Teva reached an 85 million settlement. Both settled without admitting any wrongdoing. This is a monumental case, being the first state lawsuit of its kind to actually reach trial. It is expected to set the stage for hundreds of other lawsuits against opioid manufacturers that are being consolidated into one big case to be tried later this year. The Opioid Epidemic is a nationwide crisis. On average it is estimated that 130 americans die from opioid overdose each day. Whats more, 80 of heroin users misuse, first misuse prescription drugs. Since 1996 more than 200,000 people died from prescription opioid overdose across the country. Joining me, rehema ellis who is covering this in great detail for us. Rehema, this is a very, very big deal. The drug company, Johnson Johnson in this case has said we were marketing a drug that was approved for you. This isnt tobacco which is not good for anybody, this was a drug that was good for some people thats not their fault it got misused, overprescri
Today, expected to cost you. The next chapter of this highstakes battle. We begin with breaking news this morning. A shooting rampage has left at least five people dead and 21 injured in west texas. It started when state troopers stopped a man for failing to signal a left turn. That man opening fire and speeding off, then randomly firing at innocent people while driving through a des sa and midland. At one point he hijacked a u. S. Postal Service Truck and two witnesses describing fleeing from the chaos while on the road. The vehicle that was described actually was behind us, a little less than 500 feet and we saw the flash of the guns and there was probably about two or three guns sticking out of the window. And we leaned the seat all the way back and we flew into the parking lot and we ran inside. Going down and hearing gunshots, i took cover underneath my seat, still trying to drive. Scary moment. I have a 9 month old son. I didnt know if i was going to be able to see him again or n
Pictures of the crane. That there is in halifax, nova cars. Reporter do you feel amazingly fortunate to be scotia. Standing here . Oh, yes, sir, thank god to be now, this is what we dont know. Alive. Thats the biggest thing of it we dont know in terms of the all. Reporter but youve lost number of injuries in that everything . Yes, sir. People gave me this, what i have collapse. On. Thank you. Well have more details when we we have our life. Get them right here on msnbc. Thats the only thing we have now, the worst of the damage is left. All our family, we still here, now behind dorian but these are thank god for that. The images from the bahamas that are gradually andthe islands, 4 on the east coast, this is the view from above an Ocracoke Island in North Carolina. Tens of thousands do not have power. Helicopters air lifted food and water to stranded residents of the North Carolina outer banks on friday after they suffered catastrophic flooding but the governor says overall the collecti
On the impeachment fire is getting added by the day after appearing to admit he did bring ip joe biden and his son with the president of ukraine, one thats at the center of a whistle bloer complaint. The president insists he did nothing wrong and democrats say they need to see more. Now theres a new tougher tone from nancy pelosi that may gave hope to those pushing for impeachment. Theyre warning if the whistleblower complaint is not turned over well be entering a new grave chapter of lawlessness. Were following the latest developments and all of the days top stories, hands nichols is at the u. N. And jeff bennett is posted up on capitol hill. Hans, let me start with you. The president in just a little bit is about to take the world stage to give a speech but looming large is this phone call with ukraines president. Reporter look, weve had two subtle shifts from the president s team this morning on what their new argument is. It came from Rudy Giuliani who was on fox business and giuli