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Its the singest deadliest attack in somalias history. The President Trump and Mitch Mcconnell. They sit down for lunch with Vice President mike presence. The crackdown on the Opioid Epidemic was derailed by the drug administration. What they want to do is do what they want to do and not worry about what the law is. Grave disruption across the ireland republican as hurricane ophelia brings hurricaneforce winds. All that a stunner with a capital s. And all that matters he saids the president has castrated you in front of the stage. Thats his words. That does not bother you . I checked. Im fully intact. I did not expect that answer. On cbs this morning. Turner, fly ball. Way back. The dodgers are up two games to none and theyre going crazy. Announcer this mornings eye opener presented by toyota. Lets go places. Welcome to cbs this morning. Gayle king is off so alex wagner is with us. Lawmakers face tough questions over an explosive 60 minutes report. It held Congress Helped disarm the organization during the high lied of the Opioid Crisis. It highlights the impact of new law sponsored by republicans and approved by democrats. Drug Overdose Deaths in this country have more than doubled over this past decade. Take a look at this map about what it looked like in 1999. And heres how it looked in 2015, just 16 years later. The cdc says more than 33,000 americans died from opioidrelated overdoses in 2015 alone. Joe ran zee city used to run the office of diverse control which regulated the pharmaceutical industry. He told Bill Whitaker on 60 minutes it was aided in part by congress, lobbyists, and the drug industry. Fi was to write a book about how to harm the United States with pharmaceuticals, the only thing i can think of that would immediately harm is to take the authority away from the Investigative Agency that is trying to enforce the controlled substances act and the regulations implemented urnlt the act, and thats what this bill did. The bill introduced in the house by pennsylvania congressman Thomas Marino and Marsha Blackburn of tennessee was a way to make sure patients had access to the pain medication they needed. Jonathan novak who worked in the deas office said what the bill did is strip the agency of its ability to immediately free suspicion shipments of prescription narcotics to keep drugs off the streets, what the dea calls diversion. Youre not going to be able to hold anyone higher up the food chain account snoobl because of this law. Because of this law. How hard does it make your job in going after the wholesale distributors . I would say it makes it nearly impossible. This 2015 Justice Department memo we obtained supports that. It states the bill could actually result in increased diversion, abuse, and Public Health and safety consequences. Theyre toothless. You know, i dont i dont know how they stop this now. Its a very sad state of affairs. The investigation found the drug industry contributed to at least 1. 5 million to 23 lawmakers who cosponsored the new law. Democratic senator clair mccause kill said minutes ago shell try to repeal the measure weakening the dea enforcement. Tom marino is now President Trumps nominee to be federal drug czar. Nancy cordes is on capitol hill with all the reaction. Nancy, good morning. Good morning. This bill was sold on capitol hill as a way tone sure that patients had access to pain medication, but former dea Officials Say that it actually stripped their agency of its ability to go after suspicious shipments. For example, when one town of 400 people in West Virginia got 9 million hydrocodone pills over just two years. Now, as Bill Whitaker mentioned, pennsylvanias tom marino and tennessees Marsha Blackburn introduced this bill back in 2015. Each of them received significant contributions that year from the pharmaceutical industry. More than 70,000 for marino, more than 160,000 for Marsha Blackburn and 177,000 went to utah senator orrin hatch who negotiated this bill with the dea. It ended up passing with unanimous consent and signed by president obama. Former administration officials, some of them now say they didnt realize how much this one bill would change things. We reached out to marino and blackburns offices for a comment. They did not respond. Senator hatchs office told the Washington Post that his Office Actually collaborated with the dea and that the agency, charlie, had many opportunities to put the brakes on this. Nancy, thanks. A Justice Department memo shows 65 doctors, pharmacists, around Drug Companies received suspension orders in 2011 before the new law. This year only six have gotten them. And the dea has issued no suspension orders to a distributor for nearly two years. The agency says in a statement it will continue to, quote, use all our tools at our disposal to combat this epidemic. Paula reid is in washington with other factors that interfere with enforcement. Paula, good morning. Good morning. The justice didnt does not dispute any 60 minutes recording. They say its a top priority for the Trump Administration but it mate have been involved in a closed door. 32 from the division that regulate the drug industry have been hired by the pharmaceutical industry since scrutiny on the distributors began. Among them linden barber, former associate chief counsel at the dea. Hes now senior Vice President after card gnat health one of the nations top drug distributors. Mike gill was hired by one of the countrys Largest Health care firms and jason hadges overseeing enforcement joined the pharmaceutical division of a highpowered d. C. Law firm. We reached out to former actingadministrationer Chuck Rosenberg who oversaw the agency in 2015 to earlier this month when he stepped down. He said he has not seen the 60 minutes story and does not plan on watching. Thanks. Enforcement is taking place at the state level. 41 attorneys general are demanding information and documents from prescription opioid manufacturers and contributors. The attorney general says hes part of that investigation. He says 13 people die every day from drug addiction. Demarco morgan is in williamsport, pennsylvania. Demarco, good morning. Reporter good morning. Earlier this year the emergency room right here behind me saw an average of two to three Overdose Patients per day. The family of one victim who died last year says more needs to be done to show just destructive opioid addiction can be. The death of Thaddeus Burke is ingrained in the minds of his parents todd and dorie. Their sjonneby came addicted to painkillers. He died from an overdose. I woke up to my wife screaming thad, wake up, thad, wake up. Emergency responders arrived and said there was no more they could do for our son. We had no idea how addictive turning to heroin was. No idea like we do now. We do now. Reporter pennsylvania reported more than 4. 