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i'm jacob soboroff.o shine a spotlight on the growing drug overdose crisis in our nation, which is killing more people across the country than ever before, i visited ohio, which is now ground zero for the opioid epidemic. the state's attorney general is suing five prescription opioid manufacturers there for what he says is their role in the deaths. but stopping what the local coroner calls a mass casualty event is not about pain pills today. it's about a much deadlier drug that local cops are trying to take off the streets. >> this is the epicenter of america's opioid epidemic, montgomery county, ohio. i'm on a raid with the task force dedicated to stopping the trafficking of heroin and fentanyl, which is killing more people than ever before. >> here we go. >> put your hands behind your back. >> they just took him down. they just did a control by and here's the dealer right here. >> you got an i.d. on you? you here buying dope? >> in what local officials say is the overdose capital of america, this is a

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overdoses are the leading killer of americans under 50 and ground zero for this is ohio where jake -- jacob soboroff us to the front lines. >> this is the epicenter of america's opioid crisis. i'm on america's task force to stop the trafficking of heroin and fentanyl killing more people than ever before. >> here we go! put your hands behind your back. >> they just took him down and did a controlled buy. here's the dealer right here. >> reporter: in what local officials says the overdose capital of america this is a normal morning of sheriff's officer mike brim. >> we caught him in the act of selling heroin. >> reporter: do we know if it's heroin or fentanyl? >> we don't know yet. it is likely fentanyl. >> we don't know yet. it is the day-to-day stuff people are going to the morgue for. >> reporter: while they may seem like indirect operators it is part of a global ring. china is where it starts and most is shipped across the border to drug cartels. they picked montgomery county because running through it are interstate 70 and 75, what law enforcement calls the crossroads of america for drug traffick

i'm jacob soboroff in los angeles. we continue to follow breaking news out of suburban philadelphia. the judge in the bill cosby criminal trial declaring a mistrial earlier today after 52 hours of deliberations, the jury came back deadlocked on all counts. cosby was charged with three felony counts of aggravated indecent assault. he and his team have repeatedly denied these and all allegations of sexual misconduct. the district attorney says they're not giving up. >> we will evaluate and review our case, we will take a hard look at everything involved and then we will retry it. >> bill cosby's wife camille released a statement blasting the d.a. the statement was read by a member of cosby's team. >> how do i describe the district attorney? heinously and exploitively ambitious. how do i describe the judge? overtly arrogant in collaborating with the district attorney. how do i describe the counsels for the accusers. totally unethical >> let's bring in nbc's ron allen. i'm curious, what was the mood after the mistrial was

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i'm jacob soboroff in los angeles. there are marches being held today. they come as the investigation into russia's involvement in the 2016 u.s. election widens despite vladimir putin's latest suggestion that his country is being framed for interfering. the white house, meanwhile, is still deciding whether to block james comey from congress about the fbi investigation into russia. >>> another weekend, another anti-trump rally. today's march for true rally is calling for an independent investigation into alleged russian hacking into the u.s. election. more than 100 cities, there they are, all across the country are holding rallies. organizers say they want an investigation into russian ties into president trump and his associates. we have team coverage of these rallies. ali vitali is live but first we have scott. what is the general mood of the protesters out there? >> reporter: well, jacob, it's about probably a thousand people, by our best estimate, which is a little less than they were billing this as initially. they are marching up broadway to city ha

leading killer of americans under 50 and ground zero for the opioid crisis is ohio where our jacob soboroff takes us to the front lines with police fighting to stop it as part of his series "one nation over dosed." >> reporter: this is the epicenter of america's opioid crisis. i'm on a raid with a task force dedicated to stopping the trafficking of heroin and fentanyl which is killing more people than ever before. here we go. >> put your hands behind your back. >> reporter: they just took him down. they just did a controlled buy right here. and here's the dealer. in what local officials say is the overdose capital of america, this is a normal weekday morning for montgomery county sheriff's captain mike brown. captain, what just went down here? >> we did a cold call on a guy that was selling heroin. caught him in the act. >> reporter: do we know if it was heroin or fentanyl? >> we don't yet. most likely it's fentanyl. this is the day-to-day stuff people are going to the morgue for. >> reporter: while street level dealers may seem like independent operators, they're indirectly part of a globa

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for sunday spotlight, jacob soboroff went to the ohio county with a grim distinction. >> reporter: daytonht brothers built their first airplanes here, and changed america forever. today the city is again at the center of innovation, a deadly one sweeping the country. >> there was a car accident here. took one person out of the vehicle had a thousand yard stare, was out of it. he is in the back of the ambulance here. walked in to cash a check, by the time you had come back, your brother had gotten in an accident and told the paramedic he was on fentanyl. what did he look like? >> eyes were glossy, can barely open them. >> what did he say to you? >> he loved me. >> he said i love you. what did you say to him. >> i love him too. >> what's it like to go through this? >> hell. it's hell. every day it is just hell. >> over the past two years, fentanyl, an open oid that can be thousands of times stronger than heroin is flooding into places like here, montgomery county highway. through may, overdose deaths in the county almost hit last year's total. officials estimate this year's final number wil

