undergoing major reconstruction. hikers will be able to walk the trail for free. the local government will charge administration after that. i think i would rather ride the roller-coaster going 95 cups. i'm michael eaves in new york. that will do it for this hour but the news continues with thomas drayton. >> people pay to do america. no break through yet in the iran nuclear talks with just two days to go. the pressure mounts to compromise. the arab league agrees to a joint military force to defeat houthi rebels in yemen as a ground invasion is considered. vote counting is underway in nigeria in a case that is too close to call. plus an unlikely path to peace as palestinians join the

international criminal court and israel forms a new government. great to have you with us. time is ticking to reach a deal in the a ran nuclear groups. the group has until tuesday night to hammer out details. john kerry has canceled all appointments and is staying in switzerland. they have been working late into the night and remain optimistic a deal can be reached. >> it's in everybody's interest that a deal is done but it has to be a deal which puts the bomb beyond iran's reach. there can't be any compromise about that. so if we're going to get this done here iran has got to take a deep breath and make some decisions to ensure those red lines can be met. >> our diplomatic ed editor is

at the talks. >>reporter: all the foreign ministers of the five permanent members of the u.n. security council and germany are now in switzerland, all the people needed to sign a deal with iran. they are very close. closer than they've ever been before. but there are still sticking points. the latest to arrive the russian foreign minister and british foreign secretary. >> we're here because we believe a deal can be done. it's in everybody's interest a deal does get done. but it has to be a deal which puts the bomb beyond iran's reach. there can't be any compromise about that. so if we're going to get this done here, iran has to take a deep breath and make some tough decisions to ensure those red lines can be met. i very much hope that we will have success over the coming hours. >>reporter: the main stumbling blocks are known to be future

research and development on its nuclear technology by iran beyond the initial ten-year deal which is proposed by the united states and also the lifting of sanctions, particularly u.n. security council sanctions. the german foreign minister says the negotiations will be difficult but he bes that those problems can be surmounted. >> there are some individual elements missing that are necessary for our security. so we need flexibility in negotiations from iran. there has not been enough of that so far and it must be negotiated. we're doing that very seriously and i must say i have the impression that iran is also negotiating with a will to reaching a conclusion. >> there are likely still tough difficult negotiations. the weather now here has turned and is cold and wet but iranian journalists have told me that's good luck in persian culture. the negotiations with iran

continue to put a strain on the u.s. relationship with israel. prime minister benjamin netanyahu offering his latest warning to the negotiators telling them not to trust iran when it comes to making a deal. >> this agreement as it appears confirms all of our concerns and then some. even as meetings proceed on this dangerous agreement iran's proxies in yemen are overrunning large sections of that country and are attempting to seize control. the iran yemen axis is very dangerous for humanity and must be stopped. >> he said iran is trying to conquer the entire middle east. wednesday, the palestinians will officially become members of the international criminal court. later this hour in our segment the week ahead we discuss the future of israel and the palestinians. arab leaders gathering in egypt

also blamed iran for stoking the situation in yemen. members involve in the saudi-led coalition against houthi rebels are vowing to continue air strikes. they also have not ruled out sending out ground troops. >> air strikes hit targets across the country including in the capital. jets from the saudi-led coalition have bombed ammunition depots airport, and long range rocket launchers. this is the aftermath of one attack. it destroyed helicopters, fighter jets and a fuel facilities. the saudis have also deployed thousands of soldiers on the border they share with yemen. >> the houthis have expanded

because of the former president saleh and the iranians. >>reporter: air strikes seem to be weakening houthi fighters. sunni tribesmen are on the move to recapture areas they lost in the last few weeks. these are houthi fighters killed in an ambush while in the southern cities. the arab league summit in egypt has been dominated by yemen's deteriorating security situation. the saudis and their allies say the air strikes will continue until the houthis and the deposed president al saleh disband their militias. they also insist that president hadi who has fled the country is yemen's legitimate leader. >> yemen was on the verge of

collapse. the move came after all other means to achieve a peaceful solution that includes ending the houthi coupe. this a day before the saudis launched their attacks against yemen. the reports suggest the former yemeni president is willing to turn against the houthis if international sanctions against him are lifted. the saudis apparently no longer trust saleh. they accuse him of colluding with the houthis and iranians to destabilize the region. isil appears to have beheaded a half dozen men in

syria. a video shows them beheading eight muslim men in the central syrian province of hama. during the interview in damascus he dodged a question that said 90% of civilian casualties come from his own forces. >> we cannot sustain four years in that position as a government and me as president while the rest of the world is against me and my people against me. that's impossible. this is not realistic and this is against our interests as governments to kill the people. what do we get?

