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>> tigonht opbn s news wndeeke, anher round of ivmasse stms unleashes deadly tornsadoe across s theou athnd midwest. >> someone said torun the back. we ran to the back. pyed for louriv.es >>he tn a looatk the fda's decision to allow over-touhe-cnt serales ofhe t idopio ordveose reversalg dru rcnaan. and ora shta oge both public fends erand osprecuts orin sconsin isai rsingon ccerns about fairness in the legal stsyem. ♪ ekweend has beenvi prode bdy -- >> forye 25 arcos nsumer
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:john the ousmino wtheaer forecast aarnd wnis ngcameru te for ara lec stion of the countrys aa massive line of severe wtheaer wreaked havoc fr t dheeep south ahell t way to g there latakes. at least 2pe1 ople have been killednd a anim estated 85 iomilln oppele were in tathe ph of ttohe srms. from two twisters in a wide open iowa field to a funnel captured up cselo by orstm cnghaers. an outbrkea of vesere wtheaer snt iense. e thsystem broughtail and even sn.ow etherav he been multideple aths in tennesseeo tthe east of himemps and in a small town in arkansas whiooch tk dia rectit h from a tordona. residents were left stunned. >> i'' speechless. wor.ds this never hneapped wndo here like this.
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s it inoor wds. tshi sllma tow in inndnaia, e thmayor said ptsar of the communite y aruncoregnizable. cities and towns bndig a sllma were hit hard. on friday parchmao de his way rough middle rock, asarkans. sirens blared toee sk shelter. others relied on agl sine omfr renatu. >> the only way we knew the tornado wasom cing, the lves were swirling. it lookede likitas w standing ill. someoneai sd run to the back. we ran to the back, we huddled together and prayefor our lives. >> drone footavege or ttlile rock revealed the scope of the damage. entire buildings flattened. nsarkaasov gerr nosarah huckabee sanderoks spe to reporters in onfrt of air fe staonti, itself in the torn'do'sat ph. >> i had thenc chae to speak
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abt outhe homelancrd seety arand esenidten bid, who have offered ema trenusdo amount of ppsuor at,nything arkansas needs eyth assured us thossoe reursce bwille tonhe ground. appreciateir the wliilngness toel hp arkansas out. >> daniel ans d hifalymi took cover minubetes fo treheer cov hit. >>e whed arsome distant crashingnd a the house sedtart to shandke a rblume. one ce wfe iltt was clotse i was maybe 1520 to seconds of cosha, th ient wades ad qetui. he idsa theam dage in his ignehborodhoee smed rampa.nt >> lotofs peoe plwereom he and omfr what i can gatrhe they seem btoe molyst unht.ur trsee gngoi thrghou varusio rtpas ofpl peoe's housesnd a missing it h andit by feet. >> inug thoh eth deer, illoiins the severeth weaer caused the
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roof of the apothllo ear teto coapse during a heavyal met concert. e onpeonrs died and at lstea 40 heotrs were inj.ured heas t canleup begins, more than 200,000 pe aoplecrs osfive stat resemain withouowt per. foror meth on ese storms, wralke ashley of nerorthn liilnois iversity, an moatsphecri ntscieist c anderfitied consulting meteorolo.gist you d areoi sngome first-hand rese larchastht nig. dwhatidou y? see >> gotom se good superls cel in e ntceral part of stthe ate. luyckil there wernoe tornadoes in the arewaa i s in, but unfortunately csomeomnimuties t etprty bigl. hai compared to me parts ohef t midwes mt weadoue t ok. >> you hav re aect enstudy about the futuf re osurpe clsel in the u.s. what is a super cell? >> super cellsre a rotating thunderstorms. they are relelativy s, mallbut
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they pack a oheckf baunch. i liken tmhe toea pnu.ts a p not is laa retilyve small piec fe ofood butoy bs doeit haveot a l of ricaloes and fat. thghou relativelyll sma, these super cellsdu procehe t lion's sh oaref ilha and tdoornaesn i uthe.s. >> some of thee mor rtecen torns,adoe t sheouthern outkbrea in01 21,s a i underd stanyour udsty, you mod veledarusio lsleve of carbon over aryes to e what wouldpe hapn. atwh did you find? >> we looked at var fiousuteur ojprections of trehe genushoe gasgn iitions scenarios -- emsiisons scenarios. theyea revl a dramaticrc inease in n theumrbe of super cells roacss the msoiduth, the ozark plu,atea t lheower ohio vy.alle that area of northeast texas,
