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2020. more than 21,000 drug overdose deaths occurred in the united states in the 12 months, may 2020, the highest number of overdose deaths ever recorded in a 12-month period according to data from the cdc. while overdose deaths were already increasing in the months leading up to the pandemic, the latest numbers suggest a lead up. synthetic opioids appear to be the primary driver of the increases in overdose deaths, increasing 38.4% in the 12-month period leading up to june 2019. did you sense, i know you've reported some of this out yourself and added original insights and reporting to the st...

That's why they are under the gun. jillian: democrats are heading into the 2018 midterms ready to take back power on the hill but the new members are in and it's no longer looking like a sure thing for the left. here to help us break it down is gop strategists jen, thank you for joining us this morning. let's go ahead and take a look at the numbers because the gap is certainly inching closer and closer, we are looking at average here of the latest midterm polls and you can see 45.1% for democrats versus 38.4 for the republicans, should the democrats be worried? >> i think they should be. pundi...

Politicians seem in no danger of going anywhere. and we live in a culture in california where youth is king. and yet you have people who are in their 70s and 80s, including our governor, you know, making -- >> running for re-election. >> who is running for re-election. and will probably win. these people are not going anywhere. and yes, there's a younger generation coming up behind them jockeying, but these people aren't going anywhere for now. they're doing great work. everybody supports them. they win by big margins. >> interesting thought. one of the things you talk about in your article is...

Did the sky diver come from. >> the wind comes up or get way laid or avoid a power line. >> you're shaking your head. >> how does this happen? >> i'm lost with you on that. >> we also have another thing. pretty interesting. we have some pictures from space. this is the lakes. last year 38.4% coverage. notice you can see the lakes, right. now take a look at it this month. we're talking about 92% of the lakes currently covered so much so we're now in second place for the most we ever had it covered. the last record was back in 1979. records are only since '73. we have a record from michigan, num...

back in the headlines. what's next in the kelly thomas saga? also this hour, herman cain in the house to tell us all about his new project and share his one-of-a-kind insights on today's headlines. first, though, the road to the white house has always run through ohio, so president obama, of course, hitting the road in ohio. live pictures right now. the tarmac in toledo. soon he'll be on a bus dubbed "betting on america." the first stop the museum in mao me. you'll see that live at 40 past the hour give or take. in the meantime let's bring in cnn's dan lothian who's already there...