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Sisters right now. the elderly. people who are in need who might not have enough to heat themselves in this kind of situation because people can get bad -- it can get bad fast. >> speaking of the midwest, chicago, we are doing a story that has been discussed a and it is the alleged attack involving jussie smollett. >> from "empire." >> the actor from "empire" in chicago. and were going to have a report on that and discuss where police are now in this situation. but it is interesting. also, the p...

Abuse in the udz. the state of ohio suing five drug companies including them of misrepresentatives the rescues of prepgsz pain killers. 33,000 people die in the 2015 due to over dozing on opioids including prescription pain kills and heroin. that is more than any year on record according to the cdc. there are five companies named in the suit blames the drug makers spending millions prom e promoting pain kill and are down playing addictive qualities. >> reporter: now to a fox extreme weather aler...

China shook hands before starting a historic meeting marking the first high-level contact between both sides since 1949. the summit in singapore is historic with the aim of prom e promoting peace. the world health organization is set to declare sierra leone ebola free. since the outbreak started nearly two years ago, there have been more cases of violence than its neighbors. ebola has killed thousands in the west african country. [ chanting ] >> reporter: and these protests in romania. in a four...

He grew up in puerto rico and was in the national guard there for a number of years before joining the army in 2010. >> all right, nbcs charles hadlock, thank you very much. lets bring in retired general. weve been talking a little bit off camera about this young man, mr. lopez, the alleged shooter in this case. you were making a very interesting point about his rank versus the time hes spent in the military. >> somebody whos spent nine years in uniform and whos 34 years old has the rank of some...

Im curious about why somebody has spent so much time in a very low grade -- hasnt been prom e promoted. its very unusual indeed. >> lets talk just a little bit about the mental health aspect of it. if you could tell us what is the procedure when somebody is seeking help? how does that impact potentially their ability to move up in rank in the military? >> well, it is not supposed to have any impediment to their moving up in rank. from what i understand, from the information thats been divulged s...

Of the city of new york, bill de blasio. >> thats a very royal sound to it. bill de blasio was sworn in after noon today, and he prom e promised a strong taste of progressivism to the city that has roared back under its own style of conservatism. >> so help me god. >> probably recognize bill clinton, the president, doing the honors there. his presence underscoring the hope being placed on de blasio by democrats around the country. susan candiotti is with us now from new york. why is all this hop...

Wed find a way to spend $50 trillion. its exploded over the last 30 years except for a briefs rebite during bill clinton years. its gone straight through the roof. this isnt about increasing revenue. we need a revenue around a certain 17% to 19% of gdp. this is the fact we have prom e promised free pizza and ice cream to everybody, dont want to cut anything so lets raise taxes on everybody, thats the only answer this congress and administration has. >> jehmou, is this proof really that its spend...

Plea, but its just the shell, the impact is minimal or nonexistent. >> reporter: did the punishment fit the crime? pfizer says yes. it paid nearly $1.2 billion in a criminal fine for bextra, the largest fine ever. it paid a billion dollars more to settle civil suits, although it denies wrongdoing on allegations it illegally prom e promoted other drugs. in all pfizer lost the equivalent of three months profit. though mike, who spent a decade prosecuting largest drug companies in the country, isnt...

From the campaign trail, prom e promising to put it all in place starting january 20th. kristin welker is in new york. president-elect is back in midtown manhattan today. this russia stuff, he says he has new information that other people dont. what are the chances that we, the public, know what the president-elect knows? >> reporter: he says hes going to reveal new information over the next 72 hours, halle, but he was really pressed about this by reporters to give more specifics. he wouldnt do ...