show senator ted cruz is now nearly even with trump. Thats got cruz going on the offensive. Major garrett reports. All of these dumbass reporter trump stayed on the offensive monday night, demanding 5 million from cnn for Veterans Charities or he would bug out of the december 15th debate. Should i do it . I dont know if i want to take the chance. Reporter but trump pulled punches when he talked about senator ted cruz, now nearly tied with trump. At some point hes going to have to hit me, right . Its going to be a sad day, but we will hit back. Reporter that day is already here. I dont believe donald trump is going to be our nominee. Reporter cruz invited controversy of his own to last weeks shooting at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic. Here is the simple and undeniable fact. The overwhelming majority of violent criminals are democrats. The media doesnt report that. Reporter earlier in new york, trump met with pastors to discuss comments he made in the i think they want to see victory. Reporter trumps message appealed to some. I see strength, leadership. Reporter but others were skeptical. Its very unfortunate the way hes talked to not just the Africanamerican Community but things hes said about mexicans and muslims. Reporter ted cruz has risen more than ten points in two weeks. Cruz said yesterday conservatives are colessing around his campaign. Hillary clinton says she has a plan to destroy the islamic state. Her strategy includes special forces, air strikes and a nofly zone over parts of syria. But she told charlie rose her plans do not include combat troops. I agree with the president s point that were not putting american combat troops back into syria or iraq. Were not going to do that. Under no circumstances would you not do that . Conceive of any circumstances where i would agree to do that. We dont know yet how many special forces might be needed, how many trainers and surveillance and enablers might be needed. But in terms of thousands of combat troops like some on the republican side are recommending, i think that should be a nonstarter and it should be a nonstarter both because i dont think its a smartest way to go after isis. I think it gives isis a new recruitment tool if we get back in the fight. Tell me how serious the threat of isis is and what level do we decide well do anything we have to do to stop them . Well, i think we have to haves our objective their defeat. I think you have to fight them in the air, fight them on the ground, and fight them in cyberspace. Now youre facing an even more barbaric enemy which has more money and now controls territory. We need to get over the false choice between either going after assad or going after isis. Because everybody is talking about that. How do you do both . I think you do both by making it clear and bringing the russians in. You know, the russians have paid a big price because of the bomb in their jet coming from sharm el sheikh. So theyve lost people to isis, right . I think you say, look, we need your if not your active help, your acquiescence in what were going oh do going after isis. So that means youre going to have to pull back while we go after their leadership and infrastructure. But if you want to be part of that, we welcome you and you have a dog in hunt now because youre worried about whats happening in the caucuses. Right now were not going to see a military defeat of assad. Thats not going to happen. It might have been possible a few years ago. Its not going to happen now. Theres a nofly zone by you and the russians invade that nofly zone, would president clinton say, shoot it down if you give it warning . That would not happen. Were going to put up a nofly zone where the russians are clearly kept informed. I want them at the table. They dont have to participate in it, but i want them to understand that there has to be safe areas on the ground. Is there some lesson we need to learn and it man applicable to syria, dont get rid of a strongman until you have somebody that can come in there, because you dont want chaos. Because what you have in libya now is an increasing force of isis. There are armed groups that are fighting for power within libya that are not in any way identified with or allied with isis. They need to form even a loose confederation to try to push isis literally into the sea bf they get a strong hold. The political uproar continues over president obamas the governors of 31 states say they wont allow it. Now the white house is offering to provide an individualized report on every refugee settled this year. Thats not good enough for the governor of texas, who is threatening legal action against organizations helping the immigrants. Manuel bojorquez reports from austin. Reporter almost 200 Syrian Refugees settled in texas last fiscal year, many with the help of organizations like the irc, a nonprofit. That group is now under the scrutiny of Texas Governor greg abbott. We will be working to ensure that Syrian Refugees are not going to be allowed into the state of texas and given refuge in the state of texas. Reporter 31 governors, all but one republican, say they oppose accepting syrian sneak in with them and carry out attacks similar to those in paris two weeks ago. Texas is threatening legal action, sending a letter to the irc saying failure to cooperate violates law and your contract with the state. Another immigrant