Per year. Heroin and opiate abuse is not a criminal justice issue alone. This nation must recognize this addiction as the overwhelming powerful chemical dependence condition it is. Concurrently too it is often a Mental Health and mental medical crisis as well. They tell us the annual financial costs for our society now is over 33 billion a year and thats based on 1996 figures. But the gravest cost is in lives lost and grief felt by those loved ones whom the overdose victims leave behind. I think of the family of my own district staffer, teresa, who lost her beloved cousin, angel kid, this past july, to heroin. Angel grew up in a working class family, got married young, had two children, went to work in food service and one night on her way home was in a terrible car accident and was given opioid Pain Medicine to mr. Herrera with her discomfort. As she regained strength, she found it difficult to live with chronic pain and turned to other Prescription Medication and eventually to illega
Processed on two campaign and ethics charges this afternoon. There you see governor bentley in the booking photos from the sheriffs department. Again, as we wait live for the governor too, we believe, announced his resignation. It was the Republican State Legislature that was moving forward with the impeachment proceedings. We will bring that to you as it happens. In washington, a lot of focus overseas. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson is getting ready for perhaps his biggest challenge to date. He meets with russian government officials tomorrow. This comes as the pentagon continues to investigate what role if any moscow played in last weeks chemical weapons attack in syria. We have fox team coverage. James james rosen is at the stae department. We begin tonight in moscow with correspondent rich edson. Hello, rich. Good evening. After russia and the United States spent the better part of the week condemning one another, the Trump Administration says its highest ranking official yet you
Processed on two campaign and ethics charges this afternoon. There you see governor bentley in the booking photos from the sheriffs department. Again, as we wait live for the governor too, we believe, announced his resignation. It was the Republican State Legislature that was moving forward with the impeachment proceedings. We will bring that to you as it happens. In washington, a lot of focus overseas. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson is getting ready for perhaps his biggest challenge to date. He meets with russian government officials tomorrow. This comes as the pentagon continues to investigate what role if any moscow played in last weeks chemical weapons attack in syria. We have fox team coverage. James james rosen is at the stae department. We begin tonight in moscow with correspondent rich edson. Hello, rich. Good evening. After russia and the United States spent the better part of the week condemning one another, the Trump Administration says its highest ranking official yet you
Vatican as christian in the world brave heavy security on one of the holliest days of their calendar. American news headquarters starts right now. Eric we begin with north korea show of strong, ending with a thud, the Missile Launch today failing almost immediately as the missile fell into the water, u. S. Pacific command saying it exploded to liftoff, there has been no sign of another nuclear test, this is as Vice President mike pence arrived in south korea for start of a 10 day trip through thing ain asian region, trying to reassure American Allies that the u. S. Has their bike. Arthelback. The failure emberassing north korea. A day after the regime fleckeds had military missile in a huge parade, celebrating birthday of kim jonguns grandfather the countrys founder. Christian with more now from West Palm Beach florida, where the president is spending his holiday weekend. Reporter react has been restrained, no tweets from the president , First Response came from mattis putting out a sh