To help decide any potential disputes over the final vote. Todays nomination comes as the president continues to cast doubt and uncertainty about the legitimacy of the upcoming election and whether or not hell actually accept the results. At a rally last night in virginia, trump repeated his claims that the only way hell lose is if the vote is rigged. President trump will hold another Campaign Rally tonight in battleground state of pennsylvania. We have a team of correspondents covering developments for us. We go the u. S. Supreme court, Jeremy Diamond is at the white house. Lets begin with you, arian, what your learning . If you hear music playing in the background thats because people are still here playing respect to Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg but just a week ago that she died. The president has moved forward with this, with his staff, trying to vet a new nominee during the week but only one got a hearing and thats amy coney barrett. Keep in mind, she is 48 years old. Shes a judge
Southeastern kentucky. We have a saying, around here, that every holler is a home to someones weary soul. Troublesome creek got its name, for the most obvious of reasons. In rainy times, it tears out bridges and roads. When it gets really, really angry. Well, its a pretty good metaphor for the downturn of the coal industry. Taking away all the good jobs and, of course, the open oioid epidemic. Luthery is the art of string instrument making. This county is considered by many to be the birthplace. When i first came down to establish the Appalachian School of lutheran in 2012. And then, came earl. When i did my first oxycontin, i felt like it would ease the pain and make it easier for me. The pain from failure. The not believing in myself. I was in jail for nine months. Ive been through five different drug treatment facilities. I had a love for woodwork. I knew i had a love for guitars. He said i need you to teach me how to make guitars. And i said, well, thats no problem, thats what we d
Good evening. And welcome to champions for change. Im alison cam aratta. And im john better man. These people have taken on some of the tough problems facing humanity. Lets begin in the mountains of kentucky, an area struggling with unemployment and opiod addiction. The region has rich traditions of craftsmanship and music. A local artisan has a way to turn that heritage into a culture of recovery. Theres a lot of beauty in southeastern kentucky. Every holler is a home to someones weary soul. Troublesome creek got its name for the most obvious reasons. It tears out bridges and roads. Its a pretty good metaphor for the downturn of the coal industry taking away all the good jobs and the opiod epidemic. I am a master luthier. Hinman is considered to be the birth place of the mountain dolcimer. I first came down in 2012 and then came earl. When i did my first oxycontin i felt like it would ease the pain and make it easier for me. The pain from failure, not believing in myself. I was in jai
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Wonderful new book, unsung world how the purdue former bankruptcy the victims of the american overdose crisis. So ryan and i been sort of circling around each other. The opioid space. So since my book dopesick came out in 2018, ive been following his work. We talk a lot and hes been just a wonderful friend and a resource to me. So how does its going to go today is ill be asking ryan questions. Hopefully we can have a bit of a dialog in about 40 minutes. We will have to answer your questions. And so if you want to just feel free at any you have a question to just it up into the text chat. Thatd be great. So in september 29, 19, Purdue Pharma, the maker oxycontin, a Company Controlled the infamous billionaire Sackler Family, filed for bankruptcy to itself from 2600 lawsuits for its role in fueling the u. S. Overdose crisis. Author and active ryan hampton served as cochair of the official Creditors Committee that acted as a watchdog during the process, one of only four victims, a pointed