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Who have suffered as a result of this epidemic. but again, wolf, the implications of this ruling far greater than the state alone. first of all, johnson & johnson said they will appeal and they have closely followed state and federal laws and they defend the use of their painkillers for proper prescribed purposes and they say theyre being made a scapegoat but there are thousands of claims right now against pharmaceutical companies and people who say that those companies need to be held responsib...

Created a crisis. the state wants $17 billion to fight the ongoing epidemic. johnson & johnson denies any wrongdoing and says it is being made a scapegoat. oklahoma is one of dozens of states that are prepared to take the manufacturers to court here. >> absolutely. theyre going after a whopping figure, the $17 billion. but the implications are far more wide-reaching than that. this is a moment for other states across the country to sit back and watch how this state plays out in court because thi...

Lives. the judge agreed to that, talking about how the epidemic has ravaged this state. but johnson & johnson, for its part, says it will appeal. it stands by the drugs and their use for treati ining pain. it says these are necessary drugs. the company says they have followed state and federal laws and there are a number of grounds on which they can appeal. they also say that theyre being made a scapegoat. but, wolf, this is a ruling that will be carefully looked at, because there are dozens of ...

It is time for our elected legislatures to step up and stand up to do the right thing. stop blaming this on only mental health, stop using that as a scapegoat, do your job. get back in session, lets pass gun safety laws, background checks. lets do it now. lets do it now. >> and fred, it is universal support for this. 94% of women in our journal polls supported background checks and 76% support the ban selected semiautomatic firearms. >> theyll have issue of more support and theyll suffer the con...

Powell or chairman xi. and he went further on his feelings about powell as well. listen here. >> no, im not happy with jay powell. i dont think that he is doing a good job at all. i dont think that he is much of a chess player. but ive got him, so, you know, thats what i have. do i want him to resign? if he did, i wouldnt stop him. >> leader of the free world there giving his thoughts about his hand-picked chair of the federal reserve. what are your thoughts about such a comparison to a public s...

Economics has political realities, especially today. the u.s. economy is slowing. it doesnt many it is weak. it is just not the strongest ever. the proof of it is that this president keeps hammering the new chosen scapegoat the fed chairman jerome powell. remember you dont need rate changes like he is bashing this guy to make. today he labeled the fed chief an enemy. i dont know why i am laughing. on twitter he said who is our bigger enemy, jay powell, the fed chief or chairman xi of china? that...

Him and this making him the enemy is setting him up to be the scapegoat so that if and when things go bad, its not trumps fault, its somebody elses fault. >> lets point out, too, we cant ignore the fact this is highly unusual and perhaps thats putting it mildly to not only attack the fed chair, but to put out a tweet that says, and once again, im quoting, my only question is, who is our bigger enemy, jay powell or chairman xi? aisha, when you look at that -- >> i have an answer for that one. >> ...

Flexibility of any monetary policy when youve got so much pressure, so much political noise all around. >> certainly puts a political frame around anything jay powell would do. hes had other former fed chairs stand up for the independence of the fed and he, of course, has made clear that he would not resign if he were asked to t. hell continue to act independently. the president has made him a scapegoat and made him a scapegoat at a time when his policies on trade are affecting the markets, the ...

History. >> but your analysis of this is wrong, john. donald trump has tweeted about what the problem really is. he said the economys doing really well. the federal reserve can easily make it record setting. the question is being asked, why are we paying much more in interest than germ dismaechl certain other countries. be early for a change, not late. let america win big rather than just win. the narrative the president had is that its all good, but for the federal reserve, not cutting rates as...

>> reporter: with the economy on his mind, president trump is lashing out. >> i dont see a recession. >> reporter: claiming economists who have said a recession isnt happening now but could be on the horizon are wrong. >> most of them are saying were not going to have a recession. >> reporter: it is not just the president who is downplaying the pessimistic forecast. his own aides have convinced him the media is overplaying fears of an economic downturn. >> it is nice to see the media finally cov...