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Opioid. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the head of the Environmental Protection agency confirmed it today hes ending president obamas Clean Power Plan that limited Carbon Emissions from coalfired power plants. Scott pruitt announced he will sign a new order tomorrow. And, he declared the war on coal is over. More than a dozen wildfires swept across northern californias wine country today. Officials estimated 1500 homes and other buildings were destroyed, and 20,000 people forced to evacuate. One person died in a fire farther north. Most of the fires started overnight, and daylight illuminated the burned ruins of homes across the napa and sonoma valleys. Some people said theyd had to run for their lives. I drew my blinds and i just saw flames all up on the hill behind my house. So of course i panicked im still shaking went out and they were all screaming fire, fire, fire, get out, get out. And as we were leaving the flames were kissing the tops of the hillside in back of us and we got the news a couple of hours later that it was burning. Woodruff governor jerry brown today declared emergencies in napa, sonoma and yuba counties. Heavy rain and gusty wind followed the remains of Hurricane Nate across the east coast today. The storm quickly weakened after making landfall in louisiana and mississippi over the weekend. It still triggered flooding and widespread power outages, but much of the power was quickly restored. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm ophelia formed today, far out in the atlantic. The governor of puerto rico, ricardo rossello, says hes ordering an investigation into distribution of supplies since hurricane maria. Rossello says food and water is being sent to hardhit towns, but people arent receiving the supplies. He told cnn there will be, hell to pay for those who mismanage the aid. Two more deaths are now linked to a nursing home that lost air conditioning during hurricane irma. Police in hollywood, florida, say a pair of women, one, 90 years old; the other, 95, have died. Theyd been found in the overheated facility, days after the storm. A criminal investigation is proceeding. A new surge of Rohingya Refugees crossed into bangladesh today. They said they had been set upon by buddhist mobs and government soldiers in myanmar. Drone footage showed the sprawling camps in bangladesh, where more than half a Million People have fled. One boat of refugees capsized last night, killing at least 12. translated there were seven of us my three kids, wife, my fatherinlaw, my old mother and me. Among them, i survived alone. We all faced so much difficulty for food and survival, they killed people and burnt down the villages, houses. We came here to save our lives. Woodruff myanmars government has rejected the charges of ethnic cleansing, claiming a group of rohingya militants is causing the violence. Google says its investigating, after reports that russian operatives placed thousands of dollars in advertisements during the 2016 election. The Washington Post says the Disinformation Campaign exploited youtube, google search, gmail, and other google products. Facebook and twitter have reported russian meddling took place on their platforms. On wall street today, the Dow Jones Industrial average lost 12 points to close at 22,761. The nasdaq fell 10, and the s p 500 slipped four. And, hall of fame pro quarterback y. A. Tittle passed away last night near his home in northern california. Tittle played 17 seasons and was most valuable player with the new york giants in 1963. The next year, an iconic photo captured him kneeling in pain, blood dripping from his head in his final season. Y. A. Tittle was 90 years old. Still to come on the newshour President Trump lays out his terms for an immigration crackdown. Years of accusations of Sexual Harassment the fall of hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. Treating chronic pain without opioids, and much more. Woodruff the partisan divide over immigration appeared to narrow after President Trump stunned republicans by reaching a deal to protect socalled dreamers with Democratic Leaders. But that agreement may be in jeopardy now that the white house has issued its demands. John yang begins our coverage. Yang at the time, it was hailed as a triumph of bipartisanship. It was a very, very positive step for the president to commit to daca protections without insisting on the inclusion of or even a debate about the border wall. Yang over chinese food at te white house last month, President Trump and Democratic Leaders Chuck Schumer and nancy pelosi reached what both sides said was the framework for a possible deal protect young people illegally brought to the United States as children, the socalled dreamers, in exchange for a package of Border Security measures. It came just days after mr. But the deals future is uncertain after the administration unveiled a long list of hardline immigration demands. At the top of the list the Signature Campaign promise that is a nonstarter for democrats and some border state republicans a Trump Administration will also secure and defend the borders of the u. S. And yes, we will build a great great wall. Yang among the other