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eaerstn oklahoma, arkansas, missouri ando intmiissssippi and alabamaou cld taksoe metimes doa ubling of thmbe nuerf o rsupe clsel. unfortunately the hail and toadrnoes could also see a doubling. uniqlyue we see a dneeclint io eaars t ofhe wes gternreat plains. some peeopl cquolloiay llcalled th tatornado alley. toadrnoes will sllti go rothugh this area but meay b less rates. >> the recent storms, big storms is weekend t, doheyug sgest athe t future is here? >>re gatue qstn.io clatime change icuocrring ritgh now. it is goingac to ceralete based onhe emiiossnsce snaosri. e therarthe ings we can odo t mitigahate tt. toadrnoes are beco mmingore eqfrue.nt that is what ou lmode
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suggesrtion -- modelug sgests. >> i have heitard isar hd to maheke t cneonction to climate change wthith teornadoes. dohies ts lphe us make the connection? >> wt e geinvididual tornadoes and people w areonrideng, was atth caused by ctelima change? that is frg aminit wrong. what we wao nt tlook at is the contributionth to at e bventy climateha cnge. rewe a n tothere yet, oen th indivi tdualordonar ooutbreak alsce. i thie nk wwi gllet there. as to what eth rivelate ricontti oonf climate ch ianges to that event. we aoore lkingli at mits ilcalogilre tnds,v o -- climatological tres,nd the idceen is that we are moindifyg e thbasic fundamlenta ingreds ientfor not onley th storms t buthe torna,does
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particlyular mstoiure and meinthg we call instability. those twohi tngs are increasing and arero pjected to insecrea moreou thrghhe t 21sttu cenry. like bg akinaak ce, iyof u increahese t sug iart will be a sweeter cake. >> butar we e tnoec nessarily okloing forward t.to i thank yoryu ve much. >>nk tha you. >>he tres iother news this evening. cingti sources, the ap is reporting tthatheea sled dimectnt againorst fmer prenesidtru tmp incdelus at ast one fyelon oseffen. thspe ecif cicharg hesave tno en meadub plic, yet but are expected to be by the time trump is arraigned tayuesd. he's the firorst fme prresident cefa criminal cesharg. a fedaler judge temraporily blocked a tennessawee l pcilang stctim lit on drag shows, just houefrs borite was set to go into effect. the rsfit of its kind lawan bs adult recabat entinertame ontn puicro pperty or e wherit
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cobeuld vweied bymi anor. the judge siwided th a memphis lgbtq threate gr'up'ars gument th tathe statutes'ers ovlyro bad languageio vlateshe t fstir dmamenent. senatored ferman is baomck he in syanlvia after beiisng dchged fr the hostapil whe hree was g beintrteead for depren.ssio his office said d hisepssreion in remission ae nd hwas trd eatewi mthedication. aitdmted himself for treatmenx t siwesek ago wlehi ill recovering forpt symomofs roa stkee hsuffered befhiore s elec ltionast fall. he sayse hwill returnth to e senante i m aidpril. pope francis hefas lt eth ithospal today afterng bei treated forro bnchitis,ut b not before eatsoing meiz pza, izbapting a baby in the children's ward, and signing a boy's cast. asked byrn joualtsis how he's elfein hg,e says i's'm ill alive. pera fncis i ts toakpae rt in
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rrtomoo''s palm sunday service. still to come on s pbnews d,en what ovethr-e-counter proval of an overdose rsreveal drug meaorns f t fheight agastin opios.id andhy w a shortofage lyeawrs in wionscsin is raising qiouestns aboue t thlelga system. ♪ >> tshi is s pbnews weendke. from wetadi stuosn i washington, meho of the pbs nshewour, weekghnits on. pbs >> thisee wk e thfda approved onnatiwi odever-the-counter sales ofca narn. rcnaan is the brand name version of theen geric drug naloxone, which comes nas aas salpray or injection. overdoses ahere t ldieang cause aofccidental deinath the u.s., responsiblr e fomo trehan 932,000 fatalities since99 19.
