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2012. and overdose deaths increased 55% from 2000 to 2010. all you had to do is open your local paper and it is clear the problem stretches clear across this country. and it is growing. exponentially in places youd never expect. like vermont where that states governor thought it was so important, was important enough to dedicate his entire annual address to this issue. were going to speak with vermonts governor live in just a moment. you see him on your screen along winning former heroin addict ...

Stand your ground defense does not apply to the case. floridas fight against illegal pill mills is having an unintended side effect. over the past two years, they came down hard on sellers of the elicit pain killers and so much so the addicts are turning to heroin in staggering numbers. >> did you ever think you would be addicted to heroin? >> not in a million years. >> at 33 years old, jamie is trying to guilty clean. the native bostonian is about to leave a rehab in florida and said he started...

Morrison walgreens, cvs, and the new england grocery chain are now boycotting "rolling stone." the grocer said music and terror dont mix. former national security spokesman for president obama and a native bostonian joins me now. tommy, you were not happy about this cover? >> yeah, i think first of all give "rolling stone" credit for writing the article. the question is how does a normal kid do something this evil -- >> thats their justification for the cover. so when you look at the cover, he l...

In terms of serving as a state rep for the past eight years. >> linda, do you feel the weight of history that i feel for you as someone who grew up in that district seeing you as the first woman elected there. seeing dorchester finally win one in that district? obviously, you being haitian-american is the big news of the night for that district. do you feel all that or did it just feel, to you, growing up there this is something you were going to be able to do? >> im telling you, to me, it felt ...

But for us, it was about hitting the ground and doing the work of the people and getting out there and letting people know who i am in terms of serving as a state rep for the past eight years. >> linda, do you feel the weight of history that i feel for you as someone who grew up in that district seeing you as the first woman elected there. seeing dorchester finally win one in that district? obviously, you being haitian-american is the big news of the night for that district. do you feel all that...

I didnt directly know anyone that was injured but i did know a bunch of friends running in it and i think its important that boston, goes to school outside of boston to come and take a look at all the people who really care about what happened, all the people who had relationships with people who got injured or who were just running and to see the whole community of boston coming together. theres so many people here. >> i know its amazing. >> you look at the flowers its amazing how many there ar...

I would suspect that brennan is at the cia in the control room at the counter terrorism center and on a video conference. probably in a situation room right now rather than the oval office. that would be most likely what is going on there. i can tell thaw john kerry the secretary of state was supposed to be doing a google hang out, but it has been postponed. they let us know that that is being postponed and there is a foreign policy component and kerry has been involved in the briefings as a nat...