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all but one of the women killed were asian. the suspect was apprehended and taken into custody late last night and charged today with eight counts of murder. law enforcement said he has admitted to the shootings and police told him he has a sex adiction and why he said he killed all of those women working in the spas, because he wanted to eliminate his temptation for his adiction. police say he gave them no indication the killings were racially motivated. police captain in the cherokee...

Safe and effective alternative for some condition, we want to look at that. >> but cannabis-based pharmaceuticals for pain and adiction are still far off on the horizon. in the meantime, all over the country, people have taken action, unwilling or unable to wait any longer. like in maine, known for its rugged coastline. fishing villages and iconic lighthouses. and now known for overdose deaths, which have doubled here over the past three years. jamie higgins lost her brother to opioids. >> battl...

The adiction just got worse and worse and worse until i ended up having to rob stores for the money for it. >> charged with robbing or attempting to rob 15 stores and restaurants, marino now faces the decision of his life. whether to accept a plea deal offer to serve ten years in prison. >> talk to my lawyer and everything, see if i can do better than ten. >> i think you can. >> hope i can. thats a lot of time, you know? its a real lot of time. >> if prosecutors refuse to negotiate further, mari...

Conversation on fighting poverty and expanding opportunity. we began by asking the new jersey governor where has this republican party been in 2016. >> if you go to my town hall meetings, you hear because folks ask these questions. you may not see it on paid advertisi advertising, if were asked the questions, we can answer some. we talked about it. i certainly do in my town hall meetings. so those are important issues. people have heard me talk about the education and drug adiction and how thats...

Treatment facilities cost money. what is your view on how we get more treatment facilities in this state and other states? >> well, you have to have that. its amazing. ive gotten, im up here a lot. from here i go and make a speech at a certain place and im going to have a lot of fun. im in new hampshire so much. people dont realize the heroine is in terms of adiction, when i learned about it a couple of years ago, one of the things about the boarder is its coming over the boarder. its coming and...

It is hard to have hope when someones deep in that adiction. we were really close and im happy for that. actually, the first time i came was the one month old of my dad passing away. we had the last one on his birthday. its been great to have this space where its totally everyone nantds that grief is not a linear process and whatever you need to say, feel totally comfortable. if you need to cry or joke about it so its been kind of great. >> i think its good to be able to say heres how i want to ...

He says addressing the adiction thats plagued his famous political family. on 60 minutes last night he broke the familys code of silence. >> im going to quote you from book. my father went on in silent desperation for much of his life self-medicating and passing his trauma on to my sister, brother and me. >> thats right. self-medicating. that was the alcohol. >> yes, it was the alcohol. >> do you think it was the alcohol? >> i still now have trouble talking about this. this is like breaking the ...

Theres no question that hes one calling the shots on his campaign. >> all right. you know, typically at this point in the campaign season, you know, mid-august, candidates can lay back and coast a bit but because its so early in the race, thats why they do it. you know, trump is running so fast, so quickly. does this put pressure kevin, on the other candidates to run some sprints in the midst of this longer race? >> great question. there is no doubt that mr. trump is more than just a flash in th...

Started to be getting so expensive, heroin was a little bit cheaper. ten bucks you can get something that equaled one $30-pill. the adiction just got worse and worse and worse until i ended up having to rob stores for the money for it. >> charged with robbing or attempting to rob 15 stores and restaurants, marino now faces the decision of his life. whether to accept a plea deal offer to serve ten years in prison. >> talk to my lawyer and everything, see if i can do better than ten. >> i think yo...

Started to be getting so expensive, heroin was a little bit cheaper. ten bucks you can get something that equaled one $30-pill. the adiction just got worse and worse and worse until i ended up having to rob stores for the money for it. >> charged with robbing or attempting to rob 15 stores and restaurants, marino now faces the decision of his life. whether to accept a plea deal offer to serve ten years in prison. >> talk to my lawyer and everything, see if i can do better than ten. >> i think yo...