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day it is largelyve drin by op uioidse. earlier i e with the codiorrect oopf ioidic poly researchn i brandeisni uveitrsy. i think the decn isioto allow lonaxo tneo be sold er-the-countser ielpf.ul itl wilma akennt aide otto opioid overdoses moreva ailleab, whh isor imptantn whe overdoses become e thleinadg cae aofccidental death in the u.s. i do think overall this is a agmesse cofhange. -- this is ait posive change. but myan who die of an opioid overdose do so without an opportuntoity b reescued. for theeo pple we do rescue with xonalonemo, st of themre a ersuffing from opioid use disorder. ifhe ty don't get tatrement, you ve to hope sneomeo iars ound with naloxonee th next ttimehey ovdoerse. lonexo isel hpful but likely
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to have ala smle irmpact. >> wt hawould have age bigr impact? >> we shoulddo be ina g better job ofet decngti opioid use dirdsoer and treating it. if we wantse to e erovdose athse com down in the srtho n,ru we have to see accsiesng effective outtipaent tremeatnt, spiaeclly with thest fir lein treatment, that treatment has to mead much easier p foreoepl btto oain. it has tseo esntlliay be free. if w ceanak me that treatment moreva ailleab while making it harder f poreoe plto continue using fentanyl orer hoin or descrinptiooi opidsi, think we llee s overdosate dehsom ce do sniigficantly. is the cost of it a hurdle? ayit m bmoe re freely available, buist the price phirobitive? >> at the oizrganatnsio that
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give out naloxone for free. er aere states thpoat snsor programs, grants, all that has enel hpful. this newro pduct tt hawill be lereased or-vethe-counter, unfortunatitely ds oeappear the mafanucturer will habe crggin a ve hryefty price for the drug. that does not seem appropriate. it looks lthike ean mufacturer is trying tkeo ta aandvtagef eth disparate situation -- the erdespatsee paration we aren. i adminiinsterg lonaxone to mesoone experiegncin an oveosrde is ey.as thatoe ds tno mean there otis n anhiytng people should know. we shoteuld ll peopleno to t justiv ge naloxone but call 911. nalonexo can wear off faster than theoi opid atth caused the overdose. if thatap hpe tnshe patient
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uld stop brengathi again and ll need anot dherose of nalo.xone avwe he ense community groups actehing children how to administer naloxone heto tir parents whheen ty witness an overdose. tihi tnkhat speaks two ho straigrwhtfoar idt is. >> whdvat aicwoe uld you give? iss thi shiometngha tt should be in everyone'' fstir-aid kit? wouldou y like to see asan my peop ales sspoible to be cangrryi this? >>al noxe onshould be avblailae anyce pla trehe is a chance meone can eiexpernce an opioid erovdose. in households e wherinvididuals artangki painic medatn,io even prescribed ooipid pain medication, or hhoouselds where soonmee has opioid use sorter, osthe homes should have locks on. we sulhod also have xonalonen i icpubl leases, in starbucks
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bee causpeleop are overdosining bathrooms. weho suld have it on airplanes. we should have idet wily aiavlable cdeonsiri hngow common is forpl peoe ainmerica to se their lifoe t ani opod overdose. >> you wldou rather see this treated as aea dissehe tn punished as a crime. >> one of the tnghis we have seen over thste pa 1 y5ears is a tegrear araweness that peeopl withoi opid eus disorder are suffg erinfr aom chronic disease rather than a moralai fli.ng we havnoe t reayll seean itcommme fntrom the federal rngovement to long-term funding foior opiddd aiction treatment. during the dsai csiris, t.she u. decidedf isomeone was hiv sipoti,ve they shoulde hav access tont airetrovirals thaperyeg rardless of their ability to. we created a newdi funng stream.
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we have d notonthe at yet for opioid addiction. >> shoule d thadnimistratione b gdoin more? >> there ilos a t more the fda can be d.oing eth fda could be doing a much but herhe of lpgin prentve idopio use disorder from betrte regulatif on oopidio famanucterurs. tohis day the fda ials lowing mafanucturers of opidoi proctdus . chans gethatee nded btoe made fomar nyea yrs, witoulde bnice to s teehe f adactn othat. the bidendm ainisattrion ulcod oi dng m auchet bter b joof pandgin accses to opioid adctdiion treatment. when president b ridenanor f ceoffi,e h had a very nice detailed plan for mgakin opioid addiction tmtreaenmot re ave blin the u.sd . anyewet
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nhaveotee sn the administration fully an ct othatn pla yet. >> thank you very much. >>ha tnkou y for having me. ♪ >> o 98%f imcrinal casesnd e with p alea bargain insadte of a trl iain federal cs.ourt meso saypu it ts p ariority on efcifiency rather fthanaiesrns. eapl deals are frequentledy us in plalices keis wconsin. nath oanf pbs wisconsin t hashe orsty. >> casaih bl tinhe amount of 000. is t ia obprlem that has reached a constitutio cnalrissi omfr bother psptiecves. te sta oiafficls arear wning ofen potti maliscarriages of justice, as wisconsiacn fes a