>> assad also called the president of turkey a muslim brotherhood fanatic. he says there is no current dialogue with the u.s. government but he's open to communication. >> we always wanted to have good relations with them. it's a great power. >> can you have a good relationship with a country that thinks you should not be in power? >> no. that's not going to be part of it. this is not their business. we have syrian citizens who can decide this. no one else. whether they want to talk about it or not, it's not something we're going to discuss with anyone. >> syria is entering its fifth year of conflict.

the voting in nigeria has not been without difficulty. here's that report. >>reporter: up to 15,000 opposition supporters protested outside the he can to recall commission in the southern region. they say they didn't get the chance to vote on saturday because leg to recall materials and result sheets never arrived. the leg to recall commission is investigating what happened there as well as alleged underaged voting. the spokesperson of the opposition believes the ruling party has lost the election. >>

people to be more understanding. >> you just have to be patient with us because there's a process. let us follow the process

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welcome back. we want to get back to the war in yemen. a coalition of forces led by saudi arabia has been attacking houthi forces in yemen for four days now. they have not ruled out sending in ground troops as well. joining us from austin texas is michael brenner. great to have you. >> good to be with you. >> was there anything that struck you that came out of the arab league summit that just wrapped up regarding yemen? >> no. it was really sort of symbolic. i mean the point of the meeting was twofold. first it was to express the solidarity essentially of the sunni arab governments for saudi arabia and to provide in effect

an element of legitimatation for the military action that they launched a few days ago. second it was intended to provide an legitimation as well for the participation of other arab states as well. the most likely candidates being egypt. i think the talk about creating a pan arab military force that would sort of be a permanent asset of the arab league was essentially rhetoric as no practical

consequence. >> which is a practice by the zaidis and that's the name for the houthis. the name of the version, doctrinal version of shiasm. they're fivers and iranians are twelvers and there attention at a theological level historically. and contrary to what has been said iranians have not provided much support to the houthis much

less instigated them to do what has been done. >>reporter: what would happen if we see boots on the ground from any outside country? >> well you'd simply have a more intense war. the casualties will mount. the civilians as well as the military casualties. it will be a stalemate. let's remember the egyptians sent a very considerable force back in the 1960s into yemen under very different circumstances with a different set of alliances and they failed utterly and suffered as we said very considerable losses. so this would be a major, major step for general sisi to take. >> what obligation if any, does the u.s. have here or do we leave this to the saudis? is. >> we don't have any obligation.

we certainly have no legal obligation. we have no alliance obligation. i think the decision on the part of the white house and the obama administration to lend their full political and diplomatic support to the saudis along with a certain amount of logistic and intelligence support is driven by the conviction that they have to maintain credibility in the eyes of the saudi allies. a sort of credibility that would somewhat you know frayed over the past few yearses as a result of two things, one the united states support for the democracy movements which threatened the autocracies and the saudis themselves and secondly the united states' attempt to reach a nuclear accord with iran which the saudis fear would lead to wider problems and to them iran

is the islamic saturn and any suggestion that the united states is going to reorient its position in the region so as to enter into some kind of tacit understanding with iran they say institutes a dire threat. >> thank you so much for joining us. the governor of indiana mike pence defended his freedom of religion act. >> this is about protecting the religious liberty of people of faith and families of faith across this country. that's what it is as the law in indiana. >> supporters say it protects business owners from being forced to act against their religious beliefs. it seems the critics may have

caught the governor's attention. >> no hate in our state. >>reporter: several thousand people marched through the capital of indiana denouncing a new state law allowing business owners to refuse service to gays lesbians and transgender people on the ground of religious belief. >> tired of fighting this backward thinking. tired enough to fight back? [crowd cheering]. >>reporter: indiana's republican party dominated legislature and governor said the law will stop government agencies from forcing business owners to go against their religious faith. indiana is the latest of 20 states to pass such laws. >> it's about government overreach and i'm proud that indiana stepped forward and i'm working hard to clarify this. we're reaching out to business

