Latest policy will be found unconstitutional. Well get an update from the center for constitutional rights. Then to america severing Opioid Epidemic and how congress undermine efforts to restrict the flow of pain pills that led to tens of thousands of deaths. We will look at the secretive family making billions from the Opioid Crisis. That is the Sackler Family, owners of the comedy that invented oxycontin. We will speak with christopher glazek, the reporter who broke the story. Then to guantanamo where detainees on Hunger Strike have accused officials of a sudden change in practice that could result in them starving to death as doctors stop forcefeeding them and are no longer monitoring their medical condition. We will go to london to speak with Clive Stafford smith of reprieveve, which represents eit guantanamo pririsoners. If someone is going to die from starvation, should you go against their will and force feed them or not . When the british did that to the ira, we let them die. A
Power lunch starts right now and welcome to power lunch, im Michelle Carusocabrera despite ges drag, although were watching to see if it goes positive, major averages are hitting record highs again dow, s p 500 on track for their sixth straight week of gains check out some of the movers the Home Builders are higher, the etf that tracks them, itb, trading at a more than tenyear high on pace for its eighth consecutive weekly gain. P mp p g down 8 . Paypal rallying on its earnings beat brian . Thank you very much big day for the markets, big day for the markets really they say everything is bigger in texas including todays power lunch because guess what, were back in houston and with the billion dollar buyer, himself, hanging out with his new toeam, the houston rockets. 2 billion buyer of the rockets. Going to join us for the next couple hours we have great guests we got the mayor on, might get a visit from cp iii and james harden, and the man many consider to be the best Hedge Fund Trade
If you want to reach us on ,. Itter thefull statement from chief of staff john kelly is available on our website www. Cspan. Org. Many papers are playing out the statement. Representative from florida made statements about the phone call President Trump made. This is part of his statement yesterday. Family,u are not in the if youve not been in combat, you cant imagine how to make that call. The call in question that he made yesterday, the day before , it was next of kin designated by the individual. If he is not married, that is typically the parents. The point is the phone call is only ifthe next of kin the next 10 agrees to take a phone call. Sometimes they dont. A precall is made. Typically, they all except call. He called for people the other day and expressed his condolences in the best way he could. Say . Id to me, what do i i said theres nothing you can do to write this. Let me tell you what i told him. Said, he was doing exactly what he wanted to do when he was killed. A new wh
Washington journal continues. Sam quinones is the a uthor of dream land and joins us to talk about what is going on when it comes to opioids in america and the white house response. We are at the point where trump is saying some type of announcement is forthcoming. What do you think that means about the situation overall . Guest finally, this topic is getting the recognition it deserves. This problem has been percolating 20 plus years. Deadliest drug problem we have ever had in this country. That last will find year, when the numbers are counted, something on the order of 60,000 plus people have died, or the in the americans lost in the vietnam war. Finally, it is getting that kind of response. We will see what the response is. So far, i have not heard the president say anything about what that response will be. We have what are called the commission, because Chris Christie leads it. They had proposals. They are not original people have been talking about this for a long time. But it i
[applause] dan and making a tremendous point and responding we will move on to the next portion of the program stay with us. [applause] Congress Returns on monday. The housemates at 2 00 p. M. Eastern for a legislative business. A little later in the week, they are expected to take up the Senate Budget resolution with a final vote possible by thursday. If that passes the house, it would allow congress to move ahead with tax reform. Watch the house live on cspan. And the said it is also back on monday, to consider a 36. 5 supplemental for hurricane and fire relief. Already approved by the house. A procedural about vote to events the bill is set for 5 00 p. M. Eastern. You can see this live on cspan two. Tomorrow on cspan, watch senator john mccains beach, the Liberty Medal in philadelphia. He talked about the lead for u. S. Leadership in the world. Sunday, 6 30speech p. M. Eastern time on cspan. X would you rise for a moment. Would you rise for a moment, stretch, close your eyes icu. Tr