of oklahoma. really emotional testimony yesterday from the father of a football star who died from an opioid overdose. just take a moment to listen to craig describe how his son austin, who was just 22 years old, died. we heard from so many parents across that have lost children under similar circumstances, the same story as us, had no idea, had no clue about the prevalence of these drugs. craig joins us now. i m so sorry. we re so sorry for your loss. we know that no words can ease your pain, but there is a reason, sir, you took that stand, and there s a reason you re here with us this morning. tell us about your son, a young man who your wife called a silent sufferer in this crisis. thank you for having me.
stand in a case against johnson & johnson. jean, what can we expect today? reporter: a number of victims and families will take the stand in this trial which is a case of first impression. this is the first opioid case to come to trial right here in oklahoma. it s craig box. his son austin was a football player for the university of oklahoma. he was injured. he had to recuperate. what the plaintiffs, the state of oklahoma said yesterday is he began to take opioids so he wouldn t feel the pain, became addicted and died. the defense in the opening said there is no recorded prescription of opioids for austin, that he actually died of a heroin overdose. he will be a star witness, the father, for the state of oklahoma. oklahoma said this is the worst man made disaster.
she texted me back, good morning, handsome. reporter: he admitted trying to sext with chanin that morning. but he was nowhere near her house. he said he was at work and at a funeral that day. were you at work all day thursday? except for the funeral. did you have any involvement in her death? no. detectives took a dna sample and started taking a hard look at tom walker s alibi. the problem was she weren t exactly sure when chanin was killed. besides they still had lots of other people to interview. that s what happens in a murder investigation. everybody gets pulled in, especially those close toast the victim. detectives even called chanin s eldest son austin in for questioning. they asked me how our relationship was. reporter: austin lived with his father and told the police that, yes, he was closer to his dad since his parents split up. and if the question seemed cruel, well, the adult son had to be looked at, eliminated, if
[applause] leland: vice president mike pence at hillsdale college beginning his remarks there. to the graduates. we will listen and in our control room to see if there s any news and bring it to you as it happens. meantime, onto news the administration has been working on. it s been nearly 6 years since austin - - was kidnapped in syria. one promise has renewed the search for the former marine turned journalist. chief correspondentjonathan hunt spoke to his family who say they are not giving up hope . first thing in the morning, last thing at night. all day long. reporter: this mother s day, as she does every day, debra will be speaking thinking of her son austin. i pray for him to be strengthened and comforted and his captors will treat him
he now battles any cyber enemy attacking his state and country. i hold this very sacred. i do anything to protect it. bret: in tonight s whatever happened to efforts to recover an american marine turned journalist kidnapped in sear yo. the first thing in the morning and last thing at night, all day long. this mother s day as she does every day, debra will be thinking about her son austin. i pray for him to be strengthened and comforted and that his captors will treat him humanely. austin served in afghanistan as a marine and then became a journalist and was working in