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shortage of both puicbl nddefeers and protosecurs. >> i you go to some ofse the counties, it's anyw fherero50m % ofhe tir prosecutionta sff that areac vant. in one county t righnoitw is 0%10 prosecutionta sff vac.ancy >> this is thetr disicatt torney fodor dge county. he saysff sta srthoages have en exacerbatyed b a lack of ality cantedidas. >> we areti getngin mimal mbs erof applicants. >> on thhee otr desi of the urcotroom, s ptateubcli fedender thompsonay ss her ofcefi also hasff staingue isss. >>e wneed more anettorysn o staff and inhe tri pvate b.ar rinoght w weav he a shortage st in rruitment. >> both prosorecuts dan defendery s sathe largest gap in crreuitment falls in rural countihees wrepe on pitosions
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e t noattracting anettorys. >> ware e a county thahat s two courts, two judges. we have nga sile prosecutor, the elecdited stctri attorney, and two vacant fuimll-te osprecutor potisions. this judge providesve or a courtrooatm th has seen attorney shortages incasree steadilry fo ouabt 10 years. >> the smaller cieountsre a nghavi dfiifculty finding attorneys akto teas ces at times tg ryintoo gthree or four counties removo ed tfi pndublic denderil avaabitily foopr pele whoav he ria ht to reesprentation. stawitede, aur mder case took ou15t months to bese roldve in 2021. in ruradgl doe county,t itook abtwout oea yrs. now we are havinlag deysha tt gonon lger. at hurts victims and fedendants. >> scein 2003,ve orall wait
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mes before a decnisio is red acheinel fony cases creased by 85%. itwa times for mmeisdean corases crseead by 110%. >> the saitrn is significant. e thhunma impact is signifi.cant to get those c fallsroyom ur client, tow knoth aeyre stggruling becausey thed'n't ve information ory thed'n't owha wt's goinn.g o >> the main caofuse the shgeorta? a salary ttha srttas low and es not increvease ryas ft. most qualifitted aorysne don't watant ste defender or precorut jobs becseau they can rn moret aprivate firms. >> pub dlicefdeenr pay is too low. we ntoeed boost that because quite franitkly ihas rd to keep them when we 'an'pat y them enghou to buy a home, raise their family, pay theirtu sdent ans. >>ta ste attorney jobs start at about $55,000 per year, while
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ctseor jobpis tycay llstart near -- while private sector jobs typically stneart ar80 $,000 a ye.ar >> tsio mply go and dato ths a opposedbe to congmi a state prosecut, erthe is a business decisionhe tre. on oftop lerow pay, prosecutanors d blpuic defenders oftenav he massive caseloads. sn i'tnu usual for a prosec tutoroug jgle 200 to00 3 casest a a time. >> y ouare al twaysryg into tch up. that aols makes the job less tractive. while hiring hasee bn a obm lefor both offesic, terention has alecso bomane e.issu this chart showshe t nbeumr of arprs osecutors sntpe allctuay prosinecutgas ces. mo fstall benetwe one and ehtig years xpof eernciee, while a far smaller number have ea10 yrs expecerien. >> when i cameou thrghhe t ranks as y aoungro psecutor the wreere
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tellray dozens of seadsone reer prosecutors. i think you see less lepeop choosirong pseticuon as a ca.reer >>ac lk of expieernce can cause mistakes ie thcotruroom that can't be fedix. >> this is a jheob wre y douon't t a lot of sdecon cnchaes. if youak me mia stake it is pretty mucal fin. >> to meak statett aoryne tiposionmos rera attcte,iv both thste ate public ddeefenr's offi acend many district attorneysre a pitetioning the ate govnmerent for a higher artingar saly. >>he t steta prosecutor'' office did a study renectly. the wisconsina' ''ss aoctiiaon is promoting aal sarpoy int in the-7 mid0's. >> he says a,0 $7000ta srting la wryould likely boost the mbnuer of prosecs utorto acceleptab lelevs. onhe defend'r's side, the
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ste atlegislature behas ensk aed to iasncreeay p for pvarite bar attorneys from $70 perou hr to $125 for icon urt worknd a $100 per fhourorut o-of-court work. >> we hao ve tbe at or above at. >> whi ilencreased stagrtin salarioues wldav he an impact in the long-term, thayey s feredal ndfus should bese ud to mparorilyai rse salaries. >> there is ait limedmo aunt aibllae right now because of the moneaty th h baseen made aiavlable. for mothe st part it has toe b on in trexeme sittiuaons. s a is set teto me t nheext buetdg,un fding will beth at e top of attorn'ys' minds. >> thes re ian expren ssiothat juestic dayeled is juestic de.nied thatpr uight --ha tt applies klfrany etoveryone involved withs thity opef cmsircutae.nc >> for pbs news weekend,
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man,so wisco.nsin ♪ >> now onle,in a look awt ho a w court rulgin couldhi cp away at a thedaorble care act. all that mandorise on our website, pbs.org/newr.shou thats ipbs news wndeeke for th sisatdaury. alfor l mofy colleagues, tshank for jog ininus. see you tomorrow. >> major fun hdingasee bn prid bedy -- for 25 years consumer cellular has beeofn fering wireless plans designed to help people do mof re owh tathey ke. our uba.s.-secud stomer service team can fa ind pl tanhat tsfi u.yo ltoearn more,it vis csuonmer cell.tularv. >> and with theoi ongngup sport tsehe indivlsidua and
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