This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Dickerson good evening. Scott is off. Im john dickerson. America has an addiction problem, and today in the first report of its kind, suron general vivek murthy called for a major shift in the way we treat this. His report says nearly 21 million suffer from Substance Abuse. It affects more americans than cancer, yet 90 are not getting treatment. The Economic Impact is more than 440 billion dollars. Dr. Tara narula joins us now. Tara, do we really know how to define addiction . Reporter the report does a great job of telling us this is a spectrum that ranges from substance misuse all the way to the more severe form of the disorder addiction. Its a call to action for a Public Health crisis that affects individual, families, society. The number of americans affected by Substance Abuse disorders is as Many Americans affected by diabetes, more than 1. 5 times the americans affected by cancer, yet we accept a diseases . Probably not. The hope is this will catalyze change, as did the Surgeon Generals report in the 1906s when it came to tobacco. Dickerson tara, where do we go from here if this is to be treated as a disease . One of the best things this report did is tell us we need to change our attitude about substance misuse and addiction. We need to have understanding and compassion. This is not a moral failure, not a character flaw or something to be ashamed of this. Is something that is a chronic disease of the brain. We need to treat it like a chronic families, our colleague, these people need to feel comfortable coming forward and telling us they need help. We need to approach this with a Public Health approach like we would treat any other chronic condition, which means mobilizing doctors, educators, parents to have a multifaceted attack. The idea is hopefully with that we understand the science, we know that prevention and treatment work, that recovery is possible, that we can really do this as long as we put the effort in. Thanks. One photo thats seared into our memories showed two family members in ohio overdosed in their car with a fouryearold in the back seat. Don dahler has more on this epidemic of opioid abuse. Hey, girl, whats up . Reporter 20yearold nick ryans heroin high was captured on his mothers cell phone. She videotaped nick and his father tim ryan during a drug binge hoping when she showed it to them later it would shock them into getting help. His father is n but nick died from an overdose two years ago. Tim can never forgive himself. All that lady wanted was a good husband, some kids, and i took all that away, and then i set the path for my son. Reporter the chicago area saw more than 600 opioidrelated deaths last year, with e. M. S. Crews responding to nearly 3,000 overdose calls. At hospital hospital, they see e. R. Doctor steven aks. For me when i learned that Overdose Deaths exceeded car accident deaths, to me that was shocking. Reporter this epidemic knows no state boundary, no age limits. It is color blind, and it attracts men and women with equality. This is a twoyearold in lawrence, massachusetts, trying to revive her overdosed mother in the aisle of a store. Antioverdose drugs like narcan have become a in 2011, 4,600 prescriptions were given out. So far this year more than 87,000. And with heroin being laced with powerful painkillers, it often takes multiple doses to save lives. I think average viewer may not understand that its come metally out of the control of the individual once theyre in it, and that they really need significant help. Reporter in chicago, Emergency Rooms like this one but, john, some communities are beginning to focus on treatment. Just last year illinois passed a law that requires medicaid and private insurers to cover Substance Abuse like they cover other medical conditions. Dickerson don dahler, thank you, don. Now to the transition. Top officials in the Obama Administration are beginning to make way for the trump team. Today we learned the director of national intelligence, james clapper, submitted his of mr. Obamas term. As for the incoming administration, it is becoming clear that president elect trump intends to lean heavily on his soninlaw, jared kushner. But can he give kushner a white house job . Anna werner takes a look. Reporter is it nepotism, favoring his relatives if the president elect ploys his soninlaw in his administration . A federal law banning such appointments suggests it is, but today he doesnt know. Hes obviously a brilliant young man who donald trump trusts, so ill leave it up to the Trump Transition Team to decide what role he plays. Reporter there are also concerns kushner might be given access to the highly classified president ial daily briefing. In a letter yesterday to Vice President mike pence, House DemocratElijah Cummings said, if these reports are true, mr. Trumps actions demonstrate an astonishingly cavalier most sensitive secrets. Jared is a very successful real estate person, but i actually think he likes politics more than he likes real estate. Ill tell you. Reporter much of the country knows little about the 35yearold harvard graduate other than that hes married to ivanka trump, seen with her here in an instagram video. I always tell ivanka, dont worry about the things you cant control. Reporter but by all accounts, kushner was key to esquire contributor vicky ward has covered kushner for over a decade. He really believed that his fatherinlaw had a message that resonated with middle america, and he also realized that all his social and professional friends didnt get it. Reporter ward said a steadying influence on his fatherinlaw. He knows not to always take him literally. He knows how to handle him. I think that gives him great power. Because it means that he through to his fatherinlaw when perhaps a lot of other people cannot. Reporter kushner was thurst into the spotlight at age 24 when his father charles was convicted some y bf illegalampan contributions, tax evasion, and wness taering. John, the prosecutos young chris christie, who was ousted recently as trus transition head. Dickerson anna werner outside of trump tower for us tonight. Thanks, anna. Prime minister. His first meeting with a world leader since the election. E vi th president elect went to the capitol to build bridges with friends and former colleagues. Heres nancy cordes. Reporter vice esidentelect pence was on a charge offensive today, t repub, meeting with leaders and toists alike. This is earl, everybody. Eporter the 12year veteran of capitol hill vowedo be a link between congress a the shifting positions