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Start recording with her mobile phone when a man attacked her. Start recording with her mobile phone when a man attacked herli switch the recording on my phone and the light as well, and i thought, if he sees i am recording, i said, i am recording you, i am recording you, he will run off, it would scare him off, and he wouldnt want to get caught. But he didnt care at all. We will hear from 19 year old lilyanne. It is an incredible story. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until i this mo...

All right, bear with me here. I have all this technology but thank you everyone for coming today. Open to the Washington Post, im mike bowes, i cover Washington Congress for the post. Im here today to discuss the nations Opioid Crisis and i know i dont need help the people in this room about the scale of that crisis. The victims, families, doctors, Public Health officials, people that look like me and lawmakers like these have been spreading the word about whats been going on and were going to b...

I know i dont need to tell people this this room about the scope of the crisis, the victims, family, doctors, Public Health officials, journalists like me and lawmakers like these fine folks have been spreading the word about whats been going on, and were going to begin our program today with a discussion of the policy and the government response. Ill invite you all to sit down now. So joining me on stage pardon me just a moment while i adjust this. First off we have congresswoman diana deget of...

Response. Ill invite you all to sit down now. So joining me on stage pardon me just a moment while i adjust this. First off we have congresswoman diana deget of colorado. She is a senior democrat on the house energy and commerce committee, ranking democrat on the oversight investigation subcommittee. She cosponsored coauthored the 20th century cures act which put a billion dollars of new general funds into the Opioid Epidemic to combat it. She is the chief deputy whip of the Democratic House dem...

Second, i would support those on the front lines with the resource that is they need. We work closely with Law Enforcement, with our nonprofit partners. We have made requests of our state and federal partners. We know what works best in our communities. Support thoesz on the front lines with getting the treatment that we need. The third is i would change culture, something that might take a little bit longer. We need to change that by asking the difficult questions. Why is it that we have a pill...

Theyre only going to give me so much time here. [laughter] [applause] oh, come on. Get your for a few more minutes. I want to thank the Vice President. We give him one more great round of applause, thank you for addressing the governors. And understand the challenges that the governors have in dealing with all the issues and i appreciate the discussion of the opiate crisis which every governor sitting around this table understands and deals with on a daily basis. Its now my pleasure to introduce...

Over 3,500 people died of drug poisoning last year a record level in england and wales. And barcelona tell Paris St Germain they must pay a record breaking £198 million fee in full before they can sign their brazilian striker neymar. Our main story at 5. Four men from the West Midlands have been found guilty of plotting an attack, similar to that carried out on the soldier lee rigby. A gang calling themselves the three musketeers, along with one other man, were thought to be planning to attack ...

One of the victims about the road rage incident. What did she tell you . Reporter the victim says the suspect rammed her at high speed, not far from where police say he started a fire in the hills of uc berkeley. Alfredo bautista is in jail charged with crimes including arson for using a cigarette lighter to start the grizzly peak fire on wednesday. The fire burned 20 acres, injured a firefighter and took days to control. Police say the crimes those crimes began that morning when he pointed a ri...

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Mark shields and david brooks analyze a week of new names proposed for the coming Trump Administration, as they remember john glenn. All that and more, on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Xq institute. Lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. And with t...