blame. which brings us to the opioid epidemic. the odds of dieing from an opioid overdose in the united states are greater than those are dieing in a vehicle crash. in october, two ohio counties received a landmark settlement of $260 million from a top drugmaker and three major drug distributors. we need resources from the parties that caused this problem. they need to make it right, and that s the benchmark that this sets. reporter: the spotlight on the importance of vaccines continued to shine as the united states saw the largest measles outbreak since declared eliminated back in 2000. there have been more than 1,200 individual cases that have been confirmed across 30 states, and still there are people out there s that are not getting vaccinated. i said it before and i ll say it again. antibiotic resistance, one of the biggest health concerns of our time. because it s creating these
raleigh, north carolina. authorities say two people were killed while trying to land. the wreckage discovered in the woods of a state park there. the massive fire in philadelphia. an auto body shop went up in flames today. the walls collapsing. a number of vehicles destroyed. nearby residents, a daycare and a high school were all evacuated. no major injuries reported. now the major opioid settlement tonight. hours before a federal trial was set to begin in cleveland. three drug distributors and a manufacturer have agreed to paid $260 million to settle claims in two counties in ohio. some of that money will pay for overdose and addiction treatment. when we come back tonight, the best moment in football all weekend and you probably didn t even see it. a mom, a dad and a coach profoundly moved.
the three biggest drug distributors in the u.s. reaching a last-minute settlement in the lawsuit over the nation s opioid crisis. they ll have to pay a total of more than $200 million. an israeli based drugmaker contributing some cash and a supply of suboxone, drug used to treat opiate addiction. the case involved two ohio counties. the state has nearly the highest rate of deaths from opioid overdoses, second only to west virginia. since 1999, more than 700,000 people have died from overdoses involving any opioid including prescription and illegal drugs. get ready for more impeachment inquiry action on capitol hill. we will show you the witnesses to watch and why one official is calling the whole thing a sham. plus, death at the state fair. the silent killer that s apparently caused four deaths so far. more could be coming. from the journalists at fox news, this is fox news
i have a picture with everybody. chuck schumer sent a letter to the nation s intelligence chief. bret. bret: katherine, thank you. up next, will canada make a change from justin trudeau? we ll get a live report. first, let s hear from our other fox affiliate. the nation s three biggest drug distributors. they agreed to an 11th hour to $60 million settlement. that deal over its what would have been the first federal trial. fox ian accident that killed the soldiers. officials say the soldiers were in a bradley fighting vehicle
that s what people said that i said, here is what i said, there were two reason that is we held up the aid, the corruption in ukraine. the president was also concerned about whether or not other nations specifically european nations were helping with foreign aid to the ukraine. carley: discussions related to looking into dnc server were not not tied to foreign aid. opioid trial begins today, counties taking 6 powerful companies accusing them of fueling the deadly crisis. first trial is in cleveland. two ohio counties are suing multiple drug makers including big 3 drug distributors and those are right there in the middle of that list. trial will focus on distribution, were