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Do whats right for our country. we need strength, we need resolve. we have to stop this. we are going to get rid of this lottery program as soon as possible. he came in through the diversity program as you know and we are going to stop that. we are going to as quickly as possible get rid of chain migration and go to a merit based system. terrorists are constantly seeking to strike our nation and it will require the unflinching devotion to our law enforcement homeland security, and intelligence p...

A few kilometers to temple. they will flog each other. the most extreme example is they will suspend, hook their flesh through their backs and arms and legs and dangle from cranes. >> oh, my goodness, why? >> bouncing up and down on a slow ride to the temple. as an expression of devotion, gratitude, belief. they fast and train to e get themselves in a mental state where they dont feel pain, they say. but it is something to see. >> talk about enduring so much. they obviously have endured for deca...

>> anthony: and kali is? >> janah: kali is a destroyer of evil. people go and pray, and have kali temples in villages because it destroys evil power. >> anthony: both good and bad? >> janah: yes. >> anthony: protector? >> janah: protector, destroyer. >> anthony: and destroyer. >> janah: yes. because kali is also known for courage and valor, like when people go to war and things like that, they go and pray to kali. to give them the confidence an the courage to go and fight. [ bells ] >> anthony: ...

>> anthony: after decades of cultural suppression, tamils take great pride in their customs, traditions, and religious festivals. ♪ around here the madai festival is the most auspicious day of the year for hindus to balance their spiritual debts. believers show devotion through suffering; enduring acts of great pain and hardship called kavadis, or the burden debts. kavadis can take many forms: you could make a pilgrimage to the main temple on shoes made of nails, or roll there on the ground, o...

Hope for peace and exhaustion with the war. >> so the people that you had a chance to get to know a little bit better this time around because they were so suppressed last time that you were there. do they feel like their culture is preserved and is it becoming more significant? >> i think they see an opportunity to rebuild, preserve their culture. i think people are talking about all living together in one country rather than succeeding. >> you got to witness one of their festivals while they w...

Than the pills. and it was more intense, so i found out it was the next step from there, i would save money, and to shoot, the first time i shot it, i fell in love with it, it was like -- the only way to explain it is like i met god. >> reporter: theyre joined in their opioid devotion with scores of other people who gather on the street. it happens to be near a hospital, methadone clinics and shelters, people who want to help. 40 miles up the road in the small city of gloucester, massachusetts, ...

Easy to get and a lot cheaper. >> reporter: like megan, the gateway to heroin for billy was also pain pills. he was 13 years old when he started. >> i was already using prescription pills. i liked the way it felt. i found out heroin was cheaper than the pills, and it was more intense. so i began sniffing heroin. and then i found out shooting it was the next step from there. and i would save money and went right to shooting it. first time i shot it, i fell in love with it. it was like -- the only...

Commitment through. i look forward to continue my work on the behalf of the country and hope that citizens everywhere will join forces with this administration to help with this health crisis. thank you very much for being here with us today. god bless you all, and god bless the united states of america. [applause] >> president trump: thank you, melania, that was a very deep devotion. to our nation and its children. thank you also to my cabinet,

Im so proud to support him today as he sees this commitment through. i look forward to continue my work on behalf of children across the country and hope that citizens everywhere will join forces with this administration to help end this health crisis. thank you very much for being with us today. god bless you all and god bless the united states of america. [ applause ] >> thank you, melania, for your moving words and for your devotion. a very deep devotion to our

Abuse and yes, we will overcome addiction in america. we are going to overcome addiction in america. we have a font and won many battles and many wars before, and we will win again. thank you, god bless you, and god bless america. thank you. [applause] >> dana: president trump with a very moving, detailed, and strong speech, as he announces that he has just declared our opioid epidemic as a national emergency. he was introduced by first lady melania trump, who the president said has a deep devot...