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Anti-semitism. this is hit dhs hard. shooting at the walmart in texas, he said six of the people who were killed in that attack were family members of dhs employees. he said the majority of dhs employees in the el paso area do come from hispanic families. so he said this is something that dhs has to focus on a lot more to realize that this is part of the threat picture. this is going to require, he says, more money from congress to try to counter. how? but better understanding the problem. the s...

Whats going on there? >> actually the states have been leading the way on this issue for quite some time. for many states, states that people typically dont think of as involved in prison reform -- texas, my home state of north carolina, and others -- have looked at this issue for years and have looked at it primarily from an economic point of view. they focus on the human cost and the moral issues. but states quickly realize that the cost of prison, which has risen over 600% since 1980, was som...

Prosecutor in new york, federal prosecutor in new york. when you were prosecuting cases did you think about the conditions that the convicted would be going to? >> you know, you do. i will tell you, ive been a prosecutor in 1990, and i was a narcotics prosecutor. one of the first things that struck me was so many of the people i was prosecuting could just as easily have been the victims in the crimes that i was considering them for. and so it makes you realize that your role is bigger than just ...

That were seeing incarcerated. >> you were a prosecutor in new york. when you were prosecuting cases, did you think about the conditions that the con vikted were going to? >> you do. i was a narcotics prosecutor. one of the first things that struck me was that so many people of i was prosecuting could have been the vick anymores it the crimes i was considering them for. it makehouse realize your role is bigger than just sending people on this assembly line into prison. you also look at the commu...

Level? we talked about louisiana earlier. whats going on there? >> the states have been leading the way on this issue for quite some time. for many state, states that people dont think of as involved in prison reform, texas, my home state of north carolina, and others have looked at this issue for years and looked at a primarily from an economic point of view. they focus on the human cost and moral issues, but states quickly realize the cost of prison, which has risen 600% was something they cou...

Pharmaceutical giant johnson & johnson vowing to appeal a landmark ruling. on monday an oklahoma judge ordered the company to pay $572 million for its role in the states opioid crisis. the state wanted johnson & johnson to pay more than $17 billion. oklahoma is just one of dozens of states, counties, localities suing opioid makers. this case was the first to reach trial. more than 130 people die every day in america after overdosing on opioids. now, its been almost a year since president trump s...

Purdue farm purd purdue pharma, saying they down played the addictive nature of their products. both settled for $350 million, giving oklahoma nearly $1 billion to put towards treatment and prevention programs. >> were happy with the verdict. obviously we would have liked more but were very happy with the judge. again, finding that johnson & johnson was culpable for whats happened in oklahoma. >> reporter: teva and purdue have said they committed no wrong doing. the federal trial is set to start...

$17 billion sought in the suit. the money will go towards treatment and prevention programs in the state. oklahoma says johnson and johnson sparked the opioid epidemic by oversupplying painkillers and using aggressive marketing tactics. the company denies all wrongdoing. all right. do not mess with this dad. a father tackles a stranger to the ground when he grabs his teenage daughter. eric prague is accused of putting his hands on the girls shoulder and spinning her around in downtown nashville....

Alexandra field. shes in norman, oklahoma, for us. alexandria, tell us more about this landmark ruling against johnson & johnson. >> reporter: good evening, wolf. it is an historic ruling, of course, oklahoma being the first state to take to trial a pharmaceutical company, alleging that company fueled the opioid crisis, a crisis that has claimed hundreds of thousands of american lives in the last two decades. the impact of this ruling could be far-reaching, but it is also being felt right here a...

Johnson & johnson will pay $17 million against drug maker, aisha has with more as the trial winds down in oklahoma. >> could bring hope and ending the deadliest opioid crisis, the ruling all in the hands of this man, cleveland county district judge, hes going to decide if johnson & johnson has to pay and just how much, oklahoma says it need nearly $18 billion to fund opioid treatment and prevention programs in the state over the next 30 years, well, johnson & johnson is accused of sparking the c...