Maker of oxycontin. What happens in vegas, hacking, the white house telling thousands of hackers to try to do their worst against chatgpt. Cnn this morning starts right now. The tragedy in hawaii is getting worse by the hour. Overnight, the increase in the death toll up to now 55, and most people we speak with expect its going to go even higher. And very concerned about a lack of warning that were hearing from some of the residents there. Hawaiis governor says that number of dead likely to increase significantly as Search And Rescue teams go through Hundreds Od Washington Are Headed To Hawaii now. They will be searching for survivors. They are also bringing cadaver dogs. Were getting intel now that the Rescue Effort is severe. And we want to match that need with what we have. Our personnel here are highly trained. They train over the course of several years for this very moment to serve. And as poppy mentioned, there are serious questions about if and when people were warned to evacuat
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He wants to do what he can to help. a lot of people are reaching out to help. andy scholes, thank you so much. cnn this morning continues right now. good morning, everyone, let s get started with five things to know for friday, august 11th, breaking overnight, that death toll in hawaii has risen to 55 people. many more still missing this morning, as some survivors say they just didn t get proper warning. in just a few hours, donald trump s legal team will face the federal judge overseeing the 2020 election interference case. the special counsel is requesting an aggressive trial date. meantime, trump s 2024 republican rivals are flocking to iowa for the annual state fair. former vice president mike pence being heckletrump s 2024 republican rivals are flocking to iowa for the annual state fair. former vice president mike pence being heckled by some fair goers as a trader. the supreme court blocks a $6 billion opioid settlement that would give immunity by the family of purdue ph
You bet. this from the supreme court blocking a $6 billion opioid settlement that would have given immunity and civil prosecution to the family that once controlled purdue pharma, the maker of oxycontin. the court agreed to pause the bankruptcy deal that included the immunity provision. they will have arguments in december. the billionaire sackler family controlled the drug company, accusing the family and the company of fueling the opioid crisis that s killed hundreds of thousands of people. joan biskupic joins us now. really significant that the court did this? very much so, poppy. good morning. the court, you know, doesn t explain itself, but certainly it was convinced by the solicitor general s argument. it means that the sacklers are going to have to wait until at least probably next year, probably in the summer, to know whether they are shielded from future lawsuits. but also, poppy, the victims of purdue pharma and from the opioid crisis are going to have to wait for any kin
Search conditions for five crew members of a u.s. navy helicopter that crashed into the pacific tuesday afternoon 60 miles off san diego. one crew member was rescued. the chopper had been aboard the u.s.s. abraham lincoln. there is no word on the cause. all right, now this, late today, a federal bankruptcy judge gave conditional approval to a multibillion-dollar plan to settle lawsuits against purdue pharma, the maker of oxycontin. that company is blamed for helping cause the opioid crisis. tonight, its owners said they are sorry for the suffering and loss. cbs anna werner gets reaction on the settlement. ( siren ) reporter: the opioid epidemic killed over 500,000 americans, and drove the makers of oxycontin into bankruptcy. under the plan approved today, the sackler family will forfeit ownership of purdue pharma, turn over 30 million documents and pay $4.5 billion. in return, the sacklers cannot be sued. a majority of states accepted the plan, but others plan to appeal.