i'm jacob soboroff in los angeles. we're following breaking news at this hour. three u.s. soldiers killed in an attack by an afghan soldier in eastern afghanistan. more details in a moment. the white house, meanwhile, saying president trump is following the situation from his club in northern new jersey where he's spending yet another weekend. the president continuing to go after former fbi director james comey. >> no collusion, no obstruction. he's a leaker but we want to get back to running our great country. >> president trump with a stern warning from qatar accused of -- after his own secretary of state rex tillerson delivered a very different message on the standoff in the middle east. >>> and out here in los angeles, bill maher not only apologizing to critics a week after using the "n" word on his hit show, but also inviting one of them on his show to voice his anger. we start, though, with breaking news out of eastern afghanistan. t three soldiers were killed. the attack taking place in nangarhar province. the afghan commando was a taliban militant who infiltrated t

jacob soboroff has more details in this, the final installment this week of his series "one nation overdosedohio, what local officials call the overdose capital of america as we have been talking about all week, jails are makeshift detox centers and some sheriff's deputies are not just crime fighters anymore as we saw firsthand. why are you knocking on people's doors after they overdose? >> we're the heroin capital of the world. and -- >> [ bleep ]. get your [ bleep ] and hit the road. >> reporter: to get addicts to seek treatment, the sheriff's department is checking in on people who overdosed did you overdoes? >> i didn't. but my mom did. >> reporter: when is the last time you used? >> yesterday. >> how many times a week are you using? >> every day when you're on heroin. you have to. or you're sick. >> reporter: it's not easy to get addicts into treatment, but the sheriff department provides a form of detox in the jail. >> this is one of the female dorms and a lot of the inmates are going through detox right now. >> most of the women are going through some kind of withdraw right now? >> ye

joining me now onset is msnbc's jacob soboroff. >> now opioids are central to the health care debate with med kid ob the chopping block. so is addiction treatment. 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, trafficked and sold as a street drug. >> we're on pace to have 800 people die this year to overdose. we're number one on the nation in overdose deaths. >> reporter: in may the county passed last year's total number of deaths. officials estimate this year's total will be double that. th

i'm jacob soboroff in los angeles.we continue to follow breaking news out of suburban philadelphia. after 52 hours of deliberations, the jury in the bill cosby criminal trial came back deadlocked on all counts. judge o'neill asked ehuror individually the question do you agree that there is a hopeless deadlock that cannot be resolved by further deliberations. after each juror answered yes, the judge declared a mistrial. cosby was charged with three felony counts of aggravated indecent assault. he has of course repeatedly denied these and all allegations of sexual misconduct. the district attorney says they will retry the case. attorney gloria allred, who is representing some of cosby's accusers, welcomed another trial. >> we can never underestimate the blinding power of celebrity but justice will come. i hope that the prosecution will try this case again and that the next time the court will permit more prior bad act witnesses to testify as the prosecution had requested. >> bill cosby's publicist celebrated the legal vi

jacob soboroff has been looking into this with his new series one nation overdosed. part two. you're looking at how police are trying to get a handle on all of this. >> attorney general mike dewines targets and started this in the crisis we see today. but stopping what the local coroner calls a mass casualty event. not about pain pills today. but a drug that local cops are trying to take off the streets. this is the epicenter of america's opioid crisis. i'm on a raid with the task force dedicated to stopping the trafficking of heroin and fentanyl which is killing more people than ever before. >> here we go! >> put your hands behind your back. >> they just took him down. they just did a control and right here. >> in what local officials say is the overdose capital of america, this is a normal weekday morning for montgomery county sheriff captain mike brem. >> what just went down here? >> we did a cold call on a guy selling heroin. basically a buy best. >> do we know if it was heroin or fentanyl? >> we field tested and most likely it is fentanyl. >> let me take a look

don't miss "one nation overdosed" jacob soboroff will speak to ohio residents and what is being donenage the epidemic. that's 10:00 a.m. stern. >>> we have been asking you about this, agree or disagree ected leaders are not doing enough to combat opioid abuse. overall, 82% agreeing with that statement. and then breaking it down by education, all education levels agree those with the high school education a little bit less so. bachelor's as well. breaking it down by political party, democrats and independents agree. the final numbers for you. 84% agreeing that elected leaders are not doing enough to combat opioid abuse. thank you all for participating on our "pulse of america" questions today. >>> president trump called the russia probe the distraction of the witch-hunt and one of his lawyers is weighing in on it as well on whether the president is under investigation for obstruction of justice or not. for mom" per roll more "doing chores for dad" per roll more "earning something you love" per roll bounty is more absorbent, so the roll can last 50% longer... ...than the leading ordina

jacob soboroff more with "one nation overdosed." >> reporter: you're talking about montgomery county,io, 800 people expected to die of a drug overdose this year, double last year. and as the opioid getting stronger, the task force dedicated to stopping narcotics trafficking is in a daily race to save lives. this is the epicenter of america's opioid crisis, montgomery county, ohio, i'm with a task force to stop heroin and fentanyl, killing more people than ever before. >> put your hands bind your back. >> they just did it. and here's the dealer right here. >> here buying dope? >> in what local officials say is the overdose capital of america, this is a normal weekday morning for montgomery county sheriff's captain mike brown. >> what went down here? >> a cold call on a guy that was selling heroin. caught him in the act. basically a buy bust. >> do we know if it was heroin or fentanyl? >> most likely, it's fentanyl. >> let's look if we can. >> this is the dope he was going to sell. >> somebody calling him right now. >> it's been blowing up. >> that could be another deal trying to go thr

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