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other suspects facing arraignment today in guantanamo bay. it seems like these men are doing whatever they can to drag this thing out. >> you said it, don. the 9/11 terror suspects have turned the arraignment into a chaotic court appearance. one of the detainees, one of the accused refused to come to court. he had to be hauled in, shackled to a chair. another shocked the courtroom when he shouted out, comparing some of the camp guards here in guantanamo bay to dead libyan leafer, moamm...

Babies like this are fighting withdrawal from powerful prescription narcotics because their mother could not fight the urge to get high. at all childrens hospital in st. petersburg, florida, the problem exploded. 30% of the babies in the neo natal intensive care unit were born addicted. >> i think this is much work than the crack cocaine babies. we didnt have to keep babies hospitalized for a month to treat crackco tain addiction. >> so far this year, 136 drug addicted babies have come to all ch...

Babies like this are fighting withdrawal from powerful prescription narcotics because their mother could not fight the urge to get high. at all childrens hospital in st. petersburg, florida, the problem exploded. 30% of the babies in the neo natal intensive care unit were born addicted. >> i think this is much work than the crack cocaine babies. we didnt have to keep babies hospitalized for a month to treat crackco tain addiction. >> so far this year, 136 drug addicted babies have come to all ch...

already for so many people. so its unbelievable. we just dont know. were at a point where there is a lot of concern because it is so uncertain. and people are following it, theyre talking about it. >> and theyll be doing that for the next two hours. hope fly well have something by the beginning of next week. live from studio 7, want to get you up to speed for this friday, july 29th. were will thalmost out of time. those words from president obama. the deadline for raising the country...

Pain clinic, ellen arnold said her daughter marcy is addicted to painkillers, has spent months in jail and is now in her sixth stint in rehab. >> there is a new face of addiction. its not the poor, underprivileged person anymore, its the middle class, all-american kid. >> reporter: in 2009, nearly 1,000 babies in florida were born addicted, suffering withdrawal symptoms. >> they had vomiting, they have stomach cramps, they sweat. >> reporter: to help combat the problem, the florida legislature t...

Fixes for addicts. >> a cash-only business. they dont take insurance. theres little, if no physical exam. and there areç armed guards at the door. >> reporter: prescription drug abuse in florida is blamed for seven deaths per day. in 2009, nearly a thousand babies in florida were born addicted, suffering withdrawal symptoms. >> they had vomiting, stomach cramps, sweat. >> reporter: to combat the problem, the legislature passed a law establishing a computer database to monitor prescription drug...