leaders. >>reporter: in one example the law would allow florists to refuse to sell arrangements in same-sex ceremonies. >> i would serve them. >>reporter: indiana's ban was overturned in court last year and conservatives were unable to put a gay marriage ban in the state constitution. indiana's law could hurt its economy. some groups are reconsidering plans to hold conventions in the mid western state. the major indiana based consumer website angie's list hostst plans for expanding offices and hiring more staff. >> if the atmosphere is such in the state that we can't draw the talent and they can't be comfortable, then i can't commit the company. >>reporter: apple's ceo was one of the most prominent openly gay business owners in america said

his company was deeply disappointed in indiana. >> it should be easy for leaders to say it's wrong to discriminate against people for those who love. the governor of wisconsin is opposed to any path of citizenship for undocumented citizens. this after he visited the mexican border in texas. >> i think in terms of citizenship, they ultimately need to go to the country of

origin and get in line like anyone else. there are benefits that come with this and beyond that that's where we've got to tackle these other issues first and then have a president that's willing to work with the congress to figure out a reasonable way. >> earlier this month, walker reportedly endorsed a path to citizenship at an event. scott walker may have female competition if he decides to run for the republican nomination. the former ceo of hewlitt-packard. >> we need as other potential candidates to make sure we have the right team in place, the right support. that we have the right financial resources lined up. just as all the other potential

candidates. >> and when would you announce? >> late april, early may. >> she's 60 years old, born in austin texas. she was a sales rep for at&t at age 25 after dropping out of law school. she was dubbed america's most powerful business woman by forbes magazine. she was also the first woman to lead a fortune 100 company two bodies found in the rubble of a building explosion in new york city. it's believed they are two men missing since the blast happened at a japanese restaurant on thursday. one a customer. the other an employee. investigators believe the explosion was caused from work being done on a gas line. 22 people were injured in the explosion and aftermath which levelled almost an entire block. the pope marked the beginning of holy week today

with a palm sunday mass at the vatican. he carried palm fronds as tens of thousands of catholics lined his path and led prayers for the 150 people killed in last week's germanwings plane crash. in jerusalem, pilgrims traced the path of jesus. they gathered where it's believed jesus was crucified 2,000 years ago. christian palestinians honored the day at the church of the nativity in bethlehem. coming up women haven't been able to make gains in the tech industry. we speak to women who talk about the 21st century so-called sexism in the work place.

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a coalition of forces led i did saudi arabia has been attacking houthi rebels in yemen for four days now. they've killed at least 4 in air strikes. they will continue the attacks until the houthis withdraw from the capital city and are not ruling out sending ground troops as well. ballots have been counted in nigeria but voting has not gone smoothly. thousands in southern nigeria protested saying they have not been allowed to vote. officials are investigating the claims. in some cities voting was extended due to technical problems it's time for our regular look at the week ahead. wednesday, the palestinians

officially become members of the international criminal court allowing them to press for an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by israel during last year's war in gaza. israel and the u.s. have come out against allowing them to join the icc. it appears to be the only thing the two have been able to agree upon. >>reporter: israeli law makers are sworn into their new jobs as members of parliament and horse trading goes on behind the scenes with political parties vying for crucial cabinet positions, benjamin netanyahu has a lot of work in front of him, not at least the relationship with the united states which turned sour when mr. netanyahu made a speech criticizing a deal that the u.s. is trying to make with iran over

its nuclear ambitions. he also has to deal with the criticism he faced after making comments about palestinian voters ahead of the poll. mr. netanyahu has apologized but that does appear to fall on deaf ears. whatever the case the prime minister has a lot of work ahead of him as we look ahead so seeing what israel's 34th parliament will look like. late last week the u.s. government welcomed the news that israel was releasing tax bonds it had withheld for months and it comes not a moment too soon as many experts say relationships between the u.s. and israel are at their lowest point in 25 years. and even though prime minister benjamin netanyahu has taken back his agree that he would never agree to a two-state solution president obama isn't buying it declaring the united

states is re-evaluating its stance in defending israel at the u.n. and a test could come soon re rather than later as the french are drafting a resolution seeking to restart middle east peace talks on the basis of a two-state solution that being one of the goals in the talks. in the recent past the united states has opposed such resolutions at the u.n. this will be an early test. while many expected the tense rhetoric between the united states and israel to cool down after benning anyone netanyahu emerged as the victory in israeli election it has not happened. while there are indications of a backlash among the israeli public to what they perceive as harsh rhetoric against israel,