sometimes sidele lawmakers from both were beginning to discuss areas that we might move forward on together. Reporter as mr. Pence de the rounds in d. C. , a steady stream of cabinet hopefuls were coming and goiroling governor n, who is rumored to be in the running for secretary of state, despite once calling m trump begun floating a number of former detractors for top r, including texas senator ted cruz and even form ger. P. Ninee mitt romney. Donald trump is a phony, a fraud. Reporter whose low opinion of mr. Trump during the campaign was more than reciprocated. I dont like romney. I dont like him. He thinks hes hot stuff. I hate people that think theyre hot stuff and theyre nothing. Okay. Nothing. Reporter cbs news has learned the two will sit down on saturday. Trump loyalist and alabama senator jeff sessions. Well, i think its goo that the presideelect is meeting with people like mr. Romney. Hes meeting with a lot of talented people. Reporter and it would be tough to fill the top ranks of government without tapping at least some former critics. One trump ally took himself out of the running for a cabinet position today, scott. Newt gingrich said he wants to be free to plan strategically at all levels of government. Dickerson nancy cordes. Tonight a new and sinister picture is emerging in the shooting deaths of three american soldiers this month in jordan, an important u. S. Ally in the middle east. David martin is following this. Reporter as Army SergeantJames Moriartys body came home, u. S. Officials said a video of the incident in which he and two other american soldiers were killed appears the show a deliberate terrorist attack, not as was first believed a tragic accident. The three soldiers were all green berets working for the c. I. Syrian rebels. U. S. Officials say Security Camera video shows several american vehicles stopped in broad daylight at the entrance to the jordanian airfield where the green berets were based. The first was allowed to passes through the gate, but a guard suddenly owned fire on the second vehicle, killing both americans inside. The americans in the third and fourth vehicles jumped out and started returning fire. The jordanian guard shot and wounded by the other. Jordanian officials originally blamed the americans for failing to stop at the gate, but the u. S. Embassy in jordan said in a statement, there is absolutely no credible evidence they did not follow proper procedures. The f. B. I. Is leading the investigation, but so far they have been unable to question the shooter because he is in a medically induced coma. John . Dickerson david martin at the pentagon. Thank you, david. In moroccooday, nearly 200 agreement reached in paris last year. Mr. Are worried president elect trump will pull out of the deal. Further so in africa, Climate Change is tang a toll on endangered mountain gorillas. Mark phillips has more in his ongoing seri the climate diaries. There is a population up there on the slopes of these volcanic peaks in Central Africa that knows nothingf arguments in washington about climate hingmi d is going on. They know the bamboo chutes that make up a major part of their diet and which used to sout like clockwork are now less predictable. The rains that produce them are a moh late this year. The gorillas in the mists gorillas hadsell to adapt their roaming since old patterns have been altered. Their world isha these guys are the 8pou gorillas in the room, except they really weigh in at about 400 pounds. Theyre not in control of events. Theyre the potential victims of them. The gorillas problems are made worse by the troubles of their distant cousins and close neighbors, people. Because the late rains have also made the water supply down in the valley less reliable, local villagers have been going up theyre not supposed to go, to bring the Good Mountain water home. And park ranger abel musana says water isnt the only theyre after. When theres that kind of change and drought, the harvest will be impacted, and the people are coming to invade the habitat of the gorillas. Reporter so when the people are low on food, they come into the parok yes. Reporter the human population has ballooned in the area surrounding the park. When these people are forced up the mountains, david grier of the World Wildlife funds Great Ape Program says they bring disease and other dangers with them. We have to enter the park to get access to this clean water. In the meantime, they might want to set a snare for catching an ungulate for food. Reporter an antelope or something . Right. Gets in it . Exactly. Reporter thats what happened to this gorilla filmed by a 60 minutes team a few months ago. The snare was removed by a vet who has helped the ape population increase lately. Still, there are only about 880 mountain gorillas left in the world, all here, confined to these mountain tops. Theyre already considered critically endangered, and as their world changes, they have nowhere to go. Mark phis, Volcano National park, rwanda. Dickerson coming up next on the cbs evening news, how facebook and twit rer changing after the election. And later, theres no slowing down this old cowboy at roundup time. Yogurt. Get moving. Keep moving. I know try laxatives. Been there, done that. I know. Tell me something i dont know. Vo linzess works differently from laxatives. Linzess treats adults with ibs with constipation or chronic constipation. It can help relieve your belly pain, and lets you have more frequent and complete bowel movements that are easier to pass. 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Dickerson in germany today, president obama called the spread of fake news online a threat to democracy. Facebook and other social media stories that seem to dominant the election cycle. Jericka duncan has more on this. Reporter when a satirical web site headlined a story pope francis shocked the world, backs trump, the fake news went viral. Waves of false headlines on social media have turned readers into believers. This week social media giant facebook and google said they will go after hoax web sites by restricting ad r facebook ises a planning to launch a program allowing users to flag fake news. Journalism professor jeff jarvis. The slope is very slick if we try the make facebook and google and company into censors. Just because somebody doesnt like it and doesnt trust it it gets kid. It would be very dangerous to have black lists and to ban sites i think. Reporter twitter is taking a different approach. A new feature rolling out this conversations. 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