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Treatment. they have followed allstate and federal laws. they believe there are a number of grounds on which they can appeal and they insist that they have been made a scapegoat in what is a larger social problem. dave, christine. >> alex, thank you. the judge did not give the state of oklahoma everything it wanted. the request was for $17.5 billion over 30 years to pay for treatment, medical education, overdose prevention and law enforcement. the state did not provide sufficient evidence of the...

During the eight-week trial about the loss of his son to an opioid overdose says the ruling is about long sought accountability. this is a case that will be studied throughout the country. there are dozens of other states that would like to do what oklahoma has now done. this fall will there be a federal trial involving a couple of,000 claims for cities, counties and municipalities all of which want to see pharmaceutical companies held responsible for contributing to the opioid epidemic. for its...

Counties and municipalities all of which want to see pharmaceutical companies responsible for contributing to the opioid epidemic. for its part johnson & johnson says they plan to appeal the ruling immediately. they say that their pain killers are needed for pain management and treatment. they say they have followed all state and federal laws. they believe there are a number of grounds on which they can appeal and they insist that they have been made a scapegoat in what is a larger social proble...

>> reporter: good morning. we are hours away from hearing that verdict and it will certainly be watched closely in states across the country. nationwide opened crisis claimed hundreds of thousands of lives since 2000. dozens of states moving to hold them responsible but oklahoma is the first to take it to trial. they have squared off against johnson & johnson and jansinging. marketing practices with two of the drugs fueled an opioid epidemic which created a public nuisance, cost the state billio...

That alleged manifesto from the shooter and, you know, media organizations dont republish it, rightly so, and give it too much publicity. on the other hand, you cant avoid the fact that so many lines from that manifesto are ripped straight from donald trumps speech. he talks about traitors destroying america. he talks about democrats pandering to hispanic voters. trump has said that democrats want to give illegal voters the right to vote. he approves of "send her back" as a chant, trump stood an...

The issue is not what the judge did. thats the legal problem. the social problem, jim, is what we all know. this is another thing of privilege gone amok. if were going to have a system, the system has to work for everyone, otherwise people lose faith in it. people ask the obvious question, would this have occurred if this was a person from a disadvantaged background, a disadvantaged community, a person of color, and the answer is resoundingly no. >> that was in the panel when they were criticizi...

His we traveled the world we spoke to a nobel laureates and other leading researches all experts on the dynamics of inequality. is at a crossroads today people sense that the control of their nation is being stolen from inequality is fee most pressing social problem facing us today. welcome to the land of inequality. christof cleena has four children and multiple millions for six months he led our cameras follow him at public appearances even if we are the ones with opportunity time and money we...

A rich and powerful come. its full of opportunities but if you look closely youll see wealth as more of an evenly distributed here than in just about any other industrialized country success often depends on your background. why is that do the differences threaten social cohesion and democracy to find some answers we go around the world and speak to a nobel prize winner and other experts who have looked deeply into the issue of inequality. the world is at a crossroads today people sense that the...

A rich and powerful country full of opportunities but if you look closely youll see wealth as more on evenly distributed here than in just about any other industrialized country success often depends on your background. why is that do the differences threaten social cohesion and democracy to find some answers we go around the world and speak to a nobel prize winner and other experts who have looked deeply into the issue of inequality. the world is at a crossroads today people sense that the cont...

Industrialized country success often depends on your background. why is that do the differences threaten social cohesion and democracy to find some answers we go around the world and speak to a nobel prize winner and other experts who have looked deeply into the issue of inequality. the world is at a crossroads today people said that the control of their nation is being stolen from inequality is the most pressing social problem facing us today. welcome to the landed inequality. its almost eight ...