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Badly addicted. . but that help specifically federal funds for treatment programs has been slow to arrive. >> really, right now, if it wasn't for private donors, we certainly wouldn't be doing this. i'm pretty certain of that. >> safe station opened the doors of every manchester firehouse the any addict desperate for help. the program drew national attention and invite to the chief for a meeting with the first lady in washington. >> she showed compassion and wanted to understand the depths of the problem, kind of see what we're seeing on the streets. encouraging. >> since it was launched in au...

>> reporter: president trump declared the opioid crisis a national emergency on august 10 but yet to formally sign or send that decoration to congress. no signature means no financial aid. on the local level city council member and sheriffs in ohio have offered cost cutting scare tactics hoping to rid their towns of trouble. she has love of her grandmother and frequent phone calls and counselor to better understand her circumstances. but today she hopes it will be a turning point for her and her family. >> it keeps on not stopping. so this is really, really beginning to be a huge problem in my...

The official saying of treating it like i'm an emergency i'm not declaring it an emergency. i don't care how he wants to say it i appreciate is he taking it seriously you can't throw money at treatment programs. that's not necessarily going to do away with it. you can treat the addiction but if you don't alter the supply and demand, you are doing nothing for them. you need to make sure there is more regulation when it comes to the prescribing of prescriptions, make sure they are being utilized appropriately. there are people who really do suffer and they do benefit from these medications. but ...

Administration put out. we need to make sure as the commission's recommendations underscore is that every person who needs treatment, particularly for opioid use, gets treatment when they need it and we need to continue to do everything we can to ensure we're diverting people away from the criminal justice and making sure they are getting linked up to those evidence-based treatment programs. >> all right. michael, thank you so much for being here. very grateful to have you on this sunday. stick around, we'll be right back. >> thanks, jacob. electric light orchestra ]

Los angeles. although they are not supposed to take that into consideration, it is the white elephant in the room and it always will be. >> melissa: claudia cowan is live in carson city, nevada. everybody is watching this. >> it is a big day, the parole board here in nevada has been preparing for this day for many months. this is the only parole hearing happening here today. as you mention, and less than two hours, o.j. simpson will make his case from his prison via closed circuit tv, just as he did four years ago at his first hearing when he was granted parole on some of the charges. it takes...