demands strengthening enforcement of immigration laws; barring people from bringing extended families to the United States and basing permanent residence status on immigrants skills. Whether the items are absolute requirements or an opening bargaining position, they would represent a major tightening of immigration laws. The list drew an immediate rebuke from schumer and pelosi. In a joint statement, they said if the president was serious about protecting the dreamers, his staff has not made a good faith effort to do so. Both mr. Trump and Democratic Leaders are under growing pressure over immigration from their respective bases. Last month, congressman steve king of iowa, one of the republicans biggest immigration hawks, slammed talk of a bipartisan deal that would not include a border wall if true, the trump base is blown up, destroyed, irreparable, and disillusioned beyond repair. No promise is credible. At a pelosi town hall meeting in San Francisco last month, a group of young immigrants protested any deal that would link protecting dreamers with increased Border Security. Before the administrations announcement, there had been signs of possible compromise Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley at a hearing last week. Any potential deal on daca has to include robust Border Security, and by that, i dont mean a wall. Of course, tactical infrastructure like fencing is a part of the answer, but Border Security is more than that. Yang now, the president S Immigration wish list lies in Congress Hands with five months to go before Daca Recipients begin losing their protections. For the pbs newshour, im john yang. Woodruff here to breakdown the road ahead for Immigration Reform on capitol hill is our very own lisa desjardins. Lisa, you spent today talking to your sources in congress. How are they interpreting this . Interesting enough, judy, there are members of both parties who told me the same thing today. They interpret what the president said last night as the open soift what they heard from him last month. So what do you do . I heard from republicans who are trying to be positive, who want to repair the daca situation. They say they do think this is a negotiating position only, they think it might be an attempt by the president to move the debate to the right, they felt the democrats may have had an upper hand. Others said we think this president in the end will sign anything we can pass. As for democrats, they say theyre taking it seriously and site as undermining the deal they had with him last month. One member of Congress Said he is frustrated by how this happened and that it undermines other things like tax reform if the president will drop demands like this so suddenly. Woodruff given that, what are the prospects that the principles that the president s laid out can actually become law . At this point, theres no chance full funding of the border wall will pass in this congress. We know right now, theres not a single republican who represents the border who supports full funding. There are those in congress who you heard senator grassley refer to who would fund partial building of the wall. But for the most part, Border Security is about broader infrastructure and technology and more border agents. Woodruff the other thing were hearing from the president and all of this is he not only just wants to go after daca illegal or undocumented immigrants, but hes talking about going after Legal Immigration. Whats the reaction there . To me that was such an important part of what we saw last night. This is a debate over the identity of america, what should our identity be Going Forward . Here the president was taking a very firm side with some like his advisor Stephen Miller who believe we should limit Legal Immigration very seriously. In congress, that is not the ma goiter opinion now. However, talking to sources today, they feel there is moment imin that direction and the president might be feeling that is something to watch very carefully in the next few months to see if that happens. Woodruff why do your source thinks thats the case is this. From the move from the right, that theres an outcry from the right and we have a moment in history were at historic highs where we have people in this country who are firsttime immigrants as part of the population. We see this against the backdrop of this conversation. Woodruff lisa desjardins, reporting from congress, thank you very much. Appreciate it. Woodruff now, the unraveling of a hollywood mogul. Harvey weinstein has been ousted from his perch atop a major Movie Company over numerous allegations of sexual harrassment. William brangham has the story. Well, i worked for 25 years here. Brangham one of the most powerful men in hollywood, Harvey Weinstein, has been fired from the influential film company he founded. He was out just three days after this bombshell report in the New York Times detailed three decades of Sexual Harassment allegations against him from scores of women who worked with or for his company among those going public actresses like rose mcgowan and ashley judd, both of whom detailed unwanted sexual ncvaes and harassing behavior. The times reported that weinstein has reached private settlements with at least eight