Arent Numbers News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Record amount of it this year. >> we've taken off 15,000 pounds of fentanyl this year. that is enough, potentially lethal doses to kill every single american. >> how is this happening? as we speak, drugs are killing about one american every five minutes. so let's discuss and bring in dr. joseph lee. he's the president and ceo of the betty ford foundation, an addiction treatment and advocacy organization. doctor, for anyone who's had loved ones addicted to drugs, they know these aren't numbers, they're people. many of them are young people in the prime of their lives. what is going on? >> thank...

Certainly politically, and spin it that way. so as the average american watching, what should i look for? what should i be pointing to this morning? >> well, what you want to be looking for is what elements of this report are a little bit more forward looking, so as you already have discussed, some of the numbers on energy prices were really eye popping, but those have come down since these data were collected because of a combination of reaction to omicron, supply chains hopefully normalizing, warmer weather in the case of natural gas, for example. so that, you know, the numbers in this repor...

Otherwise, you don't want anyone to die in vein ain or die in va. it affected the community in vein. the way we're coming out of it is what makes it a great place to live. >> reporter: you said when things got started that this is for every victim of every mass shooting in the country. specifically because it happened on the heels of el paso, so can you elaborate on that? your message to the people who may not -- >> i grew up in washington. that city always makes the news. i moved to new york. that city makes the news. los angeles, you can't stop talking about it. these people are often forgot...

Set up for him. i appreciate the fact he came out to do that for us. oh, my gosh. i am so grateful. >> reporter: showing that appreciation on stage. >> we declared it dave chapelle day. >> reporter: but as he said, it's not about him or just being dayton strong. he dedicated the day to all mass shooting victims across the country. >> something like this happens in your city. then you think of all the other tmes it happened, it makes it very real. you realize these aren't numbers. these are people's lives. it hurts. not in a political way. in a human way. >> reporter: for chapelle, certainly hi...

You hadn't done daca, that's an excuse. the country is a nation of immigrants. ultimately it would rear flect who we are. that's something to welcome. >> thank you to florida international university and all of you. this conversation that we had today with the president of the united states, on one subject, a subject that is very near and dear to the hearts of millions of people in this country. this is not statistics, these aren't numbers. these are families directly affected by the decisions that are going on in washington, in texas, and throughout the country. it's important to remember tha...