A number of other issues that are related to the communitys Overall Health and the ability for the community to be resilient around this kind of disease is important to take into consideration. In part, there is a, i think a general lack of understanding around drug abuse in particular. I think one of the things that was asked earlier was related to, what would you do to address the Community Awareness . Part of that is helping people to understand the scientific basis of this disease. It is indeed a chronic disease and we need to begin to treat it in that manner and approach it from a scientific perspective. There are still number of people unfortunately believe people ought to just quit that, ought to stop this and they dont recognize the fact this is a disease that needs to be treated. We also have to make sure people have access to treatment which in our state as well as others over my time. I appreciate that. Im over my time. Chairman wants to move on. I appreciate your answer. I
Olympics right now. First round of any negotiations with the North Koreans is tough and sometimes confrontational. Im not messinging around. He knows im not messing around. Im not messing around, not even a little bit. Announcer this is new day weekend with Victor Blackwell and christi paul. Good morning to you. We are grateful to have you here. Billed as a weekend of looking forward. The president and Top Republicans huddled at camp david, planning their goals for the 2018 agenda. As mr. Trump wakes up, the government is still touting its victories from 2017. One of the things mitch said and he said it very well was its going to be tough to beat the year we just left. 2017 was the most consequential year in the many years ive been here in congress. 2017 was a year of extraordinary accomplishment. As both the president and leader said, we had historic achievements in 2017 that we want to build on. All of those comments with be debated. The Republican Leaders did mention 2018 and hope f
We begin in paris where World Leaders gathered over the weekend to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of world war i. President trump did not attend several of the major events. On saturday the president and first lady for scheduled to visit a cemetery. However, the commander in chief cancelled that visit, citing the weather as the reason. He did speak, though, at a different American Cemetery on sunday and had this message for a world war ii veteran in attendance. Frank devita. Thank you, frank. You look so comfortable up there under shelter as were getting drenched. Youre very smart people. The weather didnt stop other World Leaders from paying their respects including Canadas Justin Trudeau who paid tribute to the canadian troops who lost their lives at a battlefield in northeastern france. Trump also skipped the paris peace forum, opting to fly home inste instead. Yesterday as other World Leaders walked shoulder to shoulder, President Trump decided to go alone. Russias pu
The Senate Judiciary committee. Thats not all, a very big breaking news night, officials of the Republican Freedom house caucus wants President Trump to veto a shortterm spending bill, a move that would effectively shut down the government on friday, a statement about funding for his part of all. Putting pressure on the white house, softening the position on the 5 billion demand, so how will the president respond as his base is asking tough questions about what happened to the Campaign Promise to build the wall. Lets start with our correspondent following the political fallout from the board of wall battle tonight. Good evening. Good evening. The senate voted to approve the bill through february 8 and potentially avoiding a partial Government Shutdown. Now it will head to the house. Tonight is small but powerful group of conservatives are urging the president to veto it. Rush limbaugh. Trump gets nothing and the democrats get everything pittsburgh and coulter. Does angled their vote fo
1. 375 billion for 55 miles of new border fencing. Although not a concrete wall. This is twice as many miles adds funded in 2018, but its not what the president asked for. It would pay for more than 40,000 ice detention beds. Heres the big question. Is the president down with this . Nobody is really sure. Just now, just now i said wait a minute. I got to take care of my people from texas. I got to go. I dont even want to hear about it. I dont want to hear about it. But i had a choice. I could have stayed out there and listened or could have come out to the people of el paso and texas. I chose you. So. So theres that, but what about the conservative allies to ended up helping sync the last shutdown deal . Well any republican that supports this garbage compromise, youll have to explain. So my colleague Geoff Bennett is at the white house. Kasie hunt oh on capitol hill. Fill me in, and jeff, let me start with you. When i spoke with a white house official this morning, they said were looki