Services Organization that works in texas with Syrian Refugees. What about those security concerns, though . What would you tell people who say we should take a pause. Prove to me theres been one active terrorism by a refugee during the past year since 2001. There have been none. Reporter but no many resettlement organizations find themselves having to choose between state orders and federal law. The Obama Administration sent a letter last week, reminding them that federal law requires states to provide assistance and services to refugees. Well that they cannot exclude just Syrian Refugees, and if i absolutely love my new york apartment, but the rent is outrageous. Good thing geico offers affordable renters insurance. With great coverage it protects my personal belongings should they get damaged, stolen or destroyed. [doorbell] uh, excuse me. Delivery. Hey. Lo mein, szechwan chicken, chopsticks, soy sauce and you got some fortune cookies. Have a good one. Ah, these small new york apartments. Protect your belongings. 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Reporter the 13,000 feet, the icy summit is too steep and rocky to simply ski down. Ready . Reporter so j. T. Holmes is training in three extreme sports to rocket down more of the mountain than anyone ever has. Right now hes practicing one of those sports, speed riding, on a friend and cameraman. To speed ride, hes using skis, but hes also attached to a gliderlike parachute. It allows him to soar over rocks and legends, impossible to ski youre both skiing and youre flying. And then youre skiing a little bit more. Exactly. Reporter but speed riding will only take j. T. So far down the eiger. Hell ski off a cliff and freefall the rest of the way, all in one long, nonstop, breathtaking ride. Three sports, one run. And theyre my three favorite sports. Reporter these are the three things you love . Those are three of the things i love. Reporter j. T. Needs perfect conditions for this descent, and weather is unpredictable. Fierce winds whip the slopes and change directions dramatically. He checks every day to see if he can finally head to the summit. For the past two years, he had to cancel plans. Today, the conditions are not right . Yeah, today you cant even see the top, so we cant get a helicopter up there. Reporter how long have you been planning this . The first thoughts of it were upwards of six years ago, but focused on a good three. Reporter why has it taken to long . Youre putting your life in unnecessary risk. So i need the right day. Reporter j. T. Is well aware of the risk. He started out as a professional skier. The steeper the slope, the better. Ready, set, go reporter now at 35, he makes a living through endorsements and filming his remarkable feats. When we first met him six years ago in norway, he and his daredevil friends were suits, jumping off mountains and flying more than 100 miles per hour. But in the last several years, a number of his friends and acquaintances have died in wing suit accidents. One of his friends was killed in 2012 when he struck a cliff and fell 1,000 feet. J. T. Wont be wing suit flying off the eiger. The most dangerous part of his descent will be when he tries to jettison his skis and freefall down the rest of the mountain. To practice, he makes base jumps without skis, off a tiny, slippery piece of rock he calls the mushroom. I stepped off the helicopter onto the mushroom and that was fine. I had a good grip. But then i took one step and there was this really thin ice layer. It feels more uneven than i remember. Hes off. 20 seconds, accelerating to 110 miles per hour, before opening his parachute. Hes right forwards us. His parachute is open. Reporter that was amazing. How was it . Scary. Reporter when j. T. Jumps off the cliff, hell have his skis on. Properly releasing them is critical. Whats the danger if you cant get them off . Youre at risk of a snag or unstable pay chute deployment. Reporter that risk is foremost in his mind because of what happened to his best friend, shane. In 2007, j. T. And shane started skiing off mountains, dropping their skis, and flying away in wing suits. It was a dangerous combination they found thrilling. Another wing suit ski base. Reporter but on this jump in italy in 2009, shanes ski release mechanism jammed. He couldnt get his skied to come off. He crashed into the ground at high speed and was killed instantly. Thats how he died . He couldnt get his skis off, struggled in his wing suit and crashed. Reporter when j. T. Is training, he wears a tshirt with a funny picture of shane on it. Without his old friend there to help him, hes turned to new friends. Martin sherman. It can change very quickly, to good conditions to very nastily. And then youre in trouble. Reporter they are cautious and methodical, making numerous trips to plan in advance every part of the complex descent. J. T. Will jump, jettison his skis, and begin to freefall. Youre stand thing on top of the mountain. What goes through your mind . Theres two mindsets. Theres the evel knievel, which is kind of kamikazi. And then theres the james bond. And bond is composed and dialed and hes uses clever pieces of gear to pull off tremendous things. Reporter which one are you . Im bond. Reporter after days of waiting and years of false starts and canceled attempts, on this visit in april, the weather on the mountain suddenly clears. J. T. Decides