so far the administration has not backed down. the icc is moving forward. while they will be able to pursue war crimes against israel, it could also expose palestinian leadership to investigations as well. meanwhile, the fallout from israel's election continues with the u.s. now indicating it may allow the u.n. to create a deadline for creating a palestinian state. this raises questions about when and if middle east peace talks might ever resume. many wonder if another war like the one we saw in gaza last summer is only a matter of time. let's bring in professor of

international relations from new york university. great to have you with us on the week ahead. >> thank you. >> i'll start with you, has anyone been able to articulate what netanyahu's long term vision is at this point? >> well something has been puzzling me now for more than 15 years since he became prime minister the first time in 1996. i do not believe that netanyahu, in fact does have a vision. that is extremely concerning. they have a prime minister who has been in power for nearly now nine years. he's now going to have a new term. and he may have another four years and israel has been going astray, very little progress has been made certainly during the last six years. >> do the majority of israeli jews still support a two-state

solution. >> i think so. what netanyahu managed to do is create the fear the fear of the unknown, what will happen if there is going to be a two-state solution. and often he and his coalition partners will be using the term like we're going to have another state in the west another state controlled by hamas. so this is the fear that has worked specifically during the election and i don't think he has any intentions of moving toward a two-state solution. >> how much hope remains for a two-state solution? >> i think it's very clear that what president obama said about the prime minister of israel i have to take him at his word which is there will be no palestinian state as long as i am prime minister. so clearly what we'll see is maintaining the status quo and managing the current occupation withholding funds, releasing

funds, paying salaries. more of the same but really nothing serious on a level that would lead to the creation of a palestinian state which obviously is the reason why you see france and the united states hinting at a serious move of the u.n. towards forcing a resolution even though it would be symbolic but still adding pressure on the current israeli prime minister. >> at this point though what does -- what do the palestinians -- i know they're fairly divided. what do they want at this point? the most pressing issue they would need is a unified leadership that is supported by every palestinian whether inside and outside. so they need to unify themselves. what they want obviously is an end to the israeli occupation. they need to live as a free people with dignity and

self-determination. very pure and simple. they want a palestinian state that they can live freely and without the israeli intervention. >> when you say that much of the same will continue on for a year or two or three, i do not buy into that. i don't think the current situation is sustainable at all. as a matter of fact, the palestinian authority turning to the international criminal court in part there's going to be a resolution of the security council calling for negotiations to reach an agreement within two years. there's going to be a new dynamic. so the situation is not going to continue the way it is right now. i think netanyahu has got to sooner or later face the fact that he cannot maintain the status quo and something will have to change. this is -- my feelings however, if there's going to be any u.n. resolution, say within two years, they'll have to reach

some kind of agreement, it will have to have enforcement regime. to pass a resolution without making sure there's going to be a progress at the given time the kind of concessions need to be made these resolutions like many others will go by and nothing is going to happen. >> i want to talk more about the security council. gentlemen, stand by. we also spoke with a senior fellow at the middle east initiative and he explains why the situation in the middle east is simply at a stand still. let's listen. >> i think we're at a very difficult as we had been around 1980 when there's simply no trust or confidence between these parties. the leaderships don't like or trust each other. they don't believe the other side really wants to negotiate a reasonable peace. but they have very different conceptions of what a peace should include. there's also the added problem that the arabs generally and palestinians in particular look

at netanyahu as somebody who cannot possibly be taken seriously as a peace partner. i mean in the recent elections he talked of the arabs in israel in rather racist ways saying they were being bussed in in droves to vote as if that was a crime. as a whole, the arab countries have not really done anything significant or meaningful or credible to try to push the peace process forward. so we're really at a stand still right now and what we've learned throughout the last 64 years, 65

years of this conflict is that when you get a stalemate and things come to a stand still, they don't stay like that very long. five years, six years, seven years, and then something happens. a war. massive unilateral action by either side. external intervention to try to move the process forward. so we do have a stalemate but we should not expect it to last a long time so people should explore radical new mechanisms and ways and approaches to try to find a permanent negotiated resolution of the conflict. >> let's look at the alternative. what does a single state solution look like? >> if you look at it as becoming more and more likely every day although it's not what's in the interest of israel.

