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mason: good evening. i m anthony mason. and by the time this broadcast is over, three people will be dead, victims of an opioid epidemic that s taking 140 lives in america every day. opioids are responsible for the overwhelming majority of drug deaths, which these maps show have grown dramatically from just under 17,000 in 1999 to 52,000 in 2015, a more than 200% increase. today, president trump declared a public health emergency to fight the epidemic, but critics were quick to say that does not provide the money to get the job done. here s major garrett. we owe it to our children and to our country to do everything in our power to address this national shame and this human tragedy. reporter: president trump stopped short of declaring the opioid crisis a national emergency, opting instead for a public health emergency declaration. it will streamline some access to addiction treatment, but provides few new resources. financing comes from the public health emergency ....
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good morning, this is bbc news at 11. the prime minister is set to announce more training and resources for schools and companies in england to deal with what she calls the ‘hidden injustice of mental illness. in a speech in central london shortly, theresa may will order a review of mental health services and outline her plan to create a ‘shared society . but her announcement has been called ‘puny‘ by some. norman smith is outside the speech venue in central london. an interesting and obviously very significant choice of subject for this first major speech of the new year? it s the first instalment of what is expected to be a series of major domestic policy announcements by mrs may over the next month or so. really to try and give substance to her government s agenda beyond brexit because other than grammar schools, really we ve heard nothing from theresa may about what she actually wants to do. today, she wa nts to actually wants to do. today, she wants to giv ....
wintry as they fall across the high ground.jails are wintry as they fall across the high ground. jails are likely to pick up, the wind clearing from the south east through the middle of the afternoon. gales are likely to pick up. and improving picture. not so gci’oss pick up. and improving picture. not so across london and east anglia. we ll have to wait for the end of the afternoon for the rain to clear. a breezy afternoon for northern ireland and western scotland. waiting in the wings, something more organised will arrive after dark. a pretty dismal end to the day. in the far north. it will be windy with gales blowing the rain through at a pace, a wet night air. breezy on west facing coast. to much of a breeze for forced to be an issue, two or three degrees to greet us in eastern part. showers out to the west. through the day, something more organised starts to drift in across the country. a weak affair in terms of rain, a bit of a nuisance. a bit of cloud around ....