the time is right. He and his team take a chopper to the eigers summit. Im checking for landmarks on the way up and confirming my path of descent. Reporter so you already have memorized. Reporter the iger might be a monster of a mountain, but the summit is shockingly small. Here there is no room for error. No room for the helicopter. Its not big enough for the helicopter to land . No. It just puts its nose into the iger and hovers there. Reporter how big is the area that youre standing on at the top . Its pretty small. There is no slat spot. Workable space is three pingpong tables. Reporter thats it . Something like that, yeah. Reporter a mistake here, one wrong step at 13,000 feet could cost them their lives. They work for almost an hour, they dig trenches with ice axes so they wont fall down the nearly vertical slope. Powdery snow, and it can easily rip the speed wings. They file down the sharp pieces of ice so they wont snag the speed wing lines. But the wind picks up and they have to quickly reposition them. Jrmt t. J. T. Decides its now or never. Okay, three, two, one, go. Reporter j. T. Launches off the summit. Valentin quickly follows, videotaping for us with a camera on his helmet. The ride of a lifetime has begun. Thats when you turn your skis downhill. Thats very committing, because you point your skis down the iger, youre probably not going to stop until tomorrow. Reporter one way or the other. One way or the other. Reporter j. T. Uses the speed steep to ski. He reaches an open slope on the igers western flank and lands. He cuts loose his ski wing so it wont slow him down. Now he relies solely on his skis and skill. Youre in a really cool place where few people ski. What youre trying to do is gather as much as possible and propel yourself off the cliff. Reporter the cliff hell ski off is coming up fast. This is the most dangerous part of the descent. There is no stopping. He completes a double back flip to stabilize himself, releases his skis, then freefalls. His nylon suit is arrow dynamically designed, propelling him forward. He falls nearly 2,000 feet, finally opening his parachute. [ cheering ] reporter he drifts safely to the ground, landing more than a mile below the igers summit. Oh, yeah oh, my god. That was pretty intense, man. Holmes actually did it a second time, but that run didnt go so smoothly. You can see the full story on our website, jill and kate use the same dishwasher. Same detergent. 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The drug was unprofitable at the former price, so any Company Selling it would be losing money. At this time, its a reasonable profit. Reporter but after a backlash, he told the new york happen by the end of the year. He now says hes reducing the price for hospitals only. Individuals will pay the full amount. But last month, a san diego based drug Company Announced it will offer its version of the drug for 1 a pill. Mark balm is the founder and ceo. Youre selling it the equivalent are you taking a loss on this . No. The chemicals that we use to inexpensive. We make a really nice profit on this. But we make what i feel is an ethical profit. Reporter it the fda says its looking into the announcement but has no further comment at this point. The drug company says theyre considering selling cheaper versions of other expensive afflicting the afflicted. Don dahler, cbs news, new york. Embarrassed by a prostate exam . Imagine how your doctor feels. As a urologist, i have performed 9,421 and a half prostate exams. So why do i do it . Because i get paid. Und. On this side of the glove i know prostate exams can save lives. So, if you are a man over 50, talk to you doctor to see if a prostate exam is right for you. If we can do it, so can you. Perirelli is famous for making tires, but they put out a call ran car every year with scantily clad models. 13 women chosen for their accomplishments and not just their figures, developed and shot by one of the most respected female photographers around. It is one that is rethinking female sexuality. For decades, those pages have been a whos who of top models and hollywood alisters, shot in seductive poses by some of the published by a premium tire company. This year, the calendar is causing a stir for what it doesnt contain nudity. In a dramatic shift, women of all ages, sizes and colors are showcased in a series of black and white photographs, taken by photographer annie liebervitcz. I thought the women should look good and strong and simple. Reporter artist yoko ohno. Angus gunn with her granddaughter. Musician patty smith. Cbs news contributor melody hobson is ms. June. Thought, well, heres an opportunity to perhaps showcase a career and a story that is not common. I think thats what women like me have been dreaming of. With the calendars typical theme. Serena williams is pictured topless with her what can to the camera. And amy schumer in her underwear, sipping coffee. She had an idea that there was going to be clothing this year, and i was like, great, lets do it. Nudity. Reporter nudity has been a near constant since 1964. It hoped to be an artistic version of a pinup calendar, legitimized by fashions elite. But times are changing. And attitudes about objectifying women along with them. I think it would risk a lot of people saying, this wasnt sincere. Thats the cbs overnight news for this wednesday. For some of you the news