when you make everything possible in your hands as an israeli prime minister to create facts on the ground that would stop the creation of a palestinian state, then what is the alternative? the alternative is either a one state or you will have violence and this is what rami was referring to. if you don't want the status quo to stay, you can move forward on the peace process which is a political calculation that netanyahu does not want to make. or you bear the consequences which are more violence. people are not going to accept being under military occupation and just go with it. so the -- moving forward, netanyahu will have to make that choice. does he want to live in an israeli democracy and at the same time prevent people from living freely next door. also not even treating palestinian citizens of israel

the same way he treats obviously the jewish citizens of israel. so he's really -- netanyahu acting the way he's acting today putting everybody in danger and the way i see it we're heading towards effort. >> there's been growing tension between the white house and israel. do you think we'll see a shift in u.s. policy toward israel? >> i think it's going to have to be some kind of a shift. president obama realized now that prime minister netanyahu is not serious about a two-state solution. i understand from talking to some officials that there are talks now between the united states and the european community. they're trying to come up with some kind of resolution that will be acceptable by the security council to call for as we mentioned earlier for the two-state solution to be negotiated within a certain period of time. but i did want to refer to something that's been said before in terms of one-state

solution. i think that will never happen. that is israel will not allow it even being led by netanyahu or the most liberal israeli politician politician. this is simply not going to happen. so asking netanyahu what's it going to be ten years down the line, there's a push for thinking. some members of his party will take -- >> how concerned do you think netanyahu is about losing the u.s. fire wall and the security council. >> he doesn't believe it's going to happen. that's the whole problem. he thinks he will outlast president obama and it could happen. he is expecting perhaps the next president, perhaps a republican president, is going to be far

more sympathetic to israel. so netanyahu is not concerned. he's going to take the time. that's what he's going to do. therefore, the relationship between the two countries will remain tense but it is more so between president obama and prime minister netanyahu than the bilateral relations between the go countries and we have to distinguish between the two. >> do you agree with that assessment? >> not really. i agree that that's where netanyahu's calculation lays. but i believe he's wrong. the united states does not have a benjamin netanyahu problem, an israel problem. the united states has many problems in the region. creating a palestinian state is a national security issue for the government of the united states. regardless of who is in the

white house whether it's a republican or democrat president, they have to deal with this fact. so when you have a problem that keeps oncoming coming, it's a fact. it's still going to be the same issue. how do you create a palestinian state. >> we are talking about netanyahu. we're not talking about what the prime minister will do. what i am saying to you is netanyahu as a prime minister will not allow such a thing as one-state solution. two, isn't going to -- he bes he willout last him. whoever the president is going

-- that's what they're going to see. much of the same. certainly remains to be seen. i'll give you a final ten seconds. >> really what i want to say is that israel today, the middle east today is not the same as five years ago. netanyahu is playing a very dangerous game. you cannot control what's happening in syria. you don't know what will happen in jordan. lebanon could explode any moment. so they're playing a dangerous game of just maintaining the status quo when knowing what lies ahead is extremely irresponsible. >> we'll leave it there.

>> irresponsible for israel and netanyahu. >> the conversation still to continue. on monday treasury secretary jack liu meets other officials in beijing. the global economy as well as china's reform agenda. thursday lebanon's parliament is scheduled to vote again on a new president. it's failed in the past 20 times to elect a successor. the civil war in syria has caused a stalemate over the choice in presidents. saturday is the 47th anniversary of civil rights leader martin luther king, jr. still ahead in this hour on

al jazeera america they say they have been shut out of one industry. >> there has been no female equivalent to mark zuckerburg. there's no reason for that except for the current structure of things. >> what women say needs to change to fight equality in the tech industry straight ahead.

