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To you former da is in federal custody after admitting to taking a bribe for political faves. Im lucy noland. Seth williams resigned from office today officers handcuffed him and took hip straight to jail. The feds charged williams with 29 counts of federal corruption and bribery case and today he pleaded guilty to just one of those charges. Now, the man he used to prosecute philadelphias criminals sits in jail. Williams face faces five years n federal prison when a judge formally sentences him in objection and hell likely to stay in jail until that sentencing. Seth williams was arising star i...

With on the president s commission on opioid addiction. Where is our host . Governor Gina Raimondo . Shes late to her own party. Shell be joining us up here later along with roy as well as our distinguished speakers to talk about this Opioid Epidemic which is a relevant issue for us all. Its now claiming the lives of an estimated 90 americans a day. I am not the first person to make that mistake. In massachusetts we had about 2,000 deaths in 2016, more than five deaths per day, more than all the deaths associated with automobile accidents and gunshots combined. There was a 22 increase in opioi...

Near the tanger outlet. Watsons suv collides with another car here in the heart of Atlantic City shopping district. He gets out and starts opening fire on police as they order him to drop his gun. Take a listen. Now we freeze the video right there. This point watson falls. Police keep firing. He was shot a total of 45 times. Prosecutors say the officers continued to fire until watson was no longer considered a threat and grand jury found the officers were justified in watsons death. The Prosecutors Office released video today because of a state Supreme Court ruling requiring the release of das...

Medical professionals who treat addiction, lawmakers from hard hit areas, we want to in just a little bit. Well open our phone lines and you how the Opioid Epidemic is affecting you personally, first, part of our conversation from the author of he book dream land, the true tale of americas opiate epidemic. I want to ask you about something you wrote on your blog. Days g about heroin these is another way of writing about america. Who we are and what weve become. That. Ou explain sure. I began, it began to occur to me as i began to write. In the middle of this project, and i began to wonder this...

In one year, which was 4,000 in 1972, and more than the 50,000 who died from aids elated complications in 1995, and more than the 54,000 39,000 who died from gun violence including homicide, suicide, and accidents in 1993. Two hours here on cspan, we want to take an in problem, k at the hearing from state officials on the front lines of the opioid medical professionals who treat addiction, lawmakers from hard hit areas, we want to in just a little bit. Well open our phone lines and you how the Opioid Epidemic is affecting you personally, first, part of our conversation from the author of he bo...