This crisis. This Opioid Crisis that has taken hold starting in Rural America and you do such a great job of telling the story maybe i could begin by asking you why the title dope sick. What is dope sick mean . Its kind of an inyourface title. We need a reality check on how bad this issue is gotten. I think a lot of our leaders and a lot of people in our country still dont have. Dope sick is the word that her number number from users. It is the word they use to describe the very painful withdrawal when they cant get the opioids that they are now addicted to. Its like the worst flu times a hundred. His diarrhea, vomiting, nauseating restless leg and somebody early in the book says, at the end of the journey, you are not doing drugs to get high, you just doing it not to be dope sick. I was in importance concept. The people and get. Says not only to get that but try to not get sick. In an ironic way. Right you started out this journey as a reporter in virginia. You discovered that there w
Sanders and warren, then compare to buttigieg plus klobuchar plus biden, New Hampshire voted for more moderates than progressives. Later others made similar observations including the l. A. Times who said if you lumped together the vote totals for sanders, and warren, klobuchar, biden, gabbard and yang a combined 58. 7 of the vote. Warren sputtered in New Hampshire. When she said there are only two states into the process, she was literally correct. But one of those states is her neighbor and twothirds of New Hampshire is reached by the boston media market. Meanwhile, mayor pete has come nowhere to distinguish himself unlike Bernie Sanders hes running in in a lane that is crowd eye by amy klobuchar. Both hope to with a morse diverse electorate gets in, say, nevada and south carolina. Of course, waiting in the wings is Mike Bloomberg according to a consult survey is running third behind sanders and buttigieg. What does it mean, right now, until warren gets her mojo back, bernie has the
Also in national news, a violent hot pursuit. Two carjackings, a spectacular crash, and a hostage situation that ended with one suspect dead. What are we learning today about why this happened . Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper live today in los angeles because of our politics lead in five days at the Reagan Library in scenic simi valley, 11 republican rivals will all huddle on one stage for the biggest event yet. It is the next debate. It could forever shift the odds and shake up the polls, but today it seems more evident tell take a long to shove donald trump off the top of the mountain. A new poll out of iowa shows 27 of Hawkeye State republicans want trump to be their nominee, but look at the top five again. Youll notice one name not on that list, wisconsin Governor Scott walker. He led in iowa back in july, summiting the pack at 18 . But now hes at 3 . If you thought the candidates would wait for debate night to swing rhetorical pick axes at one anothe
Not what you might expect. And the president also tweeted this answer to a question i was about to ask. Subject to the receipt of further information, i will be allowing as president ed long blocked and classified jfk files to be opened. President trump was the only remaining hurdle to this thursdays legally required release of more than 3,000 classified documents from the kennedy assassination. What might they reveal . Plus with north korea threatening nuclear war and the president headed to south korea on november 7, is it too risky for him to follow protocol and visit the Demilitarized Zone . Also theres a senator on trial for bribery, Robert Menendez. But will a recent Supreme Court case make it impossible to successfully prosecute any government officials for corruption . And this, another trump football controversy, but it doesnt involve kneeling. Is this banner at a High School Football game racist . But first i want to be heard on the controversial over president ial notificati
Opened. President trump was the only remaining hurdle to this thursdays legally required release of 5,000 classified documents from the kennedy assassination. What might they reveal . Plus, with north korea threatening war and the president heading to south korea on november 7th, is it too risky for him to follow protocol and visit the demilitarized zone. Also theres a senator on trial for bribery, roberts menendez, but will it make it impossible to successfully prosecute any for corruption . And also this, another football controversy, but it doesnt involve kneeling. Is this banner at a High School Football game racist . But, first, i want to be heard on the controversy over president ial notification of the passing of our finest. I have a different take. By now, you know the story on october 4, four u. S. Soldiers were killed in niger. On monday, october 16, the pl president was asked by cnns sara murray, why havent we heard anything from you so far about the soldiers that were kille