As dana mentioned, we will speak exclusively to a man with a lot of power in washington, West Virginia democratic senator joe manchin. But first we begin in florida where two fbi agents were killed while serving a warrant. Phil keating is on the scene in sunrise, florida. Good evening, phil. Reporter good evening, bret. It all went down just after 6 a. M. This morning. A brutal, brazen and tragic incident inside that apartment complex behind me. Five fbi agents were shot, two of them fatally. Just minutes ago the fbi called this a very dark day. We are saddened by their loss as we struggle to come to terms with what happened. However, as we grieve their loss, we will continue the mission to protect the American People. Reporter the federal agents showed up to the subjects apartment before dawn for what was planned to be a Surprise Serving of a Search Warrant in an on going child pornography case. Instead of answering his door, the subject grabbed a gun and started shooting. The two age
Increases his chances of being reelected. More out of ballup. Americans are increasingly positive about the state of the union. 45 satisfied. Now it has not been this high since 2005. Look at that. 2 3 say Economic Conditions are excellent. Fox news alicia acuna is on the ground at that rally in colorado with more. Alicia. Wow, theyre piling in right now. Great to see you. Reporter a lot warmer in here, liz, than it is out there. We were talking with a lot of folks. President scheduled to take the stage here at broadmoore arena in Colorado Springs. In less than an hour he will be joined by Vice President mike pence and others. This place holds 8,000 people, this arena in particular. It is packed as you mentioned. So many of them have been here since yesterday. This is el paso county, a place candidate trump won easily in 2016 although he did lose to Hillary Clinton statewide. The conservative strong hold in colorado, folks here are really hoping to deliver to the gop this time around.
Recent high profile case involving treatment scams in ohio, and investigations and partnership with the fbi and Law Enforcement generally, leading to the indictment of six people this year, all six pled guilty to medicaid fraud. Some have called for developing more by which the public could evaluate the effect in the Treatment Programs. Our last witness, has gone a step further not only identifying it core standards, he believes are key to any successful program, but also launching quality rating systems. This is uncharted area treatment sector, and we look forward to hearing from him, the progress thats been made there, with his Non Profit Organization. We are here today because two Many Americans have lost too many loved ones to addiction. Americas Opioid Crisis has left a trail of broken hearts and homes across our country. We are here to help communities get on a path towards health and wellness. Millions of americans are desperately seeking a path forward. Working together, we can
Substance use disorder diagnosis seeking treatment are generally the culprits in these cases of fraud, or more likely the victims . In the cases we see they are the victims. Overwhelmingly . Overwhelmingly. We have certainly in our fraud schemes we have some participating patients who are often come maybe their patient but also a patient broker with trying to solicit other individuals to commit to a fraud scheme but generally speaking they are the victims of these crimes. To you both, the two of you both believe states are doing a good job with addressing fraud when you say the maintain the tools they have at the forefront, that that in the hands the tools and authorities necessary to police this kind of fraudulent behavior committed much less often by the victim than the perpetrator . Certainly on the Health Care Fraud space we have the medicaid Fraud Control unit there very active in the space. Our office is very active where i think there had been may be a need for additional oversi
There. We suggest using niles canyon road. It is as far as timing and mileage goes. We styles forget its a slicker roadway. Were suggesting an alternate route around the scene. Roz plater is out there. Roz, you were stuck in that for almost an hour . Reporter more than an hour now weve been in this very same spot here. Nobody is moving. All lanes are blocked. A lot of people are simply turning off their engine concerning their fuel. Take a look at the sea of red lights. Traffic is not moving. Lots of big rigs here. People stuck on their way to work. Nobody is moving. Were about a little bit south of vargas road. According to my gps the crash is three and a half miles from here. Theres traffic backed up behind us as well. Nobody is moving. The shoulder is narrow here. We saw a motorcycle come through and try to make his way forward a little bit. Not sure how far he got. People are just resigned that its not going to move anywhere soon. Chp says basically there is a hazmat clean up happe