. >> let's check on other stories making headlines around america with maria ines ferre. ines. >> reporter: san diego county has been ordered to pay $3 million to the parents of a drug addict who died from an asthma attack while detoxing in jail. his parents sued for wrongful death. he was arrested for heroin possession. he was ordered back to jail and found dead in his cell two days later. the lava flowing towards the hawai'ien town of pahoe has reached a home. it consumed house after burning down a storage sheds. the 50 residents who have not left the town yet are being urged to evacuate. >>> northern wisconsin, michigan, and minnesota got over a foot of snow overnight. and in the texas panhandle temperatures dropped 60 degrees were last week into the teens. the east is bracing for similar conditions later this week with temperatures expected to be as much as 40 degrees lower than average. >>> two teens are charged after trying to steal a wagon full of girl scout cookies in maryland. two young girls told police they stepped away for a second and saw the thief taking thei

maria ines ferre, al jazeera, new york. >> to discuss the rising cost of generic drugs is pharmacistrobert frankel. >> what's behind the spike. >> well, it can be a variety of issues. production problems, raw material shortages, the fda has increased scrutiny on some manufacturing plants especially in india where over 40% of the prescription drugs in america are manufactured. and there's also a consolidation in the marketplace where different generic manufacturers are buying each other out and thereby causing fewer manufacturers to make any given drug. >> on that point i know there are a lot of finger pointing. who's to whraim -- who's to blame? >> it's the fda a little bit. you have to point the fingers directly at them. all of these factors can increase drug prices by five, ten, 20% and that's somewhat understandable when competition is decreased. but there is no explanation for a drug that goes up 1,000, even 8,000%. >> what's the best practice for controlling these costs? >> that's a great question and that's what the hearing was all about. there should be an agency somewhere in

maria ines ferre joins us now with those stories. >> michael, the man who allegedly killed an university of virginia student pleaded not guilty today to an unrelated sexual assault charge. jesse matthews is accused of attacking a young woman in 2005. he also faced murder charges for the death of hanna graham. graham's remains were found in september after a month-long search, despite the best efforts of the government to stop it, the coal ash management commission met today. it was created in response to a huge duke energy spill of coal ash that coated 70 miles of a river. >> this commission will focus on science, safety, and economics. not politics. we report to the citizens of north carolina, not a government entity. >> the governor filed the lawsuit claiming the commission violates the state leaders oppose it. >> 18-year-old nola burke died today after collapsing at a fraternity party thursday. the suspension could last until the end of the semester. >>> two workers stuck 68 stories in the air when a cable loosened on their scaffold wednesday. it was a long hour before firefighters re

maria ines ferre is here for us. >> reporter: south carolina made two strides towards marriage equality today. a federal appeals court same-sex couples will be able to marry in the state starting at noon on thursday. shortly after that decision the federal judge ruled in favor of a gay couple who want their out of state marriage recognized in south carolina. investigators looking into fuel issues after a single-engine plane crashed into a home in chicago. the pilot was trying to land after having engine trouble. it landed in a living room narrowly missing a couple asleep in their bed. >> they were in a bedroom next to the living room. most of the plane is in a living room. they just very lucky that where they were at, that they're unhurt. the living room floor has collapsed into the basement, so before we can start working we have shore up the basement to hold everything in place so we can start working and letting the ntsb do their investigation also. >> the pilot died on the scenes. although fuel leaked on the lain responders were able to avoid explosions. >>> text books are claimed t

. >> maria ines ferre is with us. >> a man accused of killing a virginia student plead not guilty to an unrelated sexual assault charge. he also faces murder charges for the death of hanna graham. >>> despite the best efforts of the governor to stop, the north carolina coal ash management commission met for the first time today. the commission was created in response to a huge duke energy spill of coal ash that coated 70 miles of a river. >> this commission will focus on science, safety, and economics. not politics. >> we report to the citizens of north carolina, not a government entity. >> the government filed a lawsuit claiming the commission violates the state constitution because legislation leaders appoint most of the members. students are suspended following the death of a student. 18-year-old nola burke died after collapsing at a fraternity party on wednesday. the dean said that the suspension could last until the end of a comaster. >>> chicago's first and only female mayor has died. jane burns passed away. she shocked chicago when she bust the 'ol boys system and served one t

maria ines ferre is following this. ines. >> covered up with duct tape, this gentleman in front of a diamond store, he's boarding up his diamond store in clayton. you'll also see these mailboxes that have locks on them and al alexis has been a protester, he wrote this, this hoodie is forever, fitting, and michael skulnik, michael brown's family has asked for four and a half minutes of silence for the four and a half hours his body lay in the street. >> thank you ines. dante berry, we're a little over two and a half hours away from this decision. what are your thoughts? >> i think coming out of the announcement and the statement by the governor i want to bring back to this that the state, the governor, the police have set the tone since day 1. the tone that they set immediately after the community responded to the murder of michael brown, they responded with police dogs. they responded with militarized vehicles tear gas and then the governor responded in the head of an indictment announcement with a state of emergency, ri