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This to continue. it is time to liberate our communities from this. from this drug addiction, never been this way. we can be the generation that ends the opioid epidemic. we can do it. [applause] we will do it. >> president trump: that is why, effective today, my administration is officially declaring the opioid crisis a national public health emergency under federal law. and that is why i am directing all executive agencies to use every appropriate emergency

November 30th. also today, new followed in the wake of a powerful personal dress from president trump today who promised on the campaign trail to turn around the grim numbers of death by addiction in america. >> this epidemic is a national health emergency. it is time to liberate our communities from the scorch of drug addiction. that is why, effective today, my administration is officially declaring the opioid crisis in national public health emergency under federal law, and by i am directing all executive agencies to use every appropriate emergency authority to fight the opioid crisis. >> ma...

Investigation. and now it's looking like potentially he got some of these information from the white house, hallie. >> well we can't say that yet. we don't know that part. but two points, yes, there is a skiff. so a skiff as you said is sort of a compartment area where people can go and view information. this tl is one on the hill where dechb nunes works. >> right. >> and his staffers for the house committee is there every day reviewing classified information sent over to them from the executive agencies. go ahead. >> sorry. no. i want to say part two of the question is he came under a lot of ...

Some people say that his views on chevron deference, on deference to executive agencies, is conservative, but that totally depends on who the executive branch is. if the executive branch -- >> what about caroline's point, that the exception would be someone being able to rewrite the law to deny women something they would lawfully get because of their own personal religious beliefs? >> i don't think that's what judge gorsuch did. you have federal protections in first amendment and the religious freedom and restoration act that the judge was enforcing and in that opinion. so i don't think that y...

So much. just moments ago president trump signed two executive orders. one of which is aimed at bolstering historically black colleges and universities, also shown in as hbcus, the order enables hbcu officials to work directly with executive agencies. it comes on the last guy of black history month, february 28th and signals the administration's effort to strengthen ties with hbcus, for more on this issue, ron allen joins me now. on sunday nightly news you had a great piece. >> thanks. >> about historically black colleges and universities. you traveled around the country. you went to some of...