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>> david gura, thank you. let's go to msnbc's blayne alexander live at the del sol medical center here in el paso. let's go now. we have the news conference is getting started in dayton, ohio. let's listen in. >> u.s. senator sherrod brown, u.s. senator rob portman, deputy chief matt carper, state representative phil plumber and former county sheriff and congressman mike turner. so i just want to take a moment to talk about the outpouring of support we've seen across the country. today, at the moment i've had over 70 mayors from across the country reach out. particularly have been of help have...

My daughter and hundreds others who were down in the oregon district last night are alive and are safe today. i also want to thank the first responders. the police and fire who came to the scene and responded unbelievably for our community. this is an unbelievable amount of evil that we cannot comprehend. i appreciate the mayor pulling us together for a briefing today on the investigation that's ongoing. we'll learn more about this particular case. but senator brown is absolutely correct, as is senator portman, we look across the country and see this, we need a national conversation as to how ...

This as overdoses are killing more americans than ever before. ohio is the epicenter of this crisis on track for a staggering 10,000 deaths this year alone. politicians back in washington on the ground. the death toll continues to skyrocket daily because the drug so powerful it could kill you simply by touching it. >> reporter: in what local fushls say is the overdose capital of america,en montgomery county sheriff phil plumber finds a crisis on his hands brought on by the opioid, up to thousands times stronger than heroin. it's used legally in chronic pain management and now manufactured, tra...