different accusers over the years. I was so shocked i could not believe what i was witnessing. Brangham this morning, journalist lauren sivan went on megyn kellys show alleging that weinstein cornered her a decade ago and performed an obscene sexual act in front of her. More than the disgusting act which was gross it was the demeaning part of it all just 20 minutes earlier we were having this great conversation. Brangham his first company, miramax, founded by weinstein and his brother bob, was a groundbreaking force in movies in the 1990s churning out independent hits like pulp fiction, shakeaspeare in love and good will hunting. Weinstein was a starmaker in hollywood, launching the careers of directors like Quentin Tarantino and actors like gwenyth paltrow, matt damon and ben affleck. Even meryl streep joked about weinsteins outsized power in her 2012 golden globe acceptance speech. I just want to thank my agent kevin euban and god. Harvey weinstein. The punisher. Old testament i guess. Brangham today, streep released a statement to Huffington Post saying, the disgraceful news about Harvey Weinstein has appalled those of us whose work he championed, and those whose good and worthy causes he supported. One thing can be clarified. Not everybody knew. Besides streep, however many of weinsteins longtime collaborators have thus far remained silent on the allegations. But younger stars like writer and director lena dunham have spoken out, asking why it took so long for this story to break when many in hollywood allegedly knew of his behavior all along. In a tweet, dunham wrote easy to think Weinstein Company took swift action but this has actually been the slowest action because they always knew. Even President Trump, whos rejected accusations of his own Sexual Harassment, did not seem shocked at the allegations against weinstein. Ive known Harvey Weinstein for a long time. Im not at all surprised to see it. Brangham in a statement to the New York Times last week, weinstein apologized for the pain his past behavior has caused. Woodruff stay with us, coming up on the newshour President Trumps latest feud with Tennessee Republican bob corker. The Nobel Prize Winner who made economics more human. And the artistic value of controversial monuments. But first, we continue with our america addicted series looking at the opioid epidemic. Roughly 100 million americans suffer from chronic pain. And most Health Officials agree that legal painkillers prescribed by doctors and filled by pharmaciestriggered a tidal wave of addiction throughout the u. S. Recent guidelines from the centers for Disease Control and prevention urge doctors to avoid or dramatically limit these prescriptions in most cases. Special correspondent cat wise has our report from orange county. Lets go to the park. Reporter in many ways amy crains story has followed the same path as hundreds of thousands of other chronic pain sufferers caught up in the opioid epidemic. There was the accident, in her case, getting slammed in the family car. The hospitalization and surgeries that saved her from paralysis. Ready . One, two, three, jump. Reporter and a resulting dependency on prescription painkillers oxycontin, methadone, and norco that had left her foggy and barely functional. I couldnt lift my daughter, couldnt care for her. Reporter but then cranes story took a dramatic turn that has led her on a very different path thanks to this doctor and a new effort by one of the countrys Largest Health care providers to tackle this national emergency. Dr. Anh quan nguyen is a Kaiser Permanente pain specialist who has been prescribing crain and other patients alternative therapies, all covered by kaisers insurance plan. Including needles in the back carefully placed by an acupuncturist. Mindfulness at the clinic. Yoga training which she often practices in a local park. And, perhaps most importantly, shes been prescribed fewer and fewer pain pills. In fact, crain is now taking just a small percentage of the meds she was once on, a result at first she didnt think was possible. How am i going to do this . How am i going to, you know, get to clean my house . How am i going to you know, get up in the mornings . And it was terrifying. But, it wasnt as hard as i thought it was with the other tools. Reporter she knew the stakes were high. 33,000 people in the United States died in 2015 from opioid overdoses, and early estimates from last year indicate that the numbers have increased significantly. As communities and Health Care Providers around the country seek solutions, some are turning here, to Southern California, where Kaiser Permanentes program has led to a big dropoff in opioid prescriptions. We have seen between 2010 and 2015 a reduction of more than 80 in the use of oxycontin, the longacting opioid. Reporter 80 . 80 . Reporter dr. Ed ellison is the executive medical director for the Southern California permanente medical group. Across the program, weve seen more than a 30 reduction in opioid prescribing. So were seeing significant movements being made. Reporter ellison says getting those reductions wasnt easy, a sign that far too many of the drugs were being prescribed in the first place. In fact, in 2009, when a small group of kaiser leaders gathered in pasaden