Laura coats, and this is cnn tonight. Weve got two huge stories tonight that were following, of course right here in the nations capital, our continuing coverage of the state of the Union Address. Meanwhile, another sided country in los angeles, we have breaking news on another major story, in the world of sports. Entertainment, and frankly american culture. Lebron james tonight breaking the record to become the nbas alltime leading scorer. Passing a fellow laker, Kareem Abduljabbar. Once he broke this record the game was actually stopped for the celebration that was certainly do lebron joined on his court by his family, by the man he also passed, Kareem Abduljabbar. And even the nba commissioner, adam silver. In other words, everyone was watching to see whether tonight would be the night that he actually did it. I came into the game, and watch what happened in this really important, powerful moment. Lebron, for the record, hes got it. Hes done it. Lebron james is now the alltime leadi
My father, being the entrepreneur and hard worker he is, teaching his kids their values, he started working as a carpenter and electrician. He made ends meet for his family. It was those lessons around the table with my father in particular, who would constantly remind me of the importance of freedom and democracy in america, and how we have a responsibility to preserve these values. Taughts something i have to my kids about as well. Steve your parents are still alive . Mercedes they are. In my family, he was one of the earliest supporters of President Trump. He would tell us, you know, he just speak his mind, and i respect my command have to say what this man has to say and the direction he wants to take this country. For a long time, this country is going in the wrong direction. He says that our freedoms are being constrained and that it is important for us to make sure we have the ability to freely speak our minds, encouraged debate and discussion. The topics that we used to discuss
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Abuses, and on Health Insurers who resent the coverage for six members. Welcome to a warm miss lisa to lisa. [applause] i want to just [laughter] introduce most of our panel. We are really lucky this evening to have a really Diverse Group that can speak to many aspects of this problem. Scholarwitz is a legal at ucla who is quiet a bit of research into the open epidemic and efforts to fix it. Of who has written many books. And has since written this amazing chronicle of this epidemic called dreamland. I highly recommend it. It is a really fabulous and touching and tragic book. Runs andooney addiction clinic at ucla and helps doctors learn how to cope with some of the victims of this epidemic. And she has also done research into some medication responses to the epidemic. And Benjamin Barron who i have watched an action is a federal prosecutor down in the courthouse in l. A. As an assistant u. S. Attorney, he has prosecuted doctors and drug rings, and gangs that moved drugs, and he has se
Abuses, and on Health Insurers who resent the coverage for six members. Welcome to a warm miss lisa to lisa. [applause] i want to just [laughter] introduce most of our panel. We are really lucky this evening to have a really Diverse Group that can speak to many aspects of this problem. Scholarwitz is a legal at ucla who is quiet a bit of research into the open epidemic and efforts to fix it. Of who has written many books. And has since written this amazing chronicle of this epidemic called dreamland. I highly recommend it. It is a really fabulous and touching and tragic book. Runs andooney addiction clinic at ucla and helps doctors learn how to cope with some of the victims of this epidemic. And she has also done research into some medication responses to the epidemic. And Benjamin Barron who i have watched an action is a federal prosecutor down in the courthouse in l. A. As an assistant u. S. Attorney, he has prosecuted doctors and drug rings, and gangs that moved drugs, and he has se