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-- were placed ahead of the well-being of patients. that is not acceptable. >> let me be clear. we will not tolerate health care fraud. >> reporter: the justice department says gsk promoted several drugs for uses not approved by the fda. in addition to failing to report safety data on avandia, paxil was marketed to treat depression in children though the fda never approved for any one under 18. another drug, wellbutrin, used to treat depression was promoted by gsk for weight loss and sexual dysfunction among other things. >> ladies and gentlemen. >> reporter: at corporate meetings like this on...

Contempt of congress, holder claims the g.o.p. is making him a proxy to attack president obama in the election year. the embattled attorney general was found in contempt for failing to turn over documents on the botched fast and furious gunrunning operation. the u.s. military now grounded c-130 planes fighting wildfires. one crashed in south dakota killing one crew member. all seven will be inspected. some could be back in the sky within the next couple of days. this is the second crash of a plane fighting wildfires this year. lockheed martin tanker crashed in utah last month leaving both crew...

Arlington, virginia. >> not only the heahavi la it ruins your holiday plans. >> everything. triple digits. talking about triple digits. >> not warm but hot-hot. >> dangerous. >> be careful, folks. here is your tuesday forecast -- severe storms from the southeast up to d.c. thunderstorms from indiana to tennessee. around the four corners of the southwest. stormy at times from the dakotas to michigan. >> cool and wet in the pacific northwest. only in the 60s. 103 in phoenix. mostly 9 a top drugmaker is paying $3 billion in fines involving popular drugs taken by millions of americans. prosecu...

>> this was a case where profits were place add head of the -- were placed ahead of the well-being of patients. that is not acceptable. >> let me be clear. we will not tolerate health care fraud. >> reporter: the justice department says gsk promoted several drugs for uses not approved by the fda. in addition to failing to report safety data on avandia, paxil was marketed to treat depression in children though the fda never approved for any one under 18. another drug, wellbutrin, used to treat depression was promoted by gsk for weight loss and sexual dysfunction among other things. >> ladies an...

Engaged in an illegal marketing campaign where drugs were promote ford disorders where there was no medical evidence they would help. allegations of promoting paxil for treating patients under 18 though the fda never approved it for kids. this was done despite the fact the company had evidence the drug could spark suicidal thoughts in young people. marketing the drug wellbutrin to lose weight and treat sexual dysfunction despite never being approved for that. aggressively promoting avandia for diabetes, but failing to disclose to the fda studies suggesting it may cause heart failure and heart ...