5,000 fatal drug overdoses in 2016. That same year more than 7 million opioid prescription drugs were dispensed throughout the state. His addiction did not define who he was. Reporter after watching 60 minutes on sunday, todd says hes outraged how congress, lobbyists, and the Drug Distribution industry have got on the the Opioid Epidemic. What do you say to congress . Id like to have trumps ear to talk to congress, the senate, and reverse that bill. I might just tell them about our son. And what would those words be . I dont know. But its not an easy road. If there are things that are hindering the war on drugs, then they need to stop. Reporter a fundraiser in honor of thad on sunday raised more than 3,000 for a resling scholarship at the local high school and a Substance Abuse program. Demarco, thank you so much. Such a troubling story. A search and rescue mission is under way after a fiery Oil Rig Explosion in louisiana. Large flames poured from the Oil Rig Platform last night. One man is missing. Seven other people were hurt. Five suffered critical injuries. The explosion happened on lake pontchartrain in Jefferson Parish in new orleans. Tony dokoupil has more. Good morning. Good morning. They say the rig was being cleaned with chemicals at the time of the explosion. Witnesses described hearing a loud boom. About 30 minutes later the rig was on fire. It sounded like a bomb dropping basically and the whole house lit up with a big orange flash. Reporter justin says the explosion that came from the oil rig on lake ponchartrain was so powerful it shook his house miles away. We were looking to see what happened and we looked and saw here. Reporter out on the water heavy flames ripped through the rig where seven people were rescued. Helicopters and boat crews are still searching for one unaccounted person. Our first objective is to stop the oil flow if anything. Reporter they were quick to shoot down comparisons to the 201 deepwater horizon explosion in the gulf. 11 people died, the most in the oil industry. While this is imperative to get on, its not the deep water horizon. The rig is owned by Clovelly Oil Company and they say this rig is used for oil transfers. Officials did assure county residents the Drinking Water is safe because it does not come from the lake. Alex . Tony, thanks. Firefighters battling the deadliest wildfires in history say they finally turned a corner. At least 40 people were killed since the fires began more than a week about. About 5,700 homes and businesses were destroyed. The Sonoma County sheriff says over 140 people are missing. That could be in part because of communication orders. The evacuation orders are still in effect for 75,000 people. 15 fires are burning across the state. Mireya villarreal is in santa rosa. Good morning. Reporter many people are returning home or whats left of it for the First Time Since the wildfires started a week ago. Now, right now firefighters say that the dangers are still real, but they are confident the worst is past them. A week ago this started as a nightmare, and the day weve dreamed up has arrived. Reporter optimism is growing for firefighters as they beat back the flames still burning across Northern California. Were turning the corner. Youre seeing those containment levels coming up. Things feel good in our gut as firefighters. Reporter but theyre not in the clear yet. On saturday night this home in Sonoma County burn down a week after the fires first broke out. Its gone, completely gone. Reporter victims like Christina Schott are now returning to some of the hardest hit neighborhoods to take stock of whats left. It was really magical. Everyone would come outside. This is a nonstop shop of whats the beginning of a long fema recovery process. Reporter he says that process can start at local Assistance Centers like this one. People can apply for federal disaster assistance, cancel utilities and even visit the dmv. For families who have lost everything, this is where theyre finding a fresh start. The outpouring of all the help and caring and patience is just amazing. Reporter the pacific gas and Electric Company is working to restore power in the fire zone to most people by tonight. Right now the Investigation Continues into the cause of the fire, but we also know that the state has ordered pg e to keep any evidence preserved that could help with the fires. Thanks, mireya. I flew in over the city friday night. You could see how the smoke affects the city. The president is expected to discuss his legislative agenda today with Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell at the white house. It comes after the former chief strategist bashed mcconnell and the republican establishment. We turn now to julianna goldman. Shes at the white house. Good morning. Good morning. President trumps former adviser steve bannon declared war on the republican establishment and mcconnell. President trump is going to work with mcconnell on tax reform. Senator rand paul said he narrowly lost to the president during their golf outing on sunday but he hopes mr. Trump can score a big win on tax reform. We really need to, you know, do it, and i think he wants this the president took South Carolina republican Lindsey Graham on saturday and will lunch with Mitch Mcconnell today, all in the hopes the plans are successful. The donors are not happy. Theyve all left you. The former strategist tore at mcconnell this weekend at a summit. He believes hes responsible for trumps legislative failures. Nobody can run and hide on this one. These folks are coming for you. But within hours of bannons remarks, mr. Trump called mcconnell to discuss legislative priorities and invited him to lunch. Senator graham brushed off bannons criticisms and says leader mcconnell is not the problem. Our problem is we promised and we failed. If were successful, Mitch Mcconnell is fine. If not, well all in trouble. Over the weekend ban reported his track record. And in alabama, his candidate moore beat Luther Strange who was backed by mcconnell and the president. Well be watching. Thank you. Iraq launched a military operation over kirkuk. Many feel they could be inching toward civil war. Tensions have escalated. Hundreds of kurdish fighters took up inside kirkuk. Both sides are American Allies in the fight against isis. The death toll is rising in somalia after what officials call the deadliest single attack in the nations history. A man from minnesota was reportedly one of 300 People Killed when powerful truck bomb went off in a crowded street. Theyre blaming al shabaab. His own brother says Harvey Weinstein is sick and should face justice. Ahead, Bob Weinsteins first Public Comments about his brother as police in london investigate new good morning. Another error alert in effect. Not all of the bay area will be impacted but certainly the northbay hills will see the smoke and smell it as we are doing at the moment. Across the golden get gait, clearer conditions, less particulate matter in the air. 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