welcome back. the tech industry may be on the frontiers of engineering but when it comes to gender equality, many women say it's stuck in the dark ages. companies like google facebook and apple have all faced criticism. the gender problems may run much deeper than hiring processes. >>reporter: they graduated from mit's business school. one also holds an aero space degree and another speaks

chinese. yet, they believe that many women in sill con valley still get left behind. >> sometimes people think you may need to explain stuff to them or they might need an extra hand to do stuff. there's absolutely no reason for that other than the current structure of things. >>reporter: the numbers tell the tale. more than 97% of venture funded businesses have male ceos and only 6% of partners in venture capital firms are women. women make up just 20% of software developers. but battles are being waged including the gender discrimination lawsuit filed by ellen powell against her former venture capital employer. she believes male colleagues who underperformed still receives promotions while she did not. >> i think this case is a wake up call to the venture capital industry and to silicone valley

generally. it's a window on the microin microindignities that individually seem small but cumulatively gets in the way of womens' advance in the workforce. >> the first day when i walked in, they actually were like here, look we've made a bathroom that's just for women because we've never needed one before. >>reporter: these days they are working to change the calculus with their social network for women in tech. >> more and more woman are coming together for support through the tech world but most are still shy about speaking out publically and don't want to be viewed as troublemakers. >>reporter: what they are says gordon are entrepreneurs and when venture capitalists fail to invest in women, they're missing out financially on potential

returns. until then when it comes to women, they stay stuck in the past. following a developing story at this hour. >> it's just within the last hour we have gotten message of a 7.7 preliminary equivalent of an earthquake here in the west pacific. we're talking about pa pa new guinea area. these are the islands. i want to go closer in so you can see the actual area we're talking about. it's right between new ireland and east new ireland of pa pa new guinea and a tsunami warning has been issued. the tsunami would have happened especially here along these very close coastal regions. but for all of new caladonia

we're talking of tsunami waves reaching three to nine feet above tidal levels possible. we're also expecting to see residual activity near the philippines and australia. the actual earthquake was only about 22 miles below the ground so it was a fairly shallow one. we're getting more information out of this area over the next couple of hours. one snow storm in the united states has pushed out to the atlantic but across the great lakes, we're dealing with another storm. this is going to bring most of the activity to the north down to the south where we got the snow yesterday. we're not going to be seeing it there. parts of michigan wisconsin, you also got the snow that is going to continue overnight and as you can see here it's mostly rain towards ohio as well as pennsylvania. but it's going to be snow across parts of ontario, quebec as well as into new york. >> all right. thank you. some people in canada's yukon

territory have shunned modern living for a simpler way of life. daniel met some people choosing to live off the grid. >>reporter: along the rocky shore of the now frozen yukon river, a man's home for 18 years now. >> good morning. >> how you? >> good. >>reporter: they call him cave man bill and here's why. there's just room inside to eat and sleep and do the fine carpentry that earns him a living. water comes from the river and heat from fire wood gathered a few steps away. spartan, yes but it's a way of life he cherishes. >> just relaxing lifestyle. i know so many people put themselves into an early grave chasing something that they never achieve. they do it in such a manner that they never will achieve it. and it's not for me. >> i actually had to use 117

bales. >>reporter: cud eastmonth drove to dawson city last year in his van and now he's living in it. bales of straw and plastic to keep winter at bay. he runs his web design business from what used to be the drive's seat. >> i just kept stacking until i got to the top and i was able to stack across the top. it's hard to buy land out here and it's really expensive. so for the first winter, i just wanted to make sure that i could stay warm because once you have warmth, food, and shelter, you're good to go. >>reporter: for gabby, it's all about her dogs. dawson city doesn't allow more than two dogs as pets. she has nine she uses for a dog sled. so she lives in a small cabin and melts snow on a wood stove

for water. >> sometimes in a bigger city everything is taken care of for you and you get a little lost and it's neat to know if you want heat, you make the heat. it gives you a sense of self sufficiency and i like that. >>reporter: being off the grid isn't for everyone though it clearly suits cud and the dozens of others who live this way up here. next year cud and his beloved dog fret plan to move to a log cabin further out in the forest in search of a sense of freedom that's growing harder and harder to find in a world more urban and crowded than ever. what a way of life. that's going to do it for this hour. thank you so much for joining us. i'll be back with another hour of news at 11:00 eastern.

>> the united states is in the midst of the worst drug addiction epidemic in its history. but it's not a crisis of illegal drugs. it's one of prescription painkillers - oxycodone, hydrocodone, and other legal narcotics, all related to opium. collectively they are called opioids. >> these are the opioid painkillers. and prescriptions for drugs like these have more than quadrupled over the last 15 years - to the extent that the us now consumes more than 80 percent of the global supply of these drugs.