[inaudible conversations] good morning and welcome to the Justice Departments First Ever National opioid summit. My name is mary daley and he serve as department of justices opioid, i work in the office of the Deputy Attorney general and this departments leadership and components with opioid related initiatives, policies grants and problem. Attorney general sessions, attending our National Opioid epidemic a top priority. Our leadership measures the departments performance in this area whether we help bring the death toll down. Our attorney general and Deputy Attorney general have set the tone and its been inspiring to witness the hard work and dedication of our employees across the department of justice. Today were here to discuss the role of federal Law Enforcement in reversing this epidemic. The summit brings together United States attorneys, federal, state, and local tribal Law Enforcement officials, government and Public Health officials, policy leaders and most importantly, famili
the verge of collapse. bergdahl s return, the army ser get held captive by the taliban for five years now back on u.s. soil, tonight an update on his transition to american life and what he knows about what s been said about him. the serg on the southern boarder with mexico and dear dad, a new father on our team. from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with brian williams. good evening, their name is isis, they are ruthless fighters, they carried out daytime crucifixions to make their point and swept from syria to the east and are rolling across iraq, and on their way, they have taken over major cities, some oil facilities, u.s. weapons and vehicles. make no mistake, what is happening in iraq now is a direct out growth of the u.s. decision to invade the country over a decade ago. the question of what the u.s. should do now, what it can do, the president talked about that today. we re not going to allow ourselves to be dragged back into
we re watching that very closely. let s get straight to the white house now. joe johns with the latest on a dramatic night, joe, at the white house, to say the least. reporter: certainly a dramatic night here, and interesting to see what the day brings, john. that special counsel you referred to, bob mueller, very well known in washington as the longest serving fbi director in history with the exception of j. edgar hoover. the statement from the white house last night muted after the president sat down with his advisers, crafted 57 words. i ll read them to you. as i stated many times, in a thorough investigation, we will confirm what we already know, that there was no collusion between my campaign and any foreign entity. i look forward to this matter concluding quickly. in the meantime, i will never stop fighting for the people and the issues that matter most to the future of our country. so, last night s statement coming once again as the administration was reacting, as
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has appointed the former secretary of the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to the commission that oversees horse racing and sports gambling in the state.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has appointed the former secretary of the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to the commission that oversees horse racing and sports gambling in the state.