efforts to combat the opioid epidemic. public health officials from five states testified on prescription take backs, needle exchanges, and access to opioid overdose drugs. subcommittee of oversight investigations is holding a hearing entitled a public health emergency, state efforts to curb the opioid crisis. the purpose of today s hearing is to examine state efforts and successes addressing the opioid epidemic as well as opportunities for future support. just to let everyone know, the reason we re getting a little late, the plane was delayed but now dr. scott is on her way. so, we will swear in the witnesses when we get to that point. if we have to do that one later, we will. the chairman will now recognize herself for an opening statement. as i said, today, the committee continues this bipartisan efforts to combat the opioid crisis. as we know, the country s in the midst of an epidemic unlike any in recent history. according to the centers for disease control and preventio
what do i do? this woman broke down in tears last week when she told me her daughter got so sick of bullying she tried to overdose on pills at maitland middle school. it makes me feel like a failure. reporter: this woman told me her son talk about killing himself because of bullying at robinswood middle school. a teacher at the school watch those stories. i m afraid i m going to lose my job but even talking to you about this. reporter: that is why we agreed to hide his face and alter his voice. he told me the bullying at robinswood middle school is out of control and he says he sees it nearly every day. homophobic slurs to race- based slurs to fights in the classroom. reporter: he said when he tries to stop bullies he doesn t get anywhere. i don t have any teeth in my own classroom. reporter: he says the school is in clear with how teachers should handle bullying and says the kids know he has he says things are so bad now he fears some of his students might
and other democratic debate hitting the books. key issues like gun-control. stopping in central florida today for a big speech. good morning, happy monday, i guess, it is 5 a.m. on this monday, march 7. it feels like a monday. every 10 minutes. let s get started started brian shields. 80s about to turn return to the forecast. downtown orlando 55, temperatures last night rather pleasant but you see that 43 in ocala, you will want a and seminole county, 51 to melbourne and palm bay. looking pretty good, a few will continue to see that onshore breeze that will be dry today. a good-looking day, like sunday, but a little bit warmer here s a look in apopka, 69 degrees at 10 o clock, by this afternoon still pleasantly warm, mid- 70s for most of us, 4 p.m., plenty of sunshine before the sun goes down. 6o clock temperatures around 70. the onshore winds will be a touch cooler along the coast. there is that easterly flow, that means and 72 a 72 palm coast, 74 titusville, merri
40s, 50s and 60s now 43 degrees in ocala, grab a jacket this morning. just dropped off 2 degrees in orlando down to 53. an onshore breeze making us a little warmer with 60s in brevard county. cocoa beach 67, deland 48, 52 in sanford. a bit of a chill, just the next couple of hours. a few scattered clouds it will be a beautiful sunrise and a great day on the way. apopka today, you see after the chilly start after 10 o clock am already reaching 70 degrees. and by lunch time we will have some of the mid- 70s around. it will hold in the 70s through the afternoon so pleasantly warm dropping off to about 70 by 6 p.m. cooler along the coast, low and the way of low to mid 70s because of the easterly winds. and len close to 80 in c laremont. i will show you how soon before crews have shut down colonial drive. it s the latest i-4 ultimate project closure, we are live or up. in a thousand drivers will need to find a new route? reporter:that is how many drivers we are finding out take
again, we re live at the walter e. washington convention center in washington, d.c., the congressional hispanic caucus institute holding its annual public policy conference today. and this afternoon it s the presidential candidate session. we expect to hear from two candidates for the democratic party nomination for president. former maryland governor martin o malley and independent senator bernie sanders. both expected to speak here shortly. a quick update from capitol hill today while we wait. the senate has passed the 2016 defense program s conference agreement. the president has threatened to veto that measure, by the way. the senate s live on our companion network c-span 2. in the house considering a bill to set up an investigative panel to look in to the operations of planned parenthood and a bill on mortgage loan transactions. c-span is live on the house. again, we re waiting for bernie sanders and martin o malley. we re live here on c-span3. good afternoon. how i