Realities of tax reform. Plus, america addicted. We kick off our new series on the deadly Opioid Epidemic sweeping the nation. Tonight, a look at how we got here. Brangham studies have now clearly shown that opioid medications can lead to dependency within just a matter of days, and so, this flood of prescriptions led to a surge of addiction. Woodruff all that and more, on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff were covering two big stories this evening. Tom prices stint as secretary of health and Human Services is over, after revelations of costly priva
Spoke out at the hearing today. People stood up and said something. Thats what its gonna take for this to stop. Family members of the victim, Demarcus Doss are trying to cope with his murder. They say he was in college, volunteered often, wanted to be a probation officer and wanted to help the city of richmond. grant also in court today a man at the center of a violent encounter Vallejo Police officers. The suspect. Pleading not guilty to several charges related to the incident. This all went down friday afternoon near a valero gas station. The end of the scuffle. Recorded on cell phone video. A valero employee said 23yearold dejuan hall was acting erratically and scaring customers. Police were called. After a short chase, hall sat down on the median in the middle of the street. The video then shows the officer punching him and hitting him with a flashlight several times. Today hall pleaded not guilty to several charges including resisting arrest and threatening an officer. grant two P
Ground. This is where that shooting happened at the City View Apartments near cal state east bay. Witnesses described to me what they heard. I was just skating with my homy here and i heard two gunshots and then sirens after i live at city view where it happened too i am kind scared but im not because im from San Francisco and it happens a lot there. jr here is what we know as you look at this crime scene. Two of at least three suspects are in police custody. Earlier fremont officers were searching for a suspect that they considered armed and dangerous. At one point shots rang out and officers were involved with a shooting. Police have not said if someone was hit. They have not said if someone died or if a person was hurt. This happened in the parking lot of an apartment complex called city view which is near cal state east bay. Part of that campus was on lockdown earlier today. Students say this hits close to home. I didnt realize it was that close i knew we were relatively close but
When the officer tried to take him down the officer says lopez swiped at his chest with a knife and waved the knife around. He wasnt stabbed like the officer thought. During the confrontation the other officer struck him with one round. As for the independent autopsy that showed he had been shot in the back. Were not disputing he was shot in the back. What were saying is that given the totality of the circumstances that doesnt make it an unlawful shooting. Reporter the autopsy also says that perez lopez had a blood alcohol level, ken, of. 19 and that might have affected his judgment. Joe, you mentioned the familys reaction. And i understand that some people are upset with todays decisioning. Reporter the d. A. Tried to reach out to the family but couldnt reach them but we have heard from an attorney who represented the family and he said he wasnt surprised by the decision. It takes courage and a true commitment to justice to take on the police. Its a shame that the District Attorney wo
Each and every one marked on a calendar hanging in his office. Every fatality that weve investigated for the last sixandahalf years has been avoidable. Reporter words from a man capping a 24year career that included highprofile investigations such as the 2012 bus stop crash where a drunk driver killed four people. It was basically like a bomb had exploded. It was horrible. And horrific and probably the worst thing ive ever seen. Reporter one case in particular has never left him. The road. Parts of a costume in the roadway. Reporter brazil ward was hit by a run away driver three years ago while trickortreating with her family. Strader and his team followed dozens leads but the driver was never identified. The part that haunts me is the fact we couldnt do our job. You know, we couldnt find that suspect. Reporter brazil ward singing was part of her coming three years and nine surgeries since the driver nearly took her from her family. I love her bravery. Reporter after strader leaves, a