Washington journal is next. Working together, we will defeat this Opioid Epidemic. It will be defeated. Host President Trump declared the Opioid Crisis is a Health Emergency. If grant money will be used to combat opioid abuse. Critics say his actions fell short. We want to get your thoughts on the situation where you live and how it impacts you and your loved ones. If you leave in the eastern part of the country, 202 7488000. If you live in the mountain pacific area, 202 7848001. Those of you impacted by the Opioid Crisis, 202 7488002. On can join the conversation facebook. The phone lines are open. Lets start with this latest data from the wall street journal. A doubling of u. S. Deaths involving fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. There was a 21 jump in Drug Overdose deaths. Overdose deaths and other 20,000 in jumped to the 12 months that ended. Here is the president at the white house yesterday, declaring situation a public emergency. We are distributing 1 billion in grants or tre
Jersey coast. Good evening, im jessica dean. Im Ukee Washington. Eyewitness News Reporter david spunt is in our Satellite Center following this story and what experts say it all means. David . Good evening, a lot of people talking about this. There is no indication that this spy ship has anything to do with the resignation of president trumps security advisory general michael flynn. The ship is about 70 miles off the coast to coast of the United States in international waters. David martin is the National Security correspondent for cbs news, hes been on beat 25 years with the network and is watching the ship movements. Having russian intelligence ships off the coast of the United States was in every day occurrence during the cold war. Reporter it eventually stopped. And martin said it picked back up a couple of years ago. The ship left cuba and was likely set to travel to the connecticut coast before heading back to cuba heres what the russians are good at. Mind games, and they play th
Tom right. An extraordinary day. And to describe how the building went silent this morning as the Prime Minister esigned was just indescribable. What are you going to try to accomplish in the next few hours . See ine im just going to tom and as he said, were just going to try to get through friday. Francine here we are with more results. Thank you, fran. Stay with with that historic vote. They voted the quit the European Union after more than four deck decades. Setting the u. K. Up for years of bitter the divorce talks. And Prime Minister David Cameron thread Main Campaign and said he is resigning and a new Prime Minister will be in office by october. I think the country requires fresh leadership to take it in this direction. I will do everything i can as Prime Minister to steady the ship over the coming weeks and months, but i do not think it would be right for me to be the captain that steers this country to its next destination. D another says the he promises there are additional me
Campaign trail. Outside phoenix, arizona, protesters blockaded the road leading to a trump rally for several hours. Three were arrested. Later in tucson, a man who was with woman wearing a kkk hood was punched in the face by a trump supporter. And about a thousand antitrump protesters in new york city marched from central park to trump tower. All of this activity picked up as donald trump seems headed towards his partys nomination. Trying to stop that in a more peaceful way is Governor John Kasich of ohio. We spoke with him earlier. Governor, in order for to you get the nomination youd have to win more than 100 of the remaining delegates so how are you going to do it . Well, first of all, nobody is going to have the delegates they need going to the convention. Everyone will fall short. The convention, by the way, is an extension of the political process. So, what will happen is people will go there with certain number of delegates, we will go in to cleveland with momentum. Number one,
Protesters in new york city marched from central park to trump tower. All of this activity picked up as donald trump seems headed towards his partys nomination. Trying to stop that in a more peaceful way is Governor John Kasich of ohio. We spoke with him earlier. Governor, in order for to you get the nomination youd have to win more than 100 of the remaining delegates so how are you going to do it . Well, first of all, nobody is going to have the delegates they need going to the convention. Everyone will fall short. The convention, by the way, is an extension of the political process. So, what will happen is people will go there with certain number of delegates, we will go in to cleveland with momentum. And then delegates are going to consider two things. Number one, who can win in the fall. Im the only one that can. Thats what the polls indicate. Number two, john, really crazy consideration. Like who could actually be president of the United States . I think when they take a look at i