There was some relief earlier today in the form of rain to help put out the embers in huge fields like this one. But it was short lived and the dry season could last until november. John . Dickerson thank you. Manny, in brazil. Today the department of defense and Veterans Affairs began an important meeting in nashville to discuss new ways to prevent military suicides. About 20 veterans take their own lives each day. A hotline launched in 2007 has answered more than 3. 5 million calls sending emergency help to nearly 100,000 people. Dean reynolds gives us an inside look. Are you having any suicidal thoughts today . Have you ever attempted suicide . Reporter at the Veterans Crisis line in canandaigua, new york, the calls come in all day and all night. Can you put the knife in a safe place . What did you do with the nail gun . Reporter 1700 calls every day from veterans on the brink. Cbs news was given rare access to the v. A. s responders and their literally lifesaving conversations. Rig
Didnt exist. Cbs news gets rare access to a Veterans Crisis line as two Government Agencies launch a new effort to stop veteran suicides. And a tennis legend received a rare honor that is decades overdue. This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell. Dickerson good evening, norah is off tonight, im john dickerson. And this is our western edition. We begin with breaking news, a verdict in a case that could set the stage for dozens, maybe hundreds of new lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies. In the first state opioid case to make it to trial, a judge in oklahoma late today ruled Johnson Johnson helped fuel the states Opioid Crisis and ordered the company to pay more than a half a billion dollars to the state. Omar villafranca has the latest including what Johnson Johnson is saying tonight. I am entering an abatement plan that consists of costs totaling 572,102,028. Reporter judge thad balkman concluded the state proved pharmaceutical giant johnson and johnson and its subsidiary